Alpha Girls - It's more like The Craft, than a slasher like the trailer portrays, but not a bad flick.

Really? I found them lacking in every aspect possible, the only thing he managed to do right is put pictures onto a screen. His personality (all the having sex with his sister, bs Satanism, CONSTANT pimping of this movies, etc...) while he promoted himself here was annoying as well.

I watched Martyrs and Frontier(s) which people touted as being more intense than Inside to me... they were wrong.




I watched Halloween II, Movie 43 (what a piece of crap), Pet Semetary, and Pontypool today. It was a housework day...

Hence my not recommending it to anyone. But glad I gave it a chance? Yes.

I personally had a connection with parts of what was going on with Angela there but obviously it's a totally subjective thing and down to one's own life experiences I guess.

I'm pretty sure I said nothing about them being good films or Valentine being a likeable guy... I daresay other films that I like are made by people I wouldn't be too fussed about going for a pint with. I can see totally why Valentine and these films arouse something of a lynch mob around the internet.

People dig different things and I didn't say you recommended those flicks, just gave my opinion about them. His films carry the cinematic weight of Two Girls One Cup for me. I think Ferox likes his stuff though...

I only seen Slaughtered Vomit Dolls and I did actually like it. I loved the pseudo intellectual crack whore rambling voice over. Different strokes I guess. Strangely I never bothered or got around to watching any more of his stuff.

Oh I don't know. I thought the sub-textual metaphorical analysis of the socio-economic history of Western Europe in Two Girls was quite insightful and engaging.

Sorry, just being silly :-)

Finally got to see Sharknado, every bit as shamelessly crap as I expected. Great stuff.

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"Hold still a minute Sharkey, you seem to have some Tara Reid stuck in your teeth."

I think I enjoyed it for the feel of Halloween. It's probably just a case of being over hyped a bit. At least for me.

I think some campfire stories are scary. At least I remember moments. In high school there was a girl everyone liked. I don't think many even knew her. She was kind of pretty at least more than the average girl at our school. But she wasn't model beautiful. Anyway, we were in camp and I was in her group. Our teacher decided to tell stories at night after eating hot dogs and beans over the fire. There were only about 6-10 of us in the group and it was dark maybe 11 or so at night. The pretty girl had a scary story to tell. I don't remember the story but she had a flashlight and aimed it right under her face. I remember how it illuminated her face at night and how she looked at me to try to scare me with a sinister smile. I thought she was one of the coolest girls in that moment and we never even talked before that. It's just something that I remember every time I think about scary campfire stories.

I just watched this movie again. It's definitely... interesting lol

So I followed up Inside with Martyrs yesterday. Mother of god. The French sure do love to watch women suffer. Overall I liked it, but I will never watch it again. I have to agree that Inside was a more intense movie, in that I felt more drained afterward, but Martyrs was no picnic. I still have yet to see Frontiers and High Tension, but they are in my queue.

Hansel & Gretel Get Baked

Not the worst movie I've ever seen. I was surprised at the amount of gore. I kept getting distracted by Lara Flynn Boyle's face. It's time for her to stop going to the plastic surgeon. Hell, her lips didn't even move! She's starting to resemble Michael Jackson.

curse of chucky

Was that any good?

if you talking about curse of chucky i liked it but i don't know you're taste

I liked the original and first sequel, 3 is hit or miss, Seed and Bride were to absurd too take seriously.

Really? It felt like a comedy without jokes - it started off well then went down hill quick.

I think I must not get comedies.

Thor: The Dark World

awesome

I think that's the shortest review I've ever seen you write!

I saw that day after it hit theaters, it was indeed an awesome movie, I liked how oblivious Thor seemed to be during Jane's convo in the cavern with her date from the start of the film. Definite buy.

Chronicle of a Summer (1961)

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Without a doubt one of the most important films ever made. It intrigues you, excites you, bores you, amuses you, angers you, challenges you...and all of this stuff is very intentional (yes, even the boredom). THE seminal piece of Cinéma Vérité, it not only forces you to question the notion of truth within film, but life itself.

10/10

Infernal Affairs (2002)

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Some of you may not be aware that Scorcese's masterpiece is, in fact, a remake of this early Millenial Hong Kong thriller. And hell, does it thrill! I've been very lucky in the last few days to have watch two of the greatest films in history. I won't lie, it's shorter than The Departed with a couple of details missing, but then again, a few things are added. For an original idea it's brilliant, the performances are incredible, the editing is superb and the score emotive.

10/10

Every couple of months,, I spend a weekend watching movies, 20 in fact. I accomplish this by sending my friend Serra out, having her select them, this time the list is as follows:

Age of the Dragons
Army of Darkness
Assassin's Creed: Lineage
Avatar
Bloodrayne
Galaxy Hunter
Jennifer's Body
Planet Terror
Poltergeist
Spawn
Starship Troopers: Hero of the Federation
Starship Troopers: Marauder
Super Eruption
Super Storm
The Chronicles of Riddick
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
The Matrix
The Matrix: Reloaded
Tomb Raider
Zombie Strippers

And yes, whatever she chooses and brings home, are purchases, not rents. She also spends the weekend watching her selections with me, :p

Last Seen Movie
 

Dark Skies

Creepy little film. I enjoyed it.

Anything's gotta be better than The Amittyville Haunting, I swear I lost brain cells watching that...

Iron Man Three (2013)

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>>: C

Man of Tai Chi (2013)

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>>: B

Thanks for the warning. It keeps popping up on my Netflix streaming recommendations, and although it doesn't look very good, in a moment of weakness you never know...

That's how it happened to me, curiosity got the better of me...

In Fear (2013)

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This is an entertaining, tense and well acted piece - it has a few unlikey twists and turns but they are easy to forgive. A couple get lost on a way to a hotel in rural Ireland - things turn into a sort of Hitcher/Straw Dogs inspired scenario after a run in with some locals.

"Special" (2006) 7/10

Despite its very Low budget, Special was a surprisingly good and different anti-hero movie. Even had me laughing at times.

Grabbers

Such a fun movie. Thanks to newb for recommending it!

it was a fun movie


also I would love to live in a small shanty town like that......minus the Grabbers of course

Me too! I love small towns like that!

Thor: The Dark World with the lady.

Pacific Rim.

fantastic popcorn film.. loads of great cgi and action. Love monster films.

The Conjuring

Over the last couple days I watched:

Hell, a German post-apocalyptic film. Heavily reminiscent of The Road, but not as bleak, and since it wasn't as bleak, it just wasn't as gripping. Not bad though, it was well staged and decently acted and directed and had some tense moments. I would call it a low calorie edition of The Road. Surprisingly light on blood given the brutal setting and a major element of cannibalism.

House of Voices, an haunted orphanage movie by Pascal Laugier, who went on to direct Martyrs. Not a bad contribution to this haunted orphanage subgenre, although not hugely original. Very competently directed film, it's hard to believe its Laugier's first. It's not overly flashy but not flat either. It has some tense moments, but it isn't especially horrific for a horror film, but restraint in this genre is always a good thing. To put it another way, it's kinda dark but doesn't have much in the way of scares or boo moments, it is about atmosphere and mood. There is hardly any blood or violence despite being from the same director of Martyrs. The production is polished, and everything looks first rate. However, this movie doesn't have many surprises for those who have seen El Orfanato or the Devil's Backbone. I felt the screenplay was a bit light on establishing character motivations as well. Still, it is a handsome atmospheric film with a nice soundtrack which is worth watching for anyone interested in a more subtle haunting film. Even though this is a French Production, the dialogue is in English.

The Tall Man, the movie Pascal Laugier did after Martyrs. Despite its marketing, this is just barely a horror film, which isn't to say it is bad. It starts as a boogeyman movie like so many others, but it moves out of the conventions of that genre pretty soon. The star is Jessica Biel who is actually able to carry this movie in a shockingly good performance. The story has its fair share of turns and twists, in this sense it reminds me of an M Night Schyamalan movie. However the surprise ending poses a pretty ballsy socio-political question that I doubt Schyamalan would be willing to approach. The movies main asset is its curve ball plot, and is assisted by solid direction, a nicely articulated setting, and great performances. It is an unpredictable ride and ends up in an implausible place though. Again, unlike the director's previous movie, not bloody at all. It is an involving movie, so I would say it is worth watching.

What'd you think.

How was it? I'm looking forward to it.

It was a very well done movie, the interactions between Thor and Loki were damned hilarious at times.

I ended up seeing The Conjuring tonight. What can I say, it was a well-executed retelling of a well-worn and routine horror story. I didn't feel it was bad, it was an adept stab at the haunted house formula. The Conjuring was not ambitious or original, but it was expertly done and made a ton of money, and now I fear we will be faced with yet many more attempts at this subgenre due to its success, and what's worse is it is not likely to be topped. I can almost see a tidal wave of cheap video-on-demand haunted house movies rushing swiftly to shore, and we will all be drowned in mediocrity.

'Crooked House'- A Made-for-TV British film with the structure of one of those old Hammer or Amicus horror anthologies. The stories concern the happenings throughout the years at an old house built in the 1600s. Not a bad movie, and pretty well staged considering it's made for TV. It certainly isn't a major addition to the genre of anthologies or haunted house movies, and it isn't a must-see, but it's not a bad way to while away the time, and would be of special interest to fans of those old British horror anthologies as an homage and a contemporary take on the genre.

^I liked Crooked House but I can't for the life of me remember anything about it (except for Mark Gastis).


Sunset Blvd. (1950)

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Flawless Film Noir - A down on his luck writer ends up getting involved with an aging ex-film star (the latter played by Gloria Swanson who steals the show). A must see.