My Movie Journal
As I get older I find myself forgetting if I'd seen a movie or read a book. Since 2005 I have been keeping track of everything I watch, read and sometimes listen too or play.
| Movie | Rating | Review |
|---|---|---|
| Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror | 6 | This one is so bad it's good. Another Italian zombie movie. This one has bad overly lit make-up, no plot, ridiculous situations... more |
| The Streetfighter | 8 | A violent and gritty kung-fu movie starring Sonny Chiba. Terrisan is basically playing a kung-fu version of Tuco from the Good... more |
| Don't Torture a Duckling | 6 | Early thriller by Lucio Fulci. Moves along pretty well , but the story is predictable with some laughably misplaced moments of... more |
| The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | 8 | Much better than the Royal Tanenbaums. Slow paced and unfunny at times, but worth viewing for the art direction alone. |
| The Diabolical Doctor Z | 6 | Low Budget 60s exploitation by Jess Franco. Entertaining, but not quite as stylish as I expected. The soundtrack is excellent... more |
| Spellbound | 7 | Documentary about National Spelling Bee. Not a terribly deep movie, but entertaining nonetheless. |
| The Bird with the Crystal Plumage | 10 | Dario Argento murder thriller. Fairly ridiculous plot, but makes up for it in style, pacing and music. |
| Mill of the Stone Women | 7 | French Gothic horror from the 60s. Some creepy imagery and fairly good pacing for an old movie. |
| Blind Fury | 7 | Surprisingly good drug cartel style 80's actioner about a blind martial artist hero played very well by Rutger Hauer. |
| Ring 2 | 5 | Some scary moments, but mostly just retread and patchy story telling. |
| Serenity | 10 | The best sci-fi movie since The Matrix. Fast, funny and intense. My opinion is probably tainted by my liking of the series,... more |
| Five Man Army | 3 | Dario Argento wrote this boring Italian Western. Featuring a non-exciting action sequence of a man running for five minutes and... more |
| The City of the Living Dead (a.k.a. The Gates of Hell) | 5 | More Fulci horror. Not much in terms of memorable scenes here, just the tacked-on drilled head scene. The zombies aren't... more |
| The Beyond | 8 | Metaphysical Fulci Zombie movie. Lots of close-up gore and some good atmospheric scares. |
| Kung Fu Hustle | 8 | Very funny and action packed kung-fu movie. Special effects aren't that great but it makes up for it in sheer energy. |
| Zombi 2 | 8 | Refreshingly scary zombie movie. Nice soundtrack. My DVD was broken at one point. |
| Satanico Pandemonium | 7 | Nice nun-sploitation film with lots of nudity and satanic creepiness. |
| Suspiria | 10 | One of the most beautiful horror movies ever made. Great Goblin soundtrack included. |
| Undead | 3 | Really poorly handled zombie sci-fi movie from Australia. Bad acting not enough gags, and boring |