saw /johnny mnemonic/ and /virtuosity/ as a double feature the other night, part of anthology film archives's "1995: the year the internet broke" series. the context, and the crowd, massively improved johnny m, which is still a mess but a pretty lovable one. at least it's trying to cram in as many crazy ideas and characters as possible, even if it's at the expense of having a satisfying studio-movie narrative. Virtuosity is terrible, mostly enjoyably so but there's some half-baked prison violence and police brutality stuff near the beginning that kinda takes it away from being just a sloshy good-time bad movie. crowe and washington are giving it 100% at least.
i was pretty harsh on /strange days/ upthread. i've been convinced it's a way more interesting film than i gave it credit for and really should give it a rewatch.
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 8 March 2020 19:59 (four years ago) link
Demolition Man 1
I think this might have been me
― panic-buying the upmarket pasta (Matt #2), Sunday, 8 March 2020 20:13 (four years ago) link
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 8 March 2020 19:59 (four weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink
you werent, you shouldn't be, it isnt, you shouldnt
― ole uncle tiktok (darraghmac), Monday, 6 April 2020 10:45 (four years ago) link
this week's dud: The Lawnmower Man. yikes, the CGI... but really the problem is the hodgepodge plot, a mangle of Dreamscape, Flowers For Algernon, a Tron type deal I guess, needlessly cluttered up by the religious angle and the evil military guys. Was this awesome if you saw it when it came out and you were 12?
LOL, I was actually 12 when this came out and, no, it definitely wasn't awesome.
― Vegemite Is My Grrl (Eric H.), Monday, 6 April 2020 13:00 (four years ago) link
wow, i've forgotten most of the stuff about that movie that i mentioned in that post.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 6 April 2020 13:32 (four years ago) link
good decision
― ole uncle tiktok (darraghmac), Monday, 6 April 2020 13:37 (four years ago) link
omg y'all strange days is so horrible, just watched, kind of stunned at how long and stupid and self-congratulatory and gratuitous it was. just ugly and unpleasant and gesturing at all kinds of areas where it could Say Something, but not saying it.
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, February 18, 2015 11:23 PM (five years ago) bookmarkflaglink
i like strange days a lot but hard for me to say any aspect of this post is wrong
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 6 April 2020 13:53 (four years ago) link
I don’t think I’d vote for it on a best sci-fi poll, but Galaxy Quest is easily the best film on this list in terms of quality.
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Monday, 6 April 2020 14:03 (four years ago) link
not sure there's an "easily the best" option under any heading meself tbh, several movies here i love and think are really strong efforts
― ole uncle tiktok (darraghmac), Monday, 6 April 2020 14:05 (four years ago) link
Considered watching 12 Monkeys the other day (don't think I've seen it since its theatrical release), remembered the plot, revised my consideration.
― Unparalleled Elegance (Old Lunch), Monday, 6 April 2020 14:11 (four years ago) link
I do not care about 90% of these but Galaxy Quest is grebt.
A TS: Postman vs. Waterworld might be interesting. But for me it would come down to Olivia Williams vs. Jeanne Tripplehorn, and that would be sad because they are both dear to me. Terrible movies, of course.
― cuomo money, cuomo problems (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 6 April 2020 14:18 (four years ago) link
so many bad opinions itt
― mh, Monday, 6 April 2020 14:46 (four years ago) link
mh, are you saying that you liked Waterworld?
― cuomo money, cuomo problems (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 6 April 2020 14:48 (four years ago) link
sorry for the monday morning negativity
there are also so many good opinions itt
― mh, Monday, 6 April 2020 15:00 (four years ago) link
Galaxy Quest is indeed great
― Οὖτις, Monday, 6 April 2020 18:58 (four years ago) link
Strange Days is terrible, just like p much every other Kat Bigelow movie
I saw Lawnmower Man *in the theater*. It is also awful.
I think at the time i was still mildly curious about the potential of this newfangled CGI stuff
― Οὖτις, Monday, 6 April 2020 18:59 (four years ago) link
If you've seen the (yes, completely awful) film The Lawnmower Man but have yet to read the Stephen King short story 'The Lawnmower Man', I would suggest that you do so ASAP. Never has Hollywood more faithfully adapted an existing work. It's almost eerie.
― Unparalleled Elegance (Old Lunch), Monday, 6 April 2020 19:09 (four years ago) link
I saw most of these when they came out, and for the most part, not since then. I have to go with my memory of how psyched I was upon exiting the theater I'd vote for Jurassic Park, though I'm baffled as to why T2 is not on the list.
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 7 April 2020 05:39 (four years ago) link