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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on May 27, 2020 22:44:59 GMT
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on May 27, 2020 22:47:54 GMT
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Post by lostinlimbo on May 28, 2020 1:01:18 GMT
Malibu Express and Do or Die caught my eyes because of Sybil Danning and Pat Morita. The only one I’ve seen bits here and there from; Hard ticket to Hawaii. And the scene that never left my mind; skateboard, inflatable sex doll and bazooka. It wasn’t too hard. As I went to the Enemy Territory letterboxd page. Clicked into the section of the star ratings, and the first profile of each star rating is the most recent profile to rate it. Lucky it wasn’t a big, mainstream/ or popular film as it would have been harder with the amount of people constantly rating those films. As for people on this site using letterboxd. Profondo_rosso was only one from here I followed and that was back when I first started using this site. I think she’s rarely on it now. On my stream I’ve seen people like reviews by Lebowskidoo, so I’m not too sure if it’s the same user from this site? Other than that Yeah, the skateboard thug and the blow-up doll, along with the bazooka is quite a unique movie scene, but thankfully the film it is taken from, has so much more silly and ridiculous scenes and moments in it, so I think you might enjoy all the crazy stuff that happens in Hard Ticket to Hawaii. Somhow I did not realize until a bit later that you had followed me, but also because you had a bit different username than the one you have on here. I do rarely follow people back on that page (Letterboxd), not because I do not want to, but mostly because it seems that every now and then, lots of unfamiliar names suddenly arrives and they seem to just try to include me along with as many names/numbers as possible, in the shortest time. But I prefer to include those I kind of stay in touch with, and also those with a similar movie taste as myself, so I often check upon what they have seeing or watched, what kind of movie list they have and so on, but it was very nice to see that you also have a user there. That’s fair enough. Likewise in the profiles I follow. Yeah, I usually pass on the quick fire mass followers, but I block the ones who also do mass unfollowing soon after following hundreds/thousands of profiles (even to the profiles who followed them back?!). In what feels like nothing more then a vain popularity contest.
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Post by lostinlimbo on May 28, 2020 1:29:08 GMT
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on May 28, 2020 3:11:27 GMT
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on May 28, 2020 11:48:25 GMT
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on May 28, 2020 11:48:46 GMT
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on May 28, 2020 11:49:34 GMT
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on May 28, 2020 11:50:53 GMT
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 28, 2020 12:26:06 GMT
That’s fair enough. Likewise in the profiles I follow. Yeah, I usually pass on the quick fire mass followers, but I block the ones who also do mass unfollowing soon after following hundreds/thousands of profiles (even to the profiles who followed them back?!). In what feels like nothing more then a vain popularity contest. Yeah, that is pretty much well summed up, or how I see it. Most of these accounts/users with that many "followers", usally have almost zero movie titles seen in their display, and just seems to be interested in winning some popularity "contest", and I have absolute no interesent in becoming part of that. But I guess it is kind of the same for many, just like other social media sites or places, just try to gather a hold of as many "numbers" as possible, and still I kind of find it "fascinating" how some manage to end up following thousands of people within less than a few hours, or so it often seems like. I do not think I have been using my old IMDb profile since last year, maybe 6-7 months or more, as I sure do prefer the style or how much more easy it is to update the recent films I have seen on Letterboxd.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 28, 2020 12:32:36 GMT
I have not seen that one, for a while, but a very fun and enjoyable b-movie, and one which I think is really well made for such a low-budget title, and you can tell early on, that the guys behind the camera and also in front, just loves to make movies, no matter how big or small the budget might be. I really need to pick up on trying to locate or see some other of that DVD series, the Retro 80s Horror Collection, as I remember there used to be few others interesting titles lying around in the old movie store I used to buy most of my DVDs from, but sadly that one (along with so many others) closed down years ago. Still, I guess they are up for grabs on the net, hopefully for some reasonable prices as well.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 28, 2020 12:37:29 GMT
Ah, I think the below movie poster is much more fitting to what I just watched. Somehow I remember getting almost a bit "hyped up" when I first noticed there was a new Howling film out, and saw the first poster, but realized soon that it seemed to try and cash in on the whole Twilight saga series, and lost pretty much all interest. But, still I might give it a go, sooner or later, as it cannot be all that awful, at least compared to some of the utter trash that went on after the first 3-4 films in that shockingly overlong franchise.
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Post by Freddy Kroogz on May 28, 2020 19:00:39 GMT
Minor Spoilers
Phantasm III: The Lord of the Dead
I skipped over this one when I initially delved into the Phantasm franchise due to it not being easily accessible at the time, but here I am over a decade later finally checking it out.
I had a great time with this. It knows exactly what it is and is a ton of fun. I will have to go back and revisit the series, but as it stands this might be my favorite of the sequels.
While it's not as creepy as the original or as balls to the wall as part 2, I think it balances horror, action, and comedy pretty well. It's also the most zany one of the bunch which I loved.
Also the home invasion murder house scene is so freaking good.
4/5
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on May 29, 2020 1:10:48 GMT
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on May 29, 2020 1:11:03 GMT
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on May 29, 2020 1:11:16 GMT
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on May 29, 2020 1:11:34 GMT
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on May 29, 2020 1:11:48 GMT
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on May 29, 2020 1:12:00 GMT
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 29, 2020 8:53:15 GMT
I ended up having a bit of a mini-movie late night Lance Henriksen "marathon" last night, first out through the extremely lame and very, very boring tv-movie Last Assassins (1997) by William H. Molina. I went in, with only Nancy Allen and Henriksen in my mind, hoping it might turn out to be a, well, not great film, but maybe a enjoyable b-movie. Sadly, it went completely the other way around, and when even the usual and reliable Henriksen seems to sleep-walking throughout most of his part, you know it is not gonna be a very "pleasant" next 80-85 minutes of time. Even the action parts, the explosions and fighting scenes, just seemed to drag on forever, and I think I have never seen Henriksen in such a depressingly boring and dull movie role, ever. Anyway, I think Allen's character kind of puts it the right or "best" way, as we are "tempted" with what builds up to become a potential big fight scene, with her character going up against a scummy villain, and suddenly she just goes: "I don't have time for this!" and kills him with a few gunshots, and I kept thinking, "you know what, I don't have time for this shit either!"
Even with less than 6-7 minutes left, every scene felt like a lifetime of boring cliches, and I had no intention of wasting more of my time on this, so I just depserately hit the skip-forward button on my remote control, and yeah, it was a pretty bad movie, and it kind of pains me to admit that, as I am a bit of a fan of Lance Henriksen, but, no, this was just bad and very, very boring. 3/10 Nature of the Beast (1995) by Victor Salva However, I am glad I stuck around for round 2, as luckily this other Lance Henriksen film, turned out to become a much more pleasant and thrilling ride, and where he plays a rather stressed out, "business man", who gets a hold of the attention of some mysterious stranger (Eric Roberts), who is early on suspected as the one who is behind several gruesome murders, that has been taking place on the same route which the main character is trying so hard to get away from. The two strangers, both with their fair share of secrets, will soon engage into a rather psychological war between them, and where there can only be one winner. Okay, this was surely more like it, and while no "classic", I thought it managed to get a lot of good acting from both of the leads, and again, a rather thrilling and enjoyable late night thriller. Both of them delivered, specially Robets, whom once again remind me of how the heck did this guy go from a potential leading man, only to end up doing endlessly horrible DTV movies a year, and, some where he is not in them, for more than a few minutes, or less. The guy had so much screen presence, and really seemed to hit off well with Lance in this one. I guess the "answer" is likely some personal problems or the wrong kind of choices in his life, but still, he did lots of great psychotic and nasty villains during the 90s and 00s, but it seems like he too often is just "typecasted" as the scummy looking creep, but at least he is one of those who rarely disappoint in those kind of roles, that is for sure. Henriksen however, kind of deliver a bit more "laid back" part in this, not as macho or creepy as those he seems to usually portray, but as we move along, the roles of the two main characters seems to swing both ways, and while some of the choices during the last part, was, well, a bit of a hit and miss for my part, but still, I felt this was a very well made and acted tv-movie. Also nice to see Brion James in a small part, as the local Sheriff, as both he and Henriksen enjoyed success (at least for my part) by playing up against each other in the 1980s film, The Last Horror Show, and here the roles sure were the other way around. It might not be up with The Hitcher (1986), when it comes to similar thriller-desert late night films, but still I quite enjoyed it, and yeah, I am just glad I finished my late night movie watch with this one, rather than the overlong sleeping pill, that was the first one I saw yesterday. 6/10
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