Well made but depressing (says the guy who just gave Fists in the Pocket 5/5).
Fists in the Pockets itās really a depressing film, I canāt find a better word
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But not bad
Yes not bad at all, how to destroy old western family morality in 90m, not sure if a good viewing choice for xmas time
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A Touch of Zen. Wow, gorgeous movie. The story gets a bit convoluted at times, but wowā¦ impressive
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Bill Lustigās MANIAC. Donāt worry, not gonna be my final movie of 2019. The year is still long 
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Last night: The Lighthouse (Eggers, 2019)
āThe Devilās Nightmareā (1971)
Not my usual cup of tay, but I found it very enjoyable - maybe because of this lady, Erika Blanc ā¦ wow! 
6/10
Last films of the 2019
- Lenzi: Almost Human
- Sirk: Imitation of Life 9/10
- Franco: Snake Woman 4/10
- Douglas: Saps at the Sea 7/10
- Brass: The Key 8/10
- Warren: Manos the Hand of Fate 1/10 or 10/10
- Franco: Devil Hunter 5/10
- Truffaut: Lāargent de poche 8/10
Please, explain
It seems thereās an Manos Franchise, with a few sequels
Manos is hard to rate like normal movies. One of those films that are so bad that theyāre good, but Manos really sets the new standard for a bad film. It lacks all the basics of a movie making. It makes Ed Wood films look like Orson Welles. And I enjoy it so much! If Iād rate it as a film critic Iād have to give 1/10, If I rate it just personally as a movie fan itās 10/10.
There is a sequel actually
Knives Out (2019) 
Good whoddunit mystery movie with a nice cast of characters,ā¦ felt like i was watching a long Colombo TV Episode.
Joker (2019)1/2
Great performance from Joaquin Phoenix, but the movie itself just didnāt do anything for me.
Once Upon a Timeā¦in Hollywood (20191/2
Fell asleep twice in the first 2 hours or so,ā¦ shut it off and went back a couple of days later to see if it would get any better,ā¦ hmmm well, yeah kind of.
Watched Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I loved most of the movie and all the spaghetti western references. The ending was not what I expected but hey it is a Tarantino film after all.
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What did you think of the Bruce Lee scene?
I thought it was great. The guy they got to play Bruce really looks and sounds a lot like him. I wonāt comment on how they depicted Bruceās attitude or fighting skills because itās just a fictional movie not a documentary. Iād give the movie 8/10 rating.
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I liked it too, but I think an opportunity was missed for something more on āRickāsā career as a Spaghetti Western star, other than a few excellent spoof posters.
One scene takes place in a restaurant in Almeria, Spain ā¦ which did not evoke anything to do with the place or era. The title card could have read, Outer Hebrides!!! ā¦ WTF didnāt QT and his gang go and film in the Almeria desert ??? that if pulled off correctly would have rivalled the Bruce Lee scene, which I thought very funny ā¦ the guyās facial expressions and pretentiousness captured perfectly.
Hated the fantasy āGreat Escapeā bit ā¦ ok, it was only in Rickās imagination, but still ā¦ shouldnāt mess with certain stuff. 
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I totally agree! I thought that part of the film was rushed with the narrator summarizing things far too quickly. They shouldāve taken a good chunk of time for Rickās Italian Western career instead of so much time on the Manson family stuff. At least, like you said, we got to see the posters and Sergio Corbucci was mentioned by name and a couple other directors. They couldāve had a scene with Rick hanging out with Franco Nero and Vanessa Redgrave or something at least.
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