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Prayer of the Rollerboys - Am I the only one who has a soft spot for this early '90s Corey Haim nutty log featuring a post-apocalyptic neo-Nazi rollerblading gang? Easily Haim's best movie after The Lost Boys. I've loved it ever since I caught it back-to-back with Class of 1999 on Cinemax when I was 11 or so. I wonder why a decent DVD or blu-ray has never materialized; the current DVD release looks ripped from a VHS tape, complete with rolls here and there. Rollerboys also fits in with all the Mulholland Drive talk on this thread because it features the guy who played the hitman in that movie as one of the rollerblading Nazis.

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Haz Conmigo lo que Quieras / Kill Me Tender (Ramí³n De Espaí±a, 2003). Widowed Spanish pastry chef with a bum heart and a satellite porn hardon falls for neighbour's sexy daughter Maribel (Ingrid Rubio) who falls for Barcelona loser & collections bunny Manolo (Alberto San Juan). Black widow hijinks ensue. His mom's a junkie whore, her sister's a dominatrix and aspiring hotelier, and the baker's kids are worried about the inheritance so there's a sleazy private dick with a baguette full of hot dogs (sandwich or no sandwich?). Isabel Coixet has a fun morgue attendant cameo; does not eat lunch. Slight, awkward, and really badly-served by a non-anamorphic DVD (thanks, Disney), it's got something. Rubio and San Juan are great, and it's watchably oddball, smutty and funny. There's a bit of Almodovar dirty comedy of desperation, some Coen brothers cruel absurdity, and I even dug the stiffness of the ending, with its formal restoration of happy order after all the chaos and humiliation. Totally worth pulling out of the dollar bin.

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Jarhead 3:The Siege

About a 1000 times better then the abortion that is Jarhead 2. But since William Kaufman, who did the splendid The Marine 4, is directing and he is great at making something out of nothing, at this budget level, I am not surprised.

Also, Scott Adkins is my new fave DTV actor.

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Summer of Sam (1999) - A damn good, underrated Spike Lee joint. I've liked Lee's stuff for the most part, but there was something about this flick that really clicked for me. I thought it was a cool and sometimes goofy period piece. John Leguizamo as the horn dog disco dancer and Adrien Brody as a punk rocker who mainly listens to The Who as opposed to a band you'd expect a punk to listen to. Righteous movie, dig it.

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White of the Eye (Donald Cammell, 1987) - Brought this up in the serial killer film recommendation thread. One of the greatest, most original horror films from the 80's and from where I'm sitting the best of Cammell's four features. On the surface its a serial killer film however very little of it functions like a normal killer thriller. Hell, very little of it functions like a normal film. This is brilliantly unhinged stuff. Usually Lynch is the go-to comparison for a lot of people when it comes to anything that's even semi-odd which sort of grates me seeing as Lynch's style is so unique unto itself but in the case of this film its somewhat warranted. Like Lynch, Cammell perfectly captures the evil lurking under a perfect small town faí§ade and populates the entire film with weirdo's while still retaining an entirely singular style. Even the local law enforcement behave like loons which makes the film rather hilarious at times. Jaw-dropping Arizona locations and Cathy Moriarty was a stone cold FOX back in the day. Where you from you sexy thing indeed. If you've seen the film you'll get that

Amantes (Vicente Aranda, 1991) - What to say about this that hasn't already been said a million times over? To reiterate the obvious, one of the best Spanish films ever and an essential 90's title. Sexy, sad, engrossing, jaw-dropping, ect.. Pretty much has it all. One thing that's always irked be a bit, without giving anything away, there's a bit of text that comes up after the final shot that I've always felt was a bit of a cop out. I get trying to be historically accurate (this was based on true story dontcha know) but considering the direction the story takes, it could have gone even further in said direction. Its a minor thing though and in now way is a hindrance to an essentially perfect film as everything that transpires before should leave anyone fully invested in the film utterly speechless. The best picture win for this at the '91 Goya (Spanish Oscar) awards is one of the reasons why European awards are much easier take seriously than certain other award shows. Reputation earned and deserved.

Cold Heaven (Nicolas Roeg, 1991) - Perplexing even by Roeg standards, this film epitomizes the term "open to interpretation" with many open ended questions left lingering, mainly pertaining to the religious aspects. What's to be taken at face value or as a metaphor is wonderfully (and purpusly on Roeg's part no doubt) obscured, particularly whether or not Mark Harmon is actually a ghost or Theresa Russell's visions of the Virgin Mary being psychically linked to a hysterical nuns dream. There's also a brief hint of a kind of demonic possession. The way Roeg uses Catholicism, specifically lapsed Catholicism, and how it comes into play during the final third sort of reminded me of Ferrara at times. Probably could have used a bit more James Russo but I suppose he's got as much screen time as the script called for. Great projectile blood vomiting scene also!

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Exhausted, watched Puppet Master 2 three times in a row today. Fuck my life.

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What, WHY?

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Watched the 70's documentary The Police Tapes yesterday. Anyone seen this? It's filmed with one of the first handheld video cameras in existence, which on the one hand makes the material fuzzy, smeared and lo-res, but on the other its inherent weaknesses also gives the film a visual identity of its own. It chronicles the daily routines of the cops in New York's 44th police precinct, who patrol the poverty and crime ridden Bronx. Homicides, rapes, domestic disputes, etc. The criminals and many of the residents of the area despise the police, and the police seem to hate the criminals too, calling them animals and trash, which makes for a very polarized and hostile working (and living) environment. It's a great documentary, which shows the dangerous and dirty side of 70's/80's NYC in all its 'glory'.

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Crazy Stupid Love
I'm deeply infatuated with Emma Stone at the moment so I bought and rewatched this last night. I've always liked Steve Carell for some reason. He's not a great actor or anything but just an insanely likeable dude (maybe he's a twat in real life, who knows). This is a fun and breezy film with some serious stuff underneath. Everyone in the cast is on point and while long it never feels like it. Kevin Bacon and Marisa Tomei have fun bit parts and Analeigh Tipton is someone to watch in the future.

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London has fallen

You know what your'e gonna get. And you get it. Oneliners, f-Words and lots of shooting and cars crashing. Well Worth a trip to the Cinema, if you, like me, is nostalgic for Cannon, the 80s and 90s, and R-rated dialogue.

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The guy who made it came to my school when I studied Tv and film production and held a lecture. He'd only made small stuff at the time. It was before he made Sebbe and Snabba Cash. Imagine my surprise seeing his name pop up in the Banshee credits some years later, and now this. Nice dude irl so I'm happy for him.

21 Jump Street
I have no connection or nostalgia connected to the original tv show. I also don't like Jonah Hill or Channing Tatum very much. Not as good or entertaining as it's reputation but decent fun. Was very positively surprised by Tatum who's charismatically handicapped usually but he does have a funny bone apparently. Good fun. Need to check out the sequel asap.

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The guy who made it came to my school when I studied Tv and film production and held a lecture. He'd only made small stuff at the time. It was before he made Sebbe and Snabba Cash. Imagine my surprise seeing his name pop up in the Banshee credits some years later, and now this. Nice dude irl so I'm happy for him.

Good fun. Need to check out the sequel asap.

Yeah, his Snabba Cash 2 is easily the best in the trilogy.

Do that, 22 was a much funnier film then 21.

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Caught Junya Sato's 1984 bio pic of Shingon Buddhism founder, Kukai.

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I watched Dirty Harry & most of The Fury last night. The Fury has one of the best body explosions ever! Which is good cuz the rest of the movie is mostly a bore.

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I saw Thundercrack! today. The mind... Will it ever recover?