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Post by lostinlimbo on Feb 23, 2021 14:45:48 GMT
clue 1: ‘hairy holidays’ retreat clue 2: British clue 3: think along the lines of Disturbing Behaviour, Zombie High etc clue 4: the doctor in charge of the retreat (played by an established British actor) has a dwarf as a henchman. clue 5: Horror-comedy. Outrageous, but tongue-in-cheek. Is that Alfred Pennyworth? Indeed.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Feb 23, 2021 14:52:37 GMT
Is that Alfred Pennyworth? Indeed. Horror Hospital?
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Post by lostinlimbo on Feb 23, 2021 15:09:03 GMT
Yep, Horror Hospital.
If you like your horror with gonzo actions, unhinged plot turns and cheekily demented humour. Horror Hospital is a real treat. Michael Gough really relishes the role as the mad doctor here.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Feb 23, 2021 15:27:23 GMT
Damn, I would most likely never have cracked this one open, but Horror Hospital sure looks and sounds like an interesting film. Might try to look it up one day.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Feb 23, 2021 16:12:33 GMT
Yep, Horror Hospital. If you like your horror with gonzo actions, unhinged plot turns and cheekily demented humour. Horror Hospital is a real treat. Michael Gough really relishes the role as the mad doctor here. I had to find it by searching Michael Gough's filmography. I don't think I would have gotten it without seeing a well known face. I think I watched this years ago but I don't really remember it. It sounds, and looks, like something I'd really like though. I'll probably give it a rewatch mo that you've reminded me of it. Thanks for that.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Feb 23, 2021 16:22:45 GMT
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Feb 23, 2021 16:55:09 GMT
Hm, is that an oversized egg? Well, again, I guess one just have to follow the impulse and go for what first comes to my mind, and the one which "arrived", was that of Michael Moriarty discovering a huge bird egg, inside the top of a skyscraper, in the Larry Cohen monster-horror film Q: The Winged Serpent (1982).
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Post by masterofallgoons on Feb 23, 2021 17:00:01 GMT
Hm, is that an oversized egg? Well, again, I guess one just have to follow the impulse and go for what first comes to my mind, and the one which "arrived", was that of Michael Moriarty discovering a huge bird egg, inside the top of a skyscraper, in the Larry Cohen monster-horror film Q: The Winged Serpent (1982). Damn. Well done. I thought I picked maybe the only readily available image that wouldn't give it away immediately.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Feb 23, 2021 17:50:26 GMT
Yeah, I kind of knew that I had re-visited the film, and turned out less than a year ago, and that image looked very familiar. Always been impressed at how well acted these 80s Cohen/Moriarty movies really were, and where The Stuff (1985) surely is my favorite. Anyway, new challenge:
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Post by masterofallgoons on Feb 23, 2021 19:04:28 GMT
Yeah, I kind of knew that I had re-visited the film, and turned out less than a year ago, and that image looked very familiar. Always been impressed at how well acted these 80s Cohen/Moriarty movies really were, and where The Stuff (1985) surely is my favorite. Anyway, new challenge: Is this one of the many puppet master movies, or is that way too obvious?
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Feb 23, 2021 19:23:52 GMT
It is not a part of any of the killer dolls/puppets movies.
However, it is an very early release of an franchise, that considering how well made and solid the first film was, most of what followed for years, seemed to be heading further and further away of the original one, and not in a very impressive or good way.
Still, a few of the sequels, actually were a lot of fun, or so I believe, and if you take a look at the image, and focus more on the puppet to the left, it will kind of give you a nice little hint of what kind of classic horror monster we are dealing with.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Feb 23, 2021 19:35:14 GMT
Another clue:
The director of the film, also made the next one, which had nothing to do with any of the characters from the first two films, beside that it featured the same classic horror movie monsters. I also believe, at one time, both of these films actually took up a place down waaay below the top 250 IMDb list, and joined the lesser beloved ones, in the Bottom 100 list. Now, I am not sure if either of them are or has been there for a while. Still, I believe several of those that came afterwards, were far worse, and worthier to be down among the worst.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Feb 23, 2021 19:52:11 GMT
Another clue: The director of the film, also made the next one, which had nothing to do with any of the characters from the first two films, beside that it featured the same classic horror movie monsters. I also believe, at one time, both of these films actually took up a place down waaay below the top 250 IMDb list, and joined the lesser beloved ones, in the Bottom 100 list. Now, I am not sure if either of them are or has been there for a while. Still, I believe several of those that came afterwards, were far worse, and worthier to be down among the worst. Hmm.. does this movie have any relationship to your avatar? ... perchance?
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Feb 23, 2021 20:02:48 GMT
Based on the clues, it's a second movie. First was good, third had same director, and wolf costume is a hint..Howling 2: Your Sister Is A Werewolf?
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Feb 23, 2021 20:08:03 GMT
Hmm.. does this movie have any relationship to your avatar? ... perchance? You got it. Howling 2, might not be a "classic", but its got Christopher Lee as a werewolf hunter, Sybil Danning as 1000 year old werewolf queen, who also happens to be the sister of Stefan, then you throw in Reb Brown, as a triggerhappy screamer, and, yeah, lots of b-movie madness to behold, pure cheese, for those who enjoy it extra thick as well. I was a bit too fast, or maybe slow in fact (I had some business to attend for a few minutes ago), as I did not notice until now (not sure how serious the rules to this game are played out) as moviebuffbrad did get the title for the film, but I do have a feeling you would most likely have gotten it as well.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Feb 23, 2021 20:14:59 GMT
Damn, I finally get one and someone else already got it.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Feb 23, 2021 20:15:49 GMT
Hmm.. does this movie have any relationship to your avatar? ... perchance? You got it. Howling 2, might not be a "classic", but its got Christopher Lee as a werewolf hunter, Sybil Danning as 1000 year old werewolf queen, who also happens to be the sister of Stefan, then you throw in Reb Brown, as a triggerhappy screamer, and, yeah, lots of b-movie madness to behold, pure cheese, for those who enjoy it extra thick as well. I was a bit too fast, or maybe slow in fact (I had some business to attend for a few minutes ago), as I did not notice until now (not sure how serious the rules to this game are played out) as moviebuffbrad did get the title for the film, but I do have a feeling you would most likely have gotten it as well. It's a classic of sorts. It may not be good, but it's also wildly entertaining even if it's not for the reasons they intended.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Feb 23, 2021 20:18:03 GMT
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Feb 23, 2021 20:25:58 GMT
I don't suppose it's a Fog movie.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Feb 23, 2021 20:27:38 GMT
It's a classic of sorts. It may not be good, but it's also wildly entertaining even if it's not for the reasons they intended. I guess its safe to say, it probably belongs more in the trashy b-movie, so-bad-its-good "classic" category, but it is quite impressive, how it went so fast from the dark and serious atmosmphere of the first film (sure, the original did feature some nice black comedy tones, here and there, but never went as far with the camp as any of the sequels), and I guess one big hint, of what to come, arrives when the great Christopher Lee, being all serious, stands in front of a plastic skeleton, along with lots of floating stars, which suddenly arrives, and he reads with a very serious expression out loud, from a book, and yeah, you just kind of get the feel, that this is gonna be something "special". Then you have of course a few too many "what the hell" scenes, along with pure cheese: Also, looking up some of the clips from the Blu-ray release, reminds me that I might think of upgrading my old DVD, as I would love to hear the stories from guys like Reb Brown, on what the hell happened during filming. Must have been quite a thrill, to get to work with legends such as Christopher Lee, and babes like Sybil Danning.
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