Jacob, Father of Beefcake
@fatherofbeefcake
Existing is exhausting. Film & physical media forever. FUCK ICE AND AI. Big fan of cats, movies, Godzilla, and basic fucking human decency and rights. Life partner to the lovely @motherofbeefcake.bsky.social
Obviously I loved him in Jurassic Park like any millennial kid obsessed with dinosaurs, but these were the two that showed me he was one of the all-time greats.
I'm not sure if I have seen one utilized better in a movie since.
"See that clock on the wall? In five minutes you are not going to believe what I just told you."
Our library just got Kanopy and these showed up today. Life is good.
Followed it up with a viewing of my favorite movie from other favorite filmmaker @realgdt.bsky.social. Pacific Rim in 4K is the best I have seen and heard it since I saw it in IMAX. I was in sheer awe for a lot of it.
Got the broken 4K player exchanged and my setup is finally complete. It only felt right for a David Lynch film to be my first watch. I did demo a few discs and wow, did they all look and sound incredible. Alien is unreal in its level of detail.
Our 4K set-up is getting delivered and installed on Monday. I've waited years to finally make the upgrade, hence buying all of these favorite movies in the format for so long. I'm so thrilled.
Deep Cover (1992) directed by Bill Duke. It fucking RULES.
These four are all way too damn long. Why is the longest Harry Potter the entry where so little happens? Why is a PIRATE movie almost three hours long? Fuck The Revenant. It: Chapter Two felt longer than the miniseries. Throw in the Transformers series as well.
At the Reflecting Pool, and guys, this doesn't look right.
The last time I watched this, I had such a visceral reaction to it that I didn't before. Several scenes made my stomach turn and at least two made me nauseous. I had to look away at the autopsy scene with Clarice. No supernatural beings or unkillable killers, just humans capable of evil things.
I'm literally seated for round two as I post this.
Folks, it's so goddamn great. I will be seeing it several times in the theater. I almost went to the next showing tonight, but it's good to savor something this awesome. They even had trading cards of the five main fighters at the ticket counter!
I've been highly anticipating this since I saw people reacting to it at TIFF last year. I didn't think that our theater would get it. I'm excited to the point where I have that anxious excitement that I get for something I am really stoked for.
I saw it for the first time last year and it's just the best.
Two sequels that are now all-time favorites of mine. I had no idea that Gremlins 2 would be one of the most "made for me" movies ever and that The Exorcist III was a bonafide masterpiece.