What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[keirarts]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

*SPOILERS!*

Nightmare City on Arrow's new blu-ray. Watched the version from the camera negative after watching the small featurette about the two versions included on the disc. Never seen the whole film before, and ashamed to admit it. Totally crazy & dire makeup effects on the "infected", but it just all adds to it's brilliance. Totally bonkers. Although, I'd have stopped it before the final scene. Would've been a lot better, imo, if they had it all as a dream instead of hinting that it could all be a premonition of things to come.

It actually hints throughout the film that its all a dream. The scene with the statue is one point but there's various points characters talk about it being like some kind of bad dream

[Make Them Die Slowly]

When I saw DEATH WISH 3 on its original cinema release, the audience cheered on every kill made by Bronson!

[bdc]

Ok,I get it...this is not God of Gamblers (although the "Magic Hands" Ken character Chow Yun Fat plays is definitely somewhat related) and yes these are Chinese new year comedies...but a man can dream...

Definitely somewhat better than the first one (or maybe I'm just getting more used to the newer style) but still not really what I was expecting...I always liked Chow Yun Fat doing comedy but nowadays I wish he would do somewhat "cooler" action films again.
Of course this isn't a straight action film (although there are some good action scenes).

Anyway,lots of cgi again (Chinese film makers seem to love it) but luckily not much in the gambling sequences (a big improvement) and the best action scene is also somewhat spared (Thailand safe house). Some crazy ideas (the robot butler) turn out great in the end (the upgrade certainly is cool) and there are some really funny scenes (like spoofing the God of Gamblers in the Thai casino and the kid who likes horror films).

Chow's co-star Nick Cheung also deserves an honorary mention as he is great as the accountant on the run.

Like in the previous entry Wong Jing likes to tease us again with an appearance of the God of Gamblers at the end of the movie (this time with Andy Lau in his red leather jacket returning as Little Knife)...which really had the nostalgia kick in and left me wanting more.

Apparently I'm not the only one who felt this way as Andy Lau is set to return in the next sequel (curious!). I do wish however that Wong Jing would contemplete making a somewhat straight God of Gamblers film in the near future.

The ending that (again) leaves you wanting more:

[bdc]

Scheduled for tonight:

[Frankie Teardrop]

THE WICKER MAN – What a joy it was to see 'The Wicker Man' on the big screen the other night at Leeds's very own Hyde Park Picture House (one of the last indies standing, just a few doors down from Casa Frankie). I'm sure I needn't go on about its unearthly brilliance, all you labbers will be well acquainted with that. Seeing it on Saturday night was like watching it for the first time – cliché I know, but true. All its more oblique moments were amplified, and I took away with me so many strange little touches which had gone unnoticed (or forgotten) – a twisted face on a closing door, soundtrack twangs around a stuffed owl, frog in the throat etc. I'd forgotten how musical it was. I'd forgotten how much nudity there was! Just a great film really, with an atmosphere that's difficult to pin down.

[Jani]

Arrow's Nightmare City - it's like The Crazies on LSD.A remake is on the way.It's supposed to be a crowdfunded Lenzi/Savini collaboration.

[SharonLynette]

Neither the Sea Nor the Sand (1972)

Never has a film invoked such a wave of indifference in me. Last night I watched this film for the third time and still, nothing. I don't dislike nor like it. I can't work out whether it is truly a bland film or whether I just find Susan Hampshire incredibly irritating. Is her character supposed to be wet or is that just how she plays it? I also find her sex face offensive, so vanilla. There are just two things I would go as far as saying I love about this film, the setting is beautiful and very cooling and her wardrobe is amazing. Lovely trenchcoat and at one point a gorgeous headscarf. This will be my basic look for autumn now that I've (hopefully) found the ideal trenchcoat. But the film just does nothing for me yet I know I'll want to watch it again!

[Demoncrat]

Watched
Tentacles (1977, Oliver Hellman)
Not as flipping out there as The Visitor, this is a big minus. Too slow to be really exciting.... it does include Bo Hopkins asking for help from some Killer Whales.

Cannibal Holocaust.
Still the most brutal film I have ever seen.


Carry On Abroad (1973, Peter Rodgers).
Still the most brutal film I have ever laughed at.

[keirarts]

Originally Posted by bdc

Scheduled for tonight:

I have no idea what this film is but I know I want to watch it!

[trebor8273]

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It's not really hard to see why some don't like this movie, it moves at a slow pace, not a lot appears to be going on and its is confusing. But I'm not one of those for me it's a classic that is still beautiful to look at even after all these years with a story the provokes the mind. Nothing else that can't be said that has not been said a million times before. A classic 10/10

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Was not expecting much with the savaging this got From the critics, it's not going to win any awards( apart from special effects) but i really enjoyed it for what it was a exciting and fun packed roller coaster ride. 8/10

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