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joylessdivision posted:Don't start with the sequels they are all degrees of terrible. Watch the first 2 then just pretend the franchise ended. Make sure you watch Queen of Black Magic, too.
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Oh yeah, should I watch Mama? I was burnt out on Del Toro at the time of its release and I recall it being advertised as basically His Movie. Is it streaming anywhere?
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Jul 23, 2016 17:55
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I love Mama but most people seem not to think much of it.
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Jul 23, 2016 17:59
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SEX HAVER 40000 posted:Oh yeah, should I watch Mama? I was burnt out on Del Toro at the time of its release and I recall it being advertised as basically His Movie. Is it streaming anywhere? Its worth a watch. Find it if you can and check it out.
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Jul 23, 2016 18:05
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Mama is good. Great double feature with either The Babadook or Splice. (Pref' the latter.)
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Jul 23, 2016 18:13
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I wonder if this was the plan for The Woods all along, I mean even from script stage - or if someone read it and thought "this will make x10 the money if it says Blair Witch on it".
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Jul 23, 2016 18:18
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:I love Mama but most people seem not to think much of it. Mama is excellent but I didn't care for the CGI, especially during the final act. It's ironic that Crimson Peak, which was directed by GDT himself, brought forth the worst CGI since Constantine. Constantine being another movie that was almost ruined because of its bad digital effects.
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Jul 23, 2016 18:25
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K. Waste posted:Mama is good. Great double feature with either The Babadook or Splice. (Pref' the latter.) Adrien Brody is a great actor. Have you seen The Jacket? It's one of my favorites with Brody as lead.
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Jul 23, 2016 18:28
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:I love Mama but most people seem not to think much of it. I love it too. It's honestly surprisingly sweet and in the end, despite being completely different, managed to more effectively have the message that most people assumed the movie Boxtrolls was gonna have but ended up completely loving up. Unrelated: Lights Out was dope and very silly. It really used its concept thoroughly and pulled it off well through really tight editing
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Jul 23, 2016 18:38
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I will definitely see Lights Out, but it will have to wait. My favorite documentary of all time, The Killing Of America, is playing on the big screen here.
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Jul 23, 2016 18:40
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I put off watching Mama for a long time because I heard horrible things about it, but I loved it once I did finally watch it so ya know, don't invest too much in what other people think of things. If it piques any kind of interest in you then go and find out for yourself whether it's "good" or "bad."
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Jul 23, 2016 18:53
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I'm about ten pages too late, but I spent all morning catching up on this thread and just want to echo how dope Beyond the Black Rainbow is.
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Jul 23, 2016 19:14
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Lights Out is pretty fun. There is some cringeworthy acting from the kid, a scene or two of exposition that will make you roll your eyes, but the scares are pretty good and monster is neat. Basically if you enjoyed the short and wanted to see more of it then see the movie. It's solid.
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Jul 23, 2016 19:16
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I love Mama, but tell people it's more of a dark/sad fairy tale than a horror movie and that seems to get them to like it more.
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Jul 23, 2016 19:27
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Yeah it's not perfect and really none of the acting is great but it's hard to hate a movie where a guy runs under an archway and gets clothes lined by the monster in the shadow it casts
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Jul 23, 2016 19:29
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axleblaze posted:Yeah it's not perfect and really none of the acting is great but it's hard to hate a movie where a guy runs under an archway and gets clothes lined by the monster in the shadow it casts That part was hilarious. My favorite moment was when the mom is standing in the dark and you see the fabric of her nightgown tugged by Diana. Another part that stuck out was when the mom shuts the lights out and tries to force the kid to meet Diana. That was scary because it goes against every sensibility we have with regard to our mothers being the ones that would do anything to protect us.
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Jul 23, 2016 19:34
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axleblaze posted:Yeah it's not perfect and really none of the acting is great but it's hard to hate a movie where a guy runs under an archway and gets clothes lined by the monster in the shadow it casts I though Jessica Chastain and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau did a great job in their respective roles. Chastain especially looked nothing like her usual self and was very convincing as a punk rocker unable to side with her maternal instincts.
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InsidiousMuppet posted:I love Mama, but tell people it's more of a dark/sad fairy tale than a horror movie and that seems to get them to like it more. Like all of GDT's movies even though he only acted as Executive Producer on this one.
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Hedenius posted:So Adam Wingards new film The Woods isn't actually called that. The real title is Blair Witch. Yes, it's a sequel. I did NOT see that coming. Just watched the trailer, I'm on board. The original scared the poo poo out of me and forever made me a sucker for found footage horror movies, this new one looks promising. Speaking of which, I just re-watched The Bay and I still dig it. The very end is a little weak, but on the whole I thought it was pretty clever. I also got a copy of The Pyramid for like $1, and didn't quite like it as much as I was expecting to. I like ancient Egyptian mythology, I like found footage, so I figured this would be a home run. When it was actually being found footage, I was totally onboard. The problem was when it would abandon the found footage techniques for no reason, it felt lazy and broke the "illusion". Are there any (semi)worthwhile found footage movies up for streaming on Amazon or Netflix (or anywhere else) right now?
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Xenomrph posted:I also got a copy of The Pyramid for like $1, and didn't quite like it as much as I was expecting to. I like ancient Egyptian mythology, I like found footage, so I figured this would be a home run. When it was actually being found footage, I was totally onboard. The problem was when it would abandon the found footage techniques for no reason, it felt lazy and broke the "illusion". BisonDollah posted:I wonder if this was the plan for The Woods all along, I mean even from script stage - or if someone read it and thought "this will make x10 the money if it says Blair Witch on it". At least one of the Saw sequels started this way too. Saw 2 did, I'm not sure about the rest.
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Jul 23, 2016 22:06
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That's also what happened with a lot of the Hellraiser sequels as well from my understanding
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Are there any deliberate sequels that got last-minute reimagined into original properties?
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Xenomrph posted:
My favorite part is when one of them is like "THOSE LOOKED LIKE SPHYNX CATS!" which are actually not from Egypt. They are from Canada. Circa 1970.
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BisonDollah posted:I wonder if this was the plan for The Woods all along, I mean even from script stage - or if someone read it and thought "this will make x10 the money if it says Blair Witch on it". There's an article about it, this was the plan all along.
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:Are there any deliberate sequels that got last-minute reimagined into original properties? Prometheus?
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:Are there any deliberate sequels that got last-minute reimagined into original properties? Die Hard.
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Anyone see Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy released in 2010? Does the documentary cover the original casting of English actor David Warner as Freddy Krueger? I found a couple test makeup shots on the web but nothing more in-depth. The original is in my top 5 favorite horror movies, but had Wes Craven casted a more versatile and talented actor such as David Warner in the pivotal role, NOES could have succeeded as a proper franchise.
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ObamaPhone posted:The original is in my top 5 favorite horror movies, but had Wes Craven casted a more versatile and talented actor such as David Warner in the pivotal role, NOES could have succeeded as a proper franchise. lmao
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Jul 23, 2016 23:58
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ObamaPhone posted:
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Hat Thoughts posted:lmao for real. I'll be sure to let New Line - y'know, "The House That Freddy Built" - that if they had cast a real (British) actor from one of your Dr. Who fanfics, they would have made some serious coin.
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Jul 24, 2016 00:05
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Ah yes unsuccessful NOES franchise with only eight movies made and about half a billion dollars in gross. Seriously though, what? Also I love David Warner as much as the next guy but Robert Englund rules.
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Dr. Angela Ziegler posted:for real. Hey man, just because that guy is dumb is no reason to bad mouth David Warner 
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Robert Englund is a classically trained actor and trained at a school ran by The Royal Academy of Arts
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axleblaze posted:Ah yes unsuccessful NOES franchise with only eight movies made and about half a billion dollars in gross. Let's be honest here. NOES had only one great movie and that's the first one. Robert Englund's performance got cornier with each sequel, and that's what I blame for destroying the franchise. Most people prefer #3: Dream Warriors as the second best movie, I prefer #2: Freddy's Revenge. New Nightmare is probably the most overrated sequel, but that's also due to the fact that the alternative makeup ruined it for me. poo poo, I would rate Freddy VS Jason as the 3rd best in the Freddy Krueger lineup. I believe a more serious actor could have pulled off at least a solid trilogy before slipping into obscurity or rebooting the IP. Robert Englund's acting provided both the best and worst elements of NOES.
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sticklefifer posted:Blame reshoots for that. Test audiences didn't like it being totally found footage so they made a slapped together hybrid movie out of it.
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ObamaPhone posted:Let's be honest here. This is the problem, right here. That there's some sort of implication that everyone must be deluding themselves about liking aNOES sequels. That we all know deep down that objectively they are not good. You have not cornered the market on "correct opinions" about things. Liking something doesn't mean everyone else should. Your metrics for what makes something good is not universal.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:I really, really want to know what the top 3 are. I assume Lifeforce is up there, Poltergeist definitely. Possibly Chainsaw 2. The Toolbox Murders remake? Poltergeist, Lifeforce, and maybe Chainsaw 2. But for some reason I keep coming back again and again to Eaten Alive. Eaten Alive feels like a greasy, drug-fueled, meandering stage play and I love it. There should be a musical.
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Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:That there's some sort of implication that everyone must be deluding themselves about liking aNOES sequels. That we all know deep down that objectively they are not good. It's funny because NoES' track record is actually fairly solid when compared to a lot of other horror franchises.
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Awhile back you mentioned looking into South American horror. I recommend a few Coffin Joe flicks because they're a trip. For better or worse, the guy is certainly an auteur.
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Samuel Clemens posted:It's funny because NoES' track record is actually fairly solid when compared to a lot of other horror franchises. And they're extremely fun and imaginative films.
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