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Movie # 11 The Call of Cthulhu - 6/10

I forgot during our movie party last night, we ended up watching this. It was really short, 46 min, on Netflix. I liked how it was shot and how some of the effects were, but think they could have done things a little better. I don't think I have seen a good Lovecraft movie adaptation that follows the story perfectly. Reanimator is awesome, but way different than what the short story was.

Going to watch Rec 2 and 3 soon, probably within the next few days. Need to take a break now, enough movies for this weekend. Plus I have a bunch on my HD at work I haven't watched yet, makes the boring work days go by so much faster when I have movies in the background.

 

[GhaleonEB]

#05 | Oct. 7th | The Thing From Another World | 1951

Much better than my faded childhood memories had me believing it was. I'm finding that as an adult, a number of these classic monster movies were made with greater craft than I could appreciate as a child, and the original The Thing is another example.

A military and scientific outpost in the Arctic observe an object fly erratically before crashing in the ice, and go to investigate. What exactly crashed is revealed brilliantly as the search team fans out to get a feel for the size and shape of the ship buried in the ice...and find it round. Finding what appears to be one of its occupants frozen in the ice nearby, they chop out the block of ice it's in and return it to the base, where the military and scientific leadership clash on what to do next.

It's your basic guy in a monster costume, but they do a good enough job with lighting, makeup and sound to create something otherworldly, and have the wisdom to not let the camera linger on the creature. And what they couldn't do with makeup, they compensate for with a being as fascinating as it is terrifying. It's expertly paced and has some great character work. It would have been easy to have the lead scientist character come off as a raving mad man, but they allow him more dignity than that.

Quality film, deserving of its classic status.

After the kids are in bed, the decidedly more gruesome Carpenter version.

 

[Astaereth]

October 7th - Movie #6 - Curse of Frankenstein

Just finished this, the first real Hammer Horror film, and it's every bit as good and fresh an adaptation as their later Dracula (also starring Cushing opposite Lee). It's pretty fantastic, from the understated sets to the brilliant emphasis on Frankenstein as the real monster, while his creation is simply the twisted, pitiable, grotesque result of Victor's unfortunate ambitions. The acting from Cushing and his friend Robert Urquhart is wonderful, and it's their relationship that makes up the heart of the film, which is less about Man and God and more about fathers and sons. Cushing's Frankenstein, an entitled, arrogant scientist who lost his father at a young age seeks a father figure in Paul, a tutor he hires and then works side-by-side with to find the secret of reanimation; for his part, Paul acts as the superego Frankenstein alternately ignores and placates. What Paul doesn't see is that by urging Victor to destroy the monster he's worked so hard to build, he's tapping into Victor's abandonment issues; time and again, Victor revives or revisits his dangerous experiments, with deadly results. If the problem with Shelley's original novel is its inability to decide whether Frankenstein's key sin is the hubris of creating life or the cruelty of abandoning it, "Curse" separates these qualities into two men whose philosophical disagreement leaves one of them on death row and the other heartbroken for his surrogate son. Effectively photographed in lovely color, including shocking amounts of gore for the time, Curse of Frankenstein successfully takes a moldy old book and gives it new life on the screen. Hammer's 2 for 2 with me, and I'm excited to watch more.

 

[Count Dookkake]

Be sure to check out Hammer's HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN for a pretty funny take on the material.

 

[BuddyJoeHooker]

#7 Mimic

I liked this one. It felt incredibly 90s. I found myself getting more excited for the minor characters like Josh Brolin and Norman Reedus (he had a real small role). The bugs weren't really terrifying, but it was decent. It was also interesting to see early Guillermo del Toro. Till next time.

 

[msdstc]

Starting with...

#5 Pontypool (2008)

When I first started this movie out I wasn't paying full attention. 10 minutes in I felt like I needed to start over. I soon realized it wouldn't have mattered. Sticking with the movie was definitely worth it. It's a very unique concept that's hit or miss at times, but for the most part there was quite a bit to like. Very strange/eerie atmosphere from the beginning, nice camera work, and really a great performance out of Stephen McHattie. I can't say too much without spoiling it, but it's definitely worth checking out.

7.5/10

and then...

#6 Quarantine 2

Meh, didn't really wanna watch it, but wanted to stay on track and this was the shortest option. I can't say I expected anything good at all, but I do think there could've been potential there given the setting. The writing was incredibily generic, the camera work was film school level, and the acting was lousy. Really not much good to say about it, can't recommend this one.

4/10

 

[Blue Submarine No. 6]

Oops... forgot to check in yesterday... anyway...

#6 Fiend Without a Face (1958) (Oct. 6) - What's not to like about a film made in England set on an American Airbase in Canada? Prof. Wallgate's experiments in "thought materialization" result in animate, antennaed brains (spinal chords still attached) that suck out the brains of the living for sustenance like "mental vampires". Classic '50s atomic monster fun with some great stop motion effects complemented by genuinely disturbing sound-work. Slurp slurp slurp!

#7 The Reptile (1966) (Oct. 7) - Part of Hammer's "Cornwall Trilogy", The Reptile introduces Were-Serpents to the same quiet English village that suffers the Undead and Greek demi-gods in Plague of the Zombies and The Gorgon... Part Cult of the Cobra, part Wuthering Heights, produced with Hammer's traditional shoe-string opulence and workmanlike competence, this is exactly what you'd expect from classic Hammer Horror without Lee or Cushing to give weight to the proceedings; good fun!

Even my mom loves An American Werewolf in London! Great movie.

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Also, I normally don't do this kind of thing, but that British woman playing the nurse is unbelievably hot, and I strangely don't remember ever having seen her in another movie. I'd totally go gay for her. Very plausible that he'd instantly fall for her (and she for him, as he's very charming and cute.)

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That's Jenny Agutter - she's been in a lot of decent movies over the years, but she was even hotter in Logan's Run, which is where I first saw her (and fell madly in love with her, I might add).

 

[Ridley327]

Even my mom loves An American Werewolf in London! Great movie.

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Also, I normally don't do this kind of thing, but that British woman playing the nurse is unbelievably hot, and I strangely don't remember ever having seen her in another movie. I'd totally go gay for her. Very plausible that he'd instantly fall for her (and she for him, as he's very charming and cute.)

I really really want to own that poster. It's one of my favorite horror movie posters, after that of Argento's Opera. Someday soon.

Jenny Agutter was quite the It Girl back in the 70s; I think that she was introduced in all her glory (IF YA KNOW WHAT I MEAN) in Walkabout, and she was the romantic foil in Logan's Run.

 

[haikira]

Main list.

• Film 03 Day 08
  [REC]³ Génesis (Paco Plaza - 2012)
  
  

Hmm. I wasn't aware before hand, how comedic this film was going to be. it really threw me off. I liked the inside jokes at the beginning, about the shakey camera though.

I wasn't crazy about this one. It had it's moments and i thought the ending was good stuff. But i found myself quite bored during a lot of it. Wasn't a big fan of how zombies ran or walked, depending on what the film needed at the time. I also thought the soundtrack let it down at quite a few points. It sounded like bad horror stock tracks, at times.

I can see why people were joking about adding extra points on, because of the lead actress. God damn.

 

[miller_time22]

Running behind on posting but #s 5 & 6 were Halloween and Halloween II. I love Halloween. Such an awesome atmosphere, in no small part due to the music.

Halloween II is still fun, but even thought the setting is pretty cool, the atmosphere isn't as good.

Halloween III is up next.

 

[Aske]

#7 The Reptile (1966) (Oct. 7) - Part of Hammer's "Cornwall Trilogy", The Reptile introduces Were-Serpents to the same quiet English village that suffers the Undead and Greek demi-gods in Plague of the Zombies and The Gorgon... Part Cult of the Cobra, part Wuthering Heights, produced with Hammer's traditional shoe-string opulence and workmanlike competence, this is exactly what you'd expect from classic Hammer Horror without Lee or Cushing to give weight to the proceedings; good fun!

I must have been about 11 when I saw this, but I remember thinking it was awesome. I remember being partiularly impressed by the quality of the creature make-up. I should hunt it down for a rewatch.

 

[Ridley327]

Speaking of nudity!

Oct. 7: Lips of Blood/Fascination (both, dir. Jean Rollin)

The two Rollin films certainly left a strong impression on me. The wonderful dreamlike qualities of the productions appeals to me greatly, even if the clumsy attempts at explaining their narratives threaten to burst the bubble, as it were.

Lips of Blood suffers from that a bit more severely, as a good chunk of the film's final 20 minutes is devoted to nearly endless exposition dumps from one character to the next. Also not helping it are some unintentionally humorous dramatic scenes, including one particular guffaw-worthy bit involving vampire hunters going out of their way to look like the biggest dumbasses while trying to corral the lovely ladies. However, it's an intriguing journey all the same; it pulls off the idea of walking into the lead character's dreams, watching the world around him become fixated on memories that he desperately needs to remember. Although not particularly horrific, you're never quite at ease throughout the film, keeping you on your toes. A lovely ending, too; it's a rare moment of unambiguity and it's also tender and satisfying. Now, if they would only shut up for a minute!

Fascination has a much more interesting concept behind it, as you're not really entirely too sure whose dream you're wandering into. A jarring opening (featuring a brilliant shot of a woman in a beautiful dress in the middle of a killing floor) quickly gives way to what only seems like the beginning of a convoluted story involving a thief and the bandits that he quickly rips off. Once our thief comes across a chateau that looked like it popped right out of a painting, we meet who I feel are the real main characters, two "ladies in waiting" who are at the chateau for initially murky reasons. Where I think this film really succeeds is how well it turns the thief into an audience surrogate; he sees right through the women and their false intentions, just like we do, and yet we're both intrigued all the same. Both of us have to see this to the end, even if it means playing along with our hosts/captors. Although a chatty film, it never grates as much as it does in Lips in Blood due to it being mostly dialogue and not over-exposition. And what sights that the film has to show you; it is with all good reason that the cover of the film features the frame that it does, as it won't leave your head even after you're done watching.

All in all, I'd say that it certainly leaves me hungry for more Rollin, even with a supposedly spotty track record.

Week 1 evaluation: So far, so good; having an actual program to adhere has been working out quite well. Going with themes for the weekdays is shaping up to be one of the best ideas I've had, and I'm eager to see how it'll hold up, because...

Week 2 preview:...we turn our focus to the world of the paranormal. Ghosts on film are as old as cinema itself, so we dedicate this upcoming week to finding some of the best that this sub-genre has to offer. This week also sees our very first rewatch of the annual marathons, as Kubrick's adaptation of The Shining will be on tap for Friday. But before we get ahead ourselves, we still find that we can't escape the grip of Britain, as we kick off this week with one of the most influential TV plays of all time: The Stone Tape.

 

[_Isaac]

#2 - Event Horizon

This was a cute movie. It wasn't terribly scary or anything, but it was a fun adventure and I liked all of the characters. I also like the premise. It really gets my imagination going. It's a little unfortunate that such a serious movie has so many unintentionally funny moments though down to the punching sound effects or that

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fire guy that keeps popping up.

. The funniest moment definitely goes to this scene though (spoilers obviously). It really shows the importance of a good scream. Sometimes, it makes the performance.

 

[sketchsanchez]

Currently rt VI of my Friday the 13th marathon that's been going since Sunday. I missed a film on Thursday in order to watch Candyman with a friend, but anyways, I'm way digging it so far.

Parts I-IV were all great to varying degrees. II and III were goddamn excellent, I was pretty goddamn good, and Part IV wasn't as cool as the first three, and had some real dumb shit in it, but overall was good too. V was dog shit outside of a death or two, but so far Part VI is just taking the ridiculous silliness ingrained in the series starting with IV and running with it. I love it.

I'm a huge dork for meta films, especially meta-horror films (New Nightmare and Scream are two of my favorite movies ever made), so it was a real treat when the cemetery discovers Jason's grave dug up and takes a second to look at the screen and say "Why'd the have to go and dig up Jason? Some people have a sick idea of entertainment." Given everything that went on in Parts IV-VI both in real life and the films, this little moment got me to crack a nice wide smile.

Anyways, Jason just got to camp, so, I'll report back after the bloodshed.

Glad you're liking Jason lives man, its my favorite in the whole series. IMO, Thom Mathews is fucking MAGICAL in it haha.

Check out this gem:
"No, you gotta listen to me! Jason's alive and hes after me! I tried to destroy him, but I fucked up!" Lol, no shit?

 

[ThirstyFly]

Glad you're liking Jason lives man, its my favorite in the whole series. IMO, Thom Mathews is fucking MAGICAL in it haha.

Check out this gem:
"No, you gotta listen to me! Jason's alive and hes after me! I tried to destroy him, but I fucked up!" Lol, no shit?

That's my fave too. The introduction of cooler zombie Jason and one of the few that actually take place in the camp. Love it!

Best line in that one was easily the two kids hiding under the beds,

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"So, what were you gonna be when you grew up?"

Nice one, Tommy, haha.

 

[big ander]

Jason Lives is as far as I am in the series and I'd probably call it # 2, under Part IV. Don't see the supposedly bad futher sequels beating it.

7) A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 10/7
Aaaaand I'm at a year without Jason. Just good ol Freddy in the best of the first three Nightmare films, I see now. Effects are creative and expressive, Freddy is both funny and terrifying, characters are economically introduced and surprisingly well built. I cared about everyone in there; the deaths hit hard. And the final fight is, frankly, fucking cool. Immensely satisfying conclusion to the series even, if you just want to ignore 2 and pretend 1+3 is the whole story. Also love the commentary on how shitty mental health facilities are, though that falls to the background quickly as Mr. Krueger gets going. More I think about it more I think I loved this. I'll even shoot high with the score.
****/5

 

[Astaereth]

October 7th - Movie #7 - Absentia

One more before bed: the indie creeper Absentia, which in a weird way reminds me of Insidious--only Absentia earns its scares by creating people we care about, putting them in interesting situations, and even when it gets kinda silly, continuing to twist the knife. Twist is a good word there, because this movie has a lot of them, and even though in retrospect they feel inevitable, there was a definite freshness to what the movie was doing while it was doing it. I don't want to give anything away, because part of the enjoyment of the film is watching where it goes, but it starts with a pregnant woman declaring her husband dead now that he's been missing for 7 years. She's taken to Buddhism in the interim, meditating sometimes and at one point tells her sister (who has come to stay with her and help with the baby) that attachments bring suffering. Absentia is a sometimes soulful, sometimes terrifying rumination on that concept--how attachment to people, lovers, hope, or even a house can complicate everything and lead to unimaginable guilt, sorrow, and fear. It's a wonderful little gem of a movie, cheap but effective, small but affecting. It's streaming on Netflix and I don't think you'll regret it.

 

[sketchsanchez]

That's my fave too. The introduction of cooler zombie Jason and one of the few that actually take place in the camp. Love it!

Best line in that one was easily the two kids hiding under the beds,

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"So, what were you gonna be when you grew up?"

Nice one, Tommy, haha.

He's also such a screw up. First of all, the entire thing is his fault. Secondly, His big plan is to

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ride a tiny boat to the middle of the lake armed only with a huge rock tied to a giant chain, so he can lure Jason to him and tie that god damn chain around his neck. He litterally calls jason a chicken shit and a pussy in order to get him to follow him out there.

The balls on this guy!

Anyway, just finished:

6. The ring. (original version)
And at the risk of sounding blasphemous, I prefer the american version. I'm fairly certain it's because of two things: 1. I saw the american version first (when it came out), and 2. It's been super hyped up by a lot of people, and under those circumstances one can't help but feel disappointed. I enjoyed the movie, no doubt, but they're sadly way to similar to prefer the one I saw second. Without a doubt, no matter which order I saw these movies in, I think i'd prefer Samaras big debut to her Japanese counterpart. It's just way more unsettling.

Jason Lives is as far as I am in the series and I'd probably call it # 2, under Part IV. Don't see the supposedly bad futher sequels beating it.

They don't. I personally love Part 7, like a lot, but it doesnt hold a candle. It's easily the last of the "good" ones, but it's also easily the beginning of the end.

 

[Exentryk]

The Last Exorcism

The Movie started off okay, got interesting and then completely fell apart at the end. Also, where is the scene shown on this cover art? >_>

5.5/10.

 

[Mastodonkey]

DR is at least 1000 times better than House, so if you really like that, you should love Rejects.

I just finished rejects and the first half of it was a major drag but the second half of the film made up for it. Corpses was paced much better plus I loved the humor in corpses which was almost entirely absent in this one.. but then again rob didn't make the same film twice, both of them go really nice together as a whole.

 

[BattleMonkey]

They are also essentially different styles of movies. House of 1000 Corpses was essentially trying to be an old school horror film. While Devil's Rejects was not horror, it was trying to emulate 70's grindhouse revenge films.

 

[John Rabbit]

other than characters and director, it's hard to draw direct comparisons between 'house' and 'rejects'. i actually prefer the cultish freakshow mentality of 'house' over 'rejects'; but i recognize that the latter film is probably objectively the better piece of cinema.

 

[Ridley327]

My biggest problem with House of 1000 Corpses is that it feels like a music video stretched out to 90 minutes, and I can barely stand Zombie's own music videos for the 4 minutes that they last.

I don't know what the hell happened in the five years between House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects, but it certainly improved Zombie's craft a thousandfold. Now, if only he would stop writing...

 

[bjork]

This movie is awesome, but if anyone is interested in seeing it, I must warn them that it is one of the most unbelievably violent films that I've seen in recent times. Like, even I was cringing at the shit that goes down in this.

I was debating this one, but your description has sold me. That's today's movie for me!

Yesterday I watched Circus of Horrors from 1960, it was really more of a murder mystery than a horror movie. Awesome if only because the subtitles said "lion growls" when it was an ape in the cage.

 

[BattleMonkey]

#13 Galaxy of Terror (1981)

- So decided some more Corman produced stuff should be seen since I watched a ton in a row already. Well I think this ones been covered already a bunch of times, but yea great flick. Better than Prometheus.

#14 REC 3 (2012)

- Ok, my first modern film for my watch hehe. Enjoyed the first two outside of the turn made in the 2nd film. This was great and glad that early on they ditch the whole lost footage aspect. The movie does drag at bits and seems to have issue with not knowing if it want's to be serious or goofy dark comedy, but overall was very enjoyable. The lead chick was insanely hot too. Great ending as well, hope the series continues in this fashion and abandons a pure first person camera angle.

 

[Ridley327]

I was debating this one, but your description has sold me. That's today's movie for me!

Yesterday I watched Circus of Horrors from 1960, it was really more of a murder mystery than a horror movie. Awesome if only because the subtitles said "lion growls" when it was an ape in the cage.

I guarantee you that you will never look at vacuum cleaners the same way ever again.

 

[Divius]

*adds Dream Home to list*

 

[BattleMonkey]

I always skipped Dreamhouse because of the cover on Netflix. Never thought it was that kind of movie....

 

[Ridley327]

I always skipped Dreamhouse because of the cover on Netflix. Never thought it was that kind of movie....

Yeah, the IFC cover does not even begin to hint at the bloodbath that the film quickly becomes, nor does it do a good job of setting up how topical the story turns out to be. I can't guarantee that everyone will like it, but it certainly took me by surprise.

 

[BuddyJoeHooker]

Hey what does GAF think of Phantoms? Is it a horror film? I'll be checking out Dream Home soon, and finally see An American Werewolf in London.

 

[Ridley327]

Hey what does GAF think of Phantoms? Is it a horror film? I'll be checking out Dream Home soon, and finally see An American Werewolf in London.

All too easy.

 

[sophora]

9. "Let the Right One In" - not typical horror but more like a drama;

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bullied kid befriends a vampire who moves in next door and they both fall in love with one another.

The movie is quite slow and isn't for everyone, though I really enjoyed the slow pacing.

 

[John Rabbit]

9. "Let the Right One In" - not typical horror but more like a drama;

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bullied kid befriends a vampire who moves in next door and they both fall in love with one another.

The movie is quite slow and isn't for everyone, though I really enjoyed the slow pacing.

i need to re-watch this movie. viewed it on a total whim 2 years ago (not for halloween) and found it remarkably beautiful. i love the ending.

 

[mariachi507]

#4 My Bloody Valentine (Oct. 5)



"From the heart comes a warning, filled with bloody good - cheer, remember what happened as the 14th draws - near!"

Looking over my list again I notice it's very slasher heavy this year. My Bloody Valentine (original btw) doesn't really offer anything that we haven't seen before, and it probably will not surprise you whatsoever. That being said, I had a fun time watching this one. The story starts off with a town preparing for a valentine's day dance, it's their first one in 20 years thanks in part to an individual named Harry Morgan. Harry was responsible for a series of murders and then claimed that he would kill again should the town ever celebrate valentine's day again. Town doesn't listen, people die, I eat popcorn. A good portion of the second half takes place in an abandoned mineshaft which actually raises some tension due to the lack of light.

Good film to watch if you're looking for a harmless slasher flick.

7/10

 

[Divius]

Tried to watch Juan of the Dead, but it was just too horrible all around so I turned it off 25 minutes in.

 

[Wallach]

I just finished this and was really disappointed in it. The atmosphere was great, but I really felt like they fudged the ending. The story wasn't equal to the setting.

Really? I quite liked how Session 9 movie ended, it is one of my favorite aspects of the film as a whole. It shines just enough light on the entire story to help you put everything in context, and doesn't linger long enough to ruin the impact of the reveal. I thought it was a surprisingly good movie, I didn't expect much going in but I still think about it when talking about suspense/horror movies.

 

[MattyH]

Day #8 - Dawn Of The Dead (1978) After a double header of fulci and argento im revisiting one of my all time favorite films

 

[Aske]

#9 - Quarantine
Trailer

I love REC 1 and 2, so figured I should probably watch the American remake. I'd heard it was essentially a shot-for-shot retelling of the story, and that's reasonably accurate; but crucially, the final scene is significantly weaker. The

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creature

is far, far less creepy, and the film loses something without the

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occult

angle. Part of the reason I'm such a fan of REC is due to the unusual back story behind the outbreak, and while that's mainly explored in REC 2, there's still a healthy amount of content in the first film. All of that was left out of Quarantine. Even setting that criticism aside, REC is the better film. Jennifer Carpenter gives an incredible performance, but the rest of the cast is generally forgettable. I was much more invested in REC's tertiary characters, and found I didn't care about anyone in Quarantine besides Angela. Otherwise, the film is copypasta: unless you're a huge fan of Carpenter, there's no reason to watch it if you've seen REC.

 

[J-Roderton]

Fall break starts for me on Thursday. I will have an entire 24 hours to do nothing but catch up with my horror flicks. I'm 3 days behind right now due to work. Lining up:

The Loved Ones
The Unborn
The Exorsist

 

[Aske]

7) A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 10/7
Aaaaand I'm at a year without Jason. Just good ol Freddy in the best of the first three Nightmare films, I see now. Effects are creative and expressive, Freddy is both funny and terrifying, characters are economically introduced and surprisingly well built. I cared about everyone in there; the deaths hit hard. And the final fight is, frankly, fucking cool. Immensely satisfying conclusion to the series even, if you just want to ignore 2 and pretend 1+3 is the whole story. Also love the commentary on how shitty mental health facilities are, though that falls to the background quickly as Mr. Krueger gets going. More I think about it more I think I loved this. I'll even shoot high with the score.
****/5

I completely agree. For me, Freddy is easily the greatest in the pantheon of 80s character slashers, but he's not used well in most of his films. It's all about 1 and 3 - and I agree that 3 is superior to 1 - then New Nightmare which is probably my favourite of the bunch, and then Freddy vs Jason which absolutely knocked it out of the park. The NoES remake is one of the most disappointing I've ever seen. So much wasted potential. But 1, 3, 7 and FvJ deliver in spades. I'm saving some of these for the end of the month. So good.

 

[strobogo]

Inkubus (2011): The three main characters in this movie are played by Robert Englund (which is why I chose to watch this movie), William Forsythe, and......NSYNC's own Joey Fatone. Who is fat and looks old as fuck now. And within the first 10 minutes, you get an opening scene of a birth gone wrong, Fat Joey banging some broad on a desk, and him in a straight jacket banging his head on his padded room that sounded like metal walls anyway.

Freddy Krueger himself is some kind of supernatural shadow killer who has an Assassin's Blade(!) as his main weapon. Forsythe has Ric Flair circa-1996 hair cut and color job. But with a mustache. It's really weird. I see no reason why Robert couldn't still be Freddy. He gets creepier with age anyway.

Kid is charged with murder of his girlfriend. He claims that Freddy did it. Fat Joey is a bit incredulous to the story. Then Freddy walks in to the police station with the girl's head in his arms and a van full of body parts. Weirdness happens from there.

nkubus tells the story of a skeleton crew working the final shift at a soon to be demolished police station. The night takes a gruesome turn when the demon, Inkubus, calmly walks into the station holding the severed head of a murdered girl. Inkubus toys with the crew, allowing himself to be restrained, and begins to proudly confess to his litany of crimes, some dating back to the Middle Ages. Why? Inkubus has a score to settle with the one detective that almost put him away some thirteen years ago. To their dismay, the cops quickly become pawns in Inkubus' brutal crowning achievement of murder, gore, and mayhem. They ultimately realize it's his world, they only die in it.

It's basically the Robert Englund being a weirdo and making people see shit for under 90s minutes. And for some reason, there is steam on every kill. Even when it makes zero sense. Like someone getting their spine ripped out and the spine is smoking. Or a stabbing, with the blade smoking after going through the body. He's really basically just being Freddy but without the make up and while people are awake. And instead of a glove, he has the Assassin's Blade as his main weapon. If you enjoy Robert Englund, you'll probably enjoy this movie. It isn't even a full 90 minutes, so it is easy to get through.

 

[canoli2006]

#6 - The Blob (1958)

I feel this movie was just okay. Loved the cheesy special effects and terrible acting. I felt transported back to a 1950s drive-in movie.

 

[peach]

#1
My Little Eye (2002)

Chose this at random from the Netflix horror genre.
It was okay, made me jump a few times.
Kind of a horror take on a show like Big Brother.
Acting as okay.

 

[bjork]

Dream Home. That was pretty messed up stuff, but if I ever need to randomly kill a bunch of people with household objects, this movie was instructions on how to do so.

 

[peach]

#2
Scream 2 (1997)
Rewatch- Haven't seen it since it originally came out.

I enjoyed rewatching this. It brought back memories of my middle-school years. I used to be extremely scared of the Scream guy. It's always fun to rewatch things many years later. The movie has a lot of star power and some gore. Doesn't have the "jump" factor that I usually like in scary movies.

 

[SaintZ]

I'm way behind with this but i'll try to catch up:

3) Laid To Rest
God this movie. The characters were all annoying and dumb. The lead girl was a bad actress and the plot... I can't. The only good thing was the gore.
2/5

4) Tucker and Dale Vs Evil
I had a blast watching this movie. The leads were great, the dog was adorable. The only thing it bugged me was the bad guy. He was annoying.
4/5

5) Phenomena
Mmm. It started a little bit slow. The premise was kinda interesting and it reminded me a lot of (Dario Argento's) Opera:

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the insects saving the girl in this movie and the crows doing the same in Opera.

. Jennifer Conelly looked gorgeous. The acting was a little bit iffy and the gore and blood was alright. Also LOL @

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monkey

in this movie.
3/5

Seen Previously:
The Loved Ones
VHS

 

[Jill Sandwich]

#8 - REC 3 (popular choice this year!)

Week 2 begins with REC 3! I knew a bit about the change in style beforehand so it wasn't a surprise, but I've read many reviews that didn't like it. Well this is a reviewer that DID like it. What's the change? It's not first-person camera.
WHAT? THAT'S THE POINT OF REC!
Indeed it is, but this story, which runs concurrent to it's forebears, couldn't be told in that style without feeling forced and dumb. The first two have good excuses to be shot handheld style, and when the zombies start running amok in this film, the protagonist admonishes the guy who has to record everything and we get a great transition from the old REC to the new, proper film style. Part 4 will also be traditionally shot so you better get used to it anyway. Let's do a quick synopsis.

It's Clara and Koldo's wedding day, and we follow our lovers recorded separately by their families as they get ready, welcome guests outside the church, and the ceremony itself. Koldo's uncle is filmed showing a dog bite on his hand to someone. (Could this bite come from Max, Jennifer's dog from the first film? I'll put coins on it.) You know this isn't a good sign.
At the reception, the kids play, pina coladas are drunk, guys in hazmat suits are noticed outside, and the happy couple make speeches and dance when all of a sudden uncle dogbite falls from the balcony onto the dancefloor. The music is halted while his wife goes to check on him. He bites her throat out. Bad things happen. Koldo and Clara are separated in the ensuing chaos and the film follows both of them and their parties as they try and make their way back together.

REC 3 is lighter in tone than the previous films, but is not quite a comedy, though there are some funny moments. You won't get creeped out by the zombies in this film. Because it's set on an estate it loses the claustrophobia of REC and REC 2, and our protagonists are able to sneak around the zombies rather than be forced to take them on. There are few tense moments, unfortunately, but the film is still a lot of fun as the horde picks people off, and the heroes find ways of dispatching them. The cast did a great job, though I wouldn't say I felt for many of them, but I did get emotional at the end. What is lacking is exposition and why these things are happening and what it means. If you weren't paying attention in the previous films it could easily not have REC in the title and be a standalone zombie film.
It would still be just as entertaining! See you next year for REC 4!

 

[SaintZ]

#8 - REC 3 (popular choice this year!)

Week 2 begins with REC 3! I knew a bit about the change in style beforehand so it wasn't a surprise, but I've read many reviews that didn't like it. Well this is a reviewer that DID like it.

Yay! I'm glad I'm not alone in this world. I really liked part 3 (even more so that 2) specially because they changed the format. Yes, the name doesn't make any sense now but who cares, it was still a fun movie.

And the girl who plays Clara is gorgeous.

 

[Ridley327]

5) Phenomena
Mmm. It started a little bit slow. The premise was kinda interesting and it reminded me a lot of (Dario Argento's) Opera:

Spoiler

the insects saving the girl in this movie and the crows doing the same in Opera.

. Jennifer Conelly looked gorgeous. The acting was a little bit iffy and the gore and blood was alright. Also LOL @

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monkey

in this movie.
3/5

Seen Previously:
The Loved Ones
VHS

Funny you should mention the Opera connection, since there's an even more blatant one than that:

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At the very end of Opera, Betty is seen talking to insects, and it's implied that she's communicating with them psychically; they even play a bit of the theme from Phenomena during the ending, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[ThirstyFly]

Hey what does GAF think of Phantoms? Is it a horror film? I'll be checking out Dream Home soon, and finally see An American Werewolf in London.

I wasn't a big fan, but Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms, yo!

I completely agree. For me, Freddy is easily the greatest in the pantheon of 80s character slashers, but he's not used well in most of his films. It's all about 1 and 3 - and I agree that 3 is superior to 1 - then New Nightmare which is probably my favourite of the bunch, and then Freddy vs Jason which absolutely knocked it out of the park. The NoES remake is one of the most disappointing I've ever seen. So much wasted potential. But 1, 3, 7 and FvJ deliver in spades. I'm saving some of these for the end of the month. So good.

Great to see another FvJ fan. I see that one get shit on all the time and I never understood why. I think it's waaaaaay better than it ever should have been. I also agree with your NoES picks, 1, 3 an 7 being the best. The NoES remake was a DISASTER on every level, and I'm not one of those guys that instantly hates remakes. I really enjoy the Texas Chainsaw and Friday remakes.

Yay! I'm glad I'm not alone in this world. I really liked part 3 (even more so that 2) specially because they changed the format. Yes, the name doesn't make any sense now but who cares, it was still a fun movie.

And the girl who plays Clara is gorgeous.

The girl who plays Clara has one sexy back. Mmm. Add me to the list of people who enjoy the movie too. Rec 2 was a better sequel to Rec 1, story-wise, but Rec 3 was just more fun to watch. Can't wait for the Blu-ray later in the month. Not sure if I'm going to rewatch it for this though since I've seen it so recently.