the haunting in connecticut unrated cut

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Great adaptation of the Poe story about religious fanatics circa 16th century. Lance Henriksen takes a great turn as the Grand Inquisitor, one of his best roles IMO. Another great early Charles Band production. Full Moon Films was at its best when it was just getting off the ground. Things began changing when the money started rolling in.

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The Pit and the Pendulum.

Thank you!!!!

That's the one from 1990 with the drunken Oliver Reed cameo isn't it lol

I LOVE knowing! Not seen Doomsday so I'll have to check it out :)

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Ahead of it's time, whilst slightly laughable now, still a fantastic piece of television.

Just watched Grave Encounters. Not bad!

Ditto! Absolutely loved it when I first saw it just about a year ago! Found it pretty cleverly done, an utterly creepy gem for a TV movie. I think it can be consider as the granddaddy for today's all these found footage/POV flicks:). Highly recommended to those who still haven't seen it yet.

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Looks a bit dated but still very, very enjoyable.

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Dracula 2000

KillDozer!! Man...that looks really fun! But damn me, I haven't even heard about it before!:o

Maybe because it's a campy TV movie from the 70s? It's a lot of fun though, so see if you can catch it somewhere.

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Just watched Poltergeist, really liked it. My favorite haunting horror movie that I've watched so far. 9/10

Dude, how old are you??

I'm 17. I didn't find it scary, but I still thought it was a really fun movie.

Oooh, i see.

Yea, it's a classic. The sequal is pretty good as well.

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Pretty decent doc about Anonymous and LulzSec.

The Barrens (2012)

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On a weekend Richard take his family (in a "get closer" mission) to the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Besides few issues between his new wife & the teenage daughter from the first marriage, it gradually becomes clear that Richard is acting bit crazy lately as he has actually his own problem of having paranoia & delusions about something lurking in the dark of the woods (more precisely...about Jersey Devil!). Along with a good cast, Stephen Moyer delivered a good show on the lead as a psychologically troubled daddy and as a DL Bousman film, it was shot nicely with a good production value, low body count & few off-screen killings.
The thing is there's nothing new in the plot. As you can guess the film tries to play with the viewers about whether all those paranoia & "seeing things" by Richard is real or not and this is no more new to the genre fans. So the story somewhat fails to give anything exciting in the whole package. Moreover, I think the way they portray a huge figure for Jersey Devil in few glimpses, physically it's quite impossible for a creature (with such a figure & shape) to move so fast & swiftly without making much noise in the woods.

Anyway, overall this is a decent film with just another average story.

>>: C+

i watched sleepers the other day made me cry

The Burbs.

I remember seeing this one in theaters when I was young. I still love it. All of the characters are great. Especially Rumsfield. I don't think I realized a lot of the horror elements when I was younger. On the wiki it says that one of the homes was also The Munsters house. The music plays up the horror feel at times and many of the Klopeks seem to be horror character types that I still haven't clearly figured out yet. Not to be missed if you haven't seen it.

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...on nice, grainy VHS.

Excellent little pacy thriller, and Jamie Lee looks great.

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The Reeds

Interesting British film. Sure as hell beats all the freakin' remakes Hollywood has been cranking out.

Just watched Tremors for like the millionth time. I love this movie.

Red Room- This movie is summed up with one big what the fuck! Super low budget film about 4 people brought together to play a "kings game" where they draw cards and have to do what the person who drew the kings card says, all with the chance to win 1 million dollars. The stuff that went on in this movie, while not as graphic as say "A Serbian Film" or "Subconscious Cruelty" was almost as disturbing. You start to find out more about each character and pretty early on how they are each connected. I have picked up Red Room 2 and will watch it tomorrow.

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Dunno why it took me so long to see this as I wanted to watch it since it came out. Its a great 90's chopsocky Cop flick with Donnie Yen dropping his old school kung fu to try out some MMA moves this time around...


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Interesting doc about Pop Artist, Mark Kostabi.

just watched shane meadows collection, great british director, my fave would have to be dead mans shoes, paddy considine is such a great actor.

Dead Man's Shoes was awesome, not so much when re-watching... What other movies of his did you watch? I always heard good things.

Chained (2012)

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Though I didn't much like her earlier films (few that I saw, including Surveillance) but this one is I think better or more well treated effort from Jennifer Lynch. I liked it for its simplicity in the plot & Vincent D'Onofrio's kinda cold-child like menacing performance on the lead as a cab-driving serial killer. Nothing great but a decent film with a fine little twist at the end.

>>: B+

I am Bruce Lee (2011)

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Loved those archive footage...Hollywood audition and His backyard training to James Coburn and Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Overall, a pretty decent documentary about the KING, mostly filled with little interviews of his friends, family & fans from different fields.

>>: B+


And...Tonight's Movie: Grave Encounters 2! Download complete, soon the show will begin;)

Already a sequal? Jesus..

I'm sure it's really good. :rolleyes:

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SUBSPECIES -- Great vampire movie! A shame it went down so early in the sequels tourney.

No doubt it will be AMAZING.

Whoa where you been?

Obviously at home watching Shane Meadows collection. That's a lot of movies.

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Dunno why it took me so long to see this as I wanted to watch it since it came out. Its a great 90's chopsocky Cop flick with Donnie Yen dropping his old school kung fu to try out some MMA moves this time around...

Donnie Yen, Is that IP Man? Either way gonna watch it.

I saw that movie when I was 8 or so... It was at an after school program and it SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME.

I was on a swimteam and I was scared that, as I was swimming, the monsters were going to burst through the floor of the pool and eat me. It was actually a pretty horrifying experience.


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The Tall Man (2012)


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Whooooooooo - boy. Where to begin with this disaster?...

First of all, I can't believe that this is the same director who created Martyrs, quite possibly one of the most disturbing movies that I have ever seen, and certainly one that has haunted me more than any other disturbing movie I had seen prior to viewing it.

Secondly, this really shouldn't have been pinned as horror. It's really more of a crime drama (I suppose) with a pretty heavy-handed message around the well-being of children from poor and/or abusive homes.

Among the many issues for me is that the Point honestly doesn't deliver - Laugier is trying to have a dialog with the audience in terms of how to truly "save" poor and destitute children from a system that "doesn't work." But, quite frankly, we don't see an adequate amount of the destitution or the "broken institution" to really have a case here.

Then there's the tone... First, it's horror (I mean, the name "The Tall Man" really connotes to me the delightful possibility of The Slenderman), then there's Small Town Conspiracy, then there's crime drama, all wrapped in a pretty over-the-top message which, honestly, could have been interesting if Laugier had gone with an honest, gritty crime-drama instead of trying to coat this in horror.

This movie was baffling to me, to be honest. It's not a horror movie by any means; it's a crime drama with a clear message that Laugier wants to get across, but it's only shoved down your throats in the last few minutes, and it's not a dialogue, it's a diatribe.

Utter fail, to be honest. Can't believe this was by the same guy who did Martyrs. Oy.


2/5.


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The Loved Ones (2009)


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Ahhhhh, torture and exploitation. Not my favorite genre, but I lump this in with Mum & Dad; there's more to it than just torturing a kid. I appreciate that, here, the victim is a teenage boy, I appreciate the humor and the metaphors drawn to high school prom, and there were a couple of great scenes of a girl in a pretty pink dress acting like an absolute psychopath (talk about pointing out the insanity of prom, vanity, social pressure, etc.

I also have to say that the acting was fantastic and there was a pretty wonderfully creepy climactic moment that I didn't expect, that separated this from exploitation films that have come before. Also some great humor toward the end.

I think that Ferox will love this.

For me it's hard to give a rating as it's just not my genre.


3.5/5.

The Prophecy II

I saw Looper and thought it was really good. The kid who played Cid is one of the best 5ish year old actors I've ever seen.

Red Room 2

Equally as wtf as the first. Although the first was better, and a bit more disturbing IMO. The ending of each film was equally strong I believe. Anybody seen either of these?