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Post by countjohn on Oct 23, 2019 5:23:04 GMT
A rewatch. One of those movies where I like it but have no idea why. It's just weird so it's good. 8/10
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Post by Mattsby on Oct 24, 2019 1:52:34 GMT
Damn, I was on a streak of good watches but dropped the ball with these two - 21. Burnt Offerings (1976). 6.3/10. Not bad, but tepidly directed. Slim ideas like this need some style to vex the psychological side. Oliver Reed is somethin' though - he's asked to do a lot of convulsing. Poor Bette Davis she gets one great scene - in the kitchen, when she's apologizing for what she might've done - but a pretty thankless role otherwise. Great score tho! 22. A Taste of Evil (1971). 5/10. TV Movie from the director of the spooky City of the Dead, and written by Hammer staple Jimmy Sangster who admitted he rewrote his own Taste of Fear script for this. Pretty cheaply dull until the thunderous climax with Barbara Stanwyck unwrapping villainy and running around with a shotgun.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Oct 24, 2019 3:14:24 GMT
Insidious: Chapter 2 - I really liked it. A little more reliant on the jump scares this time around (such is the nature of the genre), but I was still glued to the screen throughout. Plenty of genuinely creepy moments and a story that complements the first film we well as a horror sequel could. I really liked it!
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Post by Lubezki on Oct 24, 2019 3:54:41 GMT
22. Scream (1996)This sunnuvabitch continues to hold up year after year. 8.5/10Thoughts on “Scream 2”?
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Oct 24, 2019 4:05:50 GMT
22. Scream (1996)This sunnuvabitch continues to hold up year after year. 8.5/10Thoughts on “Scream 2”? I know you're not asking me, but 2 is bad and 3 is beyond awful.
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Post by Lubezki on Oct 24, 2019 4:28:10 GMT
I know you're not asking me, but 2 is bad and 3 is beyond awful. lol this is why I asked, because I think 2 is really good. I think the script is more tongue in cheek than the first whilst still delivering exciting, violent set pieces and an all round decent ensemble. 2 is pretty divisive and expectedly so as it veers away from the impalpable tension the first had in abundance. But for me it’s still a very worthy sequel. 3 however was an absolute disgrace. Ehren Kruger wrote a pretty solid script for ‘Arlington Road’ (the direction and level of actors helped tremendously though) but apart from that he’s proven himself to be nothing but a hack. 4 was good, but the hiatus between the 3rd and 4th was too long.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Oct 24, 2019 4:33:39 GMT
I know you're not asking me, but 2 is bad and 3 is beyond awful. lol this is why I asked, because I think 2 is really good. I think the script is more tongue in cheek than the first whilst still delivering exciting, violent set pieces and an all round decent ensemble. 2 is pretty divisive and expectedly so as it veers away from the impalpable tension the first had in abundance. But for me it’s still a very worthy sequel. 3 however was an absolute disgrace. Ehren Kruger wrote a pretty solid script for ‘Arlington Road’ (the direction and level of actors helped tremendously though) but apart from that he’s proven himself to be nothing but a hack. 4 was good, but the hiatus between the 3rd and 4th was too long. It's been since last October when I rewatched them all, but I remember that 2's horror references annoyed me greatly whereas 1's were actually really well done (and he does the same with The Faculty too). 3, on the other hand, was just such a try hard affair from top to bottom, even when it made absolutely zero sense... even in horror film terms. I know I said I didn't like 2's references and whatnot, but they didn't even try in 3. It felt like "hey a movie within a movie about our other movie! We can get away with so much crap!" I thought 4 was solid, though the killer reveal definitely leaves a very sour taste in my mouth. My second favorite of the Scream films.
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Post by DeepArcher on Oct 24, 2019 4:36:42 GMT
Lake Mungo scared the shit out of me, and that doesn't happen often. And it feels almost weird to say that, because it uses such a basic premise to create its horror but it's perhaps because of that simplicity that it's so effective. It certainly helps that the acting is all unbelievably natural, and all unknowns (probably not deliberately, but still) so that it's all too easy to genuinely think that this is the real deal, and not just a fake documentary. Anderson's storytelling is both concise and moody, and the way he uses simple tricks to fuck with the audience is brilliant. I can't emphasize enough how much this movie had me muttering "No no fuck this," or something along those lines. Anderson knows how to play with your expectations of the tropes he sets up, and it makes for scares that aren't mere "shocks," but instead are slow and haunting and deeeeeeply unsettling. And textbook proof that the horror genre often works best at its simplest.
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Post by Viced on Oct 24, 2019 4:37:21 GMT
It's good! I don't think I've re-watched 2 or 3 from start to finish since before 4 came out (8 years ago... what the fuck?) but I'm definitely a fan of 2... and 3 definitely sucks... and 4 is a lot of fun. And I liked the long hiatus tbh... since 3 was obviously waaaaay too rushed.
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Post by quetee on Oct 24, 2019 5:34:05 GMT
I know you're not asking me, but 2 is bad and 3 is beyond awful. lol this is why I asked, because I think 2 is really good. I think the script is more tongue in cheek than the first whilst still delivering exciting, violent set pieces and an all round decent ensemble. 2 is pretty divisive and expectedly so as it veers away from the impalpable tension the first had in abundance. But for me it’s still a very worthy sequel. 3 however was an absolute disgrace. Ehren Kruger wrote a pretty solid script for ‘Arlington Road’ (the direction and level of actors helped tremendously though) but apart from that he’s proven himself to be nothing but a hack. 4 was good, but the hiatus between the 3rd and 4th was too long. Scream 4 is pretty underrated and ahead of its time. Look at how much of that became reality. They really screwed up on Scream 3. Ugh.
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Post by quetee on Oct 24, 2019 5:34:41 GMT
The Uninvited
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Post by Viced on Oct 24, 2019 17:24:40 GMT
24. Thirst (2009)At first this was all over the place (in a strangely good way), then it was truly excellent for a stretch, then it got a little bit too batshit..... and theeeeeeeen... those final 10 minutes were so damn good I forgave the batshit stuff. 8/10
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Post by Mattsby on Oct 24, 2019 23:45:22 GMT
23. Expulsion of the Devil (1973). 6/10. Obscure French countryside horror directed by the son of Luis Buñuel. Starts pretty great - clever dialogue, interesting family unit in an old house with paranormal bouts that happen to parallel the sexual awakening of the family’s oldest daughter. There are familiar bits such as a ball ominously bopping down a staircase. The movie gives over to a filmmaking crew who want to document the haunting - so we lose the family but we do get some Depardieu in what’s little more than a background role playing a meek soundman with a penchant for onion soup! Would’ve watched the hell out of a spin-off with him. Anyway, while ahead of its similar movies - Poltergeist, Burnt Offerings, up to Insidious - it ultimately feels incomplete.
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Post by DeepArcher on Oct 25, 2019 4:42:48 GMT
The Devil's Backbone which ... wasn't really a horror at all? Kinda just a slightly spooky fantasy. I dunno. I hate to state a cliche like Guillermo was just laying the foundation for the better work he'd go on to do in the future, most notably Pan's Labyrinth, but that's a lot like what The Devil's Backbone seems to me. Some cool imagery, the characters are great, and the ending is oh so satisfying, but the concept felt so slight to me and I wanted more from the fantasy element overall. But I enjoyed it! It's nice and Guillermo's film world is always a nice place to be.
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Post by Viced on Oct 25, 2019 15:57:34 GMT
25. Ravenous (1999)The last ten minutes kind of sucked... but it was mostly great before that. Very original concept (what the hell is Ted Griffin up to these days?), stunningly good tonal blend of comedy and creepy shit, and a great ensemble. 7.5/10
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Post by stephen on Oct 25, 2019 15:59:37 GMT
25. Ravenous (1999)The last ten minutes kind of sucked... but it was mostly great before that. Very original concept (what the hell is Ted Griffin up to these days?), stunningly good tonal blend of comedy and creepy shit, and a great ensemble. 7.5/10I love this movie so goddamn much. It's a period of American history I wish was depicted more in cinema, and I think everyone in it is just aces. "HE WAS LICKING MEEEEEE!"
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Post by quetee on Oct 25, 2019 16:57:59 GMT
The Black Cat
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Post by Lubezki on Oct 25, 2019 19:49:09 GMT
Insidious: Chapter 2 - I really liked it. A little more reliant on the jump scares this time around (such is the nature of the genre), but I was still glued to the screen throughout. Plenty of genuinely creepy moments and a story that complements the first film we well as a horror sequel could. I really liked it! Nice. Chapter 2 isn’t bad, I just didn’t think it was needed. Wan’s direction and the return of the original stars certainly helped it. I guess you may as well watch 3 and 4 but I didn’t like them much.
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Post by Viced on Oct 25, 2019 20:53:16 GMT
26. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)Watchable... but mostly laaaaaaaame. Goosebumps destroys this. 5/10
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Oct 26, 2019 2:42:01 GMT
Tremors - Always a great time experiencing it again. Just too much fun.
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Post by getclutch on Oct 26, 2019 3:19:57 GMT
Tremors - Always a great time experiencing it again. Just too much fun.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2019 15:32:29 GMT
Saw quite a few since my last post...
#28. The Hills Have Eyes (1977) - 7/10
#29. Tag (2015) - 8/10
#30. The Toolbox Murders (1978) - 7/10
#31. Toolbox Murders (2004) - 5/10
#32. Bug - 8/10
#33. Wendigo - 9/10
#34. The Omen (1976) - 7/10
#35. Tales from the Crypt - 7/10
#36. Monster - 6/10
#37. They Live - 8/10
#38. The Raven (1963) - 8/10
#39. The Host - 8/10
#40. In the Mouth of Madness - 7/10
#41. Shadow of the Vampire - 8/10
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Post by Viced on Oct 26, 2019 15:54:24 GMT
27. The Host (2006) Kind of a mixed bag... probably 20 minutes too long and the characters could've been a bit less caricature-y... but outside of that it's mostly entertaining, very funny at times, and every scene with all of the family together was gold. 7/10
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Post by Mattsby on Oct 26, 2019 19:01:37 GMT
I accidentally listed both Comedy of Terrors and The Blackcoat's Daughter at #10, so I'm correcting that and apologies to the mathful, the bashful, and the easily spooked. 25. The Lighthouse (2019). 7.5/10. I wouldn't call it a straight shot of horror, at times it's blackly comic, and a lot of it a character drama, but certainly chiseled with the quality of a nightmare. Review in its thread. 26. Horror of Dracula (1958). 7/10. A brisk adaptation, classic, Gothic, gory, an expert Cushing (literally), and swoon-worthy Technicolor. 27. The Gorgon (1964). 7ish/10. Cheesy moments but I was thrown into it and Cushing is great here, not just the facial hair (but that too) - I like how Terence Fisher lingers after dialogue exchanges to show us the flashes of resentment among the characters.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Oct 27, 2019 2:50:24 GMT
Little Monsters (Hulu) - Man, RT scores used to actually mean something... here we have a horror comedy that is devoid completely of horror and doesn't have enough laughs to make up for it. I can't say it's completely worthless because there were some genuinely funny moments, but the problem is they recycle the same few jokes over and over (cursing in front of kids! HYSTERICAL!... even after the 100th time in a 90 minute movie).
...on the other hand the movie has a recurring comedy pet peeve of mine where they try to weave in some terrible heartfelt moments every so often, just to you know, fuck with the pace.
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