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Post by soggy on Oct 19, 2023 3:51:21 GMT
 Monstrum (Huh Jong-ho, 2018) Pretty fun little Korean monster movie. It reminded me a bit of Brotherhood of the Wolf in that both films are period pieces with a lot of the first half being a hunt/investigation to see if there even is a monster. This one is certainly action packed and with a bit of political intrigue to add to the mix. I can’t say it pulls off everything it tries to do, but it is quite a fun ride. 6/10 |
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Post by Marv on Oct 19, 2023 7:54:46 GMT
Lady in White (1988)This is a very strange movie that deals with very dark serious subject matter that I wasn't able to take seriously considering the way it is directed. It is a PG-13 supernatural horror movie crossed with psychological drama about child murder, pedophilia and race. The movie has the feel of a Halloween family film with standout cinematography by Oscar winner Russell Carpenter (Titanic), but then has this very disturbing R-rated subject matter it is addressing. The PG ghost story feel of the movie is at odds with the very disturbing child abuse parts of the story. I also don't think the acting by Lukas Haas is particularly convincing as the main character and some of the supporting performances are inconsistent. I was able to guess who the killer was very early in the movie. I began to get frustrated with the movie quite early on with the tonal shifts and by the end of the movie I was bored. There is a good movie in here somewhere, but as is it is just awkward.   Havent seen it in 30 years but it terrified me as a kid. It was one of those movies I didn't even remember the title to until I asked old imdb about it on the I Need to Know board because all I could recall was a ghostly woman in white, a kid locked in a school overnight and a janitor being blamed for something. |
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Post by moviemouth on Oct 19, 2023 7:59:43 GMT
Lady in White (1988)This is a very strange movie that deals with very dark serious subject matter that I wasn't able to take seriously considering the way it is directed. It is a PG-13 supernatural horror movie crossed with psychological drama about child murder, pedophilia and race. The movie has the feel of a Halloween family film with standout cinematography by Oscar winner Russell Carpenter (Titanic), but then has this very disturbing R-rated subject matter it is addressing. The PG ghost story feel of the movie is at odds with the very disturbing child abuse parts of the story. I also don't think the acting by Lukas Haas is particularly convincing as the main character and some of the supporting performances are inconsistent. I was able to guess who the killer was very early in the movie. I began to get frustrated with the movie quite early on with the tonal shifts and by the end of the movie I was bored. There is a good movie in here somewhere, but as is it is just awkward. Havent seen it in 30 years but it terrified me as a kid. It was one of those movies I didn't even remember the title to until I asked old imdb about it on the I Need to Know board because all I could recall was a ghostly woman in white, a kid locked in a school overnight and a janitor being blamed for something. I can certainly understand it terrifying you as a kid. I hadn't even heard of it until a few years ago and assumed it was just a generic B-movie. As I said, I don't care for the movie, but it isn't a generic B-movie. |
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Post by Marv on Oct 19, 2023 8:00:40 GMT
I watched Children of the Corn 2 and 3 for the first time in a long time. 3 is where I stopped with the series years ago. 2 is more classic CotC while 3 is subtitled Urban Harvest and takes the cult of He Who Walks Behind the Rows into the city streets of Chicago. A goofy idea that somehow works for me. It also has Charlize Theron as a teen extra so that was a fun spotting. Looking forward to seeing how bad the rest of this franchise is.
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Post by moviemouth on Oct 19, 2023 8:07:30 GMT
I watched Children of the Corn 2 and 3 for the first time in a long time. 3 is where I stopped with the series years ago. 2 is more classic CotC while 3 is subtitled Urban Harvest and takes the cult of He Who Walks Behind the Rows into the city streets of Chicago. A goofy idea that somehow works for me. It also has Charlize Theron as a teen extra so that was a fun spotting. Looking forward to seeing how bad the rest of this franchise is. I have seen 1-4. All 4 are bad movies imo, but the sequels are more on the terrible side. I enjoyed 3 more than I did 2 (which I found very dull) and as for part 4, Naomi Watts does her best to make that awful movie watchable. She is one of the main characters and gives a decent performance. |
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Post by masterofallgoons on Oct 19, 2023 11:49:28 GMT
I watched Children of the Corn 2 and 3 for the first time in a long time. 3 is where I stopped with the series years ago. 2 is more classic CotC while 3 is subtitled Urban Harvest and takes the cult of He Who Walks Behind the Rows into the city streets of Chicago. A goofy idea that somehow works for me. It also has Charlize Theron as a teen extra so that was a fun spotting. Looking forward to seeing how bad the rest of this franchise is. A while back I watched every one of these movies, including the TV movie remake, the early 80s short 'Desciples of the Crow' and whatever the newest movie was supposed to be. They're pretty much all bad and they get really really bad, but I actually had a really good time going through them. Each movie is kind of a time capsule of what a cheap straight-to-whatever horror sequel cash grab looked at the time it was made. And believe it or not the TV movie remake was not that bad. It's far from the worst movie to include 'Children of the Corn' in the title, and it's significantly closer to the short story. For bonus points, watch the South Park episode 'The Wacky Molestation Adventure.' I'd seen that well before I ever saw Children of the Corn and it's such a good and direct parody. |
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Oct 19, 2023 13:55:28 GMT
I watched Children of the Corn 2 and 3 for the first time in a long time. 3 is where I stopped with the series years ago. 2 is more classic CotC while 3 is subtitled Urban Harvest and takes the cult of He Who Walks Behind the Rows into the city streets of Chicago. A goofy idea that somehow works for me. It also has Charlize Theron as a teen extra so that was a fun spotting. Looking forward to seeing how bad the rest of this franchise is. Part 3 is not a good movie, but its so entertaining. I love the urban setting. |
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Post by soggy on Oct 19, 2023 16:30:23 GMT
 The Devil Rides Out (Terence Fisher, 1968) Very solid Hammer horror where Christopher Lee actually gets a rare chance to play the hero (and he does it very well). There’s a rather amazing scene where he and a group of people stand in a circle of protection which is quite stunning and very suspenseful (and not even ruined by a very fake spider monster despite its best efforts). Recommended to any classic horror fans. 7/10 |
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Post by Shane Falco on Oct 19, 2023 17:48:53 GMT
 Don't Breathe (Fede Alvarez, 2016) This is going to be an unpopular opinion based on how much love this one receives, but I didn’t care for it. It’s a movie that has one really good scene (the basement in the dark) but other than that I didn’t find it overly suspenseful. I hated all the characters in it (which isn’t a problem if I like what’s going on around them, but that is not the case here) and while it is technically well made I just couldn’t get into it. 5/10 Was it loved? I usually don't pay attention to critics view points on films, assuming this is what you're referring too. I never heard any love of it via word of mouth. I remember watching it and the only thing that was memorable was that turkey baster scene. That grossed me the fuck out. At no point was I rooting for the characters on either side. They made a sequel to it as well which baffled me. Never saw it but I just thought to myself, what could they possibly do in a sequel to this film to branch out into a franchise? One of my favorite things about horror films is that even bad ones can be great entertainment. Don't Breathe was just mostly forgettable which is the last thing I want from horror. |
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Post by lostinlimbo on Oct 19, 2023 21:50:14 GMT
Re-watched two movies very similar in style, low-budget 80s b-horror, rural backwoods horror with a group of people taking on supernatural forces.  I actually like the set-up of ‘The Supernaturals’. A soldier unit doing training exercises in the Deep South woods encounter vengeful dead confederate soldiers who were cruelly killed by Union soldiers who happened to share the same brigade number. It takes awhile to get going and once it does, sorta goes nowhere interesting with it. Somewhat muddled in plot details and the budget really holds this one back. At least the performances are modest (led by Nichelle Nichols), it provides effective backwoods atmospherics with the night time lighting/mist and (a little bit of) zombie carnage. The make-up fx looks rather good. Though the pacing, and a real lack of tension flatline it. Also Maurice Gibb (of The Bee Gees) cameos as a Union soldier.  Ex-military criminals pull off a bank heist, hijack a plane and head to Mexico. However on their way there, one of their own betrays them, and soon they find themselves stuck at an abandoned farmhouse filled with scarecrows… which want their blood. Scarecrows looks a little more competent behind the camera, however the acting and dialogue is very rough. If some names had been involved in front of the camera, maybe the film would’ve been better remembered. At least the atmosphere works. Very eerie backdrop and the scarecrows are downright creepy with some stellar looking fx work. Which leads to some rather mean-spirited moments. Saw both of ‘em of YouTube. |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Oct 19, 2023 23:05:06 GMT
I completed the challenge on the 15th with Harmony Korine's Trash Humpers (and what a note to end on). This is about half my usual time since this site was created.
Park Chan-wook's Thirst is so far my favorite viewing of the challenge. Folllowed that up with another priest flick and one of the few Heath Ledger movies I haven't seen, The Order. More like the Boreder, amiright folks?
Did a Friedkin twofer with Rampage (which seemed more courtroom drama than horror, but if moviemouth counted it then so will I) and The Guardian. Rampage is some of the most shameless propaganda ever made, but decent enough as far as serial killer movies go. The Guardian was just whack. Seeing trees killing people made me finally decide to get around to Evil Dead Rise, which actually didn't have any trees killing people. I can't really sanction Evil Dead movies that don't star Ash, but I have to admit this was better than I was expecting. I figured it'd be low stakes and the main family would get a couple of scratches if anything. I was way off there.
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Post by forca85 on Oct 19, 2023 23:50:13 GMT
RV: The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
RV: Insanitarium
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Oct 20, 2023 2:45:47 GMT
Don't Breathe (Fede Alvarez, 2016) This is going to be an unpopular opinion based on how much love this one receives, but I didn’t care for it. It’s a movie that has one really good scene (the basement in the dark) but other than that I didn’t find it overly suspenseful. I hated all the characters in it (which isn’t a problem if I like what’s going on around them, but that is not the case here) and while it is technically well made I just couldn’t get into it. 5/10 Was it loved? I usually don't pay attention to critics view points on films, assuming this is what you're referring too. I never heard any love of it via word of mouth. I remember watching it and the only thing that was memorable was that turkey baster scene. That grossed me the fuck out. At no point was I rooting for the characters on either side. They made a sequel to it as well which baffled me. Never saw it but I just thought to myself, what could they possibly do in a sequel to this film to branch out into a franchise? One of my favorite things about horror films is that even bad ones can be great entertainment. Don't Breathe was just mostly forgettable which is the last thing I want from horror. It wasn't hailed as a new classic or anything, but it got generally favorable reviews, especially for Lang's performance. I was one of those who liked it. I thought it had tension, and it reminded me of an extreme inverse of Wait Until Dark. Also, between this and Barbarian, Detroit is a great location for horror. As for franchising it with a sequel, you remember how it was revealed Lang's character was a detestable, kidnapping rapist? Well, Don't Breathe 2 is basically Taken with him as the heroic lead. It's insane. Stay away from it. |
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Post by soggy on Oct 20, 2023 4:15:58 GMT
Don't Breathe (Fede Alvarez, 2016) This is going to be an unpopular opinion based on how much love this one receives, but I didn’t care for it. It’s a movie that has one really good scene (the basement in the dark) but other than that I didn’t find it overly suspenseful. I hated all the characters in it (which isn’t a problem if I like what’s going on around them, but that is not the case here) and while it is technically well made I just couldn’t get into it. 5/10 Was it loved? I usually don't pay attention to critics view points on films, assuming this is what you're referring too. I never heard any love of it via word of mouth. I remember watching it and the only thing that was memorable was that turkey baster scene. That grossed me the fuck out. At no point was I rooting for the characters on either side. They made a sequel to it as well which baffled me. Never saw it but I just thought to myself, what could they possibly do in a sequel to this film to branch out into a franchise? One of my favorite things about horror films is that even bad ones can be great entertainment. Don't Breathe was just mostly forgettable which is the last thing I want from horror. I was basing it in part on critic reviews, the fact that both its IMDb and Letterbox rankings are surprisingly high for a horror film and that everyone I talked to in person loved it. Trust me, I’m very happy to hear others dismiss it like I did. |
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Oct 20, 2023 6:17:16 GMT
65 films watched so far. Having fun but damn Im getting a lot of awful ones this year. I need to revisit some favorites to balence it out.
Best 5 so far:
5. The Exorcist (1973)
4. 31 (2016)
3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
2. The Devils Rejects (2005)
1. House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
Worst 5 so far:
5. Lucker (1986)
4. Blood Claws (2016)
3. Project October (2012)
2. Psycho Ranger (2010)
1. Paranormal Sex Tape (2016)
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Post by Lebowskidoo 💀🎃👻 on Oct 20, 2023 14:12:48 GMT
I started strong but then my internet got wonky for about six days and when I got it back I had lost my mojo a little. Still plan on watching horror all month. All my plans went out the window and now I'm just winging it.  |
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Post by Shane Falco on Oct 20, 2023 18:59:42 GMT
65 films watched so far. Having fun but damn Im getting a lot of awful ones this year. I need to revisit some favorites to balence it out. Best 5 so far: 5. The Exorcist (1973) 4. 31 (2016) 3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 2. The Devils Rejects (2005) 1. House of 1000 Corpses (2003) Worst 5 so far: 5. Lucker (1986) 4. Blood Claws (2016) 3. Project October (2012) 2. Psycho Ranger (2010) 1. Paranormal Sex Tape (2016) That movie title alone has me interested. |
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Post by theravenking on Oct 20, 2023 20:27:13 GMT
 The Blob (1988; Chuck Russell) One of those films that flopped badly on original release, but went on to gain a cult following over the years. Having never seen the original I can't be the guy telling you how much better it is than the remake. There are some nice surprises: People seemingly introduced as the heroes at the beginning are killed off early on and Kevin Dillon of all people turns out to be the leading man. Must be kinda sad when the high point of your career comes so early. Some gooey, gory effects, but since it's not to be taken too seriously I wouldn't exactly call it scary. It has a sort of trashy B-movie charm to it. I enjoyed the first act, but once they brought in the military with the obligatory shady scientist type who just wants to study the creature, keeping it alive so it could serve as a bioweapon I was ready for a facepalm. From there it ticks off all the boxes you would expect, with our small town heroes outwitting the army and saving the day. 6/10 |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Oct 20, 2023 22:19:36 GMT
Just watched Burke & Hare, directed by John Landis. Amazing cast (Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Tim Curry, etc) but holy fuck was it dull.
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Post by soggy on Oct 20, 2023 23:45:11 GMT
 Haunted Mansion (Justin Simien, 2023) Most people I’ve talked to didn’t care for this much... much to my surprise, I really did. Now, to be fair, I’m pretty much one of their prime candidates to like it. I remember being a kid and going to Disney World and riding the Haunted Mansion what was no doubt to my parents an obnoxious amount of times as it was by far my favorite thing. After having my own daughter and going back, well, the Haunted Mansion was still my favorite thing. The movie captures so much of the wonderful aspects of the ride that I couldn’t help but kind of love it. Is it a great movie? Hell no. Is it flawed? Oh, yes. Did I find Tiffany Haddish’s character annoying to the point that I questioned my enjoyment? At least once or twice. Still, overall, I really enjoyed it... and it gets extra points for the Bride ghost alone. 7/10 |
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