d-d-d-dAz Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 I am currently sat watching 'let the right one in'. I'm an hour and a half in and given the hyperbole surrounding this film, I'm surprised to say i'm bored to tears. It's fucking shit.
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted August 2, 2011 Paid Members Posted August 2, 2011 the fact that you're playing on your computer whilst watching the movie might be something to do with the fact that you aint enjoying it. it's like people who watch horror movies in the middle of the day and talk all the way through it, kind of defeats the point.
d-d-d-dAz Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 iPhone, that I reached for in boredom. I'll do a proper review tomorrow, but it's needless to say that it won't be positive.
Paid Members chokeout Posted August 2, 2011 Paid Members Posted August 2, 2011 Just watched Super. Really misjudged combination of comedy and realistic violence. Dont know what to make of it but the shift between the two hurts the film. Worth checking out though and Ellen Page.............
Paid Members FLips Posted August 2, 2011 Paid Members Posted August 2, 2011 Just got back from "Bridesmaids". Is funny, but not as funny as people are making out. It's also waaaay too long.
King Pitcos Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 I am currently sat watching 'let the right one in'. I'm an hour and a half in and given the hyperbole surrounding this film, I'm surprised to say i'm bored to tears. It's fucking shit. Aye, I wasn't a fan of it at all either. It's not scary, and neither the characters nor story are engaging. I wonder if I'd have liked it more had it not been overhyped by people, or whether I'd have switched it off in the first half hour instead of leaving it on til the end waiting for it to get good.
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted August 3, 2011 Paid Members Posted August 3, 2011 Count me as another who didn't think much of 'Let The Right One In'. With all the hype about how original and unique the story was I didn't think it was very attention grabbing and I can barely remember anything about it. Best vampire movie is still The Lost Boys, nothing else comes close in my opinion.
Loki Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 I tend to find people equate "scary" with "bloody" nowadays. As in "Hostel is scary" or "Saw is scary". That's not horror, that's gross-out. I thought Let The Right One In was one of the scariest films I'd seen in years, because of its theme and location as much as what you actually saw. Horses for course and all that, but obviously I think less of you all for not liking it
Paid Members gmoney Posted August 3, 2011 Paid Members Posted August 3, 2011 Wet Hot American Summer (2001) Comedy about the last day of an American Summer Camp starring Paul Rudd, Niles from Fraiser, Chris Keller from Oz, Janeane Garofalo and a shit load of other people you'll sort of recognise. Way more silly and sketchy (as in the stage term) than I thought it was going to be. I had this idea that it would be a fairy straight comedy based on the interviews about I'd heard/read, but it has a loose grip on reality and often goes into spoof territory. There was still a lot of good stuff going on, but it meant it was really quite patchy. 6.25/10.50
WildSybianRider Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 (edited) Tuesday I watched Deep Blue Sea. No irony, no punchline, I just fucking love that film. Reckon I could write a John Darnielle-style 500 reasons I love it. Could probably manage a hundred on LL Cool J's character alone. Edited August 3, 2011 by WildSybianRider
Paid Members chokeout Posted August 3, 2011 Paid Members Posted August 3, 2011 I tend to find people equate "scary" with "bloody" nowadays. As in "Hostel is scary" or "Saw is scary". That's not horror, that's gross-out. I thought Let The Right One In was one of the scariest films I'd seen in years, because of its theme and location as much as what you actually saw. Horses for course and all that, but obviously I think less of you all for not liking it Exactly some of the best horror films were more about the suspence and tone than the gore. Rosemarys baby and Dont look now are more about unsettling people than grossing them out. I thought Let The Right One In was a great film, the remake wasn't too shabby either (although the naff CGI ruined the tunnel scene and wasn't needed) Sadly the majority of modern horror is either excessive gore or flash cut edits and loud music cues to try and make people jump. Anyways as well as Super I watched Submarine last night. Missed it at the cinema and it was fantatsic. Its Richard Ayoades first feature film, has some great performances and Paddy Considine has some amazing hair in it
alex1 Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 Wet Hot American Summer (2001) Comedy about the last day of an American Summer Camp starring Paul Rudd, Niles from Fraiser, Chris Keller from Oz, Janeane Garofalo and a shit load of other people you'll sort of recognise. Way more silly and sketchy (as in the stage term) than I thought it was going to be. I had this idea that it would be a fairy straight comedy based on the interviews about I'd heard/read, but it has a loose grip on reality and often goes into spoof territory. There was still a lot of good stuff going on, but it meant it was really quite patchy. 6.25/10.50 I BLOODY LOVE THIS FILM! It's possibly one of my favourite ever!
Cobra1000 Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 Exactly some of the best horror films were more about the suspence and tone than the gore. Rosemarys baby and Dont look now are more about unsettling people than grossing them out. I thought Let The Right One In was a great film, the remake wasn't too shabby either (although the naff CGI ruined the tunnel scene and wasn't needed) Sadly the majority of modern horror is either excessive gore or flash cut edits and loud music cues to try and make people jump. Anyways as well as Super I watched Submarine last night. Missed it at the cinema and it was fantatsic. Its Richard Ayoades first feature film, has some great performances and Paddy Considine has some amazing hair in it Couldn't agree more about the horror stuff, and Submarine is fantastic.
libertine Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 Got hold of a US region 0 blu ray of New York Ripper (mainly due to cover art being far better than Shameless release), love the film and they did a fantastic job on the blu ray release, IMO Fulci's best work
Cobra1000 Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 Just watched Limitless, not amazing, but pretty good. 3 stars, I felt they could have done more with De Niro. The Blu Ray is for you if you like Bradley Cooper, I've never seen such Blue Eyes
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