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Just hated the monster. Horrible what they tried there.

Rare Exports 2010

A Christmas delight!

The Harry Potter series, 8/10.




Agnes, 2021. 5/10

Director: Mickey Reece

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Black Christmas X 4, 2006. 8/10

Director: Glen Morgan

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Black Christmas X 2, 1974. 7/10

Director: Bob Clark

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The Mare, 2021. 7.5/10

Director: René Bjerregaard

Nobody.
Now, I've only seen the first John Wick...and I have to say that while quite a bit more stylised than "Nobody" was, I preferred Nobody quite a bit...the character was more interesting as was his past...and that whole "shaking off the rust" bit was great, too.

An actually conflicted character played by a guy who, despite his comparative lack of popularity, can act circles around Keanu - I mean shit, did ANYONE watch this and think "Saul" the whole time? I know I sure as fuck didn't.

Was nice to see Chris Lloyd again too.

Overall I found this very entertaining...you want a modern day "Death Wish"?
Well forget about the bland remake - this is the movie you want.
7.5/10.

PEPPERMINT (2018). This could be a DEATH WISH on Estrogen movie. Jennifer Garner is pretty good as the woman who loses her family, is severely traumatized/injured in the attack and terribly let down by the Legal system. Going undercover for a few years, She returns to mete out justice-Her way.

Not great, but certainly not bad at all. JG kicks all kind of Ass in her and this could be a darker version of Sidney Bristow (Her character from the TV series ALIAS) and also, she is in excellent shape as well. ***

One of my favorites!

I watched Krampus yesterday

Silent Night, 2021. 7.5/10

Director: Camille Griffin



I kept passing on this because I thought it was a comedy, a bit disturbing.

The Night House: I liked this a lot, but I’m confused about something..



Spoiler

If “nothing” could go directly to her the whole time why did it try using the husband? Maybe I missed something.

End spoiler


Either way I think I’d still give this a 7/10. Very well done movie in my opinion.

Wolf, 2021. 7.5/10

Director: Nathalie Biancheri





Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, 2021. 5/10

Director: Johannes Roberts

Dead End, 2003. 7/10

Directors: Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Fabrice Canepa


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Is wolf horror?

No, Arthouse.

Christmas Day equals movie marathon day. I gues BHC technically belongs in the 80s section, but I'll put it here just to go with the flow.

On the menu:

American History X

I remember seeing this film a long time ago - not sure wether it was in a cinema - but I had forgotten how it jumped right into things. While you would expect this kind of film to have a bit of a slow build, this one was already revealing a large part of a key scene.

This film has qualities, but subtlety is not one of them. It really hammers it's message of love, redemption and tolerance. So they did that by pushing the envelop and showing hatred at it's ugliest, accompanied by the language that comes with it. After all, it's hard to have redemption without a sin. And in this film's logic: the bigger the sin, the bigger the redemption.

That said, there are a few things to be said about the film as well. The overheavy score, who laid it on pretty thick. Has to make it really, really clear what you should be thinking or feeling, because heaven forbid you are not capable of working that out on your own.

Or the (cliché) key scenes:
- the dramatic run with the dito kill and horrified, powerless scream (in a strange way reminiscent of the ending of Boyz in the hood)
- the change of heart in prison
- the big confrontation with the former allies
- Danny's death and his monologue that goes with it. Oh no, he had JUST seen the error of his bla bla and was ready to really yadda yadda yadda. You know what, why don't you fill in the blanks? Because we all know just how this song and dance goes.

Does that mean it's all bad and it deserved the shit it got over the years?

Not really.

It's still worth a watch, even if only for Edward Norton's performance. He shows what he can do as Derek and earned one of his three Oscar nods and you can claim that it was deserved. Fairuza Balk delivered a good performance as the girlfriend, delivering a convincing portrayal of how some people can turn on loved ones when they change all too sudden and all to drastically. The more drastic the change, the more furious the response. And after mostly knowing him from the View Askew universe, it was kind of odd seeing Ethan Suplee as the hardcore neoazi. He sure was not looking for sailboats here.

Does this film have it's place in cinema history? Yes. Is it as prominent as the makers had hoped? Probably not.

The 5th Wave

The 5th wave delivered what it promised. Spectacular action, but nothing memorable. Pretty much what you can expect from your average dystopian "we are all going to die/they're coming to kill us"-sci fi scene.

Beverly Hills Cop*

Ah, Beverly Hills Cop. That era when police vehicles seemed to be used more often as bumper cars than anything else and them doing pile-ups were de rigeur in films.

Eddie Murphy at his best with the brilliant laugh and the hilarious banana in the tailpipe-gag. Or the banter with Bronson Pinchot. The combination of which resulting in the type of action comedy that still holds up to this date.

Also: Would it be safe to say that there is a bit of Nick Frost in Judge Reinhold?

Four stars.

Death Wish 2018

A forgettable remake that adds little or nothing to the original. Paul Kersey is now a doctor instead of an architect, he has a video go viral and a few kills are a bit gorier, because Eli Roth.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day*

The only single critical thing you can say about this one is that made the next ones - the diminishing returns, if you will - possible. As long as it makes money, they will beat this dead horse until Arnold dies.

Other than that, this is perfect entertainment.

First, there is a good and well told story. It keeps you on the edge of your seat with amongst others an incredible face turn, even though it only works the first time.

Then there are the practical effects which still hold up to this date. Heck, they even look better than a lot of productions that came later. No surprise that it won Stan Winston and his team an Oscar. Or the bit of trivia that Adam Jones was on the film's make-up team.

It makes the action all the more captivating. The main example of course being the infamous truck chase. Or when the evil Terminator stabs Xander Berkeley's character.

A classic that will still stand 20 years from now.

Not sure what they were going for. Were they trying to make us sympathize with the monster? Because that was not really working.

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Censor: kept seeing people talking about how good this was. I thought it was ok. 6/10 for me

WHO WAS PHONE 2020


A comedy/horror about a young girl who's friends are getting killed off, one by one. Im sure most would consider it crap but i found it endearing and funny.

The great and terrible day of the lord: I 100% expected to turn this off after 30 minutes, but I gave it a shot. Instead of turning it off at 30 mins, I was hooked. Now don’t let that get you amped up and have high expectations going in, I already see that some people hated this but I enjoyed the hell out of it.

Strong 7/10 for me.

Matrix Resurrections -

The resurrection scene is a bit horror.

The trilogy was wrapped up, so the makers were done with it.

Judging from their response, the viewers were done with it too.

Sooo... a fourth one, over 20 years after the first one... a period in which its major selling point (technology) advanced by leaps and bounds.

I only have one question... Why?::confused::

What was the technology selling point? Just new CGI you think?

The why is answered in the movie in a meta / inside joke I think. Which I borderline hated those scenes. I did post some bullet point comments on the HorrorDVDs topic here.

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I don't want to spoil it though if you aren't going to see it.

In defense of the movie, Cyberpunk movies are usually a tough sell. Even the original Matrix was a word of mouth thing at first I think. The sequel was really big. And the final one according to wiki made less than the original.

From what I recall, the special effects were revolutionary at the time. The bullet time technology made the film unique and was copied numerous times afterwards.

THE DOOR IN THE FLOOR (2004). Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger are both good as parents trying to recover from a tragedy and hoping the hire of an aspiring writer will aid in that. Some good moments in here, but weird throughout and Jeff's character is really a tool, especially the way He treats Mimi Rogers, who has an eye opening scene here. **1/2

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Ha, I've always said the original would have went down more favourably in history if the original sequels weren't attached. This new one is just an extension of all that.
The Matrix had the perfect ending.

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Death Valley on Shudder

Not bad. A decent little horror flick.

Yeah I don't want to spoil the movie. But the so called Meta thing in the movie addresses that.

I don't think the original had the perfect ending unless you like endings on cliffhangers. I don't think The Matrix has a true ending yet. Perhaps it would be good to end the series as an anime movie.

Something like Megazone 23, which the directors say they weren't influenced by has a better true ending. At least Megazone 23 Part 2 and Part 3. I hate the ending to Megazone 23 Part 1.

HOME ALONE (1990). Been a long time since I watched this and although Macauley Culkin's yowling wears thin, HA still is pretty funny and has held up reasonably well. Pesci/Stern have great chemistry together (and sure are Gluttons for punishment) and always nice seeing Robert Blossoms. ***

As Above, So Below

Look at that. A found footage where someone survived. That's a nice change.

This is definetily some scary stuff. The hallucinations give a very spooky effect, as well as the use of La Taupe as a scary character that appears and disappear in order to introduce some scary stuff.

Mr. Macabre
 

I thought it was a pretty good movie, not the usual 'cliche crap.

Agree, the family aspects throughout are pretty good. The Roadrunner slapstick is tolerable. Home Alone 2 isn't too bad either.

I agree with You about the Family aspects, but if that was my family, I probably would be ecstatic if I made them disappear::big grin::

I thought HA2 was pretty good , especially with Tim Curry. After Kevin meets the Lady in the park, it lost some spark.

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Grover: Fucking Kermit. That creep can roll, man.
Bert: Yeah, but he's a pervert, Grove.
Grover: Yeah.
Bert: No, he's a sex offender. With a record. He served 6 months in Chino for exposing himself to a tadpole.
Grover: Oh!
Bert: When he moved to Muppetville he had to go door to door to tell everyone he was a pederast.
Ernie: What's a... pederast, Bert?
Bert: Shut the fuck up, Ernie.

Good advice

NARUTO GUARDIANS OF THE CRESCENT MOON KINGDOM 2006



Anime

Funny stuff. Good drawing. Footnote: that's Grouch, not Grover.

Crazy Eights

I thought I had seen this, but, apparently not. Or, I completely forgot I had seen it. Anyway, enjoyed it. 8/10