What Was The Last Movie/Anime You Watched?

[kamikazekeeg]

Sisu - Went in thinking this was supposed to be like a WW2 John Wick, I feel that's how it was advertised, or something I saw, but it's a lot less John Wick and more Quentin Tarantino, just without the dialogue and character interactions.  I see the "John Wick" element, one man fighting brutally against a lot of men, a known boogeyman threat, but it's not like highly choreographed and slick grounded action, it's very over the top, a big western vibe, bordering on abit of hyper violence at times, abit "grindhouse" if you will.  Ends in kind of an absurd way that sorta feels like they didn't really have a good way for him to survive, he's just stupidly luckily, but overall it's fine.  It's kinda just a cheezy nazi killing action flick, nothing wrong with that.

[Cartagia]

Deep Red - Starting to think that giallo isn't really my bag.  It's not like I hated this, but I find myself thinking stuff like, "Well it was nice that it was coherent."  It looks and sounds incredible, but like pretty much every other Argento I've seen, I just couldn't get that invested for some reason.

The Train Robbers - Leisurely paced, even at only 90 minutes, this later era John Wayne picture tries to straddle the line between the 1970s revisionist era and the earlier classic Hollywood Western.  It does mostly a good job, but could use a bit more grit and consequences.  Great, and unexpected, ending.

[dhaabi]

Deep Red - Starting to think that giallo isn't really my bag.  It's not like I hated this, but I find myself thinking stuff like, "Well it was nice that it was coherent."  It looks and sounds incredible, but like pretty much every other Argento I've seen, I just couldn't get that invested for some reason.

The only Argento films I've watched are Deep Red and Suspiria, and I sort of feel the same way. I'd like to watch at least one or two more some day before coming to an opinion, though. At the very least, I'd like to watch more of his films if only to listen to Goblin. Personally, I found myself enjoying Deep Red far more than Suspiria since the story for the latter is so underdeveloped. Deep Red is also the only giallo film I've watched, but I remember there being elements I really liked that maybe are just representative of the genre but still not being overly thrilled by it. It's often regarded as the genre's best, but I have a feeling there are lesser-known contemporaries I'd better connect with.

[Cartagia]

Deep Red - Starting to think that giallo isn't really my bag.  It's not like I hated this, but I find myself thinking stuff like, "Well it was nice that it was coherent."  It looks and sounds incredible, but like pretty much every other Argento I've seen, I just couldn't get that invested for some reason.

The only Argento films I've watched are Deep Red and Suspiria, and I sort of feel the same way. I'd like to watch at least one or two more some day before coming to an opinion, though. At the very least, I'd like to watch more of his films if only to listen to Goblin. Personally, I found myself enjoying Deep Red far more than Suspiria since the story for the latter is so underdeveloped. Deep Red is also the only giallo film I've watched, but I remember there being elements I really liked that maybe are just representative of the genre but still not being overly thrilled by it. It's often regarded as the genre's best, but I have a feeling there are lesser-known contemporaries I'd better connect with.

Today just happens to be Argento's birthday!  I've also seen Inferno and Tenebrae, and I've got the same general opinion on those as well.  Lots of style, not quite enough substance, but killer soundtracks.

Return of the Jedi - Sure, it's a little messy narratively (Leia being Luke's sister really does come out of nowhere), and it has probably taken a bit of a reputational hit because a lot of the issues with the modern state of the franchise originate here, but it is still maybe the most purely watchable of the original trilogy.  The throne room confrontation is probably my favorite material in Star Wars, while Jabba's Palace and the final space battle are two of the best setpieces of all time, let alone in Star Wars.

Wild Wild West - Jesus christ. It's not without its merits, like some aspects of its production design, Kenneth Branaugh's delightfully unhinged performance, and I laughed at a couple of jokes, but I generally found it unpleasant and mostly unfunny. Jonah Hex has mostly the same plot, if not as stupidly outlandish, and while that film rather cowardly avoids the fact that the villains are ex-Confederates, this one at least puts a spotlight on it. I just really did not like this.