18/07/2015 Stake Land (2010)

Cracking vampire film by Jim Mickle (who also wrote and directed the recommended Mulberry St). These are nasty murderous vampires, not foppish mincers floating about in billowy white shirts. Nick Damici who co-wrote is excellent,as is Connor Paolo who plays the young fella he takes under his wing.

Our only niggle was how their nemesis becomes a super vampire.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1464580

8.5/10

Podd

17/07/2015 Shallow Grave (1994)

Another 90s film which hasn't fared so well under the retroscope.  Unlike Scream I was a proper fan of this when it was released but I didn't like it as much this time around.  The plot is still sound but the characters are total wankers even before they started on the morally questionable deeds. It has aged a bit in terms of the fashions and general vibe. I'd never noticed before that Ewan McGregor and Kerry Fox have interchangeable haircuts.

It's held up better than Scream though and Danny Boyle has done some decent films.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111149

6/10

Podd

17/07/2015 Scream (1996)

Perkin said when this first came out that it was shite and all the people flanneling on about it were wrong. I didn't think it was that bad. This was the first time I'd watched it in a long time. It really is that bad. Smug, too sure of itself, unlikeable characters, bad dialogue, shockingly obvious red herrings and too many sequels.

If you liked it at the time watch it again and see if you still do.

3/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117571

Podd

16/07/15 Kajaki (2014)

I've never really been much of a fan of war films, but this was excellent. Highly recommended, especially for anyone considering joining the armed forces.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3622120/
9/10

Perkin.

15/07/15 Munger Road (2011)

A bunch of teenagers go looking for a ghost. When they find one, they get all pissy about it. Bloody kids.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1720172/
5/10

Perkin.

15/07/15 Mockingbird (2014)

Found footage film about a bunch of people who win video cameras then receive increasingly sinister messages. Mostly ones telling them to keep filming. Dull.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2125685/
3.4/10

Perkin.

14/07/15 House On The Edge Of The Park (1980)

I imagine that there's been plenty written in the last thirty-five years about how shit this film is so I won't bother wasting anyone's time too much.

The 'highlight' for me was the twinkly, romantic music played during a rape scene as if to suggest, for a least one of the participants, that something beautiful or tender was taking place.

I enjoy numerous media that many people would consider challenging, however creating something that is disturbing, thought provoking *and* entertaining requires skill, subtlety and creative ability. Things that the makers of this film wouldn't recognise if they were fucked in the eyehole with them.

Thirty-five years ago.

Whilst some Richard Clayderman shit played in the background.

Cunts.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080503/

1/10

Perkin.