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Them! [1954] Therapy [2016] There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane [2011]
These Final Hours [2013] They Live [1988]
The Thicket [2024] The Thing [1982] The Third Man [1949]
This Is the End [2013] The Thompsons [2012] Thor [2011]
Thor 2: The Dark World [2013] Thor 3: Ragnarok [2017] Thor 4: Love and Thunder [2022]
Thoroughbreds [2017] Threads [1984] Three [2016]
Three... Extremes [2004] Three Kings [1999] THX 1138 [1971]
The Thicket [2024]

            
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Basically a chase to save a boy's sister from a murderer and her gang through the winter wilderness. This Tubi Original far surpasses its premise, however, with exceptional performances by Peter Dinklage, as the ambivalent drifter with skills, and Juliette Lewis, as the tragic but totally psychotic Cut Throat Bill. A lot happens in this story making it an ever evolving western adventure that's always presenting something worth seeing. Pacing is great, writing is excellent, it has just the right emotional beats and my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
The Third Man [1949]

            
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An American goes to Vienna to work for a friend to find the friend died mysteriously. I know this is a highly praised classic but my wife and I did not like it all. The acting was fine but the characters were not likable so we didn't care about them. The overly simple story jumps around from one place to another with no apparent logic behind it, the dialog is weak and zither music for a soundtrack?? I'm thankful for subtitles as that soundtrack was just awful! As an art film, gorgeous camera work and excellent directing but my goodness this was hard to sit through.
The Thing [1982]

            
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The crew of an isolated Antarctic research station encounters an alien that can perfectly mimic any living organism it encounters. Been at least 3 decades since I've seen this and it's quite remarkable how well it's held up ...especially being able to see it in HD, Wow!. Rob Bottin's practical creature fx still amazes and terrifies in equal measure and, rather than have the characters do stupid things to drive a story line, this one is driven solely by the thing and our panicked unfortunates are painfully just along for the ride. Epic cosmic horror that will never grow old.
Therapy [2016]

         

Found footage leads police on a hunt for missing persons. Nothing about this film works; the acting is sub-par, the writing is contrived with no imagination, mostly consisting of wandering around, stupidity and looking scared with occasional glimpses of a masked guy with an ax. The raw footage is shown as forensics gets it processed but, even though the footage is from two sources, it all seems professionally edited. How does that work? The title gives away the twist as this had nothing to do with therapy until the end. As such, I kinda saw it coming. (sigh)
These Final Hours [2013]

            
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A blast wave from a comet impact will reach Australia in 12 hours. Out of fear, a man decides to get totally wasted and head for an end-of-the-world party. Along the way, he saves a girl and everything changes. Unlike Melancholia (which was 1/2 boring and 1/2 pathetic) this movie wonderfully and realistically portrays the way people may act on the brink of the apocalypse. Very personal, and touching, it's a story of redemption, and figuring out what's important may not be what you think you want. One of the best and most honest apocalypse films I've seen!
Thor [2011]

            
  
Thor's father, Odin, strips Thor of his power and hammer, Mjollnir, and exiles him to Earth for an attack that he impetuously committed against the Frost Giants just before he was crowned to be king. This was a fun movie that nicely balanced Thor trying to integrate with earthlings, which was quite humorous at times, and the attempts by his brother Loki to take over the throne of Asgard. Lots of great action, a good deal of humor, great characters, a bit of romance, good, complex story, everything you'd expect for an MCU movie.
Thor 2: The Dark World [2013]

         
  
As Thor deals with trying to rid the 9 realms of the Marauders, the Convergence is near and Melekith, leader of the dark elves, has re-appeared in an attempt to destroy the universe. Great story and characters, as usual. You don't see a movie with at least a half dozen worlds as various setting very often and jumping around immediately from one to another was rather fun to watch. Another Marvel masterpiece that fits right into the universe. Good humor, as well.
The Thompsons [2012]

         

This sequel to The Hamiltons was surprisingly much better. Our family, inflicted with a disease that forces them to drink human blood, are on the run again. This time they travel to Europe in hopes of finding people like them. There, they meet the Stuarts ...and let the fun begin. Good story, including a nice romantic sup-plot, fast-paced, lots of blood and mayhem and a few twists kept me entertained throughout. I liked it.
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane [2011]

         

A woman drives the wrong way on a freeway causing a head-on collision killing herself, 4 children and 3 passengers in the other car. She had more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in her system, and a high level of THC. This documentary proceeds to cover the family's misery and their unwavering believe that she wasn't drunk. Obviously, she was a wonderful person, a good mother, and a good wife but, after sitting through this overly long tragedy, the results are the same making this just painful, depressing and futile.
Three [2016]
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Chinese film about a thief in the hospital who's been shot in the head and refuses treatment presumably to be ready for his buddies to break him out. Apparently, Chinese's sensibilities towards their entertainment is different from us dudes in the US as this is basically a study of characters that were rather pathetic and nothing really happens for an hour. When the action does start, the movie goes into this stylistic slo-mo shoot-out that felt like The Matrix on downers. For me, it was marginally entertaining.
They Live [1988]

         

A drifter stumbles upon a pair of sunglasses that allows him to see aliens among us. Since I keep seeing it pop up in cult listings, I figured it's about time to watch it. And now I'm wondering what the attraction is. The acting is bad, the dialogue is atrocious and it looks painfully low budget. Certain plot points didn't make much sense like an overly long, protracted fight scene taking place simply because one of the participants didn't want to put on the sunglasses left me shaking my head in wonder. I must be missing something.
Thor 3: Ragnarok [2017]

            
     
Thor finds out he has an extremely evil and powerful sister who wishes to lord over Asgard. What an incredible afternoon at the movies. I've become quite impressed and pleased with the Marvel Cinematic Universe and this film is the quintessential comic book movie. Colorful and charismatic characters, absolutely stunning visuals, extreme and exciting action, and funny as hell, I felt like a kid who fell into his comic book. This is the reason we still like to watch movies on the big screen. Fantastic entertainment!
Thor 4: Love and Thunder [2022]

         
  
After the death of his daughter, a man acquires the Necrosword and goes about killing all the Gods. Thor and his ex-girlfriend, Jane Foster, team up to stop him. Good, exciting entertainment that doesn't quite measure up to an MCU level of quality. All the tropes are there but there are also a lot of distractions. It's really lacking in the witty humor that's always been a hallmark of the MCU. As such, the constant attempts at comic relief, especially in the first half, seemed forced and unrealistic. Christian Bale was awesome and it was still quite fun despite its issues.
Them! [1954]

            

Nine years after the atomic tests, giant ants appear and if they're not destroyed, the queens could create colonies all over the world. Drive-ins were filled with films featuring radioactive mutated creatures in the '50's and '60's. This one, however, stands leagues above the rest. Although certainly dated by today's standards, the mechanical ants used in the film were really quite effective for it's time and the movie is quiet well-made. If you want to see an excellent and the best example of the atomic age creature feature, this is the ticket.
THX 1138 [1971]

            
  
In a future society, where technology watches over every aspect of the human life and is totally void of humanity, roommates THX and LUH are arrested for the crime of drug evasion and physical love. This is essentially just a chase movie but I'm fascinated by the totally unique futuristic world that one is pulled into (and surprisingly not dated after 50 years) where even those moments of humor are quite serious and your entire knowledge of human existence is simply what you've been told. Genius film and a stunning debut for George Lucas
This Is the End [2013]

            

A bunch of comedians and stars are partying at James Franco's place when Armageddon begins. Comedy is subjective for each person and my personal rating is just that as the humor here didn't really do much for me. The beginning of the apocalypse was great, and some of the sight gags were fun but about 60% of the film is just them talking, debating, arguing, and insulting each other with that sort of profane good buddy bathroom humor that, for me, just made it dull. If you like that type of humor, you'll love it.
Thoroughbreds [2017]

            

Two upper-class teenage girls, rekindling their friendship, begin plotting to kill one girl's stepfather. Unlike the trailer, this is not really a comedy ...although the situations that develop are quite humorous in a morbid sort of way. Rather, this is an extremely dark character study where one girl - a self-professed sociopath - is providing advice to the other about how to commit murder. Watching this smoldering drama leaves one equally amused and appalled ...like watching a really pretty train wreck. Sticks with you long after viewing.
Threads [1984]

         
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Presented somewhat as a docudrama, this film details what would quite likely happen in a nuclear war, from how it all gets started to roughly 13 years afterwards ...and it is not pretty. Centering around Sheffield, England, and specifically on two families, this terrifyingly realistic and brutally painful film is probably one of the most disturbing films I've seen on the subject and, as good as it was, I'm certainly not going to watch it again. Anyone who has an interest in knowing what a world like that may be, look no further. More disturbing than The Day After.
Three Kings [1999]

         

Just after the end of the Persian Gulf war, this semi-true account features 4 soldiers trying to find a cache of Saddam's gold. Reminiscent of Kelly's Heroes (which is far better and funnier), this movie sort of confused me as to what it was trying to be. it tries to be funny but it's far too serious and any attempts at comedy relief were distracting and simply fell flat. The characters weren't all that likable or compelling and people routinely carrying around bags full of gold bars like laundry just made it worse. The ending finally gave us some real emotion worth watching.
Three... Extremes [2004]
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As the title implies, 3 extreme films by 3 of Asia's top horror directors. "Dumplings" - A woman will do whatever it takes to regain her youth. I found it incredibly unsettling and hard to sit through. "Cut" - A director and his wife are terrorized by an extra who feels entitled. Interesting but kind of flat and long-winded. "Box" - Beyond it being a story about overwhelming guilt, this one left me completely mystified. Overall, It was an enjoyable watch with great acting, writing and directing but not an anthology favorite for me.
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