Mr_Danger Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 I wasn’t blown away by The Witches but the original is hardly great. The witches looked absolutely horrifying though and I would definitely have loved to have Octavia Spencer as my southern cuisine cooking nana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossman Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 5 hours ago, SuperBacon said: It was sufficient Friday night fare whilst I did a couple of other things. The debutante ball was the highlight. I honestly get a thrill* out of seeing people squirm in embarrassment. *peak Englishness. Nothing says classy more than girls in ballgowns swigging from cans of Bud Light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Is their an order to watch the Blumhouse Anthology in on Prime ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted October 24, 2020 Moderators Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Mr_Danger said: Is their an order to watch the Blumhouse Anthology in on Prime ? No, but buyer beware, just like Hulu's unbelievably disappointing Monsterland series, despite them being released on Halloween, they're not horror, more thrillery. But I have seen 2 of the 4 Blumhouses so far, and one of them (The Lie) was pretty good. Edited October 24, 2020 by Astro Hollywood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 24, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted October 24, 2020 Blumhouse's hit rate is about one good film in five so I wouldn't be too shocked if none of them are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Frenzy - interesting Hitchcock thriller from 1972. It's about a divorced man trying to clear his name after being accused of being a notorious sex killer, when his ex wife and girlfriend are both bumped off, based on nothing more than his ex wife's secretary's accusations after overhearing them argue Maximum Overdrive - heard mixed things about this Stephen King adaptation, directed by the man himself, and honestly I side with the negative reviews. It's a cornball story and the acting is horrific, particularly from the girl playing Emilio Estevez' love interest and Yeardley 'Lisa Simpson' Smith Candyman : Farewell To The Flesh - decent sequel to the original Candyman. Tony Todd is badass again in the titular role and the kill scenes are gory without being over the top The Dead Don't Die - really fun zom-com starring Bill Murray and Adam Driver as two cops dealing with a zombie outbreak. Features turns by Tilda Swinton as an oddball mortician, Steve Buscemi and Selena Gomez among others. Recommended if you like Shaun of the Dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 24, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted October 24, 2020 1 minute ago, RIDDUM_N_STYLE said: Maximum Overdrive - heard mixed things about this Stephen King adaptation, directed by the man himself, and honestly I side with the negative reviews. It's a cornball story and the acting is horrific, particularly from the girl playing Emilio Estevez' love interest and Yeardley 'Lisa Simpson' Smith @Moo I want downvotes and I want them now. They Live (pirate) This is the one John Carpenter film I really like that I haven't watched nearly enough. Aside from the odd bit of out-of-place (but funny) humour it really is close to top tier Carpenter. Rabid (Shudder) I find David Cronenberg to be hit-and-miss and while this isn't one of his best, it's not far off. Marilyn Chambers really should have been the first major porn crossover star. Arguably the most straightforward fun Cronenberg film. The Hole (Prime) Surprised this got so slated when released. Joe Dante rarely put a foot wrong and this was a great little 90 minutes. Nice little role for Bruce Dern too. The Stuff (pirate) Man, Larry Cohen at his best made some of the most inventive films of his generation. Absolutely bloody daft but with a serious message behind it, what a great film. Possessor (pirate) The apple didn't fall far from the Cronenberg tree. You can tell Brandon is his father's son after about 15 seconds of this. A great companion piece to Upgrade and not far off being just as good. Tuppence Middleton fans, form a disorderly queue now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Weezenal Posted October 25, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted October 25, 2020 14 hours ago, RIDDUM_N_STYLE said: The Dead Don't Die - really fun zom-com starring Bill Murray and Adam Driver as two cops dealing with a zombie outbreak. Features turns by Tilda Swinton as an oddball mortician, Steve Buscemi and Selena Gomez among others. Recommended if you like Shaun of the Dead I was really disappointed by this. Thought they were relying on a great cast to carry what was a pretty boring story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted October 25, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted October 25, 2020 14 hours ago, RIDDUM_N_STYLE said: Frenzy - interesting Hitchcock thriller from 1972. It's about a divorced man trying to clear his name after being accused of being a notorious sex killer, when his ex wife and girlfriend are both bumped off, based on nothing more than his ex wife's secretary's accusations after overhearing them argue I really liked Frenzy. It's an unexpectedly nasty little film, in a way I wasn't quite expecting. The scene in the back of the potato truck is unbearably tense.  14 hours ago, Devon Malcolm said: @Moo I want downvotes and I want them now. They Live (pirate) This is the one John Carpenter film I really like that I haven't watched nearly enough. Aside from the odd bit of out-of-place (but funny) humour it really is close to top tier Carpenter. I read the Rough Trade Press book about this a little while ago - I was vaguely aware that the shanty-town was a real place, but hadn't realised just what a big deal it was. It was this huge shanty-town, with trade, food, even legal advice. It was this really strange success story - it was genuinely thriving. And then the local authorities took swift action after threatening it for ages, and bulldozed it - the footage in the film of it being destroyed is actually footage of the real destruction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossman Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 The Wrecking Crew Dean Martin plays affable, super spy Matt Helm in this mad-cap kitsch 60's spy spoof. By day, Helm poses as a glamorous photographer, by night he's saving the world from international crime. If you've seen Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, the film Sharon Tate goes to watch herself in, is this one. She plays his clumsy sidekick, Freya Carlson who tries to save Helm from his philandering ways but ends up getting him deeper into trouble. This is the 4th film in the series and divides opinion the most as it has less emphasis on the plot and gadgets and focuses more on the women. Helm ends up in bed with pretty much every woman in the film, at times he seems to be put out that they have let themselves into his suite, de-robed and helped themselves into his bed. Martin gets the theme of the film spot on and doesn't really take it very seriously. That then rubs off on you and the most ill-conceivable ideas like a helicopter that fits into two duffel bags and slots in the boot of your car, and can be assembled simply. Are merely glossed over. One of my favourite scenes is when Helm & Carlson are in a car chase with a car full of angry Asians. Helm labours to show any emphasis of the perilous situation they are in. Like he's stuck on a routine, monotonous Sunday drive with his long suffering wife barking instructions at him. Less Bonnie & Clyde, more George & Mildred. The fight scenes have been choreographed by a young Bruce Lee and one of them features a young Chuck Norris. Martin throws a few karate chops and has his trusty "Hanky-Panky" grenades. (A hand grenade wrapped in a rag) But not much fighting is expected of a 50 year old crooner who's also a heavy smoker. It will also mess up his quiff. There was supposed to be a 5th film to the series, The Ravagers. But due to Sharon Tate's untimely death, Martin did not want to continue with the series. This is a fitting end to the films. Easy to watch, enjoyable and doesn't take itself seriously at all. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 26, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted October 26, 2020 Suspiria (1977) (pirate) Obviously still great, but also made me angry in remembering the shitty remake. Had the music stuck in my head all day by way of a bonus though. The Carpenter (Prime) It's a bit like Ghost except the ghost is a psychopathic carpenter murdering blokes working on his old house, and also good. Away (cinema) A lovely little silent animated adventure. Completely created by one guy, it reminded me a bit of the game Limbo except not as violent or scary. Only 75 minutes too. Real surprise, this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted October 27, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) On 10/22/2020 at 9:39 PM, Devon Malcolm said: The Sorcerers (pirate) Ever wanted to see a film where Boris Karloff and his lunatic wife (Catherine Lacey) take over the mind of Ian Ogilvy and turn him into a homicidal nutter? Of course you did, and it's as good as you might expect. I love a bit of Ian Ogilvy. I loved when he took over from Roger Moore as "The New Saint". An excellent 70s show that only lasted a few episodes and movies. Edited October 27, 2020 by bAzTNM#1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum Milano Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Friday the 13th (1980) Had never seen this before last night. Â Some of the murders are gruesome (notably Kevin Bacon's and the girl who gets an axe through the head), but overall it's fairly boring. Â I was also getting particularly annoyed with Alice towards the end of the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 27, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted October 27, 2020 Yeah, the Friday the 13th series only starts getting interesting from 3 onwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum Milano Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 6 hours ago, Devon Malcolm said: Yeah, the Friday the 13th series only starts getting interesting from 3 onwards. I'll watch 3 tomorrow.  Finished 2 earlier this evening and it was pretty much a carbon copy of the first, although some good kills again like the wheelchair lad getting a machete in the face!  I found it more boring than the first and could've done with the overly long flashback/recap at the start too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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