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4 years, 5 months ago
Consuming Passions (1988)
A tragic accident at Chumley’s chocolate factory ocuurs when hapless manager Ian Littleton accidentally knocks several employees into a huge chocolate vat. The tragic mishap at the chocolate factory results in candy lovers getting an unexpected ‘extra’ in their sweets and actually enjoying the chocolate better. This comedy movie based on a play by 2 of the Monty Python team in Terry Jones and Michael Palin is a bit hit and miss and I can see why it didn't perform well on its initial release. I wonder if Terry Jones had directed the movie and Michael Palin had taken the leading role as it's just up his street whether this movie would have been better? As it is, the script and the direction aren't up to scratch and laughs are few and far between. The superior cast is wasted and the only one coming out of this with any credit is Jonathan Pryce. This movie is not worth bothering with to be honest.
4 years, 5 months ago
4 years, 5 months ago
What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)
An unidentified fifteen year-old girl is found hanged after an anonymous tip-off. The girl, Silvia Polvesi, is soon discovered to have been murdered. A peeping tom is caught with photos of her having sex with a teenage drop-out but he is later released due to lack of evidence. Inspector Silvestri and the assistant public prosecutor Vittoria Stori are on the case and looking for a meat cleaving killer on a motorbike who is bumping off witnesses to the investigation. Another school girls in peril thriller from director Massimo Dallamano, fusing together polizio procedural with giallo elements, quite well too, tethering in corruption and undercurrents of power dynamics and loss of innocence. Hacked up bodies on a morgue slab, sliced off hands, a banger of a car/motorcycle chase, and one tense parking garage stalk n’ slash scene are all a part of this great movie. A nicely paced, well crafted mystery featuring a swaggering main theme, this sleazy corruption story is worth seeking out.
4 years, 5 months ago
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4 years, 5 months ago
4 years, 5 months ago
Yellow River Fighter
A sword fighter who fails to save his family from invading hordes, and after losing himself in drunken sadness, is blinded by poison. Even with his visual impairment, he quickly finds himself being played by all sides. This is a rock solid Chinese (not HK) martial arts movie. The most interesting element about this tale is the portrayal of blindness as a legitimate handicap to a swordsman as his disability has seriously affected his ability to combat at full capacity. The sight of a wounded master drinking himself to death is not what you'd usually expect from the zen portrayal of Asian martial artists and swordsmen. There are your usual story beats of betrayal and trickery, and the plight of the impoverished peasants in contrast to the opulent wealth of the Chinese aristocracy. The choreography of the fights are excellent and the very short but final showdown near a beautiful raging waterfall is superb. Definitely a movie to track down if you enjoy this genre.
4 years, 5 months ago
4 years, 5 months ago
Scream, Blacula, Scream
After a dying Voodoo queen chooses an adopted apprentice as her successor, her true heir is outraged. Seeking revenge, he buys the bones of Blacula the vampire off of a dealer, and uses voodoo to bring the vampire back to do his bidding. In turn, Blacula turns him into a vampire and makes him his slave. Meanwhile, a police officer with a large collection of African antiques and an interest in the occult investigates the murders caused by Blacula and his vampire horde. When Blacula was first unleashed to the public after the successes of Shaft, it became a cult hit among horror fans of all races and ages. A sequel was rushed to capitialise on the success of the movie, and it's a good one as well as a stand alone movie. Pam Grier is great as a voodoo priestess with William Marshall returning once again as Blacula. The vampires are creepy and the voodoo themed storyline is entertaining. An enjoyable camp horror sequel.
4 years, 5 months ago
Cracker
 Cracker 9/10
4 years, 5 months ago
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4 years, 5 months ago
Bloody Fists
A small Chinese town is being torn apart by a conflict between local farmers and Japanese soldiers of fortune, who have been brought to town to liberate supplies of a rare Chinese herb. A martial arts expert gifted in both Chinese and Japanese fighting disciplines passes through town, and takes it upon himself to settle the feud. What this movie lacks in plot, it more then makes up for with its high flying martial arts action which was choreographed by none other then Yuen Woo-ping. One familiar element in this movie is its use of China vs Japan which is a theme that appears in many marital arts movies. The action is brutal and sometimes graphic. There is an uncomfortable rape scene in the middle of the movie. The cast is made up a few familiar faces like Lam Suen who revels in playing a slimy double crosser. Chan Sing though is the main attraction as he overpowers every scene with charisma and mind blowing skill. A worthy martial arts movie to watch.
4 years, 5 months ago
Bloody Fists
 Bloody Fists 6/10
4 years, 5 months ago
4 years, 5 months ago
The Hundred-Foot Journey
An Indian family who moves to France from Britain and opens a restaurant across the street from a Michelin-starred French restaurant. Widely criticised for its lack of originality, this is not only a predictable by-the-numbers schmaltz, but also an unapologetic crowd-pleaser, a culinary delight, food porn with a big heart all rolled up in a nice movie. It's an enjoyable classic tale of self-discovery, tolerance and loyalty, sprinkled with an eclectic blend of irresistible charm and mouth-watering escapism. The cast is great with a good turn by Helen Mirren and Om Puri and I fell big time for the lovely Charlotte Le Bon who is so beautiful. A charming movie for the whole family.
4 years, 5 months ago
4 years, 5 months ago
Two on a Guillotine
The daughter of a dead magician who accidentally killed his wife, her mother, while performing a guillotine trick must spend the night in his house in order to collect her inheritance. Is the house haunted or is it all magic? With a title like this, I was expecting a good horror movie but what you get is something else entirely. It has a plot as old as the hills itself. It suffers from not having enough suspense, deeper characterisations and imaginative direction. Instead of having the entire movie set inside the creepy old house, there's a dull romantic subplot outside the house just to drag the movie for far too long. There is no proper scares to be had at all. The acting by the entire cast is poor as well. This movie is a bit of a waste of time if you ask me.
4 years, 5 months ago
Cosh Boy
 Cosh Boy 6/10
4 years, 5 months ago
Cosh Boy
Roy is frankly a bit of a bastard, a teenager just out of school who has a job but also has a nice little sideline, he and his gang attack old ladies and then takes more than his fair share of the cash. Even after getting caught and put on probation that doesn't stop his wicked ways and soon he has his attention on a young lady. This is a character study of the juvenile delinquent and in particular the ‘cosh boy’, a teenager with an appetite for crime and in particular violence who emerged from post war Britain. The aim of the movie was to highlight this specific problem, to raise awareness and eventually eradicate this new stain on society. I'm not sure if that happened or not? The main protagonist, Roy, on the surface may look like a hard man who likes ordering his goons around but he's just a snivelling little coward deep down and it was nice to see him get his just desserts in the end. Joan Collins in one of her early roles plays Roy's girlfriend who gets pregnant and tries to kill herself when Roy blows her off after hearing the news of her pregnancy. An interesting movie of it's time and allegedly the first X rated movie in Britain.
4 years, 5 months ago
4 years, 5 months ago
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4 years, 5 months ago
4 years, 5 months ago
Beauty and the Beast
Some say that this is the definitive version of the Beauty and the Beast tale but I have to disagree with that. Don't get me wrong - it's well done but I don't think the acting is all that good. The relationship between Belle and the Beast isn't well developed as other versions. The movie is interesting in that it acknowledges the Beast's animalistic nature. He hunts wild game, he craves blood, and more than once you wonder whether or not he'd rather eat Belle than court her. There's a definite fairy tale magic to the story and the makeup on the Beast is great. However, I just couldn't get invested in the characters even though I liked some aspects of the movie such as the arms holding the candles in the hallway and the moving faces on the fireplace. I think it all depends on the individual on which version of the story they prefer best. This version is good but it's certainly not the greatest.
4 years, 5 months ago
4 years, 5 months ago
Beat the Devil (1953)
A group of disreputable rogues try to get rich by attempting to get uranium out of East Africa. This movie had absolutely everything going for it, including Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollabrigida, Peter Lorre, Robert Morley, directed by John Huston with a screenplay by Truman Capote. What more could you ask for? Well it isn't the classic that you think it's going to be. There is a lot of humour in the story - the situation is funny, there is some witty dialogue and there are clever situations that go on during the movie that are amusing. The problem is that nobody cares. The movie is too disjointed, and there are long sections where nothing interesting happens. The movie is still worth seeing but it's hard to keep your attention on it.
4 years, 5 months ago
4 years, 5 months ago
Butterfly Sword
Sister Ko is a part of the Happy Forest clan led by the dying eunuch Tsao. Before he expires, Tsao orders Ko and her friends to kill the head of the Elite Villa clan, Master Suen, and steal a precious scroll. One of the great wuxia movies from the 90's. It has a fairly basic plot which is delivered with some convoluted storytelling techniques at a frenetic pace and there's a love pentangle going on between Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen, Joey Wong, Tony Leung, and Elsie Yeh. Besides the aforementioned big stars, the reason to watch this one is the ravishing visual style and the typically insane choreography from Ching Siu Tung. The wire-fu is pretty wild. Everyone is swirling and turning and pinwheeling all over the place, and it is glorious. Michelle Yeoh dismembers people with a long purple scarf! The Mortal Combat-like finishing moves in this movie are a highlight, and they are surprisingly gory. This is definitely one of the good wuxia movies from this era so if you like this sort of thing give it a go.
4 years, 5 months ago
4 years, 5 months ago
The House with Laughing Windows
A young restorer is commissioned to save a fresco representing the suffering of St. Sebastiano, which was painted on the wall of a local church by a mysterious, long-dead artist. This great Italian movie establishes an eeriness from the get go with a highly disturbing opening before throwing us into the fray with dollops of mysterious dread, morbid paintings, deranged townsfolk, terror inducing windows, and diabolical underbelly before it ends perfectly with a seething and unforgettable twist of pure bedlam. It’s really not much like a traditional giallo at all, but it is nonetheless just brilliant, haunting, and impossible to forget. Even the music is beautifully sinister. If you haven’t seen it, do yourself a favour and watch it soon.
4 years, 5 months ago
The Vanishing
 The Vanishing 8/10
4 years, 5 months ago

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