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**Wendigo** · March 11th, 2014, 06:11 PM

Abandoned Souls (2010)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674058/

A year after a mass prison break of seemingly infected weirdos a group of young folk rent a house by a lake in the woods and ... they hear a quaint local tale of an abandoned hermit's shack on an island where you have to knock on the door and listen to hear if the hermit replies .....

Not bad so far but I doubt there will be any major surprises.

**victor meldrew** · March 12th, 2014, 03:34 PM

Edge of Darkness (1943)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034694/

**KingKeigh** · March 12th, 2014, 10:53 PM

Louie Bluie: A documentary on musician Howard Armstrong a member of the last black string band, playing blues, hot jazz and country music.

This is director Terry Zwigoff's (Crumb, Ghost World) first film made in 1985. A look at mandolin and violin player Howard Armstrong and his compadres of banjo players and guitarists. Armstrong is a colorful and engaging personality. The music is very much the stuff you'd expect to hear R. Crumb listening to. Those old blues '78s. On YouTube in five parts or you can watch the whole thing on HULU for free. 8.0.

Last Vegas: A group of old childhood friends, (Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Kevin Kline) now in their late 60s go to Las Vegas to throw their pal a bachelor party.

This is the trend we're seeing a lot. R.E.D. The Expendables. The Bucket List. Senior citizen buddy comedies. Truthfully I'd much rather see this type of casting than something with Robert Pattinson and Jesse Eisenberg trying to act older than they are. This was ok. It wasn't great but it was fun and entertaining. Douglas isn't really funny but then was he ever? He's mostly a straight man here anyway. Overall, it's a good time. 6.0

Carrie: Remake of Stephen King's 'Carrie'.

You know the story. Girl's telekinetic powers manifest after being abused by a zealot mother and bullied at school by mean girls. Gets pranked at the prom and lays waste to everything. It's pretty much the same as the other versions. A few things are different but the framework is the same and you won't be surprised by anything other then the vfx. Chloe Moretz is a good choice. At least she's closer in age to the character than Spacek or Betis were. If you've read the book, you know they'll never do it accurately anyway. Julianne Moore is excellent as Carrie's unhinged mother. 5.0

47 Ronin: A band of samurai set out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.

Keanu Reeves just remembered he's 1/32 asian so all of a sudden he's popped in a few asian movies. I guess it gives a boost to the asian film industry to have a Hollywood A- star in their movies. Some good action in this but it's still pretty slow and draggy. A shame because they gathered many of japan's elite actors as supporting cast to Reeves' usual wooden performance. Some of the other reviews I've read were pretty bad but this isnt as bad as they make it out to be but considering the budget (175 mil), you could expect better. 5.0

Man of Tai Chi: A man trained in the gentle art of tai chi is forced to fight in an illegal fight tournament.

And speaking of Keanu Reeves. This is his directorial debut. He also stars as the evil corporate protagonist (a part he should have left to a better actor). Not a bad action movie. Not great. Ho hum story we've seen a million times before but some nice cinematography and very good action scenes. 5.5

v45c · March 14th, 2014, 08:23 AM

No one lives!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1763264/
excellent flic, no pretense of being anything but what it is, an entertaining gorefest...

beluga · March 14th, 2014, 08:53 PM

despicable me 2

not as inspired as the first one but a few good moments.

**blondifan** · March 14th, 2014, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Rango (Johhny Depp) is an ordinary chameleon with an identity crisis who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff.

Brilliantly animated movie from the director of 'Pirates of the Caribbean'
I really enjoyed this. Some odd pop culture references and great Mariachi music.

trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-OOfW6wWyQ

**victor meldrew** · March 15th, 2014, 11:48 AM

Only The Valiant

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043885/

**tonil** · March 15th, 2014, 08:12 PM

recommendation, not viewing it at the moment

Lonesome Dove (1989)

**Wendigo** · March 15th, 2014, 08:45 PM

Man of Steel (2013)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770828/

Been putting off seeing this for a while as to be honest the last Superman movie sucked but I have to say I'ts pretty good so far. I preferred the original Superman The Movie intro but it's nice to see Zod early on.

**Immy** · March 16th, 2014, 05:31 AM

Hold That Ghost (1941)

The umpteenth time I've seen this A&C classic. Lou perhaps at his most terrified, Bud repeatedly trying to slap some sense into him, all while holed up in a gangster's spooky, broken down tavern. Lou and Joan Davis' "Blue Danube" dance is a highlight and how can you go wrong with the irresistibly beautiful Evelyn Ankers along for the ride? 10/10

March 14th, 2014, 08:23 AM	#6064
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March 15th, 2014, 08:12 PM	#6068
tonil Vintage Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 917 Thanks: 2,375 Thanked 20,188 Times in 912 Posts	recommendation, not viewing it at the moment Lonesome Dove (1989) Last edited by tonil; March 15th, 2014 at 08:42 PM..

March 11th, 2014, 06:11 PM	#6061
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,787 Thanks: 259,900 Thanked 1,139,369 Times in 113,909 Posts	Abandoned Souls (2010) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674058/ A year after a mass prison break of seemingly infected weirdos a group of young folk rent a house by a lake in the woods and ... they hear a quaint local tale of an abandoned hermit's shack on an island where you have to knock on the door and listen to hear if the hermit replies ..... Not bad so far but I doubt there will be any major surprises.

March 12th, 2014, 03:34 PM	#6062
victor meldrew Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: At the bottom of an empty glass Posts: 15,778 Thanks: 531,920 Thanked 180,004 Times in 15,766 Posts	Edge of Darkness (1943) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034694/

March 12th, 2014, 10:53 PM	#6063
KingKeigh Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Southern NJ Posts: 514 Thanks: 1,834 Thanked 6,537 Times in 512 Posts	Louie Bluie: A documentary on musician Howard Armstrong a member of the last black string band, playing blues, hot jazz and country music. This is director Terry Zwigoff's (Crumb, Ghost World) first film made in 1985. A look at mandolin and violin player Howard Armstrong and his compadres of banjo players and guitarists. Armstrong is a colorful and engaging personality. The music is very much the stuff you'd expect to hear R. Crumb listening to. Those old blues '78s. On YouTube in five parts or you can watch the whole thing on HULU for free. 8.0. Last Vegas: A group of old childhood friends, (Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Kevin Kline) now in their late 60s go to Las Vegas to throw their pal a bachelor party. This is the trend we're seeing a lot. R.E.D. The Expendables. The Bucket List. Senior citizen buddy comedies. Truthfully I'd much rather see this type of casting than something with Robert Pattinson and Jesse Eisenberg trying to act older than they are. This was ok. It wasn't great but it was fun and entertaining. Douglas isn't really funny but then was he ever? He's mostly a straight man here anyway. Overall, it's a good time. 6.0 Carrie: Remake of Stephen King's 'Carrie'. You know the story. Girl's telekinetic powers manifest after being abused by a zealot mother and bullied at school by mean girls. Gets pranked at the prom and lays waste to everything. It's pretty much the same as the other versions. A few things are different but the framework is the same and you won't be surprised by anything other then the vfx. Chloe Moretz is a good choice. At least she's closer in age to the character than Spacek or Betis were. If you've read the book, you know they'll never do it accurately anyway. Julianne Moore is excellent as Carrie's unhinged mother. 5.0 47 Ronin: A band of samurai set out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun. Keanu Reeves just remembered he's 1/32 asian so all of a sudden he's popped in a few asian movies. I guess it gives a boost to the asian film industry to have a Hollywood A- star in their movies. Some good action in this but it's still pretty slow and draggy. A shame because they gathered many of japan's elite actors as supporting cast to Reeves' usual wooden performance. Some of the other reviews I've read were pretty bad but this isnt as bad as they make it out to be but considering the budget (175 mil), you could expect better. 5.0 Man of Tai Chi: A man trained in the gentle art of tai chi is forced to fight in an illegal fight tournament. And speaking of Keanu Reeves. This is his directorial debut. He also stars as the evil corporate protagonist (a part he should have left to a better actor). Not a bad action movie. Not great. Ho hum story we've seen a million times before but some nice cinematography and very good action scenes. 5.5

March 14th, 2014, 08:53 PM	#6065
beluga Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 125 Thanks: 977 Thanked 1,401 Times in 104 Posts	despicable me 2 not as inspired as the first one but a few good moments.

March 15th, 2014, 11:48 AM	#6067
victor meldrew Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: At the bottom of an empty glass Posts: 15,778 Thanks: 531,920 Thanked 180,004 Times in 15,766 Posts	Only The Valiant http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043885/

March 15th, 2014, 08:45 PM	#6069
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,787 Thanks: 259,900 Thanked 1,139,369 Times in 113,909 Posts	Man of Steel (2013) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770828/ Been putting off seeing this for a while as to be honest the last Superman movie sucked but I have to say I'ts pretty good so far. I preferred the original Superman The Movie intro but it's nice to see Zod early on.

March 16th, 2014, 05:31 AM	#6070
Immy Maestro Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sin City Posts: 4,505 Thanks: 26,114 Thanked 83,659 Times in 4,342 Posts	Hold That Ghost (1941) The umpteenth time I've seen this A&C classic. Lou perhaps at his most terrified, Bud repeatedly trying to slap some sense into him, all while holed up in a gangster's spooky, broken down tavern. Lou and Joan Davis' "Blue Danube" dance is a highlight and how can you go wrong with the irresistibly beautiful Evelyn Ankers along for the ride? 10/10