Agreed about Now You See Me 2, although still a fair movie I thought. Loved Jungle Book though

ACK... I watched a film called Mother's Day ... Every minute I devote thinking back on it adds to the minutes wasted watching... oh dear... Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston... I like these ladies' acting but the film tried too hard to be feminist and politically correct ... What a shame ...:(

Suicide Squad

I don't think there is a decent superhero movie (or tv show) made this century, which is no suprise as they are basically all the same. So I had my hopes on Suicide Squad. It tended to be different.

Well it was but this movie soon got lost in it's own effort, making it a rather messy movie. I liked the intention but the result is pretty poor. Too many issues that could have been prevented.

5/10

The Survivalist.
Too dull and long drawn out. Just like the Road. Both very meh.
Would rate something like Kevin Costner's forgotten Postman movie much higher. Much more to see and think about. Had an amazing score too unlike these two dull before mentioned post apocalypse movies.

Lights out
Ok, nothing too special. Since I have a cinema unlimited card it was worth the time. About a woman ghost who can only appear in the shadows. Don't want to spoil anything but there is a part where a guy goes away to get the police. I would have found a 24 hour store and strapped 50 torches onto my body pointing in all directions.

The Apparition
Started of really well I thought. Nice subtle Poltergeist events, much better than The Poltergesit remake in fact as that was a joke. Second half of movie was a let down though and just went with the ridiculous rather than stick to subtlety which I find much more scary and enjoyable. Main actress was very pretty.

Day of the dead (2008 )
Didn't know this awful remake of a near classic existed. Utter disgrace. Could only bear to watch 20 minutes of this all over the place crapfest. Better sticking to George A Romero's original zombie movies, the thriller music video and maybe Shaun of the Dead, everyone else does a terrible job and they think zombies come from a disease/super powerful rage rather than the more scary original limited ability undead idea.

I also saw Suicide Squad the other week.
I thought it was ok. Didn't have huge expectations. Worth a watch I thought. I'd rate it maybe a 7.
Funny in places which you'd expect. The plot is ridiculous though and perhaps should have had a better build up but did like the ghost woman character and Poison Ivy. The new Joker seems better than I thought he'd be but nothing like the very scary and perfectly acted Heath Ledger rendition. Batman was hardly in it which was a shame I think. More just a cameo.

Can't see how many of the characters Will Smith keeps playing (here a criminal assassin with perfect gun shooting abilities) doing anything good to help his quest in getting more recognition for African Anerican actors. He does nothing to break stereo types and probably makes things worse.

The Nice Guys.

Decent enough thriller. Not too complicated but very funny. Gave me a few great laughs

8/10

Dear God, no!

Indeed...

John Carpenter's Vampires (1998 )

Watched it before on bluray on TV. This was the first time I watched it on big moviescreen with my beamer. Never new there was so much detail hidden in the picture :cool:

Batman vs Superman

Wasn't all horrible. But it was also never any good

3/10

Haunted Honeymoon (1986)

Very underrated Gene Wilder movie.

7.5/10

The Funhouse Massacre

Not bad for a halloween slasher flick. Some nice gore scenes. The comic part wasn't that funny but I enjoyed it the way I expected it to be.

6.5/10

Dark Skies

Hmmm. It was decent. Not scary but it had a few intense moments. The 'twist' was very predictable.

The only really good thing about the movie *SPOILER ALERT* was the not happy ending.

7/10

Two forgotten John Carpenter classics

Prince of Darkness (1987)
Had not seen it in over 20 years. Still kind of creepy but the editing was a mess. Too many unclear actions and loose ends.
6.5/10

They Live (1988 )
The late Rowdy Piper in this typical Carpenter movie. Always fun to watch
8/10

The Hateful Eight 2016

I used to love Tarantino movies. But nowadays I often find them dragging.

6/10

Did you not like Django Unchained? I thought it was really good. I should watch it again.
Haven't seen the last one.

Saw The Magnificent Seven (2016). Really liked it. Not amazing but a really fun western. Maybe 7.5/10

Haven't seen Django and really only watched the hateful 8 because of Kurt Russel.
Overall there are two genres of movies that I not really enjoy. War and Western. ;)

Going to watch the last Star Trek movie tonight.

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Perhaps even better than Sar Trek into Darkness (2013) but not as good as Star Trek 2009 (Don't really care for the other Star Trek movies)

Anyway, fast paced mindless fun

8/10

10 Cloverfield Lane... I enjoyed it, wasn't what I expected in the end

Salem's Lot (1979)

Always enjoyed this movie and having it seen now in High Def was a real pleasure.

8/10

wee kid vampire knocking on the window???

i think i might have seen it a long time ago

One of the scariest scenes I've ever seen!

good, cause i'd nightmares over that!

The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)

Roman Polanski's masterpiece. Funny and scary.
I believe Sharon Tate's last role before she became victm to Mason's murdering cult.
And of course the movie were Tanz der Vampire is based on.

9/10

In the mouth of madness (1994)

Another great John Carpenter movie. One of my guilty pleasures. Sam Neill is superb!

7.5/10

Life Of Pi. Mainly watched it as a demo of 4kuhd with hdr (impressive) but found myself strangely captivated by the gently charming story. Well performed, beautifully shot. 3/5

The Revenant. Absurdly straight forward plot but that's not really such a bad thing. Outstanding acting all round. Stunning scenery in 4k uhd with hdr. 3/5.

Girl on the Train... 2/5. Would have been more entertaining if it had just been about her train journey...

Florence Foster Jenkins. Hilarious, poignant, and with superb turns from the 3 leads. 4/5.

Oh and Hugh Grant leading a Lindy Hop party is the best thing I've ever seen on screen.

Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2010)

Very funny movie. Great Horror parody about a chain of event of misunderstanding death sequences.

7,5/10

All Hallow's Eve (2013)

Low budget, decent horror movie. 3 stories with a killer clown wrapped around the main story line.

5/10

Friday the 13th part 2. Not sure if it's just what we are used to in modern horrors now but the kills seem so low impact some how... so pedestrian. Still for the time it carries on the original film's story reasonably well and passes the time in a moderately amusing fashion. 2/5.

I always found Friday part 2 the best from the entire series. ;)

I preferred 1. Would have given 1 3/5. Part3 is apparently good so may watch that tonight.

Friday the 13th Part 3. Better than 2 i thought with more tension and slightly more dramatic kills. As it was filmed in 3d the kills tend to be with long poles of different varieties eg harpoon, pitchfork etc. Also some good eye popping moments. Also good to see Jason in the mask and running around in blind rage. I'd give it a 3/5.

Well you did use a bad refference for quality.

Halloween, The Thing, Poltergeist, Nightmare on Elmstreet. Just a few within the same period of time are all so much better than Friday.

Also, from all the movies mentioned above, Friday was the one with the least 'heart' put into it. As Sean S Cunningham later admitted, the movie was quickly made just to cash in on the Halloween succes (which they did well, obviously).

That said, from the iconic 3 slashers (Halloween, Nightmare and Friday) Friday got the better reboot. Zombie destroyed Halloween and the Nightmare on Elmstreet reboot really missed what Robert Englund put in the Freddy character. I honestly expected the Friday reboot to continue where the other two were doomed to fail (I believe a new Halloween movie, based on Carpenter's vision is in the making).

But I'm ranting. Hope you enjoy part 3 (although it was just a silly excuse to use the cheap red&blue 3d gimmicks. I'm sure it will make you chuckle at times :lol:

EDIT: I see you saw it and found it... better than 2. Hahaha we are so way off in horror taste ;-)

The Car (1977)

I think it has been over 2 decades ago that I last saw this one. And to be honest, in my memory it was a more intense movie. Still vey decent though.

I prefer Spielberg's Duel over this one.

6.5/10

Friday the 13th part 4 the "final" chapter. Back down to 2/5 again. Saved by a vaguely intriguing ending, Crispin Glover, gratuitous nudity, and a spirited fight back against Jason by the main woman. Other wise would have been a 1. So much stupidity creeping in. Stretch credulity and it's fun. Break it and it's dumb.

Can't wait untill uou get to part 8, Jason in Manhattan...

Lol I may not :)

Lights Out (2016)

Two major problems.
1 The plot was revealed too early in the film (and made it predictable)
2 The scary senes were never scary.

5/10

Friday the 13th Part 5. Kudos for trying something new and trying to expand the universe. Clearly most fans of the franchise didn't agree as I think the next one goes back to basics.

Shall I go there? I'm gonna go there. 3/5.

5 is with the ambulance guy, right?

Alien (1979)

The original is still by far the best of the franchise.

9/10

Yeah

Definitely the original and best. Aliens is very good but nowhere near as scary. 3 is under rated. Resurrection is largely garbage but with some flashes of good moments.

Saw Inferno last night, was ok but I'd wait for it to hit DVD or cable, better films out the to spend your money on at the flicks

Friday the 13th part 6 Jason Lives!

Best of the sequels so far. Some genuine originality, some reasonable acting (no really!), proper Jason is back and extra wormy, and some actually quite good characters that make you actually care about them being killed. If I did half marks it would be 3.5. But I don't. So it's a very strong 3/5.

Poltergeist (1982)

Simply amazing. Even after all those years it's still one of the best horror movies of all time.

9/10

Super 8 (2011)

JJ Abrahams knows how to bring my 'Spielberg' childhood back with this movie. It's basically one big hommage to many of the films that Spielberg was involved with from the mid 70's to the mid 80's. From Close Encounters to E.T. From Jaws to the Goonies.

8.5/10

Yeah I loved this film. Definitely has that magic touch. Will have to watch it again now:)

Epic night!

Halloween (1978 )
Halloween II (1981)

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I actually prefer Alien3 over Aliens. Where Alien3 is under rated I think Aliens is over rated ;)

Friday the 13th part 7 The New Blood. Oh. Some actually quite good acting and done characters you nearly care about. And then telekinesis. Inspired by (ripped off from) Carrie? Jason turns up in all sorts of random places with bizarre selections of tools. Scrapes a 2/5.

Could be. Funny enough, Nightmare on Elmstreet 4, which got released in the same year as Friday 7 (1988 ) got a, more or less, similair storyline. With the telekinese stuff.

So... next up: Friday 8! :twisted::twisted::twisted:

Yeah can't wait lol. That might be the final straw.

Have you seen the Rob Zombie remakes? Thoughts if you have?

Love Halloween 1. 2 is good for the most part but having Jamie Lee Curtis half comatose for so long is a massive waste.

Haven't seen 3.

4 is an inferior remake of 1.

5 was surprisingly good I really enjoyed it.

6 is patchy and the whole cult thing gets out of hand.

H20 is awesome love that film. One of the best 80s horror follow ups ever.

Resurrection is a shambles. Well the bit with Jamie Lee Curtis is fine. But the rest sucks.

Haven't seen the Rob Zombie ones but would love to at some point.

Saw them.

They are typical RZ movies and basically have nothing to do with Halloween. The reboots are a complete different genre.

That said, I didn't like them at all. From the rape scene in 1 to the dream sequences in 2 it was all so unnecessary.

I am very happy John Carpenter is involved in the new upcoming reboot because the RZ films almost destroyd the Halloween franchise.

Well they wanted 2 to continue where the original ended. But Jamie Lee Curtis had her hair cut for another movie she did and had to use this cheap wig. It is one of the reasons she wasn't too much inolved in the movie.

3 is a complete different movie. Nothing to do with Michael Myers. But a great 80's horror story. I urge you to give it a chance.

As a canon I think either 1,2 and 4 work great. Or 1, 2 and H20.

I actually enjoyed 4 and found 5 okay for most parts.

6 is chaotic. Even the producer's cut is. And I dislike that one.

H20 was okay. Great opening maybe a bit too Scream-ish for me.

Ressurection was, as you say, shameless. The opening for that movie was actually shot during H20. Producers didn't want the franchise to end and demanded this sequence for a possible follow-up.

By the way I think the unsung hero is Donald Pleasance, who is an excellent presence and almost as mad as Michael Myers.

Roadie :-)

Phantoms (1998 )

Ben Affleck in a Dean Koontz story. Very decent first 45 minutes. Then it goes a bit downhill. Liv Schreiber is superb as the deputy.

6.5/10

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

Figured youd appreciate this ;)

Hahaha

Friday the 13th part 8. Jason takes Manhattan.

Dreadful.

Not sure I'm going to make it to the end of this one. Pointless New York intro. Semi intriguing set up on a boat. All characters deeply irritating so that you hope they die more quickly than they actually do. Pointless rock chick. Jason able to get to places in 1/3 time of everyone else despite travelling at 1/2 the speed. Haven't even made it to Manhattan yet.

Well out of sheer bloody mindedness I kept going right until the end. Still dreadful.

1/5.

Not sure whether to carry on to part 9 or not. Does it get any better?

Personally I like Jason goes to hell. Complete different movie from the rest. It got quite some heat but I had fun watching it.

In your rating I probbably give it 3/5

My rating 5.5/10

to quote the lyrics, does it get any better? can it get any worse? lol

Don't Breathe (2016)

Decent enough thriller. Good acting. My only problem was that I had no sympaty for any of the characters.

6.5/10

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Actually an underrated movie that got a lot of heat because there is no Michael Myers in it. Still a superb 80's horror flick with a certain John Carpenter feel to it (Carpenter wrote the score and was also an uncredited co-writer)

6.5/10

Deep Rising (1998 )

One of my biggest Guilty Pleasures. Monsters on a cruise ship. I wish they made the Island sequel :(

8.5/10

Friday the 13th 1 to 10

Except for 8 (Jason in Manhattan) a movie that is in a league of it's own when it comes to horrible movies I found 3, 5, 6 and 7 laughable bad. The first one was okay, I still found the last 20 minutes of 2 the best of the entire series. 9 was different and I would rate it the same as part 1 (some Jason fans will curse me now). Jason X (Jason in space) was as laughable as the others but I have a weak spot for bad SciFi movies.

In the end (It had been ages since I watched them) I was surprised how bad this series actually is. No story line, no character development, no scares. Basically it is what 'Final Destination' is. The same story every time only the kills will change. Overall the series get a rating of 3/10

To put them in a list of bad to worse:

1: part 2
2: part 4
3: part 1
4: part 9
5: part 10
6: part 7
7: part 6
8: part 3
9: part 5
and the absolute worst... drumroll... 8

To put the above post in perspective. I also watched the Halloween movies entirely. If I ranked the two franchises into one list it would look like this:

(F = Friday 13th, H = Halloween)

1: H 1
2: H 2
3: H 4
4: H20 (H 7)
5: F 2
6: F 4
7: F 1
8: H 5
9: F 9
10: H 8
11: F 10
12: H 6
13: F 7
14: F 6
15: F 3
16: F 5
17: F 8

I didn't put Halloween 3 in the list as it's a complete different movie (would have ended in place 7, just above Friday 1) and I need to watch the Nightmare on Elmstreet movies again to see where they end in this franchise list :-)

Nightmare on Elmstreet (1984)

Still decent

7,5/10

Stranger Things (2016)

Well not a movie but the tv series. Thing is, with some good editing this is a 2 hour movie.

Great wink to the 80's though 7,5/10

Finally got to watch Friday the 13th part 9 Jason Goes To Hell. A big improvement on part 8 and brings something new to the table. I like the idea of Jason transferring to different people and the idea that only a Vorhees can kill him (how unfortunate for him then that some other Vorhees family members suddenly appear). Some pretty decent actors let down by the one you are supposed to be rooting for being completely wooden. Quite a satisfying end too in a completely cheesy cheap and cheerful way.

I reckon just about earns a 3/5.

Haha I agree, but I believe it is this storyline that makes it for hardcore fans one of the most hated entries in the franchise :twisted:

So you going to do Jason X and Freddy vs Jason as well?

Lol not sure. I think I may need to swap franchises now and try something different. I've been meaning to watch The Purge for ages...

House on Haunted Hill (1999)

I actually like this remake with a great wink to Vincent Price (who starred in the original).

7/10

Return to the House on Haunted Hill (2007)

Direct to video sequel. With a few great kills

6/10

Saw Dr Strange on Sunday, amazing movie, loved it.

Loved the librarian......"if you like it then you should've put a ring on it"

Dirty Grandpa (2016)

WOW wtf happened to DeNiro?

4/10

I know. I know he's rich and everything. But jeez. I feel sorry for him.

"Hey beyonce"

Later see the librarian listening to beyonce... hahaha

Event Horizon (1997)

Sam Neill, Laurence Fishburn, Horror in space

8/10

A Nightmare On Elm Street (the original of course!)

Much better than I expected. Definitely benefits from having strong creative vision behind it rather than being a cheap and blatant cash in or copy. Not really what I'd call scary, but quite creepy and engrossing. Original too and introduces Johnny Depp.

A very strong 3/5.

Nghtmare on Elmstreet 2

Not as bad as I remembered it to be. That said, it's not that good either. Just like the Friday sequel movies, Nightmare is not about the scare but about the kill. And this one lacked both. It's not scary and the kills are quite boring for the genre. The opening was nice, the acting very decent.

5/10

Just saw this for the first time myself. I actually found myself strangely engrossed. There are in fact hardly any kills or major shock moment but I thought the whole psychological possession thing was very well handled and actually pretty well acted. In fact doing something that dares to be different is a bold and good choice. Having said that it is supposed to be a horror film and it doesn't really deliver on that front. And I'm not sure Freddy should go to pool parties.

You know I think I'm gonna starting giving half marks.

2.5 out of 5.

So it seems we're trailing the same path ;)

Nightmare on Elmstreet 3

This, for a long time, used to be my favorite Nightmare. But that time has long gone. There are some good gore scenes, kills that fit the genre and Freddy is back. It's horror for sure. Not scary but campy and bloody. Where part 2 was a different take on the franchise, part 3 brings us back to teenagers with bad dreams being killed. This movie comes short to the original in story, acting and finesse but was the beginning of exact the same sequels for years to come. In that matter the Nightmare and Friday the 13th movies are the same.

5.5/10

A Nightmare on Elmstreet 4 and 5

Long time since I saw these. Cheesy and dumb is what comes to mind.

4: 5/10

5: 4/10

I never was a Freddy fan to start with. But after seeing 5, I'm not wasting my time on the rest :-)

Lol indeed. Just watched 3 and actually found I rather enjoyed it. Some effectively creepy and surreal dream inspired stuff and I love the image of Freddy being a puppet master using veins as strings. I think it captures my attention that bit more because it is not simply stalk and slash. Some duff acting, the junkyard scene, and the strange school bus scenes don't help but overall decent enough.

2.5/5

Salt (2010)

Action thriller with Angelina Jolie. Standard popcorn spy-action.

6/10

The Last Witchhunter (2015)

This was a decent fantasy/action movie. Vin Diesel can't act which is a pity. Whenever I see Diesel, he reminds me of Dwayne Johnson without talent.

6,5/10

Predator 2 (1990)

Although a typical action movie, for it's time, Predator 2 is a very decent movie. I find this one better than the original with Schwarzenegger. They took it to a complete different direction and it was the first movie to connect Aliens and Predator together (in the end scene on the ship you can clearly see the skull of an Alien as a trophy). It might have been over 20 years ago that I last saw this movie. All in all I enjoyed it.

7/10

A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 4 The Dream Master.

Oh my God. Has to be one of the dumbest movies I have ever seen. How to destroy your own franchise in one easy step. Make the villain who was at least slightly sinister and creepy in most of the first three films into a rubbish spoof of himself. Here instead of any kind of menace he just provides bad one liners. And pizza. No I'm not even kidding. On top of that there is some sort of karate kid tribute going on. The guy playing karate kid is the only character with any hint of personality but is given some of the worst dialogue and scenes ever committed to film. His death is also inexplicable. Not surreal or bizarre which would be par for the course. But literally inexplicable.

I am going to carry on as I have the boxset and I am especially intrigued by New Nightmare at the end. But I will not be paying so much attention to the screen for the next couple of discs!

1 out of 5.

A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 4 The Dream Master.

Oh my God. Has to be one of the dumbest movies I have ever seen. How to destroy your own franchise in one easy step. Make the villain who was at least slightly sinister and creepy in most of the first three films into a rubbish spoof of himself. Here instead of any kind of menace he just provides bad one liners. And pizza. No I'm not even kidding. On top of that there is some sort of karate kid tribute going on. The guy playing karate kid is the only character with any hint of personality but is given some of the worst dialogue and scenes ever committed to film. His death is also inexplicable. Not surreal or bizarre which would be par for the course. But literally inexplicable.

I am going to carry on as I have the boxset and I am especially intrigued by New Nightmare at the end. But I will not be paying so much attention to the screen for the next couple of discs!

1 out of 5.

New Nightmare is at least the average horror movie and has a few creepy scenes. And I like the new Freddy look in that movie. Good luck gettin' there :lol:

The Race to Witch Mountain (2009)

Love this scifi adventure. Dwayne Johnson was fun to watch. I always prefered his action/comedy roles. Great acting by the kids and Carla Gugino as well.

8/10