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Guy Carrell is convinced his father was buried alive so much so that it has become an obsession that is ruling his life and ripping his marriage apart.

On their marriage night Guy has an episode that will be only one of many and he cancels the newlyweds honeymoon plans and instead he dedicates all his time to building is own crypt equip with many way he can get out if his biggest fear becomes reality and he is buried alive. Emily fed up of feeling like a widow before her husband has even died makes Guy choose between her or the crypt and his obsession with death.

Shot with plenty of atmosphere between the beautiful old house and the foggy marsh lands around the estate exclusively at night it really sets up the tone. There is a fantastic use of colour here from the furnishings of the house the blood red candles to the lavish colours of Emilys dresses every colour so striking and beautifully used.

I used to always have nightmare growing up of being buried alive so this film had some unnerving moments for me. Great acting great atmosphere and a great story a wonderful film.

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A young honeymooning couple are stranded when their automobile runs out of petrol. While Gerald heads to the nearest town to look for fuel his lovely wife Marianne is left alone to fend for herself but little does she know she is under the watchful eye of Dr Ravna from his estate on the hill. The couple finally find refuge from the worsening weather in a local hotel but the hotel has no guests and never does apart from Professor Zimmer who only seems to frequent the bar. A letter arrives at the hotel inviting the couple to Ravnas house for dinner but as soon as they arrived there is a feeling something is strange the couple feel completely entranced by Ravna and his family especially Marianne to the piano playing of Dr Ravnas son Carl. As friendly as the Ravna family are to the couple it appears that Marianne is the one that they are most drawn to. What is their plan for her?

Kiss Of The Vampire is yet again another film of the time shot beautifully with beautiful forests and amazing colours that pop off the screen to the creepy masks worn at the ball. Every scene is a wash with style and atmosphere from lavish furnishings and the multicoloured lighting that bounces off every surface in every scene it really does look beautiful at times.

Highly recommended.

8/10

She Creature (2001)

Set at the turn of the twentieth century, She Creature is a moody Gothic horror and the first of a series of made for tv films based on AIP creature features of old.

Similar in title only, She Creature is not a remake of the 1956 original but something else entirely. Mainly set aboard a ship where two carnie types (Rufus Sewell and Carla Gugino) are taking their newly acquired (Stolen) mermaid on a voyage from Ireland to America. Only for Gugino to become infatuated by the creature culminating in all hell breaking loose.

On the whole this doesn't feel like a tv movie as such. Production values are good as is the cinematography and the creature effects courtesy of Stan Winston are excellent. There's blood and boobs galore and some decent shocks too as well as notable turns from Sewell and the lovely Gugino.

As far as 21st century takes on classic Gothic horror go this is definitely up there.

The beast from 20.000 Fathoms.. 1953.

After testing a nuclear test in the Artic, a frozen dinosaur thaws out and goes on a little terrorising spree on Manhatten Island.

50s monster movie at its best, using non stop motion by Ray Harryhausen (Clash of the titans) and cinematography by Jack Russell (Psycho). There is some good acting from Paul Hubschmid, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway and Lee Van Cleef as a expert marksman. Admittedly with the film nowadays there is some noticeable flaws but they can be bypassed and still be enjoyed. 7 out of 10.

The Mule (2018)

Clint Eastwood directs, produces and more importantly stars in this true story of a former army veteran who in his later years (80's) starts running drugs for the Mexican cartel.

Largely action free but thoroughly engaging and at times gripping in it's unpredictability, Eastwood is a joy to behold and backed up by a superb ensemble support cast of Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Peña, Dianne Wiest, and Andy GarcÃ*a.

The film is as much about family reconciliation, especially during the second half, as it is about drug running but in a way that actually adds to the dramatic narrative and the ending although downbeat is actually quite charming and in a way uplifting.

It felt a privilege to watch The Mule and see Eastwood in front of the camera and in fine form again. I would say for probably the last time, but i said that about Gran Torino in 2008 and then Trouble with the Curve in 2012, so who is to say he won't surprise us again?

Big backlog of unreviewed, so here are some sentences;

MAUSOLEUM – Eighties time capsule about someone’s show-room suburban existence being violently disrupted by a family curse and a decent flow of period effects work (which includes demon-face breasts at one point). Second viewing after a few years, and I have to say I had a lot more fun with it this time.

GRAVE ROBBERS – Groping for a descriptor and all I can come up with is ‘oddball’. It’s about a small-town necrophilia ring operating out of an evil family’s mortuary and walks a wavering line between horror and surreal black comedy. Possibly the makers had in mind an audience made up of fans of fare such as ‘The Deathwish Club’ ie its quite ‘niche’.

THE UNNAMABLE – What has this to do with Lovecraft (or Beckett, for that matter)? It’s surely the living essence of eighties teen horror with its haunted houseful of ‘Miskatonic U’ studes being mercilessly slashed by a cloven-hooved banshee demon thing. Found it as dull as I remembered it from VHS days, though time has furnished it with the undeserved glimmer of curdled nostalgia.

SILENT RAGE – This one’s got Chuck Norris losing it around a scientifically reanimated undead maniac. It’s nothing more than a lightweight slasher retread, but it’s a pretty joyous one. Even though it skimps on truly lurid content, it manages to distill something about eighties trash a la the more screwball likes of ‘Nightmare At Noon’.

THE CASE OF THE BLOODY IRIS – I don’t really like gialli, but this one’s OK. It’s got the usual plodding investigative aspect, but there’s a sleazy vibe and an array of bad-taste red herrings such as a burns victim who must be evil cos he’s ugly. Apart from that, I can’t remember much about it. Sorry!

SCARED STIFF – Was expecting it to be a bit of a yawn, but I persisted, always willing to make room for forgotten eighties junk I haven’t seen. I thought it was pretty good actually, a faintly cheesy slow burn with requisite period aspects (rock video heroin, Native American supernature) until it pulled the rug with a crazy fx blow-out at the end. Enjoyed.

KOLOBOS – Mmm, a film I’d seen two or three times over the years but didn’t have much recall of beyond a sense of “pretty good, a bit weird, Italian lighting, surprisingly gory�. Whilst that summation applies, I found myself losing patience with it this time around. The interesting aspects ultimately struggle against a flagging pace and a lack of real atmosphere.

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT – That notorious divider of opinion, Lars Von Trier, has gifted us a slasher movie. Not really, but he does use the figure of the serial killer as a vessel for a grim meditation on the relationships between aesthetics, desire and violence. Most of this is Matt Dillon in dialogue, but the film doesn’t flinch from exploitative gore. I didn’t get into it until the last hour (it’s long), but from that point it worked for me. Prefer the likes of ‘Melancholia’ and ‘Antichrist’ in terms of his recent stuff, though.

Some choice cuts there, Frankie.

I really enjoyed Grave Robbers. One of my highlights of the year thus far...

It's one I'll go back to. Don't really feel I squeezed enough juice out of it on first viewing, so to speak... all the elements were there, but I couldn't quite dig it as a whole. It's a quirky one, for sure.

I watched this at the end of March (Just checked) and quite liked it, but now two and a bit months later i can't remember a damned thing about it. That really can't work in it's favour.

A film which was genuinely instantly forgettable.

Weird how some flicks are indelible and others vanish without leaving the merest imprint. Even more so with Kolobos, a film I've watched numerous times almost just to find out what actually happened in it. It shouldn't be so forgettable, after all - it sort-of pioneered the whole reality TV approach of some flicks later in the noughties, and not many American films of its era were referencing Euro horror stylistics. But it kind of floats about and doesn't do much until the gore hits.

Chinatown 1974.

A private investigator who specialise in cheating spouses is drawn into something darker and tries to delve into the mystery involving a company executive.

Set in 1937 from the start it has the feel of a film noir tough detective story to it. Jack Nicholson plays investigator Gittes, hired to follow company exec Mulwray. Faye Dunaway plays the leading femme fatale. Roman Polanski directs and has a cameo in this film(man with the knife), there is a lot of tense and suspenseful moments with a good background score by Jerry Goldsmith. Fans are of the film noir genre will enjoy this classical movie. 9out of 10.

Just watched all 3 maze runners, what started of as a reasonable enjoyable 2 hrs about a government test playing with people lives, And 2 sequels that ended up as a usual Hollywood futuristic shit fest that become ridiculously over the top bore yarn, like vast majority of Hollywood films concept starts of well but then just becomes a film that ends up as a soulless Micheal bay style film that concentrates more of crash bang wallop battle with the good guys trying to bring down the government and their experiments. First one was pretty decent, next 2 where type that was dribble that you probably won't visit again.

Loooooooove Chinatown :clap:

First time actually watched it and was brilliant

Not done my recent watched films in a while so here goes.

The Evil Cult - 3/10

Utter pish Jet Li film. Once Upon a time in China sort of brought back the period martial arts films but then most of them were utter garbage. This also has the most confusing plot ever, with fu*k knows about 45 characters introduced in the first 10 minutes. Once again Jet does fu*k all but zip about on a wire.


The Raid - 8/10

Somehow missed this when it came out even though every cu*t raved about it. It really is a breath of martial arts fresh air plus its just pure enjoyable violence lol


The Raid 2 - 7/10

No as good as the first and a bit more gangster genre-y but still decent with Rama continuing to batter the fu*k out of folk.


Rumble in the Bronx - 8/10

Brilliant 90s JC that has some genius unintentionally funny bits about. The wee guy that played Danny should have got an award for the shitest acting ever produced, although love the scene where he's essentially pimpin' out his hot sister to Jackie "she's 21 and she's pretty" Although to be fair he puts in a crackin' performance of playing an old Sega Game Gear that doesn't have a game in it through out the entire film. The choreography when Jackie goes to confront the gang in their den is prime Jackie stuff. Also love how like most JC films all the gang members clearly co-ordinate their clothing each day so that none are wearing the same over the top bright as fu*k primary colours.


New Fist of Fury - 4/10

Shite early Jackie film by Lo Wei, who makes you realise his success with Bruce Lee was very much down to luck and Bruce Lee. A really ugly, dull looking film as well. Jackie also looks weird with his pre op eyes and wee shitey moustache.


The Magnificent Bodyguards - 5/10

Average early JC film, lots of walking broken up with some fighting. Decent sequence in a shaolin type temple.


Duel to the Death - 7/10

Classic wuxia film with Norman Chu who's superb in it. Kinda like what all those crappy Jet Li ones wish they were like.


The Defiant Ones - 8/10

2nd great Sidney Poitier film I've watched, going to get a few more. Sidney and Tony Curtis top of their game here. Some brilliant set pieces especially the bit where they are caked in mud trying to get out the hole.


Ace Ventura Pete Detective - 5/10

First I've seen this since I was wee and it doesn't hold up well. Jim Carrey is just annoying as fu*k. Cannibal Corpse scene's as great as ever.


American History X - 9/10

Must have seen this about 30 times, used to be one that was watched when it was on Sky all the time. My favourite anti racism film if you like, although Ed does make a few good points when he's arguing with Elliot Gould at the dinner table. Fairuza Balk is still weird looking and Ed could definitely have found a nicer nazi bird.


Night of the Generals - 7/10

Quality WW2 film with all the stiff upper lip Brits playing nazis. Omar Sharif is the stand out in it, followed by wee Donald Pleasance who never disappoints.

The Battery (2012)

If you fancy a zombie film where the two main protagonists sit in a car surrounded by the shambling dead for the final forty minutes then The Battery will be right up your street.

Dracula II: Ascension (2003)

Patrick Lussier's sequel to his own fairly decent Dracula 2000 is horrendous. It involves some student scientists who have the corpse of Dracula restrained in an old... can't remember what. As dull as The Battery was, this was even worse. Jason Scott Lee and Roy Scheider, the films two 'names' were utterly wasted in this drivel.

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You keep mentioning cars a lot...are you auditioning for Top Gear or something....do they have a tape player, cd player or mp3 player (you'll need to google what an mp3 is obviously)…????

I'm just happy you read my posts. Makes it all worthwhile. :nod:

Puppet Master (1989)

William Hickey stars as an inventor who creates a bunch of psychotic dolls which go on a killing spree.

Still it's not as bad as burning down the family Christmas tree with your cigar is it, Bill?

Zeder (aka Revenge Of The Dead) 1983.

A journalist buys a used typewriter and finds some of the text on the ribbon. He pieces a story if a scientist who discovered some land have the power to revive the dead and scientists are exploring the theory.

This was a interesting flick, it is more like supernatural film with a hint of Zombie mentioned, there is a lot of atmosphere and suspense blended in. The film can seem to be a slow pace but entertaining. Gabriele Lavia (Inferno and Proffondo Rosso) plays the lead character Stefano pretty well apart from a bit of bad dubbing, Pupi Avati decided to go with atmosphere than gore, sometimes it never works but does for this. Worth checking it out 7-8 out of 10.

The Lift 1983.

In a high rise building a lift develops a mind of its own and starts killing those in the lift or close to it. A engineer and journalist team up to figure out how to stop the killing.

From Dutch filmmaker Dick Maas (Amsterdamned and Sint) comes his first full length horror film feature. As cheesy as the title and plot sounds this was decent enough film. To say I was on the edge of seat and nail biting I wasn't but does have some good tense moments and eerie background score composed by Maas himself. Huub Stapel and Willeke Van Ammelrooy play the unlikely duo trying to figure out what's happening while the body count goes up. 7 out of 10.

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PERILS OF NYOKA (1942)
REPUBLIC SERIAL 15 Chapters

Nyoka searches of the Lost Tablets of Hippocrates, which will give the secret of curing diseases and also a rich treasure. Also after the tablets is evil Vultura and her henchmen..

A sequel of sorts to the 1941 serial Jungle Girl.
Another good serial with some great cliffhangers usually involving Nyoka.
Future Lone Ranger Clayton Moore is on hand to help Nyoka out.

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For me, Vultura (Lorna Gray) steals the show here. Vultura, not afraid to get her hands dirty by fighting Nyoka (Kay Aldridge) travels around in a chariot with her loyal pet gorilla at her side.

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Horror Express

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I can't believe that I'd never seen this one before! I could tell as soon as it started it was a classic and I should have been ashamed of myself :D
One of the main things that surprised me was how gruesome it was, not in a particularly violent way, but lots of eye trauma :lol:

Great stuff, Arrow's BD looks fantastic, I think I'm going to watch it again tonight with the Jones and Newman comm track. Disappointed by the lack of booklet!

Bad Boys(1983)

sean penn stars as mick o Brian a chicago punk who accidently kills the younger brother of a gangster called paco(Esai morales) after a heist goes wrong. and ends up in a young offenders prison where he has to face off with the top dogs Tweedy and Viking. and things go from bad to worse when paco rapes his girlfriend JC(Ally Sheedy) and ends up in the same jail to kill Sean Penn.

directed by Rick Rosenthal who did Halloween 2, this is a top notch and brutal prison drama with brilliant acting from Penn and the rest of the cast who are so believable.
With even a bit of comedy provided as well from a nerdy jewish chap who is Sean Penns cell mate and has has a great ability for making exploding radios using fertilizer. :lol:

Excellent stuff indeed. with a great sequence too involving Penn taking out the top dogs using a pillow case full of Coke cans. And not to mention the explosive climax. 81 out of 100.

That's exactly how I felt about the last James Bond film, 'Spectre' (except for the great Day of the Dead festival and helicopter opening). I had to rewatch it several weeks later to remind myself all about it - imo Spectre is the most forgettable 007 film out of the lot. :)

I remember the first time i saw it i was still at school and it was the talk of the playground the next day.

Personally, i think it's a tad over-rated these days. Everyone seems to call it a classic because that's what you do. Just below that for me, and Telly Savalas comes perilously close to de-railing it (pun intended!) IMO.

Its great that new generations of folk are discovery vintage films, but along with it comes the internet ranking phenomena. A previous beneficiary being Blood on Satan's Claw - another good film that it seems is against the law today to not think of it as a classic film.

Both good films, mind and not commenting on your views - just something i've been thinking for a while.

I agree but i don't think it's the most forgettable Bond. That honour goes to Quantum of Solace.

A triple bill last night that took me in to the early hours of this morning..

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I honestly can't remember what happens in QoS at all! At least Spectre I can remember the main plots and sequences :D

Quantum of Solace was mainly destroyed by the nutjob who did the editing.

As for the most forgettable Bond film - On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Moonraker, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day and Spectre are all mediocre.

Aside from Spectre, i love all those. :lol:

I agree with that. It's like some kinda weird failed experiment to make it resemble the Paul Greengrass Jason Bourne films. Not sure what they were thinking? Luckily it was just a one-off.

Me too :lol: and I enjoy Spectre I just don't love it. OHMSS is one of the best :lol:

I know we're supposed to hate Moonraker but I actually rather like it. :lol:

Yeah, I especially like the highly convincing bobsleigh part, the quick pace of the script, and Lazenby's charismatic performance.

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Seriously, the only good things about On Her Majesty's Secret Service are the brilliant theme song and the fact that it was Lazenby's only film as James Bond.

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Forgetting The Return Of The Man From UNCLE ;)

Next! :lol:

Hands of Steel 1986.

A industrialist creates a Cyborg called Paco, orders it to kill a ecological faction leader. After questioning his orders Paco flees to Arizona to stand his ground at being hunted.


Like any other Italian film it has everything you want, action, apocalyptic world, some comedy, some bad dubbing and George Eastman. Daniel Greene plays cyborg Paco, even though it's been inspired by The Terminator film don't expect to see great special effects. John Saxon plays the industrialist Francis Turner, who somehow created Paco and not very clear how he got his wealth (unless I missed something). Italian star George Eastman plays arm wrestler trucker who seems to enjoy picking fights and Claudio Cassinelli plays Turner's hitman. Sadly Cassinelli was killed during the making of this film in a helicopter crash. 6 out of 10.

Pet Semetary (2019)

Sometimes unremade is betterer.

The Car: Road To Revenge

This ...mishmash of [B]The Wraith & Christine is another avoider.
Jamie Bamber. If that hasn't put you off, I cannot be held responsible :laugh:.
Tis quite violent for all that.