Love, Speed and Thrills (1915) -- 8/10
A One Night Stand (1915) -- 6/10
In the Park (1915) -- 6/10
Those Love Pangs (1914) -- 6/10
The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
It certainly is funny what tricks the mind can play on you. When I watched this movie back as a kid, I distinctly remember there being a literal jewel in it -- a large, fist-sized ruby. Yet watching it again last night, there wasn't a literal fist-sized jewel -- ruby or otherwise -- in it at all. The closest the film ever gets to one is the jewel-encrusted dagger the Sufis give to DeVito's character at the end.
7/10
Manhunter (1986)
The last time I watched this movie, I wasn't that impressed with it; I thought it was alright but nothing more. Rewatching it now, though, I couldn't help but notice the gorgeous cinematography; I didn't get to see the whole movie last time, though, so that might explain how I missed it before.
As for the performances, I really ended up liking William Petersen's performance as Will Graham -- I could really sense the intense emotional turmoil his character was going through. Tom Noonan also gave an awesome performance as Francis Dollarhyde -- though he could have used more screentime -- and Brian Cox as Hannibal Lecktor (sic) -- while not as impressive as Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs -- still gives a worthwhile interpretation of the character.
The film only really falters in two regards: Dollarhyde's psychology -- and by extention, his obsession with the Red Dragon painting -- isn't really explored all that well, and the ending -- while not bad, by any means -- doesn't work as well for me as the novel's ending does.
7.3/10
Red Dragon (2002)
To put it bluntly, I didn't like Red Dragon very much. I didn't like Ed Norton's simpering, whiny portrayal of Will Graham, I didn't like the overuse of Lector's character, and I especially didn't like the stupid, unnecessary lead-in to Silence of the Lambs at the end of the film. The one thing I can say I did like was Ralph Fienne's portrayal of Francis Dolarhyde, and even then he became silly towards the end.
6/10
The Beyond (1981)
I've watched three of his films, and I can say now, with complete confidence, that I'm not a fan of Lucio Fulci or his works. I'll admit the guy knows how to instill atmosphere in a film, but beyond that, his movies are just showcases for gore and little to nothing else. Now maybe that's fine and dandy like sour candy for gorehounds, but I'm not a gorehound, so all I find it is tedious and annoying.
I'll say two nices things about this movie, though: I liked the beginning and I liked the end (minus the bullshit with the zombies in the hospital).
5.8/10