FantasticVSDoom

Holy fuck was Halloween 2 (Zombie) awful... I remember seeing reviews when it came out thinking people were just hating RZ since Ive like everything he did to that point (even enjoyed the remake) but damn that was a piece of shit. Im going to have to rethink watching only movies I haven't seen before to cleanse my brain from that garbage.

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

The one thing I forgot to add, since I was seriously tired after that was there's English and Spanish menus at the beginning. I accidentally hit Spanish and could never get the option to choose again.

I spent about 5 minutes turning the player on and off, trying different things but it just didn't care.

CardiffGiant

Has anyone else seen Alien Predators (AKA "The Falling") before? I watched it last night on Netflix Streaming and it's probably the worst film I've ever seen. I can usually find something of worth in a film, but this one made it very difficult. The only redeeming quality I could find was the conclusion of the film.

CardiffGiant

I've never seen it, but based on this review, I guess I'll be deleting it from the DVR later.

bse

Yeah, I'm a Rob Zombie fan, and I HATED it also.... I saw it once when it came out, and just revisited it...still hated it...

Cardsfan111

I just watched Halloween II last night and have to agree--it's tough to find things to like about that film. And I was giving it a second chance, wanting to like it. I've found every Halloween film to be enjoyable at various levels, even Zombie's first one.

chuckd21

Did anyone else know there was a Piranha remake on Showtime in 1995?

Dick Laurent

etale@sunflower seems to be adding to the posts in the lists thread still. Anyone get anywhere with the PMs?

kthnxbai

Yes. I used to own it on VHS. Not as good as the orignal (then again remakes never are) but it was good. Did you ever see the original sequel, The Spawning?

shadokitty

I don't know if anyone else had this same problem or not, but I just tried streaming My Name Is Bruce on Netflix and I wasn't receiving any sound. At first I thought it was my computer, so I tried checking a movie that I recently played and the sound worked fine.

Indy24LA

I agree with all the hate on Zombie's Halloween II, which is a shame, cause I really liked the first one.

Just watched Triangle and I fully recommend it, great Twilight Zoney horror.

dcrw6

Thanks for your comments about my wife, luckily she's able to go home today which means hopefully after my casting session I'll be able to update my list tonight and get a movie in. I started taking notes once I got more into writing for my blog as it helps me when I'm writing, especially if I get behind because of other obligations when it comes to doing a write-up. I've got a lot of notes to refresh my memory even when I'm more than a month behind on my viewing, like I am now.

I did try streaming while I was here at the hospital but it was a no go. It took forever to pick one since nothing really stood out and then it took forever to load so I just gave up. I'll probably try later on in the month (mainly for the checklist) but I just have a feeling that the format isn't for me, which worries me a bit with the direction the industry seems to be taking. But anyways, hopefully tomorrow I'll be back entrenched in horror, even in a limited capacity.


Just wanted to throw in my thoughts on Phantasm as well. The first time I saw the original, I liked it but it was a little rough to get my head around. As for the rest of the series, I ended up watching them in this order: 4 then 2 then 3 over the span of two years thanks to the scarcity of the films in any circles around where I lived. Needless to say, I had no idea what was going on. One day, about five years ago, I sat down and marathoned all four of them back to back in order to really judge the series and by doing so, something clicked and I loved them by the end of it. The ending of the fourth one even had me pumped for another installment that still hasn't arrived. I don't know why, but something about watching them like that worked for me much better than watching them separately. I think they all depend on each other to make the narrative a little more coherent as well as really endearing the characters to you as you watch. So for those not really into the series, if you ever want to give it another shot, I'd suggest checking them out in that fashion.

Julie Walker

You're welcome. Yeah the uncut version is definitely better and extremely outrageous, but the R version is also worth watching for fun with how they handled the editing. It's pretty tough to find the R version as well from what I've seen since it's long out of print. Of course if you buy an ex rental copy it's usually going to be the R version, since Hollywood Video and such only stocked the R versions of Troma films when available.

kthnxbai

What are your thoughts on Children of the Corn? I purchased it on DVD for the challenge and noticed that it is also on Blu-Ray. I don't remember much of the movie. Before I open the packaging, is the movie worth buying on Blu-Ray versus DVD?

bse

get the blu-ray for $8.99 at amazon and return the DVD.

chuckd21

Watched both Piranha 2 and the "alternate cut" of Piranha 2 a couple days ago. But this 95 remake... I don't get the point of it. There's nothing different about it except for the cast. I can't understand why it was made.

JOE29

I know. I bought it a while back and I'll probably never watch it again. Shame too, because the first one was pretty good. I don't know what he didi to the second one but i'm ready to throw it in the river.

JOE29

Which movie are you talking about? the original or the remake?

Travis McClain

Last night, we did a triple feature beginning with the Reds's horrible loss in Game 2, followed by Hideaway (based on the Dean Koontz novel) and Circus of Fear (a.k.a. Psycho-Circus). Hideaway was decent; I liked the performances, especially Jeff Goldblum's, but the 15 year old CGI looks horribly dated today. Circus of Fear was extremely light on actual horror or even anything fearful; it's really much more of a whodunnit that happens to have Christopher Lee as a masked lion tamer who is, admittedly, creepy.

My cousin came over earlier today and we showed her The Dark, which we'd already watched for the challenge, and she enjoyed it. I figured she would; she goes for psychological thrillers, the supernatural and things with children in creepy stories.

We followed that by streaming Teeth from Netflix. There's a local theater that does biweekly midnight screenings of cult favorites and they played the trailer for this the night we went to see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (I think that was the movie, anyway) and it piqued our interest but we missed its screening. In any event, it's about a teen girl with notions of valuing virginity who discovers she has vagina dentata, teeth in her vagina that make her the wrong girl to attack. I enjoy movies where I find myself rooting against the victims, and every one of the guys in Teeth have it coming.

It's an interesting commentary on social sexual biases and mores, and one that I would certainly recommend to those seeking to better contextualize the "torture porn" sub-genre. The emphasis here is not on the violence--the assault scenes happen quickly and aren't drawn out--but rather on the sexuality. "Sex positive" viewers will find its commentary simplistic, and prudes will find it somewhat mocking, but I think it does a decent job of ultimately showing how misguided a lot of our sexual standards (and double-standards) really are.

Dick Laurent

Okay, need some help if possible. This year I'm trying to put first lines/words spoken for the quotes on my list. But I seemed to have missed the one for The Devil's Bride, and of course I deleted it already.

So if anyone has it on their DVR, or you happen to have the first line noted, I'd much appreciate it if you could send it my way. Here or PM is fine.

Thanks!

Also: I know the first parts spoken are voodoo rituals, I'm looking for the first English line. Thanks again.

ANSWERED: Thanks, brainee!

brainee

I have it on my DVDR. The first lines are pretty mundane (after Rex flies in to meet de Richlau and company):

"Hello Nicholas!"
"Hello Rex. How are you?"
"Fine ... fine."
"Where's Simon?"
*de Richlau shrugs*
"Well, when did you last see him?"
"Three months ago."

Trevor

Always seem to have slight trouble trying to find films to fit the ratings part of the checklist, so I did some research just now that will hopefully prove useful to others. I went through each year's list thread and tallied the films from the harder to fill ratings of G, PG-13, NC-17, and X. No fact checking done yet, so please feel free to give me corrections or additions.

Edit to add: see this post for updates

G

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Creature From the Black Lagoon
Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit
The Worst Witch
The Haunting (1963)
The Time Machine (1960)
Dracula Has Risen From the Grave
several Scooby Doo films I think

PG-13

Spoiler:

huge list pending, or maybe I'll just skip this since there are many more than I thought

NC-17

The Evil Dead
Man Bites Dog
High Tension
Frontiers
Pieces
Revenge of the Living Dead Girls
Scrapbook

X

Blood for Dracula
Cannibal Holocaust
Dawn of the Dead (1978) (DC)
The Devils (1971)
Evil Dead 2
Flesh for Frankenstein
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
The Hills Have Eyes
I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
Isla: She Wolf of the SS (1975)
The Last House on the Left (1972)
Snuff

brainee

Amen. This was all I could muster for a review in my list:

And I own "House of a 1000 Corpses" and "Devil's Rejects" on DVD. And watched "Halloween", and thought enough of it to give the follow-up a shot - so I'm not a Zombie hater.

Travis McClain

I can't guarantee that anyone else will enjoy it as much as I did yesterday, but I'll be happy to hear your thoughts if you do break down and re-watch it!

Given that the MPAA no longer uses "X," and how few qualify for this challenge, perhaps going forward the X & NC-17 might be combined for the checklist? Otherwise, annual participants are going to have to begin re-watching specific movies on a rotating basis just to earn that one check.

kthnxbai

Original.


(Remakes usually induce vomiting.)