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**Wendigo** · March 21st, 2010, 04:16 PM

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004)
Hokum, but enjoyable hokum
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367093/

**maildude** · March 21st, 2010, 04:24 PM

Schindler's List

**otokonomidori** · March 21st, 2010, 05:22 PM

"Love Exposure" [Ai no mukidashi] Japan 2008

One of the best [and weirdest] Japanese films I've seen, from the celebrated director Sion Sono - it's a satire on religion, a sex comedy, a love story and many other things - 4 hours long but I liked it so much I wished it was longer. Here's a review I found

"Protagonist Yu comes from a devoutly Christian family. A certain incident results in his priest father forcing him to confess his sins, which he commits daily out of a strong desire for praise. In the process Yu develops a taste for the sin of secretly taking photos of others and becomes the sneak photography king of high school students, but then he falls in love with a girl named Yoko who he meets by chance one day in town. Their relationship leads to unexpected developments involving a mysterious religious cult...With an extraordinary running time of almost four hours, Sono Sion's latest film is an unconventional masterwork that throws various aspects of contemporary Japan into its wild potpourri, depicted in the framework of an epic love story. His adeptness in presenting chaos as chaos while also realizing breathless entertainment is worthy of admiration."

Sharu · March 23rd, 2010, 10:21 AM

Recently got this one, I heard a lot bout it, so...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUhBB3FgslI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIkoRvOJvd0

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massaker_von_Katyn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0879843/

original footage:

**Clouddancer** · March 23rd, 2010, 01:09 PM

The usual Tim Burton fare, big on visuals but not much in content, worth a watch but I wouldn't recommend a visit to the cinema to see it, save your cash for something more worthy.

Quotes courtesy of IBDm

STARRING

Johnny Depp... as The Mad Hatter, if The Mad Hatter hadn't been Michael Jackson

Mia Wasikowska... as a winsome young lady Alice who discovers her inner fortitude

Crispin Glover... who doesn't dance, unfortunately

Helena Bonham-Carter... with a big head

Matt Lucas... as two Matt Lucases

Stephen Fry... who does actual voice acting and doesn't just read his lines

Paul Whitehouse... who against all my expectations, still does know how to be very funny

Alan Rickman... who nearly steals the movie, just by doing what he does best

Christopher Lee... who actually steals the movie with just two lines

Sharu · March 24th, 2010, 05:45 AM

The Beyond, think Im not the only one, who calls this film Fulcis masterpiece, Fulci made lots of good gore stuff (but made a lot of unlogic scripts too, remember the doc in The Beyond, coming in his private car to the accident, without an ambulance??? lots of examples in my mind...). Zombi Flesh Eaters, Nightmare Concert, City of the living Dead, House by the Cemetary... what a legend. R.I.P. Lucio

Zombi Holocaust, funny (specially the german dub, with a very special sountrack using the sung words : Zombi - Kill - Blood (Zombie - Töten - Blut), while the camera shows the famous operation room), pretty graphic, lots of mistakes, 6 min filmed in a park in Italy, claiming that they are on the tropical island, but total different flora.
I love the scene, when the canibal guy jumps out of the hospital window, and the doll, that smashes the floor, loose the left arm, and in the close up, he got both arms where they belong to be.
One good thing on this film, it was one of two films in this aera, that used the canibals for whatever, without killing animals. From Mondo Canibale to Holocaust and Ferox, they all had scenes, where animals got killed, only for the film; Zombi Holocaust did not, and this film Apocalypse Domani aka Cannibal Apocalypse aka Cannibals in the Streets aka Asphaltkannibalen, didn t use these scenes too.

hf

Sharu · March 24th, 2010, 02:20 PM

...only my personal sight. Don t torture the duckling is a great movie (Florinda Bolkan is amazing), with a very deep atmosphere (he used beating with chains the first time in this one). I love the way both films (Lizard in a womans skin too) come up, but I didn t mention them, cause they don t belong to the legendary gore output of Fulci. OK, don t torture has some harsh moments, and the animal vivisection in lizard is, hmm, fulci had problems in Italy, cause they thought, that this scene was real.
I m a big Fulci fan, he managed to make a lot of good splatter/gore/suspense movies, without focusing on a, nearly most of the time nude actress (I don t hate nudity^^, but a good movie works without this focus).
Who would watch D'Amatos Zombi/Canibals, if he made them without Laura Gemser running round nude all the time? D'Amato was nothing without nudity (I mean, how boring is Antropophagus?)
At that point, I m a guy, who makes a big difference between porn and gore. When it comes to porn, my first look goes to the cast list, I don t want to see every actress in the adult bizz (too much girls in the bizz, that hate/are afraid of sperm/swallowing, come on, if you are afraid of blood, you don t choose to work as a butcher); but when it s bout horror, I don t care that much bout female cast (so long most of them die, they are all ok for me

);
I m more interested in "who made this film, and (very important) who made the gore fx."

hf

Sharu · March 24th, 2010, 04:44 PM

preparing for a long evening...

no more words needed to explain what I mean...

hf (i will

)

Sharu · March 24th, 2010, 07:31 PM

Rosso Sanque, aka Antropophagus 2 aka Absurd aka...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084028/

the best D'Amato gore movie, but if you thought the script of Antropophagus aka Man Eater was hardly believeable, than this is hmmm, but it s worth to watch if you like italian gore.

hf

**palo5** · March 24th, 2010, 09:44 PM

It's a bit jaded, true
But it's amusing to watch Bruce Lee duff up Europe's and Japan's finest in seconds flat

And for "America's best" he needs less than a few minutes

Good not to underestimate China, methinks

March 21st, 2010, 04:24 PM	#212
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March 21st, 2010, 05:22 PM	#213
otokonomidori 緑の男 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jockistan, UK. Posts: 8,318 Thanks: 39,032 Thanked 122,441 Times in 8,318 Posts	"Love Exposure" [Ai no mukidashi] Japan 2008 One of the best [and weirdest] Japanese films I've seen, from the celebrated director Sion Sono - it's a satire on religion, a sex comedy, a love story and many other things - 4 hours long but I liked it so much I wished it was longer. Here's a review I found "Protagonist Yu comes from a devoutly Christian family. A certain incident results in his priest father forcing him to confess his sins, which he commits daily out of a strong desire for praise. In the process Yu develops a taste for the sin of secretly taking photos of others and becomes the sneak photography king of high school students, but then he falls in love with a girl named Yoko who he meets by chance one day in town. Their relationship leads to unexpected developments involving a mysterious religious cult...With an extraordinary running time of almost four hours, Sono Sion's latest film is an unconventional masterwork that throws various aspects of contemporary Japan into its wild potpourri, depicted in the framework of an epic love story. His adeptness in presenting chaos as chaos while also realizing breathless entertainment is worthy of admiration." Last edited by otokonomidori; March 21st, 2010 at 05:29 PM..

March 23rd, 2010, 10:21 AM	#214
Sharu Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Berlin Posts: 443 Thanks: 15,207 Thanked 5,981 Times in 441 Posts	Recently got this one, I heard a lot bout it, so... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUhBB3FgslI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIkoRvOJvd0 http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massaker_von_Katyn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0879843/ original footage: __________________ "some people never go crazy; what truly horrible lives they must lead" -Bukowski

March 23rd, 2010, 01:09 PM	#215
Clouddancer Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Spain - Costa Blanca Posts: 811 Thanks: 10,238 Thanked 11,624 Times in 809 Posts	Alice In Wonderland The usual Tim Burton fare, big on visuals but not much in content, worth a watch but I wouldn't recommend a visit to the cinema to see it, save your cash for something more worthy. Quotes courtesy of IBDm STARRING Johnny Depp... as The Mad Hatter, if The Mad Hatter hadn't been Michael Jackson Mia Wasikowska... as a winsome young lady Alice who discovers her inner fortitude Crispin Glover... who doesn't dance, unfortunately Helena Bonham-Carter... with a big head Matt Lucas... as two Matt Lucases Stephen Fry... who does actual voice acting and doesn't just read his lines Paul Whitehouse... who against all my expectations, still does know how to be very funny Alan Rickman... who nearly steals the movie, just by doing what he does best Christopher Lee... who actually steals the movie with just two lines __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. [Follow your inclinations with due regard to the policeman round the corner.

March 24th, 2010, 05:45 AM	#216
Sharu Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Berlin Posts: 443 Thanks: 15,207 Thanked 5,981 Times in 441 Posts	The Beyond, think Im not the only one, who calls this film Fulcis masterpiece, Fulci made lots of good gore stuff (but made a lot of unlogic scripts too, remember the doc in The Beyond, coming in his private car to the accident, without an ambulance??? lots of examples in my mind...). Zombi Flesh Eaters, Nightmare Concert, City of the living Dead, House by the Cemetary... what a legend. R.I.P. Lucio Zombi Holocaust, funny (specially the german dub, with a very special sountrack using the sung words : Zombi - Kill - Blood (Zombie - Töten - Blut), while the camera shows the famous operation room), pretty graphic, lots of mistakes, 6 min filmed in a park in Italy, claiming that they are on the tropical island, but total different flora. I love the scene, when the canibal guy jumps out of the hospital window, and the doll, that smashes the floor, loose the left arm, and in the close up, he got both arms where they belong to be. One good thing on this film, it was one of two films in this aera, that used the canibals for whatever, without killing animals. From Mondo Canibale to Holocaust and Ferox, they all had scenes, where animals got killed, only for the film; Zombi Holocaust did not, and this film Apocalypse Domani aka Cannibal Apocalypse aka Cannibals in the Streets aka Asphaltkannibalen, didn t use these scenes too. hf __________________ "some people never go crazy; what truly horrible lives they must lead" -Bukowski

March 21st, 2010, 04:16 PM	#211
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,893 Thanks: 259,993 Thanked 1,140,520 Times in 114,015 Posts	Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004) Hokum, but enjoyable hokum http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367093/

March 24th, 2010, 02:20 PM	#217
Sharu Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Berlin Posts: 443 Thanks: 15,207 Thanked 5,981 Times in 441 Posts	...only my personal sight. Don t torture the duckling is a great movie (Florinda Bolkan is amazing), with a very deep atmosphere (he used beating with chains the first time in this one). I love the way both films (Lizard in a womans skin too) come up, but I didn t mention them, cause they don t belong to the legendary gore output of Fulci. OK, don t torture has some harsh moments, and the animal vivisection in lizard is, hmm, fulci had problems in Italy, cause they thought, that this scene was real. I m a big Fulci fan, he managed to make a lot of good splatter/gore/suspense movies, without focusing on a, nearly most of the time nude actress (I don t hate nudity^^, but a good movie works without this focus). Who would watch D'Amatos Zombi/Canibals, if he made them without Laura Gemser running round nude all the time? D'Amato was nothing without nudity (I mean, how boring is Antropophagus?) At that point, I m a guy, who makes a big difference between porn and gore. When it comes to porn, my first look goes to the cast list, I don t want to see every actress in the adult bizz (too much girls in the bizz, that hate/are afraid of sperm/swallowing, come on, if you are afraid of blood, you don t choose to work as a butcher); but when it s bout horror, I don t care that much bout female cast (so long most of them die, they are all ok for me); I m more interested in "who made this film, and (very important) who made the gore fx." hf __________________ "some people never go crazy; what truly horrible lives they must lead" -Bukowski

March 24th, 2010, 04:44 PM	#218
Sharu Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Berlin Posts: 443 Thanks: 15,207 Thanked 5,981 Times in 441 Posts	preparing for a long evening... no more words needed to explain what I mean... hf (i will ) __________________ "some people never go crazy; what truly horrible lives they must lead" -Bukowski

March 24th, 2010, 07:31 PM	#219
Sharu Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Berlin Posts: 443 Thanks: 15,207 Thanked 5,981 Times in 441 Posts	Rosso Sanque, aka Antropophagus 2 aka Absurd aka... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084028/ the best D'Amato gore movie, but if you thought the script of Antropophagus aka Man Eater was hardly believeable, than this is hmmm, but it s worth to watch if you like italian gore. hf __________________ "some people never go crazy; what truly horrible lives they must lead" -Bukowski

March 24th, 2010, 09:44 PM	#220
palo5 Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 16,579 Thanks: 452,836 Thanked 222,662 Times in 16,567 Posts	The Way of the Dragon It's a bit jaded, true But it's amusing to watch Bruce Lee duff up Europe's and Japan's finest in seconds flat And for "America's best" he needs less than a few minutes Good not to underestimate China, methinks Last edited by palo5; March 24th, 2010 at 09:57 PM..