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I'll start: "Happy Death Day"

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[–] Tehdastehdas@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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.

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

I dunno, I think that movie is as bad as it looks

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[–] Dearth@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days 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.

[–] jflorez@sh.itjust.works 21 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

Star Trek First Contact

My proof reading has failed me yet again (original fuck up: Star Trek First Conact)

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 19 points 5 days ago (5 children)

I disagree. This both looked and was awesome.

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[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 12 points 4 days 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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[–] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 13 points 5 days ago

First movie that comes to mind is the Power Rangers movie starring Bryan Cranston from like 7 or 8 years ago. Went fully expecting another Transformers-esque butchering of a nostalgic trip. Was delightfully surprised by the deep and relatable characters. I recommend it as an above-average super hero movie.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 5 points 4 days ago

Army of thieves.

Prequel to army of the dead, actually an amazingly enjoyable film superior in every way to its stupid predecessor

[–] Spot@startrek.website 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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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[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

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

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Although to me it didn’t look like it would suck, Hellboy: The Crooked Man got panned by critics, but it was fantastic.

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[–] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 days ago

The Suicide Squad from 2021. The previous Suicide Squad movie was a disaster and you're making ANOTHER ONE? That movie had no right to be as entertaining as it was.

Also The Batman. Comic book movie: check. Comic book character that has been done to death: check. Everything has to be grim and dark and realistic: check. When I say "everything has to be dark" I also mean the visuals: check. But it was fine, surprisingly.

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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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[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 8 points 4 days ago

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

[–] mitrosus@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 days ago

VVitch (=witch) Logan Eklavya (Hindi)

[–] pixelkitty@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Not sure if this exactly fits the assignment, but most people think Silent Hill (first one) was a garbage movie that made no sense. And it was if you never played the games. If you did play the games though, you can see the movie is incredibly faithful to the atmosphere. They used a lot of the OST by Akira Yamaoka too, which is an amazing soundtrack. I really liked the acting as well (except for the little kid, but it’s rare to find convincing child actors anyway). Monster design was great. I think they combined cg and practical effects so it made some things a lot more convincing.

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[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

P.S. I love you.

When we were dating, my wife and I just went to the theater and picked a random movie and I left a blubbering fucking mess. We had to go directly to a bar to get a drink to take the edge off. We usually watch it once a year and it still destroys me.

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[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 8 points 4 days ago

American Werewolf in London

The title alone makes it sound like a cheesy 80s goofy movie...and it kinda is. But the practical effects are right up there with The Thing. It makes you invested in the characters and the main conflict is really tough. It's more dark and gritty than you would expect, especially near the end. The werewolf transformation scene has some of the best practical effects in film. It's stomach churning.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago (2 children)
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