Recently Watched Movies

[Jigsaw]

if you can find the batgirl movie that warner bros is holding hostage for tax write off reasons, let me know!

Honestly, never heard of this, but I see it has J. K. Simmons, so when I get there, I'll see what I can dig up

[Headhunter]

The real loss is the Coyote vs Acme movie. Zaslav should be hunted down for sport.

[Jigsaw]

Jiggy watches every DC/Marvel superhero movie ever made #2:

Batman: The Movie (1966)

I've seen this movie a handful of times before, and in fact, own it on DVD. I've also seen a decent amount of the episodes of the 60's Batman series (though I have to admit I've not seen many in third third season). I don't know if people here even know this, but I'm a decently big comic book fan, and though I collect only Marvel comics, my brother collects DC, and so I've read a decent amount of Batman stories.

This movie is goofy and campy, and most problematically, it's overlong. It's an hour and 45 minutes, and it just drags at times. That said, some sequences are truly classic, and the dialogue - well, below's a list of some of my favorite lines:

"They may be drinkers, Robin, but they're also human beings - and may be salvaged."

"Oh, the thought strikes me. So dreadful, I scarcely dare give it utterance."

"I have the strangest feeling that l am about to be utterly and madly carried away."

"I dream of something quite astonishingly different"

And related to the last one, the ever-classy "It approaches a climax."

What's also interesing is that, of the four villains - The Joker (Cesar Romero), The Penguin (Burgess Meredith), The Riddler (Frank Gorshin), and Catwoman (Lee Meriwether) - The Joker is easily the least memorable. Honestly, he doesn't seem to do a lot. Gorshin's version of the Riddler is stellar, though - honestly, I found him and his bi-polar personality easily the most interesting aspect of this collection of villainy.

Look, Batman: The Movie has it's problems, and I don't love it, but it's a pretty charming, rather dated piece of entertainment.

[zombie]

Jiggy watches every DC/Marvel superhero movie ever made #2:

Batman: The Movie (1966)

I've seen this movie a handful of times before, and in fact, own it on DVD. I've also seen a decent amount of the episodes of the 60's Batman series (though I have to admit I've not seen many in third third season). I don't know if people here even know this, but I'm a decently big comic book fan, and though I collect only Marvel comics, my brother collects DC, and so I've read a decent amount of Batman stories.

This movie is goofy and campy, and most problematically, it's overlong. It's an hour and 45 minutes, and it just drags at times. That said, some sequences are truly classic, and the dialogue - well, below's a list of some of my favorite lines:

"They may be drinkers, Robin, but they're also human beings - and may be salvaged."

"Oh, the thought strikes me. So dreadful, I scarcely dare give it utterance."

"I have the strangest feeling that l am about to be utterly and madly carried away."

"I dream of something quite astonishingly different"

And related to the last one, the ever-classy "It approaches a climax."

What's also interesing is that, of the four villains - The Joker (Cesar Romero), The Penguin (Burgess Meredith), The Riddler (Frank Gorshin), and Catwoman (Lee Meriwether) - The Joker is easily the least memorable. Honestly, he doesn't seem to do a lot. Gorshin's version of the Riddler is stellar, though - honestly, I found him and his bi-polar personality easily the most interesting aspect of this collection of villainy.

Look, Batman: The Movie has it's problems, and I don't love it, but it's a pretty charming, rather dated piece of entertainment.

would be cool to have an elseworlds type live action movie (probably just made for streaming realistically) done in the style of this and the television series that went with it.

[Jason]

I put Batman: The Movie on in the background a year or so ago. Decent watch. Although I wasn't really paying attention.

[Jigsaw]

Starting up the 12-part serial Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941).

Technically, Captain Marvel at the time was published by Fawcett Comics, but as DC later acquired Fawcett's characters, I'm counting it.

Might take a couple of days to watch all 12 parts, but serials can be fun in small doses.

[Jigsaw]

Episode one - 'Curse of the Scorpion' - was actually pretty solid.

What I didn't expect is that it was an orgin of Captain Marvel, including what the saying 'Shazam' means, which came as a nice surprise.

I'm not a big Captain Marvel fan - when it comes to DC, I've primarily read Batman and Batman-related material - but it's looking to be a pretty solid serial (with some decently good special effects to boot).

[Headhunter]

The Housemaid (1960)

Caught this on TCM this weekend. This movie is absolutely fucking bonkers. Clearly the inspiration for Parasite but it’s actually crazier. I don’t want to spoil a second of it, go in blind and be shocked from like 30 minutes in until the end. Just one big WTF after another. What a delight.

[Jason]

The Housemaid (1960)

Caught this on TCM this weekend. This movie is absolutely fucking bonkers. Clearly the inspiration for Parasite but it’s actually crazier. I don’t want to spoil a second of it, go in blind and be shocked from like 30 minutes in until the end. Just one big WTF after another. What a delight.

Is this the Korean movie?

[Headhunter]

The Housemaid (1960)

Caught this on TCM this weekend. This movie is absolutely fucking bonkers. Clearly the inspiration for Parasite but it’s actually crazier. I don’t want to spoil a second of it, go in blind and be shocked from like 30 minutes in until the end. Just one big WTF after another. What a delight.

Is this the Korean movie?

Yes sir

[Jason]

The Housemaid (1960)

Caught this on TCM this weekend. This movie is absolutely fucking bonkers. Clearly the inspiration for Parasite but it’s actually crazier. I don’t want to spoil a second of it, go in blind and be shocked from like 30 minutes in until the end. Just one big WTF after another. What a delight.

Is this the Korean movie?

Yes sir

There's a nice bluray set I might actually buy.

[Slaughterhouserock]

Maxxxine. Just posting this because I lost it when they played the song from Toys. Good film, but that'll probably be the only thing I remember in a few years.

[Tiggnutz]

Maxxxine. Just posting this because I lost it when they played the song from Toys. Good film, but that'll probably be the only thing I remember in a few years.

What song is that?

[Slaughterhouserock]

What song is that?

Welcome to the Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

[Slaughterhouserock]

And if anyone hasn't seen Toys, you're missing out. Great fucking film that got shit on by everyone.

[zombie]

And if anyone hasn't seen Toys, you're missing out. Great fucking film that got shit on by everyone.

i remember enjoying it. deserves a refresher though.

[Tiggnutz]

And if anyone hasn't seen Toys, you're missing out. Great fucking film that got shit on by everyone.

I remember watching it at some point but I don't remember anything about it

[Jigsaw]

watched Silent Rage (1982) a couple days ago.

Chuck Norris (in one of only three horror films) had some decent action sequences, but the overall story didn't do a ton for me, and I can say that this isn't particularly memorable whatsoever. Not a bad film, just not notable.

[Jigsaw]

Finished up Pretty Woman (1990).

Seen it multiple times - end always gets me tearing up. I may be a communist American-hating socialist Ruski, but I still have a heart.

[zombie]

pretty woman is not a superhero flick. did you drop that?