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Some late November movie thoughts

 How many Focker jokes will be in the upcoming Meet the Parents sequel ? I would guess at least six. At a certain point there can be too many. I remember the last Vacation movie had maybe 5 jokes about the family renting a weird car. Maybe a few were too much or unrealistic for a relatively realistic film. Roger Ebert was not a fan of funny cars in films. He called them a sign of desperation. I saw a good mini review of Wicked for Good . There was a full review later, which was also positive. Most early mini reviews I saw were negative and mentioned splitting a play into 2 films. Wicked, the play,was under 2 hours long, so turning it into 2 movies was going to be a stretch.  The new Deathstalker is decent, more more than decent.  The practical makeup effects are good, and most of the jokes are good. There is not too much comic relief. (Yeah I still complain about too much comic relief.) I think it might be worth watching again.
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Exit Protocol was decent and other movie thoughts

  Exit Protocol was decent. Dolph Lundgren , Michael Jai White , and Scott Martin star in this movie about assassins. I liked it but maybe it would be better with someone else in Martin's role. He was not terrible but maybe Frank Grillo would have been better in the role.  Michael Jai   White has maybe an extended cameo in Exit Protocol but it was nice to see him. His character was named Isaac Florentine . The real life Isaac Florentine is a director who among films directed Undisputed 2 , which starred Michael Jai White. There is another sequel to Meet the Parents coming out next year. I saw the first two but I don't remember if I saw the third one. I don't remember wanting to see the third one. Expect more jokes about the name Focker. Some of these years later sequels have been kind of sad.
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Xanadu is odd but kind of fun and other movie thoughts

I re-watched Xanadu and it is a fun movie but kind of odd. Olivia Newton John, Michel Beck, and Gene Kelly star in this musical. It was Kelly’s last appearance. Beck did not sing. That might have been just as well. It might be time to re-watch Grease.  Okay, I know that one of the songs has a line or two in poor taste and  a few of the actors playing high school students don’t look like high school students. It is still re-watching.  Gladiator Underground is fun. I think it is worth re-watching. Two brothers are in an illegal tournament  and they have a strained relationship. Fights are good.   Five recent movies I liked a lot Affinity Diablo Prisoner of War Fantastic Four: First Steps Under Fire  
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Affinity is good

Affinity stars Marko Zaror. He plays a man named Bruno. One day Bruno meets a mysterious woman named Athena. Some goons take her.  Bruno uses his special skills to find her and he has two friends helping him. Bruno might been in a special forces unit. Zaror is good in this. He plays a more likeable character than he did in Diablo. After seeing this I am more interested in his upcoming project based on a real life person. Louis Mandylor has a supporting role. It is always nice to see him. Brooke Ence, an actress I am not familiar with, plays Finch, another of Bruno's friends. It is a short movie, which I like. The action scenes are good. I am not sure who played the special henchman but he looked familiar. This is worth seeing again.
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Code 3 was decent and other movie thoughts

Rainn Wilson stars as a burned out EMT in this comedy, Code 3.  I liked it.  I am not a fan of the Office, the British or American version, so I might not have seen Wilson in a lot of movies or TV shows.  Maybe I was just in the mood for a comedy but  it might be worth re-watching. Avatar Three is coming out this year.  I think I saw the original Avatar and did not care for it.  Maybe I should give it another try and if I like it, maybe I could watch the first sequel.  I think I will re-watch my DVD of the Night Strangler this month.  It has been a while since I saw it.  I remember liking it.  Also I probably should re-watch I Ain't Scared of You, a Tribute to Bernie Mac this month.  The title fits in with the season, thematically at least.  Also I should probably watch his baseball themed comedy Mr. 3000 again. Maybe I will give it another chance. I tried another comedy and lost interest. After 40 something minutes I did not c...
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Fantastic Four First Steps is good and other movie thoughts

Fantastic Four First Steps is good. It is better than the last Fantastic Four movie, which is a low bar to clear. The cast is good and I liked the story. It was kind of odd how rushed the origin of the team is. Maybe studios think skipping the origin lets the film get to the interesting part.  I did not care for the mid credits scene but at least it is reportedly going somewhere, unlike a few mid credit scenes from other Marvel movies. There is a Spinal Tap sequel, some 40 years later. That seems odd. A fair amount of these late sequels have not been good. I don't feel interested in this movie, at this time. I am not even sure if I saw the original Spinal Tap, so perhaps I am not the audience for this. The Strangers Chapter Two is out. Apparently all movies in this trilogy were filmed at the same time, so there is an already a sequel even if this one bombs. (Did the actors and crew get paid for 3 movies?) I have heard this is pretty bad. Even some You Tubers who specialize reviewin...
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I Know What You Did Last Summer 2025 was decent and other movie thought

I Know What Did Last Summer (2025) is decent. I am not sure if I will re-watch it.  It was nice to see Freddy Prince Jr on screen again, I thought he shifted to voice over work. The movie hints at a sequel that might not happen. I think Karate Kid Legends is better than this film. To be fair I liked Karate Kid Legends but still think the movie has a few issues. No one has brought up, at least no one I have seen, Indecent Proposal when talking about Robert Redford’s films in the wake of Redford's death. Indecent Proposal was a big hit but it seems to be a bit forgotten. If it got a 25th or 30th anniversary Blu-ray, I didn’t hear about it. I am not an expert on Redford’s filmography. I don’t know of any hidden gems in his filmography to recommend. I liked Barefoot in the Park but I haven’t seen it in ages. Halloween IV is coming back to theaters in October. That should be nice. I might go see it. Halloween IV is one of my favorite horror movies.
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