Akira. Watched this on BluRay. Still a masterpiece even with the bonkers final act. Looks gorgeous on my 50" TV too.

davyK wrote:

Akira. Watched this on BluRay. Still a masterpiece even with the bonkers final act. Looks gorgeous on my 50" TV too.

It’s just so damn beautiful. Even if the plot was bobbins, it would still be a towering achievement on style alone.

Have to admit, I’m tempted. And I don’t usually buy things on disc any more.

A few of us here loved it.

Love my life as a dickhead.

I haven't seen it.

He’s not in the club.

I was meh about the earlier remake when I first saw it on release, but rewatched it earlier this year and really enjoyed it.

I loved both the 2013 version and Rise.
Rise for me was just so much fun.

I can't wait to see it again. It was everything I wanted from an Evil Dead movie.

Dark Soldier wrote:

Evil Dead Rises

Like the earlier remake, it completely misses the point of the originals. Just gore, gore, gore, gore. Not scary, a bit shit. Complete waste of time.

Like, it's an okay horror film I guess but there's absolutely nothing about it that's fun, or interesting.

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Nobody has the courage to do a proper horror comedy anymore. Drag Me To Hell probably the last good one

Dark Soldier wrote:

Raiziel wrote:

Haven’t seen the new one, but the recentish remake was fucking great so DS doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

I quite liked the Fede Alvarez one. My criticism is of this years, while the other remake does go gore and over the top, its actually well done as a horror.

So you…sorta like it?

Fede Alverez is doing the new Alien film. That’ll be interesting.

What to do on holiday? Let's watch all of the final destination films cos the evolution of horror podcast is covering them

49. Final Destination
Apparently started as an X-Files ep script. Such a fun idea really. I like how painful the first death is too, something a lot of the others don't bother with. Shame a chunk of
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50. Final Destination 2
This one is the GOAT of the series. From the insanely well executed opening to the fun and effects of the following set pieces and just the general pacing throughout. Good stuff
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51. Final Destination 3
So weird to take a step back after the second one. Like they didn't get what made the opening of the previous one so good. At least the setpieces in this are tense at times and quite fun. Shame everything around those is so dull and boring and gets caught up in trying to explain the logic of things. This one is the comedy of the lot. Did chuckle a fair few times
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52. The Final Destination
Eyoooo it's ya boy the 3D boom. Up in here jacking up your cinema ticket prices and your bad CGI effects. Has some alright moments but definitely the worst of the lot
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53. Final Destination 5
I'm guessing they had a bit more money for this one. I'd forgotten opener and it's pretty impressive really and still holds up. They also manage to have characters have emotions about their friends dying which most of the others didn't bother with. Also managed to find a way to have things play out in a new way which was good
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@Shabby not so much evolution as devolution.

Was the second one the one that opened with the highway scene? I recall thinking that was very well done at the time.