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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2010 2:07:22 GMT -5
Because everybody has done it. Jason, the Leprechaun, the Critters. Yikes, the less mentioned, the better. This is also the first Horror thread since the 'Crap was renamed, so...consider it like we just moved to New Line or something. Who knows, maybe we'll have a versus movie in the future. Okay, i'm going ahead of myself. Previous threads: Part 1: officialfan.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ot2009&action=display&thread=207628Part 2: officialfan.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ot2009&action=display&thread=217107Part 3: officialfan.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ot2009&action=display&thread=232414Part 4: officialfan.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ot2009&action=display&thread=242434Part 5: officialfan.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ot2009&action=display&thread=254150Part 6: officialfan.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ot2009&action=display&thread=268134Part 7: officialfan.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ot2010&action=display&thread=283010Part 8: officialfan.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ot2010&action=display&thread=296630Part 9: officialfan.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ot2010&action=display&thread=312857Part X: officialfan.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ot2010&action=display&thread=347181And if i'm correct, I believe TR is supposed to be inducting some fresh meat into the HoF, so...something to look forward to. Otherwise, WELCOME TO PRIME TIME, BITCHES!!!
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Oct 26, 2010 2:16:25 GMT -5
Don't forget Hellraiser Bloodline
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Oct 26, 2010 2:17:49 GMT -5
Wait....we didn't move to New Line. This is the Platinum Dunes remake/reboot combo of the thread.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2010 2:19:29 GMT -5
Wait....we didn't move to New Line. This is the Platinum Dunes remake/reboot combo of the thread. No, that was the last thread. Didn't you see the title?
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Post by DSR on Oct 26, 2010 2:26:26 GMT -5
I prefer to think we're the unofficial Italian sequel to an American series of threads.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Oct 26, 2010 2:30:37 GMT -5
Wait....we didn't move to New Line. This is the Platinum Dunes remake/reboot combo of the thread. No, that was the last thread. Didn't you see the title? Nah last thread was weighing which one was more evil, Platinum Dunes or Rob Zombie. This thread is a straight up Platinum Dunes production.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Oct 26, 2010 2:31:21 GMT -5
I prefer to think we're the unofficial Italian sequel to an American series of threads. That's a possibility.
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Post by crash1984 on Oct 26, 2010 5:43:05 GMT -5
So anyone know of any good horror movie deals?
Right now I would say K-mart has the best deal. All of these are going for $5. Plus there are quite a few others I forgot about. Orphan Dawn of the Dead (1978) Sleepaway Camp Orphan Return of the Killer Tomatoes
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Oct 26, 2010 6:20:08 GMT -5
I love Return oF The Killer Tomatoes.
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Oct 26, 2010 10:32:34 GMT -5
The HORROR HALL OF FAME returns!! Previous inductees: Alfred Hitchcock Clive Barker Sam Neill Stephen King Tony Todd Thomas Harris Takako Fuji Dario Argento Goblin (the band) Robert Englund Takashi Miike Lucio Fulci Joe Bob Briggs Brad Dourif John Carpenter Paul Naschy Fred Gwynne Tobin Bell Charles “Chas” Balun Dick Miller Dan O’Bannon Roger Corman William Castle Hideo Nakata INDUCTION #25 “The human race is fundamentally insane. If you put two of us in a room together, we’re going to start figuring out ways to kill each other.” FRANK DARABONT Phenomenally popular horror writer Stephen King is already a member of the WC Horror Hall of Fame for his various literary masterworks. When it comes to film adaptations of those very novels, however, the track record becomes a bit…spotty. More than any other creative force from Hollywood, Frank Darabont is the one man who seems to truly get the appeal of Stephen King, holding an affection for the master’s dark opuses and showing an unrelenting ability to relate them to the public. Of course, he’s also got several non-King-related credits to his name, but we’ll be getting to them in due time. Born in a refugee camp in 1959, Darabont’s family made the trek to the United States in the early ‘60s and settled in the Los Angeles area. Frank himself found the film arts at an early age, and was actively involved in movie-making at the age of 20. One of his first projects was an independently produced short film adaptation of the Stephen King story “The Woman in the Room” from his short story collection Night Shift. The story itself concerns a man battling his inner demons while deciding to euthanize his sick mother, and Darabont’s onscreen version is no less harrowing than its source material, eventually becoming a finalist during the Academy Award nomination process for best short film. Darabont would parlay this success into a major film career. He forged a friendship with King himself around this time, gaining the handshake deal to adapt King’s novella “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption” into a motion picture. In the meantime, Frank honed his craft on several genre classics, serving as the screenwriter for Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, the 1988 remake of The Blob and The Fly II. He made his major film directorial debut with 1990’s Buried Alive, one of the most memorable made-for-TV movies of all time. Finally, in 1994, Darabont’s film The Shawshank Redemption was released. While the initial reaction was somewhat disappointing, the film has since become an almost universally praised classic, loved by both critics and audiences alike and more than deserving of its place as a regular in the IMDB top 10. He would follow up the success with the film version of King’s novel The Green Mile; the 1999 film starring Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan with heavy supernatural undertones repeated the success of Shawshank, garnering multiple Oscar nominations and solidifying Darabont as a force to be reckoned with. In 2007, Darabont would return to his horror roots, helming an electrifying and well-executed film version of the King novella “The Mist.” The film became very popular with King fans for its well-developed characters as well as highly controversial for its depressing-as-all-hell ending. Presently, Frank Darabont remains an ambassador in Hollywood for all things quality horror as the creative force behind the AMC TV series The Walking Dead, only adding to his legacy of bringing a modern sensibility and truly amazing flair to the works of Stephen King and to horror in general.
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Oct 26, 2010 10:33:43 GMT -5
INDUCTION #26 “Silver bullets or fire, that’s the only way to get rid of the damn things. They’re worse than cock-a-roaches.” JOE DANTE I’m coming to the increasing realization that Roger Corman really should have his own wing in the WC Horror Hall of Fame. Corman himself is in the Hall, as is Dick Miller, an actor who frequently appears in his works. Perhaps his closest contemporary is Joe Dante, a highly successful director who has helmed several feature films with budgets that dwarf Corman’s films, and as a tribute to the master of low budget cinema he has even taken it upon himself to cast the legendary character actor Miller in all of his own movies as well. Of course, it also doesn’t hurt that some of Dante’s works are some of the most beloved horror/suspense films ever made. Dante was born in 1946 in New Jersey, and discovered his passion for drawing and art at an early age. During college, he was a contributor to Castle of Frankenstein and Famous Monsters of Filmland magazines, eventually becoming a film critic after attaining a degree in art studies from the Philadelphia College of Art. This art background would serve him well throughout his film career, as Dante’s films are known for their cartoonish and chaotic quality. The early ‘70s found him working as the head of advertising for Corman’s New World Productions, and after much prodding, Dante agreed to move to California to serve as editor on many of the film projects that the studio took on. After soaking up all the knowledge he could from Corman, Dante was entrusted with his first directorial project, the 1976 film Hollywood Boulevard. Three years later, he would direct the movie that would launch him to superstardom – the original Piranha. Despite battling last-minute cast changes and underwater cameras that didn’t quite work, the movie remains a masterwork of editing, and has become a cult favorite. In 1981, the career of Joe Dante rose to dazzling new heights with The Howling, one of the seminal modern werewolf movies featuring a tribe of lycanthropes taking cover as a psychiatric colony. After directing what many people consider to be the best segment of the Stephen Spielberg-produced Twilight Zone: The Movie (a zany, stylish remake of the classic TZ episode “It’s the Good Life”), Dante used his newfound friendship with Spielberg and directed Gremlins, an insanely popular and funny horror film that became one of the benchmark films of the ‘80s. The sequel, 1989’s Gremlins II: The New Batch, while not quite as popular, is also a cult favorite. A lifelong fan of the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes characters, Dante would eventually get to helm the legendary loons onscreen in SpaceJam and Looney Tunes: Back in Action as the 21st century dawned. He has also remained an ever-present luminary in the horror genre, serving as the creative director of the TV series Eerie, Indiana as well as directing two episodes of the Masters of Horror anthology series. With several trademarks, an unmistakable visual flair, and some bona fide classics in the horror genre to his name, Joe Dante has remained a very popular figure among the horror community. One can only hope that his unique brand of controlled insanity is passed down to the oncoming generation.
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Oct 26, 2010 10:35:07 GMT -5
INDUCTION #27 “There are many vampires in the world today. You only have to think of the film business.” CHRISTOPHER LEE It is hard to think of an actor more iconic than Christopher Lee. No doubt there are thespians who are held in higher regard by critics and/or audiences, but when it comes to the flat-out ability to portray larger-than-life characters throughout a period of six decades and remain relevant for an amazing length of time, Lee is certainly second to none. Christopher Lee is a man of many different trades – one-time shipping clark, Royal Air Force member during World War II, and eventual actor. It was a difficult road, as many directors found him too tall for many of the leading-man roles of the time, but as he has done throughout his long and remarkable career, Lee persevered and eventually became a household name. The turning point came in 1957. Hammer films, a veritable factory of horror and otherwise macabre motion pictures, was working on bringing their own vision of the Dracula mythos to life. Taking one look at the statuesque Lee, director Terence Fisher decided to cast the then-unknown in his film Horror of Dracula. The rest is history, as Lee would remain a fixture with Hammer films for the better part of the next two decades, portraying the Count in truly one-of-a-kind performances on several more occasions as well as starring in some of Hammer films’ more memorable offerings, including the Hammer version of The Mummy. During this time, he became good friends with venerable actor Peter Cushing; the two found themselves as a yin-and-yang of Hammer productions, with Cushing often playing the hero and Lee as the dastardly villain. After retiring from the Dracula role in the early-‘70s, more success awaited. He landed the coveted role of Francisco Scaramanga, a ruthless assassin, in the James Bond film The Man With the Golden Gun, and as late as the previous decade he found himself with massive stakes in two insanely popular franchises. His performances as evil villains in the Star Wars prequel trilogy and in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films became highlights for these powerhouse series, and showed that Christopher Lee possessed a remarkable ability to adapt himself to any film style and make himself readily accessible, as well as terrifying and hateable to members of the audience who reacted strongly to his villain performances. While Lee has a filmography that is simply astounding in its length, he will always be remembered for his contributions to the horror genre throughout the long story of one of the most prolific and best horror-centric production companies in the history of film. Hammer Studios was largely the house that Christopher Lee built, and when it comes to actors who have donned the cape and cowl as Bram Stoker’s fictional blood-sucking Victorian age vampire, it is the humble opinion of this reporter that Lee was undoubtedly the best.
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Post by Baixo Astral on Oct 26, 2010 10:37:49 GMT -5
I prefer to think we're the unofficial Italian sequel to an American series of threads. That's a possibility. By Bruno Mattei (RIP) And I think I might head over to K-Mart tomorrow to get some of those cheap horrors.
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Post by DSR on Oct 26, 2010 13:13:02 GMT -5
Ouch. Didn't think we were that bad. TR: Great job, as always, on the HOF Inductions. Although, before reading your Christopher Lee induction, I would've guessed that Cushing would actually take the 3rd spot this time out. As for Corman's "wing" of the HOF, there's at least one more guy that needs to be honored for it to feel complete: the leading man in a number of Corman's best-loved pictures...VINCENT PRICE! Just sayin'.
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Oct 26, 2010 15:19:56 GMT -5
So anyone know of any good horror movie deals? Right now I would say K-mart has the best deal. All of these are going for $5. Plus there are quite a few others I forgot about. Orphan Dawn of the Dead (1978) Sleepaway Camp Orphan Return of the Killer Tomatoes I don't know if I've ever said it in these threads, but I really, really loved Orphan. It was one of those movies that seemed like it couldn't possibly live up to the praise I'd seen it get, since quite a few people in this neck of the woods thoroughly enjoyed it, and while I usually don't enjoy the creepy little kid genre, this flick was just dynamite all-around. Likable characters, creepy as f***, and a genuinely shocking twist.
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Post by flashnorton on Oct 26, 2010 16:49:50 GMT -5
I'd love to see Ken Foree get a Horror Hall of Fame induction on here. He was great as Peter in Dawn of the Dead, Benny in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 and Charlie Altamont in The Devil's Rejects.
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Post by Chainsaw on Oct 26, 2010 19:02:55 GMT -5
I'd love to see Ken Foree get a Horror Hall of Fame induction on here. He was great as Peter in Dawn of the Dead, Benny in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 and Charlie Altamont in The Devil's Rejects. I agree, and even though he wasn't in many movies, it'd be great to honor the late, lamented Lou Perryman, who played L.G. McPeters in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2.
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Post by Chainsaw on Oct 26, 2010 19:03:27 GMT -5
Oh, and Halloween III: Season of The Witch is on AMC right now.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Oct 26, 2010 19:10:46 GMT -5
Oh, and Halloween III: Season of The Witch is on AMC right now. Isn't that a sequel that has no connection to the original?
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Post by Chainsaw on Oct 26, 2010 20:22:49 GMT -5
Oh, and Halloween III: Season of The Witch is on AMC right now. Isn't that a sequel that has no connection to the original? ...Maybe. TURN IT OFFFFFFF!!!!
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