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Old 4th November 2014, 07:41 PM
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Harlin made some solid action films but he's a bit of a "director for hire with little that sets his work apart from many other similar films, IMO.
That's much better put than when I simply said "Renny Harlin is a hack!"

I completely agree with you about Paul Schrader and really need to buy the DVDs/BDs of films I've rented or seen on TV.
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Old 4th November 2014, 08:42 PM
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Anyone seen Schrader's "The Canyons"? I've seen a fair bit of James Deen's day job and wondered what he was like with his penis in his pants!
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Anyone seen Schrader's "The Canyons"? I've seen a fair bit of James Deen's day job and wondered what he was like with his penis in his pants!
It's the closest a film has come to capturing the nihilism and aimlessness of Bret Easton Ellis's novels, but there isn't a great deal to keep you interested.

As for James Deen, he's decent enough, both him and Lohan have that vacuous, dead-eyed thing down perfectly,which probably doesn't come as a surprise.

Its not the car crash a lot critics described it as, but its also difficult to recommend. It kind of meanders along and then ends.
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It's the closest a film has come to capturing the nihilism and aimlessness of Bret Easton Ellis's novels, but there isn't a great deal to keep you interested.

As for James Deen, he's decent enough, both him and Lohan have that vacuous, dead-eyed thing down perfectly,which probably doesn't come as a surprise.

Its not the car crash a lot critics described it as, but its also difficult to recommend. It kind of meanders along and then ends.
Deen's, er, rather lively in his porn work so perhaps he can act then. I'll get my girlfriend to watch it first, she has a thing for Deen though I suspect she's never actually looked at his face.
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Just got home from my local cinema where they showed Rear Window. There is a little Hitchcock retrospective there. In the next weeks: Psycho, The birds and How to catch a thief. Great to see those movies on a big screen.
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That's much better put than when I simply said "Renny Harlin is a hack!"



I completely agree with you about Paul Schrader and really need to buy the DVDs/BDs of films I've rented or seen on TV.

I wouldn't call him a hack because he's technically proficient just not someone who has a distinctive style. I've enjoyed plenty of his films, CLIFFHANGER being a standout, but he's no Donner or McTiernan.
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Anyone seen Schrader's "The Canyons"? I've seen a fair bit of James Deen's day job and wondered what he was like with his penis in his pants!

Me.
I liked it. It's not great but it's well worth a look.
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Old 5th November 2014, 08:29 AM
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Anyone seen Schrader's "The Canyons"? P've seen a fair bit of James Deen's day job and wondered what he was like with his penis in his pants!
I thought it was terrible, suffering from budgetary and time constraints and with a woeful performance by Lindsay Lohan, who is easily out-acted by James Deen!

Even with those problems, it is, as Frankenhooker says, a pretty nihilistic film which makes me want to read the source material.
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I watched Halloween 6. Is it meant to be a comedy??

Also perused The Conjuring. Lilli Taylor should know better, as this will be the second time she has played the "conduit" role in a "horror" film. See also Patrick Wilson. The sappy ending as well!! And that awful photoshop demon.

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones.
A film that literally forces you to take it seriously. Sadly (for the filmmakers) tis hilarious. Some cool imagery towards the end doth not make up for the sheer cheek of this film. At least the ending puts a full stop to this particular franchise...if only on a meta level
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BLACULA
William Marshall is the titular Count in this blaxploitation re - telling of the legendary vampire. At times camp, funny and scary ( and with a great soundtrack ) this is a much better movie than it has any right to be. Groovy, funky and very entertaining.

ISLAND OF TERROR
Peter Cushing and some dodgy accents star in this tale of invasion of a small island by blobs of porridge with an eye stalk. The make up for the boneless bodies is wonderfully gruesome, but it's all a load of nonsense really. This is the uncut version ( complete with hand chopping ) and a nice print too.
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