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Conspiracy

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what the hell happened to Val Kilmer? He's the new pudgy Steven Seagal of DTV movies.

Joel Schumacher finally made a "man" outta him, after Batman Forever.

Wow you rate all those films better than TCM?

But Val Kilmer still happens to be awesome. Whereas Steven Seagal... meh.

The Quiet Earth (1985)

Another one that I've had for ages and only just got around to watching...glad I did though. Fantastic little "last man on Earth" story, with a powerhouse performance from Bruno Lawrence carrying most of the film. Really brought something different to the post-apocalypse sub-genre and had some truly amazing moments.


The Hurt Locker (2008)

Good movie, but didn't quite live up to the hype for me. Lots of great performances (particularly Jeremy Renner) and some very intense moments, but the scenes just didn't seem to flow properly and it took me a long while to get interested. Once it grabbed me I was pretty impressed, I just wish it could have been a bit more cohesive.

That's how I felt, too.
The main character's monologue at the end (to his son) I felt was really annoying and redundant; it really took me out of it.

Trailer Park of Terror (2008)

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Plenty of gore, violence, loud music and zombies in a redneck settings, somewhat like watching Rob Zombie's Evil Dead 2! Worth a watch.

>>: C+

Assassination of a High School President (2008)

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A decent comedy thriller. Check out for Mr. Bruce Willis as he's the principal of the school. :)

>>: B-

Borderland (2007). Better than average horror from the 8 Films to Die For series. The beginning was pretty darn good, with the actual story starting afterwards only to bring the beginning back into the fray. With solid acting on all accounts, the lead actress Martha turned out to be more than just a smoking hot piece of eye heroin. Leaning on the side of torture porn, this one is definitely worth a watch. Ashe.
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12 Monkeys

Journey among women

It was a bit slow but an interesting piece of filmmaking from 1970's Australia. set in N,S,W bushland (it looked like the blue mountains), it is the story of a bunch of convict women who escape and are led by one of the ladys of the town. It all comes down to the redcoats trying to wipe them out.

7/10


Dogs in Space

This movie is great, I rented it yesterday mainly for the bonus documentary "We're living on dogfood" but I watched the movie late last night anyway for the first time in about 5 years, damn, I forgot how much I love it, I have to get me a copy.

For those who haven't seen it, it's set in Richmond,Melbourne,Australia in the late 70's. IT's about a share house that is out of controll and a band that exists there called dogs in space. If you haven't seen it you should.

9/10

Leaving Las Vegas (1995). Obviously one of the most gut-wrenching and tragic love stories ever filmed. Cage and Shue were no less than perfect. Ashe.
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Yeah I was suprised how good this was - I wonder how close it is to the real story...

Oh yeah and please don't say 'torture porn'.

Why?

Would that make you feel less sick? ;) :D

Is it sorta like the c-word, ok to say in the UK but a travesty here in the states?:D My bad...
derek

From now on you call it "torture art", buddy.

or "torture thingammajig".


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Is that hindi for "torture crap"?

Now THERE're some good movies! :D

The Last Resort (2009)

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>>: C-

Pandorum (2009)

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A decent sci-fi thriller.

>>: B

Poor Pretty Eddie (1975)

This is one of the most amazing pieces of 70s exploitation I've ever seen. A wonderfully twisted piece of low budget filmmaking starring Leslie Uggams as a singer who gets stranded in Hicksville and held captive by a deranged group of hillbillies including Shelly Winters, Ted Cassidy, Slim Pickens and Dub Taylor.

Like most exploitation films, has to be seen to be believed.

Never Heard of that - i must track it down..

The Killing by Kubrick - absolutely perfect caper film. A much see for all. Great performance by Sterling hayden and total stand out bit part by the always nuts Timothy Carey....

The non linear narrative must have been really ground breaking for its time..

I recommend you do. It's right up your alley. It's terrible, of course, but inside that terribleness there's a sleazy sublimity that is wonderous to behold.

It's on DVD- I checked.

Bob le flambeur AKA Bob the gambler (1956). The first of some great gangster flicks by Melville, this one might be a tad slow in action but makes up for it in other ways. This flick moves with Bob between elegance and seediness, both of which he is very comfortable. Though he is a hood, he has morals standards and longs for the good old days before the war came in and ruined gangsterism. Of course, a good caper is on the horizon, and with completely unforseen results. And keep a look out for the stunning Isabelle Corey; what a looker. All in all, another wonderful Melville addition. Ashe.
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Silent Hill (2006). i knew this was based on a video game going in, and that helped to make this a decent little flick watchable. Unfortunately, the rather forced acting almost killed it. The story was decent enough, and the overall theme was apparently very true to the game itself. Thankfully, this flick was resurrected by the visuals. The monsters were great, and the ending pretty bloody awesome. Overall a decent watch, and if'n yer into the game i'd bet you'd love it. Ashe.
derek

Bad News

This is the best music mockumentary around, it is based on a metal band from england and is what spinal tap only wished to be, brought to you by the guys from the comic strip, it's a personal faveorite.

10/10

I just wathed HOUSE OF THE DEVIL on a special preview on On Demand last night, because I heard it was like 80's horror and 70's exploitation movie, but, uh, things happen in those movies. I'm just saying, find me a good 80's horror movie that waits over an hour for the main character to have anything at all happen to her.

Street Fight, a documentary about the 2002 Newark, NJ, mayor’s race in which Corey Booker lost the first time (he won the next one). A fascinating view of how machine politics can pull the wool over so many people’s eyes and can be used to steal elections.

Sam

Evil Dead
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OneChanbara Samurai Bikini Squad (2008)

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Bikini-clad samurai bitches killing zombies in mass quantities.

100% stupid, 100% enjoyable... :D

Great stuff for sure. I like that one a lot more than the second one where they go to Donnington. A lot of it rings true to me haha especially playing the empty pub :p

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

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This was my first viewing of Argentos prototype. A pretty good solid flick, the score gave the atmosphee some genuine strangeness.

7/10

Gnaw (2008)

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>>: D+

Trainspotting (1996). One of the best gritty and funny flicks to come from the kingdom. Danny Boyle scored big time with this one.

Cache (2005). This turned out to be a rather cerebral film that poses as an everday psycho-thriller. Nothing really makes sense as to why things are going on, making for a chilling atmosphere. The acting was awesome on all accounts. There were no supermodels or uber-heros here, just kinda chubby, middle-aged and mundane sorts, making for a down to earth intensity. How they acted and reated was disturbingly human. The camera work was at times disturbing, but for reasons unknown. A great flick that is probably not for everyone as there is not a lot of action driving this movie; but for movie-philes that can be moved without an action hero this dark flick should be perfect. Ashe.
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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

Urban Legend

Watched that again myself sometime last week because I've been reading a lot of Irvine Welsh lately. I got pretty anti towards it for awhile because I saw it way to many times during the late 90s but I really enjoyed it this time round. I don't find it as gritty as other flicks involving heroin and its quite lightweight compared to the book.

Last thing I watched was Bruno. There was some OTT shit that was fucking funny and the mother's peddling their kids off to be child actors was disturbing.
Doubt I'd watch it again but it was an enjoyable enough distraction.

Crank 2

Way to over the top and stupid, the first one did it well, but they were out of control with this piece of rubbish.

4/10