The General Movie Thread

[Thom]

1 hour ago, TangledThorns said:

But why?

Because the best still shine brightest!

[sh9000]

18 hours ago, Thom said:

Because the best still shine brightest!

Agreed.

[TangledThorns]

If you're looking for something a little weird and different, check out this new film on HBO MAX. 

 

 

[505thAirborne]

4 hours ago, TangledThorns said:

If you're looking for something a little weird and different, check out this new film on HBO MAX. 

 

 

I was just going to post this one, we just watched it. 

For those curious, it's a film in 4 parts/chapters, has an 80's vibe to it, good solid acting, you start to question if Tarantino had any involvement and then you realize you're watching one of the better movies made in a very long time. I recommend it. The first 2 parts are ok, part 3 is where it kicks into high gear. 

[Old_Nash_II]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DNNzQKJuTjO/

Clue back to cinemas

 

 

Edited August 18 by Old_Nash_II

[Big s]

On 8/9/2025 at 2:29 PM, TangledThorns said:

If you're looking for something a little weird and different, check out this new film on HBO MAX. 

 

 

I got this one on my watch list. It definitely looks fun and I love a bit of weird.

[Big s]

Watched The Monkey on Hulu over the weekend. Lots of jokes and very entertaining death gags, but mostly a basic story that’s a bit too predictable which kinda takes out the tension. 

[Old_Nash_II]

You means Courage, The Cowardly Dog the Movie

[Big s]

2 hours ago, Old_Nash_II said:

You means Courage, The Cowardly Dog the Movie

For people that would’ve like Cat’s Eye, but wished it was about a dog

[sh9000]

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-50th-anniversary-theatrical-release

[Old_Nash_II]

Nicolas Cage as Joshua?

 

[Tking22]

A Jesus horror movie with Nic Cage? Sounds completely on brand for the dude, could be fun. 

[Old_Nash_II]

I admit I thought it was Nicolas Cage acting in this movie, just because of the joke.

[Mog]

So, I know I’m way late on this, but finally watched Logan Lucky.

Fun little heist film with some low-key, surprisingly funny bits and scenes.

[Dynaman]

Deathstalker eh?  I'll watch it when it comes out streaming.  I have fond memories of it - or was it The Sword and the Sorcerer - or a mix of both...

 

[Big s]

1 hour ago, Old_Nash_II said:

I admit I thought it was Nicolas Cage acting in this movie, just because of the joke.

I gotta see this one. I love B style dark fantasy movies from back in the day. And this has some odd casting as well as Slash as an executive producer. It’s either gonna be great or terrible in a great way, and either way it might be great to watch

[Dynaman]

Speaking of Deathstalker.  Anyone else wish they would do a remake of Hawk the Slayer?  Too bad Jack Palance is no longer with us.

[Big s]

16 minutes ago, Dynaman said:

Speaking of Deathstalker.  Anyone else wish they would do a remake of Hawk the Slayer?  Too bad Jack Palance is no longer with us.

Just saw the og listed on Amazon, might rewatch it this weekend.

I don’t know that these movies really need remakes, but rather just original films. The og dark fantasy questionable budget films were great, but probably don’t really have a name recognition that’s gonna bring a new or even old audience. I’d rather they just make new stories. I think there’s plenty of room for brutal low budget fantasy movies these days.

[pengbuzz]

1 hour ago, Dynaman said:

Speaking of Deathstalker.  Anyone else wish they would do a remake of Hawk the Slayer?  Too bad Jack Palance is no longer with us.

You mean this?

 

[Old_Nash_II]

Unexpected sequence

Sisu: Road to Revenge

 

[Dynaman]

19 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

You mean this?

 

Yup. LOTS of cheesy fun there.

[Big s]

7 hours ago, Old_Nash_II said:

Unexpected sequence

Sisu: Road to Revenge

 

I just saw the preview yesterday and was kinda surprised there’d be a sequel. Especially so soon

[sh9000]

[Dynaman]

Never saw that in a theater.  Might be worth a trip to IMAX.

[pengbuzz]

On 8/28/2025 at 6:58 PM, Big s said:

I just saw the preview yesterday and was kinda surprised there’d be a sequel. Especially so soon

From the looks of it, it's going to be interesting...

[Big s]

1 hour ago, pengbuzz said:

From the looks of it, it's going to be interesting...

The first one was pretty wild, lots of crazy kills to be seen.

[Raikkonen]

On 8/28/2025 at 12:27 AM, Big s said:

I gotta see this one. I love B style dark fantasy movies from back in the day. And this has some odd casting as well as Slash as an executive producer. It’s either gonna be great or terrible in a great way, and either way it might be great to watch

Yup, and will be even better with pizza, beer and some mates. 

[Big s]

10 hours ago, Raikkonen said:

Yup, and will be even better with pizza, beer and some mates. 

Yeah, gotta get the friends over that love a good bad movie 

[Big s]

On 8/27/2025 at 4:58 PM, Dynaman said:

Speaking of Deathstalker.  Anyone else wish they would do a remake of Hawk the Slayer?  Too bad Jack Palance is no longer with us.

So I did a rewatch last night and honestly for the most part it’s really bad. I remember a lot better. The dialogue is delivered by mostly amateur actors and there’s some really cheesy fights. Oddly the backgrounds look like they’re mostly drawn in by children’s book illustrators and that’s sometimes close backgrounds. Jack Palance plays the oldest older brother ever here for some hilarity. A good majority of the movie is built on the same scene basically done over and over again. A character is in trouble and either the main character or a friend of the main character gets into a challenge with the people causing problems, usually starting with one of the group getting killed off and one or two members being left to challenge a hero character in some way.

The music is actually the best part of the movie and mostly because it’s weird and catchy. Like an odd mix of renaissance fair and disco. It sounds like a horrible match, but I gotta give credit to whoever did this soundtrack bet the made that awkward mix somehow work, like I said it’s really kinda catchy the way it’s set up. It could easily have been something more to add to the train wreck of a movie, but here it stands out and kinda makes things feel bigger than they really are.

[Dynaman]

4 hours ago, Big s said:

So I did a rewatch last night and honestly for the most part it’s really bad.

Can't argue there but the machine gun crossbow and Elf archer with the deadpan delivery (is that genius acting or REALLY BAD acting). makes the show.  Or was it Jack Palance chewing up the scenario, the script, and everything else the draw?  Or perhaps the dialog between the dwarf and giant?

Rifftrax does a riff on this one, so that adds to the fun too.

[Big s]

2 hours ago, Dynaman said:

Rifftrax does a riff on this one, so that adds to the fun too.

That’s probably the best way to watch the movie. Definitely don’t try and watch it seriously, because it’s pretty bad. But there’s bits here and there that are kinda interesting. Jack Palance is always great to see, but a little weird here with the britishy accent. He is however the best actor in the movie although he’s like 50 years older than his younger brother.

I’ll have to try and find the rifftrax version, I didn’t think to search for that and watched to regular version.

[sh9000]

9/16.