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[Jon E(vil)]

Triangle of sadness. 2022.
Unrateable pile of shit.
A crew and guests of a 'super yacht' get shipwreck on a island.
Winner of this years Palm d'Or, written and directed by Ruben Ostlund. It was, sadly, everything that it tried to 'poke fun' at.
With long scenes and bland dialogue, it failed to spark any interest. There was nothing really pushing the plot. In his first film, Force Majeure, conversations were had that centered around the husbands failing to help his family at the start. That lead to his redemption at the end. This seemed content to forward the idea that 'rich people' who have everything are actually boring, and rely on service people. Because they are fucking lazy.
It that was the point, then it worked, but not for me.
Successful directors have in the past been plucked out of their native countries (sweden in this case), given a bigger budget with the idea that they can create something 'successful' in a different market.
Overall, it was well filmed with a few laugh out loud moments. But it failed in its aim and the creator, unfortunitly, looks like the idiot.

 

[Jon E(vil)]

Der Todesking. (The Death King.) 1990. Dir Jörg Buttgereit.
8/10
A series of short films, one for each day of the week. The alternate between suicide and murder.
Filmed after Nekromantic, its still looks cheap and simple, but retains a unique style and intensity. None of the 'stories' are linked, they just play one after the other. Simple in terms of dialogue, but the way it was filmed speaks volumes. For example. One of the days is entirely of parts of a very tall over pass bridge. Near the end, the camera crosses a space in the middle showing a very real, very long way to the ground, cars can be scene going past on the road below.
The final scene in a stationary long shot of the bridge. Over most of the footage are names and ages of people that, it can be assumed, have jumped from the internal structure to their death.
There is also a relevant monologue about mass shooting, before the character, films herself shooting up a concert.
Challenging, but very interesting. Came off as kinda 'arty', but still keep my interest throughout.

Full movie here on youtube, sign in required.
Internet archive, full film here. I ripped a copy and added subtitles. They wouldn't sync up properly, but the limited dialogue meant it didn't really matter.

 

[Captain GhoulAgain]

 

[Jon E(vil)]

Barbarian. 2022.
6/10
Air bnb is not what it seems.
Interesting thriller that borders on horror. When a woman books a house for a night she ends up staying with another guest.
Events lead her to investigate the basement, where she finds a secret passage.
The film is broken into three distinct but interconnected parts. The first, after a slow start is very effective. From there it starts all over. This also takes its time. By the third act i wasn't really interested due to the up and down nature of the film.
Overall, good thriller with certain horror cliches played on for varying effect.

 

[Captain GhoulAgain]

Barbarian. 2022.
6/10
Air bnb is not what it seems.
Interesting thriller that borders on horror. When a woman books a house for a night she ends up staying with another guest.
Events lead her to investigate the basement, where she finds a secret passage.
The film is broken into three distinct but interconnected parts. The first, after a slow start is very effective. From there it starts all over. This also takes its time. By the third act i wasn't really interested due to the up and down nature of the film.
Overall, good thriller with certain horror cliches played on for varying effect.

Not to mention the characters were some dumb asses. Didn't understand any of their decisions.

 

[Doctor Snuggles]

Terrifier 2. A+ 😃👍

 

[machopants]

Devotion. lacked action, strong on racial discrimination

 

[Rick James]

The new black panther movie. It was a fun one.

 

[Jon E(vil)]

Not to mention the characters were some dumb asses. Didn't understand any of their decisions.

The 'decisions' seemed to motivated by what we as a audience would naturally do. The woman was hesitant to go down at the start, only really promoted after the bloke got caught. Smart enough to put a chair by the door the second time. When he got bashed by the monster, i was impressed. Then it fucken cut and ruined the tension, setting up a asshole character who made all the usual dumb fucking mistakes.

Project wolf hunting. 2022. South Korea.
2/10
Con Air on a boat, with a mutant.
Violent action film that follows the same idea as Con Air (1997). The convicts escape with the help of some other blokes, but there is a mutant super zombie that doesn't take a side and just wants to kill.
The film is ultra violent. Would be a good thing if it didn't have a VERY OBVIOUS western influence. It not quick and brutal, but staged, slow and bloody.
Alot of characters,which is typical of a SK film, but the plot is paper thin. I lasted less that 20 mins before i started clicking thru it.
Could be entertaining, but only if you want it to be.


Vengeance is mine. 1979. Japan.
8/10
True crime drama about a bloke in a killing spree in Japan.
Opens with the murderer caught and casually talking to the police, knowing he will be hanged eventually. From there is goes back to him as a young boy and then showing the various murders and frauds he committed while on the run. It shows a man who had contempt for society from a early age. Born bad best describes him. He eventually gets a little serious with a woman running a inn with ex con mother. But he also kills both of them.
Tense with a steady pace it does a good job of balancing him with his wife, father and the inn owner who try to help him but keep getting abused by his reckless disregard for everyone..

 

[Augusta Gein]

TOP GUN: Maverick
Loved it! Amazing movie!

 

[Theseus]

Just got done watching the patriot with Mel Gibson for like the 100th time great movie

Devotion. lacked action, strong on racial discrimination

Racial discrimination you say? I’ll have to check it out 🤣

 

[Augusta Gein]

Cradle Of Fear
A Cradle Of Filth film with Dani as the main character.

 

[Jon E(vil)]

The Menu. 2022.
7/10.
A group of upper class people are invited to dine on a island.
This film does what Triangle of sadness can't. Provides a look at the selfish attitudes of the rich and the empty hollowness of a elite chef.
It introduces the characters nicely, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, and John Leguizamo co-star with the two men Hoult seeming like a influencer and Leguizamo as slightly forgotten actor. Taylor-Joy is the odd one out, and the film kinda follows her as she is the who tries fight back. Ralph Fiennes as the head chef is excellent. Restrained, brutal and thoughtful. Set largely in the dining room, it has a sterile artsy kinda look with overhead views of the small portions of food.
Builds and maintains a good amount of tension.

 

[Jon E(vil)]

Tokyo vampire hotel. 2017. Japan.
6.5/10
Directed by Sion Sono, it's a very colourful, violent, surreal horror about two waring clans of vampires.
The descendants of Dracula have been forced underground by a rival clan, and now there is a special woman that is the ultimate being that both must have in order for either to survive. Or so it would seem. The film jumps around alot. Focusing on certain characters as it does so, which kinda makes sense. And going completely in a different direction, while still seeming to make sense. The sets and fight choreography are impressive which make up for the wild plot.

 

[D.O.A.]

One of Kubrick's best

 

[Graziani]

Barry Lyndon is pure art

 

[Maven]

 

[Augusta Gein]

Crimes Of The Future. What a bizarre film!

 

[Frens392]

Smile from 2022. If you like unsettling movies like hereditary or midsommar, I really recommend this. The soundtrack makes the movie even more terrifying.

 

[Jon E(vil)]

Holy spider. 2022. Iran.
7/10
Someone is killing hookers in Iran.
'Inspired' by true events, the film largely follows a single woman reporter who is on the case. Slow burn crime drama it displays the usual plot elements of a serial killer film, but also highlights some aspects of Iranian culture.
With a two hour run time the first is taken up with murders and the second the criminal process. Some of the plot is pure fiction but works well as a story telling process. There are little things that show how a womans life is, and the intense way religion rules and influences everyday life. Not much is said about the victim characters apart from being opium addicts. The 'support' the killer gets at the end is reflective of the religious dominance in society, but it's also suggested that the police were under pressure to find the killer, but the lack the necessary equipment or techniques. The killings themselves are kinda brutal, but not gorey.