Angora, no problem. Glad you enjoyed it. I'm feeling a 70's vibe to films lately since House of the Devil and more recently (for me at least) Lords of Salem (didn't love it but really dig Robs directing & the lighting especially), so watched:

Cassadaga

very much a homage to Giallo. Perhaps not Argento worthy but interesting none the less. Have a suspicion Giallo style may be the next found footage trend. Especially with Leonardo De Craprio acquiring the rights to re make "the Chaser". Last I heard Ryan Gossling was on board. So I guess it may not be a total write off. Although not Giallo as such it could very well have a cross over type of appeal.

On a related subject: those who haven't seen Aaron Kwok in Murderer, that baby is Korean Giallo. Not a perfect film but had me interested start to finish.

Thanatomorphose

Add that to the "I should charge the director with murder; there is part of my life I will never get back" list

Other than the fantastic make-up effects, the film is a failure on all levels. If you want to make an art movie fine, this isn't it though. The protagonist is unlikeable and thus can't really care what is happening. Dull. Just google the film, admire the visual effects and call it a day. You will be saving a lot of precious time. Watch "Expiration" instead.

The Human Race (2013)

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>>: C-

Phantoms (1998)

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>>: B

I Will Follow You Into the Dark (2012)

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>>: C+

"Moonrise Kingdom" 4/10

OMG

I knew it before and I definitely know it now. Not a Wes Anderson fan.

Some would call his movies quirky. Some would call them dull and not funny! Not funny! Not funny!!

Killer Joe

another in McConaughey's "killer" run of great roles. This ones a bit different but very good

I guess you aren't gonna come watch The Grand Budapest Hotel with me then? ::sad::

You got that right.

Simon Killer [2012]
7/10

This movie was indeed different. It didn't have a lot going on, it's very slow pacing but it was very interesting. It kept my interest through out, the only time I felt awkward was during some of the sex scenes. I'd say more but I'd probably give too much away. During the end of the movie I was wondering to myself, what truly happened with Simon and what did he exactly do? It left me wanting more answers and I love whenever movies do that to me. Hate whenever movies show me every little thing that happens, I like when the movies leaving me wanting more and this movie did exactly that. And I loved Brady Corbet of course! Ever since I saw him in the movie Mysterious Skin & the remake of Funny Games, I truly respected him a lot as an actor. He plays good playing these kind of roles I must say.

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"Haunt" 8/10


Surprisingly good movie. Like REALLY good.

A strong debut by director Mac Carter. Easy to see James Wans latest movies as inspiration. I'll definitely keep an eye on this guy in the future.


Highly Recommended.

Carrie (2013)

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>>: C

Antisocial (2013)

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>>: D

Frankenstein's Army (2013)

I saw this mentioned on here and thought I'd give it a try. The historical war aspect reminded me of Dead Snow, which was cool. I really liked the idea behind the story, and I thought the makeup effects for the creatures were very cool and inventive. After watching this movie though, I realized how much I really, really, really dislike the whole found footage thing. The found footage thing just ruined it for me (that and the bad Russian accents). I would have loved to have seen this made into a "real" movie instead of Found Footage. I could have let the accents go. But knowing what I do of cameras and filming in WWII, etc. it's just too bothersome, and the way the camera man acts just reminded me of cameraman in Romero's Diary Of The Dead which just seemed really stupid and really generic.

5/10

Ekko (2007): A Danish film about a loving father who kidnaps his son after he loses custody of the kid to his ex-wife. Together, they retreat to an isolated summer house that may not be as unoccupied as first suspected. This was a subtle, rather typical psychological horror film. It reminded me a bit of "Silent House". The main focus is really the relationship between father and son, which (not to sound corny here) was quite beautiful.

All is Lost (2013): A zero-dialogue film about a man lost at sea. Robert Redford stars. Engaging, but only occasionally harrowing.

I Am A Ghost (2012): Low-budget indie horror. The ghost of a young woman undergoes therapy with a psychic in order to move on and stop haunting a house. This film would have been much better if there was some actual resolution at the end. The actress, however, did an okay job in carrying the entire film by herself.

The Possession(2012)...

6/10

Rampage
"A man with a thirst for revenge builds a full body armor from Kevlar and goes on a killing spree."
Second viewing, still pretty awesome.

Freddy VS Jason
Second viewing. First time I recognised a girl from Dawson's Creek, a guy from jPod and the main actor from Rampage.
Some of the acting's bad, the cgi-effects are mostly outdated but still a decent flick imo.

Up next: The Horseman

Great flick I really dug it.

"Nymphomaniac vol. 1" 3/10


Oh boy, what an uninteresting movie.

The dialogue between the listener (Skarsgård)) and the storyteller (Gainsbourg) is incredibly boring and the story just isn't very interesting. And the original version is about 1 hour longer. YIKES!!! I can only imagine/hope it's the sex scenens that's been cut out or shortened in this version. Coz despite all the viewers who has called Triers latest marathon movie a porno, there really isn't a lot of sex in it and only a couple of hardcore scenes that last a few seconds. No biggie. Might get worse in vol. 2 tho. I don't know. I may never find out.



"Escape" (2012) 6-7/10

Well made, but the story was just tiny. It's all in the titel.

A story about a girl who tries to escape a group of robbers (i guess) who kills her parent and young brother in the beginning of the movie. Why, you migt ask? Not important. What's important is that we see a girl running for her life for 1 and a half hour. Certainly isn't a dull flick.

By the director of "Cold Prey".

Thanks for the rec, Newb.



"Odd Thomas" 8/10

A really good comedy/horror (think Frighteners, but just not quite up there) that actually had me in tears at the end.



"Bad Country" 5/10

Plain action story you've seen a hundred times before. But it got stache.




"Dead Before Dawn" 2/10

If Disney should ever make a horror movie for teens it would probably be like this one. Overacting galore and pople shouting out their lines every minute to make them more hilarious. Kill em all..



"Dark House/Haunted/Dark House IV/Haunted IV" 7/10

I have no idea what the original title of this movie is and if this is really a fourth movie in a franchise, then where the hell are the former 3??

If we take that the titel is Dark House IV and the first one is Dark House from 2009 starring Jeffrey Combs, then what is the second and third movie called, coz i sure as hell can't find them?

If it instead is called Haunted IV and the first one is from 1995 starring Aidan Quinn, then... it just doesn't make any sense whatsoever.


Now on to the movie.

Directed by Victor Salva (Jeepers Creepers) this is an odd, but nice, blend of more than one horror genre. We have a Koontz/King character who inherits an abandoned house that's been lost in a forest for years. A house that turns out to be guarded by Wrong Turn mutants called Axemen. Pretty creepy looking creatures. Add to that some Lovecraft and demonic angels and you have Dark House/Haunted.

Pretty damn original, might i say. My only complaint is that most of the movie takes place in the woods outside the mystic house with all its dark secrets. But maybe we'll se more to that in Dark House/Haunted V.

Just watched Sector 7, Korean film. A combo of Relic meets Deep Star Six. Have to say I don't care for CGI but this monster and the Host one aren't to bad. Pretty darn good in fact.

Going to watch Amer finally. Will I see it as Giallo, Art House, Horror, Suspense or time I wish I had back. Some hype as many of you know about the film. Seems to polarize people's opinions. I'm curious.

I agree with Elvis_Christ's assessment of Horesman, Caught me off guard. A pleasant surprise.

"He Was a Quiet Man" 6-7/10

Terrefic performance by Christian Slater, which is definitely first time i've ever said that. Never been a fan of him, but he nailed it as a super weird geek and social spastic.

Without being totally sure, i'm guessing this would be a movie for fans of God Bless America.


"Nebraska" 5/10

A little bit funny, a little bit charming and a little bit boring. Not a big movie experience for me.
How it could get a single Oscar nomination is beyond my comprehension.

The Horseman
Cool revenge themed movie.
Aside from some small personal annoyances, almost perfect.

Ditto; liked it too. May be it's because of a Koontz story but I really loved its 80s feel all around and of course, the ending delivered a solid emotional punch as well. Get wed soon, buddy ::smile:: :halloween:

Ok, adding right after HAUNT to dwnld & check out soon. But I'm not getting why you are so much confused with the title?? Check out IMDB info here...the original title was HAUNTED (simply Haunted, not part 1/2/3 or 4) & I guess later they just gave a new one which is DARK HOUSE, release year: 2014 (simply Dark House, it's not part of any franchise/series). Though wikipedia says it's a 2012 movie.

Muirhouse (2012)

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>>: C-

Last Kind Words (2012)

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>>: C-

You're Next

I enjoyed the kill scenes but the female hero was just too cliche. But definitely not one of the worst recent films.

GRACE 2009

A very dark and tragic take on motherhood. Not child abuse or disturbing things like that, though.

I really liked that film but thought the tacky ending let it down.

Dread (2009)

Really enjoyed this film. No big name stars and pretty raw.

V/H/S/2

awesome movie. way better than the first one and had one of the best zombie sequences I have seen anywhere thus far.

Evil Dead (2013)

Had low expectations but was blown away by this remake

And now back to the standard low budget time wasters.


"The Ganzfeld Haunting" 2/10

How the hell could famous faces be in this flick, even as cameos? Don't they have any dignity?
The description of the story made it sound very clever and complex, like Shimizus Reincarnation. It was a piece of crap.

But at least it used the right amount of hand-held camera time. The camera work was bad enough as it was.



"The Unleashed" 5/10

Your run-of-the-mill low budget haunted house horror with really bad acting. People who are not haunted house nuts like me will probably dislike it, coz there's nothing new here. I DID like some of the ghost scenes, especially with the old medium. Those few scenes were actually creepy. Then there was the white eyes on the possesed sister, which were creepy as well the first time. The fifth time she was still hot.

And at least there were no hand-held cameras.

Then i don't understand why it says (IV) by the Haunted titel next to the cover on IMDB?? Is it because there's been 3 movies before this one with the same titel?

300: Rise of an Empire
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Cider, iMax and Eva Green made me enjoy this way more than I should.

The Wolf Of Wall Street
Great movie. Quite similar to Scorsese's other work like Goodfellas and Casino.

The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Wes Andersen just keeps on doing it. I don't know how he manages to have such a distinct style, while still remaining fresh each time. He'll probably never top my favorites of his (Rushmore, Bottle Rocket), but this one might end up near the top.

Agreed...

RUSHMORE was sweet and a lot of fun.

Inside Llewyn Davis
Went in clean shaven and came out with a full beard. Love the idea of how a person who inspired so many in the folk music scene was overlooked by pop culture but man alive! Did it have to move slower than a legless zombie?

PUZZLEHEAD (2005)

In a sparse future world a scientist manages to create a cyborg doppelganger whom he names "Puzzlehead". Puzzle is allowed to start going out and things get dark when he develops a friendship with a girl the scientist happens to be secretly in love with.
Its a slow build but I'm glad I stuck with it. It has great atmosphere and offers something a little different.

yes...most probably. ::roll eyes::

In Fear (2013)

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>>: B

Haunt (2013)

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Thanks a lot to Angra for the rec.

>>: A-

La Casa Del Fin De Los Tiempos aka The House of the End Times (2013)

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This very first Horror-thriller from Venezuela tells the story of Dulce, a mother who suddenly starts to having encounters with "ghosts" or more likely some strange intruders inside their old house where they have been living for last 5 years. Now, she must decipher a mystery that could trigger a prophecy: one by one losing her most precious loved ones... the death of her family!

As a first time genre effort, I must say this is a fantastic accomplishment by the Venezuelan director Alejandro Hidalgo. The way he implanted the "twist" (which you may have seen in few movies before) into this beautiful, moving tale of a family, is highly appreciating. Though there are some creepy set-pieces or horror elements at the first half but it's not entirely an horror flick, more of a twisted thriller with a great production value...particularly loved the Gothic atmospheric vibe of that old house. The cast did a great job, mainly the female lead & the child actor playing the older brother of her 2 kids carried the film pretty convincingly till the end.

I've a feeling that an American remake is inevitable; soon or later Hollywood won't resist itself to give it an unnecessary treatment of its kind as it has already become the top-grossing film in Venezuela last year.

Recommended.

>>: A-

Machete Kills (2013)

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>>: C+

Sold!

And you're welcome. :)

"Hell Baby" 7/10

Surprisingly effective scares for a horror/comedy. Unfortunately the scares got toned down after the first 20 minutes and then it went all comedy. Still pretty funny Family Guy humor, but they should have stuck with the first 20 minutes recipe, which was a perfect combination of comedy and horror.

You're Next
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I don't know why i bother with home invasion movies, they're all the same and are never scary. This one is no different. The cold opening was dull, the characters are annoying and unlikable and the acting is terrible. The villains are totally unforgettable. You can't just slap a mask on someone and think that makes them a good bad guy.

It gets a little better when the main character goes all John Mclane on the bad guys but it's ruined by the lame ending.

SPOILERS
From a realistic and logical standpoint, Erin definitely would've gone to prison even without the accidental shooting of the cop. There was no one left to back up her story that she didn't in fact murder everyone. That's one reason why i like monster movies better then slashers. You don't have to explain to the police why you're murdered some creature. But you're gonna have some problems convincing everyone it was self defense when the cops walk into a fucking bloodbath and you're the only one standing.

Other movies have been able to pull off the "character survives only to be killed by police due to misunderstanding" trope but this movie did not. It was an unnecessary ending which would've been better if she had just walked out of the house and it ended. Even with that ending she might be able to escape arrest since no one would've really known that she was supposed to be there.
END OF SPOILERS

Overall, it was interesting but not worth the hype it got. Basically mediocre.

The Loved Ones [2009]

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This one was worth the watch!! ::cool::