Watched All The Boys Love Mandy Lane and The Curse.
Got ATBLML as it was only £1 in Poundstretcher and was pleasantly surprised: very well made, good premise, tongue in cheek, takes the piss out of overwrought US teen drama, good performances. No masterpiece but a nice discovery. I personally cannot accept Amber Heard as someone so attractive that everyone is obsessed by her, but once you kick the "willing suspension of disbelief" into gear everything is fine.
The Curse is a fun 80s adaptation of Lovecraft's "The Colour From Out Of Space". Directed by actor Keith David and exec produced by Lucio Fulci this is heavy on the silliness and grue and fine entertainment. However, the R1 DVD has been panned and scanned very, very badly down to 1.85:1 from an original ratio of 2.35:1 and it ruins most of the shot construction and is very distracting throughout. This film could do with a wash and brush up and a decent R2 release in OAR.
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