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

[Ricochan38]

fright night 2011

pointless remake with bad cgi

2.5 out of 5


the thing 2011

another pointless and crap remake

2.5 out of 5

colombiana

over the top action flick with some nice shootings and chase scenes, but the story is very simple.

3.0 out of 5

[Ricochan38]

Halloween II (USA, 1981) – 2.5/5
Generic genre sequel picks up exactly where the first one left off. Carpenter’s music is again well used and the cinematography is quite good. Gore is non-existent like in the original, however, newcomer director Rick Rosenthal lacks Carpenter’s chiller-skills. Jamie Lee Curtis and the always pleasing Donald Pleasence star.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (USA, 1982) – 3.5/5
This one’s a fascinating turn in horror movie history: a sequel that entirely abandons what the series was identified with: Michael Myers, and the famous theme music. Instead, it’s a Halloween themed horror tale – and quite an original one. While not necessarily a classic it’s got enough atmosphere, strong soundtrack, and a captivating (if amusingly over the top) mystery storyline to make it a small gem.

btw, how the hell is this film’s IMDb rating 3.9/10. I’ne never met a person who didn’t speak highly of Halloween 3...

here's one for you i hated that movie, a classic piece of crap imho.

that irritating song in it alone was enough to rate it low

"2 more days to halloween halloween hallowen 2 more days to halloween silver shamrock "

[Markgway]

Julia's Eyes (2010-Spain) ***

Spanish chiller from the makers of The Orphanage; creepy and tense, if somewhat overbaked. Don't think about the plot too hard.

[gasteropod]

Hugo (2011) - 4.5/5

Wonderful, magical, near-masterpiece.

[grim_tales]

May have to check it out, when I saw the trailer it looked like a bog standard family film but I was shocked by who the director was And the story features Georges Melées (sp?), one of the pioneering wizards in very early cinema.

[gasteropod]

I hadn't watched the trailer thankfully, I wanted to go into it blind.

[grim_tales]

Lucky you didnt see the trailer, I only saw it once though.

[gasteropod]

Also I opted for the 2D screening and I'm so glad I did, the film was beautiful and the dimming glasses would have fucked that up - there was plenty of dimensionality as well.

[HungFist]

I've only ever seen two movies in 3D. Piranha 3D and Sex & Zen 3D. The ones where 3D matters

[bradavon]

[Markgway]

The Banger Sisters (2002-USA) **½

Quite enjoyable fluff.

[Markgway]

Cronos (1992-Spain) *½

Not my cup of tea.

Street Trash (1986-USA) *

Trash. Just like the title says.

[Keung]

Firewall - 4/5

Gran Torino - 4/5

[saltysam]

Street Trash 3.3.55 great under the radar chaeapie horrible rape sequenece non-withstanding

[Markgway]

Brazil (1985-UK) **½

Unique Terry Gilliam fantasy satire. Not for all tastes though.

[gasteropod]

Blade Runner (1982) - 5/5

Hadn't watched it in a while, I can't get over how incredible this film is, a 2 hour orgasm for me

[bradavon]

Me too

[HungFist]

a 2 hour orgasm for me

I think that's potentially dangerous

[grim_tales]

[luckystars]

The Tuxedo ★★/★★★★★

This is a straight 'for kids' effort that sadly doesn't aim any higher than it achieves. Jackie elevates the film, and makes it his own with his natural comic subtlety and innocent charm. And action is good. The first 10 minutes show real promise...the Limo stunt itself is still a brilliant, 'blink and you'll miss it' Jackie moment. Sadly the story limits any real potential the film had to get going, and always restricts the funny and exciting parts (yes there are many).

It's clear the writers obviously got to have some fun (possibly too much) as theres a large amount of sexual humour in the script. I guess no one was there to say, hold up...we could make a better film here with a rewrite! The cameo from James Brown is all the more poignant now (R.I.P). The Tuxedo is not as awful as people make out, but still only climbs as far as the limited premise will allow it to.

[Markgway]

Blade Runner (1982) - 5/5
Hadn't watched it in a while, I can't get over how incredible this film is, a 2 hour orgasm for me

Me too

Nice to know you both came together.

[Markgway]

Vicky Christina Barcelona (2008-Spain-USA) **½

Enjoyable, picture postcard romantic fluff, nothing more.
Very well acted, though, and Penelope Cruz is terrific.

Dearly Devoted (1997-USA) **

Campy DTV thriller with a sexy Rose McGowan as a schoolgirl stalker.

[Markgway]

Body Heat (1981-USA) ***

Slowish but absorbing neo-noir.

[bradavon]

I think that's potentially dangerous

I imagine you'd fall asleep before it got to that point .

Regarding Tuxedo: I remember thinking JLH was smoking but otherwise rubbish. I'm pretty sure I even saw it in the cinema.

[grim_tales]

Clash of the Titans (1981): 3/5

The build up in the film is slow paced, making the pace uneven (in a weird way, the ending is very rushed), but its still more entertaining than the 2010 CGI crapfest remake, and Ray Harryhausen's effects have a quirky charm.
The BD isnt terribly good, I know its a low budget 80's film but there's lots of flickering on the picture.