What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Frankie Teardrop]

SAVAGE STREETS - Still pretty hard edged eighties teensploitation with requisite synthetic texture and bad metal environment. Not quite as winning as 'Class of 1984'. I enjoyed, though.
FRANKENSTEIN'S CASTLE OF FREAKS - From shitmaster D Randall. Was hoping for slightly more decadent 70s Eurosleaze than is on offer here, but there are decent tendrils of weirdness to tug on, including the moving subplot involving abandoned dwarf and caveman, whose relationship seems tender enough before they both turn into vicious rapists. Nice morbid electro on soundtrack.
FEAST 3 - End of the series, hopefully. Bad enough taste to be diverting.
PIRANHA DD - The sequel to the recent remake. It's basically a retread. Even if you liked the T&A, blood & guts approach of the remake you may still find this all a bit pointless despite its mild entertainment value (and Hoff inclusion). End credits sequence was about 15 mins to make up for 70 min run time, what a rip off.
THE OFFENCE - Came to this via a review on here (thanks, Handyman J). Bleak, stark drama from Lumet set in depressed early 70s England. S Connery is a cop who melts down and kills a suspect in custody, although this is less a political piece about police brutality and more an intense, disturbing bit of psychoportraiture. Glum, downbeat and recommended. Again, nice morbid electronics on soundtrack.

[James Morton]

Originally Posted by Rik

Just out of interest, where did you get an uncut copy from?

well i have the dvd-r of EXPOSE i bought last year / he must have that version
vhs quality, not good but at least it uncut
don't know of any uncut dvd release

[Rik]

Originally Posted by James Morton

well i have the dvd-r of EXPOSE i bought last year
vhs quality, not good but at least it uncut
don't know of any uncut dvd release

That's what I thought, only release I know of is the one you mentioned

[VicDakin]

Mad Ron's Prevues from Hell
they don't go much scuzzier than this,a true 80's homemade trailer comp,no re mastering,and everybody has a purple hue about them like old worn video tape

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[VicDakin]

Stephen Romano Presents Shock Festival (2009)
Ive now moved onto Stephen Romano's trailer comp,im suspose to be decorating but im sat on my ass drinking coffee and watching trailers,such is life

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[Baseball Fury]

Waiting for my train to go see They Live, Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, Oldboy and Lady Vengeance at the Prince Charles. gonna be a long night!

[gag]

Originally Posted by James Morton

THE X FILES - I WANT TO BELIEVE
the first is brilliant and i wasn't thinking of a better film and it wasn't
imo the film makers after about 10 years, Chris Carter et al should of made this more exciting with a better storyline, it dragged at even 95 mins
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
one of Cronenberg's best films, Mortensen's character wanting to forget the past, but can't after his heroic deed in the cafe which sends round a scarred Ed Harris who wants to take him back
there is a scene which Stall (Mortensen) kills one of William Hurt's bodyguards and blood spurts out of his mouth but after all the violence which went before the MPAA cut this out! the UK dvd is uncut
Cronenberg should make more films like this or go back to horror
oh yes and Maria Bello

I enjoyed history of violence but felt it was rushed a little and ending was a tadge let down and ended to quick could have been bit longer, but good and enjoyable all the same ,

And house on straw hill was a dvdr but my friends but really couldn't understand why owt was cut didn't think there was much in it to begin with,

[gag]

Video Nasties

According to melon farmers French and Australian releases are uncut,

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Baseball Fury

Waiting for my train to go see They Live, Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, Oldboy and Lady Vengeance at the Prince Charles. gonna be a long night!

Better than 'Strictly come dancing on with with a talanted x-factor big brother in the jungle', or whatever is on telly tonight!

[Slippery Jack]

Originally Posted by suziginajackson

Better than 'Strictly come dancing on with with a talanted x-factor big brother in the jungle', or whatever is on telly tonight!

The Thick of It is on - better than all of those films . . .