Agreed. I personally think it's the best of Connery's Bond films, although the general consensus seems to be Goldfinger.

According to the forum's very own James Bond poll, From Russia with Love wins the race.

3. From Russia With Love
4. Goldfinger
13. Dr.No

https://www.cult-labs.com/forums/wes...l-results.html

I would agree with that order!

Some recent netflix viewings

Trek nation
Arise
Aleins on the moon the truth exposed
Miami vice
The war of the worlds
Ultimate Mars challange
Archer
Hitler and the occult
Star Trek enterprise

The Iceman

Really enjoyed this film, as with most good movies for me nowadays they come out of blue, no preconceptions. Excellent acting by Chris Evans, Ray Liotta, Winona Ryder but Michael Shannon steals the show with a cool representation of the real life Killer / hitman Richard Kuklinski, taking over 100 lives throughout his illustrious career.

Riveting throughout and highly recommended if you've not seen it.

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I quite liked 'Candyman', but when I read the source story - 'The Forbidden', it make it look a bit silly. One of Barker's best, an absolute masterpiece. I do like Virginia Madsen though...

Great film Michael Shannon really turns in a fantastic performance.

I didn't think much of The Iceman. I watched it a couple of years after reading the book and thought the film was very slight, only really scratching the surface. The performances were fantastic and it was well made, I just thought it failed as a biopic.

There is some debate over how many people Kuklinski murdered, he apparently took 'credit' for killings committed by others and came across as unreliable during interviews.

He gave a series of interviews to HBO which they made in to a documentary, it used to be up on YouTube, it's well worth checking out.

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The Bomber (2011), picked this one up at Poundland a while ago, it had a shiny cover which worked for me.

This film started life as a nearly seven hour long Russian mini-series (although that might well include ad breaks) and has been trimmed into a three hour film for export, although it is hard to tell and nothing seems to be missing.

This is a good old fashioned war story about three Russians struggling to survive after their plane is shot down over German lines in the Ukraine. Despite a couple of big scenes, this is a generally quite small scale production but always enjoyable and fans of old fashioned war films should find plenty to enjoy here.

The Bomber review

It sounds a little like Das Boot in terms of the original production and nature of the subject (a microcosm of the war) – is that a reasonable comparison?

Saw: The Final Chapter (2010)

I'm not the biggest fan of the Saw series of films as you can probably deduce from the length of time it's taken me to watch this final installment.

The story line has two strands. One plot ties in with the other films in the series, the other is stand alone about a man gaining fame in the pretence he escaped from the Jigsaw killer and has written a book about his ordeals. Although everything works it's self out in the end bringing things full circle to the excellent 2004 debut film, the plot is the least of the enjoyment here, because as with all the films it's the gruesome traps that are the draw.

That's where Saw The Final Chapter excells. The traps are tremendous and bone shatteringly gory at times. There's no way this film would have escaped censure in the early eighties. Most of the situations are highly effective utilizing tightly gripping set pieces, some of which had me on the edge of my seat with anguish and the beautiful thing about it all was the sheer amount of them. Just like infamous 80's slasher Don't Open Till Christmas had a murder every other scene, The Final Chapter has a trap every other scene too.

I haven't seen a torture porn film for ages and this was extremely refreshing in it's brutality and i thoroughly enjoyed it.

Not particularly, Das Boot along with series like Band of Brothers tried to capture the everyman experience of the war - events that happened to a lot of people. With its escape behind enemy lines, partisans and betrayal, Bomber is more of an adventure story.

Watched....Lock, Stock & Two Smokin' Barrels (1998, Guy Ritchie)
Aptly taken the piss out of by The Fast Show, this "caper" has aged better than Snatch imo. Though that isn't saying much. The comedy scousers especially. Calm down etc.....

Hush, Hush....Sweet Charlotte (1964, Robert Aldrich). Not as Grand Guignol as WHTBJ? but still quite gripping, some decent compostion shots etc.

The Incubus (John Hough, 1982). A story with a slight smattering of HPL, as a teenager can predict through dreams the timetable of the local maniac. An odd film with an odd atmosphere. Recommended!

Hvae you seen tv series of lock stock ?
I thought it was pretty decent for a spin of show.

Band of Brothers was a excellent series made it better by fact they involved and got their stories from the people who where there in the war. Making it even more realistic.

True. I have the Stephen Ambrose book but there is hardly any point reading it as the series was so close to the truth.

You feel so guilty when you wish they would kill off the annoying character in some of the middle episodes and then realise you are wanting a real person to die... :shocked:

Only seen the first one Dem and have no idea why I never followed up with the rest. I recently bought the box-set for about £13 for all 7 unrated films, now its just finding the time. I'm sure there are some on here who will tell me which are the bum films in the collection? are all ok?
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That sheds some interesting light on the film. It always gives films a different slant of analysis when you've read the book. Thanks for the heads up on the YouTube documentary but if he did not kill more than a 100 he's just gone down my estimations! :loco:

I would say all are ok. They do get bogged down a bit though and tend to blend into one after the second film which is very good.

I really like the first one, and the next two make for a decent trilogy. However, after the way to the end, the next few are just daft and gratuitous.

That's the whole point really. To take it even further with the traps.

I preferred the films where the traps are integral to the narrative, not worked the other way around, with plot secondary to gore.

Spoken like a true critic. :tongue1:

You'll be telling me Don't Go in the Woods is a good film next. :lol:

Ha ha!

No I won't.

I like all the saw films but some are much better than others. Saw 4 for me is the runt of the litter.

I have been on a Netflix binge again. :(

Mr Brooks - K.Costner
Guy's i really enjoyed this movie, i have been told a few times by people that it was 'okay' so never gave it the time of day, I thought the movie had a refreshing way of showing mental illness and the flow of the movie wasn;t interupted by Costner taling out to his counterpart whilst in the room with other people. if you haven't seen this film and enjoy movies with a nice steady pace that wrap up at the end give it some of your limted earth minutes. :)

Capote - P.S.Hoffman
I love this film, i love the actor. Buy it, Watch it, Love it and spread the word of Hoffman. RIP Philly.

Flight - D.Washington
I don't really care for disaster movies but i know Densil can act the shit out of any film his is in so i was in safe hands and he delivered the goods. not a bad film but also not a great one. This was like having luch with your wife in a nice place... it's okay but that shit won;t stay in your memory forever no matter how much you enjoyed the experience at the time.

Housebound - Low budget horror/comedy
I enjoy a good comedy horror at times, nothing really makes me laugh like old Peter Jackson movies but this was okay. The main actress is hit or miss and get's annoying at times but the man that lives in the walls was enough to keep me watching. The film tries to keep you guessing about a murder but you stop caring halfway through and begin to enjoy the comedy gold that is the mother of the girl who has issues, the mother's delivery is genius and if it wasn't for her i think the movie would be trash bin dollor sale fodder.

Calvary - B.Gleeson

Recently i have been enjoying the comedy of Chris O'Dowd, he makes me laugh like mad, again he is another comedy actor who has great delivery, the sea life fire sketch from the IT crowd makes me piss every time and no other actor can do that for me. It was great to see him swap his comedy for a more serious movie. the film was made by the Irish and i honestly have never in my life seen a bad film that was made by the Irish, they know how to deliver the goods and if you fancy a nice movie in the same vein as 'The Proposition' or 'Downfall' then you will enjoy this.

I have also been enjoying Hannibal the TV show and Better call Saul. but that;s for the TV thread. :) :popcorn:

This is the reason why I got tired of them. I'd argue that the traps had already replaced the plot and narrative by the second film.

They're okay time wasters though I suppose.

I honestly can't remember 4, 5 and 6 at all. :lol:

I don't think I've seen any of the Saw films after the 4th one

It's the same with (most of) the Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street and Halloween films, where they became about the body count and inventive kills and not about tension or characters you actually care about.

You could argue that's what a slasher film is all about.

:nod:

Which is why I generally don't really care for franchise horror films, unless of course they attempt something a little different to try and win my interest - Jason X being a prime example.

Although often if part of a franchise this is the ONLY thing they're about, as they milk the creative teat dry.

When i was growing up i used to love seeing Jason appear in a croud o idiot teens who reminded me of my older brother, he was the underdog. it was painfull to see him in space... I enjoyed saw 1 a lot but turned saw 3 off... just didn't enjoy watching the films anymore.

I think from the fifth film onwards the Friday the 13th series tried to be a little different. Whether it be a new killer (5), a telekinetic opponent (7), placing the killer in a new environment (8), turning him into a body stealing blob (9) or sending him into space then turning him into a cyborg. (X)

Just how successful these ideas are? Well that's debatable. But at least i think they tried.

You could, but that's why Halloween is so vastly different (and superior) to Friday the 13th.

As it is to every slasher. It's really one on it's own and impossible to replicate.

Certainly subjective depending on the individual. However, 'success' I guess is usually measured with a $ sign.

Most people hate Jason X, but I arguably find it the best of the franchise based solely on my enjoyment of it (plus not really being a fan of F13th as a franchise as a whole). Whilst it's not a 'good' film by any stretch, I'd easily take it over the other stale installments.

However, when it come to ANOES, I am a fan (albeit not a big one) of the original, and detest the cheesy silly route the film-makers chose to take with a lot of the sequels.

I too rate Jason X. It's a real curve ball of a film. Plus any film where Cronenberg gets some of his own medicine can't be bad.

As far as Elm Street goes. To me they are all rubbish, yet strangely i enjoyed the remake. I'll get my coat. :o

You're banished to the cloakroom for all eternity.

...along with that Rik fella who I understand likes it too. ;)