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Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

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Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 Frankie Freako

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Movie poster for “Frankie Freako”.

After the very positive surprise of Psycho Goreman, this is the second movie from the same director. Unfortunately, this is not even close to the quality of PG. The humour is lame and just silly (well, yes, some things were indeed pretty funny, but that was an exception), the characters are not as likeable and the puppets are not that great either. I’d rather watch PG again!

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 PG: Psycho Goreman

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Movie poster for “PG: Psycho Goreman”.

Honestly, this was very entertaining. I was pretty tired, but this kept me awake, no problem. It's just so bizarre and funny. The daughter and her father are absolute comedy gold. And that policeman! The costumes are so good, too. I don't know, I had a great time and would most definitely watch it again.

👍 Recommended!

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 Edge of Honor

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Movie poster for “Edge of Honor”.

Plot is all over the place and there's quite a few scenes that make little sense. But yeah, for a trash-movie night, certainly not the worst flick. "Wait, how did they lift those enormous logs and … ?" "WHO CARES, ACTION, AHHHH…!". The finale is like Home Alone but in the woods and pretty entertaining.

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 In the Mouth of Madness

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Movie poster for “In the Mouth of Madness”.

Hm. Somehow, the plot was a bit unsatisfactory. But there's still lots to like: the theme song is one of my favourites by Carpenter, the gory practical effects are great, I liked the characters, the humour, the atmosphere. Good one, but (after first watch) not my most-liked Carpenter film.

👍 Recommended!

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 Weapons

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Movie poster for “Weapons”.

Love a good overlapping episodes film. Really well done here. It's scary, evil, creepy, suspenseful and manages to keep you hooked and waiting for more the entire time. I'm not quite sure yet how I liked some of the humorous and excessively gory parts; I'm not sure, if a more toned down approach would have served the atmosphere a little better. But overall, two hours very well spent!

👍 Recommended!

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 Slingshot

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Movie poster for “Slingshot”.
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Good space movie. Has great atmosphere overall (apart from a few soundtrack choices maybe). Liked the themes of the movie. The acting was great for the most part. And it has a good twist (or two?)! The very end is a bit unnecessary, when they could've just ended the movie right with the countdown in the airlock.

👍 Recommended!

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 Good Boy

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Movie poster for “Good Boy”.

Such a good boy! Really! Best dog ever! :) Very much enjoyed this unique horror drama from a dog's perspective.

👍 Recommended!

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 Checker Tobi 3 - Die heimliche Herrscherin der Erde

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Movie poster for “Checker Tobi 3 - Die heimliche Herrscherin der Erde”.

Kackfurzgute Unterhaltung für Jung und Alt. Lustig, kurzweilig, lehrreich. Nix zu meckern an diesem Kinonachmittag.

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 Arctic

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Movie poster for “Arctic”.

Like Cast Away in the snow. I would have like a little more reasoning regarding why he was in the situation in the first place. But I enjoyed Mads Mikkelsen and some great winter landscapes.

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 Sleuth

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Movie poster for “Sleuth”.
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Quite a clever movie. Was genuinely surprised.

👍 Recommended!

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 The Surfer

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Movie poster for “The Surfer”.

At various points, I felt like this movie might ride a more surreal, illusionary wave. But that never happened. And this is why I felt there are some shortcomings in the plot and characters. But otherwise this does a really effective job portraying the terror he faces. It's a bit like Funny Games. Not as drastic, though. I liked how this all played out in the same place throughout the movie. I'm still not quite sure what the movie wants to say. But that's ok, and might be intentional anyway.

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 It Follows

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Movie poster for “It Follows”.

Solid horror movie. I liked the obviously Carpenter-esque soundtrack. And also how the "creatures" looked like and how the movie looked and felt in general - more like an 70s/80s horror film. But I found those "creatures" not menacing enough and the story was a bit so-so in the end.

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 Mickey 17

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Movie poster for “Mickey 17”.
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This was really entertaining. I think it all looked great, the Creepers are well done - and are really likeable - and the acting is fantastic, too. Sure, it's over the top, but that fits the movie well. Robert Pattinson's performance it's just perfect IMO. But also Mark Ruffalo's and Naomi Ackie's. I like the whole idea of the film, and its whole vibe. It's funny, too. Would watch again!

👍 Recommended!

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 One Battle After Another

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Movie poster for “One Battle After Another”.
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Like these kind of absurdist trip kind of movies. Leo is fantastic, and so is everyone else to be honest. Although I found Sean Penn's character Lockjaw a little too over the top. Two scenes that I will certainly remember: First, how the car chase at the end is filmed. Haven't really seen anything like this. Second: that stunt and whole sequence where he falls down between two buildings trying to jump the gap, then still gets up, only to get tasered around the next corner. As impressive as it is hilarious.

👍 Recommended!

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 A Reindeer's Journey

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Movie poster for “A Reindeer's Journey”.

Kleiner süßer Film.

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 Bad Taste

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Movie poster for “Bad Taste”.

Well, this was just the right desert after TCM that evening. Bad Taste was one of my earliest splatter/underground movies I've seen. It was great seeing this again after all these years. Splendid splattertainment!

👍 Recommended!

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

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Movie poster for “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre”.

Believe it or not, I have not seen this previously. It's relentless. It's uncomfortable. It's horrifying. That was quite the trip, seeing it at the cinema.

👍 Recommended!

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 Berberian Sound Studio

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…or The Italian Vegetable Massacre. Toby Jones - which I really didn't know before - is absolutely fantastic. He truly transports how one might feel in such a menacing environment. And the film leaves no doubt it criticises these types of people, and hence the production of ...

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 Inception

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Movie poster for “Inception”.

Haven't seen this again since it came out. And I enjoyed this a lot now! That dream-within-a-dream concept is so good, and Nolan can just go crazy with the action. And it's still one of his movies you can more easily follow. Technically it's flawless IMO. And that ending is so perfect!

👍 Recommended!

Movies I've watched – Daniel Pietzsch

🎬 28 Years Later

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Movie poster for “28 Years Later”.
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The action was really good. The "infected" were, too. And the acting was, too. It's suspenseful. It's emotional. But the story was pretty bonkers. And then this ending! I did not not enjoy it, but some decisions were a bit of a head scratcher.