What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly

Monsters: The Dark Continent

A two man Apocylpse Now with tentacles. War is bad blah blah blah...oh and let's have huge Lovecraft like monsters roaming around too. Oddly compelling. Shit blows up!

The Vatican Tapes

Blow this shit up!

W^Z

A scuzzy assault on post Seven serial killer flicks full of grumpy people being grumpy. Hugely irritating use of sound design and wobble cam add to the general uneasiness of the characters as they drown in a sea of shit of their own making. Worth a look.

Agree on all counts. Love W@Z .... rewatch!!

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly

W^Z

A scuzzy assault on post Seven serial killer flicks full of grumpy people being grumpy. Hugely irritating use of sound design and wobble cam add to the general uneasiness of the characters as they drown in a sea of shit of their own making. Worth a look.

Plus, it has Dennis Pennis playing a scientist in the days before he became a serious actor and was cast in Game of Thrones as a bearded sorcerer warrior.

[Demoncrat]

Return Of Sabata (1971, Gianfranco Parolini)

Lee Van Cleef. Enough said??
Okay. Our gamblin' man strolls into a town in the grip of a ruthless clan.
With the aid of a motley crew, he puts things right. Comedic elements intergrate comfortably.

[KatyCole]

Originally Posted by trebor8273

no,going to see it on sunday

I won’t spoil anything, but I’ll say one thing: I thought it was superb. I’m not sure if I like it more than Soderbergh’s Ocean’s trilogy, though. Solid performances from Tatum, Driver and Craig throughout.

It’s a shame that the film has been a commercial flop so far. Then again, it’s not on wide release here yet, so hopefully that’ll help recoup some of the losses it has suffered elsewhere.

[keirarts]

Bland s*** vs Entertaining s***.

Hitmans bodyguard

A great promotional campaign is followed up with a dumb, intermittently entertaining slice of forgettable dross from the director of Expendables 3, which is pretty much the same in terms of quality, and Red Hill which is a masterpiece. The plot has been pretty much summed up in the trailers, a professional bodyguard must protect a Hitman who is due to give evidence against a Ukrainian dictator (Gary Oldman). The buddy buddy banter is present as one would expect, however its all let down by a cliche ridden script that is almost predictable to the point of tedium. It's all slight, fluffy nonsense but the fact its so unexceptional is partly what put me off.

Dark Tower

So, did the critics get it wrong? Yes and no. From a technical perspective the film is pretty shoddy. Its clear the production was 'troubled'. There's some inexplicably bad ADR, especially in scenes with Matthew Mcconaughey as the man in black. There's some real plot holes in the film, perhaps because I never read the books I'm missing something, but there's stuff that made me wonder if I was missing something.
That said, the film is fun. Sticking the out with a 90 minute running time was actually one of the best decisions made. It's hard to get pissed with a film that careen's through at a breakneck pace to it's conclusion. Overall I liked the film in spite of it's numerous problems. Once upon a time it would be the sort of mad sc-fi/horror/fantasy junk that would be discovered on home video. Think Ladyhawke, Krull, Lost in time and stuff like that.

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by keirarts

Dark Tower
There's some real plot holes in the film, perhaps because I never read the books I'm missing something, but there's stuff that made me wonder if I was missing something.

I did wonder how it would appear to someone who hasn't read the books. Its hard to say if you missed something because of how much it deviates from the books. Hell squeezing 7 books into a 90 minute film a hell of a lot needed dropping. Taking that into account i thought it was impressive how well constructed the film seemed.

[Cinematic Shocks]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Do you not like The Ghost Galleon or is it fourth but still good?

I think it improves with each viewing and is supremely atmospheric.

Yeah nice overall atmosphere, but the first hour is so boring as not much happens. It picks up in the last act though. They just didn’t have the budget to make a good film out of the premise. I give it a **1/2 out of *****

[trebor8273]

Originally Posted by J Harker

I did wonder how it would appear to someone who hasn't read the books. Its hard to say if you missed something because of how much it deviates from the books. Hell squeezing 7 books into a 90 minute film a hell of a lot needed dropping. Taking that into account i thought it was impressive how well constructed the film seemed.

think this just proves how long winded King is, what most writers take a paragraph to describe, King takes a chapter!

really why i stopped reading his books, give me the likes of Herbert anyday of the week

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Cinematic Shocks

Yeah nice overall atmosphere, but the first hour is so boring as not much happens. It picks up in the last act though. They just didn’t have the budget to make a good film out of the premise. I give it a **1/2 out of *****

You get to admire Jack Taylor's strange flat hair style.

That should be enough for any cult cinephile.

[Justin101]

Some from the last few days. No surprises with Star Trek, although Search for Spock was more enjoyable than I was expecting, I might have a soft spot for it because it's the first one that I remember watching as a child.

28 Days Later is 15 years old! It only seems like yesterday that I saw it at cinemas. The choice to film this on digital before the format had reached its potential has aged the movie more than it would have done otherwise.

Tokyo Mighty Guy is the first film on the Nikkatsu Diamond Guys vol 2 set, it took me by surprise as it's nothing like the films on the first volume. This one is a frothy teen comedy/musical in much the same style as an Elvis movie. Once I figured out what it was I really enjoyed it. I good blend on 60s pop music and Yakuza street fighting.

Finally I was pretty disappointed by Just Before Dawn. A lot of the reviews really rave about it and really appreciate it as a 2nd (or 3rd) tier slasher. I found it really boring and there was no tension at all. My favourite bit was hearing Blondie's Heart of Glass on the camper van's stereo near the beginning... The 88 Films disc looked pretty good though, so that's a bonus if you're a fan.