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Night of Bloody Horror (1969)
Warning on DVD of this movie
Saw this as a kid at a drive in in Connecticut and I remember it scaring me. I bought a DVD made by Cheezy Flicks Entertainment to watch. DO NOT BUY THIS DVD! It looks like it was copied from a very poor VHS tape and the soundtrack goes off sync permanently after 20 minutes. I did contact the company to complain and never heard back. It ruined my viewing of an old memory. Oh yea, about the film... It's not as scary as I remember. The film is poorly made, edited badly and there are some laugh out loud moments. In one scene you can see the dead body's eyelids moving and she's visibly breathing! Plus no one can act their way out of a paper bag. You can guess who did it early on. On the plus side the clothes and furnishing of the houses are great! It's amazing what poor taste people had at the time. And what was Gerald McRaney thinking walking around with out a shirt on! Someone with a build like that should not only keep their shirt on but wear a male burka.
Lost in Translation (2003)
So overrated it's painful
I made it a point to wait to view this movie for a long time because the reviews were so polarizing. Well, I sat down tonight and watched it and was VERY disappointed. This movie is so amateurish on almost all levels it was painful to watch. Have we devolved to the point were people consider this great Cinema??? Just because she has a famous name does that mean you have to fawn over this film?? She's not her Daddy (but then again, as a Director, Daddy has been MIA since the 80's) and she doesn't deserve to be cut any slack because of her name. There is almost nothing in this film to recommend, everyone is sleepwalking through their roles, the cinematography is interesting in spots I'll admit, but the editing and direction is atrocious! And as a critique of Japanese culture it certainly isn't racist it's just boring
Gangs of New York (2002)
not up to his standards
I'm a big Scorcese fan, and having grown up in N.Y.C in an Italian neighborhood I've loved the reality of his films. I do think that Raging Bull is one of the best movies ever made.. So I went to the theater with a good friend who really wanted to see this movie and also is a big Scorcese fan. The opening sequence blew us away until the music started, then it turned into a music video! It went down hill from there.There were flashes of brilliance in the movie that gave you hope, but I have to admit that he bit off more than he could chew. It's a beautiful looking movie , and Daniel Day Lewis is stunning in his role, but that's it. I kept waiting for a good film and then the credits rolled!I turned to my friend and said 'was that as bad as I thought it was?' and the look on his face said it all!!!! His last few films have not been good,and I can't yet admit to myself that his best work is over. Please Mr. Scorcese restore my faith !!!!
Hot Rods to Hell (1966)
a life changing movie!
I first saw this movie at 11 years old at the Lakewood Drive-in in N.J...Needless to say it was a Film that changed my life! I learned that it was cool to be a rebel, hot rods were VERY COOL, parents are spank monkeys, and Laurie Mock for all her teen Angst was ONE HOT BABE! I have this on tape, and watch it once and awhile with fond memories.