Psycho
Hitch thought color too scary.
Zelig
Allen wanted the “newsreel” feel.
Stranger than Paradise
Partly art, partly economic: good.
Next: Movies that portrayed the US president as evil or a bumbling idiot.
Dave
But Dave’s a better person.
The Dead Zone
Pres will start nuclear doom.
Escape from L.A.
Snake Plisken saves the world.
Next: Films with good politicians.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Little guys shows them all.
Milk
The Mayor of Castro Street.
Lincoln
The president most everyone likes.
Next: films with three word titles.
Inherit the Wind
Scopes Monkey Trial, heavily fictionalized
Abre los Ojos
Remade as Tom Cruise film
The Hard Way
Tough cop tutors overeager actor
Next: Movies about actors
Movies about actors
Sunset Bullevard
I’m ready for my closeup
or…
Deadman flashes back from pool
Into the Sun (1992)
Goofy actor meets fighter pilot
Waiting for Guffman
Acting troupe performs town history
Next: Movies featuring Adam West
May he rest in peace!
Voodoo Island
Uncredited screen debut, in 1957
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Great setup but meh conclusion
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
Voiced you-know-who in last role
Next: Movies of Burt Ward
Batman
Holy box office hit, Batman!
Hot Under The Collar
Burt plays the Pope, unconvincingly.
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
Holy nostalgic camp memories, Batman!
Next: Movies mainly about a superheroine
Supergirl
Superman’s cousin faces wicked witch.
*Wonder Woman *
I am Gal Godot fan.
The Powerpuff Girls Movie
Origin stories (it’s NOT Powderpuff!)
Next: superhero movie (or serial) from before 1960.
Mandrake the Magician
Maybe first superhero serial (1939)
The Phantom
Haven’t seen this cliffhanger (1943)
Superman and the Mole Men
Supe’s dopey big-screen debut (1951)
Next: Movies in which the villain is more interesting than the hero
Psycho
Audience sympathetic to Norman Bates.
Rosemary’s Baby
Rosemary boring person; neighbors interesting.
The Blair Witch Project
Unseen witch most interesting character.
Next: Hollywood, or other American movies where [one of] the main character[s] speaks very little (or not at all), or doesn’t speak English.
Halloween
Killer has little to say
Terminator
Ahnuld mostly keeps lip zipped
Penn & Teller Get Killed
Teller his usual blabbermouth self
Next: Movies about magicians (not wizards)
The Prestige
Nolan. Bowie as Tesla. Meh.
*
Krull*
Ergo the Magnificent! Just awful.
Scoop
Woody Allen/Jackman/Johansson. Meh.
Next up:
Three movies who’s total Tomatometer scores is equal to or less than 20%
Battlefield Earth
3 percent’s still too high.
Corky Romano
I didn’t laugh, didn’t cry.
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
How to get a 0.
[Total: 09%]
Next: Children’s films that will scar them for life.
Pinnochio
The donkeys! OMG! The donkeys!
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Messing w/your head is “beloved.”
The Polar Express
Can you say “Uncanny Valley”?
Next: movies where some FX trips you “Uncanny Valley” alert.
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Aki Ross was cute, spooky
Rogue One
Tarkin even scarier when undead
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Would’ve been better as cartoon
Next: Movies about cops… on the edge!
Policy Story
Jackie Chan busts much glass
*
Police Story II*
Jackie’s back! Firework factory explodes.
*
Police Story III: Supercop*
Michelle Yeoh is Jackie’s match
Next up:
more tomatometer math puzzles!
Movie3 score should be the average of movie1 and movie2
I was told there would be no math in this…
Movie3 score should be the average of movie1 and movie2
Logan 93% Fresh
Broken hero meets cloned progeny
Colossal 79% Fresh
Boozy girl’s connect to kaiju
Chef 86% Fresh
Skilled cook reconnects with son
Next: Movies with a scene of something coming out of an airplane in flight
Air Force One
Most of crew jumps out
Executive Decision
Hijacking countered by U.S. commandos
World War Z
Hand grenade, airframe don’t mix
Next: Movies in which hand grenades explode
The Empire Strikes Back
Luke disembowels giant robot camel
Aliens
Vasquez, Gorman explode in vent
Platoon
war movies have grenades, right?
Next up:
Your three most hated films on Ebert’s Great Movies list
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Feels like a school play.
Contact
Meh. Great big cosmic meh.
Vertigo
I saw the ending coming.
Next:
Failed movie versions of successful TV shows