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Tobe Hooper's Invaders from Mars. Just before that I watched Strange Invaders.
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Children of the Corn 1, 2 and 3. Not bad.
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"Pandorum" 7/10
It was alright, but the camera speed and the cuts were too fast for my taste. Like watching a music video. The story was... meh.. |
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BOY A - 2 children murder a 11 year old girl (very similar to the Jamie Bulger case) - 8 years later one of them is released under an assumed name to try 'start again'...
It was very well done. It's a difficult subject matter - child murder is the most heinous of crimes and a film that is some what sympathetic to one is not an easy watch. Defianlly a good watch. http://christophechristiaens.files.w...9/07/boy-a.jpg |
I watched "Donkey Punch" the fairly new British movie last night, has anyone seen it? I am intrigued as to what people think of it. It's a true slasher, lots of gore and blood etc. but I wasn't totally onvinced, seemed a bit dumbed down and too 'obvious' in a way, but my boyfriend, a movie buff, thought it was really clever and socially minded. any thoughts?
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BOY A sounds good I'll have to keep an eye out for it.
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punisher: war zone i sell the dead amsterdamned o lucky man britannia hospital eden log |
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Last seen: Freeway (1996). Absolutely wonderful, funny, and dark flick. Coulda swore i'd seen it before but there is no way i'd forget this one. Reese Witherspoon is trashy delightful. Shoot the Piano Player (1960). An absolute gem of a French gangster flick, this is as much a study of natural vs developed character as it is a loved story spurred on by gangster violence. With lots of twists and turns and secret pasts, this is a simple story that is beautifully told and wonderful to watch. Ashe. derek |
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Le Deuxieme Souffle (1966). Another great gangster film by Melville. i think that most detractors dis on this film for being too long. But there is a difference between being too long and a movie that happens to be long. There is nothing that should have, or even could have, been edited out. Melville always spends lots of time in the actual caper, giving them a real time feel. That this movie takes its time developing characters and the story is blessing and not a distraction. Melville also did a great job giving this one a clostraphobic feel for much of the film, only to open it up in the middle with great effect. If ya like hard-boiled characters and films with likable villains (Ventura was awesome), great detectives (Meurisse was equally awesome), intrigues, betrayals, twists, and the "code," then this film will be anything but too long. Ashe.
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Command Performance (2009)
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/756/cpri.jpg A Moscow charity concert turns bloody when armed extortionists take the head liner American pop-star Venus and the Russian President Petrov hostage. But help is on the way when the drummer from the warm-up band cum a California ex-biker (Dolph Lundgren), and a young Russian F.S.B. agent team up to try to save the day. >>: C+ The 400 Blows (1959) http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/imag...43/2658543.jpg Not a particular 12 year old boy in Paris, this beautiful landmark of cinema actually depicts the stories of millions of Antoine Doinels all over the world. Glad I have it on Criterion DVD, there are some nice features added...the short romantic sequel: Antoine and Colette, audition footage of those talented child actors (specially I think the boy with bit curly hair who teared an entire notebook in the class had lots of potential for sure) and some interviews of Truffaut. >>: A+ Hurt (2009) http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/imag...12/2665612.jpg >>: C Necromentia (2009) http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/376/necromentia.jpg Slow paced with some average or weak acting skills, I think this new indie flick still delivered better than the expectations. Somewhat inspired by Clive Barker's stories, this weird little film tells three intertwined stories in a non-linear fashion. Centering around 3 characters...it tries to build a surreal world (Hell) of what happens when you meddle with superstition and try to cross into another dimension using the powers of a tattooed Ouija board on someone's body! Worth a watch. >>: C+ A Bay of Blood (1971) http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/1153/bayofblood.jpg A great Slasher masterpiece that does exactly what it sets out to do. Grippingly showcase 13 bloody murders that has a great deal of influence on later films of this sub genre of horror. Bava's gore-fest manages to remain fascinating all the way through, as it turns out that the first murder scene sets off a violent chain of events that results in a very high body count with a very interesting ending. >>: A- |
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Star Trek [2009]
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Signs
& The Happening. Might stay with the M. Night Shyamalan theme and watch The Village tonight. :cool: |
Dersu Uzala (1975). Another masterpiece by Kurosawa. How he directs a Russian movie with a Mongolian co-lead is a mystery, but he does so wonderfully. This beautiful flick centers around the friendship that grows between two unlikely men, one adventurous but deeply civilized and cultured, the other innocent and wild. The movie almost has a documentary feel to it in the beginning, but this slowly ebbs away as the relationship between the Russian and the Gondi wildman comes to fruition. The cinematography at time was felt more than seen. The irony of "civilized man" really rears its ugly head in a cryptic sense at the of this incredible movie. Ashe.
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I am so glad you are loving Kurosawa, D. His works are indeed once-in-a-lifetime experiences. |
Quicksilver Highway
Going to see New Moon with the wife at Midnight. |
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Surrogates
Not bad actually. There are some plot holes left at the end, but overall it's a decent enough sci-fi action flick. |
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Bruno
Funny stuff, I thought it was suposed to be ofensive though? 7/10 |
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New Moon
Still not a great film but there was much more action, the acting was improved, and the story was a little more interesting this go around. I liked that Alice character and the Jamaican vampire. |
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Clean, Shaven (1993). A wickedly disturbing film that shows the in the schizphrenic. The story is perfectly vague for its intents, but is solid at the same time. Peter Greene portrays the tragic lead powerfully, and his mother, played by Megan Owen, plays her part so well that it seemed that Peter had no choice but to be deranged. Where they found that little girl, the one the permanent "pout face," is a complete mystery. The imagery and hauntingly ubiquitous audio brilliantly allow the viewer a peek into Peter's disturbing reality. The direction was awesome as well. Sadly, as great a film as this is, i doubt many people could actually get through it, let alone enjoy it for what it is. Ashe.
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The counterpoint between the serious, straightforward visuals and the subjective, layered audio track is just incredible. I hadn't seen anything like before and haven't since. |
Underworld. After numerous viewings, the only good about this now is Kate Beckinsale! :D
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Diabel (1972)
a beautifully acted taste of madness. blood, sex, insanity and vintage zulawski ;) one of my new favorite movies and I urge everyone to give it a chance. |
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High Tension One of the best horror surprises I've seen so far, much better than I anticipated |
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Haven't seen this one yet. I've loved everything I've seen by him, though. By the way, MD, did I send you a message or something about Mondo Vision? If not, they're a Canadian DVD production co. that's has been and is going to be releasing all of his stuff. http://www.mondo-vision.com/ Ka-zoom ! |
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Diabel has the same lead as The third part of the Night, who I was really happy to see again. it comes really close to possession for me, you NEED to watch it. I rented it from zip.ca (canadian version of netflix), I'm sure netflix has it. |
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