Last film you saw, vol. 6

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Navajo Joe (1966)

"An Indian sheriff?!"

An alright spaghetti western with really good music (which is probably why Tarantino took a couple themes for Kill Bill). A pre-fame Reynolds plays the titular character who has a vendetta against a band of cut-throat robbers, who happen to be planning a big heist while he's on their trail.

Burt thought Navajo Joe was a terrible movie, but it really wasn't that bad.

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Wind River (2017)

"Luck don't live out here."

A good mystery where an inexperienced FBI agent (Olsen) investigates a murder on a Wyoming Indian reservation and enlists the help of a fish and wildlife hunter (Renner) for outdoor expertise. It got extra attention from me because I've actually been to the town and reservation it's set at, though I was disappointed to find that almost none of it was actually filmed there.

Angels and Demons (2008)

"I'm anti-vandalism."

Burt thought Navajo Joe was a terrible movie, but it really wasn't that bad.

Agreed. It's not spectacular, but it's not really a bad Western (and I've seen some of those).

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Widows (2018)

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Natural Born Killers (1994)

"I was born and spent the first part of my life in Texas.
-That's funny, you don't have the accent.
I don't wanna talk like those a**holes.
-My mother was from Texas!
I meant those other a*holes."

Turned 25 yesterday. I still debated whether I was in the mood to watch it, but it had been a while and was worth it. I forgot the frenetic pacing of this one.

Revolutionary Road (2008)

"Plenty of people are on to the emptiness; but, it takes real guts to see the hopelessness."

Good, but depressing.

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Aquaman (2018)

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Widows (2018)

How is that? I assume all the dudes die right away?

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Sensitive New Age Killer (2000)

"Remember you love me."

Not as funny as it seems to think itself, but an alright watch. Follows a low-level hitman in Australian looking for a big break after a string of botched jobs.

Widows (2018)

"We have a lot of work to do, crying is not on the list."

Again I happened to have this next in my queue the same time you were watching it.

How is that? I assume all the dudes die right away?

Not Robojac, but for my part, I can say it was really good. It's more of a thriller and drama than you might expect. The ladies aren't super heroes who don't make mistakes or overnight pros, but they are serious and their story is engaging.
And, yeah, the botched job leading to the deaths basically starts the movie and then bits with the men are interspersed in flashbacks.

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Yo.

How is that? I assume all the dudes die right away?

not quite, and it was pretty good w/o being a "women can do things too!" -film....




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The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

"Hey, I like Elvis fine! But I'm Buddy Holly."

Re-watching this after La Bamba just made me sad, especially for what we lost. What would Holly and Valens have been doing in say '65?

High-Rise (2015)

"This is my party. You're my guests. I shall be the one to decide if someone is lobotomized."

I can't decide if I like this or not. It's satiric and dystopic, but it just has this weird tone and seeming pointlessness yet I keep thinking about it. Very hard to define. I see it listed as a horror and sci-fi, which is not really accurate (especially not the latter). Maybe I should read the book.

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Ninja Assassin (2009)

"Weakness compels strength. Betrayal begets blood."

A series of high-profile assassinations pique the interest of a Europol analyst, who believes an ancient Japanese clan of contract killers to be behind the dirty deeds. At the same time, a former member of said clan plots revenge, and teams up with the agent to bring the villains down.

I'm not gonna lie, as hokey as a lot of this is (it utterly embodies the "action films don't have real plots" cliche), the action sequences are surprisingly enjoyable (bloody as hell, but astonishingly little gore); I loved the flashback staff fight where the boys duel amid suspended flaming orbs.

For a 1.5h popcorn flick, this was fairly decent and worth the rent.

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Magic Mike (2012)

"Fact is, the law says you cannot touch! But I think I see a lotta lawbreakers up in this house tonight."

Pretty good and funny. Pretty vulgar, but that wasn't surprising. Seems like the strippers' audience was pretty good looking, but that could be a Tampa/Miami thing.

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

"Mountain Rivera was no punk."

Wanted to see this after finding out it's Chuck Wepner's favorite movie. Quinn plays a heavyweight forced to take a medical retirement. It's a shame Jackie Gleason didn't get more dramatic roles. He's great in this (as the scummy manager in debt to the mob).

Ninja Assassin (2009)...
I'm not gonna lie, as hokey as a lot of this is (it utterly embodies the "action films don't have real plots" cliche), the action sequences are surprisingly enjoyable (bloody as hell, but astonishingly little gore); I loved the flashback staff fight where the boys duel amid suspended flaming orbs.

For a 1.5h popcorn flick, this was fairly decent and worth the rent.

I love that movie more than it deserves and have watched it a number of times. I don't dig on the CGI in a martial arts movie and I think they could've toned down the super-hero-like powers, but something about it is just so fun. Fun fact: all the ninja actors had to go to karate and weapons training, which was logical with guys like Rain (a pop singer). When they asked Sho Kosugi (playing Ozunu)---who had years of experience---he was like "I really don't think this is necessary," but he went. The instructor watched him on day one and told him he doesn't need to come back.

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How is that? I assume all the dudes die right away?

Space Cop beat me to it and pretty much said what I would've said.

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Blood Feast (1963)

"Call the Fremonts, fast! And for Pete's sake, don't let them eat anything!"

Badlands (1973)

"I'd stopped even paying attention to him. Instead I sat in the car and read a map and spelled out entire sentences with my tongue on the roof of mouth where nobody could read them."

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Wrong Turn (2003)