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MrBarlow 5th February 2023 09:05 PM

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Animal Instincts. 1992.

Married couple David and Joanna played by Maxwell Caulfield and Shannon Whirry seem to be happy except in the bedroom (it can happen to anyone) and leaves his wife frustrated. When he catches his wife in bed with the tv repairman (very 70s porn homage) he realises that his...Master Of Cermony has sprung into action once more and decide to spruce up the marriage.

David Carradine plays the down town mobster...Sorry legitimate business man who owns a decent strip club who gets wing of the couple's antics. Jan Michael Vincent as the new lead for mayor and gets caught up in other affairs.

I ain't gonna lie after the first 15 minutes of the film we get a bit of good bedroom action then nearly every 7 to 10 minutes after that. Don't worry guys there is a bit of girl on girl with Delia Sheppard. Outside the bedroom there is a decent plot of corruption and blackmail and a bit of playing two people against each other. Although John Saxon is credited he does turn up at the end in a small cameo role that shows he can bring a good character to the screen as always.

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Demdike@Cult Labs 5th February 2023 09:23 PM

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2 out of the 3 are good, that interview with Madonna's biographer was a little bit annoying, but the one from the producer was really interesting, and Kim was Kim :D Good package.

I only watched Kim's narrative on the film. I glanced at the producer one to watch at another time, same with the biographer. Both looked okay but obviously i didn't exactly watch them.

nicholasrope 5th February 2023 10:31 PM

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Wild Things

A High School Teacher is accused of Rape but is proven innocent in Court. But there's more than meets the eye. Having a stellar cast that includes Kevin Bacon, Kevin Dillon, Denise Richards, Neve Campbell and Bill Murray, there is plenty of twists, turns and double crosses but it's not complicated and a very enjoyable watch.

Obviously there's a scene that gains most of the attention but this film is more than that.

Knock At The Cabin

A couple with their adoptive Daughter are held prisoner by 4 people who give them a ultimatum. Great performance from Dave Bautista but after a very promising trailer, it's rather boring and competitive.

SPOILER:
The twist at the end is either there isn't one or that they were right and there was a apocalypse. It's open to interpretation.


Morning Glory

Rachel McAdams is a young Producer of a struggling Morning TV Show so she enlists the services of a very reluctant Newsreader played by Harrison Ford. I rather enjoyed this Film, Ford is an absolute hoot, his facials when he's told that he had to take the job or be in breach of contract were amazing (It's like he had to take a film he didn't really want to do).

Demdike@Cult Labs 5th February 2023 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by nicholasrope (Post 681588)

Morning Glory

Rachel McAdams is a young Producer of a struggling Morning TV Show so she enlists the services of a very reluctant Newsreader played by Harrison Ford. I rather enjoyed this Film, Ford is an absolute hoot, his facials when he's told that he had to take the job or be in breach of contract were amazing (It's like he had to take a film he didn't really want to do).

I too like Morning Glory. Harrison Ford seems so far out of his comfort zone doing comedy. It's not the same as delivering a quip as Han Solo or Indiana Jones

MrBarlow 6th February 2023 12:47 AM

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The Butterfly Room. 2012.

Barbara Steele proves she can still dominate the screen in this psychological chiller as Ann, a somewhat loner who has a collection of butterflies and forms a bond with neighbour Claudia and her daughter Julia and has a dark side.

Twice now I have seen this although Steele is a classic scream queen with horror this film seems to be all over place and can't really decide of it will be a great steady pace or just slow. As the film goes on and flips back and forth between past and present it does build up the tension and suspense pretty well and a secret is let out. Don't expect a major bloodbath with this, and a few cameos from other leading ladies from other horror films do show up.

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J Harker 6th February 2023 12:59 AM

What a Carve Up. Pat Jackson. 1961.

Well where has this film been. I'd never even heard of this til recently but what a delight this was, even via the somewhat murky print I watched on YouTube.
Carry On regular Kenneth Connor plays Ernest Broughton, a jittery young chap who proofreads pulp horror paperbacks for a living and shares a London flat with his mate Sydney, fellow Carry On stalwart, the great Sid James.
When Ernest recieves the news that his Uncle Gabriel has died, he must travel to his remote ancestral home of Blackshaw Towers on the Yorkshire Moors to hear the reading of the will.
Now then. Let's just say, Donald Pleasance plays the family solicitor Mr Sloane, the great Michael Gough plays Fisk the Butler and the brilliant Michael Gwynn plays Malcolm Broughton one of the relatives (all at the very least eccentric) waiting to get their hands on the Broughton inheritance. This should give a good idea of what sort of story transpires. This is not a Carry On film, despite some daftness and a few particularly silly scenes (cats and suits of armour I'm looking at you) this is a film that recognises and respects it's inspirations. What a Carve Up is at heart an old dark house movie, taking its cue from such classics as James Whales masterpiece. Yes it's a comedy horror but it's not in the absurd sense that spoofs of the genre can often be, this walks a line, albeit probably more leading into comedy but far from being a mockery.
I really really enjoyed this, I watched it twice on my tablet in a log cabin in West Wales last week on hols and I look forward to rewatching on dvd shortly in what I'm hoping will be a better print.
Thanks to Demdike and I believe MrBarlow for bringing this one to my attention.

MrBarlow 6th February 2023 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by J Harker (Post 681593)
What a Carve Up. Pat Jackson. 1961.

Well where has this film been. I'd never even heard of this til recently but what a delight this was, even via the somewhat murky print I watched on YouTube.
Carry On regular Kenneth Connor plays Ernest Broughton, a jittery young chap who proofreads pulp horror paperbacks for a living and shares a London flat with his mate Sydney, fellow Carry On stalwart, the great Sid James.
When Ernest recieves the news that his Uncle Gabriel has died, he must travel to his remote ancestral home of Blackshaw Towers on the Yorkshire Moors to hear the reading of the will.
Now then. Let's just say, Donald Pleasance plays the family solicitor Mr Sloane, the great Michael Gough plays Fisk the Butler and the brilliant Michael Gwynn plays Malcolm Broughton one of the relatives (all at the very least eccentric) waiting to get their hands on the Broughton inheritance.
This should give a good idea of what sort of story transpires. This is not a Carry On film, despite some daftness and a few particularly silly scenes (cats and suits of armour I'm looking at you) this is a film that recognises and respects it's inspirations.
I really really enjoyed this, I watched it twice on a tablet in a log cabin in West Wales last week on hols and I look forward to rewarching on dvd shortly in what I'm hoping will be a better print.
Thanks to Demdike and I believe MrBarlow for bringing this one to my attention.

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Glad you enjoyed it Mr Harker, it is one of those rare forgotten classic films.

J Harker 6th February 2023 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by MrBarlow (Post 681594)
Glad you enjoyed it Mr Harker, it is one of those rare forgotten classic films.

I adored it MrB. Always a joy when something I've never heard off turns up and endears itself like this did

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Demdike@Cult Labs 6th February 2023 12:04 PM

Really pleased you enjoyed What a Carve Up, JHarker.

J Harker 6th February 2023 06:03 PM

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Really pleased you enjoyed What a Carve Up, JHarker.

I really did.

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Demdike@Cult Labs 6th February 2023 06:52 PM

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Contraband Spain (1955)

A Blu-ray from Network that was disappointing all round. Despite a decent cast there was nothing they could do with what was an uninteresting and uneven story of counterfeit US Dollars being brought into Europe via Spain. It plods along but there's barely anything of note happening.

The restoration is really not great. Although it notes this on the sleeve it really doesn't tell you that the colour flits between normal and green tinted almost continuously. It's not a huge difference but once you notice it then it's really fookin' obvious.

So yes, certainly disappointing all round, but even if the picture quality had been immaculate the film would still have been deathly dull.

MrBarlow 6th February 2023 07:07 PM

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Doctor Sleep. 2019.

Being a fan of The Shining (both book and novel) I was always curious how things would have turned out for Danny and Wendy after leaving The Overlook Hotel and Stephen King delivered it with This focusing on Danny from childhood to adulthood.

I liked Mike Flanagan's work with Oculus and Ouija: Origin Of Evil (the first Ouija movie is questionable IMHO) was always weary how Ewan McGregor would pull off being Danny and does manage to play the lead character decently from being a drunk to a straight headed person still troubled by his time at the hotel. In The Shining the Grady Twins did freak me out, in this Rebecca Ferguson plays the antagonist and a bit creepy with the glowing eyes and her portrayal of the character is even more sinister in the book. Kyliegh Curran plays the part of Abra decently and almost how she is described or imagined while reading the book.

The 1980 film is memorable for a good few things, Jack going "Here's Johnny", the blood coming for the lifts, the Grady twins popping up from round a corner, the hedge maze chase and the opening. Mike Flanagan manages to re-capture that shot with The Dies Irae Connection in a darker tone and the outside shot of the hotel that gives off the dark Gothic atmosphere, that we know what went on and why would you return there yet we still want to see the hotel. I feel bad I waited so long to watch this.

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trebor8273 6th February 2023 07:13 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aoGFs05NfY

While not one of Murphy's best it's still a bit of enjoyable 80s nonsense , which Murphy plays Chandler who looks for missing children , he is approached to find the golden child a mystic child that will bring peace to the world but has been kidnapped . It's is similar to the superior big trouble in little china which came out the same year.

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

The manliest man in the universe is back as the man with no name. This time he teams up with a fellow bounty hunter ( Lee Van Cleef) to take down a dangerous and deranged bank robber, did anyone else think the saloon owner was Benny Hill? A classic , great acting , soundtrack and direction .


Now watching

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqqft2x_Aa4

Justin101 6th February 2023 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs (Post 681616)
Contraband Spain (1955)

A Blu-ray from Network that was disappointing all round. Despite a decent cast there was nothing they could do with what was an uninteresting and uneven story of counterfeit US Dollars being brought into Europe via Spain. It plods along but there's barely anything of note happening.

The restoration is really not great. Although it notes this on the sleeve it really doesn't tell you that the colour flits between normal and green tinted almost continuously. It's not a huge difference but once you notice it then it's really fookin' obvious.

So yes, certainly disappointing all round, but even if the picture quality had been immaculate the film would still have been deathly dull.

That's a shame, this was one on my list for next time there is a British Films sale on Network! Oh well!

Demdike@Cult Labs 6th February 2023 07:34 PM

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That's a shame, this was one on my list for next time there is a British Films sale on Network! Oh well!

As with all films we've never seen it's a gamble.

I wonder if watching it directly after the explosive finale to Pennyworth season two impacted on my viewing pleasure.

Even without the image issues I don't think this would be staying long in my collection, especially as Cex give you more credit than i paid for it new.

J Harker 6th February 2023 09:29 PM

Wakanda Forever. Ryan Coogler. 2022.

Well given I wasn't all that taken with Black Panthers standalone outing I rather enjoyed Marvels latest endeavour.
The nation of Wakanda mourns the loss of King T'Chala following his passing due to some undisclosed illness taking place in the opening moments of the film. Seeing an opportunity various world powers concede to close in on Wakandas resources, primarily vibranium. Simulateously America also searches for vibranium elsewhere on the planet, causing another previously hidden nation to make itself known. The underwater kingdom of Talokan, ruled by a noble but bitterly vengeful half human mutant, King Namor.
Wakanda Forever is a bit more restrained than some of the more OTT marvel entries, but I can't pretend disbelief won't require some serious suspension. That said anyone watching one of these things surely has an idea what to expect so shouldn't come away too disappointed.
Previously a supporting player, Letitia Wright as Black Panthers sister Shuri excels here, stepping up to a leading role. There are some decent action sequences and I suppose I found there to be a little more fun going on that the previous entry.
The tragic loss of Chadwick Boseman is obviously impossible to ignore and nor should it be. The film acknowledges the loss of the actor in the way it acknowledges the loss of T'Challa affecting those left behind. It's a fitting tribute and Marvel deserve a lot of respect i felt for not recasting the role and trying to carry on.
All in all an enjoyable film. I've yet to see a faultless Marvel film and I think they all largely depend on being enough fun to hide the flaws. This one did for me at least.

nicholasrope 6th February 2023 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs (Post 681589)
I too like Morning Glory. Harrison Ford seems so far out of his comfort zone doing comedy. It's not the same as delivering a quip as Han Solo or Indiana Jones

I think that's what made it funny

J Harker 6th February 2023 09:38 PM

The Gentlemen. Guy Ritchie. 2019.

When American born marijuana kingpin Mickey Pearce decides to sell up and retire, a chain of blackmail, violence and betrayals are set in motion. Guy Ritchie returns to his native genre with this sharp fast and very funny gangland comedy. Brilliant cast featuring the always reliable Matthew McConaugey alongside Charlie Hunnam, Colin Farrel, Hugh Grant, Eddie Marsan and others. There is a bit of style over substance going on here if I'm honest but the whole thing is just a hoot with a great script, great characters and great set pieces. Plus features Colin Farrel in the second great role I've seen him in recently. And hearing Texan born McConaugey ordering a pint and a pickled egg is just surreal.
Recommended.

nicholasrope 6th February 2023 09:42 PM

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Terminator Woman

Set in Africa, this Martial Arts Movie stars Jerry Trimble and Michel iussi. When 2 Detectives travel to Africa in order to deliver a Star Witness. However when the female Detective is kidnapped, it's up to her partner to save her, however she can handle herself quite well. It's not the greatest acted Film, nor the greatest script but that is not why I bought it, the Film does deliver on the Fight scenes and Action and Qissi does make a decent villain.

To Be The Best

A P/M Entertainment Film that sees Martin Kove lead an American Kickboxing team in a tournament but there are powerful people who want to try and fix things. It's not the best P/M Entertainment Film out there but it wasn't too bad.

Demdike@Cult Labs 6th February 2023 10:09 PM

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The Gentlemen. Guy Ritchie. 2019.

When American born marijuana kingpin Mickey Pearce decides to sell up and retire, a chain of blackmail, violence and betrayals are set in motion. Guy Ritchie returns to his native genre with this sharp fast and very funny gangland comedy. Brilliant cast featuring the always reliable Matthew McConaugey alongside Charlie Hunnam, Colin Farrel, Hugh Grant, Eddie Marsan and others. There is a bit of style over substance going on here if I'm honest but the whole thing is just a hoot with a great script, great characters and great set pieces. Plus features Colin Farrel in the second great role I've seen him in recently. And hearing Texan born McConaugey ordering a pint and a pickled egg is just surreal.
Recommended.

I was there for Michelle Dockery swearing like a trooper.

I want to watch this again but can't decide should i pick it up on Blu or just rewatch the dvd? Talk about problems eh?

J Harker 6th February 2023 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs (Post 681629)
I was there for Michelle Dockery swearing like a trooper.

I want to watch this again but can't decide should i pick it up on Blu or just rewatch the dvd? Talk about problems eh?

I got the blu for £3 in CEX the other day. Along with the newer remastered version of Rambo II.

Demdike@Cult Labs 6th February 2023 10:16 PM

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I got the blu for £3 in CEX the other day. Along with the newer remastered version of Rambo II.

That would be ideal.

Rambo II also. :nod:

J Harker 6th February 2023 10:17 PM

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That would be ideal.



Rambo II also. :nod:

It's the third time I've bought Rambo II. The new remasters do look superb though. Few new extras as well.

Demdike@Cult Labs 6th February 2023 10:21 PM

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It's the third time I've bought Rambo II. The new remasters do look superb though. Few new extras as well.

Is that the 2018 restoration?

trebor8273 6th February 2023 11:17 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqqft2x_Aa4

It might be a good 30 minutes or so to long but it's a great movie , very well acted and directed , Gotham looks subtly grim and depression. Farrell is unrecognisable as the penguin. The film is more real world than other batman films but some of the best batman story's have been more "real world" . The surprise was Patterson who makes a good and believable Batman , which most people thought he wouldn't including me. Mind he is one ugly looking man.

Looking forward to the sequel and the penguin TV show which leads into it.

Now watching

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCUtm7mCF4I

J Harker 6th February 2023 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs (Post 681633)
Is that the 2018 restoration?

Yes. Forgive me. 2018 was last week in my world.

Demoncrat 7th February 2023 10:28 AM

Crypt Of The Living Dead (1973, Julio Salvador/ Ray Danton)

A group of archeologists find some resistance from superstitious locals when they descend on an island to excavate a famous tomb.
I enjoyed this one even though there were no real surprises tbh.


Baby Blood (1990, Alain Robak)

Grotty French caper. When a circus worker is attacked by something slithery, her life changes somewhat. Predating Prevenge and with a tiny whiff of Possession, I recommend this one if only for the weirdly flat english dub and the claret, which is severely plentiful as the film develops.



High Risk (1995, Jing Wong)

Jet Li actioner.
Recommended. About as HK as it gets tbh. He works as the stuntman for a pampered actor whilst hiding a traumatic event in his past. The villians are all suitably OTT as befits the material. The stunts are life threatening agogo incluiding a helicopter sequence that was literally jaw dropping. Did I recommend this one? I DO. Ahem.

MrBarlow 7th February 2023 11:46 AM

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Crypt Of The Living Dead (1973, Julio Salvador/ Ray Danton)

A group of archeologists find some resistance from superstitious locals when they descend on an island to excavate a famous tomb.
I enjoyed this one even though there were no real surprises tbh.



High Risk (1995, Jing Wong)

Jet Li actioner.
Recommended. About as HK as it gets tbh. He works as the stuntman for a pampered actor whilst hiding a traumatic event in his past. The villians are all suitably OTT as befits the material. The stunts are life threatening agogo incluiding a helicopter sequence that was literally jaw dropping. Did I recommend this one? I DO. Ahem.

Crypt Of The Living Dead is one of those that you don't expect much but you can't take your eyes off the screen.

Aas High Risk known as Meltdown, if it is the same film then I second the recommendation.

J Harker 7th February 2023 11:56 AM

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Really pleased you enjoyed What a Carve Up, JHarker.

I was somewhat puzzled why the video description on YouTube claimed this was "classic erotica" mind.

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Susan Foreman 7th February 2023 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs (Post 681599)
Really pleased you enjoyed What a Carve Up, JHarker.

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Originally Posted by J Harker (Post 681641)
I was somewhat puzzled why the video description on YouTube claimed this was "classic erotica" mind


Demoncrat 7th February 2023 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBarlow (Post 681640)
Crypt Of The Living Dead is one of those that you don't expect much but you can't take your eyes off the screen.

Aas High Risk known as Meltdown, if it is the same film then I second the recommendation.

Yes HR was renamed Meltdown for the US market.

Justin101 7th February 2023 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs (Post 681621)
As with all films we've never seen it's a gamble.

I wonder if watching it directly after the explosive finale to Pennyworth season two impacted on my viewing pleasure.

Even without the image issues I don't think this would be staying long in my collection, especially as Cex give you more credit than i paid for it new.


3 copies of the Blu-ray in the Liverpool CEX!

Demoncrat 7th February 2023 07:04 PM

War Dog (1987, Bjorn Carlstrom)

Swedish actioner.
What's a man to do when he isn't quite convinced he's just buried his brother? :nono:
Rampage ..... that's what. Slimy governmentals litter the shadows, whispering black thoughts, which only adds to his ire.
Low budget, but still a total squibtastic hoot :nod::nod::nod:
Recommended. (tis on the YT, as I don't see a 5K release on the horizon sadly .... )

Demdike@Cult Labs 7th February 2023 07:46 PM

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The River (1984)

Mel Gibson and Sissy Spacek star in this story of a struggling farming family in the Tennessee valley trying to keep its farm from going under in the face of bank foreclosures and floods. Not to mention unscrupulous businessman Scott Glenn who intends to flood the area so he can build a new dam.

An enjoyable film with drama that still resonates today that although doesn't quite hit the heights remains engaging throughout. It's occasionally harrowing - the scenes at the steel mill and Spacek trapped under a tractor - but culminates in a life affirming ending.

The cinematography is excellent.

Demoncrat 8th February 2023 12:20 AM

The Seed (2021, Sam Walker)

He made Pool Shark, a bizarre wee short that tickled me at the time, but this ....
3 friends retire to an isolated spot to witness a meteor shower. Sounds innocent enough?
I know I always scream haughtily about suspension of disbelief, but on lots of levels this one takes the biscuit barrel :nod:
When something airborne lands in your pool , surely it's time for the hazmat suit to get an airing, yes?
Well then ....



Terror Squad (1987, Peter Maris)

Pretending to be The Breakfast Club, whilst really you are Invasion USA :nod:
A silly thing where sweaty terrorists (Islamic variety) have Chuck Connors on their tail after a wee contratemps at the local nuclear power station goes sour :lol:
Mayhem and carnage ensue. The stunts are plentiful and quite mad in places. It was just all a bit rote though ... shame as it has all the elements.

MrBarlow 8th February 2023 05:44 PM

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Deep Red. 1975.

I'm not gonna string this out to a long scroll as it's probably been talked about a Lot but the Arrow 4K is the best version I have seen of this Argento classic. Presented fully uncut, sound and picture quality is at its finest sharp. Only warning I will give out, it's only blu-ray single disc version I bought, it is only in Italian audio with subtitles.

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Demdike@Cult Labs 8th February 2023 07:07 PM

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Lady Frankenstein (1971)

Joseph Cotton plays Baron Frankenstein, whose latest cobbled together creation goes on a murderous rampage beginning with its creator. The Baron's gorgeous daughter, Tania (Rosalba Neri) begins work on a creature of her own.

Lady Frankenstein is a largely unknown gem of a film in Frankenstein circles. Loosely based on the oft filmed Mary Shelley story, the film in its first half doesn't really add anything to the legend. However once the Baron is dead and Tania gets to work it becomes a different beast altogether. The Cotten created creature wanders round the countryside killing all in its path, it really is a gruesome sight with its face partly burned away and an eye protruding, even if it is decidedly clumsy looking in it's movements and nowhere near as impressive as Boris Karloff or Christopher Lee. Meanwhile Tania, manipulates those around her as she murderously creates her own creature - a kind of brainy sex doll - created with Paul Muller's brilliant brain installed into Marino Masé's toned body.

The film has lovely Gothic trappings, the castle, the laboratory filled with glass instruments immediately brings Peter Cushing's Hammer films to mind, although i don't ever recall Cushing having sex with his creation. Rosalba Neri plays the role of Tania with a gusto and as usual disrobes at a whim. The final scene where Tania is murdered by her creation whilst they make love as the local village mob burn the castle down needs to be seen to be believed. Joseph Cotton, best known from The Third Man, plays the Baron without sending it up and its a shame when he departs the action after only half an hour. His place as leading man is taken by Mickey Hargitay, who is on hand to investigate the murders, unfortunately director Mel Welles doesn't really know what to do with him, so Hargitay just seems to stand around for much of his screen time.

Lady Frankenstein occasionally brings something new to the table, it isn't just a run of the mill Frankenstein movie and has more in common with Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) for example in that it quickly dispenses with formula and brings it's own ideas to the table.

MrBarlow 8th February 2023 09:40 PM

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Hellboy. 2004.

Guillermo Del Toro's original take on the comic I forgot it was this entertaining, Ron Perlman's take on the character is brilliant as the demon hunter with some comical aspects that can give out a good laugh. Both Perlman and Doug Jones (who is no stranger to make up effects) must have endured a long process of having everything applied and Rick Baker doing his magic for both characters. The film does play homage to Lovecraft and has a feel of Cthulhu with the monsters and the dark tone of the film towards the start and ending that adds some gothic elements to it.

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Demoncrat 8th February 2023 10:05 PM

The House Of Seven Corpses (1974, Paul Harrison)

Filming a horror flick in an old mansion where John Carradine is the caretaker?
Nothing will go wrong here surely? :rolleyes:;):nod::lol:
Thought I'd seen this one, but was pleasantly surprised to find I hadn't. The male lead is a preening drunk, the director is a neurotic blowhard etc etc. It sets up its stall and then off we go. Will be revisiting this one shortly. :nod::nod::nod:

MrBarlow 9th February 2023 12:22 AM

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Hellboy II: The Golden Army 2008.

Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor and Doug Jones return for this sequel, no disrespect to Doug who does Abe but not hearing David Hyde Pierce doing the voice is a bit strange and does throw the character off a bit but doesn't stop Abe and Hellboy getting a bit plastered. Luke Gross plays the Prince who wants to control a army and take over the world, the fighting choreography is quite decent in this along with the visual effects. First time actually sitting down and watching this and did enjoy it bit not as I enjoyed the first one, but a re watch will happen.

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