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Grade A Hixploitation action film with all the tropes - lots of 'splosions, lots of people going backflips through windows and off of towers, goofy banjo music where it isn't appropriate and everyone beating the shit out of each other for no reason.

Throw in a plot that is in no way linked to a possible reality and feels more like a Mad Max film to make this even crazier. The real joy here is doing the Leonardo DiCaprio pointing at the TV meme as almost every character is played by someone who is/was/went on to be a well known actor in the 60's, 70's & 80's.

Watched on Saturday May 17, 2025.

Watched on Saturday May 17, 2025.

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Watched on Friday May 2, 2025.

I loved this, but Tennessee Williams is exhausting.

Watched on Sunday April 27, 2025.

Watched on Sunday April 27, 2025.

As someone who grew up in Oakland in the 80's, I'm totally in the bag for this. It was a flood of easy nostalgia, for me. I get the references, I recognize the landmarks and I know the history it's drawing from. I'm an easy mark for this.

Now, will this work for someone younger from Ohio? I don't know, but it's still a lot of fun. The film plays out like a fantastical 80's Oaktown version of Pulp Fiction, which only adds into the nostalgia factor that will either attract or repel, depending on the viewer. But, asshole cops and skinheads are pretty universal villains and I doubt anyone wouldn't enjoy watching a Warriors legend go all Kill Bill on some racists.

If there's one thing anyone can take from this, it's how much love and pride anyone from The Town has for Oakland.

Also, Fuck John Fisher.

Watched on Saturday April 26, 2025.

Watched on Saturday April 26, 2025.

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Andy Sidaris always understood the assignment.

What a disappointment. If you're going to make a movie with a ridiculous concept, you have to commit to the bit. We came here to watch President Viola Davis whoop some ass and Anthony Starr be evil and while both get their moments, they're both severely underutilized for what was promised.

G20 ends up feeling self-conscious about how silly of an idea this is, which leads to too much of the action being performed by sidekick agents, other VIPs and a teenaged daughter. NO. ONE. WANTED. THAT.

The film also fumbles around clumsily to try and incorporate as many "current thing" politics and fears as possible. It ends up coming across as wildly "both sides" in whatever the hell it thought it was saying. The super obvious co-villain muddles things even more, leaving things in a way that will make the MAGA crowd so super confused on their feelings for the film that they'll end up in the fetal position.

Please, filmmakers. If you want to make an action film, make a God damned action film the right way. Focus on your lead. Let them go bananas. Let them be a badass, even if they shouldn't be one. That's why we're here.

Still going to put that poster up in my house, tho.

Got DAMN! Was thirteen years ago really that different? Like, holy shit, when people say that dumb line about "You couldn't make that movie today", you really couldn't make THIS movie today. I mean, that asshole Daily Wire studio could make this, but no one sane or with an ounce of self-awareness.

Man, I don't even know how to rate this. For me and my wife watching this last night, like one star at best. If I could watch this in a room with young white people who are easily offended, this shit might jump up to a five star just for the sheer entertainment value of audience reaction.

Watched on Friday April 11, 2025.

Great performances and probably the freshest spin on the Frankenstein archetype in decades. Unfortunately one of the rare times I've said "Could have used another hour." That's good in that it speaks to the quality of the filmmaking, but it really left me wanting more than I got.

Watched on Sunday April 6, 2025.

Dave Bautista and Sofia Boutella seem determined to get on that same list as Kevin Hart, Jack Black, The Rock, Gal Gadot, Jared Leto and Amy Schumer.

Osgood Perkins sure didn't half-ass the switch from his usual style of ultra slow burn and steeped in dread. This is a deeply unserious, goofy as fuck movie that comes roaring out of the gate with gore and silliness and it never really lets up.

If you're looking for even an ounce of scares, look elsewhere. There's not even much tension once you realize what you're dealing with. What you're getting is an extended gag reel made for every kid the grew up reading Fangoria. The plentiful gore and mayhem are the stars here. The actors all do solid work, particularly Tatiana Maslany and the hated by every Halloween fan Rohan Campbell, but all that really matters is the blood and the creepy ass monkey.

The story, if you can call it that, plays out like some stoner version of a Final Destination film if it were a Looney Tunes cartoon. Very little makes sense. No one acts or talks like actual human beings. Most of the deaths aren't even actually physically possible. Does any of this matter? Not a God damned bit.

So this is a bad review? Hell no. This ridiculous movie is entertaining as anything I've seen in a minute. Just pure fun nonsense where you grimace and laugh equally at the over the top blood bath. I can see this easily becoming a comfort film staple for me where I relax after hard day with a bong and this film and feel all my troubles drift away. Not for everyone, but definitely for me.

Watched on Saturday April 5, 2025.

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Watched on Saturday March 29, 2025.

Well, the bit about Danny Masterson being a creepy, dangerous skull fucker sure hits differently now, doesn't it?

• Late Night with the Devil
• Longlegs
• Smile 2
• The Substance
• MadS
• Strange Darling
• Eight Eyes
• Abruptio
• The First Omen
• Cuckoo

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Because all of the cool kids are doing it.

1. Halloween III: Season of the Witch
2. Halloween
3. Halloween
4. Halloween Ends
5. Halloween Kills
6. Halloween II
7. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
8. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
9. Halloween II
10. Halloween

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This is the list of my ongoing "Vase of Mystery Movies" challenge. My wife and I have a vase full of slips of paper that contain names of actors, directors, genres, objects, animals, creatures, actions, etc. You draw a slip and choose a movie based on that paper. The only rules are that no movie can be watched twice while playing this game and every movie must be finished, regardless of how bad is is.

I will list each movie we watched based on this random experiment and tag each film what was on the piece of paper that spurred the movie choice. Hopefully this will be a fun and interesting experience.

• Guns, Girls and Gambling

  I drew Gary Oldman.

• Signs

  She drew Abigail Breslin

• Strait-Jacket

  She drew Joan Crawford

• The Evil Within

  I drew Michael Berryman

• Revenge of the Creature

  I drew Clint Eastwood

• Friday Foster

  She drew Scatman Crothers

• Heist

  I drew Gene Hackman

• Spin Me Round

  She drew Zach Woods

• Road to Perdition

  I drew Tom Hanks.

• Desperately Seeking Susan

  She drew Will Patton

...plus 28 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
2. The Thing
3. Messiah of Evil
4. Mandy
5. The Brood
6. Train to Busan
7. Night of the Living Dead
8. Audition
9. Suspiria
10. The Mist

...plus 110 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Brooklyn 45
2. When Evil Lurks
3. Godzilla Minus One
4. Where the Devil Roams
5. Talk to Me
6. No One Will Save You
7. The Outwaters
8. Thanksgiving
9. Infinity Pool
10. Evil Dead Rise

...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Pearl
2. Nope
3. Bones and All
4. X
5. Terrifier 2
6. Adult Swim Yule Log
7. Hellbender
8. Deadstream
9. V/H/S/99
10. Speak No Evil

• The 12 Slays of Christmas
• 13 Slays Till X-Mas
• The Advent Calendar
• Alien Raiders
• All the Creatures Were Stirring
• All Through the House
• The American Scream
• Anna and the Apocalypse
• ATM
• Await Further Instructions

...plus 172 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

What I watched for the month.

• Final Destination 2
• Tragedy Girls
• Bone Tomahawk
• 30 Days of Night
• Eaten Alive!
• [REC]²
• Hellraiser
• Werewolf by Night
• Blood Feast
• [REC]

...plus 41 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.