Recently Watched Films

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Excellent 50's sci-fi/horror movie. 4/5

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J-Man wrote:

I watched this classic today:

Freaks (1932)

Even though this is widely considered an essential classic, I wasn't all that impressed. Most of the movie was rather uninteresting and the acting was usually pretty marginal. The last 10 minutes or so were excellent, but most of the parts leading up to that are somewhat goofy and lackluster. 3/5

It's definitely an interesting film, but I suppose the cult/classic status it achieves is mainly due to the unique cast of characters and the fact it was banned in a few countries.

Yes, by 1932's standards this movie could've been quite disturbing. I read an interesting review that mentioned how the way people's deformities were ridiculed in the film would never be accepted in a movie nowadays. Interesting film, I just can't say I was completely blown away by it. Smile

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Watched these two movies today:

The Omega Man (1971)

'Twas a decent action flick with some cool parts in the second half. I don't think it successfully portrayed the cold feeling of isolation that the protagonist was suffering through, but it was overall a pretty cool movie. 3/5

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

This was my first time seeing this movie, and I really loved it. Excellent film all around with some really emotional portions. 4.5/5

The Shawshak Redemption is a pretty great movie I agree! The novel (well I guess it�s a short-story) is even better though and highly recommendable. I love it when King writes non-horror stories. The movie is one of the few King novels that have been successfully transfered to the screen IMO. Mostly his stories end up being transfered to the screen with B-movie actors and bad effects. I can�t for the life of me understand why though. The man is filthy rich. You should think he would be able to sell the rights to people who could do his stories more justice.

Edited by UMUR - 24 Oct 2011 at 9:14am

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Looks like I had time to get one more movie in before going to bed...

Demanty Noci (1964)

This is an obscure Czech surrealist film from the mid-sixties about 2 boys escaping from a Holocaust train. It's very surreal and difficult to follow (most of the story is told through sporadic flashbacks), but it is a decent film. A bit too "artsy-fartsy" and slow for my taste, but there's no denying the strength of the acting and the minimum-dialogue scripting. 2.5/5

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Watched these two movies today:

The Omega Man (1971)

'Twas a decent action flick with some cool parts in the second half. I don't think it successfully portrayed the cold feeling of isolation that the protagonist was suffering through, but it was overall a pretty cool movie. 3/5

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

This was my first time seeing this movie, and I really loved it. Excellent film all around with some really emotional portions. 4.5/5

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Just watched this for the first time, believe it or not...

Scarface (1983)

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any David Lynch fans out there? He's one of my favorite directors and overall an extremely inspiring person.

Lost Highway: 7/10 good movie, I enjoyed it quite a bit, in all it's weirdness.

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The Shining (1980)

I just watched this for the second time... amazing film! Clap

Edited by J-Man - 21 Oct 2011 at 11:55am

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I watched a shit matinee movie today, Final Destination 5.

All of those movies are terrible.

Watched a DVD I picked up yesterday. Insurgentes, a documentary film that follows musician Steven Wilson around. Interesting discussion regarding music, plus some weird arty stuff.

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