What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[SShaw]

Tore Tanzt - wow. That was a difficult film. They forgot the English subtitles, so I probably missed some of the subtleties, but it was a grim but brilliant study of faith in the face of an all too believable evil. There are many moments when you just want to turn away. Brilliant and recommended for those with a strong stomach.

I beleive it was shown ar fantastic fest under the title Nothing bad can happen.

[JoshuaKaitlyn]

From 1944:
Going My Way Smaltzy sugary stuff!....Actually I loved it
Screwball Squirrel Nowhere near as good as Bugs, Daffy and Tom & Jerry!
The Spider Woman Sherlock Holmes in another formulaic outing!
The Scarlet Claw Holmes again!
The Pearl of Death more from the detective
Meet Me In St Louis Never seen this and was quite looking forward to it after the Holmes movies but it left me cold and somewhat uninterested!

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[troggi]

Originally Posted by Demoncrat

Diabolikdvd are flogging region free machines for $35 I believe....ok the postage will be prohibitive, but these are the cheapest I've seen yet.....

Could you link to this please? I have been after a cheap region free blu-ray and DVD player for ages and can't find one that she-who-frowns-at-frivolous-spending will agree to!

[demonknight]

Squirm:-

The director of this movie should be made die slowly..........very slowly. It was just awful. And featuring Rick Baker effects, what effects?One actor, R.A Dow, had prosthetic effects applied to his face and that was it. Fair enough, Baker was probably not long at the whole make up game in 1976 and was probably still quite young, but I was just expecting some more gore/make up effects scenes. The few extras on the disc I did enjoy I have to say, it's just a shame about the feature itself. Looked nice on Blu though

[sjconstable]

Originally Posted by demonknight

Squirm:-

The director of this movie should be made die slowly..........very slowly. It was just awful. And featuring Rick Baker effects, what effects?One actor, R.A Dow, had prosthetic effects applied to his face and that was it. Fair enough, Baker was probably not long at the whole make up game in 1976 and was probably still quite young, but I was just expecting some more gore/make up effects scenes. The few extras on the disc I did enjoy I have to say, it's just a shame about the feature itself. Looked nice on Blu though

Yeah I watched Squirm the other day and wasn't impressed either, 'Blue Sunshine' by the same director isn't too bad though.

[Bringer Of Funerals]

Anuvahood

Bought the blu in a 4 for £10 and decided to watch it last night. For comedy it was ok. But the best performance was by Richie Campbell playing Tyone as a hard man but it was so over the top it was hard not to laugh. Comedy was ok but there are better films out there.

Adam Deacon plays a wannabe gangster who hangs around the streets with his friends thinking they are hard too. His mother played by Linda Robson tells Adam he is a no good waster and that sets out a day of robbery, hanging around the streets and not doing anything and just talking shit.

All in all it was ok but nothing special

[Bringer Of Funerals]

[SShaw]

So after yesterdays excitement in Hamburg its back to the rather less impressive cinema experience that is Chez SShaw.

First up was The Seasoning House which I caught a couple of times on the festival circuit and which has now been released in Germany on Blu-Ray. This is an impressive debut from a director best known for his effects work and is a film that I recommend.

After a bit of arsing around in the cellar, my Sunday tea time viewing is A Bridge Too Far which portrays the batlle for Arnhem bridge (the events of which occurred almost 70 years ago last week. This is a film that I love for its portrayal of both the insanity of war and also the heroism of those involved. Perhaps Dickies best work with a superb all-star cast. The kind of film that is unlikely to be made ever again.

and then finally a very different kind of war film Frankensteins Army here on German blu-ray. I saw this at Imagine complete with director and SFX guy Q&A and with a couple of the monster costumes in attendance. I didn't like it. Perhaps my expectations were too high after the Worst Case Scenario promo/trailer that did the rounds a few years ago. On second viewing my impressions are a little bit better. Perhaps it is a film better suited to a beery night in?

[Demoncrat]

Frightmare. A classic of British horror, enough said.

Bronx Warriors. Hope noone has done this for the Reviews thread, Il put it up Monday. COUGH

The Man From Deep River. That's them all seen now . F**k Eli Roth

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by troggi

Could you link to this please? I have been after a cheap region free blu-ray and DVD player for ages and can't find one that she-who-frowns-at-frivolous-spending will agree to!

It's on their front page T.