What Films Have You Seen Recently? - Page 4588

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**45871** 15th March 2018, 10:49 PM

For anyone interested in the Trancers Trilogy. The 88 set whilst not complete film wise has a healthy dose of extras including docs and Tim Thomerson commentaries on all three films.

SymbioticFunction · #**45872** 15th March 2018, 10:58 PM

I've always far preferred the director's cut of Raimi's Army of Darkness. The downbeat ending is superior (the s-mart ending looks very cheap and rushed in comparison) and the added footage is all really great stuff imo.

There's a pretty darn good English friendly, German Blu-ray of that cut that is fairly cheap (I own it). Link:

https://www.amazon.de/Armee-Finstern...rkness+blu-ray

It uses the same source as the legendary region 3 dvd (added footage comes from film source rather than vhs).

There is one odd thing about that German Army Blu-ray that is worth mentioning. It has a lossless English surround soundtrack that is not accessible from the menu. You have to manually cycle through the audio options (whilst the film is playing) to find it! Odd.

Frankie Teardrop · #**45873** 16th March 2018, 09:22 AM

DEAD SPACE – Pleasant late eighties Alien-type rip-off which does well with its cheap-slick look and endless blue filtered lighting. Apart from that, it has the obligatory ‘load of people running around in an enclosed space’ thing going on. There is a sprinkling of gore. That Cranston dude looks young, but has obviously signed up for a lifetime of slightly lame villainy even at the early stage in evidence here.

PHANTASM 2 – Not as weird as the original, but a good, solid sequel. Very entrenched in that eighties horror thing, with some flashy prosthetics in places. Even though it lacks the fairy-tale quality of its precursor, there are still some baffling moments such as the one where a parasitic worm (or something) emerges from Angus Schrimm’s head. In a world were corpses are squashed and reanimated into angry Jawas, stuff like that just happens, I guess.

REPLACE – Hip New Yorker finds she’s getting old – like, overnight. Her skin’s withering away, so she slices herself some new stuff. ‘Replace’ has a ‘neon and synths’ air of arty detachment, although seems confused about its identity and, during its later stages, dives from frosty urban horror into more standard genre territory – some wham bam action scenes, a cheesy tour into the emotional past and the presence of Barbara Crampton. Inconsistent, but worth a look.

BREEDERS – Ha ha, had forgotten about ‘Breeders’. A bunch of not very hip New Yorkers are assaulted by some kind of fly-headed alien and end up in a slime bath. There’s a deformed freako at the end after a few ‘Lifeforce’-esque scenes of people wandering around naked. Two cardboard cut-outs try to figure it all out. ‘Breeders’ is very slight, but I love trash like this. From T Kinkaid.

VILE – Some abductees wake up tied to chairs – it’s torture porn time again. Or is it? ‘Vile’ is more about group dynamics and psychology. It doesn’t take that kind of thing anywhere deep or insightful necessarily, but is actually quite effective in creating an atmosphere of mounting hysteria and bad feeling – the captives essentially have to torture each other, and most of the film follows their attempts to organise around this idea ‘rationally’. Maybe no great shakes in the scheme of things, but worth checking out.

Cinematic Shocks · #**45874** 16th March 2018, 03:27 PM

The Green Inferno (2013)

This was my second viewing and I still didn’t like it much. Some truly effective moments and the social commentary works for me, but the ill-timed humour rubs me up the wrong way, and the lazy fake looking CGI is unforgivable. It’s not as good as Eli Roth’s first three films, which I quite like, but it’s at least the better of his last three; Knock Knock and his Death Wish remake are just wretched.

**1/2 out of *****

gag · #**45875** 16th March 2018, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Cinematic Shocks

The Green Inferno (2013)

This was my second viewing and I still didn’t like it much. Some truly effective moments and the social commentary works for me, but the ill-timed humour rubs me up the wrong way, and the lazy fake looking CGI is unforgivable. It’s not as good as Eli Roth’s first three films, which I quite like, but it’s at least the better of his last three; Knock Knock and his Death Wish remake are just wretched.

**1/2 out of *****

I think Eli Roth like a lot of famous people (use the word famous loosely ) they just exist but not sure why , because they are in reality rubbish loads of well known people I don't get why they exist Ryan Clarke, Russell brand a lot of reality show stars etc, yes I can't take to Tom cruise or nic cage but that's just me but at same time there a difference between someone you don't like but has got talent and someone who exist and genuinely isn't talented, only films I like by him are Hostel, but I always says if someone is around long enough eg a band even if you detest them they will at some point make one song you will like , we live in a society where now a lot of people just have to be in the right place and at the right time and somehow the showbiz will makes a star out of you , then drop you just as quick the real and genuine talent is now slowly becoming a thing of the past all the real legends are slowly passing away , and we are just stuck with people who exist in the showbiz world irrelevant to what they do, and some cases we know the name but no idea who they are they are they are just famous for being famous but have no talent what so ever .
Its pretty sad really because I was saying to partner other day in eg 50 60s that's when real talented existed because it was your livelihood , now today's society its just a job where actors become singers and vice versa..and people think because they are in the public they've got talent

Rant over Breath in breath out ...phew !!

Demoncrat · #**45876** 16th March 2018, 04:55 PM

Liquid Sky (1982)
Save time. Avoid menial scum like Roth

. See this instead. See this instead anyway dagnabbit. A mixed bunch of Soho (NY) types get a rude awakening when outside forces take control of one of their tribe.
Made by a Russian expat, you can say this is his take on the 'downtown' scene. Merciless is his eye, missing not one iota of pretension and largesse. This BD better look stunning.

And as always Mr Teardrop shames us all. Kudos !!

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**45877** 16th March 2018, 07:09 PM

Bruce Campbell vs. Army Of Darkness (1992)

An excellent horror parody in which Bruce Campbell is taken back in time along with his trusty chainsaw to the dark ages as he ends up defending the kingdom from an army of Deadites, skeletal warriors led by his own alter ego

As with the previous two Evil Dead films (For this is the third) director Sam Raimi and star Campbell refuse to take themselves seriously in a film that homages everything from The Day the Earth Stood Still to Jason and the Argonauts. Also watch out for the Deadite making the Xena war cry, it's sure to make fans of that series smile.

The most stylish of the series, and arguably also the most fun, but the fun means there are perhaps less shocks than the earlier films but this is made up for by the improvement in effects thanks to a larger budget meaning the Deadites and the very long final battle look quite superb. Despite being a directors cut running a good fifteen minutes longer than the initial cinema version, the film still runs at a breathless pace and Campbell's OTT acting style coming over more like a cartoon character than ever before, making this a more quirky sort of fun than the norm. The 'new' downbeat ending works well.

My favourite of the Evil Dead series. I must track down a copy of the original 80 minute cinema version.

Demoncrat · #**45878** 17th March 2018, 08:19 AM

Great review D! You've inspired me to dig out me Aussie set and finally watch the TVV that features on the last disc. Due to its elongated case ... tis a bugger to retrieve at times

A bonny bugger .... but still