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Inside is on the to-do list. Irreversible was awesome. Martyrs was just decent. Not that gory! Next up is High Tension, just don't know if the directors cut is worth it or not. Or just the regular one will give me an adequate dose of fake blood!
I agree, Irréversible is a powerful film. High Tension is its own genre, I won’t say any more, but it’s definitely worth seeing. I’d say the director’s cut is always good to check out if it’s available. I didn’t realise there was one for High Tension.





The Vampire Doll, 1970

This movie was . . . fine. A young man goes to visit his fiance, Yuko, at her parents' country home. There he learns that she has died. Later, the man's sister, Keiko, and her fiance become concerned when the man seems to have disappeared. They end up at the parents' house and discover some very dark family secrets.

I enjoyed the last 25 or so minutes of this film a lot. But I wish that they hadn't saved so much of the bonkers imagery and intense plot stuff for the very end. The first hour of the movie has a lot of meaningful looks, dramatic zooms, and terse conversations.

If you like 70s horror, this one has a lot of that classic aesthetic. The costuming and styling is all very enjoyable. The acting is a bit aloof and stilted, even when things finally kick into gear toward the end.

I've seen the poster for this film and snapshots here and there and it always intrigued me. It's not bad, but it lacks oomph.




Rambo (2008)

A 2nd or 3rd rewatch and the first time seeing the extended cut. The versions are more different than I expected, and while both have their strengths, I'm pretty sure I prefer the theatrical cut (it's close, though). I think this is the best Rambo movie; I just love the brutality of it and the way it makes the war and violence a part of his character. Probably the best action movie of this century (I'm seriously considering upping my rating to 5/5).

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Fulci for Fake (2019)

A documentary about Lucio Fulci. It has some interesting stuff about his private life, but as a whole, it focuses too little on his work, and the documentarist has an annoying obsession to bring himself to the front. Not the kind of documentary I wanted to see.
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No Safe Spaces - 2019

I had been trying to watch this movie for awhile now. Carolla is the man who tells it like it is, it's beyond me how him and Kimmel have stayed friends lol. Polar opposites of the political spectrum. I didn't know as much about Prager, I am familiar with PragerU but not extremely. However, he has an extremely good perspective having experienced the Soviet Union when he was younger.

It sort of fell short of my expectations, however I still think it is a worth wild film to watch. It has some important footage and stories in it that really need to be heard because mainstream media is purposely ignoring them to enhance their own narrative. The Evergreen and Bret Weinstein story is vital one to be heard. It foreshadowed what is in the process of happening now all over the country. There is a real problem on campuses now. The Lindsey Shepard story is important even though it was in Canada. We are, seemingly, running towards socialism and communism and that is super scary to me. Free speech is being threatened. We are going down the wrong road and the media and college campuses are pushing it. It's like the left and right have completely reversed roles from the 60s and 70s until now.

I don't know, maybe a lot of you disagree. I am very pessimistic about the road we are taking and this movie helps shine some light on these issues. Like I said it didn't quite meet my expectations. Felt a tad preachy in spots and the biggest issues it felt unfocused for a lot of it. But I still think it's an important flick to watch for some awareness.
You made some good points, MB. The documentary is well done, but it's unique because of how little attention is being paid to the slow march to totalitarianism in the U.S. I don't think the average citizen is aware just how pernicious and deadly this threat is to our Republic.




STRANGER THAN FICTION
(2006)

Re-watch. A highly underrated movie with a surprisingly incredible dramatic performance by Will Ferrell and a solid supporting cast that includes the great Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Queen Latifah.
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Jean de Florette / Manon des Sources Claude Berri

Epic French rural life drama, shout out HK & Chypmunk for the recs. it was a 'heavy' but beautiful film.





West Is West (Andy De Emmony, 2010)
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Watchable but mostly lacks the spark of predecessor East Is East





Kinda silly (in a good way), but also very charming. Millie Bobby Brown is just so adorable.
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Tomiris (2019)
aka The Legend of Tomiris

Possibly the first Kazakh movie I've seen. It's a historical epic, telling yet another tale of bravery in the face of the much stronger invader (like Braveheart, for example). It's a little dry at times and offers nothing new, but it has a nice feel of legend to it. Production values are surprisingly good (only the big battles scenes somewhat betray the lack of resources). Oh, and the director must have liked Alexander as it's quite an obvious inspiration.



You made some good points, MB. The documentary is well done, but it's unique because of how little attention is being paid to the slow march to totalitarianism in the U.S. I don't think the average citizen is aware just how pernicious and deadly this threat is to our Republic.

It is a threat to the entire western world not just the USA. In Britain we are faced with a lot of the same problems you are regarding censorship and identity politics.



It is a threat to the entire western world not just the USA. In Britain we are faced with a lot of the same problems you are regarding censorship and identity politics.
Yes, for sure, HM. I commented on the U.S. because I'm familiar with what's going on here. From what I can tell it's a even a little worse in the U.K. Germany and France have huge problems as well. Poland and Hungary seem to have some sense left. But, like I say, I don't closely follow Europe.






Was never too much into the series, I've watched the very first one and maybe Saw II and that was it. This movie makes me think I made the right choice.
im major fan of saw movie trilogy and i agreee that saw 1 and saw 2 are best out of other saw movies







Snooze factor = Z



[Snooze Factor Ratings]:
Z = didn't nod off at all
Zz = nearly nodded off but managed to stay alert
Zzz = nodded off and missed some of the film but went back to watch what I missed
Zzzz = nodded off and missed some of the film but went back to watch what I missed but nodded off again at the same point and therefore needed to go back a number of times before I got through it...
Zzzzz = nodded off and missed some or the rest of the film but was not interested enough to go back over it