# Movies you've seen recently (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [August 27, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288 "2024-08-27T05:10:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 270
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5384 "2026-04-21T20:14:39Z")
Several people have previously mentioned **Dust Bunny** (2025) (HBO) and I recall some mentioned it isn’t really “horror” so I had that advantage going in. I really, REALLY liked it! Much of the cinematography reminded me of Wes Anderson. On an enjoyment level: 5/5. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5385 "2026-04-21T22:21:12Z")
The theme this rainy day was A.I.P. sequels. **Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow** (1959) and **The People That Time Forgot** (1977) both on Amazon Prime. Both new to me, but I’m quite familiar with their predecessors. **Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow** is a sequel to _Hot Rod Gang_ (1958) which was mostly notable for a performance by Gene Vincent. The sequel goes a little bit further in solidifying the formula that would be used for A.I.P.'s Beach Party movies a few years later. The main attraction is the slang used by the teens (“He’s got static in his attic. Completely zonk”.) and the technical jargon used by the hotrodders. I’m not sure how much is real and how much was just the writers riffing. The proto-Scooby Doo ending will be of interest to anyone familiar with legendary creature designer, [Paul Blaisdell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Blaisdell). Kinda heartbreaking too if you read up on Blaisdell’s short career. **The People That Time Forgot**. Okay, someone just took the script to _Beneath the Planet of the Apes_ and adapted it to work as a sequel to _The Land that Time Forgot_. The lost hero from the previous film is even named Tyler (missed Taylor, by _that_ much). A weird thing about this cheapie with _Doctor Who_ level production values (the cave dinosaur scene is so bad it’s good) is that it is chock full of character actors usually found in big budget blockbusters. Sarah Douglas (Superman, Conan), Shane Rimmer and Milton Reid (numerous James Bond films), Kiran Shah (stunt double in Star Wars, Raiders, Dark Crystal…), and even David Prowse the same year he debuted as Darth Vader. Also featured is the super hot native girl Nova…uh, Ajor played by singer Dana Gillespie. All balanced out by a spectacularly bad lead performance by d-lister Patrick Wayne. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5386 "2026-04-21T23:04:27Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > I loved that film as a kid (I remember seeing it when it was released), and I still love it nearly 40 years later. But good god was Judge Doom terrifying. Incidentally, talk about a giveaway, I mean is an impartial, good natured judge going to be called Doom?! My favorite little reference is that Clover’s logo is secretly the big freeway planned by the villain. [![](https://preview.redd.it/in-who-framed-rodget-rabbit-1988-the-secret-intention-of-v0-qo4q086xif5e1.png?width=378&format=png&auto=webp&s=7900caf62238c21ff4c72bd7cd5bf557703375e3) ](https://preview.redd.it/in-who-framed-rodget-rabbit-1988-the-secret-intention-of-v0-qo4q086xif5e1.png?width=378&format=png&auto=webp&s=7900caf62238c21ff4c72bd7cd5bf557703375e3) ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5387 "2026-04-21T23:14:48Z")
Just got back from Lee Cronin’s “The Mummy”. Pretty scary, a bit too much body horror for my taste though. Making a horror story around a little girl who has her eyes slightly too far apart is like its own genre at this point. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5388 "2026-04-21T23:42:46Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Making a horror story around a little girl who has her eyes slightly too far apart is like its own genre at this point. (makes clicking sound with tongue in agreement) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5389 "2026-04-22T00:54:58Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Just got back from Lee Cronin’s “The Mummy”. Pretty scary, a bit too much body horror for my taste though. Making a horror story around a little girl who has her eyes slightly too far apart is like its own genre at this point. Anna Taylor-Joy always has this as a backup plan if her career goes south. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5390 "2026-04-22T05:21:41Z")
Mind blown! ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5391 "2026-04-22T18:21:06Z")
I watched an old B&W movie called “I Married A Witch” with Veronica Lake. Not laugh out loud funny but plenty of humorous bits. Plus Veronica Lake. Too bad she and her career died young from alcohol abuse. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5392 "2026-04-23T00:24:18Z")
I just watched “Little Miss Sunshine” (HBO) for the first time in many years. I’d forgotten how much I loved that film. The horn on the VW just slays me. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5393 "2026-04-23T13:07:58Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > **Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow** is a sequel to _Hot Rod Gang_ (1958) which was mostly notable for a performance by Gene Vincent. The sequel goes a little bit further in solidifying the formula that would be used for A.I.P.'s Beach Party movies a few years later. The main attraction is the slang used by the teens (“He’s got static in his attic. Completely zonk”.) and the technical jargon used by the hotrodders. I’m not sure how much is real and how much was just the writers riffing. The proto-Scooby Doo ending will be of interest to anyone familiar with legendary creature designer, [Paul Blaisdell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Blaisdell). Kinda heartbreaking too if you read up on Blaisdell’s short career. The “Creature” costume that Blaisdell came up with was slight variation o n the one he made for _The She Creature_, but he removed the stylized hair and breasts and the stomach corrugation. _famous Monsters of Filmland_ provided a side-by-side shot of the two costumes so you could compare them. I haven’t seen that film in eons. It’s among the “Films that Time Forgot” (even though I didn’t list it in that thread), because I haven’t seen it on VHS or DVD. It was on Amazon Prime, huh? I’ll have to heck out their other offerings. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5394 "2026-04-23T21:34:50Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I just watched “Little Miss Sunshine” “Every night with the F\*\*ing chicken” is a thing in my house. Especially with current grocery prices. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5395 "2026-04-23T21:37:27Z")
Last night I watched **Finestkind** on Paramount+ with Tommy Lee Jones and Ben Foster. This is another movie I put on to fall asleep to and ended up riveted. Great script and great cast. I also have a new crush on Jenna Ortega, which is a bit creepy because I’ve only ever seen her in _Wednesday_ ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5396 "2026-04-23T23:10:18Z")
Out of boredom, I watched “Payback” on Prime. A '99 action movie with Mel Gibson, which mainly consisted of him chain smoking in between killing people. Boring and stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5397 "2026-04-23T23:37:16Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > The “Creature” costume that Blaisdell came up with was slight variation o n the one he made for _The She Creature_, but he removed the stylized hair and breasts and the stomach corrugation. _famous Monsters of Filmland_ provided a side-by-side shot of the two costumes so you could compare them. I’m pretty sure the costumes are one and the same; just altered for Dragstrip, after being reused for _Voodoo Woman_ and _How to Make a Monster_. Apparently, it’s the only costume Blaisdell liberated from A.I.P, but it was eventually destroyed when his house flooded in 1979. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5398 "2026-04-23T23:39:02Z")
# Primitive War Set in the Viet Nam war, a group of Green Berets go missing. A LLRP group is sent in to find them and stumble upon a (secret) Russian particle accelerator who’s purpose it is to create wormholes intended to allow Soviet military forces to teleport anywhere in the world, and that a malfunction during its first test opened a wormhole that transported the dinosaurs to the present day. This movie has it all, it’s very ambitious and low budget but somehow manages to pull off a decent and enjoyable movie - if you can suspend disbelief that long! [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18312380/](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18312380/) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5399 "2026-04-23T23:41:42Z")
I only made it half-way through. I felt like it relied too much on the night scenes to cover up deficiencies in the effects. And the actor playing the colonel? What a ham! ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5400 "2026-04-24T01:04:40Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I’m pretty sure the costumes are one and the same; just altered for Dragstrip, after being reused for _Voodoo Woman_ and _How to Make a Monster_. Apparently, it’s the only costume Blaisdell liberated from A.I.P, but it was eventually destroyed when his house flooded in 1979. I’m sure it is, too. Sorry if you got the impression that I was suggesting another. For all the impressiveness of Blaisdell’s creations, they were done on the cheap, and he definitely re-used things. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5401 "2026-04-24T16:34:07Z")
> [@Thumper668](#): > > “Every night with the F\*\*ing chicken” is a thing in my house. Especially with current grocery prices. The first time I saw that movie the chicken scene confused me. The chicken was from a placed called Dinah’s in Culver City that I’d been going to since I was a kid. That naturally made me think they were in L.A. Then when they got on the road, it turns out they were going _to_ the L.A. area. Otherwise, I loved that movied, too. Steve Carrell was really good in it. Thanks to everybody who recommended _Dust Bunny._ I’d probably never have watched it without the recos. I loved it. It was gorgeous to look at, and not too gorey. Very funny as well. I loved the rabbit shumai. It looked just like the netsuke on the cover of the book _The Hare with Amber Eyes._ All the dim sum looked scrumptious. And the little rabbit throwaway visuals were a nice touch, too. I loved Sheila Atim’s performance as the FBI agent. She was styled perfectly. I was very happy to see that her character survived in the ironing board cupboard ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5402 "2026-04-24T16:47:04Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > _ **Lucy** _ (2014) > > Absolutely ridiculous. But if you ignore the bogus science and just go with the premise, it’s… still absolutely ridiculous. I watched this on Netflix. It is the worst movie I’ve seen in 10 years, and I’m hard-pressed to think of a worse one farther back. As you say, it’s ridiculous, but even worse, it is extremely boring. The main character is completely emotionless. There are no stakes in any of the fights because Lucy is essentially invincible and you don’t care about any other characters. Do not watch it. It’s not a so-bad-it’s-fun type of movie. I’m mad at Netflix for recommending it, and I’m mad at myself for watching beyond the first 15 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5403 "2026-04-24T16:49:14Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > And the actor playing the colonel? What a ham! I have to agree - his accent was so over the top it kind of pulled me out of the movie. However if you look at it as a campy movie it works. The second half did sow the dinos better. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=269) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=271)