Coma. 1978.

A young female nurse discovers a large amount of patients slipping into coma's during operations and tries to discover what is happening and uncovers a dark conspiracy.

I'm sure we are all familiar with the works of Michael Crichton, for this one he manages to take someone else's project and turn it into a very tense and quite harrowing thriller. This does work on fear, we have fear of hospitals, surgeries and operations, fear of not wakening up or worried that the doctor doing the operation may make a slip and cause more problems than necessary.

Genevieve Bujold plays the young intern nurse Susan Wheeler who begins to suspect that patients are deliberately being put into coma's during their routine operation and begins her own investigation. Michael Douglas plays a doctor at the hospital and her loving boyfriend Mark Bellows who isn't so loving when he disbelieves her antics and begins to suspect she is over working herself. Richard Widmark stars as the main hospital administrator and head surgeon and gives out a decent performance that can always seem a bit chilling when Bujold presents her findings to him.

This doesn't start of quickly, there is a bit of a slow pace for the character build up of Bellows and Wheeler and has a good line for a argument everytime we argue, you get naked a woman knows how to play the ace card and stop a argument from happening. Jerry Goldsmith manages to create a great score that doesn't kick in a lot until middle of the film and makes the movie more tense than what it already is. I honestly forgot how good this one actually is with a woman being in a man's world and still comes up strong.

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COMA is great. The coma patient suspension scene is pretty nightmarish.
It's about time a UK distributer picked up this movie, sadly neglected here in the UK.

I have it in a US four dvd set along with Wolfen, Bad Moon and Body Snatchers.

As far as i'm aware the only one of those to get a UK release is Wolfen.

Body Snatchers has/had a UK dvd from Warner, it was also a main stay of Sky Movies in the 90s. I’m surprised that Coma hasn’t had a release over here though!

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Really has nothing too do with Cthulhu mythos apart from the name. After a magician kills his wife in accident in one of his shows , we see him buying a book which is called Cthulhu and I suppose it's supposed to be the necronomicon.

Some time later the magician , his daughter and bodyguard are kidnapped and taking too there home by a bunch yobs. But little to the yobs know that their is something dark and dangerous in the basement and soon people start dying .

While nothing brillant it was ok and I enjoyed it , most of the acting was terrible apart from the mage. It had more in common with Poe in places than Lovecraft.


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A truly dire terminator style ripoff. Here a scientist is involved in a accident and is experimented on by his boss and his turned into the lamest looking cyborg, who promptly goes after those who caused the accident , which wasn't a accident. Boring .

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A UFO is sited across America, it soon disappears , but not long after a number of murders and acts of Sabotage are committed by someone or something wearing what appears too be some sort of spacesuit. A below average 50s bmovie , but was watchable.


Now watching

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q9mheLa0iw

Followed by

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Also been watching . Only watched first couple of parts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXh9mehHhjQ&t=1079s

In The Line Of Fire. 1993.

Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan who failed to protect Kennedy, tries to protect the life of the current President.

One man haunted by the past and another man totally psychotic and enjoys playing the mind games with a ageing body guard. Clint Eastwood and John Malkovich play the bitter enemies in this tough thriller that you can't look away. With the passing of Wolfgang Petersen this had to be dug for tonight's viewing, with a good game of cat and mouse.

We all know that Clint is a tough S.O.B in his films and will do anything to protect those around him even if it means dying on the job. Malkovich's portrayal as the antagonist is quite dark and and knows how to start a cat and mouse chase that leads to a final confrontation in not the best places but certainly has a good tense feel to it.

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An Italian ripoff of the exorcist directed Amando de Ossorio of blind dead fame. It's nothing special but is enjoyable than a lot of the ripoffs. Here a old woman is arrested for a desecrating a church and is believed to be involved in the disappearance of a baby, before she can be questioned she throws herself out of a window. With a help of her coven of devil worshippers she possesses the body of judges daughter who over night becomes a sex crazed potty mouth. Unintentionally funny in places but also quite dark we have a scene which she cuts of a man's willy and wraps it up in a box and gives it too his girlfriend the ending is pretty dark usually the girl is saved but here while she rid of the evil in a last display of evil she is stabbed through the heart.

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Considering this was a film i took an intense dislike to first time around this was my third viewing of it and first with the impressive Dolby Atmos soundtrack on Blu-ray.

A film i'm appreciating more with each watch even if the slim story is a bit repetitive - huge desert vehicle chase, find destination, set off back, huge desert vehicle chase - the end.

However those action sequences in the desert are extremely impressive, aided by the fact that director George Miller opted for stunts over C(rap)GI with the cacophonous sound making it a true fury road for the senses.

Mad Max: Fury Road for me is now the second best Max film but it'll need some longevity to top Mad Max 2.

Another Exorcist Rip-Off for me to find, thanks for intriguing me with this one Trebor

It's on YouTube that's were I watched it. Quite a lot of obscure films or films that never got even a dvd release.

All the ones I've posted today I watched on YouTube.

Bitchute has/had (not been on there for a little bit) the obscure Turkish version Seytan 1974, YT has Abby 1974 and i'm sure our favourite Cries And Shadows 1975. :pop2::pop2: Some that i found earlier were in Film1k movie site.

The Sword and the Sorcerer. 1982.

A mercenary with a three bladed sword teams with a princess to foil the plans of a evil tyrant.

How come Albert Pyun makes a movie with very little budget and is able to pull of something decent, Lee Horsley plays our sword wielding hero Talon who is the rightful king of the land but that spot has been taken over by evil Cromwell played by favourite antagonist Richard Lynch who used black magic to get what he wants. Brother and sister Alana and Mikah played by Kathleen Bellar and Simon MacCorkindale seek the help of the rightful ruler and Mikah somewhat narrates over the story.

The writing is a bit tacky but early 80s work with some sarcastic comments that can cause a smirk and some plot holes either badly written or badly edited, for Pyun's directorial debut i'd say he done a decent job with this and incorporated the medieval background score in at the right places.

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I remember KOTRM well from BBC 2 t. Enjoy!! Great FX :lol::loveeyes::pop2:

Still not watched it again after seeing in the cinema must give it a whirl some night. Second best in the series is high praise.

The first film is almost a prequel and not remotely like any of the others. Australia quickly became an untamed wasteland following that first film which was pretty much set in a normal world.

When it comes down to it there are only four films and it'd have to go some to not be better than Beyond Thunderdome which is merely alright.

It's never going to be better than Mad Max 2 which has 40 years of love behind it.

Is Firestarter (2022) any good?

I saw it on dvd with a load of other Halloween titles and thought i might try it and the new Candyman as they are 2 for £8.

If it's shit then forget it. If i recall Mr.Barlow didn't rate Candyman anyway.

Ah, forget it. Just seen it's a Blumhouse production.

It's obvious it's shit.

It's very mediocre, I watched it despite the bad/lukewarm reviews just because Zac is in it, he couldn't save the film but he is decent. Better to just not bother!

Thanks. I won't. That's the problem with seeing things on shop shelves. They begin to appeal beyond my better judgment.

Agree with this;

The Road Warrior
Fury Road
Mad Max
Beyond Thunderdome.

I too hadn't seen it since the cinema, which blew me away, and I recently rewatched all 4 of them in 4k and loved Fury Road, the soundtrack is great and when the convoy starts and all the tribal drums and metal guitar music plays out it's hair-raising :D

Tell me about it :lol: I saw it in the '2 for...' offer in HMV earlier and even though I've seen it and know it's crap I still thought about it, sense prevailed though...

If i want to watch Firestarter i should just watch my unwatched and shrink wrapped limited edition of the original film that was released by Plan B entertainment a few years ago.

Yeah I have that unwatched too :lol: (i've not seen the film at all!!) I'm going to put it in the October pile.

Deathstalker. 1983.

A lone warrior is sent on a quest by a old witch to get a sword, a chalice and a amulet that is held by a evil king and wizard who rules the land.

Did Roger Corman watch Conan and think "I can do a film like that on a lower budget and turn it into a classic, just how can I get to be appealing...oh I know...boobies".

Medieval fantasy movies seemed to be the thing of the 80s, the hero goes on a quest, meets up with people along the way, gets sidetracked a bit with a gladiator type tournament and then remembers why he is there. As bad as it sounds this was actually decent than I remembered it, Stuck it on infront of the Mrs and all got was "was that it" at the end so definitely a guy's film.


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I didn't realise the new Blu was out yet. Has it just hit stores this week?

I found it online fzmovies .net (<---no spaces) along with the second and third film, they are in the process of being downloaded by yours truly

You and your downloading.

I know just a shame I can't find any decent porn either :pound:

Sorry to get your hopes up there Dem that Deathstalker had been released.

Just had a look. It did come out on Monday via 101 Films. Thought it was imminent.

Turbulence 2: Fear Of Flying. 1999.

A group of people with the fear of flying try to overcome by taking a plane ride that is hijacked by a group of terrorists with a chemical weapon on board.

This is no where near as good than the first film, Craig Sheffer, Tom Berenger, Jennifer Beals are the only actors I recognise in this and behind the scenes it was badly written they threatened to strike over it but they were overruled. They do try and make it work. Being a fan of Tom Berenger he does make a decent radio control tower operator. Craig Sheffer plays one of the group who has a fear and also knows the ins and outs of a jumbo jet.

There is some tense moments but really not best played out, visual effects of a man falling throw the sky is a bit laughable and everyone tries their best with what they are working with.

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Is it going on your buying list? it is worth a glance :pop2:

Yeah definitely. Already got the Shout Factory four film dvd so this will be an upgrade at some point. It's not limited so i can wait until it hits a sale.

Alien 3 (1992)

If Alien was the Old Dark House in space and Aliens was a glorified action move then Alien 3 is a good old slasher movie with the Xenomorph dispatching the inhabitants of a run down penal colony prison one by one. The Assembly Cut brings the character to life, in fact in the case of Paul McGann's disturbed inmate, Golic, gives them a whole new dimension which in turn makes the film itself a more involving viewing experience.

So with characters you care about, suddenly the whole slasher movie aspect takes on a dare i say it, more thrilling aspect. The surprises surprise and the shocks definitely shock.

Recommended but only the 2hr 25 minute work print / Assembly cut version.

The Nostril Picker. 1993.

A loner is given the ability to transform into a girl and lures others to their deaths.

I got no idea what made me watch this as I hadn't seen it since the VHS days, surprisingly not many of the stars in this went on to do other things as it seems a one hit wonder for them. The writing seems to have a 70s tone to it and no one will ever get award for their portrayal. It is very low budget as no one seems to want to change their clothes very often. Yet I still laughed at this.

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Saw Men last night and honestly im still trying to process it maybe ill do a review on my lunch today when my head clears :lol:

Deathstalker II. 1987.

A banished Princess encourages Deathstalker to help win her kingdom back from a evil sorcerer and her clone.

The second Deathstalker film that is more of a comedy with some intentional jokes, not the best acting but has a decent background score. John Terlesky plays the role from Rick Hill and isn't muscle bound as he is depicted in the poster. There seems to be one or two quirky comments that can make you smile, a good bar fight and a comment that's been ripped off by a Bond film. This was a hoot, like the previous film there is one or two topless females on show.

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GREASE (1978)

Just because.. Olivia. :nod:

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TILL DEATH US DO PART (1968)

The movie follows Alf though from WWII and the Blitz, the birth of his daughter Rita in 1942 and then on to the 1960's and the marriage of his daughter and the World Cup Final in 1966.
Anyone who knows Alf Garnett will know what this movie contains. I don't think you will ever see this movie on TV again.
Great stuff!

Prey Of The Jaguar (1996, David Decoteau)

If I say there's a male character in lycra in this, is it any surprise??
Ahem. A man finds comfort in revenge when a tragedy strikes and leaves him at a loose end.
Camper than most due to the villian tbh. Maxwell Caulfield stands tall as the titular chap. Almost worthy of RLM, it at least entertained me. :nod:

The Possession Of Hannah Grace. 2018.

A former police officer takes on a job in a hospital morgue, when a body arrives during a night shift, she feels something is not right with the body.

I went into this on a blind watch, not really a original setting, hospitals can be creepy even on the night shifts but a job is a job and pays the bills. There is a exorcism scene right at the start so don't expect it to be spectacular, just your basic run of the mill with a good little twist and a ending we expect from a exorcism.

The acting isn't too bad in this, there is some good suspenseful moments build up and a few predictable jump scenes and some bone crunching moments, the use of modern day lights that are on a sensor does give it the creepy atmospheric tone. Not the best possession movie but certainly not the worst.

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Fisherman's Friends 2: One And All

The band is back and after a PR Course and taking on a new member, James Purefoy has enough and has a breakdown, he befriends a fellow Singer (Imelda May) who has similar problems. If you liked the first one, you'd probably like this one, it has some funny moments as well as recreating a scene from The Naked Gun.

Deathstalker

A Swordsman goes on a quest to save a Princess and takes part in a Gladiator Tournament. Done in 1983, I can see this being popular in the early days of Video Rentals. It's short so that's in it's favor but I hoped that there would have been more focus on the Tournament.

Not exactly the greatest Acted Film but that's something that wasn't expected and the Effects weren't bad considering either. I'm surprised that the BBFC didn't take exception to the treatment of the Women (Sexual Assault wise)