I wish I had been looking back at the audience at Se7en for that scene where one of John Doe's victims... I remember that was a huge gag !

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It was shocking wasn't it? The 'twist' near the end just makes you think "well who the hell was Katie's kid then?" as he conveniently disappears from the film having served his purpose of misdirection. Pointless ending too and completely devoid of story

I only have one film unwatched in the set, having seen Phantom of the Opera last night. That's really weird addition to the set as, in the Hammer film, it looks brilliant with Oscar-winning art direction and cinematography, but the Phantom character is underused so there's too much singing and not enough horror.

That is exactly why my favourite version is the Robert Englund one, not only because it's the only one bar Lon Chaney's 1925 film to feature a masquerade ball, but because it's full of Horror and some fantastic sets, including Erik's lair with the many candles which must've been a nightmare for the set dresser!

BRAKE: Stephen Dorff in BURIED rip off released on the high fliers label!!! The epitome of the straight to dvd thriller that appears from nowhere onto rental shelves and supermarket charts! Not bad as it goes, its basically the same formula as buried but he's in the boot of the car and there's a terrorist plot ripped off straight from a tom clancy book. Dodgy ending aside its 90 minutes of daft fun that's worth checking out!

CHERNOBYL DIARIES: Ususal americans venture out of their own country and get horribly murdered horror plot mixed with traditional xenophobia about the russians. That said its actually quite fun in a seen-it-all-before kind of way and it looks supurb on Blu-ray.

Just finished up the evening with LOVELY MOLLY, from Blair witch co-director/creator Eduardo sanchez.

Fantastic and chilling, never states explicitly whether what's happening to Molly is real or not so the film could either be a repulsion style descent into madness or a depiction of a woman gradually becoming posessed by the evil forces at work in the house.

Great stuff either way!

My son wants me to take him to see it. I have no interest, 2nd and 3rd bored me so much i wasnt even taking any interest in the story just watching what happens as it happpend or lack of what happens, definatly a sleep inducing film for insomniacs as a night cap to help them nod of.

Dawn of the Mummy - And people think "Zombie" has pacing problems!? :tongue1:
Frightmare (74) - All about Sheila Keith's performance.

Yeah, curiosity and an afternoon to kill.. after all, I too liked part 3. Thing is, it's just the same film over and over, but the scares are getting cheaper by the minute. I think one of the reasons I enjoyed part 3 so much was I quite liked the family, so spending time with them wasn't bad. The yuppie family in this were much the same as part 2, and events are just as dull. And as Paul said, they're stretching to the point of using gimmicks such as XBOX Kinect in order to strive for originality - I found it quite cringe-worthy.

Yep, utterly pointless with huge lapses in logic or continuity. It's just the same set-piece rolling over and over again throughout each film, story be damned.

Yet more 'seasonal' viewing:

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saw the hilarious NAKED GUN style comedy 2 part episodes A TOUCH OF CLOTH:laugh:
i'm glad they are making more:happy:

Went to see Sinister. Film started earlier than stated so missed the first 15 minutes, then spent 5 minutes trying to find the 2 empty seats as it was a sell out. Couldn't find seats so swapped tickets at customer service and ended up seeing Paranormal Activity 4. It was pants and the worst in the series so far. I wouldn't watch this on tv so I am gutted I paid to see it. The best part was at the end where someone in the audience got a fright and farted really loud(it may have been more than a fart):)

those adverts are ott and so crappy w/scared like shit audiences:laugh:

THE BLOODSTAINED SHADOW (1978)
CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957)
THE PYX (1973)
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1989)

Hitch Hike - superb slice of Italian exploitation.

David hess's best film imo.

I could be inclined to agree with you there.

What's the PQ like on this?

Premium Rush (Cinema) - a thriller about a bicycle courier who picks up a package that has attracted the attention of the New York triad and a corrupt police detective. Pretty bland film with some quite nice bicycle chases through the traffic of New York city. Probably best suited to Saturday tea time television and only worth catching f its the only thing playing (as in my case) or you have an unhealthy interest in bikes.

Aww, I've been quite looking forward to this. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is always watchable in my opinion and I have a soft spot for thrillers with slightly gimmicky premises.

Really solid, I was impressed. But I have nothing to compare it to as I had never seen it before :)

That'll do for me, the R1 MGM disc looks great as can be seen in my stills here but I'd prefer to see it in HD

This evening, I used my new Blu-ray player in my student housing for the first time.

New York Ripper. Grim, dark, depressing, and violent as usual. It most certainly is not easy to watch, but it's extremely well-made, and the story is both shocking and clever.

I judge this film on the impact that it still has on me, and therefore I rate it four stars out of four - this movie goes directly for one's throat, especially as the violence is among the heaviest I've ever seen. An excellent Giallo.

**** out of ****

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DETENTION Highly enjoyable post everything riff on slasher films, teen films and teenagers. I had no real idea what the hell was going on for most of the time throughout the film if I'm honest, its so mad and maddening. The plot is bonkers as are individual scenes as 20 years of pop culture and especially post SCREAM horror films, sequels and rip offs are all filtered through an off kilter humour and love of genre. Highly recommended.

Never heard of this, sounds like I'd enjoy it

Try and find Frankie Teardrop's review of it on this thread, he discusses it with much more clarity than myself though he forgets to mention it has one of the best sex with a bear scenes ever filmed.

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Prude!

Me? God no! It's just not every day someone mentions a "sex with a bear scene" let alone the best one! :lol:

'The Odyssey' (1997) 6/10 Could have been a lot lot better!

'Immortals' (2011) 8/10 I don't know? Although I liked the style, soundtrack and the final showdown, Henry Cavill just does not seemed to fit the role!

'The House by the Cemetery' (1981) 7/10 First time I've seen it! Annoying kid aside that bat attack was had me laughing then there was the gore :)

'The Creature From the Black Lagoon' (1954) 7/10 From the old Legacy set from a few years back, although it isn't in 3D as it was filmed, I used my TV's upgrade feature and it surprisingly worked for the most part!

Super troopers had a good one too, unfortunately the bear turned out to be fake.

I didn't realise there was so much competition in that category. You really do learn something every day!

Stepfather/Fright Night

(Originals of course!) :tongue1:

Why? The remakes are so much better!

Maybe in 20 years or so when nostalgia sets in. :tongue1:

Haha, probably not even in 50!

Cannibal Holocaust - Let's just say I was no where near as shocked as I expected to be. Very well done, and really makes you ask yourself some questions. Although I think the last line should have been, "I wonder who the real savages are?" instead of cannibals. Fast forwded through the turtle, muskrat and monkey bits though.

Alone With Her - Excellent direction, beautiful framing and composition, breath-taking cinematography; all cinematic tools you can willfully disregard when doing a 'found footage' film. Alone With Her is about a man's unhealthy obsession with a woman which results in him setting up spy cameras in her apartment and using the information he finds to manipulate her into a relationship with him. And yes, it's all shown through the secret cameras. Terminally boring with characters you just don't care about it outstays its welcome after the first five minutes. If I never see a found footage film again it'll be too soon.

Death Tube (2010)

For half an hour this was my new favoutite film. Well acted, full of suspense and intrigue, and i was interested, nay impatient to see how it would play out.

Then all of a sudden we get some protagonists dressed as teddy bears, the plot goes up its own backside, the characterization seems to be lost and i was willing the thing to end. I don't recall my enjoyment of a film changing so quickly ever before. From loving it to pulling my hair out.

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...only kidding, your choice. :)

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