ive been taking a break from the MCU movies to watch Ozark ..

I stopped half way through Black Panther.

Although i think it's an incredibly important film, and i really like the character and the actor who plays him, i wasn't a huge fan of the movie.
I felt the exact same way about Aquaman .. and i cant help but draw so many parallels between the 2 films. Hidden advance civilisations, the hero is royalty, a lot of flash and dash but nothing unexpected .. etc.

Black Panther is technically a good movie and as i said - a huge cultural landmark in cinema history - but i couldn't connect to it. Never saw the comic as a kid either .. which is probably a huge contributor to how i feel about it.

I do like the character/actress who plays his scientist/sister .. she's a lot of fun.

Gretel & hansel

What did you think?

I thought Black Panther was ok, but I thought they went a boring route. It's been a few years since I've seen it, but basically I thought the best part of the story was Erik Stevens/N'Jadaka abandoned in America who returns home take the throne and plans to share Wakanda's technology with people of African descent around the world to help them conquer their oppressors. If the film had him do that for an extended time, and not just be some kind of arms dealer, that would have been a very interesting main story, but instead it was this side story that didn't fit so well.

RED EYE (2005). I like this Wes Craven thriller...pretty suspenseful and Rachel Mcadams/Cillian Murphy have good chemistry. ***1/2

A Nuns Curse, 2020. 7/10

Director: Tommy Faircloth

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Evil Little Things, 2019. 6/10

Director: Matt Green

The Sacrament (2013), directed by Ti West.

Pretty decent found-footage movie. It's more thriller than horror. The plot is loosely based on the story of Jim Jones and "Jonestown". The first half of the movie was quite promising, then it was only disturbing.

Hagazussa (2017), directed by Lukas Feigelfeld.

Beautiful landscapes, dark atmosphere... The movie itself is quite heavy in reception - it shows how a person who is totally isolated and excluded can be overwhelmed by paranoia and insanity. Well, it's a symbolic picture, quite "silent" (there isn't much talking). Rather for people who liked the haunting atmosphere of The Vvitch (2015)... I personally didn't like any of them much.

Kraftidioten (2014), directed by Hans Petter Moland.

Thanks urgeok2 for recommending me that one. Crime drama with a hint of black comedy, quite refreshing and totally to my taste. ::cool::

more than a hint i'd say .. i thought a lot of it was really funny.

glad you dug it :)

Hell House LLC
Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel
Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire

It was definitely funny, although before watching this movie I read somewhere that it is a thriller so I was a little bit surprised finding it amusing. ::big grin:: There's something appealing to me in this sense of humour, e.g. I liked Hellfjord very much, made me laugh a lot. I dunno if you watched it, it's a Norwegian TV mini-series.

don't know it but i'll look for it now.

the nordic people seem to be able to marry humour to dire situations in a really organic and effective way.
I know american film and TV try to do it .. but they don't find the same mix.
There is no joy in the american way of doing it .. i cant articulate it properly...but the sense of dread is never lifted .. it's just heavy gallows humour..

in the swedish film it just felt more real. hard to explain

The Voices, 2020. 6/10

Directors: Wesley Alley , Bradley Fowler

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Capone, 2020. 6/10

Director: Josh Trank

No-Do or The Haunting (2009), directed by Elio Quiroga.

Kinda melodramatic ghost story - dark, a little too little tension, with an ominous mansion and spontaneously appearing / disappearing ghosts, slowly revealing secrets from the past... There we have some links to Catholic regime (even a neat reference to No-Do films), but again - for me it's more like a drama than a horror. ::wink::

Yes, I agree. It's like... sad / tragic and funny at the same time. There are many funny movies from Scandinavia, not to mention The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2013) based on a best-selling book by Jonas Jonasson, or En ganske snill mann (which is A Somewhat Gentle Man, I believe) (2010), if you like Stellan Skarsgård. ::cool::

Flesh to Play, 2016. 7/10


Directed By
Gamaliel De Santiago

Watched the last 1/4 of "I robot" on acid last night...couldn't even remember the movie at all. Not Smiths worst. Those robots are really starting to show their age though eh...

The Disturbance, 1990. 6/10


Director: Cliff Guest


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yeah I do - I think he's great

I have no shame in confessing - I love Mamma Mia too. :D

Gothika
 

haven't seen this since it first came out - couldn't remember a damn thing about it other than the fact that it wasn't very good.

It didn't get any better with time.

I met the girl who played the ghost at a con years ago - and years after the first time I saw the film - so I mainly watched it to see her

MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001). Despite some extraneous scenes that don't add anything but running time, this David Lynch film starts well with two women , one an aspiring actress (Naomi Watts ::love::) , the other an amnesiac (Laura Elena Harring::love::::love::::love::::love::, she reminds me a lot of the older classic screen beauties) who meet and try to figure out why Laura has a large amount of cash , a blue key in her purse and why a particular name means something. Lots of noir elements-mysterious shadows, shady characters, wonderful photography-involved and an extremely sensual love scene between the two.

After that, the weird stuff begins and it's all but impossible to figure out what's going on. I'm all for ambiguity, but up to a point and many Lynch films often are too vague, turning it into a chore to watch. This has a good reputation and it's worth seeing, but pisses Me off knowing it could have been so much better. **

Pengabdi Setan (2017), directed by Joko Anwar.

I didn't find it as scary as in the reviews I'd read, but... it was kinda fun to watch. Pretty creepy ghost story with a hint of cult home invasion.

The Innocents (2016), directed by Anne Fontaine.

Based on real events as the note at the beginning of the movie says. Intense and touching. Worth noticing that Agata Buzek was superb in her role.

Turistas (2006), directed by John Stockwell.

It's better to watch it when you don't have great expectations - then it can be fun. Not a splatter, there isn't much gore... More like an adventure horror.

Ghost Stories (2017), directed by Jeremy Dyson, Andy Nyman.

Entertaining. Spooky with a quite typical British sense of humor. The story of a man who devoted himself to refuting deceptive psychics, now dealing with three unexplained mystery cases.

I loved Hell House LLC! I haven't seen the second part, but the third one was a little bit of a letdown - fun to watch, but not as good as the first one.

Cool! ::cool::

Good watch, the first being my fav as well.

Kong: Skull Island

You Die - Get the app, then die, 2020. 7/10

Directed by
Alessandro Antonaci
Daniel Lascar
Stefano Mandalà


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Ma.
Interesting. Elevates towards the end.
Decent one time watch.

The Prophecy, 1995, 9/10


Director: Gregory Widen


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The Relic, 1997. 8/10

Director: Peter Hyams

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Aquaslash, 2019. 8/10

Director: Renaud Gauthier

Basement Jack, 2009. 8/10


Director: Michael Shelton


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Homeward bound II Lost in San Francisco

Flight of the Navigator Noticed this older Disney film on my shelf while i was looking for something else. I didn't think i owned it so i watched it because i couldn't remember anything about it other than that Paul Rubens was the voice of the spaceship. Not a bad movie .. gets really simplistic in parts for a time travel movie ... but it's a kids movie so....

Technically, this post belongs in the Classic Horror Movies forum.

ah - i didnt know that it wasnt just a choice ..

i edited it to just include the last film

Slumber (2017), directed by Jonathan Hopkins.

The premise of a sleep demon sounds pretty interesting, but the execution was terrible. It had some good parts that were ruined by some bad ones. I would say it stays at a constant level of 'had potential but wasn't fully exploited'. Acceptable, though I wouldn't like to watch it again.

The Remains (2016), directed by Thomas Della Bella.

Standard haunted house tale - the story that's been done to death.
It looks pretty cheap, none should expect a Hollywood special effects galore. The movie is too bright as for an obscure horror tale. The acting is bad, seems like actors are reading their lines for the first time ever, so it does lack conviction. A/W, despite the negatives it is watchable. ::wink::

Three Sisters T (2011), directed by Maciej Kowalewski.

Theater in the cinema... Nothing new; it is a dark, grotesque study of psychosis, also quite repulsive. The cast is convincing, the acting is theatrical - just as it was meant to be. Music and editing isn't bad, but could be done better. I would say that for a low-budget movie - pretty satisfactory. The problem could be in the script - the director uses a psychological thriller along with a black comedy which seems a great idea... but comic elements are storming the seriousness, which results in non-equilibrium. Most 'gags' were completely ridiculous, sometimes embarrassing. The dialogues were thin, it got much more comical after the appearance of a hairdresser, but still a little bit disappointing. Unfortunately, the final didn't satisfy me as well.

Hotel of the Damned (2016), directed by Bobby Barbacioru.

Okay, first of all, I hated the screaming in the beginning. Drove me nuts.
The movie presents the story of a group of people who are involved in a car crash, then injured and with a little choice, they decide to spend the night in an isolated hotel that has grim secrets of its own. There is a proper atmosphere created - with a low light to keep the shadows to a maximum, the cinematography is realistic. The acting is shoddy, the whole movie might be entertaining, but turned out to be pretty lame.

Orphan (2009), directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.

Well-done. Well-acted, really surprised me. Pretty disturbing, excellent thriller. It creates a good atmosphere, contains quite clever twist. The story is based on the intelligent nine-year-old girl's skillful manipulation (great job, Isabelle ::wink::). Camera work, culminations of moments full of unbearable tension are masterfully exploited elements of Orphan.

I remember seeing this, and "the boy who could fly" somewhat regularly on VHS.

Ant Man and Wasp - Avengers Endgame
 

Finally finished the series last night.

Still cant put my finger on why Ant-Man and Wasp felt so weak.
I think it might be that there is too much going on .. everything is rushing from one spot to another. i think the filmmaker recognised this and tried to slow it down for a short moment where Scott and his daughter have a father and daughter moment - then right back to the rat race again. i'm thinking i might appreciate it more over time .. not sure.

Endgame didn't have the same impact it had in the theatre but it still packed a solid punch and it was very bittersweet watching it come to the end. not just because of Tony Stark - but because it is the end of a story that took so many years to build. you can feel the friendships that go beyond the characters on screen.
I think the biggest impact for me was still the end credits where the core avengers had their individual credits displayed with their signatures. quite a rush of feelings seeing that again.
it will be a long while before i watch all of these again - but who knows .. the older i get the more i forget. i might not remember anything a year from now :)

Brahms the boy II

THE END? 2017

Really enjoyed this movie. A man gets caught in an elevator in his office building during a zombie apocalypse. He manages to pry the doors open just enough to see the terror going on.

When I started watching Crawl, I was expecting something along the lines of The Shallows. A person unwittingly caught in a shit storm. Whereas this... I know characters in horror movies make dumb decisions, but this got to a point where it became annoying. I also did not care all that much for the father daughter heart to heart stuff.

That said, the last half hour did deliver on the tension and for something I expected to be one person vs nature, it does rack up a decent kill count.

BRACKENMORE 2016

A woman returns to her childhood home to claim her inheritance from a long lost uncle.

Had some nice scenery but nothing really new.

Bloodline
 

A pretty blatant Dexter ripoff .. but not bad
watched it on Netflix

Paranormal Activity (2007), directed by Oren Peli.
Just rewatching.