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Everything Everywhere All At Once for the second time on a flight. Just as epic and fun and emotional and crazy as the first time. What a great flick. 

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A little shocked I never saw this before given I'm a huge Jeffrey Wright fan. This movie had incredible star power playing mostly bit parts.

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When Willem Defao is talking to Jeffrey Wright about also being an artist, this thought popped into my head.

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Last night's 90s Essentials rewatch chosen by the older one. Found it for rent in 4K which looked stunning.

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52 minutes ago, mdmost said:

A little shocked I never saw this before given I'm a huge Jeffrey Wright fan. This movie had incredible star power playing mostly bit parts.

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/csb My kid goes to school with Julian’s youngest. The man is certainly an interesting cat. 

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12 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

Jackie Brown is so good

It's a great Samuel L Jackson centric movie. He really gives SLJ a chance to shine. You can also tell how much Quentin loves Robert Forester and Pam Grier. The bar that Jackie goes to is so damn cool. 

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1 hour ago, mdmost said:

It's a great Samuel L Jackson centric movie. He really gives SLJ a chance to shine. You can also tell how much Quentin loves Robert Forester and Pam Grier. The bar that Jackie goes to is so damn cool. 

And that's when I realized ole QT is down with lady feet. Not sure how many closeups of Bridgette Fondas feet there were, but it seemed like a lot.

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3 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

And that's when I realized ole QT is down with lady feet. Not sure how many closeups of Bridgette Fondas feet there were, but it seemed like a lot.

"That was fun"

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The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973).  I had recorded it off of TCM mostly because I saw it was filmed in Houston.  There were some cool shots of downtown, Herman Park, and the dome seemingly sitting in an empty field.

Ryan O'Neal, Jacqueline Bissett, and Warren Oats were all good with a fun Mancini score.  Overall I'd say it was ok but nothing special.  I would have liked it to lean into more interesting heists or something.

 

 

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On 5/10/2025 at 2:52 PM, Buzzrock said:

Everything Everywhere All At Once for the second time on a flight. Just as epic and fun and emotional and crazy as the first time. What a great flick. 

Who knew you could get emotional watching rocks?

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On 5/1/2025 at 7:00 AM, irishtexan said:

I watched Braveheart for, I think, the first time since I originally saw it back when it came out in 94. It does not hold up nearly as well as I expected. There were a bunch of very corny, comic relief scenes that didn't work. I've always lumped it in with Gladiator, as they're both period pieces about a warrior who is driven to redeem the murder of his wife by a tyrant. But I can rewatch Gladiator 100 times. I'll never watch Braveheart again. Can't believe it won best picture. That being said, I remember thinking it s great when it first came out. 

Braveheart is unique.  It's a heroic tale in which the hero never actually has a dramatic stare down with the villain.  However accurate, I can't imagine other creators will not contrive that scene. 

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Braveheart was one of the first gritty/realistic war movies. Many TV shows and other movies would follow in its style of chaotic bloody battle scenes where you have no idea wtf is going on until the end.

A classic IMO. 

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On 5/5/2025 at 9:23 PM, Buzzrock said:

In flight movie reviews:

Companion. Like a 2 hour Black Mirror episode. Good fun. Supporting cast includes Gizmo from WWDITS. IYKYK. 
 

Presence. Soderbergh ghost story told from the POV of the ghost. Not spectacular but I enjoyed the vibe and the artsy approach to it. 

I got the black mirror vibes too. 
 

Made me want to go back and watch some BM episodes 

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On 5/11/2025 at 6:19 PM, MissingInAction said:

And that's when I realized ole QT is down with lady feet. Not sure how many closeups of Bridgette Fondas feet there were, but it seemed like a lot.

Bridget has not held up well. Yikes. 

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"Far and Away" (1993).  This movie gets a bad rap for being...formulaic?  For Tom Cruise's bad accent?  No idea why it gets hate.  

You also get to see a young Lane Price duke it out with Pete Mitchell.  

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Also in the Tom Cruise line...

All the Right Moves this afternoon. 42 years old or so.  Craig T Nelson & Lea Thompson also star in what has aged pretty damned roughly as a  Coming of Age tale.

personally, I'd prefer Loudin Swain and Visionquest over this one.

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1 hour ago, Iceman said:

Also in the Tom Cruise line...

All the Right Moves this afternoon. 42 years old or so.  Craig T Nelson & Lea Thompson also star in what has aged pretty damned roughly as a  Coming of Age tale.

personally, I'd prefer Loudin Swain and Visionquest over this one.

Everyone around here loves All The Right Moves.

I don't think it is cinematic genius but, I think it was pretty accurate as far as the depressing nature of what it's like to be in a  dying steel town.

Filmed in Johnstown, fewer than 60 miles from my house.

The coach of the rich-kid school was none other than Don Yannessa who was then coach of Aliquippa H.S., which happens to be one of the most impoverished schools in a dead steel town around Pittsburgh. It's also one of the most successful, Ditka, Darrelle Revis, Sean Gilbert, Ty Law, Jon Baldwin and many more played there.

Later in his career Yannessa coached at Ambridge H.S., the town named for the company there, the American Bridge Company, which was sort of the basis for the movie's Ampipe H.S.

I liked both of those movies.

 

 

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On 4/15/2025 at 3:02 PM, Derka said:

shooter. now this is a popcorn flick. most of the people around here have bastardized the term “popcorn flick” to simply refer to every terrible, unwatchable action movie, but this one actually meets the definition. it’s cheesier than hell (the two main characters are nick memphis and bob lee swagger? everyone in the movie besides markie mark has a deep south or appalachian accent? the hot chick speaks like a ranch hand from the late 19th century? so many unintentional laugh out loud moments), but the story is fun enough and interesting enough to keep you going. it’s a good movie to throw on tv on a sunday afternoon.

There are a whole series of Bob Lee Swagger books that are pretty good.

I like Michael Pena and Levon Helm made that movie.  Ned Beatty waddling around was pretty funny too.

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6 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

Everyone around here loves All The Right Moves.

I don't think it is cinematic genius but, I think it was pretty accurate as far as the depressing nature of what it's like to be in a  dying steel town.

Filmed in Johnstown, fewer than 60 miles from my house.

The coach of the rich-kid school was none other than Don Yannessa who was then coach of Aliquippa H.S., which happens to be one of the most impoverished schools in a dead steel town around Pittsburgh. It's also one of the most successful, Ditka, Darrelle Revis, Sean Gilbert, Ty Law, Jon Baldwin and many more played there.

Later in his career Yannessa coached at Ambridge H.S., the town named for the company there, the American Bridge Company, which was sort of the basis for the movie's Ampipe H.S.

I liked both of those movies.

 

 

Also Gust Avrokatos.

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2 hours ago, Iceman said:

personally, I'd prefer Loudin Swain and Visionquest over this one.

Next time you watch VQ, ask yourself how Louden got those brand new red Asics wrestling shoes from Kevin in room 445.

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MI 7.  Rewatched it to get a refresher for this weekend. I still really enjoyed it. But I have a couple nitpicks. 

The final train scene is a couple of minutes too long. 

Also, I like Esai Morales in just about everything I've ever seen him in but he's miscast imo.  He's not bad, sinister enough.  I know the Entity and all that BS but I would've preferred someone else. 

One more thing, once Tom Cruise is gone we'll never see another one like him. 

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On 5/11/2025 at 5:19 PM, MissingInAction said:

And that's when I realized ole QT is down with lady feet. Not sure how many closeups of Bridgette Fondas feet there were, but it seemed like a lot.

He did bring up foot massages in PF and actually sucked on Salma Hayek's toes in 'From Dusk til Dawn'.

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Ronin.  Again.  Likely I’ve posted this a few times already. #noregrets

“What do you want for Christmas?”

”My two front teeth.”

”May your wish be granted.”  (Steps outside and shoots a guy.)

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Finally got around to "Under Paris" on Netflix last night. Going in, I knew it was a satire on the horror/disaster film genre, and it did not disappoint. They managed to fit in just about every Hollywood trope. Really enjoyed it and got some good laughs.

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Saw Trap by M Night Shyamalan on a flight.  It’s was the age old story with most of his movies:

1) ”This is pretty good.  I’m intrigued by the premise.”

2) “Ok, this isn’t that good.”

3) “Well that was stupid.”  

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8 hours ago, Lhorn said:

Saw Trap by M Night Shyamalan on a flight.  It’s was the age old story with most of his movies:

1) ”This is pretty good.  I’m intrigued by the premise.”

2) “Ok, this isn’t that good.”

3) “Well that was stupid.”  

It was a two hour music video for his daughter, the real crime in the movie.

And @PittsburghTiger, you talk about Aliquippa greats and don’t mention Tony Dorsett? 

Edited to ask, “what the fuck, Hopewell High? Every Cowboys fan from 1977 on knows Tony Dorsett to be from Aliquippa.”

Shit, now I’m extra confused, Hopewell is IN Aliquippa… so he is from Aliquippa…

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1 hour ago, Vito Andolini said:

It was a two hour music video for his daughter, the real crime in the movie.

And @PittsburghTiger, you talk about Aliquippa greats and don’t mention Tony Dorsett? 

Edited to ask, “what the fuck, Hopewell High? Every Cowboys fan from 1977 on knows Tony Dorsett to be from Aliquippa.”

Shit, now I’m extra confused, Hopewell is IN Aliquippa… so he is from Aliquippa…

Hawk, aka Tony Dorsett, is a Hopewell High graduate. His mailing address growing up was Aliquippa. The field at Hopewell is named for Dorsett. Hopewell H.S. has not put out a lot of football players, of course, after TD, there is nowhere to go but down. Rushel Shell and Paul Pozluszny are the only two that I can really remember that did much. Paul was much better than Shell. Shell was a knucklehead. Shell had a great high school career and broke all of Dorsett's record, over 2,000 yards his junior and senior seasons and just over 9,000 for his four years. His talent did not transfer as well as Paul's. Paul played LB at Penn State and played 10, or 11, seasons for the Bills & Jaguars. Shell quit at Pitt and then transferred to WVU where he had some success but, it did not translate to the NFL.

Technically, as is the case for many communities around here, Hopewell surrounds Aliquippa. Aliquippa had all the people who worked in the mills and Hopewell were the "hick kids". Now that the mills are dead the towns are dead and the white people, for the most part, live in Hopewell and the black people, for the most part, live in Aliquippa. It's a strange phenomenon around here in that the steel towns were along the rivers and the outlying areas had the land but, no people. Now, many of the steel town high schools could be absorbed into the outlying schools. Some already have and more should. If you were to walk from Tony Dorsett Field to Aliquippa H.S. stadium it is 2.4 miles.

Danny Rains, a teammate of Dorsett's on the Hopewell team went to Cincy and played for the Bearcats and spent about five seasons with the Bears, it was Ditka who gave him the opportunity. I'd bet someone got ahold of Ditka's family down at the VFW and made sure Coach talked to Danny. Danny earned a Super Bowl ring with the 1985 team. I know Danny, not well but, I know him. I don't really know a lot from Hopewell. Other than my friend Johnene, who was a cheerleader at Pitt when I was there and another gal, Michael Ann and her family.

Hopefully that clears up the confusion.

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On 5/17/2025 at 7:52 AM, MissingInAction said:

Braveheart was one of the first gritty/realistic war movies. Many TV shows and other movies would follow in its style of chaotic bloody battle scenes where you have no idea wtf is going on until the end.

A classic IMO. 

Agree

My Aunt was a flight attendant for Braniff in the years that airline was active. She and flew all over the planet in those wildly neon colored 727s.  On one layover in the UK she met a Scotsman who was on the British dole, living in a caretaker’s cottage on an estate in the Glasgow area. She was aleays rather impulsive and quite a looker to boot, but a sweetheart and clever about life.  She and I maintained correspondence over the years. 

In one letter I asked if she had seen Braveheart.  She saw it on opening night in Glasgow.  The audience got so fired up there was a semi riot.  After the show, the Glaswegians took it to the streets and overturned some vehicles and set them on fire.

I enjoyed the film because it was on location, raw and wild, and I learned something about me Scots ancestors and got to see Sophie Marceau.  Mmmmmmm. Patrick McGoohan as Edward the Shitass was damned good too I thought, such as when he defenestrated that weak excuse for a son.  Wallace’s crew were fun to watch.

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American Gangster.  Ridley was (is) so fucking good at settling into a period piece and turning out a fine product. Denzel and Crowe made a fine pair of protagonists.  The epilog made you glad Crowe’s character ended up unlocking the ptison gates for Frank Lucas.

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On 5/11/2025 at 9:16 PM, semitired said:

"That was fun"

Love me some Delfonics and QT’s deft use of music to set the scenes in all of his films. Across 110th Street and Didn’t I Blow Your Mind This Time? zip me right back to the Eldorado Superfly days of the 70s. Green Grass of Summer opening of Inglourious Basterds puts me right in the theater as a kid watching the old Alamo with John Wayne swinging his musket as a club.  Say it ain’t so, Duke! That was a helluva way to find out Davy Crockett died in Texas.  I had been watching him on Disney every week gor years, but it was Fess Parker.  TV confuses the young mind.

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7 hours ago, Vito Andolini said:

It was a two hour music video for his daughter, the real crime in the movie.

Didn’t realize it was his daughter.  I thought the casting was a bit odd for what supposed to be a pop queen.  

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Saw Love Hurts last night. The everyman that is secretly a badass from a former life he is hiding from, with Ke Huy Quan. It's just ridiculous and fun. It has a bunch of ridiculous hitmen, including Marshawn Lynch who is hilarious. It doesn't make a lot of sense, but it takes you from fight to fight well enough.

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On 5/11/2025 at 3:18 PM, mdmost said:

A little shocked I never saw this before given I'm a huge Jeffrey Wright fan. This movie had incredible star power playing mostly bit parts.

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Holy shit - I need to see this.

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Watching Darby’s Rangers on TCM.

Good war flick starring James Garner who I have always liked even though he is a Sooner.

And this a very good film that is not well known that he is also very good in….

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Taking Chance 
on Max.

Holy furk a tough watch on Memorial Day.  Very well done though.
Kevin Bacon plays the escort of the deceased Marine, Chance Phelps.  Tom Wopat as the dad.  The judge from Rounders is a salty vet.

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21 hours ago, Iceman said:

Taking Chance 
on Max.

Holy furk a tough watch on Memorial Day.  Very well done though.
Kevin Bacon plays the escort of the deceased Marine, Chance Phelps.  Tom Wopat as the dad.  The judge from Rounders is a salty vet.

Yeah I have a hard time every time I watch that movie.

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