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

[Spun Lepton]

Now you got me wanting to quote Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.

"It's a dog eat dog world, and from where I sit there just ain't enough damn dogs!"

"Small businessman always, always, always gets it in the ass."

[Skitch]

I guess I have to counterpoint Spun on a few...

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1. Zombie (1979, Lucio Fulci)-Zombies - 8/10

Netflix Instant Viewing Films:

1. Phantoms (1998, Joe Chappelle)-Creature Feature - 7/10 really fun ideas on a meager budget
2. The Ninth Gate (1999, Roman Polanski)-Satanic - 10/10 Polanski's best imo
3. Red State (2011, Kevin Smith)-Rednecks - 7/10
5. V/H/S/2 (2013,) - 7/10 some hit big, some miss
6. Ravenous (1999, Antonia Bird)-Crazy People - 8/10 great score
7. Below (2002, David Twohy)-Ghosts - 7.5/10 great atmosphere
8. Wishmaster (1997, Robert Kurtzman)-Supernatural - 5/10 bizarro
9. Grabbers (2012, Jon Wright)-Aliens - 7/10 totally fun
11. The Keep (1983, Michael Mann)-Supernatural - 7/10 looooove weirdo 80s movies
17. Night of the Living Dead (1990, Tom Savini)-Instant Viewing-Zombies - 5.5/10 its soooo 1990
18. Event Horizon (1997, Paul W.S. Anderson)-Instant Viewing-WTF - 7.5/10 still hope to see his DC someday

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[Dead & Messed Up]

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1. Zombie (1979, Lucio Fulci) - C
2. Phantasm II (1988, Don Coscarell) - B-
3. A Field In England (2013, Ben Wheatley) - C

Netflix Instant Viewing Films:

1. Phantoms (1998, Joe Chappelle) - C-
2. The Ninth Gate (1999, Roman Polanski) - never seen
3. Red State (2011, Kevin Smith) - B
4. Sharknado (2013, Anthony C. Ferrante) - D+
5. V/H/S/2 (2013, many) - B+ (B-, C, B, A+, B-)
6. Ravenous (1999, Antonia Bird) - never seen
7. Below (2002, David Twohy) - B
8. Wishmaster (1997, Robert Kurtzman) - never seen
9. Grabbers (2012, Jon Wright) - B
10. Candyman (1992, Bernard Rose) - B+
11. The Keep (1983, Michael Mann)-Supernatural - C-
12. Humanoids From The Deep (1980, Barbara Peeters) - never seen
13. Black Sabbath (1964, Mario Bava) - B+
14. Visiting Hours (1982, Jean-Calude Lord) - never seen
15. Dust Devil (1992, Richard Stanley) - never seen
16. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920, John S. Robertson) - B-
17. Night of the Living Dead (1990, Tom Savini) - C-
18. Event Horizon (1997, Paul W.S. Anderson) - C-

The Franchises:

1. A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989, Stephen Hopkins) - never bothered.
2. Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991, Rachel Talalay) - never bothered.
3. Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994, Wes Craven) - B+
4. Child’s Play (1988, Tom Holland) - B
5. Child’s Play 2 (1990, John Lafia) - C+
6. Child’s Play 3 (1991, Jack Bender) - C-
7. Bride of Chucky (1998, Ronny Yu) - C+
8. Seed of Chucky (2004, Don Mancini) - never bothered.
9. Curse of Chucky (2013, Don Mancini) - never bothered.
10. Halloween: Resurrection (2002, Rick Rosenthal) - D+
11. Psycho II (1983, Richard Franklin) - never bothered.
12. Psycho III (1986, Anthony Perkins) - never bothered.
13. Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990, Mick Garris) - never bothered.
14. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986, Tobe Hooper) - C-
15. Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990, Jeff Burr) - never bothered.
16. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994, Kim Henkel) - never bothered.
17. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003, Marcus Nispel) - D+
18. Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013, John Luessenhop) - never bothered.
19. Critters 3 (1991, Kristine Peterson) - never bothered.
20. Critters 4 (1992, Rupert Harvey) - never bothered.

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[Skitch]

Dude...go watch Ninth Gate and Ravenous right now.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Dude...go watch Ninth Gate and Ravenous right now.

Make me.

[Spun Lepton]

The C- for TCM2 hurts my heart DaMU. And if this were a television drama, I would add another "It hurts my heart," at the end of that statement, because that's how much it hurts my heart.

[Scar]

The C- for TCM2 hurts my heart DaMU. And if this were a television drama, I would add another "It hurts my heart," at the end of that statement, because that's how much it hurts my heart.

I try, I really do try to enjoy TCM2. I just end up feeling MEH at the end. Good start, but, it just doesn't work for me. Don't worry, I'll try again.

[Dead & Messed Up]

The C- for TCM2 hurts my heart DaMU. And if this were a television drama, I would add another "It hurts my heart," at the end of that statement, because that's how much it hurts my heart.

It warms my heart that we agree on essentially 95% of the movies on that list.

[Spun Lepton]

I suppose my suggestion that TCM2 is the spiritual sibling of Evil Dead 2 has no impact on these opinions.

[Spun Lepton]

It warms my heart that we agree on essentially 95% of the movies on that list.

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You really should see Ravenous.

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[D_Davis]

Now you got me wanting to quote Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.

"It's a dog eat dog world, and from where I sit there just ain't enough damn dogs!"

"Small businessman always, always, always gets it in the ass."

"You got that last slaughter on tape, you play it on the radio!"

Fucking rad movie.

One of the best sequels ever. Better than the original. It's just a crazy damn movie. Love it.

[D_Davis]

[Spun Lepton]

Skinny Puppy was my band when I was in my 20s. I am well familiar with thier use of the TCM samples.

They live on fear. They live on fear! They live on fear!! They live on fear!

[D_Davis]

Skinny Puppy was my band when I was in my 20s. I am well familiar with thier use of the TCM samples.

They live on fear. They live on fear! They live on fear!! They live on fear!

I discovered a lot of horror films because of industrial music, including TCM2.

[MadMan]

Thanks guys for the ratings.

[megladon8]

The Revenant was a curious thing - extremely low budget, interesting take on the vampire mythos. The director clearly has some visual flair, and there are some very impressive long takes. Also some clever and subtly hilarious dialogue.

However it completely unravels in the third act, with an ending that is flat-out terrible and sours anything decent that came before it.

"The dark gift? The dark gift. The dark gift. The. Dark. Gift. The dark gift! The dark...gift. The dark gift? The dark gift. The dark gift."

[megladon8]

Watching Monster Man for the first time in nearly a decade.

Jesus, this is one of the most misogynistic movies I've seen in recent memory.

[Irish]

Any opinions on The Stepfather? (the 80s thing with a Terry O'Quinn)

I've been curious about this one for years & years & just got the disc from Netflix.

[Irish]

Some kook made a working replica of the assault rifle from Aliens

Video: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...-real-bullets/

[MadMan]

The Stepfather (1987) is pretty good. Nice and creepy.

[Scar]

Some kook made a working replica of the assault rifle from Aliens

Video: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...-real-bullets/

But its in 9mm. Xenomorph laughs at 9mm.

[Raiders]

Any opinions on The Stepfather? (the 80s thing with a Terry O'Quinn)

I've been curious about this one for years & years & just got the disc from Netflix.

It's terrific stuff. O'Quinn is great and while the film has some cheese and stock stuff in it, the central character is very well defined and drawn, creepy and scarily purposed. Nicely subversive of the Reagan-era family ideal.

[Skitch]

On deck...Sorcerer, theatrical cuts of Zombie's Halloween (I've only seen bloated directors cut) and his Halloween 2 (which I'm told is worlds better in cut form, I've not seen either.)

[megladon8]

We're going to try out the 80s "pre-cursor to Predator", Without Warning - starring Jack Palance, David Caruso and Martin Landau!

[megladon8]

Getting hammered on pink champagne and watching Phantom of the Paradise for the first time.