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VinylGuy wrote:they are worse.

The first one had some great action scenes and the whole dog thing was cute. Then it became just thing never ending stuff of the same.

Yesterday we had the call of The Rise of Skywalker being better then any of the Indy films, and now this?

The John Wick films are great. The last one was probaly the worst of the bunch, but still fun

Rangi Guy wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:they are worse.

The first one had some great action scenes and the whole dog thing was cute. Then it became just thing never ending stuff of the same.

Yesterday we had the call of The Rise of Skywalker being better then any of the Indy films, and now this?

The John Wick films are great. The last one was probaly the worst of the bunch, but still fun

i never say that atrocity. Dont know who said that, but might be someone who is hurting and needs attention.

I like the John Wick franchise enough. Im looking forward to the 4t one but i dont think any of he sequels are better than the first one or have that freshness.

VinylGuy wrote:

Rangi Guy wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:they are worse.

The first one had some great action scenes and the whole dog thing was cute. Then it became just thing never ending stuff of the same.

Yesterday we had the call of The Rise of Skywalker being better then any of the Indy films, and now this?

The John Wick films are great. The last one was probaly the worst of the bunch, but still fun

i never say that atrocity. Dont know who said that, but might be someone who is hurting and needs attention.

I like the John Wick franchise enough. Im looking forward to the 4t one but i dont think any of he sequels are better than the first one or have that freshness.

Oh the first one is in a class of its own, the second comes pretty damn close though

maybe yeah.

I liked the ending.

Despite my praise of the series - I do hope that this is the final installment

yeah, but there is already an spin off happening i think...

Im thinking that reeves will take some time off this character and might come back later.

Posting this for Malloy (even though it isn't that great, tbh):



Then I'll post this for the rest of us (because actually it is that great, maybe the best closet video ever):

The Argonaut wrote:Posting this for Malloy (even though it isn't that great, tbh):



Then I'll post this for the rest of us (because actually it is that great, maybe the best closet video ever):

ash have i admitted to having it something awful for her? how have you successfully guessed two (I think the other was the actress from the worst person in the world -- is that right?) of my celebrity crushes?

You have admitted Vicky Krieps and I intuited Renate Reinsve

Malloy wrote:plus ace in the hole is devastating


and preston sturges for me is the godhead of satire in movies

and, then there's samuel fuller.

there's a bunch of sturges back up on cc

The Argonaut wrote:You have admitted Vicky Krieps and I intuited Renate Reinsve

krieps appearance in the closet was disappointing. dug renate's picks, though.

I'm considering adding Mubi to the repertoire for 2023

It's worth it. Lots of great content, good variety

My bottom 5 movies of 2022

5. Falling for Christmas. People might ask "well what did you expect?" and fair enough, it is exactly what it looked like. There's not a single thing fun, charming, sweet, or endearing about it. No kitsch value either. No aspect of this is enjoyable in any way.
4. The Luckiest Girl Alive. Like a fan attempt at a trashy Bret Easton Ellis novel adaptation. Very bad
3. Bullet Train. The most arduous and exhausting "fun" movie I've ever watched. Poaches the early Guy Richie tone and aesthetic but fills it with the worst gags imaginable.
2. Clerks III. Nonsensical, excruciatingly unfunny, toxic at its core, and downright depressing when you break down its message. A sad, desperate film.
1. Thor: Love and Thunder. I've gone on about this one enough. One of the ugliest movies ever made, in every sense of the word.

Still have to watch a few more 2022 releases from my list before I can put together my top movies, hope to be done with it this week. I doubt any of them are bad enough to break into this list

Jorge wrote:It's worth it. Lots of great content, good variety

agreed. if I ever have to make drastic cuts, cc and mubi will be the last two standing.

Wish we had Criterion Channel here. Region blocked

Jorge wrote:My bottom 5 movies of 2022

5. Falling for Christmas. People might ask "well what did you expect?" and fair enough, it is exactly what it looked like. There's not a single thing fun, charming, sweet, or endearing about it. No kitsch value either. No aspect of this is enjoyable in any way.
4. The Luckiest Girl Alive. Like a fan attempt at a trashy Bret Easton Ellis novel adaptation. Very bad
3. Bullet Train. The most arduous and exhausting "fun" movie I've ever watched. Poaches the early Guy Richie tone and aesthetic but fills it with the worst gags imaginable.
2. Clerks III. Nonsensical, excruciatingly unfunny, toxic at its core, and downright depressing when you break down its message. A sad, desperate film.
1. Thor: Love and Thunder. I've gone on about this one enough. One of the ugliest movies ever made, in every sense of the word.

Still have to watch a few more 2022 releases from my list before I can put together my top movies, hope to be done with it this week. I doubt any of them are bad enough to break into this list

Nice. Bullet Train and Thor would also definitely make my bottom five (I walked out of Bullet Train, in fact). There were more than a few bummers this year, but the only other movie I feel strongly enough about to punish it with inclusion on a list like this would also be the movie I'd say is easily the worst of the bunch:

Amsterdam

Malloy wrote:

Jorge wrote:It's worth it. Lots of great content, good variety

agreed. if I ever have to make drastic cuts, cc and mubi will be the last two standing.

The main thing stopping me is that there's already more than I can watch just on Criterion Channel. I signed up for another cinephile streamer, Metrograph, the online offshoot of the theatre in NYC, but I rarely even look at the thing. And there's a bunch of cool stuff on there

Jorge wrote:My bottom 5 movies of 2022

5. Falling for Christmas. People might ask "well what did you expect?" and fair enough, it is exactly what it looked like. There's not a single thing fun, charming, sweet, or endearing about it. No kitsch value either. No aspect of this is enjoyable in any way.
4. The Luckiest Girl Alive. Like a fan attempt at a trashy Bret Easton Ellis novel adaptation. Very bad
3. Bullet Train. The most arduous and exhausting "fun" movie I've ever watched. Poaches the early Guy Richie tone and aesthetic but fills it with the worst gags imaginable.
2. Clerks III. Nonsensical, excruciatingly unfunny, toxic at its core, and downright depressing when you break down its message. A sad, desperate film.
1. Thor: Love and Thunder. I've gone on about this one enough. One of the ugliest movies ever made, in every sense of the word.

Still have to watch a few more 2022 releases from my list before I can put together my top movies, hope to be done with it this week. I doubt any of them are bad enough to break into this list

the first two are kinda...obvious. they dont belong here i guess...and no Black Pantha 2? cmon, that shit was bad.

VinylGuy wrote: the first two are kinda...obvious. they dont belong here i guess...and no Black Pantha 2? cmon, that shit was bad.

I understand what you mean, but the only criteria for my list was "the worst things I watched this year." Those two qualify, even if it was obvious that they were going to be bad.

Black Panther 2 was bad, but it was mostly just boring-bad, not offensive-bad.

Also left off the list was Blonde, which was also bad, but at least had a few things going for it.