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Post by teleadm on Jun 7, 2018 17:23:15 GMT
Tenebre 1982 by Dario Argento (pic s from the dog chasing sequence) I don't know why, but it didn't grip and hold my attention like The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, The Cat o' Nine Tails, Deep Red and Suspira has done, even if it had all the right ingredients.
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Post by forca84 on Jun 7, 2018 23:19:33 GMT
Been watching alot of Summer esque movies...
Rest Stop Rest Stop 2: Don't look back Timber Falls Nature's Grave Tourist Trap The Hostel trilogy Hit and Run (2008) Unfriended Cruel World The Jaws series...
On Prime... The Eye 2 The Greasy Strangler The Flood The Clown at Midnight Starry Eyes
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 9, 2018 10:43:07 GMT
The Bunker (2001)
British psychological or supernatural horror movie, one which I think I caught some of several years ago on TV. Tried to find it again but forgot the title and ended up getting it confused or mixed up with, I think The Outpost (2008) which I think had a similar themed plot/surroundings. Anyway, a small group of desperate "german" soldiers end up getting caught in a nasty crossfire against the allies troops and must hide inside a bunker which comes with a rather nasty backside history of itself, which will be revealed later on by one of the older veterans.
The DVD artwork had it out like it was some damn majestiec "masterpice" of filmmaking, while it surely was not. My main problem with this film was that there were no real tension or creepy atmosphere are promised by the raving reviews and quotes on the DVD, sure it had the right look and set design, even a solid protion of familiar faces on screen, but the whole "german" thing goes down the drain the moment one of them opens their mouths. Everyone of them speaks perfectly with an british accent, and yeah I know it is an english production and all, but still I think the movie might have benefited far better if they had done it with german language instead of english. Made it more "realistic", but instead we get lines like "Oh blooody hell!" and some annoyingly badly delivered Hollywood Nazi portrayal like it was a damn parody at times. Throw in lots of overused cliches and a poorly done soundtrack lacking any kind of chilling atmospheric vibe, all you got left is another barely mediocre and very forgettable horror film, which had once a potential but never seemed to come even close of capturing it.
5/10
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Post by Gourmando the Reindeer on Jun 10, 2018 4:37:58 GMT
Night of the Living Dead 3D. It was uncut on El Rey. I watched it twice then deleted it from the DVR box. The only things I liked about it were Sid Haig (he's very good in it)and seeing Johanna Black's (Hellie) bare feet. Too many things I did not like to list, but here goes: -making Ben a white drug dealing college boy on a street bike -actors that played Ben and Henry Cooper were so so awful -texting a variation of Johnny's famous line -animated cgi inserts, like when Ben fires a gun all of a sudden a very big and animated bullet and smoke appear -giving a concrete explanation for why the dead were coming back to life instead of leaving it ambiguos -it craps all over the Tom & Judy characters almost as bad as it does to the character of Ben -in the original and '89 remake Johnny is a bit of a jerk (I always found his line about not even remembering what the man (his dad) looked like funny though), moreso in the remake..but in both he is just being a teasing older brother; a little bit selfish, but he clearly cares about his sister in this one he is a completely unlikable prick with a huge chip on his shoulder and Spoiler alert,
he takes off in the car leaving his sister behind with two ghouls. I really hate him in this version and the actor too for that matter I also recorded NOTLD:Reanimation, but haven't watched it yet.
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Post by lostinlimbo on Jun 10, 2018 5:15:03 GMT
A crazy-stupid anthology from the 1980’s known as Night Train to Terror. God and the devil discuss three tales on a train with a bunch a young adults partying to some typical 80s band playing their tunes inbetween the stories. Very hokey and convoluted, but there are some neat old-school effects and ghastly gore fx on show. An entertaining diversion.
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Post by lostinlimbo on Jun 10, 2018 5:35:12 GMT
The Bunker (2001)British psychological or supernatural horror movie, one which I think I caught some of several years ago on TV. Tried to find it again but forgot the title and ended up getting it confused or mixed up with, I think The Outpost (2008) which I think had a similar themed plot/surroundings. Anyway, a small group of desperate "german" soldiers end up getting caught in a nasty crossfire against the allies troops and must hide inside a bunker which comes with a rather nasty backside history of itself, which will be revealed later on by one of the older veterans. The DVD artwork had it out like it was some damn majestiec "masterpice" of filmmaking, while it surely was not. My main problem with this film was that there were no real tension or creepy atmosphere are promised by the raving reviews and quotes on the DVD, sure it had the right look and set design, even a solid protion of familiar faces on screen, but the whole "german" thing goes down the drain the moment one of them opens their mouths. Everyone of them speaks perfectly with an british accent, and yeah I know it is an english production and all, but still I think the movie might have benefited far better if they had done it with german language instead of english. Made it more "realistic", but instead we get lines like "Oh blooody hell!" and some annoyingly badly delivered Hollywood Nazi portrayal like it was a damn parody at times. Throw in lots of overused cliches and a poorly done soundtrack lacking any kind of chilling atmospheric vibe, all you got left is another barely mediocre and very forgettable horror film, which had once a potential but never seemed to come even close of capturing it. 5/10 Totally agree. I have you seen the other similar themed British film “Deathwatch”? Almost indentical in story - from its build up to the final reveal. While I like the idea and locations for this horror story. I was left disappointed by indistinguishable characters and when we discover what’s going on. It just loses a lot of impact with its denouncement. Building up to not all that much. I definitely prefer “Outpost” over those two films, due to it staying away from the teasing psychological elements for something straightforward. There’s no doubts about the supernatural force here, compared to what’s happening in “The Bunker”.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 10, 2018 11:18:58 GMT
Cabin Fever (2016)
Never seen the original, not sure I will bother after giving this film a chance, and it ended up failing pretty damn hard. More like a bad parody than a "horror" film. A bunch of unlikeable and douchy assholes, all tuckered together inside redneck hell, and where every local that shows up is either a complete lunatic or the absolute most annoying and laughable bad hilbilly cliche if there ever was one. "PANCAKES! PANCAKES! PANCAKES!" They even brought in some ridiculous and not in the least "scary" way, little brat who have a thing for sinking his teeth into other peoples flesh.
Anyway, I knew I was in for something bad, far too early and stupid as I am, I sat there wasting away my saturday evening with this turd. The plot and its awful gallery of characters are so shallow and dumb it was damn painful to watch at times. The only reason why I am probably way too generous with my final rating is that I liked the location used in the film, but this surely has to be one of the worst horror films I have seen for a while now and I am not the least tempted to see the original or anything else linked up to Eli Roth, as for me that usually means 90-100 minutes gone to comlete waste of time.
3/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 10, 2018 11:29:45 GMT
Totally agree. I have you seen the other similar themed British film “Deathwatch”? Almost indentical in story - from its build up to the final reveal. While I like the idea and locations for this horror story. I was left disappointed by indistinguishable characters and when we discover what’s going on. It just loses a lot of impact with its denouncement. Building up to not all that much. I definitely prefer “Outpost” over those two films, due to it staying away from the teasing psychological elements for something straightforward. There’s no doubts about the supernatural force here, compared to what’s happening in “The Bunker”. Never seen Deathwatch, but I agree that by only going from seeing the trailer, it seems to share a lot of similarities with The Bunker. Yeah, while I do not think I rated Outpost much higher than The Bunker, I thought it handled the plot/situation a little more crafty/tighter, but both of these films feel like wasted potentials more than coming close of being good/great horror-thrillers. There seems to have been made a few world war horror and thriller themed movies around the early 00s, the one however which I remember most was I think a german titled movie called Das Experiment which I think came out at the same time as the ones mentioned above, but it was more psychological and disturbing than the british ones and also had a more scarier plot as well. Not seen it since maybe 2005 or 06 but would like to see it again one day.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 10, 2018 11:34:12 GMT
A crazy-stupid anthology from the 1980’s known as Night Train to Terror. Looks like it could be a fun watch, might have to look up the DVD-Blu-ray combo someday, but hopefully it means region 1 DVD, as I have no plans on getting a new Blu-ray player at the moment.
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Post by mszanadu on Jun 14, 2018 19:53:31 GMT
I watched this memorable film this morning on HBO . This was under the category of " Southern Gothic, thriller-drama film " but just as really good as I remembered it too . The Beguiled (1971 film) Also watched this film on RETROPLEX after that one . Cat People (1982 film)
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jun 14, 2018 20:15:17 GMT
I watched this memorable film this morning on HBO . This was under the category of " Southern Gothic, thriller-drama film " but just as really good as I remembered it too . The Beguiled (1971 film) Also watched this film on RETROPLEX after that one . Cat People (1982 film) I liked The Beguiled a lot when I saw it years ago. Have you seen the Sofia Coppola remake? I have not, but I probavky will now that it's on HBO. I wonder how they'd compare.
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Post by mszanadu on Jun 14, 2018 20:32:44 GMT
I watched this memorable film this morning on HBO . This was under the category of " Southern Gothic, thriller-drama film " but just as really good as I remembered it too . The Beguiled (1971 film) Also watched this film on RETROPLEX after that one . Cat People (1982 film) I liked The Beguiled a lot when I saw it years ago. Have you seen the Sofia Coppola remake? I have not, but I probavky will now that it's on HBO. I wonder how they'd compare. I'm actually surprised I never knew there was a remake of " The Beguiled " . I guess I will have to check out Sofia Coppola's movie list very soon to see what other possible gem films she has made since Lost in Translation and Marie Antoinette ( IMPO - 2 of my favorite films of hers here ! ) . Thanks so much masterofallgoons for this movie remake recommendation and your reply .
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jun 16, 2018 14:36:41 GMT
Don't Open the Door (1974), a.k.a. Don't Hang Up, which would have been a better title since the lead character spends half the movie on the phone with a heavy breather/pervert/killer, and kinda getting off on it too! The ending was the best part, but a bit of a rough slog to get to.
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Post by mszanadu on Jun 16, 2018 15:04:39 GMT
Don't Open the Door (1974), a.k.a. Don't Hang Up, which would have been a better title since the lead character spends half the movie on the phone with a heavy breather/pervert/killer, and kinda getting off on it too! The ending was the best part, but a bit of a rough slog to get to. Don't Open the Door! (1975) - Wikipedia I totally agree here Lebowskidoo this was one crazy weird yet fun to watch really late at night film . I know because I just happen to catch this film on the channel TCM last year around 2AM on " TCM's Underground " . Thanks so much for this film reminder and your reply .
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jun 16, 2018 19:07:18 GMT
Don't Open the Door (1974), a.k.a. Don't Hang Up, which would have been a better title since the lead character spends half the movie on the phone with a heavy breather/pervert/killer, and kinda getting off on it too! The ending was the best part, but a bit of a rough slog to get to. Don't Open the Door! (1975) - Wikipedia I totally agree here Lebowskidoo this was one crazy weird yet fun to watch really late at night film . I know because I just happen to catch this film on the channel TCM last year around 2AM on " TCM's Underground " . Thanks so much for this film reminder and your reply . TCM is where I recorded it from, just got to it last night! Such an odd movie to find on that network. I kinda liked it, but it could have been so much more.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Jun 19, 2018 17:40:48 GMT
"Dracula A.D. 1972" 7/10. Not the best Hammer horror film but still quite stylish.
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Post by telegonus on Jun 19, 2018 19:57:38 GMT
Over the weekend, Man Made Monster, an exceedingly well made B from 1941 featuring a young Lon Chaney, Jr. in his first starring role in a horror, and he served the material well.
Fine work from the supporting cast, especially Lionel Atwill as a mad doctor, Samuel S. Hinds as a sane one. Modest budget, it delivers the goods all the same. For those who like old black and white movies, and who have a fondness for Noir and horror, I highly recommend this one.
The only downside I can think of is its unrelenting sadness. As would become customary for Chaney, his monster character is more victim than perp. It's like a dry run for The Wolf Man, moves at a faster pace, features more action, far less local color.
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Post by lostinlimbo on Jun 22, 2018 13:09:06 GMT
Been making my way through the tv series “The X-Files”, quite slowly I might add and I just finished revisiting Season 5 other night. So this led to “The X-Files: Fight the Future”. A solid-servicable film, which continues to add to the alien conspiracy arc from the TV show. While I don’t think it reaches any great heights, I was probably more engaged this time around when compared to the first time I saw it.
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Post by mszanadu on Jun 24, 2018 0:38:03 GMT
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jun 25, 2018 13:17:28 GMT
Desolation (2017), on Netflix. Two women and a little boy are stalked by a weirdo in a hoodie and sunglasses on a wilderness camping hike. Not bad, surprisingly dark, but no instant classic either.
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