how can a movie with a title like that only get a C- ?

yeah...I know the title alone deserves a A- or solid A, but other than plenty of boobies and few lesbo activities it was a pretty average effort I think. I was expecting an epic actually!:D

"The Worlds Fastest Indian" 5/10

The last 15-20 minutes were interesting. The rest felt like time-filling to me.

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For ages I have had a hazy memory of a diver swimming along the wreck of a passenger liner that had sunk long ago and seeing a face at a porthole,this led to the discovery of people living on the sunken ship.I never investigated the possibility that this was an actual film,I just thought I was confusing memories of the Poseidon films or I had imagined it,after all,people living on a sunken ship? Ridiculous ! Turns out I didn't imagine it,after a simple google search I found that it was a made for TV movie from 1981 that featured the likes of Mark Harmon,John Ratzenberger and Christopher Lee no less !

Synopsis from IMDB -

During World War II the passenger liner "Goliath" is sunk by a German submarine. Portions of the ship's hull remain airtight, and some of the passengers and crew survive. Over the decades they build a rigidly regulated society completely isolated from the surface world, until in contemporary times a diving team begins to explore the wreck.

So I managed to gain a copy of the film and give it a watch,and while the film itself is quite ridiculous,I couldn't help enjoy it for its cheesy nostalgia alone,I just can't give it less than 7/10 !

Damn.

That cover, title and tagline had "horror" written all over it.

For shame. :(

Speed Racer

Land Of The Lost

Society (1989)

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A brilliant bizarre social satire!

>>: A-

Death Race 2 (2010)

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As a straight-to-dvd prequel, it's fantastic! Along with the action sequences the way they simply developed the story I think they did quite better than the 2008 Jason Statham remake. May be that hot South African chick (Tanit Pheonix) had an influence:o but overall I really liked it very much.

>>: A-

Le Samourai (1967). From the opening scene to the inescapable ending, Le Samourai is a flick that should have brought tears of boredom to the most patient of patrons. Instead, Melville creates poetry out of the mundane. The simple act of dressing becomes an exercise of heroic proportions. An extended chase scene on foot, where nothing exciting happens, becomes taut with tension, riveting the viewer in the inexplicable way of Melville's neuvo samurai. This is a movie that is far removed reality, dreamlike in expression, and expertly crafted by one of the best of France's quintessential directors. The existential absurdity of the central character is foisted upon our anti-hero, and this is where the Japanese warrior must make his choice, to live his code, or throw away the meaning behind his profoundly absurd ways. Alain Delon, France's pretty boy of cinema, brings to this character a calculating coolness that is inimitable. And as unbelievable as his character may be, its portrayal is sheer entertainment. At one level we may be thinking "Yeah right" but we are fully committed to enjoying the ride. This is where Melville's brilliance shines mightily. How this story is tied together, with wickedly unobtrusive camera work and editing, allows this excessively simple story to be transformed into an existential thread of art, with the most fascinating aspects of is magnificence perfectly hidden from the audience. The beginning and the end serve to reveal the emptiness of life constrained by the honor of habit, and the irony that choice both brings and takes life away. In the end, though we are rooting for our criminal protagonist, we know that fate could allot for any other end but that for which the samurai is most famous.
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Before the DEvil knows your dead

A rather brilliantly fucked up movie. And Marisa Tomei titty, woohoo.

8/10

Outside of some very dodgy moustaches there was very little horror on show,still,I demand a remake !

Blood & Bone

This was a great "beer movie",just a big,loud,dumb,bone cracking bundle of fun. 7/10

Wall-E


Animation perfection, 10/10, A+, 5 Stars. This is the second time Ive seen it and now its saved to my sky+, it wont be last!

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Unrest


Quite a good little film this one, atmopheric and reasonably creepy with enough tension to hold the piece together. Its about a young medical student who, whilst training with a small group how to dissect a cadaver, begins to get premonitions of doom about the cadavers unrestful spirit. well worth a viewing.

Hausu (1977). This incredible offering is a montage of splendid colors, wild transitions, and incredible editing, and that is all within the first ten minutes. Hausu is one of those movies that stands above and beside most of what cinema has to offer. Scenes that should be stupid are instead artistically delightful, each and every one crafted with a deft hand to look as if jumbled but feel as if perfect. It is akin to an R+ rated, psychedelic, Brady Bunch horror movie made in true Japanese style but fueled by a mix of mushrooms and crank. The story seems a mishmash of elements that should have no connection, but in further review are in tight cahoots with each other. The plot becomes an unnecessary element, shoved aside by all of the crazy movie shenanigans packed into this film, or rather cinematic experience. The effects were jaw-dropping by way of ingenious creativity. The score felt perfectly misplaced, a piece that seemed more at home in a sappy romance but that landed in the midst of Hausu through some cosmic design. How else could it feel so good? The acting, what can be said other than how these gals kept from busting into laughter during each and every scene is one the deepest mysteries unknowable by man. And where a lesser eye might not find value in such a cinematic endeavor, any and all movie fanatics would be shy of completion were this flick not to have graced their retinae.
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Honestly one of my favorite japanese movies. Rented it from netflix and never gave it back. Now I love putting on at a party or some kinda social gathering without telling anyone. 10 min later nobody is talking because they're all glued to the TV wondering what the hell they're watching. Good conversation piece for crazy horror fans.

The Other
A very slow burner with descent atmosphere and a great score. Pretty sure its the same guy who composed The Poltergeist's score. Somewhat of typical killer kid movie but with a couple twists. I.E. evil twin in which you cant tell wheater he is real or not. The last 20 min or so are fairly tense after what seems to be pretty grusome murder by Niles and a crazy search for a baby. Ending was a downer though. Zero on screen violence which i liked and you could never tell if it was the kid being a scitzo or if his "evil" twin actually was doing the killing.
There is a similar mini series, i think its called Dont Go To Sleep. Never saw it but its probably better.

Had the great pleasure to see it in a theatre last year. It's even more bizarre on the big screen!

Tourist Trap (1979)

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A pretty good atmospheric slasher with an eerie setting, creepy mannequins and fantastic scores. Chuck Connors was excellent in his role with a sad & sympathetic character. Haven't heard much of if before but surely now holds a place in my all time favorites.

>>: A-

Needle (2010)

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>>: C

Barbarella (1968)

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Awesome:cool:

>>: B+

Stash- 3/10- Just a complete waste of my time.

Train- 6/10- This movie had some potential but went to shit towards the end. Would someone like to explain to me how over half of the train just fucking vanished at the end. So fucking stupid.....

Man on the Train (2003). This incredible drama was European in all the right ways, but for those looking for a shoot 'em up you'd best steer clear. Man on the Train is a film of polar opposites whose lives briefly but profoundly cross paths. It is the old "greener pastures" story told in a refreshing manner. The acting was astounding, with the intimidating Jean Rochefort uncomfortably, but appropriately, matched with Johnny Hallyday. Their friendship buds from the fantasy of role switching, and the glue might be that each knows the shortcomings of the other's fantastical delusions. The story is one of tragic symbolism, and it goes out of its way in its onscreen exhibition of allegories. But instead of insulting the viewer, these demos are of such a richness that we cannot help but smile, as if their creation were of creativity bubbling out and not to be held back. The direction was subtle and helped to slowly build the story, with the seeds of banality having bloomed into a lush bond that cannot but be terminated too soon. The camera work was amazing. Its shiftiness in the opening scenes carefully reveal the traits of our darker protag. Its use of color furthers this sense, cold and harsh blue tones collide with overbearing warmth fueled by loneliness. The score was perfect in its ancillary role supporting the short-live relationship of these unlikely mates. When the denouement finally arrives, though its essence is of no surprise, its puissance remains unmatched in its perfect parallelism, leading to an end that was equally unmatched. Though not as dark as my usual fare, this was a wonderful cinematic tangent that earned my time spent. Merci.
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In The Mouth Of Madness, was really pretty good!

later tonight: Sometimes They Come Back!<3

Dreamers.

It was...weird.

Never Back Down - This was like the Karate Kid but with MMA replacing Karate.It was a mildly entertaining if forgettable time waster. 6/10

No Retreat,No Surrender 2:Raging Thunder - An old favorite from lazy days spent wagging school to rent dumb action films on VHS.Terrible acting and truly awful dialogue is all part of the charm,and Loren Avedon's crazy eye's during the fight scenes are truly awesome ! 7/10 (This is a nostalgia rating only and should not be considered a true reflection of the quality of the film !)

The big difference between those two movies is that Loren Avedon could actually fight. Loved him. Especially in King of the Kickboxers. One of the best Martial arts movies, imho. And i also think the dude was a decent actor. Now, his co-actors on the other hand.. yuck.

Eeeerh.. right.

"The people under the stairs" 7-810

One of very few horror movies starring black people.

Too bad it was more PG13 than PG18. The cover deserved it.



"Dark Floors" 7-8/10

Annoying characters, but it sure was entertaining from start to "finnish".

Did i get it? Heeell no!! :D

Do you think it really makes much different if the star of a martial artist can actually fight?

Jackie Chan is one of my fave (if not favourite) Kung Fu/Martial Arts starts but hes not a fighter infact his back ground is in Peking Opera not even a tradition (non practical) Martial art like Wushu...

When i say he can actually fight i mean in movies. He's got skills. Non in "Never back down" had. It was just normal actors in an action movie. That always sucks.

April Fool's Day (1986)

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>>: B+


Terror Trap (2010)

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Vacancy (part 3) with a different title.

>>: C-

I dig that one a lot too. Have you seen Blood & Bone? That was one of the better new school martial arts flicks in awhile.

Cool.

I don't think i've heard of that one. Do you have a link?

Ahh gotcha..

Shrek forever after.
Not bad...as per usual not at all on par with the first one...
I think they can lay this one to rest now.

Deathrace 2 (Stupidly titled).
For a direct to dvd I was actually surprised at the quality of this title.
It's basically an origin story of the original "Frankenstein" and how Deathrace evolved and turned into what we saw in the first (or, second) film.
Had all the atmosphere of the Statham title, and in my personal opinion it actually managed to exceed it a little...
In any event, not usually that into prequels...but I'd actually be interested in watching something that actually bridges the gap a bit more between the two films.
It's a good watch. Would make a great beer movie.
Felt very 80's to me. I liked it.

YOU'RE weird.

Biloxi Blues: Such a hilarious movie. It's one of those rare comedies that never fails to make me laugh out loud no matter how many times I see it.

Donnie Darko: I never really got the huge appeal that this movie got when it was released. It's quite good, but nowhere near the "life-changing experience" that so many people tried to make it out to be.

I guess it depends on whose life we're talking about, eh?

Yours, of course. ;)

Green Zone

Nice blend of action and politics

WMDs ?....hmmm...we still haven't found them yet.

Ditto.

As a straight-to-dvd prequel, it's really good! Along with the action sequences the way they managed & developed the story I think they did quite better job than the 2008 Jason Statham version.

You mean what happened to that hot chick Tanit Phoenix in between the 2 films? :D

Agree about King of the Kickboxers,love it,in fact I'm gonna watch that again soon.

I watched Blood & Bone recently and really enjoyed it too.I thought Undisputed II (Also Michael Jai White) and Undisputed III were fun also.

I just don't see anything in that movie that is so profound that it might have a huge impact on a viewer's life.

Oh. No. Wait. I guess if you're involved in a child pornography ring, Donnie Darko might spur you into taking some serious anti-fire precautions. :p