Film

[Mooncat]

The Plague of the Zombies

An old Hammer film that was out 2yrs before Night of the Living Dead and is a huge influence on the genre. There's nothing quite like that Hammer vibe and atmosphere of gothic/Victorian settings and villages. They scratch a specific itch and only a Hammer will do to scratch it!

[Mooncat]

Amadeus

First time watching it. The first half was fantastic, the second half dragged a bit. The actor playing Mozart (the guy from Animal House??) is super annoying. I know he's supposed to be, but he's hard to watch. The guy playing Salieri (the coke dealer from Scarface!) is fucking amazing though. A real tour de force performance, and super funny throughout too. All in all it was really enjoyable, and one that had slipped through the cracks for me for years despite being aware of it. I looked it up and see it was one of those films that swept up everything at the Oscars. Funny how some films do that yet don't go on to have a huge place in pop culture (like say the way Titanic is still hugely popular and talked about).

Milos Forman is a really interesting director who gets mentioned surprisingly little: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, Man on the Moon, Ragtime, The People Versus Larry Flynt. Not all of equal quality, of course, but very impressive range all the same, especially given that three of those are "just" biopics.

Actually didn't realize all those were him. Given One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus are two of the most successful films ever at the Oscars it's definitely very surprising he's not a household name.

[Eoin McLove]

Guillermo del Toro has his own new version of Frankenstein coming out in a few months. Pan's Labyrinth was a masterpieces but House In Haunted Hill or whatever it was called was absolute CGI dogshit. I really hope the emphasis will be on sets and costumes rather than atmosphere murdering CGI, but I'm hopeful. It's such a great story.

[Carnage]

He's been very vocal about the effects being practical in this one, so it should be good in that regard. Unfortunately I don't think there's a practical means of giving Oscar Isaac facial expressions.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Watched Verhoeven's Elle tonight. Enjoyable, fucked up in an overall silly way, psychological thriller.

[Eoin McLove]

He's been very vocal about the effects being practical in this one, so it should be good in that regard. Unfortunately I don't think there's a practical means of giving Oscar Isaac facial expressions.

😆 that look of perpetual shock might work to his advantage in this one.

[Mithrandir]

Just out of the Toxic Avenger remake. It kinda sucks, but it's fun. Peter Dinklage was a fucking shocking casting for the TA, he's awful. Cool to hear Priest, Savatage and Motorhead in the soundtrack.

[Emphyrio]

Decided I'm gonna go all in on my Alien buzz, starting chronologically before I start the new show. First up, Alien Vs Predator.

[Sworntothecans]

Just out of the Toxic Avenger remake. It kinda sucks, but it's fun. Peter Dinklage was a fucking shocking casting for the TA, he's awful. Cool to hear Priest, Savatage and Motorhead in the soundtrack.

I still want to see it. In fairness kinda sucks but it's fun is pretty much the standard for Troma stuff.

[leatherface]

Decided I'm gonna go all in on my Alien buzz, starting chronologically before I start the new show. First up, Alien Vs Predator.

Alien / Aliens and , possibly , Alien Resurrection are all you need when it comes to this IP. It went from horror to being a bunch of pretentious movies about androids. Prometheus and Covenant were particularly bad.

[Mooncat]

Decided I'm gonna go all in on my Alien buzz, starting chronologically before I start the new show. First up, Alien Vs Predator.

Alien / Aliens and , possibly , Alien Resurrection are all you need when it comes to this IP. It went from horror to being a bunch of pretentious movies about androids. Prometheus and Covenant were particularly bad.

Pretty much nail on the head there minus resurrection 

The first two are the only genuinely worthwhile ones and any like for any of the sequels is propped up by love for those first two rather than any of their own quality.

[Mithrandir]

Just out of the Toxic Avenger remake. It kinda sucks, but it's fun. Peter Dinklage was a fucking shocking casting for the TA, he's awful. Cool to hear Priest, Savatage and Motorhead in the soundtrack.

I still want to see it. In fairness kinda sucks but it's fun is pretty much the standard for Troma stuff.

Ah yeah of course, I think it just suffers from not having the grace of that 80s charm. But definitely worth a watch!

[Sworntothecans]

Bag of Cans is always an add on when in Tromaville!

Having a bit of an unintentional later day Tony Scott/Denzel season. Did Man On Fire,Deja Vu & Unstoppable over the weekend.

Like Verhoeven he doesn't do boring. And he's a better ratio when it comes to entertainment than Ridley.

[Emphyrio]

Decided I'm gonna go all in on my Alien buzz, starting chronologically before I start the new show. First up, Alien Vs Predator.

Alien / Aliens and , possibly , Alien Resurrection are all you need when it comes to this IP. It went from horror to being a bunch of pretentious movies about androids. Prometheus and Covenant were particularly bad.

Ya, I didn't like those 2 either but I'm thinking/hoping that watching through them all chronologically will give them a bit more context. Maybe...

Alien Vs Predator. Mostly shite but I liked it. The story is fairly ridiculous.

[Blizzard Beast]

Decided I'm gonna go all in on my Alien buzz, starting chronologically before I start the new show. First up, Alien Vs Predator.

Alien / Aliens and , possibly , Alien Resurrection are all you need when it comes to this IP. It went from horror to being a bunch of pretentious movies about androids. Prometheus and Covenant were particularly bad.

What's wrong with Alien 3 ?