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alkytrio666

06-28-2009, 07:03 AM

Hour of the Wolf (1968)

A creepy little tale served cold and quick. I felt detached from the film in a way I usually don't with Bergman, and though the story was interesting and exciting it failed to engage me at a psychological level. There is some jaw-dropping imagery here; the final incident (or hallucination, depending) is shocking and very well crafted, and there is a scene involving a ravenous young child which is one of the most chilling I have seen Bergman execute. Precise acting rounds things out nicely; Ullman- pregnant with the director's child- and von Sydow are tense and believable, and though they are not particularly warm or relatable they remain human. Supposably this is one of three films based autobiographically on Bergman's self-image, and if so it is a frightening reflection.

Up (2009)

Once in awhile, in the movies and in life, we all need to be reminded of the spirit of adventure. Pixar's latest gem is a gleeful refresher course in what it is to live life to the fullest, no matter what. The animation studio has reached a new maturity level: blood and mourning are not things commonly associated with a family film, especially when they both come within the first fifteen minutes. What's so wonderful about Pixar, however, is that any concern about what is and isn't expected in a film would not only be insulting, it would be downright silly. Though they're created digitally, these creatures are more fully fleshed-out than most dramatic live-action characters, and watching them is extraordinary; their eyes water if they stare too long, they have nervous ticks, they swallow, blink, yawn, gasp and giggle not at traditional animation moments but when human instinct tells them to. My only beef with the film was a plot-point involving talking dogs, a gag which felt lazy and absorbed a little too much screen time. This is a minor quibble; it's hard to find entertainment this nutritious these days, especially when it's this fun and heartfelt.

_____V_____

06-28-2009, 07:06 AM

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The final 10-odd minutes hit you so hard you are left gasping for breath. Awesome film.

Going to see Transformers 2 in a bit.

zwoti

06-28-2009, 10:06 AM

trailer park of terror
isolation
quantum of solace
man on fire
red planet
wind chill
bangkok dangerous
ballistic
reservoir dogs
swimming with sharks
scorpion with two tails
dr jeykll and sister hyde
btk
count dracula (1977)

_____V_____

06-28-2009, 10:11 AM

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Awesome mindless CGI actioner. The rest of it is...you guessed it...mindless.

Despare

06-28-2009, 01:25 PM

High Anxiety

Hilarious as always...

psycho d

06-28-2009, 03:30 PM

Edmond. Sorta disjointed spiral of a flick that i knew would be disappointing, and in the final scene, when i could not wait to be fully frustrated by the inchoate philosophic message that this flick was insufficiently trying to expound upon, i not only found one meaning to this flick to suddenly emerge as perfectly ostensible, almost obtrusive, but i also found that the holes in the pock-marked philosophizing were absolutely brilliant as well. Ashe.
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missmacabre

06-28-2009, 03:33 PM

Texas chainsaw Massacre
Blue velvet
Hard Candy

Elvis_Christ

06-28-2009, 05:11 PM

Phantom Of The Paradise

Still rules. Great film totally kills Tommy etc.

The_Return

06-28-2009, 06:05 PM

Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

Such a great little movie. The offbeat concept is executed perfectly, and Ryan Gosling gives a spectacular performance. I'd watch this again for sure.

neverending

06-28-2009, 06:08 PM

Phantom Of The Paradise

Still rules. Great film totally kills Tommy etc.

Haha- agree with you there. Tommy was a bloated overdone mess with only a few minutes of brilliance. Phantom of the Paradice aims lower and succeeds admirably.

Doc Faustus

06-28-2009, 06:20 PM

The Whole Wide World. Irritating story of Robert E. Howard's relationship with a local teacher. Vincent D' Onofrio and Renee Zellwegger. Dreadful.

newb

06-29-2009, 05:31 AM

STREET KINGS

Not bad...and surprise, surprise....Keanu is good in it.

siorai

06-29-2009, 07:41 AM

Imprint.

Not really a movie obviously, but close enough. Utterly terrible acting throughout. It's almost like the entire budget went to effects and they were left with hiring actors with a payscale formed from candies stolen from restaurants. At least the story is good enough to make you somewhat excuse the acting. Somewhat.

urgeok2

06-29-2009, 09:00 AM

i watched a lot yesterday ... family out of town :)

bad moon
thinner
underworld 3
fanboys

zwoti

06-29-2009, 03:12 PM

hardware :cool:

phantomstranger

06-29-2009, 05:03 PM

"Quarantine"

Surprisingly decent American remake of {rec} I enjoyed it.

urgeok2

06-29-2009, 05:16 PM

hardware :cool:

is it out there ??!!

The Mothman

06-29-2009, 05:41 PM

Amores Perros (Loves A Bitch)
Cool Hand Luke
LA Confidential
Manhunter

not a bad one in the lot.

Elvis_Christ

06-29-2009, 05:45 PM

Manhunter is awesome! I never got into LA Confidential but I've been meaning to re-watch it at some stage.

The Mothman

06-29-2009, 05:56 PM

Yeah I'd say I enjoyed Manhunter more than Silence of the Lambs or Hannibal or Red Dragon, Tom Noonan was super freaky.
My uncle worked on this film, not sure what job he had, i should ask.

Almost forgot

The Brood: Cronenberg never lets me down.

cheebacheeba

06-29-2009, 08:17 PM

"Quarantine"

Surprisingly decent American remake of {rec} I enjoyed it.

I was enjoying it quite a bit...though the main chick in it (deb from dexter) was so over-the-top freaking out that I just found her annoying throughout most of the second half of the film...and again, the cookie cutter ending in 90%+ of horror films these days, I don't feel it needed at all.
Other than, pretty good - atmospheric and tense.

Despare

06-29-2009, 08:20 PM

The Bank Dick

Classic comedy, great stuff.

zwoti

06-29-2009, 11:07 PM

is it out there ??!!

yep, don't worry...your copy is safe :cool:

urgeok2

06-30-2009, 04:44 AM

yep, don't worry...your copy is safe :cool:

i'd marry you - if i wasnt already married - and not gay ..

alkytrio666

06-30-2009, 06:23 AM

Manhunter is awesome! I never got into LA Confidential but I've been meaning to re-watch it at some stage.
Oh man, you should! It's one of my favroite modern films. If you give it another go, let me know.

newb

06-30-2009, 06:38 AM

i'd marry you - if i wasnt already married - and not gay ..

Hey....I got an idea...can't Sean perform weddings? Lets do it here on HDC.....It would be a first.

http://blogs.pioneerlocal.com/thenewspeg/2008/11/06/gay_marriage_cake_300.jpg

FYI......do not google "married men" with safe search off.........*brrrrrrrrr*:eek:

urgeok2

06-30-2009, 06:39 AM

Yeah I'd say I enjoyed Manhunter more than Silence of the Lambs or Hannibal or Red Dragon, .

same here ...
great film .. and cox was a better - more believable lector ...

roshiq

06-30-2009, 07:56 AM

Ordinary People (1980)

A shattering, touching family drama.

>>: A

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

A tragic 'Hollywood' tale, brilliant in every area.

>>: A+

VampiricClown

06-30-2009, 08:07 AM

Disease

06-30-2009, 10:03 AM

Cut and Run

I went and saw this on Sunday evening. Ruggero Deodato did a short introduction before hand. I don't think I had seen it before, anyway, it's a pretty involved trashy movie, Deodato was saying he thought the gore in this movie was more gratuidous than Cannibal Holocaust, People didn't seem to agree, but I did. What he was trying to get across was that Cannibal Holocaust could not have been made with out the gore, where as Cut and run could have been made with out the gore.

Over all, I nejoyed the movie and enjoyed his story during the Q&A afterwards.

7/10

missmacabre

06-30-2009, 11:30 AM

i watched a lot yesterday ... family out of town :)

bad moon
thinner
underworld 3
fanboys

Was Fanboys as good as I hope it was? Cause it looks awesome, and I've been waiting for it to come out for years.

Anywayyyy Silence of the Lambs has been on TV a lot lately so I've been watching it a lot. even after my third viewing in two days I was still entertained and on the edge of my seat. If one movie has ever done atmosphere and score correctly it's this one.

And I watched Misery. That bitch is crazy.

VampiricClown

06-30-2009, 01:03 PM

Fraknenstein (1931)

urgeok2

06-30-2009, 01:55 PM

Was Fanboys as good as I hope it was? Cause it looks awesome, and I've been waiting for it to come out for years.

.

alas no - it wasnt that great at all - a huge missed opportunity.
the writers/director should have known better.

The Mothman

06-30-2009, 03:41 PM

Moolaade
Roshomon
Boiling Point

fortunato

06-30-2009, 07:38 PM

Moolaade

How was this? I've been almost-renting it for some time now.

And what'd you think of Rashomon?

The Mothman

06-30-2009, 07:40 PM

Moolaade was alright, very slow moving and simple film, liked the ending a good deal.
Roshomon was awesome, Its obvious that tons of flicks take influence from this, ex. The Usual Suspects

roshiq

06-30-2009, 11:01 PM

Masters of Horror: Dreams in the Witch House (2005)

>>: C

_____V_____

07-01-2009, 08:56 AM

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The best movie of 2009 so far. Highly recommended.

newb

07-01-2009, 09:05 AM

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The best movie of 2009 so far. Highly recommended.

Def wanna see this one

fortunato

07-01-2009, 11:34 AM

Moolaade was alright, very slow moving and simple film, liked the ending a good deal.
Roshomon was awesome, Its obvious that tons of flicks take influence from this, ex. The Usual Suspects

Oh yeah, Rashomon is definitely an invaluable film resource.
Have you seen any other of Kurosawa's work?

newb

07-01-2009, 01:50 PM

PUSH

It was aight.....didn't hate it

zwoti

07-01-2009, 02:18 PM

blacula
scream blacula scream

Angra

07-01-2009, 03:19 PM

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The best movie of 2009 so far. Highly recommended.

How do you get to see these movies again??

Are you some kind of an indian pirate mafioso?

The Mothman

07-01-2009, 03:24 PM

Oh yeah, Rashomon is definitely an invaluable film resource.
Have you seen any other of Kurosawa's work?

Besides Roshomon I've only seen 7 Samurai and Yojimbo, been meaning to check out some of his later stuff like Dreams or Kagemusha or Ran.

fortunato

07-01-2009, 03:40 PM

Besides Roshomon I've only seen 7 Samurai and Yojimbo, been meaning to check out some of his later stuff like Dreams or Kagemusha or Ran.

Ran is my favorite of his films. Epic like none other.
Oh! If you've never checked out Sanjuro, the sequel to Yojimbo, definitely watch that, too. I think it's at least just as great, if not better, than the original.

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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)

Just finished my third or fourth viewing of the series earlier today, so I popped this in. Sure, it's a wholly different work of art than the series, but I still find it an appropriate counter-point to the show, and it's still definitely one of my favorite Lynch films.

_____V_____

07-01-2009, 08:15 PM

How do you get to see these movies again??

Are you some kind of an indian pirate mafioso?

Nope. It released here yesterday.

alkytrio666

07-02-2009, 04:08 AM

Sorry, V, I've got to disagree..

Public Enemies (2009)

A failed character study, a failed romantic drama, a failed historical bio-pic- all that comes through in Mann's latest movie is his plentiful digital gunfire, and even that gets old quickly. There was so much potential in a film about John Dillinger, but the script is horrendously derivitive; it ignores its time period (this was the depression- did anyone notice?) as well as its characters and is more concerned with meaningless quibble and false sentimentality. Johnny Depp is adequate, I suppose, for the material he was given, but I felt nothing for his character; in a scene toward the end of the film he finds identification with the gangsters of the silver screen, but there was no double revelation involving me. Bale was an entirely seperate disaster on his own; he recklessly blends about four different accents and two kinds of speech inpediments, and his face retains the emotional resonance of cardboard. A film about John Dillinger should be full of life, moral ambiguity, depthful characters; aside from a few well-directed action sequences, this film was left cold and uncared for by a director who should have known better.

The_Return

07-02-2009, 04:14 AM

Wow...sorry to hear that. Been looking forward to this one for ages.

_____V_____

07-02-2009, 04:28 AM

Sorry, V, I've got to disagree..

Thats a pretty scathing review, K. I thought the film was awesome. Bale and Depp were just right for their characters - Bale put up a solid portrayal of someone torn between two choices and eventually going with the tougher one, and Depp was very, very iconic in his portrayal of Dillinger. Mann knew exactly where his two powerhouse performers were, and he used them very concisely and intelligently throughout the script which was pacy, intelligent and explosive (when needed).

The only gripe (if one has to be VERY picky) would be the camerawork which was sometimes too close for comfort and zoomed in unnecessarily in plenty of shots. Otherwise, its a very good, solid film. Mann has outdone himself with this.

I still recommend it highly to everyone else. Watch it and form your own opinions.

alkytrio666

07-02-2009, 04:28 AM

Wow...sorry to hear that. Been looking forward to this one for ages.
Me too.

......

The_Return

07-02-2009, 04:30 AM

I'll hopefully be checking it out either tonight or sometime over the weekend...will post thoughts after.

No offence Alky, but I'm kinda hoping I can disagree with you on this one :p

alkytrio666

07-02-2009, 04:31 AM

Watch it and form your own opinions.

I do agree with this.

I truly thought the acting by Bale and by Cotillard was atrocious. Bale was really having a tough time nailing that accent, and you can clearly hear his native toung along with some kind of half-Boston accent shining through. Cotillard- well, she's a necessary element to the movie and to the ending, and when the last few frames rolled by I felt nothing. To me it was a big, long, empty movie.

cheebacheeba

07-02-2009, 07:17 AM

I truly thought the acting by Bale and by Cotillard was atrocious.
Don't know who the other guy is, but IMO Bale is a shitty actor...he's most wooden in the things I've seen, which is maybe why he was perfectly suited to equilibrium...he's played interesting characters, given, but he's pretty much the same guy in every movie, you ask me...the blank, almost monotone guy.
They ought to have voice casted HIM for soundwave in TF2.
That said, I don't hate him...he was actually GOOD in American Psycho, I'd like to see a bit more of THAT guy.

I saw Transformers 2 last week.
The fight scenes were improved - not close enough to the screen to hit you in the face this time, and yes there was a bit more colour variation and better "coreography" (if that's what you'd say for complete cgi) in the fight scenes...my major problem with the first one is you couldn't much tell what the fuck was going on. One bit of a nitpick is *spoiler*
Why the fuck did Optimus who was "killed" by not much more'n a beatdown involving not a lot of head trauma, need this crazy-ass artifact to get bought back to life, but apparently megatron was good to go, even after getting the mother of all "this will fuck robots up" allspark asskicking handed to him in the first one (and sinking, sitting dormant for 2 years in the bottom of the ocean), with nothing more than "lets get some guys down there and throw on a completely different leg" and he's right as rain?
However, I wasn't watching it for anything resembling a plot.
The new transformers and decepticons kind of faded in and out of plot and existence (like the holograph chick bikes) and I thought that Devestator, assuming thats who it was meant to be, being there to suck down one transformer and tear down a pyramid was a little bit superfluous, but the beast looked alright.
The 'bots were improved, the fight scenes were improved, even if one did shamelessly rip off a God of War scene.
The "turning" deceptecons I thought was an interesting idea, and would like to see some more of that going on for both sides if there's a third. The comedy relief, a tad over the top.

I'm no huge fan of the first, in fact I didn't much like it at all - the second addressed a lot of the issues I had with the first which works for me. Bit more autobot and deceptecon dialogue this time which was cool - resembled the series a fair bit more I thought - Wish SW had "the voice" though. and the portrayal of Megatron I thought was a lot better, and more sinister this time around...

I'll give this one a 7.

Here, I'm now gonna say something - the amount of guys like over the age of 30 talking about how hot the chick in TF is and how much they'd like to fuck her is now creeping me out...I hope a lot of these guys aren't uncles...I'm 28 and she's like only 4-5 years younger than me, but I personally see nothing but "girl". Actually, I see "otherwise attractive girl with a case of bitch-face", which is a pet hate of mine...random throw-in there.
I mean, I know she's legal and all but shit guys...reminds me of the guys who would perv at their mates little sisters.

urgeok2

07-02-2009, 07:47 AM

Freak

07-02-2009, 09:36 AM

I agree with you alot of Transforemrs cheebs.that movie had so many plots holes in it it's insane.

Spoilers below:

I hate how the autobots fighting the decpticons is now a big secret that the public can't know about even though they had a huge battle in downtown L.A.
How did the goverment cover that up?

Oh and Sam;s dies for a few mintues and goes to robot heaven.WTF?

alkytrio666

07-02-2009, 01:35 PM

Don't know who the other guy is, but IMO Bale is a shitty actor...he's most wooden in the things I've seen, which is maybe why he was perfectly suited to equilibrium...he's played interesting characters, given, but he's pretty much the same guy in every movie, you ask me...the blank, almost monotone guy.

Cheebs, I wholeheartedly agree with every word you just said about Bale. I've been fascinated over the years by how popular he's gotten and recently decided it was because people fall in love with the roles he chooses- Batman, Patrick Bateman, John Conner, etc. I find him an uninteresting and generally mediocre actor, though, like you say, can't hate him because I have fond memories for many of the roles he's played (particularly Bateman from American Psycho).

My roomate and I recently had a debate- he doesn't like DiCaprio and I love him, and vice versa for Bale. To me the actors are incomparable- though this is an opinion and I know it will strike controversy here.

The Mothman

07-02-2009, 03:57 PM

Assault On Precinct 13: This was really cool, good suspense, quirky humor, the music was EXCELLENT, and is probably one of my favorite scores now.
JSA: Joint Security Area: Here's a film with a clear and present message. Opened my eyes to the tension that exists between the North and South Koreas. Check this one out.
The Chinese Connection: I wasnt too huge a fan of this one, perhaps its was the god awful transfer and the fact that a guy with a deep voice dudbed Bruce Lee, he even attempted to dub his Kung Fu noises, which sounded really stupid and nearly killed the film.

Elvis_Christ

07-02-2009, 06:13 PM

tokyo gore police ..

i'm just not finding these fun anymore... same old effects .. hyper kinetic pacing ... this one borrowed from Robocop (in style)
and just looked like every other kooky ultraviolent comic book movie and had goofy unrealistic gore effects that is in a lot of other movies .. just like this one.

I agree with you on that one. Got pretty bored with this one myself and lost interest round the half way mark.

Watchmen

WOW. Loved it! This really exceeded my expectations. Never read the comic but I'm really keen to now. Bummed I didn't see this on the big screen! This really blew me away to say the least and is now my favorite comic book adaption alongside Sin City and American Splendor.

cheebacheeba

07-02-2009, 07:13 PM

Cool shit, I'll be watching it today...the graphic novel was pretty cool even if a little "before my time"...
Downloading, but I'll purchase soon enough if it's any good.

leonkennedy

07-02-2009, 07:45 PM

I saw it yesterday. Based on true story, it was one of the best horror film i've ever seen before. And i hope you all agree with me!

Elvis_Christ

07-02-2009, 09:34 PM

Cool shit, I'll be watching it today...the graphic novel was pretty cool even if a little "before my time"...
Downloading, but I'll purchase soon enough if it's any good.

Interested to know what you think seeing as you're quite into comics. Its easily in the top 5 films I've seen so far this year.

neverending

07-02-2009, 09:40 PM

Angel Unchained

An even lower budget version of Billy Jack meets Easy Rider.

As awful as it sounds- but a bit of fun. The romantic interest is Tyne Daly ferchrissake.

_____V_____

07-02-2009, 10:12 PM

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Disease

07-02-2009, 10:59 PM

roshiq

07-03-2009, 01:40 AM

The Warriors (1979)

I was expecting some more actions at the end but liked it overall. Gang fights were pretty fun to watch.:)

>>: B

The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)

A regular, decent psychological thriller from Argento.

>>: B-

missmacabre

07-03-2009, 11:49 AM

Transformers 2. I know it's been getting a lot of shit, but I enjoyed it. Much better than the first one in terms of plot and development. Much worse in terms of gratuitous Megan Fox scenes.

The Mothman

07-03-2009, 04:06 PM

Was that the first time you have seen precinct 13? The score is great, I have it on my ipod along with a bunch of other John Carpenter music, but when the precinct stuff comes on when I walking home late at night, it's just awesome.

yeah that was my first time seeing it, gonna have to download the song from somewhere pretty soon myself.

Last Seen:
The Acid House

In The Heat of The Night

urgeok2

07-03-2009, 06:18 PM

Transformers 2

my review :

shit blew up for what seemed like 12 hours.

VampiricClown

07-03-2009, 08:27 PM

Transformers 2

my review :

shit blew up for what seemed like 12 hours.

The same as the first one?

:eek:

cheebacheeba

07-04-2009, 03:00 AM

Interested to know what you think seeing as you're quite into comics. Its easily in the top 5 films I've seen so far this year.

Here ya go

The comic was well before "my time" as a comics enthusiast, but I picked up the tpb about 3 years ago and read it in almost one sitting...it was unlike anything else I'd read in comics before the "superhero" bit blurring into something of a gritty mystery, with not just one or two but MANY great characters interwoven into a sad and sombre tragedy while the story was dark, beautiful and hopeful all at the same time.

The movie actually almost got it right...there's seriously so little to nitpick about here that I'm personally amazed. Everyone played their roles well enough, the costumes and tech looked right, the city looked the same. Rorsh was, as he should be a bit terrifying.
The ending, well not the very ending, but the "ending" still hit me even when I knew it was coming.
Very good job done pulling off the look, atmosphere, and feel of the comic/story.
I think I'd actually throw 8.5 outta 10 to this one.

roshiq

07-04-2009, 03:33 AM

Re-Animator (1985)

>>: A

psycho d

07-04-2009, 05:56 AM

Martyrs. My that was rather unpleasant. At the end i felt as if i were the one that was martyred. Obviously a well-done movie. Lots of unseen twists and turns. My only gripe was the ending. After having endured the previous unsettling violence i felt rather let down. i know the ending was perfectly fitting, but it still seems that it could have been better and not a played out cliche. Ashe.
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scouse mac

07-04-2009, 02:25 PM

Quarantine

It was ok, the lead was too much of a screamer for my taste but it was perfectly watchable. This was probably due to the fact that it was almost shot for shot identical to REC, not a bad thing, just meant it was completely unnecessary to remake it.

Repo: The Genetic Opera

Try as I might, could not get into this, I lasted about forty minutes before giving up. Its very disappointing as I was really looking forward to seeing it but it just didnt work for me. The music and songs were not good enough to hold it together despite how good it looked.

The Mothman

07-04-2009, 06:20 PM

The Green Mile
Notorious

Elvis_Christ

07-04-2009, 07:12 PM

The Spirit

Nowhere near as bad as I expected it to be from the reviews, etc. Good fun all round really kinda a mix between the Burton Batman flicks, Dick Tracy and of course Sin City

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Looks great but I found it kinda dull and the story was done more than a few times on the show. I prefer the later movies because they encompassed more elements storywise.

The Punisher

Liked it more second time round. Still prefer the Dolph Lundgren version characterwise. Still this flick fits in quite well with the old school revenge flicks I dig. Got Warzone to watch tonight so it'll be interesting to see what they do with that one.

The_Return

07-04-2009, 07:47 PM

The Punisher

Liked it more second time round. Still prefer the Dolph Lundgren version characterwise. Still this flick fits in quite well with the old school revenge flicks I dig. Got Warzone to watch tonight so it'll be interesting to see what they do with that one.

I'm betting you'll enjoy it - it's pretty corny in a lot of places, but it's a lot darker than either of the other flicks and they pretty much nail the character. I thought it was fantastic.

cheebacheeba

07-04-2009, 08:57 PM

Liked it more second time round. Still prefer the Dolph Lundgren version characterwise. Still this flick fits in quite well with the old school revenge flicks I dig. Got Warzone to watch tonight so it'll be interesting to see what they do with that one

Yeah, I think Warzone was the closest to the comic I've seen of the three.

Elvis_Christ

07-04-2009, 10:48 PM

I'm betting you'll enjoy it - it's pretty corny in a lot of places, but it's a lot darker than either of the other flicks and they pretty much nail the character. I thought it was fantastic.

Yeah, I think Warzone was the closest to the comic I've seen of the three.

Solid. That's got me pretty amped on checking it out!

roshiq

07-05-2009, 01:32 AM

The Virgin Spring (1960)

Finally very glad to see the most original tale of Craven's "The Last House on the Left" last night. And Bergman portrayed it by his unique delegate hand where faith collide with confusion & anger and the most merciful God's judgments shivered in the old war between the good & the evil.
The master filmmaker captured the tale in a genuine heartbreaking way. This is one of his most moving works I have seen so far, a film to be admired and pondered for a long time. One of the most outstanding scenes was when Tore (Max Von Sydow) wrestling with a tree that almost more than doubled than his height. He exercises it out of the ground so that he may whip himself with its leaves in a ritualistic fashion, as if to purify himself of the vengeance he plans to unleash. Tore is a man of deep faith and strict self-discipline who suddenly shocked both by the God who would allow such a tragedy to grief him and by his own wrongdoing, in savagely killing his daughter's murderers where even a young boy gets no mercy.
There was an interesting note when one of the farm hands explains at one point how the smoke from the fire finds its way up to the ceiling, but cannot go out through the opening into the free sky. The smoke doesn't know what's up there, he explains, so it stays indoors, trapped among what it does know. This could be an alternate viewpoint to the film's purely religious themes. Like all good works of art, there is no final, absolute answer. As in the final scenes when Tore made the promise to God that he'd built a church at the death place of his daughter....isn't that symbolize mankind's tired less belief & search for salvation in religion in a try to bury all the pains & restore the mercy & peace again & again in life?

>>: A+

Knowing (2009)

Decent time passing sci fi thriller.

>>: B-

psycho d

07-05-2009, 05:11 AM

The Burrowers. Pretty decent flick. Not specatacular, but it was pretty enjoyable. The setting was different, the acting was fine, and the story was original enough. The premise itself was pretty cruel. The ending even had an element of great movie-making to it. Worth a watch.
Ashe.
d

cheebacheeba

07-05-2009, 06:01 AM

Wait, was that the one about the tiny people that steal shit?

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07-05-2009, 06:23 AM

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Not a bad way to spend the latter part of a rainy day, eh? Been pouring bucketfuls here since morning.

zwoti

07-05-2009, 06:45 AM

phenomena
trauma

neverending

07-05-2009, 07:47 AM

The Philadelphia Story

This is what is meant by the word CLASSIC.

neverending

07-05-2009, 07:48 AM

Wait, was that the one about the tiny people that steal shit?

Haha- that's The BORROWERS, not The Burrowers.

_____V_____

07-05-2009, 08:25 AM

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I liked it (need I say why?) so sue me.

A small piece of advice to those who havent seen it yet, and are expecting some sort of Army of Darkness II kinda shit...serious reality check, guys. (all of nearly 20 years reality check at that) Remember, all that is history, and Bruce is Bruce. Its goofy, its campy, it has its hysterical moments (tell me if you dont find an ancient Chinese God defending bean curd as hysterical), and most of all...its Bruce from beginning to end. Keep that in mind, and enjoy the show.

Angra

07-05-2009, 10:15 AM

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07-05-2009, 10:18 AM

But compared to the other movies he's starred in since AOD, this one is actually... pretty good.

Except Bubba Ho-Tep, but of course.

Angra

07-05-2009, 10:24 AM

Except Bubba Ho-Tep, but of course.

Sorry.

Forgot about that gem. :o :)

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07-05-2009, 10:28 AM

Sorry.

Forgot about that gem. :o :)

Yeah right. :rolleyes: You forgot that on purpose!

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/numbgod/sutherland.jpg

BAN THIS HEATHEN!!:mad:

Disease

07-05-2009, 11:08 AM

Bloodfeast

That scene with the noyfriend on the beach, where he is talking to the cops... It's priceless....

7.5/10

Zombie Lake

Not a complete waste of time, but after it was all done, I was just wondering why, why did they make that movie? The overdubbing doesn't help either.

3/10

Angra

07-05-2009, 11:22 AM

Yeah right. :rolleyes: You forgot that on purpose!

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/numbgod/sutherland.jpg

BAN THIS HEATHEN!!:mad:

HAHAHA :D

No dude, i actually left my favourite smiley out on pupose, coz i loved that movie. :)

Angra

07-05-2009, 12:01 PM

"Boo" 6-7/10

(Thanks to V's 2000 horror tournament. ;) )

A story taking place in an old abandonned hospital. I was sold.

And I actually liked this one. Lot's of creative horror ideas from beginning to end.

The actors left much to be desired and so did the dialogue. Story line wasn't great either. But the scares were constant and some worked quite well.

I can easilly understand why half the viewers would hate this one. But when a movie contains lots of scares i can take a lot of shit. :)

The Mothman

07-05-2009, 02:35 PM

Magnum Force
Ran

Elvis_Christ

07-05-2009, 04:06 PM

Light Of Day

Great stuff hadn't seen it in years. I used to have a mad crush on Joan Jett as a kid :D

Punisher: Warzone

Quite awesome aside from a couple of annoying characters and the shitty nu-metal soundtrack. Plenty of OTT violence. Way better than the previous version.

The_Return

07-05-2009, 06:24 PM

Public Enemies (2009)

Didn't hate it, but there wasn't really much to like about it either.

It just seems so empty...you have no reason to care about any of the characters. The whole relationship between Dillinger and Cotillard's character was devoid of any chemistry, and became utter nonsense as it progressed. The script was poor, and the editing was awful.

Depp did a a decent job, but it was just like a lot of Nicholson or Pacino performances: it was great, but nothing new. We've seen this performance from Depp before...it hasn't really gotten old yet and I was still really entertained by him, but like I said: nothing new.

Bale was pretty sad though...the man should avoid roles that require any specific voice other than his natural accent or just general "American". I'm not sure what exactly he was going for here, but he sure couldn't hang on to it.

I was really let down...a movie about Dillinger could have been a lot better, and with the talent involved here there's no reason it shouldn't have been.

VampiricClown

07-05-2009, 06:38 PM

VampiricClown

07-05-2009, 06:39 PM

fortunato

07-05-2009, 08:51 PM

Ran

Ah! What'd you think?

_____V_____

07-05-2009, 10:02 PM

"Boo" 6-7/10

Ahhh...now you are gonna piss Flayed off to no end. He absolutely loathes and detests that one. :D

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Some decent gorific deaths, some better-than-cheap effects (expected for a direct to DVD flick), and acting which would make Keanu Reeves look like Robert DeNiro. And a gripe to boot - we dont get to see more of the REALLY GIANT planet-monster at the end before it goes kaboom. And that Mechwarrior-esque ending...errrrr...

In one word, cheesy. If you dig your space shit that way, hit this up.

roshiq

07-05-2009, 10:41 PM

The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)

Nothing new. Some average common scares...just that's all. Worth a watch.

>>: C+

The House on Sorority Row (1983)

http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/images/muze/dvd/sm/55/164255.jpg

Another 80s routine slasher. Liked it.

>>: B-

X2: X-Men United (2003)

The best one.

>>: B+

The_Return

07-06-2009, 03:51 AM

Such mixed reviews for this movie....I think I'll wait awhile...

Yeah, I wouldn't rush. I wouldn't go so far as to call it flat-out awful, but it's not very good.

If I recall correctly, you said you're not much of a Depp fan, right? If so...you wont find much to like here. Considering he basically just rehashes himself for this, if you don't like his work to begin with you'll still dislike him here.

hammerfan

07-06-2009, 03:57 AM

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

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07-06-2009, 04:50 AM

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Pretty decent violent entertainer with some atrocious acting (again!) and an utterly unbelievable ending.

urgeok2

07-06-2009, 05:24 AM

the Burrowers.

smart, effective western-horror.
I applaud the cast and the writing.. and wasnt at all suprised to see that Robert Hall was involved in this one.

makes a nice companion piece to the other western horror he was involved in (FX work), Dead Birds.

psycho d

07-06-2009, 05:43 AM

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. No need for a comment. Ashe.
d

_____V_____

07-06-2009, 08:38 AM

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VampiricClown

07-06-2009, 08:39 AM

Yeah, I wouldn't rush. I wouldn't go so far as to call it flat-out awful, but it's not very good.

If I recall correctly, you said you're not much of a Depp fan, right? If so...you wont find much to like here. Considering he basically just rehashes himself for this, if you don't like his work to begin with you'll still dislike him here.

Yeah, his acting is always the same, and he always seems very arrogant. The only reason this movie sparked my interest in the first place, was the time period.

VampiricClown

07-06-2009, 08:56 AM

Do Not Disturb (2009)

My Review (http://www.reverendhavoc.com/Home/movies/movie-reviews/movies-d/do-not-disturb-2009)

Angra

07-06-2009, 12:00 PM

"Days of darkness" 5/10

An alright low budget zombie/alien flick.

zwoti

07-06-2009, 12:17 PM

tenebrae..

neverending

07-06-2009, 12:45 PM

"Days of darkness" 5/10

An alright low budget zombie/alien flick.

I enjoyed this one. Particularly some of the grosser aspects....

VampiricClown

07-06-2009, 01:24 PM

"Days of darkness" 5/10

An alright low budget zombie/alien flick.

What year? 2007?

Angra

07-06-2009, 01:47 PM

What year? 2007?

Yup, that's the one.

Angra

07-06-2009, 01:54 PM

I enjoyed this one. Particularly some of the grosser aspects....

I was surprised about the acting. Quite good all around, for a low budget horror movie.

Also, they manage to make the movie intertaining from beginning to end, even tho most of the story took place in the same building, which was pretty much 2 rooms and a courtyard. Bravo. Made me think of "The Ruins".

Elvis_Christ

07-06-2009, 06:17 PM

Steel Dawn

You can read my review here: http://dvdholocaust.com/review.php?id=410

roshiq

07-06-2009, 11:45 PM

Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

Hat's off to the director Peter Wier for handling the subject matter in a so enigmatic and intriguing way. A pretty sad, touching and suppressive story that got a proper celluloid treatment through lyrical cinematography and perfect casts.
After the film also glad to see the short interviews of some tourists, producer and the actress who played the role of Miranda.

Thanks to V for remiding about it lately.:)

>>: A

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07-06-2009, 11:46 PM

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Angra

07-07-2009, 01:35 AM

"Halloween 5" 6-7/10

Probably the best H i've seen so far.

urgeok2

07-07-2009, 05:17 AM

9 to 5 : Days in Porn

docu on the porno business. it barely scratched the surface - seemed to start out fairly neutral then it was almost like the filmmaker couldnt take the sleaze anymore and the film took a negative and depressing slant .. which is probably just what it would be like - after months of exposure to these kinds of people.

_____V_____

07-07-2009, 08:50 AM

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Exquisite cinematography and some wonderful set-pieces and effects make this a thoroughly enjoyable flick.
I liked how they paced this futuristic apocalyptic-shaded film after the initial 20-25 odd minutes. (after the Church scenes) That being said, the opening war scenes were very nicely executed.
The overall tone and atmosphere is very dark and grim (ala Dark City and Metropolis), and although it is a notch below those two, it still manages to hold its own.
Thomas Jane and Ron Perlman do a very competent job, as do the other characters, but the mutant-effects and gore are a slight let-down in an otherwise fairly entertaining ride.

I appreciate this film a lot right now, and for those who hated Mutant Chronicles, feel free to sue me.
Recommended to anyone who doesnt mind a more than decent sci-fi adventure with ample doses of grim atmosphere thrown in for good measure.
Want to hear me sum up in two words?
Watch it.

The Mothman

07-07-2009, 03:30 PM

The Seventh Seal: probably the best classic film I've ever seen.
Sonatine
Bubba Hotep
Cecil B. Demented

The_Return

07-07-2009, 04:38 PM

Spellbound (1945)

Another Hitchcock classic...it was a bit predictable at first, but once things got going I was really impressed (as always). The dream sequence - designed by Salvador Dali, no less - has to be one of my new favourite Hitchcock scenes.

Despare

07-07-2009, 06:49 PM

Public Enemies

Easily the best film of the summer, made me want to go buy some cotton slacks.

neverending

07-07-2009, 07:56 PM

fortunato

07-07-2009, 08:36 PM

King Soloman's Min (1950)

Top notch jungle adventure from MGM, starring Stewart Granger & Deborah Kerr. This film won an Oscar for best cinematography and it's easy to see why. It's beautiful.

If you're a fan of classic adventure films, check this out.

Have you ever seen Black Narcissus? Deborah Kerr is pretty amazing in it.
Plus it's a really incredible movie anyway.

_____V_____

07-07-2009, 08:49 PM

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The Mothman

07-07-2009, 09:05 PM

Brain Dead (89) : quite the mind fuck this one. pretty cheesy but I always dig the real strange ones.

Missing In Action

Elvis_Christ

07-07-2009, 11:24 PM

The Warrior and The Sorceress

Fantasy flick with the storyline of Fistful Of Dollars starling David Carradine. Pretty good watch...

Brain Dead (89) : quite the mind fuck this one. pretty cheesy but I always dig the real strange ones.

Missing In Action

I brought Brain Dead ages ago but never got round to watching it, have to check it out seeing as its a mindfuck :p

What'd you think of Missing In Action?

_____V_____

07-08-2009, 09:33 AM

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Disappointing.
Stick to the animated original.

zwoti

07-08-2009, 11:35 AM

i know how many runs you scored last summer

newb

07-08-2009, 11:36 AM

i know how many runs you scored last summer

is that as stupid as it looks....or worth a watch?

zwoti

07-08-2009, 11:42 AM

is that as stupid as it looks....or worth a watch?

decidedly meh

though there is a nice shower scene ;)

newb

07-08-2009, 11:57 AM

decidedly meh

though there is a nice shower scene ;)

Well...I AM into hygiene. :D

Angra

07-08-2009, 01:42 PM

"Splinter" 2/10

(Thanks to V's Horror 2000 tournery)

Someone kill the camera man!!! :mad:

I'm starting to see a new trend in low budget american horror movies. First in "The Children", then in "Alien Raiders" and now in "Splinter".

It goes like this: If you don't have good enough effects, just throw around the camera or blur the vision as soon as something is happening to trick the audience so they will never see how lousy your effects are. Sure they will appreciate that a whole lot more.

Well, FUCK YOU!!!

IT FUCKING RUINS THE ENTIRE MOVIE, YOU DICKS!!!

I'M GOING TO BED!!!

BYE!!!!

:mad:

The_Return

07-08-2009, 01:56 PM

Got to watch most of The Dark Knight at work today, which was pretty sweet.

I'm not quite sure of the logic behind it, but one of the other departments where I work has a huge TV set up at the end of the office. It's always muted (obviously - I work in a call centre), but they usually have shitty daytime television playing on it at all times, and it's usually positioned so I can't see it from my desk anyway. No huge loss.

Welll, today they had it facing the opposite way for some reason - and God bless 'em, somebody decided to throw in Dark Knight. Now keep in mind this is about half a football field away, on mute, and I was too busy to really pay attention... but damn - catching glimpses of the Clown Prince of Crime between calls sure takes a chunk out of the monotony of the day.

The Mothman

07-08-2009, 08:46 PM

The Warrior and The Sorceress

Fantasy flick with the storyline of Fistful Of Dollars starling David Carradine. Pretty good watch...

I brought Brain Dead ages ago but never got round to watching it, have to check it out seeing as its a mindfuck :p

What'd you think of Missing In Action?

Yeah check out Brain Dead when you get a chance. its kinda like a dream inside a dream inside a dream and so on.
Missing In Action was pretty sweet. I knew I had to see it after seeing this scene online - classic
pHL7EewhO0o

Last Seen:
The Enforcer

_____V_____

07-08-2009, 09:05 PM

Public Enemies

Easily the best film of the summer, made me want to go buy some cotton slacks.

I had the exact same feeling too after the film ended.

And glad to see you liked it too, Des. After Alky and Return's reactions, I thought I might be the only one who actually loved the film. :)

Elvis_Christ

07-08-2009, 09:13 PM

Galaxy Of Terror

Classic stuff. Pretty funny to see Joanie from Happy Days in it :D

Missing In Action was pretty sweet.

Last Seen:
The Enforcer

The sequel where Norris is in a POW camp is pretty cool too.

The Enforcer isn't to bad but is prolly my least favorite Dirty Harry flick.

Did those discs I sent turn up yet?

roshiq

07-08-2009, 09:38 PM

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

Watched for the first time. It was fun but not as good as I expected.

>>: C+

Backwoods (2008)

http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/images/muze/dvd/sm/91/2660991.jpg

Another low budget TCM/Wrong Turn/Timber Falls rip off.

>>: D+

neverending

07-08-2009, 10:13 PM

Brotherhood of Death

Cheesey low budget afair from the 70s pitting black Nam vets against The Klan.

Not as fun as it could have been.

Elvis_Christ

07-09-2009, 12:32 AM

Brotherhood of Death

Cheesey low budget afair from the 70s pitting black Nam vets against The Klan.

Not as fun as it could have been.

That looks great, I'm gonna track it down. Sounds kinda like The Black Six which I loved.

urgeok2

07-09-2009, 05:49 AM

havent seen a movie in days ...

week has been too crazy. but when we have a little time my son and i have been watching the old origion star treks from the beginning (up to episode 5 now)

he's digging them - which is cool - as we will be meeting leonard nimoy at the end of august

newb

07-09-2009, 06:04 AM

Brotherhood of Death

Cheesey low budget afair from the 70s pitting black Nam vets against The Klan.

Not as fun as it could have been.

This on cable ?

CrimsonFiend138

07-09-2009, 07:50 AM

City of the Living Dead.

Ok so WOW...it's funny how when you watch something or listen to something again you like it a second time around. I am now happy to say I love city of the living dead. There were a few minor things I didn't like. Like were those old people supposed to be emily and John Johns real Parents? I didn't like the fact that the zombies could teleport(if your making the dead rise do it realistically!)

I said oh they looks like they have jello on theirs faceses...but now watching again...it still looks like jello but it still looks pretty gross. The soundtrack oh my god, so simple and so badass, the songs or..I guess they are songs were just amazing like REALLY good, that was prolly my favorite part of the movie. The looks and sound and atmosphere were just classic horror movie fare. I'm so glad I watched it again...and I didn't get the end!

neverending

07-09-2009, 08:13 AM

This on cable ?

Yah, it's on demand.

Movies By Category>Action

newb

07-09-2009, 08:17 AM

Yah, it's on demand.

Movies By Category>Action

cool.......love these grindhouse flics.

scouse mac

07-09-2009, 09:45 AM

Eight Legged Freaks

Cheesy B movie fun!

The_Return

07-09-2009, 10:43 AM

The Virgin Spring / Jungfrukällan (1960)

Only my second Bergman film (after The Seventh Seal) but after watching this I really need to look into more of his work.

Stunning film, absolutely floored me. I was drawn into the film right from the opening frame and couldn't drag myself away from it...the characters were wonderfully portrayed, the cinematography was beautiful...a near perfect film that raises far more moral questions than it is able to answer, and leaves you thinking about God, life, death, forgiveness and revenge long after the final moments.

Angra

07-09-2009, 12:08 PM

"The bicycle thief" 6/10

I didn't understand the ending, or the morale of the movie..

Just found it frustrating and sad.

Roderick Usher

07-09-2009, 12:48 PM

"The bicycle thief" 6/10

I didn't understand the ending, or the morale of the movie..

Just found it frustrating and sad.

It is supposed to frustrating and sad. It is a tale of quiet desparation.

The ending reveals the moral
***SPOILER*** (highlight to read)
no situation can justify theft, as you never know who or how it could impact someone else's life
***end spoiler***

Disease

07-09-2009, 01:36 PM

Knowing

I'm confused, he is hanging with Rose Byrne, he knows the world is about to end the next day and he still isn't making a move?????

Pretty cool movie otherwise. I don't know about Ben Mendelson playing an American though.

7/10

newb

07-09-2009, 07:26 PM

Martyrs .....Damn the French are brutal.

The Mothman

07-09-2009, 09:58 PM

Galaxy Of Terror

Classic stuff. Pretty funny to see Joanie from Happy Days in it :D

The sequel where Norris is in a POW camp is pretty cool too.

The Enforcer isn't to bad but is prolly my least favorite Dirty Harry flick.

Did those discs I sent turn up yet?

No discs yet that Im aware of, I'll find out if they came tomorrow.

neverending

07-09-2009, 10:30 PM

The Mini-Skirt Mob (1968)

Okay Newb & Elvis- this is one to catch.

The leader of a rodeo riding motorcycle gang decides to leave the gang and marry a good girl. His jilted flame, the girl too bad to marry doesn't take kindly to this and will stop at nothing to get her man back.

Rediculous script & awful acting combine to make this a howlarious great watch. 5th billed- Harry Dean Stanton! 4th billed is Patty McCormack- the Bad Seed from the 1956 movie of the same name. She sings the title song too!

The good girl is so whiney & helpless you're just praying she'll get it in the end. Or sooner.

It's in the Drama section of On Demand Newb- check it out.

missmacabre

07-09-2009, 10:36 PM

Angra

07-10-2009, 02:58 AM

blah,blah,blah,blah...

Aaaahh.... Damn. That's even more sad..

I don't like sad movies.

urgeok2

07-10-2009, 05:14 AM

Trekkies ..

the first of 2 docs about Star Trek devotees..
Been sitting on this one for a while - finally put it on.

wow - talk about a range of emotions .. alternately hilarious, terrifying, rediculous - and even moving ...

one thing is for sure ... rabid Trek fans are profoundly unbalanced....to the very last one.

psycho d

07-10-2009, 05:22 AM

Suspira. This flick was decent enough. Not as great as i thought it would be. The soundtrack, which was awesome, carried it in my opinion. Ashe.
s

newb

07-10-2009, 05:29 AM

Brotherhood of Death.

agree with NE......not as fun as it could have been....but not without it's 70s "grindhouse / Blaxploitation" charms.

@NE---I will be looking for The Mini-Skirt Mob . I don't have comcast but so far "Cox" has the same movies...so I should be able to find it.

_____V_____

07-10-2009, 09:47 AM

Half of The Wild Geese.

The Mothman

07-10-2009, 09:24 PM

Ninja III: The Domination
highly enjoyable action flick. tons of ass kicking and a huge body count, not to mention an absolutely hilarious 80's workout scene.

Anvil: The Story Of Anvil
A really powerful and rather sad documentary. highly reccomended.

roshiq

07-10-2009, 11:36 PM

The Changeling (1980). One of my favourite movies now that I've rewatched it. Last time I saw it I was little. This is the first time a movie has really scared me. i've been upset/disturbed by modern horror movies, but it took a gem from the 80's with virtually no gore to make me afraid toget out from under the covers.

Cool! Few months back I bought the dvd from e-bay but still haven't give it a watch.:o I know this kinda sounds weird but I always prefer some kinda 'special day/weekend/holiday' to see well known great films (mainly Horror) like this one. :)

Aaaahh.... Damn. That's even more sad..

I don't like sad movies.

oh yeah...you like 'Boo!' movies:D

The Asphyx (1973)

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3918/asphyxposter.gif

A pretty original and decent English Gothic horror film. Set in 1870's England, aristocrat Sir Hugo (Robert Stephens) accidentally photographs an entity (mythological name Asphyx) entering a person's body at their death. Sir Hugo theorizes that each person has their own Asphyx and that if the entity can be imprisoned outside the body, the person will be immortal!

>>: B+

Eyes Without a Face [Les Yeux sans Visage] (1960)

Review in the 'last classic Horror watched' thread (http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?p=818924&posted=1#post818924)

>>: A+

The Invisible Man (1933)

Review in the 'last classic Horror watched' thread (http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?p=818924&posted=1#post818924)

>>: A

Angra

07-11-2009, 12:56 AM

oh yeah...you like 'Boo!' movies:D

I suure do. ;)

neverending

07-11-2009, 03:11 AM

Tower of Evil (British ttle: Mystery of Snape Island)

Horrible doings on a desolate isle off the coast of England. Very cheesey and lots of fun. Plenty of 70s style gore and Newb- every female character appears nude. (It was the 70s)

This wasn't on demand- it was on TCM.

urgeok2

07-11-2009, 03:37 AM

Ice Age 3 (3D)

more crap.

the 3D looked good .. the animation looked good .... but the story and desperately frantic pace ruined this one ..again.

I guess they didnt learn shit from ice age 2

adamstubbs

07-11-2009, 03:47 AM

Shiver (Eskalofrío) - A nice Spanish thriller about a young man suffering from photophobia. Him and his mother move to a village in the mountains where the days are shorter, but as soon as they do, murders start up and guess who they blame. I liked the film but I felt that the twist came too early and after it, the movie became less and less suspenseful.

_____V_____

07-11-2009, 05:49 AM

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Disease

07-11-2009, 10:40 AM

Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead

I'm not sure why it was a musical for the first 20 or so, but I didn't mind either, the songs were o.k and somewhat humerous... But then it turned into one of the most awesome movies I have seen in some time. Utter gratuitous gore,tits and Zombie chickens.... I laughed more than I have in a horror movie for some time.

8.5/10

Terror Firmer

I watched the uncut version, I thought it was far to long and with better editing it could have been a clasic gore/shock masterpiece. But over all, there was to much going on and to many different elements messing things up.

5.5/10

adamstubbs

07-11-2009, 11:17 AM

The Funhouse - A complete waste of time. I am shocked that Tobe Hooper directed this. It was horribly acted, uninteresting, boring, and not even remotely scary nor shocking. I only recommend this film to people who are a fan of BAD eighties horror.

fuglystick

07-11-2009, 06:22 PM

"Deadgirl"--I heard good things, but wasn't very impressed. 5/10

roshiq

07-11-2009, 10:55 PM

Watchmen (2009)

Outstanding!

>>: A

Disease

07-12-2009, 01:44 AM

S.Darko

Despite the fact that this movie should never have even been conceptualized, it was and curiosity got the better of me. It was a bit of a mess, it had none of the wit that Donnie Darko had which is somthing that made that movie so great. Also it was a much weaker cast, it wasn't unwatchable and maybe even a little better than I expected, but overall just unecesary. Not taking the origanal into consideration in near imposible when watching this movie and that is it's main fault.

5/10

Fanboys

It just wasn't that funny, great concept but a rather bad script, probably not the best cast either. Utterly dissapointing.

4/10

The_Return

07-12-2009, 03:38 AM

White Heat (1949)

After being so very let-down by Public Enemies last week, I've been craving a proper gangster flick - and this one more than fit the bill.

A fast paced, electrifying film that absolutely bristles with energy and tension from the very start. Cagney's Cody Jarrett has to be one of the most dynamic, unforgettable characters ever to appear on film - psychotic, charismatic, unpredictable and at times hilarious and tragic...I'll admit I haven't seen a large portion of his work, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say this has to be one of Cagney's greatest performances.

The plot is one to keep you on the edge of your seat, and once the tension starts building it doesn't stop until the explosive conclusion. Goddamn, what a great movie.

Made it, Ma! Top of the world!

zwoti

07-12-2009, 05:52 AM

the card player

Ferox13

07-12-2009, 06:44 AM

White heat is amazing...as is The Public Enemy.

Love the old Scarface too.

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07-12-2009, 09:06 AM

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The_Return

07-12-2009, 10:27 AM

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Oh man, that one's a blast...what'd you think?

I'm a huge Donald Sutherland fan, and I daresay that's my favourite performance from him. Makes the whole movie.

VampiricClown

07-12-2009, 11:37 AM

Oh man, that one's a blast...what'd you think?

I'm a huge Donald Sutherland fan, and I daresay that's my favourite performance from him. Makes the whole movie.

I agree.

One of my favorite 'war' films.

missmacabre

07-12-2009, 12:37 PM

Cannibal Ferox

The_Return

07-12-2009, 04:37 PM

Black Orpheus / Orfeu Negro (1959)

A gorgeous retelling of the Orpheus myth, set against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro's Carnaval.

Really enjoyed this one...nothing short of a treat for the senses. It's a non-stop array of colour and music, imagery and symbolism.

Brilliantly directed and featuring a wonderful cast of little known actors, this is a must see for any fans of cinematic art - especially if you're also interested in Greek myth. The way the story of Orpheus and Eurydice is adapted here is fascinating.

missmacabre

07-12-2009, 07:33 PM

Annie Hall

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07-12-2009, 09:11 PM

Oh man, that one's a blast...what'd you think?

I'm a huge Donald Sutherland fan, and I daresay that's my favourite performance from him. Makes the whole movie.

Yeah, he's easily got the best lines too. Loved the cinematography and the tacky humor in this one. Good movie.

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roshiq

07-12-2009, 09:39 PM

Public Enemies (2009)

Offered so much but delivered nothing new and yeah, it could be made without Depp & Bale.

>>: C+

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07-13-2009, 02:48 AM

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hammerfan

07-13-2009, 04:40 AM

Knowing...

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07-13-2009, 06:23 AM

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newb

07-13-2009, 07:01 AM

getting into the grindhouse movies lately

http://www.grindhousedatabase.com/images/thumb/05macon_county_line.jpg/300px-05macon_county_line.jpg

haven't seen this one since the 70s...holds up pretty good.

urgeok2

07-13-2009, 07:43 AM

Knowing...

same here ... man that was quite a film.

hammerfan

07-13-2009, 07:45 AM

same here ... man that was quite a film.

Yes, it was. There were a couple of scenes that took me by surprise with the brutality. Wasn't quite sure about the ending, though. I won't say here what it was in case there's folks that haven't seen it yet.

The_Return

07-13-2009, 05:35 PM

Bullets or Ballots (1936)

Nothing too special, but a pretty solid mobster flick. Edward G. Robinson is great as always and Humphrey Bogart is damn good in a supporting role. Most of the movie doesn't have a whole lot to distinguish itself from other movies of it's kind, but the ending is absolutely fantastic, and makes the whole thing worthwhile.

Glad I caught this on TCM - far from earth-shattering, but still a decent watch.

Freak

07-13-2009, 07:26 PM

Yes, it was. There were a couple of scenes that took me by surprise with the brutality. Wasn't quite sure about the ending, though. I won't say here what it was in case there's folks that haven't seen it yet.

I really hope your joking.That movie was just awful.Wish I could erase it from my mind.

cheebacheeba

07-13-2009, 07:30 PM

neverending

07-13-2009, 08:55 PM

The sword in the stone.
Kinda fun, I have rather fond memories of this one as a child, some years later watched it a fair bit with my younger brother who got right into it.
I really like the animation of this style/age.

I remember seeing that in the theatre as a kid. Definitely one of my favorite Disney animated features. It inspired me to read the source material- T.H. White's "The Once & Future King," to which the cartoon is surprisingly faithful.

roshiq

07-13-2009, 11:29 PM

The Prowler (1981)

http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/images/muze/dvd/sm/30/213530.jpg

>>: B

Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009)

Fairly done time passing comedy with almost NO gore & nudity:(.

>>: B-

urgeok2

07-14-2009, 05:15 AM

I really hope your joking.That movie was just awful.Wish I could erase it from my mind.

i'm not joking .. it wasnt awful at all.
it was a well excecuted film by all accounts.

Angra

07-14-2009, 07:45 AM

"Masters of horror - Right to die" 5/10

The only thing that stood out in this forgettable movie was the wifes amazing pair of tits.

Still drooling...

newb

07-14-2009, 07:52 AM

"Masters of horror - Right to die" 5/10

The only thing that stood out in this forgettable movie was the wifes amazing pair of tits.

Still drooling...

I have to agree with you on that.....she has a wonderful bosom.

Angra

07-14-2009, 07:54 AM

I have to agree with you on that.....she has a wonderful bosom.

Mmm hm..

What is she doing in horror movies when she could do porn? :D

Porn should make her famous.

newb

07-15-2009, 06:22 AM

SNATCH....first time seeing it [ the movie ]

Fairly entertaining.

Despare

07-15-2009, 08:49 AM

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (this morning at 12:30 AM...)

I liked it a lot, I watched Order of the Phoenix (for the first time) before watching this one so I was finally caught up. While leaving the theater two of my friends who love the books said they left a HUGE part at the end out though and would have been one of the best action sequences from any of the movies.

Disease

07-15-2009, 12:46 PM

Bronson

The first 20 minutes or so the style was a bit annoying, just the naration was a bit overdone. Then when it settled more into the story it turned into a rather decent movie. There wasn't really much of a story in it to be honest, but still it was entertaining to a degree.

6/10

Hellboy 2

This was a rather fun movie, easy to watch and doesn't make you think to much with some cool effects and new characters.

7.5/10

Gretel

07-15-2009, 08:04 PM

I liked Hellboy 2 better than the first one.

Last two movies I've seen were Severance and Moscow Zero.
In some ways I liked Moscow Zero, but it also seemed like there could have been more to it?

alkytrio666

07-15-2009, 09:22 PM

Bruno (2009)

Hysterical, edgy, shocking, quick and satisfying. American audiences might find it easier to laugh at Cohen's previous big screen character, a naive foreigner, but Bruno has just as much to say about what we find acceptable and what we don't- and where the exceptions lie. Contrary to some, I actually quite enjoyed the lesser narrative storyline; this outing moves quickly, like an extended episode from Cohen's original TV series, and rapidly changing scenarios come at an enjoyably fast pace. There is a broad range of humor here, ranging from slapstick (go ahead and take that word literally) to embarrassing interviews, and while the jokes can come jarringly naked, they always have a timid side to them, begging us to reconsider their extremities and completely redefining farce and mockumentary. To say that it is no Borat is a cheap way out; Bruno is full of good ideas and dares to be the provocative stunner we rarely get to see.

Kane_Hodder

07-16-2009, 12:30 AM

Knowing. Pretty good with a shocking end.

The_Return

07-16-2009, 05:00 AM

The Third Man (1949)

A classic mystery, set in post-war Vienna.

Even though some have the twists are sadly diluted - let's face it, anyone watching this today already knows Harry Lime is still alive right from the start - it still tells an engrossing story with some real surprises and a phenomenal cast.

Not only that, but it's also a great technical achievement. I've rarely seen such brilliant use of light/shadow - to go into detail would be to further spoil things for anyone else that's yet to see it, but the infamous reveal has to be one of the most stunning shots of all time.

I was also pretty impressed with the score. It seems out of place at first - a jaunty, upbeat zither accompanying a dark and foreboding mystery? - but you soon realize that it carries an almost cynical bite to it, and ties in perfectly with some of the themes of the film.

Orson Welles - even though his part is really little more than a cameo - manages to create a wonderfully charismatic villain, and is just one of the many highlights of this spectacular film. In a true testament to his talent, he delivers one of the most famous lines in film history - a line that he came up with himself:

"Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce?

The cuckoo clock."

alkytrio666

07-16-2009, 05:10 AM

VampiricClown

07-16-2009, 08:39 AM

The Exorcist (1973)

My first time watching this.

My Review (http://www.reverendhavoc.com/Home/movies/movie-reviews/movies-e/the-exorcist-1973)

jenna26

07-16-2009, 08:40 AM

Fingerprints ~ for some reason, I really wanted to see this, and now I have no idea why. :p It was mostly annoying, the characters weren't likable or believable in the least (what the hell was up with the mother?).

Angra

07-16-2009, 08:54 AM

The Exorcist (1973)

My first time watching this.

My Review (http://www.reverendhavoc.com/Home/movies/movie-reviews/movies-e/the-exorcist-1973)

You were disappointed and yet you gave it 23 out of 25 points?

That's.... quite generous. :rolleyes:

If it wasn't for your insane rating i would've agreed with your review. How do you feel about that? Bad, right? :cool:

VampiricClown

07-16-2009, 08:59 AM

You were disappointed and yet you gave it 23 out of 25 points?

That's.... quite generous. :rolleyes:

If it wasn't for your insane rating i would've agreed with your review. How do you feel about that? Bad, right? :cool:

Nope. I said it was a good movie. I was disappointed with the lack of scares, or scares of what I was expecting after all of the hype.

Your ignorance isn't paying off.

:rolleyes:

alkytrio666

07-16-2009, 02:23 PM

Nope. I said it was a good movie. I was disappointed with the lack of scares, or scares of what I was expecting after all of the hype.

Your ignorance isn't paying off.

:rolleyes:
"Scares" are cheap. The Exorcist has real chills- the kind that stay with you longer than the three seconds they're on screen.

VampiricClown

07-16-2009, 02:38 PM

"Scares" are cheap. The Exorcist has real chills- the kind that stay with you longer than the three seconds they're on screen.

The Exorcist, has not stayed in my head. Yes, scares are "cheap". But when I can sleep at night, from no "chills", as you say, it does not have a mental impact. Has nothing to do with jump-out moments.

Dead Birds atmosphere, gave me "chills".

Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer, dug into my head mentally. As did Eraserhead.

The Exorcist, simply, did not show me anything, I haven't already seen. At no point in the film, did my skin go all tingly.

As I did say, I enjoyed the movie. It just did not have a lasting impact.

And another question for you two; Why are you trying to tell me, that my opinion, is wrong? My reviews, are simply my opinion. And my opinion, is that it's a really good movie, but not really a frightening one, like all the hype around it suggests.

:rolleyes:

If The Exorcist, frazzles you people to the marrow in your bones, then, by all means, be scared. If it is an awful movie to you, then please, don't watch it.

End.

:cool:

Roderick Usher

07-16-2009, 03:54 PM

You were disappointed and yet you gave it 23 out of 25 points?

That's.... quite generous. :rolleyes:

:

agree with Angra (god it pains me to say it) but 23/25=92/100 which is close to perfection

yet your review simply calls it good. I agree 100% that it is a 90+ film on a scale of 100, but that's because I really love it the film. You clearly don't love it - which it your perogative and I am not arguing with your taste - so your number system and review simply do not jive.

VampiricClown

07-16-2009, 04:44 PM

agree with Angra (god it pains me to say it) but 23/25=92/100 which is close to perfection

yet your review simply calls it good. I agree 100% that it is a 90+ film on a scale of 100, but that's because I really love it the film. You clearly don't love it - which it your perogative and I am not arguing with your taste - so your number system and review simply do not jive.

I'm going to explain this only once.

First thing, unless a film leaves me entirely stunned, I don't ever get over excited. I don't type, in this manner; "ZOMG!! THAT FILM ROCKED MY SOCKS!!! LOLOLOL!!!!". It isn't my style. When I say I "really enjoy a film" or "it's really good", that means that I thought it was fantastic. I'm just not a person that puts a lot of exclamation points after a sentence. I'm very to the point.

Also, I did "love" this film, as you could say. But you also have to understand, that when you build yourself up on hype, to view a movie for the first time, you are going to be disappointed, no matter how fantastic the movie really is. And the way everyone goes on about how horrifying this movie is, I was expecting to piss my pants (or the floor, as we are on The Exorcist), but it just didn't happen.

Now, I have just revised my review, and added a side note to it.

Maybe everyone will understand now?

:rolleyes:

Look for yourselves. (http://www.reverendhavoc.com/Home/movies/movie-reviews/movies-e/the-exorcist-1973)

The_Return

07-16-2009, 04:56 PM

Shaft (1971)

Man...can you dig it?

This is a great flick...perfect example of that early 70's grit. Plus - and this goes without saying - Richard Roundtree in the title role is badass beyond definition.

alkytrio666

07-16-2009, 05:34 PM

The Exorcist, has not stayed in my head. Yes, scares are "cheap". But when I can sleep at night, from no "chills", as you say, it does not have a mental impact. Has nothing to do with jump-out moments.

Dead Birds atmosphere, gave me "chills".

Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer, dug into my head mentally. As did Eraserhead.

The Exorcist, simply, did not show me anything, I haven't already seen. At no point in the film, did my skin go all tingly.

As I did say, I enjoyed the movie. It just did not have a lasting impact.

And another question for you two; Why are you trying to tell me, that my opinion, is wrong? My reviews, are simply my opinion. And my opinion, is that it's a really good movie, but not really a frightening one, like all the hype around it suggests.

:rolleyes:

If The Exorcist, frazzles you people to the marrow in your bones, then, by all means, be scared. If it is an awful movie to you, then please, don't watch it.

End.

:cool:
Hey no need to get upset. Now you've explained yourself, opinions are opinion, so be it. I just didn't think "there weren't enough scares" was a good way to describe why you were let down by the film. What are "scares", really? That's all I wanted to know.

To each his own.

VampiricClown

07-16-2009, 06:06 PM

Hey no need to get upset. Now you've explained yourself, opinions are opinion, so be it. I just didn't think "there weren't enough scares" was a good way to describe why you were let down by the film. What are "scares", really? That's all I wanted to know.

To each his own.

Scares being anything that is disturbing or create a mental freak-out. Jump out scares don't bother me.

I was let down by the hype, more than anything.

The_Return

07-16-2009, 06:10 PM

VampiricClown

07-16-2009, 06:13 PM

Have you read the book, VC?

Personally, I found it far scarier (not to mention generally more interesting) than the film version...if you can find a copy its worth a look. I'm in the same boat as you on the movie - very, very well done but doesn't match the hype at all - but I was still very impressed with Blatty's novel.

Nah, I haven't yet. Honestly, I wasn't aware that there was a novel.

Is this the one you're talking about?

Amazon Link (http://www.amazon.com/Exorcist-William-Peter-Blatty/dp/0061007226/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247796702&sr=8-2)

I'm going to order some stuff from Amazon soon, hopefully. I may add it to my cart as well.

The_Return

07-16-2009, 06:23 PM

Nah, I haven't yet. Honestly, I wasn't aware that there was a novel.

Is this the one you're talking about?

Amazon Link (http://www.amazon.com/Exorcist-William-Peter-Blatty/dp/0061007226/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247796702&sr=8-2)

I'm going to order some stuff from Amazon soon, hopefully. I may add it to my cart as well.

That would be the one.

You'll find the plot is pretty much identical, but the characters and events are more fleshed out and the imagery is just stunning. One of the few books that genuinely disturbed my sleep.

That said...now I'm building it up for you, so you'll probably wind up in the same boat as you did with the movie...err, sorry about that :o

Disease

07-16-2009, 06:48 PM

The Exorcist (1973)

My first time watching this.

My Review (http://www.reverendhavoc.com/Home/movies/movie-reviews/movies-e/the-exorcist-1973)

I just can't believe you hadn't seen it before. It's like this guy today asking me who sings that song that goes ... 8 days a week I love, love,love,love you...

alkytrio666

07-16-2009, 07:42 PM

I've liked The Exorcist more and more every time I've watched it over the years, and now its one of my very favorites. I think the key revelation for me was when I realized that this was less a cheap-shock horror movie and more an intense personal drama about a priest thrown into a world of unknown on a very normal street corner. The film is called The Exorcist, not "The Exorcism", "Reagan", "The Demon", etc.

I don't even look at it as a horror movie anymore. Instead, I see it as one of the most interesting blends of sincere dramatic realism and disturbing supernaturalism ever put to celluloid.

And Return, I still stand by my opnion that you should give the film another try. You liked The French Connection- absorb Friedkin's style in this one; the gritty nature of the cinematography, the quiet moments. The performances by Von Sydow and the rest of the bunch are enough to make the film something special.

I do agree that years of hyping could ruin the first viewing experience for someone- probably because the film has been hyped for all the wrong reasons.

The_Return

07-16-2009, 07:43 PM

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)

Hysterical! Can't believe I waited so long to see this - a modern comedy classic for sure.

I wish it hadn't bothered so much with the narrative though...the "real" sequences were absolutely brilliant, but the scenes with just Borat and Azamat were mostly pretty inept. Still, it wasn't enough to detract from the film and I was in awe of how far Cohen went past the limits of good taste. A comedian with serious balls - I've always enjoyed the Ali G show, and now that I've finally watched this I'm pretty stoked to check out Brüno.

The_Return

07-16-2009, 07:49 PM

And Return, I still stand by my opnion that you should give the film another try. You liked The French Connection- absorb Friedkin's style in this one; the gritty nature of the cinematography, the quiet moments. The performances by Sydow and the rest of the bunch are enough to make the film something special.

I've re-watched it a couple times since when we had our debates about it...found a new appreciation for it, definitely. There's no question that it's a great film - still, like VC, I don't find it "scary" in the least, and personally I think I'll always prefer the book.

But yeah...I've learned to love it since the times I used to bash it back in the day, heh. (But for the life of me I still can't convince myself to sit through Jaws again, as much as I want to like it ;))

fortunato

07-16-2009, 08:29 PM

Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

Seeing this on Criterion is like seeing it again for the first time.

It is a giant maze. A tangled web.
Haunting, surreal, and a timeless puzzle.

Roderick Usher

07-16-2009, 09:30 PM

alkytrio666

07-17-2009, 04:16 AM

Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

Seeing this on Criterion is like seeing it again for the first time.

It is a giant maze. A tangled web.
Haunting, surreal, and a timeless puzzle.
I'm going to sit down with my copy this weekend. :)

Roderick Usher

07-17-2009, 07:46 AM

The Baron of Arizona

A classic b/w period drama from Sam Fuller starring Vincent Price as a swindler/con-man trying to claim the entire Arizona territory for himself through forgery & lies. Price is fantastic as a not-so-villianous crook and this slice of history is entertaining and enlightening, but the story-telling is a bit limp.

A fun film, not a great one but recommended for fans of Price.

6.5/10

Despare

07-17-2009, 08:34 AM

The new HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

Nice tone. Excellent comedy. Weak action. Terrible finale.

2nd best in the series behind PRISONER OF AZKABAN - but I'm still hoping for something "magical" from this franchise.

7/10

I can't think of a franchise that has sustained the level of quality that Harry Potter has for six films...

VampiricClown

07-17-2009, 08:40 AM

That would be the one.

You'll find the plot is pretty much identical, but the characters and events are more fleshed out and the imagery is just stunning. One of the few books that genuinely disturbed my sleep.

That said...now I'm building it up for you, so you'll probably wind up in the same boat as you did with the movie...err, sorry about that :o

Nah. With a book, your imagination, can make things much more sinister, and to what strikes fear into you personally. Same way with the movie, being mostly that of someone's personal vision of fear.

I just can't believe you hadn't seen it before. It's like this guy today asking me who sings that song that goes ... 8 days a week I love, love,love,love you...

My parents never allowed it in the house. My dad hates horror films, and my mom said it scared her really bad, so I never got to see it.

The new HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

Nice tone. Excellent comedy. Weak action. Terrible finale.

2nd best in the series behind PRISONER OF AZKABAN - but I'm still hoping for something "magical" from this franchise.

7/10

How much better than Order Of The Phoenix, was it? OOTP, seemed a little too long and stretched out. I need to see it again, before seeing the new one.

VampiricClown

07-17-2009, 09:10 AM

Martyrs (2008)

Review Here (http://www.reverendhavoc.com/Home/movies/movie-reviews/movies-m/martyrs-2008)

roshiq

07-17-2009, 12:45 PM

Franklyn (2008)

http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/images/stills/f/franklyn_2008_poster.jpg

In modern day London, a confused young man hooks up with an old flame, a man searches for his sick son and a young female art student expresses her art in an extreme manner. Meanwhile, in the Gothic, sprawling metropolis of Meanwhile City, a vigilante by the name of Jonathan Preest makes plans to kill the cult leader "Individual" responsible for the death of a young girl.

Starts with four seemingly unconnected story threads. But they finally connects at the end. Not a bad effort but first half was kinda dull except the set up of the Meanwhile city was atmospheric & fairly made.

>>: B-

Hitch-Hike (1978)

http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/images/muze/dvd/sm/80/1685980.jpg

Pretty entertaining road thriller with a nice touch of exploitation. Features three engaging performances from it's three main leads including 70's infamous on screen rapist David Hess!:cool:

>>: B

fuglystick

07-17-2009, 12:48 PM

Martyrs (2008)

Review Here (http://www.reverendhavoc.com/Home/movies/movie-reviews/movies-m/martyrs-2008)

I agree. The first half started tense and nerve wracking, the second half was tedious.

jenna26

07-17-2009, 12:48 PM

The Haunting in Connecticut ~ not great by any means, very uneven, and some of the dialogue was pretty bad, but I actually enjoyed it overall.

VampiricClown

07-17-2009, 01:45 PM

I agree. The first half started tense and nerve wracking, the second half was tedious.

It was too much of the same, over and over during the second half.

Roderick Usher

07-17-2009, 01:55 PM

How much better than Order Of The Phoenix, was it? OOTP, seemed a little too long and stretched out. I need to see it again, before seeing the new one.

I think it's substantially little better than OOTP. The character interactions were great, Slughorn is hilarious, but the action falls flat and it also feels overlong.

I would rate the franchise like this:

1. Prisoner of Azkaban
2. The Half Blood Prince
3. Goblet of Fire
4. Order of the Pheonix
5. Sorcerer's Stone
6. Camber of Secrets

fortunato

07-17-2009, 02:03 PM

I'm going to sit down with my copy this weekend. :)

Excellent. Definitely post some thoughts (since it's not really a movie to actually review, I think).

alkytrio666

07-17-2009, 02:32 PM

Excellent. Definitely post some thoughts (since it's not really a movie to actually review, I think).
Will do. I agree, I think that's why there isn't a commentary on the DVD, or any kind of analysis. It just isn't possible, and frankly would seem pompous. You just kind of let the film absorb you.

The_Return

07-17-2009, 04:31 PM

The Usual Suspects (1994)

Enjoyed it. Unfortunately I already knew the twist ending so that detracted a little bit, but there were lots of little surprises throughout that made it worthwhile, and it still has an excellent script and great cast.

Wish I could have been surprised at the end, but I was still impressed watching such a well crafted and complex plot tie itself together.

VampiricClown

07-17-2009, 04:53 PM

Alice (1988)

My Review (http://www.reverendhavoc.com/Home/movies/movie-reviews/movies-a/alice-1988)

Angra

07-18-2009, 01:02 AM

Alice (1988)

My Review (http://www.reverendhavoc.com/Home/movies/movie-reviews/movies-a/alice-1988)

Sold............

ferretchucker

07-18-2009, 03:03 AM

Twilight - Excuse me while I go and kill myself.

Angra

07-18-2009, 03:43 AM

Twilight - Excuse me while I go and kill myself.

You're excused, Posher 2. ;)

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07-18-2009, 07:40 AM

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Sat down to watch this thinking I would hate it, but surprisingly I liked it despite myself. Sure its a remake, but a well-done one. Keifer Sutherland is very convincing and carries the movie throughout, and apart from the climax and ending (which would make your eyes roll), the flick is actually pretty good. Some of the scenes make one cringe, and one particular nasty death scene will make you really squirm in your seat. Aja does a really decent job of building things pretty nicely (ala High Tension), but the final moments make things slip downhill. But still, all in all, one of the better Asian movie-remakes I have seen in awhile.

Watch it if you can see beyond the final 15-or so minutes. If you have seen the original Asian flick, skip this.