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555
Recently i watched 555 after getting the limited dvd release and Video from Massacre Video ... Craptastic stuff !! if you like your horror 80's, straight to video, casio key boardesc sound track , Blood and breasts bad acting with lashings of gore all rapped up on a wonderful release of love for the film.. ! yes its brilliant Cult fun ! |
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Had a BU Blu ray double bill last night of Torso and Night Train Murders. My first viewing of both these movies and, given their respective reputations, I was surprised by my reactions. First Torso - I thought this was a poor effort. I found the directing style really strained - every other shot was the camera peeping behind something - a statue, a chair, a bed knob - this got old real quick. The gore was unexpectedly brief but maybe that's a good thing because what there was was laughable. Everytime the pace lagged (often) the director threw more and more breasts at the problem - OK for a leer but not my idea of a classic horror movie. I kept waiting for the 20 minutes of 'pure cinema' Eli Roth promised in his introduction but it never arrived. Maybe the fact that this movie was the inspiration for his career speaks for itself. Now, the positive, Night Train Murders - what a brilliantly directed and gripping movie! I expected this to be a down at heel affair with a fair load of the red stuff but it turned out to be a highly impressive piece of work and barely explicit at all. Great lighting, memorable villainess (that psychic out of Inferno) and first rate use of sound/location. Only downer was some sledgehammer 'social comment' scenes but apart from that a highly recommended from me - didn't see that coming!
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Watched Francesco,a realistic view of the life of St-Francis of Assisi starring Mickey Rourke(when he had a face)and Helena Bonham Carter(when she didn't have Burton!)and While The City Sleeps,good film noir by Fritz Lang with an impressive castana Andrews,George Sanders,Thomas Mitchell,Vincent Price,John Barrymore jr and Ida Lupino wow! Also rewatched Munich and the fantastic The Lives Of Others which I enjoyed Even more the second time, starring the exceptional and sadly gone too soon Ulrich Mühe
__________________ My collection http://www.imdb.com/list/YtDtrFzZ2i8/ |
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It is enjoyable enough though and a fun watch, it just doesn't compare to Dagon. |
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