What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demoncrat

Watched Vampyr last night, from a childhood memory which terrified me, to this rather Kafkaesque film imo that deserved a better fate surely, like, say The Old Dark House, the crying shame that this is all we have left of the film.....still was worth the wait, and boy does del Toro love it . nice "visual essay" as well, also watched the Martino interview on ATCOTD, great stuff and boy is he modest

It's a brilliant film and the Eureka release is better than the (admittedly superb) Criterion Collection one because of Guillermo del Toro's commentary – one of the best I've ever heard. It's almost worth buying the site just for his commentary track!

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Gojirosan

I am genuinely surprised that you think this.

It's seems perfect PG to me. It's a glorious fairytale with a bit of bite (pun intended) that would be a shame to deny youngsters. I can't think of anything in it that I wouldn't want my kids, nephews, nieces etc to see from 10 or so onwards.

Taking the middle ground between our views, it seems the BBFC were spot on picking a 12A.

According to the BBFC guidelines, a PG film is unlikely to disturb or upset any children younger than eight and there probably are some scenes, particularly when Quint gets up close and personal with Bruce, which might be a little too much for a seven-year-old.

As you said, a 12A cinema certificate sounds about right because adults who are familiar with the film and know their children and how they are likely to respond to the content in Jaws will be able to decide whether to take them to see it or not, precisely what the certificate intense.

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

It's a brilliant film and the Eureka release is better than the (admittedly superb) Criterion Collection one because of Guillermo del Toro's commentary – one of the best I've ever heard. It's almost worth buying the site just for his commentary track!

Frothing at the mouth, thats how i like my directors

[Gojirosan]

I can't remember if I ordered Vampyr this week or not!

I certainly put an order in with Eureka for a few disks, and I only had a public domain Vampyr before.

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by Gojirosan

I can't remember if I ordered Vampyr this week or not!

I certainly put an order in with Eureka for a few disks, and I only had a public domain Vampyr before.

Ditto, tis worth it.

[antmumford]

Originally Posted by Gojirosan

It's a glorious fairytale with a bit of bite (pun intended) that would be a shame to deny youngsters. I can't think of anything in it that I wouldn't want my kids, nephews, nieces etc to see from 10 or so onwards.

What? even with a fully naked lady (yes, you do see breasts and bush) in a really horrific screaming fit whilst being eaten alive?
Blimey it terrified me let alone a 10 year old or younger

[Gojirosan]

Originally Posted by antmumford

What? even with a fully naked lady (yes, you do see breasts and bush) in a really horrific screaming fit whilst being eaten alive?
Blimey it terrified me let alone a 10 year old or younger

You hardly see breasts and bush at all! Deep in shadows, nothing is clear and it's very brief anyway. Besides, nudity is hardly corruptive!

I thought the horror was tame but effective. Most people my generation and younger saw Jaws around 10 or 11 years old. Definite PG material for me.

Being scared is not bad for children and children deserve the joy of monsters and the delicious thrill of "safe fear" as much as adults. Most pre-teens (10 - 14) are more than capable of dealing with the likes of Jaws, I would have thought.

[Hawkmonger]

Coming back from the cinema last night and talking to my parents about the certificate they wondered if i'd be interested in taking by 5 Year old brother to see it. An excuse I guess, seeing Jaw's at the cinema two nights in a row isn't half bad.

[antmumford]

Originally Posted by Gojirosan

I thought the horror was tame but effective. Most people my generation and younger saw Jaws around 10 or 11 years old. Definite PG material for me.

Being scared is not bad for children and children deserve the joy of monsters and the delicious thrill of "safe fear" as much as adults. Most pre-teens (10 - 14) are more than capable of dealing with the likes of Jaws, I would have thought.

Totally agree to be honest as I was watching all sorts of stuff at that age and younger. I'm just surprised at the BBFC's leniency that's all.

[VicDakin]

on the buses.
Late start this morning so thought id watch a Hammer classic,role on the blu ray restoration