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"Children of the corn" (2009) 2-3/10
If you can't bring anything new to the table, why bother? Horrible in many, many ways. |
The Taking of Pelham 123 [2009]
I enjoyed it and I'm a big fan of the original. |
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
A love song to childhood and imagination...beautiful film. Captured the essence if the original story, and expanded it into something truly magical. Everyone should see this movie...one of the best I've seen this year. The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) Kind of bland, but still a decent entertainer. Lots of amusing moments and solid performances from a great cast, but lazy direction and lack of plot drag it down. You've already seen the best moments in the trailers - maybe worth a look when it hits DVD, but no reason to rush. Just fairly entertaining fluff, nothing that really stands out. |
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Left for Dead (2007)
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6615/l4df.jpg >>: C- Blue Velvet (1986) http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/584/19567366.jpg The simplest beautiful tale of Lychian world. A tensed wicked trip into like dreams with darkness & lights of nightmare. Loved this film along with all the tracks...mostly Roy Orbison's In Dreams... A candy-colored clown they call the sandman Tiptoes to my room every night Just to sprinkle stardust and to whisper 'Go to sleep. Everything is all right' >>: A- |
"Abnormal activity" 5/10
The scenes at night were entertaining, but I couldn't care less about their daily lives and arguments. About the scares. Cheap tricks most of em, which CAN be fine, but I thought they stuck to the same recipe way too much. All in all I woulnd't say this haunted house flick was better than movies such as "The chair". Also a low budget indie flick. When it comes to scares and atmosphere neither of them holds a candle to The Haunting, The Shining, Ju-on, The Grudge, The Woman In Black... ect. The big difference is, that Normal Activcity uses handheld cameras, which is always a pain in my ass... |
"Watchmen" 8-9/10
Could be my favourite superhero movie. At least it's in my top 3. |
The Holy Mountain (1973). This movie begins with a bombardment of seemingless unrelated and disturbing imagery and religious symbolism with no discernable story; at one point its seems this movie has no point at all. Then it starts to tighten itself up to reveal some relevent meaning and even a story. By the end, the beginning of the movie, which made no sense, is revealed to be just that, but somehow there was still an indescribable point to the beginning. Not an easy movie to comment on, which is probably for the best. If one can handle some pretty disturbing imagery and is willing to be open to philosophic and religious opinions and relevence, then this movie might just be for you.
Hey Forunato. Thanks for pointing out the directorial relation between Begotten and Suspect Zero. Whodathunk? Ashe. derek |
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Been a while since I've posted in this thread, so this would be me catching up...
... Where the Wild Things Are http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...re_poster2.jpg Honestly, I was disappointed with this one. Was it gorgeous? Yes. Was the acting and voice acting great? Yes. Was Spike Jonez's vision incredible to watch on the big screen? Yes! I think my issue is that it honestly did not need to be a full-length movie. The muted tones served more to make the experience more bland than it should have been. At times I even found myself feeling kinda bored. Then again, the caveat to all this is that I was sick, so take my brief review with a grain of salt. I still give it 3 stars, though; considering the beauty I have a hard time giving it anything less. 3/5 ... Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...saints_day.jpg REALLY low production value (at times reminiscent of a bad porno; there were scenes where it was CLEAR that the actors were not even on the same set), bad acting, horrible writing, and cheap vulgar humor. Reminds me a bit of watching Feast II after the original Feast. You begin to wonder if the original cult classic was just a fluke. Regardless, I cannot defend this movie, but I had a LOT of fun watching it. Embrace all of the flaw above along with its contrived twists and turns and you're enjoying it more ironically than anything else... But at least you're enjoying it. If you're a Boondock Saints fan, definitely see it, but don't pay theater prices for it. 2.5/5 Also - I absolutely want to DO Norman Reedus as Murphy MacManus, so that certainly helps... ... Laid to Rest http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...id_to_rest.jpg Honestly, after seeing its trailer, I wanted nothing to do with this movie. It looked like cheap, contrived exploitation. But it was the positive reviews from HDCers that made me give this movie a try... And I'm glad that I did. Laid to Rest is a movie that shows that the slasher genre is far from dead and that even low budget films can shock their audiences - This movie had some kills that seriously made my jaw drop... And as a jaded horror viewer, that is honestly not easy to accomplish for me. The writing is good (at times flawed, but easy to forgive), the acting is great, and the kills are awesome. What more can you ask for in a slasher film? Definitely check this one out. 3.75/5 ... Seventh Moon http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...venth_moon.jpg I had honestly been looking forward to this movie for quite some time. Director Eduardo Sanchez, co-director of Blair Witch had already made his solo directing debut with Altered, a film that I have recommended on this forum multiple times. So when I read that he was directing a movie based in China during Hungry Ghost Month, I was pretty psyched to see what he would produce... The over-use of the shakey cam alone was enough to make me feel sick (and I'm not generally one to complain about shakey cams). Then there was the bad writing, horrible acting, and the fact that I would rather see our two heroes die than triumph, made this one of the lest successful horror movies that I've seen in a while. Also, I'm not sure how he did it, but he managed to strip any sort of tension completely out of every scare scene. It was like an exercise in ineptitude. Not worth seeing. .5/5 (the .5 is for the concept, but that is all) |
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Perfect Blue (1998)
Crazy mindfuck of a movie - one of the most intense animés that I've seen, and more than deserving of it's spot on the HDC Top 100. Very glad I finally got around to watching this one. |
"In a dark place" 2-3/10
Yet another "Turn of the screw". This time the director had a new take on the story. Wasn't successful, but at least he tried something new with a movie that has been remade at least 10 times since the original back in the 50's. That's one each fifth year. Do we really need that many??? And another thing. I've never seen Leelee Sobieski acting this bad. It was like she just couldn't figure out how to play this character. |
Halloween 6- 6.5/10
The first time i'd seen this one. Despite all the negative reviews and hate for it, I liked it a lot more than 4 and 5. It isn't great, but I enjoyed the idea and some of the kills. It felt like a midway film, between the original film and Zombie's remake. |
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I didn't realise it was a uwe boll movie untill I got it home. poorly made movie, but they could make some decent sequals perhaps. 4/10 |
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
A very significant masterpiece of all time. A must see for all ages, classes and races around the world. >>: A The Echo (2008) http://www.beyondhollywood.com/uploa...w-1-86x128.jpg Haven't seen the original (Siagw [2004]) yet but I guess it's a decent remake overall. A good ghost story set on a 'noisy' old apartment building. Worth a watch. >>: B 9 (2009) >>: B |
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"UP" 8/10 ^^ Couldn't have said it better myself. |
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Trick R Treat – Not sure why everyone was so excited about this. It wasn’t a bad movie, but it sure wasn’t anything to get excited about and was far from scary. Oh well.
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last seen: The Majestic (2001) A good collaboration of Darabont & Carry. Liked this movie. >>: B+ |
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Really good adaptation of the book (well kinda) - loved the sets, Langella was great (although a little Goth Romantic) - Olivier was a bit of a dissapointment in it.... Poor Quincey - he never gets a look in on these movies. |
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I have a very distant connection to this movie. The script it was based on had its original production at the Cherry Streey Theater, off-broadway, directed by Robert Hall. The very same Robert Hall, years earlier had directed me in my first three real plays, for the Omaha Junior Theatre. He later went on to draw for Marvel Comics- Godzilla among other titles. |
Cool stuff - I did actually know it was based on a (off)Broadway play and that where the character Mina VanHelsing had its origins.
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Apocalypse Now (1979). Still magnificent. Ashe.
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Van Helsing.
Didn't think much of it... Could've been worse though. |
"Frygtelig lykkelig/Terribly happy" 8/10
Had a feeling i would like this one. A lot. Very well made drama/thriller with a lovely touch of dark humor. Best described as a slow paced and more serious version of "Hot fuzz". Actually, maybe it comes closer to "U turn".... maybe it's a little bit of both. And a third.. THE GREATER GOOD!! |
in last couple of months I watched :
It (1990) - 10/10 Rosemary's Baby (1968) - 8/10 Night of the Living Dead (1990) - 8/10 Frontiere(s) - 8/10 [Rec] - 7/10 The Descent - 8/10 El espinazo del diablo - 7/10 Lat den rätte komma in - 8/10 The Orphanage - 9/10 Orphan - 9/10 Wrong Turn 3 Left For Dead - 6/10 The Hills Run Red - 7/10 Seventh Moon - 4/10 Children Of The Corn 2009 - 4/10 Calvaire - 8/10 Trick 'r Treat - 10/10 l'intérieur (Inside) - 8/10 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) - 7/10 Cabin Fever - 4/10 Drag Me to Hell - 7/10 The Exorcism of Emily Rose - 7/10 The Exorcist (1973.) - 10/10 Death Tunnel - 2/10 30 Days Of Night - 10/10 Shutter - 9/10 Slither - 6/10 House of 1000 corpses - 10/10 Boogeyman - 10/10 Boogeyman 2 - 7/10 Boogeyman 3 - 8/10 The Last House On The Left (2009) - 6/10 The Amityville Horror (2005) - 9/10 The Haunting in Connecticut - 8/10 Ravenous - 9/10 The Woman In Black - 9/10 Evil Toons - 2/10 Martyrs - 10/10 and many,many more... :) |
Trick R Treat.....a fine addition for future Halloween viewing.
I Drink Your Blood.....nice grindhouse night-cap :D |
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I thought this seemed like a good idea, bugt it was a wanky art movie, just dribble. 2/10 I drink your blood Fuck I loved this movie, it's a new faveorite. Just everything you want in a horror movie. Except for maybe a good sex scene which it didn't have. 9/10 |
Just finished watching 28 weeks later for the second time this week, bought it at a local Blockbuster since it was going out of business, and everything was on sale. I thought 28 days later was absolutely terrific and 28 weeks had a bit of a different feel to it but still good, just not quite as good.
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The Baker (2007)
http://www.beyondhollywood.com/uploa...e-0-84x128.jpg A professional gunman tries to start a new life as a baker in a quaint Welsh town, where, as it turns out, the locals are more bloody thirsty than he is. A decent British Comedy. >>: B- Night Watcher (2008) http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4...ghtwatcher.jpg >>: D |
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