What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[PaulD]

Prom Night III: The Last Kiss - The already-lacklustre Prom Night franchise takes a turn into the realms of the spoof with this odd entry. It actually surprises me that this isn't up there as a camp classic like Troll 2 or Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2 as it really is just a serious of non-sequiters, bad early 90's sfx and dismal performances. Oddly engaging

Switchblade Sisters - top-notch exploitation. Has it all - tough-talking girl gangs, a woman-in-prison scene, an ambush in a roller rink and even veers into blaxploitation. Enjoyed it so much I rewatched it straight after with the Jack Hill and Quentin Tarantino commentary on which was particularly illuminating.

Unknown - Liam Neeson continues his bid for the older man's action hero as a biochemist who after a car crash finds someone appears to have his identity, his wife no longer seems to know who he is, and is pursued by a group of assassins. It's really interesting while the mystery unfolds but as soon as the explanation is given (which works well and isn't disappointing) it loses its way a little

Splice - Adrien Brody and his girlfriend genetically created a new organism using human DNA which they raise as their sort-of daughter. I expected it to be a standard Frankenstein-type film with the creation of the creature followed by masses of death and destruction but it's a lot more complex and dark than that with some pretty creepy and disturbing scenes. Like Unknown, it runs out of steam a little at the end but was a lot better and different than expected

Corman's World - excellent look at the career of Roger Corman and his contribution to independent and exploitation cinema. Wonderful clips and insightful interviews make a truly wonderful viewing experience. And you get to see Jack Nicholson cry for real

[Dave Boy]

The Return Of The Vampire (1943)
The Strange Door (1951)
The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)

[sawyer6]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

In case the images aren't clear enough, the films are:

Grand Hotel
The Life of Emile Zola
How Green Was My Valley
My Fair Lady
From Here to Eternity
Tom Jones
The Sound of Music
A Man for All Seasons
In the Heat of the Night
Midnight Cowboy
Patton
The French Connection
The Panic in Needle Park*
The Godfather
The Sting
The Godfather: Part II
Lenny*
Rocky
Kramer vs. Kramer
The English Patient
Titanic
Flight*

*Not Best Picture Oscar winners

Do you agree with me that Tom Jones was ok but not for an oscar

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Hitch Hike to Hell (1977)

Part of the Harry Novak collection. The film's about a delivery driver who picks up girls hitching rides and then kills and rapes them when he finds out they are running away from their mothers.

The film starts off suitably sleazy, showing in fairly graphic detail the first two kills, but then interest starts to wane as the drivers back story comes to the fore and his work and home life take the place onscreen of any sleazy goings on. A couple of detectives are soon on the case but they are as inept as the film itself.

By the end i was bored to tears, all the nastiness a long distant memory.

[Slippery Jack]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

In the Heat of the Night

Love that film! Keep meaning to check out the sequel, all I know is that it has an awesome theme tune ...

[sawyer6]

Originally Posted by Slippery Jack

Love that film! Keep meaning to check out the sequel, all I know is that it has an awesome theme tune ...

Two sequels actually

[Slippery Jack]

Oh cool. So two more films to seek out . . .

[sawyer6]

Originally Posted by Slippery Jack

Oh cool. So two more films to seek out . . .

I haven't seen the sequels either but I want to see them too !

[Slippery Jack]

Ditto the Shaft sequels

Talking of that film, watched Django Unchained last night - thought that was an annoying and unnecessary detail that his wife was called Broomhilda von Shaft . . .

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by sawyer6

Do you agree with me that Tom Jones was ok but not for an oscar

I've no idea what it is (or isn't) Oscar worthy, but Tom Jones is a brilliant film, worthy of all critical praise it received and awards it received.