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Post by whiskeybrewer on Nov 19, 2020 11:43:49 GMT
Sherlock Holmes and The Secret Weapon (1943)
Bacarau So not what i expected but all the more enjoyable for it
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2020 14:29:53 GMT
Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires.
Tough times for Hammer films weren't helped by Christopher Lee's eventual refusal to return to the Dracula role. So, what do they do? It's 1974, and the company were desperately trying to find new ways of telling horror stories. It says something about how big Lee's shoe's were to fill by replacing him with not one but two actors as the Lord of Vampires: a heavily made-up John Forbes-Robertson, with a voice dubbed by David de Keyser. Despite the fact that the running time is filled with full-on kung-fu, followed by a bit of a chat, followed by some more full-on kung-fu and then a bit of a chat (etc), this is a perfectly serviceable, very enjoyable slice of nonsense with some arresting scenes of vampire armies coming to life in a variety of forms (including the genuinely unnerving 'hopping vampire, or 'jiangshi', from Chinese folklore). Peter Cushing still gives it his all, and I imagine this production would have done very well if released ten years earlier. As it was, it did respectable business in the UK, but not so much the world over, striking another blow into the poor old Hammer coffin. Me? I love it.
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Post by mark687 on Nov 20, 2020 14:46:05 GMT
Jo Jo Rabbit
(Very odd tonally a sense of You WILL find this Funny clashes head on badly with How DARE you find this Funny)
also
Lost Transmissions
(Drama On the eve of delivering material for a major Album, a young Song Writer/ Producer [Juno Temple]needing advice discovers that her Mentor [Simon Pegg giving an subtle and affecting performance] is enduring a major Mental Health Episode, so she must decide which is more important, to try to help him through it or finishing the Album)
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Chancellery Guard
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Post by melkur on Nov 21, 2020 2:00:57 GMT
Never Been Kissed - Well, that was certainly, uh... 104minutes.
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Post by grinch on Nov 21, 2020 15:47:02 GMT
Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)
Michael Gough as the suitably charming yet somehow simultaneously malicious Edmond Bancroft is great but the plot just goes off the rails towards the end.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Nov 21, 2020 20:27:37 GMT
"The Dark And The Wicked" a real creepy slow-burn new release horror movie.
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Post by polly on Nov 22, 2020 6:04:35 GMT
Planet of the Apes - Mr Polly mentioned he'd never seen this, which baffled me. I thought this was one of those movies that everyone has seen. Even if they haven't actually seen it.
Anyway, quite aside from the famously hammy outbursts from Chartlon Heston, it's an intelligent movie. It's a strange premise, sure. It's like an epic-length Twilight Zone episode with more action sequences than that series could ever have afforded. So it's fitting to see Rod Serling's name on the screenplay.
I don't think a single person on this planet is unaware of the twist ending, but even knowing that, I don't think the film is diminished too much. It is still very impressive with its script and its worldbuilding, and the ape makeup looks very good as well. And as Mr Polly said, knowing about a movie is no substitute for actually watching it.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Nov 22, 2020 6:11:36 GMT
"Devil's Pass"- also goes by "The Dyatlov Pass Incident". "found footage" horror based on the true life story of the 9 Russian hikers in the snow who met with an unfortunate fate..
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Post by Timelord007 on Nov 22, 2020 9:06:57 GMT
Fantasy Island.........WTF?
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Post by grinch on Nov 22, 2020 11:41:19 GMT
Fantasy Island.........WTF? Yeah. I know. Frustrating thing is you could actually do a horror version of Fantasy Island quite easily. All you’d have to do is follow the age old trope of ‘Be careful what you wish for...” But the sheer incompetence and lack of imagination on display is quite frankly baffling.
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Post by Timelord007 on Nov 22, 2020 13:12:06 GMT
Fantasy Island.........WTF? Yeah. I know. Frustrating thing is you could actually do a horror version of Fantasy Island quite easily. All you’d have to do is follow the age old trope of ‘Be careful what you wish for...” But the sheer incompetence and lack of imagination on display is quite frankly baffling. See you even helped them my friend by giving them a movie poster tag "Be careful what you wish for" how can te movie fail? O i know get Blumhouse to produce it, the guy directed this directed Truth Or Dare......enough said. Khan & Nick Nack be turning in there graves at this piffle.
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shutupbanks
Castellan
There’s a horror movie called Alien? That’s really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you.
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Post by shutupbanks on Nov 22, 2020 13:54:59 GMT
Planet of the Apes - Mr Polly mentioned he'd never seen this, which baffled me. I thought this was one of those movies that everyone has seen. Even if they haven't actually seen it. Anyway, quite aside from the famously hammy outbursts from Chartlon Heston, it's an intelligent movie. It's a strange premise, sure. It's like an epic-length Twilight Zone episode with more action sequences than that series could ever have afforded. So it's fitting to see Rod Serling's name on the screenplay. I don't think a single person on this planet is unaware of the twist ending, but even knowing that, I don't think the film is diminished too much. It is still very impressive with its script and its worldbuilding, and the ape makeup looks very good as well. And as Mr Polly said, knowing about a movie is no substitute for actually watching it. I watched all 5 of the original movies over a couple of weeks a few years back. There’s a surprising amount of story that gets followed all the way to the end. There’s also a huge diminution of quality (Rod Serling is only on board for the first one, alas) from the sequels but none of them are terrible movies. I also watched the new trilogy in one go a few months back and they are surprisingly good.
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Post by mark687 on Nov 22, 2020 19:57:25 GMT
Another member of the Fansty Island 2020 WTF Club
Also
Notorious 2020
(A Bonnie and Clyde for the Social Media age featuring Bella Throne)
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Post by fitzoliverj on Nov 22, 2020 20:49:32 GMT
"Enola Holmes" on Netflix. I *suppose* it's quite good, as its own thing, and the girl who plays the lead's good, but by God! This movie combines the detailed historical research which went into "The Gunfighters" and with the honest and determined adherence to the literary originals of "The League of Extraordinary Gentleman" movie.
Mycroft and Sherlock are the wrong age. Mycroft bears not the slightest resemblence to the literary character. Watson doesn't exist. The Second Reform Act is THIRTY-THREE years late! The plot hinges on passing the act by one vote, this being the vote of a boy who, being less than twenty-one, wasn't entitled to vote in the House of Lords anyway.
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Post by mark687 on Nov 22, 2020 20:58:02 GMT
"Enola Holmes" on Netflix. I *suppose* it's quite good, as its own thing, and the girl who plays the lead's good, but by God! This movie combines the detailed historical research which went into "The Gunfighters" and with the honest and determined adherence to the literary originals of "The League of Extraordinary Gentleman" movie. Mycroft and Sherlock are the wrong age. Mycroft bears not the slightest resemblence to the literary character. Watson doesn't exist. The Second Reform Act is THIRTY-THREE years late! The plot hinges on passing the act by one vote, this being the vote of a boy who, being less than twenty-one, wasn't entitled to vote in the House of Lords anyway.Haven't seen it but I knew something was ringing a "Wrong" factual bell when I read a couple of online Synopsis Regards mark687
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Post by polly on Nov 22, 2020 21:02:28 GMT
I watched all 5 of the original movies over a couple of weeks a few years back. There’s a surprising amount of story that gets followed all the way to the end. There’s also a huge diminution of quality (Rod Serling is only on board for the first one, alas) from the sequels but none of them are terrible movies. I also watched the new trilogy in one go a few months back and they are surprisingly good. I haven't seen other 4 films since the VHS days, but I have a vague memory of boredom. I was also around 12 years old, so it might have just been me being dumb, I'm not sure. I never did see the new trilogy, but I've heard good things. I might check em out if I find them cheap someplace.
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Post by Digi on Nov 24, 2020 6:46:42 GMT
"Enola Holmes" on Netflix. I *suppose* it's quite good, as its own thing, and the girl who plays the lead's good, but by God! This movie combines the detailed historical research which went into "The Gunfighters" and with the honest and determined adherence to the literary originals of "The League of Extraordinary Gentleman" movie. Mycroft and Sherlock are the wrong age. Mycroft bears not the slightest resemblence to the literary character. Watson doesn't exist. The Second Reform Act is THIRTY-THREE years late! The plot hinges on passing the act by one vote, this being the vote of a boy who, being less than twenty-one, wasn't entitled to vote in the House of Lords anyway. ...it wasn't trying for 'faithful adaptation' or documentary lol
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Nov 24, 2020 13:46:10 GMT
Murder Most Foul (1963) A semi comedy take on a Miss Marple mystery.
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Post by number13 on Nov 25, 2020 2:09:01 GMT
Murder Most Foul (1963) A semi comedy take on a Miss Marple mystery. Agatha Christie joked about that one later in a 'Poirot' novel.
Her writer character Mrs Oliver is complaining to Poirot about how awful she finds it having her books made into films. As I recall the quote was '... and then they call it "Murder Most Foul" or something rotten without even asking you!'
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Post by christmastrenzalore on Nov 27, 2020 12:38:56 GMT
A Bug's Life One of the more under-rated Pixar films IMO. It's been a while since I watched it, and I forgot what a brisk pace it moves at.
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