Last Seen 70s/80s Movie

[The Bloofer Lady]

THE POSSESSION OF JOEL DELANEY 1972


I can't believe I hadn't seen this sooner. A divorced socialite slowly begins to realize that the younger brother she dotes on may very well be possessed.

Shirley McClaine was just beautiful in every way.

[RollinFan]

THE POSSESSION OF JOEL DELANEY 1972
I remember seeing this years ago, and not liking it. I don't remember why, so I should probably watch it again. I loved the book.

[The Bloofer Lady]

I remember seeing this years ago, and not liking it. I don't remember why, so I should probably watch it again. I loved the book.

You know, while I was watching it, I kept thinking it felt familiar...had I read a book? I think I must of. Yep, I really enjoyed the film.

[RadicalThrasher]

The Zero Boys (1986) - 7.5/10

Entertaining low budget action/horror hybrid.

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[FryeDwight]

FRIDAY, THE 13th (1980) Probably going on a limb here...While HALLOWEEN is the "better" film, think this has aged better and still find it scary as hell...although not so scary as when I saw as an 18 year old. Maybe because the killer is human and the kills are really hard hitting. Betsy Palmer and Adrianne King really bring it and next to the incredibly stacked Deborah Voorhees (the only redeeming feature in Part 5), Jeannine Taylor is my favorite FRIDAY girl...just gorgeous! ****1/2

[Sculpt]

FRIDAY, THE 13th (1980) Probably going on a limb here...While HALLOWEEN is the "better" film, think this has aged better and still find it scary as hell...although not so scary as when I saw as an 18 year old. Maybe because the killer is human and the kills are really hard hitting. Betsy Palmer and Adrianne King really bring it and next to the incredibly stacked Deborah Voorhees (the only redeeming feature in Part 5), Jeannine Taylor is my favorite FRIDAY girl...just gorgeous! ****1/2

out of 5?

[RadicalThrasher]

Force: Five (1981) - 8.5/10

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[Repo'd]

Friday the 13th

[roshiq]

Scream for Help (1984)

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>>: C+

[Repo'd]

The Sinful Dwarf

Quite an unusual bit of cinema. Not much of a "Dwarfsploitation" fan, but this one intrigues me.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Symptoms, 1974. 8/10


http://zombiesdontrun.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/large_symptoms_10_blu-ray_.jpg

[SerialKiller]

Eyes of Laura Mars- 1978.

[The Bloofer Lady]

Symptoms, 1974. 8/10


http://zombiesdontrun.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/large_symptoms_10_blu-ray_.jpg

This film was lovely. I think the lead is Donald Pleasence's daughter...

[SerialKiller]

Horror Express-1972.

[The Bloofer Lady]

Horror Express-1972.

Another fav!

[SerialKiller]

Another fav!

It was my 1st viewing Lady, I really enjoyed it.


The Exorcist-1973. Curse this movie. I'm an adult & it still creeps me out.


Dawn of the Dead-1978. I've yet to see the remake....has anyone else??

[Sculpt]

It was my 1st viewing Lady, I really enjoyed it.


The Exorcist-1973. Curse this movie. I'm an adult & it still creeps me out.


Dawn of the Dead-1978. I've yet to see the remake....has anyone else??

If you like the original, you'd probably like the remake. High production value. Cool opening. Then old ground. It's pretty forgettable.

[hammerfan]

The Martian Chronicles

[bats]

i came across "too scared to scream" recently and i thought it was pretty amusing.

[Angra]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Possession_film_cover.jpg

"Possession" (1981) 6/10

A tour de force in acting by both Sam Neil and Isabelle Adjani, but I wonder if either of them were actually proud of the outcome of this movie or they thought it was complete garbage.

First 50 minutes were really boring, then it turned really weird in a Naked Lunch/Videodrome kinda way. Needless to say I didn't get it. I believe it was just weird for the sake of being weird.

[SerialKiller]

If you like the original, you'd probably like the remake. High production value. Cool opening. Then old ground. It's pretty forgettable.


Merci, I will probably skip it then.

[Repo'd]

The Shining. Happy anniversary! Came out this date in 1980.

[bats]

i saw "from beyond" today. it was pretty awesome.

[roshiq]

Dead of Winter (1987)

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A beautifully done great thriller starring Mary Steenburgen on the lead. If you're a fan of or haven't seen an 80s thriller/horror for a while, then please give it a try. You'll love it; particularly for Roddy McDowall and Jan Rubes, they were stellar in their respective roles.

>>: A

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Dead of Winter (1987)

http://s33.postimg.org/735a5q0zj/DOW.jpg

A beautifully done great thriller starring Mary Steenburgen on the lead. If you're a fan of or haven't seen an 80s thriller/horror for a while, then please give it a try. You'll love it; particularly for Roddy McDowall and Jan Rubes, they were stellar in their respective roles.

>>: A

Agree.

Fantastic film.

[FryeDwight]

WHITE DOG (1982). Although Paramount may have tried to market this as a Horror film before kicking it to the curb, found it to be quite good and a pretty searing turn on racism, back before we were all so damn PC. ***1/2

[Sculpt]

The Shining. Happy anniversary! Came out this date in 1980.

Aw hell noes!!!

[Repo'd]

Aw hell noes!!!

That sounds like anguish. What gives, Sculpt? Not a fan, or sorry you missed the anniversary?

[The Bloofer Lady]

WHITE DOG (1982). Although Paramount may have tried to market this as a Horror film before kicking it to the curb, found it to be quite good and a pretty searing turn on racism, back before we were all so damn PC. ***1/2

Yep, I think I remember this one.

[Ferox13]

WHITE DOG (1982). Although Paramount may have tried to market this as a Horror film before kicking it to the curb, found it to be quite good and a pretty searing turn on racism, back before we were all so damn PC. ***1/2

The director also made the excellent Shock Corridor as well as the seminal war movie, The Big Red One.

[FryeDwight]

THE NAKED KISS (1962) isn't a bad effort by Fuller either...wild opening!

ASYLUM (1972) Have always enjoyed this, truly one of my favorites by Amicus. Maybe fond memories stem from it being the first "New" horror film I was able to see by myself...Mom didn't want me to see it, but after some 11 year old fussing, she gave in with the old Mother adage "Don't blame Me if it scares You!"
It did...and I didn't! Wonderful film and the ending knocked me for a loop, although it can be spotted early on at this stage Clever script by Bloch, creepy scenes ("Frozen Fear" is so over the top), lovely eye candy with Britt Eklund and Barbara Parkins and lastly a wonderful turn by Saint Peter (Cushing) ****

[RadicalThrasher]

Shadows in an Empty Room [ aka Blazing Magnum ] (1976) - 9/10

http://www.dvddrive-in.com/images/n-s/shadowsemptyroomblu.jpg

http://theactionelite.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/61rWrKNyZgL.jpg

one of the most entertaining and wtf movies I've seen in a while.

[Boingovision]

Children of the Corn

[SerialKiller]

Children of the Corn

How do you feel about Children on the Corn?? My brother watched it for the first time the other day, & HATED it. ::big grin::

[Ferox13]

Blazing Magum is a great film - i still have a VHS of it somewhere.

[roshiq]

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[Roiffalo]

How do you feel about Children on the Corn?? My brother watched it for the first time the other day, & HATED it. ::big grin::

I sympathize with your brother. Another bullshit King pay off. ::roll eyes::

[SerialKiller]

I sympathize with your brother. Another bullshit King pay off. ::roll eyes::


He was actually mad at the end of it.



The Vampire Lovers-1970/71?

[Roiffalo]

He was actually mad at the end of it.

Basically what I said. ::big grin::
It was great up til the end, but the pay off was so damn stupid... Like so many of King's works.

[FryeDwight]

ALIEN (1979). Still great. ****1/2

[roshiq]

Spellbinder (1988)

http://s33.postimg.org/c7k5qlqun/SBinder.jpg

>>: B+

[RadicalThrasher]

Manhunter (1986) - 10/10

https://ruthlessculture.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/manhunter.jpg

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

American Nightmare, 1983. 7/10

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4LsBYgnzdPA/VcuSQs0TsDI/AAAAAAAAJx4/ARaMPcKVSwU/s1600/AN%2B1.jpg

[Roiffalo]

The Black Cauldron
If I watch something non-horror, I usually don't post it here. That said, I rewatched The Black Cauldron today. As I'm watching this again I'm wondering how I slept at night as a child. But the animation is so good, and the backgrounds just. Classic Disney have the best paintings. End of story. And this movie especially with SO MUCH dark atmosphere had so many fantastic eerie backgrounds! My hands were itching to even feebly try drawing one. But I digress. It'd probably be less traumatic to play for kids the classic Universal Monster movies than this. I of course would anyway. I was raised on it and I turned out just fine. ::smile::

Some gorgeous imagery you might be missing out on

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Manhunter (1986) - 10/10



I'm still pissed as shit they took this off Netflix before I could watch it. It would've been a great movie to watch with my mother. Hannibal for me, and William Petersen for her.

[SerialKiller]

Night Warning- 1982.

[Sculpt]

Night Warning- 1982.

I remember seeing this on the shelf! What'd you think of it?

[TheBossInTheWall]

The Black Cauldron
If I watch something non-horror, I usually don't post it here. That said, I rewatched The Black Cauldron today. As I'm watching this again I'm wondering how I slept at night as a child. But the animation is so good, and the backgrounds just. Classic Disney have the best paintings. End of story. And this movie especially with SO MUCH dark atmosphere had so many fantastic eerie backgrounds! My hands were itching to even feebly try drawing one. But I digress. It'd probably be less traumatic to play for kids the classic Universal Monster movies than this. I of course would anyway. I was raised on it and I turned out just fine. ::smile::

Some gorgeous imagery you might be missing out on

I loved that film as a kid. I bought it the day they reissued it. Was on VHS though. Not sure if I still have it. Anyway it is one of my favorite films.

[TheBossInTheWall]

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Ladies and Gentleman the Fabulous Stains 1982

I finally got around to watching this. I was decent. I guess I had high expectations and was kinda disappointed there wasn't more kick ass attitude from The Stains. The film was slow then fast, slow then fast. Over all, though, it was fun. Diane Lane was so rad.

6/10

[Roiffalo]

I loved that film as a kid. I bought it the day they reissued it. Was on VHS though. Not sure if I still have it. Anyway it is one of my favorite films.

Right on, man! We should still have ours. I don't recall seeing it in our DVD collection, if it's not then dad wouldn't have gotten rid of it. Certainly one to hold onto. (I'd like to hold onto most of our Disneys but I digress)

[SerialKiller]

I remember seeing this on the shelf! What'd you think of it?


It's got some Oedipus action going on. I enjoyed it. I like 80's cheese though, IDK about you.




The Night Stalker-1972.

Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story-1981. I tried to give it a chance, but Jamie Lee is horribly miscast. Star 80 was so much better. Sad story, very sad.

[roshiq]

The Doctor & The Devils (1985)

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>>: B+

[roshiq]

Casualties of War (1989)

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>>: A

[SerialKiller]

Carrie-1976.

[The Bloofer Lady]

NIGHT OF THE COMET 1984


Two sisters face the end of the world together after a comet decimates the inhabitants of earth. Not enough gore but really left me wanting big 80's hair! Pretty watchable.

[FryeDwight]

JAWS (1975). The perfect film to watch as Summer approaches. Scared the Hell out of us back when and still pretty scary. A true Classic. *****

[hammerfan]

NIGHT OF THE COMET 1984


Two sisters face the end of the world together after a comet decimates the inhabitants of earth. Not enough gore but really left me wanting big 80's hair! Pretty watchable.

LOVE this movie!

JAWS (1975). The perfect film to watch as Summer approaches. Scared the Hell out of us back when and still pretty scary. A true Classic. *****

Another favorite!

[RadicalThrasher]

Any Ninja fans? Sho Kosugi?


Pray for Death (1985) - 8.5/10

https://ninjasallthewaydown.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pray-for-death-cover.jpg


Rage of Honor (1987) - 8/10

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[FryeDwight]

THEATER OF BLOOD (1973). Great gruesome funny film with one of Vincent Price's best ever turns. Good supporting cast also helps tremendously. ****1/2

[SerialKiller]

Soylent Green-1973.



Corvette Summer- 1978. Has anyone else ever watched this??? I love this movie, but anytime I ask nobody else has ever heard of it before. :(

[Repo'd]

Corvette Summer- 1978. Has anyone else ever watched this??? I love this movie, but anytime I ask nobody else has ever heard of it before. :(

Sure, I've seen that bit of 70's Sexploiitation. Last time was at a Grindhouse film expo in Ohio, along with a bunch of rowdy fans. That was fun!

[The Bloofer Lady]

Soylent Green-1973.



Corvette Summer- 1978. Has anyone else ever watched this??? I love this movie, but anytime I ask nobody else has ever heard of it before. :(

I vaguely remember this. Candy apple red corvette or some such.

[roshiq]

Flowers in the Attic (1987)

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>>: B+


Starman (1984)

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>>: A-

[The Bloofer Lady]

TRACK OF THE MOON BEAST 1976

An anthropologist is struck by a small fragrant of a meteor. It is lodged in his head and starts to drastically affect him.

The only way I could watch it was through mystery science theater 3000. Then it was pretty funny.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Johnny Got His Gun, 1971. 9/10

http://www.lyon.fr/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=5000083154443&ssbinary=true

[yillmyers]

creepshow again!
such a cool movie

[FryeDwight]

ARNOLD (1973). Weird but fun little movie where LUSCIOUS Stella Stevens marries a corpse and all the bodies start piling up. Not great, but I enjoyed it and lots of performers I like such as Roddy McDowell, Elsa Lanchester and Patrick Knowles. ***

[RadicalThrasher]

From Beyond (1986) - 8/10

http://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/from-beyond-1986-poster.jpg

[roshiq]

The Fourth Protocol (1987)

https://s31.postimg.org/k169x7ah7/4th_Protocol.jpg

>>: B

[RadicalThrasher]

The Police Connection [ aka The Mad Bomber] (1973) - 7/10

http://images.bigcartel.com/product_images/108619959/Police_Connection.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&h=1000&w=1000

[hammerfan]

Halloween

[FryeDwight]

BIG BAD MAMA (1974). Strictly Drive In trash with lots of gun battles, car chases, crime sprees and lots of nudity. While this is not a horror film, it's worth seeing because of the talents who have been in some truly great horror/sci/fi. Tom Skerrit (ALIEN), William Shatner (STAR TREK), Dick Miller (too many films to mention), Roger Corman (Ditto) and Angie Dickinson (DRESSED TO KILL). Angie steals the film with some great lines and sizzling nude scenes (In her mid 40's as well and looking fantastic) although the one with William Shatner is kind of..out there. ***1/2

[ludmila20]

http://i65.tinypic.com/15gbi4z.jpg
Genre: Horror
Resolution: 1920×1080
Size: 1.68G
Quality: 1080p
Frame Rate: 23.976 (23976/1000) fps
Language: English
Run Time: 90
IMDB Rating: 5.4/10
MPR: R

H.P. Lovecraft meets Hollywood: Wilbur Whateley wants to help the Old Ones break through by consulting the Necronomicon, and Armitage must stop him. Attractive females are added to fill out the plot.

Watch Online : The Dunwich Horror (1970) (http://hdmoza.com/the-dunwich-horror-1970/)

[ludmila20]

http://i65.tinypic.com/rgzfns.jpg
Resolution: 1280×656
Size: 1.89G
Quality: 720p
Frame Rate: 23.976 (23976/1000) fps
Language: English
Run Time: 150
IMDB Rating: 5.2/10
MPR: R

The rise and fall of the notorious Roman Emperor Caligula, showing the violent methods that he employs to gain the throne, and the subsequent insanity of his reign – he gives his horse political office and humiliates and executes anyone who even slightly displeases him. He also sleeps with his sister, organises elaborate orgies and embarks on a fruitless invasion of Britain before meeting an appropriate end. There are various versions of the film, ranging from the heavily truncated 90-minute version to the legendary 160-minute hardcore version which leaves nothing to the imagination (though the hardcore scenes were inserted later and do not involve the main cast members).

Watch once.never watch this again.lol

Watch Caligula (1979) (http://hdmoza.com/caligula-1979/)

[RadicalThrasher]

The Dogs of War (1980) - 8/10

http://www.furiouscinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dow.jpg

[The Bloofer Lady]

PARTS THE CLONUS HORROR 1979


Clones are created and harvested for whatever organs their human donors may need as they grow older. The clones live in a hidden location in the desert but one of them escapes and incredibly makes his way to who he thinks is his father.

[FryeDwight]

THE CRAZIES (1973). Pretty good early Romero that is a lot like NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD on speed...this thing moves at a lightning pace and you're all but worn out by the end. ***

[Sculpt]

Against All Odds
5/10

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e7/Against_all_Odds_%281984%29_film_poster.jpg

A struggling football player (Jeff Bridges) is hired by a gangster (James Woods) to find his ex-girlfriend (Rachel Ward).

Many film noir films have snappy dialogue and a fast paced plot. If the Private Eye falls in love with the beautiful femme fatale, we accept it as a matter of course, knowing it's just one curve of the zigzagging roller coaster ride.

But the mistake Against All Odds makes is it slows down -- it slows way down -- using exotic locations and vivid colors, trying to depict, not just a romance, but true love, between Bridges and Ward. And as a romance, the film fails miserably. And it's never quite able to re-engage a thrilling film noir pace again.

Even if the script provided substance for a passionate woman (and I don't think it did), Ward displayed no talent for it. Even Bridges struggles to find a connection.

In one scene Bridges sheds passionate tears because he confesses a moral failing to Ward. It's necessary exposition for the plot, but has no authenticity for the bogus true-love-romance it slowly smears on the canvass.

A few films have successfully delivered a thriller and a romance, but in Odds, they unravel each other -- exemplified best during the closing climax, where the darkness, guns and clumsy characters seem as desperate, as the story is, for a conclusion.

[RadicalThrasher]

Death Collector (1976) - 8/10

Early role for Joe Pesci, very low budget, and very entertaining.

http://brennerco.com/wp-content/gallery/film/3-Death-Collector-Cinema-poster.jpg

[favabeans]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

If I'm being honest, I don't think it's a great movie.

[Sculpt]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

If I'm being honest, I don't think it's a great movie.

What you you think were some of the weak aspects of TCSM?

[The Bloofer Lady]

TERROR EYES 1989

A group of friends sit around a campfire telling scary stories to help inspire one of them to write a horror movie. I'd give it a D out of a possible 6.

[Sculpt]

TERROR EYES 1989

A group of friends sit around a campfire telling scary stories to help inspire one of them to write a horror movie. I'd give it a D out of a possible 6.


Sounds "D" for dreadful. Hey, did you ever hear the ghost story "A Derelict"?

[favabeans]

What you you think were some of the weak aspects of TCSM?

For one thing, the acting is super over the top and unbelievable, and - while it was probably on purpose - I just don't think it worked. While watching it I just kept thinking about the actors and the way in which they were acting, and for me the sign of a good film is that I forget these things and am able to believe that the characters are real. Dialogue was nothing special. I found it difficult to invest in any character or believe what they were going through, perhaps because of very little character development. And while I would understand the focus being more on the horror and the gore or the kills for this genre of film, there is minimal horror and the gore is really very mild. The effects aren't great (but what can you do, it's a low budget film from the 70s - so I'm not so bothered about that one). I get that it's a classic piece of cinema, and by no means do I think that it is a terrible film, but to me it doesn't quite live up to/be deserving of its hype.

[The Bloofer Lady]

Sounds "D" for dreadful. Hey, did you ever hear the ghost story "A Derelict"?


No, but I'm going to Google it right now.

[Sculpt]

No, but I'm going to Google it right now.

I googled it after i posted, but didn't find any by that name (not surprising because i heard it from my sister when I was a kid). I had to type in "ghost story and licking" and found it quick.

It goes by The Licked Hand on wiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Licked_Hand).

I checked out some of the variations, but didn't find one exactly like i heard it. The version i heard was the best ::cool::, with the effective "drip, drip, drip" house search, which really mounts the tension and puts you there effectively.

We called it, "A Derelict". As a kid, I thought that was the lunatic's name "Aderelict".

Anyway, apparently this ghost story, with an urban legend feel, really got around in the late 70s/early 80s. Figured you might have heard it too.

David M. Brown copyrighted it in 1980, published 1982. I know for a fact I heard it before 82 (before winter 1980). I could have have heard it in 1980, but I don't know how Brown got it out there... that I would have heard from a kid. Interesting.

Anyway, per wiki, "There is a forerunner in the 1919 story 'The Diary of Mr Poynter' by M. R. James, where a young man absently strokes his dog (as he thinks) while reading an old manuscript account of the sinister death of a young student obsessed with his own hair. Of course the creature crouching at his side is not the dog."

[Sculpt]

For one thing, the acting is super over the top and unbelievable, and - while it was probably on purpose - I just don't think it worked. While watching it I just kept thinking about the actors and the way in which they were acting, and for me the sign of a good film is that I forget these things and am able to believe that the characters are real. Dialogue was nothing special. I found it difficult to invest in any character or believe what they were going through, perhaps because of very little character development. And while I would understand the focus being more on the horror and the gore or the kills for this genre of film, there is minimal horror and the gore is really very mild. The effects aren't great (but what can you do, it's a low budget film from the 70s - so I'm not so bothered about that one). I get that it's a classic piece of cinema, and by no means do I think that it is a terrible film, but to me it doesn't quite live up to/be deserving of its hype.

Ah, cool, thanks, Fava! I know what you're saying about lack of character development.

As you just said yourself, about TCSM as a Horror film, rather than a "Film", so to speak... I think that's where TCSM is receiving its praise and notoriety.

As you already know, Horror films are often assessed differently, like the way Comedy films are assessed by 'how funny they are', rather than the traditional cinematic benchmarks of acting and whatnot.

Specifically the acting -- and this is just my opinion of course -- overall I thought it was effective and otherwise believable. There were some lines delivered that sounded stagey, but I think that's partly the audio -- strange as that sounds -- because the stylistic way this was shot was pseudo documentary, where the mic pickup direction was (often) from the camera POV. To produce a "you are there" effect.

That "you are there" effect was very effectual on me.

Likewise, I thought the lead role of Sally was extremely effective, in that her visceral emotions seemed raw, accessible and authentic to me.

The villains were generally over-the-top, but if "real" you'd expect them to be. Plus, at the time, many people openly acted more animated in public.

I agree, there's little character development, which makes it harder to care about the characters (in a traditional story way); but again, the Cinéma vérité style effectiveness comes from you (viewer) dropping in abruptly, rather than a traditional character-driven story ramp.

Horror-wise... it was extremely horrific to me. I felt trapped. Obviously I thought it was effective as a Horror genre film.

Gore and special effects... it's interesting, Hooper (director) was shooting for a PG rating. Hooper often used traditional shot techniques to infer the violence, which I generally prefer & find more effective. Still, the (inferred) violence is straight-up over the top... I mean it's a freaking nightmare. The content is so not PG.

Anyway, I just thought I'd share with you why I thought it carries high ratings and notoriety.

[favabeans]

Ah, cool, thanks, Fava! I know what you're saying about lack of character development.

As you just said yourself, about TCSM as a Horror film, rather than a "Film", so to speak... I think that's where TCSM is receiving its praise and notoriety.

As you already know, Horror films are often assessed differently, like the way Comedy films are assessed by 'how funny they are', rather than the traditional cinematic benchmarks of acting and whatnot.

Specifically the acting -- and this is just my opinion of course -- overall I thought it was effective and otherwise believable. There were some lines delivered that sounded stagey, but I think that's partly the audio -- strange as that sounds -- because the stylistic way this was shot was pseudo documentary, where the mic pickup direction was (often) from the camera POV. To produce a "you are there" effect.

That "you are there" effect was very effectual on me.

Likewise, I thought the lead role of Sally was extremely effective, in that her visceral emotions seemed raw, accessible and authentic to me.

The villains were generally over-the-top, but if "real" you'd expect them to be. Plus, at the time, many people openly acted more animated in public.

I agree, there's little character development, which makes it harder to care about the characters (in a traditional story way); but again, the Cinéma vérité style effectiveness comes from you (viewer) dropping in abruptly, rather than a traditional character-driven story ramp.

Horror-wise... it was extremely horrific to me. I felt trapped. Obviously I thought it was effective as a Horror genre film.

Gore and special effects... it's interesting, Hooper (director) was shooting for a PG rating. Hooper often used traditional shot techniques to infer the violence, which I generally prefer & find more effective. Still, the (inferred) violence is straight-up over the top... I mean it's a freaking nightmare. The content is so not PG.

Anyway, I just thought I'd share with you why I thought it carries high ratings and notoriety.

Interesting view, and I agree with a lot of your points - thanks for your reply::smile::. As you said, if I were to rate it as a horror film, rather than just as a film, then I would perhaps give a little more merit. And I see what you're saying about the character development, honestly I don't know that a traditional build up would have worked anyway. Although it would have been nice to see a little more in terms of development/character depth, I think that, for me, it's personal preference as much as anything else that stops me from being able to love this movie.

I'm also all for traditional techniques when it comes to violence and gore. Especially with newer films going a lil too crazy with the CGI. It's not nearly as cool or authentic. Takes away the magic.

[The Bloofer Lady]

I googled it after i posted, but didn't find any by that name (not surprising because i heard it from my sister when I was a kid). I had to type in "ghost story and licking" and found it quick.

It goes by The Licked Hand on wiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Licked_Hand).

I checked out some of the variations, but didn't find one exactly like i heard it. The version i heard was the best ::cool::, with the effective "drip, drip, drip" house search, which really mounts the tension and puts you there effectively.

We called it, "A Derelict". As a kid, I thought that was the lunatic's name "Aderelict".

Anyway, apparently this ghost story, with an urban legend feel, really got around in the late 70s/early 80s. Figured you might have heard it too.

David M. Brown copyrighted it in 1980, published 1982. I know for a fact I heard it before 82 (before winter 1980). I could have have heard it in 1980, but I don't know how Brown got it out there... that I would have heard from a kid. Interesting.

Anyway, per wiki, "There is a forerunner in the 1919 story 'The Diary of Mr Poynter' by M. R. James, where a young man absently strokes his dog (as he thinks) while reading an old manuscript account of the sinister death of a young student obsessed with his own hair. Of course the creature crouching at his side is not the dog."

I did actually find a story called " a derelict " about an abandoned ship another ship comes upon and when the sailors board it to explore, they find that the whole ship has become a gigantic living fungus of sorts that consumes those who touch it. I didn't find the actual story, just a wiki description.

[Sculpt]

I did actually find a story called " a derelict " about an abandoned ship another ship comes upon and when the sailors board it to explore, they find that the whole ship has become a gigantic living fungus of sorts that consumes those who touch it. I didn't find the actual story, just a wiki description.

My "A Derelict" was The Licked Hand, just a slight variation, which was published as Bedtime for Sam.

Did you ever hear this ghost story: Bedtime for Sam (https://www.wattpad.com/169961434-terror-tales-bedtime-for-sam)? (you can read it here, it's just a page long)https://www.wattpad.com/169961434-terror-tales-bedtime-for-sam

[FryeDwight]

OUTLAND (1981). Good sets/FX, but this flick is really HIGH NOON in space. Sean Connery good as usual, but film struggles. **1/2

[RollinFan]

Cannonball! - I thought this would be a good match to binge watch with Gumball Rally and Cannonball Run. It isn't. If Death Race 2000 (the original) is one of your favorites, watch it and then this as a double feature. They are made by the same people and have a lot of actors and plot in common. Otherwise skip it.

I liked Outland, it's no Blade Runner, but it's not bad. It's a lot better than Silent Running, but what isn't. Now you've made me want to watch Saturn 3 again.

[Sculpt]

OUTLAND (1981). Good sets/FX, but this flick is really HIGH NOON in space. Sean Connery good as usual, but film struggles. **1/2
fairly forgettable besides the fryer.

[Sculpt]

skip

[RadicalThrasher]

Family Honor (1973) - 7/10

Gritty, low budget mafioso movie.

http://images.moviepostershop.com/family-honor-movie-poster-1973-1020232670.jpg

[The Bloofer Lady]

My "A Derelict" was The Licked Hand, just a slight variation, which was published as Bedtime for Sam.

Did you ever hear this ghost story: Bedtime for Sam (https://www.wattpad.com/169961434-terror-tales-bedtime-for-sam)? (you can read it here, it's just a page long)https://www.wattpad.com/169961434-terror-tales-bedtime-for-sam

I read Bedtime for Sam. Kind of a twilight zone feel to it.

[Sculpt]

I read Bedtime for Sam. Kind of a twilight zone feel to it.

It's really the only spoken ghost story I ever thought was scary. I personally wouldn't tell this to children. What do you think?

[The Bloofer Lady]

It's really the only spoken ghost story I ever thought was scary. I personally wouldn't tell this to children. What do you think?

Lol, I actually have a son named Sam ( now 33 ) and hell no, I would have never read a story like that to a little child at bedtime. I don't know why I said it reminded me of Twilight Zone. It doesn't really but reminds me of that time period.

[absgaard]

Re-Animator ./....

[RollinFan]

Nerds of a Feather (1989) It's a terrible movie in almost every way, but I can't find it in my heart to hate it. It at least gave a lot of little people a paycheck and a role as a person, rather than a Star Trek alien or stuck inside R2D2.

[FryeDwight]

THE SHINING (1980). Although there is a lot of repeating in the film and some incredibly slow scenes, the photography, sets, music and many solid performances (Scatman Crothers was the perfect choice for Dick Halloran in my opinion) make this a classic. Grows with repeated viewings and commentary quite interesting.
Kubrick was undeniably talented, but comes off as extremely anal and exasperating to work with. Still enjoy many of his films-EYES WIDE SHUT notwithstanding.
If You get a chance, two of his early works THE KILLING (1956-Tarantino used much of this for RESERVOIR DOGS) and PATHS OF GLORY (1957-one of the best War films ever made) are well worth seeing. ****

[Sculpt]

THE SHINING (1980). Although there is a lot of repeating in the film and some incredibly slow scenes, the photography, sets, music and many solid performances (Scatman Crothers was the perfect choice for Dick Halloran in my opinion) make this a classic. Grows with repeated viewings and commentary quite interesting.
Kubrick was undeniably talented, but comes off as extremely anal and exasperating to work with. Still enjoy many of his films-EYES WIDE SHUT notwithstanding.
If You get a chance, two of his early works THE KILLING (1956-Tarantino used much of this for RESERVOIR DOGS) and PATHS OF GLORY (1957-one of the best War films ever made) are well worth seeing. ****

Shining is a patient adult's film, that's for sure.

Clockwork & Jacket caught me right away.

[Bloof]

BLOOD AND LACE 1971

This little gem offers up some disturbing entertainment about a young girl placed in a youth home after her mother and her mother's lover are bludgeoned to death. The woman who runs the home has some truly chilling methods of keeping the head count up for financial reasons. Keep an eye out for a Freddy Krueger look-alike even though this movie was made much earlier.

[Bloof]

NIGHT SHADOW 1989

Pretty ridiculous story (except there really wasn't much of a story) about a reporter and werewolf attacks in her hometown.

[FryeDwight]

BLOOD AND LACE 1971

This little gem offers up some disturbing entertainment about a young girl placed in a youth home after her mother and her mother's lover are bludgeoned to death. The woman who runs the home has some truly chilling methods of keeping the head count up for financial reasons. Keep an eye out for a Freddy Krueger look-alike even though this movie was made much earlier.
I was thinking of watching this in a couple of days! Pretty sleazy for sure, but not bad at all and never really noticed the FK reference, but now see what You mean!

[Bloof]

I was thinking of watching this in a couple of days! Pretty sleazy for sure, but not bad at all and never really noticed the FK reference, but now see what You mean!

I loved it. Was glad I came across it on youtube. Pretty creepy.

[FryeDwight]

UP IN SMOKE (1978). While a little Cheech and Chong goes a long way, this is really a genuinely FUNNY film and better than I thought it would be. Some guest spots by the great Strother Martin (SSSSSSSSSSSS, THE BROTHERHOOD OF SATAN, COOL HAND LUKE and THE WILD BUNCH to name a few) and the alluring tragic Rainbeaux Smith (LEMORA, LADY DRACULA, THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN). ***1/2

[Martha]

John Carpenters "The Fog"

Enjoyed it the first time I saw and still like to replay it.

Creepy and good horror film in my book.

[RollinFan]

The Demoniacs (1974) Massive amounts of nudity, silly plot, and a clown. What's not to like?

It would be cool to make a list of Rainbeaux Smith movies and have a marathon. Just looking on Wikipedia, some of her character names are great. "Twinkle Twat" Girl, Naked hippie girl on motorcycle, White prostitute. What a career. ::big grin::

[RadicalThrasher]

Killer Force [ aka The Diamond Mercenaries ] (1976) - 8/10

Entertaining heist/action flick. Great ensemble cast.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HqBPDWAQGbA/VqfJY4HKBaI/AAAAAAAAAPs/6111EkxH5to/s1600/MB.jpg?resize=350%2C450

[Bloof]

ALONE IN THE DARK 1982

During a blackout a doctor and his family are terrorized by 4 escapees from the hospital where he works. Great scares by some pretty twisted nuts.

Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence and Martin Balsam make this very interesting.

[Ferox13]

ALONE IN THE DARK 1982

During a blackout a doctor and his family are terrorized by 4 escapees from the hospital where he works. Great scares by some pretty twisted nuts.

Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence and Martin Balsam make this very interesting.

Weirdly I was just talking about this film yesterday - it is underated for sure. Martin Landau has a stand out performance in it. Killers Moon is another great escaped madman film.

[Bloof]

Weirdly I was just talking about this film yesterday - it is underated for sure. Martin Landau has a stand out performance in it. Killers Moon is another great escaped madman film.

Too right. It is underrated. I just happened upon it on you tube.

[Roiffalo]

Howling
10 out of 10 would watch again. Also realized this round that Dee Wallace has the most delightful scream I’ve ever heard from a female. I usually prefer male screams as they’re less painful on the eardrums.

Death Warmed Up
Not terrible despite the shit video quality.

Aliens
Loved it. Watched it twice. Bishop is bae.

Jaws
For Fourth of July watching of course.

Jason Takes Manhatten
One of my favorite Fri13th sequels, don't judge me.

Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th Part 2
Friday the 13th Part 3
Also good for watching for Fourth of July festivities.

[satanah]

Visited my sister in Chicago last week and she's a big 80s horror fan, so we picked out something sort of out of the ordinary (for me at least) and watched "The Changeling" with George C. Scott. I'd never seen it and we had fun watching. Not too bad. :)

[Bloof]

Visited my sister in Chicago last week and she's a big 80s horror fan, so we picked out something sort of out of the ordinary (for me at least) and watched "The Changeling" with George C. Scott. I'd never seen it and we had fun watching. Not too bad. :)

I saw this movie for the first time back in the 80's at a theater with my sister. It scared the bejeezus out of me but I loved It!

[satanah]

I saw this movie for the first time back in the 80's at a theater with my sister. It scared the bejeezus out of me but I loved It!
Awesome. Good memories. :)

[FryeDwight]

BLOOD AND LACE (1971). After Bloof's stirring review/observations, decided to give it another spin. still silly, but way sleazy and Gloria Grahame is really good in here. ***1/2

[FryeDwight]

WIZARDS (1977). Very strange, but interesting animated Ralph Bakshi film. Lots of Tolkien references in here. ***1/2

[FryeDwight]

THE DEAD ZONE (1983). Very good adaption of the Stephen King novel with stellar turns by Christopher Walken and Tom Skerrit. ***1/2

[anglewitch]

Summer Camp Nightmare

[Martha]

Kingdom Of The Spiders Love this film, hate spiders Arrgh!

[anglewitch]

Kingdom Of The Spiders Love this film, hate spiders Arrgh!

I wonder if that film is connected to Empire of The Ants?
I don't mind spiders. I find them to be quite gentle. The only insects and reptiles I am afraid of are roaches and copperheads.

[FryeDwight]

FROM BEYOND (1986). Made by the same team as RE-ANIMATOR with many of the same cast, aided by the always welcome Ken Foree. Not as over the top as the first film, but still a hell of a lot of fun. ****

[Sculpt]

FROM BEYOND (1986). Made by the same team as RE-ANIMATOR with many of the same cast, aided by the always welcome Ken Foree. Not as over the top as the first film, but still a hell of a lot of fun. ****

I liked FROM BEYOND better than RE-ANIMATOR. Probably the subject matter. In Beyond the subject matter actually mattered to the story. I thought it was very well made, nice effects, and much better treatise for a sci-fi horror.

[Bloof]

ONE DARK NIGHT 1982

A young woman wakes up screaming from a recurring nightmare. Later, a convoy of coroner vehicles are seen pulling up in front of an apartment building where the bodies of six young girls are found in the closet of an apartment belonging to an old man, also recently deceased.

Pretty cool 80's fare.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Boogyman, 1980. 7/10

http://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/the-boogeyman-face-melt.jpg

[Bloof]

The Boogyman, 1980. 7/10

http://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/the-boogeyman-face-melt.jpg

I remember this one .

[Sculpt]

ONE DARK NIGHT 1982

A young woman wakes up screaming from a recurring nightmare. Later, a convoy of coroner vehicles are seen pulling up in front of an apartment building where the bodies of six young girls are found in the closet of an apartment belonging to an old man, also recently deceased.

Pretty cool 80's fare.

Sounds really weird! Trailer looks familiar

[Bloof]

Sounds really weird! Trailer looks familiar

I really enjoyed it. It is also known as Mausoleum...I think. Interesting premise.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Necromancy, 1972. 7/10


http://66.media.tumblr.com/db22909eba1207f6f04ab1b98f073efa/tumblr_mjqnj8mpoq1qzr8nao2_1280.jpg

[FryeDwight]

THE BEST OF SEX AND VIOLENCE (1982). GREAT party tape filled with lots of the title, mainly Charles Band/Jerry Gross exploitation flicks. All trailers with wry commentary from John Carradine. Some of the films shown are ZOMBIE, I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, THE DEVIL'S WEDDING NIGHT, TERMINAL ISLAND, SWEET SUGAR (the last two starring the incredibly beautiful Phyllis Davis), EBONY IVORY AND JADE (your jaw will drop), DR BLACK AND MR HYDE (ditto) and closing with the DOLEMITE triolgy...you'll be screaming to friends and family members "PUT YOUR WEIGHT ON IT!!!" after seeing the final preview for DISCO GODFATHER. ***1/2

[anglewitch]

Night of The Leapus.
It was so stupid! I have never had so many laughs in my whole life!

[Bloof]

EQUINOX 1970


In some articles I read, this movie was thought to be the possible inspiration for Evil Dead. Two couples are caught in the mountains for more than a picnic. They come across an old book and are then set upon by monsters trying to retrieve the book.

The monsters were stop motion and reminded me of Ray Harryhausen.

[anglewitch]

EQUINOX 1970


In some articles I read, this movie was thought to be the possible inspiration for Evil Dead. Two couples are caught in the mountains for more than a picnic. They come across an old book and are then set upon by monsters trying to retrieve the book.

The monsters were stop motion and reminded me of Ray Harryhausen.

That's a really awesome film. I'm always making plans on making a film like that.

[Ferox13]

Night of The Leapus.
It was so stupid! I have never had so many laughs in my whole life!

Love that film...

[anglewitch]

Love that film...

Bones from star trek is in it. He looks like a dork with that hair.

[Bloof]

That's a really awesome film. I'm always making plans on making a film like that.

I loved it.

[anglewitch]

I loved it.

The stop motion is so awesome.

[Roiffalo]

Bones from star trek is in it. He looks like a dork with that hair.

Deforest Kelly you say? I know what's next on my watch list.

[anglewitch]

Deforest Kelly you say? I know what's next on my watch list.

Yeah that's the name.
Yep he's in there. He looks like a dork hehehheh.

[PillarOvSkulls]

does stranger things count? lol, but the last older horror movie i watched was city of the living dead. Fulci needs more recognition

[satanah]

Watched "Hellraiser" again for the first time in maybe 5+ years last night. As good as ever. Great movie. Going to re-watch "Hellraiser II" (my favorite) soon.

[Repo'd]

Watched the remake of George Romero's Crazies. I had high hopes because it seemed like the kind of film that might benefit from a reimagining, but...no.
It was uninspired and by the midway point, I was combing my cat and working on my Halloween music playlist. So, all was not lost!

Just realized I posted this in the wrong spot. Oh well, the original was made in this time frame, yes? Ok, that's good enough for me.

[anglewitch]

Watched "Hellraiser" again for the first time in maybe 5+ years last night. As good as ever. Great movie. Going to re-watch "Hellraiser II" (my favorite) soon.

The second one is my favorite too.

[FryeDwight]

HOUSE (1986). remembered the TV ads and the FANGORIA coverage and REALLY wanted to like this, especially with all the familiar names in here. Not Funny, not scary and just not necessary. *1/2

[anglewitch]

HOUSE (1986). remembered the TV ads and the FANGORIA coverage and REALLY wanted to like this, especially with all the familiar names in here. Not Funny, not scary and just not necessary. *1/2

It can't be as bad as House II.

[hammerfan]

Waxwork

[FryeDwight]

BLACULA (1972). The typical AIP wackiness is prevalent in here, but stick with it and You'll find it's a lot better than You would expect. Wonderful performance by William Marshall with decent support by Vonetta McGee. Also a short turn by Elisha Cook JR, one of my favorites who meets a bad end in here, like he always seemed to in all of his movies.
A really good opener with one of the best most evil Dracula's ever-Charles MacCually had NIGHTMARE raving about it-and some pretty good scenes-especially involving Ketty Lester. Her second/third scenes scared the BeJesus out of me the first time I saw this.
Despite the fact the film descends into DARK SHADOWS territory with the plot, still worth seeing. Also a few songs by The Hues Corporation who had a number #1 single a few years down the road! ***1/2

[Bloof]

BLACULA (1972). The typical AIP wackiness is prevalent in here, but stick with it and You'll find it's a lot better than You would expect. Wonderful performance by William Marshall with decent support by Vonetta McGee. Also a short turn by Elisha Cook JR, one of my favorites who meets a bad end in here, like he always seemed to in all of his movies.
A really good opener with one of the best most evil Dracula's ever-Charles MacCually had NIGHTMARE raving about it-and some pretty good scenes-especially involving Ketty Lester. Her second/third scenes scared the BeJesus out of me the first time I saw this.
Despite the fact the film descends into DARK SHADOWS territory with the plot, still worth seeing. Also a few songs by The Hues Corporation who had a number #1 single a few years down the road! ***1/2

You know, I never actually checked that one out. Maybe it's time. ::cool::

[brainscan]

The Evil Dead.

[anglewitch]

Waxwork

I'm sorry.

[hammerfan]

I'm sorry.

Don't be a smartass ::big grin::

[anglewitch]

Don't be a smartass ::big grin::

No you misunderstood.
I predicted that you would say that so I thought I might as well say that I'm sorry.

[FryeDwight]

SUGAR HILL (1973). Still another AIP Blaxploitation flick about the title character-Marki Bey who reminds me a lot of Pam Grier in here; maybe the script was written with her in mind-avenging her boyfriend's death by gangster Robert Quarry (Count Yorga himself) with the help of some voodoo. Pretty silly, with extremely loud clothes and non PC epithets, but the zombies in here are actually pretty scary and give the film an edge. The scariest part of the whole film is Zara Cully-Mother Jefferson from THE JEFFERSON'S- as a High Priestess...the mind boggles!!!!!!!!!! ***

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Psycho II, 1983. 7/10



http://www.joblo.com/images_arrownews/psycho-ii-83-dinner.jpg

[DarkLamster]

Got the Fog on right now.... the 1980 version not that crap 2005 one

[Blackalpaca]

I watched Pet Sematary for the 100th time last night. The son still creeps me out.

[brainscan]

Psycho II, 1983. 7/10



http://www.joblo.com/images_arrownews/psycho-ii-83-dinner.jpg

one of my favorites

[brainscan]

Just watched Child's Play 2 and I'm finishing number 3 right now watched the first on Saturday

[FryeDwight]

HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP (1980). Entertaining trash that shows what the monsters REALLY do with the girls they always carry off. Good for what it is with some impressive Rob Bottin work and also noticed Gale Hurd as a PA; of course, she later became Gale Anne Hurd. early James Horner score, long before TITANIC.
Ending is pretty what You would expect in a film like this-found out the girl is Lynn Theel, but was Lynn Schiller as PLAYBOY's July 1975 Playmate as well as dating The Eagle's Glen Frey back in the 70's. ***

[Ferox13]

Love HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP - have you seen the tepid remake?

[hammerfan]

Love HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP - have you seen the tepid remake?

They did a remake?!

[SerialKiller]

My Bloody Valentine-1981.

[Sculpt]

They did a remake?!

Freakazoids From the Deep

[anglewitch]

The Rift

[RollinFan]

Endgame (1983) - not really my thing, part Running Man, part Kung Fu, part Logan's Run.

[Bloof]

BEYOND THE DOOR 1974


A couple find that they are inexplicably expecting a third child. They are a happy family with quirky kids, a boy and a girl. At a birthday party, the husband happens upon his wife in the bathroom vomiting what appears to be dark blood. That right there would have rung my warning bell but they soldiered on. A bit of a gitchy mash up of Rosemary's baby and the exorcist.
I'd watch it again with you.

[Sculpt]

I'd watch it again with you.



| Roger Ebert
January 1, 1975 |
Print Page

Where's Jessica?" asks her worried husband, when she disappears during a birthday party for the children. He finds her in the bathroom, regurgitating pints, maybe gallons, of blood. "Honey, are you all right?" he asks, in the understatement, or underquestion, of the year. She allows that she feels a little weak. They agree she ought to get more rest. The whole movie is this way: maddeningly inappropriate in the face of its horrors.


And yet "Beyond the Door" is one of the topgrossing movies in the country right now.

Why? Maybe because at some dumb, fundamental level, it really does live it up to, or down to, its promise. It's not well acted, its "Possessound" sounds routed through the ventilation system and the print looks like it was left out too long in monic possession.

And it's got one hell of an ad campaign. The TV spots and the trailer on the viewer in front of the theater show all sorts of delightful horrors, a menacing voice dares you to see it and, inside the theater, there's a party atmosphere. Parts of the movie play almost as comedy. I'm usually disturbed when people laugh at violenceÑthe audience reaction to "Death Race 2000" was especially unsettlingÑbut in a movie like "Beyond the Door," the laughs seem almost appropriate.

That's during the earlier parts of the movie, when mysterious hands reach out to touch shoulders in darkened rooms, and it turns out it's just the husband patting his wife. In the later stages, though, when Jessica (Juliet MillsÑyes, Juliet Mills) begins to turn green and talk like the Big Bopper, the movie's just conventionally disgusting. We get green vomit, brown vomit, blood, levitations and other manifestations of the devil.

He is, by the way, in Jessica's womb. She has this short order pregnancy that proceeds so rapidly she's three months pregnant within a week (if that's the way to put it). The mysterious stranger seems to have the answer, and after saving her husband from being run over by a truck, he offers several enigmatic epigrams such as, "Some people attract . . . misfortune." It's all trash, but it's scary trash. I wouldn't call it entertainment, but it's a diversion, all right. Yuk.

[Bloof]

| Roger Ebert
January 1, 1975 |
Print Page

Where's Jessica?" asks her worried husband, when she disappears during a birthday party for the children. He finds her in the bathroom, regurgitating pints, maybe gallons, of blood. "Honey, are you all right?" he asks, in the understatement, or underquestion, of the year. She allows that she feels a little weak. They agree she ought to get more rest. The whole movie is this way: maddeningly inappropriate in the face of its horrors.


And yet "Beyond the Door" is one of the topgrossing movies in the country right now.

Why? Maybe because at some dumb, fundamental level, it really does live it up to, or down to, its promise. It's not well acted, its "Possessound" sounds routed through the ventilation system and the print looks like it was left out too long in monic possession.

And it's got one hell of an ad campaign. The TV spots and the trailer on the viewer in front of the theater show all sorts of delightful horrors, a menacing voice dares you to see it and, inside the theater, there's a party atmosphere. Parts of the movie play almost as comedy. I'm usually disturbed when people laugh at violenceÑthe audience reaction to "Death Race 2000" was especially unsettlingÑbut in a movie like "Beyond the Door," the laughs seem almost appropriate.

That's during the earlier parts of the movie, when mysterious hands reach out to touch shoulders in darkened rooms, and it turns out it's just the husband patting his wife. In the later stages, though, when Jessica (Juliet MillsÑyes, Juliet Mills) begins to turn green and talk like the Big Bopper, the movie's just conventionally disgusting. We get green vomit, brown vomit, blood, levitations and other manifestations of the devil.

He is, by the way, in Jessica's womb. She has this short order pregnancy that proceeds so rapidly she's three months pregnant within a week (if that's the way to put it). The mysterious stranger seems to have the answer, and after saving her husband from being run over by a truck, he offers several enigmatic epigrams such as, "Some people attract . . . misfortune." It's all trash, but it's scary trash. I wouldn't call it entertainment, but it's a diversion, all right. Yuk.

Have you ever seen It?

[Bloof]

DARK PLACES 1973


Christopher Lee and Joan Collins

A brother and sister conspire against a man who has just inherited a haunted house possibly containing a large sum of money.

[Sculpt]

Have you ever seen It?
no, hadnt even heard of it.

You wrote, "I'd watch it again with you." Who were you talking to? ::big grin::

DARK PLACES 1973


Christopher Lee and Joan Collins

A brother and sister conspire against a man who has just inherited a haunted house possibly containing a large sum of money.

What did you think of it?

[Bloof]

no, hadnt even heard of it.

You wrote, "I'd watch it again with you." Who were you talking to? ::big grin::

What did you think of it?

I was talking to all of you, lol, to indicate I sit through another watching.


I always love Christopher Lee and the movie was quite entertaining. Good story.

[anglewitch]

Dark Star
John Carpenters baby.
Written by Dan o' Bannon and John Carpenter.
Produced by Dan O' Bannon
Starring Dan O' Bannon.

10/10

[hammerfan]

DARK PLACES 1973


Christopher Lee and Joan Collins

A brother and sister conspire against a man who has just inherited a haunted house possibly containing a large sum of money.

How have I never heard of this movie?! Shame on me!

[Repo'd]

Don't Torture a Duckling

[Bloof]

How have I never heard of this movie?! Shame on me!

Where I found it on you tube, they described it as being "obscure".

[hammerfan]

Where I found it on you tube, they described it as being "obscure".

That was going to be my next question, where you watched it. *runs off to YouTube*

[FryeDwight]

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (1974). Loved the James Bond films with in Junior High, but find a lot of them do not age well. This was a big Seventh Grade favorite as always great seeing Christopher Lee-he seems to be having a good time here-and although her character is quite annoying, Britt Eklund was absolutely gorgeous in here.
Not a keeper, but worth checking for Old Time's Sake, although the Sheriff in here deserved to be fed to the Sharks. **1/2

[anglewitch]

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (1974). Loved the James Bond films with in Junior High, but find a lot of them do not age well. This was a big Seventh Grade favorite as always great seeing Christopher Lee-he seems to be having a good time here-and although her character is quite annoying, Britt Eklund was absolutely gorgeous in here.
Not a keeper, but worth checking for Old Time's Sake, although the Sheriff in here deserved to be fed to the Sharks. **1/2

That's the classic james bond.

Christopher Lee is and awesome villain.

[Repo'd]

Slithis. I love this crappy movie!

[Ferox13]

They did a remake?!

Humanoids from the Deep (1996) (TV Movie)
Walton Goggins makes an early screen appearance...Film is toned down greatly from the original..

[RollinFan]

The Corpse Grinders - When the Lotus Cat Food Company finds itself in financial trouble, the owners decide to find a new, cheap source of meat -- the local graveyard. Only one problem -- soon cats develop a taste for human flesh, and tabbies are tearing out throats all over town.

Really silly but well worth watching just to laugh at. No nudity, but enough lingerie to open a Victoria's Secret. No gore, but a lot of putting people into one end of the grinder and cat food squirting out of the other. 7/10

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The Corpse Grinders - When the Lotus Cat Food Company finds itself in financial trouble, the owners decide to find a new, cheap source of meat -- the local graveyard. Only one problem -- soon cats develop a taste for human flesh, and tabbies are tearing out throats all over town.

Really silly but well worth watching just to laugh at. No nudity, but enough lingerie to open a Victoria's Secret. No gore, but a lot of putting people into one end of the grinder and cat food squirting out of the other. 7/10


Oh, I forgot all about this one! Thanks for the reminder. I've wanted to see it for ages but it has sort of slipped through the cracks of my " must see list " over the years.

[newb]

The Mechanic

Charles Bronson schooling Jan Michael Vincent on the ways of the hitman.

Typical "acting" job from Charlie.

Mr. Vincent....not so good. He was much better in "Buster & Billie"

[newb]

also had a bit of a Jaws Marathon over the last week.

of course everybody knows how good the first one is.......then they did a nose dive. While 2 wasn't horrible, the third installment was pretty bad with the cheesy 3-D effects and weak story. Although it did have Leah Thompson in her first role. [ what a cutie ]

And 4 is laughable, culminating with a shark "roaring" in the finale. I would say it falls into the "so bad it's good] category.

[Goathead]

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The Unnamable (1988)

Okay movie, was expecting more. It's kind of a mix between Castle Freak and Night of the Demons, just that we see the actual monsters in these two movies more often than in this one, it's just getting revealed shortly before the end.

[FryeDwight]

QUEST FOR FIRE (1981). Very good film of a trio of Cavemen (for lack of a better word) in search of the element. Early roles for Rob Pearlman, Rae Dawn Chong and Everett McGill . wonderful scenery and really a sense of being there. ****

[vampyd1977]

one of tromas more covtrivercial, poor acting, hit n miss effects, poor direction and production, pretty much what you expect. my first watch and was disapointed,enjoyed the score tho.


THAT ENDING THO!

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Psychic, 1977. 6/10

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[Bloof]

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The Unnamable (1988)

Okay movie, was expecting more. It's kind of a mix between Castle Freak and Night of the Demons, just that we see the actual monsters in these two movies more often than in this one, it's just getting revealed shortly before the end.

Enjoyed this one.

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The remastered version of Phantasm on the big screen? A Q&A with cast and crew on a live remote from the Alamo Draft House? A remarkable special preview of Phantasm:Ravager? An Unforgettable night at the theater.

[Bloof]

The remastered version of Phantasm on the big screen? A Q&A with cast and crew on a live remote from the Alamo Draft House? A remarkable special preview of Phantasm:Ravager? An Unforgettable night at the theater.

Just read about that coming out.

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Just read about that coming out.

Oh Bloof, you have to check it out. The remastered version is beautiful and the night out was terrific. There are supposed to be similar events when Ravager opens next month, so keep an eye open for that.

[Fake Shemp]

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[Fake Shemp]

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[hammerfan]

Humanoids from the Deep (1996) (TV Movie)
Walton Goggins makes an early screen appearance...Film is toned down greatly from the original..

Just ordered the original Humanoids From the Deep from Amazon. Should be here on Monday!

[newb]

Preparing for the Westworld show coming on HBO

"WESTWORLD" [1973]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070909/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

Holds up pretty good....except for Richard Benjamin's porn mustache and the control room with the refrigerator sized computers.

[scouse mac]

Preparing for the Westworld show coming on HBO

"WESTWORLD" [1973]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070909/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

Holds up pretty good....except for Richard Benjamin's porn mustache and the control room with the refrigerator sized computers.

Top of the line at the time!

I'm looking forward to Westworld, always loved the film.

I may need to check out the less memorable Futureworld again

[Bloof]

Just ordered the original Humanoids From the Deep from Amazon. Should be here on Monday!

Watched this last night! Great stuff.

[hammerfan]

Watched this last night! Great stuff.

Amazon surprised me, and I got this yesterday. Of course, I watched it last night!

[RadicalThrasher]

Chopping Mall (1986) - 7.5/10



http://dirtyhorror.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CHOPPING-MALL-657x1024.jpg

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THE Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974

[Bloof]

HALLOWEEN III SEASON OF THE WITCH 1982


A man discovers a small town factory is selling halloween masks with an ancient history behind them.

I love the scenes of the kids trick or treating on halloween night. Far fetched to be sure, but I've always enjoyed this one.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Changeling, 1980. 8/10


http://thetfs.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/changeling.jpg


One of the best ghost stories put on film. It always seems new to me because I can't remember the underlying story until it reveals itself as I watch. I've seen this film a dozen times. I think my mind blocks it so its like 'new' each time I watch it.

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The Changeling, 1980. 8/10


http://thetfs.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/changeling.jpg


One of the best ghost stories put on film. It always seems new to me because I can't remember the underlying story until it reveals itself as I watch. I've seen this film a dozen times. I think my mind blocks it so its like 'new' each time I watch it.

Ooh! The first ghost movie that ever really scared me. There are images and sounds in that film that still raise the hairs on my arms. It's a fabulous tale with stellar performances from all the actors and actresses.

[RadicalThrasher]

Blood Diner (1987) - 7.5/10

A real wtf movie. More wtf than Chopping Mall


http://blog.signalnoise.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/i_mpm9blooddiner.jpg

[newb]

The Changeling, 1980. 8/10


http://thetfs.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/changeling.jpg


One of the best ghost stories put on film. It always seems new to me because I can't remember the underlying story until it reveals itself as I watch. I've seen this film a dozen times. I think my mind blocks it so its like 'new' each time I watch it.

A must watch every Halloween season for moi.

[RollinFan]

The Changeling is one of my favorites as well. Just goes to show what can be done with a talented cast and writers instead of trying to fix a bad script with CGI.

Blood Orgy of the She-Devils - The title is the best part. 3/10

[brainscan]

Just watched the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre for the first time it was good.

[Sculpt]

Just watched the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre for the first time it was good.

Really? What were you're impressions of it? You only get to see it for the first time once. Really like to hear how it hit ya. thx!

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Evil Dead

[brainscan]

Really? What were you're impressions of it? You only get to see it for the first time once. Really like to hear how it hit ya. thx!

Well i was kinda glad when the Franklin guy died because he was super annoying.Also i feel it got real weird once she was taken back to the house, but it was good and i liked it. I have seen the remake. i also liked it.

[FryeDwight]

HENRY:PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1989). Hard hitting still and nerve wracking as well. Michael and Tom are really good in here and proof that quality can be done on a small budget. ****1/2

[Sculpt]

Well i was kinda glad when the Franklin guy died because he was super annoying.Also i feel it got real weird once she was taken back to the house, but it was good and i liked it. I have seen the remake. i also liked it.

Yes, the house grandpa scene is horrifying. And it's interesting that they make Franklin so annoying.

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Stage Fright (1987)

[RollinFan]

Westworld (1973) Decided to rewatch the original before I started watching the series. Probably watch Futureworld tomorrow.

[Roiffalo]

The Shining



...I still don't fucking get it. ::sad::

[Ferox13]

Westworld (1973) Decided to rewatch the original before I started watching the series. Probably watch Futureworld tomorrow.

Going to do this too.

[vampyd1977]

having a bit of fun rewatching some of my faves from when i was a kid for halloween month

[Bloof]

having a bit of fun rewatching some of my faves from when i was a kid for halloween month

Same here!

[Sculpt]

The Shining



...I still don't fucking get it. ::sad::

You should consider watching "Room 237". It's a good documentary explaining The Shining. Not merely because it explains The Shining, but because it's a good documentary. It has 93% fresh at Rottentomatoes.com.

It also helps set your thoughts to find symbolism in film, which is very cool.

There's things in The Shining you never knew you saw (I'd bet).

It doesn't make The Shining a better film, it just explains it, and also cranks you up to notice things in film.

I do believe some of the things are just the doc maker's opinion, but I found the doc more interesting than the film.

Here's a clip of it, explaining the bigwheel ride. I did not notice these things in the film.

sZe_MyQqiws

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Omen, 1976. 9/10



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[brainscan]

Just finished Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. I liked it even better than the first one.

[Sculpt]

Just finished Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. I liked it even better than the first one.
Ya love dark humor I guess?

I saw it in the theatre... not what I was expecting.

[brainscan]

Ya love dark humor I guess?

I saw it in the theatre... not what I was expecting.

Yes i do, and it's cool you got to see it at the theater. That would have been awesome.

[RollinFan]

Futureworld (1976) You hear a lot about what a classic Westworld was, but not a lot about Futureworld. Now I remember why. What a terrible movie. Now I want to see Beyond Westworld, the 1980 TV series, but the reviews are not good. Cancelled after 5 episodes. I watched Sexworld back in the day, no need to see that again.

[RadicalThrasher]

Fist of the North Star (1986) - 10/10

http://www.martialartsactionmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Fist-of-the-North-Star.jpg

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Unhinged

Said by many to be the worst Canadien film ever made. I offer no evidence to the contrary, but it's the kind of crap that entertains me fully. It really is poop but it's laugh out loud funny and bad at the same time. Naturally, it's the movies earnestness that makes it so watchable. I applaud the sincere effort made by cast and crew. It may be hilariously bad but they tried so hard. Hats off to the movie makers for the effort, no matter the quality.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Children of the Corn, 1984. 7/10

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[Fake Shemp]

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[Fake Shemp]

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[Repo'd]

The only Canadian horror movie I'm aware of is The Final Sacrifice. I've not seen Unhinged and therefore cannot make a comparison, but I'd suspect Final Sacrifice is worse. Highly entertaining though.

Not at all familiar with Final Sacrifice, but if it's even close to as much fun to watch as Unhinged, I'm all in.

[hammerfan]

Watching The Howling right now

[Bloof]

INCIDENT AT RAVENS GATE 1988

A young man, recently out of prison, moves in with his brother and sister-in-law to finish out his parole. They live on a farm in the outback and all of a sudden experience problems with their water and electricity. An elderly couple living nearby are fried to death in their home and people start hallucinating and going mad.

Quite worth the watch.

[Sculpt]

INCIDENT AT RAVENS GATE 1988

A young man, recently out of prison, moves in with his brother and sister-in-law to finish out his parole. They live on a farm in the outback and all of a sudden experience problems with their water and electricity. An elderly couple living nearby are fried to death in their home and people start hallucinating and going mad.

Quite worth the watch.

Hey Bloof! I just saw a wild 80's spoof you might like on Netflix (it's on youtube too). It's Kung Fury, it's 30 mins long. It's a spoof of the 80's action films, even appearing to be a VHS tape with tracking effects. It's totally over the top. The writer/director is the lead actor, and he really sells it. Though it's probably more a guy film ::wink::

[Ferox13]

The only Canadian horror movie I'm aware of is The Final Sacrifice. I've not seen Unhinged and therefore cannot make a comparison, but I'd suspect Final Sacrifice is worse. Highly entertaining though.

Cough...Cronenberg...Cough...

[Bloof]

Hey Bloof! I just saw a wild 80's spoof you might like on Netflix (it's on youtube too). It's Kung Fury, it's 30 mins long. It's a spoof of the 80's action films, even appearing to be a VHS tape with tracking effects. It's totally over the top. The writer/director is the lead actor, and he really sells it. Though it's probably more a guy film ::wink::

I loved it..again and again! Someone on the forum mentioned it last year as a youtube gem(?). I don't think there's one thing wrong with it.

[FryeDwight]

You should consider watching "Room 237". It's a good documentary explaining The Shining. Not merely because it explains The Shining, but because it's a good documentary. It has 93% fresh at Rottentomatoes.com.

It also helps set your thoughts to find symbolism in film, which is very cool.

There's things in The Shining you never knew you saw (I'd bet).

It doesn't make The Shining a better film, it just explains it, and also cranks you up to notice things in film.

I do believe some of the things are just the doc maker's opinion, but I found the doc more interesting than the film.

Here's a clip of it, explaining the bigwheel ride. I did not notice these things in the film.

sZe_MyQqiws
Hey Sculpt, I saw ROOM 237 also. Back in my younger more carefree days, drank lots of beer and smoked quite a bit of weed, courtesy of an older room mate. However, I cannot begin to imagine all the chemical substances those people in this film ingested before watching and how they imagined all that. THE SHINING isn't perfect, but I still enjoy it.

[hammerfan]

Friday the 13th

[Sculpt]

Hey Sculpt, I saw ROOM 237 also. Back in my younger more carefree days, drank lots of beer and smoked quite a bit of weed, courtesy of an older room mate. However, I cannot begin to imagine all the chemical substances those people in this film ingested before watching and how they imagined all that. THE SHINING isn't perfect, but I still enjoy it.
I hear ya! I was never a big drinker, but I had many meaningful times with da smoke.

I'm kinda guessing here... do you mean the writer of the documentary must have been on drugs to come up with all that material on The Shining? ::big grin::

Well, I can't deny theories tend to be enhanced that way, but we can't dismiss any of the factual things he presented -- such as what's presented in the youtube video I posted: what the visuals are in the bigwheel scene. I think you'd have to be stone cold sober to notice those things.

Speculating on what things mean, that's where things can get, well, speculative, real fast.

The NASA material in the film is really flaunted in one's face. The (base/original) story hardly has anything to do with NASA/Apollo (seems to me). Seems to beg one to find a connection. Pointing to something outside the story of the film is a very bold insinuation, but he certainly documents a case for it. Interesting stuff.

[SerialKiller]

A Clockwork Orange- 1971.

[hammerfan]

The Fog - love me some John Carpenter

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The Fog - love me some John Carpenter

Me too! The musical score is pretty intense too.

[FryeDwight]

HELTER SKELTER (1976). Very faithful to the facts and a scary turn by Steve Railsback as Manson. However, the film has the stagnant quality that was common to TV movies back then.
Good spot by TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE's Marilyn Burns as Linda Kasabian. ***

[SerialKiller]

Happy Birthday to Me-1981. My cup of tea indeed. ::cool::

[brainscan]

Just watched the best worst movie in the world that also made me love Tim Curry even more because he is so wonderfully ridiculous in it.The Worst Witch.
Man i love Tim Curry so much.

[anglewitch]

A Clockwork Orange- 1971.

I want to see that but my parents wont let me. They say I'm not old enough yet.

That's stupid I'm 16 going on 17 and they let me watch the Hell Raiser films when I was 13.

[brainscan]

I want to see that but my parents wont let me. They say I'm not old enough yet.

That's stupid I'm 16 going on 17 and they let me watch the Hell Raiser films when I was 13.

you're not missing anything it's not all that great.

[anglewitch]

you're not missing anything it's not all that great.

I heard it was a classic though.

[brainscan]

I heard it was a classic though.

meh