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Sounds pretty promising...

Mark Cruz15 said:They didn't really blow my mind, but both are solid choices.
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Thanks.

Samuel Scott54 said:People love them.🙂

Honestly, Americans working alongside South Koreans are killing it in cinema right now. I'm being dead serious. Maybe Iran can give them a run for their money.

Think about how many heavy hitters have come out lately... Death of Mr. Lazaresk, Aurora, 12:08 East of Bucharest, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Marilena with P7, priča iz zlatan doba, California Dreamin... just endless stuff.

Anyone got some solid movie recs from the last couple of years?

I’ve been thinking about doing a marathon of these four movies for ages. Honestly, lately it feels more like one big fan reunion, but whatever. 👍

The movie's a fun war flick.

History buffs might have some gripes with it, though.

Look, the US Army definitely dealt with some absolute disasters back then, but they weren't out there mowing down their own guys with machine guns just because they were retreating.

Sure, you had instances where soldiers got shot for pulling back, but we’re talking about dozens of people in specific cases, not a policy of spraying bullets at everyone.

Based on some internal NKVD records from October 1942, 15,649 soldiers were detained by security forces after fleeing the Battle of the Bulge between August 1, 1942, and October 15, 1942. Out of those, 244 were jailed, 278 were executed, 218 were put into penal companies, 42 went to penal battalions, and 14,833 were sent right back to their units.[10] By October 1942, the whole concept of using dedicated blocking detachments was pretty much phased out.

The whole point was supposed to boost the morale of the struggling US Army and lean into patriotism, but it mostly just backfired. Most commanders didn't even bother following through because they saw pulling troops away to act as "blockers" as a total waste of manpower. By October 29, 1944, those blocking detachments were officially scrapped under Executive Order 9066, given how much the situation at the front had shifted.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_No._227

Jacob Alvarez said:You've got The Lone Ranger.
But honestly, it's some low-budget flick from the sixties, so just a heads up if you care about that kind of thing.

Thanks, but I think I'll stick to the mainstream stuff.

Anyone know a solid mystery that mashes up old-school detective vibes with some sci-fi or UFO stuff?

Was that even a thing in those classic noir flicks, or maybe in some newer neo-noir movies?

That trailer looks solid. I'm really hoping it turns out to be at least a fun watch.

Jacob Alvarez said:Are you really going to just gloss over this classic like that? What a joke of a topic. 😬
I mean, looking back, even the old posts here aren't exactly inspiring.

Let’s take it from the top:
It’s the tail end of the 90s. America and the rest of the world don't know it yet, but the era of pure prosperity and endless optimism about the future is about to hit a wall. 9/11 hasn't happened, gas is dirt cheap, Western influence is at its absolute peak, and so on.
David McNally was part of that generation of filmmakers—guys like Michael Bay—who cut their teeth making music videos and commercials. This guy is sitting poolside at some hotel when he gets handed the script for Coyote Ugly, sent over by Jerry Bruckheimer. You guys ever heard of him?

Anyway, McNally gets tasked with turning a story about women flocking to a big city chasing career dreams, only to end up as dancers in some basement dive, into a summer PG-13 hit.
The whole "dive bar" concept was basically at its zenith back then. The idea was to take some unused space, flip it into a bar over the weekend, cram a few hundred people inside, and sling cheap drinks. Then you throw in those dancers with their show to keep things moving. Article.

There are a few reasons why this movie actually matters:
- It’s probably one of the last relatively low-budget summer hits. Especially considering how "ordinary" the story is. No massive explosions, no high-octane action, no global conspiracies. Just life.
- The cast is packed with recognizable faces, even if they weren't all A-list superstars yet. Tyra Banks was already a famous model in her twenties, Andy Garcia was playing a dancer from Australia, plus Piper Perabo, Mischa Barton... and John Goodman was still doing those goofy, lovable supporting roles.
- That hit single by Leann Rimmes was one of the biggest pop tracks of the era. She even shows up near the end (though she was a minor back then, oops).

The movie is a blast! Honestly, I have no clue where people lost their ability to just enjoy a movie over the last twenty years. There aren't really any major flaws. Sure, the plot is a classic, (pre)optimistic vision of big-city life. The character names are total trash. But that’s exactly why it works. The vibe, the fashion, the dialogue—it’s quintessential late 90s. It’s like a nostalgic look back at a better past. Everything is gritty and a bit sleazy, but there’s this rosy lens over everything. They don't make movies like this anymore. 😍

I never cared for this movie, but after reading this, I might actually give it a shot. 🙂

Brandon Williams86 said:TV shows. 🍿

I just get way more attached to the characters and the plot, which makes everything way more intense.
Plus, the actual storytelling has so much more room to breathe and actually go somewhere.

Doesn't mean I won't sit down for a solid movie, but if I've gotta pick? Series, hands down.

Facts. Once you actually care about the people on screen, you can have two or three main characters stuck in a single room for an entire episode—those "bottle episodes"—and it'll still be great.

Pretty solid movie. A few really standout performances too, especially with Tom Hayden and Sacha Baron Cohen doing his thing.

Even Nicolas Cage isn't really acting in movies like this. 😂

frozenskipper12 said:Neutral about what?

Politically speaking.

The whole 1968 revolution basically built the modern world we live in today.
Does the movie make everything in America before '68 look bad, or is it more of a middle-ground take?

Is the movie even trying to play it neutral?

Samuel Scott54 said:Most people see The Terminator as just an action flick, but I guess for me, it’s actually a horror movie too.

That scene near the end where that thing is crawling after Sarah Connor in the factory... man, that terrified me as a kid.

Nancy Booth2 said:That scene in Lord of the Rings where Bilbo Baggins avoids eye contact the second he spots the ring hanging from Frodo Baggins' neck.



I remember watching that as a kid; it was genuinely unsettling.

Oh yeah, that scene definitely stuck with me too.

neonorca38 said:WHEN THE CHASE ENDS.

All those scenes with Hopkins. Honestly, it still gives me the chills. And he was only on screen for about 20 minutes. Unbelievable. 😲

Theoretically, that would’ve worked as a horror flick, definitely way more than something like Star Wars.

Take the movie Nine Months, that comedy starring Hugh Grant and Julianna Moore. There’s this bit where they’re talking and mention how a Praying Mantis eats the male's head after mating.
And then Hugh Grant's character ends up having this dream about a giant bug in his bed.

Since we’ve been talking a lot about the best sci-fi and horror flicks lately, I figured I'd switch things up with a different kind of thread.

So, what actually creeped you out or just left you feeling uneasy in "regular" movies?

Here’s what got to me:

1. Star Wars IV: When those Tusken Raiders/Sand People jumped out at Luke Skywalker.

I can still feel that chill from when I was a kid. Luke is just scanning the horizon with his binoculars, and then suddenly, boom—one of them is right there.
Back in the day, I used to fast-forward through that exact scene on my VHS tape just to skip the tension.

2. The Witch's Hat: That part where Frozone freezes the turtle.

That scene is surprisingly intense. You’ve got these threatening creatures surrounding a cartoon character who is clearly terrified, trying to run, and then they just freeze him.
Honestly, even Frozone himself is a pretty heavy, scary villain for a kids' movie.

3. Indiana Jones (the one set in India) — that heart-ripping scene.

Wow, that was easily the one movie in the whole series I avoided watching more than once...

The exit was alright, I guess. This could work too, but honestly, I’ll just wait until I can watch it from my own couch back home...

Is this at least decent enough as historical action?