Last Seen 70s/80s Movie

[AUSTIN316426808]

Taken
-Liam Neeson was perfectly cast for this. Damn good action movie.

[ShankS]

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
4.5/5
Liked this loads, big fan of Underworld.

[hellfire1]

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
4.5/5
Liked this loads, big fan of Underworld.




Woah... ghost of drunken past!


Saw this last night as well. Pretty good prequel. Michael Sheen is a sexy best.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Solaris (clooney version)

words can't describe how much of a horrible injustice this remake is... I'm glad I decided to watch the original weeks ago instead of watching this.

George Clooney dying in a fire would almost make up for the amount of bad news I've had to deal with in the last few months.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/cirquemacabre/george_clooney_swimming_mid_air_jum.jpg

I made this to cheer myself up, it worked to some extent. :)

[Disease]

Walk Hard

It is funny, I thought it might have been dissapointing, but it had some really good laughs in it. The Songs weren't great but the duet one would have been my faveorite..

6.5/10

[Roderick Usher]

Coraline

God, I fucking hate 3D. The glasses and the gimmick pull me out of the story. I just can't enjoy a movie with those stupid glasses that reduce your field of vision, distort the color and give me a fucking headache.

I really liked the book but felt this adaptation was a bit weak - the scary bits weren't scary enough, the funny bits weren't funny enough and the voice acting was completely uninspired. I love stop-motion animation and am a fan of both Selick and Gaiman, but this one didn't impress me. I'm looking forward to seeing it in 2D on my television at some point - maybe I'll come around on it.

5/10

[roshiq]

The Grudge 3 (2009)

disgustingly too 'white'!

>>: D

Outlander (2009)

http://l.yimg.com/img.movies.yahoo.com/ymv/us/img/hv/photo/movie_pix/weinstein_company/outlander/outlander_poster.jpg

Aliens vs Vikings, nice plot...liked it.

>>: B

[La Chat Noire]

Went to see He's Just Not That Into You for girl's night yesterday...and now I remember why I usually avoid girl's night.

[urgeok2]

Push

not bad - not great.... some interesting stuff but overlong.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Walk Hard

It is funny, I thought it might have been dissapointing, but it had some really good laughs in it. The Songs weren't great but the duet one would have been my faveorite..

6.5/10

I think it's worth watching just for the part with Elvis Presley.

[Disease]

I think it's worth watching just for the part with Elvis Presley.

The bit where he was introduced to weed cracked me up.

Lifeforce

Aliens,Vampires,Zombies, it had all three, pretty good even though it looked a bit cheap at times.


6/10

[urgeok2]

I think it's worth watching just for the part with Elvis Presley.


"i got cut in half, real bad"

[Azazel005]

Coraline

God, I fucking hate 3D. The glasses and the gimmick pull me out of the story. I just can't enjoy a movie with those stupid glasses that reduce your field of vision, distort the color and give me a fucking headache.

I really liked the book but felt this adaptation was a bit weak - the scary bits weren't scary enough, the funny bits weren't funny enough and the voice acting was completely uninspired. I love stop-motion animation and am a fan of both Selick and Gaiman, but this one didn't impress me. I'm looking forward to seeing it in 2D on my television at some point - maybe I'll come around on it.

5/10

I didn't know this had been adapted for film. I wasn't OVERLY fond of the story, but I did feel that it would led itself best to a more vivid and varied medium then graphic novel. Film would gain a greater advantage to manipulate fields of vision and use music, sound and voice. Sad that it doesn't sound like it came together.

[neverending]

I didn't know this had been adapted for film. I wasn't OVERLY fond of the story, but I did feel that it would led itself best to a more vivid and varied medium then graphic novel. Film would gain a greater advantage to manipulate fields of vision and use music, sound and voice. Sad that it doesn't sound like it came together.

Go back a few pages a read some other comments on the film.

It was filmed here in Oregon and it's been selling out every show.

[phantomstranger]

The Immortal Voyage Of Captain Drake



Cheesy silly Sci-Fi channel movie with Adrian Paul as Sir Francis Drake on a mission to find the mythical Tree Of Life

[Roderick Usher]

The Exorcist III

I hadn't seen this one. I hated #2, so I didn't bother following up on the series, but I saw it used for $2.99 and couldn't resist. I was pleasantly surprised. A fun, fucked-up movie with a real knockout performance by George C Scott an lots of goergetown footage that made me a bit homesick.

7/10

[urgeok2]

The Exorcist III

I hadn't seen this one. I hated #2, so I didn't bother following up on the series, but I saw it used for $2.99 and couldn't resist. I was pleasantly surprised. A fun, fucked-up movie with a real knockout performance by George C Scott an lots of goergetown footage that made me a bit homesick.

7/10

uncool man, like material possessions are a bummer. just another wall in your artifical cage, bro ... YOUR POSSESSIONS WILL OWN YOU !!!!!

:p

[Disease]

uncool man, like material possessions are a bummer. just another wall in your artifical cage, bro ... YOUR POSSESSIONS WILL OWN YOU !!!!!

:p


Hippy............

[Roderick Usher]

uncool man, like material possessions are a bummer. just another wall in your artifical cage, bro ... YOUR POSSESSIONS WILL OWN YOU !!!!!

:p

nice;) very punny

you've been a bad influence on me - I've bought like 7 DVDs over the past year

[_____V_____]

The Pink Panther 2

A mistake I can never rectify. The ensemble cast really disappoints, except eye candy Aishwarya Rai.


* ½

[roshiq]

The Hurt Locker (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887912/) (2009)

http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s389134.jpg

Guy Pearce & Ralph Fiennes appeared in minor & short roles in this catastrophic war movie where an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city of Iraq where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.

>>: B-


Red Sands (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1103256/) (2009)

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/poster/small/00004422.jpg

Another war horror based on Islamic Myths after last year's The Objective (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0962711/) (2008) and this time this slow paced story evolves around a Genie! Pretty mediocre.

>>: C-

[hellfire1]

I've been on an 80s teen romance flick trip this week since you can find a lot of them on youtube. I've watched:

Can't Buy Me Love - Patrick Dempsey looking super young and super dorky.
The Sure Thing - Love, LOVE John Cusack. Surprisingly funny movie.
Just One of the Guys - My god, the acting... oh the "acting"...

[Disease]

House On the edge of the Park


6.5/10

[Azazel005]

Go back a few pages a read some other comments on the film.

It was filmed here in Oregon and it's been selling out every show.

Ahh alas I simply cannot keep pace, apologies.

It's nice to see that it may well have lived up to it potential then. As said, I think it was a much better story for this sort of media. I am uncertain about some of the design choices though, I felt Coraline's surreal elements were stronger in their subtlety. In this version they seem to be a bit too forceful (based on trailer viewings).

I do love stop motion though, and I will be sure to give this a look when it reaches Australian shores.

[_____V_____]

The Sure Thing - Love, LOVE John Cusack. Surprisingly funny movie.

Serendipity.

Watch it, if not seen already.

[hellfire1]

Serendipity.

Watch it, if not seen already.



Have seen it. Cute, but a bit too sappy for my tastes. I like my Cusack sarcastic with a hint of bitterness to him.

[urgeok2]

The Pink Panther 2

A mistake I can never rectify. The ensemble cast really disappoints, except eye candy Aishwarya Rai.


* ½


what the fuck !!?? i warned you !!

[urgeok2]

Have seen it. Cute, but a bit too sappy for my tastes. I like my Cusack sarcastic with a hint of bitterness to him.

so then you must love grosse point blank


(my personal favorite of his)

[urgeok2]

Bringing up baby (katherine hepburn & cary Grant)


fun movie - meanders all over the place but the acting is fun.
katherine hepburn was a complete flake in this (beautiful too)
funny to see her act like a nut when she she always appeard so refined later.


made me want to go out and buy a baby leopard.

[hellfire1]

so then you must love grosse point blank


(my personal favorite of his)



Of course. He and Minnie Driver are both hilarious. Great chemistry. Not enough Jeremy Piven though.

[urgeok2]

Of course. He and Minnie Driver are both hilarious. .


she's gorgeous too ... very understated.

i guess the hollywood mentality is that you have to be blonde to be beautiful.

[_____V_____]

what the fuck !!?? i warned you !!

Teaches me for not heeding to the advice of the wise and the old, eh?

*pictures Urge in a long Apache Indian dress, looking like Big Chief Wiggly Ears*

[neverending]

Descent.

I was disappointed. It had some good suspense but there was a lot of silliness too.

[newb]

Watched "Ghost of Mars" last night. Haven't seen this one since it first came out. I forgot how much it sucked.

[scouse mac]

Watched "Ghost of Mars" last night. Haven't seen this one since it first came out. I forgot how much it sucked.

Ive never made it past halfway so your stamina is to be applauded

[newb]

Ive never made it past halfway so your stamina is to be applauded

it was much worse than I remember. The acting was horrible and even the
choreographed fight scenes with Jason Statham were terrible....and that ain't easy to do.

[Disease]

Slumber Party Massacre


7/10

[amstyle]

The Backwoods........Gary Oldman

[Marroe]

Planet Terror...again. I think it keeps getting better.

[roshiq]

My Name is Bruce (2008)

Disappointing.

>>: C


Yogen (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419280/) [Premonition] (http://www.mandiapple.com/snowblood/premonition.htm) (2004)

http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/images/muze/dvd/sm/96/244396.jpg

A pretty decent J-horror that nicely dealt with the emotional stuff of the story where a college teacher..Satomi finds a newspaper foretelling his daughter's death and ultimately he failed to save her. Three years later, with Satomi broken by her demise, another newspaper appears predicting doom. Worth a watch.

>>: B

[Disease]

Outlander


I don't get the ending, nothing was confirmed there, I don't want to give it away, but err, and to many different accents for an ancient Vikeing community in Norway. Otherwise it was still a bit of fun.

5.5/10

[urgeok2]

Outlander


I don't get the ending, nothing was confirmed there, I don't want to give it away, but err, and to many different accents for an ancient Vikeing community in Norway. Otherwise it was still a bit of fun.

5.5/10


remember this guy ? :

he was Bjorn (the big guy who bought it first..)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/james/DSC_3718.jpg

[Despare]

4D Man

I thought it was a pretty cool sci-fi flick and if I'm not mistaken there's a show called Fringe which kind of used this same idea.

[newb]

Body of Lies

not a bad flic at all. Totally misleading trailer though.

[scouse mac]

Chronicles of Riddick

Highly enjoyable, if a tad predictable

[MisterSadistro]

'Friday the 13th' remake last night. It just proves that Michael Bay can take an originally bad movie, add lots of flashy editing, gorgeous co-eds, tons of loud music, and great special fx and still deliver an even worse movie :D

[Despare]

Chronicles of Riddick

Highly enjoyable, if a tad predictable

I thought my cousin and I were the only two that liked that flick. It seems like everybody was expecting another Pitch Black instead of a different film in the same universe. I thought it was pretty decent...

[urgeok2]

I thought my cousin and I were the only two that liked that flick. It seems like everybody was expecting another Pitch Black instead of a different film in the same universe. I thought it was pretty decent...


i thought it was overambitious ...

i wasnt expecting another pitch black but i though going from a tight little thriller to a sweeping epic was a bit of a stretch.

i liked a couple of touches here and there but overall i didnt think it was a great film

[scouse mac]

I thought my cousin and I were the only two that liked that flick. It seems like everybody was expecting another Pitch Black instead of a different film in the same universe. I thought it was pretty decent...


The Universe its set in is well worth exploring more, reminded me of a TV show called Lexx.

Could easily do a series of separate films, the way Halloween should've been.

[UngodlyWarlock]

Feast 2 - 6/10 (but it gains a point with for every 3 beers consumed).

I was surprised I didn't see "Directed by Lloyd Kaufman" at the end credits, because this is a Troma movie in disguise. It's got tons of gore, vomit, piss, jizz, tits, and even some bestiality, baby murdering, and midget tossing for good measure. The story is basically the same as the first movie only less cohesive and has lots of random what-the-fucks like trying to make a key to a lock that is across the street by using a telescope to see the keyhole.

Overall, would only recommend to friends who appreciate Troma flicks, unlike the first movie which I would recommend to anyone. But I did enjoy the hell out of, nevertheless.

[Disease]

W

It seemed to paint a portrait of Bush as a loveable guy, when in my own opinion he is far from it. What the hell was that all about.

4/10

[newb]

FEAST 3 :HAPPY FINISH

If ya liked the 2nd one, you will like this one. More of the same....weak story...plenty of blood,tits and shit.

[Dante'sInferno]

The Doors. Up next, Shoot Em' Up.

[Disease]

The Prowler


Fairly brutal with the kills and blood, but the story confused it's self a bit.

6/10

[Dante'sInferno]

Shoot Em' Up. Thought it was good.

[UngodlyWarlock]

Shoot Em' Up. Thought it was good.

I loved that movie. I knew literally nothing about it when I rented it and was more than pleasantly surprised after watching it.

[Dante'sInferno]

I loved that movie. I knew literally nothing about it when I rented it and was more than pleasantly surprised after watching it.
The same for me.

[urgeok2]

Shoot Em' Up. Thought it was good.


one of my favorite movies ever... somehow found origionality in a genre thats been beaten to death

[Disease]

In the Loop

It was the opening night of the Glasgow film festival the free champagne made up for the film starting late. It was very fast paced satire, a take on both British and American politics, very funny, well worth checking out.

7/10

[Wuqaz]

The last movie I saw was Jeepers Creepers 2. Not as good as the original, but the added camp value of some scenes made it quite enjoyable. I'm interested in the third one that is in the works right now.

~Wuqaz

[Staal]

Friday The 13th remake.

Me & my girl went to see this one at a sneak preview a few hours ago. Recommendable at least.

[fortunato]

Danza macabra (Castle of Blood) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057993/) (1964)

Ah, sure it's pretty silly and it doesn't make much sense, but it has an excellent, creepy atmosphere. Good for late night watching.

Plus, Barbara Steele.

[Disease]

From Dusk Till Dawn

If you find cheaper pussy anywhere, Fuck it!


8/10

[[email protected]]

:eek: i wathced silent hill again

[Geddy]

My Bloody Valentine (1981) - 8.5/10.

Went to see this in theaters last night, great flick. What's really cool is that it was shot an hour or so away from where I live. Harry warden is a great slasher villain, right up there with Freddy Jason and Micheal in my opinion.

[roshiq]

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)

A sweet silent thriller.

>>: B

The Lodger (2009)

http://z.about.com/d/horror/1/G/o/c/-/-/Lodgerposter.jpg

Adapted from the same story but gone with an entirely different approach and did a fair job. Quite tensed & intriguing.

>>: B

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)

http://l.yimg.com/img.movies.yahoo.com/ymv/us/img/hv/photo/movie_pix/screen_gems/underworld__rise_of_the_lycans/underworldriseofthelycans_smallposter2.jpg

Fantastic! They didn't tried to ruin anything, just followed the simple & original back story or history of the premise of first Underworld movie and made a very good prequel. Rhona was too good with her tempted performance.

>>: A

Underworld (2003)

Just gave it a watch for the 2nd time as the prequel satisfied me highly.

>>: B+

[Geddy]

Watched the first three Friday the 13th's today. Here are my thoughts:

Part 1: The best of the series and one of the better slashers out there. - 8/10.

Part 2: I didn't really enjoy this one very much, one of the worst in the series in my opinion. -6/10.

Part 3: Much better than the second. Third best of the series in my opinion next to the first and part four. - 7.5/10.

Hopefully going to go see the remake tommorow.

[Wuqaz]

I watched Gremlins 1 & 2 today. Part 1 is always good, part 2 is much lamer in comparison but good for some campy laughs, but it looks pretty low budget for some reason.

[Disease]

The Dungeon moor killings

One of the worst movies I have ever seen, I waited back for the Q and A with the Director and writers. The writers seemed innocent enough, it was thier first script and gave a good answer for my question on the basis of the script, but when I asked the director how much it costed he got defensive and went on about how he had been involved in a doco that costed nearly 1 million pounds a few years ago, he finally got back to this movie and said it cost more than 1,000 pounds and less than 100,000.. My guess is it cost around 2,000 pounds.

Point is it was an inocent question, especially how he was trying to promote indipendent filmmaking in Scotland.. seems like a wanker though. Still, I might send him a synopsis, yeah right, if If I want to see something I write turn into a piece of shit.

1/10

[Elvis_Christ]

Part 2: I didn't really enjoy this one very much, one of the worst in the series in my opinion. -6/10.


Ha! Part 2 is my favorite of the series along with The Final Chapter. Different strokes......... :p

[roshiq]

Feast 3: The Happy Finish (2009)

As bad as the 2nd one.

>>: D

[ShankS]

Sunshine
4.5/5 claustrophobic, tense & good acting along with a great soundtrack.

The Happening
2/5 What is it with this guy... great idea with loads of potential ...alas poorly executed. Spent hour and a half watching it, credits rolled and thought hmmm yeah nice what did I just watch.

[Geddy]

Ha! Part 2 is my favorite of the series along with The Final Chapter. Different strokes......... :p

Really? Thats interesting. What did you think of Part 5? Most of the people I talk to say they hate it, but I actually thought it was pretty cool.

[scouse mac]

The Happening
2/5 What is it with this guy... great idea with loads of potential ...alas poorly executed. Spent hour and a half watching it, credits rolled and thought hmmm yeah nice what did I just watch.


Totally agree, could and should have been so much more.


The Mist

Really enjoyed this one, very tense and surely Mrs Cormady is one of the scarier creations in recent horror.

The Devils Chair

Some so-so acting and a dodgy script but the look of the film was very good. There was an annoying narration which kept coming in during the film which, at one point, started slagging the viewers off for watching horror films!!!!
That said, still worth a go.

[Geddy]

Gone Baby Gone (2007) - 8.5/10.

Pleasently surprised by this one, really cool crime thriller.

[Geddy]

Friday the 13th (2009) - 7.5/10.

Really cool slasher flick. Great in theaters.

[Roderick Usher]

Friday the 13th (2009)

A little fun. Really dumb. I never loved brainless slashers and I certainly don't love this one, but its far from the worst installment in the franchise.

Dumbest part (hard to choose, but I think I nailed it) - "I think he went this way"... and they go that direction! WTF? Who the fuck tries to follow Jason Voorhees?

The out-of-focus bullshit is a weak substitute for style. If there were a couple of locked-off shots of the action I would have goiven this one a higher rating.

5/10

[scouse mac]

Maid in Manhattan

Romeo And Juliet (they were both the wifes pick, it was valentines and no, Im not being overly defensive)

1408

[roshiq]

Screamers: The Hunting (2009)

http://z.about.com/d/horror/1/G/6/e/-/-/Screamers2.jpg

Pretty mediocre.

>>: C-

[Disease]

Not Quite Hollywood

A documentary on Australian exploitation and horror movies from the 70's and 80's, icluding plenty of goofy comments from Tarantino. I'd seen 50 % of the movies they were talking about, so I enjoyed seeing what people had to say, also now I want to track down a few I hadn't seen, like "Long Weekend" and "Inn of the damned".

7/10


The Dead Zone

7/10


13

This movie anoyed me some what but it seemed to make more sense than the timecop movie on another chanel so I watched it, I thought someone must have been going to die, but no, the kids just got in trouble, gee it must be hard being a 13 year old girl.. rubbish.....


4/10

[stenchofdeath]

Rest stop- Don't look back (unrated). I really enjoyed this movie. I thought the original was good too. I would have liked to have seen more torture in the bus. I will give the movie 8 out of 10. I think it was slightly better than the original.

[Geddy]

Halloween (1979) - 9.5/10.

One of the best horror films out there. I forgot how well made this is, especially when compared to most other slashers.

[ZombieSalad]

went to see Friday the 13th 2009 last night. Good remake! Go see it now:P

[Azazel005]

Valkyrie

Singer is my favorite director, and watching his deft hand move this film along was the highlight of it. He does so with perfect command of the basics and very little but highly effective artistic movements. He controls the characters and leaves you feeling connected to most all of the major players.

The film is rich with star power and Cruise delivers a compelling performance, the
“I'll hear you say it” scene was incredibly powerful.

Sadly to me reeked a little of a “pet project” someone felt this was an amazing and powerful story that needed to be told. They assembled a skilled cast, an excellent director plenty of budget and delivered the story admirably. It just never really struck gold, perhaps it's just not as a important and powerful story in the end.

The tension is built effectively, but we know how it ends. The characters are are understandable and relatable, yet their righteous stand seems methodical and to vacant of passion. Ultimately it's supposed to be a tail of humanity and national pride standing up to a tyrant, yet in the end I felt no great “human spirit” or charge from it. In the end, we can all understand how hard yet important it was to stand against Hitler, but personally I'd rather watch and was much more moved by the allegorical V for Vendetta.

Taken

A typically watchable Besson-esque action flick. Liam Neeson's bad-assery was tons of fun and his brutal crusade was given some emotional credence with a decent and warm starting 20 minutes.

It's still just an action flick though and it's attempts to be something more fall so very flat on their ass they are better ignored.

Pretty decent popcorn action though.

Blood Diamond

I had heard all sorts of mixed things about this film. I decided to watch on the recommendation of a friend who is far more into the pop corn variety action and said it was very good.

It was a hell of a lot more then I expected, and gave me a new respect for Zwick.

It's possibly a little too fresh for me discuss it to deeply, and sometimes it's hard to dissect how much you are personally affected against it's merits, but hey being personally affected means it's gotta be worth some praise.

Right now, I think it was a fantastic film... I may need to think on it longer. In any event it's still very very good.

What did you all think of Blood Diamond?

[roshiq]

Dark Reel (2008)

Bit surprised to see Edward Furlong in this dreadful film.

>>: D

[Disease]

The Incredible Hulk

That was so much better than I expected.

7/10


Death Race

It didn't really do much for me, it had none of the character the origanal possesed...

5/10

The Wrestler

That was a cool movie, very nicely made and well, I didn't know Marisa Tomei played a stripper in it... Oh boy, that just made my day.

8/10

[fortunato]

Network (1976)

Stalker (1979)

Two of my favorite movies. Good watchin'.

[urgeok2]

- Dodgeball (my kid wanted to see it again)

- Hulk Vs Wolverine

[scouse mac]

- Dodgeball (my kid wanted to see it again)



You're kid has decent taste, I enjoyed Dodgeball. Better than the other 'bunch of losers win at a random sport' films that have done the rounds recently.

[hellfire1]

- Dodgeball (my kid wanted to see it again)



Nobody makes me bleed my own blood!

I heart that movie.

[scouse mac]

Jerry Maguire


Forgotten how good this film is but the question remains, WTF happened to Cuba Goodings career?

[Disease]

I am Legend

Considering Wil Smith was pretty much the only actor in the entire movie, I'm suprised that I found him less anoying than he appears to be in his blockbuster appearances. I thought it was a bit weak over all though as a movie, It ended and nothing had really happened.

5/10

Unhinged

A very B Grade slasher, nothing happens, absolutley nothing.

2/10

[Azazel005]

I am Legend

Considering Wil Smith was pretty much the only actor in the entire movie, I'm suprised that I found him less anoying than he appears to be in his blockbuster appearances. I thought it was a bit weak over all though as a movie, It ended and nothing had really happened.


It's kind of how I felt about I am legend. Smith is very strong, the visuals are all nicely built the film can make you emotional... yet it's just not a very good story, and you end up sitting back thinking... "I wish that movie had have been... interesting, because it was almost good."

[Disease]

Base Moi

This was very controvesial in Australia, it got banned after screening for a week or so. This was the first time I have seen it, I liked it, I didn't think it was that harsh. It was baned due to the rape scene mainly, all the rest of the sex and violence was pretty gratuitous as well, the sound track was good and it was all over very quick. just a dirty little fantasy.

7.5/10

Slumber PArty Massascre 2

It was fun for a while, rock'n'roll horror, but then it just got ridiculous, um...

5/10

[mrglass666]

Last film watched was Fargo.

Last horror film watched. Stephen Kings 'Storm of the century' for the umpteenth time.

:)

[AUSTIN316426808]

Friday the 13th('09)
-It was alright and worth a watch. Certainly not the worst Friday.

[Roderick Usher]

There Will be Blood

It gets better with repeated viewings.

8/10

[Elvis_Christ]

I still haven't checked that one out.

I'm getting thru Dexter S2 at the moment... really digging this show.

[fortunato]

I still haven't checked that one out.

I'm getting thru Dexter S2 at the moment... really digging this show.

Definitely give There Will Be Blood a spin as soon as possible.

And yeah, I'm with you on Dexter. Really fun show. I'm finished with the first two seasons, but I need to catch up on the third.

La Règle du jeu (The Rules of the Game) (1939)

This one always gets better with repeat viewings. One of the most truly relevant and ventrous indictments of bourgeois society in all of its spectacular absurdity. It really takes to heart the Shakespearean idea, "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players". It's also hard not to be blown away with the techniques employed in filming it, too. The scenes are complex, and the camera work dances, fluid and graceful. As director Wim Wenders said about it, "In the years before the Steadicam, you wonder how a film camera could possibly have been so weightless." Watching it is a 106-minute-long film class in itself.

[fortunato]

Adaptation. (2002)

Brilliant. I'm always jealous of Kaufman's writing.

[neverending]

Adaptation. (2002)

Brilliant. I'm always jealous of Kaufman's writing.

I watched this recently as well. Amazing. Cage is brilliant. I love seeing him in these character parts much more than his action hero stuff.

[fortunato]

I watched this recently as well. Amazing. Cage is brilliant. I love seeing him in these character parts much more than his action hero stuff.

Yeah, it just goes to show that he really can act, depending on who he's working with. (ex. Scorsese, in Bringing Out the Dead; Coen Brothers, in Raising Arizona)

[roshiq]

I watched this recently as well. Amazing. Cage is brilliant. I love seeing him in these character parts much more than his action hero stuff.

Yeah, it just goes to show that he really can act, depending on who he's working with. (ex. Scorsese, in Bringing Out the Dead; Coen Brothers, in Raising Arizona)

Completely agree with you. Cage is an actor of enormous potentials, it's really sad to see him in films like Next, Bangkok Dangerous and Ghost Riders. There are lots of actors out there to play the roles of this movies.

Last seen:

Ghost of the Needle (2003)

>>: D

Jake's Closet (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463536/) (2007)

http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/images/muze/dvd/sm/50/2275450.jpg

>>: C+

13 Hours in a Warehouse (2008)

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/2187/13hours1cx5.jpg

>>: C-


Enough of B-grade & C-grade movies, tonight I need to see some good movies.

[The Mothman]

saw Milk a few days ago.

[Elvis_Christ]

saw Milk a few days ago.

I'm pretty keen to check that one out myself. Sounds like a return to form for Gus Van Sant

[Disease]

The Zombie Diaries

At first it seemed a lot more grity and evil than most of the other handcam horror movies that came out last year but then it got dull fairly quick. It picked up a bit towards the end, but there was just a lot of time where nothing happened and some dumb script writing.

4/10


Balls of Fury

Hu hu ha. Yeah, it was pretty funny, good slapstick, they didn't over do it, just the right amount.

6.5/10

[Disease]

Adaptation. (2002)

Brilliant. I'm always jealous of Kaufman's writing.


I'm going to see his new film on Saturday, " Synedoche, New York" , it's also his debut in the director chair. I'm really looking forward to it, It's showing at the film festival here in Glasgow.

[scouse mac]

Go

Not quite Human Traffic but an alright film nonetheless

[newb]

Watched "There Will Be Blood" for the first time. I have to admit I was a little skeptical about seeing this one.......sure I heard great things about it but the thought of a movie about "oil" kinda bored me. I could never have been so far off.....of course without Daniel Day Lewis's performance [ Oscar well deserved] this could have been a different story. The newcomer who played the preacher should have been nominated as well.

[urgeok2]

The Lookout : good movie - kept me watching. man does that kid look like heath ledger

Take the Lead : enjoyed this far more than i expected. Antonio Bandaras delivers as only this guy can (i think he's one of the most underappreciated actors ever) good supporting cast as well. 'to sir with love' storyline made more palletable by the fact that it was based on a real person.

[fortunato]

I'm going to see his new film on Saturday, " Synedoche, New York" , it's also his debut in the director chair. I'm really looking forward to it, It's showing at the film festival here in Glasgow.

Ah, I can't wait to see that. I've heard great things about it. I missed it when it came through here last year, unfortunately.

[roshiq]

The Lookout : good movie - kept me watching. man does that kid look like heath ledger



yes...he does. At first I thought he may be Heath's younger brother!:confused: [:D]

[fortunato]

Ménilmontant (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147039/) (1926)

One of my favorite short films of all time. It's a maddening, disturbing, kinetic avant-garde masterpiece. It's available to watch on YouTube, if anyone's interested:

Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoO2hLUMgG0&feature=channel_page)

Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oj8pLNvpmw&feature=channel_page)

Part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVAduw3Qwvs&feature=channel_page)

Part 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHBB6pfvinY&feature=channel_page)

[UngodlyWarlock]

Backwoods (2008) - 5/10

Watched this on Fearnet on demand because Gary Oldman was in it. His presences alone brought the movie up to a 5, but now that I have really thought about it overnight, the movie was complete shit. It starts off good enough....

The story is basically that a guy inherits his grandma's old house in a remote area of Spain in 1978. They meet the town locals in a bar before heading up to their house in the typical fashion. The next day the two men are hunting when they find an abandon house with a locked door where they find a little mutant girl (not all that mutated, just has ninja turtle hands and buck teeth), so they try to save her by bringing her back to their place to get her some food and a bath.

Obviously, the people who kept her there (see: town locals) are pissed when they find she is gone and they go to that house to try to find her....

From that point on it's just a clusterfuck of "tense" scenes, woods chasing, a confusing ending, and from what I can tell...no resolution to the story whatsoever.
I swear through half of the movie I thought the little girl was going to be a werewolf or something, because she is very feral, was getting worked up at the full moon, and the dog went missing.

It just pissed me off, because the acting seemed good enough...Oldman was typical Oldman, but the story and directing were completely worthless.

Would have gotten a 2/10 without Oldman.

[Disease]

Inglorious Bastard

It's a good face paced war movie, a little ecentric which makes it stand out from others.

7/10

[zwoti]

taken



10 character rule still here then

[milktoaste]

Midnight Meat Train

It was everything they said it would be. Not too sure about some of the CG, but a solid blood bath through and through.

8/10

[Dante'sInferno]

The Incredible Hulk, with my Dad. The Protecter, which was fuckin' awesome.

[Elvis_Christ]

Still ripping thru Dexter S2 should finish it tonight.

Inglorious Bastards

It's a good face paced war movie, a little ecentric which makes it stand out from others.

7/10

Killer flick I really enjoyed that one.

[neverending]

Backwoods (2008) - 5/10

Watched this on Fearnet on demand because Gary Oldman was in it. His presences alone brought the movie up to a 5, but now that I have really thought about it overnight, the movie was complete shit. It starts off good enough....

The story is basically that a guy inherits his grandma's old house in a remote area of Spain in 1978. They meet the town locals in a bar before heading up to their house in the typical fashion. The next day the two men are hunting when they find an abandon house with a locked door where they find a little mutant girl (not all that mutated, just has ninja turtle hands and buck teeth), so they try to save her by bringing her back to their place to get her some food and a bath.

Obviously, the people who kept her there (see: town locals) are pissed when they find she is gone and they go to that house to try to find her....

From that point on it's just a clusterfuck of "tense" scenes, woods chasing, a confusing ending, and from what I can tell...no resolution to the story whatsoever.
I swear through half of the movie I thought the little girl was going to be a werewolf or something, because she is very feral, was getting worked up at the full moon, and the dog went missing.

It just pissed me off, because the acting seemed good enough...Oldman was typical Oldman, but the story and directing were completely worthless.

Would have gotten a 2/10 without Oldman.

Ah, I completely disagree with you on this. I enjoyed it very much. I thought it was very well directed. You seem to be grading this down because you thought it was going to be something and then it was different from your expectations. She wasn't "getting worked up" over the full moon- she was frightened of it because she'd never seen it before.

And if you'd payed attention you'd know exactly what was going to happen at the police station after the film ends.

I was quite impressed with the leader of the family from the village as well. I went into this film knowing nothing and was pleasantly surprised.

[roshiq]

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

Awesomely funny!

>>: A

[Disease]

The Beast of War (1988)

Pretty good movie, it's about a Russian tank being chased through a valley in Afganastan, after the tank kills some certain people in un-godly fassion, some family memebers and others from the village hunt it down. Worth checking out.

7/10

Night of the Living dead (1990)

I like the fact that Barbarra is a bad ass in this one.

6.5/10

[Disease]

Still ripping thru Dexter S2 should finish it tonight.



Killer flick I really enjoyed that one.

I actually checked it out on your recomendation in the other thread.

[Despare]

Friday the 13th (09) - It was a slasher flick. Drinking, smoking, fucking, and dieing... nothing we haven't seen before but something that just doesn't get old. This does mark one of the few times I've been to the theater and wanted to see EVERY movie previewed...


Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key

[newb]

MANIAC


Some great Savini effects work in this one. The setup for the shotgun effect was very well done.

[scouse mac]

MANIAC


Some great Savini effects work in this one. The setup for the shotgun effect was very well done.

Quality film, thought it was a great performance by Joe Spinell.

I confess to pausing the dvd to have a proper butchers at that scene you're on about

[newb]

Quality film, thought it was a great performance by Joe Spinell.

I confess to pausing the dvd to have a proper butchers at that scene you're on about

haha....I did the same thing. I do that a lot on these older movies that use practical effects......see where they put the dummy head or whatever in.

[phantomstranger]

"Psycho II"

While not as great as the classic original. I have to admit I have a fondness for this film, It's well made, respectful of the original and has some good suspense.

[_____V_____]

American Beauty, followed by Scent of a Woman.

The latter is easily one of my all-time favs, with Pacino in the form of his lifetime. From the opening music to the climactic sequence...exquisite.

And Gabrielle Anwar...boy is she a dish!

[The Mothman]

I'm pretty keen to check that one out myself. Sounds like a return to form for Gus Van Sant

its good. a few scenes were a little uncomfortable for me, i thought it would focus much more on the political aspect's of his life rather than the relationship ones, it was about 50/50 in that regard.
Brolin steals every scene btw.

[roshiq]

Phenomena (1985)

>>: B+


The Pink Panther 2 (2009)

Though Ash (ARB) looks good but not so hot (as she used to be in Indian films like Chokher Bali (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366304/), Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150992/) or Devdas (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238936/)) but it was nice to see her working with such a great star casts as Andy Garcia, Jeremy Irons, Alfred Molina and Jean Reno.

>>: C

[Disease]

The Beyond


7.5/10

Attack of the Crab monsters

I'm pretty sure there was only one crab monster though, and he really needed a sense of humour.

6/10

[scouse mac]

And Gabrielle Anwar...boy is she a dish!

Shes great (and beautiful) in Bodysnatchers ;)

[urgeok2]

Serendipity .... enjoyable flick

[Hate_Crew_Deathroll]

The Princess Bride

[Staal]

Shocker from 1989

Wasn't really for me. Worth watching tho.

[Posher778]

Friday the 13th (Remake)- 7/10

Friday the 13th Part 2- 7/10 (This is now tied with the remake as my favorite. I think it would've been much better with the hockey mask.

[Geddy]

Hard Boiled (1992) - 9/10.

So intense, great action flick.

[Posher778]

Friday the 13th Part 4- 7/10

I'm gonna say that this is my favorite one so far, just a step above 2 and the remake. Although it did have the lamest ending ever, it still had pissed off, ultra brutal Jason, and the kill by throwing thick chick from the high window was totally bad ass.

[Disease]

Friday the 13th Part 4- 7/10

I'm gonna say that this is my favorite one so far, just a step above 2 and the remake. Although it did have the lamest ending ever, it still had pissed off, ultra brutal Jason, and the kill by throwing thick chick from the high window was totally bad ass.

Haven't you seen the franchise before?

[Elvis_Christ]

Friday the 13th Part 4- 7/10

I'm gonna say that this is my favorite one so far, just a step above 2 and the remake. Although it did have the lamest ending ever, it still had pissed off, ultra brutal Jason, and the kill by throwing thick chick from the high window was totally bad ass.

That's my favorite of the series. They really should've stopped it there... even tho I enjoy all of them really. Part 8 is the worst IMO

[Posher778]

Haven't you seen the franchise before?

I've now seen 1,2,3,4,5,6, Manhattan, X, and FvJ.

[Elvis_Christ]

I'm one of the few people who dig Part 7. I wonder if you'll dig it?

[_____V_____]

Eden Lake.


I loved it. Brutal, unflinching and pretty hard-hitting. Good to see independent low-budget filmmakers come up with fresh ideas and execute them well also.

Pretty damn good flick. Recommended to all who havent seen it yet - especially Return, Fortunato, Elvis, Urge, Newb, Alky, etc.


Rating - * * * ½

[Elvis_Christ]

Eden Lake.


I loved it. Brutal, unflinching and pretty hard-hitting. Good to see independent low-budget filmmakers come up with fresh ideas and execute them well also.

Pretty damn good flick. Recommended to all who havent seen it yet - especially Return, Fortunato, Elvis, Urge, Newb, Alky, etc.


Rating - * * * ½

I've got a copy sitting here a friend sent me. I'll have to give it a watch... so much stuff to catch up on.

[Hate_Crew_Deathroll]

The Host

Great Movie

[Geddy]

Saturday Night Fever (1977) - 9/10.

Such an underrated film.

[Hate_Crew_Deathroll]

Blonde and Blonder

[roshiq]

Eden Lake.

I loved it. Brutal, unflinching and pretty hard-hitting. Good to see independent low-budget filmmakers come up with fresh ideas and execute them well also.

Pretty damn good flick. Recommended to all who havent seen it yet - especially Return, Fortunato, Elvis, Urge, Newb, Alky, etc.

Rating - * * * �

Glad to know that you liked it too.

I think this is the best survival horror films that came out lately, far better than The Strangers & Funny Games remake. :)

I gave it to my brother & his wife for a watch and they almost hated the shocking finale and later on I noticed that my brother somehow developed a pretty bad taste on horror films, recently he saw The Happenings & The Midnight Movie (which is a bad one too) and he liked the movies very much.:confused:

[roshiq]

As I'm a good fan of Asian Horror movies and _V_ extended the deadline for submitting the list for HDC Top 100 Asian Horror movies, so I'm thinking I should give it a try to watch as much Asian Horrors as I can before going to finalized my list. There are still some good Asian horrors that I haven't seen yet but I have came to read some pretty good online reviews of them already.

Noroi: The Curse (http://www.mandiapple.com/snowblood/noroi.htm) (2005)

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/blairwitch63/TheCurse-poster.jpg

Ichise Takashige, producer of such fright classics as Ring, Dark Water, and Ju-on, presents a thrillingly Japanese mockumentary about a TV journalist Masafumi Kobayashi who had gone missing at present, leaving behind several video tapes of his unpublished work on his latest (and the last, apparently) paranormal research.

There's none of those stereotypical long-haired ghosts but the films successfully manages to hold an incredibly eerie atmosphere till the "pleasant" ending. Though the acting was bit mediocre and there are some things that weren't explained clearly but actually I haven't any complain for that cause everything else executed quite finely.

Recommended to Chrono, NE, V, Despare, Angra and everyone else who like to watch Asian Horrors sometimes.

>>: B+


Spirited Away (2001)

Amazing.

>>: A

[Angra]

As I'm a good fan of Asian Horror movies and _V_ extended the deadline for submitting the list for HDC Top 100 Asian Horror movies, so I'm thinking I should give it a try to watch as much Asian Horrors as I can before going to finalized my list. There are still some good Asian horrors that I haven't seen yet but I have came to read some pretty good online reviews of them already.

Noroi: The Curse (http://www.mandiapple.com/snowblood/noroi.htm) (2005)

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/blairwitch63/TheCurse-poster.jpg

Ichise Takashige, producer of such fright classics as Ring, Dark Water, and Ju-on, presents a thrillingly Japanese mockumentary about a TV journalist Masafumi Kobayashi who had gone missing at present, leaving behind several video tapes of his unpublished work on his latest (and the last, apparently) paranormal research.

There's none of those stereotypical long-haired ghosts but the films successfully manages to hold an incredibly eerie atmosphere till the "pleasant" ending. Though the acting was bit mediocre and there are some things that weren't explained clearly but actually I haven't any complain for that cause everything else executed quite finely.

Recommended to Chrono, NE, V, Despare, Angra and everyone else who like to watch Asian Horrors sometimes.

>>: B+




Thanks for the rec, Roshiq.

Now i know what to do after American Idol tonight. ;)

[Elvis_Christ]

American Idol? ...you are confused about your sexuality :D

[Angra]

American Idol? ...you are confused about your sexuality :D

LMAO

Sssshhh... don't tell anyone.

[The_Return]

Nick of Time

Not too bad for a mindless action/thriller. The script was pretty stupid and ridiculous, but it didn't take itself seriously at all. Not a great movie by any means...but could have been worse.




Religulous

Huge letdown - should have been a lot better.

For the most part, I'm prone to agree with Maher: Agnosticism makes a lot more sense. But his arguments here were sorely lacking: it was more like a playground argument than a case against religion. He just twisted peoples words, cut them off mid-sentence, and heavily edited the footage to emphasize his points.

Even though he usually seems like a fairly intelligent man, in this one he just came off as an asshole. I share the majority of his views, but his presentation really makes agnostics look bad.

[Disease]

Synedoche, New York

This movie was a long twisted road, Charlie Kaufamn hdefinatley has a world and genre of his own. I found my self intrigued, laughing at times when it felt inapropriate though I think he intended us to. The way it starts is so formulatic it lets you ease into it, but then it just goes upside down and every other direction one after the other.

It did seem to lack somthing though, I felt emptier at the end than I did half way through.

6.5/10

[The_Return]

Slumdog Millionaire

So, I finally got around to seeing it. Didn't really live up to all the hype, but I really did think it was a damn good movie.

Wasn't too fussy about some of the flashbacks near the first, but from the point they were teenagers on I was very impressed. Despite the ADD style storytelling, it still created some great characters and had me really absorbed in the plot once it got going.

Spoilers: I especially liked the whole bit with Kumar feeding him the fake answer. Such a tense moment - absolutely brilliant.

It had it's flaws to be sure: the editing was headache inducing, for starters, and some of the child actors were painful to watch. Still, I very much enjoyed it and by the end I walked out of the theatre with a smile on my face from ear to ear.


Frozen River

Catching up on my Oscar watching today, if you couldn't tell :cool:

I liked this one...it told a very bleak story, and was the perfect way to follow the almost sickeningly happy ending of Slumdog.

Melissa Leo was very good in her role, but I wasn't overly impressed with Misty Upham. The real standout performance for me was Charlie McDermott in a wonderful supporting role as Leo's son, trying to keep the family from completely falling apart. It could have been a pretty basic part, but he brought such an honesty to the role that I found him one of the best parts of the piece.

First time writer/director Courtney Hunt also did a great job: the script told an engrossing story, and her direction served to emphasize the darkness and hopelessness of the situation.

Not a movie for everyone, and certainly not very uplifting...but I thought it was very well made.

[Hate_Crew_Deathroll]

Phantoms with Ben Affleck

[Hate_Crew_Deathroll]

Doom Asylum

[newb]

Changeling

Pretty good flick . Jolie shows that she can act.The story seems a bit preposterous but then you realize.......its true.

[Elvis_Christ]

The new Indy flick.

Kinda lost interest after the opening. Might have to try watching it again.

[Geddy]

Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - 10/10.

One of my new favourite films, Warren Beaty is so awesome in this.

Hannibal Rising (2007) - 6/10.

Worth watching if your a fan of the series, but overall pretty mediocre.

[The_Return]

Doubt

I've been looking forward to this one for a long time, and it didn't disappoint in the least.

Streep and Hoffman absolutely light the screen on fire - the climactic scene in Streep's office has to be one of the most intense that I've seen in quite some time.

It's a film that leaves a lot of room for the audience to think, thanks to a fantastic script. SPOILER: I still can't say for sure whether or not he actually did it. I'm inclined to side with Streep's character, but I love how they left it VERY open ended.

It's shame that this one isn't up for Best Picture: far better than Slumdog or Benjamin Button.

[Elvis_Christ]

Watching a Ozploitation set I have to review for another site.

Great stuff in it like Long Weekend and Stone.

[fortunato]

Doubt

I've been looking forward to this one for a long time, and it didn't disappoint in the least.

Streep and Hoffman absolutely light the screen on fire - the climactic scene in Streep's office has to be one of the most intense that I've seen in quite some time.

It's a film that leaves a lot of room for the audience to think, thanks to a fantastic script. SPOILER: I still can't say for sure whether or not he actually did it. I'm inclined to side with Streep's character, but I love how they left it VERY open ended.

Awesome! I'm glad you saw it. I thought it was great, too. What I love about the film (and this goes along with your spoiler) is that nothing is wasted. It's a very simple film, and it presents itself as such; no excess or extraneous B.S. It's a film called Doubt, and it deals with just that, on all fronts.

It's shame that this one isn't up for Best Picture: far better than Slumdog or Benjamin Button.

Absolutely agreed.

EDIT: Read this Return (SPOILER!!!): I hear what you're saying about being inclined to agree with Sister Aloysius, especially after she claimed to have contacted some people in Father Flynn's past and his subsequent nervousness/freaking out over this. However, it's just another part of the puzzle. It could be absolutely anything in his past that made him worried at this prospect, not necessarily sexual abuse. I love the handling of the idea of doubt in the film, because that is its central focus. Whether or not Father Flynn is guilty is immaterial, and to have given even the slightest evidence one way or the other would have completely ruined the film. Thoughts?
At any rate, I agree with you. Great film. Brilliant script. And the acting (yes, especially the scene in the office!!!) is, as you said, illuminating.

[The Mothman]

Taken

holy shit, this movie just set off every endorphin available in my body, I was literally bouncing in my seat. if you're an action fan, see it right away, and ignore the PG-13 rating, this movie is brutal as fuck! SEE IT!
5/5.

[Angra]

"Bound by honor" 9-10/10

[Angra]

"Shrooms" 8/10

[Disease]

Watching a Ozploitation set I have to review for another site.

Great stuff in it like Long Weekend and Stone.

Where did you get your hands on Long Weekend?


Zack and Miri make a Porno

I was pretty much avoiding this movie untill I found out it was a Kevin Smith flick. I don't know how thatslipped by me in the first place. It was pretty funny, but pretty average, and then ending killed it a bit.

6/10

[roshiq]

Onibaba (1964)

lust, envy, wrath and betrayal all wrapped up amazingly in this cinematic spectacle of human drama. The camera work, characterization, scores and the beautiful creepy mask all were undoubtedly excellent.

>>: A

[newb]

What Just Happened---meh....nothing special. DeNiro was good.

Sex Drive---funnier than I thought it was gonna be.

[Disease]

Doomsday

I liked it a lot more than when I saw it at the cinema, probably because I had no expectations this time.

7/10

[hellfire1]

The Wrestler - Gut-wrenching. I didn't believe the hype, but Mickey Rourke broke my heart in this one. I'll be rooting for him tonight.

[TM-Beane]

Quarintine. 'Twas a bloody waste of my time an' money......

[hellfire1]

Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Disappointing and rather banal. Even Penelope Cruz's "Oscar winning" performance.

[The_Return]

The Reader

Very well acted, and beautifully shot...but plotwise, it was somewhat dull. Even though they were very well portrayed, there weren't many characters that you could care about, not enough of the story was told. It's rare that I want a movie to be longer, but this really would have benefited from about 15-20 minutes worth of backstory for Winslett's character. As is, it was a great performance wasted on a relatively flat character.

Still...very well made. The cinematography is simply stunning.

[ChronoGrl]

Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - 10/10.

One of my new favourite films, Warren Beaty is so awesome in this.

One of my favorite films of all time.


...

My Name Is Bruce (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489235/)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/Chronogrl/my-name-is-bruce-poster-800px.jpg


A total fanboy's wetdream. I thought it was cute. Bruce was, well, Bruce, but it rang too much Three Amigos for me.

It was obviously meant to be esoteric. It had a bunch of funny moments, Bruce Campbell inside jokes, but, ultimately, I think I wanted more. More ridiculousness. More over-the-top humor and silly situations.

I guess I was a little disappointed.

3/5 (extra points because it's Bruce)

...


Rest Stop (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0787505/)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/Chronogrl/reststop.jpg


What a surprise. I picked this movie from Netflix Instant-Watch with little to no expectations and it actually delivered a wonderfully bizarre fucked up punch in the face. Fantastic atmosphere - A constant feeling of dislocation - the lines between real and unreal are distorted, so you're not sure if or when you'll be safe.

It's not a perfect movie, by any means, and it's CLEARLY low-budget, but the direction is absolutely solid and the acting impressive. I was actually cringing at some points. It's a bizarre, fucked-up little indie flick. I wish that movies like this were the baseline of random indie horror flicks (as opposed to the 70% GOD AWFUL TRIPE out there).

I'd actually recommend this flick if you're looking for a sharp, gritty, torture, slasher, low-buget flick. It delivers.

3.5/5

[Elvis_Christ]

Yeh Rest Stop was better than I thought it would be still pretty forgettable however. I liked Wrong Turn a lot more. Have you seen Vacancy? You'd dig it if you liked Rest Stop.

[Staal]

I watched Inside / À l'intérieur last night together with my girlfriend.

I gotta say, this is one blew me away. I loved every minute of this flick. If you have not watched this yet, go get a hold of it.

The whole atmosphere in this one is just creepy and intense. I did not have that usual "how much time is left?" feeling. I did not check my watch once. Only thing is, if you're not a fan of gore, this is not for you. And should you happen to be pregnant, this one is definately not for you.. Really.

[fortunato]

Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)

I have to admit, I couldn't help but think it seemed full of unfulfilled possibilities, so it really comes off more as a long episode of the show. That being said, it's not necessarily a bad thing. I really enjoyed the series, so it was really quite a pleasant way to spend an hour and half, just like watching the show.

If you're a fan of the series, then I don't think it'll let you down (except Rube is gone, and Daisy is played by a different actress, and thus she's pretty much a completely different character). I thought all of the players reprised their roles quite well. I also heard that the success of this film could bring about a resurrection of either the show, or another film perhaps, if sales are good enough. So be sure to buy a copy of the DVD.

At any rate, definitely recommended for fans of the show. I'm not sure it has too much to offer to anyone that didn't watch Dead Like Me, although I could be wrong.

[The Mothman]

Christine
cool little old school horror flick.
watched Taken again with some friends. Not quite as cool as the first time i watched it, but still pretty damn cool!

[hellfire1]

Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)

I have to admit, I couldn't help but think it seemed full of unfulfilled possibilities, so it really comes off more as a long episode of the show. That being said, it's not necessarily a bad thing. I really enjoyed the series, so it was really quite a pleasant way to spend an hour and half, just like watching the show.

If you're a fan of the series, then I don't think it'll let you down (except Rube is gone, and Daisy is played by a different actress, and thus she's pretty much a completely different character). I thought all of the players reprised their roles quite well. I also heard that the success of this film could bring about a resurrection of either the show, or another film perhaps, if sales are good enough. So be sure to buy a copy of the DVD.

At any rate, definitely recommended for fans of the show. I'm not sure it has too much to offer to anyone that didn't watch Dead Like Me, although I could be wrong.


What??

There's a movie?!

[roshiq]

Vampire Hunter D (1985)

>>: B-

Body#19 (http://www.moviexclusive.com/review/body19/body19.htm) (2007)

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/3371/body19.jpg

A decent psychological Thai horror where nothing much else to wow you, but it does provide some good chilling Boo moments...specially I liked that creepy looking dirty cat! Very average performance by the actors & CGI effects of the ghost (with big boobs!) were also pretty mediocre!

>>: B-

[scouse mac]

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army

Tropic Thunder

[ChronoGrl]

Yeh Rest Stop was better than I thought it would be still pretty forgettable however. I liked Wrong Turn a lot more. Have you seen Vacancy? You'd dig it if you liked Rest Stop.

That's interesting because I actually immediately compared Rest Stop to Wrong Turn in that I thought it was significantly better. I thought that Rest Stop was better directed and, as a whole, created a more interesting atmosphere than Wrong Turn (with Wrong Turn, you know you're just dealing with yocals gone wrong - With Rest Stop, I felt as though it was going to be some kind of purgatory metaphor; there was just more going on that kept my interest).

I haven't seen Vacancy - I'll have to check it out - Thanks!!

Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)

I have to admit, I couldn't help but think it seemed full of unfulfilled possibilities, so it really comes off more as a long episode of the show. That being said, it's not necessarily a bad thing. I really enjoyed the series, so it was really quite a pleasant way to spend an hour and half, just like watching the show.

If you're a fan of the series, then I don't think it'll let you down (except Rube is gone, and Daisy is played by a different actress, and thus she's pretty much a completely different character). I thought all of the players reprised their roles quite well. I also heard that the success of this film could bring about a resurrection of either the show, or another film perhaps, if sales are good enough. So be sure to buy a copy of the DVD.

At any rate, definitely recommended for fans of the show. I'm not sure it has too much to offer to anyone that didn't watch Dead Like Me, although I could be wrong.

Holy crap. Did NOT know there was a movie. Will have to go see it, like now.

[_____V_____]

What??

There's a movie?!

Holy crap. Did NOT know there was a movie. Will have to go see it, like now.

http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?p=789754&posted=1#post789754

[Despare]

except Rube is gone

But Desmond's there! :D

[The_Return]

EDIT: Read this Return (SPOILER!!!): I hear what you're saying about being inclined to agree with Sister Aloysius, especially after she claimed to have contacted some people in Father Flynn's past and his subsequent nervousness/freaking out over this. However, it's just another part of the puzzle. It could be absolutely anything in his past that made him worried at this prospect, not necessarily sexual abuse. I love the handling of the idea of doubt in the film, because that is its central focus. Whether or not Father Flynn is guilty is immaterial, and to have given even the slightest evidence one way or the other would have completely ruined the film. Thoughts? .

Thats actually a really good point...hadn't even thought of it like that.

I think this is a film that'll need a few more viewings...so, so many layers.

[fortunato]

Thats actually a really good point...hadn't even thought of it like that.

I think this is a film that'll need a few more viewings...so, so many layers.

Absolutely. It's one I'll definitely be picking up when it comes out.

What??

There's a movie?!

Holy crap. Did NOT know there was a movie. Will have to go see it, like now.

Yeah! It's awfully enjoyable.

[fortunato]

But Desmond's there! :D

Haha, true.

[UngodlyWarlock]

Feast 3 - 1/10

I actually really liked the 2nd one...it was just so over-the-top and Troma-like that I laughed almost all the way through it. With this one it seems like they tried to go into the opposite direction (until the end) and make it all serious fucking business. Lots of "creepy" sewer crawling, a strobe light scene that seemed to last forever, and everyone covered in blood and screaming like they just came out of a French horror movie.

Also, I expected them to take the people that drove off in the car from the first movie and tell their tale, but instead we get basically Feast part 2-b or something...mostly the same characters from Feast 2 and lots of new character they they introduce and kill 10 minutes later. I mean for a supposed "happy ending" was it too much to expect them to wrap it up a bit? It just droned on...

The ending is completely absurd...which would have been a perfect ending if they had kept with the ludicrous direction they took with part 2, but when they tried to make it more like a legitimate horror movie and then pulled out the...

SPOILER
..robot foot and the mariachi player...

...they completely lost me.

TLDR version: Movie sucked. Sewer scenes too long. Stobe lights are not scary and VERY annoying. If I wanted to watch a french horror movie, I'd watch Inside.

[urgeok2]

Stardust

second viewing (this time in HD)
Enjoyed it every bit as much as the 1st time. Claire Danes is one of the most desireable women on the planet (finally i can say 'woman' and not feel like such an old pervert anymore)

by the same token - michelle pfeifer (sp?) never looked better - man she's better looking now than she was 20 years ago.

I like the the guy who played Septumus as well ..


Deniro was the only weak link. he played a gay man like a homophobe making fun of a gay man.

[hellfire1]

Stardust

second viewing (this time in HD)
Enjoyed it every bit as much as the 1st time. Claire Danes is one of the most desireable women on the planet (finally i can say 'woman' and not feel like such an old pervert anymore)




You like dem women with little boys' bodies, hmm? Me, I likes it with a little junk. :p

On a more serious note, very fun movie. I watched it again the other day for the umpteenth time.

[urgeok2]

You like dem women with little boys' bodies, hmm? Me, I likes it with a little junk. :p

.

its her face that gets me :)

incredible lips !

as far as body types go ... i like them all - no preferences at all

[hellfire1]

its her face that gets me :)

incredible lips !

as far as body types go ... i like them all - no preferences at all




Good man. :)

[ChronoGrl]

Feast 3 - 1/10

I actually really liked the 2nd one...it was just so over-the-top and Troma-like that I laughed almost all the way through it. With this one it seems like they tried to go into the opposite direction (until the end) and make it all serious fucking business. Lots of "creepy" sewer crawling, a strobe light scene that seemed to last forever, and everyone covered in blood and screaming like they just came out of a French horror movie.

Also, I expected them to take the people that drove off in the car from the first movie and tell their tale, but instead we get basically Feast part 2-b or something...mostly the same characters from Feast 2 and lots of new character they they introduce and kill 10 minutes later. I mean for a supposed "happy ending" was it too much to expect them to wrap it up a bit? It just droned on...

The ending is completely absurd...which would have been a perfect ending if they had kept with the ludicrous direction they took with part 2, but when they tried to make it more like a legitimate horror movie and then pulled out the...

SPOILER
..robot foot and the mariachi player...

...they completely lost me.

TLDR version: Movie sucked. Sewer scenes too long. Stobe lights are not scary and VERY annoying. If I wanted to watch a french horror movie, I'd watch Inside.

I... am really behind my DVD Releases today.

Did not know that they had released this one already.

I am a BAAAAAAAAAAAAAD horror fan!

[scouse mac]

Burn After Reading

The Pianist

[La Chat Noire]

I picked up In the Mouth of Madness on a whim. I had no expectations and ended up being pleasantly surprised. I thought the acting was decent and the atmosphere was creepy. Some of the effects were a little cheesy for me but otherwise I thought it made for a good watch.

[ChronoGrl]

I picked up In the Mouth of Madness on a whim. I had no expectations and ended up being pleasantly surprised. I thought the acting was decent and the atmosphere was creepy. Some of the effects were a little cheesy for me but otherwise I thought it made for a good watch.

That was a fantastic little movie! I thought that Sam Neil really strained a bit, but what was great about ItMoM did well in incorporating a wide variety of horror writers (Steven King incorporating himself and then nodding to both Clive Barker and Lovecraft). It was actually pretty brilliant. I loved the story and the beasties especially.

[UngodlyWarlock]

In the Mouth of Madness is a classic, easily.
The last truly GREAT Carpenter flick, imo.

[scouse mac]

I picked up In the Mouth of Madness on a whim. I had no expectations and ended up being pleasantly surprised. I thought the acting was decent and the atmosphere was creepy. Some of the effects were a little cheesy for me but otherwise I thought it made for a good watch.

Ive often thought this to be an underrated film. What probably helped was, like you, having no expectations for the movie before I saw it for the first time.



Slither

[urgeok2]

i didnt like mouth of madness at all.


came off as a cheap circle jerk to stephen king to me.

only saving grace is the commentary which was pretty much a film school lesson in lighting

[Staal]

Silent Hill.

I'm not sure where I stand on this one. This kind of film is usually not for me, but the somewhat creepy atmopshere and need to figure out what the hell was going on kept me watching. A decent film.

[scarecrow666]

I watched. Inside. Bloody good film. I liked the basic idea, nice and simple. It was refreshing to see something so good, and violent.:D

[UngodlyWarlock]

Even if Inside was PG13 it would be an amazing feat. The lighting is so damn good in that movie. The part where the chick is on the couch on the phone while the camera is slowly panning back the same speed that the killer is stepping backward is pretty genius camerawork too.

[scouse mac]

Sunshine..

[hellfire1]

Wanted - Very fun movie. James McAvoy is the man.

[Elvis_Christ]

Otto or Up With Dead People

What a load of shit. I would that hour and a half of my life back. Pretentious as fuck in a lot of places. Some interesting ideas but it wasn't executed very well at all.

This would've been a lot better if Greg Araki had directed it.

[urgeok2]

Wanted - Very fun movie. James McAvoy is the man.

the keyboard scene was mint - a new fave for me

[The_Return]

Slumdog Millionaire

I had absolutely no intention of seeing this one again - I had planned on a night in to watch Brand Upon the Brain - but a bunch of my friends were going, and since breaking up with my girlfriend I've had just about no social life...I figured I should tag along.

Still a good movie, didn't deserve Best Picture...and doesn't hold up well to multiple viewings. Once you know how the story pans out, there really isn't much point. Even though the ending itself is beyond predictable, there are a bunch of little surprises and twists along the way - knowing them in advance really hurt the viewing experience.

[roshiq]

Feng Shui (2004)

>>: B-

Paprika (2006)

>>: B

Ringu 2 (1999)

>>: C

Ju-On: The Grudge (2003)

The Original 'Grudge' movie.

>>: B

Ju-on: The Curse 1 & 2 / The Grudge Prequel (2000)

Now that's the Ju-On film I was looking for a reviewing! Eerie sounds and the creepy atmosphere still almost able to scared the hell out of me in the middle of the night.

Thank God, few days back I bought all the dvds of original Ju-On films.

>>: A

[Staal]

Role Models

I just tagged along with some friends on this one. Had me entertained even tho it is not really my kind of thing.

[scarecrow666]

I saw Max Payne last night. It was OK. Very bland, nothing special kinda film.

[hellfire1]

the keyboard scene was mint - a new fave for me


Hey... you sound like you're from London! :p


Didn't know that Canucks use the word "mint". Only ever heard Brits use it. Anyhoo... that scene was great. James McAvoy's whole delivery in the movie is hilarious.

[scouse mac]

The Dark


Never expected much and got less. Shame really, Ive got a lot of time for both Maria Bello and Sean Bean

[scouse mac]

To the Devil A Daughter

[urgeok2]

Hey... you sound like you're from London! :p


Didn't know that Canucks use the word "mint". Only ever heard Brits use it. .

canadians are for the most part nothing more than a bunch of ex-pats.

plus - Toronto being the most multicultural place on the globe - the language is getting very mixed.

besides, i though Brits said : 'brilliant' :D

[neverending]

American Buffalo
Great film from a David Mamet play. Dennis Franz was awesome- great to see him playing something besides a cop. Dustin Hoffman annoyed me a bit.

Element of Crime
Very surreal and unusual crime mystery. Beautifully filmed.

[newb]

Southern Comfort

loved this movie when it first came out. Still pretty good but some of the dialogue is a bit lame.

[ferretchucker]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

I was surprised at how fast the 2 and a half hours went by. there were places where it lagged, and places where it peaked. But a good film overall. Similar to Forrest Gump I suppose because it's all about the people he meets. I enjoyed this and think it is definetely worth a watch.

7.5/10

[Elvis_Christ]

Southern Comfort

loved this movie when it first came out. Still pretty good but some of the dialogue is a bit lame.

Classic stuff, love that one. Walter Hill should get back into making flicks like that.

Last watched:

Ed Gein

Enjoyed this a lot more than when I first watched it a few years back. Deranged totally kills it but its still a hell of a lot better than the one with Kane Hodder.

[The Mothman]

Had a bit of a movie marathon yesterday
Saw:

Downfall
good german movie about hitler's last days, the actor playing hitler was particularly convincing.

Letters from Iwo Jima
pretty good war movie, although i feel there was CGI used in places when it clearly wasn't needed.

[Rec]
Nice atmosphere in this one for sure. didn't find it quite as scary as everyone claimed though, however the final scenes were especially creepy.

Apocalypse Now
yep, first time seeing it. Great film, focused more on the utter insanity of Vietnam than the horrors as the Deer Hunter did. I think The Deer Hunter rang a little more true to me as to what Vietnam must have felt like, but this film was fabulous all the same.

Desperado
meh, it was pretty cool, nothing special though. I wish El Mariachi would work in my DVD player...

[urgeok2]

Max Payne


not bad - not great ... good looking film though - the scenes in falling snow looked nice.



cant believe they did the 'bad guy' thing they way they did ... there must be 100 movies like that - its such a pattern you can spot them on first sight. dont know why they bother anymore.

[scouse mac]

Abominable


Surprising in that it wasnt awful, perfectly watchable made for TV monster flick

[Staal]

Masters Of Horror: Imprint

Thread for this one: http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50087

[scouse mac]

Death Warrant


Fuck only knows why I wasted nearly 2 hours on a completely pointless JCVD flick. Still, its good to remind yourself every now and again why certain films are to be avoided.

[_____V_____]

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Pretty decent follow-up to the series. * * *


Beetlejuice

Still as good as the last time I watched it. * * * *


Vicky Christina Barcelona

Pretty solid Woody Allen effort. Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz easily steal the show, backed by good performances by the support cast. I felt the movie was a bit stretched, given the pretty simple storyline. * * * ½

[hellfire1]

Soldier's Girl - Very good Showtime movie. The leads do an amazing job (special note to Lee Pace, who is an incredible actor and looks unbelievably good as a woman) with their very difficult roles. Not an easy movie to watch given it's content, but a must see nonetheless.

[Angra]

Soldier's Girl - Very good Showtime movie. The leads do an amazing job (special note to Lee Pace, who is an incredible actor and looks unbelievably good as a woman) with their very difficult roles. Not an easy movie to watch given it's content, but a must see nonetheless.


It's porn, isn't it?





You're a very good sales person, Hellfire. ;)

[hellfire1]

It's porn, isn't it?




Haha... I have a feeling you're going to be highly disappointed if you do watch it. :p It's not a movie for everyone, that's for sure.

[_____V_____]

The Pianist

Very touching...remarkable and strong flick. Adrien Brody & Polanski together create a brilliant dark tale of stunningly harsh, biting, brutal reality. * * * *

[Geddy]

The Departed (2006) - 9/10.

One of my favourite Scorsese flicks.

[Disease]

Ken Park

I remember this movie was banned in Australia just before it was due to be released, but I couldn't remember why. I guess it was just all the penises..

It's a gritty and bleak film though, it leaves an impact though the ending was a bit dissapointing.

7/10

[newb]

Watched "Last House On The Left" last night. Its been about thirty years since I've seen it. Was a bit disappointed. While this had some truly horrific scenes the dopey comedy bits almost ruined the movie. Lets hope the remake leaves them out.

[fortunato]

Friday the 13th (2009)

Pretty underwhelmed. Not that I was necessarily expecting anything great, but it just seemed to be a distillation of the first three films all in one package, ready for mass consumption. I didn't really see anything special. Just another remake.

[Geddy]

Midnight Cowboy (1969) - 10/10.

One of my favourite films. Dustin Hoffman is great in this.

[urgeok2]

Alien Raiders
this one i bought on a whim -ended up enjoying it.
made the most of a small budget .. excellent unknown cast. well written.

[Azazel005]

Ken Park

I remember this movie was banned in Australia just before it was due to be released, but I couldn't remember why. I guess it was just all the penises..

It's a gritty and bleak film though, it leaves an impact though the ending was a bit dissapointing.

7/10

Oh Larry Clark... you'd think with all that teen sex and violence he's obsessed with he'd have something interesting to say in his films... yet he doesn't. If I recall correctly the scene that it was banned for was the "Door handle" scene.

[The_Return]

East of Eden

Wonderful performances, and a great script...really liked this one. Plus it's the first full movie I've seen with James Dean - wow, what a talent. Shame he only did 3 movies, could have gone on to real greatness.

Rebel Without a Cause

...and to back up my last point: what a stunning performance this one is. First time that I've properly watched this one, and what a powerful and iconic film it is. Could easily become a favourite of mine.

Vincent Price: The Sinister Image

Very interesting interview. Price always seems like such a sweet and intelligent man...he has always been one of my idols. This doesn't really say anything that I didn't already know, but it's always fascinating to listen to someone you admire speak about their life.

This DVD has some great features on it as well: I especially enjoyed the 2 television specials. The Weird, Wild World of Dr. Goldfoot and Half Hour to Kill: Freedom to Get Lost - both were highly entertaining. I haven't gotten to the radio show included (Three Skeleton Key) or the audio interview, but you can bet that I will.

An essential buy for any Price fan :)

[_____V_____]

Alien Raiders
this one i bought on a whim -ended up enjoying it.
made the most of a small budget .. excellent unknown cast. well written.

I noticed the ads on just about every horror site there is on the Net, and I thought it was getting a little too overhyped.

But, it sounds like a nice dose of cheesy fun. Thanks for the heads up, bud.

[Disease]

Teenage Mutant ninja turtles 2 : The secret of the ooze

Such a long time since I had watched that, it was heaps of fun....

7/10

[spfxmasks.com]

Twister (1996)
Classic!
-SPFX

[Rodus]

Vacancy, I was very pleasantly surprised.

[roshiq]

Alien Raiders
this one i bought on a whim -ended up enjoying it.
made the most of a small budget .. excellent unknown cast. well written.

Ditto.
Pretty decent sci fi thriller. Simple story, nicely executed.

[Disease]

This is England

It's alright, but it gives a skewed view of skinheads for the most part of the film. And it was another ending that left me feeling like somthing was missing. As though there was somthing more to be said.

6.5/10

[Geddy]

Taxi Driver (1976) - 10/10.

Not only my favourite Scorsese flick, but most likely my favourite film out there.

[The_Return]

Brand Upon the Brain!

I sincerely want to thank Fortunato for suggesting this one...what a wonderful experience this film is.

Such a beautifully made excursion into the surreal...it combines conventions of silent film with some theatrical sensibilities and a fantastic horror/sci-fi vibe. It's funny, touching, chilling and just all-around enthralling - I'll second Fortunato's recomendation, and say that this is essential viewing for anyone interested in surrealist cinema.

I really have to check out more of Maddin's work, ASAP.

[urgeok2]

- the matrix (been a while)
- Tommy Boy
- Futurama (the green movie - i forget the title)
- Ma Mere - a french film about perversion... those nutty french

[newb]

Another movie I haven't seen since I was a kid....Scream & Scream Again.

Doesn't hold up well with time and it has the BIG THREE in it [ Price, Lee and Cushing] Kinda lame.

[fortunato]

Brand Upon the Brain!

I sincerely want to thank Fortunato for suggesting this one...what a wonderful experience this film is.

Such a beautifully made excursion into the surreal...it combines conventions of silent film with some theatrical sensibilities and a fantastic horror/sci-fi vibe. It's funny, touching, chilling and just all-around enthralling - I'll second Fortunato's recomendation, and say that this is essential viewing for anyone interested in surrealist cinema.

I really have to check out more of Maddin's work, ASAP.

Woo hoo!

Haha, awesome. I'm really glad you enjoyed it.

Definitely check out some more of his work. Last year's My Winnipeg was pretty incredible.

[The_Return]

Definitely check out some more of his work. Last year's My Winnipeg was pretty incredible.

Weather permitting, I was already planning to pick that up after work :cool: