rpj316
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RE: Last film you watched
The Old Dark House(1932)
A deliciously camp black comedy from James Whale.Opening on a dark night during a severe storm,a group of stranded revellers take shelter in the old dark house of the title.Home of the eccentric Femm family and their brutish,alcoholic butler called Morgan brought to life brilliantly by Boris Karloff who has evil thoughts concerning one of the female stranded played by Gloria Stuart.
7.5/10
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Jam Da Man
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RE: Last film you watched
Habit
Bizarre film featuring some bloke getting drawn into a seedy underworld after dark.
Mainly set somewhere in Manchester, and in particular a sinister brothel.
A mixture of different genres going on. Part drama, part horror/gore, little bit gangster flick. It stays serious though.
Anyway, my main reason for seeking this out was that Roxanne Pallett being in it.
She got dolled up pretty well, and she has her moments, but you never really seem to get a decent prolonged look at her.
As far as she goes, there's nothing to challenge Lake Placid 3 here, despite the setting, but still worth a look.
Otherwise, as a film - 7/10. Not bad, if a bit slow at times. Different though.
There's quite a few ex-Shameless and soap actors in it. Not Paddy from Emmerdale, luckily.
"The road to Good Intentions be paved with Hell"
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rpj316
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RE: Last film you watched
The Night Strangler(1972)
A wonderful tv movie sequel to The Night Stalker directed by Dan Curtis and starring Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchack,a reporter now based in Seattle Washington investigating a series of murders on women for their blood.Similar deaths have been reoccurring every 21 years.This leads him to an alchemist who is seemingly 144 years old and committing the killings in order to prolong his life.With strong support from Jo Ann Pflug and Simon Oakland.
7/10
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rpj316
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RE: Last film you watched
Das Cabinet des Dr.Caligari[aka The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari](1920)
A silent horror film from director Robert Weine about a man investigating the murder of his friend,only to discover the suspect is in zombie like state and being controlled by an evil hypnotist.An absolute cinematic landmark in terms of the impressionstic imagery and one of the first films made that has a surprise twist ending.
8/10
(This post was last modified: 27-05-2018 19:35 by rpj316.)
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