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The Savages

I was really enjoying it till 3/4th of a the movie. Lost a bit of direction in the end and I did not like the ending at all.
 
Saw Rec last night, suffice to say I wasn't really that impressed. Big let down and entirely predictable. Horror film my arse.
 
Ripped Blair Witch off and all, especially the way it concluded and of course the female lead(nevermind the doc style).
 
Spoonez el Grande said:
Ripped Blair Witch off and all, especially the way it concluded and of course the female lead(nevermind the doc style).
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That's what I was thinking, the first thing that came into my head during the last scene was Blair Witch.
 
Have you seen The Eye(Japanese)? I've downloaded it. I really want to watch a a film that'd give me the creeps.
 
Spoonez el Grande said:
Have you seen The Eye(Japanese)? I've downloaded it. I really want to watch a a film that'd give me the creeps.
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I haven't yet, I was put off by some of the reviews I read, let us know what you think.

I know what you mean about wanting to watch something that will give you the creeps, they are few and far between these days, I think I've just become immune tbh.
 
RedNome said:
I haven't yet, I was put off by some of the reviews I read, let us know what you think.

I know what you mean about wanting to watch something that will give you the creeps, they are few and far between these days, I think I've just become immune tbh.
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Probably true. I think most of us have become desensitised to on screen violence and all.
 
Spoonez el Grande said:
Probably true. I think most of us have become desensitised to on screen violence and all.
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I find the ghosty films get me the most, that's why I enjoyed The Orphanage lately, as for violence and gore, I've seen it all.
 
RedNome said:
I find the ghosty films get me the most, that's why I enjoyed The Orphanage lately, as for violence and gore, I've seen it all.
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Psychological thrillers do it for me. Love Jacob's Ladder, Rosemary's Baby, The Tenant, Lost Highway, The Changeling et al. That said The Omen truly scared me as a kid. . .and The Ring, though nonsensical had it's moments.
 
Spoonez el Grande said:
Psychological thrillers do it for me. Love Jacob's Ladder, Rosemary's Baby, The Tenant, Lost Highway, The Changeling et al. That said The Omen truly scared me as a kid. . .and The Ring, though nonsensical had it's moments.
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Yeah, the Omen got me too and The Shining, The Ring did have it's moments, the japanese are good for that, although I'm starting to think I have seen all they can throw at me, that's why I have stayed away from The Eye so far.
 
Audition's brilliant(Japanese). I thought it was creepy as feck. You ought to watch it. A Tale of Two Sisters is a must watch too(Korean)
 
Spoonez el Grande said:
Audition's brilliant(Japanese). I thought it was creepy as feck. You ought to watch it. A Tale of Two Sisters is a must watch too(Korean)
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Seen Audition, I thought it took a while to get going, but when it did it was brilliant, enjoyed it.

Not seen A Tale of Two Sisters, I'll check it out, downloading as I type.
 
I finally saw Superbad last night. I had seen Knocked Up with my wife and friends, we both loved it. My mates all had already seen Superbad and told me to watch it ASAP, I did.

It was fecking awesome! Anyone who was once a teenage male would completely understand where they were coming from as it was always an adventure trying to get hammered and laid as a teen! A must watch for everyone though!
 
How is this movie thats listed on the caf pages, Resurrecting the Champ?

Josh Hartnett has been in a few good ones, recently 30 Days of Night(it was fecking twisted! Not a horror fan, but loved it!), Lucky Number Slevin(one of my new all time favs! Bruce Willis and Lucy Liu were fecking brilliant as well!), and Wicker Park(one of my fav lost love regained films! Brilliant writing, acting, and direction!). Sam Jackson is the man and has been brilliant for years!
 
Spoonez el Grande said:
Saw Rec last night, suffice to say I wasn't really that impressed. Big let down and entirely predictable. Horror film my arse.
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I liked it. I've watched a lot of zombie films recently and, in direct comparison, this was easily the best. Cliched, yes, but very well made.

Spoonez el Grande said:
Ripped Blair Witch off and all, especially the way it concluded and of course the female lead(nevermind the doc style).
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It did the whole handheld camera thing better imo. The reason to carry a camera seemed more plausible than the likes of Blair Witch and Cloverfield and the acting was more natural and believable than any of the others of this ilk that I've seen. Also in contrast to Blair Witch and the Last Broadcast, the camera was actually used more voyeuristically than fleeting and insubstantial, which I quite liked.

RedNome said:
I find the ghosty films get me the most, that's why I enjoyed The Orphanage lately, as for violence and gore, I've seen it all.
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Horror movies are a personal taste that come down to individual sensibilities. I've always enjoyed violence in movies (hence my love of kung fu films) which is why I've always loved brutality (if not necessarily gore) in my horror films.

I honestly don't think I've seen a horror movie in the last 10 years that hasn't been predictable. Whether you like it or not comes down to how much you're prepared to forgive and, as I mentioned earlier, what your personal sensibilities are.

It also helps if you don't go into a movie expecting it to evoke a strong emotion like fear. Watching a hyped horror movie is never a satisfying experience, which is why I'm gonna hold off watching The Orphanage for a few weeks.
 
Shotgun raisin said:
I liked it. I've watched a lot of zombie films recently and, in direct comparison, this was easily the best. Cliched, yes, but very well made.



It did the whole handheld camera thing better imo. The reason to carry a camera seemed more plausible than the likes of Blair Witch and Cloverfield and the acting was more natural and believable than any of the others of this ilk that I've seen. Also in contrast to Blair Witch and the Last Broadcast, the camera was actually used more voyeuristically than fleeting and insubstantial, which I quite liked.



Horror movies are a personal taste that come down to individual sensibilities. I've always enjoyed violence in movies (hence my love of kung fu films) which is why I've always loved brutality (if not necessarily gore) in my horror films.

I honestly don't think I've seen a horror movie in the last 10 years that hasn't been predictable. Whether you like it or not comes down to how much you're prepared to forgive and, as I mentioned earlier, what your personal sensibilities are.

It also helps if you don't go into a movie expecting it to evoke a strong emotion like fear. Watching a hyped horror movie is never a satisfying experience, which is why I'm gonna hold off watching The Orphanage for a few weeks.
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How was Cloverfield? I saw 30 Days of Night which was fecking twisted and the brutality in it was unreal. I enjoyed it immensely. I just bought Rob Zombie's rendition of Halloween, I've heard its one of his best. It'll have to do alot to beat House of 1000 Corpses.

As far as zombie movies, I saw the newer "Dawn of the Dead" and it was surprisingly good. The original will never be beaten and Romero is a god of that camerawork and horror as well. No one does zombies like George Romero.
 
RedNome said:
Seen Audition, I thought it took a while to get going, but when it did it was brilliant, enjoyed it.

Not seen A Tale of Two Sisters, I'll check it out, downloading as I type.
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Where do you download your movies?? I use to download all my shit on Kazaa, but I heard its shit now and you've gotta pay.

Any good sites, non virus ridden please.
 
SirRedDevilFan7 said:
How was Cloverfield? I saw 30 Days of Night which was fecking twisted and the brutality in it was unreal. I enjoyed it immensely. I just bought Rob Zombie's rendition of Halloween, I've heard its one of his best. It'll have to do alot to beat House of 1000 Corpses.

As far as zombie movies, I saw the newer "Dawn of the Dead" and it was surprisingly good. The original will never be beaten and Romero is a god of that camerawork and horror as well. No one does zombies like George Romero.
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I thought 30 days of night was fecking terrible to be honest but it depends what your expectations are going in i suppose.

I wasn't expecting too much from Cloverfield, didn't buy into all the hype basically, and i found it enjoyable but nothing special.
 
Didn't get the point of Cloverfield. It was enjoyable but the CGI wasn't that amazing, the ending was shit and the actors (especially the guy holding the camera) were a bit annoying. The two lead girls were fecking fine though. That improved the film enormously although they should have been a lot more naked.

Watched Taegukgi last night (I think that's Korean for 13). Really good film although a bit over the top along the lines of We Were Soldiers. Great story and action though if a little unrealistic at times.

EDIT: What's the Caf opinion of Darjeeling Limited or whatever it's called? It sounds like absolute horseshit but I downloaded it by accident so I'll probably watch it. It's about "finding yourself" or some such bollocks isn't it?
 
SirRedDevilFan7 said:
How was Cloverfield? I saw 30 Days of Night which was fecking twisted and the brutality in it was unreal. I enjoyed it immensely. I just bought Rob Zombie's rendition of Halloween, I've heard its one of his best. It'll have to do alot to beat House of 1000 Corpses.

As far as zombie movies, I saw the newer "Dawn of the Dead" and it was surprisingly good. The original will never be beaten and Romero is a god of that camerawork and horror as well. No one does zombies like George Romero.
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I thought Cloverfield was incredibly stupid and poorly executed on numerous levels.
 
samabachan said:
Didn't get the point of Cloverfield. It was enjoyable but the CGI wasn't that amazing, the ending was shit and the actors (especially the guy holding the camera) were a bit annoying. The two lead girls were fecking fine though. That improved the film enormously although they should have been a lot more naked.

Watched Taegukgi last night (I think that's Korean for 13). Really good film although a bit over the top along the lines of We Were Soldiers. Great story and action though if a little unrealistic at times.
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I thought it could've been better, I liked the interaction between the soldiers on each side, but the investigation part was weak along with the English dialogue and acting..
 
Shotgun raisin said:
It did the whole handheld camera thing better imo. The reason to carry a camera seemed more plausible than the likes of Blair Witch and Cloverfield and the acting was more natural and believable than any of the others of this ilk that I've seen. Also in contrast to Blair Witch and the Last Broadcast, the camera was actually used more voyeuristically than fleeting and insubstantial, which I quite liked.


It also helps if you don't go into a movie expecting it to evoke a strong emotion like fear. Watching a hyped horror movie is never a satisfying experience, which is why I'm gonna hold off watching The Orphanage for a few weeks.
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I didn't think much of Cloverfield. As for Blair Witch, I thought it was very well made, and even though most thought it wasn't scary, I thought it had it's moments. . .perhaps it was to do with the fact we didn't know what was actually going on, unlike Rec(cliched zombie flick). I actually thought Rec could've done with more suspense, I liked the Res Evil style tape recording playback, perhaps they should've done something more on those lines, just to give it more edge. But I think you're right about expectations, when you're told something is scary or horrifying you tend to expect more. That said, I thought The Ring was chilling at times, even after hearing loads about it. As for The Orphanage, I wouldn't say it was particularly scary, but overall it was a good movie.

Oh and Nomes, I watched The Eye, and I didn't think much of it sadly. I'd give it a miss if I were you.
 
Saw Network last night. Only the third Sidney Lumet I have seen, the other two being Serpico and Dog Day Afternoon, and what a brilliant director he is. And what a brilliant actor Peter Finch is! Can someone please recommend some other movies of this man?
 
Spoonez el Grande said:
I didn't think much of Cloverfield. As for Blair Witch, I thought it was very well made, and even though most thought it wasn't scary, I thought it had it's moments. . .perhaps it was to do with the fact we didn't know what was actually going on, unlike Rec(cliched zombie flick). I actually thought Rec could've done with more suspense, I liked the Res Evil style tape recording playback, perhaps they should've done something more on those lines, just to give it more edge. But I think you're right about expectations, when you're told something is scary or horrifying you tend to expect more. That said, I thought The Ring was chilling at times, even after hearing loads about it. As for The Orphanage, I wouldn't say it was particularly scary, but overall it was a good movie.

Oh and Nomes, I watched The Eye, and I didn't think much of it sadly. I'd give it a miss if I were you.
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Yeah, that's what I heard, haven't been able to get an English version anyway.
 
peterstorey said:
Water Lilies (Naissance de pieuvres). No shootings, car chases, porno shags or bombastic overacting and only runs for 85 minutes. Despite this, a very watchable film nominally about synchronised swimming but actually about what it’s like to be a 15-year-old girl (directed by a woman so forget it voyeurs).
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Just got around to watching this one. Finally, a movie features synchronized swimming. Twas a good movie.
 
mehro said:
Saw Network last night. Only the third Sidney Lumet I have seen, the other two being Serpico and Dog Day Afternoon, and what a brilliant director he is. And what a brilliant actor Peter Finch is! Can someone please recommend some other movies of this man?
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His latest movie is Before the devils knows you are dead.

I thought it was ok, didn't like the second half.
 
Viy (1968) 6.5/10

Kind of a horror/folk-tale thing. Russian. Wiki description:

A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of witch in a small old wooden church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him.

Wasn't expecting much from this but it's actually quite good. Some innovative camera and special effects work considering when it was made. Also features (briefly) one of the most bizarre evil creatures ever seen on film - a bit like honey monster crossed with the elephant man. "RAISE MY EYELIDS. I CANNOT SEE!"
 
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