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Old 24th April 2019, 10:04 PM
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Nails (2017)

A woman paralyzed following a car accident desperately tries to get her family and doctors to believe that she is being terrorized by a malevolent presence in her hospital room.

Classy little British horror film with a great central performance from The Descent's Shauna Macdonald. At first it seems she could be so traumatized that it may all be in her imagination but as the film continues we get back story regarding the hospital and former patients and things become a little clearer. The Nails character is a beautifully realized grotesque creation that is quite creepy especially when it carves words into Macdonald's body using it's er' nails.

Although the plot is fairly slight and there's not an awful lot of action - what can you do when your main character is paralyzed in bed? - Nails is a
and deft little thriller that i really enjoyed.
Noted. Trailer for Carrie made me weep internally etc.
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Old 24th April 2019, 10:16 PM
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Noted. Trailer for Carrie made me weep internally etc.
Damn! It wasn't that bad.
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A lot of trailers made me sad tbh. That's why I stopped watching them ...
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Old 24th April 2019, 11:51 PM
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The Last House on The Left 1972.

Two girls heading to a concert are kidnapped and brutality attacked by a gang.

The 70s gave us some shocking films like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, A Clockwork Orange, The Exorcist, first time film director West Craven decided to go one step further and show how a warped mind of a criminal works.

I think the unknown cast at the time help make it work especially from David Hess the gang's leader Krug who shows no mercy and seems to enjoy inflicting pain onto others and seems to have a hold on those around him. Yeah it may have had its disturbing moments back then but it's still entertaining to watch and how parents exact revenge on them. Is the movie over rated or under rated by today's standards??
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The Boss(1973)

A hitman(henry Silva) blows up a bunch of gangsters whilst theyre watching a porno at the cinema. and ends up mixed up in a rival war between the mob.

Another of those gritty style euro crime type films from fernando Di Leo. With Silva giving one of his usual ruthless performances. although, he does manage to show his soft side a bit when he falls for the slutty daughter of a gangster after he rescues her from some kidnappers. even if he does treat her like crap at first.

pretty entertaining, with lots of twists and turns, and some brutal violence between a lot of the talky parts. recommended 71 out of 100.
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Old 25th April 2019, 04:12 PM
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Deadly Blessing (1981)

Classic Wes Craven horror chiller and one of his most underrated films. Maren Jensen, Sharon Stone and Susan Buckner are three young women terrorized by what appear to be their deeply religious Hittite in-laws led by a stern Ernest Borgnine.

However as the film rumbles on weirder things occur leading to a convoluted over plotted finale. The film isn't likely to win any best film awards but it's nicely photographed, has a memorable score by James Horner and one or two shock sequences that will stay with you long after the movie finishes.
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Angie Dickinson stars as a cop with a mission. An odd thing this. The constant references to her being "hot stuff" for a start
A fellow female plod is killed during a bombing ... so Police Woman leaps into action cough. Nothing is as it seemzzzzzzz. One of the stranger films I have seen this year. But I would rather watch they bints-in-the-desert tosh again.
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Old 25th April 2019, 08:02 PM
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BRENDA STARR REPORTER (1945)
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13 Chapter Serial

Based on the 1940's comic strip.
Brenda Starr reporter for The Daily Flash, receives a coded message from a mobster after she and her photographer cover a house fire.
The message gives the location of a quarter of a million dollars..

Fun serial that was once thought lost. Chapters 3 and 4 are incomplete/damaged but it is easy to pick the story up.
Most cliff hangers involve Brenda being gassed, falling off a roof or crushed etc.
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Old 25th April 2019, 10:20 PM
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The Professionals (1966)

The Professionals is one of those films you just know Quentin Tarantino would kill to have made. Clever dialogue overflows and the influence this film had on Quentin was probably huge. From the men on a mission that doesn't go to plan plot line to choice snippets of chat - 'Let's go to work' says Marvin as he, Burt Lancaster, Woody Strode and Robert Ryan, finalize their plan to break Claudia Cardinale out of a Mexican stronghold. "I bet you're a big Lee Marvin fan" says Michael Madsen to Harvey Keitel following a bust up in Reservoir Dogs. No wonder, because he's excellent in this. Laconic coolness personified, although perhaps not quite at Walker levels.

Anyway that's almost besides the point. The Professionals is one of the great westerns. It's beautifully filmed with a haunting score from Maurice Jarre, Director Richard Brooks gets the best out of a fantastic ensemble cast, which also includes Jack Palance and Ralph Bellamy, and everything from the sweltering desert to the fantastic action scenes tie in to make this a genuinely great film for all film fans not just western genre specific.
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Old 26th April 2019, 08:54 AM
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Monsters (2010)

Gareth Evans debut film is a bit of a masterpiece in making a five hundred thousand dollars budget seem like it's on the scale of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, convincing us that the Mexican / US border is a no go area patrolled by the military as towering squid like creatures stalk the earth.

A mix of road movie, romance and sci-fi is a bit unlikely yet Evans, along with great performances from Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able, who share good chemistry,has produced an affecting and suspenseful sci-fi character drama
I didn't get on with this film. Both leads kinda annoyed me.
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