DJariya

^^^ Jesus, you really need to go back to school and study film/TV instead of pushing shopping carts.

hanshotfirst1138

I already went once, but my life has floundered directionless for so long, maybe I do need to go back. I've made such a mess sitting on my ass like millennials do. God, I have to figure something out.

Sorry. In a long overdue contemplative mood.

DJariya

Obviously you love to watch movies and talk about them hence your detailed reviews. If that's a line of work that interests you, then you should seriously make an effort to get there. Like going back to school and studying TV/Film and getting a good internship (and possibly getting the hell out of Michigan) Stop wasting your time feeling sorry for yourself. Pushing shopping carts and working in retail isn't going to get you to where you really want to be.

DJariya

Last movies I saw:

Life Itself via Directv pay per view: Excellent

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Also very good.

EddieMoney

Heaven is for Real - 3/5

OldBoy

Alien...still a suspenseful classic.

inri222

Little Deaths - 3/5

British horror anthology of 3 twisted stories in which the interconnecting themes are sex and death. Pretty good acting and filmmaking technique for a low budget film. The first story which is more horror is IMO is the best while the others were ok. The second has more elements of sci-fi and the third is more psychological. Worth watching but it does have some moments that can be disturbing.

arminius

TCM is running alot of James Garner movies. Just watched Darby's Rangers.

hanshotfirst1138

Yeah, I've just wasted so much time, I'm not sure where to pick up the pieces and go from here. Getting the hell out of here would probably be a good start. I should really find a therapist of some kind. Have to figure something out.

Anyway....

The Five Man Army- Middling Magnificent Seven knockoff Spaghetti Western from TV-bred director Don Taylor. There's a whole nearly wordless set piece which goes on for quite some time which might've been incredible in the hands of someone like Leone, but as it is, the film feel competent but unspectacular. The politics feel pretty half-hearted, and it doesn't get a lot of mileage out of the premise or the characters, including a silent samurai who's in the old west for God-knows what reason. Serviceable, but even as a cheap exploitation movie, could've been more fun.

Goldberg74

Hercules (2014)... yesterday.

inri222

Twilight's Last Gleaming - 4.5/5

Edge of your seat thriller from Robert Aldrich about a former Air Force general who returns from Vietnam and tries to expose his government's dirty laundry. In order to silence him he is framed for a crime and sent to prison for life. He escapes from prison with three others and takes over a missile silo. If the government refuses to reveal secret files to the public about Vietnam he will launch the missiles to their intended targets. Angry 70's political thriller (they don't make them like this any more) with tight direction and marvelous use of split screen.

Osiris3657

Just watched Before Sunrise for the first time. Liked it, but the improvised dialogue was awkward at times. Will start Before Sunset tomorrow.

The Bus

Guardians of the Galaxy, which, for me, exceeded the hype.

GoldenJCJ

Sunshine A fantastic sci-fi movie starring Chris Evans and Cillian Murphy. Kind of goes of the rails in the last act but was enjoyable enough up to that point.

OldBoy

Crank

EddieMoney

The Hunger - 4/5

inri222

No boners from Catherine Deneuve & Susan Sarandon?

EddieMoney

Sarandon, not so much. Not a big fan of that boyish hair. Deneuve, I'd fuck her still, and even change her diaper after.

inri222

Along with True Romance I consider it Tony Scott's best film.

EddieMoney

Yeah, I was very impressed with it. The Bauhaus didn't hurt either.

Jory

Jory

This movie is so close to being perfect, but there are a couple of annoying problems that could have so easily been fixed. First, sped-up footage is never a good idea. There are only about 30 seconds of it here, but that's 30 seconds too much. It jumps out and distracts with its awfulness. Second, there's some amazingly bad editing in the climactic chase scene; at one point Max's tanker truck veers off the road and there's a jump cut to it cruising right along on the highway.

Other than that, it's golden. It's pretty slow going up until the third act, but once it hits, it's fucking relentless. The actors are perfect, the writing is perfect, the direction is perfect. It's just the editor who needed a smack.

asianxcore

Hanger (2009)

Has all the gore & tastelessness we come to expect from Ryan Nicholson. The pacing though is absolutely grueling and this would have benefited greatly by being a short film.

Torched (2004)

Nutty way to spend 45 minutes. Has some of Ryan Nicholson's best gore gags to date, which is funny seeing as it was his first film.

asianxcore

Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)

1st & final acts were hilarious. Everything else in-between? Not so much. I'm surprised at how many random 'celebrities' they got to pop in this film.

asianxcore

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)