Film

[astfgyl]

Well I haven't seen any of them so that's a good start anyway!

[livingabortion]

I keep letting my wife pick the films lately and fuck sake I'm getting put through some awful shit. I can hardly even remember the names of them after I see them.

Any of ye see any good horrors lately? Preferably not CGI-fests, but a recommendation or 2 would be welcome

I like some lower budget films, as high budget can be a lot of style over substance.  I like films by Bruno Mattei and Lucio Fulci.


Lucio Fulci:
Aenigma
Zombi 3
City Of The Living Dead


Bruno Mattei:
Rats: Night Of Terror
Virus
The Other Hell


To give a few by each. They also did a Action and Science Fiction films.
Strike Commando and the woefully bad but watchable Shocking Dark (A.K..A. Terminator 2 released in 1989)

[astfgyl]

Sound for those as well.

It's almost a rule at this stage with horrors that as the budget goes up the quality goes down. Actually I'm mostly against CGI in films in general because it looks so shit. Of course it's unavoidable in certain genres/settings (space stuff for the most part).

Best looking film I've seen in years is Blade Runner 2049.

[livingabortion]

Yeah it's amazing too where it's used, places I would have expected. Cases to give lads a more butch look in films, one where they removed the Ghost Rider tattoo off Nicolas Cage he got done between sequels, (which I suppose made sense esoterically), and on a beach scene in The Wolf Of Wall street they used it to put in a load more houses.

I don't like it myself, if done well it can be okay, but there are a lot of cases in big budget films where it looks bad and can ruin the film watching experience.

[Carnage]

The Void is a good shout. Mandy and Colour Out Of Space are also decent. The Lighthouse too.

[Abandon All Hope]

The Lodge and Relic are good recent horror flicks

[livingabortion]

Frozen (NO! NOT the Disney shite)

https://youtu.be/GiUNsDVjCbo

[Thorn]

I've watched that Frozen a few times  over the years, good show, that one scene in particular where the four legged friends come into play.... 

[CorkonianHunger]

Last few I saw that I liked for anyone who cares

Berberian Sound Studio
Down Terrace
Sightseers
Dogtooth
Paddleton
In Fabric
Pusher
Creep & Creep 2
Dracula Prince of Darkness
I Saw the Devil
Free Fire

[Pedrito]

Watched Old Guard with Charlize Theron. Poor all round. The whole macho schtick she does is getting old though she was the best of a bad bunch in fairness. Great in Mad Max no doubt.

[Scáthach]

Finally got around to Mandy last night, thanks to Film 4. Really enjoyed it, anything that starts with the music of King Crimson can only be good.
I'd love to know how a movie like that goes from script to production, what we're those meetings like? 

[Carnage]

Mandy is amazing, just mental from start to finish. Must have had a limited home media release, it's pricy enough on BR.

Watching Rabid now, the Soska sisters remake. Awful shite!

[Scáthach]

That's a shame. I really enjoyed American Mary. For a moment I was confused when I read Rabid, I thought of Ravenous, which I really like. I went to see Ravenous in the cinema when it came out, and not knowing anything about it beforehand was very pleasantly surprised. Another cool role for Robert Carlisle.

[Pedrito]

Anyone seen Colour out of Space yet or has it been released?

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Ravenous is absolutely class.