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So, am I the only one that didn't think The Human Centipede was all that shocking? I'm not a big fan (or really a fan, at all) of torture porn horror movies, but I was completely letdown by THC. There was so much hype about it, so when I actually watched it, I just felt pretty "meh" about it all. Hopefully, THC2 will make up for it.
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It was also a bad movie and all I really did was laugh at the doctor because that dude sucked "Rohypnol. Rape drug."
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Oct 16, 2010 03:08
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^ I was cackling pretty hard when he sat in the car sobbing over the picture of his failed rottweiler centipede. Well, there's really only so much an actor can do when their face is taped to anothers butt. Other than sob and wonder if they're being paid enough to star in A2M: The Movie. The reveal of "oh hey, a human centipede!" is pretty shocking, but then it's just kind of like watching a really boring and whiny mutant shuffle around for another hour while an insane German man yells at them. This would be kinda interesting though. Anyone know anything about Insidious/The Further? I like Patrick Wilson/Rose Byrne and weird creepy looking ghosty movies, so this looks like it could be interesting.
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Oct 16, 2010 03:14
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XIII posted:So, am I the only one that didn't think The Human Centipede was all that shocking? I'm not a big fan (or really a fan, at all) of torture porn horror movies, but I was completely letdown by THC. There was so much hype about it, so when I actually watched it, I just felt pretty "meh" about it all. Hopefully, THC2 will make up for it. Well, it is torture porn. So I guess if you're desensitized to that you're not going to get much out of it. I really only liked some of the dark humor dialogue. It's a deeply cynical movie, and I'm a deeply cynical person.
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Oct 16, 2010 04:45
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XIII posted:So, am I the only one that didn't think The Human Centipede was all that shocking? I'm not a big fan (or really a fan, at all) of torture porn horror movies, but I was completely letdown by THC. There was so much hype about it, so when I actually watched it, I just felt pretty "meh" about it all. Hopefully, THC2 will make up for it. I enjoyed finding out that he was Mantrid and going "HOLY poo poo!" for thirty seconds more than I enjoyed any particular part of the movie. It was fine, but it was a lot more of a comedy than I was hoping for. I'd watch a prequel about those two cops, though. I'd also kill for a Cronenberg remake of the film.
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Oct 16, 2010 06:25
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I thought House of the Devil was great. Totally felt like it could've come right out of the 80s. Pretty atmospheric, too. I really, really liked The Human Centipede. I think the people who claim it's shocking or disturbing can't laugh at how ridiculous the whole thing is. The doctor is utterly hilarious. Sure, the concept is disturbing and the people playing the centipede do a good job of acting utterly horrified at their situation, but overall, the movie's more of a dark comedy than straight horror.
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Oct 16, 2010 07:27
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Here is what I wrote about it...wormil posted:I had no intention of watching Human Centipede, it's just not my thing, but with the publicity I decided to go ahead. Well, it's not a gross out film. I didn't find it particularly all that disturbing really. Maybe had I seen it when the idea was still fresh in my brain or maybe if I could have sympathized with the victims (they were really unlikable)... who knows. One thing I liked was the casting. Dieter Laser, what a name, was believable as a creepy mad doctor type. The cops looked like cops, the girls looked like ditsy American tourists, so they were good choices. Everything else about it was mediocre to poor. I didn't hate it but it was a novelty and I can say I saw it. I don't buy it as a dark comedy at all otherwise there would have been more gross out moments but even the mouth making GBS threads scene was underplayed.
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Oct 16, 2010 08:42
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The thing with The Human Centipede is it's kind of a one-shot horror situation. It's like if they tried to stretch one of the Saw traps into a whole movie, the concept just didn't stay shocking or interesting.
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Oct 17, 2010 12:52
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I pirated Bootleg of the Scream 4 trailer has hit youtube, it looks decent enough but it's kind of hard to tell what's going on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsYE0oSHRVU&feature=player_embedded
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Oct 17, 2010 22:54
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Slasherfan posted:I pirated Bootleg of the Scream 4 trailer has hit youtube, it looks decent enough but it's kind of hard to tell what's going on. What's going on is a sequel that shouldn't have ever been made. Scream 2 and 3 were pretty drat bad. I'm pretty sure Craven's just doing 4 because he knows it'll make good money, which he needs to do since that other movie he did was a loving turdbomb. Come to think of it, most of Craven's movies are turdbombs. He seems like a guy who's really bad at writing movies and used up all of his good ideas with the original ANOES.
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Oct 17, 2010 23:19
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I really hope they don't kill off all the surviving characters in the first 10 minutes just because.
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Oct 18, 2010 01:27
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toxick posted:What's going on is a sequel that shouldn't have ever been made. Scream 2 and 3 were pretty drat bad. I'm pretty sure Craven's just doing 4 because he knows it'll make good money, which he needs to do since that other movie he did was a loving turdbomb. Come to think of it, most of Craven's movies are turdbombs. He seems like a guy who's really bad at writing movies and used up all of his good ideas with the original ANOES. People Under the Stairs God that's such a bizarre movie. About the time that Daddy is running through the house in a gimp suit with a huge shotgun, blowing holes in the walls, you stop caring and just enjoy it. Also the first Scream was pretty cool for its time, and still is.
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Oct 18, 2010 01:58
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Wes Craven has one of the spottiest filmographies, he tends to have one good movie sprinkled in a pile of poo poo. He'll make things like Vampire in Brooklyn, the Scream sequels, My Soul To Take but at the same time he'll release stuff like The People Under The Stairs, Music of the Heart, Scream, New Nightmare, Red Eye, etc. I tend to hold off judgment on his movies until they come out and see what the consensus is (that is if I don't see it myself first). It could be possible that Scream 4 will be good fun but honestly it'll probably be a piece of poo poo.
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Oct 18, 2010 02:06
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toxick posted:What's going on is a sequel that shouldn't have ever been made. Scream 2 and 3 were pretty drat bad. I'm pretty sure Craven's just doing 4 because he knows it'll make good money, which he needs to do since that other movie he did was a loving turdbomb. Come to think of it, most of Craven's movies are turdbombs. He seems like a guy who's really bad at writing movies and used up all of his good ideas with the original ANOES. The first half of Scream 2 was awesome, it turned into a generic slasher right after Randy died (it's like with the referential character dying, the series forgot to be self referential) and never really recovered after.
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Oct 18, 2010 14:49
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I thought I was over the Scream series years ago, but watching the trailer for the new one got me totally excited for it again. I remember going to see the first one randomly when I was 11-12 years old and absolutely loving it and being obsessed with it. This new one seems to have a lot of the feel of the first one, and the nostalgia factor is really working for me.
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Oct 19, 2010 19:23
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Is it ok to talk about ScyFy films here? I'd suggest checking out Splinter and Kill Theory. Not sure if Splinter was a ScyFy original, but Kill Theory was. DVRed them last weekend, both were entertaining. The monster behaviors and effects in Splinter were great.
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Oct 19, 2010 19:37
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qbert posted:I thought I was over the Scream series years ago, but watching the trailer for the new one got me totally excited for it again. I remember going to see the first one randomly when I was 11-12 years old and absolutely loving it and being obsessed with it. This new one seems to have a lot of the feel of the first one, and the nostalgia factor is really working for me. I love "The call is coming from inside the house!" Exactly the kind of stupid horror trope I'd expect from Scream
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Oct 19, 2010 19:46
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I didn't know whether to post this here or the "who greenlighted this poo poo" thread, but the Hellraiser remake will be PG-13. I don't even know HOW you do this. It's almost worth seeing them try (emphasis on almost.)
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Oct 19, 2010 20:21
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Maxwell Lord posted:I didn't know whether to post this here or the "who greenlighted this poo poo" thread, but the Hellraiser remake will be PG-13. The only way that would be worth seeing is if they replaced Pinhead with the Satan version of Ned Flanders. Otherwise it's poo poo.
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Oct 19, 2010 20:33
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Maxwell Lord posted:I didn't know whether to post this here or the "who greenlighted this poo poo" thread, but the Hellraiser remake will be PG-13. I'm guessing Clive Barker has nothing to do with this because I can't ever see him letting this happen.
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Oct 19, 2010 20:38
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Wilhelm Scream posted:I'm guessing Clive Barker has nothing to do with this because I can't ever see him letting this happen. No, apparently he doesn't have control of the property. (Which is weird since though you usually do surrender copyright of screenplays to the studio/production company, I'd expect him to still own "Hellbound Heart".)
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Oct 19, 2010 20:40
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Maxwell Lord posted:I didn't know whether to post this here or the "who greenlighted this poo poo" thread, but the Hellraiser remake will be PG-13.  I think I'll just go re-read The Hellbound Heart and be satisfied with that.  I think Barker is still working on a sequel novella to The Hellbound Heart, too. I don't know what the status of that is, though.
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Oct 19, 2010 21:30
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Hold, on, hold on, Hellraiser is entirely about sex....and torture...and more sex and more torture and gory unformed bodies and people being ripped apart and sadomasochism to the extreme. How the flying hell can it be PG-13?
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Oct 19, 2010 21:51
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Well... the linked article uses a Bloody Disgusting article as its source and the BD article does not mention a PG13 being sought; although it says the Weinsteins are trying to market it to "teens"... which can still happen with an R rated movie. I mean do they seriously card at theaters now? That said, the original and the immediate sequel are two of my all-time favorite movies. I was 11 and 13 when they came out, and that is just the prime age for being ingrained with a love for horror movies. All the sleaze and gore and sex... please don't do it Weinsteins!
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Oct 19, 2010 22:29
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Proper Scream 4 Trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAUbr7Vvunw
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Oct 19, 2010 23:07
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BetterToRuleInHell posted:Is it ok to talk about ScyFy films here? I think Splinter was being billed as a SyFy original, but it had a limited release in some places. That said, it was pretty impressive for the limited budget it had. I think what really sold me was the acting, however. The fact that the cast was kept down to 4 characters kept things from getting too ridiculous. The film was more about survival, not getting killed one after another like far too many horror films are.
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Oct 19, 2010 23:24
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Defleshed posted:Well... the linked article uses a Bloody Disgusting article as its source and the BD article does not mention a PG13 being sought; although it says the Weinsteins are trying to market it to "teens"... which can still happen with an R rated movie. I mean do they seriously card at theaters now? They carded the poo poo out of us when we saw Friday the 13th a couple years ago. Like, once when we bought tickets and then again before we could go into the actual theater room.
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Oct 20, 2010 00:29
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Slasherfan posted:Proper Scream 4 Trailer. I lied before "It's for you" makes the trailer
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Oct 20, 2010 00:31
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The Steak Justice posted:I think Splinter was being billed as a SyFy original, but it had a limited release in some places. That said, it was pretty impressive for the limited budget it had. I think what really sold me was the acting, however. The fact that the cast was kept down to 4 characters kept things from getting too ridiculous. The film was more about survival, not getting killed one after another like far too many horror films are. Splinter wasn't a Syfy movie and had nothing to do with that channel. It was distributed by Magnolia who also put out 'The Signal'. I think Splinter is the only DVD I've ever watched where I ended up watching every movie that the DVD showed previews for, such as Eden Log, Mutant Chronicles and Timecrimes and thought those movies were excellent in their own right as well.
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Oct 20, 2010 00:57
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Mouser.. posted:Splinter wasn't a Syfy movie and had nothing to do with that channel. It was distributed by Magnolia who also put out 'The Signal'. I think Splinter is the only DVD I've ever watched where I ended up watching every movie that the DVD showed previews for, such as Eden Log, Mutant Chronicles and Timecrimes and thought those movies were excellent in their own right as well. Hmm I'll have to check those out since The Signal is one of the best horror movies of recent years, and Splinter and Timecrimes were both surprisingly awesome for what they were. Very, very well done with decent acting and all around well worth a watch. I guess I'll have to check out this company more.
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Oct 20, 2010 01:42
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Defleshed posted:Well... the linked article uses a Bloody Disgusting article as its source and the BD article does not mention a PG13 being sought; although it says the Weinsteins are trying to market it to "teens"... which can still happen with an R rated movie. I mean do they seriously card at theaters now? Hellraiser creeped the hell out of me as a kid, so much so that I didn't watch it again until I was like 27 or something. I watched the sequels between that period, though, and they were so stupid, it kind of made me think I had rose colored glasses on when considering them. But when I watched 1 (and 2) again, they held up really well. Now I watch a little of either whenever I see them on TV.
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Oct 20, 2010 03:04
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Whispering Machines posted:I saw Lake Mungo last week. I saw it awhile ago. What hell was the point of the daughter having sex with the neighbors? What did it have to do with the story?.
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Oct 20, 2010 04:03
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Technetium posted:Hmm I'll have to check those out since The Signal is one of the best horror movies of recent years, and Splinter and Timecrimes were both surprisingly awesome for what they were. Very, very well done with decent acting and all around well worth a watch. I guess I'll have to check out this company more. Yeah I'm looking for Eden Log because I liked all of the other movies Mouser listed. Well, Mutant Chronicles wasn't great, but it was fun to watch with friends.
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Oct 20, 2010 04:06
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Mouser.. posted:Splinter wasn't a Syfy movie and had nothing to do with that channel. Wow, then I guess SciFi (back before it was SyFy) lied to me!
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Oct 20, 2010 04:30
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Slasherfan posted:Proper Scream 4 Trailer. I'm not that interested in it. IShallRiseAgain fucked around with this message at 05:59 on Jan 2, 2014 |
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Oct 20, 2010 05:45
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How could the possibly make Hellraiser pg-13? Seriously, horror films are not meant to be made with restrictions on them as far as how gory they can be, especially hellraiser for christs sake. I hope this changes.
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Oct 20, 2010 06:23
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Are there even anymore 80's horror movies that are viable for a rebooting? Will they have to start dipping into the 90's soon? e: god drat it, I don't want a Wishmaster reboot to happen.
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Oct 20, 2010 08:02
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People should probably be counting their blessings that they're getting Scream 4 and not a Scream remake. You can't blame Hollywood for targeting the teen market for movies -- they'll spend top dollar to watch the lowest common denominator crap. What demographic do you think made that Jackass movie #1? Maybe Pinhead will do away with the chains and just kick people in the nuts in the remake.
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Oct 20, 2010 08:28
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I was super excited to hear about Scream 4. Then I saw the trailer, and went "ehh." I'm really disappointed now.
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Strontosaurus posted:Yeah I'm looking for Eden Log because I liked all of the other movies Mouser listed. You might have better luck looking for Eden Lake, which is what Mouser was actually referring to.
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