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#11

Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...

Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 07:58:29 AM

This one turned out pretty cool, I think. Lobby card instead of poster.

#12

Good Movies / Re: Movies about Jesus Christ

Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 07:48:55 AM

Jesus of Montreal (1989)

I love this film. A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives. The characters are well played and some of the imagery is strong.  I find the last 10-15 minutes very tense and moving every time I watch it.

That was a good one, very affecting ending.

#13

Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...

Last post by bob - Today at 07:43:03 AM

#14

Television / Re: TV characters you hated?

Last post by Sitting Duck - Today at 07:03:59 AM

Captain Lochley on Babylon 5. She was an obvious eleventh-hour replacement for Ivanova who never integrated well into the series. Even her two appearances on Crusade were lackluster.

#15

Bad Movies / Re: Bad movies with great scor...

Last post by zombie no.one - Today at 05:34:26 AM

TOOTSIE (1982)

sorry, don't like this film. soundtrack has some crucial kuts yo

https://youtu.be/Zq2sCp-B7ac?si=MdN87J6ikYnOuvOA

#16

Good Movies / Re: Movies about Jesus Christ

Last post by Trevor - Today at 04:44:35 AM

Jesus of Montreal (1989)

I love this film. A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives. The characters are well played and some of the imagery is strong.  I find the last 10-15 minutes very tense and moving every time I watch it.

The apartheid censor board had a few things to say about this one too.

#17

Bad Movies / Re: Antonio Margheriti & The J...

Last post by LordGraal - Today at 02:32:55 AM

Pity they didn't include TIGER JOE in this collection.

That's more a Namsploitation movie.  These three are Raiders rip-offs.

I got you. 😊👍🐢

I remember watching Italian cash-ins on VHS with cropped picture and low-res image.  Some of the camera work on the shoddiest of these movies is very good.  These 4K/Blu Ray releases finally show that off.  The dubbing is still appalling though 

You should see the cheapo DVD I have of TIGER JOE. The source was what looks like a very bad 16mm print and at one point, the image flips for a second 😳😳😆🤣

We could do with a 4K 'Namsploitation set 🤣

#18

Bad Movies / Re: Bad movies with great scor...

Last post by LordGraal - Today at 02:30:24 AM

Starcrash - beautiful John Barry score.

#19

Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...

Last post by LordGraal - Today at 02:28:21 AM

Tonight's Stinker
The Humanoid(1979)
https://youtu.be/vq4V0L1OLMM?si=VrCSsCxE4yvyuuZs

In the distant future, Earth is renamed & under some sort of monarchy... The evil brother of the leader (a cheap knock off or Darth vader, with a mask that look like he got it a a bondage shop) has raised an army & has returned from exile to steal a bioweapon & kill a female scientist (Corinne Cléry)..... Clery's gets a call from an Asian kid she's taking care of, who has psychic powers, who tells her to come home, so the bad guys miss her....
Meanwhile, somewhere in deep space, a pilot (Richard Kiel, with a beard) is stuck on an outdated ship that just blew it's navigation & communication systems... He sees the bad guy's ship & decides to follow it....
The bad guy gets back to his base, run by an evil queen (Barbara Bach), & give the bioweapon to a scientist, who captures the pilot & turns him into Richard Kiel, without a beard, who is now laser proof with super human strength.....
They bad guys send him back to Earth, where he grabs guards & throws them around, but the Asian kid uses his psychic powers to turn him back into a good guy....

An awful lot is packed into this movie, so it never gets dull (for me at least)... The sets & miniatures are pretty impressive... Many references to Star Wars... Manages to stay pretty goofy...

I think it's the biggest budget Star Wars cash-in the Italians made at the time. Agree about the sets and some of the miniatures but I also like the locations as well.  And give me black stormtroopers over white one's anyday.  It had a cinema release in the UK and it certainly made an impression as I bought the cinema poster and lobby cards (still got the the cards).

Not saying it's a good film, some of it is laughable and the dubbing doesn't help - but it has some charm for me.

#20

Good Movies / Re: Movies about Jesus Christ

Last post by LordGraal - Today at 02:14:20 AM

Jesus of Montreal (1989)

I love this film. A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives. The characters are well played and some of the imagery is strong.  I find the last 10-15 minutes very tense and moving every time I watch it.