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Oh.What.Fun (2025)

Michelle Pfeiffer carries this movie where she is the do-it-all mom waiting for someone to ask if she needs help.

It's okay.

Dennis Leary is her wimp husband.
 
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Oh.What.Fun (2025)

Michelle Pfeiffer carries this movie where she is the do-it-all mom waiting for someone to ask if she needs help.

It's okay.

Dennis Leary is her wimp husband.
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I tried this one. I was annoyed by almost all the characters within 20 minutes or so, just didn't feel like continuing.
 
"Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken" (1991) is on Prime. Saw it when it originally came out on video, I think I watched it again several years ago, just saw it again. A young Gabrielle Anwar stars. Based on a true story. Set during the Depression. Young girl on her own in life, through perseverance becomes the featured performer in a horse diving act. I enjoyed it.
 
Apollo 18 (2011)

Yet another "discovered video footage" movie. Picture a mashup between Blair Witch, Alien, and Apollo 13, but on an incredibly low budget. That's this movie. It answers the burning question
what if the moon were inhabited by killer hermit crabs. Not giant ones, mind you. Just regular size killer hermit crabs.

It's not good. But it wasn't so bad that I didn't watch it to the end. I give it 3 out of 10. You know how they are some movies that you'll watch when nothing else is on? Well this is the one to watch if you're home sick and want something out in the background why you nap.
 
Argylle (Apple). I'd passed by the thumbnail for this countless times as I'd really never heard anything about it, and the premise seemed dumb and derivative. But on this snow day in Pittsburgh I decided to give it a try. It is dumb and derivative. It is also very funny and ridiculously entertaining, especially the sequence with the colored gases, which essentially the same effect director Matthew Vaughn used in the exploding heads scenes in the original Kingsmen, and again in the ice skating sequence, which I'd love to know how it was filmed. Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell make a great team as the leads. Bryan Cranston, Catherine O'Hara, Henry Cavill, John Cena, and Samuel L. Jackson all have important parts. There are much worse ways to waste a couple hours.
 
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Argylle (Apple). I'd passed by the thumbnail for this countless times as I'd really never heard anything about it, and the premise seemed dumb and derivative. But on this snow day in Pittsburgh I decided to give it a try. It is dumb and derivative. It is also very funny and ridiculously entertaining, especially the sequence with the colored gases, which essentially the same effect director Matthew Vaughn used in the exploding heads scenes in the original Kingsmen, and again in the ice skating sequence, which I'd love to know how it was filmed. Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell make a great team as the leads. Bryan Cranston, Catherine O'Hara, Henry Cavill, John Cena, and Samuel L. Jackson all have important parts. There are must worse ways to waste a couple hours.
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Never took itself at all seriously, which is what saves it really.
 
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National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

This one still brings the laughs. The scene where Clark dances with the baloney sandwich while ogling Christine Brinkley kills me.
 
Dove said:
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

This one still brings the laughs. The scene where Clark dances with the baloney sandwich while ogling Christine Brinkley kills me.
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It’s funny that she was considered out of Chevy’s league (although Beverly D’Angelo is a knockout) and then she married…Billy Joel.
 
Neighborhood Watch (2025)

Jack Quaid and Harry Dean Morgan star in this pretty damned decent movie about a mentally ill guy (Quaid) who sees a young woman get abducted. At least he thinks he did. He convinces Morgan, a neighbor, to help him search for her.

This is my second Quaid movie that I really liked. Novocaine was an absolute delight.


A good watch.
 
Dove said:
This is my second Quaid movie that I really liked. Novocaine was an absolute delight.
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Have you seen "Companion?" He's in that as well.

Yeah he's putting together a nice career.
 
Nobody 2. Just what I needed. Uber violent but plenty funny as Bob Odenkirk once again puts up a John Wick level body count. Connie Nielsen with another good turn as his wife and Sharon Stone seems to have a lot of fun playing the baddie.
 
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Nobody 2. Just what I needed. Uber violent but plenty funny as Bob Odenkirk once again puts up a John Wick level body count. Connie Nielsen with another good turn as his wife and Sharon Stone seems to have a lot of fun playing the baddie.
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I liked this as well. It's not making anyone's top 10 movie list, but it was entertaining.

For me, Sharon Stone was distracting because whenever she was on screen I found myself thinking "wow Sharon Stone has gotten old." (By way comparison Connie Nielsen is like five years younger than her.) I don't know that I found her particularly convincing as the psychotic super villain, but you really don't need to for this movie to be fun.
 
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CL82 said:
I liked this as well. It's not making anyone's top 10 movie list, but it was entertaining.

For me, Sharon Stone was distracting because whenever she was on screen I found myself thinking "wow Sharon Stone has gotten old." (By way comparison Connie Nielsen is like five years younger than her.) I don't know that I found her particularly convincing as the psychotic super villain, but you really don't need to for this movie to be fun.
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Connie is seven years younger, but damn, I wouldn't have guessed 60.
 
CL82 said:
I liked this as well. It's not making anyone's top 10 movie list, but it was entertaining.

For me, Sharon Stone was distracting because whenever she was on screen I found myself thinking "wow Sharon Stone has gotten old." (By way comparison Connie Nielsen is like five years younger than her.) I don't know that I found her particularly convincing as the psychotic super villain, but you really don't need to for this movie to be fun.
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Connie is seven years younger, but damn, I wouldn't have guessed 60.
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Or that Sharon was 67. I didn't think Stone was "convincing" @CL82 , I think he was having a blast, wearing an outfit that showed she's still got some worth showing off and camping it up. It's what they needed really. Added to the comedic element.

People just don't age like they did in the past. People at 67 30 years ago look like current 87 year olds. Nutrition, fitness, and probably some work in some cases, but still. This is Liz Hurley at 60. That is just crazy.
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Just watched the new version of "The Naked Gun," with Liam Neeson. There were some decent bits, I got quite a few chuckles out of it. But it got dumber and dumber the longer it went. Overall it was kinda meh.
 
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All is Lost (2013)

Robert Redford is alone in a sailboat that is damaged when it hits a floating shipping container. We get to watch his effort to stay alive. There is zero context about who he is or what his skills are. It's just "some guy in a in a boat." Redford looks like he's never been in a boat in his life. He doesn't move like someone who's used to being in a boat and he certainly doesn't handle a line well at all. Add to that a series of implausibly stupid decisions and rampant continuity errors and you've got the recipe for a pretty sucky movie. This movie delivers on that promise.

I think this was supposed to be Redford's attempt at the Tom Hanks movie Cast Away. It's just Redford with virtually no dialogue. Unlike the Hanks' portrayal, Redford dead pans his way through the entire movie. Honestly, I've seen mannequins with more emotions. Oh, there is one moment where he lets out an F bomb, but instead of it being the anguished cry of someone who realizes they're likely to die, it was delivered more like someone who got home and realized that Wendy's forgot to put the fries in his takeout order. Needless to say the movie is disappointing.

If the plot speaks to you a little bit, you can see better versions of similar concepts in the movie Dead Calm which has the added benefit of starring Nicole Kidman when she could actually move her face. Alternatively, you could watch 2018's Adrift with Shailene Woodley which, though not perfect, is dramatically better done and much better acted by Woodley. That has the added benefit of being based on a true story.
 
Marty Supreme (2025) Yep, this story is populated with a nasty, unlikable people. It is Chalamet's movie and his Marty is an arrogant, self-serving pr*ck. There are a lot of people screaming at each other and hurting each other. Virtually no one is nice. At different points in the film Marty is humiliated, or he humiliates himself, but somehow he never learns humility. The critics love it and the acting is good but none of the characters grow or evolve. Perhaps the critics have been longing for a ping pong movie. It's also too long.
 
CL82 said:
If the plot speaks to you a little bit, you can see better versions of similar concepts in the movie Dead Calm which has the added benefit of starring Nicole Kidman when she could actually move her face. Alternatively, you could watch 2018's Adrift with Shailene Woodley which, though not perfect, is dramatically better done and much better acted by Woodley. That has the added benefit of being based on a true story.
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You could throw in True Spirit for a trifecta of movies about things going wrong in the middle of the open ocean. Also based on a true story.
 
nwhoopfan said:
You could throw in True Spirit for a trifecta of movies about things going wrong in the middle of the open ocean. Also based on a true story.
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I haven't seen that one. Worth giving a try?
 
CL82 said:
If the plot speaks to you a little bit, you can see better versions of similar concepts in the movie Dead Calm which has the added benefit of starring Nicole Kidman when she could actually move her face. Alternatively, you could watch 2018's Adrift with Shailene Woodley which, though not perfect, is dramatically better done and much better acted by Woodley. That has the added benefit of being based on a true story.
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My wife can no longer watch anything with Nicole, but you described the reason better than anyone has. Sad and it wasn't necessary. Dead Calm is peak Kidman.
 
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King of New York (1990)

Last week I watched King of New York. I had never watched it but a clip of the great Christopher Walken came up on my feed so I checked it out. Lots of big names early in their careers. The acting and production weren't exactly top notch but it was fun to go back in time. Laurence Fishburn was particularly entertaining because his character was very out of character for him.

 
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Marty Supreme (2025) Yep, this story is populated with a nasty, unlikable people. It is Chalamet's movie and his Marty is an arrogant, self-serving pr*ck. There are a lot of people screaming at each other and hurting each other. Virtually no one is nice. At different points in the film Marty is humiliated, or he humiliates himself, but somehow he never learns humility. The critics love it and the acting is good but none of the characters grow or evolve. Perhaps the critics have been longing for a ping pong movie. It's also too long.
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Thanks for the report, confirms my gut feeling. Pass. I hate everybody is a pr*ck movies.
 
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One Battle After Another (2025) DiCaprio plays an aging terrorist (Bob) on the run. His group is working to let as many illegal aliens into the country as possible. In their spare time time they rob banks and murder people. These are the good guys. The military has no checks and balances and are after Bob for political and personal reasons. They are controlled by an elite group of country club white supremacists. They also kidnap and murder people. These are the bad guys. The movie is neither thoughtful or interesting. This is another dark comedy with no comedy and no socially redeeming values. It was, of course, critical acclaimed. It's not even well made. The story has plot holes and is not believable on any level. Zero stars.
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Thought it was great. Watched it on a flight to the east coast and watched it again on my way home.
 
Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Since there is really nothing that is both new and appealing, some classics are getting a look. This 1978 remake stars Donald Sutherland (Matthew) and Brooke Adams (Elizabeth) as co-workers at the San Francisco Dept. of Health. Goop falls from space and Elizabeth's dentist boyfriend is suddenly not acting like himself and similar reports occur around the city. Jeff Goldblum is Matthew's buddy Jack and his wife Nancy (a shockingly fit and athletic looking Veronica Cartwright) first discover a body being duplicated. Leonard Nimoy is Matthew's famous psychiatrist friend who tries to calm down people claiming their loved ones have changed. Robert Duvall is in this for about 10 seconds. Eventually Matthew, Elizabeth, Jack and Nancy figure out that plant like pods are replacing people, but by then everyone is one of them. Final scene is somewhat famous. It's a good taught horror thriller.

Side note: it's fairly clear that Pluribus cribs pretty heavily from this. There are key differences, but the hive mind/coordination is similar, as is the space connection.
 
I hit a comedy trifecta on Tubi. Three of my fave comedies I haven't seen in awhile: My Blue Heaven, The Freshman, and Bandits. It's like Tubi was tuned to me with that sequence.

I always get just a little sad watching The Freshman as Bruno Kirby died waaaaay too young. And if My Blue Heaven doesn't have the greatest pickup line ever ("It's dangerous for you to be in frozen food... you could melt all this stuff") then I don't know what's better.

Most of y'all probably know the first two. For whatever reason Bandits was never the hit I thought it should've been. And I blame the casting of Bruce Willis for that. His hair was entirely unconvincing and he more or less sleepwalked through the whole thing save for the bank scenes. This would've worked better with someone like Clooney in that role. That said, this might be Cate Blanchett's sexiest role ever (and she's great as a redhead). The kitchen dance scene is chef's kiss. Most of all, it is Billy Bob Thornton's film I can't say enough about his comedy chops in this one as a total neurotic hypochondriac. His neuroses actually gets funnier with each viewing. It does get sappy and silly in the end, but the first half to 2/3rds is great, mostly due to Thornton and Blanchett.
 
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