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Movie Walrus: LeVar Goes To The Pictures Part II - Electric Boogaloo... THE REVEAL
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18-06-2021 2:36pm#1Get your Popcorn sorted because THE REVEAL is finally happening... THIS WEEKEND!!!
Schedule will hopefully look a little like this provided I'm not clashing with other reveals...
Today circa 4.30pm: The Big Big Preview - LeVar's Personal Picks
Tonight circa 10pm: Friday Night Grindhouse (Double Bill) - Rounds 1 & 2
Tomorrow Afternoon circa 3pm: The Saturday Matinee - Round 3
Tomorrow Evening circa 9pm: Ladies Night - Round 4
Sunday Evening circa 8pm: The Double Feature Finale - Round 5/6
A reminder of The Categories:
1. The One With All The Sequels - as this is my Movie Walrus Sequel, what better category to kick things off than a search for some seriously sweet sequels. I'm not looking for the best sequels of all-time, and I'd like to see people think outside the box for this one rather than go for the obvious... I just want a good enjoyable sequel that preferably also works as a stand-alone film and I don't have to know what happened in the first one to enjoy it…
2. Never Work With Children or Animals - if you've ever worked on set with a child or an animal you'll know that either of those unpredictable little buggers can bring an entire production to a halt by refusing to play ball, and even if they are cooperative, kids and animals can only work for a set amount of time a day which is a pain if you're trying to make a movie, so I can appreciate films where the main character is a child actor or an animal, especially when they're done really well, so that's what I want here
3. A Question of Sport - not a big Sports fan, but always seem to enjoy Sports Movies no matter the genre, so there's an open goal for the taking here if you can get your shot in… I have a particular fondness for underdog stories especially, but I don't want to limit the category to those, so anything goes as long as Sports is the background for it
4. Ladies Night - it's no secret that there's a gender inbalance in the film industry, so lets try and right that wrong by celebrating the women folk. Pretty broad category here, just want something with a strong female character in the main role, and who isn't overshadowed or fighting for screentime with a male counterpart
5/6. Choose Your Own Adventure/The Double Feature - I did a Selection Box in my LeVar's Stocking Filler's quickfire Christmas themed Music Walrus where people got to choose 1 song from a selection of 5 sub-categories, and I ended up really loving the variety that was born from giving people an option, and it also allows to go for some more niche options, so it was a no-brainer to do something along those lines again. However, I also wanted to double the fun for the last round and have more points up for grabs and more chances to obtain those points, so Pick 2 Movies to send me from any the sub-categories below… You can use the same category twice if you want, or have a pick'n'mix as all choices from all sub-categories will face off and be ranked against each other, and your two movies will also be ranked against all the rest here - so in theory you could win both first and second place in this round, or indeed pick two stinkers and end up in both the bottom spots (it'll make sense at the reveal, but basically, pick 2 films overall from any of the categories below)- To B or Not To B - I'm a big fan of low budget, critically panned, cult classic B-Movies, and always on the lookout for some new ones
- The Early Bird Special - gotten into the oldies a lot more in recent years, so hit me with a film that was released before 1950
- The Estevez Festivez - a running gag on Cougar Town was that the characters would binge watch Emilio Estevez movies, and I've always wanted to do something like that, so quite simply, any movie starring the man himself
- Off-Broadway - I like musicals, but I've seen most of the big budget well known ones, so trying to find a few of the more obscure lesser known movie musicals if you've got any
- The Teen Scream - who doesn't love seeing teenagers being hunted down and killed by serial killers and the like… this one is pretty self-explanatory I think
- It's The End of the World As We Know It and I Feel Fine - any sort of natural disaster or impending apocalypse movie, that balances exciting and epic action with interesting characters that I give a sh*t about
- Caged In - I've not watched a whole lot of Nicolas Cage films, but I'm fascinated by the idea of how he is both a brilliant and terrible actor simultaneously, so any film in which he stars for this one
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aaronjennings wrote: »I never score very highly in these Walruses, and looking back at my nominations, I expect no different this time :P
I haven't done up the scoreboards and not entirely sure who submitted what yet (had all that on a separate spreadsheet) so who knows how anyone did...
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What I'm doing now in about 15 minutes is just sharing the 11 films (one for each category or sub-category) that I might have submitted, bit of a tease as to what my tastes are which may have you feeling quietly confident or already sh*tting the bed going into this weekend's festivities...
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LeVar's Pick: The One With All The Sequels
Psyhco II (1983)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086154/IMDB wrote:After twenty-two years of psychiatric care, Norman Bates attempts to return to a life of solitude, but the specters of his crimes - and his mother - continue to haunt him.
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LeVar's Pick: Never Work With Children or Animals
Into The West (1992)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104522/IMDB wrote:Grandpa Ward gives a horse he found to his grandchildren, who keep it in their tower-block flat in Dublin. The horse is stolen from them, and the two young boys set out to find it and flee on it.
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LeVar's Pick: A Question of Sport
Eddie The Eagle (2015)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1083452/IMDB wrote:The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Unique Sport… Check. Underdog Story… Check. Feel Good Flick… Check.0 -
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LeVar's Pick: Ladies Night
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6257174/IMDB wrote:In 1993, a teenage girl is forced into a gay conversion therapy center by her conservative guardians.
Chloe Grace Moretz is one of my favourite actors these days, she's been in some great movies lately, and I loved this one.0 -
LeVar's Pick: To B or Not To B
WolfCop (2014)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2781516/IMDB wrote:As a series of strange and violent events begin to occur, an alcoholic policeman realizes that he has been turned into a werewolf as part of a larger plan.
If it looks and sounds awesome that's because it is f**king amazing. It's also kind of awful, but in an amazing way.0 -
LeVar's Pick: The Early Bird Special
These Three (1936)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028356/IMDB wrote:Two school teachers and the man they both love face ruin when a malicious student cooks up a lie.
A really good drama film, there's something to be said for the simplicity of 1930s cinema.0 -
LeVar's Pick: The Estevez Festivez
The Public (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3294746/IMDB wrote:An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.
Randomly stumbled upon this one on Sky Movies one night, a hidden gem if ever there was one, and Estevez at his absolute best.0 -
LeVar's Pick: Off-Broadway
Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6433880/IMDB wrote:A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones.
This is just delightful… and gory… with great music… it almost made me like Christmas…0 -
LeVar's Pick: The Teen Scream
Blood Fest (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7208564/IMDB wrote:Fans flock to a festival celebrating the most iconic horror movies, only to discover that the charismatic showman behind the event has a diabolical agenda.
Very meta and on the nose in terms of hitting all the Teen Scream tropes, which I enjoy immensely.0 -
LeVar's Pick: It's The End of the World As We Know It and I Feel Fine
The Wave (2015)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3616916/IMDB wrote:Although anticipated, no one is really ready when the mountain pass above the scenic, narrow Norwegian fjord Geiranger collapses and creates an 85-meter high violent tsunami. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.
Forget Hollywood blockbusters, if you want a really really good disaster movie, check out this Norwegian gem.0 -
LeVar's Pick: Caged In
Mom and Dad (2017)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5462326/IMDB wrote:A teenage girl and her younger brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origin causes parents to turn violently on their own kids.
Does exactly what it says on the tin. Eighty minutes of pure bliss watching this one.0 -
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During the actual reveal posts won't be flying up as quickly as that, as I need to create a bit of tension and leave room for chat, but just wanted to quickly throw up my own choices to get the ball rolling and the excitement building, a bit like a Trailer might do...
Will see you all back here about 10pm (maybe a little bit earlier depending on when I'm free to begin) for the Red Carpet Premiere and the start of the Walrus proper...
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Before we get down to business later tonight let's take a minute to meet the cast of this Movie Walrus Sequel
We couldn't pay our main protagonist and winner of the first LeVar Goes To The Pictures, s1ippy, enough money to return for a sequel, so a new star shall be born this time around, and walk away with their fist pumped in the air as the end credits roll...
But will it be a fan favourite from the first feature or new blood brought in to spice things up in an attempt to win big at the box office, that will emerge as our new Hero?
ShaneU, who was almost as popular as s1ippy in the previous outing is the early favourite to play the leading role in the follow up, but he's joined by other fan favourites Kolido and Irish Aris who also proved their worth in the original and will likely be fighting for plenty of screentime.
Necro, who failed to win over the audience the first time around and walked away with the Wooden Spoon, but tested well with focus groups in the TV Spin-Off, is being given a second chance to impress the film critics after his small screen success.
Speaking of the TV Spin-Off, while he didn't get top billing in the earlier Film, Sawduck emerged as a huge favourite in the more episodic and serialized setting, achieving the win there, so will be hoping to go toe to toe with the big dogs after impressing fans in the TV world.
Also returning from both the previous film and the TV spin-off series are JP Liz V1 and the purple tin, and both hoping to breakout and come into the forefront of the franchise a bit more this time around.
Making their big screen debuts after a test run in the TV series are cee_jay, Electric Nitwit, Alfred Borden, and aaronjennings. Will they survive the transition from television to cinema?
And of course it wouldn't be a true sequel without some fresh blood as Rikand, osh, mustang_shelly, and Arghus join the cast for the very first time and all hope to make an impression and stand out from their more seasoned co-stars...
16 potential heroes, or perhaps potential victims, will fight to walk away with the big pay check, as they face off against this series' answer to Freddy Kruger... Also Starring LeVar Burton
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Necro, who failed to win over the audience the first time around and walked away with the Wooden Spoon, but tested well with focus groups in the TV Spin-Off, is being given a second chance to impress the film critics after his small screen success.
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link to the first game, trying to remember why I'm an early favourite in this
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=115232678
It's because you walked away with the second biggest paycheck after winning the silver, so the audience are expecting big things from you... :pac:
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8th place and 8 pts toReberetta
[Rec] 3: Genesis (2012)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1649444/IMDB wrote:A couple's wedding day turns horrific as some of the guests start showing signs of a strange illness.
Have I Seen It Before: No
LeVar's Approval Rating: 83%
Review:
The first [Rec] was submitted to my first Movie Walrus and I wasn't a fan, because I can't stand shaky-cam found footage type films, so needless to say I did not have high hopes for one of its sequels and was expecting much of the same as the one I had seen previously. Twenty or so minutes into this one though, I was surprised and relieved that they dropped the found footage gimmick entirely, and actually even when they were doing it in the first bit, there was a great meta moment where they took the piss out of themselves and one of the "camera-men" claims that shaky footage is unwatchable ; that self-awareness alone almost makes me forgive the first twenty minutes, which are indeed pretty unbearable. Once they dismiss the gimmick though, it transforms into a properly enjoyable zombie flick for the remaining hour and it was great fun altogether. The two lead actors, Leticia Dolera and Diego Martin, were likeable and easy to root for too, which often isn't the case with a fast paced zombie thriller. I can't overlook the first twenty minutes, which I wasn't a fan of, otherwise I'd be rating this a bit higher, but it came good in the end and shattered my preconceived notions, so a good choice overall.0 -
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9th place and 7 pts toaaronjennings
Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060278/IMDB wrote:The Daleks' fiendish plot in 2150 against Earth and its people is foiled when Dr. Who and friends arrive from the 20th century and figure it out.
Have I Seen It Before: No
LeVar's Approval Rating: 80%
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I had seen the TV versions of The Daleks and Daleks Invasion of Earth with William Hartnell as Doctor Who, but had never watched either of the movie adaptations with Peter Cushing in the lead role. Now, its been quite a long time since I saw the TV serial of Daleks Invasion of Earth and I only have a vague recollection of it, but I don't remember it been anywhere near this good ; obviously they had a bigger budget here and a lot more action as a result, and there were more than a few changes made, but all for the better I think, and I really enjoyed this. You could take away the Doctor Who branding, and this is just a fun low budget sci-fi B movie, you wouldn't need to know anything about Doctor Who (I do of course, but it works well as a standalone film) to enjoy it, and I thought it was a blast. It was great to see a young Bernard Cribbins in action here too, especially as he goes on to have a substantial role in the modern era of Doctor Who. I enjoyed all the cast, although I'm not sure exactly how I feel about Peter Cushing as this version of The Doctor, and maybe that's just because I'm used to William Hartnell, but Cushing was also much younger at the time than the part he was playing here and the aged-up make-up is a little bit jarring ; a minor quibble in the grand scheme of things though. The score is also ridiculously upbeat and comedic at times which threw me at first, but once I got into it, it simply added to the B Movie Campiness of it all. Interesting choice, but it worked for me.0 -
7th place and 9 pts toosh
Clerks II (2006)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424345/IMDB wrote:A calamity at Dante and Randal's shops sends them looking for new horizons - but they ultimately settle at the fast food empire Mooby's.
Have I Seen It Before: Yes
LeVar's Approval Rating: 84%
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Don't think I gave Clerks II enough credit the one and only time I had watched it previously. I had been a big fan of the first film and at the time I didn't think this sequel was a patch on its predecessor, so I may have disregarded it quite a bit. It may still not be as good as the first one, I genuinely can't say with any sort of conviction, as I hadn't seen either in fifteen years, but watching Clerks II now without Clerks fresh in my mind, it is incredibly enjoyable as a stand alone feature. There's the trademark juvenile humour that you expect from a Kevin Smith comedy, and there are some good laughs throughout, but its really the emotional crux of the film that makes up the last twenty minutes or so that stands out to me and elevates Clerks II from your standard (yet enjoyable) late-night shock comedy to something far superior. There's a message that Smith wants to convey in the emotional beats between Dante and Randall at the climax of the film, that I think he absolutely nails, and it's a sentiment I wholeheartedly agree with ; I can certainly appreciate the endgame messager here a lot more being fifteen years older and (dare I say) wiser than I was when I first watched it. Great choice, I'm not sure I ever would have revisited this sequel again of my own volition, so I'm glad to have re-watched it for the Walrus and had the opportunity to change what I thought was my opinion on it.0 -
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Agreed 100%, although IMO the first movie is inferior to it's TV-counterpart
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10th place and 6 pts toKolido
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059578/IMDB wrote:Two bounty hunters with the same intentions team up to track down a Western outlaw.
Have I Seen It Before: No
LeVar's Approval Rating: 77%
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Enjoyed this one an awful lot more than I expected I would, as I never really understood the adoration Clint Eastwood gets, I had always just found him fairly bland and unmemorable in anything I had seen him in. My opinion on Eastwood himself hasn't changed after watching this, I found him the least endearing thing about this film, and "perfectly fine in the role" is probably the highest praise I could give him, but that was all, he was fine. Lee Van Cleef on the other hand oozed charisma and stole every scene he was in from the beginning to the very end, and if the film solely focused on him as a protagonist, I'd be rating this slightly higher I imagine. I also really enjoyed Gian Maria Volonte's performance too, and his band of merry bandits were also great and memorable in their own right. The real hero of the film though has to be Ennio Morricone and his magnificent score, it captured the atmosphere and complimented the cinematography perfectly. I wasn't actually aware that the Dollars Trilogy isn't actually a trilogy until I looked into it before writing the review, and I like the fact that Sergio Leone never viewed this as a sequel, but despite that it's widely regarded and accepted as a sequel and considered to be the second film in the not-a-Trilogy Trilogy anyway even though its different characters to the preceding and following films ; I'm not even sure why, I just find that little bit of trivia interesting and it endears me to the film even more.0 -
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Maybe... Maybe Not... Nobody Knows...
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The Raid 2 (2014)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2265171/IMDB wrote:Only a short time after the first raid, Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force.
Have I Seen It Before: No
LeVar's Approval Rating: 85%
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I had seen the first film and absolutely loved it ; to me The Raid is a perfect action movie. The thing I loved the most about the first one though is that the narrative and action are all self-contained and take place in the one setting, so I was never interested in watching this sequel which ventured out into the larger world to tell a broader and more complex story, it just wasn't something that really appealed to me. That said, I really did love this, despite not being on the same level for me as the first film was, simply for the reasons I already stated. The fight choreography and filmography were again absolutely superb and visually it was a feast. Iko Uwais and Arifin Putra in the two lead parts were incredibly compelling to watch, and I would've loved to have spent more time seeing them develop the bond they had, rather than having to rush through it to get to the next plot point of the story. It's actually my main criticism and ties in with the reason I wasn't keen to see them expand the universe (so to speak), I think everything needed more time to breathe for the film to really hit it out of of the park for me, because the story is great, just a bit rushed. It would've worked better as a TV mini-series where they could spend a bit more time on backstory for not just Rama and Uco, but all of the other characters like Eka, Prakoso, and the "Three Assassins" who all seemed like incredibly compelling characters with intriguing pasts, but there was so much to get through in the already lengthy two and a half hour run-time that there's no time to get any real context for those side characters which would've just moved everything up to that top level for me. Still really loved it and as I said visually it was a masterpiece, a great choice, and I'm glad a couple of people finally forced me to watch it.0 -
11th place and 5 pts toNecro
The Lego Movie 2: The Second One (2019)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3513498/IMDB wrote:It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: Lego Duplo invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.
Have I Seen It Before: No
LeVar's Approval Rating: 74%
Review:
I had seen The Lego Movie and The Lego Batman Movie before, but hadn't got around to this one yet. A lot of the novelty has worn off if I'm being honest, I remember seeing the first one in the cinema and I was taken aback by how unique it ended up being, and The Lego Batman Movie I really really liked too, since Batman was the best character in the first Lego Movie, and this one just didn't grab me in the same way. I still really enjoyed a lot of things about it though. All of the new songs were fantastic (The Lonely Island credits song was a personal favourite), but I didn't care for all the different versions of Everything Is Awesome ; I really liked the original version from the first movie, but it got to the point in this where all the different reprises started to grate on me. The meta humour was great again, plenty of jokes in their for the older audience. I also really liked the brother/sister dynamic that was the crux of the movie, and there was some really sweet moments that grew out of that, but I think they should've leant into it even more and actually spent a bit more time in the real world. The wedding storyline in itself was pretty decent and anything with Lucy, Queen Watevra Wa'Nabi, and Batman was a lot of fun. I didn't, however, care for the Emmet/Rex time travel stuff at all aside from one or two meta-gags, and that whole side of things felt a bit unnecessary and convoluted, and had a real whiff of "lets make sure we give Chris Pratt his own story strand so he has lots to do" rather than just letting it be more of an ensemble piece, and that's what really dragged the whole experience down for me quite a bit. Glad to have seen it, did enjoy it overall, so a good choice in that regard, but there were aspects that dragged it down for me.0 -
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