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Okay, I completed my F13 challenge, but I'll be a gamer and do one more horror movie to end the month. Only requirements: No rape scenes or other sexual violence, and streaming on Netflix or Hulu (cancelled Prime last year because I couldn't afford it). Go.
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Timby posted:Okay, I completed my F13 challenge, but I'll be a gamer and do one more horror movie to end the month. Only requirements: No rape scenes or other sexual violence, and streaming on Netflix or Hulu (cancelled Prime last year because I couldn't afford it). Netflix: As Above, So Below, The Perfection, The Ritual, The Void Hulu: Mom and Dad, A Quiet Place, Berberian Sound Studio, Ghost Stories, and I'd love to say Baskin, but Baskin does have a scene of pretty intense sexual violence.
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May 30, 2019 15:11
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Timby posted:Okay, I completed my F13 challenge, but I'll be a gamer and do one more horror movie to end the month. Only requirements: No rape scenes or other sexual violence, and streaming on Netflix or Hulu (cancelled Prime last year because I couldn't afford it). Tucker and Dale vs. Evil if you haven't seen it Basebf555 posted:Netflix: As Above, So Below, The Perfection, The Ritual, The Void The Perfection does not meet the requirements for sure. The rest are all great suggestions though.
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May 30, 2019 15:14
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Yeah The Perfection definitely has sexual violence as part of the plot.
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May 30, 2019 15:16
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Ah yes, I'd forgotten about that scene, thank you for the correction. But for the most part sexual violence is discussed as part of the plot, not actually shown on-screen. For the most part.
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May 30, 2019 15:30
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A Quiet Place it is. Will watch tomorrow to end the month.
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May 30, 2019 17:19
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Sorry for almost setting you up for a bad time. Unfortunate minor downside of these challenges sometimes is the movies start to run together.
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May 30, 2019 17:37
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 My final movie of the month, Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror. This is an anthology movie, with three segments connected by Snoop Dogg escorting the damned to hell The first segment is the best. A lady gets a magic tattoo where if she spray paint an x over someone's tag, that person will die. It doesn't make a ton of sense, but it's fun and the deaths are pretty great The second one, despite the presence of Ernie Hudson, is bad. A rich white couple move in with a group of elderly black veterans and try to kill them to get around some inheritance thing. The veterans go along with the white couple for way too long, it's like 20 minutes of them just getting poo poo on by the white couple before there's finally a brief violent comeuppance. The third one is fine. Not bad, but not good enough to get me back after the second story. It's got Jason Alexander attempting what I eventually realized was supposed to be a British accent. Overall I gotta say that Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror was pretty disappointing. The one thing that it shouldn't be is boring, but that's what it is. Look at that cast! Ernie Hudson, Billy Dee Williams, Lamar Odom, Method Man, Jason Alexander, Danny Trejo! But the only one who really gets to shine is Ernie Hudson. The scripts are really weak, and while the gore effects are quite good, they only really save the first story. Watched: The Prophecy, The Prophecy 2, The Prophecy 3, The Prophecy Uprising, The Prophecy Forsaken, Pet Sematary, Return of the Living Dead, Laserblast, The Shining, Tales From The Darkside The Movie, The Alphabet Killer, Ghost Ship, Delivery: The Beast Within, Pulse, The Lure, Stranger Things, The Vampire Lovers, Masters of Horror Stuart Gordon H.P. Lovecraft's Dreams in the Witch House, Monsters Dark Continent, Day of the Dead, It, Blood: The Last Vampire, Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
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May 30, 2019 19:56
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Well, I got some bad news, I obviously am not going to be able to finish the horror challenge and am out at only 5 movies. This month was just really bad for me for a lot of reasons which is also why I haven't posted here or in the Discord for a while. I guess I'll see you all in October.
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May 30, 2019 20:13
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Just wrapped up my challenge with Possum and CHUD II: Bud The Chud. Will post about both shortly. Am in another country currently. FreudianSlippers fucked around with this message at 22:24 on May 30, 2019 |
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May 30, 2019 22:18
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May Horror Challenge Wrap-Up I set out to watch 13 horror movies I'd never seen, with an emphasis on movies I'd never even heard of. I watched 23 horror movies I'd never seen, 14 of which I'd never head of, and a TV show. My three favorite were Return of the Living Dead The Shining The Lure My three least favorite were The Alphabet Killer The Prophecy Forsaken Day of the Dead(the first remake) Special notice to Pulse, which should be a classic 80s horror movie, but for some reason I'd never heard anybody talk about it. Even though it's not a movie, I really enjoyed Stranger Things. I'm excited to watch the second season, maybe I'll save it for the October challenge. Here's the total haul  ngl, some of those are probably going back to Half Price Books. I don't need a copy of The Alphabet Killer in my house.
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May 30, 2019 22:32
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16. A young lady is baby sitting a friends children on Halloween. One of the kids got a creepy VHS in his bag. The children convinces the baby sitter to let them watch, horror ensues. There is so much stupid poo poo going on here. It’s titled All Hallows’ Eve but takes place on Halloween, the kids candy is all peppermints and butterscotch, like you couldn’t spend $8 on a mixed bag of chocolates? As another poster mentioned, all 3 stories and the wrap around feature lone females being stalked and/or attacked. This alone is a problem but in a smarter film, it could be seen as an analogy for toxic masculinity and the kind of fears women have in everyday life. Unfortunately, this movie(s) goes out of its way to have the women respond in the dumbest ways possibly always ending poorly for them. The sections with Art the clown (1 and 3) are much better than the middle section which features an alien that is for some reason wearing a dollar store alien mask, which looks to have a much cooler design underneath. The mask is never removed. The first section looks like something made in 1995 despite being made 10 years ago. The third section I didn’t really have a problem with other than the aforementioned misogyny. I also really disliked that they kept cutting back to whoever was watching the tape to show their reaction. A single time back to the boy enjoying it early on was all it needed, but instead it cut back every 6 minutes. I do have to give credit for 2 things though. The stories in this give a much better “watching a VHS” feeling, visually, than any of the V/H/S films. And most importantly, I can definitely see this movie giving some people nightmares and I think if you’re talking about horror movies, that’s not something that can just be overlooked.
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May 30, 2019 23:05
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TheBizzness posted:It’s titled All Hallows’ Eve but takes place on Halloween 
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May 30, 2019 23:36
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For some reason I thought it was the day before Halloween. I guess I was confusing it with Devil’s night.
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May 30, 2019 23:49
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6. Butterfly Kiss (2018) - It's been awhile since I've seen a really good FF. This delivered. A fun spooky film within a film within a film. I thought the lead was particularly good, and enjoyed his descent into the urban legend and his desire to be believed. The budget shows at times, and I felt the Blinkman could have had a more unique design but overall it was neat "legend". 4/5 7. Happy Death Day 2U (2019) - A horror movie's sequel that's more of an action scifi than horror, where have I heard of that before? Thankfully the Jessica Rothe still delivers as Tree, and the twist of this one helps challenge her character again in a new way while keeping the premise largely the same (for better or worse on that front). 3/5 8. S&Man (2006) - A ff I had largely overlooked and heard mixed things about. I probably should have checked it out sooner. Was a decent pairing with Butterfly Kisses. It's a way better version of Last Broadcast and Poughkeepsie Tapes (in a way). The utilization of actual horror industry folks to discuss issues surrounding horror filmmaking in the exploitation genre was decently executed. The main plot of whether or not the S&Man is real was interesting, but predictable. The discussion around his authenticity with why people make horror was the real good stuff. 3/5 9. Deep Red (1975) - Wanted to show the wife a classic of the giallo genre. While the remastered version looks amazing, it's funny how it gives away the killer in the first scene. Thankfully my wife over looked it and got a fun surprise towards the end. We both couldn't help at the really poorly aged dialogue of Marc constantly giving Gianna a hard time. The funky score is a blast, one of my favorites. A great Argento, great giallo, great movie. 4.5/5 10. Nosferatu (1922) - It's great how one of the oldest remains one of the best. A great creature design for Orlok, and wonderful use of lighting. I dont have much else to say here, but it's an essential movie for horror lovers and film history buffs. 4.5/5 11. Overlord (2018) - I thoroughly enjoyed this as my Saturday AM flick. It was surprisingly tense early on. All the grounded war stuff was really well executed and I thought the banter between the troops was efficient in giving each character quick backstories. Bokeem Woodbine doing a knock Sam Jackson impression as the group's CO was pretty great (though brief lol). It's also made me a fan of Wyatt Russell who sounded just like his dad (looks like a blonder Kurt as well). The lead, Jovan Adepo, killed it though. A great performance and his character arc was a lot better than I expected from a Nazi making monsters movie. While the back half is much more of what I expected (and I'm guessing most people), I actually enjoyed the front chunk of the troops landing in France more. A specific moment stands out to me. One of the characters, Dawson, is giving his brief backstory that includes carrying around a book he's writing inspired by his mom who writes cookbooks for the community, when he suddenly explodes thanks to a landmine. It's really well done moment that really sold the tragedy of the war these guys were tossed into. 3.5/5 12. The First Purge (2018) - This was hands down the best of the Purge movies. Completely unafraid to face the movie's premise head on and call out the racism driving it all. This is the kind of revitalization of Blaxploitation I'm looking for. The badass action scene of the gangsters killing pmcs carrying out a racist and classist governments orders was so enjoyable I had to cheer at my screen. 3.5/5 wow i wrote the most about Overlord. what am i doing with my life. for my 13th movie, is Godzilla: King of Monsters enough of a horror movie to count?
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May 31, 2019 04:48
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Ok folks, it's been a month of giallo and giallo adjacent movies from the 60-70s for me. I saw many skeevy stabbings, stranglings and razor bladings, male gazed upon a ton of Italian women, unfortunately seen a lot of rapes and also a lot of animals killed (one for real), and overall I had a morally questionable great time! Unfortunately I'm not gonna be able to do any more movies this month, and while I wasn't even able to reach the 80s or rewatch any of the giallos I've seen before, I’m ending my challenge with a giallo tier list, so that it may help you in your future viewings. S Tier (Must watch) Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972) Directed By: Sergio Martino. Least poser movie Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971) Directed By: Aldo Lado. Best ending The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971) Directed By: Duccio Tessari. Most enjoyable for a normal person Death Laid an Egg (1968) Directed By Giulio Questi. Hahahahah A Tier (Very good) The Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975) Directed By: Sergio Martino. Best sountrack! Eye in the Labyrinth (1972) Directed By: Mario Caiano. Most interesting story The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963) Directed By: Mario Bava. Most endearing B Tier (Okay) Death Smiles on a Murderer (1973) Directed By: Joe D'Amato. Most Klaus Kinski The Red Queen Kills 7 Times (1972) Directed By: Emilio Miraglia. Almost very good The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972) Directed By: Giuliano Carnimeo. This is the midpoint giallo. Death Walks on High Heels (1971) Directed By: Luciano Ercoli. Most Hitchcock, worst ending. Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye (1973) Directed By: Antonio Margheriti. Most cat focused. C Tier (if you must) The Blood Spattered Bride (1972) Directed By: Vicente Aranda: a real fox is killed in this one, most homophobic, but I love the ending so eeeh 5 Dolls for an August Moon (1970) Directed By: Mario Bava. Boring but stylish. Best Ending theme D Tier (skip completely) Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971) Directed By: Paolo Cavara. Most forgettable. Crimes of the Black Cat (1972) Directed By: Sergio Pastore. Most waste of a good cat. House of Exorcism (1973) Directed By: Mario Bava, Alfredo Leone (watch Lisa and the Devil instead) Not Giallo tier The Hitcher (1986) Directed By: Robert Harmon. Most inane plot Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) Directed By: John D. Hancock. Honorary giallo because of the title.
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May 31, 2019 05:37
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I burned out on this marathon a few days ago. I just haven’t been able to get myself in the mood to watch horror the last few days. But I’m so close to watching all the Jason movies it would feel wrong not to finish. And actually, I’ve seen the next two films so I’m technically, sorta done as far as “see all the Jason films” goes. But I also don’t really remember a thing about them and it just feels right to finish my marathon. Also I burned the poo poo out of my hand on a frying pan handle so I can’t play video games like I’ve been doing the last couple of days. So I’ll just watch Jason kill some people as part of my pain management.  - (22). Jason X (2001) Available on Netflix, but only until June 1st Jason in space! In 2010 authorities frustrated with their inability to kill Jason and keep him dead decide the best approach is to freeze his rear end. I would have buried him in cement or something. But naturally things go wrong, people get slashed, and when all is said and done Jason gets thawed out 400 years later on a space ship filled with students and marines and thus the cycle begins again. So this isn’t a good film but honestly, its probably one of my favorite Jason films. Hell, it might be my favorite. Its the first film since Part VI that doesn’t take itself too seriously and I think that’s huge for my enjoyment. The whole Friday Formula is so dour and mean spirited I just don’t see the appeal at all where I can totally see it in other slashers. This film is trying to have fun. Its stupid fun, but its trying. Also like Part VI it breaks the mold by giving us protagonists with agency and personalities and a plan. Its not some final girl who barely even knows anything is going on for half the film while Jason just slashes people. Jason slashes people but everyone’s plugged in from the start and actively fighting back. That’s HUGE for my enjoyment as there’s actually something for me to engage with and watch where in most fo the films I’m just waiting for the final girl to clue in so I can give a crap about her. Its back to the thing I keep saying and breaking the formula. The Friday movies are so cookie cutter and redundant that it was a chore to work through them, so when a movie broke that formula (in a real way and not just a setting change or something) it made things way easier to digest. And Jason X REALLY breaks the formula hard. For that reason I can see people who love the movies hating this one but for me it was a lot of fun. Again, not to say this is a good film. It’s not. But for a Jason film I had characters I actually got to know and kind of care whether they lived or died, people really fighting back and engaging, a bunch of tongue in cheek jokes (and even a few that land), and Jason still kills a whole lot of people but the setting throws poo poo at him that forces him to react to things he’s not used to. Its amazing it took 10 films for them to really figure “put Jason on his toes” as an angle to play. I’ll go to bat for this film. I mean, loving Oenomaus is in here being a bad rear end. Now I wanna go rewatch Spartacus Also the guy who wrote this film also wrote Drive Angry, which makes a lot of sense and makes me want to rewatch that one too. Which I own on DVD cheap. If only it were earlier in the month.  - (23). Freddy vs Jason (2003) Available on Netflix, but only until June 1st The movie that took like 20 years to make canonically seems to follow after Jason Goes to Hell with Jason in Hell where Freddy Kreuger finds him and decides to set him loose on Elm Street to terrorize the kids and make them remember him after the adults of the town sought to make everyone forget and take away his power. But of course even Freddy can’t keep Jason on a leash once he starts killing. Ok, the obvious out of the way first. Yeah, its a Freddy movie, not really a Jason movie. I’ve made the case that I think that’s really the only option with this thing. Like, a “Freddy movie” is flashy, elaborate dream kills with Freddy making jokes and stalking someone while a “Jason movie” is Jason just blindly slashing away at everyone he encounters until he happens upon a final girl who was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. So how could you fit Freddy into a Jason movie without it effectively becoming a Freddy movie? Or how could you split them 50/50? Even if you just had Jason mindlessly slashing away bodies as he wanders through the woods the second you have Freddy show up to stalk the final girl and kill one of her friends in a dream, it’s a Freddy movie. No? So I think practically while I agree with the Jason fans who complain that this just isn’t “a Jason film” I think its also an impossible bar for “Freddy vs Jason.” But that’s all kind of academic because this is just a bad movie. It’s a bad Jason movie. It’s a bad Freddy movie. It’s a bad “young hollywood slasher”. Its a bad generic “just watch junk” horror film. It’s bad. Its got bad acting, bad writing, silly looking effects and fight sequences. Its paced all kinds of weird. Monica Keena is like one of the least “teenager” non-teenager actor in one of these films I can remember, second perhaps only to Katharine Isabelle’s gratuitous nudity. Kelly Rowland is a terrible, terrible actress and that scene where she calls out Freddy is cringeworthy in ways more than just the uncomfortable slur used. The plot’s a rushed mess and the group’s plans are boring (and I feel like ”pull Freddy from a dream into the real world” was the plot of like 3 Nightmare films). The whole thing’s just bad. Maybe the one thing I kind of liked was that 30 second sequence where Jason terrorizes a kegger in a corn field while on fire. That was a pretty inspired image and probably one of my more memorable of the whole Jason marathon. But mostly this is just a bad, boring film by any standard I can find to judge it. Good job, movie. You got beat by Jason X. Ok, that complete’s the Jason “proper” films but given how loose “canon” fits into the series I can’t find any reason not to consider the reboot a part of the marathon. So I think I’ll finish the month off tomorrow with that one and put everything Jason behind me. ”Wonder How This Holds Up” PreGaming in April 1. World War Z (2013); 2. As Above, So Below (2014); 3. The Cabin in the Woods (2011); 4. The Last Exorcism (2010); 5. Trollhunter (2010); 6. The Blair Witch Project (1999); 7. Unfriended (2014); 8. Absentia (2011); 9. The Last Exorcism Part II (2013); 10. The Prophecy (1995); 11. Dawn of the Dead (1976); 12. Mandy (2018) May “New To Me/Clean Up” Marathon Watched - New (Total) 1. From Beyond (1986); 2. Train to Busan (2016); 3. Coraline (2009); 4. The Old Dark House (1932); 5. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984); 6. Apostle (2018); 7. Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985); 8. Suspiria (2018); 9. Venom (2018); 10. Winchester (2018); 11. The Masque of the Red Death (1964); 12. Behind the Mask:The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006); 13. The Stuff (1985); 14. Veronica (2017); 15. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986); 16. Friday the 13th Part VII: New Blood (1988); 17. Goosebumps (2015); 18. Unfriended: Dark Web (2018); 19. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989); 20. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993); 21. The Perfection (2019); - (22). Jason X (2001); - (23). Freddy vs Jason (2003)
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married but discreet posted:C Tier (if you must) Just watched this one myself. I agree that there are homophobic characters, but would you say that the film itself is homophobic? I saw it as a tragedy about an abused woman taken advantage of both by her husband and by her lesbian lover. Carmilla/Marcella has a predatory character, but her message of liberation through violence is presented as a rejection to a life of sexual servitude and physical abuse. It's a story with no real heroes, but I don't think it's homophobic so much as the film just views all interpersonal relationships as a power dynamic with a victor and a victim. Just a thought. Eager to hear more about your opinions. That fox scene is a real bummer, though.
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May 31, 2019 07:18
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 Magic(Shudder) Decided to go with this one for the last movie because it's probably the one that's been on my watch list for the longest. I've been meaning to get around to it for like the past two years during the challenges. It's always a treat to see Oscar level talent do a horror film, and Hopkins really does bring a depth to the performance that is above and beyond most killer doll movies. I think my personal favorite scene was when his manager finally sees disturbing evidence of his bizarre obsession with the doll and challenges him to sit on the couch and not allow Fats to speak for 5 whole minutes. Both performances were amazing in that scene and you can cut the tension with a knife. Maybe the only real criticism I have is that the romance storyline feels a bit forced because Hopkins is such an off-putting weirdo that it's hard to imagine this woman having that much of an interest. Other than that Magic is an evil doll story but elevated to real psychological thriller level by Hopkins, so if that sounds like your thing then check it out. Well I'm very happy with how this challenge went for me, because I stuck to my goal of only watching movies I hadn't seen AND because I managed to find a lot of really awesome stuff that I'll be rewatching in the future. Probably the highest praise I can give to a horror movie is if I want to add it to my regular October Halloween rotation, and I'm excited to have found at least six of those this year: Let's Scare Jessica to Death Elvira: Mistress of the Dark Forbidden World Terrorvision Errementari: The Blacksmith and The Devil Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? And that's conservative, I can definitely see myself rewatching stuff like Evil Bong, Mom and Dad, It's Alive, Noroi, and Bloody Birthday again at some point. All in all a very successful challenge for me compared to previous years. WATCHED: 1. Evil Bong 2. Let's Scare Jessica to Death 3. Mom and Dad 4. Train to Busan 5. Full Moon High 6. Elvira: Mistress of the Dark 7. It's Alive 8. King Cohen 9. Angel Heart 10. Forbidden World 11. Terrorvision 12. Noroi: The Curse 13. The Nest 14. Bad Taste 15. Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil 16. Amsterdamned 17. What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? 18. Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II 19. Evil Bong 2: Devil's Harvest 20. Psycho III 21. The Perfection 22. Happy Death Day 23. Happy Death Day 2 U 24. Bloody Birthday 25. Magic
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12. Prom Night 2 (1987) Watched On: Shudder  Well this isn't what I expected at all. Nothing to do with the first movie but I'd say for me it was way more interesting. 3 out of 5 13. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Watched On: Bluray  I couldn't really decide how I wanted to cap things off so I went with a classic that I know and love. It also felt right since we're going through some extremely muggy weather and this movie is sweaty as can be. 4.5 out of 5 This closes out my 13 pledged movies. I hate that some of my later reviews had to be a bit rushed, total upheaval of my schedule at work and other things. But it will tide me over well until the big season of reviews in October and I just can't wait. TheKingslayer fucked around with this message at 15:02 on May 31, 2019 |
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May 31, 2019 15:00
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So will Godzilla King of Monsters count for this?
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MacheteZombie posted:So will Godzilla King of Monsters count for this? Can't see why not, I know someone did a whole run of Godzilla movies in October and we counted those.
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 10. Santa Sangre (1989, dir. Alejandro Jodorowsky, Mexico) prime video It's been quite a few years since El Topo or The Holy Mountain but I think the emotional beats of Santa Sangre puts it over the others for me. Still plenty of blood, symbolism, and weird poo poo to see. A beautiful movie, and probably best to leave it there, highly recommended with the specifics unspoiled. 4/5  11. Diabeł (1972, dir. Andrzej Żuławski, Poland) dvd Funny coincidence this movie makes two castrations in a row for the challenge (and three over less than two weeks but the other wasn't horror). I'm up to four Żuławski films seen and while I haven't disliked any yet, it's a little disappointing to report that none of the others have come close to Possession. Diabeł is, I think, a more overtly political work. It's more a feeling I get from watching it though as I don't know enough of the contemporary political context to say anything for sure. A period piece about a soldier after the invasion of Poland rescued, pursued, and influenced by a mysterious stranger (the titular Devil maybe??), culminating in a whole lot of straight razor violence. Interesting to see direction of some of the women in this that looks very similar to Adjani in Possession. It's good, but I don't know, there's a lack of a connection for me when watching these other Żuławski movies and I just don't love them. Maybe there's something in his catalog that would make it all click for me or on rewatch or something I'm just not in a hurry to do either right now. 3/5  12. Satan's Slaves (2017, dir. Joko Anwar, Indonesia) shudder Decent ghost movie that turns into a combination ghost and cult movie. Nothing too special or bad about it, just a solid movie and a pretty good time. 3/5  13. Cure (1997, dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Japan) blu-ray Probably the best of the serial killer procedural horrors. My favorite, at least. Incredibly discomforting, not many things get under my skin like this and I feel like a drat fool for sleeping on Kurosawa for so long. And to wrap it back around to the beginning of my challenge, Dead Ringers, the sense of unease throughout iss similar. Nothing quite feels right and it's hard to get one's footing. Also the two movies I would rate the highest, so fitting bookends. 5/5 13 films, 13 countries: Dead Ringers (Canada) | Tumbbad (India) | Good Manners (Brazil) | The Host (S Korea) | Messiah of Evil (USA) | The Hunger (UK) | Martyrs (France) | Hex (Hong Kong) | Kill Baby, Kill (Italy) | Santa Sangre (Mexico) | Diabeł (Poland) | Satan's Slaves (Indonesia) | Cure (Japan)
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Basebf555 posted:Can't see why not, I know someone did a whole run of Godzilla movies in October and we counted those. Sweet seeing it at IMAX tonight and I cannot loving wait. So hyped for this
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 10. Freddy Vs. Jason (2003) I remember liking this one fine when it came out (and I’ve seen a couple of times since), but for some reason its flaws stood out a lot more on this rewatch. The lead actress isn’t great, her BFF’s an rear end in a top hat, and a chunk of the final fight is kinda boring. For some reason it also really bothered me that Outsider Cop’s only real purpose in being there is to explain Jason to the kids. I needed something mindless to put on that night, so this definitely fit the bill. I don't usually have this much trouble waving off the stupid parts of these kinds of movies though.  11. The Wolfman (2010) This movie was so, so pretty. The actors were great, and I also liked the general idea of the revamped story. It made me happy that they established Lawrence as having relocated to New York so that later on I could think of him as an American werewolf in London. The dreamlike scenes were fantastic, and so were all the wolf-hunting bits. Something’s off about the pacing though; it felt a little too long.  12. The Perfection (2019) I’m going to echo the calls to go in blind. It gets darker than I expected though, so anyone with certain kinds of content issues may want to tread lightly. Despite dealing with some difficult issues, it doesn’t dwell on them in an exploitative way. The focus is kept on the characters and their story, and I keep catching myself thinking about it again in spare moments.  13. Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987) Some elements of this in-name-only sequel are derivative, but it’s weird enough to stand on its own as a fun time. I especially liked the rocking horse, which was big enough to seem strange even before it turned evil. The actress that plays Mary Lou is pretty great; she pulls off seeming both crazy and charismatic. I do think they kicked off the possession plot a bit too early because apart from the kills, the movie got less interesting from there. Watched: 1. Cast A Deadly Spell (1991) 2. The Other (1972) 3. Bloody Birthday 4. Bad Dreams (1988) 5. The Car (1977) 6. Without Warning (1994) 7. Special Bulletin (1983) 8. Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)9. Demonic (2015) 10.Freddy Vs. Jason (2003) 11. The Wolfman (2010) 12. The Perfection (2019) 13. Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987) All done! deety fucked around with this message at 04:05 on Jun 1, 2019 |
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Been a while since I posted any thoughts, so I'll try to slip some in before the final bell. Feels like I'm back in college! #12. Blood Harvest (Shudder via Joe Bob Briggs) -  /5What did I watch? What is this sub-student-film level garbage? Why does it exist, and why is it getting shown on Joe Bob's show? Why is Tiny Tim in this? Why is Tiny Tim dressed up like a clown? Why is Tiny Tim? I have so many questions, and so little desire to know any of the answers. One point for the little song Tiny Tim sings at the end, and for making me think "Who is this Peter Krause lookalike rear end in a top hat?" before it turned out "Actually, it is Peter Krause." Nice twist, movie.  #13. Brightburn (Theater) - /5It's the "Evil Superman" that Zack Snyder has been trying - and failing spectacularly - to make for half a decade or so now. Shame it was never something we needed to begin with. There's something to be said for this film's approach to its central antagonist, and connecting the detached, insectile nature of big-screen serial killer stereotypes like Michael Myers to teenage boys to aloof alien gods, a la the more cynical Superman takes. I just wish that any of it added up to anything compelling, beyond a couple of well-done action/horror setpieces and a great central performance by Elizabeth Banks. There's a lot of promise in the premise, but they never feel like they pay it off. That said, I did get a laugh at the mid-credits gag where Michael Rooker shows up to play Alex Jones, and to promise that there is a Evil Supermonster Justice League waiting to be formed in the Brightburn universe. If that's what they're going for, awesome, I would actually be down for a sequel. I just wish that this thing didn't follow the Marvel Movie formula of "just wait 'til the next one, then we'll pay it off!" so rigidly in this regard.  #14. Christine (1983) (Shudder) - /5Mid-tier John Carpenter is, generally speaking, better than most directors' best efforts. And, let's be frank, Christine is decidedly mid-tier John Carpenter. Which I guess is fitting for an adaptation, since "Christine" is lower-tier Stephen King work. It's not as obviously mercenary as something like his Village of the Damned retread, but you can tell that - other than indulging his love for muscle cars and rock 'n roll - his heart wasn't in this one. More than anything, though, I think this proves that Carpenter is a good visualist, a great musician and a terrible actors' director. He knows how to make a compelling shot, albeit one that is economical and sparse. However, when he's never been great at getting his actors to commit to mood or to coax great performances out of them, and in this one, a lot of the secondary and tertiary actors are uniformly terrible. (Other than Harry Dean Stanton, who can walk onto any set and class the joint up.) I'll give points to Keith Gordon, who does okay with the material - I think they just didn't have a good conception of how to make his downward slide obvious visually, and making him a greaser over time just doesn't work. A shame and a waste, but I guess it is the towering work in the "haunted cars" sub-genre. Take a win where you can find 'em, I guess. Watched so far: The Sacrament, The Frighteners, Land of the Dead, Contamination, Rogue, Prevenge, Dracula (1979), The Stuff, Hellraiser III, Jaws 3, Eight Legged Freaks, Blood Harvest, Brightburn, Christine (1983) Class3KillStorm fucked around with this message at 00:02 on Jun 1, 2019 |
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The Final Friday (of May): A Quiet Place Well ... this was a thing. I don't think it was the revolutionary horror movie that a lot of people hyped it up to be, but there's a lot to like in it. The child actors are surprisingly effective--I believe one of them was actually deaf?--and because I have a severe bug phobia, the monsters being insectoid beasts from Hell really got to me. There's a pervading sense of existential dread throughout the movie, although I credit that more to the editing than to Krasinski as a director; I really don't get why Krasinski framed much of the movie because it was completely lacking in subtlety. The sound mixing, though, holy poo poo. But, really, the true credit goes to Emily Blunt. She's the glue that holds the entire movie together. Right from the beginning you can tell that she's running absolutely ragged, and when she gives birth in the bathtub, she completely sells that it's not just the pain of childbirth, but she's releasing all of the anguish that she's felt ever since the monster apocalypse began and especially the death of her son. I wasn't thrilled by the cinematography, with a lot of it feeling either very flat or very over-saturated, but Marco Beltrami's score was excellent. I'm glad to see him finally returning to form after a decade-plus of mediocrity. A good, not great, movie, but I'm glad I watched it, and thank you for the recommendation. Thus ends my May horror month. Watched: Friday the 13th, Friday the 13th Part II, Friday the 13th Part III, Friday the 13th Part IV, Friday the 13th Part V, Friday the 13th Part VI, Friday the 13th Part VII, Friday the 13th Part VIII, Friday the 13th: Jason Goes to Hell, Jason X My challenge: Friday the 13th 1 - VIII, Jason X, Freddy vs. Jason EDIT: Jason Goes to Hell because Lurdiak is a jackwagon who reminded me that IX is on Netflix Bonus: A Quiet Place where's my participation trophy
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8. Evolution (2015) (Netflix DVD)   "Afterwards a new cycle begins." - La mère This was one of those feature-length movies that probably would have been more effective as a short, or at least not so disappointing. There are some nice images here, but there isn't much plot here and what there is isn't necessarily coherent. The story concerns 10-year-old Nicolas who lives with his "mother" in a small village with other boys his age who are also being raised by their "mothers." Nicolas sees the body of another child with a starfish on his abdomen while swimming one day and this kicks off the story. As the movie progresses it's revealed that the women in the village are apparently incubating fetuses within the boys, although to what end isn't really stated. There are numerous references to starfish, which can reproduce by budding and change sex as they age, although again there isn't any explicit explanation as to why the women are doing what they're doing. There are some interesting ideas here, but like I said nothing coherent enough to be more than mildly entertaining. 2.5/5 9. Before I Wake (2016) (Netflix Streaming)    "That child needs to sleep" - Jessie A movie about a young orphan boy whose dreams manifest in the form of physical objects. When he has good dreams he conjures butterflies and other positive images, but when he has a nightmare the Canker Man appears and kills people. There are some good visuals and the first appearance of the Canker Man is sufficiently creepy. I was a little suprised I didn't guess the reveal of who the Canker Man really represented but it made sense. Overall this was an okay film and would probably be a good double feature with the Babadook. 3/5 11. The Prodigy (2019) (Netflix DVD)    "Blue, or hazel?" - Miles Blume Miles is an extremely smart child who happens to be sharing his body and mind with a resurrected Hungarian serial killer. While the idea is not necessarily new there were some genuinely unsettling scenes here, although I would have liked if the "twist" of the killer being in control the majority of the runtime wasn't quite so telegraphed. I saw some references to this movie being recut to be less intense but couldn't find any details as to what was changed. The Prodigy is worth a watch in any case and I was impressed by Jacob Tremblay's performance as Miles. 3/5
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7. Critters (1986) - Rewatch (DVD) 10. Critters 2 (1988) (DVD) 12. Critters 3 (1991) (DVD) 13. Critters 4 (1992) - Rewatch (DVD)     I found a set of all the Critters movies at my local Half Price Books and had to pick it up. I had watched the first and fourth before but really didn't remember anything about the series besides the general look of the Critters and the poster for the second movie, which used to scare me from the shelves of my childhood rental place. The first two movies I would say are generally fun and worth a watch. The third is still okay but a lot more wacky, while the fourth is just mostly boring. I was surprised the second movie had full-frontal nudity for a PG-13 but I guess that was the early days of that rating. I had hoped to watch the new short series on Shudder but I ran out of time.
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17. Phenomena (Amazon Prime) I’ve really wanted to watch this movie since October, a girl who can communicate with bugs played by Jennifer Connelly and mentored by Donald Pleasance is extremely my poo poo. 2 scenes really stick out to me, when Jennifer summons all the flys to the girls school was an awesome and incredibly powerful visual. Conversely, when she falls into the pool of rotted bodies and maggots is the most disgusted I can remember being since the first time I watched Saw 2 (the digging through the syringes is my nightmare). One thing I thought was kind of funny was the movie turning into a (probably unintentional?) homage to Friday the 13th. Deformed boy seeks revenge on girl who killed his mother, a mother who was killing to avenge/protect him in the first place, on a boat, in a lake. Anyways, the movie did not disappoint and I’m glad I waited til I wasn’t tired from work/half studying to watch it properly.
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16. Lizzie dir. Craig William Macneill (2018) Definitely a little lacking in cinematography and pacing but really strong central performances from Sevingy and Stewart even through some clunky Period Piece writing. I wish there had been a little more time spent between their relationship becoming something more solid and it coming crashing down on them, obviously you know it's gonna go down hill from the start but it would have been nice to have luxuriated in them actually getting to be happy for a little while. Also feel free to make fun of me for not knowing that Lizzie Borden didn't get found guilty, thanks to my lack of knowledge the pretty rote trial stuff actually retained at least some suspense. I'm marking that as a spoiler even thought it's real life for other dumbasses like myself. Dream on, fellow idiots. 3 unfortunate pigeons out of 5 Watched: 1. Noroi 4/5, 2. Mandy 3.5/5, 3. The Stuff 4/5, 4. Gozu 3.5/5, 5. Dark Water 3/5 6. Hellraiser 3.5/5, 7. God Told Me To 4/5, 8. The Others 4/5, 9. Dead Birds 3/5, 10. Q 3.5/5. 11. Shivers 2/5, 12. Pan's Labyrinth 4/5, 13. Suspiria 3.5/5, 14. Inland Empire 4/5, 15. The Vanishing 4/5, 16. Lizzie 3/5
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18. The Perfection (Netflix) I went in blind as suggested. I assumed I knew what the plot was generally going to be about. I was so wrong, and then I was right, and then I was wrong again. This movie has it all, body horror, revenge, crazy gore, and then some! It’s well acted, well shot, and the soundtrack is great. The next to last scene when the girls change the music before they exact their revenge through Allison Williams getting her loving arm sawed through might have been my favorite out of all my viewings in May. I didn’t really care for the following/closing scene but that is my only complaint. That’s my 18 and I finally finished a goal in one of these challenges.
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11) Night of the Demon It's every 50s horror and that's not really my thing outside of Them!. It's shot much better than the crap I usually watch and I really like the demon fog effect. I wish I caught the shorter cut made for the back end of double features. C  12) Demon Wind It's bad and the sets are abysmal but the dude spin kicking the beer is amazing cheese. The makeup effects are pretty good. D  13) Grandmother's House More mystery than horror but it's too slow to develop. Uncle Leo is a fun villain but the last twist is unfortunate. The kid running head first into a pipe is brutal. D  14) Brightburn I love the pitch but the execution is lacking. Everyone but the boy is just kind of there and he's not bursting with personality. I respect the scam of immediately jumping to a crowd pleaser before anyone has a chance to complain about the ending. They knew what they were doing. C   15) Blood HarvestIt's not good but it's so weird you have to see it. The 70s decor and shag carpeting are tremendous. Tiny Tim cannot act at all. C  16) Prom Night 2 Good kills and effects in this one. The story is bizarre and the acting sucks. C  17) The Spearhead Effect A youtuber is the victim of a violent crime and his viral rant accidentally spawns a bunch of vigilantes. Sort of like Fight Club but the protag is a dud and the dialogue is hideous. F  18) Ma Goofy fun. Octavia is having a wonderful time and the supporting characters are so much better than the typical movie about one crazy person. The giant LOUIE label is kind of necessary but made me laugh. B 
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It’s the last day of May! Its a Friday! You know what that means! Its The Final Fri… psst… What is it? Timby already… He what? Look up at the… God drat it. Ok, I’m finishing my drat marathon.  22 (24). Friday the 13th: The Killer Cut (2009) Previously available on Netflix… Killer Cut on Blu Ray. Twenty years ago Pamela Voorhees went on a murder spree at Camp Crystal Lake over grief of her son Jason’s treatment by the counselors, and now Clay is searching the area trying to find signs of what happened to his sister only to end up having to fight for his life and the lives of other partying over sexed kids as Jason goes on a rampage of his own. Hmm. What do I think about this film? That feels like a complicated question. Right off the bat I really like the idea of merging the first three films into one. Its probably really the only way to do a true to spirit remake of Friday the 13th and still give the audience what they actually came to see. To that end the films more complete than any of the first three films did. The original probably had a better story and driving force but no Jason. I was prepared for that but it still ended up feeling lacking when I saw it. This film gives you a touch of the original and probably misses out by not having more of that core, but I don’t know how else you could tell the story in one shot. And in the end I think I left more satisfied from this 90 minutes than I did from the 4 1/2 hours i presumably spent on those first three films. I also like the idea of Jason having some motivation. Again, that’s something the original had that the sequels largely lacked. And I think I mostly like the idea that Jason’s just a big, mean hermit fucker who will kill you if you don’t leave him alone. I’m not sure what to make of the weed farm, but it wasn’t really important enough to matter. I guess you gotta have something to do when you’re all alone in the woods. Jason probably could have used more weed all things considered. And I like that he’s not a monster zombie who emerges from the fog and teleports to kill easy. Ok, he teleported and emerged from the fog a little but he had to actually work for his kills. I can see Friday fans not liking that and at times the film definitely felt a bit more like a Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Wrong Turn remake than a Friday the 13th. But as someone who didn’t enjoy “watching the shark” Jason just effortlessly rampage through body after body after body after body after body after body after body after body after body after body after body after body after body after body after body after body… … I’m sorry, where was I? Yeah, I can see why Friday fans wouldn’t like this and the changes not just to Jason but to formula and speed of these movies. I would totally understand that. But given my feelings on that formula this was definitely one I enjoyed a bit more. Which isn’t to say I loved the film or anything. It was a mediocre slasher in the woods horror. I’ve seen plenty of those and this really didn’t do anything terribly different or exceptionally well. But I think it was competently put together. Unlike most of the Friday movies there were characters I kind of liked and gave a poo poo about (and that douchebag Trent). The “cat and mouse” game starts much earlier than in most Friday films and with more of the cast so that got me engaged quicker. And hell, it actually surprised me when Jenna died. I don’t think once in 11 previous films was I surprised about who lived or who died but that one actually caught me off guard. I also even got spooked by the final undead Jason jump scare which is kind of embarrassing as a horror fan, but I admit I didn’t see it coming and it got me. Again, not a good film. Not a recommendation. There’s better slasher in the wood films out there. As a Friday film? Its almost certainly sacrilege to say but could it by my favorite platonic version of a Jason movie? I’m tempted to say yes but I won’t. In the end if 10 films present a certain way (well, give or take) and an 11th does something different even if I maybe like that something different more its not fair to call it the best version of the 11. It’s something else. I think the film tries to be true to the idea of Friday the 13th with taking from the first 3 films and trying to make them work together. I think it certainly IS a Friday the 13th film. But its still kind of a cousin of Jason or something. Love him or hate him I now know who Jason is and I can’t just want him to be something else because I don’t like what so many others do. And like I said, its not actually good enough to warrant any kind of redefining. So that’s it. May is over and I’ve seen all the Friday the 13th movies. I snuck 24 total films (22 new) into my total. I actually thought I’d clear 31 but my official marker was 13 so I cleared that fine. I didn’t take nearly as many films off my list and didn’t get around to some big ones like Raw, Unsane, Phenomenona, Thoroughbreds, and more. Hell I didn’t even make my laugh squeezing The Dark Tower in here like I planned. The Friday the 13th thing obviously took over eventually (along with burn out and other stuff). But that’s ok. 18 months ago I had never seen a single Friday the 13th film. October 13th, 2017 was a Friday so I said “Why the gently caress not?” and here we are. Took me a little longer than I expected, can’t say I’m a fan. But I can finally do that thing everyone in this forum loves doing and I’ve never been able to do. 1. The Original? 2. VI: Jason Lives 3. IV: Final Chapter 4. Friday ’09 5. Jason X 6. Part 2 7. Part III 8. Freddy vs. Jason 9. V: A New Beginning 10. VII: New Blood 11. Jason Goes to Hell 12. VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan Is that accurate? I don’t know. Is it controversial? Probably. Is it something I want to defend? I dunno. But just the fact that I can finally do it makes me feel like I belong more today than I did yesterday. I am a fuller horror fan. All that being said about Jason my top 5 from the month are From Beyond, The Perfection, Train to Busan, Apostle, and Suspiria ’18. ”Wonder How This Holds Up” PreGaming in April 1. World War Z (2013); 2. As Above, So Below (2014); 3. The Cabin in the Woods (2011); 4. The Last Exorcism (2010); 5. Trollhunter (2010); 6. The Blair Witch Project (1999); 7. Unfriended (2014); 8. Absentia (2011); 9. The Last Exorcism Part II (2013); 10. The Prophecy (1995); 11. Dawn of the Dead (1976); 12. Mandy (2018) May “New To Me/Clean Up” Marathon Watched - New (Total) 1. From Beyond (1986); 2. Train to Busan (2016); 3. Coraline (2009); 4. The Old Dark House (1932); 5. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984); 6. Apostle (2018); 7. Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985); 8. Suspiria (2018); 9. Venom (2018); 10. Winchester (2018); 11. The Masque of the Red Death (1964); 12. Behind the Mask:The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006); 13. The Stuff (1985); 14. Veronica (2017); 15. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986); 16. Friday the 13th Part VII: New Blood (1988); 17. Goosebumps (2015); 18. Unfriended: Dark Web (2018); 19. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989); 20. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993); 21. The Perfection (2019); - (22). Jason X (2001); - (23). Freddy vs Jason (2003); 22 (24). Friday the 13th: The Killer Cut (2009) STAC Goat fucked around with this message at 07:22 on Jun 1, 2019 |
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FancyMike posted:
You can't say something like that and not tell us which one was your favourite.
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I never got a chance to watch a final movie, but I ended up with 22, well past my goal of 13. Good times as always!
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13. Godzilla: King Of Monsters (2019) - I really enjoyed this. Big G was a delight and all the monsters got a chance to show off a but of personality. Gidorah was terrifying, loved how they used his lightning. I enjoyed the human side of the story too, the family drama stuff was pretty good, even if most of the human dialogue was just getting us from A to B for fights to happen. 4/5
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Intruder (1989) The night staff at a grocery store find themselves picked off one by one by a mysterious killer. This movie touts Bruce Campbell's name on the cover and all the posters as though he's a main character, when in reality he turns up for two minutes at the very end of the film. It's directed by Scott Spiegel, a close friend of the Raimis and Quentin Tarantino, which is why both Sam and Ted also turn up in the film to get messily killed. It's a cheap and cheerful slasher/splatter film - the fake heads used in the death sequences are very clearly fake because they didn't apparently even bother to match the skin tones of the actors - but the majority of the deaths are at least original and take advantage of the grocery store/supermarket setting. It's also pretty clear that everyone is at least enjoying themselves making the film, which lifts it up somewhat from just being another cheap slasher. The reveal that the greaser ex-boyfriend was not actually the killer was unnecessary, however, as the movie spent most of his screentime having him be unhinged and/or stand there like a stalker, and also because we'd already seen that the killer was wearing a blue shirt and had hairy arms, which kind of killed a lot of the momentum there. Nightmares in a Damaged Brain (1981)  A recently-released mental patient goes straight back to stalking and killing, despite being declared "cured" by his doctors. This movie was one of the infamous UK "video nasties", and holds a special place in notoriety as its UK distributor was jailed for 18 months for releasing the wrong version. It's also notorious for claiming Tom Savini was the film's makeup and special effects artist, something that Savini vehemently denied to the point of threatening to sue (he now admits that he did give them advice - and was on the set for at least one day of filming - but nothing more). Take away all the controversy, though, and it's really just another Halloween rip-off - there's a creepy child who likes to play pranks on his family, a mental patient who's stalking the family, a babysitter in peril (although just nominally, as she's not one of the main characters). Most amusing, however, is the claim that George Tatum, the killer, has been "cured" by an experimental drug program and the doctors hope to "program" him for government or private sector work - upon which he heads straight to the Red Light District, goes to see a peep show, has a violent flashback and collapses to the ground foaming at the mouth. Yes, "cured" indeed. The murder scenes are quite bloody and violent though, particularly the flashback ones. Savageland (2015)  A small town on the Mexico-Arizona border is massacred, and the only suspect is the sole survivor, an illegal Mexican immigrant. When photos the man took on the night of the massacre are found, however, a different story is told. I saw this movie get reviewed by someone else here and it caught my attention because it was (a) a found-footage/mockumentary film I'd not heard of before; and (b) the found footage in this case was still photographs, which struck me as something pretty original in a subgenre that went to the glue factory long ago. The movie wears its liberal influences and leanings on its sleeve from the start, and there are some really racist/anti-immigrant characters in the film, but it's the story told with the still photographs that really makes it stand out. The film never explicitly states that it's zombies that were the cause of the massacre, but between the photos, some of the comments in the film and the film's ending, where it has a brief scene of more traditional digital found footage, that's clearly what's happening. The film didn't freak me out like Hell House LLC or The Last Broadcast (which it reminded me of), but it did hold my attention throughout the whole thing. Final total: Alice, Sweet Alice (1976); The Descent (2005); They Live (1988); Beyond the Darkness (1979); Evil Dead Trap (1988); 967-Evil (1988); Apostle (2018); Death Line (1972); The Sect (1991); Aenigma (1987); Blood Harvest (1987); Blue Sunshine (1977); Shock Waves (1977); Intruder (1989); Nightmares in a Damaged Brain (1981); Savageland (2015) 15 new; 16 in total
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Onibaba (1964) dir. Kaneto Shindō | Criterion Channel #50 on Slant's Top 100 Horror I was expecting another variation on a Japanese vengeful ghost film, like Kuroneko. I was pleasantly surprised with a more nuanced, psychological exploration of jealousy, obsession, control and revenge.  The film is beautiful, but it's quiet and slow. Part of me feels like I would get more out of the film's themes if I were familiar with the war that's taking place, and also what was happening in Japan in the early 1960's. The biggest fear of the film is with one generation, the older woman, growing fearful and betrayed by the next generation, the young woman, her daughter-in-law, and her deceased son's friend, who returns from the war a criminal with loose morals. Overall, I liked the movie, but Kaneto Shindo managed to tell a similar story of two Japanese woman suffering during wartime in his later film Kuroneko, which is a better film in every single regard, in my opinion. Recommended for fans of Japanese films, revenge and ghosts. Popcorn (1991) dir Mark Herrier  This film got a lot of attention recently in the horror film. I had always seen it's poster in the horror section at the movie rental store, and I had enough time to squeeze in one last movie last night. Glad it was this one! It's rare that a movie sells you on it's use of extras and set design. The excitement and enthusiasm for midnight movies with gimmicks is infectious, and it made me want to attend a film like this. The special effects, the novelty of the kills, the weird make-up on the villain makes this a great 90's B movie. What a fun film to end the challenge on! Recommended for everyone! Total: 11 New: The Vanishing, Inside, Trouble Every Day, Repulsion, The Tenant, Rob Zombie's Halloween II, Onibaba, Popcorn Rewatch: Final Destination 1-3 I did it! I actually managed to finish out Slant's Top 100. While it's a flawed list for including a few films that I disagree with, I appreciate it's concentration on older indie films, foreign films, and even older films from the 1920's. It really has an entry here for everyone, and in that, it's one of the more accessible lists to challenge yourself with. Overall? I'm pretty happy to have watch everything on it. Franchescanado fucked around with this message at 15:34 on Jun 1, 2019 |
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My favorites were The Vanishing, Rob Zombie's Halloween II, and Popcorn. I liked the majority of Trouble Every Day, except Vincent Gallo.
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