The vampire-lore in Kronos is interesting because it differs from the standard blood-sucking larks. And regarding Cushing as Holmes, it was nice to see him act with a bit of 'edge' to his character.
She has the opposite effect on me.
This movie was mentioned on the 'Worst Movies' thread I believe. I think I probably declared my love for Caroline there. I don't think I ever overcame my crush on the lady. As for Starcrash; an early example of a movie designed to cash in on the surprise success of Star Wars and the assumption that the public were suddenly ready for optimistic space operas after a decade of gritty, pessimistic, cinematic realism. The movie's terrible. Munroe is stunning. The movie's still terrible. I'd watch it again.
Watched it last night. Felt very much like a Russian mash up of The Quatermass Xperiment and Alien, but the creature itself was well-realised and I must admit that I wasn't expecting the twist at the end (despite the clue, when Tatty Anny was having a shower). Soviet era paranoia was nicely recreated too. 7/10 is probably fair.
that sounds familiar - could it be one of the early Twilight Zone ep?
Don't think so, although I could be wrong. In my memory bank it was a full length film. It may have Dark in the title. Or not.
What sort of era?
I reckon mid 80s to late 90s - ish.
It's not the Martain Chronicles, is it?
It sounds a lot like "Dark City" (1998) though it's not really a small town, more urban.
Yes, I was thinking of that one too!
I think that's it. I've misremembered somewhat & don't remember the murders aspect at all. It gets great reviews on imdb. Makes me want to see again now..
It's a pretty good film. Certainly original.
Dull as hell which was a shame as I was looking forward to it. 5 out of 10.
I watched this earlier & found it had some of the most indistinct/muffled/unintelligible dialogue ever committed to film. Admittedly my hearing isn't as good as it once was but I don't think I could make out with any certainty more than about 25% of the dialogue. I could glean the gist of much of it despite this but a lot of the detail passed me by. It really pisses me off about a lot of current films & especially sci-fi films. I just don't get the point of mixing the dialogue so badly. Usually it's the sound fx mixed so loud it obscures the dialogue but not the case in this film. It was just muddy.
There is a director's cut available - I find it somewhat better than the original, but either version is good.
Dark City - loved that film, maybe time to move from VHS to the Director's Cut
I think you'll like it better. No spoilers up front like the original version.
I found it entertaining but ultimately forgettable. As a technical showcase I thought it was great, but other than that...Meh. I'll likely watch the sequels when they are available on streaming, but I can't see myself going to the cinema as I did for the first movie.So, I thought I was the only one that thought Avatar was shite. Glad to know someone else saw through the BS Cameron was pushing.
I loved District 9
Yay! Without looking him up, just try and picture the star playing the lead role - tricky, isn't it?So, I thought I was the only one that thought Avatar was shite. Glad to know someone else saw through the BS Cameron was pushing.
I don't know whether it was BS. But the messages were delivered with no subtlety and I just wasn't engaged by it. I watched it once when it was first released, found it a pretty looking chore. I tried it again after a couple of years. To be fair, some of my favourite movies are ones I didn't like the first time around. It was still a chore. I'm not looking forward to the sequels, I don't know what people saw in the first movie.So, I thought I was the only one that thought Avatar was shite. Glad to know someone else saw through the BS Cameron was pushing.
