Last Seen Contemporary Movie

[roshiq]

Originally Posted by Ferox13

Don't forget Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation..

Oy yeah! there's he got the breakthrough role of his career

[hammerfan]

And "A Time to Kill". He was great in that!

[ImmortalSlasher]

Ghosts of Mars -

I watched this movie years ago but after seeing The Ward I wanted to see it again. Perhaps it would come off better. But it still doesn't. Something is off about the movie. I can't name it exactly. It has similar themes to other Carpenter movies. The cast is good. You have Jackie Brown, The Transporter, one of the girls from The Faculty, and of course Natasha Henstridge. She looks hot in this movie and it's a better movie for her than those Species movies. But the movie might be played too serious. There are movies like Doomsday and Planet Terror which were inspired by Carpenter movies that are more fun than this movie. Perhaps it's the number of flashbacks. The movie has to get the award for the most flashback scenes I've ever seen. I could see how they might be seen as clever. But at times some make the movie feel slow. And a few probably could have been cut. Or handled better. At the end there is no true resolution to the problem. Or the characters aren't smart enough to realize what saved Natasha's character. So you still have the potential of people getting easily infected. Then when you have them gearing up for another battle that should be fun and exciting. A sequel to look forward to. As it will be the battle to save the city. Or end of the world scenario like many other Carpenter movies like The Thing, They Live, etc. But it doesn't come off as fun or exciting.

[roshiq]

Contracted (2013)



>>: B-

Frankenstein's Army (2013)



Loved it! A beautifully done FF flick with awesome creature designs...even at times it was like Silent Hill of WWII!!

Thanks to Chrono for the heads up

>>: A-

[Khaleesi]

The Cell (2000) Absolutely loved this one. I'm not totally crazy about J.Lo or Vince Vaughn but omfg Vincent D'Onofrio. What a performance! Never before have I felt such sympathy for the bad guy/serial killer. He was just so tortured, both physically and mentally. And the effects/costuming were really breath-taking.

No One Lives (2012) Another film I truly enjoyed. Luke Evans was awesome, though it took me forever to realize that he was also Bard from The Hobbit. Duh. And ladies, I must ask, did any of you think he was attractive, however twisted? I did. But then again, I found Uncle Charlie from "Stoker" insanely attractive as well.

The Secret Village (2013) Bleh. I'm not even going waste my time and try to describe this stinker. Yes, it was that bad.

And finally, I watched Tales from the Darkside (1990) this morning. I don't like to call horror movies "cute" but this one was. A lot of fun.

[Sculpt]

Originally Posted by Khaleesi

The Cell (2000) Absolutely loved this one. I'm not totally crazy about J.Lo or Vince Vaughn but omfg Vincent D'Onofrio. What a performance! Never before have I felt such sympathy for the bad guy/serial killer. He was just so tortured, both physically and mentally. And the effects/costuming were really breath-taking.

No One Lives (2012) Another film I truly enjoyed. Luke Evans was awesome, though it took me forever to realize that he was also Bard from The Hobbit. Duh. And ladies, I must ask, did any of you think he was attractive, however twisted? I did. But then again, I found Uncle Charlie from "Stoker" insanely attractive as well.

The Secret Village (2013) Bleh. I'm not even going waste my time and try to describe this stinker. Yes, it was that bad.

And finally, I watched Tales from the Darkside (1990) this morning. I don't like to call horror movies "cute" but this one was. A lot of fun.

I too was impressed with The Cell. I was fortunate enough to see it on the big screen. I wasn't expecting much more than a good budget. But it was much more than that. It's a fine mesh of visual art, science fiction, thriller and emotion. It's fun ride to take; it's very engrossing if seen in quiet, with no distractions.

I was pulling for the film to be added as one of our 'Official HDC Selection from 100+ Years of Horror Cinema', but it seems to be quite hit or miss for folks. The famous late critic Roger Ebert was impressed, not surprisingly, as he's always appreciated the more artistic films:

"For all of its visual pyrotechnics, it's also a story where we care about the characters; there's a lot at stake at the end, and we're involved. I know people who hate it, finding it pretentious or unrestrained; I think it's one of the best films of the year."[4] Ebert later placed the film on his list of "The Best 10 Movies of 2000", writing: "Tarsem, the director, is a visual virtuoso who juggles his storylines effortlessly; it's dazzling, the way he blends so many notes, styles and genres into a film so original."

[Baron Von Marlon]

Homefront
Average Jason Statham movie.
I was expecting more action and James Franco wasn't really convincing.

[Baron Von Marlon]

The Mothman Prophecies
3rd time I've seen this movie. Still as good as the first time.
If anyone knows any similar films that are (almost) as good...?

[The Bloofer Lady]

"Session 9" 2001. Just a beautiful film to watch. Sparse, clean..nice twist in the end.
"Triangle" 2009. Different from my usual fare but was pleasantly entertained. A single mom trapped in a "Groundhog Day" horrific time loop.

[hammerfan]

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Identity Thief