Rate the last movie you watched (NO SPOILERS)

[protector2814]

Pig (2021) 7/10

Nic Cage is excellent in this sad but interesting film. Having said that, I'm not a fan of despair in my movies. I don't like to be bummed out in my entertainment.

[Agent23]

Werewolves Within (2021) - 4/10

Nothing special. Pretty meh for me.

[joefixit2]

Jungle cruise 7/10. Standard Disney fare. Generally entertaining but nothing life changing. Got an extra point since they played a Metallica song twice in the movie.

-1 for the band Metallica for letting one of their songs play in a Disney movie

[jeremydmc]

Originally Posted by joefixit2

Jungle cruise 7/10. Standard Disney fare. Generally entertaining but nothing life changing. Got an extra point since they played a Metallica song twice in the movie.

-1 for the band Metallica for letting one of their songs play in a Disney movie

Ha ha ha ha ha.

[The Dark Knight]

Superman (1978) 10/10 (i don't know how many times i watched this film anymore. More than 10, probably)
Superman II 10/10 (same)

Superman II is great. I can't hear you lalalalaalalalalalalalalalalaal

[statman]

Reminiscence - 5/10

[ParisDean]

Zola (2020) - A stripper named Zola embarks on a wild road trip to Florida.

It's bananas--a pretty serious and scary premise with a lot of humor spread over the top. The tone of the film reminded me a little of In Bruges that way. 8/10

[SONICobra]

the suicide squad - 7.5/10

i went into this with rock bottom expectations based on the last one and dc's track record lately. i was pleasantly surprised with how much i liked the movie and characters. still doesnt have that feeling it was made with love by people familiar with the characters like most MCU films but a pretty fun movie if you dont mind graphic violence

[Quicksilver]

The Conjuring 3: The Devil made me do it (2021)

I thought this was pretty good, it strayed from the typical Conjuring formula but was definitely better than Part 2

8/10

[Wizard]

Originally Posted by Wizard

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning - 10/10 (on Netflix)

“I bear you no ill, but for the new age, you all must die.”

Those are the first words out of the protagonist - an effective sword assassin, who is known by the feared name, Battosai. He fights during 1864 for the Japanese Emperor against the in-power, Shogun.

This film pushed all my geek buttons - direction, cinematography, actors/actress with presence, action that is well staged and paced, revenge, tragedy, romance and gallons of sword strike blood everywhere.

Imagine my delight to find out there is a sequel already available to watch.

And, definitely watch it in Japanese language with English subtitles.

Rurouni Kenshin - Part 1: Origins - 7.5/10

This was an interesting watch. I'm uncertain whether I did myself a disservice by first viewing the 2021-filmed prequel before Part 1: Origins that was filmed/released in 2012. To that point, I did not consistently feel the visceral thrill of the fight sequences in Part 1 that I did with "The Beginning." The plot was okay, but I was not impressed by the main bad guy. A little too comedic for my action film tastes. Although his henchmen are menacing.

The main character, our hero - Kenshin, continues to have a strong presence despite the sleight body, boyband look. The sword sequences are very well choreographed. You even get a "sidekick" of Kenshin's whose choice of weapon is a Berserk Dragon Slayer/Cloud Buster-type sword. It makes little sense in battle, but it does look cool.

Now onto, Rurouni Kenshin - Part 2: Kyoto Inferno.