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- Sun Oct 29, 2023 7:46 pm
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: Halloween Horror Marathon 2023
- Replies: 87
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Re: Halloween Horror Marathon 2023
Dracula (1979) -- German Blu-ray (8.5/10) This is still the greatest adaptation of Bram Stoker's book -- and certainly the most uptown, with some of the all-time most talented people in cinema on hand to contribute. Frank Langella's remains the best and most believable interpretation of the Count D...
- Sat Oct 28, 2023 10:52 am
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: rate the last movie you saw
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Re: rate the last movie you saw
Shutter Island (3/10) SPOILERS!!! Leonardo DeCaprio plays a federal marshal investigating the escape of an inmate from a maximum-security insane asylum (which is located on a supposedly inescapable island). The body of the film is a very well-acted, and often-suspenseful thriller. But the ending ru...
- Sat Oct 28, 2023 10:20 am
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: Halloween Horror Marathon 2023
- Replies: 87
- Views: 36960
Re: Halloween Horror Marathon 2023
The only disappointment of The Blob is Dov Hoenig's chintzy electronic score, which does the movie no favors. The filmmakers obviously blew most of the budget on the creature F/X, and there was little left over to hire the services of an orchestra Michael Hoenig actually. (Dov Hoenig is an editor.)...
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:41 pm
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: Halloween Horror Marathon 2023
- Replies: 87
- Views: 36960
Re: Halloween Horror Marathon 2023
^^ Strong agreement on The (1988) Blob , which is by far the best of the three incarnations (the less said of Beware The Blob the better!). I liked how the filmmakers made the monster a government experiment gone wrong, as opposed to an unexplained “weird thing from outer space”. I also appreciated ...
- Thu Oct 26, 2023 9:49 am
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: Halloween Horror Marathon 2023
- Replies: 87
- Views: 36960
Re: Halloween Horror Marathon 2023
Polanski's film remains one of the great psychological pressure-cooker thrillers of all time, showing the audience almost nothing while keeping the gradually increasing tension percolating nicely. Farrow is the key to it all working, selling Rosemary's gradual descent into anxiety-laden mistrust, c...
- Sun Oct 15, 2023 6:36 pm
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: rate the last movie you saw
- Replies: 4464
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Re: rate the last movie you saw
Yeah, at least The Lonely Lady was funny!AndyDursin wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 6:34 pm Thank you for that review Paul, I hated DAY OF THE LOCUST!!
One of the most disturbing, gross movies I've ever watched. With almost nil entertainment value to redeem it.
- Sun Oct 15, 2023 6:19 pm
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: rate the last movie you saw
- Replies: 4464
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Re: rate the last movie you saw
Hasn't been a great week for movie choices... Cocaine Bear (2/10) Okay, I wasn't expecting Citizen Kane , but this movie is devoid of virtually any redeeming qualities. It's comedic aspirations are sabotaged by needlessly gut-wrenching violence and gore -- plus the fact none of the humor is actually...
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 8:18 pm
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: Halloween Horror Marathon 2023
- Replies: 87
- Views: 36960
Re: Halloween Horror Marathon 2023
An early effort from Aussie filmmaker Richard Franklin ( Road Games , Psycho II ), Patrick takes a gimmicky, apparently limited idea and wrings a good deal of suspenseful juice out of it, with Hitchcockian camerawork and effective performances giving the claustrophobic settings a sense of palpable ...
- Sat Oct 07, 2023 12:28 pm
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: Ridley Scott's Napoleon - "Clumsy, Funny" Critics Torch Scott's Latest
- Replies: 32
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Re: Ridley Scott's Napoleon - November 22nd (Theaters Before Apple+) - Trailer
This does not instill confidence. Another fast moving Scott production rolling off the assembly line... You have to admire Scott's efficiency as a director -- but I find that movies that are quickly and efficiently made usually lack dramatic tension, and are generally not very immersive experiences...
- Fri Sep 29, 2023 10:56 am
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: RIP Michael Gambon
- Replies: 3
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Re: RIP Michael Gambon
Shame he'll only mainly be remembered as "The second Dumbledore". :? At least he will be remembered for something ! But I hear you. Gambon played a lot of far-more interesting and complex roles. I was always a big fan of his work -- he was incredible in The Singing Detective , wonderful i...
- Mon Sep 04, 2023 12:07 pm
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: rate the last movie you saw
- Replies: 4464
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Women Talking (3/10) You certainly can't accuse this film's title of false advertising. Women Talking is precisely that -- an hour and forty minutes of actresses performing static dialog scenes. It also has all the earmarks of the Academy's current criteria for a Best Picture nominee: it is well-ac...
- Sat Sep 02, 2023 1:15 pm
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: RUDY With New Director's Cut Coming on 4K UHD - Andy's Review
- Replies: 5
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Re: RUDY With New Director's Cut Coming on 4K UHD
I haven't actually watched this film since the 90s. I think it's time to revisit it!
- Wed Aug 30, 2023 10:41 am
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: D+ shows coming to physical media
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2003
Re: D+ shows coming to physical media
Where's Cop Rock?
- Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:14 pm
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: rate the last movie you saw
- Replies: 4464
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Re: rate the last movie you saw
Crazy Rich Asians (7.5/10) This is a sweet and appealing enough movie, but essentially a retelling of that old chestnut -- the prince who falls in love with the peasant girl and faces disinheritance from disapproving elders unless he gives her up. Transposing it to modern-day Singapore does make fo...
- Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:45 pm
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: rate the last movie you saw
- Replies: 4464
- Views: 1673922
Re: rate the last movie you saw
I saw The Legend of Zorro, but I honestly can't remember much about it.