Last Seen 70s/80s Movie

[siorai]

Originally Posted by Ferox13

Maybe in the directors cut they reveal she was infact the author of the Saw screen play :-)

I really need to be more open minded and look for the bigger picture apparently. ;)

[siorai]

Neighbors: Not exactly either John Belushi's or Dan Akroyd's best performances, but a pretty funny movie nonetheless.

[roshiq]

Siren (2010)



>>: D

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)



First time viewing:o Awesome fun in an extraordinary way.

>>: A-

Season of the Witch (2010)



>>: B

Age of the Dragons (2011)

>>: F

Fight for Your Life (1977)



>>: B+

[Ferox13]

Originally Posted by roshiq

Fight for Your Life (1977)



>>: B+

You spelled A++++++ wrong :-)

[roshiq]

Originally Posted by Ferox13

You spelled A++++++ wrong :-)

Oops! You got it right, ferox:D. It was surprisingly entertaining. I haven't heard of it before. Just out of curiosity last night gave it a watch...great fun but that kid murdering scene in the wood was really brutal.

Now going to watch Night Train Murders and planning to download The Candy Snatchers & The last house on the beach soon.

[g0rehound 88]

Fast Times At Ridgemont High

[psycho d]

Spiral (2007) Adam Green and Joel Moore from Hatchet team up again to create this awkward psychological thriller which hits all of its marks in a spectacular fashion. But unlike Hatchet, which was written and directed by Adam Green, Joel More has got his sticky fingers deep in this film and not only stars in it but is also its cowriter/director. Sounds scary on paper, but it works splendidly to fashion a movie that rightly gets Hitchcockian nods. Care must be taken in reading much about it, and don't watch the trailer unless you like to have your movies ruined in spectacular fashion. Just take my word that it was great, a completely different genre from the pair's earlier splatter fest comedy.

The story works as a nasty little mystery that needs no tired tricks to keep the viewer guessing. The polarity of its characters help fuel the psychological tension and puts some chewy meat on this story's bones. Spiral also works fabulously to prig your imaginations to do some of the work instead of the cliched tricks of the typical shock thriller trade. Also, the story just happens, and though we know things will get dicey, the potential darkness never smells contrived. But when it does comes, though the signs are there, it still whips your comfy state of being into a discombobulated mind smoothie.

Joel More is awesome as the main character, as awkward and isolated a man as has ever found his way to film, and Joel's portrayal was nigh perfect. Amber Tambly nails her witty and bubbly character to a T. At first almost unbelievably nice, her flaws seeping through, showing us that her facade is also from a freshly scarred gash from the past. And Zachary Levi's portrayal of a dickhead boss that is surprisingly kind to Joel's awkward character also reveals a dark side that fuels this otherwise strangely patronizing behavior.

The direction was incredible. How two directors could work so well together blew me away. The photography was astounding. The way it captures emotional turmoil through its semi-jolting motion could not have been better. It was as close to getting the audience to feel the disturbing soul of our main character, maybe too close. The editing was superb, throwing the audience in the memories and dreams of the characters with a smooth violence.

All in all, this was a superb little flick that exploits all the right buttons and keeps the audience guessing, maybe even a little after the credits have rolled.
d

[Angra]

"X-men origins: Wolverine" 8-10

Liked the dark feel to it. And i liked that this one was all about wolverine.

The best in the series, imo.


Jackman is baaaaaad-asssss

[psycho d]

Dead End (1937). Dead End is a movie whose message is just as pertinent today as it was over 70 years ago. Damned if you do and damned if you don't, where the damning all boils up around choosing to live an honorable life, which in this neighborhood means living in abject poverty, or taking the predatory route and living life like a rich hobo, never knowing when the heavies are going to come down on you. It revels in this catch 22, but not unnecessarily so. Adding fuel to the cooking pot are those old money folks as they stupidly agitate the social bomb by applying vicious geographical pressure.

This story opens in a wonderfully meandering fashion, slowly taking in the scene, observing the neighborhood from afar and ever inching closer until it seems safe enough to find its hooded intimacy. But even then we are not privy to any hints of a story, but instead that magical sense that we have plopped right down into a little slice of life, even before events show themselves to become noteworthy. And once the story gets going, Dead End never loses its storybook charm. The story's characters are all portrayed with a sense of realism, with the poor, rich, and mean all for want of something, usually what one of the other two classes has. Of course, those that reach out to grab up what he thinks will make him or her happy will be rewarded with a plateful of angst for all their efforts, with the usual moral of the story being just enjoy what ya have and avoid any tempting glances over the fence of life.

This movie is billed with Sylvia Sydney and Joel McCrae with top billing honors, but the rest of the cast, including an up and coming Humphrey Bogart, all turn out rock solid performances. Lesser characters are even giving small yet moving roles, unknowns and cameos allowed a brief moment to tug at the hearts of its audience and then just fall off to side again to toil in their draining efforts to scratch out an existence. Special mention should given to the Dead End Kids that were taken from the Broadway play Dead End. These kids were just amazing and seemed to have a greater future than that which fate has gifted them.

The technicalities were magnificent here, with top nods going to the direction. That slice of life feel was maintained throughout, and it allowed the story to unfold in a manner of its own invention. The black and white photography emoted a warmth that one cold almost feel, which was a nice relief form the dire dead end existence that this movie's denizens all wished to be relieved of. Use of light and shadow were near perfect, with shadow of course finding old Bogey's face with relative ease.

This story bravely ends a few scenes later than would be expected, and such a tactic works brilliantly in its favor, driving its message even further into the hearts of its audience, a timeless plea for humanity that has forever gone unheeded in a land where material silliness is sought after and the intangible majesty of life is taken for granted.
d

[roshiq]

Night Train Murders (1975)



Is it the movie that's got highest number of alternative titles? I love them all:D:

1. The New House on The Left
2. Second House on The Left
3. Don't Ride on Late Night Trains
4. Last Stop on the Night Train
5. Late Night Trains
6. Last House Part II
7. Xmas Massacre

>>: B

Secret Window (2004)



>>: B+

Student Bodies (1981)



I have no good reason why I haven't seen it before!

>>: B+

Closet Land (1991)



A young Children book's writer (Madeleine Stowe) is interrogated by a ruthless secret interrogator (Alan Rickman). She is accused of embedding political messages in her children's stories. The entire movie takes place in one big room, with only those two characters. This is a slow burn but captivating drama-thriller that addresses the horror of political torture in a harrowing as well as kind of surreal way. As a two-character piece, both the actors did brilliant job. Recommended.

>>: A-