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The Dead Pool

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Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of prominent figures. By the time Harry learns that the murders are part of a sick game to predict such deaths, it may be too late. From TMDB

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  • iĐⱤɆ🦋 @idrew.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 10, 2026

    Remembering classic Cop 🚔 in 198️⃣8️⃣ action thriller The Dead Pool 🎬 with Clint Eastwood 🇺🇸 AkA "Dirty" Harry Callahan🚨It was the 5️⃣ and final film🍿in the Dirty Harry series 📺 He had some excellent one liners 💬 but "Go ahead, make myday"💥 was my favourite ❤️🔫😁 #ClintEastwood #DirtyHarry #HarryCallahan

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  • Charlotte Sometimes 🇨🇦 @charlysometimes.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 31, 2025

    #AugustMovieChallenge #Filmsky 8/1: Music video in a movie "The Dead Pool" (1988); Clint Eastwood Jim Carrey's character films a music video to the tune of Guns N' Roses "Welcome to the Jungle", with Liam Neeson as the impatient video director. Language warning👇 youtu.be/cMh6UjbjgRs?...

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  • Gaijin "Jiangshi" Rando @gaijinrando.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 29, 2025

    Clint Eastwood and Patricia Clarkson in a publicity still for THE DEAD POOL (1988), the final Dirty Harry movie Clarkson was BOTD in 1959

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  • 𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚕 @2ndaryprotocol.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 14, 2026

    TRIVIA: Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld reportedly took the name for the character from the final Dirty Harry movie ‘The Dead Pool’ (1988). (IMDB) 🖤

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  • Mike Ryan @mikeryan.bsky.socialBluesky · May 25, 2025

    I’m finally ready to reveal my Dirty Harry movie rankings: 1. Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact, The Dead Pool (all tied) 5. Dirty Harry

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  • Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.socialBluesky · May 29, 2025

    if you want to see some truly horrific acting watch the first five minutes of the final Dirty Harry film, The Dead Pool, Jim Carrey plays a drug addled rock star miming Welcome to the Jungle, I reckon if I was Axl Rose I would have sued - don't know what for but jesus, also Neeson's ponytail..

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  • Morgan R. Lewis @morganrlewis.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 22, 2025

    A couple sequels and a couple spins of the roulette wheel. "The Haunted Strangler" was good Karloff fun. "The Dead Pool" completes Dirty Harry's lionization from dirty cop to hero cop. "Beau Travail" was not finished; way too dull, tapped out halfway. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #Filmsky

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  • NUTS4R2 @nuts4r2.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 3, 2026

    HARRY'S GAME. I review the last Dirty Harry movie, THE DEAD POOL, right here... nuts4r2.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-...

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  • Let the Right One Ian @ianfortey.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 30, 2026

    Here is Guns n Roses in 2 separate scenes in the Clint Eastwood movie The Dead Pool. In the first scene they are Jim Carrey's funeral. In the second Slash, ya know, has a harpoon.

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  • Moondoggie (Rick) @moondogrick.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 13, 2026

    Siskel & Ebert review the underrated The Dead Pool, the godawful Phantasm 2, the brilliant Midnight Run, a good but not great Rohmer film in Boyfriends and Girlfriends, and they split on Die Hard. #filmsky 📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM6j...

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  • Robert Vaux @rvaux16.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 5, 2025

    That's a good one! I had a moment like that: Carrey lip-synced Guns-n-Roses in front of Liam Neeson in the Dirty Harry movie The Dead Pool, and I still can't believe we were alive to see it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMh6...

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  • candle1966.bsky.social @candle1966.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 8, 2025

    The Dead Pool, Eastwood’s last Dirty Harry film—and Liam Neeson’s first action film! Harry pursued by radio-controlled car filled with C4 through streets of San Francisco.

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  • Marcus Kelson @marcuskelson.bsky.socialBluesky · May 30, 2025

    Last night I started watching the Dead Pool, oh my god it really is an utter disaster of a film, nearly finished because I have to..the first Dirty Harry was made by Don Siegel, old school, hard boiled, tell the story, make sure the script is good, then finish it...see his movies instead..

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  • Dennis Juchems @zecleaner.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 1, 2026

    #AugustMovieChallenge by @omacolt.bsky.social #Filmsky August 1 – Music video in a movie THE DEAD POOL boxd.it/1VJ4

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  • Jeff BoOOOoooOOOdridge👻🇨🇦🍀 @jmgoodridge.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 2, 2025

    Post a movie that starts with the word THE. The Dead Pool

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  • Jack Kost @jackkost.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 13, 2025

    On this day in movie history: The Dead Pool directed by Buddy Van Horn released July 13, 1988. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Liam Neeson, Evan C. Kim, David Hunt, Michael Currie, Michael Goodwin, Darwin Gillett, Anthony Charnota, Christopher P. Beale, John Vick, Jeff Richmond. #Noir

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  • samsjk1.bsky.social @samsjk1.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 18, 2025

    I know, right? It feels like we are living in a Batman movie without Batman. Hell I'll take the Dead Pool guy at this point.

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  • "Hi, I'm Graham off the Internet" 🔞🦀 (Crab Verified) @ipsumlorem.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 12, 2024

    It was a legacy win, rather than the film being any good win. Mind you, compared to his other output of the same era, ie The Rookie, The Dead Pool, and other generic thrillers that are basically "macho cop TV movie of the week" material, it was actually good. but only by comparison.

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  • わはは @mrbowers.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 17, 2026

    God, I don't think I do. I mean I watched the TV edit of ROBOCOP but that hardly counts. I remember the first movie I was so disturbed by that I had to stop watching, tho: the final Dirty Harry movie, THE DEAD POOL. A guy is set or sets himself on fire and that was too much for li'l ole me.

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  • Michael R. @batquinn5801.bsky.socialBluesky · May 9, 2026

    When The Mask whips out a bunch of guns, he says “Now you have to ask yourself one question. "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya? Punks!” This nod to Dirty Harry was intentional since Jim Carrey was in the final Dirty Harry movie, The Dead Pool. #FFBMovieNight

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  • assigned cromulent at birth @cleanwindows.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 23, 2026

    look i wish there were a better movie demonstration of how betting markets can change or induce behavior than Dirty Harry: The Dead Pool, but it's really all we got so far. noone has made Jim Bell's "Assasination Politics" into a movie yet

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  • Charlie Shain @eternaleyeroll.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 22, 2026

    The last Dirty Harry movie was called The Dead Pool. Rich sociopaths have wagers on which celebrities will die first, and one of them decides to cheat. Bonus for Jim Carrey as a rock star victim, we get to see his best Axl Rose impression and lip synch to Welcome to the Jungle. 😂

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  • LA Sooner @titus88titus.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 13, 2025

    Evan C. Kim is most known for playing Dirty Harry's partner in The Dead Pool. The first thing I think of is the "fistful of yen" segment in Kentucky Fried Movie. #ghwp

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  • RipperMetalGodRich @ripperrich.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2025

    It's been an enjoyable and sunny day. Now relaxing with a film and a first watch for me of The Dead Pool. I'm intrigued as to how this stands up against the other Dirty Harry films. Some familiar faces at the beginning which surprised me. #Movienight 🎬📽😃

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  • PencilSketchy @brainspore.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 12, 2026

    That was essentially the plot of the 1988 Dirty Harry movie “The Dead Pool.” The obvious problem is that even if you end up with a list of suspects that doesn’t undo any of the harm from the crime itself.

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  • Callum B 94 @calb1994.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 7, 2026

    After five films and countless bad guys dispatched by his trusty Magnum, Dirty Harry heads off into the night to enjoy a well-earned retirement. The Dead Pool is the least substantial film in the series, but it’s also quite fun as well: boxd.it/fHKRiV

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  • Matt @monrozombi.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 12, 2026

    Wait, Jim Carrey is in the Dead Pool??? Jim Carrey is in a Dirty Harry movie??? Yes I’m watching all the Dirty Harry films for the first time.

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  • Lldemats @lldemats.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 11, 2026

    If you remember the Dirty Harry movie The Dead Pool you will remember how Harry sends a mafioso criminal into a fatal stroke simply by flashing some pages at the man saying they contained incontestable evidence of guilt. The guy vapor locks and dies. It's a nice dream to have starring Dear Leader.

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  • Adam CA @adamarket.bsky.socialBluesky · May 16, 2026

    I rewatched all five movies as part of my semi retirement experiment a year or so ago. They are great until the 4th movie, ‘Sudden Impact.’ ‘The Dead Pool’ is only notable for being Liam Neeson’s first Hollywood vehicle.

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  • Atlas Blizzard 🏳️‍🌈 @atlasblizzard.bsky.socialBluesky · May 16, 2026

    I didn't like Shao Khan's helmet design, but I loved how he was interpreted (finally, a live action Shao Kahn in a non-shitty movie). The Dead Pool was cool to see, Johnny Cage and Baraka were great, and Kano was hilarious. I had a good time, though they maybe crammed a bit too much in there.

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  • Mark Eichin @eichin.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 26, 2026

    heh, do R/C cars count as drones? (much later than the above, but still "forever ago" - "The Dead Pool", 1988 dirty harry movie, R/C car with a bomb in it...)

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  • RaiderLee 🏈 🇬🇧 🏟🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 IDIC🖖 Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam 👤🪖🔫🎒 @raiderlee.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 30, 2025

    One of the "heavies" from the Dirty Harry film: The Dead Pool.

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  • Alexa Lily @alexalily.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 16, 2025

    The Dead Pool is not a good movie but it does have Jim Carrey lip syncing to Welcome To The Jungle so maybe it's Good, Actually www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMh6...

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 16, 2025

    The (movie) The Dead Pool (HD) is available today on (Amazon)(US) for $4.99 Cast: Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Liam Neeson, Evan C. Kim, David Hunt, Michael Currie Genre: (Thriller) (Movies Anywhere) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dead_pool/

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  • Talon Grasp Games @talongraspgames.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 8, 2025

    The Dead Pool. Yep, he was in a Dirty Harry movie!

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  • Mr. Austin @misteraustin.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 14, 2025

    Gene says The Dead Pool is the best Dirty Harry movie next to the original, and Roger appears to be in full agreement

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  • Simon Waite @thecinemascene.bsky.socialBluesky · May 29, 2025

    The Dead Pool VHS has some interesting previews on it: Her Alibi (Bruce Beresford film with Tom Selleck) Stealing Home (Mark Harmon and Jodie Foster) Bird (Clint Eastwood film about Charlie Parker the Jazz Player and essentially the reason the Dead Pool exists at all)

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  • Hello, it's Dan McDaid @danmcdaid.bsky.socialBluesky · May 23, 2025

    Apes is a phenomenal looking film, without a trace of "filmed in Canada" energy. You've almost touched on my point here: The Dead Pool feels like a TV movie, when it isn't.

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  • Hello, it's Dan McDaid @danmcdaid.bsky.socialBluesky · May 23, 2025

    I think sometimes it's sold, sometimes it isn't. It doesn't offend me, it's just a fun thing for a film fan to notice, like day for night shooting. i know the Dead Pool is filmed in SF, that's why I said it has filmed in Canada "energy"

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  • 95Sports @95sports.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 18, 2025

    TBH, I'm having a hard time even counting GNR here because THE DEAD POOL is a largely forgotten movie

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  • "Hi, I'm Graham off the Internet" 🔞🦀 (Crab Verified) @ipsumlorem.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 21, 2024

    16 Blocks is genuinely a better Die Hard movie than DH4.0 & 5.0 in the same way that The gauntlet is a far better Dirty Harry film than The Dead Pool.

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  • Surely Sarah @surelysarah.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 28, 2024

    My parents randomly started watching an old Clint Eastwood movie tonight, The Dead Pool (seems to be a Dirty Harry one?). It features a VERY young Jim Carey as a rock star junkie, and a young-ish Liam Neeson. Seeing them share a scene is… discombobulating.

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  • tim coe @shakespeherian.myatproto.socialBluesky · Feb 29, 2024

    Guy who keeps asking whether you mean the Dirty Harry movie "The Dead Pool"

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  • Mr. Austin @misteraustin.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 1, 2023

    personal Dirty Harry film ranking: 1. Dirty Harry 2. Sudden Impact 3. Magnum Force 4. The Dead Pool 5. The Enforcer

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  • assigned cromulent at birth @cleanwindows.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 11, 2026

    i wish the canonical pop culture examplars of this were not a third rate dirty harry movie (The Dead Pool) and a zine-era cypherpunk screed (Assassination Politics, Jim Bell) but given the overwhelming malignance of these platforms i also dont think it can be ruled out

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  • David 🎃👻🧟 @uniquely-david.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 4, 2026

    For anyone interested, the Batman connections with The Dead Pool are as follows: The fifth & final Dirty Harry movie, The Dead Pool was distributed by Warner Brothers, a studio who have owned & held distribution rights for Batman & all DC connected media since the 1970's #BatmanTAS

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  • David 🎃👻🧟 @uniquely-david.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 4, 2026

    BEWARE THE GRAY GHOST Within 25 minutes, this manages to work as a salute to the past, a generational passing of the baton & thanks to a plot device from The Dead Pool (a film which contains several of its own Batman connections), it is also a fantastically thrilling little adventure #BatmanTAS

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  • Mikey (They/Them) @psychoticdreams.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 12, 2026

    The Dirty Harry movie, The Dead Pool, but it actually stars Deadpool instead of Clint Eastwood.

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  • わはは @mrbowers.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 17, 2026

    Looking at the dates, THE DEAD POOL came out a year after ROBOCOP, but obviously I didn't see either of these in the theatre so I'm not actually sure which I saw first, regardless. Anyway, the *actual* first R-rated movie I saw was probably just some comedy with swears or something.

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  • Paul Brenner @paulbrenner.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 19, 2026

    MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY: “A critic with a heart? That’s a laugh.” David Hunt in The Dead Pool #TheDeadPool #BuddyVanHorn #SteveSharon #moviequotes #moviequoteoftheday

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  • Tony Power @tonypower.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 27, 2026

    The Dead Pool 🌕🌕🌕🌖🌑 Now we end the Dirty Harry series on a bit of a low. While it is still an enjoyable film, it fails to live up to what came before. It was certainly time to put the series to bed. Though, imagine my surprise seeing a young Liam Neeson opposite Clint Eastwood. 84% #TheDeadPool

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  • Conrad Owens @conradical.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 5, 2026

    I watched all the Dirty Harry movies over the last week or so and got absolutely stun locked by encountering Jim Carrey in The Dead Pool (the 5th Dirty Harry movie from 1988) 🫨

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  • Rebekah Young @rebekahwyoung.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 31, 2026

    I mean, there was a whole Clint Eastwood movie about this (“The Dead Pool”)

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  • Unequal Sequel @unequalsequel.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 11, 2026

    Boxset Mentality: The Dead Pool We are now onto the fifth and final film of the Dirty Harry Boxset & this time we are onto The Dead Pool. Clint’s much older and still angry! So come an Another Slice subscriber and hear our reactions to this popular(?) Boxset www.anotherslice.com/unequalseque...

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  • John, EdD 🇦🇶🇺🇦🖖🏼🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦💉💉💉💉💉💉💉 @drjohn2021.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2026

    January 17/Day 17 Favorite movie Jim Carrey character In recognition of Jim Carrey’s Birthday #Edwards2026MovieThingChallenge As Johnny Squares “The Dead Pool” (1988)

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  • Zadett Rosslyn @zadett.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 12, 2025

    This guy has no medical background he ought to just stay in Hollywood and do movies and leave medical opinions to the professionals. Jim Carrey the your boss from the movie the Dead Pool mine his own business

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 1, 2025

    The (movie) The Dead Pool 1080p (iTunes)(DE) €3.99 (Thriller) (iMDB) 6.3 Cast: Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Liam Neeson, Evan C. Kim, David Hunt, Michael Currie

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  • Neil Shah @hamsterradio.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 14, 2025

    But there’s a hype sticker for “The Dead Pool,” a 1988 film that band members appeared in. The sticker describes “Jungle” & “Sweet Child” as hits. “Appetite” took a while to take off; it was only in 1988 that it exploded. That suggests this is a 1988 record—a second pressing.

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  • Bamu Milada @bamumilada.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 30, 2025

    I wouldn't call it my favorite, but the first thing that comes to mind is Guns-n-Roses' appearance in the Dirty Harry movie The Dead Pool

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  • Jonathan McNicol @mcnicol.netBluesky · Jul 20, 2025

    The replies on a post like this are always eye opening. People just don’t watch any movies, must be. I totally get not liking The Rise of Skywalker. But it’s the WORST movie you’ve seen in TEN YEARS? For me, it’d be When Time Ran Out… if Newman weren’t in it. Since he is, it’s The Dead Pool.

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