What was the last movie you watched? Part 2

[squeekness]

Goodfellas

 

[BlackFox]

I once saw her kill three men in a room with Ice-Skates.

 

[ObiWanCon]

Ronin (1998)

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

An Aurora Teagarden Mystery: Haunted by Murder

 

[Ash J. Williams]

 

[Luigi]

Dangerous Animals

Spiritual sequel to The Shallows, except the great white is played by a grizzled and unhinged Jai Courtney.

This year has had a surprising amount of Baby Shark needle drops haha.

8/10

 

[emielaen]

 

[Broseph44]

Wicked (2024)

 

[Immortalfire]

The Rocketeer

 

[ObiWanCon]

The Unholy (2021)

 

[squeekness]

Alto Knights

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

99 Women (1969)

One of the earliest 'women in prison' (WIP) films, directed by Jess Franco. The plot follows the standard formula; new arrivals at isolated 'hell-hole' of a prison, tyrannical governor, sadistic guards, corruption, inhumane punishments, nudity, sex between inmates, rape, and prisoner revolt. What sets this apart from many though is the notable cast; Mercedes McCambridge (had a very long and distinguished career - but probably best known for providing the 'demon voice' in The Exorcist) as prison governor, Herbert Lom as governor of a nearby male prison, Maria Schell as prison reformer/potential replacement governor, plus noted Eurobabes Rosalba Neri (the woman exudes an animal sensuality from every pore), Maria Rohm, and Luciana Paluzzi (Thunderball) as featured prisoners. By the way, it never ceases to amaze me how many womens' prisons of the time apparently allowed full hair/makeup access - even in 'solitary' - and an endless supply of black stocking (the tops of which Neri flashes at every opportunity)! One of the taglines for this in the US (where it did extremely well) was 'Torture, catfights, and passions without men!' and it delivers on all fronts. It's not high drama, it's a WIP-exploitation flick; but it is nicely shot, well acted, and actually has a story and characters you care about. Plus, the theme song is pretty cool! 7/10

 

[Mysteryman]

Ballerina,
From The World of, John Wick.

 

[Rozen Thorne]

 

[Sculder]

Kidô senshi Gandamu: Gyakushû no Shâ / Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988)
Kidô senshi Gandamu: Senkô no Hasauei / Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway (2021)
Opus Zero (2017)
Wander (2020)
Lune de miel avec ma mère / Honeymoon Crasher (2025)
The Loves of Joanna Godden (1947)
Death in Texas (2020)
Entropy (2022)
The Man Between (1953)
Mystery Junction (1951)

 

[BlackFox]

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Guts of a Virgin (AKA Entrails of a Virgin ~ 1986)

Japanese horror-exploitation flick directed by Kazuo 'Gaira' Komizu (Battle Girl: The Living Dead in Tokyo Bay), and the first instalment in his 'Gut's Trilogy'. Three guys (a professional photographer, his boss and one of his assistants) and three girls (a model, a wannabe model there to 'learn the ropes', and another assistant) are on a photoshoot in the mountains in the middle of nowhere. At the end of the day they head back towards civilisation in their camper van, but get lost in the dark and the fog. They stumble across a house under construction in some woods and decide to spend the night there before continuing on the next day when it's safe. After eating and drinking (this half-built house apparently has a fully-stocked refrigerator!) two of the guys start pressuring the girls to have sex with them, promising them 'work' in the future. Meanwhile a humanoid 'mud creature' emerges from the earth outside and makes its way towards the house. As various members of the group venture outside they're stalked and killed by the creature in various gory ways.

This kinda plays out like a variation on the The Evil Dead, but with even less budget and a ton of softcore sleaze. There are even a couple of low 'Raimi-cam' shots through the woods. It's a weird film - as though they had a script for a 'cabin in the woods' horror and one for a softcore porno lying around and decided to combine them. There is a lot of flesh on show here and a lot of unsavoury acts depicted (although nothing actually hardcore onscreen). It basically takes the Friday the 13th horny kids/nudity trope and dials it up to 11. Thing is, the nudity/sex gets real boring, real quick, and you're just waiting for the gore. When that finally comes, some of it is pretty well done (we get a hook through the throat, an Omen-style rod/spike impalement, a beheading courtesy of a loose pane of glass - plus some stuff that I really won't go into). The prosthetics work is pretty good in places and laughably bad in others, the story is almost non-existent, and the performances cartoonish. On the other hand, the kills are entertaining, the synth score is moody and catchy, and the photography in the woods with the backlit fog is very atmospheric.

The 'Guts Trilogy' was very hard to get hold of in the west for a long time and gained a reputation for being 'some of the sickest films ever made', but this first one, at least, doesn't come close for me. That said, it's obviously designed to shock - and depending on your sensibilities it may well do. Apparently the next entry is even 'better'! We'll see... 5/10

 

[MilkmanDan]

Only Lovers Left Alive

 

[Rozen Thorne]

 

[Link]

 

[squeekness]

Suspect zero

 

[Rozen Thorne]

 

[KaijuDude1992]

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would based off the trailers which looked insanely generic IMO. This definitely felt like a conspiracy thriller from the late 90's/early 2000's and I liked that retro feel but I also wish there was a bit more action and that the trailers didn't spoil so much of the movie. It was interesting seeing Rami Malek in this kind of role though and for what he was given I thought he did a pretty solid job in the role.

7/10



This was a pretty decent fantasy flick. I wish they did a better job with the worldbuilding or explored the creatures more but it definitely reminded a lot of a 80's Amblin film at times and the creature effects are pretty cool and mostly done practically.

6/10



I had a fun time with this one and as a long time Looney Tunes fan it just put a big smile on my face the entire time. I wouldn't mind more Looney Tunes films like this but that BO isn't encouraging at all.

7/10

 

[Ash J. Williams]

 

[Frodo]

WICKED : PART ONE ( 2024)