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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Fun fact: that Bowie song is what inspired Lynch to make Lost Highway in the first place. Holy poo poo, that makes me appreciate it even more!
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Congrats on finally getting around to some good Lynch films! In addition to Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive, you should add Inland Empire to the list. They all share the same thematic element of a character escapes reality by being someone else, and LH and MD are two good stepping stones for the challenge that is IE. I've watched IE a dozen times and I think that I've got it all figured out. I'd love to discuss these movies in the David Lynch thread if anyone would like to necrotize it when they've caught up on these films.
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For some reason I find Lost Highway to be way more impenetrable and cold than Inland Empire.
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the Bunt posted:For some reason I find Lost Highway to be way more impenetrable and cold than Inland Empire. I felt that way in that way when compared to Mulholland Dr. It is still amazing though. I have IE ready to roll, but I've been waiting for the right time when I am mentally sharp enough to tackle it and can watch it in one setting. I recently finish "The Short Films of David Lynch". If you are really into Lynch you may enjoy this, but I found a lot of it hard to get through. 'The Grandmother' was in a similar vein of Eraserhead, and 'Six figures getting six' was hypnotic for some reason. The humor in 'The Cowboy and the Frenchman' was also entertaining. Dr.Caligari fucked around with this message at 06:18 on Sep 3, 2012 |
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Lord Krangdar posted:I'd have to watch the film again to go really in depth on this stuff, but I think I have a pretty good interpretation of the ending. Since this thread morphed into 'Psychological Horror/Discussion of the extremely violent and gory Martyrs' I wanted to throw in my two cents on the movie. I really like your interpretation of the film but but I'm not sure that I fully agree that the movie isn't damning of its audience. I got a real "Diet Coke" effect vibe from the movie. Basically there is this study that says people get addicted to Diet Coke because they are chasing a high that only regular Coke can give them. Only a real Coke is truly satisfying and drinking a diet Coke is only going to further dissatisfaction. Applying this to the movie, when the old woman kills herself at the end, she is robbing the audience of the satisfaction of knowing what the afterlife is (or knowing what the ultimate meaning is to watching goreporn). "Keep doubting" means the cult will continue to torture and means the audience will continue to view the torture as a means to achieve the satisfaction they desire. The only true way to achieve that satisfaction is to kill yourself/turn off the movie(s).
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Holy poo poo, I watched Session 9 last night, and it was absolutely amazing. I think I need to spend more time working my way through this thread's suggestions.
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Sometimes I feel like the only one who didn't care at all for Session 9. 
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Dissapointed Owl posted:Sometimes I feel like the only one who didn't care at all for Session 9. Nope, I thought it was pretty bland to be honest.
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Dissapointed Owl posted:Sometimes I feel like the only one who didn't care at all for Session 9. I think it's quite lame although it's fun to watch David Caruso try to play it straight for once.
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Unsure if this has been mentioned or not. In A Glass Cage (Spanish) The film is about a German doctor living in South America, though he needs an iron lung to stay alive. He hires a young nurse to look after him. I'm unsure if this could be classed as a psychological horror/thriller, though it definitely has elements of claustrophobia, madness, secrecy and isolation. The film can also be extremely rough to watch and certain scenes have stayed with me for a few years. Now that I think about it it's probably one of the more powerful films I've seen, may give it a rewatch this week. As with almost all films, I'd recommend going into this without knowing too much about what's going to happen.  Pontypool A fun twist on the zombie genre. Set in one location, a radio station. If I remember correctly, no gore either. Other films I've liked for their psychological elements that aren't necessarily horror films yet have a sense of dread or something not quite being right are The Parallax View, The Ninth Configuration, The Stunt Man, Blue Velvet, Demon Seed, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Threads, Synecdoche, New York and Body Double.
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I know I'll get poo poo for this but you need to see.... A Serbian Film Ignore all the poo poo you may have heard about it and just give it a watch because it may one of the most unsettling psychological horror movies made. Basic plot outline is retired porn actor and happy family man takes on one last well paid job, Which just happens to drag him into his own personnel hell. Now I've never heard this movie get spoken about in any regard apart from as shocking torture porn etc, Which boggles my mind as I have never seen a film that made me feel so tense and honestly upset. Now there are some loving horrific scenes (and I mean may make you just rip it out the blu-ray player and snap it in half horrific) but none are ever done just for the point of being horrific and never in context feel exploitative. I felt mentally drained and broken by the end of the movie and no matter what the fact I was in such a ruined anxious state just by watching a movie is something I have to give the makers full credit for. I also think it never gets enough credit for trying to make a point about modern usage of pornography and despite how mainstream it has become in recent years pornography is still built on(and still contains alot of) sexual exploitation Krypt-OOO-Nite!! fucked around with this message at 00:08 on Sep 12, 2012 |
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Krypt-OOO-Nite!! posted:I know I'll get poo poo for this but you need to see.... I thought Serbian Film was really good and well made.
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Dissapointed Owl posted:Sometimes I feel like the only one who didn't care at all for Session 9. I never watched because apparently I mixed it up with another movie and until recently thought it was a base revenge/torture porn flick.
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Krypt-OOO-Nite!! posted:I know I'll get poo poo for this but you need to see.... There's no way you, having seen the movie, are saying it's not just obscene goreporn  I mean, I'll admit I felt unsettled by it, but not remotely like what you're saying.
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I feel like the sheer dread that Session 9 conjures with it's score and tone supersedes the (many) stupid elements. Think of the "reveal" scene when the lead realizes what he's done, and the lone-wolf contractor shows up late to the action. The intimate murder and weirdo drones that are in the following couple of minutes made me feel like I was having a bad trip - That poo poo is pretty much unmatched in creepiness for my yankee buck.
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Ominous Jazz posted:There's no way you, having seen the movie, are saying it's not just obscene goreporn That's exactly my point that everyone seems to think its just a gore porn movie when there are only what? three or four nasty moments? (Also most of them sexual, If I remember rightly it features very little gore really.) I'm unsure how to describe it but the fact that when poo poo happens its disgustedly horrific means that you really feel the main character's dread and fear. I honestly think the movie affected me more because of the tension than when stuff happened. As a side-note I find it weird that A Serbian Film seems to me to be very similar to Kill List story wise and mood wise. However A Serbian Film gets slated a lot maybe due to it featuring more sexual horror rather than just violence.
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Heavy Petting posted:I feel like the sheer dread that Session 9 conjures with it's score and tone supersedes the (many) stupid elements. Think of the "reveal" scene when the lead realizes what he's done, and the lone-wolf contractor shows up late to the action. The intimate murder and weirdo drones that are in the following couple of minutes made me feel like I was having a bad trip - That poo poo is pretty much unmatched in creepiness for my yankee buck. Agreed. I loved the movie, but without that score it would have been awful. I can completely see someone, including myself outside my one instance if watching it, not necessarily getting taken in by the music quite as much as I did that night, in which case, yeah it would be pretty bland. The visuals were nice at times, but wouldn't have brought it up over the top, and the acting was pretty shaky at times. I think I was just in the right mood for it that night. I think I'm mostly surprised, because it's the first time I've liked Caruso in something.
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Does anyone else object to Event Horizon being in the OP? That movie is like watching a Poisson-distributed random-function to the next arbitrary flash of gore and then it ends with a fist fight with Evil. "Campy Dead-Space/WH40K-ish movie that SMG can over-analyze into something interesting" maybe, but "Psychological Horror/Thriller" my rear end.
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Paolomania posted:Does anyone else object to Event Horizon being in the OP? That movie is like watching a Poisson-distributed random-function to the next arbitrary flash of gore and then it ends with a fist fight with Evil. "Campy Dead-Space/WH40K-ish movie that SMG can over-analyze into something interesting" maybe, but "Psychological Horror/Thriller" my rear end. Oh I hate that movie and I object to it being in any list that includes The Shining and Shutter Island.
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Cinnamon Bastard posted:Agreed. I loved the movie, but without that score it would have been awful. I can completely see someone, including myself outside my one instance if watching it, not necessarily getting taken in by the music quite as much as I did that night, in which case, yeah it would be pretty bland. The visuals were nice at times, but wouldn't have brought it up over the top, and the acting was pretty shaky at times. I think I was just in the right mood for it that night. On the Session 9 score from Climax Golden Twins: "..there were low, heavy drones — that might not come across on a small TV, but in the theater they did. That kind of sound creates a very physical reaction. We also used very, very high-pitched sounds. You can almost not even hear them, but they make you feel uncomfortable. Atmospheric horror — that’s what we were interested in." "At times we were trying to come up with the creepiest sound we could. That’s kind of the thing about that movie. There’s really not a lot of overt violence in the film itself. This film is just really creepy psychologically, and I think we kind of matched that intensity with the sounds we generated." ..But yeah all the plot points with the reel tapes and demons were ludicrously dumb. Serious Party Gods fucked around with this message at 10:57 on Sep 15, 2012 |
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Ominous Jazz posted:There's no way you, having seen (A Serbian Film), are saying it's not just obscene goreporn I think it's too gory for inclusion on this list, but it is definitely much more than "just obscene goreporn."
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Craig Spradlin posted:I think it's too gory for inclusion on this list, but it is definitely much more than "just obscene goreporn." Agreeing with this - it's the same discussion that came up with Martyrs. This thread is for the people who don't want to look at a lot of blood and guts. I don't regret watching Serbian Film, but it's definitely messy.
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I'm not sure it really belongs in this thread because it's not really horror, but "The Skin I Live In" is definitely a psychologically charged drama about plastic surgery that is pretty unsettling but never really visually disgusting. I would say it's about very disturbing things, but the film is almost entirely beautiful. it's less of an edge of your seat thriller and more of a mystery. Like I said, I'm not sure it belongs in this thread, but the thread for it disappeared before I got a chance to watch it.
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You know, I went through this whole thread, and I'm pretty shocked that there's been absolutely no mention of Martin Scorsese's remake of Cape Fear from back in 1991. I saw this again recently for the first time in quite a few years, and it reminded me what an utterly magnificent psychological thriller it is. There are parts of this film that are just terrifying in a really deep, primal way. And De Niro is both scary as gently caress and irrepressibly charming in this really repulsive way. edit: I also wanted to add what an incredible performance an 18-year-old Juliette Lewis gives in Cape Fear. I don't even think a performance like that would be allowed today, because she pretty intensely and unflinchingly portrays the character with an extremely youthful, vulnerable sexuality, particularly in the scenes with De Niro's character, whom we know from the start of the film was in prison for raping and battering a 16-year-old girl. Some of those scenes between De Niro and Lewis are intense and upsetting in ways that you just do not see in many films anymore, because most directors wouldn't be willing to go to that place the way Scorsese does here. kaworu fucked around with this message at 13:35 on Sep 17, 2012 |
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kaworu posted:edit: I also wanted to add what an incredible performance an 18-year-old Juliette Lewis gives in Cape Fear. I don't even think a performance like that would be allowed today, because she pretty intensely and unflinchingly portrays the character with an extremely youthful, vulnerable sexuality, particularly in the scenes with De Niro's character, whom we know from the start of the film was in prison for raping and battering a 16-year-old girl. Some of those scenes between De Niro and Lewis are intense and upsetting in ways that you just do not see in many films anymore, because most directors wouldn't be willing to go to that place the way Scorsese does here. Watch Killer Joe.
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Just finished watching The Machinist, and I was rather disappointed with it. Although it does some things right, such as building a great atmosphere and a stellar performance by bale, it basically seems to me like a shittier Jacobs Ladder. There was some cool imagery but the twist was so ham handedly telegraphed(route 666, turn right for redemption? REALLY?. Bale was an unlikable twit, and the dostoevsky references that were so "subtle" made me roll my eyes. I'd give it a 6/10 but if you're looking for something scary or for something thrilling look elsewhere
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I watched Sorcerer the other night, I really enjoyed it. There were moments that it was so suspenseful it was bordering on horror, which I don't think I've gotten from a thriller film before. Parts of it reminded me a little of the heist in Rififi. Unsure if Hitchcock has been mentioned, but Rope, Rear Window and Frenzy are all good as well as the early De Palma films, which were heavily influenced by Hitchcock.
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You should also see The Wages of Fear, the movie Sorcerer is basically a remake of. It's a thriller of the highest degree for the same reason. Directed by Clouzot, who also did Diabolique (another great thriller!)
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justcola posted:I watched Sorcerer the other night, I really enjoyed it. There were moments that it was so suspenseful it was bordering on horror, which I don't think I've gotten from a thriller film before. Parts of it reminded me a little of the heist in Rififi. Yeah, those De Palma films are great.
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big business sloth posted:You should also see The Wages of Fear, the movie Sorcerer is basically a remake of. It's a thriller of the highest degree for the same reason. Directed by Clouzot, who also did Diabolique (another great thriller!) Sorcerer and The Wages of Fear are great companion pieces. Both brilliant in their own way.
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I seem to remember it was this thread that was talking about Kill List, which I just finished with. Definitely a what-in-the-everlasting-gently caress kind of movie by the end. I feel like I should watch it again, as I must have missed out on some subtle clues that might make sense. I'm all over here
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mistaya posted:
I quite enjoyed Splice. On the surface it looks like a run-of-the-mill "scientists shouldn't play God" creature feature. Most films with these themes have a scientist with noble aims who overreaches and creates a monster by mistake (think the brainy sharks from Deep Blue - the scientist was trying to prevent Alzheimer's). The couple in this movie, however, maybe start out with good intentions but quickly put their original goals on the backburner as they succumb to a perverse curiosity to see what happens next, and a sublimated desire to have a child. They make one poor decision after the other and it's fun to watch. Every time I thought, "Nah, the film's not ballsy enough to go there" - they went there.
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victorious posted:You should. I just watched this and I had the exact reaction. The soundtrack seriously makes half the movie what it is. It's so harrowing. Also, I HIGHLY recommend Caché. I found it to be incredibly unsettling. It revolves around a married couple that keeps receiving VHS tapes on their doorstep from someone recording the exterior of their home. xzoto1 fucked around with this message at 04:32 on Oct 1, 2012 |
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I did a search and I've found nowhere else to talk about this, but... I saw this on a commercial tonight and apparently there's a new Silent Hill film coming out?? As a gigantic fan of the brilliant atmospheric horror of the first two-thirds of the first film I'm pretty loving stoked, but has anyone else heard about this new movie and if it will or will not suck?wormil posted:I never watched because apparently I mixed it up with another movie and until recently thought it was a base revenge/torture porn flick. 
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Hazo posted:I did a search and I've found nowhere else to talk about this, but... I saw this on a commercial tonight and apparently there's a new Silent Hill film coming out?? As a gigantic fan of the brilliant atmospheric horror of the first two-thirds of the first film I'm pretty loving stoked, but has anyone else heard about this new movie and if it will or will not suck? I'm afraid it will suck because it looks like they added some high-school drama bullshit, but I'm hoping it will have some interesting visuals and /or weird poo poo. I actually really like the first one, and thought it was more coherent than most people judged it to be.
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The Game, the movie David Fincher made between Se7en and Fight Club, is now on Netflix. It stars Michael Douglas as some rich rear end in a top hat whose brother buys him a "game" from a company called CRS, and they basically just gently caress with him for the rest of the movie. It's pretty much psychological torture porn, and it's great. User-Friendly fucked around with this message at 07:20 on Oct 1, 2012 |
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The Game also just came out as part of the Criterion Collection.
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If anyone here is a big fan of the movie The Game, then I strongly recommend the movie House of Games by David Mamet, the directorial debut of the fella who wrote Glengarry Glen Ross amongst many, many other great films and plays over the last thirty years or so. The Game is pretty much a riff on House of Games, even down to the title, and I cannot recommend the original strongly enough. If you're really a fan of those "nothing is what they seem" films then you owe it to yourself to see this.
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Dark City definitely belongs in this thread. It's a pretty crazy movie that is difficult to describe, but it's got elements of Lost Highway, Truman Show, and the Matrix and I got the Director's Cut for $8 the other day.
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