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Saw was bad, Saw 2 was good, I'm very pessimistic about the rest of the series. You do not, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to emOrigami Dali posted:Marathoning the Saws is surprisingly enjoyable. You end up fast forwarding through the torture scenes by like part 3 to get to the dumb as hell story poo poo.
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If anything the series needed to become even more convoluted.
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May 6, 2021 21:03
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Kvlt! posted:The crazy plot twists are better than the traps tbh tho the traps are always a lot of fun too. Might be my favorite 2000s horror series. Not a ton of competition there. What else are you gonna pick, Hatchet?
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May 6, 2021 21:07
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Saw is alright when it's not trying hard to make you vomit. Pretty glad I never worked shifts in a cinema when these movies were out (temp contracts meant they could get rid of me after the summer blockbuster rush)!
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May 6, 2021 21:09
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Basebf555 posted:It's an entertaining series because they always bend over backwards to connect stuff back to what came before, they never do that standard horror series thing where they just drop stuff from the last movie and never mention it again. But they do this to a fault, so there's definitely times where they should just make a clean break from what came before but they refuse to ever do it. The exception is Jigsaw, which doesn't really acknowledge the end of the previous movie but partially takes place after it. That was my biggest gripe with it.
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May 6, 2021 21:12
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STAC Goat posted:Great, now I want to watch the SAW movies. I maintain the first three films are probably my fav film trilogy, and certainly would be if the series had just stopped there Past that, mileage will vary. I legit loved 3D/The Final Chapter and again, if the series had just stopped there. it's a perfect finale imo I have hopes for Spiral because of how good the trailers have looked, but I was always going to watch it. I love the series shamelessly, even if I can really only recommend half of them at this point. Also just saw a tenth one is already in development 
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May 6, 2021 21:21
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Basebf555 posted:I'm kinda worried that Chris Rock, who seems to have been the driving force behind this revival/reboot/whatever may not understand that. Anyone who looks at the Saw series and says "what we need to do here is flush everything and start completely over from square one" doesn't understand why it was good. https://moviecrypt.libsyn.com/ep-413-darren-lynn-bousman-returns-again According to the guy who directed the most Saw movies, he absolutely understood it.
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May 6, 2021 22:04
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Have any of yall watched The Cellar? Enjoying it so far. Rural TX monster movie focused on a kid trying to stop a monster from eating his baby sister.
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May 6, 2021 22:07
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The world of Saw is one where a significant industrial collapse occurred prior to the films so there's an over abundance of empty warehouses. I really enjoy the series. Saw 1 was a fun film with a unique gimmick for the killer and a cool mystery, and 2 very smartly built the film around Tobin Bell whose performance is always incredible to the extent they always need to bring him back no matter how convoluted. There are some pretty pisspoor entries (7, Jigsaw) but also some surprisingly excellent ones (6) as well. The character of Jigsaw is really interesting. I think a lot of people think it's a problem that his philosophy is contradictory, full of holes, and that he's largely full of poo poo, but I think that's compelling. He's such a hypocritical narcisstic, cult leader, sadist bellend that's high on his own poo poo. It's a really interesting look at a certain character type. There's a scene in one where he admonishes Hoffman for roughly dipping an unconscious future victim from a wheel barrow, saying "that's a human being you know", and it's so fascinatingly hypocritical for a dude who clearly gets off on seeing people dying while terrified. That's why his traps are so unfair and don't account for people being tired or disorientated, he wants to see them suffer because he's a psycho, he just can't admit it and has to lie to himself and say it's his "work" and he's actually trying to help them.
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flashy_mcflash posted:Not a ton of competition there. What else are you gonna pick, Hatchet? Final Destination!
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Hatchet 3 is kinda good. That's the only one I think worked.
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The bit about the Saw series I love is that most of them are taking place at the same time.
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flashy_mcflash posted:Not a ton of competition there. What else are you gonna pick, Hatchet? paranormal activity maybe? dunno though
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I wish The Zero Boys was better. Mixing action with slasher is a great idea but it's a mediocre example of both genres which is just sad.
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May 7, 2021 02:03
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Megasabin posted:I know we sometimes talk about horror novels in this thread so I have to tell everyone to run, not walk, and go get a copy of Between Two Fires. It's from a few years ago, but a poster here recently discovered it, and brought it to the attention of the fantasy book thread, where it's been getting unanimously high praise. just wanted to say I finished this the other night and it was really good, thanks for the recommendation!
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Speaking of Saw movies, has anyone seen the comedy movie based off of this real life murder (The Erie Collar Bomber)? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Brian_Wells I can't remember the name but it was clearly a comedic treatment of this actual case which seemed weird (although I think in the movie the guy was able to get out of it IIRC which, uh.... wasn't what happened in the actual case). The tone just seemed odd.
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May 7, 2021 03:00
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I'd rather sit through the Final Destination series than the Saw series, if we're just discussing 2000s horror movie series.
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May 7, 2021 03:28
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Zwabu posted:Speaking of Saw movies, has anyone seen the comedy movie based off of this real life murder (The Erie Collar Bomber)? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Brian_Wells Pretty sure you're thinking of 30 Minutes or Less: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1622547/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 . Actually a somewhat decent heist-comedy thing and a stellar cast, although the fact that it is weirdly based off a real true crime story does make it pretty gross.
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May 7, 2021 03:34
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Not as gross as it seems since he was in on the heist
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Zwabu posted:Speaking of Saw movies, has anyone seen the comedy movie based off of this real life murder (The Erie Collar Bomber)? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Brian_Wells It had its moments. Mostly from McBride and Michael Pena.
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There's a fan edit of all the Saw films recut into chronological order and I watched the whole thing. It was like having really bad flu for 11 hours and I'm still not sure it was real (especially since I immediately deleted the files) e: I actually have a soft spot for the series but chaining together an hour of flashbacks with weird camera filter and wobbly flashback music will drive you insane
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May 7, 2021 12:41
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gey muckle mowser posted:just wanted to say I finished this the other night and it was really good, thanks for the recommendation! Really glad you enjoyed it! Some time and several books later, imagery/scenes from that book still really stick with me. The scene with the living stone Mary statue in Paris & the imagery of these giant angels climbing out of the girl's ruined body near the end.
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Tarnop posted:There's a fan edit of all the Saw films recut into chronological order and I watched the whole thing. It was like having really bad flu for 11 hours and I'm still not sure it was real (especially since I immediately deleted the files) If you can find this again please send it to me
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gey muckle mowser posted:just wanted to say I finished this the other night and it was really good, thanks for the recommendation! Megasabin posted:Really glad you enjoyed it! Oh I also read this a few weeks ago but I couldn’t remember where I heard about it, thanks for the rec as well. I don’t read fantasy novels much anymore but I burned through that one fast. I can’t get enough of all that war in heaven junk and the miserable 14th century is a good setting for horror.
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gey muckle mowser posted:Final Destination! Ah you're right! For some reason I always think of that first movie especially as being extremely late 90's but it sneaks in under the wire.
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Kvlt! posted:If you can find this again please send it to me PM'd you
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Hollismason posted:I'd rather sit through the Final Destination series I would actually like to do this get some tony todd menace goin all I have on my streaming poo poo right now is final destination 5 though e: Dark Skies is back on Netflix and part of me wants to watch it again and part is like "you, a grown rear end man in your late 30s, slept with the lights on after you saw that the first time"
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Phy posted:e: Dark Skies is back on Netflix and part of me wants to watch it again and part is like "you, a grown rear end man in your late 30s, slept with the lights on after you saw that the first time" There are pretty few horror movies that actually keep me thinking well after the movie's over, and for some reason Dark Skies is one of them. Maybe it's the alien thing, when I was a kid I was constantly having nightmares about abductions, probably the result of reading every possible alien abduction book I could find at the library. They really truly terrified me and watching Dark Skies was like reliving all those nightmares again. The scene with the dad rhythmically slamming the shotgun on the floor? Amazing. If there are any other movies out there that hit the same, I'd love recommendations. Not quite full blown sci-fi but more grounded alien-based psychological poo poo. I've seen all the obvious ones already: The Fourth Kind, Fire in the Sky, the McPherson Tape (and Incident in Lake County), V/H/S, Signs (lol), Santa Claus Conquers the Martians... etc.
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Ohhh I just had a great idea for the Challenge thread. I'm gonna do a double feature of Dark Skies and The McPherson Tape(which I haven't seen yet and was recently added to Shudder).
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Themed double features are tight.
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Basebf555 posted:Ohhh I just had a great idea for the Challenge thread. I'm gonna do a double feature of Dark Skies and The McPherson Tape(which I haven't seen yet and was recently added to Shudder). I was literally just thinking this hell yeah
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R.L. Stine posted:There are pretty few horror movies that actually keep me thinking well after the movie's over, and for some reason Dark Skies is one of them. Maybe it's the alien thing, when I was a kid I was constantly having nightmares about abductions, probably the result of reading every possible alien abduction book I could find at the library. They really truly terrified me and watching Dark Skies was like reliving all those nightmares again. The scene with the dad rhythmically slamming the shotgun on the floor? Amazing. Yeah, I'm that way about greys too - I distinctly remember reading about alien abductions as a kid, and seeing the pictures that people had drawn of greys while under hypnotic recall, and I just felt the pit of my stomach drop out. So Dark Skies in particular was like custom-made to give me the jibblies My favorite part is when the family is talking to JK Simmons, playing a former (and current) abductee, and he tells them to get a dog if they want to know if there's aliens in the house, because cats won't narc them out. JK Simmons gets abducted often enough that he only has cats, because that way he can at least get some sleep without the doggos going nuts. Which was a great detail for someone with two cats himself... As for other alien-centric movies, you've hit many of the big ones that I'm aware of. Close Encounters counts! I used to have to cover my eyes at the end when all the greys come pouring out the ship. I have yet to see the McPherson Tape but it's on my list. I will always go to bat for Signs (lol) despite the water thing and starring Mel Gibson. Check out The Vast of Night, it's not particularly scary but it is a good UFO flick, with some neat oners. There's a couple movies where alien abduction is the twist, so I'm putting those titles in spoilers: The Block Island Sound, which I've seen and enjoyed, and The Forgotten, which I haven't seen. And a handful of found footage flicks about Area 51, of which I thought Phoenix Forgotten and Oren Peli's Area 51 were the most striking.
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Ok here’s a challenge. Is there a great alien movie that shows the alien greys? I feel like a lot of them keep skipping out on them. They’re so scary and cool.
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I’ve seen most. Just curious if there’s anything I’ve missed.
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CelticPredator posted:Ok here’s a challenge. Is there a great alien movie that shows the alien greys? I feel like a lot of them keep skipping out on them. Jupiter Ascending
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Debbie Does Dagon posted:
Work is starting again, so my days of doing this to a reliable schedule are at an end. So one last hurrah before the sun sets.  Mini Sunday Chill Stream Kiss Goodbye Edition  All times are in EST, and may not reflect reality. 1000 Vampire's Kiss 1155 Punch Drunk Love 1340 Kissed 1505 Freeway II: Confessions of a Trick Baby Content Warnings Vampire's Kiss (1989) Rated R for language, and moderate violence and gore. E: rape/sexual violence Punch Drunk Love (2002) Rated R for strong language including a scene of sexual dialogue Kissed (1996) Rated R for aberrant sexuality and some language, including necrophilia and suicide Freeway II: Confessions of a Trick Baby (1999) Rated R for strong perverse violence and sexuality, graphic language and substance abuse, and some transphobia Debbie Does Dagon fucked around with this message at 02:26 on May 9, 2021 |
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The Resort has about five minutes of exposition where it looks like it might be cool, but no, it is extremely dumb. It has palm trees, a lot of broken glass, a guy who kind of looks like Chris Hemsworth, and a climax that would have been more satisfying if it had just been an intertitle that said "gently caress it, it doesn't matter."
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Imagine if someone treated themselves to a sweet new avatar and posted for that reason alone with no worthwhile content horror movies are cool
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May 7, 2021 21:36
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Tarnop posted:Imagine if someone treated themselves to a sweet new avatar and posted for that reason alone with no worthwhile content That's a fantastic AV, and a thrilling tribute to onanism.
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Tarnop posted:Imagine if someone treated themselves to a sweet new avatar and posted for that reason alone with no worthwhile content Great AV from a great movie
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