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Dr. Cool Aids
Jul 6, 2009
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky

some scattered thoughts:

- knew literally nothing about this going in, deliberately didn't read about it so wasn't sure what to expect. early on i thought it was gonna be a slow gritty thing with the preamble about the horrible capitalist future and the gradual introduction of the new prisoners. then suddenly the pacing sped way the gently caress up. didn't know what to make of it but by the time of the fight scene with the north wing guy i was on board. especially with the other three just bursting in out of nowhere, lol.

- hella gory obviously but it's cool, ridiculously over the top. nothing particularly squeamish although the bit where they shove razor blades in his mouth did make my toes curl a bit.

- v low budget but it works. everything is sparse with single blocks of colour but i liked that the warden's office was lavish in contrast. even the assistant warden's office was just his desk full of food and shelves upon shelves of porn which i thought was funny.

- speaking of the assistant warden he's probably my favourite part. actor is clearly enjoying himself hamming it way the gently caress up, having a glass eye full of mints, etc. just a ridiculous character

- shoulda killed off the warden's awful son

- i watched this subtitled on a legit free website but it was free because there were unskippable ads. the best time this kicked in was that the very second the first gang of four guy got his eye popped out, an advert for kfc started where a chicken burger rotated while down with the sickness played

- the warden's transformation. wtf.

overall this isn't a genre i've delved into much but i enjoyed it well enough. not an incredible film by any stretch but a fun romp.

7/10


ty sub-actuality for av & the kins for sig

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trying to jack off
Dec 31, 2007

Fungah! posted:

list of everyone remaining:

Nostradingus
Herculon
Arrhythmia
Bicyclops
Pragmatica
taste
Fucker
Plutonis
Plebian Parasite
Gone Fashing
MacheteZombie
super sweet best pal
tmfc
trying to jack off
got the tude now
Symbolic
Fungah
Jenny Agutter
starb

i picked already

trying to jack off
Dec 31, 2007

id love to pick again though, i have a lot of australian films to go through

Leadthumb
Mar 24, 2006

trying to jack off posted:

i picked already

At least you're on the list, you know?




PS this post is impervious to Flames because of the flame proofer. :)

trying to jack off
Dec 31, 2007

machetezombies pick is active right now and also on the list lol

trying to jack off
Dec 31, 2007

this thing is a sham!

Fungah!
Apr 30, 2011

trying to jack off posted:

this thing is a sham!

i havent updated the freaking wheel yet!

Fungah!
Apr 30, 2011

th following people are cut for inactivity until they watch a movie btw:

t a s t e
plutonis
tmfc

and the following are cut if they dont watch another movie by th time their pick comes around because they watched one of the first two and bailed:

gone fashing
super sweet best pal
Jenny Agutter

starbarry clock
Apr 23, 2012

king of teh portal

trying to jack off posted:

this thing is a sham!

this is such loving bullshit


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Fungah!
Apr 30, 2011

re: Dr. Cool Aids pick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SidM6lpXsyE

Fungah!
Apr 30, 2011

original pick was attack on block but in the 12 hour gap between him pickin it and me makin this post it was taken off hulu

copy
Jul 26, 2007

Fungah! posted:

original pick was attack on block but in the 12 hour gap between him pickin it and me makin this post it was taken off hulu

block struck back

Sub-Actuality
Apr 17, 2007

Fungah! posted:

original pick was attack on block but in the 12 hour gap between him pickin it and me makin this post it was taken off hulu

negative imp magic

 




Fungah!
Apr 30, 2011

copy posted:

block struck back

lol

Dr. Cool Aids
Jul 6, 2009
attack the block. its good and I'm not mad


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Punished Chuck
Dec 27, 2010

copy posted:

block struck back

Dr. Cool Aids
Jul 6, 2009

copy posted:

block struck back


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Bicyclops
Aug 27, 2004

Fucker posted:

Day of the Dead

i love this movie. its cliche atp but "men are the real monsters" is a way cooler part of zombie media than "look at how sick it is to see people being gored to death" is, and this movie delivers insanely epicly on the former... and the latter as well, more than any other zombie movie that comes to mind
honestly, the acting never really struck as cheesy 2 me. the way the movie shows how apocalyptic and hopeless the situation is, all the screaming and anger seems genuine and believable enough 4 me. and bub is believably dumb in a kinda cool way. the only character id consider cheesy in how over the top they are is dr frankenstein. very "im in a movie" character. but hes cool too
writing is awesome, tension is great, the movie does a great job at being exciting w/ very little action in the first half then delivering on the gore at the climax
some things i hate ab this movie:
1) its just not very scarey tbh
2) the cheap nightmare scenes arent scarey and are cheap and annoying. the first one w/ the hands in the walls is fine but get rid of the others and show how the escape at the end actually went
3) the mcs boyfriend is so fkn annoying. he ends up being so much less likeable than any1 else in the movie including all the military fuckers. all he does in the movie is be a bitch, a pussy and a hindrance and then he tries getting every1 killed. i get that its ab showing how ppl react to the stress, hardship and cabin fever of the apocalypse, but its like they made him the guy where they dump all bad stress related poo poo they dont want to give to the other chars and theres nothing else to him. the military villains actions make a lot of sense even if they make him an evil piece of poo poo. the boyfriend is just a plot device
idk if i like this more or less than night, but i def like both more than dawn. all good movies tho
4/5


yeah dr. frankenstein was drawn from stock but he's just so enjoyable, lol. dr. oaken is my favorite character in independence day for the same reason.

herculon
Sep 7, 2018

copy posted:

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Fungah!
Apr 30, 2011



ALAN PARTRIDGE: ALPHA PAPA
Courtesy of Dr. Cool Aids



When famous DJ Alan Partridge's radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctidPo0v42M

Director: Declan Lowney
Writer: Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons, Steve Coogan
Stars: Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Tim Key

Available On: Hulu, Plex, The Only Movie Theater in Hell

Available From: 4/1 - 4/14

Fungah! fucked around with this message at 20:17 on Apr 3, 2024

Sleng Teng
May 3, 2009

Dr. Cool Aids posted:



- i watched this subtitled on a legit free website but it was free because there were unskippable ads. the best time this kicked in was that the very second the first gang of four guy got his eye popped out, an advert for kfc started where a chicken burger rotated while down with the sickness played


lol

tmfc
Sep 28, 2006

Fungah! posted:

th following people are cut for inactivity until they watch a movie btw:

t a s t e
plutonis
tmfc

and the following are cut if they dont watch another movie by th time their pick comes around because they watched one of the first two and bailed:

gone fashing
super sweet best pal
Jenny Agutter

ya plz do for now. i downloaded hell or high water but never got around to watching it lol. closest i've come to actually participating.

trying to jack off
Dec 31, 2007

anyone that didnt watch bad boy bubby is on record as a coward

trying to jack off
Dec 31, 2007

day of the dead kicks rear end, seen it a million times and never gets old

Fungah!
Apr 30, 2011

re: Dr. Cool Aids pick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SidM6lpXsyE

herculon
Sep 7, 2018

It should not be this difficult to pick a movie. Don't overthink it

elf help book
Aug 5, 2004

Though the battle might be endless, I will never give up
these aids aint lookin so cool

Dr. Cool Aids
Jul 6, 2009

herculon posted:

It should not be this difficult to pick a movie. Don't overthink it

it's not but everything i pick is impossible to find on streaming services for free lol


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I got the tude now
Jul 22, 2007
see what happens when you let the english infest your communities

Fungah!
Apr 30, 2011

ok confirmed this ones on hulu. christ

Dr. Cool Aids
Jul 6, 2009
anyway layer cake was available on archive.org. you just had to be fluent in russian. skill issue


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herculon
Sep 7, 2018

Fungah! posted:

ok confirmed this ones on hulu. christ

Is it under the Hulu tab on Disney+?

Fungah!
Apr 30, 2011

god this movie looks british

Fungah!
Apr 30, 2011

ok i updated the post but its something called ALAN PARTRIDGE: ALPHA PAPA

Dr. Cool Aids
Jul 6, 2009

Fungah! posted:

god this movie looks british

frankly i'm amazed this is the one that was actually available in the US


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Bicyclops
Aug 27, 2004

it's written by Armando Iannucci so it might be good anyways. i don't get hulu though. enjoy.

Dr. Cool Aids
Jul 6, 2009

Bicyclops posted:

it's written by Armando Iannucci so it might be good anyways. i don't get hulu though. enjoy.

it's apparently also on something called Plex, which is free but has ads. it's how i watched riki-oh


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starbarry clock
Apr 23, 2012

king of teh portal

Bicyclops posted:

it's written by Armando Iannucci so it might be good anyways. i don't get hulu though. enjoy.

ive seen it its good alan patridge is a very funny character on par with jiminy glick

you could rent it on amazon if you wanted id suggest it


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starbarry clock
Apr 23, 2012

king of teh portal
oh you can also do a 7 day free trial of magnolia selects and watch it for free


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starbarry clock
Apr 23, 2012

king of teh portal
alan partridge alpha papa

really funny movie, not outrageously funny the whole way through like some comedies can be but it microdoses you with little laughs peppered throughout that culminate in big laughs

its really well paced with the comedic bits though so you never feel like the movie is dull even if the funniest moments are sparse

as far as comedies go its not my favorite but im glad i rewatched because i think there were some jokes that whizzed by me my first viewing that i only caught this time and it made it even more enjoyable

otherwise yeah simple premise nothing we havent seen before with like airheads but the performances are spot on

going to give this a 7.5/10 as a comedy because again not gut busting the whole way through but a fully enjoyable ride with some fun characters and thoroughly solid jokes with a few standout moments where i did laugh my hardest


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