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[Jon E(vil)]

The Debut. 1977.
6/10
Old man, young girl.
A young girl (14) with a rebellious spirit gets involved with a older man (41). The relationship is hinted at by her to a select few others, and kept secret by him. Typical drama style with some boundary pushing elements. The sideways glances from others project a slight tension, but the plot sets up the fact early on that he will have to leave eventually.

 

[Soul Shiver]

Not being edgy at all but direct; I somehow managed to watch Orozco the Embalmer with my cousin on his TV, dude actually didn't puss out while we did. Maybe the lagunitas helped, maybe not 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[Jon E(vil)]

The hunting party. 1971
8/10
A rich blokes wife is kidnapped by the leader of a outlaw gang. He in turn with some of friends hunt them down using powerful rifles.
Starring Gene Hackman and Oliver Reed as the rich and bad guys, it a steady paced violent western, that goes from revenge to vengeance. Interesting in the way that characters react to constant death. At the start, its thought of as a natural reaction. When the numbers start to dwindle, the characters take on a more 'human' feel and there are questions on both sides.

 

[Cold Ethyl]

Was disappointed in this movie
5/10

 

[Jon E(vil)]

Gorky park. 1983
4/10
Three bodies are found in Gorky park, Moscow.
With a range of british and american actors portraying russians, it has William Hurt as the central officer investigating the case. The plot itself doesn't really shine thru in any aspect. It's interesting as it involves two 'Americans' but using those actors to portray russians, in a time when the soviet union was very real, makes the whole thing kinda farcical. Well filmed, its watchable but with a run time of over two hours, it just plods along without any sort of confronting tension that would make for a decent crime thriller.

 

[Amalgamation]

In a little bit.

 

[Jon E(vil)]

Santosh. India 2024
6/10
A young girl is found dead, a rookie cop is guided by a older officer while investigating the murder.
The crime itself is really only a subplot in the film. It takes a wider view of the police and how society view them. There is a clear point that the older woman has worked her up the ranks, and clearly wants to better rights for her gender, but the path laid before of torture to get information and corruption is still rife. A slow drama that shows somewhat simply, the different lifestyles and limitations imposed on people living in different areas. It ends with the older woman under investigation, and the younger going home.

 

[Jon E(vil)]

Knock on wood. 1981. France.
5/10
A rich business mans daughter, who is accident prone, goes missing. He enlists a private detective and another bloke who is also cursed with bad luck to find her.
Interesting plot that has a constant series of wacky little things happening. It moves along nicely, but after a while there isn't much development, as things keep 'going wrong'. The two leads have appeared in other movies together in the similar roles, but this one is slightly weaker.

 

[Cold Ethyl]

8/10

 

[Jon E(vil)]

Stoker. 2013. (rewatch)
10/10
Directed by Park Chan Wook, the plot is kinda simple, man comes to live with his dead brothers wife and daughter. People go missing which unlocks dark desires in the girl.
The acting is kind of wooden, but compliments the visual element of how scenes are staged and transitions of them. There is no real tension but a quiet foreboding as it progresses.

 

[Cold Ethyl]

7/10

 

[CunningLinguist]

I was curious about a song that I heard on the radio when I was a kid, and it was called Quinn the Eskimo. I Googled it, and it turns out that it was actor Anthony Quinn playing an Eskimo in this movie. I was curious and I watched the movie. The characters in this movie make the characters in Idiocracy seem like geniuses. The movie portrays Eskimos has genuine retards.

 

[Jon E(vil)]

Kaytn. 2007 Poland.
7/10
WW2 massacre of polish soldiers by russians, blamed on germans.
It follows a certain number of characters, with the main focus being the wives. Steady pace with some actual footage and the suppression of documents/information relating to the killings, in line with Soviet control at the time. With a two hour run time, it slows a bit after the first hour, but doesn't get boring. Bookends the initial transport with killing at the end.

 

[Jon E(vil)]

Fear over the city. 1975. France.
5/10
A detective is on the case of the man who phones single women up, then kills them.
Average crime thriller that at the start, has some interesting stunts, and a secondary plot involving a bank robber that previously got away. When that gets solved, the focus is the main plot.
Standard kind of fare from a mid '70s film. The last section is where it noticeably runs out of steam. Still a moderately interesting watch with the lead policeman exhibiting a wry sense of humour.

 

[Jon E(vil)]

Shiri. 1999. South Korea.
9/10
Action spy thriller about a special force group of north koreans, bent on 'unifying' the country by restarting the war.
Violent and well paced, its a purely Korean film. This means it has a plot that unfolds as it goes, with only a few characters to keep track of. A well written script, it makes use of its two hour run time. The action scenes are kinda chaotic, but give it a sense of realism.

 

[Outbreak92]

Wish I could fight like this guy

 

[Jon E(vil)]

Dead talent society. 2024 Taiwan.
8/10
Ghosts inhabit certain areas and scare the living as a way of staying 'alive' and not disappearing. The are all members of a talent agency, which celebrates the top performers.
Very enjoyable horror comedy that has the classic styles seen in asian cinema.. The plot is fast moving and complex, but doesn't become confusing. The first hour sets up nicely the reigning ghost and her rival that she helped train. With a third ghost added as the newbie who doesn't want to disappear, it uses the second half, with a slight detour into her back story, as a action packed comedy horror finale.

 

[Str8shooter]

6/10

 

[Str8shooter]

8.5/10

 

[covinpit]

• Manic cop 1 (7/10)
• Manic cop 2 (7/10)
• manic cop 3 (watching soon)