What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[keirarts]

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Village of 8 gravestones.

An airport worker discovers he's the heir to a family fortune so heads out to a remote village and begins to discover his roots. He soon discovers there is more than a few skeletons in the family closet and a horrible curse on the fortune.

This is a very classy 2 1/2 hour epic ghost story cum murder mystery with a decent budget behind it. Perhaps a little too classy if you're more a fan of the exploitation end of Japanese cinema this is a great film however and worth a watch.

This chinese bootleg seems to be the only way to get the film. The quality is decent but the subtitling is ropey in places. Really needs some sort of official western release!

[trebor8273]

curse of Frankenstein 9.5/10

a classic noting else needs to be said

revenge of Frankenstein

sequel to curse while not as good, still a great film with good acting and script. 8.5/10

the raven

very little to do with the poem, but still a great movie thanks to Richard mathesons script and the acting of Karloff, Price and Lorrie. we also have a early role for a young Jack Nicholson . 8.5/10

master of the world

adaptation of the Jules Verne novel, we have Vincent Price and a young Charles Bronson in a enjoyable little film but really is just 20000 leagues under the sea in the air instead of the water. 7.5/10

now watching trick or treat which I've not seen before

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Banshee Chapter (2013)

Hunter S Thompson meets HP Lovecraft, Banshee Chapter is as good and different as anything i've seen in recent times.

Ted Levine plays a burnt out counterculture novelist mixed up in his past with secret government experimental drugs harvested from human brains. The film boasts minimal gore but at times it borders on unsettling due to it's unique shadowy ink black atmosphere and some marvelous edge of your seat jump scares.

Based on true events which the US govt has since apologized for, the film has a straightforward story line that's never cliched or obvious in it's storytelling. The film is beautifully acted by Katia Winter as an investigative journalist, and the outstanding Ted Levine, who both give compelling performances under the direction of first timer Blair Erickson who surely will go far in the genre.

Highly recommended.

Noted.

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by gag

Ive tried several times to watch the film but for first half hour the way the camera angle keeps moving around gives me a bit of a headache .

Try drinking a bottle of Port whilst watching. First time for both, haven't watched it since. Great ST etc.

[Make Them Die Slowly]

SUPERBAD. My favourite teen comedy in recent years, full of compassion and offence.

THE BABYSITTER. Basically, "Adventures in Babysitting" with knob jokes.

GOON. Violent ice hockey comedy that has a rather sweet love story at it's heart. Alison Pill has a very cute nose in it and in general.

STRAW DOGS(remake)...it's okay but would have worked better if it had a different title and came across as a rip off rather than a remake of a classic.

SAVAGE LAGOON. F*ck awful, romantic fairy tale bollocks with a fantastic title.

THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM. Great entry level fantasy martial arts film for kids.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly

THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM. Great entry level fantasy martial arts film for kids.

I just ordered this and a few more recent Chan films after seeing a bit of it on tv last night.

[demonknight]

The Stuff - 1985

A viewing experience that I did not enjoy. The Calum directed 'making of' documentary was way more interesting. A decent enough transfer courtesy of Arrow. Poor movie backed up by a good documentary.

[Gold6082]

^^^ I am not a fan of the stuf either tbh nor Motel Hell although as said Arrow does put full love into it's packages no doubt about that.


Wolf Creek 2.

HD download (Amazon.com) wow. One of the very rare occasions the sequel is better than the original (Imo) John Jarratt is a scary Bastard no doubt about that he plays the psycho concerningly well.Not a dull moment a non stop action ride. There is no way (I doubt) this is getting through the BBFC uncut so I have pre ordered my "unrated" blu copy from the USA best film I have seen in ages. 10/10

Red sands.

Picked up Cheap on Marketplace for just 0.09p as it was about a DJinn and I love the wishmaster films. However I was very disapointed it was slow boring and a major let down I almost fell asleep. 2/10


The Sender 1982.

I really Enjoyed this not seen it before,Ok maybe not the most gruesome or original idea (scanners,Psychic Killer and so on) but a very enjoyable film. 7/10

Cube Zero

Revisited this first time in years,still enjoy it better than Cube 2 for sure. 7/10

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Gold6082

Red sands.

Picked up Cheap on Marketplace for just 0.09p as it was about a DJinn and I love the wishmaster films. However I was very disapointed it was slow boring and a major let down I almost fell asleep. 2/10

Is that the army squad in Iraq? Absolutely terrible.

[Gold6082]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Is that the army squad in Iraq? Absolutely terrible.

Yep that's the one