Last Film You Watched

[Prevenger17]

Saw the Exorcist when it was re-released some years ago. It may have been a classic in it's time, but has aged horribly and is hilariously cheesy nowadays :\

Horrors tend to age very badly compared to other genres

 

[Prevenger17]

I like him. A critic who appreciates high end thinky stuff but several times I've heard him call out a lot of fashionable directors for pretentiousness, being plain boring or living off their reputation. Also like that he is not above giving a big commercial monster or B-Movie style flick praise if it warrants it.

His review of Geostorm is gr8

 

[COYBL25]

Horrors tend to age very badly compared to other genres

The special effects suffer badly.

Which is why the best horrors rely on the story, suspense and suggestion, over CGI splat !

 

[dholliday]

Horrors tend to age very badly compared to other genres

The special effects suffer badly.

Which is why the best horrors rely on the story, suspense and suggestion, over CGI splat !

aye...The Haunting, The Changeling, Village of the Damned, Invasion of the Bodysnatchers, Rosemary's Baby...all good old horror.

 

[PITA]

I miss the Guardian Film Show, they ditched it in a cost-saving exercise.




Big fan of older films, we watch on a home beamer with surround-sound speakers...sounds posh but that combo was cheaper than an average flat-screen telly. The old films, despite less resolution, are very epic to watch on a huge screen thanks to often expert cinematography.

I'd recommend my two favourites of all time:

- 2001 (one for the intellect)
- Excalibur (one for the emotion)

plus these classics, I've put the years in as there's often other versions out there:

- Moby Diick (thanks for having to put two "ii's" oh mighty swearfilter...1956...that whale genuinely still looks thrilling)
- Jaws (1975...and so does that shark)
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979...extended version, almost on par with 2001 for ideas & visuals...almost)
- Clockwork Orange (1973...one unsettling scene apart, this is high-end cinema)
- Citizen Kane (1941...genuinely brilliant, despite the 40's style LOUD TALKING!)
- Deliverance (1972...another John Boorman...best scene: banjo duel)
- French Connection 1 & 2 (70's with Gene Hackman...what an actor!)
- Coma (1978...thrilling conspiracy mystery)
- Enemy Mine (1985...sci-fi version of Hell in the Pacific...beautiful message)
- Das Boot (1981...must-watch in original language, so you may need subs...not submarines, that's catered for visually)
- The Wicker Man (1973...back when Christopher Lee was actually frightening)
- Carrie (1976...buckets of the stuff!)
- Duel (1971...Spielberg's first film...he was an auteur back in the 70's)
- Serpico (1973...Al Pacino's best film? Maybe)
- Altered States (1980...psychedelic sci-fi...some deep stuff about the human condition)
- Rosemary's Baby (1968...you really feel the plight of the main character, expertly-done setup)
- Raging Bull (1980...De Niro's best? Maybe)
- Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind (1977...sci-fi like it used to be, mysterious & hopeful without being tediously-preachy)
- Capricorn One (1977...so yeah, we never landed on the moon, i mean Mars!)
- After Hours (1985...Scorsese's most underrated film? Yes)
- Magic (1978...Anthony Hopkins being more chilling than in Silence of the Lambs)





12 Angry Men - 7/10, worth a watch deffo, there's a modern remake with Adama I wanna check out
Rear Window - 5/10, sorry Alfred!
Sunset Boulevard - have it, not seen yet
The Thing - 6/10, tho' not seen for many many years, worth a rewatch then
Blade Runner - 9/10 for the Final Cut thanks to more Vangelis, no voiceover, and perfectly-weighted ending.
Shawshank Redemption - 8/10, imdb's number 1 film
Glengarry Glenross - never heard of it
Pulp Fiction - 9/10, supremely fun!
Casino - 6/10, meh...poor man's Goodfellas

Gave 12 Angry Men a measly 7/10 and has never heard of Glengarry Glenross. You’re hardly Barry Norman are you?

 

[dholliday]

Gave 12 Angry Men a measly 7/10 and has never heard of Glengarry Glenross. You’re hardly Barry Norman are you?

who?

 

[Gladystweet]

Escape plan 2: Hades



Words fail me.

 

[PITA]

who?

Exactly.

 

[COYBL25]

Gave 12 Angry Men a measly 7/10 and has never heard of Glengarry Glenross. You’re hardly Barry Norman are you?

Glengarry Glenross is taken from a play - the whole film is set in an Estate Agents in America and invloves nothing more than the estate agents desperately trying to prove that they shouldn`t be fired by the new boss, using any underhand means possible.

The cast is incredible - Al Pacino, Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, Ed Harris, Jack Lemmon and more.

It`s a masterpiece, but is all about the script and acting, so some find it incredibly dull.

 

[dholliday]

Glengarry Glenross is taken from a play - the whole film is set in an Estate Agents in America and invloves nothing more than the estate agents desperately trying to prove that they shouldn`t be fired by the new boss, using any underhand means possible.

The cast is incredible - Al Pacino, Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, Ed Harris, Jack Lemmon and more.

It`s a masterpiece, but is all about the script and acting, so some find it incredibly dull.

now that you describe it, i think i saw a youtube clip from it yonks ago, but didn't realise what film it was from: Alex Baldwin visiting an office as some kind of external costcutting troubleshooter giving the bored staff hell. To be honest i thought it was a bit OTT.

Does Al Pacino shout a lot in it?

 

[Prevenger17]

Does Al Pacino shout a lot in it?

No actually, Pacino plays one of the more minor roles. The Alec Baldwin scene actually wasn't part of the stage play and was written into the movie, so it's tonally out of place despite it being probably the most iconic bit of the film

 

[Prevenger17]

Gave 12 Angry Men a measly 7/10

D really needs to sort that out

 

[dholliday]

D really needs to sort that out

7/10 is a good film in my book. my favourite talky film is probably Man From Earth.

 

[Charro]

Love finishing work on a Friday and picking up some cheap blue rays in town.

Picked up Captain Philips last week for 75p so that's getting watched tonight

 

[davids]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Lift
Surprisingly good little film.