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im gaye posted:Hard to Be a God I tried to watch this movie once, but couldn't make heads or tails of the first 15 minutes. I had no idea what was going on! Are things eventually explained or is the whole movie kinda nonsensical? Or maybe I just didn't understand it.
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Kvlt! posted:I tried to watch this movie once, but couldn't make heads or tails of the first 15 minutes. I had no idea what was going on! Are things eventually explained or is the whole movie kinda nonsensical? Or maybe I just didn't understand it. I thought the dreamy Slaughterhouse 5-esque premise was basically explained in the opening credits.
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Yay, Opera is back on Shudder and they fixed the play back issue. I forgot how goddamn great this film was shot.
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im gaye posted:I thought the dreamy Slaughterhouse 5-esque premise was basically explained in the opening credits. I'll give it another go, it was probably me not being attentive enough.
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InfiniteZero posted:Killer Workout (aka Aerobicide) for awesome 80s workout outfits, hair, and music: Thanks! These are perfect!
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Alhazred posted:It's not really a horror movie though. Hard To Be A God is more misery than horror, but like my boy Kenneth says, existential.
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# ? Aug 6, 2016 18:26 |
K. Waste posted:It's existential horror. If we're gonna be that broad then Brazil and every other movie like that becomes a horror movie.
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# ? Aug 6, 2016 20:35 |
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I also think 12 Monkeys is very disturbing.
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# ? Aug 6, 2016 20:41 |
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Brazil is most definitely a horror film.
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# ? Aug 6, 2016 20:44 |
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Gilliam is really great at horror and misery, and I have no idea why he never made a straight horror flick. Brothers Grimm (good lord) is probably the closest to it. Or Zero Theorem.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Gilliam is really great at horror and misery, and I have no idea why he never made a straight horror flick. Brothers Grimm (good lord) is probably the closest to it. Or Zero Theorem. Brothers Grimm is scary, but not in the way he'd probably like.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Gilliam is really great at horror and misery, and I have no idea why he never made a straight horror flick. Brothers Grimm (good lord) is probably the closest to it. Or Zero Theorem. I haven't seen it but isn't Tideland (atleast supposed to be) a horror movie? Watched a random slasher I had never heard of the other night and I'm kind of suprised I hadn't because it was both pretty good and had a lot of the frameworks that later films blatantly copied (I'm looking at you, slaughter high and terror train!), especially considering it came out in 1979. Whole thing has a really uneasy atmosphere and some of the kills are pretty brutal despite being mostly bloodless, plus the killer hams it up to the max which is always fun. Favorite scene (don't watch if you don't want one of the kills to be spoiled) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG9zsoQM-Y0&t=3190s
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Tideland is a really dark and uncomfortable comedy, which can be construed to mean horror. Wouldn't call it horror myself.
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# ? Aug 6, 2016 21:27 |
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Yeah I feel like the closest Gilliam got to horror was the torture room scenes in Brazil.
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# ? Aug 6, 2016 21:32 |
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Even the reaper shots in Munchausen outclass most dedicated genre flicks.
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# ? Aug 6, 2016 21:38 |
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Am I alone in saying I didn't like the middle part of The Hallow? I liked the beginning, it did a good job of establishing tone and tension. And I accepted and grew to like the end. But for a while, the middle lost me.
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# ? Aug 6, 2016 21:42 |
Samuel Clemens posted:Brazil is most definitely a horror film. okay
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Gilliam is really great at horror and misery, and I have no idea why he never made a straight horror flick. Brothers Grimm (good lord) is probably the closest to it. Or Zero Theorem. Gilliam throws in everything but the kitchen sink. I like some of his movies and all, but some of them completely derail themselves. PS > I know I'm going to start a flame war, but Fear & Loathing, Dr. Parnassus, and Time Bandits are the only 3 movies I think are good.
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The Bananana posted:Am I alone in saying I didn't like the middle part of The Hallow? I liked the beginning, it did a good job of establishing tone and tension. And I accepted and grew to like the end. But for a while, the middle lost me. Overall, I thought Hallow was more original than, say, We Are Still Here, Southbound, or Creep.
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ObamaPhone posted:Gilliam throws in everything but the kitchen sink. My picks would be Brazil, Time Bandits, and begrudgingly Tideland
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:My picks would be Brazil, Time Bandits, and begrudgingly Tideland I'll take Tideland as a recommendation. Seems like a good movie based on the Wiki I just read.
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:My picks would be Brazil, Time Bandits, and begrudgingly Tideland Zero Theorem is good, but it also feels like it was written and directed on a bet that he couldn't make something even bleaker / nastier than Brazil.
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Alhazred posted:If we're gonna be that broad then Brazil and every other movie like that becomes a horror movie. Forgot for a second that was a movie and linked Brazil with the current cluster guck in Rio for the Olympics and just nodded my head in agreement.
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The Bananana posted:Am I alone in saying I didn't like the middle part of The Hallow? I liked the beginning, it did a good job of establishing tone and tension. And I accepted and grew to like the end. But for a while, the middle lost me. Totally with you on this. It set up a cool atmosphere, the initial encounters are actually kind of chilling, but it lost some major steam after the first 30-45 minutes or so. I got bored.
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I had forgotten how wonderful Michael Moriarty was in The Stuff. That accent
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Alhazred posted:okay I'm glad we agree. ObamaPhone posted:Gilliam throws in everything but the kitchen sink. It's funny you mention Time Bandits as one of your personal top three because I'd call it the most striking example of Gilliam's everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach you criticise in your own post. Twelve Monkeys, Brazil, and The Fisher King are all far more thematically and stylistically consistent.
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What are some other horror movies like the 2006 Black Christmas (Suspiria is probably another good example) that are really bright, vibrant, and colorful? I'm inspired by the Christmas lights in Stranger Things to find other moves like this. Suspiria isn't the best example (thought I could be wrong because I haven't seen it in several years) because I'm looking for movies that utilize a lot of DIFFERENT and contrasting colors, like in Black Christmas, and I am remembering Suspria being a lot of reds and whites.
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TBeats posted:What are some other horror movies like the 2006 Black Christmas (Suspiria is probably another good example) that are really bright, vibrant, and colorful? I'm inspired by the Christmas lights in Stranger Things to find other moves like this. Suspiria isn't the best example (thought I could be wrong because I haven't seen it in several years) because I'm looking for movies that utilize a lot of DIFFERENT and contrasting colors, like in Black Christmas, and I am remembering Suspria being a lot of reds and whites. Masque of the Red Death. I just saw it a few weeks ago and its one of the most colorful horror movies I've ever seen.
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TBeats posted:What are some other horror movies like the 2006 Black Christmas (Suspiria is probably another good example) that are really bright, vibrant, and colorful? I'm inspired by the Christmas lights in Stranger Things to find other moves like this. Suspiria isn't the best example (thought I could be wrong because I haven't seen it in several years) because I'm looking for movies that utilize a lot of DIFFERENT and contrasting colors, like in Black Christmas, and I am remembering Suspria being a lot of reds and whites. House of a Thousand Corpses, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Nightmare on Elm Street 4, a lot of Tales from the Crypt episodes, Twilight Zone the Movie, TerrorVision.
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Masque of the Red Death is a great choice. Hausu and Jigoku are worth a look as well.
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TBeats posted:What are some other horror movies like the 2006 Black Christmas (Suspiria is probably another good example) that are really bright, vibrant, and colorful? I'm inspired by the Christmas lights in Stranger Things to find other moves like this. Suspiria isn't the best example (thought I could be wrong because I haven't seen it in several years) because I'm looking for movies that utilize a lot of DIFFERENT and contrasting colors, like in Black Christmas, and I am remembering Suspria being a lot of reds and whites. Krampus would be a good choice. It's colorful, Christmas-y, and was directed by the same guy who did Trick 'r Treat.
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TBeats posted:What are some other horror movies like the 2006 Black Christmas (Suspiria is probably another good example) that are really bright, vibrant, and colorful? I'm inspired by the Christmas lights in Stranger Things to find other moves like this. Suspiria isn't the best example (thought I could be wrong because I haven't seen it in several years) because I'm looking for movies that utilize a lot of DIFFERENT and contrasting colors, like in Black Christmas, and I am remembering Suspria being a lot of reds and whites. Requiem for a Vampire (1971)
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Ramadu posted:Regarding your werewolf question, I liked Late Phases a lot and would recommend it to everyone. I also thought Howl was a bunch of fun. Late Phases was very good. 4/5 star for me, even if the werewolf design is questionable. Nick Damici did a great job as a blind Vietnam Vet taking down the werewolf threat.
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TBeats posted:What are some other horror movies like the 2006 Black Christmas (Suspiria is probably another good example) that are really bright, vibrant, and colorful? I'm inspired by the Christmas lights in Stranger Things to find other moves like this. Suspiria isn't the best example (thought I could be wrong because I haven't seen it in several years) because I'm looking for movies that utilize a lot of DIFFERENT and contrasting colors, like in Black Christmas, and I am remembering Suspria being a lot of reds and whites. Blood and Black Lace That film is super colorful and wonderful to just look at.
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# ? Aug 8, 2016 01:06 |
Thanks for all the recommendations. Between my question about cold opens and colorful movies I probably have enough to last through the end of the year. Thanks
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Basebf555 posted:Masque of the Red Death. I just saw it a few weeks ago and its one of the most colorful horror movies I've ever seen. Not as colorful as this one, but maybe my personal favorite horror movie The Abominable Dr Phibes?
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Kvlt! posted:Not as colorful as this one, but maybe my personal favorite horror movie The Abominable Dr Phibes? You think that's Vincent Price's best movie?
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It's close.
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It's my favorite for sure, but it would be hard to nail a "best performance". He's capable of being extremely funny in his own way. I really liked Comedy of Terrors.
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ObamaPhone posted:You think that's Vincent Price's best movie? I never said that, I said it is my favorite horror movie.
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