Vampyr

Pretty interesting watch. The dreamlike nightmarish slant gives it kudos in my book. I suppose things which aren't that scary in the first watch are much more scarier in retrospect - the horrible looking legless man, the ghost in the window, and who closed the flour mill gate? I saw the visual essay recounting these and was admittedly spooked. My copy is grimy and dirty (not digitally restored) but it adds rather than detracts from the atmosphere.

Crash (Cronenberg)

This is just a weird soft-porn film. I did get aroused every now and then but still fail to see the impact of a car crash on sexual freedom... Some nice gay and lesbian romps aside, all the kinesthetic wonder of the book (as again) is overplayed by sex, sex and more sex visually.

A Night at the Opera

Wow! A huge leap from the Paramount films. All the Groucho one-liners actually hit the spot (from the documentary, seemingly Thalberg (MGM head) took them on the road to test the jokes). Funniest bit - "How do I walk down THAT flight of stairs?" "I'll help you" BOOT!. Runners-up - "There ain't no Sanity Clause" and the overcrowded cabin. A comedy classic in every way.

Jaco Pastorious

Bit too much on horns and the legerdemain between Mintzer and Brecker aren't interesting harmonically. The bass solos are also wafer-thin and lacks any modal foothold (some industrial backing and Lou Reed-inspired "a bit of the fret here, fret there). Disappointing.

Dororo

Pretty good samurai anime flick. The amputations and regeneration can be a bit unsettling. As is the Japlish subtitling, albeit I can understand it all. Not too bad.

Prenom Carmen

The most interesting thing about this is the fading in and out of Beethoven's Quartets 9 to 16 with the conversations and sea sounds. Hardly recommended, although better than "Contempt". Godard acts in this as well. Too many dick-shots, also.

Long Khong 2

Incomprehensible. Thailish with long conversations missing. Still the set-pieces are disgusting although not up there with its predecessor. Directed by Art Thramtakul, and not the better "Ronin Team".