Yeah it was fun. Seconded.
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Yeah, Iāve seen that, but nowadays with how quickly stuff gets cancelled or removed after releaseā¦
Agreed!
Going with my version of Halloween mode, Iām watching through Chernobyl now. Thereās a creeping monster for you.
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Disney faces due money these days. Only chuds didnāt like Andor, and thereās no billionaire billionaire-enough to pull a Zazlov on it.
oh god, Chernobyl was SO GOOD. i remember it happening, and it was top news for months, but i had NO idea how bad it really was.
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Absolutely. Although, they clearly take some liberties for TV, to amp up the dramaā¦ which makes it difficult to know where the real world turns into fantasy. Kind of frustrating considering how much of it is accurate.
Still, though, it is definitely a riveting show, and itās amazing what they did keep accurate.
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I havenāt watched that yet, but intend to.
If you like movies which are āHorror + Xā style mashups, I have a few recommendations for you:
This combines a horror/slasher with a Groundhog Day style time loop. Itās not high-art by any means, but itās fun and the lead (Jessica Rothe) really carries it.
Thereās a sequel:
It trades much of the horror elements for sci-fi. Itās not as good as the first one, but still overall a fun experience.
Thereās also this:
It combines horror/slasher with a Freaky Friday style body swap. The lead(Kathryn Newton) is similarly engaging, and Vince Vaughn is actually trying. Thatās a treat we donāt get too oftenā¦ Itās probably one of his top 5 movies, honestly.
And thenā¦
This combines a horror/slasher with a Last Action Hero style meta adventure. This oneās a lot of fun.
Not to be confused withā¦
This oneās a bit of a stretch for this list. Itās sort of a Leon/The Professional style revenge thriller combined with a Most Dangerous Game style cat and mouse horror. Iām not sure why itās rated a 4/7/10, that seems a bit harsh, even underrated.
How far can I take this? What aboutā¦
Itās a (relevant reference escapes me, but where people are trapped in house and tormented by an unknown assailant) style horror crossed with a Home Alone style xmas movie. Thatās really all you need to know.
Continuing that (sub)themeā¦
So itās basically Die Hard with Santa Claus. You already know if youāre going to like that or not. Itās pretty violent/gruesome, so I think it fits in with the horror genre. Thereās also a bit of Home Alone for good measure. Itās fantastically low-brow, but very entertaining.
I thought this one might be a stretch, but it actually fits really wellā¦
This is a combo of classic horror, Hammer style schlock with buckets of blood, and also a buddy cop comedy. I think itās very funny. Nic Cage is hamming it up to an absurd degree, which is a good fit. Nicholas Hoult is a good foil for this, while also having his own extremities to work with.
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Ok, Iāve seen at least half of those now!
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Violent Night - Perfect Christmas movie! Definitely going to be watching this one again this year, itās so over-the-top ridiculous.
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Final Girl - I really enjoyed that one. Itās been a couple years, but I remember a vibe of the victim really turning the tables, like ooh, you all really picked a bad victim this time. Thatās fun.
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Freaky - This was hilarious. I loved the serial killer guy suddenly becoming a teen girl or rather playing the part of her being in his body and being so confused at everything. And the lead girl becoming him was also great. Thereās a little suspension of disbelief necessary when it comes to other peopleās reactions, but it was a lot of fun.
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Happy Death Day - Just finished this one. 30 minutes in I was thinking I was going to just stop and find something else. Because all of the characters are awful, especially the lead. But then I looked up reviews and read that itās intentional - youāre supposed to hate everyone (especially the lead) and then the whole movie builds on that, with quite a redemption arc and some fun surprises. In the end, I really enjoyed it and glad I didnāt give up on it.
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i watched this recently, too, and i will second this one. itās (as you say) so completely over the top ridiculous and bloody as hell, but it works all because of David Harbour. he totally sells it. [EDIT: also, the little girl. the balance between Harbourās violent Santa, but when heās around her, heās 100% caring Santa, is just wonderful.)
itās not a huge spoiler or anything, but my laugh-out-loud moment was when he took out a bad guy by sucking on a candy cane until it had a sharp point, and then shivving the guy in the eye with it. and i hear they are making a sequel. i canāt remember who i heard was rumored to be playing Mrs. Claus, but it sounded perfect to me.
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Hereās one I forgot to include:
I havenāt seen it yet, but it definitely fits along with the others.
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Has anyone watched The Power?
Am I wrong, or is it kind of bad?
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I really want to like it, but my main issue is that it seems to want to tell us one thing (āThis change allows the balance of power to shift from men to womenā) while showing us something else (āAlmost every women who uses their power causes some measure of pain and sufferingā). It almost feels like the core message of the show is that actually women shouldnāt have the/any power. Itās weird because it also goes out of its way to show how awful the men in power and the response to women gaining these powers are.
It really feels like itās trying to walk this middle ground in order to not really offend anyone, but I donāt think itās succeeding.
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Oh, yes, weāre big Phibes fans. A similar Uncle Bink (Vincent Price) vehicle, Theatre/Theater of Blood, with Diana Rigg is also great. Scary and gross Shakespearean revenges are taken on the critics who angered him.
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I picked a fun bad movie for Thanksgiving. Itās pretty much what youād expect from the description. A low-budget eldritch horror with hookers and awkwardness.
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Michael Keaton made a short film.
This would have been between Johnny Dangerously and Gung Ho, but Itās not on IMDB.
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ā¦ Old Who
ā¦ New Who
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This was a cute Christmas movie.
Eddie Murphy plays a father and husband who always tries to win the neighborhoodās Best Decorated House award with his handmade decorations, but keeps losing to the neighbors with storebought decorations.
This year, heās just been laid off work and theyāve just announced a $100,000 prize for the winning house, so he decides to go all out. Which leads him to a particularly odd little shop under the bridge where he unwittingly unleashes the magic of Christmas, and then with the help of his family has to try to get it back under control before itās too late.
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My family, and Iām sure thousands of others who lived in a northern border city/town/village, watched this and other British shows on Canadian broadcast television. No dreadful US commercials, for one thing.
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