Last Seen Movie

[Dark_Phoras]

Secret Window (2004)

A reclusive writer spends his days in a peaceful cabin by the lake, lounging away and playing with his cute dog. He dwells on the memories with his beautiful former wife, like how when they moved to the cabin and discovered a little, weirdly positioned window in the first floor, overlooking the woods. One day, a mysterious man shows up at his door, accusing the writer of plagiarism. As the movie progresses, the mysterious man's antics grow more violent, and the writer is psychologically affected by the situation. It's a nice and quiet mystery thriller, set in an idyllic setting... unfortunately, the answer to the mystery is overused and obvious to the keen eye long before the third act.

 

[Dark_Phoras]

From Hell (2001)

Inspector Abberline, in charge of the investigation on the Jack the Ripper murders, doesn't follow the usual procedures. In victorian London, where social appearances are of the utmost importance, Abberline seeks the help of misfits, thus uncovering a methodical and sociable profile of Jack the Ripper that challenges perception, and a totally unexpected motive for his gruesome crimes. I enjoyed it.


Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber from Fleet Street (2007)

A disgraced barber, whose life and family were unfairly ruined by the machinations of a powerful judge that coveted his wife, returns to London a long time after to enact his revenge. However, soon his intentions turn towards the people themselves, the scourge that are the londoners. Assuming a new identity and acquiring fame for his talents as a barber, Sweeney Todd becomes a serial killer, with the cumplicity of a piemaker. Tim Burton's gothic horror adaptation of a Stephen Sondheim musical based on a victorian London legend. I also enjoyed it.

 

[Glyptofane]

I finally saw the original The Stepfather (1987) after having seen Stepfather II and III several times on Comet. It turns out the original movie had a different distributor, so I guess there are different licensing rights for it. The first two movies star Terry O'Quinn who played John Locke years later on Lost. I still need to see The Stepfather 2009 remake, but don't really have much faith it'll be worth a shit.

The part that really stood out was this amazing 80s end credits theme that was so good I just had to look into it. The film was scored by Patrick Moraz who spent time as a keyboardist in Yes and The Moody Blues.

 

[JuanMena]

Nice movie.
Headhunter sacrifices everything to support a kid with talent for Basketball.

I thought that Adam would be Adam in this one, but seems like he's leaving his past self behind.
I have a new kind of appreciation for Adam after watching this.

 

[JuanMena]

H O L Y
S H E E T
! ! !

Steven Strange saves the Multiverse.

If I'm not mistaken... Guardians of the Galaxy 3 will go after this one.

EDIT: Sam Raimi

EDIT 2: OH RACHEL

 

[Jayro]

Lightyear.
Amazing film, CGi movie of the year. Beats Sonic 2 in my opinion. Barely though.

 

[JuanMena]

Yesterday on Warner Channel, ALL FUCKING DAY

So of course, being the 2nd and 3rd my favourites, I saw them with Popcorn, Soda, Pizza and Pan Dulce with hot cocoa.

UP 'TILL 3AM!

 

[Jayro]

I forget get the title of the film, but this dude cheats on his girlfriend and he wakes up with his dick missing. Turns out his dick becomes human, and causes him all sorts of extra woman problems in his life, and it was actually a very hilarious movie.

 

[JuanMena]

Kid gains superpowers and learns to save the day alongside Fred Savage.
DC didn't based the entire movie in Deadpool though.

It's really nice. Not the best, but humour adds a lot to the plot. The hero is a stupid hero, but not because it's stupid.

 

[Benja81]

If you like Bob's Burgers or quirky musicals its a must watch. It even wraps-in a murder mystery. The dancing was "interesting" but overall I was entertained.

 

[duwen]

I watched a few over the weekend...

First, Thor, Love & Thunder (2022)

Let's face it, this phase of Marvel movies has been pretty poor... but imo, this was the best of a bad bunch.

Next, Night Tide (1961)

Very enjoyable film about a sailor falling in love with a woman who may or may not be a mermaid. It's also Dennis Hopper's first headlining role.

Finally, The Curious Dr Humpp (1969)

Ultra trashy Argentinian 'mad doctor' movie... terrible fun!

 

[FAST6191]

Wrath of Man
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11083552/
Might as well have a scene rather than trailer


Jason Statham teams back up with Guy Ritchie to do something actually about 70% or on par with any of Mr Statham's UK based films (albeit I would probably suggest Redemption over this). Indeed had you not mentioned it was Guy Ritchie I would not have guessed it was -- has none of his normal humour, style or the like and he is also apparently partially responsible for the screenplay (though it is a remake of a French film I have not seen and might go see to compare to) and that was even present in the otherwise not so hot King Arthur film.
Some reasonably competent action, keeps at a reasonable pace, surprisingly decent character setups for such a film, few little twists in the story... I did not dislike it or fail to enjoy it but ultimately not that memorable compared to other efforts from all the parties involved (most of the other actors are time tested action types). I don't want to spoil it as some twists actually would be worth getting from the film.

 

[duwen]

The Candy Snatchers (1973)

Cult classic exploitation. Kind of fun, with some questionable nastiness.

 

[mrgone]

German Title: The Hellgate of Shaolin
There is no gate in this movie

 

[AncientBoi]

The Candy Snatchers (1973)
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Cult classic exploitation. Kind of fun, with some questionable nastiness.

Anybody that steals Candy, aught to be Flogged!

 

[CloudStrife190100]

Morbius. I enjoyed it to be fair considering how bad people were making it out to be

 

[duwen]

Thriller - A Cruel Picture (1973)

Continuing on with my season of 70's exploitation, we have the notorious influence for Tarantino's Kill Bill...
This glorious slice of Swedish sleaze has never looked better than it does on the new Vinegar Syndrome bluray. Available for the first time in it's longest version yet at 108 minutes. The VS bluray also comes with the shorter US cut which was titled They Call Her One Eye... even though it's almost half an hour shorter, it's arguably the better version for first timers to the film as it tightens up the action and removes the hardcore inserts. That said, I watched the long version, in Swedish with English subs. It's been a while since I last watched it (albeit a slightly shorter version), but it's grim, narcistic, pesimism still impresses and makes my previous evening's viewing of Candy Snatchers seem like an episode of Friends by comparrison.

 

[Dark_Phoras]

@duwen unrelated to Thriller, which seems like a good movie. The thing about old monster movies and sexual subjugation movies is that they're very tame. The premise and the cover promise a deep, unlimited experience of cinema, but in the end there's nothing more than people moving around and one or two girls that get naked or sexy in some scene. I find that modern movies like Raw, Thelma, Suspiria deliver more on this experience.

 

[duwen]

@duwen unrelated to Thriller, which seems like a good movie. The thing about old monster movies and sexual subjugation movies is that they're very tame. The premise and the cover promise a deep, unlimited experience of cinema, but in the end there's nothing more than people moving around and one or two girls that get naked or sexy in some scene. I find that modern movies like Raw, Thelma, Suspiria deliver more on this experience.

It depends on the film makers intent; modern films steer very clear of certain themes that were prevalent in movies of decades past. In todays woke climate it's impossible to even approach making a film as viscerally challenging as most of the exploitation 'classics'.
I'd certainly disagree with the generalisation that 'old monster movies and sexual subjugation movies' are very tame. I feel the opposite, in that modern films are tame compared to similarly themed films from the latter part of the 20th century. Name any film of the last decade that has depicted sexual assault as graphically and effectively as the likes of Ms. 45, I Spit on Your Grave, or Thriller? Most modern films that tackle similar subjects tend to do so via an analysis of the after effects of such an experience, and while that's an admirable and necessary way to portray how harrowing such violence can irrevocably change a person forever, depicting the act as unerotically and unflinchingly as possible gives a viewer a much needed 'reality check'. The only films of the last quarter of a century that come to mind that have come close to a similar depiction of such content are Baise Moi and Gaspar Noe's Irreversible.

I'd recommend a viewing of Andrzej Zulawski's 1981 film Possession for an example of both monster movie and psycho-sexual horror story that's as challenging and effective now as it was when it was made forty years ago.

edit- forgot to mention one of my key points... those three films you mention aren't about sexual subjugation, rather they're studies on sexual empowerment (amongst other things). The same is true of Titane (Julia Ducournau's follow up to Raw).

 

[duwen]

Two last night...
Continued my 70's exploitation season with Pets (1973)

Last time I saw this was on a ropey VHS copy, so the bluray was a welcome upgrade. I've always had a soft spot for this film... probably because I'm a sucker for the late, great, Candice Rialson! There are too many disparate plot elements to succinctly provide an adequate synopsis, but there's nothing about it I dislike!

I then took a diversion from 1973 to watch something very different...
Brian and Charles (2022)

Brian builds stuff, he thinks of himself as an inventor. He decides to build a robot... meet Charles.
Ridiculous, quirky, endearing, and very funny. Highly recommended.