That's right. Fuck off, Oppenheimer. Move aside, Poor Things. Don't call us, Flower Moon, we'll call you. And respectfully get in line right behind GMO, Across the Spider-Verse. Bow to the real king. Bow, ya shits.

Godzilla Minus One is thrilling, devastating, visually glorious, but that's not the best part of it. The best part is the human drama, which is usually an afterthought in these movies. In this one, it shines.

The characters are so well-written and relatable, and the performances were fantastic. It dealt with some heavy subject matter without letting it bog down the narrative.

Taking place just after WW2, the script really leans into the literally defeated psyche of Japan at the time. There's strong anti-imperialist sentiment against both Imperial Japan and the United States, and I just ate that shit up.

And then we get the Godzilla scenes themselves, and the CGI is second to none. CGI in general has gotten lazy yet busy in recent years, often trying to cover up the lack of quality by overwhelming us with volume. Not this movie, though. I wouldn't quite go so far as to say it looks realistic, we are talking about a kaiju movie after all, but it's really freaking close.

The action scenes are WILD, executed to perfection with gradual build-ups before all hell breaks loose. The stakes feel real, and the devastation hits like a gut-punch. It's a monster movie, but it's also a very human one.

Seriously, unless you're someone that hates kaiju films (cough weirdo) then I can't see how anyone can NOT love this film. It's nothing short of cinematic ecstasy.

*Let me add that the only major film from 2023 I haven't seen yet is The Boy and the Heron, so let's add a tentative "so far" to this post's title

For me it's Radioland Murders (1994). This was a box office bomb when it was released, opening at #15. It also received terrible reviews with people just saying flat out it wasn't funny. I was one of the few people who saw it opening weekend.

The movie just clicked for me. As weird little kid who listened to my grandparents old radio recordings I thought it was hilarious. It has manic energy & pace to it. I feel like they do a great job capturing the feeling of that era.

Do you have a movie like that feels built for you alone that no one else finds funny?

I watched this movie for the first time recently, and I had heard or read very little about it outside of it being about an Air BnB type setting. It is this, but that’s an oversimplification and doesn’t do it justice.

The film opens with a woman showing up to a rental home at night in the pouring rain, and right from the get-go, the film draws you into a sense of dread with a menacing shot of an otherwise quaint, cozy home. Upon learning that there is in fact someone already there (a young man claiming to have rented the place as well), the woman looks at other options and when she learns there is none takes up the man’s offer to stay the night there instead of sleeping in her car.

I’m sure plenty could argue the opening story line is implausible itself, but all things considered the characters really do a great job portraying realistic people in a scenario where neither has done any wrong and want to try and make the best of the situation.

Now, WHY I think this movie starts off so great- both characters are portrayed in such a way that you feel as though you’re trapped in a see-saw horror-romance film. When seeing the world through the eyes of the woman, you can sense the fear that this man could legitimately be setting her up to trap her there and commit heinous acts. She doesn’t know him at all, and despite his good natured disposition, he very easily could be a serial killer for all she knows.

The man, when viewing the situation through his eyes, mostly recognizes that the woman is apprehensive about staying there with him, but he knows that HE is a good guy and isn’t going to try and murder her, so why not make the most of a weird and awkward situation and just hang out and be respectful adults?

This back & forth continues for the first half of the movie, and the tension just continues to ratchet up higher and higher, with the question of whether this guy is the bad guy or just as confused as she is about what’s going on. It’s masterful at this point up until the reveal, which to be honest I found a bit disappointing.

The second half is also very well done, but IMO loses some steam. Justin Long plays a very well crafted character- one who views himself as a victim (we find out he’s been fired for inappropriate behavior with a female coworker), but there’s reason to think he might just be someone who made a bad decision and is a *good person deep down.

JL's character is also drawn to this house like the other two, so there’s a bit of continuity in that the film’s atmosphere centers around well written characters, but the story loses me when the villain is exposed. The creeping horror remains throughout the film, but I was really hoping the two original characters kept pulling us deeper and deeper into the schizophrenic genre-melding see-saw between horror and romance (though admittedly less romantic than horrific).

JL’s character does expose a level of delusion and perhaps self-awareness not often seen in movies, but it’s not enough to rescue the second half of yr movie.

I would definitely recommend this one. What it does well it really does well, but unfortunately the plot couldn’t match it.

*it’s been more than a few weeks since I’ve watched this one, so forgive me if my memory of this character is a bit off.

I’m curious if anyone has any other examples of this - a movie stealing scene. A scene so memorable and good that it completely overshadows the rest of the film.

In my opinion, “aim for the bushes” is head and shoulders above the rest of The Other Guys and is the only scene I think of when I think of the movie, or hear the song My Hero.

There's a scene in the game Sifu where you fight in a hallway and I heard it was inspired by Oldboy

I thought Oldboy was cool fighting movie. It does have really cool fight scenes but I didn't expect this..

Wtf did I just watch. It had the most insane post twists I seen in a movie. I walked away feeling gross and I think whatever the movie set out to do it succeeded. The movie was really good. In my top 10s

Really crazy movie that blew my expectations out of the water

There’s a scene in Zodiac where two of the main characters go to a restaurant to have lunch. They are discussing the case and when the food arrives, the guy who ordered the burger takes the tomato slices out of it before he takes a bite. Just thought this was a hilariously mundane detail and wonder if the director specifically told him to do it. The only reason I remember him doing it is because that is what I do whenever I order a burger lol.

Anyone else remember random mannerisms/actions a character has done because you also do it yourself?

Edit: the cop who ate the burger was actually eating off of his partner’s plate (who presumably ordered it with the tomatoes).

Has anyone here seen this on the big screen? Just saw it for the first time on the big screen after only having watched it on VHS/DVD.

It is SO AMAZING on the big screen. Arnold’s screen presence is unreal. I remember hearing an interview with ‘Brian Thompson’ that he watched his in the cinemas back in 1984, and he went into great detail and nuance about how this particular movie works so perfectly on the big screen, and I totally get what he means now. It also felt like a slasher movie, all the way up to the very end, where they get to the factory.

It doesn't necessarily have to be in a comedy, but a funny line that sticks out and that you remember all the time, despite perhaps not having seen the movie in a while.

The line that prompted this was Robert DeNiro in Meet The Parents: "I have nipples, Greg. Could you milk me?"

I haven't seen that movie in probably over a decade, but I remember this line vividly, and it always makes me chuckle to myself when it randomly pops in my head. It just strikes me as an excellent comedic line reading, maybe one of the best of all time. What are your picks?

Hi guys! My brother asked me this,but im not certain if there is another newer movie as Johnny mnemonic with same plot or you know guy stores data in his head!? Only i could think was kinda like that is matrix,but is there another newer like mnemonic? I cant come to think of 2 many or some other than matrix at all,but idk.Thanks!

I'm in the need of a good ugly-cry movie night. My go-tos are the following:

1. Return of the King (but I'm not in the mood to watch all 3 extended versions this weekend), specifically the March of the rohirrim, and the ride of Faramir.

2. Fellowship of the ring for the bridge of Khazad Dum, need I say more.

3. Into the Wild, specifically the confluence of the soundtrack and scenes like at the end and when he leaves the old man.

4. Requiem for a Dream, once again that soundtrack and the ending montage for those poor souls.

5. Children of Men, that last sequence when the baby is revealed just gets me every time.

6. Cloud Atlas, I get it throughout the movie. I think it's the music, but each revelation of a connection just gets me.

Any other movies with good emotional music paired with tragic or triumphant scenes that leave you balling?

EDIT: OK, I did not expect this to blow up. I'll try to keep commenting on original recommendations. But holy moly do we all like to ugly cry during movies.

The studio made Eddie sign a multimillion dollar contract stating he agreed to stay clean during the production of T3. After signing the deal, he and his buddies went out clubbing on a cocaine binge in celebration. At some point, Eddie did a massive line of coke in the bathroom and shortly went into a seizure after. He states that he has no memory of overdosing and came to surrounded by his friends and other patrons. An ambulance was called and the scene turned into a spectacle. The studio got word of the event and dropped Furlong from the movie.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gu0aF8i7BE&pp=ygUgbWljaGFlbCByb3NlbmJhdW0gZWR3YXJkIGZ1cmxvbmc%3D)

This was heartbreaking to me. Terminator 2 is one of my all-time favorite movies. Being that I was a kid when T2 came out, Eddie Furlong as John Connor really resonated with me. When T3 finally came with Nick Stahl as Connor, I was really disappointed but was willing to accept him in the role. In the end, T3 was just "fine" and an "okay" and inessential sequel to T2 (as were the rest of the sequels, tbh). But, I feel like Furlong being in T3 might have helped the film feel more closely tied to T2 and I feel like he would have brought some much needed authenticity to the role. Stahl was fine, but never felt like John Connor.

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Summary:

In 1963 Michigan, business rivals Kellogg's and Post compete to create a cake that could change breakfast forever.

Director:

Jerry Seinfeld

Writers:

Jerry Seinfeld, Spike Feresten, Andy Robin

Cast:

• Isaac Bae as George
• Jerry Seinfeld as Bob Cabana
• Chris Rickett as Counter Man
• Rachel Harris as Anna Cabana
• Christian Slater as Mike Diamond
• Jim Gaffigan as Edsel Kellogg III

Rotten Tomatoes: 20%

Metacritic: 49

VOD: Netflix

What is it about the 1970s and the movie making? The thrillers from that time (well the best ones that survived till now!) and particularly the political ones are amazing and just have this amazing feel to them. I think it's partly from the zeitgeist of the era coming out of Vietnam and Watergate and just the worldwide political strife and the general paranoia of atomic warfare and communism and just everything. But that there's also that old school grittiness that pervades the filmmaking. John Frankenheimer and Sidney Lumet that film searing movies!

Like The Conversation. watching this on its own right is awesome and sequences like when Caul is listening in on the recording and putting it all together. It's mesmerizing and you're just drawn in, hearing little bits and mentally assembling it in conjunction with Gene Hackman. And then all the paranoia and conspiracy bits and then the upsetting moments as we near the denouement. It's amazing, but it's even more interesting when taken among its cohort of films b/c there's so much that it has in common with the films of that time and a lot of that energy is not unique!

I recently watched The Parallax View and just the attitude about assassinations was insane.

7 Days in May was amazing and I noticed it was written by Rod Serling! But the idea of a president deemed weak by the armed forces AND the general public because he was willing to sign a disarmament treaty and that the military would prepare a coup is like crazy, but like so interesting.

I just watched Robert Redford in The Candidate and that was a different sort of awesome and thrilling, but more in an inexorably subversive fashion. Like we seem to be rooting for him to win the senate seat as the underdog and well intentioned newcomer, but by utilizing the means to win does he just become what he was battling? the end is like so reflective of so much of the cynicism of many of the films of the 70s.

3 Days of the Condor, Day of the Jackal, Marathon Man, All the President's Men, Black Sunday, and even Network and on and on.

I just eat this all up. Anyone else really like drawn into that era and these types of films ?