[quote=“Stanton, post:3480, topic:1923”]I think Harlin is a better action director than McTiernan. And I belong to the few who prefer DH II to the first.[/quote]Me too.
…and Franco Nero is in it. 
It’s actually quite unfortunate that I didn’t like it, I mean, it has Bruce Willis and Franco Nero (even though they only share one scene) … .
[size=12pt]Operation Ganymed [/size] - Rainer Erler (1977)
This one came out to me just by chance, a friend who happens to be a sci-fi films freak said that I would like it, and guess what, he was right.
I notice now that I already seen a movie from this German Unknown director (well I think at least outside his country) “Spare Parts” or “Fleish” and as far as I remember even liked, something of a strange terror/thriller flick with an also strange score, and not my idea of a TV Film.
But about this one what can I say, besides a young Prochnow we also have our old friend Horst Frank playing the main character.
Without giving it away the story, the plot is about some space mission to a Jupiter moon that goes drastically bad, and some of the survivors make back to planet Earth, but planet Earth seems to be destroyed by a nuclear war.
The film suffers from its real low budget, but survives it by concentrating on plot and characters and in my view does that very well, working almost like a theatre play. A profound pessimistic film, in the sense of Soylant Green and others of the kind, is not a lost gem but interesting enough for a view, this if you are not only used to watch Star Wars style kind of films, this one not having the psychological deepness of Solaris, it’s not by any chance an action flick. It does raise some question (more in context with the cold war days, but still pertinent this days) and I particular liked the ending.
In the end a good surprised and just as I like this kind of films I would give the 4 stars treatment, but this is just me, and I understand that this one my not be a film for everyone
I’ve watched version dubbed in Spanish, not my ideal for watching films. Prefer always the original language of the actors but without subs, only the dubbing ts posible but always got the feeling that i’m loosing something.
Rainer Erler … wwwow, did not know someone remembered him. And than one outside Germany …
yeah it had to be me right 
But liked both films i’ve seen from the guy
[B]The Housemaid[/B] - I wasn’t too sure about this but felt for some reason it was a film I should see. Turned out I really liked it, definately worth a watch.
A friend recommended Cockfighter, so I gave it a go. A subdued bit of hixploitation which completely bombed on its initial release, Cockfighter was retitled as Born to Kill but still struggled to draw audiences. It isn’t surprising that the film failed to work audiences into a frenzy, since there’s not a great deal of action and cockfighting is such a strange focus for a film. However, it’s worth persevering for a rewarding viewing experience. Warren Oates is superb as Frank Mansfield, the hotheaded cockfighter of the title, and I thought the ending of the film was magnificent.
Finished my triple feature of werewolf movies (started with Ginger Snaps) with:
An American Werewolf in London a great horror movie with a decent amount of comedy in it directed by National Lampoon’s Animal House’s John Landis. Some great location shooting in both London and Wales and the transformation scene is still one of the best ever filmed.
The Howling Joe Dante’s adaption of Gary Brandner’s novel of the same name. Dee Wallace as the troubled TV anchor and Christopher Stone as her husband who visit a retreat for lycanthropes and the sexy as hell Elisabeth Brooks. Another great transformation scene with some equally evil and great looking werewolves.
both are highly recommended for fans of werewolves.
Shriek of The Mutilated.
Viewed this horror yeti one ages ago and thought would give it another try, but still found it a little on the tedious side. But the guy in the Yeti suit played a good part 
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I’ve just finished the epic Lawrence of Arabia, a film that fully deserves its giant reputation.
I’ve had The House on the Edge of the Park waiting to be watched for a while and finally put it on after it got some mentions on here. I do enjoy these sordid, sadistic types of slasher revenge movies, so I was kept entertained.
[quote=“Frank Talby, post:3488, topic:1923”]Finished my triple feature of werewolf movies (started with Ginger Snaps) with:
An American Werewolf in London a great horror movie with a decent amount of comedy in it directed by National Lampoon’s Animal House’s John Landis. Some great location shooting in both London and Wales and the transformation scene is still one of the best ever filmed.
The Howling Joe Dante’s adaption of Gary Brandner’s novel of the same name. Dee Wallace as the troubled TV anchor and Christopher Stone as her husband who visit a retreat for lycanthropes and the sexy as hell Elisabeth Brooks. Another great transformation scene with some equally evil and great looking werewolves.
both are highly recommended for fans of werewolves.[/quote]
Vampires beware
Funny all the talk of House On The Edge Of The Park. I’ve ordered it recently due in part to watching the Video Nasties - Definitive Guide dvd set. It got me quite nostalgic for certain films. Haven’t seen house since the mid 80’s but i remember it making me laugh at the time, so curious as to what i’ll think of it now.
Did you watch the original or the remake?
I saw Gli specialisti for the first time today, I really liked it, although the last 10 minutes felt completely pointless and out of place, and there were parts I just didn’t get(Why didn’t Virginia just leave town in the first place?), but still, I think I would make my top 20 SWs.
[size=12pt]Piranha 3D[/size] (2010)
Big Boobs and Jurassic Fish
Don’t know what to think of this. Because of the work I had to do for college (I had to read a lot of papers, written by people who are not destined to become great writers) I recently have been living on a diet of easy entertainment, ranging from BB and CC to Old Shatterhand and Bruce Willis. This movie fitted well in the pattern, it’s short and fast, over before you know it, and both the boobs and the fish look great. But why must virtually every character in these comedy/horror movies be either a moron or a jackass (or both?). In this movie thing are even worse than usual. Jerry O’Connol is so goddamn irritating that I almost tried to kick my TV set in the balls. Bad direction, bad writing, bad jokes. Normally it’s a good thing that the director shows some sense of humor, but in this case the sick jokes (and in-jokes like all those references to Titanic, Jaws etc.) really don’t pay off. Luckily the Boobs and Fish were allright.
Okay, it wasn’t supposed to be a piece of art, but did it really have to be this stupid?
Rewatched Fulci’s Zombie Flesh Eaters, saw it last time 10 years ago. It’s a movie that’s hard to forget once you’ve seen it, I remembered all the highlights so clearly, splinter in the eye, shark vs zombie, rotten conquistador zombies. Great stuff!
[quote=“The Gringo, post:3494, topic:1923”]Did you watch the original or the remake?[/quote]The original 1960 version.
THE HANGED MAN
I finished the last of the eight episodes last night. Poweful stuff, this is up there with some of the best 70’s programmes.and has a fantastic soundtrack to boot.
Belle de Jour - not my favourite Bunuel, but still a beguiling, funny and, at times, incredibly sexy satire-cum-fantasy. Rarely have the characteristics of a film – elegant, tasteful, enigmatic – matched its star/central character so perfectly.
I saw it a few months ago too, I think it 's a great film with some brilliant characters, the climax is very powerful, but I’m not sure how I feel about the ending.