Wednesday 7 July 2010

Last 5 Films Seen

Time for the last 5 films seen list. Complete with mini-reviews and clips! Hooray!

1) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (1979)
 Forget the Burton version of this Sondheim classic musical, that is NOTHING compared to the original stage version. The songs are better, the acting is better, the comedy is better, everything is better. Out of all the versions of Sweeney Todd none have quite come close to this particular version and George Hearn and Angela Lansbury are the best Todd/Lovett you'll ever see. Highly HIGHLY recommended!






2) The Capture Of Bigfoot (1979)
The 1970s was one of the most prolific decades for the incredibly underrated Bigfoot film. Sure the films were bad, and this is no exception, but they were a lot of fun too. This is one of the better ones complete with an evil villain with a maniacal laugh, a car chase, lots of snow and some sentiment thrown in there too.







3) Bigfoot: An Unforgettable Encounter (1994)
  
Unforgettable my arse! As much as I try to forget this stupid film I can't - it's as though it's been sewn into my brain with a pneumatic drill! Unlike the above film, this Sasquatch film is a kiddy friendly film, in other words, it's rubbish. Starring Clint Howard and the annoying kid from Home Improvement this film is a series of unbelievably stupid scenes. Take for example the parents who only start to worry that their kids are in the forest by themselves during the night when Bigfoot is mentioned. Or the fact that Bigfoot gives kids piggybacks. Oh and lets not forget the Bigfoot Vs. Bear fight. Insultingly stupid and with a 'save nature' message that is so obvious that you feel like it's being rammed down your throat by a sumo on a pogo stick. Avoid unless you want a good laugh.

This is the best scene from the entire film: Bigfoot Vs. Bear




4) Amityville II: The Possession (1982)

Ask anyone to name a haunted house and the majority would, most likely, say the Amityville Horror House. Easily one of the most famous which not only spawned evil but a whole book and film franchise! I am a big believer of the original book, though I find the resulting films and books were just there to make money and far from the truth - don't even get me started on the remake. True - yeah right! But this film is a great film - well for the most part. Full of great eerie moments, amazing cinematography, excellent score and fantastic acting this prequel is a lot of scary fun. Until the last half hour in which about several million endings are squashed into the film. They should've ended this with the murders. The end. Goodbye. Thank you for an awesome film. What a shame the last 20-30 mins ruin the film.



5) Bigfoot: Holler Creek Canyon (2006)

Oh boy. Why do I watch such crap? If Bigfoot: An (unfortunately) Unforgettable Encounter was a terrible kid's Bigfoot film, well here's the adult equivalent. Whilst it's full of sex it lacks the one main reason I watched this film: BIGFOOT! A Bigfoot film where Bigfoot only appears to make a cameo. The story, the acting, everything is just rubbish and not in a 'so-bad-its-good' way either. More of a 'so-bad-you'll-want-to-rape-your-eyes-with-a-screwdriver' bad. Although I have to give it credit where credits due. The Bigfoot suit looked very good, the gore was nice (if VERY rare) Ron Jeremy was as sleazy as ever and the ending (which I wont spoil) has to be the best Bigfoot 'death' ever. Avoid the film...except for the last few moments.



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