Torgo
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Compliance

Do people not realize this actually happened? That's what makes it so disturbing.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

Look how they massacred my boys

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Planet of the Apes

One of the greatest closing scenes ever filmed.

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Who Killed Captain Alex?

Honestly kinda surprised they managed to make this with just $200. I guess the actors were all volunteers and the effects free plugins, but it looks more in the range of $1000 - $1500 at least.

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Mean Streets

God this movie is terrible. I love every second of it.

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Far too referential and self aware for my taste. I can't help but think I would have enjoyed it a lot more if I knew nothing about its influences. I usually find color in film to be optional, but this is one of the few instances where I feel like the greyscale sequences were an actual downgrade.

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2001: A Space Odyssey

Never been a fan of this one. Visually it's stunning, but that's all it has to offer. I'd say I just don't "get" it, but I'm not sure there's anything to "get".

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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Most of the Elm Street flicks suck, but of the ones that aren't any good, I have the most patience for this one. The story is so bad it's almost nonexistent, but paradoxically, that works in this film's favor. It really just feels like a montage, and the various kills and set pieces are creative enough to keep me mildly engaged.

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Silent Night

Standard revenger. Some good visuals and fight choreography. Wasn't too sold on the gimmick, but it didn't bother me either. remember that "mmm watcha say" SNL skit from like 15 years ago? The ending reminded me a bit of that at one point.

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Titanic

I hope they make a romance movie about that stupid submarine in 85 years.

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Army of Shadows

There may need to be a prohibition on people who would negatively describe a film as "boring" from watching them.

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Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

This one's just OK. Most of the kills are pretty mediocre, but Hodder makes for an imposing Jason. I'm not so sure the Carrie v. Jason angle works all that well, but I can't fault them for trying out something new.

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The Blues Brothers

Easily the greatest musical ever made, not that it has particularly stiff competition.

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Super Mario Bros.

I don't really know why this one gets so much flak. It's pretty OK. I guess it's not very faithful to the Mario games, but how the hell are you supposed to adapt the Mario games into a movie anyway?

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Two Thousand Maniacs!

Hersch always maintained this was his best. I don't know about that, but it is a good one. Fun early southern slasher.

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Howard the Duck

Never for the life of me could understand why people think this is one of the worst films ever made. I mean, it's not great, but it's decently fine. Really bizarre.

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The Phantom

I enjoyed this one quite a bit, but goddamn is that suit goofy.

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The Irishman

This has quickly become one of my favorite Scorsese films. The first time I saw it I didn't like it. The second time I liked it quite a bit more, and since then I've found myself coming back to it again and again. I get why a lot of people didn't love it, but I find it to be an oddly cozy film. Some people sit back with an Agatha Christie novel or an episode of Columbo for their fix of comforting violence, I rewatch The Irishman.

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Crimes of the Future

What should have been an improvement on Stereo is actually a downgrade.

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The Devil's Rejects

Emotional, meanspirited, heartfelt, and brutal all at once. Great imagery, great soundtrack, great set pieces. The closing bridge shootout sequence set to free bird is some of the most kino shit I've seen in my entire life. Anytime someone says Rob Zombie is a bad filmmaker simply point them to this one picture.

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Misery

There are few horror movies that actually scare me, but this one is legitimately unnerving.

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Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Genius self-parody. I think a lot of people missed the point of what Joe Dante did here.

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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

For me, this is one of the more fun Friday flicks. There are a fair few amusing moments, and the kills are a notable step up from the previous several entries. A lot of people dislike the humor of the latter Friday movies, but that's something that never really bothered me. It's a matter of taste. Aside from that, this one gets a fair bit of criticism for its shoddy plot and poor acting. If that's something that really bothers you I question why you even watch these films.

By the time this film came out Slashers had changed a lot. Instead of the legitimately disturbing fare of the mid to late '70s, Slashers from the mid '80s on reveled in their decadence. Slapstick violence and hair metal soundtracks were the new trademarks of the genre, and while I understand why many fans have a bit of a distaste for this style, I think it has its place. What you're getting with these flicks is pure '80s cheese, nothing more or less, but that's no issue if you're in the mood for it.

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The Man with the Golden Gun

So far these Roger Moore flicks are pretty damn fun.

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Martin

A modern vampire story which manages to be very fresh, but without shirking tradition. The home invasion sequence is easily the most technically competent of its kind I've seen. One of Mr. Romero's best.

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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

I think this one's a bit overhated. The real problem is that Indy is just too damn old. I enjoyed everything that didn't involve geriatrics pretending to be 30. A big budget alien-archeology flick with ruthless Russians and rock 'n roll would have been great if they had just bothered to come up with an original character.

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The Hills Have Eyes Part 2

I think this one's a tad overhated. It's not great, but there's way worse mid-80s slashers out there.

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Angry Video Game Nerd: 16x01 The Last Ninja (NES)

Probably the best AVGN in quite some time

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1941

Making a comedy set in WWII-era Los Angeles was a great idea. Too bad they forgot to make it any good.

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The Seventh Sign

It'd be easy for me to say this is another typical, overwrought Demi Moore movie from the 80s, but really it's an ever-so-slightly above average, overwrought Demi Moore movie from the 80s.

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