The Latest Movie/TV show You Watched Topic 2.0

[JAGzilla]

Die Hard, for the first time. Yeah, the number of basic, obligatory movies I haven't seen is scary. Anyway, really good! Bruce Willis is great, obviously, and this was the first time I've seen Alan Rickman play anyone other than Professor Snape. I was never completely sold on him as Snape, but he nailed this role. The action was kickass, lots of cool sequences involving elevator shafts and jumping/falling off of stuff. The explosions deserve a better sound system than mine. It's one of those movies that can go stupidly over-the-top and get away with it. You don't quite believe everything, but it's close enough. Jan de Bont's cinematography surprised me; I wasn't expecting the movie to look as nice as it does, but it really does a lot of the time. Lots of all-time great one-liners and just decent humor overall. One of my new favorites.

And yeah, I'd say it's a Christmas movie. It doesn't have to be, exactly; it's not Christmas Vacation or A Christmas Story, where you'd feel weird watching it any other time of year, but it totally can be, if you want it to.

[JAGzilla]

Mrs. Doubtfire. Kind of an impulse watch; it's never really been on my radar, but I saw it on Amazon video, decided to give it a shot, and that ended up being a good call. It's very much a movie of its time, for better and for worse. For better in that it's just a very comfy, nostalgic kind of movie for a '90s kid. I never saw it as a kid, but it looks and feels and sounds like a ton of movies that I did know and love, so it took me back anyway. For worse in that, y'know, it isn't exactly up to code nowadays.

But Robin Williams was top-tier, and the comedy just had me laughing the whole time. It was appropriately heartfelt and sincere, too, with a good balance between funny and serious. It had a little bit of a sloppy script, maybe, but it all worked out pretty satisfyingly. Good movie.

[HedorahIsBestGirl]

Die Hard, for the first time. Yeah, the number of basic, obligatory movies I haven't seen is scary.

And yeah, I'd say it's a Christmas movie. It doesn't have to be, exactly; it's not Christmas Vacation or A Christmas Story, where you'd feel weird watching it any other time of year, but it totally can be, if you want it to.

Wow, I can't imagine growing up without Die Hard but I'm glad you liked it! To be fair, there are lots of obligatory movie I haven't seen either. In my opinion, Die Hard is absolutely a Christmas movie and I watch it on Christmas Eve every year.

[SpiderZilla]

Die Hard, for the first time. Yeah, the number of basic, obligatory movies I haven't seen is scary.

To put the film in context, prior to its release action movies featured heavily-muscled men who rushed into battle with an arsenal of weapons and were nearly invulnerable. Die Hard flipped the script. Bruce Willis was not built like an action hero. His impulse was to flee from the bad guys and find a safe place to hide until the police arrived. And he got beaten and bloodied throughout the film. That kind of hero is more common now but Die Hard paved the way.

[Tyrant_Lizard_King]

The first 3 Die Hard movies are real good. Die Hard 2 I find the weakest of the 3 but it's got some great moments. Personally I love the 3rd one. There's some great chemistry between Bruce Willis and Sam Jackson. 4 and 5 watch at your own risk. They're not awful but they aren't that great either. Vengeance is a more than satisfying conclusion if you want to stop there.

[Dyrakro]

Just watched Ultraman Ace episode 7 + 8 and gotta say that two-parter was glorious. Ngl, I do enjoy the classic Ultra seasons but they are aside of being very repetitive they also suffer a little of barely having any real characters in it. But the tragedy of Yamanaka and his spouse was great. You could actually understand Yamanakas motive of being aggressive towards Hokuto.
And seeing the infamous scene of Doragory ripping apart Muruchi was breath-taking. Have seen it once before on YouTube but seeing it in the actual episode (even noticed there is gushing blood shooting out of Muruchis neck) is something entirely else. Story- and visual-wise for sure two of the darkest episodes I have seen so far.
The story with the comet about to hit Earth reminded me of Gorath, which is funny, considering I rewatched GFW a few days ago.

[JAGzilla]

Die Hard, for the first time. Yeah, the number of basic, obligatory movies I haven't seen is scary.

To put the film in context, prior to its release action movies featured heavily-muscled men who rushed into battle with an arsenal of weapons and were nearly invulnerable. Die Hard flipped the script. Bruce Willis was not built like an action hero. His impulse was to flee from the bad guys and find a safe place to hide until the police arrived. And he got beaten and bloodied throughout the film. That kind of hero is more common now but Die Hard paved the way.

Interesting. I don't have a lot of experience with this kind of action movie, but yeah, that definitely sounds like the Arnold Schwarzenegger movies I've seen. Bruce Willis was a relatively realistic hero who played things cautiously and felt like he was in legitimate danger the whole time. He had to get by on brains and luck as much as anything.

[Maverick Centigrade]

Started rewatching 24 for nostalgia. Man I forgot how good this show was. Even though I already know all the twists it's still fun to watch.

[Carrerasaurus]

I've just finished The Wraith (1986). It's a ghost car film, so that's already enough to make me interested. I found it pretty alright, but I don't think it does enough to stand out. It reminds me a lot of Stephen King's Christine in a lot of things it does, but it was enjoyable regardless. I'd be lying if I said I didn't like it.
Also, Turbo Interceptor. What a name for a car. Makes sense, considering how that thing kills its victims.

[MogeGoji1994]

Been really enjoying The Bad Batch. It's a welcome respite from TLoU and its scratching my Clone Wars/Star Wars itch. The two most recent episodes in particular were great

[Gojira1604]

The Vampire Diaries. Still on season 1. First 7 something episodes were interesting enough but after that it got less easy to stay invested in. Lots of meh drama. The latest episode I saw was cooler than some previous had been though.

[LSD Jellyfish]

I've been watching Poker Face with my wife. It's a quirky "dishelved person solves seemingly perfect crimes week after week" akin to shows like Columbo. The inspiration is obvious, but it all clicks together so nicely. We've loved everything we've seen so far (episodes 1-3). The humor is great, the characters of the week are fun too. I love it. Another win for Rian Johnson.

[Dyrakro]

Just rewatched Scream on Sunday after watching it for the first time a few weeks ago. Gotta say it's my absolute favorite slasher movie. So many of these are rather repetitive and generic so seeing one that actually mocks this type of movie, while still having a rather serious story overall and a killer that can be warded of are absolute genius. Also love the Scooby-Doo reveals at the end. Though I honestly gotta say, part 2 and 3 of the series are rather weak and their reveals are way too cartoony. Revealing out of nowhere

Spoiler:

in part 2 that the report lady is Billys mom and in part 3 that Roman is Sidneys brother

is just lazy and surely dumbed those two down.

Though I'm a big fan of part 4 and 5 which had more of the spirit of the first movie. Looking forward to seeing part Screa|VI with my GF next week.

[HedorahIsBestGirl]

I went to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania yesterday and can confirm it is the latest dud from Marvel and it's also the one that finally killed my interest in this franchise; I already gave up on their shows a long time ago. From now on, I'm only going to a Marvel movie if I'm really interested instead of just going because it's Marvel. Guradians Vol. 3 looks bad and I don't give a shit about The Marvels so I'm only going if they get really good reviews or I see a cool trailer that changes my mind.

But as to Quantumania, you know it's bad when they're cracking joke after joke and no one in the theater is laughing; not even the middle/high schoolers sitting behind me, who are usually easy targets. Beyond the usual cringe humor, which was as bad here as in Love and Thunder, the effects were hit and miss, most of the characters were given nothing to do, and Scott Lang, who's supposed to be our protagonist, has no arc. Oh, and MODOK is hands-down the stupidest character ever in a Marvel movie, brought to life by some atrocious CGI. Kang was pretty much the only redeeming quality.

[MechaGoji Bro7503]

Saw Operation Fortune. It was a fun! It never stopped being entertaining so I must say that is an accomplishment. It has a really strong cast too, I recommend it.

[Jomei]

Rewatched True Detective season 1 last week. Unsurpassed. (Though a few shows rival it)

[Tyrant_Lizard_King]

Finally got around to watching CopShop. From the mind behind the Smoking Aces films stars Frank Grillo as a down on his luck con man who seeks refuge in a police station to escape his pursuers, but the hitman who is after him (Gerard Butler) has the same idea. Unfortunately it's an open contract and soon the entire precinct is under siege by a sadistic psychopath (a scenery chewing Toby Huss) intent on killing them all. If you love blackly comedic super violent action pics full of offbeat characters you'll likely find enjoyment in this.

[Tyrant_Lizard_King]

Binging John Wick in preparation for Chapter 4 tomorrow. Almost done with the original.

[Tyrant_Lizard_King]

Finished Chapter 3. Getting ready to head to the theater to see Chapter 4.

[JAGzilla]

The second half of Twilight. Wow. It was exactly what I expected, but still. I wasn't prepared for the soundtrack. The composer, whoever it was, obviously had a background in horror. They really did a great job making everything feel even weirder and more aggressively uncomfortable.