maegul (he/they)Nominate a Film for Fedi Film Club! (July)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Just because I realised my partner has never seen it, and it’s a banger, and about AI, and has a strong female character, it seemed interesting to revisit some 30 odd years later
Big Trouble in Little China
See this post and comment … but basically it’s a classic, and I’ve never seen it!
This Classic John Carpenter Picture Is The Greatest B-Movie Ever Made [Big Trouble in Little China] - Lemmy
> I’m going to cut to the chase. John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China is perhaps the greatest B-movie of all time. And seeing as the celebrated cult classic observes a release date anniversary today, I am prepared to loudly and proudly sing its praises. > >Big Trouble in Little China works so well because Carpenter knew precisely what kind of film he was making. He wasn’t trying to create fine art. He was far more interested in serving cinematic comfort food and I am here for it. The beloved director succeeds remarkably in delivering a rip-roaring action spectacle with a hefty helping of imagination, a killer sense of humor, and a dynamite showing from Kurt Russell as lead character Jack Burton.
ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝This 👆👆👆 I have a lovely steelbox Blu-ray edition I have yet to take for a spin.
RoldyclarkSoylent Green
A friend gave me a Soylent Green t-shirt for my last birthday so I can be suitably clad for it.
UKFilmNerdI sort of knew about the film but when I watched a it several years ago, it was surprising to discover how prevalent climate change was in the story.
Jo MiranThe Peanut Butter Falcon\
Underwater (2020)
Wacko (1982}
Comedy slasher horror parody. It was one of the few horror films I was allows to record and watch on VHS and it has a special place in my heart but I haven’t watched it recently as I fear it will disappoint but it’s time and I wonder what everyone else would think of it in this post-Scream era.
andrew_bidlawThe Andromeda Strain (1971)
Based on the novel by Jurasic Park’s and Westworld’s author Michael Crichton. Scientists were called to inspect and contain a deadly virus of an unknown origin. Movie is very slow (130 mins) and it goes out of it’s way to show how characters stick to the code of entering the facility and working in labs. Somewhere in here, behind sealed doors, elevators and a system of self-destruction in case there’s a risk it gets away, there’s a sence of dread and stress that shows in the team in spite of their strict procedures and proffesionalism when their fate is decided by their analyzis and the blinking of these cold war-era computers carrying the results.
I enjoyed it all a couple of times. It’s slow but it also feel very tight. Sure, many folks would have a better time watching it on 2x speed nowadays.
The Andromeda Strain | Rotten Tomatoes
Chilling tale about a US research satellite carrying a deadly extraterrestrial microscopic organism that crashes into a small town in Arizona. A group of top scientists are hurriedly assembled in a bid to identify and contain the lethal stowaway. Based on the novel by Michael Crichton.
“Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” (2023). Included in Amazon Prime, available to rent almost anywhere.
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.
This movie sadly bombed at the box office, but is in my opinion a near-perfect fantasy adventure flick that strikes a really good balance of narrative and comedy, and respects the source material without making it a prerequisite for enjoyment. I’d put it up there with “The Princess Bride” and I wouldn’t be surprised if it gets a similar cult appreciation in the future.
BlazeVery good adventure movie!
“I’m Thinking of Ending Things” (2020)
Surreal road trip exploring relationships and how they end, or don’t.
Please make sure it’s more than a year old so that it will (hopefully) be available somewhere.
Yes. We should definitely try to make it accessible without needing to pirate it. Speaking of, check out FMHY if you want to know what sites to avoid so you don’t accidentally pirate anything.
