The best laid plans and that.....Stuck on Arrow's IOD, merely to check the disc, ended up watching it twice, the commentary is priceless! Nico M has an unusual take on things to say the least, and as for Calum....:blush: you card;);) Highly recommended! And lovely to see it complete again (as i could never find the German disc cheap enough harumph!!)

Can i also concur with any positive opinion stated about Martino's ATCOTD.....WOW, film and a half, more fun to watch than Torso imo, Vampyr tonight methinks!!

Watched Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight last night: totally delirious and over the top stylistic violence a la Shogun Assassin meets Pinky Violence! Heartily recommended! :)

1)It was time to introduce the sleaze to my sis,2)very good depiction of the era and fine perfomances,3)I said it before and I say it again,one of the best comic adaptation ,4)another average movie of the Avengers franchise,5)weak Korean remake of Ringu,it was more like a drama and less horror,6)a ''wet'' gem about oppressed sexuality by Shinya Tsukamoto,7)8)Ju-on The Grudge had many scares but the flaw was that everything was spoiled at the trailer,part 2 was worse and less complex,9)second time around of this enjoyable movie ,10)the shocking poem of Gus Van Sant,many find it boring,well sometime life is!!11)this need multiple viewings to be appreciated,I liked it better than the first time,12)one of my favorite movies of all time,10/10, 13)simple one of the best horror movies of the 30's,a great perfomance by charles laughton,14)a great cast on a boat ,what more do you need ? 15)another classic by Stanley Kramer,16)decent suspenful b-movie with Lawrence Tierney http://i46.tinypic.com/mhfsi1.jpg

The Awakening? The mummy film? That was Charlton Heston, not Kirk Douglas.

Corrected.

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

**** out of ****

Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)

*** out of ****

Chato's Land (1972)

*** out of ****

Bruiser (2000)

*** out of ****

Trading Places (1983)

**** out of ****

Jaw's: Well, it's a classic. I have little else to say...........wait, a 12A?
Blow me, surely a 15 would be more appropriate? But that's enough of that.
It was an amazing experience to sit in a theater and watch a classic on the big screen once again. Cineworld got it right for once.:clap:

Im crazy jealous of all you lucky gits getting too see all these fantastic films on the big screen. :(

It used to be a PG.

But that was when the spectrum only had U (Uc?), PG, and 18.
Jaw's hardly warrent's an 18, so at the time PG was understandable, but now a 15 seem's the most addiquete.

No, it was submitted twice after the 12 cert was created and still rated PG.

Wow. Really? The BBFC are dumber than I thought.

Aye, in 1993 and 2000.

PG, my arse! Jaws was an A certificate!

*leans on zimmer frame to catch breath*

Why?

I thought 12A was just about right for reasons of caution. Personally, I'd give it a PG.

Cant see any reason to make Jaws a 15 when you can see shark attacks on Discovery channel at anytime of the day.

I wish I had the Discovery Channel. :(

That'd be like a porn channel for you! :D

An insight into Gojirosan's life:

FRIENDS - The one with the sharks S09E04 - YouTube

Only to emerge like this after shark week :pound:

Family Guy - Quagmire Discovers Internet Porn - YouTube


Family Guy - Quagmire Discovers Internet Porn - YouTube

Replacing internet porn with Shark Week of course.

Oh you guys!

No - back in the day, the certificates for UK films were 'U', 'A' (same as todays PG), 'AA' (you had to be over 14 to see one of these) and 'X' (same as an 18).

Legend has it that either Universal or Speilberg 'brought off' the BBFC so that Jaws, the "big summer film" of 1975 was given a lower certificate to ensure it would be a blockbuster

I have no idea in the truth behind this rumour, tho

Stake Land.....Found this to be quite enjoyable:pop2:

Saw Jaws last night at Cineworld. Cracking stuff. That score, on a big digital cinema system, was incredible.

Watched Jaws at the cinema last night too and I totally agree about the Certificate. Me and my partner both reckoned it should be a 15, not a 12A. There are real shots of shark victims and corpses, floating decapitated head and leg, man getting eaten alive and loads of blood. How it could be a PG or 12 is beyond me really.

Anyway I digress and will admit that it's the first time I'd ever seen the film (Oh my god) so watching it for the first time in the cinema was one heck of an experience and I think I have to admit that it's the most terrifying film I've ever watched. That's obviously aided by the fact that I have a fear of Open Water and Sharks.

Watched Vampyr last night, from a childhood memory which terrified me, to this rather Kafkaesque film imo that deserved a better fate surely, like, say The Old Dark House, the crying shame that this is all we have left of the film.....still was worth the wait, and boy does del Toro love it ;);). nice "visual essay" as well, also watched the Martino interview on ATCOTD, great stuff and boy is he modest:rolleyes:

I am genuinely surprised that you think this.

It's seems perfect PG to me. It's a glorious fairytale with a bit of bite (pun intended) that would be a shame to deny youngsters. I can't think of anything in it that I wouldn't want my kids, nephews, nieces etc to see from 10 or so onwards.

Taking the middle ground between our views, it seems the BBFC were spot on picking a 12A.

Look at it from a historical perspective

Do you really think it should have been rated 'PG' (or 'A') back in 1975?

Blood, violence, language, brief nudity???

Don't get me wrong - I love the film, and I am very anti-censorship, but I do think that 'internal politics' played a major part in the certificate this movie got

Yes.

It's a brilliant film and the Eureka release is better than the (admittedly superb) Criterion Collection one because of Guillermo del Toro's commentary – one of the best I've ever heard. It's almost worth buying the site just for his commentary track!

According to the BBFC guidelines, a PG film is unlikely to disturb or upset any children younger than eight and there probably are some scenes, particularly when Quint gets up close and personal with Bruce, which might be a little too much for a seven-year-old.

As you said, a 12A cinema certificate sounds about right because adults who are familiar with the film and know their children and how they are likely to respond to the content in Jaws will be able to decide whether to take them to see it or not, precisely what the certificate intense.

Frothing at the mouth, thats how i like my directors;);)

I can't remember if I ordered Vampyr this week or not! :lol:

I certainly put an order in with Eureka for a few disks, and I only had a public domain Vampyr before.

Ditto, tis worth it.

What? even with a fully naked lady (yes, you do see breasts and bush) in a really horrific screaming fit whilst being eaten alive?
Blimey it terrified me let alone a 10 year old or younger

You hardly see breasts and bush at all! Deep in shadows, nothing is clear and it's very brief anyway. Besides, nudity is hardly corruptive! :lol:

I thought the horror was tame but effective. Most people my generation and younger saw Jaws around 10 or 11 years old. Definite PG material for me.

Being scared is not bad for children and children deserve the joy of monsters and the delicious thrill of "safe fear" as much as adults. Most pre-teens (10 - 14) are more than capable of dealing with the likes of Jaws, I would have thought.

Coming back from the cinema last night and talking to my parents about the certificate they wondered if i'd be interested in taking by 5 Year old brother to see it. An excuse I guess, seeing Jaw's at the cinema two nights in a row isn't half bad.:rockon:

Totally agree to be honest as I was watching all sorts of stuff at that age and younger. I'm just surprised at the BBFC's leniency that's all.

on the buses
 

on the buses.
Late start this morning so thought id watch a Hammer classic,role on the blu ray restoration :lol:
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