What movies have you seen recently?

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Dragonslayer

It has Shirley Maclaine and Christopher Plummer. It is about an old curmudgeon who falls in love with an eccentric old next door neighbor.

"Major Payne". It was pretty ridiculous, and I fell-asleep. I WOULD like to know how it ended, though----so, could someone please tell me how it ended? (The last bit I saw, was him being promoted to Lt. Col., and driving-off, somewhere.)

The Incredibles

Jory, speaking as a massive fan of the original 'Die Hard' trilogy, I highly recommend that you just completely stop with the series at 'Live Free or Die Hard' and not go any further.

Already watched it. Once when it came out on Blu-ray (extended cut) and again last week (theatrical cut). Last week's viewing is what prompted my current marathon of the first four movies, and I'm gonna watch it again after Live Free or Die Hard with the audio commentary.

I actually like it. Sue me.

I just can't get behind it. 'Die Hard' is probably one of the top three action movies of all time; it's a lot to live up to, sure, but I don't get how anyone could compare the first to the fourth and not be immediately resentful of the latter for carrying the name.

'Good Day' pretty much systematically destroyed everything that was endearing about the original. Remember when John McClane was an actual character, a flawed everyman who spent most of the first movie injured and limping and relying just as much on his wit as his bullets to defeat one of the most memorable screen villains of the '80s? It was a counter to the cartoonish hypermasculinity of Schwarzenegger and Stallone's movies, and it worked amazingly. In 'Good Day' he just survives one implausible explosion after another without a single scratch and his characterization hinges entirely around spouting one-liners (or screaming "JACK!") against an even more implausible plot which serves only to string one action sequence to another. 'Die Hard' became exactly the kind of cartoonish hypermasculine action film it was originally meant to be a contrast to.

And don't get me wrong, I love cartoonish hypermasculinity. 'Commando' is an amazing film on so many levels. Maybe some people can look past the name, but for me 'Good Day' didn't even stand on its own merits as an enjoyable action film, especially compared to the wealth of excellent action flicks we've seen in the last few years ('The Raid', 'Dredd', 'John Wick', etc.). It just wasn't a good movie to me. Of course you're entitled to like it, your personal taste is your own and I'd never put someone down for liking something, but I was upset enough by it to at least voice my opinion on the matter.

What We Do In The Shadows.

Mockumentary about modern day vampires sharing a home in New Zealand. Truly funny.

An Honest Liar

A documentary about James Randi, aka The Amazing Randi. The thing that I find funny is for some reason I thought it was an Australian film about about an old curmudgeon that people think is a crazy liar, until a young daughter like lady makes his acquaintance and finds out all of his stories are true, and together change each other's lives. Seriously, and I have no idea why I thought that. It was only until yesterday that I read the description and thought "Oh. It's about James Randi. Well, I guess that's ok too." I think I selected it because of the title, and then fabricated everything else.

And I have got to find What We Do In the Shadows.

The Search for General Tso

History of General Tso chicken, Chinese restaurants, Chinese food (American style), and Chinese Americans.

Watched with Blu-ray audio commentary by director John Moore and first assistant director Mark Cotone.

Tank Girl