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Post by mszanadu on Jan 10, 2018 17:08:26 GMT
mszanadu Inspired by your post, I have set my DVR to record "The Bat" on Comet today. Oh wonderful taylorfirst1  ! IMPO - This film actually exceeded my expectations especially with the storyline and the classic yet memorable all-star cast puts it over the top in a positive fun way too  . I actually just finished up watching this one again right now on the COMET channel too  . Please let me know what you thought of this film after watching it as well  . Also when watching this film just curious to know if you happen to notice any possible " future inspirations " like a certain main character that might have been inspired to the film saga - " A Nightmare on Elm Street " ( HINT - check out " The Bat's attire " not sure if this is true but it sure seems quite close to an inspiration to me here  ) . Also you're most welcome for the movie recommendation and thanks taylorfirst1 for your reply  .
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Post by gspdude on Jan 11, 2018 15:50:43 GMT
Night Junkies (2007) Found this on Tubitv. A vampire doing his thing on the sordid side of London falls in love with one of his victims. Nudity, violence, romance and sleaze. Only a 4.7 on IMDB but I liked it. 7/10.
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Post by Doghouse6 on Jan 11, 2018 19:47:46 GMT
Tremors 1 thru 4 with all the "making's of" disk extras. WHY are these films not talked about and beloved ? Funny. SCARY ! Logical, despite the illogic of the whole premise. Characters are introduced so we can actually care when they get eaten. I don't usually like films like this but this one (ok FOUR) are terrific. They're certainly beloved within their cult (and I mean that in the nicest possible way) following. And now we've gotcha! Mwahahahaha! As I opined elsewhere, 4 runs second only to the first for charm and originality, although each brings its own new twists of one kind or another; not just in the morphing of the creatures, but in characters and their interplay, with Bert, or his forebear, as the unifying human element. I never watched Family Ties and had seen Michael Gross only in Big Business prior to Tremors (and in a few TV appearances since), but within just that limited exposure, I've become quite impressed with the versatility of his gifts.
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Post by outrider127 on Jan 12, 2018 0:32:23 GMT
Alien Covenant. On DVD last night. It was a mess, just like Prometheus. Half the film is too dark to see what on Earth is going on anyway (which was probably a blessing). Reports that the studio have cancelled the next installment are warmly welcomed. Rumours that Disney are considering rebooting the Alien franchise are not. Loved Prometheus--didn't like Alien Covenant
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Post by tavaresmd on Jan 12, 2018 3:30:04 GMT
Daughter of Darkness (1990)
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jan 21, 2018 11:33:32 GMT
The Faculty (1998)
I remember having been wanting to see this back in 1998-99 but it never happened. Years flew by and suddenly I picked up this dirt cheap DVD copy and felt something had to be done about that. The film is not a great one, the special effects are very uneven. I wish they had gone for the "less is more" approach here, but I liked that the film parodies and does a little twist and turn when it come to the typical teen-horror film/school stereotypes. It was mostly a fun film to watch, and I had no idea Robert Rodriguez directed this.
6/10
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Post by gspdude on Jan 21, 2018 18:11:11 GMT
The Phantom Planet (1961) Real cheap effects and laughable dialogue, but has some value in a 'so bad it's good' way.
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Post by Bad Snorkasaurus on Jan 22, 2018 2:10:04 GMT
The Night Visitor (1971) on TCM. It was ok. I mainly enjoyed it for the rural Swedish locations.
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Post by mszanadu on Jan 22, 2018 4:22:18 GMT
The Faculty (1998)I remember having been wanting to see this back in 1998-99 but it never happened. Years flew by and suddenly I picked up this dirt cheap DVD copy and felt something had to be done about that. The film is not a great one, the special effects are very uneven. I wish they had gone for the "less is more" approach here, but I liked that the film parodies and does a little twist and turn when it come to the typical teen-horror film/school stereotypes. It was mostly a fun film to watch, and I had no idea Robert Rodriguez directed this. 6/10 I enjoyed this film also stefancrosscoe especially for it's all star memorable cast but what was even better was this films soundtrack - top notch indeed  . I highly recommend it too  . The Faculty Soundtrack listing - Wikipedia
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jan 22, 2018 12:04:01 GMT
Agree on the soundtrack. Very late 90s pop-punk rock sound to it but still it fitted well in with the film and its tone.
It is kind of strange looking back after all these years, and see that the main leads it is Elijah Wood who ended up as the biggest star of the bunch, while I remember most girls in my class were all talking about Josh Hartnett like he was the next Leo Di Caprio or something, but I do not think I have seen him in much since that awful "buddy-cop" film with Harrison Ford from 2002 or 2003, that or the Halloween: H2O (1998) film, which was not all bad but not great either.
Considering the fact that it became a success, it is strange they never did a follow up, as it seemed to be heading for the kind of similar slasher/horror style or look that other late 90s horror releases such as Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer had to them.
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Post by sostie on Jan 22, 2018 12:32:57 GMT
Mom & Dad (2017) A mysterious virus/subliminal message causes parents to murder their offspring. So basically we have Nic Cage and Selma Blair trying to off their two kids throughout the film, with the added twist that the grandparents are due to visit that evening. It's an OK time filler, with glimpses of the unhinged Nic Cage performances you used to get in the past
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Post by gspdude on Jan 24, 2018 21:28:05 GMT
The Ecstasy of Isabel Mann (2012) Low budget movie about daywalking vampires in Ireland. Slow moving at times, well shot with some nice imagery and moody background music. 6/10
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jan 25, 2018 11:23:00 GMT
A Ghost Story. It was okay.
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Post by mszanadu on Jan 25, 2018 17:29:34 GMT
Late last night watched this film for the very first time ( also never heard of it before either )  . The Remains ( 2016 film ) It was effectively creepy , good storyline , and a tolerable set of characters for a newer film too  .
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jan 27, 2018 12:32:28 GMT
IT (2017)
"Finally" got around to see IT and sadly the film just did not live up to my expectations. Had heard mostly good/great stuff, with critics/fans seemed to do their best of "pissing" on the original mini-series, calling it dull and outdated and so on, while the new film was this dark, scary "masterpiece" and the "best" horror film in ages. I hoped for the best, I really did but this was to be just another very forgettable and dull modern horror film stuffed to the limit with terrible hyperactive "scares" which pretty much ruined most of the creepy/darker look the film had going, that and the god awful use of the "epic" trailer theme/soundclip that goes "wooooaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" everytime something bad is gonna happen.
The most disappointing aspect of the movie was that I never once did buy into the whole great friendship/chemistry between the Loser gang, they all seemed strangers to me, like they are just "forced" to spend the summer together, and it did not help they switched the feel-good 50s tone of the mini-series to the more depressive 80s, which never really felt like the 80s anyway, just some poor attempts of references and use of music here and there and it could have been done so much better. Also the whole cursing and vulgar language seemed very "show off" and trying so hard to be "cool" but ended up looking lame as hell instead. Again, I understood it was supposed to be set in a much darker/more serious place than the 1990 version but still it did not work with me at all. Another thing which bugged me was the age differences or at least how it looked that way, as Bev seemed like she was 16 while Ben seemed like he was 10-11.
Pennywise for me will probably always be Tim Curry, as he was both "fun" and creepy without the whole try too hard act which I felt this new film did far too often, and I wished it had settle for a bit more of the "less is more" approach but I guess for what its worth, Bill Skarsgård did ok, but I do not understand the whole craze going where some people seems to think he deserves an Oscar nomination or something. The most creepy/scary figures in this film I thought were the parents and the character of Henry Bowers, they were the real monsters and I kind of wished the film would maybe have spent a little more time with those characters as it could have been so much better.
All in all, I did not hate it but I was disappointed and will probably keep my DVD copy until part 2 is released but it is not a film that I will re-watch anytime soon, unlike the part 1 of the 1990 mini-series which I rate very high of the many Stephen King films/mini-series, sadly part 2 of that one was a big letdown and hopefully part 2 of the film is done much better than the 2017 movie and of course 1990 part 2.
IT did not bore me but 2 hours and 10 minutes was very long, could easily have been done in 95-100 minutes or so, and well, I just did not like it as much as I had hoped and the best I could give it is a:
5/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jan 28, 2018 9:46:41 GMT
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
Another barely watchable and generic zombie on slaughter chapter of this now very tiredsome movie franchise. Beside some fine looking leading ladies killing lots of shit in slow motion this film is the weakest of the ones I have seen so far, and the reason why I am not giving it a lesser rating is because of the "generous" runtime.
4/10
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Post by rogerthat on Jan 28, 2018 13:51:11 GMT
The Other Side of the Door 2016
It was on HBO last night so thought I would give it a try. Very glad I didn't pay for it.
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Post by Raimo47 on Jan 29, 2018 1:42:19 GMT
It (2017) - 8/10.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jan 31, 2018 12:03:21 GMT
We Are Still Here (2015)
Only bought this film because of Barbara Crampton and what looked like a entertaining or good horror film, (or at least according to some reviews here and there). Sadly the film and its plot is not all that much, never been to thrilled about haunted house titles, especially modern ones. The plot is not exactly great or very original but I thought Barbara did a fine job and that the locations and some of the footage/shots was very well done, as can it be said about the special effects/gore which was a pleasant surprise, sadly the rest of the characters are not very impressive and I lost inerest very early on. All in all, one of the lesser haunted house/ghost films I have seen of lately.
4/10
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Post by ghostintheshell on Jan 31, 2018 13:49:08 GMT
Jigsaw (2017) 6/10
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