- Mon Jun 15, 2020 4:12 pm
#128970
I haven't watch much over the last few weeks. But here's a few I did watch.
I really enjoyed this. The wrap around of the cursed film documentary is a nice set up but ultimately I felt like it was unsuccessful. The cursed film itself I really enjoyed. They nailed the aesthetic of the era and it was a nice slow burn. Worth checking out, it's fairly short run time too.
It's been a while since I've watched the first DOA but I feel like that one may be way more absurd. This one still has the standard Miike flair and is probably a more well made film than the first. I think I was expecting more craziness though. The big standout scene is the children's play cross cut with a huge murder spree. If you like Miike and want to see a weird Yakuza type film from him check out the first and second DOA films.
This was excellent. I can definitely see this one sitting towards the top of Spike's filmography. Delroy Lindo was a force in this film, he was captivating and stole almost every scene. The whole cast was overall really great, especially da 5 bloods. The Wire fan in me really loved seeing Clarke Peters and Isiah Whitlock on screen together and we got the classic "shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit" line from Isiah. Beautifully shot, Newton Thomas Sigel did an incredible job. The film's 2.5 hour runtime flies by. Definitely recommend it to everyone. Small warning, opening of the film shows footage of Vietnam war, famous stuff we have all seen but maybe not the actual footage, like the execution of Nguyen Van Lem and the children running down the streets with their flesh peeling off. It's a rough start to the film, my wife couldn't handle and wouldn't watch the film. Outside of that there is a few still photos of some of the other atrocities committed (including dead woman and children) shown part way through the film but it's brief.
abedunk wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 11:49 pm Antrum is streaming on Amazon PrimeThanks for the heads up on this one.
I haven't watch much over the last few weeks. But here's a few I did watch.
I really enjoyed this. The wrap around of the cursed film documentary is a nice set up but ultimately I felt like it was unsuccessful. The cursed film itself I really enjoyed. They nailed the aesthetic of the era and it was a nice slow burn. Worth checking out, it's fairly short run time too.
It's been a while since I've watched the first DOA but I feel like that one may be way more absurd. This one still has the standard Miike flair and is probably a more well made film than the first. I think I was expecting more craziness though. The big standout scene is the children's play cross cut with a huge murder spree. If you like Miike and want to see a weird Yakuza type film from him check out the first and second DOA films.
This was excellent. I can definitely see this one sitting towards the top of Spike's filmography. Delroy Lindo was a force in this film, he was captivating and stole almost every scene. The whole cast was overall really great, especially da 5 bloods. The Wire fan in me really loved seeing Clarke Peters and Isiah Whitlock on screen together and we got the classic "shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit" line from Isiah. Beautifully shot, Newton Thomas Sigel did an incredible job. The film's 2.5 hour runtime flies by. Definitely recommend it to everyone. Small warning, opening of the film shows footage of Vietnam war, famous stuff we have all seen but maybe not the actual footage, like the execution of Nguyen Van Lem and the children running down the streets with their flesh peeling off. It's a rough start to the film, my wife couldn't handle and wouldn't watch the film. Outside of that there is a few still photos of some of the other atrocities committed (including dead woman and children) shown part way through the film but it's brief.
