Last movie you saw.

[Bear 1817]

I still need to see the new Hobbit film, but I just don't have the time to go to the movies with my current school schedule

 

/and none of my friends like Lord of the Rings so I would have to go alone lmao

 

And it is bloody expensive. At least over her. The prices for a single ticket's insane.

 

Dog Soldiers - Often talked about as the best modern werewolf film and one of the best werewolf films ever. Well, I disagree. At least about the last part of that. Doesn't come close to the classics. But this is a completely different film as well. The werewolfs looks great. Big, ugly, hairly and brutal fuckers. This isn't a film made to scare you and give you nightmares. This isn't that type of horror. This is macho action horror that won't make anyone shiver in fright, it's the type of film that makes your balls sweaty out of badassery and brutality.

[Bear 1817]

Black Sunday aka The Mask of Satan - This is with no doubt one of Mario Bava's three best films, and one of the best horror films ever made. The set designs are amazing, it's beautifully shot and the way Bava plays wih colour, desite this being a B&W films, is great. The atmosphere's thick and bloody cold, and Barbara Steele was, hands down, a goddess! This is gothic horror at its very best.

 

Crash - Decent film about racism and stuff, but I remembered it as a lot better. The racism in this film feels overdone and very, very forced. The thought is good, but the excecution isn't. But we get served a couple of highlights in form of Don Cheadle and Matt Dillon, which both delivers the goods. Don Cheadle's story here is the best as well.

 

This is the End - Another very solid film from Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright and Nick Frost, but this is the weakest one in the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy. Still hilarious though.

 

Rear Window - Über classic Alfred Hitchcock film that everyone interested in film have seen at least once during their life time. The plot itself is rather straight forward and nothing too special to be honest. It's solid, but not over the top good, and doesn't really give you a lot to work with as a director. What makes this into such an amazing film is Hitchcock's ability to build suspense that makes you sweat on your balls, his way of shooting films and the cast, where James Stewart and Grace Kelly both are a-fuckin-mazing! Hitchcock was the master of suspense, and he still is, even 30+ years after his death. Special!

 

Rope - When this was made, it was not much beside a giant experiment to Alfred Hitchcock. The whole film, being 75-80 minutes long, consiss of 10 long shots ranging mostly from 7+ to 10 minutes long, and a couple of shorter under 5 minutes. It's really exciting to see how the camera moves around on the set, and how great he made this work. Solid as fuck! The plot is great, and the whole homosexual undertones are just great, considering this was released in the late 40's. Again, the suspense makes your balls sweaty. It's that fucking good. It is.

 

Dial M for Murder - Yes, Hitchcock! What a nerve! What a suspense! The plot is great, visually it's a pleasure to the eye (and I am not talking about the beautiful Grace Kelly, I'm actually talking about everything else now) and beautifully shot. Again, the key words here are suspense, suspense and suspense. Brilliant!

 

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - Solid film, but not on par with the Hitchcock films I mentioned before this. Unlike the three previous films, this isn't a crime film, but a pure thriller. It is, as I said already, a solid film, but not a great one. It's a bit too long, and the ending's very, very weak. It is in fact annoyingly weak. It lacks a bit of punch and never, this one. Beautifully shot, though.

 

At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul - The first horrorfilm of  cult director José "Coffin Joe" Mojica Marins, a brazilian director/actor/screenwriter/a lot more, and the first brazilian horor film ever made. This film introduces José's cult character Coffin Joe, a character he would later reuse in several of his film, and a character that now is regarded a cult character.

 

At Mightnight I'll Take Your Soul is the first film in the infamous Coffin Joe trilogy, and a really, really, really solid and cool film. The story's solid, the character (Coffin Joe) is awesome, and the film is really mean and evil. José Mojica Marins wasn't a very good director, nor was he ever a good actor or screen writer. But is his something that kinda ruins the film? No, not at all, for what he lacked as a director, actor and screenwriter, he makes up for with his ability to create a brilliant and thick, evil-as-fuck atmosphere, and at the end of the day, that's what horror films are about.

 

I really can't wait to dig in into José Mojica Marins' filmography.

 

Also, this might be something of interest to @Jigsaw9, as he is a Necrophagia fan. "The Divine Art of Torture" is dedicated, and based around the works of José Mojica Marins, and contains samples by José Mojica Marins. The cover art is a drawing of Coffin Joe as well. Might be something worth checking out, even if it's just for the sake of hearing where they found the inspiration for this brilliant album.

 

This Island Earth - Cool sci-fi from the 50's. Great special effects, a solid plot that even feels a bit original to this day and some great characters and actors

 

Ripper Street, season 2 - I finally finished this. Solid, but not spectacular. The episodes are all watch worthy and ranges from 6-9 in my book, but the series didn't get a good enough ending. It's dark, brutal and gritty, and I love that, but it didn't get that ending I was hoping for. What a shame. What a waste.

[Tokage 5930]

I watched You're Next this morning. Not scary at all, but pretty entertaining despite that.

[Jigsaw9 6783]

Just watched The Act of Killing... can't remember when was the last time I saw something so powerful and chilling, having that terrifying atmosphere. I really recommend watching it for those who are looking for an effective / shocking viewing experience (it's a documentary btw). It managed to crank down my mood quite a few notches, lol.

 

@Bear: Ah, thanks for reminding me of Coffin Joe!! I knew about the Necrophagia connection, but haven't seen any of his films yet. Seems like the one you wrote about might be a good introduction into his work tho, so gonna try to seek that one out.

[Peace Heavy mk II 7200]

The Catacombs

 

 

So dumb. P!nk is as good as acting as she is at music (she isn't). Main character was a hot mess, and not a lovable hot mess either. The kind of hot mess you wish just got killed 30 minutes into the movie so you can go do something else.

 

The story didn't make sense either. "You're paranoid so we're going to play a trick on you by locking you in a tunnel made of dead people and chase you around wearing a ram mask as a joke to make you feel better!!"

 

Violet Who?K wrote the theme song too when Yoshiki was on his writing songs for horror movie kick.

[Bear 1817]

@Bear: Ah, thanks for reminding me of Coffin Joe!! I knew about the Necrophagia connection, but haven't seen any of his films yet. Seems like the one you wrote about might be a good introduction into his work tho, so gonna try to seek that one out.

 

Might not be your cup of tea of course, but if you, as me, are a fan of horror then it should be worth checking out, even if only because of its cult status.

 

 

Escape Plan - I've been wanting to watch this for quite some time and I finally got to watch it. Great "80's" action with Stallone and Schwarzenegger, who's both great in this film. I got a little Tango & Cash feeling by this one (a sadly underrated film), a film which saw Stallone team up with Kurt Russel. But this was a lot smarter and a lot less cheeky though.

 

It's good to not just have these guys back doing films (Stallone never left, but Arnold), and even better is that they both delivers the goods. Way to go!

 

This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse - This is the second installment in the Coffin Joe-troligy, following At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul. The budget must've been bigger, the nails are bigger and the amount of acid used must've been a lot bigger. This film starts off just where At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul ended, and Coffin Joe continues his search for a perfect woman to give him his perfect son.

 

This is a great horror film with a brilliant atmosphere that's far out there. It's really surrealistic and weird, and I just gotta love that. The film is in B&W, but there's some GENIUS scenes frmo hell that's in colour, and it works so well. And hell itself looks amazing here. Great stuff.

 

Embodiment of Evil - The third and last installment in the Coffin Joe trilogy. 40 years have gone (41 in real life), and Coffin Joe's been inprisoned in a mental ward. He's getting out, and he's going back to find the perfect girl, who can give him the perfect son.

 

The budget is bigger, and it's really violent and fucked up. Not nearly as good as the two others, but still a solid film. Some of the torture scenes are real, which adds to the pleasure (heh). This is a violent and sadistic horror film with great violence, lots of tits and one scene that's from another world. My god, that scene was perfection. Brilliant!

 

Breaking Bad, season 5 - Good season of a good TV-series. Well done, guys. However, people mentioning this among the best of TV-series such as The Wire and The Sopranos is nothing but embarrassing. The only thing here that's getting close to those series are Bryan Cranston which is beyond amazing throughout the whole series. But no, this isn't a new The Wire or a new The Sopranos.

[Bear 1817]

You're Next - Great home invasion-slasher with a few elements that makes it a stand out film in this genre. Well done! Sharni Vinson were actually were good, and Ti West's cameo made me go "HNGH!!!". This did not disappoint, despite my high expectations.

 

Cujo - Pretty good Stephen King adaptation that's both enjoyable and entertaining, without being a masterpiece. People who claim there's no good Sthephen King adaptions must be braindamaged.

[Jigsaw9 6783]

^ Glad to see more people enjoying You're Next, it was a nice surprise for me too.

 

Last night I watched The Seasoning House with a buddy of mine, it was pretty depressing and dreary. I guess you could say it's somewhat similar in main themes to movies like "I Spit on Your Grave" (tho much of the revenge element is substituted simply for escaping). It was an exciting flick but we were pretty bummed out by it, lol.

[Tokage 5930]

Monty Python and The Holy Grail.... For the first time in my life. Would probably have been even more amused if I didnt feel like I already knew half the movie

[Bear 1817]

The Internship - I like both Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, but this didn't go very well. The fact that the whole film feels like a two hour long Google add doesn't bother me, but the lenght and the quality of the script did. This is something we've seen hella lot better many times before.

 

Insidious: Chapter 2 - I had massive expecations to this after the great Insidious and even better The Conjuring, but I have to admit I was a bit disappointed her. I liked this a lot, but it just isn't nearly as good as the first one. The atmosphere is great both in the real world and the darkness, but not as good as in the first one, and the story wasn't as good. But as I said, this was a very good film.

 

I just love James Wan. He's not Ti West, but these are the best western directors in the genre at the moment. Love 'em both to death.

[Tokage 5930]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

it's rare that a movie can capture the spirit of a book almost entirely, but this one managed so well. It's pretty much a direct adaptation and it's an absolutely hilarious ride of a movie.

 

The Roost

Tried re-watching this because it didn't do anything for me the first time around. Still doesn't. I can tell the director is genuine in his dedication to all the 'classic' '70s/'80s pulp movies, but this one just doesn't do it for me for some reason. I admire the effort, but I just can't like it.

 

Dead Silence

I. fucking. hate. puppets. This movie succeeded in spooking me a couple of times. Nice atmosphere, though it's obviously not perfect.

 

One Last Dance

Singaporean crime movie. Was somewhat standard in terms of its plot. Pretty hard to follow at some points because of random scene switching. Had some stylishly shot scenes, though. Tolerable enough for one watch, but not a movie I'd watch again. Also WHY did the director have to use cgi blood?

[Bear 1817]

Been quiet here for a while I see. I've been at my brother for a bit over two weeks, and while he's been at work I've watched a billion films using his Netflix. How people can complain about Netflix' selection is beyond me. You've got old films, new films, films within all genres, b-films, a-films and so on. Excellent!

 

The Black Klansman - Old school blacksploitation film about a man who gets his kid killed by the KKK and goes undercover. This was propably made as a very serious film, but in 2014 it's hard to take it that serius. The black man is almost as white as me, the acting's poor, the dialouge cheesy and so on, but it's geat entertainment nonetheless.

 

Bamboo Gods and Iron Men - More blacksploitation, this time with a badass James Iglehart in the main role. Cheesy as fuck, but entertaining! Liked it a lot.

 

1313: Cougar Cult - I'm just gonna post someone elses review of this, because I can't do it any better:

 

Cougars? More like velociraptors! These worn out cows moo about the mansion rubbing on mostly naked 20 something young men (who are not packing quite as much in those tidy whites as one might expect). When the old cows get going, these ridiculous clip art cougar faces (generated by a 486 computer, no doubt) appear over their real faces. Then we get generic halloween music, or the occasional dramatic score from the 1950s. WTF? This isn't even close to being softcore porn, it is just a bunch of gay actors wondering around in their underwear, (or rubbing their naked chests obsessively as if they have the hives), in a nursing home, dodging mid-90's special effects.

 

Saw it with my brother and we both laughed our asses off during this film. What a film.

This is an actual picture from the film:

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p232/iphignia939/1313%20cougar%20cult/vlcsnap-2012-08-13-19h32m38s57.png

 

The fact that there's about 10 other 1313 films isn't but shocking to be honest. He even had what I'd cal a decent budget for this film. 1.000.000 USD should be enough to at least get better effects than this. Hah!

 

Drug War - Johnnie To deliver the goods as usual. This isn't as deep as his other films, and there's not that much to dwell into here. The pace is insane and it's all just brutally awesome.

 

21 Jump Street - Hilarious film, and I am looking forward to the sequel.

 

War of the Arrows - Lovely South-Korean period drama set to the second Manchu invasion of Korea. It's about an archer who risks his own life to save his sister. Great, great films with a good story, great acting, brilliant set pieces and action out of another world. Loved this film!

 

Solomon Kane - Surprisingly good Sword & Sorcery film from 2009. I've had this on my watchlist since forever, but that was only because the poster is great. Didn't expect anything to be honest. But what I got was a great S&S film that managed to evoke the S&S feeling from the great 80's. Solid plot, solid acting, solid special effects, solid directed and lots and lots of badassery. The ending was a bit disappointing, but nothing too shabby.

 

Double Dragon - Every single human being who grew up in the 90's knows Double Dragon, and everyone who grew up in the 90's have spent almost too many hours on the badass game. This film came in the middle of the 90's and is really fucking bad in a good and entertaining way. Nothing here actually resembls Double Dragon. The characters, both good and evil, and awful, the dialogue's campy at best , the acting's horrid and the special effects are really bad, even for being made in the mid 90's. Despite all of this, the film's entertaining as fuck. Everything's stupid, retarded, idiotic and what not, but yet the film's more badass than a fucking train. All that's missing is some neon lights. That would have perfected the film.

 

Hot Rod - Great, silly, stupid comedy with a great Andy Samberg in the lead. Over the top and stupid. Liked it!

 

Virgin Witch - Great occult and erotic horror film from the early 70's, with the beautiful sisters Vicki and Ann Michelle in the leads. It's slow, and focus a lot on showing skin, but I really liked it. Got The Wicked Man feeling at times. Lovely!

 

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame - Great action adventure with Andy Lau. Loads of brilliant kung fu and generel badassery. Some some of CGI sucks, but most of the time it works really well. I did miss a bit more crime in the film, though. But it was great anyway.

 

 

Miami Connection - Look at that beauty of a poster. Doesn't it kind tell you everythig you need to know about this brilliant piece of cinema? You've got one gang that's a bunch of nerdy taekwondo synthrockers, and another which are drug selling biker ninjas. You've got loads of violence and blood, acting the world haven't seen anything like since this film and dialogue that sounds as if it came straight from god's own mouth. Brilliant! And that soundtrack, guys. That fucking soundtrack. Awesome! One of the most badass films from the 80's.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqwntLBY9tA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVtyOwcQo-w

 

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane - Great slasher with a bit of originality in this. I was really surprised by this film, and Amber Heard really impresses me.

 

The Thieves - OK, though a bit disappointing heist film. You've got a brilliant cast and stuff, but the problem starts when they try grabbing around way too much at the same time.  It's just too much happening at the same time to be honest. But it wasn't bad. I was entertained.

 

Masquerade - Brilliant period drama from South Korea, set in the middle of the Joseon dynasty. It's a film that both cheer youand touch you, much due to the brilliant portrays by Lee Byung-huns (who plays to characters). And the visuals are stunning. It's almost a chamber film where everything happens inside, but the few shots outside will take your breath away. Beautiful film!

 

Chocolate - Crazy martial arts film about a autistic girl that learns martial arts by watching films (Ong Bak, Tom yum goong) and playing games. A lot of the martial arts you've seen before in the two metioned films as she copys them, but that doesn't matter at all. Crazy! The story isn't all that, even though I liked it, but it's all about the acton here, just as in Ong Bak and Tom yum goong. After this film was finished I realised that the director is noone other than Prachya Pinkaew, the man behind Ong Bak and Tom yum goong, so no wonder it gave me much of the same feeling. Anyway, great film. Crazy, insane and intense!

 

Humanoids from the Deep - Great 80's monster horror that will give you nothing knew to chew on, as you've probably seen everything before. But who cares? It's a huge fucking cheese party, and cheese being soem of the best in the world (both on film and as food) I just can't conplain about that.

 

Brutal, mutant fishes comes u from the deep and kills the men and rapes the beautiful women. Don't need more than that. And the Alien-scene was brilliant, just as it is in Alien.

 

Bloody Birthday - Great arly 80's slasher with some really creepy kids. Liked it a lot!

 

Galaxy of Terror - In the wake of Alien and its succes we got a billion clones, and this is said to be one of them. I disagree with that. Yes, there's a lot fo Alien elements in the film, but not enough to call it a cloen or rip off IMO. Cool characters, great mongoloid dialogue, awesoem monsters, good set design and geat gore. And ONE scene with Taaffe O'Connell that's out of this world. Amazing!

 

Produced by b-film legend Roger Corman, so you kind know what you get.

 

Forbidden World - Another Alien clone, and this time it's actually a clone. Great one as well. Badass effects, badass monster, badass characters and lots of blood and gore and stuff. Cheesy as fuck!

 

Produced by b-film legend Roger Corman, so you kind know what you get.

 

Piranha 3D - Amazing remake of an even more amazing film. This reall caught me off guard. Thought it was really, really good. Lots of blood and gore, titties and asses, and last but not least hungry pianhas. Cheese fest deluxe, but that's how we like it, right? Loved the cameos by Richard Dreyfuss and Christopher Lloyd. Fantastic! This movie should be perfect together with a six pack of beer and some friends.

 

Piranha - Had to see it again and it is still amazing. Despite being a Jaws spoof, I think it's more or less on the same level as Jaws. No Jaws rip off are better than this. Brilliant film!

 

Deathstalker - Boobs & sorcery part 1:

 

Deathstalker is a Sword & sorcery film that was released in 83, not too long after Conan the Barbarian which was a massiv success, and in known Roger Corman tyle (who was the producer) it tries to cash in on another films' success. This isn't a very good film, but it's a very entertaining film. The whole film isn't much more than lots and lots of tits, blood and violence. Awful, but awesome film!

 

Barbarian Queen - Boobs & sorcery part 2:

 

Another sword & sorcery film produced by Roger Corman, from 85. Tried to cash in on the current sword & sorcery trend that was at the time. Not as violent as Deathstalker, but it's much of the same anyway. Lana Clarkson has the lead, and she also had a rather big part in Deathstalker where she did nothing but walk around topless and fight now and then. A bit more dressed in this, but she still don't mind showing some skin, and she shows exactly what she's got, just like most other female characters does. Another so bad it's good type of film. Awesome!

 

Lana Clarkson's bloody beautiful, by the way. Mmmmh!

 

C.H.U.D. - Great b-film that was butchered when it was released, but that has gained some kind of a cult status in the later years. Deserved as well, because this was awesome. Not very good, but very badass and very entertaining!

[Des 289]

Gravity (2013)
Great sets, nice visuals, but why the ugly lightning in so many scenes? Many shots look more like a videogame or tv-series in the lightning aspect. Plotwise, how did Sandra Bullock's character get into space in the first place? Does the NASA hand over jobs to hysteric housewives now? No matter the sophisticated background they created for her, it doesn't fit her childlike dialogue, lack of knowledge and her annoying behaviour in general. For a film that depends so much on visuals and little on plot progression, one would expect that it must lean on its underlying themes... but they were rather dull too. This film isn't interesting or fun on any level. 3/10

 

Kagemusha (or Shadow Warrior) (1980)

Not quite up there with several other films of Kurosawa. When a warlord dies, his highest ranking army generals decide it would be a good idea to pretend he's still alive by having a nearly identical man (looks-wise) take his place. Of course this leads to several difficulties. The world is believable, the sets and costumes are great, the plot progresses slowly but surely and takes a few interesting turns. There are many good things here, but it lacks the power to impress the viewer like Kurosawa did with, for example, Seven Samurai. Enjoyable, but not very memorable. 6/10

 

Babettes gæstebud (or Babette's Feast) (1987)

Despite a few disturbing images of animals ready to be killed for the feast, this was a great film. (by the way, I do realize the turtle was a fake turtle, but it was still a sad sight). This is one of those films where religion plays a big part, but the viewer doesn't necessarily have to be religious him/herself to enjoy it. There's much more to it. This film is atmospheric, intelligent, immersive... simply quite wonderful. 8/10

 

La dolce vita (1960)
It's hard to forgive director Fellini for having his actors dub their dialogue on a seperate audio recording, which results in unnatural lip movements. In some scenes it's more noticeable than in other scenes. Sometimes the timing is just a little off, which is not that big a deal. At other times however, it looks like somebody was saying something completely different on the film reel than what is actually heard! La dolce vita is so rich in fantastic scenes, that most viewers have apparently decided to forgive Fellini for his unusual ways. I tend to agree with them. La dolce vita is an unforgettable experience with images that will certainly stick with you for a few days, a few weeks... perhaps permanently. 9/10

[Bear 1817]

We Are What We Are - Piss fucking boring horrordrama that actually made me fell asleep a couple of times, something which have happened 2-3 during my life. That kinda says it all, doesn't it? It's a remake of a Mexican film, which from what I read has a shitload in comming with the awful The Hamiltons. But no, there was absolutely nothing throughout this film that caught my interest. Poor, poor film.

 

Psycho - Alfred Hitchcock was a genius and one of the biggest and best directors ever, and Psycho is his absolute best film. Need I say any more? No.

[Bear 1817]

The Changeling - Great, eerie and atmospheric haunted house horror from 1980. So tense, so atmospheric, so eerie and all of this is topped by a geat soundtrack that sure adds to the atmosphere of the film. Classic!

 

Bedevilled - Jesus fucking christ! What a film. South-Korean horror and Chul-soo Jang's directorial debut. Chul-soo Jang have worked as an assistant directors on masterpieces such as Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring and Samaritan Girl, so I knew I had something geat to look forward to. You don't work on films like that without being talented, and he proves his talent here.

 

Bedevilled is starts of as a slow burning drama film and stays like that for a long, long time. The build up is incrediblely slow and just keeps on taking its time, but it never gets boring. Suddenly Chul-soo Jang turns on the turbo and it gets wild, crazy, insane and intense as fuck. Absolute magnificent!

 

Yeong-hie Seo, who's the lead in this film, is incredible as Bok-nam, one of nine living on an island, isolated with an occasional visit from the mainland. They have their own rules and does their thing. Then thing happens.

 

Briliant piece, guys. Do watch!

The Breakfast Club - Not as good as when I was 15, but still a great film and one of the best comming of age films there is.

 

Vertigo - Often considered Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece, but I disagree. It's just not on par with Psycho. Not even close. But this is still a great psychologial thriller on par with Read Window. Complex, psychological thriller with one hell of a nerve.

 

House of 1000 Corpses - I never understood the hatred for this. The whole film is a huge experimental tribute to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Hills Have Eyes, Last House on the Left and the rest of the more violent horror exploitation genre. Great film!

 

Now You See Me - Decent, but disappointing caper film. It's just too predictable for a caper film. And a lot of the ideas here just didn't work out. I'm sure they were great when one came up with it in his head, but on screen it just didn't work that well. And it doesn't help that Woody's character walks around with a fucking hat on his head. Retardation!

 

New Dragon Gate Inn - Great remaken of an even greater film. New Dragon Gate Inn is the 1992 remake of the classic wuxia piece Dragon Gate Inn from 1967. The film stars Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin and Donnie Yen and all gives us great performances. New Dragon Gate Inn is 20 minutes shorter than the original, so the pace is higher throughout the film, it's  way bloodier, more violent and even more impressive fight scenes. The fight scenes here are often really complex, chaotic and intense, but it fits the film's overall mood. It's just a great great film and woth checking out for every fan of wuxia or martial arts films. But do yourself a favor and watch the original first.

 

The Lone Ranger - I don't get the hate towards this. It's not a brilliant piece, but it's a solid action-western-adventure with a big amount of humour thrown in. It's made by the team that was behind Pirates of the Caribbean, so one can obviously expect someone along those lines, even though it was a bit more different than expected, and not nearly as great. Johnny Depp plays the same role as in Pirrates of Caribbean and it's OK becaus he does that role very, very well. 15-20 minutes too long, but other than that it's a fun adventure.

 

Sharknado - I'm having problems finding the words that would describe this film. I mean... it's just fucking awesome!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How bloody fucking awesome is that? Jesus christ! It's magnificent, isn't it?

[Bear 1817]

Dracula, season 1 - Nah, this was pretty lame. First off, there is nothing here that feels as if it's from Dracula, other than the names. It's a season filled with nonsense. Stay the fuck away.

 

Back to the Future - This film was brilliant 17-18 years ago, and it still is. Do I need to say more? Brilliant!

 

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - For the fourth or fifth time. Still a very good film with very disappointing visuals. The CGI, guys. How bad are they? Lord of the RIngs were made 13 years ago and the entire trilogy's budget in 2013 would be around $200, 000, 000 LESS than The Hobbit trilogy, yet the CGI looks just as good, if not better, than in The Hobbt? How the fuck do they do this? Fucking hell. That's annoying. But as I said, still entertaining, and the soundtrack is amazing. Misty Mountains, Song of the Lonely Mountain and so on are crème de la crème.

 

The Kings of Summer - Good comming of age film with a great amount of humour, mostly because of Moises Arias who plays Biaggio, a really weird and charming character. He steals the show despite just being a supporting actor here.

 

The Next Three Days - An uninspired and boring remake of the great French film Pour elle. Not even close to the original as far as quality goes.

 

Death Ship - Cool old school b-horror about a nazi ship. I had hoped for more nazi occultism and that they had gone deeper on that subject, but it was still entertaining. Also, I would not be surprised if the creators of Ghost Ship have seen the poster of Death Ship. A bit similar, no?

 

The Last House on the Left - This is Wes Craven's directorial debut, and a really important film in the evolution of horror films. Great film as well. The psychological terror aspect of the film just takes it to a new level to be honest. It's bloody good and one of his best films. David Hess is amazing as the piece of shit subhuman Krug Stillo. He's got this disgusting charisma about him. Love it!

 

Rewind This! - A documentary about the rise and fall of VHS, about how much of an impact the VHS had on the movie business and about how much it changed people's relation to films. You've got interviews with directors, VHS collectors, actors, people involved in the business and people who were selling VHS' and renting them out. This documentary is bloody fucking GLORIOUS! FANTASTIC! I was, in all honesty,touched by this film. Do youself a favour; buy a sixpack of tasty beer, make a pizza and enjoy this!

 

The Last House on Dead End Street - Dirty, gritty and unpolished exploitation-horror made on a very limited budget. Made in 1972, released in 1977. The director didn't even know it was out until two years late when someone recognised him on the steet. Hehe. It's not a good film, but if you are like me and love the fuck out of horror, you'll find this interesting.

 

The House on the Edge of the Park - Exploitation-horror in the vein of The Last House on the Left, with David Hess playing a similar role to the one he did in The Last House on the Left. Not nearly as good as The Last House on the Left though. It lacks the terror and it lacks the horror. But it's a good film and the opening scene alone makes it a worthy watch. Great stuff!

 

When the Wind Blows - Very nice and charming animation film that mixes stop-motion and hand drawn animation. Starts off very cheerful and fun because it gradely gets more and more sad.

 

Zatoichi's Cane-sword - The 15th film in the film series about Zatoichi, and the 15th amazing film. It doesn't offer much new, but everything is so well done. There's nothing that doesn't work. It's amazing really! Best series of film ever made.

 

The Strangers - Great and very underrated home invasion flick. Especially the first half of the film sends chills down my spine. Unoriginal? Yes. But it's so well done and so very effective. The second half's a bit worse, but still really good. Atmoshere and mood over blood and gore.

 

The Great Gatsby  At least 25-30 minutes too long and way too fancy for its own good. The characters are mostly despiseable and uninteresting. Visually it looks way over the top and very fake. It doesn't "flow" very well. Some things seems to have been added on after it was shot, and just doesn't feel at one with the rest of its surroundings. And the soundtrack? What the fuck? Christ almighty. Awful choices.

 

Milano calibro 9 - What a great film, guys. This is poliziottesco at its very best. The story is great, Fernando Di Leo does very well with the directing, Mario Adorf is out of this world amazing and the soundtrack was made by Osanna. Jesus christ, that soundtrack, guys. Amazing!

Looking forward to watching Di Leo's La mala ordina and Il Boss. I expect to be blown away, just like I was with Milano calibro 9.

 

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! - Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is the Citizen Kane of exploitation and trash cinema. This is Russ Meyer's most known film, and also his best film. Über badass film with the right fucking attitude, great violence, awesome cars and lots and lots of sexappeal. This is a brilliant film if you take it for what it is.

 

Dark and Stormy Night - A tribute and spoof of the 1930's mystery and haunted house cinema. It's well made and all that, but the humour just doesn't hit me at all, and that ruins the experience. It's a shame really, because I had such high hopes for this.

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9 Souls - From one of my favorite Asian directors, very well done mixture of comedy and drama about nine prisoners on the run. Fantastic soundtrack (as expected) and fantastic ending!

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Some stuff I've seen recently...

 

The Complex (a.k.a. Kuroyuri danchi) - Kinda nothing-special almost boring ghost horror from Hideo Nakata. Expected a bit more from the guy who directed such titles as Ring or Dark Water.

 

The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Awesome, heartfelt, funny, dramatic, etc. brilliant coming-of-age movie! Gotta love Ezra Miller, and the music was pretty sweet too.

 

Zombie Women of Satan - I think you could guess the genre, lol. It was super low-budget but kinda fun. Tells you something that the guy who directed it stars in the main role as a character called "Pervo the clown."

 

Opera - Haven't seen this Dario Argento gem before, it sure delivered! Beautiful cinematography, some really clever moments and overall pretty cool tension (I just wish I could forget the cheesy heavy metal in some scenes, lmao).

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Opera - Haven't seen this Dario Argento gem before, it sure delivered! Beautiful cinematography, some really clever moments and overall pretty cool tension (I just wish I could forget the cheesy heavy metal in some scenes, lmao).

 

Yes! This is such an overlooked film. It might not be Argento's best (not even close), but it's still really good. It's a film that should be given way more attention from people.

 

 

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec - Enjoyable adventure-fantasy from Luc Besson (Nikita, Léon: The Professional, The Fifth Element) with a great performance by the beautiful Louise Bourgoin. It's based on some comics from the mid 70's. The whole film starts off as a female Indiana Jones film, but it soon enough changes into something completely different. It feels fresh and creative, because it really is. The concept is great to be honest, but the execution just isn't as good as it deserves to be, most becauseof the poor CGI in this film. Better special effects (CGI or non-CGI) could easily have earned this film a point or two by itself. This film was released in 2010, but it still deserves a remake/renovation. Really, it does. Shame. But as I said, it's enjoyable and it's worth seeing because of Louise Bourgoin's performance alone.

 

Fantômas - This is a 5 part serial from 1913-1914 made by the genius that was Louis Feuillade, ranging from 54 to 90 minutes in playtime. Fantômas is a crime serial based off a novel by the same name. This isn't as good as Louis Feuillade's later serial, Les Vampires, but it's still bloody good and it's easy to see that this is the work of a genius. I'm impressed! Can't wait till I get to see Judex, another serial by Louis Feuillade.

 

And yes, Fantômas the band got their name frmo this character. I'm really looking forward to seeing the other works based on Fantômas as well. I'm especially looking forward to André Hunebelle trilogy, which as far as I know is a lot moe light hearted and fun than this. A whole different mood. Apparently it's a bit more James Bondesque. Really looking forward to it.

 

And for those interested, Fantômas is currently streaming on Netflix. It's worth it, guys!

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Olympus Has Fallen - This high-octane action thriller starring Gerard Butler starts off pretty slow before the pace goes up and stays that way for the next 110 minutes. Olympus Has Fallen is a film that changes between being unintentional funny and really fucking badass, much due to Gerard Butler being a badass. The film is nothing new; Die Hard in The White House, but without the humour and self-deprecation that really makes Die Hard the best action film ever. Don't get me wrong; Olympus Has Fallen is at times bloody hilarious, but it is all unintentional. It doesn't try to be funny. It's because it takes itself so fucking serious and it's so overly patheticly patrotic. USA is the greates nation on earth and themost important nation and so on. May the God bless the United States of America and all that bullshit. It's so pathetic and sad that it's hard not to laugh. When they show picture of a damaged white house, some badguys replacing a damaged american flag with theirs and throwing so it slowly falls down in front of the damaged white house, with some sad, "OH NOES THIS IS AWFUL" music with, it just gets hard to take it serious and it's impssible not to laugh. Laughed my pants off. (This is the scene!). Hilarious!

 

But guys, this is entertaining, especially when they drop the pathetic patriotic shit and just goes at full power, with brutality that would make even your grandma' smile. Like this  for example. That's awesome. That scene is alone worth your time. Straight to the point, no bullshit action. Not a great film at all. Beside Gerard Butler there's close to nothing of quality here, but it's entertaining. Worth a watch, if only to laugh at the american patroism.

 

Poor CGI, though. Really poor. That's a huge minus.

 

End of Watch - I expected some decent Hollywood police drama, but what I got was something completely different. Grim, gritty and brutal police action with plenty of great humour and drama. Jake Gyllenhall and Michael Peña are great, and their bromance works so well here. It doesn't feel awkward, it doesn't feel forced. It feels genuine, and that's rare. Unpolished, raw and grim. You just gotta love this.

 

Little Big Soldier - Jackie Chan wrote, produced and started this fun little action/adventure comedy. I believe Jackie Chan took care of the coreography in this film and it shows, and desite not being as over the top as it often is with him it's still well-coreographed and the action scenes are fun. I got a bit of Shanghai Noon feeling from this, but it's not nearly as comic and mentioned film. But it was good.

 

The Dunwich Horror - Good, atmospheric horror based on H.P. Lovecraft's short styr by the same name. It's not very true to the story, but it's still a good piece of atmospheric horror. It's basically a H.P. Lovecraft story driven through a late 60's horror filter. It works very well.

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Headshot - Let me start off by saying that I do not (NEVER!!!!) watch film trailers and I don't read plot summary's. I A) look at the poster, B ) take a look at what genre it is, C) take a look at who the director is, D) take a look at the actors and E) take a look at the title. That's how I find out what to watch or not, and that's why movie posters are so important to me. So I find it sad that 85% of all of todays posters are fucking awful. Pre-90's 85% of the posters were awesome. So when watching newer films I often find myself surprised because the film wasn't as I exected. I mean, I might've wanted a horror film but ended up with a lame drama because of the poster. Because ofte that is the only thing I do; I check out the posters.

 

And now to why I told you all that; I took a look at this poster and it looks like some Jason Statham stuff. I expected a straight forward action film, but my god, did I get something beyond that. I got a fantastic neo-noir thriller with a great, exciting plot, great acting and with amazing camera work. This was a great and impressive noir film. Bloody great!

 

Open City - Decent action crime about pickpocketing. It might sound boring, but it was actually pretty fun. Great action scenes, a decent plot, good actors and all that. A bit too predictable, but not much more than that. Not bad.

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Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War - Its a movie drama based on a story from the Korean War. Generally speaking its similar along the lines of 'saving private ryan' or 'band of brothers' (if B.O,B was made into a movie) but packs a load of more feels. You could get attached to the characters out of B.O.B but not as you would do for the main characters in this movie. This is a story about a true bond between brothers, and how the eldest tries to look out for his younger brother and throws himself in harms way just to earn favours from the top so he can send his brother home.

 

Its loosely based on a true story, the film depicts the many violent acts committed by both north and south korea - the massacre of innocent civilians, killing of prisoners & so much more.

 

truely a sad story.  

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Flash Point - Standard actionfilm with Donnie Yen that comes off as a post mid-90's Steven Seagal film... until it's 30 minutes left and Donnie Yen suddenly steps into familiar territory and becomes badass as fuck, in that way we've got to know him over the years. Insane choreography where Donnie Yen takes in use his interest in MMA. This film is worth watching entirely because of it's last 30 minutes. If you don't care about hand-to-hand combat you there's better films to watch, but if you, like me, are a fan of hand-to-hand combat you'll love the last 30 minutes.

 

 

Valhalla Rising - I didn't like this the first time I saw it, but I decided to give this film another try today. It's a Nicolas Winding Refn film afterall. And I am glad I did, because this time I really, really liked it. Slow, calm, dark and gloomy film with an atmosphere as thick as the fog in act III and a Mads Mikkelsen in form. It's a slow burner for sure, but it's a really good one. Act III was also my favourite in the film. That atmosphere, boys. Fabolous! Not Nicolas Winding Refn, but no one expects that anyway. Fantastic director.

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^regarding my post.

Twice i wrote out full length summary and i deleted both of them before posting. I deleted the summaries because I didnt want to spoil the movie as its definitely one to watch if you like the whole saving private ryan, B.O.B series or just war movies in general.

Plenty of action and manhugs between bothers who are in the same unit so they can keep an eye on each other. threre are bro-mance, bro-fights, bro-hugs and manly bro-tears.

I could write out a summary but id probably end up explaining most of the movie so i wont bother. immensely good watch. If any of you have a younger brother you might be able to relate to the situation more. Because there is nothing you wouldnt do for family.... Unless you really hate each other but then again brothers shouldnt fight one another. family is family

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I've seen The Brotherhood of War twice and it's a good film, but it wasn't as good on the second viewing as on the first. It's a bit too sentimental to be honest. But it only went from 8/10 to 7/10, which is still a good score for a good film.

 

You could also check out Assembly and Welcome to Dongmakgol which are two other South Korean war films. Not actually seen them myself, but they are on the endless watchlist that grows bigger by every day. But I've been recommended those to films several times, and people seem to enjoy these two a lot more than The Brotherhood of War. Fucking South Korean cinema, man. Quality!