Last Seen 70s/80s Movie

[The Mothman]

Out Of The Blue
this one blew me away with its realism and brutality. By far one of the best New Zealand films I've ever seen.

Frailty
Bill Paxton is awesome.

Double Team
wow, that was a good time. I couldn't remember why i had this movie on my wish list, now I do:
Van Damme vs. Rourke

[neverending]

Originally Posted by The Mothman

Out Of The Blue
this one blew me away with its realism and brutality. By far one of the best New Zealand films I've ever seen.

That movie is freakin amazing. Every character is so real. I really loved the old lady.

[Elvis_Christ]

I still remember the day of that shooting pretty vividly. Where it all went down is just outta town from where I live.

Last watched:

Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman

Amazing. Quite possibly the best documentary I've seen. Really interesting. If you dug Crumb you've gotta check this one out.

R.O.T.O.R

Low budget Terminator meets Robocop knock off. Had some hilarious moments that only 80s trash like this delivers.

Tales From The Darkside

Lots of fun. This one is the real Creepshow 3 in my eyes. I got a real kick out of David Johansen from the New York Dolls playing the hitman hired to kill the vengeance seeking kitty :D

[maxwellm]

Saw QUARANTINE today, which started out as really promising. Before I stopped the movie twice in irritation with the writing. Finally made it to the end but found it pretty unsatisfying. Plenty of scares, sure, but not a lot of meat on those bones.

I wanted it to be so much better than it ended up being. Anyone seen the original to compare?

[Angra]

Originally Posted by ChronoGrl

I agree with you on that one, too. To me, Funny Games was even worse because of the complete and utter victimization. I understand that's the point of the film, but it just makes me feel... icky. I had to turn The Devils Rejects off because I couldn't deal with the cruelty. :o

I think it's the lack of some kind of justice that gets to me. No revenge in the end.

Eden Lake actually managed to leave me with a feeling of being stressed out. Seriously. Just like a very stressful and irritating day at work.

Where i appreciated the originality of Irreversible and Funny Games I didn't get anything out of Eden Lake other than some good acting.

[neverending]

The Opposit of Sex

Smart, funny, touching.

Wonderful performances from Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan and Lisa Kudrow

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by alkytrio666

May I personally recommend Viridiana? Also, for Bunuel's closest thing to a horror movie, try The Exterminating Angel.

Seconded, the both of them.

Especially The Exterminating Angel, which I can't wait to watch again.

[alkytrio666]

L'eclisse (1962)

The final segment in Antonioni's informal trilogy is a giant question. He boldly asks "so what?", and directs it both at his audience and at himself. Like the central character, Vittoria, the director goes in and out of the narrative, alternating between disinterest and curiosity; he may point his camera at what he wants us to see, or he may point it at something that steals his attention, a momentary distraction. The important thing to note is that out of the infinite number of conceivable stories about potential lovers, Antonioni chooses this one- but the choice is not only unimportant, it is irrelevant; he shows us the selfishness of the organic human being, the idea that every person foolishly looks at the world as a personal camera, and that their life represents the big picture, when in fact life moves on every day with or without any certain individual. When the picture finishes, there is the revelation that the central characters are not really central at all. This doesn't mean that the movie's two stars are not special, however. Alain Delon plays his part with an ecstatic energy which not only makes him delicately interesting- it allows him to be completely absorbed with himself. And Monica Vitti- illuminating seems an understatement for this woman; she is indescribably attractive, and she approaches this part with an innocence that the story simply could not do without. The film is beautiful; Antonioni may not have any answers to his questions, but the process is so natural and soothing that it just doesn't matter.The final segment in Antonioni's informal trilogy is a giant question mark. He boldly asks the question "so what?", and directs it both at his audience and at himself. Like the central character, Vittoria, the director goes in and out of the narrative, alternating between disinterest and curiosity; he may point his camera at what he wants us to see, or he may point it at something that steals his attention, a momentary distraction. The important thing to note is that out of the infinite number of conceivable stories about potential lovers, Antonioni chooses this one- but the choice is not only unimportant, it is irrelevant; he shows us the selfishness of the organic human being, the idea that every person foolishly looks at the world as a personal camera, and that their life represents the big picture, when in fact life moves on every day with or without any certain individual. When the picture finishes, there is the revelation that the central characters are not really central at all. This doesn't mean that the movie's two stars are not special, however. Alain Delon plays his part with an ecstatic energy which not only makes him delicately interesting- it allows him to be completely absorbed with himself. And Monica Vitti- illuminating seems an understatement for this woman; she is indescribably attractive, and she approaches this part with an innocence that the story simply could not do without. The film is beautiful; Antonioni may not have any answers to his questions, but the process is so natural and soothing that it just doesn't matter.

[roshiq]

Originally Posted by Angra

I think it's the lack of some kind of justice that gets to me. No revenge in the end.

Eden Lake actually managed to leave me with a feeling of being stressed out. Seriously. Just like a very stressful and irritating day at work.

Where i appreciated the originality of Irreversible and Funny Games I didn't get anything out of Eden Lake other than some good acting.

Among the recent victimization or survival horror trend I think Eden Lake is the best of its kind...the "irritation" or "brutality" at the end or through the whole movie made it a modern day classic. Like Anguur, the ending also disturbingly pissed me off at the very first time but later I came to realize that's actually the true beauty or success of this movie!:D

Originally Posted by ChronoGrl

I find it irritating after a certain point...

"DON'T GO IN THE HOUSE! DON'T GO IN THE HOUSE! DON'T GO IN TH - ... Oh, FINE. DIE."
And, yes, I realize that the classing "Don't go into the -" is a pivotal theme in a lot of horror movies; I just get tired of it when our heroes are in situations that they put themselves into (especially in the case of Eden Lake when they KNEW there was danger involved in going back).

In a situation like this I think people doesn't always react or made the right decisions to save themselves that probably they 'should' to protect them blah-blah...but the misjudgments or ignorance about the situation or the consequences that it leading them towards have always been a major part of this kinda horrifyingly sad incidents. And in case of Eden Lake events where a bunch of ruthless kids were after an innocent couple made the drama even more twisting than other films. Here the ringleader of the little gang was actually playing the main part quite alone and stimulating or forcing others to conducting those course of actions in disturbing but believable fashion even that could happen to anyone in a situation or place like that at anytime.

[Angra]

Originally Posted by roshiq

Among the recent victimization or survival horror trend I think Eden Lake is the best of its kind...the "irritation" or "brutality" at the end or through the whole movie made it a modern day classic. Like Anguur, the ending also disturbingly pissed me off at the very first time but later I came to realize that's actually the true beauty or success of this movie!:D



In a situation like this I think people doesn't always react or made the right decisions to save themselves that probably they 'should' to protect them blah-blah...but the misjudgments or ignorance about the situation or the consequences that it leading them towards have always been a major part of this kinda horrifyingly sad incidents. And in case of Eden Lake events where a bunch of ruthless kids were after an innocent couple made the drama even more twisting than other films. Here the ringleader of the little gang was actually playing the main part quite alone and stimulating or forcing others to conducting those course of actions in disturbing but believable fashion even that could happen to anyone in a situation or place like that at anytime.

I guess you just appreciate exactly what i hate about this genre.