What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[gag]

Just a curious Q? Why do some film titles have 2 3 alternative titles and other films don't ?
Once its got a title that's the title it should be worldwide after all Evil dead , warriors or bigger name titles like star wars E T etc don't have alternatives titles so why do other films ?

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)

Sequel to the original 1976 horror classic but set 22 years later. The film see's Amy Irving reprise her role of Sue Snell from the original and a couple of related flashbacks help relate the story.

Despite other people's criticisms i still think The Rage is a decent film. It does have flaws i agree. The high school jocks were cardboard caricatures at times and the main plot is one you'll have seen before, not least in the original film, with sub plots used in many high school movies before and since.

Emily Bergl is very good as the misfit Rachel although she is far too pretty for the role of a supposed ugly duckling sneered at by other so called better looking students.

The final set piece where Rachel utilizes her telekinetic powers out of revenge is nicely done with a few gory deaths which make you remember that it is a horror film you're watching and not a high school drama.

On the whole i wouldn't say those who dislike the film are wrong, but i feel anyone who enjoys Hollywood high school movies (not just the creme de la creme ala Mean Girls, Heathers and the original Carrie) would find something to like in this film.

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by gag

Just a curious Q? Why do some film titles have 2 3 alternative titles and other films don't ?
Once its got a title that's the title it should be worldwide after all Evil dead , warriors or bigger name titles like star wars E T etc don't have alternatives titles so why do other films ?

Exploitation gag, pure and simple. Reissuing films with different titles, in order to cash in on various trends was a staple of unscrupulous producers 2back in the day"....and it doesn't end......Anyone got Carnosaur 3 aka Primal Species??

Also watched Birth (Johnathon Glazer, 2004). Hmmmmm.

The Scissors Massacre aka Kuchisake-Onna 2 aka a Slit Mouthed Woman 2 (2008, Kotaro Terachui). Been a while with the asian stuff. Apparently a sequel to Carved, it makes nae difference, as I haven't seen that either. Somewhat like an asian Ken Loach film imo (but nothing like Bedevilled), a popular athlete's world is turned upside down by a siblings vengeful ex. It gets quite grim in places, and a few misdirects lead you to believe you will be getting the usual fare, but you ain't....! Far better than most of the Occidental crap I've watched in last 6 months ahem.

[fuzzymctiger]

Originally Posted by Demoncrat

The Bay (2012, Barry Levinson)
Watched this on Film4. Sue me, but I liked it. Moral? Don't dump chicken shit in the water!! Ahem.

I really really enjoyed the Bay, it's genuinely a good movie in my opinion. Like As Above So Below (which I'll review eventually), it threw away normal found footage conventions in order to present a unique story in, in the Bay's case, a unique manner.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by fuzzymctiger

I really really enjoyed the Bay, it's genuinely a good movie in my opinion. Like As Above So Below (which I'll review eventually), it threw away normal found footage conventions in order to present a unique story in, in the Bay's case, a unique manner.

I too really enjoyed it.

Some people might suggest that's not saying much though.

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by fuzzymctiger

I really really enjoyed the Bay, it's genuinely a good movie in my opinion. Like As Above So Below (which I'll review eventually), it threw away normal found footage conventions in order to present a unique story in, in the Bay's case, a unique manner.

I'l be intrigued to read that Fuzz, as I HATED IT ahem.

[fuzzymctiger]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I too really enjoyed it.

Some people might suggest that's not saying much though.

Nah, I trust pretty much everyone's opinion on here.

Except anything on 90's or 00's DTV action films. I don't know what it is, nothing will ever convince me to watch any.

[fuzzymctiger]

Originally Posted by Demoncrat

I'l be intrigued to read that Fuzz, as I HATED IT ahem.

I'll get around to that and everything else I've seen recently tomorrow morning then, because I expected to hate it and was very pleasantly surprised. Can see why people would hate it though, it's not very defendable

[R-T-C Tim]

My brother is a fan of WW2 films and picked up the DVD for this at Tescos. As all too often these days, a deep, insightful war film is packaged on DVD with a different title and explosive art-work (for some reason the DVD cover includes an exploding Corsair and fight of B-17s).

Fortunately the film print itself is pristine and has some good subtitles, since this is a film well deserving of a proper release. A Estrada 47 is set among the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, 25,000 Brazilian soldiers sent over during the latter half of WW2 and who saw service on the Gothic Line.

This isn't a conventional war film though, instead it ruminates on the pointlessness of war and its emotional cruelty. With languorous pacing and a bare minimum of action scenes it is certainly a cerebral experience that is not for everyone, but I would certainly recommend it if you like intelligent cinema.

My illustrated review of A Estrada 47.

[Rik]

I must be in the minority that thought The Bay was rubbish, I'd rather watch a film by the most hated director in Hollywood, who's name the film shares!