Last Seen 70s/80s Movie

[Yeti.13]

Originally posted by The Flayed One
If I didn't know about it, it still could have never lived up to my expectations.

I didn't know anything about it which probably did help. Using Blair Witch again, it got loads of hype about how good it was before it came and a few of my freinds went to see it and thought it was shit. I didn't watch it for over a year from when it was released. When I got round to watching I thought it would be awful and I think this helped, it was far better than I thought it would be. Since then I try to avoid hearing to much about films and find it works out better.

Don't believe the hype!!:D

[The_Return]

Originally posted by Yeti.13
I didn't know anything about it which probably did help. Using Blair Witch again, it got loads of hype about how good it was before it came and a few of my freinds went to see it and thought it was shit. I didn't watch it for over a year from when it was released. When I got round to watching I thought it would be awful and I think this helped, it was far better than I thought it would be. Since then I try to avoid hearing to much about films and find it works out better.

Don't believe the hype!!:D

When Blair Witch came out, I was too young to even understand what hype was. I think thats why I enjoyed it so much.

On the other hand, Id mostly, wity a few exceptions, only heared negative things about Hostel. So shouldnt the hype I heared have worked for it?

[The_Return]

Son of Frankenstein

Though it is nowhere near as good as the first 2 Universal Frankenstein films, this is still a fairly enjoyable outing.

The plot is straightforward, yet still interesting. As the title would suggest, it centers around the son of Henry Frankenstein, who originally created the "monster". He returns to the village where his father lived and worked, only to be met with hatred by the townsfolk. He soon comes across Ygor, who has been protecting the "monster" after the explosion that supposedly destroyed him. I would say more...but that, my friends, would be spoiling it for you.

Basil Rathbone does a very good job as the titular character, and Bela Lugosi's Ygor is quite possibly his greatest post-Dracula role. Karloff, playing the "monster" once again, isn't as good as in the previous installments. Lionel Atwill was one of the highlights of the film, playing the local detective whose arm had been ripped off my the "monster". Perhaps it would have been better if I had seen this prior to Young Frankenstein, because I found myself chuckling every time he moved his fake arm. The rest of the cast is pretty typical for supporting casts of the time period, AKA not very good.

One thing that really stood out were the sets and their design. It almost seemed influenced by Dr. Caligari, which I found very interesting.

This isn't one of the best Universal monster flicks, but it's still worth a watch. It's very slow, but still enjoyable.

6.5/10

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by The_Return
Hostelthe acting was surprisingly decent

Yikes, I thought the acting was
awful.

[The_Return]

Originally posted by alkytrio666
Yikes, I thought the acting was
awful.

The main guy, Jay Hernandez I believe his name was, was pretty good I thought. Same with most of the "clients", especially the one he meets while getting changed. The girls were really bad, but the majority of the cast did a decent job IMO.

[Dante'sInferno]

Kung Fu Hustle

[hellfire1]

Originally posted by Dante'sInferno
Kung Fu Hustle

i LOVE this movie. i laugh my ass off every time i watch it. much, much better than shaolin soccer.

[Elvis_Christ]

HORROR HOTEL

[Miss Olivia]

I just watched The Dungeonmaster for the first time in around 15 years. It was, well,interesting....Richard Moll was a good demon guy, but the different sequences were all done by different directors and it was kind of choppy....at least they all agreed on one thing, they managed to show at least two sets of nipples and still get away with a PG 13 rating.....

[bwind22]

Originally posted by The_Return
especially the one he meets while getting changed.

I'd be willing to bet anything Tarantino wrote the dialogue for that scene.