Movies/TV Rate the Last Movie you Watched

[Emmy]

Continuing on in my journey through the classics I missed growing up, this time I watched "Candyman" (1992). Loosely based on the short story "The Forbidden" by Clive Barker (of Hellraiser fame), the biggest departure obviously being the setting change from England to Chicago and thus muh themes of classism had to be converted into racism.

I must say, I was not expecting this type of plot going in. I presumed it would be something like "a bunch of kids in a cabin summon Candyman and he kills them one by one". So I was not at all ready for Candyman tormenting Helen in a psychological manner by killing other people and framing her for the murders to wreck her life. The fact that Candyman runs on belief for sustenance and the ambiguity of whether "Daniel Robitaille" ever really existed at all or was willed into reality by the people of Cabrini-Green to explain the serial killings was very mindbending. That ending is certainly not your typical fare for a horror film and I definitely dig it. Tony Todd really sells it as the villain - this half murderous ghost, half preacher man who goes around dressed like a pimp as he tears people apart with his hook hand. Also worth mentioning is the cameo of Ted Raimi (brother of Sam Raimi) who shows up in the prologue to see his girlfriend get murdered. The score by Philip Glass is incredible in its effective yet minimalist style.

I hear that the sequels dropped the psychological angle and just went with generic slasher flicks that I originally expected the film to be, so I'll probably give them a pass. But this one at least is a definite recommend. (9/10)

 

[Lone_Garurumon]

Puss in Boots - The Last Wish: 12/10
Everything you've heard is true! This movie is fucking gorgeous, and really damn good to boot. Terrific emotional core, solid character arcs, and brilliant comedy. Stop whatever you're doing and go watch this fucking movie.

 

[There Is No Arceus]

Puss in Boots - The Last Wish: 12/10
Everything you've heard is true! This movie is fucking gorgeous, and really damn good to boot. Terrific emotional core, solid character arcs, and brilliant comedy. Stop whatever you're doing and go watch this fucking movie.

do i need to have watched the first puss movie to understand what's going on?

 

[Lone_Garurumon]

do i need to have watched the first puss movie to understand what's going on?

Not really, no. There's one character from the first movie who returns for this one, but she's pretty effectively re-introduced here, and the actual story itself is entirely self-contained.

 

[Emmy]

"Right lads, get a grip. We are now up against live hostile targets. So, if Little Red Riding Hood should show up with a bazooka and a bad attitude, I expect you to chin the b****!"

I was in the mood for some horror so I stuck on "Dog Soldiers", a 2002 film directed by Neil Marshall (of the Hellboy reboot infamy) and starring Sean Pertwee so yeah, if you don't think about it too hard you can imagine this is Alfred Pennyworth's backstory where he fought werewolves during his time in the military. The basic gist is that some soldiers are having a routine training exercise in the Scottish Highlands only to find their mock opponents have been torn to shreds by some kind of otherworldly entity, and thus they must survive the night barricaded in a cottage against an onslaught of unstoppable enemies. I wouldn't say the film is an overt horror comedy, but man it was the most Bri'ish horror movie I've seen as despite their grim chances of survival, the boys in green have an impenetrable sense of gallows humour which helps alleviate the fact that you know this isn't the kind of story that has a happy ending. I also did like that despite them being horror movie victims, the soldiers don't go quietly into the night with special honour going to the man who upon realising he's cornered and finally out of ammo, proceeds to start boxing his lycanthrope opponent and actually manages to punch out some teeth before werewolf backup arrives and they tear the soldier to shreds. The film is also fairly self-aware with the red-shirt of the group literally being named "Bruce Campbell", as well as characters directly referencing stuff from The Company of Wolves, Star Trek and The Matrix. Much like the first Evil Dead, this movie is very tight in regards to getting the most out of its limited sets and small cast of characters. There's also some surprising re-watch value as the underlying mystery running throughout the film means once you have full context, some events and lines of dialogue take on a whole new meaning.

Overall, this was a really good film - both in general and as a werewolf flick. I would certainly recommend to anyone who wants something a bit different from the typical Wolf Man plot. 8/10

 

[Juliko]

Goodbye Don Glees! - 7/10. For the most part, this is a pretty fun, wholesome slice-of-life adventure about a trio of boys trying to find a drone in the countryside. I love the characters and the animation is great. But the soundtrack grated a bit, and the final act suffers from being very heavy-handed and clashing with the movie's original down-to-earth tone. Still a fun watch, though.

Not Like Everyone Else - 6.5/10. I remember when this first came out on Lifetime. Revisiting it again, its a lot better than I thought it'd be, though I do have to question why EVERYONE in this movie would blindly believe literally everything they hear, even jokes and sarcasm. Also, the little brother character was just there to be annoying and whiny and never changes throughout the movie.

Petite Maman - 9.5/10. Now this was a really nice movie! A film about a little girl who meets a friend while she and her family clear out their late grandmother's house, finding out that the friend she made is actually the younger version of her mother. The whole movie felt really true to life. Realistic dialogue, no cheesy music, nobody acted over-the-top, the acting was subdued yet fitting for the movie's tone, and I appreciate that the story tried to rely on everything being as down-to-earth as humanly possible. I'm so glad I watched this!

Giovanni's Island - 6.5/10. Kinda surprised this came back into the limelight thanks to GKids licensing and dubbing it recently. The animation and soundtrack are nice, the story was fine and the characters are okay...but I don't know. I always felt like the movie was missing something that could have made it even better. It just felt like another movie about kids experiencing war. Also, one gross-out moment in the beginning felt really unnecessary. Eh, this was alright.

 

[Lone_Garurumon]

Everything Everywhere All At Once: 10/10
Aw hell yeah. Now this is a great movie. Charming, well-constructed, and unabashedly hopeful in a way you just love to see. No matter how bad things are, there's always something to laugh at, or a cute little moment, or something cool to gawk at, with very few and very deliberate exceptions. 'Cause like, that's the point. Even in a world where we have hot dog hands, we get really good with our feet. An absolutely delightful movie with a wonderful message that absolutely deserves all of the praise.

 

[There Is No Arceus]

This is not a movie, but the series "The Last of Us"

i'm watching it right now; i'm at the point where they just escaped from Kansas City. loving it, even though zombie movies usually aren't my thing.

 

[-PokemonBattleFanatic-]

John Wick - Chapter 4 gets a 7.5/10 just like the first three movies,very consistent franchise.

 

[Emmy]

Watched "The Bridge on the River Kwai" this afternoon.

A very thought-provoking movie. Nicholson and Saito were fascinating characters to watch throughout as they embody the theme of honour versus reason. My biggest gripe lay with Major Shears. His plot ballooned out of proportion from the original novel and it often felt like it was bloat at best and at worst grossly intruding on the plot of a different movie. A smaller issue is that for the sake of a dramatic climax, the film kinda ignores the bigger implications of what has actually happened and the inevitable fallout.

Regardless, a movie well worth watching and worth a recommend. 8/10

 

[Zexy]

The Barbie Movie

I will dare to rate it 9/10, it may look like too much but it combines humor and getting the message across in a very wholesome way.

 

[Claire386]

Lord of the rings - Fellowship of the ring.

I didn't finish it though because it's quite long but.. 10/10

It's captivating, gorgeous, funny, and has memorable characters, a great plot and everything!

 

[carpology]

kamome diner (2006) was the last movie i watched. it was a couple months ago, so i don't remember it completely, but i know i enjoyed it. i thought the 'vibe' overall was very cozy and it was nice to view the growth of the diner, the relationship between sachie and midori + the others around them, etc. it was just a very nice and positive movie that made me happy to watch. (i won't try to give it a number rating because i'm awful at those lol...)

 

[Juliko]

American History X - 5.5/10. Ah yes, this movie about a guy's transformation into a Neo-Nazi and later reformation. The acting and production values were great, the movie pulls no punches in showing how bad Nazism is, and I liked the use of monochrome during the flashback sequences. But that's all the positive I have to say for the film. I couldn't care about any of the characters, there were several who didn't even contribute anything to the movie, and the soundtrack was trying way too hard to try and wring tears out of you. I mainly used this for research material for a fan fic, that's it.

Stand By Me - 6/10. Oh hey, a Stephen King movie that isn't a horror for once! Considered the quintessential coming of age movie about a bunch of kids, I decided to check it out since it's free on Tubi. It's alright. The production values and acting were top notch, and I did care about those dumb kids and their issues. But parts of the movie leaned a little too vulgar for my tastes, the gang of bullies are cliche as hell, and the movie's casual usage of offensive slurs would NEVER fly in this day and age.

Fallen Angel - 5/10. Not to be confused with the 1945 film, I'm referring to a 1981 TV movie about a girl who gets tricked into making pornographic movies and magazine ads by a pedophile softball coach. Ehhhh, this clearly has "after school special" written all over it. All the characters are bland, the message has been done to death and better in other stuff (Though I appreciate the movie not leaning into voyeurism in its portrayal of pedophilia), there's a big continuity issue during what's supposed to be a time skip, and the music is so cheesy, obnoxious, and over-the-top that it might as well have a neon sign blaring "FEEL CREEPED OUT BY THIS PERSON!!!"

Metropolis (2001) - 8/10. A very ambitious love letter to Osamu Tezuka as a creator and a pretty good movie all on its own. The 2D animation is sublime, the CGI manages to be integrated surprisingly well, and while the characters are pretty basic and rote, they fulfill their roles pretty well. Oh, and the 20s jazz soundtrack is absolutely stellar...though I do think using Ray Charles' "I Can't Stop Lovin' You" during what's supposed to be a tearjerking finale really didn't work, but I know others disagree.

Kiki's Delivery Service - 8.5/10. Man, why'd it take me this long to actually watch the movie? It's super cute and delightful! I do wish it could have been longer, and having read the book, I do question why the movie felt the need to throw in a super dramatic third act that had some Deus Ex Machinas resolve the plot, but it was still really enjoyable and fun. I can absolutely see why people who grew up with it love this movie, and consider me a new fan. I only wish there was a DVD/Blu-Ray release that didn't have audio issues in regards to the 2010 English dub re-cut.

Barbie (2023) - 7.5/10. This was pretty cute. I loved all the fourth wall humor, the set pieces and acting is great, it absolutely embraced its over-the-top cheesiness, and most of the characters were good. And yes, Ken is the best thing about this movie. But I do feel like the movie tried to juggle too many plotlines and didn't give them much room to breathe. Also, Sasha as a character didn't really serve much of a point, and her development just comes right out of nowhere. The movie could have benefitted from cutting out one or two of the stories it had, that way it could have been better paced and more streamlined.

 

[Queen Of Space]

First 15 minutes of the Fnaf movie and nothing more is a 5/10 as it was only the first 15 minutes

 

[Lapidot Matoi]

The end of evangelion
I liked the animation of the third impact and the fight scene with asuka in the first half is stunning. I take massive issue with basically everything else. There's a scene about 50 minutes in that has constant flashing images on screen that are faster and longer than they have any right too. My eyes hurt from that scene even an hour after watching it. It also tells a similar concept to the final episodes where the characters improve from their mental issues, though I think it was more tonally consistent with how the human instrumentality project was handled in the final 2 episodes. Which mixed with being about double the length makes this almost entirely redundant for a thematic standpoint to me. It's also the most incomprehensible thing I've ever seen. It's just a mess, especially when the final two episodes are better in almost every way. I think I'll give it about a 3/10

 

[mastermind lissi]

The hunger games 8/10

I watched the first hunger games movie last night. I definitely prefer the books due to them being more thorough with the plot but I still think the movie was pretty well done. I do think a couple characters could’ve been cast better, but some characters were perfect (rue omg she’s so cute and Effie’s actress captured her exactly how I thought she’d be)

 

[mastermind lissi]

The hunger games: catching fire 9/10

Imo, it was an improvement upon the last movie. Less things were left out (that I remember), Johannas character was definitely better in the movies compared to the books (her interview was perfect…) the cliffhanger, Plutarch, gale, finnick, chefs kiss yes

 

[mastermind lissi]

Triple post but

I LOVE THE HUNEGR GAMES TOO MUCH AAAH

Ballad of songbirds and snakes: 10/10

I love this I love this I love this it’s so good imo it’s the perfect mix of everything and the acting was great the songs were great the everything was just AAAAAAAAAH YES YES YES

 

[Juliko]

Suzume - 7.5/10. Oh yeah. Suzume is so much better than both Your Name and Weathering With You, IMHO. Yeah, it still has the typical hangups of a Shinkai movie: An overly ambitious plot that doesn't always make sense, a shallow romance between its two leads, and not fleshing out its characters enough, but Suzume is a marked improvement over the other two blockbusters he made. I actually did care about the characters and their plight, the animation is still as beautiful and lush as ever, and knowing some of the history behind why Suzume as a movie turned out the way it did made the experience more enjoyable. Best of all, NO BOOB GRABBING!!! THANK FUCK!!!!

Blue Thermal - 6/10. Why couldn't I like this movie more than I do? The animation and music were nice, Tamaki was a fine main character, and I liked learning about glider aviation. But all the other characters were bland and forgettable, it resolves all of its subplots as quickly as it introduces them, making them lack any real impact, it jumps from one conflict to another without bothering to flesh them out, and...to put it bluntly, the ending sucks, because it relies so much on a character being a massive jerk and his actions causing needless angst when there didn't need to be any. If you like short, breezy movies you can turn your brain off to, fine, but Blue Thermal doesn't rise beyond mediocre.

Evil Angels/A Cry In the Dark - 4.5/10. Ehhh, this one really didn't do it for me. It's based on a true story, which is fine, but it feels like it should have been shorter. It's constantly dragged out by needless scenes involving extras gossiping about the main couple, and the entire plot hinged on people being complete and utter idiots unable to use their heads for two seconds. I didn't even think Meryl Streep's acting was all that good here, and she's usually really good at what she does! It says a lot that I liked her better in Sophie's Choice than this.

In The Arms of Angels - 2/10. Bleeeegh. A super treacly, preachy religious short film about a girl and her brother being saved from a rock slide by angels. God, this short is soooo bad. The music is so obnoxiously triumphant and orchestral when it doesn't need to be, the narrator was annoying, and the movie wants you to think its moving and sentimental when it's really just preachy and self-masturbatory in its shilling of religion. Also, according to this movie, disobeying your parents can get you killed. Gag me.

Family Sins - 6.5/10. I vividly remember watching this on Lifetime when I was younger, and recently rediscovered it again through the wonders of Tubi. Eh, doesn't hold up as well as I thought it would. The actors were fine, though I do think the story was a bit too edgy and sensationalist considering the events it was based on, and the characters themselves are bland and don't have much to them other than being either victims or evil. It did get me to research the person Kirstie Alley's character was based on, though, so kudos to it for that.

Maboroshi - 6/10. Another movie I wish I liked. The animation and music are stellar, the core premise is pretty good, and I only liked a total of two characters. Unfortunately, I couldn't give a crap about any of the other characters because the movie doesn't bother to develop them beyond their main archetype, all the ridiculous love triangles feel really out of place and shoehorned in just for contrived drama, and the story absolutely refuses to answer extremely basic questions.