Last Seen Contemporary Movie

[urgeok2]

Timecop
Van Helsing
End of Days

raided the HD-DVD shelf Friday night and grabbed a mitt full of movies I haven't seen in a while.

Timecop is getting a little dated but still a good watch. Ron Silver makes a great villain. Noted for the first time that Sam Raimi was one of the producers.

Van Helsing... still hard to watch .. it's pretty obvious that the actor playing Dracula was told to play it over the top in a Bela Lugosi style but man, you really have to turn your head to the side and squint to give this movie a pass.

End of days.. maybe one of Arnolds better performances .. no dumb catch phrases .. he plays it pretty straight. Enjoyable film.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Wretched, 2020. 6/10

Directors: Brett Pierce, Drew T. Pierce

[Tommy Jarvis]

Death Sentence - This is a poor man's Death Wish: the happy family in the beginning, the losing the son, justice department sucks at it's job, the execution style killings, Hey Joe on the soundtrack for some reason... And at one point the main character escapes from the hospital and shaves his hair, because of course he does.

That said, Bacon and Goodman both do a decent job and share a good scene.

[Bloof]

SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE III 1990

Ya gets what ya pays for....

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Unborn, 2020. 6/10


Director: Tal Lazar

[Angra]

The Lodge (2020) 3/10

This movie has nothing going for it except for some decent acting.

[hammerfan]

Originally Posted by urgeok2

Van Helsing... still hard to watch .. it's pretty obvious that the actor playing Dracula was told to play it over the top in a Bela Lugosi style but man, you really have to turn your head to the side and squint to give this movie a pass.

Even with as much as I love Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, and David Wenham, I also struggle watching this film.

[Bloof]

Originally Posted by hammerfan

Even with as much as I love Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, and David Wenham, I also struggle watching this film.

I remember liking the soundtrack though.

[urgeok2]

Originally Posted by Tommy Jarvis

Death Sentence - This is a poor man's Death Wish: the happy family in the beginning, the losing the son, justice department sucks at it's job, the execution style killings, Hey Joe on the soundtrack for some reason... And at one point the main character escapes from the hospital and shaves his hair, because of course he does.

That said, Bacon and Goodman both do a decent job and share a good scene.

after recently watching Death Wish for the first time in a long time .. I'd call it the poor man's Death Sentence.
I remember thinking Death Wish was a cool iconic film... but after watching it again .. i thought it was pretty crappy. It made a huge impression at the time because there was nothing really like it before. It was very raw - something i normally like .. but this viewing has me wondering why i ever liked it. Both films were based on books by the same author - Brian Garfield .. although apparently Death Sentence wasn't much like the book at all.
Kevin Bacon acts rings around Bronson. And I thought Goodman was fantastic.
Its probably not going to be a popular opinion here but personally - i think the newer film is a dozen times better than the original Death Wish.

[hammerfan]

Originally Posted by Bloof

I remember liking the soundtrack though.

Hmm....now I have to watch it again. I don't remember the soundtrack!