What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[anythinggoes78]

Watched The Wolf of Wall Street, wish i went to the cinema now to see it now what a great film, very much like GoodFellas and Casino but with an out of control Stock Broker instead, really entertaining and made me laugh so many times. Old Leo is really putting out some great perfomances now and will be remembered as one of the greats of our generation. Would love to see the 4 hour cut of the film as i felt some parts could of done with expanding, especially the creation of Stratton Oakmont, and a bit more detail behind the bust and what happened to all the other workers.

Now sell me this pen.

[trebor8273]

In the name of the king

Just like Dem and MTDS I really joyed this. It will never win any awards for story, acting or direction but it was a lot a fun. Still surprised how boll got such well knowing names. Anyone seen the second one? I'm sure the story is from the game dungeon siege

It reminds me of those cheesy direct to video movies I used to rent as a kid

[keirarts]

Anybody know if this is out? (and what its called.

Mate sent a clip and I AM intrigued!

[SShaw]

My flight was a little delayed, so after arriving in Montreal there was time for a quick shower at my hotel and a cup of coffee before I walked over to Concordia University, where the majority of the films will be shown, for the opening film of Fantasia Jacky in the Kingdom of the Woman.

In the People's Democratic Republic of Bubunne, women rule, literally. The 'Generale' rules with a draconian iron fist with regular hangings of the regimes opponents. The men, clad in robes from head to toe, take care of the housework and serve the on-tap mushy gruel that is the staple food stuff of this society. Jacky is a young man who dreams of marrying the Generale's daughter, the Colonelle (here played by Charlotte Gainsborough). His opportunity arrives in the form of the Grand Ball an event at which the Colonelle will choose her husband, The Dummy. This satire of modern gender politics is over reliant on innuendo, particularly visual gags, for its laughs. Perhaps I was too tired to really enjoy the film, but I failed to make a connection with the humour and as a result really didn't like this film.

The second film of the evening was Takeshi Miikie's The Mole Song – Undercover Agent Reiji. Reiji is a failed policeman who managed to achieve the lowest score in the police academy's history. After 6 months on the beat he is sacked and recruited as an undercover agent with the mission to infiltrate the local organised crime family. Based on a cult manga by Noboru Takahashi, this is a return of Miike to his frenetic, comic best. I really liked it and I'm looking forward to seeing it again.

Today it's the turn of Kite (Sam Jackson), Open Windows (Elijah Wood and former porn star Sasha Grey) and Zombeavers.

[applecore]

Watched The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra last week. Think Plan 9 From Outer Space meets the self-aware parody style of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. Great fun, hilariously daft.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Behind the Candelabra (2013)

Charming, witty, occasionally disturbing glimpse into the life of Liberace by way of the memoirs of his former secret lover Scott Thorson.

Michael Douglas is excellent as Liberace, how like him he actually is i don't know as i'm not really familliar with him apart from the odd excerpt on tv back in the day, but the real star of the show is Matt Damon who shows no inhibitions and gets stuck into his role as Thorson with glee. It's hilarious to see how Damon's look and facial appearance changes during the film as the years living with the ivory tinkler take their toll. Special mention must go to Rob Lowe and Dan Ackroyd who both play their roles seriously but with the required amount of tongue in cheek humour to convince and most importantly entertain.

The set design is amazing, Liberace's homes and lifestyle are as OTT and flamboyant as you would imagine, yet behind the glitz and glamour there was clearly a real genius and as skilled a pianist and all round showman as you are likely to witness.

Recommended

[JoshuaKaitlyn]

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly

IN THE NAME OF THE KING. Jason Statham stars in this fantasy epic as a turnip farmer turned warrior king battling against Ray Liotta's evil wizard cum pantomime Liberace impersonator! Glorious stuff from Uwe Boll that had me grinning from ear to ear throughout it's 2 hour running time. Recommended.

"Ray Liotta's evil wizard cum pantomime Liberace impersonator" Does it also include a Bruce Payne sneering moustace twirling top hatted bad guy impression! ala Dugeons and Dragons

[trebor8273]

The innkeeper 7.5/10
Slow burning but effective and chilling horror

Red state

Surprised how good this was, Smith has a knack for serious film making and should make some more. the underrated john goodman was fantastic only downside was some childish crude humour which was totally out of place in this film 9/10

The shrine.

Very chilling and disturbing, with some decent acting had me gripped from beginning to end. A pleasant surprise. 8/10

Frankenstein army

Not impressed at all. of all the films listed I thought this would be the one I enjoyed the most, but found in boring and unimaginative, with a unlikable group of characters 4.5/10

Crucible of horror

Good but can't help but feel it would of been better as part of a anthology of story's with a shorter run time. 7/10

Next up my first viewing of the last stand

[J Harker]

I'll fhave to give The Shrine a whirl, I've had it a while.
Oh and The Last Stand is ace.

[Frankie Teardrop]

DER TODESENGEL – I think this was Andreas Bethmann’s first film, or one of his first. I haven’t seen much of his stuff, maybe three or four, because they’re not all that easy to come by these days. Did I just say ‘come by’? Because ooh la la of course we’re in Bethmann horror porn territory, so there’s a lot of skin and hardcore action, which is what it is, I guess. Many have commented on the general ugliness of the people in Bethmann’s films. I’m quite intrigued by this aspect, and maybe it’s not too misogynistic to mention it, because it extends to every gender involved. Anyway, this plays out a basic rape-revenge scenario and throws in some gore and a dominatrix to dish out bits of S&M in amongst the skanky goings on. It doesn’t mess about (apart from in the obvious ways, which sleaze lovers will dig).

RAZE – Got this on the strength of MTDS’s review, and I’m glad to say it didn’t disappoint at all. It really did feel like a latter day exploitation flick – not in a “grindhouse-recapturing attempt to do seventies throwback with added print damage” sense, but by ‘virtue’ of its raw and pretty nihilistic atmosphere. A group of women are captured and forced to fight one another to the death in a bleak, institution-type set up. There’s a kind of hypnotic greyness about it, and a viciousness – the filmmakers get a lot of milage out of the same brutal scenario being played out repeatedly, against never changing empty prison walls. Highly recommended for fans of depressing nasties.

WITHER – Interestingly, the cover of the UK DVD release of this looks pretty similar to that of ‘The Evil Dead’ remake. Maybe just the colour scheme, but I could certainly see what they were getting at. ‘Wither’ is basically the Swedish ‘Evil Dead’, and, to be clear on one aspect, has none of the warped delirium of the original – I’ll still defend Raimi’s vision as being genuinely off kilter and surreal, at least as far as the first one goes. But, to be fair to ‘Wither’, I enjoyed it a lot more than the aforementioned remake, which I quite liked on first viewing, then quickly grew tired of on second. The plot is – well, guess. A bunch of cleanish-cut teens in a house with some demon possession and some gore. Reasonably fast paced after it gets going – whether the not-too-over-the-top-anyway-really gore elevates it or just seems a bit ‘meh’ is down to personal taste. For myself, I liked the occasional melancholy intervals when it seemed to rain a lot and people just trudged around looking a bit gloomy.