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Possibly an unpopular choice, but the remake of Ocean’s 11.
The sequels all got progressively more terrible. But that first one is still super fun to watch. It did a great job of creating a modern rat-pack out of current star power and playing them off each other’s cool factor.
The editing of the film was also great.
It’s one of those films that’s not meant to be high art. But just a fun watch.
Mad Max: Fury Road is a perfect film, and I’ll die on this hill.
10’s had some great action movies, Fury Road, Dredd, John Wick, Baby Driver, The Raid 2, Winter Soldier, Batman
Ugh Dredd fucks, so hard. I’d love some kind of follow-up, but I do appreciate what we got.
It’s so gorgeous
So is Furiosa. I’m so sad I didn’t see it in theaters
Sorry, but fucking shite. One of the most annoying films I ever tried to watch.
No need to apologize, people are wrong about lots of stuff.
I recently rewatched Arrival and it absolutely deserves to be on my favourite list
Jurassic Park. Easy to name but just about all aspects of that movie are phenomenal. They made all the right changes from the source material. No one needed a genetically engineered dog sized elephant running around.
Oh…my…god… this is beautiful
10 PRINT "Oh no! Dinosaurs!" 20 PRINT "Whew! We're safe ..." 30 GOTO 10Despite being nearly 30 years old, the sfx STILL hold up because it wasn’t nigh on 100% green screen. They actually made props and stuff. Then you look at the Star Wars prequels and it’s just green screened to hell.
I miss when movies were spectacular events. Not this slop they put out today. Yes, I am an old codger. Get off my lawn!
Pirates of the Caribbean had enough hype that I went to the midnight showing, got the most applause and laughs I’ve ever experienced at the theatre, and it still stood up upon rewatch.
Those first three are damn awesome imo.
Holy shit it’s Ask a Ninja, I still have that theme stuck in my head after all these decades
I had the pleasure of watching this in the theater with a cadre of goths that had a little too much rum and tequila with lunch. The movie itself is entirely too much fun on its own, but accidentally attending with a crew of drunken pirates made for a 11/10 experience.
That sounds like the perfect crowd to watch it with, fate smiled upon you
Applause…?
Yeah at the first couple midnight showings newly released movies often get applause! Happens a lot less outside of midnight releases.
Easy its Death to Smoochy
Apparently they do this in the US.
Easy its Death to Smoochy.
Its reviews sucks for some reason, but it’s absolutely one my favorite movies as of late. Robin Williams and Edward Norton are fantastic. Went in expecting nothing came away with many quotes and laughs.
“She’s been down on everything but the Titanic!”
“Are you okay?” “I don’t know. I’m kinda fucked up in general so it’s hard to gauge”
Somehow missed it when it came out, and just never watched. Thanks for the suggestion, I really need a laugh today.
You are in for a treat my friend! I hope you enjoy it. It starts a little slow but give it time. Also recommend subtitles to catch all the jokes.
Perfection. Wish I could upvote more than once.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail really is hilarious and unique.
Who are you who is so wise in the ways of science?
Yeah but the ending was a real cop out
This movie is too funny and too quotable. It almost ruins it when you’ve heard all the joke for the thousandth time from the least funny people you know.
Now go away or I shall
tauntquote you a second time
The latest Dune movies. Weapons IMO was as good as it was hyped up.
Username checks out.
As for Weapons, when I finished it I thought, “okay movie”. Then the more I thought about it and the symbolism started clicking, the more amazed I was. I need to rewatch it with everything in mind.
I liked the movie a lot more than i thought. Especially like you said, when i thought about it. The only thing that absolutely puzzles me is that scene when that one guy saw this big CG gun above the house.
The way I saw it, Brolin’s subconscious was telling him that the kids had been transformed into objects at that time. The gun imagery, in-universe, comes from Brolin’s character’s toxic masculinity. Out-of-universe it reinforces the school shooting allegory.
The Dark Knight The Lord of the Rings trilogy The Matrix
Why yes, you probably can guess my approximate age.
One second, I have to get these darn kids off of my lawn…
Anyway, yes, The Matrix absolutely lived up to the advertising hype. All we knew was that it was a cyberpunk-flavored martial arts film, and that’s all. The “big reveal” was left out of everything which was all the more satisfying when watching for the first time.
Why yes, you probably can guess my approximate age.
Millenial?
Yep. Older Millennial.
I watched the first Alien film with my parents. They hyped up the scariness beforehand and it definitely delivered, I don’t think I’ve ever been so tense during a film. The whole opening leading into the discovery of the alien is so atmospheric.
Weekend at Bernie’s
Endgame. Its why every Marvel movie since has been slightly-to-entirely disappointing.
Is endgame supposed to be the best Marvel movie?
Arrival
Knives Out
Everything, Everywhere, All At Once
bonus mention for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, which I think largely fell under most people’s radar because of it coming out at a time when Ben Stiller was mostly known for his silly roles. It is a really soulful, artful movie, that made me want to see more of the beauty in the world
12 Angry Men
Superman (2025). The only movie in recent years that has made me feel genuine hope towards humanity and the world.
First time in a long time where I thought Superman was cool.
More like Superman (1978) if you want a movie that lives up to the hype.
