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[Dascu]

Oct. 2: Kill List (dir. Ben Wheatley)

"Intense" is a good word to describe the whole film. I'm not sure what to make of the ending (although, to its credit, it does line up with a scene earlier on in the film), but it's rare to see a film that's such a genuine nail-biter ratchet up the intensity so flawlessly. Terrific use of lighting in the last third of the film, too. I'm definitely interested to see what the director has in store for us in the future.

Loved this one. Stylish, competent, original and genuinely tense.

 

[John Rabbit]

started off the month by trawling netflix for something interesting/new/unheard of and settled on the innkeepers.

amidst reviews and the trailer itself, the film seemed like it was taking a pretty direct stab at the slow burners of the late 70s and early 80s. the basic plot is: old small-town hotel is closing for business after the weekend and the last two remaining workers attempt to finally solve/prove the long rumored hauntings.

the problem with the innkeepers is that it spends so much time "slow burning" that it kind of forgets that something is supposed eventually happen. the movie is less a horror film and more a character study of quirky small town twenty-somethings working at a historic hotel that's going out of business; occasionally punctuated by creepy moments of paranormal activity.

visually the film is compelling. claustrophobic shots of hallways, long static angles and slow pans and dollies through rooms really get the "forboding dread" atmosphere down. the hotel looks like a poor man's overlook hotel, and the sort of "everything is old in a creepy way" feeling is here in full force. cuts linger about 2-3 seconds longer than a typical modern horror film, and the scares rely more on visuals (or sometimes lack thereof) than an aggravating shrieking STAB of music. there are particularly a few very good bits of sound design when the main heroine is attempting to record EVPs in the hotel at night. it's a very creepy film, good at winding you up, but again that's about all it ends of doing. nothing of any real import happens.

the two main leads are believable in their roles as bored hotel workers, with luke's especially droll and sarcastic demeanor being a favorite aspect of mine. he managed to play what is a pretty archetypal character without being rote or boring. i also appreciated how most of the screams/scares that the heroine endures were met with a more realistic type of screaming, freak-out behavior than the "scream queen" shrieks most films use. everyone in the film felt believable, if not a little hammy/over-acted.

the film is oddly dated in a few ways. the slang used between some of the younger characters, and particularly in the way a webpage that features fairly prominently in the film is designed. it feels like the film takes place in the early 2000s (film was made last year). i took this as an affect of the small-town setting, but it was just kind of a strange...thing. it doesn't detract or add anything to the film.

The Innkeepers (2011)
good for creep factor, bad for actual scares or comprehensive plot/story. - 6/10

 

[Demon Lizardman]

#2. The Langoliers. Seen this before awhile ago, but didn't remember much so I watched it on Netflix. Creepy as I remember but dragged on for far too long. You can also really pick apart the acting but that does give it some charm. Still giving it a 7/10 though. If you never have seen it, do so this Halloween.

Shitty ass designs for the monsters though, they're like demented meatball pacman.

 

[grim0451]

1. Cabin in The Woods

I'll say right away that I enjoyed this movie. Some of my minor issues are that while it is poking fun at horror tropes they could of done more with the idea. Splitting the movie between two groups of characters right away provides some good scenes but I never really got a good feel for either side. And the logic of it all doesn't stand up to much scrutiny regardless of if that's a partly the point. But as a horror fan it still provides plenty of worthwhile scenes and jokes, and the climax is pretty awesome.


2. Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Dream Warriors is goofy as hell. Running backflips off walls, Wizards, and Freddy injecting a girl with needle hands. All while Patricia Arquettes tone of voice reminds you of someone talking in their sleep. Thats this movies charm though and after watching it I guess I wouldn't have it any other way. The first I feel is still a great horror movie, and probably the best of the series. Where Dream Warriors succeeds is putting together great practical effects, a good Freddy, and then just running with the silliness of it all and not looking back.

 

[Metalmarc]

Day 1

DeadSet: Rewatch (tvshow) Dir: Charlie Brooker
Epsisode 1
i know im breaking the rules but i really had no time to watch a film so a tv epsisode was easier, this is big brother (that tv reality show the uk one) meets any of the ...Dead films, what a great concept, throwing in zombies to tear and chew through the cast of a dumb reality show, charlie higgson did well here, if you haven't seen it yet i REALLY recommend it, it's up there with the best zombie films even tho its only a 6 part, one off tv series. 9/10

Day 2 : First film Entry

Red State Dir: Kevin Smith

Unfortunatley this film was as boring as the Westboro baptist church family it was loosley based on, and i LOVE kevin smith's films (yes i dont mind jersey girl and cop out)
but there's not much horror in this one more action, dissapointed 6/10

 

[Divius]

DeadSet: Rewatch (tvshow) Dir: Charlie Higgson
Epsisode 1
i know im breaking the rules but i really had no time to watch a film so a tv epsisode was easier, this is big brother (that tv reality show the uk one) meets any of the ...Dead films, what a great concept, throwing in zombies to tear and chew through the cast of a dumb reality show, charlie higgson did well here, if you haven't seen it yet i REALLY recommend it, it's up there with the best zombie films even tho its only a 6 part, one off tv series. 9/10

I totally fell in love with Dead Set when I first saw it and can't recommended enough to people who like zombie movies. Since it's a miniserie and it's not even 3 hours long (right?) I don't think anyone will object with people watching this.

 

[canoli2006]

#2 - La Morte Vivante (The Living Dead Girl) (1982)

I watched the uncut version and I'm not too sure how I feel about this film. There is plenty of ultra gore throughout but the film did nothing to shock me. 5/10

 

[flipping_heck]

2. The Deadly Spawn (1983)

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agtrqXBfiE4

A movie that goes straight to the point in it's cheesy 80s B movie style, terrible acting, very simple plot, very B movie! Fantastic creature designs and has hilarious moments (i.e. the dinner party scene).

Overall: worth a watch because it is really short (80 minutes) and it's just pure 80s Horror cheese. 5/10

 

[canoli2006]

Which version of The Blob can someone recommend?

 

[Hilbert]

Which version of The Blob can someone recommend?

They are both worth watching. The 1958 version is a perfect 1950s monster movie example and steve mcQueen is alway nice.

the 1988 is scarier, gorier, and does things you don't really expect a horror movie to do.

either one you pick would be good.....but I prefer the 88 version.

 

[afternoon delight]

Which version of The Blob can someone recommend?

The original is revered for a reason, as it's a perfect example of its kind.

The remake is revered for gore you don't expect and fantastically bad acting.

 

[8BitsAtATime]

4. Harpoon: The Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre

So much fun to watch. It has everything from nudity to a flare getting shot in someones eye.

 

[Divius]

#7 - Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979)
Werner Herzog retells the story of the 1922 silent classic. It's a great update of the well known story and it works on every level. Herzog's direction is great and the unsettling atmosphere he creates with the wonderful combination of beautiful visuals and eerie music works wonders. There is this one instance where the ghostship drifts into the quiet town, and you can really sense the horror that moves with it. Oh and yeah, Klaus Kinski is flawless as the famous bloodsucker from the title. 7.5/10

 

[avengers23]

2. Nosferatu (Murnau version, 1929)

It's been said before, but there truly iconic images in this film. Others have pointed to the sequence in the ship where Max Schreck's Nosferatu rises stiff as a board in his coffin, but the image that stuck with me was the procession of coffins through town seen by Ellen Hutter, the protagonist's wife, through her bedroom window. And it should also be noted that Nosferatu is defeated by the sun only because Ellen Hutter sacrificed herself to distract Nosferatu until the sun rose. There was nothing that the men in the film's universe could have done to defeat Nosferatu, which is interesting because Bram Stoker's Dracula has been interpreted as a commentary on the Victorian vision of sex inside and outside of marriage. And of course there's the shot of Nosferatu's shadow reaching out for the door, standing in for the boogeymen who haunt us when we can't sleep at 3 in the morning.

 

[Blue Submarine No. 6]

#2 The Wolfman (1941) (Oct. 2) - Kurt Siodmak essentially invented the contemporary cinematic werewolf with the lines "Even a man who is pure of heart, and says his prayers by night..." in his screenplay for this Universal classic. I first saw The Wolfman on Saturday afternoon television when I was perhaps 12 or 13 years old and have loved it since... There's just something so tragic in Lon Chaney Jr.'s face that suits the character so well.

 

[GrayFoxPL]

Maybe you guys could help me.

Am I supposed to watch 30 days of night with subtitle translated speech of non-human characters or not?

 

[NekoFever]

#2 Kuroneko (Oct 2)

I didn't like this for a while in the middle, finding the whole thing very slow and surreal and more than a bit melodramatic, but once Gintoki came in I really ended up liking it. The strange atmosphere and the creepy way the ghosts move was awesome, and the fusion of samurai culture, domestic drama and supernatural horror was really interesting. I see the director has another horror film that sounds similar, so I'll probably seek that out at some point.

4/5 for this one. After two ghost movies in a row I'm up for something different, so tomorrow's going to be either a monster movie or a good old slasher.

 

[runlikehell]

Day 2: Insidious.

Did anyone think this film was any good? Especially the reveal of the stupid

Spoiler

red faced demon, followed by the bullshit anti-happy ending father-possessed

. What a terrible terrible film.

 

[Hilbert]

Day 2: Insidious.

Did anyone think this film was any good? Especially the reveal of the stupid

Spoiler

red faced demon, followed by the bullshit anti-happy ending father-possessed

. What a terrible terrible film.

I thought it was ok. It is actually quite well loved by a lot of horror groups I know.

 

[SaintZ]

Day 2: Insidious.

Did anyone think this film was any good? Especially the reveal of the stupid

Spoiler

red faced demon, followed by the bullshit anti-happy ending father-possessed

. What a terrible terrible film.

It started promising but when

Spoiler

they brought up the astral projection crap all went to hell

. The ending was predictable too.

 

[Jill Sandwich]

#2 - Grave Encounters

More traditional spooky fayre tonight, of the 'found footage' kind. I was recommended this as a fan of REC and Paranormal Activity, and was told it was better. I'm sorry to say it's not, at least scare-wise. The film is made up of footage from a series called Grave Encounters, where they go into old buildings looking for ghosts. The team hasn't yet found actual ghosts, so they make up occurrences to make a show. As they begin to tour the abandoned mental asylum they find no spooks and start setting up fake readings and whatnot, but then things start getting weird.
Grave Encounters combines both elements of the other two films mentioned above, REC's handheld-style TV show gone wrong with Paranormal Activity's fixed cameras to show things that happen when nobody is in the room. We've seen these things before, so we should be used to them, but they're still effective enough to instill an air of suspense. The problem is the scares are very sparse. There's too much searching of rooms and arguments between characters, and this brings down the creepiness. A lot of scares later in the film were telegraphed from the beginning, so weren't as surprising as they should have been. That said, there are a couple of 'Yikes!' moments (providing you don't watch the spoileriffic trailers on YouTube) and the shifting corridors of the asylum was a clever touch, with some Evil Dead 2 time-dilation going on. In the end though, I was getting used to the 'scary face' effect of the ghosts - the very last one reminded me of a 'derp' face, which wasn't what they were going for, I reckon.
It was fairly well acted, with just a bit of hokiness poking out now and then. It felt like a proper TV show at the beginning and I wish they would have stayed 'in character' for a bit longer before being spooked into dropping the act.
All in all, some good bits, but too few of them. I hear the sequel is a lot better, and there's enough here to make me want to see what happens next.

 

[Tokubetsu]

Not sure how long I'll be able to keep this up; I'm mainly here for recommendations. But if I can gather enough movies I may end up completing the challenge by accident, so here's hoping. Love gory 80s supernatural character-slashers, found footage genre, psychological horror, and anything set in a haunted house.

Here's what I watched today:

#1 - Atrocious
Trailer

Awesome film. Spanish found footage flick with a bit of a twist. Loved the pacing and build up to the climax. Check it out if you like the genre; if you don't, this won't convert you.


Since this is my first post in the thread, I'm going to throw out a few recommendations. I saw these films fairly recently, so I won't be watching them over the next 30 days.

Adam Chaplin
Trailer

Like gore? Watch this film. Utter madness. Anime-inspired supernatural revenge splatter flick. Terrible plot, weak characters and poor pacing do not mar the excellence of this Italian indie masterpiece. Emanuele De Santi, who stars as the muscle-bound titular protagonist, also wrote, directed and scored the film. You will say WTF.

The Pact
Trailer

Intensely creepy psychological horror with a gut punching twist. Becomes more disturbing as you chew it over after the credits roll. Far from perfect, but understated and very well-executed.

Laid to Rest/Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2
Trailer

Character slashers for fans of Freddy and Jason. The plot is bizarre in the first film and goes off the deep end in the sequel, but both films succeed in being fun, engaging horror flicks with solid pacing and direction; each a succession of spectacular kills leading to a satisfying climax. As a character, Chromeskull has the panache and on-screen presence to stand alongside established titans of the genre.

Thanks for reminding me to check out Chromeskull. I'm a big TSCC fan and I know a lot of the cast/crew and sfx guys were involved with both films.

 

[Darkgran]

#1 The Grudge 2004 (Oct 1)

I actually enjoyed this for what it was. It had some scary moments but nothing freaky. I need to see Ju-on: The Grudge (the original that this is based on) to compare.

 

[8BitsAtATime]

#1 The Grudge 2004 (Oct 1)

I actually enjoyed this for what it was. It had some scary moments but nothing freaky. I need to see Ju-on: The Grudge (the original that this is based on) to compare.

You should watch Ju-on: The Curse as well, it came out before Ju-On The Grudge

 

[Darkgran]

You should watch Ju-on: The Curse as well, it came out before Ju-On The Grudge

Cool. I will. Thanks

 

[decaf]

Another post-midnight movie last night/this morning...

(Out of ****)

#1 [REC]² (2009) (Oct 1)
Not as good as the first, but nice to have a continuation of the original story. **

#2 [REC]³ Génesis (2012) (Oct 1)
What a change of pace. My main gripe with this movie is that it has very little to do with the former two. It's changed from a

Spoiler

gritty, virus-based

horror movie to a

Spoiler

zombie-based comedy/romance schlock

horror movie. The very essence of the series, the

Spoiler

handheld camera perspective

is thrown out the window too, despite some new ideas on that front in the first half-hour. Not a bad movie, just could have done with a different title. **

#3 Session 9 (2001) (Oct 2)
Gave me a good case of the heebie-jeebies, but no big scares. ***

#4 Slither (2006) (Oct 3)
Much better than I was expecting; a lot of fun. Gregg Henry's character is hilarious. ***

Question: Is the American remake of [REC], Quarantine (2008) worth watching if I've seen the original three?

 

[_Isaac]

1.) Ghost

Oh man I hadn't seen this one in ages. I think it actually holds up. It was better than I remembered. I was never bored. The characters are pretty fun although Demi's character is sometimes a bit too plain. Goldberg did a pretty good job. I don't know what else to mention really. I liked an early scene where

Spoiler

Patrick Swayze's character gets into a scuffle with the killer guy. You hear a gunshot and then see Patrick Swayze try to chase after the bad guy. He comes back and stares at the floor in disbelief. Everything in this scene makes you think Demi's character probably got shot, but it kinda flips it around on the viewers when you actually see Patrick Swayze's body lying dead. It actually caught my cousin by surprise. I wonder if stuff like this was ruined from the marketing at the time. If you know the guy is going to be the ghost in the story, that scene might be less effective.

 

[BuddyJoeHooker]

#2 Case 39
I've been making some bad decisions with my movies so far. This film was disappointing, quick summary: Renee Zellweger is a cps worker and finds a troubled child, child turns out to be evil. I'm seriously hoping my next film will at least be a little above average of these 2 and half star films. I'm being generous.

 

[BattleMonkey]

So some more Shlock from me but something a bit more classic too.

#3 Bad Taste (1987)

- One of Peter Jackson's early films that along with his other films makes you wonder how he ever got work on the LOTR movies. Many have seen and know the well liked Peter Jackson flick Dead Alive. Bad Taste is a movie of similar style though with a much more loose narrative and just generally far more wacky. Lot of the film feels like it was shot on home video and obviously really low budget, but it sports impressive looking gore and just like Dead Alive, lots of it. Lot of gross out goofy humor and the movie is just all over the place. Aliens who have abducted and replaced a whole town of people in New Zealand to turn humans into intergalactic fast food. The main cast is some form of secret group called "The Boys" who work for the government to stop these aliens. The cast is crazy and really silly, with Peter Jackson himself playing an insane member who goes through all kinds of madness. Lot of dark goofy humor, gore, slapstick galore... part sci fi, horror, and action film.

And for the next film, something not as obscure or shlocky as my previous 3 choices....

#4 Terror Train (1980)

- Jamie Lee Curtis once again continues her early career as the scream queen with this semi well known Slasher. Unlike her previous films Prom Night and Halloween, Terror Train was not as successful. A decent 80's slasher though not particularly scary. A killer is on board a train with a frat who is having it's final college masquerade party aboard a train. David Copperfield has a fairly large role in this... of course playing a magician.... and Jamie Lee Curtis belts out a bunch of screams in the climax. Movie really just puts it all out there early on and tries hard to make people second guess the obvious killer reveal. Some good moments and decently made slasher, but you can see why it got a pretty big meh reception.

 

[ThirstyFly]

4. Harpoon: The Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre

So much fun to watch. It has everything from nudity to a flare getting shot in someones eye.

Hah. I like how your review tells me everything I need to know. That one is going on my list.

Maybe you guys could help me.

Am I supposed to watch 30 days of night with subtitle translated speech of non-human characters or not?

I'd have to pull out my blu-ray to confirm and it's buried behind stuff, but I'm 95% sure you're not supposed to have subs for the non-humans.

 

[Aske]

Thanks for reminding me to check out Chromeskull. I'm a big TSCC fan and I know a lot of the cast/crew and sfx guys were involved with both films.

I almost mentioned that in my post, but I have no idea what the connection is. I believe the director owns his own SFX company, so presumably he/they did a good deal of work for TSCC. I was pleasantly surprised to see Lena Headey in the first one, thought it was an amusing coincidence when Thomas Dekker showed up, and practically fell off my chair when Brian Austin Green appeared. Hope you enjoy.


Movies others are discussing that I feel like weighing in on:

Grave Encounters - I loved it, but only after tolerating the first half. I liked the direction of the story a great deal, even though I didn't care for some of the paths it took to get there. I felt the payoff made up for some of the film's more pedestrian aspects. I found it very reminiscent of the better Silent Hill games, and the sense of isolation and separation from reality that the film slowly builds towards was extremely effective.

Insidious - I appreciated it. Very flawed, but a cool concept with some pleasantly effective atmospheres. Red Demon was goofy, but the old woman was quite effective. It's no Dead Silence, which remains one of the creepiest films I've seen, but it's recognizably from the same stable, and I thought it was a good deal better than most of other ambitious, higher budget horror flicks of recent years.

 

[harSon]

I ended up watching a film that wasn't a part of my list...

Movie #17 - The Stuff, directed by Larry Cohen (1985)

Watched an interesting low-budget film called The Stuff just now, and I have to say, it was an entertaining little gem. It's basically a fusion of The Blob and Invasion of the Body Snatchers, with an injection of social commentary regarding consumerism, and once you get over the fact that the premise isn't the most original thing in the world, there's a ton of enjoyment to be had.

The acting isn't exactly the film's strongest point, although the underrated Michael Moriarty is able to carve out a relatively likable performance for himself. Everyone else within the film ranges from serviceable to mediocre, but that's to be expected within any low-budget horror film from the 1980s.

The film starts with a guy who stumbles upon a white gooey substance bubbling out of the ground, and for some reason, decides to taste it and is surprised to find out that it's delicious. This substance is extracted and turned into a product for public consumption, but unknown at the time is the fact that it's alive, highly addictive and has the capability of taking people over.

As I said, the film is basically a fusion of The Blob and The Invasion of the Body Snatchers, more so the latter considering the 'takeover' element, but the monster itself is obviously influenced by the former. "The Stuff," which is basically the monster packaged into a product, takes over its consumers and in Invaders like fashion, attempts to spread itself through consumerist promotion. While I typically don't like such heavy handed messaging within my film, such themes are a rarity within horror, and this one is relatively intelligent in its execution. It's overall message is actually fairly multifaceted; ie. the dangers of consumerism, how capitalism can potentially influence government oversight like the FDA in negative ways, our dependence on oil, etc. It's fairly blatant, but surprisingly deep.

The practical effects are fairly impressive given the budget of the film. Apparently 'the stuff 'was made out of ice cream, yogurt, glue, fire extinguisher liquid, etc. and the filmmakers did a great job of breathing life into what's literally nothing more than melted ice cream. It's climbing up walls, latching onto victims and raising from the floor, which all does a lot to make this inanimate object seem plausibly real and menacing. There's also some fairly good Thing-esque moments within the film, where people are outed as overtaken individuals, particularly the end, where Garrett Morris undergoes what can only be described as a Thing transformation. Unfortunately these types of effects are where the budget constraints rear their head, but if you can forgive that, it's definitely an element of the film that you're likely to appreciate.

The film straddles the line between a serious and comedic tone for much of the film, with the first 2/3rds being relatively serious and quite horror like, and the last act making a much more light hearted turn. I personally could have done without the comedic twists, considering that aspect of it wasn't exactly well done, but it's not distracting enough to curb my overall enjoyment of the film.

Rating: ** 1/2 out of ****

 

[jon bones]

1: Slither (2006) - Loved this creature feature! My first time watching it and thought it was really good. Fillion's acting is spot on as usual and the movie flipped the script on classic horror tropes in some really clever and funny ways. Definitely more black humor than actual scares, though. Surprisingly heartfelt to boot - good to watch with the girl.

8/10

Day 2: Insidious.

Did anyone think this film was any good? Especially the reveal of the stupid

Spoiler

red faced demon, followed by the bullshit anti-happy ending father-possessed

. What a terrible terrible film.

i thought it was great, really well paced and solid payoff.

 

[msdstc]

1. Sleepaway Camp- 6/10- Very strange movie that somehow I've gone without seeing forever. I get all the hype about

Spoiler

the big "twist" as it's more about the presentation, but I feel I had it ruined for me having read so much about it. Either way the cheesiness is a good time, just not sure it lives up to the hype.

2. Psycho II- 7.5/10- Got this recommended to me through the underappreciated movies thread, was surprised to not only see that it had positive reviews, but I didn't even know that this existed. Anthony Perkins returns and is excellent in his role as Norman yet again. The tension is crazy in this. I was pretty low on the big "twist", but everything before that is pretty awesome. Definitely worth watching.

Will be watching another tonight, still in search of what it will be.

 

[Aske]

#2 - V/H/S
Trailer

A series of short films contained in a single narrative framework. I felt there were some good ideas, but they were generally too poorly executed to deliver. The various writers and directors seemed to hold back the narrative power of each of their vignettes to varying degrees, failing to give their stories sufficient clout to succeed. I say that because most of the ideas are promising, and the cast is generally competent, so I was very surprised that not one left me satisfied. I was thoroughly unimpressed with the first film since the story has been told a thousand times before and I'm utterly sick of it. Those which followed are both more original and more enjoyable, and perhaps aside from the final film each tape is generally better than the last. The arc that ties each film together was forgettable, however.

I'd recommend watching V/H/S if you're a interested in seeing what a group of filmmakers can achieve with a super low budget and a bit of gumption, but I didn't feel any aspect of the movie stood up well on its own merit.

 

[Team Jones]

#2 - The Final (2010) (Oct 2)
Impression: Typical arrangement; Cool Kids tortured by the Uncool Kids in an attempt to get them to understand the pain they've been put though... blah blah blah. Few good moments; mostly dull moments. BLAH MOVIE.

#1 - 'Vile' (2011)*
#2 - 'The Final' (2010)*

*Netflix Stream

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

I agree, The Final was pretty bland.

 

[Coxy]

#3 Snowtown

The mumbley narration and medley of dreary scenes of everyday life will bore you to tears and the slow pace will sap any energy you have left. This film is ugly, crude and just generally horrible to watch, taken on its own it's repulsive and very much the banality of evil, knowing it's a true story it's just depressing and some people will love if for that, but for me, not a fun watch at all but if you want something completely grim and depressing it has the feeling nailed down.

* out of *****

 

[Plasticine]

#2 Suspiria (October 2)
“Susie, do you know anything about... witches?”
Awash in lurid Technicolor, backed by Goblin's soundtrack that is in turns frightening and childlike, Suspiria is an all out assault on your senses. Trapped firmly in waking nightmare logic, the plot is practically non-existent, but that's okay. Dario Argento brought more than enough visual firepower to ensure his tale of an American ballet student running afoul a coven of witches became a horror classic.

 

[Plasticine]

#2 Case 39
I've been making some bad decisions with my movies so far. This film was disappointing, quick summary: Renee Zellweger is a cps worker and finds a troubled child, child turns out to be evil. I'm seriously hoping my next film will at least be a little above average of these 2 and half star films. I'm being generous.

Looking over your list, it will get better. You do have some really good movies coming up.

 

[GhaleonEB]

No horror movie for me tonight - I was living a parents horror movie. Long day at work ended with me taking my seven year old daughter to the ER with road rash, a smashed finger and (we now know) a broken finger, after a wipe out on her bike. Alas.

I'll try to make up for it this weekend.

 

[Ilive1up]

#1 ThanksKilling

Ho-ly Shit. A+. That's all.

 

[BuddyJoeHooker]

Looking over your list, it will get better. You do have some really good movies coming up.

Thanks, that's good to hear.

 

[SaintZ]

#2 - V/H/S
Trailer.

Hey I watched this one too!

Oct. 2 - V/H/S

I agree 100% with what Aske said. The main "story" is like... what? I couldn't care less for any of the guys (it started pretty slow too so that didn't help). The rest of the mini stories had potential but the only one I disliked was the last one. The effects were awful and the ending... meh. The rest was OK I guess. My favorite would be the one with the couple speaking through Facetime. It was the only one that made me feel uneasy. Specially the "twist" D:

I had read some cool stuff about this but it doesn't live up to the hype, sadly.

2.5/5

Previously:
1. The Loved Ones - 4/5.

 

[jon bones]

2. The Woman in Black - Did not care for this movie very much. Setting and atmosphere were good, but it was lacking in both scares and substance. Overall, it wasn't particularly compelling and there wasn't a very satisfying pay off.

5/10

 

[_Isaac]

2. The Woman in Black - Did not care for this movie very much. Setting and atmosphere were good, but it was lacking in both scares and substance. Overall, it wasn't particularly compelling and there wasn't a very satisfying pay off.

5/10

Agreed and I also

Spoiler

found the scene where he keeps hearing the toys come on pretty hilarious. He pretty much went to the bedroom to the living room like back and forth like three or four times.

 

[Marty Chinn]

#1 - The Innkeepers

A bit more quirky than creepy, but I kinda dug the main girl so she kept it interesting for me. A couple scare moments, and I like the way it ended. Enjoyable, but slow; a good way to start the season though.

#2 - Resident Evil: Damnation

Pretty good CG, but man what crappy animation. I was shocked to find out everyone was motion captured too. The animation really holds back the visual look. The first person stuff looked great though. As far as story goes, it was pretty decent but I really don't like the direction the series has gone. I long for the zombie aspect rather than e biological mutations.

#3 - Paranormal Activity 3

I was actually impressed with PA2 with how they tried to make it an overall story and connecting it to the first one. This tries to do the same and while I liked some of the scare moments, I wish it had more of the creepy moments. Also it's weird how everything looks high def in the 80s. It's also weird how there's so much blatant footage of what's going on and they never stop and say that's it, check this shit out, we're out of here. Overall not too bad, but I think they were pushing it a bit on the level of trying to make it look real compared to the first two. Oh well, bring on PA4.

 

[ThirstyFly]

#2) Piranha (1978) (Oct 2)

"People eat fish, Grogan. Fish don't eat people."

The first of my Seafood Double Feature, I decided to go with the original Piranha because I had never seen it and I really enjoyed Alexandre Aja's remake.

So what we have here is a pretty standard Jaws ripoff (obviously), which would have been fine, however... a red herring near the beginning

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(the little ghoulie looking thing in the military facility)

got my hopes up that this would be little closer to Dante's Gremlins, which only made the piranha attack sequences more disappointing.

Aside from that, this was one of the stronger Roger Corman produced films I've seen, but I think I'll stick with Humanoids from the Deep for my go-to sea creatures flick from Corman's library. This is one of the few examples where I feel the remake vastly improves upon the original.

And what the hell was up with the head camp counselor? Not only did he

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interrupt the skinny dipping just as it was about to begin, but he lived too? I thought they were supposed to kill off the a-holes in these kinds of movies. There is no justice!

So, is Piranha Part Two: The Spawning bad enough to make it enjoyable and worth a watch?

 

[BuddyJoeHooker]

So, is Piranha Part Two: The Spawning bad enough to make it enjoyable and worth a watch?

Check it out just to see James Cameron directorial debut.

Some of the underwater cinematography is nice.

 

[Aske]

#1 - The Innkeepers

A bit more quirky than creepy, but I kinda dug the main girl so she kept it interesting for me. A couple scare moments, and I like the way it ended. Enjoyable, but slow; a good way to start the season though.

If you'd like more Sara Paxton, I can recommend Enter Nowhere. Not strictly a horror movie, more a mystery thriller, but very atmospheric.