TODAY I WATCHED... (Movies, TV) 2019

The Goldbergs
Schooled
Modern Family

Supernatural

Smackdown

Die Hard (1988)



The ultimate Christmas movie. Bruce Willis's star making turn as NY cop John McClane, stuck in an LA highrise after terrorists,led by Alan Rickman, crash a Christmas party in an attempt to get into the company vaults. Chaos (and unending action) ensues. This one never gets old.

"Batman: Hush" (2019)

As Bruce Wayne's relationship with Selina (Catwoman) Kyle deepens, a mysterious villain calling himself "Hush" starts using the Bat's rogue's gallery of villains (incl. the Joker, Clayface, Bane, Poison Ivy, and more) as mind-controlled puppets to attain his ultimate goal.
It's been a while since I've seen one of these DC Animated movies, but this is definitely one of the better ones. The animation is slick, the voice cast is excellent and the ultra-violence and foul language guarantee that this is not a cartoon for the kiddies. Good stuff, I may have to track down the graphic novel it's sourced from.

"Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (2019)

Yeah, I'm getting caught up on my DC Animated flicks this weekend...
The Turtles come to Gotham on the trail of Shredder, who has hooked up with Batman's old enemy Ra's-Al-Ghul in a plot to turn everyone in the city into homicidal mutated maniacs. Of course, it takes a little while before Batman and the TMNTs realize they're fighting on the same side, then they join forces to kick some serious shell (yeah, I went there)...
Obviously this crossover is one of the goofier Batman adventures but it's lots of action packed fun, especially if you grew up reading both Batman and TMNT comics (like I did). I never realized how badass a fight between Batman and the Shredder would be!

Rare Exports

This film was created as a "prequel" to the two shorts that were huge hits on the internet and in festivals.  It explains how the Rare Exports company came to be.  This film has the same sick, twisted take on Santa Claus that the shorts have and the performances by all the actors is good enough but I wish we got to see the giant "Santa" that was unearthed by a foreign company.  

If you've seen the shorts you know what to expect; the film features the same actors and the same dark take on the Santa Claus myth.  And if you haven't seen the short films, you NEED to; I actually like them better than this film.

3 out of 5 Christmas chainsaws for the film; 4 out of 5 for the short films.

The Mandalorian
Castle Rock

Finished up the final season of Man In The High Castle. If you're a fan of WWII or alternate realities check it out on Amazon Prime. But the final episode was a bit disappointing.

Christmas Vacation (1989)



One of the best and funniest Christmas movies out there. One that is watched every year, usually more than once. No need for a synopsis on this quotable film.

Krampus

This is in my top 3 Christmas horror flicks. I enjoy it more every time I see it.

tohostudios wrote:

Krampus

This is in my top 3 Christmas horror flicks.  I enjoy it more every time I see it.

My 12 year old borrowed this from the library over the weekend... and then he watched it without me!

I gotta make time for a viewing before it has to go back.

There's really more of a heart to "Krampus" than I realized after the first couple viewings.  

The first third of the movie introduces us to the thoroughly unlikeable main characters and their extended family who unfortunately are all getting together for the holidays.  I mean everyone except the grandmother is depicted as a despicable human being in one form or another.

But once Krampus and his minions start terrorizing them they bond together and more of their better natures start to emerge.  

I still wish "Krampus" was rated R because it would be gorier but it's fairly violent for a PG-13 and even includes an F-bomb or two.

EDIT: I just discovered the writer of "Krampus" (Michael Dougherty) also wrote "Trick 'r' Treat" and "Godzilla: King Of The Monsters". This guy must be a hot property in Hollywood for the horror/sci-fi genres.

Barney Miller

"Shazam!" (2019)


Surly foster teen Billy Batson discovers his true destiny when a wizard bequeaths upon him the powers of seven legendary heroes -- just in time for him to battle the crazed Dr. Sivana, who controls the Seven Deadly Sins.
The "other" 2019 Captain Marvel movie is tons of fun, taking a much lighter-hearted approach to the usual superhero formula, without skimping on the flashy FX or the action. A pleasant surprise.

You watched Shazam instead of Krampus???????

This makes me sad.

The Corpse Grinders (1971)



A doctor and a nurse discover that a recent slate of cat on human attacks leads back to a shady cat food company that is using human cadavers as it's main meat source in this early 70s drive in movie by Ted V Mikels.

tohostudios wrote:

You watched Shazam instead of Krampus???????

This makes me sad.  

They're both due back at the library on Sat. ...and I've seen "Krampus" before.

I do need an antidote to all the friggin Hallmark Channel Christmas movies my wife has been watching, tho, so I might throw "Krampus" on after tonight's dog walk!

007 wrote:

The Corpse Grinders (1971)



A doctor and a nurse discover that a recent slate of cat on human attacks leads back to a shady cat food company that is using human cadavers as it's main meat source in this early 70s drive in movie by Ted V Mikels.

I've heard of this movie for years but I've never actually seen it. Do I need to fix that?

Fat Freddy wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

You watched Shazam instead of Krampus???????

This makes me sad.  

They're both due back at the library on Sat. ...and I've seen "Krampus" before.

I do need an antidote to all the friggin Hallmark Channel Christmas movies my wife has been watching, tho, so I might throw "Krampus" on after tonight's dog walk!

Oh, so you've seen Krampus before. I finished it today for the third time and man, the last 30 minutes are pretty warped. Lots of cool, creepy, creatures. And Krampus himself is really cool. I appreciate the FX in this movie more each time I've watched it.

Next up for me is the Christmas "classic" Freddy introduced me to; "A Christmas Horror Story". Krampus is currently #3 on my Christmas horror list, Horror Story is #2 and of course we all know what my #1 Christmas horror movie is.

tohostudios wrote:

007 wrote:

The Corpse Grinders (1971)



A doctor and a nurse discover that a recent slate of cat on human attacks leads back to a shady cat food company that is using human cadavers as it's main meat source in this early 70s drive in movie by Ted V Mikels.

I've heard of this movie for years but I've never actually seen it.   Do I need to fix that?

Eh, not really. It's a rather cheap affair with some weak acting, minimal cheap gore and not enough cat action.

Today: Public Enemies

"Krampus" (2015)

A dysfunctional family's stressed-out Christmas celebration is crashed by the Yuletide demon of German folklore, whose job is to punish the naughty.
Michael "Trick r' Treat" Dougherty's holiday horror is loads of black-humored fun, and has become a December perennial at my house.

The last movie I watched in the cinema was Ford vs. Ferrari.

The last movie I watched at home was The Irishman.

The last TV I watched was an episode of Family Guy.

Pandorum(2009)-after the Earth has been destroyed, the crew and passengers aboard the ship the Elysium are traveling to another Earth like planet to colonize. After a few of the crew wake up from a deep sleep, they discover that they must reset the ship's reactor while trying to avoid strange creatures that are now aboard the ship and present a threat to everyone on the ship. This movie obviously will get compared to others films ranging from Alien to Event Horizon and everything in between as the "Monsters aboard a spaceship" has been done tons of times. As is, it's still pretty good film with some decent atmosphere and violence. I really didn't care much for the look of the creatures as it reminded me too much of the ones from Ghosts of Mars, but that really is my only serious complaint. I'll give it 2.5 out of 5.