AVFCDAN Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I watched The Ritual last night and it was surprisingly good. Think 2 parts Blair Witch, one part The Witch with a bit of Dog Soldiers thrown in. It isn't as good as any of those but borrows bits from all and does a good job, it looks great, sounds great and is genuinely tense at times. 7.5/10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 5 hours ago, AVFCDAN said: I watched The Ritual last night and it was surprisingly good. Think 2 parts Blair Witch, one part The Witch with a bit of Dog Soldiers thrown in. It isn't as good as any of those but borrows bits from all and does a good job, it looks great, sounds great and is genuinely tense at times. 7.5/10 I've still never seen Blair Witch (other then Cherie of course ) one of these days I'll stumble across it and give it a watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted February 8, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted February 8, 2018 Crap trailer alert... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: I've still never seen Blair Witch (other then Cherie of course ) one of these days I'll stumble across it and give it a watch You kind of had to see it at the time to be fair, it was a combination of being one of the first found footage movies and using very early viral internet marketing that gave people a slight doubt over whether it was real or not. Certainly creeped me out at the time as a 14-15 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted February 8, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted February 8, 2018 Logan Lucky - surprisingly good fun. Funny, smart and just entertaining throughout. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Chindie said: Logan Lucky - surprisingly good fun. Funny, smart and just entertaining throughout. Thought it was great (even had a none pouting Daniel Craig on good form!) good to see a low-tech heist film that didn’t rely on fancy gizmos to get the job done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 On 2/8/2018 at 14:13, tonyh29 said: I've still never seen Blair Witch (other then Cherie of course ) one of these days I'll stumble across it and give it a watch I really liked the original Blair Witch. Not sure whether it would stand the test of time now... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Phantom Thread - by the end I was able to say I enjoyed it as a whole, but earlier it was just DDL and the score which was keeping my attention at times. Some very funny jokes at the eccentric quirks of the DDL's character, though the female lead Alma, was bordering on insufferably annoying. Not sure if it was the fault of the character or actor. Still, a PTA film I've actually enjoyed. Going to see a showing of Boogie Nights at an indie cinema tomorrow, so hopefully I can make it two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Just watched rise of the foot-solider. I thought it was alright. Worth watching. Spoiler Pretty brutal how they killed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted February 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted February 10, 2018 11 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Just watched rise of the foot-solider. I thought it was alright. Worth watching. Hide contents Pretty brutal how they killed them. One of the most awful, repugnant and downright nasty movies ever made. Not a single redeeming feature on the whole thing. Utterly awful shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted February 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted February 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Designer1 said: One of the most awful, repugnant and downright nasty movies ever made. Not a single redeeming feature on the whole thing. Utterly awful shit. Don't hold back, tell us what you really think 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Designer1 said: One of the most awful, repugnant and downright nasty movies ever made. Not a single redeeming feature on the whole thing. Utterly awful shit. But you still watched it all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted February 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted February 10, 2018 17 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: But you still watched it all? Well yeah. How else could I slag it off so reliably As an aside I spoke to the director after he read my review on Twitter and to be fair he seemed a decent bloke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 they somehow managed to make 3 Rise of the Footsoldiers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 20 hours ago, Xela said: I really liked the original Blair Witch. Not sure whether it would stand the test of time now... That ending though. Terrifying. It was brilliant at the time, It wouldn't have the same impact if you watched it for the first time now, but it would still be a good watch imo. BWP and Cloverfield are the best examples of 'found footage' IMO. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Cannibal Holocaust - the original and best. Rec and The Poughkeepsie Tapes are good too, in fact there's segments from the V/H/S series which are excellent as well. Megan is Missing isn't really one I would recommend, it's not a great movie, but holy shit does it stay with you. Utterly harrowing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 5 hours ago, Designer1 said: One of the most awful, repugnant and downright nasty movies ever made. Not a single redeeming feature on the whole thing. Utterly awful shit. I'm with you on that. The only thing missing is Danny Dyer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted February 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted February 10, 2018 Watched the Netflix film Open House. Was kinda interesting, but then the end was shit. Wouldn't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted February 10, 2018 5 hours ago, Designer1 said: One of the most awful, repugnant and downright nasty movies ever made. Not a single redeeming feature on the whole thing. Utterly awful shit. I’ve never even heard of it. But after a google it looks like the kind of movie @Xela would watch. So I’m out. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 53 minutes ago, PieFacE said: Watched the Netflix film Open House. Was kinda interesting, but then the end was shit. Wouldn't bother. I'll just watch the beginning then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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