Recently Watched Films

Very entertaining!

Dirty Harry's final film is his weakest, but still pretty good. Did a double take when I spotted Guns n Roses during a funeral scene, even after hearing their music earlier in the film. 

Second watch of this one. Definitely a keeper. A sad but compelling movie. 

The fourth Dirty Harry movie proves to be a bit of a step down again, but still very enjoyable. 

Even in the hands of another director, this Tarantino scripted movie proves just as essential viewing for any fan of his work. 

Solid western.

Excellent western.

Another decent western, maybe could have been trimmed a little though. 

So weird that it'll keep you watching, but I can't honestly say it was a good film upon conclusion. Leaves too many questions unanswered and I actually found it rather depressing. 

A weaker Eastwood western - still very entertaining. 

I preferred the Coen Brothers later take on this story, but this one is very good too and definitely among John Wayne's best westerns. 

Some good moments, mostly poor. I'd like to track down the original

the original movie is great, one of my favorite post 2000 horror movies. I hope you manage to watch it. 

The remake sucked  Most Asian horror remakes did, except the first Ring and the first Grudge. 

Dirty Harry's third outing isn't quite as good as the first two, but still excellent. 

Entertaining comedy western. 

Some good moments, mostly poor. I'd like to track down the original. 

Better than expected, but not great either. 

This period drama was okay, nothing more. 

Decent western heist film. 

When I watched a found footage movie I want to feel suspense when watching it, since the whole idea of the genre is to imagine it's something that has really been found under mysterious circumstances. [Rec] just didn't do it for me most of the time, though it did have it's moments. This one, set in the Paris catacombs (and filmed on location) just worked for me, even as it's actual plot got increasingly weirder. Other ones I enjoyed are Grave Encounters (kind of silly ghost effects but compelling and freaky) and Willow Creak, where I admit not much happens for a while but the extended scene inside the tent is tense as hell and what sold me on that movie working in the style, where others like Blair Witch Project didn't. Troll Hunter is another good one, though to me it was less horror and more fantasy. 

Psydye wrote: Shame to hear Blair Witch has no love here, I actually rather liked it! But hey! To each their own!

My main issue with it is that hardly anything happens beyond them getting lost and a few weird things hanging in the woods. Even the end scene was very underwhelming. I was expecting them to actually capture this Blair Witch on film even for a fleeting second. But you see literally nothing. 

For now it's just westerns for pre-60s films, but there are a number of other older titles I intend to see should I get the chance. Some of Hitchcock's films for a start. 

Average to poor horror.

Entertaining black and white 50's western.