Film

[Thorn]

Cocaine Bear is some craic

[Mooncat]

Been on an exploitation kick lately:

Siege (1983): Tries to tap into the same vein as Assault on Precinct 13 but doesn't have the same atmosphere. Decent watch.

The Warriors (1980): A classic of the genre that gets better with each rewatch.

Bloody Moon (1981): Not one of Franco's finest films, but a solid slasher.

Late Night Trains (1975): Last House on the Left set on a train. In certain ways, it's nastier and much more insidious than Last House..., but is let down by pacing issues and lacklustre camera work

I absolutely love Siege. Have to disagree, I think it's about the only other film that truly does capture the feel of Assault. I still think Assault is slightly better, but Siege is right up there. Can you imagine that scene in the gay club at the start happening today?

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Classic Jackie is always a good time.
The scrap against John Lo(?) at the end of DM2 has some absolutely vicious bumps, it'll go goofy as hell and but they'll show all the hits that connected a bit too much.

No concussion protocols in Honk Kong Cinema🤣

Ken Lo, yeah, it's a deadly final sequence of combat.

[TheRuts]

Been on an exploitation kick lately:

Siege (1983): Tries to tap into the same vein as Assault on Precinct 13 but doesn't have the same atmosphere. Decent watch.

The Warriors (1980): A classic of the genre that gets better with each rewatch.

Bloody Moon (1981): Not one of Franco's finest films, but a solid slasher.

Late Night Trains (1975): Last House on the Left set on a train. In certain ways, it's nastier and much more insidious than Last House..., but is let down by pacing issues and lacklustre camera work

I absolutely love Siege. Have to disagree, I think it's about the only other film that truly does capture the feel of Assault. I still think Assault is slightly better, but Siege is right up there. Can you imagine that scene in the gay club at the start happening today?

Definitely. re the gay bar. A very different time.

I think the reason it doesn't completely work for me is that the killers talk whereas, in AOP13, the gang members are silent (making them zombie like) which adds to the eeriness.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Three Wallace & Gromits watched this weekend: the Curse of the Were-Rabbit, the Wrong Trousers, and the latest one Vengeance Most Fowl. Just no beating them really!

Also rewatched The Batman, in the wake of watching The Penguin. I still think it holds up. A little too much spoon-feeding in places, but in a way that actually feels pretty reflective of comic book style dialogue. The whole thing plays out in a really comic book fashion, which to me is a major plus for it.

Oh, and Babygirl too. Avoid that one.

[astfgyl]

Don't watch Flight Risk lads. It's fucking terrible.

[Ollkiller]

Cocaine Bear is some craic

Aye. The ambulance scene is brilliant.

[Thorn]

Cocaine Bear is some craic

Aye. The ambulance scene is brilliant.

Ah man, I literally went and called the daughter in to watch that bit ,deadly.

[jobrok1]

Cocaine Bear was a fucking trip!   

[open face surgery]

Ya, it did exactly what it says on the tin.

The Seventh Seal is showing in the IFI on Sunday. Should be great.

[Carnage]

I have never seen The Seventh Seal*, clips only. An annoying omission there.



*About 30 years ago I and my then girlfriend were looking for a video to rent. "The Seventh Seal" says she from across the room, "is that any good?" "Meant to be" I sez, "sure we'll chance it." Off she goes and gets it while I got a few cans for the night. It was only when we stuck it on that it turned out to be The Seventh Sign, a quasi-horror fillum starring a young Demi Moore. It was not good.

[Mooncat]

Been on an exploitation kick lately:

Siege (1983): Tries to tap into the same vein as Assault on Precinct 13 but doesn't have the same atmosphere. Decent watch.

The Warriors (1980): A classic of the genre that gets better with each rewatch.

Bloody Moon (1981): Not one of Franco's finest films, but a solid slasher.

Late Night Trains (1975): Last House on the Left set on a train. In certain ways, it's nastier and much more insidious than Last House..., but is let down by pacing issues and lacklustre camera work

I absolutely love Siege. Have to disagree, I think it's about the only other film that truly does capture the feel of Assault. I still think Assault is slightly better, but Siege is right up there. Can you imagine that scene in the gay club at the start happening today?

Definitely. re the gay bar. A very different time.

I think the reason it doesn't completely work for me is that the killers talk whereas, in AOP13, the gang members are silent (making them zombie like) which adds to the eeriness.

Fair point actually, I do love that about the gang members in AOP13. Plus that kind of ritual they do with the blood really sells the atmosphere. The main bad guy in Siege though is definitely as eerie as anyone! His gang are goofs though.

Three Wallace & Gromits watched this weekend: the Curse of the Were-Rabbit, the Wrong Trousers, and the latest one Vengeance Most Fowl. Just no beating them really!

And you skipped A Grand Day Out? Sure it's the best one!

Is the new one as good as the old ones? Can't imagine Wallace without Peter Sellers' voice...

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Haha, not skipped, just didn't get around to more yet, but I have them all here.

I thought the new one was great. I didn't have in mind it would be a different voice actor so didn't really pay attention tbh, alls I can say is it didn't sound odd enough to make me remark anything.

[Sworntothecans]

Cocaine Bear was pretty shite, far too much CGI and 90% of the dialogue seemed adr'd. Felt like the test screenings shaped it. Matthew Rhys uncredited at the start was a good laugh though, as he's great in everything.

[Sworntothecans]

Wolf Man was pretty crap. Wasted potential and lifting bits off The Fly wasn't a good idea.