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[ViceFanMan]

7 hours ago, Daytona74 said:

wow, I was not expecting to be up against this many fans of "Diamonds Are Forever" on here...

Maybe I just like different things about the classic old Bond films than you guys. I like the ones where Sean Connery is more the no-nonsense, rough and ready  spy agent who gets the job done, and in that trademark Connery British gentleman style. Movies like Goldfinger or Dr. No are more up my alley in that respect.

 

 

45 minutes ago, Vincent Hanna said:

Diamonds are Forever is really goofy but it's one of those "it's so bad that it's good" movies. Mr Wint and Mr Kidd, Blofeld in drag, Bambi and Thumper etc. At one point bond thwarts a henchmen with a mouse trap  If it was any sillier it would be the Casino Royale spoof.

It does have some decent stuff like the car chase and some witty dialogue so I don't know, If you just watch it as some silly nonsense then it's entertaining but if you were expecting a serious film then yeah it's bad..

Lol...no problem, Daytona74! Everyone has their likes and dislikes. I LOVE the old classic Bonds—Dr. No and Goldfinger are superb!  But I’m a huge 007 fan, and I tend to like most of the films for different and various reasons. 

Vincent Hanna is right...Diamonds Are Forever is not as serious as previous movies, and I think the one right before this, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, was so “dark” and depressing (plus poor George Lazenby was trying to fill Sean Connery’s shoes and Ive read he & Diana Rigg did not get along) that for Diamonds they were trying to bring back some of the humor (dry or otherwise) and purposely make it as non-personal (no tragic deaths of Bond’s wife) as possible. They just probably went a little overboard.  

But I like it! It’s a “fun” and entertaining Bond...you can’t watch expecting a serious plot or movie. This is true.  

[agent 47]

Diamonds Are Forever is a blast of a film. Certainly goofy fun but that's pretty much Guy Hamilton directed Bond in a nutshell. The film does also have an incredible sense of atmosphere and John Barry's score is as usual on point but really great in particular for Diamonds. Also a time capsule for Vegas in the '70's as if you watch the documentary on the film from the Special Edition DVD/Blu-ray it explains that producer Albert R. Broccoli was good friends with Howard Hughes so with Hughes pulling some strings he was able to film a lot more Vegas than others might've got the chance to do. It's wildly different from Fleming's original novel which was more of a Mafia Story and the Vegas in that was of course mid-50's Vegas when it was still more of a smaller cowboy-type town so it's also interesting contrasting the two and how much Vegas changed between them.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service is great too but for different reasons. It was actually the first Bond movie I saw when I was about four or five so Lazenby has never bugged me as Bond (Diamonds was actually my first Connery Bond so it also left an impression early on). One of the most faithful adaptations of Fleming's novels.

[ViceFanMan]

9 minutes ago, agent 47 said:

Diamonds Are Forever is a blast of a film. Certainly goofy fun but that's pretty much Guy Hamilton directed Bond in a nutshell. The film does also have an incredible sense of atmosphere and John Barry's score is as usual on point but really great in particular for Diamonds. Also a time capsule for Vegas in the '70's as if you watch the documentary on the film from the Special Edition DVD/Blu-ray it explains that producer Albert R. Broccoli was good friends with Howard Hughes so with Hughes pulling some strings he was able to film a lot more Vegas than others might've got the chance to do. It's wildly different from Fleming's original novel which was more of a Mafia Story and the Vegas in that was of course mid-50's Vegas when it was still more of a smaller cowboy-type town so it's also interesting contrasting the two and how much Vegas changed between them.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service is great too but for different reasons. It was actually the first Bond movie I saw when I was about four or five so Lazenby has never bugged me as Bond (Diamonds was actually my first Connery Bond so it also left an impression early on). One of the most faithful adaptations of Fleming's novels.

I love On Her Majesty’s Secret Service too...but you’re right, for different reasons than why I love Diamonds. I love pretty much all the Bond films from Connery up through Pierce Brosnan. The newer ones with Daniel Craig are a little too “dark” and not as entertaining or fun to watch, in my opinion. 

Edited October 10, 2018 by ViceFanMan

[Stinger390X]

Well all opinions are subjective I suppose?

Most of the "Bond" movies are pretty "out there" for reality etc but still entertaining. I think Goldfinger was probably one of the best but the Roger Moore series did not entise me very much, although I still watch them on occasion for a giggle. The early George Lazenby episode was a flop in my opinion and difficult to watch. I'm not sure if they attempted humour or just dry British drama, but I prefer almost anything over that particular episode.

I think the latest series with Daniel Craig have recently become my favourite. I have rewatched them and keep finding small things I missed things. It is a bit more real as well relating the fact the in the second episode Bond's body has taken it's toll and he is hurting. Makes it a bit more  believable than the superhuman thing?!?! The story lines are good too and hold pretty well to the books with a few extra thing put in. I am actually looking forward to the next installment. Craig said that this will be the last one he does for sure now.

 

Speaking of sequals..........................

Went to see A Star is Born a couple of nights ago. I have the other three versions on dvd and enjoy them. The original was from the 1930's and focused on Hollywood and acting , but the following two focused on the music industry. The 1961 Judy Galrand version was ok but a bit too much Judy, if you know what I mean? My favourite so far was the 1977 version with Kris Kristofferson and Barbara Striesand. I saw this at the movies back in 77 as a kid and Striesand was a singer of my parents  era, and it was very hard for me to find her "cool" although over the years I have grown to love this movie the most, just because of the raw talent in her voice. I have come to respect it as an old fart that I am now!

Lady GaGa was sensational in this picture of the latest version and Brad Cooper was pretty good himself. Al;though I would not run out to by a GaGa album, I do admit she is a remarkable talent for this new era. She has a beautiful voice, but if given the choice I still give the Striesand version my thumbs up. Don't get me wrong, this new version was very well done and seemed to focus more on the concept of mental health  perhaps as the point of addiction was a big part of the movie. It is a movie for today about today, so I still give it kudos.

Check it out.

Edited October 24, 2018 by Stinger390X

[Stinger390X]

On another note, last night I was cruising You Tube and found an old sci-fi movie with Don Johnson.  It's called "A Boy and his Dog" and take place in some future utopia or something. it was just mention for less than 10 seconds in this yt thing I was watching but it looks interesting.

I have been trying to find it so I can watch the whole movie.

Has anyone seen it? Can thy give a critique of Don's movie?

[agent 47]

Never heard of it before but Googled it. Pretty strong looking cast and wild sounding premise. Will have to keep an eye for that one.

Miami Blues (1990)

Very solid and surprisingly faithful adaptation of Charles Willeford's novel of the same name (and Larry Zito reading material for stakeouts). Alec Baldwin gives a top notch performance as a violent con and Jennifer Jason Leigh is great too as his bride to be ex-hooker. As great as Baldwin is he doesn't overshadow Fred Ward's about perfect embodiment of Willeford's recurring rough around the edges cop Hoke Mosley. The directing here from George Armitage is very good, the music choice of Norman Greenbaum's Spirit in the Sky adds an extra shade of comic edge to Willeford's already jet black sense of humor and Vice era Miami still shown it all it's glory. As both a fan of Willeford and of crime films have to say this film captured the spirit of his writing excellently and turned out be a very good film in the long run.

[ViceFanMan]

2 hours ago, Stinger390X said:

Well all opinions are subjective I suppose?

Most of the "Bond" movies are pretty "out there" for reality etc but still entertaining. I think Goldfinger was probably one of the best but the Roger Moore series did not entise me very much, although I still watch them on occasion for a giggle. The early George Lazenby episode was a flop in my opinion and difficult to watch. I'm not sure if they attempted humour or just dry British drama, but I prefer almost anything over that particular episode.

I think the latest series with Daniel Craig have recently become my favourite. I have rewatched them and keep finding small things I missed things. It is a bit more real as well relating the fact the in the second episode Bond's body has taken it's toll and he is hurting. Makes it a bit more  believable than the superhuman thing?!?! The story lines are good too and hold pretty well to the books with a few extra thing put in. I am actually looking forward to the next installment. Craig said that this will be the last one he does for sure now.

Yeah, I think even Craig is now getting too old to do too many more Bonds. I’ll be honest and say the out-there, sometimes silly humor aspect of 007 (even with Connery’s early ones) was what made those movies ‘fun’ to watch. They’re not supposed to be realistic or believable...total fantasy and escape from reality. 

I love Connery’s first several, but Roger Moore’s were and still are my favorites...he did the most and lasted the longest!  There’s something about his portrayal that totally “made” the role!  Pierce Brosnan was awesome too...but he’ll always be Remington Steele to me.  Timothy Dalton was okay, but something just wasn’t quite “there” to truly make it work. Poor George Lazenby tried, and I respect his one time attempt...but ultimately it just didn’t happen.

Daniel Craig is an awesome actor, and I respect him...but ultimately his 007 is way too “dark” and depressing for me.  I want some “fun” action and humor...a cool escape from the dark and dreary reality.  

[ViceFanMan]

Switching from 007, to movies more “appropriate” for this time of year—Im watching both the original 1941 Universal monster classic, followed by the superb 2010 remake: The Wolfman! I love, enjoy, and respect both movies, and the actors who brought the characters to life. They’re monster movies, and  “fun” to watch....but they’re tragedies and delve into the “dark” side of the psyche as well. There’s a heart-felt intelligence to them, besides the action, scare/suspense, and possible gore. I also love both the original 1931 and 1992 remake of Dracula, as well as The Mummy movies! (P.S. The Frankenstein movies never “did” it for me. )

Edited October 13, 2018 by ViceFanMan

[Remington]

I've been rewatching the Halloween films up to H20. My opinions, some controversial:

•Halloween (1978): Overall a very good slasher film. The score, the cinematography, and Donald Pleasance is what brings it to greatness though. A classic. There some dodgy writing and acting here and there but oh well. 10/10

•Halloween 2 (1981): I actually saw this film first. It was the TV cut with all the deleted scenes. I've always really enjoyed it and I love how it FEELS like the same film as the first. Watch them together and you got an epic horror classic. I have to dock a point because of Jimmy though. 9/10

•Halloween 3:Season of the Witch (1982): I saw this for the first time the other day and I must saw that I really enjoyed it. I'm not really into sci-fi but this just works. You can tell a lot of the crew from the last two films were involved. It's a shame we didn't get another anthology film. 9/10

•Halloween 4:The Return of Michael Myers (1988): More than any other in the series, this film has the most Halloweenish atmosphere. The opening sequence seals it. I've always liked this one and have fond memories of watching it on AMC in October during my childhood. I love Danielle Harris as well. You can tell that this movie was made by fans. 9/10

•Halloween 5:The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989): This entry gets a lot of shit and I don't really get it. Sure, it's the weakest so far and there's some piss poor scenes but overall it's solid. And any scene with Jamie crying(unintentional Van Halen reference) just breaks my heart. She's that good. The mask is terrible though. Pretty depressing end. 7/10

•Halloween 666:The Curse of Michael Myers (1995): In my world, only the producer's cut exists. Apart from the fate of the Jamie character, this movie is SOLID up until the third act. That's when things get a little cheesy. Fix that and you'd have a pretty good movie. I like the atmosphere in this one. I realize I'm in the minority but I actually liked the whole Thorn plot somewhat and I'm disappointed they didn't return to it. 8/10

•Halloween H20:Twenty Years Later (1998): This is a movie that, depending on my mood, I'll either like it or dislike it. Right now, it's the latter. It's great to see Laurie again but there's a huge flaw:it doesn't feel like a Halloween film. More like Scream. I actually love the first two Scream films by the way. Also, I don't like that they flat out ignored the last three films. This movie, despite its short running time, just takes forever to get going. However, the climax is fucking brilliant and would have made a perfect end to the franchise. 7/10

I'd review the last three films, but I hated them. Overall, I love this franchise, despite its more than convoluted timeline. Can't wait for the new film.

Edited October 16, 2018 by Remington

[ViceFanMan]

28 minutes ago, Remington said:

I've been rewatching the Halloween films up to H20. My opinions, some controversial:

•Halloween (1978): Overall a very good slasher film. The score, the cinematography, and Donald Pleasance is what brings it to greatness though. A classic. There some dodgy writing and acting here and there but oh well. 9.5/10

•Halloween 2 (1981): I actually saw this film first. It was the TV cut with all the deleted scenes. I've always really enjoyed it and I love how it FEELS like the same film as the first. Watch them together and you got an epic horror classic. I have to dock a point because of Jimmy though. 9/10

•Halloween 3:Season of the Witch (1982): I saw this for the first time the other day and I must saw that I really enjoyed it. I'm not really into sci-fi but this just works. You can tell a lot ofthe crew from the last two films were involved. It's a shame we didn't get another anthology film. 9/10

•Halloween 4:The Return of Michael Myers (1988): More than any other in the series, this film has the most Halloweenish atmosphere. The opening sequence seals it. I've always liked this one and have fond memories of watching it on AMC in October during my childhood. I love Danielle Harris as well. You can tell that this movie was made by fans. 9/10

•Halloween 5:The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989): This entry gets a lot of shit and I don't really get it. Sure, it's the weakest so far and there's some piss poor scenes but overall it's solid. And any scene with Jamie crying(unintentional Van Halen reference) just breaks my heart. She's that good. The mask is terrible though. Pretty depressing end. 8/10

•Halloween 666:The Curse of Michael Myers (1995): In my world, only the producer's cut exists. Apart from the fate of the Jamie character, this movie is SOLID up until the third act. That's when things get a little cheesy. Fix that and you'd have a pretty good movie. I like the atmosphere in this one. I realize I'm in the minority but I actually liked the whole Thorn plot somewhat and I'm disappointed they didn't return to it. 8/10

•Halloween H20:Twenty Years Later (1998): This is a movie that, depending on my mood, I'll either like it or dislike it. Right now, it's the latter. It's great to see Laurie again but there's a huge flaw:it doesn't feel like a Halloween film. More like Scream. I actually love the first two Scream films by the way. Also, I don't like that they flat out ignored the last three films. This movie, despite its short running time, just takes forever to get going. However, the climax is fucking brilliant and would have made a perfect end to the franchise. 6.5/10

I'd review the last three films, but I hated them. Overall, I love this franchise, despite its more than convoluted timeline. Can't wait for the new film.

I’m a huge Halloween fan, and have all the movies (except 3–Season of Witch...it doesn’t count)! I love them all for various reasons, except Ressurection...don’t particularly care for it. 

But the 1978 original is a scare-masterpiece!   Don’t look for blood-n-guts, tons of wild special effects, or CGI to try and get a point across. It relies on the actors, story, and almost what you don’t see, rather than what you do! I grew up and still live in small town midwest...the beautiful simplicity is what makes this movie captivating as well. It’s actually very realistic (especially for the 70s), and relatable. This could actually happen (except of course for the very end when Michael Myers isn’t dead )! But other than that, this movie is actually scary to me because it could very easily happen...especially with teens who aren’t paying attention to what’s going on around them! 

Now...for the new Halloween 40th Anniversary movie though, they are ignoring all the previous sequels...including II. They’re going with an all new storyline, 40 years after the original movie. I’ll always love most of the Halloween movies, but this’ll be an interesting, new direction. October 19th! 

P.S. Let’s hope it’s an awesome new revamp for Halloween movies...and not the sick garage Rob Zombie all but destroyed the Halloween franchise with! 

Edited October 13, 2018 by ViceFanMan

[Remington]

37 minutes ago, ViceFanMan said:

I’m a huge Halloween fan, and have all the movies (except 3–Season of Witch...it doesn’t count)! I love them all for various reasons, except Ressurection...don’t particularly care for it. 

But the 1978 original is a scare-masterpiece!   Don’t look for blood-n-guts, tons of wild special effects, or CGI to try and get a point across. It relies on the actors, story, and almost what you don’t see, rather than what you do! I grew up and still live in small town midwest...the beautiful simplicity is what makes this movie captivating as well. It’s actually very realistic (especially for the 70s), and relatable. This could actually happen (except of course for the very end when Michael Myers isn’t dead )! But other than that, this movie is actually scary to me because it could very easily happen...especially with teens who aren’t paying attention to what’s going on around them! 

Now...for the new Halloween 40th Anniversary movie though, they are ignoring all the previous sequels...including II. They’re going with an all new storyline, 40 years after the original movie. I’ll always love most of the Halloween movies, but this’ll be an interesting, new direction. October 19th! 

P.S. Let’s hope it’s an awesome new revamp for Halloween movies...and not the sick garage Rob Zombie all but destroyed the Halloween franchise with! 

Not a Season ofthe Witch fan I take it. How do you rank the sequels? For me it's 1, 2, 4, 3, 6, 5, H20, 2007, Ressurection, and finally 2009 aka wtf happened.

Edited October 13, 2018 by Remington

[ViceFanMan]

1 hour ago, Remington said:

Not a Season ofthe Witch fan I take it. How do you rank the sequels? For me it's 1, 2, 4, 3, 6, 5, H20, 2007, Ressurection, and finally 2009 aka wtf happened.

I’m sorry...Season of the Witch was a terrible movie (in my opinion), at least for the ”Halloween” franchise! However, I detest Rob Zombie’s movies the most...and they’re actually not really considered part of the original, “real”, Halloween series. They were their own thing...and failed miserably.

But, I think if 3 (Season of Witch) had also been released on its own, as just ‘Season of the Witch’ & nothing trying to tie-in with Halloween, it might have fared better. But as it was/is, it’s the majority of fan’s least favorite and got the worst reviews. It, and Zombie’s crap (my opinion) are the only Halloween movies I don’t own. 

 As with  most sequels, the original of course is always the best, LOL!  But as far as sequels go, I actually really liked part II!!  I really liked it that they still made it the exact same night supposedly, and they just added onto the story and what was going on. I also liked the new plot twists, that they discover Laurie strode was actually Michael Myers’ sister. However, some of the gory murder scenes were a little over the top, LOL! 

 Parts 4 and 5 were okay, 4 definitely being the best of those two! Part 4 had such high ratings & reviews ( because they had returned to the Michael Myers storyline, after the ridiculousness of part 3, LOL) that they rushed into part 5 almost immediately! Later in interviews they have actually admitted that, and in hindsight know they should have waited & put some thought into adding to the plot/characters for 5.

Part 6 (Curse of Michael Myers aka 666: Origin of M.M.) was Donald Pleasence’s last...so part of me has sentimental views towards it for that. But the theatrical version was pretty “weak” and not that great. The original producers’ cut/version (which now may have an official release on DVD/Blu-ray...but not positive on that?) is definitely the best version, and the most sought after by fans! I have both.

I LOVE H20...beautifully done and thought out! It does ignore all the sequels after part II, which makes sense if you’re going to ignore some sequels, but ultimately I loved it. The only issue I have is, it was too short! 

Ressurection I don’t like either...how they supposedly killed off Laurie Strode (again), some annoying or ridiculous cast choices, and just the whole thing wasn’t great. However, I’d still watch it over 3, or Zombie’s two disasters! 

Now we have a new start once again with the upcoming movie (sometimes being referred to as H40). However, it looks to go back to the ‘basics’ or roots...complete with Laurie Strode still alive. I hope that stays a main-stay...but who knows? We’ll find out on October 19th! I can’t wait! 

[Remington]

3 hours ago, ViceFanMan said:

I’m sorry...Season of the Witch was a terrible movie (in my opinion), at least for the ”Halloween” franchise! However, I detest Rob Zombie’s movies the most...and they’re actually not really considered part of the original, “real”, Halloween series. They were their own thing...and failed miserably.

But, I think if 3 (Season of Witch) had also been released on its own, as just ‘Season of the Witch’ & nothing trying to tie-in with Halloween, it might have fared better. But as it was/is, it’s the majority of fan’s least favorite and got the worst reviews. It, and Zombie’s crap (my opinion) are the only Halloween movies I don’t own. 

 As with  most sequels, the original of course is always the best, LOL!  But as far as sequels go, I actually really liked part II!!  I really liked it that they still made it the exact same night supposedly, and they just added onto the story and what was going on. I also liked the new plot twists, that they discover Laurie strode was actually Michael Myers’ sister. However, some of the gory murder scenes were a little over the top, LOL! 

 Parts 4 and 5 were okay, 4 definitely being the best of those two! Part 4 had such high ratings & reviews ( because they had returned to the Michael Myers storyline, after the ridiculousness of part 3, LOL) that they rushed into part 5 almost immediately! Later in interviews they have actually admitted that, and in hindsight know they should have waited & put some thought into adding to the plot/characters for 5.

Part 6 (Curse of Michael Myers aka 666: Origin of M.M.) was Donald Pleasence’s last...so part of me has sentimental views towards it for that. But the theatrical version was pretty “weak” and not that great. The original producers’ cut/version (which now may have an official release on DVD/Blu-ray...but not positive on that?) is definitely the best version, and the most sought after by fans! I have both.

I LOVE H20...beautifully done and thought out! It does ignore all the sequels after part II, which makes sense if you’re going to ignore some sequels, but ultimately I loved it. The only issue I have is, it was too short! 

Ressurection I don’t like either...how they supposedly killed off Laurie Strode (again), some annoying or ridiculous cast choices, and just the whole thing wasn’t great. However, I’d still watch it over 3, or Zombie’s two disasters! 

Now we have a new start once again with the upcoming movie (sometimes being referred to as H40). However, it looks to go back to the ‘basics’ or roots...complete with Laurie Strode still alive. I hope that stays a main-stay...but who knows? We’ll find out on October 19th! I can’t wait! 

Lol I'll respect your opinion on 3. Glad we're in agreement on Zombie's films. Just godawful and far removed from what made 1-7 good. And yes the producers cut for the sixth film is on Blu Ray. It's the only version I have. I saw the theatrical cut on YouTube a long time ago. I was entertained but it was impossible to follow. The PC is much better and feels more in line with the previous films.

[ViceFanMan]

8 minutes ago, Remington said:

Lol I'll respect your opinion on 3. Glad we're in agreement on Zombie's films. Just godawful and far removed from what made 1-7 good. And yes the producers cut for the sixth film is on Blu Ray. It's the only version I have. I saw the theatrical cut on YouTube a long time ago. I was entertained but it was impossible to follow. The PC is much better and feels more in line with the previous films.

The theatrical version of 6 is actually not too hard to follow when watching the DVD (I originally had a VHS, lol) but compared to the producers cut, it is a much inferior and poor film! I have a special edition “bootleg” DVD set of part 6, that includes about 4 versions (theatrical, producers cut, directors cut, and I think one more of some kind. It also has extra footage of filming, and some behind the scenes footage. At one time, it was the most sought after set for Halloween fans. But I’m sure the Blu-ray is now what serious fans want, and easier to get a hold of. 

Yes, Zombie’s movies were horrible and thankfully are done! I need to watch part 3 again...with purposely not thinking about the Halloween movies. I haven’t seen it in over 20 years and I might like it more now, watching it as something separate. 

[Remington]

2 minutes ago, ViceFanMan said:

The theatrical version of 6 is actually not too hard to follow when watching the DVD (I originally had a VHS, lol) but compared to the producers cut, it is a much inferior and poor film! I have a special edition “bootleg” DVD set of part 6, that includes about 4 versions (theatrical, producers cut, directors cut, and I think one more of some kind. It also has extra footage of filming, and some behind the scenes footage. At one time, it was the most sought after set for Halloween fans. But I’m sure the Blu-ray is now what serious fans want, and easier to get a hold of. 

Yes, Zombie’s movies were horrible and thankfully are done! I need to watch part 3 again...with purposely not thinking about the Halloween movies. I haven’t seen it in over 20 years and I might like it more now, watching it as something separate. 

I should watch the theatrical cut of H6 again. Yeah the right way to watch H3 is as one of the standalone films John Carpenter worked on in the early 80s, like The Thing. I wish we could have gotten one more Myerless film before Return in 1988. Oh well.

LOL back in I think 2010, me and a friend bought Zombie's H2. We watched it, broke the disc into a few pieces and threw it a way. I don't see that improving with time.

[Vicefan7777]

I am another Halloween fan.  Always watch the original and part 2 in October.  I saw Season of the Witch in the theater with my younger brother and we both hated it.  It had nothing to do with the franchise.  Here is the odd thing though.  I rewatched SotW a few years ago and amazingly I liked it!  I do not understand why this change of opinion happened. Maybe I am more easily entertained as I grow older. LOL. If I happen to see it playing on tv I would watch it again. I too am looking forward to seeing the new chapter.  Three cheers for Halloween!!!

[ViceFanMan]

31 minutes ago, Remington said:

I should watch the theatrical cut of H6 again. Yeah the right way to watch H3 is as one of the standalone films John Carpenter worked on in the early 80s, like The Thing. I wish we could have gotten one more Myerless film before Return in 1988. Oh well.

LOL back in I think 2010, me and a friend bought Zombie's H2. We watched it, broke the disc into a few pieces and threw it a way. I don't see that improving with time.

Yeah, I like some of Carpenter’s early 80s films...The Fog, The Thing, etc... Ever see Terror Train? It wasn’t Carpenter’s, but it starred Jamie Lee Curtis about a psycho killer aboard a train. Fun, scare films, lol! 

I went and saw Zombie’s first Halloween in the theater when it first came out...sadly! It was so bad, if I had it to do over I’d of walked out before it was half over. Never bothered with his 2nd movie...but from everything I’ve heard I’m not missing anything. 

[ViceFanMan]

13 minutes ago, Vicefan7777 said:

I am another Halloween fan.  Always watch the original and part 2 in October.  I saw Season of the Witch in the theater with my younger brother and we both hated it.  It had nothing to do with the franchise.  Here is the odd thing though.  I rewatched SotW a few years ago and amazingly I liked it!  I do not understand why this change of opinion happened. Maybe I am more easily entertained as I grow older. LOL. If I happen to see it playing on tv I would watch it again. I too am looking forward to seeing the new chapter.  Three cheers for Halloween!!!

I always watch the original and part 2 every Halloween too! Sometimes I watch some of the others, but those are a must, lol! Sometime I’ll have to share what happened to me the 1st time I watched Halloween, and ultimately why it became my favorite scary movie. 

See, I hated part 3 too...but I haven’t watched it in years...last time I think was around 1994 and it was on TBS one night & I decided to watch it. I think I need to get a cheap DVD of it, and see it again. If I purposely watch it as something separate from the Halloween franchise, I’m wondering if as an adult now I’d have a different view...maybe find some bizarre new respect for it?? Lol!  

Edited October 14, 2018 by ViceFanMan

[Remington]

34 minutes ago, ViceFanMan said:

Yeah, I like some of Carpenter’s early 80s films...The Fog, The Thing, etc... Ever see Terror Train? It wasn’t Carpenter’s, but it starred Jamie Lee Curtis about a psycho killer aboard a train. Fun, scare films, lol! 

I went and saw Zombie’s first Halloween in the theater when it first came out...sadly! It was so bad, if I had it to do over I’d of walked out before it was half over. Never bothered with his 2nd movie...but from everything I’ve heard I’m not missing anything. 

I quite liked The Fog. Forgot Carpenter was involved. I haven't seen Terror Train in a long time. Guess it's due for a rewatch.

[ViceFanMan]

1 minute ago, Remington said:

I quite liked The Fog. Forgot Carpenter was involved. I haven't seen Terror Train in a long time. Guess it's due for a rewatch.

I like The Fog too! It had actors from Halloween as well as Jamie’s mom Janet Leigh, from Psycho fame (another favorite fright movie series of mine). I actually enjoyed The Fog remake as well. I have but haven’t watched Terror Train for several years either. Guess it’s time for a rewatch on my end too. 

[Remington]

2 minutes ago, ViceFanMan said:

I like The Fog too! It had actors from Halloween as well as Jamie’s mom Janet Leigh, from Psycho fame (another favorite fright movie series of mine). I actually enjoyed The Fog remake as well. I have but haven’t watched Terror Train for several years either. Guess it’s time for a rewatch on my end too. 

Throw in The Thing as well. Haven't seen it since I was 9. I'm 21 now. Required Halloween viewing:Halloween 1-7(obviously), Fright Night, and The Lost Boys. Can't go wrong with the 80s. Another underrated 80s horror film I love is The Hitcher.

[ViceFanMan]

1 hour ago, Remington said:

Throw in The Thing as well. Haven't seen it since I was 9. I'm 21 now. Required Halloween viewing:Halloween 1-7(obviously), Fright Night, and The Lost Boys. Can't go wrong with the 80s. Another underrated 80s horror film I love is The Hitcher.

Fright Night and The Lost Boys are both awesome!! You basically can’t go wrong with 80s horror. I’ve actually not seen The Hitcher...I’ll have to check it out! The movie Witchboard (which is a Ouija Board) with Todd Allen & Tawney Kitaen, from 1986, is pretty cool...and another wild, but fun horror movie from 1990 is The First Power...with Lou Diamond Phillips and Tracy Griffith (Melanie Griffith’s sister). 

P.S. I’m not sure why the text in this post is larger than the other ones?? Oh well...

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[ViceFanMan]

2 hours ago, Remington said:

 Required Halloween viewing:Halloween 1-7 

I’ve done that before, where I watch every Halloween movie...but the last few years I usually watch the first two, on Halloween while drinking Sam Adams Octoberfest.  But this year I’m only watching the original—most likely this next Thursday night or Friday afternoon, as the new movie is released Friday! 

Other Halloween viewing favorites are Dracula (1931 original and 1992 remake), The Wolfman (1941 original and 2010 remake), The Mummy movies (original and the 1999 remake & 2001 sequel to it), Psycho (and sometimes it’s sequels), Sleepy Hollow, Christine, Friday the 13th (and sometimes it’s sequels if I’m in the mood, lol), Nightmare On Elm Street (original and remake...and sometimes sequels of original if again I’m in the mood), and many more...! 

[Remington]

51 minutes ago, ViceFanMan said:

I’ve done that before, where I watch every Halloween movie...but the last few years I usually watch the first two, on Halloween while drinking Sam Adams Octoberfest.  But this year I’m only watching the original—most likely this next Thursday night or Friday afternoon, as the new movie is released Friday! 

Other Halloween viewing favorites are Dracula (1931 original and 1992 remake), The Wolfman (1941 original and 2010 remake), The Mummy movies (original and the 1999 remake & 2001 sequel to it), Psycho (and sometimes it’s sequels), Sleepy Hollow, Christine, Friday the 13th (and sometimes it’s sequels if I’m in the mood, lol), Nightmare On Elm Street (original and remake...and sometimes sequels of original if again I’m in the mood), and many more...! 

I can get behind most of those. Personally, I prefer to watch F13 during the summer. It just seems right lol.

[Daytona74]

I watched Dr. No last night. As everybody knows, this was the first outing of James Bond on the big screen.

Kind of an interesting movie, in that it's about the most basic and low-key spy thriller of the whole series. You've already got the whole theme of some supervillain attempting world domination (Sean Connery even quips in one scene, "World domination... the age old dream"), and Dr. No has even got an elaborate base of operations running on nuclear power that appears to occupy nearly an entire small island. So there's already plenty of extravagance in that respect.

But all the bells and whistles that often saw the franchise drift into gratuitous exuberance in later installments are largely missing. There are no spy gadgets, there is no Q, and the most elaborate large-scale set is that of the reactor control room, although even it seems very basic and cardboard cutout like (the words "danger level" on top of the reactor's life sized power output scale really kind of look endearing). Production values were visibly not up there yet, with filming largely confined to Jamaica for exteriors and the Pinewood Studios for interior scenes, and you kind of always know it's a stage set because nearly all the furniture and fixtures are the same kind of mid-century modern style. They all look similar, in their own way not unlike the way Miami Vice season 2 interior sets all looked vaguely similar to each other. What the movie does give is a window into early 1960s style and chic, which feels right for this movie, and still today pleasant and stylish to look at.

All the hot women are already there as well (although the term "Bond Girl" probably didn't yet exist), and James Bond already gets plenty of opportunities to live out his womanizer side, and in a way that must have caused somewhat of an outrage. After all, this was 1962, with the Sexual Revolution still eons away. 

In terms of special effects and everything else that you expect from a good Bond movie, there are definitely many orders of magnitude between Dr. No's reactor control room (and the scale model of his compound that blows up at the end) and the mock up of Fort Knox which was built from scratch for "Goldfinger" just two years later on an open-air lot at Pinewood, tree-lined driveway and all.

If you've mainly seen the newer Bonds in recent years, or the more outrageous Bond films from the franchise's first heyday in the mid-60s to early 70s, then "Dr. No" will feel like Bond on detox to you. It just doesn't feel like that kind of movie. But what you do get is a well made spy thriller with a decent story, in which Sean Connery looks the part right from his first-ever scene, and which, again, offers plenty of early 60s style and everything else that feels like the height of 1962 cool.

Definitely recommended... if you approach it from the right kind of angle.

Edited October 14, 2018 by Daytona74