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David McK (3562 KP) rated Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) in Movies

Jul 12, 2020

I don't know why, but for some reason Asia (and Japan in particular) seems to have a thing for Giant Monsters (think Godzilla) and for Giant Robots (think BattleTech).

Or, as they're called in this series (and elsewhere? I don't know) Kaiju and Jaegers respectively.

This is a sequel to the best non-Godzilla Godzilla movie (in all but name), this time starring Star Wars own John Boyega as its reluctant hero, as the son of the "we're cancelling the apocalypse" hero from the first move, and who gets drawn back into the whole military training around the Jaegers 10 years after the events of that last movie.

Just in time, then, for him to be in place as the undersea breaches reopen and more of those Kaiju to come through ...

Dumb fun, but seemingly lacking something (although you can actually see what's happening in the battles this time around!) compared to the original, or to the various 'official' Godzilla/King Kong/etc movies.

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated The Hills Have Eyes (2006) in Movies

May 15, 2021

The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

2006 | Drama, Horror, Mystery

7.0

(13 Ratings)

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There Be Watching You

The Hills Have Eyes- is one of those remakes that you forgot that came out. It is also a very underrated movie. Why does no one talk about this movie? Why does no one remember this movie and that it came out. More people should know about it and watch it because it is a very good underrated horror remake.

The plot: Bob Carter and his wife Ethel, along with five other members of the family, are heading for San Diego with their camper vans. An accident strands them in the desert and while two of the men go for help, the others are forced to wait. They're unaware that they've ended up stuck near the site where, decades earlier, nuclear tests gave rise to a group of mutant monsters who have developed a taste for human flesh.

Its all about survival. Its all about surviving and living to see tomorrow.

I would highly reccordmend this movie.

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Candyman (1992)

7.4 (23 Ratings) Rate It

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A children's ghost story comes to terrifying life in this gut-wrenching thriller about a graduate...

Andy K (10823 KP) created a post

Jan 1, 2021

My annual movies make you feel old list.

The following films are 10 years old:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Thor
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Captain America: The First Avenger
The Help

The following films are 20 years old:

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Shrek
Monsters, Inc.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Fast and the Furious

The following films are 25 years old:

Independence Day
Twister
Mission: Impossible
The Rock
The Cable Guy

The following films are 30 years old:

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The Silence of the Lambs
Beauty and the Beast
My Girl
The Fisher King

The following films are 40 years old:

Superman II
Stripes
For Your Eyes Only
An American Werewolf in London
The Cannonball Run

The following films are 50 years old:

A Clockwork Orange
The French Connection
THX-1138
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
The Omega Man

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The Craggus (360 KP) Jan 1, 2021

My favourite part of the list was this, because it was what I get like doing once I'd found out all these films were that old!

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Erika (17789 KP) rated Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) in Movies

Apr 11, 2021 (Updated Apr 11, 2021)

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

2021 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

6.6

(31 Ratings)

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You would think that a film about massive monsters battling out wouldn't be boring... but it was. My friend had warned me, but I thought maybe she was being too hard on the film. These Godzilla/Kong movies are normally big, dumb fun. This one? Snore.
The monster fights were the best parts, seriously, cut all the humans and I would have actually enjoyed it. I want to know where these scientists get their degrees, because they are all dumb af. There wasn't even someone attractive to keep me engaged, my chicken tendies and the promise of the big monster fight at the end were basically the reason I stayed.

I imagine I'll forget this film by tomorrow, much like I did the other two Godzilla films. At least the previous Kong film had Tom Hiddleston in the tight blue t-shirt to keep things interesting.

Just go re-watch Pacific Rim.

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Hari Nef recommended Safe (1995) in Movies (curated)

Safe (1995)

1995 |

(0 Ratings)

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"What can I say about Julianne Moore other than that she is a queen and a goddess and I love her. This film is so unsettling, and I find it hard to describe because the monsters and enemies are invisible. What is leading this woman who is technically fine, technically well-off, technically clean, and technically shouldn’t have anything to worry about down this spiral of sickness and paranoia? I often feel that way about myself when I’m dealing with existential crises of my own. I count my blessings, but I can’t get away from, at certain points, this feeling that something is wrong, and this film hit me right there. Haynes was ahead of his time in creating that sort of ominous, intrusive, odious ambiance without beating you over the head with outright horror or contagion, or all of the easy ways to get you to feel scared. It’s all that isn’t being seen in the film that is scariest."

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Chris Butler recommended The Fog (1980) in Movies (curated)

The Fog (1980)

1980 | Horror

8.1

(24 Ratings)

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"We’re often talking about ParaNorman as being John Hughes meets John Carpenter, and that was intentional. It was to try and tell a spooky story that was almost… you know, we talked about it like being directed by Sam Raimi as well. It was to try and combine all those elements: All the angst of a movie set in high school, where your issues are more about, you know, being bullied by the kid who lives down the lane, but to couple that with a movie about the more fictional horrors of monsters. I like that play. They’re actually a really good marriage. I’ve talked about ParaNorman being the characters from The Breakfast Club dropped into the plot of The Fog — and The Fog, I would say, would be one of the other influential ones. Right from day one of writing, I think. I love that movie, as bad as it is…"

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