tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post4821655467232976661..comments2024-03-29T04:19:43.461-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Junesploitation Day 9: Revenge!Patrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-68708164060948854432015-06-17T12:13:30.996-05:002015-06-17T12:13:30.996-05:00Death Wish (1974): Really tight, efficient movie -...Death Wish (1974): Really tight, efficient movie -- no padding, no unnecessary scenes, no fluff. Just revenge (plus Jeff Goldblum in his very first role). It's pretty great.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284575713661622624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-84197905220089185172015-06-16T19:55:04.754-05:002015-06-16T19:55:04.754-05:00After 7 days removed from Revenge!, I'd like t...After 7 days removed from Revenge!, I'd like to thank "Young Warriors" for keeping it's F-ing theme song in my head every day since. It's really driving me nuts. Chaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-65322408622247593792015-06-13T13:17:16.786-05:002015-06-13T13:17:16.786-05:00I always wondered what the repeat value of Memento...I always wondered what the repeat value of Memento would be :) Meredith https://www.blogger.com/profile/11361935408436355904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-79355978105930609452015-06-12T13:42:33.455-05:002015-06-12T13:42:33.455-05:00John Wick (2014)
Fantastic action, not a ton else...John Wick (2014)<br /><br />Fantastic action, not a ton else. I liked it a lot, but not as much as I wanted to. Keanu Reeves is good, the cinematography is great, the writing is not that good... But really fun and watchable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08764571200341102538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-68171664676963607012015-06-12T08:28:20.232-05:002015-06-12T08:28:20.232-05:00Yeah, I could barely watch that scene. And don...Yeah, I could barely watch that scene. And don't forget about the football pump. Yeesh!Kyle Mulfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633797611187931312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-43305544114342408022015-06-12T07:46:08.868-05:002015-06-12T07:46:08.868-05:00Forgot all about this movie - and I own it! Haha....Forgot all about this movie - and I own it! Haha. Great pick and great flick! The fishing hook scene - ouch. Chaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-3894682143288398082015-06-12T07:41:46.384-05:002015-06-12T07:41:46.384-05:00The Horseman (2008) (first time viewing)
One more...The Horseman (2008) (first time viewing)<br /><br />One more late one. All caught up again. A girl gets shot up with heroin, is put in a porno, then left in an alley way to die. Her dad travels around Australia looking for the people responsible....and not to buy them a cookie or give them a pat on the back. Man, this movie is brutal. In the first 5 minutes a man gets a crowbar to the face, and it only gets worse from there. If you can stand intense cringe-worthy violence, this is a good revenge flick. It's one of those that I liked to a certain extent, but never need to see again.Kyle Mulfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633797611187931312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-43704576591693410172015-06-10T14:34:14.682-05:002015-06-10T14:34:14.682-05:00My lasting impression of this movie is Pete Holmes...My lasting impression of this movie is Pete Holmes's hilarious impression of Mark Wahlberg. https://youtu.be/VFnQrxQy0sM?t=50Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115599995688330792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-117004708418895312015-06-10T14:00:04.532-05:002015-06-10T14:00:04.532-05:00You exactly wrote down what every PWZ-fan, includi...You exactly wrote down what every PWZ-fan, including me, thinks about this movie.<br /><br />WE LOVE PWZ!!!!<br /><br />It serves everything what we painfully missed in the Thomas-Jane-movie!!!!<br /><br />Great choice!!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868355467763779968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-7745238067010525122015-06-10T09:32:43.084-05:002015-06-10T09:32:43.084-05:00That's fair. Like I said, the first time I sa...That's fair. Like I said, the first time I saw it, I really didn't like it. Check it out some time in the future and maybe you'll think differently. Why do you own the Last Airbender?Brent Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741998097323944343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-74895346674330481632015-06-10T09:19:09.551-05:002015-06-10T09:19:09.551-05:00Police Story 2 (1988, Jackie Chan)
For my money t...<b>Police Story 2</b> (1988, Jackie Chan)<br /><br />For my money the most narratively coherent and well-paced of any Jackie Chan-directed feature I've seen so far. Even the first <i>Police Story</i> (so far my favorite) has large chunks that are just pretty boring to watch wedged in between the moments of sublime stunt work. But apparently Chan balanced this by making <i>Police Story 2</i> his weakest in terms of said stunt work. The fight scenes are pretty few and far between, and when they happen the editing seems too frenetic, refusing to let us fully enjoy the outrageous things Jackie and his stunt team pull off.Ghost Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02949612426827331926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-31510344233288775582015-06-10T07:11:06.001-05:002015-06-10T07:11:06.001-05:00Don't forget - he also got to make out with Lo...Don't forget - he also got to make out with Lorraine Gary.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-89391352476336179142015-06-10T06:56:50.738-05:002015-06-10T06:56:50.738-05:00Retribution (1987, dir. Guy Magar)
In honor of Mi...<i>Retribution</i> (1987, dir. Guy Magar)<br /><br />In honor of Mike Pomaro I had to watch this early Guy Magar movie about an artist who survives a suicide attempt only to become possessed by the spirit of a gangers taking revenge on those who wronged him (so it's <i>J.D.'s Revenge</i> without the blaxploitation angle). It's almost totally nonsensical and way too long (almost 2 hours), but super entertaining and feels much more like a '90s horror movie in its look and its tone than something from '87. Playing the hooker with a heart of gold is Suzanne Snyder, who deserves her own tribute for being involved in so many beloved genre films.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-15825516271805055372015-06-10T06:30:19.199-05:002015-06-10T06:30:19.199-05:00Universal soldier: Day of reckoning (2012)
I´m la...Universal soldier: Day of reckoning (2012)<br /><br />I´m late but I have to add this.<br />This movie is totally nuts, but it´s also kind of hypnotizing. Don´t try to make sense of the story, just watch and enjoy.<br />It has phantastic cinematography, an absolutely weird Van Damme performance channeling Apocalypse Now`s Colonel Kurtz. It also has Dolph Lundgren declaiming strange speeches. On top of that it has Scott Adkins performing some of the most violent and prolonged fights, some filmed in (seemingly) one glorious take, which blew me away the first time and again yesterday.<br />I think this is a love it or hate it movie - and I love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-88137539259402574232015-06-10T06:06:49.859-05:002015-06-10T06:06:49.859-05:00...and Robert De Niro has never been more badass t......and Robert De Niro has never been more badass than in Cape Fear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-20906240960395961862015-06-10T04:30:32.753-05:002015-06-10T04:30:32.753-05:00LOL And I thought I'm the only one in the whol...LOL And I thought I'm the only one in the whole world who didn't saw the director's cut..! High five, Kyle!!! :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868355467763779968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-20890404537571050402015-06-10T03:08:34.358-05:002015-06-10T03:08:34.358-05:00Not controversial at all, but you should make sure...Not controversial at all, but you should make sure to look under your car from now on before you start the ignition. Just saying... ;-)J.M. Vargashttps://plus.google.com/u/0/114656828393049850554/postsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-81839080539820866922015-06-10T03:04:46.449-05:002015-06-10T03:04:46.449-05:00Now if Tom did a lot of coke and somehow voted for...Now if Tom did a lot of coke and somehow voted for Ronald Reagan he'd recreate the 1980's to perfection. Don't do it, Tom! :-PJ.M. Vargashttps://plus.google.com/u/0/114656828393049850554/postsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-7174672215954009872015-06-10T02:45:48.788-05:002015-06-10T02:45:48.788-05:00Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005...Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)<br /><br />I’m still not sure where the “revenge” is in this movie. It’s more of an “uprising” of the Sith (dare I say, awakening?). Is it controversial to say that I like this more than Return of the Jedi?Gilhttp://www.twitter.com/gillyberttnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-39530714604494266142015-06-10T02:41:58.865-05:002015-06-10T02:41:58.865-05:00The Happening (2008)
I love Signs. I like The Vil...The Happening (2008)<br /><br />I love Signs. I like The Village. I own The Last Airbender. However I struggled to get through The Happening. That being said, everything in this movie seems very deliberate and ultra sincere (sorry Brent, nothing feels ironic to me). I’d love to hear what M Night was thinking when making all of these choices. I still think he is a talented director. Gilhttp://www.twitter.com/gillyberttnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-58165105512717420302015-06-10T02:19:10.910-05:002015-06-10T02:19:10.910-05:00Thank you! But please never call me Gabs haha. You...Thank you! But please never call me Gabs haha. You're watching insane stuff! High fiveGabby Ferrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953028733362435557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-987840161731339282015-06-10T01:17:18.030-05:002015-06-10T01:17:18.030-05:00Death Proof (2007)
Death Proof has it all. Part ...Death Proof (2007) <br /><br />Death Proof has it all. Part hangout movie, part carsploitation, part revenge thriller, part slasher. This was probably my sixth or seventh viewing and I still get so pumped when Patrick's girlfriend Zoe Bell slides down from the roof onto "the bonnet" of that Dodge Challenger. Jackie Chan, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd are the people that come to mind when comparing that type of edge of your seat star driven stunt. Wow. Charles Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08135869584272794906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-14106500349372269872015-06-10T00:44:54.294-05:002015-06-10T00:44:54.294-05:00Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
I had actuall...Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)<br /><br />I had actually never seen this before. What can I say that hasn't already been said? Just from one viewing, it seems to be a freaking masterpiece and I loved every second of it. The score is one of the best ever. The cinematography is fascinating. The performances are out of the park. Good grief Charles Bronson was INCREDIBLE. What an insane amount of charisma for someone who barely talks. He even had an eerie presence when he comes on screen playing his harmonica. And that end gun fight scene? Ridiculously powerful. I clearly need to watch more spaghetti westerns and I certainly plan to.Daniel Eplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866855763520017556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-44887697968471078492015-06-10T00:28:37.654-05:002015-06-10T00:28:37.654-05:00Oldboy (2003)
I seem to be doing the Vengeance Tr...Oldboy (2003)<br /><br />I seem to be doing the Vengeance Trilogy backwards. (I watched Sympathy for Lady Vengeance last Junesploitation!)<br /><br />Oh man, this blew me away. From the performances, to the script, to the music choices...wow. Kept me guessing the whole time. Ridiculously good. <br /><br />And since I love revenge movies, I decided on a second one...<br /><br />I Spit on Your Grave (1978)<br /><br />I watched this kind of as a challenge to myself to see if I could get through it. I did. But I think I'm good on rape and revenge exploitation films...although, everything she does feels super justified. So there's that. Angela Hagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631279159508861830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-9450814913070785012015-06-09T23:43:06.579-05:002015-06-09T23:43:06.579-05:00Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
This is the one ...Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)<br />This is the one film of Park Chan-Wook's Vengeance trilogy I hadn't seen. How this film managed to dodge being remade by a redux-infatuated American studio baffles me. It is timely, impactful, and heart-wrenching. A crumbling economy, fractured healthcare system, layoffs, kidnapping, and death. There are moments in the last thirty minutes of this film that are hard to sit through without flinching. Mike Giammarinonoreply@blogger.com