What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Metamorphosis (2007)

Good production values and great location filming in Austria and Hungary can't hide the fact that this take on bringing the Countess Bathory legend into the modern day is a dismal failure.

A woefully miscast Christopher Lambert hams it in the role of an ancient vampire and whilst Romanian born Irena Violette looks pretty as Elizabeth Bathory her performance is average at best. However despite the poor acting the films main problem is the lack of thrills, scares and worst of all - blood, there isn't any at all, not a drop, even during vampire bites. Tragic considering legend has it that Bathory bathed in the blood of virgins.

Don't waste your time.

[trebor8273]

Feast.

A group of people become trapped in a bar by a group of creatures that are intent on eating everyone. Lots of OTT gore with the story just an excuse to get from one grisly death to another. Enjoyable gory fun that turns the stereotypes of who survives and how long they live on its head. 7.1/10

Now watching double dragon

[MacBlayne]

Originally Posted by trebor8273

Now watching double dragon

Mother of God!

[trebor8273]

Originally Posted by MacBlayne

Mother of God!

I'm really enjoy it. Its corny,its stupid and it has little to do with the games ( which lets be honest had no story as such)but that's all part of why I'm enjoying it. Silly brain dead b movie fun. Give me a film like this any day off the week over something overrated boring crap like citizen Kane

[iank]

John Wick. One of the best action flicks of the decade.

[gag]

Landmine goes click

Its half decent, starts of as a couple and best man backpacking, but the groom idea is revenge for his best man for sleeping with his partner and ends up like a kinda remake of last house on left but slightly different.

Read reviews for this on imdb, and judging by them i was expecting more, dont get me wrong not saying i was disappointed, but judging by the reviews half of them mustn't watch many films like this,
Just found it a bit tame and the passer by attack was dragged out and went on for to long to the build up.

Slight spolier warning

I kinda liked the ending because the guy was enjoying it, getting revenge more or less exact same way as the guy did to them,
But the way he felt when he got carried away and it all went wrong.

[J Harker]

Midnight Special, Jeff Nichols, 2016.

A father and his young son aided by the fathers old friend an ex cop go on the run from a dangerous religious cult that have been practically worshipping the boy due to his strange abilities. For reasons not entirely clear the FBI also begin hunting the trio. The boy is somehow able to recieve highly confidential satellite transmissions containing sensitive security data, he's also capable of causing major destruction without any control over his actions. The FBI and NSA think he's a weapon, the cult think he's some sort of prophet. His father just wants to keep him safe.
So with that done is Midnight Special any good? Well its ok, unfortunately given I've been looking forward to it for a while its nothing more than ok. There are good performances all around, Michael Shannon plays Roy, the father and as ever he's magnetic, Joel Edgerton plays his friend Lucas, an ex-cop, who again for reasons not made entirely clear is highly dedicated to helping Roy and protecting his son Alton. The boy is played by a kid called Jaeden Lieberher and while not at all grating he's also not particularly interesting, his powers or abilities or whatever are frankly a bit crap, a bit like Harry Potter and the final payoff all feels a bit old and done. One of the films biggest flaws is in its vagueness with regards to the plot. For instance we join Roy, Lucas and Alton already on the run. We don't really get a feel for what was going on at the cults compound 'The Ranch', as all of this is mentioned matter of fact by characters later in the story. All in all Midnight Special is worth a watch but maybe don't go in with high expectations.

[Demoncrat]

Superfly (1972, Gordon Parks Jr)
Harlem looks like Dresden here, a fitting backdrop to Ron Neal's struggle to get out of "the game". Curtis turns up to sing. Whitey are all scummers.

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by J Harker

Midnight Special, Jeff Nichols, 2016.

It's funny because the reasons you state for not liking it are some of the reasons why I really liked it different strokes etc

[Vampix]

I recently saw three films that I've not had the opportunity to see before -- 300, The Patriot and The Wolf of Wall Street. Great films!