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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Feb 18, 2012 16:26:29 GMT -5
I've heard a few things about that Abraham Lincoln movie before. Looks pretty damn good to me.
Also, I apologize for being a really lazy person about my reviews lately. Truth is I've just kind of burned out on horror for a while, but sooner or later I'll regain the eye of the tiger and start cranking them out with regularity again. When that day comes, I'm going to be using a new column name and give myself a new gimmick name because, well, "the Horror Nerd" really sucks and is unoriginal to the core.
On a completely unrelated note, I will be at Monday Night Raw live and in person - lower level and camera side, even - in two days. Look for my "Monday Night Lickness" (my real last name) and "Lick Ness Monster > Cena" signs. ;D
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Post by mysterydriver on Feb 18, 2012 18:15:54 GMT -5
Evil Dead Remake/Reboot NotesJane Levy (Suburgatory, Shameless) is in talks to play the female lead, which is said to be the equivalent of the "Ash" character in the original In a recent interview you stated: "I'm so excited. I'm a big fan of the original. To me it's the scariest movie, ever. But this one is really different. They've changed it a lot, but it's still a pretty gory movie. My mom probably can't see it. As for the tone, I think the humor in the first one came from the special effects of the time. I don't know that they meant it to be funny...this one is not funny. It's definitely dark."'' MD's Note: Her mom can't see it. Some serious business going on here. Actor Lou Taylor Pucci (Thumbsucker, The Chumscrubber, Carriers) is in talks to play "Eric, an intense academic whose intellectual curiosity gets him and his friends into trouble." MD's Note: Haven't seen a daggone thing he's done. Anyone? Producer Bruce Campbell confirmed that the "evil trees" will be in this. MD's Note: Thanks, Bruce. Can't wait to see CGI Evil Trees. Gulp. Info Found at UHM
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Feb 18, 2012 20:59:08 GMT -5
In a recent interview you stated: "I'm so excited. I'm a big fan of the original. To me it's the scariest movie, ever. Uh...yeah, no, chick I've never heard of. Not even close. No matter how subjective things like this are.
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Post by andrew8798 on Feb 18, 2012 21:08:37 GMT -5
On another forum The Dawn of the Dead Remake was brought up. They were talking about where would you rank it in the top Zombie movies of all time.
I think it would have to be in the top 10
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Post by Krimzon on Feb 18, 2012 22:23:56 GMT -5
On another forum The Dawn of the Dead Remake was brought up. They were talking about where would you rank it in the top Zombie movies of all time. I think it would have to be in the top 10 I actually like it more than the original.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Feb 18, 2012 22:48:04 GMT -5
On another forum The Dawn of the Dead Remake was brought up. They were talking about where would you rank it in the top Zombie movies of all time. I think it would have to be in the top 10 It has Phil Dunphy, Marcellus Wallace and Max Headroom, that makes it a win.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2012 22:53:36 GMT -5
Add in one of the best opening sequences I've seen in film, and...yeah, it is probably one of the best zombie movies. One of the best remakes I've seen out of this generation actually.
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Post by andrew8798 on Feb 18, 2012 22:57:57 GMT -5
Wish Snyder would have done a sequel to it
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Feb 18, 2012 23:04:54 GMT -5
Wasn't too fond of the Dawn of the Dead remake. The characters were largely annoying. My top ten zombie flicks would have to include:
THE BEYOND CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD NIGHTMARE CITY HARD ROCK ZOMBIES NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (original) DAWN OF THE DEAD (original) DAY OF THE DEAD (original) RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD SHAUN OF THE DEAD 28 DAYS LATER (yeah, shut up, they're zombies...they didn't die and come back to life, but they've lost their minds and all they do is attack people, so they count in my book)
And, since I'm here, some mini-reviews:
THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (1982) - Saw this film when I was in high school, and was kinda pissed there wasn't a lot of either gore or nudity (two things I craved like you honestly would believe at the time). Looking at it now, though, it's honestly not terrible.
Members of a high school girls basketball team plan to get together for a...slumber party. Surprise, surprise. Little do they know that an infamous mass murderer has recently escaped from police custody and is (from what I can tell, by pure coincidence) headed right for them. The girls also intended to invite a pretty new girl to the party, but one of the girls acted like a snob and put her off. That new girl (who actually lives pretty close anyway) may well be their only hope once the murderer cuts the phone line in the party house!
The film gained notoriety because of 2 things: 1.) the poster art depicting lovely young ladies in skimpy lingerie being threatened by a man holding a giant drill, and 2.) the fact the film was produced, written, and directed by women. The second of these is more important, as the film diverges from the usual "pattern" of slasher films of its time. Instead of focusing on one Final Girl-type, we really get to know the girls as a group, and they all display traits that would indicate that they could survive this ordeal (as well as being likeable girls that we would want them to survive it in the first place).
And hey, there's still actually a decent amount of nudity in the flick. A glorious scene in the high school showers, as well as the girls changing into their PJs at the party house...you can almost forget the shoestring budget when it comes to the effects. Almost.
So yeah, while it's not the straight-up porn with an occasional murder I was probably hoping for as a horny teenager, the flick's not nearly as lame as I thought it was way back when. 3 stars out of 5.
THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE II (1987) - Five years removed from the original massacre, and the little sister of one of the girls from the first flick is now in high school herself. Courtney (Crystal Bernard, who would go on to star on the sitcom "Wings"), still has nightmares about the ordeal she and her older sister went through (the older sister currently resides in an asylum).
These nightmares don't stop her from trying to enjoy a normal teenaged life, forming a pop/rock band with some girls from school and crushing on guys. One of Courtney's bandmates suggests the band spend a weekend at her dad's newly acquired condo. This sounds like a great idea to the rest of the girls. But as this weekend away from home progresses, Courtney's nightmares and hallucinations get worse, including a raw chicken leaping at her from the fridge, a friend's zit getting so huge it overtakes her face before spewing pus in grotesque fashion, and worst of all, an Andrew Dice Clay imposter who carries a giant guitar with a huge drill coming out of the neck.
That last one is the most distressing, particularly when the neo-greaser comes out of Courtney's dreams and gets into her car...er, I mean, starts killing her friends off for real!
The success of the first SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE afforded the sequel a bigger budget, which allowed for some neat effects (the hallucinations I mentioned above are the cream of the crop). Those, combined with the singing, dancing greaser with a drill-tar, as well as the fashion, hair, and music that could really only come out of 1987, and the whole thing is just bonkers.
My only real gripes about the flick are that the girls aren't as smart as their predecessors from the first movie, and the boyfriends in this flick get really obnoxious at times.
Still though, 4 stars out of 5. Is it scary? Hell no. But it's totally nuts, and weird, and fun!
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Post by Chainsaw on Feb 19, 2012 2:04:10 GMT -5
The DOTD remake is close to the top 10...but honestly, it lost a lot of lustre on second viewing. I walked out of it numb and shocked seeing it in theaters, but when I watched it again on DVD, I picked out a lot of the annoying and stupid things that the characters do. That said, there's a lot of shocking stuff (the stuff with Andy the gun shop owner is really messed up).
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Feb 19, 2012 7:43:53 GMT -5
On the Dawn of the Dead remake, I saw it once, and really don't ever have the urge to watch it again. I thought it was a decent update and so forth, but the overall experience was just very "meh." That and, like DSR said, the characters in it were quite annoying. On to those reviews...I've actually never seen the Slumber Party Massacre films even though I walked by them countless times on the video shelf as a kid. They sound like something that would be right up my alley and would definitely look good next to all of the other slasher films in my DVD cabinet. The idea of an Andrew Dice Clay murderer is wildly amusing to me. Hickory dickory doc, I'm killing the f**k out of your c**k, oh!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2012 13:33:47 GMT -5
Yeah, but we already know that you don't like the zombie genre, TR.
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Post by erisi236 on Feb 19, 2012 13:53:44 GMT -5
Dawn '04 is pretty decent right up until the 3rd act, then it just gets silly, the choices the characters make are beyond idiotic.
They also really needed to trim that roster, the ass hole, the straight man, the chick and the cop were all that film needed.
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Feb 19, 2012 14:21:08 GMT -5
Yeah, but we already know that you don't like the zombie genre, TR. Just out of curiosity, let's see how many zombie movies I can name that I actually like: Night of the Living Dead (the first, true, original Romero film, not any one of the 10,000 remakes or sequels) Serpent and the Rainbow (best zombie movie ever, IMO - so creepy and intense, and EXACTLY the kind of zombie film that we're in desperate need of these days) City of the Living DeadThe BeyondZombielandReturn of the Living Dead I and II28 Days Later (like DSR, I also consider this a zombie film) There doesn't seem to be any secret formula to the kind of zombie movie that I do enjoy, but they exist. Although admittedly it's a pretty short list.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2012 15:28:35 GMT -5
If I did a top 5 of zombie movies.
1.) Shaun of the Dead 2.) Return of the Living Dead 3.) Slither 4.) Planet Terror 5.) Dawn of the Dead '04
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Post by mysterydriver on Feb 20, 2012 13:41:53 GMT -5
A shot from The Asylum's Abe Lincoln vs. Zombies film. Star Bill Oberst Jr is rocking the Lincoln beard.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Feb 20, 2012 16:18:51 GMT -5
A shot from The Asylum's Abe Lincoln vs. Zombies film. Star Bill Oberst Jr is rocking the Lincoln beard. Dammit Asylum, you could've at least picked a different president. Why's Abe Lincoln gotta get all the love? Surely Andrew Jackson would've fought zombies if given the opportunity!
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Post by dragonfire1988 on Feb 20, 2012 18:47:34 GMT -5
IDK the general consensus... but I consider the NOTLD remake, from I believe 1990, starring Tony Todd, to be superior to the original.
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Feb 21, 2012 18:58:12 GMT -5
IDK the general consensus... but I consider the NOTLD remake, from I believe 1990, starring Tony Todd, to be superior to the original. I think it's got its moments, and Todd is always gold. Having said that, I royally hate the ending.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Feb 22, 2012 0:10:17 GMT -5
IDK the general consensus... but I consider the NOTLD remake, from I believe 1990, starring Tony Todd, to be superior to the original. I think it's got its moments, and Todd is always gold. Having said that, I royally hate the ending. It's been too long since I've seen it. I will say that I much prefer 1990's Barbara, though. She was cute.
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