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    Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

    I didn’t think the trailer looked good and it felt meh, but I ended up loving the movie a lot.

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      It was super attentive to d&d details such as almost all the classes of the party using intelligence as dump stats or the specifics of the spells mechanics while also not needing the audience to know any of that to have a good time and understand what was going on.

      And the use of d&d lore and mechanics were woven into the characters and narrative, it wasn’t just hey remember this thing from d&d. Way underrated, probably bad marketing.

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    The Cabin in the Woods. Only seen it once so far and I’m still floored thinking back on it and how well it did its thing.

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    I’m going to have to make a list of the movies recommended here that I want to watch. Lots of interesting picks. Cool idea for a post.

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    A few that come to mind

    2022 - Lovecraftian Horror/Dark Comedy/Fantasy - Glorious

    2019 - Mystery/Horror/Thriller/- The Colour Out Of Space (or Color Out Of Space)

    2015 - Action/Violence/Scifi - Hardcore Henry

    2010 - Action/Violence - Machete

    2010 - Action/Comedy/Romance - Scott Pilgrim Vs The World

    2009 - Zombie Horror/Dark Comedy - George: A Zombie Intervention (or George’s Intervention)

    2009 - Adventure/Fantasy/Scifi - Ink

    1999 - Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy - Dogma

    1997 - Action/Adventure/Scifi - The Game

    All were really good movies that I myself initially passed over (numerous times even) before coming back a while later to be blown away on the first watch. Most of these I ordered on dvd as the credits were still rolling. I can list some more if you like any of these.

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    Sucker punch.

    Looks like a mindless action with titties, but it’s actually a good movie. Give it a try if you haven’t.

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      I watched a lengthy video essay about this movie that really made me want to watch it. Was definitely shocked by the level of thought put into the symbolism within the film.

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    Con Air

    It is absolutely not well written but I just love how the film and all the actors are completely aware of how dumb the entire thing is.

    Oh, and casting Chief Engineer Miles O’Brien as the jerk that everyone hates is the icing on this guilty-pleasure cake.

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    I watched Running Scared with Paul Walker at like 3am probably over fifteen years ago. I thought it was brilliant, really dark but fun.

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    Army of thieves.

    Prequel to army of the dead, actually an amazingly enjoyable film superior in every way to its stupid predecessor

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    Disney’s “The Black Hole”. It came from a time just after Walt Disney had died and they were still figuring out their shit.

    So they made an extremely dark SciFi flick with a cute robot that appeals to children which is such a weird combination, but I liked it a lot. I can’t even say why.

    The U.S.S. Cygnus looks fucking badass, too. One of the best ship designs in a SciFi movie, change my mind.

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    Free Guy

    Generic video game movie stuffed with trendy references and fanservice is actually a really good singularity story

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    Pandorum. At a glance it like like just another bad sci-fi, but it’s really good horror sci-fi mind fuckery with a fantastic twist. Dennis Quaid is great in it.

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    Tucker and Dave vs. Evil. Looks like another dumb Netflix original, but it was one of the best horror/comedies I’ve seen.

    Speaking of the genre, big nods to another one - Little Evil.

    It Follows - just read the premise of the film and tell me it doesn’t sound dumb… Then go watch it

    Oh and Colossal!!! Ann Hathaway stars in this bizarre and very deep movie about a giant monster that can be controlled from a playground. Amazing movie. Trust me

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      Tucker and Dale vs. Evil! Amazing movie! I put it on one day just so I could check it off my list of new things out and, figured if I love the Evil Dead series (and also, as someone else mentioned in the thread, the Re-Animator) how awful could this be… it wasn’t. It was fantastic.

      Enjoyed Little Evil too. So, I’m putting Colossal on my list right now!

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        I think Colossal will surprise you. It’s not exactly a horror comedy, but a very serious film wrapped in a ridiculous story

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          Similar vein: Slaxx. I’m not sure how vampire pants fits into things but boy does it start a conversation about using cheap labor for profit and the cost of life for that profit.

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      Colossal was weird, but i liked it. I could see where people would be thinking, what is this and why am I watching it, but it felt like real life to me. For a movie about monster avatars unwittingly being controlled from half a world away, anyway.