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Slasherfan posted:Isn't The Thing a remake? Howard Hawks' The Thing is way more timeless. ![]()
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The original The Thing is rather goofy and flawed. it crepped me out as a little kid, though. Slasherfan posted:Isn't The Thing a remake? In name, but it really is a (better) adaptation of Who Goes There (novel). It takes almost nothing from the original The Thing and instead just adapts the book.
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Slasherfan posted:I'd prefer it if they remade no so good ones like Sweet 16 or Graduation Day. As long as they do better than the awful Prom Night remake which somehow managed to be worse than the original.
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Wilhelm Scream posted:As long as they do better than the awful Prom Night remake which somehow managed to be worse than the original. I still can't get over how bad Prom Night was. To improve the original all they needed to do was up the gore, tighten the pacing, improve the chase sequences, make it less cory, yet they didn't manage to improve a single thing.
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InfiniteZero posted:As others have said, you know that he runs around in the original films too, right? It's also implied that he can move inhumanly fast because of the way somebody will see him in the distance and then he's standing two feet away from them (although I will admit I prefer when we're left wondering how the gently caress he moved so fast). I don't think he sprinted though. He jogged, and shuffled.
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Hockles posted:I don't think he sprinted though. He jogged, and shuffled. He legs it after Trish in part 4, he chased her from her house to the next, he's just behind her every second, no jogging about it.
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Slasherfan posted:I still can't get over how bad Prom Night was. To improve the original all they needed to do was up the gore, tighten the pacing, improve the chase sequences, make it less cory, yet they didn't manage to improve a single thing. At least the original had the corniest slasher chase I've ever seen: Disco Nightmare ahoy.
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That Friday trailer seemed to show all the parts one would want to see in the movie. And shouting Michael Bay and TCM remake doesn't fill me with hope. F13 is the James Bond of our series though and I really hope they don't gently caress it up (too much). I have a fine time with Jason X and Freddy vs Jason, he's not a complex character and there really shouldn't be that much of a problem reinventing him or bringing him back to the big screen, I just understand how afraid people are of numerals following movie titles.
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timeandtide posted:At least the original had the corniest slasher chase I've ever seen: Disco Nightmare ahoy. I love the decapatated head rolling down the dance hall. I hear The House On Sorority Row is being remade, another one of my favorites. I made a video to show how awful Sweet Sixteen is, WARNING, it is known to bring grown men to tears, you might want to turn your sound down. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbPR1hC8_xI
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For anyone who hasn't seen the original, here are some clips I made from it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZo4UNVhJGw
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Slasherfan posted:I made a video to show how awful Sweet Sixteen is, WARNING, it is known to bring grown men to tears, you might want to turn your sound down. That song is awesome, you kidding me? I had to turn the sound UP, because it was such a moving ballad, man. Is that Toto or something? ![]()
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Apperently there was a screening for My Bloody Valentine, ain't it cool have a small review.aicn posted:Our horror film of the night was next - MY BLOODY VALENTINE in 3D! I http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39449
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Arthur Bowlsworth posted:some of those remakes do sound interest, but the THING???? what the gently caress
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It's funny because their making a remake of The Thing, which is a remake of a remake based on a book.
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It's funny how fashion comes in cycles isn't it. We spent all this time trying to get away from dumb, generic horror movies, and then that in itself became a cliché and now we're back to celebrating movies for being dumb and generic, but shot in a slightly flashier way.
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More My Bloody Valentine reviews have been released. http://www.fearnet.com/news/reviews/b14051_my_bloody_valentine_3d_review.html fearnet posted:George Mihalka's 1981 Canadian slasher movie My Bloody Valentine is sort of a rarity among similar flicks of the era for a few reasons: Instead of stupid teenagers, the movie is populated with (fairly stupid) grown-ups; it aims to add a small air of mystery-style "whodunnit?" to a generally standard "slasher" premise; and (weirdly enough), it never warranted any sort of sequels. For these reasons, plus the fact that it's actually a little creepy and often quite nasty, the old-school horror fans have held a small place in their heart for this odd little Halloween knock-off. http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/review-my-bloody-valentine-3d/ twitchfilm posted:My Blood Valentine 3-D is an unusually gory slasher film that probably wouldn’t warrant a lot of attention in ordinary circumstances. However, My Bloody Valentine 3-D has some special ingredients in its slasher recipe. These ingredients include brains, guts, jaws, blood and various pointy objects popping out of the screen via some very advanced 3-D technology. The 3-D in this otherwise middle of the road film is so well-done and applied in such an over the top fashion as to singularly elevate the film into a solid piece of event entertainment.
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Down the street from my apartment is this old, cheesy roadside motel called the Fort Pitt Motel (it's just outside of Pittsburgh) if you go to their website you'll find it even features a heart-shaped bath tub in each room. One night while driving I noticed there was a circus or SOMETHING going on outside, upon closer inspection ( a third drive-by) I realized they were filming something. I figured it had to be a professional set because there were easily 10 full sized trailers full of camera equipment and people everywhere. I was driving to a movie so I shrugged my shoulders and left the scene. On my way back home at 12am I took another look and noticed they were still filming and got a much better look at everything. They had this huge moonlight that I'm sure was for filming at night, it was a big white ball that illuminated the area without creating an obvious light source. They changed the name of the motel to "The Longhorn Motel" and put this really cool neon signage up of two big horns. It actually looked much nicer than usual. I still had no idea what they were filming and thought maybe it was Zack and Miri (because I knew it had to do with porn and was being filmed in Pittsburgh as well) I figured I'd park and investigate. I walked over to a police man and asked him what was going on and he said something about a bleeding heart production (pun!). I stood there for another five minutes watching everything awkwardly until he approached me and told me he'd make me a deal, if I left he'd tell me what they were filming. I agreed, turns out it was My Bloody Valentine 3D. Not quite Zack and Miri but still kind of cool. You can see the hotel in the trailer as well as a few other spots around the area. In hind sight I wished I would have stayed there longer so I could see somebody get killed, it'd be fun to see how that happens on set compared to how it looks after post-production.
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Chud.com have a MBV review up.chud posted:Not many people got up in arms about the remake of My Bloody Valentine because the original simply isn't one of those beloved films. The 1981 Canadian movie has a very iconic looking killer - a guy in a gas mask and miner's outfit, wielding a pick-axe - and an iconic kill - a woman stuffed into a dryer - but is otherwise sort of dingy and ugly and not a lot of fun. It also suffers from apparently massive butchering by the MPAA; I've read about up to nine minutes being cut from the film. Even in the era of rampant slasher sequalization, My Bloody Valentine's miner only got one go round. Slasherfan fucked around with this message at 14:05 on Dec 22, 2008 |
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Looks like My Bloody Valentine 3-D will only be playing in 3-D in 900 screens, it will show in 2-D in 1600 screens, who is going to want to see this in 2-D?
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emotional facism posted:I have a fine time with Jason X, he's not a complex character and there really shouldn't be that much of a problem reinventing him or bringing him back to the big screen The movie is completely meta and self-aware, and is fantastic in every way.
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I don't like Jason X because of that reason (and because the cinematography is horrible). Part 6 straddled the self aware area perfectly, I think - X was a little TOO stupid.
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Here is a MBV clip. http://www.youtube.com/user/mybloodyvalentine3d
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So why exactly are they releasing MBV in January instead of say nearer to Valentine's Day?
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muscles like this? posted:So why exactly are they releasing MBV in January instead of say nearer to Valentine's Day? Friday the 13th has already staked out February 13th, and it wouldn't be that great of an idea to go head to head with the exact same sort of movie. I'm super excited for these two, but my only problem is convincing any of my friends to see them with me opening night ![]()
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Pet Rock Band posted:Friday the 13th has already staked out February 13th, and it wouldn't be that great of an idea to go head to head with the exact same sort of movie. Normally I have this problem, not this year.
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tendrilsfor20 posted:Jason X is far and away the best movie in the series. In it, Jason is frozen solid with liquid nitrogen on a spaceship, but is awakened by the pre-marital gropings of attractive teens in the next room over. Seriously. (just to be super-clear, it wasn't Fangoria trashing the movie. Hell, Tony Timpone is a huge fan of it himself. It was all of the loving teeny-bopper cast making GBS threads on it. I'm still looking forward to the redux, but that doesn't mean I can't act like a bitter old man, yelling at some vapid MTV-friendly kids to stay off my franchise). UncleMonkey fucked around with this message at 03:58 on Dec 30, 2008 |
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UncleMonkey posted:I love the hell out of Jason X. There's an article about the Friday remake in the current issue of Fangoria, and throughout it, the cast and crew talk about how they respect the series so much, but they consistently all poo poo all over Jason X. It was a little thing, but it really annoyed me. It came off as them trying to make themselves appear hipper by trashing that flick. I can understand why someone would enjoy Jason X, but speaking as a devoted slasher movie fan, it's probably second or third to last of the Friday films for me in terms of enjoyment (jockeying for position with Jason Goes to Hell and Part V). I know it was a self-deprecating parody, but ever since Scream and its rash of imitators, I can only take so many self-deprecating horror parodies.
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In my opinion the worst Fridays are Jason Goes To Hell and Part 8.
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Most people would agree with you, I think. It's not difficult for me to pick my favourites. Part 3 is the best of the early flicks, aside from the few obvious 3-D gags. And part 6 is probably my favourite of the "unstoppable Jason" flicks, mainly for the perfect blend of comedy and horror, and the sly self-awareness that so many 90s horror films tried to copy. Unlike many people, I don't mind part 5, as I can understand that they were trying to take the series in a new direction. But I take issue with the director, who had previously only made porn movies and (from the interviews in Crystal Lake Memories) was apparently a real jerk. But there is two AWESOME scenes: Tiffany Helm (Violet) and Miguel Nunez Jr (Demon)'s death scenes. Mister Sinister fucked around with this message at 15:02 on Dec 30, 2008 |
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Ugh, you like part 3? I'd say that was the worst of the early ones; every kill was slowly COMING AT THE SCREEN or badly paced, most of the kills were first person, which had gotten old after the first two, and pointless, and the climax was probably the worst of the first 4. The consensus is basically that 4 is the best of the "living" Jason ones, and 6 is the best of the "zombie" Jasons. 5 gets the "most tits" award and the stupidest/funniest whodunit in a horror movie. Hey, it's Roy, this random dude that appeared for two seconds!
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3 is entirely redeemed by the death immediately following Jason getting his Hockey Mask. It took forever, but the girl's dialog is so hilarious as she slowly, so very slowly, comes to realize that the guy in the Hockey Mask aiming an arrow at her head isn't that lovable prankster Shelly.
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Gyges posted:3 is entirely redeemed by the death immediately following Jason getting his Hockey Mask. It took forever, but the girl's dialog is so hilarious as she slowly, so very slowly, comes to realize that the guy in the Hockey Mask aiming an arrow at her head isn't that lovable prankster Shelly. That fack that Shelly is short and fat should of tipped her off.
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I cant loving wait for the Friday remake. I normally hate remakes, but Friday the 13th is ready for a reboot, I mean where the hell are they gonna take Jason after space and Freddy? My favorites are 6, 7, 4 then FvJ and Jason X Also I am holding out hope that one of the sequels to this remake will take place during winter at Camp Crystal Lake.
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I love how the Friday the 13th series manages to be so formulaic yet everyone's got different favorites. My votes are for 3 (because despite the silly 3D stuff, it's the only one that has ever actually scared me) and 6 (the director went on to make the Lifetime classic Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life). As someone who likes the Halloween series much more - enough to actually enjoy Halloween: Resurrection - it kills me to say that the Friday remake looks a lot better than the Halloween reboot ended up being. Before the new Halloween came out, they were saying that it would be used to restart the series and they would be making more in that direction. Are they actually working on another or are we being spared another adventure in the Life and Times of Generic White Trash?
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Zombie Fistfight posted:Are they actually working on another or are we being spared another adventure in the Life and Times of Generic White Trash?
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UncleMonkey posted:I'm about 99.9% positive I read that Zombie is currently working on a sequel, but I can't for the life of me remember where I read it now. Pretty much being reported on every horror site at the moment. Here is one casting call report. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/14791 It's aiming to be released in October I think, or maybe August again, can't remember. They should re name Michael Myers The White Trash Killer.
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Slasherfan posted:Pretty much being reported on every horror site at the moment. Oh my, he's actually calling it "H2." Will they go for a subtitle, like it's forebears, AVP: Requiem and T2: Judgment Day?
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5 is my favorite. Deal with it. ![]()
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When will they remake Halloween 3: Season of the Witch?
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Slasherfan posted:Pretty much being reported on every horror site at the moment. I still haven't submitted myself to Zombie's Halloween remake. After the overwhelmingly negative reaction to the remake, I just lost enthusiasm (although I'll get around to watching it eventually). Frankly, I'm disappointed. I actually enjoy the hell out of House of 1000 Corpses. I know a lot of people hate it, but it's just way over-the-top fun. Plus, it doesn't hurt that Cheri Moon Zombie is insanely sexy. But then Devil's Rejects came along and was actually a good movie-- I mean objectively, that's a really good movie. So I had high hopes. But maybe Rejects was just a fluke. I dunno. Getting back to the Friday the 13th, if they really are looking to reboot the series and keep this going... Well, the TCM remake caught me completely by surprise in how good it was; but then the prequel was indescribably awful. And even though Platinum Dunes didn't handle the Hills Have Eyes remake, that was also really good-- but the sequel was atrocious. I really wonder about the viability of maintaining a horror franchise these days. I realize I'm biased, but the original Friday movies and the Nightmare movies (and yes, I know they're rebooting that franchise as well)-- while not always great, were at least consistently fun for me (Halloween, less so). The only real horror Franchise going right now are the Saw movies, and they stopped being fun for me after III. I just wonder if we'll get a really solid Friday remake, followed by a weak sequel, followed by the supposed reboot fizzling out. Also, I hope a theater near me is equipped to handle the MBV remake, because it sounds like it'll be worthless on DVD. In theaters, it should be a blast.
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