What was the last film you watched?

[Long Lashes]

The Conjuring

This is one of those haunted house types of horror with lots going on.

Its very effective how doors opening and slamming shut, plus loud banging scares me witless. I always find its not what I can see which frightens me, its the not knowing what's there that does it.

Next .. The Conjuring2

 

[Mel O'Drama]

Don't Breathe (2016)

Home invasion films unsettle me, so I wasn't sure how I'd feel about this one going in.

I had the luxury of knowing almost nothing beforehand other than the very basic summary of the premise on Prime. This allowed me to be genuinely caught up in experiencing and appreciating the various turns the plot took. It's nicely written with a lot of tension and some very good performances (I wouldn't have expected to find myself feeling empathy for two of the three burglars).

The tone is gritty and grim and it gets pretty twisted at times, but it never exceeds the boundaries of its own reality and so doesn't feel as shocking as I might have expected had someone described some of the events to me. Essentially, the viewer adjusts to the extreme situations along with the characters, which is a great place to be.

It's not the kind of film I'd be in a hurry to watch again. I may never re-watch. But I'm glad I stumbled upon it last night.

 

[Willie Oleson]

I was in the mood for a sleaze/cult/trash movie but not necessarily the horror genre. Most titles in the playlist suggested vampire and zombie movies with lame special effects (perhaps the playlists are adjusted to suit the Halloween theme) but then I found this title with the additional description "VHSrip". Perfect.

At first I wasn't sure what I was watching - comical? dramatic? over-the-top-or-not? - but after a while it didn't matter anymore. The mood and performances are very engrossing and even though it wasn't the camp trash I was looking for I found this movie quite fascinating.

 

[Ome]

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)






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I enjoyed the scene where they flew amongst the fireworks, but the trailer below is my favourite part of this movie.

 

[Willie Oleson]

Don't Breathe (2016)

I've watched this movie not so long ago but not all of it, according to the trailer. To be fair, I'm a terrible movie watcher and I don't have the patience for anything unless there's something in it, no matter how insignificant, that interests me right from the start.

 

[Willie Oleson]

but the trailer below is my favourite part of this movie

Who's the blonde woman? Is she the villain?

 

[DallasFanForever]

Who's the blonde woman? Is she the villain?

Yes, that’s Cheetah. She’s the villain played by Kristen Wiig

 

[Angela Channing]

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)


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I enjoyed the scene where they flew amongst the fireworks, but the trailer below is my favourite part of this movie.

I thought it was a really good film, not as good as the first Wonder Woman film but still a great piece of entertainment. I thought Gal Gadot looked amazing in it.

 

[Angela Channing]

It Couldn't Happen Here (1987)

OK, this isn't Oscar winner material, the plot is almost non-existant and the Pet Shop Boys aren't exactly great actors but this film is a lot of fun. It's more of a collection of pop videos held together by a flimsy story of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe travelling across the country and they meet an assortment of eccentrics along the way. One of the people they encounter is played by Joss Ackland who is nothing short of brilliant in this film. He's not on screen for more than 10 minutes but he steals every scene he's in and is incredibly funny. Gareth Hunt is also very good in this too. The songs are great but it's not just a film for Pet Shop Boys fans because even those who aren't familiar with their music can still enjoy it. It has a feel of a film made by Ken Russell with a few elements of Derek Jarman and Peter Greenaway thrown in.

 

[Mel O'Drama]

even though it wasn't the camp trash I was looking for I found this movie quite fascinating.

The title alone has put it onto my viewing bucket list.

the trailer below is my favourite part of this movie.

I've watched this movie not so long ago but not all of it, according to the trailer. To be fair, I'm a terrible movie watcher and I don't have the patience for anything unless there's something in it, no matter how insignificant, that interests me right from the start.

I must confess I'm pretty bloody minded about film watching. Once I start watching I have to watch to the bitter end, even if it means gritting my teeth and trying to suppress eye-rolls and heavy sighs.

I'm curious about how far you got, but we may never know.

It Couldn't Happen Here (1987)

Oh my. While I recognise the name (possibly in association with the album) I don't think I even knew this film was a thing.

 

[Angela Channing]

Oh my. While I recognise the name (possibly in association with the album) I don't think I even knew this film was a thing.

I wasn't aware of the film until I stumbled across the trailer on YouTube by chance.

I'm not a big Pet Shop Boys fan (I only have album of theirs and that's their greatest hits compilation) but was curious to see what the film was like. I recognised some of the scenes because they were repurposed for some of their music videos. To enjoy this film you have to accept you are not watching Shakespeare and just enjoy it for what it is which is more or less an extended music video.

 

[darkshadows38]

Zero Hour! (1957) it was the Original Airplane (1980) just without the comedy i'm not even making that up they bought the rights to it so they can use dialog from it i also love this look as well of the site

 

[Mel O'Drama]

Terror Train (1980)

I bought this on DVD many years ago and thought it was so terrible I ended up disposing of it. Yet weirdly I had an urge to watch it last night - perhaps to make up for not watching Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween this year for the first time in decades.

Beginning a film with ridiculously low expectations always helps because I quite enjoyed it this time round. I'd also misremembered who the killer was, which was another bonus. David Copperfield and Hart Bochner both had an attractiv intensity. I also thought Jamie Lee's prolonged fight with the killer was even more intense than the Laurie/Michael scenes which clearly inspired it (but then I don't know it beat for beat in the way I do Halloween. And her being covered in blood made it more visually shocking).

It's not a true classic in my mind, but its cult/underdog reputation adds to the appeal.

 

[darkshadows38]

i watched this for the first time a few years ago after wanting to see it for years upon years. and i had high expectations for it well it wasn't as good as i thought it would be but i thought it was decent. i have watched it a 2nd time since and my feelings are about the same it's a decent little horror movie that's not on my list of favorite films of all time but it's still a lot of fun. i wish she'd do more horror that isn't just Halloween though.

i watched a couple 1. hell's Final Hours (1958) that was wow a bad one. i'd say 5/10. than after that i watched one called Undersea Girl (1957) that one was pretty bad as well but not as bad. i'd say 6/10. what it really was, was just plain boring it was a better film i think than the last one by far it was just boring that's all

 

[Ome]

thought it was a really good film, not as good as the first Wonder Woman film but still a great piece of entertainment

I never read reviews even after watching a movie. I think it’s because I don’t know the people reviewing the movies. I like to read the reviews on Telly Talk because I get a sense of consistency and an idea on who like what.

I did hear or read somewhere that WW1984 received lots of bad reviews, though I don’t know how many or how terrible it appeared to movie goers.

So, with that in mind I watched with low expectations and sadly it didn’t help. The action was great, the characters enjoyable, but it was the story that didn’t work for me. That’s down to me and not the storyteller, I do not enjoy movies that are based on magic and wishes.

Another major letdown was my expectations from the soundtrack. Foolishly, I checked Spotify for the soundtrack, which had tracks from Donna Summer, Toto, FGTH, Queen and many more great tracks from the 80s.


I wish I hadn’t looked on Spotify.

 

[Ome]

Terror Train (1980)

The title as well as your comments reminded me of two movies from the 80s that I had on VHS. I’m curious if you have come across them.

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Slaughter High.

 

[Angela Channing]

I never read reviews even after watching a movie. I think it’s because I don’t know the people reviewing the movies. I like to read the reviews on Telly Talk because I get a sense of consistency and an idea on who like what.

I did hear or read somewhere that WW1984 received lots of bad reviews, though I don’t know how many or how terrible it appeared to movie goers.

So, with that in mind I watched with low expectations and sadly it didn’t help. The action was great, the characters enjoyable, but it was the story that didn’t work for me. That’s down to me and not the storyteller, I do not enjoy movies that are based on magic and wishes.

Another major letdown was my expectations from the soundtrack. Foolishly, I checked Spotify for the soundtrack, which had tracks from Donna Summer, Toto, FGTH, Queen and many more great tracks from the 80s.


I wish I hadn’t looked on Spotify.

I also read that the film had bad reviews before I watched it but that didn't put me off because I was so impressed with the first film. Wonder Woman 1984 is not Oscar winning material but as a piece of pure escapist action film entertainment it worked for me. I totally get your reservations about films based on magic and wishes, and I'm normally the same (e.g the latest Dune film) but because it was a superhero film I didn't really have much of a problem buying into that. I'm the one that is out of step though because most people seemed to be critical about the film but I loved it.

 

[Mel O'Drama]

The title as well as your comments reminded me of two movies from the 80s that I had on VHS. I’m curious if you have come across them.

I have watched a film called Stage Fright, but that was the Hitchcock classic.

These are two I haven't seen. I tend to be pretty mainstream with my Eighties slashers and actually haven't seen that many.

I used to know someone who was absolutely obsessed with slashers (disturbingly so, actually) and that was who introduced me to the genre. He had a room full of videos or DVDs of all these films, including lots of lesser known slashers that were rip-offs of the more popular ones (Sleepaway Camp is one I remember him having, but even that is probably quite well known by his standards).

Because I was late to the genre - we're talking late-Nineties - I really struggled with a lot of the Eighties ones he tried to get me to watch, especially the low budget ones with terrible acting and effects. I really did try with them. Even more recently I bought a film that's kind of a Black Christmas rip-off and by halfway through I'd lost the will to live. It made Terror Train look like art.

I may be wrong, but I'd guess the two films you named fit into the less well-known category. Are they worth a peek, do you think?

 

[Ome]

I'm the one that is out of step though because most people seemed to be critical about the film but I loved it.

Often I prefer chatting with others who see movies/TV different from me. If I recall, you mentioned how you didn’t like Grease 11 and I get that because so many people share your view. I often find myself thinking the second one was better than the first. And that puts me in a minority.

I loved WW growing up and I rewatched it all again about 6 years ago. As daft as sone of those episodes, I bought in to them. It’s a shame I didn’t connect with either WW movie because I wanted to. If a third movie comes, I will still watch it at some point.

 

[Ome]

used to know someone who was absolutely obsessed with slashers (disturbingly so, actually)

Haha!! I was obsessed with them growing up and now I find myself quite critical as I get older. It’s always been a strange one for me. I can easily watch slasher movies, but put a medical drama and n front of me and I have to turn away.

Michael Myers or Freddy Kruger could rip people apart? But a doctor inserting a needle and I’m out of here.

may be wrong, but I'd guess the two films you named fit into the less well-known category

Oh yes, and so my next answer will be difficult.

. Are they worth a peek, do you think?

Well. I’d hate to say yes because you could forever ignore any of my future recommendations.

Sometimes with cheap slasher movies I can find myself getting lost in them. Either laughing at the ridiculousness of it all, the acting and the music or enjoying the scares that come along the way.

I know you have enjoyed many shows from 60s through to the 80s and I think you did Prisoner Cell Block H with it wobbling walls and static acting, so there is some potential for you to enjoy them.

It’s been a long time since I watched them so I’m going by my fond memories at that time.

if I saw them on any of the sites I use, I would definitely watch them again.