It was in fact a wise decision to finally see The Abyss for the first time 4K restored on a Dolby Cinema screen. As a teenager when I first became acquainted w/ the films of James Cameron and thought they were great, Abyss was never one I got around to. For reasons that probably won’t ever be made public, this alone with True Lies never made the jump into the HD era, at least for purchase/rental on disc or streaming.…
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Spaced Invaders 1990
Hi, my name is Blair Russell, and I saw Spaced Invaders on the big screen back in 1990. After watching some serious, downbeat films as of late, it was time for much lighter entertainment; also, early last evening I randomly found an HD copy of this on YouTube (I know, I know) so that’s what was selected. Note that I never saw the film again on VHS after the one theatrical viewing; that is perhaps a sign of what my…
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974
This movie is still a classic and there are still plenty of people who think that this is gore-soaked when you hardly see any violence for the most part; it's more the low-budget sleazy factor and the great atmosphere and mood that make it unnerving to watch. It's still effective today; if only most of the sequels/remakes/alleged sequels went with this style instead of the direction they turned to.
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Godzilla Minus One 2023
Is this the best Godzilla film ever? There’s always recency bias-not to mention my own biases-but I will explain why my rating is so high. Many of the films in the franchise have been seen by me, and some have put a strong focus on the human characters… to varying success. In this film, they nailed that aspect just about perfectly. I’ll try to be on the vague side as I went into this rather blind (only knowing the setting…
