What general film/series have you just seen.. marks out of 5

[gasteropod]

Phenomena: 4/5

So now I've seen the full Italian cut and my suspicions were correct, it does work better in Italian. This film is only let down by its misuse of heavy metal that has little to no relation to what is going on, it's a shame Argento chose to do that when the rest of the soundtrack is typically excellent. Gotta love that fucking knife-wielding monkey

[Markgway]

So now I've seen the full Italian cut and my suspicions were correct, it does work better in Italian.

Yes, it's much better to have Jennifer Connelly and Donald Pleasence dubbed into Italian.

This film is only let down by its misuse of heavy metal that has little to no relation to what is going on, it's a shame Argento chose to do that when the rest of the soundtrack is typically excellent.

Always loved Claudio Simonetti's dreamwalk theme.

Gotta love that fucking knife-wielding monkey

Wasn't it a razor?

[gasteropod]

Yes, it's much better to have Jennifer Connelly and Donald Pleasence dubbed into Italian.

Absolutely.

Wasn't it a razor?

It matters not.

[Markgway]

Wasn't it a razor?

It matters not.

It does to the fucking monkey(!)

[gasteropod]

With the English soundtrack turned on, the monkey is the best actor in the film

[Markgway]

[gasteropod]

Hey I'm not kidding, look at its face after it has killed Daria Nicolodi, it looks all remorseful and like 'oh my God, what have I become?'

[Markgway]

It may just have been wondering where it left it's banana stash?

[luckystars]

Last Man Standing. 8.5/10

Another highly underrated film from the 1990's! It seems like at the height of the Blockbuster era, anything coming out of the states that fell outside of the mould was considered some kind of evil that had to be rid by way of widespread critical damning!!

Needless to say I thoroughly enjoyed this! Great cast with a smattering of cult actors, great cinematography, action, stunts, editing and soundtrack.


Shame no UK Blu to upgrade to either

[Markgway]

Just for Gas....

[gasteropod]

[gasteropod]

Black Dynamite: 3.5/5

Very funny, but dragged a bit for me in places.

[grim_tales]

Lethal Weapon 4: 3.5/5

More like a comedy with some action than the other ones (like the first two), its still good fun. Chris Rock is even more annoying than Joe Pesci, and thats saying something.
However, I wondered how they got away with some questionable jokes "flied lice, you plick!" etc. Worth seeing Jet Li's breakthrough performance as a bad guy, it was great to see a well choreographed, violent old-school end fight with no CGI

[luckystars]

it was great to see a well choreographed, violent old-school end fight with no CGI

Reminds me I've never seen the ending uncut!

[grim_tales]

That was the 1st time I saw it uncut

[Markgway]

I wondered how they got away with some questionable jokes "flied lice, you plick!" etc.

The line is "fried rice, you plick!". It's a joke making fun of Gibson's corny "flied lice" remark.

The LETHAL series is known for being liberal so it's unlikely they were going to induldge in proper racism.

[grim_tales]

No 2 was pretty un PC though

[Markgway]

No 2 was pretty un PC though

Actually, it wasn't, because at that time, when Apartheid was in full swing, it was the Afrikaners who were the racists, and LW2 is turning that back on them. Admittedly it's about as subtle as a brick, but hey, it's Hollywood.

[Markgway]

A Bay of Blood *1/2

Bloody horror pic inspired a generation of slasher movies but is really no better than Friday the 13th and its ilk. Don't be fooled by a cult reputation born out of misguided Bava worship.

[saltysam]

The Walking Dead Season One 4/5

Cracking show based on the long running comic of the same name.As the title suggests,Zombies have taken over America and the series focuses on a band of survivors and the challenges they face in a world overrun by zombies.While it's not exactly original,it's superbly made and very well-acted,my only complaint being at just six episodes it's over before it really gets going.roll on Season two!

[grim_tales]

The Adjustment Bureau: 3.5/5

I think this was only marketed as being like Bourne because Matt Damon was in it, its not really like Bourne but more a romance crossed with Eternal Sunshine/Inception. However, it is an interesting thriller with themes that made me think, about the nature of fate and free will, whether we can make choices etc.

[saltysam]

you think far too much Grim.it's a movie

[HungFist]

I saw the trailer for this half a year ago, and started laughing when I saw the title. I thought it was a joke, but guess they're serious...

[Markgway]

The Town ***

Decent heist thriller set in Bawston proves that Ben Affleck can act and direct.

A bit predictible in the end (film never achieves any emotional punch) but professionally handed all the way.

[saltysam]

Scream 3.5/5 Entertaining horror thriller,clever & well made.

Scream 2 2.5/5 Inconsistent sequel has a couple of excellent setpieces but is let down by a flabby midsection,2 hours is too long for these movies imo.

Scream 3 1.5/5 2nd sequel is a classic example of a bored cast & director who've returned purely for the $$ and have seemingly little interest in making a decent movie.pretty stupid and like the 2nd one,overlong,this doesn't bode well for the forthcoming part 4...however this one sets the bar pretty low so it shouldn't be too hard to make a better movie.