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Post by silverbullet63 on Oct 10, 2020 20:37:16 GMT -5
Resident Evil :Afterlife (2010)
Pretty sure this was the first feature film release that featured Real 3D.
It was the first one I saw in theaters back in the early 2010's
Also the last I saw in theaters, skipped the final two.
Looked great in 3D.
Chris Redfield was finally introduced, but Wentworth Miller was an odd casting choice.
Alice was an indestructible Superhero at this point.
More Clones of her running around.
Steroid levels of Action.
Oh and, zombies.
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Post by silverbullet63 on Oct 10, 2020 23:35:47 GMT -5
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
More of the same.
Another cute Little Girl
Snow and some zombies.
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Post by ArcLight on Oct 11, 2020 11:49:09 GMT -5
The Fiancé (2016)
You know I'm a sucker for werewolf movies, 'cause I wouldn't be on this board if I weren't. And I think I've mentioned a time (or two) that I'll give about any Bigfoot movie I can find a shot.
But what happens when you combine the two? This movie tries to answer that question, by having a young woman (the fiancé of the title) getting bitten by a Bigfoot and becoming...something.
From IMDb:
"When a beautiful bride-to-be is bitten by the legendary creature, Bigfoot, she becomes a brutal force of nature hellbent on breaking her engagement - and her fiancé."
Technically, I guess this should be a two-part entry as I couldn't sit thru the whole thing in one go. I'll go back and finish it because I bought it rather than rented it from RedBox. (the price was like $2 different so I figured why not? Now I know why not)
After the *third* time the husband-to-be survives a hit-n-run attack from his beloved and adds the parts she's bitten off to an ice bucket in the fridge I had to give it up.
The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020– )
Only two episodes into the new Netflix series. I switched to this after throwing in the towel on The Fiancé. Going fairly well. A far quieter (at least, so far) haunting than the same team's The Haunting of Hill House series.
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Post by someoldguy on Oct 11, 2020 14:01:08 GMT -5
OK Put it in the right thread this time
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Hollywood takes on Shakespeare with an all star cast of varying suitability. 'Midsummer' is a comedy and Hollywood interprets that very broadly. Silly, corny, wacky and for the most part wonderful.
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Post by someoldguy on Oct 11, 2020 14:05:04 GMT -5
The Fiancé (2016) After the *third* time the husband-to-be survives a hit-n-run attack from his beloved and adds the parts she's bitten off to an ice bucket in the fridge I had to give it up. Lorena Bobbitt? |
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Post by ArcLight on Oct 11, 2020 14:19:44 GMT -5
The Fiancé (2016) After the *third* time the husband-to-be survives a hit-n-run attack from his beloved and adds the parts she's bitten off to an ice bucket in the fridge I had to give it up. Lorena Bobbitt? She hadn't made it to that part before I bailed, thankfully. |
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Post by someoldguy on Oct 11, 2020 15:19:12 GMT -5
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
This remake keeps the basic idea of an understaffed police precinct on the verge of closing coming under assault but makes it a very different story, with some nods here and there to details in the 1976 version. A much bigger budget this time around and a more experienced cast allow the story to be told in a much larger way. Nothing wrong with the original. It is a classic and an amazing effort considering the available resources, a testimony to the genius of John Carpenter. The remake is both a homage to Carpenter's entry and a fine action film in its own right.
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Post by silverbullet63 on Oct 12, 2020 0:40:37 GMT -5
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) This remake keeps the basic idea of an understaffed police precinct on the verge of closing coming under assault but makes it a very different story, with some nods here and there to details in the 1976 version. A much bigger budget this time around and a more experienced cast allow the story to be told in a much larger way. Nothing wrong with the original. It is a classic and an amazing effort considering the available resources, a testimony to the genius of John Carpenter. The remake is both a homage to Carpenter's entry and a fine action film in its own right. Ethan Hawke and Fishburne made the remake work. It's was from the Producers of Training Day, I'm sure Denzel was offered the co-lead role first. |
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Post by silverbullet63 on Oct 12, 2020 15:30:49 GMT -5
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017)
Terrible
Unbelivable
Rotten
Disgraceful
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Post by someoldguy on Oct 12, 2020 16:32:11 GMT -5
Turner Classic Movies did a lineup of horror/monster movies today starting at a ludicrous 6 AM. Some real classics. Others not so much. I had hoped for some commentary before or after each movie but they just did the usual TCM filler about other movies and actors. The Reptile (1966) A Hammer Films period piece in remote English village. People die and turn black. Big snake bite marks. Mostly psychological horror and a bit slow because of that. But there really is a monster. Too bad the publicity posters give away both the monster reveal and the ending. Although it takes a bit to get there, along the way there are atmospheric sets, decent acting and dialog and such things as digging up a grave and a girl who plays sitar. Creature appearance is pretty good if maybe a tad silly. Fairly worthwhile watch if not top form Hammer. The Killer Shrews (1959) I did not bother watching this one, doing the usual morning stuff instead. I had seen it twice before, which is enough viewings for a lifetime for this clunker. Or maybe one or two too many. At least the dogs seemed to be having fun dressed up in their giant shrew Halloween costumes. Otherwise just bad. King Kong (1933) A genuine classic that can stand up to any number of viewings. Great story line, acting and dialog on the money for the intended effect on then contemporary audiences. Direction editing etc. top drawer. And of course amazing FX for the era that influenced filmmakers for decades. Even when you know every detail of every scene and every line of dialog by heart, it is still a fine watch. The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953) The first of the giant monster movies of the 1950s. Influenced to some extent by a Ray Bradbury short story, who was heavily credited for publicity purposes, the movie features a surprisingly intelligent story line. And the stop motion FX by Ray Harryhausen really make for terrific action. In the film, they attempt to stop the city destroying monster with an electrified fence. Although not in the movie, the posters featured the monster breathing fire. And the monster is originally released from its icy prison by nuclear weapons testing. Sound familiar? Stay tuned… Gojira (1954) Japanese, English subtitles No Raymond Burr The cable guide said it would be Godzilla and I expected that it would be the heavily modified 1956 Godzilla King of the Monsters. I was pleasantly surprised that it was the original Japanese version. This one is more sharply focused on the terrors of nuclear warfare, nuclear weapons testing and has a strong subtext of anti-Americanism. In 1954, the radioactive fiery breath of Gojira and its effect of putting the entire city in flames would have been clear reminders not only of Hiroshima and Nagasaki but of the five months of B-29 fire-bombing of scores of Japanese cities, which included burning down 70% of Tokyo, that preceded the atomic bombings. The opening sequence of the Japanese fishing vessel and the US H-bomb test was a clear reference to the then very recent fallout contamination event. It is that nuclear device test that wakes up fire-breathing Gojira who is not deterred by electric fences and wrecks Tokyo. Sounds like someone was watching American movies although Gojira goes far beyond that one in its messages. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) Classic Universal horror story, although in a very different style from the previous entries. By the 1950s, the supernatural/gothic flavor of the earlier Universal monster movies was old hat. They took a scientific slant this time, although carefully. The intro begins with God creating the world as per Genesis then neatly segues into evolution concepts, laying the ground work for the existence of the man-fish. Not terribly scientific when you get down to it, but good enough for a Universal monster movie. Creature is a first-class scary monster movie. Good premise, way up the Amazon delta far from help where the gill man lives, decent plot and development. Acting and dialog all acceptable. And a creature costume that not only looks really good without looking too much like a man in a suit and also lets the actor swim skillfully underwater as expected of a man-fish. Saw this in the movies as a kid and was really impressed by it. Too bad the two sequels were not up to par. Is the recurring idea of humanoid like monsters going after sexy white women rooted in racist stereotypes? I skipped the next entry, which is Creature from the Haunted Sea. It shows how dumb it can get when Roger Corman has total control of a project. It is supposed to be a comedy but the laughs come in the wrong places. And they only work on the first viewing. Also a truly stupid looking monster. Was it supposed to be that humorous? I am giving The Green Slime a chance. Low budget space opera. So far: Meh. Maybe it will get better when we find out what the green slime does. Oh I just found out, double meh. Night of the Lepus coming up later. Saw that before. Less than impressed. Maybe I will give it a second chance. But I am not going to hop to it. |
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Post by someoldguy on Oct 12, 2020 21:21:26 GMT -5
TCM movies continued The Green Slime turned out to be monsters on a space station. Cheap FX, predictable plot, mostly bad acting and dialog. Really REALLY dumb looking monsters. Sort of Jim Henson on brown acid. I skipped seeing Night of the Lepus again. Bunnies simply are not scary no matter how big they get. You still want to give them a carrot and scratch their ears. That was the last of the horror/monster movies on the menu. Instead I turned to Discovery's AHC - American Heroes Channel - usually military stuff. They are doing documentaries about the Nazis - real horror! The current episode concerns the German occupied British Channel islands, a little known aspect of the war. Although the idea is featured in The Others (2001). |
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Post by silverbullet63 on Oct 13, 2020 18:05:03 GMT -5
The Omen(1976)
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Post by someoldguy on Oct 13, 2020 19:28:25 GMT -5
That was on overnight not sure what day it was. I watched it and forget to post about it. I definitely prefer this 1976 original. The 2006 remake, while not really a bad movie and would have been pretty good if it were the only version, struck me as pointless. It was an almost exact copy of the 1976 edition but without the acting skills. The only fairly bright light in that department was Mia Farrow as the evil second nanny. |
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Post by silverbullet63 on Oct 13, 2020 20:46:00 GMT -5
That was on overnight not sure what day it was. I watched it and forget to post about it. I definitely prefer this 1976 original. The 2006 remake, while not really a bad movie and would have been pretty good if it were the only version, struck me as pointless. It was an almost exact copy of the 1976 edition but without the acting skills. The only fairly bright light in that department was Mia Farrow as the evil second nanny. I will forever cackle at how Robert mowed down the Nanny in Omen 2006. |
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Post by someoldguy on Oct 13, 2020 21:50:20 GMT -5
That was on overnight not sure what day it was. I watched it and forget to post about it. I definitely prefer this 1976 original. The 2006 remake, while not really a bad movie and would have been pretty good if it were the only version, struck me as pointless. It was an almost exact copy of the 1976 edition but without the acting skills. The only fairly bright light in that department was Mia Farrow as the evil second nanny. I will forever cackle at how Robert mowed down the Nanny in Omen 2006. This is a difference between the 1976 and 2006 films, In 1976, Mrs. Baylock is stabbed in the neck. In 2006 she is mowed down with a car. In a deleted scene from the 1976 film, she survives getting stabbed and runs at the car but is moved down. In the 1976 film, you sort of expect her to get up again, the death not looking quite dramatic enough to be final for such an evil character. Horror movie 101: The monster is not dead unless you see it definitely and dramatically get killed. And even then don't be too sure. |
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