What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt3)

[trabuquera]

Rest of The Terror only gets sillier, more FX-ridden and a bit more ridiculous, BUT ALSO, lashings of lip-smacking period gore, some great greatcoats and some nice lines of archaic shipspeak. Some grand acting and absolutely breathtaking* art direction throughout. It has mood and presence, no doubt.

(* almost literally - the only thing to break the authentic chill is that you can't see the characters' breath freezing in the air.)

 

[Pac man]

I Am Mother, A Netflix film 2019, pretty decent 7/10

 

[cybershot]

Captain marvel
Better than I was expecting. Solid 7/10

Make us dream
Documentary about former Liverpool captain Steven gerrard and the pressures of the club and the need for glory, especially the one that got away. Twice.

 

[rubbershoes]

Cockneys v Zombies

When gentrification threatens their stability, a family comes together across the generations to take action

Truly heart-warming

 

[krtek a houby]

God Told Me To - Bizarre cop story from 1976 that starts with mass shooting in gritty NYC, and moves on to religious hysteria and aliens. I reckon Chris Carter must have seen it before he came up with X-Files and Millennium. Sandy Dennis and Andy Kaufman (!) feature. A real oddity, with touches of The Omen and Psycho in parts.

Super Mario Bros. - Bob Hoskins, Dennis Hopper, Fiona Shaw and John Leguizamo can't save this dystopian dinosaur adventure in a parallel universe. Not as bad as I was led to believe but still a disappointment from the creators of Max Headroom.

The Princess Bride - I still don't get the love for this. 80s fantasy yarn with Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Mandy Pantinkin and directed by Rob Reiner. Mildly funny.

 

[The39thStep]

God Told Me To - Bizarre cop story from 1976 that starts with mass shooting in gritty NYC, and moves on to religious hysteria and aliens. I reckon Chris Carter must have seen it before he came up with X-Files and Millennium. Sandy Dennis and Andy Kaufman (!) feature. A real oddity, with touches of The Omen and Psycho in parts.

Super Mario Bros. - Bob Hoskins, Dennis Hopper, Fiona Shaw and John Leguizamo can't save this dystopian dinosaur adventure in a parallel universe. Not as bad as I was led to believe but still a disappointment from the creators of Max Headroom.

The Princess Bride - I still don't get the love for this. 80s fantasy yarn with Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Mandy Pantinkin and directed by Rob Reiner. Mildly funny.

The Princess Bride is great.

 

[DotCommunist]

talking of which I saw this the other night:
Andre the Giant (TV Movie 2018) - IMDb

I'd heard of the guy but never realised just how big he was till you see him making hulk hogan look small.

 

[krtek a houby]

The Princess Bride is great.

A lot of people say that, so I was quite disappointed. Peter Falk and Carol Kane were marvellous, though.

 

[The39thStep]

A lot of people say that, so I was quite disappointed. Peter Falk and Carol Kane were marvellous, though.

I think its a little dated now tbh but I always remember

 

[Part 2]

L'Enfant.... Dardenne bros classic. Bruno and Sonia have a child. They're young and daft and in love. Bruno has nowhere to live and isn't very well prepared for fatherhood.

I think that's as much as you need to know going into the film. Anyone who likes Ken Loach films will like this. In terms of social realism, Dardennes are among my favourite directors.

 

[Chz]

L'Enfant.... Dardenne bros classic. Bruno and Sonia have a child. They're young and daft and in love. Bruno has nowhere to live and isn't very well prepared for fatherhood.

I think that's as much as you need to know going into the film. Anyone who likes Ken Loach films will like this. In terms of social realism, Dardennes are among my favourite directors.

"What? We can make another one."

 

[Part 2]

The Return. Russian film about 2 brothers whose Dad re-appears at the family home after a 12 year absence to take the on a road trip.

I've seen this before when it came out. It's a beautifully shot film, slowly paced and the kids provide great performances. Another one where dad is a bit shit really. Didn't really intend to watch 2 such films one after the other.

 

[imposs1904]

The Dead Don't Die

Fluff.

 

[krtek a houby]

Tales from the Crypt - 1972 Amicus anthology of old EC Comics stories of terror and woe. Joan Collins, Ralph Richardson, Peter Cushing star amongst others.

Desperately delightful.

 

[Part 2]

Tales from the Crypt - 1972 Amicus anthology of old EC Comics stories of terror and woe. Joan Collins, Ralph Richardson, Peter Cushing star amongst others.

Desperately delightful.

The razor blade walled passage with the dog. Always one of my most memorable film scenes.

 

[krtek a houby]

The razor blade walled passage with the dog. Always one of my most memorable film scenes.

Yikes! Which one were you?

 

[Steel Icarus]

Watched American Animals on Tuesday morning. Excellent film about bored teenagers attempting a heist without really knowing what they were doing it letting themselves in for. Stylishly directed and well-acted, and interestingly the REAL teenagers involved are in it, giving their insights alongside the actors portraying the events. Really liked it despite only JUST deciding to watch it. Give it a go.

 

[belboid]

Started watching the Italian TV series of Name of the Rose last night It retains a lot more of the religious and political background than made it to the film, and has more time to revel in a few details, but is, unsurprisingly, very similar in mood and tone. Bernardo Gui is an even bigger bastard. Should be worth sticking with, even if Salvatore's nose looks ridiculous.

 

[Chz]

Watched American Animals on Tuesday morning. Excellent film about bored teenagers attempting a heist without really knowing what they were doing it letting themselves in for. Stylishly directed and well-acted, and interestingly the REAL teenagers involved are in it, giving their insights alongside the actors portraying the events. Really liked it despite only JUST deciding to watch it. Give it a go.

I've heard a lot of great things about it. I really must get around to seeing that.

 

[Steel Icarus]

I've heard a lot of great things about it. I really must get around to seeing that.

Chz it's free on Amazon Prime, I don't know about Netflix etc. Well worth it. Let me know what you thought when you get round to it.

 

[Supine]

I've heard a lot of great things about it. I really must get around to seeing that.

Another recommendation from me

 

[not-bono-ever]

The guilty

Fucking hell

 

[May Kasahara]

Annihilation. For a film of one of my favourite books (and one I would consider nigh on impossible to faithfully adapt in any meaningful way), it was surprisingly satisfying. Atmosphere captured, performances uniformly excellent (especially Portman who I like more and more as she ages), great soundtrack/soundscape and some really unsettling moments.

 

[Orang Utan]

808
Delightfully thorough documentary about Roland's iconic drum machine
Also tickled to note that Todd Terry looks like Chevy Chase

 

[Sue]

I've heard a lot of great things about it. I really must get around to seeing that.

Saw it when it came out. Thought it was pretty meh and there were some things I quite hated about it. Not quite sure why it got so much acclaim tbh.

Spoiler

Spoilt kids who didn't give a fuck about the poor woman they brutalised.

 

[krtek a houby]

We Are What We Are - 2013 remake of a Mexican urban horror, relocated to the Catskills. Atmospheric, creepy and reminded me of that Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene film from a while back.

 

[petee]

term's over and i've gone on a nice steady binge. here are the last ten days' with ratings out of four smilies.

Chinatown gloats a bit too much in hierarchical thuggishness.
Gomorrah brilliant. stone cold.
A Hatful of Rain (re-watch.) interesting to me especially as it was filmed just before i was born and shows manhattan as it was then. it looks now like an "old new york" movie, but it's set in the projects. major release, about addiction.
The Man in the Funny Suit i'm still grappling with it. by the end of the summer it may be the best thing i watched. hard to summarize.
The Violent Years (re-watch.) suburban girl gang who do stickups and more. written by ed wood.
Yidl mitn Fidl when i watched Naked City there was a scene with an old jewish woman playing an old jewish woman and she stole the scene completely and i looked into her career. turns out it was Molly Picon, queen of the yiddish theater. this is her star turn on film, the most successful yiddish-language move ever (i read at wikipedia).
A Skin So Soft 2018 documentary about bodybuilders in quebec. i love the quiet of the soundtrack, but there are too many close-ups which are so close-up that you lose the context of the shot.
Hard Eight paul thomas anderson's first film. some good acting but a bit of ticking-off-film-school-requirements.
The Hidden Hand oh holy moly. it's on youtube, just watch it.
Borderline no rating as it's intensely personal and of interest to me (ex-marriage business) but it would be enlightening for anyone not familiar.
Tales of Manhattan i was primed to love it and didn't. the best performance was cut (W. C. Fields') and the end is dubious.
The Seven Samuraai an epic yes, many great moments, but stilted at other moments.
The Third Man (re-watch.) the vienna-sure-is-atmospheric business was less of a plus this time but trevor howard makes a toggle coat look good.

next up:
The Battle of Algiers
Lost Boundaries

 

[DaveCinzano]

The Seven Samuraai
The Third Man

 

[petee]

wat

 

[Ming]

Kajaki. Great movie about British troops in Afghanistan based on true events.