I liked it, however the Nazi patriarch dude kind of annoyed me, and I didn't think it was plausible that a family so dedicated to preserving their Aryan bloodline would "settle" for a Jewish chick as the mother of their next generation. I thought there were a lot of pretty sweet moments though, like the feral children, the killer pigs, the pressure chamber, the saw. I guess it's just a matter of taste though.

Killer pigs? The version I saw claimed to be unrated but their was nary a sight of killer pigs. And I like killer pigs!

The problem with the scene where the French man with the pornstar moustache falls on the saw is that we don't see anything. Ok, there's plenty of claret but I was expecting to see the saw cutting into him or emerging from his chest. Didn't happen, though.

Now you mention the pressure chamber I did think that was quite good. Don't see enough melting faces in modern horror these days.

Ultimately, though, films like these are nothing knew. Tobe Hooper did it all first and, I dare say, a whole lot better.

Ha, yes, killer pigs are the best. Maybe I'm misremembering but I could have swore that the couple that was chained up in the cellar was under threat of a pack of really mean pigs. I don't remember if they actually did any killing though. I do remember, when the woman dug under the rails to escape, she had to submerge herself in pig dung, which for me was effective.

I agree, this movie didn't have much that we haven't seen before, but I thought it was a good compilation and pretty well done. It was grimy and bloody and muddy, and I felt I could taste it. That was the difference, for me, between Frontier(s) and the many other rehash movies out there. True, Tope Hooper did it already, but we can't all watch TCM '74 every day. Every other month, maybe. :)

I will say though -- the first time I watched this, it was on IFC and I think it was English dubbed. The second time (years later), I watched it in French with a ridiculously bad subtitle file. Like, seriously I think the original dialogue was fed through Google Translate or something. It was so bad, it was distracting, so I focused a lot more on the visual aspect of the movie, and less on the dialogue, and that's where this movie excels IMO.

However, compared to other French Extremity, I like Martyrs, Inside, Ils and probably Haute Tension better than Frontier(s). I like Frontier(s) better than Irreversible, Trouble Every Day, Sheitan, In My Skin, The Ordeal (Calvaire), Carne, and Mutants, all of which I liked quite a bit. Baise-moi was total crap. There's still a few I haven't seen, like Brotherhood of the Wolf and Seul Contre Tous (I Stand Alone).

Mothra isn't my favorite either. But no, Gamera has never been in a story with Godzilla and is not apart of that mythos.

I just finished watching the 90's trilogy and it's really good. The 3rd movie Gamera: Revenge Of Iris is considered to be the best giant monster movie since the original Godzilla. I personally don't know if I would go that far, but the series was extremely well done. The effects were by far some of the best I have ever seen in a Kaiju film. I think you would dig these films.

Last Seen Movie
 

Stitches (2012)

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>>: B+

Demon Hunter aka Obsidian Hearts (2012)

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Can't remember why did I even downloaded this crap?! But this low budget flick (probably for a TV channel) at least came up with one funny idea about demons...a pig-face 'boob-eater' demon!! :D

>>: D+

The Bucks County Massacre (2010)

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>>: D

Dark Skies

I think the ending could've been done differently and there were some unnecessary elements but it was entertaining and actually pretty creepy without having to resort to jump scares. I liked it.

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"Trauma" 4/10

One of those is-he-innocent-or-is-he-crazy kinda movies. Both dull and confusing at the same time. The acting was good tho.



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"F" 5/10

Had a creepy score and some nice gory makeup. But besides that "F" left much to be desired, especially when it came to the last third of the movie. That ending must've pissed everybody off.

And what is it with hooded teens in british horror movies these years?? THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!!
Everytime i see one i just feel like beating the crap out of a teenager.

Frankenweenie (2012)

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Absolutely adored it. My favorite movie of the year, hands down, and definitely Burton's finest. Loved it from the beautiful homages to horror to the stunning direction and stop-motion animation - You also had a very real, very honestly touching story. I laughed. I cried. I want to own it. Highly recommended.

5/5.


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The Possession (2012)


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I honestly don't think that this movie successfully built up or created horror at all. There was perhaps one creepy/unsettling moment toward the end, but up until then it didn't really do it for me. I mean, even though The Last Exorcism was flawed, it at least created a successfully creepy atmosphere... This was just... Didn't.


2.5/5.


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House at the End of the Street (2012)


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Awful. Just... Simply awful... Especially the "twist." At least we got to see Jennifer Lawrence running around in a tank top a lot, which was nice.


2/5.


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Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)


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As someone noted on this forum already, this movie was absolutely unnecessary. Seriously. I actually liked the third one as I thought that it built on the first two, plus there were some damn good clever effects and the little girls were hauntingly believable. But this was totally unnecessary and ultimately forgettable. Also seemed just really really lazy to me.


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Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)


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In two words: Utterly charming. Really adored it.

Everything will be all right in the end. If it's not all right, then it is not yet the end.

4/5.

Hotel Transylvania (2012)


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To be honest, with the combination of Adam Sandler and the animation, which did not immediately appeal to me, I thought this movie was going to be awful... However, it turned out to be really really cute. My biggest complaint was how incredibly lame the human infiltrator was... Regardless, though, it was a fun little watch that kept me entertained.


3/5.

Nightmare - its a chinese film, its good but you need to be the concentrating type otherwise you may miss stuff out and then it wont make any sensw

Dredd: Much better than expected, pretty decent film and well worth a watch when you can't be arsed to think too hard. :cool:

Universal Solider:(I think maybe 4 if I havent missed any): I quite liked the 3rd flick, despite knowing deep down it was kinda crappy. This one, however felt like it had a bit more money thrown at it but really didn't deliver. Still some decent action scenes, but to be honest, I couldn't be bothered to follow the story. Takes itself way too seriously and isnt half as much fun as the rest of the series.

The Last Samurai: (Not Horror) I am also a sap.

Long Movie, but it's one of My overall top five in my list, on just what the movie made me feel, when I was capable of feeling, that is. Great Story !!!

SUBTITLES alittle reading there, well I guess if you don't know the languages.

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Could have been better. The film reaches a point where it could have entered some really dark territory (more realistic) or it could have gone the eye-rolling, entertaining way - and the makers chose the latter.

Still, pretty entertaining.


* * *

I really enjoyed this but I'm kinda biased as its Irish. I like the old school over the top slasher kills. So of the acting was atrocious though.

Ditto; one of the very few good-fun slashers came out in recent times.

The Day (2011)

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A pretty good post apocalyptic action flick, liked it.

>>: B+

Dredd (2012)

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Bloody great 'judgement time'! Feeling an urge to revisit Delta City.

>>: A-

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)


Ugh. Depressing and overrated.

It made me wonder if there's really communities like that in the south. Did you ever see "Conrack" with Jon Voight? It reminded me a lot of that movie.

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For the romantic-at-hearts.

* * * ½



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Excellent. Recommended to all mystery/noir fans. Watch it for JGL's performance alone.

* * * ½

Last House On The Left (2009)

Oh my.. where to start, I hated this movie. I mean the first one wasn't brilliant.. but my god!

Anything they changed from the original was done badly, it was just a horrible horrible film. There were so many goofs it was embarrassing including making a point of looking for keys to a boat that doesn't need a key, and a scene at the end that makes no possible sense!

That said it must have sparked someone's interest because it should have been straight to video and instead went to cinema and it gets a 6.6 on IMDB.

I give it a generous 2. It's badly scripted, there's no suspense, you end up feeling more sorry for the bad guy and the end scene is enough to take away any credibility the movie ever had.

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Hardy Bucks: The Movie
Predictably average - the boys were on the downward slop since getting a TV deal and this is just more of the same. I still laughed abit but the 4 cans of Druids helped..For completists only.

I agree - To be honest, I'm totally ignorant of that culture - No idea if there are really communities like that or not... And, really, I just couldn't identify with anyone... Not to say that I don't enough "Slice of Life" films outside of my current situation, but this one just depressed me and didn't do it for me.

Didn't see "Conrack" - Did you like it?

This almost reminded me a bit of "Tideland," though that was a LOT more depressing and significantly more f'd up.

I don't know that "enjoy" would be an appropriate word. I saw it in high school, it was a field trip for English class (going to see the movie), and it definitely stuck with me and made an impression. Obviously, since I graduated from high school in 1977! LOL! :D

EDIT: Just looked a couple websites that sell DVDs, and it's apparently not on DVD. Amazon has VHS copies.

House at the End of the Street

Seance: The Summoning (2011)

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>>: C-

The Devil's Carnival (2012)

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Only less than an hour long, this horror-musical from D.L. Bousman (director of SAW 3, 4, Repo! The Generic Opera & The Mother's Day [2011]) centers around a devil's carnival set up while concentrating on 3 Aesop's Fables stories, with the main characters each representing a fable...Grief and His Due, The Dog and Its Reflection and The Scorpion and the Frog. Personally, I'm not a good fan of Musicals but I think here Mr. Bousman has done a pretty nice job. I liked it & won't hesitate to recommend it to any Musical lovers.

>>: B+

"Frankenweenie" (2012)

Plot:
Young Victor Frankenstein (Charlie Tahan) is a science nerd and outsider at school, but he does have one good friend: his dog, Sparky. But then, tragedy strikes, and Sparky shuffles off this mortal coil. Victor is heartbroken, but his science teacher (Martin Landau) gives him an idea of how to jolt old Sparky back to life. The experiment is successful, and all goes well, until Victor's fellow students steal his secret and use it to resurrect other dead animals -- with monstrous consequences.

Phantom's Review: I loved this movie. Beautifully animated and filled with tributes to the classic horror/monster films that are my favorites. Very funny, occasionally sad and very well voice acted.
A nice treat to those of us who are fans of the classics.

Sinister...

Hell Boy - really enjoyed it actually, although not quite what i expected

Let's see...

I watched Bestseller, which is a Korean movie. Really good and tends to be a bit slow in parts, but good.

Let's see, also watched V/H/S which was just twisted in it's own way.

Mmm...And the first three Scream films.

Ghost, another Korean movie.

Yeah, I tend to have a lot of time on my hands.

Rubbers Lover

Not bad, not for people who dont do subtitles though

Grave Encounters 2

We watched V/H/S the other night. It was ok. It's hard for me to get over my prejudice against the "found footage" style.

Which stems, I would guess, from an early distaste for Blair Witch?

Savages (2012)\

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>>: C

ParaNorman (2012)

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>>: B-

The Last Exorcism (2010)

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This is my 2nd time viewing and this time it turned out lot better. I guess the reason first time I didn't like it much was the crappy camera print quality. I didn't quite follow it then. Anyway, thanks to V for his sincere recommendation. Interesting story with a good cast & they pulled it nicely. Looking forward to see the sequel.

>>: B+

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Next: Hatchet

Stitches

nice little old school slasher with some inventive kills

The Watch: Seen so many negative reviews about this movie but just dont see it myself. Its not a cinematic masterpiece, but its really easy to watch and proper funny. Jonah Hill steals pretty much every scene, but Richard Ayoade, Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn all put in solid performances.

HA!

Now I really need to see that - The clown reminds me of the clown on Psychoville... Except with more killing...


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Sinister (2012)


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Finally got around to watching this and I have to say that I was absolutely impressed. Honestly, going in, this movie had two things against it:

1. I thought that Insidious was 1/3 brilliant and 2/3 awful... And that 2/3 was really just awful.
2. Ethan Hawke - While I honestly don't have an issue with him, I am usually turned off by horror movies with "names" in them as they tend to be Blockbusters, pull punches, and etc...

Wellll... I had no need to worry because I honestly found this movie genuinely creepy, suspenseful, and it honestly scared me (been a while since I've been that scared of a horror movie).

What I thought made it successful...

******HERE BE SPOILERS******

• The "found footage" of the killings - Honestly I haven't seen a lot of Killer's POV horror movies (yes I know they exists; just never thought I'd enjoy them), so I found these absolutely horrifying and just plain disturbing... The images really haunted me and made me slightly sick.
• The sound effects and music - While overpowering at times, I thought that the folly work and music really added to the tension (but they didn't feel cheap and gimmicky) - They felt dark, ominous, and looming - You know that something really awful is going to happen, you just know it...
• The Demon - After the Insidious catastrophe and the silly images of the Demon you see in previous, I was concerned - It's hard to make believable demons; Paranormal Activity got around it through clever parlor tricks and this movie got around it through mis-direction... I do like that it created expectations in the viewer and I thought that the "twist," though I did see it coming, was still really horrifying.
• The End - Didn't pull any punches. The end was brilliant, perfect, and horrifying. If it had ended any other way I would have been pissed... But, nope, perfect horror ending.

****HERE END THE SPOILERS****


Would like to know what you guys thought - In my opinion, it was one of the best horror movies of last year and was legitimately scary... But I avoided reviews on this site because I didn't want to come into it with expectations... Did you guys like it?


4.5/5

Personally no. I know people who do and who were scared, but it just didn't leave an impression on me.

Honestly I found it generally creepy myself. It didn't scare me per say, but while I was watching it I definitely felt the creepy factor oozing over me at times. I guessed how the events and story would play out about 15 or 20 minutes in and as usual I was correct, so while it wasn't anything new, it was a pretty decent movie that joins that rare group of films that do actually give me the creeps.

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M.I. 4 Ghost Protocol

Apparently Tom Cruise wants to be James Bond

fun movie though

That's right all of them, plus 1 !!!

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Still love them !!!

I can't wait until my little ones can have nightmares !!!

Awful I know, but just look how wonderful I turned out !!! :D