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I enjoyed "Upgrade" last night. Good movie. "The First Purge" wasn't bad either.

Looking for some good horrors to watch, though "Upgrade" was really much more of a Sci-Fi flick. Originally Posted by SpankyJ

I haven't seen any of The Purge movies, but I keep hearing good things about them. I'll have to see if I can find a place to rent/stream them.


There's a pretty good selection of horror flicks on streaming services, given the season. I've heard great things about Hereditary and Halloween. While not a movie, The Haunting of Hill House is pretty good so far.

Anyone been to the new theatre by the outlet mall? Is the food any good?

Watched Venom recently, and despite the not-so-favorable critic reviews, it's pretty enjoyable. Tom Hardy is a much better casting choice than Topher Grace, and the symbiote itself is much more monstrous. I also really enjoyed the interaction between Eddie Brock and Venom. It had its flaws though; the love story was unnecessary and the human villain was forgettable.

Watched Venom recently, and despite the not-so-favorable critic reviews, it's pretty enjoyable. Tom Hardy is a much better casting choice than Topher Grace, and the symbiote itself is much more monstrous. I also really enjoyed the interaction between Eddie Brock and Venom. It had its flaws though; the love story was unnecessary and the human villain was forgettable. Originally Posted by JdeHog

I haven’t seen it yet, but I’m hoping my favorite Marvel villain Carnage, makes an appearance in a future sequel.

I haven't seen any of The Purge movies, but I keep hearing good things about them. I'll have to see if I can find a place to rent/stream them.


There's a pretty good selection of horror flicks on streaming services, given the season. I've heard great things about Hereditary and Halloween. While not a movie, The Haunting of Hill House is pretty good so far. Originally Posted by JdeHog

I didn't expect to like the Purge series as well as I did. They could easily just be more slasher fodder (not that there's anything wrong with that, it's just not my thing), but seem to have some deeper levels of social commentary than one might expect just based on the ads.

The trailer for the upcoming remake/re-imagining of Pet Sematary:





Gonna have to see if I can find the 1989 version to hold me over till April.

I have. Food is pricey for what you get. Typical bar type food. It’s ok. Nothing special, certainly not worth what they charge, but I guess they have to do something to keep the doors open.

Is Hereditary any good? I watched the trailer on Vudu and it seems like they completely telegraphed a big part of the story, unless it's a red herring.

Is Hereditary any good? I watched the trailer on Vudu and it seems like they completely telegraphed a big part of the story, unless it's a red herring. Originally Posted by SpankyJ

I've heard great things about it. I know it's at Redbox right now, so I might pick it up this weekend.

I've heard great things about it. I know it's at Redbox right now, so I might pick it up this weekend. Originally Posted by JdeHog

I'm hoping it was a red herring in the trailer. It just seemed to be so obviously telegraphing something really big. Guess I'll have to watch the find out. Seems like I spend more time trying to avoid bad movies than watching good ones.

Is Hereditary any good? I watched the trailer on Vudu and it seems like they completely telegraphed a big part of the story, unless it's a red herring. Originally Posted by SpankyJ

I thought it was stupid.

If you're looking for something a little off the wall, there's a movie on Netflix called Errementari: The Devil and the Blacksmith that I recommend. A little Faustian tale set in Spain in the 19th century. Be forewarned, it's an English dub of a Spanish-language film, and some of the dubbed voices are a little over the top.

If you're looking for something a little off the wall, there's a movie on Netflix called Errementari: The Devil and the Blacksmith that I recommend. A little Faustian tale set in Spain in the 19th century. Be forewarned, it's an English dub of a Spanish-language film, and some of the dubbed voices are a little over the top. Originally Posted by JdeHog

I'll give that one a try, I have been a little intrigued by it. I do wish with foreign films they would always give an option for subtitles vs. dubs. I generally prefer subtitles for just the reason you mentioned: sometimes the dubs are bad and it takes you out of the movie.

I'll give that one a try, I have been a little intrigued by it. I do wish with foreign films they would always give an option for subtitles vs. dubs. I generally prefer subtitles for just the reason you mentioned: sometimes the dubs are bad and it takes you out of the movie. Originally Posted by SpankyJ

I haven't seen that option on Netflix, but I have noticed that Hulu will sometimes offer both dubbed and subbed options for non-English shows and movies. Sometimes bad dubs are a great source of entertainment. I once found a bunch of Russian-dubbed episodes of MASH; hearing the same two or three actors try to do different voices for each member of the 4077 had me howling with laughter.

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