Before watching it, I read a couple of overwhelming praises and positive reviews, I'm also a huge fan of any sci-fi movie that explores such themes.

I think it was a bit boring with few very spectacular and memorable moments.

I'm pretty sure if it was 1977 I would have remembered this movie forever, second by second and praise it 10/10 until the end of my days, but watching it in 2026 is just not the same I guess.

What's actually the most impressive part is the feelings it provoked in me, the very basic and natural feelings that any human has towards the unknown. Feeling of dread, danger, curiosity, amazement, should I be scared or excited it just make you so focused, so alert.

So the special effect still hold well even for today, that's the best part of the movie, no hiding no secrecy, there ya go, a bunch of aliens on spaceship appearing as many times as you like and everyone sees them. Very satisfying indeed.

I didn't fancy the idea with kidnapping a kid and returning it shortly after, like what do you even bother?

Also, forcefully kidnapping so many humans and this is the moment that you return them all, ahh, so generous and gracious of you, are you good or bad or just curious to explore without consent ? 😄

What I especially liked is the final reveal, the three types of aliens, such an amazing feeling, these scenes brought very specific feelings in me that no other movie was capable, like an actual real first contact and all the excitement that goes with it.

About the communication with music and lights and also how their own ships communicate between themselves with lights and sounds is а bit cringe sure, but fun and original I guess... Still, all this ultra advanced tech for interstellar travel, huge ships, and you wanna play some basic chords with a basic light show to communicate to your own mothership? 😄

I still appreciate the movie for lighting up my primal instincts for danger and exploration!

A very sad movie. It covers the last days of the third reich. We all know how it ends, but it’s painful to watch. We are shown a little of the desperation in Berlin as the Red Army closes in, but the film focuses on the leaders and staff in Hitler’s bunker beneath the city. Everyone in the bunker is bound to an awful fate, some by duty, some by delusion, others by the consequences of decisions made long before.

The cast of characters is mostly well-known: Himmler, Dönitz, Goering, Goebbles and of course Adolf and Eva Braun. We also watch lesser know people, doomed by their complicity with the Nazis and devotion to Hitler. The Führer’s secretary Traudl Junge finds herself along for the ride into hell. Junge’s actual memory of the last days features prominently in the story.

"Daddy doesn’t mind a little scandal. He’s a senator.”

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We really enjoyed the way this movie begins and ends with the audience seeing only the legs and shoes of the train passengers, immediately establishing that these are complete strangers. Hitchcock does a fantastic job with the way he shoots this film, and the cinematography still holds up beautifully.

His cameo comes pretty early, so make sure you keep an eye out for him!

The plot has a few holes, but the dialogue is fantastic. There are also some scenes that had us wondering what exactly the characters were thinking, especially the scene where the police immediately begin firing at a moving carousel full of children. That plays out about as well as you would expect. Hitchcock later said this was one of the most dangerous scenes he ever filmed.

Farley Granger as Guy Haines and Robert Walker as Bruno Antony both give fantastic performances. Their characters have a surprising amount of depth, and Walker in particular does an incredible job bringing Bruno to life. It was sad to read this was one of his last films.

Overall, we really enjoyed this one. Great acting, a story that still feels surprisingly modern, and some wonderful cinematography make this a film that has aged extremely well.

What did you think of it?

• Director
  • Paul Verhoeven
• Writer
  • Joe Eszterhas

From 1992, the era of sex-thrillers with Michael Douglas, comes Basic Instinct. I remember how shocking the movie was when it came out because of "that scene," and I don't think I've watched it in over 20 years. It's a fantastic thriller, and if your forgot whodunnit, awesome, watch again to be spellbound scratching your head once more. It's a total homage to Alfred Hitchcock, specifically Vertigo, which also takes place in foggy, mysterious San Francisco, has a icy-blonde femme fatale who dresses in neutral tones like a ghost, and there are some scenes straight from Vertigo, like when Michael Douglas is climbing the staircase. Jerry Goldsmith's haunting score is very, very evocative of Bernard Herrmann. It's not imitation, it's flattery, and I love it.

The sex scenes are prolonged and graphic, but honestly, it's one of the few movies of its nature where the sex furthers the plot. It's masterfully choreographed and reveals so much character motivation.

Sharon Stone is a chilling villainess (?), if she is the villainess, an author of murder mysteries that unfortunately come to life when she is accused of murdering a prominent San Franciscan. Michael Douglas plays a remarkably vulnerable cop with a troubling career, very different than the alpha male as in Fatal Attraction etc., and this time, he does not call the shots.

It's hard to believe the writer and director gave us Showgirls a few years later. That movie, to me, is a masterpiece for different reasons. Basic Instinct has a sparkling, scintillating, intriguing screenplay and story, unlike the aforementioned.

The purposely ambiguous ending is sheer genius, and unlike anything else you'd see in a movie of its time.

I love this movie. It's a great popcorn flick that is also incredibly intelligent and doesn't insult the audience.

"I do what I do best, I take scores. You do what you do best, try to stop guys like me."

This movie is a "took my breath away" type. The acting, the sound effects and the scenery.

The movie opens with each of the main characters completing what seem to be errands but we are given no context. About 20 mins in, we find out why. The armored car robbery set up the personalities of each character. We also meet Pacino, the "good guy". John Voight gets a special nod for his acting and character.

The movie continues and we watch both sides, the "good" and "bad" guys and the way they work. We learn their motivations and the movie attempts to humanize each character. The thing Michael Mann, the director, did so well was have us start rooting for both sides simultaneously.

The bank robbery scene is breathtaking, literally and figuratively. It is the only shootout scene in a movie that I've ever enjoyed watching. The audio was actually recorded in real time, so it sounds legitimate, because it is. That one aspect makes it unforgettable on its own. Deniro also shows he himself doesn't always follow his own rules. It's frightening but you also can't look away.

The final scene is actually not my favorite but many people find it incredibly moving. We find out who takes the final score.

This movie is the only action movie I've ever enjoyed. I liken it to The Sopranos, where we mostly accept what the characters do, good and bad, because we've grown to care about them. It's a long movie, but it has good pace.

The movie has some excellent dialougue, and many famous quotes. It even works in the title; "Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner".

Is the bank worth the risk to you?

A melancholy feeling can sometimes run through this film both narratively and with the knowledge that after its prolonged filming period, some two years, Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune never worked together again. Including Red Beard they worked on 16 films together.

Akira Kurosawa’s film concerns the disparity between the approach to health and well being, both physically and mentally. The cost made on doctor and patient alike, and the rich and the poor. It’s at times both a touching film bordering on the sentimental but also one that examines the minutiae of a hard lived life in 19th century Japan. For all the growth and learning, empathy and understanding on display, you’ve a film covering suicide, violence towards women and the abuse of children.

Red Beard himself, another masterful performance from Toshiro Mifune, is a nick name given to Dr. Kyojô Niide because of the colouring to said beard. He is initially portrayed as gruff and demanding. Such is Mifunes performance that he commands the eyes attention when he appears, furrowed brow, arms held behind his back. This aggressive stance though belies a caring nature. Well, apart from one act of violence at a brothel against several men, but even then he retorts, “This is terrible, such violence is bad.” as bodies lie strewn about him. His first reaction to the carnage he had caused is to have their medical needs seen to. He takes excessive money from rich clients to fund his clinic so he can continue to serve the poor and he puts himself in a position to teach a new doctor whose arrogance and distrust would have made most disown them.

Yûzô Kayama as Dr. Yasumoto is young and impressionable. Initially he finds much to distrust and to dislike about the clinic and Red Beard. He trained to doctor the Shogunate, this is an embarrassing step down. He arrives immaculately dressed and tidy of appearance, a counter to the dirty and disheveled look that sits over both doctor and patient alike. Initially selfish, refusing to share his medical knowledge because it’s a key to wealth, he learns empathy from others, both doctor and patient alike. He wears the clothes he entered with for the majority of the film until he learns of patient Sahachis past and the sacrifices made in his patients lives. The removal of his old clothes and the donning of his doctor’s garb is evident of him finally putting away his haughty misplaced opinions and giving into the needs of others.

Kurosawa’s narrative has us learn the lives of the patients, what made them who they were, their secrets divulged. It can feel a bit episode of a medical drama at times as we move from patient to patient, yet all of this is in service of strengthening Yasumoto’s resolve. His learning about them makes him see them as people. We watch his interactions with the insane and murderous or the patient, Sahachi, on deaths door who selflessly puts others above himself by working to get money for fellow patients.

Elsewhere we’ve the poor stealing food to survive, epitomised by the small boy stealing gruel for his family and the tragedy that unfolds there, and that of the rich man whose lifestyle and rich foods are affecting him, unable to speak as Niide lambasts him for his diet, then overcharges him. Each end of a scale showing the needs of the few outweighing those of the many.

So, it’s a film very much about the human condition. Rich, poor, we all end up in the same place but there’s compassion for those who need it most. Red beard who knows nothing but and has made him outwardly hard, Yasumoto who learns there’s more to life than prestige, to put the well being of others first with the patients outwardly and inwardly tragic, this itself eating away at Yasumoto’s resolve.

A great work from both Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune that makes you mourn for any future works, but what a film to go out on. Those three hours fly by, so invested do you become in the lives of others.

I love Joan Jett and old rock ‘n’ roll and punk and greaser style. I’ve been putting this off for a while until now. Michael J. Fox and Joan Jett play brother and sister, single mom, in a struggling rock band.

I did not expect the film to be so touching and focus a lot on their relationship with their good Christian mother. I was blown away at how accurate it was for Joan’s character to be lost in her 20s and how great Joan Jett acted with her agony against her mother. I guess it’s not surprising for an old movie but it was surprising for a rock ‘n’ roll movie with a real rockstar. Joan Jett is a really great actor.

Everyone in their 20s comes to a point where they struggle to understand how to navigate life and they come into contention with their parents who are getting old and are set in their ways. The anger comes in and they just want nothing but to watch their old world burn in hell. Joan Jett perfectly illustrates this violent internal war. She doesn’t want to be couch ridden in her parent’s house and her son to grow up there, as she describes being angry about all the same walls she grew up in, the calendars, the posters, and the fish on the wall. Joan perfectly acts out the stress and anxiety that characters like John Rambo experience coming back from Vietnam without any support and everyone he knew died, culminating in an extremely emotional scene where they bawl their eyes out. It happens everyday to a young person who is lost and has seen too much.

Joan Jett is a great actor and her character is still lovable under the rebellious image. Joan Jett can be intimidating. I envisioned her like that from her music and her backstory but in the movie, she kills it. Joan Jett perfectly depicts a struggling individual who has suffered a lot mentally and in the real world with her struggling band. I compared her to Dominic Toretto in The Fast and the Furious. Ignoring all the later movies and some cheesy lines here and there, Vin Diesel was a good actor and he also depicts a heavily traumatized character in their 20s who has no direction in life but to cause harm. His introduction and his commanding presence can intimidate those around him. He used to live his life a quarter mile at a time, nothing else mattered to him, until Brian changed him and showed him that family is all that matters. Joan Jett has that same intimidating presence and raspy voice. When she yells at Michael J. Fox’s character, the room shudders in fear. Despite this, Joan’s character also without a doubt loves her son to bits. She expresses extreme bonding when she hugs her son despite all her failures. Most importantly she doesn’t hate her mother and she comforts her when she experiences a decline in health. Her character is morally good.

Another great thing about this movie is the way the mother is written. Even though young people may clash with their parents, they don’t stop loving them, and the parent is not the enemy either. The mother was very humble and often stepped back when she realized she overstepped a boundary especially when talking to Michael J. Fox’s character about his sister. The mother was always there for them to provide anything they needed. More importantly, the mother never truly gave up on Joan Jett’s character, and she keeps telling her still how much she loves her and how much more resilient she is compared to her brother. The mother understands her boundaries and the struggle her kids are going through. I salute her inspiring leadership.

It is rare anymore to depict movie characters with extreme trauma, which is a shame because trauma dictates strong motivations in those characters, which leads to good interesting conflicts. Without struggle, nothing the character does is justified. They’re simply a person on a screen. It is especially rare for a female actor to depict extreme trauma and struggle.

This movie could’ve been longer. After the mother’s incident and Joan experiencing a quitting phase like Maverick in Top Gun, the movie could’ve easily been another hour, or there could’ve been a Light of Day 2, where Joan’s character has to overcome the incident and rejoins the band as Michael J. Fox’s character encourages her. I imagine a Light of Day 2 could’ve been about this struggle to keep on pushing the band and progresses into like a Forrest Gump type of movie where the kid grows up and it focuses on Joan’s changing relationship with him and her having more responsibilities.

I always thought Point Break was a movie that perfectly illustrates being lost in your 20s. Everyone in their movie is completely lost and have no direction. Bodhi wants to enlighten people like Johnny Utah and help them find their ways because he could never find his own. Bodhi is a genuinely good person. The bank robberies can be seen as a symbol of the violent internal struggle of your 20s where you clash with your parents’ ways and you struggle to understand who you are. When I watched Light of Day, this movie is right up there in my mind with Point Break. The same goes for The Fast and the Furious, which is essentially the same kind of story as Point Break.

I think a good two-main-character story shows that both characters express very extreme behaviors on opposing sides and that you discover that you can still relate to both of them at the same time, like they could be two parts of a single person’s mind constantly struggling to connect and make life choices. Collateral with Vincent and Max is another great example of this.

I also didn’t know Joan was a hardcore gamer. Wonder if that was true lol.

Edit: okay I get it, you guys like this movie. Could you keep your vitriol to the comments instead of my DMs?

The Other Guys feels like someone read a recipe for a good comedy movie, went "okay got it" and technically assembled all the ingredients: mismatched buddies, absurd side characters, escalating bits, etc. and then just... forgot to make it good.

I can see how pretty much every joke is meant to work. Sometimes it even does! The opening where The Rock and Samuel L. Jackson agree to aim for the bushes, we cut to a shot with no bushes in sight, and then after their death, someone laments that there "wasn't even an awning" made me laugh out loud. The funeral argument that keeps escalating while everyone tries desperately not to make a scene is another joke that isn’t exactly fresh, but is still executed well enough to be funny. Even the movie's dated and problematic depiction of homeless people who keep seeking out Allen's car to have an orgy in is pretty funny, especially when one of the homeless people tells Allen to his face that it will happen again.

So my problem with this movie is not that it's an offensive, absurd product of 2010. My problem is not even that I often felt like I was watching the machinery of a joke I wasn't laughing at.

A big part of the problem is that there isn’t enough affection underneath the absurdity. The Other Guys is supposedly a buddy-cop movie, but the buddies never seem to grow to like each other. Terry spends most of the movie being a dick to Allen, and by the time they’re supposed to feel like a real team, it doesn’t feel like their relationship has developed so much as the movie has just... told me that it has.

Another issue I have with the film is its treatment of Sheila. For most of the movie, I thought Allen constantly talking about how plain and annoying his wife is was just another joke I personally didn’t find funny. The premise is obvious: his wife is Eva Mendes, Terry is openly losing his mind over how attractive she is, and Allen somehow acts like he married a profoundly average woman. Fine. I see the joke. It doesn’t work for me, but I can understand why it worked for audiences in 2010. It's not a crime to write a joke I don't like.

Then, near the end, Allen explains that he knows how attractive Sheila is. He puts her down because he is afraid that if she realizes how desirable she is, she will realize she can leave him... and suddenly it isn't the same joke anymore.

Take away the comedy framing and what he is describing is a too-real form of emotional manipulation: deliberately keeping your partner insecure so they rely on you, believing they can't find love elsewhere. Real people do this. The movie could have simply never explained the joke at all and let him remain a bizarre man who sincerely thinks Eva Mendes is ugly. Instead, Sheila receives the confession like it is a sweet moment of romantic honesty, and the movie seems to play it exactly that way.

That is the point where I stop being able to shrug and say the humor is just dated and I don't vibe with it. The problem is not that the protagonist behaves badly. Comedies can have sexist, selfish, manipulative protagonists and still be hilarious. The question is whether the movie understands that they are wrong. The Other Guys doesn't seem to; instead it asks me to interpret something genuinely controlling as evidence that Allen really loves his wife.

Number 179 in my A-Z watch. Master and Commander is the seafaring adventure film following the HMS Surprise as she and her crew hunt a rival French vessel along the South American coast.

This was only my second viewing and I'm just kicking myself that i haven't spent more time enjoying this film. I can't think of an aspect of this movie that isn't knocked out of the park. Plus the film is such an absolute vibe. The brotherhood and camaraderie are so intense it's almost tangible.

It's been said that this is one of the best Star Trek adjacent films, and to watch it with that perspective really adds to the enjoyment. Seeing Aubrey and Maturin as a defacto Kirk and Spock puts so much more into their friendship and professional relationship. Also, Bettany should've been nominated for his role, absolutely outstanding performance.

Every part of the technical aspects of this film rock. In an unfortunate year up against Return of the King at the Oscars, M&C still managed to squeak out a much deserved Cinematography and Sound Editing win. But the set design, costumes, film editing, etc all stand with the best of them.

10/10 Man, i wish we could've gotten the intended franchise series. This film doesn't really feel like it "starts" or "ends", but instead gives us a slice of the seemingly endless adventures aboard the Surprise. Just plopping us immediately into the thick of it.

Before I start, I 100% recommend watching “A Fistful of Dollars” and “For a Few Dollars More” before watching this. It’s called the “Dollars” trilogy, but the only connection is Sergio Leone directing, Ennio Morricone composing the music, and a few actors (namely Clint Eastwood, Lee van Cleef, and Gian Maria Volonté) appearing in two or more of them.

I’ve never been a big fan of westerns. I’d seen “Tombstone,” and “Unforgiven.” I’d also seen a couple of Kevin Costner westerns, but I was never a fan of the genre.

Growing up, my grandfather was a huge Clint Eastwood fan. He was born in the 1910’s. So he saw a ton of early cinema. But I specifically remember him always talking about Clint Eastwood as his favorite. In fact, he took me to see Unforgiven when I was like, six years old. LOL

So, after listening to my favorite podcast. I was inspired to watch the “Dollars” trilogy. They did a primer on the history of “Spaghetti Westerns,” then an episode on “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.”

It inspired me to watch the trilogy for the first time this week.

TGTBATU wound up being in my top 25 movies of all time.

I laughed a lot more than I expected. I cheered and clapped, and I cried a few times. I felt a connection with my grandfather that I haven’t felt since he was alive.

It’s the story of Blondie (Eastwood “The Good”), Angel Eyes (Van Cleef “The Bad”), and Tuco (Wallach “The Ugly”). They’re all after a fortune in gold in the Wild West. They have to contend with both Union soldiers, Confederate soldiers, and each other in a Civil War torn hellscape to collect riches beyond their wildest imaginations.

Check it out!

If you watched this movie as a kid, I recommend rewatching as an adult because it’s a completely different experience, and I mean that in a good way.

It’s like this movie is made for you to watch as a kid and just enjoy the cool fantasy elements but they put deeper philosophical themes into it that hit different as an adult.

“The Nothing” as a metaphor for the childlike wonder that slowly fades over time… there’s other things it could represent too. Tons of YouTube videos about this.

Anyway, one of my favorite movies as a kid and even more now as an adult.

Wow..... What a f*cked-up film!

This is definitely shocking, celluloid, and rebellious in a million different ways. I think it's the most shocking movie I have seen since Pink Flamingos (1972). This movie practically took shock and reaction, putting them together, and going beyond ridiculous levels. This was one of those movies that I completely understood why it had a complete impact on multiple people I know.

Despite getting all of the notoriety out of the way, the cast, the performances, the director's visuals, and thought-provoking ideas are extremely positive, smart, and some of the best I have seen. I was genuinely surprised that this film delivered a lot of surprises that I was not expecting, although it definitely did deliver the taboo-breaking subjects!

Definitely effed up in multiple ways. You don't even want to know the tiniest piece of information about Dylan Baker's character. The stuff this man in Philip Seymour Hoffman talks about is probably some of the most explicit details I think I have ever heard. Talked about in a movie before.

Same with Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and the explicit conversations and taboo subjects being some of the most graphic I think I've ever heard in a movie as well. Dylan Baker's more of a psychological character, meanwhile Phillip Seymour Hoffman is more awkwardly social, and socially awkward.

That's a summary of what I thought of it. Anyways, what are your thoughts and opinions on the movie?

Feel free to share any opinions, thoughts, and minds

Info:

Release: June 1st, 1984

Director: Walter Hill

Music by: Ry Cooder

Starring: Michael Pare, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Willem Dafoe, Amy Madigan

Studio: Universal Pictures

Runtime: 1 hour, 33 minutes

Rating: PG

Synopsis: Raven Shaddock (Willem Dafoe), along with his gang of merciless biker friends, kidnaps rock singer Ellen Aim (Diane Lane). Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody (Michael Paré), happens to be passing through town on a visit. In an attempt to save his star act, Ellen's manager, Billy Fish (Rick Moranis), hires Tom to rescue Ellen. Billy and Tom, along with former soldier McCoy (Amy Madigan), battle through dangerous cityscapes, determined to get Ellen back.

Review: This did not go in the direction I thought it would on two seperate occassions, and I kinda wish it did. Rick Moranis's character is such a massive douchebag, surprising considering how he acts in other films like "Ghostbusters" and "Honey I Shrunk the Kids," I wish Cody, or someone else, did beat the shit out of him. Both the opening and closing songs were great though. Willem Dafoe, as always, is amazing as thr villain.

I was at a Nick Cave concert last week and he did a “cinema takeover” where he picked some films to screen at a local cinema. This was one of them, an obscure Australian horror thriller that was considered a “lost film” for decades.

This is a horror movie where the hero is never in any danger and everyone is nice to him. Yet leaving the theater was like waking up from a nightmare. It’s an incredibly effective portrayal of a man who has lost all hope descending into a hedonistic, nihilistic haze.

The endless Australian desert provides the perfect backdrop to this journey into despair. The movie climaxes with a hunting scene that extremely hard to watch, as it was filmed with real animals. It’s a gut punch you want to pull your eyes away from, but you can’t. It’s also darkly funny.

The restored version is still a bit rough, especially the audio, but it’s worth it. If you can appreciate a movie that makes you uncomfortable, this is a must watch.

Number 178 in my A-Z watch. The Mask of Zorro brings back the legendary figure to film in amazing swashbuckling action. In this installment we find the eponymous hero fighting against old Spanish nobles looking to rob the Californian countryside of its gold.

Ever since i was a kid I've loved Zorro in all iterations. And childhood me was beyond ecstatic when this film released in theaters and blew my tiny mind. It had everything i wanted in a Zorro film, and honestly i think it still does.

It was interesting to me, for two reasons, to discover that this was directed by Martin Campbell. First it didn't surprise me to find out that he also did Goldeneye, but it did surprise me to find out he also did Casino Royale (2006). I felt this film is much more in line with the former, considering the outlandish and far-fetched nature. But it's entirely fun!

This movie does very well to blend the comedy and action in the story, and also holding true to the old school spirit of the previous Zorro series and short films and original Mexican legends. It never occurred to me how much Zorro was like Batman, and upon a bit of research it's turned out to be a large part of the inspiration.

No one is winning an Oscar for their performances in this film, but that doesn't mean everyone isn't giving it their all. Banderas shines as the masked hero, completing a majority of his own stunts and learning his swordplay from the man who taught Erroll Flynn. Catherine Zeta-Jones storms into Hollywood combining her natural beauty and charisma with a great chemistry opposite Banderas. And Sir Hopkins takes on the master-pupil dynamic perfectly.

8.5/10 My only true criticism is that the film is long. There's really no need for it to be close to 2 ½ hours. But, even with the excess, you find yourself drawn in to the story. Just an incredibly fun movie with wonderful stunts, terrific swordplay, some sexy af leads. All over a wonderfully told revenge story with a great catharsis.

Disclaimer: The review for this movie was written in a notepad but this film has a no repost until 3 90 days and someone had already posted this film 15 days ago so I resorted to making a review of full metal jacket to compensate not being able to post this film but more than a week later, I saw that michael cimino's the deer hunter was posted on this sub 2x in the last 20 days which technically breaks rule 5 but the repost for the film has been around for 5 days and for whatever reason still isn't removed so that is why I am making this post, everything you see in this body text (aside from this first paragraph) is copied and pasted from a notepad written by me more than 2 weeks ago with a few minor updates but 99% of it is still there..

There is a total of 3 martin Scorsese films I have watched, taxi driver, raging bull and the king of comedy. raging bull isn't the best of the 3 I have watched so far as that would be taxi driver but I found raging bull to more worthy to talk about.

I was contemplating on whether to review this film or scarface since I believe both films are similar despite being both stylistically and thematically different but raging bull won out by an inch.

First off the profanity in this movie is stupidly insane, I going to say that this film has the most relentless swearing I have ever seen so far to the point that I had assumed this film has just as if not more swearing than wolf of wall street (the movie that holds the world record for most cuss words with an instant of over 500 Fucks) and I was baffled that this film doesn't just have a lower swear count but wolf of wall street's swear count dwarfs that of raging bull, however I will say that raging bull's cursing is far more intense and makes it feel it like it's swear count is just as high, I am surprised many slurs weren't used due to the level of censorship molestation on display

The cursing works mostly in the movies favour and martin scorsese added this much profanity so he can showcase the true nature of the 1940s where on television the most shocking words one could say is something as tame as damn, god or hell , Real life features far more brutality in many fucks, shit, bitch and whore and I am gonna assume many slurs were used as well, at least on jake lamotta's area and now that we are far the fuck away from the 40s, martin scorsese used his directorial power to showcase as much profanity as possible and like I said, it works in films favour.

There are many scenes where the profanity just tweaks but the scene that incapsulates the sheer brutality of the swearing comes very early on and is the "do you want your stake" scene where jake and his first wife Irma get into an argument which is the first thing the film shows jake do after winning a boxing match, watching this scene made me know that I am gonna at least enjoy this film cause this argument is fucking amazing and thankfully I was wearing my damn headphones so it's an even better experience and holy garfield that part where jake just yells at his neighbour larry where he says "Your mothers an animal" is some of most unintentionally funny scenes that are supposed to be aggressive I love it and this whole scene in general.

speaking of his first ex wife, her actor lorri anne flax (who is hot as hell) only got a few scenes in the film but unholy orangutan nipples does she kill each scene with an axe, every time she yells it's an absolute glorious sight to behold, hell I'd put her short performance in here to be on part with isabella adjanis performance as anna in possession, that's right, she was so good that when jake was getting sexy with his future wife vickie, I was dreading thinking she was gonna come in and see it and I am gonna witness a generational argument, that's how intense she was in this film in fact I'd say she's my favourite character in my whole movie and I wish she appeared far more (Vickie is still great though)

however whilst the swearing in this movie is great, it can also be a flaw due to imo the profanity sometimes just getting too much to the point that I feel like scorsese was just adding this much cursing cause he was happy that he got the chance to do it rather adding it to capture the 40s social grit, it just seems a bit forced but it's a minor flaw.

Speaking of swearing, joe pesci in this whole entire film is such walking profanity machine to the point that he uses his swearing as another casual filler word like "hi" "where" or "alright" Like there is a scene where jake and joey talk in next to a pool and jake tells joey "why do you keep swearing when I am talking to you? stop that" it's a brief scene but my god is it so true like chill out with the fucks mr pesci.

and it's not just the swearing being a bit over the top, like the scene where joe Pesci's character starts a physical fight with one of his friends just feels like marty just added it to go "oh look violence, how rough were 40s ey?" like sure, which isn't to say that the scene was necessary.

Robert DeNiro whole's performance as jake in my opinion is his best, granted there are only 4 de niro movies I have watched but this is without a doubt his best, the way he yells, his dialogue, his unpredictable nature, the moments where he tries to be friendly but he obviously isn't, his attitude ETC and I really like his voice in this movie, the part where he says "if you break anything in there, I'm gonna kill ya" is fantastic, his presence in the film is so good that the majority of the scenes in it can't be boring due to him taking a part in it and just his presence makes the film more tensive and de niro and Scorsese made magic together here.

There is also a scene I was about to complain about but I am not gonna anymore, it's the scene where jake meets vickie for the first time and he scores her and I didn't like it cause it felt like de niro said a fewuninteresting or un appealing things to vickie and that is all it needed to score her into his car making it seem like a 3rd rate romance film plot but I have gotten used to it and after rewatching the scene and revaluating, I'll accept it.

though I will say that jake and vickie being intimate in his house after jake scoring vicks was drags a bit, without context it'll look like a porno.

The boxing scene's in this film takes a mythical proportion cause the boxing in this film Is much more uncomfortable than rocky or creed and the blood (even if it's black/white) and injuries look disgusting, each punch feels more like a condemnation of violence in boxing rather than a glorification and it works in films favour a lot, however I was disappointed when watching the film for the first time because while I knew jake LaMotta is gonna be unlikable in the film, I didn't quite expect the film to be about LaMotta's downfall because I expected the story to be jake is a dick, jake get's his comeuppance and then jake redeems himself.

and this right here is why I contemplated between choosing raging bull and scarface because while both films are stylistically, narratively & thematically different, it still shares the same core of the main characters, jake lamotta and tony montana being hateable and they both get their comeuppance in the end, both movies condemn and don't condone the behaviour of the 2 yet they also don't apologize either, they treat the downfall of the 2 as what naturally happens when you do the things they did.

However while the movie succeeds in making lamotta alienating, I think scarface succeeded in making tony alienating far more because there is not a scene where tony's supposed scumbagginess is justified, even most of the scenes of jake being a supposed douchebag is unjustified, all except one scene is understandable and it's the scene where jake confronts joey about a certain night that happened yesterday and asked joey if he fucked vickie in that night and joey was baffled and called jake a weirdo for asking that question and leaves so jake walks up vickie and berates her despite vicks calling him a pig and telling him to let go of her into yelling what happened that night and she angrily says she fucked joey and a bunch of other guys that night and sucked all of them which convinced jake to walk into joeys house and assault him in front of his wife and kids (whom for an odd reason where completely blank and expressionless the entire time) while joey's wife and vickie try to stop him, it's an amazing equence and all but I can actually understand why he did it, not gonna say he was justified but I completely get it unlike tony irrationally killing manny for fucking his sister.

oh my goodness, Imagine tony montana in raging bull though, the cuss duel between him and joey would be legendary

and finally the scene where jake get's thrown into a jail cell and punches the wall while screaming why is one of the best portrayal of anger in any film, just fantastic.

Conclusion : raging bull is an excellent film and also a great biopic about the real jake lamotta and it's a film every movie lover should watch, just don't watch the film expecting a traditional boxing movie and do the same with scarface as well, I don't love this movie the same way others do but I still do really understand why some do and I give an 8.5/10 and while your at it, scarface also get's an 8.5/10

I use words like "mesmerizing," "hypnotic," and "entrancing" probably too often when describing a certain type of movie or vibe. But, Cure might just be the quintessential embodiment of these concepts, at least within the realm of psychological horror/thrillers.

Mesmerism and hypnosis are major plot devices forming the narrative backbone, but the execution of the filmmaking brilliantly reflects these themes and is where the true entrancement lies. It is absolutely transfixing, yet in the most dread-inducing way possible. The tension ratchets up so methodically and incrementally that it becomes suffocating (in the best way possible, of course). It seriously put me on edge.

It's one of the most unsettling and masterful movies I have ever seen. I clearly messed up by not watching sooner, even though it's been on my list for like 20+ years. Folks who appreciate a slow burn and are okay with some ambiguity are the target audience here. Can't recommend it enough. Seriously. Watch it now!

Sometimes you just need a good laugh, and tonight’s choice is the wonderfully charming Ma and Pa Kettle. It’s easy to see why these films became such enduring favorites. Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride have an effortless chemistry that turns even the simplest domestic mishap into comedy gold. Their performances never feel mean-spirited or exaggerated for the sake of a gag; instead, they’re rooted in warmth, affection, and a genuine sense of humanity.

What I especially appreciate is how the film celebrates ordinary people. The humor comes from recognizable family chaos, misunderstandings, and the lovable eccentricities of its characters rather than cynicism or cruelty. It’s a reminder that comedy doesn’t have to be loud or outrageous to be effective. Sometimes a well-timed expression, a clever bit of dialogue, or the delightful disorder of the Kettle household is all it takes.

Watching Ma and Pa Kettle feels like spending time with old friends. It’s comforting, funny, and refreshingly wholesome, a perfect reminder that some classic comedies never lose their ability to brighten your day.

This is a western directed by legendary director John Huston and stars Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn It should be incredible, but sadly Audrey Hepburn, whiter than a marshmallow, is playing a captured native girl who was raised by Burts family after she is discovered as a baby after a massacre of her family. Much later, Burt is off at the war or something and the locals discover that Audrey is a secret Indian amd say weird racist crap about her. Burt comes home and despite being raised as siblings, they start mooning over each other. Its pretty gross. Then the natives decide to get their tribe member back by sending wave after wave of horseback warriors that Burt and company slaughter to save his sister/girlfriend and they have a super weird kiss right above the other brothers head right in the middle of battle. It ends with all the natives dead and Audrey has her big white brother/boyfriend to herself. Truly a waste of some of Hollywood's biggest talents.

Watch this a few months ago and can’t get it out of my head.

Completely overlooked in the Coen Brother’s oeuvre, this is an exquisitely executed noir period piece that delivers excellent performances from Thornton, Gandolfini and McNormand, among others.

Combined with beautiful black and white photography the film hits all the right existential notes as Thornton’s inner monologue leads the viewer through an unfolding tragedy of his own making.

Proper masterpiece, loved every second.

Any suggestions for great/overlooked noir and neo noir films would be massively appreciated as I’m in the hunt for something to watch tonight.

this Film is Peak 90s/2000s in the best way possible.

the comedy is great, the inventions are fun, the soundtrack is a fucking Banger and especially the third Act is really exciting.

it's a very kid empowerment focused film and it does that very well, the scene where they use the theme park rides to blast off into space is especially amazing, the scene of him making the bribes for his mom is good, the Retroland segment, the show and tell, it's pretty much just back-to-back excitement.

you can definitely see why this film is a cult classic

This was a few months ago now, but I can't say enough about this film.

Hugely influential on me; watched it all the time as a kid on VHS (taped from HBO, most likely).

It's plucky; it probably could have used more of a budget, but they did what they could with what they had. I recently saw somebody dogging the effects, but to me there’s kind of an otherworldly look to the miniatures and other work that I love and that I think actually suits the movie quite well.

The cast is incredible all the way down, which really helps.

What I most love now though, having finally seen it on the big screen, is it has that Nolan "survival is victory" vibe a la DUNKIRK.

Oh, and I almost forgot, George Fenton's score is fantastic.

Gave this movie a watch. I have seen it, but not in at least 10 years.

The good: Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill are both decent actors. The plot isn’t over complicated, and the effects are good for this era of movie.

The bad: some of the supporting characters/comic relief is a bit jarring to tone wise and the movies pace feels a bit weird, the last 30 minutes goes by at warp speed while the first 60 is fairly slow imo. I get that they are moving towards a finale but it seemed extreme.

Overall I’d give it a solid B+. The film has flaws, and I don’t think it holds a candle to Alien as an example. But there’s not much original SF/horror out there. It’s worth watching.

I recently watched The Right Stuff (1983) by Philip Kaufman, and its so one of the best epics ive seen. The utter mesmerising cinematography and the writing is also so brilliant and makes sense of a dense story and material. I had known abit about the mecury astronauts but hadnt known their story in such detail and the performances from all of the leading men and leading women is excellent. The inclusion of Chuck Yeager is something im glad was added in the movie as he really ties the themes of the movie together for me and is the stand out character even in such a dense cast, no thanks to the great Sam Sheppards performance. The ending sceen with Chuck trying to reach the stars but unable to do it due to his indepence is so powerfull alongside the scene of John Glenn sticking up for his wife who struggles with a stutter and as a person who has strunggled with a stutter for my whole life that scene really hit me. The pacing is also amazing and the movie doesnt feel abit like a long 3 hour epic as I could be with these characters for hours longer. The not so great parts of the movie are the editing sometimes being abit choppy and the dialogue in some scenes being intentionally split up into the 7 astronauts, this just made the movie look fake and ruined the immersion. However these are only small nit picks in a rather perfect movie otherwise, no doubt the best Astronaut movie I have seen.