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Predator Badlands

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Surprisingly good. Some gore (but this is a Predator film, after all...), interesting characters, goodies, baddies.

Interesting easter egg from Avatar. Ok, I prefer to call it that, rather than lazy plot copying, given the quality of the rest of the script.
 
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Queen6 said:
I like The Rig, then again, I like a lot of B movies. It's not as bad as some portray online, as you said its entertaining as long as you balance your expectations. There's very few horror films set on a rig I'm only aware of 4 and one is Korean (Sector 7)

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Is this a B movie?
I remember watching it when it came out 40 years ago .. somehow it resonated with me enough to .. well remember it, yea I like quirky movies
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Is this a B movie?
I remember watching it when it came out 40 years ago .. somehow it resonated with me enough to .. well remember it, yea I like quirky movies
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Looks that way, but have never watched. Looks fun so might see if can find. You want quirky try this one if you can...

Containment (2006)
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Recommended by a friend when released. Never got round to watching, being long forgotten in a box for best part of 15 years, was still in the plastic wrapper LOL. Very much a budget film that I'm certain most are unlikely to have come across.

Not going to say anything negative as you can see a lot of heart & soul went into the production on a budget of a well-used car LOL. I'm just going to leave you with the directors (Chris Schwartz) comments on IMDB circa 2007;

"Actually, your perceptions are correct. About half of the cast/crew was composed of high-school students. We're a huge supporter of new talents, and though this reflects poorly on us at times, we believe that we'll find that undiscovered talent someday. Unfortunately, our budget was "high-school" level as well. And I don't like to film with a tripod, because I like the organic feel of a free cam. It more closely resembles life, which isn't mounted on 3 steel legs, and is barely ever stable (how's that for symbolism?). Yet, I understand that it looks unprofessional...hell it is unprofessional, but I like it. Oh, and we did use a consumer cam for the picture. We all agreed that the grainy, horrible quality fits this kind of production... guess we were wrong on that too. Good to know though.

In any case, I recommend watching this movie for the plot, story, and gore, not acting and technical aspects that unfortunately require more funding than we had. We were contracted to do a graphically situated B-movie with an interesting plot twist. I think we hit it. Follow the plot and gore.. It throws in some twists that you never saw coming, I'm sure of that.

Bear with us through the technical limits if you can. The acting gets better, if you get a headache, then take a break or take a Tylenol and come back. If you make it the whole way through, we'll give you a cookie, just for being a good sport....seriously

But I feel the real treat is in the story alone. Though that doesn't make a great film, at least you can follow the plot. Look at some of the other indy films out there...I suggest watching the movie the whole way through first, before condemning it. We had less than 1/3rd of the funding that the Blair Witch Project rode on. Please watch the 2 and compare. Then come back, if you made it through the BWP without tearing your eyes out. So try not to compare us with the million dollar or even $100k+ films. We're just another small company making a jump from commercials to film. And Steven Spielberg was out of the office during production ;)

If this is the worst movie you've ever seen, I invite you to send me an e-mail, and I'll get back to you with a list of productions that fall way behind ours. If this is the worst movie you've ever seen, go rent 100 indy HORROR flicks with budgets under 100K and come back. Then when you whine about how bad it is, I'll listen. And hey, it's not the worst movie in the world...but it is funny how every "attempt" suddenly becomes the "worst movie ever" go look at the reviews on here. Just about every film is "the worst movie ever" in someone's opinion.

But thanks for the comments. We'll keep working on making better films. That's all I can offer until someone coughs up 1/2 a mil to fund us. Then I'll give you $50 to refund you if you still hate it and feel like it was a waste of your time."

TBH I don't feel that Chris's comments were too far off the mark. I think Containment resonates with me just for the sheer effort and the backstory of the disk. Have grown to like the film more over the years, one I don't skip. The association with my friend is also likely a factor who was probably fully loaded with the very finest gin of the day, so Containment gets the pass...20 years on still have the disk :)

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The Intruder Within (1981)
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After The Rig (2010) had a look for The Intruder Within, luckily enough...
Drillers on an oil rig near Antarctica discover that they have accidentally brought up several prehistoric eggs. One egg hatches and becomes an unstoppable creature. Chad Everett and Jennifer Warren risk their lives to stop it. Definitely an Alien (1979) clone but its ok for a TV movie and better than some that are churned out now...

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Planet of the Apes (1968)- (repeat story) I was 15 in 1968, the choices were Gone with the Wind or this, new in theaters. This won! Still stands up today, the first and the best of the series. The remake of the original comes close, but the 2nd and 3rd movie of this series were disappointing. 🤔

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Underwater (2020)
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A crew of oceanic researchers working for a deep sea drilling company try to get to safety after a mysterious earthquake devastates their deepwater research and drilling facility located at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. A well-crafted B movie with a decent budget. Not great, nor bad and best not overly analyse just go along for the ride...

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Levithan (1989)
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Perched on the hull of a wrecked Soviet freighter, a team of deep-sea miners led by head oceanographer Steven Beck comes face to face with a mutant creature that's the product of a failed genetic experiment.

Pretty closely follows Alien (1979) trope. Does a fair job of it, but lacks the finesse, same as Underwater (2020) aims for existential horror, yet never really pays off unlike Alien which does build a level of dread due to the crews hopelessness in the face of the Xenomorph.

As ever the more they expose the antagonist or inject needless action the further the audience is removed from the fear of the unkown... Want fear watch Alien (1979), want action watch Aliens (1986) both got their respective genre's right.

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serpico007 said:
Watching You’ve Got Mail. The retro tech like dial up internet and hardware is a nice touch of memories.

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You've Got Mail

Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
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I’d venture to say 90% of peoples first email was “username@aol.com” ..
Mine was .. hmm let me think. ..
“MikeRPB180@aol.com”, have not used that since … 1998 or 1999, 27 years, so safe to put it out there.

Yep, I had a Mac PowerBook 180 then, with dial up modem of course, like many here the sound is quaint and evokes memories of connecting with a broader humanity.
 
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Raid On Entebbe (1977)
True story of a daring Israeli commando assault on the Entebbe Airport in Uganda to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking.

Best followed up by The Last King of Scotland (2006)
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Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s... Both films based on real world events, one being the more brutal and revealing, and the insanity of the situation.

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I just finished watching the all of the Star Wars films, in order of release. Including Rogue One and Solo. I did not watch the infamous Holiday Special, nor any of the films that focused on the Ewoks because well **** the Ewoks.

Until now, I had only ever seen Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.

I liked them! Phantom Menace will still be my favourite, followed now closely by The Empire Strikes back. I didn't much care for Attack of the Clones or The Rise of Skywalker.
 
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