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    THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)
    Have only ever watched this once! My brother bought me this bluray for my birthday and am only getting around to watching now ( for the time that's in it!)
    Am always intrigued by film makers with an extremely low budget trying to make their passion project!
    Director Tobe Hooper does a great job, really relentless in depicting the utter horror imposed on a bunch of innocents by Leatherface and his family! Considering the low budget, its really well made! I watched the accompanying documentary 'The Shocking Truth', which shows how difficult thd shoot was, in scorching Texas heat and rancid smells from decaying animals ( and b.o. actors who had to wear the same costumes as no money meant no changing!) And also how hard it was to get a distributor, eventually snapped up by a company that the Mafia were behind, and when it became a huge hit, the cast saw little of the profits! And of course it was sensationally banned in Great Britain by the infamous James Ferman for many years!
    A few sequels and remakes happened, but the original is still strong stuff, holds up very well to modern day horrors!
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    It's such a good film @Mathis1! I remember when I was younger me and my brother snuck the video (he borrowed it from a friend) into the house, and when we watched it, I genuinely thought it was real :D
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    Denbigh wrote: »
    It's such a good film @Mathis1! I remember when I was younger me and my brother snuck the video (he borrowed it from a friend) into the house, and when we watched it, I genuinely thought it was real :D

    Yes, pretty much down to Hoopers direction.
    The cast though are pretty amateurish, though I loved the guy in the wheelchair!
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    My initial reaction to Dune was to rank it 10th (9th if Godfather I & II are viewed as "one" film which they are on my list) of all time. I adjusted that to just shy of my top 25 only because I think this film will be in a similar situation for me where I consider both parts one entity, and it doesn't feel right calling this a top 10 film of all time until I know how the second half is.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    The original is the best. That said, I think Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the only one that feels like a proper sequel. Leatherface having a daughter is disturbing, but also presents what could have led to an interesting sequel. With a bit of a re-write, that could have been TCM3D. Starting with an age appropriate actress. Sadly, sequels to sequels aren’t the done thing.
  • JamesCraigJamesCraig Ancient Rome
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    The Last Duel. I enjoyed it, and Adam Driver still scares me.

    You won't hear me say anything about how hot Jodie Comer is. :-?
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    JamesCraig wrote: »
    The Last Duel. I enjoyed it, and Adam Driver still scares me.

    You won't hear my say anything about how hot Jodie Comer is. :-?

    Fantastic cast all around, but those two in particular stood out.
  • JamesCraigJamesCraig Ancient Rome
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    JamesCraig wrote: »
    The Last Duel. I enjoyed it, and Adam Driver still scares me.

    You won't hear my say anything about how hot Jodie Comer is. :-?

    Fantastic cast all around, but those two in particular stood out.

    Oh yes absolutely.

    I try to watch everything that both Ridley & Tony Scott have made. It's very, very hit and miss (lol) but when they are good they sure are!
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    JamesCraig wrote: »
    JamesCraig wrote: »
    The Last Duel. I enjoyed it, and Adam Driver still scares me.

    You won't hear my say anything about how hot Jodie Comer is. :-?

    Fantastic cast all around, but those two in particular stood out.

    Oh yes absolutely.

    I try to watch everything that both Ridley & Tony Scott have made. It's very, very hit and miss (lol) but when they are good they sure are!

    Spot on. I can't wait to see The Last Duel eventually. I like the Rashomon vibes the storytelling gives off.
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    Watched Dune (new) last Saturday. It was really good. Slow burn, but the special effects were superb, and the story is much better than the original imo. This movie sets up the future of the franchise. If you like serious sci fi, without campy comedy, you will enjoy this. There’s not much comedy period. I’d give it a grade of B.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    ^I love that shot. The pale white of the mask, slowly appearing through the darkness, so creepy.

    A stone cold horror classic, but not a slasher. 6 deaths in the film, 5 are human, 4 of them are shown on screen.... that's low for a slasher. Thinking of it as a psychological horror, with a lot of stalking, Halloween.... it's more appropriate, I think. The sequels, no doubt inspired by Friday The 13th, are a different matter.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    The Empire Strikes Back 4K Its amazing I can watch a film 41 years later and still lose it now whilst watching it as i get so emotionally engrossed.

    The greatest movie of all time.
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    18halloween1978-articleLarge-v2.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale
    ^I love that shot. The pale white of the mask, slowly appearing through the darkness, so creepy.

    A stone cold horror classic, but not a slasher. 6 deaths in the film, 5 are human, 4 of them are shown on screen.... that's low for a slasher. Thinking of it as a psychological horror, with a lot of stalking, Halloween.... it's more appropriate, I think. The sequels, no doubt inspired by Friday The 13th, are a different matter.

    Just watched it today! Still scary!
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    I had four viewings of No Time to Die in a row without anything in between, but immediately before that, I rewatched Goodfellas which is of course one of Scorsese's best, although I detest those final three shots and I'd argue that Casino remains his greatest mob film. Breaking up the NTTD streak was the 1958 version of Dracula, which again is just the best Dracula film. Lee and Cushing are pitch perfect, as is nearly all the film, though I could have done without the final bit of comedy at the border crossing.

    Horror of Dracula is one of my all-time favorites. I plan on watching it during my Halloween marathon. Agree about the comedy bit-the movie has such a serious tone, it doesn’t fit. Peter Cushing is one of my top 10 favorite actors, and Lee is the best Dracula. I never tire of this classic.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Continuing the Halloween marathon...
    An American Werewolf In London

    One of my favourite films. Seen it an unhealthy number of times, but never gets old. Naughton and Agutter have great chemistry and the effects still look incredible. Especially on the Bluray. Which also has some great extras.

    A timeless film IMO.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    ZAMA (L. Martel, 2017)
    The trailer looked amazing, but I was sure fooled. One of the most pointless and boring films I have seen.

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    Continuing the Halloween marathon...
    An American Werewolf In London

    One of my favourite films. Seen it an unhealthy number of times, but never gets old. Naughton and Agutter have great chemistry and the effects still look incredible. Especially on the Bluray. Which also has some great extras.

    A timeless film IMO.

    Fantastic movie! Funny, horrific, and just damn enjoyable! Transformation scene is still amazing!
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    THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)
    Decided to go old school for a choice of horror to watch on Halloween!
    Director James Whales classic take on the story. Claude Rains takes the lead as the scientist, who, after discovering the secret of invisibility, struggles to find a cure, while avoiding the attention of the locals and the bumbling Police, all the while going slowly insane!
    Whale creates great atmosphere, and good humour in depicting the plight of the main protagonist with some clever effects!
    Wonderful stuff!
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    ZAMA (L. Martel, 2017)
    The trailer looked amazing, but I was sure fooled. One of the most pointless and boring films I have seen.

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    I didn't know this movie, but I watched the trailer and it does have some distinctive images. But there are some films you watch where you feel there is no substance to them, things just happen and you think "so what?", and then the film ends. I suppose it was like that for you.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    mattjoes wrote: »
    ZAMA (L. Martel, 2017)
    The trailer looked amazing, but I was sure fooled. One of the most pointless and boring films I have seen.

    Zama_SB3gr.jpg

    I didn't know this movie, but I watched the trailer and it does have some distinctive images. But there are some films you watch where you feel there is no substance to them, things just happen and you think "so what?", and then the film ends. I suppose it was like that for you.

    Yes, huge disappointment. Yesterday, I rewatched a film I saw in the cinema in the 80s,

    FITZCARRALDO (W. Herzog, 1982)

    and had a much better time. Not Herzog s best, but top three. My favourite being Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes, with Nosferatu right behind. All of them with Kinski in the lead.


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    Ok there are a bunch of films to update this list

    Spectre

    this film is also not as bad as I remember it in fact I actually like everything up until the Rome chase

    Wondering why Miss moneypenny has sour cream in her fridge and then coming up with a whole story in my mind about perhaps she will have a taco party... should not be RUNNING THROUGH MY MIND DURING A CAR CHASE!

    i aslo feel the brother plot is stupid

    And Madeline might of just looked at the audience and said I need to leave here so I can be captured.
    The Film just isnt as strong as it could be however

    Craig is fantastic for the most part.
    I love the Funeral Scene.
    I ADORE the scene between Bond and Mr. White.
    The Rome Spectre meeting is fantastic.
    The PTS is nearly Perfect (I would of preferred the Helicopter pilot try and kill Bond before Bond started attacking him)



    No time to Die
    I will say this spoiler free I don't know how to feel about this film. And initially I was upset by that but now I am almost thinking the point of this film is for you not to know how to feel about it. Which is kind of interesting I plan hopefully to see it one more time in theaters.


    Halloween 6 the producers cut Kind of

    So a Large portion of the producers cut is o you tube there is a chunk not there due to nudity so I had to watch the theatrical cut version of those scenes.

    but overall I love this film. it's insane and makes no sense at all but man is it fun.

    Jaws 2
    I will be watching the original before the end of the year but for this film its slasher film with a giant shark. Many don't love the sequels to Jaws but I do love 2 and 3 and this film is honestly perfect.

    Films I have seen in 2021
    1. Casino Royale
    2. Quantum of solace
    3. John wick
    4. Jaws 2
    5. Skyfall
    6. Halloween 6 the producers cut kind of
    7. No time to Die
    8. Batman the long Halloween part one
    9. Coming to America
    10. Highlander
    11. Monterey Pop Festival
    12. My big fat Greek wedding
    13. Batman: dying is easy
    14. Across the universe
    15. Spectre
    16. Batman hush
    17. Batman ninja
    18. Casino Royale 1954
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    I wouldnt get that hung up on it Risico007.
    Think quite a few of us feel the same way about Skyfall! Struggled with it when I first saw it in the cinema.....still struggle with it now! Yes, some good stuff here and there ( though I dont totally agree about the cinematography!) but, Man, why do I feel like I'm not watching a Bond movie?
    I will still watch it, hoping it will click with me, hasnt happened yet tbough!
    SF is in my bottom 3, the first hour is ok though then the film completely falls apart.The Mendes films are littered with issues for me they are dull and pretentious.
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    SP i have come to appreciate a lot very recently. SF however not so much, it’s bottom 5 for me.

    I am appreciative of these comments yeah Skyfall and Spectre and even No time to die have some great moments but also some weak moments as well its crazy how the Craig era is really split between Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace / Skyfall- No Time to Die
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Halloween II (1981)
    Loomis firing 7 shots from a gun that only holds 6 bullets, sets the slap dash tone for the rest of the film. The Ben Tramer scene is hilarious for the wrong reasons. The Hospital.... without a doubt, the most understaffed Hospital ever. I have worked in a Hospital, and though there are areas that don't get so much footfall even in day, that wasn't even a skeleton crew. Couldn't have been more than 10 people, including that one security guy, plus the 2 ambulance crew.

    Halloween IV: The Return Of Michael Myers
    The mask.... the look of surprise on the mask just cracks me up.
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    "I can't wait to get home, change into some frilly underwear, play my new Cyndi Lauper cassette, and dance like there's no tomorrow. Wait, did I think that, or did I say that out loud?"
    On the upside, I think this is Donald Pleasance's best performance as Dr Loomis, just beating out the original film.
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    Spencer is not good. Terrific acting all around and it's sure to do something of a sweep come the Oscars because this is exactly the film the Academy loves, but what a pretentious chore. I suppose the arduous task that was staying awake through this film is my paying the piper after having had an inexplicable run of three films in a row (NTTD, Titane, and Dune) that I have given top marks to. 4/10.
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    The Hustler starring Paul Newman. A true classic.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited November 2021 Posts: 25,047
    Flash Gordon 4K a fantastic restoration the images just pop, highly enjoyable film that has been copied many times. Queens film score is awesome.

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    Flash Gordon 4K a fantastic restoration the images just pop, highly enjoyable film that has been copied many times. Queens film score is awesome.

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    Wow! Nice. I’ll have to check it out.
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    I saw the The French Dispatch last Sunday. A chocolate box of a movie.

    I blow hot and cold on Wes Anderson. I always enjoy the look of his work but sometimes when he tries for drama and significance the results feel sketched in. Of all his films, I think Rushmore and Moonrise Kingdom have the best combination of depth and style.

    The French Dispatch is blessedly light---it touches on deep subjects but without ponderousness or pretension. It feels like an opening a vintage issue of The New Yorker, but much of the pleasure also derives from seeing a director with a strong, unique style at the height of his powers. Filmmaking has become so standardized and bereft of style that I appreciate Anderson more than I used to. So many big movies are laborious computer animations pretending to be live action, with fantasy subjects portrayed through deadening naturalism, but Anderson's film is about the delight of movie-making and showmanship, of cutaway sets, elaborate backdrops, eccentric actors, eye-catching compositions, theatricality and sleight of hand. This is the best film I can think of seeing in a movie theater after the pandemic.

    Members of this board will also be pleased to know that The French Dispatch features four Bond alumni--- Benicio Del Toro, Lea Seydoux, Mathie Amalric, and Jeffrey Wright---all in excellent form. I enjoyed Seydoux here more than in either of her Bonds and she shares the film's second "story" (its best in my opinion) with Del Toro. But Wright comes closest to stealing the entire movie with a rich, larger-than-life performance.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    Gojira (1954 / dir. Ishirō Honda [Japanese with English Subtitles).

    As part of the celebrations on “#GodzillaDay” (November 3rd), I watched the new 4K version of the very first Godzilla film at the new Alamo Drafthouse in lower Manhattan. And despite some trepidations (“oh, now were really going to see ALL of wires holding up Godzilla’s tail”), I thought that the 4K print looked really good. Plus, it’s just a great film. And it was great to see it on the big screen.

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    When I got home, I found out that Yoko Higuchi (a production assistant on 2016’s Shin Godzilla) was in attendance, and I’m in complete agreement with these sentiments:



    Many “G” fans say that these films should be wall to wall monster action and that any “human stuff” only slows things down. I tend to disagree. Even in a movie where we must suspense belief (a 165-foot-tall radioactive monster?), there must still be a human story that we – the audience – can connect with. While Godzilla is certainly a “character”, the best of these films have always had a good human story that runs in parallel with the scenes of city destruction and monster battles. The first film certainly had that.
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    Rogue 1. Have seen before. Good flick. Loved Peter Cushing cgi as Tarkin. Plus, Vader. Just awesome.
  • Whirlybird_FanWhirlybird_Fan Sydney, Australia
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    The Suicide Squad

    I watched this on someone's recommendation; it's a fun and entertaining comic book movie.

    Among the cast is Joaquin Cosio from Quantum of Solace.

    If you are looking for a new release to check out, this is a pretty good one.
    4/5
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