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Old 07-05-15 | 08:48 PM
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Watched Predators this evening, followed by an episode of Doctor Who (from The Complete Fifth Series): The Beast Below.
Old 07-06-15 | 05:22 AM
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Beyond The Reach

A generic thriller

Old 07-06-15 | 05:32 AM
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Bruce Gellar (Mission:Impossible) produced and directed tale of a small troupe of pickpockets living the high life under the leadership James Coburn. The examination of the pickpockets art is fascinating. Unfortunately the dramatic material surrounding it is slight and not really that satisfying. And it all ends on an anti-climatic note.
Decent encode of a mostly solid, well lensed source.

Rear Window from

Crackerjack Hitchcock.
Despite Robert Harris being slightly disappointed with Universals effort here, I'm one of those "casual viewers" for whom this more than fills the bill. Apart from a half dozen or so dupey shots, I thought the vast majority of the film looked incredible and I'm very satisfied owning it, as is.

"The Squire Of Gothos" ep from

William Campbell's Squire always brings a smile to my face. Not a very deep or profound ep, but still one of my favorites of the shows run.
Old 07-06-15 | 04:29 PM
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^ Always enjoyed that episode
Old 07-06-15 | 10:40 PM
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The Naked Gun
Old 07-07-15 | 02:07 PM
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New SpongeBob movie in 3D.
Old 07-08-15 | 10:32 AM
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Old 07-09-15 | 09:24 PM
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Clerks
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The Duff...absolutely smitten with this one. sure it is contrived and jumbles every ten-com into one, but i was sucked in and enjoyed every minute of this one.
Old 07-10-15 | 09:54 AM
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Beyond the Lights (liked it alot)
Old 07-10-15 | 04:12 PM
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When Gugu Mbatha-Raw cut her hair and removed the wig I was no longer a fan lol
Old 07-11-15 | 02:28 PM
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Chappie...chapped my hide it was so bad.
Focus...lacked focus, and engaging characters and a story, etc...
Old 07-11-15 | 05:23 PM
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Chappie was not a masterpiece but still entertaining.

Focus was ok but nothing really groundbreaking and the ending was stupid.

Top Five

I thought it was decent and not horrible as some people claim it was though one scene with Rock and Cedric the Entertainer in a hotel room lol.

Body of Lies

Oscar Isaac was in this movie too.




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Decent but not great.



Had some funny moments. Kaley Cuoco sleepwalks through this
Old 07-12-15 | 07:49 AM
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Jupiter Ascending

Please let this be the end of Tatum and Mila Kunis 2 of the biggest losers in Cinema.

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While We're Young...it was ok. Not Baumbach's best, but pretty accessible.
Old 07-12-15 | 04:00 PM
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The Duff...absolutely smitten with this one. sure it is contrived and jumbles every ten-com into one, but i was sucked in and enjoyed every minute of this one.
I enjoyed that one too. Quite cliche, but pretty entertaining.
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Lupin Castle of Cagliostro
Old 07-13-15 | 05:57 AM
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Kingsman: The Secret Service

Old 07-13-15 | 08:55 AM
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A Walk Among the Tombstones
Old 07-14-15 | 11:43 AM
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Kingsman: The Secret Service...just as fun as the first time.
Old 07-14-15 | 03:35 PM
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Warner Bros. finally gets around to releasing New Line's The Cell. This is the unrated cut with a newer transfer, opposed to the older, muddier transfer done for the 2009 Alliance BD with the theatrical cut.

http://www.doblu.com/2015/07/14/the-...lu-ray-review/
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It Follows...pretty decent little suspense/thriller/horror hybrid. very unsettling and good use of music. very The Entity-ish.
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While We're Young

One of the better Stiller movies in a long time compared to The Watch and the 3rd Night of the Museum movie 2 terrible movies.

Still not a LOL comedy but enjoyable.

Anyone kind of shocked

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Everybody agreed including Ben Stillers dad (Charles Grodin)that it was ok Jaime fudged the facts in his documentary with Ben Stiller the only guy making a fuss?


Old 07-18-15 | 05:32 AM
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Over the last week


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I used to be a big Garfield fan, but had never seen this. Good film, but after one viewing I'm not as high on it as the Noir intelligentsia are. And the further away I get from it, the less impact I realize it had. I did like Thomas Gomez's performance, however, as Garfields always second place, family man brother.



Spoiler:
Robert Mongomery plays Lucky Gagin- apparently one of the dimmest hoods ever, whose performance consists of facial expressions and vocal inflections that make him come across as mildly retarded. It doesn't help that his plan to blackmail a corrupt (and deadly) war profiteer is only half baked. Gomez appears here too, this time as a poor but stalwart Mexican who comes to the hero's aid. For a Noir, it oddly ends with a conventional appeal to good old fashioned US Patriotism. Adorable Wanda Hendrix, comes off fairly well as another local Mexican, following the hero around like a lapdog ready to help at a moment's notice. The coda at the end with her character though is particularly charming with the behavior feeling refreshingly real given the characters supposed age.


Empire Strikes Back from

Spoiler:
Unfortunately I had just re-calibrated the display using some recommended settings as a baseline. Ended up with a picture that seemed to look very good on most content, but not on this. All these SW films need to be remastered, but this one looked particularly harsh with the new settings, which pretty much killed my ability to get into into it this time. The clumsily stupid new line and ships departing and landing during the climax just added insult to injury and the entire viewing left a bad taste in my mouth. Shame too as I had been looking forward to watching it again for quite a while but had been waiting for 'just the right time'.



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As disappointing as it was to revisit Empire, just the opposite was the case here. No shame. No regrets. This piece of Compass International schlock, with its non stop Bob Esty fueled disco soundtrack, abundant afros, ball baring shorts, , gratuitous use of Jimmy Van Patten, and a voluptuous, teenaged Linda Blair in her spandex Danskins was a complete blast to revisit.
Terrible film, with no nutritional value whatsoever. But it never fails to leave me happy. Now bring on Xanadu, dammit!



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Satisfying to finally have seen this but I wasn't expecting something this bitterly acerbic. Makes sense though given the time-post Watergate and post Viet-nam, but right before the Bicentennial (that was omnipresent in every form of media, all year long). No better time to produce a stinging glimpse at the American character- and no better place to set it than in the capitol for "populist", real 'Merican, entertainment. Fortunately I was in a laid back mood and ready to spend 3 hours soaking something in. Not a film I will revisit as often as, say Roller Boogie, but it left a hell of an impression. And I'm still musing on it days later.



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First time seeing it. Enormously entertained. The only thing more impressive than the gorgeous Montana scenery is the natural ability of Scarlett Jo in one of her first roles. Her character is front and center, with her performance intrinsic to the films ultimate success. And she handles herself like a complete pro. Wonderful to see all that early promise realized as an adult.
Not ashamed to say I was teared up through a good part of it. Long, not perfect, often Spielberg-like manipulative, but overall satisfying.



Spoiler:
Disappointed. I was up for it and as it unspooled I found a lot to like. The ultimate result was scattershot B movie excess and interesting visuals masking a plot that was routine. Was also surprised that Meiko Kaji, who is a big selling point for this now, makes the least impression out of the three main actresses. Have had a hard time getting into Japanese cult films in the past, but even after my disappointment with this I'm still looking forward to giving Lady Snowblood 1&2 a shot soon, along with the Stray Cat Rock movies.


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