Wendy Torrance in the Shining?

She is devoted to Jack and follows him to The Overlook.

She is oblivious to the true horror of the Overlook and what it is doing to Jack, only aware of some threat when he becomes angry.

She knocks out Jack and puts him in the store cupboard. Also wields a knife but is clearly uncomfortable doing so.

LivDiv wrote:

Wendy Torrance in the Shining?

She is devoted to Jack and follows him to The Overlook.

She is oblivious to the true horror of the Overlook and what it is doing to Jack, only aware of some threat when he becomes angry.

She knocks out Jack and puts him in the store cupboard. Also wields a knife but is clearly uncomfortable doing so.

That's good thank you!

She hits him with the baseball bat and he falls down the stairs.

Wookienopants wrote:

Today is February 2nd, Groundhog Day!

Tonight’s viewing sorted right there

Missed opportunity

KiKi’s Delivery Service

Studio Ghilbi hits Netflix and so this is a great excuse to experience the films I didn’t get to see when film4 showed a season.

This ones almost perfect. Beautifully animated and a lovely coming of age story about a young witch and her cat.

regmcfly wrote:

Hoi Hoi -  Can anyone help me with some exemplars of this Horror genre protag stereotype for Higher Media kids? Here's the key characteristics: 1) Represented as devoted / loving partner (not the casual sex style killed off commonly in slashers.) Not needed, but extra points for chasteness.  2) Represented as oblivious to the dangers going on around them until it's later / too late etc.  3) Will commit acts of violence, often at the end of the film in order to escape, but this is not in their nature. I guess Ash kind of fits all three, but any others are welcome. The more the better, and the more of the three they fit, the better.  Thanks!

Probably late but Sarah from l'intérieur.

Impulse pickup today. BluRay (and 4K which I can't watch) of Watchmen. The so-called Ultimate Cut which has the pirate graphic novel scenes. Not sure what to think of that. I didn't realise the ultimate cut was a thing. I was going to pick up directors cut on BluRay but nabbed this instead - maybe there's an option for alternate cuts? I'm guessing no so I can be screwed for a director's cut.

Started watching 8 1/2 last night at 1080p on Prime but it's been butchered. The subtitles are WAY out with the film to the point where it is almost unwatchable (at least for first time viewers).

This would be my third viewing of this and I'm only starting to get it now. I gave up after an hour - I only stuck it that long because I was loving it so much - far more so than before - but will have to complete this tonight on DVD.

Yeah when I watched the last season of American Gods, they were not right.

When I lived in the Netherlands some years back, I went out and bought INLAND EMPIRE by David Lynch, forgetting of course that the subtitles would be in Dutch. If you thought the film was confusing before, lemme tell you it was way more so.

Now TV on desktop is just a special brand of terrible in general.

Moot_Geeza wrote:

The early region 2 release of La Haine is still my most annoying subs experience. I have to idea if they were out of sync as the white font was camouflaged for most of the film.

Christ yeah I borrowed that from somewhere, white font with no backing or stroke, against a b&w film. I switched it off pretty quickly and still haven't seen it.

Finished 8 1/2. It really is a great piece of work. As clever as it is amusing. It is meta to the max....and done in '63. Incredible.

My dvd is a nouveaux pictures release. Print looked clean and the subs are large and clear.

Put Watchmen BluRay extended cut on last night with the intention of watching until the first animated sequence. I ended up watching it all.

It's probably my favourite superhero film - just realised that. I think it stands up well - in fact in retrospect I think more of it now than I did before. But I read the book after first watching it so maybe that's why I like it more. I think it does a fine job of translating the basic narrative, having trouble with some of the finer nuances which is to be expected but it could have been a car crash of a film.

The animated sequences are well done and don't jolt (I've read the book so that's expected - would have maybe been too much for casual audiences). There seem to be some more scenes added and they jolt a little bit. I think I might prefer the director's cut. The disc doesn't offer that (of course).

I'd love to see the 4K print projected.

I need to rewatch it. I'd say it's my joint-favourite.