Chasing Amy

1997

★★★½ Liked Watched

The Criterion Challenge 2025 Week 16. Watch a film that is currently out of print from the physical collection

“Explain this again?” 
“How have you grown up on the shore and never played skee-ball?”

Jumping around a bit because I don’t have it in me right now to watch all 183 minutes of Kwaidan but I need to catch up on this challenge lmao. 

Some random thoughts:

• I love when a random Felix Potvin jersey makes its way into…

Event Horizon

1997

★★★★ Liked Rewatched

“Fuck this ship.”

Sam Neill plays a weird fucked up little guy so well.

Scream 2

1997

★★★★½ Liked Rewatched

“So, you're suggesting that someone is trying to make a real life sequel?”
“Stab 2? Who would wanna do that? Sequels suck!”

Somehow gets better with each viewing. Each character works as a viable red herring which is something I think this does better than the original. So many great hints sprinkled throughout and the full reveal is still a banger. It’s probably my favorite version of Sidney, too. It’s has the blood, it has the laughs, and it has the scares. One of, if not the best horror sequel out there and I’ll die on that hill.

Mimic

1997

★★★ Liked Watched

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“WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT!”

Gross and grimy and fleshy. The creature design was my favorite part. They looked and sounded gnarly. The subway is a fun setting and del Toro does a good job making use of it. Would like to see his cut eventually but I did have fun with the theatrical version.

Alien Resurrection

1997

★★ Watched

“Earth, man. What a shithole.”

A killer production design and dope underwater scene can only do so much when the rest of Joss Whedon’s script is ass. Felt much more egregious than Alien 3.

Scream 2

1997

★★★★ Liked Rewatched

“What's your favorite scary movie?”
“Showgirls. Absolutely frightening. What's yours?”

Luke Wilson really took advantage of the 10 seconds he was on screen. Masterful cameo.

Batman & Robin

1997

★½ Watched

“Tonight, hell freezes over!”

It’s a pretty dog shit movie but Mr. Freeze’s henchmen are hockey players that a diamond around to keep it away from Batman and Robin. That’s worth a star and a half!