Not to mention The Fly.
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Not to mention The Fly.
Of course, but I was more talking about modern remakes thats more after 2000.
But when I think about it, modern could in a case like The Blob or The Fly 1989, too
Of course, but I was more talking about modern remakes thats more after 2000.
But when I think about it, modern could in a case like The Blob or The Fly 1989, too
Gotcha.
Next Movie was Cronos, which Was a big let down.
I expected the movie spending more time on telling more on the Cronos Device and maybe have Jesus struggle more with his new gained life energy and the vampire thematic.
The movie has similar issues like Hellraiser to me, its spends to much time on other stuff while the most interesting thing about it is the mcguffin and what surrounds it. Hellraiser is of course the much better movie.
Oh, and Ron Paulmann sucks donkeyballs in this.
But I guess thats what you have to expect when you buy a movie based on the description if the title giving device on Wikipedia.
Next up is the original Universal Frankenstein
I expected the movie spending more time on telling more on the Cronos Device and maybe have Jesus struggle more with his new gained life energy and the vampire thematic.
The movie has similar issues like Hellraiser to me, its spends to much time on other stuff while the most interesting thing about it is the mcguffin and what surrounds it. Hellraiser is of course the much better movie.
Oh, and Ron Paulmann sucks donkeyballs in this.
But I guess thats what you have to expect when you buy a movie based on the description if the title giving device on Wikipedia.
Next up is the original Universal Frankenstein
I liked Ron Perlman in this but ultimately thought the whole movie was kind of boring. He was just such an asshole and felt right in that role.
Super amazing movie
I prefer it over the original.
Frankenstein makes no sense.
Nobody from the villagers has ever seen the monster and Victor Frankenstein himself has just realized that his monster is on the loose, but suddently the whole village knows that Boris Karloff is Running around.
Also not even back then they didnt get it right that the scientist is Frankenstein and not the monster -,-
Still a great movie, the Its Alive scene is amazing and the sets are unbelieveable, it looks like they took a big note from german expressesion for the interiors of the castle.
I think tomorrow I will see Bride of Frankenstein.
Nobody from the villagers has ever seen the monster and Victor Frankenstein himself has just realized that his monster is on the loose, but suddently the whole village knows that Boris Karloff is Running around.
Also not even back then they didnt get it right that the scientist is Frankenstein and not the monster -,-
Still a great movie, the Its Alive scene is amazing and the sets are unbelieveable, it looks like they took a big note from german expressesion for the interiors of the castle.
I think tomorrow I will see Bride of Frankenstein.
BattleMonkey
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The Hills Have Eyes remake was alot better than the original. Even Wes Craven agrees.
It's still probably better than his next film Mimic, which I watched for the first time yesterday. It's OK, nothing special, and won't remember any of it in a while.
drotahorror
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Not me that's for sure. In fact I had high hopes that the Unrated Blu Ray was coming out in October. Sadly it was only digital.
I am SO glad you just mentioned that. The blu ray was a limited release and I missed it. I just checked amazon and another version? is coming out in less than 2 weeks and it's up for preorder. Hells yea.
Daffy Duck
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Watching All Hallows Eve, not as bad as I thought it would be to be honest.
Can I just say that We Are Still Here was one of the worst recommendations I've ever had from GAF.
Room full of six film-loving adults who've watched every horror from Rosemary's Baby to Braindead to the Babadook.
All of us thought it was laughably shit.
These lines are now part of our injoke canon until we die:
'Paul, look at your wife. Look at her, man. He's your son.'
Room full of six film-loving adults who've watched every horror from Rosemary's Baby to Braindead to the Babadook.
All of us thought it was laughably shit.
These lines are now part of our injoke canon until we die:
'Paul, look at your wife. Look at her, man. He's your son.'
EmpressInYellow
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It's well-liked by a lot of horror communities, so, y'know. It's not just GAF.
Haloid1177
Banned
I definitely understand it not being for everyone, but I still really enjoyed it. But I love the throwback period movies that get done every now and then. House of the Devil is another example. Love it to death but most people I know who watched it on my recommendation said it was boring.
drotahorror
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I thought it was ok, like a 5.5 or 6/10. I nabbed it for $5 on blu ray. I took a bit of advice from this board and grabbed The Neon Demon and The Green Room. TND was hot garbage, TGR was average as hell. GAF (atleast some) also loves A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. It was even worse than neon demon.
I really hope Don't Breathe doesn't suck. I'm blind buying it this month. Too many shitters lately to be honest. Like every big horror movie that came out this year (blu ray) has been average or shit.
Haloid1177
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Yeah I'd give We Are Still Here a 6. Need to see Neon Demon and Girl Walks Home but that one seemed slow. I liked Don't Breathe. In fact I gave it an 8 which might be a bit high. It did some nice things but had some missteps too. Green Room was irritating because I bought it blindly after hearing how good it was. These aren't terrible wastes of time by any means but their not the masterpieces people say either.
drotahorror
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Nice, I'm looking forward to Don't Breathe just for the fact that I loved Alvarez' Evil Dead.
EmpressInYellow
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Pedantry: It's "Green Room", not "The Green Room".
This reminds me I still need to watch "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night", though. It might pair well with "Under the Shadow", since we don't get a ton of horror films out of the Middle East.
This reminds me I still need to watch "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night", though. It might pair well with "Under the Shadow", since we don't get a ton of horror films out of the Middle East.
drotahorror
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^You are correct. Each time I see the case I even tell myself there's no "the".
I thought House of the Devil was pretty good. I thought it was going to be GOAT though from the opening scene. I loved the opening part, just the way it was filmed and everything.
I thought House of the Devil was pretty good. I thought it was going to be GOAT though from the opening scene. I loved the opening part, just the way it was filmed and everything.
Ouija was....okay(?) for the 4 dollars I spent. I wish I was as eloquent as some of the other posters here, but it wasn't downright shitty like I was expecting.
And I'll once again mention Corpse Husband, Mr. Nightmare and Llama Arts (Mr. Nightmare voiceover but this time with animated pictures) on YouTube seem to really hit that horror/creepy niche more than any "scary" movie I've seen lately.
Treat it like a podcast and just listen. The imagination does wonders. Lol.
And I'll once again mention Corpse Husband, Mr. Nightmare and Llama Arts (Mr. Nightmare voiceover but this time with animated pictures) on YouTube seem to really hit that horror/creepy niche more than any "scary" movie I've seen lately.
Treat it like a podcast and just listen. The imagination does wonders. Lol.
I guess I should mention here too that Synapse's new Phenomena steelbook is available for preorder.
drotahorror
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I was going to buy it but after checking some things in 'HDX' on vudu, I'll pass. The quality is just bad.
I saw it the other day too. I agree it's far from perfect, but damn that atmosphere is on point. And that sound design, bruh.
Agree, the sound and atmosphere is amazing. What did you think of the ending, especially
the main character's death
It was fairly predictable
I mean she straight up says it at the beginning
drotahorror
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Word, I've never seen the remake or the original. I hear the remake is a marvel in the special effects department. I believe it's from an Australian company but since the original blu release is OOP, I'll take what I can get. It's region free anyway I believe.
It's got a hot 1 star on netflix but their reviewers are worse than imdb. Hopefully I can check it out sometime.
It kind of makes me wonder if they were going for an ambiguous explanation as to whether
it was the ghost or the mold. She does mention that she's worried about the mold causing respiratory issues...plus they say some molds can cause you to hallucinate (ghosts specifically, even). Layers!
drotahorror
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The Blob remake was supposed to come out today..nope. Don't even have a delivery estimate on amazon.
Melchiah
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Saw two films at the local Night Visions festival yesterday.
http://www.nightvisions.info/wp/en/portfolio/we-go-on/
Thumbs up for We Go On. Good mood, fitting soundtrack, and a refreshing angle to its theme.
http://www.nightvisions.info/wp/en/portfolio/let-me-make-you-a-martyr/
Let Me Make You a Martyr is more of a thriller, and wasn't quite as good as a whole. The dialogue felt a bit pretentious at times, but the ending and the character played by Manson were its saving grace. It was nice to see it with the director Corey Asraf sitting beside us, and hear interesting tidbits about its making in the Q&A session afterwards. The screening was nearly sold out, and he said in the end that it's the largest Q&A audience he's ever had.
http://www.nightvisions.info/wp/en/portfolio/we-go-on/
Thumbs up for We Go On. Good mood, fitting soundtrack, and a refreshing angle to its theme.
http://www.nightvisions.info/wp/en/portfolio/let-me-make-you-a-martyr/
Let Me Make You a Martyr is more of a thriller, and wasn't quite as good as a whole. The dialogue felt a bit pretentious at times, but the ending and the character played by Manson were its saving grace. It was nice to see it with the director Corey Asraf sitting beside us, and hear interesting tidbits about its making in the Q&A session afterwards. The screening was nearly sold out, and he said in the end that it's the largest Q&A audience he's ever had.
It's a classic that has been through hell unlike movies like The Thing.
It's a classic that has been through hell unlike movies like The Thing.
I complained to amazon and they gave me 30% off the order.
Netflix ratings are predictions: guesses at what you'll rate the movie based on how you've graded other movies in the past (and checked against other viewers with similar preferences). If you fill in the questions on their website, their predictions will be more accurate.
I watched the 80's Blob last night and that is pretty damn good. Everyone kept talking about it during October so I finally revisited it. Don't think I've watched it since the early 90's probably and then edited for TV so it was a shit version. I vaguely remembered the diner sink scene is about all. So seeing this edit free was awesome and yes the practical effects were amazing. I think it largely plays out as goofy as the original (in a good way) so it's not the masterpiece that the Thing or Alien is but it's pretty damn good in its own right. I did like the origin in this too because it's not the same as the original. In other words remake done right.
More_Badass
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Just saw this today, and agreed. Some wonderfully creepy and unsettling moments
Saw it a few days ago, I had high expectations but didn't enjoy it that much.
There are too many plot holes, I just couldn't enjoy it. The comedic first half of the movie didn't work out at all for me.
Cinematography is top notch though, still worth to see.
Finally watched The Witch last night. I kept my expectations in check because of the praise, but damn... it's justified. I've watched my share of horror and some scenes still managed to freak me out
I think the cast did an outstanding job here, from Cleftjaw to Lysa and the kids.Thomasin is a revelation, she'll go places.
I even thought the twins were creepy
Next on the list: Under the Shadow and The Wailing
(Caleb's death, yeesh)
I even thought the twins were creepy
Next on the list: Under the Shadow and The Wailing
drotahorror
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I didn't complain but I do have a delivery estimate...
Arriving Dec 7, 2016 - Jan 5, 2017
This is a joke right?
I liked the story and it was a good movie. I would barely classify it as a horror movie, a lot more drama/mystery than horror.
You know how modern low budget action horror comedies are usually terrible? Well Manborg is one hour eleven minutes of pure awesome. Great characters, well-paced, hilarious dialogue, awesome stop-motion effects, demons on hoverboards, buckets of gore. This movie knows exactly what it wants to do, and succeeds in every respect. Hellraiser + Robocop + He-Man. Loved it.
nailbombxx
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What are some horror movies that really nail that classic (usually British and or Victorian/Gothic) ghost story feel? Like the atmosphere of the ghost stories of Henry James, Sheridan Le Fanu, M.R. James, Edgar Alan Poe, etc.
There are countless modern horror movies that have haunted houses and ghosts, but they are far, far from what I'm looking for. Del Toro had classic ghost stories in mind when he directed Crimson Peak, so that is quite close but I didn't enjoy it as much as I wanted to.
I watched and liked the BBC short "Whistle and I'll Come to You", an adaptation of M.R. James' classic ghost story and the atmosphere is perfectly true to the original story. Though a bit outdated for obvious reasons.
I know "The Innocents" (1961), an adaptation of Henry James' "Turn of the Screw", is supposed to be a classic, but I haven't watched it. What are some others?
There are countless modern horror movies that have haunted houses and ghosts, but they are far, far from what I'm looking for. Del Toro had classic ghost stories in mind when he directed Crimson Peak, so that is quite close but I didn't enjoy it as much as I wanted to.
I watched and liked the BBC short "Whistle and I'll Come to You", an adaptation of M.R. James' classic ghost story and the atmosphere is perfectly true to the original story. Though a bit outdated for obvious reasons.
I know "The Innocents" (1961), an adaptation of Henry James' "Turn of the Screw", is supposed to be a classic, but I haven't watched it. What are some others?