Wrong Turn (2003)
After hearing there was a fourth, and now a fifth one coming out I decided to rewatch this, as I've yet to see any of the sequels.
I hear pretty mixed reviews of the sequels with particular hate for the third one in the series...but whatever, it's not like I'm expecting anything GOOD.

I actually quite liked the first one though.
Well, aside from the annoying "freakout" chicks that thankfully got killed off.
I wouldn't have recognised "Quinn" from Dexter the first time I saw this, he's actually not bad in this kind of role.
Eliza D, hot as fuck as per usual, makes a serviceable scream queen/survivor.
But yeah - Gory, bloody, and not a bad amount of atmosphere there as well.
It's very derivative of things like "the hills have eyes" and "tcm", but I felt that is stood out from the crowds of imitators a little bit better.
Enjoyed the second viewing, barely remembered it at all.

john carter, i thought this was absolute crap.

Just watched Valhalla Rising, a mad meditation on the primeval nature of man and survival. It's a chilly, often slow, uncompromisingly harsh film and its visual beauty is exceeded only by the gruesomeness of some of the violence. Overall, I would give this film three and a half stars.

Nice, I enjoyed that one too.

I agree about Vinyan utter shit-have you seen Storm Warning the ozploitation film? Watch that instead a much much better film along the same lines but for a fan of creative torture you would love it.

Disagree about Shutter one of my fave films actually.

Heard nothing but HATE here in the UK towards Kill List it was on at the 2011 Frightfest in London and didn't go down well.

Dead Snow is great-the characters well terrible, unbelievable, irritating (the humans not the zombies) though so I was definitely rooting for the zombies. I swear they were made to be deliberately reviled so you would enjoy their misfortunes all the more.

"The Avengers" 7/10

Meh...

Had some funny moments, but the story was really thin and not very exciting. Not a big superhero fan to begin with so was a little disappointed we only got to see these famous 4. I'd also hoped for some more/stronger villains than just Loki and his aliens.

Scarlett Johansson and arrow dude bugged me. Why where they so good? They weren't superheroes as far as i know. Those two characters shouldn't have been in the movie.

Black Widow is a biotechnologically and psycho-technologically enhanced superspy and martial artist. She was rescued as a child by Captain America

Hawkeye was a runaway orphan that join the circus where he eventually became trained by The Swordsman and Trickshot and honed his archery skills to an expert level. So basically he is just as good as Bullseye. He and Ironman were great friends.

Have we seen that in any former movies?

Nothing I'm able to think of right now. I haven't had the chance to watch The Avengers yet so I'm not sure how much of a part their characters played in it.

fuck 'em then!!!

Your name suits you well, lol.

Thank you ever so kindly.


It's all in character tho.

Killing Spree

My kind of movie, 80s cheese with gore

Wrong Turn 2.
It was "ok".
The plot seemed forced, the actors...worse for the better part.
Kills were ok.
The whole thing felt like just trying to top the first one really, though while comparable in gore (though still not as brutal) I found it sadly lacking much atmosphere.
Overall I didn't really hate it or anything, but it didn't live up to the first one.

Didn't like it.

The guy was completely useless.

Got me sold, now I have to watch it

"The Last Of The Fast Guns" (1958)
-Jock Mahoney

Plot: IMDB

-- A rich, dying Easterner hires gunfighter Brad Ellison to find his brother and heir in Mexico. En route, it becomes clear to Ellison that his is a dying profession. At a remote rancho, Ellison enlists ranch foreman Miles Lang to help him search the hills where the missing man is rumored to have lived. They find nothing ...except that someone wants to kill them; and Ellison becomes wrapped in a maze of double crosses.

Phantom's Review: I don't know about anybody else, but I like Jock Mahoney. I think he was a very underrated actor, His films weren't classics, but most of them were solid well made films. "The Last Of The Fast Guns" is a perfect example. plenty of good western action, solid plot good acting and lots of familiar character actors in supporting roles. If you like a good western, this is fun viewing.

The Fields
Really, really boring

King Arthur
Not bad but it doesnt resemble the King Arthur legend at all. Also instead of being an honorable knight, Lancelot just came off like a jerk.

Wrong Turn 3.
I see a lot of hate for this film...personally I don't think it's any worse than the second. The digital kills were a bit shit though.
Plot wise? Maybe better than the second. Still not good though.
Wasn't "turn off" bad though.

Though really I think the main issue with these sequels is that none of them (thus far) has evoked the same kind of feeling that the first one did, and they're just...lacking...when it comes to atmosphere.

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Modern Noir with horror/supernatural over tones.

It didn't quite work and was a little predicable but I still enjoyed it.

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Wasn't bad at all - couldn't believe how much of it I remembered although I hadn't seen since i was a kid..

To night I'm going for Huck Finn with Mickey Rooney..

The Tunnel Movie (2011)


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Pretty mediocre found-footage film. I really liked the backdrop, the environment was fantastic, but ultimately I thought that it could have been better... There were a few scenes wherein I couldn't suspend my disbelief which was a problem... Also, the fake-interviews-within got annoying after a while. Interesting at first, but otherwise not effective.

Grave Encounters was better. ;)


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The Avengers (2012)


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An absolute blast... Started slow, but ultimately wound up having a lot of fun. Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk really surprised me; hands down best Hulk in modern movies yet. Loki was brilliant, as was Robert Downey Jr., Thor, and Captain America. I agree with Angra, though; as someone who hasn't read the comics, Hawkeye and Black Widow just seemed lame and unnecessary; they pale in comparison to Hulk, Thor, Ironman, and Captain America.

Thoroughly enjoyable. Makes me want to watch Ironman, Thor, and Captain America again.

Highly recommended, and worth seeing in the theaters.

Being someone who hasn't read the comics i still enjoyed Black Widow and Hawkeye and felt that they added a nice supporting element to the movie plus they served a purpose early on before The Avengers were all brought together.

Considering how ridiculously cool Black Widow seems to be (ultra spy martial artist hottie with a fine ass), I thought she was underused in the movie.

Considering how many characters they had to balance, i'm surprised they gave her so much screen time.

I like the way you think :D

Well, yeah I can agree with that to a point - for those that aren't followers of the comics...and yes, in this movie they certainly seemed to be up against things that their "mere mortal" selves wouldn't really do too well against.
Though, Black Widow did mindfuck Loki into unintentionally revealing his plan - she played a God, a God who's thing it is, is to fuck with peoples heads.

Hawkeye on the other hand...shot arrows at things in the movie, caused a little bit of damage. Was (IMO) largely only there to put a human side on things with his love interest. That and, someone that wasn't super-powered to have another fan service "in house" fight with the Black Widow.
Though really?
As a fan of the comic I have to say that Hawkeye wouldn't have lasted anywhere near as long as he did.

Black Widow is actually powered. Not so much as the others, but she's got like soviet assassin training and she's also underwent experiments that have left her pretty much forever youthful, with enhanced strength and recovery.
One comic said she'd be about half as strong as Captain America.

Hawkeye, has always been the underdog - this is why he "fits" into the comic, maybe it's so that the readers can relate to someone that always feels the need to prove themselves, and can be blindly/stupidly heroic...which is pretty much what his character is, the kid that plays with the big boys.
For the plot of the movie, I didn't really like his involvement...it seemed that he was only there for fan service to the on-again-off-again relationship he's had with the widow in comics...

Personally though, I think it was too soon to put either of them in the movie anyways. Both of them were originally villains, stories we're now unlikely to see.

battle beyond the stars
the burning moon
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erotic nights of the living dead

Though I'm not a follower of the original comic book series but lately seen the Vol. 2 - season 1 of Animated series The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
where the characters revealed like the way you mentioned. And it seems Wasp & Ant-Man were more deserving than Widow & Hawkeye to be there but I guess they added them in the earlier stage like you said to put a human side on things.

It's bit fun to guessing now that (after some 'events') Widow & Hawkeye may leave the group in any coming sequels and Wasp & Ant-Man will join then. :)

Ditto; definitely she was 'underused':D

yeah...it 'surely' get some Oscar nominations in next season. Happy?:p

The point I was trying to make is that she's on the same team with THOR (demi-God), HULK (most powerful Marvel creature ever in the Marvel-verse), CAPTAIN AMERICA (the "original" super hero), and IRONMAN (all-powerful kickass flying suit).

From someone who doesn't read the comics I'm thinking, "Ok, what makes her so special? Why does she get to be an Avenger with those guys?" By "underutilized" I really meant "I didn't see a whole lot of proof of her strength, so I'm not sure why she was there"... Then again, I think she was a bit more badass than Hawkeye.

True - Fantastic scene in my opinion.

See? That's a cool backstory - Would have loved to see a Black Widow movie (no joke) - I'm all about superheroines and her past, which she alluded to in the movie, was definitely intriguing. I also think that the fight with her and Hawkeye was pure well-choreographed eyecandy; wouldn't mind seeing more of that, to be honest. HOW 'BOUT IT, HOLLYWOOD?!


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The Woman in Black (2012)


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Wow. Just. Wow.

This is one of those rare modern horror films that has me sitting back and saying, "Well, they sure don't make 'em like THIS anymore" (before I chase some delinquents off my lawn)... Purely atmospheric, slow-burner with great acting and writing - Plays up the horror tropes without being cliche. There were also some truly creepy/scary moments that made me jump. Bonus.

Thoroughly enjoyed this and was especially impressed by the end.

Highly recommended if you haven't seen it yet.

Ok that makes sense. They way i looked at it though, i didnt see her as a part of The Avengers. I saw The Avengers as Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America and Thor and Hawkeye and Black Widow where just members of shield who were there along for the fight like Maria Hill. That's why i thought it worked the way they were used, just secondary characters/superheroes that helped out like Bucky Barnes in Captain America, Rhodes/War Machine in Iron Man, Thor's human friends in Thor and many other supporting characters that appear in superhero movies. They don't take center stage but they do play a part. Could they have been taken out of the movie without much consequence? Sure but there was a few small significant things that they did so i was fine with it. I can understand your points though.

I liked it a lot too (not as much as the original though) - the only thing I didn't like was the ending.

The Cup

Fucking terrible Australian horse racing movie, a friend of mine was an extra in it so thought I would give it a watch, also the lead actor is great "Steven Curry", but otherwise, the worst score, and the story just blows. I hate horse racing.

2/10

Night of the bloody apes

pretty good for the gore, but not much story.

5/10

The boys

One of the darkest looks at Australian suburbia you will ever see, I just revisited this classic from 98 tonight, picked up a copy on dvd at a sale this morning.

This movie is bleak and uncompromising, it leaves you feeling vulnerable and naked. The score by the necks is just haunting.

10/10

Clue
One of my all time favorites since i was a kid. Not sure why though. Tim Curry is great in it.

Really? I liked the ending; made me tear up (being the big sap that I am).

I'll have to see if I can get my hands on the original; thanks for the heads up.

is that about gangs and shit?or just weirdos in suburbia oz,i like movies about fucked up ozzys,like snow town ,that was mean.after watching alot of episodes of CI austrailia(i think thats what it was called)a lot of fuct up things happen over there that you dont really hear about.

Let The Right One In- Awesome, albeit a bit slow at some points.

Case 39- Nothing amazing but it wasn't that bad. I did wonder why she didn't just beat the girl to death with a baseball bat the entire time, though.

if you dont like it give it to me,

I almost FF it but I had heard good things about it from some trustworthy people so I really wanted to see the entire thing.

The Mangler (1995) cheesy so bad it's good OTT fare from Tobe Hooper about a demonic laundry mangler! Based on a short story by Stephen King and features Robert Englund in a memorable performance. It does drag a little at times as you feel a little like once it's built up to it's centerpiece scene it takes a while to get going again. But worth sticking with because it is a demented and a fun slice at nonsense gore.