theboyangel Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Really like the look of The Substance which comes out in a few weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted August 28 VT Supporter Share Posted August 28 (edited) 30 minutes ago, theboyangel said: Really like the look of The Substance which comes out in a few weeks. Yeah looks great. Really enjoyed Coralie Fargeats movie Revenge and this one looks to be interesting too. Plus, I'd happily watch Margaret Qualley read a phone book for a couple of hours Edited August 28 by Designer1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Revenge was bonkers but really enjoyable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 34 minutes ago, Designer1 said: Yeah looks great. Really enjoyed Coralie Fargeats movie Revenge and this one looks to be interesting too. Plus, I'd happily watch Margaret Qualley read a phone book for a couple of hours Margaret Qualley grew up just a few miles (2-3) from the house I grew up in & where my parents still live. She went to more elite schools than did I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted August 29 VT Supporter Share Posted August 29 Got my nice shiny new 4K of one of my favourite J.Carpenter movies to watch tonight. Creepily atmospheric with a great 80s colour palette and vibe and one of my favourite OST's from Carpenter and Alan Howarth. "You will not be saved by the holy ghost. You will not be saved by the god Plutonium. In fact...YOU WILL NOT BE SAVED!" 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 5 minutes ago, Designer1 said: Got my nice shiny new 4K of one of my favourite J.Carpenter movies to watch tonight. Creepily atmospheric with a great 80s colour palette and vibe and one of my favourite OST's from Carpenter and Alan Howarth. "You will not be saved by the holy ghost. You will not be saved by the god Plutonium. In fact...YOU WILL NOT BE SAVED!" I saw this at the drive-in! And it has Alice Cooper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted August 29 VT Supporter Share Posted August 29 34 minutes ago, Nor-Cal Villan said: I saw this at the drive-in! And it has Alice Cooper Yes, I first saw it on release at the cinema with an ex-girlfriend. Safe to say she didn't appreciate it giving her nightmares and I was quickly given the Spanish Archer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 8 minutes ago, Designer1 said: Yes, I first saw it on release at the cinema with an ex-girlfriend. Safe to say she didn't appreciate it giving her nightmares and I was quickly given the Spanish Archer That’s a new one to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 Aggro Dr1ft (Harmony Korine) - 'spellbinding infrared photography evokes a dreamlike portrait of a tormented assassin' ~ Enjoyed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 The Netflix adaptation of Simon Stålenhags The Electric State (Passagen) looks like it could be epic. The Russo brothers are directing and the cast is pretty solid too. Really like the novel and Stålenhags artwork is unreal. With the reported $300m budget they should be able to do it justice. Here's hoping. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted September 1 VT Supporter Share Posted September 1 just watched trap absolutely batshit crazy film...plot holes galore...but annoyingly entertaining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy54 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Went to see the new Alien film last night. 1/10 very dissappointed. The original Alien film is one of my all time favourite films. This new film has no character development and assumes a bunch of kids can just take off, fly and dock a spaceship without anyone noticing. Very formulaic, this franchise has been wrung out thoroughly of all the cliches you would expect. Nothing original whatsoever. One of the worst things was seeing, as it's set some hundreds of years in the future, they are still measuring temperature in Fahrenheit !!! Avoid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 A Ghost Story, starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara. Weird, poignant, sad. Had me fully engaged even though nothing much was happening most of the time. Made me feel quite melancholy. 8/10. A very decent film. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJG23 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 On 29/08/2024 at 20:02, Designer1 said: Got my nice shiny new 4K of one of my favourite J.Carpenter movies to watch tonight. Creepily atmospheric with a great 80s colour palette and vibe and one of my favourite OST's from Carpenter and Alan Howarth. "You will not be saved by the holy ghost. You will not be saved by the god Plutonium. In fact...YOU WILL NOT BE SAVED!" Different type of film obviously, but I watched Escape from New York recently, an absolute 80s classic. Donald Pleasance was a great actor. The Thing is a great Carpenter movie also. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 1 minute ago, AJG23 said: Different type of film obviously, but I watched Escape from New York recently, an absolute 80s classic. Donald Pleasance was a great actor. The Thing is a great Carpenter movie also. Excellent in The Great Escape. Impressive body of work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted September 3 VT Supporter Share Posted September 3 6 minutes ago, Nor-Cal Villan said: Excellent in The Great Escape. Impressive body of work and Halloween 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 9 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: and Halloween Such a given I didn’t even bother 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted September 4 VT Supporter Share Posted September 4 On 17/08/2024 at 06:42, Designer1 said: Just back from... Well, it was pretty damned good imo and nestles itself firmly just behind Alien and Aliens as my number three of the series. Wisely sidesteps the superfluous origin baggage that weighed down Prometheus and Covenant and opts instead for a taut, adrenaline fueled, blood soaked slice of pure Sci-Fi Horror which (sometimes shamelessly) hearkens back to the OG and its brilliant sequel. The cast are all good (particularly David Jonsson with a terrific 'dual' performance as Andy), with some commendably wide-eyed and frantic acting which feeds nicely into the eerie tension and suspense that Alvarezs direction creates. Talking of Alvarez, as a master of the use of tense, claustrophobic terror (See Evil Dead and Don't Breathe for proof) It fits his style to a tee, and his visual style compliments the film perfectly. The last twenty minutes or so lose it a bit, and theres a few design and narrative choices i would personally have binned off (i wont mention the main gripe as its a mild spoiler) but all in all, its not a bad way to spend a couple of hours and as far as cinematic cover versions go, its up there. Did a family movie day with the wife and daughter yesterday and they had really wanted to see this, so I said sure. Plus, a good friend had told us it was good and had seen the back to basics plot as a major positive. We all came out of it thinking we'd largely wasted 2 hours. And this is considering that we paid just $12 total for the 3 of us for reclining seats with D-box rumbling and shaking synchronized to the action and sound. I'm not a huge sci-fi/horror fan, so I get that I'd be much less likely to be wowed by it than you and many others, but I thought the original Alien was fantastic and was kind of looking forward to it. It certainly had it's good points, but I couldn't get over the the level of willing suspension of disbelief required (not regarding technology or visions of the future or anything) and repeated stupid decisions made by characters to generate the crises, including an absolutely baffling one to set up the final scene. I was hoping for so much more. If you're into this sort of thing then you'll probably be glad you saw it (though my wife loves these kind of movies and was bitterly disappointed), but if it's not your thing and you're thinking of going because someone told you it's great, I'd say give it a miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 If you had to gun-to-your-head narrow it down, your personal top 5 Carpenter flicks? Pour moi, c'est... The Thing Assault On Precinct 13 (bonus points for best JC soundtrack) They Live Prince Of Darkness Dark Star Obviously some heavy hitters missing out, but I adore those ones. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted September 4 VT Supporter Share Posted September 4 3 minutes ago, GarethRDR said: If you had to gun-to-your-head narrow it down, your personal top 5 Carpenter flicks? Pour moi, c'est... The Thing Assault On Precinct 13 (bonus points for best JC soundtrack) They Live Prince Of Darkness Dark Star Obviously some heavy hitters missing out, but I adore those ones. 1. Halloween 2. The Thing 3. Escape from New York 4. Assault on Precinct 13 5. Prince of Darkness 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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