| Jim's 'to be watched' pile | |
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SimonJ 01:41 pm UTC 01/27/07 |
| I was a bit bored, so some quick thoughts on the titles in Jim's 'to be watched' pile : The Woods - Not a patch on May, but still a decent little flick. Definitely an Argento homage - think of a cross between Suspiria & Phenomena Dead Man's Shoes - Very gritty downbeat Brit drama set Upt' North. It's best to go into this one blind, so I'll say no more . . . H6 - Haven't seen it yet, but its got to be better than Hostel Edmond - Understated adaption of David Mamet's stage play. Maybe not quite as shocking in places as it would have been back in the early 80s, but William H Macy turns in another top performance. Calvaire - Wow, gripping, creepy, horrifying, funny - totally brilliant. Hills Have Eyes - Pretty but empty remake - as most modern remakes are. Three Extremes 2 - 3 Asian directors each direct a 40min or so segment. Still in my 'to be watched' pile too - but the first one was a cracker. Night Watch - Found it a bit overrated - make sure you watch the version with the groovy subtitles - think Man on Fire . . Cache - Started off brilliantly - shades of Lost Highway. It doesn't quite manage to maintain to greatness of the first 20mins. Its a film to admire rather than love. One for critics to fawn over. Silent Hill - Shite The Descent - Came out the same time as The Cave. This pisses all over that one. A great Brit horror flick - the US version has a slightly different ending though. Less downbeat . . Severance - Decent enough horror/comedy. I thought 2001 Maniacs did the horror/comedy mix a bit better though. Saw 3 - Shite The Covenant - Haven't seen. Dont really plan too. The Roost - VERY low budget 'teens in peril' flick. Nice idea, horrible execution. TCM - Shite. By the way, nice to see the Vespers section from Batman could be incorporated into the Bat stage show. For me it was 5 mins of perfect Steinman. In these days of everyone being encouraged to recycle, nice to see Jim is still doing his part :-) | |
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