What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Mojo]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

I've had the disc for a while and haven't watched it yet so didn't realise that was one of the extra features until I had a close look at the back cover following your post! I would have realised it was there eventually (i.e., when I found time to watch the disc and the special features), but this gives me a real incentive! -- thanks.

No probs nos It's not exactly well promoted on the back cover, is it? And it's a strange 'extra' to have ( but very welcome ).

I originally saw this more years ago than I care to remember at the flicks on a double bill with Bava's Shock.

Didn't know what to make of it at the time ( mind you neither did the rest of the audience ) but I've grown to like it a lot over the years. A Blu-ray release would be nice....

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

I watched the 'controversial' Shriek Show Blu of Beyond the Darkness earlier, and whilst it is by no means a perfect release, it is a lot better than what I expected having read some of the damning comments online.

It is certainly an upgrade over the DVD and shows no traces of DNR, instead it is grain heavy (but not to the point of distraction). The image looks slightly soft in places, plus there are a couple of audio sync issues - I think these may of been present on the DVD too.

Overall, I'd liken the presentation to an upscaling of the DVD, and aside from the 'alternative' (edited) opening sequence, there is still definitely room for improvement. However, I was generally happy with the transfer, particularly as it is a 1970s low-budget indy Italian horror film using post-production dubbing incorporating a dual mono audio track - you're not exactly going in expecting the best transfer.

Also, as you get the DVD anyway (which incorporates the longer opening sequence) I think the £11 odd I spent on it was a pretty fair price for what I consider to be an essential slice of Euro-horror from D'Amato.

There is talk that Midnight Legacy will release this in the not-to-distant future, and if they do I'll weigh up the merits of both releases and decide which one I prefer.

[Kyle]

watched king frat last night not sure what to watch now though

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I watched The Deaths of Ian Stone last night.

An interesting London based, horror fantasy about a man who takes on a new persona each day and is killed at the end of it.

Can he find out what is happening to himself?, and just as importantly, why?

With excellent camera work in the capital, this film is certainly not the norm when it comes to genre film making. It features Jaime Murray (Hustle, Dexter) in a large supporting role.

[pedromonkey]

i have The Deaths Of Ian Stone but not watched it yet...

last night i watched Quigley Down Under and bloody loved it, you get Tom Selleck being unbelievably badass and Alan Rickman giving another over the top villainous performance, there's some great action and it's quite funny too.

[Kyle]

watched the headhunter and due date

[PaulD]

All night cinema marathon of:

Battle Royale
Peeping Tom
Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill!
Cat People (1942)
The Wizard of Oz


as part of Tyneside Cinemas 75 Years of Film

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by PaulD

All night cinema marathon of:

Battle Royale
Peeping Tom
Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill!
Cat People (1942)
The Wizard of Oz


as part of Tyneside Cinemas 75 Years of Film

What an excellent bill of films. All so out of place in each others company that it would be impossible to get bored.
Every one a 5* film.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by PaulD

All night cinema marathon of:

Battle Royale
Peeping Tom
Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill!
Cat People (1942)
The Wizard of Oz


as part of Tyneside Cinemas 75 Years of Film

It's a great selection of films they have in Newcastle and I'd love to spend all day and night there but, sadly, it's just not logistically possible. It's a brilliant cinema as well.

[nekromantik]

I enjoyed deaths of ian stone.
but I am a bit impartial to Mike Vougel
was only £3

last night I watched Beyond the Darkness,
was weird flick and had some pretty decent gore scenes
overall it was alright nothing brilliant tho.