Nothing with too many hearty belly laughs, it was abdominal surgery.

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    When I was on a bunch of painkillers after some surgery I watched Whiplash. Everyone was like “wow that movie was so intense” but I was so numb I didn’t think much about it.

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    Don’t watch the first few episodes of The Walking Dead while actually in the hospital under heavy opioid medication. That’s how you end up with extremely terrifying and vivid dreams of a zombie apocalypse in the very hospital you’re currently in! Ask me how I know!

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      I watched 28 Days Later during a delirious fever spell, so I think I understand where you’re coming from, lol.

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    I be had two major surgeries, I’ve only been given oxy for one of them. I took it maybe two days and got off of it as quickly as possible. I hate taking pills, and I didn’t feel like I needed it anyway. Pretty much just made me tired.

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    Was gonna suggest EEAAO but then saw you say “no belly laughs” so that’s out

    • 10,000 Years of Longing
    • Being John Malkovich
    • The Fisher King (some of it didn’t age well, it was the 80s)
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      I did the same when I had surgery and was couch ridden for days. That was great. I then watched the “Tolkien cut” of the hobbit movies

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      Oh, I’ve heard of this one, but I never got around to it. Sounds like the perfect time to cross it off my list.

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    Priest. I recommended it in a terrible movies thread. It’s Paul Bettany and Karl Urban in a cowboy/ronin/faith-based militia versus vampires film. Critics gave it 16% fresh.

    … seriously. Look at this.

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      Seems odd they’d both end up in the same crappy movie together in that year. May not be remembering movie years well but Urban was least in Star Trek and Bettany in Marvel even if only as a voice but assume the plan was to make him Vision from the start.

      Was it entertaining at least? It sounds like it could be a fun watch, in theory…like the synopsis of Red Letter Media’s Best of the Worst movies probably do.

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        It’s based on a comic series, so the bones are good and the critics are all weenies. I ♡ crappy derivative action schlock.

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          I won’t say it’s always my thing but sometimes a plain action movie with few cheesy lines is all you’re looking for. Definitely saw enough Chuck Norris in the 80s to confirm that.

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    Dredd (2012)

    The drug in it, named Slo-Mo, should be semi relatable.

    Be warned, high level violence depicted.

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      I saw Dredd in the theater in 3D and it was fan-fucking-tastic.

      I own it on Blu-ray as well but nothing will top that 3D experience.

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        I hate 3D in theaters. But 3D at home was amazing. I had one of the last 4k 3Dtvs Samsung made, it died last year.

        But 3D at home when I could find the 3D blueray or torrent was amazing. Dredd was one of those