What did you watch today? v 7.0

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Permalink Reply by Snorii on May 17, 2008 at 7:19am

Last night, I watch Der Ostwind (The Eastwind) and really enjoyed it. It is a short (10 minutes) available on Watch instantly about a German WWI pilot.

I also saw The Last Man on Earth on Watch Instantly starring Vincent Price. I'll probably watch Heston's Omega Man as well before I Am Legend.

Up next is Spider-Man 3 (Realized that I had put it off for a year now, and I figured I'd better watch it before I got it as a present), Ugetsu, and Grand Illusion.

Permalink Reply by Alex DeLarge on May 17, 2008 at 7:50am

Richard Matheson is one of my favorite writers and enjoyed 2 out of 3 adaptations of his novel I AM LEGEND. The new Will Smith crapfest can be skipped...IMHO. I wote a review on the regular Netflix site so please check it out. If you enjoy a good horror flick then queu THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE; Matheson adapts his own novel HELL HOUSE for the big screen and makes a creepy and disturbing flick reminiscent of Robert Wise's great THE HAUNTING but with more sexual depravity and physical/emotional violence. Oh, and queu THE HAUNTING too if you havent seen it which is based on the Shirley Jackson novella THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE. Viddy well!

Permalink Reply by The Professor on May 17, 2008 at 8:16pm

I recently bought a first edition of "I Am Legend" at a local bookshop for 75 cents. The little gem was just languishing there on the shelf waiting for me. Score!

Permalink Reply by mattjacks on May 17, 2008 at 8:20pm

heh.. nice find prof..

so much potential and so much waste. (the re-make of I am Legend)

mat

Permalink Reply by Alex DeLarge on May 18, 2008 at 8:26am

Great find! I have a seocnd paperback printing that I discovered in my local used bookstore. My best find was a first American Edition of ANIMAL FARM for $10 at a crummy used bookstore in Ocean City MD.

Permalink Reply by Alex DeLarge on May 17, 2008 at 7:41am

Just re-watched TRAINSPOTTING on Japanese Blu-Ray. The US is region coded with Japan so we can watch their BDs on our PS3s! It just took a few moments to navigate the menus since I don't read the language. It's been years since I viewed and had to write a review; I forgot what a damned great flick it was! Image and sound quality outstanding but not perfect; some mosquito-noise and grainy-ness but to be expected from an independant low-budget theatrical release. It is worth the upgrade from standard DVD due to the lossless soundmix and vibrant film-like colors and detail. Still Ewan McGregor's best performance...we'll just forget about the Lucasfilm fiasco.

Permalink Reply by mattjacks on May 17, 2008 at 1:57pm

just added that thanks... Dreyfuss is great but I actually never cared to see that when I was "younger".

mj

Permalink Reply by Laur on May 17, 2008 at 8:10am

I watched Eastern Promises last night. I really liked it, of course I like all mob movies so it would have to be really bad for me to not enjoy it. I loved the overall dark undertone and thought they did a great job pulling the viewer into the movie. I did expect a little more violence being that it was about the Russian mob, the bathhouse fight scene was spot on for what I was expecting and did not disappoint. 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Permalink Reply by Aces on May 17, 2008 at 1:09pm

I agree - this is one of my faves.

Permalink Reply by Aces on May 17, 2008 at 1:13pm

Last night on Instant Watch:

Tupac Shakur: Life of an Outlaw - 3 stars - Very interesting documentary about Tupac's life.

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser - 3 stars - I enjoyed this Werner Herzog film based on a true story. As in all of his films there was beautiful cinematography and amazing sets and costumes.

Next DVDs sitting on my table:
Torchwood - I'm looking forward to this since I see it as a recommendation often in NF and on here.
Season 2 disk 1 of Extras - Great show I really liked Season 1.
The Tunnel and David Beckham: Life of an Icon

Permalink Reply by runnr1 on May 17, 2008 at 7:08pm

the cottage. a u.k. horror film about two idiot brothers who kidnap a young woman to get ransom money and take her to a backwoods cottage. there's a lot of humor to the film, and in fact for the first 30 minutes or so you wonder if you rented a horror film or a dark comedy. but it transitions nicely into a respectable slasher flick with an appropriate amount of gore. it does have some slow moments, but i still highly recommend it to fellow horror fans.

up next - there will be blood and music within.

Permalink Reply by runnr1 on May 17, 2008 at 11:33pm

there will be blood. there were some scenes in this movie that were excellent. i particularly liked that the story was often told without words. and i did like the overall story...i just got tired of it taking its sweet time to play out. i don't hate this movie, i don't love it. i would only recommend it to those who are open to slower paced movies and don't easily turn them off. i wouldn't give this movie 5 stars - although daniel day lewis easily gets them - but it's definitely worth 3.5.

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