Gobear

[QUOTE=edwardnortonfan;9761955]Ok, I want to dig into my unwatched pile, but I don't want to watch total crap sooo...if I post the titles here, can people tell me if the movies are any good? I know people have different opinions of horror,but as a general rule, I trust horror fans more than critics, and I've only ever heard bad things about these movies, so if anyone has anything good to say, that would be a change...it would at least let me know if ANYONE liked these movies.

Virus-Crap
Interview with the Vampire-A tad too mainstream to be really good horror, but well worth watching
The Curse of the Crying Woman--Mexican horror, not very scary
Dark Corners-Haven't seen it
The Feeding-Amateurish
X:The Man with the X-ray Eyes-Absolute classic. A must-watch for Halloween!
Wolfen-Quite good.
Scream Bloody Murder -Haven't seen it.
In Dreams-Interesting idea, terrible execution
The Haunting of Molly Hartley-Crap
Sisters of Death-Haven't seen it.
Vampire JournalsAnother "vampires are sad, tragic immortals" flick. Worth watching,

edwardnortonfan

I only made it to part 3. I admire you.

clckworang

Anyone getting close to finishing the optional checklist? I'm very determined to finish it as soon as I can, rather than the last day like last year. But each time I start to think about how close I'm getting to finishing it, I realize I have a lot more stuff that needs to be watched.

SethDLH

I'm making good progress on it, not really close to finishing it though

Trevor

Slow start for me as I was gone, but now I'm fully in addiction mode. Will probably watch at least two a day for the rest of the month, with much more than that on days I'm off. I vowed to stay away from the checklist this year, but it beckons me once again.
That's a scary thought. Never found that one cheap, but as it satisfies a couple checklist items I'm sure I'll buy it eventually, and be scarred by it next year.
A lot of cool little reviews in the lists thread here, could give you some ideas as it always does for me.
Which The Children have you guys been talking about? The direct to video from last year, or the old one?
Unfortunately I work the 31st and the 1st, so I'll only be able to squeeze in a couple. Probably Halloween and something from my unwatched pile.

Dick Laurent

Got done with work early today. Now the dilemma with my extra time: Check out the Mall of America while I'm here, or maybe the Best Buy headquarters store? Both of those involve spending money I don't want to spend. I'll probably just go with watching more horror. That's free!

edwardnortonfan

I'm having a similar dilemma. I can't even sit at home without being tempted to spend money, as "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte" calls to me from my Wal-Mart online shopping cart, and "Trick 'r Treat" calls to me from Charter OnDemand (where it costs $5 to watch...)

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

I hit the majority of those in my collection during the challenge from 2 years ago. So I'm glad many of those are out of the way.

The problem with me is that I would get into certain buying habits and by the time I hit the movies I started buying, if they were crap, I'd have already acquired a large number.

You have no soul.

I always spend the movie trying to figure out if the director tried to make it so bad it was funny or if he really thought everything he did was a good idea. I mean come on, out of all the people he kills, the only person that provides any challenge for him is an old bedridden woman.

Numes

Ok, let me reprise my comment. The movie was funny in that bad B-movie way and the main guy was actually a believable creepy weirdo. Will I ever watch it again? No, but I'm not going say that no one should watch it.

I think another thing that might have put me off is that I watched it on YouTube, and I hate watching TV shows or movies off of the internet. The quality is usually terrible and I don't get in the movie watching experience sitting at my computer desk watching something.

terrycloth

i watched two of those ghosthouse underground releases (offspring. The children) and both have been pretty fun watches. Ketchum being my favorite author imglad his film adaptions have all been watchable....sorta. The Children just creeped me out and cements my hatred of kids and had a gross out factor...not over the top i guess i just wasnt expecting it.

and I was sick all day yesterday and spent it in bed and only managed to watch 1 movie Zombieland...and wow i am definetely going to see it this weekend again at the theatre.

shadokitty

I watched the Innocent yesterday. I was wondering if anyone else has seen it? Without spoiling the movie, I thought some parts were wtf moments.

OldBoy

how is The Substitute (Vikaren)?

Chad

I've been very lucky with avoiding crappy titles. Nothing so far has been mind-numbingly boring or just plain unwatchable.

And that leads to this question:

Anyone have the Inner Sanctum Mysteries box set that can recommend a worthy title or two? The few radio episodes I've heard on SIRIUS XM were more mystery & suspense oriented, so I wasn't sure if any were considered genre films and the reviews didn't really make it clear.

I'm hoping the answer is "Pillow of Death" because I wanna watch it alongside Death Bed.

Julie Walker

I was just thinking of Taxi Driver and how some said that wouldn't count as horror. I'm a bit torn on the issue, since I do think the film could practically count as a horror film. A real life horror film, since it follows a disturbed individual going over the edge, and shows a pretty bleak world view of the city around him. The film is extremely disturbing and really gets under my skin. What makes it scary,is it's very realistic in that people can snap like they do and go insane for a variety of reasons. So that psychological stuff really freaks me out more than werewolves,zombies and vampires which I know are fictional things.

If horror is meant to frighten and disturb,unsettle and freak you out. Then something like Taxi Driver where such mental madness is quite possible does fit the horror label.

Sure the film is mainly labeled a 'drama', but the same case could be made for Carrie(1976). It hardly has any 'horror' elements and the telekinis is hardly used throughout the film, as we just follow the not so pleasent life of this character, until finally her fury is unleashed in the finale and it becomes 'obvious' horror. But until then,it's mostly a psychological 'drama' if horror is supposed to be 'fantastic' instead of more 'realistic'.

ParadiseVendors

I'm making pretty good progress on it too. I am trying not to use any movie more than once, with the exception of Silent/1910 and pre-MPAA/1900 combos. That's mostly just so I don't have to waste time watching old ass movies that I probably won't enjoy as much and I can spend my time watching crap like Shrooms which I just finished and didn't enjoy either.

clckworang

I find Schindler's List very unsettling and disturbing. I think it presents a decidedly bleak world view -- and it really happened! That doesn't make it a horror movie. Or The Pianist. I find the choice that Sophie had to make and the effect on her life to be very disturbing and sad, but it's not a horror movie.

I won't deny that Taxi Driver can be a disturbing, unsettling movie, but it is NOT a horror movie. You can mention a lot of titles that might have elements that are disturbing, unsettling or bleak, but that doesn't mean it's horror. And I think the style and the way Carrie was acted and directed was more in line with a horror movie even before the telekinesis made it "obvious horror," as you put it, than a film like Taxi Driver.

For me, one of the most brutal and frightening films I've ever seen was Touching the Void. That film just got under my skin. The first time I saw it, I was watching with my mouth agape and was more nervous and apprehensive than pretty much any horror movie has made me. But you know what? It's NOT a horror movie, despite the emotional response it gave me.

clckworang

We're taking different approaches. I'm looking for movies that I can use for multiple categories to minimize the time it takes to finish the checklist.

Last year, I wanted to finish the checklist but didn't care when in the month I did so, which meant a lot of scrambling at the end. Now I almost feel like the challenge won't really begin for me until I do finish it, like I can then relax and get on with other movies.

I guess the problem is that I have a lot of movies waiting that either don't easily fit the checklist or have already been checked. I'm thinking in terms of efficiency ... while also keeping up with the 31 days selections.

RobCA

I just watched these for the first time the other day. Pillow of Death was pretty good, certainly worth a viewing, but my favorite was Dead Man's Eyes, which I definitely recommend as well, especially if you can get past the terrible "acting" by Acquanetta. The only other film I'd seen her in was Captive Wild Woman, in which her character never spoke... and now I know why.

Rob

SethDLH

Today I went with The Omen 4, which was the only I hadn't seen. I was pleasantly surprised with it and thought it was pretty decent. Then I decided to go with one of my favorite movies ever Return Of The Living Dead

Dick Laurent

Oooh, you peaked my interest. I'll have to find that.

wlverinefactor

Is Fire Walk With Me considered horror? I started it and I'll finish but just curious as to if I can use it or not.

Dick Laurent

How dare you start that and not finish it? Shame. Yes, it is horror. Listed second on IMDB.

cysiam

My goal for this challenge was 75 but 9 days in and I just hit 50 so I'm going to shoot for 100. Netflix watch instantly makes a huge difference.

dcrw6

If you mean the one Ghost House released, then I wouldn't count it as a horror movie, even though the box is selling it as one. It's more of a sci fi/adventure/family/comedy type of deal than anything scary. It is a great movie, though, and one of the best released in that series.

OldBoy

that is the one. family/comedy? really?