What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Nordicdusk]

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The parts with the real Bruce Lee in are fantastic but the way the film is padded out without Bruce Lee is not great at all. Personally i dont like his funeral footage being used in the film a bit disrespectful but thats just me.

There is no denying how iconic some parts of the film are like the yellow jump suit and the fight with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Half the film is superb the rest is not.

[pedromonkey]

just finished Assault On Precinct 13, the Carpenter original and man does that film still totally hold up today. It's so freaking good, i hadn't seen it in years and can see where Carpenter got the characteristics of Plissken from (Napoleon Wilson).

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

After all these years, Assault is still my favourite Carpenter film.

[pedromonkey]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

After all these years, Assault is still my favourite Carpenter film.

im sticking with The Thing as my favourite Carpenter film but this comes very close.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

May's viewings (so far):

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Good stuff. Which Nosferatu was it – Murnau's 1922 masterpiece or Werner Hertzog's creditable 1979 version?

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

Good stuff. Which Nosferatu was it – Murnau's 1922 masterpiece or Werner Hertzog's creditable 1979 version?

Murnau's version - now if only someone would remaster this for a Blu-ray release!

[Make Them Die Slowly]

BE, what did you think to "Poor Pretty Eddie"?

[DaveJ.W]

21 Jump Street (2012)

*** out of ****

The Last House on the Left (2009)

*** out of ****

My Bloody Valentine (1981)

**** out of ****

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly

BE, what did you think to "Poor Pretty Eddie"?

I enjoyed it - it's certainly heavily influenced by TCM, but the cast of colourful characters, and the use of camera cutaways, flashbacks, and slo-mo (these techniques embellish the film with a heavy sense of the surreal) aid to create something much more unique. It's not overly graphic or violent, but instead relies on implied menace, fear, and dread. Plus, it also stars 'Lurch' from the Addam's Family in a supporting role.