What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[DaveJ.W]

Female Convict Scorpion Jailhouse 41 (1972)

**** out of ****

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by DryJack

Watched "When the wind blows". An animation about an elderly couple (Jim and Hilda) during the build up to a nuclear attack. Jim follows the instructions in his Protect and Survive leaflet to the letter, fully believing it will keep him and his wife safe. Even after the attack he consults his leaflet and expects help to arrive from the government (which, of course, never happens). I first watched it back in the Eighties when it had more relevance but I really enjoyed rewatching it. The animation, although dated, still has a certain charm and the movie is both funny and tragic.

Unless I'm mistaken, the soundtrack to this was by Roger Waters, of Pink Floyd fame

[wongfeihung62]

GODZILLA VS MECHAGODZILLA - 70's Kaiju fun with everyone's favourite atomic lizard. Some hilarious dialogue and a new monster (King Caesar), who looks like the bastard lovechild of a lion and a mongrel. Throw in Anguilas, spacemen and you have an enjoyable 90 mins of rubber-suited fun.
The Godzilla suit looks pretty funky, but I prefer the later versions where he is a lot meaner looking.

[sawyer6]

Watched Erik The Viking for the first time and found it enjoyble,then watched Dragon Inn,good action scenes and a cool climax scene with Donnie Yen(as an eunuch),followed by The Duel with Andy Lau and Ekin Cheng

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Crimson Blade

Decided to give Dario Argento's Phantom of The Opera another go yesterday, and yes, it's still as bad as i remember.
Hard to believe that this is the same guy who once directed the stunning Suspiria and Deep Red.
So sad.

I couldn't believe how bad Phantom of the Opera was. It's partly down to a seeming lack of ambition and flair from Argento and partly down to Julian Sands, who can just about ruin every film in which he appears!

Yesterday I watched Punishment Park which is a remarkable movie and then watched it again with the commentary which, although a little dry, provides a great analysis of the film's construction and background information about the period in which it was made.

[sawyer6]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

I couldn't believe how bad Phantom of the Opera was. It's partly down to a seeming lack of ambition and flair from Argento and partly down to Julian Sands, who can just about ruin every film in which he appears!

Yesterday I watched Punishment Park which is a remarkable movie and then watched it again with the commentary which, although a little dry, provides a great analysis of the film's construction and background information about the period in which it was made.

Punishment Park is a great film heavily attacked when it was released!

[Gojirosan]

I really like Julian Sands, though sometimes I am not sure why...

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by sawyer6

Punishment Park is a great film heavily attacked when it was released!

It was seen as unpatriotic, pro-Communist and supporting those segments of society which were 'causing trouble', the new 'youth' which was perceived as a threat to the all-American nuclear family and the establishment.

I was amazed at just how relevant it is, with Guantánamo Bay and 'extraordinary rendition' part of the norm in the still ongoing War on Terror.

[nekromantik]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

It was seen as unpatriotic, pro-Communist and supporting those segments of society which were 'causing trouble', the new 'youth' which was perceived as a threat to the all-American nuclear family and the establishment.

I was amazed at just how relevant it is, with Guantánamo Bay and 'extraordinary rendition' part of the norm in the still ongoing War on Terror.

I have yet to see PP but I watched Van Sant's new flick last night and posted my thoughts on the last page. Suggest you check it out if your a Van Sant fan.

[DryJack]

Originally Posted by suziginajackson

Unless I'm mistaken, the soundtrack to this was by Roger Waters, of Pink Floyd fame

Indeed it was and David Bowie does the opening song