November Movies - Week 2

Good Morning Ladies & Gentlemen,

We're doing fine... only a little cough left & we'll never trust being around family and friends again... until next time... but plenty of time to watch movies.

November 5 – J.D.’s Revenge (1976)
 
I had heard of this movie on some list back in the day as one of the worst movies ever made. That is absolutely preposterous! Okay, the premise is that a New Orleans gangster is murdered in the 40’s and takes over the body of a 70’s medical student (played by Glynn Turman) to exact revenge on the man who killed him (Lou Gossett jr). The idea is a little preposterous… but the incredible acting by Glynn Turman as two completely different characters and the struggles in between… and Lou Gossett and just about everybody involved in this movie… I don’t get the hate! I thoroughly enjoyed this movie! The only parts I didn’t particularly care for was the fact that the dead gangster is an absolutely a-hole who doesn’t deserve revenge… but the way the story turns out is pretty top-notch!
 
Rating – 9/10 – Check it out if this sounds like it interests you at all!
 
November 6 – Tammy & the T-Rex (1995)
 
Yes, I have the Vinegar Syndrome release / Gory R-rated cut of “TANNY and the T-Rex” according to the opening titles… about a cheerleader (Denise Richards) whose jealous ex-boyfriend kills her new boyfriend (Paul Walker) but then his brain is put into a robot dinosaur to be used as the computer by a mad scientist (Terry Kizer) and hilarious hijinx ensue. This movie is… baffling. It’s nuts. However, the performances are pretty great from a lot of first-time actors & seasoned vets alike… and though some of the humor doesn’t stand the test of time, I thoroughly enjoy it.

Rating – 10/10 – So glad I stumbled upon this… and hear all about it this DINOvember on Everything I Learned From Movies
 
November 7 – Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)
 
We watched this new eight-episode anthology series on Netflix that was dropped this past week… and it only took us like two nights to watch it all. A majority of the stories seem to be HP Lovecraft stories turned into 40-60 minute episodes and each one done by a different director like Panos Cosmatos (“Mandy”), Jennifer Kent (“The Babadook”) and so on. Now… the atmosphere made by the episodes was all really good… but some of the stories were REALLLLLLY stretched out… and kind of weak to begin with. That being said, I’d say check it out.
 
Rating – 8/10 – Some were just boring and didn’t really pay off, but that’s like… two of the eight.
 
November 8 – Prince of Space (1959)
 
Yes, we watched the MST3K version of this Japanese movie about an alien force that invade Earth and tries to steal a secret rocket fuel… but then a mysterious hero steps in to save the day! He couldn’t possibly be the local shoeshine who disappears whenever something happens, could he? Look… the movie isn’t the greatest… but it also isn’t the worse… and this was honestly one of my favorite MST3K episodes that I’ve ever seen! Highly recommend on Tubi!
 
Rating – 8/10 – Definitely do the MST3K version though… you won’t miss anything laughing.
 
November 9 – Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961)
 
When the last one finished, it automatically started this movie… and I think these were consecutive episodes of MST3K because they made several references to the bad guy from “Prince of Space”… but yeah, this ones about invaders from Neptune… being thwarted by the mysterious hero Space Chief… and hijinx ensue. Again, the movie isn’t that great… but the MST3K episode is great.
 
Rating – 8/10 – Again, definitely do the MST3K episode on Tubi
 
November 10 – Bullet Train (2022)
 
We finally watched the David Leitch directed action behemoth about a bunch of assassins on a Japanese bullet train… and hijinx ensue! Brad Pitt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bad Bunny, Zazie Beets, Michael Shannon, Sandra Bullock, a whole bunch of cameos… I really enjoyed this movie. The fighting scenes were good… the action was… a little ridiculous & nonsensical on many fronts… but it kind of comes together towards the end… though not really… overall, just a dumb fun action flick that I enjoyed. Do I put it on the level of his other work like “John Wick”, “Deadpool 2” or “Hobbs & Shaw”? Absolutely not… but still better than most out there.
 
Rating – 9/10 – Dumb dumb fun! Check it out!
 
November 11 – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
 
Now playing on the Roku Channel, comes Daniel Radcliffe in the role of a lifetime… as the cultural icon & sexy symbol of multiple generations, Weird Al Yankovic!!! Well, okay… it’s a parody of biopics really… but it’s absolutely hilarious, especially if you’ve seen most of these musical biopics like I have. They really make it completely obvious throughout that it’s not what really happened (because that story is basically he liked making funny songs, got famous, has lived a great life since then, so boring story) but the way that they blow it over the top is just incredible. There’s are lots of hilarious cameos, plot twists, homages to other movies, plus it’s streaming free on Roku so just check it out!
 
Rating – 10/10 – It does seem a little long at some parts… but luckily it’s pretty good at keeping you laughing throughout.

The Holidays are just around the corner, we have visitors coming starting next week, I'm excited! Have a great weekend everybody!

​Steve