Letterboxd — Your life in film

I really love the look of this film, it shows the craftsmanship of the Japanese effects team that also did a lot of godzilla work. However the story is pretty weak and convoluted which is a shame. The final battle of he giant robots is a bit to chaotic and the megs lack personality. This could have been a lot better.

The movie is still awesome, but I watched the Arrow Blu-Ray and that has terrible audio! Normally I would crank the volume up with an Argento film but not with this release. Simonetti's soundtrack sounded really distorted and when thunder strikes in the finale it sounded like my speakers had blown. So that was a disappointment, especially when you compare it with the audio they did on the Deep Red release, that was excellent!

This really struggled to keep my attention.

The follow up to War of the Stars: A New Hope Grindhoused. The grindhouse influences are dropped for the most parts, so this is more a bigger budget sequel to a low budget cult hit.

The future in motion is a new film that contains footage from both Empire and Return, but it's quite a bit different. Clever editing and added footage and special effects provide for some surprises that you won't see coming. Clever in some spots, funny in other. Well done!

Not as insane as some of the other Hong Kong horror from the same time (Bewitched for example) but it still has some pretty strange scenes involving ghost rape and weird (although I always believe these rituals are rooted in real eastern beliefs, but maybe that just because I'm not that familiar with eastern culture) rituals. Worth a watch for Hong Kong horror fans.

A nice little documentary about fixed gear cycling. Not to deep and a bit short. Could be an extra on the Premium Rush DVD/Blu.

Re-watch with a friend. Stays entertaining because of the visuals and awesome soundtrack.

One of the most boring films I've seen in a while. The last 20 minutes are a real choir to sit out. Annoying characters and no good reason for them to film everything they do, especially cause nothing is happening. Found footage is very hit or miss and this was definitely a big miss!

Aka: A Chinese Ghost Story

This was okay but just like many other remakes it lacked something of the soul the original had. It looked good with sets bordering on the cheesy 80's sets (which is a positive thing in my book) but also with some pretty good CGI (for Hong Kong standards). But it's just not as fun as the original and played a bit to serious. And there's no singing taoist monk and no Leslie Cheung ofcourse. Not bad but I rather watch the real thing. Do, Do, Do!

Okay, this one is cheesy as hell in spots but it is also still one of the best Jaws rip-offs that got made. Sure it's about a big predator in the sea but it does a lot things very different. You will have to suspend your belief in more than one scene but its worth it. The finale has to be seen to be believed. This is just a lovely B-movie. Bonus points for the Ennio Morricone score, amazing how that man can make movies better with his music. Check this out on Netflix streaming now!

My first 3D tv watch ever. And though there are some fun 3D scenes I'm not going to buy a new tv for it. Had a lot of fun with the movie and going to check it out again in 2D sometime.