It’s funny you mentioned Feast earlier. I’m one of those weird people that enjoyed the whole series. I think I might even liked the second one the best. There were just too many moments that had me laughing hysterically. The third one was a bit of a letdown though.
I hadn’t realized there were sequels. I’ll have to track 'em down. I did enjoy the first one, but I try not to be too enthusiastic about what I recommend. I once managed to offend a bus full of men by daring to suggest we watch Bubba Ho-Tep on the on-board DVD player.
Mind you, my dick was hanging out at the time (that last was made up, btw).
Yeah, there were two sequels. The second takes place in a different town a bit later with a different cast (with the exception of Honey Pie), where the third is a direct sequel to the second (it literally starts from the final scene in Feast II). The third I think is barely an hour long as well.
Definitely not for everyone, but I thought the second one had some pretty great moments of hilarity.
While on the topic of scary movies, I finally watched Rosemary’s Baby on Halloween as well. I know this is supposed to be a classic horror film, but it did absolutely nothing for me. I didn’t find it remotely scary, or even all that interesting. It was just weird to me. Perhaps this is one of those movies where just too much time has passed and it no longer has the impact that it did when it was first out. Then again, with the exception of The Exorcist, religious-themed horror films have never really done anything for me.
About the only thing redeeming about it is to see that Mia Farrow was pretty cute when she was younger and her nude scenes.
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FWIW The Exorcist is still the scariest movie I ever saw.
It’s funny you mentioned Feast earlier. I’m one of those weird people that enjoyed the whole series. I think I might even liked the second one the best. There were just too many moments that had me laughing hysterically. The third one was a bit of a letdown though.
I hadn’t realized there were sequels. I’ll have to track 'em down. I did enjoy the first one, but I try not to be too enthusiastic about what I recommend. I once managed to offend a bus full of men by daring to suggest we watch Bubba Ho-Tep on the on-board DVD player.
Mind you, my dick was hanging out at the time (that last was made up, btw).
Yeah, there were two sequels. The second takes place in a different town a bit later with a different cast (with the exception of Honey Pie), where the third is a direct sequel to the second (it literally starts from the final scene in Feast II). The third I think is barely an hour long as well.
Definitely not for everyone, but I thought the second one had some pretty great moments of hilarity.
While on the topic of scary movies, I finally watched Rosemary’s Baby on Halloween as well. I know this is supposed to be a classic horror film, but it did absolutely nothing for me. I didn’t find it remotely scary, or even all that interesting. It was just weird to me. Perhaps this is one of those movies where just too much time has passed and it no longer has the impact that it did when it was first out. Then again, with the exception of The Exorcist, religious-themed horror films have never really done anything for me.
About the only thing redeeming about it is to see that Mia Farrow was pretty cute when she was younger and her nude scenes.
FWIW The Exorcist is still the scariest movie I ever saw.[/quote]
Agreed. That’s probably the only horror film that has ever truly scared me.
Watched Pirates of the Carribean: At Worlds End again the other day. I think I’m the only person who likes this movie. I mean it’s incredibly well done.SPOILER ALERT I hate the Calypso story line and when Barbossa marries Will and ElizabethEND SPOILER ALERT but it think it’s an awesomely done movie.
Watching Juno at the moment, cool movie. First half a bit slow but second half is full of awesome acting and cool moments.
Robot Chicken: Star Wars episode 2. Hilarious stuff. Would recommend to fans of either shows.
[quote]Jereth127 wrote:
Watched Pirates of the Carribean: At Worlds End again the other day. I think I’m the only person who likes this movie. I mean it’s incredibly well done.SPOILER ALERT I hate the Calypso story line and when Barbossa marries Will and ElizabethEND SPOILER ALERT but it think it’s an awesomely done movie.
Watching Juno at the moment, cool movie. First half a bit slow but second half is full of awesome acting and cool moments.
Robot Chicken: Star Wars episode 2. Hilarious stuff. Would recommend to fans of either shows.[/quote]
Who doesn’t like it? I hate to say it’s better than the 1st, but in many ways it is.
AMAZING movie.
Saw a cool sci-fi/comedy film called Slither. When the movie came out, I was turned off by the trailer, but I saw it and it’s cool as hell. I highly recommend it.
It reminds me of Night of the Creeps meets Critters.
[quote]Gkhan wrote:
Saw a cool sci-fi/comedy film called Slither. When the movie came out, I was turned off by the trailer, but I saw it and it’s cool as hell. I highly recommend it.
It reminds me of Night of the Creeps meets Critters.[/quote]
I really liked Slither: pure, 80s retro cheeseball fun. Definitely saw the influence of NOTC.
It was a zombie double bill for me:
Zombie Diaries- Not to be confused with Diary of The Dead (which is probably what the filmmakers were hoping for), a more accurate title would be Zombie Diarrhea. Quite possibly the most boring zombie flick I’ve ever seen - and I’ve sat through Nightmare City.
I picked this up after reading that Romero gave it his seal of approval. If that is true,the zombies must’ve eaten his brains. Ultra-low budget, it makes the mistake of focusing on the character development of the survivors. I won’t give away the ‘twist’, but the zombies aren’t the threat here: they are relegated to shambling around in fields a lot. Big mistake…
Any self-respecting zombie fan should avoid this like the zombie plague. I may actually have preferred Rottweiler to this. That’s how bad Zombie Diaries is.
Fido - Now this is a zombie movie worth watching. It is basically Pleasantville with zombies. A very inventive twist on the ‘one boy and his dog’ stories, except the ‘dog’ is a zombie called Fido (played by Billy Connolly). The staples of zombie lore and the optimism of 1950’s sitcoms work really well together. Extremely entertaining, but might be a little too quirky for some.
[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:
Jereth127 wrote:
Watched Pirates of the Carribean: At Worlds End again the other day. I think I’m the only person who likes this movie. I mean it’s incredibly well done.SPOILER ALERT I hate the Calypso story line and when Barbossa marries Will and ElizabethEND SPOILER ALERT but it think it’s an awesomely done movie.
Watching Juno at the moment, cool movie. First half a bit slow but second half is full of awesome acting and cool moments.
Robot Chicken: Star Wars episode 2. Hilarious stuff. Would recommend to fans of either shows.
Who doesn’t like it? I hate to say it’s better than the 1st, but in many ways it is.
AMAZING movie.
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I remember it being slammed over here when it came out, people in the cinema and the people I went to see it with all seemed to hate it…
The Outsiders - I can’t think of a movie that had a cast like this. A good movie overall, kinda funny to see how lame guys would fight back in the day.
chronicles of narnia - finally saw it and loved it.
benjamin button - sweet. the story kind of meandered.
this is it - this was so much better than i expected. it was a concert doc where you see michael jackson in his element and the whole team of artists working together.
Saw ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’ last night. What a load of shit. It was as if they tried to make a Coen brothers movie but got lost in no mans land on the way. For something so eccentric, it was very predictable. One of those rare times I figured it would be better to get some sleep at the theatre than continue to watch the movie
Went and saw ‘Harry Brown’ last friday. Is right up there as one of my favourite movies of all time. Michael Caine at his absolute best. I doubt it was released in the States though.
Die Hard and Die Hard With A Vengance. Just looking over the old favourites.
Lion King: Haven’t seen this in years. Loved it again.
Up - Really good movie. Probably the most emotional animated film I’ve ever seen (especially the first few minutes).
The Ugly Truth - The earlier sequences with Gerard Butler are kind of funny, but then the movie devolves into just another lame romantic comedy.
2010 - First half of the movie is really entertaining, but pretty dumb movie overall. About 20-30 minutes too long. Shut your brain off and enjoy the ride.
Paranormal Activity - Most over-hyped piece of crap I’ve seen in a long, long time. Extremely boring and not remotely scary. We were watching it on a bootleg copy, so it was me and several friends watching it together. We ended up giving it the MST3K treatment as it was the only way we could get through it. I really can’t imagine why people find this movie scary. “Oh look the door just moved a few inches! The sheets on the bed just moved! Ahhhh!!!” Yes, because no natural phenomenon could move a door or bed sheets like that. Terrifying…
Orphan - Really good if you watch it to the end. I almost turned it off due to being bored with story lines you can figure out in the first 10min…but this one had a good twist…no happy ending though.
Watch this trailer. First time in a while I’ve actually been excited about a horror movie…[/quote]
Looks good. I can’t watch Timothy Olymphant in a serious role though. The guy’s face cracks me up and always takes me back to “The Girl Next Door” (“those crazy little fuckers. sure know their numbers!”)