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Elvis_Christ

03-23-2009, 04:09 PM

Neon Maniacs

I thought I had indulges in enough cheese with all the pizza I ate this weekend, but this was so fitting to my Sunday night. It had no reason, it had cool monsters, it had everything an 80's horror movie should have.

7/10

I like that flick too. Me and Crabby are big fans of it.

Last watched:

Feast

This could have done without the dumbass captions under the names of the characters but that aside I thought it was a ok watch. Henry Rollins in pink sweatpants made me laugh. I liked this better than Slither.

Black X-Mas

I avoided watching this for ages and ended up surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Not a patch on the original of course (not point comparing the two) but its a pretty fun slasher with some gory moments. Not nearly enough nudity for a film set in a girls dormitory. It was a lot like People Under Stairs surprisingly enough. But yeh like I said good fun not intended to be taken as seriously as a lot of people have/will do because its a remake of a genre classic.

phantomstranger

03-23-2009, 04:30 PM

"Undead Or Alive" (2007)
- Chris Kattan, James Denton, Navi Rawat

Plot:IMDB

Army deserter Elmer Winslow and local cowboy Luke Budd are on the run after robbing the evil Sheriff Claypool, stealing his money and fleeing the town, they find themselves with an angry posse on their trail. Joining Elmer and Luke is an Apache warrior, who's out to wreak vengeance on behalf of her decimated people; her plan is to attack the U.S. Army wherever she can find it, and she takes Elmer up on his offer to go with her to the nearest Army outpost he knows. Their plans become complicated when they discover that, as a result of the great Apache Geronimo's curse on the white man, all the people of the surrounding areas have turned into zombies.

Phantoms Review: If your a fan of Westerns, horror, or comedy then do yourself a big favor and....AVOID THIS MOVIE LIKE THE PLAGUE!! Bad in almost every respect. The western aspect of the film is obviously made by people who should not be making westerns. The attempts at horror fall flat and the comedy is pathetic. The only good thing about this film is a lovely actress named Navi Rawat, but even she can't save this loser of a movie.

roshiq

03-24-2009, 02:41 AM

The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)

>>: C

Alone in the Dark (1982)

Pretty decent slasher with the great casts!

>>: B+

_____V_____

03-24-2009, 04:29 AM

Escape to Athena

fortunato

03-24-2009, 08:08 AM

Perdita Durango (Dance With the Devil) (1997)

Well, it took me long enough, but I finally got to watch this on Rod's recommendation.
This is super-energetic action/road movie stuff done with a flair of exploitation and some truly excellent performances. It's certainly hyper, cheesy fun.
Interesting cast, by the way: Javier Bardem, Rosie Perez, James Gandolfini, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins in a smaller role.

ChronoGrl

03-24-2009, 09:30 AM

Dead Like Me: Life After Death (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1079444/)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/Chronogrl/DeadLikeMe-LifeAfterDeath.jpg

Wow, what a disappointment.

I was a huge fan of the series and was sad when it ended (quite before its time), so I was pretty excited to see what they would do with the movie. Unfortunately, it came with a number of issues:

1. No Mandy Patinkin and no Rube. I had expected this, knowing that part of the reason why the show ended was Patinkin going on to do other things. But the fact of the matter is: He made the show. He really did. And his disappearance was a vague plot point in the movie with a very dissatisfying result. I was hoping that perhaps they could do Dead Like Me with no Rube, but I was wrong. Dead wrong.

2. No Laura Harris, but still Daisy Adair persisted this time played by the voluptuous and mannish Sarah Wynter. Now, I can appreciate curvy women, but part of Daisy's charm was her waifish narcissistic facade, portrayed with awkward but beautiful earnest by Harris. Wynter, however, was more of a caricature of the facade, throwing away any depth that we had learned about Daisy toward the show's end.

It makes me wonder... If you can't secure Patinkin and you can't secure Harris, why would you push on with the movie? I was so distracted by their absence that I could barely focus on the awful plot.

But anyway...

3. Awkward and bad acting. I've already complained about Wynter's portrayal of Daisy, but even Ellen Muth (George), Callum Blue (Mason), and Jasmine Guy (Roxy) seemed to struggle with their previous Dead Like Me personas. Each seemed to be awkward portrayals of caricatures of the characters I once knew and loved.

4. Poor plot line. The movie felt like an extended episode... One of the bad episodes (hey - every show has them).

5. General sloppiness. The movie felt as though it was thrown together and was riddled with mistakes. From characters wearing different clothes from an earlier scene to a later scene (within the same day, when they SHOULD have been dressed the same) to cause and effect plot holes.

It makes me wonder - Why bother? Oh, wait; just to appeal to the fanboys. I know that I was onboard, but MAN am I dissatisfied. :(

1.5/5

scouse mac

03-24-2009, 09:48 AM

War of the Worlds II: The Next Wave

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

fortunato

03-24-2009, 10:06 AM

Dead Like Me: Life After Death (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1079444/)
...
It makes me wonder - Why bother? Oh, wait; just to appeal to the fanboys. I know that I was onboard, but MAN am I dissatisfied. :(

Yeah, I really, really wanted to like it. I kind of forced myself to, actually. In fact, I think I gave it a decent review after I first watched it. But with time has come the realization that it was really quite disappointing. Ugh, and the new Daisy drove me nuts. In the show, she was such a great, complex character and now she's annoyingly flat and irritating. Plus, yeah...Rube's gone. I don't know. I wanted it to feel epic, but I'm afraid you're right.

ChronoGrl

03-24-2009, 11:36 AM

Yeah, I really, really wanted to like it. I kind of forced myself to, actually. In fact, I think I gave it a decent review after I first watched it. But with time has come the realization that it was really quite disappointing. Ugh, and the new Daisy drove me nuts. In the show, she was such a great, complex character and now she's annoyingly flat and irritating. Plus, yeah...Rube's gone. I don't know. I wanted it to feel epic, but I'm afraid you're right.

I felt the same way. I really REALLY wanted to like it. I found myself laughing at bad jokes and getting sappy at manipulative moments... I came out of it thinking, "OK, that was a 2 - 2.5/5," but the more I thought about it, the more I realized how incredibly bad it was.

I'm glad that I wasn't the only one who missed the old Daisy. It's funny; during the show, when they first introduced her, I hated her. But then she grew and developed and I fell in love with her - her facade - her weakness - just, her. I was horrified that the movie did away with all that and completely miscast this womanbeast. There's a certain charm in Daisy's frailty and this brute was nothing but the narcissistic facade. Bleah.

I don't really think they should have made the movie. :(

Angra

03-24-2009, 11:51 AM

"The visitors" 8/10

Sweet 'n sour. Especially sour.

Hated how it ended.

zwoti

03-24-2009, 12:27 PM

cleopatra jones
cleopatra jones and the casino of gold

fortunato

03-24-2009, 01:12 PM

I felt the same way. I really REALLY wanted to like it. I found myself laughing at bad jokes and getting sappy at manipulative moments... I came out of it thinking, "OK, that was a 2 - 2.5/5," but the more I thought about it, the more I realized how incredibly bad it was.

I'm glad that I wasn't the only one who missed the old Daisy. It's funny; during the show, when they first introduced her, I hated her. But then she grew and developed and I fell in love with her - her facade - her weakness - just, her. I was horrified that the movie did away with all that and completely miscast this womanbeast. There's a certain charm in Daisy's frailty and this brute was nothing but the narcissistic facade. Bleah.

I don't really think they should have made the movie. :(

Absolutely. Same here with the laughing at bad jokes and getting sappy at the manipulative moments, only in retrospect realizing (and finally accepting, too) how flat the whole thing was.

And yeah, old Daisy. I really couldn't stand her either at first, but she started revealing layers to her character. She tried to maintain this level of narcissism, self-assurance and diva-ness, but you began to see that it was really a cover for her fragility, and she truly had a big heart. Plus, Laura Harris was gorgeous and did such a great job with the character. I loved the relationship between her and Mason, too, which was given a halfhearted, fleeting mention in the film in that theatre scene.

Oh well. I heard that the sales from this DVD are supposed to induce a revival of the series, but if it's going to be like this, what's the point?

fortunato

03-24-2009, 02:16 PM

WR: Mysteries of the Organism (1971)

Dušan Makavejev's darkly humorous film is a fanciful, bizarre collage of documentary footage, free-form fiction, found footage, narration, and musical numbers.
Starting off as a mocking, satiric (but real) documentary about controversial psychiatrist/philosopher Wilhelm Reich, the film begins to cross over into a fictional story about a young Yugoslavian revolutionary/Reich-follower's seduction of a Russian figure skater. Throughout the film, he also juxtaposes scenes from a Stalinist propaganda film, shots of performance artist Tuli Kupferberg in a solider's uniform stalking New Yorkers on the street, "plaster casting", transsexual monologues, and more. It sounds silly and outrageous, and it absolutely is, but it works. By making grotesque those things which keep us so serious (communism in Russia, sexual paradigm in America and human sexuality in general, psychology), Makavejev seems to hope for a better sense of humor about those things, important self-realization, and a greater flexibility of love and mind and body (and hopefully in this, a cure for what ails humanity). It is offensive, bold, funny, fascinating, and the work of a true anti-authoritarian.
The final result is truly a wonder.

Certainly recommended for, um...well, I'm not sure I could say.
Take a chance on it, I guess.

missmacabre

03-24-2009, 06:38 PM

The Descent Unrated. Got to watch it on a decent tv with a working dvd player so it was much better this time around. I could see what was going on and it was skipping a lot less. Such a brilliant movie. 10/10

roshiq

03-24-2009, 09:23 PM

The Gene Generation (2007/8)

low budget sci fi crap.

>>: C-

Dario Argento's Opera (1987)

Last night saw this brilliant giallo for the first time! Undoubtedly one of the best Argento films!

>>: A

neverending

03-24-2009, 10:47 PM

The Mothman Prophesies

Good old fashioned horror storytelling.

urgeok2

03-25-2009, 04:08 AM

The Cottage.

this one annoyed the hell out of me. i was totally turned off at the very beginning by the shoddy rip off Danny Elfman's Beetlejuice score.
thats some lazy shit.

just a lot of talk. nothing new to offer in the way of horror/gore either.

should have been a hell of a lot better.

newb

03-25-2009, 04:29 AM

I went from bad to worse last night

The Butterfly Effect 3.....then OGRE.

BE3 wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great....OGRE was some SCI-FI channel POS with a really bad CGI monster.

http://www.dreadcentral.com/img/reviews/Ogre3.jpg

psycho d

03-25-2009, 04:56 AM

Pretty tough following along wth this Russian flick, and i am sure that i missed a ton, but i still really liked it. It may have helped to have seen Night Watch just last week. Ashe.
d

urgeok2

03-25-2009, 02:35 PM

Sadomania and Succubus - 2 Jesse Franco films

Sadomania was a typically goofy chicks in prison film - loaded with T&A

but Succubus was one of the most rediculous pieces of crap i've ever seen.

i think i'll go watch Goldfinger now - to clense my tortured brain

Elvis_Christ

03-25-2009, 06:16 PM

Yeh Mr Franco has made some terrible films. The only one of his I've really dug is Faceless. I haven't seen Sadomania I'll have to try and grab a copy especially since its a Blue Underground release.

roshiq

03-25-2009, 09:11 PM

Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)

>>: C+

Incendiary (2008)

A Slow paced drama about a terrorist attack on a soccer stadium at London and how a woman's life is torn apart after losing her husband & only child.

>>: B

neverending

03-25-2009, 09:47 PM

Pumpkinhead

A great example of "urbanoia."

"Wut killd yer boy?"
"CITY FOLK."

Elvis_Christ

03-25-2009, 09:58 PM

Pumpkinhead

A great example of "urbanoia."

"Wut killd yer boy?"
"CITY FOLK."

Haha I never looked at it that way.

urgeok2

03-26-2009, 04:33 AM

Goldfinger.

my kids first exposure to Mr Connery as Bond.

hammerfan

03-26-2009, 04:42 AM

Goldfinger.

my kids first exposure to Mr Connery as Bond.

How'd he like it?

urgeok2

03-26-2009, 04:43 AM

How'd he like it?

he enjoyed it.

the one thing i've always done since he was little was to show him older films as well as new.

i want him to be able to appreciate films of the past - and he does.

TheGemini

03-26-2009, 04:59 AM

Cecil B. Demented

Outrageously hilarious. John Waters is a modern day genius. Nobody else can make black humoresque satire come off so well on the silver screen. Stephen Dorff easily steals the show with a near flawless role.

Disease

03-26-2009, 05:34 AM

Ms. 45

It was not as nasty as I was expecting, but it was a good revenge movie. The music is stuck in my head.

7/10

psycho d

03-26-2009, 05:46 AM

No suprises here, just bloody good fun. Ashe.
d

_____V_____

03-26-2009, 08:26 AM

The Grudge 3

scouse mac

03-26-2009, 11:53 AM

Monster Man

An enjoyable, if daft, take on Duel. Instead of a tanker its a monster truck with a fucked up driver.
Quite funny and over the top, worth a watch.

Bubba Ho-Tep

zwoti

03-26-2009, 12:23 PM

enter the ninja

_____V_____

03-27-2009, 01:16 AM

Alex Aja's Mirrors

Geddy

03-27-2009, 01:58 AM

I watched The Wild One last night. Thought it was pretty great, Marlon Brando is fantastic in this.

urgeok2

03-27-2009, 04:26 AM

Let the Right One In :

enjoyed it very much - although it made me cold just to look at it.

SPOILERS ***************************

loved the happy ending :)

also made me wonder if the dumb ass old man helping her was once a 12 year old boy as well...

Azazel005

03-27-2009, 04:35 AM

he enjoyed it.

the one thing i've always done since he was little was to show him older films as well as new.

i want him to be able to appreciate films of the past - and he does.

It's a good habit to get into, allowing younger people to appreciate film of any era when it's simply good cinema. I have always drummed a sense of appreciation and active thought into my little brothers any time they watched and liked/disliked anything I always made them tell me why and talked about it why I didn't like/liked it.

They are all young adults now and have formed there own well justified tastes, even better is they are strong enough in there understanding to argue and defend it. Makes me proud.

urgeok2

03-27-2009, 04:50 AM

nothing horrifies me more than the thought of my kid not liking old films, or black and white films, or films with subtitles.

he's been digging the old origional Lucy and Dick Van Dyke shows as well.

Elvis_Christ

03-27-2009, 04:59 AM

Elvis_Christ

03-27-2009, 05:02 AM

Oh yeh... last thing I watchd was The Van cheered me up after getting bummed on old age by Gran Torino.

psycho d

03-27-2009, 06:46 AM

Despare

03-27-2009, 07:09 AM

Still not sure if i liked this flick, though i am not at disappointed at having seen it. Maybe it is just one of those flicks that is not to be liked.
***SPOILER ALERT***
Or maybe it was the dissonance created by almost liking the bad guy more than the hero, which is "ooky" in the words of our heroine. Just saying.
d

Actually, despite liking the movie quite a bit, I didn't like either of the main characters. That was the biggest flaw of the movie in my opinion, no likable leads.

neverending

03-27-2009, 08:50 AM

Actually, despite liking the movie quite a bit, I didn't like either of the main characters. That was the biggest flaw of the movie in my opinion, no likable leads.

I don't think it's a flaw at all- I believe the filmmakers intended that ambiguity, and it's part of its brilliance.

I also believe how much empathy/liking you have for the girl may be quite different, depending upon gender.

_____V_____

03-27-2009, 09:15 AM

Punisher: War Zone

urgeok2

03-27-2009, 09:31 AM

I don't think it's a flaw at all- I believe the filmmakers intended that ambiguity, and it's part of its brilliance.

.

thats what i was thinking.

instead of coercing you into siding with a character they force you to look at the situation, put you in the story instead of leading you to side with a character which usually leads to the red herring bullshit.

not liking or identifying with the leads didnt bother me in the least.

scouse mac

03-27-2009, 11:48 AM

I don't think it's a flaw at all- I believe the filmmakers intended that ambiguity, and it's part of its brilliance.

I also believe how much empathy/liking you have for the girl may be quite different, depending upon gender.

Its definately more disturbing than most films of its type because there is no clear seperation between the two characters.

I love the film but struggled with the heroine as she was, at the heart of it, unlikeable whilst the man was, on the face of it, a regular bloke but clearly a bastard at the same time.

Would recommend this flick to everyone

Geddy

03-27-2009, 02:00 PM

Watched Ingmar Bergman's Cries and Whispers for the first time today. Such a brutal, brilliant film. I'd rank it among Bergman's finest.

The Mothman

03-27-2009, 02:40 PM

I've been trying to knock out a lot of the classics I still haven't seen watched
Bonnie & Clyde
The Great Escape
Bladerunner
Monkey Shines
Delicatessen (this was an absolutely fabulous film, anyone who hasn't seen make an effort to do so ASAP.)
The Fisher King

fortunato

03-27-2009, 05:27 PM

Alex Aja's Mirrors

What'd you think?

fortunato

03-27-2009, 05:28 PM

Watched Ingmar Bergman's Cries and Whispers for the first time today. Such a brutal, brilliant film. I'd rank it among Bergman's finest.

Ah, yes! One of my all-time favorites.
Glad you liked it.

roshiq

03-27-2009, 10:26 PM

H.P. Lovecraft's From Beyond (1986)

A genuine sci-fi horror with tons of fun.

>>: A

The Burrowers (2008)

>>: C-

The Initiation (1984)

http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/images/muze/dvd/sm/77/197577.jpg

>>: C+

Die Welle aka The Wave (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1063669/) (2008)

http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/images/TheWave.jpg

Based on a true story, this German film is about a high school teacherï¿½s attempt to teach his students what is "Autocracy"; he decides to make an experiment. where he reintroduces traditional seating plans, uniforms, and respect for the teacher. The excited kids started to run the project by themselves, introducing a hand signal, a graffiti tag and a rather menacing attitude toward those that don't fit in. Before they know it, they have enthusiastically become a gang with fascist over-tones.

Provocative & engaging.

>>: A-

psycho d

03-28-2009, 05:44 AM

This was sort of a bumpy road for me, varying between enjoying it as a movie, at times being pretty creeped-out, to being rather bored. Storyline was desent. Afterwards, when i had to go out to the barn around midnight, i was pretty creeped out, so i guess that overall it did its job. Ashe.
d

Despare

03-28-2009, 08:01 AM

I don't think it's a flaw at all- I believe the filmmakers intended that ambiguity, and it's part of its brilliance.

I also believe how much empathy/liking you have for the girl may be quite different, depending upon gender.

I'm glad you felt that way, I didn't, not caring about any of the characters gave the film no impact. The movie started, it was pretty good, and then it was over. The story felt a lot less interesting when I didn't care what happened at the end. PS: I still really dug the film, I just think it would have been AMAZING if I had any interest in any of the characters involved.

_____V_____

03-28-2009, 08:13 AM

What'd you think?

I liked it. The pacing was quite decent and I thought the movie started off quite well, before it got bogged down a bit in the second half. Good entertainment, although the scares felt a bit overdone from all the "heavy borrowing" from the movie's Korean counterpart.

All in all, another needless, but fairly decent Asian remake.

Disease

03-28-2009, 08:39 AM

The Burning

It wasn't nearly as good as I remember it being. Still, it's a decent movie compared to a lot of 80's slashers.

6.5/10

Elvis_Christ

03-28-2009, 02:52 PM

The Good Life

Really liked this one. Harry Dean Stanton was great in his role.

fortunato

03-28-2009, 03:38 PM

I liked it. The pacing was quite decent and I thought the movie started off quite well, before it got bogged down a bit in the second half. Good entertainment, although the scares felt a bit overdone from all the "heavy borrowing" from the movie's Korean counterpart.

All in all, another needless, but fairly decent Asian remake.

Agreed. It's getting outrageous, isn't it?

fortunato

03-28-2009, 03:39 PM

The Good Life

Really liked this one. Harry Dean Stanton was great in his role.

Speaking of Harry Dean, have you ever seen Wise Blood?

neverending

03-28-2009, 07:47 PM

I'm glad you felt that way, I didn't, not caring about any of the characters gave the film no impact. The movie started, it was pretty good, and then it was over. The story felt a lot less interesting when I didn't care what happened at the end. PS: I still really dug the film, I just think it would have been AMAZING if I had any interest in any of the characters involved.

I was completely engaged throughout the film, and its morally ambiguous stand had much more impact on me at the end than if, as urge says, they had taken an easy manipulative approach and forced you to accept only one conclusion. As it is, the film seesaws from one question to another, making the viewer actually THINK FOR THEMSELVES about the issues. The steady stream of plot twists and changes in perspective kept me quessing throughout. It's a rare film that actually asks you to think and THAT made the film AMAZING to me.

_____V_____

03-28-2009, 08:40 PM

Agreed. It's getting outrageous, isn't it?

Not to the point of absurdity yet.

Wall - E

Angra

03-29-2009, 01:06 AM

Die Welle aka The Wave (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1063669/) (2008)

http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/images/TheWave.jpg

Based on a true story, this German film is about a high school teacherï¿½s attempt to teach his students what is "Autocracy"; he decides to make an experiment. where he reintroduces traditional seating plans, uniforms, and respect for the teacher. The excited kids started to run the project by themselves, introducing a hand signal, a graffiti tag and a rather menacing attitude toward those that don't fit in. Before they know it, they have enthusiastically become a gang with fascist over-tones.

Provocative & engaging.

>>: A-

Must be a remake.

Saw a movie with the exact same story together with the rest of my class, back in my school days. That's about 18 years ago.

roshiq

03-29-2009, 04:00 AM

Must be a remake.

Saw a movie with the exact same story together with the rest of my class, back in my school days. That's about 18 years ago.

I have no idea whether it's a remake or not but as it was based on an actual incident then probably that movie also inspired by the same story.:confused:

last seen:

Hell Night (1981)

>>: B

Mobsters (1991)

>>: B-

Geddy

03-29-2009, 04:37 AM

Last night I watched:

The Omega Man - Surprisingly a lot better than I expected. It's actually my favourite adaptation of Matheson's novel.

The Machinist - Cool flick, Christian Bale is great in this.

Angra

03-29-2009, 04:40 AM

The original was an american movie (1981) named "The Wave". It only had a running time of 45 minutes.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083316/

zwoti

03-29-2009, 04:41 AM

westworld
futureworld
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083316/)

Despare

03-29-2009, 05:22 AM

Choke - Not bad, I was expecting something darker and grittier though. I'll probably read the book now.

Monsters Vs. Aliens 3D - Funny enough with some endearing characters and some of the best 3D I've seen yet.

I'm about half way through Punisher: Warzone, so far it's true Punisher all the way and I'm really diggin' it.

ChronoGrl

03-29-2009, 06:11 AM

I was completely engaged throughout the film, and its morally ambiguous stand had much more impact on me at the end than if, as urge says, they had taken an easy manipulative approach and forced you to accept only one conclusion. As it is, the film seesaws from one question to another, making the viewer actually THINK FOR THEMSELVES about the issues. The steady stream of plot twists and changes in perspective kept me quessing throughout. It's a rare film that actually asks you to think and THAT made the film AMAZING to me.

I just wanted to let NE, Des, and Urge know that I've really been enjoying the Hard Candy discussion. I left the movie completely unsure of how I felt about it and how I felt about the characters and reading your thoughts have definitely crystallized a few things for me:

It's silly to think that unlikable characters are the outcome of bad writing or acting (which I tend to think... Then again, it's usually based from your typically bad, flat, 2-dimensional horror flick that's not really there to engage its audience). You're right; the fact that I didn't necessarily empathize with her character was left purposefully vague.

What you DO know:

You have one character who is being accused of doing horrible pedophilic things (all off-scene and accusations, though that he has her over is an indictment of the truth).

You have one character who is DOING horrible things to punish the crimes that we haven't seen.

So, who should the audience connect with? The more that I reflect on the movie, the more that I realize how intelligent it was. I'm glad that you guys brought up these critiques because it made me realize that what I thought were flaws were actually purposeful writing and directorial choices.

There is still one teeny tiny thing that bothers me, though... It's more of a suspend-your-disbelief sort of thing... She's so tiny, skinny, almost to unhealthy proportions. I had a difficult time believing sometimes how easily she was able to overpower him.

Despare

03-29-2009, 06:19 AM

It's silly to think that unlikable characters are the outcome of bad writing or acting (which I tend to think... Then again, it's usually based from your typically bad, flat, 2-dimensional horror flick that's not really there to engage its audience). You're right; the fact that I didn't necessarily empathize with her character was left purposefully vague.

I don't believe it's bad writing OR acting and I agree with NE that the creators of the film achieved their vision of those characters. I do feel that I would have liked the movie even more had I enjoyed the characters in any way. Hell, I gave the film 4 out of 5 stars on Netflix and I meant it, I just believe I would have given it a 5/5 if I felt any emotion toward the characters or story. I think the story was great but it was far from mind bending, it takes more time to digest than it does to dissect.

Out of curiosity, everybody's giving their opinion about what the director and writer wanted to do (or intentionally did) and I was wondering if there was an interview out there or if it's all assumption.

ChronoGrl

03-29-2009, 06:26 AM

I don't believe it's bad writing OR acting and I agree with NE that the creators of the film achieved their vision of those characters. I do feel that I would have liked the movie even more had I enjoyed the characters in any way. Hell, I gave the film 4 out of 5 stars on Netflix and I meant it, I just believe I would have given it a 5/5 if I felt any emotion toward the characters or story. I think the story was great but it was far from mind bending, it takes more time to digest than it does to dissect.

Out of curiosity, everybody's giving their opinion about what the director and writer wanted to do (or intentionally did) and I was wondering if there was an interview out there or if it's all assumption.

I think I misspoke. The comment wasn't an indictment of you, but more of myself constantly and easily writing off unlikeable characters as being linked to bad writing or acting.

I agree with you, though - I respect the movie, but have a difficult time if I don't like or connect with anyone in it. Even though it was intentional, it still took that little bit away from me.

Despare

03-29-2009, 06:32 AM

I think I misspoke. The comment wasn't an indictment of you, but more of myself constantly and easily writing off unlikeable characters as being linked to bad writing or acting.

I agree with you, though - I respect the movie, but have a difficult time if I don't like or connect with anyone in it. Even though it was intentional, it still took that little bit away from me.

I understand, but your little blurb had me thinking about my comments on the film. I hate really enjoying a film and trying to talk about the minor flaws it has because it sounds like I'm attack the movie. I really dug Hard Candy and I'm one of the few people I know that really likes Page (even with the pseudo-hip roles they've shoved her into lately).

ChronoGrl

03-29-2009, 06:34 AM

I understand, but your little blurb had me thinking about my comments on the film. I hate really enjoying a film and trying to talk about the minor flaws it has because it sounds like I'm attack the movie. I really dug Hard Candy and I'm one of the few people I know that really likes Page (even with the pseudo-hip roles they've shoved her into lately).

Yeah - I don't get that; why do people hate her so much? I saw her first in Hard Candy and was RIDICULOUSLY impressed with her acting skills. That role is NOT an easy role to do, but I thought that she nailed it with this innocent ferocity that was horrifying at the same time. She was delicate at times and an honest threat.

I loved her in Juno, too. I don't know why we have so many Page-haters.

psycho d

03-29-2009, 06:57 AM

WTF was that all about???:confused: The movie definitely had an impact. i enjoyed the constipated feel of the characters, the sound was ingenius, and the camerwork was perfectly awkward, but i could get all of that by taking acid and sitting alone in my kitchen. Ashe.
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fortunato

03-29-2009, 11:50 AM

scouse mac

03-29-2009, 03:34 PM

Terminator 2

Mission Impossible III

The Swarm (watching it on TCM as I type)

Elvis_Christ

03-29-2009, 04:06 PM

Speaking of Harry Dean, have you ever seen Wise Blood?

No I haven't but I'll look into it.

fortunato

03-29-2009, 04:26 PM

No I haven't but I'll look into it.

I'm not sure what the R2 release looks like, but I do know that Criterion is releasing it in a couple of months.

http://www.criterion.com/films/1424

You can watch the trailer there, too.

fortunato

03-29-2009, 05:24 PM

Re-Animator (1985)

The_Return

03-29-2009, 05:36 PM

Stealth (2005)

I was in the mood for a mindless Hollywood explosion flick, and this one was exactly what I was looking for.

The whole plot falls apart once you put any thought into of course, but the CGI was decent, and the characters surprisingly were a little bit more than walking clichés (I was especially impressed with Sam Sheperd).

Nothing special of course...but half-decent entertainment.

neverending

03-29-2009, 05:56 PM

.

Out of curiosity, everybody's giving their opinion about what the director and writer wanted to do (or intentionally did) and I was wondering if there was an interview out there or if it's all assumption.

When it was featured on Comcast On Demand there were several behind the scenes featurettes, including a 40 minute special with the producer- who was, in fact, the one who came up with the idea and oversaw every fascet of the film. It was very informative. In fact, I recommended it in this very thread when I saw it. I hoped at the time you would watch it in light of the discussions we were having about the role of the producer.

neverending

03-29-2009, 05:59 PM

There is still one teeny tiny thing that bothers me, though... It's more of a suspend-your-disbelief sort of thing... She's so tiny, skinny, almost to unhealthy proportions. I had a difficult time believing sometimes how easily she was able to overpower him.

At the beginning she drugs him. After that she has him restrained at all times, or drugged, except for the one time he gets loose. I think he doesn't expect her to to be so powerful when she gets the upper hand.

urgeok2

03-30-2009, 05:41 AM

I loved her in Juno, too. I don't know why we have so many Page-haters.

her character in juno - was to me - the most contrived hollywood hip bullshit character i've ever seen in a movie. not one word of her dialogue ran true.
if i had wo spend 2 minutes in a room with someone who talked like that (someone who bought into their own bullshit) i'd bash my head against a wall until my ears mercifly filled with blood.

i didnt think anyone else felt this way - i thought i was the only juno hater.

basically - i hate phony personalities - people who wear some hip persona like a jacket in a contrived attempt to appear interesting.

i'm not saying i'm right or wrong - or that i should care - .....thats just the way i feel and it has a big impact on my entire life.

urgeok2

03-30-2009, 05:45 AM

over the weekend i saw :

- the bunker (reminded me of session 9)
- my neighbour totoro
- spirited away
- orange county
- Monsters VS Aliens. liked a lot of this film - but some of it bugged me when it got away from the monsters and was dealing with the humans (the fiance, the president, the members of the war room) where it seemed to be too slick, smug, and overconfident. Bob was the big favorite for everyone.

the animation was gorgeous.

roshiq

03-30-2009, 07:48 AM

The Fear Chamber (2009)

>>: F

The House by the Cemetery (1981)

My most favorite Fulci movie:)

>>: A-

missmacabre

03-30-2009, 05:19 PM

- my neighbour totoro
- spirited away

Very nice choices. I love how Miyazaki's movies suit both a young and old audience. I can stick on one of his films while babysitting and the kids are quiet, mouths agape the entire time AND I'm not stuck watching Dora or Disney Princesses all night.

Just finished up watching Pi, and about to watch Haute Tension because I suggested them to my friend and he's watching them tonight. He loves to discuss them the next day. Good times.

scouse mac

03-30-2009, 05:29 PM

Mortuary

Started off OK but quite quickly became a confusing nonsensical mess. Could've done with some decent FX, the cgi was exceptionally poor. Not Tobe Hooper's finest hour by a long shot.

phantomstranger

03-30-2009, 07:20 PM

"Tokyo Gore Police"

I'm not sure what kind of super powered crack these Japanese filmmakers where on, but it was some powerful shit, This was one of the weirdest, most over the top movies I've ever seen. Truly an interesting experience.

Death Magnetic

03-30-2009, 10:16 PM

just watched the beyond ...great flick

neverending

03-30-2009, 10:43 PM

Savage Grace

Depressing & cold drama. Not for everyone.

Staal

03-30-2009, 11:08 PM

Martyrs.

Great flick, definately one to watch for every horror fan out there.

Angra

03-31-2009, 12:46 AM

Martyrs.

Great flick, definately one to watch for every horror fan out there.

I'm not sure it's for every horror fans taste, dude.

urgeok2

03-31-2009, 05:49 AM

Very nice choices. I love how Miyazaki's movies suit both a young and old audience. I can stick on one of his films while babysitting and the kids are quiet, mouths agape the entire time AND I'm not stuck watching Dora or Disney Princesses all night.

.

we watche spirited away and Totoro over and over again .. my (and my sons) personal favorites.

I was lucky enough to see Spirited Away on the big screen when it came out (entirely by accident - we had intended to see something else that was sold out)

psycho d

03-31-2009, 06:04 AM

Simply awesome modern day geeky, mind bending, sci-fi/quantum physics flick.

***spoiler alert***
Time travel flicks usually do not ring true for me, but this one was well thought out. Primer had some philosophical undertones (to me at least) and was a nice study of human nature. i mean, one guy drugs his double and hides him in the attic, and the other guy gasses his double and stuffs him in a closet. Ultimately, this was a great study on the human longing for ultimate power. Great flick, but it probably needs to be viewed a few times to really get a better idea of what was going on. Ashe.
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BH14

03-31-2009, 06:23 AM

Irreversible..... 8.5/10

Pretty graphic but solid movie.

pulpmonster

03-31-2009, 07:14 AM

Just watched Django (1966) last night......I'm still stunned, possibly the
coolest movie I have ever seen. I wrote up a bit of a review in the "Best
Western" section. Definitely a western for the horror lover.

ferretchucker

03-31-2009, 07:42 AM

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

Disease

03-31-2009, 07:56 AM

Crash (2006)

That was just to sappy, I didn't like it, shit storry, losely tied together at the end.

3/10

Big Nothing

This is a pretty good black comedy, it didn't get much notice when it came out, well worth seeing if you haven't.

7/10

newb

03-31-2009, 08:32 AM

Maniac Cop 2....better than the first one

starting to watch the After Dark Movies...."From Within" last night...not a bad watch...kinda cool idea but it did tend to drag just a wee bit but the little twist at the end was nice.

Despare

03-31-2009, 10:38 AM

Rise of the Footsoldier

A bit slow in parts, sometimes a tad over-stylized, but all in all I liked it. Anybody looking for a brutal British gang flick should check this one out.

missmacabre

03-31-2009, 11:42 AM

Mulholland Drive.

All I can say at this point is that it was good. Typical Lynch soundtrack is what made it for me. I will give a more in depth review once I watch it a few more times, because it was a bit too much for me to grasp all at once. Surrealism is great when you are aware and awake, but so late at night it turned out to be a bad idea.

psycho d

03-31-2009, 01:04 PM

Possibly one of the sickest, most disturbing (sans graphic gore) movies that i have ever seen. Soundtrack was perfectly incongruent with content. Ashe.
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newb

03-31-2009, 03:02 PM

sly_freddy

03-31-2009, 04:09 PM

So i just watched the eye for the first time and i totally thought it was a cross between the sixth sense and gothica... anyone agree?

Clockwork Black

03-31-2009, 04:42 PM

Otis.

Not bad all around. The ending could have been better.

scouse mac

03-31-2009, 04:46 PM

REC

Quality film, dark and claustrophobic, short enough to hold the tension. Go see it.

BH14

03-31-2009, 04:54 PM

Knowing.........

Amazing special effects but it also has a good plot and acting. It's a must-see! 8.5/10

The_Return

03-31-2009, 05:20 PM

Torn Curtain

Just like a lot of the "lesser" Hitchcock's, this one really suffers from some dreadful pacing in the middle...but the tense buildup + climax more than make up for it. Newman and Andrews are great, and it's some some awesome supporting characters.

If you're impartial towards Hitch in the first place, this wont do anything to sway you...but it's more than worth a watch if you're a fan of his work.

scouse mac

03-31-2009, 05:50 PM

The Seventh Seal

Despare

03-31-2009, 10:44 PM

Twilight
Oliver & Company (I forgot I had even watched this until, "If this is torture, chain me to the wall." jogged my memory.)

cheebacheeba

04-01-2009, 06:04 AM

Saw a few in the time I wasn't able to get online, I've been working on collecting cheap, kind've obscure stuff on vcr too.

*Where have all the people gone?
- It was ok...nothing special...kept the interest before dropping off into the "end".

*Hellraiser 2
Bit different from the first, I remember it vaguely from last time...it's strange that the cenobites had a "good" side in this one, can't recall them ever revisiting that particular topic. Not a bad "true" sequel. Good amount of weird shit/gore.

The vindicator...er...interesting, bit like darkman.

Daredevil - directors cut.
IMO a much better version of the film.

urgeok2

04-01-2009, 06:16 AM

Twilight

i've seen this twice now - and i cant remember anything about it.

there's not a thing that stays with you. there's nothing to dislike - there's nothing to like ... utterly unremarkable.

psycho d

04-01-2009, 06:43 AM

Requiem For a Dream. i guess i thought it was some Shakespearian drama (or maybe it was). Not sure how i missed this gem. Beautiful flick. Great score (string quartet was amazing), amazing camera-work, and believable acting. It was grueling to experience the downward spiral. Now that is what i call a disturbing movie, though it was a bit much after just having seen Feed. ***spoiler alert*** The only thing that bothered me was the arrest of Tyrone and Harry on the way to Florida. i fathom that Tyrone was arrested cuz he left NY while on parole or something from his prior arrest, but Harry was arrested for no actual reason, unless having an infected tract infection is against the law. Maybe i missed something. Marion's ultimate downfall, on the other hand, was all too believable and gut-wrenching to watch. Ashe.
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Angra

04-01-2009, 08:42 AM

Despare

04-01-2009, 08:45 AM

i've seen this twice now - and i cant remember anything about it.

there's not a thing that stays with you. there's nothing to dislike - there's nothing to like ... utterly unremarkable.

I think the acting really had a lot to do with it in this one, I liked some of Edward's acting and that's it. That Bella girl kept moving her mouth in unnatural ways, I don't know if she was trying to look nervous or awkward but it didn't work. I may go through the first book if I can get past the writing and embrace the story. The movie wasn't bad in IMO, but like you said, it just didn't have anything memorable.

Punisher: Warzone

A bloody, violent, bullet ridden flick... I liked it. This is a movie about The Punisher killing criminals and anybody looking for more will be seriously disappointed.

creepycrawler23

04-01-2009, 11:29 AM

I just watched the Gate. memories. i cant believe i used to be so scared of those things

bloody_ribcut

04-01-2009, 01:16 PM

whos harry crumb

a couple of parts had me rolling on the floor, like the disguises and when he did a back flip. i was like wtf,lmao

2010:the year we made contact

Despare

04-01-2009, 01:36 PM

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The Bugs Bunny & Road Runner Movie (I don't know why, even though I dearly love all the cartoons included I own them all separately).

scouse mac

04-01-2009, 01:48 PM

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

ENTITY2000

04-01-2009, 05:26 PM

let's see....
carnivore- cheesy
Ring around the Rosie-fell asleep
The Abandoned-also fell asleep
Altered-I loved this movie! The Aliens were so creepy.

scouse mac

04-02-2009, 03:27 AM

Festival

A depressing, not particularly funny film about the Edinburgh Fringe

scouse mac

04-02-2009, 02:52 PM

Count Dracula and his Vampire Bride

scouse mac

04-02-2009, 03:51 PM

Diary of the Dead

Elvis_Christ

04-02-2009, 04:11 PM

Hank and Mike

Best comedy I've seen in quite some time. Really original, offbeat and dark humoured. Wish there were more like this instead of the dick n' fart jokes that turns into a romantic comedy deal that dominates the genre.

_____V_____

04-02-2009, 09:10 PM

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41R6N2RY5PL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gnpBCgRRL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

newb

04-03-2009, 03:23 AM

Slaughter House 5 .........first time watching it....a bit fucked up but I couldn't stop watching.

The New Kids------a bit dated but not a bad watch. James Spader made one of the best villains ....a real prick.

psycho d

04-03-2009, 04:47 AM

Ginger Snaps 2- i love how such a dark movie has such a cutesy title. Better than the first, which i enjoyed immensely. Ashe.

hacelikewhoa

04-03-2009, 06:14 AM

Just got done watching Last House on the Left remake. Fucking awesome. Sure beats Halloween and Friday the 13th remake like whoa. Everyone should see it. ;)

ferretchucker

04-03-2009, 07:48 AM

28 Days Later...

psycho d

04-03-2009, 11:44 AM

Audition. Pretty rugged. i was actually expecting it to be more sick-n-twiztid.
***Spoiler alert***
i loved how she'd say "deeper deeper." That may just haunt me for years.
Ashe.
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phantomstranger

04-03-2009, 12:52 PM

"Monsters vs Aliens"

Great movie. Wonderful animation and a fun story that pays tribute to many of the great 1950's and '60's sci-fi and monster movies.

bloody_ribcut

04-03-2009, 01:29 PM

The Toy .

scouse mac

04-03-2009, 04:10 PM

Caretaker.

bloody_ribcut

04-03-2009, 07:33 PM

masters of horror :ciggerette burns,Jenifer

neverending

04-03-2009, 08:19 PM

C'mon you tightlipped twillings- at least give us a few words of comment!

scouse mac

04-04-2009, 04:03 AM

C'mon you tightlipped twillings- at least give us a few words of comment!

Very well NE!

Evil Breed

American students on a school trip to Ireland encounter some local cannibalistic mutants. Yup, sounds stupid but its actually not too bad with a couple of decent set pieces and performances.

Worth a watch if you're not too busy.

zwoti

04-04-2009, 04:56 AM

the land that time forgot
the uncanny
transporter 3
C.H.U.D.

Geddy

04-04-2009, 06:08 AM

La Haine(Hate) (1995) - 9/10.

Gritty, and bleak as hell. Fantastic cinematography, directing, and acting. Definetly see it if you get a chance.

The_Return

04-04-2009, 03:11 PM

Night Must Fall (1964)It's not horror, NE.

Albert Finney saves this movie...actually, to be honest, his spellbinding performance is the only thing that saves this from being a complete waste of time.

The script is barely coherent and has no semblance of suspense or tension and the supporting cast is equally dull, with the possible exception of Mona Washbourne. Finney's portrayal of the charismatic psychopath is technically a bit over-the-top, but in such drab surroundings he grabs your attention immediately and I was very impressed.

Anyone seen the original, with Robert Montgomery? This seemed o have some potential, I'd kind of like to check that version out if it's worthwhile...

scouse mac

04-04-2009, 05:20 PM

The Choke

A below average teen slasher flick. A young band is locked in a nightcub and are stalked and picked off by a mysterious killer (the usual stuff). The acting is perfectly capable but the story is weak as piss, it just doesnt make any sort of sense. The killings are tame (to say the least) and the twist at the end is about as convoluted as a rulers edge. I wouldnt waste your time one this one.

fortunato

04-04-2009, 09:49 PM

La Haine(Hate) (1995) - 9/10.

Gritty, and bleak as hell. Fantastic cinematography, directing, and acting. Definetly see it if you get a chance.

Ah, yes. Great film.

------------------------

Return: I'll be watching Dungeon of Harrow either tomorrow night or the night after.

Clockwork Black

04-04-2009, 11:39 PM

I watched The Doors tonight. Hadnt seen it in years. I think later Ill watch JFK to.

The Mothman

04-05-2009, 02:49 AM

Lone Wolf McQuaid
awesome, chuck norris vs. david carradine
eXistenZ
another really awesome surreal film from David Cronenberg, this one is quite a mind bender, i highly recommend it.
The Omega Man
Rocky (1st time seeing it)

Ferox13

04-05-2009, 03:00 AM

[QUOTE=The Mothman;798139
eXistenZ
another really awesome surreal film from David Cronenberg, this one is quite a mind bender, i highly recommend it.(1st time seeing it)[/QUOTE]

For some reason I really didn't get into eXistenZ despite (then)being a big Cronenberg fan. I always felt it like a weak version of Videodrome (though the Story is very deifferent there is a lot of similar elements) . I haven't seen eXistenZ since it came out though and i think i might give it another go...

Disease

04-05-2009, 04:18 AM

Lolita

They have been showing all Kubrick movies at the Filmhouse this past month, So yesterday was my girlfriends birthday. I have been showing her Kubrick movies all the time we were together, I don't think she had seen any before. This was the first time she had seen it and the first time I had in about 12 years. I had forgotten how comedic it was. Also very dark and disturbing underneath. It's also visualy very pleasent.

8/10

psycho d

04-05-2009, 07:15 AM

The Prophecy- i thought i had seen this one, but was pleasantly surprised to be wrong. C. Walken's dark sense of humor was great, as were his side kicks. i thought that Viggo's perfomance was rather well done as well. Overall a pretty good flick. Ashe.
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_____V_____

04-05-2009, 07:52 AM

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51%2BOCP1DUSL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

Disease

04-05-2009, 11:01 AM

Nightmare City

Wow, Crazy zombies who are running around with knifes and guns slaughtering everyone. Some big cheese included. Pretty good b grade trash to go along with a Sunday afternoon and a few beers.

7/10

scouse mac

04-05-2009, 11:34 AM

Ghostbusters

nightmare_of _death

04-05-2009, 12:16 PM

Appetite......

The Mothman

04-05-2009, 01:19 PM

For some reason I really didn't get into eXistenZ despite (then)being a big Cronenberg fan. I always felt it like a weak version of Videodrome (though the Story is very deifferent there is a lot of similar elements) . I haven't seen eXistenZ since it came out though and i think i might give it another go...
Sometimes Cronenberg films have to be watched twice to be enjoyed, for example the first time I saw Naked Lunch I hated it because i was trying to hard to understand all of it, second time i liked it much better because i stopped trying to understand it and just experienced it.

missmacabre

04-05-2009, 01:26 PM

In the past few days:

Amelie
Fight Club
The Dead Zone
Serenity
halloween 2

n3kr0

04-05-2009, 01:44 PM

Martyrs, been waiting for this one for a long time :) powerful stuff there, but at the end it is really crippy and disturbing horror story. :)

neverending

04-05-2009, 05:44 PM

Martyrs, been waiting for this one for a long time :) powerful stuff there, but at the end it is really crippy and disturbing horror story. :)

What does crippy mean?

cheebacheeba

04-05-2009, 09:50 PM

It means you wear a lot of blue?

Space adventure: Cobra
Had seen pictures of this for a long time, came across the vcr for 50c and thought I'd check it out.
Strange, very strange...bit similar to cowboy bebop with a lot more weird happening.
I may check out the series that came before it now.

Punisher: Warzone
This is coming from someone who follows the various comic series - while this film is not a thing of greatness and won't be winning any awards for the script, it was actually far closer to the Punisher comic than anything thus far has been.
I enjoyed it, moderately.
It was fun.

novakru

04-05-2009, 10:05 PM

Monsters vs. Aliens
Apparently I thought this movie was much funnier than anyone else in the theater...I laughed so hard I peed my pants.

10 out of 10

neverending

04-05-2009, 11:02 PM

Blood Diner

A silly, trashy, over the top, dumb horror comedy intended as an homage/send up of HG Lewis films.

If you let yourself go and just revel in its outrageousness and awfulness you can have a good time. Excellent soundtrack too.

Currently on Fearnet- if you like this sort of thing, give it a go.

Disease

04-06-2009, 04:35 AM

Monsters vs. Aliens
Apparently I thought this movie was much funnier than anyone else in the theater...I laughed so hard I peed my pants.

10 out of 10

You peed your pants.... :p

psycho d

04-06-2009, 05:46 AM

Shadow of the Vampire. This came highly recommended, but i was pretty disappointed. i was not only bored, but what the characters were acting out and how they responded to various situations was completely unbelievable (the acting itself was fine). Unless there was some cryptic theme that i missed, which is very possible, i could not reccomend this movie to anyone. But that's just me. Ashe.
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urgeok2

04-06-2009, 06:07 AM

Bio-dome ... my kid thinks paulie shore is funny. cant say that i do.
Joey Lauren Adams was sexy as hell though

Kitaro - another yokai legend story that was a lot of fun. felt very 'stephen chow-ish' fun creature effects.

Papillon Noir

04-06-2009, 06:44 AM

Eden Lake

It was eh. Slow to get started and little frustrating to watch as I thought the people who were being terrorized were a little too wimpy. I think I wanted them to fight back more. Nicely shot though.

Disease

04-06-2009, 07:00 AM

Wendy and Lucy

Not one to watch if your dog has just died or ran away. or maybe it is.

I thought it was o.k, not a lot really happened though, and the ending didn't make a lot of sense to me. But hey, it's arthouse, that's what you get.

5/10

n3kr0

04-06-2009, 01:06 PM

What does crippy mean?

Not really sure, i prefer disturbing, but i needed to use to words, didn't remember anything else, lol.

The Unborn, also watched it, just stupid movie, the dog with head in
reverse was cool, the same goes for the old man in the stairs.

The girl was too much pretty for this horror movie, to much pretty face, could not focus...:p kid was not scary.

Don't understand why gary oldman went with this.

psycho d

04-06-2009, 03:03 PM

Dark Remains. Acting was pretty bad. The script was either forced, awkward, or just plain unbelievable. Score was effective, and the storyline was decent enough. Somehow, it was still a pretty creepy flick. i'm almost embarrassed to recommend it. Ashe.
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Elvis_Christ

04-06-2009, 05:15 PM

newb

04-06-2009, 06:33 PM

AUTOPSY---another one of the "8 Movies to Die For".....weak story but pretty gory.

The Mothman

04-06-2009, 09:28 PM

Westworld
really good one, enjoyed it a lot, people often refer to it as a western, i wouldn't consider it a Western at all.

fortunato

04-06-2009, 09:56 PM

Introduced a friend to some excellent films today:

Let the Right One In
The Vanishing (Spoorloos)
Eyes Without a Face

neverending

04-06-2009, 11:47 PM

Born Losers- the first Billy Jack movie. Really a hoot. I mean ... so bad, it's good.

The Wild Angels- the first biker film starring Peter Fonda, with Nancy Sinatra & Bruce Dern. Again- so very, very bad.

missmacabre

04-07-2009, 12:08 AM

Serenity with commentary

_____V_____

04-07-2009, 02:06 AM

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512VssvxJGL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

Geddy

04-07-2009, 02:39 AM

Watched One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest last night. One of my favourite flicks, Jack Nicholson is amazing in this.

Disease

04-07-2009, 07:07 AM

The Bad News Bears (1976)

8/10

newb

04-07-2009, 07:56 AM

neverending

04-07-2009, 07:59 AM

you watch this on cable or did you rent ?

They were both on TCM. I keep forgetting to check out that channel. It very often has really interesting programming. Last night's theme was biker films.

newb

04-07-2009, 08:02 AM

They were both on TCM. I keep forgetting to check out that channel. It very often has really interesting programming. Last night's theme was biker films.

I'll have to check TCM on demand.

they would make for a great double feature

Roderick Usher

04-07-2009, 08:16 AM

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

My eldest is going through a James Bond kick, obsessing on the new Bond flicks. Thought I should show him a couple of my favorites. This one has the most character development and the most interesting story of all the Bond films. Lazenby is no Sean Connery, but he handles himself well and is self-deprecating. The directing has an almost Bava-esque pop-art appeal and Diana Rigg is the ultimate Bond girl; smart, sexy, tough, and she even gets to drive the car in a getaway! And did I mention Telly Savalas as Blowfeld?

A bit longer than I remembered. The pacing is off, but still... fine entertainment.

7/10

up next... the silliest Bond - Moonraker

neverending

04-07-2009, 08:17 AM

I'll have to check TCM on demand.

they would make for a great double feature

They did!.........

urgeok2

04-07-2009, 08:40 AM

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

My eldest is going through a James Bond kick,

we're doing the same thing (recently watched Goldfinger)

OHMSS is one of my favorites

Papillon Noir

04-07-2009, 09:34 AM

Introduced a friend to some excellent films today:

Let the Right One In
The Vanishing (Spoorloos)
Eyes Without a Face

How did your friend like these?

I got to see Eyes Without a Face in the theater last year, it was amazing to see it on the big screen.

Also, if you get a chance to read Let the Right One In, it's much better than the movie (which was good).

newb

04-07-2009, 09:38 AM

Out Of The Dark 1989....on fearnet channel

not sure if this was suppose to be a comedy or not.....Killer in clown mask killing girls from a sex hot-line. Goofy 80s music and styles.....not scary or very funny.

a few nice boob shots though

alkytrio666

04-07-2009, 10:34 AM

I'll have to check TCM on demand.

they would make for a great double feature
Make it a triple feature- they showed The Wild One as well.

zwoti

04-07-2009, 11:07 AM

the signal

_____V_____

04-07-2009, 11:20 AM

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5150XBJG0FL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

neverending

04-07-2009, 11:48 AM

Make it a triple feature- they showed The Wild One as well.

Actually the third in the biker trilogy they showed last night was Easy Rider.

Roderick Usher

04-07-2009, 12:04 PM

we're doing the same thing (recently watched Goldfinger)

OHMSS is one of my favorites

After Moonraker (I wanted to show him how silly the franchise could get) We'll be catching my other favorites Goldfinger, From Russia With Love and You Only Live Twice maybe Licence to Kill and Goldeneye a little later on if I'm not all NBond-ed out

Dante'sInferno

04-07-2009, 12:12 PM

Ginger Snaps 2. Going to watch 3 next. Emily Perkins is HOOOOOOTTTTTT.

missmacabre

04-07-2009, 12:21 PM

Ginger Snaps 2. Going to watch 3 next. Emily Perkins is HOOOOOOTTTTTT.

You're gonna love it. :)

urgeok2

04-07-2009, 12:31 PM

After Moonraker (I wanted to show him how silly the franchise could get) We'll be catching my other favorites Goldfinger, From Russia With Love and You Only Live Twice maybe Licence to Kill and Goldeneye a little later on if I'm not all NBond-ed out

let him enjoy moonraker now ... once he's 18 (or before) he'll realize how horrible it is

psycho d

04-07-2009, 12:40 PM

Shrooms. Edgy, tense, and a little twiztid. Cool camera shots too. i liked it. Ashe.
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Disease

04-07-2009, 03:17 PM

His name was Jason

I didn't like the editing, it cut from person to person far to much, it also had no focus in the direction. It would have been much more interesting if they focused more on how films had battled censorship etc. It seemed more like an ego trip than anything else.

4/10

Zombie_Bait

04-07-2009, 04:53 PM

Hostel (I hadn't seen it before) and Waxwork (really liked that goofy movie, and was about time I finally opened the dvd)

ferretchucker

04-08-2009, 03:40 AM

Hairspray.

I enjoyed it.

Elvis_Christ

04-08-2009, 04:19 AM

Papillon Noir

04-08-2009, 05:18 AM

let him enjoy moonraker now ... once he's 18 (or before) he'll realize how horrible it is

Haha, that's true! It was soooo much cooler (along with most of them, especially Live and Let Die) when I was a kid.

I think Dr. No, From Russia with Love, and Goldeneye are still really good. I also dig the Daniel Craig ones.

psycho d

04-08-2009, 05:27 AM

The Fountain. Visually stunning and well acted. The storyline was good though a little eratic. Ending was pretty cool. Still, i could not wait for it to be over, at which point i wished i could have my 90 minutes back. The only reason i watched it was because it was directed by Aronofsky. In its defence, it was centered around a sappy love story, and i hate most love stories. i would still recommend it to those that can stomach such things. Ashe.
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neverending

04-08-2009, 09:06 AM

The Bed Sitting Room

Bizarre piece of absurdism penned originally as a stage play by Spike Milligan, featuring Ralph Richardson, Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Marty Feldman, Harry Secombe, Milligan himself, Frank Thornton and many others.

It's very British and one of the strangest movies I've ever seen- which is saying a lot.

_____V_____

04-08-2009, 10:37 AM

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fW5596kfL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

Angra

04-08-2009, 11:40 AM

Hairspray.

I enjoyed it.

Gaaaaaaaaay

:D

urgeok2

04-08-2009, 11:55 AM

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fW5596kfL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

i've been meaning to watch that one

newb

04-08-2009, 12:24 PM

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fW5596kfL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

thoughts ?

I want to see this one as well

psycho d

04-08-2009, 01:17 PM

Masters of Horror: Takashi Miike: Imprint

Now that was a disturbing flick. Sick, twiztid, and bleak Japanese horror. Nicely executed...
Ashe.
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phantomstranger

04-08-2009, 02:54 PM

"Darkman" (1990)

One of my favorite Sam Rami movies.

Despare

04-08-2009, 04:37 PM

Wanted

I didn't want to watch this originally, thought it would be derivative and not have much to offer. Turned out be be a damn good action flick with an interesting story.

cheebacheeba

04-08-2009, 05:38 PM

You should really try to grab the trade paperback of the WANTED comic.
Much, much better.

_____V_____

04-08-2009, 10:20 PM

i've been meaning to watch that one

thoughts ?

I want to see this one as well

In one word - wonderful.

Watch it asap.

roshiq

04-09-2009, 01:15 AM

Fast & Furious (2009)

Only theatrical movie experience in my recent tour of Thailand. Actually I was more interested to see the new Thai gore fest Meat Grinder but I couldn't manage the time to see that as my friends more or like forcefully drag me to see F&F. Anyway, it was pretty entertaining, good races and fairly action packed. Better than the previous sequels of the series.

>>: B+

The_Return

04-09-2009, 03:06 AM

When Worlds Collide (1951)

Hahaha...oh, the naivety of 50's sci-fi. Very entertaining movie, but utterly devoid of logic - which, of course, if half the fun of 50's sci-fi in the first place :D

As much as I enjoyed it, there seemed to be a lot of wasted potential there. Personally, I would have liked to see more of how the rest of the world was coping with doomsday, rather than just the happy-go-lucky scientists in the camp. Plus, there could be a whole other movie after they succeed in landing on Zyra. That's just a goldmine of possibilities...

I'm sure the forthcoming remake will make better use of the potential :rolleyes:

scouse mac

04-09-2009, 07:52 AM

When Worlds Collide (1951)

Love that film, you're right about the full potential not being realized but its such a good story even with the holes.

roshiq

04-09-2009, 10:58 AM

Rashomon (1950)

Truth has many faces...brilliant theme, amazing film.

>>: A+

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

>>: C+

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

>>: B

urgeok2

04-09-2009, 12:08 PM

In one word - wonderful.

Watch it asap.

is it too 'adult' for a kid ?

Geddy

04-09-2009, 01:30 PM

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) - 10/10.

One of the funniest films I've ever seen.

scouse mac

04-09-2009, 03:44 PM

Toolbox Murders (2003)

Tobe Hoopers remake is a film well worth checking out. Decent production value, solid performances and inventive death scenes that arent unnecessarily graphic but leave nothing to the imagination either. There is enough here to keep you guessing as to who the killer is with a smattering of tension in the right places. Have a look.

newb

04-09-2009, 06:53 PM

The Spirit

sure it had the visual style of Sin City....but thats about it.....lost interest at about the twenty minute mark.

urgeok2

04-09-2009, 07:34 PM

The Spirit

sure it had the visual style of Sin City....but thats about it.....lost interest at about the twenty minute mark.

horrible horrible movie

Krissy

04-09-2009, 08:44 PM

Boogeyman 2. who knew Henry played such an important role :p

neverending

04-09-2009, 08:45 PM

Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer

Still holds up to anything produced today. Gritty, savage, well directed and acted. One of the greatest.

scouse mac

04-10-2009, 03:30 AM

beheaded

04-10-2009, 04:00 AM

i think it was the new day of the dead:cool:

Dante'sInferno

04-10-2009, 01:22 PM

Hellraiser 2 and 3. I'm liking these allot, now all i have to see is Hellworld, then I will have seen them all.

Ginger Snaps 3, it was really good, I think the 1st one is still my favorite.
:)

Camp Blood 101

04-10-2009, 05:23 PM

I watched "Timewalker" last night.......again..
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years Of Friday The 13th, both disks.

urgeok2

04-10-2009, 05:39 PM

Dragonball.

good fun for young fans of the cartoon ... not much to hold an adults interest

urgeok2

04-10-2009, 05:41 PM

City Heat

Newb made reference to this film a month or so ago and saw it was on TCM last night so decided to give another watch.

Opinion of it didnt change, I still liked the things which were good ie; Clint Eastwood and Madeline Kahn and still disliked the same things ie; Burt Reynolds.

Its less than it should be.

something of interest of this film :

At one point Burt was hit with a real chair instead of a break away chair during a stunt. it had a huge impact on him - his injury caused him to become addicted to painkillers for a long time.

shame since he and clint were close and always wanted to do a film together.

The Mothman

04-10-2009, 10:06 PM

Bullitt
The car chase in this one os one of the best i've seen, beats the one in The French Connection.

_____V_____

04-10-2009, 10:11 PM

is it too 'adult' for a kid ?

I d suggest to keep Mark away from this one. Watch it alone.

hammerfan

04-11-2009, 03:00 AM

Autopsy

Didn't care for it. Thought the progression of the story was choppy.

scouse mac

04-11-2009, 12:11 PM

From Russia With Love

Quite possibly my favourite Bond, close between it and Goldfinger

Freak

04-11-2009, 01:16 PM

Ong Bak 2

Was let down by this.Not what I expected from a Tony Jaa movie.

The_Return

04-11-2009, 04:36 PM

Twilight

Friend of mine convinced me to watch it with her...wasn't really as awful as I was expecting, but that isn't saying much. The girl that played Bella was stuck in the same damn expression the whole movie, and even though the actor playing Edward seemed bearable, the mindnumbingly awful script made him look like a dolt.

It was pretty much what I expected, really. Tween vampire fluff - no redeeming qualities, but vaguely watchable.

Resident Evil

Just put this one on in the background while I organized my DVDs. Still pretty enjoyable...not much to it, but it's pretty slick and makes for decent entertainment.

urgeok2

04-11-2009, 05:04 PM

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

neverending

04-11-2009, 10:40 PM

Frontier(s)

Wow. Amazing movie.

zwoti

04-12-2009, 01:35 AM

my bloody valentine - extended cut
two front teeth

beheaded

04-12-2009, 03:17 AM

a shit zombie film called zombie lake:mad:

beheaded

04-12-2009, 03:21 AM

zombie flesh eaters 1,2and 3 cos i was bared shitless and wanted to watch something cool:D

Disease

04-12-2009, 03:56 AM

Wedding Crashers

6/10

scouse mac

04-12-2009, 06:16 AM

psycho d

04-12-2009, 06:47 AM

Fido. i had high expectations for this flick, and it did not let me down one bit. Great flick and well deserving of its incredibly high ratings. Then i watched:
Frontier(s). The exact opposite of Fido, but in a good way. Damn, that was a brutal flick. Very well done. Kinda strange ending (for a movie), not that that is a bad thing.
Ashe.
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Angra

04-12-2009, 06:52 AM

"Changeling" 7/10

"Wall-E" 5/10

Adorable robot, nice scenery, but what a hopeless story and the lines almost gave me a headache.

Wall-E: EEEEVAAAAAAAAA
Eva: WAAAAAALL-EEEEEEEEE
Wall-E: EEEEEEEEEEVAAAAAAAAAAAA
Wall-E: EEEVAAAAAAAAAA
Eva: WAAAAAALL-EEEEEEE

:rolleyes:

Is it just me or does Disney use the same storyline in every other movie they make?

"Monsters vs. aliens" 8/10

Instantly became one of my favorite animated movies.

scouse mac

04-12-2009, 07:55 AM

Groundhog Day

Disease

04-12-2009, 09:11 AM

All about Eve

7.5/10

Posher778

04-12-2009, 10:01 AM

Untraceable

Slow moving and predictable, formulaic stuff and its attempt to make some sort of commentary on todays internet/media society is fairly weak at best. Essentially its one long CSI episode, which is no bad thing but there is nothing special here.

Change your signature. Please. It's driving my OCD nuts. :eek:

Creep- 5/10 It made absolutely no sense. Rayne said it was "great." Wrong.

Monster Man- 5/10 It sucked, but it was mildly humorous, and the monster truck action was pretty good. And the ending is hysterical!