Trevor

Well, if you really want to feed your OCD, you can complete every decade of horror film history fairly easily. The three films I used for the 1890s, 1900s, and 1910s total about 12 minutes. They may not count in your total (unless you use them as wildcards), but I think it's pretty cool to watch these old films. I've been surprised my the quality of some of the silent stuff.

And nice to know that someone else has used my list, not that I wouldn't have done all the work just for own enjoyment......

edwardnortonfan

Haven't watched "I Spit on Your grave" without one of the commentaries in awhile. I must be getting soft in my old age because it really got to me this time, I had to keep looking away.

edwardnortonfan

I couldn't find any movies for any earlier than 1915 (Les Vampires) so that's the earliest my checklist goes, but I kept most of the other items intact and added a few things of my own, like adding "Rape/Revenge" to the horror subgenre portion of the checklist. It's fun to have something else to work on while completing the challenge itself.

Trevor

No biggie, but if you wanted, the links to the three older films are in my list. They go to the IMDB pages where the films are either located as links or they can be easily found with google.

And thanks, there are a lot of "revenge" films, so I'll add that to my checklist.

terrycloth

Has anyone yet put in a movie and couldnt...refused to watch it was so bad?


these were from hollywood buy two get two sale and i couldnt find more then two so i grabbed COvenent and blood and chocolate. havent paid them any attention till last night and watched maybe 15 mins of each and refused to continue them. and this is coming from someone who st thru jeeper creepers 1/2 and house of the dead and bloodrayne

edwardnortonfan

I liked Blood and Chocolate and The Covenant, but they're definitely not for everyone.

I know there are movies that were made earlier than 1915, but I can't find any to watch free online or rent cheap, is what I meant. I should have clarified that.

FusionX

I liked the idea of Blood of Chocolate, but it bored me to tears.

EdTheRipper

Judging from some of the lists I'm seeing, I'd say there are a few people here willing to lie to get the gift card.

Actually, I was giving some thought to quitting my job so I could catch up. But then I figured I could just follow the lead of others and post imaginary lists. Thanks for the offer though. I appreciate it and I'm sure DarkGod does as well.

FusionX

Thanks man! With all those sour grapes, we'll have enough wine for everyone!

edwardnortonfan

Anyone object to me including Apt Pupil and 1408 as my movies based on novels? I know tech ically they're "novellas" but it's close enough, right?

Darkgod

Sorry for not responding so soon, Im on my 15 straight film..... Not to mention I have no chance of catching up. I could quit my job and watch 15 movies a day, yet somehow, someway those lists will keep growing.

John S.

Since I'm not really a legitimate threat in the challenge, I've been spending a lot of time lately watching TV shows. My purpose of entering this challenge is just to enjoy myself, so I have been watching some episodes of Charmed, and will hopefully watch some of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel also. I know they can't be counted, but I don't really care about that. I'm also attempting to watch all of the Halloween specials in my TV DVD collection.

Shack

Tomorrow's TCM marathon!

6:00 AM - The Wild, Wild Planet (1965)
7:45 AM - From the Earth to the Moon (1958)
9:30 AM - The Thing From Another World (1951)
12:00 PM - Forbidden Planet (1956)
2:00 PM - The Invisible Boy (1957)
3:30 PM - 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954)
6:00 PM - The Satan Bug (1965)
8:00 PM - Homicidal (1961)
9:30 PM - Strait-Jacket (1964)
11:15 PM - 13 Ghosts (1960)
12:45 AM - The Tingler (1959)

I know most of these, but has anyone seen The Satan Bug or Strait-Jacket?

edwardnortonfan

Strait-Jacket is hilarious. It's a highly campy cash-in to the psychotic woman killer movies of the 60s.

wlverinefactor

I know I'm late to this discussion but I'm going to go out on a limb and say I'm the one Darkgod is referring to in his "attacks". I had 2 days off. I literally got about 3 hours of sleep each day and sat in front of the tv for the entire day.

I'm glad you and others have better things to do but when you're on a tight budget and pretty much broke at the moment vegging in front of the tv is something I'd do.

And if you'll take notice as of now I've watched 1 horror film today. I woke up at 6am, Watched the first 40 minutes of Jennifer, went to work for 8 1/2 hours. Came home, showered and then went out to the theater (45 minute drive) to see Eastern promises which was leaving tonight. I then went out and had dinner, stopped at boarders and attempted to hunt down a copy of House and/or House 2 and no where carried it (hell, best Buy only carried horror films from the past 5 years... wtf).

So anyway, I got home, made some phone calls, finished Jennifer and I just now put in Cemetery Man. Also, my movie watching sometimes extends past midnight. If I've watched 3/4 of a film before midnight I count it as that past day (unless I've stopped it to go to bed).

I also made note before as well that there will be days when I get nothing watched. But on my days off (except next Friday) I will most likely veg in front of the tv.

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Edited to fix a typo

FusionX

I'd think they would count. I just finished Fright Night (amazing how your list grows when you watch movies instead of whine) and I forgot how awesome it was. I mainly watched it to lead into the second one (which is OOP and I plan to sell), but it was great to see it again.

Dead

Guys, let's drop the comments about each other.

edwardnortonfan

Ooh, I need to pick up Fright Night and Fright Night 2. I've only ever seen the first 20 minutes of part 2 because it was back when we couldn't watch horror movies when I was a kid so we watched 20 minutes and then had to change the channel quick when my mom came home. It's harder than hell to find some of them though, even on Ebay.

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

It's not bad and it's also loosely based on a novel.

wlverinefactor

I actually almost bought Fright Night tonight for the free ticket to 30 days of night but because it was circuit city I opted not to.

terrycloth

this is whats killing me is my local stores just dont carry older horror movies and i hate using my credit cards online since i always have problems. so im stuck with my own collection *with alot of good titles, but just seen em so many times* or settling for what the movie channels are airing.

the other night at work it was a toss between Urban Legends 2 or nothing for the night...i watched The life of ryan instead *which i really wanna use as a wildcard for watching such crap

caligulathegod

She Beast and Blackenstein were tough slogs. I still couldn't tell you what She Beast was about. As much as I love horror, there really is no quality filter with horror. 90% of everything is shit, but it usually gets lost in the sands of time (I have hundreds of trailers to prove they existed), but Horror is the only genre that parades its shit front and center (even sci-fi is embarrassed by, but is affectionate to its shit). There are certain filmmakers held in relatively high regard that are execrable by any real standards of judging, but get a pass because they throw in a scene or two of violence and/or blood (CoughHGLewisCoughJoeD'Amatocoughcough) in their flicks. That said, there really are some gems buried in the shit.

FusionX

I've had a rough time with the Mummy sequels, even at just over an hour they seem to move so slowly. That and there is so little variance in plot.

Darth Maher

Well, I'm about where I thought I'd be with my list... I wish I could watch more movies, but I just can't seem to function lately with too much lack of sleep.

You may notice a lot of "lite"/"safe" movies/shows on my list. This is mostly because latlely I've tried to start the movies/shows while my kids are still up... can't really watch "Hellraiser" with a 3-year old hanging around. And my 3-year old has been pretty difficult to put to bed lately. She comes out her room about 5-6 times a night. My wife has a broken toe so I end up hauling my daughter back into her room. I'm seriously considering buying a lock for her room. Just let he sit in there and scream for 2 hours. Of course, then sh'd wake up my 8 month old and I'd have 2 screaming kids... and my movie would rewmin in PAUSE mode for longer than it already does. So it's taking me like 2-1/2 hours to watch a 90 minute movie lately.

By the time, the "safe" movie ends, I'm dead tired. The only reason I am still up now is because I am waiting for the washer to finish so I can throw the clothes in the dryer. I try to watch some stuff at work, but I've been too busy lately. Maybe tomorrow.

Anyway, enough of my crying. I like the "Bingo Card" list. It has absolutely no effect on what movie I choose to watch, but it's fun to look at it when I am updating my list to see how the stats compare.

InnocentBlood

i was gonna watch Demons 1 and 2 from the now OOP double disc set of the Dario Argento Collection Vol 2 released by Anchor Bay a couple of years back. i was so sad and super pissed to find that both discs has rotted so badly that the surface of the discs looked as if somebody dripped acid all over it!

and then when i popped in the Vol 1 collection consisting of Phenomena and Inferno i was again upset to find out that Phenomena wouldn't even load

it doesn't help matters to know that Phenomena is OOP and i don't even know when BU is going to re-release it.

i can't help it but i just have this very bad habit of buying DVDs and keeping them for years before i break the seal and watch them