It- A group
of bullied kids band together when a shapeshifting monster, taking the
appearance of a clown, begins hunting children. I have not see the original TV
version since it aired on TV and the book always intimidated me with its 20,000
pages. Everyone seemed to love this so
it is collecting dust on the shelf now and waiting for a spin.
The Foreigner- A humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when
his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues
with a government official, whose past may hold clues to the killers'
identities. I watched Supercop recently for the first time in probably over a
decade and remembered how much I love me some Jackie Chan. Jackie plays the action more straight in this
movie and it is from director Martin Campbell (Goldeneye, Casino Royale) who
knows a thing or two about action movies and it also has a former Bond with
Brosnan in it so this has the ingredients of a good flick.
Young Mr. Lincoln- A fictionalized account of the early life of the American
president as a young lawyer facing his greatest court case. This DVD has been on my wish-list for a long
time so I am glad Criterion released it on blu finally.
Blade Runner 2049- A young blade runner's discovery of a long-buried secret
leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing
for thirty years. Blade Runner is my
second favorite sci-fi movie of all time.
I saw it as a kid but I did not get it or appreciate it when I was
younger. I think I was a senior in high
school and saw it late one night on Friday night CBS late movies (Remember that?)
and fell in love with it right there. The
original bombed upon release and became a cult classic over time so I never
thought we would see a sequel because it is too risky for studios to make. I guess Harrison Ford doing Han Solo one more
time and Sir Ridley Scott getting involved as a producer was enough for the
studio to pull the trigger on this, so it got made and it too bombed at the box
office despite excellent reviews. Scott
has come out recently and said the long run time of 2 hours and 45 minutes may
have hurt the movie’s box office performance and I agree. It is what kept me away as I much prefer to
watch anything over 2.5 hours at home. I
hope I love this as much as the original and I have heard to watch the first
one before viewing this sequel so no problem there.
Happy Death Day- A college student must relive the day of her murder over and
over again, in a loop that will end only when she discovers her killer's
identity. So, they have turned Groundhog
Day into a horror movie and I am fine with that. Hopefully someone will do Stripes next.
Matinee- A small-time film promoter releases a kitschy horror film
during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I am so
glad to see Joe Dante’s other movies getting some love and nice upgrades to
blu.
Yor- A
warrior seeks his true origins in a seemingly prehistoric wasteland. I do not think I ever saw this but I remember
the movie poster for it, it is only $8 on Amazon, and its got the great Reb
Brown (Uncommon Valor, Captain America) in it.
What’s not to like?
Snowman- Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a
woman whose scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman. I have
not read many good things about this and I think I would rather watch this anyway:
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