So Netflix DVD used to be the way to go to see pretty much anything including some of the harder to find stuff, but their selection just gets worse as discs damage, stolen, lost. And they can't easily replace many of the discs as they go OOP. Streaming is limited, so all a person can do is buy so many older titles? Course lot of stuff gets put on YouTube, but not everything.
I just want to watch alot of movies, even awful stuff I just tend to be a completionist so constantly watching what I can. Not interested in owning the movies, so many tend to be awful and not something I would watch again.
Like right now been going through retro slashers and trying to track down lot of the more rare and obscure ones off a review list.
I just want to watch alot of movies, even awful stuff I just tend to be a completionist so constantly watching what I can. Not interested in owning the movies, so many tend to be awful and not something I would watch again.
Like right now been going through retro slashers and trying to track down lot of the more rare and obscure ones off a review list.
It's not terrible, but there's not much too it, really. Lots of great creature designs that they simply do nothing with, unless you count walking towards the camera, waving their arms around aimlessly.
So I dunno, I didn't hate it, but it's hard to recommend. If you have it sitting in front of you, give it a go. If you have to go out of your way to watch it, don't bother.
Frankensteins army would have been better if it was actually done like a real lost footage film. Instead of it looking so crisp HD digital camera work. They should have dirtied it up, make it look like old footage as at times the crisp look of it made it look cheap or like some crappy video game FMV.
Among the Living (2014)
"Aux yeux des vivants" (original title)
It's by the same director who made that crazy movie "Inside"
/"À l'intérieur" (original title)
I've been following the production for awhile and I can't wait to see it. Here is a review from IMDB:
"A truly intense and nightmarish horror experience 8/10 stars
11 April 2014 | by Coventry (the Draconian Swamp of Unholy Souls) See all my reviews
Today, directors Alexander Bustillo and Julien Maury returned to the Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Films to introduce their newest effort, entitled "Aux Yeux des Vivants", which more or less translates in English as "Amongst the Living". Nearly everyone in the public was also present at this exact same spot a couple of years ago already, for the premiere of "À l'intérieur" a.k.a. "Inside", and thus we all knew to prepare for another potentially sickening and heart-wrenching horror film with explicit violence, disturbing atmosphere and nearly unendurable suspense. Bustillo and Maury are truly gifted and visionary young film makers who really understood the secret formula to genuinely terrifying and successful horror! They don't avoid any taboo subjects or sensitive themes and confront the viewers with their deepest fears and darkest nightmares. "À l'intérieur" entirely revolved on an extreme terror siege against a 9-months pregnant woman (with some of the cruelest torment sequences ever registered on film), while "Aux Yeux des Vivants" shamelessly handles about physically deformed children and shamelessly depicts uncompromising violence against innocent women and underage children. More importantly even, it's has been a very long time since I witnessed so many utterly intense and uncomfortable scenes of non-stop suspense. The usually always noisy and over-enthusiast crowd at the Brussels' Film Festival often turned very quiet and timid when gazing at some of the expanded and massively unnerving scenes where the young protagonists are stalked in their own houses. It's the last day of school before summer vacation and the troublesome trio Victor, Tom and Dan decide to leave early for a bit of exploring the countryside and committing a bit of random petty crimes like arson. They end up at the abandoned exterior film studios Blackwoods and witness how a masked figure drags a kidnapped woman out the trunk of a car and into an underground lair. We viewers already saw during the intro of the film that the studios might be the hideout place of what's left of a severely dysfunctional family. The boys return home and get punished for their acts by their parents, but that's nothing compared to the horror that awaits them later that night The mysterious figure followed them home and plans to silence them forever. Strangely enough, quite a lot of the violence occurs off-screen, but still the suggestive terror and intense atmosphere is almost unbearable. I will, for example, always remember a specific scene featuring a ringing mobile phone and an icky clown's mask Now that is what I call real horror! Bustillo and Maury are even so talented that they manage to make the oldest and most clichéd sentence in horror cinema history "There is something under my bed" still as petrifying as never seen before! And, for the sick puppies amongst you, don't worry too much about my remark regarding off-screen violence, as there still is plentiful of gore and bloodshed featuring on-screen as well. The three young protagonists give away remarkably stellar performances and they receive excellent support from more experienced French actors and actresses like Francis Renaud, Anne Marivin and Béatrice Dalle. Personally, I still regard "À l'intérieur" as slightly superior mainly because the nature and motivation of villain is more realistic in this film but "Aux Yeux des Vivants" is nevertheless also a must-see horror movie for the true and most courageous fans of the genre!
I watched it for the first time last week. I tried to create the perfect conditions: about 02:00 AM / alone in my room / all lights off / headphones. Despite all this, I couldn't totally get into it, so it didn't have the impact I hoped for. I believe this movie is so ingrained in pop culture that it's nigh impossible to view it with fresh eyes nowadays. While I enjoyed it and think it's a great movie, I'm sad I didn't watch it when it was released (I would also have been 15 years younger, that would have helped too).
I guess I experienced a variant of the "Seinfeld Is Unfunny" trope. Dare I say "The Blair Witch Project is Unscary"? Nah, I confess I felt slightly uncomfortable when I got into bed after it. And I'll probably feel slightly uncomfortable next time I'll go for a walk in the woods.
I'd still recommend this movie.
Martyrs
I watched it last night under the same "perfect conditions", knowing pretty much nothing about it aside from the fact that it's fucked up. And boy, was it a rough ride! I don't think I've ever seen a movie as hard to watch as this one, though I admit I don't have much hard-to-watch horror movies under my belt. But I do think it was worth it.
Strangely, I didn't feel down directly after watching it: I felt uplifted in the most bizarre way. I guess I found relief in the fact that
Anna was able to "let go" near the end of the movie. While she was physically unable to escape her horrible condition, her mind found an exit. This is incredibly sad yet comforting to me. As Saargabath wrote in Leatherface's thread: "the analogy between the spectator and the main character is pretty well done."
I wasn't too bothered by the fact that we're not told what Anna saw on the other side: it was clear to me that the question is intentionally left open. Amusingly, it reminded me of Radiohead's Just video.
However, after reading the thoughts of aku:jiki on the matter, I recognize that Anna's apparent euphory might as well be absolute terror, which would make the ending somewhat less comforting. :/
And here I am now, trying to digest the horrific imagery that this movie has poured into my brain. Needless to say, I don't feel much "uplifted" anymore.
The only movie I can think of that had a somewhat similar impact on me was Pan's Labyrinth. I find both movies thematically similar (but of course, Martyrs is on a whole other level of horror).
I'm glad I watched it, but I would hesitate to recommend it.
hey horror-gaf, just thought i'd pop in and shamelessly plug my new blog, right now it's not much - just a few write-ups from last year's 31 days of horror, and a review of BLUE RUIN I wrote today.
im doing it just for fun, im hoping to try and update it on at least a semi-regular basis.
I think it's meant to be a spiritual successor, reading the development process
In 2010, Amalgamated Dynamics was hired by Universal Studios to create the practical special effects for the 2011 The Thing prequel. However before the film was released, the majority of ADI's effects work on the film was digitally replaced in post production by computer generated imagery. This decision was upsetting to the crew of Amalgamated Dynamics, as this was not the first film of theirs where they had found their work replaced.
After the release of The Thing, in response to fan queries about what became of ADI's effects for the film, Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr. uploaded a behind-the-scenes video to Youtube which showcased their original practical effects prior to their replacement. According to Gillis and Woodruff, the video received such an overwhelmingly positive response that it inspired them to create a Youtube Channel which would feature their archived videos of creature effects from throughout their career.
The Thing is my favorite movie of all time, so needless to say I'm excited to see the finished product. It's a shame what happened with the prequel. I'm glad the Amalgamated Dynamics team gets the chance to really strut their stuff. The more practical monster effects movies out there the better.
But yes, they are setting out to do what they do best and show what could have been in The Thing 2011. I don't see it as a ripoff at all, more of an homage and a huge alien middle finger for having most of their effects kiboshed on 2011
The Thing is my favorite movie of all time, so needless to say I'm excited to see the finished product. It's a shame what happened with the prequel. I'm glad the Amalgamated Dynamics team gets the chance to really strut their stuff. The more practical monster effects movies out there the better.
But yes, they are setting out to do what they do best and show what could have been in The Thing 2011. I don't see it as a ripoff at all, more of an homage and a huge alien middle finger for having most of their effects kiboshed on 2011
Yeah I kinda figured. This kind of thing happens a lot with games. The company screws up and/or abandons the franchise so fans get to work creating what is basically a spiritual successor to the original. Since they actually did the effects for The Thing's prequel, I can't really see it as a ripoff. They're just using what they had to make a "what if" scenario.
Grabbers I thought was alot of fun, not sure I would want to buy it, it's on most of the streaming services right now. But expected crap but it was pretty funny movie really.
Grabbers I thought was alot of fun, not sure I would want to buy it, it's on most of the streaming services right now. But expected crap but it was pretty funny movie really.
Grabbers I thought was alot of fun, not sure I would want to buy it, it's on most of the streaming services right now. But expected crap but it was pretty funny movie really.
So I believe I've pretty much missed out on all of the classic Hammer films and I plan to begin to rectify that this year.
I know it's not one of the better ones, but I'd like to start with Dracula A.D. 1972 because one of my favourite songs samples it and I finally got around to figuring out what movie it was. Well, that and the premise of Dracula slinking around in the 70s sounds hilarious to me.
Anyway, quick question about the film, from my understanding, the Hammer Dracula series pretty much begin from where the last movie left off, but A.D 1972 sounds like it isn't connected to the others (ie he isn't resurrected at the beginning). Is that the correct? I'm hoping I can go into it without any knowledge from the other films. I will get to those eventually, but I really want to see this one now.
Do not ignore this film, but yes it is a found footage film. WAIT! STOP i know most of them are terrible, but this is one of the really good ones.
Its about this couple, 20 somethings, very likeable and unlike typical horror movie twats who go on vacation to camp in some forest. They have good chemistry and its one of those couples you do not want to see die, which is super rare in horror movies.
The film has a great summer vibe of "outdooriness", its sunny, colors pop out, things look really great, you are totally with these people on a nice vacation. You get a real feel for the place, its immensely helped by the actors and the sound design. You realize this movie is great when the couple is awoken at night in their tent, their reactions and dialog just feel so natural and normal, its a super long scene and very impressive, at that point i just knew i was in for a great ride.
Its flaw is the
ending, its a ending you are familiar with if you have watched other found footage films.
This film was mentioned on the last page, and it is amazing. Sorta similar plot to the above film i mentioned but its not found footage. Its very eerie throughout and well done. I did feel that the first act was the best one, aka the setup was better than the conclusion. At the end it did not just feel scary anymore, while at the start it was horrifying.
I saw this movie 2 months or so ago and i still vividly remember most scenes in the first act, but everything just kinda...fell apart for me at the end.
Not a feature film but rather a documentary about the Nightmare on Elm Street. This is highly enjoyable even for non hardcore fans, i only really liked the original, New Nightmare and maybe Nightmare 3. But the documentary is great throughout, its more critical than your average documentary about films would be, its not just several hours of wanking off the series and telling you how each movies is special an amazing. They do actually get people to say "say it like is!" and even admit that Nightmare 2 had many gay overtones, the whole Nightmare 2 is hilarious, the interviews and reaction to the movie today by people who made it is great.
If you like any sort of horror films or just films in general, this is must-see material, its very long and fun. And might make people understand why some of these long winded series ended up sucking the more they went on (Halloween, Friday, Nightmare)
Recommend all 3 for those of you who are bored. And for bumping the thread!
Do not ignore this film, but yes it is a found footage film. WAIT! STOP i know most of them are terrible, but this is one of the really good ones.
Its about this couple, 20 somethings, very likeable and unlike typical horror movie twats who go on vacation to camp in some forest. They have good chemistry and its one of those couples you do not want to see die, which is super rare in horror movies.
The film has a great summer vibe of "outdooriness", its sunny, colors pop out, things look really great, you are totally with these people on a nice vacation. You get a real feel for the place, its immensely helped by the actors and the sound design. You realize this movie is great when the couple is awoken at night in their tent, their reactions and dialog just feel so natural and normal, its a super long scene and very impressive, at that point i just knew i was in for a great ride.
Its flaw is the
ending, its a ending you are familiar with if you have watched other found footage films.
I thought it was decent, but that tent scene makes it a worthwhile viewing. Very impressive for this low budget film. Was incredibly creepy with surround sound also and the suspense is great during it.
But
it goes downhill after that I found. Ending was a bit generic and poor as you said but then again, how else can these "found film" horror movies end?
One big gripe I had with it; right after the ending, that loud, obnoxious end credits music nearly gave me a heart attack when it came blaring on and took me right out of the movie. It would have much better, and keeping in tone with the creepy nature of the film, to let us listen to what was happening in the background after the ending, with the sound of
Anyone else feel like Paul W.S. Anderson would have been better suited to making House of the Dead films than Resident Evil films? The zombies in the Resident Evil series have clear limits and skills that change based on the virus and region. The Executioner showing up in Los Angeles makes no sense plot-wise, and the introduction of Las Plagas at random just to have zombies that shoot guns seemed lazy.
House of the Dead zombies have none. Your zombies can be skilled in axe throwing, knife combat, whatever, and it would still make sense in the House of the Dead universe. Would you really have to alter much since the movies aren't based off of the games anyway? You'd have to change some location/character names and swap out the monster designs for the House of the Dead ones, but you could leave pretty much everything in the central plot completely untouched.
Also went and saw Coherence tonight. Anyone seen that yet? It was good, but I couldn't help thinking that the whole film just felt like a lesser version of PlusOne
The fat naked woman was the woman who was pictured in the missing notice in the diner. Bigfoot or the group of Bigfoots apparently captured her and used her to breed, like they did with the woman from the couple. You here her being carried off in the end, screaming "Let me go" or something like that.
Another theory is that there is a group of psycho men, like the guy who told them to go home when they were in the car, who capture and rape the women who happen to go down to the creek and keep them down there, where they cant escape.
