What was the last movie you watched? Part 2

[Joe Von Zombie]

I'm usually nicer to films that I didn't have to pay to see in theaters. My buddy invited me out and paid for my ticket and we both still left the theater irritated. If you're going to change core elements of the story to make it more palatable for Americans, just make your own original ****ing movie.

James McAvoy should be the biggest ****ing actor on the planet. He has the looks, talent and charisma to dominate any role he touches. Half-assed American remakes are beneath him

5/10

 

[Frodo]

THE PENGUIN -AFTER HOURS ( 2024)
The fantastic pilot episode , showing us the multi layer aspects to the iconic Batman villain, and his quest to stay one step ahead of the Falcone Crime Family.



SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN - SHEAR STRENGTH ( 2009)
Spiderman takes on the master planner whose kidnapped Gwen Stacy in an attempt to extort Captain Stacy .


SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN : FIRST STEPS (2009)
As Spiderman faces off against The Sandman , the supervillain discovers there are more important things than just committing crimes.




SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN : INTERACTIONS (2008)
The series introduction to Electro .




NIGHT GALLERY : TELL DAVID ( 1971)
A Jealous Wife, receives a warning from a man who bares a striking resemblance, to her husband.



NIGHT GALLERY : THE TUNE IN DAN'S CAFE ( 1972)
A couple whose marriage is on the rocks, encounter an unusual juke Box , and the eerie story behind it.



NIGHT GALLERY : THE GHOST OF SOGWORTH PLACE ( 1972)
An American traveler falls in love with a widow , whose haunted by the spirit of her husband



NIGHT GALLERY : FRIGHT NIGHT ( 1973)
A married couple inherit a house and a chest, both of which, they will soon come to regret owning.

 

[3rdstone]

Rebel Ridge

I've read some comments on this flick having vibes of First Blood meeting whatever other films. As someone who watched First Blood as a high school teen at the Cinema back then, the opening scenes here made the FB comparisons totally accurate. It kinda took me back. Of course the film then differs further on, the discourse here isn't the same. But the whole first vibe was like: Us cops represent the Town, we just want you to vanish from here. Bonus here was that the cops of course are somehow legally able to just take this huge amount of money the protagonist had brought for his cousins bail. Somehow legally, hm... And so it goes. We also get a twist/exposition about this huge corruption thing closer to the end.

I've never experienced Aaron Paul before, but damn how good he was here (I've already seen him fan cast as John Stewart, and I'd love it). Anna Sophia Robb was new to me as well, and she was also great. Don Johnson delievered just as expected, as the veteran he is. I've actually read somewhere he was slightly mentoring Aaron Paul here a bit, which if true sounds cool.

As nitpicking, maaaybe this was a bit slow sometimes, but I highly enjoyed it over all. Blue Ruins (from same director) is a huge favourite flick in recent years, and it was interesting to see this film being quite different from that one. I might put that one over this film, just due to the higher "drama quality", if that makes any sense, but that doesn't put this one down as a good film. One also could expect more high tense action in the final act, but I was fine with what I might've understood the intentions were here.

Anyhows, highly recommended!

And any film opening with The Number Of The Beast, a song and an LP playing 24/7 in my teen brain in 1982 of course instantly gets bonus points from me. I actually remember how us kids were awaiting the release of that record with this new singer, since we all loved Killers (my all time Maiden favourite album. Recommended for the prog rock inspirations they still had then). Kinda hilarious today that this is celebretad as a "classic rock" tune today, considering it was deemed Satan's music back then, which us teens of course loved. RIP Clive Burr, best drummer Maiden ever had. Yeah I'm old lol.

 

[Sculder]

The Fallen Idol (1948)
7th Cavalry (1956)
Something New (2006)
Johnny Frenchman (1945)
Fröken Chic / Miss Chic (1959)
Une exécution ordinaire / An Ordinary Execution (2010)

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Venus in Furs (AKA Devil in the Flesh ~ 1969)

Not to be confused with Jess Franco's movie of the same name, this is directed by Massimo Dallamano and is based on the novel Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. It was released as an 'erotic drama', although in reality it's just a set of softcore scenarios with a loosely connecting narrative. That narrative is that a guy named Severin has a strange kink; ever since as a child one of his family's maids caught him spying on her having sex with the chauffeur (and beat him for it), he has the desire to be humiliated by attractive women. One day he sets eyes on photographic model Wanda, and before you know it they're in a relationship and he's confessing his secret. Initially unsure, she becomes intrigued to the point where they marry. They move to a different area and tell everyone there that he is simply her chauffeur. She then has intimate relationships with various men whilst he watches. However, Wanda begins to question the arrangement, becomes contemptuous of Severin, and begins to have the affairs not to excite him, but to genuinely hurt and humiliate him. The whole thing then becomes a big case of 'be careful what you wish for'.

The film had all sorts of censorship problems on release. It was periodically pulled from circulation, re-cut several times (including one incarnation as a murder mystery with additional footage), and re-released under various titles. I haven't read the original book, but the film just seems to meander from one scenario to the next without saying much. There is violence (including one very effective scene where an exasperated Wanda beats Severin savagely around the head repeatedly with a riding crop, causing some nasty (and convincing) facial injuries. But a lot of what's in there just has you thinking 'why?' Case in point, Severin and Wanda take on two maids who turn out to be in a lesbian relationship (cue more softcore), but their presence contributes absolutely nothing to the 'story'. The leads (Régis Vallée and Laura Antonelli) do okay with what there is, but that isn't saying much. At least the cinematography is good.

I'm loathe to rain on it, and I'm not saying that it does what it does badly. I just don't know what it is that it does. 5/10

 

[Brutikus]

 

[Ash J. Williams]

The second one is Santo vs. Doctor Death.

 

[Batgirl0202]

6/10

This film posits that, if left to their own devices, free from adult supervision, a group of teens will abandon any illusion of social order and devolve into a pack of murderous sex maniacs.

My response to that is, wouldn't it be weirder if they didn't??

We are only primates after all...

 

[Lobo]

how was it I wanna see it it looks good

Honestly I really enjoyed it. Felt like a throwback to shine 80s and 90s action flicks.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

Exo-Man

 

[squeekness]

Civil War

 

[Dave McFly]

Transformers One loved it would see it again bring on the 4K disc release

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

The Case of the Bloody Iris (AKA Why Are Those Strange Drops of Blood on Jennifer's Body?, AKA Erotic Blue ~ 1972)

Giallo directed by Giuliano Carnimeo, and starring queen of the 70s Eurobabes Edwige Fenech, along with George Hilton. A call girl is murdered in the elevator of a high-rise apartment building whilst on her way up to meet a client. In the small hours of the next morning one of the people who found the girl's body is murdered in their own apartment in the same building. Police are called but can find no motive and nothing to link the two victims. Meanwhile, the apartment in which the second victim was killed is re-leased (remarkably quickly!) to two young models (Fenech and Paola Quattrini). As Fenech is menaced by a mysterious figure in black, more seemingly random killings occur...

In true giallo fashion logic isn't a major consideration here, what matters is the look and the style, and on those fronts this delivers. The locations (filmed in Genoa) are perfect, and the cast are good. George Hilton (not the greatest actor, but he epitomised that 'Italian playboy' look) is fine as the building's architect, Giampiero Albertini is entertaining as the Police Commissioner, and Paola Quattrini is in equal parts annoying and funny (a combination that gets her character a well-deserved slap!). As for Edwige Fenech, what can you say that hasn't been said a thousand times. She was in that Sophia Loren/Gina Lollobrigida class of 'the camera loves them', jaw-dropping.

Lines you wouldn't hear in a film today... Photographer (looks at picture of a potential model for an ad campaign): 'She'd be great! Black, but not too black.' Police Commissioner (to one of the building's residents, a lesbian): 'It's a shame to see a girl like you wasting her talents. Try the opposite sex. That's what we're here for.' Ah, the 70s! This movie hasn't got the greatest plot, nor the highest amount of gore, tbh; but the kills are good, and it meets the genre standard for sex and nudity. 7/10

 

[psylockolussus]

Transformers One

 

[MilkmanDan]

Daybreakers

 

[Sculder]

The Crow (2024)
Justice Ninja Style (1985)
Murder Death Koreatown (2020)
Detective Knight: Rogue (2022)
Detective Knight: Redemption (2022)
Detective Knight: Independence (2023)
QT8: Quentin Tarantino - The First Eight (2019)

 

[ObiWanCon]

Hellboy (2004)

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Resident Evil

I know these films aren't exactly great, but I've always thought this first one a pretty solid action-horror - largely due to Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez. And the dogs.

 

[Dave McFly]

just saw Beetlejuice Beetlejuice a 2nd time this time with my family we had SO much fun!

 

[psylockolussus]

Knives Out
Glass Onion

 

[Frodo]

SPEAK NO EVIL ( 2024)

 

[Ash J. Williams]

 

[emielaen]

 

[Brutikus]

 

[squeekness]

Bram Stoker's Dracula