I watched it again the other night, it's great.  I'm no horror guy but the comedy, rubbery effects and soundtrack turn it into something enjoyably OTT rather than repulsive.  Not sure I'd feel the same if a remake did photorealistic CGI.


Once Upon a Time in the West - I wish I had a stupidly big television for this as it looks glorious.  Wasn't sold on Bronson initially but he has a slight softness which makes him more intriguing than Clint's equivalent character.  Score's obviously amazing.  [9]

The Wild Goose Lake - Didn't really work for me, I just can't get past neon as an uninspired choice.  That's one excellent impaling though.  [5]

Sukiyaki Western Django - Miike's Django/Fistful/Yojimbo film with Tarantino doing some ridiculous accents.  It's daft in that way but really entertaining.  There's simply a level of commitment and quality I didn't expect from something which could've easily been trash.  [7]

Battles Without Honour and Humanity - Packs decades of organised crime dealings into 90mins and unsurprisingly feels a little rushed.  [6]

Was gonna call you out m8 but then figured it's a bit harsh considering you've posted me about 20 dvds.


Co-signing for Once Upon A Time In The West - I don't think I liked Charles Bronson at all until I saw that, and yeah the score is phenomenal.

Dubs wrote:

Once Upon a Time in the West - I wish I had a stupidly big television for this as it looks glorious.  Wasn't sold on Bronson initially but he has a slight softness which makes him more intriguing than Clint's equivalent character.  Score's obviously amazing.  [9]

I really need to watch that. I've been meaning to hit some classic Westerns for a while now.

67. Sleepers - 8
Great film, even if the morality of some of the characters is questionable.

68. Four Brothers - 7
Easy viewing brainless action flick, decent.

69. The Business - 6
I'm not really a Danny Dyer fan but this is one of the few films of his I enjoy, loses its way a bit at the end but I enjoyed it overall.

70. Official Secrets - 6
Interesting true story that's definitely worth a watch.

71. What's the Worst That Could Happen? - 4
Pretty much this film is. I really like Danny DeVito and Martin Lawrence, but this is a bit of a dud. Had a few chuckles at best.

72. The Aviator - 8
Fascinating telling of the life of Howard Hughes. Scorsese and DiCaprio both on form, great supporting cast to.

73. The Fugitive - 9
Love this film, saw it at the cinema back in the day. Tommy Lee Jones is superb.

74. Mean Streets - 7
If I was critiquing this would be one of the best films on my list. I just found the story a bit underwhelming unfortunatley.

75. Remember the Titans - 7
Ticks the box of every cliche but it's so easy and enjoyable to watch it doesn't matter.

76. A Bronx Tale - 7
Kinda run-of-the-mill gangster fodder, it's all been done better elsewhere but this is still a decent movie.

77. The Children's Hour - 7
Not a very controversial story for modern times but the performances pull it through, especially from Shirley MacLaine.

78. Carry On Girls - 6
I'm a huge Carry On fan so take that with a pinch of salt. The series had long jumped the shark by this point, this is one of the last decent ones.

79. Ma - 4
Far to unbelievable to be entertaining, I'd have turned it off long before the end if I'd had my way.


My list

Dubs wrote:

[5] Sukiyaki Western Django - Miike's Django/Fistful/Yojimbo film with Tarantino doing some ridiculous accents.  It's daft in that way but really entertaining.  There's simply a level of commitment and quality I didn't expect from something which could've easily been trash.  [7]

I saw that yeaaaaars ago at a music festival (Roskilde) I legit can't remember if I enjoyed it all that much. I also saw a great Lee Scratch Perry documentary at the same festival, as well as Timecrimes. Good lineup!

Dubs wrote:

Battles Without Honour and Humanity - Packs decades of organised crime dealings into 90mins and unsurprisingly feels a little rushed.  [6]

Good series the Yakuza Papers, first 5 at least which were directed by Fukasaku, who went on to do Battle Royale of all things.

Looks like all of the first 5 Yakuza Papers films are streamable so I'll press on!  Might have to refresh my memory beforehand, I'm a couple of weeks behind with this thread and BWHaH (strong acronym) is bleeding into my memory of Retaliation.

67. 1922
A good film but not a great one. One of those films where it could be something special with some better directing chops but it's a good effort. Tom Jane does a good gruff farmer voice.
[6]

68. Instant Family
Much better than it has any right to be. Sweet but not saccharine. Funny but not falsely so, although it does flirt with the typical American comedy babble at times. It's held together by having a good heart. Helped by the fact that it's inspired by the director's life I think.
[8]

eXistenZ -  There's enough of Cronenberg's squidgy body horror to make it worth watching but the bigger themes didn't hold much interest for me.  [6]

The Silence - Figured I'd give Bergman another shot after I turned off The Seventh Seal about ten years ago.  Glad I tried again as I enjoyed this film's slow burn.  Light on dialogue but big on simmering tensions, every little gesture feels heavy with meaning.  [7]

Rashomon - Fell asleep after an hour I am so sorry, too much Proper Cinema at once I think.  [N/A]

Sisters - Twins, rear windows, psychosis, PIs and split-screens as De Palma does a predictable, but still panic-inducing, Hitchcock thriller.  [7]

Bait - What a brilliant vision.  Loved Rowe as the menacing, wounded fisherman going down with his ship.  [8]

84. Killer Joe
A finger lickin' turn by McConaughey as a cop-cum-contract killer in this decent but not deep, darkly comic crime caper. 7

85. Southern Comfort
National Guardsmen are treated to some traditional southern hospitality whilst on manoeuvres in Cajun country. Great location and Ry Cooder soundtrack. 7

Southern Comfort is a great film, haven't seen it for years.

Gremill wrote:

Southern Comfort is a great film, haven't seen it for years.

I'd not seen it for a good while too. I've got it below Deliverance in terms of terror and tension, but the claustrophobic swamp and the final sequence in the locals village mid hoedown is top tier.

regmcfly wrote:

the podrace is pretty cool

Lucas always at his best when he’s homaging something/someone:
https://vimeo.com/84289137

Individual shots themselves probably lifted out of Ben Hur and the Frankenheimer Grand Prix.

So that's episode 3 in the can,which is definitely longer than I remembered, but to be honest, not an unsatisfactory evening.

It certainly has a lot of ends to tie up, and as such gets weighed down by a little Basil Exposition at points, and whether it's Lucas' direction or just the limitations of Christiansen (although I don't like dunking too much on him - once he turns he's generally alright), lines like "from my point of view the Jedi are evil" in the middle of a ferocious sword fight feel completely out of place.
That said, there's enough to like in it - I think Grevious is an interesting villain, he's got a cool aesthetic and sound to him, and it's , I dunno, something different.

Not at all a bad film, and there's enough hitting the beats that you want at the end (NNNOOOOOOO aside) to link in to 4 in a way that feels faithful, without the bullshittedniss that Rogue One did.

So, onto Solo next. Christ.

I'm not looking forward to it. The only thing I want to see is the bit again

Extraction
Bang! Bang! Knife fight! Explosion! Bang! (Actually, not a bad mindless action movie. That’ll do, Hemsworth.)