Movie review thread...
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@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
The BFI recently restored a "lost" British thriller that has a cult reputation. It was financed by the Coal Pension Board, and shot on 35 mm film for international TV and limited theatrical release, but only played at film festivals and sporadically on TV. There was a dodgy VHS release for a short time.
The film is The Appointment (1980, 1981, or 1982, depending on the source), stars Edward Woodward, and is kind of like a very British cross between Don't Look Now and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.
It is also excellent, and is a chilling atmospheric thriller, with some wonderful set pieces.
4.5/5, despite being sourced from a 1" broadcast tape.
The vanishing British horror: unearthing The Appointment
The Wicker Man star Edward Woodward headlines this story of strange psychic forces from the start of the video nasty era. But since its release, The Appointment has been extremely difficult to see.
Apparently it's available to stream from Apple and Amazon in the UK.
Cheers. Tim.
I've become a bit of an odd-film buff in the last few years but I'd never heard of that one. Will watch with a decent Pinot on a foggy autumn evening...
BFI do a good job preserving masterpieces in danger of vanishing: "Peeping Tom, Get Carter, The Shout
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Finally got around to watching Django Unchained.
Typical stylish, fun, Tarantino flick but Samuel L Jackson was an absolute revelation as Stephen. Brilliant acting.
4.5 Horsewhippings out of 5 Dead Slavetraders.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
The Shout
That one looks very interesting. Thanks for the recommendation.
Really enjoy the slow burn, tension escalation of British films like that - they can keep it going without getting boring, and rather, become more engaging instead.
Often they are around 90 minutes. Brevity is a virtue!
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@Tim said in Movie review thread...:
Also reminds me that I need to watch The Devil Rides Out.
I have a whole list of films like that. Night of the Demon from 1957 is based on an MR James story and highly recommended.
If you are into stuff without the supernatural angle, check out See No Evil British film from 1971 with Mia Farrow.
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I'm going to finally watch The Devil Rides Out this weekend.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
supernatural angle
Generally I can only tolerate occult, demonic stuff, but the British folk horror genre has a unique ability to make the supernatural seem naturalistic. Will check those out.
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Can anyone help identify a movie I watched decades ago?
From what I recall it was British, probably 1960s - 1970s, and was a serial killer who strangled women with his ties. There's one scene where he has to climb into a truck and go through potato sacks to locate a victim who has a tie pin which could identify him.
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That looks suitably ludicrous to get my attention.
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Thanks, Mike. We now have our Christmas Slasher movie sorted for this year....
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
Can anyone help identify a movie I watched decades ago?
From what I recall it was British, probably 1960s - 1970s, and was a serial killer who strangled women with his ties. There's one scene where he has to climb into a truck and go through potato sacks to locate a victim who has a tie pin which could identify him.
Hitchock's Frenzy (1972) with Barry Foster & Jon Finch. His penultimate film and great fun.
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@antipodean Sounds like Frenzy.
Edit: I should have read the thread!
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@MiketheSnow brilliant with lines like "Time for some seasons beatings" what is not to like!
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@MN5 There is a documentary that I have been meaning to track down for a few years now
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@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:
It took me a moment - that's Jim the cop from Stranger Things as Santa. Great stuff
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OK so I know that Thor 4 has been looked at before but… I’m a Marvel MCU fan and really like the Thor films, though a little less each time. However, this is the first that I cannot stick and have not seen through. Maybe it improves after the first 20 minutes but by the cringe, it would need to. It seems to me that they’ve looked at all the light hearted bits that worked in Ragnarok and have made a complete dogs arse of a film around that.
0.5 cheeky side eyes to camera out of 5 fucked franchises.
The Appointment (1982) ⭐ 6.2 | Horror
