Last Seen Contemporary Movie

[Baron Von Marlon]

Originally Posted by Angra

The rest was alright. A pretty good watch.

There's a similar one coming up, Black Mountain Side.

[Angra]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Marlon

There's a similar one coming up, Black Mountain Side.

That movie sounds more psychological. Like Beneath (2013).

But what the heck, as long as it isn't found footage i'll give it a watch.

[Damn Heathen]

The Uninvited (1996) -- 1.5/10; A terrible made-for-tv Poltergeist ripoff.

[Ferox13]

Posh kids act like spoilt brats with little consequences. Promoted me to form my one man Riot Club.

[_____V_____]

Should have been called Love in the Times of Dracula. Whoever thinks up of these stories needs to be shot.

An obvious inspired tale from Coppola's 90s Dracula tale, on a much, much lower budget. Filled with a few gratuitous boob shots, a hero called Lucien (ably), a wafer-thin storyline based on the Cain-Abel background and the (supposed) romance of Coppola's film, and Jon Voight as a very washed-out namesake of Van Helsing. Oh and, Dracula's a blonde.

Avoid.

* ½

[Baron Von Marlon]

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Didn't plan on seeing this one because I'm no fan of time-travel stuff.
Let alone in a PG-13 action flick.
But I was bored and it has good ratings so I gave it a go.

Starts good, gets average and finishes with a predictable ending.
The time loop thing doesn't help either.
The enemies are mechanical/liquid aliens of the monotone kind.
Tom Cruise was solid but too good for a movie like this one.

Conclusion: Meh...
I want movies like this to be bloody and with a bit of gore and swearing.
Not sterile.

[horcrux2007]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Marlon

I want movies like this to be bloody and with a bit of gore and swearing.
Not sterile.

I'm okay with someone not liking a movie I like, but you're kidding me right???

[Baron Von Marlon]

Honeymoon (2014)
Crap! Don't waste your time on this one. Really, don't.

Originally Posted by horcrux2007

I'm okay with someone not liking a movie I like, but you're kidding me right???

Not at all. I always prefer movies to be R-rated (unless it's a Pixar movie or something similar).
What do you prefer?
An alien with blood and guts or some liquid metal machine with a lot of sparks and grey oil for blood?
I prefer Aliens, Starship Troopers, District 9, Elysium,...
over Battle: Los Angeles, Transformers, Avatar, Battleship,...
I can understand people liking popcorn flicks like the above but they're not my cup of tea.

[Baron Von Marlon]

The Damned aka Gallows Hill (2013)
Read a review saying it was surprisingly good and it is.
No, it's not original and there's typical horror logic but I liked it more than a lot of movies in the same genre.
Anyone else seen it?

[metternich1815]

Carrie (2013): 7.5/10

I have to say that this really was not a bad film. It was interesting to see how they adapted the story into a more modern setting as the world really has changed a great deal even since 1976 (admittedly I have never seen the second remake though). There were also some reasonably good performances in the film. Additionally, the film took the elements of the first film, but did them in a different way, which was interesting to see. To those that say it is a reimagining of the original story, I have to disagree. The original did have a very clear influence on the film. So, why only a 7.5? While the acting was reasonably good, it just did not capture the emotion or intensity of the original performers. I mean the mother, in the original picture, alone should have been considered for an Academy Award, in my opinion. Another thing to note is that the people in the new film just did not seem realistic. They seemed like societal picture perfect models. There were momments that this film seemed deeper than the original, but, overall, it just lacked this and the realism of the 76 film. The ending and prom scene were certainly not bad, but I prefered those done in the original particularly Palma's altered ending to the story. Carrie from 1976 just has that feeling of a classic, while the 2013 film justs lacks this. It seemed to essentially ride on the other film without realizing the reason the original was so great was because it tried something different. Like I said, it really was not a bad remake. It was certainly one of the better of the newer remakes that I have seen. It could easily stand up on its own. With that being said, I just feel that there was certain potential that the film just failed to realize. Still, definitely worth a watch.