Simply a follow up to Jen's great post; there were getting to be so many pages in that one I thought it could use a refresh. Happy to carry on the tradition!
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Oi...
Why does Cinephile have no Profile Pic and No name?
Are we in "The Forgotten" or "Forget Me Not"?
Am I next? *scared*
Why does Cinephile have no Profile Pic and No name?
Are we in "The Forgotten" or "Forget Me Not"?
Am I next? *scared*
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K-On! (2009-2010), season 2: 10/10.
I watched the final episode this afternoon and am already wistful for an unlikely third season of the band in their college years (as our four bandmates had graduated back in 2010, heading to the same college).
This may be my finest (and of course unacknowledged - social media wise) internet creation.

Fitting this article came out a couple of days ago, indicating that the high school which the series was built around was turned into a museum for the series and how the series help save the small rural town from fading into utter economic ruins.
https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2020/05/26-1/how-k-on-helped-preserve-the-small-town-of-toyosato
I watched the final episode this afternoon and am already wistful for an unlikely third season of the band in their college years (as our four bandmates had graduated back in 2010, heading to the same college).
This may be my finest (and of course unacknowledged - social media wise) internet creation.

Fitting this article came out a couple of days ago, indicating that the high school which the series was built around was turned into a museum for the series and how the series help save the small rural town from fading into utter economic ruins.
https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2020/05/26-1/how-k-on-helped-preserve-the-small-town-of-toyosato
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Next (2007) (Rewatch)
About the same as I had remembered it. Easily the worst of the P.K. Dick cinematic adaptations - and I have seen most of them - especially considering the high budget & star cast.
Rating: 6/10 (unchanged)
About the same as I had remembered it. Easily the worst of the P.K. Dick cinematic adaptations - and I have seen most of them - especially considering the high budget & star cast.
Rating: 6/10 (unchanged)
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50 First Dates, 5/10. Some very funny parts scattered throughout some very un-funny parts. Also, how come the best performances in Adam Sandler movies don't come from Adam Sandler?
The real props go to Sean Astin and Blake Clark.
The real props go to Sean Astin and Blake Clark.
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Would not that be a rating of 50/100? Not 5/10?
:):):):):)
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Senyuu (2013– ), 26 bite-size* parody episodes on Crunchyroll/VRV. Janky animation, fitting its likely very small budget. 7/10. Pretty absurdly funny.
*About 3 minutes long. 4 and a half if you include the earnest ED/close credit song as well as @30 second previous episode recap (though to be fair - the animation in the recap keeps changing as a constant visual joke).
This shouldn't be your gateway series into anime. Too many tropes to handle.

*About 3 minutes long. 4 and a half if you include the earnest ED/close credit song as well as @30 second previous episode recap (though to be fair - the animation in the recap keeps changing as a constant visual joke).
This shouldn't be your gateway series into anime. Too many tropes to handle.

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The Vast of Night (2019), charming, clever and creepy indie throwback to 50's science fiction and the Twilight Zone.
9/10. Streaming free on Amazon Prime.
The chemistry between the two leads Sierra McCormick's Fay Crocker and Jake Horowitz's Everett is the best part.

9/10. Streaming free on Amazon Prime.
The chemistry between the two leads Sierra McCormick's Fay Crocker and Jake Horowitz's Everett is the best part.

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I just got a free trial of Prime; will have to watch!
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I cannot say I'm familiar with Saturn 3. The trailer makes it a marginally polished* Alien knockoff.
*Keeping the bar relatively low of course. https://www.imdb.com/poll/ls069412457/
*Keeping the bar relatively low of course. https://www.imdb.com/poll/ls069412457/
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The (9/10) was for the troll it is more like (5/10). But in that case, that doesn't mean that the movie is not worth watching.
Like Nothing but Trouble, this movie is only worth watching because it is bad. Those movies while being very bad are easy to re-watch.
Like Nothing but Trouble, this movie is only worth watching because it is bad. Those movies while being very bad are easy to re-watch.
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Can find no way to make the videos play.
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Arranging the Buffet Supper (1946) short film, 1/10.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942), 2/10. Basil Rathbone is a terrible Sherlock Holmes. All of the ones I've seen with him are painfully boring. Thankfully, Mary Jo Pehl and Bridget Nelson make them infinitely more watchable. 10/10 for their Rifftrax commentary.
UMM? Surprise! They also did the commentary track for the short as well.
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X-Men (2000); X2: X-Men United (2003); X-Men: The Last Stand (2006); X-Men: First Class (2011); X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) & X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) (Binge Rewatches)
Original Rating: All 7s
New Ratings: {8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 8}
Original Rating: All 7s
New Ratings: {8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 8}
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Cabaret 1972 - 8/10
The movie is about as the title suggest Cabaret. The music and songs are very good. It is witty and funny. The sub plot of teaching English seems useless. It has good underlying social and political themes which is great.
Beginners 2019 - 8/10
An emotional ride. There 2 parallel tracks in the movie and you would keep on thinking which one do you most root for. The storytelling and acting is amazing.
A Room with a View 1985 - 7/10
The story of a young girl who falls in love with a guy on a vacation and then need to confront the realities of her usual life trying to move on. The cinematography is good including several scenes showing beuty of Italy and Country side. I think 7.5 would have been my rating, if I could.
Boyz n the Hood 1991 - 7/10
It is about a boy who faces harsh way of living in the community with violence and guns around. The depiction of characters is good and shows the life of teenagers and how they try to become a man. But, the story seems predictable and after a point you know what is going to happen next.
The movie is about as the title suggest Cabaret. The music and songs are very good. It is witty and funny. The sub plot of teaching English seems useless. It has good underlying social and political themes which is great.
Beginners 2019 - 8/10
An emotional ride. There 2 parallel tracks in the movie and you would keep on thinking which one do you most root for. The storytelling and acting is amazing.
A Room with a View 1985 - 7/10
The story of a young girl who falls in love with a guy on a vacation and then need to confront the realities of her usual life trying to move on. The cinematography is good including several scenes showing beuty of Italy and Country side. I think 7.5 would have been my rating, if I could.
Boyz n the Hood 1991 - 7/10
It is about a boy who faces harsh way of living in the community with violence and guns around. The depiction of characters is good and shows the life of teenagers and how they try to become a man. But, the story seems predictable and after a point you know what is going to happen next.
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The Waterboy, 3/10.
I wanna like Adam Sandler movies, but it's just... hard.
I wanna like Adam Sandler movies, but it's just... hard.
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You could try Punch-Drunk Love (2002). I haven't watched many Adam Sandler movies, but this one is worth watch thanks to P.T. Anderson and other elements.
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I liked Mr. Deeds. Because of Winona, of course.
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As part of the We Are One Global Film Festival:
Crazy World (2020) - 3/10, First film from Uganda I have seen.
Mugaritz BSO (2011) - 8/10
Late Marriage (2001) - 8/10
Ivory Burn (2020) - 8/10
The Stories that Prepared us (2020) - 9/10
And apart:
Captain Newman M.D. (1963) - 7/10
Wings (1927) - 8/10, I understand the techincal achievments that gave it the Oscar, and it is a good film, but I liked the 7th Heaven better.
Tulen Morsian (2016) - 7/10
Gray Lady Down (1978) - 7/10
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Hey, you great folks!! After some idiotic bullying experiences on another forum, I just want to tell you all - Selina, Ed Jones(XLIX), Nikolay Yeriomin (Mykola Yeromin), Dan Dassow, BONAFIDE BOSS ⭐️, Stephen Atwood, Paok-Kilkis, cinephile, rubyfruit76, Jessica, Breumaster, Pencho15, riverotter, Peter, and EVERYONE else I'm probably forgetting - that I admire and respect each of you. You are all bright, fun, smart, kind people who have brightened up many a dull day for me. Thank you for your "friendship." :)
I was gonna save this kind of post for closer to Thanksgiving, Christmas, or some other touchy-feely holiday, but now is as good a time as any. I want you all to know, in a non-weird way, I love you.
Queue The Golden Girls theme song! - well, maybe that's a bit much. xD
I was gonna save this kind of post for closer to Thanksgiving, Christmas, or some other touchy-feely holiday, but now is as good a time as any. I want you all to know, in a non-weird way, I love you.
Queue The Golden Girls theme song! - well, maybe that's a bit much. xD
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<fell off the wagon>
Hey Narni,
If you can name that forum, I can *do* things ;)
</fell off the wagon>
Hey Narni,
If you can name that forum, I can *do* things ;)
</fell off the wagon>
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xD xD
Nah, I'll leave it be for now. It all stopped. But thank you. :)
On the bright side, I realized who my real friends were on there when they stuck up for me. ;)
It was kinda hilarious actually, because the jerks were accusing me of being 8 or 12 years old... I was thinking, Ed, Selina, and Dan thought I was at least in my 20's.
xD
Nah, I'll leave it be for now. It all stopped. But thank you. :)
On the bright side, I realized who my real friends were on there when they stuck up for me. ;)
It was kinda hilarious actually, because the jerks were accusing me of being 8 or 12 years old... I was thinking, Ed, Selina, and Dan thought I was at least in my 20's.
xD
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I'm surprised to see my name up there.
I didn't imagine someone here would actually think of me like that. Nice to hear that and I'm glad if I was able to bring a smile on someone's face ... once.
Also, sorry to hear that, you'll find all types of people on the internet, the majority of them are not so good. Be careful. :)

Btw, is there any chance the platform you're referring to is Discord? It's not a forum but have you ever been there? If not, please stay away from it unless you mean business.
Take care.
I didn't imagine someone here would actually think of me like that. Nice to hear that and I'm glad if I was able to bring a smile on someone's face ... once.
Also, sorry to hear that, you'll find all types of people on the internet, the majority of them are not so good. Be careful. :)

Btw, is there any chance the platform you're referring to is Discord? It's not a forum but have you ever been there? If not, please stay away from it unless you mean business.
Take care.
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Aww, thank you, and you're welcome!
You have been very nice to me, like everyone else on here, and that always deserves a mention. ;)
No, it's not Discord. I don't even quite know what that is.
It's just supposed to be a place for quizzes and fanfic, but of course some people can't keep their inner bully in check. xD
You have been very nice to me, like everyone else on here, and that always deserves a mention. ;)
No, it's not Discord. I don't even quite know what that is.
It's just supposed to be a place for quizzes and fanfic, but of course some people can't keep their inner bully in check. xD
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Narni brings out the best in people, including a**holes like myself and Bonafide :D
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Thanks Narnia, its great that we are all part of this great community.
Nikolay Yeriomin (Mykola Yeromin), Champion
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MST3K (and Narnia) is Awesome, such a nice thing to read these days, thanks for writing that.
I love that forum. Granted, some of us have minor disagreements, but overall we achieve consensus and more or less click together. At times it brightens my day, as well.
I love that forum. Granted, some of us have minor disagreements, but overall we achieve consensus and more or less click together. At times it brightens my day, as well.
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Thanks, and you're welcome. :)
Yes, it's wonderful that we have disagreements, and can debate them like adults with respect, without acting like spoiled children. xD
Yes, it's wonderful that we have disagreements, and can debate them like adults with respect, without acting like spoiled children. xD
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A bunch of short films from not directly listed on Pencho's We Are One World Film Festival poll.
L'Heure de L'Ours AKA And Then The Bear. Neat little animated short film: 7/10. NSFW Stylized animation but not much else.
The Distance Between Us and the Sky (2019): 7/10. NSFW
White Echo (2019), 5/10. Chloe Sevigny vanity project turned meh music video. Maybe a concept film for a future meh feature-length horror film.
The Battle of San Romano (2017), 6/10. For a two minute animated short, it has the audacity to loop a bit too much animation.
The Procession (2019), 8/10. Very stylized animation short from animators, one who is working on the art department of the latest Wes Anderson film, The French Dispatch (2020).
The One-Minute Memoir (2020), a 16 minute anthology of microshort animated films (a minute or so long). 8/10. Some meh and a bit too experimental or functionally resume filler others pretty darn good and clever.
L'Heure de L'Ours AKA And Then The Bear. Neat little animated short film: 7/10. NSFW Stylized animation but not much else.
The Distance Between Us and the Sky (2019): 7/10. NSFW
White Echo (2019), 5/10. Chloe Sevigny vanity project turned meh music video. Maybe a concept film for a future meh feature-length horror film.
The Battle of San Romano (2017), 6/10. For a two minute animated short, it has the audacity to loop a bit too much animation.
The Procession (2019), 8/10. Very stylized animation short from animators, one who is working on the art department of the latest Wes Anderson film, The French Dispatch (2020).
The One-Minute Memoir (2020), a 16 minute anthology of microshort animated films (a minute or so long). 8/10. Some meh and a bit too experimental or functionally resume filler others pretty darn good and clever.
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The Bog, 1979.
Oh. My. Goodness.
8/10 for this glorious crap.
Absolutely frickin' hilarious...
"Maybe I'm dense, but, what kind of creature would have a hypodeemic nerdle for a mouth? Uh, I mean, uh, a hypodermic needle. Heh heh, I'm alright."
(Actual quote from the film)
Oh. My. Goodness.
8/10 for this glorious crap.
Absolutely frickin' hilarious...
"Maybe I'm dense, but, what kind of creature would have a hypodeemic nerdle for a mouth? Uh, I mean, uh, a hypodermic needle. Heh heh, I'm alright."
(Actual quote from the film)
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Legends of Tomorrow, Season 5
I honestly don't know why I can't get enough of this quirky show.
Waiting for season six.
Season 5 rating: 9/10
Cumulative rating: 9/10
I honestly don't know why I can't get enough of this quirky show.
Waiting for season six.
Season 5 rating: 9/10
Cumulative rating: 9/10
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Flightplan (2005)
Good thriller. Keeps one guessing. Been done before, and after; been done better, and worse.
6+/10
Good thriller. Keeps one guessing. Been done before, and after; been done better, and worse.
6+/10
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Penguin Highway (2018), 9/10.
Get your dang penguins lined up in a row and watch this trippy, bizarro love-letter to the scientific method already.



Get your dang penguins lined up in a row and watch this trippy, bizarro love-letter to the scientific method already.



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Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV Series) Bloodlust! (1961) episode. 1/10 for the movie (must have been a rewatch long time ago as the film was already rated. 9/10 for the MST3k episode.
1/10 for the short educational film before the movie: Uncle Jim's Dairy Farm (1960)
And yes. That's Mr. Brady seen here cheating on Carol Brady. He's such a slut.

And this louse thinks he can pull a Vincent Price. Nope. Not even close.

1/10 for the short educational film before the movie: Uncle Jim's Dairy Farm (1960)
And yes. That's Mr. Brady seen here cheating on Carol Brady. He's such a slut.

And this louse thinks he can pull a Vincent Price. Nope. Not even close.

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Hannibal (8/10)
The most impressive is Mads Mikkelsen is performance, it is hard to be as good as Anthony Hopkins. Mads Mikkelsen has done it!!!
Surprisingly, he has not won an Oscar yet. He would have been nominated for Casino Royale and Jagten. I hope that this decade is his, he deserves it.
Plus, he is very fan-friendly, each Friday he picks a fan art from one of his fans and posts it on social media.
Even after all his success at Hollywood, he takes the time to make low-budget authentic movies.
The most impressive is Mads Mikkelsen is performance, it is hard to be as good as Anthony Hopkins. Mads Mikkelsen has done it!!!
Surprisingly, he has not won an Oscar yet. He would have been nominated for Casino Royale and Jagten. I hope that this decade is his, he deserves it.
Plus, he is very fan-friendly, each Friday he picks a fan art from one of his fans and posts it on social media.
Even after all his success at Hollywood, he takes the time to make low-budget authentic movies.
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Guardians, 2017, English dub, 3/10.
A f*cking bear with a f*cking gun... need I say more?

A f*cking bear with a f*cking gun... need I say more?

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Who's that now?
Rocket Raccoon's more physically endowed cousin?
:D
Rocket Raccoon's more physically endowed cousin?
:D
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The Hole (2001)
Surprisingly competent turn-of-the-millennium British teen thriller.
Features a fifteenish year old pre-fame Keira Knightley in a supporting role. Perhaps I'm guilty of 20-20 hindsight, but her performance seems to foreshadow her potential to become an A-lister.
6/10
Surprisingly competent turn-of-the-millennium British teen thriller.
Features a fifteenish year old pre-fame Keira Knightley in a supporting role. Perhaps I'm guilty of 20-20 hindsight, but her performance seems to foreshadow her potential to become an A-lister.
6/10
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RiffTrax: Day of the Animals, 6/10.
Funny riff, awful movie, as usual.
Plot: A racist Leslie Neilsen calls people "hotshot," then goes crazy (along with some animals), goes shirtless, screams at kids, shoves old ladies, kills a man, attempts to rape a woman, then gets hugged/killed by a bear.
Wow.


Funny riff, awful movie, as usual.
Plot: A racist Leslie Neilsen calls people "hotshot," then goes crazy (along with some animals), goes shirtless, screams at kids, shoves old ladies, kills a man, attempts to rape a woman, then gets hugged/killed by a bear.
Wow.


















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cinephile
In fact, the picture is just a white screenshot of the background, but I will keep my secret to make my name disappear.
Oswald
MST3K (and Narnia) is Awesome
You are nameless now! What shall I call you?
Oswald
You can call me Narni or Nia.
:)
MST3K (and Narnia) is Awesome
Me: I think I'm me... and you're you...
You:
Oswald
I'm regressing.
MST3K (and Narnia) is Awesome
Oswald
MST3K (and Narnia) is Awesome
MST3K (and Narnia) is Awesome
BTW, that gif up there wasn't meant to be offensive or anything... it was just the first "regressing" gif that came up. I'm sorry if it came off like an insult or something.
Oswald
I think I mentioned here that I began losing my hair in my early 20s.
MST3K (and Narnia) is Awesome
It was NOT a commentary on your age! So sorry if it came off that way! xD
Oswald
MST3K (and Narnia) is Awesome
ANYWAYS, back to the original point of this thread... oh yeah, rating movies.