Well I was doing fine but then last week for a lot of reasons I had to miss a few days and consequently fell really behind with this thread. I picked it back up this week. so I'll post half here and the rest later. Onto a long post!
#14 High Tension (2003) (October 11th)
Looking forward to finally seeing it, but not without trepidation. I'll just get right into it
#15 Inside (2007) (October 12th)
Agree with everything pitcairn55 said. The best I've seen so far. I was physically squirming at parts. An absolute brutal gut punch of a film. A must see for any horror fan.
#16 Angst (1983) (October 15th)
I first learned about it reading an interview with Gaspar Now where he raved about it. While I'm not as high on it as he was, it's still a really fascinating movie to watch. The director never made another film, but it's made with these incredible Orson Welles style overhead crane shots mixed in with the camera being strapped to the actor and spinning around to make it as disorienting as possible. It really puts you in the mind of a disturbed man. Though it's dragged down by long stretches of the movie just being him walking around. Still, really unique, and wish the director had been able to make other movies.
#17 Ravenous (1999) (October 16th)
I think this is a case of great actors elevating the material.
#18 The Strangers (2008) (October 18th)
Starts out promising, but ends up feeling kind of...pointless?
Feels like it should have been better.
#19 You're Next (2011) (October 19th)
I don't know what the consensus is or how it was marketed at the time, and I'm reluctant to ever use this term, but I think this movie is maybe underrated? It feels like you would really need to see it with a packed house to get the best experience. It's got some a lot of really dark humor, and yeah it feels a little bit like R-rated Home Alone at some points, but I had a really good time with it. Definitely recommended.
#14 High Tension (2003) (October 11th)
Looking forward to finally seeing it, but not without trepidation. I'll just get right into it
yeah, the twist wasn't handled well. Even though later I found out it was insisted by the producers, the original ending still had the twist. It was just revealed at the very end. It's not that I don't think it could work, but it doesn't feel like there is much motivation behind why she starts killing. Kind of unfortunate because everything leading up to it is really good. Maybe I'll revisit it later and see how I feel about it then.
#15 Inside (2007) (October 12th)
Agree with everything pitcairn55 said. The best I've seen so far. I was physically squirming at parts. An absolute brutal gut punch of a film. A must see for any horror fan.
#16 Angst (1983) (October 15th)
I first learned about it reading an interview with Gaspar Now where he raved about it. While I'm not as high on it as he was, it's still a really fascinating movie to watch. The director never made another film, but it's made with these incredible Orson Welles style overhead crane shots mixed in with the camera being strapped to the actor and spinning around to make it as disorienting as possible. It really puts you in the mind of a disturbed man. Though it's dragged down by long stretches of the movie just being him walking around. Still, really unique, and wish the director had been able to make other movies.
#17 Ravenous (1999) (October 16th)
I think this is a case of great actors elevating the material.
They do a great job making you believe that they're becoming super powered cannibals. It's alright but it becomes a 2 guys wrestle to the death movie.
#18 The Strangers (2008) (October 18th)
Starts out promising, but ends up feeling kind of...pointless?
Maybe that's the point. There's no motivation for what's happening, and they get away and both the leads get killed. If they wanted to tell a nihilistic story, I guess it was a success. But much of the tension ends up running flat about half way through, and it felt like Liv Tyler was crawling around the woods for most of the second half.
#19 You're Next (2011) (October 19th)
I don't know what the consensus is or how it was marketed at the time, and I'm reluctant to ever use this term, but I think this movie is maybe underrated? It feels like you would really need to see it with a packed house to get the best experience. It's got some a lot of really dark humor, and yeah it feels a little bit like R-rated Home Alone at some points, but I had a really good time with it. Definitely recommended.