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Post by TheSowIsMine on Oct 16, 2023 20:05:09 GMT
I just watched The Boogeyman (2023), I found it to be dull.
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Post by moviemouth on Oct 16, 2023 20:39:46 GMT
I just watched The Boogeyman (2023), I found it to be dull. I didn't find it to be dull and I liked the family stuff and the theme of loss, but the actual horror elements aren't very interesting and a bit dumb. It is also nothing particularly original. But I did find the story somewhat compelling. I rate it a generous 6/10. I can certainly understand people finding it dull though and I can especially understand Stephen King fans disliking it. I haven't read the short story, but I have heard it is very different because the short story is just the one scene with the guy telling a story to the psychologist. So the movie had to expand the story way beyond just that scene. |
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Oct 16, 2023 21:37:47 GMT
I just watched The Boogeyman (2023), I found it to be dull. I didn't find it to be dull and I liked the family stuff and the theme of loss, but the actual horror elements aren't very interesting and a bit dumb. It is also nothing particularly original. But I did find the story somewhat compelling. I rate it generous 6/10. I can certainly understand people finding it dull though and I can especially understand Stephen King fans disliking it. I haven't read the short story, but I have heard it is very different because the short story is just the one scene with the gut telling a story to the psychologist. So the movie had to expand the story way beyond just that scene. I read the story, but that was when I was 11 or something. So I have no recollection of it. I have the book, so I might reread it soon.
I liked the family stuff the best and I think if it was more heavy on that front I would have liked it better. Its like the director didnt really know what way to go, more drama or horror and for me it failed on both ends.
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Post by lostinlimbo on Oct 16, 2023 22:16:58 GMT
The wonderful ensemble of Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, David Carradine and (Pete Walker regular) Sheila Keith really chew up the scenery providing the lively theatrics to Pete Walker’s trope infused, old dark house mystery-horror. Without ‘em, rather forgettable. I especially liked the kung fu provided by Carradine! I am just wondering how it would have been if the story was closer to Fright Night with them as horror actors or something being hired to deal with a monster. Someone did a fake movie poster for an alternate universe Ghostbusters starring them and Bette Davis! You must have missed the Scooby Doo mask reveal. John Carradine was really David 😁. After recently watching Kung-Fu, I guess David was still on mind. If they did go down that path, maybe the film would be better remembered. A way more lively story to match the larger than life actors. But still, they all do make somewhat of an impressionable entrance. I re-watched the film a couple years ago during the same challenge, and I had all but forgotten about the gotcha ending . |
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Post by lostinlimbo on Oct 16, 2023 22:45:12 GMT
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Post by Marv on Oct 17, 2023 0:13:45 GMT
Favorite first time views...Werewolves Within, Little Evil, Warm Bodies, and American Gothic. Most of the repeats haven't changed much although I found out that they cut the crab walk scene out of some versions of the Exorcist. I thought maybe i missed it when i went to the bathroom but nobody i was with saw it and I looked into it and apparently its cut out of some versions. Weird. Most days I try to get one horror movie in. I don't usually aim for more than that, although I had a Friday the 13th marathon and then I had a family gathering to watch a handful on saturday so the weekends have boosted my numbers quite a bit. Its a solid pace tho because I dont feel burned out on horror or anything. The spider walk was only in the rerelease of The Exorcist. It's not in the original theatrical release. I remember Edgar Wright making a good point as to why that was the right move in the first place; he said the concept of the threat in the movie was not a monster run amok, but that you had to enter into its domain. The characters had to go into her room and confront her/it for those scenes of horror, and the spider walk betrays that whole concept. I thought it was an interesting and largely true point. I feel like it’s been in every version I’ve seen up til now. It’s one of the more memorable scenes to be because of how creepy it is. |
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Post by moviemouth on Oct 17, 2023 0:44:36 GMT
I didn't find it to be dull and I liked the family stuff and the theme of loss, but the actual horror elements aren't very interesting and a bit dumb. It is also nothing particularly original. But I did find the story somewhat compelling. I rate it generous 6/10. I can certainly understand people finding it dull though and I can especially understand Stephen King fans disliking it. I haven't read the short story, but I have heard it is very different because the short story is just the one scene with the gut telling a story to the psychologist. So the movie had to expand the story way beyond just that scene. I read the story, but that was when I was 11 or something. So I have no recollection of it. I have the book, so I might reread it soon.
I liked the family stuff the best and I think if it was more heavy on that front I would have liked it better. Its like the director didnt really know what way to go, more drama or horror and for me it failed on both ends.
For me it didn't succeed fully with the drama and dropped the ball with the horror elements. I think the main difference is you found it more boring than I do. As I said, some of the horror elements are just silly rather than creepy. |
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Post by Captain Spencer on Oct 17, 2023 1:26:16 GMT
Slaughter Hotel (1971)
A masked, caped killer murders patients and employees of an upscale sanatorium for women. The wealthy clientele includes those who are suicidal, homicidal, and nymphomaniacs.
There really isn't much of a plot at all here in this horror giallo. Just seems to be an excuse to display lots of nudity and titillation, making it seem more of a softcore porno. Most annoying of all is the director constantly reusing the film's own stock footage over and over again, sometimes for mini montages. A real snoozefest with a complete lack of suspense, however one bright spot is the massacre scene in which a medieval mace is used; quite the spectacle that was in an otherwise dreary giallo.
3/10
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Post by soggy on Oct 17, 2023 1:48:25 GMT
All Hallows' Eve (Damien Leone, 2013)
Leone’s first attempt at introducing us to Art the Clown before the much more successful Terrifier films. This is an anthology film with three stories (and a frame story) that all in some way feature art. It’s low budget, but Leone’s effects are still great. That said the none of the three stories are really spectacular and Art is played by a different actor who does not capture the physical comedy as well. Still, it’s a fun and rather interesting little watch if you like the Terrifier films. 6/10
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Post by moviemouth on Oct 17, 2023 4:45:18 GMT
Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (2010)The worst of the Puppet Master series I have seen so far. This is the 9th movie in the series and follows a very generic Nazi spy plot. The main character is young man who couldn't join the war because of a bad leg resulting from Polio and he happens to stumble onto these Nazi Spies planning to blow up a factory that is important to the U.S. war effort. So he takes it upon himself to stop these spies with the help of the puppets he discovered after their maker committed suicide, which ties back to the original Puppet Master movie. The problem with this movie isn't so much the generic spy plot as it is with the terrible directing and that the puppets are barely even in the movie. The directing is more amateur than usual for this franchise and the acting is awful by most of the cast. The main actor's performance is passable for this type of B-movie, with the exception of a scene where he is required to cry, but the rest of the cast ranges from very wooden to cringe-inducing. The 6 Puppet Master movies I have seen that were made before this movie are fun bad movies to varying degrees, but this movie is no fun. 
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Post by jcush on Oct 17, 2023 5:42:09 GMT
I watched all 8 Leprechaun movies for the first time. I wouldn't call any of them particularly good, but most of them are at least somewhat amusing. I did genuinely enjoy Warwick Davis as the title character in the first 6 movies. He was both fun and creepy.
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Post by theravenking on Oct 17, 2023 10:46:03 GMT
My first-time viewings were okay so far. There were a few fun watches, like The Gate or Screamers, but I haven't discovered any masterpieces or new favourites. The worst things I've seen so far were the Masters Of Horror episodes, with Stuart Gordon's The Black Cat being the absolute low point. Watching animals getting viciously killed is a huge no for me. I'm willing to cut older movies some slack here, the Italians kept doing this very often, but I feel that in the 21st century there's absolutely no excuse for this.
When it comes to rewatches I changed my mind on Tenebrae, but I was expecting to like it better since this is the first time I saw the uncut version.
Overall sadly I think I hit a slump. My latest viewings weren't very engaging. Perhaps it's time for some more rewatches. The Sixth Sense is one I haven't seen for a long time, it might be comforting to watch some old favourites.
Did you watch the John Carpenter episode(s) of Masters of Horror? No surprise, really, that his was the best (I haven't seen them all, to be fair). But 'John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns' is his last great piece of work, and a huge step up from the last few movies he made before that. It's the only episode of that series that I really wish had a bigger budget and a longer runtime because it really could have been good. It's a great premise and he does some really good work visually and totally. No, sadly not. I only watched 3 episodes. Aside from The Black Cat , The Washingtonians from Peter Medak and Dream Cruise by Norio Tsuruta. |
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Post by theravenking on Oct 17, 2023 11:36:02 GMT
 Pyewacket (2017; Adam MacDonald) I was rather impressed by Backcountry, so I took a chance on the director's follow-up movie which is more of a ghost story, although it's kept open to interpretation whether the events depicted are indeed of a supernatural origin. It's clear that Adam MacDonald is a much better director than writer. Just like in Backcountry he effectively uses the woods to convey a sense of unease and this time a more diffuse type of menace. The plot though is fairly by-the-numbers. Laurie Holden and Nicole Munoz do some excellent work here, depicting a realistic and at times painful mother-daughter relationship. This is a slow-burn where not much happens, but when it does it gets incredibly intense. The creepy scenes are all the better for only using blood and CGI very sparsely. Up until the last few minutes this was a solid 7 or even more for me, but, oh dear, I thought it really shot itself in the foot with a lacklustre ending. It's not so much what happens in the finale, but how it is depicted, it's one thing that we get no real explanations but the lack of emotional resonance is the real problem here, the trivial conclusion undermining the casts's best efforts, letting this atmopsheric flick sink into medicority. 6/10 |
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Post by theravenking on Oct 17, 2023 12:34:52 GMT
 The Terror (1963; Roger Corman) I had no clue what I was watching here, until I read up on the movie's troubled production, and now it began to make sense, why so little of the plot seemed to make sense. You see, apparently this was stitched together from bits shot for a previous Corman movie, plus the infamous producer brought in half a dozen further directors to have them shoot various scenes for the film, among them a young Francis Ford Coppola, who reportedly went far over budget. Considering all this, it's a bit of a miracle that the movie still somehow works. Sure, it's slow and occasionally disjointed, but a fine atmosphere and a certain sense of mystery still hold it together. I wouldn't call it scary by today's standards, but I've seen far worse. 5/10 |
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Post by forca85 on Oct 18, 2023 0:55:16 GMT
FV: SlotherHouse
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FV: Slash-FM 2
FV: It came from the Desert... Had no idea there was a 1990 Game based on it. Pretty much like a Syfy Channel B movie. 🐜
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Post by Captain Spencer on Oct 18, 2023 1:22:34 GMT
Dark Harvest (2023)
In a small Midwestern town, teenage boys must participate in an annual Halloween event to fight a mythical pumpkin-like monster known as Sawtooth Jack. A rebellious teen learns about the deadly truth behind this event.
This turned out better than I thought it would be. At first it seemed to be uneven by going in several different directions. But it was good story which contained elements from such movies as Children Of The Corn, The Outsiders, and The Purge. The one thing I found a little distracting was the campy, over-the-top performance by Luke Kirby as the sheriff. I don't know if it was performed that way on purpose, but I found it annoying. Otherwise, a solid horror thriller.
7/10
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Post by James on Oct 18, 2023 1:45:33 GMT
Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (2010)The worst of the Puppet Master series I have seen so far. This is the 9th movie in the series and follows a very generic Nazi spy plot. The main character is young man who couldn't join the war because of a bad leg resulting from Polio and he happens to stumble onto these Nazi Spies planning to blow up a factory that is important to the U.S. war effort. So he takes it upon himself to stop these spies with the help of the puppets he discovered after their maker committed suicide, which ties back to the original Puppet Master movie. The problem with this movie isn't so much the generic spy plot as it is with the terrible directing and that the puppets are barely even in the movie. The directing is more amateur than usual for this franchise and the acting is awful by most of the cast. The main actor's performance is passable for this type of B-movie, with the exception of a scene where he is required to cry, but the rest of the cast ranges from very wooden to cringe-inducing. The 6 Puppet Master movies I have seen that were made before this movie are fun bad movies to varying degrees, but this movie is no fun. This one is quite forgettable, but the next sequel that directly follows this (X: Axis Rising) stuck with me for how bad it was. Just in case you plan on continuing, good luck with that one.  |
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Post by moviemouth on Oct 18, 2023 1:49:27 GMT
Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (2010)The worst of the Puppet Master series I have seen so far. This is the 9th movie in the series and follows a very generic Nazi spy plot. The main character is young man who couldn't join the war because of a bad leg resulting from Polio and he happens to stumble onto these Nazi Spies planning to blow up a factory that is important to the U.S. war effort. So he takes it upon himself to stop these spies with the help of the puppets he discovered after their maker committed suicide, which ties back to the original Puppet Master movie. The problem with this movie isn't so much the generic spy plot as it is with the terrible directing and that the puppets are barely even in the movie. The directing is more amateur than usual for this franchise and the acting is awful by most of the cast. The main actor's performance is passable for this type of B-movie, with the exception of a scene where he is required to cry, but the rest of the cast ranges from very wooden to cringe-inducing. The 6 Puppet Master movies I have seen that were made before this movie are fun bad movies to varying degrees, but this movie is no fun. This one is quite forgettable, but the next sequel that directly follows this (X: Axis Rising) stuck with me for how bad it was. Just in case you plan on continuing, good luck with that one. This movie really put me off of watching any more of the sequels at the moment. Based on what you said, I think I dislike Axis of Evil quite a bit more than you. |
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Post by James on Oct 18, 2023 1:54:30 GMT
This one is quite forgettable, but the next sequel that directly follows this (X: Axis Rising) stuck with me for how bad it was. Just in case you plan on continuing, good luck with that one. This movie really put me off of watching any more of the sequels at the moment. Based on what you said, I think I dislike Axis of Evil quite a bit more than you. I gave Axis of Evil a 4.5/10 but that might be generous. Not a fan of many sequels in this franchise but of the crappy lot, I remember AoE being less egregious than some others. |
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Post by moviemouth on Oct 18, 2023 2:03:30 GMT
This movie really put me off of watching any more of the sequels at the moment. Based on what you said, I think I dislike Axis of Evil quite a bit more than you. I gave Axis of Evil a 4.5/10 but that might be generous. Not a fan of many sequels in this franchise but of the crappy lot, I remember AoE being less egregious than some others. I enjoy 1-6 in to varying degrees in a bad movie way. So far. 1. Puppet Master II - 5.5/10 2. Puppet Master III - 5.5/10 3. Puppet Master - 5/10 4. Curse of the Puppet Master - 5/10 5. Puppet Master 4 - 5/10 6. Puppet Master 5 - 5/10 7. Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich - 4/10 8. Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys - 3.5/10 (terrible, but hilariously so) 9. Puppet Master: Axis of Evil - 3/10 |
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