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Eggplant Ronin posted:Can anyone recommend me some haunted house flicks? Good, bad or whatever. The Old Dark House The Haunting (1963) House on Haunted Hill (original and remake, both pretty good) House (1977) The Changeling Hammer House of Horror's "The House that Bled to Death" Ghostwatch A Tale of Two Sisters Kwaidan Crowhaven Farm The Stone Tape Ghost Story Burnt Offerings The Sentinel Repulsion From the BBC Ghost Story for Christmas series: The Ash Tree, Lost Hearts, The Signalman, A Warning to the Curious Woo.
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Eggplant Ronin posted:Can anyone recommend me some haunted house flicks? Good, bad or whatever. nevermind, thanks penismightier
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Apr 23, 2012 22:51
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penismightier posted:The Old Dark House I just checked and a lot of these aren't on Instant.
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Eggplant Ronin posted:Can anyone recommend me some haunted house flicks? bad. Paranormal Activity 2 (the first one is not on streaming) Paranormal Entity (the knock-off) Death of a Ghost Hunter 8213: Gacy House Edit: to emphasize these are BAD! Internet Gentleman fucked around with this message at 00:03 on Apr 24, 2012 |
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Apr 23, 2012 23:54
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What the hell, don't watch Gacy House. Shame on you.
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Eggplant Ronin posted:I just checked and a lot of these aren't on Instant. Aw poo poo, I thought this was the generic recommend me thread! My bad. As a consolation, I forgot Waxwork 1 and 2 which are haunted house movies of a sort and are both on Instant.
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Apr 24, 2012 00:03
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Internet Gentleman posted:Paranormal Activity 2 (the first one is not on streaming) I actually think Paranormal Entity and PA2 are about as good as each other (not that bad).
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:I actually think Paranormal Entity and PA2 are about as good as each other (not that bad). I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks Paranormal Entity is a pretty okay little sleeper. Okay, of my list, these ones are on Netflix: House on Haunted Hill A Tale of Two Sisters Burnt Offerings The Sentinel Kind of slim pickings, but they're all quite good.
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PE is pretty drat decent, the only "mockbuster" thing about it is that it delivers on the tits that PA dangles in front of you. A Tale of Two Sisters, for those who don't know, is the film that "inspired" The Uninvited.
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Apr 24, 2012 00:17
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I loved The Chaser, I Saw The Devil, The Man From Nowhere, and even Oldboy. There were a few others, but I can't remember their names at the moment. Can anyone recommend any similar, good Korean cinema? I've tried watching a few of the 2 and 3 star ones, didn't really dig them.
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Apr 24, 2012 01:02
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Barking Dogs Never Bite. Last I checked, that was still on there.
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red19fire posted:I loved The Chaser, I Saw The Devil, The Man From Nowhere, and even Oldboy. There were a few others, but I can't remember their names at the moment. Can anyone recommend any similar, good Korean cinema? I've tried watching a few of the 2 and 3 star ones, didn't really dig them.
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Apr 24, 2012 01:42
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red19fire posted:I loved The Chaser, I Saw The Devil, The Man From Nowhere, and even Oldboy. There were a few others, but I can't remember their names at the moment. Can anyone recommend any similar, good Korean cinema? I've tried watching a few of the 2 and 3 star ones, didn't really dig them. If you want to branch out even further, check out Castaway on the Moon, a movie that outdoes it's namesake and is also really funny, and Thirst, a vampire movie from Chan-wook Park that got a mixed reception but I really liked.
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Adding another rec for Thirst. I loved it, wife "liked it but it was just kind of.... (long pause) weird. Like most Korean movies." I think she's specifically referring to Oldboy. Edit: speaking of Korean movies, anybody seen I'm a Cyborg, but that's OK? Its another one on streaming by Chan Wook Park. Fiendish Dr. Wu fucked around with this message at 02:28 on Apr 24, 2012 |
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Apr 24, 2012 02:23
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I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK? is a really sweet movie that contains no gun violence or mutilation if I recall correctly.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK? is a really sweet movie that contains no gun violence or mutilation if I recall correctly. That's cool I've been meaning to check it out. It doesn't have to be all violence and mutilation, actually some of my favorite scenes in Thirst were the (few) nice slightly awkward moments. CWP is a great director.
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Apr 24, 2012 02:36
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Anyone know anything similar to the film Cropsey? I'm into stuff that is about local lore/legends and would love to see if there is anything similar to it out there.
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screenwritersblues posted:Anyone know anything similar to the film Cropsey? I'm into stuff that is about local lore/legends and would love to see if there is anything similar to it out there. Is that the one about the mental institution?
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I want to smack who ever suggested Candyman The first half of the movie is about white people being afraid of black people because ghetto black people is scary, ya'll! Then when you think it's gonna get good, the main actress starts getting whiny and annoying. Her friend is dead and what does she do? Why she starts whining under her breath! Ugh.
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mds2 posted:Is that the one about the mental institution? Yes and the thing that supposedly lives in it. It expires Friday, so I plan on watching it at least one last time before then.
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I saw and liked Mother, I'll definitely check out your other recommendations, thanks!
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Apr 24, 2012 04:10
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Might as well add The Host to the Korean movie list.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK? is a really sweet movie that contains no gun violence or mutilation if I recall correctly. Actually there is one scene where she sprouts machine guns and mows down the entire medical staff. But yeah, it is a really sweet and fun movie.
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penismightier posted:I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks Paranormal Entity is a pretty okay little sleeper. Seriously, watch House on Haunted Hill. It's so loving good.
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All these Korean movies and no The Good, The Bad, The Wierd? It's a pretty fun take on a spaghetti western.
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Apr 24, 2012 05:35
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Not sure if it really qualifies as a "haunted house movie" but House of the Devil is on Instant and is damned good. Session 9 is pretty great too, but it's about a sanitarium and not a house. I'm not sure how much that ruins it for you.
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Sarchasm posted:Not sure if it really qualifies as a "haunted house movie" but House of the Devil is on Instant and is damned good. Session 9 is pretty great too, but it's about a sanitarium and not a house. I'm not sure how much that ruins it for you. Session 9 is good. It was one of the inspirations of Silent Hill!(the game not the terrible movie). also the remake of House on Haunted Hill is actually pretty good! I recommend it to friends all the time.
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Pontypool is definitely recommendable. I really don't get the people who argue that the third act poo poo the bed when it not only prevented the movie from going into cliched, zombie, territory but provided a cause that fit in perfectly with the overall theme of the movie. Our heroes spend the whole two acts searching for answers and to understand the situation when in the end, complete disassociation from reality and understanding is the only thing that can save you.I didn't find the idea of a "word virus" stupid here, in fact in this movie it makes PERFECT sense. The whole movie hinges on words, on dialogue, and on the spoken medium of radio. On top of that it is a discussion of gathering and understanding information through the media. With this setup, I don't see how the third act is at all out of place. It is presented as a clear commentary on the first two acts. Now whether the film as a whole does well with this message is a different argument, but I just don't see it's inclusion as the major pratfall of this film. Anyway, extremely tense and well done movie that anyone interested in a good thriller with a very interesting concept should check it out. I read someone of the forums describe it as a "reverse War of the Worlds" and that is rather accurate. WeaponX fucked around with this message at 06:20 on Apr 24, 2012 |
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Bash Ironfist posted:Session 9 is good. It was one of the inspirations of Silent Hill!(the game not the terrible movie). WeaponX posted:Now whether the film as a whole does well with this message is a different argument, but I just don't see it's inclusion as the major pratfall of this film.
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^Mreh.Bash Ironfist posted:Session 9 is good. It was one of the inspirations of Silent Hill!(the game not the terrible movie). It's more likely that the reverse is true. They definitely share a similar vibe, but Session 9 came out barely a month before Silent Hill 2 in 2001. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the movie had an impact on SH3, though, since the two have some overlapping imagery.
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Sarchasm posted:It's more likely that the reverse is true. They definitely share a similar vibe, but Session 9 came out barely a month before Silent Hill 2 in 2001. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the movie had an impact on SH3, though, since the two have some overlapping imagery. Silent Hill 3 does reference Session 9 pretty explicitly. Stolen from penismightier's blog:  Session 9, 2001  Silent Hill 3, 2003
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Apr 24, 2012 13:29
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Both of those are referencing the Changeling!
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G-III posted:Well, let's be fair here, John Carpenter was on a bit of a slide before Ghosts of Mars that started with Escape From L.A. From there he went to Vampires which was pretty abysmal after you take out the enjoyment of watching James Woods chewing as much scenery as humanly possible. By the time Carpenter got to Ghosts of Mars it almost seemed like he lost any and all capacity to make a good movie anymore. I just watched Ghosts of Mars the other day. It's kind of a mystifying movie, since most of the time when people die nobody gives a drat. When Jason Statham; a main character, dies, it happens offscreen and nobody says a word about it. Also you get loud butt rock straight out of a Twisted Metal game and multiple decapitations via ninja star buzzsaw. Carpenter admitted that he was really burnt out at that point, and it shows. It's kind of fun for how bad it is though.
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Is there any way to view Oldboy and the other two movies with subtitles instead of the English dubbed versions. A friend and I started watching it and the English dub just kind of ruins it for us.
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Rurea posted:Is there any way to view Oldboy and the other two movies with subtitles instead of the English dubbed versions. A friend and I started watching it and the English dub just kind of ruins it for us. No, I think the dub is the only available one on there. I have never watched Oldboy all the way through because it bothered me so much too.
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Rurea posted:Is there any way to view Oldboy and the other two movies with subtitles instead of the English dubbed versions. A friend and I started watching it and the English dub just kind of ruins it for us. Hold on, I just streamed Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance a week or two ago and that was definitely subtitled. I haven't checked out Oldboy or Sympathy for Lady Vengeance yet but at least the first one is fine.
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Yeah, I want to watch Oldboy, but I can't stand the dubbing. Also I'm watching Dororo and it's pretty good! Japanese film about a dude who's taking his body parts back from 48 demons. I think there was a game made about it too.
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The original G.I. Joe, Jem and Transformers series are all on streaming now. They're worth watching not because of nostalgia, but because how ridiculously awkward the animation was. Jem is probably the worst/best of the bunch just for how warped gravity and basic human actions turn into unintentional comedic gold.
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Rurea posted:Is there any way to view Oldboy and the other two movies with subtitles instead of the English dubbed versions. A friend and I started watching it and the English dub just kind of ruins it for us. If you have Amazon Prime, Oldboy is free to watch and it's the subtitled version. At least it was a couple of months ago when I watched it. It is a little disturbing, but at the same time, brilliantly acted.
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Here's a great article called Death Driving Ms. Henstridge about Ghosts of Mars that may improve the viewing experience: http://www.acidemic.com/id34.html . Falls neatly in line with the more recent Johnathan Lethem analysis of They Live. His movies are much funnier after critical inspection.
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