Media Psychos Psycho Challenge! NEW: CHALLENGE 38 IS NOW LIVE!

[Reagh]

Classic tales of Revenge and Vigilantes.

 

 

1. Pump up the Volume / Vigilante fighting for free speech against the man

2. The Shadow / Vigilante terrorizing the city’s criminal underworld 

3. Ernest goes to camp / classic revenge flick where Ernest must fight a mining corporation from destroying Camp Kikakee after tricking Ernest into signing over the land to the maniacal Sherman Krader. 

 

4. Dodgeball / This Bloody tale of revenge is a tale as old as time. White Goodman, who owns Globo Gym tries turning neighboring gym "Average Joe’s" into a parking structure but is met with resistance by a group of friends turned vigilantes who fight Goodman and his team of ringers in a winner take all tournament. 
 

5. Kuffs / George Kuffs must avenge his brother’s murder by Accepting his responsibilities as the new owner of a patrol specialist district. 

[InfiniteDoors]

6 hours ago, Veum said:

🧋🤠 🥸Alright, alright my fellow Psychos let’s get ready to CHALLENGE❣️

 

 

CHALLENGE 27 “VIGILANTE or REVENGE”  🩸 ⚔️🔫 🔨 🤲 🪓

 

“The vigilante film is a film genre in which the protagonist or protagonists engage in vigilante behavior, taking the law into their own hands. Vigilante films are usually revenge films in which the legal system fails protagonists, leading them to become vigilantes.”

 

Alright, alright my fellow psychos show us at least 5 films that you enjoy that have a revenge & or a vigilante theme in them! 🎬

 

Submissions can be in any format i.e. premiums, steelbooks, amarays, dvds). 😉

 

Do you have a fav(s) vigilante/revenge film that you enjoy watching multiple times? 🧐 

 

Have fun and enjoy! 

1) Star Trek: The Search for Spock

After some punks killed his dog—Mr. Spock—James T. Kirk decides to take revenge by killing literally everyone. He gets a new Mr. Spock at the end too.

 

2) The Dark Knight Trilogy

Possibly the most famous vigilante there is, FBI agent Bruce Wayne mows down criminals and scum as the Batman, after his family is murdered by the worst Gotham has to offer.

 

3) Gladiator

Admiral Maximus Decimus Meridius steals the USS Enterprise after Starfleet told him no, in order to collect the katra of his dead wife.

 

4) The Punisher

Frank Castle's family is killed, and he soon becomes a Gladiator under the rule of Emperor Howard Saint, the madman who orchestrated their deaths.

 

5) John Wick 1-3

After John Wick's family is murdered, he trains under Ra's al Ghul and becomes the vigilante protector of New York.

 

I can't really say I have any favorites I watch multiple times, but since I love Star Trek I'll say Search for Spock is my favorite. Stealing the Enterprise and killing Kruge? Kirk is badass!

[Gary K]

Challenge 27 - Vengeance Is Mine

 

I decided to focus of female centered revenge films and, as usual, included a nice dose of genre/horror. 
 

1. Thriller - A completely depraved Swedish rape revenge film with a legendary performance by Christina Lindberg

2. Female Prisoner Scorpion - starring the iconic Meiko Kaji (lady snowblood) and her withering death stare.  
3. Audition - not for the faint of heart. 
4. Carrie - a classic for a reason.   This launched both the career of Brian DePalma and the film genre we now know as tbe Stephen King industrial complex. 
5. Lady Vengeance - while not the classic that is Oldboy, still a worthy entry in Director Park’s vengeance trilogy with brilliant acting, directing and cinematography. 

 

an honorable mention to one of my favorite horror films in recent years that, sadly, still lacks a physical release Queen Of Black Magic written by Indonesian horror master Joko Anwar and directed by Kimo Stamboel, this is streaming on Shudder and never lets up until reaching a crescendo of violent madness and bedlam in the third act.  

[Rambo]

a little catch up.

thanks @Mrdugan and @extantsrevenge for Challenge 26: Women in Film.

 

1) Edge of Tomorrow / Emily Blunt

2) It Follows / Maika Monroe

3) Inglourious Basterds / Melanie Laurent 

4) the VVitch / Anya Taylor-Joy

5) Prospect / Sophie Thatcher 

 

 

My favorite woman in film is Melanie Laurent. Inglourious Basterds is one of my favorite movies and it's because of her performance. 

[Rambo]

27 minutes ago, Gary K said:

an honorable mention to one of my favorite horror films in recent years that, sadly, still lacks a physical release Queen Of Black Magic written by Indonesian horror master Joko Anwar and directed by Kimo Stamboel, this is streaming on Shudder and never lets up until reaching a crescendo of violent madness and bedlam in the third act.  

Great post! I look forward to watching the Queen of Black Magic, thanks for putting that on my radar!

[Chief_lookout]

59 minutes ago, InfiniteDoors said:

1) Star Trek: The Search for Spock

After some punks killed his dog—Mr. Spock—James T. Kirk decides to take revenge by killing literally everyone. He gets a new Mr. Spock at the end too.

 

2) The Dark Knight Trilogy

Possibly the most famous vigilante there is, FBI agent Bruce Wayne mows down criminals and scum as the Batman, after his family is murdered by the worst Gotham has to offer.

 

3) Gladiator

Admiral Maximus Decimus Meridius steals the USS Enterprise after Starfleet told him no, in order to collect the katra of his dead wife.

 

4) The Punisher

Frank Castle's family is killed, and he soon becomes a Gladiator under the rule of Emperor Howard Saint, the madman who orchestrated their deaths.

 

5) John Wick 1-3

After John Wick's family is murdered, he trains under Ra's al Ghul and becomes the vigilante protector of New York.

 

I can't really say I have any favorites I watch multiple times, but since I love Star Trek I'll say Search for Spock is my favorite. Stealing the Enterprise and killing Kruge? Kirk is badass!

My favorite part of Gladiator is indeed when George Clooney steals the Enterprise, but I find it odd your description left out the pivotal scene where he finds the Ark of the Covenant with Danny DeVito and all those snakes!

[ukade2327]

Media Psychos Weekly Challenge #26- “..Women in Film …”

So here we are again , Thanks go to   @Mrdugan  For this week’s challenge …movie heroines … couldn’t quite make  up my mind with this one , so in no particular order , just the way they were found , my choice for the big hitters this week are .. 

1. Sigourney Weaver  -Ellen  Ripley - Alien
2. Gal Gadot - Diana Prince - Wonder Woman 
3. Rosa Salazar - Alita - Alita Battle Angel
4. Uma Thurman - The Bride - Kill Bill 1/2
5. .Emily Browning - Sucker Punch
6. Scarlet Johansson - Black Widow - Black Widow 
7. Blake Lively - Nancy - The Shallows
8. Margot Robbie - Harley Quinn - Birds of Prey
9. Angelina Jolie - Lara Croft - Tomb RIder
10. Milla Jojovich - Alice - Resident Evil Series 

Dont really have a favorite female actor , I admire all of them for being on top at what they do … but Gal Gadot is kinda cute … 😆😆..

[bungral]

Challenge 26:

 

Grease - Sandy - Olivia Newton-John

American Psycho - Mary Harron

Riding In Cars With Boys - Beverley Donofrio (apparently?) - Drew Barrymore

The Terminator - Sarah Connor - Linda Hamilton

Alien - Ripley - Sigourney Weaver

 

Sarah Connor and Ripley are my favourite roles played by women I think.  I mean there’s so many more but those are the two for me.

 

Edited March 26, 2023 by bungral

[bossjon]

CHALLENGE 27 “VIGILANTE or REVENGE”

 

Avenging someone close.

 

1. Dog

2. Father(s)/Tribe

3. Wife

4. Father

5. Brother

Edited March 26, 2023 by bossjon

[Veum]

54 minutes ago, bossjon said:

Challenge 27 - Vengeance Is Mine

 

Avenging someone close.

 

1. Dog

2. Father(s)/Tribe

3. Wife

4. Father

5. Brother

 

You mean as the title CHALLENGE 27 “VIGILANTE or REVENGE”  🩸 ⚔️🔫 🔨 🤲 🪓

 

[Casiusco]

Challenge #26. Women in Film.

 

Thank you, @Mrdugan.

 

 

• The secret life of Words (Directed by Isabel Coixet, 2005). It's a tough movie, a drama about the aftermath of war, starring Sarah Polley and Tim Robbins. It's very well done, but no, it's not a comedy. Quite the opposite.
• Zero Dark Thirty (Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, main haracter by Jessica Chastain, 2012). No introductions needed. Great movie.
• Brimstone (Main character Dakota F anning). I really like this movie, I think it's an underrated western that reflects a really interesting dirty and intense western.
• Hannibal, TV Series (Produced by Martha Di Laurentiis). She was the soul of this production, following the work of her husband, the great Dino Di Laurentiis, and now that she's dead, I hope someone take the ride and go on with one of the best, riskiest and most talented series of the last 20 years, IMO.
• 2 Days in Paris (Directed, written and main character, Julie Delpy). She was always an interesting actress, but writing and directing this hilarious comedy won me over. I had a very good time.

 

 

My favorite was always "Norma Rae", a movie starring Sally Field, which our History teacher showed us at High School to teach us how unions started, and which besides being a good movie I have a special affection for. They were good years.

 

And finally, I have allowed myself to add one more title. A separate throne, because this film directed by the great Sofia Coppola plays in another league. The one with the masterpieces. "Lost in translation".

 

 

[Casiusco]

Challenge #27. "Vigilante or Revenge".

 

Thank you, @Veum.

 

• 2001, A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968). It may be surprising to see it here, but those who know the film well know that although a book "2001, A space odyssey" was published after the film, this masterpiece is actually based on the short story by Arthur C. Clarke entitled: "The Sentinel". Because deep down, the monolith of the moon is a sentinel.
• Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976). What a film, what a vigilante. Are you talking to me?
• Revenge (Coralie Fargeat, 2017). The title says it all: a pretty girl taken for a fool decides to take revenge on some unsavory guys she should never have ended up with in a house far of the world.
• Sleepers (Barry Levinson, 1996). Yes, there are revenges that can be done with subtlety, and revenges totally deserved. 
• Harry Brown (Daniel Barber, 2009). I loved this movie starring Michael Caine. It's like a worse 70s movie made in the 2000s. Revenge, vigilante, it has a little bit of everything.

And in case "2001, A Space Oddysey" had upset @Veum, here is my favorite of someone taking justice into their own hands: 

 

 

Falling Down (Joel Schumacher, 1993)

 

Let's be honest, when you get to work early tomorrow, Monday morning, you'll dream of doing something like this. Even if you smile  

 

[Veum]

19 minutes ago, Casiusco said:

Challenge #27. "Vigilante or Revenge".

Thank you, @Veum.

And in case "2001, A Space Oddysey" had upset @Veum, here is my favorite of someone taking justice into their own hands: 

 

oh whatever do you mean @Casiusco 🤣 🤓

 

[Boilersteel]

Challenge 26:

 

No way I qualify yet for Challenge 25, so moving on to Challenge 26.

 

Thank you @Mrdugan for the challenge idea!

 

1. Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen, Jennifer Lawrence

2. Halloween, Laurie Strode, Jamie Lee Curtis

3. Alien, Ellen Ripley, Sigourney Weaver

4. Wonder Woman, Diana Prince, Gal Gadot

5. Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff, Scarlett Johansson

 

My favorite female character and actress would be Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.  DC finally released an awesome film in Wonder Woman, but then botched the second release.  She deserved better.  

 

 

 

Edited March 27, 2023 by Boilersteel

[Chief_lookout]

Thanks for the challenge @Veum! I don't know you well yet; how does one get to know someone who communicates mostly in gifs? 🤷‍♂️ 

Anyhow, vigilante/revenge this time...I included some of both; sometimes they tend to cross into each other, too! My favorite revenge film has to be Kill Bill! In fact, there are several repeats here, as it seems my film taste overlaps with several other members!

Punisher- Vigilante

Oldboy-Revenge

John Wick- Revenge

Nobody-Vigilante

Kill Bill- Revenge

Law Abiding Citizen-Revenge

Thanks for looking!

 

[bilbon]

Challenge #27, thank you Mike @Veum for this one, I enjoyed a lot of films of the genre so that's good, I'm going to put my contribution, I start with

Training Day, the roles are reversed and I like this idea, 

Gladiator, of course, this story is just incredible, a little dedication to @cypheria078 😉

Zorro, also an excellent story and having to wait for the right moment to take revenge for the death of his brother, magnificent,

Justice Be Done, an incredible story and  very well led by Gérard Buttler at his maximum and finally,

Des Hommes Sans Loi, also an excellent film, I like stories from the American era, the tone given is just perfect, to choose a film that I like to watch  several times, I would say Let Justice Be Done, this film puts us directly in the mood and which of us would not react with emotion to that, all of us who have a wife, children, I highly recommend it to those  who don't know him yet,  I also chose a bonus film, a French film with Jean Dujardin, the film is called Contre Enquête, it tells the story of a father who loses his daughter I would not say how, I let you discover and what is more  Policeman, this story puts our nerves to the test

[CAYENNE-FAHRER]

Challenge #27,thank you @Veum

@extantsrevenge

 

The Punisher

Punisher War Zone

Bullet Train

Darkman

Equilizer 1 & 2

The Crow

Nobody

 

 

my favorite

John Wick 1,2,3, Chapter 4 is comming

 

 

 

Edited March 27, 2023 by CAYENNE-FAHRER

[extantsrevenge]

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Women in Film Challenge and showed us great stuff that would have not been possible without the women involved 👍

 

@DParadigm @javi @ncraft @Scary Hair @sobmaster @cypheria078 @Rambo @ukade2327 @bungral @Casiusco @Boilersteel

 

 

Moving on to #27

Thanks @Veum for the fun new challenge 🙏

 

Great choices @hal56 @R1s1ngs0n @Peter Manoukian @ethnosax @ncraft @nerdist @MikeH5856 @cypheria078 @InfiniteDoors @Gary K @bossjon @Casiusco @Chief_lookout @bilbon @CAYENNE-FAHRER

 

@Reagh did you not do challenge 26 😲

 

Everyone else make your submission now, or face our revenge soon 😜

[Casiusco]

9 hours ago, Veum said:

 

oh whatever do you mean @Casiusco 🤣 🤓

 

 

Don't be wrong, I meant that it's not the kind of movie you had in mind for this challenge....

 

[Blu Magic Ray]

@Veum and @extantsrevenge ... Challenge#27

 

 

Revenge in 4K

 

Revenge on Blu-ray

[CAYENNE-FAHRER]

Thanks for the great pictures here, unfortunately I can't like them, I belong to the wood class

[Veum]

3 hours ago, Casiusco said:

 

Don't be wrong, I meant that it's not the kind of movie you had in mind for this challenge....

 

 

@Casiusco I knew what you meant my friend! 😉

[Reagh]

@Reagh did you not do challenge 26 😲
 

Of course I did @extantsrevenge, I nailed the women early on. 
 

Spoiler

On 3/19/2023 at 8:02 AM, Reagh said:

Challenge 26: Women in Film

Great challenge @Mrdugan

 

Women Directors

 

Lost in Translation / Sophia Coppola 

 

American Psycho / Marry Harron

 

The Love Witch  / Anna Biller

 

 

RAW  /  Julia Duccournau 

 

Clueless  /  Amy Heckerling 

 

Favorite woman in Hollywood is a easy one for me, Laura Dern. She is a amazing talent. Producer, Writer, Director, Actor. She truly does it all & with more Grace than anyone in the business. 

 

 

 

 

 

[extantsrevenge]

43 minutes ago, Reagh said:

@Reagh did you not do challenge 26 😲
 

Of course I did @extantsrevenge, I nailed the women early on. 
 

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Damn, I liked your post, I tagged you, I added the point to the overall count, but I forgot to add the 26 at the end in your list 🤣. And it was also the post behind mine 🤪

 

 

[Veum]

10 minutes ago, extantsrevenge said:

Damn, I liked your post, I tagged you, I added the point to the overall count, but I forgot to add the 26 at the end in your list 🤣. And it was also the post behind mine 🤪