What Films Have You Seen Recently? - Page 4215

iank · #**42141** 20th June 2017, 08:30 AM

A Cure for Wellness. An ambitious young executive is sent to the Swiss Alps to try and bring back his company's CEO, who is refusing to leave a luxury health farm. But following a car accident, he finds himself unable to leave and increasingly cut off from the outside world, and becomes more and more convinced that this "health farm" is hiding some very dark secrets... This creepy weirdo modern thriller was a rather delightful surprise and really entertaining and engrossing in spite of its rather long running time. I was particularly happy to see the film refusing to go to some by now tired cliche ending (where the "twist" is that the main character is just losing his mind and imagining all the sinister goings-on) and instead delivers a proper (if warped as hell) plot and plunge into full-on horror territory in the last act. Really enjoyed this! And the young woman in it bugged the hell out of me until I realised it was the teenage runaway who was targeted as a potential witness by the serial killing "Truth Terrorist" in season 1 of The Tunnel!

keirarts · #**42142** 20th June 2017, 08:38 AM

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A Cure for Wellness. An ambitious young executive is sent to the Swiss Alps to try and bring back his company's CEO, who is refusing to leave a luxury health farm. But following a car accident, he finds himself unable to leave and increasingly cut off from the outside world, and becomes more and more convinced that this "health farm" is hiding some very dark secrets... This creepy weirdo modern thriller was a rather delightful surprise and really entertaining and engrossing in spite of its rather long running time. I was particularly happy to see the film refusing to go to some by now tired cliche ending (where the "twist" is that the main character is just losing his mind and imagining all the sinister goings-on) and instead delivers a proper (if warped as hell) plot and plunge into full-on horror territory in the last act. Really enjoyed this! And the young woman in it bugged the hell out of me until I realised it was the teenage runaway who was targeted as a potential witness by the serial killing "Truth Terrorist" in season 1 of The Tunnel!

I really enjoyed it as well. I liked that it went full blown gothic horror at the end and for some reason reminded me of Baron blood.

trebor8273 · #**42143** 20th June 2017, 07:02 PM

More outrageous and OTT than the first with even more bone crunching fights. This time our transporter is a chauffeur to a rich family, who springs into action when there young son is kidnapped. Stratham makes a great action hero and of the few films I have seen with him I have enjoyed immensely. Will have to try more of his films. 8/10

Next up body puzzle which I've not seen.

Make Them Die Slowly · #**42144** 20th June 2017, 08:15 PM

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More outrageous and OTT than the first with even more bone crunching fights. This time our transporter is a chauffeur to a rich family, who springs into action when there young son is kidnapped. Stratham makes a great action hero and of the few films I have seen with him I have enjoyed immensely. Will have to try more of his films. 8/10

Safe is a good, along with the two bonkers Crank films if you haven't seen them.

trebor8273 · #**42145** 20th June 2017, 08:19 PM

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Safe is a good, along with the two bonkers Crank films if you haven't seen them.

I got safe when I got the transporters films, I liked the look of it from the trailer I saw, will get the crank films.

Rik · #**42146** 20th June 2017, 08:21 PM

The Crank films are great, not entirely sure why I don't own them myself, I also like The Bank Job too, easily found in CEX for £1.50 these days on blu

Make Them Die Slowly · #**42147** 20th June 2017, 08:25 PM

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The Crank films are great, not entirely sure why I don't own them myself, I also like The Bank Job too, easily found in CEX for £1.50 these days on blu

What's the one where he is a copper in a brown cardy hunting a serial killer? I quite like that one too though it has no action scenes as such in it.