Well, I was supposed to give my opinions on the The Last house on the Left remake. Sadly this was so bad that I had no interest in finishing it. And, this was not due to the horror but just being so annoyed and lacking attachment which made any further watching pointless. (Watching the oddities of human creation has a pedigree which for me is over two decades long, so much so that I do report on the legality of some). - Added: my earlier posts regarding my inability to establish a connection to any of the characters.
Luckily, @Pastorfuzz esuggested I Spit on your Grave and it was night vs. day between the two. Obviously neither are suitable for a general audience but the horrific assault of Sarah Butlerâs character made you so eager for punishing the perpetrators. I also enjoyed the subversion set up at the start and her character being shattered:
This is one of the few Hollywood movies to have a main character completely naked but used it to show her breaking point without sexualisation.
So, the I Spit on Your Grave is a fantastic judgement horror well worthy of a watch for those with a strong stomach and in a good mood. The trailer does not show how slow it is and I must admit to telling my testosterone responses around hurting those who could hurt my girls to calm down.
Iâve been tempted to give it a go, though I am not up on The Witcherâs lore, so havenât gotten around to it as yet.
I think Iâll watch it all during my painting and modelling time in May.
Oh, and welcome to the forums. As a new member, Iâd suggest going through all the guides. @SessionDrummer and others will share links to all about blending, how flavours are recorded here and other gubbins etc.
When sharing movies, you need to have a valid link to that movie, its trailer, a review of it, or the point related to something you are mentioning about a particular movie or genre.
A link to your personal website, which does not contain any of these, is spam.
Yesterday, as Mrs. Squirrel was choosing, we watched Source Code and Inception.
Sometimes, I wonder if my skills at recalling movies comes from her odd descriptions: She said 'The movie with the train and the man *** **-**', So I asked if he was *** - before he was on the train and Bingo!
Luckily I do love both movies.
If you havenât seen Source Code, It is a great action thriller based around a soldier trying to find a terrorist through a method akin to quantum tunnelling (the physics is a bit iffy but they tell a great story). [I removed the detail from her explanation as I donât want this one spoilt for others.
Well, Inception, I think all have seen it, so I donât need to talk for long or worry about spoilers. When this movie is raised, I only ask one question, âAre you sure that Cobb woke up and left Mombasa?â I suggest watching it again with this question in your mind.
And it means I can link Dileep Rao to two movies this month: acting in Inception and Drag Me to Hell (where he wears an odd Yemeni style thobe).
The scene in question. Less than a second at the end can change your interpretation of the movie:
Last night, as it was Good Friday, I needed a movie with death, rebirth and/or resurrection. As such, I chose the original Childâs Play.
This movie gets close to being the best horror movie ever made. From the pacing: Chucky is only shown to be possessed at the halfway point and the effects still stand out as exceptional, even now: Most donât even spot that he becomes more and more human, from the original plastic/silicone, in each scene.
There are a couple shots which arenât seamless and two with one line of ADR dialogue but, when you have animatronics on this level - you get a pass for a challenging scene to finish. Especially as this is 2 years after Howard the Duck and George Lucas spent millions on the animatronics out of his own pocket for it.
This slow start is closer to The Omen or the Exorcist in tone and the only oddity is why toasters 80s American movies were massive fire risks. Once the police join the case, and rightfully view Andy as a suspect, I instantly had flashbacks of Carmanâs âChristianâ noises (Iâll add some below).But, again, they did a fantastic job of working around their technical and budgetary limitations Frankly, I can only think of one modern movie which achieved comparable results with a micro-budget: Benny Loves You.
Anyway, I better discuss the magic in the movie - as itâs me. It is drivel. There are clear references to Vodun and a Louisianan Voodoo variant but none of it matches the rituals in either. Yes, there is a voodoo guide but Charlesâ French is awful, with no attempt is made appeal to Papa Legba and the symbols and the walls are scribblings which look a bit like The Greater Keys of Solomon with a Rod of Ascleplus in the centre. So, magical looking drivel.
Him conceiving of, writing and performing a scene with him as a teacher and with an underage student under his care fantasising about him is on a very special of âwrongâ.
It is time to set the planned, but may be easily changed, movies for the week. As I have done âShowersâ, the next week will be âSaviours and St. Georgeâ.
Like last week, Iâll list movies in advance but change if I get a great suggestion: like @Pastorfuzz saving the day with a suggested alternative.
Legion (2002). When considering the End of Days, there is always one supernatural action movie which conjures up the âAmerica, Fuck Yeahâ attitude. And with Vision having his own vision.
End of Days (1999) - Speaking of the devil - I better choose this.
The Sin Eater (2003) - The Sin Eater, also known as The Order in the US, is a more personal choice: It examines a few folklore elements around the Catholic faith but still manages to keep it grounded as a movie concerning a personal existential crisis. While also touching upon the cults and collectives around fringe beliefs.
The Ninth Gate -Another very personal one as witchcraft, demonology, emblemata and rare books are my bread and butter.
The rest will be decided from pondering or suggestions after the big J has his resurrection party.
The Sin Eater is an easier watch: as you just need a basic foundation in sin and forgiveness to get into it. For me, I view it is a drama about the weaknesses of two men.
Yes, The Ninth Gate is just a few hours of weirdness if you arenât a bibliophile. It is really hard to attach to if youâre not mad. Although, itâs a hell of a lot easier to enjoy when compared to The Ninth Configuration:
It is so hard to get into that summaries and trailers are beyond it (I donât think Iâve ever seen one for it). If I described it as a film where mentally ill soldiers go to the moon, while being trapped in an Eastern European castle with re-enactments of the novel of the day. With this going on while also engaging in bar fights. Well, youâll probably conclude that no such film exists: Especially when it is written by the writer of the Exorcist and Director of Exorcist 3.
Edit: Oh, I forgot to mention the dogs, black Superman and the jetpacks.
