Recent viewings

[lester1/2jr]

I've seen a couple Sidaris flicks but Hard ticket to Hawaii is my favorite by far.

on a similar note:

The Marriage Of Maria Braun (1979) - This is the begining of a trilogy about something or other by Fassbinder, who I really like. Maria Braun  is kind of sexy but this isn't that great. It's like: imagine if Quentin Tarantino made "Pretty Woman" or something. He could probably do an alright job but its just not his thing. This is nothign like that but just like that. Fassbinder is really good at these sort of depressing german things and this is more like a Merchant Ivory type story or something.

A woman gets married then immediately her husband is shipped of to fight the Russians in ww2. She learns he dies and then she becomes a prostitute, then worms her way into a succesfull business career. This aspect seems a little hard to believe. Also, as hot as she is she becomes kind of annoying. The guys who play the american soldiers are pretty bad but that's just in the begining. 

3/5 It does have quite an exceptional ending though. If you can get through the 2 hour running time to get there, it took me 3 days.

[Rev. Powell]

I've seen a couple Sidaris flicks but Hard ticket to Hawaii is my favorite by far.

I agree, can't beat HARD TICKET.  Though MALIBU EXPRESS has the most breasts, if that's what you're looking for.

[JaseSF]

Pick-up (1975): Two spacey hippie chicks named Carol (Jill Senter) and Maureen (Gini Eastwood) hitch a ride on a mobile home being delivered by a groovy hipster named Chuck (Alan Long), whom they become excited to learn is an Aries.

This was basically a hippie style 70s softcore porno that goes for disturbing grindhouse style twisted arty visuals at times in the plot. All in all, it's a colossal bore although of course there's lot of nudity on display if that's your thing. Senter and Eastwood were certainly attractive ladies back in this era but it doesn't make up for all the lengthy lulls in the almost nonexistant plot underlying this, although obviously plot wasn't the main focus of those making this as much as getting the girls naked as much as possible but really once you've seen them both naked, there's little here to hold one's interest. The only thing unusual here were the disturbing visuals involving the priest, the clown and the country hicks. Not a movie I see myself ever watching again. *1/2 out of ***** stars.

[lester1/2jr]

I really liked Pick up. It comes on a split dvd with The Teacher which is also cool. i liked all the freaky / corny stuff in Pick up

there's lot of nudity on display if that's your thing.

that is my thing

[claws]

Otis: Uncut (2008) Blu-ray

Quality DTV production including great cast, great soundtrack and lots of black humor. Love it. 4.5/5

Poltergeist (1982) Blu-ray

Essential summer viewing (June/July) but yeah, I needed my Poltergeist fix a bit earlier this year. Pretty solid HD presentation. 5/5

[WilliamWeird1313]

Alien Vs. Ninja

campy, kinetic, anime-inspired splatter schlock in the vein of many other "new wave of Asian gore cinema" flicks a la' Machine Girl, Tokyo Gore Police, Robo-Geisha, etc... admittedly a little less extreme than those films, but similarly styled... a little bit more like a Power Rangers episode, I admit, but goofy good fun if you're into this sort of thing


i also saw Dr. Caligari, the 1989 movie, for the first time the other day and was blown away... totally loved it, not sure if you're a fan, Circus, but it seems like something you might dig, if only for the imagery/production design

[Jack]

Isolation (2005) - On a dreary little farm in Ireland, the owner of the place needs money badly so he agrees to let a scientist perform some genetic experiments on his cows.  This doesn't turn out well at all.   Very small cast - just the farmer, the scientist, and a young couple on the run from someone who take temporary shelter there.  Very bleak atmosphere - the characters seem to have lost all hope and the environment is permanently overcast and everything is covered in mud or manure.  This is the best new horror movie I've seen in a long time.  Really transports you to someplace you're not accustomed to, introduces some very believable characters, and then sends some nasty little critters after you.  5/5.

[Psycho Circus]

i also saw Dr. Caligari, the 1989 movie, for the first time the other day and was blown away... totally loved it, not sure if you're a fan, Circus, but it seems like something you might dig, if only for the imagery/production design

Saw a bit of it a while back, and was extremely interested in viewing it in full. Alas, I cannot seem to find a damn DVD copy anywhere!?

[Rev. Powell]

i also saw Dr. Caligari, the 1989 movie, for the first time the other day and was blown away... totally loved it, not sure if you're a fan, Circus, but it seems like something you might dig, if only for the imagery/production design

Saw a bit of it a while back, and was extremely interested in viewing it in full. Alas, I cannot seem to find a damn DVD copy anywhere!?

It's not in print through regular channels (last I checked).  It has to be ordered through Excalibur Films, the porn site that owns the rights.  Region 1 NTSC only, I believe (may be Region 0, the generic DVD case doesn't say).  Maybe you should look for a used VHS instead?

[Psycho Circus]

i also saw Dr. Caligari, the 1989 movie, for the first time the other day and was blown away... totally loved it, not sure if you're a fan, Circus, but it seems like something you might dig, if only for the imagery/production design

Saw a bit of it a while back, and was extremely interested in viewing it in full. Alas, I cannot seem to find a damn DVD copy anywhere!?

It's not in print through regular channels (last I checked).  It has to be ordered through Excalibur Films, the porn site that owns the rights.  Region 1 NTSC only, I believe (may be Region 0, the generic DVD case doesn't say).  Maybe you should look for a used VHS instead?

No, no, I'm good to go with Region 0 (and 1)

[Rev. Powell]

i also saw Dr. Caligari, the 1989 movie, for the first time the other day and was blown away... totally loved it, not sure if you're a fan, Circus, but it seems like something you might dig, if only for the imagery/production design

Saw a bit of it a while back, and was extremely interested in viewing it in full. Alas, I cannot seem to find a damn DVD copy anywhere!?

It's not in print through regular channels (last I checked).  It has to be ordered through Excalibur Films, the porn site that owns the rights.  Region 1 NTSC only, I believe (may be Region 0, the generic DVD case doesn't say).  Maybe you should look for a used VHS instead?

No, no, I'm good to go with Region 0 (and 1)

Then Google "Excalibur Films."  Don't know if they ship to the UK.

[Psycho Circus]

Google "Excalibur Films."  Don't know if they ship to the UK.

I may get sidetracked 

[bob]

The Dark Knight (2008) - Simply fantastic. Easily one of my favorite films ever!!!! 

[JaseSF]

The Teacher (1974): A hot and sexually frustrated 28 year old school teacher named Diane Marshall (Angel Tompkins), whose husband recently left her, soon enlists her recent 18-year old student Sean (Jay North) to help her finally get some satisfaction. Unfortunately for them both, Diane is also the focus of attention and affection for the local town psycho Ralph (Anthony James) who's obsessed with her and is soon determined to do away with this pesky Sean.

This was a pretty straightforward softcore nudie film for most of its running time showing off Tompkins' ample assets but soon takes a twisted and more tragic turn involving the stalking wacko Ralph. Jay North also seems a bit miscast here as the bumbling student reluctantly seduced by Diane. All in all while it's rarely convincing or believable, it is surprisingly involving in that trashy low-budget grimy kind of way. James and Tompkins, who looks very familiar probably because she was in several 70s TV shows including "Night Gallery", both help rise this a notch or two with their performances. The ending wasn't at all what I expected. Better than usual of its type. *** out of ***** stars.

[Kaseykockroach]

The Burbs.
I love how its constantly twisting itself, constantly leaving you guessing. It makes you think "Oh, our main characters are just suspicious, we'll just get a reasonable explanation at the end that this is all just some cliche misunderstanding", then it goes into "They ARE murderers, our main characters were right!". It perfectly flip-flops between the two outcomes, to keep you on the edge of your seat and it works.
The atmosphere is fantastic. No 'jump scares' or anything, but the mystery gets so insane and intense, you're constantly expecting something like that, as the story builds such a spooky, fun atmosphere.
Joe Dante's films are growing on me more and more as I revisit them little by little...Now there's only two left to revisit, The Howling and Innerspace. All of his films so far are all so shamelessly, relentlessly fun. His films aren't for everyone, but that's what I love about them. He doesn't try to appeal to everyone, he just does his own thing, sticks to his own bizarre ideas.