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The lesser known the better. There is lots of discussion in great antagonists in movies but what about their right hand men and women.

You can just think they are cool or if it’s something deeper tell us what it is.

Luv from blade runner 2049 comes to mind as well as Gazelle from kingsman

What ending to a horror movie did you love, that when you rewatch the movie, you make sure you watch it right till the end?

I always go with the ending to The Conjuring 2, where Ed & Lorraine dance to "Can't help falling in love with you" by Elvis Presley. Lorraine was scared Ed was going to die, so when everything was over and Ed survived, it was a very bittersweet ending 😂

I feel like the technique of starting us right off with a glimpse of the ending of the movie is getting way overused.

Too many start off with some crazy scene, then it cuts and says "3 months ago". Why can't they just build up to that crazy moment without showing it up front? Is that to hook us into the movie with some action/drama/whatever, so we don't' get bored with the initial buildup?

Does not have to be action. Any movie at all. Bonus points if they are smaller movies.

I feel the final confrontation in hellboy the golden army is great. Great setting, great choreography.

Also a fan of the final fight in the recent King Arthur movie.

Ordinary people has a great final confrontation between the father and the mother characters.

I think this is a pretty underrated movie and in some ways it’s even it more disturbing than the Swedish film, and is actually telling a different story as it indicates that Abby is manipulating Owen and doesn’t truly love him (whereas in the original Eli really does seem to love Oskar). The most chilling scene for me is when Abby kills the policeman (who we’ve come to sympathize with) while Owen refuses to help the guy and leaves him to his fate. Until then I was conflicted about her character, but the way she tears this innocent man apart with no remorse while Owen just lets it happen made me realize she really is a monster and she’s basically brainwashed Owen to take her side.

The most chilling part of the scene for me is when Abby comes back out and slowly creeps up behind Owen in the dark and then just wraps her arms around him without a word, still soaked in blood, while Owen just stands there helpless. There’s something really horrifying about that image because it cements the tragedy of what’s happened, that Owen has fallen completely under her spell and is trapped with her now, and she knows it. Here’s the image:

From his instagram @thejoshualeonard:

“GOING PUBLIC w/this and would appreciate the amplification!

So, this is MY face on a press release for a film being made by two major studios - both l've worked for, both I respect. The WEIRD PART is that I didn't know anything about it until a friend sent me a 'congrats' screenshot yesterday.

My frustration is compounded b/c l've been trying to get @lionsgate to engage for over a month about a BW charity screening I'm putting together for @opositivefest to raise money for artists without healthcare, and NO ONE will get back to me.

And yes, l've been thinking a lot about this time, after seeing my BWP collaborators recently and sharing memories... sweet AND fucked-up ones.

FACT: In 1999, BWP's OG distributor claimed to have released the most profitable independent film ever (bought for 1M, grossed 250M+), while internally they told us that they were actually losing money from marketing expenses... so WE might wind up owing THEM $.

FACT: because we used our real names in the first film, the studio claimed copyright. We had to take them to federal court to win OUR NAMES back.

FACT: a Hollywood insider told the press that we (actors) were paid 4M dollars as a buyout for our ownership points, while in reality, we made 300k... and NEVER saw another dime. (After buying a car and paying off his student loans, Mike was back moving furniture within 12 months of the release, while still on magazine covers.)

There were many factors that made BWP a success: timing, marketing, etc. But there was also the FACT that us weirdos got together, with virtually no resources, AND MADE A FILM THAT WORKED! Can we just go on record and say that the film itself is a huge part of why we're still talking about it 25 years later? I'm so proud of our little punk-rock movie, and I LOVE the fans who keep the flames burning. But at this point, it's 25 years of disrespect from the folks who've pocketed the lion's share (pun intended) of the profits from OUR work, and that feels both icky and classless.”

I watched We Need To Talk About Kevin recently and absolutely loved it, especially how it managed to be extremely creepy and disturbing without overly relying on gore and violence. Looking for more movies like it.

There might be a movie out there about this just wanted to see a movie like this. But there’s got to be! Was just curious to see if this subreddit could find me something just perfectly spot on. If you could also recommend a random horror movie that’d be sick too, thanks much appreciated. Just in a very movie mood and I’ve just watched nothing but movies today.

Out of shear boredom, I gave M3GAN another visit and it still is a fun watch and M3gan herself is an awesome character. She only got more badass in the second half and when she took out that Brandon kid, it was extremely satisfying bc FUCK was that dude just a shit!

And it is really cool seeing M3gan seem more human-like in her personality, body movements, and facial expressions. Jenna Davis also kills it as the voice.

It's always interesting seeing how scary androids and shit can be when they go entirely independent. In a way they are more dangerous than people depending on what their abilities are

I'm looking forward to that sequel! My question is, will the sequel have a pg-13 cut and unrated cut like this one does?

Exposition scenes often annoy viewers, but at the end of the day they're necessary so that the viewer can understand what's going on or get important context and backstory. The problem isn't the exposition itself, it's how it's delivered.

But sometimes we get exposition on things we don't actually need exposition for because we already know them, either because it was already said earlier in the movie or because it's blatantly obvious from just paying attention and we don't need a character to say it out loud. Like how the original theatrical cut of Blade Runner had studio-mandated narration from Harrison Ford which was just him overexplaining the plot for dummies, even though the director's cut proves that the movie can be understood just fine without it.

What other cases of unnecessary, redundant and repetitive exposition annoyed you?

I saw 2 that rank at the very top of my all time list and knowing nothing ahead of time made them that much better.

1. Good Will Hunting. I went with a date, she picked the movie and I’d never even heard of it. 1st and only real date with the girl, but I fell in love with the movie.

2. No Country For Old Men. Went to see it in the theater with my now wife after I had proposed to her earlier in the day, which also made it memorable. Was also in a really cool historical theater in the city we were visiting.

What are yours?

I found a hidden gem on Netflix, 'Creep' (2004).

It's not one I would usually choose, but it was refreshingly original. Using a documentary style perspective, it managed to be very scary and immersive, without falling into the contemporary trope of 'gore over story'.

The only criticism would be the very end where it goes against the 'show don't tell' style that is present throughout the rest of the movie and kind of spoon feeds the audience, which was annoying.

The sequel 'Creep 2' (2017) is just as good as the first movie and I would recommend this too for the same reasons above. (there was no spoon feeding the audience in the end either, bonus!)

I joined A List in July of 2019 and have since seen 200 movies. I’ve saved over $2,700 with A List and average about 56 movies per year (excluding the stretch from April 2020 - May 2021 when theaters were for the most part closed, at least in LA). I never would’ve gotten into movies as much as I am now if it weren’t for A List. Here are some of my favorites I’ve seen:

2019: Parasite, Jojo Rabbit, Knives Out

2020: The Gentlemen

2021: Dune, Licorice Pizza, Cruella

2022: EEAAO, Bullet Train, Triangle of Sadness

2023: Oppenheimer, Saltburn, Anatomy of a Fall

2024: Dune Part 2, Monkey Man

2 people bunk up in a hotel room where the line between reality and delusion gets blurred after they discover a bug infestation.

Starring Ashley Judd and Michael Shannon, this unnerving psychological horror film is a bizzare and rather uncomfortable watch.

Directed by The Exorcist man himself, I really expected this one to do down as one of the 'classics', but no...sadly not. It's a film seemingly forgotten with time which is quite a bummer since it's a really good movie!

Have you seen it? What are your thoughts? 💭