Merde. Watching all these 1970s clips of Luc Merenda on youtube and 100% regretting not bagging more of his Italian police films when I had the chance. May have to roll with the Italian print of Napoli Si Ribella for the soundtrack alone. Love it.
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Watching the most prodigious musical of the 21st century Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005 TV Movie) for the umpteenth time, because (1) it's got a good beat and you can dance to it and (2) because musical satire is the best kind of musical.
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My son and his friends are watching Paul
Blart mall cop 2. It's amazing that adults made this. I don't even understand what's supposed to be funny.
Blart mall cop 2. It's amazing that adults made this. I don't even understand what's supposed to be funny.
Regarding new movie releases for streaming/DVD I recently discovered this Moviefone link and got discouraged with what new is out there for watching. 
This Metacritic link may also be of interest.
This Metacritic link may also be of interest.
The Deadly Breaking Sword (1979) Again. If there's one Shaw Brothers director who I really love, it's Sun Chung. His work with prolific screenwriter (N)I Kuang is amongst the best wuxias the company produced in the 70s. Sun insisted upon more complicated stories and deeper characterization. Watching this with mom last night (after trying two other SB films first), I have a more profound respect for subplots and characters brought in to purposely broaden the audience. Mom loved Fu Sheng's fool hardy, comedic gambler, he was her anchor in the film. Me, I much prefer the stoic, jerk title swordsman and his adversary but it was neat to be able to see this film through her eyes.
Basically the title character is an arrogant snob of a swordsman who takes up death duels with other martial artists to increase his fame and wealth. The opening fight makes the DBS believe he's won yet another duel as he soon becomes embroiled in a sister's revenge plot against the evil doctor who saves the title characters' opening fight opponent. All the characters including the fool hardy gambler are eventually pitted either for or against the doctor as their subplots weave together in a satisfying way. As in any Sun Chung wuxia the fights take a back seat to the characters and their plights.
Seeing how much mom enjoyed this, I bet she'll adore Judgement of An Assassin. It's fun to see these films through her eyes (I got my love of character and story from her so no surprise...)
Always a great film to to revisit, but even better to see it in an almost new light.
Basically the title character is an arrogant snob of a swordsman who takes up death duels with other martial artists to increase his fame and wealth. The opening fight makes the DBS believe he's won yet another duel as he soon becomes embroiled in a sister's revenge plot against the evil doctor who saves the title characters' opening fight opponent. All the characters including the fool hardy gambler are eventually pitted either for or against the doctor as their subplots weave together in a satisfying way. As in any Sun Chung wuxia the fights take a back seat to the characters and their plights.
Seeing how much mom enjoyed this, I bet she'll adore Judgement of An Assassin. It's fun to see these films through her eyes (I got my love of character and story from her so no surprise...)
Always a great film to to revisit, but even better to see it in an almost new light.
I watched Batman Begins, Batman, and Batman Returns in that order a few days ago. I loved Batman as a child (my former #1) but I realized he is an overrated comic hero. None of the films have ever matched what Batman should be.
Batman (1989) - I saw this at Grauman's Chinese as an 8-year old. I remember this one well. I saw in on the balcony since my aunt worked there as a teen and she gave us good seats. Very average then and very average now. The dialogue and pacing is clunky. Only the nostalgia in me, Keaton, Nicholson, Batmobile, Bat Wing, and overall look of Gotham City is why I think highly of it. But if you follow the story and dialogue, it isn't interesting.
Batman Returns (1992) - So long and boring. It starts off promising before going into a predictable cliché and cheesy dialogue from Catwoman and The Penguin.
Batman Begins (2005) - After reading the rave reviews, I nearly fell alseep in the theater. I see it again after 10 years and I fell asleep again. Nolan got the atmosphere and dialogue all wrong. I don't need Katie Holmes to preach to me about the difference between justice and revenge. Or Ras' preaching to Bruce about bringing balance with evil while his goons are burning his mansion in the background. Scarecrow was also a joke villain. Nolan throw out the mystery and went to the Shakespeare dialogue. Batmobile never looked worst and never looked better after 1989's.
Batman is supposed to be super intelligent. That is his greatest strength. But why does Bruce Wayne act like a moron in every movie? What exactly does he figure out? This includes Keaton who I prefer over anyone. Batman is supposed to know like 125+ different martial arts. Why does all the fight choreography in every film suck? Slow and awkward. Because of the inconvenience of the heavy suit? Then wear something lightweight! I think I only liked Batman because how great a villain the Joker is.
Tony Stark is a Bruce Wayne ripoff but I find RDJ's Iron Man more interesting. Also Hugh Jackman's Wolverine. I actually enjoy Spider-Man more than Batman. He is basically some emo kid who acts like Tarzan in Manhattan but Spider-Man has way more depth and HEART. He isn't rich but he acts like the friendly neighbor who isn't stupid to put a heavy suit on to fight bad guys. I'm the minority who prefers the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man with the funny quips over Tobey's. Even though Garfield looks a little like Hayden Christensen, he is more likeable in his role.
The most entertaining Batman video other than the campy 1960's TV series I would watch back then is the one from College Humor called Batman Can't Stop Thinking About Sex. That's the world's greatest detective right there. Way more smart dialogue than from all the live action films I've seen.
"That's ironic. Because we didn't use protection. And I offered!"
Batman (1989) - I saw this at Grauman's Chinese as an 8-year old. I remember this one well. I saw in on the balcony since my aunt worked there as a teen and she gave us good seats. Very average then and very average now. The dialogue and pacing is clunky. Only the nostalgia in me, Keaton, Nicholson, Batmobile, Bat Wing, and overall look of Gotham City is why I think highly of it. But if you follow the story and dialogue, it isn't interesting.
Batman Returns (1992) - So long and boring. It starts off promising before going into a predictable cliché and cheesy dialogue from Catwoman and The Penguin.
Batman Begins (2005) - After reading the rave reviews, I nearly fell alseep in the theater. I see it again after 10 years and I fell asleep again. Nolan got the atmosphere and dialogue all wrong. I don't need Katie Holmes to preach to me about the difference between justice and revenge. Or Ras' preaching to Bruce about bringing balance with evil while his goons are burning his mansion in the background. Scarecrow was also a joke villain. Nolan throw out the mystery and went to the Shakespeare dialogue. Batmobile never looked worst and never looked better after 1989's.
Batman is supposed to be super intelligent. That is his greatest strength. But why does Bruce Wayne act like a moron in every movie? What exactly does he figure out? This includes Keaton who I prefer over anyone. Batman is supposed to know like 125+ different martial arts. Why does all the fight choreography in every film suck? Slow and awkward. Because of the inconvenience of the heavy suit? Then wear something lightweight! I think I only liked Batman because how great a villain the Joker is.
Tony Stark is a Bruce Wayne ripoff but I find RDJ's Iron Man more interesting. Also Hugh Jackman's Wolverine. I actually enjoy Spider-Man more than Batman. He is basically some emo kid who acts like Tarzan in Manhattan but Spider-Man has way more depth and HEART. He isn't rich but he acts like the friendly neighbor who isn't stupid to put a heavy suit on to fight bad guys. I'm the minority who prefers the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man with the funny quips over Tobey's. Even though Garfield looks a little like Hayden Christensen, he is more likeable in his role.
The most entertaining Batman video other than the campy 1960's TV series I would watch back then is the one from College Humor called Batman Can't Stop Thinking About Sex. That's the world's greatest detective right there. Way more smart dialogue than from all the live action films I've seen.
"That's ironic. Because we didn't use protection. And I offered!"
The Dark Knight was the best Batman partially due to Heath Ledger's incredible portrayal of the Joker which for all I know killed him. The Wolverine story in X-Men and X-Men 2 complemented by X-Men Origins Wolverine is what made that series for me, besides the story was the atmosphere. I disliked 2013's The Wolverine which although had a basis in the comic (The Sentinels) felt too much like Iron Man.
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Blood Brothers (1973) This was the movie made Ti Lung more than a Hong Kong movie idol, as his portrayal of a power hungry bandits' rise to regional governor eclipses his humanity, relationships and all else. Two of his companions (Chen Kuan Tai and David Chiang) eventually suffer for their leader's greed (CKT is murdered simply to improve Ti's standing) and Chiang ultimately cannot stand by his former blood brother's side and assassinates Ti.
I had a hard time with this on my first viewing, and it's still at times a bit of a slog. I do like how it was told (in flashback as Chiang's assassin asks to retell the tale before he is executed), but I think Ti Lung still had a way to go before his acting skill matched his martial prowess. Better the second time around, yet I am still not convinced of it's greatness.
I had a hard time with this on my first viewing, and it's still at times a bit of a slog. I do like how it was told (in flashback as Chiang's assassin asks to retell the tale before he is executed), but I think Ti Lung still had a way to go before his acting skill matched his martial prowess. Better the second time around, yet I am still not convinced of it's greatness.
I watched Everest in IMAX 3D and it was a not bad misguided adventure story - - unfortunately, it didn't come close to topping the experience of reading the story (and didn't everyone read it back in the 90's?).
Worse, it is a film that really should be seen in IMAX, but really should not be seen in 3D. The IMAX highlights the epic setting, while the extraneous 3D darkens the whole thing into a grey slurry. (My advice: sadly skip the IMAX and find yourself the biggest and best 2D screen it's showing on).
B
The only point I would add is my own favorite outlier Batman movie: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.
Worse, it is a film that really should be seen in IMAX, but really should not be seen in 3D. The IMAX highlights the epic setting, while the extraneous 3D darkens the whole thing into a grey slurry. (My advice: sadly skip the IMAX and find yourself the biggest and best 2D screen it's showing on).
B
Excellent honest analysis of the Batman filmography - - very daring in this age of Batman worship!
The only point I would add is my own favorite outlier Batman movie: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.
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I'm having an unintentional Johnny Depp week. Thursday night was 2000s Chocolat with Carrie-Ann Moss, and then last night was 2014s Into The Woods. Both were exceptional films, although technically, Depp only had a small part in Into the Woods. I should be seeing the Bernadette Peters version of Into The Woods sometime next week.
Black Mass was pretty good. Its the story of the rise and fall of a south Boston good ol boy.
Also based on a true story.
Also based on a true story.
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Legend of the Owl (1981) again. David Chiang's Captain Fan has to rescue the King's 36th wife from the villainous auctioneer the Owl. Along with two companions, Captain Fan bumbles his way through his mission and ultimately... screws up.
This send up of Chiang's stoic wuxia swordsmen is at times hysterically funny and other times groan worthy. As much as the rest of the cast mugs painfully for laughs (especially the Marty Feldman like Ninja assassin), they aren't as successful as Chiang in performing comedy. When the gags about Chinese culture and goofs on several Western franchises work, it's a lot of fun, when they don't, you still have fun because Chiang effortlessly plays a bumbling would be hero to the hilt.
I needed to laugh last night and this hit the spot. I still love the messenger cockatiel who promptly dies after delivering her message. It's one of two wry winks to Mission Impossible (this tape will self destruct in five seconds) and remains one of my favorite scenes in the film.
Probably my favorite martial arts comedy besides The Odd Couple (1979), it's stupid in all the right ways.
This send up of Chiang's stoic wuxia swordsmen is at times hysterically funny and other times groan worthy. As much as the rest of the cast mugs painfully for laughs (especially the Marty Feldman like Ninja assassin), they aren't as successful as Chiang in performing comedy. When the gags about Chinese culture and goofs on several Western franchises work, it's a lot of fun, when they don't, you still have fun because Chiang effortlessly plays a bumbling would be hero to the hilt.
I needed to laugh last night and this hit the spot. I still love the messenger cockatiel who promptly dies after delivering her message. It's one of two wry winks to Mission Impossible (this tape will self destruct in five seconds) and remains one of my favorite scenes in the film.
Probably my favorite martial arts comedy besides The Odd Couple (1979), it's stupid in all the right ways.
Judgment of An Assassin (1977) Yet again. Clan Wars in the martial arts world go to trial. Sun Chung's first wuxia with deep characterization, plot, awesome big bad and a plucky hero and heroine. The more I watch this, the more I love it and wish Celestial will give it the iTunes treatment.
The first Maze Runner movie was a surprise September gem amongst all the YA trash. Unfortunately, the sequel out now (Scorch Trials) is just a cash-in money grab to extend the story - - the movie consists of 2 hours of pointless running hither and fro and 15 minutes of plot development. I hope next September's episode is back to the quality of the original.
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This seems to be how it is today with more lazy movie makers and authors, just trying to cash in with multiple titles where there could be less or even one. This is not to imply that all are like this. Many series are deserving of the individual books and movies they are composed of.
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Top 5 Farrelly Brothers Films
"What the hell is that? Let me guess. You're the gopher from Caddyshack."
"That's all water under the fridge now, Harry."
"Wonder what it would be like to raise a child? Maybe I couldn't afford to send her to the best public schools."
"But I keep forgetting my pin number."
"It is eleven-eleven."
"But I thought it was four numbers?"
"It is four numbers. One-one-one-one."
Dumb And Dumber To (2014) is the best movie The Farrelly Brothers have made since the 1990's thanks to the two lead characters and the many quotes hidden during first few viewings. It gets panned by reviews now but will be appreciated more when it is on cable. But it is barely better than Shallow Hal since it is basically a recycle of 1994's story but with worse music. The music in the first two Farrelly Brothers films were phenomenal. If Dumb & Dumber had the better humor, characters, and soundtrack, Kingpin had more heart, story, and most sympathetic character in Roy Munson. And Bill Murray can outshine Jim Carrey. Ernie McCracken is the funniest character in any Farrelly film.
"It's a small world when you have unbelievable t*ts, Roy."
That was ad-libbed by Murray. Peter and Bobby both said Bill Murray is one of the funniest people they know along with Chris Elliott. Too bad Murray had such a short scene in Dumb And Dumber To as Harry's new roommate known as Ice Pick. I think most people wouldn't realize it until they saw final credits roll like Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder. I would love to see Jim Carrey and Bill Murray interact more together. Throw in Conan O'Brien for even better chemistry and fantastic with improv.
Characters -
5 Dumb & Dumber
4 Dumb And Dumber To
3 Kingpin
2 There's Something About Mary
1 Shallow Hal
^^ D&D To had a third idiot in Penny (Rachel Melvin). I also found Karen Duffy to be a terrible actress in the og. Her lines had amateurish deliver. The unattractive Vanessa Angel came off much funnier and more natural. Bill Murray and Lin Shaye can easily make Kingpin top this area.
Story -
5 Kingpin
4 There's Something About Mary
3 Shallow Hal
2 Dumb & Dumber
1 Dumb And Dumber To
Humor -
5 Dumb & Dumber
4 There's Something About Mary
3 Kingpin
2 Dumb And Dumber To
1 Shallow Hal
Heart -
5 Kingpin
4 There's Something About Mary
3 Shallow Hal
2 Dumb & Dumber
1 Dumb And Dumber To
Music -
5 Dumb & Dumber
4 Kingpin
3 Shallow Hal
2 There's Something About Mary
1 Dumb And Dumber To
Ambiance -
5 There's Something About Mary
4 Kingpin
3 Dumb & Dumber
2 Dumb And Dumber To
1 Shallow Hal
Quotes -
5 Dumb & Dumber
4 Dumb And Dumber To
3 Kingpin
2 There's Something About Mary
1 Shallow Hal
Ending -
5 There's Something About Mary
4 Kingpin
3 Dumb & Dumber
2 Shallow Hal
1 Dumb And Dumber To
Overall -
31 - 1st Kingpin
30 - 2nd Dumb & Dumber
25 - 3rd There's Something About Mary
16 - 4th Dumb And Dumber To
15 - 5th Shallow Hal
"Roy, can you get sick drinking piss? Even if it's your own?"
The funniest movie I saw in the theater was There's Something About Mary. I saw it like 3x in the theater and laughed hard each time. It was the directors' third film and it was their biggest hit. A surprise hit during the summer of 1998. I haven't seen them reached that level since. The only other two movies that made me laugh as hard in the theater was Zack And Miri Make A Porno and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. But over the years, I think I've liked each one a little less which also applies to TSAM. Once you see the sight gags, it no longer shines if the story, characters, and music isn't as great.
All Top 5 Farrelly films have HIGH REPLAY VALUE for me though. I always had a tough time ranking between the Farrelly's first three films. It depends on my mood. Sometimes I get sick of D&D and Kingpin too and would prefer TSAM the next day. But I enjoy all three the best with Dumb And Dumber To in the same tier as Shallow Hal and The Three Stooges. I prefer the Farrelly Brothers over Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen humor which drags a little too much at the end in most of their films and can't match the music and replay value. Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat and Brüno can be a little overbearing too. Funny? Yes. A bit much? Yup. The Dictator was a decent balance.
The Three Stooges (2012) would rank 6th best. I enjoy it too being a Stooges fan but still prefer the original Moe, Larry, and Curly from the 1930's and 1940's. Their comedy belong in shorts and not 90 minute movies. The worst to me is Me, Myself, & Irene which was worse than the fairly forgettable Stuck On You.
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Ant-Man (2015)
Worst MCU film next to Iron Man 3 for me. I see his character pointless. I have nothing against the cast. I liked Paul Rudd the best in The 40-Year Old Virgin. Michael Douglas is a legend like his dad. And Evangeline Lilly will always be Kate to me in LOST. They were just handed a bad script to work with. They even gave a role to rapper, T.I., and all he could bring is the typical black guy jokes that Ludicris and Tyrese Gibson bring to The Fast & The Furious series.
But this film has too many Honey, I Shrunk The Kids moments. Now I loved that movie as a kid and wore out my VHS copy of that Disney flick. I even went to see the sequel and enjoyed the Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves attraction at Disneyland. But the situations for a superhero like hopping on an ant to ride on? Nah. I am no longer 9-years old to find any of that amusing.
- Ant-Man's villain sucks. But then again, MCU standalone films usually has unremarkable villians except for puny god, but witty Loki.
- Story sucks which is pretty common for the franchise.
- Third act was a downer like usual in the series unless it was both Avengers films.
- I did like the fight scene between Ant-Man v Falcon. Very surprising and cool.
- I did like the two short scenes at the ending credits.
- And I did like the humor in the script.
I liked the overrated Guardians of the Galaxy more mainly for the better music and decent heart to its story. And I didn’t love Galaxy that much. Reviewers overrate movies and underrate others. I feel reviewers overrates GotG, Ant-Man, and Mad Max: Fury Road but underrate something like San Andreas. Now I enjoyed all those movies but how can Fury Road be a Top 250 great on IMDb when the story was dumber than San Andreas? They run and then go back? That's why I rarely look at reviews anymore.
Some of my all-time favorite movies like Hot Tub Time Machine, The Forbidden Kingdom, Fanboys, Couples Retreat, Wild Hogs, History Of The World Part I, and Tron: Legacy all had bad reviews but I enjoy them more than 95% of films listed on a Top 100 greatest list. And some of my former loves like Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump, Gladiator, and the Batman character with his lame fight sequences compared to Captain America to be extremely overrated now.
MCU can be an overhyped franchise. But so is Star Wars to me and I probably love SW more than MCU as whole than individually. Where MCU beats SW is two areas. More interesting characters and ACTION sequences. While I love the film versions of Vader, Yoda, Obi-Wan, Han, Luke, Leia, Chewie, Artoo, and so on. The stable of MCU characters is far deeper and more interesting. And the action sequences are can be epic with MCU. Lightsaber duels and mindless space battles don't interest me as much as superheroes and super villains with different special abilities clashing with one another.
Where Star Wars beats MCU is epic music thanks to John Williams and more engaging stories and more emotional weight. MCU stories is too convoluted and I don't feel sympathy for any of them. And the villains in the stand-alone films usually seem cliché of wanting more power and usually losing at the end. The bad guy in Ant-Man was a joke. Still, while I didn't like Ant-Man as much as the others, it is still worth having in the collection and watching a couple times. I just find the entire premise of using ants to travel too silly. But I haven't really HATED an MCU film. Even Shane Black ruining The Mandarin, I can still enjoy Iron Man 3. Mostly dumb and funny scripts catering to the age bracket under me.
Favorite MCU Films
1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2. The Avengers
3. Avengers: Age of Ultron
4. Thor
5. Iron Man
6. Iron Man 2
7. Captain America: The First Avenger
8. Guardians of the Galaxy
9. Thor: The Dark World
10. The Incredible Hulk
11. Ant-Man
12. Iron Man 3
But I only put the Top 3 among my Top 100. The rest were just pretty good but mostly forgettable. Age of Ultron gets dissed alot and I can agree. The first 80 min is generally boring and the story is terrible. But it is actually one of the better ones with a fantastic last 45 minutes that didn't end terribly like the majority of MCU films. It was put in a situation where it was never going to surpass the original and live up to its hype. I think Marvel is getting a huge EGO like Qualcomm with the Snapdragons. I think they never should've released an Ant-Man movie and focused on someone more interesting like standalone films for Black Widow or Hawkeye. Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, and The Vision are more interesting than some dizzying Honey, I Shrunk The Kids superhero who uses insects to travel and isn't all that special in normal human size.
Still looking forward to seeing Ant-Man team up with Captain America and Falcon next year. I figure Civil War will not be accurate to the comics. Marvel Studios isn't going to have Steve Rogers assassinated. The heroes will have an argument and then everyone will team up again to fight Thanos in Infinity Wars. WWE storylines. I enjoy Star Wars and MCU but neither have the same fun and higher replay value as the Back To The Future Trilogy and Indiana Jones Tetralogy. The action sequences in the Raiders films are more thrilling than in SW and the story is better and funnier in BTTF than in MCU. Those two franchises is what I enjoyed first adoring Temple of Doom, Last Crusade and BTTF I & II as a child. Comic adventure! SW OT feels dated now and MCU hasn't lived up to its potential in storytelling and has horrible pacing, unmemorable quotes, weak villains, and an average music score.
Anticipation Rating
Star Wars Sequel Trilogy - 8/10
Batman v Superman - 7/10
MCU Phase 3 - 8/10 (mainly for Civil War & Infinity Wars)
Don't expect much after The Phantom Menace and Age of Ultron with these newer directors and writers who aren't on the same level as Spielberg, Lucas, and Zemeckis.
Currently watching at this moment with my gf- The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring EE again. Now there is a series I don't love as much as Star Wars and MCU because of the characters but is technically superior to both overrated and overhyped franchises. The final 30 minutes looks and feels AMAZING.
Favorite Series (with min three films)
1. Back To The Future
2. Indiana Jones
3. Star Wars
4. Marvel Cinematic Universe
5. The Godfather
6. The Lord Of The Rings
7. X-Men
8. Jurassic Park
9. Spider-Man
10. Batman
"What the hell is that? Let me guess. You're the gopher from Caddyshack."
"That's all water under the fridge now, Harry."
"Wonder what it would be like to raise a child? Maybe I couldn't afford to send her to the best public schools."
"But I keep forgetting my pin number."
"It is eleven-eleven."
"But I thought it was four numbers?"
"It is four numbers. One-one-one-one."
Dumb And Dumber To (2014) is the best movie The Farrelly Brothers have made since the 1990's thanks to the two lead characters and the many quotes hidden during first few viewings. It gets panned by reviews now but will be appreciated more when it is on cable. But it is barely better than Shallow Hal since it is basically a recycle of 1994's story but with worse music. The music in the first two Farrelly Brothers films were phenomenal. If Dumb & Dumber had the better humor, characters, and soundtrack, Kingpin had more heart, story, and most sympathetic character in Roy Munson. And Bill Murray can outshine Jim Carrey. Ernie McCracken is the funniest character in any Farrelly film.
"It's a small world when you have unbelievable t*ts, Roy."
That was ad-libbed by Murray. Peter and Bobby both said Bill Murray is one of the funniest people they know along with Chris Elliott. Too bad Murray had such a short scene in Dumb And Dumber To as Harry's new roommate known as Ice Pick. I think most people wouldn't realize it until they saw final credits roll like Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder. I would love to see Jim Carrey and Bill Murray interact more together. Throw in Conan O'Brien for even better chemistry and fantastic with improv.
Characters -
5 Dumb & Dumber
4 Dumb And Dumber To
3 Kingpin
2 There's Something About Mary
1 Shallow Hal
^^ D&D To had a third idiot in Penny (Rachel Melvin). I also found Karen Duffy to be a terrible actress in the og. Her lines had amateurish deliver. The unattractive Vanessa Angel came off much funnier and more natural. Bill Murray and Lin Shaye can easily make Kingpin top this area.
Story -
5 Kingpin
4 There's Something About Mary
3 Shallow Hal
2 Dumb & Dumber
1 Dumb And Dumber To
Humor -
5 Dumb & Dumber
4 There's Something About Mary
3 Kingpin
2 Dumb And Dumber To
1 Shallow Hal
Heart -
5 Kingpin
4 There's Something About Mary
3 Shallow Hal
2 Dumb & Dumber
1 Dumb And Dumber To
Music -
5 Dumb & Dumber
4 Kingpin
3 Shallow Hal
2 There's Something About Mary
1 Dumb And Dumber To
Ambiance -
5 There's Something About Mary
4 Kingpin
3 Dumb & Dumber
2 Dumb And Dumber To
1 Shallow Hal
Quotes -
5 Dumb & Dumber
4 Dumb And Dumber To
3 Kingpin
2 There's Something About Mary
1 Shallow Hal
Ending -
5 There's Something About Mary
4 Kingpin
3 Dumb & Dumber
2 Shallow Hal
1 Dumb And Dumber To
Overall -
31 - 1st Kingpin
30 - 2nd Dumb & Dumber
25 - 3rd There's Something About Mary
16 - 4th Dumb And Dumber To
15 - 5th Shallow Hal
"Roy, can you get sick drinking piss? Even if it's your own?"
The funniest movie I saw in the theater was There's Something About Mary. I saw it like 3x in the theater and laughed hard each time. It was the directors' third film and it was their biggest hit. A surprise hit during the summer of 1998. I haven't seen them reached that level since. The only other two movies that made me laugh as hard in the theater was Zack And Miri Make A Porno and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. But over the years, I think I've liked each one a little less which also applies to TSAM. Once you see the sight gags, it no longer shines if the story, characters, and music isn't as great.
All Top 5 Farrelly films have HIGH REPLAY VALUE for me though. I always had a tough time ranking between the Farrelly's first three films. It depends on my mood. Sometimes I get sick of D&D and Kingpin too and would prefer TSAM the next day. But I enjoy all three the best with Dumb And Dumber To in the same tier as Shallow Hal and The Three Stooges. I prefer the Farrelly Brothers over Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen humor which drags a little too much at the end in most of their films and can't match the music and replay value. Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat and Brüno can be a little overbearing too. Funny? Yes. A bit much? Yup. The Dictator was a decent balance.
The Three Stooges (2012) would rank 6th best. I enjoy it too being a Stooges fan but still prefer the original Moe, Larry, and Curly from the 1930's and 1940's. Their comedy belong in shorts and not 90 minute movies. The worst to me is Me, Myself, & Irene which was worse than the fairly forgettable Stuck On You.
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Ant-Man (2015)
Worst MCU film next to Iron Man 3 for me. I see his character pointless. I have nothing against the cast. I liked Paul Rudd the best in The 40-Year Old Virgin. Michael Douglas is a legend like his dad. And Evangeline Lilly will always be Kate to me in LOST. They were just handed a bad script to work with. They even gave a role to rapper, T.I., and all he could bring is the typical black guy jokes that Ludicris and Tyrese Gibson bring to The Fast & The Furious series.
But this film has too many Honey, I Shrunk The Kids moments. Now I loved that movie as a kid and wore out my VHS copy of that Disney flick. I even went to see the sequel and enjoyed the Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves attraction at Disneyland. But the situations for a superhero like hopping on an ant to ride on? Nah. I am no longer 9-years old to find any of that amusing.
- Ant-Man's villain sucks. But then again, MCU standalone films usually has unremarkable villians except for puny god, but witty Loki.
- Story sucks which is pretty common for the franchise.
- Third act was a downer like usual in the series unless it was both Avengers films.
- I did like the fight scene between Ant-Man v Falcon. Very surprising and cool.
- I did like the two short scenes at the ending credits.
- And I did like the humor in the script.
I liked the overrated Guardians of the Galaxy more mainly for the better music and decent heart to its story. And I didn’t love Galaxy that much. Reviewers overrate movies and underrate others. I feel reviewers overrates GotG, Ant-Man, and Mad Max: Fury Road but underrate something like San Andreas. Now I enjoyed all those movies but how can Fury Road be a Top 250 great on IMDb when the story was dumber than San Andreas? They run and then go back? That's why I rarely look at reviews anymore.
Some of my all-time favorite movies like Hot Tub Time Machine, The Forbidden Kingdom, Fanboys, Couples Retreat, Wild Hogs, History Of The World Part I, and Tron: Legacy all had bad reviews but I enjoy them more than 95% of films listed on a Top 100 greatest list. And some of my former loves like Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump, Gladiator, and the Batman character with his lame fight sequences compared to Captain America to be extremely overrated now.
MCU can be an overhyped franchise. But so is Star Wars to me and I probably love SW more than MCU as whole than individually. Where MCU beats SW is two areas. More interesting characters and ACTION sequences. While I love the film versions of Vader, Yoda, Obi-Wan, Han, Luke, Leia, Chewie, Artoo, and so on. The stable of MCU characters is far deeper and more interesting. And the action sequences are can be epic with MCU. Lightsaber duels and mindless space battles don't interest me as much as superheroes and super villains with different special abilities clashing with one another.
Where Star Wars beats MCU is epic music thanks to John Williams and more engaging stories and more emotional weight. MCU stories is too convoluted and I don't feel sympathy for any of them. And the villains in the stand-alone films usually seem cliché of wanting more power and usually losing at the end. The bad guy in Ant-Man was a joke. Still, while I didn't like Ant-Man as much as the others, it is still worth having in the collection and watching a couple times. I just find the entire premise of using ants to travel too silly. But I haven't really HATED an MCU film. Even Shane Black ruining The Mandarin, I can still enjoy Iron Man 3. Mostly dumb and funny scripts catering to the age bracket under me.
Favorite MCU Films
1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2. The Avengers
3. Avengers: Age of Ultron
4. Thor
5. Iron Man
6. Iron Man 2
7. Captain America: The First Avenger
8. Guardians of the Galaxy
9. Thor: The Dark World
10. The Incredible Hulk
11. Ant-Man
12. Iron Man 3
But I only put the Top 3 among my Top 100. The rest were just pretty good but mostly forgettable. Age of Ultron gets dissed alot and I can agree. The first 80 min is generally boring and the story is terrible. But it is actually one of the better ones with a fantastic last 45 minutes that didn't end terribly like the majority of MCU films. It was put in a situation where it was never going to surpass the original and live up to its hype. I think Marvel is getting a huge EGO like Qualcomm with the Snapdragons. I think they never should've released an Ant-Man movie and focused on someone more interesting like standalone films for Black Widow or Hawkeye. Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, and The Vision are more interesting than some dizzying Honey, I Shrunk The Kids superhero who uses insects to travel and isn't all that special in normal human size.
Still looking forward to seeing Ant-Man team up with Captain America and Falcon next year. I figure Civil War will not be accurate to the comics. Marvel Studios isn't going to have Steve Rogers assassinated. The heroes will have an argument and then everyone will team up again to fight Thanos in Infinity Wars. WWE storylines. I enjoy Star Wars and MCU but neither have the same fun and higher replay value as the Back To The Future Trilogy and Indiana Jones Tetralogy. The action sequences in the Raiders films are more thrilling than in SW and the story is better and funnier in BTTF than in MCU. Those two franchises is what I enjoyed first adoring Temple of Doom, Last Crusade and BTTF I & II as a child. Comic adventure! SW OT feels dated now and MCU hasn't lived up to its potential in storytelling and has horrible pacing, unmemorable quotes, weak villains, and an average music score.
Anticipation Rating
Star Wars Sequel Trilogy - 8/10
Batman v Superman - 7/10
MCU Phase 3 - 8/10 (mainly for Civil War & Infinity Wars)
Don't expect much after The Phantom Menace and Age of Ultron with these newer directors and writers who aren't on the same level as Spielberg, Lucas, and Zemeckis.
Currently watching at this moment with my gf- The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring EE again. Now there is a series I don't love as much as Star Wars and MCU because of the characters but is technically superior to both overrated and overhyped franchises. The final 30 minutes looks and feels AMAZING.
Favorite Series (with min three films)
1. Back To The Future
2. Indiana Jones
3. Star Wars
4. Marvel Cinematic Universe
5. The Godfather
6. The Lord Of The Rings
7. X-Men
8. Jurassic Park
9. Spider-Man
10. Batman
Kingpin remains my favorite!
...followed by...
The Heartbreak Kid
Hall Pass
Shallow Hal
There's Something About Mary
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King of Fists and Dollars (1979) Not my favorite David Chiang / Chan Wai Man film by any stretch of the imagination, but decent once the story picked up. Unlike Chiang's The Loot and The Challenger, this definitely has a non-Shaws no budget look and it hurts the film in some respects. Basically the title character (Lord Chien) is a stupidly rich baron who gloats over his poor community, he's nice at first but ultimately starts penny pinching over the people and hires the best martial artist in the land (Chan Wai Man) to enforce the more work for less pay edict.
Chiang's wistful kung fu student Lu Tan (a.k.a. Omelette LOL) is ultimately pitted against Chan Wai Man. That fight was fun and while David and Chan are enjoyable in their roles, it took forever for the film to really pick up.
Not bad. Not great. Glad to have to seen for the two gents I bought it for.
Chiang's wistful kung fu student Lu Tan (a.k.a. Omelette LOL) is ultimately pitted against Chan Wai Man. That fight was fun and while David and Chan are enjoyable in their roles, it took forever for the film to really pick up.
Not bad. Not great. Glad to have to seen for the two gents I bought it for.
Cinderella (2015)- Faithful to the story we all grew up with, well done live action, but missing the songs and snap of the 1950 animated feature especially the climax which was relatively flat in comparison. The power of animation!
Heavy duty imagery at the end that leaves many including myself wondering, until I read the book which helped a lot.. star child.
When the step mother maneuvers to break the glass slipper the prince has, and Cinderalla says oh, no problem, I have my own! . Not there in the 2015 version.
. Not there in the 2015 version.Heavy duty imagery at the end that leaves many including myself wondering, until I read the book which helped a lot.. star child.
Huh, I wasn't aware there was a book...Heavy duty imagery at the end that leaves many including myself wondering, until I read the book which helped a lot.. star child.
