That's about what it's like.

Bladerunner on the big screen.

Cool. I saw the Director's Cut a few years back. That flick is amazing on the big screen. Was that the Final Cut you saw?

Movies on Eid Holidays: Day 2 - 4
 

Had a nice vacation week here for the Eid Festival...my finest days of the year only for sleeps and random movie viewing. This time watched almost 17 films including very few number of classics and Asian films.

Antichrist (2009)

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A darkly bizarre movie but certainly not for everyone. Beautifully shot, the slow paced story was kinda weird but interesting and nonetheless kudos to Dafoe & Charlotte Gainsbourg for their brave performances. And yeah...the sexual violence were pretty gross & explicit. I haven't seen any earlier works of the director but now I'm looking forward to see them for sure.

>>: B+

The Shortcut (2009)

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>>: C-

The Life of David Gale (2003)

I missed some parts of the movie when I first saw it on TV years ago. So lately bought the dvd. A remarkable thought provoking film indeed.

>>: A-

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

A fantastic film noir classic with great pace & humor, "the stuff that dreams are made of".

>>: A

Sand Serpents (2009)

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Dune-worms acts like Tremors at Afghan desert:p! But not as bad as I thought it'd be. A slightly above-average Sy-Fy Channel entry with few but decent effects. Found it bit amusing.

>>: C+

The Panic in Needle Park (1971)

Somewhat like 70's Requiem for a Dream. Pacino & Kitty Winn were outstanding with their respective roles.

>>: A

Masters Of Horror: Deer Woman (2005)

>>: B-

Bad Ronald (1974)

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Nice obscure gem of 70's (made for TV).

>>: B

Wind Chill starring Emily Blunt.

Tenebre (1982). Not a huge fan of this one. Maybe i just hate the 80s and am taking it out on its films. The soundtrack was hilarious. i kept waiting for the Gap Band to break out into 'you dropped a bomb on me.' Ashe.
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Just watched "The Perfect Witness" last night about a wanna-be film maker dude who follows around a serial killer for a documentary. I was pleasantly surpised. Pretty good flick.

Tenebraes a great movie! When he comes through the window and chops her arm off with the axe - its classic! And the rock use in horror was a great innovation. That film was another score for GOBLIN and Argento.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

The Hitcher (1986).:cool:

not proud


"Ghost of Girlfriends Past"




hey...it was with the wife....and I was trying to get laid.




it worked :D

That Thing You Do
A fun & entertaining movie. Really enjoyed the performance of whats-his-name from American Werewolf in Paris.

National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Cookie cutter filmmaking, by the numbers. Really a poor script is what hampered it the most.

The Bad Leiutenant
The original. Great film by Abel Ferara with a bravura performance by Harvey Keitel.

The Burning
Silly little slasher from the 80s featuring a young Jason Alexander before he got fat & bald. Fun in its own right. Holly Hunter is in there too- according to the end credits. I may have to watch it again to try and pick her out. On Fearnet currently- it's worth a watch. Newb- there are plenty of young breasts on display.

yeah...it's really fun to have Georgy on a nice slasher treat from 80's.
As a slasher I pretty liked it, even thought of a collaboration...'what if Cropsy team up with Jason Voorhees' somewhat like Freddy Vs Jason but not in a duel rather chopped some big boobies at a camp in a mutual understanding.:D

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Through a Glass Darkly (1961). A brilliant little tale by Ingmar Bergman which might almost serve to illustrate the madness found in the ecstaic belief in the ultimate intangible thing-God. Simple yet profound and symbolic, i only wish that i knew movies well enough to be able to understand all of the subtle implications of this flick. Ashe.
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The raft scene was a blast though wasn't it?

seen it......some nice Tom Savini effects also.

Alien... again.


Alien: Resurrection: 5/10

Never really decided if I liked this or not. I mean, it's fun for an action movie, but as the closer to the Alien saga (so far at least)..... Terrible. I always wondered how they got Sigourney to do this movie.

Oooo, how was it?

Really been looking forward to this, planning to check it out within the next couple days.

Loved it. A movie which generates and sustains genuine atmosphere, and builds on it till the answers unfold. Characterisation is a weakness though.

Think The Descent meets Dog Soldiers meets Event Horizon, in an Alien setting. I have a hunch you ll love it too.

So it's basically Dead Space... Lol.

Wonderful!

I was planning on checking out out today, but the theatre near me isn't showing it and the other one is a good 45 minutes away. Think I'll make the trek tomorrow though, especially with your recommendation :)

I agree, I never really took to this one mainly because I couldnt get past Ripley being back. She should have stayed dead and they couldve moved the franchise on beyond her.

A high quality trio of films, thats a high recommendation you're giving it. Will have to give Pandorum a look see.

Umberto D. (1952)

A beautiful and heartwrenching tale of the human struggle. DeSica gives us a portrait of a human being fighting to retain his dignity in a world that simply doesn't seem to care. Carlo Battisti gives an incredible performance here in his first and only film role...the depth of emotion that he displays here is astounding.

The trek is worth the watch. Pretty impressed myself.


You got to. Its one of the better claustrophobic movies in recent times. All it needed was immaculate characters to make it rank up there as one of the best in our genre.

Guess even the best modern ones do tend to have its share of minor flaws.

Syfy's Children Of The Corn...didn't like it.

Wolfen

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Death in Love (2008)

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>>: C+

Not Forgotten (2009)

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>>: C

Star Trek (2009)

A fantastic reboot! Loved it.

>>: A-

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

Over the years I have seen many bad & dreadful films but nothing could pissed me off so bad as this movie did last night. One of the long length crappiest Craps ever made with such a big budget & having an icon like 'Spielberg' on the list of executive producers. That weirdly "horny" fox looked nice only for a moment while she was in Hijab! Not one likely..if they dare to do another part then I think there is a probability to see a sex scene between Bumblebee and Mikaela.

>>: F

Inglourious Bastards - It was great, Tarantino's best after Pulp Fiction.


Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon - Awesome.

Finding Neverland


No idea why I watched this as Ive never liked Peter Pan but it turned out to be a perfectly watchable time waster, Johnny Depp was good as JM Barrie and Kate Winslet was as attractive as ever.

cloudy with a chance of meatballs.

turned out to be better than i was expecting..

Trick R Treat--not bad, but not worth the hype around it

Surrogates (2009)

Pretty predictable and generic, but enjoyable to a certain extent. Bruce Wills gives his typical performance - nothing we haven't seen from him before, but he's decent enough. The plot is a bit convoluted, doesn't have much tension, and you can see pretty much the whole story coming from a mile away.

Might be worth a rental when it hits DVD, or a quick download if that's your thing...don't bother with it in theatres. A passable time killer, nothing more or less.

Screwballs

This movie was just wrong, terrible....

0.5/10


The Arena

Awesome, I want to see more of these movies....

8/10

Australain Rules

Much better than I had expected, it covers turmoil between aborigainales from a missionary and the whites in town who are brought together by a football team. A bit brutal towards the end.

7.5/10

Clive Barker's Book of Blood (2008)

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Not so great but not bad either. Haven't read the original stories so can't say how bad or good it's been adapted. An okay Masters of Horror like film with some good gore & effects. Worth a rental may be.

>>: C+

Taboo

Completely forgettable- in fact I had to look it up to remember the title.