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The Little Shop of Horrors (1960): Unlike The Terror, I'd never seen this before, aside from clips here and there, specifically those of the scene with Jack Nicholson. It's definitely a very crazy, quirky movie, and I did find it to be quite enjoyable because of just how wild and weird it is.
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Watched Elio Petri’s A Quiet Place in the Country for the first time last night, by way of the Radiance disk.
I found the first twenty minutes or so - which were presumably intended to reflect the fractured mental state of the central character, a painter played by Franco Nero - to be disorientating and somewhat alienating. The film settles down thereafter though and becomes much more enjoyable, as he retreats to the titular quiet place and becomes obsessed with the story of a beautiful woman who apparently died there some years earlier.
I think this will probably benefit from a second viewing, as it’s not always entirely clear how much of the on-screen action is occurring in Leonardo / Nero’s head. My wife also suggested that his lover and patron - played by Vanessa Redgrave - may be conspiring to drive him mad, or perhaps madder might be a better way of putting it. The Radiance disk looks very good, btw.
We’re also working our way through the first season of Jessica Jones at the moment, which I’m enjoying well enough but still think is too long. I also find David Tennant quite irritating as Killgrave / The Purple Man.Comment
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This was on my list of films to see and somehow got pushed to the back.Originally posted by Dom D View PostComment
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Watched The Devil’s Nightmare last night, which is not a film I’ve ever really warmed to. It has a classic horror / exploitation premise, with a group of stranded tourists having to spend a night at an isolated castle. It’s all rather pedestrian though, and lacks any real flair, which is particularly disappointing during the murder sequences. Having said all that, it does have Erica Blanc.
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: I saw this when it was in theaters last year and today, I watched the Blu-Ray, which I got for Christmas. I enjoy it, although I do think all three of the previous movies were better. However, I would definitely watch this over Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, and the Tim Burton movie. And I am interested to see where the saga goes from here.Comment
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Firehouse off TUBI
Mid 80s DTV rip off of Police Academy. Average for it's era. This has that odd look that makes me think it might have been shot on VHS.Comment
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Alien: Romulus: Like Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, I saw this when it was in theaters last years. While I don't think it's absolutely amazing, I do think it's at least the best Alien movie since the original quadrilogy, and I also like it more than Alien 3, either version. Also, this 4K/Blu-Ray release looked good and had some fairly good, if short, extras on it (although, they didn't mention the Alien/human hybrid at the end at all).Comment
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Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens - This was a Meyer I had never seen previously. I found it to be excruciating. It was like somebody screaming in your face for 90 minutes. None of the usual Meyer techniques work here, everything seems off. The sequence at the dentist's office starts to gain some momentum, but it ends too quickly, and we're back to incoherence. It's like it was directed by Jerry Lewis. Worst Meyer film I've seen.Why would anybody watch a scum show like Videodrome? Why did you watch it, Max?Comment
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I haven't seen it in 20 years. At the time I was on a Meyer kick and was just coming off Supervixens expecting similar highs and this and Up absolutely lost me. I'd been considering going back to them for another look, as I figured they couldn't be that bad surely, but your summary above is exactly my recall.Originally posted by Matt H. View Post"Never let the fact that they are doing it wrong stop you from doing it right." Hyman Mandell.Comment
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I love the late period Meyers, second only to the black and white gothics.I'm bitter, I'm twisted, James Joyce is fucking my sister.Comment
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Planet of the Vampires. One of the few Bava’s that I’ve never really warmed to, and last night’s viewing did nothing to change that. Obviously there are some memorable visuals but for me it’s too slow and entirely lacking in tension. It probably doesn’t help that I often found myself wondering who was who.
For all that, the Radiance presentation is very strong and there is a Tim Lucas commentary, which I’m looking forward to listening to at some point.
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Definitely give UP! another look. It's one of his best.Originally posted by Dom D View PostWhy would anybody watch a scum show like Videodrome? Why did you watch it, Max?Comment
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Likewise. It has been years, but I don’t remember liking Beyond the Valley of the Ultravixens enough to upgrade it. I picked up the other two but passed on that and will pass on Up, if Severin get around to that one.Originally posted by Dom D View PostComment
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This was my first Meyer film (decedes ago) and I was blown away. Initially was disappointed with his other stuff for not being as crazy. Have done a complete 180 over the years, but oddly I am really hoping that Severin does Up! next.Originally posted by Matt H. View PostComment
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At the very least, I'd like to see CHERRY & HARRY & RAQUEL!, UP! and MUDHONEY get released.Originally posted by Marshall Crist View PostWhy would anybody watch a scum show like Videodrome? Why did you watch it, Max?Comment
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