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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Aug 4, 2020 14:46:10 GMT
I'm with you on that, cult movies, and really cults in general, freak me out. That's why I spent weeks on here whining about how badly Midsommar affected me. Even documentaries about Jonestown are enough to make me run for the hills. I know I've seen some of the Corn sequels, but I couldn't possibly distinguish them as it's been 25-30 years since seeing any of them. I just passed Midsommar (free) when I searching for horror flicks to watch on my cable package.
Just too disturbing for me - won't be watching again.
Settled on 'Sometimes They Come Back' - another King short story I read years ago (may have been in Skeleton Crew or Night Shift) - about a guy who goes home to teach in high school but is haunted by his past.
One thing I always enjoyed about King is the atmosphere - i.e. a lot of them take place in quiet quaint small little communities in New England with a dark past.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Aug 5, 2020 13:24:06 GMT
I started watching a certain HBO TV series from about 20 years ago that is widely regarded as one of the best TV shows ever but that somehow I never got around to watching before now. Only two episodes in, but it's looking good so far...
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 5, 2020 13:33:11 GMT
I started watching a certain HBO TV series from about 20 years ago that is widely regarded as one of the best TV shows ever but that somehow I never got around to watching before now. Only two episodes in, but it's looking good so far...
Sweet, let us know what you think of Omar. |
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Aug 5, 2020 13:36:50 GMT
I started watching a certain HBO TV series from about 20 years ago that is widely regarded as one of the best TV shows ever but that somehow I never got around to watching before now. Only two episodes in, but it's looking good so far...
Sweet, let us know what you think of Omar.
Who's that, one of Tony's acolytes?
That's "The Wire", right? I haven't watched that one either. Maybe after I am done with the one I just started.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 5, 2020 13:41:29 GMT
Sweet, let us know what you think of Omar.
Who's that, one of Tony's acolytes?
That's "The Wire", right? I haven't watched that one either. Maybe after I am done with the one I just started.
Dammit! I had a 50/50 shot. Personally, I LOVE the Sopranos. Season 1 is solid but, Season 2 is where it really kicks into gear and delves into some great character development and terrific storylines. Enjoy!! |
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Post by nogbad on Aug 5, 2020 13:42:26 GMT
Last night I finished rewatching the first part of the most recent, and final apparently, season of Vikings, which was enjoyable as ever. But I am now reannoyed (which is now a word) about this ridiculous new notion of broadcasting a series in two parts, ten months or so apart. Wtf is the point of that?
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Aug 5, 2020 13:51:53 GMT
Last night I finished rewatching the first part of the most recent, and final apparently, season of Vikings, which was enjoyable as ever. But I am now reannoyed (which is now a word) about this ridiculous new notion of broadcasting a series in two parts, ten months or so apart. Wtf is the point of that? Yeah I don't get it, either. Anyway I'm not terribly excited about the rest of the season. I'll check it out but there aren't any characters left that I'm interested in. Vikings has always played fast and loose with history so I won't complain about the wild inaccuracies. I just want a cohesive story. The first two seasons of Vikings were incredible, it's been all downhill since. There are only obnoxious characters remaining. At this point I'm rooting for Ragnarok. |
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Post by nogbad on Aug 5, 2020 16:14:40 GMT
Last night I finished rewatching the first part of the most recent, and final apparently, season of Vikings, which was enjoyable as ever. But I am now reannoyed (which is now a word) about this ridiculous new notion of broadcasting a series in two parts, ten months or so apart. Wtf is the point of that? Yeah I don't get it, either. Anyway I'm not terribly excited about the rest of the season. I'll check it out but there aren't any characters left that I'm interested in. Vikings has always played fast and loose with history so I won't complain about the wild inaccuracies. I just want a cohesive story. The first two seasons of Vikings were incredible, it's been all downhill since. There are only obnoxious characters remaining. At this point I'm rooting for Ragnarok. I'm not overly critical of tv shows I enjoy, so I wouldn't say as of now that I agree there has been such a drop in quality, but if I ever rewatch the whole thing in one truly epic binge (which I fancy doing one day), perhaps then I may agree with you. |
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Aug 6, 2020 12:10:21 GMT
Split
Have seen it numerous times now - it's on FX
One of M Night's better ones (IMO) - James McAvoy with a great performance displaying multiple personalities - with a twist at the end some people crapped on - I loved it - tying in another M Night movie resulting in a third picture tying everything together (Glass)
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Aug 6, 2020 13:41:02 GMT
Last night, I watched Vivarium (2019), a little sci-fi/horrorish film from Irish director Lorcan Finnegan and starring Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots. On the surface, it's about a young couple looking to buy their first house together who find themselves trapped inside a labyrinth of uninhabited, identical houses, all alone, completely isolated from the rest of the world and with no means of escape. Underneath, it's about the trappings of unplanned parenthood, parasitism and the bullshit myth of idyllic suburban happiness. Plus, it's remarkably prescient given that it came out last year but horrifyingly depicts life during pandemic. Not a lot happens here and not a lot is revealed, which I think works to the film's advantage. I find my mind wandering back to it throughout this morning, and I believe if more were revealed the less intriguing it would be. I'd much rather think about something then have nothing left to the imagination, even if the film wasn't great. Jesse Eisenberg is pretty good here, playing against type, but Imogen Poots is the film's heart. She's carrying the weight for the entire couple and she brings fear, reluctant acceptance, and even a few moments of tender love where you wouldn't expect it. It's not a great movie, but thought-provoking sci-fi is in my wheelhouse. The dense subtext and chemistry of the two leads makes the whole movie work.
I watched it last night. I have no idea what it means or what it was supposed to mean, but I liked it.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 6, 2020 14:47:30 GMT
Last night, I watched Vivarium (2019), a little sci-fi/horrorish film from Irish director Lorcan Finnegan and starring Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots. On the surface, it's about a young couple looking to buy their first house together who find themselves trapped inside a labyrinth of uninhabited, identical houses, all alone, completely isolated from the rest of the world and with no means of escape. Underneath, it's about the trappings of unplanned parenthood, parasitism and the bullshit myth of idyllic suburban happiness. Plus, it's remarkably prescient given that it came out last year but horrifyingly depicts life during pandemic. Not a lot happens here and not a lot is revealed, which I think works to the film's advantage. I find my mind wandering back to it throughout this morning, and I believe if more were revealed the less intriguing it would be. I'd much rather think about something then have nothing left to the imagination, even if the film wasn't great. Jesse Eisenberg is pretty good here, playing against type, but Imogen Poots is the film's heart. She's carrying the weight for the entire couple and she brings fear, reluctant acceptance, and even a few moments of tender love where you wouldn't expect it. It's not a great movie, but thought-provoking sci-fi is in my wheelhouse. The dense subtext and chemistry of the two leads makes the whole movie work.
I watched it last night. I have no idea what it means or what it was supposed to mean, but I liked it.
The little kid was really creepy.
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Post by Rufus-T on Aug 6, 2020 17:13:22 GMT
Finally got to watch Chernobyl. Highly recommended. |
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 6, 2020 17:15:34 GMT
Finally got to watch Chernobyl. Highly recommended. Dude, that show was one of the most moving, terrifying, infuriating things I've ever seen. The opening episode in particular, with the music and a palpable sense of dread, is essentially a horror movie. Powerful, highly effective film-making. I also highly recommend it, although not if you're in the mood for a light-hearted romp.
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Post by Rufus-T on Aug 6, 2020 17:22:07 GMT
Finally got to watch Chernobyl. Highly recommended. Dude, that show was one of the most moving, terrifying, infuriating things I've ever seen. The opening episode in particular, with the music and a palpable sense of dread, is essentially a horror movie. Powerful, highly effective film-making. I also highly recommend it, although not if you're in the mood for a light-hearted romp. I love how the story was told. I have watched a few documentary about the incidence, but none of them I remember talked about the poor quality material at the reactor. That was very interesting. The part killing the dogs was very hard to watch.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 6, 2020 17:24:13 GMT
Dude, that show was one of the most moving, terrifying, infuriating things I've ever seen. The opening episode in particular, with the music and a palpable sense of dread, is essentially a horror movie. Powerful, highly effective film-making. I also highly recommend it, although not if you're in the mood for a light-hearted romp. I love how the story was told. I have watched a few documentary about the incidence, but none of them I remember talked about the poor quality material at the reactor. That was very interesting. The part killing the dogs was very hard to watch. That's always a problem for me. Even when I was playing Red Dead Redemption 2, there were parts where you would have to kill animals and it always bothered me, and that was a video game! Of course, the episode where the one dude is melting like a candle wasn't a problem for me at all, , but the dogs? No way.
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Post by Rufus-T on Aug 6, 2020 17:43:08 GMT
I love how the story was told. I have watched a few documentary about the incidence, but none of them I remember talked about the poor quality material at the reactor. That was very interesting. The part killing the dogs was very hard to watch.That's always a problem for me. Even when I was playing Red Dead Redemption 2, there were parts where you would have to kill animals and it always bothered me, and that was a video game! Of course, the episode where the ---, but the dogs? No way. I think it was the way that the show handled that part that made it horrifying. Most of the human death scenes do not last long killed by the incidence, and we have seen people die on the screen many times. In that part, we see the young man is having trouble handling it throughout the episode, which someone we can identify. We don't see a few dogs killed, we see one after another get shot while alive and kicking, reminded me a lot when I heard about a bunch of pigs or chicken had to be destroyed for flu which made me queasy just to think about. Add to that, we have to face a family of dogs. On top of that, we have to see a pile of dogs dumped into the ditch. We don't get to see something like that often in movies. I don't think it matter whether it was human or animal when it was presented like that. That was a powerful and well made segment.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Aug 6, 2020 18:30:09 GMT
2001 Maniacs (2005 - Robert Englund)
Ton of fun. College kids end up in a Southern town full of ghosts - slasher/horror flick along the lines of a group of people turn down the wrong road and end up in the wrong part of town and are in for a living nightmare.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Aug 6, 2020 23:34:58 GMT
Natgeo - When Sharks Attack - New England Nightmare
This is pretty much JAWS -
'In recent years, shark attacks along the shores of Cape Cod have exploded, including the first shark fatality in Massachusetts in more than eighty years.
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Post by tristramshandy on Aug 7, 2020 5:43:34 GMT
Watched Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr Moreau (2015). Takeaway: Val Kilmer is an ass and really needs beaten down.
At what point did Marlon Brando become impossible to work with?
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Aug 7, 2020 9:47:42 GMT
Dateline - The Women & Dirty John
'Debra Newell believes she has found Mr. Right, but her daughters sense there's something wrong with John Meehan; they start digging...'
I'm thinking he kills her and the daughters turned about to be right about their instincts.
Lets see what happens.
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