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Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Reveal
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Delighted you went this route LeVar, makes this more fun for me at least. I'd rather this than Stars Wars.
I went a little more mainstream in one or two of the decades, probably should've committed to full B-Movie... I'll know for next time...
If the category was Worst Movie Ever, I might've gone for Star Wars... Don't actually think it's the worst ever, but I'm not a fan...
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Ah sorry!! 'mere I give you hug.
I just had a read. Some very interesting picks. The Duel sounds familiar. Was there a sort of remake or something?
The Godfather is one of my favourite films of all time. James Caan is indeed one of the best things about it and like you said the complexity of Al Pacino's Michael Corleone. I like stories that look at how the choices we make can take us down dark paths.0 -
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Yipee! There was some complaint in another film comp about people only nominating blockbusters so I choose ones for this that would be less well knownShould have next round reveal up early next week.
Just an update on the scoring, as well as the already announced bonus points for the best overall movie of the contest, I'm adding another bonus.
Surprise package bonus. For each round, one movie that surprised me the most will get a 2 points bonus. This could be a movie that I've never heard of or seen before or indeed a movie that I re-watched and was much better than I remembered.
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the purple tin wrote: »Yipee! There was some complaint in another film comp about people only nominating blockbusters so I choose ones for this that would be less well known
Yeah I probably should have announced this at the beginning but it was just something I thought of recently. I have been mainly pleasantly surprised with the movies I've watched so far so wanted to add it in.0 -
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In 6th place with 6 points is -Rebe
Night Of The Creeps 1986
Dir: Fred Dekker
Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No
My Rating: 6.5 IMDB Rating: 6.8
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091630/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0/
Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]
Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against them.
Review
Again, another movie I had heard of but knew little about. 80s had so many comedy horror, probably difficult to stand out. I did really enjoy this one. Great humour, great 80s feel, great soundtrack. I do think the frat/sobriety stuff in movies is very gringe. Are they really that annoying over there with these institutes? The production and acting are a bit ropey, but I can look beyond that. A b-movie of sorts which I wasn’t aware of. Tom Atkins is always a decent watch, enjoyable here also. Overall, a good 80s horror comedy with ticks all the boxes, good pick. Oh and before I end this review, It’s Miller time! I got a real chuckle with the scene.
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Most of the main characters (Romero, Carpenter, Raimi, Hooper, Cronenberg, Cameron) are named after horror movie makers0 -
In 7th place with 5 points is -SineadSpears
Trading Places 1983
Dir: John Landis
Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes
My Rating: 6.5 IMDB Rating: 7.5
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086465/
Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]
A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Review
I have seen this movie many times, probably mostly around Christmas. I always thought of it as a decent show and while I think it still is, you have to scrutinise it more when there are points at stake. Dan Akryod and Eddie Murphy made arguably their best shows in the 80s, so one would imagine this one to be up there with the best. I thought this movie starts off pretty good but dips a lot and even the ending is nothing much. Aykroyd as the snobbish executive is great which is at the beginning of the movie, I didn’t care much for him when he changed to the homeless guy. Eddie on the other hand keeps up his performance throughout. That’s not a dig at Aykroyd's acting but rather the movie script. My favourite character in the movie was the butler, his politeness and demeanor was delightful to watch. The two Duke brothers I didn’t care much for. Also, the two thugs Eddie meets in jail were quite funny, YEAH! I probably should note that the character names here are quite amusing, I’m not sure why, maybe it’s just me. Louis Winthorpe, Billy Ray Valentine, Ophelia for example. As I said, the movie starts off very good but at the end, I was just glad it was finished. The plot was fine, nothing to get excited about. The casting for this movie, if one cares to read up on, is more exciting. I also didn’t care much for the use of racial language here, maybe not noticeable so much in the early 8s but it is now. Maybe the fact that this is highly regarded in the Christmas movie genre has garnered it in higher esteem than I think it should be. A decent watch but disappointing overall.
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Writers Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod developed the idea as a project to star Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder but they were unable to participate.-1 -
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In 5th place with 7 points is -Diamonds
The Burbs 1989
Dir: Joe Dante
Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes
My Rating: 6.5 IMDB Rating: 6.9
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096734/
Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]
An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block are part of a murderous Satanic cult.
Review
Saw this movie many times before. Wouldn’t be a big fan of Tom Hanks' early career, though this is probably my favourite 80s movie from him. Actually I do recall the Bachelor Party being pretty good. Can’t argue here though, this movie has a great support cast. Cory Feldman in particular is always a good watch. I love the setting here, the suburban neighbourhood. The first half of the movie was more enjoyable than the second half for me. As with a lot of these 80s comedies, they tend to get messy. Not that I didn’t enjoy it overall, I just preferred the flow of the beginning of the movie, introducing the characters and what have you. I think the movie focused too much on the protagonist and less so on the villains, but I guess when you hire Tom Hanks (a pretty big star at this stage) you want to give him as much screen time as possible. My favourite scene was when they break into the villains' home and Feldman's character throws a porch party with all his mates. I can’t think of too many negatives, it has all the charms of an 80s black comedy. I have rated this a bit lower than I would have previous, just wasn’t as good as I remembered. A decent pick for sure but just not up there with some of the others.
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Filmed entirely at Universal Studios-1 -
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In 8th place with 4 points is -Necro
The Neverending Story 1984
Dir: Wolfgang Petersen
Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No
My Rating: 6 IMDB Rating: 7.4
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088323/
Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]
A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book
Review
This is a difficult movie to rate. I have obviously heard of this moving before, but strangely I had never watched it. I think it is one of those movies that carries a high nostalgic factor, and as I’m not familiar with this, that factor is not there for me. Funny enough, the first time I heard of this was from a video game we had back in the day for the Sinclair Spectrum, yes, I'm that old! At the time, it was just a game to me. I didn’t know it was from a movie though as the years went on, that clicked into place. I was really drawn to the cassette cover, a different one than that above. Get a move on Kol, you’re raving on about nonsense. Right, the movie. Well in a nutshell, it was decent but I was expecting more. I read that this was the most expensive movie produced outside of the US and Russia at the time. I thought it looked very dated, the characters didn’t look all that well done in my opinion. So what's the story like? Actually pretty good. I did really like the place names and character names. I am familiar with the theme song and the music in general in the movie is good. There are two sequels which I doubt I will ever watch. As I said, a decent watch but with no nostalgic factor, which could have made it a top contender in this round, it is really just an average pick.
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Was the most expensive film ever produced in Germany at the time it was made.-1 -
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