Last Seen 70s/80s Movie

[siorai]

Philosophy of a Knife: Well actually I didn't watch it all. I kinda skimmed through it. It definitely was not what I was expecting. Maybe I have to slog my way through the whole 4 hours to fully appreciate it, but from what I did see it looked like a first or second year art student film. Very conceptual and messed up. I don't know if it can really work for four hours or not.

Tokyo Gore Police: I don't think I've laughed so much in my life. The gore is so over the top it just stops being gore and becomes slapstick. The effects are pretty hit and miss though. Some of it is done very well, while some of it is downright terrible. Decent enough movie, but not really something I'll watch again. I love gore, but the comic aspect just takes away from it for me.

JCVD: I had no idea what this was going to be like. It was awesome. Very well done and I will absolutely watch this again. Jean-Claude is great. He really takes a lot of punches at his own expense. There's one self-reflection part that is a bit lengthy and not really necessary, but the rest of the movie totally makes up for it. In no way is this a typical Jean-Claude Van Damme movie. Obviously not a horror movie, but I would highly recommend this one.

[zwoti]

What I liked about it was the fact that both films work very well together as a double bill. The second one doesnt disappoint whatsover...its at par with the original.

Good to see fresh takes by the Europeans (French and now the Norwegians) on the worn-out slasher subgenre.

probably helps that the film continues directly on from the first, and the continuity with major characters from the first is another plus.

[psycho d]

Masters of Horror: Dario Argenta: Pelts. Definitely not for the squeamish. Ashe.
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[scouse mac]

Hollowman

Starts very well and the FX are excellent but there isnt too much else to recommend this one.

[psycho d]

Versus (2000). Over the top in just about every aspect. Great flick.

Dark Water (2005). Only redeeming quality was that Jennifer Connelly was in it.

Ashe.
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[neverending]

I enjoyed Dark Water. I thought it was well done. I didn't even know when I saw it that it was a j-horror remake.

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[roshiq]

They came back [Les revenants] (2004)

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This is not a zombie or horror film, more of a human drama. The Dead comes back but instead of being flesh-hungry walking corpses, they just want to reintegrate into society, want their lives back; their jobs, their families and how would a society accommodate and re-integrate their deceased loved ones and relatives if they suddenly came from nowhere (cause they didn't rise from the grave!?!) with clean clothes, no illnesses, and energy to spare. Anyway, the idea wasn't bad but overall the movie was quite dull and there was no clear explanation about why/how they came back and where they finally returned.

>>: C-

The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

A chilling supernatural thriller.

>>: B

[psycho d]

I enjoyed Dark Water. I thought it was well done. I didn't even know when I saw it that it was a j-horror remake.

Maybe i have been watching too much J-horror. The states version really was not that scary and i hated the ending, but i agree that the movie itself was well put together. Ashe.
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[urgeok2]

Maybe i have been watching too much J-horror. The states version really was not that scary and i hated the ending, but i agree that the movie itself was well put together. Ashe.
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see the origional.

the remake completely missed the tension generated by the 'non horror' moments.

[urgeok2]

Notting hill.

terrible movie. it's like mcdonalds food .. you know it's shit at the time but you cant stop eating it. you almost enjoy it - but then feel terrible afterward.

[newb]

Frequency

always liked this one

[neverending]

4 Peter Lorre movies on TCM last night.

Made me very, very happy. Such an under rated actor today.

Crime and Punishment
The Verdict
Island of Lost Men
Three Strangers

[newb]

4 Peter Lorre movies on TCM last night.

Made me very, very happy. Such an under rated actor today.



I didn't think he did much acting today :D

[neverending]

I didn't think he did much acting today :D

Contrary to what you young kids might think it's entirely possible to enjoy the acting abilities to people who have passed on, and give them due credit. Even ones who died before you were born.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Death at a Funeral

Seventh or eighth time around and it's still pretty damn funny.

[Roderick Usher]

The Burrowers

The premise is original, the monster is original (and the way it eats is fantastic), the story is a bit clunky, but there are so many good ideas at work that I don't mind a clunk here or there.

The emphasis on manliness and tough characters doing the right thing feels not unlike a story Hawkes or Carpenter would tell.

Good stuff. I'm guessing I'll enjoy it even more on repeat viewings.

7/10

[roshiq]

Deliverance (1972)

>>: A-


Frayed (2007)

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A low budget slasher flick inspired by films like Halloween, High Tension, Identity...etc. etc.;) with some predictable as well as unexpected twists at the end. Not entirely a bad watch indeed.

>>: B-

[neverending]

The Hill
1965
Sean Connery, directed by Sidney Lumet

Connery sent to a British Army prison camp in North Africa, run by a sadistic Seargent Major.

Gritty, absorbing drama.

[missmacabre]

Inside.

Good movie. Wasn't as icky as I expected it to be. I felt sick at a few parts because I couldn't imagine them happening if it was my and my baby, but I think I'll be able to handle Martyrs now.

[scouse mac]

The Hill
1965
Sean Connery, directed by Sidney Lumet

Connery sent to a British Army prison camp in North Africa, run by a sadistic Seargent Major.

Gritty, absorbing drama.



One of my favourite Connery films, absolutely love it. I always sit there just willing the Doctor to grow a backbone!



Cold Prey 2: Resurrection

Very solid sequel. Flows absolutely seamlessly from the first and maintains the look and feel of the first, which is totally to its benefit. There are a couple of cliches it avoids, a couple it doesnt but overall its refreshing slasher double bill.

[psycho d]

BloodRayne. This was a horrible movie that i enjoyed nonetheless. Most crap movies with hot chicks end up boreng me about 15 minutes deep, but for some reason this one did not do so. Bad, bad dialogue, horrible acting, lots of not-so-great gore. And still it was a lot of fun. Ashe.
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[The_Return]

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

You know what? To hell with the critics. This was damn near perfect: easily on par with the first two X-Men flicks.

Yes, it takes a few liberties. No, it doesn't stick 100% to the established origin....so what? It made for a few twists and surprises other than being exactly what I expected.

The pace is breakneck, the characters are well portrayed (Yes, even Deadpool - I'll get to him shortly) and the action scenes are some of the best I've seen in quite awhile. I can already see this as one my #1 movie of the summer...everything a blockbuster should be.

Now, on the Deadpool front: *SPOILERS GALORE*

I'll be the first to admit that I've been worried right from the start that they would screw him up. No mask = no Deadpool, really.

I was otherwise impressed with him at first: they had the smartass attitude down perfectly. I usually can't stand Ryan Reynolds, but this is the part he's born for: an arrogant, cocky smartass. He nailed the part during the raid scene - despite the lack of mask and scars, I was completely impressed. Only thing that really bugged me was that we never really got to see him again.

Now, when he showed up again as Weapon XI...obviously I was a bit pissed at first. Like Cheeb said: he's the merc with the mouth for crying out loud. Taking that away from his is just the writer giving a big ol' up yours to fans of the character. Still, lets be objective here: that fight scene was badass (until the optic blasts: I'll admit, that was a bit lame). Then when they killed him off, I figured they'd lost all chance of redemption.

But wait! After the credits?! Ah-ha! Here's where it all makes sense! They weren't doing a lazy, half-formed version of the character: they were revamping his goddamn origin story!! Sure, they changed a few details, but lets look at it for sec: at this point he's obviously invulnerable, he's breaking the 4th wall, he's scarred and ugly as sin and - most importantly - his mouth is, as it should be, open for business. The nailed half of his character in the opening raid, and now they've got it all set up for the rest of him. The only reason I'd be pissed with their take on Deadpool is if they don't follow through with it. And considering his spinoff is already greenlit and Reynolds is signed on - I think we should be all. Fucking. Set.

I left the theatre bouncing off the walls and wanting more - especially more Deadpool.

[Roderick Usher]

The Spirit

I've been avioding this Frank Miller directed interpretation of Will Eisner's comic for quite a while... and now I know why. I haven't turned a movie off in months (probably over a year) but this one begs the question "were there any adults supervising this film?"

Miller's directing is a mess. This is a film that feels like a comic strip, not a comic book... and certainly not a gritty piece of film noir. The "comedy" is inane and putrid. I turned the film off thirty minutes into the film (the wife and kids fell asleep 15 minutes in) and I have no intention of watching the rest of it ever.

[newb]

The Spirit

I've been avioding this Frank Miller directed interpretation of Will Eisner's comic for quite a while... and now I know why. I haven't turned a movie off in months (probably over a year) but this one begs the question "were there any adults supervising this film?"

Miller's directing is a mess. This is a film that feels like a comic strip, not a comic book... and certainly not a gritty piece of film noir. The "comedy" is inane and putrid. I turned the film off thirty minutes into the film (the wife and kids fell asleep 15 minutes in) and I have no intention of watching the rest of it ever.

I made it to about the twenty minute mark before I shut it off.

[neverending]

It's really a shame because The Spirit is one of the stellar lights in comic strip history. There's a reason comic strip awards are called The Eisners.

[cheebacheeba]

The Spirit looks stupid...but that said I would say it's just because it's not really right for a movie
(Don't get me wrong, Eisners work is cool)
...Miller did quite well when he was working with his own material though, and by far. I'd be interesting in seeing some more adaptations of his own work, that are actually by him (no more 300s), Sin City was all it should have been, nothing that the spirit is/was can take that away.

[Roderick Usher]

I'd be interesting in seeing some more adaptations of his own work, that are actually by him (no more 300s), Sin City was all it should have been, nothing that the spirit is/was can take that away.


I think it is Rodriguez's film savvy that made Sin City so good, not Miller's hand. Miller makes great comics, but I don't think he is a filmmaker.

[cheebacheeba]

Guess we'll never know until we see him work with his own work, on his own.
I don't think sin city really screamed rodriguez though.

[alkytrio666]

4 Peter Lorre movies on TCM last night.

Made me very, very happy. Such an under rated actor today.

Crime and Punishment
The Verdict
Island of Lost Men
Three Strangers
He is one of my favorite actors. He was backburned often, but even as a supporting actor he often overshadowed leads.

His performance in M alone is one of the most telling and naked performances of all time.

[hammerfan]

Wolverine

I don't care what the critics say, I liked it. Plus, I got to see Hugh Jackman naked......what more could I ask? :D

[phantomstranger]

"X-Men Origins: Wolverine"


Good solid action movie. I enjoyed it.

[roshiq]

S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale (2009)

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Other than the 2 pretty chicks in the lead, I couldn't find anything worth to see in this pointless sequel...same weird time travel crap was quite repetitive. But the effects and the making were alright.

>>: C


Phantasm (1979)

>>: B

[neverending]

The Man From Laramie.

Great Western with Jimmy Stewart. Beautiful photography.

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[Azazel005]

Wolverine

I don't care what the critics say, I liked it. Plus, I got to see Hugh Jackman naked......what more could I ask? :D

Writing that wasn't near vomit inducing?

Plot Structure?

It wasn't the worst movie in history, at times it's amusing and fun and I can switch off for an action movie and just go along for the ride still when so many elements are just B grade your really letting yourselves down. Jackman pulled a good turn as always as Logan and Schreiber was a MUCH better Creed then I ever expected and Gavin Hood clearly knows how to shoot a film.

There is just not much to work with, contrived love stories and unnecessary arch villians plots and a forced sense of pace. There is no real connection to the allegory, which is simply not on for an X-men movie, and the dialogue is a generally to weak to carry any emotion.

When it's just shooting punchy one line zingers and reveling in the action it passes, but movies can do that and still not have to suck at everything else.

Nevertheless I am glad that some people liked it, I have a great fondness for the X-men and while the films can continue to succeed enough financially there is always a chance they will improve.

[Roderick Usher]

Doubt

This powerhouse drama of baseless accusations and inferences is alternately fascinating and annoying. The entire story exists within the minds of the viewers as nothing is ever clearly stated and nothing is ever fully resolved. The film plays out differently for each viewer which is a triumph of sorts, but the characters are all so unlikable that I had a hard time enjoying the supurb craftmanship going on. The acting is top notch. The directing is a bit heavy-handed, butnever obtrusive and the location & period (a Catholic school in the Bronx, 1964) is lovingly rendered.

Guess my own experience with the nuns who taught me makes me despise the needy, cranky and life-hating evil bitches in this film.

not for everyone.

6/10

[alkytrio666]

Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)

Sensationally entertaining escapist sci-fi. This is a clear-cut example of how to correctly invent and use "cine-fact" (no, that's not a real word- but humor me). The film comes up with halfway-bogus explanations about how things work on Mars, but it does so in a way which is completely logical for the space in which the story takes place- that is, diegetically there are no plot-holes. This is only after a little bit of belief suspension, but if you're not doing that when you watch this kind of stuff anyway then you don't know how to watch it and I don't know why you picked up a film called 'Robinson Cruse in Mars' in the first place. The lush Technicolor brings forth a rich mise-en-scene; Death Valley is transformed uniquely into the planet's barren surface, and volcanic infernos rise around every corner, isolating our hero on a planet which has little oxygen, little food and water, and no one to talk to...and it's hot as hell. As far as sheer entertainment, this film is top-notch; refreshingly, the special effects are on the backburner, while the study of a brave man and his struggles and successes on the planet Mars are explored mezmerisingly. A character study of a HUMAN on MARS? Where are the ALIENS?! It makes one long for the sci-fi of yesteryear.

[urgeok2]

Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)

Sensationally entertaining escapist sci-fi. This is a clear-cut example of how to correctly invent and use "cine-fact" (no, that's not a real word- but humor me). The film comes up with halfway-bogus explanations about how things work on Mars, but it does so in a way which is completely logical for the space in which the story takes place- that is, diegetically there are no plot-holes. This is only after a little bit of belief suspension, but if you're not doing that when you watch this kind of stuff anyway then you don't know how to watch it and I don't know why you picked up a film called 'Robinson Cruse in Mars' in the first place. The lush Technicolor brings forth a rich mise-en-scene; Death Valley is transformed uniquely into the planet's barren surface, and volcanic infernos rise around every corner, isolating our hero on a planet which has little oxygen, little food and water, and no one to talk to...and it's hot as hell. As far as sheer entertainment, this film is top-notch; refreshingly, the special effects are on the backburner, while the study of a brave man and his struggles and successes on the planet Mars are explored mezmerisingly. A character study of a HUMAN on MARS? Where are the ALIENS?! It makes one long for the sci-fi of yesteryear.

been enjoying this one since i was a kid.

not crazy about the visual and sound effects that were also in Pal's War of the Worlds (i really hate that movie) but there is still a lot to like about this one.

[neverending]

Really fine 60s sci-fi. Glad you liked it Alky. Adam West as not-Batman!

[alkytrio666]

Yeah, that was wild! I had no idea he was in it until I saw him there, it was a pleasant surprise.

[psycho d]

Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior. Great story with incredible action scenes.

Blood Simple (1984). Suspenseful murder-gone-wrong and poor communication leads to incorrect assumptions flick by the Coen Brothers, their first i think. Ashe.
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[alkytrio666]

Blood Simple (1984). Suspenseful murder-gone-wrong and poor communication leads to incorrect assumptions flick by the Coen Brothers, their first i think. Ashe.
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Indeed. I just wrote a presentation on that film.
I'm taking a Film Authors class which concentrates on the "auterism" of the careers of Howard Hawks and The Coen Brothers. I must say that after all they've done, Blood Simple remains one of my favorites in their body of work.

[Elvis_Christ]

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Thats on my chopping list!

[_____V_____]

Thats on my chopping list!

Pretty interesting (and only) take on fantasy by Fulci. The plot is slightly disjointed and the dubbing is a bit outlandish (as usual), but its a enjoyable flick.

[The Mothman]

I've been meaning to catch Conquest for a while myself, looks pretty sweet.
has anyone seen this by any chance? seems pretty similar.
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[scouse mac]

Doomsday

This film is 28 Days Later meets Mad Max meets Robin Hood. Its really shit, some decent set pieces and FX apart, dont waste you're time.
Cant believe the same man, Neil Marshall, did the brilliant Dog Soldiers and Descent. Not his finest hour.

[Despare]

Stuck - Pretty good, it depended on everybody acting in a pretty unrealistic way but I like that sometimes. A pretty straight forward story without a lot of deviation, just told from beginning to end.

JCVD - Not bad, the backtracking got a little annoying and seemed to drag to movie down and I didn't like the "prayer" scene but all in all I enjoyed it.

Noise (Tim Robbins) - I really liked this one. Thoughtful, amusing, and entertaining throughout the entire thing. I expected a Falling Down type movie but in the end I was pleasantly surprised.

(Lots of housework to do today, another thing sucking my time away but at least I can catch movies during them haha.)

[newb]

Doomsday

This film is 28 Days Later meets Mad Max meets Robin Hood. Its really shit, some decent set pieces and FX apart, dont waste you're time.
Cant believe the same man, Neil Marshall, did the brilliant Dog Soldiers and Descent. Not his finest hour.

I thought this one was pretty good. I'm surprised you didn't like it, considering your taste seem to be on par with mine.

[novakru]

The Day The Earth Stood Still- not as bad as I thought it would be

Bedtime Stories- very cute

[Elvis_Christ]

My Bloody Valentine (remake)

I enjoyed the first quarter or so of this one but it really turns into a shitfest. The Friday The 13th remake totally kills this one. Predictable, classless and disappointing with a really ratshit cast of washed up teen soap opera stars. The big studios really need to pick up their game when it comes to horror because this crap doesn't cut it.

On a positive not it was cool to see Tom Atkins in a film again.


Doomsday

This film is 28 Days Later meets Mad Max meets Robin Hood. Its really shit, some decent set pieces and FX apart, dont waste you're time.
Cant believe the same man, Neil Marshall, did the brilliant Dog Soldiers and Descent. Not his finest hour.

Agree with you totally on that one awful flick that I expected a lot more from. Gimme the 80s Italian knockoffs anyday over shit like that and the Death Race remake.

[CryptKeeper13]

Star Trek - *spoilers*

There are a few major problems with this movie completely excluding the continuity errors from the series (which I looked past because it's a "re envisioning," but more on that later). The first and most glaring is the black hole logic that is essential to the story line. It makes absolutely no sense. I won't go into to detail but it bugged me. The "red matter." That's it really, I mean what is it and how can a drop form a black hole that engulfs a planet but not engulf the Enterprise and that Romulan mining vessel when the gigantic ball is released? The last thing is the mining vessel, everything about it. The interior design makes no sense and why do that have that slug? Does every Romulan mining crew have them on hand just in case? I could go on and on... There is one good thing though, I thought the casting was pretty good. All that being said they do offer an explanation as to the the many many many continuity errors from the series that being that it's supposed to be an alternate reality which old Spock states when they are in the cave. Which includes Vulcan being destroyed, Romulis? being destroyed, and the Spock and Uhura love interest(which I hated) Oh one thing I forgot to mention is the Spock and Kirk(what was with the Beastie Boys?) as kids segments sucked. Thanks for reading my incoherent ramble.
*End Spoliers*
After all my bitching though there was a part of me that enjoyed it so I give it a 2.5 out of 5. Worth a watch I suppose just for the visuals but don't get your hopes up.

[missmacabre]

Star Trek

fucking great. awesome. sweet. loved it.

Seriously the most entertained I have been at the theater in ages. So much fun. It was an alternate time line but the time travel was well thought out and well explained. It stuck to canon. I had the best time because the whole theater was full of Trekkies (except for one girl who exclaimed too loudly on her way out that she had just wasted 2 hours being bored and it was all her bf's fault. I turned around and told her to stop being such a bitch. :D) People clapped whenever there was a catch phrase from the series, and especially when Leonard Nimoy showed up.

The sound effects were same or similar to the ones in the series, and the soundtrack was very similar to the original music. The opening dialog from the series "to boldly go etc." at the end was perfect.

The characters were all pretty great too. I thought they would screw up Kirk but they didn't. This new guy is no Shatner, but the way they wrote his dialog made him out to still be a badass who sleep with alien women. Spock was great but I thought he showed a bit too much emotion. Sulu wasn't really in it too much, but he had a pretty kick ass fight scene. Chekov was amazing! This kid had quite the accent but did great, and Bones had his speech patterns down pat. Then there's Scottie. Simon Pegg was sooo good.

I loved it so much. Go see it, Trekkie or not. You won't be bored.

[missmacabre]

Star Trek - *spoilers*

There are a few major problems with this movie completely excluding the continuity errors from the series (which I looked past because it's a "re envisioning," but more on that later). The first and most glaring is the black hole logic that is essential to the story line. It makes absolutely no sense. I won't go into to detail but it bugged me. The "red matter." That's it really, I mean what is it and how can a drop form a black hole that engulfs a planet but not engulf the Enterprise and that Romulan mining vessel when the gigantic ball is released? The last thing is the mining vessel, everything about it. The interior design makes no sense and why do that have that slug? Does every Romulan mining crew have them on hand just in case? I could go on and on... There is one good thing though, I thought the casting was pretty good. All that being said they do offer an explanation as to the the many many many continuity errors from the series that being that it's supposed to be an alternate reality which old Spock states when they are in the cave. Which includes Vulcan being destroyed, Romulis? being destroyed, and the Spock and Uhura love interest(which I hated) Oh one thing I forgot to mention is the Spock and Kirk(what was with the Beastie Boys?) as kids segments sucked. Thanks for reading my incoherent ramble.
*End Spoliers*
After all my bitching though there was a part of me that enjoyed it so I give it a 2.5 out of 5. Worth a watch I suppose just for the visuals but don't get your hopes up.

I think they fixed the continuity errors just fine. This is Trek, where impossible things happen every day because they haven't happened yet. And as far as red matter: goes, I suppose if it is contained and not touching anything, then it is cool. Agreed about Spock/Uhura though.

[Elvis_Christ]

Might have to make a trip to the cinema to check out Star Trek. Loved the original films so I'm looking forward to seeing a modern take on it all.

[Angra]

"Fright night"
"House"


Revisited.

[urgeok2]

appalloosa

i liked it witha few exceptions :

1) the need to spell out the significance of the ending with a voiceover
i hate it when a decent film needs to pander to stupid people.

2) what the hell is wrong with rene zwelliger ? from the first frame to the last it looked like her face was going to explode .. like she ate a barrel full of whatever it is she's the most allergic to.

seriously - is there something wrong with her ?


Laid to Rest

loved it. i'm not a fan of slashers - but this one was fun. crazy gore, it avoided a lot of the slasher cliches i hate, and i didnt particularily have the problem R. Usher had with the dialogue. I found it refreshingly realistic ... in real life people dont recite brilliant dialogue .. especially under stress .. they can be nonsensical and disjointed at times ... i thought the dialogue was pretty accurate. nothing jumped out at me as being groan worthy.

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Going to see Star Trek tonight.

[roshiq]

My Bloody Valentine (remake)

I enjoyed the first quarter or so of this one but it really turns into a shitfest. The Friday The 13th remake totally kills this one. Predictable, classless and disappointing with a really ratshit cast of washed up teen soap opera stars. The big studios really need to pick up their game when it comes to horror because this crap doesn't cut it.

On a positive not it was cool to see Tom Atkins in a film again.



last night just saw it too...:)

My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009)

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It was just another cheesy, time passing slasher flick (and I love those:D ) only with some decent kills. Not a complete bad remake though, but after watching the original I too disappointed with the ending.

>>: B-

My Bloody Valentine (1981)

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80's one of the finest Slasher gem.

>>: B+


Push (2009)

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>>: C+

[The_Return]

The Hitcher (1986)

First time watching this one, and I loved it - a genre classic for sure. Hauer is perfect...scary son of a bitch.

[scouse mac]

I thought this one was pretty good. I'm surprised you didn't like it, considering your taste seem to be on par with mine.


I was surprised too, thought it would be right up my street but ended up really disappointed.


Agree with you totally on that one awful flick that I expected a lot more from. Gimme the 80s Italian knockoffs anyday over shit like that and the Death Race remake.


It could and should have been alot more. It just seemed like a three of four films had been hacked together and, Im not sure who decided post-apocolyptic society will always end up as some sort of punk utopia, but that didnt work either. Real shame.



Taken

Not sure what to make of this one. The action was relentless and entertaining and some of the choreography on the fight scenes was excellent. Liam Neesons character had a great ruthless streak also, however it was just so far fetched that even the usual suspension of disbelief needed for these films could not be suspended anywhere near enough. Good action but completely stupid

[psycho d]

House on Haunted Hill (1999). Very fun movie with over the top twists. Even the Hollywood ending (which i usually cannot stand) worked for me . Ashe.
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[GorePhobia]

Saw Star Trek and it was FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC! I am not a Trekkie nor did I really get into any of the movies or anything except for Khan but boy was this movie just amazing. The story was great and well written, the action and visuals were astounding, the acting was incredible, and it was just all around fun.

Highlights for me were:

Karl Urban as McCoy and Simon Pegg as Scotty.

9/10

[alkytrio666]

The Virgin Spring (1960)

An extraordinary tale about error and faith. The powerful image of a man betrayed by his god, left alone and without comfort or redemption but still giving himself to what he knows must exist is a poignant statement, and even if God has given up on this father we are given the chance to forgive him. Bergman's use of such a confined space here is intruiging, and the film's tone has echoes of Kurosawa in it. Shadows can be warm blankets or cold rashes, and what is originally set up in the mise-en-scene as comfortably quaint evntually becomes suffocating. Max Von Sydow is spectacular in an extremely revealing role, and Birgitta Valberg is tragically innocent. A breathtaking achievment.

And I introduced a friend to one of my all-time favorites last night:

City Lights (1931)

One of the most beautiful motion pictures I have ever seen. There is a gorgeous simplicity in Chaplin's stories, and sometimes by engaging the most direct and sincere emotions he succeeds far more triumphantly than the heaviest human dramas. If casual viewers are only going to be exposed to one Chaplin film, this is it; the sheer delight found in scenes like the dance hall and boxing ring is indescribable, a kind of joy found exclusively in this film and never quite duplicated within this artist's career or any other. The Tramp here is a dependent character, a man who has been down far too long and finds himself degraded, abused, and falsely accused constantly. He gets up, though, time after time, a true testament to faith in oneself and to the rewards that follow endurance like this. If there was ever a more touching romance put on celluloid I am unaware of it; when the famous ending brings the picture to a close there can be no doubt that Chaplin was a genious and a humanist, a man who felt the work he did rather than just produce it. Deeply moving and impossible to resist.

[_____V_____]

The Virgin Spring (1960)

City Lights (1931)

Two of my all-time favorites. Good going, K!




http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41MfLTJNSUL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

I ll say just one thing - for all the Trekkies here in HDC, go watch this A-S-A-P.

[scouse mac]

Hatchet


Extremely enjoyable and over the top with a healthy smattering of well executed humour. Standard set up of a boat tour stranded in the swamps where a deformed man, Victor Crowley, roams in a psychopathic rage. The performances are good, looks great and the gore is extreme. Well worth viewing.

[Angra]

"The Children" 6/10

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p17/Kasper_76/children030509-1.jpg


Evil murderous children. What more can you ask for?

Well, maybe a good director who knows about atmosphere, a bigger budget and a talented camera man who doesn't panic every time the pacing goes up.

Nothing wrong with the story, it just needed to be executed better horror-wise.

[urgeok2]

Star Trek ... loved it. good fun.

[crabapple]

Star Trek--I had fun watching it, but I would've preferred a movie that didn't feature alternate universe stuff--since it's a reboot movie that "starts" the universe, I think it's annoying to have more than one universe. Aside from that, though, I thought it was fine...a good summer popcorn flick.

[The_Return]

Hulk Vs. Wolverine

Perhaps my expectations were skewed, but I went into this hoping for more than just 30 straight minutes of fight scenes. I enjoyed it, but wish they would have spent a little more time on the characters rather than just have them beat on each other endlessly.

But really, it's an animated Marvel flick clocking in at barely over half an hour - for what it is, it's pretty well done.

[roshiq]

Shuttle (2008)

http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/images/muze/dvd/sm/27/2658927.jpg

A late night airport shuttle ride home descends into darkness.

One after another all the failed escaping efforts of the two girls were kinda annoying. It was too lengthy but had a 'decent' ending.

>>: C+

[Angra]

"Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer" 7-8/10

[scouse mac]

The Hills Have Eyes (2006)


Owes alot to the original but is helped by better acting and looking great. Well worth it seeing

[Angra]

"Farmhouse" 5-6/10

Had one helluva nasty scene.

Hint:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p17/Kasper_76/000000000.jpg

[psycho d]

Angel Heart (1987). Great flick; twisted ending.
d

[urgeok2]

the day the earth stood still (remake) would have been ok for a TV movie

ice spiders .... about as bad as it gets

[_____V_____]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517HB688GTL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

[Angra]

"Dead snow" 7-8/10

Yeeeeesss

[zwoti]

seven deaths in the cat's eye

[cheebacheeba]

But really, it's an animated Marvel flick clocking in at barely over half an hour - for what it is, it's pretty well done.
I just wish origins could've been something more along these lines, weapon x chasing him...etc...now this one got deadpool a lot more correct...

[fortunato]

The Virgin Spring (1960)

City Lights (1931)

Nice watching/reviewing. Two incredible films, for sure.

[The Mothman]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517HB688GTL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

how was that?

[missmacabre]

People Under the Stairs
Death Ship (So bad it's fun)
Stir of Echoes. <3

[Elvis_Christ]

Rage Of Honor

http://www.hollywoodteenmovies.com/RageofHonorPoster.jpg

Great stuff! I'd always read poor reviews but those cats obviously had no idea :D

[roshiq]

Laid to rest (2009)

>>: C+


Fanboys (2008)

>>: B

[Angra]

Rage Of Honor

http://www.hollywoodteenmovies.com/RageofHonorPoster.jpg

Great stuff! I'd always read poor reviews but those cats obviously had no idea :D

Cool cover.

How old is the movie?

[Elvis_Christ]

Cool cover.

How old is the movie?

it came out in 1986

[Angra]

it came out in 1986

Really??

Never heard of it.

Is it american?

[urgeok2]

the Promotion.


Not laugh out loud funny - but very amusing. recommended.

[scouse mac]

Death Proof


Boring boring boring. About 95% of the dialogue (and there was alot) was completely irrelevant which was exceptionally tedious and theres nowhere near enough payoff to reward the patience of the viewer. QT knows how to make great film, this wasnt it.

[psycho d]

Mothman Prophesies. Pretty good flick. Ashe.
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[alkytrio666]

Waltz With Bashir (2008)

A wholly unique aesthetic experience- documentary interviews with animated visual re-enactments. What is beautiful about the picture is that what is shown on screen always follows exactly what is learned through the interviews, even when the recounts contain elements of surrealism, distortion or haziness. Because the story is told in memory patches (and because, admitedly, I went in knowing nothing about the subject) I found myself lost in a series of images with no grip on reality; mostly this was intentional but I would have liked something more solid to have grasped onto. But when the ending came it hit me like a ton of bricks: poetic, haunting, sickening.

The Gold Rush (1925)

I like when friends haven't seen Chaplin films; it gives me a chance to see them again with a pair of fresh eyes- it's like Christmas morning. This one's a heartbreaker, a thrilling adventure, a work of comic genious. It's a totally unique work of art in which Chaplin poured every ounce of his heart and soul and the result is nothing short of stunning. The Tramp stumbles into the far North in search of gold, but success can never come easily; life lessons, often tragic, come to this stranger in the form of love-sickness and loneliness, and we come to pity this poor character so much that every disappointment he faces hits us square in the gut as well. Wonderfully colorful characters enter The Tramp's life as he makes his way through the treacherous snow- the men are always bigger, stronger and angrier than our little protagonist, and the women are hardly interested in little strangers with canes. The film is a visual treat, every scene enshrouded in the blank white atmosphere; sight gags including bears, mobile cabins, man-sized chicken hallucinations and boot-meals are sprinkled evenly throughout. Most special, though, is the amount of love Charlie brought to his character, a man who began as a simple comic dummy and over several decades became Chaplin's closest friend; the artist cares for his subject, and our emotional connection follows naturally. The movie's aura is frigid cold, but The Tramp keeps us warm with a welcome ease.

[ferretchucker]

Die Hard

As das as it is, I haven't seen this before. At least, not all the way through. It just strengthened my love of Alan Rickman's acting.

[_____V_____]

how was that?

Pretty solid entertainer. A plot thrown together to form the basis of plenty of mindless action sequences. All in all, a pretty good 80s actioner. You will love it.



http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/e7/e4/71b5810ae7a0aec698eab110.L._AA280_.jpg

Giving some of the old VHSes a spin.

[Angra]

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/e7/e4/71b5810ae7a0aec698eab110.L._AA280_.jpg

Giving some of the old VHSes a spin.


Damn, that guy looks gay..

[_____V_____]

Damn, that guy looks gay..

The movie isnt. :p Seriously, thats just the cover I found on Amazon. My VHS cover is different.


(MAJOR SPOILERS)


The movie kicks ass too...the name is referred to the amazing gun the hero uses. He makes it from assembling various guns together to make one, single motherfucking ass-kicking gun. You gotta see it to believe it, bud. ;)


(END OF SPOILERS)

[psycho d]

Time Crimes. Pretty decent flick. The main character's motivtions are a little hard to believe at first, but it all comes together nicely in the end. Not as good as Primer, though, IMHO. Ashe.
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[Angra]

The movie isnt. :p Seriously, thats just the cover I found on Amazon. My VHS cover is different.







That's all fine and dandy, but can the dude KICK ass?

Or can he only shoot em up?

[scouse mac]

X-Men Origins: Wolverine


Really enjoyed it. Maybe too many characters were given too little air time but it pretty much did exactly what it said on the tin.

[zwoti]

walk the line
earth vs the spider
the cavern

[The Mothman]

Hancock
absolutely dreadful, yet somehow slightly entertaining.

[The Mothman]

Pretty solid entertainer. A plot thrown together to form the basis of plenty of mindless action sequences. All in all, a pretty good 80s actioner. You will love it.



Sounds like my kinda flick, then.
Equalizer 2000 looks pretty sweet too.

[Elvis_Christ]

Really??

Never heard of it.

Is it american?

I believe so.

Holy shit I need to see Equalizer 2000 that looks cool as fuck!

[alkytrio666]

That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)

A deeply affecting film and a haunting farewell by Bunuel. This film is as serious as the director got, and the passion behind his characters and the weakness he instills them with is- I can find no better word- scary. The themes work playfully by exploring the space given to them, and this is the secret to Bunuel's touch; he is not rushed to unveil his careful tragedy nor is he particularly concerned with getting there- the importance lies in the slow-burn of life and the frightening twists and turns that accompany it. Carole Bouquet and Angela Molina are among the finest actors Bunuel has ever worked with, and the evidence comes from their awe-inspiring duel performance, a work of art within itself, mesmerizing and complex; what did Bunuel have in mind with this shifty trick? Did it really matter? A career filled with jokes and vivacious gestures would suggest otherwise, but there is something urgent about this last work, something chilling and unsure. Mathieu (played delicately by powerhouse actor and Bunuel regular Fernando Rey) is a man unbearably tormented by lust and loneliness, themes that seemed to torture the director's own visions and perhaps his life. To see the desperation which constantly encrusts Mathieu is painful; he is a pathetic character with animalistic reflexes and a babyish emotional complex which extends no further than his own need for companionship. But he is human in this regard, and watching him touches the most personal parts within us; we pity him and we pity ourselves. The film does not entertain me but instead makes me indescribably sad. It is strictly a film, and it is like watching a friend deteriorate without the ability to help. A tragedy and a tour-de-force of exquisite acting, smooth visuals and satisfyingly human direction. What a way to end a career.

[roshiq]

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

>>: C-

Vinyan (2008)

>>: C

[neverending]

Really enjoying your reviews, Alky!

[psycho d]

Gozu- the whole way thru all i thought was "waz going on, waz going on?" until the end, which was Oh My Gawd! Miike is truly twisted!!! Ashe.
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[newb]

Laid to Rest

the story was a bit sloppy and the characters could have been a bit more fleshed out....but some great kills make this one a recommendation.

[alkytrio666]

Really enjoying your reviews, Alky!
Well I'm watching some good 'uns lately and I've got to share- thanks for reading!

[siorai]

Hancock
absolutely dreadful, yet somehow slightly entertaining.

I thought it would have been fairly good if they figured out what type of movie they were wanting to make. Slapstick, over-the-top humor or emotional drama? Pick one, but don't try to combine the two because it just does not work.

[scouse mac]

Der Untergang (Downfall)


Charting the final days of Hitler in his Berlin bunker, this film absolutely blew me away. Told primarily from the viewpoint of his personal secretay, Traudl Junge, it shows a human side of the inner circle of Nazi Germany as the Soviet army closes in on Berlin.
Bruno Ganz gives an immensely powerful performance as Hitler, displaying moments of almost insane delusions, still believing that a counter attack with troops that dont exist will break Soviet lines, to fatherly compassion to the women in his life and a sincere hope for their well being. The supporting cast is excellent playing Hitlers advisors and friends, including important nazis like Himmler & Goebbels, and the well paced story will have you gripped from the start.
This really is a must see.

[Elvis_Christ]

Patrick

Great stuff. The new transfer of this is amazing looking. have many of you guys heard of it? I was wondering how big it was over in the states... I know its a Tarantino favorite but did many other people see it?

[Posher778]

Aqua Teen Hunger Force- Season 2: 10/10

[Elvis_Christ]

Aqua Teen Hunger Force- Season 2: 10/10

That season was pretty mean. The 5th DVD set has been my favorite so far... I think? Is that the one where that dog keeps raping Karl? :D

[Posher778]

That season was pretty mean. The 5th DVD set has been my favorite so far... I think? Is that the one where that dog keeps raping Karl? :D

Season 2 is the funniest IMO. Season 5 is actually the worst (in everyone who lives here's opinion) :( But yes, that's the one with the dog raping Carl (Hand Banana)

[Elvis_Christ]

Yeh? I loved how crazy it was. Have you seen Friskydingo? Started watching it awhile back and thought it was great.

[Posher778]

Yeh? I loved how crazy it was. Have you seen Friskydingo? Started watching it awhile back and thought it was great.

Yeah! It's kinda amusing too. Aqua Teen will forever be my favorite though. Had me and Alex crying laughing at 5 am.:D

[Elvis_Christ]

I wish they still had it on over here :(

I think they stopped showing it round season 3

[Posher778]

I wish they still had it on over here :(

I think they stopped showing it round season 3

Buy it! It's totally worth it.

[cheebacheeba]

I'd buy it if I knew what "set" meant...what is a "set", is that a season?
Here they come out in "sets"...don't wanna buy partial seasons.

[Posher778]

I'd buy it if I knew what "set" meant...what is a "set", is that a season?
Here they come out in "sets"...don't wanna buy partial seasons.

You can buy all the seasons just about anywhere. They don't sell partial seasons of it.

[cheebacheeba]

So, "volume" (sorry, had that wrong) #1 is all of season 1?
Same deal?

[newb]

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

I had no problems with this one. I was never a big comic book reader so I don't care so much about details like true "fans" do. Good summer action fare.

[Elvis_Christ]

So, "volume" (sorry, had that wrong) #1 is all of season 1?
Same deal?

Yes that's right.

[phantomstranger]

"Star Trek" (2009)


Awesome, absolutely awesome.

[missmacabre]

Chocolate. 8.5/10/ Great kung fu movie, nice concept. Autistic Savant's interest me, and this is just great. The girl in the movie is very good at acting out normal autistic mannerisms too.

[roshiq]

Hellraiser (1987)

>>: B+

Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)

>>: B-

[neverending]

Salt of the Earth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_of_the_Earth

Startlingly bold and powerful propogandistic film from 1954 detailing the strike by Latino workers in a New Mexican mine in 1952. The film was directed by a blacklisted director and featured an almost all amateur cast made up of actual participants in the real strike.

Produced during the height of McCarthyism, the FBI tried many sneaky tactics to shut down the film and once it was completed union projectionists were forbidden to run the film. It was lost for a decade but has found an audience today because of its important role as an early Latino film, feminist film and pro-labor sympathies.

It's also a really GOOD film if you're not opposed to the heavy-handed politics. A powerful, moving experience, full of epic imagery.

[_____V_____]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51kRiYOs60L._SL500_AA240_.jpg

[Elvis_Christ]

Red Victoria

The low budget aesthetic may not be for everyone but I thought this was a great flick and shows what can be done with a budget of fuck all.

My review: http://dvdholocaust.com/review.php?id=391

[missmacabre]

martyrs. 9.5/10

[roshiq]

martyrs. 9.5/10

Wow! eagerly waiting to see this one.

[Benny Tumbleweed]

Nuns on the Run (1990). Simply ghastly. The actor, Eric Idle (or Fish Eyes as I affectionately call him), reminds me very much of my late, great uncle Ferryweather. Uncle Ferryweather taught me everything I ever needed to know about life, such as smelling for storms, ventriloquism, cheese rolling. He was a dear old boy, with eyebrows that twitched like a couple of randy caterpillars. He died trying to wrap his legs around his neck during a particularly raucous gentlemen's evening (it was his party trick, see), and he ended up strangling himself. Now, he's lives in an out-house at the back of my manse. He's grey and dusty, and when I press his rubbery face he makes a little parping sound. I love him very much.

[neverending]

Eat Drink Man Woman

A beautiful story of amazing depth. I rarely see such subtlety and understanding of the human condition in a film.

[roshiq]

Alice, Sweet Alice aka Communion (1976)

A decent Giallish thriller.

>>: B-

Growing Out (2009)

http://l.yimg.com/eb/ymv/us/img/hv/photo/movie_pix/one_hand_clapping/growing_out/onehandclapping_poster.jpg

A weird boring indie comedy about a troubled songwriter discovers a human growing out of his basement floor.

>>: C-

[mrbelle]

Just watched Barricade the acting was not great the sound was bad but the gore saved it for me. here the imdb link http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0834896/

[psycho d]

Visitor Q. Wow!!!
d

[scouse mac]

Twilight


A load of poo

[hacelikewhoa]

Watched Taxi Driver for the first time last night. Robert Di Nero was pretty freakin hot ;). I liked it. It was actually a bit unpredictable, I thought at least. I didn't expect him to kill all those pimps and live and go back to being a taxi driver.

[Elvis_Christ]

. I didn't expect him to kill all those pimps and live and go back to being a taxi driver.

Thanks for ruining the ending for the people that haven't seen it :rolleyes:

[alkytrio666]

Silence of the Lambs (1991)

The source material by Thomas Harris could have been adapted in different ways, as is evident by later, cheaper thrills like 'Red Dragon' and 'Hannibal', but Demme chose not to make a horror movie in favor of a human drama which just so happens to be a bit creepy. A wise decision indeed, especially as the film so knowingly toys with what we expect out of horror movies with far-less sinister monsters, or at least less real. But what is a monster? Is an intelligent murderer more sympathetic than a delirious one? It's hard to think otherwise as we simultaneously fall for the cunning charm of Dr. Lecter (played exquisitely by Hopkins, of course) and are repulsed by Buffalo Bill (Levine). At first glance this opposition may be inaccurately attributed solely to the two character roles and performances themselves; it is Demme's careful eye, however, which guides us. When Demme shoots scenes with Lecter, we become him as an audience; we are strange to Starling as she sits outside the cell and asks Lecter/us to help her, as is made clear by the terrified gaze she points directly into the camera. But we see her with a calm deliberancy as Lecter does, we calmly read her thoughts, and dissecting her becomes increasingly more interesting even though it is irrelevant to the story. But looking at Bill is a horrendous thing to do. He is defined by individual parts- a nipple piercing, a quivering nostril, genitals tucked between legs- and we see him as he sees the world and wants the world to see him: not as an organic whole but by detailed pieces, each organic and its own entity. I admire Demme's adaptation because he is quite a different visionary than Thomas Harris. The first time I saw the film I disliked it because of its lack of depth behind Bill as a person and detail behind the crime investigation, both of which were heavily covered in the novel; while I have found the first more symbolically oriented around Demme's camera, the second would simply not belong here. Like Kubrick's 'The Shining', this is a different piece of art than its source, and cold technical detail is less important than the witnessing of the warm flicker of an eyelash, a movement which says much more to Demme about human nature than any case file ever could.

[neverending]

Donnie Brasco

A brutal mob story with exquisite performances from Pacino & Depp.

[The Mothman]

Unforgiven.
instantly became my favorite Eastwood directed flick. ending kicked total and complete ass. some pretty deep character analyzing too.

Das Boot
That was a pretty damn good one with a good amount to say. Too bad i rented a copy with dubbing. bad dubbing.

Get Carter
liked this one a good lot too, I've been diggin these older crime flicks, ex. Bullit and The French connection.

Event Horizon
this was enjoyable as well, didnt find it to quite live up to the hype. the visuals and the concept were cool (even if it was the same as that of Sphere), the scares didnt really get through to me however.

The Day after
really creepy film that does a good job simulating the tension that would occur pre-nuclear war, the effects were pretty dated, but it remains an eerie and
unsettling film.

2 Fast 2 Furious
awful.

[psycho d]

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Pretty chilling take on a serial killer.

***Not really a spoiler, but still***

i liked the way some of the murders were shown, aftermather imagery with offsreen ruckus and screams of the actual murder. That worked for me. Ashe.
d

[newb]

Paul Blart :Mall Cop

I like Kevin James and I wanted to like this movie....it had a few chuckles....could have been better.

[_____V_____]

The Day after
really creepy film that does a good job simulating the tension that would occur pre-nuclear war, the effects were pretty dated, but it remains an eerie and
unsettling film.

Wonderful movie. Loved it the first time I saw it. Very underrated.

[alkytrio666]

Donnie Brasco

A brutal mob story with exquisite performances from Pacino & Depp.
Very underrated mob flick- scary performance by Madsen, too.

[scouse mac]

Wrong Turn

Fairly standard set up, its hills have eyes with 'mountain men' instead of mutants, but a better than average flick. Quality FX and well paced story with little excess fat on it.


Bad Taste

An old favourite, gloriously over the top gore fest with terrible acting that cant help but add to the enjoyment.

[ferretchucker]

Superhero Movie.

Better than some of the spoofs out there, but that isn't exactly an achievement. At least this one had a bit more of a consistent storyline.

[psycho d]

The Isle (2001). Incredible Korean flick. Very little dialogue, allowing the story to be told not through telling, but by showing. i am sure that i didn't understand the meaning of some/most of the imagery and symbolism, but i appreciated it nonetheless. Ashe.
d

ps. Posted here cuz noone seems to be posting on the J-Horror forum.

[alkytrio666]

L'avventura (1960)

"Everything is becoming so hideously simple." So is the thesis of this great adventure as poetically stated by Claudia, a character who begins to see her life recycle itself and leave her behind. The theme here isn't so much love or the difference between the sexes, but how tremendously compulsive it is to be a human being, especially one masked by the absurd complications of bourgeoisie tradition. The film is shot beautifully and has a fittingly beautiful cast. It's headliners: the charming Gabriele Ferzetti and the magnetic Monica Vetti, a woman so radiant and confident she absorbs her surroundings effortlessly and remains always the most pressing point of interest, even among grandiose architecture and island landscapes. Antonioni carefully introduces her late in the film, and slides her forward at a moment where we are preoccupied by a plot point so strange it seems cut from a surrealist piece yet so natural it seems out of a newsreel. This jarring tragedy which introduces the film becomes a ghost to haunt the remainder of it, and the following incidents are clearly part of life's confounding randomness. There is no scientific support for the turns life takes- death has no schedule, love has no reason. A work of art like Antonioni's presents the best way to look at things; it supplies no answers to the infinite amount of puzzling questions presented in its reels, but by the touching conclusion we must realize that in a world like this, answers don't matter. We realize that next to bigger things like volcanoes and city structures, our time here is not so long and not so affecting- but that doesn't mean we shouldn't embrace it.

[roshiq]

The Watch (2008)

wasted time

>>: D


The Horsemen (2009)

thought it'd be a good serial killer movie but I was wrong.

>>: C-

[psycho d]

Splinter (2008). Pretty standard new age monster/horror set-up. Still, this flick worked for me. Acting was solid, monsters were worrisome, etc. Ashe.
d

[cheebacheeba]

Star Trek.
I actually liked it a fair bit more'n I thought I would...love how they tied in the established universe as the one that'll no longer exist.
I'd see more.

[crabapple]

And now back to the movie that starts this thread... "Time Walker"

I saw this movie back in the day, when it was first on cable. It was a bit of a hoot back then! And now, I find that it is still a hoot. I got an old VHS copy of this off Amazon this week. And it's funny as hell! Very hard to take this dorkball movie seriously.

However, it is notable for featuring Austin Stoker and Darwin Joston, the two male leads of Assault on Precinct 13. They are in several scenes together, and have a good bit of dialogue, and I think this is the only movie they came back to work with each other on. If you are a fan of Assault, I think Time Walker is worth watching just to see these two working together.

[zwoti]

the being
last of the living
laid to rest
the last hunter

[scouse mac]

The Descent

[Abominus]

Lazy, rainy Saturday. I watched The Terror, House on Haunted Hill (original) and Night of the Living Dead (original). The transfers were bunk but I still love two out of those three.

[roshiq]

The Goonies (1985)

>>: A

[psycho d]

The Ghost (2004). It was just ok.

***possible spoiler***



The hair chick ghost gets really tiring in this Korean flick. Ashe.
d

[hammerfan]

Doubt

Excellent movie

[newb]

Valkyrie - not a bad watch but seeing that it was based on fact, there wasn't any suspense.

My Bloody Valentine--the 3D works like shit at home...tried it on my projector and my 50 inch HD.....So I watched the 2D version. It was aight...a couple of good kills but nothing groundbreaking.

[_____V_____]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518Zn0ZPo0L._SL500_AA280_.jpg

[Disease]

Disturbia

That was a pointless movie, don't bother watching it, unless maybe you are 16.

2/10

[mrbelle]

finaly watched the first august underground great movie

[phantomstranger]

The Haunting of Molly Hartley



A complete piece of crap

[scouse mac]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning


Not awful but had the same problem as other films of this type, ie the sadistic torturing of people, in that no time is spent developing the characters so that you actually give a shit what happens to them. It looks good, the FX are top drawer and a quality turn by R Lee Ermey steals the show as the family patriarch.
Worth a look.

[phantomstranger]

"Blacula" (1972)


Groovy, baby, groovy

[The Mothman]

Enter the Dragon

United 93
this was a fucking super intense movie, gave me a whole different look on 9/11. highly recommended.

[Disease]

Donkey Punch


It was pretty weak, a bit all over the place, it just didn't seem to have the impect it was ment to.

6/10

[roshiq]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning


Not awful but had the same problem as other films of this type, ie the sadistic torturing of people, in that no time is spent developing the characters so that you actually give a shit what happens to them. It looks good, the FX are top drawer and a quality turn by R Lee Ermey steals the show as the family patriarch.
Worth a look.

..one of my favorites:o

last seen:

White Noise (2005)

>>: C-

White Noise 2: The Light (2007)

>>: C

[Kane_Hodder]

Student Bodies.

[hacelikewhoa]

Ginger Snaps 2 Unleashed. Ahhhh I'd give it 6/10. I found it boring and I still don't understand how people turning into werewolves can supposedly heal and then Bridgett ended up killing her sister in the fist one with one single stab? And why didn't that cure stuff automatically cure her like it didn't the others? Why did she have to shoot it up so many times? And then where did the werewolf that was following her in the second movie come from? Idk. I like the idea of the movie I guess in the long run and I liked how they ended it. I sort of like werewolf movies over vampire movies but usually because it seems like a lot of vampire movies are ruined because they try to make love stories. Haven't watched Ginger Snaps back, is it worth it?

[hammerfan]

"Blacula" (1972)


Groovy, baby, groovy


You just brought back memories for me.....I saw this at the drive-in when it came out! :D

[hammerfan]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518Zn0ZPo0L._SL500_AA280_.jpg

And? How was it?

[psycho d]

The Signal (2006). i really liked this flick. Got a little confusing at times, but it came back around each time to enlighten me. The dark humor worked wonders, but did not detract from the bleak atmosphere. Ashe.
d

[TheGemini]

The Ferryman. Impressive story, cheap execution.

[alkytrio666]

Broken Blossoms (1918)

An ambitious little story from the man who had made so many big ones, but it lags due to its casting and the resulting acting. It is hard to take Griffith's message on the acceptance and tolerance of all people regardless of race seriously while his disasterous decision to have Caucasian American actor Richard Barthelmess lingers over the production; here is an actor who spends all his energy squinting his eyes as tight as he can and walking around stiff as a board, and because of this there is no depth to the performance at all. The performance, besides being racist, is dissapointingly dull and theatrical, a shame especially when the character was one who could have been beautifully fleshed out with a real Asian actor. Setting aside this element, though, there is no denying the geniousness of Griffith's storytelling. He is a master of his craft, a technician as well as an artist, and every shot is a unique piece of a poetic composition. While other so-called filmmakers were still tinkering around with the idea of the moving picture, this man had already mastered the idea of space and time and their representations on celluloid (as was evident by his two previous successes) and was now using that ability to create an auterist's rhythm; by harnessing the images of memory and simultaneous action Griffith carefully ensures that his film is truly a moving one, full of life and hypnotic vision.An ambitious little story from the man who had made so many big ones, but it lags due to its casting and the resulting acting. It is hard to take Griffith's message on the acceptance and tolerance of all people regardless of race seriously while his disasterous decision to have Caucasian American actor Richard Barthelmess lingers over the production; here is an actor who spends all his energy squinting his eyes as tight as he can and walking around stiff as a board, and because of this there is no depth to the performance at all. The performance, besides being racist, is dissapointingly dull and theatrical, a shame especially when the character was one who could have been beautifully fleshed out with a real asian actor. Setting aside this element, though, there is no denying the geniousness of Griffith's storytelling. He is a master of his craft, a technician as well as an artist, and every shot is a unique piece of a poetic composition. While other so-called filmmakers were still tinkering around with the idea of the moving picture, this man had already mastered the idea of space and time and their representations on celluloid (as was evident by his two previous successes) and was now using that ability to create an auterist's rhythm; by harnessing the images of memory and simultaneous action Griffith carefully ensures that his film is truly a moving one, full of life and hypnotic vision.

[_____V_____]

And? How was it?

Fans of the first one might dig this. Just a straight actioner with some pretty neat and artistic camerawork. Hanks and the female lead both look out of sorts. The supporting cast is solid, especially Ewan MacGregor.

I havent read this book so I cannot say how it holds in comparison to the written work, but there's too much happening all the time, so I am thinking the makers took some liberties. The ending felt flat. Overall, watch it at home if you have nothing else to see/do on a boring Sunday afternoon.

[hammerfan]

Fans of the first one might dig this. Just a straight actioner with some pretty neat and artistic camerawork. Hanks and the female lead both look out of sorts. The supporting cast is solid, especially Ewan MacGregor.

I havent read this book so I cannot say how it holds in comparison to the written work, but there's too much happening all the time, so I am thinking the makers took some liberties. The ending felt flat. Overall, watch it at home if you have nothing else to see/do on a boring Sunday afternoon.


I wasn't a fan of the first movie. I don't know why, but I have a problem with Tom Hanks as the lead character. I'll wait until it comes out on DVD and put it in the queue.

I highly recommend the book, V. Somehow, I read Angels & Demons before Da Vinci Code........I liked A&D way better than Code.

[_____V_____]

I wasn't a fan of the first movie. I don't know why, but I have a problem with Tom Hanks as the lead character. I'll wait until it comes out on DVD and put it in the queue.

I highly recommend the book, V. Somehow, I read Angels & Demons before Da Vinci Code........I liked A&D way better than Code.

I dont have a problem with the man. I liked his portrayals in Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, The Green Mile etc. But he doesnt fit the bill of an action hero to me. I just dont see why they persist on making him some sort of modern Harrison Ford or Bruce Willis for that matter. Plus, he looks bloated and totally ill-at-ease all through the movie (like he was in Da Vinci Code too).

I dunno. Maybe others will have a different opinion than me about these films. But I can honestly say I didnt like either the first one or this one. Come to think of it, I dont even remember a single scene of the first one right now, and have forgotten most of this too.

Noted about the book. I ll get it asap during the coming vacations. Thanks. :)

[hammerfan]

I dont have a problem with the man. I liked his portrayals in Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, The Green Mile etc. But he doesnt fit the bill of an action hero to me. I just dont see why they persist on making him some sort of modern Harrison Ford or Bruce Willis for that matter. Plus, he looks bloated and totally ill-at-ease all through the movie (like he was in Da Vinci Code too).

I dunno. Maybe others will have a different opinion than me about these films. But I can honestly say I didnt like either the first one or this one. Come to think of it, I dont even remember a single scene of the first one right now, and have forgotten most of this too.

Noted about the book. I ll get it asap during the coming vacations. Thanks. :)

I apologize, I misled you. I adore Tom Hanks' body of work.....I just don't like his portrayal of this character in these two.....well, I guess I have to say the first movie since I haven't seen the second one yet.

[_____V_____]

rofl...no need of apologies, darling.

And you nailed it. Tom Hanks doesnt fit the bill of Robert Langdon. The role is more suitable for a younger Harrison Ford or umm...maybe Johnny Depp or Robert Downey Jr among the current crop.

[hammerfan]

rofl...no need of apologies, darling.

And you nailed it. Tom Hanks doesnt fit the bill of Robert Langdon. The role is more suitable for a younger Harrison Ford or umm...maybe Johnny Depp or Robert Downey Jr among the current crop.


I was thinking more along the lines of George Clooney, Hugh Jackman, or Viggo Mortensen........:p :D

[zwoti]

prophecy
shuttle

[cheebacheeba]

The Signal (2006). i really liked this flick. Got a little confusing at times, but it came back around each time to enlighten me. The dark humor worked wonders, but did not detract from the bleak atmosphere. Ashe.

Did you know that the three segments were done by different directors/writers?
I think that was kind've the idea of the film?
Glad to hear you enjoyed it - loved how this one went from zero to crazy in under 2 minutes.
"Have you got.....the crazy??"

The role is more suitable for a younger Harrison Ford
I've always kinda thought this guy looked like that guy
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2455215360/nm0281167

[Elvis_Christ]

I watched the The Signal the other night too. I was really impressed by it especially since I was really expecting to like it at all. Apart from some of the music used its one of the best genre flicks in ages. Dug how its like Bug crossed with 28 Days Later.

Coffy

Finally got round to watching this one. Fucking killer! Jack Hill is consistantly great in the exploitation field.

Prophecy II

Not bad, don't remember the original at all so can't really compare it. Pretty funny how Danzig is in it :D

Hideous!

This Full Moon flick started off pretty really but as usual it just fell flat at the end. It had a Basket Case (reminded me of the third film anyway) vibe going on but then just turned to shit. They really have some abrupt finales to their films its like "Fuck... let's just end it here"... no matter how stupidly it comes across.

Started on The Rapeman but the subtitles didn't wanna work on my disc so I gave up.

[Despare]

Coffy

Finally got round to watching this one. Fucking killer! Jack Hill is consistantly great in the exploitation field.


First time eh? I LOVE that flick, from the opening scene man and all the way through.

[fortunato]

Coffy

Finally got round to watching this one. Fucking killer! Jack Hill is consistantly great in the exploitation field.

I actually just picked this one up yesterday in a bargain bin.
Great movie.

[psycho d]

Evil Dead. Figured i should finally see this one.
d

[alkytrio666]

Fourteen Hours (1951)

A studio thriller which found a nice medium between heavy psychological case study and crows-pleasing popcorn entertainment. There's no time wasted on preliminaries- the story begins where it ends, on the high ledge of a hotel room hundreds of feet above New York City. The film boasts a superb supporting cast; a young Grace Kelly appears in a minor role and Paul Douglas provides a strong backbone as an average-Joe traffic cop thrown in the middle of a suicidal kid and the city sidewalks. Most impressive of all, however, is the always phenomenal Barbara Bel Geddes, an underrated actress best known for her shadow-support work in 'Vertgo'. She is the subtle essence of this film, a sweet, believable girl who doesn't know much about love or life but who tries her hardest to make things work anyway. Her heart-felt performance brings the picture together, emotionally, and casts a terrifying innocence on her lover's death wish. The film is slow-moving, and at times the man on the ledge (Richard Basehart) seems frustratingly thick-headed, but strong back-up characters keep the story engaging, and an acrophobic art design keep things tense.

[Elvis_Christ]

First time eh? I LOVE that flick, from the opening scene man and all the way through.

"This is the end of you rotten life..." :D

Yeh I missed it on cable a few years back and never came across a copy since. Def the best Blaxploitation flick I've seen to date.

[hacelikewhoa]

Just watched Jaws 3D. Well, minus the D I since I don't have 3D glasses :D

[roshiq]

The Haunting of Sorority Row AKA The Deadly Pledge (2007)

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/615/hosr1.jpg

Predictable ghost story (made for TV) about revenge from beyond the grave that creates havoc in a collage sorority house. Pretty mediocre but not too bad.

>>: C

[scouse mac]

Candy Stripers


A group of hospital nurses are taken over by aliens and, using their feminine wiles, lure unsuspecting patients and co-workers to their doom! Only a hospitalized basketball player and his friends can stop them.
I'll generously call this enjoyable nonsense.

[urgeok2]

- Body Heat .. 1st time revisiting this modern noir classic in a long time ... great film ... almost stolen out from under the leads by a very young mickey rourke.

- three Men and a Baby ... say what you will - the baby was incredibly cute and made this dated pedestrian film work far better than it should have.

[The_Return]

Grosse Pointe Blank

Very cool movie. John Cusack is pretty near the top of his game in this one, and the supporting cast is stellar - Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Minnie Driver, Jeremy Piven, Hank Azaria...everyone is perfect in their roles.

Any fans of dark comedy that haven't already seen this owe it to themselves to do so...great cast working from a dark and snappy script with some fantastic dialogue. I really enjoyed it.

[The Mothman]

The hitcher
liked this a good deal, Rutger Hauer was intense.

Caught the Incredible Hulk again, not nearly as cool on a 20 inch than in the theatres.

[scouse mac]

Eden Lake


Very good film, quality performances and genuinely tense. A little time is spent developing the characters which makes all the difference when the shit hits the fan. The pace of the movie was spot on and I think the younger actors involved deserve a mention for their respective portrayals, all very realistic yobbos! However I do have a complaint..................................

**************SPOILER*********************

They've made the effort to make this as realistic as possible, putting our two characters in a horrific situation at the hands of the teenagers. The build up to the torture and how Brett bullies and threatens the others into helping him is powerful and perfectly feasible. The way he so casually burns the young boy alive was a bit of a stretch, almost a throw away shock moment, but ok I'll go along with it.
The problem is the end. When Jenny stumbles into the middle of the party, it not only just happens to be Bretts family house, but out of all the people there not one single person thought to call the police or ambulance? When Bretts family decide to kill Jenny only one person questions it before a quick shrug of the shoulders and acceptance, no-one tries to stop it???? It was way too much of a stretch to accept that. It left a sour taste which was a shame.

*************END OF SPOILER*****************


Other than that, it was excellent! Go see

[Elvis_Christ]

Eden Lake was pretty cool my complaint was that the main characters were a little spineless. As for the ending I can see that happening in reality among certain circles.

Last Watched:

Nightmare City

Finally got round to this... great fun and a novel twist on the zombie flick. I didn't think much of the ending and thought it could've ended more effectively without the **SPOILER**nightmare sequence**SPOILER** giving it a really bleak feel. Some of the face people pulled when they were killed had me laughing my ass off!

[The Mothman]

Young Guns 2

[Elvis_Christ]

Young Guns 2

Dope. Been meaning to pick that one up and give it another watch myself. Always liked it more than the original film... "Shot DOWWWWWWWNNNN in a BLAZZZZZE of glory" :D

[The Mothman]

Dope. Been meaning to pick that one up and give it another watch myself. Always liked it more than the original film... "Shot DOWWWWWWWNNNN in a BLAZZZZZE of glory" :D

Its pretty much the same thing as the first, good fun

[The_Return]

River's Edge

Been meaning to watch this one for a long while now...glad I finally did. Really powerful flick, one of those movies that almost makes you feel dirty after watching it. The apathy of the main characters is nothing short of disturbing, and the actors are all spot on. Daniel Roebuck gives the kind of performance that just sends chills down your spine - his speech by the river had me completely spellbound. Crispin Glover is manic as always but it suits his character, and Dennis Hopper pulls off a damn scary performance (as per usual).

Pretty sure it was Elvis that recommended this in the first place - thanks for the suggestion man.

[Elvis_Christ]

River's Edge
Pretty sure it was Elvis that recommended this in the first place - thanks for the suggestion man.

Yep it was. Glad you dug it!

[cheebacheeba]

Forget Paris - A pretty acceptable romantic comedy.

[roshiq]

Eden Lake was pretty cool my complaint was that the main characters were a little spineless. As for the ending I can see that happening in reality among certain circles.


Ditto.

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)

http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/images/muze/dvd/sm/19/208019.jpg

Billy Wilder took an interesting look on the dark & sad side of the World's greatest detective in this hilarious mystery adventure; but there were more than that...mysterious French woman, Mycroft Holmes played by Christopher Lee, midgets, Scotland, the Queen and last but not the least the Loch Ness Monster! A fun watch indeed with quite a sad ending.

>>: B

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Klaatu barada nikto!

>>: B+


The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

...a complete mess! Where the hell they got the idea to transform Gort. into destructive insects!?!:mad:

>>: D

[Elvis_Christ]

I wouldn't mind checking out the original Day The Earth Stood Still before I brave the remake... especially since everyone's making it sound like a shitfest.

[Disease]

The Crippled Masters

This is one awesome kung fu movie, you have got to see it.

8.5/10


Demon seed

Ahh, this is that movie, pretty cool, glad I decided to watch it. I can't believe I hadn't seen it before.

7/10

Altered

I thought this was pretty average, it seemed like it was part 2, it left to many questions unanswered and contradicted itself in the end I thought, I found it a bit frustrating.

4/10

[novakru]

I wouldn't mind checking out the original Day The Earth Stood Still before I brave the remake... especially since everyone's making it sound like a shitfest.

I liked it.




Bolt- my 2 yr. old loved it

[Bub The Zombie 2.0]

Angel Heart

[scouse mac]

Angel Heart



Love that film!




Snakes on a Train

Some woman, on a train, needs to get her snakes back and reabsorb them into her body. Some bloke with her is a witchdoctor type, who keeps going on about real old magic stuff. All the snakes escape and burrow into the bodies of the passengers blah blah blah blah .......................................... its crap. Nuff said.

[Bub The Zombie 2.0]

Snakes on a Train



Love that film!




In a waste of celluloid kind of way.

[cheebacheeba]

The Crippled Masters

This is one awesome kung fu movie, you have got to see it.

The one with the guy that has no arms, and the guy that has no legs, combining their powers to like...fight guys?
Ha, yeah.

[Elvis_Christ]

Demon seed

Ahh, this is that movie, pretty cool, glad I decided to watch it. I can't believe I hadn't seen it before.


This one along with Inseminoid have been gathering dust on my shelf for quite some time. Have to bumb it up the shit to watch pile seeing as you enjoyed it.

[Posher778]

Tooth and Nail- 8/10

Wow. Wow. Wow, Big surprise. Best horror i've seen in a while.

[CryptKeeper13]

Bruiser... I haven't watched a movie in awhile so I may have enjoyed this a little too much but I thought it was pretty good. I'd watch it again.

[Elvis_Christ]

Bruiser... I haven't watched a movie in awhile so I may have enjoyed this a little too much but I thought it was pretty good. I'd watch it again.

A lot of people seem to hate that one with a passion. I thought it wasn't too bad but it loses it's way by the end.

[urgeok2]

The Arrival

very entertaining sci-fi flick that went largely unnoticed.

early effort by the same director of Pitch Black

[Ferox13]

A lot of people seem to hate that one with a passion. I thought it wasn't too bad but it loses it's way by the end.

Yeah I really hated that film.

[psycho d]

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War. Definitely one of the best war movies that i have ever seen. Ashe.
d

[newb]

need me a good horror fix soon

watched RETARDEAD the other night.....had a few funny moments...not bad gore, but overall really stupid.

[CryptKeeper13]

A lot of people seem to hate that one with a passion. I thought it wasn't too bad but it loses it's way by the end.

Really? I didn't see that film generating a lot of hate but you do have a good point it gets pretty ridiculous towards the end... but that's part of the reason I liked it. I know it was stupid but I enjoyed it.

[scouse mac]

Star Trek


Really liked it, nice way to establish a blank canvas for the future of the franchise. Bring on more

[zwoti]

teeth
four flies on grey velvet

[_____V_____]

four flies on grey velvet

Disappointed in comparison to his other works?


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

[zwoti]

Disappointed in comparison to his other works?


no,

of the three "animal" trilogy films i'd always considered cat o' nine tails to be the weakest

[neverending]

Intensity Part 1 & Intensity Part 2.

Two part TV movie adapted from the same Dean Koontz book that High Tension took as its source.

It's very apparently a TV movie, with the same lack of style you find in most, and the same range of TV actors. John C. McGinley (Dr. Cox from Scrubs) stars as the killer. The story is told in a straightforward manner, with none of the mind games & tricks that High Tension used, but also not nearly the level of brutality, violence, tension or gore.

As High Tension only adapted the first half of the book, it's interesting to see what else was in the book. Also worth a look if you're a McGinley fan. Other than that, only mildly interesting.

[Disease]

Night of the Comet

Lame,lame,lame, I liked the idea of it, but it was just nothing. There was 2 zombie scenes and one was a dream sequence. The zombies looked cool, it would have been better if it focused on them.

3/10

[zwoti]

martyrs....

[missmacabre]

Donnie Darko, and I tried to read The Philosophy of Time Travel extra on the DVD but the letters were too small. Gonna find it online somewhere because i was told that it makes the movie make a lot more sense.

[Elvis_Christ]

Sisters

Loved it. The early De Palma stuff is so fucking good. Really dig the split screen stuff. The murder at the start made me jump a little... really creepy.

Pusher 3

The best of the trilogy for me... can't wait to see more from this director.

[newb]

Intensity Part 1 & Intensity Part 2.

Two part TV movie adapted from the same Dean Koontz book that High Tension took as its source.

It's very apparently a TV movie, with the same lack of style you find in most, and the same range of TV actors. John C. McGinley (Dr. Cox from Scrubs) stars as the killer. The story is told in a straightforward manner, with none of the mind games & tricks that High Tension used, but also not nearly the level of brutality, violence, tension or gore.

As High Tension only adapted the first half of the book, it's interesting to see what else was in the book. Also worth a look if you're a McGinley fan. Other than that, only mildly interesting.

thanks for the review....I was thinking of watching that....perhaps I'll pass.

[neverending]

It's not terrible. I watched the full 3 hours.

[cheebacheeba]

As High Tension only adapted the first half of the book, it's interesting to see what else was in the book. Also worth a look if you're a McGinley fan. Other than that, only mildly interesting.

McGinley played an allright lunatic in "surviving the game", I wouldn't mind seeing him in another role like this...and it'd be funny to like expect Cox-isms and never get 'em.
I liked Haute Tension, was high tension a remake or dub of that, I'm not sure.
I'd see this to know what more there was to the story.

You just reminded me how good the atmosphere was in that film...wish more horror was this well done.

[neverending]

Haute Tension/High Tension- same thing.

[neverending]

Dance of the Dead

A few cheap laughs. Some comic violence. It barely kept my interest.

[Posher778]

Dance of the Dead

A few cheap laughs. Some comic violence. It barely kept my interest.

Dude, that movie was so much fun! It's been done a thousand times, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

[neverending]

How nice for you.

[The Mothman]

One Upon a Time In America
i spent pretty much the majority of my day watching this, what a long movie. the movie itself was pretty unsettling and at times slightly disturbing, not at all what I expected from Leone, some parts really shined, others not as much, but all around i think it was a pretty damn good film, however it cant compare to any of Leone's westerns.

[The Mothman]

Dance of the Dead

A few cheap laughs. Some comic violence. It barely kept my interest.

I wasn't too huge a fan of it either, couple good parts but otherwise it was pretty cliche.

[hammerfan]

Twister...

[scouse mac]

Alligator

Let the Right One In

[Angra]

Dance of the Dead

A few cheap laughs. Some comic violence. It barely kept my interest.


It's one of the Masters Of Horror's right?

One of the worst if you ask me.

[The_Return]

Could be wrong, but I'd bet they're talking about the recent zombie flick of the same name:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0926063/

Looks pretty lame to me.

The Masters of Horror episode wasn't TOO bad...nothing special, but Englund was entertaining as always.

[neverending]

Yah- the zombie flick everyone else here was recommending.

[_____V_____]

no,

of the three "animal" trilogy films i'd always considered cat o' nine tails to be the weakest

Somewhat true. Both were pretty weak, IMO.


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

Reminded by zwoti's post to revisit this. Dont care what anyone else says, I really dig this one. One of my favs from the late 80s.

[mrbelle]

just got done watching last of the living. Not that great of a movie but I enjoyed it

[hacelikewhoa]

Just watched Bram Stoker's Dracula and Eden lake (Eden Lake was in french unfortunately but still good nonetheless.)