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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Sept 28, 2020 14:14:05 GMT
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Post by jeffersoncody on Sept 29, 2020 15:55:34 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on Sept 30, 2020 2:38:18 GMT
JUNGLE RAIDERS 1985 - A Raiders of the Lost Ark clone from Antonio Margheriti has a clever amusing opening scene that spoofs ROTLA--then gets into a standard lost treasure story that is not particularly memorable although the villain, named Tiger, is pretty good but the actor Protacio Dee not even listed in the cast credits. Captain Yankee is the name of the hero (Christopher Connelly) who kind of resembles Bogart--I think it was wise they didn't go the fedora route and just gave him a sailor's hat. The spfx is much better than you would expect thanks to the director's skillful knowledge--he is able to make what is a cheap film look much better. I assume it was shot in the Phillipines since a snake gets shot on screen or seems to--although this is the only film I have ever seen where a pet cobra is a supporting player, given closeups and even helps defeat the bad guys before the king cobra is slithering off in the jungle to an awaiting queen cobra. A romantic subplot with snakes? That's a new one.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Sept 30, 2020 3:41:42 GMT
Classics, I finally watched in entirety last week, Frankenstein 1931 & Dracula 1931.
Both had more substance than I was expecting, though a little too much lightheartedness sprinkled about as if the producers/studio were afraid of throwing 30's audience off too much. I do wish they were more macabre as their legends suggest.
I found them/downloaded free online, Internet Archive is a good place.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Sept 30, 2020 11:44:37 GMT
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Sept 30, 2020 19:40:01 GMT
Tomorrow I start my annual Halloween film fest for one (me), I think I'll start with something mild - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.
Halloween is the only holiday I celebrate, even as a child I hated the other holidays.
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Post by senan90 on Oct 1, 2020 15:30:34 GMT
I watched "Paths of Glory". I enjoyed it, quite rebellious for its time.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Oct 2, 2020 14:17:57 GMT
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Post by kijii on Oct 2, 2020 15:42:13 GMT
The Deer Hunter (1978) / Michael Cimino For years, after watching this movie over and over, I had always found this movie too long; overexaggerated; and enigmatic. Enigmatic, that is, as to why so many reviewers and critics had found it to be such a masterpiece. I always found it bloated and slow. Why--I thought--did the movie take SO long with the wedding and bridal party scenes at the beginning and why did it emphasize the deer hunting scenes (shot at Mount Baker, Washington rather than the Allegheny Mountains)? To be sure, those scenes are beautiful to behold, but why are they there, thought I. After patiently watching this 3-hour movie again, it all finally came crashing in on me. This movie shows more clearly than any other Viet Nam movie (with the possible exception of Born on the Fourth of July), the futility of war in general, and this war in particular. The movie spends about a third of its time showing us the closeness and playfulness of several young men in a small industrial town in Pennsylvania (Steel Town of Clairton). These opening scenes become very important to ultimately contrast how this super patriotic town of Greek(?) immigrate decedents is affected by the war. It shows how this town (and the young people of the town) lose their lives and their youthful exuberant existance. One has to experience it to know it. Once watched, it is hard to get that beautiful plaintive song, "Cavatina" (played by John Williams), which permeates the entire film out of your mind. The movie received several 9 Oscar nominations, with 5 wins including Best Picture, Best Director (Michael Cimino), and Best Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken). Robert De Niro gives one of his very best performances--second only to Raging Bull, IMO-- as the protagonist who stands by his friends and tries to heal the town from its losses.
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 2, 2020 20:25:17 GMT
Rewatches:
Frankenstein 1970 (1958) Boris Karloff does what he can with a bland script. The opening sequence which turns out is a movie being filmed, is the most energetic part!
The Living Dead of Manchester Morgue 1974 - who would have guessed that seeing a guy walking through London in a surgical mask would be the norm a few decades later? In the opening scene as the biker is traveling on the street we see a woman nude running in the street and also a man wearing a surgical mask. I assume he was a germophobe?
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Oct 3, 2020 21:11:33 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 4, 2020 6:56:16 GMT
COUNT YORGA VAMPIRE -- 1970 Missed its 50th anniversary in July--I didn't realize it beat House of Dark Shadows--what a heavy time for vampire movies. I think this has surprisingly good rewatch value. How many other vampires movies have a vampire killed by a broomstick? Quarry is so very good. Too bad he got into it so late-I think he could have done some historical horror films in the 60s. I heard he felt Vincent Price felt threatened by him--but they were both going to be replaced by the FX-focused horror film where theatrical acting became less important.
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Post by Reynard on Oct 4, 2020 14:45:37 GMT
COUNT YORGA VAMPIRE -- 1970 Missed its 50th anniversary in July--I didn't realize it beat House of Dark Shadows--what a heavy time for vampire movies. I think this has surprisingly good rewatch value. How many other vampires movies have a vampire killed by a broomstick? Quarry is so very good. Too bad he got into it so late-I think he could have done some historical horror films in the 60s. I heard he felt Vincent Price felt threatened by him--but they were both going to be replaced by the FX-focused horror film where theatrical acting became less important. Quarry makes this quite enjoyable, even though the script is nothing special. The Return of Count Yorga I felt is better written and more briskly paced. Both Count Yorga movies had really ugly theatrical posters.
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 4, 2020 17:14:34 GMT
Quarry makes this quite enjoyable, even though the script is nothing special. The Return of Count Yorga I felt is better written and more briskly paced. Both Count Yorga movies had really ugly theatrical posters. lol yeah the poster-I guess they felt the selling point was the idea of the guy attacked by all the vampire women (which may have been novel for the time). But it's very bland. Werewolves on Wheels has a similar bland poster. One funny thing is when Brudah is picking up the coffin at the docks he touches the dock worker's hand in a "latter buddy" kind of way. He also delivers Blacula's coffin!
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Post by kijii on Oct 4, 2020 19:22:45 GMT
Raining Stones (1993) / Ken Loach
Shows a hard-working, but unemployed, man trying to make ends meet and buy his 7-year-old daughter a nice dress for her First Communion. Sometimes humous, but more often demeaning and heart wrenching...
Jimmy : When you're a worker, it 'rains stones' seven days a week. Bob : And then it pisses down on me. Jimmy : Ah, not only on you, Bob; you see, you're walking around with this individual guilt, and this is what they want. It's destroying you. God knows, you know, given half the chance I know you're a grafter. Bob : It's not done us much good, though, has it? Jimmy : We never invented the system, son, but it's up to us to change it.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Oct 4, 2020 21:03:35 GMT
Child 44 (2015).
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 6, 2020 6:02:28 GMT
CITY OF THE DEAD 1960 Atmospheric film that is good for seasonal viewing with lots of foggy streets in a New England town populated by people who are from old England and doing their best to hide their accents. They almost succeed. The grandfather has an accent, and one character slips a couple of times, but what betrays the country of origin is when Venetia Stevenson agrees with someone by saying "quite." We don't use that in North America. Valentine Dyall occasionally transforms into Joseph Cotten when the angle is right. The interior of the Raven's Inn is especially spooky with the fireplace and weird flickering light on the wall. Quite.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Oct 6, 2020 14:13:36 GMT
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Oct 7, 2020 21:47:36 GMT
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Oct 8, 2020 16:31:47 GMT
13 Ghosts (1960)
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