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

[luckystars]

The Mechanic (2011) ★ out of ★★★★★
Nuff said.

[gasteropod]

The Frightened Woman (1969) - 3.5/5
All the Colors of the Dark (1972) - 3.5/5
Baba Yaga (1973) - 3/5

[Markgway]

The Snorkel (1958-UK) **½

[gasteropod]

Le foto di Gioia aka Delirium (1987) - 1.5/5

Basically Tenebrae meets Rear Window, with added sleaze. Serena Grandi's body was niiiiiice and Daria Nicolodi was in it, other than that it was bad.

[IronMonkey]

Warrior - 5/5

Film of the year for me.

[luckystars]

Warrior - 5/5

Film of the year for me.

Wanna see that!!!!

[Markgway]

Stop Me Before I Kill (1960-UK) **

[Markgway]

Savage Streets (1984-USA) *

[HungFist]

Savage Streets (1984-USA) *

Didn't like it much, did you?

[IronMonkey]

Wanna see that!!!!

Definitely go see it. Even if you're not a fan of MMA, its a great drama. Tom Hardy, Joel Edgarton and Nick Nolte are all brilliant in it. And Jennifer Morrison ain't hard on the eye either.

[Markgway]

Savage Streets (1984-USA) *

Didn't like it much, did you?

Nah. I thought it might be fun but it was actually really dull. Even the crossbow revenge stuff was blah.

[HungFist]

third time in cinema...

Drive (USA, 2011) – 5/5
The best crime film in decades, period! Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn’s Hollywood debut is a violent L.A. fairytale that is equally romantic as it is brutal. Ryan Gosling, playing his role with Melvillean cool, stars as a nameless driver. He's a silent and reserved observer, somewhere deep in his mind there’s a dream of being a real hero – but the reality doesn’t give in. This defines the film’s tone: from superbly stylized 1980’s opening credits to L.A aesthetics reminiscent Michael Mann the film is a mixture of pop, long silences, and hard hitting brutality. Amazingly, and thanks to Refn’s extremely strong character direction, the film stands on its own feet and comes out near flawless despite a ton of obvious influences (The Driver, To Live and Die in L.A, and so on). It’s only around the 70 minute mark where the film hampers a little bit in unfolding the storyline – these scenes are no match for the build-up, which is what Refn’s film is all about. Terrific soundtrack and stunning use of widescreen cinematography support the mood pic.

[bradavon]

It's been and gone in my area. It wasn't out long . I'll have to wait for the BD now.

[gasteropod]

My Dear Killer (1972) - 1/5

Sleep-inducing giallo that tries to be The Bird with the Crystal Plumage but fails to be of any interest at all. Also a scene with a very young naked girl made me feel disgusted just for having seen it.

[HungFist]

It's been and gone in my area. It wasn't out long . I'll have to wait for the BD now.

Too bad. Drive is the kind of film why cinemas were invented...

... although it depends on the audience. Luckily in Finland we have audiences that can behave, but I've heard of nightmarish movie theater experiences related to Drive in The US and UK...

I'm kinda surprised the film has been received so well... it's way too slow for the Transporter audiences (only two action scenes, one of them very short, and the other one not really an action scene at all), it has way too many long silent scenes that will make dumb audiences feel uncomfortable, and it's way too much of a genre film and style excercise for high brow viewers who come looking for a clever unbelievable storyline of epic proportions...

[bradavon]

It's been getting mostly good reviews here. Mark Kermode loves it but he is a big genre/cult fan. It doesn't look like a film meant for The Transporter crowd. People are awful here for not shutting up.

[romerojpg]

People are awful here for not shutting up.

We had plenty of Chavs in our showing, they were silent. Only the older tools who are cinema experts who ruined it for me, them tossers have no clue at all. Talking about influences and who that actor is etc,, while the fucking films running, I wanted to stomp their heads into the floor. I would rather have Chavs in the cinema than them wankers.

Go to the cinema and SHUT THE FUCK UP!

[gasteropod]

Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971) - 4/5

Very good giallo, and the music from 'Amer'!

[Markgway]

One Crazy Summer (1986-USA) **

[Heka]

Drive (USA, 2011) – 5/5
Movies like this really showcase how hollow the normal polished Hollywood dialog is. Thick atmosphere that you can cut with a knife coupled with long scenes with just music playing in them make this one of the best Hollywood films I’ve seen in a while. It’s kinda funny they needed a Danish dude (Nicolas Winding Refn) to direct a decent American crime movie. Ryan Gosling as the nameless lead will get so much tail for this role it’s not even funny. The music fits the mood of the movie like a brown driving glove. The ending of the movie is as perfect as the one in Crazy Thunder Road (Japan, 1980).

[Yi-Long]

Traitor

Good movie about Don Cheadle, a very religious muslim gets mixed up with a terrorist group and works his way up to the top. I can't really tell much about the plot without spoiling it.

I liked the movie a lot. It looks great, Don Cheadle and the rest of the cast are terrific, and the story is interesting. Sucha shame that in the end it completely loses it's credibility by 2 very stange plot-developments.

3.5 out of 5. Could have been much higher if it wasn't for those 2 stupid mistakes in the end.

Kick-Ass

LOVED it. Absolutely loved it. The cast is great, it looks spectacular, and the characters are all memorable and well written. The main crook is a bit of a cooky-cardboard cut-out in terms of depth, but that would be the 1 minor complaint. Oh wait, the songs playing over some of the action-sequences were occasionally a bit out of place. 2 minor complaints. My bad.

4.5 out of 5. Classic.

[HungFist]

Kick-Ass

LOVED it. Absolutely loved it. The cast is great, it looks spectacular, and the characters are all memorable and well written. The main crook is a bit of a cooky-cardboard cut-out in terms of depth, but that would be the 1 minor complaint. Oh wait, the songs playing over some of the action-sequences were occasionally a bit out of place. 2 minor complaints. My bad.

4.5 out of 5. Classic.

Mostly agree. The song used in the corridor scene near the end was awful - something you'd expect from these new age "let's be cult" idiot filmmakers... The rest of the film, however, got it right... that is, it took something over-the-top and playing it straight and with love, just like the exploitation films back in the days used to do.

[bradavon]

Drive (USA, 2011) – 5/5
It’s kinda funny they needed a Danish dude (Nicolas Winding Refn) to direct a decent American crime movie.

You'd think so but Americans seem to need European talent to great decent films from time to time.

[gasteropod]

Spasmo (1974) - 2/5

Unintentionally amusing and I figured out what was going on quite early.

[gasteropod]

The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971) - 4/5

This one kept me engrossed and guessing, nice twisty plot. More music used in Amer!