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Post by gspdude on Mar 9, 2024 14:37:17 GMT
The Man from Planet X (1951) An alien from a new planet traveling through our solar system lands on a remote Scottish isle. A scientist, a reporter, and the local residents must deal with it. There's not much action and the cinematography is kind of dark, but it's been a long time since I've seen this and I enjoyed it, mostly from a nostalgic viewpoint. 6/10.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Mar 9, 2024 15:01:27 GMT
Victor Crowley (2017)A private charter plane crash lands in Honey Island Swamp where the passengers (including previous Hatchet survivor Andrew Yong) are stalked by the famous deformed serial killer. Well I was in the mood for old school American horror so I decided to give this a try, even though I haven't seen Hatchet III yet. The emphasis here is on comedy and as a comedy it's quite lame, only delivering the slightest of chuckles. But as gory slasher it does deliver the goods with some creative kills. Kane Hodder is great as Victor. But still, not nearly as good as Hatchet I and II. 5/10
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Post by forca85 on Mar 9, 2024 19:14:00 GMT
Craving Bearry Levenger Tapes Crom: Legend of Halloween New Hands Wolf Hollow
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Post by Captain Spencer on Mar 10, 2024 4:29:15 GMT
Beyond The Door (1974)A Satanist makes a deal with the Devil that will allow him to live longer if he makes sure a demon child is born from the wife of a music producer. This Italian production has the audicity to blatantly rip off The Exorcist. This includes the head-spinning, green vomit, levitation and profane demon voice. Warner Bros. took legal action against the production company, resulting in a settlement. All-in-all, the movie isn't totally bad, it certainly has some inspired moments. The sound effects are quite good, and that doll scene was really freaky. But the derivativeness and confusing script (by seven, count 'em, seven credited writers!) really weight it down. Then there's the absurdity of those two children; the girl swears a lot in front of her parents and talks like a hippie ("that's a real bad trip, man"), and the boy is addicted to Campbell's pea soup (pea soup, get it?). 6/10
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Mar 11, 2024 19:25:22 GMT
3/10Didnt really feel much for this version of The Boogeyman. It was just a very generic horror film with no scares. Plus the actual Boogeyman just looks like a Resident evil monster. The only positive thing I can say is that it did hold my interest thought the film I just did not enjoy it.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Mar 11, 2024 19:29:50 GMT
6/10This is a very simple slasher film but hey, I like simple. A guy in a welder mask with a painted on smiley face kills off a bunch of young people at a secluded cabin. I would have given this a 7 but the ending is kinda a let down. Still its a entertaining slasher flick. Felissa Rose stars.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Mar 11, 2024 19:36:23 GMT
1/10This was just flat out dumb. A couple opens up a horror themed campsite but a real killer stalks the camp grounds. There is a big long back story to it but it makes little sense. A sold B movie cast featuring Michael Paré, Jonathan Lipnicki, Bonnie Aarons and Andrew Divoff are just wasted here. The acting from the supporting cast is just pathetic.
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Post by Prime etc. on Mar 11, 2024 21:31:13 GMT
Insecticidal (2005) The brainy girl in the sorority house has been doing experiments on bugs, and they become larger and predatory. Special effects not good but the girls are pretty, and some of them are fond of having sex and taking showers. Not too bad if you don't take it serious. 4/10. I met the director (neurotic jerk) and one of the stars. IMDB reviewer complained that the one who had the most assets didn't go topless--and the one who did was totally flat in the chest. That is who I met.
She married a filmmaker from Germany who likes to punch his critics in the boxing ring.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Mar 15, 2024 3:56:11 GMT
Phase IV (1974)Scientists studying the aggressive behavior of ants in the Arizona desert theorize that all species of the insect may end up taking over mankind. This science fiction-horror outing has some interesting ideas and uses stunning wild life photography with close-ups of the ants to provide a documentary-like feel. Plus the set designs were creative, so on a technical level the movie was quite good given the limited budget. But the problem is the dull presentation; the acting and writing are bland, and the pacing is that of a snail as opposed to the quick movements of an ant. 5.5/10
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Post by forca85 on Mar 15, 2024 4:11:19 GMT
The Feast trilogy on Tubi Perkins 14 FearDotCom
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Post by gspdude on Mar 15, 2024 14:42:44 GMT
The Horrible Sexy Vampire (1971) Vampire Euro Horror. This time the Vampire strangles his victims instead of biting them, don't know how he gets his nourishment. He also has the power to turn invisible. Not very good. I read that there were 2 versions shot, 1 with nudity and 1 without. At least I got the nudity one. 3½/10.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Mar 15, 2024 16:41:23 GMT
"Werewolf of Washington" 1973
"Ginger Snaps" 2000
"The Brain" 1988
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Post by theravenking on Mar 16, 2024 10:53:41 GMT
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (1971; Ricardo Freda)This giallo has a terrible reputation, and my god! - it definitely earns it! It is said to be the only giallo film ever shot in Ireland, but instead of lush green grass you are drowned in buckets of blood. It starts out with an incredibly gory scene with a victim having acid thrown in her face before getting her throat cut, featuring some of the most atrocious make-up effects I’ve ever seen. You can clearly make out, that it’s actually a plastic dummy which has its throat slashed. The plot, if we can call it such, concerns a family of Polish diplomats in Ireland, who are targeted by a vicious psychopath. The police bring in tough cop John Norton (Luigi Pistilli, in a role originally intended for Roger Moore) to shake things up a bit. Which he does by getting into physical fights with his own colleagues and romancing the family’s pretty daughter. Norton has enough skeletons in his closet to have been thrown out of the force, but apparently, he’s somehow back again, or only in an unofficial capacity or whatever the heck is going on. He once brutally interrogated a suspect, viciously beating the man, resulting in him committing suicide by getting hold of Norton’s gun and blowing his brains out, - an occurrence we are shown several times in flashbacks with the poor guy’s brains getting splattered all over the wall in close-up. Is Norton traumatised by this? Or more importantly are we supposed to care? It’s shamelessly exploitative trash which commits the mortal sin of being boring. With no coherent story, no stylish murders, - most of the cast end up dead, but we rarely even see the killings, the detective just stumbles over a dead body now and then, - and a culprit who’s randomly pulled out of a hat at the denouement, it fails to generate any suspense. Some of the usual giallo elements: dead cat, cross-dressing, dysfunctional families, - are present but utilised in such an incompetent way that this ends up being the blandest possible movie about a perverted sociopath you could imagine. It’s not all bad though. The always delightful Dagmar Lassander is on hand to provide some eye candy. She was once called the parsley in the butter of Italian genre cinema, and if the butter is as rancid as it is here, you can at least still enjoy the taste of the parsley. Director Ricardo Freda was so unhappy with the end product, that he pulled an Alan Smithee having himself credited under the pseudonym Willy Pareto. This might well be the schlockiest giallo I’ve seen so far. 4.5/10
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Post by Captain Spencer on Mar 18, 2024 1:24:58 GMT
Winterskin (2018)After being shot in the leg while hunting, a young man seeks shelter in an isolated cabin inhabited by an eccentric older woman. Meanwhile, there seems to be a kind of skinless creature lurking about outside. Chalk up another winner from director Charlie Steeds, who I feel is one of the best directors working in the horror genre these days. However, I should point out that the advertising for Winterskin is a bit misleading; it's not exactly the creature feature the ads make it out to be, but rather a thriller that's a cross between Misery and The Hateful Eight (which I thought of as I was watching it, but the trailer on IMDb said the same hybrid as well). But with some horror undertones. There's a suspense-filled story at work here that gets more and more shocking as the mystery gradually unravels with some neat surprises. One particular element that Steeds is skilled at is the ability to pull out superb performances from the cast. The standout here is Rowena Bentley as the Annie Wilkes-like spinster. Kindly at first, but then shown to be an annoyingly cackling psycho, and Rowena really nailed it. And there's the bloody finale. So intense and excitingly done, you just never know how it will turn out until the very end with all the busy activity going on. It's like a combination of Peckinpah and Tarantino stylings. Steeds easily proves himself a master of stylized, bloody violence. 7/10
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Post by gspdude on Mar 20, 2024 14:24:33 GMT
Almost Invisible(2010) A group of rowdy collage kids are invited to party by a goth girl they hardly know. "my parents are away this weekend." They accept the invite, figuring they can have fun trashing the place. The party turns into a chaotic mixture of scenes with little continuity or cohesion, the only certainty is there's something supernatural and malevolent present. it's kind of like watching a 90 minute rock video, with a bit of blood and nudity thrown in. 3/10.
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Post by gspdude on Mar 21, 2024 13:11:41 GMT
Wolf Hollow(2023) A group of potential victims are making a movie on land owned by a family of werewolves. With werewolves and a cast including Felissa Rose, Lynn Lowery, and Hannah Fierman I thought I would like this better, and I probably would have with better cinematography. Sometimes it was so dark I couldn't figure out what was going on or who was being killed. Still, it had it's moments, and there are some fun extras during the credits. 4½/10.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Mar 22, 2024 4:18:50 GMT
4/10Teens on their way to a rock concert awaken a curse in a abandoned barn. Some cool parts but Its just OK. 6/10A few years after the first film a group of sorority girls have a party on Halloween. Creatures are summoned to ruin Halloween. A better film than the first one with some really cool effects and monsters. Linnea Quigley, Lloyd Kaufman, Joe Bob Briggs, Ari Lehman and Doug Bradley star.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Mar 22, 2024 4:25:12 GMT
3/10Sadly the latest VHS film is by far the worst of the series. I only found one segment (Ambrosia) kinda good. The rest I did not enjoy at all.
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Post by gspdude on Mar 22, 2024 14:04:35 GMT
Dead by Midnight (Y2Kill)(2022) Horror-Comedy. Hannah Fierman is the Horror Hostess of a horror anthology show, the segments are interspersed with commercials for products with horror themes (in one, Kane Hodder is endorsing a new violence suppressing drug called Murderol). Most of the segments work pretty good and I got more than a couple of chuckles. 5/10.
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Post by forca85 on Mar 22, 2024 19:35:36 GMT
New purchases... I haven't gone searching for DVDs for awhile. I got 'Body Brokers', 'Pandamonium', and 'Payback' (2021),
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