Who is Cletus Tout, a 2002 attempt to catch some of Quentin Tarantino’s action. Despite a good cast (Tim Allen, Richard Dreyfus, Christian Slater), and an interesting plot (A movie crazy hit man offers to spare his victim if his story would make a good film) it entirely fails to replicate the witty banter and engaging characters that make Tarantino films work. Don’t bother.
Ignorance fought, damn, I guess I will just have to watch it all again just to be sure.
Sold. Britt Lower is a goddess.
I watched this because it inspired the Silent Hill game series. I’m not really a horror fan per se, but there was something remarkable about Silent Hill’s surreal psychological horror cocktail.
I liked the film. I could definitely see the influence in some of the scenes. And the story itself seems like it would end up in one of the video games.
I read a book about them. If they cover even half of what went on it’ll be more than just a horror story.
I remember hearing that it had been edited badly by the studio. Did it ever get restored?
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Parenthood (1989). Comes with quite the pedigree – co-written and directed by Ron Howard, with cast that includes Steve Martin, Tom Hulce, Rick Moranis, Martha Plimpton, Keanu Reeves, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest, and Joaquin Phoenix.
For some reason, maybe because of names like Steve Martin and Rick Moranis, I expected this to be a silly comedy. It’s really a comedy-drama with most of the mild comedy confined to the first half, then turning into a mostly serious drama. It revolves around troubled and trouble-prone children of all ages ranging from toddlers to adult children and their long-suffering parents who often have their own parenting issues.
An OK film, not great, but mildly recommended. Just don’t expect to be convulsed with laughter; its gentle humour may elicit a smile, and the serious bits may elicit some ruminations about parenting and childhood.
We’re the Millers (2013). This romp into comedic silliness stars Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston as a couple of misfits who pretend to be a married couple, and entice two kids (Emma Roberts and Will Pouler) to pretend to be their children (“Hi, we’re the Millers!”) in order to minimize suspicion when they try to smuggle a “smidgen” of weed into the US from Mexico. It’s pretty funny if you’re willing to give yourself up to pure silliness. Sudeikis and the drug dealer who blackmails him into doing the job (Ed Helms) both manage to be thoroughly obnoxious, which just adds to the fun. The silliness is no different than any of the better Pink Panther films, just not as finely crafted. Perfectly enjoyable if you like that sort of thing.
The Legend of Ochi
Not recommended.
Wow. I mean…wow.
Watch the first 25 minutes of this movie and you will think it’s going to be a good, cute, and wholesome family movie.
No. At around that 25 minutes mark, it hits a wall of absolute boredom. I actually found myself shocked by how dull it had become. Disastrously so.
Terrible movie, though it picks up ever so slightly at the end.
Skip this one.
Parenthood – a classic movie – was also made into an excellent television show. Ron Howard and Brian Grazer had hands in it but mostly it was Jason Katims, who also did the Friday Night Lights TV show. That was also excellent, though I don’t think the shaky cam aged particularly well.
A Fish Called Wanda. Recommended. A gang of jewel thieves carries out a diamond heist, and then things get highly messed up. Featuring a couple of Python guys (Cleese and Palin), Jamie Lee Curtis, and Kevin Kline.
I’ve watched this show several times. Never fails to make me laugh.
Good stuff, no doubt about it.
Love the movie but have never found a clean copy. It’s okay from a distance.
It won an Oscar for cinematography - too bad can’t get decent version.
Great cast all around. Tantoo Cardinal seems timeless - saw her in something very recent.
Julia Ormond is glowing. Hopkins an amazing actor.
It’s a great sprawling story a deserves better 4k feed. - it’s only marginal 1080
BTW in Smilla’s Sense of Snow she is wonderful
good book too.
Kevin Kline earned his Oscar. He was simply wonderful.
Yeah, better book, but the movie was better than I expected.
Great example of the least famous the cast coming in and giving the biggest and best performance.
Nonnas (2025)
This movie is a big slab of corny, sentimental cheese. It has all the Vince Vaughn nice guy without any of the smart ass and a passel full of adorable grannies played by legendary actresses. It’s not really a good film, but there’s nothing to hate about it either.
Based on a true story, which doesn’t make it any less corny and sentimental.
If you weren’t familiar with the word “nonna” (Italian grandmother), the script made by-god sure that you were by the end, as they dropped it into the script about 100 times. Felt forced and annoying.
Went ahead and bought IMAX tickets to the new Mission Impossible movie, looking forward to having a good, stupid Sunday evening watching Tom Cruise try to kill himself with stunt work.
Boxing Helena
Not recommended.
Very strange and kind of poorly made movie. None of it feels real; every line sounds like an actor saying a line. Poorly directed. Actually, it’s directed by David Lynch’s daughter, which is how I think it got greenlighted.
A man is obsessed with a woman…so when she has an accident, he amputates her arms and legs and forces her to move in with him.
It’s less interesting that my previous sentence made it sound. The whole thing is quite dull, almost comically acted.
I’m trying to think what I know Julian Sands from aside from this. I’m aware of his tragic death, but I’m not sure what I’d ever seen him in. I knew Sherylynn Fenn from Twin Peaks, of course.
Oh, this was apparently almost rated NC-17/X when it was released. I believe I saw the full, unedited version, and it nowhere even nearly warranted that rating.
I remember hearing about BH and thought it sounded really interesting, and as you say, it’s not. JS was perfect for the role, though. As for his other works, I feel like I’ve seen him in lots of things - mostly horror / dark stuff- yet when I look at IMDB, I don’t recognize any of the titles. I must admit, I don’t remember too many specific scenes; just that I recall finding it tedious.
We watched Tuesday
We really liked it, Death as a bird visit a dying teenage kid, the mother ( Julie Louis Dreyfus) isn’t happy about it , odd things ensue. Fans of Terry Pratchett will recognize plot elements. Bitter sweet , predictable, sure , but worth the time in my humble opinion.
I saw Thunderbolts* yesterday and The Accountant 2 today. I enjoyed both, though I haven’t watched any of the Marvel TV series on Disney+ and only saw The Accountant nine years ago when it was released. Now there’s a three-day weekend and I’m not enthusiastic about anything else in the theaters. No interest in Lilo & Stitch or the Mission Impossible movie.