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Tack said:

All I can say is, thank the Lord for TCM.

 I wish they'd play more sci-fi/horror beyond Forbidden Planet, though ;-)

TCM is literally the best channel of all time.

SilverWook said:

That scene has bugged me since 1979. (Not to mention being totally freaky.) There has to be a easier way to dispatch Ripley than shove a magazine down her throat. And it sure isn't going to look like an accident, or the Alien. Was this supposed to emphasize Ash's major malfunction?

I thought back in the day it was Ash trying to cover his tracks by replicating the smothering Kane talked about (the Facehugger shoved it's reproductive organ into Kane's mouth and if Ripley died in the same way they may blame what he did on the Alien). There is an obvious flaw in this theory (why didn't he shut the door?).

But according to Ridley it's Ash's attempt to express his pseudo-Sexuality by raping Ripley in the face with a porno mag while he leaked white liquid.

Either way it's a very different ride from the knife game antics of Bishop.

DominicCobb said:

TCM is literally the best channel of all time.

 Not enough live sports.

Bad Grandpa.

It's part sketch comedy / part hidden camera pranks. For the most part it works but as a full feature it does drag a little in a few places.

There were a bunch of laugh-out-loud moments and a few gross-out moments so I'd recommend it if you go for that sort of thing [ie: dick jokes.]

3 Balls.

Airplane and Airplane II.

Stupid, but in a good way. I was watching them while doing other things so I may have missed a few of the sight gags.

The Lone Ranger.

I felt that it started interesting but i kinda got bored early on. And the colour grading made my eyeballs want to scream. It's the old west - why is everything a sickly green shade?

1 Ball.

HotRod said:

Die Hard 5

Are you some kind of Masochist?

Bingowings said:

SilverWook said:

That scene has bugged me since 1979. (Not to mention being totally freaky.) There has to be a easier way to dispatch Ripley than shove a magazine down her throat. And it sure isn't going to look like an accident, or the Alien. Was this supposed to emphasize Ash's major malfunction?

I thought back in the day it was Ash trying to cover his tracks by replicating the smothering Kane talked about (the Facehugger shoved it's reproductive organ into Kane's mouth and if Ripley died in the same way they may blame what he did on the Alien). There is an obvious flaw in this theory (why didn't he shut the door?).

But according to Ridley it's Ash's attempt to express his pseudo-Sexuality by raping Ripley in the face with a porno mag while he leaked white liquid.

Either way it's a very different ride from the knife game antics of Bishop.

I got the feeling it was Ash's way of getting around the First Law of Robotics ("It was the magazine that killed her, not me!")

Halloween II (1981) - 6/10

V: The Final Battle (1984) - 6.5/10

Mortal Kombat (1995) - 6/10

Spider-Man 3 (2007) - 6/10

The Lawnmower Man (1992) - 7.5/10

Mad Max 2 AKA The Road Warrior (1981) - 7/10

Alone in the Dark (1982) - 6.7/10

The Ninth Configuration AKA Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane (1980) - 8/10

Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010) - 7.5/10

Jacob's Ladder (1990) - 7/10

Tack said:

Just curious, how many people here have seen the original Solaris?

And how many can compare it to its remake for me?

 It's not a remake, it's a different adaptation (it's a pet peeve of mine, because there's a colossal difference between these two things). And it's hardly even "the original" (not the first time the Russians tried adapting Solaris, either).

Go read the novel. It's heavy, cerebral stuff, but it's worth it. Just be sure to avoid the first translation (they translated the French version and the result is supposedly wretched), and look for the recently done second.

Sorry for the ot, but I will use every opportunity to recommend Stanislaw Lem to people.

Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace AKA Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's War (1996)

I don't know what's worse -- that this was my first real exposure to Matt Frewer (an actor whom I usually like, even in the most dire pieces of crap), or that I actually used to think this abomination was a good movie.

4.5/10

EyeShotFirst said:

I don't like to deal with a lot of people

I don't blame you.  Most people suck.

I'm sure that "Hollywood" is just an anagram of some Sumerian demon's name, anyway.

Mesopotamian.  They are usually found in refrigerators.

Sumerian is Mesopotamian, you Philistine!

What do I look like, a climatologist?

Arcacia (2003).

A really grim, really dark, domestic horror film with a bold visual style and with strong performances especially from the two main child actors.

I was reminded of A.I. (2001) for the first act and a half and then it becomes very dark indeed.

Four balls of red wool.