Seconded! Enjoyed it too ::cool::

I shall have to check this out, I have a "thing" about robots heh-heh....they scare the bejesus out of me! ::EEK!::

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6/10

SAVING MISTER BANKS. Some how they pulled it off. Good movie. I really enjoyed it.

The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)
"Based on a true story about a British teenager who allegedly poisoned family, friends, and co-workers."

Pretty good. It's not wow but I have nothing bad to say about this movie.
It's a serious movie but it feels like watching a comedy. Remind me a bit of Perfume.
Worth watching...

AMITYVILLE: ITS ABOUT TIME. (1992)


A clock that belonged to the original Amityville house releases all manner of evil in the new owner(of the clock)'s home.

I don't think I would watch it again though it seems to have some good reviews.

The purge. Loved it! Full of suspense and keeps you on the edge of your seat... Gotta admit, way more enjoyable than what I had expected.

The Quiet Ones (2014)

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TQO is an okay effort from Hammer, not great but just a time-passing demonic creep-flick.

>>: B-
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Though it's out of the film's subject matter but just like to share that the character of Professor Coupland (played by Jared Harris) in this movie reminded me of Misir Ali...a famous character in Bengali Literature created in mid 80s by one of the most popular Bangladeshi authors Humayun Ahmed (1948-2012). Misir Ali is a rational psychologist. In the books, he is portrayed as a part-time professor of Psychology at the University of Dhaka. Though he is not a professional psychiatric consultant but because of his special interest & knowledge in Parapsychology and mysteries surround the human psyche; people suffering from paranormal or supernatural problems sometime comes to him in search of a satisfactory solution. As far I know, I believe Humayun Ahmed was the only author who introduced "Psychological Horror" in Bengali literature through his Misir Ali series and he's the only one who wrote Bengali novels, short stories & drama in this special genre, IMO. Humayun wrote 18 novels & 2 short story collections about strange cases of Misir Ali. I've always been a huge fan of Misir Ali stories. He's a non-believer but often likes to "believe" that the nature just only loves to play twisted games with human minds sometime and there's a scientific & psychological explanation in every supernatural or paranormal mysteries around him. Loved the way he used to come up with very interesting & rational explanations for some superbly creepy paranormal incidents. His commanding attitude or nature of controlling & rationalizing his own mind/self while confronting an utterly creepy supernatural incident always amazed me as a reader. Not all but there are some really cool & great novels/stories of Misir Ali that I totally believe can be perfectly suited for big screen adaptation but obviously requires some professional group of individuals who can handle it properly & got a good knowledge/understanding about horror cinema as well. But the frustrating & sad part is, though some people have tried in our TV media/channels but so far utterly failed to filmed them in any acceptable manner.
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Anna aka Mindscape (2013)

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The idea of a 'memory-detective' was cool but it couldn't done anything great with it. Pretty predictable but not bad overall.

>>: B

Afflicted (2013)

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Very average.

>>: C

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4/10. Bad acting, terrible sound, no story or explanation although i thought the Blood Widow (no idea why shes called that) looked quite good.

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6/10. French alien invasion film. Quite good.

I've been looking forward to this one for a while - I can't wait to see it.

Yeah, you're right; could have been that I wasn't in the right mood. Or maybe I had elevated expectations because of the press and how much I loved Blue Valentine - I'm interested to hear what you think of Blue Valentine... It's definitely grim, but it feels real - Gosling and Williams were just amazing to watch.


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My most recently-seen movies...


Ghost Team One (2013)


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Guys. OMG. This movie was a total blast. Granted, I had very little expectations going into it - I knew that it was found footage and a comedy, so I was just hoping for a few laughs here and there but it was HYSTERICAL.

The thrives off of the dumb, base humor of adolescent boys - The story centers around two college kids who discover that their apartment building used to be a flophouse and they are being haunted its long-dead Madame... Who's horny. Very very horny.

Dick jokes, humping jokes, sex humor - This movie parodies both found footage films (Paranormal Activity in particular) and frat boy humor.

I laughed out loud multiple times, especially during the movie's climax (hur hur), which was just AMAZING.

Please go see this - It's dumb, hilarious, and a TON of fun. I really think that a lot of you on here will get a kick out of it (Newb, I have you specifically in mind).

I'm having a hard time giving this a star-rating. Did I have a blast watching it? Absolutely. Would I say that it's an amazing film to be added to the canon of horror movies? Not necessarily. But DAMN was it fun.

3.75/5.


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Edge of Tomorrow (2014)


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Two words: Loved it.

I hate to admit it, but I was originally turned off by this movie just because of the presence of Tom Cruise. I totally wrote it off. But I had heard that the source material, All You Need is Kill, was a damn good manga, so I was intrigued. And as soon as the positive reviews started rolling in for the movie, I just had to go see it.

And I'm really glad that I saw it in the theater.

First and foremost, it's a solid scifi movie. Touches on the concept of - If you could live your day over and over again, what would you do? And what are the ramifications, especially when you're at war? The movie definitely hits some emotional highs and lows, just as good scifi should. And the reason behind why, exactly, he lives the day over and over again, was really damn clever and fascinating.

Secondly, it was a damn good action movie! I find most action movies to be dull and formulaic, but there were actual consequences to the action here - Death feels heavy and not just for the sake of a body count. The movie is absolutely intense and had me sitting at the edge of my seat a few times.

Thirdly, Emily Blunt is amazing. She is a kickass action hero and I absolutely loved watching her. And Tom Cruise was great in this role too. He's not the typical action hero (at least at the start), and it was fun to watch him as he adapts to the repetition of the day.

Fourth, the movie never takes itself too seriously. The humor is clever and it works - It plays with the circular time aspect and does it well.

And, finally, it was just damn fun to see in the theater.

I really loved this, guys. I recommend it.

4/5.

thanks for the rec...will be looking for this one

also agree big time on "Edge of Tomorrow"....fun movie

Godzilla Vs Destroyah 1995

3/10


Godzilla's inner nuke plant is overheating, it's explosion or meltdown could destroy the earth. Luckily there's a kid who has most simple suggestions that everyone will think are flabbergasting. The visuals of Godzilla pulsating in red light are cool. Other than that, there's not much to like. The dialogue is mind numbingly laughable. What must be done with Godzilla & when, keeps changing, and not in a good way. Many of the 90's G-films are alike, and this wasn't what I remembered.

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6/10

Would it be enjoyable for someone who hasn't seen Paranormal Activity?

AMITYVILLE A NEW GENERATION. 1993

I'm making my way through some of the Amityville films. The one I last watched involved someone bringing a possessed clock from the Amityville house into their home. This one involves a mirror given to a young photographer that was also from the Amityville house. People around him start dying mysteriously til his connection to the mirror is revealed.

So far, not good. ::sad::

Absolutely! It's making fun of the haunted house type found footage that you see in PA in general but doesn't specifically reference any PA plot points or anything.

Plus the humor is so over-the-top and silly that it doesn't matter if you've seen those movies. It's like watching frat boys goof off. In a good way. ::big grin::

I rewatched the Amityville Horror a few months back, and it didn't hold up very well at all. I used to consider it one of the best Horror films, I don't anymore. Must be a period piece.

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2 Great Alex de la Iglesia films - both very different but equally entertaining. The horribly retitled Witching & Bitching is a high octane off beat comedy horror, in the same vein as his earlier Day of the Beast while The Baby's Room is a atmospheric haunted house horror. Need to check out more of this guys work (I loved The Last Circus too)

Thanks for the recs, man! Only seen Oxford Murders, Day of the Beast & Last Circus from Iglesia and they were all quite entertaining, loved them.

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6/10

[QUOTE=Sculpt;972487]I rewatched the Amityville Horror a few months back, and it didn't hold up very well at all. I used to consider it one of the best Horror films, I don't anymore. Must be a period piece.

AMITYVILLE: ITS ABOUT TIME
AMITYVILLE. A NEW GENERATION

There must be an Amityville "curse" on the sequels that I've watched so far. I'm going to try watch all the ones I can find on youtube. Really just out of curiosity more than anything.



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Chrono, I am going to keep my eye out for Ghost team One. Sounds like my type of film. ::big grin::

Maleficent ... I was not a fan. Maybe it's because she is one of my favorite classic villains not only in the Disney universe but of all time.

THE AMITYVILLE DOLLHOUSE. 1996


A man builds a new home for his family on a lot where the previous house had burnt down. In an original back building on the lot, he finds a dollhouse crafted in the likeness of the Amityville house. Why its there, I'm not sure, and come to think of it, I don't think the word Amityville was mentioned once in the movie.

It was actually okay..but just okay.

Brick Mansions (2014)
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Pretty lack lustre remake of the better District13. A weak finish to Paul Walker's career. That being said a moron like me still liked.

"100 feet" 4/10

A ridiculous haunted house flick.

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Willow Creek


here be spoilers:




Being a fan of Bobcat's last film I was looking forward to this. Then I found out it was going to be of the "found footage variety" and my boner subsided a bit.

For a ff movie the video was pretty good...some of them are almost unwatchable with all the shaking. The two main actors were also very good. My biggest complaint is about 3/4 through there's this one scene where the camera is on the two actors huddled in the tent just listening to noises....and it goes on forever. I get that it's suppose to build tension...and it does..for a bit...then it seem like one of those over-long "Family Guy" jokes. Also bummed that there was NO reveal. Unless Bigfoot is suppose to look like Kathy Bates in "At Play in the Fields of the Lord"

hahaha

Almost Human
 

Based on some good reviews, I gave Almost Human a chance. It was not bad for a low budget movie, but it ended up being just so derivative that it took me out of the movie. It's a movie that reminds me of too many other movies. However, the 'rape' scene was genuinely grotesque and horrifying. It's also a bloody movie but not as bloody as was reported.

The Oxford Murders (2008)
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Flat, uninspired thriller from Álex de la Iglesia. Hurt,as usual, does a fine job but Frodo is just a pain to watch. De la Iglesia's filmography seems like such aneven ride.

800 Bullets next, I may track down 'As Luck Would Have It' or Common Wealth after that...

Worth watching just for the presence of Kevin Costner and Kenneth Branagh, and some cool action sequences. Chris Pine looks too boyish to be Jack Ryan, and Keira Knightley merely fills in the blanks.

Decent plotline, decent time-waster.

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"Deep in the Darkness" 7/10

The less you know about this movie going into it, the better.

Decent acting and a pretty good story during the build-up. Too bad most of it falls apart when the action begins halfway in.

Could have been a semi-decent film, if not for that eyeroller of a climax and the events thereafter. Borrows plenty from Taken with a bit of Red thrown in, and it could have been great after that sucker punch twist 30 minutes into the film.

Nic Cage sleepwalks through the most part, except for the grieving where he really touched my most sensitive nerve (being an emotional Dad of a girl myself). Rachel Nichols is a real hottie and is miscast, so is Peter Stormare. Needed better casting choices for those 2 roles. The best part of the film is it's background score - it's so impressive I'll have to download it and set it as my ringtone.

As things stood, a promising film let totally down by it's second half. Sorry Sean, you have to do better.


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Men In Black 3 6/10

Has Sean posted here in recent years?

No, i don't believe so.

We're not worthy anymore.

I'm intrigued...

I'll have to keep in mind next DVD rental. I don't want to read anything about it. I have a late 20's horror fan who might watch. Are there any nude/sex scenes?

There is a short sex scene, but i don't recall the nudity.

Midnight Movie -

This movie has one of the best ideas I've seen in a recent horror movie. It has been used before in movies like The Ring and a few others that I can't remember right now. But the idea of a horror movie character leaving the movie, in conjunction with the setting of a theater should make for a perfect horror movie. It should have inspired the people involved to make something great. However, other than that idea everything possible is wrong with this movie. You can toss just about everything but that idea. There are a few small moments where you think the movie might turn out ok. A couple of crude jokes and scenes. And at times the actors seem to be having fun. There is a theater girl who does a good job with little dialog. I think she's fairly popular from a few other shows. But other than those small moments, it uses standard and even the worse type of horror stuff. The actors, villain, set design, all of it aren't used in the best possible way. Perhaps you can blame the setting on the budget. The actors are the only people in the theater. No extras at all. So the theater is vacant except for the people who will be killed. Slashers are usually known for bumbling cops. But this movie has one of the worst cops I've ever seen. And the actor plays it straight too which is the worst part. The movie even has a few unneeded twists at the end. I don't know why either. It doesn't do anything for the character's growth or give you an uneasy feeling like the end of good horror movies. Instead of twists the movie could have explained how the events were happening. There is a good scene when a cop shows up at the theater and can't see or hear the people inside. But the people can see him. The idea is solid but the whole setup is never fully explained. Not that it needs to be fully explained but it would have been better than the stupid twists. In a way, this is the perfect horror movie for a remake. Using the same idea with a better budget and actors.

Old Boy 2013

5/10


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This was directed by Spike Lee. The cinematography and directing work are good, lead actor Josh Brolin is good... it's just the story parts and logic are preposterous. One knows when a film is trying to be taken seriously, and what parts seriously; and when that's unsuccessful, it can be disastrous.

The ending climax, which is the big reveal of the film, is about the worst offense: the antagonist Adrian locks up the alcoholic anti-hero Joe for 20 years because Joe told everyone at school Adrian's sister was screwing her father in the school green house. She commits suicide. Adrian's father was sleeping with his daughter, wife & Adrian. And when it comes out, he shoots his family & self to death, but Adrian survives.

Adrian is rich, put Joe in locked room for 20 years, kills Joe's wife, & has Joe's baby daughter Marie raised by employees who would make Marie fall for a guy like Joe. Adrian releases Joe so that Joe will sleep with Marie who he doesn't know. When that happens, Adrian watches, tells Joe what he did... this is revealed as Adrian's goal, Adrian thinks Joe now understands what Adrian went through, and Adrian can kill himself in peace now. Say wha?

Does Adrian believe he lives after death, or otherwise he could have just killed himself DayOne to end his distress... Does Adrian think this 20 year-in-the-making incestuous encounter sets him up well for peace after suicide? Sure, he's insane, people are irrational creatures, still doesn't make the film satisfying.