@Mikser, that was very interesting …
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I tried watching The Flash last night and was annoyed in the first 5 seconds. After 15 minutes of forcing myself to watch the most ineffective cult leader ever: I decided to start my scheduled rewatch of the Robocop trilogy.
That was much more enjoyable, especially as I am finishing a few dreadnoughts for my own army. Although, it is funny that someone who grew up in a Nazi regime created the holy trinity of American action:
Robocop
Total Recall
Starship Troopers
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Oh I also tried to go through many Marvel movies - In spite of my prior rule to avoid them.
Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is one worth a watch, especially if your other half gets emotional during movies and needs hugs and you being a support pillow throughout.
The emotion is well balanced, something James Gunn is good at, and the tone does match the characters very well - A point I disagree with Mauler and The Drinker on.
The only negatives come from the weak post credit scenes, Disney’s insistence on all key characters surviving, and Adam Warlock not matching the comics.
Personally, I am looking forward to sitting down with my Little Monster and watching all of them with her.
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Re-watching …
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Babylon but I paused when the big man was about to eat a live rat. If you can stomach it, it’s a good fictional story depicting how sick Hollywood is. Oh yeah, and you get to see Margot Robbie before she became Barbie. Two completely different personas.
My favorite scene is when she challenged a rattlesnake and got bit in the neck by it and it wouldn’t let go…cool 
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I hope you are referring to Barbie here.
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As I am back, I am creating a monthly list on a theme again: This time it will be August for August. So, I will be looking at films which have the majesty befitting the adjective ‘august’. It’ll be a hard list to make - as minor issues would easily exclude a film.
Although, you can be assured that there will be no Michael Bay movies.
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My youngest has Augusta as her third name.
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Is she a refined horror movie?
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Just the opposite. All the best of my wife’s qualities and more. Just don’t go in her room.
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To tell me that - she must be very dangerous or throw cursed objects around the room. Particularly as the deranged, macabre, and impossible is is generally a pre lunch matter to address.
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After sharing Tom Scott videos I have watched a few while writing today. Sending garlic bread near space and drinking Dasani with Ashens was a nostalgic rewatch (and glorious with the two most British early YouTube channels working together):
Ashens is still adding videos regarding awful food, toys and tech from the newer brown sofa.
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I’m slowly putting the august for August list and decided the ‘lightning in a bottle’ movies must be included.
Gremlins 2 is a key one: this is not just due to it being amazing but it being created in exceptional demented circumstances (I will detail those when I rewatch it) but it did result in creating the ‘Joe Dante presents’ tag: a movie meme regarding ‘fuck-it’ films. Matrix: Resurrections being one: As in Joe Dante Presents Matrix Resurrections. A movie I have banned Mrs. Squirrel from watching until she sees 5 others to male it less shit.
Although, I am the one who viewed the architect’s speech in Reloaded as fine apart from a single line which confused ‘The One’ with the ‘Systemic anomaly’.
[edited for many errors when typing at high speed].
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You didn’t spoil it - you made me intrigued to watch it.
The mix of cold suffering, comedic disorder and romantic contemplation got me hooked.
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Well, enjoy then. I stopped at the big man eating live rats. I can’t stand the thought of harming animals (even in a movie). I even felt bad for the snake. Gotta admit, the visual effects were good.
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If fake animal suffering concerns you, then Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory isn’t for you.
The tunnel scene joins Apocalypse Now in the short list of movies with a cinematic release which include the real death of an animal.
This version only keeps a few frames of the chicken decapitation - Another example of sanitisation on digital media.
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Thx for the heads up. Yeah, that pisses me off. Fucking “Hollywood” will do anything to sell a ticket. So…their snuff films will start with a chicken? Even if that chicken was used for a meal later on, just the fact that it’s death was caught on film for entertainment is a disrespect for life.
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I agree with that. Due to my obsession with ensuring care for food - you know that I insist on killing the animal myself so there’s doubt about its treatment. Although, I would never share the moment itself as it is just crass and vulgar.
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I respect that you can do that. Not to mention it’s a lot of work, especially with a larger animal.
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