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NESguerilla posted:Devil's Pass is worth a watch if you can still handle found footage horror. I thought the setting was pretty good and entertaining. Some decently creepy sound design too. I'd recommend watching with a good pair of headphones. If you are from Oregon, you should probably watch the beginning of this movie. If you went to the University of Oregon, you HAVE to watch this movie. It's amazing. They pronounce Oregon wrong, they get the campus all wonky, and best of all they get the climate craaaazy wrong. Like, snow on the ground and people are totally cool with it. For people who may not know, Eugene is a drizzly little town in a valley, which is really obvious if you look in any direction. This movie has a bizarro-Eugene that is covered in snow and is perfectly flat. It also has a huge river running right through campus. I have no idea why they decided they HAD to have the students be from the U of O, it affects the plot in no way at all except for when it makes you scratch your head. It would be like making a movie set at Harvard filmed in the midwest with all the characters mispronouncing Boston. It's weird to sperg about but I live across the street from the University and my buddy and I could not believe what we were watching. Luckily they leave the US rather quickly and stop saying Arrrgon. Also if you know anything about the Dyatlov Pass Incident (the basis for the horror part of the movie) and how there is actually no mystery at all about what really happened, them playing up this big ol' ~mystery~ is pretty drat funny. Samfucius fucked around with this message at 05:36 on Feb 17, 2015 |
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Mr E posted:I don't know if I've watched something as depressing as The Act of Killing. Dear Zachary. Also on Netflix.
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Feb 17, 2015 05:55
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NESguerilla posted:Watched Honeymoon last night and I'd say avoid it. It really just went nowhere. My friends and I did have a great time watching this, but it was much more about coming up with our insane pet theories about what the twist was gonna be than anything else. The title lead to a great deal of false hope that someone was gonna turn out to be a Were-Bee. We also hoped the wooden ducks were gonna become relevant in a big way. Instead it was a super generic treatment of a super generic horror bad guy. The scene with the anchor was pretty okay though.
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Feb 19, 2015 20:01
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I don't think it has been posted in this thread yet, so if you all haven't been watching the 30 for 30's on Netflix, get on it. You absolutely do not have to be a sports person, almost all of them are really fascinating stories in their own right that just so happen to involve sports. I care about Oregon Duck football and pretty much nothing else in all of sports, and I have loved every one I have watched. If you get overwhelmed by the number of options, I highly recommend The U, June 17 1994, Survive and Advance, and The Two Escobars. Seriously though, I have yet to see a bad one and some have made me tear up.
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Feb 20, 2015 09:03
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I never watch documentaries twice, and I broke that trend for Survive and Advance. I was two when all of it was going down and now I sincerely regret I wasn't able to watch every game.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:I would not recommend ABC's of Death 1 under any circumstances. This is from two pages back, but it is insane. No one could ever argue that the movie is consistent quality or tone-wise, and it definitely runs long, but there is some really really awesome stuff in there. I watched the movie probably four times, once intoxicated but the other three stone sober, and it really has some gems. First of all, watch it for the first time with other people if you can. No, not so "you can all make fun of it" or whatever (though you certainly can and there is a good amount to make fun of) but because the movie sets up a great unabashedly-gimmicky little game for you on first viewing. The way the movie is set up is that there are 26 shorts where 26 directors (well, 25 and a bunch of randos competing for one last slot) were given a letter of the alphabet and $5000. They were allowed to make whatever they wanted as long as it wasn't straight up porn, and as long as it corresponded with their letter of the alphabet and the theme of death. I think what gets a lot of people is that there was no stipulation at all to make a horror short, so some people didn't. A lot did though, so the movie is always found under the horror section. That could definitely turn people off. Anyways, the gimmicky game I mentioned earlier is that the title of each piece is only revealed at the end of the short in question. They are all in alphabetical order, and all follow the "A is for... B is for..." naming formula. I seriously had an amazing time with my friends trying to guess what each letter would stand for. Some of them cheat or make no sense or use other languages, but most don't and it is pretty great. Also, for the record, some of the strongest shorts are not traditional horror at all. As to the shorts themselves, I totally understand skipping a couple. I also understand breaking the viewing up into two or more sessions. However, if you quit before the end you have shot yourself in the foot, because the last letters are seriously dense quality-wise. Now, because I am insane and really like the movie, I will review each short. No spoilers, but if you're wondering whether or not to skip something this might help. I'm gonna throw spoiler tags on it in case you don't even want an inkling about each short, but really, no spoilers. A: An excellent start. If you can enjoy this, the movie might be for you. Not the best of the bunch but not bad at all. B: Basically a trope (on purpose), definitely amateur, I wouldn't skip it but you might. C: Awesome concept, middling execution, still a trope at heart. Watch it. D: One of the best shorts in the whole movie, not exactly horror either, stylish as hell. E: One of those ones that doesn't really stick in your head. I'd watch it but I bet you won't really remember it unless you have a phobia. F: The absolute worst short in the whole movie. If you originally turned the movie off here I cannot blame you at all. Only watch if morbidly curious. G: Another not-really-horror short. A bit longer than the concept deserves, but not much. Guessing this one is fun. H: Not at all horror. While I can't call it the prettiest or deepest short at all, it commits to its weirdness with a passion and will probably make you grin. I really liked it. I: loving brutal on the soul. Watch it. J: Not horror. Pretty drat funny if you like weirdness. I liked it. K: Not horror. Basically an extended infantile joke, but well done and funny if you like that stuff. One of two animated shorts. L: hosed. Up. Also has the leader from the cult segment from VHS 2. One of my favorites, not at all comfortable to watch. DO NOT watch with your parents, that sort of thing. M: Utterly mediocre short from Ti West, whose House of the Devil and The Inkeepers movies I really liked. Super disappointing. Skip at will, though at least it is one of the shortest pieces in the whole movie. N: Not horror. You see where it is going a mile away but I still laughed. O: Not horror. Also kinda pretentious while not saying a drat thing except maybe making a french pun. Waste of an abstract piece, skip if you get bored. P: Not horror, definitely horrific. If you're an animal person I might skip it. I liked it, for the record. I thought it really embraced the concept of the whole movie better than a lot of the other not-horror shorts. Q: Not horror. I loved this one. Just extended meta-humor but really well done. Directed by Adam Wingard, you might know him from VHS 2, he directed and starred in the one about the eye implant. R: The most pretentious bullshit in the whole movie. Totally film 101-level philosophy taken unbelievably seriously. You will want to slap everyone involved. Skip unless you want to develop an eye twitch. S: Campy and corny, I'd still watch it because I genuinely liked the "twist", opinions may vary. T: The other animated short, also the one that found its way into the movie by winning a contest. One of my favorites. From Lee Hardcastle, the claymation guy on youtube who does The Thing parodies (among other things). Also apparently he completely did not expect to win. U: Does nothing new or original other than the point of view, has some of the better production values in the movie, still fun to watch. Definitely above average. V: V is for Vancouver, and nothing will convince me otherwise. The actual name is dumb. This short bit off more than it could chew by trying for CGI elements, budget stretch definitely apparent in laughable props (literal, completely recognizable Nerf guns painted black). Not great. W: Not horror, by the Metalocalypse guys, I really liked it as a change of pace. X: Holy. loving. poo poo. The first time I watched this it made me physically sick to my stomach. Later viewings were not as powerful but hot loving drat. Watch the poo poo out of this one. Also apparently the director felt insulted when they gave him X because he thought they were trying to force him into going on an XXX route, so he went... elsewhere. Y: Stylish as gently caress. The best looking and best sounding short in the whole movie. Also gross, but hot drat. Soundtrack reminded me of Drive. Do not skip. Z: Batshit crazy, exactly what you would expect from the director of Tokyo Gore Police (home of the dick cannon, artery jetpack, and sword gimp). A fitting end to the movie. Sorry for the wall of text, try watching the movie.
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NESguerilla posted:The intro to the ABC's of death 2 is incredibly off putting. I'm not expecting Citizen Kane out of this but creepy girl singing "la la la la" with a xylophone banging in the background seriously? Yeah, it was too on the nose cliche. As for the movie, I didn't find a single short that was as good as my favorites from the first movie, but there also weren't any as bad as the really awful ones. Definitely more even in quality. The tone is still all over the place, but 2 seemed to have a higher concentration of "artsy" shorts, for better or for worse. I particularly liked A, D, O, and R.
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Sarchasm posted:Here's a weird one: What's good on Netflix that doesn't actually have to be watched? I just had a minor eye procedure and I'd like to be able to set the iPad beside my bed and listen to something with my eyes closed. I've already burned through my backlog of podcasts and an audiobook, I'm not picky at the moment. Samsara, duh. (Hopefully this isn't needed but don't put Samsara on) But for real, how do you feel like a narration-heavy documentary? I mean, as long as you're dealing with movies or tv there will be an important visual component, so this isn't really an easy question. You're gonna miss something no matter what. The best I can think if would be something like a Herzog documentary (Happy People, maybe?)
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Leper Residue posted:Such a bad movie. The cape dude was kind of cool but just went downhill rather quickly. I also hated hated hated the skateboard kid piece. Probably cause I hate skateboarders. I loved that I got to watch a SWAT vs Wizard battle. The skateboarders were supposed to be huge asshiles I think. Doesn't mean you should like it but at least it is intentional. I was still rooting for them by the end. I insist that skeletons are the absolute least scary horror villain, they're just too goofy. As to the parallel monsters thing, I loved that both of them were really fish out of water instead of just the obvious one.
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Jack Gladney posted:Hell House is also amazing for being pretty sympathetic to a town full of people completely out of step with the rest of the world. Is Hell House still up? If so, watch Hell House.
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May 13, 2015 05:23
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NESguerilla posted:I found all of these really entertaining: Troll Hunter is an actually great movie by any metric, Oculus is a good movie, The Den is decent, and Devils Pass is definitely bad, but the kind of bad you can laugh at. You'll get a whole lot of extra mirth out of it if you have ever spent a decent amount of time in Oregon. Basically what I am saying is those four movies are not created equal, if you watch the Den or Devils Pass first dont write the others off. Also if you like found footage The Taking of Deborah Logan is not bad at all. Troll Hunter and Oculus are better but I liked it. Samfucius fucked around with this message at 03:49 on May 19, 2015 |
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1408 the short story was one of the last things to scare the living gently caress out of me. I think I was 11 and I had been chewing through everything Stephen King had ever written. The Shining had creeped me out (I read it in a hotel) but even though I was a kid nothing really got to me. Then I read 1408. I was so worried that the movie was gonna be trash, thank god it actually turned out good. I love the changes they made because it kept the whole thing fresh to me, even after I read the story over and over. It's cool to see a big-budget horror movie adaptation done so well, and along with The Mist makes me wonder why we abandoned the early 2000's trend of making great movies out of King's short stories rather than his books.
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Sep 11, 2015 05:56
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Sarchasm posted:It Follows is great. Looks and sounds like a million bucks, and leaves the viewer with a lot to think about once the movie is done. Out of all my friends I had only one who did not like this movie, and she was totally unable to articulate why. Ever since then I've been curious, did anyone else who generally likes horror movies not like It Follows? Why? I didn't think it was a classic or anything, but I definitely enjoyed myself.
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speshl guy posted:Seconding The Last Shift recommendation. Genuinely creepy film and contrary to the other guys, I thought the ending was effective and appropriate, if predictable. I watched this last night and it creeped my girlfriend right the hell out, kept teasing her about "spooky pentagrams" lurking in the closet. The ending was totally fine conceptually, but drat if it wasn't abrupt as hell. Running from spooky ghosts, running from spooky ghosts, running from spooky ghosts, OH WAIT NOW IT'S TIME FOR A TOTALLY UNPRECEDENTED GHOST SHOOTOUT?!?
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Basebf555 posted:Yea I think the key thing with Edge of Tomorrow is that Cruise doesn't play some unstoppable badass, he's kinda just a regular soldier. The fact that he has basically no clue what he's doing for 90% of the movie is what makes it interesting. It's a really good way to explain how he gets so good despite never seeing combat. I did always wonder how much his body hurt, given that he's a desk jockey before and the resets negate any exercise he gets. He must so sore at the end of every day.
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Junkie Disease posted:Why does Prime have so much I watched it and it is an unironic version of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNxGym3SrkI&t=34s
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Girl With Extras Gifts started off strong and ended in the wettest fart I've seen in a long while. Was is the same as the novel?
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veni veni veni posted:Rented Girl with all the Gifts. Can't say I loved it. Imo the whole thing was pretty middling and it was weird how much they ripped off The Last of Us. Wasn't the original short story written long before TLoU? I feel like I read it when I was a teenager, so like a decade ago.
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veni veni veni posted:Looks like it came out in 2014 so you must be thinking of something else. Yeah he turned a short story into a novel. I can't imagine it took him that long though, so if the book came out in 2014 I probably read the story around 2012 and wasn't a teenager.
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