What was the last movie you watched? Part 2

[Brutikus]

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Seven Days to Noon (AKA Ultimatum ~ 1950)

 

[Batgirl0202]

6/10

Why oh why do I do this to myself??

 

[KaijuDude1992]

 

[Brutikus]

 

[Goat Galactus]

Home alone 2 lost in new york

 

[Brutikus]

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Anthropophagous (AKA The Savage Island, AKA The Grim Reaper ~ 1980)

So many variant spellings of that word - I've gone with the one on the Blu-ray cover. Nice to own a fully uncensored copy of this infamous Joe D'Amato movie (foetus and intestines-eating fully restored!) - one of the most notorious of the UK 1980s video nasties. It's a simple premise: a group of young holiday makers arrives on a remote Greek island, only to find it deserted. Soon isolated and unable to leave as their boat has drifted out of reach, they have to make do and settle in one of the abandoned houses for the night. As a storm hits the island members of the group start to fall foul of a cannibalistic killer.

The opening scene is very obviously inspired by the opening death from Jaws - and does it pretty well. In fact the whole movie is better than some give it credit for; scenes of the deserted town, surrounding woodland, and a rundown cemetery build a nice creepy atmosphere; the acting is okay (Mia Farrow's late sister, Tisa, is the lead; the rest of the cast are Italian, apart from Czech-born spaghetti horror/sleaze goddess Zora Kerova); it's well-written, by D'Amato and 'George Eastman' (AKA Luigi Montefiori - who plays the killer), and D'Amato's direction is pretty tight (if it's true it was all first-takes, kudos to all involved). Of course, the main thing people come for is the gore - and it delivers pretty well, even if some of it doesn't quite convince today. Special mention for Eastman's menacing bad guy - at 6' 9" he's pretty memorable! Unusually for an Italian horror of the time, there's no sex or nudity (not even from Kerova!). If you like this sort of thing it's a solid watch. 7.5/10

 

[Black Narcissus]

Farewell Friend (1968)

Heist gone wrong,. Dames and all. Shirtless Bronson and Delon.

 

[Ash J. Williams]

 

[3rdstone]

Transformers One

I was already too old to play with these Transformers toys coming out in the 80s, which quickly turned into cartoons just as comercials for these products. Hence I've never took this faux franchise seriously (the same goes for He-Man during the same era - another toy brand turned into cartoons as crass commercials; thanks but no thanks).

However, I was a slight curious like 40 years later when the live action movie was coming, just how they would film this spectacle. From the ones I've now watched (not really sure how many, honestly) I only remember the first one, and the Bumblebee one with Hailee Steinfeld. The latter was actually surprisingly good (maybe much due to Steinfeld?), and I remember thinking that I could take a sequel with Bumblebee and Hailee together on some fun adventures.

This animated offering was a total surprise, as it was way more engaging than expected. The animation and action scenes were as good as expected, but the story and characters were surprisingly enjoyable as well. They actually managed to even get a class perspective in here, which kinda baffled me. IIRC this is also the first time we experience female transformers? Correct me if I'm wrong here. Great voice acting and an over all entertaining flick. IMHO at least on par with the Bumblebee film even though they're obviously very different.

 

[ComicChick]

saw wicked again lol

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Benedetta (2021)

 

[Immortalfire]

Batman Returns

 

[squeekness]

Mr. Brooks

 

[childeroland]

Wicked. Highly enjoyable.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[MilkmanDan]

Good Boys

 

[Herofan]

Double feature, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (solidly enjoyable and impressive, real strong mix of familiar and fresh both well and energetically done) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (an amazing achievement, in itself and also the others and how they work together, a film of a lifetime being made three times together/in a row)

 

[Brutikus]

 

[Sculder]

A Fall from Grace (2020)
The Bikeriders (2023)
The Garfield Movie (2024)
Chuan shuo / A Legend (2024)
A Million Miles Away (2023)
Feux rouges / Red Lights (2004)
Nü gui qiao / The Bridge Curse (2020)
The Bridge Curse: Ritual (2023)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Akmadeul / Devils (2023)
5 Card Stud (1968)

 

[ObiWanCon]

Saturday Night (2024)

 

[Ash J. Williams]

 

[KaijuDude1992]

 

[ObiWanCon]

Wanted (2008)