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**Wendigo** · September 7th, 2017, 12:36 PM

An excellent 80's horror feature I've not seen for years

The Power (1984)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081366/

A man becomes possessed by an evil spirit trapped inside an Aztec doll. Throw in some students pratting about with the occult and KAPOW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq8hF0kYrlw

**Roubignol** · September 7th, 2017, 12:47 PM

The Return of Martin Guerre (Le Retour de Martin Guerre) is a 1982 French film directed by Daniel Vigne, and starring Gérard Depardieu. It was based on a case of imposture

in 16th century France, involving Martin Guerre.

The film relates a historical case of alleged identity theft. Martin Guerre leaves his young wife in a small French village to go fight in a war, and to travel. Eight or nine years later, Martin (played by Depardieu) returns to resume his life. The man is initially acknowledged and welcomed by the wife, family, and friends because he knows the intimate details of his former life.
As time passes, however, vagabonds identify Martin as Arnaud of the neighbouring village of Tilh, but the villagers dismiss these claims as lies.

The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film by the U.S. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.

MaxJoker · September 7th, 2017, 03:03 PM

Am

Half an hour in and finding it a weak cross between Get Carter and Hardcore .
A guy arrives from South Africa to Los Angeles with just a few hundred dollars to his name. After getting a desperate call from his sister wanting help. Twenty four hours later he learns that his sister has been murdered.
Now he has six days left to find out what happened and track down his nephew.

Acting from all concerned is very good. Is alright to pass the time. Just so samey and meandering. Certainly not a patch on Get Carter.

**Wendigo** · September 7th, 2017, 03:45 PM

It Lives in the Attic (2016)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6212020/

As we all know lots of damn peculiar and often frightening things can be found in Attics

A few minutes in and just a tent a canoe and an abandoned shack, nothing with an attic, it takes 11 minutes before it gets into first gear but it soon throws everything it can at you to try to get your attention. I think this is going to seem like a very long film

It's actually an anthology of sorts and not what I hoped it would be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6O7wKp93qc

**Brecht** · September 7th, 2017, 06:16 PM

The Long Goodbye (1973)

Trailer

Private eye Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) does his friend Terry Lennox (Jim Bouton) a favor and drives him to the US-Mexican border at Tijuana. When Marlowe returns home, he is arrested and questioned by the cops about his whereabouts the previous night. He learns that Terry's wife Sylvia has been murdered, with Terry being a suspect and Marlowe an accomplice. But he is released after a few days and told that the case has been closed since Lennox was found dead in Mexico. However, his friend has left Marlowe with some more trouble like the question of the missing $350.000 he was supposed to deliver to the local mobster Marty Augustine (Mark Rydell). Meanwhile, Marlowe is hired by Eileen Wade (Nina van Pallandt) to find her writer husband Roger (Sterling Hayden). It soon becomes clear to Marlowe that all those cases are somehow related.

Robert Altman's adaptation of Raymond Chandler's eponymous novel is truly a child of its time as it has a very strong 60s/70s hippie vibe. At times it's not quite clear whether this is a serious adaptation or a parody of the detective fiction genre. I'm not sure if Gould delivered a believable Marlowe but there sure ain't no surface he can't use to light a match.

**bubbs999** · September 7th, 2017, 09:54 PM

The Way of the Gun (2000)

Benicio Del Toro and Ryan Philippe are petty but violent criminals who kidnap a girl being paid $1m to be a surrogate mother. As the baby is for a gangster and his wife, several henchmen and other ruthless characters head after them to Mexico.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202677/

I enjoyed this movie - better that the average gangster shoot 'em up.

Definately worth a watch

**Brecht** · September 7th, 2017, 11:31 PM

The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

Trailer

In 1985, the Harvard anthropologist Dennis Alan (Bill Pullman) narrowly escapes the Amazon and returns to Boston where he is hired by a pharmaceutical company to acquire a "voodoo drug" in Haiti. He's familiarized with the case of a Haitian man called Christophe (Conrad Roberts) who died in 1978 but was seen alive several years later. By purchasing the drug, the pharmaceutical company hopes to be able to create a powerful anesthetic. Alan arrives in a country still ruled by the dictator "Baby Doc" Duvalier and on the brink of revolution. The daily lives of the people in Haiti are ruled by fear of Duvalier's secret police, the Tonton Macoute, and the Voodoo religion. The job he accepted sends Alan on a nightmarish trip through the world of a brutal police state and the occult.

For me this is Wes Craven's best film. Very atmospheric and scary, superb acting, a great setting and excellent music by Brad Fiedel. This film is proof that Craven was much more than just a B movie director.

**movieman88** · September 8th, 2017, 05:12 AM

L.A. Confidential (1997)
- Phenomenal.

Blood Runs Cold (2011)
- Decent low budget slasher.
- Clearly takes a lot of influence from the notably superior Norwegian slasher trilogy Cold Prey.
Comparison...
Cold Prey...

Blood Runs Cold...

- Blood Runs Cold's setting while not as epic as its influencer, still makes for some beautiful snow bound imagery.
- Both females of the cast get naked, which is refreshing.
- That said the cast is severely bland.

**Hertz** · September 8th, 2017, 10:52 AM

watched last night,

Cop Land (1997)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118887/

Glorious actors, but Stallone convincingly the best.

another one last night was,

Training Day (2001)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139654/

**Sir Honkers** · September 8th, 2017, 12:02 PM

The 2012 film, Moonrise Kingdom.
An adorable, bittersweet coming of age film about two twelve year old's living on the island of New Penzance who fall in love and decide to run away. All manner of crazy stuff then ensures before a happy ending,
The two fourteen year old leads, Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman are amazing and they are ably supported by the assembly cast of Bruce Willis, Ed Norton, Billy Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Harvey Keitel and Bob Balaban.
Three shy first kisses up.

September 7th, 2017, 12:36 PM	#10141
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,905 Thanks: 260,011 Thanked 1,140,606 Times in 114,027 Posts	An excellent 80's horror feature I've not seen for years The Power (1984) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081366/ A man becomes possessed by an evil spirit trapped inside an Aztec doll. Throw in some students pratting about with the occult and KAPOW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq8hF0kYrlw __________________ 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 7th, 2017, 12:47 PM	#10142
Roubignol Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mice Planet Posts: 3,882 Thanks: 15,974 Thanked 29,727 Times in 3,826 Posts	The return of Martin Guerre The Return of Martin Guerre (Le Retour de Martin Guerre) is a 1982 French film directed by Daniel Vigne, and starring Gérard Depardieu. It was based on a case of imposture in 16th century France, involving Martin Guerre. The film relates a historical case of alleged identity theft. Martin Guerre leaves his young wife in a small French village to go fight in a war, and to travel. Eight or nine years later, Martin (played by Depardieu) returns to resume his life. The man is initially acknowledged and welcomed by the wife, family, and friends because he knows the intimate details of his former life. As time passes, however, vagabonds identify Martin as Arnaud of the neighbouring village of Tilh, but the villagers dismiss these claims as lies. The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film by the U.S. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.

September 7th, 2017, 03:03 PM	#10143
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	Sticking with it due to Miss Palmer Am Half an hour in and finding it a weak cross between Get Carter and Hardcore . A guy arrives from South Africa to Los Angeles with just a few hundred dollars to his name. After getting a desperate call from his sister wanting help. Twenty four hours later he learns that his sister has been murdered. Now he has six days left to find out what happened and track down his nephew. Acting from all concerned is very good. Is alright to pass the time. Just so samey and meandering. Certainly not a patch on Get Carter. __________________ 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 7th, 2017, 03:45 PM	#10144
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,905 Thanks: 260,011 Thanked 1,140,606 Times in 114,027 Posts	It Lives in the Attic (2016) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6212020/ As we all know lots of damn peculiar and often frightening things can be found in Attics A few minutes in and just a tent a canoe and an abandoned shack, nothing with an attic, it takes 11 minutes before it gets into first gear but it soon throws everything it can at you to try to get your attention. I think this is going to seem like a very long film It's actually an anthology of sorts and not what I hoped it would be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6O7wKp93qc __________________ 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 7th, 2017, 09:54 PM	#10146
bubbs999 Vintage Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Here, UK Posts: 1,965 Thanks: 15,653 Thanked 31,310 Times in 1,952 Posts	The Way of the Gun (2000) Benicio Del Toro and Ryan Philippe are petty but violent criminals who kidnap a girl being paid $1m to be a surrogate mother. As the baby is for a gangster and his wife, several henchmen and other ruthless characters head after them to Mexico. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202677/ I enjoyed this movie - better that the average gangster shoot 'em up. Definately worth a watch __________________ "Here's looking at you kid"

September 7th, 2017, 06:16 PM	#10145
Brecht Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 10,657 Thanks: 180,485 Thanked 188,146 Times in 10,453 Posts	The Long Goodbye (1973) Trailer Private eye Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) does his friend Terry Lennox (Jim Bouton) a favor and drives him to the US-Mexican border at Tijuana. When Marlowe returns home, he is arrested and questioned by the cops about his whereabouts the previous night. He learns that Terry's wife Sylvia has been murdered, with Terry being a suspect and Marlowe an accomplice. But he is released after a few days and told that the case has been closed since Lennox was found dead in Mexico. However, his friend has left Marlowe with some more trouble like the question of the missing $350.000 he was supposed to deliver to the local mobster Marty Augustine (Mark Rydell). Meanwhile, Marlowe is hired by Eileen Wade (Nina van Pallandt) to find her writer husband Roger (Sterling Hayden). It soon becomes clear to Marlowe that all those cases are somehow related. Robert Altman's adaptation of Raymond Chandler's eponymous novel is truly a child of its time as it has a very strong 60s/70s hippie vibe. At times it's not quite clear whether this is a serious adaptation or a parody of the detective fiction genre. I'm not sure if Gould delivered a believable Marlowe but there sure ain't no surface he can't use to light a match.

September 7th, 2017, 11:31 PM	#10147
Brecht Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 10,657 Thanks: 180,485 Thanked 188,146 Times in 10,453 Posts	The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) Trailer In 1985, the Harvard anthropologist Dennis Alan (Bill Pullman) narrowly escapes the Amazon and returns to Boston where he is hired by a pharmaceutical company to acquire a "voodoo drug" in Haiti. He's familiarized with the case of a Haitian man called Christophe (Conrad Roberts) who died in 1978 but was seen alive several years later. By purchasing the drug, the pharmaceutical company hopes to be able to create a powerful anesthetic. Alan arrives in a country still ruled by the dictator "Baby Doc" Duvalier and on the brink of revolution. The daily lives of the people in Haiti are ruled by fear of Duvalier's secret police, the Tonton Macoute, and the Voodoo religion. The job he accepted sends Alan on a nightmarish trip through the world of a brutal police state and the occult. For me this is Wes Craven's best film. Very atmospheric and scary, superb acting, a great setting and excellent music by Brad Fiedel. This film is proof that Craven was much more than just a B movie director.

September 8th, 2017, 05:12 AM	#10148
movieman88 Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 7,389 Thanks: 8,209 Thanked 98,463 Times in 7,382 Posts	L.A. Confidential (1997) - Phenomenal. Blood Runs Cold (2011) - Decent low budget slasher. - Clearly takes a lot of influence from the notably superior Norwegian slasher trilogy Cold Prey. Comparison... Cold Prey... Blood Runs Cold... - Blood Runs Cold's setting while not as epic as its influencer, still makes for some beautiful snow bound imagery. - Both females of the cast get naked, which is refreshing. - That said the cast is severely bland.

September 8th, 2017, 10:52 AM	#10149
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	finally free time...Hello folks watched last night, Cop Land (1997) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118887/ Glorious actors, but Stallone convincingly the best. another one last night was, Training Day (2001) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139654/

September 8th, 2017, 12:02 PM	#10150
Sir Honkers Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Land Of Glorious Leader Posts: 30,436 Thanks: 287,480 Thanked 387,197 Times in 30,392 Posts	The 2012 film, Moonrise Kingdom. An adorable, bittersweet coming of age film about two twelve year old's living on the island of New Penzance who fall in love and decide to run away. All manner of crazy stuff then ensures before a happy ending, The two fourteen year old leads, Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman are amazing and they are ably supported by the assembly cast of Bruce Willis, Ed Norton, Billy Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Harvey Keitel and Bob Balaban. Three shy first kisses up.