• Calirath@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4·
    3 months ago

    Dial M for Murder (1954)
    This classic is full of twists and turns you see coming as 70+ years of film has invariably duplicated aspects of the classic yet still does not detract from the experience. Another timeless film from Hitchcock.

    The Cutting Edge (1992)
    Watching this movie was a stroke of serendipity. There is absolutely nothing original in this romantic comedy yet the chemistry between the leads are evident and their acting brings it to reality truly making the whole greater than the sum of its parts.

    Suzume (2024)
    This is sadly my first movie I’ve seen of Makoto Shinkai and I understand why he has a following. It is gorgeously animated and the gratuitous use of magic hour helped with the theme (and visuals). The story is simple and cute but too many unanswered questions and plot holes ensured it did not live up to its hype.

    Doghouse (2009)
    Reminiscent of Shaun of the Dead but unfortunately holds none of the wit and charm while carrying a misogynistic undertone. The comedic bits and their varied “zombies” made it watchable.

    • kux@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      ah i remember doghouse being pretty good. also i nicked your format for my own, cheers for that

      • Calirath@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        I can see how as it was almost so ridiculous and fun it could be a cult film but it missed the mark IMO. There’s no copyright on formats so by all means use it!

      • Calirath@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        I adored Perfect Days for those exact reasons yet Suzume’s attempts to pull at the heartstrings felt blatant and a little hollow and is why I chose the word “gratuitous”. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it more if I entered without prior expectations of greatness or if I had a personal connection to the 2011 earthquake that so permeates throughout. Don’t get me wrong, the film to me was decent but the romance was shoehorned and it wasn’t cohesive enough to live up to the hype. I do intend to watch eventually Your Name as it’s widely believed to be his magnum opus and I would love to see a more compelling Suzume.

  • Victor@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    3 months ago

    Two kids so Moana 1 and 2 like five times. Also Presence. That one was pretty good. And Run.

  • kux@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    A Banquet (2022)
    Eerie occurence in a forest under a blood red moon causes profound changes in a daughter recently bereaved of her father. A mishmash of folk, cosmic, and a bit of body horror. Looks gorgeous, very slow paced, not bad overall but kind of unsatisfying in an it’s-another-allegory-for-trauma sort of way. For food based folk horror The Feast (2021) is a better bet

    Ginger Snaps (2000)
    Rewatched due to getting a nice edition of the trilogy from Second Sight, pleased to find it holds up extremely well. It’s a darkly comic ultimately tragic coming of age story, neatly comparing and contrasting puberty and lycanthropy. Original take on werewolf lore, the transformation progresses throughout the film

    Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004)
    Didn’t have high hopes for this but it was great. Hits some similar sex/hunger notes but is mainly more concerned with the resisting or giving in to addictions/obsessions/cravings/desires. Notable for a child actress performance from Tatiana Maslany playing a creepy young weirdo really well

    Ginger Snaps Back꞉ The Beginning (2004)
    leaving this for later, had enough ginger snaps for now

    • Bloomcole@lemm.eeEnglish
      32·
      3 months ago

      Just OK?
      With all the Marvel and other sequel garbage they make these days that sounds relatively harsh.

  • secret300@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    I watched novacaine in theaters and it was really really good. Loved the cast, the concept, and the writing.

  • Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    21·
    3 months ago

    Just watched Top Gun Maverick and despite it being obvious US military propaganda it was pretty fucking rad. Really captured the feel of the original with updated effects while adhering as much as possible to using practical effects and a lot less CGI than I was expecting. Solid flick, and I will admit I got a little weepy during the Val Kilmer cameo (RIP).

    • shirro@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      a lot less CGI than I was expecting.

      Less CGI is just invisible CGI Hollywood consistently lies about the amount of visual effects used. If it is done well, as it mostly is in a movie like this, it isn’t too distracting so I don’t know why they lie about it.

    • Bloomcole@lemm.eeEnglish
      22·
      3 months ago

      Made me want to puke.
      Not just the obvious US military propaganda but the extremly pathetic, bombastic and pompous storytelling.
      I could stomach the original, but I hated evey aspect of this farce.
      No one involved should ever be working on a movie ever again.

      • Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
        31·
        3 months ago

        Oh chill out it was fine, you’re not watching it for its politics you watch it for all the sick practical plane stunts, don’t be a killjoy. 99% of all media is problematic, a lot more than that movie.

        • Bloomcole@lemm.eeEnglish
          22·
          3 months ago

          I said I enjoyed the first one despite the politics.

          extremly pathetic, bombastic and pompous storytelling

          that was my issue, it’s a crap movie on every level, I can’t even remember any ‘sick practical plane stunts’.
          That’s how underwhelming and forgettable this overhyped failure was.