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

[bradavon]

I quite like The Island.

It's pretty good I guess. Transformers too. I cannot be bothered with Transformers 2.

I dont think brad has seen any of his film is he things he has only made 2 good ones. He has made many fucking amazing films

He's made plenty of dumb as fuck and annoying films. Pearl Habour is atrociousness.

Logans Run 7/10
Superbly crass and fairly shabby production. Jenny Agutter running round half naked kept my interest, and I'd oddly warmed to the film by then end. Peter Ustinov made for a memorable finale, but it's not a film I'd want to own

I'm rather fond of this too. I rarely ever say this but a remake could easily beat it though. The ending has always disappointed me and the second half is so flat. Nothing particularly happens.

Jenny Agutter was totally hot, hot, hot.

[gasteropod]

Choke (2008): 3/5

[saltysam]

Last Man Standing 8.5/10
Want it on Blu-Ray!

buy the usa double feature with the superior Last Boy Scout or buy the standalone german blu

[saltysam]

Phamtasm 2.5/5

Low budget late 70's horror offering has garnered quite a cult following.in reality it's not that good,with some weak acting and a make it up as you go along storyline,it does have a couple of things going for it though-a great music score and a creepy,eerie atmosphere probably due to the cemetery setting.

Phantasm 2 2/5

Higher budgeted sequel is glossier but loses the creepy atmosphere of the original.

Phantasm 3 2/5

The original lead actor from the first movie returns to his role after being replaced in the second movie.As bizarre as ever,with a nunchaku wielding black girl one of the movie's highlights.Angus Scrimm as The Tall Man is looking tired!

Phantasm 4 2/5

Cheap end to the series is half made up by utilising unused footage from the first movie.

Taxi Driver 3.5/5

Iconic 70's film features a sensational score by Bernard Herrman and a great performance by De Niro as Travis Bickle.Still for me not the masterpiece many think it is,it's extremely bleak and paints a picture of New York as a hell on earth Cybill Shepherd is rather underused but the film is superbly directed and features a few memorable sequences.Have to say,The Blu-Ray restoration is incredible,can't believe the upgrade from my last viewing of this on dvd.

[bradavon]

Regarding Taxi Driver? - Original DVD or 2 Disc SE? Did the remix bother you?

[saltysam]

Regarding Taxi Driver? - Original DVD or 2 Disc SE? Did the remix bother you?

the 2-disc SE.it's like night & day.The hd audio was ace.

[HungFist]

Gunman of Ave Maria (Italy, 1969) – 1.5/5
A disappointing spaghetti western that starts as a standard revenge tale, but later sinks in utter mediocrity. Stylish theme music does little to save an uninspired film that lacks any memorable moments.

Death Laid an Egg (Italy, 1968) – 3/5
Giulio Testi’s highly regarded giallo classic is a mixture of cinema psychedelia, social commentary, and mystery thriller. Not as much a violent film as it’s 60’s pop cinema.

[bradavon]

the 2-disc SE.it's like night & day.

Wow. Nice. Where's the cheapest you've seen it? It's in my top 10 of all time. I guess I should upgrade. Is it from the same HD master?

The hd audio was ace.

The remix doesn't bother you?

I found it "generally" okay but at some points the music was OTT. The stereo remix from the original DVD is better. Interestingly they didn't make a 5.1 mix at the time because they said they didn't have appropriate materials.

[Markgway]

Wilderness **.5

A bunch of borstal scum are hunted by a vengeful maniac on a supposedly deserted island.
Not bad Brit horror.
Gory violence should please fans of films in which obnoxious teens are sliced and diced one-by-one.
IMO the graphic violence and very strong language should've earned this a '18'.
The BBFC in their 2006 annual report mentioned that they requested pre cuts for a '15 (four 'cunts' is just too much - but sadistic splatter is OK) but despite their waffle one of the cuts they suggested wasn't made to the final film, which still contains the singled out scene in which the worst offender calls a girl a 'cunt' and then headbutts her.

[saltysam]

Wow. Nice. Where's the cheapest you've seen it?


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Amazon.com is the cheapest,i paid £12.99 at Movietyme (i had a voucher) it's out in the UK in June,probably will be the same disc in different packaging.

[bradavon]

Thanks. It's £15.99 at Movietyme, so £14.99 with the voucher I have. Amazon.com is the cheapest I've found too. It's a digi-book in America. It's £13.99 to pre-order the UK one, at most places.

[saltysam]

Thanks. It's £15.99 at Movietyme, so £14.99 with the voucher I have. Amazon.com is the cheapest I've found too. It's a digi-book in America. It's £13.99 to pre-order the UK one, at most places.

yeah,Movietyme put the price up since i ordered,probably got flooded with orders.

[bradavon]

I reckon I'll wait for it to be a tenner in The UK. It's in my top 10 of all time but for some reason I'm still not fussed to rush to upgrade. The DVD SE is already good.

I checked out the Taxi Driver ending last night, I'd forgotten what happens after the shoot out. It's clear to me it's no fantasy and the subtetly at the end showing he's not cured at all is nicely done.

It's odd how he appears to have got off scott free is odd though and Iris's family seem oblivious to how he "saved her".

[grim_tales]

IMO, He obviously tries to do the right thing but he did it in the wrong way and sometimes went after the wrong people.

[romerojpg]

Lol he was a scumbag who deserves to be put to death, what film did you watch murder isnt wrong, its murder!

[brooce-leroy]

I think its scary how accurate (if recent events in the news are to go by) a picture it paints of how some taxi drivers can be. Mentally unstable weirdo/pyschos. I'm thinking Derek Bird, The Night Stalker (I believe he drove taxis?) and the guy who killed the girl coming home from clubbing.

[romerojpg]

Our area has some seriously messed up Taxi driver scumbags, they rape/beat massive amounts of women in their illegal taxi's.
Its a serious problem round ours for young women on nights out. Shame someone dont catch them and castrate them, then kill them a few weeks later.

[gasteropod]

Source Code: 3.5/5

Pretty much on a par with Moon really, similar in many ways I thought.

[thelostdragon]

I think its scary how accurate (if recent events in the news are to go by) a picture it paints of how some taxi drivers can be. Mentally unstable weirdo/pyschos. I'm thinking Derek Bird, The Night Stalker (I believe he drove taxis?) and the guy who killed the girl coming home from clubbing.

I'm thinking of Herman Yau's "Taxi Hunter" starring Anthony Wong.

[saltysam]

Inferno 3.5/5

Extremely stylish Argento "three mothers" film doesn't make a great deal of sense but has a great score and is very atmospheric.On the downside Leigh McCloskey is pretty wooden in the lead role i'd have reversed the roles with the much better Irene Miracle but all in all another Argento winner.The Arrow BD has been the subject of some controversy,i thought it was perfectly fine myself.

Hobo With A Shotgun 2/5

Another film spawned from a faux trailer in the Grindhouse movie,this,unlike Machete is a cheap,small-budget no-star (apart from Rutger Hauer) affair.the film plays like a hybrid of Troma movies,Story Of Ricky and any number of trashy exploitationers,the acting is appallingly bad and at times makes the film look like a student effort. on the plus side Hauer is good as the titular Hobo,has some memorable lines and the over the top violence would have Mary Whitehouse in a real pickle. gets pretty tasteless at times, i mean the we already know the over the top baddies are evil,merciless scumbags so there was no need to include a sequence where they burn a busload of schoolkids alivea crazy,crazy movie to be sure.

[Markgway]

Wanted **1/2

Fantasy actioner is more entertaining than I expected, but dominated and blunted by relentless CGI, which isn't my bag. You get the feeling that if someone took a shit - it's be a CGI enhanced shit. The characters were quite interesting, the actors well chosen, but the plot is very, very silly (would you assassinate someone on the say so of a 1,000 year old loom? Me neither.)

[bradavon]

**1/2? Do you mean 2.5 out of 4 Mark?

[romerojpg]

[Markgway]

**1/2? Do you mean 2.5 out of 4 Mark?

Yes. I'm using ***** on the Seagal thread because that's what I started with but elsewhere it's **** (Leonard Maltin scale).

[bradavon]

Thanks.

I had to ask because ** 1/2 is one bloody confusing way of just saying 2.5. I had to guess you meant out of 4. A rating that still makes no logical sense. What's wrong with out of 5? And what's wrong with numbers? Stars are confusing, compared to numbers anyway.