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A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
This flick misses in pretty much every way. It isn't scary, creepy, or funny. The cast of teens look they are all 30+ and have no personality to distinguish one from the other. Some of the adults were okay. The villain himself was very poorly done however I don't blame Jackie Earle Haley who I think did a good job with a poor script, awful direction, and even worse special effects. This is a major franchise that languishes with what seems like unimaginative people who don't understand what makes it work.
1/2 a comet
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Spectre (2015)
I spent most of this movie not really knowing what's going on, and then it gets intense as the writer pulls all the stops to tie up all of Craig's Bond movies into a nice bow. This is my second viewing and I don't really follow it any better. Maybe next time.
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Rocky Horror Picture Show (2016)
It wasn't as bad as the Footloose remake, but it missed on many of the same points and lacked heart. The original cast is near impossible to follow and the original still stands up.
The Double (2014)
Richard Ayoade based on some old Russian psychosis. 2 IT Crowd cameos?
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Major League 2
I don't really 'get' this movie but it followed up a 'hit.'
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Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
Honestly, this was pretty good. It had action, returned us to the first movie and tied them all together in a heartfelt way that capped the movie franchise off nicely. I look forward to watching them all in a marathon. Now I just have to find someone else who liked them.
4.5 Ali Larters
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High Anxiety (1977)
I miss Madelyn Kahn
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Role Models (2008)
Despite being another in a long line of movies showing how stupid and selfish men are where if they just do as women tell them, life is perfect; it's a pretty fun movie. Seann William Scott may slightly be returning to his roots here but don't count him down. He's a surprisingly good actor. Rudd is Rudd and always will be Rudd. Jane Lynch is... Well... I love her regardless how bad the role. All in all, I enjoyed the movie, and it's possible in part because they made LARPing look like a lot of fun.
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Highlander (1986)
I pulled this out to show a Millennial (well, they were 1 when this came out). For me, it doesn't get much better. It was never well replicated and it's potential has never been fully realized but this movie taken on it's own is certainly one of my all time favourites. The casting is perfect as is the script for the extended version. The theatrical version is also awesome but the extended version added some pretty pivotal scenes like WW2. Other than improving the choreography of the sword fights, I doubt there's much that could be done to improve Highlander. That said, it's still better than the bulk of the movie choreography out there.
My other viewer seemed to enjoy what she thought was dated special effects however I think that was more due to the language and dress of the 80s than the movie itself. I love 80s style but I can see why bandanas and using landlines feels dated.
A true classic.
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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
It was okay. Tim Burton was toned down a bit which helped but I didn't really follow the epilogue. Always good to see Chris O'Dowd getting work. Underrated and for me the highlight of this movie. Beyond that they do some timey wimey stuff that doesn't make sense to me. Well, it is a kids movie and based on some book. Perhaps the book doesn't toss any continuity out the door like the movie.
3 Pirates of the Caribbean
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