What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Buboven

Makes it all the more baffling that it hasn't received a Region 2 Blu release.

That's probably the main reason why I only have it on DVD.

[trebor8273]

Salems lot

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One of the most terrifying horror mini series. Absolutely terrified me when I first saw it as a kid and even watching as a adult as still find that one scene chilling too this day( think most know the one I mean) truly a classic that is a better horror than most big movies. Long time since I have read the book and if I remember it's quite different than the series with more emphasis on the marsden house, think I will pick up a copy of the book and see what difference there are. It's crying out for a blu Ray release with loads of extras 10/10

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[J Harker]

Originally Posted by Buboven

Ed Wood joins a streak of fantastic films I have seen recently.

Both the best Tim Burton film and Depp performance I have seen BY FAR.

10/10

Quite possibly my favourite Tim Burton film, closely followed by Batman and Sleepy Hollow.

[R-T-C Tim]

I'm on an adventure and war movie kick at the moment. Here is a forgotten little number starring Yul Brynner. Often summed up as a British Western, this does have a pretty generic storyline but the Indian colonial feel is well done and there is fair pacing along with a few good shoot-outs. A nice sunday afternoon film.

Yul Brynner again plays the 'foreigner', with Andrew Keir once again playing a big bearded native (cf. Lion of the Desert). Harry Andrews and Trevor Howard are the colonial Brits up against them, although Howard is rather too old for the romantic scenes with his much younger female co-star to see anything less than a little odd.

I have the nice widescreen Spanish DVD, it looks like there is a UK release from Strawberry Media (who?) but listing on Amazon says it is pan and scan so avoid this like the plague as the film makes good use of its scope ratio.

A full review with pretty pictures The Long Duel.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Best Seller (1987)

Best Seller is one of those films quite popular at it's time of release and throughout the nineties but now seemingly under the radar a little.

Brian Dennehy and James Woods give fine performances as a veteran police lieutenant and former corporate hit man determined to come clean in book form about his dirty deeds.

Complex in structure as well as relationship wise, the film deals with heroism, justice and redemption. In the case of Woods making his character an antihero of epic proportions as he's clearly a ruthless cold hearted killer whose charm and overall charisma make you warm to him as Dennehy does whilst squirming at his brutal methods.

Full of realistic action sequences, Best Seller is a film well worth another look.

[Make Them Die Slowly]

I have had Best Seller sitting on the shelf for years, time to dust it off I think.

[Buboven]

Originally Posted by J Harker

Quite possibly my favourite Tim Burton film, closely followed by Batman and Sleepy Hollow.

Ed Wood is the only film I have seen of his so far which indicates he is the genius that I have heard many say he is or at least, used to be.

Don't rate his Batman films or Sleepy Hollow that highly myself.

I very much appreciate his admiration for Bava, though I have to admit.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Buboven

Ed Wood is the only film I have seen of his so far which indicates he is the genius that I have heard many say he is or at least, used to be.

Don't rate his Batman films or Sleepy Hollow that highly myself.

I very much appreciate his admiration for Bava, though I have to admit.

What about Edward Scissorhands, Corpse Bride, Beetlejuice, Mars Attacks! or The Nightmare Before Christmas which is a Burton film in all but name?

[Make Them Die Slowly]

I am with Bub on the Burton front, whilst his films look good I find them emotionally cold except the one with Pee Wee Herman which I love. In fact I got thrown out of the cinema for expressing my love in a very physical manner...

[J Harker]

He is often a style over substance director. But i don't mind that, his films are often gorgeous to look at. Although I'm not much for the stop motion stuff, i haven't yet made it through Nightmare Before Christmas or Frankenweenie. And i wasn't keen on Corpse Bride.