Last Seen 70s/80s Movie

[roshiq]

H.P. Lovecraft's From Beyond (1986)

A genuine sci-fi horror with tons of fun.

>>: A

The Burrowers (2008)

>>: C-

The Initiation (1984)



>>: C+


Die Welle aka The Wave (2008)



Based on a true story, this German film is about a high school teacher�s attempt to teach his students what is "Autocracy"; he decides to make an experiment. where he reintroduces traditional seating plans, uniforms, and respect for the teacher. The excited kids started to run the project by themselves, introducing a hand signal, a graffiti tag and a rather menacing attitude toward those that don't fit in. Before they know it, they have enthusiastically become a gang with fascist over-tones.

Provocative & engaging.

>>: A-

[psycho d]

This was sort of a bumpy road for me, varying between enjoying it as a movie, at times being pretty creeped-out, to being rather bored. Storyline was desent. Afterwards, when i had to go out to the barn around midnight, i was pretty creeped out, so i guess that overall it did its job. Ashe.
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[Despare]

Originally Posted by neverending

I don't think it's a flaw at all- I believe the filmmakers intended that ambiguity, and it's part of its brilliance.

I also believe how much empathy/liking you have for the girl may be quite different, depending upon gender.

I'm glad you felt that way, I didn't, not caring about any of the characters gave the film no impact. The movie started, it was pretty good, and then it was over. The story felt a lot less interesting when I didn't care what happened at the end. PS: I still really dug the film, I just think it would have been AMAZING if I had any interest in any of the characters involved.

[_____V_____]

Originally Posted by fortunato

What'd you think?

I liked it. The pacing was quite decent and I thought the movie started off quite well, before it got bogged down a bit in the second half. Good entertainment, although the scares felt a bit overdone from all the "heavy borrowing" from the movie's Korean counterpart.

All in all, another needless, but fairly decent Asian remake.

[Disease]

The Burning


It wasn't nearly as good as I remember it being. Still, it's a decent movie compared to a lot of 80's slashers.

6.5/10

[Elvis_Christ]

The Good Life

Really liked this one. Harry Dean Stanton was great in his role.

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by _____V_____

I liked it. The pacing was quite decent and I thought the movie started off quite well, before it got bogged down a bit in the second half. Good entertainment, although the scares felt a bit overdone from all the "heavy borrowing" from the movie's Korean counterpart.

All in all, another needless, but fairly decent Asian remake.

Agreed. It's getting outrageous, isn't it?

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by Elvis_Christ

The Good Life

Really liked this one. Harry Dean Stanton was great in his role.

Speaking of Harry Dean, have you ever seen Wise Blood?

[neverending]

Originally Posted by Despare

I'm glad you felt that way, I didn't, not caring about any of the characters gave the film no impact. The movie started, it was pretty good, and then it was over. The story felt a lot less interesting when I didn't care what happened at the end. PS: I still really dug the film, I just think it would have been AMAZING if I had any interest in any of the characters involved.

I was completely engaged throughout the film, and its morally ambiguous stand had much more impact on me at the end than if, as urge says, they had taken an easy manipulative approach and forced you to accept only one conclusion. As it is, the film seesaws from one question to another, making the viewer actually THINK FOR THEMSELVES about the issues. The steady stream of plot twists and changes in perspective kept me quessing throughout. It's a rare film that actually asks you to think and THAT made the film AMAZING to me.

[_____V_____]

Originally Posted by fortunato

Agreed. It's getting outrageous, isn't it?

Not to the point of absurdity yet.


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