What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Baseball Fury]

Gran Torino - Superb. Get off my lawn.

[SShaw]

Red Tears is something that only the Japanese can really pull off. From the over-the-top opening scene, a killer folding the corpse of his latest victim to fit into a carry-on sized piece of luggage, the film borrows elements as diverse as South Korean chick-flicks, Japanese splatter horror, Hollywood police procedurals and the hyper-realistic violence of Hong Kong action cinema and somehow manages to mix them into something that while a mess is never less than entertaining. The copy I have, imported from Austria, is advertised as “uncut” and has English friendly sub-titles (something lacking from the German blu-ray.

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Demdike

Shame you couldn't be arsed to review one in the Members Review Club then.

I asked for that ha ha. I've already posted my reason/excuse in that thread

[bdc]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

Revenge of the Corpse was a first time viewing, and to be honest I was a little under-whelmed. I was expecting an all out assault of the senses Shaw Bros. style, and was actually left a little wanting. Enjoyable in places, but slightly dull in others, which meant I found myself checking the run time every now and then to see how much was remaining.

Fair review BE.

It came in the wake of a very influential film (Golden Harvest's Spooky Encounters) with the difference that it is a more straight (classical or old fashioned depending how you look at it) Shaw horror (the incorporated fight scenes are just an example how classic the setup is) which basically re-uses the old vengeful ghost storyline with little new added.

I found it enjoyable myself but The Fake Ghost Catchers (also Shaw) from the following year is better imho as it incorporates humor like Spooky Encounters .

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Rik

I asked for that ha ha. I've already posted my reason/excuse in that thread

You forgot is not an excuse.

I'm waiting until Hawkmonger declares which HK film he will (not) review for the sixth month running. Then i'm really gonna' let rip.

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Demdike

You forgot is not an excuse.

I'm waiting until Hawkmonger declares which HK film he will (not) review for the sixth month running. Then i'm really gonna' let rip.

I know.....hangs head in shame

I won't be contributing this month as HK films aren't something I would watch, plus I'd have no chance of getting hold of any seeing as Bruno owns them all

[antmumford]

Originally Posted by Rik

I know.....hangs head in shame

I won't be contributing this month as HK films aren't something I would watch, plus I'd have no chance of getting hold of any seeing as Bruno owns them all

I'm sorry Rik but that's another non excuse

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by antmumford

I'm sorry Rik but that's another non excuse

You tell him.

[Rik]

Hey, stop ganging up on me!

[bdc]

Which reminds me,this month we're visiting the fragrant harbour (any Hong Kong film released between 1980 and 1997) over at:

http://www.cult-labs.com/forums/memb...-new-post.html