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Originally posted by The_Return
The recent thread put this in my head...so I just watched:

Eraserhead

Have you ever had the kind of nightmare where nothing particularly scary happens, yet for some reason you're still terrified? The kind of nightmare where nothing seems to make sence, yet in a strange kind of way it almost does? David Lynch has obviously had that kind of nightmare, and he has captured it in this truely surreal and strange film. Though seldom used, there are some very good special effects in the film, the "baby" being the most obvious and most disturbing. The directing by Mr. Lynch is truely amazing: the stark black and white, the dismal look of the city, and on top of all that, he brought out some amazing performances from the cast. Nance was great in the lead; he almost made you feel sorry for him, but not quite. Which I think was Lynch's purpose. Underneath all the beautiful and bizarre images however, Lynch hides messages that are still imporant in todays culture. He touches on topics like fatherhood, suicide, adultery, not to mention the overall state of the world. This is a great film, though I think it must be watched atleast twice for the full effect.

9/10

A agree 100% on every word you just said.

spontaneous combustion

v for vendetta
clerks

pat garrett & billy the kid

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

*Spoilers*

Anthony Hickox's father, Douglas Hickox, directed one of my all-time favourite horror films, Theatre of Blood. When I saw the Hickox name appear in the opening credits, I thought maybe, just maybe, greatness could run in the family. Put simply: It doesn't. The two Hellraiser films up to this point were both very well done, different horror films. This, on the other hand, was likely made simply to cash in on Pinhead's icon status, and turn him in to another Freddy Krueger. Though it did start out pretty good, the more it told us the worse it got. The killing blow was when Capt. Spencer called Joey over to "his world". Made an already cheesy movie even worse, flashback and all. Shortly after that, they decide to break their own rules by killing a ton of innocent people. Make sense to you? Me neither. The new Cenobites were awful, especially the CD dude. They were definitely scraping the bottom of the barrel for that one. The film's two redeeming qualities were the incredible gore effects, and Doug Bradley. No matter how pointless and cheesy his character gets, this guy always puts on a good performance. As far as this series goes, stick with the first two.

4.5/10

The Haunting (1963)

A geniunely scary film, and what a classic. One of the best examples of "sometimes atmosphere is better".

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Originally posted by The_Return
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

*Spoilers*

Can you spoil a shit film by telling people shit about it??

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Originally posted by Yeti.13
Can you spoil a shit film by telling people shit about it??

As bad as it was, there are people out there that would like it and havent seen it yet. In case any of those truely disturbed individuals visit this site, I wouldnt want to ruin it for them:p

Not that I much of a spoiler anyway...

Shock:

Very cool Mario Bava ghost/possession flick, some really errie moments made this a great watch. I recomend it.

April Fool's Day:

I've always liked this film because it was a different spin on the slasher flick. I hadn't seen it in years and thought it was pretty cool with likable characters. Not nearly enough gore for my taste in slashers these days tho.

Abominable Dr Phibes:

Great stuff, my favorite Vincent Price film. Its got a bizarreness to it that makes it a really cool flick. This was one of the first horror films I ever saw as a kid and it was good paying it another visit after so long.