Seen and not seen's, recommendations and queries on top films in general.

[martialgodmask]

just a heads up, there is an all new series premiere starting January 19th on BBC America:

Ripper Street

http://www.bbcamerica.com/ripper-street/

just programmed the DVR to record.

It's quite good albeit a little tame; been on in the UK since just after Xmas I think.

[bitewerksMTB]

just a heads up, there is an all new series premiere starting January 19th on BBC America:

Ripper Street

http://www.bbcamerica.com/ripper-street/

just programmed the DVR to record.

Thx for the head's up. Will do the same. I never check that channel as it isn't in HD from my cable provider.

[online prowler]

CARLOS
mini-series, Criterion.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkHTxsfrZ4k

Considering to check this out. Anyone have any thoughts on this one?

[tiny_tove]

loved both first episode of rippers street and carlos.
make sure you check the uncut series and not the movie!!!

if you liked Carlos you have to watch the two movies on the life of MESRINE , absolutely perfect and anything done by mr Olivier Marchal, currently my fave crime orientd director.


Watched TAXIDERMIA, who needs hollywood when there are movies like this?
perfection

[GEWALTMONOPOL]

Mesrine and Carlos have been on UK telly recently and both were very enjoyable.

C4 Film showed the latest version of Lolita the other night and I decided to give it a chance. Much better than its reputation. This version focuses less on the funny side and immerses itself in the tragedy of Humbert. Jeremy Irons is every bit as destroyed and apathetic towards the end (a type of chharacter he does very well) as Quilty is vile and depraved. Even if not a good as Kubricks version this has received an unfair amount of flak in my opinion.

[bitewerksMTB]

First episode of RIPPER STREET was pretty good. Kind of lurid & I liked the snuff film aspect. I have the recorder set up for the 2nd episode.

MESRINE was ok; wasn't as good as I thought it would be based on the trailer. I never got around to renting the 2nd film. Need to rent TAXIDERMIA soon. That's one
I kept putting off then forgot about it.

[online prowler]

Thanx for the feedback guys regarding the Carlos mini-series. I'll check it out. Haven't seen Mesrine either. Remember it was released as two separate movies (at least in Norway) some years ago. With Vincent Cassel in the lead it seldom goes wrong.

At the moment I have the film Willow on my table. Will revisit this fun old rump in the next few days. I remember seeing it on cinema when it was released, and thinking it was kind a cool. This was way back when when Val Kilmer and Heavy D was skinny, in '88. The reason I dusted off this flick was not to revisit my staggering youth, but more a late obsession with Warwick Davis - you know the midget from Star Wars and the Evoke Movies (The two made I also recommend to the fullest).  

What goes on hier? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzn2izehkno

[Bleak Existence]

Bitter Rice

[bitewerksMTB]

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES- the people who didn't have to sit all the way through were really fucking lucky. It's long & awful.

[JHC]

Just watched the uncut version of:

Dream Home (2010) -Nice HK film about a first time home buyer....somewhat depressing story with really good murder scenes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Home

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSwIrXpvwIo

[tiny_tove]

 North Korean dreams of destruction of USA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hK8zQIsMmnk

[online prowler]

North Korean dreams of destruction of USA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hK8zQIsMmnk

IMMENSE !!

[Jordan]

That North Korean propaganda video is a pretty ingenious use of detournement, if you think about it. I've been secretly hoping that it is actually made by some kind of new, intentionally campy, post-surrealist video art movement.

[halthan]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935896/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

[martialgodmask]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935896/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Just watched the trailer, looks terrible..... but I want to see it!


Watched Predators tonight. Uggh. Can go fuck itself.