What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Vipp]

Originally Posted by J Harker

What do mean first and second film Vipp? Age of Ultron is the second film, or at least the first direct sequel to The Avengers.

The wife and i went to see this last night. As others have said if you like the Marvel films then you will probably enjoy this and be prepared to overlook its flaws, and there are a few of them. Certainly compared to the first Avengers which say what you like i think is a damn near perfect film.
If you don't like Marvel or the genre in general then this ain't gonna convert you.

Quite right! Sorry mate, for some reason i thought 'Iron Man 3' was an avengers film but it's not. that just shows how much attention i pay to the other characters really haha! I just love that flying suit, it's brilliant.

[J Harker]

No need to be sorry mate. Just thought I'd missed something.

[Demoncrat]

Watched The Thaw (2009) last night on THC. Quite a nothing film really. The Station was better imo.

[Buboven]

Some recent viewing and my thoughts and ratings for them

First up, a watch my newly acquired Dressed to Kill (1980) Arrow release.

Is it just me or does anyone else find everything after the first 20 minutes of this film much more interesting? Didn't really care about Angie Dickinson's character at all. The only thing interesting to me in that first 20 minutes was the camera work as she follows the man around the museum and the camera work in the elevator. After we are introduced to Nancy Allen's character and we see more of the son character I was much more engaged. The sequence in the metro was very good and I don't think any straight man could not be turned on by Nancy's Allen at the end of the film

Definitely a film to have in your Arrow collection though, if not for the very well written essay in the accompanying booklet on the subject of American erotic thrillers.

Overall a 7/10

Oculus (2013)

Not as good as Babadook but it runs it quite close. Very good acting by Gillian and a really enjoyable mind**** of a film (especially that Bulb/Apple scene)

9/10

Star Trek; Into Darkness (2013)

I enjoyed this more than the first.

Just scrapes a 8/10

And lastly

Cleopatra Jones (1973)

Is it just me or does anyone else find this underrated flick more enjoyable on a simple entertainment, exploitation level than say Foxy Brown or even Coffy. Has a thrilling car chase sequence and some very funny and memorable lines. The sassy Tamara Johnson also more than holds her own against Pam Grier.

My favourite Blaxploitation flick i have watched so far, going to have to give the sequel a go!

9/10!

[Mojo]

SPACED OUT
More 'Slap and tickle' nautiness from 70s UK, this time from horror director Norman J Warren. This one involves an alien spaceship with an all female crew, whose home planet has no male of the species. They abduct four humans, including three males, resulting in much silliness. Actually, it's quite a fun, colourful flick and features Glory Annan ( from Warren's PREY ).
The special effects model work is pretty damn good for its time. They should have had these guys working on DR WHO and BLAKE'S 7 !

DEATH LAID AN EGG
Bizarre giallo from the late 60's, this one is a groovy mix of experimental chicken farming, flashy visuals and murder ( or does it?...) all with a funky soundtrack. It really is a unique thing in itself. A real curio.

[trebor8273]

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Reminded me of classic doctor who but a thousands times more camp without the disturbing atmosphere of a lot of classic who. Charles hawtrey was spectacular miscast and along with him and the tea lady kept expecting the rest of the carry on gang to appear. 5.5/10

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A favourite rental of the 90s was a point were I watched it for months every Saturday night after a night out. Forgotten how great this movie is a none stop ride of action, suspense, humour and gore. Set in London in 2008 when most of the country has been flooded, Harley Stone (Rutger Hauer )is cop that makes Arnie and sly look like a bunch of pussies, who is haunted by the death of his partner by a serial killer a few years earlier. When said serial killer returns Stone is partnered with rookie cop dick durkin to hunt the killer down, it's not long before we find the killer isn't human and has a special interest in stone. Kim cattrall is the love interest. With it being a British movie and set in London there are plenty of familiar British faces. Along with blade runner my favourite Hauer movie 10/10

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[Buboven]

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A favourite rental of the 90s was a point were I watched it for months every Saturday night after a night out. Forgotten how great this movie is a none stop ride of action, suspense, humour and gore. Set in London in 2008 when most of the country has been flooded, Harley Stone (Rutger Hauer )is cop that make Arnie and sly look like a bunch of pussies, who is haunted by the death of his partner by a serial killer a few years earlier. When said serial killer returns Stone is partnered with rookie cop dick durkin to hunt the killer down, it's not long before we find the killer isn't human and has a special interest in stone. Kim cattrall is the love interest. With it being a British movie and set in London there are plenty of familiar British faces. Along with blade runner my favourite Hauer movie 10/10

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I love Split Second. High up in my top 100 Sci-Fi films list. The opening crawl about climate change is so relevant today. Can't wait for the 101 films blu to come out!

[trebor8273]

Originally Posted by Buboven

I love Split Second. High up in my top 100 Sci-Fi films list. The opening crawl about climate change is so relevant today. Can't wait for the 101 films blu to come out!

A great excuse to watch it again

[Buboven]

Princess and The Frog (2009)

This so UNDERRATED when Frozen is so Overrated. Beautiful hand drawn animation and great jazzy songs.

10/10!

[keirarts]

Leprechaun

The director wanted a pg-13 kids horror, the studio wanted R-rated violence. I think this is a rare case of a studio getting it right. The apparent conflicts with director Mark Jones leaves the film feeling a little disjointed in places but its still great fun. Warwick Davis plays the titular Leprechaun trapped in a crate until he's accidentally freed by some handymen. Our pint-sized terror is determined to get his gold back so begins terrorising the hapless handymen and the daughter of their employer played by a pre-friends Jennifer Aniston. The film is so ludicrous I feel the gore scenes add a lot to the film and it ends up being very much a tongue in cheek supernatural slasher with plenty of great gags.

Leprechaun 2

for the first (and only) time in the franchise the Leprechaun isn't simply after his gold. He's after a bride. The descendent of the woman he had his eye on 1000 years previously. She's now living in LA and only her con artist boyfriend and his drunken uncle can stop him. The film retains the tongue in cheek tone of the first and ups the gore quotient to end up the bloodiest film in the franchise. Theres a great cameo from the legend CLINT HOWARD as well as Kimmy Robertson (lucy from twin peaks) and Warwicks stunt double Tony cox who ended up becoming famous himself appearing in Me, myself and Irene. This is a rare sequel thats probably better than the first. It's funnier, bloodier and more consistent. Back in the VHS era it got itself and 18 cert where the first was 15.

Leprechaun 3

At this point the franchise had established itself as hugely popular in the home video market. Keen to up the ante director Brian Trenchard-smith was hired to direct and the Leprechaun was brought to Vegas. A weird bloke pawns a statue in at a local pawn brokers for gambling money. The pawn broker keen to make some cash ends up releasing the Leprechaun. This film establishes the statue and medallion that will crop up in later sequels (chiefly in the hood) and is never clearly explained. While the Leprechaun is terrorising the store owner a young man on his way to college and decides to stop by Vegas. He meets a beautiful magicians assistant and ends up at the roulette table where he gambles away his college tuition money. Heading over to the pawn brokers to pawn his watch he ends up finding a gold coin which grants him one wish and he ends up on the mother of all lucky streaks back in the casino. Naturally the Leprechaun wants his gold back and things kick off from there. The film also stars Caroline Williams (Texas chainsaw 2) and cameos from some of the cast of Night of the Demons 2 which Trenchard-Smith had directed previously. The film is great fun and while perhaps not as good as part 2 is still an entertaining film nonetheless.

Leprechaun 4

Space, where slasher flicks go to die. Fortunately this one is tongue in cheek and directed by Trenchard-Smith again so it avoids being totally derailed in spite of some of the worst CG that you have ever seen. Essentially it's aliens but with a Leprechaun and has some of the most bizarre scenes in the franchise including a cross dressing mind controlled sergeant that seems to come from nowhere played by the actor who was supposed to have R Lee Eremy's character in Full metal jacket. We also get a perverted cybernetic German scientist that transforms into a spider/scorpion hybrid, shrink rays and,..... well its bizarre. In another franchise this might have trashed the series but Leprechaun manages to pull of this weird shit and get away with it somehow.

Leprechaun 5

So where do you go after space? Blaxploitation apparently. Seems the Lep' had a big following in the African-American demographic so the film moves stuff to south central. Ice T nicks the Leprechauns magic flute which brings him huge success in the music industry. 3 struggling hip hop artists nick the flute and release the Leprechaun from the statue and must contend with both the Leprechaun and a mightly ticked off Ice-T. The film continues with the weird shit chucking in a sub plot about the Leprechaun's mind controlled ladies bringing him girls to screw to death. We dont see it, but its there as far as I can tell to serve as a plot device and padding. Possibly the weakest entry of the series it's still fun and we get the Leprechaun rap as well.

Leprechaun 6

Back to the hood. The previous one was popular enough to warrant more of the same. However, weirdly the quality rises up several notches and this one is a decent little film. The gore returns, the Lep is more terminator and has some actual physical confrontations and the whole film is much more consistent and entertaining. Sadly this marked the last Warwick Davis Leprechaun but at least the film ends on a high note.

Leprechaun origins.

The inevitible 're-boot' used as a platform for WWE's own Hornswaggle. Much of the humor is removed, as is Warwick Davis and the film ends up being a pale imitation of the franchise. If it wasn't a Leprechaun film I'd like it more as its not terrible however it is so I don't.