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Post by Welfare Willis on Oct 1, 2009 18:23:55 GMT -5
I rented Demons and The Church tonight. Nothing to really report, just wanted to say that. Really? Did you enjoy Demons? I watched Let the Right One in... Guys I loved this film. This is what Twilight wishes it could be. Simply beautiful.
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Post by The Ichi on Oct 1, 2009 18:33:58 GMT -5
I watched Friday the 13th Part 2 tonight for the first time ever, and I have to say it's probably just behind Part 4 as my favourite in the series (out of the ones I've seen).
I especially liked Jason in this one. He's not quite fully developed into the hockey-mask wearing machine yet, and he seems more human in this part, and even more intelligent (by Jason standards anyway). I kind of wish he'd kept some of the traits he had in this movie in future sequels, instead of becomming a Michael clone.
Also..the girls in this one were smokin'.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Oct 1, 2009 20:05:37 GMT -5
I watched Friday the 13th Part 2 tonight for the first time ever, and I have to say it's probably just behind Part 4 as my favourite in the series (out of the ones I've seen). I especially liked Jason in this one. He's not quite fully developed into the hockey-mask wearing machine yet, and he seems more human in this part, and even more intelligent (by Jason standards anyway). I kind of wish he'd kept some of the traits he had in this movie in future sequels, instead of becomming a Michael clone. Also..the girls in this one were smokin'. Ahhh...Part 2. While many Friday fans name entries such as Part 4 or Part 6 as their favorites, I have to stand next to Part 2 as mine. Jason was at his absolute best here. He was still very much mobile, and doled out some pretty vicious kills (double impalement anyone?). Don't get me wrong, Part 4, which ranks number 2 on my list, is a fantastic entry into the franchise, with Ted White giving one of the best all-time Jason performances...but it's missing that intangible X-factor that Part 2 has. The film does a better job than most later sequels at making you care about the characters on-screen. I mean, who didn't feel bad for wheelchair-bound Mark, finally about to have sex, getting whacked in the face with a machete and tumbling down the stairs? The character of Ginny is a strong, intelligent female lead that is the perfect foil for Jason. I'd be remiss, of course, not to mention Steve Daskawisz, who for years went uncredited for his top-notch performance as Jason. To me, it's the all-around perfect Friday the 13th film, and the one I always elect to watch every Friday the 13th.
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Post by erisi236 on Oct 1, 2009 20:11:52 GMT -5
It's kind of a shame Jason lost most of his backwoods appearance after part 2. He was a bearded long haired weirdo in 2, then he became a clean shaven skinhead in 3 and basically kept that look ever since.
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Post by andrew8798 on Oct 1, 2009 20:35:14 GMT -5
From ShockTillYouDrop:
Source:Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor October 1, 2009
New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. made it official today. Friday the 13th Part 2, a sequel to this year's Friday the 13th, is slated to hit on August 13, 2010.
Brad Fuller and Andrew Form tipped us off back in June right here, that if all goes according to plan, that was the date they were looking at. Fuller stresses to us, however, that the sequel still does not have a greenlight.
Damian Shannon and Mark Swift will return to write. And Derek Mears will absolutely be back to reprise his role as Jason Voorhees, contrary to the many wild rumors running around on the web.
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Post by andrew8798 on Oct 1, 2009 20:38:33 GMT -5
So, there's an update from Fuller on his blog.
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Post by DSR on Oct 1, 2009 22:27:26 GMT -5
Okay, so October is upon us, and I ALSO intend on watching some horror movies throughout the month (at least 31, though last year I wound up watching 60). Anyway, I haven't decided what to start off with yet, so I'll take the first suggestion (that I already own, since I can't run out to the store and buy anything right now) someone throws my way. Maybe the first two suggestions, since after work tomorrow night I'm probably gonna go directly to sleep. So, fire away...
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Post by Ken Ivory on Oct 2, 2009 2:24:46 GMT -5
It's kind of a shame Jason lost most of his backwoods appearance after part 2. He was a bearded long haired weirdo in 2, then he became a clean shaven skinhead in 3 and basically kept that look ever since. I never liked how they made that switch without explaining it. It's a pretty big change from a bumpkin Elephant man to a bald back woods rapist (allegedly).
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Post by Welfare Willis on Oct 2, 2009 8:01:32 GMT -5
Okay, so October is upon us, and I ALSO intend on watching some horror movies throughout the month (at least 31, though last year I wound up watching 60). Anyway, I haven't decided what to start off with yet, so I'll take the first suggestion (that I already own, since I can't run out to the store and buy anything right now) someone throws my way. Maybe the first two suggestions, since after work tomorrow night I'm probably gonna go directly to sleep. So, fire away... Hobgoblins! Oh I thought you said horrorible movies in your post DSR. Hmm Demons?
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Oct 2, 2009 8:55:56 GMT -5
I rented Demons and The Church tonight. Nothing to really report, just wanted to say that. Really? Did you enjoy Demons? I watched Let the Right One in... Guys I loved this film. This is what Twilight wishes it could be. Simply beautiful. Rorschach reviewed Let the Right One In in the very first WC horror thread, but since my thoughts on the movie pretty much echo his word-for-word, I won't bother posting my own review. Suffice to say, it's an awesome movie that gets you to care about its characters like no other, and ranks comfortably as my third favorite horror movie of the decade. Well, I will repeat one thing Rorschach said word-for-word because it especially resonates: "Some people might say that this movie drags a bit. To them, I say that this is a little something called 'building steam' that sadly most film-makers are no longer interested in attempting to accomplish, instead going from inception of the idea to the payoff with nothing in between."
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Post by andrew8798 on Oct 2, 2009 8:57:15 GMT -5
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Post by mysterydriver on Oct 2, 2009 10:25:56 GMT -5
Woohoo! Deals! Snakes on a Train for $3.99! It's like Snakes on a Plane, but on a Train! Sure, on a plane you'res stuck with the deadly snakes, but with a train...you could jump off...but you wouldn't...cause...you might be mistaken as a hobo? I can only assume the conductor is one of the first to go and falls strategically to allow the train to travel at breakneck speed. But wait... Pinata: Survival Island for $4.99! An American Movie Classic! I mean, it has to be...otherwise AMC wouldn't show it. That's a great deal! Killer Pinata shaped demon that later goes CGI because even the executives realized how stupid it looked! We're not done yet! Alone in the Dark for $4.99! Everyone knows that Uwe...wait...this is different. A 1982 movie starring Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau, and Dwight Schultz about a New Psychiatrist (DS) at an asylum (ran by DP) who the inmates (JP, ML) think killed their favorite therapist who has left for another job. When the power goes out in town, they escape and look to track down the doctor for 'revenge.' That sounds...kind of interesting, actually... Plenty of good movies for sale, I just wanted to put the shine on one of "The Asylum"s finest ripoffs, the worst movie I've ever seen on AMC, and...a serious mention
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Post by Welfare Willis on Oct 2, 2009 12:14:01 GMT -5
Alone in the Dark for $4.99! Everyone knows that Uwe...wait...this is different. A 1982 movie starring Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau, and Dwight Schultz about a New Psychiatrist (DS) at an asylum (ran by DP) who the inmates (JP, ML) think killed their favorite therapist who has left for another job. When the power goes out in town, they escape and look to track down the doctor for 'revenge.' That sounds...kind of interesting, actually... Plenty of good movies for sale, I just wanted to put the shine on one of "The Asylum"s finest ripoffs, the worst movie I've ever seen on AMC, and...a serious mention I own Alone in the Dark (1982) and I enjoyed it lots. However,t director is also the director behind Nightmare on Elm Street 2. I enjoyed NOES 2 so it doesn't affect me, but it's got a bad rep on it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_SholderReally? Did you enjoy Demons? I watched Let the Right One in... Guys I loved this film. This is what Twilight wishes it could be. Simply beautiful. Rorschach reviewed Let the Right One In in the very first WC horror thread, but since my thoughts on the movie pretty much echo his word-for-word, I won't bother posting my own review. Suffice to say, it's an awesome movie that gets you to care about its characters like no other, and ranks comfortably as my third favorite horror movie of the decade. Well, I will repeat one thing Rorschach said word-for-word because it especially resonates: "Some people might say that this movie drags a bit. To them, I say that this is a little something called 'building steam' that sadly most film-makers are no longer interested in attempting to accomplish, instead going from inception of the idea to the payoff with nothing in between." Yes, yes, yes! From the moment it starts LTROI takes you into this haunting, beautiful, terrifing world. Too many horror films today serve the purpose of just building to the next scare, then the next, then the next. Let the Right One In gets you to care about these kids and their fates. Just an incredibly moving film that I'm glad I took the time to watch.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Oct 2, 2009 12:39:23 GMT -5
I rented Demons and The Church tonight. Nothing to really report, just wanted to say that. Really? Did you enjoy Demons? I watched Let the Right One in... Guys I loved this film. This is what Twilight wishes it could be. Simply beautiful. Just watched them with my friend, and we also watched The Night Flier. The Church was probably the best produced movie between the bunch, Demons was probably the most fun, and The Night Flier just sucked ass all the way around. I like those kinds of movies, but have never seen them before. Demons was awesome for the type of movie it was, but the story kind of fell apart at the end. I mean who was that girl in green (one minute she seemed to be a part of it all, then she was with the guests), who was Kano, how could the "infection" spread so fast on the outside when one small movie theater can fight back and hardly be infected, if the demons can die so easily (the gun shots at the end) how the hell did they not get wiped out already, etc. However, this movie really wasn't made for those reasons, and outside of that it was a really cool movie. I enjoyed it immensly. The Church was also awesome to me, but is more or less a slower moving possession movie rather than an outright kill fest. I love the visuals and shit in that movie. Night Flier is boring, and stupid, and you could actually completely take the vampire out of the movie, turn it into one of those "It was him all along!" kind of movies and it would have been the exact same thing. Most useless villain ever.
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Post by Welfare Willis on Oct 2, 2009 12:53:38 GMT -5
Really? Did you enjoy Demons? I watched Let the Right One in... Guys I loved this film. This is what Twilight wishes it could be. Simply beautiful. Just watched them with my friend, and we also watched The Night Flier. The Church was probably the best produced movie between the bunch, Demons was probably the most fun, and The Night Flier just sucked ass all the way around. I like those kinds of movies, but have never seen them before. Demons was awesome for the type of movie it was, but the story kind of fell apart at the end. I mean who was that girl in green (one minute she seemed to be a part of it all, then she was with the guests), who was Kano, how could the "infection" spread so fast on the outside when one small movie theater can fight back and hardly be infected, if the demons can die so easily (the gun shots at the end) how the hell did they not get wiped out already, etc. However, this movie really wasn't made for those reasons, and outside of that it was a really cool movie. I enjoyed it immensly. I think the thing to remember with the majority of Italian horror films is to try and not think about the plot too much. Italian horror should just be watched and enjoyed... besides it has a bad ass pimp in the film.
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Post by erisi236 on Oct 2, 2009 13:41:13 GMT -5
I like those kinds of movies, but have never seen them before. Demons was awesome for the type of movie it was, but the story kind of fell apart at the end. I mean who was that girl in green (one minute she seemed to be a part of it all, then she was with the guests), who was Kano, how could the "infection" spread so fast on the outside when one small movie theater can fight back and hardly be infected, if the demons can die so easily (the gun shots at the end) how the hell did they not get wiped out already, etc. However, this movie really wasn't made for those reasons, and outside of that it was a really cool movie. I enjoyed it immensly. Boy, the last 15 minutes of Demons is pretty off isn't it. The epic moterbike katana kill fest should have been the climax....then a helicopter fell through the roof....and then Kano showed up... the Hell?
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Oct 2, 2009 17:36:13 GMT -5
Yeah Fulci, don't take my ramblings for not liking it. The good Demons does a horror movie far outweighs the bad. I was just making observations. I still give it a thumbs up for horror fans. I like those kinds of movies, but have never seen them before. Demons was awesome for the type of movie it was, but the story kind of fell apart at the end. I mean who was that girl in green (one minute she seemed to be a part of it all, then she was with the guests), who was Kano, how could the "infection" spread so fast on the outside when one small movie theater can fight back and hardly be infected, if the demons can die so easily (the gun shots at the end) how the hell did they not get wiped out already, etc. However, this movie really wasn't made for those reasons, and outside of that it was a really cool movie. I enjoyed it immensly. Boy, the last 15 minutes of Demons is pretty off isn't it. The epic moterbike katana kill fest should have been the climax....then a helicopter fell through the roof....and then Kano showed up... the Hell? My friend and I busted out laughing when the helicopter came crashing through. I asked my friend "How are the guys inside even dead and so torn up?". He said "Maybe they got infected". I said "Well shouldn't they be running around evil right now?" I still want to know who the hell Kano and the girl in green is supposed to be. My best guess is they are members of some kind of cult that wanted all this to happen. Oh, one more thing that I had to say was a giant plot hole. If it was SO easy to get this plague started, wouldn't it have been done long, long, long ago? lol Like I said though, really fun, awesome movie all the way around.
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Oct 2, 2009 19:55:27 GMT -5
This isn't news to anyone who has posted regularly in these threads, but TR's least favorite subgenre of horror film is the zombie movie. I don't like Romero's Dead movies. At all. I've never seen the charms of the Evil Dead series, and even Peter Jackson's Dead Alive is a movie that left me feeling rather cold. But allow me to focus on the Romero films for a moment (or at least the Romero films that I'm familiar with, which goes up to and includes Land of the Dead). I enjoy the original Night of the Living Dead, but when it comes to the other zombie flicks I've seen, the defining characteristic that sticks out in my mind is the oft-repeated moral that the human beings in the film COULD survive the ordeal if they would just stop bitching at each other. Eventually, one or more of the party of surviving humans does something that royally screws the other characters over, causing a catastrophic chain of events that lead to the human characters being taught a lesson the hard way. Namely, winding up as zombie food. To put it bluntly, I've always found this convention (that many zombie film-makers and writers alike seem to have a massive hard-on for) to be EXTREMELY contrived and unbelievable, existing only for the sake of the writer of the movie making some deep, and often didactic, point about humanity as a whole. Maybe this is just me, but watching these movies as a kid, I always thought that if a zombie apocalypse were to actually happen, every other human being that I saw would instantly become my new best friend, and that surviving humans would band together for the common goal of survival as opposed to the cutthroat nature of the Romero depresso-fests. Indeed, it seems as if the characters in Romero's universe are concocting ways to screw each other before even meeting up. But you know what? Scratch all of the above, because it's way more thought than should really be put into Zombieland, my new favorite zombie movie of all time. Yup, Zombieland scores the clean pinfall win over Return of the Living Dead Part II, featuring even more fun, humor, and genuinely likable characters than the goofy 1988 film that I watched and enjoyed so much on MonsterVision back in the day. This is a movie where virtually everything fires on all cylinders; director Ruben Fleischer and writers Rhett Rheese and Paul Wernick sought to create a movie that sent up the conventions of the zombie film without outright mocking them, provide a genuinely engaging human story with its charismatic four central characters, and knock your balls off with its quirky, offbeat sense of humor. Having just exited the theater two hours ago, I can safely report mission accomplished on all counts. The first character we meet is Columbus (Jesse Eisenburg), a college student who has concocted a meticulously detailed list of survival rules in Zombieland. Just like in the movies, a virus has spread among the population, and also just like in the movies, the virus spreads by zombie bites. Columbus always plays it safe; he begins the movie with four central rules ("Cardio," "Double Tap," "Beware Restrooms," and "Seatbelts"), and in the electrifying and hilarious opening sequence, we see examples of every rule in action. While traveling the American countryside, Columbus (named after his hometown, as all four protagonists in this film are) meets up with Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), redneck zombie slayer who doesn't give a damn. While Columbus is a wussy scaredy-cat, Tallahassee is a reckless thrillseeker. The character is perhaps the most ingenious thing about Zombieland; he seems to enjoy the post-apocalyptic wasteland of America with the exuberance of a 10-year-old kid, and views zombie killing as an art form. In addition, his entire life is now about the pursuit of Twinkies. Because, in his own words, "in case you didn't know, Twinkies do have an expiration date!" Conflict arises when two sisters, college-age Wichita (Emma Stone) and 12-year-old Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) con our heroes on two separate occasions. But while the two duos are mighty chilly toward each other in the beginning, this movie shows its true greatness - and originality within the confines of the zombie genre. Again, maybe I haven't seen many zombie movies, but I cannot overstate just how refreshing it is to see characters in a zombie movie actually working out their differences, cracking jokes, and eventually learning to get along. Compared to the countless numbskulls in Romero's one-note series attempting to either (a) convince all of the other characters that they, and they alone, know the solution to the current problem and that everyone else is an idiot, or (b) shamelessly trying to profit from the chaos, the flawed heroes of Zombieland endeared themselves to me on a first-name basis on the merit of NOT being Romero-like. What's more, while this movie is comedy-focused through and through, the characters actually go through ARCS, instead of being douches who repeatedly make the same mistakes over and over again like the automotons that I'm used to in movies of this nature. But I'm probably getting ahead of myself again. Truth be told, this is just a phenomenally entertaining movie from start to finish. While I probably SHOULD have known that my favorite scene in the film was coming, I'm not quite the upcoming movie monkey I used to be; thus, when the characters reach Los Angeles and decide to crash at a celebrity's mansion for a night, the destination that Tallahassee chooses was a total surprise to me. Not to mention that I got to spend 10 minutes with my favorite comedic actor of all time (playing himself, no less). While Eisenburg, Stone, and Breslin are all very well-suited to their roles and blend in seamlessly with their simple but well-played characterizations, this movie belongs to Harrelson, plain and simple. Woody was the star of my #2 film of all time ( Kingpin) and a longtime favorite of mine dating back to my childhood spent watching White Men Can't Jump and Cheers reruns. And after a kickass supporting role in No Country for Old Men, it's official - he's back as an A-list star. His portrayal of Tallahassee is a performance that literally makes you grin every time he shows up on screen; whether he's telling Eisenburg to nut op or shut up or debating the logistics of Hannah Montana with Breslin, this is one of the most entertaining film characters I have seen in a long time. See this movie in a theater, if at all possible - my theater was pretty damn full, and in a packed house, this movie is a damn fun time. Perhaps the best endorsement that I can give this movie is that I didn't even FEEL tired sitting through this one, as we're rapidly approaching hour #22 of sleep deprivation, as per usual for Friday. Honestly, this movie was so good that I temporarily forgot my own fatigue. **** out of ****, and Joe Bob says check it out.
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Post by andrew8798 on Oct 3, 2009 4:43:04 GMT -5
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Post by DSR on Oct 3, 2009 6:50:03 GMT -5
Okay, figured I'd give a brief rundown of the things I've watched so far:
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter - Seemed a fitting way to kick off the month. Plenty has been said about this series, and a lot of folks really like this entry in particular so I'll forego a really big review for now. Anyway, the gore and sexuality are plentiful, Crispin Glover is hilarious, and its pretty easy to see why Corey Feldman was such a big star in the 80s.
Knight Chills - Direct-to-video horror story about a nerdy man who plays Dungeons & Dragons, is rejected by the girl of his dreams, kills himself, and comes back from the dead as a knight in armor to seek bloody revenge against those who tormented him in life. Most of the characters are annoying burnouts and alcoholics, and ALL of the characters are played by people who can't act. The murder scenes are of the "hide everything with a fog machine and splash some corn syrup on the actor's face" so its not like they decided to do anything to make up for the stupid writing. Oh, and also the first half of the movie is watching these annoying people play D&D. So they spend the time establishing characters, they just suck at that aspect, too.
Masters of Horror: Pelts - Directed by our old friend and Hall of Fame inductee Dario Argento, we're treated to the story of a fur trapper who comes upon some mysterious pelts. These pelts are magnificent, and have a strange hypnotic effect on anyone who comes in contact with them. This "spell" causes those that come in contact with the furs to perform grotesque acts of suicide on themselves and acts of murder on those nearby. A very engaging episode, as Argento manages to highlight the beauty of nature, the ugliness of greed, and what happens when they collide. Claudio Simonetti provides the score, which similarly focuses on this sort of dichotomy. I particularly like how there's a mood of serenity, as though the character has somehow achieved inner peace, right before they commit the brutal acts they are compelled to do. And if you like beauty of a different variety, there's plenty of strippers. And lastly there's some fine performances by singer/actor Meat Loaf and John Saxon (though Saxon's time within this episode is sadly too short). I haven't seen every episode of Masters of Horror, but Argento's episodes are very good. Check 'em out.
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