What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[nosferatu42]

Well I found it interesting and informative.

[Justin101]

I already knew the trivia

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The Impossible (2012)

An incredibly harrowing but life affirming true story account of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that devastated Thailand from the point of view of a family who lived it.

Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts are both brilliant, especially Watts, as a regular couple on holiday for Christmas with their three children when the tsunami strikes. Some magnificent special effects pull you in during the first half hour and then it's human drama all the way as the five try and find each other amidst all the devastation. A special mention to a young Tom Holland as Lucas, one of the couples three children. His performance is quite something in what was his debut role.

A genuine disaster movie with a proper emotional edge, this will put you through the wringer i guarantee. Even second time round as this was for me.

The Blu-ray looks stunning and sounds equally brilliant.

Recommended

[Dave Boy]

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RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE (1943)

Vampire Armand Tesla is free again after the stake driven in his heart in WWI is removed after a bombing raid later in WWII..

I had not seen this in a while so good to revisit. Really enjoyed watching this one through again.
Bela plays the vampire Tesla as Dracula in all but name and it really feels like it could be a Universal movie.
Good atmospheric scenes of the graveyard, a reluctant werewolf and vampire hunter Lady Jane make this a recommendation.

[Dave Boy]

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FINAL EXAM (1981)

College kids studying for their 'final exam' are being killed by a knife wielding maniac..

Quite a slow burner this one. Apart from a killing at the start of the movie, most of the running time is taken up by the stupid activities of a frat group. Only in the about the last half hour does the killer start his rampage, doing in most of the cast one after the other in that thirty minutes.
For me, the best part is that you have no idea who this killer is. You see him clearly face on but he has no background, no name and no motivation for his killings. That's the most frightening part.

[gag]

Originally Posted by Dave Boy

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FINAL EXAM (1981)

College kids studying for their 'final exam' are being killed by a knife wielding maniac..

Quite a slow burner this one. Apart from a killing at the start of the movie, most of the running time is taken up by the stupid activities of a frat group. Only in the about the last half hour does the killer start his rampage, doing in most of the cast one after the other in that thirty minutes.
For me, the best part is that you have no idea who this killer is. You see him clearly face on but he has no background, no name and no motivation for his killings. That's the most frightening part.

Yep, scariest part is serial killers are just everyday Joe bloggs as they say hiding in plain site. Tend to be the least unlikeliest ppl you would you suspect, and that’s is extremely frightening.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Saw (2004)

As good a film as Saw is i've always thought it a bit of a one trick pony and when you know the resolution it's a kind of one watch film so Saturday night on Blu-ray was only my second ever watch of this classic film. Twice in 20 years, haha.

There's a bit more to it than my memory remembered - i'd forgotten all the back story for a start and genuinely recalled it as being two men trapped in a room and that was that.

Second time round i once again found it really enjoyable if not as gory as i thought, although things will definitely improve in that department in subsequent films, but one questioned nagged me all the way through. How come neither Elwes nor Whannel - the two trapped - noticed that Jigsaw - the body supposedly dead in the center of the room - had to be breathing and clearly wasn't a corpse.

[Justin101]

I hope everyone has seen Saw

[gag]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Saw (2004)

As good a film as Saw is i've always thought it a bit of a one trick pony and when you know the resolution it's a kind of one watch film so Saturday night on Blu-ray was only my second ever watch of this classic film. Twice in 20 years, haha.

There's a bit more to it than my memory remembered - i'd forgotten all the back story for a start and genuinely recalled it as being two men trapped in a room and that was that.

Second time round i once again found it really enjoyable if not as gory as i thought, although things will definitely improve in that department in subsequent films, but one questioned nagged me all the way through. How come neither Elwes nor Whannel - the two trapped - noticed that Jigsaw - the body supposedly dead in the center of the room - had to be breathing and clearly wasn't a corpse.

In the length of time they was in the room must have been ages, make one wonder how someone can remain so still without a single movement, cough, sneeze or anything else for so long.

But got to admit one hell of a surprise twist ending that no one saw coming ..

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by gag

In the length of time they was in the room must have been ages, make one wonder how someone can remain so still without a single movement, cough, sneeze or anything else for so long.

But got to admit one hell of a surprise twist ending that no one saw coming ..

Both points you make are very true. Perhaps he moved when they were otherwise occupied you know, sawing their feet off, that sort of thing.

Originally Posted by Justin101

I hope everyone has seen Saw

Damn, that's another plot spoiler isn't it.