Thread: Last movie you saw - and rate it

Originally Posted by BroncoJoe

Well, the first thing I thought was NE Patriots, cheating.

I usually avoid political movies like Snowden, and the previously mentioned 13 hours or Hillary's America. Just too much bias in them, and while probably "truthful", I doubt any would tell the entire story.

I had a buddy that was basically the AF officer version of Shane. I appreciated his cynicism, it undoubtedly broadened my perspective. But yeah, the bias of the whistleblowers and the chicken littles can be mad obnoxious.

31- 9/10

31 is the latest Rob Zombie production and involves a group of would be victims who are abducted by some crazed masked men to be put into a gauntlet of violent psychopaths (think a cross between Running Man, Hunger Games, and Battle Royale) for the pleasure of three wealthy people in the form of a elderly man (Malcolm McDowell) and two elderly women who announce to the group that they have 12 hours to survive being hunted down. The most notable names in the film are of course Zombie's wife Sherrie Moon Zombie, McDowell, and Meg Foster. The film also has an appearance of E.G. Daily who still looks fantastic to this day.


The main villian Doom Head (played by Richard Brake) is the one who steals the show though for me. Brake nailed the character down in every facet to which my mind was totally blown. 31 is by far superior to Zombies last flick Lords of Salem which i thought was going to knock it out of the park but fell way short. While there are certain portions of 31 that isnt new to the horror genre they are well played out by the actors themselves and at least the plot is creative enough to stand on its own. While 31 isnt necessarily scary and not "overly" gory there is quite a bit of tension with the characters.


The soundtrack is of course amazing and loaded with lots of 70's classic rock tunes (to fit the theme of the movie) and shooting style that Zombie used once again pays homage to old school horror films of that time period in the Grindhouse vibe. While i would of liked the ending to have been done a bit differently it leaves the ending open ended for a few different possibilities going forward. When it comes to film making Zombie is kind of hit or miss with me but this is definitely a hit and a worth while viewing for those who like the horror genre.

Originally Posted by Northman

31- 9/10

31 is the latest Rob Zombie production and involves a group of would be victims who are abducted by some crazed masked men to be put into a gauntlet of violent psychopaths (think a cross between Running Man, Hunger Games, and Battle Royale) for the pleasure of three wealthy people in the form of a elderly man (Malcolm McDowell) and two elderly women who announce to the group that they have 12 hours to survive being hunted down. The most notable names in the film are of course Zombie's wife Sherrie Moon Zombie, McDowell, and Meg Foster. The film also has an appearance of E.G. Daily who still looks fantastic to this day.


The main villian Doom Head (played by Richard Brake) is the one who steals the show though for me. Brake nailed the character down in every facet to which my mind was totally blown. 31 is by far superior to Zombies last flick Lords of Salem which i thought was going to knock it out of the park but fell way short. While there are certain portions of 31 that isnt new to the horror genre they are well played out by the actors themselves and at least the plot is creative enough to stand on its own. While 31 isnt necessarily scary and not "overly" gory there is quite a bit of tension with the characters.


The soundtrack is of course amazing and loaded with lots of 70's classic rock tunes (to fit the theme of the movie) and shooting style that Zombie used once again pays homage to old school horror films of that time period in the Grindhouse vibe. While i would of liked the ending to have been done a bit differently it leaves the ending open ended for a few different possibilities going forward. When it comes to film making Zombie is kind of hit or miss with me but this is definitely a hit and a worth while viewing for those who like the horror genre.

nice, didn't know this was out yet.

Originally Posted by tomjonesrocks

This feels equivalent to TNed giving 10/10 to 13 Hours or Hillary's America - but will try to reserve judgement if I see it on Netflix down the road.

i loved 13 hours.

But Snowden is Oliver stones best work.

I expected to be there some type of whitewashing when it pertains to what the government is doing. But none.

So Oliver Stone made a movie about another Russian Patsy huh? Color me surprised.

Originally Posted by ShaneFalco

i loved 13 hours.

But Snowden is Oliver stones best work.

I expected to be there some type of whitewashing when it pertains to what the government is doing. But none.

Oliver Stone isn't known for pulling punches, that doesn't shock me. Still I find his work to be lacking as of late. I will check this out when it hits streaming services.

Who did Big Short? Was that Stone?

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

Who did Big Short? Was that Stone?

Nope that was Adam McKay. He also did Anchorman and Step Brothers, both of which were a million times better than Wall Street 2.

the new blair witch 5/10 just a rehash really. A few somewhat scary scenes, but no creativity. The original still stands tall to me. I know I know you either love it or hate it, but I loved it. The new one was unnecessary.

Amanda Knox (Netflix)- 9/10

I think it was about 5 years ago when i started paying close attention to this story and after Knox had been released on appeal the first time. This documentary explores the sensationalism of the media coverage and the inconsistent and terrible police work during the investigation of the death of Meredith, a roommate of Knox's while living in Italy as an American student abroad. As i figured, this doc enforces and confirms my own suspicions of how the investigation was botched by the Italian police as there was an clear attempt to railroad Knox and her boyfriend of the murder. I kind of chuckled at Italy's defiance from their leaders about America's overall condemnation for their inadequacy of handling the Knox case because while America's justice system has its own faults we at least own it as a nation that there are problems. This was very good for those who were/are interested in this case.

I watched the Knox documentary this weekend too. I think it's more like a 6/10. It still left me with a ton of unanswered questions and I don't think it did a good job exonerating Knox if that was the goal of her participating. I don't think it definitively showed Knox being railroaded - I actually finished the movie with a negative impression of everyone involved.

Knox seems like a crazy moron. I will never for the life of me understand how someone can give a false confession - even if it's coerced and even if we have evidence of it happening in more than one instance. The Italian cops are your classic self-important, arrogant detectives from a bygone era. Both sides seemed to do a bad job of making their case IMO.

Originally Posted by Buff

I watched the Knox documentary this weekend too. I think it's more like a 6/10. It still left me with a ton of unanswered questions and I don't think it did a good job exonerating Knox if that was the goal of her participating. I don't think it definitively showed Knox being railroaded - I actually finished the movie with a negative impression of everyone involved.

Knox seems like a crazy moron. I will never for the life of me understand how someone can give a false confession - even if it's coerced and even if we have evidence of it happening in more than one instance. The Italian cops are your classic self-important, arrogant detectives from a bygone era. Both sides seemed to do a bad job of making their case IMO.

I saw that hit Netflix. I really have no desire to see it. I was sick of her story pretty quick.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

I saw that hit Netflix. I really have no desire to see it. I was sick of her story pretty quick.

I am a documentary fiend. My GF makes fun of me for it. Non-fiction FTW!

Originally Posted by Buff

I am a documentary fiend. My GF makes fun of me for it. Non-fiction FTW!

I still have to watch the final four hours of the 10-hour OJ thing...and it finally hit Netflix this weekend.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

I still have to watch the final four hours of the 10-hour OJ thing...and it finally hit Netflix this weekend.

The ESPN one or the FX one? I watched the docu-series on FX and loved it, but I never watched the super long ESPN documentary special.