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[emphatic]

I saw Hanna last night. Loved it. 5/5. I didn't realize it's the same actress as in The Lovely Bones. *scratches head*

[rapoon]

I don't know; I just didn't see anything wrong with the plot really.

How was the plot poorly executed? Or explain how it could have been better?

I'm genuinely interested to hear.

I really liked the concept of Baby Doll retreating into her mind to overcome/cope with the abuse
she suffered and was currently dealing with. More character development and history for the
other girls would have been nice; we really knew nothing about them (who are they, where did come from, why are they there). There's a very
brief explanation for two, but what about the others. Baby Doll's past was ambiguous (intentional?). Again, very brief. 10 minutes after the films starts, she's in the hospital.
The dialogue was trite. I'd like to read the script to see how much was changed. No doubt the girls are beautiful and the fact
they're half-naked throughout half the film is a big selling point. But fuck, the acting was terrible.

I realize it's easy to criticize something without suggesting changes. Those are a few things I would have liked to see.


I saw "The Troll Hunter" per a recommendation on here. I really liked it.
Saw "London" - awesome movie. Syd (Chris Evans) loses his girl London (Jessica Biel), finds out she's moving and tries to get her back. However, 80% of the movie
takes place at a party in a bathroom with Jason Statham (drug dealer), Chris Evans and the random ppl that come in, snorting massive amounts of cocaine and bullshitting about women,
relationships, sex, religion. Not much of a write-up but I'm tired. Watch it.

[Siren2011]

Dumb and Dumber. Usually when returning to old favorite comedies, I find what I previously thought to be humorous to not be so anymore. But this movie still makes me laugh every bit as it used to. It's a very quotable film. Plus, that red head chick Lauren Holly is a total babe.

[Skykid]

127 Hours.






Ouch.

[DEL]

Watched Dumb and Dumber again.
The Adjustment Bureau - largely forgettable.
Just seen Limitless - Good, but I felt the ending was.....weak, like they didn't know how to end it properly.

Touching the Void smashes 127 Hours.
Been a long time since I saw Videodrome. I have the VHS

[BIL]

I just saw "Scanners" for the first time. I'm absolutely speechless. That was the best sci-fi film I've seen since Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner." The ending was something else, too. The lead male's robot-like acting skills were a bit hard to swallow, though, but that can easily be looked past. I highly recommend it to everyone in the forum.

Indeed, the lead actor is one of the absolute worst ever. I kept cracking up because of him. Unless he was intentionally portraying some kind of psychological damage appropriate to the character... in which case he's the best ever!

Still, badass movie. Michael Ironside's gurning during the infamous head asplode never fails to impress, and he's genuinely frightening in that psych evaluation scene.

Caught Once Upon A Time In The West on Film4 (UK) the other night. So damn good. I thought the ads would ruin it, but hell no. I'll need to watch the rest of Leone's non-Eastwood Westerns now - this one was just as atmospheric, brutal and cool as the Dollars trilogy, with another stunning Ennio Morricone score.

[Daigohji]

Been a long time since I saw Videodrome. I have the VHS

Don't you mean that you have your...orders?

It pisses me off no end that Criterion region lock all their blu-rays, as I see that they have released Videodrome. Why they haven't established a European division is beyond me.

[rapoon]

Touching the Void smashes 127 Hours.

Saw Touching the Void about 2 months ago. Good movie.
even though I can't stand James Franco, I liked 127 hours.
Danny Boyle is an excellent director. Particularly his older stuff: Life Less Ordinary, Shallow Grave.

btw Del, how'd you like "I Saw the Devil?"

pretty sure "Duck You Sucker" (good flick) and the Nobody flicks are the remaining westerns
by Leone (besides Man w/ no name trilogy) and I'm amazed that anyone could like Once Upon a Time in
the West as much as Good, Bad, Ugly. But hey, it's all personal preference. Also add my name
to the list of ppl who liked the Riddick flicks.

Movies recently seen:

Rubble Fish (for about the 20th time)
Cashback (10th+ time)
Feast 1, 2 & 3 (all awesome)
The Lincoln Lawyer (good)

[neorichieb1971]

TF3

I've never wanted the good guy to get it in the head as much as that twat face Sheia la dork. I'm glad its over.

As for the film itself. The special effects, CGI and what not are good, but the situations and scenarios played out are ridiculous and OTT. Micheal Bay needs a better script and the TF side cast need to have less personality. I don't want to hear robots arguing half the movie.

Its good for 12 year olds. Adults will cringe.

[DEL]

rapoon wrote;

btw Del, how'd you like "I Saw the Devil?"

^Great Stuff. I liked it. That director is a class act.

Now I'm starting Barney's Version and will check out Cashback & The Lincoln Lawyer.

[Siren2011]

...Unless he was intentionally portraying some kind of psychological damage appropriate to the character... in which case he's the best ever!

lol! That was my hypothesis as well! It's funny how the only scanners who talk remotely like intelligent humans are the guy who opens the door for the lead character at that apartment, and the bad guy.

What I don't understand is this: was Revok the CEO of the company that made Ephemeral? He was acting all high and mighty at the last scene like that office belonged to him. If so, then how in the hell does a psychotic freak who is known for his involvement in an underground scanner movement become the head of a company? I mean, it's possible that his employees were just as crooked as he was, hence the ability to run the company for years without anyone questioning Darryl's involvement.

[rapoon]

I saw Super 8 tonight and enjoyed it. A solid 7/10.

I saw Videodrone (for the first time ever) and liked it a lot.

Some films I'm going to be starting soon:

Threads
When the Wind Blows
Time of the Wolf
Soylent Green
Le Dernier Combat

^ I'm on a post-apocalyptic craze at the moment

DEL - Yea, the director is awesome! I still haven't seen "A Tale of Two Sisters." Got it here, need
to watch.

[Siren2011]

When the Wind Blows

^ This is really good.

I just saw Midnight in Paris and I ended up loving it. The first half of the movie is...a little underwhelming. A certain actor playing the role of a certain author (I'm not spoiling it) did a horrible job in his portrayal, and delivered his lines in monotone. There was also a scene where Owen Wilson and the French babe who played Edith Piaf in La Vie En Rose were engaging in excruciatingly boring small talk that would have been best left out of the film or re-written. However, the two of them do develop quite a strong chemistry throughout the course of the film, which is very enjoyable to watch.

The script is weak in some places, and often made me cover my face with my hand in embarrassment for the occasional awkwardness in line delivery or poor writing or both. At one point I walked out of the theater altogether...but then, I don't know what gave me the urge to go back and give it a second chance, but I'm so glad I did.

It is a charming film that sucks you into it's world, much like Owen's predicament. During the first 15 minutes or so, the audience is lead to believe that this is a simple romantic comedy. Well, there is more to it than that; it has a big gimmick (and that by no means carries negative connotations) that makes the movie so special. I have seen nothing like this film, and possibly no other would ever come close.

Midnight in Paris emphasises the simplicity of fantasy, and proves it is not necessary for all films to be strictly based on what is accepted as our reality. The gimmick may appear silly at first, but it drew me in with its charm.

The main theme of the film is as clear as it is troubling: the noble modern man finds the present world to be unbearably disenchanting, so he looks to the past and all "golden eras" to salvage the fruit of existence. This preference of illusions over reality is what brings civilization to a dead end; but that does not mean that we can't find what we're looking for in the only life we will know. Surprises are lurking just around the corner as the clock strikes midnight.

Four and a half out of five stars.

[Daigohji]

Threads

That TV movie is the most convincing depiction of a nuclear holocaust I've seen. Originally being a BBC broadcast, it sidesteps the more obscene aspects of death by radiation poisoning, but its still a disturbing view of the fact that the worst part of a worldwide holocaust wouldn't be the explosions, but what the survivors face afterwards.

[Acid King]

Black Death and the Crazies remake. Enjoyed them both. I needed more Sean Bean after watching Game of Thrones and he was quite good in Black Death.

[EinhanderZwei]

Maximum Overdrive. 3.5 of 5
WarGames. 6 of 5

[charlie chong]

I saw Super 8 tonight and enjoyed it. A solid 7/10.

I saw Videodrone (for the first time ever) and liked it a lot.

Some films I'm going to be starting soon:

Threads
When the Wind Blows
Time of the Wolf
Soylent Green
Le Dernier Combat

^ I'm on a post-apocalyptic craze at the moment

DEL - Yea, the director is awesome! I still haven't seen "A Tale of Two Sisters." Got it here, need
to watch.

SOME GOOD PIC THERE.
THREADS AND WHEN THE WIND BLOWS ACTUALLY MADE ME FEEL PHYSICALLY ILL AND I WATCH A LOT OF BAD THINGS

[jonny5]

I watched Hanna the other night. It was pretty good; lots of good action sequences.

[charlie chong]

been a while since the last rundown
93.the gate. quality 80z horror comedy shiz.
94.solarbabies.nostalgic post apocalyptic thats not too brutal for kids
95.ghoulies.aight not as good as i remember.
96.screamers.some of the best 90s sci fi i've seen.
97.hero and the terror.a weaker norris film but still watchable from start to finish
98.ghoulies 2.i always found a few scenes quite disturbing in this for some weird reason.
99.the video dead.not bad .cool zombiez
100.hobo with a shotgun.awesome gore and not TOO tongue in cheek.the gore even made mad a fiend like me wince.
101.deathrow gameshow. not very good tongue in cheek crap.
102.massacre at central high.cant remember anything about this.can't have been very good.
103.cherry 2000.I WANT A CHERRY 2000 YO!
104.sleepaway camp .omg@ the ending lolacaust
105.the exterminator.classique revenge biz
106.life force.pretty pishy like a soft stool that brurns yor bum.
107.grizzly.i enjoyed it when kids get killed and this had some good kid deaths.andrew prine was cool too!
108.garbage pail kids movie.terribly shit
109.deep crates. ok. not enough footage of raer records tho!
110.nighthawks.a decent watch with that grimy 80s ny feel.
111.heavens gate doc. fruitloops
112.will you kill for me
113.6 degrees of helter skelter
114.deep crates 2.same problems i had as with the first.
115.superfights.this made me laugh a lot.some of the fights were pretty fucking cool
116.jigaboo jones giving back the house.jiggaboo show you how to get back at the bank if you have to default on your house
117.invitation to hell.creepy low budget uk nonsense.some cool looking scenes despite the lack of acting ability and the silliness of the plot.
118.ticks.they call me panic cos i never do<lol@carlton
119.teenage hitchhikers.ok 70s trash.watchable
120.the rubber gun .weird canadian druggie film. the characters speak in some funky ass 80s canadian jive talk.
121.the eye of satan.cliff twemlow is a hitman and the devil and he has a panther.lolacaust
122.bloody streetz .ok hood movie from the 2000s.heavy handed social commentary tho!
123.doper.cool van bebber doc about a likeable stoner
124.i'm bout it.master p's first entry to the world of hood films..terrible

may
125.ghetto dawg 2.ok hood movie.the best of a bad bunch that i watched.
126.nothing but trouble.dan akroyd,chevy chase,john candy and digital underground with tupac.how can you not like this crap?
127.robocop 2.still holds up imo
128.summer in the cage.real good manic/bipolar doc.being a sufferer myself it hit home pretty fucking hard.
129.manson-journey into evil
130.voices in the tunnels.mole people. real life tunnel dwellers doc.
131.crazy rulers of the world :men who stare at goats.pass me my tin foil hat yo
132.crazy rulers of the world :funny torture
133.crazy rulers of the world :psychic footsoldiers
134.citizen shane.cool doc about an eccentric fat young dude into porn running for deputy in texas.he also was mates with manson and committed suicide after the doc
135.manson the man who killed the 60s
136.anger me
137.alligator.so much fun and a brilliant cast who play it perfectly
138.little lady fauntleroy .very disturbing documentary about the little weird antique dude who was on wogan.he is now a he she.
139.legend of boggy creek.great faux bigfoot doc
140.playing with madness horizon
141.krautrock the rebirth of germany.awesome!
142.the ninth configuration.this was great.think it pips excorcist as blatty's best
143.Maniac cop .non stop action.relentless!robert dzar's square chin is always welcome
144.9 to 5 days in porn
145.the first family of satanism
146.the wraith. bit meh
147.it's alive.cool cohen horror.
148.piranha.i'd never watched this.to me this is the perfect olde tyme mix of comedy/horror.really loved it.
149.the howling.joe dante really gets the mix right again.
150.deathline aka raw meat.quite atmospheric uk horror.bit straight and po faced for my tastes.
151.troma's trailertown.sleazy and disgusting crap.ugghh.basically an hour and a bit of old trailer living fuckers talking nasty
152.predator the quietus.crap despite cliff twemlow.terrible
153.glitterball.awesome uk kids film i'd been searching for years.alien metals balls eat custard!!!yass!
154.two lane blacktop.well shot,atmospheric etc but slooooowww as treacle
155.xtro.awesome sci-fi nonsense.pretty cool low budget effects.
156.brain damage.cool body horror drug addiction analogy.
157.ny 77.documentary about the blackouts etc
158.junkie junior.
158.rats nights of terror.pretty terrible bruno mattei junk
159.it's alive 2.pretty good sequel that for once is not just a retread of the first.
160.true stories "crack house"
161.wild man (89) some pretty funny moments in this.probabaly deserves to be in the awesomely bad movies thread.lead actor has no emotion at all and the baddie acts like he's been injecting amphetamine.there's also a very ridiculous plot twist
162.killers elite.damn good espionage thriller with classy cast.
163.surviving the game.ice t,rutger hauer and GARY BUSEy!shame busey gets offed so quick

june
164.stridulum .this was real good.the kid was real evil and the plot was totally weird and strange which is just how i like.
165.maniac cop 2.seemed even more relentless than the first.the maniac cop movies are badarse!
166.the new kids.this was great revenge fodder.the blond kid was a real evil rapey bugger.some good kills too
167.frankenhooker.this was pretty hilarious.quality bad taste over the top gross out business.
168.road games.interesting little film.stacy keach is becoming one of my favourite actors
169.the kind city
170.hashish.watch morroccans make rubbish hash!
171.mega jail
172.maniac cop 3.not as good as the first 2
173.night of the juggler.a lot of people rate this but apart from good new york footage i found it a bit tepid.
174.lords of flatbush.very tepid stallone gang film.are these guys meant to be bad asses?boring
175.dust devil.visually very cool but the plot left me wanting a second watch as i didn't fully grasp it.
176.gravy train aka dion bros.this was a real good crime caper.stacy keach again bringing the gold.
177.last house on dead end st.creepy little low budget film.the main actor is particulary unnerving
178.suburbia.cool little rebellious punk film.very watchable.
179.the merry pranksters
180.watchers.the bad dude from total recall made this watchable.corey haim is such a sap.
181.class of 1999.rubbish trash
182.3 by scorsese.italian american will always make me laugh.
183.repo man.classique
184.matango attack of the mushroom people.good old adventure from toho
185.japan history of shooting
186.the sentinel.spooky and well shot supernatural thriller,not as good as rosemary's baby or don't look now but very watchable.
187.cobra.stallone at his dumbest.
188.full moon high.didn't think much of this tongue in cheek offering from cohen.the main actor sucked baws.
189.the crazy family.amazing japanese black comedy.visuals are great so is the soundtrack.this totally blew my mind.
190.the pit.watching again cos it's amazing!
191.ms 45.great rape revenge with lots of humour
192.zardoz.ah what a lovely mess of a film.
193.off the grid life on the mesa.very interesting doc about dudes living in the new mexico desert.
194.invasion of the body snatchers.the pleasance one has always been my favourite.so good!
195.outland.not bad connery sci fi.mid tier
196.neighbors.this was great.how i had i never heard of this when it stars belushi AND akroyd?perfect sunday viewing.

[Skykid]

Watched Predators.

Better than Predator 2.
Better than AVP 1 & 2.

Still largely shit.

[charlie chong]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
PREDATOR 2 HAS GARY BUSEY SO THAT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT TRUE

[xris]

charlie chong, your list of movies is great, a man after my own heart.

The Gate: watched this recently, great movie, lots of fun. Love it when the dead dog gets thrown on the kid.
Solarbabies: movie sucks glowing balls.. Watch Prayer of the Rollerboys
Hobo With a Shotgun: I have to watch this soon!
Cherry 2000: Fantastic movie, I watch this ever couple of years. I love the semi-cheerfull apox setting. Watch A Boy and His Dog
Sleepaway Camp: I grew up on this kind of trash, watch Chopping Mall
Garbage Pail Kids: lol, you watched this?
Nothing But Trouble: this came up the other day, great movie, love the comedic TCM style family setting.
9 to 5: confused, is this a porn parody? Or, the Dolly Parton movie, 'cause thats a good one also.
The Wraith: Bwahhahahah! Such a terrible movie, absolute garbage.
It's Alive: great series!
Surving the Game: Great stuff! Love anything to do with deathgames, and this one is classic.
Suburbia: grew up watching this, watch Dogs in Space, even better

I also suggest Street Trash.
There were a few more I've seen, but that's my two cents. There's a couple on the list I'm going to look into.

[DEL]

Border Red wrote;

I just saw Midnight in Paris and I ended up loving it

I watch every Woody Movie. I will see this soon.
Small Time Crooks and Bananas are my favourites.

xris wrote;

Cherry 2000: Fantastic movie, I watch this ever couple of years. I love the semi-cheerfull apox setting. Watch A Boy and His Dog

Seen both and I agree.

Skykid wrote;

Watched Predators.

Better than Predator 2.

NOTHING IS BETTER THAN PREDATOR 2
& Gary Busey.

Acid King wrote;

Black Death and the Crazies remake

^Will check.

Seen Priest and Season of the Witch recently - both watchable.

rapoon wrote;

A Tale of Two Sisters

Noted.

[Siren2011]

Small Time Crooks and Bananas are my favourites.

My father just got done telling me that those were his favorites as well! I haven't seen them yet, but I need to. I can barely remember Annie Hall and Hannah and her Sisters (I was very young when I saw them last), but I love Sleeper. Take the Money and Run looks great, too.

[DEL]

Border Red wrote;

My father just got done telling me that those were his favorites as well! I haven't seen them yet, but I need to. I can barely remember Annie Hall and Hannah and her Sisters (I was very young when I saw them last), but I love Sleeper. Take the Money and Run looks great, too.

Annie Hall, Hannah and her Sisters, Sleeper and Scoop are good too. Curse of the Jade Scorpion has some great moments also. Basically, any Woody film where he stars in them is usually Gold.

[Siren2011]

Just finished watching The Majestic. Absolutely brilliant film, from the writing right down to the casting. If you haven't heard how mind-numbingly absurd America was with the whole "If you're a communist, then she's a communist" BS in the 1950s, then this movie should clue you in and leave you dumbfounded. I love period pieces, especially about America in the early 1900s.

[CMoon]

Wow, watched In the Heat of the Night on this 4th of July evening (seems appropriate to me.) I saw this film a couple decades ago, so it was definitely time to revisit it. Really surprised how intense the racism is...not simple racism/segregation/etc. but pretty much KKK type of behavior. In part because of that the film is incredibly intense, even though its just about a small town murder.

[Skykid]

NOTHING IS BETTER THAN PREDATOR 2
& Gary Busey.

Predator 2 sucked balls. :/

[charlie chong]

charlie chong, your list of movies is great, a man after my own heart.

The Gate: watched this recently, great movie, lots of fun. Love it when the dead dog gets thrown on the kid.
Solarbabies: movie sucks glowing balls.. Watch Prayer of the Rollerboys
Hobo With a Shotgun: I have to watch this soon!
Cherry 2000: Fantastic movie, I watch this ever couple of years. I love the semi-cheerfull apox setting. Watch A Boy and His Dog
Sleepaway Camp: I grew up on this kind of trash, watch Chopping Mall
Garbage Pail Kids: lol, you watched this?
Nothing But Trouble: this came up the other day, great movie, love the comedic TCM style family setting.
9 to 5: confused, is this a porn parody? Or, the Dolly Parton movie, 'cause thats a good one also.
The Wraith: Bwahhahahah! Such a terrible movie, absolute garbage.
It's Alive: great series!
Surving the Game: Great stuff! Love anything to do with deathgames, and this one is classic.
Suburbia: grew up watching this, watch Dogs in Space, even better

I also suggest Street Trash.
There were a few more I've seen, but that's my two cents. There's a couple on the list I'm going to look into.

thanks for the suggestions i'll check dogs in space but i've already seen the rest i find it very hard to think of old movies i've not seen(i don't really check post 2000 movies unless recommended to me by firends who know what i like).even a lot of title on my lists are rewatches.
you think i'm bad for watching garbage pail kids.when i was a kid i got that film out and watched it 4 times in a weekend and it wouldn't even track to my vcr properly

[Skykid]

Watched Touching the Void last night.

What a story!