Recent viewings

[Cthulhu]

Oasis of the zombies. You'd think the concept of nazi zombies is pretty hard to screw up, but Jess Franco managed to make a boring, bad movie out of it.

[Jack]

The City of the Dead (1960) - A college student goes to a small, remote town in New England to investigate the legends of witchcraft in the area.  And wouldn't ya know it, the place is still full of witches!  After she disappears, her brother arrives at the village to try to locate her.  Performances were good and the atmosphere was superb - black and white photography, the town swimming in fog;  everytime someone went inside a building it felt like an oasis from the impending doom of the outside world.  Good ending too, Gothic as all get-out!  4/5.

[lester1/2jr]

Lifeforce- What this movie is missing is action sequences.  Post- Blade I think they could remake this and it would be a huge hit.  I jdon't think they knew how to approach this concept back in the 80's.  The first part that happens in space has cornball space music, the rest of the movie looks like an 007 adventure.  It's more substantial than, say, Dreamscape but doesn't work as well and is thus not as entertaining as even that lesser spielberg effort in the end.  The bonuses are the shrivelled up 80's special effects vampire people and, most notably, mathilde May as the almost always nude vampire girl.  She is flawless and outside of phoebe cates in "Fast times" it'ss probably some of the greatest nudity in film history.  3/5

[Rev. Powell]

CITY NINJA (1985):  AKA NINJA HOLOCAUST and (my favorite title) ROCKY'S LOVE AFFAIRS.  The confusing plot involves competing gangs, one with a boxing champion and the other with a struggling younger fighter, searching for two necklaces that have a Swiss bank number engraved on them.  Never mind that, no one making this cared about the script--it's just an excuse to move from fight scene to sex scene and back.  My, the sex scenes in this are hotter than any I've ever seen in a kung fu movie!  There lots of melodramatic soap opera bedroom antics and double crosses, too.  But the fight scenes outshine the love scenes.  These guys are lightning fast and the fights are beautifully choreographed, often with a good deal of comedy thrown in.  There's a great fight where the guy carries his girlfriend on his shoulders and moves her legs so they kick his opponents.  A MARTIAL ARTS 50-PACK winner.  4/5.   

[indianasmith]

Lifeforce- What this movie is missing is action sequences.  Post- Blade I think they could remake this and it would be a huge hit.  I jdon't think they knew how to approach this concept back in the 80's.  The first part that happens in space has cornball space music, the rest of the movie looks like an 007 adventure.  It's more substantial than, say, Dreamscape but doesn't work as well and is thus not as entertaining as even that lesser spielberg effort in the end.  The bonuses are the shrivelled up 80's special effects vampire people and, most notably, mathilde May as the almost always nude vampire girl.  She is flawless and outside of phoebe cates in "Fast times" it'ss probably some of the greatest nudity in film history.  3/5

I was in the Navy when that came out and saw it in a theater in Yokosuka, Japan.  Mathilda May is one of the most beautiful women of ALL time.

[Andrew]

I was in the Navy when that came out and saw it in a theater in Yokosuka, Japan.  Mathilda May is one of the most beautiful women of ALL time.

Amen, brother.

[InformationGeek]

Spirited Away: One of the best anime movies if not the best.  I prefer Castle in the Sky, but one has a better plot and better looking animation.  If you haven't seen it yet, you should to do so right away!  How was this not nominated for Best Picture of the year?!

[Jack]

The Ghoul (1933) - Boris Karloff is an old man on his deathbed.  He's got an ancient Egyptian amulet, which he believes will bring him back to life after he dies.  And he does die, and then...well forget all that.  The next hour is spent with a large gaggle of characters - a couple relatives, the butler, a pair of Arabs, the shady accountant, a comedy relief woman, and a priest who happened to be passing by.  By the time Boris - eventually - showed up to start knocking them off, I was really hoping they would all die horribly.  Bah!  What a disappointment.  Started out as a horror movie and then forgot all about that and became a light drama/romance with a touch of comedy.  2/5.

[Doggett]

The Exorcist - I'm not going to bother to explain.

I find this film entertianing but not scary. And it's got nothing to do with the fact that I'm not religious, it's simply becuase I don't see any threat from a possesed child. The Omen is terrifing and, unlike possesed Regan, there is nothing blatently 'wrong' with Damien. What gives The Omen serious chills is the fact you're dealing with the Devil (well, his child) ...without ever really knowing for certian. Damien doesn't actually do anything in the film that you could really say is 'evil' it could all be one horrid coinsidence after the other. Leaving the good guys to battle something that is truly beyond their grasp. With The Exorcist, you know it's horrid becuase you can see it. That takes away the mystery and sense of dread. She is basically a monster (even if she does represent something far more frightening....) that the two priests have to overcome. That's another thing....any one else find the priests a bit dull ?

3/5

[Psycho Circus]

I find all priests dull. 

[3mnkids]

Transformers revenge of the fallen~ my youngest wanted to watch this again so I caved and let him.    My daughter says Michael Bay should be tied to a chair and forced to watch his movies over and over again. 

Saw 6~ Better than 3,4 and miles ahead of 5 but still.. its a saw movie.    The plot was a little better in this than previous ones, less gore, and a surprise. I would probably watch this one again.

[lester1/2jr]

I was in the Navy when that came out and saw it in a theater in Yokosuka, Japan.  Mathilda May is one of the most beautiful women of ALL time.

they must have been like:  okay this movie isn't working out the way we planned...let's make sure we get ALOT of Mathilda nude.  and did they ever.

[Psycho Circus]

That's about all I ever remember from watching Lifeforce.

[InformationGeek]

I find all priests dull. 

Even the one from Dead Alive?!   

[Psycho Circus]

I find all priests dull. 

Even the one from Dead Alive?!   

Ahh, well maybe he's the exception...