What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

I watched it a month or two ago and can't remember much about it apart from having something to do with time – something the film did a great job of wasting.

Spot on assessment there Nos.

[Cinematic Shocks]

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

*** out of *****

Hostel: Part II (2007)

*** out of *****

[Make Them Die Slowly]

REZORT

Forget all those overpaid actors in commercials trying to make you feel guilty about the world refugee problem, this film offers a glimmer of hope for everyone in crisis...

This plays out as Jurassic Park with zombies in a post zombie apocalypse world and as such is fairly good as these things go but for me the film is far more interesting as pure exploitation of a current political problem...basically, to keep the zombie park going, and fresh zombies for people to kill, refugees as used to keep the zombie numbers up! It is as if Ukip and the pro hunting lobby have made a horror film.

[iank]

Kingsman: The Secret Service. This entertaining 2015 OTT homage to oldschool Bond flicks is more fun than Bond itself has been since the 80s. Colin Firth and Samuel L. Jackson steal the show.

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by iank

Kingsman: The Secret Service. This entertaining 2015 OTT homage to oldschool Bond flicks is more fun than Bond itself has been since the 80s. Colin Firth and Samuel L. Jackson steal the show.

Yeah Kingsman is great and Colin Firth in particular fits into the action man role well.

[Deadite]

Demdike wasn't joking when he said Vampire Ecstasy was 'major perviness' rather than 'minor perviness'. I would say that it straddles the line between softcore and hardcore porn, but 'straddles' is far too literal a word as it describes the majority of the film's content. I bet share prices in candles went through the roof after this was released.

Infeasibly large objects are put places they have no place being and there's enough boobage on display to put national geographic to shame, as suspiciously mono-browed ladies cavort in the basement of a large castle - all in the name of resurrecting a long-dead vampire mistress.

This film does have one curio that i have yet had the pleasure to witness on film - the idea of a curse of wanking! One poor girl is at it night and day, and the only way to get rid of the itch is do what the prancing crones in the basement want her to do. When isolated from its salacious nature, quite an intriguing curse.

As far as film-making goes, it surprises me to say that i've seen far worse in the pursuit of cult films. Worth a watch as long as you close the curtains.

[Make Them Die Slowly]

Originally Posted by Deadite

Demdike wasn't joking when he said Vampire Ecstasy was 'major perviness' rather than 'minor perviness'. I would say that it straddles the line between softcore and hardcore porn, but 'straddles' is far too literal a word as it describes the majority of the film's content. I bet share prices in candles went through the roof after this was released.

Infeasibly large objects are put places they have no place being and there's enough boobage on display to put national geographic to shame, as suspiciously mono-browed ladies cavort in the basement of a large castle - all in the name of resurrecting a long-dead vampire mistress.

This film does have one curio that i have yet had the pleasure to witness on film - the idea of a curse of wanking! One poor girl is at it night and day, and the only way to get rid of the itch is do what the prancing crones in the basement want her to do. When isolated from its salacious nature, quite an intriguing curse.

As far as film-making goes, it surprises me to say that i've seen far worse in the pursuit of cult films. Worth a watch as long as you close the curtains.

Director Joe Sarno made some excellent sexploitation films in the 60s. A fair few can be found on the Something Weird label which is the go to company for 60s smut.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly

Director Joe Sarno made some excellent sexploitation films in the 60s. A fair few can be found on the Something Weird label which is the go to company for 60s smut.

I have the film twice and one of them is in a Sarno set.

The other, because i'd forgotten it was in that set is the same as Deadite's.

[keirarts]

Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia


Warren Oates plays Bennie, a down on his luck Gringo piano player working in a seedy bar some place in Mexico. He's approached by two fellow gringos out working for a mexican mob boss who has offered one million dollars for the head of Alfredo Garcia. It seems that 'Al' has a rep as a ladies man and deflowered the bosses granddaughter. discovering the gigolo has also had it away with his missus before getting run down in the street Bennie decides to turn his luck around and fetch the head himself for a promised ten grand.
Naturally things don't go to plan and the bodies begin piling up, with Bennie getting more & more unhinged as things progress.
Made without the usual studio interference, Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia plays as pure unadulterated Peckinpah. It lacks the grandeur of his earlier films primarily because the budget is low however it ends up working to the films advantage as things progress. The film ends up feeling like a sweaty, claustrophobic, blood soaked road trip to hell. Oates is reportedly doing a spot on portrayal of Peckinpah himself. Benny is a mess of insecurity and paranoia, made worse by having to confront someone like Garcia who seems to embody the masculine ladies man ideal more than him. This is driven home by his cuckolding that seems to at least partly fuel the undercurrent of impotent whiskey fuelled rage he exhibits through the film.
Overall its one of my favourite Peckinpah films. I'm glad I missed out on Twilight Times release as Arrows not only looks great but has the excellent man of iron documentary as well as plenty ot other supplemental materials.

[trebor8273]

Disjointed and the end battle just seems do go on and on, sure in the book it was all described in a few paragraphs, more than anything the film just seems a excuse to link it to lord of the rings and the coming of Sauron. Also unlike return of the king which had more than one ending, no one really seems to have a prober ending. 6.5/10




Very good. A group a tourists are stranded in Amsterdam countryside. Each of them hold a dark secret of something they have done in there past, they all soon become prey to a supernatural killer. Well paced and we get decent back stories on each of the character's. Some good kills and an unexpected ending. 8/10







None of the social commentary of the first film, more of a prison move this time. Jensen Ames is framed for the murder of his wife, it soon become apparent that it was all done so he could take the place of Frankenstein the most popular driver in death race. Fast paced with some good and bloody kills. 7/10





A prequel to the first film, which deals with the creation of death race and Frankenstein's origin. Luke Gosss makes a surprisingly decent action hero, who plays Carl Lucas a getaway driver that ends up in prison rather that rat on his boss( Sean Bean). Who doesn't believe he will keep quite so sets a bounty on his head. The prison televises death match, in which the prisoners are pitted against each other gladiator style. With falling ratings this is turned into death race. 7.5/10


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