What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by MrBarlow

Hands Of The Ripper. 1971.

Anna watches her father Jack The Ripper murder her mother, years later Anna goes into a trance state and begins to hear his voice encouraging her to kill while a doctor tries to treat her mental state.

This was a good Hammer Horror, it does have a slow pace but makes up with good acting and some good violent killings mixed in. Angharad Rees plays the grown up daughter of the killer and able to keep a blank stare when going into a trance. Eric Porter plays skeptical Dr. Porter who tries to use his own method of getting inside the head of Anna and uncover her past, there is a good small appearance from Lynda Byron who meets a grizzly end, one she doesn't see coming.

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The girl in the bath with the knife through her neck was one of the images in a Monster Mag i got my paws on instead of a comic when i was about six, thanks to a neighbour who took me to the park and for a comic to read - i chose Monster Mag and it bloody scarred me for life. Seriously gruesome images.

It was a colour close up of the make up effects from the image below in horribly gory fashion. Far sicker than the actual murder in the film itself.

[MrBarlow]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

The girl in the bath with the knife through her neck was one of the images in a Monster Mag i got my paws on instead of a comic when i was about six, thanks to a neighbour who took me to the park and for a comic to read - i chose Monster Mag and it bloody scarred me for life. Seriously gruesome images.

It was a colour close up of the make up effects from the image below in horribly gory fashion. Far sicker than the actual murder in the film itself.

How to scare yourself Sh!tless

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by MrBarlow

How to scare yourself Sh!tless

Oh yes. There was also a large pic of Dennis Price from Twins of Evil with his neck slashed open. Seriously gory stuff barely glimpsed on screen.

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by MrBarlow

Hands Of The Ripper. 1971.

This was a good Hammer Horror, it does have a slow pace but makes up with good acting and some good violent killings mixed in. Angharad Rees plays the grown up daughter of the killer and able to keep a blank stare when going into a trance. Eric Porter plays skeptical Dr. Porter who tries to use his own method of getting inside the head of Anna and uncover her past, there is a good small appearance from Lynda Byron who meets a grizzly end, one she doesn't see coming.

Sorry, but do you mean Lynda Baron?

[MrBarlow]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

Sorry, but do you mean Lynda Baron?

Yeah her too

[Dave Boy]

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THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (1965)

Epic biblical movie that was a bit of a flop on it's release.
The money is there on the screen for sure. A huge amount of stars in this one, some only fleeting like Shelley Winters as a woman who is healed and John Wayne as a centurion at the crucifiction who's line "Surely this man is the Son Of Gaad" had audiences rolling in the aisles. It's a terrible moment.
Big in scope and trying to fit a lot in, the trial and crucifiction occur in the final fifteen minutes so to me are a bit rushed but overall a slow but great looking movie with a good music score.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Cleopatra (1963)

At four hours and eleven minutes Cleopatra is the longest film i've ever sat through. This was the second time and first with the stunning looking Blu-ray.

It's one of those films that kind of defies reviewing. It looks f*cking sensational, the sets, the costumes, the extras involved, the sheer scale of it is simply mind boggling and it's also brilliantly performed by the superb Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Rex Harrison.

However it's also very much flawed. The first two hours prior to the intermission tend to drag a bit after a while as there's little in the way of action so to speak and very lengthy scenes of dialogue. It's made up for by the second half which ups the ante and scale even more with the introduction of a brilliantly staged sea battle (With real ships made for the film) and lots of deception and intrigue story wise thrown in as the Roman senate alienate Marc Anthony for becoming Cleopatra's lover and Egypt having too much influence in Rome's affairs.

If you get the chance to see this on Blu-ray or 4K you should because despite it being a lumbering beast at times it's spectacle is to be admired and remains one of the great cinematic achievements of all time.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Cleopatra (1963)

If you get the chance to see this on Blu-ray or 4K you should because despite it being a lumbering beast at times it's spectacle is to be admired and remains one of the great cinematic achievements of all time.

I've seen Cleopatra once, quite a few years ago, and can understand both why initially bombed and why it is regarded by some as an incredible cinematic achievement.

Like you say, it's a film to be watched in the best format possible and I would like to own and watch it in 4K with full HDR and Dolby Vision treatment.

[MrBarlow]

The Devils. 1971.

Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the town of Loudun from corrupt Cardinal Richelieu while the sexually repressed nun of sisters of Saint Ursula convent accuse Grandier of Witchcraft.

Thought I would check out Shudder and what should be the first thing that pops up, this little classic, I will admit defeat that this is only version we will see of this Ken Russell film. Ollie Reed seems to have his way with woman, god knows how he manages it and upset a few town folk as well as John Woodvine who's daughter is pregnant by the man of the cloth.

Vanessa Redgrave plays the Mother Superior of Saint Ursula Sister Jeanne who seems to have certain thoughts of Grandier and confesses to Father Mignon who deems her to be possessed by devils. Michael Gothard plays the exorcist/witch-finder Father Barre who is able to convince everyone that the devil is at work.

For it's time of release this was controversial with one or two scenes that have been removed and lost yet Mark Kermode managed to find them, is it still controversial today...who knows, I'm sure there is one or two people still find it a insult or offensive, yet from start to finish it has great acting, direction and cinematography.

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[Rob4]

The Northman

Robert Eggers' Viking folklore vengeance tale is definitely worth a visit. It feels clichéd at first with some very obvious Conan steals (homage?) but it just keeps getting better and better as it goes along. A mixture of testosterone fueled action and folk horror mysticism with some very good performances from an eclectic cast thrown in.... oh, and Anja Taylor-Joy's bare bum...