What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Nordicdusk]

Originally Posted by keirarts

I liked it. It avoided too much 'nudge and wink' references to classic cannibal movies and remained its own film. I would reccomend bone tomahawk, a cannibal western I've just watched

Cheers i will check it out.

[Make Them Die Slowly]

Originally Posted by profondo rosso

The Woman in the window 1944

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A cracking find, Edward G Robinson and a very sexy Joan Rennett in a gripping thriller where a mild mannered Edward G (shows of his great acting range here outside of gangster roles) flirts with Jean Rennet and ends up covering up murder and trying to outsmart the police. kept me glued and a great storyline. More black and white movies on t.v please, this new generation do not know what they are missing!

Fantastic film.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The Little Giant. (1933)

When prohibition ends, mob boss and whisky baron Bugs Ahearn (Edward G Robinson) quits the racket and moves to sunny Santa Barbara with his money in a bid to go straight and break into Californian society. After being scammed by people just as unscrupulous as himself Ahearn gets his own back like only he knows how...the Chicago way.

This is absolutely terrific. Robinson has a real flair for comedy, subtle yet sending himself up wickedly. His portrayal of a fish out of water amid the wealthy classes at odds with his typical mob portrayals as he flits between the two in a series of witty and fast paced escapades.

Mary Astor provides support to Robinson and their scenes together are beautifully done, even though it's painfully obvious from the moment they meet that they'll eventually fall in love.

The Little Giant appeared a year before Hollywood's new censorship code kicked in and it shows. Some of the language and situations are quite strong for the time and would never have been allowed had it been released a little later.

Highly recommended.

[MacBlayne]

Originally Posted by Demoncrat

In complete contrast to the understated TDOB, last night I watched Rambo III (1988, Peter Macdonald)
Lawdy! "Dedicated to the gallant people of Afghanistan" as well. Bet they regret that now.....easily the funniest of the quartet, as trainee buddhist goes crazyapebonkers when his pal is abucted by nasty Russians.

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by MacBlayne

It's the delivery that makes it funny.


For my sins I also watched my first Transformers film. The one with Marky Mark in it. Appallingly cheap looking pro underage sex drivel. What must go on in Bay's head?? Nothing savoury it seems.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demoncrat

In complete contrast to the understated TDOB, last night I watched Rambo III (1988, Peter Macdonald)
Lawdy! "Dedicated to the gallant people of Afghanistan" as well. Bet they regret that now.....easily the funniest of the quartet, as trainee buddhist goes crazyapebonkers when his pal is abucted by nasty Russians.

I don't think I've seen that one, but it sounds ridiculous. If I recall correctly, there was something similar in The Living Daylights, in which Bond is helped by Kamran Shah (Art Malik), a Mujahideen leader.

Apparently, this is how the final dedication in Rambo III changed after 9/11:

[Cinematic Shocks]

Blood and Lace (1971)

*** out of ****

[JoshuaKaitlyn]

From 1969 - part 1:

Godzilla's Revenge - Bit of a strange one this compared to the entries so far in the franchise. A small boy is being bullied so dreams of escaping to Monster Island where he meets up with Godzilla's Son and together the two encounter the various monsters that inhabit the island via clips from the previous movies.

Fellini Satyricon - Time for more Fellini bashing! Anyone who has read my reviews of the other Fellini pictures in my list will know / remember my thoughts on the director’s work. I haven’t seen a single Fellini picture that hasn’t bored me and that includes Satyricon.

Charro! - Presley's first picture of 1969 puts him in a western with no musical numbers and only the theme tune sang by him....Doesn’t make it any better.

Till Death Do Us Part - By sheer coincidence my next movie was this! On the day Warren Mitchell died! Based on the long running British TV series this follows Alf Garnett from the outbreak of WWII to the sixties. A lot of British TV series would follow suit with their own cinematic successes / failures (take your pick).

Midnight Cowboy - My first time seeing this, not usually my sort of movie hence the reason why it’s my first viewing but I quite enjoyed it. Won Best Picture at the Oscars and a BAFTA for Best Picture/Any Source.

Carry on Camping - If there’s any scene more iconic from a Carry on Movie then it’s in this one....Campsite, Babs Winsor in a bikini flinging her arms and her chest out as she exercises and bikini top flies off! Thus is born ITV's carry on promos for the next 40 odd years!

I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death - The second Sartana movie and it’s a bore fest!

The Wild Bunch - Great movie and certainly one I hope to upgrade from the DVD flipper that I have!

The Battle of Britain - Not a bad WWII picture, I much prefer the Ron Goodwin score over the William Walton one.

Paint Your Wagon - "Do I know where Hell is....?” 'Wandrin Star' is about the only memorable tune in this musical, it isn't bad just isn't great!

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed - Cushing's penultimate 'Hammer Frankenstein'. His character seems a little nastier this time round. Still it’s not the worse in the franchise.

Guns of the Magnificent Seven - A better sequel than 'Return of the Magnificent Seven'. George Kennedy takes over the role of Chris from Yul Brynner....with more hair and sans the black outfit.

[Cinematic Shocks]

Originally Posted by JoshuaKaitlyn

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed - Cushing's penultimate 'Hammer Frankenstein'. His character seems a little nastier this time round. Still it’s not the worse in the franchise.

I rate it as one of the best of the series up there with 'Curse' and 'Revenge'.

[MacBlayne]

Originally Posted by JoshuaKaitlyn

Paint Your Wagon - "Do I know where Hell is....?” 'Wandrin Star' is about the only memorable tune in this musical, it isn't bad just isn't great!

I don't what upset me more - that a film starring Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin was rather dull, or that it couldn't even live up to this: