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Fix-It Felix. Jr.

Fix-It Felix. Jr.

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strafer said:
This one was really good.
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Just finished watching this, and as an enthusiast of both horror anthologies and Sutter Cane's work, this film had me going. There's nothing better than an anthology that is able to organically connect all the stories, and even better when it all comes together at the climax. Moreover, I love when movies are scattered with symbolism, whether self-contained or collective, and Southbound has plenty. No idea how I missed this film when it was initially released, but I'm really glad that you shared it in here! The only bad part for me was the The Accident, because I'm extremely squirmish and had to close my eyes multiple times, lmao.
 
Melchiah

Melchiah

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A little update on Toro's At the Mountains of Madness, and a pic of the albino penguin made for it, before it was initially cancelled.

http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exc...ction-plus-mountains-of-madness-update-445-02
Now we come to the meaty bit. I started reading this site regularly around ten years ago, when there was a ton of of buzz surrounding David Fincher's adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA, Terry Gilliam's adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's GOOD OMENS, and Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS. Ridley Scott was even working on a MONOPOLY movie, but let's forget about that one. While none of those projects ever came to fruition, we have confirmation from del Toro's camp that AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS may still happen one of these days. After Paul gave a presentation in a room dedicated to the work of H.P. Lovecraft, magic, and the occult, he introduced del Toro collaborator Gary Deocampo, who spoke briefly about the initial writing of the script back in 2006 and then went into detail regarding the history of the ill-fated adaptation:

The studio said, 'we'll finance it,' so Guillermo started on the pre-production, and his friends started to read the script, and one of his friends, James Cameron... said, 'you know what? I want to help you. I want to be an executive producer.' So, Guillermo brought him along. They did some fantastic pre-visual 3D animation that in 2010 was just jaw-dropping, so you can imagine what they could do in 2016. And so, with that, also another friend of Guillermo's, Tom Cruise, said, 'well, I want to be in this movie.' So we have Tom Cruise and James Cameron all aboard, the studio's on board, the budget was set, everyone was happy with that. But Guillermo wanted to make his adaption of AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS, and it had to be rated R, not for, you know, Kthulu nudity, not for gratuitous blood and gore, but for intense situations, and if you've seen Guillermo's movies, you seen that he ramps up the intensity, so there would have been a lot of that. So they fought back and forth about doing it rated R, why can't we make it PG-13? So, come the winter of 2011, Guillermo was up in Toronto doing location scouting for exteriors, and he got an emergency phone call: 'you need to come back to LA.' So Guillermo came back- it was a Saturday- he came back for an emergency meeting, and unfortunately, that's when the studio decided, you know what, we can't make this movie... because it was going to be rated R and also, is there an audience for a 1930's expedition film where 90% of it takes place of the snow, and you know, there's monsters that no one's ever seen before.​

I couldn't get a great photo through the glass, but this f*cked up looking penguin was made for AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS before production was cancelled. This is the first time it's been seen in public.

While this was a crushing blow to del Toro and his team, his dream to make the film was still very much alive- until 2012, when we reported that, after seeing Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS, del Toro felt the film was so similar to his concept of AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS that it would be pointless to continue pursuing the adaptation. Well, now, it looks like we may have a bit of an update on the project, or at least del Toro's attitude on it:

Now, 2016, he's like 'well, I can do it for cheaper.' Cameron's involved still. I don't know about Tom Cruise... and then also, he said he can do it for PG-13, because now the audiences almost ten years later are more savvy, and more, you know, they don't get scared of stuff. He can put stuff that's scary that is deemed PG-13 now. So, if studios are still interested, it's a matter of timing, 'cause now Guillermo is currently working on his new independent film, and then we have a big movie coming out after that... So, will it happen? If anyone deserves to do it, it's Guillermo, 'cause no one will do it justice and with so much love for it, so keep your fingers crossed. Hopefully we'll see it sooner than later.​

So, not much of an update, but it's nice to know the filmmaker is still very much considering making the film, and with a post-AVATAR James Cameron on board, there's probably a much better chance the studio will be willing to accommodate his vision.
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Aske

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That's a sweet 'guin. Thanks for posting the update! To think the dream is still alive is pretty incredible. I'd hope if there was any difficulty with the rating, Del Toro would just release his own cut on BD after the fact; but I can't imagine anything deal-breaking from the story that would necessitate the R. .

To finally have a second Lovecraft film (Cthulhu 2007) that isn't B-movie schlock...Let's hope GDT can make it happen.
 
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FloatOn

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Monocle said:
Damn, good calls! Thanks for the recommendations. I really enjoyed both movies. Are these considered found footage films?

I absolutely love this kind of documentary-style movie that starts in some ordinary setting and then shows creepy environments, where the tension builds and you watch the characters make disturbing discoveries or see uncanny things start to happen. (The Blair Witch Project, which is the definition of a found footage film, is like this. And there are elements of it in The Witch too, although that one is more cinematic, and concerned with the drama of a devout family coming up against agents of evil.)

The Borderlands had such a satisfying ending. What a payoff. And all of the exploration stuff in The Tunnel was A+. Those movies hit the spot.
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Glad you liked it. Yeah I would consider The Borderlands found footage.

There is this movie on Netflix called They're Watching that is pretty average up until the the last 30 minutes or so where it goes completely off the rails. It's pretty stupid but it's fun and I would suggest watching it.
 
Melchiah

Melchiah

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Aske said:
That's a sweet 'guin. Thanks for posting the update! To think the dream is still alive is pretty incredible. I'd hope if there was any difficulty with the rating, Del Toro would just release his own cut on BD after the fact; but I can't imagine anything deal-breaking from the story that would necessitate the R. .

To finally have a second Lovecraft film (Cthulhu 2007) that isn't B-movie schlock...Let's hope GDT can make it happen.
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Hopefully something worthy comes out of it, as I feel Toro is one of the few directors who could make justice to the source material.

On a side note, I've read good user reviews about the Color Out of Space, and I wonder if it's worth a watch?
 
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therapist

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Nudull said:
Debating between watching I Saw the Devil or A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.
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a girl i havent seen but looks meh

ive seen i saw the devil twice , its fucking awesome.

I tried to watch absentia last night...why does this movie have even decent reviews? ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1610996/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 )

I realize its indie , but i couldnt even finish the movie and thats rare for me. is the last 1/4 of the movie like really good or something?

The acting was so fucking bad i just couldnt get into it , especially the detective , just god awful acting.

Edit : I shall be checking out borderlands / final prayer. Thanks fellas.

Also - If you can , watch The Wailing. Tis good! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5215952/
Same director as The Chaser and The Yellow Sea , both very good but not exactly horror.
 
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Violence Jack

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I just saw an advanced screening of Don't Breathe. Really enjoyed the film, but kinda let down by the ending. Stephen Lang kills it and was perfect for the role. I would say that it leans more thriller than straight up horror though. I'd say 7.5/10.

Blood and Black Lace is on Blu Ray?!
 
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Aske

Member
Melchiah said:
On a side note, I've read good user reviews about the Color Out of Space, and I wonder if it's worth a watch?
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I'd not heard of this before - looks solid from the trailer, and apparently S. T. Joshi called it the best Lovecraft film adaptation ever made. I'm all over this, thanks for the tip!
 
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GAMEPROFF

Banned
Melchiah said:
Hopefully something worthy comes out of it, as I feel Toro is one of the few directors who could make justice to the source material.

On a side note, I've read good user reviews about the Color Out of Space, and I wonder if it's worth a watch?
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Its ok. Nothing more IMO.
 
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Dandy Crocodile

Member
Just watched Circle on Netflix.
Really interesting premise that made me choose it.
50 people wake up standing in a circle around a sphere. Every two minutes somebody dies and they discover they can vote on who it is.
So alliances form and prejudices are revealed and they wonder why it's happening and who should die.
The cast is super diverse and I was consistently surprised with the people that died.
I wish the ending had cut off about 30 seconds earlier than it did so it could have been more open ended but still this was a great movie.
 
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ThirstyFly

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Speaking of the Blood and Black Lace blu-ray, has anyone watched the "neo-giallo" short film Yellow included in the extras? Is it any good?

I haven't gotten the BD yet because it's stupid expensive here, but man, those extras... I must own it.
 
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YesNOnoNOYes

Member
Dandy Crocodile said:
Just watched Circle on Netflix.
Really interesting premise that made me choose it.
50 people wake up standing in a circle around a sphere. Every two minutes somebody dies and they discover they can vote on who it is.
So alliances form and prejudices are revealed and they wonder why it's happening and who should die.
The cast is super diverse and I was consistently surprised with the people that died.
I wish the ending had cut off about 30 seconds earlier than it did so it could have been more open ended but still this was a great movie.
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that sounds a lot like this mafia/werewolf game some of us play here at gaf lol

i will check it out
 
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FlowersisBritish

fleurs n'est pas britannique
Dandy Crocodile said:
Just watched Circle on Netflix.
Really interesting premise that made me choose it.
50 people wake up standing in a circle around a sphere. Every two minutes somebody dies and they discover they can vote on who it is.
So alliances form and prejudices are revealed and they wonder why it's happening and who should die.
The cast is super diverse and I was consistently surprised with the people that died.
I wish the ending had cut off about 30 seconds earlier than it did so it could have been more open ended but still this was a great movie.
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I actually disagree abit about the ending. I figured when
they got to the last guy
it would just cut to credits so I was surprised when they offered a bit more to give some context to the world at whole.
 
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Dandy Crocodile

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FlowersisBritish said:
I actually disagree abit about the ending. I figured when
they got to the last guy
it would just cut to credits so I was surprised when they offered a bit more to give some context to the world at whole.
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I wanted it to end with him opening his eyes back on Earth then standing in that underpass for a second looking at a deserted earth. Walking around for a bit and finding other people that appeared to know eachother was weird. Had they played games too? Were they going to play the game and he was just going from group to group winning each time? It felt like it raised more questions than it answered.
 
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kai3345

Banned
Dandy Crocodile said:
I wanted it to end with him opening his eyes back on Earth then standing in that underpass for a second looking at a deserted earth. Walking around for a bit and finding other people that appeared to know eachother was weird. Had they played games too? Were they going to play the game and he was just going from group to group winning each time? It felt like it raised more questions than it answered.
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They were the other winners from other ships. It's been a while since I've seen it, but IIRC they were all (or at least mostly?) pregnant women and children
 
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Seductivpancakes

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Not a horror movie, but I started watching The River on Hulu. It's got some nice creepy/scary moments. I'm enjoying it, and its unfortunate it didn't get a second season.
 
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mariachi507

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ThirstyFly said:
Speaking of the Blood and Black Lace blu-ray, has anyone watched the "neo-giallo" short film Yellow included in the extras? Is it any good?

I haven't gotten the BD yet because it's stupid expensive here, but man, those extras... I must own it.
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Nope, but you just reminded me that I haven't dived into my blu-ray yet. The steelbook is absolutely gorgeous. I think I'll watch it soon to get primed for October.
 
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Booser

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Eanan said:
Thoughts on lights out? Might go to it tomorrow night.
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I liked it. It's obviously a film based around a set piece - those youtube videos where people see stuff in the shadows but it disappears when they switch the light on. But it has surprisingly creepy scenes.
 
CharminUltra

CharminUltra

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Finally saw Human Centipede after being in my queue for quite a few years.

Man, it was... quite bad. And not even so-bad-it's-good bad; more like just plain bad.
 
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Aske

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ridley182 said:
Finally saw Human Centipede after being in my queue for quite a few years.

Man, it was... quite bad. And not even so-bad-it's-good bad; more like just plain bad.
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Now watch part 2: the real movie. It's amazing, and massively outshines the other films in the trilogy. Think of the first as a meta film that exists only to enrich the world of the second. Don't feel you need to bother with part 3.

Each movie is completely different stylistically. The second film is "artsy and unusual", and as a result, it's superb. It's the only one that does something...artsy and original. The first film is a curiosity, but once you've watched it, you can watch part 2 and enjoy the concept's full potential.

Anyone else who hasn't seen these movies, please note: the second film makes no sense without the first.
 
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Haloid1177

Banned
I'm actually pretty hyped for Don't Breath tomorrow night. And I just realized it's less than a month until Blair Witch so gotta get hype for that too.
 
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HiiiLife

Member
Haloid1177 said:
I'm actually pretty hyped for Don't Breath tomorrow night. And I just realized it's less than a month until Blair Witch so gotta get hype for that too.
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Yep. And I'm planning on going with a chick I grew up with (watched the original together as elementary kids). Really looking forward to this.
 
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More_Badass

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Well, I finally saw The Exorcist
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It's only recently that I realized I had never seen this movie. I knew of it and its famous lines, had seen most of its famous moments, had heard my mom say for years that she's never ever watch the movie again. But I had never actually seen the entire movie

Thankfully it's on Netflix

When you watch this, especially after the countless imitators and myriad series that have come since, you realize how The Exorcist does its horror so effectively and other movies tend to feel generic and typical. For one, there aren't any jump scares. How many possession movies have you seen when the protagonist is stricken by visions or forces that really just are there so they can shock the viewers with sudden apparitions or creepy changes in scenery? The Exorcist doesn't have that. The horror is kind of akin to The Witch; it doesn't really scare you in the jumping-in-your-seat sense but you feel scared for Regan. It's unsettling and disturbing to see her change throughout the film. The make up and effects look sickly, disgusting, oozing sores and rotting teeth and bloody wounds and rattling breath and covered in that green vomit. Compared to the common eyes go black, pale skin, etc. that tends to happen in more modern movies. The possession looks painful.

The build-up works too. We're basically watching this girl worsen and worsen for two hours. We know those treatments aren't going to work, so the intended help comes across as unnecessary suffering that makes her situation more dreadful and fucked up for the audience.

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More_Badass

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HiiiLife said:
The scene where she crawls down the stairs backwards is still so unnerving to me to this day.
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Having finally seen the movie, I'm glad it wasn't in the regular version. I liked that movie didn't really have any jump/shock scares. And that's what the spider walk scene is. It's fast and jarring, and seems weirdly out of place compared to how we see possessed Regan act throughout the film. It looks creepy but feels extraneous IMO
 
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