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

[Rowland]

I really hope The Road is better. It certainly has been loved by MC'ers.

I don't know about that. I really liked the movie and made a thread for it in the 2012 forum, which has only had one other vote (a NAY from wigwam). DaMU liked it, Spun hated it, and I think someone else has maybe seen it. In any case, go in expecting a divisive film, one that I'm more than willing to defend as a pretty terrific example of atmospheric horror on a budget, that almost plays like an omnibus film (like Amer), in that it's divided into three chapters that have their own unique vibe but wind up connecting together via framing story.

[Spun Lepton]

I don't know about that. I really liked the movie and made a thread for it in the 2012 forum, which has only had one other vote (a NAY from wigwam). DaMU liked it, Spun hated it, and I think someone else has maybe seen it. In any case, go in expecting a divisive film, one that I'm more than willing to defend as a pretty terrific example of atmospheric horror on a budget, that almost plays like an omnibus film (like Amer), in that it's divided into three chapters that have their own unique vibe but wind up connecting together via framing story.

I didn't hate it. I didn't like it, either.

[Yxklyx]

Was unimpressed by The Devil Rides Out, but it may be time to rewatch it. Quatermass and the Pit is quite good, and I just confirmed it was a Hammer production. For some reason I always throught it was Amicus.

I liked The Devil Rides Out a lot - but I view it as Christopher Lee doing a Doctor Who episode.

[Mr. Pink]

I think the Tall Man might be a little gay.

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In the opening scene of Phantasm, a couple are having sex in the cemetary. Once the guy finishes, the lady changes into the Tall Man and kills the guy. The Tall Man lets the guy finish inside of him, and then kills him. Maybe he was just being considerate, but you've got to assume the Tall Man could have killed the guy at any point after geting to the cemetary.

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Re-watched Lord of Illusions last night, too. Even though there's not a ton of competition, it still easily makes my top 10 of '90s horror.

Also, I loved The Devil Rides Out. I was never big on Hammer until I saw that.

[Skitch]

Re-watched Lord of Illusions last night, too. Even though there's not a ton of competition, it still easily makes my top 10 of '90s horror.

That movie still freaks me the fuck out.

[MadMan]

I like Lord of Illusions. Good freaky horror film.

[megladon8]

The Road or Lake Mungo tonight?


EDIT: And I will echo the love for Lord of Illusions. Very clever and creepy.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I'd vote Lake Mungo.

[Skitch]

I'd vote Lake Mungo.

Me too. It did the found footage thing well enough that I began questioning if it was real towards the end. Didn't really terrify me, but it was solid creepy.

[MadMan]

I really liked The Plague of the Zombies. Review to come eventually. Its kind of fun to watch horror movies this time of year. I think I'll finally try and view Silent Night, Deadly Night.

[Skitch]

I think I'll finally try and view Silent Night, Deadly Night.

Its a blast, and immediately became an annual event for me and my buddy.

[Dukefrukem]

[Dukefrukem]

And follow up trailer.

[D_Davis]

I really liked The Plague of the Zombies. Review to come eventually. Its kind of fun to watch horror movies this time of year. I think I'll finally try and view Silent Night, Deadly Night.

PoZ is fantastic. So atmospheric.

[MadMan]

I loved the look of the zombies.

[megladon8]

The Road was disappointing, but certainly an improvement over The Echo. It uses many of the same themes and twists, so it's very much like The Echo was just a warm-up for telling this story.

Some fine acting and beautifully, atmospherically shot scenes. But I found the movie a bit of a slog, and too much was given away too soon, so that the final twist was not as shocking as it could have/should have been.

[Irish]

Any interest in Here Comes the Devil?

[D_Davis]

Watched Insidious and The Conjuring today, both are very good. I love how weird Insidious gets, and that it really embraced the premise and went all in. The Conjuring surprised me, too, in how confident it was shot. Wan has a great sense of style, and his practical effects and sets add a lot of charm to the productions.

[Ezee E]

Is Insidious 2 more like the last half of the movie or more like the first half? I get the sense it's more like the last half, and Conjuring is all about the first half.

[D_Davis]

Is Insidious 2 more like the last half of the movie or more like the first half? I get the sense it's more like the last half, and Conjuring is all about the first half.

That's what I think, and why I think I'll like 2 even more.

[Spun Lepton]

Insidious loses its teeth the moment Wilson travels into The After or whatever ridiculous name they gave it. It just spirals into silliness at that point.

[D_Davis]

That's when it got really good and weird. Before that it was a standard haunted-kid/house movie, but the second half moves the story into new territory with some really cool genre inventiveness, and I appreciate how they committed they were to the premise. In this way I was reminded of all the far-out genre films from Hong Kong in the '90s. It got totally supernatural and weird, and I love that kind of stuff.

[Spun Lepton]

Wait, was it The Further? My specific complaints about the ending were about showing us too much of the demon/ghosts. The moment we got a good look at the demon it suddenly ceased to be scary. I also thought [

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Wilson's possession

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[Spun Lepton]

Any interest in Here Comes the Devil?

I don't even know what this is.

EDIT: Just read the synopsis on IMDb. Doesn't sound like anything special. What's the buzz?

[Irish]

I don't even know what this is.

EDIT: Just read the synopsis on IMDb. Doesn't sound like anything special. What's the buzz?

Not sure of buzz. I've only seen a poster & read a few things that piqued my interest: Spanish Lang, slow, 70s horror vibe, non traditional style/ narrative.

I've seen notices that praised and panned it, which raised my interest further.

It's in limited and on VOD now too.