tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post1765696681017936272..comments2024-03-29T04:19:43.461-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Netflix This Movie! Vol. 140Patrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-4719932884657771642015-08-04T22:25:24.128-05:002015-08-04T22:25:24.128-05:00I always laugh at how pissed off the special force...I always laugh at how pissed off the special forces guy gets that he has to go through the haunted house. Just a little thing but funny nonetheless.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-37379973476635969332015-08-04T22:09:37.773-05:002015-08-04T22:09:37.773-05:00After reading the recommendation and the comments ...After reading the recommendation and the comments leaning both ways. I finally sat down and watched The Guest. Really liked the actors. The first 3/4ths are pretty solid in my opinion. As soon as they get to the final set piece I felt it fall apart for a second. It just felt forced for a bit. I did really like the ending. The last line of the movie really sums it up. I just wish it didn't feel like two different movies to me. I like the mysterious thriller and I like the 80s horror side to it. I just had a problem with the way it did the final scenes. My biggest problem was that no high school puts that much money and effort into a Halloween dance. That was just ridiculous to me. Overall I had a really good time. I do think it's worth a re-watch. Patrick McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11606644848650016621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-87579082576962013922015-08-01T16:40:14.431-05:002015-08-01T16:40:14.431-05:00I'm in the minority with Gaith in not really e...I'm in the minority with Gaith in not really enjoying The Guest, and the Special Forces scene just breaks the movie for me (it's fine). <br /><br />However, I watched and really enjoyed Hercules. A really solid cast balances kicking butt and winking at the audience, with Ian McShane stealing every scene he is in. I didn't read the graphic novel, so I was pleasantly surprised by the different take on the classic Greek myth (Heracles; the Romanized version is Hercules). Predator Minute Podcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958735770519595547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-58782488039131497962015-08-01T07:54:43.131-05:002015-08-01T07:54:43.131-05:00A lot of which you mentioned is brought up if you ...A lot of which you mentioned is brought up if you stuck the entirety of the film up. Especially why he is portrayed as psychotic. Nathan Nortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05060801702060461631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-29521631105833353052015-08-01T01:36:38.766-05:002015-08-01T01:36:38.766-05:00^ Oh, I read Wikipedia plot summary, and I know th...^ Oh, I read Wikipedia plot summary, and I know the movie's not saying the guy's at all representative of service people generally, and that he's a freak bad-military experiment gone awry. Still, a trope is a trope, and unless the story is about wrestling with these kinds of issues, like Greengrass' <i>Bourne</i> movies do, it's a trope I find annoying. It felt like they could have made the main character a vampire, and changed pretty much nothing else about the movie. Like I said, it's about seeing soldiers as The Other (and I'm not even a kind of service member who has or ever will see combat; I'm just observing).<br /><br />But don't get me wrong; I didn't stop watching because I was offended; I stopped watching because I was bored. After half an hour, I felt like I knew exactly where the movie was going - violence, violence, final girl (Wikipedia proved me right) - and though the cinematography was quite pretty and the score very Carpenter, nothing so far had grabbed me. And if a movie hasn't grabbed me in half an hour... it gets hit on the head with a pool stick. ;)Gaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07025861553487915665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-30259720662367649972015-07-31T20:17:14.109-05:002015-07-31T20:17:14.109-05:00Me four. Though I can understand how your approac...Me four. Though I can understand how your approach as an active serviceman might be different from ours, I do think if you watched the whole thing you might change your initial assessment, because I know what you're talking about re vets and I really don't think this movie is doing that.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-46784679594342819662015-07-31T18:22:54.656-05:002015-07-31T18:22:54.656-05:00Agreed, it's got multiple problems (some glari...Agreed, it's got multiple problems (some glaring) but it was fun and the action works so well because they don't need to bring in a stunt person for most of it.Adam Thashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04413878182328418988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-71342838210949333222015-07-31T17:32:53.493-05:002015-07-31T17:32:53.493-05:00me threeme threeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03126755816681470979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-48374872659972241522015-07-31T16:27:00.426-05:002015-07-31T16:27:00.426-05:00Me too! Nightcrawler my fav of last year though.Me too! Nightcrawler my fav of last year though.Chaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-72488507388743706802015-07-31T16:25:59.224-05:002015-07-31T16:25:59.224-05:00Me too. Me too. Chaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-69093059986785021962015-07-31T14:43:43.531-05:002015-07-31T14:43:43.531-05:00I liked The Guest when I first saw it, but I kept ...I liked The Guest when I first saw it, but I kept coming back to it and loved it more everytime, and it's now my favorite movie of last year. Good grief I love it so much.Daniel Eplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866855763520017556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-6795737196463963262015-07-31T14:33:33.964-05:002015-07-31T14:33:33.964-05:00You're breaking my heart.You're breaking my heart.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-78998746976877526482015-07-31T14:26:21.882-05:002015-07-31T14:26:21.882-05:00I loved Lost Souls! For me it's right up ther...I loved Lost Souls! For me it's right up there with Hearts of Darkness and Lost in La Mancha for entertaining docs about movies. Great recommendation. And yes, Val Kilmer really does not come off well here..Matt Sollenbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088555561067804979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-30234139590466053652015-07-31T14:12:19.390-05:002015-07-31T14:12:19.390-05:00I tried the first half-hour of The Guest, and it j...I tried the first half-hour of <i>The Guest</i>, and it just didn't work for me. Not one character said one interesting line, and the various scenes just felt overwhelming familiar - the bullied nerd, the mysterious military badass who beats up a whole room without cracking a sweat, the harassed ex-girlfriend, the teens with suburban ennui, etc. And though I dig Greengrass' <i>Bourne</i> movies as much as anyone, as an armed forces member myself, I also find the whole psychotic-brainwashed-soldier trope grating when said service is used as a shorthand explanation for why someone is evil, and when vets are treated as proverbial Others: "they've been to war, so they're obviously different and unknowable to us regular, normal folk." Conclusion: no, thanks. ;)Gaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07025861553487915665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-73760366241880834042015-07-31T12:41:11.482-05:002015-07-31T12:41:11.482-05:00If there wasn't so much overlap between the va...If there wasn't so much overlap between the various people about that final story in Lost Souls, I'd never believe it. It's so....crazy.Joseph Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168159790992899470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-62988781997085285302015-07-31T12:27:25.988-05:002015-07-31T12:27:25.988-05:00Adam Thas my thoughts on Tracers are similar to yo...Adam Thas my thoughts on Tracers are similar to yours. Its not a good movie but its very watchable. The fact that Lautner appears to be doing most of his stunts really impressed me. I actually like the Lauter even though he can't act. I think he could be groom into a good action hero. He was pretty good in Abduction with the action scenes also.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03126755816681470979noreply@blogger.com