The "I'm watching/just watched *movie title* thread....

[trostol]

am i the only one that feels Grissom from CSI was a bit..unrealistic of a character?

[yumyumtree]

Dead Reckoning 1946 Humphrey Bogart, Lisbeth Scott

[Taaroa]

Rewatched season 1 of The Expanse and watched the new season 2 episodes. If you enjoy scifi you should watch it.

[21st Century Man]

I'm pretty sure the nightclub scene with Pee Wee's doppelganger is in the first twenty to thirty minutes. I tried to find him in the IMDB credits, but they don't have pictures of most of the cast.

I watched it.  Are you talking about George E. Stone, the guy who played the mobster's brother. He has a little mustache.  I know a good bit about him. 



Or are you talking about the guy who played Chick, Lucien Prival?  He was the guy the cop put in jail and was released by the crooked DA shortly thereafter.  Don't know as much about him.



They both kind of look like Pee Wee.  George was a pee-wee whereas Lucien probably favored him more in the face.

[Ciardelo]

This is from last year, so maybe it has been already talked about.

Walmart’s Vudu Launches Free Movie, TV Service With Thousands of Titles

Courtesy of Vudu
October 18, 2016 | 11:00AM PT

Vudu, which has been selling and renting HD movies and TV shows online for nearly a decade, is now offering free, ad-supported access to several thousand premium titles â€" a move by the Walmart-owned service to boost revenue from older content.

The new service, Vudu Movies on Us, won’t include new releases or current TV series. Those will remain available only as premium-priced options. At launch, free movies include “Mad Max,” “True Grit,” “Abduction,” “School of Rock,” “Hoosiers,” “The Phantom of the Opera” (2004), “Young Adult,” “Margin Call,” “A Walk to Remember” and “The Magnificent Seven” (1960). Vudu says it will be adding more content in the coming months.

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

Or are you talking about the guy who played Chick, Lucien Prival?  He was the guy the cop put in jail and was released by the crooked DA shortly thereafter.  Don't know as much about him.



They both kind of look like Pee Wee.  George was a pee-wee whereas Lucien probably favored him more in the face.

I think it has to be Lucien. Thanks for checking into that!

[Zetaspeak]

Watched Thelma and Louise on TV. My estrogen level is off the charts. 

[21st Century Man]

I think it has to be Lucien. Thanks for checking into that!

Lucien  retired in 1953 but died in 1994 at the age of 92.  Probably his most notable role was in Hell's Angels, 1930, where he played Baron Von Kranz.  He mostly played uncredited parts in movies like The Bride Of  Frankenstein (butler), lots of Nazis in movies like Manhunt and Hangmen Also Die.  His last decent part was as a bartender in High Noon.

[zeebo]

I don't think I mentioned I finally saw Rogue One.  It has it's flaws, which I won't go into in case of spoilers, but I'll say overall I enjoyed it alot.  I'll take that single movie as my personal prequel over those other three bloated ones. 

Good one to see in the theater as the scale of some of the landscapes / space-scapes were some of the best I've seen.  Also since the first Star Wars is to this day one of my most memorable movie experiences, it was blast to see what came right before it, and re-visit some characters/settings of the time (minus any over-indulgent Lucas-style exposition).  The pace is great, and really builds towards the finale. 

[Jackstar]

I finally saw Rogue One.

99 bottles of beer on the wall
99 bottles of beer...






I'm holding out for Rouge 5.

[Taaroa]

I don't think I mentioned I finally saw Rogue One.  It has it's flaws, which I won't go into in case of spoilers, but I'll say overall I enjoyed it alot.  I'll take that single movie as my personal prequel over those other three bloated ones.

What did you think of the cgi 'recreation'?
I thought the film overall was pretty good and itt was certainly better than the Force Awakens - that was just a beat for beat rehash of the original film with a terribly written (and acted) mary sue main character.

Too bad they called this movie Rogue One... a film centered on Rogue Squadron would've been pretty interesting.

[zeebo]

What did you think of the cgi 'recreation'? ...

Kinda weird and I'm not really a fan of it.  Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should, ya know?  But not a dealbreaker, alot of good stuff in there to offset it.

[21st Century Man]

Kinda weird and I'm not really a fan of it.  Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should, ya know?  But not a dealbreaker, alot of good stuff in there to offset it.

I watched a really bad sci-fi comedy spoof on alien invasion films last night.  Had like zero budget and the aliens looked like renaissance actors with burlap bags over their heads and grass growing out of them.  The saving grace of the film were the 2 alien babes who commanded the Vegemen as the former were called.  That and beatnik silliness along with decent Cagney/Lorre impressions saved the film from being a complete disaster.  Oh and there were American Indians in it too who liked to smoke funny substances in their peace pipe.  The commander of the air-force base was the splitting image of Stephen King with a bad mustache.  1.5 stars. 1 star for the babes.  Half a star for the silly humor.  If you have 70 minutes to kill and are a bit drunk or high, you might enjoy the silliness.  If not then you might want to stay away.  Like terrible, daddy-o!

The only reason I watched it was because it was paired up with Invasion Of the Bee-Girls on a Midnite Movies DVD that I have.

Invasion Of The Star Creatures-1963

[zeebo]

the Vegemen

lol that sounds like a Dr. Who invention

The only reason I watched it was because it was paired up with Invasion Of the Bee-Girls

Now that's one I wanna see.

[21st Century Man]

lol that sounds like a Dr. Who invention

Now that's one I wanna see.

LOL.  Invasion of the Bee Girls is a cult classic.  They suck the life out of every male that they mate with.  LOL.  It is a sexy film with hot babes, an excellent lead in William Smith, and is generally a whole lot of fun.  Wish they made films like this today.

[albrecht]

Watched "Hell or High Water" (2016)  last night. Sort of a modern Western/heist movie. I really enjoyed it. The acting was good, the vibe for the area was right, the photography was excellent, and the acting was great and funny. The ex-con brother had me laughing because he looked/acted just like a friend of mine back-when (the good parts- not the violent stuff- but his expressions, his hitting on chicks, his jokes, his drinking, his hair, wildness etc.) The banter and relationship between the always good Jeff Bridges and his partner Gil Birmingham (who was nice in the role) was fun. I don't want to go into spoilers or more details but check out the movie. It gives me some hope that Hollywood can still make good movies, sometimes. I won't be watching but hope some Oscars go to this movie. The soundtrack and songs were great also.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hell_or_high_water

[zeebo]

LOL.  Invasion of the Bee Girls is a cult classic.  They suck the life out of every male that they mate with.  LOL.  It is a sexy film with hot babes, an excellent lead in William Smith, and is generally a whole lot of fun.  Wish they made films like this today...

Please let there be an 'unrated' version. 

[Dr. MD MD]

LOL.  Invasion of the Bee Girls is a cult classic.  They suck the life out of every male that they mate with.  LOL.  It is a sexy film with hot babes, an excellent lead in William Smith, and is generally a whole lot of fun.  Wish they made films like this today.

This was a Russ Meyer film, 21st?

[21st Century Man]

Please let there be an 'unrated' version. 

LOL.  Yeah, seems like they could have lengthened it by about 15 minutes and thrown in some extra "love" scenes.

[21st Century Man]

This was a Russ Meyer film, 21st?

No, the boobs were a bit smaller than those in Russ's films but still a nice handful.    Speaking of Russ Meyer, somebody needs to put his catalog out on DVD.  All I have from him is Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls and that one was released by 20th Century Fox.  Very rare for a major film studio to put out a sexy exploitation film.

[Étouffée]

...All I have from him is Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls and that one was released by 20th Century Fox.  Very rare for a major film studio to put out a sexy exploitation film.

with screenplay by Roger Ebert!   

[ItsOver]

I watched a really bad sci-fi comedy spoof on alien invasion films last night.  Had like zero budget and the aliens looked like renaissance actors with burlap bags over their heads and grass growing out of them.  The saving grace of the film were the 2 alien babes who commanded the Vegemen as the former were called.  That and beatnik silliness along with decent Cagney/Lorre impressions saved the film from being a complete disaster.  Oh and there were American Indians in it too who liked to smoke funny substances in their peace pipe.  The commander of the air-force base was the splitting image of Stephen King with a bad mustache.  1.5 stars. 1 star for the babes.  Half a star for the silly humor.  If you have 70 minutes to kill and are a bit drunk or high, you might enjoy the silliness.  If not then you might want to stay away.  Like terrible, daddy-o!

The only reason I watched it was because it was paired up with Invasion Of the Bee-Girls on a Midnite Movies DVD that I have.

Invasion Of The Star Creatures-1963

It sounds like a sure-bet I'll be seeing this on Comet TV someday soon.    I got some laughs the other night watching MST3K riff "Night of the Blood Beast."

[zeebo]

... I got some laughs the other night watching MST3K riff "Night of the Blood Beast."

I caught the one with the giant grasshoppers the other nite, and giggles were had.

[coaster]

I'm watching Norma Rae. Sally Field and Beau Bridges. I have no idea how I missed such a gem of a movie considering many of my favoritea are from the 70s. Glad I found this one. Sally Field was a lot of fun to watch in her older movies. Beau, and his brother Jeff made some incredible films back in the day.

[coaster]

Next movie thats coming on is Places In The Heart. Another Slly Field movie and one of my personal favorites. A great period piece. Glad I came home early today. Movie marathon. Woot.

[Camazotz Automat]

After hearing the news about Richard Hatch, I rented InAlienable (2008).

I had read the briefest of reviews/descriptions and went into it with eyes wide open and as hopeful as a newborn biomechanical rat catching a whiff of H. R. Giger cheese.  The movie's poster art was promising, as were the appendages that erupted early on from a duffel bag.

During the alien birthing scene, I felt an acute railroad spike of pain entering the so called "triangle of death" area of my face.

As the alien child was held in brilliant "Bethlehem silhouette vision," I quickly countered with, "It's Baby Tender Love!" to relieve the exquisite pressure.  I then laughed myself into a limbic survival coma, associatively visualizing Chinese slave laborers laying sterile, bloody railroad tracks across a primitive America.  Praise David Carradine and all his Kung Fu flashbacks.

I was aware Walter Koenig was at the helm - (so to speak) - of this movie.  But I simply did not expect such a deft bitch slap of the hand "From The Mind of Walter Koenig."  I certainly got far more than I was prepared to process and was completely caught off guard by the concise cerebral violation, especially given my aforementioned and innocent rodentesque yearnings of alien-themed special effects.  My hopefulness was shattered like a Ridley Scott ALIEN egg dropped from the tallest building in Koenig's hometown of Chicago.

Deep DEEP hurting.  For advanced MST3K types only.  Face-bashing inducing triangle of death cinema or my name isn't Camazotz Automat.

Koenig turns 81 in September.  What a clever old trickster, talking Hatch into this train wreck.

(There is one silver charm: Some goofing around by Koenig with Hatch after the credits.  But that's like complimenting a nifty trinket discovered on the ripcord ~post pull~ of a parachute pack loaded with a rolled up fishing net.)

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

After hearing the news about Richard Hatch, I rented InAlienable (2008).

I had read the briefest of reviews/descriptions and went into it with eyes wide open and as hopeful as a newborn rat catching a whiff of H. R. Giger cheese.  The movie's poster art was promising.

During the alien birthing scene, I felt an acute railroad spike of pain entering the so called "triangle of death" area of my face.

As the alien child was held in brilliant "Bethlehem silhouette vision," I quickly countered with, "It's Baby Tender Love!" to relieve the exquisite pressure.  I then laughed myself into a quick survival coma, associatively visualizing Chinese slave laborers laying sterile, bloody railroad tracks across a primitive America.  Praise David Carradine and all his Kung Fu flashbacks.

I was aware Walter Koenig was at the helm - (so to speak) - of this movie.  But I simply did not expect such a deft bitch slap of the hand... I certainly got far more than I was prepared to process and was completely caught off guard by the concise cerebral violation, especially given my aforementioned and innocent rodentesque yearnings of alien-themed special effects.  My hopefulness was completely shattered like an ostrich egg dropped from the tallest building in Chicago.

Deep DEEP hurting.  For advanced MST3K types only.  Face-bashing inducing triangle of death cinema or my name isn't Camazotz Automat.

Koenig turns 81 in September.  What a clever old trickster, talking Hatch into this train wreck.

"From the Mind of Walter Koenig," indeed.

(There is one string of silver: Some goofing around by Koenig with Hatch after the credits. But that's like complimenting a nifty ripcord on a parachute pack loaded with a rolled up fishing net.)

Now I'm wondering if the rails David Carradine rode in Bound For Glory would have been there if he hadn't laid them in his Kung Fu flashbacks. Geez, you just got back and you're already making my brain run around in circles chasing its stem.

You also did a superb job selling me on wanting to see Inalienable.

Did you happen to catch the Star Trek "The Lights of Zetar" ep on MeTV? I had not known it was written by perky puppet mistress, Shari Lewis and her husband, Jeremy Tarcher. It's not surprising she went with what she knew and centered the plot around aliens possessing a crew member and speaking through her.

Cheers!

[Camazotz Automat]

You also did a superb job selling me on wanting to see Inalienable.

I wish I could say you will enjoy it.  A film able to induce such a singular set of railroad commentary is a brain virus best avoided.

Did you happen to catch the Star Trek "The Lights of Zetar" ep on MeTV? I had not known it was written by perky puppet mistress, Shari Lewis and her husband, Jeremy Tarcher. It's not surprising she went with what she knew and centered the plot around aliens possessing a crew member and speaking through her.

Cheers!

I had it blaring in another room as I was laying the rails of the InAlienable essay.

I'm still tweaking the essay in spots.  I am compelled to exhaust the rewriting/reposting window... biomechanical rat, Ridley Scott ALIEN egg, better ripcord visual, and many more.  Please reread to fully understand my suffering.

[Taaroa]

Here I was thinking John Wick 2 had been released and would see it this week, when I find out that it has no release date at all for this country because of the distributor.

Guess I'll just go see Silence instead.

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

I wish I could say you will enjoy it.  A film able to induce such a singular set of railroad commentary is a brain virus best avoided.

I squeezed the zits that sprouted in the so-called "Triangle of death" in high school when the prevailing belief was that doing so would be instantly fatal and survived, and as a result have since believed I could handle anything, no matter how distasteful, but I will heed your warning, which resonated like a dropped pocket flask hitting the floor of an old empty railroad depot.

I had it blaring in another room as I was laying the rails of the InAlienable essay.

I'm still tweaking the essay in spots.  I am compelled to exhaust the rewriting/reposting window.

Hope you have a sudden spike of inspiration that ties it all together. In the meantime, I'm going to repair to the club car for some Harvey Wallbangers.