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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Sept 14, 2009 23:26:23 GMT -5
Jeez, guys - we went 48 hours without a single post? We must be slipping. I actually hadn't watched any horror during that period, so nothing to contribute. Seasons 1 and 2 of Tales From the Crypt arrived in the mail today, though, so those got a good perusal. While I caught a few episodes of the show back in, like, 2000 or so when they used to show marathons on the Sci-Fi channel, this was pretty much the first I'd seen of them since the precious childhood memory of going over to my neighbor's house (who had HBO) and watching the show. And it's just as awesome as I remember it. Back then, in my 10-11 year old mind, Tales From the Crypt had this aura about it of being a really big, important show, and even factoring in almost 20 years' worth of aging on these particular early-show episodes, the production values and casts are mighty impressive, not to mention that just about every episode is directed by somebody relatively well-known. Still LOVE "And All Through the House" perhaps most of all - my absolute favorite segment from the awesome 1972 Tales From the Crypt movie as well, with Larry Drake doing an awesome job as the psycho Santa. I'd also never seen the first episode, "The Man Who Became Death," which I found to be mighty impressive. Bill Sadler's executioner who thoroughly enjoys his job was a truly great character. Anyway, can't say enough good about this show, and I'm hoping to get the rest of the series sooner or later. Also, my coworker came through and just borrowed me the Saw sequels, although I'm not in a hurry to watch them. I'm afraid that it'll come down to "borrowed movie syndrome" that I've mentioned before, which might just be my own psychosis. For some reason, whenever I'm borrowed movies, I never enjoy them just because watching the films feels like a homework assignment. It also doesn't help that you're expected to like the movie(s) by whoever borrows them out to you, although that never stops anyone that I lend DVDs out to from telling me that my old horror movies are crap.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Sept 14, 2009 23:28:18 GMT -5
Heh, I know what you mean TR. I have a little bit different of a version of borrowed movie syndrome. I never get around to watching them, so my friends hardly get them back in a timely manner but they usually don't mind because they know I keep they safe and well taken care of.
But what you said applies. When I force myself to watch them, I just don't enjoy them because I feel like I have to watch it.
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Post by andrew8798 on Sept 14, 2009 23:39:59 GMT -5
Saw 7 Update
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Sept 14, 2009 23:42:33 GMT -5
I'll echo your sentiments there, TR - seasons 1 and 2 are 100% pure awesome. I was too young to watch the series in its original run, but after getting seasons 1 and 2 as a birthday gift a few years back, I gotta say that it's an awesome series. The first two seasons, especially, live up to the hype surrounding the show. Hardly a dud in there at all.
And is it just me, or are the season sets ridiculously expensive? I have wanted to purchase the subsequent seasons, but the price tag always stops me. For standard, 3-disc season sets, the $30 - $35 price tag is a bit too steep for my tastes. A shame, really - I wanted to see the rest of the seasons.
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Post by Welfare Willis on Sept 15, 2009 6:44:14 GMT -5
I watch the remake of the omen this weekend and to sum it up... was a remake really necessary?
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Post by YellowJacketY2J on Sept 15, 2009 9:21:10 GMT -5
I watch the remake of the omen this weekend and to sum it up... was a remake really necessary? Nope. Then again, I didn't like the remake at all.
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Post by Welfare Willis on Sept 15, 2009 10:12:04 GMT -5
I watch the remake of the omen this weekend and to sum it up... was a remake really necessary? Nope. Then again, I didn't like the remake at all. Me either. It felt like the director was more interested in making beautiful backgrounds then keeping the story interesting.
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Sept 15, 2009 10:42:45 GMT -5
I'll echo your sentiments there, TR - seasons 1 and 2 are 100% pure awesome. I was too young to watch the series in its original run, but after getting seasons 1 and 2 as a birthday gift a few years back, I gotta say that it's an awesome series. The first two seasons, especially, live up to the hype surrounding the show. Hardly a dud in there at all. And is it just me, or are the season sets ridiculously expensive? I have wanted to purchase the subsequent seasons, but the price tag always stops me. For standard, 3-disc season sets, the $30 - $35 price tag is a bit too steep for my tastes. A shame, really - I wanted to see the rest of the seasons. I just bought the third and fourth seasons for the combined price of $28.49. ;D Ahhh, Tales From the Crypt...as mentioned, we didn't (and still don't) have HBO in my household, and sometime in 1993 on a long-ago Friday night I happened to catch this show on the great, mysterious channel that's oh-so-tantalizingly fuzzed out on my own television. This show was, of course, Tales From the Crypt, and the episode was "The Ventriloquist's Dummy." I was fascinated by it, and hooked from that point on, and me and my friend made it a point to tune in every Friday night from that point on. It was also quite fun keeping that secret from my parents, who no doubt would have freaked if they knew what I was watching every Friday. ;D So looking back, I can really thank TFTC for my horror fandom today. I've previously given credit to the Friday the 13th series, but I didn't see an F13 film until more than a full year after my first Crypt episode. As for the discussion on the Omen remake, yeah, it's a pretty dull film. It's not BAD, per se, as it's pretty damn close to the original film, and is essentially a shot-for-shot remake with the exception of more up-to-date locales and that whole little bit with the astronomical stuff at the beginning. But, ultimately, it's just very boring, with none of the buried creepiness of the '70s original.
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Post by DSR on Sept 15, 2009 12:22:23 GMT -5
Heh, I know what you mean TR. I have a little bit different of a version of borrowed movie syndrome. I never get around to watching them, so my friends hardly get them back in a timely manner but they usually don't mind because they know I keep they safe and well taken care of. But what you said applies. When I force myself to watch them, I just don't enjoy them because I feel like I have to watch it. Yeah, throw me in the "borrowed movie syndrome" bandwagon. Someone loans me a movie, and it collects dust for a while before I get around to it. That Elm Street docu on the page previous sounds pretty cool. I do intend on picking up that HARDWARE 2-disc set. It's a pretty good movie, though its been a long time since I've seen it. And Tales from the Crypt was a fine little show. I didn't get HBO either, but I saw a bunch of episodes in syndication, and I loved it. I enjoyed "Dig That Cat, He's Real Gone" and the animated 3 Little Pigs episode, that I can't remember the title of. The show was just all kinds of awesome. I might have to pick up those season sets, in addition to the 9,000 other things I feel the need to pick up at any given time.
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Sept 15, 2009 12:28:31 GMT -5
My problem (and thus my definition of it) with Borrowed Movie Syndrome actually isn't how long it takes me to watch it; in fact, I generally watch them pretty quickly, as that's part of my little psychosis. I feel obligated to get the damn thing back as quick as possible.
It just adds to the whole "school assignment" feel of the whole undertaking. Even if I would have enjoyed a movie otherwise, I still don't like it; it's just the thought somewhere in the back of my mind that I HAVE to watch this movie grinds me for some reason, and that I have to put in the report and comments afterward to the person who loaned it. Example: I just got done watching Saw II, and while I found it to be a nifty little flick...I was bored out of my skull the entire time.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Sept 15, 2009 12:35:12 GMT -5
Oh I get ya TR, and I get that feeling too. Which is why I end up keeping them so long, because I refuse to watch the movie when I feel that way. lol
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Post by DSR on Sept 15, 2009 12:42:58 GMT -5
Oh I get ya TR, and I get that feeling too. Which is why I end up keeping them so long, because I refuse to watch the movie when I feel that way. lol Co-signed.
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Sept 15, 2009 12:52:27 GMT -5
Good to know that there's people who know where I'm coming from. ;D At any rate, I should probably share at least a few thoughts about Saw II (and to practice my report for later )...I first saw the original Saw (typing that just sounds awkward, doesn't it - I just saw Saw...heh) when it was brand new, so that was five years ago. My memory of it is a little sketchy, but I remember liking it a great deal at the time. This one seemed, at least on the surface, pretty similar to the original although it did feature quite a bit of the Michael Bay-style cinematography that Guy mentioned. So my tastes must have changed over time, because while I found Saw to be awesomeness when I first saw it, this one was just okay. It wasn't great, it wasn't horrible...just kind of meh. I don't know, Tobin Bell does an awesome job as Jigsaw, and Donnie Wahlberg (an extremely underrated actor) is excellent as the semi-protagonist with DARK SECRETS. I'm sensing a trend coming in this series, especially considering what I remember about Cary Elwes in the first movie, but I digress. The problem is that all of the characters inside the house were incredibly vanilla to the point where I was referring to them mentally as "Drug Dealer Guy" and "Hot Chick #1." I'd give this one, oh, ** 1/2. And there's my laziest review ever.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Sept 15, 2009 12:58:45 GMT -5
I personally don't like the Saw movies. I found the first one okay, the second one bad, the third one worse and I stopped after that. That said, they are WAY better than H2 to me. lol
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Post by erisi236 on Sept 15, 2009 13:12:15 GMT -5
The first Saw was the only one I ever saw all the way though with probably about 55% of Saw II whenever it happened to be on tv. Other then that this series never hooked me to watch it's never ending sequels for whatever reason.
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Post by Welfare Willis on Sept 15, 2009 13:52:10 GMT -5
Sorry if this has been posted before: Christmas comes deadly this year! Silent Night, Deadly Night 3, 4, and 5 are coming out as one package from Lionsgate on December 1! 3 great movies for only $20! I own the SNDN and SNDN 2 disc (envy me ) so this will look great beside it.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Sept 15, 2009 14:06:42 GMT -5
I own Silent Night, Deadly Night 1-5 on VHS.
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Post by erisi236 on Sept 15, 2009 14:31:20 GMT -5
Silent Night Deadly Night really needs another sequel or two in my opinion. Five flicks just doesn't seem enough to do it justice. I'm totally serious.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Sept 15, 2009 14:33:06 GMT -5
Oh I agree with you Erisi. Can't have enough SNDN.
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Post by Bullhead on Sept 15, 2009 16:26:15 GMT -5
Is it sad when you have to go on the internet just to fully understand a movie? I watched Sleepaway Camp twice and still didn't completely get it. Maybe I'm just losing it. Interesting movie, but confusing as hell. Thanks, Wikipedia.
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