What's the latest movie you've seen?

[Psy-Fi]

Haha, the way they made those old posters / covers was great, though. So sensationalist and exciting and often not at all like the actual movie.

Yeah, the posters are often the best part of the movie by far.

[Janszoon]

Haha, the way they made those old posters / covers was great, though. So sensationalist and exciting and often not at all like the actual movie.

Have you ever seen Ghanaian movie posters? Talk about exciting and not at all like the actual movie!

[Guybrush]

That's brilliant

Were guns this much a part of Purple Rain? Looks like it was produced by the NRA. Also, Prince looks like he's played by Johnny Depp.

[Janszoon]

That's brilliant

Were guns this much a part of Purple Rain? Looks like it was produced by the NRA. Also, Prince looks like he's played by Johnny Depp.

I don't think there were any guns whatsoever in Purple Rain.

[Toy Revolver]

The Kid's (Prince's) father shoots himself in a failed suicide attempt

[Toy Revolver]

Pieces of a Woman

i liked it - great score and sound track

[Psy-Fi]

Attack of the Mayan Mummy (1964)



A B&W horror film which was possibly the most boring & inept one I've ever seen.

From the 'Letterboxd' website...

A scientist hypnotically regresses a woman to a previous life, a Mayan princess, who leads him to a secret tomb where the princess was buried - and the mummy of an ancient warrior, cursed to live after death and guard the treasure buried with her. Edited by Jerry Warren from the Mexican horror film LA MOMIA AZTECA, and following its general plot but with 36 minutes of new, American-made footage added and English narration in lieu of dubbed dialogue for the Mexican footage.

The narration over the original scenes renders them tedious and dull and most of the added scenes look like they were shot in someone's home office and living room and just feature two guys sitting and talking to each other and are every bit as tedious and dull as the narration. There is one added scene of what is supposed to be a 60's malt shop with teens dancing and drinking Coca-Cola but that's about the closest thing to excitement that shows up in this butchered snooze-fest of a flick.

[Guybrush]

Well. Your patience with bad movies is commendable

[Psy-Fi]

Well. Your patience with bad movies is commendable

Anything I rate less than 2.5 stars, if I wasn't playing them while working out and I was just sitting on my couch watching, I probably wouldn't get past the first 15 minutes.

[Psy-Fi]

The Scarlet Hour (1956)

Top-tier noir thriller about an illicit love affair between a bored, unhappy wife and an employee of her older husband, which becomes more complicated by an unexpected temptation and her manipulative personality. Nat "King" Cole makes a brief appearance singing a number in a nightclub scene.

[Janszoon]

That guy looks like he's doing a Seinfeld bit.

"Why do people wear stockings? Who are these people?"

[Psy-Fi]

War of the Satellites (1958)

A fairly entertaining B&W sci-fi flick from Roger Corman. Satellites being sent into space are being inexplicably destroyed shortly after they leave the Earth's atmosphere. Scientists are baffled and further launches are in doubt. Then comes a dire warning from a mysterious source claiming to be from outer space, upset by humans attempts to explore space, referring to them as a disease and declaring they will set up a quarantine to protect the universe from any further attempts by humans to leave Earth and venture into space.

 

[Psy-Fi]

Anatomy of a Psycho (1961)

Another example of a great poster for a lousy movie. The mentally unstable brother of a convicted murderer, becomes further unhinged after his brother is executed in the gas chamber and swears to avenge his death and punish those he deems responsible. Not a bad idea for a movie but the writing is subpar, the directing is mediocre and the acting is mostly just awful.

[Guybrush]

Since last I posted, I saw Possessor (2020) and rewatched Meet the Feebles (1989).

Possessor is a sci-fi thriller by Brandon Cronenberg which I described a little more in my Cronenberg thread.




Meet the Feebles is Peter Jackson's The Muppets parody, although I also watched the making of and everyone seems careful never to mention the phrase "The Muppets" or Jim Henson.

It's a story about The Feebles, a performing ensemble of muppets that may just be a front for the drug selling operation of its owner, the walrus Bletch. The Feebles' director is trying to put on the show that will land them a network deal, but all sorts of things get in the way. It's a movie that has gore in it, poo eating, nasal sex, scenes of shooting up drugs etc. The emotional core of it all is the newcomer Robert who falls in love with backup singer Lucille. Oh, and Heidi, the overeating and emotionally traumatized hippo which is also The Feebles' fading star attraction.

It's easy to forget how twisted Peter Jackson's mind seemed to be around the start of his professional career. The production is a little rough in places and the picture quality isn't great. Still, this is a lot of fun - never a dull moment for me.

Some years ago around the release of his WW1 documentary, PJ said he was working on restoring and rereleasing his early films in 4K. Since then, I've waited patiently. They're definitely worth it!

I'd rank both films as a solid 7/10.

[Lexi Darling]

Man, Meet the Feebles. In college I used to be in a band with this artsy stoner kid who put it on in his dorm one night while we were both puffing the wacky tobacky. That was 13 years ago, so it's definitely due for a rewatch. It is very funny to think that this guy went on to do Lord of the Rings, haha.