What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Frankie Teardrop]

If it's the Subversive Cinema version it'll be of good quality. I don't have a copy myself, though.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Frankie Teardrop

If it's the Subversive Cinema version it'll be of good quality. I don't have a copy myself, though.

I'll give a report on it on arrival.

[nosferatu42]

I'd be interested in your verdict of Freakmaker/mutations as it's a film i really like but is not available at a reasonable price elsewhere, been eyeing up that disc myself.
I'd also second Frankies verdict on 'virgin among the living dead' one of my favourite Franco's.
I'm not a big Franco fan but like certain choice cut's, he's definitely interesting but i always connect him to articles i've read on him.
He seemed to get enthusiastic about a film then halfway thru want to move on to the next film.
When i view his films they always have an interesting premise or idea but seem to lose their way halfway into the movie.
I like his freewheeling style and jazz sensibilities but wish there was a little more substance.

Have you seen Demoniac/sadist of notre dame i quite liked that and franco tried to put in some kind of acting performance as well, it seemed to me that he sustained his interest in that movie.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by nosferatu42

I'd be interested in your verdict of Freakmaker/mutations as it's a film i really like but is not available at a reasonable price elsewhere, been eyeing up that disc myself.
I'd also second Frankies verdict on 'virgin among the living dead' one of my favourite Franco's.
I'm not a big Franco fan but like certain choice cut's, he's definitely interesting but i always connect him to articles i've read on him.
He seemed to get enthusiastic about a film then halfway thru want to move on to the next film.
When i view his films they always have an interesting premise or idea but seem to lose their way halfway into the movie.
I like his freewheeling style and jazz sensibilities but wish there was a little more substance.

Have you seen Demoniac/sadist of notre dame i quite liked that and franco tried to put in some kind of acting performance as well, it seemed to me that he sustained his interest in that movie.

Thanks for the second opinion Nos.

Demoniac is very good. One of his best films, suitably nasty and sleazy. Is that the one also known as Exorcism?

I'm pretty sure i've mentioned this here (possibly more than once). I ended up with the film unwittingly. It was on one of those cheapo 20 film sets, under another name with a 12 certificate. The full uncut US Synapse release.

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by Frankie Teardrop

LUST FOR FRANKENSTEIN - One of the reasons I admire Jess Franco so much as a director is that his heart was so clearly in it. By 'it', I mean the macabre, the fantastique and the sleazy. No-one was paying him to make films like 'Lust For Frankenstein', surely? All the later video-era stuff he did seems like a massive labour of love... threadbare sets, cheapo vid-cam, friends and lovers for actors, a load of bad video effects. In terms of actually sitting through them, some of those films are a bit of a labour of love on the part of his audience, too. But a lot of them, despite absolutely miniscule budgets, do actually feel like Franco films. Not only are they full of his usual content, but something about the way they work visually comes through - the way he often seems obsessed with light shining in odd ways, for example. 'Lust For Frankenstein' features Michelle Bauer as a Frankenstein monster and Lina Romay as Frankenstein's daughter. The ghost of Frankenstein himself pops up occasionally to instruct Lina to play some punk records from his collection. Lots of bad shagging happens, as does occasionally inspired 'poetic dialogue' and really awful visual effects. It feels simultaneously mind boggling and boring, and just misses the hypnotic effect Franco induces at his best. It's the kind of film that best lives in the memory rather than as a live viewing, because, although I use the term 'dream-like' too often, that's the way 'Lust For Frankenstein' feels - hazy, fragmented, nonsensical, already a distant recollection even as it moves on the screen. The kind of thing you watch half asleep at some hour of the early morning that doesn't quite exist. I did like it, but I probably need reconditioning.

SOLD

[SharonLynette]

I've been watching a lot of films this last week, trying to make sure I watch films I haven't watched before but there have been some rewatches. I've been keeping my Letterboxd account up to date so I won't list all the films here but one that I was super impressed with was La mariée était en noir (The Bride Wore Black), I can't believe I haven't viewed this before, it's so stylish and understated, I highly recommend it - yet another film to add to my favourites.

[trebor8273]

Beginning of the end

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A young female journalist is on her way to a story when she discovers the town of Ludlow has been destroyed and the towns folk have disappeared. So she decides to investergate during her investigation she teams up with a scientist (Peter graves) and they discover the town was destroyed by giant locusts. It's up to the scientist and the military to find a way to destroy them without the use of nuclear weapons. 7.5/10

GOG

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In a secret underground lab a number of scientist have died in mysteries circumstances so an agent is sent to investigate. While there more deaths occur the investigation leads to two robots gog and Magog which are being controlled by a unknowing force outside the base. 8/10


Colossus of New York

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On the eve of receiving the Nobel peace prize a scientist is killed in an accident his father decides to place his conscience in a giant robot so he can continue his work. But something goes wrong and he becomes insane and goes on a killing spree. Really enjoyed this one and really enjoyed the look of the robot. 9/10

Now watching rats night of terror on blu ray, which looks very good for a"lesser" movie

[sjconstable]

Interstellar (2014) - 5/5

As I was hoping, it's up there with 2001: A Space Odyssey and Tarkovsky's Solaris in terms of thought-provoking science fiction. It was an incredible experience in IMAX, it really felt like I was travelling through a wormhole and the film is just so visually epic throughout. It also quite accurately puts on-screen something I have experienced before which many will think is only theoretical, or even only fantasy, so I was loving that because I know it's real. My friends and I were discussing the film all the way home, a good sign

[trebor8273]

Originally Posted by sjconstable

Interstellar (2014) - 5/5

As I was hoping, it's up there with 2001: A Space Odyssey and Tarkovsky's Solaris in terms of thought-provoking science fiction. It was an incredible experience in IMAX, it really felt like I was travelling through a wormhole and the film is just so visually epic throughout. It also quite accurately puts on-screen something I have experienced before which many will think is only theoretical, or even only fantasy, so I was loving that because I know it's real. My friends and I were discussing the film all the way home, a good sign

I might have to give it a watch now, because when I saw the trailer it just looked like a huge pile of sugar coated poo and the trailer sent me to sleep

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by sjconstable

Interstellar (2014) - 5/5

As I was hoping, it's up there with 2001: A Space Odyssey and Tarkovsky's Solaris in terms of thought-provoking science fiction. It was an incredible experience in IMAX, it really felt like I was travelling through a wormhole and the film is just so visually epic throughout. It also quite accurately puts on-screen something I have experienced before which many will think is only theoretical, or even only fantasy, so I was loving that because I know it's real. My friends and I were discussing the film all the way home, a good sign

Interstellar is probably my most anticipated film of the year, moreso after reading your review and speaking to my brother, who said it was possibly the best film he's ever seen. It has made him think about the way he 'marks' films, thinking he had been too generous in the past and those he had previously given 10/10 now don't deserve it because they aren't as good as Interstellar!