Last Seen 70s/80s Movie

[newb]

Originally Posted by psycho d

Magic (1978). Yep, I am a sucker for creepy ventriloquist flicks, but I think this one stands on its own spindly little legs and feet. Instead of an epic, what Attenborough has created here is a classy psycho-thriller, almost a conundrum unto itself. The beginning utilizes flashbacks to there fullest, underhandedly setting up the what is to come. As things get underway, the story does a nice job keeping building up the mystery until nigh the very end, and even then it holds its head up high.

A young Anthony Hopkins is exploited to his fullest, way before his Hannibal role. His meager character is stunningly balanced by his dummy's rude and egocentric shenanigans, all of which are great entertainment for the flick's other characters, at least until the real fun begins. Ann-Margret is just hot; the screen could have used her for more retina delight, but we'll take what we can get. Burgess Meredith was perfect as the appropriately slimy agent that truly cares for his talent.

The camerawork accomplishes its focus with an almost tame satisfaction. Shot compositions are done in a fashion that keeps our attention nerved on what creepy little nastiness might be taking place beyond the obvious action. The story was simple and effective, giving the direction a free hand in developing a movie whose greatest attributes are difficult to pin down. Sans gore and other tricks to engage the viewer, Magic simply unravels in a fashion that envelops us until the end is nigh, which then threatens to turn sour with a cheezy ending but instead employs daring originality to drop us off at just the right stop. Merci.
d

one of my favs...great review.

[vanlutz]

Originally Posted by roshiq

Catfish (2010)



"Don't let anyone tell you what it is."

"A shattering conclusion."

" "The best Hitchcock film Hitchcock never directed."

These are the couple of the tag line quotes that appeared in the trailer & promotional campaign of this film. All are bullshit! I don't get the idea what the hell wrong with those people! It wasn't a thriller at all...a simply decent documentary drama where there's no twist at the end rather which comes with a pretty sad & emotional content. I'm not saying this docu drama was bad, just their strategy to promote it was bad...people should get hanged for this kinda fake marketing.:mad:
So, I don't care about to give away the basic idea which anyone can guess at the very beginning of this documentary...this is a simple old story about how people with a 'complex' background tries or comes to appear in an online community with a 'fake' identity and then starts to manipulate other 'original' people.

>>: C

The whole thing was BULLSHIT. If it wasn't staged (I believe it was), then they definitely knew the twist before they started shooting. Which still makes it all BULLSHIT.

[Angra]

"Subconscious cruelty" 4-5/10

GROSS!!

I wonder if Triers "Antichrist" was inspired by this movie?

[roshiq]

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)



Although the story & the characters were pretty common like many other epic fantasy adventures but to me it's one of the most spectacular animated visual masterpieces seen in years! I really loved it! Actually I even liked it more than Toy Story 3, How To Train Your Dragon & Despicable Me! The 2nd best just after Batman: Under the Red Hood, as 2010's Best Animated features; IMO.

>>: A

Raw Meat aka Death Line (1972)



>>: B+

[zwoti]

cursed
the happening
solomon kane

[scouse mac]

The Book of Eli


Not too bad, Denzel Washington plays a drifter protecting a sacred book in a violent post apocalyptic US. Action keeps rolling along nicely and the film certainly looks good but the whole 'this book will save humanity' is seriously weak bullshit. It made me want to watch The Road.

[SAWfreak]

Freddy vs. Jason

[psycho d]

The Funeral (1996). How this one swung so low on the radar is a mystery. I guess it's just a testament of the sheep mentality that is so becoming of the general public. If it's got mobsters then it must be teeming with nonstop action and violence between occasional bouts of character development. Yep, The Funeral has a couple of rugged scenes, but the focus is on the main characters and the disruption of life that they and their close ones are forced to live with. These guys have become such slaves to their lifestyles that even their brotherly bonds might not be enough to keep them from at least attempting to pull away from the gravity of the underworld; and it is the spouses that pay their dues. As per most of Ferrara's flicks, God also pokes his nose into the fray, giving purchase to the question as to whether or not man's actions are the consequence of God or human volition. This Walken line says it all: "[I am] ashamed of nothing. I didn't make the world."

The cast was remarkable. With Christopher Walken as the lead, it is easy to imagine that he would steal the show. Strong as his performance was, Chris Penn's performance was just as memorable. Vincent Gallo also grabs our attention, though it was really his presence that draws us in. Incredibly, it is the background characters that really make this film- the mobster's wives. Though screen time is secondary, their precious moments capture and transmit the essence of the dismal reality that choice, and fate, has bequeathed upon them as well as their husbands. My favorite of the film, though, was the underused Benicio Del Toro. His character reeked of a slimy iniquity that I just could not get enough of.

That the plot was weak was of no significance. The Funeral's import was founded upon the character's lifestyle choices and the insufferable relationships that ensue. In the end, maybe it was God's hand that steered the course of fate. Of course, Darwin might just pop out of his grave to argue in favor of genetics. Either way, this dichotomy might demonstrate this film's ultimate puissance.
d

[AmericanIdiot]

The House of Sand and Fog

[missmacabre]

Tron:Legacy in 3D last night. Better late than never.

I'm not a connoisseur of 3D but i think they put it in at all the best places and when it was there, it was well done. The story wasn't too much of a stretch from the original and I rather liked it. The fight scenes were really really great, and it was soo funny. It was like they meshed The Big Lebowski and Tron and made some super hybrid Dude/Flynn that was hilarious.