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Hammer Studios is one of my particularly favourite movie subjects (i'm a bit of a geek when it comes to useless knowledge on those movies ) So I absolutely adore the Christopher Lee Dracula films. With the exception of the latter few (Satanic rites and Dracula Ad 1972) I think they're all great. You're right in some respects regarding the charm and nostalgia factor, but I genuinely think given the budget and time restrictions that people like Terence Fisher (one of my favourite directors from that era) had to work under they produced miracles. I have a soft spot for the Frank Langella's Dracula too. It's a pretty poor version (with a terrible performance from Laurence Olivier) but Langella was great and should have had much more screen time. As for earlier versions of Dracula, I think Nosferatu (1922) knocks the Bela Lugosi version for six. Max Schreck was a seriously impressive vampire, and the photography used in that movie (considering when it was made) was nothing short of astonishing. The use of negative film on the trees etc, was wonderfully creative.

Classic. I've mentioned this and Seven Samurai a few times in this thread as i'm a massive fan of Kurosawa's work. Takashi Miike's Death of a Samurai and 13 Assassins both have a massive Kurosawa influence and are both superb. Incidentally the Yojimbo storyline was also used for the Bruce Willis movie Last Man Standing.

With the exception of the cracking Oldman performance I think that's my least favourite Dracula movie ever. Hopkins, Reeves and Ryder should be ashamed of themselves they were so bad.

Off to see High on Fire at the o2 Academy tonight so that should be a good start to the weekend. Finishing off a couple of design projects tomorrow whilst listening to the Villa match and then relaxing with the good lady wife, a movie and a few drinks on the evening. Running Sunday morning then off to the cinema on the afternoon. Followed by the last three episodes of The Sopranos (which is really going to depress me as I've loved every second of it).

I nearly put Night of the Hunter in, but I see it more as a psychological thriller. Don't Look Now is such a classic though, had to go on my list. Has Venice ever looked better on film?

John Carpenters every time. Much closer to the source material too.

I can give you 20 if you like No particular order: 1. The Exorcist 2. The Haunting (the 1963 version) 3. Audition 4. The Devil Rides Out 5. High Tension (Switchblade Romance) 6. Tale of Two Sisters 7. Rosemary's Baby 8. Psycho 9. Halloween 10. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 11. Don't Look Now 12. Bedevilled 13. Freaks 14. Nosferatu (the original and the Werner Herzog version are both excellent) 15. Devils Backbone 16. Suspiria 17. Wicker Man 18. Thirst 19. Ringu 20. Let The Right One In

Shining is a great movie but I doubt it would even make my top ten in terms of horror movies.

That's the thing about the Exorcist, It's not only a great horror movie, it's a great movie full stop.

I loved Carnage. I think it's always tricky to pull off the two/three/four hander format, Polanski translated the stage play very well. Thought it was an acting masterclass too with a great ensemble cast. As for Escape from New York? It's always going to have a special place in my heart as it was one of the 'holy trinity' of films from my youth that really got me interested in movies (Blade Runner and The Thing being the other two). The storyline, direction, soundtrack and cast all go towards making it a classic. Escape from LA never happened though ok?

Well if he treated his wife like he treats our club, he probably spoke to her about once a year, and occasionally bought her some rings and necklaces on the proviso she sold some of her other jewelry first.

Son of Bowie to direct Warcraft movie! Great news as far as i'm concerned. Excellent director.

Son of Bowie to direct Warcraft movie! Great news as far as i'm concerned. Excellent director.

Usual Mike Patton genius with the added value of Trevor Dunn on bass duty

Yes. I commented a few pages ago... Zero Dark Thirty is very good indeed. Not without it's problems (main character lacks a decent backstory, the movie assumes you know alot about the history and details of the events and some of the dialogue is a bit vague) but Jessica Chastain is superb, the direction is pretty much flawless and it does ask some interesting questions.

Watched American Mary last night. Not a bad little contemporary horror movie, but let down by a flat finale.

I thought the first Matrix was awful so lord knows how bad the sequels must be

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Or a Villa fan who has been there done that, got the proverbial T-Shirt and is showing a little bit of gallows humour at the current awfulness of the whole club. I'll leave you to decide...prick.

At least we're not Leeds...yet.

Tick tock...

Bent coming on...

I hate football.