Topic: The Movie Thread

@LN78 I'm not opposed to DVDs! I have actually been growing my collection the past few months and it's almost more than doubled. Lots of horror and 90s films

@sorteddan Hell House LLC seems like a good watch, will have to add to my watchlist!

@Hogs-of-War-General I've still got a few myself - just stuff that's preclusively expensive or unavailable on blu-ray or 4K. "Exorcist 2" actually represented the last disc I had in the godawful WB cardboard snapcases. They will not be missed.

@LN78 I can't stand those damn cardboard snapcases. Don't know what the hell they were thinking!

Watched Resident Evil: Afterlife in 4K and damn it's a good movie with such an incredible intro along with great pacing and locations.

Just came back from a screening of Lee, a rather unremarkable film about a remarkable woman. The film was by no means bad and if the subject matter is of interest, I absolutely recommend giving it a look. It boasts a fantastic performance by Kate Winslet, along with a surprisingly understated dramatic turn by Andy Samberg (which was a bit jarring at first, knowing what a lovable goofball the guy is), but outside of that, the movie felt a tiny bit workmanlike. That being said, when it mattered, the movie managed to deliver a solid gut punch and that sequence haunted me all the way home. Having seen similar portrayals of the horrors of Nazi Germany many times before, I am very happy that it still affects me deeply. Not something one wants to be desensitized to.

The screening itself turned out to be a bit special, too. As it is World Mental Health day, they had a retired Norwegian war correspondent give a fifteen minute intro about Norwegian war photographers, including one he worked closely with in Gaza in 2012, and touched on how a job like that affects you. I'm very happy I lucked into this particular screening, as I had no idea that they were going to do this.

@FuriousMachine Sounds like a great screening. You had the same reaction as myself, seeing Andy Samberg in the movie. Him and Winslet I thought were both great.

I probably wouldn't have watched it, but my dad is interested in all aspects of WWII. He would never accompany me to a film of my choosing. War, westerns and Bond films are our cinema days out.

@FuriousMachine Just based on the trailer and her character it seems very unremarkable.

Definitely looking forward to Eggers take on Nosferatu, who else is excited for it?

Watched a good one today, a movie from Argentina called When Evil Lurks. Don't remember the last time a film was so grim it made me involuntary gag, well this managed it from me a few times. Taking me back to watching horror when I was a kid and not as desensitised as I am today. Didn't think these films could still get me. Not for the faint of heart both in terms of its gore, but its also unrelentingly pessimistic. Everyone loses, every plan fails, every decision is wrong. It is a brutal rollercoaster.

@Hogs-of-War-General Yeah I am very much looking forward to watching Nosferatu, as I've enjoyed all of Eggers previous films.

@MightyDemon82 War movies, westerns and Bond. That is like prototype dad right there, in all the best ways

@Hogs-of-War-General Make no mistake, her character is anything but unremarkable, quite the opposite. And Winslet portrays her fantastically well. It's the surrounding movie that falls a bit short. I think one of the problems is that the recent Civil War examined similar themes far more effectively and this movie didn't quite hit the emotional punches that "Civil War" did.

Nosferatu is high on my list, just annoyed that it doesn't drop over here until January.

@Pizzamorg This has been on my radar, so I'll definitely pull the trigger on that one soon. Will also try to track down Exhuma and Incantation, too

@FuriousMachine if you are down to stream, both Exhuma and When Evil Lurks are on Shudder. I tend to renew Shudder every Halloween as a lot of what I end up watching each year end up being their originals.

@Pizzamorg If only Shudder were available outside the US (well, can't say for sure that it isn't, but it certainly isn't available here... all we get is a blank white page with a small text upper left saying "Sorry, we are not available in your country")

Am I allowed for hint at a VPN @FuriousMachine or is that against the rules? 🤣 It's available in the UK which is where I am from so I apologise I didn't realise it wasnt everywhere. ☹️

@Pizzamorg VPN is a bit of a gray area, though I don't mind it if I can get a valid subscription and pay for it legally. Though, more often than not, that requires a credit card issued in another country and thus becomes more trouble than it's worth.

EDIT: Though, luckily, only Exhuma is unavailable here, so I'll get to watch the other two

@JohnnyShoulder He's becoming one of my favorite newer directors. His stuff is always very dark, gritty, gruesome, and can be terrifying as well. Definitely looking forward to all his films.

@Pizzamorg When Evil Lurks has been on my radar for awhile, glad to hear it's disgusting and gory!

@Hogs-of-War-General Yeah same. Looking forward to his take on this, although i've not seen the orginal film. The most i know of the character is it appeared in a old James Herbert book I've read a few times.

@JohnnyShoulder I would absolutely recommend checking out the original silent film by F.W. Murnau, it is a fantastic piece of cinema history and is available for free on YouTube (Link to Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror).
Then you should check out Shadow of the Vampire which is a fictionalised dramatisation of the making of the movie where Murnau (played by John Malkovitch) struggles with his unruly lead actor, Max Schreck (played by Willem Dafoe) and his proclivities. That's what you get for hiring a real vampire to star in your movie Great fun movie!

I haven't seen Werner Herzog's version of Nosferatu, but I hear it is very good. I will definitely track it down before Eggers' version drops.

@FuriousMachine The original is a classic and I remember watching that back in film school a long time ago! Shadow of the Vampire is pretty good, I mean it has John Malkovitch and Willem Dafoe! Never seen Herzog's but I'm sure it's good too.

@JohnnyShoulder Just watch all of them! That's what I'm going to do in the next few weeks

Finally got around to watching Long Legs.

I'm sorry I...

didn't like it.

Last week I saw Deadpool and Wolverine. Had been nice but I dont know if a I could tollerate another movie like that... I think that part of my entusiasm has been turned off when I did read that DaW have been descrived like "Buddy movie" and actually this is a little pathetic.
I dont know... I'm slitted, in one side I loved but... actually Deadpool 2 was much better.

I noticed today that Prime Video has added the James Bond movies again after they removed them last year I believe. So I decided to take the opportunity and watch some while they're still available.

I just finished watching On Her Majesty's Secret Service with George Lazenby. Pretty good movie overall. The plot wasn't memorable but the Alps setting was, which I really liked. Also, George Lazenby did a great job portraying James Bond. He was very similar to Sean Connery and if I hadn't known the name, I probably would've thought it was him lol.

Looking forward to watching Diamonds Are Forever next.