The Girl Next Door (2007). Bad Things Happen. This film is about very bad things, and surprisingly, it is not exploitive. Holding true to the fabulous 50s, this movie takes us back to an age of innocence, an innocence that is shattered by the sickness of what seems to be an amiable next door neighbor. What is worse, this flick is based on a true story, that of Sylvia Marie Likens, whose real life horrors were as bad if not worse. This movie is not easy to watch, even for hardened horror fans, but the way in which it is told is outstanding. We see horrors through the eyes of an innocent, and the atmosphere of sensitivity somehow penetrates the ugliness. The acting was appropriately stiff, and the direction was excellent. The serious issues here were treated honestly but with an aura of discrimination that does not detract from the atrocities committed. In all, this is a wonderfully portrayed flick that is moving though not really enjoyable per say. Merci beaucoup.
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Hot Tub Time Machine

This was a blast. Lots of fun.

Soul Plane

Caught it on late night TV and got a few chuckles out of it.

Glad to see someone else reciprocate my views on these two films.

9 was certainly a disappointment in terms of character development and I wasn't overawed by it.

And contrary to all the Diablo Cody and Megan Fox haters out there, I enjoyed Jennifer's Body quite a bit and thought it had a pretty interesting premise.

Really - i heard it wasn't so good..

Gonna give it a watch then...

Reign of Fire

Yeh a lot of people didn't seem to dig it. It's just straight up mindless fun just what I was in the mood for.

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The Stoned Age

A real overlooked classic that was great to watch again. Hadn't checked it out since it came out and it still holds up really well.

Damn - didn't like it at all..

There just didn't seem to be enough 'jokes' in it....

the gremlins 1 and 2
The Eye
Snakes on a Plane

2012: Stupid. Goes to such lengths to set up some level of political or scientific grounding for the story only to have the most absurd action scenes I have ever witnessed. It's worth watching just to see what feels like two completly different movies being ineptly tacked together. Racial sterotypes abound and everyone's a hero. I'm a total sucker for any sort of disaster or end of the world flick but this really was as ridiculous as it gets from start to finish. It's basically the same over blown, rehashed action scene shot over and over with a break every half hour for someone to attempt to say or do something noble or profound. The movie fails at every turn and for that reason, even at over 2 1/2 hours, its worth a watch.

The Crazies (2010): One of the very rare remakes I was looking forward to watching and had heard plenty of good things about it, can't say I was overly impressed though. As remakes go it was solid enough, but I didn't think it was anything beyond ordinary. Nicely shot with plenty of fun scenes throughout, but it was a little bit flat and uninspired.

Moon


Id read good things about this film and was not disappointed. Sam Rockwell plays Sam Bell, a lone astronaut on a lunar base where harvesters collect fuel to help cure Earths power supply shortages. The only company he has is a Kevin Spacey voiced robot called Gerty and the few messages he exchanges with Earth. He is coming to the end of his 3 year contract when things start happening.

There are some clear similarities with 2001 and Silent Running, two of the greatest sci-fi flicks and this one can easily remain in the same company as them. Rockwell is great and the sparse lunar landscape is beautifully shot. Quality science fiction without alien invasions or warp drives or space adventures, you really should see this.

White Chicks. A lot funnier than I had thought it would be. Not a good film particularly, but good for a laugh.

The Prowler (AKA Rosemary's Killer)

Totally rules. I need to get around to picking up the Blue Underground disc of that.

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Tokyo Gore Police

Enjoyed this way more than the first time round, I don't think I was in the mood for something as OTT as this film. I'm reviewing Robogeisha soon so I wanted to watch a bunch of these crazy assed flicks and get up to speed.

Green Street Hooligans

I liked this, not something I'd go out and buy but it was an entertaining watch. What's the sequel like? It's set in jail isn't it? Might check it out next time I'm at the store.

Two double bills to enjoy the lazy Sunday yesterday...

Fear
Cape Fear


followed by


Silent Rage
Hero and the Terror

Harpoon aka Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre (2009)

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>>: C+

Revanche (2008). Doubly defined as revenge or second chance, the flow of Revanche refuses the denouement thoughout. A wonderful contrast of opposites, city versus country, upright versus thuggery and depravity, metropolitan versus peasant, this becomes an existential study more of similarities than differences. The story itself was a coincidental treat, dark and brooding though it was. The acting was phenomenal, the characters curiously interesting. Even the dialog exuded that hard to define essence, unconcocted maybe. The direction was sublime, with camera shots that infused the viewer with an almost ethereal sensation. Simply a wonderfully authentic tale set Eastern Europe. Ashe.
derek

"The Human Centipede" 4/10


Sure, the idea is gross, but you don't really get to see a whole lot. So all in all.... blah..

The story moved very, very slowly. Probably because there wasn't a whole lot in it. Just this idea. the centipede. But it was like the director only had this 1 sick idea, but really didn't have a clue how to wrap a good story around it.

The ending was clever tho, in a fun/cruel way.



One of those movies where the most annoying people are the victims. Especially the 2 females were both bad actors and really annoying listening to. Which could explain... :rolleyes:

I haven't heard many good reviews of this movie, but I feel like I have to see it just the same.
It's on my NetFlix queue, just waiting for it to become available.

farcry
excalibur
sherlock holmes
martin

"The Crazies" (2010) 8-9/10

Damn great.

Thought this one was better than both "28 days later" & "28 weeks later" and FAR better than the original.

Hope Breck Eisner from now on sticks to the horror genre. He obviously has flair for it.

Just saw SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD,

I have to say this is a good one. After Day of the Dead (2007-8 Version) & Diary of the Dead, I almost gave up on Romero. But this is just amazingly well done & sort of shows more of a Land of the Dead setting where communities of people are existant. I love it! GREAT

AN AUDIENCE OF ONE

Truly amazing DOCUMENTARY about a Christian pastor who gets a call from God telling him to produce a movie telling the story of Joseph as a science fiction epic. Follows his journey raising funds, rehearsing with actors, getting ready to do a shoot on location in Italy... and all the setbacks he has over the years.

After 3 years he'd done exactly TWO shots and was hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. A fascinating document of what people will do if they're told it's for God.

All Night Long 2

I seem to recall this being more nasty the first time round. Still a twisted little film all the same.

Brainscan

Kinda goofy but enjoyable regardless.

Wow, this sounds fascinating.

Anywhere near as good as the game?

It's Uwe Boll. What do YOU think? :rolleyes:

The Monster Club (1980)

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>>: B

Vampires Suck (2010)
This yet another spoof, this time it a spoof of Twilight’ movie.
I do seem to like a lot Spoof movies, such as all the scary movies, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth, Not another teen movie, Superheor movies, i did enjoy those movies

I did not like date movie, Epic Movie, Disaster Movie or Stan Hellsing and i have not seen Meet the Spartans.

However for Vampires Suck, i did not hate and i did not love it and i did enjoy the movie.

The movie start of really poor, some of the jokes are way over the top and do not work, but after 20 mins of the movie, it did get a bit better then were some okay jokes scenes which made me laugh few times but it's much better then the god awfull Disaster Movie and Stan Hellsing put together but not as good as any of the Scary movies or even Superhero movie.

if you don't spoof, miss it, and if you liked Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth, then you might like this too .

i going this 4 and half out 10 lol

i could only get through 10 minutes.

They changed him to Dent in the comics fairly shortly after he became popular as to not make readers think he was related to Clark Kent. So name-wise it did follow the current comics.

The Wolfman

Enjoyable enough but I think I would've got caught up in the story more if I'd watched it on the big screen.

Last seen horror movie
 

Return of the Living Dead 3. Fantastic zombie movie. Julie has to be one of the coolest, sexiest zombies of all time.

It was awsome on the big screen. The London landscapes were imposing. Didn't like them poaching Abeline for the story though. Think it was an attempt to merge myth and history which they didn't need to do. Anthony Hopkins overracted- but to me that was part of the film's charm

Valhalla Rising (2010)

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>>: B


Rose Red (2002)

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>>: B-

Zwoti gave it a watch so I have my hopes up a WEE bit. :D



Last watched - Legion.

Could have been so much better. A premise with potential falls flat on its face. Waste of time.

The Killing (1956). This Classic by Kubrick is a piece of film noir that stands apart from the rest. These shadowy characters are all found in the daylight, but shadows obscure their presence nonetheless. The nonlinear time line was a feature that has been copied as nauseum. The story was simple and tight, with all the usual aspects of the genre. The characters were a perfectly assembled squadron of citizens down on their luck, the perfect cast for the perfect caper. The performances were incredible, with above outstanding performances by Hayden, Windsor, Cook, and Carey. And that dialog, sublime. While the over voice was somewhat grating, its obtrusive presence somehow seems to add to and not detract from this classic. The direction here exemplifies the mastery of Kubrick. A tight woven classic clocking in at just under and hour and a half, this one is all screen-riveting meat and no filler. Merci beaucoup.
derek

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Never read the book, but I thought the movie was pretty decent.



The Collector

POSSIBLE SPOILERS, POSSIBLE SPOILERS




This one confused me, I think I'm gonna have to watch it again, who's the collector? I looked a little on imdb and some where saying it was Arkin. I thought Arkin was the guy trying to help the family escape? What's everyone's opinion here?

Also this being from some of the Saw movies, I say this is far more brutal than the saw movies in my opinion.

The Victim (1999). Ringo Lam has been compared to John Woo, and this movie shows why. A furious mix of the supernatural, film noir, and outright thriller, this discombobulated story is over-the-top in that can't takes yer eyes off of the screen sorta way. The story itself was a little ambitious, with some elements left unanswered and other scenes more than incredulous. The subtitles were but pidgin English and flashed across the screen faster than a politician changes camps, but no matter, this was still a thrill ride. The acting was solid, and the direction more than competent. While the camera work showed promise, the editing was a little chunky. Again, no matter as this one will entertain despite its flaws. Ashe.
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A real nastie from Germany
 

I just saw a film called SUICIDE. That is the whole title. It was made in 2004and directed by Raoul Heimrich. Its in german with subtitles. Its about a couple who design a website in which people who are going to kill themselves agree to be filmed in the act. Its filmed in the first person (like Blair Witch)so the viewer becomes a participant for most of the movie. The movie is unflinching in its depiction of various forms of suicide. About an hour in there is a depiction of a death that made me (a die hard horror fan) cringe. I think I squealed a little. Has anybody seen this little nasty? Id really appreciate your comments. I thought Id seen it but...