100 Movies. 31 Days. The 5th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) Pt 2
10-11-09, 08:26 PM
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i drove an hour to and back to check out this and had and awesome mix of people in a packed theatre of male females, teenage girls, kids etc...and was waiting for reactions...NOTHING. imo by the time anything happened no one cared. I guess it just wasnt for me.
the review that sums it up forme is the 10 yr old kid that got up after it was over and said "what the hell"and left with his mom
the review that sums it up forme is the 10 yr old kid that got up after it was over and said "what the hell"and left with his mom
10-11-09, 08:40 PM
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Is it cool to counting Helter Skelter, the 1976 docudrama about Charles Manson, as part of the challenge or should I use a wildcard? IMDB lists the movie as a "thriller."
10-11-09, 08:50 PM
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Pitch Black movies?
Mummy movies?
The Omega Man?
Pan's Labyrinth?
Mummy movies?
The Omega Man?
Pan's Labyrinth?
10-11-09, 08:52 PM
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10-11-09, 08:59 PM
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Yes. No. I don't know.
Yes, but only the first. (assuming you're talking about the remake)
Yes.
No.
Yes, but only the first. (assuming you're talking about the remake)
Yes.
No.
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10-11-09, 09:08 PM
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That last no is for Pan's Labyrinth. Might I send a gentle reminder to you that you have a character from stated movie on the banner for this challenge. I kind of thought (or was hoping) that made it an exception...
10-11-09, 09:22 PM
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That's just my personal opinion and obviously he can count it if he wants. I just feel it's more in the fantasy realm than horror.
10-11-09, 09:36 PM
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10-11-09, 09:50 PM
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Re: Darkman
Don't get me wrong, it's worth a watch. Liam Neeson is excellent, as well most of the other cast, it just didn't seem as solid as I remembered it. That's not to say it's a bad movie or anything.
Death Bed is next to my PS3, ready for it's initial viewing tomorrow night!
Death Bed is next to my PS3, ready for it's initial viewing tomorrow night!
10-11-09, 09:50 PM
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I'm debating what I want to pop in before bed... the options are:
The Shining
Blair Witch Project
something else, i'm not really picky haha
The Shining
Blair Witch Project
something else, i'm not really picky haha
10-11-09, 09:59 PM
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One Hell of a Christmas (2002) - Haven't seen this one yet. I'll probably watch it in early Dec.
Santa Claws (1996) - I've seen this and wouldn't recommend it, but you have Psycho Santa on your list and it's worse.
Santa Claws (1996) - I've seen this and wouldn't recommend it, but you have Psycho Santa on your list and it's worse.
Available on netflix instant. Added to my queue, watching tonight if I can stay awake.
10-11-09, 11:27 PM
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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.
10-12-09, 12:02 AM
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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'.
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'.
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.
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.
10-12-09, 12:14 AM
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Decided to watch I Am Legend for the first time... while I was no way in love with it, it was a pleasant surprise from a movie I had little desire to watch.
10-12-09, 01:25 AM
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The Phillies game ending at 2:15 am is fucking with my movie watching.
10-12-09, 02:57 AM
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10-12-09, 03:05 AM
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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.
I'd like to watch some movies I've never seen so I hope they speed it up.
10-12-09, 03:32 AM
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Tonight I ventured down memory lane into vhs territory, and a reminder of just how bad the MPAA used to be on horror films. I viewed Intruder(1988), R rated version from Paramount. It's a fun flick to, with some unique camera work. I just never understood why they opted to include major spoilers on the cover, photos on the back of the box and if anyone has seen the trailer,spoilers there to.
10-12-09, 06:43 AM
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The whole full-time job where I can't watch movies all day fucks things up a bit too but that's another rant for another time,lol.
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I tried that and only got a few feet out the door before being drawn back in by an unseen force. The Devil made me do it?
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10-12-09, 07:40 AM
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Ugh. I was checking out the HD on Demand channel on Time Warner and they had Rocky Horror Picture Show in HD for $3. I pulled out my DVD and popped it into my PS3 and synched it up with the HD version and it turns out that it is simply upconverted standard. It looks identical to my DVD. I'm going to call to get a refund.
10-12-09, 08:01 AM
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Well, thanks to both a long weekend with bad weather and getting off work early a few days, I made my personal goal of 31. Now any movie I watch will just add more icing to the cake, and if I make 100, so much the better. Jeepers Creepers was my goal making movie.
10-12-09, 08:03 AM
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It's interesting that you say that. On the Criterion laserdisc commentary, Martin Scorcese specifically says he used all the same beats and editing as a Horror movie. He then named off some of the Horror films that scared him as a kid and they were the Val Lewton flicks. He emulated those kinds of Horror movies where the scares are more subtle. Not to say that Taxi Driver is a Horror movie, but we have it from the horse's mouth that stylistically, it was made as though it were.
But regardless of his audio commentary, the issue is whether or not Taxi Driver should be counted as a horror movie. Do you really think it should be?
10-12-09, 08:51 AM
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Not sure, but she does make a compelling case. I don't know if I would compare it to Carrie, though. It's almost one, in tone and how it builds and builds towards a final violent catharsis.
10-12-09, 09:01 AM
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Added EMBRYO (1976) starring Rock Hudson, Roddy McDowall, Barbara Carrera and Diane Ladd. Also updated my list with 
and 
icons. Guess which one got used more...
and icons. Guess which one got used more...
10-12-09, 09:33 AM
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However, I wished I hadn't watched the alternate ending. I think that was a mistake to include with the DVD.
