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  • LOST HIGHWAY - I hadn't watched this in at least 5 years and it never fails to deliver. It's Lynch's most entertaining mindfuck and I get wrapped-up in the mystery every time; although the main themes essentially remain the same for me, all of the pieces never quite fit and that's what makes it so much fun. I enjoy trying to figure this one out. I really liked the Pete story this time around, and I found the scenes with his parents to be particularly chilling (like when Pete gets that terrifying call from Mr. Eddy). One thing I wanted to mention is, the Universal DVD has a suprisingly poor transfer (the black levels suck during the scenes in Fred's house). The 5.1 mix is pretty effective, but it's not perfect. I can't believe this hasn't been released on blu in North America.

    INNOCENT BLOOD - I enjoyed Robert Loggia so much in LOST HIGHWAY I needed another one of his awesome, scenery-chewing performances, so I watched this one again. It's way better than I remembered. I've always felt it didn't get enough love, but it's really aged beautifully and deserves another look. The FX are phenomenal (Rickles' meltdown is a highlight) and the vampires are pretty creepy when their eyes are glowing. Even at 112 minutes, I felt it could've used another 20-25 minutes; there's a great plot twist near the end that could've been explored further. This is another one that's long overdue for an upgraded transfer (the DVD is from '99, is "modified to fit this screen" and comes in a snapper case, for chrissakes!).
    Why would anybody watch a scum show like Videodrome? Why did you watch it, Max?

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      New Rose Hotel (Abel Ferrara, 1998) - Ferrara goes cyberpunk with this adaptation of William Gibson's short story. Although nowhere near as fractured as Ferrara's previous film, the brilliant and hyper-delirious The Blackout (1997), a good portion of this plays out like a fever dream after taking one to many Percocet's, particularly during the final third where Ferrara goes into full-tilt Lynch-esque territory with fancy edits and flashbacks to earlier scenes with slightly tweaked dialogue so everything isn't exactly as it was before. Interestingly, the actual sci-fi elements are used fleetingly, thus rendering bits of the film rather vague but nevertheless involving thanks to the three main players, the amazing ensemble trio of Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe and an almost unbearably hot Asia Argento. The highly stylized lighting and direction and a brisk electronic based score courtesy of Schoolly D make this a very relaxing watch if that makes any sense, although the question of just who was this made for does arise as its pretty much the antithesis of mass-appeal. Nobody approaches genre quite like Ferrara.
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      LA PASIÓN ESPAÑOL: THE EROTIC MELODRAMAS OF VICENTE ARANDA (1991-1999)

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      • Superargo Contro Diabolikus
        Italian 60's super hero hokum. An interesting watch but surprisingly
        uneventful and sluggish. Maybe the rattiest looking costume I've seen.
        And the mask is stupid. I'll probably never watch it again but the dvd
        was cheap and I've wanted to see it forever. Worth a look if you're into
        these sort of things.

        Amuck
        I'm glad I went with 88 films release of this film. The price was very good
        and I don't need the soundtrack as an extra. It's completely unmemorable and
        uncatchy in every way. Not a stellar film in any way but a very decent competent
        thriller with two of the most beautiful women who ever walked the face of the earth.
        Bouchet is impossibly gorgeous! The print on this blu-ray is fabulous and there
        are two fun interviews with the stars. Very good value for your money and a great
        alternative to Camera Obscura's upcoming release.
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        • Just watched the new german Blu-ray of The Getaway with Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin. Great movie, great picture quality BUT, and this is a big fucking but... this is NOT the unrated version. They had one job but they fucked it up. DO. NOT. BUY. THIS. DISC. Fuck I'm pissed off right now. Gonna sell it immediately.
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          • Originally posted by Matt H. View Post
            INNOCENT BLOOD - I enjoyed Robert Loggia so much in LOST HIGHWAY I needed another one of his awesome, scenery-chewing performances, so I watched this one again. It's way better than I remembered. I've always felt it didn't get enough love, but it's really aged beautifully and deserves another look. The FX are phenomenal (Rickles' meltdown is a highlight) and the vampires are pretty creepy when their eyes are glowing. Even at 112 minutes, I felt it could've used another 20-25 minutes; there's a great plot twist near the end that could've been explored further. This is another one that's long overdue for an upgraded transfer (the DVD is from '99, is "modified to fit this screen" and comes in a snapper case, for chrissakes!).
            I just watched this one for the first time a couple of weeks back. I remember seeing the trailer for it when it was in theaters and that weird wall-eyed neon eyes effect creeped me out! I'm cosigning on Loggia's performance, and it's crazy how perfect he is as a vampire. There are major Lugosi vibes there. You'd never think of how well he fits as one until you see it! This also gets credit for full frontal nudity of Anne Parillaud either during or immediately after the opening credits.

            My other favorite thing about this is the choice of character actors. You got Marshall Bell, Luis Guzman, Kim Coates, David Proval, Chazz Palminteri, Angela Bassett, and Don Rickles as well as cameos by Dario Argento, Linnea Quigley, Sam Raimi, Frank Oz, and Michael Ritchie. I'm a sucker for any half-way decent movie full of good character actors.

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            • Where The Money Is
              Cute, charming little heist picture. One of Paul Newman's last films. Also one of Linda Fiorentino's last films before disappearing into obscurity. Thundercunt or not she really was something special on screen. Great presence, incredibly sexy. Newman plays an aging bank robber who fakes brain damage and is put in an elderly home where Fiorentino works. She soon finds out he's pretending and they form a bond and start scheming together to make a heist come together. A delightful 90 minutes.
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              • Lisztomania (Ken Russell, 1975) - Shrieking fucking madness from start to finish with Russell offering no breathing room. "The film that out-Tommy's Tommy!" wasn't just a catchy tagline to put on the poster. By far Russell's most mental composer biopic and for that matter the most loony musical biopic in the whole of cinema. If I'm being honest, its my favorite of his music based films. Roger Daltrey is Liszt, Wager is a Nazi vampire later resurrected as a giant zombie Hitler who takes to the streets with a electric guitar machine gun, Ringo Starr is a cowboy boot wearing pope and Rick Wakeman is a half-metal Frankenstein's monster-esque Thor brought to life by Wager to ensure the creation of the master race. Toss in a little voodoo and enough phallic imagery to give Freud a heart attack (that whole segment of Daltrey sprouting a giant cock 'n balls is seriously one of the greatest moments in Russell's entire oeuvre) and the results are a masterpiece of frivolity.

                All the Colors of the Dark (Sergio Martino, 1972) - Martino's early 70's hot streak was so strong its often difficult deciding which film of his from this period is the best but this one wouldn't be a bad choice. Its incorporation of black magick certainty makes it the most unique amongst his string of giallo's as he really didn't delve into the esoteric as much as some of his contemporaries like Fulci or Argento and the way the occult is used in the story and how it ends up relating to Edwige's backstory makes it all the more interesting. The black mass scenes are some of the best ever filmed and odd pancake make-up that some of the participants are sporting really should have came across as corny, but Martino's direction and the incredible score make it unsettling and more than a bit surreal. The amazing Edwige Fenech proves she's far more than just eye candy with her finest performance in a fairly demanding role. Essential Italian horror.

                Bad Habits (John Leslie, 1993) - Outstanding neo-noirish psych porno from the legendary performer turned director. Leslie was one of the most interesting directors working in the adult medium around this time, with a handful of unique titles before going the way of gonzo video quickies in the mid 90's (gotta eat somehow I suppose). This is by far one of the strongest with a well-written and involving storyline, the kind of which wouldn't feel out of place in one of those innumerable direct to video/late night cable erotic thrillers except the sex is hardcore, and well acted by its top shelf cast. It has to be the best work Deidre Holland ever did and Randy Spears shines bright as well. Super stylish too with Leslie managing to sidestep all the shortcomings of shooting on video. Fun fact, Leslie actually took home both the AVN awards on the same night for best feature director in the video and film categories, the former for this one and the later for the even more ambitious and bizarre Dog Walker (1994).
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                • The Bilingual Lover (Vicente Aranda, 1993) - Bilingual batshittery. A strange, strange film, yet other one that at multiple times throughout its duration the question of just who in the hell was this made for arises. This is a good thing of course as its usually signs of something wholly original which is exactly what this film is. There's also the fact that the films title comes from a major plot point which probably makes zero sense to anyone unfamiliar with the linguistics of the region of Spain the film was shot in. The material would be prime for a psychological horror film, a tale of l'amour fou where a man essentially willingly goes insane, adopting the persona of an alter-ego to pursue his ex-wife, however the film is actually a comedy of sorts, albeit with a bizarre sense of humor bound to bewilder most which is what ended up happening as few seemed to catch is drift when it was first released. There's also allusions to Phantom of the Opera, The Invisible Man, amazing lines of dialogue like "I bet your cunt juices make holes in the mattress" and a hilarious sex scene where the participants and the bed become airborne, after which leading lady Ornella Muti, who has a shoe fetish and likes to hang shoes on the end of hard cocks, begs her co-star Imanol Arias to piss inside her. Unlike anything else really.
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                  • Dream Stalker (1991): it was a piece of shit.

                    Theater of Blood (1973): classic Vincent Price vehicle that holds up pretty well. I can't help but imagine a modern remake but Nicolas Cage in the Vincent Price role.
                    "Ah! By god's balls what licentiousness!"

                    Marquis de Sade, The 120 Days of Sodom.

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                    • House
                      I found this to be a neat little story on a man coming to grips with repressed traumatic memories. Inventive and fun. And 80's Kay Lenz was a stone cold fox!!!

                      House 2
                      Here's where it gets REALLY good. The only film in the series I'd seen before buying Arrows box set. I fell completely in love with this film from the very first time I saw it. It's a magical, wonderful ride. Just so much fun. Best in the series, no contest.

                      House 3
                      Not really part of the series, just in name only. Still, this is an excellent little horror film. The uncut version is very gory in the best way. Lance Henriksen and Brion James are always a good time and I've always liked these "serial killers come back from the dead to haunt people" stories. Always a neat concept if its done right as it is here. Great movie.

                      House 4
                      Easily the worst in the series but still pretty decent most of the time. I liked it. Some stuff were downright lynchian with evil dwarf tycoons forcing people to drink phlegm (I squirmed sooo hard watching that G-R-O-S-S!). There are no particular name actors in this film but they did a good job anyway. I liked the lead actress and the two hired goons particularly.
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                      • Originally posted by Tom Clark View Post
                        Lisztomania (Ken Russell, 1975) - Shrieking fucking madness from start to finish with Russell offering no breathing room. "The film that out-Tommy's Tommy!" wasn't just a catchy tagline to put on the poster. By far Russell's most mental composer biopic and for that matter the most loony musical biopic in the whole of cinema. If I'm being honest, its my favorite of his music based films. Roger Daltrey is Liszt, Wager is a Nazi vampire later resurrected as a giant zombie Hitler who takes to the streets with a electric guitar machine gun, Ringo Starr is a cowboy boot wearing pope and Rick Wakeman is a half-metal Frankenstein's monster-esque Thor brought to life by Wager to ensure the creation of the master race. Toss in a little voodoo and enough phallic imagery to give Freud a heart attack (that whole segment of Daltrey sprouting a giant cock 'n balls is seriously one of the greatest moments in Russell's entire oeuvre) and the results are a masterpiece of frivolity.
                        I just finished watching this for the first time. I can't believe what I just saw. It reminded me of seeing THE HOLY MOUNTAIN for the first time - my jaw was on the floor! It might be my new favourite Russell flick.
                        Why would anybody watch a scum show like Videodrome? Why did you watch it, Max?

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                        • Larceny
                          Sub par Dolph Lundgren crap. At least he's in the whole thing and not Willis-ing it by making a cash grab cameo.

                          Altitude
                          Cash grab basically cameo-time. Dolph sits down for like the entire film, lazily gets up to punch some guy in the end. The film is braindead but actually somewhat entertaining. I don't hate Denise Richards and there's enough "they really went there?" - what the fuckness to provide many chuckles. But as a Dolph Lundgren film??? Foggedaboudit!

                          I still have Female Fight Club left to watch. Why do I torture myself?
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                          • Hard to Kill (USA, 1990) [DVD] - 3.5/5
                            I don't know if it's just me, but in this film Seagal comes out as an even bigger asshole than usual. Throughout the film he intentionally keeps damaging innocent people's property. First, a woman saves his life and offers him a hideout in a beautiful mansion. What does Seagal do when the bad guys find them? He grabs and throws every one of them through the vitrines, windows, tables, and porcelain. Wow. Later in the film he's attacked in Chinatown. That time he destroys all the poor street vendors' vans. What an asshole. That being said, the movie is solid 90s Seagal action, though not his best. Suffers from a very predictable storyline.

                            Marked for Death (USA, 1990) [DVD] - 3.5/5
                            More asshole antics by Seagal as he destroys a jewellery shop in a fight scene and walk away as if he was proud of it all. I suppose you could justify some of his assholiness as he's up against one of the most genuinely frightening villains in any action film, Screwface (effectively played by Basil Wallace). This might also be Seagal's most violent film with loads of very painful sounding bone breakings. A hard core action film.

                            Out for Justice (USA, 1991) [DVD] - 3.5/5
                            Although not my favourite Seagal film, this is his most accomplished one in terms of storyline and characters. Seagal is an Italian-American cop going after crazed killer William Forsythe who has gone nuts in Brooklyn and is killing people left and right. Both the police and the mafia want him dead. While the film's first half is a bit messy (and features a distracting soundtrack) it would not be impossible to imagine a lot of the stuff from the second half to a 70s or 80s Al Pacino or Robert De Niro film. It's a surprisingly functional gangster film, and a higher rating than 3.5/5 would not be out of question.

                            Under Siege (USA, 1992) [DVD] - 4/5
                            I saw this as a kid, and like all young boys who saw it back in the 90s on VHS, never forgot that cake scene. I'm a little embarrassed to admit but I still like Erika Eleniak in this film. What's more important, however, is that this is top notch Seagal with great production values. Entertaining action, good villains and an awesome battleship setting. The sequel, however, is even better. A small bit of trivia: the film was released in Japan as 沈黙の戦艦, "The Battleship of Silence" or "Silent Battleship", which started a naming trend. By March 2017, more than 30 Steven Seagal films have been titled "Silence" something in Japan. On Deadly Ground is "Fort of Silence", The Patriot is "Silent Plot", and so on.

                            Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (USA, 1995) [DVD] - 4/5
                            Steven Seagal's most enjoyable movie? This feels a bit cheaper than the first film (although it wasn't), but it offers bone crunching, fast moving Seagal action at its best. There's not a dead moment in the film. Great villains as well, especially Everett McGill, and the film's climax is ridiculously awesome. A couple of special effects look badly dated, though.

                            The Glimmer Man (USA, 1996) [DVD] - 3/5
                            Steven Seagal goes serial killer thriller. This has a very entertaining start, but the film partly runs out of steam during the repetitive second half. There are far more plot threads here than in your average Seagal film, and that's part of the problem as the film fails to tie them together in a coherent way. In the end, the story somewhat makes sense, but you don't feel it's the work of accomplished filmmakers. Nevertheless, the film is better than its reputation. I'd imagine the reception was a bit harsh upon its release for it is basically Seven meets Lethal Weapon meets older Seagal films, and it's not as good as any of them. Now that two decades have passed, I think it's easier to see the film as what it is: a pretty decent product of its time.

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                            • Originally posted by Takuma View Post
                              The Glimmer Man (USA, 1996) [DVD] - 3/5
                              Steven Seagal goes serial killer thriller. This has a very entertaining start, but the film partly runs out of steam during the repetitive second half. There are far more plot threads here than in your average Seagal film, and that's part of the problem as the film fails to tie them together in a coherent way. In the end, the story somewhat makes sense, but you don't feel it's the work of accomplished filmmakers. Nevertheless, the film is better than its reputation. I'd imagine the reception was a bit harsh upon its release for it is basically Seven meets Lethal Weapon meets older Seagal films, and it's not as good as any of them. Now that two decades have passed, I think it's easier to see the film as what it is: a pretty decent product of its time.
                              Best thing about that flick is that we got this out of it:

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                              • Originally posted by Takuma View Post
                                Hard to Kill (USA, 1990) [DVD] - 3.5/5
                                I don't know if it's just me, but in this film Seagal comes out as an even bigger asshole than usual. Throughout the film he intentionally keeps damaging innocent people's property. First, a woman saves his life and offers him a hideout in a beautiful mansion. What does Seagal do when the bad guys find them? He grabs and throws every one of them through the vitrines, windows, tables, and porcelain. Wow. Later in the film he's attacked in Chinatown. That time he destroys all the poor street vendors' vans. What an asshole. That being said, the movie is solid 90s Seagal action, though not his best. Suffers from a very predictable storyline.

                                Marked for Death (USA, 1990) [DVD] - 3.5/5
                                More asshole antics by Seagal as he destroys a jewellery shop in a fight scene and walk away as if he was proud of it all. I suppose you could justify some of his assholiness as he's up against one of the most genuinely frightening villains in any action film, Screwface (effectively played by Basil Wallace). This might also be Seagal's most violent film with loads of very painful sounding bone breakings. A hard core action film.

                                Out for Justice (USA, 1991) [DVD] - 3.5/5
                                Although not my favourite Seagal film, this is his most accomplished one in terms of storyline and characters. Seagal is an Italian-American cop going after crazed killer William Forsythe who has gone nuts in Brooklyn and is killing people left and right. Both the police and the mafia want him dead. While the film's first half is a bit messy (and features a distracting soundtrack) it would not be impossible to imagine a lot of the stuff from the second half to a 70s or 80s Al Pacino or Robert De Niro film. It's a surprisingly functional gangster film, and a higher rating than 3.5/5 would not be out of question.

                                Under Siege (USA, 1992) [DVD] - 4/5
                                I saw this as a kid, and like all young boys who saw it back in the 90s on VHS, never forgot that cake scene. I'm a little embarrassed to admit but I still like Erika Eleniak in this film. What's more important, however, is that this is top notch Seagal with great production values. Entertaining action, good villains and an awesome battleship setting. The sequel, however, is even better. A small bit of trivia: the film was released in Japan as 沈黙の戦艦, "The Battleship of Silence" or "Silent Battleship", which started a naming trend. By March 2017, more than 30 Steven Seagal films have been titled "Silence" something in Japan. On Deadly Ground is "Fort of Silence", The Patriot is "Silent Plot", and so on.

                                Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (USA, 1995) [DVD] - 4/5
                                Steven Seagal's most enjoyable movie? This feels a bit cheaper than the first film (although it wasn't), but it offers bone crunching, fast moving Seagal action at its best. There's not a dead moment in the film. Great villains as well, especially Everett McGill, and the film's climax is ridiculously awesome. A couple of special effects look badly dated, though.

                                The Glimmer Man (USA, 1996) [DVD] - 3/5
                                Steven Seagal goes serial killer thriller. This has a very entertaining start, but the film partly runs out of steam during the repetitive second half. There are far more plot threads here than in your average Seagal film, and that's part of the problem as the film fails to tie them together in a coherent way. In the end, the story somewhat makes sense, but you don't feel it's the work of accomplished filmmakers. Nevertheless, the film is better than its reputation. I'd imagine the reception was a bit harsh upon its release for it is basically Seven meets Lethal Weapon meets older Seagal films, and it's not as good as any of them. Now that two decades have passed, I think it's easier to see the film as what it is: a pretty decent product of its time.
                                I will defend these movies until the day I die. Supreme entertainment. I've lost count of how many times I've watched these and they're still great!

                                Decided to stop being a sourpuss and give comic book films a chance. Without judgement. Started with these:

                                Iron Man
                                This surprised me very positively. Not high art but a very entertaining 2 hours. RDJ is extremely charismatic as the lovable asshole Tony Stark. Fantastic effects if a little sensory overload at times. Maybe I'm getting old. I probably won't ever watch it again but I had way more fun with this than I expected.

                                Thor
                                Worse than Iron Man but I didn't hate it. I don't really have an opinion about it to be honest. Average. Hemworth sold the fish out of water shtick pretty well.

                                The Avengers is next up...
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