Last Seen 70s/80s Movie

[joshaube]

An American Haunting;
This has been somewhat abused by critics and IMDb members. Not many seem to like the film, maybe a select few from a list of 100 give it an average of above 6/10. While I can whole-heartedly see why... this really isn't AS BAD a movie as they make it out to be. It's not great, hell no, but 0-3/10 is a little harsh. It's... eh, well... alright. I said I wouldn't do ratings anymore. If I did, a 5/10 would be sufficient. It's not the worst I've seen, and it's definately not the best, and it's not even in the middle. But hey, if there wasn't movies like this - what would our standards for "good" movies be? I'm being nice with this one, if you can't already tell.

Getting away from some negative comments, I'll mention the costumes, set-design and select scenes. They were all very well pulled off. The costumes looked authentic to the period, and not so perfect-and-pristine as they appear in other films set in this time. They look worn, used, what they should appear like. The set pieces are equally excellent, and look stunning. The scenes, mainly of the hauntings, were average but a few did suprise me. Pardon if they have been overused, but I did like them in this specific film. The scene in which the bible rips open and pages are flung from it's bindings one by one, the cross flying to another side of the room, and the wax candles melting instanely. Oh, and that carriage flip was just insane, hehe.

For the bad, the main point to make here is... the story, eh, no. It was so confusing, and I don't even know whether that's my fault for just not making things click, the film's fault for jumping around too much, or whether it's just simply confusing or doesn't make sense / features multiple plot holes.

There are some spoilers here, but hey, there are in all my reviews. It's a ghost story, and an entire family + teacher witness these ghostly encounters. But later scenes in the film imply it was not a haunting but rather the father who had been raping his little girl in the middle of the night. This is one big plot hole in my eyes. Like, if they made it so the girl just experiences the hauntings, or certain individual members through a slightly opened door (such as the Mother witnessed the girl's back-arch). But no, apparently there was some sort of ghostly apparition? I'm just fully confused and don't know how the hell to figure this out. Sorry, but I'll try...

So, the hauntings were maybe the girl's imagination (she imagine it all), as a way of dealing with his father's abuse of her. Or maybe the family witnessing it didn't see the father doing it and thought it was a ghost? Doubtful... Okay, how about... the ghostly apparition was on part of the girl who was trying to torture herself for not doing anything about it, as well as the father who commited the actual crime. Still, this lacks sense. Any sense at all, and I find it ridiculous.

Blegh. That's the main gripe for this specific feature. CONFUSING AND I DON'T GET IT AT ALL. Was there a Ghost? Wasn't there? Was it rape? Wasn't it? CONFUSION MAKES YOU THINK AND IT IS GOOD IN SOME CASES BUT NOT HERE. Baaah.

I'm glad it stuck to the 90 feature-length minimum runtime. it was tedious and somewhat repetitive. But an ace for this was the final scene in which the Mother in present-day re-enters the house after sending her daughter with her divorced-husband for the weekend. She sees the ghost of the girl after just reading the journal entry, and rushes outside only to see her daughter's worried face, biting her nails, peering through the window as they drive off in to the distance.

I liked that, a lot. If only the rest of the movie was good. :(

[mothermold]

Originally posted by joshaube
mothermold, is Sleepaway Camp 2 & 3 any good? For example, I loved the first and hate most otyher slashers - should I bother with the next two?


I bought the Sleepaway Camp "Survival Kit" for about 15$ the price was right.As for part 2 and 3....lets just say they don't live up to the first installment but Pamela Springsteen does a good job as a comical quirky Angela.


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[Miss Olivia]

I just watched Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. I love it because of the music. The actual movie isn't all that, but the songs are beautiful. The melodies blend together perfectly, and if you've ever studied music you know what I mean. The song arrangements make my eyes tear up, and I still wish I had seen it on Broadway when I had the chance. Unfortunately, my parents weren't too keen on my musical aspirations, and I wasn't allowed to go. Narrow minded bible thumpers...

Sorry. But who would I tell, if not strangers I'll likely never meet?
I could have been a great singer. Now I scream out my frustrations in garage bands....and it's doubtful they would appreciate Andrew Lloyd Webber:)

[_____V_____]

Dagon -

Impressive and pacy, yet a bit bleak. Maybe direction was not on par, or maybe the plot-holes in the script. Nice effects, some good jumpy scares. A decent watch IMO, but not the best adaptation of Lovecraft's work by any stretch of the imagination.

06/10

[The Flayed One]

The first story of Kwaidan: The Black Hair.

I really enjoyed it, and I'm hoping the rest are as good or better. You nerds keep suggesting good horror movies like this, and I'll have to keep eating Ramen;)

[urgeok]

Originally posted by _____V_____
Dagon -

Impressive and pacy, yet a bit bleak. Maybe direction was not on par, or maybe the plot-holes in the script. Nice effects, some good jumpy scares. A decent watch IMO, but not the best adaptation of Lovecraft's work by any stretch of the imagination.

06/10

i think it did capture ther lovecraftian sense of doom and helplessness better than any of the others ..
i found it to be creepy and foreboding...the rain .. the setting .. the type of threat presented ..

i thought it was probably the best reperesentation of the atmosphere of lovecraft - if not the exact literary representation..

[Miss Olivia]

Originally posted by The Flayed One
The first story of Kwaidan: The Black Hair.

I really enjoyed it, and I'm hoping the rest are as good or better. You nerds keep suggesting good horror movies like this, and I'll have to keep eating Ramen;)

They really are all that good.:)

[Angelakillsluts]

"Click"

I thought it was a really good movie. A few parts were so sad... :( It's definitely more of a movie than people think, not just a dumb comedy.

[Angelakillsluts]

bah. ignore this post

[Angelakillsluts]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
^^ you like Sleepaway Camp but hate most other slashers? Apart from the brilliant trashy end SC is weak.

What?! you're crazy. :p Best slasher movie, hands down.

[heebiejeebies]

Room 6 - I now see why this was DTV. It's like a car wreck (which plays a central point in the movie); it's got bits and pieces of what could be a good movie all over the place, but no one can put them together properly. The acting (especially Christine Taylor and the young nurses) is pretty bad. The storyline is absolutely ludicrous. A few of the special effects are pretty cool, but not cool enough to save the movie. Definitely save your money and time on this one. If you do watch it, look for Kane Hodder as the bum.

The Ghost and the Darkness - Except for Micheal Douglas' overacting, I really like this movie. And his overacting isn't all that bad. Just finished reading a book about maneating lions in Tsavo, where the true events of the movie took place. There are a few inaccuracies in the movie, but that's to be expected.

X-Files Fight the Future - Every time I watch this movie I start watching reruns of the show, one of the best shows on television. And as I've posted before, AHHHHHH David Duchovny.:D

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
The Weather Man


Really good movie with good acting from the entire cast especially Caine and Cage(doesn't that sound like a cool tag team name?...anyway...) who both gave great performances as they always do. Very well written with a handful of good laughs scattered along a sad yet progressive story.

I watched some of that movie being filmed in Chicago.



My last seen were Night Watch and The Serpent and the Rainbow.

Both were very good films. I thought Night Watch was so kickass. It's kind of like The Matrix meets The Lost Boys or something.

[The_Return]

Originally posted by _____V_____
Dagon -

Impressive and pacy, yet a bit bleak. Maybe direction was not on par, or maybe the plot-holes in the script. Nice effects, some good jumpy scares. A decent watch IMO, but not the best adaptation of Lovecraft's work by any stretch of the imagination.

06/10

What plot holes? Care to elaborate?

[tarcher80]

Originally posted by alkytrio666
I watched some of that movie being filmed in Chicago.



My last seen were Night Watch and The Serpent and the Rainbow.

Both were very good films. I thought Night Watch was so kickass. It's kind of like The Matrix meets The Lost Boys or something.

you know after the two disastrous sequels to "the matrix" i went back and watched the first and i realized that i didn't like the original either (i think i must have been really high at the time)... i have "night watch" in my possession, but just can't find enough time to sit down and watch it. the anticipation is killing me; i hope this doesn't ruin the movie for me.

[alkytrio666]

Well, if you didn't like the Matrix series, chances are you won't like Night Watch.

[joshaube]

RECCOMENDED.

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance;
Chan-wook Park has just become one of my favourite directors. Added to the list which already contains Alexandre Aja, Rob Zombie, and Quentin Tarintino. Short list.

This film is not for everyone, so you must accept that before even feeling the need to watch it. Please don't take this review to heart, go out and buy it, watch it, dislike it, and then run to me saying it's trash. You need to have a certain taste to enjoy this. It's Korean, it's subtitled, there is a majority of silence and a lack of a vast amount of dailogue. It is a character-driven film, that pours atmosphere and realism. It all works, whether you accept it or not.

The first thing you will notice while watching the film is that most of it is very quiet. There is little background music, and scenes are often filled with nothing but background noises. Background noises you can hear in everyday life. The director has accepted the fact that a film does not need to have a soundtrack inserted into every little open area. Even the ending, while the credits role, has very little music and is only filled by the crying of a dying man. Beautiful.

The second thing you will notice is that the film is carried by it's characters. They are well established, acted, and defined. They are real, and the director uses every oppertunity to show this to his audience. The way they act is not typical to most movies, the way they act is typical to our lives. Some of their movements may make you wonder, and turn away in shock - but you cannot deny the fact that, in this very situation, such a response is very real indeed. The actions are explained, not by words, but by past events and situations we have experienced our self.

The title, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, is very vague once you've seen the film - and you realize it works. What you will notice as you progress in this film is that you do not exactly feel more sympathy for one character, then another. All have reasons for what they are doing, all take drastic actions against another. They are all good guys, and they are all bad guys. Just like in life. Two sides of a coin.

Another thing to note, I often get bored in at least one part of every move I watch. Where I look at the clock, check the runtime, and yawn. I did not do that ONCE in this film. I was transfixed in the silence, and genuinely interested in the events taking place on screen. It's funny how a simple thing called life can be so much more exciting then movie sof other genres.

---

Salvage and Oldboy tonight. Creep and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance tomorrow night. Ichi the Killer coming up sometime later, as well as The Talented Mr. Ripley and The Promise. Oh, and The Matrix (embarrasing to admit I've never seen it.)

[_____V_____]

Originally posted by The_Return
What plot holes? Care to elaborate?

like there's this scene when the guy jumps from a building, crashing through a glass sheet on the other building and landing on his butt (ouch!) and getting up with only a limp(??).

The cgi effects. They were disappointing, especially of the creature itself, which I thought was lame. But maybe cuz its a low-budget flick, the makers didnt have much to develop it better.

The acting was a big letdown. There just wasnt much atmosphere created by the leads to keep the movie pacy.

The climax was ok. Clever and original.

Altogether, it started off very interestingly. A small island in the middle of nowhere, a guy all alone looking around claustrophobically wondering where his friends disappeared to, the people of the rainy coastal town giving him glares...definitely creepy and eerie stuff. But the second half of the movie took it down.

The problem with Dagon is depiction of too much gore. I admit I loved some really nice scenes, like the skinning scene (thats awesome!) But according to the pace of the movie, too much gore wasnt needed. More solid performances, and a better script could have made it a better movie than it is.

Stuart Gordon may be the best director when it comes to handle Lovecraftian tales, but the genius of Lovecraft needs a lot more than Gordon can give it. The human psyche, the horrific and glaring depictions which come from reading his books, need atmospheric touches to make em more horrifying.

Thats where movies like Se7en score over movies like Dagon. It isnt the act of murder depicted in minute detail which horrifies people, its the knowledge that such a gruesome act has been done, is what makes it horrifying. Hope that made sense.

[Ravenwaves]

Last seen movie: Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust
Last seen live action movie: House of Wax

[The_Return]

Originally posted by _____V_____
like there's this scene when the guy jumps from a building, crashing through a glass sheet on the other building and landing on his butt (ouch!) and getting up with only a limp(??).

The cgi effects. They were disappointing, especially of the creature itself, which I thought was lame. But maybe cuz its a low-budget flick, the makers didnt have much to develop it better.

The acting was a big letdown. There just wasnt much atmosphere created by the leads to keep the movie pacy.

The climax was ok. Clever and original.

Altogether, it started off very interestingly. A small island in the middle of nowhere, a guy all alone looking around claustrophobically wondering where his friends disappeared to, the people of the rainy coastal town giving him glares...definitely creepy and eerie stuff. But the second half of the movie took it down.

The problem with Dagon is depiction of too much gore. I admit I loved some really nice scenes, like the skinning scene (thats awesome!) But according to the pace of the movie, too much gore wasnt needed. More solid performances, and a better script could have made it a better movie than it is.

Stuart Gordon may be the best director when it comes to handle Lovecraftian tales, but the genius of Lovecraft needs a lot more than Gordon can give it. The human psyche, the horrific and glaring depictions which come from reading his books, need atmospheric touches to make em more horrifying.

Thats where movies like Se7en score over movies like Dagon. It isnt the act of murder depicted in minute detail which horrifies people, its the knowledge that such a gruesome act has been done, is what makes it horrifying. Hope that made sense.

*Major Spoilers for Dagon*

I'll agree that the CGI was awful, and that some of the acting wasnt great. I thought Ezra Godden [Paul] was great though, he really gave a realistic performance IMO.

The "plot hole" isnt really a plot hole when you look at the whole plot. Look at how resiliant/hard to kill all the Imbocans are. I think the fact that Paul was relatively unharmed shows the first hints of his transformation.

What do you mean by too much gore? Aside from the face skinning and Paul's burnt body, there really wasnt much gore at all.

I agree with Urge 100% about the atmosphere:

Originally posted by Urgeok
i think it did capture ther lovecraftian sense of doom and helplessness better than any of the others ..
i found it to be creepy and foreboding...the rain .. the setting .. the type of threat presented ..

i thought it was probably the best reperesentation of the atmosphere of lovecraft - if not the exact literary representation..

I couldnt say it any better.

Personally, I love Dagon. It's one of my all-time favourite horror films. Too bad you didnt like it:(

[Despare]

Independence Day
A special effects packed ball of fun.

[ENTITY2000]

i am fixing to watch the hills have eyes!!!!!!!!!:D
then if i'm not too tired wolf creek!
yaaay!:D

[Dante'sInferno]

Mrs. Doubtfire!

[Sick_As_Fuck]

Shaun Of The Dead

Were they fucking serious with this shit? 0/5

[Angra]

Originally posted by Sick_As_Fuck
Shaun Of The Dead

Were they fucking serious with this shit? 0/5





Eeerh.... No.

[tarcher80]

Originally posted by Sick_As_Fuck
Shaun Of The Dead

Were they fucking serious with this shit? 0/5

what didn't you like about it?

[urgeok]

Originally posted by Sick_As_Fuck
Shaun Of The Dead

Were they fucking serious with this shit? 0/5

are you serious that you didnt understand it was a comedy ?

[Geddy]

I saw child's play,and the original fog last night it was alot better than the remake.

[The_Return]

I watched the first hour or so of It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World last night, but I was WAY to tired for a 3 hour movie. To be honest, I didnt really like it much. Normally Id finish watching it anyway, but considering it's due back to the store today I dont think I'll bother.

[heebiejeebies]

Originally posted by Sick_As_Fuck
Shaun Of The Dead

Were they fucking serious with this shit? 0/5

Please tell me you're only kidding!!!:eek: This is one of my favorite movies. I can watch it again and again.

As for the last movie I watched...Dark City. I always forget how good this movie is. I love Kiefer Sutherland in it. He's so slimy; you just want to slap him upside the head. And the noise the Strangers make with their teeth and that creepy little Stranger kid...priceless.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by The_Return
I watched the first hour or so of It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World last night, but I was WAY to tired for a 3 hour movie. To be honest, I didnt really like it much. Normally Id finish watching it anyway, but considering it's due back to the store today I dont think I'll bother.

i always loved that movie ..

pity you didnt finish it - the end is a hoot.

[ENTITY2000]

Originally posted by tarcher80
what didn't you like about it?
it wasn't suppose to serious, it was a dark comedy! duh!:p

[AUSTIN316426808]

Two For The Money

I thought it was pretty damn good considering I thought it was going to try and be some kinda overly cool sports movie. Solid acting from a star cast including Pacino, McConaughey, Russo and Jeremy Piven aka Ari Gold from Entourage.(I guess he's not that much of a star if I feel as though I have to not only give his show but also the name of his character, but hey, tv star..movie star, what's the fucking difference?) Pretty much everything's solid, acting, script, directing. Overall a good movie.

[_____V_____]

Originally posted by The_Return

I'll agree that the CGI was awful, and that some of the acting wasnt great. I thought Ezra Godden [Paul] was great though, he really gave a realistic performance IMO.

The "plot hole" isnt really a plot hole when you look at the whole plot. Look at how resiliant/hard to kill all the Imbocans are. I think the fact that Paul was relatively unharmed shows the first hints of his transformation.

What do you mean by too much gore? Aside from the face skinning and Paul's burnt body, there really wasnt much gore at all.

Personally, I love Dagon. It's one of my all-time favourite horror films. Too bad you didnt like it:(


I didnt hate it either bro. For the first 30 or so minutes into the movie, I would easily have given it a 9, because by then I had totally settled myself into my seat and immersed into the movie.

But after then, it went sorta downhill. The pace got affected by a couple needless scenes, the cgi just wasnt to par, and the acting was awful. Gordon did his best with what he had, and because of the first half and the climax I give it 06/10.

For me it should have had better acting, decent cgi and some good and sound editing, and it would have at least 08/10 from me. Its a good movie with a great premise though. Sorry. :(

[Miss Olivia]

I just pulled Willow off the vhs shelf and watched it. I still love the whole concept. The brownies are funny to watch, and I think Bavmorda is one of the best wicked queens running.

[newb]

Originally posted by urgeok
i always loved that movie ..

pity you didnt finish it - the end is a hoot.

As did I Urge. I think its an age thing on this one. Lots of fond memories watching this as a tyke. Haven't seen it in years, but i'm betting it didn't age to well.

[The Flayed One]

Originally posted by Miss Olivia
I just pulled Willow off the vhs shelf and watched it. I still love the whole concept. The brownies are funny to watch, and I think Bavmorda is one of the best wicked queens running.

Sorsha's hot.

[Miss Olivia]

She was. That's probably why Val Kilmer married her after that movie:)

[zwoti]

the time machine
red sonja

[The_Return]

Originally posted by zwoti
the time machine

Which one? George Pal or Simon Wells?

Ive been thinking of watching the Pal version again, havent seen it in ages.

[joshaube]

Salvage;
I heard good things about this movie from... well, the cover. Hehe. official Selection always sounds good. So, when I got the DVD, I skimmed through it like I always do to make sure the disc worked. There's when I noticed it was very B-grade video and audio. Handheld camera, blurry video, shotty quality. I always get so made at independant film releasers when their DVDs look so bad, but the covers look so sweet. The video was very blurry, as if someone deinterlaced it bad or did heck knows what to it. Anyways, that was only in some scenes so the rest played fine. But as I was going to say - this fact made me not want to watch it. I felt "Oh great, another shit movie..." but the runtime is ultimately what convinced me to give it a chance. You see, I always give movies a full chance. I always watch them to the end no matter how bad or rotten they may be. For this reason, I won't just pop in any old movie. I want something that might seem even a little redeeming. The runtime on this wasless then 90 minutes, so I thought why not.

Good choice, bad choice? I don't know which to choose. I'll lean more toward good, but not fully there, y'know? It was an alright movie, but nothing to write home about. Not "Official Selection" worthy. But not a bad watch for a 1h 20m movie.

The acting wasn't entirely bad. The main lead was actually pretty decent. Not Hollywood material, but passable and definately way above-average in the B-Class world. Her "fear and tear" scenes - which are often done horribly in most cases, independant or otherwise - were actually pretty damn good. Some of the best. Her crying was very well done, and seem almost real. I'll say it was better then Natalie Portman's in V for Vandetta - I thought she sniffed and used her throat more then she need to, there was no real sobbing. But then again, Natalie's was probably more realistic to the majority of people - so maybe you should disregard that comment. Natalie deserves Best Actress, the girl in this film doesn't... hehe.

The gore was done well. There's wasn't entirely a lot, but when it was shown it looked pretty good. A nice dark, nearly black blood ala High tension is my favourite. The watery classic-style red just seems fake whether it looks like the blood we bleed or not. There was a scene when this was used, but I'm going to ignore it and stick with the scene of the boyfriend in the back of the truck. Positive thoughts, now.

Alongside gore, I 100% honestly thought this movie had some really creepy scenes. I don't know why, but it's sort of tapping into my own fears. Y'know... the fear that someone is there, looking at you, around you, you just can't see it. That alone feeling where you make sure to check around every corner, in the closet, make sure to peer behind the shower certain apon entering the bathroom? Ok, honestly I do all those things when I'm all alone. Hehe. Go me!

The ending, well... it wasn't exactly bad. I was expecting a nice big twist, but it seemed to fall on it's face. I could have done better without the final scene of her in the convience store. That ruined my whole little psycho-analytical ending interpretation.

/// SPOILED MILK
Like, I thought the ending sort of meant... the killer was actually the girl all along. Like, the girl didn't exist sort of like in identity. She was sort of created by the killer's mind in order to feel more like a victim so he didn't have to feel bad about killing. The girl's various deaths could have all been the killer's actual kills. She acted as a witness to his events, even though she was him. Y'know? Ok, I'm being confusing but technically so was this interpretation of the ending. It would have been good if that's what was intended but I have a feeling I just bullshitted this answer out and it really wouldn't work because it's filled with plot holes. But what'ev.

I don't feel like I wasted my time, so... win? I guess?

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Oldboy tonight, and Vertigo tomorrow day. X-Men 3 and SUPAHMHEN tomorrow night.

[The_Return]

You know what? Im done with writing full-on movie reviews for everything I watch. It takes some of the enjoyment out of watching movies, cause I always have that little voice in the back of my head saying "be sure to put that in the review!". Bah, Im done. I'll still post some comments and probably a rating, but no more reviews for awhile. Not like anyone probably cares.


Now, with that off my chest I just wacted the 2 newest Masters of Horror DVDs, back-to-back.

Sick Girl was really odd, but I did enjoy it in a way. Angela Bettis was just wierd, but Erin Brown/"Misty Mundae" did a pretty good job. Probably the wekest MoH episode Ive seen thusfar, but still pretty good.

7/10

As for Deer Woman, I loved it. It still cant beat out Cigarette Burns for the top spot, but otherwise this is my favourite episode yet. Well acted and flat out hilarious, inculding one of the best/funniest dream sequences (well, sort of a dream) that Ive ever seen. Alot of fun.

8.5/10

[Despare]

Ichi 1
This was weird because I was expecting more gore and less of a story when really the opposite is true. I thought the story in this one was more coherent than the first and the gore was tuned way down (althought I don't think it could have compared to the Ichi the Killer with the budget it seemed to be constrained by). I thought it was pretty decent, although like the original I think it needed less semen.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by The_Return
You know what? Im done with writing full-on movie reviews for everything I watch. It takes some of the enjoyment out of watching movies, cause I always have that little voice in the back of my head saying "be sure to put that in the review!". Bah, Im done. I'll still post some comments and probably a rating, but no more reviews for awhile. Not like anyone probably cares.



i just give the over all feel of a film .. whatever stayed with me ..
i certainly dont think about it while watching the movie ..

best just to post the overall impression you were left with.

[_____V_____]

Originally posted by The_Return
You know what? Im done with writing full-on movie reviews for everything I watch. It takes some of the enjoyment out of watching movies, cause I always have that little voice in the back of my head saying "be sure to put that in the review!". Bah, Im done. I'll still post some comments and probably a rating, but no more reviews for awhile. Not like anyone probably cares.


Now, with that off my chest I just wacted the 2 newest Masters of Horror DVDs, back-to-back.

Sick Girl was really odd, but I did enjoy it in a way. Angela Bettis was just wierd, but Erin Brown/"Misty Mundae" did a pretty good job. Probably the wekest MoH episode Ive seen thusfar, but still pretty good.

7/10

As for Deer Woman, I loved it. It still cant beat out Cigarette Burns for the top spot, but otherwise this is my favourite episode yet. Well acted and flat out hilarious, inculding one of the best/funniest dream sequences (well, sort of a dream) that Ive ever seen. Alot of fun.

8.5/10

Hey! I care...:D

My fav episode of the entire MoH series was Cigarette Burns. Havent seen the Miike one yet though. Hopefully they ll release the box set of the entire series here soon after the UK release.

[The_Return]

Originally posted by _____V_____
Hey! I care...:D

My fav episode of the entire MoH series was Cigarette Burns. Havent seen the Miike one yet though. Hopefully they ll release the box set of the entire series here soon after the UK release.

Have you seen all the other episodes aside from Miikes?

I dont get Showtime, so Im only watching them as the DVDs are released. The ones Im looking forward to the most are Jenifer, Fair Haired Child, and Dance of the Dead (even though Im not a big fan of Hooper)

[noctuary]

Nightwatch

This movie started off bad for me, when I found that the original Russian language track had been deleted. Instead, they chose to dub it into English, and just give all the characters stupid imitation Russian accents. Dubbing is one of my pet peeves, and I was really shocked that the original language track was nowhere to be found. Very, very disappointing. I thought we had moved past this nonsense. As for the film itself, I thought it was very flashy, style over substance type stuff. Some of the effects shots were really cool, but the story wasn't really enough to keep my interest. Overall: 5/10 (0/10 for dub track.)

[AUSTIN316426808]

Caught Superman Returns yesterday.

[The_Return]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
Caught Superman Returns yesterday.

Was it any good?

[_____V_____]

Originally posted by The_Return
Have you seen all the other episodes aside from Miikes?

I dont get Showtime, so Im only watching them as the DVDs are released. The ones Im looking forward to the most are Jenifer, Fair Haired Child, and Dance of the Dead (even though Im not a big fan of Hooper)

Yeah, and I ll tell you in advance that the Hooper one sucked. I d rate Jenifer 2nd behind Cigarette Burns and Chocolate 3rd, though I have a sneaky feeling that Miike's unseen episode could well be the best one in the entire series.

[The_Return]

Originally posted by _____V_____
Yeah, and I ll tell you in advance that the Hooper one sucked. I d rate Jenifer 2nd behind Cigarette Burns and Chocolate 3rd, though I have a sneaky feeling that Miike's unseen episode could well be the best one in the entire series.

How was Fair Haired Child? Im a huge fan of Mallone's House on Haunted Hill remake, so Im looking forward to his episode.

[_____V_____]

Originally posted by The_Return
How was Fair Haired Child? Im a huge fan of Mallone's House on Haunted Hill remake, so Im looking forward to his episode.

Its ok. Not amazing but not bad either. It aint anywhere near HoHH though, you might be a tad disappointed.

Although its certainly much better than Dance of the Dead and Incident On and Off a Mountain Road, but not better than Dreams in Witch House, Chocolate, Deer Woman and Cigarette Burns.

[heebiejeebies]

Originally posted by noctuary
Nightwatch

This movie started off bad for me, when I found that the original Russian language track had been deleted. Instead, they chose to dub it into English, and just give all the characters stupid imitation Russian accents. Dubbing is one of my pet peeves, and I was really shocked that the original language track was nowhere to be found. Very, very disappointing. I thought we had moved past this nonsense. As for the film itself, I thought it was very flashy, style over substance type stuff. Some of the effects shots were really cool, but the story wasn't really enough to keep my interest. Overall: 5/10 (0/10 for dub track.)

Flip the DVD over.:D I did the same thing. I watched the whole damn movie in English, cursing that the Russian soundtrack was unavailable. It wasn't until I went to take the DVD out of the player that I realized the widescreen Russian version was on the flip side. Flipped it over and...VOILA. Russian soundtrack.

[joshaube]

OldBoy;
Another great installment in the Vengeance trilogy from Chan-wook Park. And similiar to his prior film, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, you really don't know who you want to sympathize with in the end. It was a confusing film, more-so then Sympathy, so below I have included my analysis on what happened. Don't read it if you don't want to, and if you think something else then please share. This is just what I got out of it.

// ANALYTICAL SPOILED MILK
Woo-Jin had sex with his sister, Oh-Daesu witnessed this and started to spread a rumour. Thwe rumour was similiar to something like Lee Soo-ah was now pregnant with both a son and a nephew. She wasn't really, but Lee Soo-ah herself began to believe this so her stomach began to swell and her period stopped occuring. She had a "phantom pregnancy" - not a real one. She didn't commit suicide because she wanted to rumour to end - but rather because she really did beleive she was pregnant and felt the worry of her brother. She did it for him, more then anyone.

Oh-Daesu was captured on his daughter's third birthday and held for 15 years. Woo-Jin started secretly raising Oh-Daesu's daughter as we are told in the film. He was held for 15 years so the ages would be appropriate. Both of them were hypnotized so they would meet and react accordingly, and eventually fall in love. The girl's name was Mido, and she was Oh-Daesu's daughter. Neither of them knew this... at the time. They had sex.

So while it was technically a crime that Woo-Jin and his sister had a relationship, both of them were fine with it until Oh-Daesu started the rumour. And now Oh-Daesu is not innocent either since he had slept with his daughter, equally upsetting. Neither can be "innocent", yet you can feel sympathy for both of them.

I believe what was in the box where Mido was located - which was never opened - was another pho album similiar to what Oh-Daesu had saw and the photos that revealed that Mido was indeed his daughter.

The ending I felt to be a very significant part of the movie. People say it should have ended with Woo-Jin shooting himself in the head, because the following scenes were too "Feel-good". I could not disagree more.

In the end he asks a hypnotist to clear the "monster" inside of him. She warns him it could go wrong. He says he is aware of that fact, and she continues. She splits his self into two - Oh-Daesu who does not know the secret, and the Monster, who keeps the secret. The secret that Mido was his daughter. The Monster is told to walk away, and in 70 steps he will die. We are shown him walking away, but not taking the full 70 steps. Oh-Daesu wakes up later, a distance from the table he was once sitting at with the hypnostist. A young girl runs up to him, crying. He smiles bleakly as they embrace.

<i>Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone.</i>

The girl asks if he was with anyone, and the camera pans down a sequence of footsteps to the table in the distance. I believe the Oh-Daesu we see now is actually the Monster. Based on the footsteps, his attitude, and the smile.

This isn't a happy ending.

// EXPIRATION DATE

Throughout the beginning and middle, I was thinking to myself "I enjoyed Mr. Sympathy a whole lot more." But once it came time for the ending, and the reveal with a sequence of twists, that prior thought was ripped in half. I'd say the two films now lay on the same level - in two different sections. They are both similiar films, but also very different. I can't say which I enjoyed more, so I'll just say... both were superb.

Nothing else needs to be mentioned.


/////////////////////////////////

Fair-Haired Child was my favourite Masters of Horror episode in the series. I haven't seen Imprint yet though, and I believe as well it could be the best of the series and most likely is.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Scars of Dracula (1970)

Not the most revered of the Hammer Dracula series, but I do like this installment. It is fast paced, and shows a cruel side to Dracula to a greater extent than many of the earlier films in the series. However, it does miss out on Peter Cushing, and the frequent appearances of bats are not all that convincing.

[ManchestrMorgue]

The Devil's Rejects

Second time I have watched this in the last few weeks. Watched it at work (where lately I tend to watch a lot of the horror DVDs I see). I prefer it to House of 1000 Corpses. Otis has some great one-liners especially in the first half of the movie.

[The_Return]

The Exorcist.

Im not sure if it's because I had lowed expectations this time, or if it's because this is the first time I watched "the version you've never seen", but for whatever reason I liked this alot more than I used to. I still dont think it deserves it's reputation, but it is a very good film.

8/10

[The Flayed One]

Originally posted by The_Return
The Exorcist.

Im not sure if it's because I had lowed expectations this time, or if it's because this is the first time I watched "the version you've never seen", but for whatever reason I liked this alot more than I used to. I still dont think it deserves it's reputation, but it is a very good film.

8/10

I'd like to take this opportunity to spam my favorite movie of all time: The Exorcist III: Legion.

Seriously, guys. If you haven't had the pleasure of watching this, do yourself a favor. Most likely the only expectations you'll have come from me. I can't recommend it enough, and you can almost always find it in the Wal-Mart bargain bin for $5.

[The_Return]

Originally posted by The Flayed One
I'd like to take this opportunity to spam my favorite movie of all time: The Exorcist III: Legion.

Seriously, guys. If you haven't had the pleasure of watching this, do yourself a favor. Most likely the only expectations you'll have come from me. I can't recommend it enough, and you can almost always find it in the Wal-Mart bargain bin for $5.

Ive been planning to buy it for awhile now, but havent yet. I know that you dont need to se Exorcist 2 to enjoy it, but I cant stand watching a sequel without seeing the preceding movies. It bugs me.

I'll probably buy the 2 of them in the near future.

[noctuary]

Originally posted by heebiejeebies
Flip the DVD over.:D I did the same thing. I watched the whole damn movie in English, cursing that the Russian soundtrack was unavailable. It wasn't until I went to take the DVD out of the player that I realized the widescreen Russian version was on the flip side. Flipped it over and...VOILA. Russian soundtrack.
Damn it! I'm an idiot. Too bad I returned the movie this morning. :(

[Dante'sInferno]

The Nightmare Before Christmas

[joshaube]

Superhero themed night...
4 and a half hours in a theatre, anyone?

Superman Returns
X-Men 3

Both were solid films, I preferred Superman over X-Men 3, however. I'll have full opinions tomorrow.

[The_Return]

Had a bunch of people over tonight and we watched Office Space while waiting for more people to show up. One of my all-time favourite comedies.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Hang 'em High

[Despare]

Incredible Mr. Limpet

Didn't remember as much about this one as I thought, not a bad movie but the songs were easily some of Disney's worst.

[The Flayed One]

Return of the Living Dead

I love this movie. I seemed to remember it being a little more comical the first time around. Still great, it'd been too long since I watched it.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by Despare
Incredible Mr. Limpet

Didn't remember as much about this one as I thought, not a bad movie but the songs were easily some of Disney's worst.

disney ?

[tarcher80]

finally watched "night watch" last night... i really enjoyed it. i felt the tension b/tw light and dark. i also like how the line b/tw good and evil was skewed. nice twist at the end, sets up for the next installment. overall: 7.5-10.


*flip the disk over to watch the original version w/ subtitles b/c the dubbed side is a bit awkward.

[joshaube]

Originally posted by urgeok
disney ?

It's Warner Brothers, I believe.

[The_Return]

Speaking of Disney, I just watched Disney's Hercules. Damn I love that movie, probably my all-time favorite animated film. Sure, they completly slaughter Greek myths, but who cares? It turns out to be a great story, with some great music to boot.

[Elvis_Christ]

Fight For Your Life:
Total exploitative genius. Combined the Blax/Crime/and Revenge subgenres to great effect. The only down point was the main "straight as an arrow" cop's sudden change of heart towards the end? But thats never important when watching these kinda flicks.... I got what they meant (and it'd take spoliers to explain it so fuck that) it just wasn't executed very well.
I loved it. Guaranted to offend with its racial slurs and a nasty scene involving a rock but whatever. This is a true classic of 70s US cinema. Cinema with grit and guts that conveyed the deep seeded hatred/stereotypes (while over coming these points at the same time in its own crude way, which I feel is better because it hammers it home a hell of a lot more than the PC manner this subject matter usually gets) of the country at the time. Fuckin cool flick with the badest grandma this side of Surf Nazis Must Die!
Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
I loved it

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by The_Return
Was it any good?


My bad man, I just found out that I posted my thoughts of it on a football forum. Now the question is, where the hell is the page I'd written about Jim Haslett and Sean Payton?



Superman Returns


Routh and Spacey did very well, but as a whole, I'd say the acting was just decent. Bosworth was a little bland, Posey was utterly annoying(she did have one or two funny lines..not clever funny, can someone actually be that stupid funny...and for the part she was playing...which was basically Miss. Teschmacher from the first two films...I guess she did ok but imo it was over done and made it more annoying than funny which I think it was meant to be.), everybody else was just on par, no more or less.

I thought the story was extremely well done. It had the proper length to thoroughly go through both the drama between Superman and Lois and the action of Luthor's plan coming together(which is very cleverly)and Superman's attempt to foil it.

So all around you've got a good story which plays out very well over the 3 hours(Which imo wasn't too long, if you wanna be technical, I guess they coulda shaved a minute or two off here and there but there's no entire scene or noticeable block of time they should've cut.), excellent directing and special effects. There's also something pretty interesting tossed into the well written script.

Overall could've been anywhere within a 8.5 and a perfect 10, but as I said before, the acting outside of Routh and Spacey is only decent, not bad by any means but only decent. So I'll put it just outside that realm with a...

8.4/10

[joshaube]

uperman Returns;
NOTE: I have not seen any of Christopher Reeves acting, nor did I watch Superman 1 or 2 prior to this film. I'm new to the whole thing, except the occasional Smallville (eek) episode here and there.

Oh, Brandon Routh... I'm glad they found you. I was curious at how he would do, being an unknown and only having smaller roles in the past. At first it was obvious his acting was a little shaky, during some lines I remembering feeling "Oh great...", but once the story kicked in that feeling began to fade. He does a superb job at acting as Clark Kent. His appearence, the awkward little things he does - quirky and funny, and his always-smiling, carefree nature. A good man for the job, I'd say.

Kevin Spacey did okay as Lex, nothing as superb as any other role he has done, and I felt his appearence didn't fit Lex's to a T like Brandon Routh's did to Clark. He looked too... kind. Not his expressions, but just the lines in his face. They weren't cold and stern enough. Hard to explain.

The rest of the cast did an equally good job and fit their characters well. (Seem Bryan Singer likes James Marsden) The only other stand-out performance I found was Tristan Lake Leabu - Louis' son. And that leads into a little disagreement I have with Roger Ebert. SPOILER (but not really...) - Tristan Lake Leabu plays Superman's son. Ebert said he was too timid, shy, and didn't do much. He wanted him to be like a Spy Kid. I think if that were to happen, I would have left. It would have just been so flat-out bad. Instead, I found the kid to act the part PERFECTLY. He's Superman's Son, Clark Kent's son. Both of these ego's are very modest, quiet, and not all up in your face and pretending to be overly clever. The kid's personlity suited Superman's son incredibly well. He helped when it was NEEDED, and was suprised by his own powers. He's just a kid, and also half-human. I'm sure he's not up to the level Clark is at the moment. He doesn't know what's going on himself, so why should he feel the need to be the missing piece in the puzzle and solve things himself when he barely understands who he is?

Okay, I lied. One other person, but this isn't so much "acting", but just who she is. PARKER POSEY IS MY HERO. I love all her roles, seriously, and she brought so much entertainment into this movie. How many one linears did she have? 3592?

"Weren't there two of those?"
*pans to dog eating a meaty bone*.

Oh god, I love her so much and I sound like a complete tard right now, but whatever. She brought most of the entertainment to the movie. Which brings up another point. Little splurts of actual HUMOUR here and there helped keep us entertained through some of the more tedious scenes throughout the two and a half hour runtime. And Parker was sort of the key of this.

On to the actual movie. The effects and set-pieces were incredible. Some certain scenes looked very green-screen (mainly near the ending with the plane rescue), but things such as the Daily Planet Globe rendered onto the top of the building looked very realistic.

The plot itself was average. I didn't think Lex's plan was all that great, and he (or his plans) were sort of not the main focus in the actual film. I felt it was more geared toward Superman and Lois's reunion - and that's the way it should have been. In fact, I would have enjoyed it just as much WITHOUT Lex. But without Lex, there would be no Parker and that just equals unfun all around.

Speaking of Lex's plan, he came off as a complete idiot. I thought he was super intelligent? I don't know, but some of his actions and dailogue seemed very, eugh. The only part of his I liked, and highlighted his character, was his very first scene with the dying woman. His plan to create a new world using the crystals was sort of silly too. It's all mountenous, harsh, and un-natured. Could anyone even live there? Doubtful.

An okay movie. One of the better ones this summer, and even further extending that. Not a favourite of mine by all means, but something you shouldn't be dissapointed in if you do go see it. It will win MTV awards next year... :p

[joshaube]

X-Men 3: The Last Stand;
Well, I thought the premise was pretty kickass. Plus the whole fact it related to our lives now as well - symbolically. Homosexuality mainly - since that's the biggest issue in our society currently (what with religious groups taking action, just watch the news - protesting at funerals, and spreading harsh rumours online). What if our government released a cure to this? There would be those against and those for it - and those indifferent, just like in this film. I was very dissapointed how they handle this material in the actual film, however. It seemed they didn't even want to touch on the deeper meaning, but rather focus on the action and Jean Grey. I don't know... I was expecting something very deep and intelligent related to this. Some big ol' metaphor. But there wasn't any, none at all... and that single fact let me down on the entire movie.

"They want to cure us, but I say... We are the cure!" was my favourite line of the film. Diversity, and the acceptance (gradual, or forced by the presence of different beings) is the cure to prejudice itself. The disease isn't the mutants, it's those who think mutants do not belong on the earth, and should be "cured". By getting rid of mutant powers, you are simply feeding the disease. I'm sure you get what I'm trying to say so I won't force-feed you any more explanation.

What pissed me off in this movie more then anything was Magneto and his fuckfuckfucklet team of shitfaced assholes. I don't know why it got me so damn angry, but it did. I can't stand people who fight for equality, but feel the need to fucking MAKE THEMSELVES STAND OUT.

"Where's your mark?"

Why the hell do you need a mark? If you want to be special, different, and stand out from the rest you deserve to be fucking punished like you are. People are fighting for equality, not superiority, and it's because of people/mutants like YOU that the whole thing is happened in the first place. Snotty ass bitches. Okay, I'm getting steamed just thinking of it and I appologize for all the language.

Magneto's pure idiotism, lack of understanding or listening, and direct actions without thought are purely selfish. "I did it for you Jean" is complete and utter shit. His whole character I would just like to rip from head to toe.

Now, I'm calmed down. You obviously get the point now. I extremely disliked the fact they didn't use the movie metaphorically, and I extremely dislike the characters in the film - mainly on Magneto's side. Oh, and to clear things up - the last point is not a negative rep against the film. It's a clear representation of how people TODAY act. So it's realistic, I'm just expressing my anger in a film-related manner toward people that actually act like that.

On to what I liked. The Jean Grey / Phoenix part was segments were pretty kickass. I've always wanted to see something just so crazy on film, and release all their power. I sometimes feel the need to play a game where I can just kick the shit out of monsters and go wild with combos. That's why I felt satisfied with these scenes. If that makes sense... probably not.

// SPOILED MILK
Oh, and what's with the insane amount of killings? Why kill off those characters? And have other characters loose their powers. I can see Rogue, but Magneto? I hope he commits suicide in the fourth film.
// EXPIRATION DATE

I don't think I need to rap anything up. These are opinions, not an actual review on the film. I don't really "review" things... just state what I thought about it and I don't have anything else to add.

Oh, 'cept this.
Ellen Paige = next big star.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by joshaube


The plot itself was average. I didn't think Lex's plan was all that great

Speaking of Lex's plan, he came off as a complete idiot. I thought he was super intelligent? I don't know, but some of his actions and dailogue seemed very, eugh. The only part of his I liked, and highlighted his character, was his very first scene with the dying woman. His plan to create a new world using the crystals was sort of silly too. It's all mountenous, harsh, and un-natured. Could anyone even live there? Doubtful.


You didn't think the kryptonite thing was clever?(which is mainly what I was referring to.)

As for the rest of his plan, you gotta remember it's a comic book movie and the main character's an alien flying around with bullets bouncing off his eyes. There's gonna be a few, if not a whole lot of silly things.

[joshaube]

Yeah, that part was pretty clever, but I didn't understand it fully. Kryptonite was put in the crystal, thus the newly created piece of earth had kryptonite in it. Superman couldn't, technically, come near it. THAT was clever. But Superman later lifted the entire plot of earth, straining - yes, but earlier he could barely lift his OWN body when the Kryptonite was stabbed in him.

You would think that an entire source of Kryptonite, and a small shard in your blood stream would have the same effect, right?

Hehe, and yeah, it's a comic book... but still... The whole eye-bullet thing was damn cool, however unrealistic that was.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by joshaube
Yeah, that part was pretty clever, but I didn't understand it fully. Kryptonite was put in the crystal, thus the newly created piece of earth had kryptonite in it. Superman couldn't, technically, come near it. THAT was clever. But Superman later lifted the entire plot of earth, straining - yes, but earlier he could barely lift his OWN body when the Kryptonite was stabbed in him.

You would think that an entire source of Kryptonite, and a small shard in your blood stream would have the same effect, right?

Hehe, and yeah, it's a comic book... but still... The whole eye-bullet thing was damn cool, however unrealistic that was.

***Spoilers***


I see what you're saying now, I guess it was reaching a bit. Unless you look at it like this...he got under it going lord knows how fast and lifted up from the part which was primarily earth rather than the kryptonite concoction. The strain came from the kryptonite above.

That's exactly what I meant about the eye bullet thing, when you go to see a comic book movie you kinda have to throw 90+% of logic out the window and just have fun.

[joshaube]

^ True, never thought of the fact he lifted the earth beneath it. :)

---

American Dreamz;
Now this is a film that I really wasn't expecting much from, but in the end (and what an end), I was pleasently suprised. I didn't hear too much about this other then a few trailers before it's release, and the reviews were sort of just static - neither good nor bad. It was advertised as a comedy, with an ounce of truth, and that's just what you get. Only a whole lot more then just an ounce.

It's not FUNNY per-say, but interesting. It mocks our lives today, well - Americans' lives. Their government, entertainment, and people. The president doesn't speak his own mind, he has someone to put words in his mouth. American Dreamz, America's favourite show, only wants oddities, and interesting people. They could care less for the talent. Their host is an obnoxious man who cares for nothing, not even himself in some cases. The people - contestants - manipulative, greedy, liars and only genuine in one case.

Not even the characters in the film take the events all that serious. In what would be a news-worthy, shocking event to us, becomes just a ploy to get votes. Just something that "gaurentees a win". They could care less for what just happened, as long as it eventually results in something positive for themselves. Funny, some might think, but I find it quite sad - because there is truth in that.

It's sort of a character film. We have the host, who doesn't appreciate kindness because he feels he has to be equally kind around it - and he doesn't want to change. We have a contestant who doubts she will be a star, but dumps her life behind her footsteps because she think's she's too good for it in the end. We have the boyfriend who only wants to be with a girl, and when she dumps him changes his entire life for just another chance. And only to be used in the end as a voting ploy.

There's a lot more in the film, and yes some of it is funny, but you have to ask yourself why you're laughing. Look deep in to it, and you'll see what your laughing at is all around you. And is technically not very humerous at all. It's funny how mood can change something so threatful into an innocent joke, or a tragic event in to a second of reflection only to carry on with another season of a hit TV series.

As I mentioned before, the strongest point in the film is the ending. Not so much the final scene, but the "end" - when you see the film, or if you have, you know what I'm referring to. I won't spoil it. I was hoping it would happen, and often films shy away from that and wrap things up happily. But not this one, it went all out, with lights ablaze, and then satircally ended with a "happy ever after" that only manages to reflect it's pain into something we can smile about.

It reminds me of the saying "Don't judge a book by it's cover", and also the fact that perhaps us as an audience are a little too de-sensitized now a' days.

I'd reccomend it. Not for everyone, but certainly enjoyable if you can look in to and see what I did. Whether that's there or not is really ultimately up to the specific viewer.

[slasherman]

Originally posted by joshaube
^ True, never thought of the fact he lifted the earth beneath it. :)

---

American Dreamz;
Now this is a film that I really wasn't expecting much from, but in the end (and what an end), I was pleasently suprised. I didn't hear too much about this other then a few trailers before it's release, and the reviews were sort of just static - neither good nor bad. It was advertised as a comedy, with an ounce of truth, and that's just what you get. Only a whole lot more then just an ounce.

It's not FUNNY per-say, but interesting. It mocks our lives today, well - Americans' lives. Their government, entertainment, and people. The president doesn't speak his own mind, he has someone to put words in his mouth. American Dreamz, America's favourite show, only wants oddities, and interesting people. They could care less for the talent. Their host is an obnoxious man who cares for nothing, not even himself in some cases. The people - contestants - manipulative, greedy, liars and only genuine in one case.

Not even the characters in the film take the events all that serious. In what would be a news-worthy, shocking event to us, becomes just a ploy to get votes. Just something that "gaurentees a win". They could care less for what just happened, as long as it eventually results in something positive for themselves. Funny, some might think, but I find it quite sad - because there is truth in that.

It's sort of a character film. We have the host, who doesn't appreciate kindness because he feels he has to be equally kind around it - and he doesn't want to change. We have a contestant who doubts she will be a star, but dumps her life behind her footsteps because she think's she's too good for it in the end. We have the boyfriend who only wants to be with a girl, and when she dumps him changes his entire life for just another chance. And only to be used in the end as a voting ploy.

There's a lot more in the film, and yes some of it is funny, but you have to ask yourself why you're laughing. Look deep in to it, and you'll see what your laughing at is all around you. And is technically not very humerous at all. It's funny how mood can change something so threatful into an innocent joke, or a tragic event in to a second of reflection only to carry on with another season of a hit TV series.

As I mentioned before, the strongest point in the film is the ending. Not so much the final scene, but the "end" - when you see the film, or if you have, you know what I'm referring to. I won't spoil it. I was hoping it would happen, and often films shy away from that and wrap things up happily. But not this one, it went all out, with lights ablaze, and then satircally ended with a "happy ever after" that only manages to reflect it's pain into something we can smile about.

It reminds me of the saying "Don't judge a book by it's cover", and also the fact that perhaps us as an audience are a little too de-sensitized now a' days.

I'd reccomend it. Not for everyone, but certainly enjoyable if you can look in to and see what I did. Whether that's there or not is really ultimately up to the specific viewer.
..shorter posts please

[joshaube]

Is there technically a limit? You don't have to read it, of course. I usually sum things up in the ending paragraph.

[urgeok]

Running Scared ..

heard good things but this was better than expected .. really enjoyed it.

loved the end titles too ... just more icing on an already rich cake .. i love films that go the extra mile .. when they didnt have to.

[Dante'sInferno]

Sky High....pretty cool I guess.

[Elvis_Christ]

Snuff:

Utter shit.... but the imfamous end scene redemed the mess (well somewhat). This definatley is a flick that lives up to the stereotype expectations of a "exploitation" film. This is basically a mondo flick that replaces the wildlife footage with a mind numbingly boring incoherant mix of offcuts and stock footage revolving around a Manson Family rip. But like I said the final scene made this piece of shit work. This film pionered the "lost but now discovered tape" deal (I really liked how it had no credits apart from the film title). Worth your time if you can be fucked... (and you guys must know by now the kinda trashy shit I dig) but I wouldn't recommend it.

[zwoti]

the 'burbs

[filmmaker2]

the 'burbs, great movie.

"You keep a horse in the basement??"

[Amalthea]

Godsend 7 / 10 :confused:

[Posher778]

Cellular 8/10
Great suspense and acting.

The Island 6.5/10

Spongebob movie...wtf was this shit? 2/10

Rugrats in Paris: don't ask, the madre wanted me to watch it with her. It wasn't the worst thing ever... but its still those stupid babies... 5/10 ish

Indiana Jones (temple of doom): 8/10

Austin Powers: The spy who shagged me

^My favorite comedy ever. 10/10

POTC : 8.5/10

Secondhand Lions: 10/10

[Despare]

Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

I was upset that it didn't really further Holden's story, some of the logic and acting was real iffy, some horrible CGI toward the end...

Why'd I like it then?

I don't know, I didn't love this one but I thought it was a decent watch and I'd probably watch it again if it wasn't just a rental. Better than I expected for sure.

[Amalthea]

Brother Bear 10 / 10

[ManchestrMorgue]

The Incredible 2 Headed Transplant (1970)

1970's B-grade horror at its best :D Sure, the special effects are poor at best, and the premise of the film (transplanting the head of one person onto the body of another) is ridiculous, but it works so well. Or I like shit films. Either way, I don't care. I love it.

[filmmaker2]

Oh yeah, that's a fun movie. "The Thing With Two Heads" is a good one too.

[Posher778]

Click

It was interesting, not bad though. Kate Beckinsale was extremely hott in this one. But now as hott as Uma Thurman on the poster for my super ex GF but... yeah she's Uma... Anyway, the story was good, acting, good. Effects were cool too, and it was pretty funny at parts.

7/10

[ManchestrMorgue]

Originally posted by filmmaker2
Oh yeah, that's a fun movie. "The Thing With Two Heads" is a good one too.

The Thing With 2 Heads is excellent, and on the other side of the disc :) From what I recall, it is played a bit more for laughs, but I haven't seen it in quite a while. I recently got the DVD with both of these movies on it, so I am looking forward to watching the Thing With 2 Heads very soon.

[Miss Olivia]

Tune in next week for The Head with two....I mean, The Thing with Two Heads......

Sorry. Couldn't help it:)

[AUSTIN316426808]

Pale Rider

[Miss Olivia]

I just watched Braveheart for the twentieth time. Still an awesome movie.

[zwoti]

wolfen

[cheebacheeba]

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Funny, I knew there was a film prior to oldboy, but I was under the impression that the film of THIS title was to be the next to follow oldboy, not the first one...?

I watched "snake eyes" with Nicolas Cage...I usually like his films, but this one fell short. Felt like a tv-movie, rushed plot, dissapointing ending. NC can usually pull off the "manic" thing but I think it went a little overboard to the point of being annoying in this movie. Gary Sinise can always put something into a film, but yeah...not even the two of them could make this one worth watching again to me.

[zwoti]

Originally posted by cheebacheeba
Funny, I knew there was a film prior to oldboy, but I was under the impression that the film of THIS title was to be the next to follow oldboy, not the first one...?

I watched "snake eyes" with Nicolas Cage...I usually like his films, but this one fell short. Felt like a tv-movie, rushed plot, dissapointing ending. NC can usually pull off the "manic" thing but I think it went a little overboard to the point of being annoying in this movie. Gary Sinise can always put something into a film, but yeah...not even the two of them could make this one worth watching again to me.

sympathy for mr vengeance
oldboy
sympathy for lady vengeance (lady vengeance)

and brian de palma has been on a slide for awhile

[Elvis_Christ]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang:

Total shit. Tired Hollywood noir homage. Reminds me of the lame movies in the similar vein that popped up after Pulp Fiction's success. Bound to inspire equally as inept clones. This ain't no Coldblooded.

[PR3SSUR3]

Like Things To Do in Dever When You're Dead - an offensively smart-arsed movie, with the ever unlikeable Andy Garcia.

[urgeok]

heh i loved both Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead :D



last seen : The Ringer ..


some funny moments for sure but they could have gone miles further with this one...

[Despare]

Originally posted by urgeok
heh i loved both Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead :D


Me too.

How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog

Very good movie and criminally overlooked.

[Amalthea]

Luna Papa 10 / 10

[_____V_____]

From Dusk till Dawn...a damn masterpiece from Rodriguez and Tarantino.

[zwoti]

one flew over the cuckoo's nest

[Posher778]

Originally posted by zwoti
one flew over the cuckoo's nest

One of the better oldies of the planet.

[horrorobsessed]

South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut


south park's awesome........especially at 1 in the morning.

[zwoti]

Originally posted by Posher778
One of the better oldies of the planet.

hardly call 1975 an oldie

[slasherman]

Basic Instinct 2 ...not as bad as everybody say.....very british though almost only british actors...the first one which was american was much better of course...

[joshaube]

"Funny, I knew there was a film prior to oldboy, but I was under the impression that the film of THIS title was to be the next to follow oldboy, not the first one...?"

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
OldBoy
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

There are no connections. These are the orders they were filmed in. The only similarities are the themes of revenge.

[zwoti]

deja vu


feed

[yourlastmistake]

Originally posted by zwoti
one flew over the cuckoo's nest
Excellent movie... one of my all time favorites.

[yourlastmistake]

Lady Frankenstein ... not too bad of a movie. Good for a one time see on a Saturday morning. The monsters makeup was pretty bad. His head was shaped like a lightbulb and one eye was bulbous and protruding... and Thomas the simpletons wig was friggen hilarious. The ending was rushed and abrupt but other than that it was worth a see.

[zwoti]

razor blade smile

[bwind22]

Well, I was in Florida for the last week, so you might think I didn't watch any movies.... Well, you couldn't be more wrong. Evidently every single day in Florida right around 3 or 4 in the afternoon, storm clouds roll in and then it rains on and off for about 2 hours. Well, the wife & I generally wound up ordering movies at that time. In addition, somtimes when she'd go to sleep a little earlier than me or something, I'd order one. Anyways, I have a week long backlog... Here goes....



Underworld: Evolution

This was a pretty cool follow up to a pretty good original. The story was only slightly confusing, but the action and gore were cool. The only big problem I have with these movies is how much they overuse the CGI but I guess that's inevitable in this day and age.

B



Ice Age: The Meltdown

This was a decent movie for the whole family, but it seemed to be aimed at the kiddies. I can't stand Queen Latifah though and she was a main character so that was one big detractor for me. The kids will like it, you might not.

C+




Failure to Launch

Ugh! This is what I get when I let the wife pick. This movie sucked big time. The script was bad, the physical comedy seemed overdone and out of place and what the hell is Terry Bradshaw doing with a large role in a motion picture? I can't even stand to watch that doof on the halftime shows! This was a stupid chick flick with a stupid, stupid plot and very subpar comedy timing. Kathy Bates was the sole bright spot in this pile of crap.

D




Madagascar

Yeah!!! This was the animated film I had been waiting for since Toy Story! I loved it. Fun, fresh (Although not anymore, I see it has already been duplicated by Disney's The Wild) and just very well done! Ben Stiller and Chris Rock take the leads and do great and the rest of the cast, including David Scwimmer and Andy Richter round out the animated ensemble perfectly. I was entertained from start to finish.

B+

[bwind22]

Final Destination 3

I have always liked these Final Destination movies, more for their fun & gory death scenes than their storylines. The third is no exception to that rule. It's a great gory popcorn flicks with lots of laughs and blood, but don't go expecting the next masterpiece or anything. In all, it was exactly what I would expect, which is good because I hold this series to a fairly high standard.

B-




Basic Instinct 2

Why oh why do I ever let my wife pick the movies? This was actually a little better than I was expecting for the first hour or so because I was pretty interested in the plot, but the ending just made this pretty stupid I would say. I don't the last 10 minutes just sorta sucked and didn't really tie everything up neatly, which is what I expect out of the last 10 minutes of a psychological thriller that raises a lot of questions.... Answers! Bah, it sucked. Skip it, unless you just watch it for the sex... If that's the case, you won't be disappointed.

C-





Scary Movie 4

Hey! One of the stupidest franchises that could be good finally figured out what it was doing wrong and got rid of the Wayans brothers altogether. Good move Scary Movie franchise! Now, you're back on the right track, but you aren't there yet. This was probably about as good as the first one in the franchise and better than parts 2 and 3, but it could still be improved upon with a better script. I also think these need to stick to parodying exclusively horror movies, but that's just my opinion.... It was okay.

C







Stay Alive

When I saw this was rated PG-13 and had Malcolm (in the Middle) in it, I wasn't expecting much. It delivered. Fairly straightforward flick about a ghost in the video game that a group of kids starts playing. There was some creepy stuff, but basically this was just a new take on an old theme. I didn't hate it, but I haven't been running around recommending it to anyone either.

C






Shallow Grave

I love this movie. Danny Boyle and Ewan McGregor really show what they have always been capable of in this deeply dark morbid black comedy. Fresh, original, well acted, well directed... Probably in my personal top 20 films. If you haven't seen it, do so.

A

[slasherman]

Virtuosity (1995) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114857/) ..watchable Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller ...if you want a stupid overlooked popcorn movie maybe this is the one...

[The_Return]

First Blood

I enjoyed it, alot better and less mindless than it's repuation would lead you to believe.

[bwind22]

Originally posted by The_Return
First Blood

I enjoyed it, alot better and less mindless than it's repuation would lead you to believe.

Rambo rules! I went as him for Halloween once.

[Miss Olivia]

Highlander.
There can be only one. Christopher Lambert says so:p

[mothermold]

Syriana
Masters Of Horror:Deer Woman

[AUSTIN316426808]

Coogan's Bluff

[cheebacheeba]

I enjoyed it, alot better and less mindless than it's repuation would lead you to believe.
First blood was all good...based on a much better, darker book with a completely different ending, but all in all the movie did a good job. It was the sequels that gave the whole thing a dopey reputation if you ask me...THEY definately fall under the generic action movie genre, but there's a HUGE difference between 2&3 and "first blood" IMO.

I saw "The Rock" last night for maybe the fourth time...
I honestly believe that this is one of the all-time great action films.
Brilliant cast, the musical score is awesome, really works to accentuate the scenes...and the characters are great, from Cage as the fbi agent without any real "ground" experience thrown into a situation he's clearly not read for, to the jaded ex-SAS convict played by Connery, to the cold, driven, yet honourable "villain" that I still cannot bring myself to dislike in any way. Between those guys and smaller parts played by David Morse and Michael Beihn and bit parts by Tony Todd and John C McGinley...it's a damn near perfect lineup for an action film.
This is the kind of action film that hooks you from the start...comedy (some of the best one-liners ever uttered by Connery), chilling suspense, solid storyline, more 3dimensional, fleshed out "villains", underdog/anti-heroes, kickass over the top car chases, and a great mixture of hand to hand and gunfights...all done very well.
From start to end, this is what an action film should be.
Can't wait to see what Michael Bay does with Miami Vice and Transformers.

[Freak]

Old School

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by cheebacheeba

Can't wait to see what Michael Bay does with Miami Vice .


Michael Mann's doing Vice.

[slasherman]

Chopping Mall ...cheese bad 80's horror....not serious...maybe so bad its good....

..and yeah First Blood (number 1) is a classic action movie...strong characters and a good story...cloned many times in the 80's

[noctuary]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
Michael Mann's doing Vice.
Wha? That is really a surprise. I wouldn't have thought that Miami Vice would be a Mann-type property. Well, with him at the helm, it's more or less guaranteed to be worth watching. I'll have to check it out now.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by noctuary
Wha? That is really a surprise. I wouldn't have thought that Miami Vice would be a Mann-type property. Well, with him at the helm, it's more or less guaranteed to be worth watching. I'll have to check it out now.


Mann was one of the first executive producers of the series.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by bwind22
Madagascar

Yeah!!! This was the animated film I had been waiting for since Toy Story! I loved it. Fun, fresh (Although not anymore, I see it has already been duplicated by Disney's The Wild) and just very well done! Ben Stiller and Chris Rock take the leads and do great and the rest of the cast, including David Scwimmer and Andy Richter round out the animated ensemble perfectly. I was entertained from start to finish.

B+


and you shit on Phantasm !
yikes

i thought Madagascar was one of the worst animated films i've ever seen ... due largely to the horrific voicework.

i lump this one in with Sharks Tale and chicken little as the 3 worst kids movies ever made..

[Elvis_Christ]

If he can pull it together with the magic of Manhunter and Heat its gonna be gold. Slick intensity is something he's done well throughout his career which started with Miami Vice. The Pilot movie is one of the greatest things to come out of the 80s (like I said "slick" both visually and aurally - great use of music).

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
(like I said "slick" both visually and aurally - great use of music).



I'm not knocking the guy overall at all, it's just one scene, but he almost screwed up Collateral with a crappy music selection. Urge knows what I'm talking about.

[urgeok]

actually - i hated miami vice but i really like what he's done with a few other films (manhunter, Thief, The Keep) and the music was integral to the quality of those films ..

i dont remember the music being abrasive in Collateral ?

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by urgeok


i dont remember the music being abrasive in Collateral ?


I'm referring to the scene where the wolf/coyote runs across the street in front of the cab. I might've went a little overboard with thinking it was about to mess the entire film up, but it was just so tedious and unnecessary, imo anyway.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Coogan's Bluff came on again and I didn't have anything else to do. Finishing up Fist of Fury at the moment.

[newb]

Watched "The Matador" last night and loved it. Not horror...not a lot of action, but a great character study with an Oscar worthy role for Pierce Brosnan.

[scouse mac]

Evolution (I always enjoy this one)

[heebiejeebies]

House of 1000 Corpses
The Devil's Rejects

I'm going to see The Lake House today.

[horrorobsessed]

dazed and confused

[Jacob Singer]

Originally posted by scouse mac
Evolution (I always enjoy this one)


There's ALWAYS time for lubricant!

[AUSTIN316426808]

Bloodsport

[zwoti]

war of the worlds

[Despare]

Ichi Episode 0

A real let-down because I liked Ichi the Killer and Ichi 1. Animation left a lot to be desired as did the plot. Wouldn't really suggest anybody seek it out.

[The_Return]

Exorcist: The Beginning

Meh, it wasnt terrible. Better than I was led to believe, but not great by any means. Worth watching I suppose, but dont expect alot.

[mothermold]

Badder Santa

[Elvis_Christ]

The original King Kong:

Some pretty impressive effects for the time. Have to check out the remake at some point.... heard good and bad things about it but wanted to watch the original before I made any judgment.

[mothermold]

North By Northwest

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally posted by mothermold
North By Northwest

Fantastic film! I really dig it. Great soundtrack too.

[urgeok]

Superman Returns

not bad at all .. i was expecting far worse but i enjoyed it.
It was very true to the 1st superman film which i think was a good choice.

[Despare]

The Adventures of Baron Munchousin (sp)

An incredible adventure film, if only Brothers Grimm could have been half this good.

[cheebacheeba]

I agree on the authentic feel, and the more or less direct "sequel" thing it had happening...but I didn't think it was all that...I didn't dislike it, I just don't think it's one I'll be adding to my collection.
Saw it this morning...it was ok, and I think Bryan Singer did a great job at replicating the "feel" and look of the older films, made it seem very much like another sequel, the musical scoring was updated but along the same lines and well done also...The action sequences looked great, but something left me overall not that impressed...I think the direction was fine, the storyline/script just wasn't all that...and the film was pretty drawm out over near 3 hours too.
Also, they completely murdered Lois Lane...her personality is totally different, not the funny, strong independant chick that the previous movies and comics have built her up into...the new one just seemed plastic.
The guy playing superman was "ok", but I think Spacey is the only one that did shit for this movie...played the part, as he does, without flaw. See it if you're a superman fan, if not, catch it on dvd.

The Adventures of Baron Munchousin
Fucking great film...storyline, the cast, comedy, music, the sets...not much to complain about with a film like this...

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by cheebacheeba

The guy playing superman was "ok"


I think they should've given him more to say.

Totally agree with the Lane comment, it's my opinion as well and that of pretty much everybody I've talked to or read a review of that Bosworth was bland, or as you put it, plastic.


As far as directing, digital work, action, music, story...I thought that was all good.

[urgeok]

i also was dissapointed with the Lois Lane character ... she just didnt have the right look ..

funny toes too.

[BH14]

Running Scared...... Saw this movie a couple days ago and I was shocked because I enjoyed it very much. I haven't heard much about this movie before it. If you like action/thriller movies mixed with gangs, check this movie out. Paul Walker did his best acting in this movie as well.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by BH14
Running Scared...... Saw this movie a couple days ago and I was shocked because I enjoyed it very much. I haven't heard much about this movie before it. If you like action/thriller movies mixed with gangs, check this movie out. Paul Walker did his best acting in this movie as well.

i never saw Paul Walker before this film ..

to be honest he didnt impress me as much as the overall film did ..
i think he's a bit bland but the film moved so well it didnt matter ...
there were a lot of strong characters in the film (the wife, the russian neighbour) the kids were excellent as well.

there was a lot going on in this film and it was all balanced brilliantly... i wa simpressed by how well it flowed.

economical use of film .. (great editing)
extremely entertaining and satisfying.


(and no .. it wasnt as good as kill bill)

[AUSTIN316426808]

People are probably impressed by his performance because everything leading up to it has been barely above mediocre at best.

I haven't seen it yet myself but I'm anxious to with all the good things I've heard.

[hellfire1]

Originally posted by urgeok
i also was dissapointed with the Lois Lane character ... she just didnt have the right look ..

funny toes too.


umm... funny... toes ?

[urgeok]

Originally posted by hellfire1
umm... funny... toes ?

yeah .. kind of gnarly .. even worse than uma thurmans !

(i dont like feet much as it is)

[Peter]

Saw True romance the other night. Good for it's day.
Got the quadrophinia dvd also, can't wait to see that again.

[hellfire1]

Originally posted by urgeok
yeah .. kind of gnarly .. even worse than uma thurmans !

(i dont like feet much as it is)

*shudders* ooh that is bad. i can't stand feet either.

anyhoo... reign of fire. decided to watch it on a whim. darn good movie.

[heebiejeebies]

Went with my cousin yesterday and saw The Lake House. It was actually pretty good. It's definitely a chick flick, but I like both Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves. My only advice would be to not overthink things, just watch and enjoy. I say that because my cousin and I got into a 10-minute argument/discussion about the ending and how everything tied together. (We don't have lives.:p)

After that, I came home and watched Spider Forest. Guess my mind was still fried from The Lake House discussion because I had a hard time following this movie, so I can't say whether I liked it. I'll have to watch it again when my brain is firing on all cylinders. (I might be in for a really long wait.:D)

[phantomstranger]

Jaws

[The_Return]

Originally posted by heebiejeebies
Went with my cousin yesterday and saw The Lake House. It was actually pretty good. It's definitely a chick flick, but I like both Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves. My only advice would be to not overthink things, just watch and enjoy. I say that because my cousin and I got into a 10-minute argument/discussion about the ending and how everything tied together. (We don't have lives.:p)

Im kind of ashamed to admit it, but I want to see that once it hits DVD. Sounds like a chick flick version of Frequency:p

[Dante'sInferno]

Clerks...

[Posher778]

Originally posted by BH14
Running Scared...... Saw this movie a couple days ago and I was shocked because I enjoyed it very much. I haven't heard much about this movie before it. If you like action/thriller movies mixed with gangs, check this movie out. Paul Walker did his best acting in this movie as well.

TOO MUCH LANGUAGE.

267 swears is WAY too much and completely unneeded.

[tarcher80]

I watched Monster Dog and Good Night And Good Luck, over the long weekend. One was good and one was bad. Guess which one... :rolleyes:

[slasherman]

...so I started watching Spiderman 2 (again) today...and guess what it was a German dubbed version....and guess what I deleted it....

[Posher778]

The Relic


The monster was ok, but i'm not a fan of waiting over an hour just to see the creature. The plot was your basic creature killing people in a museam, but it takes way too long to get into it. There are a few scares, and once it gets into it, it goes fairly all out. There's some great gore, and the acting isn't TOO bad. Basically, if you're bored, you may enjoy this, but it's nothing too special...

6/10

[The Flayed One]

I watched City of Lost Children for the first time in several years.

It's an incredible movie. Unfortunately for me, the people I was watching it with would only watch the dubbed track, so it kind of ruined it. I'll watch it properly with sub-titles in a few weeks.

[Despare]

Hidden Fortress

[The_Return]

Last night I watched the original King Kong and Se7en. First time Id ever seen King Kong, and I thought it was great. The effects really blew me away for a movie of that time period.

As for Se7en, Id seen most of it before, but this is the first time Id watched it beginning to end. I think it goes without saying that it's an incredible movie, and Wow! What an ending!

This morning I watched Wrong Turn for the first time as well. Pretty typical modern day slasher, but it wasnt too bad. I enjoyed most of it.

[Yeti.13]

Originally posted by tarcher80
I watched Monster Dog and Good Night And Good Luck, over the long weekend. One was good and one was bad. Guess which one... :rolleyes:

Monster Dog has got to be the good one!!! For the "Identity Crisis’s" god that songs a classic!!!!

"Somtimes I feel like Jack the Ripper!"

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by Yeti.13
Monster Dog has got to be the good one!!!


I would like to think that's not the one he was referring to.

[cheebacheeba]

Crazy People...still good for a laugh.

[Yeti.13]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
I would like to think that's not the one he was referring to.

You got to be kidding right??? Monster dog is a trash classic!! Crap effects, crap acting, absolutely shite script and even worse songs, what more do you want from a film?

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by Yeti.13
You got to be kidding right??? Monster dog is a trash classic!! Crap effects, crap acting, absolutely shite script and even worse songs, what more do you want from a film?



How bout extraordinary, cast wide acting, perfect script and directing.

All the ''so bad it's good''/trash classic films are good and fun but when matched up against near perfection, it's just trash. Just my opinion.

[Miss Olivia]

Of course, great movies are awesome....but near perfection gets awfully boring after a while:)

I just watched Mystery Men and it's still pretty damn entertaining. Geoffrey Rush is one of my favorite actors, and Casanova Frankenstein is one of my favorite villains. How can you not like a man who fights with his pinky nails?

[filmmaker2]

Originally posted by Yeti.13
Crap effects, crap acting, absolutely shite script and even worse songs, what more do you want from a film?

You're a very wise person, because you have the same taste in films I do! (See how I sort of pat myself on the back there.)

I like a good movie, this is true. But I can enjoy a bad movie just as much...and sometimes more!

Like "Dracula vs. Frankenstein" (the Al Adamson film). It's great! It's not just bad. It's beyond bad. But it's so entertaining, so cringe-inducing.

[Yeti.13]

Originally posted by filmmaker2
You're a very wise person, because you have the same taste in films I do! (See how I sort of pat myself on the back there.)

I like a good movie, this is true. But I can enjoy a bad movie just as much...and sometimes more!

Like "Dracula vs. Frankenstein" (the Al Adamson film). It's great! It's not just bad. It's beyond bad. But it's so entertaining, so cringe-inducing.

Now that's more like, bring on the trash!!!

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by Miss Olivia
Of course, great movies are awesome....but near perfection gets awfully boring after a while:)


Whatever, it's all opinion. I just can't understand how someone could watch 'Monster Dog' and 'Good Night, and Good Luck and regardless of the reason, think Monster Dog is better.

[filmmaker2]

I like to say that no one movie will satisfy everyone, but there is a movie out there for everyone. We all have different tastes, so we need lots of different movies.

[Despare]

Speaking of trash...

Devil's Nightmare, 1971 Belgian horror film. Good, not great, trashy slasher with some supernatural elements. I liked it.

[Miss Olivia]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
Whatever, it's all opinion. I just can't understand how someone could watch 'Monster Dog' and 'Good Night, and Good Luck and regardless of the reason, think Monster Dog is better.

Whatever is right.
Opinions are like assholes.
Everybody has one.
Everybody thinks their own is the only one on the planet that doesn't stink.
Most people don't want to hear anybody else's asshole, and the same applies with their opinions.
Of course, it's okay to flaunt your opinion, but not your asshole.
People are funny sometimes.
Whooptee doo, Basil.

[filmmaker2]

Originally posted by Despare
Speaking of trash...

Devil's Nightmare, 1971 Belgian horror film. Good, not great, trashy slasher

(raises hand)

I own a copy of that piece of crap!

[Despare]

Originally posted by filmmaker2
(raises hand)

I own a copy of that piece of crap!

Blood Bath? heh



_________________________________________________


Black Christmas
Doesn't look good for the remake...

[Sick_As_Fuck]

Venom - Trash.

Candyman: Farewell To The Flesh - I love the Candyman character so I enjoyed this film. Nowhere near as good as the OG, though.

Dominion: A Prequel To The Excorsist - Just as bad as "Excorsist: The Beginning".

[mothermold]

Rain
Running Scared
Mean Creek

[slasherman]

V for Vendetta...cool fighting scenes...but they should had made it darker...

[tarcher80]

i'm not naming anyone, but somebody sent me a private message... and in that message they suggested i watch "an american werewolf in paris" b/c they thought is was better than "an american werewolf in london." we have a pretty good dialogue on this site (i'd like to think), but i'm crying blasphemy on this one...

[urgeok]

Originally posted by tarcher80
i'm not naming anyone, but somebody sent me a private message... and in that message they suggested i watch "an american werewolf in paris" b/c they thought is was better than "an american werewolf in london." we have a pretty good dialogue on this site (i'd like to think), but i'm crying blasphemy on this one...

you need to put this person on ignore .. immediately.

[tarcher80]

Originally posted by urgeok
you need to put this person on ignore .. immediately.

word. its already been done; after i gave them a proper but respectable tongue lashing.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by Posher778
TOO MUCH LANGUAGE.

267 swears is WAY too much and completely unneeded.


i'm pretty sure it's accurate for the type of people represented in the film.

i work in an corporate office environment and i hear far worse than that daily.

[urgeok]

last seen : Toolbox Murders (remake)

having never seen the origional i have no idea how this stacks up.

i found it to be just another 80's slasher movie .. boring undeveloped characters i couldnt care less about, poor performances, badly written dialogue, ho-hum gore, and a childish story.

pretty poor effort - did nothing to rejuvinate the genre.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Originally posted by tarcher80
i'm not naming anyone, but somebody sent me a private message... and in that message they suggested i watch "an american werewolf in paris" b/c they thought is was better than "an american werewolf in london." we have a pretty good dialogue on this site (i'd like to think), but i'm crying blasphemy on this one...

All those advertisements that state "drugs are bad" are obviously correct... :D

[tarcher80]

Originally posted by Sick_As_Fuck
Candyman: Farewell To The Flesh - I love the Candyman character so I enjoyed this film. Nowhere near as good as the OG, though.


Love that Phillip Glass Soundtrack... I think you could put that in any shit movie and make it bearable. They should have put it in Gili.

[Posher778]

Originally posted by urgeok
i'm pretty sure it's accurate for the type of people represented in the film.

i work in an corporate office environment and i hear far worse than that daily.

Yeah, but I even think Panic Room was unnessessary (lmao i cannot spell that word) with language. However, Running Scared, yes it was in character, and a good movie, but it just doesn't need that much if you ask me.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by Posher778
Yeah, but I even think Panic Room was unnessessary (lmao i cannot spell that word) with language. However, Running Scared, yes it was in character, and a good movie, but it just doesn't need that much if you ask me.

well for fucks sakes, there's no fucking pleasing some fucking people !

[joshaube]

Fuck this fucking cunt-filled shit. The amount of fucking swearing in a movie is no fucking deal, jesus christ. It doesn't fucking matter how much fucking swearing there is a jesus-fucked-mary-in-the-asshole movie. It's a movie and it fucking needs to be there because they are fucking characters and if they fucking want to fucking swear then they can fucking GO RIGHT THE FUCK AHEAD!

But honestly, it would have been sad if there was no language, or even if they toned it down. If you were in that situation, I'm sure you would find time to swear incoherent even more so then they do here.

[tarcher80]

Originally posted by filmmaker2
You're a very wise person, because you have the same taste in films I do! (See how I sort of pat myself on the back there.)

I like a good movie, this is true. But I can enjoy a bad movie just as much...and sometimes more!

Like "Dracula vs. Frankenstein" (the Al Adamson film). It's great! It's not just bad. It's beyond bad. But it's so entertaining, so cringe-inducing.

that's the thing... i watched monster dog as a kid and liked it just b/c it was about werewolves. i wish i hadn't watched again b/c now i have a bad memory instead of a good one. i thought it would be mindless fun, but it ended up pissing me off: THE DUBBING!!!! why did they dub alice cooper??? THE WEREWOLF!!! did they not have enough in the budget to sick a guy in a suit??? i guess not b/c all we get is a fucking puppet head. for all my complaining there were a few good scenes: the guy getting his head blown-off (always funny) and the scene where cooper's girlfriend sees the werewolf in the picture (that actually was erie). i enjoy movies that are so bad they're good, but this is not one of them. [tear]

[Miss Olivia]

I just watched Toy Story 2. Pretty funny stuff, the blooper reel at the end is pretty cute.

[The_Return]

Just watched Black Cat (2004). Not a very well known Poe adaption, but it was still pretty good. It tired pretty hard to be smart, but the ending really let me down. I was expecting more from it after a pretty good build up. If you happen to come across this movie somewhere I recomend seeing it, but I wouldnt go out of my way to get a copy.

[zwoti]

amadeus

[Posher778]

Originally posted by urgeok
well for fucks sakes, there's no fucking pleasing some fucking people !

Stop FUCKING swearing...... FUCK!



MI:2

7/10

The 3rd is the best, followed by this one, then the original, which is somethi9ng kinda new to me...

[Dante'sInferno]

Originally posted by Posher778
Stop FUCKING swearing...... FUCK!



MI:2

7/10

The 3rd is the best, followed by this one, then the original, which is somethi9ng kinda new to me... Fucking agreed,swearing fucking sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!







Um...Scream,yay for me!

[Despare]

John Cleese's peronal best.

Patch of Blue
I expected a saccharin story of triumph but got a well written and acted movie that I really enjoyed. Elizabeth Hartman's performance was good but Shelley Winters and Sidney Poitier's were great. Timeless.

[slasherman]

Maniac Cop...cool b-movie...if I remember right the second was better...soon Maniac Cop 2

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/slasherman1971/maniaccopcover.jpg

[Elvis_Christ]

Heavy Metal 2000:

Really cool considering the bad reveiws I've read. The use of CGI in this really sucked tho (mainly on spaceships and explosions). The graphic novel of this is better but this is still a decent watch and I really enjoyed it.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

[Miss Olivia]

The Chronicles of Narnia. Very Disney.
I liked it okay, though. It's amazing, though, how they can have a huge war with no blood. Disney should plan all our wars.

[Sick_As_Fuck]

Necronomicon - Pretty damn corny. Nothing more.

[Jacob Singer]

THe big red one. I'm not a big fan of belic films but I realy like it this one.

[The_Return]

The Seventh Seal - I dunno, it was kinda over my head. It was very good, but I didnt get alot of it.


Bubba Ho-Tep - Great movie, one of my favourites. Bruce's best role since Evil Dead 2.

[Dante'sInferno]

28 Days Later

[heebiejeebies]

Watched The Tale of Two Sisters the other day. It was pretty good, but I really had to pay attention because it was really deep.

Just finished the 9th boxed set of MST3K. I discovered the show just a few years before it went off the air, so a lot of the boxed set releases contain episodes I never got to see. This one was good and well worth the investment.

[Amalthea]

http://www.trailerdownload.net/movie/poster/iceage2.jpg

Wow!
This is a 4th time viewing in the cinema! :D

[The_Return]

Might be going to see the new Pirates of the Carribean tonight...

[Dante'sInferno]

Batman Begins

[zwoti]

dust devil

[ZombieChick13]

Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest.

[Yeti.13]

Wolf Creek. What a load of crap!! 2/10:mad:

[Dante'sInferno]

Nightmare On Elm Street 5

[The_Return]

Originally posted by The_Return
Might be going to see the new Pirates of the Carribean tonight...

...and I did.

I really enjoyed it. Not as good as the first one, but still very good. There was one thing that pissed me off majorly, but considering the majority probably havent seen it yet, I wont go into that. Worth seeing in theatres.

[ENTITY2000]

40 year old virgin stupid/crazy

[Despare]

Stewie Griffin movie, I thought it was funny, not really a movie but three episodes that ran into each other.

[The_Return]

11:14

I love going into a film with absolutly no expectations. Id never even heared of this one until my dad said he rented it, but I thought it was really great. I'll say no more, except that I highly recomend it, and I also recomend knowing as little as possible about it before hand:)

[slasherman]

Originally posted by The_Return
...and I did.

I really enjoyed it. Not as good as the first one, but still very good. There was one thing that pissed me off majorly, but considering the majority probably havent seen it yet, I wont go into that. Worth seeing in theatres.
..didnt like the first one very much...waiting on dvd...

Sin City ....again ...great part by Elijah Wood....
http://b3ta.cr3ation.co.uk/data/ewoood.jpg

[The_Return]

Originally posted by slasherman
..didnt like the first one very much...waiting on dvd...


I think the first one is a great movie, but I could care less if I ever watched it again. Some of my friends were completly obsessed when it first came out on DVD, so I would up watching it WAY more often than I would have liked (at least 10 times within a month or so) and I soon grew to dispise it. Today I can apreciate it as being a very enjoyable movie, but I never really want to watch it again for awhile.

EDIT- For the record, you have to admit Capt. Jack kicks ass. One of Depp's best performances, no matter how much I hated the movie I never grew tired of him.

[slasherman]

Originally posted by The_Return
I think the first one is a great movie, but I could care less if I ever watched it again. Some of my friends were completly obsessed when it first came out on DVD, so I would up watching it WAY more often than I would have liked (at least 10 times within a month or so) and I soon grew to dispise it. Today I can apreciate it as being a very enjoyable movie, but I never really want to watch it again for awhile.

EDIT- For the record, you have to admit Capt. Jack kicks ass. One of Depp's best performances, no matter how much I hated the movie I never grew tired of him.
..Depp is nearly always good (some exceptions of course)...but to me "Pirates of the Caribbean" just didnt feel right...dont remember much of it now cause I only saw it once at the cinema...the only thing I remember was me asking myself: what was all the buzz about ?

[Sick_As_Fuck]

40 Year Old Virgin - Pretty damn funny.

[Dante'sInferno]

Harry Potter 4

[Amalthea]

http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/23/193223.jpg

9 / 10

[zwoti]

the last emperor

[slasherman]

..tonight I gonna watch "Final Destination 3"....dvd ...ehhh downloading...fresh on the net

[AUSTIN316426808]

The Matador

[hellfire1]

in the past days i've watched :

don't look now
empire of the sun
the weather man
pretty persuasion

[Miss Olivia]

Empire of the Sun was an awesome movie.
I watched Alien yesterday, and I'm watching the Thing today.

[zwoti]

requiem pour un vampire

[Korpse]

Alien Autopsy.

Pretty cool.

[Dante'sInferno]

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

[The_Return]

Originally posted by Dante'sInferno
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

What did you think of it?

[The Mothman]

saw Basket Case..very strange but i enjoyed it.

Dead Birds loved it. really scary.

and Wake of Death. bad ass Van Damme film. one of my favs now.

[Dante'sInferno]

Originally posted by The_Return
What did you think of it? Better then the first,I liked the cliff hanger too.You?

[urgeok]

Teen Wolf ..


god this movie hasnt aged well ... its horrible to watch now

[PR3SSUR3]

Skeleton Key - unimpressive, with few shocks (besides some mechanical copouts) and a very contrived plot. The 'twist' revelations came far to late to save it.

[Sick_As_Fuck]

I figured out the "twist" like halfway through the movie. I still half-enjoyed it, though.

[slasherman]

Originally posted by urgeok
Teen Wolf ..


god this movie hasnt aged well ... its horrible to watch now
...I'm surprised, you are surprised ...I dont even wanna think of:
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/slasherman1971/teenwolf2.jpg

..anyways begun to see "Final Destination 3"..and its not in the same leauge as number 2...full report when I finish it

[The_Return]

Originally posted by Dante'sInferno
Better then the first,I liked the cliff hanger too.You?

Really enjoyed it but it cant beat the first one. See the thread I made for what I though of the cliffhanger:mad: :mad:

[The_Return]

Superman '78

I enjoyed it, even though Im not a big fan of Superman. Looking forward to getting out to see the new one.


EDIT- Now Im off to watch Event Horizon for the first time. I really hope my expectations dont let me down on this one.

[Elvis_Christ]

Halloween III
Don't Got Into The Woods Alone

[joshaube]

Final Destination 3
Well, it's fairly formulaic, and I expected no less. The entire thing has become an equation, fill in the blanks with some random integers, and boom... you have a new movie. Like the others before it, good kills and good twists. I was glad the ending kicked in something fresh. Bonus points for the ending.

Gripes,
The effcts in the opening coaster scene. VERY green screen, like... honestly, VERY. The ending (won't spoil) used MUCH better effects, as did the rest of the movie.

Overall, I enjoyed it. So I'd say thumbs up in my case. Nothing special, but hey, it entertains.

[Miss Olivia]

I just watched Lord Of War with Nicholas Cage. I don't usually care too much for Nick Cage movies, but this one was pretty good. The story was gripping, and the ending is completely different than what I was expecting. It's definitely worth a watch.