Just saw Bronson after much hype. Awesome. Almost exactly the flick the trailer made it out to be. Suddenly Tom Hardy as Bane makes a lot more sense. Props for getting full blown naked and getting the shit kicked out of him. Very hardcore flick.

Also saw Repo Man a little while ago. Who knew Emelio Estevez wasn't such a sissy not to be able to play a punk who "takes cars from dildos who don't pay their bills." Badass flick.

Also finally saw Escape from New York and They Live. <3 Carpenter.

Jeff, I added that French flick you mentioned as well. I watch a movie a day. I'll be watching that one tomorrow. It better not be the wrong one.

James,  1 thing I can guarantee you is that you'll love the cinematography...especially the first 30 minutes.  There are numerous thrills and chills in the climbing and it's pretty amazingly done.

I know what you're going to say about the 2nd half, but we'll see.

I've had Bronson in my que for awhile...I'll check it out.

Tonight is Unstoppable for me...wanted to see it at the theater but didn't make it.  Blu Ray arrived today...

Quoted from Dreamscale Tonight is Unstoppable for me...wanted to see it at the theater but didn't make it.  Blu Ray arrived today...

not bad, not great. entertaining.

i want to see more of this Chris Pine kid.

Quoted from James McClung Suddenly Tom Hardy as Bane makes a lot more sense.

*gasp* dare you question Chris Nolan!?

lol seriously though... i think the dude has proven he knows what hes doing

Quoted from James McClung I added that French flick you mentioned as well.

I have, too.  Though I hate, hate, hate dubbing.  It ruins the entire experience for me nearly 100% of the time.

Was "Tokyo Gore Police" dubbed?  I will bet that is why you did not like it.

Quoted from Dreamscale Tonight is Unstoppable for me...

That is not on Instant Play, Jeff.  Let's try to keep this to the on-line titles.

I notice "The Butcher" is no longer an online title, darn it.  I still give it a strong recommend for you, Jeff (and pretty much only you haha), but make sure you get the Korean one.  There are several films with the same title.

Was just about to post I hate dubbing and then saw bert beat me to it. If anything's guaranteed to ruin a movie for you, it's dubbing. A ridiculous concept if ever there was one. Just read the bloody subtitles!

Quoted from bert Was "Tokyo Gore Police" dubbed?  I will bet that is why you did not like it.

I did like Tokyo Gore Police although perhaps not as much as I did the first time I saw it. In any case, I own the DVD and watch it in Japanese. The dubbing is terrible. Shameful, even compared to other bad dubbing. Enough to turn people off to the whole movie as you've suggested.

OK, Netflix freaks, here's a really impressive one...

Shuttle - I was a little leery about this, based on the setup and first few minutes, but damn, this thing is unrelenting, quite intense at many times, and really delivers a ripping punch to the gut in the last 25 minutes or so.

The acting is pretty damn good from basically everyone, once things get going.  Both female leads do a great job.  And Tony Curran's performance is both powerful and restrained at the same time.

At times, the film has a washed out look, and since it takes place entirely at night, it doesn't look great.  But, this has a $5.5 Million budget, which is literally 50 times more than most "low budget" flicks.  I'm not sure exactly where all the money went, but everything has a very realistic feel to it, even the opening airport scene.  There is definitely attention to detail throughout, and the violence is well choreographed.

Of course, like any movie, this has its faults.  Characters do stupid things, or maybe better put, characters don't do what they should do to survive.  But having said that, let me also say that no character just gives up and dies.  Everyone puts up a great fight, again and again.  It's truly a roller coaster ride and it works.

Biggest kudos goes to the tone of the movie and script.  It's dark, it's gritty, and it's real.  If you go in blind, you're not going to have a clue how it'll play out.  Let's just say, it's not your typical Hollywood ending.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!

Hmmm, this thread doesn't seem to be too popular, but I'll keep trying.

Harpoon: Whale Watching Massacre - This was much better than you'd assume.

First time for me watching a film from Iceland.  Although it has many, many problems, cliches, and downright stupid shit going on, overall, it held my interest and I was somewhat impressed, even.

It's downright nasty in it's depiction of violence.  And there's alot of it...pretty well done even for a low budget flick.

Although the plot is very basic and cliche, it goes places you'd never imagine and there are several turns that completely threw me for a loop or 2.

It's funny, cause there are numerous languages going on here - American, Icelandic, French, and Chinese.  No dubbing.  Everything but the American is subtitled.

Finally, I think I can say that this flick has 1 of the most interestingly bizarre characters I've ever come across.  She steals the show and her actions are way beyond bizarre.  And, she proves to be literally the only survivor, so God bless her. I guess she did what she had to to make it out alive...and RICH!

Not a  terrible way to spend an hour and a half and you can say you've seen an Icelandic picture, as well.

Quoted from Dreamscale OK, Netflix freaks, here's a really impressive one... Shuttle - I was a little leery about this, based on the setup and first few minutes, but damn, this thing is unrelenting, quite intense at many times, and really delivers a ripping punch to the gut in the last 25 minutes or so. The acting is pretty damn good from basically everyone, once things get going.  Both female leads do a great job.  And Tony Curran's performance is both powerful and restrained at the same time. At times, the film has a washed out look, and since it takes place entirely at night, it doesn't look great.  But, this has a $5.5 Million budget, which is literally 50 times more than most "low budget" flicks.  I'm not sure exactly where all the money went, but everything has a very realistic feel to it, even the opening airport scene.  There is definitely attention to detail throughout, and the violence is well choreographed. Of course, like any movie, this has its faults.  Characters do stupid things, or maybe better put, characters don't do what they should do to survive.  But having said that, let me also say that no character just gives up and dies.  Everyone puts up a great fight, again and again.  It's truly a roller coaster ride and it works. Biggest kudos goes to the tone of the movie and script.  It's dark, it's gritty, and it's real.  If you go in blind, you're not going to have a clue how it'll play out.  Let's just say, it's not your typical Hollywood ending. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!

I second this recommendation one of the most underrated horror movies to come out in awhile! The ending stuck with me for quite awhile.

Good to hear, Kev!  I totally agree.

The writer/director, Edward Anderson, wrote the 2007 Michael Caine/Demi Moore flick, Flawless, which had a $20 Million budget.  Not bad, although I haven't seen the movie.

Nice chump change, anyway you look at it.

C'mon, you guys, check this movie out!!!!!!!!

Yall should check out The Kingdom (Ridget).

The only word I can pin it under is: Bizarre.
Made by Lars Von Trier. Nuff said.

It actually isn't as bizarre and not (as) pretentious as his other work.

It's a series, but the amazing thing is it balances, horror, surreal, and comedy brilliantly.

It's in Danish with English subtitles and the the show is something special. It came up a few years before E.R. and is a convincing hospital drama, mixed with a strange ghost story.

But what really shines is the characters and the comedic situations that arise. IT's done on what I think is early digital,( either way it looks cheap) giving it this Office and PArks and Recreation feel (a much darker feel). But it's amazing that it did all this a decade before the states picked up on on this style of television.

If you're trying to check out something different go with the Kingdom. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

And when the show wants to be scary/disturbing it's F***** up!
I'm really surprised the U.S. hasn't tried remaking this show. Though they'd fail miserably trying to recapture the magic that is in THE KINGDOM.

Quoted from Tony Hughes I'm really surprised the U.S. hasn't tried remaking this show. Though they'd fail miserably trying to recapture the magic that is in THE KINGDOM.

They did remake the show. Stephen King of all people was the creator. It was retitled Kingdom Hospital. Not sure if it's any good.

The Kingdom, I actually was disappointed by, surprisingly. It seemed to be focused on the comedy more than anything which I had a hard time getting into. I kept seeing really out there clips supposedly from upcoming shows (one involving Udo Kier as a weird man-baby thing) but said shows never had any of that stuff for some reason.

I'll have to revisit it at some point. I never saw the horror elements of the show developed that far. Honestly though, I think I like von Trier's post-Breaking The Waves films better. Europa was okay and I only liked the last five minutes of Epidemic but nothing out of that early era has really impressed me so far.

Quoted from James McClung I kept seeing really out there clips supposedly from upcoming shows (one involving Udo Kier as a weird man-baby thing) but said shows never had any of that stuff for some reason.

The man-baby is in the final frame of the first Season (the first season is only four episodes). And is in the second season as well. I am currently watching season 2, so he may disappear, and my opinion of the show may change.

Quoted from Dreamscale OK, Netflix freaks, here's a really impressive one... Shuttle - I was a little leery about this, based on the setup and first few minutes, but damn, this thing is unrelenting, quite intense at many times, and really delivers a ripping punch to the gut in the last 25 minutes or so. The acting is pretty damn good from basically everyone, once things get going.  Both female leads do a great job.  And Tony Curran's performance is both powerful and restrained at the same time. At times, the film has a washed out look, and since it takes place entirely at night, it doesn't look great.  But, this has a $5.5 Million budget, which is literally 50 times more than most "low budget" flicks.  I'm not sure exactly where all the money went, but everything has a very realistic feel to it, even the opening airport scene.  There is definitely attention to detail throughout, and the violence is well choreographed. Of course, like any movie, this has its faults.  Characters do stupid things, or maybe better put, characters don't do what they should do to survive.  But having said that, let me also say that no character just gives up and dies.  Everyone puts up a great fight, again and again.  It's truly a roller coaster ride and it works. Biggest kudos goes to the tone of the movie and script.  It's dark, it's gritty, and it's real.  If you go in blind, you're not going to have a clue how it'll play out.  Let's just say, it's not your typical Hollywood ending. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!

I checked this one out tonight, per your recommendation.
It certainly didn't embarrass itself. Decent acting.
One of the better peril in a bottle flicks.
I wonder who pocketed most of that $5 million budget.
I dug the ending, but it was a bit of a slog at 106 minutes.
I've seen a lot worse lately.

E.D.