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422,249 | 2,248,099 | 56,576 | 8 | One of Hammer's weirdest and most memorable films ! | A lot of great horror films were produced by Hammer Studios , and The Damned certainly ranks up there both as one of the studios best , and as one of the weirdest . The film is a mix of drama , thriller , horror and sci-fi and is inventive and refreshing in the way it plays out and I guarantee that if you go into this ... |
422,876 | 2,248,099 | 91,630 | 8 | Good , camp fun from the eighties | Night of the Creeps is another of those fun teen horror / sci-fi flicks that filmmakers in the eighties were so fond of making . The film has surprisingly more ideas than most , and after a great little intro that takes place in space ; the film moves on to 1959 ( in black and white ! ) , where watch a couple of unluck... |
422,216 | 2,248,099 | 66,390 | 8 | One of the most potent anti-war films ever made ! | Soldier Blue is a rather odd film . It's a mixture of a war film and a western ; it's a film about war , but instead of focusing on the war , we focus on just two characters and their conflicting ideologies and despite it's reputation for having a high shock value , most of it actually plays out like something you migh... |
422,737 | 2,248,099 | 56,606 | 8 | The madness of King Richard ! | The team of Roger Corman and Vincent Price is undoubtedly most famous for the adaptations of Edgar Allen Poe's works , but it would be unwise to ignore this interpretation of William Shakespeare's play ' Richard III ' as it's one of the duo's finest hours ! This same story was brought to the screen 23 years earlier wit... |
423,780 | 2,248,099 | 83,869 | 8 | Brilliantly absurd low budget black comedy ! | It's clear right from the beginning that Eating Raoul isn't a ' good ' film ; the picture looks trashy , the acting leaves a lot to be desired and there's a very ' low quality ' feel running throughout . However , the film conquers all these problems with two things ; a very amusing and inventive plot line , and a deli... |
421,861 | 2,248,099 | 70,300 | 8 | Poetic and beautiful coming of age horror movie | This highlight of seventies horror cinema is a vibrant and lush Gothic fairytale story of a young girl's odyssey as she searches for her father in a world of vampires and demons that wont hesitate to take her innocence at any opportunity that they get . Richard Blackburn's film takes influence from a number of sources ... |
422,980 | 2,248,099 | 78,077 | 8 | Surprisingly good French zombie flick ! | French director Jean Rollin is best known for his messy erotic vampire films , but Zombie Lake aside ; he's actually a lot better at zombie films . Along with The Living Dead Girl , The Grapes of Death represents one of the few successes for the cult director . This zombie film stands out for its morbid and surreal atm... |
422,978 | 2,248,099 | 105,242 | 8 | An excellent adaptation of a classic Lovecraft tale ! | The nineties were a disappointing decade for the horror genre whichever way you look at it , so it's lucky that filmmakers like Stuart Gordon and Dan O'Bannon were on hand to adapt classic HP Lovecraft stories . Horror fans have got used to seeing a director's credit for the aforementioned Stuart Gordon and a starring ... |
422,574 | 2,248,099 | 105,226 | 8 | Brilliantly gripping thriller from the underrated John Dahl ! | What we have here is a damn good little nineties thriller that , while perhaps lacking in substance , still provides great entertainment throughout it's running time and overall does everything you could possibly want a film of this nature to do . I saw this film principally because it was directed by John Dahl - a hig... |
422,905 | 2,248,099 | 47,976 | 8 | Obscure atmospheric horror gem ! | Dementia is one weird film ! To sum it up in a nutshell , I'd say it's kind of like a longer and somewhat more macabre version of The Twilight Zone ! The film doesn't include any graphic scenes - although this didn't stop Dementia being banned upon its release in 1955 . The film creates it's horror through atmosphere r... |
423,425 | 2,248,099 | 65,466 | 8 | Another cult hit from Russ Meyer ! | Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is the fourth Russ Meyer film that I've seen , and it's also the odd one out . It's got all the sex , violence and gratuity that you would expect from Russ Meyer - but where are the huge breasts ? Anyway , the film is based on a screenplay by film critic Roger Ebert , and focuses primaril... |
423,949 | 2,248,099 | 74,226 | 8 | Oddball seventies horror , and a rare success for Jeff Lieberman | I've learned not to go into Jeff Lieberman's films with high expectations , as although I liked his latest film ; horror-comedy ' Satan's Little Helper ' , both Squirm and Just Before Dawn did nothing for me , despite high expectations before seeing them . However , Blue Sunshine is surely the director's best film , as... |
421,854 | 2,248,099 | 180,073 | 8 | All about the acting | Art is the expression that separates man from beast , or at least that's what this film appears to be saying . I say ' appears ' because the message is rather cloudy . . . that's if there's even a message at all . However , when a film is this entertaining ; it doesn't really matter what the message is . Geoffrey Rush ... |
422,133 | 2,248,099 | 295,052 | 8 | Superb classic Japanese exploitation ! | Female Demon Ohyaku is the first in a trilogy of films that are often considered a precursor to the Pinky Violence film that became very popular in 1970's Japan . One of the things I love most about the Pinky films is the cinematography ; and the colour schemes used in many of them are a big bonus . This early one is f... |
422,417 | 2,248,099 | 361,127 | 8 | Not entirely effective , but always intriguing little drama | One trend in modern cinema that I'm getting sick of seeing lately is this obsession with small scale indie dramas focusing human relations and actions that are always greeted by glowing reviews from every critic and his dog . It's refreshing , therefore , to see one of these dramas that goes beyond the usual sentiment ... |
422,112 | 2,248,099 | 65,491 | 8 | Gritty and gruesome . . . excellent ! | Mark of the Devil is a German horror film from the 1970's . It stars Udo Kier and Herbert Lomm , features bucket loads of gore and more grisly torture sequences than you can shake a barb wired stick at . Adding to that is the fact that it tackles the subject of witch hunting and what you have is a film that has the tit... |
422,468 | 2,248,099 | 83,722 | 8 | Tourneur's masterpiece gets a sleazy makeover | Let's face it ; this remake of Jacques Tourneur's 1942 masterpiece was doomed from the start . This is the sort of film that people will go into with zero expectations because of the brilliance of the original and dislike it because of the huge chasm of quality between this and Tourneur's film . However , in spite of t... |
422,039 | 2,248,099 | 95,327 | 8 | A magnificent piece of work and one of the most heartbreaking tales ever told | Animation is often seen as a childish medium , and for good reason as kid's films often are animated . However , every now and then an animated film comes along that extends it's boundaries and manages to deliver a very adult story , and Grave of the Fireflies is one of those films . Through it's well observed and very... |
422,065 | 2,248,099 | 65,513 | 8 | Horror in a phone box ! | The made for TV short Spanish horror movie takes an amazingly simple idea and crafts an inventive and somewhat terrifying film out of it . The film begins with a group of men putting up a new telephone box in the centre of the city . Some time later , a man steps inside to use the phone and finds that he can't get out ... |
421,909 | 2,248,099 | 83,739 | 8 | Brilliant pupil-teacher satire | The 1980's was the decade responsible for some of the silliest films known to man , but many of these films actually have something about them - much like this satire on the antagonistic relationship between teachers and pupils . Some people may be dismayed by the massively over the top plotting ; but this is the entir... |
421,771 | 2,248,099 | 105,323 | 8 | Very energetic , corny and enjoyable | Scent of a Woman may well the corniest film ever made . For that reason alone , I should hate it ; but I cant because , despite the ever-present layer of cheese ; this is just a damn good movie . The film allows it's characters to develop throughout , and through a series of silly and unlikely sequences , we actually s... |
421,672 | 2,248,099 | 56,732 | 8 | An excellent surrealist fantasy | I can't say that I'm a big fan of director Luis Buñuel . While I admire his visual flair - his movies often lack backbone , and this brings them down . The Exterminating Angel is the first Buñuel movie that I've really enjoyed . I enjoyed it because I never got the impression that the point of this film was simply to b... |
423,986 | 2,248,099 | 65,531 | 8 | Cold and calculated French heist film | There were heist movies before this one , and indeed the likes of Rififi were an obvious influence on it - but The Red Circle is more than just another entry in an overpopulated genre and with this film , director Jean-Pierre Melville has managed to create something that both thrills on the surface and gives its audien... |
421,989 | 2,248,099 | 264,508 | 8 | Stuart Gordon does HP Lovecraft , with great results again ! | From almost the same team that brought us the classic horror Re-Animator sixteen years previously , comes this HP Lovecraft-adapted flick . We've got Stuart Gordon in the director's chair and Brian Yuzna producing , leaving out only cult star Jeffrey Combs . . . who would , actually , have made a great lead ; but never... |
422,528 | 2,248,099 | 61,124 | 8 | An excellent and bizarre entry in the Krimi genre ! | I've only seen a handful of Krimi's so far , but already it's clear that you can expect just about anything to happen , and while the plots don't always make complete logical sense - you can at least be guaranteed a damn good time ! The Trygon Factor is no exception to this rule as the film being together several diffe... |
421,718 | 2,248,099 | 66,518 | 8 | Another Hammer Horror highlight from Mr Barker ! | Throughout the 60's and 70's , Hammer studios have created some of the finest and most loved horror highlights , and this is most certainly one of them . Ingrid Pitt stars as Marcilla , an attractive female vampire who travels from house to house , feeding on young women . Pitt approaches her role with gusto and it is ... |
422,455 | 2,248,099 | 276,919 | 8 | A completely originally styled film ! Wonders will never cease ! | What does one make of Dogville ? I can say , without risking speaking out of turn , that this is the most originally styled movie in the history of movies . The film starts by introducing us to the town of ' Dogville ' , which is basically just a lay out that consists of white lines on a black canvass . Naturally , I e... |
423,667 | 2,248,099 | 56,943 | 8 | A treat for the horror fan ! | This delightful horror comedy romp stars horror legends Vincent Price and Peter Lorre as an undertaker and his assistant , who have problems paying the rent due to a lack of customers . However , the only reason work is slow is because people aren't dying . And that's a fact that our hero has no qualms about changing .... |
423,271 | 2,248,099 | 53,085 | 8 | Another success for Hammer studios ! | After their first successes with takes on famous stories , hammer's finest trio teamed up again to make this delightful take on the legend of an Egyptian mummy , imaginatively titled ' The Mummy ' . Peter Cushing is an actor that needs no introduction as he has carried many a Hammer horror production and forever engrav... |
422,792 | 2,248,099 | 454,841 | 8 | Bloodthirsty mutant cannibals in the American wasteland | The question most people ask when it comes to modern day remakes is " why remake a classic ? " , but the question I ask of this one is " why call it The Hills Have Eyes ? " Many films have been made before and after Wes Craven's original shocker with similar ideas , so why not take the basic plot idea and give it a new... |
423,560 | 2,248,099 | 64,626 | 8 | A great film about perverted passion | I hear that this version of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's isn't faithful to the original story . Having not read the book ( yet ! ) I can't say if that's true or not , but as a film in its own right ; this version of Venus in Furs really is something special . Massimo Dallamano is best known to cult film fans for his inc... |
422,317 | 2,248,099 | 360,717 | 8 | Big and bold . . . but slightly too big | Usually I start off reviews of remakes by saying that the original doesn't need a new version ; but although the original King Kong is one of my favourite movies of all time , I'm not going to say that it doesn't need an update with this review . While I love the classic version of the film ; I do concede that it isn't... |
422,426 | 2,248,099 | 140,384 | 8 | As weird as they come with some ' interesting ' ideas ! | The only ' pinku ' film I'd seen before this one was Masaru Konuma's Wife to be Sacrificed , but that didn't prepare me for the oddity of this Japanese ' classic ' ! Quite what the writers and directors were on is anyone's guess , but whatever it was ; it lead to them creating an interesting and unique film that is mem... |
422,476 | 2,248,099 | 382,189 | 8 | British Indie flick gives the Americans a run for their money | My Summer of Love pretty much flew under the radar upon it's release in 2004 ; and this is unfortunate , as this film is at least as good , if not better , than the Independent American releases of 2004 , such as Sideways or Garden State . The film takes place in my home county of Yorkshire , and follows the interweavi... |
423,221 | 2,248,099 | 39,677 | 8 | One of cinema's finest achievements | Odd Man Out is a terrific piece of cinema . It is set in Ireland and stars James Mason as Johnny McQueen ; leader of an underground Irish organization that engage in a robbery that will enable the organisation to steal the funds it needs to continue it's activities . However , the heist goes sour . Events conspire agai... |
422,271 | 2,248,099 | 69,969 | 8 | Pornography with style ! | Pornography isn't a film type that you would usually associate with substance and imagination , but The Devil in Miss Jones bucks that trend in style as it manages to entail everything you could want from a porn film , but it does it with class and actually manages a very interesting wraparound story to go with the har... |
423,376 | 2,248,099 | 60,794 | 8 | Foreboding mood and ingenious direction ? It's just another Mario Bava horror masterclass ! | This often overlooked Bava highlight is reminiscent of the hammer horror films of the 60's and 70's . The film follows the story of a cursed village in which people are dying . A doctor has been called into the village to do an autopsy on some of the local people that have been murdered mysteriously . While there , he ... |
423,781 | 2,248,099 | 39,661 | 8 | Excellent , and different , classic noir | Nightmare Alley was once an obscure film , but with recent DVD releases on both sides of the Atlantic ; I suspect it will now become slightly less obscure . That's a good thing too , because a film noir as classy and as dark as this one really shouldn't be ignored . The film follows the familiar noir themes of a man ge... |
422,129 | 2,248,099 | 424,345 | 8 | Excellent sequel to the nineties classic ! | I was a fan of the original Clerks when I first saw it a few years back , although I was sceptical when I found out that Kevin Smith was to make a belated sequel to it . However , it turns out that I had nothing to fear - as Clerks II is an extremely entertaining little film that works for all the same reasons as the o... |
421,845 | 2,248,099 | 70,078 | 8 | Excellent Amicus anthology | Amicus are famous for the anthology films , and that's hardly surprising since they made so many . The majority of the anthologies they made are entertaining , and I don't think I've ever really seen a bad one ; Asylum , The Vault of Horror and The House That Dripped Blood usually , and rightly , are the highest regard... |
423,121 | 2,248,099 | 450,843 | 8 | Smart and intriguing Satanic horror ! | The French have pretty much proved themselves to be the kings of modern horror cinema over the course of this decade . Films such as Malefique , In My Skin and Inside show what the French can do ; and as a result of these films , I generally go into any modern French horror expecting great things . Sheitan is yet anoth... |
423,362 | 2,248,099 | 74,451 | 8 | Another excellent Giallo from Paolo Cavara ! | The Giallo style may have been losing some of its popularity by 1976 , but that didn't stop Paolo Cavara from delivering this excellent little Giallo ! Paolo Cavara is best known for his brilliant ' Black Belly of the Tarantula ' , and while this film is not as good as the earlier one ; Plot of Fear delivers most of th... |
423,709 | 2,248,099 | 57,076 | 8 | Second only to Goldfinger ! | To be honest , I'm not a massive fan of James Bond films . I do , however , tend to enjoy the ones starring Sean Connery ; and while it doesn't touch the masterpiece ' Goldfinger ' , From Russia With Love is definitely one of Bond's better adventures . It's also one of the few films that has managed to keep a solid rep... |
423,317 | 2,248,099 | 29,957 | 8 | The evil that people do | Jean Renoir will always be best remembered for his prisoner of war film , La Grande Illusion , but if you ask me ; this film is better . Based on a book by Émile Zola , The Human Beast tells of the horrible things that humans can do , and follows the story of Severine and her husband Rouband , who kill a man on a train... |
421,740 | 2,248,099 | 264,761 | 8 | Daring and original portrayal of romance | This movie is often described as ' When Sally met Sally . . . ' , and that is an accurate portrayal of what this movie is . It's a love story like any other , but this story is different . We have the normal ' two people meet and fall in love ' scenario , but the difference here is that these two characters are the sam... |
422,668 | 2,248,099 | 477,348 | 8 | Absolutely great for the first two thirds . | The Coens definitely have made some of the best movies of the past two decades ; I won't profess to be among their biggest fans , but it's hard to deny the likes of Fargo , Miller's Crossing and The Big Lebowski . After a dip in the form over the last few years , this film became hotly anticipated ; often being touted ... |
422,888 | 2,248,099 | 53,176 | 8 | Stylishly shot and constantly interesting thriller | Night Train is the first film I've seen from highly rated Polish director Jerzy Kawalerowicz and it's a highly impressive film too ! The film takes on a Hitchcockian style , although Kawalerowicz ' directorial style is more sombre than Hitchcock's and the film straddles the line between thriller / mystery and drama exc... |
423,895 | 2,248,099 | 100,685 | 8 | Brutal and gritty gangster flick - hugely underrated ! | I'm shocked that I've been a film fan for many years , and have only just seen this gem ! In a world where The Godfather and Goodfellas are at the top of most people's lists of favourites , it's hard to believe that a film as strong as State of Grace could be so criminally under seen . The film is about love , friendsh... |
423,584 | 2,248,099 | 64,747 | 8 | Absolutely great tale of terror | The Oblong Box is a delightful treat for the horror fan . Starring two of the genre's great legends - Vincent Price and Christopher Lee and ( albeit loosely ) based on a story penned by the master of the macabre , Edgar Allen Poe , could it be anything but an immense slice of horror entertainment ? The answer would see... |
423,013 | 2,248,099 | 435,625 | 8 | When extreme holidaying goes wrong . . . | I had relatively high hopes for ' The Descent ' before going into it . Neil Marshall proved that he has a good understanding of the horror genre with his debut , ' Dog Soldiers ' , which is also a film that I like very much and don't hesitate to name as one of the best horror films of the new millennium . This follow u... |
423,985 | 2,248,099 | 65,737 | 8 | Excellent and sadly unknown mystery thriller ! | Fragment of Fear is a film that has somehow slipped under the radar since its release in 1970 and that's a real shame as while the film does have a few narrative problems ; this is excellently produced and well worked mystery thriller that really does deserve to be more seen . The film is halfway between a murder myste... |
423,352 | 2,248,099 | 113,189 | 8 | A golden start for Pierce Brosnan ! | GoldenEye is often reputed to be the best of Pierce Brosnan's outings as Bond , and one of the best of the series period . There is a reason for this . Brosnan and director Martin Campbell had a big job on their hands - reinventing Bond for the nineties while still retaining that classic Bond atmosphere can't be easy ,... |
422,544 | 2,248,099 | 64,704 | 8 | Bizarre mix of humour and lunacy ! | What we have here is a bizarre mix of psycho horror and pitch black comedy that actually works much better than I thought it would . The film is based on a stage play by Maisie Mosco and follows a so-called ' happy family ' who all happen to be lunatics . The film is directed by Freddie Francis who of course has a lot ... |
422,953 | 2,248,099 | 65,761 | 8 | Maybe not Argento's best , but still an excellent Giallo ! | The Cat o ' Nine Tails is Dario Argento's second feature as a director , and is often seen as a lesser Argento Giallo . While I agree with that somewhat ; the only reason why is because the others are so good . Despite being a lesser film by Argento's standards , The Cat o ' Nine Tails is still an excellent Giallo and ... |
422,958 | 2,248,099 | 765,443 | 8 | An excellent follow-up to the masterpiece , A History of Violence . | Normally I'd consider it a shame when a horror director breaks out of my favourite genre and starts making other types of films ; but when that director is making films as good as Eastern Promises and 2005's A History of Violence , who can possibly complain ? Cronenberg has never followed the mainstream , and while he ... |
423,823 | 2,248,099 | 206,634 | 8 | Perhaps not as good as the hype , but still a major highlight of 2006 | After reading all the reviews and praise for Children of Men , I can't exactly say I was blown away by the resulting film - but it's certainly a very good movie in that it manages to make you care for the characters and makes you think ; something that can't be said for many movies released recently . The film is based... |
421,843 | 2,248,099 | 64,789 | 8 | Excellent slice of sleaze from Jess Franco ! | Jess Franco made a hell of a lot of films over his vast career , and it's not surprising that most of them are trash . When speaking of his best films , it's usually The Diabolical Dr Z and this film ; Venus in Furs that get mentioned , and there's a good reason for that ! I can't say that this film is better than the ... |
422,920 | 2,248,099 | 416,320 | 8 | A change of environment proves lucky for Woody Allen | Every film that Woody Allen releases is automatically a point of interest for me , especially when the film in question has won itself a lot of favourable reviews . Match Point sees Allen in new territory as his beloved New York has been swapped for London , England . Despite this relocation , however , Match Point is ... |
422,561 | 2,248,099 | 64,787 | 8 | The better Paranoia ! | A Quiet Place to Kill is not be confused with the earlier Orgasmo , though unfortunately confusing the pair is very easy as they're from the same director , both feature American actress Carroll Baker and they were both released under the title ' Paranoia ' ! Quite what the reason for both films featuring the same titl... |
423,159 | 2,248,099 | 74,586 | 8 | Stunning Italian crime flick ! | My interest in Italian cinema is usually limited to horror films , but I made an exception for this crime flick - and I'm certainly glad that I did ! Actually , The Big Racket isn't a world away from the popular Italian Giallo styling , only instead of having a vicious murderer on the loose ; we have a small town at th... |
423,071 | 2,248,099 | 282,386 | 8 | A veritable feast of gore and trash movie making ! | 1963's Blood Feast is not particularly well known to most people that are not hardcore horror fans , but it's actually quite a remarkable film ; and one of the first to use extreme gore , which makes it rather influential also . On paper , it's not all that surprising that such as a remarkable film got a sequel - even ... |
422,019 | 2,248,099 | 65,854 | 8 | One of the finest British horror films | Horror omnibus films were popular in the seventies . I'm not very fond of them myself , but this one is an undeniably excellent slice of British horror cinema . The House That Dripped Blood is a horror omnibus , featuring four stories that surround a creepy old house in the country and are being told to a Scotland Yard... |
422,408 | 2,248,099 | 256,524 | 8 | Lovely little crime caper from Woody | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a change from what film fans have come to expect from Woody Allen , but it's a welcome change in my opinion . It is true that this isn't his best work ( that would be Annie Hall ) , but The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is still a very nice movie . It lacks the depth that most of Woody's ... |
422,472 | 2,248,099 | 47,528 | 8 | Beautifully surreal character study | I'm not the biggest fan of Federico Fellini ; and that's putting it lightly . This probably won't reflect very well on my part ; but I found 8 and La Dolce Vita to be two of the most extraordinarily boring films I've ever seen ( hey , at least I'm honest ) . I am pleased to report , however , that La Strada is nothing ... |
422,703 | 2,248,099 | 74,554 | 8 | Classic drama , rife with paranoia | I don't profess to know anything more about ' the McCarthy era ' than any other non-American that wasn't around in the fifties , but this film serves as both a great slice of entertainment ; and something of a history lesson . The film is said to be a comedy , although it would seem to be played out more for the drama ... |
423,144 | 2,248,099 | 69,738 | 8 | An original and intriguing slice of period horror ! | Avoiding death and what happens when we die have been recurring themes throughout all art forms since the dawning of time . Despite the fact that there are a lot of films that handle similar themes , The Asphyx stands out for it's original and intriguing exaction . The film hasn't gained itself the best reputation in t... |
422,330 | 2,248,099 | 122,136 | 8 | Eerie and atmospheric masterpiece from the director of Onibaba | Director Kaneto Shindô is most famous for his 1964 ghost story Onibaba ; and anyone that enjoyed that film will certainly enjoy this one . The two films are very similar in style , and that's a good thing for both as the thick and surreal atmosphere created by the director creates a perfect atmosphere for a horror stor... |
422,000 | 2,248,099 | 320,691 | 8 | Entertaining action fare . . . | Vampires and werewolves in a Romero and Juliet style story ? When you think about it , Underworld really should have been great ; but despite being disappointing on the whole , special effects guru turned director Len Wiseman has still managed to turn out a good film . In fact , he's done quite well ; as when you consi... |
422,846 | 2,248,099 | 69,704 | 8 | A true American classic | As many people know , George Lucas is most famous for the fact that he wrote a certain series of fantasy films . Most of those films certainly were a great achievement , but one thing that many Star Wars fans overlook is the other entries in Lucas ' list of directorial credits ; one of which is this film , American Gra... |
422,418 | 2,248,099 | 338,751 | 8 | Entertaining and well done biopic | I'm not usually a fan of biopics , or even Martin Scorsese films in general , but surprisingly enough ; this one , in spite of it's lukewarm critical reaction , is actually really good , and definitely well worth seeing . Much of the criticism landed on The Aviator has come about because of the fact that it's not very ... |
421,694 | 2,248,099 | 91,954 | 8 | Hellish romance in the core of the British punk era | Sid and Nancy depicts the morbidly fascinating story of the tragic love between the Sex Pistols bassist , Sid Vicious and his American girlfriend , Nancy Spungen . The film is set in the peak of the British punk era , and aside from the story at the centre of the tale ; the film makes the best of it's surroundings . De... |
422,630 | 2,248,099 | 100,369 | 8 | Much better than you would expect | Because it's a newer version of a classic horror movie ( and it went directly to video ) , I have been putting off watching Stuart Gordon's take on Edgar Allen Poe's classic story , but after finally catching it ; I can honestly say that I don't know why I didn't see it earlier ! While the Roger Corman / Vincent Price ... |
422,852 | 2,248,099 | 299,977 | 8 | One of the best films so far this decade | Some films are heavy on style and lack substance somewhat , other films have a lot of substance but lose out in the style department . Ying Xiong , however , doesn't lose out in either ; it is the perfect fusion of style and substance . The story of the film , is most definitely secondary to the amazing visuals and stu... |
422,590 | 2,248,099 | 95,801 | 8 | Excellent character-lead drama | Films like this don't usually interest me , but it's hard not to be taken in by Bagdad Cafe's energy and brilliantly put together characters . This lushly shot film follows the fortunes of a family that runs a café in the middle of the desert , and their friends that live close by . The story really starts when German ... |
423,378 | 2,248,099 | 64,904 | 8 | Another ingenious Mario Bava gem ! | Horror maestro , Mario Bava directs this intriguing and ingenious horror highlight nightmare that delves deep into the mind of a madman . Stephen Forsyth is John Harrington , the aforementioned madman . Unlike most lunatics ; John knows that he is insane . He confesses this to audience right near the start of the movie... |
421,820 | 2,248,099 | 397,101 | 8 | Superb plot , superb execution and the most horrific ending in years . . . | There's far too many ghost related films coming out lately , and to be honest I'm getting a bit sick of it . That was the reason why I didn't see The Skeleton Key upon its release , as I figured I'd have seen it all before - but damn , am I glad I changed my mind ! Not only does this film stand apart from the rest of i... |
423,035 | 2,248,099 | 884,328 | 8 | Another big success for Stephen King and Frank Darabont ! | Films based on the writing of Stephen King have a habit of not translating to the screen very well ; although director Frank Darabont made what is often considered the best of the Stephen King films in The Shawshank Redemption - and now with The Mist he's directed what is surely one of the major contenders for the titl... |
422,077 | 2,248,099 | 35,432 | 8 | Dark and atmospheric noir | This Gun for Hire was one of the earlier films in the film noir cycle , and was clearly shot on a budget ; but in spite of that , this is still an excellent little thriller and one that all fans of noir will surely enjoy ! The film works because of its compelling plot and intriguing characters ; and it's also surprisin... |
424,010 | 2,248,099 | 117,913 | 8 | An entertaining spectacle with a nice comment on justice | Courtroom dramas are well known for providing thrilling films , and that is exactly what ' A Time to Kill ' thrives on ; entertainment value . It is clear that the film , in spite of having some very potent themes , puts most of it's focus on being entertaining and it's actually not a bad film for it . Sometimes , film... |
422,529 | 2,248,099 | 60,608 | 8 | Very cool crime caper from Umberto Lenzi | Umberto Lenzi is best known for his gory zombie flicks , Giallo's and Italian Cop movies ; but there are a few gems from other genres dotted around his filmography , and Kriminal is definitely one of the best of them ! The film is based on a comic book and follows the fortunes of a ' cartoon ' criminal out to steal wha... |
422,179 | 2,248,099 | 95,871 | 8 | Excellent low budget psychological horror flick ! | The eighties produced a lot of horror films that were clearly made just for people to rent on Friday nights to ignore while they had a few beers and a laugh with their mates . While most of these films were instantly forgettable , some were actually quite good and unfortunately have been forgotten along with the forget... |
423,292 | 2,248,099 | 95,863 | 8 | Ingenious horror sequel ! | Phantasm 2 is a proud member of a select group of films - sequels that are better than the first . The pace of the movie doesn't let up for a second and it does , therefore , manage to stay exciting and entertaining for it's duration . The sequel picks up , at first , where the first film left off ; with Reggie Bannist... |
422,352 | 2,248,099 | 78,508 | 8 | Unfairly neglected seventies thriller ! | Plots like this have been done before ; and done better in some films , but that doesn't stop Burt Kennedy's little known thriller ' Wolf Lake ' from being a very well done and constantly intriguing little thriller . The film is not perfect ; there are pacing problems and a series of annoying / confusing flashbacks tha... |
422,188 | 2,248,099 | 104,779 | 8 | Polanski doing what he does best | Bitter Moon once again sees the master of the macabre , Roman Polanski , doing what he does best . With echoes of his earlier film ' Knife in the Water ' , Bitter Moon is a story of lust , revenge , betrayal , dependency and most of all ; love , wrapped tightly around a coil of taboos and sexual perversions . While not... |
422,063 | 2,248,099 | 94,713 | 8 | Completely bizarre French black comedy ! | Films where animals are given a persona and a human voice have long been a staple of children's entertainment , but I can't think of a single film made for adults where this is the case . With the exception of oddball French flick ' Baxter ' , of course ! Any film with a premise as weird as this one is bound to become ... |
423,039 | 2,248,099 | 71,519 | 8 | Fantastic finale to Hammer's fantastic Frankenstein series ! | The sixth and final film in Hammer's Frankenstein series is yet another treat from the studio ! The Frankenstein series is massively better than Hammer's more popular Dracula series , and easily deserves the much higher praise that the latter receives . Sporting the ultra-camp title , ' Frankenstein and the Monster Fro... |
422,369 | 2,248,099 | 71,508 | 8 | Superb cult horror ! | After being pleasantly surprised by the first collaboration between Udo Kier , Joe Dallesandro , Paul Morrissey and Andy Warhol that I saw ; Blood For Dracula , I didn't think that this take on the classic Frankenstein story would be able to live up to it . There was another pleasant surprise in store , however , as af... |
423,812 | 2,248,099 | 490,879 | 8 | Mr Brown and his awesome mind controlling powers ! | He's played Russian Roulette , he's held a séance . . . he's done . . . some other stuff , but now Derren Brown is using his awesome mind control powers to subliminally influence four lucky contestants to steal £100 , 000 from a security guard on a quiet London street ! I like Derren Brown because , aside from being go... |
422,152 | 2,248,099 | 324,264 | 8 | Lesbians in the 19th century | This drama apparently caused a bit of a stir six years ago when it debuted on television - not taking in much TV news myself , it passed under the radar ; but after having seen it , I'm not surprised that it did cause a stir . Not particularly because of the content ( although it is a bit more ' offbeat ' than the usua... |
421,823 | 2,248,099 | 36,348 | 8 | Another excellent adventure for detective literature's greatest duo | Sherlock Holmes films are always better when they have a horror edge to them - The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Scarlet Claw prove this best - and Sherlock Holmes Faces Death makes another nice entry in the list of Holmes films with a horror slant . The story this time round takes place in a foreboding old house w... |
423,939 | 2,248,099 | 36,349 | 8 | Another excellent Holmes mystery | I'm a big fan of Universal's Sherlock Holmes series , and Sherlock Holmes in Washington is definitely one of the better entries . The best Sherlock Holmes films tend to be the ones with a horror element ( such as The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Scarlet Claw ) , but even though this one offers nothing in the way o... |
422,585 | 2,248,099 | 113,819 | 8 | A lovely Woody Allen comedy that is not to be missed ! | This movie is often said to be a ' miss ' on Woody Allen's filmography , but I have no idea why . It is true that this isn't his best work ( that would be Annie Hall ) , but it's certainly shouldn't be regarded as a blip . Like most of Allen's best films , this one stars the man himself in the leading role . I'm a big ... |
423,583 | 2,248,099 | 36,341 | 8 | A lovely little chiller from Val Lewton | Val Lewton made a name for himself within the horror genre by producing atmospheric chillers , and The Seventh Victim is one of the best of them . Although not as great as the likes of Cat People and The Body Snatcher , The Seventh Victim represents another successful fusion of intriguing mystery and atmospheric chille... |
423,246 | 2,248,099 | 67,140 | 8 | Kind of like The Odd Couple , with explosions | A Fistful of Dynamite is often seen as the black sheep of Sergio Leone's commercial releases ; and there's a good reason for that , as despite the fact that it's still a spaghetti western ; it's a completely different kettle of fish to both the Dollars Trilogy and Once Upon a Time in the West . A Fistful of Dollars fea... |
423,786 | 2,248,099 | 87,003 | 8 | Another success for Woody Allen | I definitely consider myself a fan of Woody Allen , although I've realised ; over the 25 films I've seen from him , that he doesn't always hit the nail on the head . On his day , Allen can be one of the funniest men you could ever hope to see a film from - but sometimes , while attempting to hit the nail , he ends up c... |
421,747 | 2,248,099 | 51,542 | 8 | Fantastic little horror gem | Any film featuring both Christopher Lee and Boris Karloff is an instant must-see for any horror fan . Alone , either one of these can carry a film ; but together they make a force to be reckoned with indeed ! Karloff stars as the central character ; a doctor who , through trying to find a way to separate pain from the ... |
423,637 | 2,248,099 | 87,015 | 8 | C ( an't ) H ( think of a ) U ( clever ) D ( abbreviation ) | I was once a big fan of cheesy eighties horror movies ; but just lately , mostly owing to my having seen a number a bad ones , the eighties trash flick just hasn't done much for me . This ensured that I went into C . H . U . D . with the lowest of expectations ; but to my surprise , the film turned out to be one of the... |
422,837 | 2,248,099 | 51,554 | 8 | Bram Stoker's classic gets a makeover . . . . Hammer style ! | Often regarded as the highlight of Hammer horror's oeuvre , The Horror of Dracula stands up today as a fresh and inventive take on what is maybe the best story ever written . Hammer is a studio that has had many a fine hour , and although this is one indeed ; I think that there are several other films from their ranks ... |
423,356 | 2,248,099 | 36,260 | 8 | A stunning and sadly underseen film noir ! | This noir may not be the best remembered film from the era , but it features a great mystery plot , the common noir atmosphere and some good performances from its lesser known cast members . Robert Siodmak , the talented director behind the mystery / horror classic ' The Spiral Staircase ' directed this film two years ... |
421,947 | 2,248,099 | 67,084 | 8 | A brilliantly paced Giallo thriller | The Bloodstained Butterfly is more artful than most Giallo's , and doesn't adhere to the often followed tradition of over the top stylish murders and a bucket load of naked women ; but instead we are treated to a finely tuned plot , which involves a court case , few murders and some well defined characters . Some Giall... |
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