Last Seen 70s/80s Movie

[hammerfan]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
Hidalgo

I loved this movie. What did you think of it, Austin?

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by hammerfan
I loved this movie. What did you think of it, Austin?



Love is a bit too strong for me but I definately liked it. Mainly because of Viggo's performance which is more often than not very good, very underrated actor imo.

[hammerfan]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
Love is a bit too strong for me but I definately liked it. Mainly because of Viggo's performance which is more often than not very good, very underrated actor imo.

You know, I still remember the first movie I saw him in - Daylight with Sylvester Stallone. Too bad his character didn't make it til the end of the movie. Anyway, I remember thinking then "This guy is going to be one to watch".

[urgeok]

i have an older movie called Amarican Yakuza - or something like that with him in it ..he elevated the quality of the film with his presence

he was always a solid actor ...been in a lot of stuff before his name was big ..

[The_Return]

Robocop

Not exactly the first time Ive see it, but the first time Ive seen it start to finish. Ive tried to watch this dozens of times, and for whatever reason I always get interupted. What a kickass movie. Kutrwood Smith makes for an awesome villain, plus there's some semi-unexpected plot twists that I found pretty cool. Not to mention the awesome effects [for the time].

8.5/10

[Dante'sInferno]

Badder Santa:D

[mothermold]

rio bravo

[Despare]

Basketcase which was a lot of fun and then Chopping Mall. Wow, Chopping Mall was BAD. I can just imagine what was going through the flimmakers head. "You know, I liked Dawn of the Dead but I hated all that social commentary, I think I'll remove it and try a horror movie in the mall. Hmmmm, I don't have any good makeup people so zombies are out but I do have those Johnny 5 prototypes from Short Circuit, those should work well. What about a script? Nah, we can wing it. I will make sure it still has a horror movie title though, that should sucker in some viewers." I guess I'm not sorry I own this one though because the lines alone are great for a laugh. Rambogram? Robot blood? Wow...

[bwind22]

Chopping Mall is one of those that's sooooo bad that it's actually semi-entertaining. I own it too.




Corpse Bride

This was okay, but very similar to Nightmare Before Christmas so if you didn't like that, don't bother with this. I have a bit of a stop-motion background so these types of films are always pretty cool to me, and Danny Elfman did what you would expect on the soundtrack. (Since all of his soundtracks/scores pretty much sound the same.) Anyways, it was entertaining, but not groundbreaking.

C+

[AUSTIN316426808]

Underworld:Evolution

Much better than the first imo.

[ShankS]

Man on Fire.

[Amalthea]

Chronicles Of Narnia (Cinema) 9 / 10

For the second time!

[Tat2]

Watching "Entrails of a Beautiful Woman" (Uncut):D

[slasherman]

I started watching "Body Double" yesterday... pretty sure I have seen it before....gonna finish it tonight...but I'm sure this isnt the best from De Palma...

[urgeok]

Bad News Bears (remake)


found myself laughing all through this movie.



Fear No Evil ... just got this on DVD - havent seen it in years.
unfortunately i was dead ass tired and fell asleep 1/2 way through so i'll have to tackle it again later.

one thing that immediately stood out was that although it has great tunes in the soundtrack - they are used in a very intrusive distracing way..

[AUSTIN316426808]

Watched Psycho and The Running Man last night.


Who the hell came up with the Dynamo character?

If he was supposed to be intimidating, he wasn't...If he was supposed to be funny, he wasn't...now if he was supposed to be out of place and annoying, then they nailed it.

[Amalthea]

Get Shorty 8 / 10

[cheebacheeba]

Boy eats girl.
An attempt at annother romzomcom. Didn't quite pull it off.
Shithouse acting, pretty weak plot. Some good moments of gore, and the zombie makeup was pretty decent, but overall, not great.
Felt like "I was a teenage shaun of the dead", only, not.
Way too short as well.
No huge issues, just not one I'd bother seeing again.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Hook

[Posher778]

watched halloween 2 last night, today i'm going to rent Dawn of the Dead 04 and Alien.

[RavageRitual]

Im planning on watching Alien today to Posher!

[AUSTIN316426808]

Kill Me Again

[hellfire1]

the three burials of melquiades estrada

[The_Return]

Originally posted by hellfire1
the three burials of melquiades estrada

Any good? I like really Tommy Lee Jones, Ive been thinking about seeing this one soon. Worth it?

[KF100]

A clock work orange.Awesome movie.

[hellfire1]

Originally posted by The_Return
Any good? I like really Tommy Lee Jones, Ive been thinking about seeing this one soon. Worth it?


it's the second time i watch it. definitely worth it.

[AUSTIN316426808]

The Thing

[Amalthea]

Barbie As Raspuntzel 8 / 10

[The_Return]

Madagascar

Ive seen it before, and I gotta say it's still not half bad. Sure, it's got the fart jokes and moral lessons, but I'll admit it was pretty funny in parts. The penguins made the movie, massively underused though.

7.5/10

[urgeok]

Thunderstruck...

australian film about 4 old friends attempting to fufill a pact they made as teens - that if any one of them died the others would bury the body along side Bon Scott ..


funny at times, childlishly stupid and pathetically unorigional at others ... overall it was entertaining..

the USA had Spinal Tap
Canada had Hard Core Logo,
The UK had Still Crazy ...

the Australians have Thunderstruck :D

[mothermold]

8mm 2....waste of money.

[slasherman]

Originally posted by mothermold
8mm 2....waste of money.
..news for me...without Cage...and it looks like a fake sequel...nothing to do with the first ..right ?

[Amalthea]

Cool & Crazy 10 / 10

I agree, A Clockwork Orange is worth watching!

[sabersword]

Last night, Jacobs Ladder. I can relate.

[cheebacheeba]

Just watched Mortal Kombat: Anihilation, it was on tv.
Just as stupid as I'd remembered. I didn't actually mind the first one...for what it was...but the second one is just TOO power ranger lookin', shitty plot, and animalities? If there was ONE THING that they shouldn't have brought out of the game onto film, that was it...and FUCK they made it look terrible too.

It's funny, the short lived tv series was generally better quality than both films.

Third film "devastation" supposedly out this year.

[Despare]

Tae Guk Gi - Great movie.

Old School - Not as funny as I thought it'd be.

[KF100]

I just saw CKY1 it was'nt as good as the sequels.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Four Brothers

[Despare]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
Four Brothers

Worth seeing? Been looking at this one for a while.

[mcilroy]

Nosferatu
Creepshow 2
Cannibal Holocaust
Martin
The Night Of the Living Dead **Black'n'White Verison**

[alkytrio666]

-Jackie Brown

-Assault on Precinct 13 (original)

-Yellow Submarine

-Exorcism of Emily Rose (surprisingly very good- far exceeded my expectations...)

-The Invisible Man (1933)

[Jacob Singer]

Originally posted by sabersword
Last night, Jacobs Ladder. I can relate.

I love this film, specialy the scene on the hospital (after Jacob scape from the car and fall beside Santa)...one of the weirdest scene I've ever seen

[Posher778]

Alien (1979) i was somewhat upset, it wasn't nearly as good as i remembered, but sigourney weaver is an amazing actress, just because the look on her terrified face when she finds ther creature on the escape pod with her at the end.

[urgeok]

Hoodwinked (in the theatre)

really entertaining and clever ..
never laughed out loud but thoroughly enjoyed it .

[Nyarlathotep]

el día de la bestia

[Posher778]

halloween h20

[urgeok]

Night of the Living Dead (Savini remake)

[Dante'sInferno]

Taxi Driver

[Elvis_Christ]

Slumber Party Massacre

and

Two Thousand Maniacs.

[hammerfan]

Underworld: Evolution

[gorefreak]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
Slumber Party Massacre

and

Two Thousand Maniacs.

"Slumber Party Massacre" is a pretty cool low budget film. :)

I bought "Evil Dead 1 & 2" unrated. Part 2 is okay, but nothing can touch Raimi's first one. :) The best kill scene is that unholy wailing from Demon Sheryl when that sacrificial dagger was shoved in her back and twitchin around spurtin all that red and white goo from her mouth and wounds. :) 'Got milk?' :D

[urgeok]

forgot about :

March of the Penguins ..

i'm glad i'm not a friggin penguin ..

(and i thought humans had pointless lives !!)

[hellfire1]

hoodwinked and eraserhead

[urgeok]

Originally posted by hellfire1
hoodwinked


what'd you think ?

i didnt know how i felt about it at first but by the middle of the film i was enjoying it ..

i loved the 'Wild Things' style of unravelling the mystery ..

[hellfire1]

the fact that i had to watch it in french didn't really help, but it was alright i guess. but like you said, i smiled a couple of times, but never really laughed outright. so... eh... :)


and now i'm off to watch bambi 2. lol

[urgeok]

Originally posted by hellfire1
the fact that i had to watch it in french didn't really help, but it was alright i guess. but like you said, i smiled a couple of times, but never really laughed outright. so... eh... :)


and now i'm off to watch bambi 2. lol


the dubbing would have damaged the effect somewhat as the voicework was pretty good (especially the wolf and the frog)

the singing goat was a highlight ..

[PR3SSUR3]

Night of the Living Dead (Savini remake)

I just watched that again too - it's not terribly gory, which might be surprising considering the capabilities of the director (perhaps he had his hands full - someone else did the FX).

But this turns out to be the film's virtue - comparing it with Land of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead remake and the other contemporary zombie movies, this one is impressively restrained and retains Romero's dark, depressing vision with some nice twists of its own (from his own new script, of course).

Buncha yo-yos.

[Nyarlathotep]

ninja scroll

[urgeok]

Originally posted by PR3SSUR3
I just watched that again too - it's not terribly gory, which might be surprising considering the capabilities of the director (perhaps he had his hands full - someone else did the FX).

But this turns out to be the film's virtue - comparing it with Land of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead remake and the other contemporary zombie movies, this one is impressively restrained and retains Romero's dark, depressing vision with some nice twists of its own (from his own new script, of course).

Buncha yo-yos.

yeah... it wasnt until they started to show the little bit of gore at the end that i first noticed it's absence (due to my interest in the characters)

I thought the whole cast was solid and Tony Todd did a fine job ..
Notice how big that guy is .. his head almost touches the doorframe ..
I met him in the summer and the 1st thing i said was .. "jesus christ how big are your shoes" :D size 15s ... they looked like snowshoes


i was suprised to see Bill Mosley playing Barbras brother ...


one of my favorite remakes ..

[PR3SSUR3]

Sadly one of the last capable of being self-referential without needing to be so self-satisfied.

Who's Bill Mosley again?

[urgeok]

Originally posted by PR3SSUR3
Sadly one of the last capable of being self-referential without needing to be so self-satisfied.

there certainly were a couple of interesting references ..
the blood being splashed on the tool in the basement .
(wasnt that what the dead little girl used in the origional ?)

and the sherrif ... using the 'all messed up' line
(Kind of wished they hadnt used that one ..)

I liked the end title sequence and the music quite a bit too.



Who's Bill Mosley again? [/B]

TCM2 and rob Zombies pair of films ...
seems to be a forum favorite here...

[PR3SSUR3]

Oh yeah, "Chop-Top" - he didn't look old enough in the NOTLD remake, but guess it was made 15 years ago.

Tom Towles was highly disagreeable in this, talk about a chip on the shoulder...

[urgeok]

Originally posted by PR3SSUR3


Tom Towles was highly disagreeable in this, talk about a chip on the shoulder...


he had a hot wife though :D

[newb]

DOOM [unrated]
Suprisingly decent game to movie adaptation. And they didn't hold back on the gibs.:D

[RavageRitual]

American Pshyco

[Jacob Singer]

Originally posted by Nyarlathotep
el día de la bestia

Great film!!!

[Zero]

just watched the original Rollerball again - it didn't age as well as I'd thought it might

[RavageRitual]

ichi the killer....again

[grimm73]

Hostel which was last night and the night before was city of the walking dead

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by Jacob Singer
Great film!!!

that it is, cracking black comedy

[RavageRitual]

Originally posted by grimm73
Hostel which was last night and the night before was city of the walking dead

What did you think of Hostel?

[Jacob Singer]

Originally posted by Nyarlathotep
that it is, cracking black comedy

Yeah. I love the character of Santiago Segura and Alex Angulo.

The final scene on Kio towers was great!!!!

[Posher778]

doom sucked until the 1st person stuff at the end... now that was fun!

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by Jacob Singer
Yeah. I love the character of Santiago Segura and Alex Angulo.

The final scene on Kio towers was great!!!!

the action at the beginning always cracks me up, the next time i see a mime artist......he's going down

[Yellow Jacket]

Phil the Alien

0 out of 5 stars

[The_Return]

All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos


Waste of time and money. Thankfully I only rented it, but Id still like to have that couple bucks back. For the first half or so, it introduced, and ruined, what could have been a decent zombie scenario. Once the zombies showed up, they proceded to use every worn-out cliche in the book. One of the "hightlights" was a zombie getting shotgunned point blank....and FALLING OVER. No blood, no gore, he just fell over. Near the end there was a bit of OK gore, but nothing worth wasting your time for.

4/10

[RavageRitual]

cant get enough SIN CITY

[Elvis_Christ]

Maniac

Zombie Halocaust

[Despare]

Aragami: Raging God of Battle - Good movie, one room 3 people... interesting ending too (especially if you've seen Versus).

Brain Dead - This one was alright, I liked the ending and some of the little twists this movie makes. Unfortuanatly for this movie it twists around a little much and instead of moving forward it just sort of circles about itself. Not that it was bad, there were some great moments, unfortuanatly what was between them was forgettable. Pullman was good though.

[mothermold]

Originally posted by slasherman
..news for me...without Cage...and it looks like a fake sequel...nothing to do with the first ..right ?

you are correct.

[mothermold]

chumscrubber...this was an excellent film!great cast,good story...top notch.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by Despare
Worth seeing? Been looking at this one for a while.



I really like it.

It's nothing special but at least worth a rental.

[gorefreak]

Originally posted by Yellow Jacket
Phil the Alien

0 out of 5 stars
lol@that title. :D Sometimes a corny title like that says something about the movie. ;)

Once in a while, I'll see titles of movies really crack me up. Like this 1941 Bela Lugosi film called "The Invisible Ghost". Almost as ridiculous as saying 'The Cold Ice Cube' or 'The Hot Fire'. :)

[Jacob Singer]

Originally posted by Nyarlathotep
the action at the beginning always cracks me up, the next time i see a mime artist......he's going down

Ahhh great film (as I say)!!!!!:D

[Amalthea]

Spirit - Stallion Of Cimarron 10 / 10

[RavageRitual]

Inhumanities

Inhumanities II

Exactly like Faces Of Death and Traces Of Death, but in my opinion it was a better than Faces and not quite as good as Traces.

C-

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by Jacob Singer
Ahhh great film (as I say)!!!!!:D

yep, accion mutante will be next to watch

[Jacob Singer]

Originally posted by Nyarlathotep
yep, accion mutante will be next to watch

The first 45 minutes were great but the last part of the film was quite bored. Not bad but it could be better

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by Jacob Singer
The first 45 minutes were great but the last part of the film was quite bored. Not bad but it could be better

been awhile since i saw it, but found it while sorting out my videos

[The Flayed One]

I just bought and watched Monster Man. I didn't quite dig the cheese as much as everyone else who recommended it to me, but damn was the monster design cool!

[hellfire1]

wolf creek

[Elvis_Christ]

Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things

.......utter shit and I don't say that often when it comes to Horror flicks.

[grimm73]

creepy since i heard it was based on some true events, i thought the torture scenes and the special effects were awsome. hostel gets a

[RavageRitual]

Ichi The Killer

I love this movie even though Ive seen it about 10 times. It doesnt get old. Good plot, good graphics, good everything in my opinion. One of my favorite Japanese Films.

A-

[urgeok]

Flavia the Heretic. (Flavia, la monaca musulmana - 1974)


more fun with those kooky italian nuns ..

[The Flayed One]

Watched The Machinist last night. Great flick! I can't believe Christian Bale lost that much weight for the movie. He truly looked awful. 8/10

[AUSTIN316426808]

The Godfather

[ShankS]

Apollo 13.

[mothermold]

dirty deeds

[InkMonster]

Cookers

[Femme Fatale]

It was the night of sequels. Ginger Snaps 3: The Beginning and Jeepers Creepers 2.

[The_Return]

The Mad Monster [1942]

As far as Mad Scientist B-movies go, this was pretty good. George Zucco steals the screen as always, playing his typical mad doc role to perfection. Glen Strange also throws in a decent performance [for this kind of movie] as the groundskeeper turned into a Werewolf. If you're into this kind of flick like I am, this is highly recomended. Otherwise, you might as well skip it. Most of the actors suck, the story drags, and it borrows *cough*steals*cough heavily from The Wolf Man.

7/10

[Yellow Jacket]

Waiting...

A very funny and surprising comedy romp. This is the type of comedy flick I've been waiting for years to see. Love the penis-game. I gotta try that sometime.

5 out of 5 stars

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

I have nothing to say about WG but that I love this movie. The animation is deligantly beautiful (though it still doesn't beat Corpse Brides's stop-motion animation though). Very funny for the kids and adults. A lot of in-jokes (like when Wallace is naked and Gromit puts a box on him that says "May contain nuts") and great movie references (loved the King Kong bit).

5 out of 5 stars

God am I glad to watch two 5-star movies back-to-back again!

[urgeok]

Ozone...

a no budget Tempe film..

is it really that hard to find people that can act ?

[RavageRitual]

House on The Edge Of The Park

Overall I thought this was a pretty good film. In my opinion this movie came across to me much better than Craven's "Last House on The Left" mainly because of being watered down with stupid humor.."House On The Edge of The Park" delivers some pretty decent scenes of blood and rape and delivers the goods in a pretty brutal way.

However, the music was some of the worst 80's music that was ever made. Absolutly Terrible.
I also highly disliked the twist Ending.

B- I think thats a pretty decent grade for what was presented.

[Dante'sInferno]

Clerks.

[The Flayed One]

Land of the Dead & Jim Hensons The Storyteller

[gorefreak]

"The Hazing", and it was pretty lame.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by The Flayed One
Land of the Dead & Jim Hensons The Storyteller


sayyyyy ....

thats what we need ! A Muppet zombie movie !

"Grover eat Kermit"

after all .. those things are monsters anyway ..

[The Flayed One]

Nooooooooo!

[bwind22]

Crash

I don't know about this movie... I guess I'd say it's highly over-rated because I heard a lot about how good it was and then I saw it and it didn't do anything for me. I think it was supposed to be an examination of racism in today's society, but it just came off as a movie about a bunch of stupid, ignorant people. All star cast so the acting is fine. There's not much action. Kinda boring movie overall that teaches us how the scum of society come in all colors and walks of life. If they were trying to say they average American is as racist and vile as the majority of characters in this movie, then I totally disagree.

Didn't like it, but it was well made so I'll be lenient on the grade.

C

[PeaSoupintheye]

Well Hello Fellow Horror Peeps! May I say what a pleasure it is to finally find a quality forum of in depth views and knowledge of my favourite genre of film!
I have been reading over last few weeks of peoples fave films, reviews and basic chit-chat and have to say have enjoyed every minute!
I'd like to join you all on this forum and give some insights into some of my movie experiences and hope that in time I will be as good as you lot at giving reviews!!

I reside in manchester UK which is great for a few reasons but I feel mainly because it is the home of Manchester United football club, I also get to visit two great Metal Clubs (another passion of mine is rock music) and it always rains and is often dark which is great weather to watch our classic horror movies to - so I'm sure I have bored you all enough now - I will embark on my recent forays into the world of film!

[PeaSoupintheye]

Most Recent Film

Sin City - 8/10 - without doubt a classic. I can say no more than what has been said already!

Irreversible - 6/10 - A hard-hitting french nasty film - found the rape scene quite disturbing but overall a neat movie. Loved the head smashing scene with the fire ext.

Skeleton key - 7/10 - Loved this to be honest. The end of the movie really made it for me. Quality.

The Descent - 8.5/10 - This movie made me lose half of my popcorn down the back of the chair!! Some great jumps - a great Brit Horror.

Creep - 7.5/10 - Another jumpy one - really worth checking out

The Red Monks - hmm, this was part of the Fulci collection but not made by fulci?? I'll be kind and give this 5/10 for the head in a picnic basket scene. Many better Italian horror films than this.

Hide & Seek - 7/10 - Unlike most on here I really liked it, I admit t obeing tired and not concentrating fully but I didn't work out the twist so was pleasantly surprised.

[PeaSoupintheye]

White Noise - 6.5/10 - Again another that is slaughtered on here but I liked it...

Ghost Lake - 1/10 - I really thought this was shite to be honest. Poorly acted, crap effects, was cheap - looked cheap and not in a good way. Does make a good cup coaster though.

Blood Moon - 2.5/10 - Cheap, Shoddy low budget slasher. Millions of better slashers out there - so why watch this?

Ned Kelly - Not a horror but an ok film hmm 6/10

Valiant - 6.5/10 - thought this was quite good but no where near as good as the Pixar classics

Incredibles 9/10 - Classic.

House of Wax - I really enjoyed this - I admit I have not seen the original but I heard really bad things and found myself pleasantly surprised. 7/10 (mainly for the Paris Hilton death)

Madagascar - 6/10 - was slightly dissapointed with this. An Ok film - wil lwatch again soon to make my mind up.

Kingdom of Heaven - 6/10 - Found this film slightly confusing - maybe down to my alcohol intake at the time hmmm

[PeaSoupintheye]

the Aviator - 6.5/10 - I thought this was quite good - particualrly liked Cate Blanchett's performance.

War of The Worlds - Thought this was good. Could have been better but was a good popcorn movie - 7/10

The Card Player - I adore Argento but this was too much of a hollywood film for me and where was all the gore?? Was dissapointed in this so sorry Dario - 5.5/10

Tonight could be time for Battlefield Baseball, Infection, Shikoku or NOTLD Remake...hmm

[hellfire1]

Originally posted by bwind22
Crash

I don't know about this movie... I guess I'd say it's highly over-rated because I heard a lot about how good it was and then I saw it and it didn't do anything for me. I think it was supposed to be an examination of racism in today's society, but it just came off as a movie about a bunch of stupid, ignorant people. All star cast so the acting is fine. There's not much action. Kinda boring movie overall that teaches us how the scum of society come in all colors and walks of life. If they were trying to say they average American is as racist and vile as the majority of characters in this movie, then I totally disagree.

Didn't like it, but it was well made so I'll be lenient on the grade.

C


completely agree.

i really don't understand why it's being nominated for an oscar, but then again, i never understand why some films are nominated.

[Thomasgeorge]

deuce bigalow2

[noctuary]

Heebie Jeebies

I don't know what in the world possessed me to rent a movie called "Heebie Jeebies" but god knows I regretted it afterwards. It's not flat out bad, but it's not good either. Just terribly mediocre all the way around. Some unintentional amusing moments resulting from the histrionics of the no-talents they got to play in this thing. All in all, lame and forgettable. Overall: 3/10

[RavageRitual]

I, Zombie: A Chronicle of Pain

This movie was released by Fangoria, and as you all know Fangoria is pretty picky on the indies it chooses to release.
But this movie although had deffinatly an extremely very low budget. I thought the acting, and the storyline were all very well done. The gore was ok, pretty decent parts. The only real bad thing about this film is its pretty damn depressing. You end this movie feeling really bad for the charactor named Mark. Overall I think this movie was well dont and deserves nothing other than a

B

[mothermold]

"waiting"....funny as hell.

[RavageRitual]

one missed call

[The Flayed One]

Ginger Snaps again. One of my favorite movies of all time. I never get tired of it.

[novakru]

Creep
I didn't like this movie,it was disgusting but not in a good way.

[cheebacheeba]

Ginger Snaps again. One of my favorite movies of all time. I never get tired of it.
...Must be about 100 times better than the first then, not accounting for poor taste.

Last thing I watched, where not exactly a movie, was the first two episodes of BBC production of Neil Geimans: Neverwhere.
I'm not sure at this point what to make of it, but it's sure an interesting storyline, kinda "far out" like a lot of Geimans stuff, and quite watchable so far.
I'm SURE the comic would be better...I'll have to have a look at that too.

[Angelakillsluts]

Sleepaway Camp (again...).

Best slasher movie hands down.

[noctuary]

Cookers

A pretty decent film about speed-freaks cooped up in an isolated farmhouse while they cook up a big batch of meth. As time goes by, they begin to fall prey to delusions and hallucinations that just may be real. There were problems with the story, but nothing serious. Worth a watch. Overall: 6.5/10

[Angra]

Originally posted by cheebacheeba


Last thing I watched, where not exactly a movie, was the first two episodes of BBC production of Neil Geimans: Neverwhere.
I'm not sure at this point what to make of it, but it's sure an interesting storyline, kinda "far out" like a lot of Geimans stuff, and quite watchable so far.
I'm SURE the comic would be better...I'll have to have a look at that too.



It´s not a comic, it´s a novel. And it´s one of the best books i´ve ever read. And the BBC production is a pure insult!! :mad:

[cheebacheeba]

It´s not a comic, it´s a novel. And it´s one of the best books i´ve ever read
Fair enough, I just assumed comic on account of the Gaiman stuff I usually read.

And the BBC production is a pure insult!!
As would just about anything based on his literary works I assume...I'll be ok...although I still await mirrormask with great anticipation.

[Angra]

Originally posted by cheebacheeba



although I still await mirrormask with great anticipation.


Yes, me too.:)


And i still wait for a Peter Jackson remake of "Neverwhere".:D

[Yellow Jacket]

Just Like Heaven

A boring, unorthodox romantic comedy that brought nothing new to the table (except for the fact that Reese Witherspoon was *SPOILER* in a coma and talking with Mark Ruffalo in a spirit form). Think "Sixth Sense" meets chick flick. Get the picture?

1 and a half stars out of 5

Elizabethtown

One of the most surprising movies of the year! At first, I wasn't into it. Hated the Drew character and his tedious rants. But , about twenty minutes in, I grew into his character and began to root for him to get the girl (whose name is Claire). Sure, Alec Baldwin was underused (could've given him a better role) and it did start off slow, but once you get into Elizabehttown, you just can't get out!

4 and a half stars out of 5

John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars

Finally, John Carpenter has returned to the director's chair to bring us a fun, but slow at times, ride of ghosts, recruits, war, and the planet Mars. The casting was great (Jason Statham kicked ass here) and I loved the set design. Though, I could've done without Ice Cube's brother and posse being found. It just slowed the pace of the movie down for awhile. Overall, Ghosts of Mars was a fun ride I'll definitly be taking again soon.

3 and a half stars out of 5

[bwind22]

Originally posted by cheebacheeba
...Must be about 100 times better than the first then, not accounting for poor taste.



Flayed One was saying they watched Ginger Snaps...... Again. As in, they watched Ginger Snaps for not the first time.

Those films are called Ginger Snaps, Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed and Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning. They haven't gotten around to making Ginger Snaps Again yet, but I'm sure if they keep making money, it won't be too far off.

[urgeok]

although i have all 3, i've only watched the 1st 2 so far and i've enjoyed them both.

being Canadian .. it's manditory that i like them :D


seriously - this is pretty good stuff ... you should see the normal crap that comes out of this country. (a result of all our talent constantly migrating to the USA where they actually get paid for their work)

[slasherman]

Originally posted by Angelakillsluts
Sleepaway Camp (again...).

Best slasher movie hands down.
have you seen "Happy Birthday to me " ?......

..."Robocop 2"...again

[Dante'sInferno]

I just watched NOES....




I'm ordering the 40 year old vigrin today and the Charlie and the choclate factory!!!!XD i cant wait to see them..:D

[Yellow Jacket]

Seven

I bought this movie for my b-day last August and just now watched it for the first time. And I have to say, the hype was much needed. Seven is an expertly crafted crime-thriller, superbly acted, well written, and greatly directed. I loved this movie and is now my seventh favorite movie (no pun intended).

5 out of 5 stars

[Amalthea]

Chicken Little 8 / 10 (First time viewing in the cinema)

[Angelakillsluts]

Originally posted by slasherman
have you seen "Happy Birthday to me " ?......


I could have sworn I had but after checking hte info I'm not sure. Is it your favorite? I'm definately going to have to rent it.

[The_Return]

Capote (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379725/)

Ill get the bad of this film out of the way first. The fact that Bennett Miller is new to directing really shows; most scenes seem to be cut off early, and there is no flow between scenes. He by no means desers the Oscar nomination, IMO. Also, in some parts near the first and, less frquently, throughout the film, the script seemed forced. Capote's line about being "pegged" would have fit perfectly later in the movie, but was totally out of place when it was said. Now lets move on to the good stuff, shall we? Though the praise is directed almost solely toward Hoffman, I think the entire cast deserves a round of applause and a pat on the back. Though I personally dont think it was Oscar-worthy, Hoffman did put in a great performance, hindered only by some fairly weak sections of the script. In my humble opinion however, Cliffton Collins Jr. was the best actor involved by a long shot. I dont think I blinked once during his monologue near the end; his tone and expression...wow. I dont think this film deserves any of the Oscars it's nominated for, however Collins certainly should have got a nod for Supporting Actor. His performance serously blew me away.

Overall, this is a great movie. Starts out slow, but from the introduction of Perry Smith onward, you wont want to miss a second.

8.5/10

[urgeok]

napoleon dynamite - for about the 20th time ..

[mothermold]

Originally posted by urgeok
napoleon dynamite - for about the 20th time ..

it never gets old.


last watched:not another teen movie special edt.

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by mothermold
it never gets old.


last watched:not another teen movie special edt.

Trust me, it gets old.

I love the movie to death, but after about the 25th viewing I want to vomit just thinking about it. And I'm being dead serious. It makes me sick.

[scouse mac]

Sideways: Not normally my sort of film but was pleasantly surprised, highly recommend this one.

[Dante'sInferno]

Bad new bears..rmake....fucking awomse as usual

[mothermold]

Originally posted by scouse mac
Sideways: Not normally my sort of film but was pleasantly surprised, highly recommend this one.


..great flim.paul giamatta is excellent as usual.

Jack: If they want to drink Merlot, we're drinking Merlot.

Miles Raymond: No, if anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking Merlot!

[urgeok]

Originally posted by mothermold
it never gets old.



doesnt get old for me either

[Yellow Jacket]

Doom

I've been playing a game of cat & mouse with Doom since it's release on Tuesday. BlockBuster got very few copies, and there just as pissed as I am! But, I finally got my copy today. Yes, I have played Doom before. I have it for the PC,a nd though I don't play it as much as the next guy would, when I do finally play it, I'm usually doing the deed for about 12 hours straight. Now, this movie didn't follow the game all to well, but it still kept to the shoot-em-up theme. Sure, the brother-sister shit could've stayed out of the story, and the finale wasn't good at all. I won't ruin it for you, but I'll say it wasn't what I went into Doom to see. But, overall, Doom did deliver in the action scene, and is a good popcorn flick.

3 out of 5 stars

[The_Return]

A Shot in the Dark (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058586/)

This is as close to perfect as comedies get. With Sellers near top form, this is by far the crown jewel of the Pink Panther saga. The laughs are frequent and always hilarious, totally over-the-top in some places, and hilariously sublte in others. Easily the funiest movie Ive ever seen, and it couldnt come recomened any higher.

9.5/10

[Amalthea]

Shrek 2 - 9 / 10

[KF100]

Halloween.

[RavageRitual]

Family Guy Movie

[The_Return]

Originally posted by RavageRitual
Family Guy Movie

Any good? Some of my friends said it was pretty bad, so Ive kinda been avoiding it...

[Despare]

Disney's Robin Hood

Story of Ricki.

Both good movies in very very different ways.

[Amalthea]

Ikingut 10 / 10

[Dismal]

halloween 2

[Yellow Jacket]

Originally posted by The_Return
Any good? Some of my friends said it was pretty bad, so Ive kinda been avoiding it...

I thought it was really funny! Well worth the watch!

5 out of 5 stars.

[Despare]

Trilogy of Terror II

Alright, kind of boring though, it was no Creepshow or Twilight Zone that's for sure.

[Tat2]

Watching Zombi Holocaust :D

[Yellow Jacket]

My cable isn't working right now, so I just popped in Night of the Living Dead (original).

[horrifying]

a midnight clear 8/10

[hellfire1]

sheitan.

french horror/comedy film with vincent cassel, who i normally don't like, but was really hilarious and freaky in this one.

hope it gets an international release because it's really worth it. good fun.

[Jacob Singer]

Snake's weeckend, I've seen (again) Escape from N.Y and from L.A.

[ItsAlive75]

Waiting...

I like movies without plots, just laughs.

[Yellow Jacket]

Night of the Living Dead (original)

5 out of 5 stars

Army of Darkness

4 out of 5 stars

[Jacob Singer]

Originally posted by ItsAlive75
Waiting...

I like movies without plots, just laughs.

???? :confused:

[mothermold]

miracle.this film and slapshot are without a doubt the two best hockey films ever made.............of coarse i don't think there's been much competition.:rolleyes:

[Elvis_Christ]

The Thing.

[Marroe]

Dead and Breakfast

[Amalthea]

Shrek 10 / 10

[scouse mac]

Wolf Creek: Liked it alot, especially as it didn't run to the usual formula (should that be formulae?) we get from these sort of films.

[Victoria_Graven]

Hard Rock Zombies (just as good as the first time I saw it)

[hammerfan]

Demons 2
Demons 3: The Ogre

[noctuary]

Rocky Horror. My roommate had never seen it before, so I felt bound to show it to him.

[urgeok]

Bewitched .... ahhh ... uhhmm ... Steve Caroll was funny ..


Inside Deep Throat... a documentary about the infamous porn flick and how it affected society, and the people who made it ..

pretty interesting really ...

[novakru]

Originally posted by hammerfan
Demons 2
Demons 3: The Ogre

You may have already said this but I didn't catch it if you did:
How did you like Underworld Evolution?

And here's a question for anyone, it caught my attention after they reran Underworld on TV.....So,apparently the blood from that dead werewolf did nothing to Marcus?
Was it because he was the first Vampire?
It made no mention in UE about what the blood did to him except wake him up,unless I am forgetting something here.

[Despare]

I watched High Tension and Office Killer last night. I think I like High Tension more every time I see it and Office Killer was simply a fun little slasher. Although I never thought I'd see Molly Ringwald and Carol Kane in a horror flick together.

[The_Return]

Hustle & Flow (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0410097/)

Well, Im not really sure what I thought of this one. Normaly, this is the kind of movie I wouldnt even look twice at on the shelf in Blockbuster, but Im trying to take in as many Oscar nominated films as I can this year. Like I said, Im not totally sure what I thought about it. Terrence Howard might not necesarily deserve the Oscar, but he definatly earned the nomination. Very well acted on everyone's part, actually. However, it was pretty uneven in parts. For example, the scene near the end where he was talking with Key. At first, it was a pretty tense scene, Key seemed pretty upset and almost hurt. But after the little flashback with Nola, they were both happy as a clam. That kind of thing happened alot, but that's the best example. There was also a bit of unfinished business with certain characters. Lexus just disapeared about half way through, and while she wasnt a great character anyway, it would have been nice to know what happened to her. Overall, it was a well made, well acted movie, but if you normally wouldn't be interested in this type of flick, dont bother with it.

6.5/10


EDIT- Another thing. I dont particularly like rap, but that "Hard Out Here for a Pimp" is going to be stuck in my head for a week.

[Yellow Jacket]

Dead Alive

5 out of 5 stars.

[Dante'sInferno]

For the first time ever:




Charlie and the Choclate Factory..9.5/10



The 40 Year Old Virgin..7.75/10

[RavageRitual]

the dead next door

[Posher778]

scream2


i'm getting addicted to this trilogy.

[Korpse]

Wes Cravens - Shocker


This film is like ANOES...

[The_Return]

The Ghosts of Edendale (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301184/)

Found this one in a baragain bin, and decided I might as well give it a shot. Well, I certainly wasnt disapointed! Though it did hae the overall feel of ultra low budget, the actors werent bad and all things considered, the effects were pretty good. Interesting storyline, added in some Hollywood history. Methinks Ill have to watch this one a couple more times to try and figure out the ending though. Overall, if you see this in a bargain bin, I say pick it up! Might take awhile to get your head around, but definatly better than alot of recent low budget crap.

8/10

[AUSTIN316426808]

Near Dark

[urgeok]

Originally posted by Korpse
Wes Cravens - Shocker


This film is like ANOES...


yeah but it has Peter Berg .... he does a nice job ... and is now a very decent director himself ..

[newb]

Serenity....very entertaining sci-fi action flic. Now i'm gonna have to rent the FireFly series .

[urgeok]

Originally posted by newb
Serenity....very entertaining sci-fi action flic. Now i'm gonna have to rent the FireFly series .

why rent when you can .. errr ... ask to 'borrow' a set :D

[Despare]

Cheerleeder Camp - Kind of slow with not enough real kills, the beartrap kill and the garden shears were both pretty good.

Society - A long wait to get to the real good stuff but the ending is... out there. Yuzna really built up to the final scene and it doesn't dissapoint but the movie itself moves rather slow. This isn't Re-Animator but I liked the social commentery.

[PeaSoupintheye]

Watched a few more over the weekend...

Cable guy - 6.5/10 - I love this film, Jim Carrey is funny, loud and quite menacing throughout this film. A great popcorn movie!

Corpse Bride - 9/10 - I really enjoyed this - I'm a massive fan of The Nightmare Before Christmas and this is almost as good. The songs are not quite as catchy, the characters are not perhaps as memorable but hey it's still a creepy kick ass movie. top marks Mr Burton!

[PeaSoupintheye]

August Underground - 6.5/10 Well...where do I start? Firstly if Scrapbook and I guess to a lesser extent Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer are your cup of tea then this will fit snugly into your collection. I purchased the double disc (signed by the cast) Snuff Edition and well I being a fan of such films found it dirty, disgusting and down right offensive - great stuff. However, I have to say that although they basically have tried to make another 'Henry' it does not live up to the classic that is Henry. contains good documentaries albeit slightly long winded and various galleries - Still good though - if you like that kinda thing.

Mothman prophecies - I have seen this a few times but I do still enjoy it - particularly like the documentary about the Mothman on the extra features. 8/10

Underworld - 7/10 - good action/vamp flick - another popcorn movie really...

[PeaSoupintheye]

Dark Water (Remake) - 3/10 - I didn't mind the Japanese Original version but didn't find it too scary, one or two menacing scenes but I was outraged to find that the remake not only didn't contain any menacing scenes whatsoever but they actually changed the end to completely disregard my fave scene from the original which for me made the film! Where was the climatic elevator scene?? I would strongly advise on avoiding this Remake at all costs...the worst of the remakes as far as I am concerned to date. I have seen scarier films on Nickelodeon.

[PeaSoupintheye]

Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment. - I was bought the Guinea Pig boxset for christmas and started from the beginning with 'Devils Experiment'. I found this movie quite hard to stomach to be honest...50 minutes of basic torture and abuse on a young girl and that is the story...hmmm. I liked the final scene with the needle through the eye - that was very effective and very sickening, again for fans of extreme horror (August Underground) etc might find this film entertaining, for others I would suggest avoiding this film. Entertainement 6/10 Sickening Scenes 8/10!

Shikoku 4/10 - Dull, Long winded - could have been done in half the time - avoid as there are many better Asian horror's around.

Next up...

Well as it is Valentines Day my suggestion to 'Mrs Pea Soup' was Anthropagus the Beast...I was met with a stern look so it looks like I'm watching 'What Women Want' tonight - doh...I suppose as one off being Valentines Day n'all...lol

[urgeok]

Originally posted by PeaSoupintheye
Dark Water (Remake) - 3/10 - I didn't mind the Japanese Original version but didn't find it too scary, one or two menacing scenes but I was outraged to find that the remake not only didn't contain any menacing scenes whatsoever but they actually changed the end to completely disregard my fave scene from the original which for me made the film! Where was the climatic elevator scene?? I would strongly advise on avoiding this Remake at all costs...the worst of the remakes as far as I am concerned to date. I have seen scarier films on Nickelodeon.


for some reason they also removed most of the tension..
it was well acted, well made, but pointless and limp thanks to the choices the filmmakers made in scrimping on the story.

[PeaSoupintheye]

Originally posted by urgeok
for some reason they also removed most of the tension..
it was well acted, well made, but pointless and limp thanks to the choices the filmmakers made in scrimping on the story.

I totally agree - it wa sa big disappointment for me this one

[slasherman]

Saw 2 ...dissapointing...one location movie...in bad studio settings...bad acting(very tv serie like)...quasi twist...but I guess its watchable on a bad day...

[hellfire1]

aeon flux.

the whole essence of the character was apparently very misunderstood. how disappointing (but then again i kind of knew it would be).

[noctuary]

I also watched Saw 2 today, but unlike slasherman, I quite liked it. Not as good as the first, but still a more than decent film. The needle pit scene was just gruesome, and the twist at the end was most unexpected. Overall: 7/10

[urgeok]

The Matador

loved this movie .. great characters .. a really nice job by Pierce...
the 'wife' was an uncommonly strong roll too ..

well made film .. well written..well acted ..

[mothermold]

The Fog of War(documentary)

[AUSTIN316426808]

Monster Man

Dark comedy version of Joy Ride. Wasn't really good or bad, just fun.

[novakru]

Eros,I don't know what to rate this.
I think maybe if I was in a different frame of mind,I might have liked it... dunno
That ever happen to you?

[cheebacheeba]

I think maybe if I was in a different frame of mind,I might have liked it... dunno That ever happen to you?
Kind of...like...stupid comedies and trip-out films seem a lot better stoned?

Eros is the name of a strip club in the city here...weird...

No new movies to report, I've seen NOTHING since my studies recommenced.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by novakru
I think maybe if I was in a different frame of mind,I might have liked it... dunno
That ever happen to you?


all the time ..
some times i can shake it and see it again with a fresh point of view .. other times the 1st impression (despite being determined by other forces extraneous to the actual film) sticks with me.


here's a weird thing i do :


if i have to stop a movie for any reason (too tired, time to go out, etc) it might be years before i try to watch it again.

i dont know why .. but it drives me nuts about myself.




but yeah.. back to the origional point : if i'm in a bad mood (which is rare) or not feeling well, or tired, etc .. it can unfairly colour my opinion on a film ..

[newb]

SAW 2. Not as good as the first but not terrible.
Biggest gripe....there was absolutely nobody to root for.Every character was a prick who deserved what they got.

[slasherman]

Originally posted by noctuary
I also watched Saw 2 today, but unlike slasherman, I quite liked it. Not as good as the first, but still a more than decent film. The needle pit scene was just gruesome, and the twist at the end was most unexpected. Overall: 7/10
..I liked the first one...I give "Saw 2" 4/10

[alkytrio666]

Help! What an awesome movie. Easily The Beatles' best film. I had to order a copy from the U.K. because it went out of print years ago here in the U.S. and I've been searching for one for years. Thank God for Ebay.

http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/83/137883.jpg

[ShankS]

I, Robot.

first time I've watched it with a dts track.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Saw 2

[PeaSoupintheye]

Just watched Angel Heart...wow! Terrific performances from Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro.

I really enjoyed this, good plot and some explosive scenes throughout - a grand 8/10 for this effort.

Films to come...

House of 1000 Corpses & Devils rejects ( Want to watch both together - already seen these and love these movies so am gonna have Rob Zombie Fest!!)

Battlefield Baseball
Dead & Dying
Amityville Remake
constantine

[urgeok]

Originally posted by PeaSoupintheye
Just watched Angel Heart...wow! Terrific performances from Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro.

I





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










if it wasnt for the rediculous glowing red eyes on deniro and the baby at the end .. it would have been a perfect 10.
Rourke was never better than in this film.

[PeaSoupintheye]

I totally agree!! hahaha - I was thinkin the exact same thing last night upon watching it!

Cracking film though.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by PeaSoupintheye
I totally agree!! hahaha - I was thinkin the exact same thing last night upon watching it!

Cracking film though.


great soundtrack too ..

i scored it on ebay .. on vinyl !

[PeaSoupintheye]

That's class! Great Purchase there my friend! Think I may have to check that out. I was reading the directors notes on the film on my way in to work this morning. Not sure if they (Momentum) released it in The US but the UK version was released with a book (I think they are called The Directors Chair Editions) - Manhunter has been released also in this fashion - the book is proving to be a compelling and somewhat revealing read - I will post more when I have read it all. Thought it was quite cool cos Alan Parker apparently writes an essay after every film so the notes are from the time of the movie rather than the director having to look back over 19 years of memories to remember those important details.

[urgeok]

i'd love that !
i just have a bare bones laserdisc ...

havent been able to find the special release that canme out a while back

[mothermold]

deadzone

[Elvis_Christ]

Sin City. Not quite as cool the second time or on the small screen. But the Mickey Rourke segment still kicks my ass!

[urgeok]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
Sin City. Not quite as cool the second time or on the small screen. But the Mickey Rourke segment still kicks my ass!

i bought the special ed but havent seen it yet ...
so i'll be watching it at least 1 more time ..

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally posted by urgeok
i bought the special ed but havent seen it yet ...
so i'll be watching it at least 1 more time ..

I think I could watch the Mickey Rouke segment several thousand times haaha. The rest of the film was a little bit to hollywood for my tastes (found myself a bit more lost in the story at the cinema but on DVD I didn't feel the same) but that segment is pure gold. Down, dirty and nasty. Cool to see Rutger Hauer aswell he doesn't get utilised enough.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
I think I could watch the Mickey Rouke segment several thousand times haaha. The rest of the film was a little bit to hollywood for my tastes but that segment is pure gold. Down, dirty and nasty. Cool to see Rutger Hauer aswell he doesn't get utilised enough.


rourke and hauer are in my top 4 or 5 favorite actors (i was impressed by Clive Owen as well though)

i think the movie is gold .. but i think i like the sister film Kill Bill a little more .. the characters are richer and more varried.


i will totally concur though - the Mickey Rourke segment is the best thing to happen to the movies since the camera.

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally posted by urgeok
i will totally concur though - the Mickey Rourke segment is the best thing to happen to the movies since the camera.

Definatley. He's one of the few actors I can stomach these days. I dig Sean Penn to. Their preformances eat the majority of "actors" for breakfast. Hopefully Rourke will get some decent roles thrown his way.... shit its almost like he was blacklisted for years for being a hellraiser.

[urgeok]

he made a lot of horrible decisions ...

9 1/2 weeks being one of them .. what a waste ...the sad success of that film (north americans are so sexually repressed that they thought that film was racey) that led to the other 'erotic thrillers' the got progressivly worse.

A Prayer For the Dying was a really bad move as well .. he might be of irish ancestry but he couldnt do the accent. that movie put him in therapy.

then he got into the boxing and that pretty much ended his 'handsome leading man' rolls.

most good directors that have been around know him for what he is .. a major talent.
They started to use him in bit rolls where he outshone the rest of the cast ...

i think he'll get used again regularily (rodriguez certainly seems to like him) but he wont be the pretty boy anymore .. so it'll be weird character rolls ...


but thats ok, a little mickey is far better than a lot of Cruise.

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally posted by urgeok
A Prayer For the Dying was a really bad move as well .. he might be of irish ancestry but he couldnt do the accent. that movie put him in therapy.

but thats ok, a little mickey is far better than a lot of Cruise.

He got his name removed from the credits of Prayer For The Dying didn't he?
The whole gangser genre has been spent so hopefully he won't end up in tired shit like that (but there's always room for innovation in the genre so it could work). I'd really like to see another Barfly style movie cause I think he could pull that off even more amazingly than the first time after being down n' out over the years. I think he'd put more soul in a character like that now.
Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and all those guys are a joke to me. There always Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt in a movie and never have variety in there preformances. There just icons with no heart. Watered down and crucified on the gossip pages.

[urgeok]

i have to stick up for Pitt ... i think he's a fine actor that unfortunately gets stuck with pretty boy rolls ..

he showed his chops in kalifornia and 13 monkeys ..
i think he'll earn respect down the line as he gets older ..

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally posted by urgeok
he showed his chops in kalifornia and 13 monkeys ..


Yeh I enjoyed those films aswell as Fight Club but his recent roles have just been garbage. Same deal with George Clooney, he was awesome in From Dusk Till Dawn and then lost the plot doin cheeseball flicks. Haha and don't get me started on post-Romper Stomper Russel Crowe :)

[urgeok]

all capable actors .. but type castings a bitch ..

i'll watch Clooney in anything though .. he brings a presence to the screen that we havent seen sinc e the golden years of motion pictures ... the man is the definition of cool ..

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally posted by urgeok
i'll watch Clooney in anything though .. he brings a presence to the screen that we havent seen sinc e the golden years of motion pictures ... the man is the definition of cool ..

Yeh I'd have to agree with you on that one. He's in a lot of stuff I wouldn't bother watching and makes the unwatchable watchable. But yet again I'm biased I just like my tuff guy roles

[The_Return]

I noticed you guys talking about Angel Heart up there. I loved that movie, but the original novel is necessary reading. Easily one of the best horror-themed novels Ive ever read. It'd have less of an effect after watching the movie, as I read it without knowing the twist, but if I could I send a copy to everyone here. One of my all-time favourites.

[Despare]

Michael Moore Hates America

You know, all political views and opinions aside (that's not why I watched it and not why I enjoyed it) this movie is good if for nothing else to show you what gets through as truth. I don't believe this wholeheartedly either because everybody has their own agendas but there were a lot of things on here that I liked. Penn said it right when he said as soon as the camera comes on you're lying (I also liked his "Shut the fuck up." comment lol). I don't think Michael Moore hates America, I simply think he caters to a certain potion of America that really want change and they want to believe what he says so they do without any further research. I think Moore is a smart, manipulative man and this movie showed some of that. Moore's an asshole and he's out for himself and money but then again, so are millions of other people. They simply didn't get to the camera first. I've watch Bowling, Roger, Farenheight, Farenhype... I love seeing both sides of everything and it's just so interesting how everybody has a point to counter their opponents even if they have to make them up. A very interesting watch but again I stress this movie, for me, was NOT about any political viewpoint and I suggest you only watch it because you like or dislike Michael Moore. Again, I really dug this movie and I think that Michael did a great job showing us a different side of Michael Moore. Is that the real side? I don't know, people can decide for themselves. I can't get over Penn though; "If you cut this footage so that I'm more negative about Michael Moore than I really am or I make points that I didn't make I'll hunt you down and fucking kill you.". Pardon my diatribe... you'll get over it.

[bloodrayne]

Last night:

Saw 2
Seed Of Chucky (FINALLY)
Hide And Seek
Tale Of Two Sisters...With SUBTITLES...Grrrr...I swear it's like being deaf...If I turn my head for a second, I have to rewind:rolleyes: .....I know you guys don't see a problem with it, but for me it's VERY nerve-racking...Especially trying to feed a baby and watch the movie...You HAVE to look at the baby...

I mean honestly...Would you turn down the sound on an American movie and watch the whole thing with the closed captioning on?...That's exactly what it's like for me...frustrating...


Anyway...We also bought (but haven't yet watched, because Dustin fell asleep) :

Exorcist The Beginning
Devil's Rejects
Mail....I'm not really sure what this is but it's Japanese and the back of the case says: Based on Shigemizu Takasaki's comic book series, Mail is the latest cinematic adaptation from the Kadokawa Horror publishing label that brought us 'The Ring', 'Dark Water' and 'One Missed Call' (I don't know what THAT one is either). Told through 9 short episodes (which makes me think of Sin City, in a way), the film follows psychic detective Akiba and his 19 year-old female assistant, Mikoto (Kill Bill's Chiaki Kuriyama), as they root out and release the restless spirits that terrorize this world. Each episode is centered around an ascension of the spirits, taken from a chapter of the comic book....

And...It's subtitled...Ugh...

So...I am FINALLY starting to catch up on so many movies that I haven't had time to see yet...

[jenna26]

Venom

I was entertained. But I have been told that I am easily entertained....:p Seriously, I think some parts were better than expected but the characters were annoying in that "I can't wait until this one gets eviscerated" kind of way.

[slasherman]

Originally posted by urgeok
i have to stick up for Pitt ... i think he's a fine actor that unfortunately gets stuck with pretty boy rolls ..

he showed his chops in kalifornia and 13 monkeys ..
i think he'll earn respect down the line as he gets older ..
I think he overdid it in 12 Monkeys...

[PeaSoupintheye]

Originally posted by The_Return
I noticed you guys talking about Angel Heart up there. I loved that movie, but the original novel is necessary reading. Easily one of the best horror-themed novels Ive ever read. It'd have less of an effect after watching the movie, as I read it without knowing the twist, but if I could I send a copy to everyone here. One of my all-time favourites.

You know I was thinking of getting this book especially as I'm currently reading one on the film. I reckon I'm sold now!

[PeaSoupintheye]

I watched Blood Simple last night...I errrr kinda liked it. I didn't think I would but it was only £2 in a bargain basement sale so I thought I'd give it a go.

Kind Of a Film Noir - I liked the dodgy Texas Private Eye/Assassin/Dope smoker and the film kept me well entertained. Doesn't hold up particularly brilliantly considering it was made in '83 so it does look a bit dated but all in all good fun if ya bored etc.

6.5/10

[bloodrayne]

Exorcist The Beginning


I guess it was okay...But, it was a bit too 'Indiana Jones' for me...Not really my style....I'm gonna have to throw it in there with the Mummy movies that Brendan Fraser is in...

[urgeok]

Originally posted by PeaSoupintheye
I watched Blood Simple last night...I errrr kinda liked it. I didn't think I would but it was only £2 in a bargain basement sale so I thought I'd give it a go.

Kind Of a Film Noir - I liked the dodgy Texas Private Eye/Assassin/Dope smoker and the film kept me well entertained. Doesn't hold up particularly brilliantly considering it was made in '83 so it does look a bit dated but all in all good fun if ya bored etc.

6.5/10


thats a great movie .. the one that made the coen brothers a household name ..

[PeaSoupintheye]

Originally posted by urgeok
thats a great movie .. the one that made the coen brothers a household name ..

To be honest I honestly had never come across it before, as Isaid though I really enjoyed it last night. Got it at a bargain price too - all smiles here!

[Yellow Jacket]

House of 9

"House on Haunted Hill" meets "Saw" in House of 9. Nine people are kidnapped and secluded in an elegant, but barred up house (???). Last one alive leaves with 5 million dollars. Okay, this movie sucked more than Paris Hilton in Nine Lives! First of all, tha acting was terrible (including Dennis Hopper). The characters were cardboard cut-outs who I'd piss on if I met them! I didn't give a rat's ass about anybody! Directing is bad! Everything is bad about this flick! The only thing worse than this is Son of the Mask! A must-avoid!

0 out of 5 stars

[Despare]

Leon: The Professional


Brilliant

[urgeok]

Return of the Living Dead ..

showed it to a friend who'd never seen it before..

timeless movie - despite the poor fashion choices..

[AUSTIN316426808]

Saw 2

Atmosphere isn't close to the first one, still pretty good. Liked that Jigsaw had a bigger role, best actor in the movie imo.

[slasherman]

War of the worlds (2005)...this one was bad..no continuity...some of the worst I have seen from Spielberg...its like Spielberg have seen "Signs" (M. Night Shyamalan) and decided to do it even worse than that.... 2,5/10

[urgeok]

Originally posted by slasherman
War of the worlds (2005)...this one was bad..no continuity...


i didnt think it was great ... but what continuity issues were there ?

[Nyarlathotep]

Night Flier - Dir Cut

[slasherman]

Originally posted by urgeok
i didnt think it was great ... but what continuity issues were there ?
outside, house, outside, house, outside, house/cellar, outside...
these jumps between outside and inside didnt feel right...
especially that cellar sequense didnt feel right for the story...it seemed misplaced....and the movie had too many logical holes to be believable....the car is one example...I now its an adventure movie but it is important to keep the story logical or else the structure of the story get destroyed .....

[RavageRitual]

Venom

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by urgeok
i didnt think it was great ... but what continuity issues were there ?

more a question of editing me thinks

[urgeok]

Originally posted by slasherman
outside, house, outside, house, outside, house/cellar, outside...
these jumps between outside and inside didnt feel right...
especially that cellar sequense didnt feel right for the story...it seemed misplaced....and the movie had too many logical holes to be believable....the car is one example...I now its an adventure movie but it is important to keep the story logical or else the structure of the story get destroyed .....

i found no fault with the flow... didnt see any problems with the logic either ..

*********************spoilers*******************


the only problems i had were with the alien machines already being on earth ... it was just done for effect (although it was a pretty impressive sequence)
I also was pissed at the stupid hollywood feelgood ending. The son should have died... and there was no reason for Tom Cruise to be carrying his daughter to the house (pure 'dramatic effect')

other than that ...i thought it was an effective action story blending a new story with some of the origional pieces from H.G. Wells novel.

My ultimate dissapointment was that the movie deviated from the book at all ... but i have to admit it had a nice apocalyptic feel to it and was very effective in parts.


(the tim robbins cellar sequence was a slight twist on the 'crazy soldier' sequence in the origional novel.)

[AUSTIN316426808]

Session 9

Freaky ass movie.

[slasherman]

Originally posted by urgeok



(the tim robbins cellar sequence was a slight twist on the 'crazy soldier' sequence in the origional novel.)


'''''spoiler.....'''

what happend to Tim in this movie ? ...was he killed by Tom ? ....and if ...why ?

[hellfire1]

Originally posted by slasherman
'''''spoiler.....'''

what happend to Tim in this movie ? ...was he killed by Tom ? ....and if ...why ?


**SPOILERS**















he kills him because he's a lunatic and his raving was going to give them away. he does it to save his daughter and himself.
i thought the movie was really well done.


anyhoo... crazy kung fu, again. i love that movie.

[Marroe]

Just Like Heaven