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Post by Joker on May 17, 2012 7:43:33 GMT -5
This one (trailer)
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Post by Welfare Willis on May 17, 2012 11:59:36 GMT -5
Well it finally happened. My madness for horror movies has led me down the dark path to obession. I have over 825 Blu-ray/DVDs! The honor of the 825 Blu Ray belongs to the Brian De Palma classic, Dressed to Kill. I hate to thing about how much money I've spent on these films.
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Post by Welfare Willis on May 19, 2012 11:58:13 GMT -5
Just heard through the grapevine...
NEW YEAR'S EVIL a long requested slasher is seeing a dvd release through MGM's Movies on Demand service for June!
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on May 19, 2012 17:23:01 GMT -5
Although it'll be nice, I'm cringing just thinking about how much they must charge for those DVD-R On Demand releases.
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Post by Kash Flagg on May 19, 2012 18:08:14 GMT -5
New Year's Evil is alright, but not sure I'd put down money for it. Kinda weak for a slasher.
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Post by andrew8798 on May 19, 2012 19:01:34 GMT -5
Piranha 3DD" is getting awful reviews.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on May 19, 2012 19:17:31 GMT -5
Piranha 3DD" is getting awful reviews. Sky blue, water wet
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Post by andrew8798 on May 19, 2012 19:18:31 GMT -5
I still give it a watch
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Post by Sir Woodrow on May 19, 2012 19:27:28 GMT -5
Yeah...me too, I'm just not at all surprised by the reviews
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Post by Welfare Willis on May 19, 2012 20:28:28 GMT -5
Yeah...me too, I'm just not at all surprised by the reviews Well, at least they're upfront about what you're getting: breasts and violence.
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Post by andrew8798 on May 19, 2012 20:31:46 GMT -5
Good thing for Netflix
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on May 19, 2012 20:42:54 GMT -5
A horror film getting bad reviews from critics? Color me shocked. I'd actually be more concerned if it got a GOOD review.
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Post by andrew8798 on May 19, 2012 20:43:34 GMT -5
Didn't the first one get good reviews
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Post by Welfare Willis on May 19, 2012 21:04:42 GMT -5
Listening to the dead pit podcast and they're talking about top ten worst remakes. Now I have to ask what is your top ten worst remakes?
10) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Yeah, I'm going to get heat for this one. It started this whole crappy horror remake trend. The film for me is just too clean and stylized.
9) The Omen - Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
8) The Hitcher - Why didn't Sean Bean die earlier in the film so we could be spared 90 minutes?
7) The Stepfather - Without Terry O'Quinn, you really don't have a franchise.
6) The Fog - Let's take an R rated movie, make it PG-13, and put Tom Welling and Selma Blair in the lead roles!
5) Prom Night - Alright producers, now you're just buying movies for the title.
4) Rob Zombie's Halloween - When you give The Shape a backstory, he ceases to be the shape.
3) Nightmare on Elm Street - Bad CGI, crappy actors, and piss poor makeup. Rooney Mara has to be one of the least likable heroines in horror movie history.
2) Day of the Dead - I've taken dumps better than this film.
1) Psycho - Why do a shot for shot remake of a classic? Now Gus Van Sant is a good director (nevermind the boring ass Last Days). What drug was Gus on that Vince Vaughan should play Norman Bates? Just a terrible idea.
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Post by Kash Flagg on May 19, 2012 23:56:32 GMT -5
Been giving some serious thought about doing a cult film podcast. Would anyone be interested in that?
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on May 20, 2012 11:29:21 GMT -5
Top ten worst remakes? I actually haven't SEEN quite a few of the more recent ones, since I've finally wisened up and taken an "if I think I'm going to hate it, I'm not going to see it" philosophy, but as for the absolute worst, there is only one correct answer... ...and that would be Rob Zombie's Halloween II/ Sequel That Shall Not Be Named. It's not even good in the "so bad it's good" way, it's everything that made his 2007 film s***ty on steroids. Although I will never forget the fun time we had in this thread during that mystical August of 2009 release period. 10) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Yeah, I'm going to get heat for this one. It started this whole crappy horror remake trend. The film for me is just too clean and stylized. Rooney Mara has to be one of the least likable heroines in horror movie history. I singled out these two items because you'll get no debate from me on either subject. On TCM, that story shouldn't be clean and slick - it NEEDS to be raw. I know Rorschach absolutely despises it, as well. As for Mara...she is just so bland and forgettable in every way, and it amazes me that, of all people, SHE was the one from that film to get singled out as a big breakthrough star. Hell, Katie Cassidy (the chick in the "Tina" role - can't remember her name in the remake) FAR outclassed Mara in that movie in terms of charisma and likability, and she was the only victim character whom I DIDN'T want to die.
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Post by Welfare Willis on May 20, 2012 11:44:35 GMT -5
Been giving some serious thought about doing a cult film podcast. Would anyone be interested in that? Sure, anything that spreads the word of good films. Top ten worst remakes? I actually haven't SEEN quite a few of the more recent ones, since I've finally wisened up and taken an "if I think I'm going to hate it, I'm not going to see it" philosophy, but as for the absolute worst, there is only one correct answer... ...and that would be Rob Zombie's Halloween II/ Sequel That Shall Not Be Named. It's not even good in the "so bad it's good" way, it's everything that made his 2007 film s***ty on steroids. Although I will never forget the fun time we had in this thread during that mystical August of 2009 release period. 10) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Yeah, I'm going to get heat for this one. It started this whole crappy horror remake trend. The film for me is just too clean and stylized. Rooney Mara has to be one of the least likable heroines in horror movie history. I singled out these two items because you'll get no debate from me on either subject. On TCM, that story shouldn't be clean and slick - it NEEDS to be raw. I know Rorschach absolutely despises it, as well. As for Mara...she is just so bland and forgettable in every way, and it amazes me that, of all people, SHE was the one from that film to get singled out as a big breakthrough star. Hell, Katie Cassidy (the chick in the "Tina" role - can't remember her name in the remake) FAR outclassed Mara in that movie in terms of charisma and likability, and she was the only victim character whom I DIDN'T want to die. You know TR Deadpit covered the sequel in their podcast as well. The rumor was Rob made the movie really terrible on purpose because he really didn't want to direct the second film. Doesn't explain the first one, but there you go. As for Mara she's the opposite of Nancy in the original. Instead of strength in face of the unknown she's whiney and a flake. Also Freddy looking like a burn victim just doesn't pack the impact that the original makeup does. Thinking about it while Wes invented Freddy, Robert Englund gave Freddy it's heart and soul.
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Post by darthalexander on May 20, 2012 17:17:12 GMT -5
I saw Wrong Turn 4 last night. Pretty terrible movie but it had some nice kills in it. The kitchen scene will be one that I'll remember for a good long time. Nice shaft ending to the movie though.
I didn't mind the TCM remake or the prequel. I'm an R. Lee Emery nut so that's probably why but I felt Halloween 2 was just complete garbage.
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Post by mysterydriver on May 20, 2012 18:09:43 GMT -5
I've watched Mimic and Mimic 2 recently. Mimic is a rather enjoyable film for the most part. A scientist makes a special breed of cockroaches to kill off the carriers of a virus that is infecting and killing children. It's successful, but the "shut up" gene that would keep the "Judas Breed" from reproducing fails...leading to our monster movie. It's too bad that studio interference kept Guillermo Del Toro from doing the original ending he had written. {Spoiler} The actual ending is a "go home happy" ending where they manage to kill off all the monster cockroaches and the main hero and heroine leave with the child they'll most likely adopt.
To accomplish this ending, the main hero finds a gas line and breaks it. Then causes a spark to blow up the lair/nest. Somehow, the explosion blows him through a hole he conveniently made, into a stream of water so that he survives.
Yeah...sure.
The original plan was a more vague, dark ending (shocking with Guillermo, eh?) where the female scientist would find the Male of the species and he would show that the Mimic-ing produced by the cockroaches has now been perfected as he can look like a regular man. He would then point at her and says "leave."
Upon leaving, the kid and her would see various mimic-creatures at a train station blending in with absolute ease. Mimic 2 actually brings back a minor character from the original film and makes her the lead. A teacher who studies bugs and assisted on the Judas Breed creation is being stalked by the supposed last-remaining Judas Breed. Of course, things are revealed and a half-decent film happens. Although, it's a bit slow and the ending is a laugh. I plan on watching Mimic 3: Sentinel on NetFlix soon enough but the plot is interesting enough. Essentially, it's a Rear Window knock-off with a monster...which is the second time I will have watched a movie with this plot. The first one was Abominable which had an injured man spying on a gigantic sasquatch. The odd thing about those two films? Both have Lance Henriksen.
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Post by andrew8798 on May 21, 2012 11:21:18 GMT -5
Some titles coming out on Blu-Ray
May 22nd: The Woman in Black (Remake Version) May 29th: True Blood Seasons 1, 2, and 3 June 5th: The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series (Box Set), The Mummy (Brendan Fraser Version) June 19th: Blade July 10th: Blade II July 17th: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 Version) July 24th: The Island of Dr. Moreau (Director's Cut) July 31st: The Faculty August 14th: Jaws, Jaws 2, and Jaws 3-D
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