The Prodigy
(2005) opens with a lot of promise... that sadly dwindles as the movie carries on to its disappointing conclusion. But the setup is great with the mystery of the assassin that keeps us guessing. It's low budget but still quite watchable. Started viewing via NWI on an iPad and finished on my dad's desktop. Oh you crazy technology! 6/10Appears that the last film of July will be Wolf Creek
(2005), a film I've owned since around '05 but haven't seen. Another good Aussie thriller. I like the character interactions in the first arc the most. 6.75/10- July New: 45
- July Re-watch: 9
- July Total: 54
- 2010 TOTAL: 441
(1977). Very entertaining and well-paced period action flick. Good watch. 7.5/10
(2008), which was a chore to get through. Not a good film. Skip it.
(2009) and 
(2009). Adore both these films for different reasons. Stop motion is excellent is both. Town Called Panic is much more lyrical & humorous. Mary & Max is almost the flipside of that as a sad and often depressing look at how two lives on opposite sides of the earth have connected. Love Adam Elliot's Harvey Krumpet so I was predisposed to like it. I do. Again, this is a great double feature to do on NWI. Watch 'em both!
(1966) starring Cameron Mitchell as the viking warrior hero. Despite some criticism I kinda liked this film. It's part of the Bava Box Set which I plan to buy.
New to DVD thanks to Synapse Films is 
(1991). This Japanese post-apocalyptic horror film certainly pre-dates those from 2000s but sadly isn't better than those more recent examples. It's not a terrible film but not very noteworthy (other than being an early example of this subgenre). 6/10
(1971) because my memories were so vague. Still a tremendous film. Friedkin, Hackman, Scheider. Excellent.
(a.k.a. Frightmare 1975). It's about a cannibalistic family. That's all you need to know. Watch it if you love horror.
(2005). Pretty good Ron Howard/Russell Crowe flick but Renée Zellweger still bugs me to no end.
(1971) is apparently OOP on DVD. I may have to buy this because it's just so goddamn awesome. Has all the hallmarks of a slow-burn seventies horror flick. Really dig that style. Want to see it again soon... yeah, will probably have to buy.
(2005) from my library and it's been a fairly enormous blindspot. Incredible performances by all actors. Intense film. RIP Heath Ledger. 7.75/10
(1952), which despite having the gorgeous Marguerite Chapman as the blackmailing beauty isn't nearly as strong as it could've been. But not a bad watch. 6.25/10
From Netflix, 
(2010). Cute but plays more like video game cut scenes sewn together. 6/10
(1951), another classic I've always wanted to see. Bogart/Hepburn = excellent. Great film but not entirely satisfied with the ending. Still a must-see. 8/10
(2009) again. (Girlfriend liked this one a lot too... no surprises there)
(2009) for just this occasion. And as expected we both enjoyed this film quite a bit. It's great to see solid non-Pixar Disney movie again.
(1989) starts with a flashback to the ending of Halloween 4 and thus begins the film as a continuation of that story. Again it's more of the same but develops the connection with the young girl. Donald Pleasence is great but nothing particularly special about thie film.
(1988) up in my Netflix queue. I like the return of Dr. Loomis but this is somewhat unmemorable. Yeah, Michael didn't die and returns to wreak havoc again. Blah blah.
(1954). I have always wanted to see the original version on the big screen and it really was an awesome evening! Amazing how terrifying the original Japanese version is compared to the neutered US version. Nice to close out G-Fest on a high note!
Back for the 2nd night of G-Fest but only one screening 
(1966). This film really encapsulates everything I love about 50s & 60s Japanese sci-fi film. Thought I had seen this one but I had not. Really great story about an secret military base of the Red Bamboo Army and the Sea Monster that guards the island. The Red Bamboo keeps the monster at bay with a special juice produced on the island by slaves. Bonus was having Akira Takarada, the main star of the film (and other Japanese sci-fi films), in attendance to introduce the film. He was signing at G-Fest but after the screening, fans got a chance to talk to him and take photos w/this legend. Killer evening!
(2009) after seeing some recent twitter chatter. It's a decent film that puts a different spin on a Columbine-type tragedy. Possibly the best Boll flick I've seen, which is saying a lot.
(2000). I had forgotten that this was one that I had seen before but Ron had not. This movie is when the G-Force was established to destroy the now evil Godzilla. Never liked that they decided to make Godzilla evil after Godzilla 2000.
(2000), which I saw at Webster Cinema in Chicago when it originally was released back in 2000. It was fun then and still fun with a great audience. That was the last screening for G-Fest.
(1980) when I was an impressionable youth. I wanted to be Crow the elf (and be able to fire that bow at lightning speed). No, this isn't high art cinema but it's damn fun watching Jack Palance chew up every scene. Yet another Patrick Magee sighting!
Until I watched the Midnight Movies documentary I didn't realize that 
(1972) was one of the original midnight films grouped in that set of mostly "cult" flicks from the early 70s that originated in NYC. Directed by Perry Henzell featuring Jimmy Cliff and set in the Jamaican ghetto its real emotion comes from the music for which the plot is staged. Worthy for that alone.
(2009) so much that had I seen it last year it's possible I might have included it in my top ten. Sam Rockwell is brilliant, natch, but its angle on popular science fiction is really what grabbed me. Not exactly sure why this film was so vilified by the critics but I have my ideas. That's too bad because I could watch this again right now.