What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[iank]

A Perfect Murder. Michael Douglas is a wealthy businessman facing financial disaster who is less than impressed when he finds his young wife (Gwyneth Paltrow) has been having an affair, and decides the best option is to have her removed from the picture permanently, thus still enabling him to keep all her dosh - and hires/blackmails her own lover to do the deed! But the best laid plans of Mike and men never go smooth.... Douglas is on top form in this twisty-turny and thoroughly enjoyable late 90s thriller.

[Screaming Queen]

Last night I watched A BLade in the Dark - giallo by Lamberto Bava from 1983. I'd read it was trashy with a high body count and lots of gore. I must say on that front I was a little disappointed. When I think trashy I think New York Ripper. This was classy by comparison. And a little slower than I expected. However I loved its atmosphere, style and I've got a crush on leading man Andrea Occhipinti so that helped. And one kill in particular, involving a plastic bag over the head, was very gruesome. So I'd recommend it, I guess I just wanted it to be 'worse' than it was!

[trebor8273]

Gabriel

Slow, boring film about angels and fallen angels fighting to bring light or darkness to earth. Dreadful acting on the whole apart from the main lead who's passable. If you want a film about waring angels look elsewhere ( prophecy films or supernatural) 3.8/10

Stir crazy

Fantastic gene wilder and Richard Pryor vehicle in which they play two new yorkers who sick of new York life decide to move to California. Not long after arrvinvg they are mistaking for bank robbers. They try to prove there innocence/ escape but this is put in jeopardy when its found out that Wilder's character turns out to a rodeo cowboy protégé and the prison warden wants him to take part in a rodeo against a another prison. As usual Pryor and Wilder complement each other perfectly. 8.1/10

Now watching willy wonka and the chocolate factory

[trebor8273]

Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory. 7.8/10

now watching timecop, probably followed by The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne which will be my first viewing- for those who have seen it, is it anygood or is a boring arty farty film?

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by trebor8273

Gabriel

Slow, boring film about angels and fallen angels fighting to bring light or darkness to earth. Dreadful acting on the whole apart from the main lead who's passable. If you want a film about waring angels look elsewhere ( prophecy films or supernatural) 3.8/10

You sum it up nicely, Treb. Dreadful!

[TJ Doc]

Originally Posted by trebor8273

Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory. 7.8/10

now watching timecop, probably followed by The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne which will be my first viewing- for those who have seen it, is it anygood or is a boring arty farty film?

Fascinatingly arty farty would be my take on it. I sort of loved it and hated it at the same time!

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Last week's viewings:

Less viewing than usual last week as I spent most of the Bank Holiday weekend sweating over some hot shelving as I undertook the first steps in my room clearance/re-model. The past week saw yet another (un)healthy dollop of slasher trash (including a re-watch of The Initiation), intertwined with The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp... not a pretty picture really.

Calendar Girl Murders (1984)



53/100


Deadline (1984)



62/100


The Initiation (1984)



64/100


The Prey (1984)



32/100


Rocktober Blood (1984)



45/100


Scream for Help (1984)



65/100


The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)



72/100

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is a superb film anchored by a magnificent performance from Roger Livesey. In terms of Powell and Pressburger's World War II films, it is only bettered by A Matter of Life and Death.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is a superb film anchored by a magnificent performance from Roger Livesey. In terms of Powell and Pressburger's World War II films, it is only bettered by A Matter of Life and Death.

Agreed on A Matter of Life and Death - a phenomenal film.

[trebor8273]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

You sum it up nicely, Treb. Dreadful!

Glad it wasn't just me who didn't like it