Posts by Anthony Bailey

Donna Nelson23 said:You just noticed him now? 😲

Yep
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Finally got around to watching this

It’s alright...
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The pacing drags a bit in the middle. Probably because the lead, Amelia, is such an introvert.

Still, every once in a while, American filmmakers actually pull off something great.
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First off, regarding the movie itself—
I actually dig the ending.

But the film? Not my thing.
I watch horror flicks all the time, but this one? I was legitimately terrified.
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And yeah, I’ve seen the original too..

Mainly because they claim
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
is based on true events...
Which is total nonsense..
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Richard Hernandez13 said:Did Rabbit even make it at the end of the movie?
Doesn't look like it to me.

And Mariah wasn't even in Glitter
hahaha
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Richard Hernandez13 said:Maybe it’s because Glitter is just one massive ego trip, whereas 8 Mile isn't?
Or maybe it's because Glitter is some shallow success story, while 8 Mile actually has substance?

I actually liked
Glitter😳 😁 😁
but I seriously don't get why everyone was raving about it..
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8 Mile is boring. And what you said—calling it a pure ego trip and a shallow success story—hits the nail on the head.

graniteangler10 said:Just watched it today, and honestly... was this actually a hip-hop Crossroads type of deal like everyone thought when it was announced, or did Hanson actually pull off a solid movie based on the reviews?

The movie isn't nearly as good as the hype suggests.

It’s incredibly basic. It's not some deep profile from Rolling Stone about some "tortured" artist..

Just a kid growing up in the States with nothing on TV, living through slams and poverty..
There’s some fighting—probably just to prove his manhood and work through some inferiority complexes—he's high-strung, his relationship with his mom is a mess... and then he starts rapping and making it public..

And that’s it.
That is the entire movie.

I don't know, but it reminded me of Mariah Carey's "Glitter" movie.
Same tired formula.
I guess I just don't get why they trashed Mariah.. maybe because Eminem is a guy and he's doing music that's currently trendy, like how Lambada was back in the 90s 😁 -
So I suppose that automatically makes it an "okay" movie.
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Movie rating: 2
Nothing special.

username said:DAMN, then I guess it's just *perfect*!

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🙂 🙂 😳

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Just finished watching this movie.

No,
I'm not feeling it.
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It's claustrophobic and bleak... honestly, a bit of a slog at times.
It isn't even really a horror movie; it feels more like the private journal of a madman.

Richard Hernandez13 said:Are you kidding me?!

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analogharbor442 said:Man, I actually thought you were talking about that old 1943 Hollywood classic.
guerrilla fighters...
That thing is easily one of the best pieces of trash cinema ever made.🙂
By the way, I've got it on my DVR. It's great.😁
Draja Mihailovitch😁

Are you being serious?
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mistybear532 said:A great film that perfectly captures the sheer stupidity of the US.

Kids dreaming about starting a revolution, except they’ve actually got easy access to guns...

http://www.guerillathemovie.com/

It's basically what's going down in places like Detroit lately...
Some pretty nasty scenes in there..
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The movie was just okay for me.

Boring as hell

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Unfortunately, yeah,
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totally ruined the vibe

Richard Hernandez13 said:It was probably just some old rerun.

ABC is basically an old rerun at this point.
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silentharbor88 said:Exactly so. I've been trying to clear this up for ages.

I noticed how TCM handles the color grading in those older films so well.
From what I remember, the planet looked stunning—really vibrant colors.

It’s a total disaster how they broadcast this stuff on PBS.
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casualotter21 said:It’s a huge disappointment. The score sounds like... honestly, it sounds exactly like the kind of music you'd expect in some 1950s Sci-Fi trash. Between that and the cheap, retro design, the movie loses major points for me. If they hadn't gone with such a radically ridiculous aesthetic, this would probably have drawn a much bigger crowd. Most people see that opening sequence and the flying saucer and just run the other way, skipping whatever is on PBS.

Setting aside those terrible details, I actually found myself surprised by how good the film is. Aside from Dr. Herr, who talks like he stepped straight off a community theater stage—which is forgivable since he's a mad scientist and they all act that way—the dialogue and character behavior were surprisingly grounded. Even the comic relief worked for me.

The funniest part was when Dr. Herr plays that recording of Krell's half-million-year-old music. And there it is—in a moment of pure cultural shock—it sounds identical to every other piece of music in the movie. Does that mean the composer was actually Krellac? I like to think so.

I put it on to record... haven't watched the whole thing yet.
But I'll say this: the picture quality is atrocious.
The last few times I caught it on satellite, or over on TCM...
they had processed the image and it looked decent, even nice.

This version looks like they filmed it with a gas lamp; it's practically a black-and-white movie.
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Richard Hernandez13 said:The soundtrack sounds like a mix between a broken synth and the static you get from a radio when a cell phone is sitting right next to it. 😁

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🙂
So you aren't even a fan of Rossov's score in "Friends"
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I think it's fine...
the stuff from the movie...
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Justin Patel said:Man, I really hope I make it to the movie on time from the hills.

What is going on with this traffic? Seriously.
I doubt it.
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I'm hitting the mall tomorrow morning. That's the plan.
Whatever. I'm going to start recording anyway.
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casualotter21 said:I’d say Leslie Nielsen, but he plays it completely straight in this movie. Honestly, there’s zero difference between this and his usual comedic roles.

Exactly...
Leslie didn't even start doing those parodies until about twenty years after this film came out.
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silentharbor88 said:Just look at when they actually ask the robot to do things. I remember some scene involving booze. Check this out for the specifics. It’s a textbook case of producer interference—those scenes totally ruin the vibe of the movie.

ugh
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"Quote: Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry, eventually admitted this film was a major inspiration for his own science fiction TV series."
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"MGM insisted on changes to Cyril Hume's script by adding comic relief scenes with the ship's cook (played in the final film by Earl Holliman)."
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"First mainstream film to have the music performed entirely by electronic instruments."
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Yeah,
I'll get this recording.
Seen it a few times already.
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The soundtrack is killer—both the opening and the end.
It’s almost identical to modern trance music...
Which is honestly kind of bizarre and cool at the same time.
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silentharbor88 said:What I can't stand about the movie are those comic relief details they shoved in because the producer demanded them. Doesn't ruin the quality much, though.

What details?
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Which ones exactly?