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Bag of Sun Chips posted:After watching the trailer for "Clown", it got me thinking - there aren't many horror movies where a good person slowly turns into evil due to some external force. Can anybody recommend some movies that have that sort of premise? The Amityville Horror, and now that I think about it DOOM also qualifies, heh.
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Comedy options would of course be The Incredible Melting Man and Night of the Demons 2. I actually like Hardware a lot, just once Porkins actually gets into the apartment, that scene goes on FOREVER. Some people find it darkly comedic but it feels like it's the entire middle third of the movie and was really starting to lose my interest.
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Neo Rasa posted:I actually like Hardware a lot, just once Porkins actually gets into the apartment, that scene goes on FOREVER. Some people find it darkly comedic but it feels like it's the entire middle third of the movie and was really starting to lose my interest. I haven't seen it in a while, but I remember the climax being really drawn-out, too.
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How do people feel about Enemy? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2316411/
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Reason posted:How do people feel about Enemy? I'm like 5 min in and i already love it. it's got me "WHAT THE gently caress"ing pretty hard e: to add more substance, it looks great, the sound/music is great, the atmosphere is great. it almost doesn't matter what the plot is Conduit for Sale! fucked around with this message at 07:15 on Apr 28, 2014 |
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Watched Confessions over the weekend which seems to fit the psychological thriller tag what's are peoples thoughts on it?
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Reason posted:How do people feel about Enemy? Excellent. It and Under The Skin are my two favorite movies so far this year.
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I'd recommend pretty much everyone watch Under the Skin. Utterly engrossing, beguiling, creepy and disturbing. Slightly Lynchian in places, I wanna say, but that's mainly because it's so drat bizarre and unexplainable.
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479162/ "Special", starring Michael Rapaport, is the best movies I have watched in years. I would call it a psych thriller, though I may be off with that description. It's available on netflix until midnight tomorrow. Seriously, seriously watch this movie. I would even go so far as to say that it deserves to just be watched with no pre-conceived notions of any kind. Just watch it. You'll thank yourself later for not spoiling it. tenniseveryone posted:I'd recommend pretty much everyone watch Under the Skin. Utterly engrossing, beguiling, creepy and disturbing. Slightly Lynchian in places, I wanna say, but that's mainly because it's so drat bizarre and unexplainable. What year was it made? There are two I can see on netflix. Dalai Lamacide fucked around with this message at 16:35 on Apr 28, 2014 |
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Dalai Lamacide posted:What year was it made? There are two I can see on netflix. 2014. It's still in theaters.
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I see, thank you. I have not even heard of it.
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Put a bookmark on it because it will surely be on Netflix in a few months.
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Have any of you seen Ti West's new movie The Sacrament? I liked The Innkeepers, and LOVED House of the Devil, so I'm hoping it's good.
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Dalai Lamacide posted:I see, thank you. I have not even heard of it. It's the third film by Jonathan Glazer, who did Sexy Beast in the early 00s and a bunch of music videos before that. I'd recommend trying to catch it in the cinemas, because the visuals and soundtrack are such a big part of it, but otherwise definitely keep a lookout on the streaming sites!
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Vier posted:Watched Confessions over the weekend which seems to fit the psychological thriller tag what's are peoples thoughts on it? I quite liked Confessions, but couldn't help but compare it to that one episode of South Park involving pubes in chili. It's fiendish but utterly ridiculous.
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"Sorcerer," a movie we talked about earlier in this thread, finally got some showings earlier this month at Cinefamily (and some other places, maybe?). It was really fantastic, as others said the south american setting is much more awful than the Wages of Fear version, and there are some scenes in this movie that are so harrowing it borders on a panic attack. I thought it would be a small crowd to see the film but I went on the last night it showed and the theater was basically full. The sound editing is so precise, it's no wonder it garnered the film its only award nomination. Gunshots, explosions, car doors slamming are all monstrously loud and sharp, and during the tense moments the soundtrack (by Tangerine Dream, which in other parts of the film was kind of cheesy but when it works it works) builds up and then abruptly cuts, and the whole theater was silent afterward. One thing I can't find any info on though: Especially during the early scenes (perhaps because I became accustomed to it, I don't know) the film looks as if it was shot on video, or at a very high film speed. There's no motion blur and it gives the effect that it was shot in a very amateur way. It was like that effect that dumb people turn on their modern TVs that makes everything look like a soap opera, the "tru motion" setting or whatever. Anyway it sort of looked like poo poo to begin with. Anyone else who has seen this notice this?
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Zesty Mordant posted:"Sorcerer," a movie we talked about earlier in this thread, finally got some showings earlier this month at Cinefamily (and some other places, maybe?). It was really fantastic, as others said the south american setting is much more awful than the Wages of Fear version, and there are some scenes in this movie that are so harrowing it borders on a panic attack. I thought it would be a small crowd to see the film but I went on the last night it showed and the theater was basically full. The sound editing is so precise, it's no wonder it garnered the film its only award nomination. Gunshots, explosions, car doors slamming are all monstrously loud and sharp, and during the tense moments the soundtrack (by Tangerine Dream, which in other parts of the film was kind of cheesy but when it works it works) builds up and then abruptly cuts, and the whole theater was silent afterward. I've seen that movie a lot and never noticed this, both on the DVD and the actual print I saw. Usually that kind of stuff stands out to me like a sore thumb. Maybe a projection issue?
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It could be the idiots at Cinefamily leaving that option on when they showed the DCP. I don't think my brain was playing tricks on me.
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Zesty Mordant posted:One thing I can't find any info on though: Especially during the early scenes (perhaps because I became accustomed to it, I don't know) the film looks as if it was shot on video, or at a very high film speed. There's no motion blur and it gives the effect that it was shot in a very amateur way. It was like that effect that dumb people turn on their modern TVs that makes everything look like a soap opera, the "tru motion" setting or whatever. Anyway it sort of looked like poo poo to begin with. Anyone else who has seen this notice this? I thought I was crazy. I saw this for the first time watching "A time to kill". I kept wondering why such an acclaimed movie had such terrible production values. poo poo looked like "passions". I've seen that several times since, and nobody I bring it up to seems to care. I kind of thought it was lovely that we finally get great quality tvs that can display the detail of new media, and they just look terrible. Glad to know it's just idiots not knowing stuff, as opposed to having no option to change the setting.
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Conduit for Sale! posted:Have any of you seen Ti West's new movie The Sacrament? I liked The Innkeepers, and LOVED House of the Devil, so I'm hoping it's good. I saw it at a film festival a few weeks ago, and I absolutely loved it; that being said, it's also the first Ti West movie I liked. I really disliked his first two; while they were great at buildup, it never went anywhere, and the ultimate fizzing out really killed them for me. But The Sacrament is pretty relentless. It's basically just a found-footage re-telling of a famous actual event (in case you're wondering, I'll spoiler tag it, even though it's pretty obvious very early on: Jonestown), and it uses West's knack for building tension to great effect, creating tension as we parse the situation and wait for the other shoe to drop. That being said, it's not really a traditional horror movie in any sense. It's basically just telling the aforementioned story, and what horror there is comes from watching everything unfold slowly and tragically. For some people, the fact that West adds nothing to the story was a detriment; essentially, it is the story, without much added (the found footage idea isn't bad, but it feels ignored at certain points, and often neglected). For me, though, it packed a major wallop. It's stuck with me for a while, and really haunted me in a pretty stark way. Also, the guy who plays Father, the leader of the cult, is phenomenal. You may recognize him as the coin toss guy from No Country for Old Men, but he's incredible here - he's equal parts magnetic and unsettling, and he works the part exactly as it needs to be worked, especially in a long interview sequence at the heart of the film.
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Dalai Lamacide posted:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479162/ Huh, not bad, but not mind blowing. I can't tell if it would've been better if they didn't tell us what was going on right off the bat. By the way, do you (or anyone) know what song is playing about the 25m mark? As he's driving around?
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Not sure about the song. I wouldn't call it mind blowing, but it definitely has some headfuck moments.
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Conduit for Sale! posted:Have any of you seen Ti West's new movie The Sacrament? I liked The Innkeepers, and LOVED House of the Devil, so I'm hoping it's good. Here's my impressions of Sacrament from the Toronto fest this year. I don't think they've changed much or would change on a second viewing. flashy_mcflash posted:I'm gonna try to keep this vague but it's nearly 3:30am so if there's spoilers here I apologize.
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ClydeUmney posted:Also, the guy who plays Father, the leader of the cult, is phenomenal. You may recognize him as the coin toss guy from No Country for Old Men, but he's incredible here - he's equal parts magnetic and unsettling, and he works the part exactly as it needs to be worked, especially in a long interview sequence at the heart of the film. If you mean Javier Bardem, that sounds amazing.
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Hodgepodge posted:If you mean Javier Bardem, that sounds amazing. Nah, the guy in the gas station.
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Conduit for Sale! posted:Nah, the guy in the gas station. Oh, too bad. Could still be okay.
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Holy poo poo Cheap Thrills. I loving love this movie. I maybe expected it to be faster paced or more bloody but I can't complain about how it turned out. I can't imagine anyone who could play David Koechner's part better than him. Pat Healy and Sara Paxton are really good too. I never thought I'd laugh so hard at someone getting a finger chopped off.
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Conduit for Sale! posted:Holy poo poo Cheap Thrills. I loving love this movie. I maybe expected it to be faster paced or more bloody but I can't complain about how it turned out. I can't imagine anyone who could play David Koechner's part better than him. Pat Healy and Sara Paxton are really good too. I watched this and the near-identical Would You Rather? in the same week. They're both decent; Cheap Thrills is probably the better of the two, since Would You Rather? plays out in an extremely obvious way. The ending of Cheap Thrills (the last shot I mean) is great especially in comparison.
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Yeah, not to drat it with faint praise, but I certainly wouldn't call it a great movie. But I really enjoyed it.
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acephalousuniverse posted:I watched this and the near-identical Would You Rather? in the same week. They're both decent; Cheap Thrills is probably the better of the two, since Would You Rather? plays out in an extremely obvious way. The ending of Cheap Thrills (the last shot I mean) is great especially in comparison. Yeah I've seen them both and only felt like I wasted my time with Would You Rather despite seeing it first. The only part I can recommend is Jeffrey Combs who hams it up wonderfully. Cheap Thrills is pretty slick and the ending is not bad. Neither are great but at least Cheap Thrills was entertaining. It was a CHEAP THRILL if you know what I mean.
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Saw 1408 for the first time the other night and it was amazing. Not because it was good or anything, but watching John Cusack writhe around and bang on walls was probably the best thing I've seen on a screen all year. I'd probably prefer to watch that again over something with a serious tone like Mothaman Prophecies.
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flashy_mcflash posted:Here's my impressions of Sacrament from the Toronto fest this year. I don't think they've changed much or would change on a second viewing. You were 100% correct, by the way.
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Just watched Kill List what an amazing movie it has such a bleak feel throughout and the genre shift towards the end when it goes all Wicker Man is amazing needs a few more viewing I feel. It would make for a nice double feature with the Wicker Man I feel. To add a recommendation to the thread i recently watched a movie called The Borderlands its a found footage movie with quite a slow build and a truly terrifying climax. The basic premise is a Vatican investigation team are called to the West country to investigate the claim of a divine miracle and well lets just say things don't quite go as planned I don't really want to say anymore as most of the first half of the movie is character building which leads to the slight change in direction for the terrifying end sequence. Its not available on demand anywhere that I am aware of yet so here is a Trailer. Strangely there seems to be another movie currently available on amazon instant video called back from hell that shares the exact box art and a similar plot synopsis which is nowhere near as good.
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Bag of Sun Chips posted:After watching the trailer for "Clown", it got me thinking - there aren't many horror movies where a good person slowly turns into evil due to some external force. Can anybody recommend some movies that have that sort of premise? The Fangoria movie I, Zombie does this and is pretty decent.
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tenniseveryone posted:I'd recommend pretty much everyone watch Under the Skin. Utterly engrossing, beguiling, creepy and disturbing. Slightly Lynchian in places, I wanna say, but that's mainly because it's so drat bizarre and unexplainable. It is in art cinemas right now and the DVD will be released in July or August according to Amazon. trailer.
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Three Extremes This is a truly disturbing film that delves deep into the depths of human depravity. It's cut into three short stories each crazier than the next. There is *some* gore but it's a psychological thriller at it's core.
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ServoMST3K posted:Saw 1408 for the first time the other night and it was amazing. Not because it was good or anything, but watching John Cusack writhe around and bang on walls was probably the best thing I've seen on a screen all year. I'd probably prefer to watch that again over something with a serious tone like Mothaman Prophecies. The scene where he wrecks the mini-fridge after seeing Samuel Jackson in it made me and my friends cry tears of joy. It really is a fantastic movie
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faustcf posted:The Fangoria movie I, Zombie does this and is pretty decent. I just saw this on youtube at the recommendation of HUNDU THE BEAST GOD, pretty great stuff and literally the most horrific masturbation scene this side of Antichrist
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I've streamed a few low-budget movies recently that I think apply to this thread: Resolution Guy traps his meth head buddy in a remote house to force him to withdraw from the drugs and then go into rehab. Strangeness ensues. I thought this was pretty decent, even from appreciating that there is a "legitimate" reason for them to be isolated and vulnerable (keeping the guy secure so he can't relapse) instead of taking off at the first signs of creepiness. Not really "jump scares." Rather, weird poo poo happens and strange objects are found or discovered in unusual places, and continues to get weirder and more scary. I also liked that some of the concerns I originally had about possible plot holes were addressed eventually like who was recording the video of the addict in the beginning that drew the buddy out to him if the friend was actually all alone. The ending was tense, but at the same time I guess I don't know if it made a lot of sense in the world of the film Why would the "presence" warn them of various possible fatal outcomes, and then get upset that they learned to avoid those outcomes and then survive? Willow Creek Bobcat Goldthwait's Bigfoot movie. Not what I would have expected from him, but he did a good job creating atmosphere and tension. (For the record, I actually liked God Bless America.) Guy drags his girlfriend along as he researches the famous Bigfoot footage that everybody has seen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cHFcHpRcuw. He seems to be a true believer, and his girlfriend is just going along to humor him. They go to the real town near where the footage was shot, meet some "colorful" locals, etc. Then comes time to get down to business and actually head out to the woods. Big mistake. Great visuals of the forest, giving a strong sense of how easily someone could get lost or injured naturally, without even needing a giant creature to attack you. Also some decent setup of how the locals may not take too kindly to a couple city jerks coming around to mock them or cause trouble. Both of these make you a bit unsure as to just what is happening to our couple as they camp out in the forest. I am still going back and forth in my head about whether some of the problems that happen are a result of either the characters being idiots, or whether the movie is making mistakes. 1. If Bigfoots are so rarely seen or noticed, they're probably fairly skittish around humans. So why are they spending so much time around our couple in the woods? 2. If our hero is soooo into Bigfoot and wants to document their existence, when there is the possibility that there is a Bigfoot right outside his tent, why doesn't he at least stick the camera out there to see if he can record it? Of course it could be that he is an idiot who has gotten in over his head and is regretting everything, so maybe that's a character flaw instead of a movie flaw. 3. Ever hear of a campfire dude? Or a gun? Maybe you shouldn't be camping without the tiniest clue. Again probably a character flaw, not a movie flaw. Anyway, the ending got pretty freaking intense and disturbed me a fair amount. I'm kind of a pussy though. The Den Kinda interesting, kinda crappy found-footage videochat-based movie. Main character gets a grant to study internet chatrooms, with trolls and attention seekers and whatever? Sure. Plus, who would actually want to spend their time video chatting with assholes? But if I go with the premise, it has some good jumps and scares. Even some that are revealed to be jokes, but are actually fairly scary or intense. Main character attracts the attention of internet evil, and a lot of death and mayhem ensue. Tone shifts at the end to more Saw or Hostel type gore. Good tension and scares, then kind of a letdown at the end with the tone change. Ultimately depressing I guess. I Am a Ghost Super low-budget, tiny cast I said to my wife "looks like a Bed and Breakfast where they filmed it, and turns out it is. It does well with what it has, and takes its time to set the mood. There is a good amount of repetition that gets clarified later, so patience pays off in a way. Still confused about the ending, but if it's what I think it is then it is quite a downer. I guess "true" horror, though not exactly "scary."
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Thunderlips posted:The ending was tense, but at the same time I guess I don't know if it made a lot of sense in the world of the film Why would the "presence" warn them of various possible fatal outcomes, and then get upset that they learned to avoid those outcomes and then survive? If you look at the "presence" as us, the audience, it makes a bit more sense. We can tell early on the two boys are aware of horror movie tropes and reasonably they refuse to give in to them. The "presence" wants a great story, and these guys are avoiding every cliche so it must end great right? Well, no, the friend just gives up and says he'll let his friend take him to rehab. This, after making it very clear he's not going to stop. This makes us/the "presence" upset because what kind of an ending is that? Right where we'd groan or shout 'come on!' at the screen the presence makes itself known and the two guys realize all that's left for them is a closure-less ending. That's how I see it anyway. Interesting idea even though the ending makes it necessary for it to be disappointing
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