One of my fav movies.

Ninja Assassin and Zero Effect.

Zero Effect was a fun watch, probably because I love Bill Pullman. Ninja Assassin was... a live action anime, and it was good popcorn fun.

Hobo with a shotgun. Didn't much care for it.

Birdemic: Shock and Terror

Don't...

Womb (2010)

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Womb is a very slow burn & totally unconventional romantic drama with art house treatments...little dialogue, quiet gaps and some beautiful long shot cinematography where you'll find Eva Green with an award worthy performance. An easy summary would be this is about a woman's inability to cope with a loss which leads her to clone her boyfriend in an attempt to hold onto a relationship she had recently regained after twelve years of separation. Though that may sounds quite simple & romantic but at the end (with an unclear rationalization about the true motives of the lead character & her confusing constant aging factor) it all turned out quite a bit of emotionally as well as morally complex subject matter for its viewer.

>>: B

The Tenant (2010)

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>>: D+

"The change-up" 7/10

Quite a few LOL moments, amusing (not too original) story and some very nice performances from the 2&a-half in the leads.



"Saw 3-7" 8-9/10

Before this Saw marathon i'd only seen the first one. Coz although i thought it was a very well made horror movie this cruel torture genre really isn't my cup of tea.

But I must say, that as soon as i started watching the third installment i was hooked. I really liked how all the directors made an effort knitting all the movies together, no matter how far out and fucked up it became (seriously, this jigsaw dude must've been one stressed out mastermind.) Also, the high pacing in all the movies didn't make it worse either.

I really don't understand why the 7th movie is called the final one, coz it enden just as open as all the others. I'm sure we're gonna see an 8 in the near future. And to me, that wouldn't be a bad thing, even tho the 7th might be the worst ine the franchise. So fuck yea, keep em coming.

"Escape From New York" (1981)
-Kurt Russel

Plot: IMDB

In 1997, when the US President crashes into Manhattan, now a giant max. security prison, and is taken prisoner by the convicts, a convicted war hero turned bank robber is sent in for a rescue.

Phantom's Review: One of my all time favorite movies and my favorite John Carpenter film. Despite it's low budget, this film has got plenty of action, decent FX (for it's time and budget) and one of the coolest Anti-Hero's in the history of movies.."Snake" Plissken. A classic of it's kind.

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Basket Case 2

This. Is. Awesome. If you like ridiculous, crazy out there movies, WATCH IT! I wanna see the third one bad but cant find it anywhere

Stake Land (2010)


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Really liked this film - Had a great narrative and was a fantastic character piece. The script is actually quite minimal, but the performances are so strong and the environment so vivid that you hardly notice.

This is a slow-burner that focuses on character, emotion, and the world it creates. Definitely dark, but I like this angle of the vampire mythos.

Highly recommended.

4/5.


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Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)


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Utterly captivating and well-constructed "documentary" on street art and the manufacturing of art as a consumer product... Documentary is in quotation marks because it is speculative as to how much of the film is a true documentary and how much is an elaborate prank perpetrated by Banksy, Shepard Fairey, and Thierry Guetta.


[SPOILERS]
I believe that the movie truly started out as a documentary by Thierry Guetta, though the latter half wherein he transforms into Mr. Brainwash, I believe this persona was created with the help of Banksy and Fairey to comment on how the reproduction of art still creates a stir amongst the consumers and how owning a piece of a Persona is more important than the trashy art itself. Also, it's poking fun of self-indulgent and/or derivative artists... I love the references to Warhol and his commentary on mass production of art.
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Ultimately, I found the finished product to be utterly brilliant. HIGHLY recommended.

5/5.


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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II (2011)


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Solid conclusion to the franchise. The beasties were also incredibly well-done (LOVED the dragon), and Snape's backstory nearly made me cry.

Must-see for Harry Potter fans who have supported the movies up to this point.

stake land was brilliant movie :D

ChronoGrl - I totally agree with your opinion about what was and wasn't faked in 'Exit through..'

Cool. What did you think of the film overall? I just think it's so brilliant. My hats go off to them. I think it's a very, very smart film. It was refreshing, actually. Plus it had us talking for hours as to what was real and what was a prank, which was fun to discuss and research in and of itself.

i heard there is going to be an 8, hope it is better than the 7th.

Have you seen Mulberry Street, their first movie?

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It was released as part of the After Dark Film Festival in 2006, and it was one of my favorites that year.

It's not perfect by any means, but it's very much character-driven to the point where you honestly do care who lives and dies. I was very, very impressed with that low-budget flick. You might enjoy it as well. Nick Damici, who plays Mister in Stake Land has a leading role in Mulberry Street as well, and he's really brilliant.

cheers chrono i will check it out this weekend.

ill let u know what i think :)

I loved Mulberry Street. A great new take on the Zombie genre. I think the ending should have been tweaked a bit but it was still great.

I liked and also enjoyed it. I am already a Banksy fan so that helped.

Andy Milligan
 

The last two films I saw were both Andy Milligan produced, directed, written, edited, recorded messes that just squeak into the Modern Horror Film category: The Bloodthirsty Butchers (1970) and The Rats Are Coming, The Werewolves Are Here! (1972). The first is an awful retelling of the Sweeney Todd murders, the second is a could-have-been-better, if-only-he-had-any-talent-as-a-writer story about a family of werewolves. Sad, angry and weird, Andy Milligan. (Not that I'll quit watching his films. Torture Dungeon is next). :eek:

These movies are total messes, but so much fun (although not all of them, of course). I really love The Ghastly Ones, Seeds, and Guru the Mad Monk.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Small Town Murder Songs (2010)

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>>: C-

The Lawnmower Man (1992)

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>>: C+

Hearts in Atlantis (2001)

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>>: A-

Arctic Blast

Wow, what a piece of shit. Some of the worst acting I've seen in a long time.

I watched one called Sorority Row last night. It was the usual slasher movie, people getting done by a whacko with a modified tire iron but it was better made than most of those movies. What made it interesting Carrie Fisher from the original Star Wars was in it. She was a fox in those films but in Sorority Row she's a overweight, frumpy old woman. She had one good line, "You dont f--- with me, Im house mother to 50 crazy bitches!" 4 out of 5.

Wow 4 out of 5? That's a pretty high grade for such a generic remake. I enjoyed it but it was really nothing new and it was pretty predictable.

maniac cop

i still love these movies.

training day

good movie

I actually think that Sorority Row had the potential of actually being good... If it was more self conscious and ironic... It had some great one-liners.

i enjoyed the movie.

The Mechanic

I love Jason Statham, one of my fav actors, and he did his thing in this. But the movie itself was a lil too boring and I didn't really felt entertained in the most of the movie.
It has its light spots, but overall what does the movie cool is no other than Jason Statham.

2or3 out of 6.

The Astronaut's Wife

Planet of the Apes Prevolution

A Warning To The Curious (1972)

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An amateur archaeologist goes to a remote Norfolk town to search for the lost crown of Anglia, but at every turn he finds his movements tracked by a mysterious stranger dressed in black.

This is a very fine BBC adaptation of a M.R. James story. Though only 50 minutes long but there are some pretty effectively creepy set pieces. Highly recommended to those who love old fashioned atmospheric ghost stories.

>>: A

The Company of Wolves (1984)

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>>: B

Bad Teacher (2011)

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>>: C-

Grave Encounters (2011)

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A found footage flick where ghosts are mostly visible and frequently popping out on the screen made it pretty cheesy but overall it was a decent time waster.

Liked the scene where the lead ghost hunter ate a rat after beating the hell out of it!:D

>>: B-

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

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>>: B+

quarantine 2 terminal

load of rubbish

She

Blast of a flick, over the top and ridiculous in every sense but just packed with entertainment.

Is that the Hammer version?

What did you think? I thought the mindless entertainment part went a bit over the head, and the rest was eminently forgettable.


Me too. I simply adore Maniac Cop and it's sequel, ever since I watched it as a child. Robert Z'Dar was terrifying to me.


Underrated film, with very obvious nods to Rosemary's Baby. Most people hated it but I liked it. Thoughts?


Noted. Thanks for the heads-up, buddy.


About time you got around to watching this underrated gem.


They say Cameron Diaz looks quite old in this, and so not the part of her character. What say?

That wouldn't turned out much problem if they could had a well developed plot & some interesting characters. Moreover, the comedy contents were sometimes pretty average & predictable also.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice was....just OK.

The Astronaut's Wife is one of my favorite movies....in fact, I own it.