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Re-watched this for the 20th time...still like it
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The Outsiders
1983

6/10

The last time I saw this film was back in the 80s on HBO. I watched it last night on the road on tubi.

This film is a cult classic, not for the story, but for the cast. Pretty much everyone in this film was at the start of their movie careers and majority of them have had successful careers and starred in iconic roles from the 80s to today. It’s a “Who’s Who” of future legends in film.

The story is mainly a darker version of the classic “American Graffiti”, displaying the societal and economic differences between lower and upper class Whites in Middle America. The story mainly focuses on the poorer class. It’s interesting watching the problems these young kids are dealing with, with them growing up in the most prosperous time in America for all Whites regardless of their economic class during the 1960s.

It’s an interesting film and gives you some insight on what is going on today with Whites/MAGA and their political views today.

tubi has a good clean, HD version.

Synopsis

"The Outsiders" is a 1983 American drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel of the same name by S.E. Hinton. The film explores the rivalry between two teenage gangs in Oklahoma: the wealthy Socs and the working-class Greasers. The story centers on Ponyboy Curtis and his fellow Greasers as they navigate class conflict, violence, and personal struggles.

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Into the Deep
2025

3/10

This film popped up in my Hulu recommendations last month and I watched it last on the road.

I mainly watched it cuz I saw Richard Dreyfuss in the trailer which struck my interest, being this year is the 50th anniversary of the theaterical debut of “Jaws”. It turns out Dreyfuss was mainly put into the film as “clickbait”. His role is a Marine Biologist in this film. In “Jaws” he was an oceanographer. They are both similar to a degree, but I think the producers made him a marine biologist to keep lawsuits away. His character is presented as a “Guru” to his daughter and it does feel like he is an older version of his character in Jaws. He is shown mainly in flashback scenes.

The main premise of the story has been done a zillion times in film going back to the 1950s. This film added sharks that are rarely shown in the film. They are CGI with the same effects you saw in the CW Arrowverse series.

Hulu mainly uploaded it too cash in on “Shark Month/Week” on various cable/streaming channels.

The end credits roll has Dreyfuss doing a PSA on Shark Conservation. Watch this flick only if you love Sharks.

Synopsis

The plot revolves around a group of tourists on a diving expedition who encounter modern-day pirates and a great white shark, forcing them to confront their fears and fight for survival.

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SOVEREIGN





PRAISE: Films like this are so effective and stunning because more and more i see people speaking and acting the way they are Jerry Kane (Nick Offerman) does. He's anti bank and anti government and uses certain rhetoric to try to defy paying his mortgage among other things. But he's also cheating his son Joe (Jacob Tremblay) out of having a life.
Both actors give great performances as I watched their frustrations grow not only from what's happening to them but to each other. Jerry drives around the country and gives seminars for money, about what wording and phrases to use if people find themselves in similar situations like him. He also has a radio call in show and is admired by Lesley Anne ( Martha Plimpton) who helps out the two financially. Even though things looked bleak for both of the characters there is a line of hope that runs through the movie in which I couldn't help Joe realize that what his father is doing is futile. I became very involved with the characters and even found myself nodding my head to some of Jerry's rhetoric. There is a great parallel of Jerry and Joe in Detective John Bouchart (an underused Dennis Quaid) and his police son Adam (Thomas Mann).

PROBLEMS: By displaying a situation at the start of the film, the films last 30 minutes became ultra predictable. Even though I was on edge i think it would have been more effective if they showed Jerry speaking at one of his seminars or giving his son some type of advice or direction at the films start.

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This is a cool newish feature they’re doing on Oscars/Academy YTs

I’m posting here and in screenwriting thread*

Saw EDDINGTON overnight. I was surprised to noticed the 6.1 IMDb rating as I was verifying my showtime options

But. After seeing movie… I absolutely understand that rating lol. Good crowd. They were largely Ari fans/stans. Interesting how many young women were there. All women of color. One group of 4 young Latinas… went in right before me and I really didn’t expect that to be their flick lol black folks too
Yea. Dude has a type - fan wise - but that type is not specific to one color/one gender etc… anyhow

Keep us updated with the reviews and takes as yall see it. Peace and enjoy

*R. Ross (Nickel Boys dir) looks like the first and The Substance director also looks like she has one
 






 
Megan 2.0
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Somewhere on this forum, this is a post where I said that the studios could keep Megan 2 to themselves. I knew that first movie had all the markings of one of those cheap horror movies that makes 2x the budget back on opening weekend, so they'd make a sequel.

I knew then that the sequel would go the way of The Boy & The Boy 2 where the sequel is basically be a completely different genre. The 1st movie was a comedy/horror and this 2.0 is a Terminator.

Y'all know the entirety of the 1st movie's success was based on a dance meme. A dance that it seemed like they filmed a scene in post to include in the movie after the success of marketing the meme.

From a Chucky inspired character doing a dance meme to Terminators and A.I. intelligences fighting for control of the world. WTF is this sequel? The rush to quick cash is the reason why most movies suck and the movie theater experience is honestly trash.

Studios will greenlight anything that will make them money and both Megan movies are filled with those moments that will make a theater full of people cheer and laugh. But that doesn't make a movie good. My favorite movie theater experience of all time was Blair Witch Project. Laughing along with a room full of strangers to some bullshit does not make the movie good.

Megan 2.0 is the silliest bullshit I've seen since the last Fast & Furious movie. Maybe Black Adam. I dare someone to watch both Megan movies back to back. The Double Toasted guys always joke about someone who only saw the 1st Fast & Furious coming back to franchise after 5 or 6. Megan managed to make that jump into ridiculousness with the 1st sequel.
 
‘Lilo & Stitch’ Becomes Hollywood’s First Movie to Hit $1 Billion in 2025

By Rebecca Rubin
Jul 17, 2025


…Originally planned as a straight-to-streaming release, “Lilo & Stitch” is the latest example of the outsized returns that Disney can mine from theatrical with the right property at the right time. “Moana 2” was also developed for Disney+, as a television show, and became a billion-dollar box office smash last Thanksgiving after the studio first routed the animated sequel to the big screen…

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‘Lilo & Stitch’ Becomes Hollywood’s First Movie to Hit $1 Billion in 2025

By Rebecca Rubin
Jul 17, 2025


…Originally planned as a straight-to-streaming release, “Lilo & Stitch” is the latest example of the outsized returns that Disney can mine from theatrical with the right property at the right time. “Moana 2” was also developed for Disney+, as a television show, and became a billion-dollar box office smash last Thanksgiving after the studio first routed the animated sequel to the big screen…

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Hollywood gonna keep remaking and rebooting every possible living I.P. until the end of time.

They want to get every last dollar.
 
Hollywood gonna keep remaking and rebooting every possible living I.P. until the end of time.

They want to get every last dollar.

The trick is doing remakes/reboots that folks actually wanna see if they want that Billion dollar gross ticket sales.

There is a ton of good, old classic shit out there that are long overdue for remakes.
 
The trick is doing remakes/reboots that folks actually wanna see if they want that Billion dollar gross ticket sales.

There is a ton of good, old classic shit out there that are long overdue for remakes.


As the media says too - they want to cash in on all the stuff that parents grew up on ... hoping said parents will take their kids to it, and buy the merchandise and / or VOD, dvd, blu-ray.

They're afraid to bank on new ideas and properties.

Stuff that may or may not land.

It's easier to go with shit from decades ago.
 
All that said ... it's a movie weekend at the house.

We're watching Friday the 13th Part 14, and Nightmare on Elm Street Part 22!

Followed by Police Academy 15 and the re-re-re-reboot of The Lion King.
 
The Vikings
1958

5.5/10

This randomly came up in my tubi recommendations after watching an earlier flick. The last time I saw this was probably in the late 70s or early 80s on network TV. So I decided to rewatch it last night while on the road cuz I had forgotten what happened.

The film is basically focused on stereotypes of Norwegian Vikings depicting them as “Barbarians” and not giving a Fuck. They were far from that if you look up their history and what they achieved. The English are depicted as “Sophisticated” which is far from the truth.

The premise has been done and copied through out Hollywood since the 50s. Nothing new there.

Action sequences are ok. VFX/SFX look good for the era it was made. Kirk Douglas was the “Tom Cruise” of his era and does all his own stunts in the film. Nothing outlandish, but it’s interesting seeing him in his prime.

The film has nice Sword fight between Douglas and Tony Curtis. They both do the sequence with no stuntman and it plays out well, especially the location where they have the fight. You will also notice that it’s obvious that George Lucas used this scene as inspiration for the fight between Luke/Vader in “Return of the Jedi”.

For the InCells, you will enjoy this flick. Women through out the film are treated like pure dirt and no respect. This film is definitely not politically correct or “Woke”.

For the Militants, there is one Black character. He is a slave and a mute. He does play an important role in the film.

Overall, it’s an entertaining film. It definitely was made for the big screen when I started watching it. I debated about stopping it and waiting until I got home to watch on the big screen TV.

Synopsis

Viking Prince Einar (Kirk Douglas) doesn't know it, but his most fearsome enemy, the slave Eric (Tony Curtis), is actually his half brother. Their feud only intensifies when Einar kidnaps Princess Morgana (Janet Leigh), the intended bride of the brutal King Aella (Frank Thring). Einar intends to make the beautiful girl his own. Unfortunately for him, Morgana has eyes only for Eric -- leading to much bloodshed and the capture of their father, King Ragnar (Ernest Borgnine).

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I Know What You Did Last Summer 2025




PRAISE: Even as I sat down to watch this movie I couldn't help but think is this third film really necessary? But curiosity was still present and I was in the mood for a slasher movie. Its basically the same set up of a handful of friends trying to cover up their involvement in a deadly accident. I do appreciate the movie changing things up a bit. Also the personalities of some of the characters are likeable. Tyler Trevino, (Gabbriette Bechtel) a crime podcaster was the most fun and I enjoyed her time on screen. The other characters that include: Danica (Madelyn Cline), Ava (Chase Sui Wonders), Stevie (Sarah Pidgeon), Milo (Jonah Hauer-King), and Teddy (Tyriq Withers) are ok for what's given to them to do. There are about three good kills in the movie. The characters of Ray Bronson (Freddy Prinze Jr.) and Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt),are in and out of the movie. I did enjoy some of their banter and one liners to each other. I liked some of the call backs that were weaved into the movie.

PROBLEMS: There is a bland basic feel to this movie that's supposed to be exciting. The writers try to insert some comedy that definitely doesn't work at times and comes off ultra cheesy right to the end. The moves a couple of characters make made no sense at at all. Especially with one character i laughed unintentionally because if the character can do one thing why couldn't they have done another? I know trauma can tear things apart in someone's life but I feel something important between two characters wasn't explained. Far too silly moments that dont add up.

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