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Koruto wa ore no pasupooto [A Colt Is My Passport] (Takashi Nomura, 1967) +
Rather enjoyable despite the absence of any titular equine
Thanks to all that highlighted this fillum in recent weeks - wasn't even aware of it up 'til that point
Rather enjoyable despite the absence of any titular equine
Thanks to all that highlighted this fillum in recent weeks - wasn't even aware of it up 'til that point
The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015)
What a great but seemingly underrated horror. 5.9 on IMDB? Hard to understand how a horror fan could rate it this low. No doubt, its a slow burner and requires you to think due to its non-linear storytelling but its absolutely worth the patience required. Its really well made, with great cinematography and the performances are brilliantly creepy and morbid. If you like films with a sinister and dark tone then this is perfect. Its not packed with shocking scenes but aptly done when needed.
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Slander House (Charles Lamont, 1938) +
Not great, libel to lose the '+' from the rating if I ever watch it again
Not great, libel to lose the '+' from the rating if I ever watch it again
The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015)
What a great but seemingly underrated horror. 5.9 on IMDB? Hard to understand how a horror fan could rate it this low.
What a great but seemingly underrated horror. 5.9 on IMDB? Hard to understand how a horror fan could rate it this low.
No doubt, its a slow burner and requires you to think due to its non-linear storytelling but its absolutely worth the patience required.
Seriously though, I think you'd have to break down the ratings from horror fans and people who saw a horror film and rated it on IMDB to see if that question is relevant.
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Good movement of the small town paranoia of the original to a big city setting. Both Sutherland and Brooke Adams excel as the Council employees who start noticing changes in the people around them and, wider, in the Citys residents (although that is harder to gauge as it is, after all, a City!).
Moves along at an enjoyable pace and has a classic pay off line.
Good movement of the small town paranoia of the original to a big city setting. Both Sutherland and Brooke Adams excel as the Council employees who start noticing changes in the people around them and, wider, in the Citys residents (although that is harder to gauge as it is, after all, a City!).
Moves along at an enjoyable pace and has a classic pay off line.
Asked and answered I suspect.
Seriously though, I think you'd have to break down the ratings from horror fans and people who saw a horror film and rated it on IMDB to see if that question is relevant.
Seriously though, I think you'd have to break down the ratings from horror fans and people who saw a horror film and rated it on IMDB to see if that question is relevant.
Probably true HK. Although anyone who disagrees with me is quite clearly wrong.
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The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015)
What a great but seemingly underrated horror. 5.9 on IMDB? Hard to understand how a horror fan could rate it this low. No doubt, its a slow burner and requires you to think due to its non-linear storytelling but its absolutely worth the patience required. Its really well made, with great cinematography and the performances are brilliantly creepy and morbid. If you like films with a sinister and dark tone then this is perfect. Its not packed with shocking scenes but aptly done when needed.
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Dr. Sex (Ted V. Mikels, 1964) +
Listed as comedy/sci-fi but really it's just lots of inane t&a and sod the rest of the alphabet
Listed as comedy/sci-fi but really it's just lots of inane t&a and sod the rest of the alphabet
It also gets better when you rewatch it. Once I figured out the plot structure, it fared a lot better for me with my second viewing. Overall, loved it.
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Yes, in 1972 you can be sure it was shocking. It shows how far we've slid as a society to imagine many scenes in this film as not shocking. I tend to agree with some columnists of the time who characterized the film as "pornography disguised as art". IMO that is a fairly common circumstance in contemporary art films, as well as some not-so-art..
I made the mistake of seeing the movie when it premiered along with my wife and parents. I can tell you that there was some real squirming in the seats going on during some of the scenes. My father was so embarrassed that he didn't even comment on the picture.
But I agree with you about Brando's performance. Much of his career he was an iconoclastic maverick, so I'm sure he attacked the part with gusto. And he was very effective. Maria Schneider also did a fine job, although she was later to say that the part offended her.
It received an "X" rating, and reportedly later was reclassified as "NC-17", which is about right. IMO more "R" films ought to be NC-17, so that people might realize what they were in for.
It was a landmark film, and one could say that it was a good film. But it was unquestionably shocking in its day.
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I made the mistake of seeing the movie when it premiered along with my wife and parents. I can tell you that there was some real squirming in the seats going on during some of the scenes. My father was so embarrassed that he didn't even comment on the picture.
But I agree with you about Brando's performance. Much of his career he was an iconoclastic maverick, so I'm sure he attacked the part with gusto. And he was very effective. Maria Schneider also did a fine job, although she was later to say that the part offended her.
It received an "X" rating, and reportedly later was reclassified as "NC-17", which is about right. IMO more "R" films ought to be NC-17, so that people might realize what they were in for.
It was a landmark film, and one could say that it was a good film. But it was unquestionably shocking in its day.
~Doc
You went to see this with your parents!? Wow. That must have ranked about an 11 on the awkwardness meter.
I definitely think that we've been completely desensitized to anything sexual on screen now as a result of the internet. It's a shame really because it does diminish the impact of scenes like these. Part of me longs for simpler times when pornography was something seedy and hard to access, unlike now when it's available 24/7 and an acceptable part of mainstream society.
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The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015)
What a great but seemingly underrated horror. 5.9 on IMDB? Hard to understand how a horror fan could rate it this low. No doubt, its a slow burner and requires you to think due to its non-linear storytelling but its absolutely worth the patience required. Its really well made, with great cinematography and the performances are brilliantly creepy and morbid. If you like films with a sinister and dark tone then this is perfect. Its not packed with shocking scenes but aptly done when needed.
My first time through, I took some issue with the way that the film handled the pacing of [spoilers] Rose deciding to get an abortion, finding out she wasn't pregnant, then being killed. I get that it's trying to play with emotional beats---phew not pregnant! Oh, no! Stabbed--but it was hard not to feel as if there was an element of Rose being punished. I think that anytime you make a point of a character wanting an abortion and then brutally murdering them, that's a hard implication to escape.[/spoiler]
It was definitely a film that I liked more as I got some distance from it and was able to reflect on it more.
My favorite element of the film was undoubtedly the sound design. The scene in the bathroom is a standout, but the whole thing made really good use of sound in my opinion.
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47 Meters Down: Uncaged
8/10.
Simply awesome movie. Really enjoyed it. Much better than expected.
8/10.
Simply awesome movie. Really enjoyed it. Much better than expected.
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You went to see this with your parents!? Wow. That must have ranked about an 11 on the awkwardness meter.
I definitely think that we've been completely desensitized to anything sexual on screen now as a result of the internet. It's a shame really because it does diminish the impact of scenes like these. Part of me longs for simpler times when pornography was something seedy and hard to access, unlike now when it's available 24/7 and an acceptable part of mainstream society.
I definitely think that we've been completely desensitized to anything sexual on screen now as a result of the internet. It's a shame really because it does diminish the impact of scenes like these. Part of me longs for simpler times when pornography was something seedy and hard to access, unlike now when it's available 24/7 and an acceptable part of mainstream society.
And I couldn't agree with you more about desensitization. Some of the movie watching public seem to revel in gore and horror. Maybe it's like guys who brag that they can take the hottest chilis, and ask for more: "I'm tough"...
But I'm afraid it's worse than that. It's a race to the bottom; the banality of the gutter.
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Good movement of the small town paranoia of the original to a big city setting. Both Sutherland and Brooke Adams excel as the Council employees who start noticing changes in the people around them and, wider, in the Citys residents (although that is harder to gauge as it is, after all, a City!).
Moves along at an enjoyable pace and has a classic pay off line.
Good movement of the small town paranoia of the original to a big city setting. Both Sutherland and Brooke Adams excel as the Council employees who start noticing changes in the people around them and, wider, in the Citys residents (although that is harder to gauge as it is, after all, a City!).
Moves along at an enjoyable pace and has a classic pay off line.
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I haven't seen this movie, but I can tell by the poster that they don't make movies like this anymore!!!
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