Some more flicks seen of late. Have you seen them?
The Island. A vehicle for beautiful young things Ewan McGregor and Scarlet Johannsen to shine in, this sci-fi actioner hit the spot and even the Missus enjoyed it. Basically about the evils of the super-rich, I won't spoil it, suffice to say there are whiffs of 1984, THX and Logan's Run.
The Invasion. Another platform for youthful beauty, this time the golden pair are Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. We had to rent this for £3.50 but it was worth it and pleasant enough whilst scoffing tea. The title is an abbreviated form of two other older iterations of the same idea. As I point my finger at you, my mouth agape, I won't spoil it.
Old. I've come to realise that M.Nite Shyamalan's first name is actually Marmite. Not M.Nite. You either love his films or loathe them. This phenomena can also happen mid-film and it very nearly did in Old. However, the Missus and me carried on and in the end, slightly older, enjoyed it. As you may have guessed the film is about wrinklies like us.
The Skull. I may have mentioned this already, but then again a Cushing-Lee horror is worth screaming about. They're the dogs b*llocks and I love their stuff. Think of Jonny Depp's 13th Gate, replace the grimoire with a skull and you're near the mark. Sort of like extreme toy collectors! What a film!
Horror Express. I often confuse this with the equally brill Creeping Flesh, as they both contain Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and a strange humanoid laid out on a gurney. Chuck in a trans-Siberian train, Rasputin and Telly Savalas and you come out with Hammer horror Kojak verses the Monster.
Rot. A low-point in the listings, this shoestring effort wasn't worth watching but I did and wonder why. There was something about the poster and the name, Rot, which appealed. Alas, the crew would have been better off simply filming a few rats at the local landfill for authentic decay. At least then they could have called the thing Rat.
What have you seen?
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