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Recently Watched Movies 2022

Scream. 2021. Watched on a Jet Blue flight. This was quite good for a horror sequel. In some respects it mocks the sequels that came before it and is more clever for it. It has some ok scares, and lots of almost moments that are well crafted. If you appreciated the first one you will like this one.
 
Windfall (2022) - Jason Segel tries to rob the vacation home of a multi-millionaire and his wife who come home unexpectedly. Weird movie in that there were 4 characters shown the entire movie. Really stupid climax and hollow ending. Tries so hard to deliver a bang-up ending that just fell flat.
 
The Adam Project 2022. Netflix. So, this was fun. Ryan Reynolds goes back in time and meets his younger self. Lots of nods to movies past. Likable characters, action, humor, fun, people to root for. Just a nice enjoyable film. The kid is excellent. The interplay between them works quite well.
 
Deepster said:
Windfall (2022) - Jason Segel tries to rob the vacation home of a multi-millionaire and his wife who come home unexpectedly. Weird movie in that there were 4 characters shown the entire movie. Really stupid climax and hollow ending. Tries so hard to deliver a bang-up ending that just fell flat.
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Yeah, watched it last night... that was 90 minutes I won't be getting back, although I will grant at least Segel was halfway decent. Jesse Plemmons was unbearable. Should've killed him in first 10 minutes.
 
HuskyHawk said:
The Adam Project 2022. Netflix. So, this was fun. Ryan Reynolds goes back in time and meets his younger self. Lots of nods to movies past. Likable characters, action, humor, fun, people to root for. Just a nice enjoyable film. The kid is excellent. The interplay between them works quite well.
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Glad to hear it. The trailer looked fun. Whenever I sign up for Netflix streaming again I'll watch it for sure.
 
HuskyHawk said:
The Adam Project 2022. Netflix. So, this was fun. Ryan Reynolds goes back in time and meets his younger self. Lots of nods to movies past. Likable characters, action, humor, fun, people to root for. Just a nice enjoyable film. The kid is excellent. The interplay between them works quite well.
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Reynolds is less over-the-top acerbic here, and the film has him show some actual human emotions instead of simply a steady stream of wisecracks like his Deadpool franchise. There's nothing groundbreaking about The Adam Project, and in fact it points fun at itself with numerous references to seemingly every other huge grossing sci-fi/superhero film around. But it is a fun watch.
 
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CODA. 2021. Apple TV. CODA stands for Child of Deaf Adults. The film could have used a better name. This movie stars Emilia Jones as Ruby Rossi, a child of deaf parents. She has been nominated for several acting awards (but not an Oscar). The movie is a best picture nominee. I knew Ms. Jones from Locke & Key on Netflix and she puts in an impressive performance here. Marlee Maitlin is her deaf mom, Troy Kotsur her deaf dad and Daniel Durant her deaf brother. All three actors are deaf. The movie is set in Gloucester, MA, and the family are fishermen. Ruby helps out, going out at 3:00 AM to fish, then going to school. She struggles at school, socially and academically. She faces tremendous pressure to help her family, as the only hearing person in it. She joins choir, in part due to a boy (she does sing on the boat) and finds a music teacher who tutors her and helps her explore her musical talents. But those obligations start to conflict with the demands her family places on her. It's wonderful movie really. Touching, moving and the acting is really good across the board. As a hearing impaired person I had wanted to see it and it exceeded my expectations. Ms. Jones is on the radar now for future stardom.
 
HuskyHawk said:
CODA. 2021. Apple TV. CODA stands for Child of Deaf Adults. The film could have used a better name. This movie stars Emilia Jones as Ruby Rossi, a child of deaf parents. She has been nominated for several acting awards (but not an Oscar). The movie is a best picture nominee. I knew Ms. Jones from Locke & Key on Netflix and she puts in an impressive performance here. Marlee Maitlin is her deaf mom, Troy Kotsur her deaf dad and Daniel Durant her deaf brother. All three actors are deaf. The movie is set in Gloucester, MA, and the family are fishermen. Ruby helps out, going out at 3:00 AM to fish, then going to school. She struggles at school, socially and academically. She faces tremendous pressure to help her family, as the only hearing person in it. She joins choir, in part due to a boy (she does sing on the boat) and finds a music teacher who tutors her and helps her explore her musical talents. But those obligations start to conflict with the demands her family places on her. It's wonderful movie really. Touching, moving and the acting is really good across the board. As a hearing impaired person I had wanted to see it and it exceeded my expectations. Ms. Jones is on the radar now for future stardom.
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The scene where her parents go see her perform was incredible.
 
Anybody watch "Deep Water" on Hulu? Stars Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas. Weird movie, didn't really make sense to me. Based on a book, maybe there's some stuff they left out? Anyway they are an unhappily married couple, she cheats constantly, doesn't remotely try to hide it, parades her boyfriends around in front of him and all their friends. So he kills them. Not sure how he gets away with it, he's not particularly clever about it. Not sure why they don't just divorce. Oh, I think I just answered that question, thanks to watching many episodes of "Pitch Meeting."

Producer Guy--Why don't they just get a divorce?
Writer Guy--Because then there wouldn't be a movie.



I like Lil Rel Howery, but he seems like he's in the wrong movie.
 
A Most Wanted Man. 2014. The revival of a modern cold war has my itching a bit for Cold War era espionage movies. This one is based on a John LeCarre novel, but isn't Cold War but the post 9/11 war on terror instead. It was (I believe) Phillip Seymour Hoffman's last leading role. He is really very good as a German intelligence guy who runs a team that bends the rules a bit. He takes a nuanced approach and tries to treat people fairly. That puts him at odds with the main intelligence service in Germany, which takes its lead from the CIA. Willem DeFoe plays a banker pulled into certain events. Rachel McAdam (looks lovely) is a young idealistic lawyer who represents asylum seekers, including a Chechen guy who pops up on some lists. It's a solid movie.

I'm going to try to work through some more of the actual cold war espionage thrillers. I don't think you top Tinker, Tailor, but Tailor of Panama is on the list to rewatch.
 
Palatine said:
Just my opinion. You can't make a bad movie when you are able to point the camera at Ana de Armas.
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At the very least, you may not notice that the movie is bad.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
CODA. 2021. Apple TV. CODA stands for Child of Deaf Adults. The film could have used a better name. This movie stars Emilia Jones as Ruby Rossi, a child of deaf parents. She has been nominated for several acting awards (but not an Oscar). The movie is a best picture nominee. I knew Ms. Jones from Locke & Key on Netflix and she puts in an impressive performance here. Marlee Maitlin is her deaf mom, Troy Kotsur her deaf dad and Daniel Durant her deaf brother. All three actors are deaf. The movie is set in Gloucester, MA, and the family are fishermen. Ruby helps out, going out at 3:00 AM to fish, then going to school. She struggles at school, socially and academically. She faces tremendous pressure to help her family, as the only hearing person in it. She joins choir, in part due to a boy (she does sing on the boat) and finds a music teacher who tutors her and helps her explore her musical talents. But those obligations start to conflict with the demands her family places on her. It's wonderful movie really. Touching, moving and the acting is really good across the board. As a hearing impaired person I had wanted to see it and it exceeded my expectations. Ms. Jones is on the radar now for future stardom.
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I enjoyed CODA. I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I didn’t recognize Marlee Matlin.
 
Smokin‘ Aces. Needed something. Found this. Epic cast. Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Andy Garcia, Jeremy Piven, Chris Pine, and like 15 more people you’ll recognize. Funny, interesting and bloody. Wayne Newton is in this movie. Alicia Keys is there, knew she can sing, but…DAMN. Even when you think you’ve figured it out there are twists you didn’t figure out. Great moment between Reynolds and Liota who are FBI, talking about plastic surgery. Reynolds jokes about washed up Hollywood actors, and Liotta (who has had a lot done) says that it’s not that bad. Just a hint of the tone here. It’s not Guy Ritchie, but that’s the basic idea.

Tried to watch Star Trek Discovery and Paramount+ would not load. This was my consolation prize.
 
HuskyHawk said:
The Adam Project 2022. Netflix. So, this was fun. Ryan Reynolds goes back in time and meets his younger self. Lots of nods to movies past. Likable characters, action, humor, fun, people to root for. Just a nice enjoyable film. The kid is excellent. The interplay between them works quite well.
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The kid nails Ryan Reynolds as a child to a TEE
 
HuskyHawk said:
Smokin‘ Aces. Needed something. Found this. Epic cast. Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Andy Garcia, Jeremy Piven, Chris Pine, and like 15 more people you’ll recognize. Funny, interesting and bloody. Wayne Newton is in this movie. Alicia Keys is there, knew she can sing, but…DAMN. Even when you think you’ve figured it out there are twists you didn’t figure out. Great moment between Reynolds and Liota who are FBI, talking about plastic surgery. Reynolds jokes about washed up Hollywood actors, and Liotta (who has had a lot done) says that it’s not that bad. Just a hint of the tone here. It’s not Guy Ritchie, but that’s the basic idea.

Tried to watch Star Trek Discovery and Paramount+ would not load. This was my consolation prize.
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I enjoyed it. Not for everyone. It's a crazy mess done well. It's really a back comedy with a ton of death and destruction. The cast is insane also including Ben Affleck, Common, Peter Berg, Jason Bateman, Joel Edgerton.
 
People like us (2012)

When you have a movie with Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, and Michelle Pfeiffer you know you stand a pretty decent chance of it being solid. Chris Pine is a fast talking commodities broker, Who has piled up debts and in need of money. Think Tom Cruise in Rain Man. His father, with whom he had no significant relationship, dies, and though he really doesn’t want to go to the funeral, he does because he feels as if he can’t not go in front of his girlfriend. He ends up arriving late, after all but a few guests have left.

The next day his father’s attorney meets with him to tell him that he has inherited his father’s prodigious record collection, and the obligation to give his dad’s shaving kit which is filled with rolls totaling $150,000 to an individual he’s never heard of. He finds out that that individual is an 11 year old boy and his mother is his half-sister who he never knew about. He’s faced with the decision whether or not to give them the money or even to let them know who he is.

Yeah, you’ve probably seen similar stories to this, but the quality cast makes it a worthwhile watch. The whole FTC subplot is a little weird because it never really goes anywhere, but overall it’s a good watch.
 
Multiverse (2019)

No, not the Multiverse of Madness. Stumbled onto this. It was pretty bad. No, not Alien Origins bad, but pretty mediocre. The plan is your basic for plucky youths figure out how to move between universes, by accident. The problem is only one of each version can survive in any given universe. In a “twist“ you will see from a mile away they abandon the whole multi-verse thing and they end up with a time paradox thing. The only upside Marlee Matlin is in it.
 
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Haven't gotten a chance to watch it yet, but brand new streaming on Hulu is the new Kenneth Branagh version of "Death on the Nile." Hulu does get some stuff before it's out on DVD.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Haven't gotten a chance to watch it yet, but brand new streaming on Hulu is the new Kenneth Branagh version of "Death on the Nile." Hulu does get some stuff before it's out on DVD.
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Okay, now I've seen it. Pretty slow to get going. Cinematography is great, many beautiful images of the river, pyramids, humongous statues, sunrises, etc. Emma Mackey was smoldering, she pretty much made it worth watching. I really like her in the Netflix series "Sex Education" and she was good here as well. Some of the cast weren't particularly interesting. I think it's just an Agatha Christie thing, needlessly complicated plots with pretty much every character seeming guilty of committing the crime appears to be the way she rolls. It was okay, but only that. There were definitely some changes from the book, I read it at some point the last few years. I know the ending was a big departure.
 
Gorky Park. 1983. Had been planning a re-watch, saw it was leaving Prime in just over a day (likely after today). William Hurt is the lead, with some other notables including Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehey and a young attractive Joanna Pacula. Set in Moscow during the later stages of the USSR just post Brezhnev (Andropov is in charge). Hurt is a Moscow detective, one who has clashed with KGB in the past. Here he's tasked with solving a murder of 3 people who were found in Gorky Park. The twist is that there is, of course, international intrigue that comes into play. They dynamic is a good one, making for a complex plot and mystery to be solved. Don't want to give away details here but this was a good movie in its time and still holds up today. Gorky Park was filmed in Helsinki and Stockholm because the USSR condemned it and wouldn't let filming occur in Moscow.
 
The House of Gucci. 2021. So, big cast here with Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jeremy Irons, Al Pacino and shockingly Jared Leto. They all do a good job, Leto is better than good, he's unrecognizable as Paolo Gucci. I didn't know the story, maybe some do. Irons and Pacino are Gucci brothers Rodolpho and Aldo and own the stock 50-50. It's a somewhat old company that is facing fading relevance, and modern counterfeiting. But really this is about the family and the backstabbing, and Lady Gaga setting her sights on Rodolpho's son Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) and reeling him in like a prized tuna. She's sexy, curvy and plays a very long game. In some ways, she plays it too well as you see the whole thing unfold. It's long and maybe could have used some editing, but it isn't tedious. Not amazing, but there are very good performances and lots of nice scenery.

Side note: I don't think I have appreciated how much of a chameleon Jared Leto is. I keep seeing the Morbius trailer and he's fit, athletic, handsome. In Gucci, he's fat, balding and looks 10 years older. Looking at what he's been in, its remarkable how he simply blends in and becomes the character, even Joker where he's the lead. So much so I lose track of the fact that it's him.
 
Belfast - I found it very slow. I get that it's a character driven piece and using a child as the lead is an attempt to bring innocence to madness. But the child has no real drama in his life except for trivial childish things. He just kind of harmlessly floats through the movie.

There is real craftsmanship in this film. The lack of scale is meant to make it intimate and that works to a degree. The story telling is clean and simple which I appreciate in a time where films tend to be so self conscious. It does combine to create a world that is true to itself. Ultimately though, IMHO, it is a good not great movie.
 
No Time To Die. 2021. Bond. Rewatch of movie we saw in the cinema. Impression is the same. Story drags on too long. Somehow, an unimpressive guy (Rami Malek) wipes out Spectre, which CIA and MI6 couldn't manage. Then he threatens the whole world, and Bond of course has to stop him. Among the most ridiculous Bond plots yet. Positive notes: the love interest with Bond and Madeline Swann (Lea Seydoux) is pretty good. Her backstory that starts the movie is well done. The scenes with them in Italy are spectacular. Bond's house in the Caribbean is pretty sweet. The Aston Martins are awesome. Ana de Armas just owns one of the more amazing dresses of all time and kills like 20 guys while in it. Holy cow. My wife said "she's just so pretty". Yes. Anyway, we all have to suspend disbelief and accept the absurd in a Bond film, this one asks us to do it a little more than was reasonable or necessary. If you can accept that, proceed.
 
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nwhoopfan said:
Only 2 reasons to bother with this film at all. The rest is a heaping bag of meh.
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The cars are cool, and the location in Italy. But yeah, mostly aesthetic.
 
Watched a couple of recent war flicks over the weekend. 1944 is a film about Estonia being caught between the Nazis and Russians, each of whom conscripted Estonians to fight for them, leading to relatives and friends fighting relatives and friends. Battle scenes are very well done. It's not really plot-driven, more of an exploration of the challenges faced by Baltic states during WWII. Acting seemed decent enough but Amazon only gives the option for English overdub, which is pretty bad. Had they left it in Estonian with English subtitles it might've been even more compelling.

T-34 is a very good war movie cloaked within a nationalist Russian propaganda message. It's the story of an exceptional Russian tank commander who gets taken POW and uses an opportunity offered by his captors to use a captured T-34 tank to teach newly conscripted Nazi soldiers how to operate tanks in combat. He is reunited with some of his former tank crew and they decide they're going to use the tank to make a break for the Czech border, which was controlled by Russia. There's a lot of attention to detail, such as what it's really like to be inside a tank during battle. The tank crew offers plenty of dark humor and are the types of characters you'd want to go into battle with. This is one I'd watch again. While the plot may seem unbelievable, the story is convincing, the acting is good, and it's an enjoyable ride.
 
"Reminiscence." Somewhere in there was probably a better movie. A bit long and a bit slow. Not as much of a mind trip as I was expecting. It's almost a noir film. It's okay, but you could skip it.
 
storrsroars said:
Watched a couple of recent war flicks over the weekend. 1944 is a film about Estonia being caught between the Nazis and Russians, each of whom conscripted Estonians to fight for them, leading to relatives and friends fighting relatives and friends. Battle scenes are very well done. It's not really plot-driven, more of an exploration of the challenges faced by Baltic states during WWII. Acting seemed decent enough but Amazon only gives the option for English overdub, which is pretty bad. Had they left it in Estonian with English subtitles it might've been even more compelling.

T-34 is a very good war movie cloaked within a nationalist Russian propaganda message. It's the story of an exceptional Russian tank commander who gets taken POW and uses an opportunity offered by his captors to use a captured T-34 tank to teach newly conscripted Nazi soldiers how to operate tanks in combat. He is reunited with some of his former tank crew and they decide they're going to use the tank to make a break for the Czech border, which was controlled by Russia. There's a lot of attention to detail, such as what it's really like to be inside a tank during battle. The tank crew offers plenty of dark humor and are the types of characters you'd want to go into battle with. This is one I'd watch again. While the plot may seem unbelievable, the story is convincing, the acting is good, and it's an enjoyable ride.
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Betcha the Russians won’t be making a tank movie about this guy.



But I will probably check out T-34 anyways.
 
HuskyHawk said:
No Time To Die. 2021. Bond. Rewatch of movie we saw in the cinema. Impression is the same. Story drags on too long. Somehow, an unimpressive guy (Rami Malek) wipes out Spectre, which CIA and MI6 couldn't manage. Then he threatens the whole world, and Bond of course has to stop him. Among the most ridiculous Bond plots yet. Positive notes: the love interest with Bond and Madeline Swann (Lea Seydoux) is pretty good. Her backstory that starts the movie is well done. The scenes with them in Italy are spectacular. Bond's house in the Caribbean is pretty sweet. The Aston Martins are awesome. Ana de Armas just owns one of the more amazing dresses of all time and kills like 20 guys while in it. Holy cow. My wife said "she's just so pretty". Yes. Anyway, we all have to suspend disbelief and accept the absurd in a Bond film, this one asks us to do it a little more than was reasonable or necessary. If you can accept that, proceed.
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I’m generally a huge Bond fan and an exceptionally easy sell on these and for some reason I have started this movie probably 4 times and have yet to make it more than an hour. Maybe I’ll give it one more shot. Opening flashback is certainly creepy as hell.
 
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