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Post by theravenking on Oct 24, 2023 12:21:59 GMT
Down aka The Shaft (2001; Dick Maas)A different kind of "elevated" horror. I've been originally meaning to watch the Dutch original from 1983, but eventually had to settle for this one. The movie wasn't exactly well-received on its release, it got panned both in Europe and the US. In America it even had its theatrical release cancelled, because of a scene where two characters speculate about terrorists flying a plane into a building, which was deemed tasteless right after 9/11 (Though the movie had obviously been shot previous to the attacks making for one of those weird coincidences / premonitions which often seem to occur in life.) Sadly even aside from this controversy Down is a weak and plodding movie which attempts to be an over-the-top horror-comedy, but the humor is often of the cringeworthy variety. The problem with an evil lift is, that you would only have to take the stairs to escape it, and one starts wondering, why they don't simply switch the goddamn thing off after multiple "accidents" have occured. Naomi Watts is also pretty terrible here, it's probably a good thing David Lynch hadn't seen her in this before casting her in Mulholland Drive. 4/10 |
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Oct 24, 2023 12:29:33 GMT
I re-watched Poltergeist 2 and Exorcist 2, why? Are these the 2 worst part 2s in a horror series? Or at least the biggest dropoffs in quality from a 1 to 2? Probably, I cant think of one that's worse. |
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Oct 24, 2023 12:34:09 GMT
Down aka The Shaft (2001; Dick Maas)A different kind of "elevated" horror. I've been originally meaning to watch the Dutch original from 1983, but eventually had to settle for this one. The movie wasn't exactly well-received on its release, it got panned both in Europe and the US. In America it even had its theatrical release cancelled, because of a scene where two characters speculate about terrorists flying a plane into a building, which was deemed tasteless right after 9/11 (Though the movie had obviously been shot previous to the attacks making for one of those weird coincidences / premonitions which often seem to occur in life.) Sadly even aside from this controversy Down is a weak and plodding movie which attempts to be an over-the-top horror-comedy, but the humor is often of the cringeworthy variety. The problem with an evil lift is, that you would only have to take the stairs to escape it, and one starts wondering, why they don't simply switch the goddamn thing off after multiple "accidents" have occured. Naomi Watts is also pretty terrible here, it's probably a good thing David Lynch hadn't seen her in this before casting her in Mulholland Drive. 4/10 The original is a dutch horror classic. Its definitely not the best horror, but its better than his own amercan remake. |
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Post by masterofallgoons on Oct 24, 2023 15:17:07 GMT
Down aka The Shaft (2001; Dick Maas)A different kind of "elevated" horror. I've been originally meaning to watch the Dutch original from 1983, but eventually had to settle for this one. The movie wasn't exactly well-received on its release, it got panned both in Europe and the US. In America it even had its theatrical release cancelled, because of a scene where two characters speculate about terrorists flying a plane into a building, which was deemed tasteless right after 9/11 (Though the movie had obviously been shot previous to the attacks making for one of those weird coincidences / premonitions which often seem to occur in life.) Sadly even aside from this controversy Down is a weak and plodding movie which attempts to be an over-the-top horror-comedy, but the humor is often of the cringeworthy variety. The problem with an evil lift is, that you would only have to take the stairs to escape it, and one starts wondering, why they don't simply switch the goddamn thing off after multiple "accidents" have occured. Naomi Watts is also pretty terrible here, it's probably a good thing David Lynch hadn't seen her in this before casting her in Mulholland Drive. 4/10 The original is a dutch horror classic. It's definitely not the best horror, but it's better than his own amercan remake. I wondered about that. It was obviously successful enough to remake it, and the director of the original did it himself, so there was something to it initially that allowed them to make this... but this version was so, so bad. I had my doubts that the original could have had any merits. |
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Post by masterofallgoons on Oct 24, 2023 15:25:34 GMT
Down aka The Shaft (2001; Dick Maas)A different kind of "elevated" horror. I've been originally meaning to watch the Dutch original from 1983, but eventually had to settle for this one. The movie wasn't exactly well-received on its release, it got panned both in Europe and the US. In America it even had its theatrical release cancelled, because of a scene where two characters speculate about terrorists flying a plane into a building, which was deemed tasteless right after 9/11 (Though the movie had obviously been shot previous to the attacks making for one of those weird coincidences / premonitions which often seem to occur in life.) Sadly even aside from this controversy Down is a weak and plodding movie which attempts to be an over-the-top horror-comedy, but the humor is often of the cringeworthy variety. The problem with an evil lift is, that you would only have to take the stairs to escape it, and one starts wondering, why they don't simply switch the goddamn thing off after multiple "accidents" have occured. Naomi Watts is also pretty terrible here, it's probably a good thing David Lynch hadn't seen her in this before casting her in Mulholland Drive. 4/10 Yeah, this was terrible. Bad concept and even worse execution. And Naomi Watts is pretty terrible in it. I haven't seen it in a while, but if my recollection is accurate pretty much all of the dialogue is looped, for some reason, so it created a lot of really bad, stilted line readings that didn't seem to connect to the on-screen performances. So maybe it wasn't really her fault. |
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Post by Captain Spencer on Oct 24, 2023 16:18:50 GMT
I re-watched Poltergeist 2 and Exorcist 2, why? Poltergeist 2 can be forgiven, but Exorcist 2?? You must be a glutton for punishment. |
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Post by Lebowskidoo 💀🎃👻 on Oct 24, 2023 17:35:08 GMT
Poltergeist II: The Other Side is not too bad. Poltergeist III is the weakest link of that series. Besides, the second movie had this guy: 
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Post by forca85 on Oct 24, 2023 17:41:19 GMT
Down aka The Shaft (2001; Dick Maas)A different kind of "elevated" horror. I've been originally meaning to watch the Dutch original from 1983, but eventually had to settle for this one. The movie wasn't exactly well-received on its release, it got panned both in Europe and the US. In America it even had its theatrical release cancelled, because of a scene where two characters speculate about terrorists flying a plane into a building, which was deemed tasteless right after 9/11 (Though the movie had obviously been shot previous to the attacks making for one of those weird coincidences / premonitions which often seem to occur in life.) Sadly even aside from this controversy Down is a weak and plodding movie which attempts to be an over-the-top horror-comedy, but the humor is often of the cringeworthy variety. The problem with an evil lift is, that you would only have to take the stairs to escape it, and one starts wondering, why they don't simply switch the goddamn thing off after multiple "accidents" have occured. Naomi Watts is also pretty terrible here, it's probably a good thing David Lynch hadn't seen her in this before casting her in Mulholland Drive. 4/10 I've seen the original version as well. And there's a part here where Naomi Watts's character threatens someone and says "I'll tell him you Raped me!" Like WTF?! It's funny she would play a Reporter again in "The Ring". Because she's not likeable here. But it's not a great movie either. |
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Post by forca85 on Oct 25, 2023 2:32:22 GMT
FV: The Cat and the Canary (1979)
FV: Blind Water 🦈
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Oct 25, 2023 7:49:53 GMT
Poltergeist II: The Other Side is not too bad. Poltergeist III is the weakest link of that series. Besides, the second movie had this guy: Im watching part 3 now, also a rewatch. Its been so long sine i have seen them, I guess I wanted to know if they are really as bad as I thought, they are. Its not Jaws 4 bad though.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 💀🎃👻 on Oct 25, 2023 11:55:19 GMT
Poltergeist II: The Other Side is not too bad. Poltergeist III is the weakest link of that series. Besides, the second movie had this guy: Im watching part 3 now, also a rewatch. Its been so long sine i have seen them, I guess I wanted to know if they are really as bad as I thought, they are. Its not Jaws 4 bad though.
I rewatched the series last year at this time. It was hard to stretch out for a third movie. Some movies do not need sequels. Nothing is as bad/good as Jaws 4. |
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Post by theravenking on Oct 25, 2023 11:56:24 GMT
 Time Lapse (2014; Bradley King) I'm not sure why imdb has this as horror, since it's very much a time-travel thriller. There's one hideously scarred corpse, but that's about as many scares as you will get. This is obviously a low-budget indie. The plot was constructed the way, that it would fit the contained set and limited resources. It's all awfully contrived, but the first half is entertaining. It would've most likely worked better as a short film though, because in trying to expand the idea to feature length the plot is turned into a borderline mess with the protagonists starting to act out of character (the movie would like you to believe that greed and hunger for power have distorted their minds, but that would be all too convenient). Come the ending I had already lost interest in how the whole thing was going to turn out. 5/10 |
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Post by theravenking on Oct 25, 2023 12:46:37 GMT
World War Z (2013; Marc Forster)It was weird watching this in the post-pandemic era and with the current situation in Israel. Seeing hordes of zombies scaling the walls of Jerusalem brings up rather unsettling associations with the recent terror attacks. Other than being creepily topical this is a rather average big-budget effects extravaganza providing lots of loud noise and far too little character development. Brad Pitt makes for a boring lead, most of the fine supporting cast (save perhaps David Morse in one memorable scene) has little to do and it's almost embarassing to see Mireille Enos being reduced to the role of the dutiful wife eagerly awaiting her hero's return at the end. 5.5/10 |
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Post by forca85 on Oct 25, 2023 21:49:02 GMT
RV: Bride of the Gorilla... Yes its a B movie starring Barbara Payton. She would eventually Spiral into Alcoholism and became a Prostitute. Eventually drinking herself to death. And wrote a gritty memoir.
FV: The Tunnel (2011)
FV: The Objective
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Post by Marv on Oct 26, 2023 0:59:20 GMT
World War Z (2013; Marc Forster)It was weird watching this in the post-pandemic era and with the current situation in Israel. Seeing hordes of zombies scaling the walls of Jerusalem brings up rather unsettling associations with the recent terror attacks. Other than being creepily topical this is a rather average big-budget effects extravaganza providing lots of loud noise and far too little character development. Brad Pitt makes for a boring lead, most of the fine supporting cast (save perhaps David Morse in one memorable scene) has little to do and it's almost embarassing to see Mireille Enos being reduced to the role of the dutiful wife eagerly awaiting her hero's return at the end. 5.5/10 The book is really good. The movie was a poor adaptation. |
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Post by jcush on Oct 26, 2023 8:10:54 GMT
 Just finished a rewatch of Ravenous (1999). I really liked it the first time I saw it, but have appreciated it a bit more with each viewing, to the point where it's now a favorite of mine. I love the story, the mix of different genres is done really well, and there are some really great scenes in there. Guy Pearce is good in the lead role, Jeffrey Jones is fun, and Robert Carlyle steals the show. Michael Nyman and Damon Albarn did the music and it would rank very highly on my all time favorite scores list. It's one of those movies that I wish more people would watch. Any fans on here?
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Post by Marv on Oct 26, 2023 10:23:33 GMT
Slotherhouse…it’s about a sorority house that adopts a murderous sloth as their mascot. I assumed I was supposed to be rooting for the adorable sloth.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Oct 26, 2023 11:52:45 GMT
Just finished a rewatch of Ravenous (1999). I really liked it the first time I saw it, but have appreciated it a bit more with each viewing, to the point where it's now a favorite of mine. I love the story, the mix of different genres is done really well, and there are some really great scenes in there. Guy Pearce is good in the lead role, Jeffrey Jones is fun, and Robert Carlyle steals the show. Michael Nyman and Damon Albarn did the music and it would rank very highly on my all time favorite scores list. It's one of those movies that I wish more people would watch. Any fans on here? Haven't seen it in a while, but I did like it. I remember the music being a bit silly though. Particularly in that one scene where you get tonal whiplash when it switches from an intense massacre then Robert Carlyle says 'run!' to Jeremy Davies and you basically get Yakkity Sax on the soundtrack. Still, the humor was part of the appeal with this one. When I just looked up the movie I was sad to see that the director, Antonia Bird, died years ago. She had a nice, kind of low key career, and made at least one rather memorable movie in Ravenous. |
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Post by soggy on Oct 26, 2023 15:30:39 GMT
 The Beast Must Die (Paul Annett, 1974) I actually really liked this one. A game hunter invites several guests to his house for a weekend party only to reveal one of them is a werewolf and that he intends to hunt for it. The movie is treated like a mystery where clues are given to the werewolf and you, the viewer, are supposed to solve it. It even includes a William Castle style gimmick of a “Werewolf Break” before the reveal where it pauses with a counter for 30 seconds for you to solve it. Realistically the movie is not great and the fact that the host knows one of his guests is somehow a werewolf, but doesn’t know which, is a huge stretch... but I think horror fans have had to deal with bigger ones in the past and the movie is just fun. 8/10 |
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Post by forca85 on Oct 26, 2023 16:56:21 GMT
FV: Demonic Toys: Jack Attack
FV: 6 Wheels from Hell
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