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

[megladon8]

I'd take Schumacher over Emmerich.

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I'd take Schumacher over Emmerich.

Without a doubt, but you're still comparing crap to crap.

[Qrazy]

At least Emmerich has good looking crap.

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At least Emmerich has good looking crap.

:lol: I guess there's that.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I would've liked the cameo if someone didn't fucking SPOIL IT FOR ME.

Shit.

I went back and edited the post to minimize any more fallout. I'm really sorry, Ivan. I honestly thought that whole thing was common knowledge by now.

[MadMan]

Today I purchased MSTK: The Movie and In The Mouth of Madness for only $5 a piece from Hollywood Video, which is going under. I may go back for more. Never seen "Madness," but I'm a big John Carpenter fan. As for the MSTK movie, I had no idea it was even on DVD-I think when I saw it back in middle school, I watched a VHS copy. Cool. And yes This Island Earth is indeed a bad movie-that's one I have seen without the commentary.

[Rowland]

I've only seen four Schumacher films; Batman Forever, Batman and Robin, and 8MM were terrible, while I actually enjoyed Phone Booth a great deal..

[Spun Lepton]

Today I purchased MSTK: The Movie and In The Mouth of Madness for only $5 a piece from Hollywood Video, which is going under. I may go back for more. Never seen "Madness," but I'm a big John Carpenter fan. As for the MSTK movie, I had no idea it was even on DVD-I think when I saw it back in middle school, I watched a VHS copy. Cool. And yes This Island Earth is indeed a bad movie-that's one I have seen without the commentary.

In the Mouth of Madness has it strengths and weaknesses. I think Carpenter was trying to squeeze a little too much from his FX budget. Story is interesting and fun, but it doesn't FULLY gel for me. There are a couple of clunky performances. That said, there are still a number of great moments throughout.

MST3K: The Movie is just like any of the regular episodes, but without the commercial breaks. Definitely a good grab, though.

[Ezee E]

It amazes me at how much 8MM sucks.

[Rowland]

It amazes me at how much 8MM sucks.

It sucks really hard, but with its fantastic cast and scuzzy camp appeal, it is at the very least more compelling on a superficial level than the gaudy pyrotechnics of the Batman abominations. I'm particularly fond of the nonsensically sitar-laced score. :lol:

[bac0n]

What do you guys think of From Beyond? I watched it the other night (thank you Netflix instant streaming).

Pros:
* delightfully cheesy special effects.
* Watching Jeffrey Combs gome unglued never fails to put a smile on my face.
* I've always been partial to horror films with horror films with actual monsters instead of some sharp-object wielding maniac.
* Some of the one-liners are awesome. "he bit his head off! like... a... ginger... bread... man!"

Cons
* gore and monster effects don't hold up as well as, say, Rob Bottin's work in The Thing. Same for some of the makeup work.
* A lot of the on-liners are groan-worthy.
* Sexual themes seemed out of place, gratuitous, and, well, kinda lame.
* I didn't have any reason to care about the heroin.

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* stop screaming and get the hell out of there you idiot! Sheesh!
* where in the hell did she get that dynamite from?

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[Dukefrukem]

Also agree on the suckage of 8MM.

[Spun Lepton]

* gore and monster effects don't hold up as well as, say, Rob Bottin's work in The Thing. Same for some of the makeup work.

That's a little unfair. Nothing stands up to Bottin's work on The Thing. I don't think he ever even topped it himself.

[megladon8]

I freaking love From Beyond.

It totally trumps Re-Animator.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I freaking love From Beyond.

It totally trumps Re-Animator.

Bah. It's good, and Foree's a good presence, but Re-Animator trumps it. More style, better effects, more compact/efficient story.

[Spun Lepton]

If From Beyond is on Netflix Instant, that means I'm going to be watching it very soon.

[MadMan]

In the Mouth of Madness has it strengths and weaknesses. I think Carpenter was trying to squeeze a little too much from his FX budget. Story is interesting and fun, but it doesn't FULLY gel for me. There are a couple of clunky performances. That said, there are still a number of great moments throughout.

Cool. I am going in not expecting a whole lot, but I like Carpenter and the movie has a good cast. Plus the Lovecraft references sure will help.

MST3K: The Movie is just like any of the regular episodes, but without the commercial breaks. Definitely a good grab, though.

I'm halfway through watching it, and its still as funny as I remember the first viewing being.

Predator/ (McTiernan, 1987) ***½

This almost makes up for some of your previous ratings, Rowland :P ritch:

From Beyond is on Instant Viewing? Fantastic.

[megladon8]

Bah. It's good, and Foree's a good presence, but Re-Animator trumps it. More style, better effects, more compact/efficient story.

I actually find that other than Jeffrey Combs' (dare I say) iconic performance in Re-Animator, it's all pretty...good. Just good.

From Beyond, on the other hand, features both Jeffrey Combs and Ken Foree at the top of their horror game, better effects with a more interesting premise backing them, and I appreciated that it was closer to its Lovecraft roots than Re-Animator was.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I actually find that other than Jeffrey Combs' (dare I say) iconic performance in Re-Animator, it's all pretty...good. Just good.

From Beyond, on the other hand, features both Jeffrey Combs and Ken Foree at the top of their horror game, better effects with a more interesting premise backing them, and I appreciated that it was closer to its Lovecraft roots than Re-Animator was.

I will give you the latter point. The first segment of From Beyond is essentially the story unfiltered. I dig how Gordon and Paoli logically extend it to feature-length, even if some parts are tedious. I'm using their Lovecraft flicks as a model for my own script.

[megladon8]

I will give you the latter point. The first segment of From Beyond is essentially the story unfiltered. I dig how Gordon and Paoli logically extend it to feature-length, even if some parts are tedious. I'm using their Lovecraft flicks as a model for my own script.

Up until last year*, I had yet to see anyone transfer the themes and narratives of Lovecraft's work into a present day world as well as Stuart Gordon. He's also one of the few filmmakers (if not the only one) who really seems to "get" Lovecraft's morbid, twisted sense of humor.


*when I saw Cthulhu, which frickin' rocks

[D_Davis]

Being a more faithful adaptation =/= a better movie. While From Beyond may, in fact, be closer the its Lovecraftian roots, Re-Animator is a better film in every other way. Although that's not said to belittle From Beyond, because it, too, is enjoyable.

[megladon8]

Being a more faithful adaptation =/= a better movie. While From Beyond may, in fact, be closer the its Lovecraftian roots, Re-Animator is a better film in every other way. Although that's not said to belittle From Beyond, because it, too, is enjoyable.

But its being a faithful adaptation is not the only reason I cited for liking it more.

I found its effects much more inventive and their grotesque outrageousness, like the lovechild of Hellraiser and The Thing, suited perfectly the otherwordly sights we were seeing through this dimensional rip.

And while Re-Animator has a practically inarguably better performance from Jeffrey Combs, the overall cast in was better in From Beyond.

Dang, this is making me want to rewatch them both soon.

[D_Davis]

I just can't get behind that, but that's cool.

I'm glad both films exist.

[Qrazy]

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer - What horrible garbage. I read a bunch of reviews where people called this film realistic. Are you kidding me? There is zero depth to these characters. Furthermore you can't snap someone's neck like that. This is just ugh. UGH.

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[Cult]

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer - What horrible garbage. I read a bunch of reviews where people called this film realistic. Are you kidding me? There is zero depth to these characters. Furthermore you can't snap someone's neck like that. This is just ugh. UGH.

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Agreed. What the hell was that? People who said this was disturbing probably have never left the house.