What films did you watch last week (30/02 - 05/03) CLOSED

First Time Viewing

The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974; Francesco Barilli) - Bizarre, arthouse giallo, which has more in common with modern efforts like Amer or the poor Suspiria remake.
5/10

TV

They Were Ten (2020) - Modernised French take on the Agatha Christie classic And Then There Were None. More of a thriller than a mystery.
6/10

Repeat Viewing

The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970; Dario Argento) - The silly humour in the middle part almost destroys the great tension and atmosphere built up in the first act, otherwise this could've been a classic.
7/10

The Witches (1990; Nicolas Roeg) - Anjelica Huston scared the hell out of me as a kid. Still a fun movie.
8/10

First Viewings:

The Young Savages (1961) 5/10

Analyze That (2002) 6/10

Saturday the 14th (1981) 3/10

Cocaine Bear (2023) 6/10

Blacklight (2022) 4/10

The Invitation (2022) 5/10

The Amazing Mr. X (1948) 6/10

Repeat Viewings:

The African Queen (1951) 7.5/10

Hello again!

Sorry for how late into the week before I responded. My power has been out the last five days.

Only one of yours:

The Magnificent Seven (1960, John Sturges)

I think it's pretty good. The problem is Seven Samurai is so much better that I cannot think of any reason I would choose this one over that. 6/10

Mine:
Straight to Hell (Alex Cox, 1987)

I've enjoyed some of Cox's other films (Repo Man and Walker), but this is one of the most god awful films I've ever seen. No redeeming value whatsoever. 1/10

The Psychic (Lucio Fulci, 1977)

Pretty good Fulci film. More Hitchcockian than his usual gore-fests. Features a psychic woman who has a vision of crime in her husband's old house, finds a body in the wall and tries to clear his name. A couple of deep logic leaps kept it from greatness, but overall very enjoyable. 7/10

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, 2022)

Hello again!

Sorry for how late into the week before I responded. My power has been out the last five days.

Only one of yours:

The Magnificent Seven (1960, John Sturges)

I think it's pretty good. The problem is Seven Samurai is so much better that I cannot think of any reason I would choose this one over that. 6/10

Mine:
Straight to Hell (Alex Cox, 1987)

I've enjoyed some of Cox's other films (Repo Man and Walker), but this is one of the most god awful films I've ever seen. No redeeming value whatsoever. 1/10

The Psychic (Lucio Fulci, 1977)

Pretty good Fulci film. More Hitchcockian than his usual gore-fests. Features a psychic woman who has a vision of crime in her husband's old house, finds a body in the wall and tries to clear his name. A couple of deep logic leaps kept it from greatness, but overall very enjoyable. 7/10

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, 2022)

Hello again!

Sorry for how late into the week before I responded. My power has been out the last five days.

Only one of yours:

The Magnificent Seven (1960, John Sturges)

I think it's pretty good. The problem is Seven Samurai is so much better that I cannot think of any reason I would choose this one over that. 6/10

Mine:
Straight to Hell (Alex Cox, 1987)

I've enjoyed some of Cox's other films (Repo Man and Walker), but this is one of the most god awful films I've ever seen. No redeeming value whatsoever. 1/10

The Psychic (Lucio Fulci, 1977)

Pretty good Fulci film. More Hitchcockian than his usual gore-fests. Features a psychic woman who has a vision of crime in her husband's old house, finds a body in the wall and tries to clear his name. A couple of deep logic leaps kept it from greatness, but overall very enjoyable. 7/10

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, 2022)