Posted on 05/08/2023 11:43:26 PM PDT by GunHoardingCapitalist
I dont think I have done a film review here, so let me catch up, huge film buff here. My long standing list of best films were as follows.
1&2 tied: Monty Python Holy Grail/Monty Python Life of Brian. 3:Aliens 4:5th Element 5:Rubber
I know thats an odd list, but they all have their certain appeal to me. That list changed recently when Clerks 3 came out. I am a massive Kevin Smith fan (yeah I know hes far to the left), but all of the weird crap that has happened to me in life, is almost as if he wrote the script to my crazy life. I served with a guy that got ghonneria in his tear duct, like I said, crazy life. Clerks 3 hit me hard because the series reflects my life, so it now holds top spot. Its also funny that my #4 pick 5th Element fell to #5 on my new list.
Anyways, back to the movie reviews. Recently a few films came out that I was looking forward to. Without giving away spoilers, here goes!
Dungeons and dragons: Had high hopes because I'm a nerd and thought Chris Pine did Kirk well, unfortunatly the whole film from scenes to dialog was predictable. Definetly a watch when a streaming service has it free.
John Wick 4: A total gun-fu action packed film. Not one single complaint, Reeves nailed it. Granted the action was over the top hollywood, but well worth the money on the big screen.
Super Mario Brothers:There is a reasion why its kicking tail, there is no woke bullpucky to get in the way of a fun adventure, Chris Pratt, Jack Black and the rest of the cast brought back a lot of nostalgia. As a gen-x'er there were subtle hints going all the way back to the Colecovision with Donky Kong Jr. Definatly a family film, great watch.
Lastly, Guardians of the Galaxy 3: PETA was up in arms about animal cruelty, I could tell they didnt watch the film. Once again Chris Pratt nailed it as Star-lord, my beef is simply with James Gunn, I will give him credit for his cinematography and soundtrack selection, but with him still being a child groomer in my eyes its a personal struggle for me. Kinda in the same light as Michael Jackson or Roman Polanski, did they produce good work? Yes. Are they good people, my opinion, no. Back to the film, GOTG3 did not end as I hoped it would, it ended 10 fold better than I could have hoped. Well worth the time, will give a small spoiler, Shes a Good dog!
I did not like Hearts War, but a great war movie that is on my favorite list is We were solders, it only tells half the story of the battle, but had brotherhood and faith heavily in it.
There are many honerable mentions on my list such as: 12 Monkeys, Grand Torino, Blazing Saddles, Space Balls, Rock n Rolla, origional Mad Max, Fight Club, Snatch, City of lost Children, Deathproof, Deadpool and too many more to list. Recently a new film came out, It is the most confusing and disturbing film I have seen, called Mad God, watched it 10 times now and am just as confused as the first time.
Personal lists are always subject to the person making them, what I see as film brilliance, others might not feel the impact because it doesnt relate to their life, same as songs. My list is not perfect, but it is perfect to me, and I hope others expand their minds by watching a few of the ones mentioned and making their own opinion on them.
If one is looking for action, there is at least one in my list or honerable mention, comedy pretty much covers all of them, dialog, yep got some Tarantino and Guy Ritchie as well as Kevin Smith.
It may be a very crude series to watch, but I do highly reccomend Kevin Smiths Clerks series, from a budget of $25k for the first film, to where he is today, its an American success story
There are many honerable mentions on my list such as: 12 Monkeys, Grand Torino, Blazing Saddles, Space Balls, Rock n Rolla, origional Mad Max, Fight Club, Snatch, City of lost Children, Deathproof, Deadpool and too many more to list. Recently a new film came out, It is the most confusing and disturbing film I have seen, called Mad God, watched it 10 times now and am just as confused as the first time.
Personal lists are always subject to the person making them, what I see as film brilliance, others might not feel the impact because it doesnt relate to their life, same as songs. My list is not perfect, but it is perfect to me, and I hope others expand their minds by watching a few of the ones mentioned and making their own opinion on them.
If one is looking for action, there is at least one in my list or honerable mention, comedy pretty much covers all of them, dialog, yep got some Tarantino and Guy Ritchie as well as Kevin Smith.
It may be a very crude series to watch, but I do highly reccomend Kevin Smiths Clerks series, from a budget of $25k for the first film, to where he is today, its an American success story
I totally forgot she was in Terminator 2.
One of my favorite lines next to his reassuring speach to Ripley on the dropship in the directors cut. “We got sonic electronic ball breakers, we got nukes, knives, sharp sticks!”
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