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(D. Parisot, 2013)
Caught the last half, or maybe third, of the first one a few years ago, and that seemed fun enough. This was more of the same. Not exactly great, but quite entertaining.
I have seen Stalker and Nostalgia and I loved them both. Recently bought a Blu-ray set of Tarkovsky films that included Stalker, Solaris, Ivan's Childhood, Andrei Rublev and Mirror. I should get cracking with these since I find his films utterly phenomenal.
But as much as I love Tarkovsky so far, I must be in the right mood for his style. After a busy day at work I tend to look for something a bit easier to digest :), so it will take a while before I finish the set.
Very interesting. I must add that to my watchlist.
This was much better than I anticipated. Pretty excellent thriller, even if they lay it on a bit thick with one crisis after another the whole film. And it has the lovely Amber Midthunder:
If you like 70's EuroHorror, seek it out.
Director Jean-Pierre Melvilles ice cool thriller, with Alain Delon as Jef, the hitman with a Samourai code! The opening hit is beautifully set out, and the dogged policemans relentless pursuit to nail Jef for the killing is gripping! Nothing is rushed here, Melville lets scenes play out , with long silences and rich characters and each shot is meticulously set up! There was a discussion recently on a thread about Steve McQueen being the King of Cool, but even he would come second to Delons fedora/trenchcoat wearing killer! Bought this tape from The Criterion Collection, well worth the purchase!
I'll try to watch it this year!
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I last watched these:
-Wall Street
-Highlander 2 (Special Edition)
-Fortress (1992)
-Fortress 2: Re-Entry
Despite the substantial flaws, I still enjoyed Highlander 2. The set design is engrossing. It's an... "atmospheric" film, if you know what I mean.
I might've enjoyed Fortress 2 a bit more than the original.
It’s all very strange. The only claim to its existence, is from Naschy himself, and he could remember nothing of the film, except going to Paris to film his scenes. He couldn’t remember any of his co-stars, and the director (who made no other films) died shortly after completing the film. The Wikipedia page, whether true or not, does give a believable explanation for the film disappearing off the face of the Earth. I don’t think we will ever know, to be honest.
the original Jenifer Lopez film has a lot of heart but a lot of weird weird circumstances. The Scene of Selina being shot for example is weird. some of he montages is weird. again the film isn't bad just weird.
Also if you want to boil down the message of the film don't follow your dreams or you will lose your house and be shot by your biggest fan...
1. Casino Royale 2006 (2/1
2. Spiderman: No Way Home (1/15)
3. When Harry me Sally 1/1
4. Casino Royale 1954 1/1
5. Selina (note I don't hate this film its just something has to be dead last so...)
The kicker here: there are EIGHT separate nominations to choose from, and he's already slated to appear in another eight films in 2022.
A generic Google search tells me the man is worth $250 million. Is it really necessary to keep sleepwalking through garbage like this?
The dude's so hungry for cash that he even licensed his own deepfake to Russia so they could use it in some phone adverts. Stunning. He genuinely doesn't seem to care, just as long as someone's giving him a paycheck. He'll do anything.
Most certainly. My favourite genre next to the spy film, so that baby goes up on the watchlist ;) thanks!
Fabulous film. Amongst the best I’ve ever seen. Delon is a firm favourite of mine and this film might just be his finest hour.
Written by the Coen Brothers (with some support), but directed by someone else, this still manages to be very enjoyful and funny, which is why I blame myself for having ignored it so far (i.e. since buying the BD seven years agoor so) We (my wife and I) kind of laughed out butts off. and this may have helped to convince her to watch the other Coen Brothers movies that she, quite frankly, ignored so far.
Paul Naschy enters the 1980s with a difference. With a title like Human Beasts, anyone could be forgiven for expecting another Hombre Lobo, but this is, to begin with, a thriller only switching to horror as the film moves along.
Bruno Rivera (Naschy) is a professional hitman, hired by the Yakuza to steal some diamonds. In a display of his ruthlessness, Bruno sets a trap, and kills everyone present, including the courier who wasn't even carrying a gun. Taking the diamonds to the exchange with the Yakuza, Bruno has a change of mind, and decides to keep the diamonds for himself. This leads to a chase where Bruno is cornered in a Abbey. He escapes, but in the ensuing gunfight, is shot. He wanders the countryside, before collapsing. When he comes to, he is in a house owned by an older gentleman and his two beautiful daughters. From this point on, the film switches from action thriller, to horror.
Ah, an action extravaganza with Jerry Goldsmith scoring, and with gallons of blood squibs going off. Nothing quite like it today.
I was reading about the film over at Proyecto Naschy.
It's been a while since I watched From Dusk To Dawn, so I don't recall how it blended genres. With Human Beasts, I would liken it to a colour chart. It begins as one colour, goes through various shades, before ending as different colour. The shift in style is done seamlessly.
I had not heard of that website, I will have to bookmark it for reference. TheMarkOfNaschy (Naschy.com) and NaschyCast are what I use as reference guides. In the case of the latter, they go VERY in depth in their reviews, so I wouldn't advise listening to them, unless you have already seen the film in question. They also cover other, non-Naschy films.
It was fine. One of the better movie video games. Its not the same as the games and if you go in with that mindset, you’ll have an enjoyable enough in the moment, if forgettable, two hours.
Went to see it on Friday with one of my clients.
Thought it was awful, though he enjoyed it, which was the main thing!
After seeing this and the recent Spiderman film, I shall be avoiding any film with Tom Holland in it, dont see his appeal at all!
The last straw for me was watching him flail around as a weathered West Virginian in The Devil All The Time. He's gotta be one of the more overrated actors working in Hollywood today.
I most certainly concur!
+1 here....
Armageddon - Awful across the board, cheesy as hell, and entirely unrealistic. The Michael Bay flair and atmosphere only carries a film so far. This is the first time I've ever seen it in full, for good reason, apparently.
Mondo Trasho - John Waters' first film and I can see why he doesn't particularly care for it and has never been interested in spending the money to put the film back into distribution. I do love, though, how he cared so little about that aspect by crafting the soundtrack (and, in turn, the "dialogue" driving the film) simply via his own vinyl collection. I love this man's work.
Henry V - A brilliant, if not unexpected, adaptation. It had its highs and lows but the comedy on the stage involving the Archbishop of Canterbury and the later moments where Henry spends the night posing as a commoner in the camp to gauge everyone's reaction and opinion of him were the main highlights. Wonderfully acted with some very skilled performers, Olivier especially.
Grandma's Boy - Hand't seen this one in a long time. It's crude and cringe a lot of the time but I can't lie - there are numerous lines and moments throughout that make me laugh really hard. It's a competent idiot stoner comedy.
Desperate Living - Another fantastic film from John Waters and a delicious treat for those who love the Dreamlanders and the wacky, disgusting antics they put on screen for our delight.
Lord of the Flies (1963) - Utterly fantastic, thrusting you right into the uncertainty and peril alongside the boys, who all balance the line between acting and genuine reaction with success. The frenzied nighttime bloodbath on the beach is a real highlight.
Batman Begins - Not as perfect as I remember it being but still one of the better Batman films around. The fight choreography and editing is shockingly bad here (something that Nolan clearly improved on as the trilogy progressed) and the debate around morality grows tiring, considering the numerous instances where Wayne's actions end up responsible for the death of someone else, no matter how warranted, but still solid overall.
The Red Shoes - Perfect in every way, a dazzling visual feast of color and dance and occasional magical realism, acting as a sort of tie to the fairytale it's based on. This was simply one of those films I always knew I'd love, no matter how long it took me to finally see it, and it more than delivered. Powell & Pressburger knock it out of the park once again.
The Dark Knight - The strongest of the trilogy, no doubt, amplified by the perfection that is Heath Ledger's performance though bogged down by the countless idiotic decisions that drag the universe down but push the story forward. I can only see so many cops and heroes walk into so many traps before I'm stuck in an endless mixture of shrugging and sighing.
The Most Dangerous Game (1932) - Some cool sets (filmed on the same lot as King Kong only go so far in this disappointing adaptation, one that removes a lot of the best aspects of the short story while adding in its own unnecessary material, like the shoehorned love interest and the opening explosion. The short story would make for a perfect period piece in the right hands and I'll continue, decades on, holding out hope we eventually get one.
The Dark Knight Rises - One of the strongest viewings I've ever had of the film but still not enough to overlook the plot holes, the dragging runtime and the new, uninteresting characters who were never even hinted at before but somehow take major priority here.
Peeping Tom - A surprisingly very solid psychological thriller with a damn good performance by Carl Boehm. The atmosphere and creepy nature of everything is so constricting here, I love it.
The King's Man - I've waited a long time for this one to get through its pandemic delays, only to be majorly disappointed by it; bad CGI and green screen clogging up some beautiful setpieces, way too much in the way of politics and characters going on, leading to mass confusion at times, a poor twist that's held so tightly to the chest despite how telegraphed it is. It had a couple of unexpected character fates, though, which were appreciated, and I thought Ifans' Rasputin was the best part of the film.
The Night Porter - A fantastic, psychosexual WWII "romance," if you can call it that, that goes to some sickening heights and depths with its subject matter and the bizarre relationship at the heart of the story. I loved how dirty yet bright the set design and lighting was, especially when the two lovers end up bunkering down and hiding out in their apartment together, awaiting their inevitability.
Autumn Sonata - This instantly became one of my favorites from Ingmar Bergman, one of the most passionate and emotional films I think I've ever seen. There's really not a better mother-daughter pairing I've seen on screen than that of Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullmann; the two are fiery talents in their own right but seeing them on screen together (and knowing the two Bergmans finally got a chance to work with one another) was a real treat. Their skills alone will keep you gripped and engaged throughout.
Catch The Fair One - I had never even heard of this until it dropped on streaming yesterday but all in all, I quite enjoyed it. It stars a professional boxer in her very first film and she handled the grit and the circumstance very well, playing things subdued and letting loose when the action and torture set in. It's got one stone cold ending too.
The Human Centipede (First Sequence) - Awful, awful, awful. I hadn't seen it since it released and time hasn't been kind to it, playing like one awful student film. It has zero technical merits and is only good for a moment or two of wincing. There are way stronger films out there that will properly get under your skin; this one's pure shock value with no payoff and has been lessened in its impact due to the jokes and parodies over the years.
Yojimbo - Another brilliant ronin flick from Akira Kurosawa and (not surprising whatsoever) another effortlessly cool performance from Toshiro Mifune. I love all the backstabbing and double-crossing that takes place throughout, tossing in a few surprises before a chaotic and lightning fast finale.
Blacklight - It's a dedicated and charismatic performance from Liam Neeson and that's it, much like the rest of his fare of late. It has absolutely nothing on offer and is generic and uninspired throughout; I can't even call it "derivative" because it's so damn lazy and cookie cutter. Neeson's great and that's all.
The third of the Japanese Ringu films. Not very interesting, but creepy and intense towards the end. The first is clearly the best. (Not seen Sadako). The American remake follows the first pretty closely, but the American sequels are different from the Japanese sequels. Only some core ideas are similar.The third American is also a good one.
Thanks for the info on the other Naschy websites. I haven't seen any Naschy films; I only knew about him from Las noches del hombre lobo. But I'm a little more curious about his work now.
I'll watch this one at some point, probably along with a couple of other Bogarde films, like The Servant. I've got so many movies to watch I should hire someone to watch them for me.