Last Seen 70s/80s Movie

[cheebacheeba]

I don't remember ever to have been positively surprised tho...
Just check daily and some will sprout eventually.

[missmacabre]

I just got done the best Canadian Film class ever. Teacher decided "screw work, you guys have enough going on with exams." and let us pick between watching movies or leaving. All the stuck up kids from the Dental Hygiene course left, and the rest of us watched and discussed Pontypool.

Very cool movie. Interesting concept for the spread of the virus. The lead actor had an amazing voice, and the little b-movie bit after the credits was priceless. Lots of Canadian themes too but I won't bore you. :P

[Dante'sInferno]

Monsters, Inc. with my mom. It's one of her favorites.

[lowlife]

Noise starring Tim Robbins and William Hurt
compelling comedy with serious subtleties
8/10:cool::D

[fortunato]

Zigeunerweisen (1980)

Seijun Suzuki's unusual film is a mysterious, ethereal drama concerning the relationships between and forces within four people. The action is intermittently distorted, like watching someone walk behind a pane of imperfect glass, the form itself intact and then suddenly twisted and obscured, then back again. We're not sure what actually happened, what is dreamed, and what is misremembered. Freed from studio constraints, Suzuki is able to take his time with the story, and although it slightly drags in spots, feels sometimes dreamlike, sometimes eerie, and sometimes both, ending in a superb, haunting finale that I'm sure will be stuck in my mind for some time.

Highly recommended- V, Alky, Doc, NE, roshiq, and whoever else is interested.

[Elvis_Christ]

I just got done the best Canadian Film class ever. Teacher decided "screw work, you guys have enough going on with exams." and let us pick between watching movies or leaving. All the stuck up kids from the Dental Hygiene course left, and the rest of us watched and discussed Pontypool.

Very cool movie. Interesting concept for the spread of the virus. The lead actor had an amazing voice, and the little b-movie bit after the credits was priceless. Lots of Canadian themes too but I won't bore you. :P

Cool. Loved that flick. Enlighten me on the Canadian themes!

[_____V_____]

Zigeunerweisen (1980)

Seijun Suzuki's unusual film is a mysterious, ethereal drama concerning the relationships between and forces within four people. The action is intermittently distorted, like watching someone walk behind a pane of imperfect glass, the form itself intact and then suddenly twisted and obscured, then back again. We're not sure what actually happened, what is dreamed, and what is misremembered. Freed from studio constraints, Suzuki is able to take his time with the story, and although it slightly drags in spots, feels sometimes dreamlike, sometimes eerie, and sometimes both, ending in a superb, haunting finale that I'm sure will be stuck in my mind for some time.

Highly recommended- V, Alky, Doc, NE, roshiq, and whoever else is interested.

One of the three films of Suzuki's Taisho trilogy. Read about this but never heard from anyone.

Sounds intriguing. You have peaked my interest, Fort, thank you.

Kino release?

[FreddyMyers]

Session 9......again, with no lights on and surround sound. Creepy!

[psycho d]

Trouble Every Day (2001). French art-house horror at its brutal best. This story starts out menacingly slow and brilliantly unrevealing. Things just do not seem to connect, with the one exception that the viewer somehow knows that horrible things are going to come about. The story never really gets fully developed, but that does not detract from its horrify central element and allows for the imagination to fill in the blanks. There are two scenes that are worthy of special mention for a "most brutal and squeamish scene ever" nomination. The camera work is playful and original, lingering at times in a most threatening manner. The acting was wonderful, with Vincent Gallo owning the central element of this film's importance. The direction-sublime! Overall, this was simply an artful display of intimately terrorizing horror. Merci beaucoup.
derek

[iSeymore]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1997) I actually liked this movie, kinda. Pretty under-rated and such, I find. :P I'm actually watching it right now. The protagonist just told Leatherface (Who's dressed up as a woman right now) to sit the **** down. and he sat the **** down. Haha! Good one.

[missmacabre]

Cool. Loved that flick. Enlighten me on the Canadian themes!

First thing I picked up on was the weather in central Ontario, and mention of Seasonal Affective Disorder. I think that was a nice way to set up the depression, paranoia and being stuck inside. Even without "conversationalists" running around, the movie could have played out similarly.

Sense of place, and small town boredom is huge. Maybe I found that more effective because I can relate, but it was pretty apparent. Mazzy was a Toronto talk radio artist before getting fired and started working in a town as small as Pontypool. He's clearly bored, and trying to stir shit up, make the small minded small-towners think about something, anything. He was so excited when shit started happening that he didn't really think about the hysteria he was causing. I just liked that because I know first hand that people in a small town will do anything for fun/attention. (Some kids in my town beat a carny to death with a baseball bat. We're desperate for excitement and it's sad.)

French/English relations. Firstly the BBC asking if the attacks were related to separatist terrorist attacks (In the 60s a group called the FLQ would set up mailbox bombs to try to kill English speaking Canadians in Quebec). Then Mazzy's distaste for speaking french near the end of the film. Look on his face was priceless.

[siorai]

Avatar: Yes, yes... I finally got around to seeing it. Kinda late, but whatever. :P

Visuals: Absolutely stunning. Jaw dropping. Etc. Etc. Etc.
Plotline: Tired, cliched, and overdone. I've seen it used at least 197 times before. Quite disappointing actually given the total timeframe that this movie has been in the works by Cameron.
3D: Some scenes were amazing. Others were just plain annoying. The tech has a ways to go yet. I'm looking forward to the Blu-Ray so I can watch it without the distractions of blurry, doubled images in the periphery.

[nightmare_of _death]

Avatar: Yes, yes... I finally got around to seeing it. Kinda late, but whatever. :P

Visuals: Absolutely stunning. Jaw dropping. Etc. Etc. Etc.
Plotline: Tired, cliched, and overdone. I've seen it used at least 197 times before. Quite disappointing actually given the total timeframe that this movie has been in the works by Cameron.
3D: Some scenes were amazing. Others were just plain annoying. The tech has a ways to go yet. I'm looking forward to the Blu-Ray so I can watch it without the distractions of blurry, doubled images in the periphery.


I still haven't seen Avatar, heck I still haven't seen the new Alice in Wonderland either.I don't get to the movies a lot, and was going to go a few weeks ago,but it would of cut time really close and my friends and I had to make it to another theatre before midnight.

I did watch 'Fanboys' a few weeks ago, that was hilarious. A must see for any sci-fi fan,I am a fan of both Star Wars and Star Trek and I laughed so hard during this movie!

[Straker]

The Great Escape: One of my favourite films. Quality film and superb ensemble cast.

[fortunato]

First thing I picked up on was the weather in central Ontario, and mention of Seasonal Affective Disorder. I think that was a nice way to set up the depression, paranoia and being stuck inside. Even without "conversationalists" running around, the movie could have played out similarly.

Sense of place, and small town boredom is huge. Maybe I found that more effective because I can relate, but it was pretty apparent. Mazzy was a Toronto talk radio artist before getting fired and started working in a town as small as Pontypool. He's clearly bored, and trying to stir shit up, make the small minded small-towners think about something, anything. He was so excited when shit started happening that he didn't really think about the hysteria he was causing. I just liked that because I know first hand that people in a small town will do anything for fun/attention. (Some kids in my town beat a carny to death with a baseball bat. We're desperate for excitement and it's sad.)

French/English relations. Firstly the BBC asking if the attacks were related to separatist terrorist attacks (In the 60s a group called the FLQ would set up mailbox bombs to try to kill English speaking Canadians in Quebec). Then Mazzy's distaste for speaking french near the end of the film. Look on his face was priceless.

Hm. Very interesting, MM ! I'll have to check this one out again and consider that context.

One of the three films of Suzuki's Taisho trilogy. Read about this but never heard from anyone.

Sounds intriguing. You have peaked my interest, Fort, thank you.

Kino release?

Definitely check it out!
Yeah, it's a Kino release. The picture's not bad; the colors are kind of off, I think the contrast is way too low and they've messed with the levels a bit. But the aspect ratio's right and everything, and the film itself seems in pretty good shape.

Trouble Every Day (2001). French art-house horror at its brutal best. This story starts out menacingly slow and brilliantly unrevealing. Things just do not seem to connect, with the one exception that the viewer somehow knows that horrible things are going to come about. The story never really gets fully developed, but that does not detract from its horrify central element and allows for the imagination to fill in the blanks. There are two scenes that are worthy of special mention for a "most brutal and squeamish scene ever" nomination. The camera work is playful and original, lingering at times in a most threatening manner. The acting was wonderful, with Vincent Gallo owning the central element of this film's importance. The direction-sublime! Overall, this was simply an artful display of intimately terrorizing horror. Merci beaucoup.
derek

Great film. Such an unusual surprise from Claire Denis, but it's great to see excellent filmmakers branch out like that.

[Doc Faustus]

Funny People. My favorite Apatow movie yet. Funny, painful and complex with no easy answers.

[Elvis_Christ]

First thing I picked up on was the weather in central Ontario, and mention of Seasonal Affective Disorder. I think that was a nice way to set up the depression, paranoia and being stuck inside. Even without "conversationalists" running around, the movie could have played out similarly.

Sense of place, and small town boredom is huge. Maybe I found that more effective because I can relate, but it was pretty apparent. Mazzy was a Toronto talk radio artist before getting fired and started working in a town as small as Pontypool. He's clearly bored, and trying to stir shit up, make the small minded small-towners think about something, anything. He was so excited when shit started happening that he didn't really think about the hysteria he was causing. I just liked that because I know first hand that people in a small town will do anything for fun/attention. (Some kids in my town beat a carny to death with a baseball bat. We're desperate for excitement and it's sad.)

French/English relations. Firstly the BBC asking if the attacks were related to separatist terrorist attacks (In the 60s a group called the FLQ would set up mailbox bombs to try to kill English speaking Canadians in Quebec). Then Mazzy's distaste for speaking french near the end of the film. Look on his face was priceless.

That does put a different spin on it all. Thanks for sharing :)

[VampiricClown]

The Great Escape: One of my favourite films. Quality film and superb ensemble cast.

I can't count how many times I've watched that film. Fantastic movie!

[neverending]

The Children

Kids are scarey!

[roshiq]

The Hide (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1305816/) (2008)

http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/images/stills/h/hide_2008_poster.jpg

Pretty slow burn but intriguing.

>>: B+


Clash of the Titans (2010)

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/9943/clashofthetitansj.jpg

>>: B-

[DP McCoy]

The House of the Devil - I found this extremely dull and exceptionally slow,I can enjoy a slow burner but this failed to engage me sufficiently.It had some good points,the 80's setting and retro vibe were excellently created and Jocelin Donahue was cute as a button. :) 6/10

[psycho d]

Homicide (1991) This movie is about a man's denial of ancestry and how this denial has ironically actually worked for him as a person. Of course, once he begins to engender his Jewish roots things start to go downhill. Difficult material to be explored, but this film does it with aplomb. This is a difficult and depressing movie about a guy we all really want to cheer for. And he let us down for what seem like the right reasons. The acting was more than solid, with Joe Mantegna playing a very compelling part as a front-line detective. It is always nice to see William H. Macy in any role, and his role here could only have been bettered by more screen time. Direction was wonderful, and allowed for the subtleties that film was trying to express find repose in the more than casual viewer. Great film! Merci beaucoup.
d

[horrorsniped]

Creepy Hide-and-Seek - Asian horror movie...

[iSeymore]

Grindhouse presents: Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof" (2007): A movie about a psychopathic Stuntman known as "Stuntman Mike" played by the marvelous Kurt Russell. Amazing movie, fantastic catch phrases, and camera work. I love the character Stuntman Mike and the whole 1970s southern western feel to everything. Quentin Tarantino's bar keeper character, "Warren" was also great. I give this movie a 7.5/10 The ending was kinda weird.

[lowlife]

Friday the 13th Part 2 nothing was on t.v. so why not.5/10:)

[Straker]

The Guardian- A pathetic attempt from William Friedkin.

[AmericanIdiot]

The Unknown Woman.................recommended

[neverending]

Seventh Moon

Started out well... kinda fizzled at the end.

[Roderick Usher]

Red River

One of my favorite westerns and a flat-out fantastic film. Carpenter borrored heavily from it. It came on cable last night and I couldn't resist... the wife even fell under its spell.
9/10

[ZombieZady]

Just watched 80's remake of The Blob. Talk about a giggle fest! Also watched Black Christmas (the original) for the 1st time. Holy crap was it creepy!

[roshiq]

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)

Without the masks they both looked almost alike.

While watching it I was thinking it'd be nice to see someday a Superman Vs. Hulk movie in a DC-Marvel collaboration where Hulk empower himself more after hitting by a Kryptonite meteor in the galaxy while fighting with the man of steel.:)

>>: B

[The Krell]

Psychomania,in which a gang of bikers known as the Living Dead,who terrorize locals and bug the Fuzz,kill themselves in order to be resurrected ...so that they can terrorize locals and bug the fuzz.

[Ferox13]

Psychomania,in which a gang of bikers known as the Living Dead,who terrorize locals and bug the Fuzz,kill themselves in order to be resurrected ...so that they can terrorize locals and bug the fuzz.

Great filml.................

[Elvis_Christ]

Dead Air

This was a bit heavy handed with its anti-war/weapons message (but hey so were all the Romero flicks) and I thought Pontypool had a creepier atomosphere. However Bill Mosely was excellent and the film flowed really well and I enjoyed it a lot. It'll definitely suit the people who were bummed Pontypool didn't show what was happening outside. Nice to see indie flicks like this that totally kill what the bigger studios are doing.

Savage Streets

Watched the new transfer of this one and it's FUCKING GREAT. One of my favorite flicks that turned me onto the whole trash/exploitation deal.

[missmacabre]

Dead Air

This was a bit heavy handed with its anti-war/weapons message (but hey so were all the Romero flicks) and I thought Pontypool had a creepier atomosphere. However Bill Mosely was excellent and the film flowed really well and I enjoyed it a lot. It'll definitely suit the people who were bummed Pontypool didn't show what was happening outside. Nice to see indie flicks like this that totally kill what the bigger studios are doing.


You'll be happy to know Bruce McDonald is making a sequel, Pontypool Changes, which will show more of an outside view of the situation.

[psycho d]

The Unborn (2009). i must have been in the mood for some rather vapid and predictable Hollywood horror as i did not hate this as much as everyone else. Or maybe i just gotta thing for Odette. i really appreciated the way photons reflected off of her body. Other than than, the film really drug in the middle and then ended in the most predictable of fashions. Late.
d

[Ferox13]

Savage Streets is great trash..

[The Krell]

Th Blob.Yes,the original.The Blob is one of the films I saw at a young age and it along with a few others is responsible for my love of the genre.I still am over the top in love with THE BLOB!

[Doc Faustus]

Hancock. Not half as bad or commercial as it looked. Some powerful scenes, actually. That makes two Will Smith movies I don't completely hate.

[phantomstranger]

"Burnt Offerings" (1976)

I remember seeing this movie in theaters back in '76 and thinking it was pretty decent, I mean it was made by Dan Curtis who created "Dark Shadows" one of my favorite TV shows and it had some good actors starring in it. I saw it the one time and never saw it again , that is until last night and WOW....what a turd. Boring. pointless and not the least bit scary. It's amazing how a few decades can change your opinion of something.

[missmacabre]

Watched Boondock Saints for the first time on Wednesday and forgot to talk about it. Suuuch a good movie, took me long enough to watch it. Probably wouldn't have but my boyfriend forced me to, glad he did. I almost hit him when he laughed at a cat getting killed, cause that was just gross, but the dialogue afterward made me laugh too. Just a very funny movie. Can we talk about Willem Defoe being the best actor ever? Holy shit, he's amazing.

Anyone seen Boondock Saints 2? I'm interested but don't want to be disappointed.

[AMICUS HORROR]

I watched "The Children" tonight, it was garbage, children screaming, hysterical mothers, my head was bursting the time the movie ended.:mad:

[fortunato]

Titicut Follies (1967)

[neverending]

I watched "The Children" tonight, it was garbage, children screaming, hysterical mothers, my head was bursting the time the movie ended.:mad:

I thought The Children was fabulous. You'd be hysterical too if your own kid was trying to kill you.

[lowlife]

Dead Eyes on London again:eek::cool:

[Freak]

Anyone seen Boondock Saints 2? I'm interested but don't want to be disappointed.

It's good but not near as good as the first, but still worth a watch.

[Ferox13]

I thought The Children was fabulous. You'd be hysterical too if your own kid was trying to kill you.

Yeah, I agree I liked the film alot...Great editing and the kids were truly scary..


Anyone seen Boondock Saints 2? I'm interested but don't want to be disappointed.

Not nearly as good. So if you go in with very low expectations, you might kinda enjoy it. And I have no idea what happened to Sean patrick Flannery's face between the making of the originalland the sequal..

[roshiq]

George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead (2009/2010)

http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/4346/survivalofthedead.jpg

At least this time the master of the dead came with a far better storyline, & characters than Land & Diary of the Dead. In addition, there was good touch of humor also. Liked it.

>>: B

[Cujo]

These are the ones i seen at the weekend

A Place In The Dark
The Uninvited
Drag Me To Hell
Eden Lake
Vacancy

Eden Lake was the best one,,then Vacancy

[DP McCoy]

[Rec] 2 - This is quite an effective sequel.The infection storyline from the first film is expanded upon in an interesting and original way. 7/10

[zwoti]

the last shark aka great white aka the last jaws



might be barred in a few places, but you can always get the Scandinavian dvd :D

[Straker]

Black Hawk Down. Visually superb and well put together film. One of my favourite war films, with some superb action scenes and quality cinematography. Plenty of emotional impact for a film which doesn't delve to deeply into the politics or characters at hand.

[AMICUS HORROR]

Watching Vincent Price in the Dr Phibes movies, just love them films, why don't they remake theses films and get Tim Burton to direct them.:rolleyes:

[VampiricClown]

Watching Vincent Price in the Dr Phibes movies, just love them films, why don't they remake theses films and get Tim Burton to direct them.:rolleyes:

For the love of all that is sacred, I hope that was a joke.

[Dante'sInferno]

The Blind Side was good. I'm glad it was shot where I live/my hometown. :)

[Roderick Usher]

Ink

Buried underneath the cheap look, and wholesale borrowing of Neil Gaiman's Sandman-esque mythos is a simple, but not unaffecting fairy tale. I had a hard time getting into it, but once in, I was actually moved by the story and the sheer audacity it took to make a film on this scope for such a small budget.

It's for fans of Del Toro, Barker and Gaiman. If you don't dig these guys, you'll likely not enjoy the film at all.

6/10

[Elvis_Christ]

the last shark aka great white aka the last jaws



might be barred in a few places, but you can always get the Scandinavian dvd :D

Classic stuff! I love Jaws knockoffs and that's one of the better (and hilarious) ones

[fortunato]

Thérèse Raquin (1953)

A mostly interesting noir-ish drama by Marcel Carné, based on the novel by Émile Zola. However, for being based on a novel by a naturalist author and adapted by a director known for realism, it's such a movie. There are way too many unrealistic literary devices at play here to really be drawn in, but the film is still held together by some excellent performances (especially by Simone Signoret) and some truly wonderful sequences. Worth a watch.

[The Krell]

The Pack-Pretty fair entry in the man against beast genre that I love so much.

[Elvis_Christ]

The Pack-Pretty fair entry in the man against beast genre that I love so much.

Haven't checked out many of those flicks what are some you'd recommend?

[Deimos]

Just watched I Spit On Your Grave again.:D

[psycho d]

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Co-written by Dario Argento and Sergio Leone, how could this western not be awesome? Disappoint it did not. Sergio Leone is a master of scene building. Every scene that deserves significance gets attention, and like the watched pot that does not boil, his sense of timing is brilliant. The cast is perfect, with each character's backstory a secret, driving element of things to come. When a director gets his cast to really act, where we understand the players by the looks on their faces, the tormented souls from their eyes, that is when have something more than a simple flick, and that is what we have here, meat to sink our teeth into. Merci beaucoup.
derek

[siorai]

Dead Snow - Pretty solid for what it is. Could have used more of both the gore and humor, but a fun enough watch. The Norwegian audio just adds to the humor of it all since the English dubbing was worse than a old-school Chinese kungfu flick and simply unbearable.

[AMICUS HORROR]

Just watched "Happy birthday to me" directed by J.Lee Thompson, a notorious
film director from the Cannon film studios. Why they never made a follow up
to this movie I will never know, they could call it "Happy birthday to me part II
Many happy returns".:rolleyes:

[newb]

PONTYPOOL

Different fer sure.....I liked it

[Ferox13]

Just watched "Happy birthday to me" directed by J.Lee Thompson, a notorious
film director from the Cannon film studios. Why they never made a follow up
to this movie I will never know, they could call it "Happy birthday to me part II
Many happy returns".:rolleyes:

Hard to believe its the same guy that did Cape Fear, Ice cold in Alex and The Guns of Navarone.

[The Krell]

Haven't checked out many of those flicks what are some you'd recommend?

Well if you arent too picky Elvis there are a ton of really entertaining movies with that theme,many of them released in the mid 70's after Jaws hit the screen.Please keep in mind that I am a big fan of B cinema and check out some of these Titles

Day of the Animals-1977. Leslie Nielsen as you have NEVER seen him!Basically the deal is that animals go berserk from fluorocarbons in the air and the depletion of our ozone and attack a bunch of hikers led my Christopher George.

Grizzly-1976. Follows the plot of everybody's favorite shark movie so closely that the makers of the film gave up and advertised it as Jaws with claws.

Night of the Lepus-1972.Whats more terrifying than giant mutated meat eating rabbits?

Food of the Gods-1976.Bert I Gordon directed.The giant animal fx vary between fairly impressive and absolutely terrible.

The Swarm-1978.Hysterically bad killer bee flick.Im sure you have seen this one or at least heard it mentioned as one of the worst movies of all time.Directed by disaster movie king Irwin Allen

Thats just a few EC.I hope you get a chance to check them out and you enjoy them.If you do you will find this sub-genre plentiful and mostly a hell of a lot of fun.

[Elvis_Christ]

Thanks Krell I'll have a look into those ones I'm pretty big on the trashier/cult type of deal so some of those sound great. Been meaning to check out Grizzly and Night of the Lepus for ages!

Last flicks I watched from that subgenre were Alligator and Piranha dug both of 'em.

[phantomstranger]

"Avatar"

While the film was visually amazing, I found the plot to be boring and un-original, This was a major dissappointment.

[Elvis_Christ]

"Avatar"

While the film was visually amazing, I found the plot to be boring and un-original, This was a major dissappointment.

Yeh that's what it looked like to me. I'm sure I'll see it one day but it'd just be a pretty hollow experience and mainly eye candy.

Cameron is overated as fuck. He hasn't made anything cool or interesting since The Abyss.

[newb]

Kelly's Heroes


I love these older war movies ...good cast...fun times

[AMICUS HORROR]

Watched "April Fools Day" directed by Fred Walton, nice little plot and what a twist.:cool:

Sorry folks, I was not thinking when I mentioned the twist of this movie, I am sorry.

[siorai]

Murder Set Pieces: A fairly blah movie overall. The acting is pretty bad. The storyline, while it does have possibility is never really explored that well. The gore is pretty well done, but is predominantly shown after the fact which worked really well in Henry, but not quite so well in this one. Good enough to watch once, but I doubt I'd watch it again any time soon.

[Despare]

House of the Devil

I liked it, I think the criticism it gets for being slow is a bit unfair though, I appreciated the build-up.

[Elvis_Christ]

Way to spoil April Fool's Day for everyone who hasn't seen it AMICUS.... how about a spoiler warning huh? :rolleyes:

House of the Devil

I liked it, I think the criticism it gets for being slow is a bit unfair though, I appreciated the build-up.

Yeh a lot of people seemed to have felt that way. I dug the build up too. I guess I watch a lot of 70s/80s stuff and a bunch of those flicks have a slower build up. Apart from House of the Devil being set in the 80s I thought it was more 70s in tone/style.

[fortunato]

Apart from House of the Devil being set in the 80s I thought it was more 70s in tone/style.

Yeah, I felt the same way.

[The Krell]

The Devils-1971

I find this movie incredibly powerful and I grow to appreciate its brilliance with each new viewing.Intense performances by all ( most notable in my opinion is Vanessa Redgrave as the depraved and tortured Sister Jean of the Angels) a beautiful script and striking sets that literally leave me on the edge of my seat.

[Elvis_Christ]

Yeah, I felt the same way.

That's because epically great minds think alike :p

[fortunato]

The World's Greatest Sinner (1962)

(In?)famous character actor Timothy Carey's only writer/director-effort is a truly bizarre one, both goofy and heavy. He even stars as a fiery and convicted advocate for Man as God, the "Super-human Being", in a story that must have been at least partly inspired by Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood. He plays passionate, Elvis/Jerry Lee Lewis-style rock 'n' roll, turning legions of people on to his "religion/political party" (clever, eh?), and so forth, then loses his way in the ensuing mess. Carey calls attention to the dangerousness of man's weakness to power, stale religion, and a host of other things, it seems. It's an awfully curious, but completely wonderful work; wholly B-grade production, with music by a young (and then-unknown) Frank Zappa and great cinematography by Ray Dennis Steckler!
Highly recommended.

The Devils-1971

I find this movie incredibly powerful and I grow to appreciate its brilliance with each new viewing.Intense performances by all ( most notable in my opinion is Vanessa Redgrave as the depraved and tortured Sister Jean of the Angels) a beautiful script and striking sets that literally leave me on the edge of my seat.

H-yes. Great film. Glad to find another admirer of that incredible work.

That's because epically great minds think alike :p

I was going to say that!

[roshiq]

The Reeds (2009)

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/2623/thereeds1.jpg

>>: C

The Army of Crime (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1258120/) (2009)

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4802/armyofcrime.jpg

Good WW II movie, recommended.

>>: A-

Skjult aka Hidden (2009)

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/2051/hidden1.jpg

Interesting plot with a good location but it was so slow that I took a 15 minutes of nap after the 1st half.

>>: B

Soylent Green (1973)

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2259/soylentgreen.jpg

Beautifully depicts the horror of overpopulation in our coming future which may very well be a reality soon specially in this part of the world where I live.:(
I think Sci-fi masterpieces like Metropolis & this one should get more TV screening on all national television channels worldwide on a frequent & regular basis.

>>: A

[AMICUS HORROR]

[QUOTE=Elvis_Christ;856565]Way to spoil April Fool's Day for everyone who hasn't seen it AMICUS.... how about a spoiler warning huh? :rolleyes:
=QUOTE]

Sorry, please forgive, am not the brightest star in the sky, I really wasn't
thinking, pure stupidity on my part, sorry.:(

[Ferox13]

The World's Greatest Sinner is great....Carey is a nutter. Tarintino considered him for the part of Joe Cabolt at one stage..

I watched CRIMEWAVE yesterday and he has a small part in that too..

[missmacabre]

The Dark: was alright, but I don't love Sean Bean so that made the movie so-so.

[DP McCoy]

Only the Brave - This film tells the true story of a WWII Battalion made up of Japanese-American soldiers.While the story of this Battallion is interesting and certainly worth telling I thought the film itself lacked dramatic impact or any real emotional substance. 5/10

[Elvis_Christ]

Sorry, please forgive, am not the brightest star in the sky, I really wasn't
thinking, pure stupidity on my part, sorry.:(

All good friend just remember for next time :)

[fortunato]

The World's Greatest Sinner is great....Carey is a nutter. Tarintino considered him for the part of Joe Cabolt at one stage.

He really is a nutter. That would have been awesome to see him in Reservoir Dogs, though.

[psycho d]

The Yakuza (1974). This near classic is wonderful on many levels. First the story is brilliantly layered without appearing to be forced. The secret lives of everyone involved is more than believable, it is only human. This American movie somehow caught the ethic of the Japanese, without glamorizing or vilifying it. The pacing is wonderfully slow, and the head of steam that builds finally blows the lid off in the climax. The acting was strong, with Mitchum and Takakura each giving wonderful performances. As well, the rest of the cast are no slouches. More than just a story about honor, or a lack thereof, redemption seems to sum up the overall theme of this under-appreciated movie. Ashe.
derek

[Ferox13]

He really is a nutter. That would have been awesome to see him in Reservoir Dogs, though.

He did cast Lawerance Tierney instead who is waaaaaaaaay crazier in real life..

[newb]

The Yakuza (1974). The pacing is wonderfully slow, and the head of steam that builds finally blows the lid off in the climax.


ya ever think of writing romance novels ?

:D

[Angra]

The Dark: was alright, but I don't love Sean Bean so that made the movie so-so.

You have to love somebody to like the movie? Grow up. :rolleyes:

[newb]

The Boondock Saints....1st time...thought it was a fun movie.....Willem Defoe was SO over-the-top ...but in a good way.

Even though the sequel is getting shitty reviews, I will have to seek it out.

[fortunato]

Kick-Ass (2010)

[newb]

Kick-Ass (2010)

that's it......no comment ?

[novakru]

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.

The kids really dug it, I fell asleep

[fortunato]

that's it......no comment ?

Haha, sorry. I really enjoyed it. It's fun, totally over-the-top in more or less every way but still maintains some great character development. It really plays off of a bunch of your standard comic book tropes, too. It also pretty freely pisses in the face of political correctness. There's already quite a backlash over Hit Girl especially, calling her a "destructive role model", which is pretty asinine. Ugh.

[fiend_skull]

Wizard of Gore


wow

[VampiricClown]

Wizard of Gore


wow

New one or the original?

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

[roshiq]

Haunted Echoes (2008)

http://www.horror.com/php/uploads/3085_thumb.jpg

>>: D

[psycho d]

Flame and Citron (2008). A story of two solid though human heroes that fought for a rather pure cause, but through not so pure channels. War, intrigue, and double dealing is nary a fresh subject, but the simplicity, and intensity, of our central characters makes for a great story. Based on real events, this story gives a fairly accurate account of the Danish response to Nazi occupation. The acting was wonderful, and the chemistry between our leads was almost palpable. The direction was strong. And while the camera work might have been a little hyperactive, i did not find it distracting in the least. All in all a wonderful flick from our Danish friends. Merci beaucoup.
derek

ps Romance novels???:o

[Cujo]

Tonight i just watched ..The Children..

and

Walled In

both good films :p

[Cujo]

Haunted Echoes (2008)

http://www.horror.com/php/uploads/3085_thumb.jpg

>>: D

I just saw a clip of this film,,wow,,looks good :p

[Elvis_Christ]

A Serious Man

Not bad. A lot bleaker than I was expecting.

Talladaga Nights

I thought this was funny as fuck. Heard it sucked but I dug it.

[roshiq]

A Christmas Carol (2009)

http://l.yimg.com/eb/ymv/us/img/hv/photo/movie_pix/walt_disney/disney_s_a_christmas_carol/disneysachristmascarol_smallposter.jpg

>>: B+


Storage (2009)

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/2438/storagec.jpg

An Australian thriller where a young man working at an underground city storage facility, discovers evidence of a murder and vows to bring the killer to justice.

>>: C+

[zwoti]

logan's run
strange behavior

[Disease]

La Settima Donna


A home invasion/nun revenge genre piece from Italy in the late 70's. Terrifying and cheesy at different times. A nicely shot piece that should be see by exploitation fans.


7/10

[Disease]

A Serious Man

Not bad. A lot bleaker than I was expecting.

Talladaga Nights

I thought this was funny as fuck. Heard it sucked but I dug it.

I saw A serious man a few weeks ago. I thought it was a serious piece of shit. It was fucking boring as watching sitting around while your girlfriend makes meaningless chit chat with her housemate.


Worst Coen brothers movie ever!

Talladaga is piss funny though.

[Straker]

Inglourious Basterds- Not bad. When its good its good, but I found it fairly laboured and self-indulgent at times.

[DP McCoy]

Sherlock Holmes - This was thoroughly entertaining from start to finish, Downey Jr and Jude Law were excellent as Holmes and Watson.I thought the recreation of Victorian London was outstanding. 7/10

[orangestar]

I'm watching Amadeus right now. Probably my 3rd favorite movie of all time.

[The Mothman]

Trailer Park Boys : Countdown to Liquor Day
funny ass movie, i love these guys.

Con Air

good god a lot of people in this movie were terribly miscast....Steve Buscemi? really?

Driving Miss Daisy
first time seeing it, new fav Morgan Freeman role

[AmericanIdiot]

taxidermia.................wow! sick shit from hungary. You guys have to check this out. Netflix has it on instant.

[Straker]

Koyaanisqatsi: Brilliant. Thought provoking and visually superb, well worth watching for any that haven't seen it. It's the sort of film you can watch and take out of it what you want. Beautiful cinematography and stunning imagery complimented by a quality score.

[The_Return]

Kick-Ass (2010)

I was worried at first - doesn't start out particularly strong - but man...once shit starts to hit the fan, it more than lives up to the name. My only gripe is that it was centered around the wrong character. Dave/"Kick-Ass" had his cool moments to be sure, but he was easily the least interesting character in the whole movie.

Still, worth seeing for sure. Some of the craziest action scenes I've seen in a long while.

[QuisCustodiet]

Also just got back from Kick Ass. Surprisingly faithful to the comics and most of the changes are pretty understandable. There was a major difference in Big Daddy's backstory that I preferred in the comics and Red Mist was badly miscast, but I enjoyed it overall. Fucking crazy fight scenes!

Return, have you read the comics?

[tachii]

crazy, i didn't even know it was a comic, but then again what do i know; i'm just a girl:rolleyes:




movie i just finished watching was 2LDK
was not too impressed
had hoped it would have been better...

[psycho d]

Sangre de mi Sangre (2007). This unflinching movie revolves around the desperate plight of the immigrant. The catch words are food and shelter: survival. We see how desperate people take towards desperate measures in order to survive. We cringe and yet try to understand, and we must come away with the notion that those aggressive, exploitative traits that we humans may express has made us survive as a species. The acting was first rate. And though the story revolved around some unbelievable coincidences, the twists and turns nevertheless entertain and add to the story and character development. The ending was unforeseen and perfect. The direction was superb. This was a painfully delightful watch. Merci beaucoup.
d

[Disease]

Soroity row

Piece of shit!


1/10

[ChronoGrl]

Soroity row

Piece of shit!


1/10

LOL!

That bad? Rue Morgue magazine thought that it was actually pretty fun.

[_____V_____]

Bet it was the remake. The original is not so bad for a trashy mindless 80s slasher.

[ChronoGrl]

Bet it was the remake. The original is not so bad for a trashy mindless 80s slasher.

The Rue Morgue guy actually thought that the remake was trashy fun too! He actually sold me on wanting to watch it. I was shocked.

Though I haven't watched it yet...

[fortunato]

The Rue Morgue guy actually thought that the remake was trashy fun too! He actually sold me on wanting to watch it. I was shocked.

Though I haven't watched it yet...

I actually thought the remake was trashy fun, too. It's soooo stupid, but they knew it making it.

[SamCostello]

Thirst.

Sam

[Elvis_Christ]

The Vindicator

http://www.dreadcentral.com/img/reviews/vindicator-big.jpg

Cool mix of Frankenstein and Robocop that I thought was a entertaining watch. I've said it about a million times but not much beats flicks from the 80s. Pam Grier starred as a badassed henchwoman too. Yep, great stuff.

[Disease]

The Rue Morgue guy actually thought that the remake was trashy fun too! He actually sold me on wanting to watch it. I was shocked.

Though I haven't watched it yet...


Do yourself a favor, DON'T!

[fiend_skull]

The Mist
I thought some of the monster designs were really awe-inspiring and the ending was pretty depressing.

[neverending]

Turistas

Scary movie!

Take the plane!

[roshiq]

The Rue Morgue guy actually thought that the remake was trashy fun too! He actually sold me on wanting to watch it. I was shocked.

Though I haven't watched it yet...

Agree with Disease & V. Didn't like the remake also. The twist at the end of the remake was easily predictable but more than that the killer's reason for all the killings was very funny & ridiculous. On the other hand the original was as V said, time passing typical 80's slasher.

[Elvis_Christ]

Turistas


I hated that one.

[The Mothman]

Network on the big screen

[_____V_____]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FHwg83mfL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

I have to admit I am impressed. A really fresh approach and idea, nicely scripted and directed, believable characters and a very creepy setting.

My only gripe (and POSSIBLE HUGE SPOILERS) is how the heck did she learn to shoot so accurately??

Other than that, this is one modern times movie which has left an impression on me. The gripe aside, this one's good enough to get a solid 07/10, and my rec to all my friends here - Fort, Chrono, Return, Roshiq, Newb, NE, Psycho_d, Straker...see if you can pick this up.


* * * ½ stars.

[fortunato]

Network on the big screen

Bah! You lucky duck.

[roshiq]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FHwg83mfL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

I have to admit I am impressed. A really fresh approach and idea, nicely scripted and directed, believable characters and a very creepy setting.

My only gripe (and POSSIBLE HUGE SPOILERS) is how the heck did she learn to shoot so accurately??


Ditto. I have seen it few months ago & already recommended on last year's one of the top 10 horror films thread. A pretty well crafted circular plot indeed. George on the lead did a fine job also.

Regarding your spoiler note, I think on a creepy & weird situation like that--when everything is happening out of order at least something should click right,;)

Blood & Black Lace (1964)

http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/images/muze/dvd/sm/51/166151.jpg

>>: A-

Just for curiosity after watching this Bava's jewel on the crown, I was thinking have I seen any Giallo Spoof so far? And I couldn't remember any comedy that made about Giallo genre! Is there really any Giallo-spoof film actually been made? If there's any watchable ones, then please recommend me.

At the moment I'm trying to 'develop' a plot where the killer wears Black Burqa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burqa), black sunglasses & as usually black gloves & only likes to kill the nude models. The detective who is trying to solving the case is a great fan of Giallo films & start to suspect a reporter who's got some Giallo films in his collection that the detective even haven't seen yet. Later at the end, it reveals that all the murders were actually happened for a rare & stolen Giallo dvd that someone bought online.:D

[Straker]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FHwg83mfL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

I have to admit I am impressed. A really fresh approach and idea, nicely scripted and directed, believable characters and a very creepy setting.

My only gripe (and POSSIBLE HUGE SPOILERS) is

Other than that, this is one modern times movie which has left an impression on me. The gripe aside, this one's good enough to get a solid 07/10, and my rec to all my friends here - Fort, Chrono, Return, Roshiq, Newb, NE, Psycho_d, Straker...see if you can pick this up.


* * * ½ stars.

This is from the guy who wrote/ directed Severance and Creep, isnt it? I've found both of those to be a bit hit and miss. Some nice elements to both of those, but they are weak in alot of areas too. Sounds like he might be getting it right now though. Will definatley have to give it a watch sometime soon.

[The_Return]

Return, have you read the comics?

Nope, can't say that I have...I adore comics, but have a real hard time keeping up with newer stuff. Honestly, I hadn't even heard much about them until the movie came out. Worth checking out, I presume?

[fiend_skull]

Dead Alive (aka Braindead) hooray for Peter Jackson films haha

[fortunato]

Blood & Black Lace (1964)

http://www.dvdverdict.com/images/covers/bloodblacklace.jpg

>>: A-

Just for curiosity after watching this Bava's jewel on the crown, I was thinking have I seen any Giallo Spoof so far? And I couldn't remember any comedy that made about Giallo genre! Is there really any Giallo-spoof film actually been made? If there's any watchable ones, then please recommend me.

At the moment I'm trying to 'develop' a plot where the killer wears Black Burqa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burqa), black sunglasses & as usually black gloves & only likes to kill the nude models. The detective who is trying to solving the case is a great fan of Giallo films & start to suspect a reporter who's got some Giallo films in his collection that the detective even haven't seen yet. Later at the end, it reveals that all the murders were actually happened for a rare & stolen Giallo dvd that someone bought online.:D

Yay! Great film. And I'd watch your giallo-spoof.

And V, I've added Triangle to my Netflix queue. Thanks for the rec, buddy.

[VampiricClown]

A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

Absolute weakest film in the series.

[The Krell]

A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

Absolute weakest film in the series.

No doubt about that VC.

Just watched The Offspring 2009

Complete waste of my time.I dont have anything bad to say about the writing,primarily because the acting was so horrible it would have stunk up a work by Shakespeare.Unconvincing performances from top to bottom..and is it too much to ask for an actor to actually APPEAR frightened when they are supposed to be? I am lost to any movie when I see men and women attempt to portray sheer terror and come of looking only slightly bewildered.

[roshiq]

Yay! Great film. And I'd watch your giallo-spoof.


Thank you.:D

last seen:

The Wreck (2008)

http://www.lovefilm.com/lovefilm/images/products/8/142478-medium.jpg

>>: C-

[psycho d]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FHwg83mfL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

I have to admit I am impressed. A really fresh approach and idea, nicely scripted and directed, believable characters and a very creepy setting.

My only gripe (and POSSIBLE HUGE SPOILERS) is how the heck did she learn to shoot so accurately??

Other than that, this is one modern times movie which has left an impression on me. The gripe aside, this one's good enough to get a solid 07/10, and my rec to all my friends here - Fort, Chrono, Return, Roshiq, Newb, NE, Psycho_d, Straker...see if you can pick this up.


* * * ½ stars.

A must see no doubt. Great execution and dark dark dark.

Last seen:
Duck, You Sucker AKA A Fistful of Dynamite (1971). Sergio Leone may have just outdone himself with this film. A pooper at the box office, this is truly one of Leone's finest films. I must admit that it threatened to be otherwise, and about 1/3 of the way through it seemed to lose momentum. Looking back, it was only shifting gears from that of fun and silly entertainment to that of a serious movie making a profound statement. The acting was awesome, and Coburn's impressive skills were only overshadowed by a magnificent performance by Rod Steiger. Ernio Morricone's score brilliantly lent an emotional overtone, especially during the flashbacks that both gave answers and led to more questions. Duck, You Sucker is a perfect example of the coming of age of an ingenious director... Merci beaucoup.
derek

[nightmare_of _death]

I spit on your grave

I don't even know where to start with this movie.Disturbing yes!

SPOILERS
I thought the death scenes were a little more intense than the rape scenes though.The whole movie was a bit shocking though.

[Roderick Usher]

Just for curiosity after watching this Bava's jewel on the crown, I was thinking have I seen any Giallo Spoof so far? And I couldn't remember any comedy that made about Giallo genre! Is there really any Giallo-spoof film actually been made? If there's any watchable ones, then please recommend me.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeolD_NxLeU

and of course, I made one recently. ;)

[newb]

The Children......enjoyed this one....having kids, I relate

The Thaw.....meh......who's picking Val Kilmers roles ?

[Cujo]

Thses ones i seen last weekend

Walled In
The Children
Mirrors
Acolytes

[psycho d]

The Watchman (2009). Meh. Everything about this flick screamed greatness. From production value, acting, to the story itself, a better film could nary be produced. Still, i did not like it, save for everything Rorchach.

"None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you. You're locked in here with *ME*!"

d

[roshiq]

Hide & Seek (2010)

http://media.movietalkies.com/posters/bollywood/movies/2010/hideandseek/hideandseek-2010-1a.jpg

>>: C-

[Freak]

Just got done wtahcing the last of all four Alien films.I actually enjoyed them all.

[The Krell]

Gojira-brilliant

[phantomstranger]

Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island


Well, technically my Daughter is watching the movie, but I'm with her and ,,well it's a fun movie and it is Scooby-Doo and uhh...Okay Dammit, I love Scooby Doo too! And I'm enjoying the film just as much as she is. There, I feel much better now

[endo]

We just watched The Men Who Stare At Goats the other day. Meh. Wasn't great, but wasn't terrible either.

I was supposed to get Phantasm in the mail today from NetFlix, and they are never late when they e-mail what I have coming and when. Alas, no movie in the mail.:mad:

I've seen it dozens of times, but my wife never has...so, I must share it's cheesy goodness with her.

[VampiricClown]

I spit on your grave

I don't even know where to start with this movie.Disturbing yes!


I really, honestly, found this movie to be a bit boring. Maybe it's just that after watching many films like this, this one lost the impact.

[nightmare_of _death]

I really, honestly, found this movie to be a bit boring. Maybe it's just that after watching many films like this, this one lost the impact.

parts were a little stale,I figured I would watch it and see though,since it was on HDC's most disturbing list.I'm always testing myself with films,and I really thought Cannibal Holocaust was a lot worse than this one.

[cheebacheeba]

Still, i did not like it, save for everything Rorchach.
I get you there...personally I found the comic did a better job, I mean the movie had most of what needed to be there but yeah...I thought the effects were pretty damn good and GREAT in the case of Rorschachs mask, the tone was nice and dark and I thought it was decent.
I think a lot of the characters had ways of making you not like them though.

[Straker]

Dog Day Afternoon: Brilliant film. Shame we didn't get to see Cazale in more films, great peformance from a great actor. He and Pacino together is about as good as it gets.

[neverending]

Dog Day Afternoon: Brilliant film. Shame we didn't get to see Cazale in more films, great peformance from a great actor. He and Pacino together is about as good as it gets.

I love the part where Pacino tells him "We can go to any country in the world, Sal. What country do you want to go to?"
Sal thinks long and hard and finally answers, "Minnesota..."

[Straker]

I love the part where Pacino tells him "We can go to any country in the world, Sal. What country do you want to go to?"
Sal thinks long and hard and finally answers, "Minnesota..."

Brilliant line, which was an ad lib from Cazale. There was a fair amount of improv. work within the film.

I guess I'll be a pedantic asshole at this moment too and point out it was Wyoming and not Minnesota, but the line still works perfectly either way.

[neverending]

Haha- yah, it's been a while since I've seen it. Definitely one of my fave Pacino roles, and one of Lumet's greatest as well.

[Ferox13]

http://goregirl.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/dog-soldiers-dvd.jpg

Watched this again yesterday with my Mom (shes 75) - really enjoyed it. My Ma thought it was great too. Shes not a big horror fan - she likes the Die HArd and Segal stuff more (as well as peroid drama like pride and prejudice)

[Elvis_Christ]

^^ pics not showing for me.

[missmacabre]

psycom and i are watching Gentlemen Broncos and it's the best thing I have ever seen.

[Cujo]

Just watched Autopsy..I liked this one :D

[Straker]

The Wrestler. First watch. Thought it was pretty good. Solid cast, great peformance from Rourke. Simple story, nicely directed.

[ChronoGrl]

Just watched Autopsy..I liked this one :D

You are the ONLY OTHER ONE (besides me and my boyfriend) who've admitted to liking that movie... I thought it was fantastic.

[The Krell]

Tokyo Zombies-I was warned I wouldn't like it,but they were rather wrong.

[The Mothman]

watched Black Dynamite a while ago. absolutely hilarious film.
"I threw that shit before I came in the room!"

[roshiq]

The Crazies (2010)

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/6802/craziesresize1.jpg

Not a bad remake but I was expecting to see some more explicit chaos in the town.

>>: B

The Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/347/blackbellyofthetarantul.jpg

I'd find more interesting to see if the killer used some real Tarantulas (like the scene from Fulci's The Beyond) on his/her victims rather want to see them as defeated Tarantula against a killer wasp.:) Anyway, it's still a fine Giallo.

>>: B+


Peacock (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1188113/) (2010)

http://l.yimg.com/eb/ymv/us/img/hv/photo/movie_pix/lions_gate_films/peacock/peacock_smallposter.jpg

Cillian Murphy was great in it but the ending left me unsatisfied.

>>: B-

Clash of the Titans (1981)

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/9716/clashofthetitans81.jpg

>>: B+

[psycho d]

Brother (2000). This Yakuza flick from Kitano may not be his absolute best, but it might just be his most violent. It might also be one of the most open display of fatalistic and grim humor as compared to his other flicks. The story itself is about honor, holding true commitments, and being true to oneself, even when that truth will but lead to heartbreak and suffering. This was a nice breakthrough for Takeshi in that he succeeds in the East meets West type of flicks, where such a pairing only leads to violent chaos. Overall a fun watch, albeit a tad violent. Merci beacoup.
d

[QuisCustodiet]

Dusted off the original Nightmare on Elm Street last night. Havent seen it in years and wanted to refresh before the remake came out. Still holds up really well, even though you cant say the same for most of the sequels.

[Elvis_Christ]

Dusted off the original Nightmare on Elm Street last night. Havent seen it in years and wanted to refresh before the remake came out. Still holds up really well, even though you cant say the same for most of the sequels.

Most of those haven't dated well at all with the exception of Wes Craven's New Nightmare.

[QuisCustodiet]

Most of those haven't dated well at all with the exception of Wes Craven's New Nightmare.

Ill give you that one, turned out really well. I wasnt planning on going back to any of the sequels but now that you mention it I think I might pop that one in tonight.

I didnt even like the other ones when I was a kid. Should probably give them another look some day, but its not high on my to-do list.

[Elvis_Christ]

I like the first two flicks a bunch and to a certain extent the third but I thought the series went downhill when they brought in the wisecracking comic styled Freddy.

[roshiq]

Pour elle aka Anything for Her (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1217637/) (2008)

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2074/afh11.jpg

Lisa and Julien are married and lead a happy uneventful life with their son Oscar. But their life radically changes one morning, when the police comes to arrest Lisa on murder charges. She's sentenced to 20 years of prison. Convinced of his wife's innocence, Julien decides to act. How far will he be willing to go for her?

A decent French drama-thriller.

>>: B

Five Dolls for an August Moon (http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/cult_movies2007/5_dolls_august_moon.htm) (1970)

http://content6.flixster.com/movie/10/89/18/10891880_pro.jpg

Although all the murders happened off-screen, may be the twists at the end were bit funny & confusing as well as also may be not one of Bava's finest works like Bay of Blood or Blood & Black Lace but still, I think it's a pretty unusual but an amusing Giallo piece from him & that makes it stand out from his any other reputed films. Moreover, for me it's got my favorite Eurobabe Edwige Fenech in it..who alone was enough for to make & feel any movie a better movie.:)

>>: B+

Reverse Angle (2009)

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/5344/reverseangle1.jpg

>>: D

[psycho d]

Hills Run Red (2009). This was a simple backwoods horror flick done right. Not lacking in gore or brutality, the direction of this one is what seems to shine the most. As well, the cast really enjoyed working together, and this is almost palpable in this fun, sick thriller. The acting was solid for the genre, and the story itself decent enough. There are even some well received, gratuitous boob shots. Even the end credits were entertaining. All in all a must see for fans of the genre. Ashe.
d

[Cujo]

Two films i watched last night which are

Train..Pretty gory , stomach churning stuff :D, good film though :eek:

and

Dead Silence..Ventrilogists dummy, creepy one..:p, Saw creator and a Saw like twist at the end :p

[fiend_skull]

In the Mouth of Madness

Personally, I find this film to be one of my favorite John Carpenter films. The atmosphere that this movie greats is fairly unsettling and is a great ode to Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft. I felt that the movie was also aesthetically pleasing with the creatures and such that slowly revealed themselves in the movie.

[Angra]

"Frostbiten" 8/10

Yet another good vampire flick from my swedish neighbours.

[endo]

I really like In The Mouth Of Madness too. One of my favorites actually. I haven't seen Frostbitten, have to try to find that.
I watched one this morning that I've already forgotten the name of on FearNet. It had Amy Smart in it and her and her boyfriend go to China and these Chinese zombies??? were after them.

Guess I shoulda paid better attention.

[cryptkeeper666]

Ghoulies IV, This 4th classic installment is a sexy sequel in a way with some little hot leather!!!

[friday13thfan]

Kick-Ass!!!

[endo]

Not a fan of the Ghoulies series. I'll take your word on the kick ass part.:)

[AmericanIdiot]

Streets of Fire.............badass 80s action flick starring a young Dianne Lane and William DaFoe. Has one great fight scene...........recommended

[Bastet]

Dr. Lamb,
The Untold story

[The Krell]

The Unborn,forthwith known as the unwatchable.

[_____V_____]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41NoZzGBqeL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Slightly disappointed by the way they tried to explain everything that happened in the first one, but a very decent watch nonetheless. A cameo which was unnecessary, and a twist which gave off an outlandish vibe. Its still fast-paced, very atmospheric and quite a solid little sequel.

Or maybe its just me and the high expectations I had going into this after the uber-high bar set by the original. Hope #3 lives up to the original a wee bit more than this one.

[roshiq]

What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (http://www.hysteria-lives.co.uk/hysterialives/Hysteria/what_have_they_done_to_your_daughters.html) (1974)

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An exceptionally above average Giallo with a nice blend of poliziotteschi flavor from the very beginning and that kept till the end with a fantastic pace. Liked it even more than its earlier What Have You Done to Solange? as I think this one comes with a better story, great score, fine cast and Dallamano's masterful camera works.

>>: A-

[Angra]

"Date night" 4/10

Yet again i fail to see Carell's talent for comedy. I just don't find him very funny.

Sure it doesn't help when the movie sucks as much as Date Night. In fact the highlight for me was the couple's serious talk in the car about their relationship. That will probably be the only thing i'll remember from this movie in about a week. That and Wahlbergs upper body.

[Bastet]

Streets of Fire.............badass 80s action flick starring a young Dianne Lane and William DaFoe. Has one great fight scene...........recommended

Love the soundtrack too-Jim Steinman

[Elvis_Christ]

Streets of Fire.............badass 80s action flick starring a young Dianne Lane and William DaFoe. Has one great fight scene...........recommended

Walter Hill RULES :cool:

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Beer

Enjoyed this one. Nice parody of the advertising/alcohol industries staring Hotlips from M*A*S*H. David Alan Grier was excellent too.

[Angra]

"Clash of the titans" (2010) 7-8/10

Well made good entertainment.

[roshiq]

The Meat Grinder (2009)

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Lately having some problems with the dvds of Asian films. Some of them are coming out without English subtitles and it was one of them! But I gave it a shot last night and just watched the whole film without understanding a single line.:D But as a psychological splatter flick it wasn't that difficult to follow as I thought it'd be.

It's like a Thai version of a Sweeney Todd tale in the form of a female psychopath who grinds her victims into meatballs for noodle soup.
The story centers around Boot, a single mother (who has a tortured & abused past) running a small noodle cart. When a dead guy ends up inside the cart one day she decides to see it as an opportunity and comes up with a new recipe! The bloodiness just escalates as more prey turn up, motivating Boot to expand her business from street-side noodle cart to a full-fledged restaurant business. Complications arise when she meets and falls for a young man who she met during a student riot.
This is obviously only a film for those with the strongest of stomachs. It is certainly nice to see some substance along with the splatter, and this elevates the film from being a mere gruesome freak show into something quite engaging. A solid mix of extreme gore and psycho character drama which is visually a nice treat indeed, specially for the jaded gorehounds.

I like to recommend it to Ferox, Elvis, V, Angra, Chrono & any other HDCian who don't mind to see some human body parts floating around in a blood shower frequently on screen.

>>: B+

The House With Laughing Windows (1976)

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I though it'd be a typical giallo. But despite adopting some of the conventions of the genre...the mystery maniac and tragic back-story, this is not a body-count movie and there is no black-gloved assassin. However it's a pretty fine & atmospheric 70's Euro horror with a good spooky story. Liked it.

>>: B+

Pontypool (2008)

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/6374/pontypool22.jpg

Beautiful concept & fantastic film! Really loved it, loved it...loved-loved...(oh, no!) Kill is kiss...kill is kiss...kill is kiss.:D

>>: A

[psycho d]

I Sell the Dead (2008). This was a delightfully comedic horror flick. While the story itself was rather simple, the strength of this lovely film lies in the charming fashion in which the tale unravels, told in an appropriately choppy fashion. The back story itself develops into a minaciously driving force. The acting was perfectly solid, with great direction and editing as well. Mixing horror with comedy is more than just making a sloppy film, and this little tale was created with aplomb. Merci beaucoup.
d

[missmacabre]

Young Frankenstein- such a classic and funny movie
Silent Hill- Perfection. I mean it, I have no complaints about this movie. The atmosphere is soo creepy, and close to the games. I love it.

[fiend_skull]

Inferno
Dario Argento has such a way with atmosphere.

[_____V_____]

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I confess I have never read the book, and that turned out to be an advantage. What a wonderful story, and equally well-filmed. Scorcese uses the talents he showed in Cape Fear to the full here. A superb, taut and gripping mystery-thriller which goes through several bizarre and shocking twists till the end comes, which reveals one final, mind-numbing twist itself, leaving you with more questions than answers. I will be going ga-ga about Shutter Island for awhile - it's just the huge Hitchcock fan inside me.

Laeddis, Rule of 4, #67, Spring 1952. No idea what I am talking about? Watch the movie. Highly recommended.


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[Bastet]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YZkckSq0L._SL500_AA300_.jpg

I confess I have never read the book, and that turned out to be an advantage. What a wonderful story, and equally well-filmed. Scorcese uses the talents he showed in Cape Fear to the full here. A superb, taut and gripping mystery-thriller which goes through several bizarre and shocking twists till the end comes, which reveals one final, mind-numbing twist itself, leaving you with more questions than answers. I will be going ga-ga about Shutter Island for awhile - it's just the huge Hitchcock fan inside me.

Laeddis, Rule of 4, #67, Spring 1952. No idea what I am talking about? Watch the movie. Highly recommended.

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So looking forward to seeing this at the weekend. The trailer blew me away and your review makes me even more excited. Oh and I am sure I have nursed some of those people in my time. :cool:

[nightmare_of _death]

Memoirs of a Geisha

[ferretchucker]

The Ghost

Pierce Brosnan playing a very good Tony Blair character in a very enjoyable film. Loved nearly every moment of it, and whilst I felt the characters could have been defined a bit more I would definitely watch it again.

[Aperion]

http://www.chuckwilliamsfanclub.com/filmography/1994_PuppetMaster5/Cover_PuppetMaster5_v2_lg.jpg

Puppet Master 5

I was pleasantly surprised, it was pretty decent.

[missmacabre]

Went to see Kick-Ass last night. I haven't read the comics but I found the movie really enjoyable.

[Cujo]

Autopsy
Train
Dead Silence
Shuttle

all horror/thrillers, good films.Train and Autopsy gory stuff :D

[Hate_Breeder]

Shutter Island smokes.

Been trying to find some good horror movies on Netflix but to no avail

:(

[fortunato]

Shutter Island smokes.

Is this a good or bad thing?

[Roderick Usher]

Kick-Ass

Finally saw it this afternoon while the kids were in school. Fun. A little heavy on the needle-drop soundtrack, but good fun stuff. Chloe Moretz is going to be a star.

8/10

[Angra]

Shutter Island smokes.

Been trying to find some good horror movies on Netflix but to no avail

:(


Dude, i thought you were dead, neglecting son-of-a-b.....

[Elvis_Christ]

Shutter Island was ok... I wouldn't go around riding it's dick. Nice to look at but predictable as fuck. Scorsese used to be great but its been years since he put out anything decent.

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Until The Light Takes Us

I always enjoy hear Fenriz talk about music and I found the interviews with Varg interesting but on a whole I found this to be disappointing. Poor pacing and shoddily put together this doesn't really live up to the hype that surrounded it.

The Eroticist

Dragged on a bit too long for my liking but there was some really nicely put together sequences and the satire of church and state was sharp.

[Disease]

City of the living dead

You know, it's got some great scenes and all, bit week on the story and what the fuck happens right at the end?

6.5/10


Gutterballs

The characters are the most annoying characters ever put to film. The set looks cool, but that's about it.

2/10


Killer Condom

Great flick, I found it hard to deal with them setting it in American but being German, I haven't seen a flick that did that before. But the humour was good and it was just some tacky fun.

6.5/10

The Seduction of Dr Fugazi

Fucking self indulgent trash. Don't bother. It reminded me of "The Room" the was it was shot, but not funny at all. Not to mention about an hour in the movie makes a complete flip, just when you thought it couldn't get any worse. I wish I had the power to stop watching a movie when it is shit!

0.5/10

Samson and Delialah

This movie won a lot of awards and praise in Australia last year. I thought it was a nicely put together movie, but nothing to really grab hold of you. The petrol sniffing thing gets a bit over done in Aboriginal flicks sometimes.

7/10

[roshiq]

Red Hook (2009)

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>>: D


Extraordinary Measures (2010)

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>>: B-

[neverending]

Pan's Labyrinth


This made me wish del Toro was directing the upcoming adaptation of The Hobbit, and not merely producing it.

[Aperion]

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Subspecies

Great film, I really liked this. I can't believe I haven't heard of this until now. I can't wait to watch the sequels.

[The_Return]

Pan's Labyrinth


This made me wish del Toro was directing the upcoming adaptation of The Hobbit, and not merely producing it.

Good thing he is directing it...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903624/

[neverending]

Oh, that's awesome! I thought I had read that he was producing but not directing. IMO he has a better feel for this kind of material than Jackson's rather heavy-handed approach.

[Elvis_Christ]

I've never read the Lord of the Rings books. So Jackon's flicks didn't really cut it for you NE?

[neverending]

I know I'm in the minority here, but, no, I didn't care for them. Actually, I really, really liked about the first half hour of the first film, when they were in the Shire. He really captured Tolkien's Shire, IMO, and brought it to life. As soon as they left the Shire, however, it lost the magic for me. Things and people didn't look and act like they were described in the books, IMO. They all had a very modern feeling to me, and were very much Jackson, and not so much Tolkien.

[Straker]

I thought Jackson did a pretty decent job with LOTR, but personally thought the animated film from Ralph Bakshi did a better job of capturing the feel of the books, it usually gets criticised heavily though. I think if you watch the Jackson LOTR before anything else you're probably going to appreciate it, but more people should check out the animated film 'cause its a really nice adaptation and has some real nice touches. Although, its worth pointing out it is only half the story and is lacking a sequel, its pretty much an unfinished project in that respect.

[neverending]

But you see- LOTR deserves more than a "pretty decent" adaptation. Those books mean a lot to a lot of people- particularly to those of us who grew up in the 60s and 70s when they were at their most popular.

[newb]

I grew up in the 60s & 70s......

never read the books....but loved the movies.

but I can see where NE is coming from

[Posher778]

I like all of them, especially the animated Hobbit. Those goblins were trippy!

[Elvis_Christ]

I know I'm in the minority here, but, no, I didn't care for them.

Nah I'm not the biggest fan of them either. I really do need to check out the books sometime I imagine I'd enjoy them more.

What fantasy flicks do you dig?

[psycho d]

The Echo (2008). A decent enough ghost story. Pretty slow build up that is finally rewarded with some second half action. The lighting was used to effect. The acting was actually pretty decent. The story itself was OK, a remake of Sigsaw from the Philippines. Overall it was worth a watch, though nothing special. Merci beaucoup.
d

[neverending]

Nah I'm not the biggest fan of them either. I really do need to check out the books sometime I imagine I'd enjoy them more.

What fantasy flicks do you dig?

Well, the aforementioned Pan's Labyrinth... Willow, anything Harryhausen did, Labyrinth, Wizard of Oz, Time Bandits... that's about all I can think of right now.... just woke up a bit ago.

Legend is good.

[zwoti]

feast 3
kingdom of the spiders

[TheWickerFan]

Just watched Who Can Kill A Child. Fantastic movie; the movie that Children Of The Corn wanted to be. Many thanks to Ferox13 for recommending it.

[fiend_skull]

The Toxic Avenger
Hatred of a Minute

both great movies

[Elvis_Christ]

Tony

This one was great. Well worth your time don't let it slip you by.

[neverending]

Human Centipede (First Sequence)

Very intense and graphic. A mad doctor grafts three people, front to end, into a creature he calls a human centipede. Bloody, bizarre, gross, crazy...

Available On Demand right now, even though it's playing in limited release in theatres. Check it out if you're into this kind of thing.

[roshiq]

A Single Man (2009)

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A sensitive character study in grief and Colin Firth was just remarkable.

>>: A-

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)

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A nice Giallo thriller from Lenzi.

>>: B

House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

>>: B+

[Ferox13]

Tony

This one was great. Well worth your time don't let it slip you by.

I loved this on too - the lead guy was super creepy..

Human Centipede (First Sequence)

Very intense and graphic. A mad doctor grafts three people, front to end, into a creature he calls a human centipede. Bloody, bizarre, gross, crazy...

Available On Demand right now, even though it's playing in limited release in theatres. Check it out if you're into this kind of thing.

Wow its out at last (not that i have demand though)

[Ferox13]

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Borrowed the complete Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan boxsets from a mate of mine (inspired after reading Me Cheeta: The Autobiography).

I've not seen this in years and all I can say is WOW. There is so much priceless stuff in this - there is some great 'pre-national geographic' footage of African tribes used on a green screen while Jane and her big white hunter cronies parade on front of it berating their customs and costumes. Other bits of note:

Jane undresses unfront of her father while slagging his prudishness (Maureen O'Sullivan is a real cutie in this)

The bad guys are white midgets in black face - they capture people and drop down the killer ape pit.

http://www.stomptokyo.com/sings/tarzan/tarzan-dwarfs.jpg

When a porter falls over a cliff some one asks what was in the box he was carrying.

White people try to shoot/kill every living creature in the Jungle.

All elephants wear huge false ears - of all the gaffs in this film who people in the 30's really know the difference between African and Indian elephants.

My only dissapointment is that they only say 'JuJu' once in the whole file. But disspite all this its a great Jungle romp and Johnny's hair has oodles of charm - Cheetah on the otherhand has yet to come into his/her own.

It was actually a lot cheaper looking than I remember - so it'll be interesting to see how shoestring it gets onces the series is handed over to RKO.

[psycho d]

The Brood (1979). With a premise that sounds anything but scary, this wonderful flick is truly chilling. Cronenburg takes his real-life pain and "manifests" it onto celluloid. The result is wonderful. With a perfect balance of on and off screen terror, this film is definitely a classic. The acting was great, with perfectly perfect performances by the main players. The kills were pretty aggressive, eliciting that beloved wincing of great horror flicks. The direction of course was phenomenal. This all time classic reveals that terror can definitely come in small packages. Merci beaucoup.
derek

[iSeymore]

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

[neverending]

Wow its out at last (not that i have demand though)

Somehow I figured you'd know about this. I wanted to call it a black comedy, but it's so intense, so unrelentingly violent and graphic I couldn't.

[_____V_____]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5147m7jigpL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

...to relive the experience all over again. And to introduce the wife to the best film of all-time. IM(Humble)O anyway.


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[The Mothman]

Human Centipede (First Sequence)

Very intense and graphic. A mad doctor grafts three people, front to end, into a creature he calls a human centipede. Bloody, bizarre, gross, crazy...

Available On Demand right now, even though it's playing in limited release in theatres. Check it out if you're into this kind of thing.

this sounds pretty awesome, cant wait to check it out.

[Roderick Usher]

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

Uninspired and dreadfully boring.

3/10

[iSeymore]

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

Uninspired and dreadfully boring.

3/10

Although they frigged up alot of their "remake" scenes, I really enjoyed this movie, they made a surprisingly amazing action figure for this movie, I really liked the actor who portrayed the new freddy krueger, I also liked a lot of this particular plot, and how Freddy was more concerned with getting revenge, than killing.

[roshiq]

Chloe (2009)

http://l.yimg.com/eb/ymv/us/img/hv/photo/movie_pix/sony_pictures_classics/chloe/chloe_smallposter.jpg

>>: C


44 Inch Chest (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0914837/) (2009)

http://l.yimg.com/eb/ymv/us/img/hv/photo/movie_pix/image_entertainment/44_inch_chest/44inchchest_smallposter.jpg

Not as good as I expected from such a great cast.

>>: B-

[Bastet]

I spit on your Grave

[Angra]

"Rogue" 5/10

[psycho d]

The Transporter (2002). Pretty much a by the numbers action flick. While the action was over the top, the story itself was pretty mundane. The backdrop of the French Mediterranean did make for comfy repose for the eyes, but all in all it was a rather prosaic, action-laced affair. Maybe worth a watch, but nothing special. Ashe.
d

[Cujo]

Hard Candy dvd from last night..good film

and

Saw..still got it from when i recorded it on tv, so i watched it this morning :p.. love those films :D

[Straker]

Avatar: I don't really know what to make of this one. Some aspects of the film I really enjoyed. That said, I have had my fill of sanctamonious story telling. The film pushed boundries in many ways but, for me, aspects of the film were almost retarded to the point of naivety. Do we really need to be told by mulit millionaire film makers the route of all evil is a corporate world and the only nobility to be found in life is via primative cultures? Save the planet, protect historical cultures, work a 50+ hour week, bring up a family and feel guilty about every luxury you ever have. I'm off home in my jet now, I might make another $300 movie in a few years telling you how cruel you all are.

OK, rant over. I enjoyed the film, I thought the acting was a bit hit and miss at times, but I thought the landscapes were beautiful. Regret not seeing it at the cinema, but I still thought it flowed nicely and looked great. Some quality action too.

[iSeymore]

Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

[friday13thfan]

Insanitarium

I enjoyed it.

[fiend_skull]

Rose Red
Despite the fact that it is four hours and ten minutes, I really enjoyed it. Now I know its a miniseries, but with the DVD set it is presented more as a movie, so its kind of how I take it.

[SamCostello]

Manhunter

Sam

[fiend_skull]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Nightmare on Elm Street

[roshiq]

The Daisy Chain (2008)

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/999/daisychain.jpg

A decently made Brit evil child film.

>>: B-


Das weisse Band aka The White Ribbon (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1149362/) (2009)

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4975/thewhiteribbonb1.jpg

I'm not sure how many of us here have already seen this Michael Haneke's latest film (it was nominated in last Oscar as the Best Foreign Language film & Best Achievement in Cinematography category), the reason I'm saying it cause it won't be fair to give some comments or a review until a good number of dedicated film lovers here seen this Magnificent film. I don't like to spoil a bit of fun for you by discussing any thing regarding this masterpiece.
I'd rather suggest you to go & watch it asap without having any kind of idea about the story or expectations like the way I have just seen it last night & it just blew me away! One of the few best of best films that I have came across in recent years.

But I can't control myself to give away a little spoiler...this will give you the tastes of every great genre in high quality.

Highly recommended to Fortunato, _V_, NE, Doc, Chrono, Psycho_D &.....everyone!

>>: A+

[neverending]

Insanitorium.


A silly piece of twaddle. Not worth the time.

[psycho d]

The Counterfeiters (2007). This period flick was a splendid take on moral ambiguity and how far one should go to save one's skin. The occasional brutality in this film is naked and alarmingly sterile. The acting was sublime, with the two protagonists playing against each other perfectly. The direction and camera work were remarkable as well. This is simply a must see for any fan of great foreign cinema. Ashe.
d

[iSeymore]

http://foolishblatherings.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/nightmare_on_elm_street1.jpg
"A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984)
Starring Robert Englund as Freddy Kruger and Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson and introducing Johnny Depp as Glen Lantz. Great movie, enjoyed the original movie.