Showing posts with label Sam Raimi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sam Raimi. Show all posts
Friday, 8 July 2022
Tuesday, 1 August 2017
Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
A frustrated circus magician from Kansas is transported to a magical land called Oz, where he will have to fulfill a prophecy to become the king, and release the land from the Wicked Witches using his great (but fake) powers.
Likable and entertaining fantasy offers some nice moments, but doesn't have the magic one would expect considering all the credentials, and it's a bit too long.
Maltin**1/2: "Elaborate, eye-filling production...can't be compared to the 1939 THE WIZARD OF OZ, aside from some winks in its direction. Fairly entertaining on its own terms but overlong and, frankly unmemorable. Braff provides consistent laughs as a talking monkey."
Thursday, 13 October 2016
Monday, 31 August 2015
Monday, 24 August 2015
The Evil Dead (1981)
Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
Influential gorefest that still manages to shock and awe; produced with amazing cinematic expertise and lots of allusions to other movies, it's definitely only for those who can stomach the mayhem.
Halliwell (no star): "Semi-professional horror rubbish, blown up from 16mm and looking it.When released in England, it was prosecuted as unsuitable for public showing and gained a cult following..."
Maltin**1/2: "Wildly stylish, ultra-low-budget movie made by precocious college students is one of the grossest horror films ever...it provides deliriously imaginative roller coaster ride for those with strong stomachs."
Tuesday, 18 August 2015
New acquisition: The Evil Dead (1981)
Last time saw The Evil Dead was 1981; afterwards it was banned in Germany. In the early 90s the German court for consitutional issues reversed the ban, and we played it as one of the first in our cinema, but I didn't really watch at the time. So, now I'd like to see it again finally.
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