What was the last movie you saw?

[AE35Unit]

Alien Hunter, with James Spader and some plot ripped from Alien and The Thing; so bad I wanted it to be true.

Is this the film where the guy is always putting gel in his hair, and when queried about it he opines 'Dry hair is for squibs!'?t

 

[Rodders]

Just finished watching Legion. Yes, it was silly and i doubt that i'll watch it again but there were some chilling bits in it.

For those of you that like the Mighty Boosh, there's a bit near the begining that's just like Nanageddon.

 

[AE35Unit]

Just finished watching Legion. Yes, it was silly and i doubt that i'll watch it again but there were some chilling bits in it.

For those of you that like the Mighty Boosh, there's a bit near the begining that's just like Nanageddon.

Ha, I just saw this over on sfx
Have never heard of Legion and can't stand Mighty Boosh so have no idea what the nanageddon is!

 

[j d worthington]

On The Black Cat -- Yes, I think it suffers from the flaws you mention. However, as far as the minor weird films of the era go, it was rather good... and certainly Ulmer & Co. managed to "get by" with a number of thoroughly inadmissable things at the time, things which didn't just shock the censors (and some audience members) of the time, but did add to the characterization and sense of creeping menace. The actual connection with the cat, though, has always seemed to me completely superfluous....

My own viewing (last night) featured:

The Devil Doll (1936) -- based (rather loosely) on A. Merritt's Burn, Witch, Burn, this one features Lionel Barrymore in a role where he frequently appears in drag... a role which is often reminiscent of Lon Chaney's in The Unholy Three, to which this film often bears a considerable resemblance, including the bit with the jewels and the hollow toy. (Both films were directed by Tod Browning, who also wrote the story/adaptation for this film; the others sharing credit for the script here include Guy Endore -- of Werewolf of Paris fame -- and Erich von Stroheim, as well as Garrett Fort, about whom I know nothing.) Some weak spots, but on the whole a very good film, with some wonderful performances and very effective imagery.

Bedlam (1946) -- the third and final film Karloff did with Val Lewton, and a wonderful film. Karloff is superb as Sims, but Anna Lee manages to still steal the show as Nell Bowen. Based (supposedly) on Hogarth's series of pictures, "The Rake's Progress", it is often a very powerful and grim film, but with Lewton's usual tendendy toward compassion and a humanistic view. Highly recommended.

 

[ravenus]

I was not too fond of Bedlam when I saw it. Compared to the other two Lewton-Karloff films, it was for me more mundane and lacking in impact. While Body Snatcher was the most entertaining overall, Isle of The Dead had a wonderfully nuanced performance from Karloff.

 

[Jayaprakash Satyamurthy]

My assessment of those three films is about the same as ravenus'. I recently revisited Isle Of The Dead and thought it held up remarkably well.

This weekend I watched My Neighbour Totoro - liked it a great deal as well. I kept fearing they would opt for one of the cheap and easy ways to bring tension into the story - killing the mothers, cutting the tree - but thankfully the story was a lot gentler while still having a real sense of suspense when needed.

I also watched a fantasy film called The Magic Sword, nothing especially original but entertaining enough with a decent turn by Basil Rathbone as a wicked sorcerer, rather overshadowed by Estelle Winwood as a sorceress.

 

[biodroid]

Edge of Darkness - Very realistic cop thriller, quite good except for it being quite depressing. Knight and Day - fun action romp that was well done, I liked it.

 

[Rodders]

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

I was actually quite bored with this film and couldn't wait toi switch it off.

 

[Moonbat]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1 - I was really keen to see this, but I was a bit disappointed. I was looking forward to all the great bits in the book, but most of them were left out. Looking back it did have some good moments, but I wanted more. I'll just have to pin all my hopes on pt 2.

 

[biodroid]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1 - I was really keen to see this, but I was a bit disappointed. I was looking forward to all the great bits in the book, but most of them were left out. Looking back it did have some good moments, but I wanted more. I'll just have to pin all my hopes on pt 2.

Hehe, thats why I will only read the book once I have seen the movie because I read Order of the Phoenix before the movie and was severely dissappointed, that way I can then feel more excitement at reading the book because it will fill in the missing gaps from the movie.

 

[ravenus]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1 - I was really keen to see this, but I was a bit disappointed. I was looking forward to all the great bits in the book, but most of them were left out...

I hope these great bits are not about the characters waxing on the sort of bread they used to have back in the Shire...oh wait, wrong series

 

[j d worthington]

Yes, Isle of the Dead is certainly a subtler film, quiet, understated, and even poetic in its approach. When it comes to Bedlam, however, I would still maintain that it offers a good deal more than indicated above. For one thing, I think it utilizes an aspect common to the Gothic genre extremely well -- that being the persecution and confinement of such a heroine in such an environment as threatens both life and sanity -- and, while there is no actual supernaturalism involved, there are touches of the ghostly atmosphere here and there in the film, such as the calling of her name by the inmates, "parroting" something they've heard... and which is handled without one ever seeing a single one of them actually mouth the word, so that it seems to emerge from the very surroundings themselves. (For some reason I can't quite define, this aspect reminds me very strongly of certain touches in The Devil and Daniel Webster; especially the party that Jabez Stone throws, with the ghostly guests.) There are a lot of subtle touches such as this to the film, which put it (in my view) squarely on a footing with, say, I Walked with a Zombie, The Body-Snatcher, or The Seventh Victim, if not quite as high as Isle of the Dead.

I also watched a fantasy film called The Magic Sword, nothing especially original but entertaining enough with a decent turn by Basil Rathbone as a wicked sorcerer, rather overshadowed by Estelle Winwood as a sorceress.

Ah, yes... Bert I. Gordon. For all their flaws (and they have a many), I've always had a soft spot for some of his films... especially this one and The Amazing Colossal Man. (Poor Manning! While his plight is the exact reverse of Scott Carey's, he is still very much the victim of a cruel quirk of fate.... And I always had a feeling that, perhaps subconsciously, what happened to him in that film influenced the genesis of the Hulk....)

 

[Jayaprakash Satyamurthy]

They're certainly entertaining movies, and to their credit they try not to soft-pedal villainy too much, as seen in the way two princesses get thrown to the dragon quite early on in The Magic Sword, although the slaughter itself is thankfully not shown. I can imagine this film having a much deeper impact on me had I seen it as a child.

Last night I watched a very weird and funny Polish SF satire/comedy film called Sex Mission (1984). Despite the title and the flashes of nudity throughout it isn't even a soft porn but a rather rollicking satire in that robust but not entirely cynical manner that I associate with Eastern European satire in general, taking on both sexual politics and the more official variety. basically, two men are selected for an experimental mission where they are put in suspended animation, to be revived after three years. Instead, they are revived some 50 years later when a war involving biological weapons has wiped out the male species and women reproduce through cloning, basically, living in underground shelters for fear of radiation on the war-torn surface. Considerable hilarity ensues as the two bumbling male captives try to grapple with this new reality and escape the women's two solutions to the situation - killing the men or 'naturalising' them by turning them female.

 

[ravenus]

I agree. I find it's even more interesting if you watch it after viewing Bride Of The Monster because a large part of Ed Wood was centred on the making of this film. Also, watching Ed Wood helped me understand the logic of the explosion at the end of Bride of the Monster. It made me

I saw this one today. Decent corny fun, although I have to say Bela Lugosi's attempts to look diabolical fall wholly flat here. He looks like a harmless, kindly old uncle even when he's whipping Lobo or talking about raising an army of atomic supermen

 

[laniquesmith]

I saw Repo Men. After over a year of avoiding this movie I finally saw it. I was pleasantly surprised. ☺

 

[Mouse]

Last film I saw was Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus. Made me cry with laughter.

 

[Happy Joe]

The Expendables; one of the best action flicks that I have seen this year; so far its a tie between this one and Predators for best actioner of 2010, IMO.
Predators has best Sci-fi at this point, IMO. Dances with Smurfs/Ferngully on steroids (Avatar) for best CGI flick (not enough rewatchability for best scifi), IMO, although I have yet to see the extended version.
Ironman 2 Clash of the Titans and Price of Persia are all also rans.

I have hope that Salt will bring it to at least a 3 way action tie for first, and Machete is a possible dark horse...

Enjoy!

 

[No One]

Last film I saw was Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus. Made me cry with laughter.

Haven't seen that (want to though) but might I recommend Shark in Venice (I believe it's from the same studio).

So bad. So hilarious.

 

[Hilarious Joke]

Saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Pt 1. Was pretty good, beautifully shot. Last part should be a cracker.

 

[AE35Unit]

A Chrsitmas Carol, the new CGI one with Jim Carey. Excellent CGI it is too!
I never tire of this story and its message that life is far too short to waste!
Not a film for young kids tho (it never was intended as a children's piece but rather a commentary on social conditions at the time)