Last Seen 70s/80s Movie

[Roiffalo]

I'm no Exorcist expert, but wasn't it a Ouija board? Contacted Captain Howdy...I think?

That's what I thought too, but it was so glanced over. And then what was the point in the beginning on focusing on the priest in the desert with his weird vision of the Pazuzu statue and finding that artifact? ::confused::

[hammerfan]

I'm no Exorcist expert, but wasn't it a Ouija board? Contacted Captain Howdy...I think?

Yep, that's how it happened

[Roiffalo]

Yep, that's how it happened

There should have been more emphasis on how it happened. You'd think the mother would've been concerned about that so it didn't happen again. It doesn't take long to film burning an Ouija board, come on.

I need to read the book, maybe it'll better explain. Which I actually have, but I don't read well, that figures. ::roll eyes::

[Sculpt]

That's what I thought too, but it was so glanced over. And then what was the point in the beginning on focusing on the priest in the desert with his weird vision of the Pazuzu statue and finding that artifact? ::confused::

OK, so the priest in the desert at the beginning is the older priest who dies at the end (Lankester (Father) Merrin). He was at an archaeological dig in Iraq, found an amulet resembling a statue of Pazuzu, a demon he had cast out years earlier. The wind and dogs fighting indicated the demon was back, evidently for revenge on Merrin... so I read... But the film rather shows the demon seems to know Father Caras, and tells Caras he possessed Regan so that the demon can be with Caras.

I didn't read the book, and I'm not planing on it, but maybe you can just chalk it up to the demon knows a lot and lies a lot, and that's all there is to it. It's Merrin who finds the demon, or is sent to the demon, through The Vatican, so the demon's ties to Merrin really don't mean a hill of beans the larger scheme of things, nor the film, in my opinion.

There should have been more emphasis on how it happened. You'd think the mother would've been concerned about that so it didn't happen again. It doesn't take long to film burning an Ouija board, come on.

I need to read the book, maybe it'll better explain. Which I actually have, but I don't read well, that figures. ::roll eyes::

You're right, the film really doesn't go into the ouija board and Captain Howdy much at all. It's just creepy to know, and they move on to the other stuff. And I gather you're just joking around, but as you probably know, I don't think the magic solution of 'burning of the board' was invented until 2000's horror films. ::big grin::

If you just want the short version of the plot explained, wiki covers the main ties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film)#Plot

[ImmortalSlasher]

NightWish, 1989. 7/10

https://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/151/MPW-75668

Poster and tag line looks cool. I'll check that out one day.

[hammerfan]

There should have been more emphasis on how it happened. You'd think the mother would've been concerned about that so it didn't happen again. It doesn't take long to film burning an Ouija board, come on.

I need to read the book, maybe it'll better explain. Which I actually have, but I don't read well, that figures. ::roll eyes::

I also read the book, but, it was so long ago I don't remember ANY details. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

[Roiffalo]

The wind and dogs fighting indicated the demon was back, evidently for revenge on Merrin... so I read... But the film rather shows the demon seems to know Father Caras, and tells Caras he possessed Regan so that the demon can be with Caras.

I didn't read the book, and I'm not planing on it, but maybe you can just chalk it up to the demon knows a lot and lies a lot, and that's all there is to it. It's Merrin who finds the demon, or is sent to the demon, through The Vatican, so the demon's ties to Merrin really don't mean a hill of beans the larger scheme of things, nor the film, in my opinion.

I agree entirely. Take him out and you don't really miss him. He wasn't even the exorcist who saved the day. Hell he dies (by the demon's hand or heart problems as indicated by taking pills, I'm not sure) and it's Damian who takes Pazuzu out. The character may have had a larger role in the book, but in the movie, he was really just not needed. He only raises more questions.

Honestly I would've liked to have seen Damian go against the church and try to do the exorcism on his own. I mean they were sure hella quick to agree to all this even though he stressed earlier that it wouldn't be easy to get the church's approval even with solid proof (his proof btw was constantly getting debunked). He had mentioned before he was possibly losing faith, like why even mention that if you're not going to go further into it? Seeing this possession and taking it upon himself to save this child's soul would've been a great soul search to behold.

But maybe that's just me.

You're right, the film really doesn't go into the ouija board and Captain Howdy much at all. It's just creepy to know, and they move on to the other stuff. And I gather you're just joking around, but as you probably know, I don't think the magic solution of 'burning of the board' was invented until 2000's horror films. ::big grin::

If you just want the short version of the plot explained, wiki covers the main ties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film)#Plot

I was mostly poking fun, yes, but it really did bother me that it was never addressed. I'm not even a parent and I think that was pretty fucking stupid for a mother to not even consider either during the possession or after all was said and done.

I also read the book, but, it was so long ago I don't remember ANY details. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

That's okay, horror mom. I always appreciate the feedback anyway. 8)

[Tommy Jarvis]

Chopping Mall (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090837/?ref_=rvi_tt): 6/10 - A fun little slasher. Nothing memorable, but good for a few laughs and one or two good kills.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, 1974. 10/10


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[Roiffalo]

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, 1974. 10/10


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I just gave this another watch on the spur of the moment. The scene where Sally finds the house and falls into the room full of human furniture still gets to me. Such an amazing set, I'm still in love with it. ::love::

Still can't figure out why the trucker in the end didn't just drive instead of getting out of the truck and running... I've seen semi's take on deer bigger than that hick and still keep going (hell my Cherokee sport did that!), you can't tell me it wouldn't start because of that.


Also Marilyn Burns had really pretty eyes</3

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[Sculpt]

I just gave this another watch on the spur of the moment. The scene where Sally finds the house and falls into the room full of human furniture still gets to me. Such an amazing set, I'm still in love with it. ::love::

Still can't figure out why the trucker in the end didn't just drive instead of getting out of the truck and running... I've seen semi's take on deer bigger than that hick and still keep going (hell my Cherokee sport did that!), you can't tell me it wouldn't start because of that.


Also Marilyn Burns had really pretty eyes</3

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maybe i'm remembering wrong, but didn't the trucker stop because the chic (marilyn burns) wave him down? I'll always love the reaction of the trucker when he sees leatherface waving the chainsaw... he's like, i'll getting out of here!

[FryeDwight]

STAND BY ME (1986). Still holds up well. ****

[Roiffalo]

maybe i'm remembering wrong, but didn't the trucker stop because the chic (marilyn burns) wave him down? I'll always love the reaction of the trucker when he sees leatherface waving the chainsaw... he's like, i'll getting out of here!

He did, he get's out to check what he hit I guess, and comes across her and Leatherface. Then BOTH of them get back in the truck, just to crawl across the seat and out of the fucking thing and run back the way the truck came! WHY? Why didn't he just drive away? Leatherface was going at the door with the chainsaw, but it was barely leaving a dent. They were safe!

[Repo'd]

The Car

[Bloof]

HORROR HIGH 1974

Pretty much enjoyed this.

[Repo'd]

HORROR HIGH 1974

Pretty much enjoyed this.

One of my favorites!

[Bloof]

One of my favorites!

I was very pleasantly surprised. Had a groovy little soundtrack too.

[Roiffalo]

POLTERGEIST

Forever a classic, thank you Hooper. ♥
I give it... 5 out of 5 face peels.

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[FryeDwight]

COUNTESS DRACULA (1971). An aged decrepit Countess discovers when she bathes in girl's blood, she becomes absolutely ravishing Ingrid Pitt::love::. Sadly, the cure reverses at the most inappropriate times::sad::::mad::. Silly nonsense, but entertaining and better than You would think. ***

[MichaelMyers]

Currently watching Nightmare on Elm Street III.

[Bloof]

WITHOUT WARNING 1980

Kind of goofy special effects but sort of enjoyed this Alien vs Young Couple story. They try to escape it with the help of a cantankerous hunter (Jack Palance).

[roshiq]

Dreamscape (1984)

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Few days back luckily discovered this movie while randomly browsing through some torrent sites and still wondering why I haven't seen or heard about it before?! Besides the great cast including Max Von Sydow, Christopher Plummer and a young Dennis Quaid (who eerily resembles to young Harrison Ford back at that time around!), the thing that instantly grabbed my interest was its IMDB plot synopsis..."A young psychic on the run from himself is recruited by a government agency experimenting with the use of the dream-sharing technology and is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of the U.S. president!" Yeah...it also freaked me out like..."What...80s got an INCEPTION too!? I need to check this out asap!!" And finally gave it a watch lately.
In compare to Inception, DREAMSCAPE is clearly a far cry from what Nolan did in 2010. Although it did mention few similar ideas i.e. jumping into the subconscious mind and stealing the little secrets but at the end it all comes down to prevent an assassination in the dream world rather than planting an idea. The effects were dated but still fun and I think Joseph Ruben (who also directed 80s cult slasher THE STEPFATHER and early 90s thrillers - SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY, THE GOOD SON & MONEY TRAIN) did a decent job with Dreamscape within the limited resources & technological advancement available back at that time. Overall, like many other 80s action-adventure-thrillers, this is also a solid entertainer!

>>: B

[Bloof]

ICED 1988

A group present at the apparent suicide of a friend are reunited years later at an exclusive previewing of a new ski resort.

Pretty generic but a great 80's feel.

[newb]

IT [1990]

I never saw this on its original run. weird...I know. So I have no nostalgia for it like many do. That being said I thought it was just MEH. Clowns never scared me and lets not even discuss that ridiculous spider thing at the end.

[hammerfan]

IT [1990]

I never saw this on its original run. weird...I know. So I have no nostalgia for it like many do. That being said I thought it was just MEH. Clowns never scared me and lets not even discuss that ridiculous spider thing at the end.

My other issue with the original is Annette O'Toole. I've never been a fan of hers. She annoys the shit out of me.

[FryeDwight]

DR PHIBES RISES AGAIN (1972). Doesn't seem to be much love for this, but I quite like it. Some really nasty demises and Vincent is fantastic as always. And really, despite all the bad things Phibes does, it's all for love and I find the line "You in My Arms...and I in Yours!" quite stirring. ***1/2

[Sculpt]

Dreamscape (1984)

https://s26.postimg.org/qada5meih/DRMSCAP.jpg

Few days back luckily discovered this movie while randomly browsing through some torrent sites and still wondering why I haven't seen or heard about it before?! Besides the great cast including Max Von Sydow, Christopher Plummer and a young Dennis Quaid (who eerily resembles to young Harrison Ford back at that time around!), the thing that instantly grabbed my interest was its IMDB plot synopsis..."A young psychic on the run from himself is recruited by a government agency experimenting with the use of the dream-sharing technology and is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of the U.S. president!" Yeah...it also freaked me out like..."What...80s got an INCEPTION too!? I need to check this out asap!!" And finally gave it a watch lately.
In compare to Inception, DREAMSCAPE is clearly a far cry from what Nolan did in 2010. Although it did mention few similar ideas i.e. jumping into the subconscious mind and stealing the little secrets but at the end it all comes down to prevent an assassination in the dream world rather than planting an idea. The effects were dated but still fun and I think Joseph Ruben (who also directed 80s cult slasher THE STEPFATHER and early 90s thrillers - SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY, THE GOOD SON & MONEY TRAIN) did a decent job with Dreamscape within the limited resources & technological advancement available back at that time. Overall, like many other 80s action-adventure-thrillers, this is also a solid entertainer!

>>: B
Totally agree, Roshiq! Good film! Dreamscape was fairly big film at the time... scifi-horror with fairly big stars and budget, and it received good reviews. I saw it at the theatre. I saw it recently and thought the effects were wholly adequate. For my radio show, I did a dreams themed show, using some Inception clips, but mostly used Dreamscape clips.

[Sculpt]

WITHOUT WARNING 1980

Kind of goofy special effects but sort of enjoyed this Alien vs Young Couple story. They try to escape it with the help of a cantankerous hunter (Jack Palance).
LOL! " Alien vs Young Couple"...

[Sculpt]

IT [1990]

I never saw this on its original run. weird...I know. So I have no nostalgia for it like many do. That being said I thought it was just MEH. Clowns never scared me and lets not even discuss that ridiculous spider thing at the end.
Ya, I didn't see any of the TV series either. Never very interested in it, just curious. I was considering watching it, er IT, but after your review, I think I'll skip it. Besides, might as well just see the new film.

[roshiq]

IT [1990]

I never saw this on its original run. weird...I know. So I have no nostalgia for it like many do. That being said I thought it was just MEH. Clowns never scared me and lets not even discuss that ridiculous spider thing at the end.

Ya, I didn't see any of the TV series either. Never very interested in it, just curious. I was considering watching it, er IT, but after your review, I think I'll skip it. Besides, might as well just see the new film.

After so many years, lately rewatched it for the recent IT hype! The Kids part was beautifully done, loved Tim Curry as Pennywise and thought the first two-third of the movie was good enough but yeah...can't disagree about that goddamn ending! One of the most ridiculously funny looking shitty Giant spiders even seen in a movie!

[Bloof]

IT [1990]

I never saw this on its original run. weird...I know. So I have no nostalgia for it like many do. That being said I thought it was just MEH. Clowns never scared me and lets not even discuss that ridiculous spider thing at the end.

Ya, I didn't see any of the TV series either. Never very interested in it, just curious. I was considering watching it, er IT, but after your review, I think I'll skip it. Besides, might as well just see the new film.

Nope, "It" was just something of Stephen king's that I never took to. More liked Cujo, Silver Bullet and Pet Semetary to name a few.

[Bloof]

PHANTASM II 1988

I didn't hate it.....I could have taken it or left it.

[Corpus_Vile]

'70s- Messiah of Evil(1973) rewatch
'80s Burial Ground (1981) rewatch

[Bloof]

FRIGHTNIGHT 2 1988

Revisited this just to see Roddy but the first one can't be beat.

[Roiffalo]

FRIGHTNIGHT 2 1988

Revisited this just to see Roddy but the first one can't be beat.

Roddy's in the second too?! Ahhh I loved him in the first one! I need to put this on my watch list ASAP. After I watch Salem's Lot cause David Soul's in it. ::smile::

[Bloof]

Roddy's in the second too?! Ahhh I loved him in the first one! I need to put this on my watch list ASAP. After I watch Salem's Lot cause David Soul's in it. ::smile::

Yep he's in it and wait til you see his new digs!

[FryeDwight]

BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (1970). Very camp and somewhat dated, but truth to be told, this is a GREAT little film. Great songs, quick editing, interesting characters etc etc. Watching "Z-Man" these days, all I can think of is Tim Curry in ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW. Also...Cynthia Myers::love::::love::. ****

[Shocker]

Last 70s: Invasion of the Body Snatchers 78 (seen it many times but it was on CBS All Access so wth)
Last 80s: Pet Sematary 89 (never finished it before but now I remember why...didnt love the acting...needs a remake)

[roshiq]

Schoolgirls in Chains (1973)

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Somewhat 'Psycho' inspired but kind of misleading in terms of how they promoted the movie like an early 70s total trashy or sleazy horror-thriller, which it's not that much actually. Particularly the title and that poster didn't fit with the film. Yeah...there were nudity and even a 'rape' scene but overall found this quite decent against what the title & poster pretend to be.

>>: B-

[Dead Bad Things]

This flick hits all the right horror gags...rats...spiders...eyeballs...wolf howlin' in a graveyard...family dinner scene...labyrinthian sets....dead rising...good wet and dry FX.
It has the feel of an 18+ episode of Scooby Doo ::big grin::
It's an Italian made for TV movie too::big grin::
Real good movie.

Graveyard Disturbance (1987)

[Bloof]

This flick hits all the right horror gags...rats...spiders...eyeballs...wolf howlin' in a graveyard...family dinner scene...labyrinthian sets....dead rising...good wet and dry FX.
It has the feel of an 18+ episode of Scooby Doo ::big grin::
It's an Italian made for TV movie too::big grin::
Real good movie.

Graveyard Disturbance (1987)

Heck yes I remember this movie. I have to revisit this during the halloween season. ::cool:: ( if you liked this, may I recommend "Spookies". ) here's a link to the trailer. Hope it works.

https://youtu.be/8EtfOdRRxTc

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

And Now The Screaming Starts, 1973. 8/10

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[Sculpt]

Heck yes I remember this movie. I have to revisit this during the halloween season. ::cool:: ( if you liked this, may I recommend "Spookies". ) here's a link to the trailer. Hope it works.

https://youtu.be/8EtfOdRRxTc
LOL! This looks great! Love the practical effects. Even has the horrible Hollywood 80's-esque music. I swear, the 80's was easily one of the best, if not the best, decades of rock music, and all the Hollywood fake-80's-rock was the worst music to ever be put to film! ::big grin::

[Bloof]

LOL! This looks great! Love the practical effects. Even has the horrible Hollywood 80's-esque music. I swear, the 80's was easily one of the best, if not the best, decades of rock music, and all the Hollywood fake-80's-rock was the worst music to ever be put to film! ::big grin::

It ranks right up there as one of the weirdest movies I've ever watched but I love it.

[FryeDwight]

THE NORLISS TAPES (1973). Good little TV film by Dan Curtis that just falls apart at the end when I was expecting a wrap up. Good cast, great Robert Corbert music (He did the music for DARK SHADOWS) and interesting premise, but really could have been better. Have heard it was supposed to be a TV pilot which may explain the structure. **1/2

[hammerfan]

Dracula (1979)

I don't care what you say, I love this movie!

[Bloof]

Dracula (1979)

I don't care what you say, I love this movie!

Lol, trust me...the youth of today have no taste! ::stick out tongue::

[hammerfan]

Lol, trust me...the youth of today have no taste! ::stick out tongue::

LOL! To be honest, I'm probably biased since I saw Frank Langella in the play in NYC before they did the movie.

[hammerfan]

The Evil Dead

[Sculpt]

LOL! To be honest, I'm probably biased since I saw Frank Langella in the play in NYC before they did the movie.

Wasn't Rick Springfield Dracula in Dracula 79? Didn't he dance and sing and women swooned... ::wink::

[hammerfan]

Wasn't Rick Springfield Dracula in Dracula 79? Didn't he dance and sing and women swooned... ::wink::

They need a gagging emoji here

[Bloof]

NIGHTMARE CITY 1980


A TV reporter does his best to evade a mutant horde of zombies unleashed from a plane at the local airport. Weird mothers...

[FryeDwight]

NEAR DARK (1988). My wife loves this and despite three views, just don't think it holds together with Adrian Pasdar's character irritating in the extreme. **

[hammerfan]

The Fog

[Bloof]

LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE 1974

Haven't enjoyed a film like I enjoyed this one for awhile. Just ticked all the boxes with the Hammer-like English countryside and villages and the handsome Bee-Gees look a like hero.

A piece of experimental farm equipment causes the dead to come back to life. Pretty cool zombies.

[Roiffalo]

Lol, trust me...the youth of today have no taste! ::stick out tongue::

Wow, rude. ::stick out tongue::

[Sculpt]

NIGHTMARE CITY 1980


A TV reporter does his best to evade a mutant horde of zombies unleashed from a plane at the local airport. Weird mothers...
"Weird mothers..."?!!!! Thought you were swearing there for a moment.... ::big grin::

[Sculpt]

LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE 1974

Haven't enjoyed a film like I enjoyed this one for awhile. Just ticked all the boxes with the Hammer-like English countryside and villages and the handsome Bee-Gees look a like hero.

A piece of experimental farm equipment causes the dead to come back to life. Pretty cool zombies.

The Plutonium Tiller?????

[Ferox13]

LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE has an amazing soundtrack too.

[Bloof]

"Weird mothers..."?!!!! Thought you were swearing there for a moment.... ::big grin::

"Shut yo' mouth!" ::big grin::

[Bloof]

Wow, rude. ::stick out tongue::

Yeah but you're an old soul ::love::


LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE has an amazing soundtrack too.

Heck yes it did. Actually, you mentioning Nightmare City led me to find it. I was watching N.C. on youtube and L.S.C.L showed up as a suggestion.

[Roiffalo]

Yeah but you're an old soul ::love::

Awww! ::embarrassment::

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Halloween 4, 1988. 7/10

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Halloween 5, 1989. 7/10


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[hammerfan]

Fright Night

[Sculpt]

oops wrong forum

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Demented, 1980. 6/10https://i.imgur.com/2d6zzwq.gif

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Pet Sematary, 1989. 9/10


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[FryeDwight]

THE DEVILS (1971). Quite controversial in its day and still hard hitting today. Lots of religious persecution, sexual obsession and nasty torture. However, it's a Ken Russell film so it goes over the top too often to be wholly successful. **1/2

[Becci]

Caligula. 1979.

I couldn't believe they made a mainstream film like that! I love 1970s films. Clockwork orange too. Films seem tamer now.

[hammerfan]

Caligula. 1979.

I couldn't believe they made a mainstream film like that! I love 1970s films. Clockwork orange too. Films seem tamer now.

This country is PC-crazy! Films like Blazing Saddles would never be made today.

[Becci]

This country is PC-crazy! Films like Blazing Saddles would never be made today.

People are scared to say anything.

[The_Return]

They Live (1988)

Just caught this for the first time, somehow it had always slipped through the cracks for me.

Super fun movie, can't believe I missed it for so long. Wouldn't say it's one of Carpenter's best, but still a really good time.

[Roiffalo]

Beetlejuice

Watching this again I couldn't help but wonder why some of the characters (especially our two mains) made so many stupid decisions... But between story and kick ass visual effects, it's a classic Burton film that I loved as a kid and still do today. Not to mention 80s Alec Baldwin. ::love::

Also this man was my favorite Batman.

https://i.giphy.com/media/dpdyelI0jQHOE/giphy.webp

[Bloof]

Beetlejuice

Watching this again I couldn't help but wonder why some of the characters (especially our two mains) made so many stupid decisions... But between story and kick ass visual effects, it's a classic Burton film that I loved as a kid and still do today. Not to mention 80s Alec Baldwin. ::love::

Also this man was my favorite Batman.

https://i.giphy.com/media/dpdyelI0jQHOE/giphy.webp

He really was the best one.

[Roiffalo]

He really was the best one.

He is. ::love::

[Sculpt]

Adam West for me. But in film... the most surprising casting decision of the the 80's... Keaton did a fine job. Actually, I thought Ben Afflack does a good Batman, just not much script to work with.

[Bloof]

Adam West for me. But in film... the most surprising casting decision of the the 80's... Keaton did a fine job. Actually, I thought Ben Afflack does a good Batman, just not much script to work with.

Ikr? I remember thinking "Michael Keaton, ????" I pictured someone a little more menacing. I can't remember who but certainly not him...

[Sculpt]

Ikr? I remember thinking "Michael Keaton, ????" I pictured someone a little more menacing. I can't remember who but certainly not him...
I do wonder what the hell they were thinking... could a Hollywood casting director have actually suggested Micheal Keaton? Or did Keaton skip casting and call Burton and say, 'let me show you what I got'? Everyone was like, "Keaton?" But after seeing the film, the Batman fans I knew were like, ya, he was actually good.

Ya, who would have been a good Batman in the 80's?

Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon, Steven Seagal, Tom Cruise, Charlie Sheen, Richard Gere, Michael Douglas, Jeff Bridges?

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Fog, 1980. 8/10



http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-156sNuiZA-c/Tf0nCkoc4pI/AAAAAAAAAzE/zo6j6pnDNwI/s1600/the-fog-2.gif

[Bloof]

THE HALLOWEEN THAT ALMOST WASNT 1979

Dracula along with Igor, Frankenstein , The Mummy and The Werewolf must convince The Witch to ride across the moon to save Halloween.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Changeling, 1980. 9/10


https://coolpapaesreviews.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/the-changeling-02.jpg

[Roiffalo]

Ya, who would have been a good Batman in the 80's?

Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon, Steven Seagal, Tom Cruise, Charlie Sheen, Richard Gere, Michael Douglas, Jeff Bridges?

Nope. Nope nope nope nope nope all of my nope.

[Roiffalo]

Cat's Eye

I was intrigued by the cameos by Cujo and Christine, but I'm rapidly losing interest seeing some jackass shock the cat. Only still watching because I know it can't die since the movie follows it. And I'm hoping that guy get's what's coming to him. But instead we don't get an ending to that story at all.

Second story I'm completely lost at first, but that had a hilarious pay off.

The third story is made for movie, and is a bit obvious about it. Throws you off how the first two involve the evils of man and then the third has a supernatural element. Just why?

It was a decent flick though. Cat lovers will be happy with it.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre II, 1986. 7/10

https://s3.drafthouse.com/images/made/TCM21z_756_426_81_s.jpg







Frightmare, 1983. 8/10



http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs158/1102056358225/img/1159.jpg

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Full Circle, 1977. 7/10


https://horrorpediadotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/full-circle-3.jpg?w=700



Burnt Offerings, 1976. 7/10



http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AmsDdkegnNo/VEup1MdrZ2I/AAAAAAAACxE/i2jsrzxjp24/s1600/BurntOfferings2_zps8af103f8.jpg



Crowhaven Farm, 1970. 7/10



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[Roiffalo]

Child's Play

https://media.tenor.com/images/2d52b4b6a47f452cc1529caae1e5c599/tenor.gif

I thought I had seen this in its entirety at least once, but I went in with virgin eyes basically. By any means of good writing, it has many flaws. I would even say it's a bad film. But the traditional effects were stunning, and the characters memorable, so I can see how this became an easy classic. I quite enjoyed it in it's awfulness.

[Sculpt]

Child's Play

https://media.tenor.com/images/2d52b4b6a47f452cc1529caae1e5c599/tenor.gif

I thought I had seen this in its entirety at least once, but I went in with virgin eyes basically. By any means of good writing, it has many flaws. I would even say it's a bad film. But the traditional effects were stunning, and the characters memorable, so I can see how this became an easy classic. I quite enjoyed it in it's awfulness.
I also just saw it for the first time a few months back. As an overall horror film, I thought it was pretty average, but still solidly made, with effective doll effects. Story-wise, besides being pretty average, I'd want to call it cliche, even for it's time, but it's really a bit of a parody and social satire... which feeds on cliche. It was well received by critics and ticket sales. To just be plain about it, I didn't really like it, more a personal taste issue... mostly, its brand of crudeness doesn't hit my funny bone.

Possibly the most significant thing about Child's Play's initial success was the social environment at the time: which was the Cabbage Patch Kids hysteria -- with parents getting into fits fights to get the doll for their kid, and many cutesy toys hypes in the 80s. So it was a ripe era to make a cutie killer doll and trash the whole hysteria.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Friday The 13th: Jason Lives, 1986. 8/10


http://www.screamhorrormag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Friday_6_paintball.jpg



Friday The 13th Part 2, 1981. 8/10


https://thatwasabitmental.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/f13_2_3_.jpg

[RadicalThrasher]

976-Evil (1989) 8/10

http://i.pinimg.com/originals/20/1c/21/201c21e7a5d474c64bf004a5c0cf109e.jpg

Been a while since I've seen it. Lots of nostalgia, probably effected my score a little. A little slow moving, heavy on atmosphere, with a pretty good pay off in the end.

[Jmarie]

Friday the 13th part 2

[RadicalThrasher]

Demon Wind (1989-90) 7/10

http://www.chuckwilliamsfanclub.com/filmography/1990_DemonWind/Cover_DemonWind_large.jpg

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Rest in Peace Umberto Lenzi

https://i.imgur.com/VgcI4s6.jpg

[chris150]

ok. i am so very confused right now!!!! i just watched the 1983 movie sweet sixteen. and joanne is seemingly the killer. however at the end of the movie, they show melissa walk inside the house with blood on her clothes and holding a bloody knife. so, i am confused. is she the killer or is joanne the killer?

[RadicalThrasher]

Kill and Kill Again (1981) 9.5/10

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u8SVsJp4zOY/UHaTvxEdnzI/AAAAAAAAAUo/Zn5rh6BxlA4/s1600/Kill+And+Kill+Again.jpg
One of the greatest martial arts cheese fests ever....

[roshiq]

The Mephisto Waltz (1971)

https://s26.postimg.org/6752germ1/TMW.jpg

When a call from a famous reclusive pianist, Duncan Ely (Curt Jergens), comes in, Myles Clarkson (Alan Alda), a musical journalist, jumps at the chance to interview him. This begins a friendship where the older Duncan Ely seems unusually interested in Myles and his family. And from that very first meeting with this piano virtuoso and his darkly seductive daughter, Roxanne (Barbara Parkins), Myles suddenly rediscovers his long buried talent to become a successful concert pianist too. His growing involvement with the wealthy family and their strange friends eventually comes between Myles and his loving wife, Paula (Jacqueline Bisset). As sinister events unravel, Paula is drawn deeper into a web of diabolic happenings until the threads come together in a surprising and oddly rewarding finale.

Based on Fred Mustard Stewart's novel of the same name and directed by Paul Wendkos, THE MEPHISTO WALTZ was an underappreciated early 70s gem that got lost into the shadow of other greater & renowned masterpieces of the same era. By the time Twentieth Century Fox gave it a theatrical release under the Quinn Martin Production, the audience already seen Roman Polanski's ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968); and mostly because of both the movies shared a familiar theme in the story that set around a satanic cult ran by a large group of high society people, THE MEPHISTO WALTZ criminally received negative responses from the critics & the moviegoers "for being just another Rosemary’s Baby-wannabe". But other than having the devil worshipers into the story, this movie actually delivers quite a different & superbly twisted tale of its own. This time the devil offers a different deal for his followers than physically invading the world in a human form (i.e. Rosemary’s Baby or THE OMEN). Although it wasn't as flawless as those popular horror classics were but still Mephisto Waltz was like many other Bava inspired late 60s & early 70s horror movies that strikingly done right in color & sunny surroundings with styles & designs, to make the atmosphere effectively work as the story progress frame by frame. There was this weird New Year's Eve party at the earlier phase of the movie where someone was walking around with a dog with an eerily accurate and realistic human head mask of William Shatner, that later worn by Michael Myers in the original, John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN (1978) [info source: IMDB trivia]. And not only that, the bizarre rituals and some psychedelic visuals at the nightmare sequences with chilling scores done by Jerry Goldsmith made it a fantastic experience that may remind you of some Fulci & Argento classics as well.
Like I said already, it wasn't entirely flawless…Alan Alda's performance was criticized as at times he indeed kind of felt like 'not so quite in there' mode in compare to admirable performances coming from the other end. Jacqueline Bisset on the lead carried the story as beautifully as she looked throughout the whole movie. Her stunning, gorgeous looks & the way she smartly portrayed the character made me think of she could be a great Bond girl for that memorable 007 era when it was shifting over from Sean Connery's legacy to Roger Moore's decades; even the wealthy pianist played by Curt Jergens later appeared as the main Bond villain for THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977). I think mainly because of the running time issue, the film noticeably rushed over a significant segment in the middle where the Clarkson couple losses a very important family member; their reactions regarding the loss & grief were downright questionable & kinda funny also.
But the strongest segment of this underrated occult, horror-thriller was its climax. The finale was a real shocker and went into an area that I didn't expect. All I can say without spoiling anything that you'd never see an ending like this today in a studio horror film for sure ;) It's an ending that may initially make you think why or how the hell he/she could make that choice but if you take a quick look back into the story then you'll surely find plenty of hints that surprisingly somehow makes everything sense and made it work in a weird way.

I think a remake by Darren Aronofsky would be interesting with Ben Affleck portraying Alan Alda's role, Emily Blunt reprising Paula (Jacqueline Bisset's character), Bill Nighy as Duncan Ely and Rosamund Pike as his daughter Roxanne.

>>: A-

[FryeDwight]

THE TOWERING INFERNO (1974). Like most of the 70's disaster films, this has a wonderful cast, still impressive Sets/Effects/Pyro and some genuinely suspenseful parts, but all is undone by an incredibly flabby script. **1/2

[RadicalThrasher]

Rolling Vengeance (1987) 7/10

http://www.critcononline.com/images/rolling%20vengeance%20british%20vhs%20front%20&%20back2.jpg

[FryeDwight]

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986). Really like this Carpenter film,, although the first time it nearly drove me to distraction by being serious one moment than camping it up the next! Time has been kind to this one and love the commentary,,,seems Carpenter and Kurt Russell find EVERYTHING funny-Kurt has a Bad Ass Laugh!::big grin::

[MichaelMyers]

Watching A Nightmare on Elm Street, you guys heard of this movie?

[hammerfan]

Watching A Nightmare on Elm Street, you guys heard of this movie?

Sounds vaguely familiar

[The_Return]

The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

First time in many years.

[Sculpt]

Watching A Nightmare on Elm Street, you guys heard of this movie?
Is that the one with the mime who dies in a boiler room?

[hammerfan]

Halloween

[The_Return]

The Cold (1984)

Yikes. Felt like watching this again for some reason - not sure why, I knew full well how bad it is. Not even in a particularly entertaining way either, mostly just dull (though peppered with moments of lunacy)

[Tommy Jarvis]

Gremlins (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087363/?ref_=nv_sr_1) - Fun rewatch on Halloween. As great as it is, it always feels odd to see people classify this flick as horror. With all the zaniness, it rarely feels scary, if at all.

The Toxic Avenger (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090190/?ref_=nv_sr_1) - Well, hello Troma. ::big grin::

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Ms 45, 1981. 8/10


https://i.imgur.com/KPQpv08.jpg

[Bloof]

FRIDAY THE 13TH THE FINAL CHAPTER 1984

A deformed killer who hides his face with a goalie's mask, slices and dices his way through 2 homes located near his mother's grave.

[Sculpt]

Gremlins (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087363/?ref_=nv_sr_1) - Fun rewatch on Halloween. As great as it is, it always feels odd to see people classify this flick as horror. With all the zaniness, it rarely feels scary, if at all.

The Toxic Avenger (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090190/?ref_=nv_sr_1) - Well, hello Troma. ::big grin::

Do you think Gremlins is at all racist? In particular, the Gremlins movie theater and bars scenes.

[roshiq]

Rehearsal for Murder (1982)

https://s26.postimg.org/cqzo93dqh/RFM.jpg

A beautifully crafted whodunit that takes place in an empty theater as playwright Alex Dennison (played by Robert Preston) stages an elaborate plan to reveal the truth behind his fiancée Monica Wells' (Lynn Redgrave) supposed suicide. He invites the cast & crew of his year old earlier play (in which his fiancée was also involved as the main actress) to a cold reading of a new script. However, none of them initially didn't know that their get together is a part of a plan to find out the possible criminal that Alex believed killed his lover.
As it filmed almost like a stage play, therefore this kind of film heavily relies on the crafts of script & an ensemble performance from a bunch of skilled, great actors and in this case both of which were excellent. Highly dialog driven but definitely a great treat for the fans of suspenseful, twisted murder mystery.

>>: B+

[FryeDwight]

THE WEREWOLF OF WASHINGTON (1974). Sluggish TV movie that I think is trying to be intentionally funny. The werewolf looks a lot like Henry Hull and a lot is lifted verbatim from THE WOLF MAN. Worth one look, but you may need to use your remote to speed things up. **

[Bloof]

SLEEPAWAY CAMP 1984

Thought I had seen this but I sure hadn't! Two cousins attend a summer camp but soon campers and staff suffer horrible fates. Nice.

[Sculpt]

SLEEPAWAY CAMP 1984

Thought I had seen this but I sure hadn't! Two cousins attend a summer camp but soon campers and staff suffer horrible fates. Nice.

I only saw it a few years ago.

[Bloof]

I only saw it a few years ago.

Last night I decided to give it a rewatch only to to discover I had never seen it before. I've done that a few times and nine times out of ten find myself a nice little movie.

[Bloof]

SLEEPAWAY CAMP 2 1988

A bit of a dud actually.

[hammerfan]

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

When Michael Calls, 1972. 7/10


http://hilobrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/michael3.jpg



How Awful About Allan, 1970. 7/10


https://horrorpediadotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/howawfulaboutallen-edde1.jpg

[RadicalThrasher]

Mindwarp (1992) 7/10

http://www.coversresource.com/covers/Mindwarp-1991-Front-Cover-116610.jpg
Bleak and depressing stuff. Pretty violent and gory too, kept me entertained .

[Sculpt]

When Michael Calls, 1972. 7/10


http://hilobrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/michael3.jpg
LOL! How did you even come across this?

Mindwarp (1992) 7/10

http://www.coversresource.com/covers/Mindwarp-1991-Front-Cover-116610.jpg
Bleak and depressing stuff. Pretty violent and gory too, kept me entertained .
Thanks, Thrash! I was looking for this film. I remember seeing it at a video store, read the description, and then forgot what the title was.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

LOL! How did you even come across this?



I love 1970's made for TV horror/thriller films. Movie of The Week. Most are on YouTube. ::love::

[Bloof]

I love 1970's made for TV horror/thriller films. Movie of The Week. Most are on YouTube. ::love::

Auntie my Helen....::love::

[ImmortalSlasher]

Suspiria -

The first Dario Argento movie I've seen and man it's wild. I didn't expect this. I just kept hearing that Suspiria was good. And I saw the image of the main character in a taxi and thought that's a beautiful image. I guess I assumed because it's old it wouldn't be like this. And after that first death, you know everything else will be shocking. I didn't expect that from this movie. That first scene was completely surprising and it set the stage and mood for everything else keeping me wondering what other horrors were in store. The music is really unnerving. You know evil is coming and with it blaring it puts you on edge. What the witches do is always extreme and mean spirited in its evil and was beyond my expectations. What I assume a real witch would do. At the end I was saying get her! I think how normal everything seems makes it worse when the attacks finally happen. Afterwards I watched the trailer and that gave me chills.

hPs2ExUL_bc

I liked the movie so much that I have a poster on the way which I started a topic about.

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-trCu7eCjGww/Wf_6Uy0fNDI/AAAAAAABfzI/SWcA5LUbA-0GzeigrjZh0LMHLzVYsD_rwCLcBGAs/s1600/Dan-Mumford-SUSPIRIA-Movie-Poster-2017.jpg

http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68263

I can't wait to see more Dario Argento movies and the rest of the Three Mothers trilogy.

[Sculpt]

Suspiria -

The first Dario Argento movie I've seen and man it's wild. I didn't expect this. I just kept hearing that Suspiria was good. And I saw the image of the main character in a taxi and thought that's a beautiful image.
That's exactly what I thought seeing the beautiful taxi cinematography. Bava and Argento made some nice looking films.

Very cool poster!

[FryeDwight]

MOON OF THE WOLF (1972). MFTV film involving a werewolf terrorizing a small Bayou town. Pretty silly and really a No-Brainer guessing who the hairy guy is. **1/2

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Crowhaven Farm, 1970. 7,5/10


http://www.gruemonkey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Crowhaven-Farm.png

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Mephisto Waltz, 1971. 7/10

http://horrornews.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/The-Mephisto-Waltz-1971-MOVIE-Paul-Wendkos-8.jpg

[Tommy Jarvis]

Do you think Gremlins is at all racist? In particular, the Gremlins movie theater and bars scenes.

Well, I have not really looked at it in that way. Generally, Gremlins are jerks and/or pulling off all sorts of shenanigans. But to call it racist? That would go a bit far.

I mean, I was more surprised rewatching Police Academy and hearing a racial slur in that one.

[Sculpt]

Well, I have not really looked at it in that way. Generally, Gremlins are jerks and/or pulling off all sorts of shenanigans. But to call it racist? That would go a bit far.

I mean, I was more surprised rewatching Police Academy and hearing a racial slur in that one.
I guess it's silly for me to suggest this to you, because you live in Belgium... I don't know if you're an American living in Belgium, or simply Belgian. But what I was referring to was the scenes in the theatre, outside the theatre and in the bar, where, for instance, you have Gremlins break-dancing, and they are also dressed urban (from that time period), interacting with the movie screen, gang activities, and other like scenarios... and it may suggest these scenes were made to playoff, or play up, suburban' fears of (physical and/or influential) urban' invasion, with a racial slant. But this film was a long time ago. I was just seeing if anyone had thoughts on it.

[Tommy Jarvis]

I guess it's silly for me to suggest this to you, because you live in Belgium... I don't know if you're an American living in Belgium, or simply Belgian. But what I was referring to was the scenes in the theatre, outside the theatre and in the bar, where, for instance, you have Gremlins break-dancing, and they are also dressed urban (from that time period), interacting with the movie screen, gang activities, and other like scenarios... and it may suggest these scenes were made to playoff, or play up, suburban' fears of (physical and/or influential) urban' invasion, with a racial slant. But this film was a long time ago. I was just seeing if anyone had thoughts on it.

I see.

First of, I am a born and bread Belgian, but seeing you uncertain about that somehow feels like a compliment. :)

I am somewhat familiar with the whole "black people talking in movie theaters"-thing (The Scary Movie-franchise centered one of it's kills around that, if my memory serves me right.). I don't remember the break dancing.

The gang bits... Well, the stripe did make the leader look like he was in a biker gang. So, yeah... Personally, I would not consider it in that way. It certainly is not Skids and Mudflap.

Dunno if that helps.

[Tommy Jarvis]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077745/?ref_=rvi_tt) - Classic stuff. And that cast. ::devil::

[Crimson Jade]

Another movie has come to mind and I think it was an 80's movie: "Pumpkinhead"---That was pretty scary to me, the witch at the beginning of the movie freaked me out when I first saw it...The sequel was not as good as the first in my opinion....::cool::

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Shivers, 1975. 6/10

Yeah I know it's Cronenberg, wasn't that impressed with this.


https://i.imgur.com/h0xXsgd.jpg

[ImmortalSlasher]

Shivers, 1975. 6/10

Yeah I know it's Cronenberg, wasn't that impressed with this.


https://i.imgur.com/h0xXsgd.jpg

I like how wild this one is. It's something about the I guess high tech setting of the time of apartment living. The environment is just different compared to US horror movies. I have to pick it up one day. They were supposed to remake it and I was looking forward to it.

[Bloof]

BLOOD HARVEST 1987

Tiny Tim plays "Mervo the Clown" in this slasher that has a young girl coming home from college to find her parents have gone missing.
I thought Tiny Tim was awesome but the rest of the movie was just awkward.

[Sculpt]

BLOOD HARVEST 1987

Tiny Tim plays "Mervo the Clown" in this slasher that has a young girl coming home from college to find her parents have gone missing.
I thought Tiny Tim was awesome but the rest of the movie was just awkward.
Tiny Tim delivering falsetto lines wasn't awkward?

[Bloof]

Tiny Tim delivering falsetto lines wasn't awkward?

One would think so, lol. It actually served his character well. It was really just when he sung that he sounded like that.

[Sculpt]

One would think so, lol. It actually served his character well. It was really just when he sung that he sounded like that.

Aw!!! What a ripoff! I would have wanted Tiny to talk falsetto in films too! That would be hilarious. I assume this was a serious drama? Like people can't talk in falsetto and be taken seriously. It's a sad day, Bloof, a sad world... ::sad::

[Bloof]

PROPHECY 1979

While studying the environment to settle a dispute between an Indian settlement and a paper mill, a doctor makes a surprising discovery.

Have always loved this film though it may seem a bit hokey by today's standards.

[FryeDwight]

CHRISTMAS EVIL (1980). Sort of a precursor to SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT with a scene almost redone in ET. Not bad in its little way and an early turn by Jeffrey DeMunn (THE BLOB and THE WALKING DEAD). Scariest thing in this is Jeff's hair style::smile::! **1/2

[Ferox13]

^I love that film way ,more than I should....Watch it most decembers.

[FryeDwight]

THE TEACHER (1974). Silly Crown Studio nonsense of a Teacher (Beautiful Angel Tompkins::love::) seducing her Graduated Student/Neighbor (Jay North who played Dennis The Menace on TV::shocked::!) while both are being stalked by a psycho. Dumb, but worth checking out. While watching this, I discovered many of the situations, dialogue and names were used verbatim ten years later in THEY'RE PLAYING WITH FIRE (1984) with ultra bodacious Sybil Danning playing a Diane. **1/2

[Roiffalo]

Black Christmas

What the FUCK was that ending? Go back and try again movie.

You know it's bad when I look forward to watching the remake. Which is sad because everything else up until the ending (which I felt was left unfinished) was marvelous! The killer was intriguing as well as scary, the victims you actually liked and felt for, and the suspense was down right Hitchcockian!

[ImmortalSlasher]

Black Christmas

What the FUCK was that ending? Go back and try again movie.

You know it's bad when I look forward to watching the remake. Which is sad because everything else up until the ending (which I felt was left unfinished) was marvelous! The killer was intriguing as well as scary, the victims you actually liked and felt for, and the suspense was down right Hitchcockian!

I need to finish watching the original. I started some months ago but stopped during a dirty phone call scene with Lois from the original Superman movie. I heard it's far better than the remake. I only remember the remake for the actresses.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

God Told Me To, 1976. 7/10


https://media1.fdncms.com/chicago/imager/dear-you-look-radiant-weird-doings-in-larry-cohens-god-told-me-to/u/original/6183718/1335889938-godtoldmeto6.jpg

[FryeDwight]

STAR WARS (1977). Didn't see this until 1982 when I started dating my Wife and she was amazed. really had no interest back in 1977 and once FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND made an abrupt leap from the classics to all SW issues, even less so.
Time has been kind and even though I'm not a huge fan of the series, still enjoy this and so neat seeing the young unknown cast and wonderful Peter Cushing. Still don't know why Lucas had to dick around so much with this version-find it distracts more than supports. ***1/2

[Sculpt]

STAR WARS (1977). Didn't see this until 1982 when I started dating my Wife and she was amazed. really had no interest back in 1977 and once FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND made an abrupt leap from the classics to all SW issues, even less so.
Time has been kind and even though I'm not a huge fan of the series, still enjoy this and so neat seeing the young unknown cast and wonderful Peter Cushing. Still don't know why Lucas had to dick around so much with this version-find it distracts more than supports. ***1/2
Yep, most of it distracts. And worst of all, Lucas changed the Han Solo character, and the entire film, when Lucas had Greedo shoot at Han before Han shot Greedo (the end of the bar scene). The simplified way of describing the implications is to say Han changes through his experiences, specifically through the influences of Luke, Leia and Ken-obi. 'Washing clean' the character of Han in that awkward and butchered scene greatly diminishes the film.

It's a fun scene to argue about too. One can say Greedo, the mercenary, had already suggested he was going to shoot Han dead for the money, so what difference does it make if Greedo went as far as shooting at him? I'd suggest Han doesn't bother taking chances on his own life, and others' lives are not likely supremely valuable; and so, in the original version, Han shoots Greedo dead as a matter of course. Pretty darn important character trait.

Hated the scene of Han and Jabba... like the audience is going to be impressed and entertained with the film's editing solution of Han stepping on Jabba's tail. It's such a ridiculous scene that trips the film's flow and vital sense of 'reality' holding the suspension of disbelief.

[FryeDwight]

RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1984). Really still dig this fast paced Gruesome romp -feel James Karen and Clu Gulagher are hilarious as they try to deal with the giant Monkey wrench fate has thrown at them::big grin::.
Bought the Tie In by John Russo back when and found it pretty amusing as well. However, there is another Russo book with the same title that is pretty much a sequel to the original NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, taking place some ten years later::confused::.
Regardless, give this another enjoyable look and You may announce to Your Loved One "I know You're There....Because I can smell Your BRRRAINNNSSS!!!!"::big grin::. ****

[Sculpt]

RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1984). Really still dig this fast paced Gruesome romp -feel James Karen and Clu Gulagher are hilarious as they try to deal with the giant Monkey wrench fate has thrown at them::big grin::.
Bought the Tie In by John Russo back when and found it pretty amusing as well. However, there is another Russo book with the same title that is pretty much a sequel to the original NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, taking place some ten years later::confused::.
Regardless, give this another enjoyable look and You may announce to Your Loved One "I know You're There....Because I can smell Your BRRRAINNNSSS!!!!"::big grin::. ****
i enjoyed ROTLD immensely when I first saw. Lots a excellent horror & comedy scenes. I re-watched it last year and wasn't quite as impressed with the overall story, but it's meant to be fairly whimsical.

[Roiffalo]

Howling IV

https://78.media.tumblr.com/c726f4b470f91e0629bef25a3372e237/tumblr_o3wkrtjH2b1spqx0mo1_500.gif

Because I'm nothing if not consistent with my feel good films.


I need to finish watching the original. I started some months ago but stopped during a dirty phone call scene with Lois from the original Superman movie. I heard it's far better than the remake. I only remember the remake for the actresses.

Oh yeah I thought she looked familiar! You should certainly give it a watch. The ending was lacking but I still recommend it.

[Sculpt]

Howling IV

https://78.media.tumblr.com/c726f4b470f91e0629bef25a3372e237/tumblr_o3wkrtjH2b1spqx0mo1_500.gif

Because I'm nothing if not consistent with my feel good films.




Oh yeah I thought she looked familiar! You should certainly give it a watch. The ending was lacking but I still recommend it.
You and your Howling IV! ::big grin:: You know I still have to see that.

I agree with you on Black Christmas, the ending was abrupt to the flow. The end scene of the window is classic enough. You may have liked the whole film a bit more than me, I thought it was pretty good, but never really understood the hype, I mean besides it being 1974.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Blue Sunshine, 1977. 7/10


https://i.imgur.com/DQOIpL6.jpg

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Day of the Dead, 1985. 8/10

http://monsterhuntermoviereviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Day-of-the-Dead-1985-1.jpg

[Roiffalo]

You and your Howling IV! ::big grin:: You know I still have to see that.

Sculpt! You disappoint me my pie husband! Get on it! ::shocked:: ::stick out tongue::


I agree with you on Black Christmas, the ending was abrupt to the flow. The end scene of the window is classic enough. You may have liked the whole film a bit more than me, I thought it was pretty good, but never really understood the hype, I mean besides it being 1974.

Being made during the classic era certainly gave it an edge. I mean if it weren't for the ending it would've been the perfect holiday horror movie!

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Spoorloos,1988. 8/10


https://i.imgur.com/OfaKhDP.jpg

[Sculpt]

This isn't horror, for most people, but it's the last 80's film I saw.

On Golden Pond (1981)
9/10

"Norman is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea. At Golden Pond, he and his wife nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms."

Watched it a second time since seeing it at the theatre (I'm pretty sure, though I not sure why I saw it at the theatre). I remember it so well, so I skipped some of the early parts and the ending with Henry Fonda & Hepburn, but 90% of the middle I watched, really good material: funny, insightful, sharp and heartwarming. Best part for me is still when the new boyfriend (Dabney Coleman) is asking Norman (Henry Fonda) if it's ok if he sleeps with Norman's daughter while staying with them at the lake home, and Norman gives him a hard time. Classic stuff.

[FryeDwight]

ALICE, SWEET ALICE (1976). Awful title (COMMUNION would have been better), but absolutely superlative film that really delivers the goods, despite the budget and the promotion of Brooke Shields. Many creepy aspects here and I found it interesting that despite all of the Religious subtext in here, all these people are truly damned, especially the lovely Linda Miller (Jason Miller of THE EXORCIST wife, mother of Joshua Jackson of NEAR DARK and also pretty good in 1978's AN UNMARRIED WOMA). ****

[Bloof]

TWISTED NIGHTMARE 1987

A group of teenagers are reunited at a summer cottage where 2 years previously another teen with the same group had died. They are all pretty much killed off.
The end.

[Bloof]

HOLLYWOODS NEW BLOOD 1988

A family accidently killed during the making of a film haunt a drama camp.

[FryeDwight]

THE ENTITY-!982. Barbara Hershey is very very good in here, but the endless brutal attacks are hard to take and once it dips into SUPERNATURAL territory (the Two guys in the bookstore), it does lose some steam. Worth a watch. **1/2

[Sculpt]

THE ENTITY-!982. Barbara Hershey is very very good in here, but the endless brutal attacks are hard to take and once it dips into SUPERNATURAL territory (the Two guys in the bookstore), it does lose some steam. Worth a watch. **1/2
It sure was a bold film... actually putting her into a Plexiglas enclosure to test for an actual 'entity'. I've never seen that before or since. Only saw Entity (or some of it) once a long time ago. May have to check it out again.

[Oro13]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/510Z2TFPEWL._SY445_.jpg
Truly, one of the most underrated cannibal flicks.
Also, Michael Sopkiw needs to come back dammit!

[Sculpt]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/510Z2TFPEWL._SY445_.jpg
Truly, one of the most underrated cannibal flicks.
Also, Michael Sopkiw needs to come back dammit!
Are there dinosaurs in it?

[Oro13]

Are there dinosaurs in it?

Sadly no, but it IS one of the very few cannibalsploitation flicks I’ve seen that doesn’t feature any sort of animal cruelty. So there’s a plus... God, that’s sad.

[Sculpt]

Sadly no, but it IS one of the very few cannibalsploitation flicks I’ve seen that doesn’t feature any sort of animal cruelty. So there’s a plus... God, that’s sad.

They have a lot of nerve calling it Massacre in Dinosaur Valley. What's more hardcore than eating dinosaurs thought extinct?

[Roiffalo]

Here's one for ya, Bloof!

The Chilling
It's a zombie flick. The acting is bad and the zombies look like over cooked meatloaf leftovers, but it's so bad it's almost enjoyable. It also has Reagan and Grizzly Adams in it. And don't worry animal lovers, the dog lives (dobes are my favorite so this was a huge plus for the movie)!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzEeA3ZXS1w <- full movie!

http://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-chilling-crynoid-2.jpg


it IS one of the very few cannibalsploitation flicks I’ve seen that doesn’t feature any sort of animal cruelty
SOLD.

[Bloof]

Here's one for ya, Bloof!

The Chilling
It's a zombie flick. The acting is bad and the zombies look like over cooked meatloaf leftovers, but it's so bad it's almost enjoyable. It also has Reagan and Grizzly Adams in it. And don't worry animal lovers, the dog lives (dobes are my favorite so this was a huge plus for the movie)!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzEeA3ZXS1w <- full movie!

http://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-chilling-crynoid-2.jpg



SOLD.

Grizzly Adams, you say? Could be my watch for tonight!

[Bloof]

Omg Roi, I watched this! Did you see the reference to the frozen Ayatollah Khomeini? Wish I knew how to screenshot or whatever!

[Roiffalo]

Omg Roi, I watched this! Did you see the reference to the frozen Ayatollah Khomeini? Wish I knew how to screenshot or whatever!

You mean this?

19280

I about busted a gut! I wanted to comment on it in my initial thoughts on the movie but I didn't want to spoil it. ::big grin::

[Bloof]

You mean this?

19280

I about busted a gut! I wanted to comment on it in my initial thoughts on the movie but I didn't want to spoil it. ::big grin::

No this was an actual freezer pod with A.KHOMEINI on it and then we see a zombie with a long beard and the headpiece.

[Roiffalo]

No this was an actual freezer pod with A.KHOMEINI on it and then we see a zombie with a long beard and the headpiece.

Oooh. I must've missed that. I don't understand the reference anyway. That is great though. It's a cheesy af movie but it fits in a couple references that gives it an underlying cleverness.

[Bloof]

Oooh. I must've missed that. I don't understand the reference anyway. That is great though. It's a cheesy af movie but it fits in a couple references that gives it an underlying cleverness.

I thought the crispy critter zombies were actually pretty cool. ::love::

[Bloof]

MURDER BY PHONE 1982

An environmentalist (Richard Chamberlain) investigates people seemingly being murdered by their phones.

[FryeDwight]

A STRANGER IS WATCHING-1982. Tried to get into this, but just couldn't. Reminded me a lot of a LAW AND ORDER:SVU. **

[FryeDwight]

DEATHLINE (1972) also known as RAW MEAT. Pretty good little film by the same director who did 1981's DEAD AND BURIED. Some nasty scenes, a quite funny turn by Donald Pleasence and the scene with he and Christopher Lee is just great. ***

[Bloof]

DARKROOM 1989

Someone has been photographing people and killing them.

Meh.

[Tommy Jarvis]

Damien: Omen II (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077394/?ref_=rvi_tt) Not on par with the original, but a pretty good flick with some scary moments (like the lady with the eyes picked out) and a good twist. A bit silly at times (Damien revealing himself to Mark), but all in all pretty good.

[FryeDwight]

SOYLENT GREEN (1973). Time and Pop culture references have somewhat diluted this, but still not a bad watch. The "Going Home" scene with Heston and Edward G Robinson is very well acted and quite moving. Read MAKE ROOM! MAKE ROOM! by Harry Harrison. ***

[Sculpt]

SOYLENT GREEN (1973). Time and Pop culture references have somewhat diluted this, but still not a bad watch. The "Going Home" scene with Heston and Edward G Robinson is very well acted and quite moving. Read MAKE ROOM! MAKE ROOM! by Harry Harrison. ***
Never seen it. Once I knew the ending, it's been hard to bother seeing it. I saw the demise scene of Robinson on youtube, very well done. I like film noir and sci-fi, so I'd probably like it. But that whole overcrowded NY thing is really a drag to see.


Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
7/10

Not really a horror film, but has a murder. ::big grin::

Various folks are traveling on the Orient Express, traveling through Eastern Europe when there is a murder on the train! The train is delayed on the tracks by a snow slide, and a famous detective Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney) is tasked to solve the murder before the unpleasantness of foreign police arrive.

I was expecting a lot of over-the-top goofy performances by the all-star cast of Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael York, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Perkins and Wendy Hiller, but that was not the case. There is a slight tongue-in-cheek nature to the film, but the characters play it straight, though they might be slightly caricature.

First there's a visual montage of a famous kidnapping murder, modeled after the famous Lindbergh Kidnapping. Then there's a slow introduction of the travelers, the murder, and then most of the film involves the interviewing of everyone on the train. Hints of how it relates to the murder slowing evolves. This processes isn't entirely enjoyable nor riveting, though Lauren Bacall (Harriet Belinda Hubbard) provides some snarky lines.

One notable scene is a one-take one-shot interview of 59-year-old Ingrid Bergman, playing the missionary Greta Ohlsson, the character she insisted on playing. It is a captivating scene, within the context of the film, where we do notice it's length, a scene that won Bergman a Best Supporting Actress Oscar award.

All-in-all, I don't know that it's satisfying as a mystery, as the exposition is a bit rigid, and almost impossible to anticipate (the exposition, that is). There are no character interactions that precipitates the murder. And so the unfolding of the cards are rather matter of fact and historical, leaving the emotion more a matter of record.

[FryeDwight]

Never seen it. Once I knew the ending, it's been hard to bother seeing it. I saw the demise scene of Robinson on youtube, very well done. I like film noir and sci-fi, so I'd probably like it. But that whole overcrowded NY thing is really a drag to see.


Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
7/10

Not really a horror film, but has a murder. ::big grin::

Various folks are traveling on the Orient Express, traveling through Eastern Europe when there is a murder on the train! The train is delayed on the tracks by a snow slide, and a famous detective Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney) is tasked to solve the murder before the unpleasantness of foreign police arrive.

I was expecting a lot of over-the-top goofy performances by the all-star cast of Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael York, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Perkins and Wendy Hiller, but that was not the case. There is a slight tongue-in-cheek nature to the film, but the characters play it straight, though they might be slightly caricature.

First there's a visual montage of a famous kidnapping murder, modeled after the famous Lindbergh Kidnapping. Then there's a slow introduction of the travelers, the murder, and then most of the film involves the interviewing of everyone on the train. Hints of how it relates to the murder slowing evolves. This entire processes isn't entirely enjoyable nor riveting, though Lauren Bacall (Harriet Belinda Hubbard) provides some snarky lines.

One notable scene is a one-take one-shot interview of 59-year-old Ingrid Bergman, playing the missionary Greta Ohlsson, the character she insisted on playing. It is a captivating scene, within the context of the film, where we do notice it's length, a scene that won Bergman a Best Supporting Actress Oscar award.

All-in-all, I don't know that it's satisfying as a mystery, as the exposition is a bit rigid, and almost impossible to anticipate (the exposition, that is). There are no character interactions that precipitates the murder. And so the unfolding of the cards are rather matter of fact and historical, leaving the emotion more a matter of record.

I liked MOTOE myself, but if You've not seen it, DEATH ON THE NILE (1978) is very good, probably the best Agatha Christie.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Twisted Nightmare, 1987. 6/10


https://i.imgur.com/ev20XlX.jpg

[FryeDwight]

DRIVE IN CLASSICS VOL 1. A bunch of flicks from Crown Studios that make AIP look like 20th century Fox. While there are some good points in them (Decent photography, Music-including production from Michael Lloyd who had a lot of chart success and lots of pretty naked females; in particular, the two Female leads in SISTER-IN-LAW are staggeringly lovely), most are sunk by horrid scripts that go for the lowest common denominator with the vast majority of the guys are total jerks, particularly in DONNA AND CINDY which almost reaches XXX standards-was almost expecting Jaime Gillis to show up! Is neat seeing actors early in their careers who went on to better things.
PICK UP (1975) **
BEST FRIENDS (1975) Richard Hatch (STREETS OF San Francisco, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) and Suzanne Breton (A BOY AND HIS DOG). **1/2
THE TEACHER (1974). Angel Tompkins and Jay North (DENNIS THE MEANACE). **1/2
MALIBU HIGH (1979) **1/2
TRIP WITH THE TEACHER (1975) Zalman King **
THE STEPMOTHER (1972). Alejandro Rey, Claudia Jennings (1969 PLAYBOY PLAYMATE OF THE YEAR and many B movies) and Larry Linville (MASH) **
THE SISTER-IN-LAW (1975) John Savage (THE DEER HUNTER and DO THE RIGHT THING) who also sings! **1/2
DONNA AND CINDY (1970). *

[Sculpt]

I liked MOTOE myself, but if You've not seen it, DEATH ON THE NILE (1978) is very good, probably the best Agatha Christie.

I might check that out (DEATH ON THE NILE (1978)). I watched a preview on youtube, and I don't think I saw it before. Although, it looked a little British-stuffy... as in overly prim and sedate; where I don't have the patience to watch too much of wives and husbands miffle about the breakfast arrangements, unless it's vital to solving the murder.

I like murder mysteries in general, but I prefer when we're given clues throughout the film, and not given a dumptruck of exposition at the end that couldn't have been gleamed during the film. I think Deathtrap(1982) was one of the better ones I've seen.

[Oro13]

Slumber Party Massacre 2

It’s better than 3.

... I’m starting to wonder about myself.http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/slumber-party-massacre-2/slumberpartymassacre2-24.gif

[Tommy Jarvis]

The house by the cemetary (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082966/?ref_=nv_sr_3) Good stuff by Fulci. I enjoyed the build up of the tension, although the dubbing was sometimes a bit off putting.

Nevertheless, good tension, enjoyable gore, enjoyable conclusion. The Italians know how to make their horror, that's for sure.

[Tommy Jarvis]

Slumber Party Massacre 2

It’s better than 3.

... I’m starting to wonder about myself.http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/slumber-party-massacre-2/slumberpartymassacre2-24.gif

To be fair, it IS pretty hard to top that Elvis-impersonator-killer. ::big grin::

[Oro13]

The house by the cemetary (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082966/?ref_=nv_sr_3) Good stuff by Fulci. I enjoyed the build up of the tension, although the dubbing was sometimes a bit off putting.

Nevertheless, good tension, enjoyable gore, enjoyable conclusion. The Italians know how to make their horror, that's for sure.

The kid’s name is Bob... Because at some point there had to be a kid named Bob in a movie I guess? ::wink::

Definitely worth seeing ( Along with The Beyond and City if the Living Dead/The Gates of Hell )

[FryeDwight]

FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3 (1982). Really enjoyed the original F13 and think it deserves more praise. However, even back then found the sequels to all be hard going. Watching this again, it's still as lackluster as it was back when I saw it in the theaters. However, fond memories of seeing it as the 3-D process they used was FANTASTIC! Truly looked like whatever implement was going to snag You! Also, we saw it in a run down part of town and the theater was full of young teenage girls (talking 13-14) screaming their heads off, all but drowning the sound out::big grin::. So will give the experience a ***1/2, but the film as is gets **.

[Tommy Jarvis]

FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3 (1982). Really enjoyed the original F13 and think it deserves more praise. However, even back then found the sequels to all be hard going. Watching this again, it's still as lackluster as it was back when I saw it in the theaters. However, fond memories of seeing it as the 3-D process they used was FANTASTIC! Truly looked like whatever implement was going to snag You! Also, we saw it in a run down part of town and the theater was full of young teenage girls (talking 13-14) screaming their heads off, all but drowning the sound out::big grin::. So will give the experience a ***1/2, but the film as is gets **.

Wasn't that the first movie to use that type of 3D?

[FryeDwight]

Wasn't that the first movie to use that type of 3D?

Very possibly, although I think a flick called COMIN' ATCHA! (??) was released in 1981. Reviews described it as awful, but the process was supposed to be good. Did see HOUSE OF WAX earlier in 1982 at a Midnight movie which also had 3-D.
However, FRIDAY 3 did have the best 3-D that I've ever seen.

[scarybest]

Netherworld, also gothika is fantastic. Maybe the weirdest horror movie

[Tommy Jarvis]

House II: The Second Story (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093220/?ref_=rvi_tt) - Weak sauce. The makers tried to tap into that vein that held Gremlins, Ghoulies and what not and the result was neither funny nor scary. Lar Park Lincoln nor Bill Maher could save this mess.

[Tommy Jarvis]

The kid’s name is Bob... Because at some point there had to be a kid named Bob in a movie I guess? ::wink::


Fun fact: In Belgium, we refer to the designated driver as... Bob.

So yeah, sooner or later, you'll need a Bob, I guess. ::wink::

[Oro13]

Fun fact: In Belgium, we refer to the designated driver as... Bob.

So yeah, sooner or later, you'll need a Bob, I guess. ::wink::

Learn somethin new every day.

But I was actually quoting Brad’s review of House By the Cemetary, I noticed you have him as your Sig.

[Bloof]

THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT 1984

Heard it mentioned in another movie..thought it was about time i watched it.

[Tommy Jarvis]

Learn somethin new every day.

But I was actually quoting Brad’s review of House By the Cemetary, I noticed you have him as your Sig.

Aha, will need to check that video.

[hammerfan]

THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT 1984

Heard it mentioned in another movie..thought it was about time i watched it.

Is that the one with Michael Pare?

[Bloof]

Is that the one with Michael Pare?

Yes it was and Nancy Allen. It was great.

[Tommy Jarvis]

The kid’s name is Bob... Because at some point there had to be a kid named Bob in a movie I guess? ::wink::

Who would not need a Bob when Kevin McAllister goes hardcore? #McAllistersMcMurderers

[FryeDwight]

THE HUMAN TORNADO (1976). Jaw dropping sequel to Rudy Ray Moore's DOLEMITE is chock full of sleazy exploitation fare for us less discriminating types. Pretty lame, but worth a watch just for the lunacy of it all-also we get an early performance from character actor Ernie Hudson! **1/2

[Bloof]

HELL HIGH 1989

Four students plan revenge against a teacher for slapping one of them in class.

[FryeDwight]

PROPHECY (1979) POSSIBLE SPOILERS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Was re-reading the David Seltzer tie in and kind of got the urge to check this out again. While not great by any means, not really bad at all and I can certainly dig the message-told You I grew up in the 70's::embarrassment::.
The only real beef I could have other than the uneven acting by Robert/Talia-think Adrienne Barbeau would have been a better female lead, at least we might have gotten a bathing suit scene::big grin::-is the Monster is shown too soon. Think the family;y massacre scene would have worked better without seeing it and think it would have had a bigger impact having it burst into the camp after Hector says "Welcome". Also watching it walk into the water, all I could think of was Godzilla and hearing Robert mutter "It drowned!" 100 times was too much...almost wanted to toss him in!
Al beefing aside, the whole idea is frightening that if we screw with Mother Nature, she will kick our ass BIG TIME. Robert is quite good when he makes the connection with Mercury,the Mill and the forest...the dawning realization that things are seriously bad. Also, I find the deformed cubs in the poacher's net quite frightening...pretty intense scene for Me anyway. ***

[RadicalThrasher]

Blood Hook (1986) - 7/10

http://www.80shorrormovies.com/_images/boxart/blood_hook.jpg

[LuvablePsycho]

Children of the Corn. A really good horror movie based off one of Stephen King's novels but the sequels and the remake that came after it were all stupid..

The two characters I found annoying were the little boy Job and his sister Sarah. Something about those two really irked me.

[Sculpt]

Children of the Corn. A really good horror movie based off one of Stephen King's novels but the sequels and the remake that came after it were all stupid..

The two characters I found annoying were the little boy Job and his sister Sarah. Something about those two really irked me.
I really thought the film sucked. I watched it with my sister on HBO, or something like that, in the 1980s, and we were rolling are eyes and cracking up laughing. The parts we were laughing, I'm pretty darn sure weren't meant to be funny. It was long, long time ago, and I don't ever plan on wasting my life watching it again, and I never read the book, but I thought the film was a mess.

[LuvablePsycho]

I really thought the film sucked. I watched it with my sister on HBO, or something like that, in the 1980s, and we were rolling are eyes and cracking up laughing. The parts we were laughing, I'm pretty darn sure weren't meant to be funny. It was long, long time ago, and I don't ever plan on wasting my life watching it again, and I never read the book, but I thought the film was a mess.

Lol that's OK to each their own. Everybody doesn't have to like the same things. :)

[Bloof]

Lol that's OK to each their own. Everybody doesn't have to like the same things. :)

I actually thought the first one was the only decent one. I was never big on sequels except for some of the Friday the 13th's.

[LuvablePsycho]

::love::I actually thought the first one was the only decent one. I was never big on sequels except for some of the Friday the 13th's.

Yeah I tend to dislike sequels and remakes myself but there are a few that I think are decent. I think when it's the same people who worked on the original movie doing the sequels and remakes they usually turn out OK.

Also I think the first Children of the Corn was good for what it was and the opening scene where the teenagers were killing all the old people in the coffee shop was pretty disturbing. Those poor old ladies made me think of my grandmothers. 😨

[Sculpt]

Lol that's OK to each their own. Everybody doesn't have to like the same things. :)
Very true! I'm glad you liked it! When so much effort is put into a film like that, I'm glad to hear it was appreciated by some folks!

[Tommy Jarvis]

Suspiria: Best. Horror film. Ever.
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/simpsons/images/9/9c/IMG_6116.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20161030093222

[LuvablePsycho]

Suspiria: Best. Horror film. Ever.
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/simpsons/images/9/9c/IMG_6116.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20161030093222

I've heard of it but never seen it. What is it about?

Also I just watched Carrie again. I thought the movie was more sad than scary but it's a really great movie!

[Tommy Jarvis]

I've heard of it but never seen it. What is it about?

Hard to tell while keeping it spoiler free.

In a nutshell, an American girl travels to a ballet academy in Germany to join the classes. Once she arrives, more and more weird things are going on. Let's just say it has to do with witchcraft.

What makes this movie so special? Everything about it is beautiful. The cinematography, the soundtrack, the build-up, the colors (which give the whole film a surreal, dreamlike atmosphere, similar to A Clockwork Orange),...

Also I just watched Carrie again. I thought the movie was more sad than scary but it's a really great movie!

Completely agree. Throughout the film, I found myself empathising with (and feeling sorry for) Carrie. While some of the stuff with the mother was scary, the general feel of the film was more "oh, that poor young girl".

[LuvablePsycho]

Oh I get it now! I think I saw that movie referenced in an episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. It had the same kind of plot but of course it was parodied for comedy. I'll have to see that movie for myself if I ever get the chance!

[Sculpt]

Oh I get it now! I think I saw that movie referenced in an episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. It had the same kind of plot but of course it was parodied for comedy. I'll have to see that movie for myself if I ever get the chance!
Highly recommend it (Susperia). It was more beautiful than I expected. I had a softer spot for that than I thought. I liked the whole film too, but the cinematography is special.

[Tommy Jarvis]

When a stranger calls (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080130/?ref_=rvi_tt) - The first 20 minutes are pretty intense and scary and, apart from a few highlights, the rest feels like a bit underwhelming in comparison.

[Sculpt]

When a stranger calls (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080130/?ref_=rvi_tt) - The first 20 minutes are pretty intense and scary and, apart from a few highlights, the rest feels like a bit underwhelming in comparison.

Totaly agree! I'd go a step further and say the fist 20 minutes is easily one of the best segments in horror history. The rest of the film is a dull curiosity. The ending scene wasn't bad, just seemed way too late. Tough to go somewhere after that opening... but yesh.

[LuvablePsycho]

The Return of The Living Dead. I have a lot of mixed feelings about this movie. On the one hand I love it because it had some scary zombies and because I enjoyed the campy humor (like seeing a punk chick with a death fetish dance naked in the graveyard before later becoming a naked zombie). But on the other hand I hated it because I felt like it stole George Romero's spotlight away and it got better reviews than Day of the Dead (which I felt was an underrated film). I don't feel like it deserved to do better than George Romero's movies.

[ImmortalSlasher]

Highly recommend it (Susperia). It was more beautiful than I expected. I had a softer spot for that than I thought. I liked the whole film too, but the cinematography is special.

I recently watched it and it is a beautiful and shocking horror movie. I started a topic about the limited poster I purchased.

http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68263

When a stranger calls (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080130/?ref_=rvi_tt) - The first 20 minutes are pretty intense and scary and, apart from a few highlights, the rest feels like a bit underwhelming in comparison.

Totaly agree! I'd go a step further and say the fist 20 minutes is easily one of the best segments in horror history. The rest of the film is a dull curiosity. The ending scene wasn't bad, just seemed way too late. Tough to go somewhere after that opening... but yesh.

I still need to see the original. I've only seen the remake which I thought was ok for a few reasons.

[Sculpt]

I recently watched it and it is a beautiful and shocking horror movie. I started a topic about the limited poster I purchased.

http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68263

I still need to see the original. I've only seen the remake which I thought was ok for a few reasons.

That is a cool poster! It's not what I expected... it seems rather positive, I don't sense any impending horror.

You're in for a great treat when you see the original When A Stranger Calls!

I haven't seen the re-make, might be interesting to see what they do with it.

[Tommy Jarvis]

I haven't seen the re-make, might be interesting to see what they do with it.

I haven't seen the remake yet either, but I remember either terrible reviews or the movie popping up on one of those worst remakes video on youtube.

[FryeDwight]

THE TERMINATOR (1984). Saw this in a second run theatre and Me, My fiancée and Best Man were all on the edge of our seats. Watched it yesterday (quite a few years since) and while it is a little dated concerning technology, it's still one hell of a thrill ride. Really good cast and neat seeing Brian Thompson (X FILES) and a young Bill Paxton (as usual, making the most of his screen time) in early roles. *****

[Sculpt]

THE TERMINATOR (1984). Saw this in a second run theatre and Me, My fiancée and Best Man were all on the edge of our seats. Watched it yesterday (quite a few years since) and while it is a little dated concerning technology, it's still one hell of a thrill ride. Really good cast and neat seeing Brian Thompson (X FILES) and a young Bill Paxton (as usual, making the most of his screen time) in early roles. *****
Yep, 5/5 stars. Film has a heck of a lot of style. Back then, I'd sometimes dress like Reese. ::big grin::

[Bloof]

Yep, 5/5 stars. Film has a heck of a lot of style. Back then, I'd sometimes dress like Reese. ::big grin::

Yep....sometimes id dress like the Terminator. ::wink:: Loved that movie. I have a thing for 80's night club scenes and there was a good one in that. The whole movie was a blast.

[Sculpt]

Yep....sometimes id dress like the Terminator. ::wink:: Loved that movie. I have a thing for 80's night club scenes and there was a good one in that. The whole movie was a blast.
Yep, Terminator clothes too. I even dared to wear the heavy green army shirt unbuttoned going bare chested. ::big grin:: The film is a blast.

[LuvablePsycho]

I don't have the body for Terminator clothes. ::big grin::

[Bloof]

I don't have the body for Terminator clothes. ::big grin::

Who does,lol?

[FryeDwight]

Who does,lol?

True...not even Arnold anymore::big grin::!

[LuvablePsycho]

True...not even Arnold anymore::big grin::!

Yeah, I guess steroids wear off eventually. ::stick out tongue::

[Bloof]

THE LEGACY 1978

A young woman (Katherine Ross) and her boyfriend (Sam Elliot) are lured under false pretenses to an estate in England. Not particularly scary but beautiful to look at.

[LuvablePsycho]

I'm currently watching The Shining (1980). I love this movie because I can't quite tell if it's an actual ghost movie or a psychological movie. I also like it better than I do Stephen King's book (yeah, I said it) because the way that the father appeared to be deeply disturbed from the very beginning is what made this movie so unsettling and suspenseful. Men do snap and kill their families all the time in the real world which is truly frightening and the idea of a perfectly normal guy going evil and trying to kill his family only because of a hotel is too unrealistic and a bit silly to me.

I feel like Stanley Kubrick's version of the story was way better and the realism is what made it so scary.

[Sculpt]

I'm currently watching The Shining (1980). I love this movie because I can't quite tell if it's an actual ghost movie or a psychological movie. I also like it better than I do Stephen King's book (yeah, I said it) because the way that the father appeared to be deeply disturbed from the very beginning is what made this movie so unsettling and suspenseful. Men do snap and kill their families all the time in the real world which is truly frightening and the idea of a perfectly normal guy going evil and trying to kill his family only because of a hotel is too unrealistic and a bit silly to me.

I feel like Stanley Kubrick's version of the story was way better and the realism is what made it so scary.

a must see for you is Room 237, an excellent documentary disecting the shining... you'll see 'what you missed'.

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[FryeDwight]

a must see for you is Room 237, an excellent documentary disecting the shining... you'll see 'what you missed'.

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Saw this also, Sculpt and while it was worth a look, wondering WHAT those people (who we never see) were smoking to form;late those ideas, especially where Jack meets Mr Ullman::confused::::confused::

[LuvablePsycho]

Saw this also, Sculpt and while it was worth a look, wondering WHAT those people (who we never see) were smoking to form;late those ideas, especially where Jack meets Mr Ullman::confused::::confused::

I think some of those theories were kind of silly. Stanley Kubrick himself once laughed at all the conspiracy theorist in an interview because they were claiming that his movie was about the genocide of the Native Americans which he said wasn't true (and if you pay attention to this documentary you'll notice it really doesn't have anything to do with the people who made this movie).

[Sculpt]

Saw this also, Sculpt and while it was worth a look, wondering WHAT those people (who we never see) were smoking to form;late those ideas, especially where Jack meets Mr Ullman::confused::::confused::

I think some of those theories were kind of silly. Stanley Kubrick himself once laughed at all the conspiracy theorist in an interview because they were claiming that his movie was about the genocide of the Native Americans which he said wasn't true (and if you pay attention to this documentary you'll notice it really doesn't have anything to do with the people who made this movie).
No doubt... some of the theories are on shaky ground... and some make a lot of sense.

But the real joy of the film is simply displaying so many oddities you may have missed. For instance, when the kid drives the bigwheel around the halls, never going into an elevator or stairwell, and yet it changes levels. And objects in the rooms, things that move or disappear. I missed so many things... things that affected my subconscious impression of a scene, but not my conscious understanding. Room 237 will certainly sharpen what you can observe in a film.

[LuvablePsycho]

No doubt... some of the theories are on shaky ground... and some make a lot of sense.

But the real joy of the film is simply displaying so many oddities you may have missed. For instance, when the kid drives the bigwheel around the halls, never going into an elevator or stairwell, and yet it changes levels. And objects in the rooms, things that move or disappear. I missed so many things... things that affected my subconscious impression of a scene, but not my conscious understanding. Room 237 will certainly sharpen what you can observe in a film.

Yeah I understand what you mean, like when the guy at the hotel tells the story to Jack about the man who killed his wife and daughters 10 years ago and he specifically stated that the girls were 9 and 10 years old yet when Danny sees their "ghosts" they look like twins. Also the crime took place in 1970 (10 years ago to 1980) and yet the girls and their father were dressed like they lived in the 1920's. So were they really ghosts or were they just imagined by the story that Jack's family heard?

This movie really is awesome. :D

[Sculpt]

Yeah I understand what you mean, like when the guy at the hotel tells the story to Jack about the man who killed his wife and daughters 10 years ago and he specifically stated that the girls were 9 and 10 years old yet when Danny sees their "ghosts" they look like twins. Also the crime took place in 1970 (10 years ago to 1980) and yet the girls and their father were dressed like they lived in the 1920's. So were they really ghosts or were they just imagined by the story that Jack's family heard?

This movie really is awesome. :D
Looking back, I think I assumed the events of ten years ago were just one of victims bewitched by the 1920's 'ghosts'.

But here's a likely true explaintion from wiki:

The two Gradys, and other doubles[edit]


Early in the film, Stuart Ullman tells Jack of a previous caretaker, Charles Grady, who, in 1970, succumbed to cabin fever, murdered his family and then killed himself. Later, Jack meets a ghostly butler named Grady. Jack says he knows about the murders, claiming to recognize Grady from pictures; however, the butler introduces himself as Delbert Grady.


Gordon Dahlquist of The Kubrick FAQ argues that the name change "deliberately mirrors Jack Torrance being both the husband of Wendy/father of Danny and the mysterious man in the July Fourth photo. It is to say he is two people: the man with choice in a perilous situation and the man who has 'always' been at the Overlook. It's a mistake to see the final photo as evidence that the events of the film are predetermined: Jack has any number of moments where he can act other than the way he does, and that his (poor) choices are fueled by weakness and fear perhaps merely speaks all the more to the questions about the personal and the political that The Shining brings up. In the same way Charles had a chance – once more, perhaps – to not take on Delbert's legacy, so Jack may have had a chance to escape his role as 'caretaker' to the interests of the powerful. It's the tragic course of this story that he chooses not to."[100] Dahlquist's argument is that Delbert Grady, the 1920s butler, and Charles Grady, the 1970s caretaker, rather than being either two different people or the same are two 'manifestations' of a similar entity; a part permanently at the hotel (Delbert) and the part which is given the choice of whether to join the legacy of the hotel's murderous past (Charles), just as the man in the photo is not exactly Jack Torrance, but nor is he someone entirely different. Jack in the photo has 'always' been at the Overlook; Jack the caretaker chooses to become part of the hotel. The film's assistant editor Gordon Stainforth has commented on this issue, attempting to steer a course between the continuity-error explanation on one side and the hidden-meaning explanation on the other; "I don't think we'll ever quite unravel this. Was his full name Charles Delbert Grady? Perhaps Charles was a sort of nickname? Perhaps Ullman got the name wrong? But I also think that Stanley did NOT want the whole story to fit together too neatly, so [it is] absolutely correct, I think, to say that 'the sum of what we learn refuses to add up neatly'."[100]

[LuvablePsycho]

Looking back, I think I assumed the events of ten years ago were just one of victims bewitched by the 1920's 'ghosts'.

But here's a likely true explaintion from wiki:

Well one thing I always thought about was the woman in the bathtub. All psychoanalysis aside, if you want to go with the ghostly side of this movie it is a well-known fact that hotels are notorious suicide spots especially for prostitutes who often do their business in hotels. So was this dead woman in room 237 maybe the ghost of a prostitute who committed suicide in that bathtub? I think it's a very plausible theory and she may have even represented somebody from Jack's past back when he was the caretaker in the 1920's. What do you think?

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Blood Beat, 1983, 7/10


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[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Moon in Scorpio. 1987. 6.5/10

This was a cinematic mess, I fucking loved it.
Badass poster.


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[Sculpt]

Well one thing I always thought about was the woman in the bathtub. All psychoanalysis aside, if you want to go with the ghostly side of this movie it is a well-known fact that hotels are notorious suicide spots especially for prostitutes who often do their business in hotels. So was this dead woman in room 237 maybe the ghost of a prostitute who committed suicide in that bathtub? I think it's a very plausible theory and she may have even represented somebody from Jack's past back when he was the caretaker in the 1920's. What do you think?
I really don't know anything about the bathtub woman. I think what struck me at the time was what it revealed about Jack and the Hotel... the hotel was supposed to be empty besides his family, and Jack was a married man, yet he just went with kissing the woman. He was revolted by the mirror reflection of decay/death, it was a foreshadowing, and a clue for Jack, but it wasn't enough to change his course with the Hotel's force. So I don't really see her as a prostitute, nor someone who committed suicide. Plus in the 'transformation' she's shown as very old (face), not just decayed, so I don't think that fits the story narrative.

[LuvablePsycho]

I really don't know anything about the bathtub woman. I think what struck me at the time was what it revealed about Jack and the Hotel... the hotel was supposed to be empty besides his family, and Jack was a married man, yet he just went with kissing the woman. He was revolted by the mirror reflection of decay/death, it was a foreshadowing, and a clue for Jack, but it wasn't enough to change his course with the Hotel's force. So I don't really see her as a prostitute, nor someone who committed suicide. Plus in the 'transformation' she's shown as very old (face), not just decayed, so I don't think that fits the story narrative.

But I feel like she could have maybe committed suicide after she turned old, like maybe she felt that she was no longer desirable and she hated herself because of her profession? I mean in some horror movies ghosts can appear in a young form and old form. Plus Jack seemed to hold some deep resentment towards his wife so it's no surprise to me that he was thinking about cheating on her with some random beautiful naked lady. Maybe instead of a ghost she was some sort of sexual fantasy created in his mind and he turned her into an ugly old hag when he felt guilty for cheating on his wife?

I dunno, I'm not exactly an expert on things like that. ::stick out tongue::

[Sculpt]

But I feel like she could have maybe committed suicide after she turned old, like maybe she felt that she was no longer desirable and she hated herself because of her profession? I mean in some horror movies ghosts can appear in a young form and old form. Plus Jack seemed to hold some deep resentment towards his wife so it's no surprise to me that he was thinking about cheating on her with some random beautiful naked lady. Maybe instead of a ghost she was some sort of sexual fantasy created in his mind and he turned her into an ugly old hag when he felt guilty for cheating on his wife?

I dunno, I'm not exactly an expert on things like that. ::stick out tongue::
Sure! Could have been. ::big grin:: It's a valid and interesting thought.

You asked me what I thought. Her being a prostitute or suicide victim didn't cross my mind. And I don't think Kubrick (director/screenwriter) intended for the audience to think about her as a specific person or victim (beyond being disregarded as a real person). I don't even think she was meant to be a prostitute... in this story. I just think she was an apparition of the evil force trying to enlist Jack, which would entail infidelity to his wife and family.

[Smeg Head1]

Your theory LP could indeed be valid, as it appears to have been purposefully left ambiguous to be open to interpretation. Check out this article about it...

In “The Shining,” who is the woman in room 237

The woman in 237 is one of the many elements of The Shining (1980) that are intentionally left ambiguous by Stanley Kubrick, but were explained in greater detail in the novelization.

The woman’s name is Mrs. Massey, and she was an older woman who came to The Overlook to have an affair with a younger fellow. One night, the younger man stole her Porsche and left. She was heartbroken and killed herself in the bathtub with sleeping pills and liquor.

As such, when Danny (Danny Lloyd) enters her room in the film version, he’s able to see her. When Jack (Jack Nicholson) enters the room, he sees a younger, beautiful woman instead of the deceased old woman. It’s not until he kisses her that she becomes the corpse. A popular theory is that she represents the overall seductive power of evil that inhabits the hotel, and is taking over Jack. Kissing her is his submission to the evil forces at work, and the turning point where he loses any goodness left in him.

“This is the strangest scene in the film. It has no reference to earlier events, and it seems completely unconnected with any of the characters. Yet it serves as an important link between all the characters in this psychic drama. It would be wrong to insist on a single interpretation of this scene, but in looking at it it exposes the heart of Kubrick's method in the film.” - Paul Mayersberg

Mayersberg goes on to note the ways in which the scene is a rewrite of Psycho’s bathtub scene, is a reversal of horror conventions, is overtly sexual in nature, and is ambiguous in nature.

“All these interpretations have a certain validity without getting near totally to describing the scene. It may come down to the simple fact that the scene in room 237 is no more nor less than a nightmare of its creator. But one of the extraordinary aspects of The Shining is the way the simplest events in bright light conjure dark fears, guesses and portents.”

SOURCE (http://screenprism.com/insights/article/in-the-shining-who-is-the-woman-in-room-237)

[LuvablePsycho]

Your theory LP could indeed be valid, as it appears to have been purposefully left ambiguous to be open to interpretation. Check out this article about it...

In “The Shining,” who is the woman in room 237

The woman in 237 is one of the many elements of The Shining (1980) that are intentionally left ambiguous by Stanley Kubrick, but were explained in greater detail in the novelization.

The woman’s name is Mrs. Massey, and she was an older woman who came to The Overlook to have an affair with a younger fellow. One night, the younger man stole her Porsche and left. She was heartbroken and killed herself in the bathtub with sleeping pills and liquor.

As such, when Danny (Danny Lloyd) enters her room in the film version, he’s able to see her. When Jack (Jack Nicholson) enters the room, he sees a younger, beautiful woman instead of the deceased old woman. It’s not until he kisses her that she becomes the corpse. A popular theory is that she represents the overall seductive power of evil that inhabits the hotel, and is taking over Jack. Kissing her is his submission to the evil forces at work, and the turning point where he loses any goodness left in him.

“This is the strangest scene in the film. It has no reference to earlier events, and it seems completely unconnected with any of the characters. Yet it serves as an important link between all the characters in this psychic drama. It would be wrong to insist on a single interpretation of this scene, but in looking at it it exposes the heart of Kubrick's method in the film.” - Paul Mayersberg

Mayersberg goes on to note the ways in which the scene is a rewrite of Psycho’s bathtub scene, is a reversal of horror conventions, is overtly sexual in nature, and is ambiguous in nature.

“All these interpretations have a certain validity without getting near totally to describing the scene. It may come down to the simple fact that the scene in room 237 is no more nor less than a nightmare of its creator. But one of the extraordinary aspects of The Shining is the way the simplest events in bright light conjure dark fears, guesses and portents.”

SOURCE (http://screenprism.com/insights/article/in-the-shining-who-is-the-woman-in-room-237)

That makes perfect sense then. So she wasn't a prostitute but she was a suicide victim and was having an affair in that room. I guess that years of watching ghost hunting shows helped me to pick up on why she was haunting room 237. ::big grin::

[Amalthea_unicorn]

Halloween 1978

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Centerfold Girls, 1974. 7/10

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[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Friends of Eddie Coyle, 1973. 7/10

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[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Videodrome, 1983. 8/10

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[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Deathdream, 1974. 8/10

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[FryeDwight]

Deathdream, 1974. 8/10

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I just watched this the other day! Not bad at all and some good early Savini work.

[Bloof]

Deathdream, 1974. 8/10

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I just watched this the other day! Not bad at all and some good early Savini work.

And i like it too!

[Bloof]

TENTACLES 1977

Stellar cast but a real bombshell about a pissed off octopus.

[Sculpt]

TENTACLES 1977

Stellar cast but a real bombshell about a pissed off octopus.
"the cause and object of sensational and usually widespread attention, excitement, or attraction"? ::stick out tongue::