The Last Movie You Bought?

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  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    I enjoy Ghost in the Shell in a similar respect to Blade Runner—both for its philosophy and as a transporting, mood-setting work of art. As far as plot and characters go, however, I actually enjoy Stand Alone Complex considerably more than the '95 film.

    Right there with ya! ;)
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    HD Download of Diamonds are Forever 9 Eon digital copies bought 15 to go, my deadline to get the whole series is before the Bond 25 release.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    I haven't seen them all- now I will.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    chrisisall wrote: »
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    I haven't seen them all- now I will.

    I have all the movies The Final Chapter I thought was one of the better films in the series.
  • @chrisisall, I love the Resident Evil films. If you're looking for something fun and brainless in the sci-fi action/horror genre, you're in for a great time.

    This fall I finally picked up the 5-film collection for a great price:

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    Contrary to @Fire_and_Ice_Returns, I actually found The Final Chapter my least favorite of the series. Retribution—and I'm really not spoiling anything with this—ends with the promise of an all-out battle featuring many of the cast we've come to know over the films. In a sense, Retribution feels like a final film with its bringing together several of the cast from across the various films. But TFC, surely for budgetary reasons, doesn't show us that battle, skipping instead to the wasteland aftermath, and drops many of the cast we'd expect might have been included. I found it a much smaller scale story in many ways and overall have decided, by comparison with the other 5, that having seen it twice now I really don't care to rewatch it. The one thing I do like about TFC is the resolution of Alice's story. Other than that, I can live with Retribution's promise of the battle to come (that never comes) as the series' ending. So this set was actually the perfect choice for me.

    The first film is great. It's really the closest the series ever comes to approaching straight horror with some genuinely tense moments amidst the techno-backed action scenes. Apocalypse generally gets ragged on I feel, but I enjoy it for nostalgic reasons (and for Sienna Guillory's Jill Valentine). It's where the series starts moving away from horror and toward the over-the-top action, a progression that continues incrementally straight on through the series. Extinction is generally held in higher regard. It didn't connect with me at first but I've come around on it and have been appreciating it more and more. Some references to Romero's third zombie flick Day of the Dead, and the deserted Las Vegas setting makes for a great action centerpiece. Afterlife is on the smaller-scale side of things but entertains in its own way and is a perfectly enjoyable bridging film. Retribution might actually be my favorite. The opening sequence alone—played backwards and in slow motion and set to tomandandy's seriously cool score—is a work of explosion-filled art. They're all great fun really, all six of them, and short enough that you can get two or three in at a time to make for one long popcorn-entertainment packed evening. Check your brains at the door—they'll be safer that way. ;)
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    My rating for the Resident Evil Films

    Resident Evil
    Apocalypse and Extinction are on par for me
    The Final Chapter
    Afterlife
    Retribution

    Though even the lower ranked films I enjoy alot.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    My rating for the Resident Evil Films

    Resident Evil
    Apocalypse and Extinction are on par for me
    The Final Chapter
    Afterlife
    Retribution

    Though even the lower ranked films I enjoy alot.

    Thanks F&I!
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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  • JamesBondKenyaJamesBondKenya Danny Boyle laughs to himself
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
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    The kingsman films are not only funny but incredibly entertaining, however am I the only one who wasn’t a massive fan of IT, I found it entertaining enough but not really scary, more lighthearted
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    I don t like any of the IT films.
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    I will definitely be buying It when it comes out. I also plan on buying Dunkirk, Blade Runner 2049, and Coco when they release; some of my favorites from 2017.
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    Frivolous Lola (1998) dir. Tinto Brass. Arrow Video DVD. Not seen any Brass before (except Caligula back in the day), but was intrigued when I read the essay about this in my Cult Cinema: An Arrow Video Companion book. Seems like some harmless fun with some lovely ladies.
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
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    BD299: Crimson Peak (2015) € 5,00 (New)
    BD300!: Hail Caesar! (2016) € 5,00 (New)

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    BD301: Room (2015) € 5,00 (New)
    BD302: Anomalisa (2015) € 5,00 (New)
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    Carrie (1976) dir. Brian de Palma - Arrow Video blu-ray box set. Another cracking Limited Edition (already sold out) from Arrow, featuring a 4K restoration of the film, archive features ported over from previous issue, couple of new featurettes, double sized poster, featuring original "If you've a taste for terror…" poster and new artwork, and a 40-page booklet filled with essays and great pics.
    I've seen this film more times than is good for me, but still love it. From Sissy's great performance, de Palma's excellent film-making and Donaggio's hauntingly beautiful score. This film started my love of de Palma's films and King's novels. Great.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    The Beguiled
    Song To Song
    Doctor Who: The Face Of Evil
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  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
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    DVD:

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    K-Pax (2001) € 0,50

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    The Last Five Years (2014) € 0,50
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  • QsAssistantQsAssistant All those moments lost in time... like tears in rain
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    chrisisall wrote: »
    My rating for the Resident Evil Films

    Resident Evil
    Apocalypse and Extinction are on par for me
    The Final Chapter
    Afterlife
    Retribution

    Though even the lower ranked films I enjoy alot.

    Thanks F&I!

    I'm a little late in commenting but I really enjoy the films. However a lot don't. My ranking is...

    Resident Evil
    Extinction
    Apocalypse
    Afterlife
    The Final Chapter
    Retribution (this is the only one that I actually don't like and I've only seen it once)

    Let us know what you think and your ranking of each film.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Batman Begins Blu ray. Because I only own the DVD, ;)
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Doctor Who:
    Robot
    Terror Of The Zygons
    The Invasion Of Time
    Horror Of Fang Rock
    The Sun Makers
    The Key To Time (The Ribos Operation - The Pirate Planet - The Stones Of Blood - The Androids Of Tara - The Power Of Kroll - The Armageddon Factor)


    That'll keep HMV in business a while longer.
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    Doctor Who:
    Robot
    Terror Of The Zygons
    The Invasion Of Time
    Horror Of Fang Rock
    The Sun Makers
    The Key To Time (The Ribos Operation - The Pirate Planet - The Stones Of Blood - The Androids Of Tara - The Power Of Kroll - The Armageddon Factor)


    That'll keep HMV in business a while longer.

    That's some good watching there. Got all apart from Robot and Horror of Fang Rock, but my son's got HoFG.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Doctor Who:
    Robot
    Terror Of The Zygons
    The Invasion Of Time
    Horror Of Fang Rock
    The Sun Makers
    The Key To Time (The Ribos Operation - The Pirate Planet - The Stones Of Blood - The Androids Of Tara - The Power Of Kroll - The Armageddon Factor)


    That'll keep HMV in business a while longer.

    That's some good watching there. Got all apart from Robot and Horror of Fang Rock, but my son's got HoFG.

    Seeing so many on the shelf, it was hard to stop there, I was tempted to also grab the New Beginning set as well as Genesis Of The Daleks.
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    Doctor Who:
    Robot
    Terror Of The Zygons
    The Invasion Of Time
    Horror Of Fang Rock
    The Sun Makers
    The Key To Time (The Ribos Operation - The Pirate Planet - The Stones Of Blood - The Androids Of Tara - The Power Of Kroll - The Armageddon Factor)


    That'll keep HMV in business a while longer.

    A nice collection of Tom Baker titles well worth your time. I have got them all as wel except for the Sun makers.
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    Nikkatsu Diamond Guys Vol. 1 - dual format. Another Arrow Video release, this one limited to 3000 copies and only a few left. So with my Arrow points I purchased this set of three films from Nikkatsu studios. Films are: Voice Without a Shadow; Red Pier (both widescreen mono) and The Rambling Guitarist. Should be a nice addition to my growing collection of Japanese movies.
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    Damn you Arrow Video and your Festive Sale! Been very restrained and only got Caligula - The Ultimate Edition (1979) and Kinji Fukasaku's Cops vs Thugs (1974). Could have bought so much more…
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Damn you Arrow Video and your Festive Sale! Been very restrained and only got Caligula - The Ultimate Edition (1979) and Kinji Fukasaku's Cops vs Thugs (1974). Could have bought so much more…

    I've been itching to see Caligula for years now, but it seems so incredibly divisive.
  • Creasy47 wrote: »
    Damn you Arrow Video and your Festive Sale! Been very restrained and only got Caligula - The Ultimate Edition (1979) and Kinji Fukasaku's Cops vs Thugs (1974). Could have bought so much more…

    I've been itching to see Caligula for years now, but it seems so incredibly divisive.

    Yes, I suppose that's one of those films you kind of just have to see at some point just to have seen it. I'm sure I'll get to it myself some day.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    I saw Caligula in the cinema, a few years later. It has a lot of great scenes. McDowell is perfect in the part.
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