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The Babadook was great until they played that stock dinosaur roar. Completely killed the mood for me and took me right out of the film.
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Dr. Clockwork posted:The Babadook was great until they played that stock dinosaur roar. Completely killed the mood for me and took me right out of the film. I don't remember that. I'm pretty sure I'd handed over my suspension of disbelief entirely by that point. I woud've called it credible if Superman had flown in the window and wrestled Mr. Babadook into submission. Also I watched Oculus over the weekend. I'd almost go as far as to say that it's less horror than a puzzle box thriller, but I don't know if I'll have anyone to agree with me on that score. The creepy mirror stops being creepy real fast but you're still left with a nice mind-bending plot with some clever edits. I think the movie just commits the sin of showing too much--its creepy mirror people aren't threatening and look goofy when the camera lingers on them for too long. I think the movie would've been much scarier without that physical presence, instead relying entirely on invisible malevolence. There are still a few good scenes of body horror though--Karen Gillan with a mouthful of lightbulb, Jeeeeeesus--and the editing that mashes together the present with the past is very well done. I'd say it's worth a watch, if not a rewatch. Solid B. The director has another movie up on Netflix called Absentia, I might have to check that out, too.
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Some people in the last thread enjoyed Absentia, but I thought it was boring with some of the worst characters in a movie. It tries to be a commentary about grief, but mixes in giant bug monsters with the folktale of the Brothers Gruff. Me and my roommate paused the movie with five minutes to go and tried to guess how all the pieces fit together, which is infinitely better than watching the real ending that only makes a little bit of sense. Also, the detective character who talks while smacking his chewing gum loudly and showing his teeth was horrible. Oculus is great, though. I I watched We Are What We Are recently. It's a good movie, but I don't really care to watch it again. The whole thing is uncomfortable to watch. Great atmosphere, effects, and a weird world. The child actors were wonderful. I liked it. Frank is great. Half of my friends loved it, the other half thought it should have ended with the album recording. The ones that loved it thought it had a sad ending, the ones that didn't thought the ending was very happy. Fassbender was excellent. If you've been in a band, you're more apt to enjoy the awkward relationships throughout. I hope Stephen Rennicks does more music projects. I wish I could find more catchy experimental bands like the Soronfrbdfjexoemrbs. I was thinking of making a list of horror movies up on streaming since it's a new thread. Would anyone be interested, or should I spend my time doing something else?
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Feb 23, 2015 19:40
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"Franchescanado" posted:
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Franchescanado posted:I was thinking of making a list of horror movies up on streaming since it's a new thread. Would anyone be interested, or should I spend my time doing something else? I'm definitely interested.
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Feb 23, 2015 21:30
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If you made a good horror movie list, I'd edit it into the OP.
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Feb 23, 2015 21:31
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I'll do it after I get off work.
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Zombies' Downfall posted:Oh, re: Miike, is the Japanese version of One Missed Call kind of taking the piss out of the Ringu subgenre of technology-horror films? I haven't seen it in years but I remember it being funny in that way, but sadly it isn't on Netflix. Should I bother watching it again or am I misremembering a bad horror film? No, it was genuinely really good. Though if you want a film that was definitely intentionally taking the piss out of Japanese horror tropes, look for Sion Sono's EXTE (he's the guy who did Suicide Circle, Strange Circus (which is on Netflix), Cold Fish (which no longer is on Netflix, but is on Amazon I think)
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Feb 23, 2015 23:00
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Franchescanado posted:. Please do. My wife won't watch horror so I don't keep up with what's good anymore. Would be nice to have a go to list to turn to on nights she's not around.
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Dr. Clockwork posted:The Babadook was great until they played that stock dinosaur roar. Completely killed the mood for me and took me right out of the film. Oh my god everything else about the film is great but that goddamn Pterodactyl noise grinds it to a screeching halt.
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Feb 24, 2015 02:01
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Everyone complains about that sound effect but I hardly noticed
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That Works posted:Please do. My wife won't watch horror so I don't keep up with what's good anymore. Would be nice to have a go to list to turn to on nights she's not around. Sup, TFF homie with a sissy spouse.   
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The Babadook scream is really, really jarring if you played a bunch of video games in the 90's, since it got used in DOOM, Xcom, and I think even Resident Evil, among others. It didn't ruin the movie or anything, but it definitely stuck out and it was such a bizarrely lazy decision given how much effort they put into other parts of the movie. Like if you are going to use a stock sound, at least run it through a filter or distort it a bit or something so it's not exactly the same.
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Feb 24, 2015 03:10
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The Robocop remake is something I wish was just like 10% better. There's a lot of interesting grist there, but it's a big lump dramatically.
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morestuff posted:The Robocop remake is something I wish was just like 10% better. There's a lot of interesting grist there, but it's a big lump dramatically. The Robocop remake made me truly appreciate how good of a screen play the original has. I'd say the opening scene was perfect, and once you get that title screen the movie falls off a huge cliff and can never climb back. I feel like there were a lot of interesting ideas that simply went nowhere. It wasn't even the changes made in the movie that bothered me those I understand it was the piss poor attempts at world building. Like I know the original movie wasn't subtle but I felt like every character in this movie had to explain as loudly as possible who they were and what they were doing. That fight with the ed 209's was awful too. Just a lot of wasted potential.
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The_Rob posted:That fight with the ed 209's was awful too. Just a lot of wasted potential. Not every building can have stairs.
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I honestly have similar issues with the original, but the light touch goes a long way.
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Horror Movies Worth Their Weight in Blood Classics Rosemary's Baby Fright Night (original) Evil Dead 2 Nosferatu Re-Animator The Amityville Horror (original) Day of the Dead Friday the 13th Hellraiser Scream Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Invasion of the Body Snatchers Night of the Living Dead The Omen The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Goon Favorites The Host The House of the Devil Stake Land Fido Oculus You're Next From Dusk Till Dawn The Hole (2009) Tucker & Dale vs. Evil The Innkeepers Nightbreed: Director's Cut Horns Let the Right One In We Are What We Are Bad Milo! V/H/S V/H/S 2 Pontypool The Awakening Arachnophobia The Legend of Hell House Funny Games Ju-on: The Grudge eXistenZ The Lair of the White Worm The Toxic Avenger Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead Nightmares in Red, White and Blue - (Documentary) Nightmare Factory - (Documentary B-Movies Black Sabbath April Fool's Day Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (Hammer Horror) Black Sunday Bay of Blood Satan's Little Helper Jack Frost The Fly (1958) Love it or Hate it American Mary The Blair Witch Project The Conspiracy Devil Escape From Tomorrow Grave Encounters 2 Jug Face The ABCs of Death Human Centipede Human Centipede 2 Sequels Worth Mentioning Friday the 13th series Scream series A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 Hellraiser 2 Franchescanado fucked around with this message at 05:00 on Feb 24, 2015 |
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Chichevache posted:Sup, TFF homie with a sissy spouse. A yup, she's good about watching / tolerating everything else but that. Each their own I guess.
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Feb 24, 2015 04:52
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That Works posted:A yup, she's good about watching / tolerating everything else but that. Each their own I guess. Same here. She loves Only God Forgives though, so I think I'm keeping her.
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Feb 24, 2015 05:08
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Chichevache posted:Same here. She loves Only God Forgives though, so I think I'm keeping her. That movie is amazing. One of Ryan Gosling's best roles after Drive.
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Grizzled Patriarch posted:The Babadook scream is really, really jarring if you played a bunch of video games in the 90's Power Rangers too. I wanna say the Green Ranger's dragon robot made that same sound?
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Feb 24, 2015 05:13
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Jonny Angel posted:Power Rangers too. I wanna say the Green Ranger's dragon robot made that same sound? That it does: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug6IdPRYoIM
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Feb 24, 2015 05:19
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It's pretty much the Wilhelm Scream of 90's nerd poo poo.
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Feb 24, 2015 05:26
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Does he play a knife like a flute to summon his Dragonzord, because if so that's a fuckin sweet detail that I'm sad I forgot about
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Feb 24, 2015 05:27
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Indeed he does.
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Short Penguin posted:That movie is amazing. One of Ryan Gosling's best roles after Drive. Yup! And it is currently on Netflix!
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Nightwatch and Daywatch on Netflix are pretty fun Russian imports. I watched Daywatch first because Netflix kept recommending it to me (don't know why they recommend the sequel of something when the first is also available). Pretty good effects and they play around with the subtitles to reflect what is happening.
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Oh American Mary. I really don't like excessive gore, but that movie is just so loving weird I actually enjoyed it...and I felt really ashamed afterwards.
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Franchescanado posted:
This is the korean movie by the way, not the movie based on the book. The movie is also a lot of fun and is more horror comedy than straight horror.
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Leper Residue posted:This is the korean movie by the way, not the movie based on the book. The movie is also a lot of fun and is more horror comedy than straight horror. Also, The Host is not really a "goon favorite", that movie got rave reviews across the board from people I know and critics alike. Humbug Scoolbus posted:Oh American Mary. I really don't like excessive gore, but that movie is just so loving weird I actually enjoyed it...and I felt really ashamed afterwards. I love that movie and I also love that the most disturbing things in it aren't gory at all (Betty Boop  )
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precision posted:Also, The Host is not really a "goon favorite", that movie got rave reviews across the board from people I know and critics alike. Yeah it was the highest grossing south korean film of all time for like 8 years or something. Still though, people should watch it!
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Movies expiring on March 1 that might be worth checking out: The Charlie Chaplin Collection actually expires March 15 but it's good ol' Charlie doing his Chaplin thing! The Elephant Man is a David Lynch film about the Elephant Man. The Ice Storm is an Ang Lee film about white people in the 1970s in a cold location. It has an ensemble cast! Detention has received universal acclaim in this thread, so catch it soon or forever hold your peace!
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:Oh American Mary. I really don't like excessive gore, but that movie is just so loving weird I actually enjoyed it...and I felt really ashamed afterwards. I avoided watching it for quite a while because the cover made it look way campier than it actually is. I enjoyed it quite a bit. It is weird as hell.
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Also expiring on the 1st: Thief (1981) Dogtown & Z-Boys The Ropes (series, 2012) Black Rain (1989) Dread (2009) Death Warrant (JCVD, 1990) The Possession (2012) Can't Hardly Wait The Hamiltons The Final (2010) The Glass House (2001) Unrest (2006) The Reeds The Graves Penny Dreadful (2006) And Higanjima is expiring on the 2nd.
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Citizenfour was just added to hbogo. It won the award for best doc last night. It's pretty good it's about snowden and all the Nsa poo poo, pretty chilling stuff.
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Anybody that hasn't seen Elephant Man needs to get on that before it expires.
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TychoCelchuuu posted:Detention has received universal acclaim in this thread, so catch it soon or forever hold your peace! best review on Netflix: quote:i feel dumber for watching this messed up piece of garbage,but it's perfect for the youth of today they're a bunch of useless dumb morons anyway magnificent7 fucked around with this message at 13:54 on Feb 24, 2015 |
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Mr. Toodles posted:Nightwatch and Daywatch on Netflix are pretty fun Russian imports. I watched Daywatch first because Netflix kept recommending it to me (don't know why they recommend the sequel of something when the first is also available). Pretty good effects and they play around with the subtitles to reflect what is happening. Oh man, these movies are great. I'm a big fan of the books, and they stay pretty true to them.
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Desperado, Robin Hood: Men In Tights, Cool Runnings, and most importantly The Adventures of Baron Munchausen are also all leaving on the 1st.
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