I was underwhelmed with "Saturday Night Fever", when I saw it a few years ago. But "Taxi Driver" is a true Scorsese classic. It gets better with each viewing.
What is the best recent movie you’ve seen.
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I was underwhelmed with "Saturday Night Fever", when I saw it a few years ago. But "Taxi Driver" is a true Scorsese classic. It gets better with each viewing.
I first saw SNF about 15 years ago & also felt a bit underwhelmed by it. But it was likely because the movie was dated & i regretted not having watched it at around the time it came out. I likely would have found it sensational had i seen it then. I absolutely loved the soundtrack & the dancing sequences which i still watch on YouTube occasionally. When i was growing up i just missed the disco era & i have always said that if i could go back in time i’d like to experience the height of the disco era.
As for Taxi Driver i saw it once but was somewhat underwhelmed mostly because i was likely too young when i saw it. That’s one movie that i plan to re-watch soon!
One old, one new:
Just rewatched 12 Angry Men. So flipping good.
And Sinners. Maybe the best mainstream movie this year.
Just rewatched 12 Angry Men. So flipping good.
And Sinners. Maybe the best mainstream movie this year.
Seeing it again a few years really surprised me. It's not some Hollywood fantasy. The thing that really stands out today about Saturday Night Fever is its fairly gritty, working-class aesthetic and raw depiction of Brooklyn life in the 1970s. And to that extent it has a lot more in common with Taxi Driver than an unsuspecting viewer only familiar with the soundtrack might expect. I mean, there's crumbling infrastructure everywhere, economic stagnation, and dead-end jobs, contrasting with the disco’s escapist glamour [which itself is small and not exactly that glamorous]. But the disco is all the Travolta character has, and provides his life with meaning, identity, transcendence, etc. Gotta be better than his job in a paint store, right!
I agree. The Travolta character is one of society’s losers but inside a discotheque he’s king of the world! He’s like one of those great rock lead singer who can mesmerize & take over an audience! He’s like Freddie Mercury, Roger Daltrey, Bono or Mick Jagger when he’s on the dance floor! Back when i first watched it 15 years ago i compared his character to legendary porn stars like John Holmes, Rocco Siffredi & Tom Byron in that before they became famous in porn they were pretty much losers & nobodies in their personal lives but similar to Tony Manero & dancing they were kings of fucking! Manero’s profiency at dancing was how they depend on their penis & what they can do with it!
Clown in a Cornfield (2025)
Recent slasher that i hadn’t really planned on watching and that i’m so glad i did! I really loved that movie and found it entertaining as hell! I’d describe it as an horror/mystery/comedy thriller which doesn’t fail in the gore department & the unexpected humorous moments! This is one of the best movies of its genre that i’ve seen in recent time & it was filmed in Canada with mostly Canadian actors. I dont want to spoil it for you so i won’t say more. I’m about to go watch it again! Lol
Thanks for the review on Clown in a Cornfield, was curious on this one. Ill add it to my list. I enjoy slashers the most in horror. I do have multiple other movies on my watchlist tough like The Substance wich i still have not seen, and Sinners i keep hearing good review but i wonder if it will be "for me". Ill watch it down the road for sure.
I finally watched Rambo 3 last night. Yes for the first time (lol). No idea why it took me so long as its right up my alley. It was fun but the irony of Afghanistan and the war is not lost on me. Otherwise yeah it has all the explosions and sound effects of the late 80s, so in itself it may even feel a bit nostalgia. Taking it into context (in 88), its really just a big dumb action movie more than anything else. Its just putting yourself almost 40 years later in the "futur" and knowing about this country that kinda give it more depth.
I finally watched Rambo 3 last night. Yes for the first time (lol). No idea why it took me so long as its right up my alley. It was fun but the irony of Afghanistan and the war is not lost on me. Otherwise yeah it has all the explosions and sound effects of the late 80s, so in itself it may even feel a bit nostalgia. Taking it into context (in 88), its really just a big dumb action movie more than anything else. Its just putting yourself almost 40 years later in the "futur" and knowing about this country that kinda give it more depth.
Just finished watching it. It was OK. I felt like it was lacking in character development. I wasn't given much reason to care or not care about anyone. Deaths didn't have enough emotional impact. The action sequences were fine, but nothing that really stood out. The music is great.
Since I haven't watched many recent movies, it's in my top 5 of the year. It'll likely stay there since I have way too many older movies to catch up on.
Just recently watched Se7en again.
Amazing movie. I'll never forget the climax of the movie....
Amazing movie. I'll never forget the climax of the movie....
I had just finished gaming and was not sober ...lol
Somebody mentioned Eurotrip on something i read. Then immediately i started singing "Scotty dosen't know that Fiona and me..."
That was it lol. Had to watch the movie...again.
I watched it probably 15 times but it had been a while like probably 7/8 years at least.
Well movie is still as fun. Sure some stuff is a tad outdated (technologie for instance) but its still such a fun time and probably even more if you not sober.
A classic
Somebody mentioned Eurotrip on something i read. Then immediately i started singing "Scotty dosen't know that Fiona and me..."
That was it lol. Had to watch the movie...again.
I watched it probably 15 times but it had been a while like probably 7/8 years at least.
Well movie is still as fun. Sure some stuff is a tad outdated (technologie for instance) but its still such a fun time and probably even more if you not sober.
A classic
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I just finished Happy Gilmore 2. Yes i started it at like 3h05 (so basically as it released) as the first one is a classic of my childhood and mean a lot. As a movie and outside.
Now yes HG2 was dumb in part and its not gonna please to everybody. Its Adam Sandler returning to his comedy. You like or you don't. Heck personally i LOVE IT. Im not here for a smart movie. I want toilet humor and ridiculous stuff and this is it !
Adam had his daughters in movies before as cameos but the only movie where one had a bigger role (You're not invited to my Batmitzva) was not that great to me. So im happy in this one they both have a good role and the movie is a lot of fun.
Im not gonna spoil anything. Just watch it. Its on Netflix. But me, i really enjoyed it.
But yes it rely A LOT on both nostalgia, toilet humor and various dumb humor as well. You have to enjoy this style (wich i do)
Now yes HG2 was dumb in part and its not gonna please to everybody. Its Adam Sandler returning to his comedy. You like or you don't. Heck personally i LOVE IT. Im not here for a smart movie. I want toilet humor and ridiculous stuff and this is it !
Adam had his daughters in movies before as cameos but the only movie where one had a bigger role (You're not invited to my Batmitzva) was not that great to me. So im happy in this one they both have a good role and the movie is a lot of fun.
Im not gonna spoil anything. Just watch it. Its on Netflix. But me, i really enjoyed it.
But yes it rely A LOT on both nostalgia, toilet humor and various dumb humor as well. You have to enjoy this style (wich i do)
Thought it was good though perhaps a little overhyped. Not really scary but does have a few jump scares and I liked how the different perspectives pulled the story together. And that Naruto running...
I heard that this movie was a sequel to Barbarian but it's just a follow up film by the Director of Barbarian. This movie has nothing to do with Barbarian, which is a creepy gem of a horror film.
I thought Barbarian was excellent, probably scarier than Weapons which was a little more on the humorous side. Terrific follow up to that film though.
Barbarian was a snoooze fest.
If the original "intrigue" was cool. Like her getting to the house, Skarsgaard already there etc... The mystery, Yes super ...super slow pace...but cool... Once the movie actually "drop its load" it becomes just another monster movie that make no sense.
I really didn't liked it. If "good idea, terrible execution" was to be applied to a movie, well that movie makes top 10 for sure.
Barbarian is a bit of a devisive movie, though would agree it does become a monster movie at the end. Probably would avoid Weapons if not liked.
Barbarian was awesome- the premiere "haunted AirBnB" movie (there is actually another one with Jeremy Allen White called The Rental which is also very good). I recently warned a buddy of mine who went on vacation and rented an AirBnb not to watch the movie before his trip. I have stayed in a number of AirBnBs in Montreal but none of them were haunted like that one.
Not a Movie but this season of Dexter is amazing. Its a much watch TV show. I love the scene when Dexter called the Police on Lady Vegence. It was smart and the funniest thing I seen on TV all year.
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