@Dave - Is Murder by the Clock available on dvd?

^ There is no official release Dem. The only way you can get it is a copy from an ebay seller but it is well worth it.

Cheers, Dave.

You inadvertently reminded me of The Shuttered Room so i just ordered that along with It on a double feature from WOWHD.

WOWHD seem to have reduced their dvd prices a bit which is good.

Day of the Dead (1985)

George A Romero's third zombie film in which the ghouls now outnumber humans by 40,000 to 1 adds interesting new concepts to the formula.

The main one being that one zombie, affectionately known as Bub, has developed rudimentary forms of human behaviour and understanding - a concept that is taken even further in belated follow up film Land of the Dead (2005) - it's this breakthrough work that fuels the bulk of the film which is set in an underground Florida missile silo as the small group of scientists leading the exploration frequently come into conflict with the just as small band of hot headed military types assigned to protect them but are more interested in blowing the ghouls away than training them in human life skills.

In truth the plot is fairly slight but is bulked out by a nightmarish framing device and an eye in the sky exploration of local Everglade towns and is driven along by very strong performances by all involved, in particular Lori Cardille's all action doctor and Joe Pilato's manic and unhinged Captain Rhodes.

Where Day of the Dead ups the ante from previous Romero zombie movies is in Tom Savini's gut wrenching (literally) gore FX. They are truly stomach churning with outstanding sequences of flesh munching, ripping and disemboweling.

Following on from the campy romp that was 1978's Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead is a deadly serious shocker. The majority of characters are flawed at best or extremely unlikable in the main giving the film an air of cheerless sombreness and although we finish on a happy ending the overall tone is as grim and unforgiving as hell itself.

The Sea Wolves. Allied ships are being sunk by German U-boats with unerringly accurate data on their position. When attempts to infiltrate the spy ring fail, the decision is made to destroy the German ship transmitting the info - but it's situated in neutral territory, so a group of retired old wardogs are unofficially conscripted to take on the dangerous task. There's a great cast in this early 80s WWII adventure including Roger Moore, Gregory Peck, David Niven, Patrick Macnee and host of recognisable British character actors, but it never really takes flight to become more than average, mainly thanks to glacial pacing.

Vice (2018) ★★★½

Although I'm not a big fan of Adam McKay's work with Will Ferrell (Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Step Brothers, The Other Guys), I was very impressed by The Big Short so eagerly anticipated watching Vice, a film which sees him reunited with Christian Bale and Steve Carell.

The film is ambitious, spanning several decades in American politics (approximately 1963 to 2001) and begins with Dick Cheney and other people in the White House responding to the September 11, 2001 attacks before moving to 1963 Wyoming where an alcoholic Cheney faces life changing decisions..

Following his movements in political circles through the 1960s to the 1990s where he assesses the role of vice president and agrees to be George W. Bush's running mate in the 2000 election. The film is a scurrilous of a controversial and significant figure in modern US political history.

The film uses a variety of different storytelling devices, but the most common is to see events through the eyes of Kurt, and his fictitious, though believable, experiences in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, showing how Cheney played a critical role in them.

I studied the US politics of this era at university so had no problems keeping up with events; I've no idea whether this would be as accessible for someone with (at best) a passing interest in US political matters.

Christian Bale's central performance is remarkable, he inhabits the role of Dick Cheney so convincingly there were occasions where I had to do a double take because I thought I was watching the stock footage. The same can be said for Steve Carell's portrayal of Donald Rumsfeld, Sam Rockwell as George W. Bush and Colin Powell, as played by Tyler Perry. Although there is not the same physical resemblance, Amy Adams is tremendous as Lynne Cheney.

It's a very energetic and lively film, one which makes Cheney's political machinations and geopolitical events interesting and approachable, never becoming bogged down in detail and the minutiae of policy decisions. It's a film with a scattershot approach to history, but one which hits more than it misses. I occasionally wished it had narrowed its focus to concentrate on a smaller period to really drill into the relationships between Cheney, Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, Scooter Libby, George Tenet, and Karl Rove.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO3GsRQO0dM

Green Book (2018) ★★★½

When I saw this at the cinema, I thought it was an enjoyable and thought-provoking film, though not one which struck me as one of the best I'd seen that year so I was a little surprised when it won the coveted Best Picture Oscar. However, having thought about it, the parallels to Driving Miss Daisy, another unlikely Best Picture Oscar-winner, are fairly clear to see, so it's appeal to the voters is probably not quite as remarkable as I first thought.

The film's strength is to shine a light on deeply ingrained racial prejudice in the southern states of the US, prejudice that was overt in those southern states to the point where black people were treated as second-class citizens. This is very different to the racism of one of the two main characters, Tony Lip, a man who bins the glasses his black plumbers used and casually refers to them as mulignanes (Italian for eggplant) to family members.

When he is paired with the educated, refined pianist Dr Don Shirley, their cultural clash sees both men being exposed to a culture they barely knew. Because of the arrangement between them, they were spending eight weeks together, so were unable to escape or reduce that exposure, so each man learns about the other, gradually softening and learning the power of understanding and acceptance.

I understand the appeal of the film's central message and, because it is based on a true story and real people, it's easy to understand Tony's shock and distaste for the southern racism whereby someone he is growing to consider a friend is treated appallingly, making him aware of his own prejudices.

Without the powerhouse performances from Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, I don't think the film would have been the critical or commercial success it was, and I was amazed to see the end credits in the cinema and discover it was directed by Peter Farrelly, one half of the team behind Dumb and Dumber, Shallow Hal, and There's Something about Mary. It is a very different film to those he made with his brother, Bobby, and shows he can make very good dramatic films as well as comedies.

Green Book is a film that feels important and one that tells a story which should be received by as many people as possible. Farrelly's deft direction enables this to happen – it's a film which could have been an unadulterated failure – but it is clearly well directed and, with Mortensen and Ali giving extremely good performances, it's a thoughtful, emotionally engaging, and tastefully funny buddy movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkZxoko_HC0

Dolores Claiborne (1995)

Despite there being so much to like about this movie it just never gripped me. At over two hours it felt too long and the story never really engaged me.

I don't suppose it helped that i read the book when it first came out in hardback so i more or less knew how it unfolded but those were the times where i and other Stephen King fans felt his wife did most of the writing for him (Gerald's Game to Rose Madder) giving his stories less of an impact in comparison to what had come prior.

As for the film, well it looks great, the Maine locations (where else) are suitably gloomy, and i can't fault the performances. Kathy Bates is as great as ever and Christopher Plummer also excels as an aging policeman determined to bring Bates to book for a crime she seems to have committed. However Jennifer Jason Leigh, defending her mother, just about steals the film in the final courtroom style showdown.

Leprechaun 1&2.....

1 is really not as good as I remember from the vhs days, however 2 is better! It has a full moon vibe & is loads of fun!

Working my way through the 7 film blu ray set (region A only sadly), solid making ofs & commentaries galore!
Next on to Leprechaun in Vegas!

Batman & Robin (1997) in 4k!

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Well... I enjoyed it :lol:

Oblivion (2013) ★★★½

I was unimpressed with much of Joseph Kosinski's Tron: Legacy, though it's a visually striking film. That aspect of his work is by far the strongest part of Oblivion, which is a beautifully designed and aesthetically stunning film.

The narrative is less impressive, feeling occasionally patchy a little muddled, though these are issues brought about by being overambitious – I'd much rather watch a film which is being overambitious and flawed than oversimplistic and dull – and Tom Cruise gives a very good lead performance. (He's extremely well supported by Andrea Riseborough and Olga Kurylenko.)

I really like by Anthony Gonzalez' and Joseph Trapanese's score as the music perfectly complement the visuals, emphasises the excitement and tempo of the action sequences and subtly underscores the emotional beats.

I think this is the third time I've seen Oblivion and I've always found it enjoyable, interesting, and rewarding. I'll probably watch it again tomorrow with the commentary by Joseph Kosinski and Tom Cruise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx6_JMDFfWI

Belle (2013) ★★★★½

Directed with style and sense of purpose by Amma Asante, and with a terrific breakthrough performance from Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Belle is a film I've now enjoyed on several occasions.

In light of the Black Lives Matter movement and the recent interest in cases such as Gregson v. Gilbert (commonly known as the Zorg case), this was a more intellectually engaging experience than any prior viewing.

If there's one thing British cinema tends to do well, it's costume dramas, and this is no exception to that very loose rule. With great locations, superb costumes and production design, a lush, stirring score, and fine performances from a cast including Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson, Sarah Gadon, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, and Sam Reid, it's a visually sumptuous, compelling, and emotive film.

Although the screenplay may have taken some poetic licence with historical facts, Belle is an engrossing film with a social conscience and an ending which packs an emotional punch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qx90wdRD2I

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Lord Edward Whitman and his family terrorise the local villagers trying to weed out all the witches or what he believe are witches. He actually seems more intent on just torture and humiliation for the amusement of himself and his guests. One night his son and a couple of friends enter a tavern and start to harass a barmaid and once she rejects their advances they turn their attention to another village girl with a basket of shells and feathers accusing her of witchcraft in order to save her life she gives the whereabouts of a witch and her coven who live in the nearby woods. As soon as the magistrate Lord Edward Whitman hears this he wastes no time in gathering his men and going after the witch Una and murdering most of her children but he foolishly lets her live to have to deal with the consequences of her blasphemy against god. Una is nothing taking this lying down and she puts a curse on the Whitman family.

Vincent Price is the standout here as teatrical as ever all his scenes are great from humiliating people and enjoying every second of it then slapping his adult children around and laughing like a maniac afterward and then panic fear and the sudden realisation that all his bad deeds are catching up on him and he no longer holds the power all acted out in such an over the top manner it's fantastic.

I had two issues with the film first i would of liked to have more of the beast Una sends after the family not even to see it more clearly i like the unknown and suspense of it but even just have it involved a bit more in the film keep it in the shadows or whatever but just to feel its presence.

The other thing was the Una situation i mean the magistrate is so ruthless killing and torturing anyone suspected of witchcraft and when he is faced with the root of his problems and even when she tells him you better kill me he just says nah your grand now just leave town and we will say no more about it just seemed pretty stupid to me.

That aside it's a fun film and Pricey is fantastic and that's enough for me.

7/10

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A group of friends on a road trip pick up a hitchhiker and to him one good deed deserves another so he invites them to come stay at his parents camping site which has already closed for the after the holiday season so they will have the place to themselves which sweetens the deal even further. There are two issues with the campsite one is the father is an absolute asshole who hates everyone including his wife and his son the man is anger constantly on the offensive waiting to strike anyone who looks sideways at him and maybe more importantly the site is stalked by an even angrier murderous shaman.

If you're looking for anything original here you will be very disappointed but if your just looking for a bit of fun with a run of the mill camping in the woods slasher then you can do alot worse than this. I really enjoyed it the characters are dumb but i didn't feel like i hated them to the point where i couldn't wait for them to die. The definite stand out is David Hess i always love an angry character in films i find there over the top shouting and mood swings hilarious but you always get that extra feeling that something a little more sinister will happen when dealing with David Hess in any film he always has that look in his eye.

I have to give a mention to the absolutely beautiful setting the woods hills and rivers all look amazing.

7/10

What did you watch Body Count on Nordy, is there a decent uncut release on dvd or blu?

I watched it on Amazon Prime.

Return of the Living Dead. An old gas canister leaks at a military surplus warehouse, reanimating a frozen corpse, but attempts to contain the problem make it ten times worse... and soon the inhabitants of the local graveyard are up and at 'em! This riotous mid 80s cult comedy horror classic is still every as bit as entertaining now as it ever was. Just great fun. All together now....:

"BRAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNSSSSSSSSS"!* :woot::nod:

Ebay uncut £15
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bodycount...sAAOSwEeFU8C0e

Yep i was looking at foreign copies at one point but wasn't sure of P.Q.

According to dvd rewind avoid the uk version, rest are uncut.
https://www.dvdcompare.net/compariso...m.php?fid=3076

Apparently it went over budget, you wouldn't have known it. Love this film

Zombieland: Double Tap

Enjoyable sequel to a film I found to be a tad over-rated. This time Abigail Breslin leaves the group leading the others to go look for her. Some really funny moments especially The Zombie Kill Of The Year scenes.

Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure

Haven't seen this in a while, the story of 2 dumb teens who are saviors of the world, having to go back in time to assist for their History Assignment and bringing back historical figures and placing them in the modern world is still fun.

BTW, this film has the historical attitudes which some audiences might find outdated warning. If it was for the derogatory slur, just cut it out, it was one word, doubt most viewers would have noticed.

The House

Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler end up running a illegal casino in order to pay for their Daughters University Course. Better than I remembered but dragged near the end.

AND NOW THE SCREAMING STARTS Severin Bd
Looked cracking did this so-so Amicus offering.Especially since the last time I watched it was probably on a Vipco vhs!
Good interview with Dennis Meikle on Peter Cushing’s twilight years.

BABY LOVE Network Bd

Dated,overhyped and plodding. :yawn:

Paul.Switch the hoover on.;)

Thats a good release!

Off topic, that seller has Godzilla vs Biollante but it's German dubbed only!

Desperately trying to get a dvd of this with either english language or subs but don't want to pay the mad prices for the mirimax release!
Any help would be most appreciated

I still have mio Italliano uncut betamax-great slasher....one 88 should consider.:nod:

In fact,**** it.
I'm off to watch it now.

Until tomorrow guys and gals.....:wave:

I've just ordered it off the back of the last few comments, i've always wanted to see it since VHS.:cool:

And you can bet your ass somebody's going to release it asap on the British public.

I mean... Phantom of Death... the Washing machine but no release for a Slasher film from Deodato, what's that all about?

Also i don't think anyone has done a U.K Cut and run, what is wrong with people these days??

Plenty of UK companies have done a cut and run. ;)

Like Rolls Royce.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5gFA...rt_radio=1&t=0

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As a weird aside does anyone else get a Cannibal Holocaust vibe from the backbeat of this song??
Cut's in about 1.30 into the song.

Apt Pupil (1998)

Taken from Stephen King's classic 1982 anthology Different Seasons, this is a er' different beast altogether taking in the subject of a teenager's obsession with the Holocaust and his friendship with an old gentlemen living in his town who is hiding out from his past as a Nazi war criminal.

Though not a horror film director Bryan Singer brings a horrific subject to the fore and the subject matter becomes occasionally unsettling viewing, in fact i found some sequences more questionable than i did the whole of Von Trier's The House that Jack Built.

Ian McKellen is superb as the former SS death camp officer but i found fellow lead, Brad Renfro, as the teen to be annoying and this dragged the whole of the film down a level for me.

For some reason i associate this with King's other tale of a boy befriending an old man on the run - Hearts In Atlantis, which i think is a far more satisfying movie altogether.

I have the uncut anchor bay version.

I think i've got a random media book from some random country somewhere.

But that's what i mean if some bodys watching Phantom of death and The washing machine then surely Cut and Bodycount are no brainers.

Piranha II: The Spawning. 1981.

A scuba diving instructor along with her chief of police ex husband and a biochemist try to link the deaths of people on a Caribbean holiday resort that a strain of mutant fish may be responsible.

Took a break from watching Smallville and decided to watch this. We can't blame James Cameron about this even though he is credited as director and this is his first major feature but due to producer Ovidio G. Assonitis looking for a fall guy when it fails. The acting may not be great, the special effects looked cheaply done, maybe poorly scripted but at least we got some partial female nudity, Not the best but still entertaining from the VHS era.

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Bill & Ted Face the Music 4/5

If you can find a way to watch this, do it! It’s like putting on an old comfortable pair of shoes, loved it!

You've probably already read it but I highly recommend the novella that this film was based upon. If you've not it's in the Different Seasons book along with Shawshank and the story Stand by Me was based on, The Body.

Capricorn
 

Capricorn One.(1978)
A marvelous cross between The Parallax View and all those conspiracy theories about the moon landings... Anyone who has watched The Toast of London, where Toast has a run in with an angry Stanley Kubrick,and a lurking Nixon in the background,will never take the conspiracy seriously...
Capricorn One is all ready to be blasted off into space,for the first manned flight to Mars,when it's crew are quickly ushered off the rocket before take off.. Apparently NASA decided to get its life support system from its local poundshop,and then found out it would fail after a couple of weeks,and kill the astronauts...Of course instead of admiting there mistake to the general public,and losing millions of dollars in funding,and the Knock on effect it would have for contractors all making money off of NASA..Of course like most cover ups, especially those done by government agencies, nothing goes to plan,and when the spaceship burns up on re-entry,the astronauts soon realise they are now expendable... With a slight nod to All The President's Men , Elliott Gould plays an investigative television journalist who starts to suspect some things are not quite right after his friend a technician at NASA goes missing and his entire past is erased... With a top-notch cast that includes James Brolin,Brenda Vaccaro,Sam Waterston ,O. J. Simpson and the ever reliable Hal Holbrook... Directed by Peter Hyhams,he mixes some decent action sequences,the helicopters chasing the bi-plane flown by an angry Telly Savalas, being the high light, with a great conspiracy plot that does not stretch the grounds of credibility.. Produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment ,this was a staple of late night television for as long as I can remember... This has also had a decent blu ray upgrade,and looks fine and dandy to these weary old eye's... Just an enjoyable thriller that has tremendous re-watch value....

Planet Of The Apes. 1968.

A astronaut crew slip through a time barrier and crash land on a planet in the future where apes are the leaders and the humans are enslaved.

Both this film and 2001: A Space Odyssey seem to be the year box office films were released and held a audience in captivation, 52 years later and both films have still captivating this generation of film goers with special effects from the start and make up process.

Charlton Heston plays Taylor a survivor of the crew and leader who is treated like a prisoner and test subject to Zira (Kim Hunter) until she realises he can communicate and Cornelius (Roddy McDowell) has his doubts but is slowly warming up to Taylor, Dr. Zaius (Maurice Evans) believes man to be a threat and is seen as a bully but is afraid as well.

The first time i saw this i was amazed by the great acting involved with the actors portraying the apes on how they walked and acted like apes and the make up by John Chambers who was the creative designer and brilliant cinematography Leon Shamroy and excellent background score by Jerry Goldsmith.

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D-Tox (2002)

Director Jim Gillespie is most famous for I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), well, this snow bound Sylvester Stallone starrer is practically I Know What You Did Last Winter.

Whilst there's nothing remotely new here i do find there's quite a bit to enjoy with D-Tox, in which Stallone's cop is sent to a remote rehab centre in a bid to come to terms with alcohol abuse following his wife's murder by a serial killer. The snowy location work is great and actually reminds me of Kubrick's The Shining more than any other movie but that's where the similarities end as D-Tox is a straight down the middle slasher movie with a killer running amok among the patients and staff at the former military base now police rehab hospital.

Aside from Stallone the movie has a pretty good cast for this sort of thing including Kris Kristofferson, Robert Patrick, Polly Walker, Tom Berenger, Jeffrey Wright and the always watchable character actor Charles S. Dutton.

The film has a bit of atmosphere, reasonable suspense and one or two inventive and gory murders and is a better movie than it's reputation suggests. Sure it's fairly forgettable but that's cool as it means i can return to it in a few years and it'll feel like a new movie just as it did this time round.