(2008) off the quick picks shelf figuring I was gonna watch this one sooner or later. Based on everything I've read & heard my expectations were suitably low but all things considered I actually found myself liking this installment of The Mummy franchise. Strange since this one is pegged as being the worst of the three but I really disliked the first two. Not sure what worked for me here since this one is ridiculous (Yeti-cats?!) but it was watchable and entertaining. Great to see Jet Li & Michelle Yeoh onscreen together again... was Twin Warriors (1993) the last (& only other) time these two shared the screen together?
(1996) mainly b/c these Asian Pulp Cinema titles are OOP and disappearing on Netflix. In this one Rei Natsume plays professional bodyguard Cheryl that is quite convincing kicking ass all over the yakuza. She (& her therapist Saiko Isshiki) are very appealing as a pretty unbelievable twist unravels by the end. Overall good watch.
(1981) via NWI. This is a fun b-movie sci-fi horror thriller from the UK that never lets up. Not great by any means but damn fun. 
(1988). This time the ghoulies get resurrected at a carnival funhouse (same funhouse later used in Dark Ride?). Think this one is on par w/the first film with a little more humor and more camp. 
(1996) starring Ken Ogata as a wizened badass seeking revenge for the death of his wife at the hands of yakuza. The "gonin" in the title are 5 disenchanted women that come together after a botched jewelry store robbery and also stand in the way of the yakuza. The first half is a little slow but everything after the robbery is good stuff. Kimiko Yo is excellent as the elder (40yrs old at the time) leader of this rag-tag bunch. Dug this film.
(1996). Not really a pink film (too long) it's more on the exploitative side with a fucked up housewife's predilection for S&M and detectives caught up in the mystery surrounding her. Kei Marimura isn't gravure model attractive but possesses plenty of sex appeal to make her seductress work. Not a bad watch from Asian Pulp Cinema. 
(1976) up my queue. Enzo Castellari installment in the Django legend is pretty good with a few spectacular shoot-out scenes. Wasn't fully absorbed in this as that damn soundtrack kept taking me out of the film. Didn't care much for the sub-plot w/the pregnant woman but at least this is one of the more unique spaghetti westerns akin to Peckinpah's work. Nero is outstanding.
(2009) via NWI. Guess they wanted to beat the major studios to the John Carter of Mars remake w/this clunker but both Traci Lords and Antonio Sabato Jr. look great in this. I like all the make-up designs and props but the story is pretty weak. This is one Asylum flick that actually could've been more good as there is a lot less cheese in this one.
(1965) is so damn good. Claire Bloom is also great. Wasn't so much into the intrigue aspect but really enjoyed the characters interacting. And the tone in b&w creates the mood.
(1996) going into it. Thought it was going to be something entirely different and unfortunately wanted it to be something different. As it was, Tucci & Scott make a capable film about the struggle of small Italian restaurant and the relationship of the two brothers but I really wanted more focus on the food. Yes, there is the celebration of well-prepared dishes but not enough.
(2008), turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Shouldn't have been since I like both Paul Rudd & Seann William Scott quite a bit. Better than average comedy and re-watch worthy.
(1996). Such terrifying film that I never had the stomach to see the whole thing (yes, it's that terrifyingly awful plus I have a special fondness for the '77 version). Well, at least the make-up is good. |
(2007). Not bad but a little tiresome of ALIEN motif. Very middling at best.
