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Post by Marv on Oct 2, 2019 23:27:35 GMT
New views today were Dracula and Never Hike Alone....both were good first time views. NHA is a shorter fan made film based in the Friday the 13th universe...Dracula was the 1979 film.
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Post by rogerthat on Oct 3, 2019 1:17:13 GMT
Just started Challenge with Tales of Halloween on Amazon Prime. It had a high rating so I gave it a try. Big disappointment. Like a kids after school special horror anthology.
Some decent kill scenes but the whole thing is filled with 10-15 minute segments that within each one leave little impression.
The only good thing I will say about it is that Adrienne Barbeau had a (small) cameo as narrator which was done in style of a deejay like her role in The Fog.
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Post by Archelaus on Oct 3, 2019 4:33:08 GMT
I just watched The Craft for the first time. It was a pretty good horror film about teenage girls using witchcraft for their personal benefit, but it comes at a cost.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Oct 3, 2019 4:44:58 GMT
I didn't start off with much enthusiasm this year, maybe once it gets rolling. I'd like to clear out my to-do list of horror movies this year, but some of them seem really bad. 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 I did that back in 2016. Focused on movies that I just had to get out of the way. It meant that I ended up seeing a number of movies I'd probably never have bothered with otherwise. Some were worth it, but quite a few were most certainly not. My advice is not to force yourself to watch movies you believe will be really bad as it'll just drain you and further kill all remaining enthusiasm.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Oct 3, 2019 4:46:43 GMT
Just started Challenge with Tales of Halloween on Amazon Prime. It had a high rating so I gave it a try. Big disappointment. Like a kids after school special horror anthology. Some decent kill scenes but the whole thing is filled with 10-15 minute segments that within each one leave little impression. The only good thing I will say about it is that Adrienne Barbeau had a (small) cameo as narrator which was done in style of a deejay like her role in The Fog. Yeah. Hated that film. Really poor. More a series of horror shorts than a proper anthology. None of the stories are given enough time to breathe. A waste of potential.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2019 5:15:52 GMT
Watching Cooties and honestly the opening of this film makes me want to turn it off. Seeing the chicken nuggets being made and then the girl biting into it...I almost threw up.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Oct 3, 2019 5:24:54 GMT
After Ready Or Not and with it on Hulu, I gave Rosemary's Baby a rewatch. I first saw it probably at the height of my Polanski hatred, so not with the most open mind.
Watching it again...yeah, it's a classic. The blocking and editing are so well done. And there are so many little things set up that pay off later. And of course, the performances. Is there a bigger douchebag in movie history than Guy?
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 3, 2019 5:55:58 GMT
I watched two I have never seen-THE LONG HAIR OF DEATH and THE SHUTTERED ROOM for the start of Halloween month. Not sure what I will watch tomorrow. Usually I watch a lot of repeats.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2019 7:26:43 GMT
So finished Cooties and...I'd advise all of you to avoid that one. I was hoping that it would have some charming aspects to it like Shaun of the Dead but in a smaller capacity since I really enjoy that film. Cooties is just really bad with barely any redeeming qualities.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2019 9:38:24 GMT
So finished Cooties and...I'd advise all of you to avoid that one. I was hoping that it would have some charming aspects to it like Shaun of the Dead but in a smaller capacity since I really enjoy that film. Cooties is just really bad with barely any redeeming qualities. Yeah, Cooties ain't good. If you like comedy horror, have you seen Tucker and Dale vs Evil?
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Oct 3, 2019 13:59:03 GMT
Watched Return of the Fly (1959) last night for the very first time. Didn't even know it existed. This low-budget cable channel is playing really old and cheesy horror movies. Vincent Price is in it, and he's about the only genuine actor in the batch. Horrible effects, even given the time; actors were terrible! I could have gone through life never having seen this.
On the other hand, did a (I don't know how many) rewatch of The Changling (1980) with George C. Scott who was awesome. This is a very slow-but-tense building of a very sad story with believable chills. I highly recommend it to everyone who loves a good ghost story!
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Oct 3, 2019 14:00:09 GMT
Just started Challenge with Tales of Halloween on Amazon Prime. It had a high rating so I gave it a try. Big disappointment. Like a kids after school special horror anthology. Some decent kill scenes but the whole thing is filled with 10-15 minute segments that within each one leave little impression. The only good thing I will say about it is that Adrienne Barbeau had a (small) cameo as narrator which was done in style of a deejay like her role in The Fog. I streamed Tales of Halloween two years ago, and agree - terrible and cheap, and more for very young kids.
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Oct 3, 2019 14:04:30 GMT
My first two new viewings are two that eluded me in the 80s; Witchboard and a slasher called Final Exam. So it looks like we have a pretty good turn-out this year. Happy viewing, everyone! I just watched Witchboard... Enjoyed it 👍 OMG, it was a terrible movie! Tawney can't act, and if you watch closely, you'll see her nail polish color change in the same scenes. Crap continuity. But yeah, it's one of those movies that it's so bad, it's fun to watch.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2019 15:02:01 GMT
So far I've watched The Cave (2005) and Brainscan (1994) for the first time.
The Cave is a routinely plotted and acted but good looking, reasonably claustrophobic creature feature.
Brainscan is a fairly amusing techno-horror flick with an agreeable far-fetched premise. Well acted by Edward Furlong and Frank Langella.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Oct 3, 2019 15:59:39 GMT
So far I've watched The Cave (2005) and Brainscan (1994) for the first time.
The Cave is a routinely plotted and acted but good looking, reasonably claustrophobic creature feature.
Brainscan is a fairly amusing techno-horror flick with an agreeable far-fetched premise. Well acted by Edward Furlong and Frank Langella. Hey heysweden, glad you are participating this year! Happy viewing!
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Post by rogerthat on Oct 3, 2019 16:16:41 GMT
cybajedi If i can make a request...if you have the means, try The Devils Rejects. I saw that you disliked House of 1000 Corpses and i don't blame you...im not overly fond of it myself. But i felt like its sequel, Devils Rejects, fixed every single problem i had with House. If you hate Rejects then theres no point in watching any other Zombie film. I remember House of 1000 Corpses very well. The marketing for that film made it out to be one of the scariest films of all time. Myself and my sister drove like an hour out of town just to see it. All that being said, Devils Rejects is indeed the better film. It's been a long time since I've seen these films but I'll second Marv's recommendation of Devils Rejects being better. My memory tells me that is for sure. Fpr what it's worth though I also liked the Rob Zombie remake of Halloween. Didn't care for his sequel but liked the first. I remember the marketing for House of a 1,000 Corpses and IIRC they played up an angle that the film was so long in coming because the MPAA was trying to ban it or something for being too terrifying. What a load of bull that was!
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Oct 3, 2019 17:55:04 GMT
I remember House of 1000 Corpses very well. The marketing for that film made it out to be one of the scariest films of all time. Myself and my sister drove like an hour out of town just to see it. All that being said, Devils Rejects is indeed the better film. It's been a long time since I've seen these films but I'll second Marv's recommendation of Devils Rejects being better. My memory tells me that is for sure. Fpr what it's worth though I also liked the Rob Zombie remake of Halloween. Didn't care for his sequel but liked the first. I remember the marketing for House of a 1,000 Corpses and IIRC they played up an angle that the film was so long in coming because the MPAA was trying to ban it or something for being too terrifying. What a load of bull that was! The story I remember was that Universal couldn't get an R rating without making significant cuts so it got shelved. Lions Gate purchased the rights a few years later and released it as is (probably because the culture in 2003 was a lot more lenient in regards to gore and violence than in 2000).
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Post by OrsonSwelles on Oct 3, 2019 17:59:25 GMT
So IMDb lists The Purge as horror but not The Hitcher? The Purge is a sci-fi/thriller filmed like a horror. The Hitcher is an action/thriller filmed like a horror.
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Post by OrsonSwelles on Oct 3, 2019 18:01:57 GMT
Head Count was mostly passable imo. I think it got better reviews tho which surprise me. It doesn’t do anything particularly well. I liked Head Count a lot more than I expected. I'd watch it again over the bloated and mediocre It Chapter Two.
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Oct 3, 2019 20:53:25 GMT
So IMDb lists The Purge as horror but not The Hitcher? The Purge is a sci-fi/thriller filmed like a horror. The Hitcher is an action/thriller filmed like a horror. Do we really care what IMDB has to say about anything anymore? The Hitcher is horror. The Purge is horror. I'm sure everyone here would agree.
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