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Old 18th February 2015, 10:52 PM
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Glad to see this one get a mention, Dem. A pile of stinking trash, but hugely erm... I was going to say enjoyable, but in fact I was groping for a word which means 'enjoyable' and 'really not very enjoyable' at the same time. Damn, it doesn't exist. But the film does. That's a start.
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Old 18th February 2015, 11:42 PM
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Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) - 3.5/5

Better than I was expecting, quite a lot of fun and pretty funny, with some good action.
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Old 19th February 2015, 12:04 AM
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Depends. Most of the 'entertainment' value comes from the feeling of oddness wrought by the out of sync filmmaking. That and the gore, which is repulsive and badly faked and infrequent enough to seem out of balance and out of place. It's sleazy, too. It's a strange film, one of those which can't be summed up by 'so bad it's...' etc... it's not exactly enjoyable cheese, more like discomfiting, out of date primula from a leaky tube.

I haven't really answered your question, have I?

It's not so badly made that it's within the realms of the truthfully only semi-watchable. It's not within 'Night To Dismember' or 'Invitation to Hell' or 'Black Devil Doll From Hell' territory. It still feels like a 'film'.
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Old 19th February 2015, 12:12 AM
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it's not exactly enjoyable cheese, more like discomfiting, out of date primula from a leaky tube.






It's a little like Gorgonzola that's been in the fridge for a month and you aren't really sure which mold is meant to be there.

Now that's a cheese analogy that sums up Revenge of the Living Dead Girls for me.
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Old 19th February 2015, 12:41 AM
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Saboteur - Alfred Hitchcock (1942)
One of the lesser known Hitchcock films. It starts pretty good as a suspense story but the second half becomes a bit contrived/jumpy and hard to follow. The final scenes on the other hand (statue of liberty) are quite amazing. Overall a nice watch if you are into Hitch, but no Vertigo, Psycho or Shadow of a Doubt etc.. BTW Shadow of a Doubt is my favourite Hitchcock. Which one is yours?

Profondo Rosso, aka Deep Red - Dario Argento (1975)
I have seen this film many, many times, and it is my favourite film of all times. Every frame of this film is beautiful! I even visited Turin where this was filmed.

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Old 19th February 2015, 12:57 AM
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Profondo Rosso, aka Deep Red - Dario Argento (1975)
I have seen this film many, many times, and it is my favourite film of all times. Every frame of this film is beautiful! I even visited Turin where this was filmed.

(I hope the dropbox link works here...)
I will be watching Profundo Rosso in London on Saturday night with a live score accompaniment from Mr Simonetti's Goblin
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Old 19th February 2015, 08:08 AM
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Has anyone seen A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night ? Opinions?
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Old 19th February 2015, 08:23 AM
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Depends. Most of the 'entertainment' value comes from the feeling of oddness wrought by the out of sync filmmaking. That and the gore, which is repulsive and badly faked and infrequent enough to seem out of balance and out of place. It's sleazy, too. It's a strange film, one of those which can't be summed up by 'so bad it's...' etc... it's not exactly enjoyable cheese, more like discomfiting, out of date primula from a leaky tube.

I haven't really answered your question, have I?

It's not so badly made that it's within the realms of the truthfully only semi-watchable. It's not within 'Night To Dismember' or 'Invitation to Hell' or 'Black Devil Doll From Hell' territory. It still feels like a 'film'.
I was actually wondering whether 'watchable' was the word you were looking for, rather than 'enjoyable', but that's much better!
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Old 19th February 2015, 09:22 AM
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The Revenge of the Living Dead Girls is not family-friendly entertainment. No big surprise, considering the fact that it was made by a former Adult movie director.

I watched it once, and judging by my own words I must have liked it back in the day.

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The Revenge of the Living Dead Girls. How sleazy can you get? Watch this movie, and you know it!

There's nudity, sex, violence, and gore. Add a stupid story, hilarious dialogues, unknown actors and actresses, and a fantastic final twist (in the Erotic cut, that is!) - voil?*, that's what I call highly entertaining trash!
I'm quite sure I'd find it utterly silly by now.
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