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Believe the buzz, it was really THAT good.
I completely agree! It had so many unforgettable scenes, and I’m still blown away by how well they were crafted.
Such a great one! Saw it for the first time this year and I also noticed a couple of elements and bits that would later appear in Friday the 13th, particularly the bed kill and that nasty spear through the gut.
Love it too! Domino Derval in a Mario Bava giallo, I mean that's hard to beat ;)
She's got such a nasty streak to her too in it, I love it! And those final two or three minutes? What an unexpected gut punch. It was almost hilarious at how shocking it was.
In all three films, Field makes extremely flawed characters sympathetic and nuanced, and the characters really feel like real people, more than in most other films I’ve seen. Little Children in particular both entertained and moved me in a way few movies ever have. I’d highly recommend checking his work out to any film lover who hasn’t already. I hope he decides to direct another feature or two before he’s officially done.
Decided to watch this one anyway. Now for me, I don't need to have something as good as the original 1978 version because that's just an unfair expectation. However I'd say there are two ways to make an enjoyable Halloween film:
1. A good October atmosphere with Michael Myers being a thread throughout. A likeable final female character who you can root for and if possible a few interesting / likeable side characters. And of course, a fine synth music score.
2. Everything of the above but just without Michael and without it being a slasher, but rather just a Halloween-themed film in the vein of Season of the Witch.
Ends though tries to have it both ways and is neither and that makes it a slightly frustrating watch. It has a few interesting ideas, but it never fully commits to them.
Furthermore, if you're "sequelling" the 1978 film with a follow-up trilogy and you call the film Halloween Ends, you pretty much put yourself in the position that you'll have to deliver a proper finale to the Strode / Myers story. It tries to do that, but it first tries to something else entirely. Disappointing overall.
Having seen them all, I'd rank the Halloween franchise as follows:
1. Halloween (1978)
2. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
3. Halloween III: Season of the Witch
4. Halloween II (1981)
5. Halloween Kills
6. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
7. Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later
8. Halloween (2018)
9. Halloween 5
10. Halloween Ends
11. Halloween II (2009)
12. Halloween: Resurrection
13. Halloween (2007)
Love that top 3, I like everything between 4th and 7th, I'm fifty-fifty on 8th and 9th, from 10th onwards I'm going from being disappointed to outright dislike.
I remember being really stoked for this to come out, having enjoyed Director Paul Greengrass debut with 'Supremacy'. And it didn't disappoint! Still holds up well, it's a frantically paced thriller! Matt Damon is still engaging as the killer with a past, and here he finally comes face to face with his creators, with diverting dalliance inMadrid and London ( in an exceptional sequence at Waterloo station with a cameo by Paddy Considine!) Joan Allen returns as the titular Pamela Landy, and a rather caricatured David Strathairn as the C.I.A. bad guy! Greengrass still adopts his shaky cam style, and Dan Bradley stages great action sequences. There's talk of another Bourne movie, and I'd be up for that ( despite its flaws I still enjoyed the last one 'Jason Bourne') and still prefer this franchise to the 'Mission Impossible' series!
I've probably seen this at least 40 or 50 times in my life and it never loses its impact. One of the most richly detailed dystopian films I've ever experienced and still one of my Top 3 films from this century. Masterful, emotional, impeccable filmmaking.
This one made me an instant Ti West fan back in the day. Excellent film.
Nice! I’ve seen this one and the X trilogy so far, but definitely want to check out more now. Any other particular recommendations for his movies?
The Innkeepers is pretty good, if you have the patience to sit through a slow start before the madness happens.
The late Teri Garr stars in Mel Brooks wonderful horror pastiche, with Gene Wilder as the Grandson of the Baron carrying on his work and creating a creature of his own ( the superb Peter Boyle) aided by said Garr and mugging from Marty Feldman as his hunchbacked ( "what hump?") assistant. Great fun from a terrific cast ( Madeleine Kahn is a hoot!) And the entire film is stolen by a left field casting of no less than Gene Hackman as the blind hermit ("where are you going?, I was going to make espressos!")
Yes, it is a classic. It's a rare parody that doesn't criticize its source material. That makes it even better. A comedy that hasn't aged much in 50 years.
Yes, I still enjoy it, even with some of its flaws. Some of Joss Whedon's dialogue is a bit cringe, and almost purely one-liners. The MCU looked to it WAY TOO MUCH for trying to have humor. I'm thankful that Marvel succeeded with it, other than Joss Whedon's career being next to nothing now. So, arguably the first event MCU movie. It's still up there with the best of the best of the endless superhero movies that we get.
A hilarious film bathing in atmosphere. Love it too.
Checked it out, it was pretty decent! I also watched The Sacrament, which was extremely disturbing but I thought well done. I’d definitely count myself as a Ti West fan at this point!
On top of those three West features, I also watched It Chapter Two (newer one, and I watched the first part earlier in the month) and Starry Eyes. Enjoyed the whole horror buffet for this year’s Halloween very much!
Watching-McDonalds-film-with-Keaton......tedious,as-is-Critters4-which-I-havent-completed-either
Mickeys-halloween-special,4/6........M/Donald&Goofy-has-a-band,Minnie&Daisy-tries-to-complete-"witch-academy"&Pete-is-disappointed-that-nobodys-scared-of-him
Alf-halloween-episode.....of-course-Alf-is-going-out-for-candy-despite-forbidden-to-do-so......4/6,its-fun
Garfield-halloween-special (1985) 3.5/6
Follow the Fleet : There's nothing like a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers movie to cheer me up. First time Astaire put on a uniform, great music (can't go wrong with Irving Berlin) and great choreography.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade : It's been a long time since I saw it, but it's still as good as it always was. Sir Sean is great, the two other Bond alumni (Allison Doody and Julian Glover) don't dispappoint, all in all, a great barrel of fun.
For Indy 3, another Bond alumni who did great was John Rhys-Davies. His charm makes me wish that his General Pushkin would have returned at some point. A great sequel done right!
Jurassic Park III : What surprised me was how short it was (1 Hour 1/2, I think). Of course, it was full of action, but ultimately devoid of heart. Joe Johnston has done better things before and since then.
Godzilla : The original, the one and only. A serious, somber movie that doesn't pull any punch. I still have that image of the mother comforting her children in the middle of the devastation of Tokyo, telling them that they will see their daddy (who was probably killed in the war) soon. Still a masterpiece, 70 years later.
Godzilla '98 : Not the same thing, one might say. Here we have a generic disaster movie, with jokes aplenty. Nowadays, after 9/11, you couldn't do a movie like that anymore, although Roland Emmerich, who tries to be the new Irwin Allen but fails, still does it. Jean Reno is the saving grace of the movie, and there are quite spectacular scenes, but there were at least two scenes that were lifted from Jaws. If the first movie is a masterpiece, this one is not, but I still rank it above All Monsters Attack.
I also finished the final season of The Good Place, which brought a little tear in my eye. Great series, highly recommanded.
Agree @FoxRox on Little Children a really fascinating character study with some perverse characters. I also loved the odd voice-over by Will Lyman. Time for a re-watch i think..
I-give-it-3.5/6,bit-under-par-vs-1&2,imo....not-terrible-but-couldve-been-more
2022
One of the best films I have watched this year, Speak No Evil is certainly a viewing experience that sticks with you some time after viewing. I have yet to see the remake which has just dropped on home cinema, it will have to be some film to get anywhere close to the original, I am aware the endings are very different.