Sangre, cuchillos, y tetas --- Horror Film Discussion

[DFA1979]

You should considering it's great and the remake also rocks.

I think I'll give The Seventh Victim another chance.

[megladon8]

Finished Ash vs Evil Dead last night

Ho-lee shit.

I can't believe none of it was spoiled for me. Never saw a screenshot, a reference, nothing.

Freaking incredible. They just went balls to the wall NUTS with that last episode, and it is glorious.

That show is consistently brilliant. It is a shame it got cancelled after just 3 brief seasons, but I think we are incredible lucky we got it at all.

Amazing stuff. I'll be watching this a lot.

[DFA1979]

Stars got mad that people signed up for the service just to watch the show and then canceled afterwards. Plus the ratings fell so it got the axe. Still 3 seasons is good for a show these days considering how many get the boot.

[DFA1979]

Amicus triple feature:

Asylum-Fairly solid bunch of stories where the wrap around and the Charlotte Rampling ones where the best. Not as good as some of their better anthology movies yet still worth a viewing.

And Now the Screaming Starts-Takes way too long to get going, then when it does interesting things happen. Cushing elevates some thin material here.

The Beast Must Die-Solid murder mystery flick that needed more gore and better FX. The werewolf is lame. I dig the attempts at a more interesting murder mystery style movie but this flick is begging to be remade.

[Ezee E]

Went to Horror Bar last night.

It was at capacity. They did a terrific job by having around 10+ screens playing It Follows, loud just enough where you can really hear the jump scares, but it won't interfere with conversations that are occurring. Everytime someone dies, they'll ring a bell.

They played It Follows, which absolutely played like gangbusters there.

They have horror-inspired cocktails like the Face Hugger (sake w/midori and some other stuff). I had a Skull Island (banana nutella rum - wtf, with some other things I don't remember).

Hope it stays around for a while.

[megladon8]

The other night we watched a lesser known giallo called The Red Queen Kills Seven Times. It is by the same director as The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave.

As is common with films of this type, it is beautiful. The images of the woman cloaked in red brandishing a knife are striking.

There is quite a bit of nudity, a very rough rape scene, and some general misogyny that is obviously a product of its time, just giving a warning to anyone who may want to seek this out in case this bothers you.

While I ALMOST loved this, it committed one carnal sin of whodunnits...

...showing the killer acting scared and in distress even when they are alone. Similar to High Tension.

That being said, another trope of these films is that they often make very little sense past the surface, as they are focused more on aesthetics and the audio visual experience. So maybe I can forgive it with repeat viewings? I'm not sure.

But I will definitely be watching this again. Especially wanting to watch it in the original Italian. We watched it in English with subs (Jen is losing her vision, and cannot watch subtitled films unless she sits close to the TV), and I definitely got the feeling that the subtitles were more accurate and detailed than the dubbed audio track.

Very solid giallo, strongly recommended to fans of the genre barring that you are OK with the aforementioned content.

[DFA1979]

That's a good one that I watched last year during my week of giallo viewing via Shudder.

[megladon8]

That's a good one that I watched last year during my week of giallo viewing via Shudder.

Oh nice! I was thinking I would be the only one here who had seen this!

Did you watch it in English or Italian?

[DFA1979]

Oh nice! I was thinking I would be the only one here who had seen this!

Did you watch it in English or Italian?
On Shudder it says it was in Italian so yeah, no dubs. I liked the kills in that one and the mystery was fairly satisfying.

[Spun Lepton]

The Power (2021) -- The themes that this movie approaches are serious ones that definitely deserve to be explored, but I don't feel like this was a particular success. So much of the movie is informed by the theme that the story loses its own power. The climax feels so desperate to drench itself in metaphor that it's not the emotional release the film makers want it to be, it just fizzles out. Add in background music that seems determined to distract and undermine tension, and I'm just left disappointed. 5/10 (Viewed on Shudder.)

[megladon8]

Ready Or Not is so freaking good.

I love it.

[Spun Lepton]

Ready Or Not is so freaking good.

I love it.

Agreed. Very welcome surprise. Samara Weaving has one of the best horror movie screams. Haven't seen it since the theater, but I suspect my rating will go up on re-watch. That ending. *chef's kiss*

[Idioteque Stalker]

That ending. *chef's kiss*

I didn't fall for it as a whole, but the ending was indeed awesome.

[DFA1979]

Ready Or Not is so freaking good.

I love it.

Yes. Yes it is. "In-laws."

[Skitch]

You know why Ready or Not is great? Because when the shit starting hitting the fan, she immediately ditched the heels and put on realistic shoes for survival. WINNER

[megladon8]

You know why Ready or Not is great? Because when the shit starting hitting the fan, she immediately ditched the heels and put on realistic shoes for survival. WINNER

I'm surprised we didn't see more Halloween costumes of the torn wedding dress, Converse sneakers, hunting rifle and bullet belt.

She is so awesome, and that character single handedly made me love Samara Weaving.

Man she goes through a lot. The hand!!! The hand!!!! Aaaaahhhh!!!

Would make a great double feature with You're Next.

[transmogrifier]

Ready or Not is okay, but it really struggles to find ways to have the characters keep meeting up with each other/avoiding escaping. It becomes a bit of a repetitive chore after a while.

[megladon8]

Ready or Not is okay, but it really struggles to find ways to have the characters keep meeting up with each other/avoiding escaping. It becomes a bit of a repetitive chore after a while.

I can see this complaint for sure. I was ticked when she gets in the car and drives for a good 2-3 minutes at high speed, then when she stops the dude she left behind on foot has caught up to her immediately.

The movie for me was all about her and I thought Weaving sold everything beautifully, from her beginning as an anxious bride right to her maniacal laugh at the end of the craziness. And everything in between.

Question for those who have seen it...

Do you think it would have been more or less effective if it ended up the curse was all BS and nothing happened to them at dawn?

[Skitch]

LESS. I would've been mad if it didn't amount to anything.

[Idioteque Stalker]

LESS. I would've been mad if it didn't amount to anything.

Agreed.

[DFA1979]

Considering the opening scene offers up giant obvious clues to the film's twist, um yeah the movie had to deliver on that account.

Well that and the name of the family's benefactor. Of course it's the devil or an agent of the devil.

[megladon8]

They're Watching is an odd movie. The tone is kind of all over the place, and Kris Lemche plays one of the most obnoxious, "how do any of you put up with this guy?" characters I've seen in some time.

Also the ending craziness is seriously hampered by budgetary constraints.

I like it, but it has some glaring problems.

Also, Brigid Brannagh is VA-VA-VOOM!

[Skitch]

They're Watching is a gem in the rough.

[Spun Lepton]

I enjoyed They're Watching.

[DFA1979]

They're Watching is an odd movie. The tone is kind of all over the place, and Kris Lemche plays one of the most obnoxious, "how do any of you put up with this guy?" characters I've seen in some time.

Also the ending craziness is seriously hampered by budgetary constraints.

I like it, but it has some glaring problems.

Also, Brigid Brannagh is VA-VA-VOOM!

I thought it was...not good.

[megladon8]

Thoughts/ opinions on the VHS movies?

[Scar]

It’s been years, but I seem to like #2 better than the first, but largely forgettable.

[Spun Lepton]

VHS 7/10
VHS 2 7/10
VHS Viral 3/10

[Ezee E]

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[DFA1979]

The first two VHS movies are cool. I didn't even make it through the third one.

[Dukefrukem]

My LB thoughts on VHS

I only watched this because Ti West was one of the storytellers and his story is clearly the most thought out and superbly executed. Overall I am pretty sick of found footage films, which this movie is a collection of 6.5 of them. But each director tells their story from a different medium.

Amateur Night by David Bruckner (who also directed The Signal which is also on my Netflix queue) did a great job developing a creepy monster type. I just didn't think the context worked very well.

Tuesday the 17th by Glenn McQuaid- this was clearly the worst short in the collection. Horribly acted and horribly executed on all counts.

The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger by Joe Swanberg was a fantastic idea... but poorly executed. I couldn't tell what was happening at the very end and only finally understood when I was reading the comments on a movie forum.

10/31/98 by Radio Silence is probably the creepiest, but the ending is too cliche for me to enjoy it.

Overall this collection was disappointing. I was expecting more grit.

VHS 2

An improvement over the first movie. The book ends were not creepy but that last story was pretty cool even if I couldn't figure out why a train horn was sounding every time the light turned on and why I couldn't figure out if they were LAKE people or ALIENs... I still don't really know (if I hadn't read the title of the short).

[megladon8]

Kind lof love the first two. Viral is a significant step down but still watchable.

The first VHS is almost like a little collection of horror films about toxic masculinity. Deplorable douchebags having the tables turned on them for their awful behavior.

It can be a little TOO icky in the rape/sexual assault department and I could definitely see it being too much for some viewers, but luckily the perpetrators all get what's coming to them.

VHS 2 is strong from start to finish. I think it is an improvement on the first.

[Spun Lepton]

I freaking adore found-footage movies. Can't get enough of them. When done right, they can be really intense.

[megladon8]

I freaking adore found-footage movies. Can't get enough of them. When done right, they can be really intense.

Agreed.

Have you seen Banshee Chapter? It mixes found footage and traditional really well.

It's also a really, REALLY good retelling of Lovecraft's From Beyond.

[Skitch]

Grave Encounters scared the absolute shit outta me.

[megladon8]

Grave Encounters scared the absolute shit outta me.

I never saw the second one. Did you?

Their movie Extraterrestrial was pretty bad, though.

[Skitch]

I think I did, but don't remember much of it. Repeat with worse actors.

[Scar]

Grave Encounters scared the absolute shit outta me.

Can’t say I’m familiar with that one.

[Skitch]

https://youtu.be/HEmuFgHZZK0

[megladon8]

Can’t say I’m familiar with that one.

Check it out it's pretty decent.

One of those "ghost hunter" type shows that ends up in a place that's actually haunted.

Written and directed by THE VICIOUS BROTHERS!!! They have never been seen in the same room as Skrillex, so I have suspicions.

[megladon8]

So yeah, third viewing of the VHS trilogy reaffirms what we've all said here - first two are pretty good (some of the shorts are GREAT), and the third is by far the weakest.

I'll just add that I don't think Viral is as bad as others here seem to think. Its greatest weakness is that it completely abandons the found footage thing for some reason, and is just a horror anthology filmed entirely on shaky cam.

"Parallel Monsters" is the real standout here. Between a great concept and some truly epic WTF-ery, it is clever and gripping enough that I kind of want a feature length version. Great Twilight Zone ending, too.

"Bonestorm" is really odd coming from the team of Moorhead and Benson. I have yet to see their latest film Synchronic, but The Endless, Spring, and Resolution all shared a common feeling of reserve and control that is not apparent here. Just a really weird project and I don't know what they were going for here.

[Spun Lepton]

Grave Encounters scared the absolute shit outta me.

I'll just interject with a "meh."

My picks for best found footage movies are: [REC], [REC]2, Paranormal Activity, and As Above So Below. I feel pretty confident that AASB will gain a pretty major cult following as time goes on.

[Skitch]

I loved AASB.

[megladon8]

Jen and I have watched it twice and found it just awful both times.

Let's see, should we catch up on Criterions, or rewatch a movie for a 3rd time that we never liked?

Hmmmm...

[transmogrifier]

Grave Encounters is terrible. My blurb from Letterboxd:

Around 97% of this is annoying, shrill, and illogical. The other 3% (coincidentally, the final 3% of the film) is amazingly creepy - it's doesn't help though that you've been waiting for the idiotic lead character to die since you first met him.

[Dukefrukem]

Is that the movie with the warped faces?

[megladon8]

Is that the movie with the warped faces?

Yes.

Written and directed by the VICIOUS BROTHERS.

[Spun Lepton]

Willy's Wonderland (2021)
Core idea is actually pretty cool, but it lacks a lot in execution. At least make it so the robots are increasingly difficult for Cage. Having him kick every single one of their asses without breaking a sweat isn't interesting or exciting at all. I get that the teens being utter, utter imbeciles is supposed to be funny, but since it only ever leads to them dying, it's not. Maybe if some of the idiot kids had survived due to their idiocy, that could have been funny. Not exciting, not suspenseful, not funny. 4/10

[Wryan]

Swear this franchise is like the new Saw.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Q4zZS2v1k

I haven't really watched most of them tho. Are they well made? Are they non-jump scary?

[Dukefrukem]

Swear this franchise is like the new Saw.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Q4zZS2v1k

I haven't really watched most of them tho. Are they well made? Are they non-jump scary?

Jump scares is pretty much all this franchise is, I will say though, the first two Conjuring are well produced.

I wouldn't necessarily trust one that wasn't made by James Wan.

The Nun is terrible.

The Doll ones are passable.

[megladon8]

I know it's an unpopular opinion around here, but I think the first Conjuring is the only one worth a damn.

Overall the Insidious movies are better.

[Skitch]

I haven't seen any of the Conjuring movies or doll movies and don't intend to.

[Idioteque Stalker]

I saw Conjuring 2. It was surprisingly good.

[Ezee E]

I saw Conjuring 2. It was surprisingly good.

Agreed. If you approach it like an amusement park haunted house, you'll have fun with it.

The Nun is straight terrible.

One of the doll movies was like the haunted house, but the others were Nun-bad.

[Scar]

Conjuring 2 was much better on a second watch.

[Spun Lepton]

I enjoyed the first two Conjuring movies, and thought the first was quite a bit superior. Enjoyed the 2nd Annabelle movie but not the third; didn't bother with the first, when I heard it was terrible. Was pretty unmoved by The Nun. Conjuring 3 doesn't look particularly promising, what with that awful title and jump-scares even in the trailer, but I'll wait for critics to chime in and make my decision whether to see it then.

[megladon8]

Total 180 on As Above So Below. Really enjoyed it this time.

I would love a series of Indiana Jones type horror movies. That would be super neat.

[Skitch]

Total 180 on As Above So Below. Really enjoyed it this time.

I would love a series of Indiana Jones type horror movies. That would be super neat.

Now that I think about it...AASB and Grave Encounters have a similar theme that is what scares me more about those films than the jump scares.

Being trapped in a supernatural snare.

[megladon8]

Just got home and watched the Conjuring 3 trailer.

Really confused about the plot. Unless there is some serious misdirection going on in that trailer, it seems to be very different from what they've been saying about this one ever since its announcement.

Wish it was Wan, but I'm stoked to see what Patrick Wilson can do behind the camera. I really like him.

[Dukefrukem]

I'm stoked to see what Patrick Wilson can do behind the camera. I really like him.

????

[megladon8]

????

Oh shoot sorry, got it mixed up with Insidious 5 which Wilson is directing.

[DFA1979]

The first two Conjuring movies are good. Insidious is great.

[Grouchy]

I'm a fan of the second one.

[Scar]

Suppose I’ll get around to finally watching The Ninth Gate tonight.

[Skitch]

Suppose I’ll get around to finally watching The Ninth Gate tonight.

Ohh. My favorite of his.

[Scar]

Ohh. My favorite of his.

Skitch, plug your ears, er, eyes.






Wow, did THAT suck.

[megladon8]

Friggin' love that movie.

[Scar]

The score, among other things, ruins it. Too light hearted at times. The brunette actress was laughably bad, and it just felt like a complete waste of time.

[transmogrifier]

Wow, did THAT suck.

Sanity! I hated that movie.

[Skitch]

Friggin' love that movie.

My man

[Skitch]

In Scars defense...it seems like a really love it or hate it affair. I can't figure out why considering the director, but what do I know

[Scar]

There’s a scene in Ravenous, I believe, where the score is so misplaced that it takes you out of the movie. Now, instead of one scene, apply that to 75 percent of the movie and you get The Ninth Gate.

[Spun Lepton]

I saw it in the theater when it was released and I don't remember anything about it. I do remember thinking "meh."

[Idioteque Stalker]

There’s a scene in Ravenous, I believe, where the score is so misplaced that it takes you out of the movie.

Having recently seen Ravenous, I can confirm this to be true.

[megladon8]

Anyone else here seen Wer?

We watched it again last night. I believe it was our third viewing.

It's really good. Totally a hidden gem. Love its unique take on werewolfism.

We re-watched another underseen werewolf movie the other night, Late Phases.

It's the weaker of the two, but still a ton of fun.

Nick Damici was just all kinds of wrong for the lead role. The makeup to make him look 30+ years older than he is wasn't convincing, and he's just too much of a ham sandwich.

But it features a killer werewolf transformation, and the overall film is greater than the sum of its parts.

Highly recommend both of them. Wer is the better movie, Late Phases is cheesy fun.

[DFA1979]

I liked The Ninth Gate enough but Polanski has done far better.

[DFA1979]

I tried to like The Seventh Victim but I remain underwhelmed by the whole movie. Also the ending is a tad anticlimactic if notably bleak. I'm now watching The Leopard Man again and I'm reminded why I like that one so much.

[Grouchy]

Love The Ninth Gate and the novel it's based on, which is quite different.

[Spun Lepton]

Jakob's Wife (2021) -- A film that takes confident chances and sees them through to a satisfying ending. The comedy is balanced enough to keep things lively and funny, without ever boiling over into full-fledged parody. The performances are great, the dialogue is strong, the movie looks good, sounds good, and it has a pretty terrific soundtrack. It also has a few brief splashes of gore that will keep most horror nerds happy. 8/10

[DFA1979]

I Walked With a Zombie is all style and very little substance. But man what style! And those black and white shots are gorgeous beyond measure. I'm now watching Isle of the Dead again. I've seen all of the Val Lewton movies on Shudder but it's nice to view them again before they leave the service.

[DFA1979]

Isle of the Dead is pretty decent but it could have been fleshed out more. The ending is too much of a letdown for me. Now Cat People is awesome although I kind of prefer the remake. More on this later as I should bring back my remake vs remake thread.

[megladon8]

Suspiria (2018) is a gosh darn masterpiece and one of the best movies of the decade.

[Ezee E]

Suspiria (2018) is a gosh darn masterpiece and one of the best movies of the decade.

I'll support that.

[Yxklyx]

Isle of the Dead is pretty decent but it could have been fleshed out more. The ending is too much of a letdown for me. Now Cat People is awesome although I kind of prefer the remake. More on this later as I should bring back my remake vs remake thread.

My favorites from that studio are the two on each end of Isle of the Dead: The Body Snatcher and Bedlam.

[megladon8]

The Body Snatcher is a horror masterpiece.

[Scar]

Suspiria 2018 is an excellent film.

I love how gonzo crazy the last fifteen minutes are.

[megladon8]

Suspiria 2018 is an excellent film.

I love how gonzo crazy the last fifteen minutes are.

Yep. Just wild. And that music.

And then a real emotional gut punch at the end

[Dukefrukem]

It's great. Top 5 of the year for me. But not top 20 of the decade.

[megladon8]

It's great. Top 5 of the year for me. But not top 20 of the decade.

Would you like it more or less if it ended with a title card that said...

"In the end, Susie realized that the real witches were the friendships she made along the way."

Then it plays Don't Stop Believing.

[Spun Lepton]

I think Suspiria is very strong until it just flies off the track in the end. The tone of the movie feels lost in the climax. Still an 8/10 movie, though.

[DFA1979]

My favorites from that studio are the two on each end of Isle of the Dead: The Body Snatcher and Bedlam.

The Body Snatcher is so damn good. I haven't seen Bedlam yet.

[megladon8]

The Ritual is so good.

One of my favorite horrors of the last few years.

[Spun Lepton]

The Ritual is so good.

One of my favorite horrors of the last few years.

Completely agreed. Almost avoided it, because it sounded so mundane on paper, but then the story just clicks. Then the monster! Such an amazing design. I love non-humanoid monsters.

[megladon8]

Completely agreed. Almost avoided it, because it sounded so mundane on paper, but then the story just clicks. Then the monster! Such an amazing design. I love non-humanoid monsters.

The monster is incredible, and the movie is just so well written and acted to boot. Loved the layers of thematic depth to the story.

Kind of surprised how many people online seem to completely misunderstand what the monster is.

We are told that it is "one of the Jotunn. A bastard son of Loki."

Many seemed to take it as being a monster CALLED Jotunn.

[megladon8]

It's also a really good Lovecraft-ish movie, without actually being a Lovecraft or mythos tale.

Just sub Cthulhu/Dagon into the monster role and voila.

[Dukefrukem]

The Ritual is so good.

One of my favorite horrors of the last few years.

It's better than the Witch.

[megladon8]

It's better than the Witch.

Not quite, but close.

[DFA1979]

Next of Kin was one weird 1980s horror movie. It's almost a psychological thriller yet the last act dials it up to 11. I liked the cinematography and the actors involved even if the film dragged in the middle. Plus the score is pretty great, too. I'd give it an 8/10.

[Ezee E]

Horror Bar has really caught on.

It played Midsommar yesterday for "May Day."

When I drove home in the evening, the line was out the door and down the block to get in. Being that there aren't too many bars around there, people didn't go elsewhere. Crazy. Glad it's doing well.

[Spun Lepton]

Next of Kin was one weird 1980s horror movie. It's almost a psychological thriller yet the last act dials it up to 11. I liked the cinematography and the actors involved even if the film dragged in the middle. Plus the score is pretty great, too. I'd give it an 8/10.

I had this on my Letterboxd watchlist for a while, but then removed it. I'll add it back.

[DFA1979]

I had this on my Letterboxd watchlist for a while, but then removed it. I'll add it back.I liked it but not everyone did when Joe Bob selected it for The Last Drive In. It definitely is a slow burn movie.

[DFA1979]

Horror Bar has really caught on.

It played Midsommar yesterday for "May Day."

When I drove home in the evening, the line was out the door and down the block to get in. Being that there aren't too many bars around there, people didn't go elsewhere. Crazy. Glad it's doing well.

Hah Midsommer is a very dividing movie that people either love or hate. I loved it.

[megladon8]

Did anyone else here see last year's Relic?

We watched it last night and there were some points we are both fuzzy on. Would love to discuss.

[Spun Lepton]

The Conjuring - Second viewing. Haven't seen it in years. I raised my rating by 1 point, because there is plenty to admire here. Terrific world-building, interesting characters, and some masterful scares. I still don't like that it claims to be a true story. 9/10

[Dukefrukem]

Did anyone else here see last year's Relic?

We watched it last night and there were some points we are both fuzzy on. Would love to discuss.

Did you search?

http://matchcut.artboiled.com/showthread.php?7885-Relic-(Natalie-Erika-James)&highlight=Relic

[megladon8]

Did you search?

http://matchcut.artboiled.com/showthread.php?7885-Relic-(Natalie-Erika-James)&highlight=Relic

I did not. Thanks!

[megladon8]

Last night we watched The Wolf of Snow Hollow.

Written by, directed by and starring Jim Cummings. It is also Robert Forster's last film.

And boy it was good.

Will not be everyone's cup of tea. It is heavily dialogue based, and while it is a horror comedy, it is not at all the mixture of horror and bust a gut, laugh out loud comedy that we typically associate with the genre mashup.

If it weren't for the regularly changing sets and locations, I would have said this seemed to be based on a stage play. It is 100% character work through clever dialogue and strong performances. The central werewolf whodunnit mystery is echoed by the main character's alcoholism and semi regular breakdowns.

The werewolf scenes are sparse but awesome. There are a couple of shots that are INCREDIBLE. Really iconic werewolf images. Practical effects, cool use of lighting and shadows. Great stuff.

Not everyone is going to enjoy this one. The humor is very subdued and quietly sarcastic. Think the first 15-20 minutes of The Dead Don't Die. Another one I'd liken it to is the similarly underseen Some Guy Who Kills People.

Really enjoyed it. Look forward to watching it again, and it will likely make its way into our lineup of regularly watched werewolf movies.

[megladon8]

Finally got my hands on a Region 2 BluRay of The Company of Wolves.

First off...how have I never seen this before?

Second...how is this movie not talked about more? I rarely if ever see it in "best werewolf movies" lists, or if I do it's either near the bottom or an honorable mention.

This was fantastic.

Constantly beautiful to look at. Striking images everywhere, and even the more mundane shots are framed so nicely.

It also had some killer werewolf transformations. Sure, some of it is a bit clunky (particularly the creepy long tongue stuff), but Stephen Rea's transformation and the overall concept of the wolves kind of horrifically birthing themselves out of peoples' mouths was inspired and effectively gross. Rea's transformation in particular has a decidedly Hellraiser vibe to it. Very wet and icky.

There were a couple of points where symbolism was lost on me (the egg babies...what?), but I was always taken with what was going on on screen.

Terence Stamp showing up for a 2 minute cameo as The Devil was great. In fact, the cast overall was brilliant. Can't believe the main girl Rosaleen was only 12.

I like Interview With the Vampire just fine, but it needed more of this dreamlike, fairy tale book quality I think.

Wow. Kind of loved this.

[Idioteque Stalker]

FINALLY watched Zulawski's Possession through interlibrary loan. I know this movie has its fans on the board, and you can now count me among them. Never seen anything like it.

[megladon8]

FINALLY watched Zulawski's Possession through interlibrary loan. I know this movie has its fans on the board, and you can now count me among them. Never seen anything like it.

My favorite part of that entire film is knowing that the director pitched it to the producers as "a movie where a woman has sex with an octopus."

[Idioteque Stalker]

Totally nuts. Lynch is the only comparison I can think of at the moment. I'm glad I didn't know much about it going in -- after an hour I couldn't believe the movie had more in it, but boy howdy it sure did.

[DFA1979]

I really need to see The Company of Wolves. Also Possession is great and disturbing.

The Wind (1986) can be grouped into the many 1980s slasher films that would work better as a short flick, seeing as the last act drags on too much. Still the rest of the movie works well enough and Meg Foster is an easy final woman to root for. Particularly since she's smart enough to know what not to do. I also dug the setting and at least in this case it makes sense why the phone doesn't work at times or at least explains the lack of people around her. My rating of an 8/10 may be too high but I enjoyed the film's use of color and the scenery and I think it's an effective enough horror thriller.

[megladon8]

Forgot to mention, watched Child's Play 2 the other night-

It was fine. A few good kills. I'm never going to love Chucky the way I do Jason, Freddy, Michael, Pinhead, etc.

I'd only ever seen the first movie, so going to make my way through the series.

I'm honestly most interested in getting to the comedies later in the series. I think that tone starts with Bride?

[megladon8]

Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum is basically South Korea's answer to Grave Encounters. But better in a few ways.

There are some shit-your-pants scary moments in it. Seriously chilling stuff.

Nothing brilliant or ground breaking as a film, lots of clichés and expected moments. But it is raised higher by some sheet terror, especially in the last 1/4.

[Spun Lepton]

I gave Gonjiam 7/10 and agree that it's better than Grave Encounters. Looking at my Letterboxd review, though, suggests I wasn't scared by anything.


I've said it before. I'm a real sucker for found footage horror. You can generate some big-ass scares on tiny budgets if you know what you're doing. Gonjiam Haunted Asylum doesn't have any big-ass scares, but it does have numerous fun moments. The setting is legitimately creepy, but it does feel like there were a few missed opportunities. The stain shaped like a person in the shower room could have been used to better effect, for example.

It's pretty fun seeing the asshole characters get their comeuppance, but that's always fun in a horror movie. When the ghosts make their appearances, they are relatively creepy, but I wouldn't go beyond that. The story is nothing you've never seen before, although it does remain engaging throughout.

[DFA1979]

Yeah I'm gonna be that guy: Night of the Demon (1957) (https://madman731.wordpress.com/2021/05/17/never-piss-off-a-satanic-cult-curse-night-of-the-demon-1957/)

[megladon8]

Child's Play 3 was fine I guess.

The ending and its literal fun house ride climax was the best part.

Andy has to be one of the most unnecessarily "shit on by life" characters I've ever seen. Jesus, give this kid a break.

Looking forward to Bride and onward, as I understand that is when the series becomes fully tongue in cheek. Which interests me a lot more, because the entire concept is so goofy.

So far, the first is the best. But this is by far the weakest of all 80s/90s slasher series'.

[Skitch]

Bride is by far my favorite.

[Spun Lepton]

Son of Chucky is damn awful, though.

[megladon8]

Son of Chucky is damn awful, though.

Seed of Chucky?

[Skitch]

Seed of Chucky?

Yeah I haven't liked any of them after Bride.

[Dukefrukem]

Having just watched them all in a row last Halloween I can confirm that Cult of Chucky is the best (outside of the original) and Curse of Chucky is the absolute worst. Seed of Chucky is second worst.

My review of Child's Play 3:

Yikes. The only interesting thing in this movie is how they were to explain the ending events from the 2nd film to this film. Everything else is a bore. You literally don't see Chucky kill a single person in the entire movie. He's more of a Dennis the Menace type character. The trash man got his arm cut off *cut to people screaming*, he scared someone who had a heart attack, and forced someone to shoot someone else. We never see him physically kill the security guard at the amusement park. I guess he threw a grenade that killed someone and ran away?... but i expect more... slashing.

Edit: Oh I forgot about the barber. He definitely gets killed by Chucky.

Gore-2/10 -
Acting-3/10
Nudity-0/10
Story- 2/10
Cheese-6/10
-----------------------------
"Don't fuck with the chuck"?

[megladon8]

Apparently the latest one was pretty good. Cult of Chucky.

[Skitch]

Having just watched them all in a row last Halloween I can confirm that Cult of Chucky is the best (outside of the original) and Curse of Chucky is the absolute worst. Seed of Chucky is second worst.

I haven't seen Cult yet.

[Spun Lepton]

Seed of Chucky?

Yes, nicely done. I was ... uh ... testing you.

[DFA1979]

Yeah Curse of Chucky stinks. The first two are good. The third one from what I saw was a mess.

[Spun Lepton]

Army of the Dead
Thoroughly enjoyable from front to back. Not a dull moment in the entire thing, honestly. The setup for a sequel seemed a little unneeded, but I get why it's there.
When you watch it, don't freak out about dead pixels. It's not your TV, they're in the movie. I wonder if one of their cameras had a problem. 8/10

[megladon8]

Army of the Dead
Thoroughly enjoyable from front to back. Not a dull moment in the entire thing, honestly. The setup for a sequel seemed a little unneeded, but I get why it's there.
When you watch it, don't freak out about dead pixels. It's not your TV, they're in the movie. I wonder if one of their cameras had a problem. 8/10

Is its stupid length justified?

[Spun Lepton]

I was entertained. If you had told me 5 years ago that in 2021 I'd have two Snyder movies nearing the top of my 2021 favorites, I would have laughed in your face, and then punched your face, and then felt really guilty about punching you in the face.

[Scar]

I fell asleep watching it last night. But that might have been the long week and pint of gin more so than the movie.

[megladon8]

Even being the huge horror hound I am, I find 2+ hour horror movies whose lengths are legit and justified to be few and far between.

[DFA1979]

Most horror flicks should be 90-100 minutes usually. However I'll give 2 hour ones a pass if they're great or good.

[megladon8]

Watched two great ones for the first time the last two nights...

April Fool's Day
Bride of Chucky

[Spun Lepton]

Watched M. Night's The Visit last night. I thought the surprise reveal near the end was actually pretty effective, but everything that followed was just disappointing. Muddy "insane people" psychos with indeterminate mental issues. Bleh. So dull. They should've been aliens, lol. 6/10

[megladon8]

The rapping kid made me near homicidal.

Hated that kid so much.

[Spun Lepton]

The rapping kid made me near homicidal.

Hated that kid so much.

HE HAD ZERO FLOW. Agreed.

[Skitch]

Watched two great ones for the first time the last two nights...

Bride of Chucky
I love the soundtrack. And how gleefully gory it is.

[DFA1979]

13 Ghosts (1960) is a decent horror flick that I enjoyed a lot. It kind of loses steam near the end but I was still left satisfied. Also I dig the line "Don't ask me no questions and I won't tell you no lies." I wish the ghosts had been more freaky, though.

[Spun Lepton]

Skull: The Mask (2020) -- 4/10

(My Letterboxd review.)

I was promised a super-gory romp and I feel a bit mislead. If you watch a lot of horror you've definitely already seen many gorier movies. The biggest problem with the movie is that all the action scenes -- aka the gory murder scenes -- are really disjointed. Either they went overboard with the editing or the director didn't shoot enough footage. I suspect the latter. The sound design also feels severely lacking.

One of my biggest frustrations is that we're never given a satisfying mythology for the mask. We understand it's sacrificing people, but to what end? It's after some kind of artifact, but why? Why doesn't the ritual at the beginning of the movie work? We're given "otherworldly" glimpses at the god its working for -- at least, I think that's what it is -- and while the design of the god is pretty damn cool, and the imagery around it is also pretty damn cool, it's just not enough to lift up the movie. At the end, it really just feels kind of like it fizzles out.

Also, you can tell the film makers REALLY like wrestling. Like, it's ridiculous how many people Skull Dude just bodyslams over and over.

[Spun Lepton]

The Last Drive-In with Joe-Bob Briggs showed Things tonight as one of the movies, and since that is my GSG review for the month, I decided to watch it with him. I ... honestly don't know if I would have made it through it in a single sitting had Joe-Bob not occasionally interjected. Its ... something.

[DFA1979]

Hah yeah I watched Things also tonight. So bloody awful in every way.

Last week's double bill was better. Train To Busan deserves a full review from me and Spookies is a hilarious mess.

[Dukefrukem]

The Last Drive-In with Joe-Bob Briggs showed Things tonight as one of the movies, and since that is my GSG review for the month, I decided to watch it with him. I ... honestly don't know if I would have made it through it in a single sitting had Joe-Bob not occasionally interjected. Its ... something.

We were supposed to have a MC watch party for that movie. But it was removed from Amazon Prime.

[DFA1979]

We were supposed to have a MC watch party for that movie. But it was removed from Amazon Prime.I've seen some godawful movies in my time. Things is one of the worst films ever made.

[Scar]

Went into Conjuring 3 with tepid expectations. Surprisingly, I rather enjoyed it. Not sure if it’ll hold up on repeat viewings.

I remember being kind of meh on the first sequel, but enjoyed it more and more on repeat viewings.

My initial thoughts on the first Conjuring was that it was excellent, but didn’t stick the landing. In hind sight, I was so sucked in that I missed a thing or two that helped with the ending. Anyways, if you liked the first two Conjurings, give the third a whirl.

[Spun Lepton]

We were supposed to have a MC watch party for that movie. But it was removed from Amazon Prime.

I don't know ... you might consider that a blessing.

[DFA1979]

I've now seen all 3 Maniac Cop movies. Did I need to watch any of them when I still have a stack of better movies to view yet just sitting on my shelf? No but Maniac Cop 2 is the best one of the series.

[megladon8]

The People Under the Stairs is such a freaking weird movie.

Tonally all over the place. Cannot decide if it is a horror comedy, a horror, or a comedy. And Craven just writes such awful dialogue. Some of it is cringe-inducing, especially his attempts to make the black characters "sound black".

There is some kind of masterful social and class commentary buried under this mess. It's there. But it's only barely visible below the ugly, inconsistent surface.

Everett McGill at times seems to be trying to channel Jim Carrey or something. So weird.

I don't hate it, because there's enough good there to keep my mind going while watching. But that also makes it even more frustrating when that goodness is so hard to see.

Such an odd movie.

[Yxklyx]

The People Under the Stairs is such a freaking weird movie.

Tonally all over the place. Cannot decide if it is a horror comedy, a horror, or a comedy. And Craven just writes such awful dialogue. Some of it is cringe-inducing, especially his attempts to make the black characters "sound black".

There is some kind of masterful social and class commentary buried under this mess. It's there. But it's only barely visible below the ugly, inconsistent surface.

Everett McGill at times seems to be trying to channel Jim Carrey or something. So weird.

I don't hate it, because there's enough good there to keep my mind going while watching. But that also makes it even more frustrating when that goodness is so hard to see.

Such an odd movie.

You didn't mention the oddity of having the actors who played Ed and Nadine in Twin Peaks playing a couple here as well - and the movie came out when everyone knew who Ed and Nadine were.

[megladon8]

You didn't mention the oddity of having the actors who played Ed and Nadine in Twin Peaks playing a couple here as well - and the movie came out when everyone knew who Ed and Nadine were.

And even weirder, that here they play a couple who are also brother and sister.

[Dukefrukem]

I don't know ... you might consider that a blessing.

Oh I've seen it. I know how bad it is. But it would be a pretty fun experience with the MC commentary.

[DFA1979]

Yes I have a review: The People Under the Stairs (https://madman731.wordpress.com/2013/10/28/horrorfest-2013-presents-the-people-under-the-stairs-1991-wes-craven/)

[Spun Lepton]

Evilspeak is such a charmingly goofy movie.

[DFA1979]

I missed out on that one but I did get to see The Day of the Beast. Man is that a crazy fun movie with some madcap funny moments.

[Ivan Drago]

I have to ask, what's the forum's consensus on Tetsuo: The Iron Man?

[Skitch]

I have to ask, what's the forum's consensus on Tetsuo: The Iron Man?

Masterpiece. But I tilt to weird experimental cinema.

[megladon8]

Rewatched The Wolf of Snow Hollow last night.

Man, I really like this movie a lot. It may move up in my list of 2021 first time viewings.

It's hilarious, gruesome, scary.

Apparently Jim Cummings is a real "love him or hate him" type, but I think I love him. His alcoholic rants about his ex wife, his meltdowns when people mess up or ask stupid questions...it's damn funny.

A fun take on the werewolf myth, too.

[Grouchy]

I missed out on that one but I did get to see The Day of the Beast. Man is that a crazy fun movie with some madcap funny moments.
The Spanish one? It's hilarious.

[DFA1979]

I have to ask, what's the forum's consensus on Tetsuo: The Iron Man?
10/10. One of the most gloriously wicked, out there, music video as film, experimental masterworks ever made.

[DFA1979]

The Spanish one? It's hilarious.

Oh yeah. I laughed so much. The Three Amigos vs the antichrist ftw. Also hey Black Philip even shows up!

[Spun Lepton]

I have to ask, what's the forum's consensus on Tetsuo: The Iron Man?

Been a very long time since I've seen it, but I do recall finding it enthrallingly strange. The sequel Tetsuo II: Body Hammer is also good. I recall liking the sequel a little bit more, even.

[DFA1979]

I gotta see the sequels.

[StuSmallz]

Upon further thought, and at the risk of coming off as even more of a Horror grump than I already do, I've decided that, while still a pretty good movie on the whole, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre still would've been better if its second half consisted of something besides just watching a certain character being chased or tortured the whole time, because that just gets tiresome after a while, you know?

[megladon8]

Anyone else seen Terrifier?

I have never found clowns scary, but Art the Clown is the closest I've come. Particularly the beginning, with his creepy staring and the gigantic black smiles.

The movie is very ugly and dumb. Production values are super low, and obviously most of the budget went to the admittedly impressive practical gore effects. There's some seriously great work here in that regard.

Nearly all character deaths are due to insane levels of stupidity. Art should have been bested / killed at least 5 times throughout.

Also uncomfortably misogynistic. While he does awful things to both men and women, the women receive significantly more cruelty. Including one particularly awful Bone Tomahawk-esque scene.

I like the movie for Art, the inspired gore effects (no CGI in sight), and the fact that it is a movie by Dread Central, which I think is pretty neat.

I would say that only gore hounds and SERIOUS horror nerds need apply here.

[Skitch]

Yep I've seen it. First semi-decent horror movie I've seen in ages.

[Spun Lepton]

I've seen it and didn't care for it for all the points you mentioned here. All the sexual mutilation he did on the female victims was really off-putting. Comparatively, the male victims were let off pretty easy. I remember the reveal at the end and just thought it would have worked so much better as a mid-movie twist, too. That way, they could have actually had people going full-measure on him when he was unconscious, instead of just running away like a bunch of fucking idiots.

[megladon8]

Well, after owning it unwatched for 10 years, I finally watch Thirst.

And wow, was that disappointing.

[transmogrifier]

Thirst is great. One of the great endings. Second-best Park there is :)

[StuSmallz]

Thirst is great. One of the great endings. Second-best Park there is :)What's the second one then? Oldboy (https://letterboxd.com/stusmallz/film/oldboy/), or The Handmaiden?

[transmogrifier]

What's the second one then? Oldboy (https://letterboxd.com/stusmallz/film/oldboy/), or The Handmaiden?

1. Oldboy
2. Thirst
3. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
4. Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
5. The Handmaiden

Everything under those are just average

[megladon8]

A few thoughts:

Really enjoyed the characters. Particularly the two leads. Great work, rich arcs.

Loved seeing a story of fairly traditional western vampirism take place in Asia. Was a fun juxtaposition of styles.

The sex scenes were awful, cringe-inducing. INB4 "that's how they were supposed to make you feel!" Fine, but I still found them unpleasant and was only a second or two away from hitting FF in a couple of them.

Most of the attempts at humor were big misses.

Found it too vague as to why this all happened in the first place. Was there like, a known quantifiable chance that he could have become a vampire? Was that the real goal? I have no idea.

[Spun Lepton]

Censor (2021) -- Nothing new or innovative about the story, however it is well told. Probably one of the stronger "person who deals with violent media goes mad," movies. Madness is always such a difficult thing to portray, but Censor does it well. I actually quite admire the way the movie wraps up. 7/10

[Skitch]

Has anyone seen Bloodline (2018)? This is quite good.

[megladon8]

Has anyone seen Bloodline (2018)? This is quite good.

The one with Stiffler?

[Skitch]

The one with Stiffler?

Yeah the one with the Goon

[megladon8]

Yeah the one with the Goon

You mean the one with the idiot from Evolution?

[Skitch]

You mean the one with the idiot from Evolution?

Nah that guy with bad knock-knock jokes from Cop Out

[megladon8]

Nah that guy with bad knock-knock jokes from Cop Out

You mean the guy from The Rundown?

[Skitch]

You mean the guy from The Rundown?

You're thinking of the Rock, I mean the guy from Southland Tales.

heh

[Spun Lepton]

Had a friend over yesterday and we watched the 2019 remake of The Queen of Black Magic. I enjoyed seeing him squirm during the scenes that made me squirm. It's brief, but ... BOT FLIES. *shiver* Seriously, if you have Shudder, you should check it out. Takes it about a half-hour to get going, but once it picks up, it doesn't slow down.

Fair warning that if you Google "bot flies," you could be met with not-safe-for-life imagery. I honestly don't recommend it. Stick with the fake horror movie stuff.

[megladon8]

Had a friend over yesterday and we watched the 2019 remake of The Queen of Black Magic. I enjoyed seeing him squirm during the scenes that made me squirm. It's brief, but ... BOT FLIES. *shiver* Seriously, if you have Shudder, you should check it out. Takes it about a half-hour to get going, but once it picks up, it doesn't slow down.

Fair warning that if you Google "bot flies," you could be met with not-safe-for-life imagery. I honestly don't recommend it. Stick with the fake horror movie stuff.

Yeah bot flies are freaking nightmare fuel. Insects and arachnids are one of my main talking points when defending my position that there is no God.

[megladon8]

You're thinking of the Rock, I mean the guy from Southland Tales.

heh

Okay I got confused. Thought you were talking about the guy from the Lethal Weapon TV show.

[Spun Lepton]

Watched The Day of the Beast last night and enjoyed it quite a bit, even though it feels like the ending doesn't quite pay off. 7/10

[DFA1979]

Watched The Day of the Beast last night and enjoyed it quite a bit, even though it feels like the ending doesn't quite pay off. 7/10

The ending is a tad rushed yet I was still greatly amused by the final scene.

[StuSmallz]

How the moral hysteria of the 1980's spawned a cult horror canon (https://www.avclub.com/how-the-moral-hysteria-of-the-1980s-spawned-a-cult-horr-1846989837)

[Spun Lepton]

Brightburn -- 7/10. Good, but it could have been great if the character development had been stronger. That gore, though. Freaking yow.

[megladon8]

Brightburn -- 7/10. Good, but it could have been great if the character development had been stronger. That gore, though. Freaking yow.

I didn't like that the ship was making him evil. I thought that undermined the core concept of an "evil Superman". It would have been better if he just was evil.

I also thought it was a mistake to kill the mom.

[Spun Lepton]

I didn't like that "evil just awakens inside him," or whatever that was so close to the beginning. I thought everything would have worked if the kid had a slower build into becoming a psycho. Like, you know, bullied at school, Dad is actually a dick to him, basically the makings of a school shooter, except this kid has super powers. Then focus on the Mom as she denies reality until he kills her. That would have honed the theme, I think.

[megladon8]

I didn't like that "evil just awakens inside him," or whatever that was so close to the beginning. I thought everything would have worked if the kid had a slower build into becoming a psycho. Like, you know, bullied at school, Dad is actually a dick to him, basically the makings of a school shooter, except this kid has super powers. Then focus on the Mom as she denies reality until he kills her. That would have honed the theme, I think.

Agree 100%.

His turn was too quick.

And, again, I didn't like that it was the ship influencing him to be evil.

[Spun Lepton]

And, again, I didn't like that it was the ship influencing him to be evil.

Yes.

[Spun Lepton]

Jennifer's Body -- This movie is experiencing a resurgence in popularity, so I decided to check it out. What an insufferable pile. Hated it. HATED it. 1/10

[Skitch]

Hated it

[Spun Lepton]

Tonally all over the place. The only person who seemed to "get" what the tone should be was JK Simmons. Flip-flopping between earnestness and disconnected, quirky comedy just left everything feeling uneven. By the end, I'd checked out. This needed its tone to be something closer to Tucker and Dale than what we got. It could have worked. I'd suspect this was the director's fault for not "getting" the material. 1/10 might be a bit harsh, and I might raise it later when my initial frustration wears off, but, MAN, I was so happy when it ended.

I would have turned it off had I not been babysitting the poor dog who has been traumatized by all the damn fireworks this week.

[Ezee E]

Don't remember a single thing about it but it wasn't positive.

[Irish]

I've seen "Jennifer's Body" twice. The first time I was ambivalent, because I don't think it works wells as your standard, let's-go-to-the-mall-and-see-a-movie entertainment, ie, as a piece of mainstream horror intended for general audiences. (I'm also embarrassed to admit I kinda bought into the bullshit around Megan Fox at the time.)

I agree that tonally it's all over the place, but I disagree about where the tone goes wrong. For me, it was the level of violence and gore, which is explicit and over the top, versus the ironic, Gen-X driven, "Heathers" style humor. It often feels like 2 completely different movies.

I saw it again a few years back and I still think it's a mess, playing as if key early scenes were excised for God knows what reason. But the subtext is fucked up and disturbing, despite not being well developed. I think that's what people connect to when they connect to it. I think that's what salvages the experience and makes the movie worth watching.

1/10 doesn't make sense to me, because what the movie is trying to do is 10x more interesting than what most movies actually do, or even want to do, especially in horror.

[megladon8]

I think Megan Fox is attempting a comeback over the next year or so.

Man, she railroaded herself brutally by invoking the wrath of Steven Spielberg.

[Skitch]

Lets not dismiss her lack of acting talent as well lol

[Idioteque Stalker]

I continue to believe Megan Fox has a great performance in her.

[Skitch]

I continue to believe Megan Fox has a great performance in her.

I could totally see her give a great performance. But to date...I always believe her character until she starts to speak.

[Spun Lepton]

1/10 doesn't make sense to me, because what the movie is trying to do is 10x more interesting than what most movies actually do, or even want to do, especially in horror.

It's based solely on how angry I was when it ended. I'll need time away from it to give it a fair score, I think.

[Irish]

It's based solely on how angry I was when it ended. I'll need time away from it to give it a fair score, I think.

The only movies that make me angry are the ones with a poor imagination and/or bad writing (which is most of them, lol). I don't think "Jennifer's Body" works, but I can't say it suffers from lack of trying.

Interesting reaction from you, either way, and don't let me railroad you on the ranking. If you hated it, you hated it.

[Irish]

Now about that 7/10 for "Brightburn" ...

;)

[Spun Lepton]

Now about that 7/10 for "Brightburn" ...

;)

I've been a bit of a gorehound since I was a kid. Good gore effects can gloss over a lot of a movie's problems for me. Not everything, but a lot of things.

[Skitch]

I hated Jennifers Body, but I would probably rate it around 4/10. Negative and hate, but mostly just not for me. I know a lot of people like it. I reserve scores lower than that for incompetently made technicals and such. I don't recall the technicals of that film being horrible? They could be, I don't remember.

[Spun Lepton]

No. I think the scene where the bar catches fire could have been pieced together better to make it seem more urgent, but outside that it seemed competent enough. I even thought Megan Fox did a decent job with her character. The tone was just so all over the place that eventually I gave up on it.

[megladon8]

I continue to believe Megan Fox has a great performance in her.

Maybe.

But up til now her entire career has been based on her sex appeal and how much she was trying to be Angelina Jolie 2.0.

Maybe we would have gotten that great performance out of her earlier if she hadn't committed career suicide. Even though I very much believe Spielberg blacklisting her was incredibly petty and unnecessary.

[Peng]

Fox is surprisingly effective in her brief guest turn on New Girl.

[Spun Lepton]

All right, 3/10 for Jennifer's Body.

[transmogrifier]

Fox is surprisingly effective in her brief guest turn on New Girl.

I disagree. I thought she was terrible in that.

[Spun Lepton]

Vicious Fun -- Quite a bit sillier than I was anticipating. The lead character is a hammy doofus who stumbles his way through the entire story. The main antagonist is also pretty goofy in his own way. But, it's endearing, even if its vicious fun is fleeting. 7/10

[megladon8]

I adore Day of the Dead, but its largest glaring flaw is the awful music.

Ruins the tone completely.

I would love to see it re-scored.

[Ezee E]

Anyone see the movie Cam? Can't find a thread on it

[Spun Lepton]

Fear Street: 1994 -- Part one of a trilogy, so it's hard to gauge how well it does what it's supposed to do until I've seen the 2nd and 3rd entries. As a single self-contained movie, though, it's entertaining, lighter fare with a pretty fun mythology. Some surprising gore, too, especially near the end. 7/10


Anyone see the movie Cam? Can't find a thread on it

Haven't seen it. Heard mixed responses.

[Ezee E]

Haven't seen it. Heard mixed responses.

Found it surprisingly really good. It's probably more sci-fi than horror, but I liked that it went in a far off Kafka-esque direction instead of what the premise leads on.

[Spun Lepton]

Fear Street: 1994 -- Part one of a trilogy, so it's hard to gauge how well it does what it's supposed to do until I've seen the 2nd and 3rd entries. As a single self-contained movie, though, it's entertaining, lighter fare with a pretty fun mythology. Some surprising gore, too, especially near the end. 7/10

Fear Street: 1978 -- Part two of the trilogy again wears its inspirations on its sleeve. Another decently entertaining movie with a surprising amount of sex and gore for a story written by somebody known for being a YA author. 7/10

[DFA1979]

It's that time of the year again: Horrorfest 2021 (https://madman731.wordpress.com/2021/07/19/killing-them-loudly-horrorfest-2021/)

[StuSmallz]

It's that time of the year again: Horrorfest 2021 (https://madman731.wordpress.com/2021/07/19/killing-them-loudly-horrorfest-2021/)
https://i.ibb.co/fkQf8Jp/9760723.gif (https://imgbb.com/)

[Peng]

So we have the crew brownies to thank for Texas Chain Saw Massacre's final iconic swirling?

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[Dukefrukem]

So we have the crew brownies to thank for Texas Chain Saw Massacre's final iconic swirling?

1418588602179756036

That is an awesome piece of movie trivia.

[Spun Lepton]

Fear Street: 1666 -- Satisfying end to the trilogy. Light, breezy and easily digestible. 7/10

Blood Red Sky -- The premise is a little shaky, but I was ready to let it slide when I fired it up. The story is undercooked, overstuffed, and unfulfilling. Devoid of much of a theme aside from, "You can't change fate," and lacking in any kind of satisfying conclusion. Even the characters you WANT to meet slow, horrible deaths die like afterthoughts. Pile on the fact that the boy in this rivals "Bob," from House by the Cemetery as far as irritating child characters go. I suppose I can commend the film makers for making the story as dark as it was in the end, but such stark nihilism also smacks of little more than lazy adolescent fantasy. 5/10

[Spun Lepton]

Impetigore -- Terrible title, terrible poster art ... fantastic movie! Between this and The Queen of Black Magic, Joko Anwar shows that he's a horror film maker to keep an eye on. 8/10

[megladon8]

I'm super disappointed about your review of Blood Red Sky.

Jen and I were kind of looking forward to that one. The concept sounded like a gonzo good time.

[Spun Lepton]

I'm super disappointed about your review of Blood Red Sky.

Jen and I were kind of looking forward to that one. The concept sounded like a gonzo good time.

If you're expecting "Vampire vs. Terrorists," well ... prepare for disappointment. It goes that way for a bit, but then it changes direction.

[DFA1979]

Impetigore -- Terrible title, terrible poster art ... fantastic movie! Between this and The Queen of Black Magic, Joko Anwar shows that he's a horror film maker to keep an eye on. 8/10

Cool. I just saw and enjoyed the original The Queen of Black Magic.

[Spun Lepton]

Kandisha (2020) -- Not bad, but very predictable. 6/10

[Spun Lepton]

Freaky (2020) -- Nothing really remarkable, just a serviceable horror comedy that leans hard on the comedy. Vince Vaughn really does carry it. 7/10

Spookies (1985) -- Terrible movie that's packed with so much goofiness and such a variety of monsters, it manages to remain entertaining. Come for the werecat dude who does virtually nothing except stalk the characters throughout the entire movie, stay for the constantly farting -- no exaggeration -- "muck monsters." 6/10

[DFA1979]

Spookies is like someone made an Italian horror movie but forgot what makes so many of them good or memorable.

[megladon8]

Love and Monsters was cute fun. Some clever moments and cool monsters.

A little too YA for me to love LOVE it. And it kind of betrays its own message with its ending.

But it was pretty good.

[megladon8]

We started our countdown to Halloween on September 1st, currently revisiting old favorites we haven't watched in a long time.

Sep 1 - Bubba Ho-Tep
Sep 2 - The House of the Devil
Sep 3 - The Descent

Not sure what we will watch tonight, but I'll update!

[DFA1979]

We started our countdown to Halloween on September 1st, currently revisiting old favorites we haven't watched in a long time.

Sep 1 - Bubba Ho-Tep
Sep 2 - The House of the Devil
Sep 3 - The Descent

Not sure what we will watch tonight, but I'll update!

I still need to see The Descent. The rest rock. I've been watching horror movies since July for my Horrorfest. I'm on #26: Hellmaster.

[Scar]

If you’re doing your annual horror marathon, you best put The Descent on it.

[DFA1979]

If you’re doing your annual horror marathon, you best put The Descent on it.

Will do if its on a streaming service or at my local library.

[megladon8]

You haven't seen The Descent?!?

[DFA1979]

You haven't seen The Descent?!?I'll get to it eventually. Its not on any streaming services currently so I guess I'll have to track down a copy.

[megladon8]

I fell asleep about 30 minutes into The Haunting, so we are going to finish it tonight. Then our plan for the next viewing is [REC].

[quido8_5]

I'll get to it eventually. Its not on any streaming services currently so I guess I'll have to track down a copy.

It's worth the effort.

Meg, Bubba Ho-Tep! I haven't seen it since it came out. Desperately in need of a rewatch.

[megladon8]

It's worth the effort.

Meg, Bubba Ho-Tep! I haven't seen it since it came out. Desperately in need of a rewatch.

It's so good. Always catches me off guard with how emotional it is at the end.

[StanleyK]

If you haven't seen The Descent make sure you watch it with the original British ending. The American release cuts off a 2-minute bit at the end which totally changes it.

[quido8_5]

If you haven't seen The Descent make sure you watch it with the original British ending. The American release cuts off a 2-minute bit at the end which totally changes it.

100%... This is clutch.

[Dukefrukem]

If you haven't seen The Descent make sure you watch it with the original British ending. The American release cuts off a 2-minute bit at the end which totally changes it.

Only if you denounce the sequel as non-existing.

[Scar]

Only if you denounce the sequel as non-existing.

Original ending is far superior and the sequel is a B movie at BEST.

[Dukefrukem]

Original ending is far superior and the sequel is a B movie at BEST.

I don't disagree. I'm just being snarky.

[Scar]

I don't disagree. I'm just being snarky.

I’m on my fifth old fashioned, I can bring the snark. ;-)

[megladon8]

[REC] is still really good.

[Skitch]

YES DESCENT ORIGINAL ENDING. I saw theatrical first, original way more powerful.

Also, theyre pulling your leg, there is no sequel.

[Dukefrukem]

YES DESCENT ORIGINAL ENDING. I saw theatrical first, original way more powerful.

Also, theyre pulling your leg, there is no sequel.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1073105/reference/?mode=desktop&

[Skitch]

THERE IS NO SEQUEL TO THE DESCENT

[Scar]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1073105/reference/?mode=desktop&

Fake news!

[Dukefrukem]

THERE IS NO SEQUEL TO THE DESCENT

Lol OK ok i get it.

[DFA1979]

Haha yes I know about The Descent 2 and that they changed the ending a bit to the first one.

REC is terrifying and great although my only big issue that keeps me from giving it a 10 is that the explanation for the zombies is lame and unnecessary.

Definitely on my list of horror movies to scare the crap out of me.

[Skitch]

REC is interesting in that both the original and remake are good with a couple separate merits...but both good overall.