Crap! I forgot I wanted to watch Bride of Frankenstein and Young Frankenstein this year and didn't include them in my list.
Anyone have any opinions on what 2 movies I can safely take out of my
list? It's all stuff I've been saving/looking forward to, so I'm drawing a blank here.
Looks like we will be sharing a couple of films like Black Sabbath and probably a few more. So far, Bava is 2 for 2 with me. I'm looking forward to seeing how the trainwreck known as Hellraiser Revelations goes for you. I've steered myself clear of the majority of Hellraiser sequels but I've enjoyed your reviews over the years. Will this be your first viewing of Phantasm? I have an odd compassion for the series.
Off the top of my head, I don't think I've seen any Bava other than the amazing Blood and Black Lace, so I'm really looking forward to digging deeper into his filmography. I also have 5 Dolls for an August Moon, The Girl Who Knew Too Much and Danger: Diabolik lined up, but they're not suitable for this marathon.
I've been dreading finally getting up to Hellraiser: Revelations. I've found something to enjoy out of all the other sequels though even if the level of quality is all over the place, so I'm trying to go in to Revelations with an open mind. At the very least, it should be interesting to see how it compares to the other sequels.
And yup, first viewing of Phantasm. I've seen bits and pieces of one of them (most likely #2) as a kid, but I don't remember much outside of some corpses in a morgue and the silver ball. I'll probably do 2-3 next year, then 4-5 the year after (if 5 ever gets released...).
Would it be possible to work out a group watch date/time for the mandatory films? It might be easier for people to discuss if they're viewed at similar times.
A time would be tricky but I plan to watch Caligari on the 1st and Creep on the 16th. Hopefully everyone watches them around there so we're all discussing at the same time, but I want to keep everything as flexible as possible, so I'd rather not force it.
Also, great pick with Caligari Thirstyfly. I actually meant to recommend it for one of the mandatory watches a few weeks back but I never got around to it. Great minds think alike!
We've been kicking around Caligari as a mandatory for a while now so I'm glad to finally get to it. Now for next year's public domain movie? That's gonna be tricky.
Unfortunately I can't remember who initially suggested it so I could credit them in the OP but it probably goes back to the first or second year of the marathon.