Films seen in February
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01. Hamlet (1948, UK)
Laurence Olivier -
Excellent
03. The Loreley's Grasp (1974, Spain)
Amando de Ossorio -
worth
seeing
04. Dance Party USA (2006, USA) Aaron
Katz -
Excellent [A-]
05. Quiet City (2007, USA) Aaron Katz
- Excellent [A-]
06.
Fantastic Four (2005, USA) Tim Story
-
worth seeing [C+]
07.
Invasion of the Blood Farmers (1972, USA) Ed Adlum
-
has redeeming facet
08.
Sisters (2006, USA) Douglas Buck
-
has redeeming facet [D+]
The execution is actually quite solid. Buck approaches
the De Palma material with the clinical detachment of an early Cronenberg film,
and while this is something to behold (and Buck is a filmmaker I’d like
to support), this film falls into the “completely unnecessary remake”
category in just too many ways.
09.
Twilight Zone SSN 1.16
- The Hitch-Hiker (1960, USA) Alvin Ganzer -
quite
effective...
10.
Twilight Zone SSN 1.17 -
The Fever (1960, USA) Robert Florey -
more comical
than anything else, but fun nonetheless...
11.
Twilight Zone SSN 1.18
- The Last Flight (1960, USA) William F. Claxton -
Matheson
screenplay, this is top notch TW all the way...
12.
Twilight Zone SSN 1.19
- The Purple Testament (1960, USA) Richard L. Bare -
a
little hokey...
13.
Eyes of a Stranger (1981, USA) Ken Wiederhorn
- worth
seeing
14.
Accattone (1961, Italy) Pier Paolo Pasolini
-
Masterpiece
15.
Evil Dead Trap (1988, Japan) Toshiharu Ikeda -
a must see
16.
The Love Merchant (1966, USA) Joseph Sarno -
has redeeming facet
17.
Across the Universe (2007, USA) Julie Taymor -
worth seeing [C+]
18.
Seraphim Falls (2006, USA) David Von Ancken -
a must see [B-]
19.
Zombie Holocaust (1980, Italy) Marino Girolami
-
worth seeing
20.
Five Element Ninja (1982, Hong Kong) Chang Cheh
-
a must see
21.
The Land That Time Forgot (1975, UK) Kevin Connor
-
a must see
22.
Buried Alive (2007, USA) Robert Kurtzman -
worth seeing [C+]
23.
The Werewolf (1956, USA) Fred F. Sears -
has redeeming facet
24.
Film Geek (2005, USA) James Westby -
2nd
viewing [last viewing Sept. 06]; no change in rating ***
25.
The Auteur (2002, USA) James Westby [short] -
above average comedy short.
26.
Weirdsville (2007, USA) Allan Moyle -
has redeeming facet [D+]
27.
2 Days in Paris (2007, France) Julie Delpy -
worth seeing [C]
29.
Uzumaki (2000, Japan) Higuchinsky
-
has redeeming facet
Spirals? WTF!? Last time I checked these weren’t
high on the list of “frightening things.” Let me check and I’ll
get back on this…
Addendum 1 day later: Nope. Not scary.
30.
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971,
UK) Seth Holt -
worth seeing
In spite of a plot which has to be one of the
worst in Hammer history, this manages to remain watchable, no less for the scantily
clad Valerie Leon than for the slick direction of the underrated Holt.
31.
Storm Warning (2007, Australia)
Jamie Blanks [2008, based on DVD Premiere] -
worth seeing [C+]
Nothing groundbreaking here, but there is enough
meat in the way the story breaks down the egalitarian husband/wife relationship,
that I can see myself referencing this for years to come.
32.
Body Bags (1993, USA) Tobe Hooper
33.
Neighborhood Watch (2005, USA) Graeme Whifler
-
a must see [B]
35.
Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace (2004, Canada)
Lee Demarbre -
a must see [B-]
36.
Rocket Science (2007, USA) Jeffrey Blitz -
worth seeing [C-]
37.
Mountain of the Cannibal God (1978, Italy) Sergio
Martino -
has redeeming facet
38.
Twilight Zone SSN 1.20 -
Elegy (1960, USA) Douglas Heyes -
Beaumont story
tries to cram too much into 24 minutes.
39.
Away from Her (2006, Canada) Sarah Polley -
a must see [B-]
41.
Histoire(s) du cinéma (1998, France) Jean-Luc
Godard
- Masterpiece
-
Episodes 1 and 2 are close to the finest thing Godard has ever
made.
42.
Michael Clayton (2007, USA) Tony Gilroy -
a must see [B-] - In spite of Capra-esque ending...
43.
Twilight Zone SSN 1.21
- Mirror Image (1960, USA) John Brahm -
Brahm is
a MAJOR discovery for me this past year.
44.
Twilight Zone SSN 1.22
- The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street - (1960, USA) Ron Winston
-
A masterpiece. Television does not get much better...
45.
Spiral (2007, USA) Adam Green & Joel David
Moore -
a must see [B-]
46.
Los Muertos (2004, Argentina) Lisandro Alonso
-
Excellent [A-]
47.
Hatchet (2006, USA) Adam Green -
2nd
viewing [last viewing Oct. 07]; no change in rating ***
48.
Taxidermia (2006, Hungary) György Pálfi
-
2nd viewing [last viewing Sept. 06]; rating upgraded a tad
***
49.
Gone Baby Gone (2007, USA) Ben Affleck -
a must see [B]
50.
Wild Country (2006, UK) Craig Strachan -
worth seeing [C-]
55.
Once (2006, Ireland) John Carney -
Excellent [A-]
56.
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980, USA) Jimmy T. Murakami
-
worth seeing
57.
Cat People (1982, USA) Paul Schrader -
worth seeing
58.
We Own the Night (2007, USA) James Gray -
a must see [B]
January '08 Screening Log