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Bibbyroo

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I watch a lot of movies and TV. My thoughts about what I watch and some other stuff, usually movie related. All of it dumb. (profile pic by my son)

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Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 4h

532 Chilly Dogs
Really dumb story of a guy who gets an inheritance in Alaska, but must compete in the Iditarod to win it. About as lame as you would expect from a movie starring Skeet Ulrich. At least the dogs are cute.
#ChillyDogs #Comedy #Alaska #Iditarod #DogRace #SkeetUlrich #Inheritance

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 5h

531 Bushwacked
Daniel Stern is on the run from the law and hides as a summer camp counselor. He gets really into it to clear his name. It's kinda great because Stern doesn't mind being an asshole, which makes it work- I liked it!
#Bushwacked #DanielStern #SummerCamp #Comedy #Camp #Slapstick #Law

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 5h

If you are ever wondering why I watch the movies I watch, here's the deal: I have a ton of movies I own that I haven't seen yet, so I go through them to decide what to watch. They are alphabetical. My goal at the moment are movies on my first shelf. I've finished the A movies, so lots of Bs and Cs.

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 6h

530 Brothers
Moving story of a military man who gets captured & thought dead. His wife and kids try to deal with the loss until he is found alive & returns. Now they have to deal with that too. Feels like an ad for not joining the military!
#Brothers #Drama #Military #NataliePortman #JakeGyllenhaal

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 6h

529 Chain of Command
A super lame WWE movie. It feels like it was just filmed in someone's house and they forgot to tell the actors to wake up. The action is embarrassingly bad. I feel bad for all involved.
#ChainOfCommand #SteveAustin #WWE #MichaelJaiWhite #Action

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 6h

528 Abbott & Costello Meet the Creature from the Black Lagoon
I love the comedy duo, but this is terrible. It's not remotely a movie, it's just a 15 minute sketch that's an ad to get people interested in the Creature's new movie.
#AbbottAndCostello #CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon #Sketch #Ad #Comedy

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 7h

527 Daddy Day Camp
Terrible straight-to-video sequel. Cuba Gooding Jr tries to save his old summer camp from closing down. Of course, they have to win the Olympiad thingy. So generic and predictable. Nothing special at all.
#DaddyDayCamp #Sequel #CubaGoodingJr #SummerCamp #Camp #KidsMovie

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 1d

526 Chaplin
By the numbers biopic of the silent film legend. Great acting, especially Robert Downey Jr, but a lifeless recreation of Charlie's life. No insight or deeper probing, it feels fine, but lifeless.
#Chaplin #RobertDowneyJr #RDJ #Drama #Biopic #CharlieChaplin #Tramp #SilentFilm #TheTramp

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 1d

525 Casablanca Express
Historical fiction of spies trying to save Churchill after he's taken by the Nazis. A clever plot, but really limp and lifeless, even with Sean Connery's son as the lead.
#CasablancaExpress #HistoricalFiction #Spy #JasonConnery #WW2 #WinstonChurchill #Casablanca #Express

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 1d

524 Borrowed Hearts
A terrible Christmas TV movie. A mom pretends to be a rich guy's wife so he can close a business deal. Something about angels and a returning father? Ugh, the cheese is coming out it's ears!
#BorrowedHearts #Christmas #TVMovie #ChristmasMovie #RomaDowney #EricMcCormack #Cheesy

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 1d

523 One Battle After Another *
Wow- amazing! After the trailers I wasn't at all interested. Good thing I ignored them- this is a new classic! Leo, a burnt-out revolutionary, has to deal with his daughter and getting caught.
#OneBattleAfterAnother #LeonardoDiCaprio #PaulThomasAnderson #Revolution

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 1d

522 Blood Tide
Tourists on a Mediterranean island accidentally get caught up in an ancient cult. Felt like an '80s 'Midsommar'. Very strange, but actually compelling and kind of great!
#BloodTide #Horror #Mediterranean #Cult #Midsommar #80s #JamesEarlJones #Monster #AncientCurse

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 1d

521 Cinderella Man
Depression era story of a failed boxer trying to make some money for his family. Surprisingly, he keeps winning! An uplifting Oscar-bait drama that works pretty well, actually.
#CinderellaMan #Boxing #RussellCrowe #ReneeZellweger #JimBraddock #Depression #RonHoward #OscarBait

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 1d

Last 4 watched:
A day at the movie theater is never wasted!
#Letterboxd #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #Movies

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 7d

520 Eagle Vs Shark
Could have been called 'Autism: The Movie!'. Socially awkward girl falls for an awkward guy. Visits his family as he is planning to avenge his high school bully. Basically Napolean Dynamite: New Zeeland. Endearing & well made
#EagleVsShark #Austism #NapoleanDynamite #TaikaWaititi

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 7d

519 Bratz
Granted, I'm not exactly the target audience for this thing, but I don't think it's very good. 4 friends fall away and join different groups but reunite in high school even though they belong to different cliques. Shallow and cheesy.
#Bratz #HighSchool #TeenMovie #Girls #Friends #Fashion

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 7d

518 Unfriended
One of the first Screen Life movies. Bunch of friends log on to a group chat when a strange entity joins them and begins killing them off. Absolutely fantastic stuff. Loved it completely. Amazing example of a new kind of movie.
#Unfriended #Horror #ScreenLife #FoundFootage #GroupChat

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 7d

517 A Chorus Line
Musical about casting for a musical. The whole thing is set on casting day, filled with all the hopefuls who are trying to make it in. Michael Douglas plays the director making the cuts as he digs into the lives of those trying out. Decent.
#AChorusLine #Musical #MichaelDouglas

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 7d

516 The Bunker
This movie asks what if 'Apocalypse Now' were made terribly? A rogue military leader has been lost in the jungle and men go in to retrieve him. Surprise- he went crazy! Poorly written and acted.
#TheBunker #Military #ApocalypseNow #Horror #Jungle #Vietnam

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 8d

515 Beyond the Law
Lee Van Cleef plays the thief who becomes, surprisingly, the sheriff! Old west story of a man who becomes everything he hates. Except it goes well for him. Kinda loved it!
#BeyondTheLaw #LeeVanCleef #Western #Drama #CivilWar#Drifters #Sheriff #TheLaw #Law

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 8d

514 Dead Silence
Pretty dumb horror movie about a haunted marionette doll. Not actually scary, other than some annoying jump scares, as is James Wan's way. The 'twist' is pretty lame.
#DeadSilence #Horror #JamesWan #Dummy #Marionette #Haunted #JumpScare #Scary #Wood

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 8d

Last 4 watched:
#Letterboxd #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #Movies

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 12d

513 Dead Trigger
Even Dolph Lundgren can't save this video game adaptation. This painfully generic postapocalyptic zombie movie wants to be Starship Troopers, but can't muster up the wit or quality. & that movie sucked too!
#DeadTrigger #DolphLundgren #VideoGame #Adaptation #Zombie #StarshipTroopers

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 12d

512 Ask the Dust
Depression era story of a writer who falls in love with the brassy waitress who won't give him the time of day. Poetic and depressing, a decent tale well told.
#AskTheDust #ColinFerrell #SelmaHayek #Drama #Depression #Poet #Writer #JohnFante #Novel #Adaptation

Bibbyroo @bibbyroo.bsky.social · 12d

511 Dinosaurs Alive
A 2007 IMAX 3D doc about the lives of dinosaurs. Following archeologists to see the bones and such is interesting, but the 3D effects look pretty bad.
#DinosaursAlive #Dino #Dinosaurs #IMAX #Doc #Documentary #Archeologist