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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 25, 2018 13:27:17 GMT
The Boogeyman (1980)
I knew something was fishy about this film, turned out I had already seen it a few years ago and I did not like it as I looked up my rating of it and saw that I had "generously" awarded it with an 2/10. Okay, it featured some decent synthscore and had a promsining vibe going on early but the acting and plot was terrible, maybe even worse than I remember it to be. To make it even worse, I saw it very late and had already seen a few movies and a couple of World Cup football matches earlier on, and ended up falling as sleep halfway in. Threw the piece of turd into the garbage and will hopefully never again re-buying it, or worse, waste more time on it ever.
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Post by lostinlimbo on Jul 6, 2018 5:13:55 GMT
Last night I got around to watching the clip-show movie Terror in the Aisles (1984). Kinda redundant in this day and age of the internet, but it was a breezy viewing with enough charm. Watching Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen as themselves narrating and interacting with a mock cinema audience while watching a wide range of clips from thrillers to horror films discussing why people get so much of a kick from these genres was rather enjoyable.
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Post by cryptoflovecraft on Jul 11, 2018 12:40:29 GMT
Dementia 13 (1963) - This early Coppola effort with Patrick Magee and pretty Luana Anders was worth a rewatch. It's a good murder mystery, though a tad slow and confusing at times, and most prints of this public domain film are kinda crappy looking. "6.5/10"
The Broken (2008) - Good Invasion of the Body Snatchers style thriller. Instead of 'pod people', we get mirror people - doppelgangers that break through people's mirrors and replace them. A French-British film. "7/10"
Rope (1948) - Hitchcock classic. "9/10"
It (2017) - A pleasant surprise: I actually enjoyed this adaptation of Stephen King's classic novel. I wasn't expecting much from this film. All the hype surrounding It turned me off so I stayed away from the film when it was first released. And while it lacks the character development of the boring miniseries, there's a lot more action in the form of jump scares and well-done special effects (the CGI doesn't bother me in this film..in fact, it works rather well). The filmmakers knew what to keep from the novel (the main characters and theme) and what to exclude and they decided to primarily focus on the horror aspects of the story, leaving aside the character development and relationship stuff, resulting in a thrill-a-minute style horror film. A worthy effort. "7.5/10"
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Post by gspdude on Jul 14, 2018 13:46:53 GMT
The Neon Demon (2016) Amazon had the DVD on sale for $3.99 so I jumped on it. Was a bit disappointed though. At times confusing and at times to dark to see what's going on. Seemed more an indictment of the modeling business than a horror, though it had enough horror elements in it to be considered horror. I wish Christina Hendricks had a bigger role. I'll probably watch it again hoping I'll like it better 2nd time around. I did like the ending. 5/10
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Post by lostinlimbo on Jul 17, 2018 6:57:28 GMT
A double feature last night of Jeepers Creepers 3 and Elvira hosted I Eat Your Skin (1964).
From everything I read - I was expecting far worse from Jeepers Creepers 3, but while beyond ordinary it had a couple decent moments as it acted as a bridging film between the first two films. Some dodgy aspects aside (acting, dialogues etc), it was stylishly shot and fast moving. Odd use of extra slow-mo, but strangely I liked those scenes. Weak compared to the first two films with lesser of a production, but I’ve seen much worse for it not to be diverting enough.
As for I Eat Your Skin, talk about a chore of a drive-in fare. Dumb writing, and terribly acted voodoo horror with few amusing crusty faced zombies and a head decapitation. No skin eating though. Gladly Elvira’s quips made it bearable to sit through.
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Post by geralmar on Jul 18, 2018 7:15:06 GMT
Generally negative reviews; but an earnest effort. Certainly an uncomfortable watch for the claustrophobic. Unfortunately the movie loses considerable tension when it becomes a standard creature feature. The version on Amazon Prime seems to have a quarter hour hacked out; but still overly long shown at 97 minutes. Full title: Living Dark: The Story of Ted the Caver (2013).
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Jul 18, 2018 7:27:02 GMT
Queen of the Damned - 2/10
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Post by cryptoflovecraft on Jul 18, 2018 14:47:03 GMT
The Lodger (1927) - Excellent silent thriller about a Jack The Ripper type killer stalking the streets of London. A mysterious lodger at a rooming house may or may not be the elusive killer. (You'll know at the end of the film.) One of Hitchcock's earliest and finest works, and one of the best silent films I've ever seen. The 1944 remake starring Laird Cregar is almost as good. "9/10"
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Post by teleadm on Jul 18, 2018 18:02:45 GMT
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers 1956, once again aliens tries to take over earth, when will they ever learn, Rather good special effects by Ray Harryhausen. Acting is cardboard. Charming old-fashioned fun, that's not very scary anymore.
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Post by James on Jul 19, 2018 2:26:06 GMT
Oculus (2013) - 7/10
The mirror concept was an interesting idea and there are some decently tense scenes. Though, it gets bogged down by being slow in the first half and having a REALLY shitty ending.
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Post by northernlad on Jul 19, 2018 3:15:42 GMT
I watched Alone With Her. Nothing really spectacular there, it held my interest. I was hoping that Amy would catch on to what was happening. Disappointing ending...that happens all too frequently in horror movies if you ask me. Pretty average stalker movie.
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Post by James on Jul 20, 2018 2:56:54 GMT
Amityville II: The Possession (1982) - 8/10
After hearing many claim this sequel to be better than the original, I finally gave it a watch, and yeah...This is a better movie than the '79 original. Don't get me wrong, the first one was good, but it isn't exactly the classic that some make it out to be. In fact, most of it tends to bore me. But this one was anything but boring. It's got a much faster pacing and execution than in the original, stuff actually happens and you care about most of that stuff that is going on. My only gripe is that it takes elements from The Exorcist in the last 20 min, but I thought it was handeled well. Plus, Burt Young was a bit of a dick, but then again he was so in the Rocky franchise so it shouldn't be a surprise.
Overall, I'm glad I finally got to this one, and it might be a chore to sit through the rest of the sequels. The only other sequel I've seen was 3-D oddly. I may watch that one again since I have the DVD, but it was a pretty crappy movie from what I remember on first viewing because it was PG!
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Jul 20, 2018 3:03:01 GMT
Amityville II: The Possession (1982) - 8/10 After hearing many claim this sequel to be better than the original, I finally gave it a watch, and yeah...This is a better movie than the '79 original. Don't get me wrong, the first one was good, but it isn't exactly the classic that some make it out to be. In fact, most of it tends to bore me. But this one was anything but boring. It's got a much faster pacing and execution than in the original, stuff actually happens and you care about most of that stuff that is going on. My only gripe is that it takes elements from The Exorcist in the last 20 min, but I thought it was handeled well. Plus, Burt Young was a bit of a dick, but then again he was so in the Rocky franchise so it shouldn't be a surprise. Overall, I'm glad I finally got to this one, and it might be a chore to sit through the rest of the sequels. The only other sequel I've seen was 3-D oddly. I may watch that one again since I have the DVD, but it was a pretty crappy movie from what I remember on first viewing because it was PG! Good review. Always loved this film. This and the third one, which I also remembering as having been quite creepy. Yeah, The Exorcist influence is obvious, but that was there even in the original film to a certain extent. Also, I think Burt Young's character was supposed to be a huge dick here. And both sequels are far superior to the '79 effort.
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Post by James on Jul 20, 2018 3:21:35 GMT
Amityville II: The Possession (1982) - 8/10 After hearing many claim this sequel to be better than the original, I finally gave it a watch, and yeah...This is a better movie than the '79 original. Don't get me wrong, the first one was good, but it isn't exactly the classic that some make it out to be. In fact, most of it tends to bore me. But this one was anything but boring. It's got a much faster pacing and execution than in the original, stuff actually happens and you care about most of that stuff that is going on. My only gripe is that it takes elements from The Exorcist in the last 20 min, but I thought it was handeled well. Plus, Burt Young was a bit of a dick, but then again he was so in the Rocky franchise so it shouldn't be a surprise. Overall, I'm glad I finally got to this one, and it might be a chore to sit through the rest of the sequels. The only other sequel I've seen was 3-D oddly. I may watch that one again since I have the DVD, but it was a pretty crappy movie from what I remember on first viewing because it was PG! Good review. Always loved this film. This and the third one, which I also remembering as having been quite creepy. Yeah, The Exorcist influence is obvious, but that was there even in the original film to a certain extent. Also, I think Burt Young's character was supposed to be a huge dick here. And both sequels are far superior to the '79 effort. Thanks! And it's been a while since I saw the third, hence the reason I'm giving it a rewatch. I still haven't even seen the remake with Ryan Reynolds.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Jul 20, 2018 4:10:04 GMT
Good review. Always loved this film. This and the third one, which I also remembering as having been quite creepy. Yeah, The Exorcist influence is obvious, but that was there even in the original film to a certain extent. Also, I think Burt Young's character was supposed to be a huge dick here. And both sequels are far superior to the '79 effort. Thanks! And it's been a while since I saw the third, hence the reason I'm giving it a rewatch. I still haven't even seen the remake with Ryan Reynolds. Watched the 2005 remake years ago. I found it surprisingly decent. One of the better horror remakes of the 21st century IMO. Definitely favoured it over the original. At the very least, it's certainly much more eventful.
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Post by James on Jul 20, 2018 22:52:20 GMT
Amityville 3-D (1983) - 5/10 (rewatch)
Okay, so I decided to revisit this one after having seen the first for a second time, and the second for the first time (the latter I like a lot more). I remembered this one being an oddity for me; while it was the first Amityville movie I saw since I owned the DVD, I found it to be pretty silly and not my thing. Now, I still feel a bit of the same but it has grown on me a tiny bit.
The effects don't hold up very well at all and I found it to be mostly boring. Plus, the decisions made by the characters were a little more than stupid (the worst offender being a mother trying to look for her daughter all over the house when it is in fact that she was lying outside passed out and she SAW her!).
But it does have some moments that are memorable and pretty entertaining, albeit silly. This is also the first (and perhaps only) PG-rated installment of the franchise. It didn't bother me as much as it should have since there isn't much to do with a haunted house movie with an R-rating (then again look at II, that movie went all out with that R-rating it made me gleeful). Also, what was up with people getting haunted even when not in the house? I guess the curse sticks with them at all times once they've entered that home. So overall, not good by any means, but it is a fine time-waster. I'm still not sure about the sequels after this, though.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jul 21, 2018 17:06:58 GMT
The Snowman (2017) was overflowing with the potential to be a truly creepy serial killer movie, but it just sort of flounders and it's just okay. I figured out within the first half-hour who the killer was! Kind of long too, or maybe I was just too tired after a long day. The cast can't be too blame, they give it all they've got, the production made the decision to disguise all the Norwegian qualities, even though the movie clearly states its set in Norway. Poor Val Kilmer is here in a small role, just after his cancer treatment, his voice was still so bad from that that he gets dubbed.
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Post by James on Jul 22, 2018 15:45:16 GMT
The Mist (2007) - 8/10
This was so freaking awesome. Of course it's directed by the legendary Frank Darabont who gave us The Shawshank Redemption so it had to be good. And even if I was spoiled by the ending I was still blown away at how well the movie is done. The creatures are absolutely terrifying, the plot is fantastically written and the setting is very claustrophobic. Sure the CGI doesn't look the greatest, but it's the overall story and atmosphere that makes this movie. It's like The Walking Dead before TWD even came to be (the AMC show that is). I'm not even sure if I like Shawshank that much more, that's how much I enjoyed this movie. Love it.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jul 26, 2018 17:26:38 GMT
Ice Cream Man (1995)
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Post by teleadm on Jul 26, 2018 18:17:12 GMT
Les diaboliques (1955), French chiller directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. This scene: a dead body was supposed to be at the bottom, but the swimming pool is empty, so where the hell is the body? or wasn't the body dead after they murdered him?
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