Movie #10: Patriot Games

Movie #11: The Marvels

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Movie #12: American Fiction
Movie #13: The Family Plan
Movie #14: Beverly Hills Cop
Movie #15: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Movie #16: 21 Jump Street

Movie #17: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

This is the sort of thing that makes me a Star Wars fan.

Movie #18: Looper
Movie #19: Dune

Movie #20: Big Trouble in Little China

If I know anything about doing these reviews, giving an 80s movie an "okay" score is going to go over poorly 😛

Movie #21: Wonka
Movie #22: Godzilla (2014)
Movie #23: Dune: Part 2
Movie #24: Godzilla vs. Kong
Movie #25: Kong: Skull Island
Movie #26: Taxi Driver
Movie #27: Ford v Ferrari
Movie #28: Timecrimes
Movie #29: Lisa Frankenstein
Movie #30: Late Night with the Devil
Movie #31: Catch Me If You Can
Movie #32: Immaculate

Movie #33: Challengers

Honestly great weekend for movies for me.

Movie #34: The Idea of You
Movie #35: Poor Things
Movie #36: Eileen
Movie #37: The Fall Guy
Movie #38: Civil War

Movie #39: The Last Stop in Yuma County

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Movie #40: Madame Web

Reminder that I don’t believe in “I know it’s a bad movie but…”

I had fun, but I totally see why if it doesn’t click, you’re gonna hate it.

Movie #41: Godzilla Minus One
Movie #42: Anyone But You
Movie #43: What You Wish For
Movie #44: Hit Man
Movie #45: Detective Pikachu
Movie #46: Nocturnal Animals
Movie #47: Inside Out 2
Movie #48: Monkey Man
Movie #49: Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Move #50: Pacific Rim
Movie #51: Big Hero 6
Movie #52: Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Movie #53: Hamilton
Movie #54: Bad Boys for Life

Movie #55: In a Violent Nature

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Movie #56: Abigail
Movie #57: Presumed Innocent
Movie #58: Prometheus

Movie #59: Twisters

Packed theater, too and they seemed into it.

Movie #60: Aliens

Let’s get myself into some trouble…

@matt Matt, take it back
@cory I’ve seen this movie 3 times, and I keep waiting for it to click!
@matt gotta keep watching it in a loop until it all settles in
@matt Clarification question … the superior special edition that is a much different ride or the theatrical that makes it not that great?
@tchaten No idea, I just watched whatever Disney+ gave me 😬
@matt what?!! Was it 2 and a half hours or much shorter? lol
@tchaten It was 2 hours 17 minutes, so right in the middle lol
@matt ah that was the standard - 2:34 is the special edition that is the much better version - next time give that a go!
@tchaten Maybe in another 10 years when I try it again 
@matt the biggest tell would be did you see the colony before it was destroyed ?
@matt I like Aliens just fine, but I *love* Alien.

@keenan @matt Yeah I never really get why so many people talk about Aliens as “the great sequel”.

They took one of the best horror movies of all time and turned it into a jingoistic action movie

@BenRiceM @keenan As always, you two are correct 
@matt Hey now…. This makes me wonder what you give Alien 3.
@matt What the fuck!?!?!? Podcast over.
@ChrisLawley You can’t kick me out for speaking the truth!
@matt This is like a trump truth. You may say it, you may believe it, but you’re fucking wrong.
@ChrisLawley @matt To be fair he didn’t even watch the special edition lol

@tchaten @ChrisLawley I mean the non-special edition is supposed to be the one people love already 😬

TBH unless they change the concept of the story, I don’t know if more context will move the needle much for me, but I remain hopeful.

@matt @ChrisLawley Is it though lol? I feel most people skipped the butchered theatrical - I say this as someone who was negative one when it came out so first experienced it at home lol

@tchaten @ChrisLawley Honestly, I'm looking at all the streaming services and storefronts and no one has the extended cut available...I'd have to order a physical disc to watch the extended version. Oof.

Well, consider my review of the theatrical cut only 

@matt Right?!!! Was so delighted they pulled it off!!
@matt Never watched the original as the premise never felt like my thing. But I do love Glenn Powell. He’s a proper movie star 🤩
@matt Did you get to see (the show) Raised by Wolves before they pulled it off Hbo Max?
@marcoshuerta @matt Raised by Wolves was super rad! So sad it got cancelled and then PULLED!
@tchaten @matt I assumed I could buy it digitally somewhere, but it's literally impossible to give anyone money to watch it now. Frustrating.
@marcoshuerta @matt Yea same with Let the Right One In on Showtime - amazing show that got cancelled and removed after a single season :( - you wonder why torrents exist lol - it’s when they release great stuff that they don’t let you buy or pay to stream!
@marcoshuerta Never even heard of it 🫣 Is it similar?
@matt it has a similar vibe to Prometheus, but it’s a completely separate story/universe. Ridley Scott is a producer/ directed the first 2 eps.
@matt oh I am so so glad we agree on this one freaking love this one - know it gets so much hate but I freaking love it - have it on 3D BluRay and one of the few films shot in 3D - pains me it hasn’t been released for Apple Vision Pro yet!!
@matt I love every bit of this movie. First times I had 0 idea it was a prequel. Blew my mind.
@matt Love this movie. I've always had mixed feelings about the ambiguity around making plot points, but I think it adds to the overall experience.
@matt In the spirit of Matt's vibe of "try to be nice" on the internet, I cannot share my opinion of this film. :D It is, like most Ridley Scott movies, absolutely gorgeous to look at, though.
@matt Haha this description sounds more positive than the ranking, but know there isn’t a space for one between the two lol

@tchaten In my defense, everyone seems to think “decent” means I hated the movie 😅

Also it was almost midnight and I was tired 😂

@matt haha very fair lol - you still going to watch the show or is that ruined now for you?
@matt new scale recommendation … so bad I loved it lol
@tchaten That’s a “loved it!” my friend! No such thing as guilty pleasures 🤘
@matt you need to take another point off for them wasting the title on the third movie instead of Bad Boys 4 Life
@matt Big Hero 6 is absolutely great, starting with San Frantokyo, going through the nanobots, and the whole gang, and ending with B-Max…
@matt one of my favs. Giant monster fighting giant robots!
@kanec It’s hard not to love ❤️
@matt This is a movie you take someone to in order to determine if they’re one of your people. I mean giant robots and kaiju — and Idris Elba — who doesn’t love this movie??? So great.
@AnthonyBaker Don’t trust anyone who hates this movie, that’s what I say.
@matt Totally agree. They are, however, allowed to hate its sequel.
@AnthonyBaker I haven’t dared watch the second one yet. Is it worth it or just too bad?
@matt Don’t watch. It’ll ruin the perfection that the first is. Second was a money grab and poorly done.
@matt Also, one of the best stereoscopic work to watch in 3D.