What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt3)
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Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
Taking Off
Milos Forman 1971
Very "of its time". Which is the middle of the first Nixon administration. Suburban square parents vs. runaway teens. Some of the plot points involve things that could have ended very badly indeed, but in this case don't.
In the end, the generation gap does look like its being bridged.
Milos Forman 1971
Very "of its time". Which is the middle of the first Nixon administration. Suburban square parents vs. runaway teens. Some of the plot points involve things that could have ended very badly indeed, but in this case don't.
In the end, the generation gap does look like its being bridged.
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
The Hateful Eight. Boring. Even worse than Django Unchained.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Reno
The In Kraut
Goodnight Mommy (Ich seh, Ich seh) an Austrian horror film/psychological thriller. It's about twin boys who start to suspect that their mother is someone else when she returns home with her face bandaged after plastic surgery. The film is well made and very stylish in a chilly, remote arthouse sort of way (most Austrian films seem to have that quality since Michael Haneke became the most famous Austrian film director) but there is a familiar plot twist which becomes very obvious early on. It appears to be a remake of the early 70s horror film
, though that's not acknowledged. Still worth seeing even if like with The Witch, the film never is as scary or intense as the trailer implies:
I started to watch another horror film called Hellions because it's by the director of the interesting Pontypool (about a zombie virus transmitted by language) but it was terrible and I gave up an hour in.
The Other
I started to watch another horror film called Hellions because it's by the director of the interesting Pontypool (about a zombie virus transmitted by language) but it was terrible and I gave up an hour in.
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Reno
The In Kraut
Hitchcock/Truffaut, very enjoyable documentary on the famous film book and an excellent reminder of why Hitchcock was/is great. The only flaw is that it's too short as far as I'm concerned, but the DVD extras remedy that to some extend. There is extra interview footage with various directors which got cut.
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Reno
The In Kraut
I watched The Omen again last night and it's still tremendously fun hokum, the third of the three great horror films about Satan and kids of the 60s and 70s. Great cast (a mixture of classic Hollywood and great character actors) , iconic Jerry Goldsmith score and nice production values, it's hard to believe it was made on a relatively low budget. It has a really lush, big budget look. It's nowhere near as great a film as Rosemary's Baby and it isn't as well directed as The Exorcist, but it also doesn't demand to be taken seriously like The Exorcist, something which never sat well with me. The kid in The Omen is really good and they didn't do what they do now with evil kids in horror films, including the rubbish The Omen remake, where they tell them to constantly scowl at the camera. He's just a normal child for most of the time, but every so often there is a wicked, knowing smile. Over the next two night I'll watch the two sequels.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
127 Hours - True story about a mountaineer type who gets trapped in a canyon in Utah. If you haven't seen it, it's got one of James Franco's better performances and it's directed by Danny Boyle. Just be prepared for some gory moments.
The Hollow Crown - Henry VI & Richard III, last 2 eps with Cumberbatch, Sophie Okenedo, Adrian Dunbar, Judi Dench and everyone. Was able to follow this about 75% of the time, so quite pleased with that. Feels like they've Game of Thrones-ed up Shakespeare for these productions.
The Hollow Crown - Henry VI & Richard III, last 2 eps with Cumberbatch, Sophie Okenedo, Adrian Dunbar, Judi Dench and everyone. Was able to follow this about 75% of the time, so quite pleased with that. Feels like they've Game of Thrones-ed up Shakespeare for these productions.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
On Urban's recommendation, Grabbers.
First reactions:
"Oh look, it's him that left Coupling to pursue a film career. Because we all know how much it hurt Jack Davenport's career to do the last series."
"Russell Tovey's really not very good in this, is he?"
It was good fun, and it's amazing how good even budget CGI is these days. Not quite the Father Ted meets The Thing that I was promised, but I'll happily recommend it as a bit of fluff. I still think somewhat more havoc could have been worked out of a pub full of extremely drunk, terrified people.
First reactions:
"Oh look, it's him that left Coupling to pursue a film career. Because we all know how much it hurt Jack Davenport's career to do the last series."
"Russell Tovey's really not very good in this, is he?"
It was good fun, and it's amazing how good even budget CGI is these days. Not quite the Father Ted meets The Thing that I was promised, but I'll happily recommend it as a bit of fluff. I still think somewhat more havoc could have been worked out of a pub full of extremely drunk, terrified people.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
I loved The Omen from the first time I saw it - late night (in reality probably 10pm) on ITV in a one-a-week Omen mini-season. The physical effects are still IMHO awesome, with some proper scares and spooks, and a great score (sounds great in a major key, too). And the cast relly throw themselves into it as well
The sequels are also damn fine given the laws of diminishing returns, even though the shocks of the original are gone, and overall they ration the big moments in comparison (the ice pond scene in Damien still gives me shudders, and the baby-hunt montage in Final Conflict, brrrr...)
Reno
The In Kraut
I loved The Omen from the first time I saw it - late night (in reality probably 10pm) on ITV in a one-a-week Omen mini-season. The physical effects are still IMHO awesome, with some proper scares and spooks, and a great score (sounds great in a major key, too). And the cast relly throw themselves into it as well
The sequels are also damn fine given the laws of diminishing returns, even though the shocks of the original are gone, and overall they ration the big moments in comparison (the ice pond scene in Damien still gives me shudders, and the baby-hunt montage in Final Conflict, brrrr...)
I really like Damien, I think it's almost as good as the first one and it feels very consistent in tone. Final Conflict is OK till Jesus turns up and then it really starts to look like one of these "faith based" films aimed at Christian fundamentalists. It also looks low budget compared to the first two. The three actors who play Damien at different ages are all well cast and look like they could all plausibly be the same person. I'll try and watch 2 & 3 tonight.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Jupiter Ascending - bonkers nonsense. eddie redmayne wtf?
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
Terror - 70s horror that I hadn't seen before. Piss-poor, although some scenes had a Suspiria influence.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
columbo srs 1 episode two 'ransom for a dead man'
curse you both Santino kabbes
it was pretty good, falk had some lines of win and the support did great as well, strange to see falk so young, he's always craggier in my head. The murder plot was quite a good one as well i recon you could have sailed it if columbo hadn't been bang on the case. At one point the murderer spells out columbos entire MO lol 'here with your shabby questions and little details' etc. Yep.
curse you both Santino kabbes
it was pretty good, falk had some lines of win and the support did great as well, strange to see falk so young, he's always craggier in my head. The murder plot was quite a good one as well i recon you could have sailed it if columbo hadn't been bang on the case. At one point the murderer spells out columbos entire MO lol 'here with your shabby questions and little details' etc. Yep.
Reno
The In Kraut
I watched The Omen 2 & 3 last night, following the first film the night before. 2 is a stylish film with some great sequences but I found it a little slow going this time round and 3 is bad movie heaven. I don't think this would get green lit today, it's surprisingly outrageous for a studio horror film, complete with mass baby slaughter (quite funny in a camp sort of way) and satanic bum rape. It's also very, very sill all ending with a floaty glow Jesus serving up the happy end. Sam Neill gives a rather hammy performance. He isn't nearly as good as the two child actors who played Damien in the previous two films.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Is the third one is the one with Ruby Wax in it as the secretary who witnesses the suicide of the US ambassador (iirc)?
Reno
The In Kraut
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
There was a short lived Omen TV show called Damien. Not seen it. Got cancelled pretty quick I think.
Reno
The In Kraut
It got terrible reviews, sounds like no great loss. There is a TV show based on The Exorcist coming up next.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Oh dear....more wasted money
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Is Bates Motel any good?
I hope not as I have far too many TV shows on my hard drive to burn through, including five series of American Horror Story and three of Walking Dead.
I hope not as I have far too many TV shows on my hard drive to burn through, including five series of American Horror Story and three of Walking Dead.
Reno
The In Kraut
I watched half of the first season, but couldn't get into it. The two leads are good but it feels quite formulaic.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
I managed about 5 or 6 eps and just stopped bothering....as Reno says, the leads are good, but the show never really gets rolling..
The Octagon
Stop...Hammertime
Watching the first episode just constantly made me think of Goodnight Sweetheart.
Then I imagined Rodney sighting up JFK in the book depository and it ruined my immersion
Reno
The In Kraut
I've never seen Goodnight Sweetheart. It has that look of period pieces where everything looks brand new, because it's been in storage. Nothing about these 60s looks lived in.Watching the first episode just constantly made me think of Goodnight Sweetheart.
Then I imagined Rodney sighting up JFK in the book depository and it ruined my immersion
Does it get better ?
The Octagon
Stop...Hammertime
11.22.63 or Goodnight Sweetheart?
Still only watched the 1st ep of 11.22.63, will persevere once I finally finish Parks and Rec sometime this week.
Goodnight Sweetheart was fairly forgettable with a couple of decent observations, typical ITV gentle comedy with added time travelling adultery played for laughs.
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