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**Brecht** · September 28th, 2017, 08:59 PM

Alien: Covenant (2017)

Trailer

Since the release of this picture is still fresh, I'm going to abstain from revealing anything about the plot and just add a few words about my impressions. It would be too shallow and simple to shrug this off as a bad movie. Yet I couldn't help but ask myself what Alien: Covenant is really about and what might be the point of not just this sequel to Prometheus but the entire prequel series.

The characters have no personalities at all, making it hard for the viewer to follow them. You don't even care. And don't you think the "machine turns against its creators"-cliché is getting a little tired? After sitting through this film for two hours, I can't say there was any passion and excitement in it. I was glad when it was over. Ridley Scott must have felt the same when he shot the final scene but the pay was good.

The entire story is just a recently made-up salad of nonsense. Do you really think that Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett had some deadly pathogen in mind when they wrote the original script? It was supposed to be a one-time experience, a frightening horror film about an unknown extraterrestrial lifeform and nothing more. Even James Cameron's Alien II was a redundant action movie.

If you're a hardcore fan of the franchise, you may find a point in watching Alien: Covenant. But you're not missing much if you skip it.

**Tmee2020** · September 29th, 2017, 01:40 PM

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
(2011)

Gary Oldman, John Hurt, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch

In grotty 1973 London
There's a mole in MI6

Based on the John le Carré novel.

**Hertz** · September 29th, 2017, 06:37 PM

Colors (1988)
Imdb
Trailer

Robert Duvall and Sean Penn, nice combination, But I was expecting a little bit better movie.

**Nobody1** · September 29th, 2017, 07:23 PM

Das Glas Wasser, A Glass of Water (Germany, 1960)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053867/

Light cultural food, but extremely amusing. Adapted from a play about intrigues at the British royal court by the French playwright Eugène Scribe, realized with outstanding performers like Gustav Gründgens, Hilde Krahl, and an excellent Lilo Pulver as Queen Anne. Directed by Helmut Käutner.

Nowadays impossible to produce since this requires a bit more than today's usual mediocrity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FssTH6wFvdo

Sadly only in German.

**Wendigo** · September 30th, 2017, 01:50 PM

Cult of Chucky (2017)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3280262/

The psychotic killer doll returns and he's not alone as he wreaks havoc inside an asylum, a bucket of gore laden fun fest, not one of the better Chucky films but passed a reasonable 90 minutes or so.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20LeBoejmF4

MaxJoker · September 30th, 2017, 04:57 PM

This ,

Don't want to diss the movie. Certainly as I`m watching it for Gratis (My neighbour , Greek guy , you don't know him

) and on the plus side John Boy Walton isn't in it.
As man alive that mini series was about as successfully riveting as balsa wood screws.

Only thing going for it was the supremely superb performance of enticing one minute , devouring the next. Tim Curry as the embodiment of Pennywise.

In this reboot part one however we have Pennywise portrayed as somebody about as enticing as a fresh dog turd salad.

Lousy to know the great Mr Curry remains mostly laid low by a crippling stroke after so many years

As if it`d not happened then even at seventy one I think he should have been cast.
Hell if anything a seventy year old Tim Curry Pennywise would have shot this supposed horror up several notches

As it is we rely on the child actors alone (I think) to carry us along. Who are great in their roles.
So that`s why despite the film being mainly a load of old jump scares (Zzzzzz) with nothing we haven't seen before.
I`m still sticking up

**footstep** · September 30th, 2017, 05:17 PM

Hi Max. As a complete reader of Mr King books, I had loved 1990 the 'IT' adaptation tv movie. As I can say Cellular is awful, or Dome is a joke for tv compared to the book.
Will I Waste my time on this one? I trust you!
Merci mon ami.

MaxJoker · September 30th, 2017, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footstep

Hi Max. As a complete reader of Mr King books

Me too mon grand ami Pieds

Quote:

Originally Posted by footstep

I had loved 1990 the 'IT' adaptation tv movie.

Loved Tim Curry as PW

Couldn't embrace the TV adaption (Damn you John Boy Walton

) because aspects of the book were missing.
In that respect this part one is far more authentic to the original story.

Quote:

Originally Posted by footstep

Will I Waste my time on this one? I trust you!

Argh such responsibility , such pressure

Since don`t want to steer you wrong

It is worth watching

The cast (Clown aside) are believable and certain themes missing from the book as I say are either included or strongly hinted at here.
Just wish more thought could have been put into the horror aspects.
Since the parts we`re meant to scared by (I felt) were tame and (Sorry) a bit lame

**footstep** · September 30th, 2017, 05:50 PM

Thanks Max. I will watch it. It???..
Yes IT!

**Wendigo** · September 30th, 2017, 07:20 PM

The Last Shark (1981) aka L'ultimo Squalo
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081677/

After a surfer disappears James Franciscus & Vic Morrow find part of his surfboard which bears all the signs of a shark attack, of course local businessmen want to ignore it as there is a big surfing competition coming up. Can our two heroes track down and kill the beast ???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0l9f29zdBQ

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September 30th, 2017, 04:57 PM	#10246
MaxJoker Beloved Brother Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cemetery Gardens_Arterial Blood Lane_Rampton Secure Unit_Extra Violent F Wing_Cell 19 Posts: 69,106 Thanks: 372,713 Thanked 987,905 Times in 69,067 Posts	Am two thirds (I said thirds ) through This , Don't want to diss the movie. Certainly as I`m watching it for Gratis (My neighbour , Greek guy , you don't know him ) and on the plus side John Boy Walton isn't in it. As man alive that mini series was about as successfully riveting as balsa wood screws. Only thing going for it was the supremely superb performance of enticing one minute , devouring the next. Tim Curry as the embodiment of Pennywise. In this reboot part one however we have Pennywise portrayed as somebody about as enticing as a fresh dog turd salad. Lousy to know the great Mr Curry remains mostly laid low by a crippling stroke after so many years As if it`d not happened then even at seventy one I think he should have been cast. Hell if anything a seventy year old Tim Curry Pennywise would have shot this supposed horror up several notches As it is we rely on the child actors alone (I think) to carry us along. Who are great in their roles. So that`s why despite the film being mainly a load of old jump scares (Zzzzzz) with nothing we haven't seen before. I`m still sticking up __________________ My hypocrisy only goes so To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

September 30th, 2017, 07:20 PM	#10250
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,905 Thanks: 260,011 Thanked 1,140,607 Times in 114,027 Posts	The Last Shark (1981) aka L'ultimo Squalo http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081677/ After a surfer disappears James Franciscus & Vic Morrow find part of his surfboard which bears all the signs of a shark attack, of course local businessmen want to ignore it as there is a big surfing competition coming up. Can our two heroes track down and kill the beast ??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0l9f29zdBQ __________________ RIP Doctor Who To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 23 November 1963 to 25 December 2017, sacrificed on the altar of identity politics. The show is dead to me, but my DVD's live on If you can re-up dead links please consider adding this to your signature. It helps when looking at reports of dead posts. Please PM me re any dead images although it is likely if it is outside Celebs I may no longer have the content

September 28th, 2017, 08:59 PM	#10241
Brecht Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 10,657 Thanks: 180,485 Thanked 188,146 Times in 10,453 Posts	Alien: Covenant (2017) Trailer Since the release of this picture is still fresh, I'm going to abstain from revealing anything about the plot and just add a few words about my impressions. It would be too shallow and simple to shrug this off as a bad movie. Yet I couldn't help but ask myself what Alien: Covenant is really about and what might be the point of not just this sequel to Prometheus but the entire prequel series. The characters have no personalities at all, making it hard for the viewer to follow them. You don't even care. And don't you think the "machine turns against its creators"-cliché is getting a little tired? After sitting through this film for two hours, I can't say there was any passion and excitement in it. I was glad when it was over. Ridley Scott must have felt the same when he shot the final scene but the pay was good. The entire story is just a recently made-up salad of nonsense. Do you really think that Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett had some deadly pathogen in mind when they wrote the original script? It was supposed to be a one-time experience, a frightening horror film about an unknown extraterrestrial lifeform and nothing more. Even James Cameron's Alien II was a redundant action movie. If you're a hardcore fan of the franchise, you may find a point in watching Alien: Covenant. But you're not missing much if you skip it.

September 29th, 2017, 01:40 PM	#10242
Tmee2020 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Aust Posts: 4,195 Thanks: 209,992 Thanked 71,457 Times in 4,151 Posts	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) Gary Oldman, John Hurt, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch In grotty 1973 London There's a mole in MI6 Based on the John le Carré novel.

September 29th, 2017, 06:37 PM	#10243
Hertz Lunatic Weirdo Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: At The Border Of Madness Posts: 10,652 Thanks: 165,158 Thanked 201,682 Times in 10,667 Posts	Colors (1988) Imdb Trailer Robert Duvall and Sean Penn, nice combination, But I was expecting a little bit better movie.

September 29th, 2017, 07:23 PM	#10244
Nobody1 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,119 Thanks: 16,786 Thanked 22,140 Times in 2,127 Posts	Das Glas Wasser, A Glass of Water (Germany, 1960) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053867/ Light cultural food, but extremely amusing. Adapted from a play about intrigues at the British royal court by the French playwright Eugène Scribe, realized with outstanding performers like Gustav Gründgens, Hilde Krahl, and an excellent Lilo Pulver as Queen Anne. Directed by Helmut Käutner. Nowadays impossible to produce since this requires a bit more than today's usual mediocrity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FssTH6wFvdo Sadly only in German.

September 30th, 2017, 05:17 PM	#10247
footstep Lost luggages? Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: France Posts: 7,268 Thanks: 92,097 Thanked 86,801 Times in 7,170 Posts	Hi Max. As a complete reader of Mr King books, I had loved 1990 the 'IT' adaptation tv movie. As I can say Cellular is awful, or Dome is a joke for tv compared to the book. Will I Waste my time on this one? I trust you! Merci mon ami.

September 30th, 2017, 05:50 PM	#10249
footstep Lost luggages? Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: France Posts: 7,268 Thanks: 92,097 Thanked 86,801 Times in 7,170 Posts	Thanks Max. I will watch it. It???.. Yes IT!