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

[tiny_tove]

A.C.A.B. - a nice Italien movie about the lives of riot cops. Not really controversial I guess but still a good film.

it caused quite a stir here in Italy.
some left wing militants made small demos about it misunderstanding the message (that was quite evident).
I did not like it that much... Mostly beacause I had high expectations from Solinas, who directed the best Italian series of the past 30 years "Romanzo criminale".

It is acted very well and features some great moments (each character's life falling to pieces, the stabbing scene, all parts with the rookie), but others are complete science fiction and other the top (the skinhead squat scene, that incidentally features the real RAC band MALNATT, playing 4 SKINS' ACAB , or the final part with father/son dialogue).

The ACAB  book is very interesting, a collection of cops talks on forums and interviews.

[online prowler]

INTRUDER- 1898 gore film has one of the dumbest plots ever

DEAD AT NIGHT aka DEATHDREAM dir by Bob Clark followed by George A. Romero's MARTIN- love Martin & Dead at Night runs a bit slow but has a great soundtrack with some really cool scenes

Intruder is great. Totally stupid and fun. Forgotten gem. Both Sami Raimi and Brce Campell star in Scott Spiegel's film. Recommend checking out Speigel's other works as director and writer. A lot of good shit. Trailer// http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_9ow_-D8lE Dead at night I faintly remember. Will check the other ones. Thanx.

[tiny_tove]

In the Name of the Father - Quite intense move abouta miscarriage of justice I didn't know regarding the IRA. Quite moving I must admit and I want to know more about it.
A Prayer for the Dying - decent thriller about an IRA killer who start changing his views after accidentally bombing a school bus. The first part of the movie is excellent, the sort of looses rythm and sense toward the end. Fantastic usage of classical music, Rourke and Hopskins just perfect, but definitely not a masterpiece.

[bitewerksMTB]

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Intruder is great. Totally stupid and fun. Forgotten gem. Both Sami Raimi and Brce Campell star in Scott Spiegel's film. Recommend checking out Speigel's other works as director and writer. A lot of good shit. Trailer// http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_9ow_-D8lE Dead at night I faintly remember. Will check the other ones. Thanx.
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I agree. Intruder is fun. Love the head-cutting scene. I had a cheap dvd I bought for a few bucks & just upgraded to the Synapse blu/dvd set.

Started watching a really nice torrent of VIOLENT STREETS, a killer Japanese yakuza film. The rip is very clean & obviously came from a Jpn dvd rel.; what I have was good but looks like a vhs source. I need tofigre out if I can burn the torrent film to a dvd-r..

[online prowler]

He!He! The head scene is unmissable BitesWerks. Worth the upgrade. Synapse has quite the good selection btw.
   
I'd like to follow up on the previously mentioned Three Outlaw Samurai. A classic. If watching it in the near future try securing the recently issued Criterion release.

One of my all time fav of Japanese directors of samurai movies/period dramas is Masaki Kobayashi. You all probably remember his feature Seppuku or Harakiri as it was released as by Criterion. Kobayashi spent most of his career on period dramas and then contemporary dramas/thrillers. From his period dramas I would like to recommend the samurai film "Inn of evil" from 1971- a barren and tense yakuza drama.  

Excerpts & trailers//

Inn of evil:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVpHbXNALhE

Seppuku:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l86JyKO--Ts

[FreakAnimalFinland]

GRAY MAN (2007)
I wasn't expecting much. I have not been totally convinced by many serial killer movies, but this I liked a lot. Albert Fish isn't that prolific, but there is something very dark and sinister, not to mention his exceptionally rough talent as offending lyricist, heh..

Movie is quite discreet. They could have made it highly offensive, full of violence and vulgarities, but I guess the dark mood is captured in not showing too much. They use the original letter text too (found below) what Fish sent to mother of Gare Budd, which makes the act of murder and cannibalism extended to quite deranged mental torture.

Dear Mrs. Budd. In 1894 a friend of mine shipped as a deck hand on the Steamer Tacoma, Capt. John Davis. They sailed from San Francisco for Hong Kong, China. On arriving there he and two others went ashore and got drunk. When they returned the boat was gone. At that time there was famine in China. Meat of any kind was from $1–3 per pound. So great was the suffering among the very poor that all children under 12 were sold for food in order to keep others from starving. A boy or girl under 14 was not safe in the street. You could go in any shop and ask for steak—chops—or stew meat. Part of the naked body of a boy or girl would be brought out and just what you wanted cut from it. A boy or girl's behind which is the sweetest part of the body and sold as veal cutlet brought the highest price. John staid there so long he acquired a taste for human flesh. On his return to N.Y. he stole two boys, one 7 and one 11. Took them to his home stripped them naked tied them in a closet. Then burned everything they had on. Several times every day and night he spanked them – tortured them – to make their meat good and tender. First he killed the 11 year old boy, because he had the fattest ass and of course the most meat on it. Every part of his body was cooked and eaten except the head—bones and guts. He was roasted in the oven (all of his ass), boiled, broiled, fried and stewed. The little boy was next, went the same way. At that time, I was living at 409 E 100 St. near—right side. He told me so often how good human flesh was I made up my mind to taste it. On Sunday June the 3, 1928 I called on you at 406 W 15 St. Brought you pot cheese—strawberries. We had lunch. Grace sat in my lap and kissed me. I made up my mind to eat her. On the pretense of taking her to a party. You said yes she could go. I took her to an empty house in Westchester I had already picked out. When we got there, I told her to remain outside. She picked wildflowers. I went upstairs and stripped all my clothes off. I knew if I did not I would get her blood on them. When all was ready I went to the window and called her. Then I hid in a closet until she was in the room. When she saw me all naked she began to cry and tried to run down the stairs. I grabbed her and she said she would tell her mamma. First I stripped her naked. How she did kick – bite and scratch. I choked her to death, then cut her in small pieces so I could take my meat to my rooms. Cook and eat it. How sweet and tender her little ass was roasted in the oven. It took me 9 days to eat her entire body. I did not fuck her tho I could of had I wished. She died a virgin.

[tiny_tove]

I am not sure in which thread we were discussing about Hooligan movies and I mentioned Perchè? ultras.
I have been able to trace information about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why%3F_%28film%29

I have to rewatch it but I remember it was quite grim and aggressive.

[Eleczema]

Just remembered this list we made some years ago.

STROM.ec approved list of movies:

Ninth Configuration
Images
Seconds
In a Glass Cage
Parallax View
Bug
The Shout
Equus
Angst
Conversation
The Vanishing (Spoorloos 1988, not the remake!)
Spy who came in from the cold
Shock Corridor
Quiet Earth

Also Red riding trilogy, really worth to watch (just bought all 3 dvd's 6 euros totally) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Riding

[martialgodmask]

I am not sure in which thread we were discussing about Hooligan movies and I mentioned Perchè? ultras.
I have been able to trace information about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why%3F_%28film%29

I have to rewatch it but I remember it was quite grim and aggressive.

It was over in the Docu's thread. Thank you for the link, much appreciated!

Edit: Appears this is the one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBLftzekuBs Full film but no subs, my Czech is not good! But I have more than a starting point now so thank you.

[ConcreteMascara]

Just remembered this list we made some years ago.

STROM.ec approved list of movies:

Ninth Configuration
Images
Seconds
In a Glass Cage
Parallax View
Bug
The Shout
Equus
Angst
Conversation
The Vanishing (Spoorloos 1988, not the remake!)
Spy who came in from the cold
Shock Corridor
Quiet Earth

Also Red riding trilogy, really worth to watch (just bought all 3 dvd's 6 euros totally) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Riding

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold is a nihilistic masterpiece!

[bitewerksMTB]

I watched a dvd-r with subs of ANGST not too long ago. Really wish someone would do a nice dvd rel. I'd even spring for a blu-ray. Not sure if my dvd-r has the edited beginning or not. I've only seen the orig film once on vhs & only remembered the savage knifing/rape scene.

THE VANISHING is a good film! I remember catching it on cable & was suprised to find out the Am. film was a remake. The Dutch film is def better.

The Red Riding Trilogy is ok. I wouldn't mind seeing them again. Seems like the end of the 3rd film was good but the 2nd film was nothing special & the first is pretty decent hard-boiled crime.

[Human Larvae]

I watched a dvd-r with subs of ANGST not too long ago. Really wish someone would do a nice dvd rel. I'd even spring for a blu-ray. Not sure if my dvd-r has the edited beginning or not. I've only seen the orig film once on vhs & only remembered the savage knifing/rape scene.

that's one great movie! Very dense atmosphere and a good soundtrack. I have a dvd but without subs.


Now watching: The skin I live in
The story and it's twist is well executed. Interesting subject but obviously very unrealistic. It doesn't show alot of violence or anything else for that matter and just leaves most up to the imagination. And Elena Anaya is hot shit

[bitewerksMTB]

This weekend:

SEE NO EVIL w/Mia Farrow stumbling around blind not knowing her family has been killed in the house
THE MANITOU based on the Graham Masterson novel so it's campy as hell
VIOLENT STREETS excellant Jpn yakuza violence
ABSURD joe d'amato garbage but has an ok ending & a cpl decent gore scenes. the entire movie feels 3x as long as it is

[Human Larvae]

Now watching: Code Blue

in the beginning it gave me an Import/Export feeling and it did one or two WTF moments, but all in all, there was no real story being told and left me rather apathetic.

[tiny_tove]

Also Red riding trilogy, really worth to watch (just bought all 3 dvd's 6 euros totally) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Riding

excellent movie and excellent book!
discovered a couple years ago and immediately in my top list.

I have been watching mostly series in the past months.
I know it will sound sad but competely obsessed by Downton Abbey. first series was impressive.
Dexter is unwatchable.
Walking dead still going strong, it ios kind of weird, they sort of turned back to the comic, but living it in a different perspective -I am also playing the game on IPAD which is quite interesting.
Sons of anarchy, always more unreal and over the top, but I am still excited.

Moviewise I have watched despicable me - very good, made me crack-
contagion - interesting perspective on a possible pandemia from a more political/social perspective, not a masterpiece, but definitely interesting.