What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by keirarts

Yeah. The whole thing was quite hypnotic. In saying I didn't learn anything I was more wondering how much was staged, how much was made up and certainly how much was more the new age occult stuff rather than a study of witchcraft through the ages. For starters that most witches were just harmless women using folk medicine passed down to help people rather than having anything to do with the occult.

Still an interesting watch nontheless.

MTDS will be able to answer that no doubt.

[anythinggoes78]

Ive had Feast lurking in my Blu Ray Collection for a while now, never gotten around to watching it, until last night, now i've heard good thinks about this film, its rated 6.4 on IMDB so i thought ah well it should be a good film, seems my opinion of a good film is rather different, just could not get into it, struggled with the fast editing just could not make anything out when the action kicked in, didnt like the name card flash ups, thought the wrong people died at the wrong times, so for me maybe a 4.5/10 for the special effects achieved on such a low budget.

[Make Them Die Slowly]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

MTDS will be able to answer that no doubt.

You will learn nothing about witchcraft in the film but loads about publicity hungry, self proclaimed "King of the Witches" Alex Sanders! Great film by the way and the foundation of the "Wicked Witches" thread.

[SCM]

watched Fall of the House of Usher. Only one name needed to validate how good it is: Vincent Price (even without the moustache)

[Demoncrat]

Well, I watched The Abandoned. Felt that, stylistically it was a bit all-over-the-place, lead character was unsympathetic etc. The reveal though made me reevalute the whole film, so will rewatch over weekend for more even handed take on it.

[Dave Boy]

The Mummy's Hand (1940)

First of Universal's Kharis Mummy films. Tom Tyler looks great in the title role, shame he did not continue the role after this one. Good cast, great make-up and impressive sets make this the best of the series for me.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by anythinggoes78

Ive had Feast lurking in my Blu Ray Collection for a while now, never gotten around to watching it, until last night, now i've heard good thinks about this film, its rated 6.4 on IMDB so i thought ah well it should be a good film, seems my opinion of a good film is rather different, just could not get into it, struggled with the fast editing just could not make anything out when the action kicked in, didnt like the name card flash ups, thought the wrong people died at the wrong times, so for me maybe a 4.5/10 for the special effects achieved on such a low budget.

To me that's why it's so good. The fact that people you think will survive often don't. It's unpredictability made it refreshing.

I really wouldn't bother with the sequels. I love them but they up everything including the daftness.

[PaulD]

Will do a proper write-up of recently viewed films when I have the time. Last night I watched...

PUPPET MASTER


zzzzzzzzzzzz....sorry VHS-nostalgia fans but it's a tedious turkey of a movie

[Rik]

Originally Posted by PaulD

Will do a proper write-up of recently viewed films when I have the time. Last night I watched...

PUPPET MASTER


zzzzzzzzzzzz....sorry VHS-nostalgia fans but it's a tedious turkey of a movie

Completely agree, same goes for any of the Charles Bland films I've seen (sorry Stephen )

[Make Them Die Slowly]

DARK SKIES. At it's core this is no different to the slew of recent well made ghost films but features aliens instead. However this is a much darker film that offers the viewer an interesting look at the collapse of a family struggling in the recent economic crisis. It tackles the strains of unemployment on relationships, physical abuse of children and a critique of the American dream by having the film's dramatic final set during the 4th of July celebrations.