Trap (2024)

Here's an instance where a movie has a perfect trailer. It sets up the plot that the FBI set up a sting at a pop concert to catch a serial killer. That's all you get out the trailer, and that's perfect. We don't want to ruin the suspense and the M. Night twist by yabbering on about the details, but the end result is this: This movie is crispy! Extra fried!

M. Night delivers what may be my favorite of his films thus far. That's not saying much since he's so hit or miss, but this one is a home run. Josh Hartnett kills it. Seriously, the dude plays it cool. I've always liked him since H20 and The Faculty, and he rocks in this movie.

This movie is all about staying one step ahead, and as a viewer, you'll try to do that too. I kept wondering what the twist would be, if this was the twist, if that was the twist, and I have my own interpretation of what the actual twist is, but regardless... all the twists or not-twists are great.

Solid movie, I definitely enjoyed it.

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Posthumous Lance Reddick movie

You guys, I just saw a clip from a movie called Shirley, about Shirley Chisholm. It looks like Lance Reddick had a pretty substantial role in it! I'm not 100% sure that that is true, but it sure looked like he had a really important role, from what I saw.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_(2024_film)

That isn't necessarily a movie that all of us would immediately rush out to see, but I am going to try to watch it just for the pleasure of seeing Lance R. He was so awesome. This is one of the last things he did, soooo... well, it's one of the last chances we'll have to see him in anything new.

Had to share.

Red (2008)

Good flick. Great cast. Brian Cox is out fishing when three teens hassle him and do something quite wicked. The rest is him trying to get justice while the parents of the evil boys try to sweep it under the rug.

Jack Kechum movies are always pretty twisted. This one isn't as disturbing as his later ones, but it's still very good. A cruel movie, and Brian Cox plays it real cool. I love that guy, one of those forever-old types.

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A-Z Challenge 2024

Our host Zombie has gone AWOL so here are the rules from last time:

1. One point for each letter of the alphabet plus a # (so up to 27 entries in total).

2. Alphabetize the entry by the first significant word of the title (no "a", "an", or "the".)

3. For the # to count, it must be digitalised in the titles, e.g. 28 Days Later (2002)

4. Can be any genre.

5. Feature length movies only. Documentaries can count.

6. Begins August 1st at 12:01AM local time and you must start your final movie by 11:59PM local time on August 31st.

7. You can alphabetize the subtitle of a movie too. e.g. Spider-Man: No Way Home can be "S" or "N".

8. In the event of a tie, then the "winner" will be determined by most minutes watched.

Grab your spot below!

Trashepics Human Centipede




Zed's empire 60.8 million square km
Nickos Empire 43.6 million square km
British Empire 35.5 million square km
Mongol Empire 24 million square km
Ballz Empire 23.56 million square km
Russian Empire 22.8 million square km
Markuz Empire 21.31 million square km
Zombies Empire 19.77 million square km
Qing dynasty 14.7 million square km
Ashanti Empire 0.25 million square km
Box of Hairs Island full of cuntz 0.244 million square km
and bringing up the rear of the centipede
Vinnies Empire - aka his mom's basement in Queens 0.00000000005 million square km

Deadpool & Wolverine

This movie is inappropriate. It's a Disney movie, but there's all this blood and murder and carnage. What gives?

When I go to the movies, I expect certain things. My shoes need to stick to the floor with every step I take. A single hotdog will come with 8 packets of sauce. And of course, all the blood and violence and cool stuff will be reserved for horror and crime flicks. Certainly not Disney flicks.

When I go to see a Disney movie, I expect something family-friendly and cringey and boring that I can't bear to watch and will probably walk out of. That wasn't the case with Deadpool, though. It was all entertaining and funny and stuff. Entertainment is not what I want when I go to see a movie. 😠

And you call this an R-rated movie just because it's a bloodbath filled with foul language? Not a single titty in sight. Just a bald lady fingering a bunch of dude's mindholes while Deadpool uses Logan's corpse to stab a bunch of henchmen up their assholes. No drug-use either. For shame, Disney.

I can't believe I wasted money on this wonderful movie. 4/5 stars 😞

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White Water Summer (1987)

Alan (Sean Astin) is an introverted youth who is coerced into going on a long nature hike in the mountains, led by a nice looking survival expert named Vic (Kevin Bacon). Alan is a total pussy, too fixated on his radio and his stuff and taking shortcuts in his camping endeavors. This pisses Vic off, since he believes this whole camping trip is about the great outdoors, survival, self-discovery, et cetera. Soon, Alan begins to feel like Vic has it out for him, since Alan is always slowing the group down by being a scaredypants wimp.

It's a clash of two stubborn individuals, and it's more engaging than you might expect. I can relate to Alan as I'd probably wimp out as a kid in those situations too, but I think Vic was mostly in his right mind, even though they can depict him as an asshole. But with that said, Alan is basically the villain for ruining the trip. Sure, he has his moments, but Kevin Bacon will always be better, even if he is a villain. Especially if he is a villain.


Fun FACT: This movie is (not) a prequel to Friday the 13th. After endangering the children, Vic changed his name to Jack and moved to New Jersey where he would be almost become a camp counselor.

Another fun FACT: Kevin Bacon was also in The River Wild (1994), which is a (not) a sequel to White Water Summer, which is (not) a sequel to Friday the 13th.

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Beverly Hills Cop 4

For a quick recap, I thought the original 1984 movie was okay. I liked the second (1987) one more because it had bigger action and I specifically remember eating Papa John's pizza when I first saw it. Pizza makes any movie-watching experience a thousand times better, and that's science. And when it comes down to the third, I'm pretty sure everybody hated part 3 (1994) . Somehow, John Landis dropped the ball on that one, but he would make a triumphant return to form with his next movie... The Stupids (1996).

I actually caught that movie on cable when it came out. So their last name is "Stupid"? As a kid, that was hilarious to me. As an adult, though? Still hilarious. Tom Arnold is a great dumb-ass. I remember watching Big Bully a lot when i was a kid, too. That's where he bullies Rick Moranis all the time, because why wouldn't he? Rick Moranis is a small guy with glasses.

There was a small bit with Tom Arnold on The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episode that I always thought was hilarious. He downs the can of peaches like it's a normal thing to do.

There was a Reddit thread I found with an amusing story. Some guy at a con asked him about that scene and Tom Arnold responds:

Honestly, I have no idea why they did that. When I signed on, they asked if I would be okay with them exaggerating who I am. I was all for it which is funny because I get fans asking me 'You know they are making fun of you right?' and I have to remind them 'Uh, yeah. I mean, I read the script. I'm voicing myself. I get the joke and it was funny.' But the peaches? I don't have a clue what that was about. I think it was the writers just having fun or something. Never understood it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSimpsons/comments/11tg4v7/i_asked_tom_arnold_about_the_peaches_joke_in/


So yeah, it was a fun movie. Beverly Hills Cop 4 would have been a 5 star movie, but where were the bananas? Where was the laugh? 4 stars. 😠

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Eden Lake (2008)

This was a hit when it came out. It's been a while since I saw it, so I gave it another chance because of our leads, who were nobodies at the time.

Michael Fassbender plays romantic leading male, and Kelly Reilly plays sweet teacher leading female. This movie is soooo un-Beth Dutton of her. And it's sooooo un-Magneto of him. It's been out for a while, so SPOILERS if you're late to the party.

To recap, these two love birds take a weekend at the titular location. They are promptly greeted by some asshole teenagers who harrass them with loud music and rebellious attitudes until things go too far.

If this was the real Magneto, he would have done some jiu jitsu on these assholes and choked them with the iron in their blood, but what does he do? He gets pwned to death. And Beth Dutton is all nice instead of being a bitch? It's like an alternate reality where bad-asses are pansies and children are the real heroes, and for that reason, it's hard to watch.

This movie should definitely make you squirm. Part because of the violence, but also because you hate everybody so much. Our heroes aren't the worst, but they're certainly questionable, and I've laughed at their expense at times. Same goes for the bad guys. I cheer when the kids die because they're evil little cunts, so don't try to squeeze some sympathy out of me for the one kid who was reluctant to participate. If you don't want to be an asshole, don't hang out with assholes.

The movie is certainly well made, and our leads do a solid job. It's got a lot of what a real horror movie needs, and it puts our characters and audiences through the wringer. I used to hate this movie, and you know what? I still do.

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Round the world in 31 days

Using IMDB as a arbiter (under Country of Origin), Collect as many countries from around the world.
Films can be any Genre.
Scoring = 5 points if its the sole country, 1 if its one of a list of countries
you can only add a country once, but you can upgrade a countries score
eg say you had

Late Night with the Devil (2023) - Australia 1, United States 1, United Arab Emirates 1
then added
The Osiris Child (2016) - Australia 5
you'ld change Late Night with the Devil to - United States 1, United Arab Emirates 1