Watched " Martin " Arrow DVD last night and really quite enjoyed it. PQ on both versions wide-screen & 4:3 was very dodgy but still watchable. One of Romero's favorites............... for me though not as good as his Zombie outings.:)


PS
I blame you people for this.........i have started buying DVD's again after going Blu for some time.:crazy:

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What did you think of the Italian cut with the Goblin soundtrack? I've yet to see this version.

Only seen a couple of minutes of the Italian cut and right from the start the film was edited (missing the first killing) so it was a no go for me. Soundtrack from Goblin was great from the short time i spent on this version though.:)

Just finished watching Edward Scissorhands, I absolutely love this film, probably my favourite from both Depp and Burton. Always makes me sad seeing Vincent Price's final on screen moments, a true great

Made it through 90 mins of the Synapse 42nd Street Forever blu - cant take any more hyperbole! Matango looks amazing in hi def. wouldn't mind seeing The Depraved, The Dark, Invitation to Ruin, The Evictors (Jessica Harper - who knew?) and Ginger so far. Must admit a lot of this 60s cheesecake stuff bores me, ahem, rigid after 2 mins can't imagine sitting through the lot. Well worth a purchase this set - great fun, but as I say, in manageable doses!

Skyfall (2012)
Bond: "What makes you think this is my first time?"
Silva: "Ooh! Mr Bond!"
Has to go down as one of the greatest lines of dialogue in any Bond movie!

The soundtrack is good,but the movie is inferior to the original cut,If I remember correctly all the flashback scenes are cut

Yeah, basically all of the character moments have been stripped out - ie - the heart of the film :rolleyes: . . .

Yeah :nod:

yesterdays viewings.

Ghosts of Mars is a guilty pleasure of mine...

American Graffiti

(The making of was very insightful too)

Weird Science

First time I've seen it enjoyed might not be carpenters best but still a lot better than a lot of films. Surprised by how much I enjoyed shadow builder , never read the book so can't say how close the film is to it

Battle Beyond The Stars (1980)

The Magnificent Seven in outer space !

I saw this at the cinema when it was released. The sight of Sybil Danning made quite an impression on this young lad. :love:

Not a film but an episode of Monsters, good one this time.

Just watched The Haunting
Classic British horror at its best:clap:.

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Got my groove on and had a double bill of Fritz the Cat and The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat. It's all good, baby!!

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Kevin Smith Project session 5

Jay: What the **** is the Internet?
Holden: The Internet is a communication tool used the world over where people can come together to bitch about movies and share pornography with one another.

Well I enjoyed that a hell of a lot more than I was expecting, yes it's childish, the in jokes come so thick and fast it borders on tedium, but some how it miraculously stays fun and damn funny.

Coming back to this film after 10 years blew me away, I love how manic it is, I love all the cameos, I love all the visual gags and in jokes, I loved the soundtrack. It's not perfect, far from it in fact, but damn it's good.

After The Haunting
I just watched Ghost Story (1974)
A very underated British mystery horror film
Would recommend this little gem to fans of classic British horror:).

Margaret

Found this quite an affecting piece, and maybe due to the fact I've been in a fragile state of mind, it got to me. Directed by playwright Kenneth Lonergan (You Can Count On Me), Margaret suffered numerous production problems and edits before the studio brought in various producers and directors such as Martin Scorsese and Sydney Pollack to edit it down, although Lonergan approved the final cut. As it stands the 2.5h release I saw still holds a hefty running time (there's apparently a 3 hour 'extended' cut too), but I was invested enough in the characters for that to not matter. Anna Paquin is quite extraordinary as sassy teen, Lisa, who finds herself inadvertently causing a bus accident that kills a woman; the guilt of which sends her on a path of emotional destruction that also takes its toll on those who are close to her, particularly her mother (played by J. Smith-Cameron). It's an emotionally wrought, yet understated picture that avoids the usual contrivances with some naturalistic performances that at times feel on the verge of improv, as Lisa's own adolescent processing clashes with the world weary, established despondency of her elders, all of whom harbor and repress their own internal turmoils. And while this is Paquin and Smith-Cameron's film, there is some fine support from Mark Ruffalo, Matt Damon, Jean Reno and Matthew Broderick (who also aided with funding to get the film out), among others. The film's a tad baggy, but it's the moments of quiet brilliance, honesty and subtle pinches of humour that make it. And as said, emotionally affecting without resorting to histrionics and overwrought melodrama. It's certainly stuck with me.

Cant wait for the US blu of Haunting!
Dont own the dvd but thought I would wait for a BLU.

Willow (1988) - Thought it was a bit pants but enjoyable enough, there a blatent Star wars rip's here and there mind.

Jaws 5: Cruel Jaws (1995) - Utter Piffle. :behindsofa:

I can't wait for the blu of this next month, saw it at the cinema and loved it, have it on VHS somewhere but never bought it on DVD for some reason

I haven't seen Willow since it was on TV when I was really young and can't remember what I thought of it then, so I'd need to see it again before deciding whether or not to buy it on DVD or BD.

last nights viewings

British? Still....as you can probably guess, it's a favourite of mine cough cough.;)

Guilty? The more I see, the more I love it.....;)

Been suffering with the flu for the passed two days, so what better film to watch this afternoon than John Carpenter's The Thing!
Rob Bottin's FX work on this are among my favourites, and the fact he was only 22 at the time make them even more impressive

I didn't even know there was a 5 - I couldn't even finish 4! :lol:

Just saw Mama. What a tedious waste of two hours (if you included trailers etc) that was! Utterly contrived and deathly dull. The whole build up has these creepy, feral kids giggling around the house, playing with something that we are only afforded glimpses of, while Jessica Chastain's walking cliché, punk rock adopted mother (Look! She wears a Misfits shirt, has tattoos and says "****" on her voice mail message!) does her best to look like she gives a shit (and fails). Of course the ending is signposted a mile off during some awful flashback dream sequences, and has the contorting, CGI Mama plastered all over the screen, like some early reject from Ringu.

Dreadful.

That bad eh, looks pretty creepy in the trailer, good bit of false advertising I guess

I quite liked the trailer too, and I'm never, ever trusting anything with G.D.Toro's name attached again. Not until I have proof in triplicate that it won't be a stinker.

I didn't like Sinister or Insidious either, so make of that what you will. I just have little tolerance for lazy horror that insults its audience's intelligence. It was nothing but product.

Ah, see I enjoyed both Sinister and Insidious, I think I'll wait for a few more reviews to come in before I decide whether or not to go see it

Cruel Jaws is an Italian Jaws rip-off/cash-in :)

just started watching demolition man forgotten how funny and good this movie is.:popcorn:

Nightmare City

...again...

Why are so many of the zombies men of retirement age that appear to have just stepped off the golf course wearing shite face paint? Completely bewildering.

The House On Haunted Hill
Can't beat a bit of Vincent price:popcorn:.

Watched Sinister a few nights ago. Not bad, was late and I was struggling to stay awake so I suspect I might enjoy it more if I try again. Watched Taken2 as well, enjoyed it though it's not a patch on the original. What I did really enjoy though last week was Dark Shadows. I love Tim Burtons films but I have to admit I weren't expecting much from this one so was pleasantly surprised.