Chris Barrett37, I mean, I’m a huge AC/DC fan myself—honestly, I’d give anything to see Angus tear it up on stage—but man, the way you go on about Bon Jovi... Anyway, have you ever actually caught them live? Personally, Sambora didn't really do much for me, but I have to tip my hat to Jon as a frontman... he's something else. On topic: AC/DC (their music is just primitive to its core, and the lyrics are pretty mindless and childish... but hey, I guess that's just the logic of rock 'n' roll...) And when it comes to live shows? They are absolutely unbeatable...
What counts as $5.00 today? A pack of cigarettes... But honestly, if that fifteen bucks could have bought me a ticket to see "Ocean's Twelve," I’d actually be feeling pretty bummed that I don't smoke—just so I could spend the money more wisely... Anyway, I ended up smoking them regardless (the movie was, well, kind of a mess... especially since the first one is such a cult classic in my book)...
Honestly, the movie was pretty decent. It’s so unapologetically "out there"—almost naively unrealistic—that I actually found myself totally lost in the experience. But one thing just kept bugging me, like a nagging itch: thinking Gwyneth Paltrow could go toe-to-toe with Angelina Jolie? I mean, come on, let’s be real here.
Look, the book is definitely the gold standard, but I actually didn't hate the movie either. In this sequel, you don't have Cassell playing the lead anymore—instead, we've got Reno (who, in the book... well, never mind that)—and the whole thing shifts away from the monastery setting toward the Maginot line. Honestly, just having that change in scenery was enough for me to think the film was abso-fu*kin-fantastic, even if the plot feels pretty disconnected from the first one.
Aside from the stuff we know for sure was Ukrainian—you know, that whole October situation—there’s a good chance a few others were just Russian knockoffs. They all have that same weird, collective vibe and that unmistakable low-budget, trashy quality. It reminds me of back in the day in Cleveland, when everyone would hang out near the Metropolitan Opera and try to sketch portraits that looked even less like the actual actors than Brad Pitt did in "Troy"...
Man, I am way too old for this nonsense! I saw them live back in the day, and honestly? They gave off such a small-town county fair band vibe—I didn't even know who they were at the time! They were just the opening act at Woodstock...
I think this one needs a bit more breathing room... I’ve been sitting on this idea for about a month now—mostly because I was worried you guys would tear me apart for it. But honestly? It turns out everyone actually digs it, even if it is just pure Dirty Pop(RMX). Picture this: I’m standing in line at a grocery store in Trieste back in early May, and suddenly this track starts blasting on the radio... I lost my mind immediately! I was practically ushering people ahead of me in line just to get to the front faster (mostly so my wife wouldn't kick me out of the store for acting like a lunatic). It’s one of those rare songs where you instantly remember exactly where you were when you heard it for the first time. I ended up hunting it down online toward the end of May, and since then, I’ve stumbled upon about ten different versions. In my opinion, the absolute hardest version is that Angela Merkel remix—it’s got that The Outlaws vibe, though I still think the Backstreet Boys have better vocals. You can pretty much hum along to About Tina too, though obviously, nothing can quite top the original Love in Tea... (And let’s be real, the fact that I know the entire song by heart—even though I don't understand a single word of Romanian—goes without saying)...
I honestly don't see this hitting video rental stores anytime soon—it looks pretty "bootleg" on Blu-ray, though at least it has English subtitles... I actually got my hands on it from an old flame from Russia. btw, that flick actually pulled in more cash over there than Spider-Man 2 did (which is a massive achievement, especially when you consider how Americans view their own cinema—I mean, people love it and respect it, sure, but they just don't show up to the theaters like they used to...)
I popped this on my Blu-ray a few days ago—it’s a Russian production with a $3 million budget. Basically, they took a standard fantasy premise, cherry-picked all the best visual effects from The Lord of the Rings and The Matrix... and ended up churning out a total Straw film! I’m honestly still reeling from it... (The thread might stay quiet for a bit, I guess, but once people start talking, I have a feeling everyone is going to be just as shocked as I was by how much this "Hollywood-style" Russian flick tries to mimic the big studios...)
Henry Anderson47 said:... BUT!!! Don't get me wrong—even if you aren't a huge comic book fan, the movie itself is super fun and definitely worth a watch.
Garfield is just the coolest, hands down my favorite cat—he’s got that mischievous streak that I can totally relate to myself.😁 😉 Garfield eating lasagna
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It’s honestly hard to forget those old comics... I can still vividly picture the first time I ever encountered G. back when I was a kid: .: Betty, look, this is Garfield. B: Is Garfield a pig? .: No, he's a cat. Garfield: (in a little thought bubble) Well, that's just plain insulting!
Basta said:Meg Ryan has the lead role. Honestly, it might be her best performance yet.
There was an explicit blowjob scene—I couldn't believe it! (though it wasn't actually Ryan 🙂).
It’s definitely a departure from the usual roles we see from Meg "Ms Romantic Comedy" Ryan. Well, hold on—it isn't actually an explicit BJ. It’s a "prosthetic penis"—basically a dildo. The DVD commentary actually breaks this down. But, if you strip away the v-effect of wondering "what on earth is Ryan doing there?", I'm left with a movie that probably won't stick in my memory for very long.
So, just to be safe, I’m throwing Starship Troopers into the ring—it's an absolute blast of a sci-fi flick that totally tanked at the box office and didn't get much love back then. I guess people were just too squeamish about those nasty giant bugs! 🙏
Starship Troopers is an AMAZING movie! "...Mobile infantry made me the man I am today!" To be honest, there are a few titles on this list that feel kind of weird to me—I wouldn't necessarily call them "overlooked," but they just don't really grab my interest at all...
Honestly, the sheer quality of that performance—it’s just top-tier. I find myself constantly coming back to Jamie Lee Curtis; there's just something about her work that stays with you...
Hey everyone, has anyone actually sat down and read the book—well, the novella—"The Running Man"? It’s only loosely connected to the movie; for starters, the "real" King's (Bachman's) version of the Running Man is some kind of scrawny guy struggling with tuberculosis... But man, that ending where they fly a jet straight into a TV company skyscraper—you really have to wonder what kind of reading material bin Laden was into... "Heeling over slightly, the Lockheed struck the Games Building dead on, three quarters of the way up. Its tanks were still better than a quarter full. Its speed was slightly over five hundred miles an hour. The explosion was tremendous, lighting up the night like the wrath of God, and it rained fire twenty blocks away."
Honestly, this just goes to show how little some people actually know about an actor's body of work—it’s kind of embarrassing. Someone catches a glimpse of a young actor in one flick, can't recall seeing them anywhere else, and immediately jumps to conclusions, adding them to some arbitrary "has-been" list of rising stars who failed to launch... It’s the same logic people try to apply to Frankie Potente, Kirsten Dunst, or even Michelle Pfeiffer! That’s exactly why IMDb exists—so you can actually do a little homework before opening your mouth. Personally, I think the only people who truly fit that category are those who essentially walked away from their careers in a way similar to Joaquin Phoenix... I might even throw Andrew Dice Clay into the mix—you know, the guy from Ford Fairlane. To me, he was almost more entertaining than Jim Carrey's Ace Ventura, yet now he’s practically nowhere to be found (even if he is still filming bits here and there...)
It’s such a bummer when they dump all the best jokes right into the trailer... and that little nod at the beginning of Airplane!, where Leslie Nielsen says "Good lock, we are counting on you..."—man, the audience didn't even catch it. Anyway, I found myself checking my watch more times than I care to admit while the movie was playing—which pretty much says it all...
It wasn't just once that Sam Raimi's first short film for the academy served as the blueprint for everything to come—I mean, "Within The Woods" basically laid the entire foundation for the later Evil Dead, which is really just a feature-length expansion of WtW! Check out this deep dive over at http://www.samraimi.iofm.net/wtw.html—it’s a fantastic look at Within The Woods! I really love how much heart goes into this breakdown; it’s one of those rare finds where you can tell someone actually cares about the nuances of the filmmaking. It’s definitely worth a read if you want to get lost in the details of the legend itself.
As someone who’s always had a soft spot for that classic "gothic" horror vibe, I honestly think Sam Raimi's first Evil Dead had these specific moments that are just totally unbeatable—it's just that the movie itself is such a mixed bag, you know? It can't quite decide what it wants to be. Looking back, it feels much more like a comedy to me now, but if you had asked me when I was fourteen, I would have sworn up and down it was a "straight-up" hardcore horror flick...