Last Seen Contemporary Movie

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Playground, 2016. 8/10

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The Cabin, 2018. 6,5/10


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[FryeDwight]

COCO (2017). Just back from visiting daughter/son-in-law and was less than impressed with this, despite their high recommendations. Maybe it's the PIXAR animation (never have liked it) and the retread of so many other films, but Ok for one viewing, if You must. **

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Red Christmas, 2018. 6/10

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Once Upon A Time At Christmas, 2017. 6/10

https://bloody-disgusting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/christmas-horror.jpg

[Sculpt]

COCO (2017). Just back from visiting daughter/son-in-law and was less than impressed with this, despite their high recommendations. Maybe it's the PIXAR animation (never have liked it) and the retread of so many other films, but Ok for one viewing, if You must. **
That's been on my list for awhile. Maybe I'll skip it.

Say, did you like PIXAR's Monsters, Inc? I thought that was a great film. Funny creative heart warming, even looked good. I like the original Ice Age too.

[FryeDwight]

That's been on my list for awhile. Maybe I'll skip it.

Say, did you like PIXAR's Monsters, Inc? I thought that was a great film. Funny creative heart warming, even looked good. I like the original Ice Age too.

Haven't seen either one...maybe I will take the plunge.

SUPER 8 (2011). Although there is a lot of re-treading executive Producer Speilberg's old movies in here, I really like this one. Decent FX and for the most part, the kids are really good in here. Also, Kudos to JJ Abrahms for really capturing the time period it's supposed to take place in, although I think remember hearing "My Sharona" and "Don't Bring Me Down" later in the summer, but am probably wrong.
Well worth seeing and although the Sci-Fi angle is pretty good, I wish more attention had been focused on the kids and THE CASE. ****

[Bloof]

RED CHRISTMAS 2016

There's a couple of movies with this title out there but this is the one with Dee Wallace. A mother gathers her rather eclectic family members together for one last Christmas dinner before she sells the family home. A hideous part of her past comes back to join the gathering.

[Angra]

RED CHRISTMAS 2016

There's a couple of movies with this title out there but this is the one with Dee Wallace. A mother gathers her rather eclectic family members together for one last Christmas dinner before she sells the family home. A hideous part of her past comes back to join the gathering.

That’s all swell, but what’s your rating?

[Bloof]

That’s all swell, but what’s your rating?

I really liked it. If i had to rate it id say 7/10. Stayed with me for a day or two.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Good Tidings, 2016. 7/10

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P2, 2007. 7/10


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[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Better Watch Out, 2016. 6,5/10


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If you drop the polished look, made it darker and gritty, drop the humor....and had the kid follow up on some of the nasty things he was saying, coulda been an underground film. Kept me interested til the end.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The House That Jack Built, 2018. 8/10


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Excellent film.

2 hours and a half long. I guess the Directors Cut is 2 hours 35 so its missing 5 or so minutes. It seems like they messed with the child murders but that's alright. Doesn't matter to me.

It's a look into the mind and actions of a serial killer then it goes full arthouse with the ending. Matt Dillon was excellent. I felt like there was no need to walk out of the theater like they did at Cannes.

One scene caught me. It was kinda..creepy, but then it made me smile.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

All The Creatures Were Stirring, 2018. 7/10


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Cannibals and Carpet Fitters, 2018. 7/10

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[Angra]

"Secret Santa" (2018) 7-8/10

A decent Christmas horror flick. Very decent indeed.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Brutal, 2018. 8/10

https://i.imgur.com/e0ftCYG.jpg


I haven't seen a film this fucked up and violent in quite awhile.

[Bloof]

Brutal, 2018. 8/10

https://i.imgur.com/e0ftCYG.jpg


I haven't seen a film this fucked up and violent in quite awhile.

Not trying to be a douche but doesnt this stuff give you nightmares? Ever? ::love::

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Not trying to be a douche but doesnt this stuff give you nightmares? Ever? ::love::

Nope. They are just films depicting the extreme.::love::

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Christmas Cruelty! 2013. 7,5/10

https://www.blanc-creative.com/wp-content/uploads/bfi_thumb/Christmas-Cruelty-2013-movie-Magne-Steinsvoll-Per-Ingvar-Tomren-5-2wavl1r5owmf4bofyzkpphydd9j40wkik8sxx8lowerrodxow. jpg

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Krampus, 2015. 6/10. A children's movie.

https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/styles/1200x1200/public/wire/legacy/5714_D039_00053_RV2_CROP.JPG?itok=dczOJmvI&timestamp=1497663261


Secret Santa, 2018. 7/10

https://i0.wp.com/bloody-disgusting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/secret-santa-trailer.jpg?w=1136&ssl=1

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Hell Fest, 2018. 6/10

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The usual mainstream fare.

[Zero]

Just watched VENOM - what a lot of crap. That was the laziest movie I've ever seen. I'm not sure Tom Hardy had a single line of coherent dialogue. Wow - cannot believe that it made so much money. I guess people will see anything even vaguely associated with Marvel.

Two monkey thumbs DOWN!

[Sculpt]

Krampus (2015)
5/10

An extended family that doesn't get along so well are beseeched by a winter storm over Christmas, and also attacked by the anti-Saint Nicholas creature Krampus and his minions.

Good production value, cinematography, sound and effects. Some holiday dedication to family matters and characters. It's always a bit unsettling when the family adults and dropping F-bombs among young children -- those type of things degrade the possible deep family bond that we'd want to intensify the threat of the villains and contrast the cold void of the villains.

Perhaps a classic case of a film not knowing what it wants to be, too many chefs, trying to be everything. It would have been easy to clean it up and bit and become an effective family film -- which is not to say it would be for kids, nor just 'safe' for kids, but would be enjoyable to adults as a family film, which seems to be a lost concept.

[Angra]

Krampus (2015)
5/10

An extended family that doesn't get along so well are beseeched by a winter storm over Christmas, and also attacked by the anti-Saint Nicholas creature Krampus and his minions.

Good production value, cinematography, sound and effects. Some holiday dedication to family matters and characters. It's always a bit unsettling when the family adults and dropping F-bombs among young children -- those type of things degrade the possible deep family bond that we'd want to intensify the threat of the villains and contrast the cold void of the villains.

Perhaps a classic case of a film not knowing what it wants to be, too many chefs, trying to be everything. It would have been easy to clean it up and bit and become an effective family film -- which is not to say it would be for kids, nor just 'safe' for kids, but would be enjoyable to adults as a family film, which seems to be a lost concept.

Finally managed to watch it the whole way through and I can only agree with your rating. I was honestly bored all the way through.

[Morningriser]

A simple favor... ugh!

More like a simple steaming pile. Yet another movie completely and deliberately misrepresented in the trailer because the filmmakers knew what a piece of shit it was but still wanted to deceive people anyway into going to see a completely unrealistic movie about people who are so fucking terrible, they probably wouldn't live to be the ages they are without somebody shooting them in the head out of anger first who are treating this really naive girl like garbage and yet she waits on them hand and foot and inconveniences their life when a stupid bitch goes missing. This movie angered me at how poorly written it was and how obnoxious it is. I tried and I couldn't finish it. I know people are assholes but this goes a little beyond belief. I would recommend this movie about as much as I would recommend shooting yourself in the foot. If it's your thing go for it, but don't say I didn't warn you first.

[Tommy Jarvis]

The Mist (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0884328/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_10): In spite of knowing the outcome through youtube, this turned out to be an enjoyable watch. A crushing end, perhaps even made worse by the realisation that the religious whackos would probably get saved as well.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

14 Cameras, 2018. 6/10


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[Morningriser]

14 Cameras, 2018. 6/10


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I know you probably don't give a shit about what I have to say but this movie just seen weird. I mean if you take the elements of the first one and apply it to this one, it doesn't make a lot of sense that the guy didn't accept the offer considering what kind of a Maniac he was to begin with. It's weird that I pick really weird shit like that out of movies and if there's something that bothers me it ruins the whole thing. Maybe I'm a bit OCD or something.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

I know you probably don't give a shit about what I have to say but this movie just seen weird. I mean if you take the elements of the first one and apply it to this one, it doesn't make a lot of sense that the guy didn't accept the offer considering what kind of a Maniac he was to begin with. It's weird that I pick really weird shit like that out of movies and if there's something that bothers me it ruins the whole thing. Maybe I'm a bit OCD or something.

Hey despite our differences of the past, I always respect your opinion on film, art and music. You are well versed on all three; very intelligent.

I didn't care for 13 or this one really. Although in 14 he was much more disgusting. https://66.media.tumblr.com/cc72e848d19ce9716982f11a1e2673e1/tumblr_pk81cjE1X11xo6426o1_75sq.gif

[Morningriser]

Hey despite our differences of the past, I always respect your opinion on film, art and music. You are well versed on all three; very intelligent.

I didn't care for 13 or this one really. Although in 14 he was much more disgusting. https://66.media.tumblr.com/cc72e848d19ce9716982f11a1e2673e1/tumblr_pk81cjE1X11xo6426o1_75sq.gif

I've let go of those things and yeah I do pick at you every now and then but I don't hold any ill feelings. In a way he did me a favor but I was in a really rough Place back then. Anyway... I liked the first one pretty well but this one was a bit odd considering the part about him refusing to sell the girl and the thing about his son. I like the first one a lot more but with this one the only thing I really liked was the dark web Parts because for some reason something about the dark web fascinates me.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

No Escape Room. 2018. 5/10

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Black Christmas, 2006. 9/10

https://iscfc.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/black-christmas-2006.jpg?w=545&h=236

[Angra]

“Bird Box” 7/10

The Happening meets The Mist and A Quiet Place.

First horror movie from director Susanne Bier and not a bad effort.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Primal Fear, 1996. 9/10

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ah8Vjbs3JsM/maxresdefault.jpg


Necromentia, 2009. 8/10


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[Freak]

Demon Knight

Honestly one of my favorite movies from the 90’s.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Unfriended: Dark Web, 2018. 7/10

https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/b3/db3a7f86-b220-59b8-816a-d46a4230e232/5b4f8a746cbae.image.jpg?resize=400%2C225


Looks more at the tech side of getting into your comps and web cams..and then wraps it all up with you being apart of Deep Web festivities. I liked it.

[Freak]

A few of my Christmas presents.

[FryeDwight]

A few of my Christmas presents.

Very nice::smile::!

AUTOPSY OF THE DEAD (2009). Very much enjoyed this expose on NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD which focuses more on the minor players ie, those who played ghouls, the posse and technical staff. If You are a NOTLD geek as I am, this is essential viewing. Also, some neat "Before/After" location shots. ****

[Angra]

A few of my Christmas presents.

Nice covers, dude.

[Morningriser]

After reading the little bit deadsy wrote about it, I gave the house that Jack built and honest and legit chance. I don't know why I am so picky about movies but I just couldn't stand the writing in this. I mean I made it past the second part and the woman in the first part absolutely made no sense. She would purposely provoke a guy that was being nice enough to drive her all over the damn place and then basically call him a pussy. In what world do these people think shit like this happens? And then as if that wasn't stupid enough to fucking woman letting the guy in her house was even worse than the first lady and then the cup who let him go without questioning him getting his name or anything did it for me. I mean maybe I am a bit picky but I would like to pretend that people at least give a fuck about the shit they are writing instead of just shiting out diarrhea and painting a page with it and think it's a script. I know that's harsh but if people don't give a fuk about trying to entertain people without half-assing it then I shouldn't give a shit calling it what it is, shit.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Christmas Chronicles, 2018. 7/10

https://pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/the-christmas-chronicles-e1542204713113.jpg?w=1000

Kurt Russell ALWAYS looks good. ::love::

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Bird Box, 2018. 6/10

https://cdn2us.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeekus/files/2018/12/birdbox-review-netflix-sandra-bullock.jpg

The Happening + The Mist + A Quiet Place = Bird Box

[Morningriser]

Halloween (2018) 8.5/10

Considering everything this Series has been put through, this was great! I mean it feels weird knowing the story leading up to this, despite this movie cancelling out every single sequel which is what made it feel weird because as viewers we cannot just forget all the sequels. With that said I don't understand why they couldn't have found a way where Laurie either survived in Resurrection or it was a dream or something since they were totally able to do the switch on us with how H2O ended. I also cannot help but feel like if they don't make another one then this one was a complete waste. It would be a very bizarre ending to the story if it is but I'm holding the hope that we were left with a cliffhanger rather than an ending.

[cheebacheeba]

Halloween (2018) 8.5/10

Considering everything this Series has been put through, this was great! I mean it feels weird knowing the story leading up to this, despite this movie cancelling out every single sequel which is what made it feel weird because as viewers we cannot just forget all the sequels. With that said I don't understand why they couldn't have found a way where Laurie either survived in Resurrection or it was a dream or something since they were totally able to do the switch on us with how H2O ended. I also cannot help but feel like if they don't make another one then this one was a complete waste. It would be a very bizarre ending to the story if it is but I'm holding the hope that we were left with a cliffhanger rather than an ending.

I haven't seen it yet.
Maybe it's that I'm not the biggest fan of the series in general.

I think I was maybe a little too young at the time I tried to watch them.

I found most of them quite boring and dry...perhaps it was suffering comparisons to Freddy Krueger and Hellraiser movies, that more direct visceral horror I grew up with as an 80s kid.
I didn't even appreciate the original 1 & 2 until some years later when I saw them again...they're really more like "thriller" class horror films.

As an adult, I think this is what made the original so great.
Tight. Tense. Claustrophobic...and you know maybe just one of the best musical scores ever on a horror film. It was such a direct, human and simple film with such a small setting, though it was everything it needed to be.
The Loomis "narrative", describing this creature, this just...force of nature that set up shop in a human body, who now exists as nothing other than something like evil incarnate.
It's almost like the ALIEN of the slasher genre. Anyways, yeah I liked it.

The second one built on that and was a decent sequel. In fact I think I may have liked it more.
Though at/beyond the original sequel and the other movies to follow, I did find there to be a certain quality that was shed so that, I don't know...maybe the film could feel a bit more contemporary or "complete". The back stories. The brother/sister thing. The family ties/curse and all that...Me? I didn't need all that, and to be honest found the great majority of the numbered sequels pretty much samey...competent...but didn't really draw me in.

I liked the bare-bones experience the original was.

I'll note that I also quite liked H2O. I only saw it once, so maybe it's my younger self speaking...but the way they brought it into the 90's and it felt both like the original films and something newer, and successfully so. It did borrow from the feel of the slashers of the time like Scream...and was kind of aimed at bringing in a new audience I suppose, but it worked.
It was a...perhaps not quite as serious...reasonable follow up/successor to the original series.

All in all though...I liked 1 & 2, not the rest of the numbered ones, liked H20 for it's freshness and continuation, and...yeah resurrection was horrible.

Didn't *hate* Zombies first one...but yeah the whole humanising of Michael did not work for me...so of course the second one was just ...no.

I'll stick to saying though, I feel like the movie was at it's best when we were dealing with the unknown, no ties, just this murdering figure that was like a hungry, stalking shark.

So what I'm hoping for, is something of a return to that. From what I'm hearing, aside from an attempt to add some comedy (guess I can thank Danny McBride for that), it's a competent follow up to the first that's the same in tone.

Personally, I'm HAPPY to forget about the sequels...because I didn't like most of them, and they kind of wrecked what they did with H20 with an abysmal, stupid sequel anyway.

Looking forward to it - wasn't about to let people at the cinema destroy it (Don't know if I've mentioned I won't go to horror films anymore), so I'm hoping that I'll be able to get a BLURAY double pack of the original and this one.
Bonus if it's as good as the BluRay treatment "The Thing" got - if you guys haven't seen that, you have to.

Blahblahblah. Done talking now.

[Morningriser]

To be fair I feel like they could have at least left part 2 as a sequel. I mean it all happened in the same night so there's really no reason why they couldn't have just left it at that. I mean it's hard to talk about with people who haven't seen it and even then especially without spoilers but I will say they took the series in a whole new Direction with some of the things that happened in the movie and if they do continue it, which I really hope they do, I hope we get some questions answered. The tension and some of the scenes was amazing, the writing was spectacular, the acting from everyone was great and much like the original where the death scenes weren't really over-the-top, neither were these but you get the sense of how insanely brutal they were especially when you see this one guy. Deadsy knows the guy I'm talking about, don't you deadsy? ::big grin::

This has a whole new feel to it than any other Halloween movie and I liked it! It's like I said though, I just hope they plan on continuing with it or else I wouldn't see the point. With that said, this does change everything you've known so far in the story.

And not to mention for even, for her age, Jamie Lee was pure sex in this movie.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Maps to the Stars, 2014. 9/10

https://37.media.tumblr.com/70729d7dc911dee4ea61b3f764f1312e/tumblr_n5olu6Zyqe1r2niido1_400.gif

[ImmortalSlasher]

Krampus, 2015. 6/10. A children's movie.

https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/styles/1200x1200/public/wire/legacy/5714_D039_00053_RV2_CROP.JPG?itok=dczOJmvI&timestamp=1497663261


Secret Santa, 2018. 7/10

https://i0.wp.com/bloody-disgusting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/secret-santa-trailer.jpg?w=1136&ssl=1

I'll check out that Secret Santa. First time hearing of that one.

[hammerfan]

The Christmas Chronicles 9/10

Loved this! To me, Kurt Russell can do no wrong, and looks damn good doing it! Mrs. Claus, on the other hand, needs to stop walking down Michael Jackson's plastic surgery path. Leave it alone, lady. You're starting to look like a freak.

[Smeg Head1]

One Cut of the Dead (Kamera o tomeru na!)
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What I originally thought was just a fun but kind of cringe gimmick of a movie (where it's all shot in just one take), after 40 mins takes a turn and becomes a brilliant and genuinely funny movie about the 'making' of that one shot short film.

Very clever and highly entertaining.

8.5/10

[Morningriser]

Better Watch Out 9/10

I fucking loved this! All that shit though just so your cliche young teenage boy with the exact same haircut as every other brunette that wears dorky clothes and has a raspy whiny voice could touch a titty. That ending was so fucking satisfying and in my opinion made the entire thing a wonderfully written and acted movie. Definitely one of the best holiday movies I've seen.

[Angra]

Better Watch Out 9/10

I fucking loved this! All that shit though just so your cliche young teenage boy with the exact same haircut as every other brunette that wears dorky clothes and has a raspy whiny voice could touch a titty. That ending was so fucking satisfying and in my opinion made the entire thing a wonderfully written and acted movie. Definitely one of the best holiday movies I've seen.

Agreed.

Loved the performance of the psycho kid.

[Morningriser]

I think they could have done without that clip in the credits unless it was only meant to get a laugh out of people. But yeah, I was surprised with this one. The world needs more slasher movies and less of the exact same ghost story movie just with slightly different events and a different title. Shit possesses and haunts shit and moves shit. We get it. ::big grin::

[Morningriser]

Bad Times at the El Royale - 10/10

Holy fuck!!! This movie was simply astonishing! Where to begin... the cinematography was beautiful! The writing was amazing! The acting was superb! This thing kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time and while it isn't necessarily horror per se, it certainly had the elements of suspense and even mystery. This movie was so Tarantino-esque with the way the story was presented to us and just when you start thinking what the hell can happen next, the story goes in a whole other direction but it all comes together so beautifully. I cannot recommend this movie enough to any of you. The only problem I have isn't even with the movie, it's with something they spoil in the trailer. It's not even that important of a spoiler but the point is they still shouldn't have done it. I won't say what it is but a lot of people probably already know just from the trailer itself. Watch this movie though, you won't be disappointed!

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Old Man and a Gun, 2018. 6/10

https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/posters/800/O/Old-Man-and-the-Gun-2018-movie-poster.jpg

[Smeg Head1]

Better Watch Out 9/10

I fucking loved this! All that shit though just so your cliche young teenage boy with the exact same haircut as every other brunette that wears dorky clothes and has a raspy whiny voice could touch a titty. That ending was so fucking satisfying and in my opinion made the entire thing a wonderfully written and acted movie. Definitely one of the best holiday movies I've seen.

Yeah man I also really enjoyed this movie. I went into it knowing nothing, which was awesome. I really liked the kid in it.

[Smeg Head1]

Black 47 (2018)
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Good movie. Gripping performances with realistic action and interesting characters.
8/10

[Morningriser]

Yeah man I also really enjoyed this movie. I went into it knowing nothing, which was awesome. I really liked the kid in it.

Same with me about going into it knowing nothing about it. I had never heard of it but I found it on popcorn time and decided to give it a try. I wish that's how I got to go into bad times at the El Royale because the damn trailer has a spoiler in it that doesn't ruin the movie but it is still annoying because you wouldn't have known something otherwise if they hadn't spoiled it. I hate when trailers do that shit.

[Morningriser]

Shitfest I mean Hellfest

Something else I couldn't finish because the obnoxious dialogue between the teenagers had me turning that shit off 15 minutes in. I'm not sure if it was the acting or just the lack of brain activity put into the script but if that's seriously how teenagers talk nowadays, I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

[FryeDwight]

THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1991). Some hilarious moments (particularly one involving Shakespeare), but the whole I found this quite mediocre and totally lacking the zany charm of the TV series. **

[Morningriser]

The Nun 5.5/10

This movie was quite strange and I'm not exactly sure how to process it. I mean the setting was beautiful but I felt they went way over kill on how dark most of the scenes were. I also can't help but feel in a way that very last scene took a lot away from the story.

[cheebacheeba]

So I started watching Bird Box...because I'm getting really sick of hearing about it, and I figured it was only a matter of time before it's spoiled for me.
I'm only about a half hour in at this point - though it seems fairly well made, tense and atmospheric. Quite a few abrupt moments.
It reminded me a little bit of "The Signal" (2007) which I quite like, so yeah...seems solid enough, thus far.

[Morningriser]

I want to watch it since apparently I'm a loser for not seeing it yet haha. Add currently don't have Netflix and I'm not going to get it back for just one movie and it's on popcorn time but and a completely different language for some reason. I'll get to it eventually I'm sure.

[ImmortalSlasher]

The Predator -

I've read more stories on this movie about potential cameos and cut scenes than positive reviews. Dutch was supposed to be in it at one point. I'm glad Arnold passed on that one. Now the next one is that Ripley or Newt were going to be in it.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Br8g_c3lF8g/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsEMUUpFXWN/

I finally decided to find it and see the level of this movie. It is a movie that if I watched it in theaters I would have wanted to walk out numerous times. It feels like a Syfy knock off type movie at many moments. Actually worse than those knock off movies. I just don't see how a movie like this could get past whatever approval process they have in place. Or how if the actors really like Predator movies, especially the first two, thought that this is a movie worthy of their time. Other than to pick up a check. None of them make it out of this movie on a positive note.

The people involved in production had to be a bunch of yes men for the director and executives. I remember a story or article about an executive on Alien 3 supposedly saying that the director could film him pissing on a wall and it would still be called Alien 3. That's what this movie is. It's garbage. The movie if you want to call it that, uses classic Predator music to get that nostalgia but it's misplaced and only makes you want to watch Predator 1 or 2. It's like some bad fan film with the music edited in just to be there. Characters have lines and twists on lines from those first two movies and the writers think they are being clever but they are only showing that they are talentless hacks. It's just a sloppy mess, not entertaining, and not worth the time.

Lazarus Effect -

I thought this would be somewhat good from the cast. But it isn't. It's a pointless for profit movie. And it did make a good profit. One of those Blumhouse low budget horror movies that because of marketing somehow always manage to be very profitable. It's on demand but don't waste your time. It's like a lot of the bad return to life horror films similar to that Flatliners remake. Except this has an even worse twist.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Trench 11, 2017. 6/10

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Maniac Cop 2, 1990. 7/10

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[Sculpt]

So I started watching Bird Box...because I'm getting really sick of hearing about it, and I figured it was only a matter of time before it's spoiled for me.
I'm only about a half hour in at this point - though it seems fairly well made, tense and atmospheric. Quite a few abrupt moments.
It reminded me a little bit of "The Signal" (2007) which I quite like, so yeah...seems solid enough, thus far.Agreed, tense, it's well made... it's interesting, good pace, effective shot direction, decent effects and acting. More enjoyable for those who haven't see The Happening or Quiet Place.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1991). Some hilarious moments (particularly one involving Shakespeare), but the whole I found this quite mediocre and totally lacking the zany charm of the TV series. **I liked this more than you did. I saw it with a buddy at the theatre high. I was impressed with the trippy cinematography. It wasn't a great or notable story, wasn't particularly funny, except like you said, I think there were some funny parts, like there was in A Nightmare Before Christmas. Personally, I wouldn't say the film would have had to try very hard to be better than a TV ep... but although I saw a good 6 eps, I wasn't a fan, so you've confirmed I'm probably wrong about that. Anyway, I enjoyed for it for what I think it was attempting cinematically, and I'm not sure what anyone was expecting considering the source material. ::big grin::

Bad Times at the El Royale - 10/10

Holy fuck!!! This movie was simply astonishing! Where to begin... the cinematography was beautiful! The writing was amazing! The acting was superb! This thing kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time and while it isn't necessarily horror per se, it certainly had the elements of suspense and even mystery. This movie was so Tarantino-esque with the way the story was presented to us and just when you start thinking what the hell can happen next, the story goes in a whole other direction but it all comes together so beautifully. I cannot recommend this movie enough to any of you. The only problem I have isn't even with the movie, it's with something they spoil in the trailer. It's not even that important of a spoiler but the point is they still shouldn't have done it. I won't say what it is but a lot of people probably already know just from the trailer itself. Watch this movie though, you won't be disappointed!Sounds good, looking forward to it. How close to Pulp Fiction is this?

[Sculpt]

The Lobster (2016) (netflix)
8/10

An emotionally reclusive widower (Colin Farrell) is forced by society into a hotel where singles have 45 days to find a mate, but if they fail they will be turned into an animal.

This is an odd, subtly funny, satire on the perceived importance of a significant other -- focused more on those who have trouble establishing relationships -- and delivered in rather appropriate Nineteen Eighty-four style.


Secret Window (2004)
6/10

Johnny Depp plays a writer harassed by a man claiming he plagiarized his story, in this Stephen King story, screenplay/directed David Koepp.

I thought this about a someone researching a satanic happening. Must be confusing it with another film. (Maybe someone can tell me what film I must be thinking of?) Mostly nice direction, although I didn't think the reveal was particularly effective, considering this is fairly old hat here, and a stripped down story that's often waiting. Restrained role by Depp.


Civilizations: Encounters, S1:Ep 4 (2018) (netflix)
8/10

Documentary how art is affected when foreign cultures first meet.

[Angra]

Sounds good, looking forward to it. How close to Pulp Fiction is this?

Far from it.

It’s more like a blend between Jackie Brown and The Hateful Eight.

First half is an interesting build-up, then in comes Chris Hemsworth and it all goes downhill from there, even tho he shines in the role as some kind of Charles Manson. All in all the movie is quite a mess.

[Angra]

Secret Window (2004)
6/10

Johnny Depp plays a writer harassed by a man claiming he plagiarized his story, in this Stephen King story, screenplay/directed Koepp.

I thought this about a someone researching a satanic happening. Must be confusing it with another film. (Maybe someone can tell me what film I must be thinking of?) Mostly nice direction, although I didn't think the reveal was particularly effective, considering this is fairly old hat here, and a stripped down story that's often waiting. Restrained role by Depp.

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From Hell

[Angra]

“What Happened to Monday” 7/10

By the director of the Dead Snows.

Not horror/comedy but sci-fi/action with a bit of dark humor and starring Noomi Rapace playing 7 different siblings. Definitely not flawless but it is entertaining.

[Morningriser]

A mess? Really? I fucking loved it! And yeah when Chris Hemsworth came into it it took the film in an entirely different direction but I liked it. And yes, it's nothing like Pulp Fiction. It has the element from Jackie Brown where you see things happening from different points of view which is awesome and then the hateful eight element of Mystery.

Secret Window is badass! I think it's one of Johnny Depp's better movies actually where he isn't playing some ridiculous feminine sounding guy in a top hat.

[Morningriser]

Subconcious Cruelty - fuck this movie and whoever wrote it.

I'm all about some art house but give me a fucking break... I could tolerate the baby scene in a Serbian film just fine because of the ridiculousness behind it but they went too goddamn far with this one and even then I was still willing to give it a chance hoping maybe it would redeem itself but then that going to people pulling up clumps of grass and dirt in the ground only to reveal giant puddles of blood that some people were even fucking was just downright stupid. I hate to sound so negative but seriously, fuck anybody that was involved in that piece of shit.

[Sculpt]

From HellThanks, Bro!

A mess? Really? I fucking loved it! And yeah when Chris Hemsworth came into it it took the film in an entirely different direction but I liked it. And yes, it's nothing like Pulp Fiction. It has the element from Jackie Brown where you see things happening from different points of view which is awesome and then the hateful eight element of Mystery.

Secret Window is badass! I think it's one of Johnny Depp's better movies actually where he isn't playing some ridiculous feminine sounding guy in a top hat.Yes, I agree, Depp did a good job, I said 'he was restrained', for him, but still engaging, and not a wack job. For me 6/10 is mildly entertaining, but I certainly was not on the edge of my seat for this film. I saw what was coming about Depp (which as I said, is an old hat plot, cause we've seen it many times), and so his wife, wife's lover, sheriff, PrivateEye and all that stuff was very simple and stripped down; so pretty quickly it just feels like we're waiting. The scenes with John Turturro (angry writer) are the best, no doubt.

I'm glad you loved it, and I thought it was alright (& peaking at RT.com Critic 46% Audience 65%, I think I saw it right), but I don't think the ending quarter was riveting or surprising at all; rather I found it obvious, cliche, short, tame, unsuspenseful, unfunny, generally blasè.

Subconcious Cruelty - fuck this movie and whoever wrote it.

I'm all about some art house but give me a fucking break... I could tolerate the baby scene in a Serbian film just fine because of the ridiculousness behind it but they went too goddamn far with this one and even then I was still willing to give it a chance hoping maybe it would redeem itself but then that going to people pulling up clumps of grass and dirt in the ground only to reveal giant puddles of blood that some people were even fucking was just downright stupid. I hate to sound so negative but seriously, fuck anybody that was involved in that piece of shit.Well, Deadbeat At Dawn said this was a kids movie, so I don't know why you were miffed! ::big grin:: (I'm just kidding, folks, Deadbeat didn't say that.) We're all friends here, what part in the movie went too far? I'm curious, and I'm not gonna see this.

[Morningriser]

I am Jesus. Do you believe that too? ::big grin::

But seriously, I don't care what other people think, if anyone enjoys watching babies getting sliced up and blood spraying out of their arteries in their mothers face as they die, who am I to say that's extremely fucked up?

But seriously, watch bad times at the El Royale. That movie is fucking amazing! And angra, I found the character of Billy Lee to be quite necessary to the story. His message was there is no difference between right and wrong rather than how people perceive it. I loved his message and what it brought to the last Act of the film. Those scenes got pretty intense.

[Tommy Jarvis]

Red Christmas was an enjoyable flick. It built up the tension well and I did not really expect the ending to be as it is.

One thing I'm not really sure of is the film's stance on the subject: is it really pro or anti abortion? Or neither?

[Morningriser]

I would like to rephrase what I said earlier about subconscious cruelty. My words were harsh and possibly even taken as aggression. I would first like to apologize. As human beings I realize we are able to interpret art in whatever way we would like. I know there are some people that aren't affected by such imagery and some people get Beyond offended and then there are some who just can't watch it because it hits really tender emotions. As I previously stated, the baby scene in a Serbian film was just so silly the way it was done it didn't really affect me but with this where despite it obviously being a fake baby, being ripped from its mother's womb only to be held in front of her face and have it stabbed repeatedly by her brother, the father. Does that part strike a nerve? Yeah, it does, but that's not what bothers me. What bothers me is the fact that they had to add such extreme detail as to Heaven blood dripping from the baby's body onto the mother's face while she is screaming and then suddenly Blood start squirting out of where an artery would be and even despite all of this, before her brother even impregnated her, she was pregnant with someone else's child in which he basically munged it to death and then reached in and ripped out the remainder of the Dead fetus.

As I said, it's art and we as human beings are allowed to accept or deny whatever we like. The censorship is not what this is about. I am totally Dead Set against censorship whether if it's something I agree with or like or not. What I am concerned about is the effect these things are having on Humanity. This film was made in 2001 and when I found it on popcorn time, today being the first time I ever heard of it actually, the artwork was the two disc special edition DVD. Two disc special edition DVD... not only do I think this film doesn't even need or deserve a second disc, being beside the point, the fact that this movie would hold such popularity that it would prompt a second disc disturbs me. If you ask me, people who are turned on by this sort of thing or get enjoyment from watching this should seek help. I'm not saying that to be rude or to be confrontational, I'm saying that because something is horribly wrong with this world and it scares the hell out of me. Looking back at human history, at least what is documented, all empires have Rose and fell throughout time and go ahead and add your extra cliche. Yes, Empires rise and fall but we always learned from the previous mistakes and the world kept going on. Empires don't stretch the entire world, only Their Kingdoms or territories. What I am getting at is everything outside the Empire, life, goes on and it has went on but ever since the world wars Society has began to decline. Yes we are thriving technologically but that's not good enough. If anything, a lot of the technology is making the human race weaker, more feeble-minded and lazier. We are slaves to our phones or some sort of technology that is completely making us devolve in the most important ways. We are losing certain social skills, we are losing certain physical activities, we are lacking certain nutrition, education, life lessons, Etc.

To get back on point, at what point does the human race really decide to resort to presenting such filth and shame and disgrace in such mediums that the public I would notice and be inspired whether it be in a creative way or something dark. Is this really what we want? Is this really what we have become?

[cheebacheeba]

Sounds toy.

[Morningriser]

I'm not sure what that means, but I'm going to take it as a sarcastic titty slap. I am discovering so much about myself. I am extremely opinionated but I'm starting to think maybe that's a good thing,

[Freak]

Anybody who enjoys or participates ina film about torturing babies is a piece of trash. It’s purely for shock value and they do it cause the rest of the film is literal trash so they put something it to make people talk about it. I understand the need to make your film standout and generate word of mouth but there are better ways to do so.

And if you think these kinds of movies are in anyway good films I suggest you immediately go see a therapist and should legally be required to stay away from children.

Now all this is just my thoughts and opinions and I would say sorry for offending anybody but I’m not.

[Sculpt]

Red Christmas was an enjoyable flick. It built up the tension well and I did not really expect the ending to be as it is.

One thing I'm not really sure of is the film's stance on the subject: is it really pro or anti abortion? Or neither?
I haven't seen Red Christmas, but I remember having a discussion with a friend whether Eraserhead was anti or pro abortion. We thought the opposite. It's probably the case the film presents the issue well enough that the individual audience member sees the response to the situation as plain. In Red Christmas or Eraserhead, the film maker probably intends it one way, but also is purposely being non-direct, if not ambiguous.

[Angra]

“Green Book” 8/10

The IMDB rating isn’t wrong on this one. It’s a good movie with great performances.

[cheebacheeba]

I'm not sure what that means, but I'm going to take it as a sarcastic titty slap. I am discovering so much about myself. I am extremely opinionated but I'm starting to think maybe that's a good thing,

No, I mean the movie sounds toy...like...try-hard bullshit. Basic, novice level shit.



So I watched the rest of Birdbox a couple days ago.
It's pretty decent.
I felt as though it fizzled slightly towards the end - I feel like the "in the house" stuff was much more scary than the journey.
It does give you tension.
It does give you well acted scenes.
Good atmosphere.
Thought provoking.
Overall though to be honest as a horror film I'd give this maybe a 6.5/10
This "Most terrifying movie" shit is clear hype.
I'd recommend people see it though.
Sandra Bullock has actually aged pretty damn well.

[FryeDwight]

TOMBSTONE (1993). Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer are terrific as Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday respectively and despite the town/people looking remarkably clean for that era, this is a Grade A western with an excellent supporting cast. ****1/2

Have any of the HDC clan seen WYATT EARP with Kevin Costner and offer thoughts? My wife wants to shop and compare Earps...like Kurt in just about anything, but Kevin hasn't really impressed me...Thanks!

[cheebacheeba]

Wyatt Earp is the "better" movie, Tombstone was more entertaining though I thought.

[Sculpt]

TOMBSTONE (1993). Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer are terrific as Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday respectively and despite the town/people looking remarkably clean for that era, this is a Grade A western with an excellent supporting cast. ****1/2

Have any of the HDC clan seen WYATT EARP with Kevin Costner and offer thoughts? My wife wants to shop and compare Earps...like Kurt in just about anything, but Kevin hasn't really impressed me...Thanks!

Wyatt Earp is the "better" movie, Tombstone was more entertaining though I thought.
I'm not sure I ever saw Wyatt Earp. But an excellent film on the Earp story is My Darling Clementine (1946) by John Ford starring Henry Fonda. I liked Tombstone better.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

And if you think these kinds of movies are in anyway good films I suggest you immediately go see a therapist and should legally be required to stay away from children.



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Hangman, 2015. 6/10

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Triangle, 2009. 7/10


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[Sculpt]

The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
7/10

Fresh from a bloody murder scene, police bring an unidentified young lady to the small town corner, a father (Brian Cox) and son (Emile Hirsch) team, for an emergency late night autopsy. Things get a little supernatural. From director André Øvredal of Trollhunter (2010) fame.

With the very flattering reviews I've seen for this film, I was expecting a lot more. The film is a well made horror flick... nice dose of slow reveal, traditional mild suspense, jump scares and gore and special effects. The aforementioned slow reveal over the course of an autopsy is mildly refreshing as well. However, the character development is rather shallow and unresolved. The little we get to know about the characters is disappointingly irrelevant to the film's conclusion. The ending was all too cliqué and tame for such a promisingly original start.

[newb]

Wyatt Earp is the "better" movie, Tombstone was more entertaining though I thought.

agreed

[cheebacheeba]

Sup?

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Bliss, 2018. 7/10
Director, James Bell

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[Angra]

“The Ritual” 6/10

Great looking monster. That’s about it.

[Morningriser]

Anybody who enjoys or participates ina film about torturing babies is a piece of trash. It’s purely for shock value and they do it cause the rest of the film is literal trash so they put something it to make people talk about it. I understand the need to make your film standout and generate word of mouth but there are better ways to do so.

And if you think these kinds of movies are in anyway good films I suggest you immediately go see a therapist and should legally be required to stay away from children.

Now all this is just my thoughts and opinions and I would say sorry for offending anybody but I’m not.

I totally agree my friend. Like I said, in a Serbian film, I did think it went a bit too far but you could see how it was clearly done for shock value. Let's say in this film, which I didn't even get halfway through mind you, so it's hard to tell what else is in there that I just didn't see. Let's say that the guy just held some fake baby over top of the actress, where I haven't even describe the color yet but the colors were black and red. This was an art-house film so the entire thing was a dangerous trip. But it wasn't just an obvious fake baby. Despite the colors, you could still see the entire outline and texture of the baby and there was just clumps of blood dripping and then when the artery thing happened I lost my shit. And like I said as well, the artwork for the movie, which I had never even heard of until I found it on popcorn time the other day, said it was from a 2 disc DVD collection. Why in the fucking hell would something like that be so popular it would necessitate a second disc of bonus features?

[Angra]

“El Pacto” 5/10

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Aquaman, 2018. 7/10

Director: James Wan

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[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Clovehitch Killer, 2018. 7/10

Director, Duncan Skiles

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[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Dark Places, 2005. 7,5/10

Director: Guy Crawford


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Sick. ::love::

[Bloof]

Red Christmas was an enjoyable flick. It built up the tension well and I did not really expect the ending to be as it is.

One thing I'm not really sure of is the film's stance on the subject: is it really pro or anti abortion? Or neither?

I don't think it was taking any stance. I think it was just a plot device. Enjoyed it as well.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

You Were Never Really Here, 2018. 9/10

Director: Lynne Ramsay


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Housewife, 2018. 8/10

Director: Can Evrenol


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[ImmortalSlasher]

The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
7/10

Fresh from a bloody murder scene, police bring an unidentified young lady to the small town corner, a father (Brian Cox) and son (Emile Hirsch) team, for an emergency late night autopsy. Things get a little supernatural. From director André Øvredal of Trollhunter (2010) fame.

With the very flattering reviews I've seen for this film, I was expecting a lot more. The film is a well made horror flick... nice dose of slow reveal, traditional mild suspense, jump scares and gore and special effects. The aforementioned slow reveal over the course of an autopsy is mildly refreshing as well. However, the character development is rather shallow and unresolved. The little we get to know about the characters is disappointingly irrelevant to the film's conclusion. The ending was all too cliqué and tame for such a promisingly original start.

I thought it was good because I went in blank. I think someone here or on HorrorDVDs recommended it. It was definitely surprising to me and worth a late night watch. Mondo just released a clever record for the soundtrack. Although I don't remember the soundtrack that much.

[Sculpt]

I thought it was good because I went in blank. I think someone here or on HorrorDVDs recommended it. It was definitely surprising to me and worth a late night watch. Mondo just released a clever record for the soundtrack. Although I don't remember the soundtrack that much.
Yeah, I think V said it was the best horror film of 2016, which maybe it was. It had nice technique, some freshness of concept at the beginning. I really liked where it was going, and then I thought it went cliqué. You know, why would they do anything with the tattoos, or have the son learn something, or solve the issue. And some people wonder why horror films don't win any academy awards... It's fine. ::big grin::

[Sculpt]

I gave up watching From Hell (2001), with Johnny Depp on Jack the Ripper. Probably started it too late at night. Seems to go on and on without much to bite on. Interesting concept with Depp using drugs to 'remote view' Jack, but sheesh it was taking a long time to get into who. I might go back. ::roll eyes::

[cheebacheeba]

I gave up watching From Hell (2001), with Johnny Depp on Jack the Ripper. Probably started it too late at night. Seems to go on and on without much to bite on. Interesting concept with Depp using drugs to 'remote view' Jack, but sheesh it was taking a long time to get into who. I might go back. ::roll eyes::

I found it a bit dry...though it was a well made film and all in all I think it's worth a one time watch.

If you like different takes on the Jack the Ripper thing...here's a ridiculous, but fun suggestion: Jack's Back (1988)

[bamahorrorfan87]

Sinister 2

[FryeDwight]

I gave up watching From Hell (2001), with Johnny Depp on Jack the Ripper. Probably started it too late at night. Seems to go on and on without much to bite on. Interesting concept with Depp using drugs to 'remote view' Jack, but sheesh it was taking a long time to get into who. I might go back. ::roll eyes::
Give it another try when You're more alert. Thought this was a great film with the Hughes Brothers doing a fine job, especially with the grungy surroundings...I guess a ghetto is a ghetto wherever the locale. Only thing that didn't quite ring true was Heather Graham::love:: looked awfully clean and unsullied despite her occupation-or else maybe she was new on the job?

[Ferox13]

“The Ritual” 6/10

Great looking monster. That’s about it.

I thought it looked great and they used the location really well. Very atmospheric.

[Angra]

I gave up watching From Hell (2001), with Johnny Depp on Jack the Ripper. Probably started it too late at night. Seems to go on and on without much to bite on. Interesting concept with Depp using drugs to 'remote view' Jack, but sheesh it was taking a long time to get into who. I might go back. ::roll eyes::

Actually, it was The Ninth Gate and not From Hell I was thinking of. My bad.

[Ringo]

I thought it looked great and they used the location really well. Very atmospheric.

I liked it also. The atmosphere was good also, including the cabin scene.

[Dead Bad Things]

You know how I dig those foreign horror flicks....

Beautiful and brutal.


Killbillies (2015)

[Sculpt]

Actually, it was The Ninth Gate and not From Hell I was thinking of. My bad.
Oh sure, now you tell me! Thanks a lot! ::big grin::

Yes, thank you, it's The Ninth Gate. It was on a list of mine that I lost. I knew there was something not right about Secret Window and From Hell. ::roll eyes::

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Suspiria, 2018. 7/10


Director: Luca Guadagnino

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[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Pledge, 2018. 7,5/10

Director: Daniel Robbins


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[Morningriser]

Rust Creek - 8/10

This film just came out this year and takes place near my old stomping ground in Southwest Virginia. The area it was filmed in and takes place is literally right off of the interstate where I used to pass all the time going to and from visiting my ex-girlfriend. There are so many scenes that make me think someone decided to write something similar to a serious version of Tucker & Dale Versus Evil. Whoever wrote this is also from the area, you can tell in the slang, way of living and life, and how far some people are willing to go for particular things. This is a survival horror movie and I highly recommend it to anyone who would like to see some of the darker sides of where I grew up.

[bamahorrorfan87]

Happy Death Day

[Sculpt]

The Ninth Gate (1999)
7/10

Rare book dealer (Johnny Depp) is hired to find and compare two remaining copies of an ancient occult book believed to contain secrets for summoning the devil and powers.

Based on the book The Club Dumas, and directed by Roman Polanski. Starts off with plenty of intrigued as Depp motions the endeavor into a film noir hunt for the book with plenty of dangers whilst an interesting puzzle develops regarding the books. It's a coherent and bookended film.

Unfortunately, instead of amping the puzzle à la National Treasure or The Da Vinci Code, the puzzle becomes more simple, to the point of near irrelevance. The pace also appears to slow, as character development and suspense seem to cease. Ironically, the occult horror, so palpable in Polanski's Rosemary's Baby, is not pursued, and as the film progresses there's ever less a feeling of danger. The final scenes seem more a dry, reluctant footnote that highlights the lack of material at hand; as items seemed to be checkoff the cart, but few items added.

[Morningriser]

The Farm - 6/10

Yay... Another movie where a baby is murdered almost instantly after the mother delivers it. Is this a sick ass fetish thing or something?

The ending was kind of cool but otherwise the story made no sense as to why what was happening was happening. I mean you understand what's happening but on the full spectrum you don't know why they are doing it which makes it quite confusing and hard to get into other than the gore factor. I also find it pretty far-fetched that such a community could exist under the radar the way it does. I only give this a cigs because of the gore and the creativity behind the last shot.

[ImmortalSlasher]

The Ninth Gate (1999)
7/10

Rare book dealer (Johnny Depp) is hired to find and compare two remaining copies of an ancient occult book believed to contain secrets for summoning the devil and powers.

Based on the book The Club Dumas, and directed by Roman Polanski. Starts off with plenty of intrigued as Depp motions the endeavor into a film noir hunt for the book with plenty of dangers whilst an interesting puzzle develops regarding the books. It's a coherent and bookended film.

Unfortunately, instead of amping the puzzle à la National Treasure or The Da Vinci Code, the puzzle becomes more simple, to the point of near irrelevance. The pace also appears to slow, as character development and suspense seem to cease. Ironically, the occult horror, so palpable in Polanski's Rosemary's Baby, is not pursued, and as the film progresses there's ever less a feeling of danger. The final scenes seem more a dry, reluctant footnote that highlights the lack of material at hand; as items seemed to be checkoff the cart, but few items added.

I like The Ninth Gate. I was looking into the book props for my collection. There is a creeping darkness about the movie. I can't really say the part I thought was clever without spoiling it. But I thought the secret and mystery of the book was cool. I guess it's the sort of movie with a few drinks like the characters in the movie, you just fall into the atmosphere, music, and settings. I love the library early in the movie. I want to setup the book prop with that postcard photo. And I do tend to get higher end editions of books. The most recent one was this Storms at Sea deluxe edition. Here is a flip though of the normal.

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I guess I really like the movie and would probably fall into the same trap as Johnny Depp's character.

[Sculpt]

I like The Ninth Gate. I was looking into the book props for my collection. There is a creeping darkness about the movie. I can't really say the part I thought was clever without spoiling it. But I thought the secret and mystery of the book was cool. I guess it's the sort of movie with a few drinks like the characters in the movie, you just fall into the atmosphere, music, and settings. I love the library early in the movie. I want to setup the book prop with that postcard photo. And I do tend to get higher end editions of books. The most recent one was this Storms at Sea deluxe edition. Here is a flip though of the normal.

BBhLZ1AFl-8

I guess I really like the movie and would probably fall into the same trap as Johnny Depp's character.
Wow, great art in that book!

I enjoyed Ninth Gate too. It does look really good and has effective atmosphere, and like I said, I thought the first half was really good. Unfortunately, I had to take a phonecall a little past the middle, had to watch the rest the next evening. I went back a ways to keep the continuity, but what ya gonna do? Anyway, after I wrote my review I read some others, and I'm not alone in my impressions.

[ImmortalSlasher]

Wow, great art in that book!

I enjoyed Ninth Gate too. It does look really good and has effective atmosphere, and like I said, I thought the first half was really good. Unfortunately, I had to take a phonecall a little past the middle, had to watch the rest the next evening. I went back a ways to keep the continuity, but what ya gonna do? Anyway, after I wrote my review I read some others, and I'm not alone in my impressions.

Are the other reviews all in this topic?

I do think halfway in when the atmosphere gets a bit brighter might hurt the movie a bit. Horror movies are always better at night. I'm talking specifically about those Paris scenes. But that's only a small part of the movie.

[Sculpt]

Are the other reviews all in this topic?

I do think halfway in when the atmosphere gets a bit brighter might hurt the movie a bit. Horror movies are always better at night. I'm talking specifically about those Paris scenes. But that's only a small part of the movie.
You can use the site's Search function, you can even have it search the movie title in just this thread. But I was referring to reviews on wiki and/or RT.

I think it's cool for a 2h15m film to change moods, settings, lighting and all... hard to stay dark for 2hrs+. But you probably have a point there. I think he went to Italy and then Paris, and there's daylight scenes. Overall things seemed to brighten and the threat level kept decreasing, things seemed more tongue-in-cheek spurred by the blonde young lady and Depp. I'm not sure if that was the tone Polanski was going for, but I don't think it ever switched away from that comical tone after that. Cary Grant and the femme fatale can comically banter in some Hitchcock films, but usually it's just a humorous respite, not a tone setter for the rest of the film.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Trauma, 2018. 8/10

Director: Lucio A. Rojas

http://morbidlybeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Trauma-Lucio-A.-Rojas-1.jpg

This film is so fucked up! ::shocked::

[bamahorrorfan87]

Nightmare on Elm Street remake

[Sculpt]

Nightmare on Elm Street remake
New Nightmare? What did you think of it, Bama?

[bamahorrorfan87]

New Nightmare? What did you think of it, Bama?
It's okay the new Freddy was not very good

[cheebacheeba]

Thing that sucks about it is...hes not even a bad actor, or that he can't play "sinister guy"...as a matter of fact I'd say he's average to pretty good depending on what you see him in.
He SLAYED Rorschach.
Great in the short lived human target.
Not bad in Preacher.

Just...horribly miscast as Freddy...

[Sculpt]

Thing that sucks about it is...hes not even a bad actor, or that he can't play "sinister guy"...as a matter of fact I'd say he's average to pretty good depending on what you see him in.
He SLAYED Rorschach.
Great in the short lived human target.
Not bad in Preacher.

Just...horribly miscast as Freddy...
I'll never forget Jackie Earle Haley role as Moocher in Breaking Away, steller performance, good actor. Some folks didn't like the gravel voice for Rorschach. Anyway, I never saw the 2010 nightmare remake, but I would have assumed he'd be a bit old 50 and short 5'5" for the part.

[Angra]

I think he’s a great actor, he just need better roles.

[Sculpt]

Planet Terror as part 1 of 3hr+ Grindhouse

It was kind of weird. I appreciated the subtle and totally unsubtle homage to 'grindhouse' films, and films approaching that, especially from the 70s and early 80s. I especially liked the intro and the fake trailers of other films (though the ones at the end of the film were line crossers), and the scratching audio sounds, and the dust and scratches on the film, goofy gross-outs, over-the-top characters, stupid logic, misogyny, exploitive shot framing, bad edits, missing film sections, and the tongue-in-cheek poking fun at these films and ourselves for wanting to see these films... when it's homage sometimes tips into parody these things come to mind. I thought it was funny. The film itself is intended to be a bit 'rough' as a parody, so I don't want to miss the point, but no, I didn't think it was great, but it was funny and introspective.

[Morningriser]

Pledge 5/10

This movie had potential, especially for being a college fraternity horror movie. It actually had me interested for a while until the last 30 minutes or so when it started falling apart. I mean I get the gist of what was happening but it just seemed way too bizarre to actually be considered remotely believable. I give it the score I do because leading up until those last 20 or 30 minutes was awesome! But just like many other movies, the ending completely killed it.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Slender Man, 2018. 5/10

Director: Sylvain White


https://peopledotcom.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/slenderman.jpg


Out For Justice, 1991, 9/10

Director: John Flynn

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Polar. 2019. 8/10

Director: Jonas Åkerlund


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Harvest of the Dead, 2015. 6/10


Directors: Peter Goddard, Sam Mason-Bell


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[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Family Possessions, 2016. 7/10


Director: Tommy Faircloth


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Red Eye, 2017. 7/10

Director: Tristan Clay


http://zombiesdontrun.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Snapshot-2018-10-01-at-02_40_25-PM-17632.png

[ImmortalSlasher]

You can use the site's Search function, you can even have it search the movie title in just this thread. But I was referring to reviews on wiki and/or RT.

I think it's cool for a 2h15m film to change moods, settings, lighting and all... hard to stay dark for 2hrs+. But you probably have a point there. I think he went to Italy and then Paris, and there's daylight scenes. Overall things seemed to brighten and the threat level kept decreasing, things seemed more tongue-in-cheek spurred by the blonde young lady and Depp. I'm not sure if that was the tone Polanski was going for, but I don't think it ever switched away from that comical tone after that. Cary Grant and the femme fatale can comically banter in some Hitchcock films, but usually it's just a humorous respite, not a tone setter for the rest of the film.

Ok. I was just curious about the source of the other reviews. I've searched here before.

I think it's difficult to do day scenes well in horror movies. A movie like the original Nightmare on Elm Street is good with the day scenes because the night / dream world is still present and you know the characters fear the coming of the night and dreams. It's like that town that dreaded sundown line in Scream. And of course the actual movie. Also of course the saying the freaks come out at night. I think there is a line in X-Files about how humans have always feared the night. Or how you don't realize how dark the night is without lights.

Planet Terror as part 1 of 3hr+ Grindhouse

It was kind of weird. I appreciated the subtle and totally unsubtle homage to 'grindhouse' films, and films approaching that, especially from the 70s and early 80s. I especially liked the intro and the fake trailers of other films (though the ones at the end of the film were line crossers), and the scratching audio sounds, and the dust and scratches on the film, goofy gross-outs, over-the-top characters, stupid logic, misogyny, exploitive shot framing, bad edits, missing film sections, and the tongue-in-cheek poking fun at these films and ourselves for wanting to see these films... when it's homage sometimes tips into parody these things come to mind. I thought it was funny. The film itself is intended to be a bit 'rough' as a parody, so I don't want to miss the point, but no, I didn't think it was great, but it was funny and introspective.

What are the line crossers?

[ImmortalSlasher]

Family Possessions, 2016. 7/10


Director: Tommy Faircloth


https://i.ytimg.com/vi/77zPiMHEZoM/maxresdefault.jpg


Red Eye, 2017. 7/10

Director: Tristan Clay


http://zombiesdontrun.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Snapshot-2018-10-01-at-02_40_25-PM-17632.png

Need some reviews. But that first image looks good enough for me to check out IMDB to see what it's all about.

[cheebacheeba]

Halloween (1978).
We watched this in preparation of seeing the 2018 follow up.
It's been a while.
In fact, not since I've been with Spal had either of us seen it, and so yeah that's going back 'fore the turn of the century.

I think I touched on this before, but when I was quite young I never paid Halloween or it's sequels too much mind.
They were slower, and less visually ?unusual? than the kind of horror I'd been exposed to as a child, things like Hellraiser, NOES, The Thing, and the evil dead (thank you, parents.)
For these reasons I was never really into it, as a kid, for me different things drove my lower attention span.
Things like atmosphere, well done pacing, set up, dialogue, musical score all sadly took a back seat - and these factors are exactly what this movie had going for it.

When I watched it a little later down the line in my mid teens, I kind of started to "get it" to a point. Maybe appreciate it a little more. I consider 1&2 pretty much a double feature, and they do stand quite seperate in style from what was to follow.

Now that I have had years more exposure to films of past and present, watching this after that awesome period of time has passed that erases most of what you know about a movie? More than ever before it shows why people say it's so iconic.
All in all, it's a simple story - and "not much happens".
But a lot going for it that set it apart from the films of around that time...some interesting camera work and spanning like "follow" kind of shots. Not to mention the villain perspective stuff (did they do that in the others? I feel like they didn't). One nice early example of "jump scare", and not many more...you know...sparingly, like it should be.
The minimal explanation of Michael via the medium of Loomis.
Only showing the over-the-shoulder view of the shape for a large portion of the movie. The cut-away to the class speaking of "fate", where little more than that influenced him to go after her it seems.
"Dead/Not Dead", inhumanly strong silent villain, simply choosing and stalking prey. The excellent musical score and the pacing of it in so many scenes really just, it still manages to build atmosphere for all the time that's past and how far movies have come...this still puts you in an almost vulnerable state.
This movie, impressed adult me.

It will be interesting to see how they follow up in the new one...glad I've largely forgotten most of the sequels...because yeah, Laurie, for all her efforts, essentially lost that fight. Psychologically that would weigh. I'm interested in seeing where that goes.



Side notes:

It was interesting having watched all the scream films seeing how many of Randy's "rules" the cast breaks.

One thing I never noticed was how fucking pleased with himself Loomis looks when he tricks the young children "Hey Lonnie, get your ass away from there" Yes. Genious...this made me grin.

[Morningriser]

Split

I have tried watching this twice now and I just can't get into it. I don't know what it is but this movie just completely rubs me the wrong way and how this thing is the most popular horror movie on popcorn time right now I have no clue.

[Sculpt]

Ok. I was just curious about the source of the other reviews. I've searched here before.

I think it's difficult to do day scenes well in horror movies. A movie like the original Nightmare on Elm Street is good with the day scenes because the night / dream world is still present and you know the characters fear the coming of the night and dreams. It's like that town that dreaded sundown line in Scream. And of course the actual movie. Also of course the saying the freaks come out at night. I think there is a line in X-Files about how humans have always feared the night. Or how you don't realize how dark the night is without lights.



What are the line crossers?
Not too many films stay in the dark or nighttime all film... probably Decent stays dark, but like Alien on a ship, it's just a set. Nightmare on Elm naturally is cool because, like you say, we get to feel safe during the day, it's a good breather, but the night still looms.

In one fake movie preview after Planet Terror they show a dinning room with some kids around the table, and the last scene shows the deranged killer working the backend of a turkey with the kids in the shot. The parents of the actors can choose to be ok with that, but I don't think it should be in films.

Halloween (1978).I think I touched on this before, but when I was quite young I never paid Halloween or it's sequels too much mind.
They were slower, and less visually ?unusual? than the kind of horror I'd been exposed to as a child, things like Hellraiser, NOES, The Thing, and the evil dead (thank you, parents.)
For these reasons I was never really into it, as a kid, for me different things drove my lower attention span.
Things like atmosphere, well done pacing, set up, dialogue, musical score all sadly took a back seat - and these factors are exactly what this movie had going for it. When I watched it a little later down the line in my mid teens, I kind of started to "get it" to a point. Maybe appreciate it a little more.
I can see how you got used to that quicker pace with the 80s. I grew up with the decidedly slow pace of 70's horror and drama. But there's a lot to work with in there, of course, and Halloween uses it.

I consider 1&2 pretty much a double feature, and they do stand quite seperate in style from what was to follow.
I'll always love how H2 takes off the second after H1. The new director captured some of the aspects of what Carpenter was doing, but regarding the slower 70's drama aspects it certainly does not.

All in all, it's a simple story - and "not much happens".
But a lot going for it that set it apart from the films of around that time...some interesting camera work and spanning like "follow" kind of shots. Not to mention the villain perspective stuff (did they do that in the others? I feel like they didn't). One nice early example of "jump scare", and not many more...you know...sparingly, like it should be. The excellent musical score and the pacing of it in so many scenes really just, it still manages to build atmosphere for all the time that's past and how far movies have come...this still puts you in an almost vulnerable state.
With the brilliant subtlety of Jamie Lee Curtis, we get to respect, like, and most importantly know Laurie and her setting. And then Carp sets all the aspects of the atmosphere: pace, shots, lighting, music and sound -- some of the most notable were well placed silences, like with Michael looking at his new wall hanging, and the heavy breathing coming from all sides with close proximity when Laurie is sitting in the living room, it's disorientating.

Split

I have tried watching this twice now and I just can't get into it. I don't know what it is but this movie just completely rubs me the wrong way and how this thing is the most popular horror movie on popcorn time right now I have no clue.
Split is no doubt popular now because of the sequel coming out (Glass), there's no other reason. Split is a weird film, it feels disjointed in the way it combines different film pastiches, and jumps the mood and atmosphere of the preceding scene. Maybe since it's 'Split' that's intentional. ::big grin::

[Morningriser]

I'm just not a big fan of M Night Shyamalan. This is a unpopular opinion, but I found the sixth sense to be vastly overrated.

[Sculpt]

I'm just not a big fan of M Night Shyamalan. This is a unpopular opinion, but I found the sixth sense to be vastly overrated.
I really loved 6th Sense. Horror with heart and character development. How can it be? ::big grin:: I think it's a masterpiece. Not super impressed with anything else though. He really hasn't hit on anything else. I liked Signs, and was entertained by Unbreakable, The Village and The Last Airbender. That's about it.

[Morningriser]

Did you ever watch the avatar animated series? That movie infuriated me. Like I couldn't even finish it just because of how insulting the writing, acting and casting was. I am so glad they only made that one and they didn't make the other two.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Ghost Ship, 2002. 7/10

Director: Steve Beck

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[Sculpt]

Did you ever watch the avatar animated series? That movie infuriated me. Like I couldn't even finish it just because of how insulting the writing, acting and casting was. I am so glad they only made that one and they didn't make the other two.
Nope, never seen it. Actually I don't remember the film that well, but that's probably why I was ok with it. It got panned for sure, but it doubled its budget. Probably one of the few money makers that won't get a sequel because of being panned. They could get a different director, but I don't know if the film left any of the story left. I read many even complained it was too short at 90mins, but in the context that too much of the original story was left out completely, or left to narration instead. Did you watch the animated series? What did you think that?

[Chevalier]

i just watched Ghost Ship on Netflix

[Sculpt]

i just watched Ghost Ship on Netflix
What'd think of it?

[cheebacheeba]

Halloween 2018
Well...Didn't hate it.

Preferred it to most other of the numbered sequels, though I probably still have a spot in my heart for H20 (just not what came after).

I get what people say when they talk about it being a bit heavy on the comedy...most of that felt pretty pointless, and didn't add much to the film, though I have to say it didn't hugely take away from it either - the atmosphere and sense of urgency was there when it needed to be.

I feel like proper respect was given here.
There was homage throughout but it never really felt "on the nose".

Quite similar to the first one actually, and I feel like maybe that was intentional. They kept it largely in the same tone, and "not much happened", it was just the story of an(other) escape by a single minded enigmatic inhuman predator that was just drawn to kill...almost like he was just on "pause" until the events of this installment, and he did show that he was capable of forethought and planning, and of course...human but not.
I prefer this version of "invincible", in which he just doesn't really acknowledge pain and damage.

I felt quite sympathetic to this version of Laurie...who'd become both stronger and weaker at the same time...lost basically everything, her family, much of a "real life" due to the damage done by the events of the first film.

The showdown it all lead to, like the first one was wrapped up fairly quickly but made for an interesting watch.
How it ended was unexpected...not sure if or how they could follow that.

It was a competent follow up, and I feel like anyone who enjoyed the style of the original film, may like this one better than the original sequels too.

[FryeDwight]

FARGO (1996). Very strange, very funny Coen Bros flick with most of the laughs coming from Steve Buscemi's abrasive whiny character...the look on his face at the airport parking lot after all the aggravation he's had recently is priceless.

Have wondered about this next scene and any thoughts would be appreciated. When Wiliam H Macy goes to "...talk to My boss" to appease the angry buyer. he stops by the breakroom and sees someone watching a Hockey game and asks if the guy has a spare ticket. Is he just killing time or do You think, as I do, he was going to offer the ticket as a bribe so Customer will take the car with the "True Coat"? ****

[Sculpt]

FARGO (1996). Very strange, very funny Coen Bros flick with most of the laughs coming from Steve Buscemi's abrasive whiny character...the look on his face at the airport parking lot after all the aggravation he's had recently is priceless.

Have wondered about this next scene and any thoughts would be appreciated. When Wiliam H Macy goes to "...talk to My boss" to appease the angry buyer. he stops by the breakroom and sees someone watching a Hockey game and asks if the guy has a spare ticket. Is he just killing time or do You think, as I do, he was going to offer the ticket as a bribe so Customer will take the car with the "True Coat"? ****
Probably both. I think he was killing time, but since his co-worker was there, he shot for an extra ticket.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Pieces of Talent, 2014. 10/10

Director: Joe Stauffer

https://media.fstatic.com/_hcdVRHGW310pSmAtoSxATOEimA=/fit-in/640x480/smart/media/movies/covers/2012/10/519691586e0ce93f03c5d040ec2df7bd_5.jpg

[FryeDwight]

Probably both. I think he was killing time, but since his co-worker was there, he shot for an extra ticket.

Thanks Sculpt..it appears Great Minds think alike::big grin::!

[Morningriser]

The Human Centipede 7/10

This movie never gets old. " I have a horny film of you back home" ::big grin::

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Climax, 2018. 7/10

Director: Gaspar Noé


https://media1.giphy.com/media/MTKsUtEWoAb8myqBWY/source.gif

[cheebacheeba]

Venom.

Well...I figured I owed it to the character to see this, after all I've read since borrowing issue #3 of "Lethal Protector" from a kid in my home-room in the 90's, then diving both backwards and forwards into the character, following the journey both host/s and symbiote have taken over the years.

I, surprisingly did not hate it.

Ok so the origin is pissed into the wind to give this some independence. Kind of grating just a little bit because SO much of the character was built on the anger at Parker/rejection from Spider-Man...ah well.
So he'll never be outright murderously creepy and sinister. Ok.

They made the Venom incarnation look right...and truth be told the big white spider emblem would have looked stupid.
He was the RIGHT SIZE, they went sparingly on the tongue.

The "conversations" between the creature and the host were great too, not entirely a copy of how it went in the comic, but well done nonetheless.

How the symbiote fought, I liked a lot. The chase scene. The apartment scene. Great. It moved like Venom should.

The only real issue I had was that I thought the villain was pretty bland, and while I know we've had endless carbon copies of Venom throughout the years...I found "just another Venom" to be a bit boring.
For this reason, while he was hinted at I kind of hope they don't do Carnage as the very next thing in line.

Yeah though, I mean...it was watchable. I liked it.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Enemy, 2013. 7,5/10

Director: Denis Villeneuve

https://wtfbabe.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/enemy-04-spider-heels-gif-wtf-watch-the-film-saint-pauly.gif

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

An Inspector Calls, 2015. 7/10

Director: Aisling Walsh


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[Ringo]

Ghost Stories

6/10

https://s3.amazonaws.com/nightjarprod/content/uploads/sites/4/2018/04/25123418/GhostStories-Poster.jpg

Enjoyed the First two stories a lot, then it went to shit for me with the twist. Could had been really, really good.

Night Fare

6.5 - 7/10

https://pm1.narvii.com/6115/eb41d1fde378680e690f26684f1efbed3fc4b85a_hq.jpg

Kept me on my chair until the end of it. The atmosphere was solid, but the story was done a few time already. Interesting twist at the end.

[ImmortalSlasher]

Not too many films stay in the dark or nighttime all film... probably Decent stays dark, but like Alien on a ship, it's just a set. Nightmare on Elm naturally is cool because, like you say, we get to feel safe during the day, it's a good breather, but the night still looms.

In one fake movie preview after Planet Terror they show a dinning room with some kids around the table, and the last scene shows the deranged killer working the backend of a turkey with the kids in the shot. The parents of the actors can choose to be ok with that, but I don't think it should be in films.


I think some of the best horror movies are either always dark or start off in the day and stay at night. It might be difficult to pull off when you think about the passage of time. You are right about Alien, how they are on a ship. But still Alien and for the most part Aliens are at night or in dark environments. The Thing is at night for the most part. Night of the Living Dead starts off in the day but then is at night for almost the rest of the movie.

Thanksgiving is one of the best fake trailers in Grindhouse. I had to watch it again because I didn't know what scene you were talking about. I haven't seen the trailer since watching the movie on a CRT TV. And yeah, I kind of remember thinking what is that guy doing? But now, I see it and the parents should be ashamed. But I guess that's Hollywood. I remember in one of the Hellraiser sequels, an actress who was very young was playing a hooker. I remember thinking that I wouldn't let my daughter do a scene like that.

[Sculpt]

Venom.

Well...I figured I owed it to the character to see this, after all I've read since borrowing issue #3 of "Lethal Protector" from a kid in my home-room in the 90's, then diving both backwards and forwards into the character, following the journey both host/s and symbiote have taken over the years.

I, surprisingly did not hate it.

Ok so the origin is pissed into the wind to give this some independence. Kind of grating just a little bit because SO much of the character was built on the anger at Parker/rejection from Spider-Man...ah well.
So he'll never be outright murderously creepy and sinister. Ok.

They made the Venom incarnation look right...and truth be told the big white spider emblem would have looked stupid.
He was the RIGHT SIZE, they went sparingly on the tongue.

The "conversations" between the creature and the host were great too, not entirely a copy of how it went in the comic, but well done nonetheless.

How the symbiote fought, I liked a lot. The chase scene. The apartment scene. Great. It moved like Venom should.

The only real issue I had was that I thought the villain was pretty bland, and while I know we've had endless carbon copies of Venom throughout the years...I found "just another Venom" to be a bit boring.
For this reason, while he was hinted at I kind of hope they don't do Carnage as the very next thing in line.

Yeah though, I mean...it was watchable. I liked it.
I'm not anxious to see Venom, though I surely would if it hits netflix. I didn't read his comic entry, just saw Venom in a Spiderman cartoon ep and Spiderman 3. Venom was introduced 1984 and Carnage 1992. Those two are basically the only 2 Spiderman comicbook characters to become famous after the 1960s, correct me if I'm wrong.

It's too bad Rami didn't leave Sandman out of Spiderman 3 and instead devote it to the Venom story, would have been right up his alley considering his brilliant rending of the Spiderman 2 story.

I wish Rami would have changed gears and did Mysterio. He was always my favorite villain. He's a fascinating character with cool powers. Maryjane was in theatre, so that would have been a natural entry point, maybe a love triangle. The Mysterio head is pretty wacky for live action, but maybe making it a little smaller would work.

What a coincidence, I was just taking a peek at Mysterio, to see if he was original to the 1960s TV series, made it to the comics, or vise versa (in the comic 1964, TV series 67)... And I see Mysterio is going to be in the new 2019 Spider-Man: Far from Home. Gyllenhaal will play Mysterio. How about that? I didn't figure this new Tom Holland series would do Mysterio because he's an older man that Parker wouldn't run into, whereas McGuire and MJ were old enough to be involved with him.

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[DeadbeatAtDawn]

In Memory Of, 2018. 7,5/10


Director: Eric Stanze



http://wickedpixel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMO-Ahlbrandt-Casting.jpg

[Angra]

Escape Room (2019) 7/10

Entertaining and very fast paced, but ruined by the ending. Is a sequel in the makings or was this a pilot to a series? (Not a bad concept for a series).

I think I preferred the Skeet Ulrich “Escape Room” from 2017 slightly better due to a better ending.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Braid, 2018. 7/10

Director: Mitzi Peirone

https://66.media.tumblr.com/78b7d960ce23aa71106055f6a10b8a13/tumblr_pmb30ibmS91recu3po1_500.jpg
https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Braid.jpg

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Velvet Buzzsaw, 2019. 6/10

Director: Dan Gilroy

https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2019/01/velvet-buzzsaw-2-1024x541.jpg

[Bloof]

WITHER 2012

A swedish take on the "Evil Dead". Certain things didnt add up. Maybe lost in translation. Wasnt horrible.

[Angra]

Polar (2019) 7/10

Like two very different movies smashed together. And the outcome? Well, quite ridiculous but pretty badass. Maybe a little too wannabe badass. But it was certainly entertaining.

[Sculpt]

Big Man Japan (2007)
7/10

A documentary group follows Daisato, a man who is following in his family's tradition of protecting Tokyo from wacky giant monsters via being jolted with electricity and becoming a giant man with a beating stick. As times of have changed, he's not at all as appreciated as his forebears, and is estranged from family and his agent.

Written, directed and starring Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto, the film is sometimes incomprehensible, often quirky, sometimes funny, winking at Japanese sci-fi and kaiju TV shows, and splitting between lighthearted and languish.


The Signal (2014)
6/10

Three MIT college students road trip through the Southwest. Nic, and his buddy, Jonah, are moving his girlfriend Hailey (Olivia Cooke) to California. The trio detour to confront an ominous hacker.

The film is in the dark heady emotional sci-fi horror vein of Soderbergh's Solaris and Duncan Jones' Moon, just not nearly as successful. I didn't so much mind the lack of narrative information, in the space between when our heroes go underground and the ending reveal, rather that span's discomfort and disorientation didn't seem to aid or setup a comprehensible catharsis. Still, the film direction is effectively stylish, accompanied by an evocative soundtrack.

[cheebacheeba]

The Signal (2014)
6/10

Three MIT college students road trip through the Southwest. Nic, and his buddy, Jonah, are moving his girlfriend Hailey (Olivia Cooke) to California. The trio detour to confront an ominous hacker.

The film is in the dark heady emotional sci-fi horror vein of Soderbergh's Solaris and Duncan Jones' Moon, just not nearly as successful. I didn't so much mind the lack of narrative information, in the space between when our heroes go underground and the ending reveal, rather that span's discomfort and disorientation didn't seem to aid or setup a comprehensible catharsis. Still, the film direction is effectively stylish, accompanied by an evocative soundtrack.


This I haven't seen.

Have you seen the Signal (2007)?
Completely different movie, just the same name. Worth it.

[Sculpt]

This I haven't seen.

Have you seen the Signal (2007)?
Completely different movie, just the same name. Worth it.
Looking at the trailer, looks pretty intense.

Did you ever see the Solaris movie with George Clooney? What'd ya think? If you're into sci-fi, good flick to watch with the wife.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Personal Shopper, 2016. 7,5/10


Director: Olivier Assayas


https://66.media.tumblr.com/2794188b9cf56cdc0c4e6f3241608530/tumblr_o84kueoc0M1up42jgo2_540.gif

I like this fucking movie for some reason. Second watch. Autumn in Paris. Vomiting ghost. Kristen Stewart's miserable pouting face. I dunno.

[FryeDwight]

SWIMFAN (2002). Reasonably enjoyable flick, which could almost be FATAL ATTRACTION in High School. Nothing great, but better than I thought it would be. ***

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Overlord, 2018. 7,5/10

Director: Julius Avery

https://media1.tenor.com/images/bbadc2b513b27b8141d7b4f1fbc9e97e/tenor.gif?itemid=12187785

Excellent!

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

St. Agatha, 2018. 7/10

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman


https://66.media.tumblr.com/bf4a43e9410b6ac28a0575054f66619e/tumblr_pmo5a71VKQ1recu3po1_500.jpg



The Final Wish, 2018. 6/10

Director: Timothy Woodward Jr.

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Perfect Skin, 2018. 7/10

Director: Kevin Chicken

https://www.entertainment-focus.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/perfectskin-1.jpg


The Golem, 2018. 7/10

Directors: Doron Paz, Yoav Paz


https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OESCgB26gvQ/maxresdefault.jpg

[Angra]

“The Hole in the Ground” 6/10

A little better than a meh, thanks to the soundtrack and cinematography.

[Angra]

“Minutes Past Midnight” 7/10

An alright horror anthology with quite a few highlights.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Piercing, 2018. 7,5/10


Director: Nicolas Pesce


https://pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/piercing-sundance.jpg?w=1000&h=552&crop=1

[Bloof]

CHAR MAN 2019

A film crew set out to film a fake found footage about a vampire but come across a real urban legend. Over-acted but not horrible.

[MichaelMyers]

Extraterrestrial (2014)

[NightOfTheLiving_Sam]

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

[FryeDwight]

DEAD PRESIDENTS (1994). Great Hughes Bros film of a group of friends going to Vietnam and struggling to return to normal lives in their old NYC neighborhood. Gritty and good performances by Laurenz Tate, Keith David, Freddie Rodriguez and a quite funny Chris Tucker. ****1/2

[Tommy Jarvis]

Bird Box had a few moments, but did not live up to the hype.

I was pleasantly surprised by Sandra Bullock, though.

[cheebacheeba]

Jumanji - Welcome to the Jungle.

Well...I didn't hate this...of course, it had a certain "family friendly/goofy" vibe to it that'd probably appeal a lot more to a younger audience - which is cool...I got the original when I was a kid, so why not, right?

Some of it was a bit puerile, what with Jack Black AND Kevin Hart...but it seemed to come from a good place, with each character a lesson to learn/bit of introspection for their younger audience.

What I liked was that it didn't actually serve AS a sequel in many ways - but made enough connections to the first film, such as the box being found when/where it had turned up in the end of the first one, Another person from the "past" getting trapped aside from the main cast...and paid it's dues nicely...of course
“This house was built by Alan Parrish – I just live in it”.
Couldn't have said it in a better, and nicer way.

Clearly this movie was geared towards comedy, and brought new elements into the existing universe...we got a different version of the hunter with a back story this time, and we got to take a look INTO Jumanji rather than at what came out.
One for the ages? Super memorable? Perhaps not. But it was fun, it didn't suck, and I got a decent perve at Karen Gillan...even if I think she looks hotter as Nebula.

Not a bad effort at all, really. Figured I'd hate it. I was wrong.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

White Boy Rick, 2018. 7/10


Director: Yann Demange



http://detroitnewswatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/shmael_Ali__l___known_as_Milw_rapper_IshDARR__Raek won_Haynes__center___Richie_Merritt_-_Scott_Garfield__Sony_Pictures_Entertainment_32155 .jpg

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Purgatory Road, 2017. 8/10

Director: Mark Savage

https://www.rue-morgue.com/framework/uploads/2019/01/Purgatory-Road-photo-marked-2.jpg

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Circus of the Dead, 2017. 10/10

Director : Billy Pon


https://66.media.tumblr.com/c1d2c9d1b1347a33365711dc7533e245/tumblr_omffd9yJXf1qkeepto1_500.gif

[The Villain]

The Prodigy


This was ok. There was a part in the beginning that stuck with me and kinda ruined the rest of the movie because I couldn't get it out of my head. It's a minor thing and probably won't bother anyone else.

The movie itself is interesting at least. There's some scares and it has a good atmosphere but it wasn't as good as I thought it would be. It at least foregoes the typical demon possession story and goes for something different. But it follows a typical formula to other movies and that hurts it.

I wouldn't recommend seeing in theaters but not a bad watch at home if you're bored.

6/10

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Borderland, 2007. 7/10

Director: Zev Berman

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LkMcISgUw1g/UFZZiMQ8rfI/AAAAAAAABjM/Sl3TY3XFtIs/s1600/Borderland+goat+head.jpg

[Sculpt]

Jumanji - Welcome to the Jungle.

Well...I didn't hate this...of course, it had a certain "family friendly/goofy" vibe to it that'd probably appeal a lot more to a younger audience - which is cool...I got the original when I was a kid, so why not, right?

Some of it was a bit puerile, what with Jack Black AND Kevin Hart...but it seemed to come from a good place, with each character a lesson to learn/bit of introspection for their younger audience.

What I liked was that it didn't actually serve AS a sequel in many ways - but made enough connections to the first film, such as the box being found when/where it had turned up in the end of the first one, Another person from the "past" getting trapped aside from the main cast...and paid it's dues nicely...of course
“This house was built by Alan Parrish – I just live in it”.
Couldn't have said it in a better, and nicer way.

Clearly this movie was geared towards comedy, and brought new elements into the existing universe...we got a different version of the hunter with a back story this time, and we got to take a look INTO Jumanji rather than at what came out.
One for the ages? Super memorable? Perhaps not. But it was fun, it didn't suck, and I got a decent perve at Karen Gillan...even if I think she looks hotter as Nebula.

Not a bad effort at all, really. Figured I'd hate it. I was wrong.
I'd have to be in the mood for it, but sounds entertaining.


Annihilation (2018)
7/10

"A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply."

Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh. Sci-fi film that's kind of lowkey and gloomy mostly, but has some cool special effects and electronic music. It's not particularly exciting or deep. It's an old sci-fi concept but the storyline is somewhat fresh.

[Tommy Jarvis]

Travis (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848554/?ref_=rvi_tt) - aka The Sighting - was a pleasant surprise. Good build-up, nice twist and a somewhat open ending, though it leaves me leaning a bit more to the police man's theory.

Fear (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116287/?ref_=rvi_tt) was entertaining. We know Wahlberg can be goofy and silly, but way back when, he could be scary as well. Also: is this film set in Seattle? I'm not sure, but we do get more than a few shots of what looks like the space needle.

[Angra]

“The House that Jack Build” 6/10

More Nymphomaniac blibber blabber of random knowledge. Yay...::roll eyes::

Only good thing about this movie was the performance of Matt Dillon. The ending was shiiiiiit.

[Elvis_Christ]

“The House that Jack Build” 6/10

More Nymphomaniac blibber blabber of random knowledge. Yay...::roll eyes::

Only good thing about this movie was the performance of Matt Dillon. The ending was shiiiiiit.

Seems to be no middle ground with this one people either love it or hate it. I've been waiting on the uncut version to be released but I should just jump in and check it out.

[Tommy Jarvis]

Seems to be no middle ground with this one people either love it or hate it. I've been waiting on the uncut version to be released but I should just jump in and check it out.

Would you put it beyond Von Trier to see the humour in those reactions?

As in: not only did I piss off the folks who were shocked by the gore, but I also managed to annoy the sensation hounds attracted by the controversy and the gore.

[Elvis_Christ]

Would you put it beyond Von Trier to see the humour in those reactions?


Haha no I wouldn't. He would be rubbing his hands in glee.

[FryeDwight]

LORD OF THE RINGS:THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001). My wife and daughter are both rabid fans of the Tolkien books, but I find them all but sleep inducing (I first read THE HOBBIT in High school for a class and just torture to get through it). However, the films by Peter Jackson are very very good and this is exemplary filmmaking. Have fond memories of the release dates for the trilogy all were around my Daughter's birthday, so we always took her to opening day. *****

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Ballerina, 2017. 7/10

Director: Steve Pullen


https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/Am98IEySHzntGi5ecFfQ1Ozd1Mi.jpg

[Sculpt]

LORD OF THE RINGS:THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001). My wife and daughter are both rabid fans of the Tolkien books, but I find them all but sleep inducing (I first read THE HOBBIT in High school for a class and just torture to get through it). However, the films by Peter Jackson are very very good and this is exemplary filmmaking. Have fond memories of the release dates for the trilogy all were around my Daughter's birthday, so we always took her to opening day. *****
That's great, I think there's some great moral lessons for kids. I've found Fellowship to be one of the best films all-time. I enjoyed the following two, but I don't think they measured up to the first.

The Ballerina, 2017. 7/10

Director: Steve Pullen


https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/Am98IEySHzntGi5ecFfQ1Ozd1Mi.jpg
Looks like some good cinematography. Watching the trailer, first I thought the father was Jeff Daniels. I guess it was moderately successful?

[hammerfan]

The Prodigy 3/10

[The Villain]

The Prodigy 3/10

I tried to warn you

[hammerfan]

I tried to warn you

I know, but, my friend wanted to see it. I tried to warn him, but, no go.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Lost, 2006. 8/10

Director: Chris Sivertson

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTQ3MzU3OTE2MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDU2MDUyNA@@._ V1_.jpg

[Elvis_Christ]

Dead Space (1991)

Good mindless fun with lots of hokey looking effects. One Bryan Cranston's early roles.

[BudMan]

Overlord

Nice mix of war / horror movie. Could have used a bit of tightening up but overall a fun watch. And Kurts son does an excellent job.

[Elvis_Christ]

Overlord

Nice mix of war / horror movie. Could have used a bit of tightening up but overall a fun watch. And Kurts son does an excellent job.

Got that sitting here will have to check it out real soon. Haha dumbass that I am I never picked up he was Kurt Russell's son ::big grin::

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Lords of Chaos, 2018. 8/10

Director: Jonas Åkerlund

https://66.media.tumblr.com/ca07242f51cfcc97561fd8eb297ba3b1/tumblr_pljhkqsY691r04r78o2_500.gif

The violence, so brutal, the film, so sad. : (

[Angra]

”Black Mirror: Bandersnatch” 5/10

An unsatisfying Groundhog Day.

[Elvis_Christ]

Paddleton (2019)

Quite a grim film as to be expected from the subject matter but a great look into friendship and loneliness. Always dug Mark Duplass' writing and characters and the largely improvised performances give this a really natural feeling. I think this will make my list of best films this year. Definitely not for everyone but if you're in the mood for something different check it out sometime.

[cheebacheeba]

Not the first time I've seen Ray Romano go down this road. Did you see that series "Men of the certain age"? Great show.

[Elvis_Christ]

Not the first time I've seen Ray Romano go down this road. Did you see that series "Men of the certain age"? Great show.

No will have to check it out. The only thing I'd seen him in that veered away from straight comedy was Vinyl.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

In a Lonely Place, 2016. 7/10


Director: Davide Montecchi

https://66.media.tumblr.com/e92fa78db9651532808345120dd3b635/tumblr_pnft54QZvl1xo6426o1_540.jpg

[Tommy Jarvis]

Lords of Chaos, 2018. 8/10

Director: Jonas Åkerlund

https://66.media.tumblr.com/ca07242f51cfcc97561fd8eb297ba3b1/tumblr_pljhkqsY691r04r78o2_500.gif

The violence, so brutal, the film, so sad. : (

Looks interesting. It's going on my watchlist.

[bamahorrorfan87]

The eyes

[Elvis_Christ]

Lords Of Chaos (2018)

I went into this with an open mind and ended up enjoying it. It was an entertaining biopic which didn't shy away from some of the tragic and violent subject matter. The actual events have been clouded by exaggerated mythology, half truths and straight up lies over time so it's hard to say how accurate some of it was. It paints Euronymous in a more favorable light than Varg which there is some truth to. I'd always kinda pictured Euronymous as a nastier Charles Manson type figure manipulating and orchestrating chaos that eventually blew up in his face. I thought it was a bit of an oversight not mentioning Messiah and Maniac the vocalists before Dead (especially since they released the Deathcrush EP with Maniac). I dug how it put a human side to it and I'd forgotten just how young these guys were. The film may not appeal to the die-hard black metal fan (well some will front and not admit it haha) but I think it's well crafted enough that mainstream audiences can jump into that world for an entertaining and sombre ride.

[ImmortalSlasher]

Upgrade -

A pretty dark at times cyberpunk movie with some horror type deaths. It shouldn't have surprised me but it did. Worth checking out.

[The Villain]

Pyewacket

This was actually pretty good. Really creepy with a great atmosphere. The main character was dumb as hell though

[Sculpt]

Meet Joe Black (1998) (netflix)
8/10

Business tycoon Anthony Hopkins is visited by Death, played by Brad Pitt. Death is interested in experiencing some life, and there's a mutual interest between him and Hopkin's daughter, played by Claire Forlani, with all her mouth, looking left and right and down, facial expressions.

I didn't know what to expect, and it's pretty unusual. There's a bit of old movie 30s-40s feel here, like say Topper, or the literary classics, but with completely modern speaking and specifics. Lot's of good advice given, said quite well. I was surprised by its 3hr runtime, so take note.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Green Book, 2018. 6/10

Director: Peter Farrelly


https://media.giphy.com/media/1BGg1d0lNb1LStbfNb/giphy.gif

This has been done before. Best picture?? No fucking way.

[BudMan]

Green Book, 2018. 6/10

Director: Peter Farrelly


https://media.giphy.com/media/1BGg1d0lNb1LStbfNb/giphy.gif

This has been done before. Best picture?? No fucking way.

I really enjoyed this one. "Best Picture"...I don't know...it's really all subjective. out of the handful I saw [ Bohemian Rhapsody, Vice, Blackklansman,Black Panther, A Star is Born] it's as good a choice as any.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

What Keeps You Alive, 2018. 7/10


Director: Colin Minihan


https://i2.wp.com/www.vanessasnonspoilers.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/What-Keeps-You-Alive-Movie-Still.jpg?resize=584%2C246

[Angra]

“Isn’t it Romantic” 7/10

A story kinda like Disneys’ “Enchanted”. Pretty funny.

[Sculpt]

I Saw the Devil (2010)

I took DBD's rec. It's 2 hrs 20 mins, South Korean, English subtitled. A serial killer kills this special agent's wife. And the agent brutalizes suspects, until he finds the killer. Then he brutalizes him, puts a tracker on him, and lets him go... where the killer goes on to kill more people and sexual assault women. While the killer is doing this, the agent catches him, brutalizes him again and releases him again, repeat. It's extremely graphic with violence and sexual assault, I'd say unnecessarily, but it's really what's on the menu. It's shot well, there's some emotional displays, but mostly disemboded. I didn't find it scary. And, as you can tell, a rather unrealistic plot. I wouldn't recommend it unless that's you're cup of tea.

[Angra]

I Saw the Devil (2010)

I took DBD's rec. It's 2 hrs 20 mins, South Korean, English subtitled. A serial killer kills this special agent's wife. And the agent brutalizes suspects, until he finds the killer. Then he brutalizes him, puts a tracker on him, and lets him go... where the killer goes on to kill more people and sexual assault women. While the killer is doing this, the agent catches him, brutalizes him again and releases him again, repeat. It's extremely graphic with violence and sexual assault, I'd say unnecessarily, but it's really what's on the menu. It's shot well, there's some emotional displays, but mostly disemboded. I didn't find it scary. And, as you can tell, a rather unrealistic plot. I wouldn't recommend it unless that's you're cup of tea.

It was definitely MY cup of tea.

[The Villain]

Possession of Hannah Grace

Not bad. Had a creepy vibe and interesting story. They at least tried to do something different with a possession story. A little similar to Autopsy of Jane Doe, which was much better, in that it takes place in a morgue and features a dead body causing trouble. The kills were boring and predictable and the ending confused me but not a bad watch.

6/10

[Angra]

“Mother” 2/10

Horror? Horror my ass.

This must be the most annoying movie experience I’ve ever had. Annoying from beginnng to end.

[hammerfan]

“Mother” 2/10

Horror? Horror my ass.

This must be the most annoying movie experience I’ve ever had. Annoying from beginnng to end.

Is that the one with Jennifer Lawrence?

[Tommy Jarvis]

It was definitely MY cup of tea.

I can second that.

[Ringo]

It was definitely MY cup of tea.

I found I saw the Devil beyond fantastic.

[Angra]

Is that the one with Jennifer Lawrence?

Yes..

[The Villain]

I Saw the Devil (2010)

I took DBD's rec. It's 2 hrs 20 mins, South Korean, English subtitled. A serial killer kills this special agent's wife. And the agent brutalizes suspects, until he finds the killer. Then he brutalizes him, puts a tracker on him, and lets him go... where the killer goes on to kill more people and sexual assault women. While the killer is doing this, the agent catches him, brutalizes him again and releases him again, repeat. It's extremely graphic with violence and sexual assault, I'd say unnecessarily, but it's really what's on the menu. It's shot well, there's some emotional displays, but mostly disemboded. I didn't find it scary. And, as you can tell, a rather unrealistic plot. I wouldn't recommend it unless that's you're cup of tea.

Loved that one. It was excellent

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Scars of Xavier, 2017. 7,5/10

Director: Kai E. Bogatzki


https://www.pophorror.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Screenshot_20171125-133356-768x293.jpg


The Theta Girl, 2017. 7,5/10

Director: Christopher Bickel

https://i2.wp.com/psychodrivein.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/theta-girl-05.jpg


Close Calls, 2018. 8/10


Director: Richard Stringham


https://n2n7w2w4jmg4f5rtr2b482vt-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Close-Calls-2017-1050x445.jpg


Serenity, 2019. 6/10


Director: Steven Knight


https://1.fwcdn.pl/wv/66/04/46604/thumbnail.46604.2.jpg

[Tommy Jarvis]

Found (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2149360/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) - Highly recommended.

For the most part, the traditional horror stuff mostly goes on in the background, until the final act, which is very intense, and the final image will surely haunt you. Just like the kid with the sunglasses at the end of Eden Lake. Two very different films, but both of them pack a final punch that will sting you for a very long time.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker, 1981. 9/10

Director: William Asher


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wL9gpH_UFJs/U7jO5AUdniI/AAAAAAAAyLI/A3NDeG9xI_g/s1600/PDVD_010.JPG

[Sculpt]

Serenity, 2019. 6/10


Director: Steven Knight


https://1.fwcdn.pl/wv/66/04/46604/thumbnail.46604.2.jpg
Taking a peak at the trailer makes me think of Postman Always rings Twice '46 and Body Heat.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Found (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2149360/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) - Highly recommended.

For the most part, the traditional horror stuff mostly goes on in the background, until the final act, which is very intense, and the final image will surely haunt you. Just like the kid with the sunglasses at the end of Eden Lake. Two very different films, but both of them pack a final punch that will sting you for a very long time.

Hello, if you know this already I apologize but you know the 'movie' in this film was made into a full feature. Headless. You should check it out. ::cool:: Both are excellent indie films.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3922350/

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Taking a peak at the trailer makes me think of Postman Always rings Twice '46 and Body Heat.

Maybe on the surface. It has a weird underlying plot twist. I didn't care for it.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Freak in the Basement, 2018. 7/10

Director: Alex Wesley

https://66.media.tumblr.com/b772288458c2f236f6d30c849987201b/tumblr_po6e1mcD0Q1recu3po2_540.jpg


Horrors in the Witch's House, 2018. 7/10

Director: Alex Wesley

https://66.media.tumblr.com/a5221efa196b782d69dac82f4041982e/tumblr_po6e1mcD0Q1recu3po6_540.jpg

Russian Gore!

[Tommy Jarvis]

Hello, if you know this already I apologize but you know the 'movie' in this film was made into a full feature. Headless. You should check it out. ::cool:: Both are excellent indie films.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3922350/

No apologies necessary. In fact, thank you for the rec. :)

I did already see Headless, though. So it was kind of cute to see it incorporated in the film.

*edit*

I dug up my review, just for shits and giggles.

Headless (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3922350/?ref_=rvi_tt) wasn't the greatest movie over all:
- the acting was (sometimes) sub par
- the first 15 minutes have no discernable plot
- the male characters look and talk like they're auditioning for a Rob Zombie-movie
- the fact that the bowling alley owner is killed off screen

But it also has a few things going for it
- a scary killer (though his mask reminded me of Corey Taylor somehow)
- genuinely creepy vibes
- disturbing imagery
- in a way, it made me long for the traditional last girl-payoff, but it did not give that and - sort of like the original version of Funny Games - that made it better.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Canaries, 2017. 7/10

Director: Peter Stray

https://www.pophorror.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/CANARIES204_preview.jpeg-800x450.jpg

Havana Darkness, 2019. 7/10

Director: Guillermo Iván

https://www.globalgroup-bg.com/web/attachments/News/36/1359/thumb_480x480_5790cfc9cafaf.jpg


The Isle, 2018. 7/10

Director: Matthew Butler-Hart

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/3c/2c/1c/3c2c1c354a73223bb064ebca15e8a9ac.jpg

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Caught, 2017. 7/10

Director: Jamie Patterson


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[cheebacheeba]

Scars upon the Penis (1947)

[Tommy Jarvis]

Deep Impact (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120647/?ref_=rvi_tt)

Or how a bit of cornball action can be entertaining from time to time.

Cheesy? Sure. But at least it wasn't as horrendous as Armageddon.

One thing, though. The guy who played Elijah Wood's mentor at the start. I'm pretty sure I recognise him from somewhere but I cannot put my finger on what.

[Sculpt]

Scars upon the Penis (1947)
::confused::

Deep Impact (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120647/?ref_=rvi_tt)

Or how a bit of cornball action can be entertaining from time to time.

Cheesy? Sure. But at least it wasn't as horrendous as Armageddon.

One thing, though. The guy who played Elijah Wood's mentor at the start. I'm pretty sure I recognise him from somewhere but I cannot put my finger on what.
Whats the name of the mentor in the film, or the actors name?

elijah wood was in deep impact? I didn't recognise him. Now I know why... i never saw deep impact. I only saw Armageddon. That's weird.

[Tommy Jarvis]

::confused::


Whats the name of the mentor in the film, or the actors name?

elijah wood was in deep impact? I didn't recognise him. Now I know why... i never saw deep impact. I only saw Armageddon. That's weird.

I believe the character's name was dr. Marcus Wolf.

He dies in a car accident after crashing into a truck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4yERAJFnhc

[Sculpt]

I believe the character's name was dr. Marcus Wolf.

He dies in a car accident after crashing into a truck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4yERAJFnhc

The astronomer in the observatory eating pizza, on the computer is Dr Marcus Wolf, played by Charles Martin Smith, who's been a ton of stuff. You might remember him as the main buddy in big glasses in American Graffiti. And the bass player Ray Bob in The Buddy Holly Story starring Gary Busey.

If you're talking about the darked haired teacher in the first scene asking Wood questions about the stars... i'm not sure.

[cheebacheeba]

::confused::
Never seen it?

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Oslo, 31. august, 2011. 8/10

Director: Joachim Trier


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[BudMan]

They Shall Not Grow Old

Peter Jackson's documentary about World War I ......man talk about horror. Starts off like most photos and video you may have seen from that era but at the maybe ten minute mark this OPENS up like seeing OZ for the first time in color. PJ did a beautiful job restoring pictures and video from WW1. And it actually makes a cohesive story...not just random pictures and video.

[Tommy Jarvis]

The astronomer in the observatory eating pizza, on the computer is Dr Marcus Wolf, played by Charles Martin Smith, who's been a ton of stuff. You might remember him as the main buddy in big glasses in American Graffiti. And the bass player Ray Bob in The Buddy Holly Story starring Gary Busey.

That's him. Thanks.

So if he's been in a ton of stuff, I would imagine he died in a few of his roles too.

[Sculpt]

Never seen it?
No, what's it all about, Cheeb?

They Shall Not Grow Old

Peter Jackson's documentary about World War I ......man talk about horror. Starts off like most photos and video you may have seen from that era but at the maybe ten minute mark this OPENS up like seeing OZ for the first time in color. PJ did a beautiful job restoring pictures and video from WW1. And it actually makes a cohesive story...not just random pictures and video.
I'm looking forward to seeing it. The trailer is impressive. Does it give the history of WWI, or what's the main focus of the documentary?

[hammerfan]

Scars upon the Penis (1947)

You know I'm tempted to move this to the Vintage Movie thread.

[cheebacheeba]

cheebas 2019 vintage ::big grin::

[Sculpt]

cheebas 2019 vintage ::big grin::
Have you written a semi-biographical script? ::wink::

[cheebacheeba]

Only in Sanskrit

[ImmortalSlasher]

Blood Fest -

I thought Blood Fest was ok. The movie has some funny and surprising moments. Plus a couple good death scenes.

The premise is really good. I would go to something like that if it was well done and not cheesy. I wish the movie spent more time on detailing the horror areas. Maybe going over the map before the characters get there. Or perhaps have them looking over the areas in more detail once they arrive. And that watchtower is cool too. The setup is like Disney or Amusement Parks for horror movies.

Seychelle Gabriel is pretty good in the movie. But she was good in that alien tv show as well which I still haven't finished. I liked the bad guys and was surprised to find out the the actual movie's director played the ringleader of the Blood Fest. I thought he was funny. And I would go for a sequel with him and the killer that he introduced on stage. I love his line about if you come on stage this guy will kill you. It reminded me of a good line on a stage in Doomsday. Also I did like the final twist.

I wish it didn't play to comedy as much though. Perhaps with some of the stuff going on it has to be comedic because it gets kind of crazy. But Halloween 3 played it straight so it can work if you set it up right. But still you really can't out do a movie like Scream unless you are really talented and the story is well thought out. And when you start name dropping classic horror movies you better have a good movie on your hands as it will just make the viewer want to see those classic movies. Scream hooks you from the beginning and doesn't let go. Blood Fest is too comedic and is all over the place at times. Just when you think it's going to get good and serious the comedic stuff comes up and it kept pulling me out of the movie.

The Blood Fest wiki says Hell Fest is similar and I know it's on my list as well. Perhaps it will be up on demand by the October month.

[Angra]

“Us” 7/10

Fast paced and with a great score. It was entertaining for sure, but not really scary. I guess the same could be said about “Get Out” which is a superior movie storywise.

[Elvis_Christ]

Dragged Across Concrete (2018)

This will definitely be in my top 5 for the year. Solid character driven driven crime flick. Not as over the top as Brawl In Cell Block 99 but it still had some crazy moments. This one may be a bit to slow burn and drawn out for some people but I thought it was masterfully executed by S Craig Zahler.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Dragged Across Concrete, 2018. 8/10

Director: S. Craig Zahler


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A little over 2 and a half hours and it totally captivated me. The dialog in this directors films is absolutely fabulous! Every scene, every sentence brilliant!

[Ringo]

US

6/10

Could had been spectacular, had the idea and the elements to be really good, but fails to deliver and becomes another that will be forgotten in the next years.


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[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Dirt, 2019. 7/10

Director: Jeff Tremaine

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This was great! It was alittle rushed would of like to of known more about the band. They should of did a mini series. : ) Who ever knew Tommy Lee was such an ''adorable dork''.

[Elvis_Christ]

The Dirt (2019)

It brushed over some of the darker elements and the malevolence of the band at their peak. Pity there wasn't much focus on the band during the period without Vince... the album with John Corabi is one of their best. Nowhere near as good as the book but still an entertaining biopic that's well worth a look.