Shogun Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Holed up with Covid so I've nothing else to do but watch movies. I've taken advantage of the 7 day free trial of the Arrow Video TV channel. Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972) - Violent Japanese prison exploitation movie. Right up my street. I've got a soft spot for female prison dramas from Prisoner Cell Block H to Caged Heat. 9/10 Stormy Monday (1988) - was hoping I'd find a hidden gem Brit gangster movie but my ADD kicked in (might have been the pain killers) and I don't remember much of the film at all. Had a good cast, Tommy Lee Jones and Sean Bean. The Long Good Friday (1980) - Top movie. Loads of familiar faces. Deserves it's rep as one of the best British crime films 9/10 Rats: Night of Terror (1984) - As with most Italian movies once you get past the bad acting and shit dubbing you have a half decent film. But it is only half decent. Love the reveal at the end. 5/10 Ban the Sadist Videos - Documentary about the "video nasty" ban era. Interviews with loads of people involved, BBFC censors, pirate video makers fans etc. it's hilarious watching these jobs worth censors still trying to justify their actions 40 years later, looks even more ridiculous now 9/10 Scum (1977 banned TV version) - been looking to watch the TV version for a long time. Kind of let down to be honest, mainly because it's almost identical to the film release. One or two minor differences, a less open to interpretation ending and David Threlfel (Frank from Shameless) cast as Archer. Otherwise the same. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdog Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 On 23/06/2024 at 05:29, Saddam said: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. wtf did i just watch? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddam Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 (edited) @ratdogIt's superb, especially the performances from Lithgow and Lloyd, I hope you stayed for the hero walk at the end. You've now entered a world where you see subliminal Buckaroo Banzai references everywhere, there are even John Bigbooté profiles on Linkedin. Why is there a watermelon there? Edited June 29 by Saddam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdog Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 5 minutes ago, Saddam said: I hope you stayed for the hero walk at the end. no but Lithgow was awesome, the imagery when he uses that thing on his tongue and the sparks fly was stunning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddam Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Beverley Hills Cop: Axel F Almost all of the original cast, and Kevin Bacon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogun Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Baghead - load of rubbish, turned off early. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddam Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 (edited) *Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, spelled it correctly this time. The pacing's almost a beat for beat copy of the first two films and the story's quite predictable but it's pretty well put together and there's some good action along with some genuinely funny moments. They've used most, if not all of the BHC OST with a few of the tracks being modern remixes. Nice to see most of the original cast again. Definitely worth a watch. Edited July 4 by Saddam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddam Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 The Convert. A preacher arrives at a British settlement in the 1830s and finds himself caught in the middle of a war between Maori tribes. A little reminiscent of Dances with Wolves but very well put together. Guy Pearce is excellent as usual. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypo74 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Just watched this, really enjoyed it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddam Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1. Other than the beautiful scenery it's basically a wank 3 hour story culminating in a pointless 10 minute montage of clips from Chapter 2. Kevin Costner trying to do a 'Braveheart' and failing miserably. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogun Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Beverly Hills Cop - Not sure how I feel about this to be honest. They are old AF. And because they are old as fuck they also used an old as fuck cast. My 8K TV picks up all those old as fuck facial features in great detail, It's distracting. Oh and Eddie Murphy looks well unfit in the chase scenes. The last Eddie Murphy movie I watched was Dolemite, came away from that one thinking Eddie Murphy can still act. Came away from this one thinking he is past it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boojum Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Off the top of my head Trading Places is the only Eddie Murphy movie I actually thought was any good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogun Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 I like all his 80's stuff from 48 hrs to Harlem Nights. Trading Places is probably my favourite though (his appearance in TP stopped him from being in Ghost Busters) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddam Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Quad Gods. A group of New Yorkers with quadriplegia who met at a neuro-rehabilitation clinic create the world's first all-quadriplegic Esports team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddam Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 The Prestige. Just a great movie, cleverly written and perfectly delivered by an all-star cast. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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