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« Reply #8640 on: March 29, 2015, 06:00:37 PM »

Exists - first: serious points off for logic holes. For one, a bunch of guys who come armed with PAINT BALL GUNS can't think of any way to fight back against a monster. I don't know, maybe try the PAINT BALL GUNS and see if they do anything. and did you know cars with broken windows can still start? These guys don't.  or ...or... yeah there are a couple of things like that.

Parts of this will remind you of the Blair Witch project and that's because it's the same director. A lot has happened in the video camera market since Blair. This time the main guy is loaded to the gills with go pro cameras which are pretty expensive and makes you wonder why they couldn't afford to go someplace better than a horror movie cabin. The girls are cute. They make out in the ad but I didn't even see that in the movie? Whatever, there's no nudity but they do their job more or less with their two lines they have a piece.

People in the cast have cameras and there's also a regular camera. I wouldn't say the transitions between those two are seemless and it's a bit confusing in the beginning. At the same time, it's kind of cool how the director doesn't care. There's a stretch of about 10 minutes that are just chaos and darkness that really made me respect the formal integrity present. Also, if you like the whole stand off between the people and the monster this has a long, detailed satisfying one of those. these aspects are where the movie really shines.

4/5 I enjoyed it and who doesn't love Bigfoot? but there were some loose ends that needed tying up, not quite a masterpiece

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« Reply #8641 on: March 29, 2015, 07:47:39 PM »

"Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" (2007)
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A very funny, occasionally raunchy parody of over-dramatic "music bio" movies (think "Walk the Line" and/or "Coal Miner's Daughter") starring John C. Reilly as Dewey Cox, a good natured doofus who overcomes every personal tragedy in the book to become a rock star. He rubs shoulders with Elvis and Buddy Holly in the 50s, hangs out with the Beatles in the 60s, and manages to keep his career going through the drug-addled '70s while every cliche of the Music Bio genre gets lovingly eviscerated... even the songs are funny! Good stuff.
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« Reply #8642 on: March 30, 2015, 07:48:17 AM »

Blood Theatre (1984) - from Rick Sloane, creator of Hobgoblins  Thumbup  Some kids are sent to a theater where they're supposed to clean the place up in preparation for its grand opening, but years earlier the manager went nuts, killed everybody, and of course he still haunts the place. This is every bit as ridiculous as Hobgoblins, with...well it's just goofy in that insanely entertaining Rick Sloane way.  TeddyR 4/5.
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« Reply #8643 on: March 31, 2015, 03:55:43 AM »

Recently I watched (again) the whole Heisei series of Gamera (Gamera: Guardian of the Universe [1995], Gamera 2: Advent of Legion [1996], and Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys [1999]) and I really liked them. If you like giant monsters or adventures in general those are a must.
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« Reply #8644 on: March 31, 2015, 10:12:38 AM »

TRANSFORMERS (2007): Aliens who can transform into muscle cars come to earth and fight. An insidious mediocrity that lessens everyone who comes into contact with it. 1.5/5.

After watching this, I was shocked to discover it had high ratings from both viewers and critics. I'm puzzled, because the movie I saw was a flop of epic proportions, with unlikable stars, stupid comic relief, a ridiculous plot, and action sequences that were actually too fast to for the eye to follow and enjoy---just a lot of dumb, loud noise. Plus, it was 2.5 hours long!
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« Reply #8645 on: March 31, 2015, 08:07:42 PM »

Let's see - this weekend I finally saw UNBROKEN, the magnificent true story of Olympic athlete Louis Zamperini and his horrible ordeal as a Japanese POW in World War II.  An amazing piece of work, beautifully shot and perfectly acted.  Why it didn't win Best Picture I do not know.  Kudos to Angelina Jolie for bringing Zamperini's remarkable story to the screen, and for completing the movie in time for him to see it before he died.  5/5

I also finished watching the final season of SPARTACUS: WAR OF THE DAMNED.  Like the entire series, it grossly overdosed on slow-motion blood spatters and over-the-top nudity, but that being said, the storyline was compelling and the actors obviously enjoyed their roles.  Spartacus' death scene was dragged out WAY too long, though!

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« Reply #8646 on: March 31, 2015, 10:17:51 PM »

SINS OF DRACULA (2014) - Churches should NOT make horror films!  PERIOD!!!  This is the WORST Dracula movie ever made!  Every character is a stereotype, the Christian message is so hamfisted and goofy that it is repulsive, and the acting is TERRIBLE!  Plus, Dracula is BALD!!!!  Bad movie!!  Bad! Bad! Bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hatred   1/5
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« Reply #8647 on: April 01, 2015, 07:46:47 AM »

SINS OF DRACULA (2014) - Churches should NOT make horror films!  PERIOD!!!  This is the WORST Dracula movie ever made!  Every character is a stereotype, the Christian message is so hamfisted and goofy that it is repulsive, and the acting is TERRIBLE!  Plus, Dracula is BALD!!!!  Bad movie!!  Bad! Bad! Bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hatred   1/5

Hey Indy, I haven't seen the movie but I'm not sure it was really made by Christians. This director's other movies include DISCO EXORCIST, THEY STOLE THE POPE'S BLOOD and NUN OF THAT, all of which were a little bit blasphemous.
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« Reply #8648 on: April 01, 2015, 05:00:02 PM »

I think it was trying to make people THINK it was made by a church. But Lordy, it was bad!!
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« Reply #8649 on: April 02, 2015, 12:07:27 AM »

Re-watched the classic that is Metropolis (1927). Awesome stuff as always. Funny this time watching it felt a bit more action-paced than I remembered. Stunning futuristic and symbolic visuals, great megalomaniacal characters, and a sense of building suspense. Probably one of the earliest films to mix sci-fi and horror imagery so very well. Highly influential on numerous films that followed, Metropolis truly is a classic. The only part that seems a bit forced is the compassion argument at the heart of its message. Still I'd give this ***** out of ***** stars myself.

Libeled Lady (1936): After the newspaper he works for is threatened by a libel suit that could put them out of business, newspaperman Haggerty (Spencer Tracy) hires libel specialist Bill Chandler (William Powell) to try and discredit rich heiress Connie Allenbury (Myrna Loy). In order to successfully pull off their scheme, Chandler enters into a sham marriage with Haggerty long suffering fiancee Gladys (Jean Harlow). However their plans go awry when Chandler starts to fall for Connie and Gladys begins to get smitten with Chandler.

Decent fluff comedy is quite fun and charming in its way. Great stars who work really well together really helps this one to shine. Powell-Loy makes a great combination and Powell provides some great fun and funny moments and tends to get a lot of the best lines. Tracy proves here how adept at comedy he really was and works terrifically off of co-stars Powell and Harlow. ***3/4 out of ***** stars.
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« Reply #8650 on: April 02, 2015, 08:42:50 AM »

PREHISTORIC WOMEN (1950): A renegade tribe of cavewomen kidnaps cavemen to use as husbands, until one primitive who has learned the secret of fire turns the tables on them and restores the natural order. It's hard to find something good to say about this draggy cavedrama, except perhaps that some of the impossible-to-see dance scenes make you understand the wisdom of shooting day-for-night. 1.5/5.
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« Reply #8651 on: April 02, 2015, 09:26:13 AM »

GONE WITH THE POPE (1976)
It's a patchwork of a movie, but the soundtrack makes the boring parts very entertaining. It's crude, racist and has a speech that brutally criticizes the Catholic church. Which coming from an Italian during the 70's was pretty ballsy. 5/5
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« Reply #8652 on: April 02, 2015, 09:49:18 AM »

Head Trauma (2006) - This started off kind of clunky. I think nowadays with streaming video where people can switch a movie off and get something else instantly, you can't have the 30 minutes of set up and dialogue anymore. If it's a scary movie it needs to be scary or at least entertaining more or less right away as contrived as that sounds.

Anyway, once the ball gets rolling this is a decent horror movie. The plot and resolution are cerebral and clever if not earth shatteringly brilliant.

A guy returns to his childhood home which is slated for demolition in order to save it and live in it. After suffering Head Trauma falling down some stairs he begins to have visions of a crime that occurred there years before. Kind of hard to describe anything beyond that without giving it away. The supporting characters are good: an old flame from highs school, an a***ole neighbor, and his friend a huge black guy who lives next door who helps him out.

The lead guys determination to figure out what it all means is compelling enough to hold it together despite the low budget and amateurish qualities. I liked it but wouldn't recommend to my friends who are more general film watchers, just for horror movie buffs.

4/5
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« Reply #8653 on: April 03, 2015, 08:46:45 AM »

KIDS (1995): A teenage girl chases an old sex partner across New York City with bad news, while he spends his day drinking, smoking pot, fighting, and plotting to devirginize as many girls as he can. The photography and naturalistic dialogue fooled critics at the time into believing this was an art movie, but it's really a highly effective exploitation film; a nasty, R-rated revamp of the youth-run-wild shockers of the 1950s. 3.5/5.
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« Reply #8654 on: April 03, 2015, 09:26:14 AM »

Snobsploitation: exploitation movies that critics like. Thirteen, and Do the Right Thing were too

Also, there's a Hong Kong version of Kids called Spacked Out that's pretty good
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