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Re: Movies on DVD
One movie for the kids and mine used to love is 'The Red Balloon'
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You learn some odd stuff from Wiki, which I like to consult from time to time to learn more about my favorite films. So, imagine my surprise when Wiki actually provided me with a totally unexpected feeling - gratitude to the makers of the excremental teen panty wetter six pack werewolves and sparkly vampires hogwash Twilight aka Tweelite.
Why?
Cos Tweelite being so popular stopped Hollydud remaking, and in all likelyhood totally ruining, one of my favorite films - NEAR DARK
If you have never seen NEAR DARK then you truly have missed out....and I assure you it is NOTHING like Tweelite. The vampires are as rotten and sadistic as can be - a pack of nomadic hillbilly psycho bloodsucking killers who look like vagrants and wouldnt know what to do with eye liner and hair gel if you explained it to them (while they sneered and drained your blood into a beer mug). If anything its closer to THE LOST BOYS, but much darker and more brutal. Its real classic mashup of the western, biker and vampire film genres in my opinion and a hot recc.
So.... try Wiki reading from time to time about films and you never know what you might learn.
Why?
Cos Tweelite being so popular stopped Hollydud remaking, and in all likelyhood totally ruining, one of my favorite films - NEAR DARK
Now, while I consider "Near Dark and Twilight are too similar in terms of a vampire movie." to be so stupid a statement and so factually incorrect Im amazed the bloke who said it still has a job, Im still glad.A remake from Platinum Dunes film production company was originally planned[17] but has since been put on hold after the release of the vampire romance film Twilight. Producer Brad Fuller opines, “I think that Twilight was the same type of thing we were going for although Near Dark was a much darker, sexier, rated R version of that. But I’m concerned that, conceptually, Near Dark and Twilight are too similar in terms of a vampire movie. For now, that movie is on hold.”
If you have never seen NEAR DARK then you truly have missed out....and I assure you it is NOTHING like Tweelite. The vampires are as rotten and sadistic as can be - a pack of nomadic hillbilly psycho bloodsucking killers who look like vagrants and wouldnt know what to do with eye liner and hair gel if you explained it to them (while they sneered and drained your blood into a beer mug). If anything its closer to THE LOST BOYS, but much darker and more brutal. Its real classic mashup of the western, biker and vampire film genres in my opinion and a hot recc.
So.... try Wiki reading from time to time about films and you never know what you might learn.
"Science flew men to the moon. Religion flew men into buildings."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
Re: Movies on DVD
If you've ever been exposed to the business end of Hollywood, you'd know that the only relevant comparisons are between the REMAKE of Near Dark and the tweenlight films, and the difference between the brand image the tweenlight fans hold of their beloved movies compared to the image the could be created for the remade Near Dark.sandman67 wrote: If you have never seen NEAR DARK then you truly have missed out....and I assure you it is NOTHING like Tweelite.
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Homer
agree entirely mate....I shiver to think what they would do to NEAR DARK. I guess they would give the psycho-billy biker vampire Severin a sparkly skin makeover and some skater loafers instead of cowboy boots and razor tipped spurs. God knows what they are doing to my much beloved OLDBOY.....
anyways...one for the kids and dads
OZ THE GREAT
This is a prequel "backstory" to a much beloved classic THE WIZARD OF OZ, and in the new Disney mould its a film with good fun for the kids and some sly humor for the parents to snigger at, wrapped in eye poppingly lovely visuals and some respect nods to the original.
James Franco plays Oz, a carnival magician and serial philanderer who, while escaping from the angry husband of his latest dalliance gets sucked up by a twister and dumped in the land of Oz. Once there he finds the kingdom is in turmoil, the king s dead and the wicked witch must be got rid of before he can become king himself. So its down to him and a few chums to do the job, which tests his perseverance and snake oil selling charms and wiles to the limit.
As it is spankingly lovely CGI all the way its a real shame to ruin the experience by seeing it on crappy versions, and the ones in circulation at the mo are a best watchable. Really, either see it in a cinema or wait for the proper DVDRIPs to come out soonish.
Its an excellent flick, and I loved every minute. Franco is the perfect actor to play the young chancer who someday became the man behind the curtain, and the rest of the cast is equally top marks. Great acting, great story and great visuals make this a definite three cheers keeper once the good versions are out and about.
agree entirely mate....I shiver to think what they would do to NEAR DARK. I guess they would give the psycho-billy biker vampire Severin a sparkly skin makeover and some skater loafers instead of cowboy boots and razor tipped spurs. God knows what they are doing to my much beloved OLDBOY.....
anyways...one for the kids and dads
OZ THE GREAT
This is a prequel "backstory" to a much beloved classic THE WIZARD OF OZ, and in the new Disney mould its a film with good fun for the kids and some sly humor for the parents to snigger at, wrapped in eye poppingly lovely visuals and some respect nods to the original.
James Franco plays Oz, a carnival magician and serial philanderer who, while escaping from the angry husband of his latest dalliance gets sucked up by a twister and dumped in the land of Oz. Once there he finds the kingdom is in turmoil, the king s dead and the wicked witch must be got rid of before he can become king himself. So its down to him and a few chums to do the job, which tests his perseverance and snake oil selling charms and wiles to the limit.
As it is spankingly lovely CGI all the way its a real shame to ruin the experience by seeing it on crappy versions, and the ones in circulation at the mo are a best watchable. Really, either see it in a cinema or wait for the proper DVDRIPs to come out soonish.
Its an excellent flick, and I loved every minute. Franco is the perfect actor to play the young chancer who someday became the man behind the curtain, and the rest of the cast is equally top marks. Great acting, great story and great visuals make this a definite three cheers keeper once the good versions are out and about.
"Science flew men to the moon. Religion flew men into buildings."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
Re: Movies on DVD
Sound City
When CDs were first available did you think the music sounded like crap compared to records?
When people clap in time to live music they can do it on the up beat or the down beat. Long before you knew what a beat was, let alone an up or down one, was clapping on the wrong beat so irritating it ruined the music for you?
Sound City is a pretty good documentary. But if you gave 2 'no' answers, your enjoyment of it will be limited, IMHO.
A documentary of highly interrelated subjects all supporting the theme that it's the feeling that counts in a pop music recording. The main subject is Sound City, a legendary analog recording studio in Southern California. Sound City sputters along until a little known band records an album there in the mid 70s that shatters sales records. And it's more than just the music geeks who are talking about the great sound quality. The studio is booked solid after that.
Their business drops off in the mid to late 80s as overproduction and artificial sound becomes the norm. Then in the early 90s a little known band goes to Sound City because they liked the sound of the 70s-early 80s albums produced there. The resulting album changes pop music and it's more than just the music geeks who are talking about how the sound quality was an essential part of the music. Sound City is once again booked solid. Digital recording slowly puts the studio out of business.
The related stories are several short ones about individual bands and albums recorded there, including old film and video. The story of the change from analog to digital is present, obviously. Finally there are bits about musicians who avoid or rarely use digital manipulation, ones who believe that the performance is both an instrument and a member of the band, that getting it in one live take is essential for the music's soul. For the music geek, there are segments on the one of of kind sound board and why Sound City was considered the best place to record drums.
The last 40 minutes are well known guys and gals from the analog era recording new songs the old way, working it out in the studio instead of in Pro Tools.
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2306745/
Rotten Tomatoes: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sound_city/
When CDs were first available did you think the music sounded like crap compared to records?
When people clap in time to live music they can do it on the up beat or the down beat. Long before you knew what a beat was, let alone an up or down one, was clapping on the wrong beat so irritating it ruined the music for you?
Sound City is a pretty good documentary. But if you gave 2 'no' answers, your enjoyment of it will be limited, IMHO.
A documentary of highly interrelated subjects all supporting the theme that it's the feeling that counts in a pop music recording. The main subject is Sound City, a legendary analog recording studio in Southern California. Sound City sputters along until a little known band records an album there in the mid 70s that shatters sales records. And it's more than just the music geeks who are talking about the great sound quality. The studio is booked solid after that.
Their business drops off in the mid to late 80s as overproduction and artificial sound becomes the norm. Then in the early 90s a little known band goes to Sound City because they liked the sound of the 70s-early 80s albums produced there. The resulting album changes pop music and it's more than just the music geeks who are talking about how the sound quality was an essential part of the music. Sound City is once again booked solid. Digital recording slowly puts the studio out of business.
The related stories are several short ones about individual bands and albums recorded there, including old film and video. The story of the change from analog to digital is present, obviously. Finally there are bits about musicians who avoid or rarely use digital manipulation, ones who believe that the performance is both an instrument and a member of the band, that getting it in one live take is essential for the music's soul. For the music geek, there are segments on the one of of kind sound board and why Sound City was considered the best place to record drums.
The last 40 minutes are well known guys and gals from the analog era recording new songs the old way, working it out in the studio instead of in Pro Tools.
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2306745/
Rotten Tomatoes: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sound_city/
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One old, one new, but both "new releases" out and about
CLOUD ATLAS
By now all will be aware of this swirling mammoth epic and its multi stranded plots interwoven style, and its stellar cast list so I will avoid that, and even having a try at explaining the plot arc that links all of the strands. To be really frank it took me two watches to get it any way....and there is the rub.
See while I thought it was in the main well done and a lovely thing to watch, to be honest the constant short burst chopping and changing, with sometimes the separate "elements" only a couple of minutes or one scene long, just started to get annoying and distracting. Now consider the fact I really loved the totally mindbending neo-noir thriller MEMENTO, especially in its original non sequential time format (you can reformat it on the DVD to run sequentially). I just thought at times it got waaaay to choppy, and sodding hard to keep track of, especially as its three hours long.
And then there is the odd accent issue with Tom Hanks. His hilariously crap version of Northern Irish accent belongs on the same bad accent issue shelf as Russel Crowe's in Robin Hood, Val Kilmer's in Alexander, and Mel Gibson's in Braveheart. WTF is wrong with directors? Why cant they tell an actor, no matter how big an A lister they are, that their accent is sh@t and they should give it up and just speak?
Bitching and whining aside its still a good watch and lovely on the eyeballs, and saved IMHO by the comedic thread of Jim Broadbent in the old peoples home come gulag. Its clever, stylish and compelling - but get used to being a goldfish. Crap editing nearly robbed this of a cheer, but it gets three. I need to keep it to watch again and make sure I got it all....
HEAVEN AND EARTH
Back in the 1990s Japan released a Kurosawa style samurai epic that told the story of the life long grudge match battles between two of the great warlord figures from the Age Of War period Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin (in the film referred to by his original name Kagetora). For years it remained unreleased in the west as they thought nobody would be interested in it, despite its well deserved laurels awarded for the realistic depictions of mass samurai battles and warfare, as well as shogunate politics. Copies had awful machine coded subtitles that were so bad as to make the film unintelligable. That has finally changed and a lovely DVDRIP is now available with proper subtitles, and for fans of samurai cinema it is a must see.
The attention to detail is almost fanatical, with battles portrayed realistically as the chess games they were, where maneuvers and set strategy were the most important elements, as well as the drastic impact on these the advent of firearms had on the battlefields of the period. The two characters - Shingen the master strategist/innovator and employer of deception, Kenshin the warrior monk and chivalrous believer in tradition - are fascinating.
This IMHO is solid gold keeper stuff that has pride of place in my samurai flick collection - an easy three cheers all the way.
Two bits of Uesugi Kenshin trivia: His original name - Kagetora - when broken into its two kanji elements means Shadow Tiger, which given is nickname "The Tiger of Eichigo" is probably why it is used in the film. According to tradition, one version of Kenshin's death involved him being assassinated by a midget ninja who hid in his latrine and stabbed him through the bottom with a short spear. 
Anyways, both can be found on the net.
I got both from my current favorite streaming video site Cloud Atlas in hi rez format, Heaven and Earth in normal DVDRIP format) at http://viooz.eu/movies/ - well worth checking out if you have a browser plug in that allows out to download streaming media like DownloadHelper for Firefox). The site has a very large archive of old and new movies, some in hi-def. Great site.
Chin chin chums.
CLOUD ATLAS
By now all will be aware of this swirling mammoth epic and its multi stranded plots interwoven style, and its stellar cast list so I will avoid that, and even having a try at explaining the plot arc that links all of the strands. To be really frank it took me two watches to get it any way....and there is the rub.
See while I thought it was in the main well done and a lovely thing to watch, to be honest the constant short burst chopping and changing, with sometimes the separate "elements" only a couple of minutes or one scene long, just started to get annoying and distracting. Now consider the fact I really loved the totally mindbending neo-noir thriller MEMENTO, especially in its original non sequential time format (you can reformat it on the DVD to run sequentially). I just thought at times it got waaaay to choppy, and sodding hard to keep track of, especially as its three hours long.
And then there is the odd accent issue with Tom Hanks. His hilariously crap version of Northern Irish accent belongs on the same bad accent issue shelf as Russel Crowe's in Robin Hood, Val Kilmer's in Alexander, and Mel Gibson's in Braveheart. WTF is wrong with directors? Why cant they tell an actor, no matter how big an A lister they are, that their accent is sh@t and they should give it up and just speak?
Bitching and whining aside its still a good watch and lovely on the eyeballs, and saved IMHO by the comedic thread of Jim Broadbent in the old peoples home come gulag. Its clever, stylish and compelling - but get used to being a goldfish. Crap editing nearly robbed this of a cheer, but it gets three. I need to keep it to watch again and make sure I got it all....
HEAVEN AND EARTH
Back in the 1990s Japan released a Kurosawa style samurai epic that told the story of the life long grudge match battles between two of the great warlord figures from the Age Of War period Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin (in the film referred to by his original name Kagetora). For years it remained unreleased in the west as they thought nobody would be interested in it, despite its well deserved laurels awarded for the realistic depictions of mass samurai battles and warfare, as well as shogunate politics. Copies had awful machine coded subtitles that were so bad as to make the film unintelligable. That has finally changed and a lovely DVDRIP is now available with proper subtitles, and for fans of samurai cinema it is a must see.
The attention to detail is almost fanatical, with battles portrayed realistically as the chess games they were, where maneuvers and set strategy were the most important elements, as well as the drastic impact on these the advent of firearms had on the battlefields of the period. The two characters - Shingen the master strategist/innovator and employer of deception, Kenshin the warrior monk and chivalrous believer in tradition - are fascinating.
This IMHO is solid gold keeper stuff that has pride of place in my samurai flick collection - an easy three cheers all the way.
Two bits of Uesugi Kenshin trivia: His original name - Kagetora - when broken into its two kanji elements means Shadow Tiger, which given is nickname "The Tiger of Eichigo" is probably why it is used in the film.
According to tradition, one version of Kenshin's death involved him being assassinated by a midget ninja who hid in his latrine and stabbed him through the bottom with a short spear. Anyways, both can be found on the net.
I got both from my current favorite streaming video site Cloud Atlas in hi rez format, Heaven and Earth in normal DVDRIP format) at http://viooz.eu/movies/ - well worth checking out if you have a browser plug in that allows out to download streaming media like DownloadHelper for Firefox). The site has a very large archive of old and new movies, some in hi-def. Great site.
Chin chin chums.
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"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
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Re: Movies on DVD
A good film is always worth a revisit
ROAD TO PERDITION
Sam Mendes' surprisingly "epic sweeping" feeling tale (that in fact is just under 2hrs but feels much grander) of one man's path to righteous revenge in the Prohibition era is a modern classic IMHO, made all the better by Tom Hank's understated portrayal of Mike Sullivan, the hitman on a mission.
Mike is the reliable right hand of an Irish gang boss whose control of whisky importation makes him an important and powerful man. His son however is a nightmare - unreliable, untrustworthy and definitely unstable. When the son kicks off a gang war Mike is called in to protect him, and unfortunately Mikes kid sees a shootout, so the mad son decides to off Mike and his family. He messes up, and so Mike now has to take on the whole gang world to get his revenge, protect his son, and right wrongs done. With a top hitman on his trail, Mike has another worry - his young son who he must protect at all cost.
Made with a loving eye for period detail this is a classic mobster film, and very like the revisit to TRUE GRIT by the Coen Brothers in that it tells the tale from the young boys perspective. The acting from all concerned is top notch, its beautifully filmed with an almost sepia tint, and trots along while feeling like an epic tale. Utter classic and an easy three rat a tat cheers.
Out and about all over the shop and in watch online hi def streaming flash format at http://viooz.eu/
ROAD TO PERDITION
Sam Mendes' surprisingly "epic sweeping" feeling tale (that in fact is just under 2hrs but feels much grander) of one man's path to righteous revenge in the Prohibition era is a modern classic IMHO, made all the better by Tom Hank's understated portrayal of Mike Sullivan, the hitman on a mission.
Mike is the reliable right hand of an Irish gang boss whose control of whisky importation makes him an important and powerful man. His son however is a nightmare - unreliable, untrustworthy and definitely unstable. When the son kicks off a gang war Mike is called in to protect him, and unfortunately Mikes kid sees a shootout, so the mad son decides to off Mike and his family. He messes up, and so Mike now has to take on the whole gang world to get his revenge, protect his son, and right wrongs done. With a top hitman on his trail, Mike has another worry - his young son who he must protect at all cost.
Made with a loving eye for period detail this is a classic mobster film, and very like the revisit to TRUE GRIT by the Coen Brothers in that it tells the tale from the young boys perspective. The acting from all concerned is top notch, its beautifully filmed with an almost sepia tint, and trots along while feeling like an epic tale. Utter classic and an easy three rat a tat cheers.
Out and about all over the shop and in watch online hi def streaming flash format at http://viooz.eu/
"Science flew men to the moon. Religion flew men into buildings."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
Re: Movies on DVD
Watched 'The four White Feathers' last night
Oh, it was the 2002 version. IMO the 1939 version knocks spots of it
Oh, it was the 2002 version. IMO the 1939 version knocks spots of it
RICHARD OF LOXLEY
It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.
It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.
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You are preaching to the convert here Richard old mate.... yes I do like the new version of FOUR FEATHERS (which can be fond in DVDRIP format at http://viooz.eu/movies/6246-the-four-feathers-2002.html) and think it has some really strong stuff going for it - a good update to the tale, a interesting use of cinematography, some good acting and good scripting
BUT
There is and only ever will be one standout of the many versions. That is the one made by the Korda Brothers and London Films in 1939 - an utter masterpiece of "Boys Own" film making from one of the greatest Brit director/studio teams. As English as eggs n bacon, chips n fish and mugs of steaming tea you can stand a spoon up in. Loved it since I was a wee nipper at my grandads knee......and for fellow lovers here she is in all her early technicolor beauty
the story from a different angle - the kick off of the Mahdi War - is covered in the proper epic classic Chuck Heston / Larry Olivier film KHARTOUM which you can watch at
http://viooz.eu/movies/9282-khartoum-1966.html
and while you are at it why not take in another Korda Brothers London Films classic "Boys Own" adventure set in Northern India....THE DRUM
Then finally its back to black n white for the biff em up fun and games with three plucky limeys vs the ugly Thugee in GUNGA DIN
http://viooz.eu/movies/9703-gunga-din-1939.html
all the above can be watched online or if you have a browser plug in like DownloadHelper for FireFox and IceDragon you can download em and watch at your leisure.
Despite having a massive film collection both on hard drive and DVD it is films like this that I constantly re-watch - there is just something magic about the golden age of cinema when matinee's were full of exotic adventures and real derring do heroics. These and films like THE THIEF OF BAGDAD, SCARAMOUCHE and the Sinbad films of the 40s and 50s (and 70s/80s) are just pure good cinema entertainment at its best.
truly they do not make em like this any more
seriously folks, check out http://viooz.eu - its an utter goldmine of old and new films in streaming formats viewable online in anything up to hi definition copies, very user friendly and easy to search, and my hot tip for film lovers.
BUT
There is and only ever will be one standout of the many versions. That is the one made by the Korda Brothers and London Films in 1939 - an utter masterpiece of "Boys Own" film making from one of the greatest Brit director/studio teams. As English as eggs n bacon, chips n fish and mugs of steaming tea you can stand a spoon up in. Loved it since I was a wee nipper at my grandads knee......and for fellow lovers here she is in all her early technicolor beauty
the story from a different angle - the kick off of the Mahdi War - is covered in the proper epic classic Chuck Heston / Larry Olivier film KHARTOUM which you can watch at
http://viooz.eu/movies/9282-khartoum-1966.html
and while you are at it why not take in another Korda Brothers London Films classic "Boys Own" adventure set in Northern India....THE DRUM
Then finally its back to black n white for the biff em up fun and games with three plucky limeys vs the ugly Thugee in GUNGA DIN
http://viooz.eu/movies/9703-gunga-din-1939.html
all the above can be watched online or if you have a browser plug in like DownloadHelper for FireFox and IceDragon you can download em and watch at your leisure.
Despite having a massive film collection both on hard drive and DVD it is films like this that I constantly re-watch - there is just something magic about the golden age of cinema when matinee's were full of exotic adventures and real derring do heroics. These and films like THE THIEF OF BAGDAD, SCARAMOUCHE and the Sinbad films of the 40s and 50s (and 70s/80s) are just pure good cinema entertainment at its best.
truly they do not make em like this any more
seriously folks, check out http://viooz.eu - its an utter goldmine of old and new films in streaming formats viewable online in anything up to hi definition copies, very user friendly and easy to search, and my hot tip for film lovers.
"Science flew men to the moon. Religion flew men into buildings."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
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Agreed Mr.Ssandman67 wrote:A good film is always worth a revisit
ROAD TO PERDITION
Sam Mendes' surprisingly "epic sweeping" feeling tale (that in fact is just under 2hrs but feels much grander) of one man's path to righteous revenge in the Prohibition era is a modern classic IMHO, made all the better by Tom Hank's understated portrayal of Mike Sullivan, the hitman on a mission.........
One of my favourites - downloaded some time back and gets a revisit occasionally - Hanks at his best
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Id agree with that Terry, although SAVING PRIVATE RYAN is IMHO also one of his best performances. When he does less he does a whole lot more - in ROAD its those moments when he gets across the inner conflicts and private reflections Sullivan is going through just with simple expressions and "eye work". CAST AWAY is also a great Hanks film, and of course GREEN MILE.
I think in CLOUD ATLAS he just tries too damn hard and flops a lot of the time with over acting and terrible accents. His attempt at a Northern Irish accent is f ing shameful.
THE BURBS is still one of my favorite Hanks comedy films though....always a laugh out loud film.
http://viooz.eu/movies/94-the-burbs-1989.html
I think in CLOUD ATLAS he just tries too damn hard and flops a lot of the time with over acting and terrible accents. His attempt at a Northern Irish accent is f ing shameful.
THE BURBS is still one of my favorite Hanks comedy films though....always a laugh out loud film.
http://viooz.eu/movies/94-the-burbs-1989.html
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"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
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All of which reminds me of THE MONEY PIT, the first film I saw Hanks in and probably worth another look.
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Something with a little Frenchyness for a change, and again in the current wasteland of worthwhile watches both old flicks that IMHO are not only worth a re-watch, but are sodding classics.
First up we have QUEEN MARGOT (La Reine Margot) which is a blood soaked historical drama based on a Victor Hugo novel. Set during the Protestant vs Catholic wars that racked France in the 1500s it covers one of the most shameful episodes in that conflict, the horror of the St Bartholemew's Day Massacre. Riven by conflict the dowager Catherine De Medici gets her weak willed son King Louis to marry off his sister to the Protestant king of Navarre in an attempt to stave off the conflicts that are brewing in the court and France at large. But things go horribly wrong, and instead the wedding sparks off bloodshed and massacres, political intrigue and plotting, assassinations and double dealing.
Everything about this film drips quality and class from the beautiful cinematography, the twisting complex plot, and the excellent acting from all concerned. Its like watching a painting by one of the classic masters brought to life. Isabelle Adjiani is her usual breathtakingly beautiful and tragic self, and Daniel Autiel as her secret lover is enough hearthrob to make any woman sigh. Its an utter classic from start to end, and the music score alone is to die for. One that hold pride of place both on my hard disk and in my DVD collection.
As does film no2 in this twosome.... BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF (Le Pact Des Loupes). Set at the end of the 1700s royalist period of France this lush action horror thriller combines the best elements of action films, martial arts films, costume drama and horror whodunnits into one wonderful entrancing package.
It is the end of the 1700s and the remote canton of Gevurdain is gripped by terror as The Beast, supposedly a hellish wolf that hunts man, rips and consumes over 100 victims. The court sends its top huntsmen led my the dashing Chevalier De Fronsac and his Mohawk shaman manservant Mani to track down the beast and end its reign of terror. Things are not as they seem though, and the beast seems connected to a plot against the crown, and tied to the incestuous family politics of the canton and its depraved aristocracy. It seems even the Vatican are concerned, as they have dispatched their own agent, a beautiful assassin whose kiss is as deadly as her dagger tipped fan.
Again this is breathtakingly filmed and takes a real event and legend and builds a wonderful complex whodunnit around it, then throws in some mad wire fu fun to spice things up. Fell in love with this the first time I watched it and it never disappointing no matter how many times I return.
Both are out and about on the net, and personally though both are available in dubbed format I prefer the original French soundtrack and subs. You can find both at http://viooz.eu/, although the streaming version of Queen Margot is pretty low res quality, Brotherhood is in hi rez and both are original French soundtrack and subbed.
My hot tips for a film in weekender with a twist.
trailers below
First up we have QUEEN MARGOT (La Reine Margot) which is a blood soaked historical drama based on a Victor Hugo novel. Set during the Protestant vs Catholic wars that racked France in the 1500s it covers one of the most shameful episodes in that conflict, the horror of the St Bartholemew's Day Massacre. Riven by conflict the dowager Catherine De Medici gets her weak willed son King Louis to marry off his sister to the Protestant king of Navarre in an attempt to stave off the conflicts that are brewing in the court and France at large. But things go horribly wrong, and instead the wedding sparks off bloodshed and massacres, political intrigue and plotting, assassinations and double dealing.
Everything about this film drips quality and class from the beautiful cinematography, the twisting complex plot, and the excellent acting from all concerned. Its like watching a painting by one of the classic masters brought to life. Isabelle Adjiani is her usual breathtakingly beautiful and tragic self, and Daniel Autiel as her secret lover is enough hearthrob to make any woman sigh. Its an utter classic from start to end, and the music score alone is to die for. One that hold pride of place both on my hard disk and in my DVD collection.
As does film no2 in this twosome.... BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF (Le Pact Des Loupes). Set at the end of the 1700s royalist period of France this lush action horror thriller combines the best elements of action films, martial arts films, costume drama and horror whodunnits into one wonderful entrancing package.
It is the end of the 1700s and the remote canton of Gevurdain is gripped by terror as The Beast, supposedly a hellish wolf that hunts man, rips and consumes over 100 victims. The court sends its top huntsmen led my the dashing Chevalier De Fronsac and his Mohawk shaman manservant Mani to track down the beast and end its reign of terror. Things are not as they seem though, and the beast seems connected to a plot against the crown, and tied to the incestuous family politics of the canton and its depraved aristocracy. It seems even the Vatican are concerned, as they have dispatched their own agent, a beautiful assassin whose kiss is as deadly as her dagger tipped fan.
Again this is breathtakingly filmed and takes a real event and legend and builds a wonderful complex whodunnit around it, then throws in some mad wire fu fun to spice things up. Fell in love with this the first time I watched it and it never disappointing no matter how many times I return.
Both are out and about on the net, and personally though both are available in dubbed format I prefer the original French soundtrack and subs. You can find both at http://viooz.eu/, although the streaming version of Queen Margot is pretty low res quality, Brotherhood is in hi rez and both are original French soundtrack and subbed.
My hot tips for a film in weekender with a twist.
trailers below
"Science flew men to the moon. Religion flew men into buildings."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
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Re: Movies on DVD
Good call, SM. This will get regular visits from me.sandman67 wrote: http://viooz.eu/movies/ - well worth checking out if you have a browser plug in that allows out to download streaming media like DownloadHelper for Firefox). The site has a very large archive of old and new movies, some in hi-def. Great site.
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Re: Movies on DVD
quick site update
seems viooz.eu is having server issues and the site is, at the moment, down. Went down while I was half way through a flick....damn.
Whether this is permanent or not is unsure - nothing out on the net saying its been taken down by MPAA or similar so I assume its like VeeHD and has just had a critical server crash and will be back up at some point soon. They can claim immunity to some degree as the site itself is not the host and the links are in fact implants from other providers like GoogleVideo.
Im hopeful, but if it is a takedown then they have been their own worst enemies by encouraging Twitterdicks and FeckBookclowns to post links to very open and visible social media via the sodding social media linked buttons on each page.
Wave a big red flag for the MPAA and FACT to spot why dont you guys?!?
Anyways.... fingers crossed.
seems viooz.eu is having server issues and the site is, at the moment, down. Went down while I was half way through a flick....damn.
Whether this is permanent or not is unsure - nothing out on the net saying its been taken down by MPAA or similar so I assume its like VeeHD and has just had a critical server crash and will be back up at some point soon. They can claim immunity to some degree as the site itself is not the host and the links are in fact implants from other providers like GoogleVideo.
Im hopeful, but if it is a takedown then they have been their own worst enemies by encouraging Twitterdicks and FeckBookclowns to post links to very open and visible social media via the sodding social media linked buttons on each page.
Wave a big red flag for the MPAA and FACT to spot why dont you guys?!?
Anyways.... fingers crossed.
"Science flew men to the moon. Religion flew men into buildings."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."