What movies have you seen recently?

[Blzer]

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Home Sweet Home Alone

I won't get too deep into this one, unlike I did for the previous installment in this franchise.

Yorkie from Jojo Rabbit was the main kid in this, and I think knowing that let me like him a little more. There is a McCallister appearance in this movie as well from one of the original actors, though that character is kind of forgotten about (I guess the movie thinks they served their purpose).

This one actually did something that none of the other Home Alone films did: it got me to root for the bad guys. Don't worry, this was the intent of the movie. Maybe not to outright root for them, but to give you a thought that it wouldn't be the worst thing if they got what they wanted. This one also nudges into why the police don't get involved, which could really be used for any of the HA films.

I'm a sucker for these. They're not good films in any sort of way, but they beat the Hallmark films this time of year and I know what I'm getting here. I got genuine chuckles and was actually satisfied with the outcome. I'm not recommending it, but time could have been worse wasted.

[Armor and Sword]

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Don’t Look Up
Netflix

Really good movie and I love how it exemplifies the ****show our society and politics has become in the last 10-15 years.

Really well acted. Leonardo and Jennifer Lawrence were excellent as was Jonah Hill and Meryl Streep.

Just a good flick with a lot of dark humor.

3.5 stars


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[Armor and Sword]

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Unforgivable
Netflix

Sandra Bullock gives imo one of her very best performances.

This movie was gut wrenching.

3.5 stars


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[Blzer]

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Scream (2022)

I'm going to see it again at some point before I leave longer impressions.

I liked it and am glad the franchise got another installment, and am hoping that it will have some more with what it left with as well. Admittedly, I was disappointed when I thought the movie was setting up certain things from what it introduced, but if it shows up in later sequels then I will be okay in the end. This was bloody fun, and outside of a few pacing issues it didn't lose too much footing. I would've done a few different things in one or two kill scenes (things that I also think Wes Craven would've done), but that's true for all Scream movies so that's not a big knock here.

Unlike The Matrix Resurrections, this franchise has been meta from the jump and its inclusion here didn't bother me. I do feel [their commentary] was one of the things that they were setting up with not enough punch throughout the film, and if they make more films I don't know what their commentary will be on or if they can follow up with it.

This doesn't best the first two films for me, but I do believe it is above Scream 3 and 4. I maintain that any Scream 3 scenes involving Sidney are fantastic, but the rest of that movie doesn't quite work for me. 4 has some unforgiveable moments and a poor artistic decision in its cinematography, and this movie doesn't have either of those which helps it over 4. So currently I say:

Scream 2
Scream
Scream (2022)
Scream 4
Scream 3

[lowpaiddonkey10]

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Ray Donovan The Movie. Why did they even bother?

[KSUowls]

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The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

We just watched the first of these a couple of months ago and really enjoyed it. This one probably wasn't quite as good, but it was still very entertaining. Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L Jackson have a great dynamic going on. Salma Hayek was good as well, but the heavier focus on her took away from some of the Reynolds/Jackson interactions which is where this franchise really shines.

[DieHardYankee26]

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The Matrix (3.5/5)

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My history with this series is like this: first one came out when I was 5 so I probably didn't see it until I was in high school -> taken to see Reloaded in theaters by the same aunt and uncle that got me Scarface on DVD when I was 11 so word to them -> skipped Revolutions -> fell in love when I got Enter the Matrix on Gamecube -> went into "**** the Matrix mode" when The Path of Neo didn't come to Gamecube...all that to say it never really meant to me what it did to a lot of people. Dunno what it is, just feels like a mix of sci-fi and Kung-fu should hit so much harder for me than it does but here we are. Still a good movie, iconic, love every second with my guy Morpheus and the last like half hour is epic. Dope intro, then takes a little while to settle. Wish I loved it more, Man of Steel-esque in the gap between how much I should've liked it and how much I actually did.

The Matrix Reloaded (3/5)

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If Neo used his coat as a glider like that loser Batman instead of the GOAT Superman, would I like this movie so much? The world may never know. Trinity flipping off the motorcycle and then going crazy to start the movie is perfect. Morpheus in the Joker suit, my guy. The entire sequence from Neo’s mansion fight to the highway chase and then truck fight is IMMACULATE, better than any sequence that long in the first one but I’ll leave that alone. Is it as good a movie as the first? Definitely not, I couldn’t tell you wtf the story was trying to get across, choice, cause and effect, blah blah blah. As an action movie, I’d rewatch this 10 times out of 10 over the first. The big issue is there’s never really any stakes. In the first, the majority of the movie, Neo’s getting it handed to him because he doesn’t believe. It’s not until the end when he starts going crazy. He’s just untouchable in this. But it’s fun so eh.

The Matrix Revolutions (1/5)

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This movie sucks. In contrast to the 45 minutes of dopeness with the action in the middle of Reloaded, this one has 45 minutes of people I don’t care about shooting at machines I don’t care to see. Get in the damn matrix. Legit the only part of the movie I enjoyed was Neo vs Smith at the end, honorable mention to the fight scene when they went to find the Merovingian just because of the absurdity of it.

The Matrix Resurrections (2/5)

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What chance did this movie really have with someone who would say 3/4 of my favorite Matrix things are Larry Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, and awesome fight choreo because this doesn't have any of that, though it does have the 4th (Carrie-Ann Moss) and I at least appreciate that. Minor gripe: so Neo can't fly but he can send these pulses of energy out of his hands...why not just aim that at the ground? Reminds me of Eternals when they say the deaf character is hypersensitive to vibrations, and I'm like isn't sound just vibrations? Barney Stinson I just...Shoutout to Carrie-Ann Moss and Jessica Henwick, I liked them. Keanu was Keanu, whatever he wants to do in between John Wick movies is fine with me at this point. Not a fan of the recastings, it's not even the Matrix if I don't hear "Missssssterrrr Annnnndersonnn". Revolutions is an absolute abomination to me so this isn't the worst in the series, but it's not much better to me. There's actually a decent amount in the movie that I like but it's bogged down by the wrtiers telling us they only made this movie because the studio was going to make it without them and the Merovingian ranting and the action sucks.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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The Last Duel - 9 out of 10. Based on a true story. Best Matt Damon movie since the Bourne series. Ben Aflec is in it too.

A House on The Bayou - 7 out of 10. Some unexpected twists in this movie.

[Camille Natta]

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The Last Duel - 9 out of 10. Based on a true story. Best Matt Damon movie since the Bourne series. Ben Aflec is in it too.

A House on The Bayou - 7 out of 10. Some unexpected twists in this movie were cropped by me with this awesome tool .

Yep, the Last Duel turned out to be a really good film. Unexpectedly

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Don't Breathe 1 & 2

[Blzer]

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Don't Breathe 1 & 2

I definitely liked going into the second one not knowing what it was about. Admittedly I worked most of the story beats out pretty early, but they did a good job in keeping the universe's morals intact while still giving us surprising yet valid rooting interests. Not bad for a sequel that I never wanted to happen.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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The Silencing - 8 out of 10

The Alpines - 9 out of 10

He's Out There - 7 out of 10

[MaryannWMoore]

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Today I decided that I want to rewatch Fast and the Furious from the very first movie to the last one.

[PVarck31]

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Fractured.

It was interesting. Suspenseful enough. Acting was just ok.

The premise was good, but the payoff wasn't a huge wow moment for me.

I'd say if you're bored and want to watch a decent thriller then check it out.

5/10

[Blzer]

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Fractured.

It was interesting. Suspenseful enough. Acting was just ok.

The premise was good, but the payoff wasn't a huge wow moment for me.

I'd say if you're bored and want to watch a decent thriller then check it out.

5/10

Do you mean Fracture?

I enjoy it, but you're right it doesn't fully live up to its premise as a thriller. Still own it though and now want to rewatch it, even though I know most of the film beat by beat.