Recent Discoveries

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Rolling Thunder was on my list for a while. It was written by Taxi Driver author Paul Schrader and directed by John Flynn. It's a chilling potrait of two ex prisoners of war, played by William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones, who have become detached from normal existence. After Devanes wife and child are killed infront of him it sends them on a murderous rampage.

















Another pretty decent film is The Quiet Earth. It's based on the novel of the same name by Craig Harrison and is one example of the 'last man on earth' sub-genre of films like Omega Man and I Am Legend. I find it far superior to anything else that runs in this vein. It was directed by Geoff Murphy who did a lot of the second unit stuff on Lord of the Rings.





















Would also recommend Park Chan-wook's last thing, Thirst. It's a vampire love story. Maybe it's not quite as amazing as Oldboy but still much better than some other films I saw of his. I enjoyed it.


































The Mechanic is probably the best film Charles Bronson and director Michael Winner made together. They would offcourse team up a few years later to make Death Wish.



Bronson is a legend. He's basically the original tough guy, like a seventies Bruce Willis. Mr Majestyk is another classic in wich he plays a humble melon farmer who is forced to defend himself against the mob.