TODAY I WATCHED (Movies, TV series) 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Wow, what a great flick. I need to see it again in the theater.

S.D. wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

A few more episodes of Broadchurch. It's so damn good.

Anyone that was disappointed with the convoluted pointless mess that was the last season of HBO's 'True Detective' (and there were plenty of us) should check out 'Broadchurch' on Netflix. That's the way a season long who-dunnit mystery should be handled.

It's an excellent series.  I'm watching season 2 right now.  

I just started Season 2 last night. 2 eps in and it's putting knots in my stomach. In a good way.

The Ridiculous Six (2015) - Adam Sandler flick on Netflix about 6 disparate half brothers teamimg up to rescue their kidnapped father. Alot of cameos by Sandler regulars and the movie was actually better than I had expected, given Sandler's recent track record

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"Silent Night, Zombie Night" (2009)


Two L.A. cops - and the woman who loves them both - try to survive an onslaught of Yuletide undead in this pedestrian zombie flick which, despite its awesome title, doesn't do much with its "holiday season" setting. There's some decent gore splattered throughout, but the end result is generic at best.

Fat Freddy wrote:

"Silent Night, Zombie Night" (2009)


Two L.A. cops - and the woman who loves them both - try to survive an onslaught of Yuletide undead in this pedestrian zombie flick which, despite its awesome title, doesn't do much with its "holiday season" setting. There's some decent gore splattered throughout, but the end result is generic at best.

Yeah, I was really disappointed in that one when I added it to my "Yuletide Horror" collection last year. The only part that took advantage of the setting was the zombie Santa Claus; the rest was just a run of the mill zombie flick that could take place at Easter or St. Patricks Day and it would look the same.

I'm fighting a nasty cold; good reason to stay in bed and watch movies...

"Fright Night Part II" (1988)

After three years of therapy, Charley Brewster has convinced himself that he imagined the events of the original "Fright Night." Unfortunately, the vampire from the first film had a sister, and now she's come to town gunning for him and Peter Vincent. Entertaining, underrated sequel directed by Tommy Lee Wallace ("Halloween III").

"Shocking Dark" (aka "Alienators" aka "Terminator 2," 1989)

A team of commandos is sent into the ruins of post-apocalypse Venice to find a secret laboratory, and are attacked by hungry mutations. Remember "Aliens?" The Italians who made this ultra-cheap sci-fi horror flick sure do, because this is practically a shot-by-shot remake. Oh, and three quarters of the way thru the movie they throw in a killer cyborg ala "The Terminator," just because. Poorly acted copycat schlock that was actually released as "Terminator 2" in some overseas markets with lax copyright laws.

The Quiet Riot documentary Well Now You're Here, There's No Way Back.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens.  

I could nitpick, but there's no point in that here.  Grand entertainment, old school Hollywood filmmaking and the best film in the franchise since Empire.  Take a bow J.J., you earned it.

S.D. wrote:

Star Wars: The Force Awakens.  

the best film in the franchise since Empire.  Take a bow J.J., you earned it.

I've read that more than once. I hope to see it the week after Christmas during my vacation.

Narcos - episode 1

I think I'm the only person on the planet who has never seen any Star Wars movie. To me they just seem like fairy tales set in space and just don't interest me.

tohostudios wrote:

I think I'm the only person on the planet who has never seen any Star Wars movie.   To me they just seem like fairy tales set in space and just don't interest me.  

Wow, you're really missing out. Although your assessment isn't far off, they're all really good movies (the first trilogy anyhow, the second has it's moments but I still enjoy them)

007 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

I think I'm the only person on the planet who has never seen any Star Wars movie.   To me they just seem like fairy tales set in space and just don't interest me.  

Wow, you're really missing out. Although your assessment isn't far off, they're all really good movies (the first trilogy anyhow, the second has it's moments but I still enjoy them)

You're probably right but the oversaturation of Star Wars-themed commercials and news features these past few weeks (light saber workout classes? really??) have just steeled my resolve to never see any of these movies.

"Elves" (1989)

A down-on-his-luck department store Santa (Dan "Grizzly Adams" Haggerty) must protect a teenage girl from a demonic Elf - part of a Nazi experiment to procreate the Master Race on Christmas Eve - in this utterly WTF holiday themed horror trash epic. I think this movie gave me a traumatic brain injury.

Fat Freddy wrote:

"Elves" (1989)

A down-on-his-luck department store Santa (Dan "Grizzly Adams" Haggerty) must protect a teenage girl from a demonic Elf - part of a Nazi experiment to procreate the Master Race on Christmas Eve - in this utterly WTF holiday themed horror trash epic. I think this movie gave me a traumatic brain injury.

I believe I saw this a long time ago. Is this the one that has an epilogue text stating Haggerty's character is retired and living with a bear in the mountains?

007 wrote:

I believe I saw this a long time ago. Is this the one that has an epilogue text stating Haggerty's character is retired and living with a bear in the mountains?

If it did, I missed it. I was watching a sub-par quality copy on YouTube. There was a quick sight gag where Haggerty passed a stuffed grizzly bear display in a dept. store and he paused to look at it for a minute.

Fat Freddy wrote:

"Elves" (1989)

A down-on-his-luck department store Santa (Dan "Grizzly Adams" Haggerty) must protect a teenage girl from a demonic Elf - part of a Nazi experiment to procreate the Master Race on Christmas Eve - in this utterly WTF holiday themed horror trash epic. I think this movie gave me a traumatic brain injury.

That sounds like something I need to see. I mean, it can't possibly be as bad as Gingerdead II or Evil Bong can it?

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That sounds like something I need to see. I mean, it can't possibly be as bad as Gingerdead II or Evil Bong can it?

It's definitely on par with those two!!

I think it's hilarious that the movie is called "Elves" yet there's only one and you seldom see him (at least according to reviews I've now read)

tohostudios wrote:

I think I'm the only person on the planet who has never seen any Star Wars movie.   To me they just seem like fairy tales set in space and just don't interest me.  

Dude! You watch the goofiest of goofy horror/sci-fi movies, but not Star Wars?!?!?!


Look into Lord Silly-Putty's eyes, stare deeply and long at my Star Wars signature, and believe. Believe. Believe.

Actually, you owe me. I endured Meet the Gopples, or some such nonsense, for your sake. Watch Episode IV: A New Hope - for me. (That's the first one from the 70's).

"Meet The Feebles" is golden!

Star Wars is "Hans Christian Andersen in space". No thanks. If I want to see a cinematic fairy tale I'll rewatch "Hansel and Gretel".

Ahh!!

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