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Watched "Tina" last night, HBO's documentary on Tina Turner. Very nicely done. Saw it on HBO Max.

https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/tina
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News of The World

It was good. But it could have been better.

Do recommend.
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Inside Job, documentary about the 2008 financial crisis. After watching, I now figure for 3 sources of taxes: federal (30%), state (15%), and wall street (5%)

(rented on Amazon $3, recommend)

The Ascent of Money, documentary on history of money (20% through). It struck me how a nation could finance a war (raise armies, build weapons, order armies around) "overnight" (that is, generate the money overnight) simply by inventing a financial device - basically pen strokes on a piece of paper - war bonds - out of thin air. Out of thin air, since the amount of gold (= money at that era) contained in the nation didn't change by the penstrokes.

(free on Youtube, somewhat recommend)

Also reading Ray Dalio due to various references on this forum. Engaging thoughtful writing on his theory of how Big Debt (nation scale) works. For example, his example of the Year of Jubilee (programmed canceling of all debt every 50 years) to drive home the point that debt, ownership and "our property" is just chicken scratches on paper, a game we play on ourselves to keep us productive for decades at a time, but like a 2 hour long game of Monopoly, eventually it's called off and the board is swept clean, to take a short break then renew our spiraling into obsession over these dollar signs and numbers anew.

(free PDFs on his website, recommend)
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“The Martian” with Matt Damon. Seen it many times and always enjoy it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(film)

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Finding Ohana, on Netflix.

A single mother and her two children return from New York City to Oahu to help grandfather deal with impending loss of his home. The children and young friends hunt for pirate treasure in a cave, trying to help grandfather. "The Goonies" set in Hawaii.

We enjoyed this movie. Partly filmed at Kualoa Ranch, Oahu. The scenery is beautiful.

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ScoobyDoo wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:58 pm
Shalom Aleichem wrote: Sun Mar 21, 2021 4:26 am At the recommendation of some poster here ... Love and Monsters. Very cute. Recommended. Light romantic comedy with a splash of science fiction. Totally predictable but fun to watch. I am a movie snob as is my brother and we both enjoyed it.

Just watched "Happily." Meh. Probably not worth seeing.

Previously saw Vivarium. Very creepy and disturbing. I saw it a while back and it still stick with me.
Watched Vivarium the other night based on your comments. It’s been picked by the algorithms for me and subject matter , that is weird, is my type!

It was VERY disturbing. Started slow, then my mouth was left gaping through most of the middle of the movie in between laughing at the absurdity but the tone quickly moved to disturbing.

It’s the type of movie you google reviews at the end to get impressions and metaphorical meanings others read into it! I guess that’s my type of movie....sticks with you but I’d say it’s more like a longer twilight zone episode. Not sure it needed that much time...but boy, it creeped me out!
Creepy and disturbing indeed. I'm glad I watched it, but definitely creepy and disturbing. He was also in I think "The art of self defense," something like that. I thought that was good-not-great but I'm very snobby about movies.
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Sing Street. A kid starts a band in 1980's Ireland to impress a girl. Definitely watch it if you haven't seen it.
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Spaceballs

Awesome as always! I originally saw it in the theater on its initial release.
But then I noticed that was 34 years ago. Ouch, made me feel old. But not as old as Yogurt.
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tooluser wrote: Thu Apr 01, 2021 7:51 pm Spaceballs

Awesome as always! I originally saw it in the theater on its initial release.
But then I noticed that was 34 years ago. Ouch, made me feel old. But not as old as Yogurt.
I think the parody has aged better than the original. The bit where the Dark Helmet is playing with his action figures when his assistant walks in always makes me laugh hysterically.
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The Banker, on Apple TV

In the 1960s, two entrepreneurs hatch an ingenious business plan to fight for housing integration-and equal access to the American Dream.

Stars Samuel L Jackson and Anthony Mackie.

I liked it. Highlights the underlying (or perhaps overt) racism in America in a thought provoking way.
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Operation Varsity Blues: The admissions Scandal

Documentary with reenactments. Wow! I actually felt bad for the parents when the scandal came out...but everyone in the scandal, victims included, should be shamed. Sad ending though; Nothing will change
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tooluser wrote: Thu Apr 01, 2021 7:51 pm Spaceballs

Awesome as always! I originally saw it in the theater on its initial release.
But then I noticed that was 34 years ago. Ouch, made me feel old. But not as old as Yogurt.
I loved this parody, didn't recall that it's 34 years old.
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The Courier.

Stars Benedict Cumberbatch as a London businessman recruited by MI6 to carry information back and forth with a high ranking Soviet Official. Great acting and good Cold War era spy thriller overall. Takes a turn in the third act that I kinda saw coming. Just finished reading two John Le Carre novels so this rounded out the week nicely for me.
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Godzilla v. Kong on HBO Max. Also apparently in theaters.

Not recommended. Joe Morgenstern the movie reviewer for the WSJ ends his review "Oh, for the magical days of men in rubber gorilla suits."

P.S. We did not make it anywhere near the end. YMMV.
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“Brooklyn’s Finest” on Hulu. Enjoyed it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn%27s_Finest

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heartwood wrote: Fri Apr 02, 2021 1:55 pm Godzilla v. Kong on HBO Max. Also apparently in theaters.

Not recommended. Joe Morgenstern the movie reviewer for the WSJ ends his review "Oh, for the magical days of men in rubber gorilla suits."

P.S. We did not make it anywhere near the end. YMMV.
I watched parts of this last night. Turned on after my wife headed upstais to bed. Saw maybe the first 20-25 minutes, then dozed off. Woke up just before the Millie Bobby Brown group got into the transport and Alex Skarscard's group headed below the earth with Kong. Watched all that for another 30 dozy minutes, then turned off and went to bed. Special effects were impressive.
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Wonder Woman 1984.
Free from library DVD.
Like other posters on this thread commented... not good.
Hint: don't miss the "mid credits" scene at the end. That actually partially made up for the ridiculously contrived, poor action scenes punishment I endured prior.
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ruralavalon wrote: Fri Apr 02, 2021 11:12 am
tooluser wrote: Thu Apr 01, 2021 7:51 pm Spaceballs

Awesome as always! I originally saw it in the theater on its initial release.
But then I noticed that was 34 years ago. Ouch, made me feel old. But not as old as Yogurt.
I loved this parody, didn't recall that it's 34 years old.
The one-liners in this masterpiece are funny even today. When I want to introduce someone, I sometimes say "this is my father's brother's nephew's cousin's..."
The ones who get it :D , the others :shock:
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Artful Dodger wrote: Fri Apr 02, 2021 2:31 pm
heartwood wrote: Fri Apr 02, 2021 1:55 pm Godzilla v. Kong on HBO Max. Also apparently in theaters.

Not recommended. Joe Morgenstern the movie reviewer for the WSJ ends his review "Oh, for the magical days of men in rubber gorilla suits."

P.S. We did not make it anywhere near the end. YMMV.
I watched parts of this last night. Turned on after my wife headed upstais to bed. Saw maybe the first 20-25 minutes, then dozed off. Woke up just before the Millie Bobby Brown group got into the transport and Alex Skarscard's group headed below the earth with Kong. Watched all that for another 30 dozy minutes, then turned off and went to bed. Special effects were impressive.
Watched about 20-30 minutes of it tonight before giving it a break. The "Hollow Earth" idea will probably live in common folklore. I can see geology professors tearing their hair out due to all the inane questions they will be forced to endure.
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A Pocket Full of Rye, on YouTube.

An elderly businessman is poisoned, and a handful of rye is found in his pockets. Soon after his much younger wife and the family maid are murdered as in the old nursery rhyme. Miss Marple is the former employer of the maid, and goes to investigate.

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"The Sound of Metal" on Amazon Prime. Really didn't think I fit the demographics for this movie and was prepared to not like it or the character... but it has been mentioned here too many times to ignore. Watched it with my wife and we both really enjoyed it. I agree it will be up for awards. Lead character really quite likable. Excellent story that is worth 2 hours of your time.
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Avatar on Blu-ray DVD, 2009, PG-13, directed by James Cameron. A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora has to decide between following his orders and protecting the alien natives. Lots of action. The animation quality is excellent and breath-taking at times. Not many films can do it this well.

It's best enjoyed in a high-def home theater environment (what I have). Highly recommended. :thumbsup

Sigourney Weaver plays one of the major characters.
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Roman Holiday on Amazon Prime. Great movie. Highly recommend this classic.
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The King of Staten Island on HBO. Took me awhile to get into it, but it wasn't bad.
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Cruise wrote: Mon Mar 29, 2021 11:49 am "The Father," streaming for $$ on a number of platforms. Anthony Hopkins plays a an Alzheimer's patient. The movie is shot with an interesting perspective, that of the patient. I liked the movie more than I thought I would, but did not like the ending. But, there is no good ending with Alzheimer's Disease.
I want to see this one (wife and I are currently on a Oscar Best Picture nominee kick), but I'm waiting until it gets down to the $5.99 rental level. We rented Promising Young Woman on Prime Video, once it dropped below the earlier $19.99 price, and liked it a lot.

Speaking of Oscar noms, I'm so annoyed that we didn't catch Judas and the Black Messiah, while if was still available on our HBO Max subscription. Waited too long. :-x
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Capsu78 wrote: Sat Apr 03, 2021 10:22 am "The Sound of Metal" on Amazon Prime. Really didn't think I fit the demographics for this movie and was prepared to not like it or the character... but it has been mentioned here too many times to ignore. Watched it with my wife and we both really enjoyed it. I agree it will be up for awards. Lead character really quite likable. Excellent story that is worth 2 hours of your time.
I felt the same going into this one - not really my movie genre. I enjoyed it too though, 8/10.
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The Sign of Four, on Amazon Prime.

This 1983 Sherlock Holmes movie stars Ian Richardson. A jewel robbery in India and a prison escape in the Andaman Islands leads to revenge and murder in England.
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Fired2020 wrote: Sun Apr 04, 2021 8:45 pm
Capsu78 wrote: Sat Apr 03, 2021 10:22 am "The Sound of Metal" on Amazon Prime. Really didn't think I fit the demographics for this movie and was prepared to not like it or the character... but it has been mentioned here too many times to ignore. Watched it with my wife and we both really enjoyed it. I agree it will be up for awards. Lead character really quite likable. Excellent story that is worth 2 hours of your time.
I felt the same going into this one - not really my movie genre. I enjoyed it too though, 8/10.
We started watching a few weeks ago and turned it off within 60 seconds. Glad we returned to it because the rest of the movie is much more enjoyable than the first minute or so.
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
DW wanted to watch a RomCom, so that's what we did. We'd seen it before, but surprisingly entertaining.
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Evil Under the Sun, on YouTube.

Hercule Poirot it played by David Suchet, is advised by his doctor to take it easy at an island health resort. Of course mysteries abound and a murder must be solved.

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Cruise wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 1:26 pm Watched "Tina" last night, HBO's documentary on Tina Turner. Very nicely done. Saw it on HBO Max.

https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/tina
Just watched this and loved Tina and her amazing voice, dancing and moves. Disappointingly it's 90+% talking (yes, it's a documentary), a lot not by her. i'd hoped for concert video. Some of the best is in the closing credits: Only the Best.
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Death on the Nile, on YouTube.

2004 version starting David Suchet as Hercule Poirot. A wealthy American heiress honeymooning on a Nile cruise ship is stalked by a former friend, whose boyfriend she had stolen before making him her new husband.
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The Fifth Element on DVD, PG-13, 1997, Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich. A cab driver gets involved in the search for a missing weapon. This is a sci-fi comedy. Very entertaining and well produced. A few scenes in the latter part of the movie were hilarious. I liked it.
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Goodbye, Mister Chips (1939 version) on TCM (Turner Classic Movies) I'd seen the Peter O'Toole version before and wondered how the original would be. It was actually pretty good.
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Murder in Mesopotamia, on YouTube.

While Poirot is on holiday in Iraq, the wife of the head scientist at an archaeological dig confides to him that she is the target of threatening letters.
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We just watched "Death on the Nile", another Agatha Christie mystery with David Suchet's Poirot.

It was a bit disappointing, but I'm not sure why.

Perhaps it was partly how many times there would have needed to be someone at *just* the right place at *just* the right time, etc. - for specific events that couldn't have been predicted with such accuracy.
I don't remember thinking about such issues when watching others in the Poirot series.

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Watched Joker last night. Mixed feelings on this one. Interesting trying to determine what was real and what was fantasy as the movie went on. But the ending where we learn the whole thing is fantasy was a real downer.

I didn't have this kind of downer with the St. Elsewhere finale where we learn the whole series was a fantasy.
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Watched "Nobody" starring Bob Odenkirk (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul). Fast paced with lots of action and some humor tossed in. Fight scenes very intense. If you enjoy movies like John Wick, this is similar. I liked it.

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cheese_breath wrote: Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:37 pm Watched Joker last night. Mixed feelings on this one. Interesting trying to determine what was real and what was fantasy as the movie went on. But the ending where we learn the whole thing is fantasy was a real downer.

I didn't have this kind of downer with the St. Elsewhere finale where we learn the whole series was a fantasy.
Well... I guess I don’t need to watch joker now!
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fsrph wrote: Tue Apr 13, 2021 8:50 pm Watched "Nobody" starring Bob Odenkirk (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul). Fast paced with lots of action and some humor tossed in. Fight scenes very intense. If you enjoy movies like John Wick, this is similar. I liked it.

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Where did you see it? I love action movies - magnificent seven, all Clint Eastwood westerns, but I found John wick to be mostly just shooting guns with no real plot after the first fifteen minutes. I wanted to see nobody but mostly if it had a good story. Where did you see it?
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Shalom Aleichem wrote: Tue Apr 13, 2021 11:10 pm
fsrph wrote: Tue Apr 13, 2021 8:50 pm Watched "Nobody" starring Bob Odenkirk (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul). Fast paced with lots of action and some humor tossed in. Fight scenes very intense. If you enjoy movies like John Wick, this is similar. I liked it.

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Where did you see it? I love action movies - magnificent seven, all Clint Eastwood westerns, but I found John wick to be mostly just shooting guns with no real plot after the first fifteen minutes. I wanted to see nobody but mostly if it had a good story. Where did you see it?
I saw it at the local Cinemark in Pennsylvania. I tend to see new movies at a theater rather than streaming. Also, Christopher Lloyd was in the movie as the main character's father. Not sure if you'll like it .... it's a lot like John Wick. In fact I believe the screenwriter for Nobody was involved with the John Wick franchise. The story isn't overtly great but the action is unbelievable.

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News of the World (2020)
DVD free from public library.
Was a little slow in parts, but nice story line and you can't go wrong with Mr. Hanks.
Since I just finished reading Lonesome Dove, the locales/story was fresh in my imagination.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTZDb_iKooI

I Care a Lot (2020)
Netflix
Intense and surprising but also far-fetched. Can't decide which character I hated more.
You can't go wrong with Peter Dinklage!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D40uHmTSPew
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tenkuky wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:46 am News of the World (2020)
DVD free from public library.
Was a little slow in parts, but nice story line and you can't go wrong with Mr. Hanks.
Since I just finished reading Lonesome Dove, the locales/story was fresh in my imagination.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTZDb_iKooI

I Care a Lot (2020)
Netflix
Intense and surprising but also far-fetched. Can't decide which character I hated more.
You can't go wrong with Peter Dinklage!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D40uHmTSPew
Far-fetched? "If only..."

You might want to take a look at any of the news reports about the Nevada Guardianship Scandals:

https://www.google.com/search?client=sa ... 8&oe=UTF-8

This went as far as at least one corrupt judge who was "in on it".
It was truly horrifying, how the system not only failed, but many of those who should have been monitoring/preventing such abuses were complicit.

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ResearchMed wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:14 am
tenkuky wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:46 am News of the World (2020)
DVD free from public library.
Was a little slow in parts, but nice story line and you can't go wrong with Mr. Hanks.
Since I just finished reading Lonesome Dove, the locales/story was fresh in my imagination.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTZDb_iKooI

I Care a Lot (2020)
Netflix
Intense and surprising but also far-fetched. Can't decide which character I hated more.
You can't go wrong with Peter Dinklage!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D40uHmTSPew
Far-fetched? "If only..."

You might want to take a look at any of the news reports about the Nevada Guardianship Scandals:

https://www.google.com/search?client=sa ... 8&oe=UTF-8

This went as far as at least one corrupt judge who was "in on it".
It was truly horrifying, how the system not only failed, but many of those who should have been monitoring/preventing such abuses were complicit.

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The far-fetched was related to the ability of the protagonist to acquire some truly remarkable skills (no spoiler) to get herself out of some situations and to outwit the antagonist.
Not about the horrific plot line about what happens in general. I concur that is a travesty and real.
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Unknown Soldier (2017) Tuntematon Sotilas
A WW2 movie with a profound pacifist message.
Based in the Finnish classic novel, it is worth to be seen.

The Racer (2020).
It is a road bicycle racer movie during the Tour of France in 1998.
I found it more interesting than The Program (2015).
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Yesterday, I watched a documentary "When my time comes" about end-of-life choices, narrated by Diane Rehm. I don't have a TV and watched it on line.

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Ma (2019)

Slowly building thriller that turns to horror. A woman repeatedly invites local teens into her home to party safely. What could possibly go wrong?

Watchable, but I cannot recommend it due to gratuitous gore/violence/adult situations when it turns to horror.

What is particularly notable about it is that it has a few big name stars in it: Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis, and Allison Janney. I guess they were looking to expand their range. None of them play what has been a typical role for them.
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tooluser wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:19 pm Ma (2019)

Slowly building thriller that turns to horror. A woman repeatedly invites local teens into her home to party safely. What could possibly go wrong?

Watchable, but I cannot recommend it due to gratuitous gore/violence/adult situations when it turns to horror.

What is particularly notable about it is that it has a few big name stars in it: Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis, and Allison Janney. I guess they were looking to expand their range. None of them play what has been a typical role for them.
I didn’t like it but I’m not opposed to violence in movies. I mean if you’re watching a horror movie - I think it was a blumhouse movie?- you kind of expect violence going in no? Reservoir dogs was great but the violence was horrifying and stayed with me for like 20 years or whenever it was made.
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Re: What Movie Have You Recently Watched?

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Shalom Aleichem wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:34 pm
tooluser wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:19 pm Ma (2019)

Slowly building thriller that turns to horror. A woman repeatedly invites local teens into her home to party safely. What could possibly go wrong?

Watchable, but I cannot recommend it due to gratuitous gore/violence/adult situations when it turns to horror.

What is particularly notable about it is that it has a few big name stars in it: Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis, and Allison Janney. I guess they were looking to expand their range. None of them play what has been a typical role for them.
I didn’t like it but I’m not opposed to violence in movies. I mean if you’re watching a horror movie - I think it was a blumhouse movie?- you kind of expect violence going in no? Reservoir dogs was great but the violence was horrifying and stayed with me for like 20 years or whenever it was made.
Agree. I put those warnings into my reviews so there is no mistake about what the viewer is getting into. Some violence and horror is not gratuitous and not gorey, and I rather prefer that. I always try to find something positive if I can. If the movie has been well-discussed here or was boring with no redeeming value I don't write it up. Now I have to watch Reservoir Dogs again, I don't recall it being that violent, and I enjoyed it.
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