My Blueberry Nights (2008)

>>: C-


Wait Until Dark (1967)

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>>:B+

The Maltese Falcon.

That Wait Until Dark poster is one of the coolest i've EVER seen.


Once Upon a Time In Mexico- 8/10

Superman Returns.

Its amazing how an open mind can influence the point-of-view of watching a movie without being too judgemental. We all thought Bryan Singer did a boo-boo by leaving X-Men 3 for this, but those who have seen it have to admit...Singer's special touch for Superman was very savoring and satisfying.

Yes, it has plenty of throwbacks to the original by Richard Donner (including a cameo by Marlon Brando's "image") and the background score is almost totally John Williams, but still Singer manages to make Returns all his own.

The characterisation is very decent, but I thought Spacey was over-doing a bit in some sequences. Brandon Routh was good (doing remarkably well because he does have to fill rather large shoes left by Christopher Reeve), and Kate Bosworth manages to make Lois Lane believable in parts. Spacey was strong...almost over-strong. I liked James Marsden's Richard White a lot, because he makes a perfect little sidecar to Supe's emotional and jaw-dropping histrionics. My only complaint - the Lex Luthor bashing is becoming a bit too worn out by now...let's see Supe take on someone (or something) else for a welcome change.

Anyone who thinks this movie was disappointing because it didnt have loads of action (ala X-Men) or didnt have the pace...I have a piece of advice. Watch it again, carefully, from beginning till end...and after the end credits start to roll out...let the whole experience sink in. Trust me, you will change your tune and opinion about Returns.



Rating - * * * ½

finish it. turns into an unrelenting gore drenched bloodbath 2 3rds through.

Big Bad Wolf........... Started out corny Then got pretty good!

Sublime ~ this movie felt a lot longer than it really was. I was so completely bored, I'm surprised we made it through it honestly. Some good ideas there I think.....but it was heavy handed, and just so....dull.

in the valley of elah

Straw Dogs


Ohhhhhh yeah. Good stuff.

wristcutters a love story

Night of the Creeps

Fuck yeh! That one's a classic :cool:

Last watched... Aftermath, Society and a doco on TCM

The Mist 8/10


Excellent movie IMO.Loved every minute of it and even enjoyed the ending.It stayed pretty close to the original story to.

Yep, agreed. There really wasn't an abandonment of King's ending...just an extension. Probably my favorite horror movie of the year.


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The Days of Wine and Roses (1962)

WOW. Powerful stuff. Jack Lemmon truly was one of the very greatest method actors to ever grace the silver screen. Lee Remick is also fantastic in what is probably her best career role. This is a truly scary movie.

A History of Violence (2005)


>>: B

-North By Northwest.
-Nosferatu Phantom Der Nacht With Commentary.

I was so sure I was going to hate it, but it was a really fun movie. :D

that's my favorite vampire movie. :)

Storm Warning....didn't expect much....typical family a la TCM terrorizes yuppie couple.Pretty much what it was but I did love the way the couple [ well...the female anyway..the male was a wussie ] turned the tables on the pricks.


speaking of pricks.....the bottle scene was squirm inducing......YEOWCH

http://imdb.com/title/tt0800367/

Yeh its got the trashy as fuck title that makes most people think that but its really well done. I dig how a bunch of the characters names are old school horror icons....

You should check out Blood Diner not as slick (Tri-Star were to pussy to pick it up probably) but in the similar vein and a really cool 80s HG Lewis homage.

Got way to drunk to bother watching shit tonight might watch the Buffalo 66 DVD I picked up now I'm getting sleepy and see if I still dig that flick cuz its been awhile. Hopefully it still kills and doesn't suck as bad as The Brown Bunny.

The Broken Movie

The Graduate

black snake moan

I was looking at that definatley should watch it again really dug it the first time I saw it. It had really great flow and kept me interested. Do you reckon Woody Allen ripped it off a bunch?

blood for dracula
7/10

No Country for Old Men

8 out of 10!

I just watched this too. I'd say 9 out of 10.

I also watched Cloverfield. I dunno, it was on a site called Youku, that loaded it really slow and had terrible quality. It is really looks that shitty, I'd give it a lower score, but it was one of the best disaster/monster flicks since Aliens. 8 out of 10.

I'm watching Krull right now.
I've always liked it, even if it is a bit cheesetastic.

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

Guyver.

Cheese galore!

Some really overblown, misfitting and corny monster suits, plenty of bad acting, hilariously choreographed action sequences best suited for a Sat afternoon sitcom and some really terrible gore...all this from the brain of Brian Yuzna no less.

Yet, you gotta love it...because its one of those soo-bad-its-decent movies, and because for the entire length of the movie I had a huge smile on my face.:D


Rating - 05/10

Angel Heart (1987)

>>: B-


Revamped (2007)
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The tag line is Immortality sucks!...but not Immortality, the whole movie sucks!:mad:

>>: F

Cruising

Was this shot on location on Planet Gay? Everyone was gay, strange...

The ending was shite aswell, it just seemed to collapse.


6/10

^^ The Pacino flick?

Yeah, why, is there another Movie full of Gays out with the same title?

It was cracking me up... ahh. They were even hanging out in trees.

The Mist

Why did I have to be so busy/sick when this was in theaters?! :(

The Day After Tomorrow

It was ok, a supermodel movie if I've ever seen one.

30 Days of night

The Deer Hunter.

30 days of night...

7.5 out of 10.... It was a lot better than I thought it would be. Ton of gore, good plot and decent acting.

if i had to rate - i'd give it a 9 ..

loved the movie. commentary is good too.

The Girl Who Knew Too Much.

With all the giallo talk in HDC recently, I dug out my Mario Bava Collection Vol 1 and treated myself to this beauty. Even after what...30-35 years of its release, its still an excellent visual treat.

Its a pretty impressive early Bava giallo, with all the traditional murder mystery angle. Hardcore fans might be a tad disappointed with the toned down gorific brutality and sexuality, but you have to admire Bava's brilliance in deftly handling the finer aspects of gialli film-making - the background score, the darkly tinted visuals, the perfect creepy settings...and the atmosphere. You will forget for a sec that its totally b/w, and just sit back and admire the genius of Bava, as he goes about this almost Hitchcock-ian tribute with the perfect ease of a master at work.

Heck...I have to agree with Elvis and admit that, between Argento and Bava, Bava definitely holds a slight edge.



Rating - * * * * ½