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In the past I just did reviews for movies I "pregamed" in September and posted them in here and included them on my list but just didn't count them for my total. This year I held off.
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Lol definitely missed that it's not officially starting until tomorrow. Oh well, I'm 2 movies deep on my personal quest now.
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Sep 30, 2021 21:18
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Careful. The spook-a-doodle cops will come for you if you start too soon.
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Sep 30, 2021 21:31
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Don't want to speak for Fran but I can't imagine he really cares that much about people counting movies they watch tonight.
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Basebf555 posted:Don't want to speak for Fran but I can't imagine he really cares that much about people counting movies they watch tonight. Yeah, I don't wanna be a stickler on the first day, so I changed the OP to say it began "SEPTEMBER 30th @ 12PM EST", so Happy Halloween, y'all can count any movie that's been watched since the thread's been live. M_Sinistrari posted:It's varied from the last week of September to a day or so before October. I don't think we had a set in stone start beyond the official go call in the intro thread post. We've never had a set in stone rule, it changes every year based on climate, interest, and other deciding factors. Ultimately I want the most participation (that follows some set of rules). I've mentioned it, but this year's thread started so late because 1) we've had multiple horror challenges and projects this year, 2) as soon as the thread goes live people start watching movies, no matter what day or if they're going to count them, 3) I'm a busy boy these days, 4) I wanted to avoid burnout of participants, 5) it's a little more special when we have to wait. Franchescanado fucked around with this message at 21:45 on Sep 30, 2021 |
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Sep 30, 2021 21:42
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Sep 30, 2021 21:47
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Once again whining online works 
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Sep 30, 2021 21:49
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feedmyleg posted:Once again whining online works I was typing up my QCS thread, not needed anymore!
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Sep 30, 2021 21:50
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feedmyleg posted:Once again whining online works Maybe tonight's the beginning of my weekend and I wanna count movies I watch tonight after a bad day at work...  Bummed I can't review my watch of Horror of Dracula last night, which I watched with friends who had never seen it, or any other Hammer Horror. It was a blast, and they were excited to learn there is a whole series of Christopher Lee Dracula films to watch. MacheteZombie posted:I was typing up my QCS thread, not needed anymore! I never read them as a mod, and I'll never read them now. 
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Sep 30, 2021 21:54
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gey muckle mowser posted:
Whooooops. It's on YouTube and the Internet Archive, though the quality is not great.
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Sep 30, 2021 22:03
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I think this is legal now. At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul (1964) À Meia Noite Levarei Sua Alma Directed by José Mojica Marins 🇧🇷 Brazil Spooky Travelogue 1 of 31 Watched on YouTube  At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul is an interesting and important movie because it’s the first Brazilian horror film and it’s the first appearance of the iconic Brazilian character Zé do Caixão (known in English as Coffin Joe). Coffin Joe is an undertaker who has no patience for ethics or morality or even emotion. He establishes his wickedness and anti-Catholic cred early on by eating meat on a Friday, chuckling at a funeral procession as it passes by. It gets much worse almost immediately. With his top hat and cape, Coffin Joe is almost a cartoonish parody of a horror villain. I half expected him to punch a baby by the time the movie was done.  In an introductory monologue, Coffin Joe explains the importance of blood and bloodlines, especially his own. His all-consuming desire to have a child and his wife’s apparent infertility provide the central conflict. The puzzling thing is that Coffin Joe was apparently always a jerk — none of the townsfolk like him — but it’s not clear if he was always evil. Did he just recently learn that his wife could not have kids? It's a minor nitpick because he's not really that complex of a character. In any situation, he simply chooses to do the wrong thing. Sometimes he's violent. Sometimes he's blasphemous. Sometimes he's just annoying.  José Mojica Marins chews up the scenery every time he’s on screen. He’s just so wonderfully hammy. At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul may be a little rough and it does drag in parts, but it’s definitely spooky and entertaining, especially the finale.
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Sep 30, 2021 22:10
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Can I use my Hooptober list? https://boxd.it/dg9GK
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Sep 30, 2021 23:18
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 #1) The Night Visitor (2015; DVD) Hey, remember Paranormal Activity? How there was an in-story reason for all the cameras? This movie doesn't consider that point to be necessary. We're dropped into the lives of a couple whose marriage is on the rocks, and they're given a camera to keep track of their daily lives and relationships. But before that, we're already jumping around at least half a dozen cameras in the house (plus one on the yard of the neighbor across the street?), with a framing device of it being footage reviewed by an agent of some sort. I still don't understand why. The actual conflict of the movie is something to do with the young son (who wears pajamas day and night) being haunted in some way, but only a small slice of the film's run-time is dedicated to that story thread. This is part of a batch of low-budget films being put out by the husband/wife team of Michael Biehn (yes, that one) and Jennifer Blanc (who directed). Biehn shows up for about three minutes as the mysterious agent, in addition to executive producing. This being Michael Biehn's current situation affected me on an emotional level more than anything else in the film. I'm having a hard time putting forth a structured detailing of why this movie sucked so hard, because there's just so many contributing factors. Watching this made my brain feel like it was being suffocated. Maybe the most immediate problem is the audio, which sounded like the microphone was suspended in a tin garbage can. Despite being set in 2013, the HD-recording digital camcorder has a seemingly bottomless battery (except for when the movie needs it to suddenly be otherwise). The handicam jiggles around so much that I was genuinely feeling nauseous. The bickering between the couple is tiresome, and as flat as the characters are, it doesn't add or reveal anything after the first ten minutes. Even the jump scares are too half-baked to do what they're meant to do. If you watch this (please don't), I hope you like incoherent screaming, because you're gonna get a ton of it. This movie made me want to abandon consciousness. Thank goodness it can only go up from here. “Who needs a dog when you have a mommy?” Rating: 1.5/5
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Only recently registered but I've lurked the horror thread forever, so I'm excited to participate this year! Aiming to watch 31 films, tackle all of Fran's challenges, perhaps earn a Spook-A-Doodle Crew badge and no longer be such a poser. I attempted the challenge years ago and while I'd failed that time I fell in love with a bunch of new favourites like Demon Knight (and the Twilight series *cough*), so I hope the same will happen again. My focus this year will be to hack away at my shame list, both classics and recent gems.
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Oct 1, 2021 00:05
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I think I'm going to also aim for 31 this year, and write actual reviews, with notes and everything! Since I am attempting to be conscious of the media I consume atm. While I technically watched The Night Visitor with darthemed just now I am not going to count it because I Did Not Like It.
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Oct 1, 2021 00:15
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I was going to watch Little Shop of Horrors tonight but I was reviewing my watchlist and clicked on The Haunted Palace (1963) to see the preview screenshot features Vincent Price with a great big goatee and cravat and now its going to be my starter this year instead.
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Oct 1, 2021 00:20
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Oh hey October is upon us. Think I'll give 31 a shot, not gonna make the same mistake as 2016 where I watched 64. I'm still not totally convinced that I didn't accidentally perform a dark ritual that killed my grandma and got Turmp elected. Was a hell of a ride, though, and gave me a nice little horror foundation (most of those were first watches, including all of NoES/F13/Halloween/Hellraiser/etc.  ) Think I'll sprinkle some of that list in while catching up on newer stuff and seeing what the challenges hold. Tonight I'll be watching uhh Knives Out because I've been meaning to for a few days, but I don't think that'll count here. (Was thinking about seeing it in theaters when it came out but I went to Parasite and Uncut Gems instead, both of which totally would.)
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Oct 1, 2021 00:22
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Flying Zamboni posted:I was going to watch Little Shop of Horrors tonight but I was reviewing my watchlist and clicked on The Haunted Palace (1963) to see the preview screenshot features Vincent Price with a great big goatee and cravat and now its going to be my starter this year instead. While you couldn't possibly go wrong with either choice, I do feel you made an excellent decision. The Haunted Palace is seriously underrated, you don't see it brought up very much when Price is discussed.
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Oct 1, 2021 00:22
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Zechariah posted:(and the Twilight series *cough*) Last month I watched Twilight for the first time and yknow it was actually pretty decent. It was like a CW show with better production values. The vibes and atmosphere of the town it was set in were fun. I’m looking forward to watching more of them, especially since they start adding werewolves
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Oct 1, 2021 00:25
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gently caress yeah, it's back and I'm back. Last year I attempted to go for a full 50 movies (personal best is 44) but fell way short. So this year I'm going to go back to basics to remind me of why I love this challenge every year (kinda exhausted myself trying to get 50 and feel that I lost the forest for the trees). I'm going for 31 in 31. Though if I get ambitious I will do an overrun but I'm not looking to break any records. Just that I want to keep watching horror 
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Oct 1, 2021 01:02
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 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, 1984 Let's start the marathon with something classy, or lack of, as they pumped out one of these almost every single year of the 80s. The fourth Friday the 13th is not my favorite entry in the franchise, but it got what makes these movies endearing. Jason killing people. That's pretty much it. And they finally kill him off for good in this one, hence the title, the final chapter. Of course that didn't last as the 80s kept on trucking with these movies. But it was a fun temporarily send off. There are some nice brutal kills as expected. I could talk about the plot, about the kid, that awkward guy with his awkward dance and so on, but none of it matters as I don't need to give this movie an in dept review. It is Friday the 13th and it morbid fun. As mentioned, not my favorite of the bunch, but it gave me my 80s slasher fix.
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Oct 1, 2021 01:09
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Hot Dog Day #89 posted:that awkward guy with his awkward dance You be nice to Crispin Glover
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Oct 1, 2021 01:15
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I've been waiting for this since the end of the last one and I still go through the previous thread for recommendations. Probably won't be able to hit 31, but I'll give it a go and watch as many as I can. Aiming for mostly new movies, but since I'm way busier than I was in quarantine last year, I'm just gonna watch whatever I fancy in the moment. Thanks for all the work that goes into organizing this!
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Oct 1, 2021 01:27
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 1) In The Earth, 2021 Hulu Ben is three for three when it comes to folk horror movies. This is totally my jam. My only real complaint is the overuse of strobe lights. I'm not epileptic, but it did give me a bit of a headache, and there probably should have been a warning. I don't want to say too much, because it is pretty new. The pandemic didn't play as much in to it as I anticipated, and it might be a little too similar to A Field in England in some respects, but if he wants to keep making these, I'm going to keep watching. Just wish he'd cut down on the flashing lights a bit.  .5/5
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Oct 1, 2021 01:31
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Shooting for 31 first-time watches again this year. Gonna try to do one from as many different countries as possible, though the pickings are starting to get slim outside of the 10 or so places with horror output that is both consistent and possible to find online.
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Oct 1, 2021 01:34
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Kicked off at 8:30am on October 1, I took the day off to start Shocktober with a bang with 3 movies planned today   -- 1. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) -- First time watch Since 2018 I start off every October with a Freddy movie. I looooved this one. The 80s hair and outfits, the synth pop and rock throughout, the array of creative dream sequences and Freddy gags. I barely cared about the plot or characters, it's just like watching a bunch of unique horror sequences queued up like music videos on MTV (the popularity of which clearly heavily influenced this film) Love that the high school history class just happens to include dream master lore in its curriculum Is there some kind of compilation album with all the pop songs from every Nightmare on Elm Street movie? Including the Will Smith rap one? Can't wait for Nightmare 5 next year  Scariest moment: This movie really kicked up the grossness. The pizza with the faces in it and the souls clawing their way out of Freddy at the end were disgusting, but the cockroach transformation scene takes the cake: starting with whatserface's elbows breaking open, and the body horror that ensues Hedrigall fucked around with this message at 02:03 on Oct 1, 2021 |
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Oct 1, 2021 01:48
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 #2) The Demons of Ludlow (1983; Blu-ray) On their bicentennial, a tiny town called Ludlow receives a piano (or harmonium, the script isn't quite certain) from a descendant of their founder. When it's played that same night, the instrument summons up spirits from the town's past. Hitting notes reminiscent of The Fog and Poltergeist, this is easily the most functional of Bill Rebane's films that I've seen so far. That's not to say it's lacking in issues; film stock changes sharply from shot to shot, the acting is desperate, the characters get hardly any development before being bumped off, and the soundtrack and dialogue are actively at war during several points of key plot advancement. But there's a good sense of the environments, the synth music has a nice level of creepiness, the lighting is thoughtfully moody, and the central mystery (though handled a bit clumsily) is an interesting one. Plus, the levitation effects are just adorable. Where the film falls down hardest is the pacing. As much fun as the supernatural encounter scenes can be, they tend to be separated by long stretches of slow exploration and exposition. There's usually some fascinating Midwest interior décor held over from the '70s for the slower scenes, though, which helps a bit with maintaining attention. Too bad the ending doesn't quite pull everything together, but it's still one of the best horror films to be shot entirely in Wisconsin. “We've been taking care of our own business too long to go running to outsiders for help.” Rating: 2.5/5 Darthemed fucked around with this message at 03:26 on Oct 1, 2021 |
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Oct 1, 2021 01:50
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Franchescanado posted:What DOESN'T Count How much of the Witchcraft series does this rule out? I'm joking. I wasn't going to watch the Witchcraft movies for the challenge. Because I've seen them all. Actual challenge: 10 new to me Kaiju 10 new to me Silent 10 new to me from A History of Horror (1895-2016) 1 Arsenic and Old Lace Plus assorted Fran challenges where I can't overlap.
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Oct 1, 2021 02:05
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Pornography (it hasn't happened yet, but I swear, someone's gonna try and watch Edward Penishands for this)
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Oct 1, 2021 02:05
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I'm quoting this to encourage it being added to the first post and so if it isn't I can find it easily.
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Oct 1, 2021 02:10
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I read back through all my reviews from last year’s thread and remembered how much fun I had, and now I’m even more pumped for this year
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Pontypool (2008) Directed by Bruce McDonald 🇨🇦 Canada Spooky Travelogue 2 of 31 Watched on DVD  I definitely haven’t seen this before. There have been other horror movies confined to a single location. There have been horror movies about viruses. As far as I know, this is the first and only horror “bottle” movie about a virus that is spread through speech.  The beginning, in which the small cast of characters learns about what is happening from people calling in to the station is just fantastic. Without actually showing anything, Bruce McDonald is able to build really palpable tension. It really works. Because we never leave the station, we’re as much in the dark as the cast.  I’m not sure how I feel about the ending. It makes sense on some level, but it also feels as though they wrote themselves into a corner by confining all of the action to the interior of the radio station. I admire the commitment to constraints, but the same thing that made the first two acts so great felt kind of forced in the end.
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Oct 1, 2021 02:55
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I’m trying to complete STAC Goat’s HalloweeNIT challenge here. I might as well post reviews from my Hooptober list also. I’m aiming at watching two movies a day from that list for the month of October. So we’re talking like 80 reviews here provided I don’t hit a massive reviewer’s block.
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Oct 1, 2021 03:02
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Watched Midnight Mass, was kinda Mid. Tho that last line of the show loving killed me and I laughed out loud super hard. Might do a full review and not count it in the total later tomorrow when I start posting movies.
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Oct 1, 2021 03:14
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I took an extended break from the forums and films recently, but I love Halloween too much to not give this a shot! I’m gonna set 31 as a minimum, but I’m gonna try for double of that. One before work, one after work, and binge on my days off. My only self imposed challenge is I have to own it. My backlog is disgusting so this is my excuse to watch it. Can’t wait to start after work tonight!
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Oct 1, 2021 03:35
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Definitely in this time again. Started logging some movies the beginning of this week because I'm going on vacation for 5 days near the end of this month - I'll see if I can get 31 on top of that as a stretch goal but as long as I can hit 31 including those I'll be happy.
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1) Four Flies on Grey Velvet  /Giallo It's rated as a FRESH APPLE! It's not the most memorable giallo, I really loved the mask and the colours whenever they were shooting an exterior. There's a gay private eye in a pretty small role but he does have the line of the movie "oooh, you heterosexuals". Nothing really on show to assuage accusations of mysogny here including depictions of domestic abuse. It has pacing issues, there's no sweet rear end on-screen kills and the characters are pretty unlikable. Some great images and soundtrack though!  
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1. Shallow Grave 1987 Directed by Richard Styles A movie that opens up with a sleazy recreation of the psycho shower kill follows up by settling into your typical slasher fare with a group of young women off for a vacation with fatal results. What makes this stand out is the killer being a small town sheriff, a neat gimmick involving a Christian radio station playing during certain moments and a pretty clever ending. There's some pretty funny dialogue at times and I liked how it ended up using the cast. The women each have their own personalities but are a bit under developed, as these things tend to go. The men are treated as ineffective though well intentioned which works really well for the story and added some interesting tension a few times. There's a great theme of acab and though the small town with some seediness isn't new ground it's a good setting for the story that adds some believability to the events. Also I wouldn't go into this expecting a fun slasher. It starts off that way, but gets increasingly grim as it goes on, something I found quite effective. 3/5 2. Resurrection 1999 Directed by Russell Mulcahy Pretty good knock off Se7en. Always enjoy seeing Christopher Lambert and the side characters were all pretty solid. Funny seeing David Cronenberg pop up and I'm always a fan of Leland Orser's bit parts. Had a strong amount of filth and grime throughout and the climax had a pretty wild moment that left me giggling. Doesn't really do anything to crazy or unique plotwise but there's some solid gore effects and the full reveal of the killer's project was grotesque in a great way. 3/5
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In for 31. Personal record is 34, hoping to top it. No theme or goals beyond “watch movies”. Gonna cherry pick mostly from the 2 threads and Frans 151 Hidden Gems list.
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