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Post by andrew8798 on Jun 21, 2009 18:51:04 GMT -5
Counting the Remake there are 4 of them
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Post by Rorschach on Jun 22, 2009 1:37:31 GMT -5
So...anyone see the trailer for SURROGATES yet? It has Bruce Willis, replicate people, and looks to have a very strong sci-fi/horror vibe to it.
I'm kind of excited for it, myself.
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Post by Welfare Willis on Jun 22, 2009 8:08:33 GMT -5
How many of those films did there finally end up being? Five? Six? Seems like I want to say five. And it also seems like I want to say that the Djinn from WISHMASTER starred in at least one of them. Wow...maybe, I don't know. But as far as I know, there's only the three that I watched - the original suckfest, the second film with the semi-redeeming quality that is Caroline Williams, and the direct-to-HBO movie with Robert Wightman taking over for Terry O'Quinn. We should also add that Stepfather II will be coming out on DVD about the same time as the remake hits theaters, September if I remember correctly.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jun 22, 2009 15:37:12 GMT -5
Another trailer For Halloween 2
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Jun 22, 2009 16:01:10 GMT -5
Wow...maybe, I don't know. But as far as I know, there's only the three that I watched - the original suckfest, the second film with the semi-redeeming quality that is Caroline Williams, and the direct-to-HBO movie with Robert Wightman taking over for Terry O'Quinn. We should also add that Stepfather II will be coming out on DVD about the same time as the remake hits theaters, September if I remember correctly. Yeah, there are a TON of new releases around that time (the last two F13 deluxe DVDs, Phantasm II, the aforementioned Stepfather II, Night of the Creeps, and even a Creepshow Blu-ray).
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Post by theryno665 on Jun 22, 2009 17:28:44 GMT -5
If you're a little more experienced, give Audition, Let the Right One In or Ringu a try. Not quite as in-your-face - just build, build, build up to a big climax. Really, though, it all just depends on your personal tastes. That's what's so great about the horror genre - everyone (you know, the "normals") like to pidgeonhole the entire genre into one thing, but really, there's so much variety and so many subgenres within the horror tag that it can even become CONFUSING at times. If Ringu is anything like Ju-On, I'll pass. I willingly didn't see The Grudge because I kept hearing that Ju-On was much better. I was bored out of my mind. At least one of the girls was cute, though. I liked Audition but knowing the ending before finally seeing it pretty much killed my viewing experience. Normally, I don't mind spoilers and the like but when you spend the bulk of a movie building up to something you already know about, it ends up being kinda pointless. Luckily I'm such a big fan of Takashi Miike's work that I didn't let it ruin my overall view of the film. I've heard plenty of good things about Let The Right One In, though so I may give that one a shot if I ever see it in stores. The last horror movies I watched was when Circuit City went out of business and I snatched up a ton of DVDs. If I can remember right, I got Teeth (good but they tried to do too much with not enough time), Dance of the Dead (best horror comedy since Shaun of the Dead), Last House In The Woods (basically an Italian mash-up of Last House On The Left and Texas Chainsaw Massacre on a shoestring budget), Trailer Park of Terror (good cheesy straight-to-DVD fun), and...ahem... The Wicker Man (MY LEGS! WHY DID YOU BREAK MY LEGS?!?)
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Post by Rorschach on Jun 22, 2009 18:28:19 GMT -5
If you're a little more experienced, give Audition, Let the Right One In or Ringu a try. Not quite as in-your-face - just build, build, build up to a big climax. Really, though, it all just depends on your personal tastes. That's what's so great about the horror genre - everyone (you know, the "normals") like to pidgeonhole the entire genre into one thing, but really, there's so much variety and so many subgenres within the horror tag that it can even become CONFUSING at times. If Ringu is anything like Ju-On, I'll pass. I willingly didn't see The Grudge because I kept hearing that Ju-On was much better. I was bored out of my mind. At least one of the girls was cute, though. I liked Audition but knowing the ending before finally seeing it pretty much killed my viewing experience. Normally, I don't mind spoilers and the like but when you spend the bulk of a movie building up to something you already know about, it ends up being kinda pointless. Luckily I'm such a big fan of Takashi Miike's work that I didn't let it ruin my overall view of the film. I've heard plenty of good things about Let The Right One In, though so I may give that one a shot if I ever see it in stores. The last horror movies I watched was when Circuit City went out of business and I snatched up a ton of DVDs. If I can remember right, I got Teeth (good but they tried to do too much with not enough time), Dance of the Dead (best horror comedy since Shaun of the Dead), Last House In The Woods (basically an Italian mash-up of Last House On The Left and Texas Chainsaw Massacre on a shoestring budget), Trailer Park of Terror (good cheesy straight-to-DVD fun), and...ahem... The Wicker Man (MY LEGS! WHY DID YOU BREAK MY LEGS?!?) Woot! Yet another fan of DANCE OF THE DEAD...which I wish more Hollywood studio honchos would watch so that the know how to A)cast age-appropriate characters in a high school setting and B)How to cast a teen horror movie without making you outright root for the slasher. To a person, I liked the kids in DANCE OF THE DEAD, and thus I was emotionally invested when one of them got killed. THAT's how you craft characters, Hollywood. As far as TRAILER PARK OF TERROR, I have to disagree with you on that one. I hated that movie with a passion, mainly due to it's utter waste of Trace Adkins, who had one of the only intriguing characters in the entire movie, IMO. Also, the Bruce Campbell-meets-Honky Tonk Man singing, guitar playing zombie was just about enough to make me want to put my foot through the screen, although he had the best FX out of all of them.
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Post by DSR on Jun 22, 2009 21:41:26 GMT -5
So...anyone see the trailer for SURROGATES yet? It has Bruce Willis, replicate people, and looks to have a very strong sci-fi/horror vibe to it. I'm kind of excited for it, myself. Saw the preview when I went to see Terminator 4. Looks decent.
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Post by Rorschach on Jun 22, 2009 21:43:46 GMT -5
So...anyone see the trailer for SURROGATES yet? It has Bruce Willis, replicate people, and looks to have a very strong sci-fi/horror vibe to it. I'm kind of excited for it, myself. Saw the preview when I went to see Terminator 4. Looks decent. Could be the next 12 MONKEYS, from the way it looks. I actually LOVE it when Willis goes sci-fi. He has the voice, build and skill to pull off the usual "everyman" hero stuff.
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Post by DSR on Jun 22, 2009 21:48:36 GMT -5
Saw the preview when I went to see Terminator 4. Looks decent. Could be the next 12 MONKEYS, from the way it looks. I actually LOVE it when Willis goes sci-fi. He has the voice, build and skill to pull off the usual "everyman" hero stuff. 12 Monkeys is one of my all-time favorite movies. Unbreakable was pretty damn good, too.
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Post by theryno665 on Jun 22, 2009 22:16:48 GMT -5
As far as TRAILER PARK OF TERROR, I have to disagree with you on that one. I hated that movie with a passion, mainly due to it's utter waste of Trace Adkins, who had one of the only intriguing characters in the entire movie, IMO. Also, the Bruce Campbell-meets-Honky Tonk Man singing, guitar playing zombie was just about enough to make me want to put my foot through the screen, although he had the best FX out of all of them. I'm pretty forgiving when it comes to bad movies. Something has to either be beyond offensive or stupid without realizing it for me to hate it. I went into TPoT expecting crap and got a bit more than I bargained for. It was basically an FX exposition more than anything. And I don't know what you're talking about but that zombie was awesome. If I could be a zombie, I'd want to have mutton chops and a hellbilly pompadour. Hell, I want those NOW.
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Post by Rorschach on Jun 22, 2009 22:34:18 GMT -5
Heh...I did like his look, as I said. He was just beyond annoying to me, and I have no idea why, other than maybe to pad the running time, he was allowed to "sing" a full song in the movie. That's what grated on me.
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Jun 22, 2009 22:47:04 GMT -5
If Ringu is anything like Ju-On, I'll pass. I willingly didn't see The Grudge because I kept hearing that Ju-On was much better. I was bored out of my mind. At least one of the girls was cute, though. WOW. I cared so much about Rika (the main character) in that movie that the flick didn't need buckets of blood and constant ADD-style kills to keep me interested - it just hit me in the face at the end with that tragic ending. But, to each their own. And I'm biased, as Ju-On might very well be my favorite movie series of all time (yup, Friday got unseated). Ringu, to me, is a can't miss prospect. It's The Ring where they pay a lot more attention to the characters instead of the usual American parlor tricks to keep audiences used to the efforts of Michael Bay from tuning out.
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Post by Rorschach on Jun 22, 2009 22:50:10 GMT -5
If Ringu is anything like Ju-On, I'll pass. I willingly didn't see The Grudge because I kept hearing that Ju-On was much better. I was bored out of my mind. At least one of the girls was cute, though. WOW. I cared so much about Rika (the main character) in that movie that the flick didn't need buckets of blood and constant ADD-style kills to keep me interested - it just hit me in the face at the end with that tragic ending. But, to each their own. And I'm biased, as Ju-On might very well be my favorite movie series of all time (yup, Friday got unseated). Ringu, to me, is a can't miss prospect. It's The Ring where they pay a lot more attention to the characters instead of the usual American parlor tricks to keep audiences used to the efforts of Michael Bay from tuning out. *Hoooccccck PTUI!* Bay no good! Del Toro numbah 1! ;D Seriously, you want to talk horror filmmakers, and directors in general who "get it"....look no further than Guillermo Del Toro.
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Jun 22, 2009 23:04:10 GMT -5
*Hoooccccck PTUI!* Bay no good! Del Toro numbah 1! ;D Seriously, you want to talk horror filmmakers, and directors in general who "get it"....look no further than Guillermo Del Toro. You know, to this day I still haven't seen Pan's Labyrinth...just doesn't seem like it'll be my thing. I do, however, feel that Mimic is a highly underrated flick from the late '90s.
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Post by DSR on Jun 23, 2009 0:33:09 GMT -5
*Hoooccccck PTUI!* Bay no good! Del Toro numbah 1! ;D Seriously, you want to talk horror filmmakers, and directors in general who "get it"....look no further than Guillermo Del Toro. You know, to this day I still haven't seen Pan's Labyrinth...just doesn't seem like it'll be my thing. I do, however, feel that Mimic is a highly underrated flick from the late '90s. Pan's Labyrinth was pretty good. Very well done. My only other exposure to Del Toro is the Hellboy movies, though. I'm still sorta upset that I had the opportunity to buy The Devil's Backbone and Blade II for 3 bucks each at my local Big Lots, and passed for some stupid reason. The next time I went there, they were gone. Sadness.
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Post by Rorschach on Jun 23, 2009 0:57:00 GMT -5
*Hoooccccck PTUI!* Bay no good! Del Toro numbah 1! ;D Seriously, you want to talk horror filmmakers, and directors in general who "get it"....look no further than Guillermo Del Toro. You know, to this day I still haven't seen Pan's Labyrinth...just doesn't seem like it'll be my thing. I do, however, feel that Mimic is a highly underrated flick from the late '90s. You should check it out, it's quite moving, and very well done. THE ORPHANAGE is also one of Del Toro's shining entries into the horror pantheon.
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Post by DSR on Jun 23, 2009 1:02:33 GMT -5
You know, to this day I still haven't seen Pan's Labyrinth...just doesn't seem like it'll be my thing. I do, however, feel that Mimic is a highly underrated flick from the late '90s. You should check it out, it's quite moving, and very well done. THE ORPHANAGE is also one of Del Toro's shining entries into the horror pantheon. Del Toro only produced The Orphanage. While he certainly helped in getting the picture made, I don't really consider it "his entry" in horror.
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Post by Rorschach on Jun 23, 2009 1:16:54 GMT -5
You should check it out, it's quite moving, and very well done. THE ORPHANAGE is also one of Del Toro's shining entries into the horror pantheon. Del Toro only produced The Orphanage. While he certainly helped in getting the picture made, I don't really consider it "his entry" in horror. I thought he did that AND co-directed it? Huh. You learn something new every day. That's one of the reasons I love this thread, you know. The fountain of horror knowledge flows freely here. ;D
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Jun 23, 2009 1:53:31 GMT -5
Just recently ordered Silent Night, Deadly Night, which is an 80s slasher flick I'm sure most of you are familiar with. Although it's pretty standard slasher fare, this film received HUGE media coverage back in the day after a group of outraged parents took exception to its portrayal of a killer dressed as up as Santa Claus. All of the fuss attracted the attention of the moviegoing public, and Silent Night, Deadly Night, in turn, became one of the most profitable slasher films. Yup, this one's a keeper ;D
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