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[ChronoGrl]

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World




Fantastic - magical - whimsical - I absolutely loved this movie. It's fast-paced, well-written, well-acted, and an absolute blast. Perfect from star Michael Cera to supporting actor Kieran Culkin. HIGHLY recommended. I want to own it.

4.75/5

[horrorzack]

Originally Posted by ChronoGrl

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World




Fantastic - magical - whimsical - I absolutely loved this movie. It's fast-paced, well-written, well-acted, and an absolute blast. Perfect from star Michael Cera to supporting actor Kieran Culkin. HIGHLY recommended. I want to own it.

4.75/5

same here but your rating should go up to 5/5

[roshiq]

Aftershock (2010)

[ChronoGrl]

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[ChronoGrl]

Black Swan





Wow. Just - Wow.

The words "stunning" and "mesmerizing" barely do this film justice. I had heard that this movie was getting rave reviews, but my raised hopes did not even meet how phenomenal this movie is.

To tell you the truth, I was torn about Darren Aronofsky prior to seeing this movie - I found Requiem for a Dream to be incredibly bleak, but a piece of art in its own right. Pi I found interesting, The Fountain I couldn't stand, and The Wrestler was incredibly disappointing for me. But something that I can grant Aronofsky is that he is definitely a director with a distinct point of view, and every film has its own directorial style...

Black Swan is no different - An incredibly intense slow-burner, this character-driven psychological thriller is completely different from Aronofsky's previous works, this time taking a page from Hitchcock. Black Swan is dark, deeply disturbing and passionate, truly a film that will keep you on the edge of your seats. Coupled with the striking backdrop of Swan Lake, this character piece is at times horrifying and breath taking. Quite frankly, I haven't seen Natalie Portman this astute. Ever. Hands down, this is the best movie of 2010.

Best Movie
Best Director
Best Actress

Hands down. Loved it. Go see it. Immediately.

5/5.

[roshiq]

Originally Posted by ChronoGrl

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Originally Posted by roshiq

Aftershock (2010)

A heart pounding epic human drama, with its title being interpreted quite literally and referring to the emotional and psychological scars of the earthquake that continue to affect its victims even generations after the event.
The film opens in 1976 with the Tangshan earthquake, which lasted just 23 seconds, but which leveled the city and resulted in a death toll of more than 240,000. The plot follows a family caught up in the horror, with father Fang Daqiang being killed while trying to rescue his children, leaving his wife Li Yuanni in the unthinkable position of having to choose between saving either her young son Fang Da or daughter Fang Deng.
By spanning several decades, it does a pretty good job of developing its characters in convincing fashion, and the story is engaging, moving & boosted by a decent script and some very solid acting.

The film has been submitted to the 83rd Academy Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film. I really hope at least it gets the nomination.

Highly recommended to all here. Specially NE, CG, PD and V, don't miss it.

>>: A+

[The_Return]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097635/

[roshiq]

Originally Posted by roshiq

The Chaser (2008)

The Chaser is an intensely mesmerizing and keeping on the-edge of your seat experience. But more than that I should say it's a devastating experience...that I truly felt at close to the end of the film. The film is based on a real life serial killer in South Korea, who was convicted in 2005 for murdering 20 people. The film starts with a dirty detective turned pimp (Jung-ho) who is in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by a same client whom one of his girls is meeting with right now. He begins to look for her in that client's mentioned location of area & during the search, Jung-ho even able to catch that man (wearing blood splattered shirt) in an alley. But just after that the police takes control over the situation. The police suspects & Jung-ho believes this man is the killer or abductor but there's no significant evidence in their hand except his utterly misleading confession. And from that point of the film The Chaser becomes more intriguing the more watch with all the twist & turns till the final credit rolls.
It's not just another crime drama about a serial killer and some guys chasing him; there's comedy of errors in the way the police and politicians are portrayed, there's strong emotional content that grows around the little girl of a prostitute who doubts something happened to her mother, there's sufficient psychological thriller element that comes through the way the killer messes with the minds of the police and last but not the least there's the shattering finale...as in the way everything ends.

A MUST SEE FOR EVERYONE!

[roshiq]

Originally Posted by roshiq

A super Indie entertainer & great horror comedy that will most probably become a cult hit like Shaun of the Dead or Zombieland, but this time it'll be for the slasher fans. You'll find hillbillies, stupid college kids, local sheriffs, insane killer, weaponry as chainsaw & hatchet...all typical slasher elements with a chain of comedy of errors, where each error results a gruesome death. The cast did a good job but specially Tyler Labine played as Dale steals the show from everyone.
This hilarious slasher ride deserves a wide scale release around the world.

[Fearonsarms]

Most of these are from the 70s and 80s I'm posting here because they are not allowed in the classic horror forum though they are not modern either therefore (where to put them?) they are hidden gems and I recommend them.

The Living Dead Girl
Viy aka Spirit Of Evil
Black Belly Of The Tarantula
Torso
The Perfume Of The Lady In Black
Shock (1977)
The Psychic aka Seven Notes In Black
Don't Torture A Duckling
Lizard In A Woman's Skin
Cat O Nine Tails
Four Flies On Grey Velvet
Inferno
The Burning
Curtains
Nightmares In A Damaged Brain
The Call Of Cthulhu
The Stendhal Syndrome
Rabid Dogs
The Killer Nun
The Devils
Don't Deliver Us From Evil
Blood On Satan's Claw
Dead And Buried
Evilspeak
The Witch Who Came From The Sea
Xtro
Night Of The Devils (1972)
Dead Silence