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... a total waste of time. I only watched this because I'm a heavy metal fan, & Dave Mustaine plays a prominent role. It's not worth watching for him or for any other reason.

I would actually want to see the entire cast of this movie in a better movie. The sexy rock band girls, Richard Greico, Dave Mustaine, the smaller characters - the actors playing made this movie as good as it could be, which is still terrible. I think they could all be awesome in a better movie.

Considering that this movie was released by Cleopatra Records, who is mostly famous for lesser-known goth & industrial music releases, the music in "HPTKK" is pretty cool.

It's kind of fun, but not profound. The movie has some pretty fun performers, while some of the cast are less exciting. Allison Dunbar, Brendan Schaub, Dana Powell, Ellen Wong, Joe Raffa, Patty Guggenheim, Rachael Leigh Cook, Sara Rue, Shannon Dang, and Will Sasso are all great in this movie! The rest of the cast are a little tedious to watch. Much like How I Met Your Mother, the main actor is just unbearable. If they could have had anyone else in that lead role, the movie would have been better.

The story is fun, and definitely worth watching - especially for industry insiders, which I am not. I do run my own business, and I spent a lot of my career working with startup companies. The main character's cynical attitude was annoying; being positive is necessary for success. Some startup companies fail because they want to be billionaires overnight, and they think the small gig is beneath them. A small festival, a small award, a tiny bit of exposure - these are all valuable. The next project isn't a chore; it's the reason we came here.

I was thinking of avoiding this, just because of the low ratings. This trend of movies with the word "exorcism" in the title or description is mostly being done to an annoying degree, especially since most of the movies in this caregory are terrible.

"The Vatican Tapes" is a cool concept for a movie, but it mostly feels thrown together. And it is not really scary. It can be kind of exciting at times, but the scenes don't flow perfectly, and some events are just too abrupt.

The real attraction to this movie is the cast. Dudley, George, Hounsou, Pena, Robertson, and Scott all do really well in this movie. It's even nice to see Alison Lohman in a small role. Plus there's an uncredited appearance by M. Shawn Crahan! Michael Pena has been on screen for almost 30 years, and I feel like this is one of his best and most likeable performances. He is the real star of this movie.

As this is kind of a low-tech movie, Olivia Taylor Dudley does an amazing job of using gestures and facial expressions to portray the possessed girl, rather than relying on makeup or special effects. It has been hard to find movies with the right balance of special effects versus acting or story.

While the movie is not totally scary, I felt the need to sleep with the lights on after watching this movie. I would recommend The Vatican Tapes to most horror movie fans.

Patty Mullen is exceptional in this movie; she plays her character perfectly, and she is quite attractive at the same time. Her character is wacky, and she is so much fun to watch!

The actor James Lorinz was born in New York City. His accent sounds like a mix between Jimmy Stewart and Jimmy Durante, and it gets annoying quickly. And I like Jimmy Durante.

Joseph Gonzalez is pretty awesome in this movie as Zorro. His acting is funny!

The story is silly, and I think it may be a required viewing for fans of horror and horror-comedy movies. It's not that great, but most people should see it at least once.

I know the coffee shop scene with De Niro & Pacino is where this movie gets its acclaim. The dialog in this scene is great, and the actors in it are great. However, there is another scene which I thought was amazing: it was the final quiet interplay between Judd & Kilmer. I actually watched that scene a couple of times.

Right before the final heist commences, Sizemore smiles a little at the people around him and then puts his mask on - awesome!

The Waingro character is a real psycho. Is this realistic, or is the movie just written this way? If you've ever heard a group of people entertain the idea of attempting a heist, many in the group are just misguided, while there are 1 or 2 genuine psychos in the group.

The documentary and the things they talk about are not so exciting. However, they show some pretty important people here in "Modulations: Cinema For the Ear".

I am watching this documentary 25 years after it was released, and it was very nostalgic for the time period - the things I experienced and the things I missed. For any fan of electronic music or rave culture, this movie is great to experience. The music clips they play are incredible; I now feel like digging back into my collection of CDs, since much of this music is not available on Spotify.

The director Iara Lee seems to have been quite active over the years, while not receiving enough recognition. I may have to look into some of her other documentaries and shorts.

8 stars for this.

2023Aug18Fri.

Carlito's Way is good. It is exciting and engrossing. The movie jumps off with a Pacino Speech, but he is really captivating in this movie. You really get to know Carlito & relate to him quickly. The rest of the cast does well here, also; I was surprised that was Viggo Mortensen.

The movie does take itself a little too seriously, and that's why it is so long. It is not the best of the best crime-drama movies, but it is still an absolute must-see for any fan of the genre. I gave it 7 stars, but it may be worth 8 or 9. Really, I may have to come back here & revise my rating.

It's worth mentioning again, the cast does really well in this movie. Even Luiz Guzman is likeable here, like he was in "We're The Millers".

BDP is a legend, and it shows! Yes, he's taking himself seriously here, but you know what- 9 stars!

What I find most dissatisfying about watching this is how much time it takes to get through all of the episodes. Really, if this was edited down to a 2-hour movie, it may have been more enjoyable.

The story line was kind of cool, and the cast was pretty excellent. Each performer in the main cast did a superb job with what they were given.

On the other hand, some of the free-thinker (which I am) preachiness felt misguided and tedious. Jumbling the concepts of religious fundamentalists and vampires, maybe aiming to create parallels between the 2, came across as heavy-handed and a little messy. I am not really spiritual or antireligious, but the effort made me a little uncomfortable.

Reality check: every made-for-NF movie and series I've watched is worth 2 stars on any scale.

I remember I saw the commercial on TV when I was a little kid. I was disappointed that I missed the movie, and I have been wanting to see it for the past 34 years. I hope I can find it somewhere...

When hosting a SW viewing for weeks to months, I will always opt for the microseries and skip the hifi TCW series - especially for 1st-timers. This puts the emphasis on the movies, rather than making newcomers sit through years' worth of cartoons as their Star Wars experience. The Clone Wars microseries makes an exciting full-length extra episode, which sits perfectly between Eps. 2 & 3, while the hifi TCW series does not add anything profound - especially if the point is to lead toward the original movie series. For the same reasons, I won't include Resistance, Rebels, or the Mandalorian; additionally, I will place the Family Guy recap of the original series at the end. The Family Guy retellings are a necessity, now that the unimpressive sequel series is complete.

This series is great to watch on a projector! Excellent footage, although the footage in "Life" still tops this. This series gets a little too preachy at times, but it was still enjoyable.

This is a heist movie which never once raises your pulse. Zero action, zero witty dialog, zero comedy, zero suspense, zero empathy - and the absence of David Holmes. Charisma, effort, and entertainment appear briefly in the forms of Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, and James Hindman.