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Bullitt
Fast paced with some exciting chase sequences. Entertaining!

Naan Kadavul (I am God)
Indian film in Tamil language. Very intense and disturbing. The begging mafia which was only superficially covered in Slumdog Millionaire gets a deeper look. Director Bala goes all out showing the exploitation of deformed people and some of them are very sad to look at. This is not the commercial, masala stuff that one would normally associate Indian films with. In the midst of this there's an aghori ascetic who returns to his native town and dispenses with his own form of justice.
The score by veteran Ilayaraaja is effective although he does tend to pull out all the stops with the harrowing scenes. And he's still stuck on his jazzy 80s sound which, in some scenes is incongruous with the setting/context.

REC

Rented this one, due to the positive critic it received here, and I'm glad I didn't rent the American version, but the Spanish one

It is terrific horrific stuff, man I'm still shaking here
Once the terror starts, it is damn frightening and nerve wrecking, if you want a scare this one is pure recommended terror

filmed extremely well, and the design is top notch

Chilling film. Brilliant in a way. I don't know that I ever want to see it again, but I was left impressed. The absence of music was a good choice.

loved it, some scenes will be forever in my memory (and it doesn't come to a shock they are from the last half hour )

Looking forward to Rec 2, from the same director

I was about to play something but I just found out one of my all time favourite horror films is on, NIGHT OF THE DEMON, on BBC 2 right now, a genuine atmospheric and creepy classic that pisses all over 99% of what passes for horror films now.

fun movie indeed, original concept
but those effects are simply magnificent, not even big budget movies hold these kind of effects
I want this one on Blu-ray

The Postman
Insanely long, epic Kevin Costner film. What a big risk he took just a couple of years after Waterworld!
I do like the film-- it's the usual Costner-plays-reluctant-hero role but a lot of it was silly. Olivia Williams is gorgeous! JNH's score is nice and pushes all the buttons. I think I might have the cd somewhere but not listened to it.

Had some fun tonight watching awful re-runs of supernatural 'investigation' shows:

6ixth Sense with Colin Fry

I always enjoy a bit of psychic-centric programming - not because I'm interested in the afterlife, but because I simply can't believe the sheer audacity of the people who claim to be in touch with it. The show features a heavy disclaimer in the credits - a wodge of text that shoots down any notion of plausibility, claiming the show is for entertainment purposes only and is not purporting to be taken as factual. In other words, these sort of shows, by their own admission, are making grief-stricken relatives cry for entertainment. Nevertheless, the victims fall for it, possibly because they can't quite believe a fellow human being would exploit the pain of their bereavement for financial gain. Disgusting really.

Most Haunted

Less sickening, though equally preposterous, this is basically a cross between The Blair Witch Project and Scooby Doo, hosted by Yvette Fielding and 'Britain's leading psychic' Derek Acorah. It's outrageous nonsense - nothing but a bunch of people lamely making stuff up, holding seances and going 'woooh', shot with night-vision cameras to make it look creepy. The only thing genuinely returning from the grave here is Yvette's career. Still, Derek's hilarious, particularly when he gets 'possessed' by spirits and screams the word 'bitch' right into Yvette's face. If he believes in what he's doing, he's insane. If he doesn't, he's a laughable prat. Either way, Derek loses and we win. As a 'paranormal investigation', Most Haunted is about as scientifically qualified as an average ham sandwich.

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead

Not the best one I've ever seen, but still a lot of fun. Shame Michelle Ryan won't be the Doctor's new sidekick, she's infinitely more likable than Martha and much hotter than Donna.

Lee Evans should also be in more Doctor Whos!

Alien, Aliens. Tonight: Alien 3

Never saw the attraction of Ms Ryan.

lol

This is my favourite film series, next to Star Wars OT of course. I even like Resurrection.

Are you watching the extended or the theatrical cut of Alien 3 (which I find superior BTW)?

Dragonball Evolution

1 - I downloaded this one.
2 - I didn´t bother looking for a screener; it was cam recorded .
3 - 1 and 2 are way more effort than the movie deserves.

What a pile of stinking crap. Every second of this film is an insult, not only to the original series (simply impossible to make a film that lives up to the expectations) but to the art of cinema. 75 minutes of crapiness / silliness / vomit inducing material. The plot, to call it somehow, is absurd, the actors are terrible (god forbides Chow Yun Fat), the action sequences are few and seem to be directed and edited by a pushing buttons monkey, the sets seem like made by kids in the kindergarden and the CGI stuff is awful. Let´s not forget the final battle: well, let´s say I´ve watched final combats in "Walker Texas Rangers" more epic than that.

-1 out of 5

Music wise, absoluteluy nothing Tyler could have done. Actually, I´m surprised he got to be inspired when he watched the film for the first time. I still like the score, too bad I´ll always associate it with the film.
Seriously, Tyler is already in the A list of composers, he is very popular and I assume he has loads of money: Brian, start choosing what kind of films you score.

Caught most of a couple of movies - and scores in situ:

Objective Burma!
I was interested to see as much of this as I could as I really only associate Errol Flynn with his swashbuckling movies. It was an okay sort of a film and Waxman's score stood out quite well - though I think that it's better in the movie than as a separate listening experience.

Big Jake
I was amazed that I hadn't seen this movie! I quite enjoyed it - in a caricatured, over-the-top sort of way. John Wayne kicking ass is always enjoyable to watch. Bernstein's theme for Jake himself is quite memorable but I found the rest quite uninteresting.