Draco-REX Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 I'm sure most of you have seen some of these, but I'll do a quick review. First is Dead Snow. It's a foreign zombie movie. It's been recommended to me by a couple different zombie fans I know. It's pretty much Zombie Movie 101. Group of friends going to a cabin in the mountains. Creepy-ness ensues. Then Nazi Zombies! This was a really enjoyable movie. Gorey without being gross, a good laugh to break things up when needed, and plenty of "oh shit!" moments. If you like zombie movies and don't mind subtitles, I highly recommend it. We watched it on Blu-Ray, but I believe it's on Netflix also. Next movie was Planet Terror, one of the Rodriguez/Tarantino Grindhouse movies. 70's exploitation zombie movie with all the ambiance you'd expect. Cheesy one-liners, beat-up "film", over-done blood packs, and enough cliche's to.. well.. fill a 70's exploitation movie. Military base wth biological weapons, Go Go dancer, mysterious hero, etc.. They even riff on modern anti-cliche's too. Very entertaining and well worth a watch. (We didn't watch Death Proof, so I can't comment on that yet.) Third of the day was Zombieland, and fourth was Shaun of the Dead. Two modern zombie classics that I don't think need much in the way of reviews. I'm sure pretty much everyone here has seen them. And if you havent, DO IT! At that point we ran out of zombie movies we wanted to see/take a risk on, and switched to asian westerns. :lolguy: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird. Very entertaining. It's an asian take on the Spaghetti western, with a healthy dose of absurdity. It's about a chase after a treasure map across Manchuria by the Weird (a two pistol wielding nutjob train robber), and the Bad (asian Emo badguy/mafia hitman), who are both being chased by the Good (bounty hunter good with rifles), with the Japanese Military, an underground black market gang, and a group of freedom fighters all joining in. This can be found on Netflix. And finally was Bunraku. Bunraku has the best cast of any movie you've never heard of. Ron Perlman, Woody Harrelson, Josh Hartnet and Demi Moore. And those of a more Otaku bent will recognize Gackt as well. It's a stylized movie set in the future where guns have been outlawed and the world has fractures into lots of smaller city-states. Sword fights, fist fights, gang warfare, and steampunk-ish tech rolled up into the western formula of a couple drifters showing up with their own scores to settle in a town run by a mafia-like badguy. Mix in some asian influence in a disgraced Master taking them under his wing, and some video game elements like a hierarchical boss structure, and you have a pretty good time. Another good Netflix find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 I wish I had enough free time in a week to watch that many movies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted April 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 I wish I had enough free time in a week to watch that many movies We watched them all yesterday. Took about 12 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRD2BDF Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 I've never heard of bunraku. Did they even advertise it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted April 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 I've never hears of bunraku. Did they even advertise it? No idea. I'd never heard of it too. But look at the cast! How could they not? My friends comments were variations on "Why haven't I heard of this movie??!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRD2BDF Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 No idea. I'd never heard of it too. But look at the cast! How could they not? My friends comments were variations on "Why haven't I heard of this movie??!" Agreed. It is Demi Moore, dammit. Heading out to rent it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Thanks, cued up Bunraku. Will watch tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicranium Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Shaun of the Dead is my all-time favorite movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRD2BDF Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Bunraku was certainly interesting. Definitely a new style of filmmaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Bunraku was certainly interesting. Definitely a new style of filmmaking. My thought exactly. It was unique. Gf wasn't a fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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