What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Make Them Die Slowly]

Hardcore Henry

SHIT BLOWS UP!

F#ck me, this starts out bonkers then accelerates the action to some kind of transcendental fever pitch of gore and violence so fast and relentless, every scene feels like the climax whilst building on the scene before until it ends in a moment of lunacy that really does have to be seen to be believed.

Highly recommended.

[Cinematic Shocks]

Two Evil Eyes (1990)

*** out of *****

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Cinematic Shocks

Two Evil Eyes (1990)

*** out of *****

Which of the two films do you prefer?

[Cinematic Shocks]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

Which of the two films do you prefer?

Both are pretty good but Argento’s version of ‘The Black Cat’ just edges it for me.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Cinematic Shocks

Both are pretty good but Argento’s version of ‘The Black Cat’ just edges it for me.

If you had to give the individual films/stories scores, what would they be?

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The Dressmaker (2015)

'I'm back you bastards!'

Kate Winslet proves she's the nearest thing we still have to a golden age of Hollywood star in this quirky, pitch black, revenge comedy which owes more to justice meting out westerns like High Plains Drifter than you might expect.

From the off Winslet has us purring at her sexy confidence and stunning outfits yet this Australian genre bending production offers so much more than that, in fact so much more totally unexpected delights than i can describe in a few short sentences here.

Suffice to say it's quite brilliant.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

The Dressmaker (2015)

I'm pleased you enjoyed it and basically (it seems) felt the same about The Dressmaker (and Kate Winslet) as I did.

When I find it cheap enough, I'll buy a copy, but not at the moment because a) I have so much to watch already and b) the disc doesn't contain many extra features.

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

The Dressmaker (2015)

Sold!

[Justin101]

So I watched the extended 'Ultimate Edition' of Batman Vs Superman yesterday and I really enjoyed it, although clocking in at 3 hours and 2 minutes it didn't seem that long, at least to me. I'm not saying that it magically fixes a film which doesn't really make much sense, but it does help explain some things which were head scratchers from the theatrical version.

Some totally new story strands help expand on the Louis Lane story arc with the bullet etc and some subtly different scenes give a bit of a spin on what we saw before. However, it still doesn't make sense why Lex wants Batman and Superman to face off, and it doesn't tone down the extraordinary directing decision to make Lex act the way he does, it's even more annoying on the 2nd viewing. It's like Synder's note to Eisenburg (who is usually a terrific actor) was 'Have you seen "The Spy Who Shagged Me"? That's what I want'. Which really sticks out like a sore thumb when everyone else is playing it so straight and serious.

It's not going to convert people who hated it before I'm sure of that, but if you got some enjoyment out of seeing it at the cinema, as I did, then the extended version should improve upon that enjoyment.

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by Justin101

So I watched the extended 'Ultimate Edition' of Batman Vs Superman yesterday and I really enjoyed it, although clocking in at 3 hours and 2 minutes it didn't seem that long, at least to me. I'm not saying that it magically fixes a film which doesn't really make much sense, but it does help explain some things which were head scratchers from the theatrical version.

However, it still doesn't make sense why Lex wants Batman and Superman to face off, and it doesn't tone down the extraordinary directing decision to make Lex act the way he does, it's even more annoying on the 2nd viewing.

Baaed on that it can stay on the shelf til it's cheaper. Does it do anything to explain why Afflecks Batman isn't his usual genius self?