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Cool. I've got the Blue Underground dvd of Contamination, as it's more widely known
I remember the Ads for this "Movie" - presented as Part 2/Sequel from "Alien".Cool. I've got the Blue Underground dvd of Contamination, as it's more widely known
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Yeah, it certainly ran with that chest burster theme... so much so, unbelievably it starts to get boringI remember the Ads for this "Movie" - presented as Part 2/Sequel from "Alien".
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I didn't even know there was an unofficial sequel. Is it as bad as I think it may be?
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It's Italian... so it is to Alien what Zombi Flesh Eaters was to Dawn of the Dead ...ie, awesome!I didn't even know there was an unofficial sequel. Is it as bad as I think it may be?
Monster on the Campus (1958)
Jack Arnold Classic Horror Movie about Genetic and Humans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_on_the_Campus
Jack Arnold Classic Horror Movie about Genetic and Humans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_on_the_Campus
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Joshû sasori: Dai-41 zakkyo-bô aka, Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)
...and...
Joshuu sasori: Kemono-beya aka, Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)
The second and third installments in Shunya Ito's Scorpion series.
All three films, while still firmly planted in the female revenge/women in prison exploitation genre's, each have a very different feel from each other. The second film is an avant garde, stylistic masterpiece that evokes the manga source material more than any of the other films. The third film, at times, plays like an out and out horror film - the opening subway scene and the graveyard scene that follow shortly afterwards are standouts.
Meiko Kaji reprised the Scorpion role for one final film, but Shunya Ito refused directing duties as he felt he'd told all the stories he needed to with the character. The Yasuharu Hasebe directed "Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song" is next on my list to watch.
...and...
Joshuu sasori: Kemono-beya aka, Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)
The second and third installments in Shunya Ito's Scorpion series.
All three films, while still firmly planted in the female revenge/women in prison exploitation genre's, each have a very different feel from each other. The second film is an avant garde, stylistic masterpiece that evokes the manga source material more than any of the other films. The third film, at times, plays like an out and out horror film - the opening subway scene and the graveyard scene that follow shortly afterwards are standouts.
Meiko Kaji reprised the Scorpion role for one final film, but Shunya Ito refused directing duties as he felt he'd told all the stories he needed to with the character. The Yasuharu Hasebe directed "Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song" is next on my list to watch.
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Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic (2008)
(The Light Fantastic)
Very good TV Adaption from the 2 Terry Pratchett´s Books.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett's_The_Colour_of_Magic
(The Light Fantastic)
Very good TV Adaption from the 2 Terry Pratchett´s Books.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett's_The_Colour_of_Magic
Sky Crawlers, a great movie by Mamoru Oshii, the man who directed Ghost in the Shell.
It was on my list even before I found a copy of VVitch but after that and with that I thought I would push it to the top.
To that end
The Lighthouse 2019
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7984734/
The guy seems to excel at creating a bleak and oppressive atmosphere, has fantastic cinematography, set design (that plays to the cinematography as well), music/score was awesome, costumes and gets the most out of actors (I am still not sold on that guy from Twilight but he did not detract, and while Green Goblin was as good as ever I do like the one where his kid falls out the window more). It is a hard watch but not in a bad way and all that would have made it. Story though... granted I am now at a sample of two but does seem to be his weak point.
Saw some reviews and some were going on about the relationship between the leads, themes of ancient greek myths... I got none of it. I started out wanting to know more about the world but by the end I don't think I really cared.
You mentioned Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and I can safely say if Tarantino wanted to select a script and then help get it funded like he does for others from time to time... I would actually start going to cinemas again to see that one.
MOANA
Daaaaamn... again... when was the last time I saw a movie? Probably a month ago.
Anyways...
Moana is about a girl that has to go to an adventure across the sea to save her people from disaster.
The thing with Pixar is that I've considered them overrated nowadays.
Daaaaamn... again... when was the last time I saw a movie? Probably a month ago.
Anyways...
Moana is about a girl that has to go to an adventure across the sea to save her people from disaster.
I feel like they do shit just to please people (people with autism) but Moana proved me wrong... I'm not sure what year is this movie from... but I liked it.
It reminds me of Zelda Wind Waker... like... if Moana had a baton to control the sea with, I'd definitely would say: Hey! This is a Zelda Movie! Who are you trying to cheat?
I have to admit though... that the latin dub (mexican btw) is amazing in my opinion. And I'm not saying it because I'm mexicant, but the voices are top-notch and character relatable. I really, really love mexican dub, and I would like to be a voice actor.
The King of Fighters
Just woke up to find out that mom and sisters were watching this 16 episode series.
I just watched a whole episode and I'm alredy hooked.
Involves Time Travel and cute waifus.
Just woke up to find out that mom and sisters were watching this 16 episode series.
I just watched a whole episode and I'm alredy hooked.
Involves Time Travel and cute waifus.
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Have not watched a film since the last.
If we are doing Cab Calloway though then one of my absolute favourite cartoons (indeed I used to have the walrus from it as an avatar)
Video in films thread because I just like to skirt the rules
Also if you have never seen the Blue's Brothers film then shame on you/those responsible for getting you to see classic films but also best correct that in short order (as in next available opportunity). I could spoil his performance in that but better to see it in the context of the film. You can skip 2000 though, at least if you want to watch something for fun (let's just say it was one of the earlier "let's ruin an 80s film legend" examples).
If we are doing Cab Calloway though then one of my absolute favourite cartoons (indeed I used to have the walrus from it as an avatar)
Video in films thread because I just like to skirt the rules
Also if you have never seen the Blue's Brothers film then shame on you/those responsible for getting you to see classic films but also best correct that in short order (as in next available opportunity). I could spoil his performance in that but better to see it in the context of the film. You can skip 2000 though, at least if you want to watch something for fun (let's just say it was one of the earlier "let's ruin an 80s film legend" examples).
Rescatando al Soldado Ryan
An American Squad has to rescue one soldier from a sure encounter with dead.
This movie represents accurately all the gruesome parts of war.
This is the first time, in my life that I've actually felt empathy towards american patriotism.
Left me with a knot on my throat.
An American Squad has to rescue one soldier from a sure encounter with dead.
This movie represents accurately all the gruesome parts of war.
This is the first time, in my life that I've actually felt empathy towards american patriotism.
Left me with a knot on my throat.
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Scy-Fi movie about a reduced crew of humans (and a cat) in the middle of space dealing with an extremely lethal extra-terrestrial life-form.
Certainly isn't as good as I remember?
I wonder why that is.
Scy-Fi movie about a reduced crew of humans (and a cat) in the middle of space dealing with an extremely lethal extra-terrestrial life-form.
Certainly isn't as good as I remember?
I wonder why that is.
Well, if you were telling me, Blues Brothers is actually one of my favourites movies ever. Kidding you not!
The last time I saw it was... maybe 5 years ago on Cable TV.
I remember that Netfilx had the Blues Brothers on it's movies list, but it disappeared some days later when I found out about this little secret.
And... I posted the video because it's literally a movie and it was literally my last seen movie at the time being, I mean... it's a 9 minute movie.
I like Jazz, and Cab Calloway is one of my favourite Jazz singers. Oddly enough, I thought that he sang blues instead
Perhaps is the way he sings, which if I recall correctly is the Scat Jazz "sub-genre" and I'm more used to Frank Sinatra Jazz or "Nu-Jazz"
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So I thought I would return to watching films. Could have watched a classic I had not seen, one I had not seen in a while, something I could reasonable expect to be good, some 70s or 80s cheese... but no I decided to go with the patented click randomly on the generally trashy films channel and went from there.
The Last Days of American Crime
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1552211/
If the HBO logo at one point meant something was most likely going to be good then the Netflix logo is probably the opposite.
Anyway above I mentioned that I could have watched some 80s cheese instead, and actually I might as well have. If someone made a cheesy nonsense 80s film today this would be it, except this lacked any of the charm of such a thing. It also purported to be a heist film (something I am a fan of in general) but... just no -- no clever double crosses, no nice plan, no real prep for the plan, maybe some minor interference from other criminal elements they pissed off. I am going to spoil it.
Plot holes.
Despite what people think I am not here to write essays so I will have to skip that one. Suffice it to say there was the core of an idea here but the execution was abysmal.
General idea is America has become a shithole and to remedy it the government has a secret mind weapon that makes people (even sociopaths) freeze up should they "attempt to commit something they know to be a crime". This is set to go live across the nation (which is locked in -- they will shoot you should you try to leave for Canada).
Set against this backdrop is a former bankrobber who lost his crew is approached by some other criminals to do quite literally one last job.
So far so good and there are a few nice shots, sets and lines of dialogue somewhere in there, a vague attempt at characterisation, some half decent actors involved and... nope back to plot holes.
The premise of a nationwide mind control device is a great one. Loads of things to explore there -- sociopaths were already mentioned, mentally ill people, Demolition man has a famous scene similar to this (as does robocop as does most things that try this), what is self defence?, philosophical angles (paid the most minor lip service to), legal angles, quite how a signal gets inside a concrete bunker (or what is Faraday cage) is completely ignored, what if someone is raised outside the bounds of society (already a fair few of those), lying is a skill many can learn so what goes if you delude yourself here like the best liars will, you can get a chip under your ear to avoid the signal and apparently there are some master hackers...
I am bored now so so back to the film
Apparently operational security is not a thing (no codewords, keycards and no pass codes to super secure buildings, the dad's seeming bunker is just some heavy wooden doors mainly for the sake of the plot), nobody practices fallover engineering, nobody has ever planned any kind of security in their life, and the final scene... they burst through in a what I presume to be armoured truck (they have an armoured van earlier in the film) to make it to Canada, the preventing force have machine guns but rely mostly on a few concrete barriers for about 50 metres on both sides of this bridge, oh and once in Canada it takes the police there ages to catch up.
Supposedly it is based on a comic book so I am curious to see what goes for that one. Make it a comic book (or graphic novel if you prefer that term) though is just a checklist item for things nowadays -- if your comic takes off you have a better chance of making a film so every half arsed screenplay gets one it seems. That said I have seen abysmal takes on comic books before (see Tank Girl in an earlier one of these) so I will keep an open mind.
The thing is 2h 28min long and actually I would cut that and get an editor in. You could probably tighten it up to get something actually workable out of this.
If you want some throwback cheese then once again I think I am going to recommend Give Em Hell Mallone. If you want a heist film then pretty much any other one ever made.
There is a slim chance this lives on as something almost along the lines of a so bad it is good film but even then I don't favour its odds.
The Last Days of American Crime
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1552211/
If the HBO logo at one point meant something was most likely going to be good then the Netflix logo is probably the opposite.
Anyway above I mentioned that I could have watched some 80s cheese instead, and actually I might as well have. If someone made a cheesy nonsense 80s film today this would be it, except this lacked any of the charm of such a thing. It also purported to be a heist film (something I am a fan of in general) but... just no -- no clever double crosses, no nice plan, no real prep for the plan, maybe some minor interference from other criminal elements they pissed off. I am going to spoil it.
Plot holes.
Despite what people think I am not here to write essays so I will have to skip that one. Suffice it to say there was the core of an idea here but the execution was abysmal.
General idea is America has become a shithole and to remedy it the government has a secret mind weapon that makes people (even sociopaths) freeze up should they "attempt to commit something they know to be a crime". This is set to go live across the nation (which is locked in -- they will shoot you should you try to leave for Canada).
Set against this backdrop is a former bankrobber who lost his crew is approached by some other criminals to do quite literally one last job.
So far so good and there are a few nice shots, sets and lines of dialogue somewhere in there, a vague attempt at characterisation, some half decent actors involved and... nope back to plot holes.
The premise of a nationwide mind control device is a great one. Loads of things to explore there -- sociopaths were already mentioned, mentally ill people, Demolition man has a famous scene similar to this (as does robocop as does most things that try this), what is self defence?, philosophical angles (paid the most minor lip service to), legal angles, quite how a signal gets inside a concrete bunker (or what is Faraday cage) is completely ignored, what if someone is raised outside the bounds of society (already a fair few of those), lying is a skill many can learn so what goes if you delude yourself here like the best liars will, you can get a chip under your ear to avoid the signal and apparently there are some master hackers...
I am bored now so so back to the film
Apparently operational security is not a thing (no codewords, keycards and no pass codes to super secure buildings, the dad's seeming bunker is just some heavy wooden doors mainly for the sake of the plot), nobody practices fallover engineering, nobody has ever planned any kind of security in their life, and the final scene... they burst through in a what I presume to be armoured truck (they have an armoured van earlier in the film) to make it to Canada, the preventing force have machine guns but rely mostly on a few concrete barriers for about 50 metres on both sides of this bridge, oh and once in Canada it takes the police there ages to catch up.
Supposedly it is based on a comic book so I am curious to see what goes for that one. Make it a comic book (or graphic novel if you prefer that term) though is just a checklist item for things nowadays -- if your comic takes off you have a better chance of making a film so every half arsed screenplay gets one it seems. That said I have seen abysmal takes on comic books before (see Tank Girl in an earlier one of these) so I will keep an open mind.
The thing is 2h 28min long and actually I would cut that and get an editor in. You could probably tighten it up to get something actually workable out of this.
If you want some throwback cheese then once again I think I am going to recommend Give Em Hell Mallone. If you want a heist film then pretty much any other one ever made.
There is a slim chance this lives on as something almost along the lines of a so bad it is good film but even then I don't favour its odds.
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