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Post by ZapRowsdower on Nov 18, 2005 15:32:16 GMT -5
Oh, don't get me wrong. I liked NBK, I was just disappointed is all.
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Post by 42ndstreetfreak on Nov 19, 2005 0:31:04 GMT -5
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Post by Termination on Nov 19, 2005 0:44:46 GMT -5
Frenzy 2/4 stars
Family Plot 2/4 stars
Overall, I rate the Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece Collection 1/4 stars
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Nov 19, 2005 1:03:05 GMT -5
Walk the Line
Excellent biopic. Stop the Oscar race, I think Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon just won.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Nov 19, 2005 19:59:10 GMT -5
WALK THE LINE
7.5/10
See my comments in the Walk the Line thread in the Power to the Music section.
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Nov 19, 2005 20:24:42 GMT -5
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Review in Review Hell.
Thanks for letting me review this one, Smitty!
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Post by Bartwald on Nov 19, 2005 21:46:59 GMT -5
Life Of Brian and soon after this - The Brothers Grimm; a handsome double bill if I know one, but Brian beats the Grimms hands down.
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Post by 42ndstreetfreak on Nov 20, 2005 9:44:19 GMT -5
"The Devil's Rejects", in it's unrated version, back to back yesterday with the excellent "House of 1000 Corpses" and what a ride it was!
How the hell anyone can slag Zombie off for making two of the best, balls-out, fuck you, nasty, exploitative and just plain cruel exercises in extreme modern cinema is beyond me!
So it was not original (whatever the fuck THAT means now) big deal! Neither are any of Tarantino's films in content...but they are as a whole.
Same here. Yes there was lot's of hamages, plays on, tricks and general ideas from other films...and seeing as there are only about 5 totally original ideas in cine anyway, so what?
Zombie made a film in "Corpses" that to me, as a huge fan of 60's and 70's extreme/Grindhosue/Exploitation cinema, was a complete treat.
With his own video stylings (which for me worked, I loved all the 'out of plot' moments of madness where charcaters would appear out of the plot time frame...like Baby getting down to a bit of necro action) and combined them with WELL LOVED (at least for me) ideas and events from 70's back-roads psycho cinema, mixed it all together HIS WAY and it made for a great popcorn, carnival of cruelty, insane horror film.
By FAR the best in your face, throwback to the great 70's, horror film to come from any mainstream source for at least 20 years!
The sequel changed many of the video stylings and was more cinematic in technique, but again combined a very modern kenetic energy with 70's ingredients and attitude to perfection. NOTHING has come anywhere close to the harsh power and gut punch exploitation, from anything like mainstream cinematic sources, since the 2 Bright movies "Freeway" and "Trick Baby".
It moved the characters on, had fun with them but never made them anything but sadistic villians, never (at least in the unrated print) avoided showing the cruelty and destruction of their actions, had delightfully well rounded and damaged 'good guys', had some well used cameos by some well loved people (how great to see Geoffrey Lewis again after so long!), had a fast pace that still took time for characterisation and yet again showed just how good Zombie is at not just the technical side (via some well utilised visual tricks and music) of film making but also the artistic side.
Quite frankly this film delivered. It was easily the nastiest and most exploitative film I've seen from any remotely mainstream source (the whole scene in the motel room was all out, 70's hard assed, in your face exploitation...end of) and watched back to back with "Corpses" it makes for THE most harsh, satisfying, respectful and just plain entertaining 70's throwback I for one have EVER seen since those days.
How the hell every fan of horror, extreme exploitation and 70's grindhouse sensibilities could not have had a ball with these flicks is beyond me.
In a World of disgraceful, tame, safe, cop-out, tired, drab films like "Wrong Turn", "Freddy vs Jason", "Ghost Ship", "Halloween 5000" etc etc etc Zombie's films are a total delight and a truly welcome event.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Nov 20, 2005 10:56:00 GMT -5
VELVET GOLDMINE (1998)
Fictional drama about a newspaper reporter (Christian Bale) in 1984, investigating the life and disappearance of a 70's glam rock star. The movie's two main rock star characters are Brian Slade, loosely based on David Bowie and Curt Wild, based on Iggy Pop. They are played very well by Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Ewan McGregor respectively, who also sing their own songs in the movie.
While frankly, the direction, story and editing kind of put me off, this movie seemed to be all over the place and tried to be a little too artsy for my taste, I did really enjoy the performance scenes. As a fan of a lot of early to mid-70's glam rock, I thought the actors did a really good job of capturing the stage presence and performance styles of those types of musicians. And the movie features a lot of great music on it's soundtrack. Unfortunately Bowie would not allow any of his songs to be used, but there's a lot of great T-Rex, Lou Reed, Brian Eno, etc. A lot of it sounds very Bowie-esqe.
6/10
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Post by frankenjohn on Nov 20, 2005 12:34:27 GMT -5
The War of the Roses- I love this movie! I watched it on Devito's birthday.
High Anxiety- Absolutely hysterical Brooks.
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Post by Termination on Nov 20, 2005 14:32:46 GMT -5
A Perfect World 2/4 stars
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 3/4 stars
Madagascar 2/4 stars
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Post by Termination on Nov 20, 2005 20:10:17 GMT -5
The Rookie (1990) 2/4 stars
Two if by Sea 1/4 stars
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Nov 21, 2005 0:20:30 GMT -5
Capote. Good movie. Wrote a review.
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Post by Termination on Nov 21, 2005 0:54:20 GMT -5
Alfie 2/4 stars
The Jacket 2/4 stars
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Nov 21, 2005 17:02:06 GMT -5
Diary of a Serial Killer
Pretty much what you'd expect from a B-movie. Not one of Madsen's best, but he could sit & read the phone book & I'd love it. He plays a cop in this one. Arnold Vosloo in another creepy role as the killer & Gary Busey as a journalist.
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