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Post by lostinlimbo on Apr 18, 2018 6:23:27 GMT
Watched a couple solid horror shorts. “The Birch” felt like a trailer, but it had an excellent monster design. The “Launder Man” was nicely done in its build-up with a humorous final shot. “Larry” is a longer short, and creepily executed in delivering its killer blow. These are some really excellent yet effective horror shorts here  . Thanks so much for sharing these here also lostinlimbo  . Glad you got something out of them mszanadu! YouTube is a goldmine for horror shorts.
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Post by lostinlimbo on Apr 18, 2018 6:44:01 GMT
“Maximum Overdrive” was one of those films I would always pass by, showing little interest until today. Gee, what did I just watch?! The opening half-hour is insane, entertainingly insane!!! Stephen King lines it up with dark humour, and outrageous stunts. It’s pure chaotic madness! I admit, I didn’t find the second half to be as impressive, but still, there are enough bug-eyed decisions. Also you can’t go wrong with an AC/DC soundtrack.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Apr 18, 2018 7:57:09 GMT
Beyond the Gates (2016)
Watched it this weekend and while it was maybe not all what I had hoped it would be, I still thought it was a mostly well done horror b-movie which starts up promisingly but somehow over the next 40-50 (or more) minutes it soon ends up getting a little too slow and even though it only last for about 75 minutes, I ended up losing interest and had to watch the last of it the next day. To my defense, it was very late and I had already seen 3 movies earlier that day. The special effects were a neat surprise, the acting not bad and the locations was also a good way to build up a nice little atmosphere of nostalgia. Barbara Crampton is the only one I know of the cast, but has very little to work on here, still it is cool that she has done a few horror films in recent years.
The best thing about the film was surely how nostalgic the VHS store made me feel. Damn, I miss my local Video Rental shop which I loved visiting, even when not actually renting anything, just browsing around and remember so well the smell of candy, ice cream and old VHS tapes. Also they used to have a very solid horror collection and every week I noticed or stumbled upon a new movie I had never seen there before. Sadly, around 2002-03 it went all downhill and fast. They tried to pass out DVDs as the same way as the VHS but they were always full of cracks and would half the time not play, and one would often wonder what the hell some people did to the films.
Anyway, I went in probably with too big of a expectation, and well it was mostly a decent movie, kind of a mix-up of Jumanjii and Videodrome or something not that far off but the pace could have been a little better at times, still I ended up with a "favorable" rating:
5,5/10
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2018 14:08:09 GMT
"The Loreley's Grasp"
Very atmospheric offering from Amando de Ossorio, a mixture of tacky gore, a cheesy rubber monster suit, romance, decent acting, and an eclectic soundtrack. Based on a German myth / legend, it has the appeal of a fairy tale type of story.
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Post by iamrobot on Apr 18, 2018 14:27:14 GMT
eyes of laura mars
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Post by mszanadu on Apr 18, 2018 15:19:22 GMT
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Post by mszanadu on Apr 18, 2018 15:31:06 GMT
These are some really excellent yet effective horror shorts here  . Thanks so much for sharing these here also lostinlimbo  . Glad you got something out of them mszanadu! YouTube is a goldmine for horror shorts. That's so cool and I had no idea these horror shorts were in existence on YouTube until you posted these three here  . I also noticed these are posted by a company called - CRYPT TV Again thanks lostinlimbo for sharing these here as well  .
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Post by mszanadu on Apr 18, 2018 15:45:21 GMT
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) Definitely a top memorable favorite of mine here also  . Thanks so much for the reminder here too iamrobot  .
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 14:34:28 GMT
"Satan's Blood" a.k.a. "Don't Panic" a.k.a. "Escalofrio"
Ultra sleazy Spanish horror flick with plenty of bare skin and a fair amount of laughs.
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Post by teleadm on Apr 20, 2018 16:17:21 GMT
Madigan 1968
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Post by mszanadu on Apr 21, 2018 18:37:08 GMT
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Post by rogerthat on Apr 21, 2018 23:48:33 GMT
Just watched Friend Request. It was on Netflix so, uhm, yeah...
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Post by mszanadu on Apr 22, 2018 2:12:23 GMT
Just got through watching on DVD - Embryo (1976 film) IMPO - a very underrated classic film for it's time indeed  .
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Post by lostinlimbo on Apr 22, 2018 3:27:16 GMT
Talk about two films that complement each other. I watched “Shadow of the Hawk” for the first time last year, and it was pretty good. We get Jan-Michael Vincent encountering some bad juju and it didn’t surprise me to see something this audaciously unusual and spectral coming from the 1970s. What I liked about this feature, is its dreamlike journey, both physical and spiritual, in what plays out like a mind-over-matter initiation of one's identity. There are weird (phantom car) and spooky (white mask) moments, even the rope bridge scene evokes suspense, especially in establishing an underlining danger and mystic that always there. Cool to see you enjoy this one too.
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Post by dirtypillows on Apr 22, 2018 5:07:56 GMT
"Rabid", low-budget Cronenberg from 1977
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Apr 22, 2018 7:40:42 GMT
"Rabid", low-budget Cronenberg from 1977 Do you like Shivers or Rabid the best?
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Post by QueenB on Apr 24, 2018 10:37:08 GMT
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
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Post by mszanadu on Apr 25, 2018 2:48:49 GMT
Talk about two films that complement each other. I watched “Shadow of the Hawk” for the first time last year, and it was pretty good. We get Jan-Michael Vincent encountering some bad juju and it didn’t surprise me to see something this audaciously unusual and spectral coming from the 1970s. What I liked about this feature, is its dreamlike journey, both physical and spiritual, in what plays out like a mind-over-matter initiation of one's identity. There are weird (phantom car) and spooky (white mask) moments, even the rope bridge scene evokes suspense, especially in establishing an underlining danger and mystic that always there. Cool to see you enjoy this one too. I really enjoy watching these 2 classic films back to back especially for it's relaxing music scores , unique yet beautiful settings , and also for it's amazing native cultures ( & the ceremonial costumes ) that were in these films also  . I'm really glad to see that I was not the only one to appreciate these fine classic films too  . Also a perfectly put reply here too lostinlimbo your descriptions of the film "Shadow of the Hawk " is definitely spot-on as well  . Thanks so much for your reply  .
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Apr 25, 2018 22:28:37 GMT
Watched Bay of Blood again. Still holds up.
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Post by jamesbamesy on Apr 26, 2018 1:32:46 GMT
Hellraiser: Judgement
Not a very worthy entry, though I may need to watch it again. Still better than Revelations (part 9).
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