Rate the Last Movie You Saw

[Ben Staad]

The Last Spark of Hope. Watched this sci-fi movie on Tubi. Isolated girl and guard robot are the entire cast. Not much more I can say on this one without spoiling this basic story. Acting was okay, set was okay, writing was okay, and overall not great. 1.5 out of 5 stars. Think bad movie but just good enough.

[Ben Staad]

Glad you liked it enough. I enjoyed it a lot, agree about the ending, and the consolidating of items.

It did feel like they really worked hard on a keeping a budget and minimizing the movie down to a two person relationship.

Spoiler!

It would have been interesting to expand the World just a little bit. Maybe some short scenes through the beginning credits (relating to the War) or showing civil unrest with spectators to hammer home the current state of affairs.

Saw The Long Walk the other night, and pretty much agree with your assessment.

I thought it was a very good, but well short of great movie. The acting was very good, especially the actor that played Peter. He brought so much energy and charisma to the role. Hoffman’s kid was also very good in the more understated lead role of Ray Garrett.

There were some changes from the story (of course), some of which worked in the movie and some that didn’t. In some cases, several characters from the book were condensed into one character for the movie (100 walkers in the book vs 50 walkers in the movie). I also thought not having a live audience along the way (as the book did) seemed to water down the walk as a spectacle.

Hamill seemed to be forcing the tough guy act as The Major. There are certainly other actors more suited to that type of role.

The endings differed, and quite frankly, I don’t think either ending was very satisfying.

Overall, as King adaptations go, The Long Walk is pretty good. Just wonder what Darabont would have done with this story had his version ever reached fruition?

B

[brlesh]

The Long Walk. Solid film and almost fantastic. It's been years since the read the story so I don't recall how it compares to the written work.

The cast was good and the two leads were fantastic. Hamill was interesting and this is a film I could watch again. The achievement of this film was the shoots of Americana, the music, and a great use of capturing looks and body language in lieu of dialogue.

I feel this also captured that attitude, and swagger, of SK's works when he was young. It had a raw and youthful feeling to it.

Saw The Long Walk the other night, and pretty much agree with your assessment.

I thought it was a very good, but well short of great movie. The acting was very good, especially the actor that played Peter. He brought so much energy and charisma to the role. Hoffman’s kid was also very good in the more understated lead role of Ray Garrett.

There were some changes from the story (of course), some of which worked in the movie and some that didn’t. In some cases, several characters from the book were condensed into one character for the movie (100 walkers in the book vs 50 walkers in the movie). I also thought not having a live audience along the way (as the book did) seemed to water down the walk as a spectacle.

Hamill seemed to be forcing the tough guy act as The Major. There are certainly other actors more suited to that type of role.

The endings differed, and quite frankly, I don’t think either ending was very satisfying.

Overall, as King adaptations go, The Long Walk is pretty good. Just wonder what Darabont would have done with this story had his version ever reached fruition?

B

[Ben Staad]

Please don't go into the The Long Walk expected to be blown away. I thought that it's a subtle movie that happens to be well done.

[brlesh]

The Long Walk. Solid film and almost fantastic. It's been years since the read the story so I don't recall how it compares to the written work.

The cast was good and the two leads were fantastic. Hamill was interesting and this is a film I could watch again. The achievement of this film was the shoots of Americana, the music, and a great use of capturing looks and body language in lieu of dialogue.

I feel this also captured that attitude, and swagger, of SK's works when he was young. It had a raw and youthful feeling to it.

Glad to hear you liked it.

Overall, reviews seem to be very positive.

Going to try and catch a show one night this week after work.

B

[dannyboy121070]

My wife has adopted a new hard-line strategy of "I will no longer watch Horror films", so I have no one to go to the movies with now, if the film in question is even vaguely Horror-adjacent (The Long Walk, for instance...).

Oddly enough, I asked my sixteen-year-old son, who does NOT like Horror, if he would like to watch THE CONJURING, and he said yes. Which led to us watching all nine Conjuring Universe films over the past week on HBO Max, and we have tickets to see the new one this afternoon. We're both pretty excited.He enjoyed all nine films, to varying degrees, and we're eager to see how the franchise wraps up. (Like it's really the end, lol....)

[Sock Monkey]

The Long Walk. Solid film and almost fantastic. It's been years since the read the story so I don't recall how it compares to the written work.

The cast was good and the two leads were fantastic. Hamill was interesting and this is a film I could watch again. The achievement of this film was the shoots of Americana, the music, and a great use of capturing looks and body language in lieu of dialogue.

I feel this also captured that attitude, and swagger, of SK's works when he was young. It had a raw and youthful feeling to it.

Good to hear. I’m not keen on most King adaptations, but this one looked really good.

[Ben Staad]

The Long Walk. Solid film and almost fantastic. It's been years since the read the story so I don't recall how it compares to the written work.

The cast was good and the two leads were fantastic. Hamill was interesting and this is a film I could watch again. The achievement of this film was the shoots of Americana, the music, and a great use of capturing looks and body language in lieu of dialogue.

I feel this also captured that attitude, and swagger, of SK's works when he was young. It had a raw and youthful feeling to it.

[Ben Staad]

Heading out the door in a few to watch The Long Walk. Looking forward to it.

[sholloman81]

Finally got around to watching The Thickett. While not a perfect movie by any means, I found it very enjoyable. The cinematography was fantastic, and the majority of the characters were perfectly cast. I do wish the film was 20-30 minutes longer as it would have benefited from being able to spend more time with both groups of characters as a lot of the relationships that are built in the book feel thin to non-existent in the film. I also think the film would have benefited from having different actors play the roles of Jack and Jimmie Sue as each was subpar IMO. Other than those issues, everything else was pretty enjoyable in the film.

[brlesh]

Saw Jaws in 3D the other night for its 50th anniversary showing and it was an absolute blast!

It took a couple of minutes to get used to the 3D, but once I got used it, I thought it really enhanced the movie.

And the story still holds up after 50 years.

It was a great movie when it was released and it’s still better than just about anything but being made today.

B

[sholloman81]

That's a bummer the new Toxie didn't quite do it for you. My local independent theater is doing a single showing this week, but I don't think I'll make it and probably have to wait until it pops up on Shudder or something.

I'm just glad that it wasn't a total stinker! It was still a fun watch, but I was hoping for a bit more. That being said, it's the perfect grindhouse type movie to watch on Shudder!

[Sock Monkey]

Went to see the new Toxic Avenger over the holiday. While it had some laugh out loud moments, it was ultimately a miss for me. For a movie that was supposedly held from release due to the amount of gore being unmarketable, the film still felt tamer than what I was expecting. I also feel like the film should have leaned even further into the overall craziness of its story and its gags. That being said, there was still lots of fun stuff in the film including a very funny turn from Elijah Wood! Overall, a solid but unexceptional entry into the Toxie series!

That's a bummer the new Toxie didn't quite do it for you. My local independent theater is doing a single showing this week, but I don't think I'll make it and probably have to wait until it pops up on Shudder or something.

[sholloman81]

Went to see the new Toxic Avenger over the holiday. While it had some laugh out loud moments, it was ultimately a miss for me. For a movie that was supposedly held from release due to the amount of gore being unmarketable, the film still felt tamer than what I was expecting. I also feel like the film should have leaned even further into the overall craziness of its story and its gags. That being said, there was still lots of fun stuff in the film including a very funny turn from Elijah Wood! Overall, a solid but unexceptional entry into the Toxie series!

[dannyboy121070]

My wife and son have been visiting her parents in Georgia for the past three weeks, so I have been watching a TON of movies. Most recently....

MONSTER ISLAND on Shudder was a fun little practical-effects creature feature. A gory Creature From The Black Lagoon/WWII Mashup.

SISU, on Peacock, was a wildly over-the-top film about a crazy old prospector killing Nazis. It got more and more ridiculous as it went on. By the end, it was more like an absurdist comedy. Streaming rant: This is the third or fourth time this month that I streamed a foreign film, and the subtitles weren't just a part of the film, they had to be activated manually. This one was a bit odd, because 99% of the film was in English. The last 30 seconds of the film, literally two lines, was in a foreign language, requiring me to rewind, and activate the subtitles, which came on the screen a good 30 seconds after the verbal dialogue. Very annoying.

I watched all six FINAL DESTINATION films over a few nights. They're all on HBO Max, so I figured it was time. The series, for the most part, improves from film to film, with the latest one being the best of the bunch. Watching them all at so close together made all of the little connections easy to catch, and a lot of fun. I had a good time.