Rate the Last Movie You Saw

[dannyboy121070]

Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

[Sock Monkey]

Did a double feature rewatch of Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire (1996) and Almost Famous (2000). I know that there was a period where it was cool to look down on Jerry Maguire, but there was a reason this movie was such a cultural phenomenon when it came out. The cast is just electric and Cruise, while still clearly working within his wheelhouse, really commits to the role. I've seen the film at least 10 times by this point, but I still find it immensely watchable. Almost Famous, however, is pretty much Crowe's masterpiece and holds up so incredibly well. Great way to spend a Sunday afternoon/evening.

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My Horror-hating wife was temporarily replaced by a kindly, docile pod-person, who offered to go see PRIMATE with me today. I was expecting a gory time-waster, that would at least entertain me with some good effects. I was surprised how much the film really clicked with both of us. We loved it from start to finish. My wife screamed her head off, and said it "..had a good 80s-ish Horror vibe" that reminded her of stuff she watched as a kid after her parents went to bed on HBO, lol. Great effects, characters that you come to care about, good performances...Everything appeared to be practical, so there was no cheesy CGI to take away from the realism, at least none that jumped out at me. It even had a great John Carpenter type score.

If I had one complaint, it would be that the short run-time didn't give you a chance to see Ben (The Chimp-gone-rabid) much as a part of the family; The shit hits the fan QUICK, so you don't really get to sympathize with his plight very much.

Overall, a fun time at the movies...an 8 out of 10.

Saw Primate the other night and thought it was a bloody good time!

Well paced, decently acted (for a cast that was completely unknown to me, and honestly, no known actors probably helped this small film) and several ‘Holy shit’ scenes.

While not overly gory, when they showed the gore it was full on gore.

I agree with Danny, it could have used maybe 5 - 10 minutes more exposition to establish the chimp’s relationship with the family and friends, maybe delve a little deeper into the sisters’ relationship (seemed like there was something relevant in their relationship that probably got left on the cutting room floor).

That being said, I did appreciate the lean 85 to 90 minute run time. No bloat on this one.

Primate hits the ground running and doesn’t let until the end.

B