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In space, everyone can read your opinions.

A collection of reviews from multiple parties, along with some extra audio fun.

Jurassic Park (1993)

July 12, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   It might seem like I'm behind schedule on putting out a dinosaur movie to cash in on the sudden resurgence of the Jurassic franchise, but in all honesty it's just a mistiming in the queue delivery causing me to find a backup movie to do for this week and going "wow, I haven't done a single one of those movies eh?" So here we have it - Jurassic Park. It's been a while since I watched it, and there is always that lingering feeling of wanting to perhaps pick up that 3d edition I saw existed, but how well does it hold up after all these years? Is it just nostalgia coloring the world, or is it actually as impressive as dinosaurs stomping around in a park? Lets sit down and see just how extinct these dinosaurs really are.

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categories / adventure, pg13, scifi, thriller
tags / Jurassic Park

I Kill Giants (2017)

July 05, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   Occasionally you see a title and a trailer and think "well, this could be fun." Honestly, it happens more often than not for me, but in this case I had a few reservations. Of course, nothing that was going to stop me from watching the movie in the slightest - simply an observational wariness based on past experiences. In this movie pitched as a kid versus giants, there would be a statistical lean towards the giants not actually being physically real giants. The most recent film to actually deliver on a premise such as making a monster real in a way that the lead believing in them wasn't just imaginative or crazy I believe for me was Trollhunter, and that was at this point eight years ago. Still, make-believe or not I'm promised a girl fighting giants, and as this disc spins up I'm hoping it's not a case of "the bigger they are."

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categories / drama, fantasy, nr, thriller
tags / I Kill Giants

The Final Master (2015)

June 28, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   Were you aware that Netflix has a category in the genre selection drop down for it's streaming service called "Summer of Love?" I found that out today - and one of these movies didn't look like the others. The Final Master has been floating around on the service for a while, and I just haven't bother watching it yet (I was still partially on burn-out from a martial arts binge previous to seeing it being listed), and figured what an elaborate excuse to watch it when it shows up under such a wacky category? Expectations are tempered towards romance, but can blades slice through the drama and bring in some passionate fight choreography? There's only one way for me to find out.

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categories / action, drama, nr
tags / The Final Master

Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)

June 21, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   When the first Pacific Rim was getting made, I was stoked - finally some modern day giant robots beating down some giant monsters. It's everything I could have wanted, and when it came out and I watched it I was very content. My first thought upon hearing of a sequel was more of an underwhelming "eh?" than anything else - it isn't that I thought it was going to be terrible or anything of that sort, I just didn't really feel the first one needed a sequel. Well, now that the second one is out I've seen a few reviews on there largely acting like the first was some sort of masterpiece and proclaiming all manner of complaints towards the new one that didn't make sense to me having seen the first. Of course I planned on getting to it at some point, but tonight we form our own opinion and see what happens after the apocalypse has been cancelled.

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categories / action, adventure, pg13, scifi
tags / Pacific Rim: Uprising

The Chaperone (2011)

June 14, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   Next week is a good ole action flick lined up, and last week was a spooky haunting movie so I thought this week we'd go for some family-friendly dumb fun. I can't think of something that really says "dumb fun" like the WWE, so when window-browsing on Netflix put the wrestler known as Triple H in front of a school bus of kids, I thought "well why not?" It's not a new trend that wrestlers through their gauntlets into the movie ring - when you think of it wrestling is largely a soap opera combined with sports physicality in the first place, and although I don't imagine each being as successful as The Rock, the movies are usually harmless fun at worst. On that note, let's all sit down and be quiet, it's time for The Chaperone.

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categories / action, comedy, family, pg13
tags / The Chaperone

Winchester (2018)

June 07, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   Tonight's movie didn't exactly pass me by on the movie radar, it just wasn't one that I was super interested in. Fast forward to it being out for home video, and a friend mentions that they thought it was pretty fun. I've watched movies with far less exceptional recommendations, so I figured why not? As far as I know, "inspired by" very well could be the word of the day - but let's see how the house that guns built plays out.

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categories / biography, horror, mystery, pg13, fantasy, thriller
tags / Winchester

Batman Ninja (2018)

May 31, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   Batman. He needs no more introduction than that - everyone knows who Batman is at least at some passing level, even those of us who aren't super-big into comics. We've seen 3 different approaches across numerous movies both serious and batty, There's been more animated movies than I can count, and probably more comics than I could fit on a single shelf. Well, being a fan of some animated movies, and hearing a concept as sensible in name and yet absurd as "Batman Ninja," I couldn't resist. Turn on your bat-lights, we might need some rescue.

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categories / action, animation, pg13
tags / Batman Ninja

Dark Star (1974)

May 24, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   Tonight's movie is brought to you by a mishap of names. See, originally I was looking to watch the supposedly scary space Disney movie The Black Hole - but I had a mishap in remembering the name and instead got Dark Star. On the bright side, it turns out this is a John Carpenter movie, and I tend to like those normally - and it's also a comedy, to help balance out from that last horror flick we watched. So, showing that despite living in a space station I still can't tell my stellar bodies apart, let's dig in to this oldie and see if it's any good in the current day.

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categories / comedy, scifi
tags / Dark Star

Silent House (2011)

May 17, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   This movie is like Cotton Eye Joe - I have no idea where it came from, nor where it go. Most movies I find either form word-of-mouth suggestions (or reviews), although occasionally I'll also just peruse the pictures of titles on Netflix as though it was the isles of a Blockbuster Video, on the prowl for a tasty audio-visual morsel. Whichever manner caused this to be added to my list, I can certainly tell you that I didn't really know what I was getting into - for better or worse. Turn off the lights and flick the play button, it's time to see just how silent your house will be.

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categories / drama, horror, mystery, r, thriller
tags / Silent House

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

May 10, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   My first reaction when I heard they were making a Jumanji movie after the first was the same as usual - why? It's not that there isn't fun to be had there, but I don't remember the original one being particularly stellar as far as overall reception - and a quick glance at review aggregators like Rotten Tomatoes tells me I'm not remembering that far off. Then later on I heard that it was going to be a sequel and thought "good for them on not needlessly rebooting something." After seeing the trailer I recall the thought of "that could be a fun movie, but I don't think I'll hit it in theaters." After that, it slipped off the radar and I didn't really hear much about it, until a couple of people I know came in with their thoughts on "it was actually a pretty fun movie" - which brings us up to date to now, when those fateful drums be banging and drawing me in.

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categories / action, adventure, comedy, fantasy, pg13
tags / Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

May 03, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   I'm going to be honest, like at some point during these I'm not. It's been a little while since I watched the last Blade Runner movie - and I couldn't even tell you what of the thirty (exaggeration) versions I watched. I can tell you that although I can appreciate plenty of scenes within it, and some of the finer moments of the setting and pitch I largely wasn't a huge fan. I enjoyed it, but it didn't resonate with me in the manner that some do where it becomes heralded as one of the best movies ever and I feel compelled to dig into subtext that may not even exist so that I can prove "but this character is totally a robot too!" All of this in mind, when the new one come out my first thought wasn't really why - true, I didn't think it was necessary to follow up on anything from the first but the setting itself merits plenty of other stories to be told - but rather if I should eventually get around to it. That all brings us to today. Get your bathroom breaks taken care off, it's time to get dark with light hints of neon and color grades and chase some blades.

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categories / drama, mystery, r, scifi, thriller
tags / Blade Runner 2049

The Mummy (2017)

April 26, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   People forget that long ago, before people even liked comic book movies, Universal was connecting it's stories of monsters in various ways. In it's long stretch of movies, I feel there's always been hits and misses, and any given person could really like one monster (such as Dracula, who always gets the love) and hate another (such as Wolfman whose costume wasn't as impressive). So of course, liking me some monsters, I knew that this rendition of the mummy would be something I'd get around to - heck, the last version of Dracula we got I really enjoyed,  despite it meeting a lukewarm reception at best. Swirl in all the more recent movies that people have cried foul about that I've ended up liking, and there's no reason why I shouldn't imagine that this one will be any different. Still, could this movie make me seem even more like i'm bathing in mercury, or will I end up another in a legion of the judgemental dead?

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categories / action, adventure, fantasy, pg13, thriller
tags / The Mummy

Beyond Skyline (2017)

April 19, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   Do you all remember that little movie about the people trapped in the high-rise during an alien invasion? To be honest, I forgot most about it as well - I recall thinking it wasn't a bad movie, but beyond that and some minor tidbits here and there, it wasn't a strong enough impression that through the years and figurative thousands of movies I've viewed since that there was any memory real estate left. Then a buddy of mine told me they were making a sequel - and I promptly forgot about that until browsing the queue for new DVDs to add in my Netflix subscription. Then while waiting for it, they put it on streaming, so it got bumped up the list quite a bit when I forgot to send out my last return in time to get a new one this week. Tonight, we get to see just what's beyond the skyline.

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categories / action, adventure, horror, r, scifi, thriller
tags / Beyond Skyline

Killing Gunther (2017)

April 12, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   Comedy spree! Another surprise documentary-styled movie, I didn't realize this was the case in this one until I had actually started watching it. The last time a movie decided to shout "surprise! Found Footage!" I almost got sick, so hopefully this movie chronicling the misfit band of hit-folk against the actual skilled professional won't meet with such unpleasant results. I expect a laugh or two, I expect some explosions, and I expect that cover art Arnold. Let's see if it can live up to my pretty simple expectations without killing my enjoyment.

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categories / action, comedy, r
tags / Killing Gunther

Baywatch (2017)

April 05, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   Beaches, water, and slow motion. Get ready to keep picking those suits out of your butt crack, tonight's entry is a lovely little shore of action and mystery - or something like that. I'll be honest, I was never one to watch Baywatch, so the extent of my knowledge is pretty much all in that first sentence - not that no previous knowledge has ever hindered me from enjoying something before. Either way, it's time to figure out if it's worth the watch or something to keep at bay.

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categories / action, comedy, crime, r
tags / Baywatch

Rambo (2008)

March 29, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   Rambo has been a series that's been very back and forth with it's presentation. It's also only the title of a single one of the movies - that being the most recent one (unless after writing this they decide to make more for some dumb reason). Yep, weird little tidbit we can all forget repeatedly. In all honesty, there was slated a comedy for this week, but the movie didn't arrive in the mail, so instead we'll focus on a brutal action movie to help steel your nerves for the release of next review - and honestly, who doesn't like a good action flick?

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categories / action, r, thriller, war
tags / Rambo

The Dark Tower (2017)

March 22, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   There was once a man who lead us to cancel the apocalypse. He's also been an all-seeing guardian, a boss pilot, a historical figure, and plenty of other things. Most people would argue that he's a dang good actor with a the good luck to only appear in a bad movie once in a while. In most recent times, this one would probably be the one that I heard the most grief about - and, fancy that, it's yet again another Stephen King movie. Strap on your gats and let's find out if I took a shine to this one as well.

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categories / action, adventure, fantasy, horror, pg13, scifi, western
tags / The Dark Tower

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)

March 15, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   I had meant to come back an finish of this branch of Gamera for a while after figuring out that I actually really enjoyed it's two predecessors. Between that and another "large scale" movie looming around the corner that suits similar interests, I figured what better time than now. It's take three, and this time something named Iris is joining the fray for revenge. Will the hero of children mega-turtle be able to hold strong once again?

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categories / action, drama, family, fantasy, horror, scifi, nr
tags / Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

March 08, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   Considering how much I love watching Godzilla movies, it might be a surprise for the browser to find no real entries of the monkey kind in these pages. Well, I'll be honest - although I appreciate the original King Kong for what it is and it's great effects (at the very least for the time), I've just never been a Kong fan - I always preferred the big radioactive lizard instead. Well, this one had me scratching my skull thinking that maybe it'd be something I could get into a bit easier than it's predecessors and perhaps I should watch if he's going to be popping up in the next 'zilla movie, so let's spin the classic rock and paint the Island black, tonight we check out Kong: Skull Island.

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categories / action, adventure, fantasy, pg13, scifi
tags / Kong: Skull Island

The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)

March 01, 2018  /  Ken Rupracht

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   This should be subtitled "The movie that gave me a headache." At first, I was a bit excited for this one - since Poughkeepsie isn't a made up place and the documentary style fit's something that I normally enjoy - documentaries and learning about things, even if those things are macabre. It's New York baby, and if there's one thing that would be real interesting to me it'd be learning about the things that make the apple bump in the night - be it art that imitated real life or the other way around, such dark things that you may be familiar with if you've ever heard of Cropsy. After the DvD arrived, i saw it said "Mockumentary" in the description, and my enthusiasm dimmed slightly, but I've seen a good many of those that at the least remained highly entertaining. The only way to figure out if this cranial illness I'm now plagued with is from good or bad is going to be to stick around though, so let's get to the point.

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categories / horror, mystery, r, thriller
tags / The Poughkeepsie Tapes
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