Hello again, y'all. At about four, I'm going to start another movie marathon, so expect more reviews to be posted.
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Submerged (2005) Director: Anthony Hickox BOMB
Mindbogglingly incoherent and inept direct-to-video Steven Seagal vehicle. This time, the fat, ponytailed sensei, aided by his numerous body doubles and a crack team of mercenaries, foils a mad scientist's Manchurian Candidate-style mind control plot in not-Uruguay. Even for Seagal standards, this is the pits. Not recommended for epileptics-- or anyone else for that matter.
Oh my oh my...it's Stephen Seagal
You can watch his Cr**, ...aehm, Movies on Youtube
Mindbogglingly incoherent and inept direct-to-video Steven Seagal vehicle. This time, the fat, ponytailed sensei, aided by his numerous body doubles and a crack team of mercenaries, foils a mad scientist's Manchurian Candidate-style mind control plot in not-Uruguay. Even for Seagal standards, this is the pits. Not recommended for epileptics-- or anyone else for that matter.
Oh my oh my...it's Stephen Seagal
You can watch his Cr**, ...aehm, Movies on Youtube
I was more partial to Van Damme, myself. At least he admits he's a bad actor.
I just saw The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. One of the better movies I've seen in a while. This movie purposely tried to use every western cliché in the book. It was both serious and seriously funny! The Coen brothers have never failed me.
Funny you should mention the Coens. I watched Barton Fink lately. I was blown away.
Yeah, they do good work. They had me at 'Blood Simple'. If you haven't seen 'O Brother Where Art Thou?' it's a retelling of Homers Odessey.
I've seen O Brother, Where Art Thou? You can't go wrong with them.
I watched The Kings Of Summer. It's the story of three teenage boys that run away from their homes and build a 'house' in the forest and try to live off of the land. It's got it's cute and funny moments. Well acted. Stars Nick Robinson, Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman.
We had a mini-binge this weekend (I'm not sure what a "mini-binge" is) and watched two (2) movies in a row (I guess that's it) on TCM.
Attack of the 50-Foot Woman, the original with Allison Hayes.
The '50s and '60s spawned a number of what should have been cheesy sci-fi movies, if nothing else by their titles, but which turned out to be poignant stories or cultural lessons of the time. The Incredible Shrinking Man and Invasion of the Body Snatchers fall into this category.
Attack of the 50-Foot Woman.......... does not.
It wasn't hysterically funny bad, like Plan 9 From Outer Space or The Creeping Terror, but it did have solid unintended comedic credentials. Scene continuity was lacking, the acting often overbaked, the plot muddled except you definitely knew who the bad guys were, and the effects looked as though they were last-gasp attempts ("Maybe this'll work!" "Good enough! Print!").
It's good for an MST3K-style session. Whatever that's worth.
Next:
The Last Voyage, a 1961 pre-Irwin Allen disaster flick about a cruise ship on its, well, last voyage.
By the end, we grew to have a fondness for this movie. It's a plod at the beginning, with the overburdened narration (Is that John Houseman? No, I don't think so. You sure? Kinda sounds like him. Kinda does, huh? But it's not. Well, maybe.)(Spoiler alert: It's not), and just when we were about to find some wine and crackers and make a different afternoon of it, the movie started pulling us in.
People spend a whole bunch of their time worried and running, but what do you expect of a sinking liner? And the main suspense point, is the wife going to slowly drown where she's pinned down, kept engaging us more and more, and we ended up in a fair amount of suspense about it up to the end (spoi... nope, no spoiler here). The acting was good, particularly for us the presence of Woody Strode (Grandma, I'm sure, was glad that he never put on a shirt).
Really, the only thing that held it back was the slow start. And thank goodness they didn't have the cliched kid who is fascinated by the boat and knows more than the engineers. The kid that they did have carried her role well, we thought.
I actually did see some of Irwin Allen's signature disaster work when they came out, like The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno, and I'd watch this flick again before I watched one of those. It was a slow, sometimes painful courtship, but it finally won us over.
Attack of the 50-Foot Woman, the original with Allison Hayes.
The '50s and '60s spawned a number of what should have been cheesy sci-fi movies, if nothing else by their titles, but which turned out to be poignant stories or cultural lessons of the time. The Incredible Shrinking Man and Invasion of the Body Snatchers fall into this category.
Attack of the 50-Foot Woman.......... does not.
It wasn't hysterically funny bad, like Plan 9 From Outer Space or The Creeping Terror, but it did have solid unintended comedic credentials. Scene continuity was lacking, the acting often overbaked, the plot muddled except you definitely knew who the bad guys were, and the effects looked as though they were last-gasp attempts ("Maybe this'll work!" "Good enough! Print!").
It's good for an MST3K-style session. Whatever that's worth.
Next:
The Last Voyage, a 1961 pre-Irwin Allen disaster flick about a cruise ship on its, well, last voyage.
By the end, we grew to have a fondness for this movie. It's a plod at the beginning, with the overburdened narration (Is that John Houseman? No, I don't think so. You sure? Kinda sounds like him. Kinda does, huh? But it's not. Well, maybe.)(Spoiler alert: It's not), and just when we were about to find some wine and crackers and make a different afternoon of it, the movie started pulling us in.
People spend a whole bunch of their time worried and running, but what do you expect of a sinking liner? And the main suspense point, is the wife going to slowly drown where she's pinned down, kept engaging us more and more, and we ended up in a fair amount of suspense about it up to the end (spoi... nope, no spoiler here). The acting was good, particularly for us the presence of Woody Strode (Grandma, I'm sure, was glad that he never put on a shirt).
Really, the only thing that held it back was the slow start. And thank goodness they didn't have the cliched kid who is fascinated by the boat and knows more than the engineers. The kid that they did have carried her role well, we thought.
I actually did see some of Irwin Allen's signature disaster work when they came out, like The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno, and I'd watch this flick again before I watched one of those. It was a slow, sometimes painful courtship, but it finally won us over.
I also watched Attack this last weekend and all I have to say.... that hand!!!!! Who got paid to make that hand? bwahahhaha!
I think it was a school project for a couple of fifth-grade kids of the producers. Or stagehands.
No, stagehand kids would've done better. Producers.
This was made in the area where I grew up! Local people got to be extras and it was all the buzz at home last summer. I am anxious to see it.The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Unlike any movie I've ever seen, and that's saying something for a Coen Brothers flick. It's full of surprises, pathos, and humor, of course. Nice soundtrack, as well. You can find it on Netflix. It's a beautifully told anthology and will entertain the spurs clean off your boots.
That's cool!! I am trying to find some time to watch it with the hubby. He LOVED O Brother, so I'm using that and Tim Blake Nelson to convince him!!
Think he's almost there, just need some time that we can sit down to watch!
Really? What area? In Woming? So cool. I hope you both watch it. I wasn't exaggerating when I said it is now one of my favorite movies. It's a western but it's an anthology and each story is unique.That's cool!! I am trying to find some time to watch it with the hubby. He LOVED O Brother, so I'm using that and Tim Blake Nelson to convince him!!
Nope, in and around Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Chimney Rock and Scott's Bluff were both landmarks on the Oregon Trail. Not sure if they play a part in the movie or not but that is where I'm from. I come from a family of farmers.
Nebraska is one state I haven't seen. My route basically circumvented the whole state. I have been to Kansas and Oklahoma and Iowa...I figure the geography is similar. Is it? I wish I could be a farmer; that's my ideal life. Maybe you like The Stand, in part, because of the Nebraska scenes?Nope, in and around Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Chimney Rock and Scott's Bluff were both landmarks on the Oregon Trail. Not sure if they play a part in the movie or not but that is where I'm from. I come from a family of farmers.
Let me know if you watch Scruggs.
That hand was something else.
....besides paper mache and gopher spittle?.....