What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[sjconstable]

Originally Posted by Slippery Jack

I loved the use of CGI to remove part of Jones legs below the knee to give the Pan's Labyrinth Fawn those horse-like limbs. Subtle stuff like that never fails to captivate me . . .

And then when someone gets shot, CGI blood spurts out the back of them if I recall, totally unnecessary and fake-looking, should have just used practical blood pouches. He's a good writer and director apart from my creature design/CGI issues though, don't get me wrong.

[Slippery Jack]

Originally Posted by gasteropod

And then when someone gets shot, CGI blood spurts out the back of them if I recall, totally unnecessary and fake-looking.

Don't remember that, I must've been enjoying the film . . .

[sjconstable]

Originally Posted by Slippery Jack

Don't remember that, I must've been enjoying the film . . .

It took me out of it, precisely my point

[Slippery Jack]

Started to watch Beyond the Hills last night. Made it about 20 minutes in... I don't think a 2 hour plus Romanian drama about religious belief was the best pick for 11:45pm last night I'll try it again later today . . .

[SCM]

Watched some awful film called Sharknado last night Terrible

[demonknight]

The Collector

Really enjoyed this. Some of the death sequences were
excellent and totally original. Some were reminiscent of
the Saw movies. A good way to spend eighty five minutes.
The Soundtrack was massive on Bluray. One of the better
"Torture/Porn" flicks IMO

[keirarts]

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

Peter Fonda plays an indie-car racer naked Larry who along with his alcoholic mechanic rob Roddy Mcdowell's supermarket to fund their passion. Mary played by Susan George, is the blonde Fonda's character hooked up with the night before and decides to tag along for the ride. The film follows their attempts to escape, there's plenty of supurb car stunts and humour in store. I'd never seen this one before (shame on me) but it came double billed with RACE WITH THE DEVIL (one of my favourite films) so I gave it a whirl and really enjoyed it. Didn't realise it was directed by the always awesome John Hough (legend of hell house and incubus, two more films I really enjoy) who directs the car chases better than anyone I've seen. (I would argue their better than Bullitt) The Blu-ray release looks and sounds incredible and the extras are all from a previous Anchor bay release.

Race With the Devil
Warren Oates and Peter Fonda head across country with their missuses and run into a powerful cult of Satanists.
I absolutely adore this film. Its Flawed, the satanic conspiracy is too big to be plausible, but the film throws in horror influences from casting the runes, Devils rain and The Wicker man and mixes it in with a kick-ass car chase/stunt movie. The final scenes with the extended chase between the Satanists and the RV always leave me breathless. Fantastic stuff.

THE DOUBLE BILL FROM SCREAM FACTORY IS REGION FREE BTW!!!


Decided to keep the petrolhead theme with..

Gumball Rally.

Another one i'd not seen before. Has an early Gary Busey appearance. The humour dosent always work but its damnned entertaining. Certainly worth watching...

Vanishing Point.

The 70's car movie as an allegory about Jesus, as Kowalski makes his way through the desert encountering many temptations. Chock full of religious imagery and motifs (is the DJ judas escariot) and Kowalskis seeming willing self-sacrifice for the benefit of all.

or perhaps i'm reading too much into it..

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by keirarts

Vanishing Point.

The 70's car movie as an allegory about Jesus, as Kowalski makes his way through the desert encountering many temptations. Chock full of religious imagery and motifs (is the DJ judas escariot) and Kowalskis seeming willing self-sacrifice for the benefit of all.

or perhaps i'm reading too much into it..

That's a really interesting reading of the film which I'll bear in mind the next time I watch it.

[Delirium]

Originally Posted by Slippery Jack

Started to watch Beyond the Hills last night. Made it about 20 minutes in... I don't think a 2 hour plus Romanian drama about religious belief was the best pick for 11:45pm last night I'll try it again later today . . .

No, not the best time. I saw BTH at the cinema, and posted about it here:

Originally Posted by Delirium

Beyond the Hills

Dragged myself off to the local arthouse cinema this afternoon to see this austere offering from Romanian director Cristian Mungiu. Based on the true-life story of an exorcism that took place in a Moldavian monastery in which a young girl died, Beyond the Hills follows the events of two girls staying in a remote Romanian Orthodox monastery. Voichita (Cosmina Stratan) is a devout nun and resident of the monastery, while Alina (Cristina Flutur), a close childhood friend visiting from Germany, dreams of whisking Voichita away to start a new life together; a clash of cultures ensuing as the girls love for each other is strained against the very different paths they have chosen in life. There's hints of a homoerotic relationship having taken place, but this isn't forefront - instead the film shows us Alina's growing frustration and desperation at her friend's stoic, placid commitment to her faith; her increasingly erratic behaviour taking a heavy toll on the small community, which eventually leads to extraordinary events.

It's a languid film, and one that requires patience as the majority of its long running time is spent going through the mundane daily routine of the nuns. But it's a feast for the eyes - the chilly, sparse Romanian locations captured with some crisp cinematography courtesy of Oleg Mutu (The Death of Mr Lazarescu). Director Cristian Mungiu refuses to take sides and allows for remarkable balance and sympathy on both sides without lecturing or finger wagging. It's a film that really comes together at the end; while almost timeless with its remote settings, the lasting shots are both jarring and unnervingly haunting in contrast - two sides to a coin, both of which are rusty.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by keirarts

Vanishing Point.

The 70's car movie as an allegory about Jesus, as Kowalski makes his way through the desert encountering many temptations. Chock full of religious imagery and motifs (is the DJ judas escariot) and Kowalskis seeming willing self-sacrifice for the benefit of all.

or perhaps i'm reading too much into it..

I thought it existed so Primal Scream could write a cool song.