chuckd21

Anyone ever seen this one?

Trevor

Don't think I've ever seen Kelly's prestons. May have to stream that one later.
That's pretty much how I feel. As long as I was led to believe that it was horror, and it's close, I'll count it.
Those are great out of the freezer.
Curse you. Now I'll never be able to watch them box by box again.
Really? The car chase scene was meh to me. Loved the first half of the film though.
Ok, you guys have me convinced to finally seek out this "classic".
Been near the top of my watch pile for years. Insane asylums freak me out.
Good stuff. Still the scariest film I've ever seen.
I'm jealous. Will have to check to see where it's touring. I'd say count it.
Yep.

No, but searching now. Love David Niven.

Dimension X

I'm trying to watch films I haven't seen before, and both yesterday and today I started a movie only to realize a couple of minutes in that I had watched it during a previous Challenge.

I see that one of the films I borrowed from my brother to watch this week, War Wolves (2009), is listed as just Sci-Fi on IMDb, and allmovie doesn't categorize it at all. Will it upset anyone if I count it on my list? It's about werewolves.

I usually eat Pop-Tarts right out of the box, but I'll give that a try.

Undeadcow

I just finished Freddy Vs Jason and really want to love the film but there's just something off about it. Although there needs to be a sequel asap. My thoughts (spoilered for length but spoiler free):
This film begs the question, can fire fueled by everclear be extinguished with beer?

clckworang

Isn't domestic beer really watered down anyway?

Trevor

Same problem here. I've bookmarked my last few horror challenge lists and am checking them before watching a questionable title. A couple quick clicks and F3 searches refreshes my memory.
I'd count it. Let us know if it's any good. Think I have it here somewhere. And it would satisfy the John Saxon check.
All the chocolate based ones are good cold. Even advertise that on the boxes now.
Two tiny paragraphs are length? Does our world have that short an attention span now? (says the man with the shortest attention span on the planet)

Undeadcow

Well mainly to keep my film based rant to those who wanted to discuss that film. ...wait, what were we talking about again?

Undeadcow

Hellraiser III out of print, why? (profanity)

SethDLH

I just checked out the original Wizard of Gore for the first time and though it was pretty good, but not great. It had nice gore (as it should with that title) but the story dragged a bit. Still enjoyable though. Though not even on the same planet of Suspiria as the movie Juno would like you to think

SethDLH

It doesn't have enough alcohol to burn, thats for sure.

SethDLH

By the way I just tallied up the scores I've give all movies I've watched so far and the average score is 5.77/10... I need to watch some better stuff over the next 18 days.

asianxcore

I always thought it was odd/annoying that Diablo Cody would write that into her script. They are two completely different directors with two completely different styles. Name dropping? (Which makes sense for that film I guess)

I was about to say the R2/UK version is still in print, but looking on Amazon UK, looks like it's OOP too.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hellraiser-3...6988519&sr=8-1

Weird

exharrison

Unfortunately, "Inspired by a True Story" leaves a whole lot of wiggle room. But the stuff that that movie is inspired by is pretty nuts.

SethDLH

Couldn't agree more.

Undeadcow

What do you think needs to happen for there to be a direct sequel to Jason X?

cwileyy

Just passed my goal of 31 today, and I've already done better than in the past two years!

I'm trying to do my best to watch things I haven't seen before, and just started on the Nightmare on Elm Street sequels. Also, just checked out Behind the Mask, which was a lot of fun.

Chad

Part 6 is very underrated. Could of used a couple of boobs though.

Damn. I take a brief hiatus and miss all the action. But kudos to the moderators for taking such swift action.

Why does everyone keep recommending films that are unavailable at Netflix?! That tally is approaching 25 now.

I seem to pull that boner every single year. This year's example is The Food of the Gods, which was viewed as recently as last year's challenge.

The sequel is long overdue. But I wouldn't catch it unless Robert Englund reprises his role, which seems very unlikely at this point. I'll never accept the 5 foot 2 Haley as Freddy.

Doc Moonlight

Saw it when it was released. Nothing really memorable, but not a total waste of time either.

BTW, anyone know whose name is "whited out" on the poster image?

SterlingBen

Strangely enough, I have seen all the Hellraiser movies except this one. I passed it over again and again because it was R (was there even an unrated version?).

Trevor

How do you, or anyone else, do this? I can never watch a part 2 without seeing part 1. I just physically can't make myself sit and watch it. The few examples in my life where I've done it, do to family/friend circumstances or whatever factor that was out of my control, I was uncomfortable the whole film.

SterlingBen

2 was on sale (VHS), then I liked it and saw 1. After that I saw 4 on TV and purchased 5 or 6 on DVD. This series is interesting but I have never been to compelled to complete it (at least it's not very high on my list). I would totally buy a box set if that ever happened though. Assuming it wasn't the R-Rated versions.

Julie Walker

Yes there was an unrated version. It runs 97 minutes and was released on VHS and laserdisc.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Hellraiser-III-3...item27b58b1fa7

I do have the Paramount dvd and it is not the R rated version! It actually is some sort of hybrid cut that contains all the uncut gore, and the uncut sex scene, but also has two awful soundtrack alterations and runs 93 minutes. The audio quality is awful as well as it shows up at only 96 kbps on my player,so it's not even 192 kbps like usual for most Dolby 2.0 mixes on dvd. It sounds pretty lifeless overall with no oomph to the mix. That I can't watch this dvd at all and may sell it sometime.

I also own the R rated VHS that runs 91 minutes and the unrated laserdisc. The laserdisc contains a couple extra characterization moments and I think the 97 minute unrated cut is the best version of the film. The sound quality on the VHS and laserdisc are far better than the Paramount dvd as well.

Also a little note for those interested. It appears HBO airs the unrated version despite claiming to be R rated before the showing. I don't know if it's the 97 minute or 93 minute version. But I did catch one scene from the film that is heavily cut in the R version and was surprised to see the gory scene intact. HBO usually airs the rated versions of films from what I've seen, but sometimes they slip up and air an unrated version despite claiming it's R rated.

Travis McClain

Last night I popped in the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead and absolutely loved it. It might be my favorite first time viewing for this challenge. It was pitch perfect, from the clever cinematography to the soundtrack. All the characters are recognizable people, too; I quickly related them to my own friends and family because I just know that in a zombie-infested world, I'd wind up with those people. And some of them are people you just know you're eventually going to have to kill for one reason or another.

Then my wife got home and we followed that with Creep Show. It was alright as an aggregate; the first two segments were pretty weak. I loved "Tide You Over" with Leslie Nielsen and Ted Danson. I know the movie was meant to be amusing, but I found this part genuinely disturbing.

shadokitty

Just finished the last movie in the Frankenstein Legacy Collection and now it is time to begin on Friday the 13th. Interesting timing too, that I am starting the series on the 13th.

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

Juno says a lot of things. Most of it are things I make in the toilet from time to time. Some might say there's a kernel of truth to what's said in Juno and a different sort in my "creations".

The commentary for Wizard of Gore wasn't bad.

Dude! What Happened To My Car? is "Based on a True Story". I now know that those phrases mean absolutely nothing.