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Riverbend (1989, Sam Firstenberg) Steve James in a lead role? SOLD. A somewhat relevant flick, even if it is set in the sixties cough. A trio of "deserters" find redemption when they come up against a corrupt lawman. Their training comes in handy ahem. The language is redolent of the period. Would make a great double bill with Fight For Your Life
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220px-Shockwaves77.jpg IMG_7233.jpg SHOCKWAVES (1977) Must be many years since I saw this last, on Vipco VHS. Good movie with some great images as the troops emerge from the sea and stand staring from the trees. Bloodless movie but good fun, and Peter Cushing's in it so all is well. |
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Alucarda (1977) If i were to describe this movie in one word then that word would be 'shrill'. There's too much f*cking screaming, especially in the final third. All the wonderful satanic, softcore Gothic imagery, dragged down by constant ear bursting screaming. Should be retitled Scream and Scream Again, Then Scream Some More! |
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A sense of freedom, story of Jimmy Boyle a Glaswegian gangster in the 60s, The original tv version 95min, been about 15yrs since last seen this and it is about my 3rd time I can't compare it to the DVD version because I've never seen it but it's 10 min shorter 85min, apparently DVD version been re-dubbed to tonne down the Scottish accent, let's just say the guys a nutter and doesn't give a £uck, £uck you, £uck society, and if he can make life living hell for the screws then £uck them as well, made in late 70s when films concentrated more on brutal side of the film rather than the violence and controversial side, highly recommended. |
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Secret Admirer (1985) A comedy about a love letter going to the wrong person which then escalates as additional people end up seeing the very same letter. Whilst not what i'd call a laugh out loud comedy Secret Admirer is one of those films that is easy to watch, keeps you engaged throughout and plays out like an enjoyable farce rather than a typical teen comedy. The cast including C. Thomas Howell and Kelly Preston are all good especially Lori Loughlin, although she couldn't play frumpy and put upon if she tried. The cast is fleshed out with strong turns by Fred Ward, Leigh Taylor-Young and the constantly watchable Dee Wallace, all who end up as unwilling victims of the anonymous love letter. |
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Know Fear 2021 I enjoyed it even though the characters have never seen a horror film and make rookie mistakes, If they had seen Evil Dead the movie would have been over in 5 minutes. My 1st thought was "Total Body Dismemberment"
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What Films Have You Seen Recently? IMG_8934.jpg (88 Films Blu) Touch of death....hmmm....where to start.... This story itself is pretty good - cannibal serial killer stalking the lonely hearts columns to kill and rip off rich widows to feed his gambling addiction finds himself ‘at risk’ by a shoddy copycat killer leaving clues which are seemingly leading police directly to him. The execution however, is pretty poor. The script is terrible! The newsreader’s lines sound as if someone has made a note of ideas of what the news reader might say only to them never go back and write them properly. Another part has the newsreader read out the suspect’s DNA code (??) and our killer reacts with “That’s my DNA!”. Crikey. The music throughout was awful. I think it was supposed to be some kind of classical music, as the characters were dancing and like motioning waves with their hands the way folk do in films when they’re enjoying classical, but the music sounded as if it was straight out of a circus tent. I get the impression that Fulci was a bit down on his luck when the producers, hoping to cash in on the “Fulci” name offered him this job. Exploitation at it’s finest! And I certainly feel exploited! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by MuckyFunster; 11th March 2021 at 12:01 PM. |
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