Last Seen 70s/80s Movie

[Freak]

Daredevil

Horrible just horrible.

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Originally Posted by ChronoGrl

I just watched The Hole, which was ok. Tortured, belabored, and a little longer than I would have preferred. Then again, I'm not really one that's into mystery/thriller/horror films. Just give me the blood, guts, and disturbance and get over it.

And Thora Birch really bugs me.

C/C+

I am now currently surfing On Demand to see if fearnet can satisfy me...

Most of the free stuff on Comcast on demand is there because it's cheap junk nobody wants to watch. I have found a few gems there, though. Unlike Return I enjoyed Blood Trails. Not innovative or anything, but I thought it was suspenseful- there was plenty of blood- and the pacing was fast. It's good for one watch, IMO.

[fortunato]

the thing (1982).

watched this with a friend who'd never seen it before.
the thing has a new fan.

[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by neverending

Most of the free stuff on Comcast on demand is there because it's cheap junk nobody wants to watch. I have found a few gems there, though. Unlike Return I enjoyed Blood Trails. Not innovative or anything, but I thought it was suspenseful- there was plenty of blood- and the pacing was fast. It's good for one watch, IMO.

I agree with you about fearnet. I find it infinitely frustrating that there is nothing but crap to offer, especially since I was so excited when I heard that there was an On Demand horror channel... O, how I was deceived...

Interesting that you brought up Blood Trails... I actually started to watch it because it was the only fearnet movie that was appealing (and I had recently taken advantage of Evil Dead II and was in the mood for watching something new tonight).

I honestly didn't get that far into it. I thought that the movie started out really well, found it building creepy suspense (when she wanders into the cave on her bike, I was reminded of how I felt the first time I saw The Descent - claustrophobic, chilled, helpless), but as soon as the Big Bad enters (though it was a ridiculously wonderful and bloody entrance, which was pleasing), I felt as though it would turn into a just plain Stalker/Slasher film and, I don't know, I just didn't feel like watching a two-dimensional character ("She belongs to me") hunting down another two-dimensional character (she bothered me as a character so I didn't mind the prospect of seeing her go). I don't have a problem with derivative films, as long as their well-done... But I didn't feel as though this one was particularly well done.

And I don't get it - Why would a policeman stop her in the first place?

Then again, I am feverish with very little attention span, so that could have a lot to do with it.

...

What I did manage to get through was Jacob's Ladder. I had never seen this movie and had borrowed it some time ago from a coworker. Looking for something to watch, I decided that I might as well pop this one in so that I could finally return it...

and... wow.

Great psychological thriller (though I HATE the term "psychological thriller")... Sufficiently and effectively creepy, builds suspense, character, and pathos, not to mention you actually feel his alienation and confusion, which takes a lot of talent from a directorial and acting standpoint.

I was impressed and will have to own it one day. A/A+

[neverending]

I THINK the cop stopped her at the beginning because she wasn't supposed to be riding her bike through the tube tunnels.

[ChronoGrl]

Ahhhhh, that makes sense.

See? It doesn't even bear on the movie itself, but it was enough to distract me. :(

[alkytrio666]

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

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Originally Posted by alkytrio666

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Amazing movie! It's a shame Cagney didn't do more singin' & dancin'.

[Sick_As_Fuck]

Originally Posted by The_Return

Haven't seen the other two, but I thought Dead Birds was a great little movie. It's a slow burn - the pacing is pretty dead - but IMO it was a really cool take on an old concept, and well worth wading through the slow parts.

Plus, that ghost kid was scary as fuck!

Don't get me wrong, Dead Birds was okay, and I might even half-recommend Blood Trails, but I just wasn't motivated enough to write anything detailed about them. On the other hand, 5ive Girls was awful.

[alkytrio666]

Originally Posted by neverending

Amazing movie! It's a shame Cagney didn't do more singin' & dancin'.

Oh, yeah, it's a blast! Cagney really shined in that role- definately deserved his Oscar.