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[โ€“] Tehdastehdas@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Ghosts of Mars by John Carpenter

Set on a colonized Mars in the 22nd century, the film follows a squad of police officers and a convicted criminal who fight against the residents of a mining colony who have been possessed by the ghosts of the planet's original inhabitants.

Ghosts of Mars received mostly negative reviews and was a box office bomb, earning $14 million against a $28 million production budget.

Ghosts of Mars has received a cult following since its release, with critics praising the action sequences, soundtrack and blending of genres.

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[โ€“] morphballganon@mtgzone.com 94 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Clue

Movie based on a board game? Blegh

But it's awesome. Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Lesley Ann Warren

[โ€“] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago

It is then we're reminded of the ability of good writers and performers to take even a low-potential idea and fucking kill it. With a pen. In the study.

[โ€“] defuse959@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This is top 3 of all time for me. There is so much happening in every scene you can watch it multiple times and still catch little jokes or sight gags each viewing.

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[โ€“] AZX3RIC@lemmy.world 224 points 1 day ago (11 children)

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is always a good mention.

It's a fun and very accessible movie.

[โ€“] Glytch@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

Absolutely loved that movie. It's mixture of slapstick humor and melodrama are a perfect representation of actual D&D.

[โ€“] runiq@feddit.org 73 points 1 day ago (9 children)

I may be biased, as an RPG nerd, but man, they hit all the notes so damn well. That was such a good movie.

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[โ€“] mjhelto@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This movie took me completely by surprise by how good it was. I feel like you could tell everyone involved had experience playing TTRPGs, from the director, to the writer(s), all the way down to the catering crew!

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[โ€“] ChocoboEnthusiast@leminal.space 157 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Originally, Pirates of the Caribbean. A movie made because of a Disney ride seemed like a stupid idea.

[โ€“] Landless2029@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Johnny Depp fucking carries that franchise.

He nailed Jack sparrow so damn hard I can't picture anyone else in that role. It sets the pace of the movie too.

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The first one was fairly clever in that they had probably 50 years of collective ideas and inspiration to work off of. It's a story that needed to push no boundaries and hold to established tropes, with no expectations because it was a ride: perfect for Disney.

Now when Disney gets their hands on an established franchise full of expectations...

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[โ€“] Dearth@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Hamlet 2

A delightful comedy about a bumbling highschool drama teacher writing and directing his magnum opus. It's hilarious, heartfelt, and subversive. The cast is excellent.

[โ€“] Xbeam@lemmy.world 87 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Tremors

Looks like a B movie, cheesy horror flick.

It's got a great cast with supurb acting. The script is easily one of the tightest ever written. Every line is important to the overall story. And it's just fun to watch.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0100814/

[โ€“] lattrommi@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 day ago (3 children)

There's also Tremors 2: Aftershocks.

Plus there's Tremors 3: Back to Perfection.

Followed by Tremors 4: The Legend Begins.

Then Tremors 5: Bloodlines.

Don't forget Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell.

One might think Tremors: Shrieker Island, AKA Tremors 7: Island Furry (I spelled that wrong on purpose, it has nothing to do with furries) would be enough for Michael Gross to quit his acting career but how else was he going to pay for his ludicrous railroad memorabilia obsession and also the railroad he owns and the 'safety first when crossing railroad tracks' campaign?

So no, it didn't end there. They kept the franchise going, choo! choo! with the imaginatively titled television series, Tremors: The Series.

If you skip the credits, you can watch all of it in less than 24 hours.

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[โ€“] Patariki@feddit.nl 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Bunraku is one of those movies that has a stellar cast, but no one's ever heard of it. It's a revenge movie but it's over-the-top cheesy and edgy, but in all the good ways. Seriously give it a chance. It's not a good movie, but it is a fun one.

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[โ€“] myrrh@ttrpg.network 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

...hot tub time machine; absurdly better film than its pitch had any right to be...

[โ€“] Delphia@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I figured out why that movie is so good because it bothered me for a while.

The casting is absolutely perfect. Its not terribly special in any other way, but they nailed the cast. Even dumb lines like "cox n dix" work.

[โ€“] mjhelto@lemm.ee 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Velocipastor! It looks and seems like it'll be a parody but it was super engaging and fun. Went into it thinking it would be watched between gaming rounds and eventually turned off, but I ended up quitting the game to full-screen that shit!

[โ€“] umbrella@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

yeah i get what you mean. it does look pretty bad ๐Ÿ˜‚

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[โ€“] kaitco@lemmy.world 53 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Osmosis Jones.

A half-and-half cartoon and live action film with Chris Rock as the titular character from the late-90s/early-00s. The movie was a flop, but I think it had more to do with lousy marketing. It was actually pretty good and a fun way to look at how things affect the human body.

David Hyde Pierce as the enormous Pill was a great choice, and Bill Murray was hilarious.

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[โ€“] GraniteM@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Conan the Barbarian (1982) has no right to be as good as it is. On paper, it's a dumb sword and sorcery flick with a body builder who could barely speak English in the lead. But everyone involved does an incredible job, from the acting to the directing, to the score. It's a crime that Destroyer trashed up the formula, and we never got Conan the King.

[โ€“] Glytch@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago

Conan is a movie that teaches you what is truly best in life.

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[โ€“] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 51 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

There are so many movies I could list but for now I'll go with About Time (2013). Everything about it makes it seem like it would be a dumb sappy romcom but it manages to hit hard.

EDIT: This is the type of image they used to market the film, which is really misleading.

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[โ€“] hedgehogging_the_bed@lemmy.world 61 points 1 day ago (7 children)

"The Adventures Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" 1984

Great script, great cast, young Johnathan Lithgow and Christopher Llyod, Peter Weller in one of his best rolls, and bonus Jeff Goldblum as they new guy.

Whole thing is still a perfect package, looking like a B movie you'd totally skip.

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[โ€“] Akasazh@feddit.nl 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cop Land.

I didn't have Sly Stallone outacting Robert Deniro as a possibility, but then that movie happened.

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[โ€“] htrayl@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (5 children)

The Jumanji sequels. You are going to take a cult classic and "revive" it by changing the premise to be a video game? Stupid. But, it was much better than it should have been.

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[โ€“] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 50 points 1 day ago (5 children)

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and Renfield were absolutely amazing and I think they fit the bill

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[โ€“] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

HOT TUB TIME MACHINE!

Previews and premise made it look like it would be stupid, but that movie is pure gold. I've never been able to understand how such an entertaining movie had such a low rotten tomato score. So much great stuff is going on.

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[โ€“] tychosmoose@piefed.social 48 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

The Long Kiss Goodnight

https://imdb.com/title/tt0116908

Geena Davis and Samuel L Jackson. He said in 2019 that it was his favorite role. It was released after a flop for Davis and director Renny Harlin (then her husband), and may have had poor press related to that.

It has an unlikely hero, plenty of action sequences, some fun performances (I had to pause it after a funny line from Brian Cox cracked me up), and heart. Solidly entertaining. But low expectations might help.

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[โ€“] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I thought Dude, Where's My Car? was very entertaining - maybe not a cinematic masterpiece, but way better than the 9 out of 10 reviews I read that all said it was the worst movie they had ever seen. I'm not exaggerating - they didn't just say it was bad, I remember nine of the ten literally called it "the worst movie I've ever seen."

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[โ€“] kratoz29@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago

Somebody must do a Trakt or (Mdblsit) of the titles mentioned here, I am honestly interested in catching up with this backlog lol.

[โ€“] Spot@startrek.website 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I mentioned this one on another post. It's good enough I'm gonna throw it out there again. Kung Fu Mahjongg. All 3. ....and Kung Fu Hustle

Edit to add, thier whole troop is amazing. Silly stories made amazingly entertaining, due to the charismatic cast and, creative and well executed choreography.

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[โ€“] tetris11@lemmy.ml 35 points 1 day ago

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Surprisingly good action and a decent plot to boot.

[โ€“] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Here's a bold one: "Atlantic Rim".

Yes. It is just a low budget cash grab meant to fool grandparents into buying little Johnny the wrong film by accident. (When little Johnny asked for a copy of "Pacific Rim".)

But somehow it actually has a decent script, and passable acting.

The effects are bonkers cheap, though.

Okay, I'm really stretching it with this one.

But I tried to hate-watch it, and couldn't actually hate it.

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