RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base?

Join Empire | Log In

Search Empire

Forum Home

Register for Free!

Log In

Moderator Tickets

FAQ

Users Online

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base?

Logged in as: Guest

Printable Version

All Forums >> [Film Forums] >> Favourite Films >> RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base?

Page: << < prev 52 53 [54] 55 56 next > >>

Message

<< Older Topic Newer Topic >>

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 9/11/2007 8:11:26 PM

dj vivace

Posts: 4331
Joined: 28/7/2006
From: plymouth

My copy of Gothic turned up today and i'm sure its still a great film, however, the vhs running time is 103 minutes, and this 'un-rated' dvd is only 87 minutes long so whats all that about? And the cover is bollocks, compare

can't find a cover anywhere for the one i received today, but trust me its awful. It has a picture of Gabriel Burne, Julian Sands and a woman all looking a bit lost. Why do they do that? Whats wrong with the original cover?

This turned up too

Really can't wait to watch this masterpiece again, one of my favourite Stephen King films. Great too see a horror that can rely on story and atmosphere alone

_____________________________

you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!

My DVD Collection: http://dj-vivace.dvdaf.com/owned

(in reply to fernetcontonica)

Post #: 1591

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 9/11/2007 8:46:20 PM

fernetcontonica

Posts: 8956
Joined: 29/4/2007
From: Everywhere

quote:

ORIGINAL: dj vivace

My copy of Gothic turned up today and i'm sure its still a great film, however, the vhs running time is 103 minutes, and this 'un-rated' dvd is only 87 minutes long so whats all that about? And the cover is bollocks, compare

can't find a cover anywhere for the one i received today, but trust me its awful. It has a picture of Gabriel Burne, Julian Sands and a woman all looking a bit lost. Why do they do that? Whats wrong with the original cover?

This turned up too

Really can't wait to watch this masterpiece again, one of my favourite Stephen King films. Great too see a horror that can rely on story and atmosphere alone

About the runtimke I have a 91 minutes copy, I wonder what are those 12 minutes

I can't believe they changed the cover as it has an excelent one. Bastards

.

Haven't seen Langoliers and I think I never heard of it

_____________________________

Jeepers Creepers II 6/10
Grizzzly Man 5?/10
Antichrist 8?/10
The Day After Tomorrow 3/10
Pontypool 8?/10
Zombieland 7/10
The Field 8?/10
Species: The Awakening 5/10
Feast III: The Happy Finish 6?/10
Feast II: Sloppy Seconds 7/10

(in reply to dj vivace)

Post #: 1592

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 9/11/2007 9:22:06 PM

Kira

Posts: 1808
Joined: 17/1/2007

Have seen Gothic many times, great film.

A forumite mentioned this one recently in the world cinema thread, I think The Isle (Seom) by Kim Ki-duk is also disturbing enough to be mentioned here. It's about a sadomasochistic relationship of an ex-cop and a girl who sells herself to fishermen. Beautiful silent scenes stand in sharp contrast to hard to watch maybe Audition-like violence. Fishing hooks down the throat. If you're open for dark, slow paced art house films with surreal endings, then you should give it a try.

IMDB

< Message edited by Kira -- 9/11/2007 9:37:19 PM >

(in reply to fernetcontonica)

Post #: 1593

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 10/11/2007 7:30:02 AM

Lydia_H

Posts: 3481
Joined: 26/11/2006

Will have to keep an eye out for Gothic, I love Julian Sands!

Langoliers as well ... speaking of Stephen King adaptations has anyone seen 'Thinner'? I remember catching it late night on Sky once and thinking it was a decent little movie. It's about a fat guy who ends up on the wrong side of some Gypsy's and is cursed so he that he can't stop losing weight

With Robert John Burke, who was the Dust Devil

Will check out The Isle too

I watched this strange experimental horror film earlier:

Can't say I was very impressed, but it is worth checking out I guess. It reminds me of Subconscious Cruelty, with lots of Kenneth Anger type symbolism and use of colour. It's nowhere near as depraved, frightening and disgusting as that film by Karim Hussein though! In fact it's more like that awful film 'Slaughtered Vomit Dolls'. Seems to be a little niche in American/Canadian horror, these homemade, shoddy horror film from what I suppose are art school students, but it has a long way to go.

I should watch August Underground Penance to see how that turned out

I also watched the Alex Proyas film Dark City, which is excellent, I'm sure it has some fans around here

_____________________________

This is a very ominous assignment, with overtones of extreme personal danger

(in reply to Kira)

Post #: 1594

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 10/11/2007 10:19:04 AM

dj vivace

Posts: 4331
Joined: 28/7/2006
From: plymouth

quote:

ORIGINAL: Kira

Have seen Gothic many times, great film.

A forumite mentioned this one recently in the world cinema thread, I think The Isle (Seom) by Kim Ki-duk is also disturbing enough to be mentioned here. It's about a sadomasochistic relationship of an ex-cop and a girl who sells herself to fishermen. Beautiful silent scenes stand in sharp contrast to hard to watch maybe Audition-like violence. Fishing hooks down the throat. If you're open for dark, slow paced art house films with surreal endings, then you should give it a try.

IMDB

Saw this last year some time, and i remember feeling mighty confused when it finished, so any clues as to what it meant would be greatly appreciated. Kim De Kuk (spelled right?) is a master of those long silent moments and he uses them to full use here. In fact, i'm pretty sure there's only 3 actors in the whole film! It was disturbing with those fish hook scenes, in fact, they were bloody un-watchable, and yet, it was beautiful in its scenary, another thing Kim is a master of, gorgeous backgrounds. Its worth a watch, and definately belongs here, but an explanation would be nice

_____________________________

you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!

My DVD Collection: http://dj-vivace.dvdaf.com/owned

(in reply to Kira)

Post #: 1595

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 10/11/2007 10:25:13 AM

dj vivace

Posts: 4331
Joined: 28/7/2006
From: plymouth

quote:

ORIGINAL: fernetcontonica

quote:

ORIGINAL: dj vivace

My copy of Gothic turned up today and i'm sure its still a great film, however, the vhs running time is 103 minutes, and this 'un-rated' dvd is only 87 minutes long so whats all that about? And the cover is bollocks, compare

can't find a cover anywhere for the one i received today, but trust me its awful. It has a picture of Gabriel Burne, Julian Sands and a woman all looking a bit lost. Why do they do that? Whats wrong with the original cover?

This turned up too

Really can't wait to watch this masterpiece again, one of my favourite Stephen King films. Great too see a horror that can rely on story and atmosphere alone

About the runtimke I have a 91 minutes copy, I wonder what are those 12 minutes I can't believe they changed the cover as it has an excelent one. Bastards .

Haven't seen Langoliers and I think I never heard of it

You must watch the Langoliers mate, its brilliant! 3 hours of pure atmospheric horror, with a real sense of menace throughout. Some great performances, and some damn fine story telling too. Like i said before, its good to see a horror that can rely on storytelling alone. I think it was a made for tv film that was screened in 6 parts, much like the Stand but its well worth a look

As for the missing 12 minutes of Gothic? I have no idea, how come your vhs is shorter than mine? I have the original rental version from 1986, and i don't like the fact the this dvd may be cut

_____________________________

you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!

My DVD Collection: http://dj-vivace.dvdaf.com/owned

(in reply to fernetcontonica)

Post #: 1596

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 10/11/2007 10:34:42 AM

dj vivace

Posts: 4331
Joined: 28/7/2006
From: plymouth

quote:

ORIGINAL: Lydia_H

Will have to keep an eye out for Gothic, I love Julian Sands!

Langoliers as well ... speaking of Stephen King adaptations has anyone seen 'Thinner'? I remember catching it late night on Sky once and thinking it was a decent little movie. It's about a fat guy who ends up on the wrong side of some Gypsy's and is cursed so he that he can't stop losing weight With Robert John Burke, who was the Dust Devil

Will check out The Isle too

I watched this strange experimental horror film earlier:

Can't say I was very impressed, but it is worth checking out I guess. It reminds me of Subconscious Cruelty, with lots of Kenneth Anger type symbolism and use of colour. It's nowhere near as depraved, frightening and disgusting as that film by Karim Hussein though! In fact it's more like that awful film 'Slaughtered Vomit Dolls'. Seems to be a little niche in American/Canadian horror, these homemade, shoddy horror film from what I suppose are art school students, but it has a long way to go.

I should watch August Underground Penance to see how that turned out

I also watched the Alex Proyas film Dark City, which is excellent, I'm sure it has some fans around here

Do you mean this Dark City

God, i LOVE this film, its just so dark and immense and it creates a world almost on the same level as Blade Runner did all those years ago. In Dark City you get a real sense of loneliness and lost cause, and it has some really really bizarre sets and scenes. Also worth a look for Kiefer Sutherlands performance alone

_____________________________

you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!

My DVD Collection: http://dj-vivace.dvdaf.com/owned

(in reply to Lydia_H)

Post #: 1597

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 10/11/2007 10:57:21 AM

fernetcontonica

Posts: 8956
Joined: 29/4/2007
From: Everywhere

quote:

ORIGINAL: dj vivace

quote:

ORIGINAL: Kira

Have seen Gothic many times, great film.

A forumite mentioned this one recently in the world cinema thread, I think The Isle (Seom) by Kim Ki-duk is also disturbing enough to be mentioned here. It's about a sadomasochistic relationship of an ex-cop and a girl who sells herself to fishermen. Beautiful silent scenes stand in sharp contrast to hard to watch maybe Audition-like violence. Fishing hooks down the throat. If you're open for dark, slow paced art house films with surreal endings, then you should give it a try.

IMDB

Saw this last year some time, and i remember feeling mighty confused when it finished, so any clues as to what it meant would be greatly appreciated. Kim De Kuk (spelled right?) is a master of those long silent moments and he uses them to full use here. In fact, i'm pretty sure there's only 3 actors in the whole film! It was disturbing with those fish hook scenes, in fact, they were bloody un-watchable, and yet, it was beautiful in its scenary, another thing Kim is a master of, gorgeous backgrounds. Its worth a watch, and definately belongs here, but an explanation would be nice

Checked, easterns do really violent quality weird films

.

_____________________________

Jeepers Creepers II 6/10
Grizzzly Man 5?/10
Antichrist 8?/10
The Day After Tomorrow 3/10
Pontypool 8?/10
Zombieland 7/10
The Field 8?/10
Species: The Awakening 5/10
Feast III: The Happy Finish 6?/10
Feast II: Sloppy Seconds 7/10

(in reply to dj vivace)

Post #: 1598

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 10/11/2007 11:13:09 AM

fernetcontonica

Posts: 8956
Joined: 29/4/2007
From: Everywhere

quote:

ORIGINAL: dj vivace

quote:

ORIGINAL: fernetcontonica

quote:

ORIGINAL: dj vivace

My copy of Gothic turned up today and i'm sure its still a great film, however, the vhs running time is 103 minutes, and this 'un-rated' dvd is only 87 minutes long so whats all that about? And the cover is bollocks, compare

can't find a cover anywhere for the one i received today, but trust me its awful. It has a picture of Gabriel Burne, Julian Sands and a woman all looking a bit lost. Why do they do that? Whats wrong with the original cover?

This turned up too

Really can't wait to watch this masterpiece again, one of my favourite Stephen King films. Great too see a horror that can rely on story and atmosphere alone

About the runtimke I have a 91 minutes copy, I wonder what are those 12 minutes I can't believe they changed the cover as it has an excelent one. Bastards .

Haven't seen Langoliers and I think I never heard of it

You must watch the Langoliers mate, its brilliant! 3 hours of pure atmospheric horror, with a real sense of menace throughout. Some great performances, and some damn fine story telling too. Like i said before, its good to see a horror that can rely on storytelling alone. I think it was a made for tv film that was screened in 6 parts, much like the Stand but its well worth a look

As for the missing 12 minutes of Gothic? I have no idea, how come your vhs is shorter than mine? I have the original rental version from 1986, and i don't like the fact the this dvd may be cut

I have no idea what's up with the lenght. I have a rental copy released by a local company that I got somehow in the early nineties but I found weird it had been cut since that is quite disliked around here and rarely practiced, specially in the 80's. Is there any chance the VHS runtime being boosted by prefilm shit

? But even if not, it's not nice at all getting your film cut. it makes too little sense as to be so annoying

3 hours?. Holy god, you shouldn't have told me that

I hope there is a chance I could get it in its original airing format.

< Message edited by fernetcontonica -- 10/11/2007 11:29:04 AM >

_____________________________

Jeepers Creepers II 6/10
Grizzzly Man 5?/10
Antichrist 8?/10
The Day After Tomorrow 3/10
Pontypool 8?/10
Zombieland 7/10
The Field 8?/10
Species: The Awakening 5/10
Feast III: The Happy Finish 6?/10
Feast II: Sloppy Seconds 7/10

(in reply to dj vivace)

Post #: 1599

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 10/11/2007 11:25:49 AM

fernetcontonica

Posts: 8956
Joined: 29/4/2007
From: Everywhere

quote:

ORIGINAL: Lydia_H

Will have to keep an eye out for Gothic, I love Julian Sands!

Langoliers as well ... speaking of Stephen King adaptations has anyone seen 'Thinner'? I remember catching it late night on Sky once and thinking it was a decent little movie. It's about a fat guy who ends up on the wrong side of some Gypsy's and is cursed so he that he can't stop losing weight With Robert John Burke, who was the Dust Devil

Will check out The Isle too

I watched this strange experimental horror film earlier:

Can't say I was very impressed, but it is worth checking out I guess. It reminds me of Subconscious Cruelty, with lots of Kenneth Anger type symbolism and use of colour. It's nowhere near as depraved, frightening and disgusting as that film by Karim Hussein though! In fact it's more like that awful film 'Slaughtered Vomit Dolls'. Seems to be a little niche in American/Canadian horror, these homemade, shoddy horror film from what I suppose are art school students, but it has a long way to go.

I should watch August Underground Penance to see how that turned out

I also watched the Alex Proyas film Dark City, which is excellent, I'm sure it has some fans around here

I've seen Thineer, and still remember a really evil pie or something like that . Can't remember much else of it but I remeber i had a nice time watching it.

.

I still have August Underground penance to watch, althought I peeked a bit into it

. Mordum was a nice experience and in fact, I have the three of them to watch but never got around throwing such a marathon

Subconscious cruelty is another film I have and never watched , althought I did the proper peeking

and been intrigues by how raw looking it is. Too much films

And Dark City is an amazing film, it's one of the stethically most cool-ly beautiful film I ever got around and one of my favorites without a doubt. Did anyone else got that "I've seen this in Dark city" while watching the Matrix

?

_____________________________

Jeepers Creepers II 6/10
Grizzzly Man 5?/10
Antichrist 8?/10
The Day After Tomorrow 3/10
Pontypool 8?/10
Zombieland 7/10
The Field 8?/10
Species: The Awakening 5/10
Feast III: The Happy Finish 6?/10
Feast II: Sloppy Seconds 7/10

(in reply to Lydia_H)

Post #: 1600

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 10/11/2007 1:36:16 PM

evil bill

Posts: 4496
Joined: 19/7/2006
From: mordor/ uk

quote:

ORIGINAL: dj vivace

My copy of Gothic turned up today and i'm sure its still a great film, however, the vhs running time is 103 minutes, and this 'un-rated' dvd is only 87 minutes long so whats all that about? And the cover is bollocks, compare

can't find a cover anywhere for the one i received today, but trust me its awful. It has a picture of Gabriel Burne, Julian Sands and a woman all looking a bit lost. Why do they do that? Whats wrong with the original cover?

This turned up too

Really can't wait to watch this masterpiece again, one of my favourite Stephen King films. Great too see a horror that can rely on story and atmosphere alone

Bad news mate the so called un-rated GOTHIC is cut for sex and nudity,this is because the US are all for violence/gore but draw the line at sex.Where the UK are all for sex,which is why Ken Russell movie's are uncut on Region 2 but trimed on Region 1.The release of THE DEVILS is finaly Uncut region 2,all the sex and violence you can handle along with lesbian Nuns

Hav'nt seen Langoliers,sounds interesting.

This is brillant

must get it on DVD as ye old VHS tape is gathering dust.

I like the look of this Kira

quote:

Langoliers as well ... speaking of Stephen King adaptations has anyone seen 'Thinner'? I remember catching it late night on Sky once and thinking it was a decent little movie. It's about a fat guy who ends up on the wrong side of some Gypsy's and is cursed so he that he can't stop losing weight With Robert John Burke, who was the Dust Devil

Love Thinner have it on DVD,just can't get enough of Stephen King,ever see MAXMIMN OVERDRIVE about trucks attacting humans with a pounding AC/DC soundtrack,i think King directed it as well as wrote the screenplay.

< Message edited by evil bill -- 10/11/2007 1:40:50 PM >

_____________________________

"See,i'm a man of simple tastes.I like gunpower...and dynamite...and gasoline!Do you know what all these things have in common?They're cheap!"

(in reply to dj vivace)

Post #: 1601

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 10/11/2007 9:21:34 PM

Lydia_H

Posts: 3481
Joined: 26/11/2006

quote:

ORIGINAL: dj vivace

Do you mean this Dark City

God, i LOVE this film, its just so dark and immense and it creates a world almost on the same level as Blade Runner did all those years ago. In Dark City you get a real sense of loneliness and lost cause, and it has some really really bizarre sets and scenes. Also worth a look for Kiefer Sutherlands performance alone

Definitely one of the most atmospheric and visually impressive Sci-FI films I've seen, superb style, and as fernet says Dark City doesn't reflect well at all on The Matrix. Although I saw the Wachowski's brothers' film first, Proyas' film takes it down a peg or two.

quote:

I've seen Thineer, and still remember a really evil pie or something like that . Can't remember much else of it but I remeber i had a nice time watching it.

I can't remember an evil pie! I'll have to try and watch it again sometime, it has been a few years

quote:

Subconscious cruelty is another film I have and never watched , althought I did the proper peeking and been intrigues by how raw looking it is. Too much films

Have to admit Subconscious Cruelty was a rare film that genuinely freaked me out. I thought the director would be some insane, depraved maniac, although in the end he turned out to be exactly like Eli Roth

Still definitely a film worth checking out.

quote:

Love Thinner have it on DVD,just can't get enough of Stephen King,ever see MAXMIMN OVERDRIVE about trucks attacting humans with a pounding AC/DC soundtrack,i think King directed it as well as wrote the screenplay.

I haven't seen that one, but I think I have a few random Stephen King adaptations lying around on dvd that I haven't watched. I know I have The Night Flier, maybe I should check that out

< Message edited by Lydia_H -- 10/11/2007 9:23:11 PM >

_____________________________

This is a very ominous assignment, with overtones of extreme personal danger

(in reply to dj vivace)

Post #: 1602

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 10/11/2007 11:09:06 PM

dj vivace

Posts: 4331
Joined: 28/7/2006
From: plymouth

Watched the Night Flier a long time ago and if i remember right, it was pretty freaky in places and actually made me feel qite un-easy. Give it a watch a remind me if its worth getting

_____________________________

you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!

My DVD Collection: http://dj-vivace.dvdaf.com/owned

(in reply to Lydia_H)

Post #: 1603

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 10/11/2007 11:11:28 PM

dj vivace

Posts: 4331
Joined: 28/7/2006
From: plymouth

quote:

ORIGINAL: evil bill

quote:

ORIGINAL: dj vivace

My copy of Gothic turned up today and i'm sure its still a great film, however, the vhs running time is 103 minutes, and this 'un-rated' dvd is only 87 minutes long so whats all that about? And the cover is bollocks, compare

can't find a cover anywhere for the one i received today, but trust me its awful. It has a picture of Gabriel Burne, Julian Sands and a woman all looking a bit lost. Why do they do that? Whats wrong with the original cover?

This turned up too

Really can't wait to watch this masterpiece again, one of my favourite Stephen King films. Great too see a horror that can rely on story and atmosphere alone

Bad news mate the so called un-rated GOTHIC is cut for sex and nudity,this is because the US are all for violence/gore but draw the line at sex.Where the UK are all for sex,which is why Ken Russell movie's are uncut on Region 2 but trimed on Region 1.The release of THE DEVILS is finaly Uncut region 2,all the sex and violence you can handle along with lesbian Nuns
Hav'nt seen Langoliers,sounds interesting.
This is brillantmust get it on DVD as ye old VHS tape is gathering dust.

I like the look of this Kira

quote:

Langoliers as well ... speaking of Stephen King adaptations has anyone seen 'Thinner'? I remember catching it late night on Sky once and thinking it was a decent little movie. It's about a fat guy who ends up on the wrong side of some Gypsy's and is cursed so he that he can't stop losing weight With Robert John Burke, who was the Dust Devil

Love Thinner have it on DVD,just can't get enough of Stephen King,ever see MAXMIMN OVERDRIVE about trucks attacting humans with a pounding AC/DC soundtrack,i think King directed it as well as wrote the screenplay.

So the fuckers that sent me Gothic have sent me the wrong version? Its advertised on Amazon with the original cover, not the shitty thing which turned up yesterday. I'm gonna have to send it back and get the region 2 version

Mate, give the Langoliers a go, one of my favourite Stephen Kings adaptations

_____________________________

you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!

My DVD Collection: http://dj-vivace.dvdaf.com/owned

(in reply to evil bill)

Post #: 1604

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 11/11/2007 11:22:22 AM

Kira

Posts: 1808
Joined: 17/1/2007

quote:

ORIGINAL: dj vivace

quote:

ORIGINAL: Kira

Have seen Gothic many times, great film.

A forumite mentioned this one recently in the world cinema thread, I think The Isle (Seom) by Kim Ki-duk is also disturbing enough to be mentioned here. It's about a sadomasochistic relationship of an ex-cop and a girl who sells herself to fishermen. Beautiful silent scenes stand in sharp contrast to hard to watch maybe Audition-like violence. Fishing hooks down the throat. If you're open for dark, slow paced art house films with surreal endings, then you should give it a try.

IMDB

Saw this last year some time, and i remember feeling mighty confused when it finished, so any clues as to what it meant would be greatly appreciated. Kim De Kuk (spelled right?) is a master of those long silent moments and he uses them to full use here. In fact, i'm pretty sure there's only 3 actors in the whole film! It was disturbing with those fish hook scenes, in fact, they were bloody un-watchable, and yet, it was beautiful in its scenary, another thing Kim is a master of, gorgeous backgrounds. Its worth a watch, and definately belongs here, but an explanation would be nice

Kim Ki-duk

Even more disturbing than the fishing hook scenes were the many cruel (and really unnecessary) animal snuff scenes (probably cut in the UK version). Yep, I agree. That ending is rather cryptic. And I don�t know if I can really give you a valid interpretation. Here are my thoughts:

**Massive spoiler**

If I remember the ending correctly it shows the ex-cop walking into some huge, ocean-like lake grass area. Then he disappears into some single isle of lake grass. The camera zooms out and reveals the naked body of the mute female lead (that grassy isle turns out to be her pubic area). I think that she became �one� with nature. The guy has lost their �battle� and is now trapped within her world. He gives himself up => he goes back into the female/nature�s womb as complete opposite of being born. Maybe they are both dead at the end. Or the ending is completely symbolic: male sex vs. female sex => males as the weaker sex.

**End of Spoiler**

Dark City sounds extremely interesting!! I love dark SciFi.

(in reply to dj vivace)

Post #: 1605

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 11/11/2007 11:51:14 AM

evil bill

Posts: 4496
Joined: 19/7/2006
From: mordor/ uk

quote:

ORIGINAL: Lydia_H

quote:

Love Thinner have it on DVD,just can't get enough of Stephen King,ever see MAXMIMN OVERDRIVE about trucks attacting humans with a pounding AC/DC soundtrack,i think King directed it as well as wrote the screenplay.

I haven't seen that one, but I think I have a few random Stephen King adaptations lying around on dvd that I haven't watched. I know I have The Night Flier, maybe I should check that out

Hav'nt seen Night Flyer so hopfully it one of the better one's.Loved some of the so bad there good King Movies like THE MANGLER,GRAVEYARD SHIFT,RUNNING MAN and THE TOMMYKNOCKERS.There so many King movies it's nearly as many as the books he's wrote here's ten i would recomend.
THE SHINING                          MISERY
DEAD ZONE                            CHILDREN OF THE CORN
SALEM'S LOT                          CHRISTINE
CARRIE                                     CREEPSHOW
SLEEPWALKERS                     DREAMCATCHER
I'm sure you've seen at least half of these.

quote:

So the fuckers that sent me Gothic have sent me the wrong version? Its advertised on Amazon with the original cover, not the shitty thing which turned up yesterday. I'm gonna have to send it back and get the region 2 version

Mate, give the Langoliers a go, one of my favourite Stephen Kings adaptations

I'll track it down and give it ago along with Night Flyer DJ

_____________________________

"See,i'm a man of simple tastes.I like gunpower...and dynamite...and gasoline!Do you know what all these things have in common?They're cheap!"

(in reply to Lydia_H)

Post #: 1606

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 11/11/2007 6:12:28 PM

Spectre

Posts: 1512
Joined: 30/9/2005
From: Tokyo, Japan

quote:

ORIGINAL: Lydia_H

Watched Altered States earlier

Was very impressed, I had low expectations but overall a film with a lot of quality including some excellent body horror Some really frightening and genuinely scary scenes, and an excellent performance from William Hurt. Definitely a film I'll be watching again, it reminds me a lot of Cronenberg and seems comfortable amongst the likes of Videodrome

Yeah I just watched this having heard good things about it in this thread, and enjoyed it. I agree with the comparison to Videodrome, and also felt that some of the scenes bore a strong resemblance to 2001: A Space Odyssey, specifically the light effects during the hallucination scenes.

(in reply to Lydia_H)

Post #: 1607

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 12/11/2007 3:48:34 AM

Lydia_H

Posts: 3481
Joined: 26/11/2006

Funny that dj would recommend The Langoliers only for it to show up on tv here a couple of days later

Except I missed it! Only caught the last 15 minutes or so ...

All I can say is the CGI is a bit dodgy, but I love David Morse and Dean Stockwell

_____________________________

This is a very ominous assignment, with overtones of extreme personal danger

(in reply to Spectre)

Post #: 1608

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 12/11/2007 12:46:54 PM

DAVID GILLESPIE

Posts: 1362
Joined: 27/2/2007
From: Glasgow

I remember seeing Thinner about 8 years ago and actually enjoyed it. It plays like an overlong Twilight Zone movie and has a satisfyingly cruel climax. The make up effects are fairly effective also. The only problem with the story is that there is no one in it that you sympathise with. The film does seem stretched to fill the 60 mins or so running time.

Has anyone watched a 1986 movie called Eureka with Gene Hackman and Theresa Russell. It has one of the most violent scenes I have witnessed for a long time. One of the leads get burned to death with a blow torch and the scene seems to linger on for an eternity. The story opens strongly also. Any comments on this one?

I'm glad that everyone seems to have enjoyed Altered States. The don't seem to make pictures like this anymore.

_____________________________

Cludge Judge * Cold Fish

(in reply to Lydia_H)

Post #: 1609

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 12/11/2007 7:01:01 PM

evil bill

Posts: 4496
Joined: 19/7/2006
From: mordor/ uk

quote:

ORIGINAL: DAVID GILLESPIE

I remember seeing Thinner about 8 years ago and actually enjoyed it. It plays like an overlong Twilight Zone movie and has a satisfyingly cruel climax. The make up effects are fairly effective also. The only problem with the story is that there is no one in it that you sympathise with. The film does seem stretched to fill the 60 mins or so running time.

Has anyone watched a 1986 movie called Eureka with Gene Hackman and Theresa Russell. It has one of the most violent scenes I have witnessed for a long time. One of the leads get burned to death with a blow torch and the scene seems to linger on for an eternity. The story opens strongly also. Any comments on this one?

I'm glad that everyone seems to have enjoyed Altered States. The don't seem to make pictures like this anymore.

I remmber seeing this EUREKA a long time ago,it was made by Nicolas Roeg,he also made The Man Who Fell To Earth with David Bowie,a really strange movie.A young Mickey Rourke was in Eureka as well,but the blow torch scene did'nt seem that nasty,maybe it's just me or the version i saw was cut.Just like the Bowie movie it had it's moments but overall a bit disappointing,it just seemed to lose the plot.

By the way folks,i was meant to see Planet Terror at are local mulit plex but it's been dropped from the listing's

< Message edited by evil bill -- 12/11/2007 7:14:07 PM >

_____________________________

"See,i'm a man of simple tastes.I like gunpower...and dynamite...and gasoline!Do you know what all these things have in common?They're cheap!"

(in reply to DAVID GILLESPIE)

Post #: 1610

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 12/11/2007 7:40:17 PM

Spectre

Posts: 1512
Joined: 30/9/2005
From: Tokyo, Japan

quote:

ORIGINAL: evil bill
By the way folks,i was meant to see Planet Terror at are local mulit plex but it's been dropped from the listing's

I wondered why you hadn't posted your review yet. That's a real shame, because I think it's much better than Tarantino's self-indulgent Death Proof. No doubt it will only be showing near me for about a week, so I made the effort to go and see it today on the big screen before it disappears completely.

The plot revolves around the characters of El Wray and Cherry Darling, played by Freddy Rodriguez and Rose McGowan respectively, and sees them leading a group of survivors against an army of mutants. Needless to say, it's basic but provides a decent enough back drop for copious amounts of gore, of which exploding heads and severed limbs are just the start! Rodriguez and McGowan do well in their roles and are complemented by a supporting cast including Michael Biehn (himself worth seeing the film for), Tom Savini, Marley Shelton, Josh Brolin and more, all of whom embrace the spirit of the film well.

It's also very funny, not just in terms of the violence, which is frequently both disgusting and hilarious, but also with regards to the dialogue. Considering that between Tarantino and Rodriguez, the former is widely acknowledged (not necessarily correctly) as the better writer, Death Proof is certainly inferior in terms of its script. Whilst Tarantino gets carried away with his trademark dialogue which soon becomes tedious, Rodriguez script is tighter, funnier and ultimately more in keeping with the tongue in cheek Grindhouse spirit, with some extremely quotable dialogue and one-liners. Furthermore, Rodriguez's score also helps maintain the aura of low budget 70s cinema, by way of its similarities with John Carpenter's synth scores.

Needless to say, the film's not perfect. For a start it's too long and Tarantino's cameo is awful. Also whilst Rodriguez has crafted a better tribute to 70s exploitation cinema than Tarantino, ultimately I feel that the Grindhouse experiment has been a failure. Still, the main strength of Planet Terror, is that despite the failure of the Grindhouse project as a whole, it remains an extremely watchable and entertaining film... provided your not too squeamish and can appreciate a bit of tongue in cheek humour

.

< Message edited by Spectre -- 12/11/2007 7:42:40 PM >

(in reply to evil bill)

Post #: 1611

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 12/11/2007 8:28:01 PM

dj vivace

Posts: 4331
Joined: 28/7/2006
From: plymouth

quote:

ORIGINAL: Kira

quote:

ORIGINAL: dj vivace

quote:

ORIGINAL: Kira

IMDB

Kim Ki-duk Even more disturbing than the fishing hook scenes were the many cruel (and really unnecessary) animal snuff scenes (probably cut in the UK version). Yep, I agree. That ending is rather cryptic. And I don't know if I can really give you a valid interpretation. Here are my thoughts:

**Massive spoiler**

If I remember the ending correctly it shows the ex-cop walking into some huge, ocean-like lake grass area. Then he disappears into some single isle of lake grass. The camera zooms out and reveals the naked body of the mute female lead (that grassy isle turns out to be her pubic area). I think that she became "one� with nature. The guy has lost their "battle� and is now trapped within her world. He gives himself up => he goes back into the female/nature's womb as complete opposite of being born. Maybe they are both dead at the end. Or the ending is completely symbolic: male sex vs. female sex => males as the weaker sex.

**End of Spoiler**

Dark City sounds extremely interesting!! I love dark SciFi.

I can't figure it out at all and your explanation is the only one that makes sense so i'm gonna trust in you because thinking about it hurts my head

I urge you to give Dark City a go, its superb!! And it IS VERY DARK INDEED!!

_____________________________

you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!

My DVD Collection: http://dj-vivace.dvdaf.com/owned

(in reply to Kira)

Post #: 1612

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 12/11/2007 8:33:52 PM

dj vivace

Posts: 4331
Joined: 28/7/2006
From: plymouth

quote:

ORIGINAL: Lydia_H

Funny that dj would recommend The Langoliers only for it to show up on tv here a couple of days later Except I missed it! Only caught the last 15 minutes or so ...

All I can say is the CGI is a bit dodgy, but I love David Morse and Dean Stockwell

Yeh, the CGI is dodgy, but thats what you get with a made for tv movie, however, i felt it added to the otherworldy feel of the film, much like with the Stand. Sometimes simplicity, or crappy effects make a film better?

While on the subject of Stephen King adaptations, Evil Bill, do i get brownie points for seeing all those films in your list?

And while on the subject, i know there's a lot of love on here for the Shining, but has anyone seen this version?

Its a 6 hour verson directed by Mick Garris who directed the Stand and its rather good actually. Even without the insane performance of Jack Nicholson, this film does very well to crank up the tension and goes into a lot more detail and has its scary moments too

< Message edited by dj vivace -- 12/11/2007 8:34:28 PM >

_____________________________

you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!

My DVD Collection: http://dj-vivace.dvdaf.com/owned

(in reply to Lydia_H)

Post #: 1613

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 12/11/2007 8:38:12 PM

dj vivace

Posts: 4331
Joined: 28/7/2006
From: plymouth

Thankyou Spectre for that review of Planet Terror, i'm really looking forward to it and can't be bothered to wait to see if my local cinema gets it so i took it upon myself to order it, along with these other 2 region 1's too

OOOhhh, the excitement!!

_____________________________

you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!

My DVD Collection: http://dj-vivace.dvdaf.com/owned

(in reply to dj vivace)

Post #: 1614

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 12/11/2007 9:27:51 PM

paul.mccluskey

Posts: 3155
Joined: 15/4/2007
From: Port Glasgow, Scotland, UK

quote:

ORIGINAL: dj vivace

Its a 6 hour verson directed by Mick Garris who directed the Stand and its rather good actually. Even without the insane performance of Jack Nicholson, this film does very well to crank up the tension and goes into a lot more detail and has its scary moments too

I remember seeing a bit of this on Channel 5 one night. It showd Danny being scared by this giant bear-man-person, which was weird.

I don't think I'll ever watch it, since it'll never be as good as Kubrick's unique vision of pure horror.

_____________________________

My DVD Collection

My Personal Tribute to Disney's The Reluctant Dragon: COMING SOON

(in reply to dj vivace)

Post #: 1615

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 13/11/2007 8:07:03 PM

evil bill

Posts: 4496
Joined: 19/7/2006
From: mordor/ uk

quote:

ORIGINAL: dj vivace

Thankyou Spectre for that review of Planet Terror, i'm really looking forward to it and can't be bothered to wait to see if my local cinema gets it so i took it upon myself to order it, along with these other 2 region 1's too

OOOhhh, the excitement!!

SNAP!!! i sent off for the region 1 of Death Proof and Planet Terror yesterday,and already have Daywatch region 1 unrated.
Guy's have to say i was'nt impressed at all with the TV movie The Shining it was just so silly with ham acting, and as with most Stephen King penned screenplays it lacks the scare's and bite of the fantastic book.Kurbrick did right to throw away King's screenplay,and instead catch the atomosphere of the chiling powerful novel.I'd read the book before seeing the movie,so as a King fan was worried about the fact King's script had been bined,but his version was a stand out classic horror,as it should be.

_____________________________

"See,i'm a man of simple tastes.I like gunpower...and dynamite...and gasoline!Do you know what all these things have in common?They're cheap!"

(in reply to dj vivace)

Post #: 1616

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 13/11/2007 10:10:50 PM

Spectre

Posts: 1512
Joined: 30/9/2005
From: Tokyo, Japan

quote:

ORIGINAL: evil bill

quote:

ORIGINAL: dj vivace

Thankyou Spectre for that review of Planet Terror, i'm really looking forward to it and can't be bothered to wait to see if my local cinema gets it so i took it upon myself to order it, along with these other 2 region 1's too

OOOhhh, the excitement!!

SNAP!!! i sent off for the region 1 of Death Proof and Planet Terror yesterday,and already have Daywatch region 1 unrated.

Well, I definitely need to get Daywatch, and I'll probably pick up Planet Terror at some stage. Can't really be bothered with Death Proof though... not at full price anyway.

(in reply to evil bill)

Post #: 1617

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 14/11/2007 8:02:59 PM

evil bill

Posts: 4496
Joined: 19/7/2006
From: mordor/ uk

Here's some great news if you live in London

i don't but it's great news anywayit's about THE KEEP a early Micheal Mann classic horror,which i am a big fan of along with a few others.It is now being restored and given the treatment it deserves,with some of the missing footage also restored,maybe a new remastered version will get a DVD release? read this...http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=5457

I've also been reading that Liongate Films have got the rights for a remake of MGM/Spielbergs/Hooper's POLTERGEIST,do'nt expect anything to happen till 2008 as the writer's are on strike.
FRIDAY 13th remake is being directed by Marcus Nispel,who did the crap remake of The Texas Chainsaw movie,can he blow this one i wonder???

_____________________________

"See,i'm a man of simple tastes.I like gunpower...and dynamite...and gasoline!Do you know what all these things have in common?They're cheap!"

(in reply to Spectre)

Post #: 1618

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 14/11/2007 10:59:25 PM

Spectre

Posts: 1512
Joined: 30/9/2005
From: Tokyo, Japan

quote:

ORIGINAL: evil bill

Here's some great news if you live in Londoni don't but it's great news anywayit's about THE KEEP a early Micheal Mann classic horror,which i am a big fan of along with a few others.It is now being restored and given the treatment it deserves,with some of the missing footage also restored,maybe a new remastered version will get a DVD release? read this...http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=5457

I've also been reading that Liongate Films have got the rights for a remake of MGM/Spielbergs/Hooper's POLTERGEIST,do'nt expect anything to happen till 2008 as the writer's are on strike.
FRIDAY 13th remake is being directed by Marcus Nispel,who did the crap remake of The Texas Chainsaw movie,can he blow this one i wonder???

Yeah, I heard about that. It's annoying because the original Friday the 13th isn't actually very good, and so unlike a lot of the other horror films that have been re-made recently, this may have actually benefited from a re-imagining. I'm not holding my breath now though...

(in reply to evil bill)

Post #: 1619

RE: WEIRD/STRANGE favorite movies fan base? - 15/11/2007 12:37:09 PM

DAVID GILLESPIE

Posts: 1362
Joined: 27/2/2007
From: Glasgow

I agree with you that Eureka was a strangely paced and uneven movie. It annoyed me somewhat as the cast, actimg and filming was very good in places. The picture seemed to have real potential.
The blow torch scene that you saw may indeed have been cut as I remember it showing you a rightly distressed G Hackman being frazzled to a pulp - nasty. It was up there with the Irreversible scene with the Fire Extinguisher - and that was pretty awful.
Look forward to seeing Planet Terror but would really like to see it as the full Grind House experience. The decision to cut in in half and loose the trailers altogether must be one of the worst decisions by the film company in recent history.

_____________________________

Cludge Judge * Cold Fish

(in reply to evil bill)

Post #: 1620