What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Demoncrat]

Nekromantik (1987, Jorge Buttgereit)

First off, this is the best I've seen this look (dvd copy). Secondly, I still can't believe what I'm seeing. Thirdly, the commentary is hysterical, if a bit muffled in places cough. Fourthly, nearly broke the bloody disc trying to get it out of the packaging, tis a lovely thing Arrow, but I is left handed cough. With this, and the news that the sequel is getting reissued, tis a good time to be a gorehound imho!!!

Killer Elite (2011, Gary McKendry). Twas on 5*. Must get this to bolster my Stafam collection methinks!!

[Vampix]

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly

The little MTDSs love Tommy Boy and Beverley Hills Ninja, we've not seen Black Sheep, is it child friendly?

I'd say so yeah.

[Make Them Die Slowly]

Originally Posted by Vampix

I'd say so yeah.

Cheers.

[Make Them Die Slowly]

GOAL OF THE DEAD. Excellent French spin on Shaun of the Dead which carries real warmth and empathy for it's characters. Worth a punt.

[Dave Boy]

ONIBABA (1964)

Based on Buddist fables, the film centres around two women, an older woman and her daughter in law in medieval Japan who kill and rob passing soldiers in the long high grasses where they live. Hoping to stop her daughter in law from seeing a returned deserter who lives in a nearby hut, the old woman puts on a demon mask that she takes from a soldier she has killed in the hopes of scaring her daughter in law into not seeing the man......
Full of atmosphere and filmed in black and white, the scenes in the long susuki grass and with the demoness appearing in the darkness are fantastic.
An uneasy sense of isolation runs through the film as the only location of the film is the grass and the river and the talk is of supernatural things.....

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Forbidden World (1982)

Low budget Corman production which rips off Alien. However copious nudity and gloopy gruesomeness is no substitute for suspense of which Forbidden World has none. What it does have is a daft nonsensical script which has it's women characters jump into bed at the drop of a hat with the films hero Colby, or aimlessly wander down corridors attempting to communicate with the creature as if it were a family pet.

Laughable, but still a bit of fun if you're in the right frame of mind.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Forbidden World (1982)

Have you seen Galaxy of Terror, Dem? Another fun Corman cheesy space romp.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

Have you seen Galaxy of Terror, Dem? Another fun Corman cheesy space romp.

No i haven't. I believe Forbidden World is a loose sequel to it.

To be honest i don't fancy paying a tenner for Forbidden World 2...or one, as the case may be.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

No i haven't. I believe Forbidden World is a loose sequel to it.

To be honest i don't fancy paying a tenner for Forbidden World 2...or one, as the case may be.

Very loose.

I do prefer Galaxy of Terror to Forbidden World, but I guess a tenner is a little steep!

[R-T-C Tim]

Not for everyone. A small scale, war movie made on a very low budget, it provides a small focus on a limited corner of the war and never tries to overstretch itself.

Filmed in Missouri using historical re-enactors it does have a realistic feel.

Unfortunately the UK release seems to be an NTSC > PAL transfer and is rather poor. There are two audio commentaries which seems a little excessive, a neat interview might have been better.

Full review Rhineland.