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

[Skitch]

*Biochemist glare*

You want an example of science ‘babble’, watch Cradle 2 The Grave.

X gonna give it to ya

[Scar]

X gonna give it to ya

....and that’ll be stuck in my head for hours....

[Skitch]

....and that’ll be stuck in my head for hours....

*deep bow*

[megladon8]

*Biochemist glare*

You want an example of science ‘babble’, watch Cradle 2 The Grave.

Seriously?

That's...not the movie I would have expected to be loaded with science babble.

[Dukefrukem]

I liked that one. It looks like a lot of it was filmed on location inside the Field Museum here in Chicago.

Me too. Love it. It has a crappy Hollywood ending but ignore that.

Also hated how they ignored the Pendergast character.

Also, how could anyone forget that I loved it?

[Scar]

Seriously?

That's...not the movie I would have expected to be loaded with science babble.

Babble as in totally bullshit science.

[DFA1979]

I like The Relic. Also I have to spread rep around before I can hand it out again covers the entire last part of page 328.

[Morris Schæffer]

There's a sequel book called 'Reliquary'? Duke is that a good read?

[Dukefrukem]

There's a sequel book called 'Reliquary'? Duke is that a good read?

There is and I've read it. It starts off good, but does a 180 from the first book. I guess it depends on when/if you are expecting more of the same (which 14 year old me was when I read it, and probably why it has a sour taste in my memory) or looking for an expanded view of the mythology.

The characters alone are worth revising for it.

[megladon8]

30 Days of Night was better than I remembered. It's still nothing special, but entertaining enough and some awesome gore.

Danny Huston is awful as always.

Biggest fault in the movie is that it never feels cold, it's all just so artificial. I don't know if they were riding on the popularity of Sin City and 300 or God knows what, but making a movie set practically in the North Pole and filming it in New Zealand was mega dumb and affected the believability of everything substantially.

[Dukefrukem]

Agree Meg. I like the the dread in that movie a lot. Plus I love snow movies.

The ending is kinda bad, and the representative of time when they are in the attic is dumb, but i'ts fun to watch.

[megladon8]

Agree Meg. I like the the dread in that movie a lot. Plus I love snow movies.

The ending is kinda bad, and the representative of time when they are in the attic is dumb, but i'ts fun to watch.

Yes thats true!! It felt like it was still the first night, and the text pops up on the screen "Day 18".

Wait, what?? When did all this time pass??

There were also just so, so many questions left unanswered. How the hell did the vampires get there? Did they walk? And even more puzzling, how did Ben Foster's character get there?

Why are all the vampires dressed like nu metal singers?

[Dukefrukem]

How the hell did the vampires get there? Did they walk? And even more puzzling, how did Ben Foster's character get there?

That was established in the opening shot. They came off the ship.

[Morris Schæffer]

Haha k fan also hated Danny huston.

[Skitch]

Snow movies do indeed rule.

[megladon8]

That was established in the opening shot. They came off the ship.

Ahhhhh okay. Me dumb.

[Morris Schæffer]

There is and I've read it. It starts off good, but does a 180 from the first book. I guess it depends on when/if you are expecting more of the same (which 14 year old me was when I read it, and probably why it has a sour taste in my memory) or looking for an expanded view of the mythology.

The characters alone are worth revising for it.

Hey I read 'Crooked River', their latest Prendergast novel. In a way, it's my sort of read, a page-turner, nothing too esoteric or taxing, but even as those go, this one has some pretty severe dumbness at least one time, and the investigation is kind of facile with clues dug up without major effort. Above average.

[DFA1979]

Haha k fan also hated Danny huston.

Yes. Yes he did.

Until I get wifi back Horrorfest is suspended. I may go find some movies at Barnes & Noble to watch in the meantime.

[Morris Schæffer]

Shiiit!! Bone Tomahawk is even better than I expected. Love it.

[megladon8]

Shiiit!! Bone Tomahawk is even better than I expected. Love it.

Did the ending make you queasy?

[Morris Schæffer]

Did the ending make you queasy?

I felt dread allright and [

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when the deputy got finished Mortal Kombat style

]it was as revoltingly violent as anything I've seen in quite some time. Although queasiness levels were not excessive either since it wasn't in your face. I felt on edge because I kept thinking 'Oh god what the fuck else are they gonna do?!'

One other thing, this movie is funnier than a lot of comedies. Matthew Fox and Richard Jenkins killed it.

[Morris Schæffer]

Oh and props for having James Tolkan, the bald principal from Back to the Future and B star Michael Paré.

[DFA1979]

Shiiit!! Bone Tomahawk is even better than I expected. Love it.

Pretty good western horror flick.

Also wifi is back so Horrorfest 2020 is full speed ahead again.

[megladon8]

Wes Craven's Deadly Friend is awful.

Reading into it, he claimed studio meddling ruined the movie. But what he was going for was pretty odd and awful to start with. It seems the studio meddling (adding gore scenes) were the best parts of the movie.

[megladon8]

Dracula 2000 is a mediocre nu metal infused late 90s/early 2000s flick that is fun to watch because HOT DAMN that take on Dracula's origin is 13/10 brilliant.

Like, seriously, freaking brilliant ideas there and should be used again.