What did you clonkerdunkers watch this week ( 10/15-10/21) (CLOSED)

Clonkerdunkers??

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S E G A has blast processing!!!!

I’ve never seen The Forever Purge (2021) but after reading your review I might check it out.

The Purge Movies I’ve seen:

The Purge: Anarchy (2014) & The Purge: Election Year (2016)
I barely remember watching them, but I do remember that I wanted and expected to like both movies, but I didn’t really get into them and haven’t watched any since.
I give both a 5.5/10

Hatchet (2006) – Watched this in preparation to watch the sequel on Fridays MCMC. It was entertaining enough but I was disappointed Robert Englund and Tony Todd weren’t in it more. 6/10

Hatchet II (2010) – Friday MCMC – I like this one slightly more than Hatchet 1. Tony Todd was awesome in it. 6.5/10

Maximum Overdrive (1986) – Saturday MCMC. To reiterate what I wrote in the MCMC thread; It might not be a great movie, but it’s a damn entertaining one with an absolutely killer soundtrack. I wish King had went on to direct more movies.
I’m bumping my rating up to a 7/10
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Wolfen (1980)
Early 80’s pseudo-werewolf film Directed by Michael Wadleigh about a serial killer that turns out to be a pack of alpha-predator wolves loose in NYC. The movie attempts to tackle pressing social issues such as habitat loss and class consciousness through the lens of a horror narrative.

Albert Finney delivers a strong performance as a former NYC cop, while Gregory Hines steals every scene he's in with his energetic and charismatic performance. The film makes excellent use of 1980s NYC locations, which range from dilapidated buildings—destroyed by urban blight and resembling post-war Vienna—to a suspenseful scene atop the Manhattan Bridge. These locations essentially become characters within the film.

The film ambitiously addresses a range of themes, including urban decay, gentrification, and social inequality. However, the film's impact is partly undermined by its reliance on dated and stereotypical tropes, such as the "mystical Native American," which honestly took me out of the story and sullied the viewing experience for me.

One aspect of the film that intrigued me most was the movie's influence on later films. Its portrayal of an almost invisible predatory force stalking humans as prey has clear echoes in later works like Predator (1986) Predator 2(1990) and I come in Peace (1990). Also notable is the innovative use of subjective camera angles and filtered shots to represent the creature's point of view as it stalks it’s human prey; a technique we will see echoed a few years later in the aforementioned Predator films.

While Wolfen has its drawbacks—chiefly its use of outdated cultural stereotypes—its strengths in acting, atmosphere, and setting, coupled with its impact on later cinema, might make it an interesting watch for both horror fans and cinephiles.

Wolfen gets a 7/10.
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Old Dads (2023)
Bill Burr’s directorial debut is essentially a live-action film version of his stand-up comedy routines. The main characters are a trio of Older-GenX dads who are now fishes-out-of-water in the modern era. If you’re a long-time fan of Burr’s you’ve heard all these jokes before and, IMO, making fun of Millennials and Zoomers seems to work better as standup material than narrative comedy. Still, the movie has some good laughs and fans of Burr will surely like it. 7/10.

The Purge 1 & 2 are a solid 7 for me. Don't care for the rest.

The Meg 4/10

My week:

Bullitt (1968) One of the best thrillers I've ever watched. With a wonderful performance by Steve McQueen. And possibly the best car chase I've ever witnessed on screen. 9/10

"The Catch" UK murder mystery drama on Netflix.

A bit predictable

IDK what a clonkerdunker is, but it sounds fun!

The Purge 1 is the biggest waste of potential I've witnessed in recent years. I know I've seen the second one too, but I have literally no memory of any of it. I recently saw the The First Purge was on one of the streaming things, desided to give it a try, watched 5 mins, remembered I've seen it, and turned it off.

No One Will Save You(2023)

Brynn goes about her life, being the town’s shunned person/recluse, and then aliens happen, a lot. No dialogue in this one, which is an interesting concept, but it did feel a little gimmicky. And no speaking means a lot of very audible breathing and just general people sounds, which I got tired of fairly quickly. The story was told well, that the lack of verbal exposition wasn’t really needed (film is, after all, a visual art). It did get a bit repetitive towards the end too. But, acting was fine, it was shot well, the aliens were the standard Grays, but there was some variation between the different “guys” and I liked the designs, and especially the sounds _they_ made. They main character wasn’t passive, even if she didn’t use that damn knife she used to chop peppers with, to defend herself from an alien! A little bit of Signs, a little bit of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, a little bit of Stepford Wives-ish. Rating – 6/12 Owls.

Saint Maud (2019)

Maud is hot for God. No, really. She starts work as carer for a dying dancer, and finds her purpose, which is to save this woman’s soul. She gets a bit crazy, and things end badly. I’d say it’s a better all around film that NOWSY. I enjoyed the performances, the story. But I’ll have to re-watch sometime, because I got a bit distracted after the mid-point. A thumb up.

Both feature a character named Maud/e, and both feature main characters with a dark past. Uuuh, a theme.

Did also see the first 3 and a half episodes of the new AHS. Boring.

Genesis!

I've only seen the first Purge movie, and it was indeed long ago.

The Meg (2018) - A super fun expensive B movie starring the one and only Statham. It's as good as a silly big shark movie can be, I suppose. 6.5

Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) - An overlooked popcorn classic from the pen of John Hughes. 7.5

Hatchet II - You know it's better than the first one because it's got II in the title! 6.5

The God Inside My Ear (2017) - I enjoyed this even more on a repeat viewing. Linnea Gregg absolutely kills it in the lead role in this offbeat slow burn horror/thriller. Towards the end it goes off the rails in the best way with its full descent into trippy madness. 8

Trick (2019) - Not the most ambitious piece of cinema ever made, but it's still a pretty enjoyable ride. 6

Also this week:

In the Fire (2023) - Amber Heard is not the first, second, or maybe even twentieth name I would have thought of casting as a stately governess in a period film, but she's not half bad here. The trouble is that the film hinges on her central performance so much that the ticks and affectations become so apparent that they took me out of the story. I'd like to rate this lower, but casting aside it still delivers the bare minimum of expectations. 5

The Video Dead (1987) - I think I found us a Tubi gem just in time for Halloween!Some coked-up movie producer (a redundant phrase in the '80s, I know) might have thrown out a suggestion to rename this as 'The T-Vil Dead', but we'll never know for sure. Still, this self-aware zombie flick charms with its creative visuals and consistently wacky dialogue. "I guess life in Saudi Arabia isn't all the fun and games it's cracked up to be." 7.5

Me and Orson Welles (2008) - Watched this nostalgic piece of cinematic comfort food again. A wonderful depiction of the excitement and fever highs of putting on a stage production. Christian Malcolm channels Welles in a transcendent performance, while Zac Efron makes admirable strides distinguishing himself in this immediate post-teenybopper career stage. The ending strikes a beautiful balance of hope and realism that rings true for anyone waking up the day after the last performance. 8

Perversions of Science (select episodes) - Decided to dip into this sci-fi flavored spinoff of Tales from the Crypt for a few episodes to heighten the Halloween chills. Fun stuff! 7.5

Helpless (2012) - a japanese thriller about a young girl who disappears before her wedding. the story gets a bit convoluted but i was interested to see what it was all about. great job by the lead actress. 6.5/10

Satan's Slaves (2017) - indonesian horror about and cult a family. people start dying. there are some good moments and the young actors were good. not sure about the ending. 6/10

The Nun II (2023) - not much of a plot. i just managed to finish it. no there there. 5/10

Lisa and the Devil (1974) - another italian horror mess. tough to follow. telly savalas sleepwalks through this sucker. they changed the ending to try and cash in on the exorcist. strange. 5/10

Saw X (2023) - i can't remember the last one of these i have seen. just lost interest after so many sequels. this one shows a vulnerable john kramer and it works for the most part. the female doctor was also very good. 7/10

Cobwebs (2023) 7/10. An eight-year-old boy tries to investigate the mysterious knocking sounds that are coming from inside the walls of his house, unveiling a dark secret.

This was leading up to be a 9 out of 10, unfortunately the ending was pretty bad. Still 1 of the most tense horrors I've seen for the 1st hour and 15 minutes and Genuinely scary scenes.