Fair comments although I think the Exorcist still stands the test of time for being ahead of its time in the horror genre.

It made the netflix trial worthwhile

Would have to agree with that. Any horror film that involves a child is always more disturbing than the slash and gore nonesense.

1/ The Exorcist
2/ Poltergeist
3/ The Shining
4/ Don't Look Now
5/ The Omen

Just going off on a tangent a bit, but seeing as we seem to be fans of realing acting and writing. Has anyone else been watching bbc3 on saturday nights over the past 12 months? been some wonderful Scandinavian series shown. The Killing, Borgen and The Bridge.

Seen about 50 films since I last used this thread, don't worry I won't bore everyone with all the reviews. Here's a few recent ones i've seen.

Like Crazy - Touching & believable love story, Felicity Jones was very good.

Shame - Superbly made film, very slow but both Fassbender and Mulligan were excellent.

Man on a Ledge - Reasonable but not sure how Sam Worthington keeps getting roles. Genesis Rodriguez underwear scene is worth the rental fee alone!!

Beginners - A charming, well made film. Polished performances and some poignant moments.

Descendants - Enjoyed the way the film tackled the complexity of human emotions within a family at a time of tradegy.

Dark Shadows - All over the place, not quite sure what it wanted to be. A few laughs along the way which helped it to be more bearable.

Avengers - Really enjoyable, loved Iron Man's one liners and Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk.

Girl with the Dragon tattoo - David Fincher did a great job with this, dark and atmospheric.

Gonna stop now, could go on forever.

Thought that was a lot better than the original. More emphasis it seems on the fascism side which got a bit lost during the run-of-the-mill drama direction in it. I think she might have been a bit better as well than the girl that did the original part i.e. she felt like a better fit for the role. The emotion of it didn't really register in the first because it felt a bit silly but Fincher managed to rein in those bits although it's probably the weakest film he's done since [iPanic Room[/i.

Always on a hiding to nothing re-making a film which is so popular, it just gets viewed as another hollywood re-make. I said to my daughter who loves the original trilogy that Fincher wouldn't just make it for the sake of it. She's lost faith since 'Let the right one on'/'Let me in' re-make. I thought he did a good job and managed to somehow make it his own. I forgot he did Panic Room, oops!

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www.birdemic.com/ For the official trailer go to YT and look for The Official BIRDEMIC: SHOCK AND TERROR Theatrical Trailer

Noomi Rapace was fantastic as Lisbeth Salander. As I read somewhere if you've seen the original then you don't need to see the Hollywood remake. Why Hollywood made their version is beyond me.

Saw Prometheus yesterday. I thought it was decent. Not really a massive fan of Alien or horror films in general so my expectations were probably lower than most. I definitely wasn't desperate to see it but always do Orange Wednesdays and it was that or MIB 4. The 2 hours went pretty quick.

I enjoyed Fincher's version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo but i've not seen the original swedish version at all.

Next week might give Ill Manors a watch.

True, but then I'd ask if you can't do better why make something so similar (but inferior, IMO) and go to pains to suggest it's NOT actually a prequel (which it is).

This all sounds very negative and the film is decent enough.

Why not see it and make your own mind up?

As a big fan of the novels who has seen all three of the Rapace films I have to say the Hollywood version was better and more faithful to the novel. I also preferred Mara's "Salander" as the emotional depth and humour (there is some in there) came across better though that could just be because she spoke English.