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1963
4/10
I watched this one yesterday afternoon at home on tubi. I have been going through Jayne Mansfield’s film catalog over the past few years.
It’s a somewhat ROM-COM, but doesn’t play out like the standard premise you would think.
The film is just over a run time of one hour, so it greatly consolidates the story and allows it to move quickly.
The highlight of this film is it’s the first film with Jayne showing nudity. At the opening scene she is in a bubble bath and you get a quick glimpse of her extreme hour glass figure. Shortly after she is shown fully topless poking behind the bathroom door. She soon after that is shown fully nude from the knees up laying down on a bed, her left thigh is slightly raised, so you don’t see her pussy. Towards the end of the film a new scene from the bubble bath is shown where she is shown on her knees outside of the tub and you get a clear view of her booty (Jayne is flat as a pancake in the Ass, she is known for her cartoonish ‘Jessica Rabbit’ figure).
Other than, there ain’t much too the film besides looking at Jayne wearing tight outfits displaying her figure.
tubi has a clean/clear version of the film.
Synopsis
A TV comedy writer (Tommy Noonan) and his wife (Jayne Mansfield) go on a cruise with another couple, and each wife becomes pregnant.
1963
4/10
I watched this one yesterday afternoon at home on tubi. I have been going through Jayne Mansfield’s film catalog over the past few years.
It’s a somewhat ROM-COM, but doesn’t play out like the standard premise you would think.
The film is just over a run time of one hour, so it greatly consolidates the story and allows it to move quickly.
The highlight of this film is it’s the first film with Jayne showing nudity. At the opening scene she is in a bubble bath and you get a quick glimpse of her extreme hour glass figure. Shortly after she is shown fully topless poking behind the bathroom door. She soon after that is shown fully nude from the knees up laying down on a bed, her left thigh is slightly raised, so you don’t see her pussy. Towards the end of the film a new scene from the bubble bath is shown where she is shown on her knees outside of the tub and you get a clear view of her booty (Jayne is flat as a pancake in the Ass, she is known for her cartoonish ‘Jessica Rabbit’ figure).
Other than, there ain’t much too the film besides looking at Jayne wearing tight outfits displaying her figure.
tubi has a clean/clear version of the film.
Synopsis
A TV comedy writer (Tommy Noonan) and his wife (Jayne Mansfield) go on a cruise with another couple, and each wife becomes pregnant.
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‘I’m so excited’: Jesse Eisenberg is donating a kidney to a stranger
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What was the last BAD movie you watched? - Page 360 - RedFlagDeals.com Forums
Just saw Heads of State. Wasted it by watching it on the big big screen downstairs in the HT room vs the upstairs TV. What a joke the movie is. Idris
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Shaun Of The Dead (2004) - First rewatch in 20 years, feels crazy even typing that like bollocks where did that time go? Funnier than I remembered,
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QuestionLeonardo DiCaprio’s 22 Best Performances, From ‘Titanic’ to ‘One Battle After Another’
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Maybe it’s already been tracked
Finally read the “ONE BATTLE needs to make $300 million to break even” speculative report
I am curious to see what DiCaprio films have made since The Beach which was what 2000?
It’s HARD to believe he’s consistently lead $300million plus pictures for 25 years with all the Scorsese flicks he’s done but… hey that’s why I would love to see the box office
I know WB heads said they ran the numbers on his films and spent what they felt was comparable to an expected return in that Bloomberg interview from October or so
Ryan Coogler, and Andrew McCarthy on The Treat | KCRW
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Rank of Leonardo DiCaprio's movies by Box Office performance.
Worldwide performance. Not included voice-overs.
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Leonardo DiCaprio - Box Office
Leonardo DiCaprio (Leading Actor) - Movie Box Office Performance Summary and Breakdown
DiCaprio's Top Openers
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Werewolves
2024
3.5/10
I watched this one this morning at home on Hulu.
It’s a Frank Grillo action/horror flick….if you seen one Frank Grillo movie…you done seen them all.
The premise is nothing new involving Werewolves. The VFX/SFX for the werewolves actually looked surprisingly good. They actually had actors in suits and the head piece obviously was remote control for facial movements. I was expecting them to look cheap on a ‘SyFy Channel’ level, but they actually spent money on these werewolves.
Action mainly happens in the last hour of the film, nothing for suspense and what’s there, is predictable.
It had an odd ending, but I suspect they ended it that way for potential sequels.
Overall, it’s an entertaining film, watch if you love werewolf films.
Synopsis
A scientist and his family find themselves in a fight for their lives when a supermoon event turns humans into bloodthirsty werewolves.
2024
3.5/10
I watched this one this morning at home on Hulu.
It’s a Frank Grillo action/horror flick….if you seen one Frank Grillo movie…you done seen them all.
The premise is nothing new involving Werewolves. The VFX/SFX for the werewolves actually looked surprisingly good. They actually had actors in suits and the head piece obviously was remote control for facial movements. I was expecting them to look cheap on a ‘SyFy Channel’ level, but they actually spent money on these werewolves.
Action mainly happens in the last hour of the film, nothing for suspense and what’s there, is predictable.
It had an odd ending, but I suspect they ended it that way for potential sequels.
Overall, it’s an entertaining film, watch if you love werewolf films.
Synopsis
A scientist and his family find themselves in a fight for their lives when a supermoon event turns humans into bloodthirsty werewolves.
Coming 2 America
2021
4/10
I finally got around to watch this film this afternoon at home on Prime.
Being I’m the last person on the forum to watch it, no need to go into it.
The film through out has a lot of references to the 1st film bringing back a number of characters and joke references.
Two things that stood out was this film officially confirmed ‘Trading Places’ is in the same universe as the Coming To America films. There has been some doubt when the first film came out when the two old men had a cameo, majority of folks just saw it as a Easter Egg, but this film confirms it with Colin Jost as a family member. It would have been nice to have Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis have cameos.
The other thing that stood out was a number of characters did not return. Samuel L. Jackson and Eric LaQuelle did not cameo in this film. Actress Allison Dean who played ‘Lisa’ sister did not return.
The downside was a lot of jokes just came off as dated in trying to copy the humor from the first film. There was a funny scene where it made fun of itself talking about sequels nobody asked for.
Overall, it was a somewhat entertaining film, not worth watching again unlike the first film which is a cult classic.
Synopsis
Needing a male heir to the throne, Prince Akeem returns to New York, to find his long-lost son and bring him back to Zamunda.
2021
4/10
I finally got around to watch this film this afternoon at home on Prime.
Being I’m the last person on the forum to watch it, no need to go into it.
The film through out has a lot of references to the 1st film bringing back a number of characters and joke references.
Two things that stood out was this film officially confirmed ‘Trading Places’ is in the same universe as the Coming To America films. There has been some doubt when the first film came out when the two old men had a cameo, majority of folks just saw it as a Easter Egg, but this film confirms it with Colin Jost as a family member. It would have been nice to have Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis have cameos.
The other thing that stood out was a number of characters did not return. Samuel L. Jackson and Eric LaQuelle did not cameo in this film. Actress Allison Dean who played ‘Lisa’ sister did not return.
The downside was a lot of jokes just came off as dated in trying to copy the humor from the first film. There was a funny scene where it made fun of itself talking about sequels nobody asked for.
Overall, it was a somewhat entertaining film, not worth watching again unlike the first film which is a cult classic.
Synopsis
Needing a male heir to the throne, Prince Akeem returns to New York, to find his long-lost son and bring him back to Zamunda.
Werewolves
2024
3.5/10
I watched this one this morning at home on Hulu.
It’s a Frank Grillo action/horror flick….if you seen one Frank Grillo movie…you done seen them all.
The premise is nothing new involving Werewolves. The VFX/SFX for the werewolves actually looked surprisingly good. They actually had actors in suits and the head piece obviously was remote control for facial movements. I was expecting them to look cheap on a ‘SyFy Channel’ level, but they actually spent money on these werewolves.
Action mainly happens in the last hour of the film, nothing for suspense and what’s there, is predictable.
It had an odd ending, but I suspect they ended it that way for potential sequels.
Overall, it’s an entertaining film, watch if you love werewolf films.
Synopsis
A scientist and his family find themselves in a fight for their lives when a supermoon event turns humans into bloodthirsty werewolves.
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My aunt works for a few of the downtown performance theater venues, and noted she worked this documentary screening in recent days and really enjoyed it.
A screening and discussion of the documentary 'A Chip Odyssey'
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A screening and discussion of the documentary 'A Chip Odyssey'
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Locked
2025
4.5/10
I watched this action/thriller last night at home on Hulu.
Not much to say, the premise has been done under different scenarios, I believe this is the first time it was done in an automobile.
The film goes into SHTF just after the 7 minute mark, the film starts out with a brief character introduction/development.
Not much for suspense or thrills. Being the film is most shot inside the SUV, it does keep your eyes glued to the screen. The film has a basic ending but does leave a question on how Anthony Hopkins character was able to remote drive the car, I suspect that question leaves the film open for a sequel.
Overall, it’s a somewhat interesting film. The trailer makes it seem like there is more to hook you in.
Synopsis
When Eddie breaks into a luxury SUV, he steps into a deadly trap set by a self-proclaimed vigilante who delivers his own brand of twisted justice. Trapped inside the car, Eddie soon discovers escape is an illusion and survival is a nightmare.
2025
4.5/10
I watched this action/thriller last night at home on Hulu.
Not much to say, the premise has been done under different scenarios, I believe this is the first time it was done in an automobile.
The film goes into SHTF just after the 7 minute mark, the film starts out with a brief character introduction/development.
Not much for suspense or thrills. Being the film is most shot inside the SUV, it does keep your eyes glued to the screen. The film has a basic ending but does leave a question on how Anthony Hopkins character was able to remote drive the car, I suspect that question leaves the film open for a sequel.
Overall, it’s a somewhat interesting film. The trailer makes it seem like there is more to hook you in.
Synopsis
When Eddie breaks into a luxury SUV, he steps into a deadly trap set by a self-proclaimed vigilante who delivers his own brand of twisted justice. Trapped inside the car, Eddie soon discovers escape is an illusion and survival is a nightmare.
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Nuremberg
Praise: It is beyond fascinating and terrifying to witness a criminal and murderer say the words : I didn't do anything wrong, I was just following orders . Such are the feelings I had watching Russell Crowe's great performance as Hermann Göring the highest-ranking surviving Nazi at Nuremberg. Going head to head with Crowe's performances is Rami Malek as Douglas Kelley an American psychiatrist who has to get to the core of Göring before his trial. How this all plays out is highly involving as Göring believes he's just in all of the atrocities he's been apart of and thinks he will be able to overcome anything Supreme Court associate justice Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon) throws his way. The performances from multiple actors including Leo Woodall as Sergeant Howie Triest ,John Slattery as Colonel Burton Andrus, Mark O’Brien as Colonel John Amen and Colin Hanks as Dr. Gustave Gilbert.
Stunning and horrific real images of the concentration camps displayed were moving and then some but definitely not for the faint of heart. The film also displays how even getting close to an absolutely horrible person can sway you for a bit but the realization of what the person did definitely brings one back to reality and I thought that played out very well in one of the movies most memorable scenes.
PROBLEMS : There were some scenes and moments I wish had been longer to really pull me in as they played out on screen. Some parts of the movie were to blatantly filled with errors and how they played out didn't make much sense.
Scale of 1 to 10 an 8½
Praise: It is beyond fascinating and terrifying to witness a criminal and murderer say the words : I didn't do anything wrong, I was just following orders . Such are the feelings I had watching Russell Crowe's great performance as Hermann Göring the highest-ranking surviving Nazi at Nuremberg. Going head to head with Crowe's performances is Rami Malek as Douglas Kelley an American psychiatrist who has to get to the core of Göring before his trial. How this all plays out is highly involving as Göring believes he's just in all of the atrocities he's been apart of and thinks he will be able to overcome anything Supreme Court associate justice Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon) throws his way. The performances from multiple actors including Leo Woodall as Sergeant Howie Triest ,John Slattery as Colonel Burton Andrus, Mark O’Brien as Colonel John Amen and Colin Hanks as Dr. Gustave Gilbert.
Stunning and horrific real images of the concentration camps displayed were moving and then some but definitely not for the faint of heart. The film also displays how even getting close to an absolutely horrible person can sway you for a bit but the realization of what the person did definitely brings one back to reality and I thought that played out very well in one of the movies most memorable scenes.
PROBLEMS : There were some scenes and moments I wish had been longer to really pull me in as they played out on screen. Some parts of the movie were to blatantly filled with errors and how they played out didn't make much sense.
Scale of 1 to 10 an 8½
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I never knew this movie existed before this week
Mom copped it on DVD yrs ago( support black films) saw it than
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