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**Wendigo** · April 28th, 2013, 09:56 AM

Night of the Demon(1957)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050766/

One of my favourite movies on a DVD that also includes the shorter US version Curse of The Demon....
Dana Andrews as the disbelieving Psychologist investigating claims of a demonic cult and slowly realising that he has made a grave error.

Like one, that on a lonely road
Doth walk in fear and dread,
And having once turn'd round, walks on
And turns no more his head:
Because he knows, a frightful fiend
Doth close behind him tread.

jehuty34 · April 28th, 2013, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Mal Hombre

Just watched this one,Not too bad,A vast improvement on the second one.Downey and Paltrow are good as usual and Ben Kingsley is marvelous as "The Mandarin".The action is fast paced and the fx is well done,frequent and noisy.A fair effort for an early season actioner.

While I enjoyed the movie something still doesn't sit right with me regarding the plot involving the mandarin. Seems flawed somehow.
http://marvel.com/universe/Mandarin

**Wendigo** · April 28th, 2013, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jehuty34

While I enjoyed the movie something still doesn't sit right with me regarding the plot involving the mandarin. Seems flawed somehow.
http://marvel.com/universe/Mandarin

Maybe by his very name The Mandarin like Fu Manchu envokes visions of fictional Oriental evil that are not as relevant these days as they were in the early-mid 20th Century.
The true modern day bogey-men are international terrorists and I think they tapped into that pretty well. It was quite a shock when The Mandarin was revealed in his true colours but I think it was a wise choice and I'd like to see AIM developed.

**Mal Hombre** · April 28th, 2013, 11:46 AM

I can see how Iron Man fans might be annoyed by this portrayal of a major IM villain.If The Joker for example was portrayed in this way,I certainly would be.Perhaps a new character could have been created for the movie.

**Wendigo** · April 28th, 2013, 02:23 PM

Animus (2013)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2431576/

Starts off looking like yet another found footage movie set in an asylum filled with ghosts but the real threat is from some mutated throwback. Better than its 2.3 rating at imdb would lead you to believe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpXWMFlzFPw

jehuty34 · April 28th, 2013, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Wendigo

Maybe by his very name The Mandarin like Fu Manchu envokes visions of fictional Oriental evil that are not as relevant these days as they were in the early-mid 20th Century.
The true modern day bogey-men are international terrorists and I think they tapped into that pretty well. It was quite a shock when The Mandarin was revealed in his true colours but I think it was a wise choice and I'd like to see AIM developed.

Me too. Anyone see the post credits scene?

**Wendigo** · April 28th, 2013, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jehuty34

Me too. Anyone see the post credits scene?

I hope there wasn't one as I waited until the cinema switched the lights on ....

jehuty34 · April 28th, 2013, 03:09 PM

There was.
SPOILER!!!
It's shows tony stark on a couch talking about his problem to bruce banner & dr banner says "I'm not that kind of doctor"
If you remember how the movie started, the screen is black & you have tony stark going through a narrative, i think it's a continuation of that, if that makes any sense. I've had a few beers by the way

**theequestrian** · April 28th, 2013, 03:51 PM

Beowulf & Grendel (Gerrard Butler, Skellen Starsgard)
An adaptation of the epic poem, shot in Iceland. The story is told from a different angle than the various other cinematic attempts. In this one Grendel is more a victim than a villain. Hrothgar fills that role. Beowulf is not the boasting chest-beating super warrior as usually portrayed in other versions. Intelligent, humanistic script and cinematography that is stunning.
A very worthwhile watch.

**Wendigo** · April 28th, 2013, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jehuty34

There was.
SPOILER!!!
It's shows tony stark on a couch talking about his problem to bruce banner & dr banner says "I'm not that kind of doctor"
If you remember how the movie started, the screen is black & you have tony stark going through a narrative, i think it's a continuation of that, if that makes any sense. I've had a few beers by the way

Damn the Vue cinema, I hung on waiting just in case - then thought ok there isn't going to be one and left along with everyone else. At least it wasn't an Avengers 2 set-up.

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theequestrian Vintage Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: A hop, skip & a jump from Daytona Beach, Florida Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 4,807 Thanked 11,708 Times in 1,156 Posts	Beowulf & Grendel (Gerrard Butler, Skellen Starsgard) An adaptation of the epic poem, shot in Iceland. The story is told from a different angle than the various other cinematic attempts. In this one Grendel is more a victim than a villain. Hrothgar fills that role. Beowulf is not the boasting chest-beating super warrior as usually portrayed in other versions. Intelligent, humanistic script and cinematography that is stunning. A very worthwhile watch. __________________ 'If we could read each others minds, we'd all sleep with loaded guns' -theequestrian

April 28th, 2013, 09:56 AM	#4871
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,888 Thanks: 259,993 Thanked 1,140,461 Times in 114,004 Posts	Night of the Demon(1957) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050766/ One of my favourite movies on a DVD that also includes the shorter US version Curse of The Demon.... Dana Andrews as the disbelieving Psychologist investigating claims of a demonic cult and slowly realising that he has made a grave error. Like one, that on a lonely road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turn'd round, walks on And turns no more his head: Because he knows, a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread.

April 28th, 2013, 02:23 PM	#4875
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,888 Thanks: 259,993 Thanked 1,140,461 Times in 114,004 Posts	Animus (2013) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2431576/ Starts off looking like yet another found footage movie set in an asylum filled with ghosts but the real threat is from some mutated throwback. Better than its 2.3 rating at imdb would lead you to believe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpXWMFlzFPw