What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Slippery Jack

The press were served KFC at some of the critics screenings . . .

Ha ha, I wonder how many of them still feel the same way about fried chicken!

[Slippery Jack]

Originally Posted by Rik

Ha ha, I wonder how many of them still feel the same way about fried chicken!

Yeah, although that scene was pretty horrible, reading about it going in I was expcecting the wing to be inserted into a different hole when the scene came around I was like 'phew, it could've been worse' . . .

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Slippery Jack

Yeah, although that scene was pretty horrible, reading about it going in I was expcecting the wing to be inserted into a different hole when the scene came around I was like 'phew, it could've been worse' . . .

That is exactly what I was expecting, I guess that's the kind of mindset many of us have these days from all the exploitation shite we all love so dearly

[Baseball Fury]

Just watched I Am Bruce Lee. Didn't really feel it to be honest. a weird UFC focus in the middle, a bizarre choice of talking heads and just a few odd points. not recommended.

[Rik]

Just watched Pieces (of shit), haven't watched it for a while so I'd forgotten how ridiculous the damn thing is, bad dubbing, worse acting, absurd dialogue, a completely pointless and stupid kung fu scene and a score that could quite easily have Claudio Simonetti filing a lawsuit against the film makers. Needless to say, it's still a grindhouse classic and one I enjoy immensely every time I watch it

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Slippery Jack

Yeah, although that scene was pretty horrible, reading about it going in I was expcecting the wing to be inserted into a different hole when the scene came around I was like 'phew, it could've been worse' . . .

I was also a bit like that, but found the paragraph McConaughy's performance and the sadism he inflicted to make it almost as bad!

[Hawkmonger]

Originally Posted by Rik

Just watched Pieces (of shit), haven't watched it for a while so I'd forgotten how ridiculous the damn thing is, bad dubbing, worse acting, absurd dialogue, a completely pointless and stupid kung fu scene and a score that could quite easily have Claudio Simonetti filing a lawsuit against the film makers. Needless to say, it's still a grindhouse classic and one I enjoy immensely every time I watch it

My Piece's DVD from Arrow's one hour deal arrived today, will certaily give it a watch over the weeked, the ending is a classic!

[SShaw]

Last night I watched the BR of Red Dawn, a guilty pleasure of mine. While this evening I watched the Butcher brothers film "The Hamiltons" (German BR which I picked up for 7 Euros ish) in preparation for the imminent arrival of its sequel "The Thompsons"

[keirarts]

MOST DANGEROUS GAME.

A big game hunter is washed up on an island and finds himself the prey of a deranged hunter who has decided humans are the most dangerous game. Filmed as a b picture on the same sets as the much Bigger King kong and utilising some of the same cast, MDG turns out to be a genuine classic in its own right. With some scenes of horror that are genuinely shocking, including the trophy room the film serves up a surprising amount of violence, and the beautiful Fay Wray is present to provide the sex appeal! Well shot, making excellent use of sets, editing and camera work it's a film that is highly recommended especially if you can get the region free blu-ray from the states that makes the film look as good as it ever will look.

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The discs b-picture, GOW, is an odd beast, possibly the earliest 'mondo' movie i've ever seen purporting to show the cannibals and headhunters of the south sea island, the narrartion is stilted and fairly racist, but the footage itself is facinating and worth seeking out.

The commentary track on dangerous game is somewhat dry and academic but contains some intersting info, and I hevent heard the one for GOW. Theres also a lovely little book in the package as well.

It's a bit dear, but worth treating yourself if you have any interest in the movie.

[Make Them Die Slowly]

2001:A SPACE ODYSSEY. I'd never seen this before and had no idea what to expect...bloody hell! Mad monkeys, zero gravity toilet jokes, spaceships that look like sperm, rogue computers, clothing and furnishing fetishism and murder. Then all the crazy shit starts.

I really like the pacing of the film which drifts along through the void created by the absence of plot for most of the film. Stunningly beautiful in places and just beautiful in others, it truly is a pleasure to watch. The use of music, noise and silence are very impressive too.

As to it's meaning...for me it is just one of the endless possibilities to be found beyond Lina Romay's black monolith. See my review of 'Exorcism' in the Cult Labs Members Review thread for further details and post a review while you are there. It's Jesus Franco month, how good is that.