Saturday, 1 July 2023

Lost treasure

Harrison Ford · Indiana Jones
Phoebe Waller-Bridge · Helena
Antonio Banderas · Renaldo
Karen Allen · Marion
John Rhys-Davies · Sallah
Ethan Isidore - Teddy Kumar
Toby Jones - Basil Shaw
Shaunette Renee Wilson - Agent Mason
Boyd Holbrook - Klaber
Mads Mikkelsen - Jürgen Voller

Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny is the final instalment in the franchise. I grew up watching the previous films. I didn't watch Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull in full. The white supremacist neo nazi conservatives were already triggered by the interview and will be by this film. An action adventure. Pheobe did excellent. She was of the writers for No Time To Die and Fleabag. A few cast members have been involved with Star Wars and James Bond. The rightwingers don't like her. She is talented and attractive. You get to see action kick off nearing the end of World War 2. The spear of destiny is on being placed on board a train by the Nazis. They have gathered more treasure. Indy and Shaw are there to get what they can. Happen to run into trouble. I liked the action, stunt work and comedy. There is an artifact that is only one half of a larger piece. The user will have the ability to travel through time. Over in 1969 Indy has been teaching at a university and is due to retire. Helena needs Indy to help her get this treasure. She has her own motives. Voller is over in America and has a team. The US government did harbour some nazis after the war. They would work on projects. Great filming locations. You get to learn some things. This franchise did inspire Nation Treasure, Tomb Raider. You have the iconic theme. Indy is a pensioner and he is pretty active. References to older films. Bringing back legacy characters. You might like Timeline, Timeless and Outlander. Thinking of the ending I would have liked it to go one way. Shia Lebouf's character died during a war. Spielberg and Lucas were involved with the film. Classic Indiana Jones adventure. There is the TV series Young Indiana worth looking into. See the trivia on Imdb. I did see a continuity error. Helena holds these cards up to Indy. It changes and the camera pans to something else and then back on the cards. 


Sunday, 25 June 2023

Hope that you enjoy your stay

Infinity Pool is a surreal horror. Directed by Brandon Cronenberg. You might like Possessor or even films by his father David. Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth, John Ralston, Cleopatra Coleman, Alan Katić, Amanda Brugel, Jeff Ricketts. James and Em are a rich couple. On holiday at this resort. It caters to their every need. This country is quite poor, crime is high, the police are seen as corrupt. The laws are very strict. The guests aren't meant to leave the compound. Gabi and Alban invite them for a picnic. An accident occurs. For some reason the authorities have this machine. It will clone the suspect for a price. You would then be present for the execution. If not then it is death. Thresh is a detective that will interview them. It is a weird film. Attractive cast members. Good nudity scenes. The new friends are clearly a bad influence. I was siding more with the police. I will look at discussions. I did think that it is possible where you could be swapped with your clone. Great acting. Violence, sex, swearing aplenty. Some recognisable faces. You should also watch The Perfect Getaway, The Menu, Fantasy Island, Hostel, A Cure For Wellness, Total Recall, The 6th Day, Midsommar, In The Earth. 


Saturday, 27 May 2023

Let me in

Prey For The Devil starring Jacqueline Byers, Colin Salmon, Christian Navarro, Lisa Palfrey, Nicholas Ralph, Ben Cross, Virginia Madsen. A horror movie about demonic possession. It has mixed reviews on imdb. The actress playing Sister Ann is hot. Anyway there are flashbacks to her childhood living with an abusive mother that may have been possessed. Now a grown woman she is at a convent. Transfers to a college operated by The Vatican. Set in Boston. Women aren't allowed to be exorcists. You will recognise the actor playing Father Quinn. He is teaching these priests. He allows Ann to join his lectures. She makes a few friends, one being Dante. There is a psychologist Dr Peters, the actress you will recognise. She gives scientific reasoning for the cases. There is a young girl named Natalie who is possessed. A demon has a connection with Ann regarding her mother. Ann has to fight the forces of darkness. Good jump scares. Often these supernatural films become predictable. Good special effects and acting. You might like The Exorcist, The Last Exorcism, The Exorcism Of Emily Rose, The Possession Of Hannah Grace.




The Devil Conspiracy. I had felt that I had already seen this before. A horror thriller. Independent film. Mixed reviews as expected. Alice Orr-Ewing, Joe Doyle, Eveline Hall, Peter Mensah, Joe Anderson, Spencer Wilding, Brian Caspe and James Faulkner. Interesting story. Good visuals. Starting off with these portals or wormholes. One from Heaven and other to Hell. Lucifer is cast down. You see Michael arrive to chain him up. Modern day Italy. Laura is an artist though might have other projects going on. Marconi is a priest that has given her access. Meanwhile there is this company that can engineer clones of the most influential people in history. There are people funding this. Liz is a demonic woman. Working with other Satanists. They want to resurrect Lucifer. The Shroud Of Turin is stolen. Christ's DNA will be used. I did wonder how they weren't suspicious of a woman in a cloak. Michael must get the stolen item and thwart their plans. Good soundtrack. Unknown actors but did a good job. You might have seen Legion, Constantine, End Of Days, Prey For The Devil, Supernatural, Lucifer.


Sunday, 7 May 2023

A long time ago

I watched the scifi film 65. Starring Adam Driver as Mills, Ariana Greenblatt as Koa, Chloe Coleman as Nevine, Nika King as Alya and Brian Dare as Zoic Computer Voice. It has mixed reviews. Produced by Sam Raimi and written by the people behind A Quiet Place. I took this as some sort of time travel film. It has a nice soundtrack, good effects and acting. You might also like Chronical 2067, High Life, Love And Monsters, Prospect, Outlander, La Brea, Jurassic Park, After Earth. A pilot named Mills is sent on a two year mission taking him away from his wife and ill daughter. He is returning to the planet Somaris. He has a few people on board, all in chyogenic chambers. There is a meteor shower that forces the ship to land on Earth 65 millions ago. One of the survivors is Koa, a young girl. There is a language barrier. There are plenty of dinosaurs roaming around. He has to get to the escape pod. It is a race against time as another meteor is going make an impact. Worth taking a look. I am going to look at trivia and discussion on the back story.


This sci-fi film called Outlander. I have seen it before. Cast: Jim Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Jack Huston, Ron Perlman, John Hurt. During the time period the Vikings were alive. A man from outer space crash lands on Earth. Meanwhile there is a monster on the loose. If you like Predator, 65, Alien then this is for you. Regarding the special effects take it with a pinch of salt. Good soundtrack. Worth reading Imdb trivia. There is a interesting scene using shields. I have read these Stephen Baxter books. The Vikings are at war with another village. They were suspicious our visitor. Interesting dialogue.



Monday, 1 May 2023

Playasia

Sunday, 23 April 2023

A chapter from the Book Of The Dead

I went to the cinema to see Evil Dead Rise. Directed by Sam Raimi and also produced by Bruce Campbell. I had booked as soon as I was awake. It was unfortunately subtitled. There was this huge fly that was pissing me off. Hanging around for a while. I felt that the trailer showed too much. This film has been getting praised. Good special effects. Great cast of actors. The two leading ladies are hot. I am sure those that were thirsting over Lady D from Resident Evil 8 will now simp over Sutherland. Set in Los Angeles. There is an opening scene from the cabin by the lake. Where trouble had already started. So LA takes place the day before. An old building that used to be a bank. There are a variety of people living there. The main protagonists, the family seem quite liberal. Leading an alternative lifestyle. An earthquake happens. Now it could have been intentional. Ellie runs her own business. She has three kids. The youngest is Kassie, Bridget is socially conscious, planning to go to a protest. Danny loves his music and has dj equipment. Beth is a guitar technician. She realises that she is pregnant. She goes to visit her relatives. The Book Of The Dead is found in a vault. Partly Danny's fault for this shit happening. I did wonder how this film connects to the the other films and tv series. If Ash Williams would make an appearance but it would not work. Pretty soon a demon has been released. Takes hold of Ellie. I like that no one is safe. Plenty of violence and gore. It will have jump scares which didn't bother me. You should see Alyssa Sutherland react to the tweets from the fans. Will there be anymore films? I am not sure why the man was shouting at the cast during the premiere. Maybe an antisjw conservative. I didn't stay to see if there was an end credits scene. 
Lily Sullivan as Beth
Alyssa Sutherland as Ellie
Morgan Davies as Danny
Gabrielle Echols as Bridget
Nell Fisher as Kassie
Richard Crouchley as Caleb
Mirabai Pease as Teresa[m
Anna-Maree Thomas as Jessica
Jayden Daniels as Gabriel
Billy Reynolds-McCarthy as Jake
Tai Wano as Scott