Last Seen Contemporary Movie

[FryeDwight]

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (2007). Really good Cronenberg about what might be a case of mistaken identity...or not. Viggo Mortensen is excellent here. ****

[Maila Munster]

Johnny Frank Garrett's Last Word (2016), directed by Simon Rumley.
Inner Demons (2014), directed by Seth Grossman.
Dead Awake (2016), directed by Phillip Guzman.

[favabeans]

Hereditary, 2018 - 9/10
Suspiria, 2018 - 7/10

Both rewatches. Suspiria is beautiful and for the most part engaging, but is let down by excessive time spent on side plots and historical context that in no way relate meaningfully to the main story.

Hereditary has, in my opinion, only one flaw, which is Gabriel Byrne's weak father character who seems very one dimensional for such a complex, thought through film.

[urgeok2]

Hereditary, 2018 - 9/10
Suspiria, 2018 - 7/10

Both rewatches. Suspiria is beautiful and for the most part engaging, but is let down by excessive time spent on side plots and historical context that in no way relate meaningfully to the main story.

Hereditary has, in my opinion, only one flaw, which is Gabriel Byrne's weak father character who seems very one dimensional for such a complex, thought through film.

Suspiria had me perplexed at first, but i loved the way that it pulled together as it went. the extraneous content may not have been there to support the plot but it very much added texture and pacing.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Lilja 4-ever, 2002. 9/10

Director: Lukas Moodysson


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@suicide room, 2011. 9/10

Director: Jan Komasa

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Mandragora, 1997. 9/10

Director: Wiktor Grodecki

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I felt like having my heart ripped out and my guts spill to the floor...

Such amazing but devastating cinema.

[Bloof]

BREATH AKA RESPIRA 2019

A man moves his family to a small village to take a job as a crop duster but things just dont work out.

It was ok. Not scary. Thought i might see some mutants. Didn't.

[Maila Munster]

Ghostland (2018), directed by Pascal Laugier.

Based on the title, I expected a typical ghost story and I was wrong. There is an eerie tone present from the beginning that grabbed my attention. The story shows us how we can create different realities to ease the pain. It's surely disturbing and quite intense. I'm sorry for the actress, Taylor Hickinson, who was facially disfigured during the shooting and now is permanently scarred. However, I must say, her acting was convincing and it was one of the factors that makes this movie truly creepy and hopeless.

[cheebacheeba]

Terminator 2.
I've been showing my young lady these, we've got her to the point she'll actually sit through things, so why not.
She actually had her first like outright emotional response to a movie, of course, the thumbs up scene.
So anyway...if you haven't got it...I'd suggest a BluRay pick up right now.
The "Brand new Digital Restoration" one.
I'd seen a special edition directors cut thing before that had a couple of extra scenes thrown in.
This one comes with the "extended special edition" version.

For starters, from my childhood to now I still find this a phenomenal film that hit heights far higher than anything to follow it...It had been a good 8-9 years since I'd seen it last, so it was somewhat fresh again which was cool.
I don't need to throw in any more about this. It's Terminator 2.

Though yeah...the version we watched with the (even more) extra scenes integrated into the film was amazing. The stuff that was missing...I get how sometimes people hate directors cut versions or watch extras and go "I get it", and it's easy to see why some things get left out for pacing etc.
Not in this case.
Maybe it was a budget thing? Bit of both? Maybe considered "too much" for an action film? Who knows.
But the stuff is good.
There was even an alternate ending or, extra bit...which actually ends the movie, and franchise pretty well.
Maybe that's why they didn't go with it...

Anyhow look, if you like the movie, see this version.
I think it makes for a richer film experience and a slightly more emotionally weighted storyline.
Showing it's age a little to be sure, but it's still Cameron at his best.

[Amaltheaunicorn]

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[cheebacheeba]

Watched the new CHILDS PLAY.

I'd kind of dreaded it a little bit...the originals were something from my childhood that kind of stuck with me, well, at least the first two.

I'd heard a lot of negative stuff about this one - and didn't have a great deal of interest in seeing it, but saw that it was on Amazon and figured I'd check it out.

I thought it was ok.
It's definitely not as dark/mature in content as the original was, and there was a bit more emphasis on comedy.
Fair enough, that didn't make it shit, just different in tone.
On its own I think it's some competent entry level horror, and maybe that's what worked against it in perception...that they made it kind of attached to this franchise that it barely resembled aside from "there is a doll of some description".
I thought it was funny that the machine seemed to enjoy taunting people a little bit as well.

It's...yeah as I said above...it's ok.
It's not a bad film, and while I don't see anyone thinking it was better than the original, I'd caution not to judge too harshly prior to seeing it.
It was not un-enjoyable.

My only issue...the thing I found missing, was the thing it did differently.
There was no actual personality...it was just a malfunctioning unit, with a few personality traits that were part of the same malfunction.

There was...just...not enough evil...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcGLveebwjo

[FryeDwight]

THIS CHRISTMAS (2007). Extended family, with all sorts of drama get together for Christmas. At first, this just seemed to be SOUL FOOD lite, but does pick up and not bad with good performances. ***

[Maila Munster]

[Rec] (2007), directed by Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza.
[Rec] 2 (2009), directed by Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza.

I just like [Rec] so I rewatched the two parts recently.

Devil's Pass (2013), directed by Renny Harlin.

It kinda reminds me of Chernobyl Diaries (2012). It was pretty good, though the second half of the movie was a little bit disappointing.

[Sculpt]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
6/10

Seemed like required reading in Star Wars history. This stuff happens, it's in the Star Wars universe, it's homage to the originals. I was mildly curious to see what happens, but didn't care much, and it took two sittings. Just doesn't have much heart to it. People forget what Mark Hamill did for New Hope.


The Death of Stalin (2018) Netflix
8/10

The leaders of the Communist Party jockey for position after Stalin dies. It's an insightful funny parody. Folks with background knowledge will enjoy the most, it doesn't really hand-hold the audience for everything, which helps maintain the 4th wall. Cast includes Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor and Simon Russell Beale.


The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) Netflix
6/10

Kids find a book describing invisible creatures in the forest outside, and a mean creature wants to know the secrets in the book. This was hard to watch, as it's so banal. It's the movie you've already seen a million times with the names changed.


American Experience: Ruby Ridge (2017) 60mins Netflix
8/10

Very concise American Experience documentary on the Ruby Ridge incident. It covers what you need to know. It has first-hand interviews and actual footage without being slanted to one view. It's entertaining.

[Angra]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
6/10

People forget what Mark Hamill did for New Hope.

What, fucked up his face?

[Sculpt]

What, fucked up his face?
His face got fucked up after New Hope. New Hope is clean. ::big grin::

[Maila Munster]

The Boy (2016), directed by William Brent Bell.

Finally, I managed to watch this movie as each previous attempt was a failure. I dunno why, at first I thought it would be boring and predictable. I've never been a big fan of the supernatural sub-genre so I approached The Boy with reluctance. Now I must say, the setting and the doll itself surely do a good job of creating the gloomy atmosphere. The plot twist was, if I may say so, quite smart and surprising... but I have the feeling that it was flawed in some ways. Overall, the movie was entertaining and refreshing and the sense of suspense and eeriness was maintained throughout the entire film, so I would recommend this dark movie to people who like "supernatural-like" flicks... as I can't help it was a little bit of a letdown for me personally. I mean, I wasn't bored but I also wasn't delighted. I know there's the second part, Brahms: The Boy II and I would willingly watch it, just out of curiosity.

Insidious (2010), directed by James Wan.
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), directed by James Wan.
Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), directed by Leigh Whannell.

I watched it expecting some scares but nothing more... Wrong. It was surely scary (possible due to the loud music), but also intriguing. I simply like the character of Elise Rainier - such a fun woman (there's a better term, I suppose ::wink::). The third part looked quite cheap compared to the previous ones and was quite plain, IMO.

[bamahorrorfan87]

The turning

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Penance Lane, 2020. 7/10

Director: Péter Engert


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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVBkXbdU4AICoAP.jpg

This was kinda dumb, but then it wasn't. ::love::

[Bloof]

Penance Lane, 2020. 7/10

Director: Péter Engert


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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVBkXbdU4AICoAP.jpg

This was kinda dumb, but then it wasn't. ::love::

This the one with the wrestlers? Just started watching it.

[Angra]

“Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpions Revenge“ 7-8/10

Animated.

Started out strong, with a brutal first half that had me believe nobody was safe, but later on, sadly, turned into the first Mortal Kombat movie, with one fight followed by the next. That would have been sweet had it been a live action movie, but as an animation it gets a bit repetitive and dull. BUT, it’s still a very well made animation with decent voice acting and a good potion of humor mixed in with the Fist of the North Star kind of movie. Yes, it’s bloody.

[classic_horror_fan]

Watched the new CHILDS PLAY.

I'd kind of dreaded it a little bit...the originals were something from my childhood that kind of stuck with me, well, at least the first two.

I'd heard a lot of negative stuff about this one - and didn't have a great deal of interest in seeing it, but saw that it was on Amazon and figured I'd check it out.

I thought it was ok.
It's definitely not as dark/mature in content as the original was, and there was a bit more emphasis on comedy.
Fair enough, that didn't make it shit, just different in tone.
On its own I think it's some competent entry level horror, and maybe that's what worked against it in perception...that they made it kind of attached to this franchise that it barely resembled aside from "there is a doll of some description".
I thought it was funny that the machine seemed to enjoy taunting people a little bit as well.

It's...yeah as I said above...it's ok.
It's not a bad film, and while I don't see anyone thinking it was better than the original, I'd caution not to judge too harshly prior to seeing it.
It was not un-enjoyable.

My only issue...the thing I found missing, was the thing it did differently.
There was no actual personality...it was just a malfunctioning unit, with a few personality traits that were part of the same malfunction.

There was...just...not enough evil...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcGLveebwjo

I also saw that one, and didn't even expect it to be anywhere near as good as the original, like it's not, but I still enjoyed that one. It is definitely entertaining with some killer looking scenes. I also found the scene where the cheating father of two little girls gets it hilarious. I also found the scene where Chucky comes at him near the end, saying, "I'm your friend 'til the end!" intense and killer looking. Overall, it's entertaining and in great picture quality with some killer fx, and better than a lot of the other remakes, despite the last part is not always saying much. I found this one and the "It" remakes two of the few remakes from recent years that are actually good. ::danger::

[classic_horror_fan]

This is another remake from the past decade that actually turned out to be pretty amazing and overall well done, unlike a lot of the other remakes from this century. It starts off with good tribute to the original with its opening logo looking like the original's. The actors and actresses also did very good jobs at developing their roles perfectly. Each character was also developed real well. There is a lot of heart and emotion in this film with the main character trying to connect with her stepson who lost both of his real parents at a very young age, and is still getting to know his stepmom, who is now the only one with custody of him. Their relationship develops as the main alien takes them on a field trip to different places where the aliens have secret bases, and even helps them to understand each other better as they go along. There are also a lot of intense scenes with the military trying to shoot down the alien towers, only to be unsuccessful at their attempts. Just like the original, the aliens feel the people need to be more at peace with each other or to be destroyed as to be a threat to all of the other species on the planet and to the planet itself. Not only is the story and plot well developed, but it is also in great picture quality with very amazing effects throughout the whole film. It also has a touching ending that I won't describe in detail to avoid any spoilers for those who haven't already seen it. Overall, this is a good horror/sci-fi film, and worth a look to fans of the genre. Fans of the original should not be that disappointed either. ::danger::

[Tommy Jarvis]

Jurassic Park (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107290/?ref_=rvi_tt): this is how it's done.

Sure, some stuff may feel a bit cheesier now and the hacking stuff is probably horrendously dated. But the first moment when the dinosaurs come out... Phwoa...

And Jeff Goldblum is always a win.::cool::

[Maila Munster]

Asmodexia (2014), directed by Marc Carreté.

Another take on the exorcism story. The film director's intention was to make the movie that will stand out from other supernatural flicks, I suppose. IMO the movie was killed by the soundtrack. I had the feeling that the music didn't match the picture. There are some "scary" moments in the movie, but all of them lack strong climax, highlighted by something as trivial as slightly loud music. The other thing is that Asmodexia focuses too much on the theological considerations of Eloy and Alba which somehow kills the whole dramaturgy on which the film primarily was based.

Funhouse (2019), directed by Jason William Lee.

One of the main roles fell to Valter Skarsgård (that face... surely very similar to his brother, Bill... Pennywise comes to my mind). The acting in this movie is full of pathos and gushiness, for which, paradoxically, the nice counterweight is almost statuesque style shown by Valter. There is some tension and conviction about the inevitability of the painful end of the characters, who despite quite unconvincing acting creations, can be liked. I heard somewhere that it's truly a social media horror showing desensitization of people in the era of the Internet. Well, we are witnesses of moral decay as we watch how citizens all over the world decide the destiny of reality show participants for fun.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Clay, 2007. 7,5/10

Director: Ron Bonk


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[sfear]

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John Wayne is a great anxiety reducer during this time. Hummable theme by Elmer Bernstein and eye-popping cinematography by Lucien Ballard (who helped revolutionize the American western a few years later with The Wild Bunch) a big plus.

[Bloof]

PUMPKINHEAD II : BLOODWINGS 1993

Pretty lame.... Pumpkinhead walked around sounding like a dinosaur.

[Sculpt]

PUMPKINHEAD II : BLOODWINGS 1993

Pretty lame.... Pumpkinhead walked around sounding like a dinosaur.
::big grin::

Netflix:

Moonwalkers (2015) - 5/10
"A brain-addled war vet, a failing band manager and a Stanley Kubrick impersonator help the CIA construct an epic scam by faking the 1969 moon landing. Starring: Ron Perlman, Rupert Grint". A bit aimless at core without being funny.

War Horse (2011) - 5/10
"Young Albert enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. Albert's hopeful journey takes him out of England and to the front lines as the war rages on." Nice direction, but mostly rather a bore.

Extraction (2020) - 7/10
"Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth), a fearless black market mercenary, embarks on the most deadly extraction of his career when he's enlisted to rescue the kidnapped son of an imprisoned international crime lord." Nicely shot with well choreographed action. Has some heart and purpose to it, though rather unrealistic.

The Ritual (2017) - 6/10
"Following the sudden, violent death of their best mate, four young men reunite for a hike through the Scandinavian wilderness. Deep in the black, Nordic forest they find themselves lost in a hell of sinister nightmares and pagan sacrifices. For these ancient woods are home to a malevolent deity which will force them to face the darkness inside themselves." It's alright. Not much depth, reason and lacks commitment; it's not at all original to horror fans. But decent production value, acting and direction.

[Maila Munster]

Terrible Angels (2012), directed by Anthony Pierce.

I watched it because of some good reviews. Could be better as the concept is compelling and quite unique, I guess. Sadly, the acting is wooden and the action develops so slowly that it almost drove me nuts. The fact that it is hard to find a similar movie is the only thing that works in favor of it. Well, at least I haven't seen anything alike.

PUMPKINHEAD II : BLOODWINGS 1993

Pretty lame.... Pumpkinhead walked around sounding like a dinosaur.

Sorry, I couldn't help but laugh. Such a funny description. ::big grin::

[Bloof]

Terrible Angels (2012), directed by Anthony Pierce.

I watched it because of some good reviews. Could be better as the concept is compelling and quite unique, I guess. Sadly, the acting is wooden and the action develops so slowly that it almost drove me nuts. The fact that it is hard to find a similar movie is the only thing that works in favor of it. Well, at least I haven't seen anything alike.



Sorry, I couldn't help but laugh. Such a funny description. ::big grin::

No worries! I loved the original Pumpkinhead. In this one, he was lurching around like a velociraptor. Sad.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Extraction, 2020. 6/10

Director: Sam Hargrave

https://video-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/netflE2-1024x427.jpg

Some brutal scenes but mostly the same old song and dance.

[ImmortalSlasher]

Devil's Pass (2013), directed by Renny Harlin.

It kinda reminds me of Chernobyl Diaries (2012). It was pretty good, though the second half of the movie was a little bit disappointing.

I thought I reviewed Devil's Pass here. I guess it was on the HorrorDVDs forum. I agree that the second part was when the movie started to collapse. I recall not liking the ending. I'll search the other forum and see if my review is over there.

Edit - Found that review.

http://horrordvds.com/community/threads/comment-on-the-track-the-films-you-watch-thread.32272/page-49#post-840895

The Boy (2016), directed by William Brent Bell.

Finally, I managed to watch this movie as each previous attempt was a failure. I dunno why, at first I thought it would be boring and predictable. I've never been a big fan of the supernatural sub-genre so I approached The Boy with reluctance. Now I must say, the setting and the doll itself surely do a good job of creating the gloomy atmosphere. The plot twist was, if I may say so, quite smart and surprising... but I have the feeling that it was flawed in some ways. Overall, the movie was entertaining and refreshing and the sense of suspense and eeriness was maintained throughout the entire film, so I would recommend this dark movie to people who like "supernatural-like" flicks... as I can't help it was a little bit of a letdown for me personally. I mean, I wasn't bored but I also wasn't delighted. I know there's the second part, Brahms: The Boy II and I would willingly watch it, just out of curiosity.

I saw The Boy. I can't remember if I reviewed it. I remember that the twist was like another fairly recent horror movie with a teen girl alone in a house in California.

This review of The Boy II is probably more entertaining than the movie. I probably won't watch the sequel.

F938NECSRmg

Jurassic Park (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107290/?ref_=rvi_tt): this is how it's done.

Sure, some stuff may feel a bit cheesier now and the hacking stuff is probably horrendously dated. But the first moment when the dinosaurs come out... Phwoa...

And Jeff Goldblum is always a win.::cool::

I need to start this series again. People love these movies. I barely remember the first one.

[Tommy Jarvis]

I need to start this series again. People love these movies. I barely remember the first one.

I once saw Roger Corman explain his rational on the Dinocroc-series. Can't help but think that the producers of Jurassic Park/World follow a similar logic. ::big grin::

[Tommy Jarvis]

This review of The Boy II is probably more entertaining than the movie. I probably won't watch the sequel.

The trailer looks pretty terrible. Good call.

[Sculpt]

I need to start this series again. People love these movies. I barely remember the first one.
The original Jurassic Park was good. Not great, but certainly entertaining. The first sequel was not at all as good, but still fairly entertaining, as the characters were familiar but lacking. Story was lacking in all the sequels, becoming characters trying to get from one place to the other for the whole film, that gets boring.

[urgeok2]

The original Jurassic Park was good. Not great, but certainly entertaining. The first sequel was not at all as good, but still fairly entertaining, as the characters were familiar but lacking. Story was lacking in all the sequels, becoming characters trying to get from one place to the other for the whole film, that gets boring.

i thought the first one was great.
If you saw it when it was released ... it looked like nothing that had been done before .. you believed those dinosaurs were real.

the problem with all the sequels is that they followed a cookie cutter formula they made no attempt to deviate from.

A newer more dangerous dinosaur, kids in trouble.

[Bloof]

i thought the first one was great.
If you saw it when it was released ... it looked like nothing that had been done before .. you believed those dinosaurs were real.

the problem with all the sequels is that they followed a cookie cutter formula they made no attempt to deviate from.

A newer more dangerous dinosaur, kids in trouble.

Agreed.

[hammerfan]

i thought the first one was great.
If you saw it when it was released ... it looked like nothing that had been done before .. you believed those dinosaurs were real.

the problem with all the sequels is that they followed a cookie cutter formula they made no attempt to deviate from.

A newer more dangerous dinosaur, kids in trouble.

Agree with you 100%

[Angra]

Extraction 6/10

I would have found it much more entertaining had the lead actor been Jackie Chan or Scott Adkins. All the action was just... meh.

[urgeok2]

Extraction 6/10

I would have found it much more entertaining had the lead actor been Jackie Chan or Scott Adkins. All the action was just... meh.

i enjoyed it for what it was .. i would have hated it if jackie chan was in it ..
Ive only seen him play the brooding serious action hero in one movie .. most of the time - as likeable as he is - his acting is painful and his martial arts are more like circus tricks than martial arts.

there wasnt much to Extraction except for a pretty cliche narrative and video game violence - but it looked great and moved at a good pace. and the performances/locations/cinematography were all very good.


but no no no to Jackie Chan :)

[Angra]

i enjoyed it for what it was .. i would have hated it if jackie chan was in it ..
Ive only seen him play the brooding serious action hero in one movie .. most of the time - as likeable as he is - his acting is painful and his martial arts are more like circus tricks than martial arts.

there wasnt much to Extraction except for a pretty cliche narrative and video game violence - but it looked great and moved at a good pace. and the performances/locations/cinematography were all very good.


but no no no to Jackie Chan :)

Fair enough, no Jackie Chan. The dude is 60 anyways, which would have made it really weird. I just wanted an action hero who could actually fight.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Lodge, 2019. 6/10

Directors: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz



https://66.media.tumblr.com/f69077ee4f38fe984e37279f7818e6fa/tumblr_pvosattbXl1ys93qgo2_500.gifv

Meh.

[urgeok2]

get your photo taken by this old 70's polaroid camera and you die.

I guess if you were 16 and never saw a horror movie before - you might think this was a cool film.
I don't fit either criteria so to me this movie was so bad i fell dead asleep half way through.

Typical pathetic writing. so many filmmakers seem to live in a world where nothing has to make sense.

Here's where the film lost me: in the opening scene - 2 teenage girls are going through a box of stuff belonging to one of the girls recently deceased mother (where they find the haunted camera)

The first thing the other girl does is pick a ball out of the box and flippantly throw it across the room where it goes into a dark closet.
Of course the only purpose of this was to provide an obvious future jump out scare with the ball bouncing back into the room later ... but stop right there...
What kind of friend's first instinct would be to throw a dead mothers belonging across the room while smiling?
no one

This is the kind of thing that makes me crazy .. people doing things they never would do in real life just to provide a lame scare that has already been seen in a dozen better movies. Right then i shut down. Lazy ass 'writing'
The rest of what i saw followed suit.
So many shitty horror films ... so few good ones.

[classic_horror_fan]

This is a new horror anthology film that is based on the same classic E.C. Comics published by William Gaines that Tales From The Crypt, The Vault Of Horror, and Creepshow are; and it continues in the tradition of the stories being based on bad karma getting those who have it coming to them! This one also won the Driectors' Choice Award at the Indie Horror Film Festival near Chicago and screened at the Bram Stoker International Film Festival in England as well. It opens up at a local diner with several of the main characters at different parts of it discussing brief intros to the segments they are in. It then starts off in a dark creepy graveyard with a few kids messing around, only to meet a scary but cool looking ghoul who has a lesson to teach about disturbing the dead.

The second segment is about a troubled young man named Norman who is believed to have a sick mother living with him who nobody has seen, and keeps going to the library to check out books on different plants and medicines who also has a very nosy neighbor who keeps suspecting he is up to something, then gets too carried away with her spying on him and eventually starts making accusations without proof or enough legit reason to believe.

The third segment begins with a hunter traveling from out of town on a hunting trip, hunting coyotes out of season, saying that when a farmer is offering $100 per coyote head, it's open season all year round. One thing he doesn't realize is that there are werewolves in that area that could bite him and turn him into one of them, and another farmer is offering $500 per werewolf head.

The fourth segment starts with a couple of young bank robbers on the run when their car breaks down, and they end up having a mysterious family who lives in that isolated area take them in for the time being until they can get their car fixed and back on the road. They don't realize the dark and maybe deadly secrets that family possesses.

The fifth segment is about a scientist studying human cell regeneration and about how starfish can grow lost legs back but humans can not, trying to discover a way he can change that. When a girl he cares about gets severely injured, he really goes over the top by trying to help her by using his research, then gets carried away when it doesn't work in the way he had hoped.

The sixth segment is about a pedophile who stalks small children at local playgrounds and elementary schools, only to find that not all young small children are as dumb and vulnerable as he thinks, and about how the past can come back to haunt in more ways than a lot of people realize.

This film is overall well done with the whole cast and crew doing excellent jobs in what they did and/or with the roles they played. There is also great looking props, scenery, costumes, and make up to have really cool and scary looking creatures like a ghoul, a werewolf, and zombies. The stories are also very original with good twists and turns before displaying bad karma getting those who have it coming to them. My personal favorites of the segments are the first, third, and sixth; but they are all good overall. This is also one of the better horror anthology films to come out in years, maybe decades now. Fans of E.C. Comics, Tales From The Crypt, The Vault Of Horror, and Creepshow should not be disappointed with this one. ::cool::

[Tommy Jarvis]

Never Hike Alone (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt05719786/)

I love this shit.

Immediately from the title card with the Elm Street-nod, you know that these people know what they are doing. Following the vlogger made me think for a minute that this would turn into found footage, but they carefully moved around that. This is easily one of the scariest entries in the franchise and at least this kid puts up more of a fight than Rob did in part four.

I loved how one of the medics was called Axel. Great callback to The Final Chapter. I also thought the head squeeze was a little nod to part six, but maybe that's far fetched. And of course Thom Mathews making an appearance. Awesome.

[Bloof]

Never Hike Alone (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt05719786/)

I love this shit.

Immediately from the title card with the Elm Street-nod, you know that these people know what they are doing. Following the vlogger made me think for a minute that this would turn into found footage, but they carefully moved around that. This is easily one of the scariest entries in the franchise and at least this kid puts up more of a fight than Rob did in part four.

I loved how one of the medics was called Axel. Great callback to The Final Chapter. I also thought the head squeeze was a little nod to part six, but maybe that's far fetched. And of course Thom Mathews making an appearance. Awesome.

I saw this awhile ago and remember being quite impressed.

[Bloof]

THE SLEEPING ROOM 2014

A chance rendezvous between a prostitute and a young man awaken the spirits in an old building he is restoring.

I liked it. Bit confusing but different.

[FryeDwight]

HIS NAME WAS JASON (2009). Released in time for the 2009 FRIDAY, THE 13th release, this is an OK little doc on the whole series with interviews with many of the players involved in the franchise, such as Tom Savini (pretty cool job as Host), Sean Cunningham, Julie Aaronsen, Debisue Voorhees, Jensen Daggett, Kane Hodder, Harry Manefredi etc. Entertaining, but has a quality of being rushed to be ready in time for the reboot and would liked to have seen interviews if at all possible with Steve Miner, Kevin Bacon, Crispin Glover and Jeannine Taylor. Still a sense of fun about it and worth seeing if You're a fan. ***

[Maila Munster]

Mandy (2018), directed by Panos Cosmatos.

I decided to check it out because I've heard that Panos Cosmatos is compared to Alejandro Jodorowsky (whose movies I personally like very much). After watching Mandy, I can see why he is praised for his expressive and original style. Using dreamlike frames and overwrought colouring, he created one of the most oneiric movies of recent years. Here we have Linus Roache as a mad preacher, who is worthily competing for each scene with Nicolas Cage... and Andrea Riseborough, portraying Mandy - she looks as if she existed on the border between waking and sleeping.
This movie isn't for everyone and that's perfectly fine. There is nothing new in the presented story, but the way it is presented... Well, colours are outstanding, visuals are totally trippy, music fits the sinister atmosphere perfectly. I must say, I'm not a fan of Nicolas Cage but his performance is on the verge of insanity and that works superb. Worth checking out if you like slightly psychedelic stuff.

[Amaltheaunicorn]

[IMG]ht

[urgeok2]

Timecop
Van Helsing
End of Days

raided the HD-DVD shelf Friday night and grabbed a mitt full of movies I haven't seen in a while.

Timecop is getting a little dated but still a good watch. Ron Silver makes a great villain. Noted for the first time that Sam Raimi was one of the producers.

Van Helsing... still hard to watch .. it's pretty obvious that the actor playing Dracula was told to play it over the top in a Bela Lugosi style but man, you really have to turn your head to the side and squint to give this movie a pass.

End of days.. maybe one of Arnolds better performances .. no dumb catch phrases .. he plays it pretty straight. Enjoyable film.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Wretched, 2020. 6/10

Directors: Brett Pierce, Drew T. Pierce


https://horrorbuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/wretched-1280x720.jpg

[Tommy Jarvis]

Death Sentence (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804461/?ref_=hm_rvi_tt) - This is a poor man's Death Wish: the happy family in the beginning, the losing the son, justice department sucks at it's job, the execution style killings, Hey Joe on the soundtrack for some reason... And at one point the main character escapes from the hospital and shaves his hair, because of course he does.

That said, Bacon and Goodman both do a decent job and share a good scene.

[Bloof]

SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE III 1990

Ya gets what ya pays for....

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Unborn, 2020. 6/10


Director: Tal Lazar


https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/e3/15/007715e3_medium.jpg

[Angra]

The Lodge (2020) 3/10

This movie has nothing going for it except for some decent acting.

[hammerfan]

Van Helsing... still hard to watch .. it's pretty obvious that the actor playing Dracula was told to play it over the top in a Bela Lugosi style but man, you really have to turn your head to the side and squint to give this movie a pass.

Even with as much as I love Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, and David Wenham, I also struggle watching this film.

[Bloof]

Even with as much as I love Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, and David Wenham, I also struggle watching this film.

I remember liking the soundtrack though.

[urgeok2]

Death Sentence (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804461/?ref_=hm_rvi_tt) - This is a poor man's Death Wish: the happy family in the beginning, the losing the son, justice department sucks at it's job, the execution style killings, Hey Joe on the soundtrack for some reason... And at one point the main character escapes from the hospital and shaves his hair, because of course he does.

That said, Bacon and Goodman both do a decent job and share a good scene.


after recently watching Death Wish for the first time in a long time .. I'd call it the poor man's Death Sentence.
I remember thinking Death Wish was a cool iconic film... but after watching it again .. i thought it was pretty crappy. It made a huge impression at the time because there was nothing really like it before. It was very raw - something i normally like .. but this viewing has me wondering why i ever liked it. Both films were based on books by the same author - Brian Garfield .. although apparently Death Sentence wasn't much like the book at all.
Kevin Bacon acts rings around Bronson. And I thought Goodman was fantastic.
Its probably not going to be a popular opinion here but personally - i think the newer film is a dozen times better than the original Death Wish.

[hammerfan]

I remember liking the soundtrack though.

Hmm....now I have to watch it again. I don't remember the soundtrack! ::big grin::

[Bloof]

Hmm....now I have to watch it again. I don't remember the soundtrack! ::big grin::

Its more orchestral than anything.

[urgeok2]

Its more orchestral than anything.

it had that hooky old-timey stringed instrument sound when there were action scenes like riding horses across the countryside, etc

his movies are mostly hooky like that .. kind of plastic-y/formulaic

i did like Deep Rising and Odd Thomas .. but the mummy films and van helsing ... they always left me kind of cold.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

1 BR, 2019. 6,5/10


Director: David Marmor


https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/images/newsite/1BR_2_600.jpg

[Amaltheaunicorn]

i

[Bloof]

it had that hooky old-timey stringed instrument sound when there were action scenes like riding horses across the countryside, etc

his movies are mostly hooky like that .. kind of plastic-y/formulaic

i did like Deep Rising and Odd Thomas .. but the mummy films and van helsing ... they always left me kind of cold.

I loved the first Mummy film.

[Sculpt]

Death Sentence (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804461/?ref_=hm_rvi_tt) - This is a poor man's Death Wish: the happy family in the beginning, the losing the son, justice department sucks at it's job, the execution style killings, Hey Joe on the soundtrack for some reason... And at one point the main character escapes from the hospital and shaves his hair, because of course he does.

That said, Bacon and Goodman both do a decent job and share a good scene.
after recently watching Death Wish for the first time in a long time .. I'd call it the poor man's Death Sentence.
I remember thinking Death Wish was a cool iconic film... but after watching it again .. i thought it was pretty crappy. It made a huge impression at the time because there was nothing really like it before. It was very raw - something i normally like .. but this viewing has me wondering why i ever liked it. Both films were based on books by the same author - Brian Garfield .. although apparently Death Sentence wasn't much like the book at all.
Kevin Bacon acts rings around Bronson. And I thought Goodman was fantastic.
Its probably not going to be a popular opinion here but personally - i think the newer film is a dozen times better than the original Death Wish.
What'd you guys think of The Brave One (2007), starring Jodie Foster? That's basically Death Wish again. I thought it was alright. It was fairly realistic. It doesn't torture us with a graphic opening attack on Jodie. It deals with Jodie dealing with the attack eventually, and first her being a vigilante.

Eugeok -- I know what you mean about some films you watch again much later and wonder why you ever thought it was good or why it made an impression. I'd suggest the obvious, it's about how it made you feel. Attacking a fear head on is (usually) a liberating experience. Of course Death Wish, as I recall, is more so revenge, as I don't recall the Bronson character was ever shown to be scared of anything. But we, the general audience, would have a healthy fear of seeking out violent encounters with violent criminals in their hunting grounds.

I'd rather just except your assessment that Death Wish was a sucky film, but otherwise there's the notion the pace and shots of 70's films at the time can be rather slow and mostly undynamic.

[Tommy Jarvis]

What'd you guys think of The Brave One (2007), starring Jodie Foster? That's basically Death Wish again. I thought it was alright. It was fairly realistic. It doesn't torture us with a graphic opening attack on Jodie. It deals with Jodie dealing with the attack eventually, and first her being a vigilante.

Not yet, but it's goign on my watchlist.

I'd rather just except your assessment that Death Wish was a sucky film, but otherwise there's the notion the pace and shots of 70's films at the time can be rather slow and mostly undynamic.

This reminds me of something I heard on the Dead Meat channel on Final Destination. According to James, the test audiences were so shocked by the scene with Terry being run over by a bus that the filmmakers had to insert 40 seconds of footage in order to give them time to recover. Maybe filmmakers in the 70s also purposely gave the audience more time to take in the action.

after recently watching Death Wish for the first time in a long time .. I'd call it the poor man's Death Sentence.
I remember thinking Death Wish was a cool iconic film... but after watching it again .. i thought it was pretty crappy. It made a huge impression at the time because there was nothing really like it before. It was very raw - something i normally like .. but this viewing has me wondering why i ever liked it. Both films were based on books by the same author - Brian Garfield .. although apparently Death Sentence wasn't much like the book at all.
Kevin Bacon acts rings around Bronson. And I thought Goodman was fantastic.
Its probably not going to be a popular opinion here but personally - i think the newer film is a dozen times better than the original Death Wish.

I see where you are coming from. Death Wish is one of those films where the iconic status perhaps makes it better than it actually is.

I also agree that John Goodman makes for a good villain. I wonder if he had any other villain roles and I don't include 10 Cloverfield Lane because that one left it a bit in the middle.

[FryeDwight]

METAL:A HEADBANGERS JOURNEY (2005). Very good documentary on Heavy Metal music with its origins, place in society, controversies etc. Sam Dunn of Banger Films (also check out RUSH: BEYOND THE LIGHTED STAGE and SUPER DUPER ALICE COOPER) is a real fan , interviewing heavyweights like Tony Iommi, Bruce Dickinson and Ronnie James Dio among others. If You're into this sort of music, it's well worth a watch, although I find some of the interviews, especially with Norwegian bands to be almost Spinal Tap-is. ****

[Tommy Jarvis]

METAL:A HEADBANGERS JOURNEY (2005). Very good documentary on Heavy Metal music with its origins, place in society, controversies etc. Sam Dunn of Banger Films (also check out RUSH: BEYOND THE LIGHTED STAGE and SUPER DUPER ALICE COOPER) is a real fan , interviewing heavyweights like Tony Iommi, Bruce Dickinson and Ronnie James Dio among others. If You're into this sort of music, it's well worth a watch, although I find some of the interviews, especially with Norwegian bands to be almost Spinal Tap-is. ****

Agreed. Personally, I rememer missing bands like Deftones, but that's just a detail. Well recommended.

[Maila Munster]

Martyrs (2008), directed by Pascal Laugier.

One thing comes to my mind: WOW. This is actually a masterpiece. Such a dark, ground-breaking, brave and moving piece of work. It did play on my mind. Truly devastating.

Train (2008), directed by Gideon Raff.

I'm not exactly sure what I was expecting with this one. It's about a bunch of American kids travelling around and getting terrorized in a titular train in Eastern Europe. There are some loopholes, but it can work for fans of gore with a not so bad of a story line.

[Rec] 3: Genesis (2012), directed by Paco Plaza.
[Rec] 4: Apocalypse (2014), directed by Jaume Balagueró.

[Rec] 3 totally departs from [Rec] & [Rec] 2 - actually the one and only link connecting these stories is "Uncle" who happens to be a vet recently bitten by a dog ([Rec]). The movie itself is like... love it or hate it. As an individual black comedy flick it's pretty good.
[Rec] 4 is finally back to the original story, though. I liked it. ::cool::

Afflicted (2013), directed by Derek Lee, Clif Prowse.

The concept is solid, though it's quite messy. Throughout the first part of the movie, the action developed really slowly... and it didn't look much like a horror film. All in all, I liked the idea and it was quite entertaining, though there were some flaws - some scenes were a little bit cheesy, could have been omitted, really.

The Occupant (2020), directed by David Pastor, Àlex Pastor.

It's full of narrative holes (I don't want to spoil anything, but for the first half of the film it's not clear what the protagonist wants...). Javier Gutiérrez as a sociopath does a good job, though the movie is very predictable. Don't get me wrong, it's not THAT bad, but I can't stop thinking it could have been done better.

[Amaltheaunicorn]

[IMG]h

[urgeok2]

What'd you guys think of The Brave One (2007), starring Jodie Foster? That's basically Death Wish again. I thought it was alright. It was fairly realistic. It doesn't torture us with a graphic opening attack on Jodie. It deals with Jodie dealing with the attack eventually, and first her being a vigilante.


I'd rather just except your assessment that Death Wish was a sucky film, but otherwise there's the notion the pace and shots of 70's films at the time can be rather slow and mostly undynamic.

i saw/have The Brave One. I thought it was a well done film. You don't see Jodie Foster in anything bad really .. she's had a very cultivated career.

I love the grit and rawness of 70's film. its my favourite era both cinematically and musically. I love a slow paced film too. But Death Wish - last time i watched it - it just felt sloppy .. bad editing ..and lets face it .. he may be watchable but Bronson was never a very good actor. Just that one stone face tough guy persona. he didnt change much off screen from the interviews ive seen,

I was surprised .. i knew all the sequels were absolute crap but i remember thinking the first one was pretty good. I guess after years of 1000's of films, i understand the craft a lot better .. or at least developed a certain expectation and style for my personal tastes.

[urgeok2]

my last seen movies - i started to rewatch the MCU flicks in chronological order.
Some i havent seen in a while so it's been kind of fun.

interesting to see - after the fact - how they built the franchise ... and how little i foresaw where the whole thing was going as the films were originally released.

not all of it was brilliant - there were some growing pains .. not all the films were great - but they sure came to a mighty conclusion.

I finished Winter Soldier last night .. tonight it will be Guardians of the Galaxy vols 1 and 2. (if i can stay awake for the second one)

[hammerfan]

my last seen movies - i started to rewatch the MCU flicks in chronological order.
Some i havent seen in a while so it's been kind of fun.

interesting to see - after the fact - how they built the franchise ... and how little i foresaw where the whole thing was going as the films were originally released.

not all of it was brilliant - there were some growing pains .. not all the films were great - but they sure came to a mighty conclusion.

I finished Winter Soldier last night .. tonight it will be Guardians of the Galaxy vols 1 and 2. (if i can stay awake for the second one)

Interesting. I've been re-watching them, too. In the middle of Winter Soldier. You know me, urge, I can't stay awake past 10:00! LOL

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Blood Quantum, 2020. 7/10

Director: Jeff Barnaby


https://i0.wp.com/sodaandtelepaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SH_BloodQuantum_Stills_1024x512_16.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1

[Sculpt]

This reminds me of something I heard on the Dead Meat channel on Final Destination. According to James, the test audiences were so shocked by the scene with Terry being run over by a bus that the filmmakers had to insert 40 seconds of footage in order to give them time to recover. Maybe filmmakers in the 70s also purposely gave the audience more time to take in the action.

Do you know the Final Destination films fairly well? What was the best one? I saw the first, thought it was crafty, nice camera work, but I wasn't sure I really wanted to see another 2 hours of it. I saw the FD2 trailer at the theatre and the highway scene was scary on the big screen.

[Sculpt]

my last seen movies - i started to rewatch the MCU flicks in chronological order.
Some i havent seen in a while so it's been kind of fun.

interesting to see - after the fact - how they built the franchise ... and how little i foresaw where the whole thing was going as the films were originally released.

not all of it was brilliant - there were some growing pains .. not all the films were great - but they sure came to a mighty conclusion.

I finished Winter Soldier last night .. tonight it will be Guardians of the Galaxy vols 1 and 2. (if i can stay awake for the second one)

Interesting. I've been re-watching them, too. In the middle of Winter Soldier. You know me, urge, I can't stay awake past 10:00! LOL
I thought Winter Soldier was one of the best. Civil War was good too, but I think I still like The Avengers the best.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Underworld: Evolution, 2006. 7/10

Director: Len Wiseman


https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91QXbE3V3UL._SX425_.jpg

[Bloof]

GRAVE ENCOUNTERS 2011

Thought i had seen this, or at least seen something like it. It was ok. A crew for a paranormal t.v. series gets trapped overnight in an insane asylum. Nothing about the crew was likable so i didnt really care what happened to them.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Cry Havoc, 2020. ::smile:: /10

Director: Rene Perez

https://411mania.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Cry-Havoc-645x370.png ::love::

[Tommy Jarvis]

Do you know the Final Destination films fairly well? What was the best one? I saw the first, thought it was crafty, nice camera work, but I wasn't sure I really wanted to see another 2 hours of it. I saw the FD2 trailer at the theatre and the highway scene was scary on the big screen.

I have seen all except for part 4. I remember part 2 being fairly decent, but over the run of the series, the focus seems to be shifting from storytelling and filmmaking to gore. So I'd say watch part 2 if you feel like it and save the latter three until one of those days when your inner gore hound kicks in.

[urgeok2]

I have seen all except for part 4. I remember part 2 being fairly decent, but over the run of the series, the focus seems to be shifting from storytelling and filmmaking to gore. So I'd say watch part 2 if you feel like it and save the latter three until one of those days when your inner gore hound kicks in.


the second FD is by far the best if for nothing else but the highway sequence.
Incredibly well done ..

there was also a pretty funny incident with a BBQ :)

[Maila Munster]

Banshee Chapter (2013), directed by Blair Erickson.

Pretty good. I've read somewhere that it's loosely based on From Beyond by H.P. Lovecraft and the movie From Beyond (1986). I didn't know that before watching this though. I will have to see it. ::wink::

The Descent (2005), directed by Neil Marshall.

I really liked it. It's dark, claustrophobic and tense.

GRAVE ENCOUNTERS 2011

Thought i had seen this, or at least seen something like it. It was ok. A crew for a paranormal t.v. series gets trapped overnight in an insane asylum. Nothing about the crew was likable so i didnt really care what happened to them.

I enjoyed this one, rewatched it a couple of times. Pretty lurid, though the acting is a little bit cheesy. Have you seen Grave Encounters 2 (2012)? I heard people complaining it's garbage. Well, I must say, I didn't like it either, it's rather mediocre.



there was also a pretty funny incident with a BBQ :)

I agree. ::big grin::

[Bloof]

. Have you seen Grave Encounters 2 (2012)? I heard people complaining it's garbage. Well, I must say, I didn't like it either, it's rather mediocre.



Actually have 2 lined up for tonight.

[Maila Munster]

Actually have 2 lined up for tonight.

Okay, let me know what you think about it later. ::cool::

[Tommy Jarvis]

I agree. ::big grin::

Anyone fancy a wing? ::big grin::

[Bloof]

Okay, let me know what you think about it later. ::cool::

Will do.

[bamahorrorfan87]

The lodge

[Maila Munster]

Inside aka À l'intérieur (2007), directed by Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury.

The plot is quite simple, though the movie is really depressing and disturbing. Gory, violent and intense.

Livid (2011), directed by Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury.

It's like a dark modern horror fairytale. Quite unique, there's a proper amount of horror and fantasy.

Both movies were directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury, French filmmakers. I've read that their influences come from Dario Argento, Roman Polański, Clive Barker and John Carpenter. They debuted with a controversial gory flick and then they were detached to Halloween II (2009), but eventually they left the project. I see they also made Among the Living (2014) and Leatherface (2017). Actually, I'm a little bit reluctant to Leatherface, but maybe I'll see it, out of curiosity.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Cry for the Bad Man, 2019. 7,5/10

Director: Sam Farmer


https://bloody-disgusting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cry-for-the-bad-man.png

[Bloof]

GRAVE ENCOUNTERS 2 2012

Film students try to find out what happened to the original film crew of the movie Grave Encounters. I had to skip a bit to get to the gist of the movie and then didnt want to finish.

[Angra]

GRAVE ENCOUNTERS 2 2012

Film students try to find out what happened to the original film crew of the movie Grave Encounters. I had to skip a bit to get to the gist of the movie and then didnt want to finish.

Too scary, huh?

[Tommy Jarvis]

Jack The Ripper (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095388/?ref_=ttawd_awd_tt) - I taped this when it came out and watched the VHS a few times.

Still a fun watch and Caine is as good as ever. Seeing part 2 tonight.

[hammerfan]

Ant-Man

[urgeok2]

ant man was my last one too ..
i started the next one (captain america - civil war) but i fell asleep early on in.

work is burning me out

[Bloof]

Too scary, huh?

To be fair, i didnt give it a chance. The first bit was just college students gone bad so i kept skipping that and then the second bit was like been there, done that.

[Maila Munster]

Atrocious (2010), directed by Fernando Barreda Luna.
The Orphanage (2007), directed by J.A. Bayona.

Some Spanish horrors. To me, The Orphanage is more like a drama, quite sad one. Atrocious is not a bad found-footage flick, but actually had a potential to be better.

GRAVE ENCOUNTERS 2 2012

Film students try to find out what happened to the original film crew of the movie Grave Encounters. I had to skip a bit to get to the gist of the movie and then didnt want to finish.

To be fair, i didnt give it a chance. The first bit was just college students gone bad so i kept skipping that and then the second bit was like been there, done that.

I see. Well, I think that the sequel wasn't necessary in that case, or at least could be done better.

Ant-Man

How did you like it?

[Angra]

To be fair, i didnt give it a chance. The first bit was just college students gone bad so i kept skipping that and then the second bit was like been there, done that.

I thought it was... ok. Mostly because of the ghosts. Not much else.

[Sculpt]

Atrocious (2010), directed by Fernando Barreda Luna.
The Orphanage (2007), directed by J.A. Bayona.

Some Spanish horrors. To me, The Orphanage is more like a drama, quite sad one. Atrocious is not a bad found-footage flick, but actually had a potential to be better.
That's exactly what I thought of The Orphanage, a drama and sad.

Speaking of Spanish horrors, did you see Aterrados (2017) Terrified? And what'd you think? I haven't seen it yet.

[Maila Munster]

That's exactly what I thought of The Orphanage, a drama and sad.

Speaking of Spanish horrors, did you see Aterrados (2017) Terrified? And what'd you think? I haven't seen it yet.

Yes, I did. I watched it at night with no light and it was pretty scary from what I remember. Kinda freaky, you may say. The sounds were quite sinister (sometimes too loud, IMO) and the special effects were good. To me, the story could have been more developed, though the pacing was well-aligned. Creepy supernatural beings, tense atmosphere - let's say it was a solid horror movie.

While we're on the subject of Spanish horrors... have you seen Verónica (2017)? I enjoyed that one, though I'm not a big fan of possession-like movies. Maybe it's not that scary and has mixed reviews (actually some are a little bit too harsh), but, all in all, it's watchable. ::wink::

[Tommy Jarvis]

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097576/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3) So. Much. Fun. ::smile::

[Bloof]

That's exactly what I thought of The Orphanage, a drama and sad.

Speaking of Spanish horrors, did you see Aterrados (2017) Terrified? And what'd you think? I haven't seen it yet.

Yes, I did. I watched it at night with no light and it was pretty scary from what I remember. Kinda freaky, you may say. The sounds were quite sinister (sometimes too loud, IMO) and the special effects were good. To me, the story could have been more developed, though the pacing was well-aligned. Creepy supernatural beings, tense atmosphere - let's say it was a solid horror movie.

While we're on the subject of Spanish horrors... have you seen Verónica (2017)? I enjoyed that one, though I'm not a big fan of possession-like movies. Maybe it's not that scary and has mixed reviews (actually some are a little bit too harsh), but, all in all, it's watchable. ::wink::

The Orphanage and Aterrados ::love::

[Bloof]

5 A.M. 2016

An Argentinian film about games to summon the dead. Not particulary scary. Pretty to look at. Dont think i understood it.

[Sculpt]

Yes, I did. I watched it at night with no light and it was pretty scary from what I remember. Kinda freaky, you may say. The sounds were quite sinister (sometimes too loud, IMO) and the special effects were good. To me, the story could have been more developed, though the pacing was well-aligned. Creepy supernatural beings, tense atmosphere - let's say it was a solid horror movie.

While we're on the subject of Spanish horrors... have you seen Verónica (2017)? I enjoyed that one, though I'm not a big fan of possession-like movies. Maybe it's not that scary and has mixed reviews (actually some are a little bit too harsh), but, all in all, it's watchable. ::wink::
No, haven't seen Veronica. I'm not a big fan of films where 'strange things happen' without a very specific reason for the exact thing that happens. I mean just seeing and hearing and finding 'scary' and 'weird' things, cause there's an angry spirit or whatever, not my cup of tea. But if what they see is very specific to the plot, to character's own mind or experiences, then I'm on board, but that seems to be rather rare.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097576/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3) So. Much. Fun. ::smile::
Ford bumping into Hitler was cool scene. It was fun. I preferred the more serious tone of Raiders, but Crusade was still entertaining.

The Orphanage and Aterrados ::love::
::love::

[Tommy Jarvis]

Inner Demon (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2887840/?ref_=hm_rvi_tt) Pretty forgettable stuff.

[FryeDwight]

THE REEF (2010)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SPOILERS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


Two couples and a deck hand set out for some fun/business before their boat strikes a reef, putting a hole in the bottom. The question is to stay with the slowly sinking boat in the open ocean, hoping for rescue or swimming to a known island some miles away, even if Wally (The Deck Hand) mentions "I know what's out there...".

Have seen some criticism of this in some quarters, but I think it's a visceral taut little film that is extremely frightening. I thunk Sharks-and Great Whites in particular- are fascinating animals, but can't think of anything scarier than being grabbed by a Station Wagon with teeth::EEK!::. Also, the hugeness of the ocean and not knowing where said White might be....

Very good and if You like this, check out the same groups BLACK WATER about a Salt Water Crocodile as well. ****

[Tommy Jarvis]

Ford bumping into Hitler was cool scene. It was fun. I preferred the more serious tone of Raiders, but Crusade was still entertaining.

Germany has declared war on the Jones-boys. ::big grin::

For me, Indiana Jones is the template of how you do a blockbuster action movie. The best balance of humor, action and sillyness.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Little Necro Red, 2019. 7/10


Directors: Giulio De Santi, Tiziana Machella


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Awoken, 2020. 7/10

Director: Daniel J. Phillips

https://bloody-disgusting.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/AWOKEN.jpg


Porno, 2020. 6/10


Director: Keola Racela

https://i2.wp.com/scopeweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/porno-sxsw.jpg?fit=770%2C387&ssl=1

[urgeok2]

* Captain America: Civil War
* Spider-Man: Homecoming
* Doctor Strange

coming down the home stretch now

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Z, 2019. 7/10

Director: Brandon Christensen


https://www.heavenofhorror.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/z-horror-movie-shudder.jpg

A child's imaginary friend starts fucking with the family...Z was really creepy looking although you only get to see glimpses of him. I wanted to see more but I guess that was the point to keep you interested. Not bad.

[Maila Munster]

The Descent: Part 2 (2009), directed by Jon Harris.

I love The Descent (2005). As for The Descent: Part 2, well, it was not necessary (the first part's ending is open to interpretation and that's the point actually), but still entertaining.

House of 1000 Corpses (2003), directed by Rob Zombie.

It's more like a black comedy than a horror... There's no tension and anything new, though I still find it kinda fun to watch.

Get In (2019), directed by Olivier Abbou.

Huge disappointment for me. I have a small problem with Netflix thrillers - I didn't like any of them so far.
This movie really made my hackles rise... the characters were annoying, no one to symphatize with... unnecessary threads departing from the main one... There was one scene which was truly scary / disturbing, but the whole movie was just meh.

Frontière(s) (2007), directed by Xavier Gens.

Really violent, fast-paced... a blood-soaked gore, recommended for those who like dark slashers, I guess.

No, haven't seen Veronica. I'm not a big fan of films where 'strange things happen' without a very specific reason for the exact thing that happens. I mean just seeing and hearing and finding 'scary' and 'weird' things, cause there's an angry spirit or whatever, not my cup of tea. But if what they see is very specific to the plot, to character's own mind or experiences, then I'm on board, but that seems to be rather rare.


I see. Well, I'm not a huge fan of this kind of movies either, but I like to watch them once in a blue moon (sometimes more often if there is nothing else on hand ::big grin::).

[urgeok2]

[B]House of 1000 Corpses (2003), directed by Rob Zombie.

It's more like a black comedy than a horror... There's no tension and anything new, though I still find it kinda fun to watch.




to me it's the one and only movie to ever capture the geek show hysteria of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

It's the only Rob Zombie movie i like

[hammerfan]

Atrocious (2010), directed by Fernando Barreda Luna.
The Orphanage (2007), directed by J.A. Bayona.

Some Spanish horrors. To me, The Orphanage is more like a drama, quite sad one. Atrocious is not a bad found-footage flick, but actually had a potential to be better.





I see. Well, I think that the sequel wasn't necessary in that case, or at least could be done better.



How did you like it?

I like it. It's not my favorite of the Marvel series, but, that's because of my issues with Evangeline Lilly.

[Angra]

I like it. It's not my favorite of the Marvel series, but, that's because of my issues with Evangeline Lilly.

Your issues with Lilly. Oh man.. what did she say to you?

[hammerfan]

Your issues with Lilly. Oh man.. what did she say to you?

LOL. I just think she's a terrible actress.

[Ringo]

A quick question that I have.

Decided to watch the first Alien, the directors Cut. After seeing many years the original version, during this pandemic I've wanted to see the other version also and saw something that blew me away.

In the original Alien, Dallas disappears without any trace and his wareabouts are left without an answer. But in the directors cut, we see that Ripley discovers the alien nest where Dallas has been impregnated with a xenomorph, near the body of Brett, who is becoming an alien egg (?).

Why did a big twist like this was left out?

[hammerfan]

A quick question that I have.

Decided to watch the first Alien, the directors Cut. After seeing many years the original version, during this pandemic I've wanted to see the other version also and saw something that blew me away.

In the original Alien, Dallas disappears without any trace and his wareabouts are left without an answer. But in the directors cut, we see that Ripley discovers the alien nest where Dallas has been impregnated with a xenomorph, near the body of Brett, who is becoming an alien egg (?).

Why did a big twist like this was left out?

My guess is that the producers felt that it wasn't integral to the story

[Ringo]

My guess is that the producers felt that it wasn't integral to the story

Incredible, to be honest. That scene is really a preview of what the marines find in Aliens and explains a lot about the ending Dallas had.
Always wondered what happend to him and was thinking he somewhat managed to escape.

[Sculpt]

A quick question that I have.

Decided to watch the first Alien, the directors Cut. After seeing many years the original version, during this pandemic I've wanted to see the other version also and saw something that blew me away.

In the original Alien, Dallas disappears without any trace and his wareabouts are left without an answer. But in the directors cut, we see that Ripley discovers the alien nest where Dallas has been impregnated with a xenomorph, near the body of Brett, who is becoming an alien egg (?).

Why did a big twist like this was left out?
I had seen the director's cut back in 2003, but I didn't catch that Brett was turning into an egg. It's only in the novel do they indicate Brett is turning into an egg.

As far as the film Alien goes, I'm not sure why they left it out. But I find the film full of symbolism, the heartless corporation, Ash and Alien, evil getting inside. What happens to Dallas and Brett, and Ripley having to kill them, is horrific; and it's an interesting, though very fuzzy aspect of Alien biology, but I don't think it readily fits into the symbolism and focus of the film.

Also, although it's a nice to break in Ripley's long escape sequence... I don't think it helps to have the audience distracted, trying to figure out what they just saw, when they really should be focused on Ripley trying to escape in time.

[Maila Munster]

I like it. It's not my favorite of the Marvel series, but, that's because of my issues with Evangeline Lilly.

LOL. I just think she's a terrible actress.

I see. Well, she wasn't that bad as Tauriel though. ::big grin::

[urgeok2]

ive been taking a break from the MCU movies to watch Ozark ..

I stopped half way through Black Panther.

Although i think it's an incredibly important film, and i really like the character and the actor who plays him, i wasn't a huge fan of the movie.
I felt the exact same way about Aquaman .. and i cant help but draw so many parallels between the 2 films. Hidden advance civilisations, the hero is royalty, a lot of flash and dash but nothing unexpected .. etc.

Black Panther is technically a good movie and as i said - a huge cultural landmark in cinema history - but i couldn't connect to it. Never saw the comic as a kid either .. which is probably a huge contributor to how i feel about it.

I do like the character/actress who plays his scientist/sister .. she's a lot of fun.

[bamahorrorfan87]

Gretel & hansel

[hammerfan]

Gretel & hansel

What did you think?

[Sculpt]

ive been taking a break from the MCU movies to watch Ozark ..

I stopped half way through Black Panther.

Although i think it's an incredibly important film, and i really like the character and the actor who plays him, i wasn't a huge fan of the movie.
I felt the exact same way about Aquaman .. and i cant help but draw so many parallels between the 2 films. Hidden advance civilisations, the hero is royalty, a lot of flash and dash but nothing unexpected .. etc.

Black Panther is technically a good movie and as i said - a huge cultural landmark in cinema history - but i couldn't connect to it. Never saw the comic as a kid either .. which is probably a huge contributor to how i feel about it.

I do like the character/actress who plays his scientist/sister .. she's a lot of fun.
I thought Black Panther was ok, but I thought they went a boring route. It's been a few years since I've seen it, but basically I thought the best part of the story was Erik Stevens/N'Jadaka abandoned in America who returns home take the throne and plans to share Wakanda's technology with people of African descent around the world to help them conquer their oppressors. If the film had him do that for an extended time, and not just be some kind of arms dealer, that would have been a very interesting main story, but instead it was this side story that didn't fit so well.

[FryeDwight]

RED EYE (2005). I like this Wes Craven thriller...pretty suspenseful and Rachel Mcadams/Cillian Murphy have good chemistry. ***1/2

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

A Nuns Curse, 2020. 7/10

Director: Tommy Faircloth

https://imgurworld.com/images/2020/05/14/ae30b7cb613af3dc380a24ced6c4970b.jpg



Evil Little Things, 2019. 6/10

Director: Matt Green

https://cdn.filmxy.nl/uploads/2020/05/13/Evil-Little-Things-2019-Banner.jpg

[Maila Munster]

The Sacrament (2013), directed by Ti West.

Pretty decent found-footage movie. It's more thriller than horror. The plot is loosely based on the story of Jim Jones and "Jonestown". The first half of the movie was quite promising, then it was only disturbing.

Hagazussa (2017), directed by Lukas Feigelfeld.

Beautiful landscapes, dark atmosphere... The movie itself is quite heavy in reception - it shows how a person who is totally isolated and excluded can be overwhelmed by paranoia and insanity. Well, it's a symbolic picture, quite "silent" (there isn't much talking). Rather for people who liked the haunting atmosphere of The Vvitch (2015)... I personally didn't like any of them much.

Kraftidioten (2014), directed by Hans Petter Moland.

Thanks urgeok2 for recommending me that one. Crime drama with a hint of black comedy, quite refreshing and totally to my taste. ::cool::

[urgeok2]

Thanks urgeok2 for recommending me that one. Crime drama with a hint of black comedy, quite refreshing and totally to my taste. ::cool::

more than a hint i'd say .. i thought a lot of it was really funny.

glad you dug it :)

[hammerfan]

Hell House LLC
Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel
Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire

[Maila Munster]

more than a hint i'd say .. i thought a lot of it was really funny.

glad you dug it :)

It was definitely funny, although before watching this movie I read somewhere that it is a thriller so I was a little bit surprised finding it amusing. ::big grin:: There's something appealing to me in this sense of humour, e.g. I liked Hellfjord very much, made me laugh a lot. I dunno if you watched it, it's a Norwegian TV mini-series.

[urgeok2]

It was definitely funny, although before watching this movie I read somewhere that it is a thriller so I was a little bit surprised finding it amusing. ::big grin:: There's something appealing to me in this sense of humour, e.g. I liked Hellfjord very much, made me laugh a lot. I dunno if you watched it, it's a Norwegian TV mini-series.

don't know it but i'll look for it now.

the nordic people seem to be able to marry humour to dire situations in a really organic and effective way.
I know american film and TV try to do it .. but they don't find the same mix.
There is no joy in the american way of doing it .. i cant articulate it properly...but the sense of dread is never lifted .. it's just heavy gallows humour..

in the swedish film it just felt more real. hard to explain

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Voices, 2020. 6/10

Directors: Wesley Alley , Bradley Fowler

https://pm1.narvii.com/7558/cf33f61d27e2aea4db5e25201e751331051fc399r1-230-345v2_uhq.jpg



Capone, 2020. 6/10

Director: Josh Trank

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[Maila Munster]

No-Do or The Haunting (2009), directed by Elio Quiroga.

Kinda melodramatic ghost story - dark, a little too little tension, with an ominous mansion and spontaneously appearing / disappearing ghosts, slowly revealing secrets from the past... There we have some links to Catholic regime (even a neat reference to No-Do films), but again - for me it's more like a drama than a horror. ::wink::

don't know it but i'll look for it now.

the nordic people seem to be able to marry humour to dire situations in a really organic and effective way.
I know american film and TV try to do it .. but they don't find the same mix.
There is no joy in the american way of doing it .. i cant articulate it properly...but the sense of dread is never lifted .. it's just heavy gallows humour..

in the swedish film it just felt more real. hard to explain

Yes, I agree. It's like... sad / tragic and funny at the same time. There are many funny movies from Scandinavia, not to mention The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2013) based on a best-selling book by Jonas Jonasson, or En ganske snill mann (which is A Somewhat Gentle Man, I believe) (2010), if you like Stellan Skarsgård. ::cool::

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Flesh to Play, 2016. 7/10


Directed By
Gamaliel De Santiago


http://i.imgur.com/Kno7TR4.jpg

[cheebacheeba]

Watched the last 1/4 of "I robot" on acid last night...couldn't even remember the movie at all. Not Smiths worst. Those robots are really starting to show their age though eh...

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Disturbance, 1990. 6/10


Director: Cliff Guest


https://66.media.tumblr.com/24afb53a3f84ddbfd68a0f8a60283c68/tumblr_pnz9s25uSO1rnx8mmo1_400.gifv

[urgeok2]

if you like Stellan Skarsgård. ::cool::


yeah I do - I think he's great

I have no shame in confessing - I love Mamma Mia too. :D

[urgeok2]

haven't seen this since it first came out - couldn't remember a damn thing about it other than the fact that it wasn't very good.

It didn't get any better with time.

I met the girl who played the ghost at a con years ago - and years after the first time I saw the film - so I mainly watched it to see her

[FryeDwight]

MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001). Despite some extraneous scenes that don't add anything but running time, this David Lynch film starts well with two women , one an aspiring actress (Naomi Watts ::love::) , the other an amnesiac (Laura Elena Harring::love::::love::::love::::love::, she reminds me a lot of the older classic screen beauties) who meet and try to figure out why Laura has a large amount of cash , a blue key in her purse and why a particular name means something. Lots of noir elements-mysterious shadows, shady characters, wonderful photography-involved and an extremely sensual love scene between the two.

After that, the weird stuff begins and it's all but impossible to figure out what's going on. I'm all for ambiguity, but up to a point and many Lynch films often are too vague, turning it into a chore to watch. This has a good reputation and it's worth seeing, but pisses Me off knowing it could have been so much better. **

[Maila Munster]

Pengabdi Setan (2017), directed by Joko Anwar.

I didn't find it as scary as in the reviews I'd read, but... it was kinda fun to watch. Pretty creepy ghost story with a hint of cult home invasion.

The Innocents (2016), directed by Anne Fontaine.

Based on real events as the note at the beginning of the movie says. Intense and touching. Worth noticing that Agata Buzek was superb in her role.

Turistas (2006), directed by John Stockwell.

It's better to watch it when you don't have great expectations - then it can be fun. Not a splatter, there isn't much gore... More like an adventure horror.

Ghost Stories (2017), directed by Jeremy Dyson, Andy Nyman.

Entertaining. Spooky with a quite typical British sense of humor. The story of a man who devoted himself to refuting deceptive psychics, now dealing with three unexplained mystery cases.

Hell House LLC
Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel
Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire

I loved Hell House LLC! I haven't seen the second part, but the third one was a little bit of a letdown - fun to watch, but not as good as the first one.

yeah I do - I think he's great

I have no shame in confessing - I love Mamma Mia too. :D

Cool! ::cool::

[Bloof]

Hell House LLC
Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel
Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire

Good watch, the first being my fav as well.

[hammerfan]

Kong: Skull Island

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

You Die - Get the app, then die, 2020. 7/10

Directed by
Alessandro Antonaci
Daniel Lascar
Stefano Mandalà


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[cheebacheeba]

Ma.
Interesting. Elevates towards the end.
Decent one time watch.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Prophecy, 1995, 9/10


Director: Gregory Widen


https://i.imgur.com/09lcnQi.gif



The Relic, 1997. 8/10

Director: Peter Hyams

https://66.media.tumblr.com/78ce019739e20e1f25231d923284ca9f/tumblr_pim2h1oJLm1xe4p5io2_400.gifv

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Aquaslash, 2019. 8/10

Director: Renaud Gauthier


https://i1.wp.com/www.voicesfromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Aquaslash-1.jpg?fit=960%2C400&ssl=1

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Basement Jack, 2009. 8/10


Director: Michael Shelton


https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-etBIJb7erHE/Te0pjgFcHzI/AAAAAAAAAOc/zC84vkNcjqA/s1600/basement_jack_station.png

[bamahorrorfan87]

Homeward bound II Lost in San Francisco

[urgeok2]

Flight of the Navigator Noticed this older Disney film on my shelf while i was looking for something else. I didn't think i owned it so i watched it because i couldn't remember anything about it other than that Paul Rubens was the voice of the spaceship. Not a bad movie .. gets really simplistic in parts for a time travel movie ... but it's a kids movie so....

[hammerfan]

i thought i had made a post on the weekend but i think i forgot to hit send.

apologies if it got posted int he wrong place.

It's Alive 1974 Larry Cohen film.

A cult film that everyone talked about when it came out but utterly laughable today.
this did not age well .. it was thrown together like a kid doing an essay at the last second. boring boring boring. just silly.

Gargoyles a 1972 made for TV rubber monster flick that makes It's Alive look like the Citizen Kane of horror.

2 films from my favorite decade that only goes to prove that the 70's was loaded with turds too.

Flight of the Navigator Noticed this older Disney film on my shelf while i was looking for something else. I didn't think i owned it so i watched it because i couldn't remember anything about it other than that Paul Rubens was the voice of the spaceship. Not a bad movie .. gets really simplistic in parts for a time travel movie ... but it's a kids movie so....

Technically, this post belongs in the Classic Horror Movies forum.

[urgeok2]

Technically, this post belongs in the Classic Horror Movies forum.


ah - i didnt know that it wasnt just a choice ..

i edited it to just include the last film

[Maila Munster]

Slumber (2017), directed by Jonathan Hopkins.

The premise of a sleep demon sounds pretty interesting, but the execution was terrible. It had some good parts that were ruined by some bad ones. I would say it stays at a constant level of 'had potential but wasn't fully exploited'. Acceptable, though I wouldn't like to watch it again.

The Remains (2016), directed by Thomas Della Bella.

Standard haunted house tale - the story that's been done to death.
It looks pretty cheap, none should expect a Hollywood special effects galore. The movie is too bright as for an obscure horror tale. The acting is bad, seems like actors are reading their lines for the first time ever, so it does lack conviction. A/W, despite the negatives it is watchable. ::wink::

Three Sisters T (2011), directed by Maciej Kowalewski.

Theater in the cinema... Nothing new; it is a dark, grotesque study of psychosis, also quite repulsive. The cast is convincing, the acting is theatrical - just as it was meant to be. Music and editing isn't bad, but could be done better. I would say that for a low-budget movie - pretty satisfactory. The problem could be in the script - the director uses a psychological thriller along with a black comedy which seems a great idea... but comic elements are storming the seriousness, which results in non-equilibrium. Most 'gags' were completely ridiculous, sometimes embarrassing. The dialogues were thin, it got much more comical after the appearance of a hairdresser, but still a little bit disappointing. Unfortunately, the final didn't satisfy me as well.

Hotel of the Damned (2016), directed by Bobby Barbacioru.

Okay, first of all, I hated the screaming in the beginning. Drove me nuts.
The movie presents the story of a group of people who are involved in a car crash, then injured and with a little choice, they decide to spend the night in an isolated hotel that has grim secrets of its own. There is a proper atmosphere created - with a low light to keep the shadows to a maximum, the cinematography is realistic. The acting is shoddy, the whole movie might be entertaining, but turned out to be pretty lame.

Orphan (2009), directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.

Well-done. Well-acted, really surprised me. Pretty disturbing, excellent thriller. It creates a good atmosphere, contains quite clever twist. The story is based on the intelligent nine-year-old girl's skillful manipulation (great job, Isabelle ::wink::). Camera work, culminations of moments full of unbearable tension are masterfully exploited elements of Orphan.

[cheebacheeba]

Flight of the Navigator Noticed this older Disney film on my shelf while i was looking for something else. I didn't think i owned it so i watched it because i couldn't remember anything about it other than that Paul Rubens was the voice of the spaceship. Not a bad movie .. gets really simplistic in parts for a time travel movie ... but it's a kids movie so....

I remember seeing this, and "the boy who could fly" somewhat regularly on VHS.

[urgeok2]

Finally finished the series last night.

Still cant put my finger on why Ant-Man and Wasp felt so weak.
I think it might be that there is too much going on .. everything is rushing from one spot to another. i think the filmmaker recognised this and tried to slow it down for a short moment where Scott and his daughter have a father and daughter moment - then right back to the rat race again. i'm thinking i might appreciate it more over time .. not sure.

Endgame didn't have the same impact it had in the theatre but it still packed a solid punch and it was very bittersweet watching it come to the end. not just because of Tony Stark - but because it is the end of a story that took so many years to build. you can feel the friendships that go beyond the characters on screen.
I think the biggest impact for me was still the end credits where the core avengers had their individual credits displayed with their signatures. quite a rush of feelings seeing that again.
it will be a long while before i watch all of these again - but who knows .. the older i get the more i forget. i might not remember anything a year from now :)

[bamahorrorfan87]

Brahms the boy II

[Bloof]

THE END? 2017

Really enjoyed this movie. A man gets caught in an elevator in his office building during a zombie apocalypse. He manages to pry the doors open just enough to see the terror going on.

[Tommy Jarvis]

When I started watching Crawl (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8364368/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), I was expecting something along the lines of The Shallows. A person unwittingly caught in a shit storm. Whereas this... I know characters in horror movies make dumb decisions, but this got to a point where it became annoying. I also did not care all that much for the father daughter heart to heart stuff.

That said, the last half hour did deliver on the tension and for something I expected to be one person vs nature, it does rack up a decent kill count.

[Bloof]

BRACKENMORE 2016

A woman returns to her childhood home to claim her inheritance from a long lost uncle.

Had some nice scenery but nothing really new.

[urgeok2]

A pretty blatant Dexter ripoff .. but not bad
watched it on Netflix

[Maila Munster]

Paranormal Activity (2007), directed by Oren Peli.
Just rewatching.

[Bloof]

SEA FEVER 2019

Two movies by the same name but this one is about a fishing boat and its crew being infected by a marine parasite.

Perhaps more sci/fi but quite enjoyed it.

[urgeok2]

hands down his worst film.
looks like it was thrown together by a high school kid.
nothing flows .. just a painful attempt to be a 'cool western' but it falls flat on it's face. No chemistry between anyone .. forced dialogue, boring 'action' scenes.
Not one thing I liked about it,
I didn't like it when it first came out - my impression then was spot on.

[Bloof]

hands down his worst film.
looks like it was thrown together by a high school kid.
nothing flows .. just a painful attempt to be a 'cool western' but it falls flat on it's face. No chemistry between anyone .. forced dialogue, boring 'action' scenes.
Not one thing I liked about it,
I didn't like it when it first came out - my impression then was spot on.

Same.

[Sculpt]

Same.

dido

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

hands down his worst film.
looks like it was thrown together by a high school kid.
nothing flows .. just a painful attempt to be a 'cool western' but it falls flat on it's face. No chemistry between anyone .. forced dialogue, boring 'action' scenes.
Not one thing I liked about it,
I didn't like it when it first came out - my impression then was spot on.


Love it! ::love::


https://i2.wp.com/78.media.tumblr.com/8fdab716d9f3df9ef60050b10b02305f/tumblr_owhylu5spA1rp0vkjo4_1280.gif?w=540&ssl=1

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Choke, 2020, 6/10


Director: Gregory Hatanaka


https://www.wickedthrillingfreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Choke-2020-Poster.jpg


Not a fan of Shane Ryan's films or acting, so I wasn't surprised at this.

[urgeok2]

Love it! ::love::


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just out of curiosity - what do you like about it?
i tried but couldn't find a single thing.

(many of Carpenters films are among my favorites)

[urgeok2]

Metal - A Headbangers Journey

very entertaining documentary about metal - from it's beginnings - to how it branched out into several subgenres - to why so many people put it down.
It was made by a Canadian (represent!) who travelled all over the world interviewing a lot of interesting cats. If you haven't seen this - i highly recommend it - if you like metal or not (i mostly dont - with a few exceptions)

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Fincher)

it's been a while -i felt like having another look at this one and enjoyed it more than i did the first time .. now that i could just watch and not make comparisons to the european version. this is one of those rare cases where the film (both versions) are far better than the book - which i thought was poorly written. It's supposed to be a 'locked room' mystery that isn't - but tries to distract you from that with a serial killer subplot. Really good performances and Fincher's directorial style elevate this film well above the flat story.

Monster's Inc.

speaking as a parent, and a fan - this is the best kid's movie ever made as far as i'm concerned.
Very clever - genius concept - and gorgeous to look at.

[Bloof]

THE INVESTIGATION: HAUNTING AT SHERWOOD 2020

A private detective is hired by a landlord to solve an unexplained noise complaint on his property.

Found-footage. It was ok. Kind of left everything unexplained.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Green Room, 2015.. 6/10

Director: Jeremy Saulnier

https://wtfbabe.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/green-room-22-gif-justin-is-gutted-wtf-watch-the-film-saint-pauly.gif

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

I See You, 2019. 7/10

Director: Adam Randall


https://www.bifff.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/I-SEE-YOU_Poster_BIFFF2020-698x1024.jpg

[MichaelMyers]

Anyone seen The Wretched yet?

[Bloof]

Anyone seen The Wretched yet?

No I haven't. I shall have to google it.

[Angra]

Anyone seen The Wretched yet?

I have. It was not good.

[cheebacheeba]

Zombieland: Double Tap.

I've heard a fair amount of shit talking about this one...
See, I didn't think it was that bad.
I mean maybe it's that I'm coming from a place of never really thinking the first one was that great, even though people seemed to love it - I just thought it was "ok", bit of fun but didn't think it was any kind of big deal.

I feel pretty much the same way about the second one...I don't get the negativity...the only thing it can really fairly be accused of is not being quite as good as the first one.

[urgeok2]

Forgot i watched this on the weekend.

I have to admit - i'm finally burnt out on zombie films .. no matter how good they are.
This one is a well done self described 'zombie christmas musical'
well acted, well shot and paced .. even the music is good ...

i just don't know how to get excited about people running away from zombies anymore

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Ronin, 1998. 7/10

Director: John Frankenheimer


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[cheebacheeba]

Ronin, 1998. 7/10

Director: John Frankenheimer


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I have always wanted to watch that...I remember when it came out at the movies I was 17...and thought it would be boring for one reason or another...but everything I've seen since looks good, everything I've heard since is positive and the cast looks amazing.
I should pair that with "Heat", another Deniro film I've never seen.

[Sculpt]

just out of curiosity - what do you like about it?
i tried but couldn't find a single thing.

(many of Carpenters films are among my favorites)
She thinks the actors are hot. ::big grin::

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Canal, 2014. 8/10

Director: Ivan Kavanagh


https://66.media.tumblr.com/4057051571d41b1caaad8e7dbf4e59ff/tumblr_nddz4hsU471qj7u8ao1_400.gifv

Such a great film that's not talked about enough.

[Tommy Jarvis]

She thinks the actors are hot. ::big grin::

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

https://youtu.be/ySzKyJ3j58A

[Tommy Jarvis]

Recovery (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5473124/?ref_=tt_urv). It gets started a bit slow, but overall, it's decent for a slasher. The nearly all female cast was a nice change of pace and it certainly picked up steam over the last 30 minutes, because the big reveal comes at least a bit earlier than usual. On the other hand, the red herring is pretty obvious from the get go and you don't get anything all that memorable.

I do wonder why that final scene was tacked on, because it did not seem to anything other than options for interpretation. Would it have been too much of a downer without?

[Sculpt]

American Gospel (2018) (Netflix Documentary)
7/10

Documentary critiques the 'prosperity gospel' ('The Secret', 'Name it Claim it', Benny Hinn, Joel Osteen), (a philosophy that God rewards those who live faithful lives with material wealth), and how many Prosperity leaders have exploited their followers; and details how this is not correct christian teaching, improperly scriptural.

I like how the documentary jumps right into it, well paced, sufficiently wide in scope, clarity and understandable. In can be watched in piecemeal (sections at a time). To critique, with a 2hr 15min runtime, I think the second hour loses cohesiveness and punch, as it moves into some extemporaneous material (like the Ray Comfort street evangelism), and includes too much secondary interview material not directly core to the theme.

[hammerfan]

The Mirror

Decent British flick about a possessed/haunted mirror. I recommend it.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Hunter's Moon, 2020. 5/10

Director: Michael Caissie

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It had Thomas Jane in this but his minimal screen time couldn't even save this.

[Bloof]

The Mirror

Decent British flick about a possessed/haunted mirror. I recommend it.

Sold. Found it on youtube. Probably watch it monday.( grandson's here for the weekend)

[Angra]

Sold. Found it on youtube. Probably watch it monday.( grandson's here for the weekend)

Sure it’s the same movie?

[Tommy Jarvis]

Daniel Isn't Real (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8745960/?ref_=hm_rvi_tt) was an enjoyable thriller. At the start, I thought it was going in a vein similar to Fight Club, but it soon becomes more than that. Maybe the best compliment to a thriller is when the tension is so good that most of the special effects look a bit silly. Or maybe it's the other way around. ::wink::

I enjoyed the chemistry between the two main characters and both leads do a good job, with Schwarzenegger junior turning out to be a pleasant surprise (especially when his other Imdb-credits include scouts guide to the zombie apocalypse). Would like to see them in other decent thriller and horrors.

Also a mention for Sasha Lane. She reminded me a bit of Lisa Bonet's character in High Fidelity. Don't know if she was purposely chanelling her, just came to mind.

[Bloof]

Sure it’s the same movie?

Not totally sure but its the same name and the people have british accents.

[Sculpt]

Daniel Isn't Real (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8745960/?ref_=hm_rvi_tt) was an enjoyable thriller. At the start, I thought it was going in a vein similar to Fight Club, but it soon becomes more than that. Maybe the best compliment to a thriller is when the tension is so good that most of the special effects look a bit silly. Or maybe it's the other way around. ::wink::

I enjoyed the chemistry between the two main characters and both leads do a good job, with Schwarzenegger junior turning out to be a pleasant surprise (especially when his other Imdb-credits include scouts guide to the zombie apocalypse). Would like to see them in other decent thriller and horrors.

Also a mention for Sasha Lane. She reminded me a bit of Lisa Bonet's character in High Fidelity. Don't know if she was purposely chanelling her, just came to mind.
Watched the trailer. Looks interesting. I can see the Fight Club connection... if it took a horror turn.

[FryeDwight]

ONE HOUR PHOTO (2002). Robin Williams gives a very subdued performance as a guy who works the Photo department in a Wa-Mart type store and that seems to be all He has. He appears to be fixated on a family that drops off their film, almost idealizing them as "Perfect", which leads to harrowing results as the film progresses. Well worth watching. ***1/2

[Bloof]

ONE HOUR PHOTO (2002). Robin Williams gives a very subdued performance as a guy who works the Photo department in a Wa-Mart type store and that seems to be all He has. He appears to be fixated on a family that drops off their film, almost idealizing them as "Perfect", which leads to harrowing results as the film progresses. Well worth watching. ***1/2

I remember watching him (Robin Williams) in the movie "Insomnia" opposite Al Pacino. Excellent in that as well I thought.

[Angra]

Capone (2020) 7/10

Like watching Godfather III with Don Corleone being replaced by Jack Torrance, but sadly without a whole lot happening.


Tom Hardy did a great job playing an senile and rude Capone, with a raspy voice, however I had some issues with the make-up that had his face look old in some places and young in others. And his eyes... oh God, his eyes..::EEK!::

I would so much have prefered a Godfather II story, with an "old" Capone thinking back on his life in crime, starting with him as a kid. But noooo...

[Angra]

The Hunt (2020) 8/10

Up until the 1 hour mark I really loved The Hunt. It was really faced paced from the get-go and, which came as a big surprise to me, really funny. I woun't say the pacing ever went down, but after the first hour I just felt it needed a better twist after all the what-the-fuckness.

[Sculpt]

I remember watching him (Robin Williams) in the movie "Insomnia" opposite Al Pacino. Excellent in that as well I thought.
Loved Insomnia. Pacino and Hilary Swank nice touches, heavy themes.

[cheebacheeba]

After Patch Adams, he actually had a slew of darker, thought provoking kind of movies and I actually consider it an interesting highlight in his career.

Though arguably these kind of films started before Patch Adams with
"What Dreams may Come", another fantastic addition to these kind of movies.

You had:
Jakob the Liar
Bicentennial Man
(His small part in) AI
One Hour Photo
Death to Smoochy
Insomnia
The Final Cut
...almost one after the other.

A little further down the line he had "The Night Listener", one that I've never seen personally, but definitely fit into the tone of the others from what I've seen.

...and they're all actually quite good as well, would recommend anyone who hasn't dived into this rough decade of his career, take a look.

[hammerfan]

Not totally sure but its the same name and the people have british accents.

Three twenty-something flatmates?

[Bloof]

Three twenty-something flatmates?

Yep. Watching it tonight.

[hammerfan]

Yep. Watching it tonight.

Cool. Let me know what you think. Even if you hate it. ::big grin::

[Bloof]

Cool. Let me know what you think. Even if you hate it. ::big grin::

I found it a bit slow.

SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER

Didnt really understand...did they report the boyfriend missing. Seems they just sat there and let these horrible things happen without telling anyone?

[hammerfan]

I found it a bit slow.

SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER

Didnt really understand...did they report the boyfriend missing. Seems they just sat there and let these horrible things happen without telling anyone?

Yeah, I wondered that, too. Looked like they didn't report it.

[FryeDwight]

MEN DON'T TELL (1993)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SPOILERS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

This TV movie is better than I thought it would be. It concerns Spousal abuse, only this time it's the Husband being used as a Punching bag and his wondering how He should report without looking like a Wuss.

Peter Strauss is pretty good as the Hard working husband who has little family time, especially when his wife needs some attention and support. Judith Light, who was so Bubbly in TV's WHO'S THE BOSS is a loving wife, but when those frustrations boil over, she inflicts some serious damage. Worth seeing. ***

[Bloof]

WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT 2012

A family moves into their new "dream" home only to find it haunted. Set in 1970's Britian and loosely based on a real story.

Quite enjoyed it.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

After Midnight, 2020. 6/10


Directors: Jeremy Gardner, Christian Stella



https://media1.giphy.com/media/WU7T6dUgJ9Rpm2oHik/source.gif

Not really horror but then again...you make the decision.

[Sculpt]

MEN DON'T TELL (1993)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SPOILERS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

This TV movie is better than I thought it would be. It concerns Spousal abuse, only this time it's the Husband being used as a Punching bag and his wondering how He should report without looking like a Wuss.

Peter Strauss is pretty good as the Hard working husband who has little family time, especially when his wife needs some attention and support. Judith Light, who was so Bubbly in TV's WHO'S THE BOSS is a loving wife, but when those frustrations boil over, she inflicts some serious damage. Worth seeing. ***

Anything you want to talk about Frye? We're here to support you.

[classic_horror_fan]

This is a found footage film about a search party going to an island off the Michigan coast where a group of campers is said to have disappeared without a trace back in 1999. There is not much original about this film, but it is entertaining, and it does manage to keep interest. The actors all did great jobs with their roles as well. There is one scene where a group of hicks come at them with guns, telling them to get out of there, with the leader saying that is state property, and they have every right to be there. He then states that those guys were not there before in 1999, and they "have to be cooking meth." I found that part to be funny, along with the whole team ending up missing, yet nobody even suspects the gunmen who were not seen or mentioned after that point may have had something to do with it. Again, it's not original, but it is entertaining with some funny and some interesting moments. Fans of the found footage sub-genre should enjoy this one. ::cool::

[Angra]

They Reach 6/10

The Unborn 5/10

Darlin' (2020) Still watching..

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Godfather III, 1990. 8/10

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement.
Michael Corleone, The Godfather III

https://66.media.tumblr.com/6980e298e4d98e697443e301bf2cc251/tumblr_nh11vsF7ME1qlb0yro1_500.gifv

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Becky, 2020. 7/10

Directors: Jonathan Milott, Cary Murnion


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I didn't expect this to be so brutal.

[Bloof]

BECOMING 2020

A newly engaged woman watches her boyfriend go through unexplainable changes.

A bit unbelievable. It was ok. Jason Patric had a small role.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Deeper You Dig, 2019. 7/10

Directors: John Adams , Toby Poser

https://i2.wp.com/www.backseatmafia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/The-Deeper-You-Dig.jpg?fit=501%2C280&ssl=1

The entire production was a family affair. It's written, directed, and produced by John Adams, his wife Toby Poser, and their daughter, Zelda. They also star, shoot, and compose the film's score.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Gummo. 1997. 7/10


Director: Harmony Korine



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[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Her Name Was Christa, 2020. 7,5/10


Director: James L. Edwards


https://blob.cede.ch/catalog/17088000/17088113_1_92.jpg?v=1

The split screen fucking scenes were amazing!

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Fantasy Island, 2020. 7/10


Director: Jeff Wadlow


https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/QlgLCISCCE3xVKJbQBLFyvWZV2jNRWNiyQ2X4TwGESxsdz_UiQ uDNoyESywtYPGFOPKsoKzJEMtXNoaIf6aUGRVm

[FryeDwight]

Anything you want to talk about Frye? We're here to support you.

No Sculpt...all Good in the FD Palace::big grin::::big grin::::smile::::smile::

[urgeok2]

Jack-o

Absolute crap amateur-hour garbage. I watched it because Linnea Quigley is in it ..
but it was just an embarrassing mess.

Frankenfish

This one surprised me - i actually had a lot of fun with this one.
pretty decent monster effects .. good cast ..and smart score choices .. way better than most films of this ilk.

[Tommy Jarvis]

House of 1000 corpses: Just saw the trailer and... is that... Dwight from The office? ::confused::::big grin::

[Tommy Jarvis]

I remember hearing some good things about a British movie with Robert Carlyle as a lone wolf terrorist sort of figure. But I cannot put my finger on the title.

Has anyone of you seen it?

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Genesis, 1998. 10/10


Director: Nacho Cerda


https://images.mubicdn.net/images/film/23021/cache-91978-1445947840/image-w1280.jpg?size=740x

[Sculpt]

Hell or High Water (2016) Netflix
7/10

Two brothers Toby (Chris Pine), and Tanner (Ben Foster) rob banks to save the ranch. Meanwhile willy old Texas Ranger Marcus (Jeff Bridges) and his partner try to track them down. It's nice sleepy drama thriller.

[hammerfan]

House of 1000 corpses: Just saw the trailer and... is that... Dwight from The office? ::confused::::big grin::

Yes, it is. And Chris Hardwick.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Dinner Party, 2020. 7/10

Director: Miles Doleac

https://i2.wp.com/i.postimg.cc/Sss3HNqg/thedinnerparty2020.jpg?w=640&ssl=1

[Tommy Jarvis]

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104409/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt) The first ten minutes had two or three womp womp-moments and the rest was silly and goofy. Both the club massacre and seeing the douchebag club owner get his were fun moments and granted, the scene with the two cenobites trying to intimidate Joey was a bit scary. 6/10

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Portraits Of Andrea Palmer, 2018. 7/10

Director: C. Huston


https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcS5aphtcWQwsQ1tOPDo_KKEV1RusqZ ZNJm_IPkhzrnnSKiPmRAY&usqp=CAU

[cheebacheeba]

Once upon a time in Hollywood.
Probably the first Tarantino film I've liked outside Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill.
8/10.

[Angra]

Once upon a time in Hollywood.
Probably the first Tarantino film I've liked outside Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill.
8/10.

That’s a lot.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Outback, 2019. 6/10

Director: Mike Green


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[classic_horror_fan]

This is a schlock style comedy horror film that is meant to be stupid and campy looking but funny with over the top humor, and it is funny and entertaining in that sort of way. It begins with a beginning B horror film maker thinking he finally got into a big film festival, invites his friends and relatives over for a big party to celebrate, but after he actually reads the letter he got back from them, it not only said he got rejected, but they also said his film sucks so bad, he needs to give up film making, and go find something else, like ditch digging. After all of his friends and relatives arrive, wanting him to give them the official word, he loses his nerve to tell them he was wrong and isn't going anywhere, then lies and says they're going to Hollywood. The celebration gets wild until somebody finally picks the letter out of his pocket to read it themselves, then they announce the actual, showing off the letter. After that, hell breaks loose with everybody throwing and breaking things, ganging up on him and beating him up. After they knock him out, they write "loser" on his forehead. The next day, the town suddenly gets infected by real zombies, giving him the idea of shooting another zombie film with real zombies in found footage format. This is similar to a lot of the Troma movies from the 1980s and 1990s; along with Pot Zombies, Diary Of The Dead, and Safe Zone: The Making Of Safe Zone. The editing in this film is not the best, and ruined it for a lot of other viewers, but it still funny and entertaining on the most part, and should still be worth a look for one time to those into that type of film. ::devil::

[Angra]

Funhouse 6/10

Nothing new, but entertaining enough when the “fun” began.

[Bloof]

DARK ENCOUNTER 2019

"A year after the mysterious disappearance of an eight-year-old girl, we meet her grieving family as they return home from her memorial service in their small town. Later that evening, strange lights appear in the nearby forest."

A slow pace but worth it. Bittersweet.

[Sculpt]

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104409/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt) The first ten minutes had two or three womp womp-moments and the rest was silly and goofy. Both the club massacre and seeing the douchebag club owner get his were fun moments and granted, the scene with the two cenobites trying to intimidate Joey was a bit scary. 6/10
Say, Tommy, curious about your use of the term womp womp moments. You wrote "The first ten minutes had two or three womp womp-moments and the rest was silly and goofy." I googled womp womp moments, and various sources say it's from the long time famous "awww, you lose" trombone sound, and means something sad, or bad happened. Are you using it in a different way? Like the way you used it in that sentence sounds like you mean in the first 10mins there were some "good things" that happened. I know things change. I saw it has a used in the online game Fortnite too -- looking at the video, might be used after fragging a guy, which would work with the "aww, you lose" traditional usage. thanks!

[Tommy Jarvis]

Say, Tommy, curious about your use of the term womp womp moments. You wrote "The first ten minutes had two or three womp womp-moments and the rest was silly and goofy." I googled womp womp moments, and various sources say it's from the long time famous "awww, you lose" trombone sound, and means something sad, or bad happened. Are you using it in a different way? Like the way you used it in that sentence sounds like you mean in the first 10mins there were some "good things" that happened. I know things change. I saw it has a used in the online game Fortnite too -- looking at the video, might be used after fragging a guy, which would work with the "aww, you lose" traditional usage. thanks!

Well, the way I understood it up until now is some form of lameness/failure. In this case, a foreshadowing line so on the nose and obvious that it becomes lame. Example: Terminator 3. A few minutes in, Clare Danes' character has the line "I hate machines". Womp womp. ::sad::::big grin::

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrln8zrAlVI

In the case of Hellraiser III, the main character/reporter being frustrated about a boring job and then hearing something like "the story of your life may be closer than you think".

[Tommy Jarvis]

Or with a Cinema Snob-line: Ugh, this is such a rip off of [Rec].

[Sculpt]

Well, the way I understood it up until now is some form of lameness/failure. In this case, a foreshadowing line so on the nose and obvious that it becomes lame. Example: Terminator 3. A few minutes in, Clare Danes' character has the line "I hate machines". Womp womp. ::sad::::big grin::

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrln8zrAlVI

In the case of Hellraiser III, the main character/reporter being frustrated about a boring job and then hearing something like "the story of your life may be closer than you think".
OK, I got ya. So you were saying the first ten minutes of Hellraiser3 had a few moments of lame lines that drew attention to themselves, "becoming self aware", pretty much breaking the forth wall (taking you out of the story universe), and the rest was silly and goofy? That's sounds pretty bad for a horror film.

Yeah, the original Hellraiser was pretty straight horror and didn't break the forth wall. It had some satire of course, but not self-aware parody. Not too uncommon for sequels. I think of Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 which jumped the ship and went to a weird dark humor parody of itself.

[Sculpt]

DARK ENCOUNTER 2019

"A year after the mysterious disappearance of an eight-year-old girl, we meet her grieving family as they return home from her memorial service in their small town. Later that evening, strange lights appear in the nearby forest."

A slow pace but worth it. Bittersweet.
So she's back, but different in an evil horror kind of way? ::big grin::

[Tommy Jarvis]

OK, I got ya. So you were saying the first ten minutes of Hellraiser3 had a few moments of lame lines that drew attention to themselves, "becoming self aware", pretty much breaking the forth wall (taking you out of the story universe), and the rest was silly and goofy? That's sounds pretty bad for a horror film.

Pretty much, yeah.

It's still a bit of a relief. When someone asks that sort of stuff. I always tend to think I did something wrong for a minute.

[Bloof]

So she's back, but different in an evil horror kind of way? ::big grin::

Nah, she didnt come back....

[Sculpt]

Nah, she didnt come back....
Awww! womp womp! ::big grin::

[Tommy Jarvis]

Awww! womp womp! ::big grin::

::big grin::

[ImmortalSlasher]

I think Hellraiser 3 is my favorite after the original.

[Bloof]

WOLFCOP 2014

Rewatched this last night. The title says it all. Lots of fun and pretty gory.

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

Event Horizon, 1997. 8/10

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson


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Brahms: The Boy II. 7/10


Director: William Brent Bell


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[Sculpt]

I think Hellraiser 3 is my favorite after the original.
I just looked at the trailer. I can tell I haven't seen it yet. I saw Hellraiser 2, but wasn't impressed. Looks like H3 with all it's special effects, is kinda like Nightmare on Elm St 3: Dream Warriors.

On Rotten Tomatoes the audience score is 36% for 42,000 ratings. That's pretty bad. It's even worse than the critics 41%, which isn't a bad critics score for a horror film. ::big grin::

[FryeDwight]

FRIDAY THE 13th (2009). Will praise the 1980 original from now to the end of time. For the money they didn't have. (think it cost under a million??), it looks polished and truly scary.
Didn't really have high expectations for this, but just amazed at how BAD it was, and for all that money too. No scares, no pacing, characters that were even more annoying than the annoying characters in the sequels, but kind of neat how they threw in little references from past F13 films. Some honeys ,especially Julianna Guill and as a big SUPERNATURAL fan, the wife enjoys drooling over Jared Padalecki, helped out a bit, but even that wasn't worth sitting through this. 1/2

[Tommy Jarvis]

FRIDAY THE 13th (2009). Will praise the 1980 original from now to the end of time. For the money they didn't have. (think it cost under a million??), it looks polished and truly scary.

According to IMDB, it was 550.000 dollars.

Didn't really have high expectations for this, but just amazed at how BAD it was, and for all that money too. No scares, no pacing, characters that were even more annoying than the annoying characters in the sequels, but kind of neat how they threw in little references from past F13 films. Some honeys ,especially Julianna Guill and as a big SUPERNATURAL fan, the wife enjoys drooling over Jared Padalecki, helped out a bit, but even that wasn't worth sitting through this. 1/2

The ladies in the remake looked straight from a bland teen show. Even there, the remake does not hold a candle to the original.

[Amaltheaunicorn2020]

a

[Bloof]

KISS THE ABYSS 2012

A young woman's husband and father bring her back to life after she dies in a home invasion. They take her body to a man who lives in the desert, money changes hands and they are told "no returns". She is brought back to life and it becomes clear they made a big mistake.

I really liked it.

[Tommy Jarvis]

Ever since I saw Dead Snow, the combination of Nazis and zombies sounds appealing to me. But Outpost is pretty forgettable. The only nice thing I can say, is that one of the leads was in a British sitcom called Coupling.

[Angra]

KISS THE ABYSS 2012

A young woman's husband and father bring her back to life after she dies in a home invasion. They take her body to a man who lives in the desert, money changes hands and they are told "no returns". She is brought back to life and it becomes clear they made a big mistake.

I really liked it.

Sounds really original.

[Bloof]

Sounds really original.

There's nothing original left. But i really did like it.