This is the guy who wrote X-Men: The Last Stand, where Jean Grey becomes Dark Phoenix, beloved characters die, and she must be defeated in a bittersweet moment of clarity and sacrifice. It performed very poorly and the franchise went into hibernation as a result.

He then went on to write X-Men: Dark Phoenix, where Jean Grey becomes Dark Phoenix, beloved characters die, and she must be defeated in a bittersweet moment of clarity and sacrifice. It performed very poorly and the franchise went into hibernation as a result.

Fun fact: Zero Hour is so unintentionally funny they lifted a lot of it verbatim and Airplane! is technically a remake. They had to buy the rights.

Interesting suggestions. They’re not what I typically consider in this particular style of parody movies because they’re a lot less slapstick and absurd but instead are very targeted mockeries of a single concept or style. Worth watching for sure, but I know they wouldn’t scratch the same itch for me.

Couldn’t remember it well enough but I’d let it slide on the list based on what I do recall.

Omitted because I haven’t seen it, not explicitly as a snub.

I actually haven’t seen it. Didn’t care much for the Wayans brothers’ humor, so I sat that out until Zucker took over.

Still a thing? Not really. But as mentioned, there was definitely a lot worth seeing after Airplane!

Great:

• Police Squad! (TV)
• Naked Gun x3
• Hot Shots! x2
• Spaceballs!
• Robin Hood: Men in Tights
• Young Frankenstein
• Top Secret!
• Scary Movie 3/4
• Airplane!
• Kentucky Fried Movie

Worth watching:

• Jane Austen’s Mafia!
• Dracula: Dead and Loving It
• Angie Tribeca (TV)
• High School High
• Not Another Teen Movie
• Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in The Hood
• Scary Movie 1
• Wrongfully Accused
• Repossessed
• Spy Hard (edit)

Garbage Tier:

• Anything ending with “Movie” that hasn’t been listed yet
• Anything with Leslie Nielsen that hasn’t been listed yet

I loved 3, liked 4, and was really disappointed by 1. Skipped 2 and anything after 4.

Turns out, after 2, the Wayans brothers stepped away and David Zucker directed with Pat Proft co-writing, which gave it a lot of DNA from the glory days of Naked Gun and Hot Shots!

Bet you’re fun at parties.

There are several Apple Watch apps and such that rather than use a timer, use various biometrics and movement sensing to try and identify when you’re out of REM and start a vibration alarm that increases over time across a 30-minute window. Depending on what smartwatch you use, there might be something.

Edit: on Apple Watch I have an app that does this called AutoWake (it has a companion sleep tracking app called AutoSleep) but I don’t wear the watch to bed anymore.

The option to sleep an extra half hour when you don’t want to get up is key. I recommend it for anyone. It’s so worth it.

I vote this. The 90 minute REM cycle is no joke.

My personal sleep therapy approach:

1. Deduct 30 minutes from when you need to wake up. Set one alarm for this time, one alarm for your normal time. If you do nothing else, do this. It’s awesome, trust me.
2. Deduct another 30 minutes then figure out how many 90-minute periods fit between now and that time. Go to bed at the beginning of one of those periods.
3. If you need to go to sleep 30 or 60 minutes earlier for some reason, add another “snooze” or two at the end.

What this does:

• Prevents getting up in the middle of REM, which is what causes you to feel like death even though you got enough sleep
• Gives you a 30-minute window to fall asleep first
• Wakes you up 30 minutes early in case something messed with your cycle and you feel like crap. Hitting snooze on your alarm clock gives you a bewildering 9-minute, 11-minute, or other arbitrary bit of extra sleep, but giving you a consistent 30-minute snooze period starts your morning with a reliable power nap instead of just gambling on your timing. You always wake up feeling good from a power nap.

Example: it’s 9 pm, I have to be up at 6. I set alarms for 5:30 and 6:00, then go to bed at 9:30 so I have 30 minutes to fall asleep, followed by 7.5 hours of sleep, which is 5 cycles. I wake up at 5:30, immediately kill the alarm, then wake up again at 6 and start my day.

Note: In general, I wouldn’t have three 30-minute snoozes. I’d just go to bed later. I try to avoid stacking two or more power naps at the end, but sometimes I will if I’m not going to be getting much sleep otherwise, like if I go to sleep NOW, I might get 3 hours.

Return of the Living Dead is a must!

He just needs to stick to Knives Out and stay away from other franchises.

Be that guy! Part of being part of a storied franchise is staying in your lane. TLJ deliberately went out of its way to set itself apart, which is NOT how you’re supposed to do it.

Agreed on both points. Poe was done dirty, the Holdo Maneuver is OP af, and the entire movie was designed to show off and put the director’s personal stamp on the franchise more than it was attempting to respect the lore and its audience.

I have so many complaints about that movie but THIS is number one. The entire thing is a complete waste of time, all set about because Poe got turned into an insubordinate, hotheaded moron. Doesn’t help that Holdo has a perfectly functional plan she won’t share with anyone instead preferring to let them believe they’re all going to die, but frankly the movie is just a series of stupid, terrible decisions in a row from every character and above all, the director.

Can you tell I hate this movie?

Fun mix! Some of those were great, others didn’t really do it for me. I’ve been powering through as many horror movies as I can this month too, and my friends and I even made a little spreadsheet to collect ratings and recommendations.

That’s fair. But you gotta admit it’s horrific in its own way…

Also, very sorry you had to deal with that but glad you came out the other side. How does it affect your overall horror sensibilities?

Yeah it’s just good storytelling. No tricks, nothing that ages badly. I always recommend it.