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Color Out of Space is one of favorite Nick Cage movies. Another one that is fantastic is Willy Wonderland
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Color Out of Space is one of favorite Nick Cage movies. Another one that is fantastic is Willy Wonderland
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I need to get around to watching Mandy and Arcadian
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
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Arcadian was good but that's due to the way the monsters look. Those are some of the most original Monster Designs I seen in a movie in a long time. Very memorable is all I'm saying
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Yeh, Cage was on a run for abit there with the awesome horror / action horror flicks. Mandy, Willie's Wonderland and Colour out of Space.
Needs to do some more really off beat horrors like those.
would also add Prisoners of Ghostland and Renfield.
HERETIC. (on max) This was exquisite. Can't recommend it enough. It's not about the scares or the horror, which aren't great, but the performances, goddamn. Those two girls and Hugh Grant just KILL IT.
I am rage. This is on amazon. It's low budget revenge horror. More of an action piece. Stupid fun but maybe its the booze
Spooling up Arcadian with Nic Cage. High hopes for this one.
Oh, and WATCHER, the one where the folks gotta stand in the room next to the one way glass. Had promise, but fell in the third act a bit. Monsters weren't the best either. Still, ain't horrible and not a bad way to pass the evening.
I am rage. This is on amazon. It's low budget revenge horror. More of an action piece. Stupid fun but maybe its the booze
Spooling up Arcadian with Nic Cage. High hopes for this one.
Oh, and WATCHER, the one where the folks gotta stand in the room next to the one way glass. Had promise, but fell in the third act a bit. Monsters weren't the best either. Still, ain't horrible and not a bad way to pass the evening.
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NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
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This film was fantastic. I loved it just for the performances given by three main leads
Hope you like this one. The creatures are what saved that film for me
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Heretic was class, Hugh Grant has some serious acting chops, really loving his last few movies, need a couple of good horrors to watch with the daughter (12y.o) who ain't easily scared, no extreme gore or sex/violent types, we last watched the excellent Devil about the 5 people stuck in an elevator and one of them is the devil, any good ghost? We've done all the Paranormals, Insidious type
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Martyrs is the goat
As a dad, I already fear where Arcadian will go.
But damn the redhead is worth it.
I've only heard good things about this film. Where is it streaming?
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make sure you watch the right Martyrs
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You mean the French Version?
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I’m not sure if the remake is also French as I never watched it
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Watching the french Martys on Plex right now. Pretty intense, as expected.
Arcadian was just ok, IMHO. The creatures looked cool, though I feel like I've seen those fuzzy black alligator jawed things elsewhere. I didn't think the creatures or the worldbuilding was that developed. One family lives in a bunker while others have windows and wide open homes? Sheep roam free? These creatures are about at the level of what Texans would PAY to go hunt and the average american drove to extinction hundreds of years ago with flint spears and arrows, much less firearms
Obviously the film wasn't really about the monsters but rather the family, and I did really appreciate that stuff. But if you want to get into the top tier pantheon of monster films (Tremors rules that roost and is lightyears ahead of any competitor) there needs to be more proper worldbuilding. Still, its an interesting film and worth a watch.
Thinking about putting the Anthony Mackie "Altitude" film up next, but I suspect the stuff I want from a monster film will be even worse there, as in general no one seems to give a shit these days about that kind of internal consistency.
Arcadian was just ok, IMHO. The creatures looked cool, though I feel like I've seen those fuzzy black alligator jawed things elsewhere. I didn't think the creatures or the worldbuilding was that developed. One family lives in a bunker while others have windows and wide open homes? Sheep roam free? These creatures are about at the level of what Texans would PAY to go hunt and the average american drove to extinction hundreds of years ago with flint spears and arrows, much less firearms
Obviously the film wasn't really about the monsters but rather the family, and I did really appreciate that stuff. But if you want to get into the top tier pantheon of monster films (Tremors rules that roost and is lightyears ahead of any competitor) there needs to be more proper worldbuilding. Still, its an interesting film and worth a watch.
Thinking about putting the Anthony Mackie "Altitude" film up next, but I suspect the stuff I want from a monster film will be even worse there, as in general no one seems to give a shit these days about that kind of internal consistency.
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I think I’m gonna subscribe to AMC+
Ever since they absorbed Shudder they got a great horror collection
Ever since they absorbed Shudder they got a great horror collection
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It’s not my cup of tea, but it certainly leaves an impression
I’m actually not a huge fan of ‘extreme’ horror
I just started Elevation, let’s see how this is
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Yeah, torture porn not my cup of tea even if it's well done as this one supposedly is. Will probably watch Heretic in a bit heard lots of good things.
Well, Martyrs is an odd companion piece to HERETIC, actually, as they both deal with somewhat similar themes. Just...fuuuuuuck that was a rough watch and I'm normally down for Eli Roth type stuff.
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I watched a few horror films over the weekend. I watched Humanoids From the Deep and Re-Animator, both for the first time. Humanoids was decent, B-movie-type fun, but Re-Animator was very good.
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Elevation is whatever. Give it a watch if it’s on the streaming service you are already paying for. Not worth renting IMO. Mildly entertaining.
Watching some recent ones on amazon. From Quiver, which maybe some new thriller/horror company. Anyway "Your Killing Me" is too youth/teen priented. Some decent violence but way too much build for the final revenge kills. Can skip it other than background.
Fear the Night has Maggie Q, so I expect it will be significantly more action packed. Basically a bachelorette party gets attacked by meth dealers or somesuch. So far its decent, cute ladies if nothing else. Given Maggie Q's filmography, I suspect this is gonna go straight down the thriller revenge action route. Need a little palate cleanser from Martyrs, let the chicks win for once
Fear the Night has Maggie Q, so I expect it will be significantly more action packed. Basically a bachelorette party gets attacked by meth dealers or somesuch. So far its decent, cute ladies if nothing else. Given Maggie Q's filmography, I suspect this is gonna go straight down the thriller revenge action route. Need a little palate cleanser from Martyrs, let the chicks win for once
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I think this may be the Golden Age of Horror films. Theres SO MUCH good shit out right now.
Not just horror, thriller as well.
Just watched this on Prime. Fantastic.
Not just horror, thriller as well.
Just watched this on Prime. Fantastic.
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NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
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GOD I'm so antsy for The Monkey to come to Streaming/VOD
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Those are my 2 fav watches of the year so far, Strange Darling and Companion
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I'm not sure if this should be considered a Horror, Thriller, or Religious film.
But it's one of my favorites that hasn't been mentioned in this thread.
I saw that movie last year and I really liked that ending especially
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All of you guys watching some top-tier horror and I've just watched Leprechaun in Space.
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This was...interesting. I totally dug the odd 60's retro vibe thing and WOW did they stack that flick with some nice looking ladies! And they reaaalllyy worked to get their witchcraft stuff to have that classic 60's ritualistic feel. Very much appreciated the hippy dippy nature of it. The semi-satirical pontifications of feminism and masculinity were great. But it went on a bit too long, lost it's momentum somewhere in that medieval ren fair scene. Damn her always carefully placed hair as well
Off to Strange Darling.
As you can tell, the wife and kids are out of town this week
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60s and 70s collectively is probably my favorite period of horror, so needless to say I was pleasantly surprised when I put on this flick back in 2016 totally blind. I was blown away by it visually. I am due for a re-watch as I don't remember it well, but I do remember thoroughly enjoying it despite it dragging in parts.This was...interesting. I totally dug the odd 60's retro vibe thing and WOW did they stack that flick with some nice looking ladies! And they reaaalllyy worked to get their witchcraft stuff to have that classic 60's ritualistic feel. Very much appreciated the hippy dippy nature of it. The semi-satirical pontifications of feminism and masculinity were great. But it went on a bit too long, lost it's momentum somewhere in that medieval ren fair scene. Damn her always carefully placed hair as well
Off to Strange Darling.
As you can tell, the wife and kids are out of town this week
lots of the 60s and especially 70s cast some of the most beautiful women ever and the soundtracks are just rad. then you get the weird ass shit, like Spanish erotic horror, which is just so fucking weird in all the right ways. Jesus Franco is wonderful. his film Vampyros Lesbos has one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen:
unfortunately she died tragically at only 27 years old https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soledad_Miranda
same with the 70s Italian horror, stunning women and weird as hell. Suspiria is fantastic if you haven't seen it (anything by Dario Argento is great). they have a remake of it on Amazon which is also very good IMO. completely different tho.
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I have a vivid memory of this being the first time I laugh-cried so hard I couldn't breathe.Favorite part of the movie
