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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Aug 16, 2021 2:28:10 GMT
Surprisingly not a bad flick. Slow to start but a decent thriller. 6/10
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Aug 16, 2021 2:29:33 GMT
Look I found the worst horror movie ever! Nothing happens in this horribly boring nothing of a film. Just walking around. Thats it really. 1/10
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Aug 16, 2021 2:31:00 GMT
Horrible but almost charming its so bad. Gory as hell but the guts all looks like raw chicken. 2/10
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Aug 16, 2021 2:32:38 GMT
One of my favorite horror films! 10/10
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Aug 16, 2021 14:53:27 GMT
A refreshingly demented experience. Susan Tyrell knocks it out of the park as the crazy aunt who loves her nephew just a little too much, while Bo Svenson just spews filth everywhere, increasing the "ick" factor by at least 50% every time he is on screen. This film also features a badass logging truck death that predates Final Destination 2 by two decades as well as a surprisingly competent portrayal of a gay man who is just... a character in the movie and not a source for cheap jokes. 8/10
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Post by teleadm on Aug 17, 2021 17:35:43 GMT
When a Stranger Calls 1979 It starts good, with Carol Kane as a babysitter who is terrorized by a persistent caller on a telephone repeating "Have you checked the children?", and up to when a policeman who she has called for help earlier calls back and tells her "Listen to me. We've traced the call... it's coming from inside the house". Then when the story moves forward 7 years I kind of lost interest, until the last 20 minutes or so when Carol Kane's character returns. For being a well known slasher movie, it was surprisingly slasher free, at least visually. Can't help but being a bit disappointed, though nice to see Kane in something different than her usual roles.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Aug 17, 2021 20:00:31 GMT
When a Stranger Calls 1979 It starts good, with Carol Kane as a babysitter who is terrorized by a persistent caller on a telephone repeating "Have you checked the children?", and up to when a policeman who she has called for help earlier calls back and tells her "Listen to me. We've traced the call... it's coming from inside the house". Then when the story moves forward 7 years I kind of lost interest, until the last 20 minutes or so when Carol Kane's character returns. For being a well known slasher movie, it was surprisingly slasher free, at least visually. Can't help but being a bit disappointed, though nice to see Kane in something different than her usual roles. I share the exact same opinion; superb start, great ending, but a mostly dull middle.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Aug 17, 2021 20:20:53 GMT
2/10 Very dull found footage film has really nothing going for it. I like how they put Lochlyn Munro front and center. He's barely in the movie.
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Post by Spitfire926f on Aug 18, 2021 3:26:48 GMT
Blood Born on Prime is a decent flick. Excellent writing, good enough acting. It's not as predictable as you think it's going to be. If you like Rosemary's Baby, you'll probably appreciate this indie flick.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Aug 19, 2021 3:05:35 GMT
Obsession (1976) An American businessman has an encounter with an Italian woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to his late wife. You would think that a movie written by Paul Schrader and directed by Brian De Palma would have heavy doses of graphic violence, profanity and nudity. However, this turned out to be a tame PG-rated thriller. It does have De Palma's usual touch of visual flair and has a surprising twist, but the pacing is slow and the finale is rather unsatisfying. Highly derivative of Hitchcock's Vertigo. EDIT: I forgot to write about the performances. First of all, it's been said that Cliff Robertson was difficult on the set and that he refused to put an effort in his acting as a grieving husband. And it really shows, too; his performance did come off as wooden and emotionless. I like John Lithgow, but he just seemed to be hammy in his role. The only really good performance in Obsession I thought was from Geneviève Bujold. She really added a lot of class to a challenging role.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 19, 2021 14:28:39 GMT
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Aug 19, 2021 18:29:40 GMT
When a Stranger Calls 1979 It starts good, with Carol Kane as a babysitter who is terrorized by a persistent caller on a telephone repeating "Have you checked the children?", and up to when a policeman who she has called for help earlier calls back and tells her "Listen to me. We've traced the call... it's coming from inside the house". Then when the story moves forward 7 years I kind of lost interest, until the last 20 minutes or so when Carol Kane's character returns. For being a well known slasher movie, it was surprisingly slasher free, at least visually. Can't help but being a bit disappointed, though nice to see Kane in something different than her usual roles. I love Carol Kane in just about anything, and I find it hilarious how she looks like she was born at the age of 42, even moreso when she's supposed to be playing a teenaged babysitter.
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Post by Spitfire926f on Aug 19, 2021 21:01:46 GMT
I just watched Spiral, the Saw spin-off. Love me some Chris Rock, love me some SLJ, but this was pretty meh.
I'm not a fan of "torture porn," but the Saw franchise was good because Jigsaw was such a compelling victim, and his puzzles were actually clever. This didn't feel clever, it felt gross for the sake of being gross. It was also barely tied to the original franchise, and could have been any generic horror film despite the one line tying it to the original and the spiral shape. I wasn't impressed with the ending, and I feel like it was too weak to be spun into a franchise, although it's obvious they were setting it up that way. 5/10 for me, I can't really consider it Saw canon.
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Post by gspdude on Aug 20, 2021 12:15:16 GMT
Saw this many, many years ago as a youth. Remember being disappointed at how one sided the not-so-climatic final fight was.
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Post by theravenking on Aug 21, 2021 14:57:23 GMT
Below (2002; David Twohy) I've seen this movie three times now, and each time I had the same problem: The set-up is quite intriguing, the first half is genuinely engaging, but somewhere around the middle it starts to drag, and it never really delivers the frights one would expect from a concept like this. However it has excellent cinematography, good production values, a fine cast, and the plot is well thought-out. It's more of a supernatural war drama than a horror movie though. 6.5/10
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Post by Nalkarj on Aug 23, 2021 2:56:24 GMT
Yesterday was The Net (1995, dir. Irvin Winkler). Fun, intelligent, well-written, well-acted, well-paced thriller with some nice Hitchcockian set pieces (the carousel) and plot points (doubles). It’s not perfect, but any criticisms I’d make would be nitpicks. Just a lot of fun. ______________________________________________________________________ Today I first rewatched The Fog (1980, dir. John Carpenter). I always want to like this more than I do. I love John Houseman’s gorgeously filmed ghost story (one of the best opening scenes ever), Adrienne Barbeau’s character, voice, and lighthouse, and the premise. But I just don’t think it’s all that good. In particular, the script seems weak, with lots and lots of characters who don’t do much or say much or anything. Maybe Carpenter packed this flick with people just to show he had a higher budget than for Halloween? You can’t really feel anything when/if any of these people gets offed by zombie/ghost pirates because they have no distinct personalities or even setup, in spite of the loads of talking to set up the backstory. (Houseman’s ghost story is all the setup this plot really needed.) The movie isn’t horrible; in fact, it’s a perfectly decent way to kill an hour and a half. But it could be, should be, so much more than that. Halloween has this special something—a combination, perhaps, of toughness, eeriness, and horror by suggestion—that makes it better than its budget and lousy acting (especially from Donald Pleasance, ironically Carpenter’s one name actor). The Fog, unfortunately, doesn’t. (And, while I can be contrarian at times, no, I don’t think the much-panned remake is better.) ______________________________________________________________________ Then Lost Voyage (2001, dir. Christian McIntire). I only watched because Amazon Prime recommended it for me and I, apparently in touch with my Wile E. Coyote side, was foolish enough to click “Play.” It’s bad and, worse than that, boring. Acting all stinks. Lines sound like how no one speaks or has ever spoken. Unscary CGI everything. Nothing more to say.
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Aug 23, 2021 17:48:49 GMT
Today I first rewatched The Fog (1980, dir. John Carpenter). I always want to like this more than I do. I love John Houseman’s gorgeously filmed ghost story (one of the best opening scenes ever), Adrienne Barbeau’s character, voice, and lighthouse, and the premise. But I just don’t think it’s all that good. In particular, the script seems weak, with lots and lots of characters who don’t do much or say much or anything. Maybe Carpenter packed this flick with people just to show he had a higher budget than for Halloween? You can’t really feel anything when/if any of these people gets offed by zombie/ghost pirates because they have no distinct personalities or even setup, in spite of the loads of talking to set up the backstory. (Houseman’s ghost story is all the setup this plot really needed.) The movie isn’t horrible; in fact, it’s a perfectly decent way to kill an hour and a half. But it could be, should be, so much more than that. Halloween has this special something—a combination, perhaps, of toughness, eeriness, and horror by suggestion—that makes it better than its budget and lousy acting (especially from Donald Pleasance, ironically Carpenter’s one name actor). The Fog, unfortunately, doesn’t. (And, while I can be contrarian at times, no, I don’t think the much-panned remake is better.) The Fog is a personal favorite and absolutely essential October viewing in my home, but I can certainly admit that its strengths lie in its eerie tone, coastal setting, chilling music and generally spooky atmosphere and not in its groundbreaking screenwriting or brilliant characterizations. However, I do think Adrienne Barbeau carries the whole thing with ease. Then again, I'd watch her clean an oven or pay her bills for 90 minutes, so maybe I'm not the best judge here. And re: the remake? Woof. Talk about hot garbage. Just glad Carpenter got paid.
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Aug 23, 2021 17:52:56 GMT
You know, for all the talk that early '80s slasher flicks are all the same, formulaic, hate women, etc. I always find it funny how so many prominent films from that era disprove that notion. The House on Sorority Row is yet another exceptional exception, with its bitchy but fun characters, the frumpy villainess that pushes them over the edge, the creepy clown shit towards the end and the colorful, nightmarish vibes that pull you in for the final 20 minutes. It's also got one of the best jump scares I've seen in a long ass time. 8/10
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Post by Nalkarj on Aug 23, 2021 18:42:18 GMT
The Fog is a personal favorite and absolutely essential October viewing in my home, but I can certainly admit that its strengths lie in its eerie tone, coastal setting, chilling music and generally spooky atmosphere and not in its groundbreaking screenwriting or brilliant characterizations. However, I do think Adrienne Barbeau carries the whole thing with ease. Then again, I'd watch her clean an oven or pay her bills for 90 minutes, so maybe I'm not the best judge here. And re: the remake? Woof. Talk about hot garbage. Just glad Carpenter got paid. I’ve rewatched it a few times (more, in fact, than some movies I like more) exactly for its eerie tone, coastal setting, chilling music, and spooky atmosphere. But I just always want to like it even more than I do, and I always think it has a weak story and far too many characters. I always like it, somewhat—but I want to love it, full stop. Funny thing about the remake, even though I’ve seen it not too long ago I can’t remember a thing about it. Tells ya something about it, I guess.
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Aug 23, 2021 18:57:53 GMT
The Fog is a personal favorite and absolutely essential October viewing in my home, but I can certainly admit that its strengths lie in its eerie tone, coastal setting, chilling music and generally spooky atmosphere and not in its groundbreaking screenwriting or brilliant characterizations. However, I do think Adrienne Barbeau carries the whole thing with ease. Then again, I'd watch her clean an oven or pay her bills for 90 minutes, so maybe I'm not the best judge here. And re: the remake? Woof. Talk about hot garbage. Just glad Carpenter got paid. I’ve rewatched it a few times (more, in fact, than some movies I like more) exactly for its eerie tone, coastal setting, chilling music, and spooky atmosphere. But I just always want to like it even more than I do, and I always think it has a weak story and far too many characters. I always like it, somewhat—but I want to love it, full stop. Funny thing about the remake, even though I’ve seen it not too long about I can’t remember a thing about it. Tells ya something about it, I guess. I remember Selma Blair was in it. So I guess I'm glad she got paid too.
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