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…

Movie #61: Alien³

Woof.

Novie #62: Thelma
Movie #63: Alien Resurrection
Movie #64: Alien: Covenant
@matt Apparently I completely misremembered the plot of this movie.
@matt YOU DO NOT RANK THIS THE SAME AS ALIENS!! SHAME! SHAME!!!
@matt awww know this is a hated film, but one that I love - has some well developed characters and the sacrifice she makes hits for me - the music is top tier too - but I totally get the hate for this one
@tchaten yeah I wish I felt the same. There’s definitely a version of this story I love, it just didn’t come together for me. I’d be lined up day one to see modern Fincher take another crack at this!

@matt Love this podcast - here’s an episode from it sharing the other perspective as to why people do love it

https://pca.st/episode/5c2a4b54-1a46-4149-84d4-7a19e88ec299

65 // In Defense of Alien 3 (Part 1) - Perfect Organism: The Alien Saga Podcast

The entire hosting staff of Perfect Organism sits down to discuss impressions of ALIEN 3. This episode is the jumping off point for mini-series deep ...

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@matt Fincher was actually so cross with the amount that 20th Century Fox meddled with the film that he actually disowned it.

@duncandesi9n ha, I didn’t know that! It does make sense though, I know this was his first feature so he was still figuring it all out, but it felt nothing like anything else he’s done (and not in a good way).

If I didn’t know Fincher directed this I never would have guessed it was him.

@duncandesi9n @matt yea the making of behind the scenes stuff is wild for this one!
@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 @ChrisLawley it is included on iTunes as an iTunes extra I own a digital copy as well back when it was a separate listing, but you are right they are making it difficult, which is sad!
@tchaten @matt @ChrisLawley I can’t tell if the Special Edition in iTunes Extras is remastered in Dolby Vision and Atmos like the regular edition is.
@ravigupta @matt @ChrisLawley Hmm not sure - know the 4K version has been ridiculed because of how poorly the AI did with it - so that could be a good thing not having Dolby Vision
@matt @tchaten @ChrisLawley it’s so worth tracking down IMO. The beginning especially adds to her character and you get a glimpse as to what caused things to go south at the colony.
@matt you chose violence today.
@matt I never got the criticism of Aliens as a jingoistic "rah rah" military movie, because (spoilers for a 38 year old movie), the marines get cut down pretty quickly, with the only survivor injured and out of the action. As for Matt's heretical take, I can see it! Aliens is very good, but it's tonally quite different from Alien. Alien is amazingly well-crafted, Aliens does many things well, but doesn't quite hit the same level as the original, IMO.
@matt You are a crazy person. 😀
@Granneman I am a sane person, thank you! 😝
@matt The world building in this one was key.

@matt you’re 100% on the money. It’s a fun film, but it never reaches nearly the same highs as the first film.

I’ll go a step further: Prometheus is better than Aliens.

@joshcalvetti haha yes! Scroll up 2 posts in the thread and you’ll see I definitely agree with you on that one!
@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.