great soundtrack too ..

i scored it on ebay .. on vinyl !

That's class! Great Purchase there my friend! Think I may have to check that out. I was reading the directors notes on the film on my way in to work this morning. Not sure if they (Momentum) released it in The US but the UK version was released with a book (I think they are called The Directors Chair Editions) - Manhunter has been released also in this fashion - the book is proving to be a compelling and somewhat revealing read - I will post more when I have read it all. Thought it was quite cool cos Alan Parker apparently writes an essay after every film so the notes are from the time of the movie rather than the director having to look back over 19 years of memories to remember those important details.

i'd love that !
i just have a bare bones laserdisc ...

havent been able to find the special release that canme out a while back

deadzone

Sin City. Not quite as cool the second time or on the small screen. But the Mickey Rourke segment still kicks my ass!

i bought the special ed but havent seen it yet ...
so i'll be watching it at least 1 more time ..

I think I could watch the Mickey Rouke segment several thousand times haaha. The rest of the film was a little bit to hollywood for my tastes (found myself a bit more lost in the story at the cinema but on DVD I didn't feel the same) but that segment is pure gold. Down, dirty and nasty. Cool to see Rutger Hauer aswell he doesn't get utilised enough.

rourke and hauer are in my top 4 or 5 favorite actors (i was impressed by Clive Owen as well though)

i think the movie is gold .. but i think i like the sister film Kill Bill a little more .. the characters are richer and more varried.


i will totally concur though - the Mickey Rourke segment is the best thing to happen to the movies since the camera.

Definatley. He's one of the few actors I can stomach these days. I dig Sean Penn to. Their preformances eat the majority of "actors" for breakfast. Hopefully Rourke will get some decent roles thrown his way.... shit its almost like he was blacklisted for years for being a hellraiser.

he made a lot of horrible decisions ...

9 1/2 weeks being one of them .. what a waste ...the sad success of that film (north americans are so sexually repressed that they thought that film was racey) that led to the other 'erotic thrillers' the got progressivly worse.

A Prayer For the Dying was a really bad move as well .. he might be of irish ancestry but he couldnt do the accent. that movie put him in therapy.

then he got into the boxing and that pretty much ended his 'handsome leading man' rolls.

most good directors that have been around know him for what he is .. a major talent.
They started to use him in bit rolls where he outshone the rest of the cast ...

i think he'll get used again regularily (rodriguez certainly seems to like him) but he wont be the pretty boy anymore .. so it'll be weird character rolls ...


but thats ok, a little mickey is far better than a lot of Cruise.

He got his name removed from the credits of Prayer For The Dying didn't he?
The whole gangser genre has been spent so hopefully he won't end up in tired shit like that (but there's always room for innovation in the genre so it could work). I'd really like to see another Barfly style movie cause I think he could pull that off even more amazingly than the first time after being down n' out over the years. I think he'd put more soul in a character like that now.
Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and all those guys are a joke to me. There always Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt in a movie and never have variety in there preformances. There just icons with no heart. Watered down and crucified on the gossip pages.

i have to stick up for Pitt ... i think he's a fine actor that unfortunately gets stuck with pretty boy rolls ..

he showed his chops in kalifornia and 13 monkeys ..
i think he'll earn respect down the line as he gets older ..

Yeh I enjoyed those films aswell as Fight Club but his recent roles have just been garbage. Same deal with George Clooney, he was awesome in From Dusk Till Dawn and then lost the plot doin cheeseball flicks. Haha and don't get me started on post-Romper Stomper Russel Crowe :)

all capable actors .. but type castings a bitch ..

i'll watch Clooney in anything though .. he brings a presence to the screen that we havent seen sinc e the golden years of motion pictures ... the man is the definition of cool ..

Yeh I'd have to agree with you on that one. He's in a lot of stuff I wouldn't bother watching and makes the unwatchable watchable. But yet again I'm biased I just like my tuff guy roles

I noticed you guys talking about Angel Heart up there. I loved that movie, but the original novel is necessary reading. Easily one of the best horror-themed novels Ive ever read. It'd have less of an effect after watching the movie, as I read it without knowing the twist, but if I could I send a copy to everyone here. One of my all-time favourites.

Michael Moore Hates America

You know, all political views and opinions aside (that's not why I watched it and not why I enjoyed it) this movie is good if for nothing else to show you what gets through as truth. I don't believe this wholeheartedly either because everybody has their own agendas but there were a lot of things on here that I liked. Penn said it right when he said as soon as the camera comes on you're lying (I also liked his "Shut the fuck up." comment lol). I don't think Michael Moore hates America, I simply think he caters to a certain potion of America that really want change and they want to believe what he says so they do without any further research. I think Moore is a smart, manipulative man and this movie showed some of that. Moore's an asshole and he's out for himself and money but then again, so are millions of other people. They simply didn't get to the camera first. I've watch Bowling, Roger, Farenheight, Farenhype... I love seeing both sides of everything and it's just so interesting how everybody has a point to counter their opponents even if they have to make them up. A very interesting watch but again I stress this movie, for me, was NOT about any political viewpoint and I suggest you only watch it because you like or dislike Michael Moore. Again, I really dug this movie and I think that Michael did a great job showing us a different side of Michael Moore. Is that the real side? I don't know, people can decide for themselves. I can't get over Penn though; "If you cut this footage so that I'm more negative about Michael Moore than I really am or I make points that I didn't make I'll hunt you down and fucking kill you.". Pardon my diatribe... you'll get over it.

Last night:

Saw 2
Seed Of Chucky (FINALLY)
Hide And Seek
Tale Of Two Sisters...With SUBTITLES...Grrrr...I swear it's like being deaf...If I turn my head for a second, I have to rewind:rolleyes: .....I know you guys don't see a problem with it, but for me it's VERY nerve-racking...Especially trying to feed a baby and watch the movie...You HAVE to look at the baby...

I mean honestly...Would you turn down the sound on an American movie and watch the whole thing with the closed captioning on?...That's exactly what it's like for me...frustrating...


Anyway...We also bought (but haven't yet watched, because Dustin fell asleep) :

Exorcist The Beginning
Devil's Rejects
Mail....I'm not really sure what this is but it's Japanese and the back of the case says: Based on Shigemizu Takasaki's comic book series, Mail is the latest cinematic adaptation from the Kadokawa Horror publishing label that brought us 'The Ring', 'Dark Water' and 'One Missed Call' (I don't know what THAT one is either). Told through 9 short episodes (which makes me think of Sin City, in a way), the film follows psychic detective Akiba and his 19 year-old female assistant, Mikoto (Kill Bill's Chiaki Kuriyama), as they root out and release the restless spirits that terrorize this world. Each episode is centered around an ascension of the spirits, taken from a chapter of the comic book....

And...It's subtitled...Ugh...

So...I am FINALLY starting to catch up on so many movies that I haven't had time to see yet...

Venom

I was entertained. But I have been told that I am easily entertained....:p Seriously, I think some parts were better than expected but the characters were annoying in that "I can't wait until this one gets eviscerated" kind of way.

I think he overdid it in 12 Monkeys...

You know I was thinking of getting this book especially as I'm currently reading one on the film. I reckon I'm sold now!

I watched Blood Simple last night...I errrr kinda liked it. I didn't think I would but it was only £2 in a bargain basement sale so I thought I'd give it a go.

Kind Of a Film Noir - I liked the dodgy Texas Private Eye/Assassin/Dope smoker and the film kept me well entertained. Doesn't hold up particularly brilliantly considering it was made in '83 so it does look a bit dated but all in all good fun if ya bored etc.

6.5/10

Exorcist The Beginning


I guess it was okay...But, it was a bit too 'Indiana Jones' for me...Not really my style....I'm gonna have to throw it in there with the Mummy movies that Brendan Fraser is in...

thats a great movie .. the one that made the coen brothers a household name ..

To be honest I honestly had never come across it before, as Isaid though I really enjoyed it last night. Got it at a bargain price too - all smiles here!

House of 9

"House on Haunted Hill" meets "Saw" in House of 9. Nine people are kidnapped and secluded in an elegant, but barred up house (???). Last one alive leaves with 5 million dollars. Okay, this movie sucked more than Paris Hilton in Nine Lives! First of all, tha acting was terrible (including Dennis Hopper). The characters were cardboard cut-outs who I'd piss on if I met them! I didn't give a rat's ass about anybody! Directing is bad! Everything is bad about this flick! The only thing worse than this is Son of the Mask! A must-avoid!

0 out of 5 stars

Leon: The Professional


Brilliant

Return of the Living Dead ..

showed it to a friend who'd never seen it before..

timeless movie - despite the poor fashion choices..

Saw 2

Atmosphere isn't close to the first one, still pretty good. Liked that Jigsaw had a bigger role, best actor in the movie imo.

War of the worlds (2005)...this one was bad..no continuity...some of the worst I have seen from Spielberg...its like Spielberg have seen "Signs" (M. Night Shyamalan) and decided to do it even worse than that.... 2,5/10

i didnt think it was great ... but what continuity issues were there ?

Night Flier - Dir Cut

outside, house, outside, house, outside, house/cellar, outside...
these jumps between outside and inside didnt feel right...
especially that cellar sequense didnt feel right for the story...it seemed misplaced....and the movie had too many logical holes to be believable....the car is one example...I now its an adventure movie but it is important to keep the story logical or else the structure of the story get destroyed .....

Venom

more a question of editing me thinks

i found no fault with the flow... didnt see any problems with the logic either ..

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the only problems i had were with the alien machines already being on earth ... it was just done for effect (although it was a pretty impressive sequence)
I also was pissed at the stupid hollywood feelgood ending. The son should have died... and there was no reason for Tom Cruise to be carrying his daughter to the house (pure 'dramatic effect')

other than that ...i thought it was an effective action story blending a new story with some of the origional pieces from H.G. Wells novel.

My ultimate dissapointment was that the movie deviated from the book at all ... but i have to admit it had a nice apocalyptic feel to it and was very effective in parts.


(the tim robbins cellar sequence was a slight twist on the 'crazy soldier' sequence in the origional novel.)

Session 9

Freaky ass movie.

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what happend to Tim in this movie ? ...was he killed by Tom ? ....and if ...why ?

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he kills him because he's a lunatic and his raving was going to give them away. he does it to save his daughter and himself.
i thought the movie was really well done.


anyhoo... crazy kung fu, again. i love that movie.

Just Like Heaven