Posts by Rachel Ortiz33

driftingbear29 said:I haven't actually sat down to watch 😕, but I noticed 🙂 doesn't have 😳 😁
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man, how did I even miss that. your spelling totally sent me down the wrong path 😁

driftingbear29 said:For me, nothing beat that opening scene where Ashley Judd shows up 😍😍 🙂

I honestly think it would’ve been way more engaging if they’d gone a different route—maybe she survives and teams up with Banning to help rescue the president 🙂 just to let them navigate some chaos together along the way 🙂 (you know, add a little romance 😍 🍿 😁)

Anyway, that's just my take 🙂 And yeah, I'll say it again: one of the absolute highlights of the movie was whenever she was on screen 😂

you should just go watch Notebook five more times instead

briskhound2 said:Even so, you still sat through it. Just because something was free doesn't mean it's worth your damn time... and I’m guessing you only watched it just so you could go around telling everyone it’s total garbage and that JFK is actually a masterpiece...

Personally, I’d say it’s pretty fun... I was just sitting here thinking about that one film... you know the one... and honestly, I can't stop looping back to how much it actually holds up. It’s funny how some movies just age like fine wine while others feel like they were made in a basement yesterday. This one? It’s got that specific kind of grit—that raw, unpolished energy that you just don't see much anymore in those big-budget, CGI-heavy blockbusters we get thrown at us every summer... anyway, where was I... right, the pacing. It’s perfect. No filler, just pure momentum. It makes most modern stuff look like they're moving through molasses... turns out, sometimes less really is more.Honestly, one of the better action marathons I've sat through in the last decade—well, at least the first half was solid. There isn't a single brain cell working in the script, but hey, if I wanted something smart, I wouldn't be watching this... 😁

Exactly, sign me up for that.

driftingbear29 said:I wasn't huge on Die Hard, but it still beats OHF in my book.
It’s a shame, really, because I thought OHF actually had a pretty solid cast... 😍

When I saw Morgan Freeman in one of those roles, I just assumed the movie was going to be incredible 🙂 But 😁

Honestly, the ending felt totally, and I mean totally, lackluster and underwhelming.

which Die Hard though? the newer one? that's a total mess, the first one is basically the GOAT <3

Sean Johnson40 said:I watched the movie since it didn't cost me a dime.
Die Hard is trash, and using it as a benchmark for this flop tells you everything you need to know about how bad this was.
I'm talking real masterpieces here—stuff like JFK (1991) or Where Eagles Dare (1969). That's my level.

yeah, fair enough, but you can't really lump some dumb action flick in with heavyweights like JFK, or judge them by the same yardstick
i mean, you could, but it's not exactly a level playing field

Independence Day should be everyone’s little guilty pleasure—total 90s classic vibes!

hey silvertiger11, I don't get why you even bother with movies like this when you know they aren't your vibe, just like 90% of stuff you watch. Honestly, I have no clue what kind of flick actually hits the spot for you, but if you're not the target audience—and clearly you aren't since you're all about those pretentious, overblown snoozefests (hey, maybe try Spring Breakers instead!)—then just skip it.

I just don't get people sometimes. They go watch Fast, which is basically a brainless movie but it has its fans and is decent enough in spots, and then they act all high and mighty when they don't "enjoy" it.

Like, Olympus Has Fallen is practically a masterpiece when you stack it up against the new Die Hard.

driftingbear29 said:Mercer with all those prejudices! 😂 I was hoping they'd show Asher and his son just grabbing some hazelnut ice cream together🙂 or maybe follow Banning and Leahy on one of their road trips🙂 ...and so on🍿

🙄 😂

As far as the action goes, there was plenty of it, which I actually enjoyed. 🙂 therefore, that part was fine. 😍
Ali, it felt a bit too predictable for me :yawn: 🙂 I definitely expected a more intriguing plot... 😁

Prejudices ftw!

Man, if they did the ice cream and the trips, the movie would be—boring! 😁

Obviously it's predictable. It's basically just poor guy's Die Hard, but set in the White House

I don't know what you were looking for, girl—you're posting in all pink, but honestly, all you can expect from this is shootouts, explosions, and some seriously creative kills, which is exactly what it delivers. Even with my low expectations, I was pleasantly surprised after getting burned by those new Schwarzenegger or Stallone types who promise the world and give you nothing. Finally, a movie with actual guts and killer action, especially that first half hour.

I'm happy with it.

silentcanyon58 said:Hey, check this out... I honestly think we can all get behind

Strange Days (1995) directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

I remember back when it first came out, a buddy and I headed over to the AMC theater in downtown Chicago... and there were maybe six other people (!) in the whole audience for the screening. What a total disaster! But looking back, I really feel like it has managed to carve out its own cult classic status over the years, and people have definitely learned to appreciate it more. 🙂

the most underrated movie ever

John Peterson3 said:Pearl Harbor comes to mind first. People expected some epic historical masterpiece, seemingly forgetting Michael Bay was behind the camera. :nezna: No matter how much people trash it, I find it incredibly fun to watch.

The Island is another Bay project. Even though he pivoted it into an action chase, it’s still a great flick. It’s a shame they left out some interesting premises—like two "adults" being completely lost in the world—but still.

raja also considers Reign of Fire a bad movie. My take is the same as it was for Pearl Harbor: it's great at what it is. Seriously? We're talking about dragons here. Dafuq?!

There are plenty of movies worth watching just for the sake of it. Most get trashed because of personal taste or audience expectations, but if you look at them objectively, they're perfectly solid ways to kill time. People brought up John Carter, which both critics and audiences hated, but as a film, it's just a fun adventure. Nothing more, nothing less.

man, Pearl Harbor is actually worse than Armageddon, seriously.

The killing of Jesse James by that coward Robert Ford

Made like 3 million at the box office when it dropped. Gotta admit, I skipped it back then and only caught up later. Probably one of the best flicks of the decade, if not better. That long title didn't really help him out much

yeah, was pretty overlooked back then, but feels like people appreciate it way more now...

Patrick Martin said:it’s pretty much top-tier if you’re into that whole found footage vibe🤷

not sure about that
the first one is the best benchmark, and honestly, it's way better
plus there are plenty of found footage horrors out there that beat the first Blockbuster. I mean, yeah, the first one is the obvious choice

crimsoncrane4 said:I could totally just copy that 🙄😁

That score is way too low. Idk why you're being so biased. 😁

Looks like the bar for good horror movies has hit rock bottom

crimsoncrane4 said:The rest is awesome 😉 and looks like everyone agrees 😉

Killer horror. Love the camera work. Major props to the director for knowing how to handle it—way better than those old movies where the camera just sits there perfectly still. 😁

not everyone thinks that way when I’m sitting here feeling different... hang on, I actually wrote a review of these horror shorts, let me just paste it here:

The first one was alright, even if it felt uneven... some parts were bad and others were good. The second part has fewer segments and is much worse.

The first cassette shows a guy who gets a bionic eye implanted after an accident and starts seeing dead people; the second is about a cyclist who gets bitten by a zombie one morning and we follow the action through his POV; the third story follows a film crew visiting a house owned by an ultra-religious cult fanatic to film a documentary, which obviously turns into total chaos; the fourth cassette is about kids home alone being attacked by aliens...

The first cassette is solid but doesn't really offer anything new or innovative—just a few cheap jump scares and a hot redhead, nothing special.

The second cassette is pretty monotonous and forgettable, though it is cool how it was shot in a nice park/woods on a sunny morning. The ending is a bit bloodier and helps the vibe, but again, nothing to write home about.

The third cassette is a weird, funny segment packed with blood, guts, and exploding heads, plus an unintentionally hilarious demon with a goat head (or at least that's what it looked like to me) and wings. I was dying laughing... I guess it was supposed to be scary, but I was cracking up the whole time that demon was on screen, pure comedy.

The fourth cassette is a total disaster where you have no clue what's happening because of all the cuts, shaky cam, and loud, annoying noises. I think they did that in the other stories too, but here it's turned up to eleven and I have no idea what I even watched. Pretty bad.

Some guy and a girl are watching the cassettes in a college dorm or something. I remember the first part having a great, impactful ending, but that's not the case here. It's just bad.

4/10

Man, that was absolute trash. And I honestly thought Haunted House and Movie 43 were the bottom of the barrel.

Safe Heaven is definitely the highlight, but everything else is just straight garbage

Harold James86 said:I mean, what do you even expect from a Stallone flick? Just relax, grab some popcorn, and go in expecting a good time—that’s really all there is to it. Sure, the dialogue can be super cheesy and feels a bit forced, but hey, that's half the fun. 🙂

I'm really hoping for some brutal, creative action paired with solid directing and editing, but honestly, this movie is missing all of that.

Benjamin Ruiz60 said:So you're saying it's even more of a snooze than Hansel & Gretel?

Man, Hansel & Gretel is such a classic!! 😁

That last scene hits the spot, I'm with you there, but the editing is such a mess otherwise—it could've been killer

Give me the lowdown on at least one killer action scene from that flick, since I'm drawing a total blank on them...