Films

That too.

We taped Cop Car on the Legend freeview channel last night. I’d not seen it before, really excellent out-in-the-sticks wholesome American suspense and violence

Just re-watched ‘Saw’.

I remember seeing it at the cinema on the opening night nearly twenty years ago (!) - with an old girlfriend who was nowhere near as into it as I was.

Lord knows how I would have learnt about a film like this in those days. TV advert? Magazine? All I knew was that I had to see it, and I was not disappointed.

Nowadays it would be something that would go straight to Netflix or Amazon - which is what I’m watching it on now (has anyone noticed an annoying micro screen adjusting that Amazon does? Maybe just my TV, but it can be quite irritating).

It’s almost like an The Outer Limits episode, but a very good one.

Yeah, some of the acting and dialogue is off - but a lot of it is brilliant (soft spot for Glover not withstanding), as is the editing, but some of it is also brilliant, especially the transitions between scenes.

Overall the whole concept is brilliant and the commitment to misdirection is - at least to my mind - entirely successful. I did not see much coming and it’s up there in the plot-twist stakes with Usual Suspects. That of course has a rewatch penalty, but that just makes me want to watch it with anyone who hasn’t seen it.

I’ve been trying to put it in the context of the movies that it took inspiration from (Se7en, Silence of the Lambs) and at least one movie took the B movie schlock to an arthouse existential extreme three years after the fact (Funny Games).

It’s not at the film making accomplishment of any of those movies but it’s an excellent and entertaining movie that I’d recommend to anyone.

No idea about the sequels. Think I watched a bit of one, but it was almost immediately Freddy Krugered/Jason Voorheesed.

Netflix are continuing their strategy of theatre-first for the bigger titles on their release slate, probably Everyman in the UK

https://deadline-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/deadline.com/2022/08/netflix-fall-release-dates-2022-knives-out-2-1235102815/amp/

Speaking of Fall

https://youtu.be/-TYL3uPqYhE

I only watched it for the first time last year and really enjoyed it. It's not necessarily a "good film" but as an entertaining time capsule it's good fun. I'd put it in the same category as things like Scream and Final Destination for early 2000s silly horror.

I watched Cop Car; again, because I was 15 minutes in before I remembered I'd seen it before. Next up is something called 'Star Wars'. Looks rubbish but I'll give it a go.

Is that the one where they're all robots but there's a guy running after them?

The Running Man maybe?

Lost Highway 4k restoration at BFI Southbank - just got and see it (Screen 1!!!)

Onboard: The Transcontinental Race

(On Amazon prime)

It's about riding bikes, so probably little interest for anyone here, but a good watch nonetheless.

Watched Moonage Daydream at the IMAX today. It was less documentary more homage. The run time could have been reduced but it was a great attempt at capturing Bowie.

I just watched Nothing But Trouble for the first time. It's fairly infamous for being shit but I actually quite enjoyed it... Absolutely wild early 90s screwball shit. Can't believe I didn't see it when I was a nipper, I would have loved it.

cameo by a young tupac as part of the digital underground group. weirdly I watched that film a bunch of times as a teen i never thought it was more than ok but did find it entertaining.

That was a nice surprise!

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Onboard: The Transcontinental Race

On UK Netflix

Yep! Ha ha. I thought the quality dipped a fair bit during the first lock down but they seem to be back on form these days.

Recently signed up to their patreon for the WLM stuff, some gems in there.

Yeah I've been a patron before but I just don't enjoy the WLM stuff as much for whatever reason!

the station agent
funny and enjoyable film about three peoples developing friendships in a small american town

Jus watched Fall. Thank God I downloaded it and didn't pay. Absolute garbage

has anyone watched glorious?

I watched the trailer and it sounds like it's up there with teeth and human centipede for sheer WTF.

The film involves a heartbroken man who encounters a primordial deity in a nearby bathroom stall, that requires him to satisfy it through the stall's gloryhole.

Sounds odd

I concur!

After watching Something Wild and After Hours, Vamp was next...

As bad as I recall from watching decades ago. Very enjoyable, Esp. Grace Jones