Hit Girl makes the movie
Clearly, which is why I called it a āhalf Cageā movie.
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Herzog didnāt want Bad Lieutenant in the title but the money men insisted.
I donāt really even see it as a remake but youāre spot on about its superiority.
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I had no idea that Aaron Taylor Johnson (Kick Ass) married the director from another film of hisā¦ when he was 18 and she 42. Thatās creepy as fuck.
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ā¦me either 
Not sure if this goes here but I was watching the old Twilight Zone TV series, an episode called, A Nice Place to Visit. Itās about a man who is a petty thief who suddenly gets everything he ever wanted-- big fancy house, all the money, etc. The manās name is Henry Valentine.
At first the story reminded me of the movie, Trading Places, in which Eddie Murphy plays a small time thief named Billy Ray Valentine.
The coincidence isnāt just in the plot or the names. And itās not that today was Valentineās Day either. The wiki entries for the movie and the TV show donāt mention each other. The entry for Trading Places does however mention that it was directed by John Landis, who had also directed Twilight Zone: the Movie, which was also out at the same time.
These things probably arenāt all that odd. But then again maybe the simulation is a little out of whack.
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Ready or Not
I thought I would love this but it fell flat. I had some laughs at the ridiculousness but i think I would have liked it more if it had played out more like Youāre Next, the bride was pretty worthless and I got bored
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Lion was superb. It came out in 2016 and was up against Moonlight and La La Land so it didnāt get the pub those got, but itās a fantastic film and apparently based on a true story. It reminded me a lot of Slumdog Millionaire, and not just because Dev Patel played the lead. 3 stars. You know itās good because itās from the quality Weinstein Company
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Had seen it before, but watched Zombieland with my kids (12 and 14) last night. They liked it. Really fun flick. Hadnāt really heard much of anything about Zombieland 2, so assumed it was bad, but it gets decent ratings and really good audience scores on RT, so maybe Iāll have to check it out.
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After you watch the film sequel, check out Amazonās attempt at a sequel TV series.
Mandy
Iād been wanting to see this for a long time. Huge letdown. I donāt understand why this gets so much hype.
Ultra slow pacing didnāt work for me at all.
The film is too in love with its own aesthetics and completely forgets its movie star. Cage is basically absent the first 75 mins. Then it seems like it will pick up but it doesnāt really. NC only has like 5 lines of dialogue (all perfectly delivered btw).
Thereās a scene where Cage picks up a chainsaw to fight a bad guy, who turns out to haveā¦a longer chainsaw. This could have been a great scene but it was only a pretty good one. The very final scene of the film is good though.
Anywayā¦looks like now I have to re-watch Face/off for some actual Nic Cage action 
Zombieland 2 is fun enough. Just there was no chance it would be better than the original. But its still worth a watch.
Dare I say it?
This looksā¦ good? Or goodish at least
I thought the same!!! The stuff with Sub-Zero and Scorpion looks great.
The stuff with everyone else looks campy af, but the original was great despite having a substantial amount of camp too.
Did you watch any of the short films that came out over the last ten years??
Boogie Nights
Good, and I recommend, but something always felt off like it wanted to be a Taratino video, minus the ultra gore. The comedy and drama all worked but felt 5% off.
Master and Commander
Still one of the best movies. Ultimate failure that they didnāt make sequels. The pace and timing, the atmosphere it all works so well
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Judas and the Black Messiah
Rage inducing movie. Fuck America and fuck 12.
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