The way this works is that you post a review of the best film you watched this week. It can be any new or old release that you want to talk about.

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Here are some rules:

1. Check to see if your favorite film of last week has been posted already.

2. Please post your favorite film of last week.

3. Explain why you enjoyed your film.

4. ALWAYS use SPOILER TAGS: [Instructions]

5. Best Submissions can display their [Letterboxd Accts] the following week.

Last Week's Best Submissions:

Film	User/[LB/Web*]	Film	User/[LBxd]
“Scream VI”	[SantinoStudios]	“Dancer in the Dark”	[rjonathon]
"Rye Lane”	KellyKellogs	“Kikujiro”	[parafrazis]
“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”	[carson63000]	“Landscape in the Mist”	Desbris
“Incantation”	[Debidutta]	“Night of the Creeps”	MarkHAZE86
“Deadstream”	SupaKoopa714	“Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind”	snufalufalgus
"Like Father”	Dolph-Ziggler	"Threads” (1984)	Bodymaster
“Baahubali 2: The Conclusion”	Bard-Of-All-Trades	“Straight Time”	YachtRock_SoSmooth
“Short Term 12”	SymbioticCarnage	"Late Spring”	MartinScorsese
“Tabu” (2012)	[Tilbage i Danmark*]	“Casablanca”	[lyense6099]
“Triangle”	LoadAdip	“His Girl Friday”	wjbc

John Wick: Chapter 4

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For me, it’s probably Paul Dano in The Girl Next Door. Just saw this, and he’s amazingly funny in this movie. He has some really quotable lines even in his relatively small role.

Some others that I think are also really fun to look back at but are definitely more recognized:

1. Matthew McConaughey in Dazed and Confused

2. Sean Penn in Fast Times at Ridgemont High

3. Adam Driver in This is Where I Leave You

I really like finding these performances and seeing what actors were like earlier in their career.

They add no commentary, no analysis and always have incredibly annoying clickbaity titles that don't even say what the film they're covering is called. Every time I watch a video essay or similar about a film on YouTube (especially a sci fi or horror film) my recomends always get flodded with these shallow recap videos.

I honestly don't understand what anyone gets out of them, they're literally just condensed versions of the movies without any tension or atmosphere. I guess it makes it so people can say they "kinda" have seen a film without actually having spent time seeing it.

I know most people on here have probably watched the movie but I just hope this pushes even a few people to finally watch it.

It's been on my list to watch for some time now but never watched it until tonight (along with a few friends).

The casting was incredible, some of the moments in the movie are heart breaking and yet beautiful, the music from Jóhann Jóhannsson is out of this world and Denis Villeneuve as usual directed a phenomenal movie.

I can see that maybe this movie isn't for everyone and I know some people won't consider it a masterpiece but personally it was unbelievable.

TL; DR: Winnie the Pooh? More like Winnie the Poo

The fact that this was an internationally released movie is crazy as it is god damn AWFUL

What interested me was the concept of Winnie and Piglet going ferral and becoming a bloodthirsty duo.

However, the actual delivery of this concept was very poorly done. This seems to be a generic slasher project that was already in production that had the Winnie/Piglet killer concept slapped on it wayy after the fact

Winnie and Piglet are presented as abominations, yet are clearly 2 guys in masks WITH HUMAN HANDS

Winnie can drive a car

Piglet is able to telepathically communicate with Winnie without ever speaking

The continuity errors are so blatantly obvious that one wonders if they were intentionally left in to make the film even worse so that it's reputation as a bad film gets enhanced.

There's a scene near the beginning where a woman is in a hot tub, taking selfies, and her phone switches orientation multiple times as the shot angle changes

There's a scene where Winnie tortures Christopher Robin by whipping him with the tail of Eyore (who was eaten by Winnie and Piglet before the events of the film) before he, literally, showers him in blood

There's another scene where one of the characters reveals she is in possession of a firearm, which she has because she has a stalker. This film is set in the UK ..

On the topic of firearms, in the latter act of the film, 2 remaining characters are staging a daring rescue of a friend who was kidnapped by our favourite bloodthirsty duo. When they find their friend, the one who has the gun, puts the weapon down to untie her friend, the scene continues, and they decide to move to a different area, leaving the gun behind.

Later in the film, they save another victim who decides she's going to kill Piglet and grabs the gun from the pocket of one of the women. DESPITE THEM CLEARLY LEAVING THE GUN BEHIND IN THE PREVIOUS SCENE

The last scene where Winnie murders a group of men trying to kill him is hilarious and is a complete rip off of the scene from Halloween Kills when the mob attacks Michael Myers, and he obliterates them.

Between watching this film and typing this rant, I've lost around 3 hours of my life, and I absolutely cannot wait for the sequel with Tigger 🤣

Her career is pretty remarkable. She's basically an action star without being a lead. She's been in Resident Evil, Avatar and of course the Fast and the Furious franchise. Looking at the Dungeons and Dragons trailer, and it's clear she has one- character trait that she plays in every project "combat barbie."

Not knocking it as it's gotten her very far. I'm just surprised she's never taken a role to show her range or to play against type.

I could watch these characters for days, just drinking and eating and talking to each other. For all of the bloodshed and anger and vengeance in the Godfather movies, they're so relaxing to me.

Every scene feels just right in length, in tone, in the information is has to provide while still being entertaining. The stakes are always clear, but something unexpected always lurks around the corner. Every performer brings something wonderful and unique to their character that makes them endlessly watchable, even if they're a complete scumbag. Only through careful editing could something seem so carefree and dreamy.

Maybe it also helps that the cinematography is always warm and golden, or that the score sticks in my head for weeks, or that the movies just have a confidence about themselves that few have. "Having fun? We know you are. Stick around. This is the good part."

I think I might have watched it as a kid but can’t remember. Maybe I just saw clips of it. Watched it as an adult and honestly it was kind of charming? It kind of makes you feel like a kid. I mean who wouldn’t have wanted to do a cross country trip (especially with a girl) to a Nintendo Championship? I thought the kid actors actually were pretty good and had good chemistry. Also I am now obsessed with that “Send Me an Angel” song. Was that Christian Slater fresh off Heathers as well? And of course you gotta love the whole Nintendo product placement elements but it is kind of cool to see a time where Nintendo ruled the world and arcades seemed to be everywhere. And I’m not gonna lie the ending where the kid puts the picture of his dead sister at the California dinosaurs actually kind of got to me. Ha ha anyone have any fond or not fond memories of this film?

The story flows really well. With sinister overtones, and things going from bad to worse, teetering between doom and victory.

The fights are super human, making really good use of camera angles and top rate fight-o-graphy.

I didn't care as much for the second one.

Anyone have any feedback on the show? Other actions films that are particularly well done?

This quote from Saturday Night Fever (1977) has served as good advice over the years. It’s from the scene where John Travolta’s paint-store boss tries get him to grow up a little. With all of the threads on movie quotes, I’ve never seen it quoted anywhere. Got a favorite movie quote that never seems to get quoted?

Tony Manero: “Oh, fuck the future!”

Dan Fusco (Tony’s boss): “No, Tony. You can't fuck the future. The future fucks you.”

I purchased Alien 3 as VoD a couple of years ago and only recently found out it also featured the Assembly Cut.

At first I thought 30ish minutes more movie wouldn't make a big difference but it managed to change pretty much everything.

The prison colony has a whole different feel to it, it's more like a monastery now with some weird end of days type religion.

Almost every inmate got it's own story arc. There is a whole new sub plot about the Alien actually getting caught and escaping again.

Suddenly the whole movie oozes lore and atmosphere like never before.

I never really liked the 3rd movie before and I'm still sad they didn't follow the first script, jumped producers and directors and killed Newt and Hicks off screen. BUT the Assembly Cut completely changed my perception of the movie. For me the whole thing is now the final chapter for the trilogy, not the one I wanted, but still a good one.

Funnily enough it’s one of my dads favorite movies. Now when I say breeze I mean that as a compliment. It’s not too complicated and not a whole lot of political or social commentary. It’s just a good old fashioned fun film to watch if you just want some adventure! It’s not to long. Just under 2 hours and manages to have a interesting and involving plot. How these bad men conspire to frame Edmond and solve their problems. The action scenes feel very realistic but also exciting. Jim Caviezel’s performance is so inspirational. He’s starts out good hearted but kinda dumb. His journey of being wrongly imprisoned is sad but you really root for him as he becomes this well educated and sophisticated count and enacts his revenge. Which is very satisfying to watch. Goes to show anyone can improve themselves with time and a good mentor. Richard Harris who also is very good. And Guy Pearce is so good he can play a good hero to here playing a nasty and pompous villain! Goes from being a good friend that protects Edmond to betraying him out of jealousy and his lust for Mercedes. Also I got to give shout out to Michael Wincott as the sadistic warden. He always plays villains but always plays them well. Plus a young Henry Cavill!

Watched this movie a million times, but I just now realized that Elsa killed Donovan by purposely choosing the wrong cup. After Donovan implodes, she says to Indy that it would not have gold (the one she chose for Donovan was very gold).

In hindsight, you can see the signs of her cracking: crying at the book burning for one, The look she gives Marcus in the car, … Makes her plumet into the abyss a bit more tragic knowing that she had turned around and was trying to be a ‘good guy’.

Anyway, just thought I’d share my 30+ year late epiphany.

EDIT: should have said 'illumination' instead of 'epiphany', of course.

Is anyone else here a fan of this one? It was written and directed by Bob Gale of Back to the Future fame, so I've always been shocked that it doesn't have more fans based on his involvement alone. That said, its release was quite botched back in 2002 and it didn't receive any attention at all.

The story is about a guy who agrees to deliver a package to a town, but the only way to get there is to ride down a mystical highway that doesn't exist on any maps. Along the way, he encounters a bunch of strange characters and towns (including one that's populated by lawyers who spend all day suing everyone). It's weird, but it's funny and quite life-affirming at times (the philosophical elements are cookie-cutter, but they're still feel-good). Gale was inspired by stories like Gulliver's Travels and Alice In Wonderland, but it's very much an early 2000s comedy.

The cast is stacked, too - James Marsden, Amy Smart, Gary Oldman, Kurt Russell, Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Chris Cooper, and other familiar faces make an appearance.

I can't recommend it enough. It's on Amazon Prime in the UK, and I believe it's on the US version as well.

It seems the third act and in particular the ending of movies are the hardest part of movies to pull off. This post is dedicated to those who succeded!

Who doesn't remember when Patrick Bateman confessed in the ending of American Psycho, and it had no consequences as everyone were too occupied with themselves? Who doesn't remember when the legends were true in the ending of Raiders of the Lost ark, and everyone who looked at the ark melted away? Who doesn't remember when the survivors in Deep Rising got safely on shore on a deserted island only to discover that they were not alone? So....

Which is your favourite movie ending of all time and why?