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#91
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - January 07, 2026, 08:44:06 PMTHE LOCKET (1946):
I don't want to risk overselling this but given its vintage and its mostly unknown (to me) personnel, it was quite a... surprise. A dyspeptic looking British man shows up at the engagement party for an older high society groom and his younger fiancee. The Brit wants to warn the rich guy about what he's getting into, and he begins relating a flashback. Shortly that flashback introduces third-billed Robert Mitchum (the only famous person in the cast) who gets his own flashback that lasts about half the movie. And eventually there's a flashback within his flashback.
Yep, by the time we're three flashbacks deep, it's clear that THE LOCKET is on some dank Borges/Nolan s#!t. If it was still just in service of some milquetoast romantic melodrama, big deal - but slowly THE LOCKET reveals itself to be a slowly simmering psychological thriller, with a gradual bodycount...
Although initially its deceptively straightforward in style, THE LOCKET maintains a chilly tone (almost ala Chabrol or Haneke) which really emphasizes a few brief yet powerful flourishes: two startlingly loud bursts of sound FX which interrupt the placid ambience and announce unexpected eruptions of violence, and one zoom-to-CU that blows out into freakish overexposure, like key shots from Zulawski's POSSESSION. Even those tiny grace notes really deliver a punch and elevate THE LOCKET into an event. Perhaps most admirably, there is no lengthy attempt to explain the lead femme fatale's behavior in diagnostic terms (even though one of the other main characters is a psychoanalyst) - the screenplay lets her actions speak for her and allows us to do the math. THE LOCKET could've maybe improved by half a star if it ended one scene earlier, but even as is, this is a movie that feels decades ahead of its time.
4/5
Director John Brahm also directed a stylish though silly werewolf movie called THE UNDYING MONSTER and two well-regarded thrillers I've never bothered to check out - HANGOVER SQUARE and the 40s remake of THE LODGER. I might need to watch those now...
I don't want to risk overselling this but given its vintage and its mostly unknown (to me) personnel, it was quite a... surprise. A dyspeptic looking British man shows up at the engagement party for an older high society groom and his younger fiancee. The Brit wants to warn the rich guy about what he's getting into, and he begins relating a flashback. Shortly that flashback introduces third-billed Robert Mitchum (the only famous person in the cast) who gets his own flashback that lasts about half the movie. And eventually there's a flashback within his flashback.
Yep, by the time we're three flashbacks deep, it's clear that THE LOCKET is on some dank Borges/Nolan s#!t. If it was still just in service of some milquetoast romantic melodrama, big deal - but slowly THE LOCKET reveals itself to be a slowly simmering psychological thriller, with a gradual bodycount...Although initially its deceptively straightforward in style, THE LOCKET maintains a chilly tone (almost ala Chabrol or Haneke) which really emphasizes a few brief yet powerful flourishes: two startlingly loud bursts of sound FX which interrupt the placid ambience and announce unexpected eruptions of violence, and one zoom-to-CU that blows out into freakish overexposure, like key shots from Zulawski's POSSESSION. Even those tiny grace notes really deliver a punch and elevate THE LOCKET into an event. Perhaps most admirably, there is no lengthy attempt to explain the lead femme fatale's behavior in diagnostic terms (even though one of the other main characters is a psychoanalyst) - the screenplay lets her actions speak for her and allows us to do the math. THE LOCKET could've maybe improved by half a star if it ended one scene earlier, but even as is, this is a movie that feels decades ahead of its time.
4/5
Director John Brahm also directed a stylish though silly werewolf movie called THE UNDYING MONSTER and two well-regarded thrillers I've never bothered to check out - HANGOVER SQUARE and the 40s remake of THE LODGER. I might need to watch those now...
#92
Bad Movies / Re: The Ultimate So Bad It's G...
Last post by Rev. Powell - January 07, 2026, 08:11:01 PM+ Showgirls
+ House of the Dead
+ Gymkata
10 Apple, The (1980)
11 Atomic Submarine, The (1959)
12 Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
10 Bad Girls Go to Hell (1965)
12 Beast with a Million Eyes, The (1955)
9 Ben and Arthur (2002)
12 Billy the Kid vs Dracula (1966)
9 Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle (2022)
15 Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
10 Blood Diner (1987)
10 Bloodsucking Freaks (1976)
12 Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things (1972)
10 Codename: Wildgeese (1984)
13 Dragon Lives Again, The (1977)
13 Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (The Man Who Saves the World) aka Turkish Star Wars (1982)
12 Fatal Deviation (1998)
14 Glen or Glenda? (1953)
12 Gymkata (1985)
11 Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)
15 Hobgoblins (1988)
6 House of the Dead (2003)
11 Howling Part 7: New Moon Rising, The (1995)
2 Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996)
5 Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1954)
10 Maniac (1934)
12 Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
14 Message from Space (1978)
10 Miami Connection (1987)
12 Mommie Dearest (1981)
10 New Year's Evil (1980)
14 No Holds Barred (1989)
22 Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
7 Protector, The (1985)
10 Reefer Madness (1936)
10 Return of the Family Man (1990)
13 Robo Vampire (1988)
18 Robot Monster (1953)
21 Room, The (2003)
10 S.I.C.K. (Serial Insane Clown Killer) (2003)
12 Samurai Cop (1991)
11 Santa Claus (1959)
4 Scanners 3: The Takeover (1992)
11 Sharknado (2013)
10 Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
19 Showgirls (1995)
14 Space Mutiny (1988)
12 Starcrash (1978)
17 Troll 2 (1990)
10 Wicker Man, The (2006)
16 Zardoz (1974)
Ranked:
1. 22 Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
2. 21 Room, The (2003)
3. 19 Showgirls (1995)
4. 18 Robot Monster (1953)
5. 17 Troll 2 (1990)
6. 16 Zardoz (1974)
7t. 15 Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)/Hobgoblins (1988)
9t. 4 tied at 14
13t. 3 tied at 13
16t. 10 tied at 12
2 at 9, 1 at 7, 1 at 6, 1 at 5, 1 at 4, 1 at 2
Sortable spreadhseet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JN0iqwwMsLY85NpLPULaMJGbTrVMoH8OLYecznVD3XE/edit?gid=0#gid=0
+ House of the Dead
+ Gymkata
10 Apple, The (1980)
11 Atomic Submarine, The (1959)
12 Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
10 Bad Girls Go to Hell (1965)
12 Beast with a Million Eyes, The (1955)
9 Ben and Arthur (2002)
12 Billy the Kid vs Dracula (1966)
9 Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle (2022)
15 Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
10 Blood Diner (1987)
10 Bloodsucking Freaks (1976)
12 Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things (1972)
10 Codename: Wildgeese (1984)
13 Dragon Lives Again, The (1977)
13 Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (The Man Who Saves the World) aka Turkish Star Wars (1982)
12 Fatal Deviation (1998)
14 Glen or Glenda? (1953)
12 Gymkata (1985)
11 Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)
15 Hobgoblins (1988)
6 House of the Dead (2003)
11 Howling Part 7: New Moon Rising, The (1995)
2 Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996)
5 Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1954)
10 Maniac (1934)
12 Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
14 Message from Space (1978)
10 Miami Connection (1987)
12 Mommie Dearest (1981)
10 New Year's Evil (1980)
14 No Holds Barred (1989)
22 Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
7 Protector, The (1985)
10 Reefer Madness (1936)
10 Return of the Family Man (1990)
13 Robo Vampire (1988)
18 Robot Monster (1953)
21 Room, The (2003)
10 S.I.C.K. (Serial Insane Clown Killer) (2003)
12 Samurai Cop (1991)
11 Santa Claus (1959)
4 Scanners 3: The Takeover (1992)
11 Sharknado (2013)
10 Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
19 Showgirls (1995)
14 Space Mutiny (1988)
12 Starcrash (1978)
17 Troll 2 (1990)
10 Wicker Man, The (2006)
16 Zardoz (1974)
Ranked:
1. 22 Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
2. 21 Room, The (2003)
3. 19 Showgirls (1995)
4. 18 Robot Monster (1953)
5. 17 Troll 2 (1990)
6. 16 Zardoz (1974)
7t. 15 Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)/Hobgoblins (1988)
9t. 4 tied at 14
13t. 3 tied at 13
16t. 10 tied at 12
2 at 9, 1 at 7, 1 at 6, 1 at 5, 1 at 4, 1 at 2
Sortable spreadhseet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JN0iqwwMsLY85NpLPULaMJGbTrVMoH8OLYecznVD3XE/edit?gid=0#gid=0
#93
Good Movies / Re: Movies you'd be surprised ...
Last post by zombie no.one - January 07, 2026, 05:54:12 PMMOVIE 43
FAT SLAGS
A SERBIAN FILM
HUMAN CENTIPEDE 3
FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY
FAT SLAGS
A SERBIAN FILM
HUMAN CENTIPEDE 3
FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY
#95
Good Movies / Re: Movie related events which...
Last post by bob - January 07, 2026, 05:49:11 PMwhen I was a kid the ads for Gremlins gave me nightmares
#96
Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
Last post by bob - January 07, 2026, 05:48:27 PMcopilot
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
#97
Bad Movies / Re: The Ultimate So Bad It's G...
Last post by bob - January 07, 2026, 05:45:50 PM- House of the Dead
+ Sharknado
- Scanners 3
10 Apple, The (1980)
11 Atomic Submarine, The (1959)
12 Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
10 Bad Girls Go to Hell (1965)
12 Beast with a Million Eyes, The (1955)
9 Ben and Arthur (2002)
12 Billy the Kid vs Dracula (1966)
9 Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle (2022)
15 Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
10 Blood Diner (1987)
10 Bloodsucking Freaks (1976)
12 Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things (1972)
10 Codename: Wildgeese (1984)
13 Dragon Lives Again, The (1977)
13 Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (The Man Who Saves the World) aka Turkish Star Wars (1982)
12 Fatal Deviation (1998)
14 Glen or Glenda? (1953)
11 Gymkata (1985)
11 Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)
15 Hobgoblins (1988)
6 House of the Dead (2003)
11 Howling Part 7: New Moon Rising, The (1995)
2 Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996)
5 Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1954)
10 Maniac (1934)
12 Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
14 Message from Space (1978)
10 Miami Connection (1987)
12 Mommie Dearest (1981)
10 New Year's Evil (1980)
14 No Holds Barred (1989)
22 Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
7 Protector, The (1985)
10 Reefer Madness (1936)
10 Return of the Family Man (1990)
13 Robo Vampire (1988)
18 Robot Monster (1953)
21 Room, The (2003)
10 S.I.C.K. (Serial Insane Clown Killer) (2003)
12 Samurai Cop (1991)
11 Santa Claus (1959)
4 Scanners 3: The Takeover (1992)
11 Sharknado (2013)
10 Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
19 Showgirls (1995)
14 Space Mutiny (1988)
12 Starcrash (1978)
17 Troll 2 (1990)
10 Wicker Man, The (2006)
16 Zardoz (1974)
+ Sharknado
- Scanners 3
10 Apple, The (1980)
11 Atomic Submarine, The (1959)
12 Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
10 Bad Girls Go to Hell (1965)
12 Beast with a Million Eyes, The (1955)
9 Ben and Arthur (2002)
12 Billy the Kid vs Dracula (1966)
9 Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle (2022)
15 Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
10 Blood Diner (1987)
10 Bloodsucking Freaks (1976)
12 Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things (1972)
10 Codename: Wildgeese (1984)
13 Dragon Lives Again, The (1977)
13 Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (The Man Who Saves the World) aka Turkish Star Wars (1982)
12 Fatal Deviation (1998)
14 Glen or Glenda? (1953)
11 Gymkata (1985)
11 Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)
15 Hobgoblins (1988)
6 House of the Dead (2003)
11 Howling Part 7: New Moon Rising, The (1995)
2 Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996)
5 Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1954)
10 Maniac (1934)
12 Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
14 Message from Space (1978)
10 Miami Connection (1987)
12 Mommie Dearest (1981)
10 New Year's Evil (1980)
14 No Holds Barred (1989)
22 Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
7 Protector, The (1985)
10 Reefer Madness (1936)
10 Return of the Family Man (1990)
13 Robo Vampire (1988)
18 Robot Monster (1953)
21 Room, The (2003)
10 S.I.C.K. (Serial Insane Clown Killer) (2003)
12 Samurai Cop (1991)
11 Santa Claus (1959)
4 Scanners 3: The Takeover (1992)
11 Sharknado (2013)
10 Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
19 Showgirls (1995)
14 Space Mutiny (1988)
12 Starcrash (1978)
17 Troll 2 (1990)
10 Wicker Man, The (2006)
16 Zardoz (1974)
#98
Bad Movies / Re: The Ultimate So Bad It's G...
Last post by chainsaw midget - January 07, 2026, 04:52:54 PM+ Bloodsucking Freaks
- Long John Silver
- Ben and Arthur
- Long John Silver
- Ben and Arthur
#99
Good Movies / Re: Movies you'd be surprised ...
Last post by Trevor - January 07, 2026, 02:20:18 PMI actually like CRY FREEDOM even though I usually don't like foreign filmmakers usurping our history by telling our stories. CRY FREEDOM is an honest attempt at telling a story of the meeting of two minds, one black, the other white which the apartheid government wanted silenced so they killed the one and banned the other, only to have the latter escape.
#100
