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31 Days of Horror 3 |OT| The October Movie Marathon
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Night of the Living Dead is easily one of my all time favorite horror movies. I'm sorry to hear you were bored, I'm actually a little surprised by this because I always thought it aged very well. It also has a lot more action than most older flicks; the movie pretty much starts off strong and goes from there
zombie attack happens within the first few mins at the cementary
maybe you can try watching the 1990 remake. I thought it was actually pretty good.
I don't even remember any tits besides brief shots with Joey in 3 and 4. What kind of self respecting slasher series has 2 scenes with tits over 8 movies?
John Rabbit
Banned
i didn't even realize he had anything to do with the film until the opening credits. i watched it because i really enjoyed the original short film.
Yeah, his name was PLASTERED all over the advertising when it was coming out to theaters.
pitcairn55
Member
October 12th
Its Salacious Saturday, or something
Film number 23: Teeth
Tagline: Its whats inside that counts
Opening thoughts: Another film Ive been meaning to catch up on for a while. One of my workmates claims its her all-time favourite movie.
Closing thoughts: Ok, so this will sound stupid, because I knew the films big idea before I watched it, but I hadnt actually realised it was a comedy horror. Feel dumb now. Anyway, its great, I really liked it, its funny, gory and unique, and Jess Weixler puts in a great performance. Very entertaining.
Score: 8 out of 10. Shes holding out for a hero.
Film number 24: Little Deaths
Tagline: Beyond pleasure Beyond pain Your ultimate nightmare
Opening thoughts: An anthology, British, sex and death themed. The UK version of the film has been censored by the BBFC. Ive got the uncut US version.
Closing thoughts. Little Deaths is sensational. Brilliantly conceived, brilliantly performed, and seriously messed up. The first segment a twisted vision of Christian charity called House and Home - is the most conventional, and the goriest. Mutant Tool, the second part, combines prostitution, organ harvesting, drug addiction and Nazi experiments in a gloriously unpleasant mix. But its Bitch, the last part, that is by far the most horrific, despite a complete absence of gore. Chronicling a young couples darkly dysfunctional relationship, it features a final five minutes that got under my skin like nothing else Ive watched in ages.
Score: 10 out of 10. If I see a film I enjoy more this month, or indeed this year, Ill be very surprised.
Watched so far:
October 1 - Wreckage (1/10) Storage (6/10)
October 2 - Absentia (9/10) Uninhabited (3/10)
October 3 - The Fallow Field (7/10)
October 4 - Insidious (6/10) The Devil's Rock (8/10)
October 5 - Seconds Apart (6/10) The Awakening (8/10) When The Lights Went Out (8/10)
October 6 - Lake Mungo (6/10) Cherry Tree Lane (8/10) The Seasoning House (9/10)
October 7 - Bruiser (2/10) Devoured (9.5/10)
October 8 - The Devil's Business (4/10) Session 9 (4/10) Needle (6.5/10)
October 9 - V/H/S (8.5/10)
October 10 - The Lords Of Salem (9.9 out of 10)
October 11 - Below (5/10) Dead Girl (6.5/10)
Its Salacious Saturday, or something
Film number 23: Teeth
Tagline: Its whats inside that counts
Opening thoughts: Another film Ive been meaning to catch up on for a while. One of my workmates claims its her all-time favourite movie.
Closing thoughts: Ok, so this will sound stupid, because I knew the films big idea before I watched it, but I hadnt actually realised it was a comedy horror. Feel dumb now. Anyway, its great, I really liked it, its funny, gory and unique, and Jess Weixler puts in a great performance. Very entertaining.
Score: 8 out of 10. Shes holding out for a hero.
Film number 24: Little Deaths
Tagline: Beyond pleasure Beyond pain Your ultimate nightmare
Opening thoughts: An anthology, British, sex and death themed. The UK version of the film has been censored by the BBFC. Ive got the uncut US version.
Closing thoughts. Little Deaths is sensational. Brilliantly conceived, brilliantly performed, and seriously messed up. The first segment a twisted vision of Christian charity called House and Home - is the most conventional, and the goriest. Mutant Tool, the second part, combines prostitution, organ harvesting, drug addiction and Nazi experiments in a gloriously unpleasant mix. But its Bitch, the last part, that is by far the most horrific, despite a complete absence of gore. Chronicling a young couples darkly dysfunctional relationship, it features a final five minutes that got under my skin like nothing else Ive watched in ages.
Score: 10 out of 10. If I see a film I enjoy more this month, or indeed this year, Ill be very surprised.
Watched so far:
October 1 - Wreckage (1/10) Storage (6/10)
October 2 - Absentia (9/10) Uninhabited (3/10)
October 3 - The Fallow Field (7/10)
October 4 - Insidious (6/10) The Devil's Rock (8/10)
October 5 - Seconds Apart (6/10) The Awakening (8/10) When The Lights Went Out (8/10)
October 6 - Lake Mungo (6/10) Cherry Tree Lane (8/10) The Seasoning House (9/10)
October 7 - Bruiser (2/10) Devoured (9.5/10)
October 8 - The Devil's Business (4/10) Session 9 (4/10) Needle (6.5/10)
October 9 - V/H/S (8.5/10)
October 10 - The Lords Of Salem (9.9 out of 10)
October 11 - Below (5/10) Dead Girl (6.5/10)
I'm going to give it another shot later in the month. I wasn't in a movie watching vibe when I turned it on. I'm going to watch another classic instead tonight.
What are the opinions about the "digital remastering" of it on Amazon Prime?
sketchsanchez
Member
9. The Hills Run Red
A
Nice open. Interesting premise. Really digging the "mystery" in this. Little too much self awareness but never as bad as most post Scream slashers. Gore has been great. Love the killers look, smart too. It's funny that there's just this one film while something like the over rated Hatchet gets two sequels. By funny, I meant shitty. Lot to like for the slasher fan.
A
Nice open. Interesting premise. Really digging the "mystery" in this. Little too much self awareness but never as bad as most post Scream slashers. Gore has been great. Love the killers look, smart too. It's funny that there's just this one film while something like the over rated Hatchet gets two sequels. By funny, I meant shitty. Lot to like for the slasher fan.
The Culture Vulture
Member
Put me in camp Attack The Block, absolutely loved the film. Never understood why people couldn't get over the hoodlums and their transformation throughout the movie.
Dunno. Given the age I figured it might be on archive.org for free. Just gave it a search and it is.
http://archive.org/details/night_of_the_living_dead
mpeg2 format is 3.8gb and seems to look decent.
rogueriffers
Neo Member
Amen, brother.
GhostRidah
Member
Has anyone seen Maniac with Elijah Wood? Worth it?
Yes. And yes.
Liked it a lot. Excellent remake IMO with one of the best soundtracks I've heard in a horror movie in quite some time.
BattleMonkey
Member
Problem I had is I didn't see any transformation, outside of some being turned into corpses.
GhostRidah
Member
Sweet, going to pick that up for tonight, thanks.
Discotheque
Banned
second best movie of 2011 for me. So entertaining. Likeable protagonists are overrated, not needed for everything. Besides these kids were hilarious. Really natural acting too.
also i'm pretty damn sure the remaining kids won't be robbing anyone from that point on. It seems like they learned their lesson from the nurse.
BuddyJoeHooker
Member
10. Sisters (1973)
This film was alright. Some of the film is clearly inspired from Hitchcock. One scene that took me completely by surprised was a split screen POV that showed two events happening at the same time, I was suddenly reminded of Indigo Prophecy and Heavy Rain. The twist didn't really come as a surprise but the
scene was crazy amazing. Another highlight was the soundtrack,
Recommended!
This film was alright. Some of the film is clearly inspired from Hitchcock. One scene that took me completely by surprised was a split screen POV that showed two events happening at the same time, I was suddenly reminded of Indigo Prophecy and Heavy Rain. The twist didn't really come as a surprise but the
hypnosis
that separation scene was intense.
Finished up VHS 2 and I can now firmly say its one of the shittiest horror flicks I've ever seen. The acting and writing was simply the worst. 3rd act had a lot of hype in this thread and while it was easily the highlight of the film, it was still just ok.
Looking for a recommendation: something modern. I'm weak to ghosts/paranormal so maybe something in that area would be best. Not into gore-porn unless there's an excellent story attached.
Looking for a recommendation: something modern. I'm weak to ghosts/paranormal so maybe something in that area would be best. Not into gore-porn unless there's an excellent story attached.
The Innkeepers is a decent ghost flick that is on Netflix Instant. Didn't like the ending but still worth a watch. Sara Paxton is great in it IMO.
Another film that you might enjoy that can be found on Netflix Instant is Session 9.
Other decent modern horror movies I've seen recently and reviewed in this thread are Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (really can't recommend this one enough, if you love horror as a genre this is a must watch), The Loved Ones (might be a bit gory for you, but is still a superb horror movie IMO), Wolf Creek, and American Mary (can also be found on Netflix Instant). Warning: none of these are ghost/paranormal themed. Feel free to read my reviews of them in this thread for more info.
I second Session 9 but I don't think it's really fits under ghost/paranormal.
ShabbadooJr
Member
I'm not a fan of the original but the 1990 remake I really enjoy. Effects are better, I think the actors are better/less cheesy, and good soundtrack. Ending scene/credits is really creepy.
Added some other recommendations that aren't ghost/paranormal. I just recommended Session 9 because he seems like he is far from being a gore hound and IIRC that movie comes to mind as one with virtually no gore/violence. I also tend to recommend stuff on Netflix Instant because of how damn convenient it is. I love getting recommendations of stuff I can watch on Netflix Instant.
I figured. It's worth the watch for that once scene alone. Movie Spoiler: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz5ODQCueP8
mariachi507
Member
Attack the Block is too damn awesome. I gotta admit though, I have to put on subtitles in the beginning of it.
ThirstyFly
Member
#9 - The New York Ripper (1982)
Recommended to me because of my love for the Sleazy slasher Maniac from 1980 (the remake is on my list this year as well). This might even outsleaze Lustig's feature directing debut and I loved every minute of it. From the twisted killer who speaks in a squeaky duck voice and likes to quack at his victims and the police as he calls them to say he did it again, the the strangely arousing sexual scenes, to gritty New York that formed a perfect backdrop to the story; it's all so awesome. The movie excels in its murders, which are really bloody and fun to watch with scenes leading up to them being really suspenseful. The only real downside must be the terrible acting by most of the cast, but it actually kind of fits the film so I really don't mind. 7.5/10
New York Ripper is quite possibly the sleaziest movie I've ever seen. I love the disgusting, grimy portrayal of New York that films like NYR, Maniac and even Basket Case provide. It's a shame that it's a moment lost in time now.
If you're looking for more stuff like NYR, even though they don't take place in NY, you might want to check out the Euro Trash classics Strip Nude for your Killer and to a lesser extent Torso. Torso isn't as trashy, but it sounds like something you'd enjoy.
Tenth Film: NIghtmare on Elm Street
Prior to this, I only saw the remake of Elm Street and the final film in the six-part series (man, that one was garbage). After seeing the original, I understand why so many people hate the newer edition; it is shit compared to its predecessor.
This is everything a horror film could want: a non-retarded and likable main character, a horrifying villain, decent special effects, and a strong justification of why the villain is messing stuff up.
I recall the remake spoon feeding all the info, and even
I have no idea if the spoiler is actually addressed in the later films, but I am *really* happy that part didn't exist in this one.
I remember one Gaffer watching these films, and stating the third one to be on the same level of quality as this one. Should I watch any others?
Score: 5/5
Prior to this, I only saw the remake of Elm Street and the final film in the six-part series (man, that one was garbage). After seeing the original, I understand why so many people hate the newer edition; it is shit compared to its predecessor.
This is everything a horror film could want: a non-retarded and likable main character, a horrifying villain, decent special effects, and a strong justification of why the villain is messing stuff up.
I recall the remake spoon feeding all the info, and even
stating Freddie was innocent.
I remember one Gaffer watching these films, and stating the third one to be on the same level of quality as this one. Should I watch any others?
Score: 5/5
ThirstyFly
Member
I haven't seen the remake since it was in theaters and I can't bring myself to watch my blu-ray (bought for collection purposes) but didn't
they only think Freddy was innocent until they found the photos that confirmed his guilt, and actually made him into a bigger monster than the original series Freddy?
The remake Freddy is so bad. They took him way too far with that and you can't root for him anymore after that.
Was that the case? My memory of the remake is a little fuzzy. You might be right, since that sounds a little familiar. I kind of want to watch the remake again to see the differences, but I can't handle its lameness for a second time.
ThirstyFly
Member
I'm pretty sure that was the case. And haha, yeah man, don't do that to yourself. Just read up on it on wiki or something and save yourself the headache.
I checked Wiki, and you're right. I was repressing those nightmares.
ThirstyFly
Member
Now I feel bad for reminding you
And I feel bad for thinking about that movie
Bad feelings all around.
Has anyone seen Kolobos? I saw it once on Showtime or Cinemax a good ten years ago. All I remember was a dude cutting his own face off and feeding it to dogs, which was pretty disturbing. But I haven't seen it anywhere else or heard anyone mention it. Couldn't even find it on torrents the last time I checked. Does it suck?
Gameboy415
Member
10/01 - 1. The Relic (Blu-Ray)
10/02 - 2. Ghoulies (Netflix)
10/03 - 3. Nightmares (1983) (YouTube)
10/04 - 4. The Amityville Horror (2005) (DVD)
10/05 - 5. Battledogs (Netflix)
10/06 - 6. Scream 4 (Netflix)
10/07 - 7. Satan's Little Helper (Netflix)
10/08 - 8. Tales From the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (Netflix)
10/09 - 9. Perfect Blue (DVD)
10/10 -10. John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns (Blu-Ray)
10/11 - 11. Screamtime (Netflix)
10/12 - 12. Bread Crumbs (Netflix)
10/02 - 2. Ghoulies (Netflix)
10/03 - 3. Nightmares (1983) (YouTube)
10/04 - 4. The Amityville Horror (2005) (DVD)
10/05 - 5. Battledogs (Netflix)
10/06 - 6. Scream 4 (Netflix)
10/07 - 7. Satan's Little Helper (Netflix)
10/08 - 8. Tales From the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (Netflix)
10/09 - 9. Perfect Blue (DVD)
10/10 -10. John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns (Blu-Ray)
10/11 - 11. Screamtime (Netflix)
10/12 - 12. Bread Crumbs (Netflix)
-An adult film crew gets terrorized by a deranged Hansel & Gretel-esque duo - pretty crappy. :S
It is quite fitting that a week with lots of ups and downs would conclude with a film that mirrors that sensation.
WEEK TWO - GROWING PAINS
October 12
On the basis of its premise alone, Deadgirl is never going to be not without moral outrage, no matter tastefully done the sex and the violence could be directed, no matter how artful its thematic and philosophical questions and quandaries are handled, and no matter how good the film could actually be. Not that horror isn't known for crossing the line, but a film like Deadgirl tapdances on the line while calling your sister a slut and flipping everyone off with manic glee. Yes indeed, a film like Deadgirl is bound to have more detractors than it will have fans. And you can count me in the latter category, not because of any moral outrage I have towards it, but because it's actually a pretty shoddily put-together film, despite a couple of solid victories in its favor.
The first victory is an effective role reversal. As I mentioned, one of the boys, J.T. (Noah Segan), is the one that feels that the Deadgirl, as she is dubbed, is a gift that is to be cherished, or whatever passes for cherished in his book of beatings and rape on a being of questionable sentience. The other, Rickie (Shiloh Fernandez), is the morally conflicted youth, whose own romantic frustrations compound matters further for him, as this is the last thing he needs in his quest to woo the girl of his dreams. What the film does is it takes what we would normally identify as the hero in normal circumstances, in this case Rickie, and makes his actions unquestionably villainous. He's not aware of how much he makes things worse, of course, because in his mind, he's doing good things. Selfishness is funny like that, as every action he takes is to the detriment of the other characters, every irreparably damaged relationship of his own doing. In a film populated with unlikable characters, the hero is the worst one of all, since he has nothing to rely on except a delusional outlook of how life ought to be for him, rather than facing the reality of what it actually is, and expects to be celebrated for it. J.T. is unsympathetic as a result of his unscrupulous nature, but at least he knows that and is content with it. Even if the film spells it out a little too much in its ending, it's the film's one thematic victory, and it's a big one.
The other victory is Jenny Spain. As the titular character, she spends her entire role naked, and has all sorts of bad things happen to her, both sexual and violent. Lesser performers would have crumbled under the physical demands of such a role, but Spain practically soars to the occasion, selling the hell out of her part. Her stare, in particular, is a vital asset: she needs to sell the vacancy of her condition, but also that small little spark of possible sentience that makes you wonder what's really going on in that head of hers when she's being violated, regardless of what side of the fence you're on with said violations, and because of Spain's commitment, she makes that stare responsible for her being the most fascinating character in the entire film, despite not getting one single audible line of dialogue. She doesn't appear to have done much outside of this film, but I hope she knows what a great job she did in a role that would have destroyed lesser actresses.
As mentioned, the film's script has one major thematic victory to its credit. Against it is everything else, as the plot progression often renders the story sluggish, confused, ridiculous, and in desperate need of sensible story beats (the film has clearly never heard of Chekhov's gun). Especially problematic is the film last 40 minutes or so, which throws just about every poorly-planned plot escalation in the book at the screen, giving little regard to how much sense it makes. Compounding things further is how generally poorly directed the film is: you would think that with two directors that there would have been some kind of coverage if one of them would falter, but both Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel are determined to underwhelm every step of the way. The film's aesthetic is overbearingly ugly, its editing subpar and worse (one particularly bad example is a scene involving a dog, and you'll know which one), its soundtrack varying levels of irritating (particularly the indie rock selections), and its sound mixing is haphazard, with many lines of dialogue sounding like they're being delivered out of a iPhone speaker that was purchased at Walgreens. Worst of all is the acting outside of Jenny Spain, which ranges from OK (our two male leads) to "Malin Akerman in Watchmen" bad (the jocks, Joann), with very little in between.
Deadgirl is a film that, when it succeeds, it's always in spite of itself. What could have be a solid win for transgressive filmmaking winds up struggling to justify its run time, filling it up with tone deaf attempts at humor, supporting actors that you wish were mute, and being a film that's the wrong kind of ugly. It's a shame, too: a better film would have pissed even more people off.
Sanity check: Well, I was certainly not expecting so many peaks and valleys, but that's the fun of these marathons, since you're not ever really supposed to know what to expect. It's appropriate that films about coming-of-age stories are much like real life coming-of-ages: some go on to become successful, and some would be better served living in a basement for the rest of their days. Even if there's already frontrunners for the worst films I've seen for the marathon, I'm not regretful about seeing any of them. Well, maybe the original We Are What We Are...
October 13 preview: I'll need all the mental fortitude that I can muster up, as we head into what will surely be the biggest challenge of all the marathons I've had thus far, with a week of some of the most controversial filmmaking on the planet. To kick things off, we start with a secret shame. Widely regarded as one of the bad boys of the Japanese extreme horror boom of the early 2000s, in the same breath as the likes of Battle Royale and just about everything Miike did in that period, Suicide Club went sadly unnoticed by me, even during a Asian film kick that saw me rent far less reputable films. One can hope that I've been a dummy for a decade, as I finally get around to watching it.
WEEK TWO - GROWING PAINS
October 12
On the basis of its premise alone, Deadgirl is never going to be not without moral outrage, no matter tastefully done the sex and the violence could be directed, no matter how artful its thematic and philosophical questions and quandaries are handled, and no matter how good the film could actually be. Not that horror isn't known for crossing the line, but a film like Deadgirl tapdances on the line while calling your sister a slut and flipping everyone off with manic glee. Yes indeed, a film like Deadgirl is bound to have more detractors than it will have fans. And you can count me in the latter category, not because of any moral outrage I have towards it, but because it's actually a pretty shoddily put-together film, despite a couple of solid victories in its favor.
The first victory is an effective role reversal. As I mentioned, one of the boys, J.T. (Noah Segan), is the one that feels that the Deadgirl, as she is dubbed, is a gift that is to be cherished, or whatever passes for cherished in his book of beatings and rape on a being of questionable sentience. The other, Rickie (Shiloh Fernandez), is the morally conflicted youth, whose own romantic frustrations compound matters further for him, as this is the last thing he needs in his quest to woo the girl of his dreams. What the film does is it takes what we would normally identify as the hero in normal circumstances, in this case Rickie, and makes his actions unquestionably villainous. He's not aware of how much he makes things worse, of course, because in his mind, he's doing good things. Selfishness is funny like that, as every action he takes is to the detriment of the other characters, every irreparably damaged relationship of his own doing. In a film populated with unlikable characters, the hero is the worst one of all, since he has nothing to rely on except a delusional outlook of how life ought to be for him, rather than facing the reality of what it actually is, and expects to be celebrated for it. J.T. is unsympathetic as a result of his unscrupulous nature, but at least he knows that and is content with it. Even if the film spells it out a little too much in its ending, it's the film's one thematic victory, and it's a big one.
The other victory is Jenny Spain. As the titular character, she spends her entire role naked, and has all sorts of bad things happen to her, both sexual and violent. Lesser performers would have crumbled under the physical demands of such a role, but Spain practically soars to the occasion, selling the hell out of her part. Her stare, in particular, is a vital asset: she needs to sell the vacancy of her condition, but also that small little spark of possible sentience that makes you wonder what's really going on in that head of hers when she's being violated, regardless of what side of the fence you're on with said violations, and because of Spain's commitment, she makes that stare responsible for her being the most fascinating character in the entire film, despite not getting one single audible line of dialogue. She doesn't appear to have done much outside of this film, but I hope she knows what a great job she did in a role that would have destroyed lesser actresses.
As mentioned, the film's script has one major thematic victory to its credit. Against it is everything else, as the plot progression often renders the story sluggish, confused, ridiculous, and in desperate need of sensible story beats (the film has clearly never heard of Chekhov's gun). Especially problematic is the film last 40 minutes or so, which throws just about every poorly-planned plot escalation in the book at the screen, giving little regard to how much sense it makes. Compounding things further is how generally poorly directed the film is: you would think that with two directors that there would have been some kind of coverage if one of them would falter, but both Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel are determined to underwhelm every step of the way. The film's aesthetic is overbearingly ugly, its editing subpar and worse (one particularly bad example is a scene involving a dog, and you'll know which one), its soundtrack varying levels of irritating (particularly the indie rock selections), and its sound mixing is haphazard, with many lines of dialogue sounding like they're being delivered out of a iPhone speaker that was purchased at Walgreens. Worst of all is the acting outside of Jenny Spain, which ranges from OK (our two male leads) to "Malin Akerman in Watchmen" bad (the jocks, Joann), with very little in between.
Deadgirl is a film that, when it succeeds, it's always in spite of itself. What could have be a solid win for transgressive filmmaking winds up struggling to justify its run time, filling it up with tone deaf attempts at humor, supporting actors that you wish were mute, and being a film that's the wrong kind of ugly. It's a shame, too: a better film would have pissed even more people off.
Sanity check: Well, I was certainly not expecting so many peaks and valleys, but that's the fun of these marathons, since you're not ever really supposed to know what to expect. It's appropriate that films about coming-of-age stories are much like real life coming-of-ages: some go on to become successful, and some would be better served living in a basement for the rest of their days. Even if there's already frontrunners for the worst films I've seen for the marathon, I'm not regretful about seeing any of them. Well, maybe the original We Are What We Are...
October 13 preview: I'll need all the mental fortitude that I can muster up, as we head into what will surely be the biggest challenge of all the marathons I've had thus far, with a week of some of the most controversial filmmaking on the planet. To kick things off, we start with a secret shame. Widely regarded as one of the bad boys of the Japanese extreme horror boom of the early 2000s, in the same breath as the likes of Battle Royale and just about everything Miike did in that period, Suicide Club went sadly unnoticed by me, even during a Asian film kick that saw me rent far less reputable films. One can hope that I've been a dummy for a decade, as I finally get around to watching it.
ThirstyFly
Member
Giallo Week Mini-Marathon - Part 4 (Finale)
12) StageFright: Aquarius/Deliria (1987) (Oct 12)
I'm a HUGE fan of Michele Soavi's Cemetery Man/Dellamorte Dellamore, almost bordering on obsessive, but I haven't gotten around to seeking out his other horror movies until now.
While StageFright is often listed as a giallo, it's completely absent of the mystery aspect usually associated with gialli. There's no detective work or big surprises here. What we have here is simply a slasher, not a giallo.
Not to say that's a bad thing, it's an excellent slasher. There's plenty of tension and great kills along with quite possibly the coolest looking design for the killer I've seen. And while I feel it doesn't quite fit into the giallo sub-genre, it does have the look and feel of some of the more popular gialli. There's some beautiful cinematography, stylish lighting and a killer soundtrack. Everything you'd expect from Argento's best is here, which isn't surprising since Soavi worked under Argento for many years, including being the second assistant director on Tenebre.
Highly recommended.
Giallo Week Mini-Marathon Summary - While this was an interesting experiment and I enjoyed all 7 of the movies I watched, I think it was a bit of a failure technically. Only 4 of the titles I'd actually consider horror, and one of those is not a giallo at all. The other 3 I'd say are closer to the thriller end of the spectrum. And since I went though them chronologically, I ended up watching the best one first and all following titles unfortunately paled in comparison.
I'm sure I'll work in a few more gialli next year, but I definitely won't be doing 7 in a row and I'll have to research a little better to get titles closer to horror.
Final Viewed List:
2013
01) The Birds (1963) (Oct 1)
02) Tombs of the Blind Dead/La noche del terror ciego (1972) (Oct 2)
03) Return of the Evil Dead/El ataque de los muertos sin ojos (1973) (1963) (Oct 3)
04) The Ghost Galleon/El buque maldito (1974) (Oct 4)
05) Night of the Seagulls/La Noche de las gaviotas (1975) (Oct 5)
06) Blood and Black Lace/Sei donne per l'assassino (1964)
07) The Bird with the Crystal Plumage/L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo (1970)
08) A Lizard in a Woman's Skin/Una lucertola con la pelle di donna (1971) (Oct 8)
09) What Have You Done to Solange?/Cosa avete fatto a Solange (1972) (Oct 9)
10) Don't Torture a Duckling/Non si sevizia un paperino (1972) (Oct 10)
11) Watch Me When I Kill/Il gatto dagli occhi di giada (1977) (Oct 11)
12) StageFright: Aquarius/Deliria (1987) (Oct 12)
12) StageFright: Aquarius/Deliria (1987) (Oct 12)
I'm a HUGE fan of Michele Soavi's Cemetery Man/Dellamorte Dellamore, almost bordering on obsessive, but I haven't gotten around to seeking out his other horror movies until now.
While StageFright is often listed as a giallo, it's completely absent of the mystery aspect usually associated with gialli. There's no detective work or big surprises here. What we have here is simply a slasher, not a giallo.
Not to say that's a bad thing, it's an excellent slasher. There's plenty of tension and great kills along with quite possibly the coolest looking design for the killer I've seen. And while I feel it doesn't quite fit into the giallo sub-genre, it does have the look and feel of some of the more popular gialli. There's some beautiful cinematography, stylish lighting and a killer soundtrack. Everything you'd expect from Argento's best is here, which isn't surprising since Soavi worked under Argento for many years, including being the second assistant director on Tenebre.
Highly recommended.
Giallo Week Mini-Marathon Summary - While this was an interesting experiment and I enjoyed all 7 of the movies I watched, I think it was a bit of a failure technically. Only 4 of the titles I'd actually consider horror, and one of those is not a giallo at all. The other 3 I'd say are closer to the thriller end of the spectrum. And since I went though them chronologically, I ended up watching the best one first and all following titles unfortunately paled in comparison.
I'm sure I'll work in a few more gialli next year, but I definitely won't be doing 7 in a row and I'll have to research a little better to get titles closer to horror.
Final Viewed List:
2013
01) The Birds (1963) (Oct 1)
02) Tombs of the Blind Dead/La noche del terror ciego (1972) (Oct 2)
03) Return of the Evil Dead/El ataque de los muertos sin ojos (1973) (1963) (Oct 3)
04) The Ghost Galleon/El buque maldito (1974) (Oct 4)
05) Night of the Seagulls/La Noche de las gaviotas (1975) (Oct 5)
06) Blood and Black Lace/Sei donne per l'assassino (1964)
07) The Bird with the Crystal Plumage/L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo (1970)
08) A Lizard in a Woman's Skin/Una lucertola con la pelle di donna (1971) (Oct 8)
09) What Have You Done to Solange?/Cosa avete fatto a Solange (1972) (Oct 9)
10) Don't Torture a Duckling/Non si sevizia un paperino (1972) (Oct 10)
11) Watch Me When I Kill/Il gatto dagli occhi di giada (1977) (Oct 11)
12) StageFright: Aquarius/Deliria (1987) (Oct 12)
ROUND-UP
WEEK ONE RECAP
WEEK TWO RECAP
WEEK ONE RECAP
- 1) September 29: Magic Magic - flawed, but recommended
2) September 30: The Conspiracy - highly recommended
3a) October 1: Resolution - highly recommended
3b) October 1: The Battery - absolute must-see
4) October 2: Antiviral - flawed, but recommended
5) October 3: Frankenstein's Army - forgettable, but entertaining enough
6a) October 4: Tucker and Dale vs. Evil - absolute must-see
6b) October 4: Detention - highly recommended
7) October 5: Stake Land - flawed, but recommended
WEEK TWO RECAP
- 8) October 6: We Are What We Are (2010) - It Stinks!
9) October 7: The Devil's Backbone - highly recommended
10a) October 8: Ginger Snaps - highly recommended
10b) October 8: Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed - flawed, but recommended
11) October 9: Frailty - It Stinks!
12) October 10: Excision - absolute must-see
13a) October 11: The Pit - slight, but entertaining
13b) October 11: Jug Face - flawed, but recommended
14) October 12: Deadgirl - kinda bad, but not without merit
sketchsanchez
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10. V/H/S 2
First segment: interesting premise, ok execution. Not creepy enough. C
Second segment: GREAT premise. Using a
perspective is an idea I've never considered. This is great. A
Third Segment: Damn man. Got dayum. Seeing the monster was a bad idea tho. A-
Fourth Segment: creepy and effectively shot. Poor pup A+
Wrap Arounds: Not much to them except they're better than the ones in the original. In fact that's how I feel about the whole package, better than the first all around. Incredibly cool that one of the better segments was done by one half of the Blair Witch duo.
Overall: A
First segment: interesting premise, ok execution. Not creepy enough. C
Second segment: GREAT premise. Using a
zombies
Third Segment: Damn man. Got dayum. Seeing the monster was a bad idea tho. A-
Fourth Segment: creepy and effectively shot. Poor pup A+
Wrap Arounds: Not much to them except they're better than the ones in the original. In fact that's how I feel about the whole package, better than the first all around. Incredibly cool that one of the better segments was done by one half of the Blair Witch duo.
Overall: A
BuddyJoeHooker
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11. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
This film is unsettling. Throughout the film Rosemary is traumatized, in pain and everyone close to her gives her self-doubt. The satanic cult were very unnerving with their calm demeanor and indifference of Rosemary slowly learning the truth. It seemed like whatever she did wouldn't matter to them, their goal was inevitable. Recommended.
This film is unsettling. Throughout the film Rosemary is traumatized, in pain and everyone close to her gives her self-doubt. The satanic cult were very unnerving with their calm demeanor and indifference of Rosemary slowly learning the truth. It seemed like whatever she did wouldn't matter to them, their goal was inevitable. Recommended.
I quite liked it. I think that the third act could have been handled a lot more elegantly than it was (I did love the inciting twist, though), but it does a far better job of playing with the slasher archetypes than you would have ever expected from something more outright comedic, laughing with them rather than at them
ThirstyFly
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Loved it. Whatever happened to that sequel they were trying to get funding for?
BuddyJoeHooker
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12. Antichrist (2009)
I don't know, I'm sure there are many interpretations for everything in this film, but I'm not interested in reading too much into it.
I don't know, I'm sure there are many interpretations for everything in this film, but I'm not interested in reading too much into it.
I'm right there with ya. I loved House of the Devil, Innkeepers was a snorefest for me.
Ace Ventrue
Banned
#12 Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) Oct 12
Comedy gold! At times a bit too drawn out. They tried building up tension, but it didn't quite work. Also introduction is rather long, thought it is worth it at least for this:
Basically this film is about how physically punishing kids with disturbed minds leads to them becoming serial killers.
Also: PUNISH!
Comedy gold! At times a bit too drawn out. They tried building up tension, but it didn't quite work. Also introduction is rather long, thought it is worth it at least for this:
Basically this film is about how physically punishing kids with disturbed minds leads to them becoming serial killers.
Also: PUNISH!