The WC Horror Thread Part 3: In 3-D!

[Welfare Willis]

May 8, 2009 12:58:40 GMT -5 Big DSR Energy said:

Here I was thinking of the Charlie Murphy/Prince sketch from "Chappelle's Show."

However, I'm not here to talk about Prince (who is awesome), I'm here to give you guys a quick heads up on this:

www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=pe_25420_12039230_amb_link_84267931_9?ie=UTF8&plgroup=5&docId=1000366921

Amazon currently has a "Buy One, Get One Free" deal for a collection of its horror titles. Just now, I used this deal to pick up the remake of "Nosferatu" starring Klaus Kinski, and Dario Argento's "Phenomena." I've wanted to get both for a while, but they were a little too pricey before now.

So, there ya go. Enjoy!

Or don't. See if I care. *shrug*

Hey thanks for theads up DSR! Some good stuff there, but I couldn't help but wonder how sad I am because I own a majority of the films on that list.

[andrew8798]

So I see there is a Mother's Day remake in the works

[Rorschach]

May 8, 2009 14:30:44 GMT -5 andrew8798 said:

So I see there is a Mother's Day remake in the works

Hear that sound?

The bottom of the barrel is being scraped as we speak.

[andrew8798]

[Welfare Willis]

May 8, 2009 18:15:19 GMT -5 Rorschach said:

May 8, 2009 14:30:44 GMT -5 andrew8798 said:

So I see there is a Mother's Day remake in the works

Hear that sound?

The bottom of the barrel is being scraped as we speak.

Yup. Well I never liked the original so nowhere to go but up.

[Rorschach]

May 8, 2009 21:15:43 GMT -5 Welfare Willis said:

May 8, 2009 18:15:19 GMT -5 Rorschach said:

Hear that sound?

The bottom of the barrel is being scraped as we speak.

Yup. Well I never liked the original so nowhere to go but up.

Yeah, agreed. No harm, no foul with this one, IMO.

As far as Michaelface goes up there...

*BLEARGH*

[Big DSR Energy]

May 8, 2009 13:12:24 GMT -5 Welfare Willis said:

May 8, 2009 12:58:40 GMT -5 Big DSR Energy said:

Here I was thinking of the Charlie Murphy/Prince sketch from "Chappelle's Show."

However, I'm not here to talk about Prince (who is awesome), I'm here to give you guys a quick heads up on this:

www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=pe_25420_12039230_amb_link_84267931_9?ie=UTF8&plgroup=5&docId=1000366921

Amazon currently has a "Buy One, Get One Free" deal for a collection of its horror titles. Just now, I used this deal to pick up the remake of "Nosferatu" starring Klaus Kinski, and Dario Argento's "Phenomena." I've wanted to get both for a while, but they were a little too pricey before now.

So, there ya go. Enjoy!

Or don't. See if I care. *shrug*

Hey thanks for theads up DSR! Some good stuff there, but I couldn't help but wonder how sad I am because I own a majority of the films on that list.

Yeah, I hear ya. There was plenty of stuff that I already had (and a fair share of things I'm just not interested in), so overall there wasn't a whole lot of options to choose from there.

[GuyOfOwnage]

May 8, 2009 12:58:40 GMT -5 Big DSR Energy said:

Here I was thinking of the Charlie Murphy/Prince sketch from "Chappelle's Show."

However, I'm not here to talk about Prince (who is awesome), I'm here to give you guys a quick heads up on this:

www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=pe_25420_12039230_amb_link_84267931_9?ie=UTF8&plgroup=5&docId=1000366921

Amazon currently has a "Buy One, Get One Free" deal for a collection of its horror titles. Just now, I used this deal to pick up the remake of "Nosferatu" starring Klaus Kinski, and Dario Argento's "Phenomena." I've wanted to get both for a while, but they were a little too pricey before now.

So, there ya go. Enjoy!

Or don't. See if I care. *shrug*

Grrrr...why can't Amazon.ca ever have sales like this?

[Rorschach]

I'm really mulling CEMETARY MAN...but can't find anything else in the $9 range that's tickling my fancy. Think I might just snatch it used for $4.

[Deleted]

I just saw the first of the Horrorfest Movies

Perkins 14

Damn good and the ending was brutal

[Lick Ness Monster]

Alright, we're less than a month away from what SHOULD be a pretty damned good horror flick, and what's more, it's not even a remake. Raimi's Drag Me to Hell has fascinated me since I first saw the trailer, and now that some advance reviews are starting to come in, I'm only getting more excited about it.

Good for Raimi that he's going back to the genre that launched his career in the first place, and even MORE good that he's taking a break from the Spider-Man franchise (which was starting to get a little stale with the third installment). But I'm perhaps most excited for the flick since it looks like it's going to be an actual, serious attempt at horror, as opposed to the Evil Dead trilogy of films. I'll get heat for this, but I don't like the Evil Dead movies...at all. For a couple reasons: (1) I don't find the extremely cheesy (and before anyone can jump down my throat, the humor in ED was actually TRYING to be funny as opposed to the unintentional hilarity of '80s slasher films) humor to be funny in the slightest, and (2) I certainly enjoy Bruce Campbell in the three movies, but I just don't get the whole underground phenomenon of "OMG he's the best character in the history of cinema etc. etc."

Nonetheless, it should be apparent with the three Spider-Man films how far he has come as a filmmaker since the days of the Evil Dead trilogy (and Darkman, for that matter, which sucked hard as well), and I'm pretty amped to see what he's got up his sleeve for another college try at the horror genre.

[Big DSR Energy]

May 10, 2009 12:31:35 GMT -5 Lick Ness Monster said:

Alright, we're less than a month away from what SHOULD be a pretty damned good horror flick, and what's more, it's not even a remake. Raimi's Drag Me to Hell has fascinated me since I first saw the trailer, and now that some advance reviews are starting to come in, I'm only getting more excited about it.

Good for Raimi that he's going back to the genre that launched his career in the first place, and even MORE good that he's taking a break from the Spider-Man franchise (which was starting to get a little stale with the third installment). But I'm perhaps most excited for the flick since it looks like it's going to be an actual, serious attempt at horror, as opposed to the Evil Dead trilogy of films. I'll get heat for this, but I don't like the Evil Dead movies...at all. For a couple reasons: (1) I don't find the extremely cheesy (and before anyone can jump down my throat, the humor in ED was actually TRYING to be funny as opposed to the unintentional hilarity of '80s slasher films) humor to be funny in the slightest, and (2) I certainly enjoy Bruce Campbell in the three movies, but I just don't get the whole underground phenomenon of "OMG he's the best character in the history of cinema etc. etc."

Nonetheless, it should be apparent with the three Spider-Man films how far he has come as a filmmaker since the days of the Evil Dead trilogy (and Darkman, for that matter, which sucked hard as well), and I'm pretty amped to see what he's got up his sleeve for another college try at the horror genre.

I'm in agreement with you on Bruce Campbell's status as the "cult cinema Jesus." He's good at what he does, but I really don't think he's all that awesome.

And while I don't hate the Evil Dead movies, I'm not overly fond of the overall style of the series. I've never been a big fan of slapstick. But I do enjoy the original Evil Dead, as those slapstick elements the series relied on later on are used sparingly, and the overall tone of the movie works better for me. I think a lot of people see what the Evil Dead series became after the first movie and sort of expect the first movie to be funny, but they actually tried to make a somewhat serious horror movie with the first one. And, while it's not perfect, I think they more or less succeeded.

[Rorschach]

May 10, 2009 12:31:35 GMT -5 Lick Ness Monster said:

Alright, we're less than a month away from what SHOULD be a pretty damned good horror flick, and what's more, it's not even a remake. Raimi's Drag Me to Hell has fascinated me since I first saw the trailer, and now that some advance reviews are starting to come in, I'm only getting more excited about it.

Good for Raimi that he's going back to the genre that launched his career in the first place, and even MORE good that he's taking a break from the Spider-Man franchise (which was starting to get a little stale with the third installment). But I'm perhaps most excited for the flick since it looks like it's going to be an actual, serious attempt at horror, as opposed to the Evil Dead trilogy of films. I'll get heat for this, but I don't like the Evil Dead movies...at all. For a couple reasons: (1) I don't find the extremely cheesy (and before anyone can jump down my throat, the humor in ED was actually TRYING to be funny as opposed to the unintentional hilarity of '80s slasher films) humor to be funny in the slightest, and (2) I certainly enjoy Bruce Campbell in the three movies, but I just don't get the whole underground phenomenon of "OMG he's the best character in the history of cinema etc. etc."

Nonetheless, it should be apparent with the three Spider-Man films how far he has come as a filmmaker since the days of the Evil Dead trilogy (and Darkman, for that matter, which sucked hard as well), and I'm pretty amped to see what he's got up his sleeve for another college try at the horror genre.

*Rolls up sleeves*

I will not stand idly by and let you insult DARKMAN like that!

;D

[Jiren]

27th May UK gets it and I can't wait

[Jiren]

May 10, 2009 13:32:38 GMT -5 Rorschach said:

May 10, 2009 12:31:35 GMT -5 Lick Ness Monster said:

Alright, we're less than a month away from what SHOULD be a pretty damned good horror flick, and what's more, it's not even a remake. Raimi's Drag Me to Hell has fascinated me since I first saw the trailer, and now that some advance reviews are starting to come in, I'm only getting more excited about it.

Good for Raimi that he's going back to the genre that launched his career in the first place, and even MORE good that he's taking a break from the Spider-Man franchise (which was starting to get a little stale with the third installment). But I'm perhaps most excited for the flick since it looks like it's going to be an actual, serious attempt at horror, as opposed to the Evil Dead trilogy of films. I'll get heat for this, but I don't like the Evil Dead movies...at all. For a couple reasons: (1) I don't find the extremely cheesy (and before anyone can jump down my throat, the humor in ED was actually TRYING to be funny as opposed to the unintentional hilarity of '80s slasher films) humor to be funny in the slightest, and (2) I certainly enjoy Bruce Campbell in the three movies, but I just don't get the whole underground phenomenon of "OMG he's the best character in the history of cinema etc. etc."

Nonetheless, it should be apparent with the three Spider-Man films how far he has come as a filmmaker since the days of the Evil Dead trilogy (and Darkman, for that matter, which sucked hard as well), and I'm pretty amped to see what he's got up his sleeve for another college try at the horror genre.

*Rolls up sleeves*

I will not stand idly by and let you insult DARKMAN like that!

;D

You and me both

[andrew8798]

More exclusive bonuses for 'Friday the 13th' Blu-ray:

Warner Home Video has unveiled further specs for 'Friday the 13th,' which will slash its way to Blu-ray this June with even more bloody BD-Live-exclusive content.

Though the studio recently confirmed an already-impressive gaggle of bonus features for the June 16 Blu-ray release, they've now issued a press release that promises even more BD-Live content.

As previously reported, Jason's latest exploits will receive the BD-50 dual-layer treatment with 1080p/VC-1 video (2.39:1) and English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround track. The disc will contain both the R-rated and never-before-seen "Killer Cut" versions of the film available via seamless branching.

Extras include the "Explore the Rebirth of Jason Voorhees" featurette and additional "slashed" scenes, as well as Blu-ray exclusives including a "Terror Trivia" picture-in-picture track with pop-up trivia, and two additional featurettes ("Hacking Back/Slashing Forward," "The 7 Best Kills").

Just-announced BD-Live content includes "My Commentary" function to record your own track and share it with other 'Friday' fans, the ability to join in a "Live Community Screening," and a downloadable sneak peek at the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Trick 'r Treat.'

Finally, included on a second disc will be a Digital Copy of both the extended and rated versions of the film, compatible with PCs and iTunes.

[andrew8798]

And on the Mother's day remake

The story is in the Variety/Hollywood Reporter articles:

The remake sees the villainous family return to the house where they grew up and terrorize the new owners and their guests.

"We're taking the iconic image of a mother, the most comforting and nurturing person in the world, and perverting that into something that is punishing and sadistic," Genre's Richard Saperstein said.

He added that the remake will be timely, reflecting today's foreclosures and tough economic times. "She's lost her house," Saperstein said. "Her boys are going to get it back to her."

[Rorschach]

On this item:

"Just-announced BD-Live content includes "My Commentary" function to record your own track and share it with other 'Friday' fans, the ability to join in a "Live Community Screening," and a downloadable sneak peek at the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Trick 'r Treat.'"

I can only HOPE that DreadCentral's Uncle Creepy makes a commentary for this. It would be a thousand and one varieties of awesome.

[mysterydriver]

May 8, 2009 18:54:48 GMT -5 andrew8798 said:

So, Michael Myers is now being played by Frankenstein?

[Rorschach]

May 10, 2009 16:23:56 GMT -5 mysterydriver said:

May 8, 2009 18:54:48 GMT -5 andrew8798 said:

So, Michael Myers is now being played by Frankenstein?

Either that, or Leatherface, judging from the mask.