, which I started before I left. Haven't seen this horror/sci-fi flick since the 80s so well overdue for a re-watch. Still enjoy it but easy to see how it's ripe for a solid modern remake. I believe I've seen the first sequel but not the others but still think they could make a kick-ass remake of this.
and sadly has been on my blindspot list far too long. Embarrassing really. The film is really perfect as is but I'm surprised this hasn't been up for a remake.
(original from 1957) was a treasure to watch. Haven't seen the remake yet (despite owning the DVD since it's been out) but decided I wanted to see the original and it holds up. Glenn Ford is so good here. Very enjoyable b&w western. Love the scene cut to the quickie Wade (Ford) has with the bartenderess in the back room!
Blu Ray up first. Still grainy but nice transfer (not great but better than DVD). Really holds up well not surprisingly. Solid slasher and maybe still one of the best from American slasher period.
on Blu-Ray; stunning transfer for yet another excellent film. McQueen/MacGraw make a good combo. Sally Struthers great in supporting cast. Really nice looking film on Blu... esp. for nearly 40yrs old.
disc featuring two b-movies from 1979: Search and Destroy (starring a b-film fave Perry King) & The Glove: Lethal Terminator (featuring yet another fave actor John Saxon!). Nothing particularly great about these but for me I dig the 70's vibe. Liked Search & Destroy a little more than then The Glove, which I didn't quite get the main point. The Drive In disc is pretty cool b/c it features the original drive-in concessions advertising as well as trailers for other b-movies before each film! So great.
, which I saw earlier this year but thought Ron might enjoy (plus I've been wanting to watch again since reading the news of the sequel). Still enjoy this flick a lot despite some obvious problems w/the plot.
(unrated version) that Ron rec'd for free. Fairly intense and well shot remake; brutal as expected. Not bad any stretch but not something I'd want to watch over and over.
on Blu. Totally watchable Nic Cage modern Indiana Jones flick.
has a central arc that makes this an excellent watch. Bookends aren't bad but it's really the Bogey material and Peter Lorre/Claude Rains stuff to a lesser extent that make this essential viewing.
. Not that this is a bad film but sometimes I wonder what's the point. I can only take so much of father raping the daughter/scarification psychological mumbo jumbo.
on the big screen (in celebration of its 70th Anniversary) and in HD no less. Really dug seeing this in the theater having seen it on the small screen so many times. Many things I had forgotten so it was an excellent way to re-experience this classic film. Great pace to it as well. I wondered tho, during the film, if the subtext is pro-Amish. Think about it. 
. Laird Cregar is menacing and I love that [SPOILER] he (Mr. Slade) still tries to Kitty even after being wounded and chased by the police. Oh, and Merle Oberon is hot. 
Blu Ray to officially launch my new console. Indeed, the transfer is amazing. So crisp for a 32 year old film. Looks so good. Upon this viewing, however, I realized that now I enjoy the first of the film more than the second (when I was a child it was the other way around). The Devils Tower is a bit too schmaltzy, IMO. The human drama and discovery is where it's at. Still an excellent watch.
on TCM. Maybe pinnacle of 50s sci-fi but I like flying saucer stuff more. Still required viewing, esp. if you dig on the Carpenter remake.
on TCM and made for ideal early morning viewing. Decided I really love 50s Sci-Fi.
on Watch Instantly, which is a throw-back to 50s Sci-Fi and is indeed charming. OK, I did watch the rest and the first half is much stronger than the second. But still cool... wish it had been in b&w. Side note: poster on the wall of one of the kids MAN FROM PLANET X! That was a LOL.
which is just fucked up and creepy as all get out. Dear god this movie freaked me out... by 15min into it I was wigged and couldn't finish it by 30min mark. But I braved the rest this evening. A must see unless you're pregnant and expecting. Damn good movie but wow.
, 1949 Robert Wise film. Just terrific small film with amazing captures of emotions and faces, visceral & engaging. Another thanks to TCM.
. Almost doesn't seem like '76 since so much of that fashion has come back. Not a terrible movie with a decent lesbian scene and a good twist. Masaru Konuma became known for his pinku films and this is a good example of his work. Would love to see the Sadistic and Masochistic documentary that Hideo Nakata (dir. of The Ring) did about him.
and it wasn't terrible for a super-low budget pseudo-horror flick but such a limp-dick ending for all the build-up.
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finally. Was interested when it came out but lost interest after hearing the original [rec] was superior. And so far that's definitely proving out. There's an edge to [rec] that seems lost on this remake. Probably would've enjoy this more had I never seen nor heard of the original. Seriously unhappy about this scratched disc from the library that keeps stalling out. ugh.
, featuring the terrific tag-team of Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges in this 1974 road/crime flick. Everything about this film is just excellent and what I gravitate towards. Hope this gets a proper release someday.
in my attempt to watch all installments of this film (there are 3 sequels?! really?). Still holds up and, wow, are Dunst & Dushku sexy in their younger days (not that they aren't now but they def had sex appeal as they matured).
. Lives up to the hype despite not being a "great" film. Lots of intensity and good action; completely unbelievable but earnest attempt to make it seem like it could happen. Still wondering how Liam Neeson's character is able to kill so many dudes and apparently return to the US so easily. Still entertaining. Shocked that they sat on this for so long.
. Has all the silly camp you'd expect and fairly decent spin on the vampire next door plot. Always love Roddy McDowall in anything.
to curl into my couch & relax. Fun early 80s animation with all-star voice over talent... yet I didn't recognize any of the voices, which I actually appreciated (was never distracted or taken out of it).
but it was around this weekend so dropping it in here. Based on a true story about a group of Aussies trapped in the mangrove swamp hunted by a monstrous crocodile. Def intense and believable.
, which is just so much fun. Beautiful women, amazing swordplay, overacting. What more could you want?
was recommended by someone or some podcast. Damn fine film w/Burt Lancaster & Susan Sarandon. 
just before dawn and was definitely interesting but afraid I was too drowsy to fully gather the whole thing. Will re-watch eventually. Spacey was classic asshole Spacey.
now. Follow up: was way fucking cool however the 3rd act just lost me. I knew this going in as it's always been a major criticism but yeah: WTF. But first 2 acts so incredible and moving. Want the blu.
, which might have been more interesting to me in the mid-90s. But just wasn't into it. I have a feeling this was made just before Robert Downey Jr's resurgence. he's useless here.
still holds up rather and freaks the shit out of me. Definitely one of King's better horror films but then there are several good ones.
. So I ordered from the library and watched (haven't seen in a long, long time). Still love the sheer campiness of this '55 flick during the boom of Hollywood alien invader & outer space films. The Mutant is also one of my favorite monster aliens.
is better than dead but sadly not even a showdown between the insane Gary Oldman and nearly his equal Robert Carlyle can make this good. Blah.
was a quick pick at the library so what the hell. Wasn't bad wasn't great. Still not a fan of Rachel Weisz, esp. in this one. 
. Incredible must-see watch.
