Ultimo Gallos
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Sept 30, 2022 21:16:16 GMT -5
Tooth Fairy 1 BY ITN is a turd a smelly smelly turd.
Tooth Fairy killer is neat. Kill wiht toothbrush is good. Creepy kids attacking mom with dental floss was neat. But Tooth Fairy is hurt by water so water guns are the main weapons? Acting so bad I thought I was back at the Port Neches Little theater production of The Black Cat.
Not gonna watch part 2 tonight. Found Pumpkinhead 4. Hope this is better.
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Post by pinja on Sept 30, 2022 21:45:17 GMT -5
I'll once again try Gothic. Remember being excited because, well, it's gothic, it has Julian Sands (aka Shakespearean Triple H) and Gabriel Byrne in it and it's about classic literature. Also remember being profoundly confused by it's awful direction. Never finished it, but I'm in a mood.
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Post by DSR on Sept 30, 2022 22:01:22 GMT -5
So a little after midnight tonight I'll be starting up my month-long watchathon. I'm still planning to do Part 3s of horror series, BUT I'm starting with a detour: DRACULA 3000 (2004). A friend noted it does have a three in the title. But, Coolio is one of the stars, so I'm watching this movie in his honor. RIP
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Post by DSR on Oct 1, 2022 0:58:56 GMT -5
So, brief review...
DRACULA 3000: INFINITE DARKNESS (2004) stars Casper Van Dien (STARSHIP TROOPERS) as Abraham Van Helsing, captain of a salvage spaceship. He and his crew discover a ship that's been floating in the Carpathian Galaxy unmanned for the past 50 years and decide to see if they can get to it and make money off of it before the Proper Authorities find out about it. But when they go inside to check it out, the crew's own ship somehow uncouples and goes flying off without them, leaving them stranded aboard the unmanned one. What's more, they find makeshift crosses strewn about the place, and coffins full of sand in the cargo bay. The salvage crew's resident stoner, nicknamed 187 (rap legend Coolio), decides to break open as many of those coffins as he can, in hopes of finding some drugs smuggled aboard. He cuts his hand, bleeds into one of those coffins, and awakens the infamous bloodsucker the film is named after...
The cast also includes Langley Kirkwood (THE BONE SNATCHER) as Dracula, salvage crew members played by Tiny Lister (NO HOLDS BARRED) and Erika Eleniak (TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS BORDELLO OF BLOOD), and special guest star Udo Kier (SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE) as the captain of the unmanned ship's original crew on video logs Van Helsing watches.
DRACULA 3000 looks and feels like a Syfy Channel original movie, though there is plenty of cursing and sexually suggestive dialogue directed at Eleniak's character. Dracula himself is pretty much just a dude in fangs and a cloak, nothing really memorable about the performance. Coolio hams it up as his Renfield-like minion. If there's any reason to see the film, it's his over-the-top performance. Otherwise, this is kind of boring.
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on Oct 1, 2022 4:06:52 GMT -5
Watched a terrible film from 1995 called Grim about a bunch of idiots in a cave being killed by some ogre like monster. Pretty awful, but it does make me miss the old days where you had some seven foot tall guy in a lumpy bulky ass monster suit.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Oct 1, 2022 6:37:42 GMT -5
Ahh Grim,rented that one weekend not long after it came out. Don't remember a thing about it. Slept 5 hours and woke up so got my first film watched.
Movie 1-We summon the Darkness-NETFLIX
Yea can't talk much about this one. Cause the plot has the 80s Satanic Panic stuff as a main point. But average at best modern horror.
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Oct 1, 2022 10:49:37 GMT -5
It's October! Let's gooooooooo!
Up first in my focus on black & white horror . . .
White Zombie (1932)
Plot: A man makes a deal with zombie master Murder Legendre to capture the heart of the woman he loves, only for her to—surprise!—become a zombie slave.
As a staple of budget sets and free streaming services, it’s easy to lump White Zombie in with other Bela Lugosi cheapies like The Corpse Vanishes or The Invisible Ghost. It’s also rather difficult to find a copy of the film where the picture quality wasn’t processed through a wood chipper. So how exactly has the film endured as a minor classic?
Well, for starters, it’s the first known feature-length zombie movie. Yes, it all begins here and, yes, it’s a far cry from your average episode of The Walking Dead. Like many of the early zombie movies, the living dead are portrayed as they are in the realm of voodoo—mindless bodies whose only purpose is to do the bidding of their master. Despite middling reviews at the time, it was a surprise hit at the box office. If it didn’t succeed, whose to say what the future of the zombie genre would’ve been?
But White Zombie doesn’t just coast on that credential alone. This is technically a Lugosi cheapie, but repeated viewings reveal how much it does with little money. The atmosphere is excellent and it packs in some bizarre yet memorable visuals. It’s trying to secure that Universal bag (and indeed the film did borrow props and sets from the studio). One of its most effective scenes depicts a zombie-run sugar mill, complete with one of them falling into the grinder. It perfectly sums up what I like about the movie—at once aesthetically haunting and comedically over-the-top.
And the story really is over-the-top. It’s probably the most ridiculous “get the girl” story I’ve come across in a minute and the acting certainly reflects that. Zombie master Murder Legendre at first seems like a Dracula knockoff, but you can tell Lugosi takes a lot of joy in making the role unique. The non-Lugosi performances seem like holdovers from the silent era, a common trait in early sound films. The cast is extra emotive in case we can’t hear them. Ironically, Madge Bellamy is effective primarily because she spends much of the story being un-emotive as possible, which makes her look like a possessed porcelain doll or something.
“Timeless” probably isn’t a good word to use for White Zombie. It’s extremely 1932 in parts (Blackface! Troubling discourse on indigenous people!). But there’s certainly more than enough here to give pause and extra attention. Given the scope of its availability, it likely won’t cost you much to seek it out either.
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Post by prettynami on Oct 1, 2022 12:02:57 GMT -5
The two I not sure if count: 1. ROOM 13 (1964) - A German train heist movie with a sprinkle of blackmail and a gloved serial killer with a straight edge razor running around slashing up women! Strange upbeat jazz soundtrack and background comedic side characters breaking up scenes of heist planning and taking your girlfriend to the local strip joint... Where after the boobies and butts the crowd gets a show of arterial spray! That scene was actually pretty shocking cause its like BAM. (2 out of 5)
2. SPOOKY HOUSE (2002) - A Halloween themed kids movies so weird and cringe it has to be seen to be believed. Stars Ben Kingsley (Zamboni) at what must be a career low as a disgraced magician that may have blew up his wife, Dawn Starr (a native american lady in such a stereotypical dress she probably had just left a Land O' Lakes photo shoot). He runs into some orphans that live in a pizzeria who eat caviar pizza. They are looking for their goat who was stolen by the local roving gang of tricycle riding teens who steel silverware, candy, and cigarettes (From the cigarette truck!) on the orders of a local gypsy. Hijinks ensue with Zamboni and his bet panther teaching one of the orphans, Max, the secrets of magic so they can use it to trick the evil teens! He also reveals the greatest secret of all - that he too was an orphan and the only reason his wife blew up was because he whispered to her that he hated kids! (?) Needless to say Zamboni's final trick is conjuring the adoption papers as his panther morphs into Dawn Starr and they can be a big happy family! (wut?!). Seriously, if you just want a dumb Halloween movie to watch this HAS TO BE SEEN. (I still only give it a 2 out of 5 because its still a poopy movie)
3. NIGHTBREED (1990) - My first actually horror movie of the season! Some pretty nifty visuals, action set pieces, and special effects dot this story about a village of monsters being assaulted by the outside world. It is a Clive Barker movie so it is needlessly convoluted. The main characters has a very badly fleshed out relationship with his girlfriend - so when she morphs into the person who does and sacrifices everything for him and his new monster buddies it is a real head scratcher. All of the characters talk in riddles 90 percent of the time. There are a few good twists and turns. Some of the monsters look great - others look weird and terrible. One of the best parts of the movie is how one of the monsters looks like MAC TONIGHT (lolol). I would give this one a 2.5 out of 5. I liked a lot of the individual elements but the dialogue and characters were just so own smart smellingly insipid the movie was really dragged down. It did have plenty of MONSTER BEWBS though.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Oct 1, 2022 13:51:37 GMT -5
Got in the blu ray of The Amusement Park today. Watched the film last year around this time on Shudder. And got it on now. Extras are nice. Commentary is decent. 15 bucks right now so decently priced.
Kind of horror but not really.
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Post by pinja on Oct 1, 2022 14:41:04 GMT -5
My first day indeed ended with "Gothic" and what a bleak start it was. It was directed by Ken Russell, featuring Gabriel Byrne as Lord Byron, Julian Sands as Percy Shelley, Natasha Richardson as Mary Shelley, Myriam Cyr as Claire Clairmont and Timothy Spall as John Polidori. "Gothic" reminded me of two things: I wanted to watch "Altered States" for a looong time (not sure anymore) and "Mr. Turner" because Spall was borderline worshipped for his performance when the movie came out. I get what "Gothic" was going for. A famous group of geniuses from the Romantic era gave birth to a dark imagination vivid enough, that it haunts them for real at night. But it doesn't work for several reasons. The main one: There's no structure to the narrative. "Gothic" is feverish and irreal from the beginning, so whatever unfolds, it doesn't evoke a growing feeling of unease. There are no characters, all actors. I blame the script for it, but mainly Russell's direction. The cast is more than capable, yet here they seem overtaxed. Mary Shelley is the main character and it's the typical tale of her being tormented by her love and her lost child. There is no Mary Shelley beyond her traumas and while the movie ultimately tried to tell how Frankenstein came to be, it's exactly what it failed at. The few practical effects were bad as well. Very obvious use of dolls and the small prosthetics used were unconvincing as well. And the music. Oof. Sounds like someone played it on a $20 Casio keyboard. Just awful instrumentalization. At least I can say I finished it. Oh and here's the very last image of "Gothic" in case you wondered how subtle a movie it is: {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Oct 1, 2022 16:35:12 GMT -5
Just watched Saloum on Shudder.
Definitely a very unique and interesting film. If there’s a “flaw”, it’s that the paramilitary/organized crime stuff is plenty interesting on its own, and I’d be curious to have seen how a film completely in that vein would’ve played out.
Still, highly recommended.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Oct 1, 2022 18:58:02 GMT -5
In my never ending battle with eBay censorship I learned that Jorg Buttgereit’s Schramm is okay to list for sale. However, his Nekromantik series is still a big no-no.
So to recap…
Driving a nail through your penis = Good
Humping up the dead = Bad
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Post by tntchamp on Oct 1, 2022 21:16:07 GMT -5
On the first day of October I have already managed to get four movies in.
1 Halloween (1978): I mean what can I say that hasn't been said about it already. It's a classic that truly operates on simple but effective. The suspension throughout the movie, the sense of danger, the now iconic villian in a white William Shatner mask, a likeable lead with Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasance memorable character. All the whole have a fantastic score and being well shot and filmed. As you can see I have high praise for this
2 Halloween 2 (1981): I have always thought this was a fairly good sequel but a little too overpraise but upon another rewatch, I quite like it more then I thought I did. It feels like a natural follow up with a good setting location and a exciting climax. Though it does fall into some of the trappings of the typical slasher movie when Halloween had a higher standard, this is a worthy sequel that is definitely one of the better ones of the series.
3 Terrifier: Fun slasher movie. It's certainly not for the faint of heart and is pretty brutal. It manages to be a fun time with some great kill scenes. Art the clown is easily one of the most memorable horror movie villains of the modern era.
4 The shining: maybe my all time favorite movie in general. Kubrick is a hell of a craftsman who make every shot look like a piece of art and top notch sets in his film. The movie has a almost otherworldly feel to it (I can certainly see how eraserhead influence this film). The tension and growing build is amazing and I love that the movie takes its time. The movie plays it off as realistic as you can make a haunted house movie feel. Jack Nicholson's performance is legendary and Duvall does not get enough credit for how she plays Wendy as a broken timid almost defeated woman. It's a different beast then what the book was but it works on its own.
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Post by ace on Oct 1, 2022 22:03:21 GMT -5
I love Terrifier. Every penny they had went into those kills. Art the Clown is great.
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Post by pinja on Oct 2, 2022 0:22:13 GMT -5
They finally made a second Terrifier I heard good things about. Like the first one being a proof of concept in comparison. But it's somehow the length of Lord of the Rings.
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Post by DSR on Oct 2, 2022 2:39:44 GMT -5
My second film for October is SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939), directed by Rowland V. Lee. It features the return of Karloff's monster plus the addition of Basil Rathbone as the natural born offspring of Colin Clive's doctor. Bela Lugosi plays Ygor, a graverobber who survived a hanging and now lurks about old Castle Frankenstein. The devious Ygor convinces Frankenstein Jr. to revive his "brother" and save the family's reputation (this film actually acknowledges the fact that people refer to the Monster by the name Frankenstein), with inevitably disastrous results. Lionel Atwill plays a police inspector with one false arm (parodied by Gene Hackman in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN).
While the earlier Frankenstein films saw Karloff's monster as somewhat of a child who didn't know his own strength, SON OF could be seen as the monster's teen years: cynical as hell and hanging out with a bad crowd, though there are moments where you could see he's "a good kid."
The film runs 100 minutes long, I think it's the longest of Universal's FRANKENSTEIN films. Early portions of the film are dominated by menacing thunderstorms and foreboding architecture with expressionistic shadows at Castle Frankenstein. Lugosi's Ygor is a proper creep, one of his best performances. While he's third-billed behind Rathbone and Karloff, he really steals the show (though no disrespect is intended towards those fine actors).
SON OF FRANKENSTEIN is good as heck!
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Post by tntchamp on Oct 2, 2022 6:38:42 GMT -5
I love Terrifier. Every penny they had went into those kills. Art the Clown is great. They finally made a second Terrifier I heard good things about. Like the first one being a proof of concept in comparison. But it's somehow the length of Lord of the Rings. I am so stoked for Terrifier 2. I bought tickets to my showing this Saturday. I can't believe we are getting a two and a half hour slasher film My second film for October is SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939), directed by Rowland V. Lee. It features the return of Karloff's monster plus the addition of Basil Rathbone as the natural born offspring of Colin Clive's doctor. Bela Lugosi plays Ygor, a graverobber who survived a hanging and now lurks about old Castle Frankenstein. The devious Ygor convinces Frankenstein Jr. to revive his "brother" and save the family's reputation (this film actually acknowledges the fact that people refer to the Monster by the name Frankenstein), with inevitably disastrous results. Lionel Atwill plays a police inspector with one false arm (parodied by Gene Hackman in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN). While the earlier Frankenstein films saw Karloff's monster as somewhat of a child who didn't know his own strength, SON OF could be seen as the monster's teen years: cynical as hell and hanging out with a bad crowd, though there are moments where you could see he's "a good kid." The film runs 100 minutes long, I think it's the longest of Universal's FRANKENSTEIN films. Early portions of the film are dominated by menacing thunderstorms and foreboding architecture with expressionistic shadows at Castle Frankenstein. Lugosi's Ygor is a proper creep, one of his best performances. While he's third-billed behind Rathbone and Karloff, he really steals the show (though no disrespect is intended towards those fine actors). SON OF FRANKENSTEIN is good as heck! Son of Frankenstein is such a underrated movie. It's actually a good movie and I especially like rathbone and Lugosi. It's also amazing just how much Mel Brooks parody in Young Frankenstein. To me Son of Frankenstein is the closest the series got in matching the quality of the first two even if the monster lost the tragic nature by this point.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Oct 2, 2022 10:23:28 GMT -5
Movie 2 CHinese Speaking Vampires
You knoww those DTV horror films you see on the new shelf every week at whereever you see dvds? Well this one is from Echo Bridge.
What I can talk about from the film,yea second film in a row board rules hindered discussion of oh well... actor/food delivery dude needs to learn Manderian to get a movie role. Joins school. Teacher bites sstudents and they BECOME CHINESE SPEAKING VAMPIRES!
Get hunted by a group of PROUD Vampire hunters,all male. And yea. Low budget but fun. The lady front and center on the cover is the best thing in the film. You can tell she hasn't been in front of a camera often but appears to be having a blast in this movie. No one is so bad you want to turn the movie off.
Betting this is floating around on Tubi or FreeVee or PlutoTV. Worth watching if you want a comedy vampire film.
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Oct 2, 2022 12:46:49 GMT -5
The novel felt like it was inspired by the last one I reviewed, the Hollow Places, with its doorway to unspeakable horrors. Fairy Tale took far too long to get to its other world; resulting in me requiring quite a while to get there. But since it is written by Stephen King, it is impossible not to want to plow through anyway. The middle act tested my patience as well, as it relies heavily on the Frodo cliché of a young man walking and walking, encountering various dangers; a deadly dull trope that made me give up on fantasy years ago. But when he accomplishes the goal that brings him to the novel's alternate world things finally pick up in a hurry, with a nightmare captivity straight out of Hunger Games. The novel's finale was very strong, as was the wrap-up, making you wish you could read more of life in its magical realm. Lovecraft is mentioned several times, as is Cthulhu, though I personally got a much stronger Clive Barker vibe. Definitively read it; though slow, simply prepare for patience, for the rewards are well worth the journey.
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Post by pinja on Oct 2, 2022 13:15:32 GMT -5
2. Dolls by Stuart Gordon (1987) I believe Stuart Gordon is infallible for me. There's something playful about his films that I've never seen from any other horror director. "Dolls" is an excellent example of this. The set design is so vivid, the characters suitably overdrawn, that sympathies are immediately distributed properly, and Gordon's direction oscillates somewhere between gothic and kid-friendly horror. Yet "Dolls" is not at all child-friendly. Only the stop-motion animations could have been sped up a bit so they wouldn't seem so stiff. My favorite film of its kind, even before "Puppet Master 2".
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