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Post by paulfinch on Nov 13, 2009 9:15:17 GMT
These covers of yours are something special, Charlie. I apologise if I haven't before now remarked on how impressive they are, and how much they take me back to that golden age of unadulterated pulp horror. Paul
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Post by paulfinch on Nov 12, 2009 17:10:52 GMT
I thought AntiChrist was great ! It was going around in my head for ages afterwards, and it was good fun trying to figure out what was going on. I also liked the talking fox, but I know Lord P. compared it unfavourably to Basil Brush. Nature is Chaos indeed. Next film up to divide opinion? Paranormal Activity... Made me scared to go to sleep after I'd watched it. Mark S. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY is one I definitely fancy, though I'm getting increasingly wary of these "the scariest film you'll ever see' blurbs that keep appearing during the commercial breaks for MOST HAUNTED. This is about four films I've now seen this said about in the last year or so. Ironically, one of the others was ANTICHRIST. It didn't scare me at all, but it certainly disturbed me - and not necessarily in a good way. From a purely personal perspective, a horror movie works if it entertains me. That's all I can really say. If it scares me to death - yep, it's definitely entertained me. If it's grossed me out with ultra-explicit violence but has still maintained a strong and compelling narrative - yep, it's entertained me. If it's totally horrible, filled with death, disease urban grime, etc, but this has contributed to a larger whole, which has given me that elusive 'horror high' that folk like us seek so constantly - yep, it's entertained me. But ANTICHRIST did none of these things. I'm well aware that this is a meaningful flick, and that LVT's track record does not put him in the video nasty cupboard, but aside from making me squirm during the smashing and snipping bits, I didn't find it particularly memorable. As I mentioned on another forum, I afterwards struck it from my Christmas list when I realised I had no desire at all to see it again - of course the irony of including such a movie on a Christmas list in the first place had become clear to me well before the end. Interestingly, my wife and I and a bunch of like-minded friends, suitably plastered, watched both this movie and another one, TRICK R TREAT, on Halloween night. The latter, which was never intended to be more than a plastikit, 80s-style horror romp, probably had us all on the edge of our seats far more than the much-touted ANTICHRIST. Still, each to their own. I've never been much of an intellectual, as those who know me will no doubt loudly certify.
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Post by paulfinch on Nov 12, 2009 10:07:10 GMT
For anyone who's interested, I've been allowed to start a (very) random film review page courtesy of Gray Friar Press. The mixture of reviews up already should be a good indicator of the kind of thing I'll be waxing humorous about in the future. I figured as the emphasis will be on 1970s pictures filled with blood and lovely ladies there might be a few interested parties on here. I'm prepared to do requests and yes I've already been asked to do 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' and 'He's Just Not That into You'. Anyway, the link is: www.grayfriarpress.com/films/index.htmlJohn ... check out ANTICHRIST, then let us know what you think about it. Bit too arthouse for me, but good grief, there are some gross moments. Paul
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