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Post by masterofallgoons on Oct 5, 2020 15:45:36 GMT
I don't think they have any plans to connect these movies anymore, but The Invisible Man was surprisingly good. And Karyn Kusama, who made a great thriller/horror movie from a few years back called The Invitation (highly recommended if you haven't seen it) is working on a new Dracula adaptation which she describes as a faithful adaptation of the book (whereas The Invisible Man just took the title and created a new story). Penny Dreadful was a great series for 2 seasons, and had it been allowed to continue it could have been the perfect version of what this Universal Monsters Universe should have been. Invisible Man was a solid flick, though yeah I don't see them connecting it with traditional movie monsters. (I'd be intrigued, though. Whatever they come up with can't be worse than Dracula Untold or The Mummy.) We've talked about it before, but I really dug Penny Dreadful as well. Wish they'd take the series or at least the concept to another network. That spinoff series was absolutely unwatchable. I couldn't get through five minutes of it. I'll probably never get around to watching that spinoff, but the cast and setting seemed like it could have had potential. So far I'm seeing 2 fans of the original series that don't like it though, so I don't really feel any need to seek it out. I feel like Penny Dreadful as we knew it is dead, which is such a shame because it really could have been great. That concept could be reworked and done again, but without the amazing performance by Eva Green I won't be nearly as interested. The rest of that cast was really strong too, but she was just incredible. They had her doing ludicrous things sometimes and she just always fucking nailed it and always made it work. I don't see The Invisible Man connecting either, and I think making singular horror movies is better anyway, but that movie does possibly lend itself to a sequel and if the other ones continued in the vein of that movie it could link up. I hope they don't because it would seem really convoluted especially now that they failed so many times at making that idea work, but this is a better starting point than they've had so far and I could see them trying to piggy back off of it. But... as far as I know we have Karyn Kusama doing a 'fairly faithful' adaptation of Dracula which I assume means that it's set in the 1890s, so that film would presumably have to stand alone if that's the case. If they wanted to connect it probably would have to be in a sequel, but that would feel pretty stupid too. Here's hoping they just make good individual films from here on out. Also, Ryan Gosling is gonna play the Wolfman, but I don't think there are any details about that yet though.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Oct 5, 2020 15:53:11 GMT
I don't think they have any plans to connect these movies anymore, but The Invisible Man was surprisingly good. And Karyn Kusama, who made a great thriller/horror movie from a few years back called The Invitation (highly recommended if you haven't seen it) is working on a new Dracula adaptation which she describes as a faithful adaptation of the book (whereas The Invisible Man just took the title and created a new story). Penny Dreadful was a great series for 2 seasons, and had it been allowed to continue it could have been the perfect version of what this Universal Monsters Universe should have been. Hell yeah on The Invitation. What a disturbing, under-your-skin type thriller. Give me movies like that 10 times out of 10. How about that ending? What a great, well earned, and chilling final image. I knew next to nothing going into that movie and every bit of it worked for me. I went to look up the director afterwards thinking it was some first timer with a bright future only to find that she's a well accomplished filmmaker who had been around for a while and made some big movies but went the indie route to make something after studio flop. I haven't seen her last movie, the detective thing with Nicole Kidman, but I'll pretty much always give her the benefit of the doubt from here on out. I thought that highly of The Invitation.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Oct 5, 2020 16:02:47 GMT
Hell yeah on The Invitation. What a disturbing, under-your-skin type thriller. Give me movies like that 10 times out of 10. How about that ending? What a great, well earned, and chilling final image. I knew next to nothing going into that movie and every bit of it worked for me. I went to look up the director afterwards thinking it was some first timer with a bright future only to find that she's a well accomplished filmmaker who had been around for a while and made some big movies but went the indie route to make something after studio flop. I haven't seen her last movie, the detective thing with Nicole Kidman, but I'll pretty much always give her the benefit of the doubt from here on out. I thought that highly of The Invitation. I'm totally with you, that ending left me chilled to the bone. I remember having trouble settling in after I watched it, the mark of a truly great thriller. I didn't see Destroyer but it's on my list. I know it didn't get great reviews, for what that's worth, but Kidman looks outstanding in it and I agree that there are some directors who deserve the benefit of the doubt. I feel that way about Ari Aster.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 6, 2020 11:10:21 GMT
Bram Stoker's Dracula
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 6, 2020 17:40:42 GMT
Just finished Silver Bullet - church scene is still creepy to this day Looking at the options for another Halloween flick - but 'Road to Perdition' is on IFC.... Story of a murdering thug in the mob who apparently has gained some sympathy on this board because of the relationship with his son  |
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 7, 2020 13:07:26 GMT
Voodoo Woman (AMC) - 1957 'Marilyn, an expedition leader searching for gold in the African jungle, is turned into an indestructable beast by a made doctor' This is followed up by 'Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering' I thought AMC stood for 'American Movie Classics'?  |
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Post by masterofallgoons on Oct 7, 2020 13:24:53 GMT
Voodoo Woman (AMC) - 1957 'Marilyn, an expedition leader searching for gold in the African jungle, is turned into an indestructable beast by a made doctor' This is followed up by 'Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering' I thought AMC stood for 'American Movie Classics'? They dropped that 'American Movie Classics' moniker when they started making original series. It also opened them up to show piece of shit movies, evidently. |
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 7, 2020 13:32:33 GMT
Voodoo Woman (AMC) - 1957 'Marilyn, an expedition leader searching for gold in the African jungle, is turned into an indestructable beast by a made doctor' This is followed up by 'Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering' I thought AMC stood for 'American Movie Classics'? They dropped that 'American Movie Classics' moniker when they started making original series. It also opened them up to show piece of shit movies, evidently. Wow.
Naomi Watts is in Children of the Corn:IV (1996) - before she got big - i.e. Mulholland Drive, The Ring, King Kong...
Going to give it a go
Karen Black is in it too (Trilogy of Terror fame - you're a horror buff - I'm sure you remember the little voodoo doll short story with the knife)
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Post by klawrencio79 on Oct 7, 2020 13:34:38 GMT
They dropped that 'American Movie Classics' moniker when they started making original series. It also opened them up to show piece of shit movies, evidently. Wow.
Naomi Watts is in Children of the Corn:IV (1996) - before she got big - i.e. Mulholland Drive, The Ring, King Kong...
Going to give it a go
Texas Chainsaw Massacre IV: The Next Generation stars Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zelleweger. It came out in '95, one year before both A Time to Kill and Jerry Maguire.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 7, 2020 13:39:36 GMT
Wow.
Naomi Watts is in Children of the Corn:IV (1996) - before she got big - i.e. Mulholland Drive, The Ring, King Kong...
Going to give it a go
Texas Chainsaw Massacre IV: The Next Generation stars Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zelleweger. It came out in '95, one year before both A Time to Kill and Jerry Maguire. yep.
own it - buried somewhere in storage
i always thought renee zellewegger was incredibly cute
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Post by klawrencio79 on Oct 7, 2020 13:47:10 GMT
Texas Chainsaw Massacre IV: The Next Generation stars Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zelleweger. It came out in '95, one year before both A Time to Kill and Jerry Maguire. yep.
own it - buried somewhere in storage
i always thought renee zellewegger was incredibly cute
That she is. That movie belongs buried in storage. It's always funny when A-listers (or close to it) pop up in those random shitty movies before they caught their break. Prime has Return of the Killer Tomatoes right now and I randomly threw it on a few weeks ago while not entirely sober, and lo and behold, George Clooney is in it!
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Post by masterofallgoons on Oct 7, 2020 14:06:04 GMT
They dropped that 'American Movie Classics' moniker when they started making original series. It also opened them up to show piece of shit movies, evidently. Wow.
Naomi Watts is in Children of the Corn:IV (1996) - before she got big - i.e. Mulholland Drive, The Ring, King Kong...
Going to give it a go
Karen Black is in it too (Trilogy of Terror fame - you're a horror buff - I'm sure you remember the little voodoo doll short story with the knife)
Wow, didn't realize that. To be fair to the movie, I've never seen it. I just know that the reputation of is that all of the Children of the Corn sequels are quite bad and inferior to the first movie (which isn't particularly good to begin with), and were only really made because it was easy to acquire the rights to the title. Yeah, Karen Black was a legend to a cult audience. She went from classy stuff working with the likes of Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Altman, Jack Nicholson, and Robert Redford to starring in tons of B-grade genre fare, sometimes straddling both worlds. |
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 8, 2020 9:05:46 GMT
F13th: PartIII - 3D
One of the better sequels (if not the best) - and one of the better Jason's (if not the best)
Jason gets introduced to his goalie mask via iconic character Shelly
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Post by masterofallgoons on Oct 8, 2020 12:12:34 GMT
F13th: PartIII - 3D One of the better sequels (if not the best) - and one of the better Jason's (if not the best) Jason gets introduced to his goalie mask via iconic character Shelly 'Iconic character Shelly' HAhaha. Have you seen any of his legal updates recently? That actor is now a lawyer, and has been sort of the defacto legal analyst on the on-going battle over the rights to make more Friday the 13th movies. |
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Oct 8, 2020 15:09:37 GMT
I am going to watch "The Wall" tonight at an improvised drive-in at the airport parking lot, as part of the Festival de Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal. I love the Pink Floyd album but I don't think I've seen the movie more than once, probably when it came out.
On Saturday they are going to show all Mad Max movies back-to-back-to-back-to-back, from 8 PM to 4 AM. Twenty years ago I would feel seriously tempted to go, but nowadays, no way - and that's even though I would LOVE to have the chance to watch "Fury Road" on a big screen again.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 8, 2020 15:41:38 GMT
I am going to watch "The Wall" tonight at an improvised drive-in at the airport parking lot, as part of the Festival de Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal. I love the Pink Floyd album but I don't think I've seen the movie more than once, probably when it came out.
On Saturday they are going to show all Mad Max movies back-to-back-to-back-to-back, from 8 PM to 4 AM. Twenty years ago I would feel seriously tempted to go, but nowadays, no way - and that's even though I would LOVE to have the chance to watch "Fury Road" on a big screen again.
I'm looking to broaden my horizons
I'm not into musicals or rockumentaries - are there actually any decent ones out there?
Minimal singing and dancing recommendations would be appreciated.
Maybe horror themed? Little Shop of Horrors and Sweeney Todd weren't my cup of tea if that helps.
Less singing and dancing the better.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Oct 8, 2020 16:15:29 GMT
I am going to watch "The Wall" tonight at an improvised drive-in at the airport parking lot, as part of the Festival de Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal. I love the Pink Floyd album but I don't think I've seen the movie more than once, probably when it came out.
On Saturday they are going to show all Mad Max movies back-to-back-to-back-to-back, from 8 PM to 4 AM. Twenty years ago I would feel seriously tempted to go, but nowadays, no way - and that's even though I would LOVE to have the chance to watch "Fury Road" on a big screen again.
I'm looking to broaden my horizons
I'm not into musicals or rockumentaries - are there actually any decent ones out there?
Minimal singing and dancing recommendations would be appreciated.
Maybe horror themed? Little Shop of Horrors and Sweeney Todd weren't my cup of tea if that helps.
Less singing and dancing the better.
You’ve never seen The Wall? Do you like Pink Floyd? If so, I think it’s worth seeing, even if you don’t like musicals. It’s definitely not a rockumentary.
Here are some suggestions:
The Commitments – not exactly a musical, but music features heavily in it. It’s about a guy trying to put together a band in Dublin. Great movie.
Streets of Fire – also not a musical, but a movie where music is very important. An up-and-coming singer is kidnapped by a street gang, and her ex-boyfriend is tasked with rescuing her. There’s action, there is violence, there’s drama, and there is music. No dancing though.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show - I am going to assume that you know this one.
Anna and the Apocalypse – Scottish high-school Christmas musical with zombies. This one IS a musical with song-and-dance numbers, but it also has zombies, so maybe you’ll like it.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 8, 2020 16:21:12 GMT
I'm looking to broaden my horizons
I'm not into musicals or rockumentaries - are there actually any decent ones out there?
Minimal singing and dancing recommendations would be appreciated.
Maybe horror themed? Little Shop of Horrors and Sweeney Todd weren't my cup of tea if that helps.
Less singing and dancing the better.
You’ve never seen The Wall? Do you like Pink Floyd? If so, I think it’s worth seeing, even if you don’t like musicals. It’s definitely not a rockumentary.
Here are some suggestions:
The Commitments – not exactly a musical, but music features heavily in it. It’s about a guy trying to put together a band in Dublin. Great movie.
Streets of Fire – also not a musical, but a movie where music is very important. An up-and-coming singer is kidnapped by a street gang, and her ex-boyfriend is tasked with rescuing her. There’s action, there is violence, there’s drama, and there is music. No dancing though.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show - I am going to assume that you know this one.
Anna and the Apocalypse – Scottish high-school Christmas musical with zombies. This one IS a musical with song-and-dance numbers, but it also has zombies, so maybe you’ll like it.
Thanks for the recs
I think I know 1 Pink Floyd song - Learning to Fly - I only know it because he stole that title from Tom Petty
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Post by masterofallgoons on Oct 8, 2020 16:39:50 GMT
I am going to watch "The Wall" tonight at an improvised drive-in at the airport parking lot, as part of the Festival de Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal. I love the Pink Floyd album but I don't think I've seen the movie more than once, probably when it came out.
On Saturday they are going to show all Mad Max movies back-to-back-to-back-to-back, from 8 PM to 4 AM. Twenty years ago I would feel seriously tempted to go, but nowadays, no way - and that's even though I would LOVE to have the chance to watch "Fury Road" on a big screen again.
The Wall is a really interesting film, but it's not fully successful for me as a fan of the album. I think it really could have worked as a film with an abstract narrative, but it's disparate creators' visions keeps it from coalescing I think, which feels odd since the album is so cohesive. And I hate the movie version of Mother. Both the song and the filmic sequence. And I think Bob Geldof kinda sucks. If you saw the Roger Waters tour of the Wall from a few years back, I think in some ways that's a much stronger narrative representation, even though much of it uses the same footage and it's not presented as much like a narrative. If you didn't see that tour there's a really good concert movie from a few years ago as well. |
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 8, 2020 21:21:55 GMT
Ohhhhh....
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
The original ....
Is on SyFy right now....
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