tomchick
1944
It is indeed Sword of Trust, a Lynn Shelton farce I really liked for the four leads, all pictured in the 20:20. Did you see it, Skipper? Here’s a little more Marc Maron for y’all in the 40:40.
The 60:60 is another angle on the two rednecks who assaulted Maron in the 40.
The 80:80 is a comic actor who should be recognizable to fans of Veep:
Sadly, no Toby Huss frames. His character was a lot of fun. It’s a bit silly, of course, but my favorite thing about the movie is how an early appearance by Lynn Shelton herself is a set-up for a later payoff. I tend to dislike directors casting themselves, but in this instance, Shelton totally made the right call. Her scene is mesmerizing and it reverberates through the rest of the movie. Here’s a frame of that for good measure:
Over to you, Skipper!
-Tom
Skipper
1945
I did see it, we watched it not long ago. It was funny in parts but forced in others. It was quirky comedy, and fortunately we were in the mood for it that day. But still, I put it at about a 6, and asking my SO, she liked it better at an 8. I think that’s way too generous. If we had not had an awesome brownie beforehand I’m not sure I’d have remembered it. I thought some of the strongest parts were in the shop before they went to meet the buyer.
But you should know I wracked my brain because that screenshot was at once, familiar and not. I was like, “on that’s Jillian Bell. Wait, that looks familiar. Wait, I think I’ve seen that,” etc. And yet, it was like a week ago. Telling.
Whatever, we watch movies to experience both our escape as well as that of the writers sometimes.
A new 20, I think this will go quickly but who knows:
Skipper
1947
Yay, we trade the baton, Tom!
Indeed I did, but I liked it better than Sword of Truth. I dunno, it was a very sleeper horror. Ma tried too hard (just like the character,) but some parts worked for me; like the dread that seeped in over time, the unknown and random gore, etc.
Ma was a social misfit of a character in a movie of the same making. To be frank, we thought it was fun.
The 40, every horror movie has to have a random rural road and a car full of worried kids:
The 60, buying liquor under age, breaking and entering … the crimes, they are escalating:
The 80, did she … did she just do that to that girl’s FACE?!?:
And as we leave Ma in her, “totally could have gotten out and we could have a sequel,” ending, I pass the baton to you, @tomchick.
tomchick
1948
Ma really didn’t work for me because it just got so implausible and, frankly, silly. I liked the premise, though, and it’s kind of cool to see Octavia Spencer slumming it in a dumb horror movie. Also, Diana Silvers is dropdead sexy, as anyone who’s seen Booksmart will know, so I’m glad to see her get a leading role.
So, yeah, ha ha, we saw Ma!
Okay, up next, this question: In what movie will you see this at the 20:20?
-Tom
tomchick
1949
In what movie will you see this at the 40:40 mark?
-Tom
tomchick
1951
I’m afraid it is not [REC]. In what movie will you see this at the 60:60?
-Tom
tomchick
1953
In what movie will you see this at the 80:80?
-Tom
tomchick
1955
There you go! I was so pleased at your [REC] guess after the 40:40 that I was rooting for you specifically to figure it out. I was hoping the night-vision effect would give it away. But, yep, Quarantine, one of those pointless English language remakes of a horror movie that was perfectly good as it was. The 20 is the cop, who’s the first guy who gets bitten. The 40 is the little dog running away upstairs (there’s a later dog scene with Dennis O’Hare that’s pretty cool, but it’s a different dog). The 60 is the little girl after she’s turned and attacks the firemen. And of course, the 80 is Jennifer Carpenter crawling around in the attic.
You know, something odd happened rewatching Quarantine. I found it really unpleasant, in a distressing way, to see Jennifer Carpenter playing a character who’s traumatized by all this terrible violent shrieking zombie stuff. It was making me really uncomfortable, and I eventually realized it was because of Dragged Across Concrete. Fucking Craig Zahler. I have this subconscious sense of protectiveness for her now. I mean, I’ve always thought she was a fun and quirky actress, but now I feel like I want to make sure she’s okay.
Anyway, I also re-watched Quarantine 2: Terminal, which I think does some nifty stuff. A bit more amateurish than what the Dowdle brothers were doing in Quarantine, but ultimately I think a better movie.
Over to you, @anonymgeist. Thanks for not letting me fall prey to the Second Posting of Shame!
-Tom
For some reason, I didn’t think you’d go for the remake and nearly went with one of the sequels for my guess, but damn if that didn’t look like scenes I remembered from the original.
And for the new 20:20…
A Simple Favor. I have that same screenshot queued up.
That’s the one! I didn’t have much in the way of expectations going into this, but I was just delighted. One of the better surprises I’ve had recently.
40:40
60:60
80:80
100:100
I think the 2020 was mistakenly posted as the 4040. I had this shot:
Anyway, new 2020:
tomchick
1962
I’m almost positive that’s the Michael Bay reboot of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a movie with no redeeming value as anything other than a venue for Jessica Biel’s midriff.
-Tom
