I'll have to watch it sometime soon...I want to watch Dr. Strangelove and Never Let Go first, but as soon as I watch them I'll finally watch Life and Death:)

Absolutely brilliant film. I loved it, and Geoffery Rush was perfect as Sellers. There would be no better actor to portray him.
You need to see this, Return. And speaking of you needing to see things:

YOU HAVEN'T SEEN DR. STRANGELOVE?!?!

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE, GET OFF YOUR ASS AND SEE IT!

Seriously, it's tied with 'A Shot in the Dark' as the best Sellers film made. IMO.

The heading under the "Classic Movies Thread" reads movies made in or before the 1960s.

None of those were.

In fact, none of 'em were even close.

My comment had nothing to do with whether they were mainstream or not.

The Shawshank Redemption


It's times like these that almost tempt me to grab Jigsaw off the shelf. It's been almost a month since I saw a film that was flatout bad; the worst review Ive given in weeks was a 6/10 to Flightplan. This film obviously didn't break my streak.

I went into it knowing next to nothing, only that IMDB has it ranked as the second best movie of all time, that it was based on a story by Stephen King, and that it took place in a prison. Needless to say, it blew me away. I wont say a thing about the plot, just so that others who've yet to see this film have a chance at the same experience as me. I will say this though: It has some of the most subtle and unexpected twists you will ever see. One in particular stands out above the rest.

Not much can be said about the actors that hasnt been said. Morgan Freeman gives one of the best performances of his career, and even though Ive only seen 2 or 3 other Tim Robbins movies, Im sure the same can be said for him.

Though I dont agree with the multitudes of people that call this the best movie ever made, it was still a very good, very well made, very entertaining and almost heartbreaking film.

9/10

It's on my list, I'll see it sometime soon. I'll probably grab it next time Im in Blockbuster

Careful, they'll throw you out for that.

Nah, Ive got it down to an art. Back corner, partially hidden behind a shelf. Perfect.

;)

Watching Return of the Living Dead 4 (3.99... can't pass that up.), Evil Dead 2 (493218 time watching, hehe!) and FINALLY The Toybox.

Has anyone seen The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari? If so how is it?

Oh I just saw Thunder Prince.

A true classic in every sence of the word. See it!

..south asian !

Its a classic. What's more, find out for yourself. It is available for download from a number of legal sites, as it is in the public domain. The Internet Archive has a copy for download - go to Moving Pictures/Feature Films, and look under "D" for Das Kabinett Des Doktor Caligari.

Enjoy!

Any Given Sunday

When A Stranger Calls (remake) - 2006

No scares, bad acting, worse script, uninteresting...

BloodRayne - 2006

Blah why did I bother...cept some semi-decent gore, nothing else interesting AT ALL...(you can read my review of it here)

After The Sunset

Hostel, I know a lot of you don't really like it but I reckon it's excellent!
Porn of the dead.........hmmm bit different.

oh man, i loved hostel, great movie. the last horror movie i watched last though would have to be 28 days later

Star Wars 4, A new Hope


9/10

The Ringer 7/10

Thanks The_Return and ManchestrMorgue. I picked it up on a double feature dvd with the hunchback (both on a silent classics dvd). I look forward to watching it this weekend.

Cookers....I watched it twice now and still have no idea what is really going on....I have my own thoughts though...what are yours?

Was excellent in many ways I have to say....

Hunchback of Notre Dame is a great movie too...not as good as Caligari IMO, but still great. You should also check out the Lon Cheney version of Phantom of the Opera if you havent already seen it...probably my favourite silent film, I love it.

I loved Hostel...or more the last half...the part that was a horror. Took too long getting to the story...then it was over too fast. Excellent idea though...and great scenes. I was almost thinking in Porn of The Dead you were referring to the first half of Hostel lol...

:p

Office Space - again,

had friends over last night and they wanted to see it ..

also ... watched the last of the Futurama episodes tonight :(

time for the withdrawls to start ..

one thing is that every single episode has a commentary so at least i can go back and watch them all again with that turned on.

The Da Vinci Code

I my Goooooood was that movie boring.

There were five or six high school kids walking behind us, and they couldn't stop gushing about how much they loved the movie.

"Oh man, that movie was so great! It was just like the book, and I looooved the book. It's so non-stop action, and so was the movie! For realz! Oh my gawd!"

I just wanted to turn around and tell them that the book was overblown dribble and the movie was long-winded boredom.

I saw The DaVinci Code, and I thought it was great. I had never read the book, and I am glad that I hadn't because usually the movie never compares to the book. I will check out the book now. I can understand that the movie is definitely not for everyone. It is a movie that makes you think and also challenges the beliefs most were raised on. Anyways, I loved and would recommend ti to everyone. I am not a high school kid. I am 36, so it is not an age thing. Just my opinion.

The Hillside Strangler:

Brutal. Up there with Ted Bundy as a brilliant serial killer film.

See No Evil

Nothing special. Some cool kill scenes, though. I'll give it a 3.5/5 rating.

Intruder....... AWESOME stuff :cool:

Serial Mom

Hadn't seen it in a while. Kathleen Turner is just awesome in this movie. I've always loved JW ficks, though, so I may be biased. There are still plenty of parts that make me laugh out loud.
Psst...Juror #7 is wearing white shoes after Labor Day!! 8.5/10

Unspeakable

I don't know where to begin...I don't think I've ever seen a movie try quite so hard to be a mindfuck and fail so miserably. Dennis Hoppers character was just awful. Even the great Lance Henriksen couldn't salvage this movie. The killer was so over-the-top it was nauseating. Blech. Don't waste your time. 2/10

Where Eagles Dare

i forgot - i saw most of Son of the MAsk (my kid wanted to see it)

was good for him .. he thought the baby and dog under the influence of the mask was hilarious.

i had to stop watching it after a short while though - despite the fact that alan cumming is in it ...


(what was he thinking ??)

Ha! We've all used that old pony!

;)

I watched this movie called A Japanese Story. It's not something I would have watched normally, and now I know why. I cried for a full fifteen minutes after it was over....and I'm not the sentimental type.....it was one of the saddest things I've ever seen, and the soundtrack is some type of Japanese opera, which was really beautiful....I didn't expect to be so moved by a movie....not like that.

unfortunately it's so true ..
its hard to find stuff we can all watch as a family
(which is why i'm so critical when it comes to kids films)

there are some really smart ones (the shreks, the toy stories, and my personal favorite - monsters inc)

but 99% of the rest are trying (TRYING !!) so hard to be hip they constantly miss the mark.
a good film feels like it just happened that way - it doesnt strain for success.

The Matrix Reloaded....

Other than 2 fight scenes, this movie is completely boring, and quite possibly one of the slowest action movies ever made.

(the 2 scenes are the lobby scene, with the medieval weaponry, and of course, the highway scene, with like, 15 minutes of nonstop action)

6/10

Batman Begins....

Although I see where you're coming from, this has got to be my favorite action movie, and one of my favorite movies period.

Everytime I watch it, I just get lost in the style and classy fighting...everything is just so damn cool.

I give it cool points, but it gets just so.... slow and, blah, for most of the movie.

I hear ya, opinion duly noted. It's just that they hammer the god damn message home; do I need to hear the explanation for everything three times? The "scene" in Ian McKellan's house goes on for about 30 minutes... and all he's doing is talking about the legends and myths and backstories and my GOD something happen.