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What did you lumberjacks watch this week? (01/19-01/25)


My week:

Heretic (2024): This dialogue driven psychological horror kept me engaged the whole way through and the performances were great. It tackles many aspects of religion, beliefs and faith yet it never truly picks a definitive side but leave it to us, the viewer, to decide what really happens in the end. Very well done. My rating: 7.5/10

Twilight of the warriors: Walled in (2024 Prime): First off, the settings were amazing! The action was entertaining but often too silly to take seriously. The story, although lacking originality, was somewhat heartfelt and nuanced enough that it made for a good time. As Rottentomatoe’s consensus says: “An action-packed homage that nails the nitty-gritty choreo-crazed daze of '80s Hong Kong cinema to masterful effect.” My rating: 7/10

Tammy and the T-Rex (1994 Tubi): This movie was basically tailor made to appeal to my tastes. The cast, the dialogue, the humour, the kills… everything was on point. Plus Denise, oh Denise. 🌹 My rating: 7/10

Alone in the dark (2005 Tubi): Not bad! Not bad at all. Has enough flair and dedication to make it work even if I was lost at times. People were way harsh on this. My rating: 5.5/10

Studio 666 (2022 Tubi): Bloody, not very funny, well shot with many daylights scenes and daylight kills (I love that) and filled with good guitar riffs, that was well with a watch. My rating: 6/10

Brawl in cell block 99 (2017 DVD): I was meaning to rewatch that one and I’m glad I did. I remembered it was very violent, very blue and very depressing but many times I thought to myself “oh yeah, this scene, I had forgotten it was in this movie.” One thing though, I have to say they didn’t have the best looking mannequins FX. My rating: 7.5/10

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Even Stevens and American Primeval. Both good.

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I haven’t seen any of these shows but they do look good.

Have you seen any of my movies?

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(1/19) Dinner in America (first rewatch) (2020) 9.5/10 (highly recommended....plus gallner)
(1/19) A nightmare on Elm Street (2010) 5.5/10 (gallner)
(1/20) Infinity pool (2023) 5/10
(1/20) Behind the Mask: The rise of leslie Vernon (2006) 7.5/10
(1/21) The Den (2013) 8/10
(1/21) The Dyatlov Pass Incident (2013) 7/10
(1/22) One Cut of The Dead (2017) 7.5/10
(1/22) Ready Or Not (2019) 7/10
(1/23) M.O.M Mothers of Monsters (2020) 6/10
(1/23) The thirteenth Floor (1999) 5/10
(1/24) Alone in the Dark (2005) 1/10 (the one is for the Nightwish song at the end credits)
(1/25) Paranormal activity 4 (2012) 5.5/10
(1/25) Studio 666 (2022) 7/10
(1/25) Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017) 7/10

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A nightmare on Elm Street 5.5
Behind the Mask: The rise of leslie Vernon 7
Ready Or Not 7.5
M.O.M Mothers of Monsters 6.5

One Cut of The Dead: I’ve been meaning to see this movie since forever. Would you have a link to share with me by any chance?

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I think I've watched dinner in america like 3 or 4 times since I first watched it less than a year ago, so good.

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Just Disney's Swiss Family Robinson (1960) in terms of movies. Started Severance season 2 as far as TV shows. I gave Swiss Family Robinson a 3.5/10. I'm not sure why I added the .5. Maybe because the island was pretty. It's a ridiculous movie and I don't recommend it unless you just want something to laugh at.

Severance however is excellent and gets a 9.5/10.

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I think Severance will fairly quickly go off the rails, but I'm watching....

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I have full confidence in it. They've been consistently excellent so far.

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Severence look interesting! Thanks for the contribution. :)

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The Apprentice - dead on performances of Cohn & Trump - 9/10
The White Dove - Couldn't get into it - n/r
Adelheid - Very interesting take on post-war Czechs wrt Germans 8.5/10

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I’ve added your two recommendations to my list! Thank you.

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Ahoy!

Heretic (2024) and Studio 666 (2022) are on my list. I'm a FF fan, and I'm curious to see if the subsequent passing of Taylor Hawkins gives a weird undertone to the film.

I watched:
Finished "The Girl Before" (2021). It was good, but I think the pacing was a bit off. It was 4 episodes long, and they crammed everything in the last one. And not just the twist, a lot happened even after that. Anyway, great acting and cinematography, 7.5/10.

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Please let me know your thoughts on Heretic once you watch it.

The girl before: Don’t think I’d ever make the time to see it but it doesn’t look bad.

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Pit and the Pendulum, for Edgar Allan Poe's birthday on January 19
Futureworld on January 20
Dangerous Mission (1954) on January 21
Where the Lilies Bloom on January 22
While the City Sleeps (1956) on January 23
Burnt Offerings on January 24
Convicts 4 on January 25

Four Vincent Price films, of which only Pit and the Pendulum was among his best, which was a rewatch. Convicts 4 was of interest because he played a famous author and art expert, in essence basically doing a cameo as himself.

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You sure love your Price! He is indeed a legend. 👍

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Last night I watched my 78th Vincent Price movie.

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Dinner in America 2020
★★★★
Rewatched 19 Jan 2025

ORIGINAL AND LIVELY...EXPLOSIVE AND HILARIOUS....HEARTFELT AND VULGAR....THIS MOVIE IS WELL WORTH A LOOK...OR THREE.


A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010
★★★
Rewatched 19 Jan 2025

MY SECOND WATCH EVER.....AT THE REQUEST OF MY DAUGHTER AND BEST FRIEND....THE FILM IS BETTER THAN I REMEMBERED...IT'S STILL PRETTY BAD....BUT IT HAS MOMENTS...AND THE CAST IS DECENT.


The Gardener 2025
★★★½
Watched 19 Jan 2025

THIS WAS A FUN TIME....VAN DAMME IS GETTING GOOD AT COMEDY AND THERE IS JUST ENOUGH CLASSIC VAN DAMMAGE THROUGHOUT....A SOLID ACTION COMEDY.


Infinity Pool 2023

Watched 20 Jan 2025

LIKE...NO....WHAT?....NOPE....NOT THAT...NOT THAT AT ALL...WHY?.....WHY DID I WATCH THAT?.....WHAT WAS IT?....NOPE.



Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon 2006
★★★½
Rewatched 20 Jan 2025

THIS IS A FUN LITTLE META SLASHER FLICK....FOLLOWING AN UP AND COMING SERIAL KILLER PREPPING FOR HIS BIG NIGHT OF KILLS....THE CAMERA CREW EVENTUALLY DECIDES THEY MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS.....WELL DONE AND FUNNY.



My Demon Lover 1987
★★★
Watched 20 Jan 2025

SILLY AND MOSTLY LIKABLE....SCOTT VALENTINE IS UNREFINED AND ROUGH BUT HE DOES HIS BEST AND THE FILM HAS ENOUGH MOMENTS TO MAKE IT WORTH THE WATCH.



Tuesday 2023
★★★½
Watched 21 Jan 2025

THAT WAS SOMETHING....I LIKED THE MOVIE BUT DISLIKED WATCHING IT...IF THAT MAKES SENSE....SLOW PACED AND SAD WITH FANTASTICAL ELEMENTS THAT DON'T QUITE FIT....WEL DONE AND WELL ACTED...THIS ONE COMES DOWN TO PERSONAL TASTE AND BELIEF.


The Den 2013
★★★★
Watched 21 Jan 2025

I QUITE ENJOYED THIS ONE....IT STARTED SLOW AND QUICKLY BUILT UP TENSION UNTIL I COULD NOT LOOK AWAY AND WAS SHOCKED NUMEROUS TIMES....WELL DONE FOUND FOOTAGE.



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The Dyatlov Pass Incident 2013
★★★½
Watched 21 Jan 2025

DETAILING A GROUP LOOKING INTO THE TRUE MYSTERY OF THE DYATLOV PASS INCIDENT.....THIS ONE GOES DEEP INTO THE UNKNOWN AND IT WORKS.....CRANKING UP THE TENSION AND THE WEIRDNESS UNTIL THE FINAL MOMENTS WHEN THE MOVIE KNOCKS YOU ON YOUR ASS WITH ONE LAST TWIST....GOOD TIMES.


Chosen Family 2024
★★★
Watched 22 Jan 2025

THIS WAS NICE....LIKE A BIG BUDGET HALLMARK MOVIE....SWEET AND CHARMING WITH A SOLID CAST....VERY ENJOYABLE.


Audrey 2024
★★½
Watched 22 Jan 2025

THIS WAS JUST FINE....KIND OF OBNOXIOUS....BUT IT HAD IT'S MOMENTS....NOT QUITE ENOUGH OF THEM FOR ME TO LIKE IT THOUGH.


One Cut of the Dead 2017
★★★★
Rewatched 22 Jan 2025

WATCHED THIS AGAIN....WITH A GOOD FRIEND WHO ALSO LIKES IT...AND MY PARTNER AND DAUGHTER...NEITHER HAD SEEN IT...THEIR REACTIONS MADE THIS A WHOLE NEW FILM....QUITE THE EXPERIENCE...THIS IS A WELL DONE MOVIE THAT HAS AN AMAZING HOOK.


Ready or Not 2019
★★★½
Rewatched 22 Jan 2025

A TON OF FUN....BLOODY FUN...WITH A SENSE OF HUMOUR....WHICH IS MY SWEET SPOT....LOVE IT.


M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters 2020
★★★
Watched 23 Jan 2025

THIS IS A ROUGH WATCH....MOTHER AND SON ARE BOTH MONSTERS....TO EACH OTHER....AND THINGS GET DARK....WELL DONE AND ENTERTAINING THOUGH.


The Thirteenth Floor 1999
★★★½
Watched 23 Jan 2025

YOU HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION...SOMETHING I FAILED TO DO IN 1999....THANKFULLY I HAVE A FRIEND WHO LIKES THE MOVIE AND SUGGESTED WE WATCH IT...SO I DID THE WORK AND PAID THE ATTENTION...AND IT WAS WORTH IT...A MATRIX LIKE TALE THAT HAS LAYERS AND SOME TRULY INSPIRED THOUGHTS....WELL DONE.


Alone in the Dark 2005

Rewatched 24 Jan 2025

EWW...AND UGH....AND ALSO....WHY?????....THIS IS NOT GOOD IN EVERY SINGLE WAY....TARA REID IS BEING THE WORST THING IN THE ENTIRE FILM...SOMEHOW....THE CGI IS CLOSE.



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Paranormal Activity 4 2012
★★★
Rewatched 25 Jan 2025

NOT THE STRONGEST IN THE SERIES...BUT NOT THE WEAKEST EITHER...A FEW GENUINELY INSPIRED MOMENTS....SOLID ENOUGH.


Studio 666 2022
★★★
Rewatched 25 Jan 2025

THIS IS DECENT....THE FOO FIGHTERS PLAY THEMSELVES AND DO AN ALRIGHT JOB..THE GORE IS GREAT AND OFTEN....IT COULD USE SOME EDITING...DROP ABOUT 20 MINUTES...BUT OVERALL FOR WHAT IT IS...IT WORKS.


Brawl in Cell Block 99 2017
★★★★
Rewatched 25 Jan 2025

I REALLY DIG THIS MOVIE....SLOW PACED UNTIL IT'S REALLY NOT....VINCE VAUGHN IS EXCELLENT AND FRIGHTENING AS BRADLEY....A AMN WHO WILL DO AND KILL ANYONE TO PROTECT HIS FAMILY.....VIOLENT AND DOWNBEAT WITH FREQUENT OUTBURTS OF INTENSE VIOLENCE.


Bystanders 2024
★★
Watched 25 Jan 2025

THIS IS NOT GOOD....IT STARTS WITH A CREEPY FRAT RAPE PARTY....PROCEEDS TO "WHORE HUNTING"....BUT THEN THEY INTRODUCE TWO SERIAL KILLERS WHO JUST HAPPEN TO RUN INTO ONE OF THE FRAT'S VICTIMS AND TAKE HER SIDE...THESE KILLERS ARE THE ONLY INTERESTING THING IN THE MOVIE...BUT THEY ARE FAIRLY ENTERTAINING AT TIMES....THE FILM IS STILL PRETTY BAD THOUGH.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010: 5.5
Behind the Mask: The rise of leslie Vernon 7
Ready Or Not 7.5
M.O.M Mothers of Monsters 6.5

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Longlegs 2024 5/10 I rarely pay to rent a movie, so I had high expectations here. Unfortunately the first 45 minutes was the main girl being slow and boring. I waited for the Longlegs scenes hoping for something gripping, but was not impressed there either.

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I WAS ALSO NOT IMPRESSED...

Longlegs 2024
★★★
Watched 03 Nov 2024

WHAT THE HELL?.....THE PLOT IS BONKERS...THE PACING IS GLACIAL....AND NIC CAGE IS OVER THE TOP WEIRD...IN A BAD WAY...WHAT IS THIS?...WHY DOES THIS EXIST?...WHO IS THIS FOR?...SPOILER ALERT...IT WAS NOT FOR ME.

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Never believe the hype. I did like the trailer, but it just wasn't good. I think Trap was far better 7/10.

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I AGREE...TRAP WAS MUCH MORE ENTERTAINING.

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Who is this for? Me, that’s who!

Not a single bad aspect to the film in my eye:
Cinematography: 9
Story: 7
Characters/actors: 7
Music: 7.5
Direction: 8
Violence: 7
Creepiness: 8
Opening credits: 9
Ending: 7
Overall: 7.5/10

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WOW....THAT'S AWESOME....GLAD YOU LIKED IT....I SURELY DID NOT.

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3/5 is not bad. Like 6/10 right?

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YEAH...IT WAS WELL MADE...I TOTALLY GET WHY A PERSON MAY LIKE IT...IT WAS JUST NOT FOR ME.

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