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Post by gspdude on Apr 28, 2018 13:49:44 GMT
Deep Space (1988) FTV 3/10 Some capable actors, but can't save this poorly written turkey. Never quite make it into Deep Space, as the whole movie takes place on Earth.
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Post by mszanadu on Apr 28, 2018 14:16:27 GMT
Deep Space (1988) FTV 3/10 Some capable actors, but can't save this poorly written turkey. Never quite make it into Deep Space, as the whole movie takes place on Earth. I so agree here gspdude there's nothing more disappointing than a movie title that makes the film appear to be the entire plot of the story then ends up not delivering as it was intended to be   . |
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Post by Dramatic Look Gopher on Apr 28, 2018 20:10:29 GMT
Just watched The Hidden again for about the 100th time and of course it floored me yet again. Extremely fast-paced fun; a B-movie classic from the get-go. And as I've stated before, this was director Jack Sholder's finest hour. Can't get enough of this movie!
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Post by Dramatic Look Gopher on May 6, 2018 16:48:33 GMT
This morning I watched The Dead Zone, a generally faithful adaptation of the Stephen King novel. Loved it when I saw it at the theater back in 1983 and I still love it now. Even though David Cronenberg was basically a director-for-hire (he was not the first choice for director), his signature directorial touches can be noticed, and he brings forth some truly terrifying images. Christopher Walken is terrific as Johnny Smith and he gives a sensitive performance. The rest of the cast performs well, although Martin Sheen sometimes overacted.
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Post by lostinlimbo on May 7, 2018 9:21:08 GMT
“I‘m the man with the power to create catastrophe”. And he isn’t kidding! The Medusa Touch is an unusually rigid, dark and hazy telekinetic crossed disaster driven supernatural-thriller, predictably told and methodically directed, but the spectacle starts out like a cerebral murder-mystery before the bleak, schlocky mayhem bursts from the seams. Once a weary-eyed Richard Burton starts staring into your soul… only means upcoming doom is near. About an hour away… give or take. The story follows a French detective Brunel (Lino Ventura who‘s great here) on temporary assignment for Scotland yard, as he investigates the attempted murder of a writer, John Morlar, who now lays comatose in a hospital bed. However there’s something strange about this case, and this man. He learns from Morlar’s psychiatrist Dr Zonfeld (a really cold Lee Remick), and Morlar’s journals, he believed he could predict the future, and eventually cause disasters, or even death. This leads to a lot of red herrings, where motivations are unravelled through Brunel‘s consistent digging of the facts, although it’s not hard to figure who was the attempted murderer. So when that’s finally revealed, everything suddenly changes and the story comes into its own feeling like there‘s a lot more at stake. The script through flashbacks, interestingly gives an insight into Morlar’s decaying mindset, as his psychic ability grows and bitter distain for life (especially for the establishment) festers. Therefore the morbid nature of its bubbling intentions builds and shocks begin to multiply, which always seem to end in tragedy, and once its starts… there’s no coming back. It’s going to end, like it began… Morlar will see to that with an excellent, fitting conclusion. |
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Post by morrisondylanfan on May 12, 2018 17:06:11 GMT
Watched The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971) a few nights ago. I would place this as my second favourite Sergio Martino flick, (with Mrs Wardh taking top spot)with this being the most mystery-focused of the 4 Gialli I've seen by Martino,who makes the suspenseful murder set-pieces sparkle with an ultra-stylised use of colour. 9/10.
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Post by Dramatic Look Gopher on May 12, 2018 23:08:31 GMT
Watched The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971) a few nights ago. I would place this as my second favourite Sergio Martino flick, (with Mrs Wardh taking top spot)with this being the most mystery-focused of the 4 Gialli I've seen by Martino,who makes the suspenseful murder set-pieces sparkle with an ultra-stylised use of colour. 9/10. Great movie, one of my favorite giallo flicks. |
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Post by lostinlimbo on May 13, 2018 4:45:55 GMT
Watched an Elvira hosted episode of Roger Corman’s 1963 horror quickie “The Terror”. Pretty much on the fly film-making that’s slow-going with its thinly plotted story of very little happening and topped off by an eyebrow raising final twist, however I did enjoy the performances (Nicholson, Karloff and Millar) and some of the decor/lighting made for few striking, moody visuals.
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Post by mszanadu on May 13, 2018 19:33:29 GMT
Just watched The Hidden again for about the 100th time and of course it floored me yet again. Extremely fast-paced fun; a B-movie classic from the get-go. And as I've stated before, this was director Jack Sholder's finest hour. Can't get enough of this movie! This certainly does look like an intense film here   . Thanks so much Dramatic Look Gopher for the movie recommendation here too  . |
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Post by Dramatic Look Gopher on May 14, 2018 1:10:21 GMT
Just watched The Hidden again for about the 100th time and of course it floored me yet again. Extremely fast-paced fun; a B-movie classic from the get-go. And as I've stated before, this was director Jack Sholder's finest hour. Can't get enough of this movie! This certainly does look like an intense film here . Thanks so much Dramatic Look Gopher for the movie recommendation here too . No problem, mszanadu. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. |
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Post by QueenB on May 17, 2018 4:51:09 GMT
Hellraiser 1987
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Post by forca84 on May 17, 2018 23:24:18 GMT
From Amazon Prime
"Hotel of Horror" (low budget anthology).
"Humanoids from the deep" (1980)
"Circus Kane"
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Post by mszanadu on May 18, 2018 1:20:59 GMT
For tonight I'm watching one of my favorite " haunted house / mansion " movies on the channel SHOWTIME   . Despite the critics stupid and absurd " Razzie Award Status " for this film   . I really like this movies historical type storyline , the musical scores throughout this movie , and the house / mansion is so wonderful & beautiful too  . The Haunting (1999 film) |
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Post by taylorfirst1 on May 18, 2018 14:50:33 GMT
Death Curse of Tartu 1966. So bad it's good.
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Post by teleadm on May 18, 2018 17:47:21 GMT
Les yeux sans visage aka Eyes Without a Face 1960 Also showned in a very cut version in USA as a double bill as The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus with The Manster. 
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2018 23:23:36 GMT
Hammer's "Horror Express".
Awesome movie.
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Post by QueenB on May 18, 2018 23:27:17 GMT
Dracula (1931)
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 19, 2018 6:32:02 GMT
Försvunnen aka Gone (2011)
Swedish low budget thriller where a woman on the run from her past is looking for a new start by moving to a new and different place.
However, fate seems to want things differently as she is being stalked by a mysterious stranger, who owns a big black car and is seemingly following her during every twist and turn. She is then attacked and kidnapped by brute force by this mysterious maniac and all of a sudden is in the fight of her life when finding out that she is trapped inside the guys desolate cabin or house, in the huge forest and the only way of getting out is to fight back, which is easier said than done.
Not exactly groundbreaking material to be seen here, as the films starts up as so many other roadtrip thrillers, in which a lonely anti-hero is being chased during the night by some lunatic, who seems to show up every now and then, then only to disappear again and then it start all over again.
However, the film do move up one step when it goes from the roads and into the deep and dark woods and turns into a survival of the fittest movie.
Considering the low budget and how fast it was made, I gotta say it was done rather well, as it surely do captures some of the creepy tone of being on the run in not excactly the most friendly of places and the acting by the main leads are also good.
All in all, I was not expecting all too much but it was surely better than the "usual" scandinavian thrillers that I have seen and while not something I will likely bother with again, I end up with a favorable rating of:
6/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 19, 2018 6:38:17 GMT
Despite the critics stupid and absurd " Razzie Award Status " for this film . I really like this movies historical type storyline , the musical scores throughout this movie , and the house / mansion is so wonderful & beautiful too . The Haunting (1999 film) I have not seen that movie for a while now, but what I do remember the most was how great the mansion/house looked in the film, and how it had a very cool and impressive atmosphere throughout the length of time. I do however remember it got a lot of slack by the critics, and it seems like one of those big budget horror release of 1999 which rarely is being brought up during movie/horror discussions. Never seen the original, but I do own the remake. Anyway, glad you enjoyed the movie mszanadu. |
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 19, 2018 6:40:29 GMT
"Humanoids from the deep" (1980) What did you think of the film or how did you rate it? |
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