"Wer" 6/10

This was an odd movie for me. First half was really dull and felt most of all like yet another mocumentary shit-flick, with lots and lots of dialogue and interviews/interrorgations and not much else going on. And the camera work really didn't help as it was both shaky and had some weeeird shot angles. It just kept me very aware that a guy was walking around with a camera shooting each scene.

Nevertheless, the last half was pretty damn violent and entertaining. Almost made me forget about the camera guy.

No offence, but after seeing your insane rating, seeing the title, looking at the poster and reading the storyline i was really surprised, after giving it a watch, that you were actually right. :shocked:

This is a damn good horror movie that just works on so many levels. Solid acting, interesting dialogue, an exciting story, fast pacing, high intensity and even a plot twist.

"Asylum Blackout" 9/10

See it if you haven't already, folks. ::smile::

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6/10

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6/10

Assault on Wall Street (2013)
Slow but solid movie with some sweet ultra-violence in the end.


Rampage 2: Capital Punishment (2014)
Different than part 1 but it lived up to my expectations.
Again some good ultra-violence.

Spoilers in white:
-Looking forward to part 3. I'm hoping for a big finale.
-Loved the link with Assault On Wall Street,
when the main character gets a text from the main character from the other movie. Maybe they'll team up in the next one?
-Not that I care, but the poster is quite misleading.
Probably some marketing move. Or perhaps a hint on part 3?


X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Pretty good. Not as good as the previous one imo but still pretty good.
And some amazing special effects.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

What did you think of it, Hammerfan?

You know, I really enjoyed the original Pirates of the Caribbean (Curse of the Black Pearl). I thought it was really interesting, on top of being fun. For instance, the interactions between the Johnny Depp character and Keira Kightley on the desert island were very engaging.

I didn't really care for the 2nd (Dead Man's Chest), as the actors played too much like caricatures of the first film, it seemed to lose a sense of reality, and seemed just goofy. And without the sense of reality, the characters were never in real mortal danger, so nothing mattered. Tons of sitcoms are funnier, if I wanted that.

Eh?

It's the same main character in both movies.

It was OK. I also like the first movie the best. I'll write more in a bit, need more coffee right now.

Asylum Blackout -- 5.5/10; This has a thin plot with an all-too convenient twist to make the preceding seem meatier than it is. Every year, the genre brings two or three similar "asylum" flicks. The film does maintain a degree of tension and sports a few nice splashes of gore.

Terminator III: Rise of the Machines (2003) - significantly better than I thought it would be! Lots of action and Arnold is great. The only problem is the enemy terminator (Kristanna Loken) overplays the unfeeling robot bit. Overall, though: recommended.

Really didn't like that one. Too much comedy and tongue in cheek references.

Read again =)

Loved the link with Assault On Wall Street,
when the main character gets a text from the main character from the other movie. Maybe they'll team up in the next one?

And here's a more detailed version from IMDB:

Brendan Fletcher's character receives messages on his phone from someone named "Tunnel Rat," with the an avatar picture featuring the mask that Dominic Purcell's character wears when he goes on his own murderous rampage in Uwe Boll's previous film, Assault on Wall Street (2013).

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6/10

Oooh!! Nice. :)

Yea, that would be a pretty sweet third movie. ::cool::

Haven't seen the Wall Street one.

I agree, I really enjoyed this one as well. Far superior to the disaster that was Terminator: Salvation.

It was alright. I don't think I'd find myself watching it again, but it was a surprisingly good sequel.

Hideous! -- 3/10; From Charles Band and his clan comes this snoozer about slimy freaks (one of which has a penchant for suckling on sleeping women) and their collectors. It was a good premise.

Revisited.

Fantastic, as usual. The ending gets me everytime.


* * * *

Do you think it affects you differently now that you're a father?

I'm gonna have to rewatch that one. Didn't like it the first time I saw it but its one of a few movies I've been thinking about giving a second chance. Might make a thread out of it

Very much. Still cannot get over that sinking feeling deep inside the gut, despite the film being over about 4 hours back.

I remember urgeok saying the same thing, that's why I asked.

I prefer the ending from the film rather than the book

It's a real bitch of a cinematic ending, specially for parents.

I have seen all of these recently for the first time:

Red State (2011): 8.5/10

Alien Abduction (2014): 8/10

The Exorcist III (1991): 9/10 A special note on this one. I really loved it, I am sure many will disagree, but I felt this film was superior to the first one. Early in the film, there is a perfect balance between humor and tension. Later, the film switches to almost perfect tension. Both George C Scott and Brad Dourif are brilliant. I love their talks in the cell. If you have not seen this, I highly recommend it. Very underrated.

I enjoyed Terminator 3. The street chase scene with the giant crane truck is fantastic (on the big screen). Term3 is gonna lose some on a small screen.

Ya, I didn't think the tongue in cheek references worked either. The humor in Term2 worked without taking you out of the suspension of disbelief, and as effective here. I still thought it was interesting, exciting and fun.

I did like Term3 better than Salvation. I don't know if they were going for a Road Warriors feel... but the seeming lack of focus until the very end really grated on me.

I saw Exorcist 3 a few months ago for the first time. I thought it was decent and fairly engaging. The last half, especially the ending, struck me as a bit hokey/goofy.

It was a little too lose in it's demonology... like the 'demon' making 'strange things' happen at the church, when the possessed man is no where near it, and not much of an association to it... just seemed like a cheap 'weird spooky' thing to throw in. And then the ending with the people blob thing sinking into the floor... didn't have coherence to me, so it came off goofy.

Superior to The Exorcist... I really don't think 3 was even close to being as sharp, coherent and viscerally scary was the original. When's the last time you saw the original? The spinal tap, psychiatrists, the Regan/Karras chats and on... I haven't seen any similar film do it better. It's still feels modern to me.

I will be honest, the original Exorcist never clicked with me. It dragged on too long and just did not have any tension, in my opinion. It may be technically great, but I have always considered it overrated. I do agree that the ending was not well executed in III, while it was very well executed in the original.

That aspect did not really bother me, I think that it gave the film a certain surreal feeling. Plus, it gave a feeling of unpredictability, which was really useful in terms of tension.

I disagree on that, I felt it was very coherent and the confusing nature of the film really added to the experience. I do not have an exact time, but it was not that long ago. In all honesty, I have tried several times to watch it and get what do many others have raved about, I just don't. I feel it has a technical brilliance, but I just do not see the same thing as others. As for scariness, there were many times in III that I was quite terrified, something I never felt in the original. This has nothing to do with the age of the film, by the way, as both the original House of Usher and The Haunting acheived a similar effect in me.

Blood Glacier (aka Blutgletscher) (2013)
I was pleasantly surprised by this one.
It's obviously inspired by The Thing, I loved the setting (there isn't enough horror set in cold mountains), the creatures are ok considering the probably low budget, script wasn't perfect but certainly not bad.
Ofcourse there's a bit of typical horror logic, cliché situations, characters and plot lines but overal this movie's worth watching.

The acting was so and so but I only had the dubbed version available.
Probably had something to do with it.

I wish more movies would end like this or like Seven.
If an ending is smart and shocking I'm usually more pleased than when I see an average/cliché ending.
If the movie's already good an ending like that can bring the whole thing to another level.

The dubbed old lady was just god awful. Hard to tell if it was just the character or the person dubbing it who was to blame. Just couldn't stand her.

The rest was alright. A pretty good watch.

There's a similar one coming up, Black Mountain Side.

That movie sounds more psychological. Like Beneath (2013).

But what the heck, as long as it isn't found footage i'll give it a watch.

The Uninvited (1996) -- 1.5/10; A terrible made-for-tv Poltergeist ripoff.

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Posh kids act like spoilt brats with little consequences. Promoted me to form my one man Riot Club.

Should have been called Love in the Times of Dracula. Whoever thinks up of these stories needs to be shot.

An obvious inspired tale from Coppola's 90s Dracula tale, on a much, much lower budget. Filled with a few gratuitous boob shots, a hero called Lucien (ably), a wafer-thin storyline based on the Cain-Abel background and the (supposed) romance of Coppola's film, and Jon Voight as a very washed-out namesake of Van Helsing. Oh and, Dracula's a blonde.

Avoid.

* ½

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Didn't plan on seeing this one because I'm no fan of time-travel stuff.
Let alone in a PG-13 action flick.
But I was bored and it has good ratings so I gave it a go.

Starts good, gets average and finishes with a predictable ending.
The time loop thing doesn't help either.
The enemies are mechanical/liquid aliens of the monotone kind.
Tom Cruise was solid but too good for a movie like this one.

Conclusion: Meh...
I want movies like this to be bloody and with a bit of gore and swearing.
Not sterile.

I'm okay with someone not liking a movie I like, but you're kidding me right???

Honeymoon (2014)
Crap! Don't waste your time on this one. Really, don't.

Not at all. I always prefer movies to be R-rated (unless it's a Pixar movie or something similar).
What do you prefer?
An alien with blood and guts or some liquid metal machine with a lot of sparks and grey oil for blood?
I prefer Aliens, Starship Troopers, District 9, Elysium,...
over Battle: Los Angeles, Transformers, Avatar, Battleship,...
I can understand people liking popcorn flicks like the above but they're not my cup of tea.

The Damned aka Gallows Hill (2013)
Read a review saying it was surprisingly good and it is.
No, it's not original and there's typical horror logic but I liked it more than a lot of movies in the same genre.
Anyone else seen it?

Carrie (2013): 7.5/10

I have to say that this really was not a bad film. It was interesting to see how they adapted the story into a more modern setting as the world really has changed a great deal even since 1976 (admittedly I have never seen the second remake though). There were also some reasonably good performances in the film. Additionally, the film took the elements of the first film, but did them in a different way, which was interesting to see. To those that say it is a reimagining of the original story, I have to disagree. The original did have a very clear influence on the film. So, why only a 7.5? While the acting was reasonably good, it just did not capture the emotion or intensity of the original performers. I mean the mother, in the original picture, alone should have been considered for an Academy Award, in my opinion. Another thing to note is that the people in the new film just did not seem realistic. They seemed like societal picture perfect models. There were momments that this film seemed deeper than the original, but, overall, it just lacked this and the realism of the 76 film. The ending and prom scene were certainly not bad, but I prefered those done in the original particularly Palma's altered ending to the story. Carrie from 1976 just has that feeling of a classic, while the 2013 film justs lacks this. It seemed to essentially ride on the other film without realizing the reason the original was so great was because it tried something different. Like I said, it really was not a bad remake. It was certainly one of the better of the newer remakes that I have seen. It could easily stand up on its own. With that being said, I just feel that there was certain potential that the film just failed to realize. Still, definitely worth a watch.