What Films did You Watch this Week (17/09 - 23/09) CLOSED

First Time Viewings:

Phenomena (1985, Dario Argento)

This one is pretty unusual, but that's part of why it works. I have mixed feelings on the last act, but they're still mostly positive and I liked the rest of the movie enough to still like the film overall. The soundtrack is good and Jennifer Connelly and Donald Pleasence put in some good work. 

7/10

The People Under the Stairs (1991, Wes Craven)

This one has an interesting premise, but the execution wasn't quite up to par. It's perfectly watchable though and has plenty of good parts. I just feel like it would have worked better without the comedic elements.

6/10

Summer of '84 (2018, François Simard, Anouk Whissell, & Yoann-Karl Whissell)

This 80's throwback is well cast, has a good 80's style score, and the story has some nice surprises along the way. It's also really intense at times and overall I quite liked this one. 

7.5/10

Deep Blue Sea (1999, Renny Harlin)

Some of the cgi isn't that great in this one, but it's still a fun movie with some nice tension, a good cast, and memorable characters. 

7/10

Piranha (1978, Joe Dante)

This one starts out okay, but the last act was a let down because it didn't focus as much on the two leads, who were the only characters that I really cared that much about. 

5.5/10

Piranha II: The Spawning (1981, James Cameron)

This is James Cameron's first credit as a director, but he didn't actually direct much of it. Not only does the film look and feel cheap, but it's also boring as hell and I didn't care about anyone or anything that was happening.

3.5/10

Piranha (1995, Scott P. Levy)

This one is a remake of the 1978 film and it's basically just a much worse version of that film, because they don't change much in terms of scenes and dialogue. Pretty damn pointless and bad.

4/10

Piranha 3D (2010, Alexandre Aja)

Not as bad as it could have been and it's actually kind of amusing at times and there was some genuine tension near the end. It's a bad movie, but one that you can still have some fun with.

5.5/10

Piranha 3DD (2012, John Gulager)

This one was just awful and I couldn't even sit back and laugh at it most of the time. I didn't like any of the characters and there are tons of cringeworthy moments throughout. 

3/10

Maximum Overdrive (1986, Stephen King)

The problem with this one is the tone is all wrong. It could have been pretty intense and scary, but they went for a more comedic tone and it just doesn't work. It still has some fun parts though and is never boring.

5/10

The Big Gundown (1966, Sergio Sollima)

This Spaghetti Western is about an unoffical lawman (Lee Van Cleef) that tracks down a man accused of raping and murdering a 12 year old girl. I liked the story, there are lots of really good scenes, and Ennio Morricone's score is very good. Strong finale too.

7.5/10

Where Eagles Dare (1968, Brian G. Hutton)

This one stars Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood and is a well made and exciting war film with lots of standout scenes.

7.5/10

Kelly's Heroes (1970, Brian G. Hutton)

This one took a while to gt going for me, but once it did, I had some fun with it. The cast is good, with Donald Sutherland being the scene stealer.

7/10


Repeat Viewings:

Once Upon a Time in America (1984, Sergio Leone)

a masterfully crafted epic that spans several decades. It's beautifully shot, has one of the greatest scores of all time, a good cast, and tons of great scenes.

9/10

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968, Sergio Leone)

The greatest western ever made. Great characters, great story, one of the best scores of all time, and excellent cinematography. Bronson is badass, Cardinale is really good and Fonda and Robards steal the show.

10/10

Carrie (1976, Brian De Palma)

This one tells a really good story, has a good soundtrack, several great scenes, including a strong finale, and the cast is good, especially Spacek and Laurie, who are fantastic.

8/10

An American Werewolf in London (1981, John Landis)

A really fun movie with good characters, a really good soundtrack, excellent makeup effects, and a cool story.

8/10


Movie Awards:

BEST FILM - Once Upon a Time in the West
BEST ACTOR - Robert De Niro (Once Upon a Time in America)
BEST ACTRESS - Sissy Spacek (Carrie)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Jason Robards (Once Upon a Time in the West)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Piper Laurie (Carrie)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Tonino Delli Colli (Once Upon a Time in the West)
BEST SCORE - Ennio Morricone (Once Upon a Time in the West)
BEST SCRIPT - Once Upon a Time in the West
BEST DIRECTOR - Sergio Leone (Once Upon a Time in the West)