:lol: Conflicting views - Great stuff.

4 really annoyed me with the finale through the tunnels, far too much CGI, i actually quite like 2 Fast 2 Furious, but Tokyo Drift has become my favourite.

ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS 3 - Or 'Zombi 4' or whatever it's called. I do really like scraping the bottom of the barrel of late eighties Italian schlock. This is pretty action packed, with some gore and loads of pumpin' era-appropriate electro rock. Yes, it's bad. Really quite bad. I enjoyed it, though.

BABYCALL - Frosty and alienating take on bereavement and madness. I thought it was excellent, bleak, genuinely unsettling and actually pretty heart-rending. Others have compared it to Polanski.... 'Repulsion' isn't far away. Very much recommended.

LET ME IN - It's been ages since I saw the original, but this follow-on seems pretty impeccable in terms of summoning a grim atmosphere but still managing to seem bitter-sweet. The ghostly mist of Reagan era America is really well evoked. Sad and disturbing, and thankfully some mainstream movies these days are prepared to be both.

COME OUT AND PLAY - Those pesky kids are at it again, and this time they're really kickin' ass. Essentially a remake of 'Who can Kill a Child?'. It really brings home how disturbing its subject matter is. I mean, it's not just 'Night of the Living Dead' with kids instead of zombies. I don't know how much this update actually adds to the original beyond some more graphic violence, but it's well made and frightening. I recommend it.

Really want to see this, Frankie. I absolutely love the claustrophobic and sunbaked insanity of Who can Kill a Child? - it's one of my favourites, and doesn't pull any punches at all. I've heard conflicting reviews over this one, although the more positive ones have won me over, so it's nice to see your good self giving it a hearty recommendation too!

It's definitely in the spirit of the original - a serious horror film, with, as you say, an utterly claustrophobic atmosphere. It doesn't necessarily go anywhere its predecessor didn't, although interestingly the director seems to want to draw socio-political parallels (which were arguably inherent anyway). The ominous synth-drone soundtrack won me over, too.

Gotta agree, 4 was the worst. Tokyo Drift is my 2nd favourite after the original, check out Initial D, it's also a good "drifting movie".

Watched Island of Lost Souls for the first time tonight. Less Lugosi than i'd hoped but enjoyed it anyways.

Watched Dellamorte Dellamore last night, brilliant film; loved the black comedy and the performance by Rupert Everett

The Terminator (1984) blu ray

The Omega Man (1971) blu ray

Heroin Busters

Brilliant. Cool Goblin soundtrack. Good locations and action sequences. Ludicruously camp. Fabio Testi looking like he should be in Brokeback Mountain only 25 years + earlier. David Hemmings doing the angry police chief routine and inturn giving a more enjoyable performance than in Deep Red. Think I'll give Almost Human another spin after this...

I was planning to watch Scary Movie 1 and 2 last night and ended up playing Borderlands 2 instead :blush:

When Worlds Collide (1951)

War Of The Worlds (1953)

Good choice.

I never realised that people planned on watching 'Scary Movie 1 & 2'

I thought it just happened!

Watched the first Ninja Turtle movie tonight, one of my favourite childhood movies. Gotta watch 2 and 3 tomorrow.

The blu-ray discs have pizzas on them. Awesome! :thumb:

Lake of Fire

Tony Kaye's jaw-dropping feature length documentary about Pro-Choice vs. Pro-Life in America.

Why Do people not have plates in your house ? Hope you don't scratch the disc trying to get the pizza off.

That's what I use my Urban Explorers blu ray for :peep:

Yes there is a few films that using them as coasters etc and other things is all they are worth.

Remember the days when AOL sent you coasters for free? That was good service!

Watched The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and The Evil Dead (1982) on Blu-ray. :cool:

I really like Tokyo Drift.

Watched an unusual double bill last night
Creep (2004) - Seen it loads of times, one of my favourite modern british horrors, quite a creepy film.
Then watched
That's What I Am - Comedy/Drama i only watched this with it being a WWE film and featuring Randy Orton (In about 2 scenes:rolleyes:) but realy enjoyed it a heartwarming film.

Michael - Markus Schleinzer worked under Michael Haneke, and the latter's influence is obvious. Very uncomfortable viewing, although, like 'Happiness', it does contain moments of nervous humour. I'm not sure 'enjoy' is the right word, but it was a very well made, powerful film.

U Turn - Oliver Stone's neo-noir romp has a fantastic cast. Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Powers Booth and Billy Bob Thornton all show up as well as a sultry Jennifer Lopez. It's a very slight film considering it's director, but enjoyable enough all the same.

Not Quite Hollywood - I love this documentary, it basically covers 'Ozploitation' from it's inception (bawdy sex comedies akin to Russ Meyer) to Wolf Creek. Along the way there are plethora of interviews with directors, producers, stars and critics, as a result it's very even-handed with everyone putting there point across well. Everyone's favourite Uber-geek, Tarantino, pops up and typically loves everything. Great film, which leads me on to...

Turkey Shoot - This is only briefly covered in the above and not in a flattering light. In fact, Not Quite Hollywood's director calls it an awful film in the extras, he goes on to say that some may find it entertaining in a 'so bad, it's good' way. I find it entertaining in a 'so great, it's a blast' kind of way. It's just ridiculously entertaining, just a gloriously over the top B-movie. Great fun.

Caught Society on the big screen last night, with director Brian Yuzna in attendance. This was the 'world debut' of the new HD master, which arrived from Germany that very morning, so even Yuzna hadn't seen it before - needless to say it looks magnificent and Yuzna was thrilled. I hadn't seen it for a couple of decades either, so this was a great way to revisit it.

Telling of a Californian rich kid who starts to suspect something is very off with his wealthy family and their peers, Society delves into the artifice behind Beverly Hills living, stripping away the gloss and decadence to reveal something quite literally slimy underneath. So, is there some kind of political commentary in there? Nah.. (according to Yuzna, when asked the question) - it's just a genre film with an idea. But what an idea; the finale alone being an unforgettable orgy of entwined, goo-laden prosthetic special effects. Extraordinary.

Some tidbits from the Q&A:

- Society 2 is still intended to happen with a rough working title of Society Bitches. The script is being written, and examines what goes on behind the V.I.P curtains and restricted areas of those exclusive, elite nightclubs.

- All being well with Society 2, he still intends to work primarily with prosthetic effects, using subtle CGI to make the effects more seamless.

- Re-animator sequel indefinitely on hold due to funding issues.

I'm also massive fan of Society – it's been ages since I saw it though – and you're right about the SFX make-up or 'the shunting' – Screaming Mad George is a genius.

Interesting to hear about the sequel and it's great news to hear it will keep the 'rubber and Vaseline' effects from the original.

Society is a classic. :nod:

Another fan of society here and certainly yuzna's best film. Roll on the blu ray.

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I liked it, but I'm not sure there's much milage there for a sequel. Thought the idea only just about managed not to outstay its welcome in the original . . .

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It's a fun film for sure.I've got the Tartan DVD which I haven't watched in ages.I'll probably give it another spin before I fork out for the Blu-ray, which is coming from, I think, Second Sight?

The Devil's Men

Thought the early scenes showed promise, but it quickly descended into sloppily directed hokum. Sad to see Peter Cushing wasted on this tosh, but even here he gives an admirably committed performance. Less could be said about Donald Pleasence, who clearly couldn't give a toss. Speaking with a dodgy broad Irish accent for the opening scenes, he all but gives it up for the rest of the film! As well as that, the 'hero', distractingly a Father Ted lookalike, was a thoroughly unlikable bastard! Not good . . .

The Last House on the Beach

Was mainly interested to see something directed by Franco Prosperi that wasn't Mondo. Not bad, Ray Lovelock was pretty good in it and the soundtrack is pretty cool.

Just finished watching Enzo G. Castellari's The Big Racket, really enjoyed it. Got Django Unchained for tomorrow. :pop2: :dance:

Just watched another unusual double bill
The Descent
Behind Enemy Lines

Haven't posted reviews in god knows how long, but lets see what I can remember from what I've seen

The Godfather - Absolute classic. Nothing more to say. Well, maybe that it was nice to see Joe Spinell at the end.

Drive (or Awkward Silence: The Movie) - A brutal, beautiful film, with a great score, and great driving scenes, well, the two there were.

Trainspotting - Fantastic soundtrack, performances, a hard hitting, yet funny film. A much more light hearted look at the downside of heroin then the next film I watched.

Requiem For A Dream - Wow, I severely underestimated the power of this film. I read a lot about people being distrubed by it, and thought it wouldn't be too bad. My god it was crushing, yet so fantastic. Amazingly made, with a modern classic score. Afronosky gets it right (as usual :) )

House Of 1000 Corpses - Best 70's film not from the 70's since Black Dynamite! Fantastic film, very well shot, with great characters and cast. Best modern horror I've seen in a while.

The Devil's Rejects - Aaaand it's gone. What the hell happened here. The exciting visuals of the first movie are gone to the blandest locations I've ever seen. Pointless and annoying torture and terrorizing. And those freeze shots kept getting annoying. The police character was an absolute joke, and that Groucho Marx scene was so bad it had me in hysterics. An absolute mess, but the final scene was great.

Iron Man 3 - Great fun and fantastic writing SPOILER Not too happy with what they did to The Mandarin, though Ben Kingsly made it work perfectly. Though the end with Pepper jumped the shark.

Identity - Great little thriller with nice characters and a great setting. The first few plot twists were fantastic, but the end is a dump.

The Game - David Fincher does a beautiful fantasticly shot thriller with Micheal Douglas doing a superb job with his character.

Fear And Desire - Kubricks first. Can absolutely understand why he wanted it gone, as it's very amateurish, and the writing is down right hilarious at times. Very interesting though if you imagine it as a bunch of Vets on a camping trip who get lost and think they're back in the war.

The Killers Kiss - Cool little Kubrick Noir, with a great ending chase.

A Clockwork Orange - An absolute masterpiece of every kind. Was not disappointed at all. The first 30 minutes of non stop "ultra violence" must have been shocking at the time. Ends up like a revenge film almost, with him reencountring everyone he terrorized, but then it gets reversed. Malcolm McDowell does an amazing job at Alex.

Full Metal Jacket - R Lee Ermey makes this movie with his terrorising Drill Sergant. Would say amazing writing, except most was improvised! Great film, great soundtrack, great Vietnam war movie. Love the fact that Kubrick did two of my favorite subgenre - Vietnam movie, and Ghost Story.

Spartacus - Saw this at a local cinema in 2K. Theatre owner came out an apologized before the movie started, for what he said was the single worst transfer he'd ever seen. Said it was a disaster, all detail was gone, it was a hazy mess, plagued with DNR, EE and more. And he was right. Ugliest damn thing ive ever seen. Good movie though, if a bit of a downer, and a bit camp at times.

Atlantis: The Lost Empire - If Disney did Indiana Jones. Fantastic, enjoyable movie. Great writing, and nice use of Mike Mignola's art style.

Kill Bill Vol 1 - My god it's been cobbled together from everything I love. A fantastic violent revenge movie, that is also like a Japanese samurai type movie, very similar to Lady Snowblood. Almost the perfect action movie IMO.

Deadly Blessing - Wes Craven is fantastic at doing terror and tension from what I've seen. Nightmare on Elm Street is a classic, and Hills Have Eyes was so goddamn creepy, I didn't even get up to the trailer raid!


Whew, that's all I can remember. There were probably more. Also recently noticed that I cracked the 100 mark for the IMDB top 250. Going to try see the other 150 before I turn 18 :)

I think its pretty good as well. The only thing that bothered me was the slow motion rape scene :crazy: