What general film/series have you just seen.. marks out of 5

[Markgway]

Guess I'm the only person here who's actually seen it then? I remember a time on Bullets when that would've been unthinkable. I'm really not sure why this forum is still running? Anyways, I didn't dislike the film, it just should've been much more. I didn't catch any irony or much in the way of humour at all (though Arnie delivers his material tongue-in-cheek). Maybe I missed it?

[Markgway]

18 Again! (1988-USA) **½

[saltysam]

Guess I'm the only person here who's actually seen it then? I remember a time on Bullets when that would've been unthinkable. I'm really not sure why this forum is still running? Anyways, I didn't dislike the film, it just should've been much more. I didn't catch any irony or much in the way of humour at all (though Arnie delivers his material tongue-in-cheek). Maybe I missed it?

it's more a case of "i'll wait to see it at home" these days.i've been the cinema exactly twice in the last 18 months,to see Jaws on the big screen again & The Man Of Steel (a freebie otherwise i wouldn't have bothered)

[grim_tales]

18 Again! (1988-USA) **½

Isn't George Burns in this? Probably one of his final roles, he must have kept working until near the end.

[Markgway]

18 Again! (1988-USA) **½

Isn't George Burns in this? Probably one of his final roles, he must have kept working until near the end.

Yeah, it was his last film role. He was 92 played 81.

[HungFist]

Guess I'm the only person here who's actually seen it then? I remember a time on Bullets when that would've been unthinkable. I'm really not sure why this forum is still running? Anyways, I didn't dislike the film, it just should've been much more. I didn't catch any irony or much in the way of humour at all (though Arnie delivers his material tongue-in-cheek). Maybe I missed it?

it's more a case of "i'll wait to see it at home" these days.i've been the cinema exactly twice in the last 18 months,to see Jaws on the big screen again & The Man Of Steel (a freebie otherwise i wouldn't have bothered)

I've been to cinema 33 times this year. In chronological order:

Kirishima Thing, The
Looper
Django Unchained
Flashback Memories 3D
About the Pink Sky
Certain Killer, A
13 Steps of Maki
Last Stand, The
Killing Them Sofly
Evil Dead (2013)

Casablanca
Enter the Dragon
Stoker (2013)
Extend Hands From Darkness
Maniac (2012)
Hello My Dolly Girlfriend
Godfather, The
Ready to Shoot
Pacific Rim
Great Escape, The

End of Watch
Burning Buddha Man, The
Schoolgirl Complex
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Kenju mushuku datsugoku no blues
Report from a Woman's Prison
Why Don't You Play in Hell (x2)
Elysium
GFP Bunny
Red Peony Gambler
Lords of Salem

Asia-Pol Secret Service
Decapitation Island

And that's not counting 19 festival screening...

What I lack is time to write about them...

[Markgway]

The People Under the Stairs (1991-USA) ***
Shocker (1989-USA) *½
Feds (1988-USA) **½

[saltysam]

Halloween 4.5/5 Never tire of watching this,classic,the new blu-ray looks terrific.
Squirm 2.5/5 low budget 70's horror has it's moments.
Prince Of Darkness 2.5/5 nowhere near the heady heights of Carpenter's best, this slightly odd satanic horror at least has Donald Pleasance chewing the scenery to liven things up.

[Markgway]

Prince Of Darkness 2.5/5 nowhere near the heady heights of Carpenter's best, this slightly odd satanic horror at least has Donald Pleasance chewing the scenery to liven things up.

Is it just me or does the male romantic lead (Jameson Parker) resemble a cleaner-cut John Carpenter? His 'tache deserved a Best Supporting Actor nomination.

[Markgway]

Heart of Midnight (1988-USA) *

[Shingster]

Is it just me or does the male romantic lead (Jameson Parker) resemble a cleaner-cut John Carpenter?

Definitely! I've never seen Carpenter look any younger than 50 (even back in the day) so I assume Parker looks like carpenter when he was in High School! In Prince of Darkness Parker basically looks like a man wandering around trying to find a Western to star in!

[Markgway]

The Kiss (1988-Canada-USA) **

[Markgway]

Red 2 (2013-USA-France-Canada) **

I couldn't possibly call this noisy, nonsensical mess a good movie... but at least it wasn't dull.

[grim_tales]

Recently I saw:

Ghostbusters (BD): 5/5

Stone cold classic Love it.

[saltysam]

Recently I saw:

Ghostbusters (BD): 5/5

Stone cold classic Love it.

When can we expect this year's review of The Snowman? it's become as much part of christmas tradition as the queen's speech

[Markgway]

When can we expect this year's review of The Snowman? it's become as much part of christmas tradition as the queen's speech

I'll save Grim some time.

*****

[Markgway]

Race with the Devil (1975-USA) **½

[grim_tales]

When can we expect this year's review of The Snowman? it's become as much part of christmas tradition as the queen's speech

I'll save Grim some time.

*****

[Markgway]

The To-Do List (2013-USA) **

Very raunchy teen comedy; some laughs, but bogged down by relentlessly crude material, shallow, one-note script.

[Markgway]

Heartbreak Hotel (1988-USA) **½
The Way Back (2010-USA-UAE-Poland) **½
Distant Thunder (1988-Canada-USA) **
Moon Over Parador (1998-USA) **

[HungFist]

Lords of Salem (USA, 2012) [Cinema] – 3.5/5
Rob Zombie’s near excellent devil horror film. Zombie is best known for excess and gritty world view, and while the latter can certainly be found here, the film is a surprisingly sedate, moody affair. Zombie gives a lot of room for frightening atmosphere and characters. A couple of dream sequences and clichés miss the mark, but overall the film is highly satisfying. No digital effects are used.

[Markgway]

Return of the Living Dead III (1993-USA-Japan) **
Keeping Up with the Steins (2006-USA) *½
Stake Land (2010-USA) **½
The Eagle (2010-UK-USA-Hungary) **½

[Markgway]

Gravity (2013-USA) **

My first theatrical 3D experience... also my last. I went in thinking it was a gimmick... and left feeling the same way. After about 5-10m of 'ooh, isn't that impressive CGI/3D' I was ready for the film to begin and it never does. The whole film is basically one long 'ooh, isn't that impressive CGI/3D' saga. The drama is artificial and frankly I was a bit bored. If you're 3D fan or awed by technical prowess then you may enjoy this more than I did.

[HungFist]

argh, Gravity opens here next month... 2D, 3D, and 3D Imax, and I'm torn between which one to see. I'm not a fan of 3D... the only film that benefitted from it was Sex & Zen 3D

Psycho (USA, 1960) [Cinema] - 4.5/5
Date movie - and a bloody good one of course, except that I've never been such a fan of Bernard Herrmann ('s main theme). Never came to think of it before, but I'd bet my money when Shinji Mikami was making the first Resident Evil game they were drawing inspiration from Bates' house and office.

Best comment from gf: "I was sure could see her breasts in the shower scene, but I couldn't. Stupid Hitchcock"

[Markgway]

You do get a glimpse of (out of focus) breasts in the shower scene.