What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Metallicbomb]

Originally Posted by Paul@Lovelockandload

Oh yeah, it's lovely. Tiny little place that's not got the faintest whiff of them doing it to make a colossal amount of money. We've been there on numerous occasions - it's very small but they've got a nice selection of well looked-after animals that include cheetahs, tigers, lions, monkeys, meerkats and the like. Nothing too big but the enclosures are nice and the animals look happy and at ease.

Here's the website.

Have they added giraffes like it said at the end of the film?

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by suziginajackson

The girl who plays the barmaid in the club is Calico Cooper - the daughter of Alice

She has appeared on tour with her father, usually playing a victim!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNZhIikQUnY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVPFpvQWbKU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcahFJpkD6g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBAlEo_Pm8Y

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

How many daughters does he have? I thought one played the nurse.

Yes. Calico is the Nurse in the film of 'The Ballad of Dwight Frye' from the 'Brutally Live' tour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVPFpvQWbKU

In addition to her (b.1981), Alice has a son Dash (b. 1985), who plays in a band called Co-Op (formerly known as Runaway Phoenix); and another daughter Sonora Rose (b. 1992).

[Paul@TheOverlook]

Originally Posted by Metallicbomb

Have they added giraffes like it said at the end of the film?

They hadn't the last time I went there but that was almost a year ago now.

[Mojo]

Night Of The Devils

Excellent Eurohorror flick from the early 70s, with great atmosphere and excellent special effects.

Obviously it's much easier said than done ( rights issues, financial viability etc ) but it's fantastic to see something like this pop up on Blu-ray that hasn't seen the light of day before. Are you listening, Shameless?...

Highly recommended.

[Delirium]

Originally Posted by nekromantik

Saw The Conjuring today and wow did it live up to my hype!
I been going on about this non stop since October last year as even the story that announced it made me excited. Im a big Wan fan so this was a deffo watch for me but it went beyond that once I heard about the positive test screening last year!

Just like typical Wan, the cinematography is breathtaking, the acting from Vera, Patrick and the kids is great! There is a constant feeling of dread and atmosphere created in this flick and best of all no cheap jump scares!

My movie of the year so far and by far best horror in YEARS!

9/10

I had completely the opposite reaction. I wasn't going to go because I find Wan a banal filmmaker who simply regurgitates every tired horror movie trope, every single film. I should have trusted my judgement.

Personally I'm tired of being force-fed these lazy, sterile, studio product ghost stories that are being churned out at the moment. They're like the Mcdonalds of horror movies and they're simply not scary.

I personally expect better than this naff check-list of clichés, but clearly people are lapping it up.

[Delirium]

The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh

Really enjoyed this low key little chiller. Writer/director Rodrigo Gudiño is the founder of Rue Morgue magazine and this is his first full length feature, and a rather nifty little feature it is too. Vanessa Redgrave is the biggest name here, but it's no spoiler to say she's really just present in voice over. It's more a one man show as the recently deceased Rosalind Leigh's estranged son returns home after inheriting her house. She was a devout Christian, her home full of religious iconography and paraphernalia; he is without faith, and as the story unfolds we learn of their relationship.

There's a little bit of House of the Devil as the lead explores Leigh's fabulous house and it's a credit to both the lead actor and director that our attention is held throughout. Sure there's a couple of conventional horror movie tropes, but these are used sparingly (and thus more effectively) and there's a deep pathos to the story, as well as a few nice surprises.

It's no masterpiece, but it's one of those subtle little gems you often find relegated direct to video.

[nekromantik]

Originally Posted by Delirium

I had completely the opposite reaction. I wasn't going to go because I find Wan a banal filmmaker who simply regurgitates every tired horror movie trope, every single film. I should have trusted my judgement.

Personally I'm tired of being force-fed these lazy, sterile, studio product ghost stories that are being churned out at the moment. They're like the Mcdonalds of horror movies and they're simply not scary.

I personally expect better than this naff check-list of clichés, but clearly people are lapping it up.

Yes it did not have anything that's not been done before but it was a well made and executed flick.

I hate recent remake after remake.

Each to their own.

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[Delirium]

Originally Posted by nekromantik

Yes it did not have anything that's not been done before but it was a well made and executed flick.

I hate recent remake after remake.

Each to their own.

The problem is The Conjuring was more remake than some remakes I've seen.

[keirarts]

RED 2.

Easily as fun as the first and a great afternoons entertainment. Witty banter and lots of action with a fairly light-weight plot as an excuse to make a film about relationships like it's predecessor RED 2 is a a lot of silly fun. Anthony Hopkins gets fee reign to overact and chews the scenery up marvelously.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by keirarts

RED 2.

Easily as fun as the first and a great afternoons entertainment. Witty banter and lots of action with a fairly light-weight plot as an excuse to make a film about relationships like it's predecessor RED 2 is a a lot of silly fun. Anthony Hopkins gets fee reign to overact and chews the scenery up marvelously.

Thats good to know. I look forward to seeing it.