What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Christine (1983)



Although based on the book by Stephen King, Christine is probably one of director John Carpenter's less heralded works from his golden eighties period.



It is with me, i don't know why because it's brilliant, yet last night was only the second time i'd ever seen the film and the first on Blu-ray.



More a dark fantasy than genuine horror film, Christine tells the story of the change in personality of geeky school kid Arnie Cunningham and how it affects his relationships with friends and family when he buys a clapped out 1958 Plymouth Fury and decides to do it up, little knowing the car, named Christine, has a murderous back story.



As with so much of Stephen King's work Christine is beautifully realised in a human sense with it's depiction of older teen culture. Arnie, really well played by Keith Gordon, has our sympathies to begin with but the longer he is influenced by the car the more we root for girlfriend Alexandra Paul and best friend John Stockwell as they are the ones being sidelined by the car's presence in Arnie's life. So much of the film is basically classic US college drama that you forget it's also a supernatural thriller until Christine gets to work on the dudes that have made Arnie's life a misery through high school.



Christine is a gorgeous looking car, i know at one point i doubted if it would fit through my standard driveway being an American vehicle from the fifties that's wider by far than typical cars nowadays. Christine develops so much of her own evil personality that come the finale i actually found myself rooting for Stockwell's Bulldozer as if it were Robot Wars or something.



As a piece of celluloid entertainment, Christine hits all the right marks. It's well acted - there's a great support adult cast including Harry Dean Stanton, Robert Prosky and Roberts Blossom - rattles along at a good pace with some terrific set pieces and is a lot of bad to the bone fun.

Excellent review Dem. I love Christine, but it never quite feels like a John Carpenter movie.

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[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by J Harker

Excellent review Dem. I love Christine, but it never quite feels like a John Carpenter movie.

Thank you.

His soundtrack doesn't really have the same impact as with his other films. It's not consistently pounding away in the background. There are also quite a few actual songs in the film from artists like The Rolling Stones and George Thorogood and the Destroyers. I put on Carpenter's music only track afterwards for a while and there were lengthy whole scenes which were silent.

[MrBarlow]

Animal Instincts II. 1994.

Joanna, separated from David and trying to move on, now living in a different house she catches the eye of the neighbour, a cctv installer who plants a camera in her house.

Shannon Whirry returns as Joanna who is sharing her story with another person (we see at the end who it is and not really a big plot twist). It does take some time before she gets her kit off but there is one or two hanky panky moments before that to remind us we are watching a erotic thriller.

Woody Brown and Elizabeth Sandifer play the pleasant neighbours although Woody may be having problems getting a bit of wood (not mocking, again it can happen to the best of us) and seems to think voyuering on the neighbour and other people can get his motor running again.

Like the previous film, what starts off as harmless fun can lead to a darker road of trouble and almost murder. The acting in this isn't too bad, again a small B movie but does have a decent background score and Whirry doesn't disappoint when she has her kit off.

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[trebor8273]

The Quiet place 1 & 2.

First time watching these . The first film takes place not long after a alien invasion . We follow a family trying to survive , most of the movie has little sound and talking as the aliens hunt by sound and could hear a mouse fart in a hurricane . Have to say I wasn't expecting the shocking opening even at the last second I was expecting the kid to be rescued. The next move takes place straight after the first as we follow the family once again seeking safety this time armed with a weapon to combat the aliens.

Enjoyed both of these movies which found tense and well acted.


Now watching .

[MrBarlow]

We still Kill The old Way. 2014.

Retired former Londoner gangster Charlie is beaten to death by a gang, his brother Ritchie returns from Spain and with his former firm members go for revenge.

Ian Ogilvy plays the retired and living the dream Ritchie, James Cosmo as the Enforcer Arthur, Chris Ellison as Torturer Roy and Tony Denham as Butch. This can have It's moments of being upsetting especially seeing Steven Berkoff getting a beaten after trying to be a hero to Dani Dyer. This was a blind watch and this had its moments of violence but has its comedy moments that never spoil the film especially seeing pensioners trying to capture their younger days in handing out vengeance.

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[J Harker]

Originally Posted by MrBarlow

We still Kill The old Way. 2014.



Retired former Londoner gangster Charlie is beaten to death by a gang, his brother Ritchie returns from Spain and with his former firm members go for revenge.



Ian Ogilvy plays the retired and living the dream Ritchie, James Cosmo as the Enforcer Arthur, Chris Ellison as Torturer Roy and Tony Denham as Butch. This can have It's moments of being upsetting especially seeing Steven Berkoff getting a beaten after trying to be a hero to Dani Dyer. This was a blind watch and this had its moments of violence but has its comedy moments that never spoil the film especially seeing pensioners trying to capture their younger days in handing out vengeance.



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I loved this film MrB. I really need to watch the sequel. Both of these were in Poundland for a...well a pound, a few years ago. I've had the second one, We Still Steal The Old Way for a few years now.

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[MrBarlow]

Originally Posted by J Harker

I loved this film MrB. I really need to watch the sequel. Both of these were in Poundland for a...well a pound, a few years ago. I've had the second one, We Still Steal The Old Way for a few years now.

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I didn't realise there was a sequel until it poped up at the end credits, I'm gonna go on a hunt for it tomorrow hopefully.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by J Harker

I loved this film MrB.

Yep, me too. It's brilliant.

Obviously Mr.B didn't think so from his write up. Moments that never spoil the film.

The sequel is good but not a patch on the original for me.

[MrBarlow]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Yep, me too. It's brilliant.

Obviously Mr.B didn't think so from his write up. Moments that never spoil the film.

The sequel is good but not a patch on the original for me.

It was entertaining and different from what i expected it to be

[Demoncrat]

Evil Dead Trap 2 (1992)

Nothing at all like the first, except for the grue
A shy projectionist, her flighty friend and her seedy "boyfriend" spiral wildly out of control as you do. One of them seems to harbour a demon, I either blinked at the wrong moment or something but whatever. The grotty atmosphere permeates the film like a bad smell.
After some chit chat, we get down to the core of the matter. Fans of Society take note cough.


El Gringo (2012, Eduardo Rodriguez)

Scott Adkins caper.
Finally got my hands on this one. SA wanders into town with one thing in mind. Aqua vita .... what he actually gets is sort of covered in the claret. Christian Slater pops up when you least expect him
I also got to see my first Adkins sex scene, which was ... interestingly ... edited like most of the first half of the flick. Ahem.