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Tony Danza Claus posted:That's where you're wrong.  I realize I'm totally taking the bait for this, but Deadgirl is an extreme parody of what would really happen if two narcissistic teenagers at the height of their hormonal urges found a totally subservient woman. It's brilliant commentary disguised as a repulsive horror film. I'd have to see it again to extend my response any more than this, but I was fully impressed by Deadgirl and what it accomplishes with such a simple premise.
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bad movie knight posted:
I'm in agreement here. Deadgirl is totally worth watching at least once. If you're a guy, you'll be transported back to your high school days when you and your buddies would sit around having conversations like "Would you hit a chick if she had just died?" "Would you hit this really hot chick if she had pus dripping out of her cooch?"  and so forth.Aside from that, they do manage to cover some pretty powerful social and character issues given that it starts off with such a simple premise.
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IceNiner posted:I'm in agreement here. Deadgirl is totally worth watching at least once. If you're a guy, you'll be transported back to your high school days when you and your buddies would sit around having conversations like "Would you hit a chick if she had just died?" "Would you hit this really hot chick if she had pus dripping out of her cooch?" And the classic "would you lick her rear end, even if it was all poopy"? (The answer was always yes) I thought Deadgirl was a well written take on anti-feminism, albeit somewhat depraved. I liked it quite a bit, but I have trouble recommending it to people since it takes a certain type of person to understand the movie for what it is and not for what it presents as.
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I posted JT in the villains thread and some goon decided to watch the movie based on that and now he hates me  I just watched Repo! The Genetic Opera because its horror opera and that might be interesting right? Maybe if I was 15 again. :/
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Whispering Machines posted:I posted JT in the villains thread and some goon decided to watch the movie based on that and now he hates me Repo! definitely reminded me of something the drama club kids at my high school would have liked. It was an even trashier (?) Rocky Horror. I thought it was boring.
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Slasherfan posted:
As I recall not many people liked it around here and the reviews weren't all that good, but I found some good things in The Collector, at least regarding visuals. That isn't to say that it is without faults in plot and concept but I have a mental note to see what the director (who appears to be a Saw writer) does in the future because he had an eye.
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Ape Agitator posted:As I recall not many people liked it around here and the reviews weren't all that good, but I found some good things in The Collector, at least regarding visuals. That isn't to say that it is without faults in plot and concept but I have a mental note to see what the director (who appears to be a Saw writer) does in the future because he had an eye.
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I thought I read The Collector 2 is a go. It's getting good reviews over here, Empire gave it 4/5
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Slasherfan posted:I thought I read The Collector 2 is a go. It's getting good reviews over here, Empire gave it 4/5 The Collector is a textbook lesson on why you shouldn't make a film now and plan to fill out the plot in the sequels, unless all of them are greenlit and a sure thing from the get-go.
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bad movie knight posted:It's not showing up on IMDb...at all. Not under Movie Connections, not under a raw search -- nothing. Can't remember where I read it, but it was a planned franchise cut short by piss-poor performance at the box office. And over here, the reviews were crushingly negative. I probably would've given it a 2/4 -- it was stylish as hell and frequently harrowing, but the plot as it stands was unexplained and absolutely ridiculous. I remember where I read about the sequel. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37233/the-collector-2-shooting-october
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Slasherfan posted:I remember where I read about the sequel.
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Is this the Splice trailer that everyone's talking about? If so, then it definitely has footage from after the first act. Some of what is in that trailer is very near the end of the film. I've mentioned before that I didn't like the film, nor did it go down well with the audience I saw it with. If anyone has any questions regarding it though I'd be happy to answer. edit: I just watched the trailer on that blog post that said it only had shots from the first act. The trailer he links has the very last shot of the film in it. Soylent Green fucked around with this message at 00:12 on Jun 3, 2010 |
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The well-known episode of Freddy's Nightmares that shows the trial was just on. I stopped watching after 15 minutes because it was so loving terrible. Pretty  because I've been wanting to see that episode since I was like 10.
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TOOT BOOT posted:The well-known episode of Freddy's Nightmares that shows the trial was just on. I stopped watching after 15 minutes because it was so loving terrible. To be fair, that show had a terribly low budget and basically nobody involved with the movies had anything to do with it. Freddy's trial episode was actually the pilot/first episode. They got worse from there.
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LtKenFrankenstein posted:You should. It's one of the few of that weird breed of post-Nightmare On Elm Street-late-80s/early-90s-supernatural-slasher(but not really)-films that actually holds up. It's cheesy as poo poo, but fairly well acted and with some remarkably disturbing moments/implications. speaking of cheesy early 90's flicks, I have been interested in watching the Guardian again. I remember really liking it when it came out, just for the mere fact that it had some pretty good acting and scenery for what it was. May not hold up well today, but it is still one of the classics to me, for its genre. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099710/
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I just caught Frontier(s) on Instant last night and I have to say I was really impressed. I liked it better than High Tension, to be honest. I'm surprised, because the "8 Films to Die For" are in general pretty low quality from year to year. This is a standout of the entire run, in my opinion.
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Defleshed posted:I just caught Frontier(s) on Instant last night and I have to say I was really impressed. I liked it better than High Tension, to be honest. I'm surprised, because the "8 Films to Die For" are in general pretty low quality from year to year. This is a standout of the entire run, in my opinion.
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just saw that AMC is starting work on the Walking Dead mini series, and I am not sure if it will be ok or they are going to piss all over the comic by the looks of this interview. http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/101966-first-look-at-amcs-the-walking-dead quote: "Production begins today in Atlanta for AMC's adaptation of the Robert Kirkman comic "The Walking Dead." The six-episode first season--written, produced and directed by three-time Academy Award-nominee Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) and executive produced by Gale Anne Hurd (The Terminator, Aliens, Armageddon, The Incredible Hulk)--follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, traveling in search of a safe and secure home after a zombie apocalypse. AMC has provided us with this video, in which Darabont discusses his inspiration for doing a series about zombies, the thrust of this survival story and his goal to "do for zombies what 'Mad Men' has done for advertising." Hurd also weighs in with her thoughts on the new series. Below the video, you'll also find first-look photos!"
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eckoelab posted:just saw that AMC is starting work on the Walking Dead mini series, and I am not sure if it will be ok or they are going to piss all over the comic by the looks of this interview. This is definitely the best news I've heard all day.
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eckoelab posted:just saw that AMC is starting work on the Walking Dead mini series, and I am not sure if it will be ok or they are going to piss all over the comic by the looks of this interview. Well the comic was no great literature, it had interesting concepts and good storytelling though. AMC doing this gives me hope that it might be done right. I don't even care if they stick to the comic as long as it has good writing, acting and direction. BBC seems to be doing well with Survivors so maybe The Walking Dead will fly.
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wormil posted:Well the comic was no great literature, it had interesting concepts and good storytelling though. AMC doing this gives me hope that it might be done right. I don't even care if they stick to the comic as long as it has good writing, acting and direction. BBC seems to be doing well with Survivors so maybe The Walking Dead will fly. What the comic has going for it is that it is probably the bleakest comic I have ever read. Literally no character is safe. I haven't read the latest issues to see where it is going but I would argue that even the main character Rick could probably be killed off at some point and the series could continue. Its not like the Wire for zombies or anything but it should make a pretty good tv show.
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I enjoy the comic, and will definitely give a TV series based on it a chance. I'm actually kind of excited to see it.
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Slasherfan posted:
The Collector is pretty average. The premise is cool but the movie makes pretty much no sense and isn't particularly scary. It also has a lot of violence toward animals which I find to be totally pointless.
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Industrial posted:The Collector is pretty average. The premise is cool but the movie makes pretty much no sense and isn't particularly scary. It also has a lot of violence toward animals which I find to be totally pointless. As opposed to violence towards humans, which totally has a point?
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TWD looks like it is going to be pretty cool, but damned if I can figure out WHY zombies gotta have pointy teeth. They did it in REC, they are doing it here. Yes, a tiny detail to sperg on, but drat it's annoying.
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:TWD looks like it is going to be pretty cool, but damned if I can figure out WHY zombies gotta have pointy teeth. hmm, didn't see any with pointed teeth in those promo pics for TWD. The third one down could be mistaken for pointed, but if you look close it is just shadow and grime that gives that appearance, and they are really just normal. In REC, it somewhat makes sense due to they are more demonic than anything else. Not that that should excuse it, but it somewhat fits with what they are trying to do.
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toxick posted:As opposed to violence towards humans, which totally has a point? You're right watching a cat melt in acid is totally scary dude I'm freaked out now.
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foodfight posted:What the comic has going for it is that it is probably the bleakest comic I have ever read. Literally no character is safe. I haven't read the latest issues to see where it is going but I would argue that even the main character Rick could probably be killed off at some point and the series could continue. Yeah, sometimes I was surprised at just how expendable characters were. I only read up to where the prison is overrun then my local library stopped buying them. I should check and see if they have them now. quote:Quint: AMC has, obviously, been very supportive, but what can you get away with on AMC, in terms of graphic language and the intensity of the violence and stuff like that? Also, Frank Darabont is writing the series, same guy who adapted The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. My optimism is rising.
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Industrial posted:You're right watching a cat melt in acid is totally scary dude I'm freaked out now. I'll never understand the logic of people who find the torture and death of humans to be entertaining, but fly into righteous indignation if an animal is harmed in any way.
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toxick posted:I'll never understand the logic of people who find the torture and death of humans to be entertaining, but fly into righteous indignation if an animal is harmed in any way. People don't like violence against animals for the same reason they don't like violence against children.
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TOOT BOOT posted:People don't like violence against animals for the same reason they don't like violence against children. 
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I draw the line at violence towards Cats. I'm pretty much jaded to most kinds of violence, except when it involves Cats.  I'd be interested in seeing that Walking Dead show, hopefully they will have it on hulu or something. It seems like a really good idea, in that you can have all manner of storylines and stuff going on over the course of a series, rather than being a single movie (or three).
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Barometer posted:I draw the line at violence towards Cats. I'm pretty much jaded to most kinds of violence, except when it involves Cats.
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I only tend to draw the line when its violence for the sake of violence (that is, characters that had nothing to do with the movie) and only then when they draw it out and turn it into suffering/torture.
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bad movie knight posted:Who doesn't like violence against children? It doesn't really bother me in movies but real life stories
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TOOT BOOT posted:People don't like violence against animals for the same reason they don't like violence against children. Aw come on, a bunch of people laughed (myself included) when the little boy was swallowed whole in Feast.
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