SEA FEVER 2019

Two movies by the same name but this one is about a fishing boat and its crew being infected by a marine parasite.

Perhaps more sci/fi but quite enjoyed it.

John Carpenter's Vampires
 

hands down his worst film.
looks like it was thrown together by a high school kid.
nothing flows .. just a painful attempt to be a 'cool western' but it falls flat on it's face. No chemistry between anyone .. forced dialogue, boring 'action' scenes.
Not one thing I liked about it,
I didn't like it when it first came out - my impression then was spot on.

Same.

dido

Love it! ::love::


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Choke, 2020, 6/10


Director: Gregory Hatanaka


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Not a fan of Shane Ryan's films or acting, so I wasn't surprised at this.

just out of curiosity - what do you like about it?
i tried but couldn't find a single thing.

(many of Carpenters films are among my favorites)

Metal - A Headbangers Journey

very entertaining documentary about metal - from it's beginnings - to how it branched out into several subgenres - to why so many people put it down.
It was made by a Canadian (represent!) who travelled all over the world interviewing a lot of interesting cats. If you haven't seen this - i highly recommend it - if you like metal or not (i mostly dont - with a few exceptions)

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Fincher)

it's been a while -i felt like having another look at this one and enjoyed it more than i did the first time .. now that i could just watch and not make comparisons to the european version. this is one of those rare cases where the film (both versions) are far better than the book - which i thought was poorly written. It's supposed to be a 'locked room' mystery that isn't - but tries to distract you from that with a serial killer subplot. Really good performances and Fincher's directorial style elevate this film well above the flat story.

Monster's Inc.

speaking as a parent, and a fan - this is the best kid's movie ever made as far as i'm concerned.
Very clever - genius concept - and gorgeous to look at.

THE INVESTIGATION: HAUNTING AT SHERWOOD 2020

A private detective is hired by a landlord to solve an unexplained noise complaint on his property.

Found-footage. It was ok. Kind of left everything unexplained.

Green Room, 2015.. 6/10

Director: Jeremy Saulnier

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I See You, 2019. 7/10

Director: Adam Randall


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Anyone seen The Wretched yet?

No I haven't. I shall have to google it.

I have. It was not good.

Zombieland: Double Tap.

I've heard a fair amount of shit talking about this one...
See, I didn't think it was that bad.
I mean maybe it's that I'm coming from a place of never really thinking the first one was that great, even though people seemed to love it - I just thought it was "ok", bit of fun but didn't think it was any kind of big deal.

I feel pretty much the same way about the second one...I don't get the negativity...the only thing it can really fairly be accused of is not being quite as good as the first one.

Anna and the Apocalypse
 

Forgot i watched this on the weekend.

I have to admit - i'm finally burnt out on zombie films .. no matter how good they are.
This one is a well done self described 'zombie christmas musical'
well acted, well shot and paced .. even the music is good ...

i just don't know how to get excited about people running away from zombies anymore

Ronin, 1998. 7/10

Director: John Frankenheimer


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I have always wanted to watch that...I remember when it came out at the movies I was 17...and thought it would be boring for one reason or another...but everything I've seen since looks good, everything I've heard since is positive and the cast looks amazing.
I should pair that with "Heat", another Deniro film I've never seen.

She thinks the actors are hot. ::big grin::

The Canal, 2014. 8/10

Director: Ivan Kavanagh


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Such a great film that's not talked about enough.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

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Recovery. It gets started a bit slow, but overall, it's decent for a slasher. The nearly all female cast was a nice change of pace and it certainly picked up steam over the last 30 minutes, because the big reveal comes at least a bit earlier than usual. On the other hand, the red herring is pretty obvious from the get go and you don't get anything all that memorable.

I do wonder why that final scene was tacked on, because it did not seem to anything other than options for interpretation. Would it have been too much of a downer without?

American Gospel (2018) (Netflix Documentary)
7/10

Documentary critiques the 'prosperity gospel' ('The Secret', 'Name it Claim it', Benny Hinn, Joel Osteen), (a philosophy that God rewards those who live faithful lives with material wealth), and how many Prosperity leaders have exploited their followers; and details how this is not correct christian teaching, improperly scriptural.

I like how the documentary jumps right into it, well paced, sufficiently wide in scope, clarity and understandable. In can be watched in piecemeal (sections at a time). To critique, with a 2hr 15min runtime, I think the second hour loses cohesiveness and punch, as it moves into some extemporaneous material (like the Ray Comfort street evangelism), and includes too much secondary interview material not directly core to the theme.

The Mirror

Decent British flick about a possessed/haunted mirror. I recommend it.

Hunter's Moon, 2020. 5/10

Director: Michael Caissie



It had Thomas Jane in this but his minimal screen time couldn't even save this.

Sold. Found it on youtube. Probably watch it monday.( grandson's here for the weekend)

Sure it’s the same movie?

Daniel Isn't Real was an enjoyable thriller. At the start, I thought it was going in a vein similar to Fight Club, but it soon becomes more than that. Maybe the best compliment to a thriller is when the tension is so good that most of the special effects look a bit silly. Or maybe it's the other way around. ::wink::

I enjoyed the chemistry between the two main characters and both leads do a good job, with Schwarzenegger junior turning out to be a pleasant surprise (especially when his other Imdb-credits include scouts guide to the zombie apocalypse). Would like to see them in other decent thriller and horrors.

Also a mention for Sasha Lane. She reminded me a bit of Lisa Bonet's character in High Fidelity. Don't know if she was purposely chanelling her, just came to mind.

Not totally sure but its the same name and the people have british accents.

Watched the trailer. Looks interesting. I can see the Fight Club connection... if it took a horror turn.

ONE HOUR PHOTO (2002). Robin Williams gives a very subdued performance as a guy who works the Photo department in a Wa-Mart type store and that seems to be all He has. He appears to be fixated on a family that drops off their film, almost idealizing them as "Perfect", which leads to harrowing results as the film progresses. Well worth watching. ***1/2

I remember watching him (Robin Williams) in the movie "Insomnia" opposite Al Pacino. Excellent in that as well I thought.

Capone (2020) 7/10

Like watching Godfather III with Don Corleone being replaced by Jack Torrance, but sadly without a whole lot happening.


Tom Hardy did a great job playing an senile and rude Capone, with a raspy voice, however I had some issues with the make-up that had his face look old in some places and young in others. And his eyes... oh God, his eyes..::EEK!::

I would so much have prefered a Godfather II story, with an "old" Capone thinking back on his life in crime, starting with him as a kid. But noooo...

The Hunt (2020) 8/10

Up until the 1 hour mark I really loved The Hunt. It was really faced paced from the get-go and, which came as a big surprise to me, really funny. I woun't say the pacing ever went down, but after the first hour I just felt it needed a better twist after all the what-the-fuckness.

Loved Insomnia. Pacino and Hilary Swank nice touches, heavy themes.

After Patch Adams, he actually had a slew of darker, thought provoking kind of movies and I actually consider it an interesting highlight in his career.

Though arguably these kind of films started before Patch Adams with
"What Dreams may Come", another fantastic addition to these kind of movies.

You had:
Jakob the Liar
Bicentennial Man
(His small part in) AI
One Hour Photo
Death to Smoochy
Insomnia
The Final Cut
...almost one after the other.

A little further down the line he had "The Night Listener", one that I've never seen personally, but definitely fit into the tone of the others from what I've seen.

...and they're all actually quite good as well, would recommend anyone who hasn't dived into this rough decade of his career, take a look.

Three twenty-something flatmates?

Yep. Watching it tonight.

Cool. Let me know what you think. Even if you hate it. ::big grin::

I found it a bit slow.

SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER

Didnt really understand...did they report the boyfriend missing. Seems they just sat there and let these horrible things happen without telling anyone?