100 Movies. 31 Days. The 7th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) Pt 3
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Had a day full of running around so I only got a whopping one movie in today. But at least it was for the daily theme. I had to rely on The Asylum's Paranormal Entity since my wife and I had already watched the other ones. I've got some more running around to do tomorrow so it looks like my numbers are really going to take a hit. I was looking forward to potentially finishing in the top five for the first and probably only time, but what are you gonna do?
And you count another one as liking the ending to The Last Exorcism. I know it gets crapped on a lot, but we really liked it. I think it showed just enough before any sort of terror would be wiped away completely.
And you count another one as liking the ending to The Last Exorcism. I know it gets crapped on a lot, but we really liked it. I think it showed just enough before any sort of terror would be wiped away completely.
I also liked "The Last Exorcism." My problem with the ending was that as I was watching the movie, I made up several potential endings in my head, and everything I came up with was better than what they did, but I don't think the ending was as bad as everyone said it was, and the rest of the movie creeped me out, so I enjoyed it.
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The Last Exorcism was extremely creepy, and I was amazed at the talent of the actress playing the possessed girl. The only problem with it is that the ending was telegraphed a mile away.
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has this been posted yet? if so then sorry.
not sure what i'll be watching tonight if anything...need to go out and drink some beers with friends. watched DEEP RED last night and i hadn't seen it in around 3 years. was refreshing to see it on blu-ray
has this been posted yet? if so then sorry.
not sure what i'll be watching tonight if anything...need to go out and drink some beers with friends. watched DEEP RED last night and i hadn't seen it in around 3 years. was refreshing to see it on blu-ray
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Just enjoyed The Others, for theme night. I think it's such a good movie, on all possible levels. I enjoy it every time I revisit it.
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Planning on doing a 4 different movies revolving around today's theme, ranging from the 70's to the 2000's. Start with The Amityville Horror, move onto Hellraiser, do Wishmaster for the 90s, and finish with my copy of Final Destination 3.
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BTW, The Tunnel (2011) is available for free via VODO, which is a 100% legal torrent. It's even listed on the official site:
http://www.thetunnelmovie.net/seeit
Fits today's theme.
http://www.thetunnelmovie.net/seeit
Fits today's theme.
True, but watching a MST3K type item seems to be in almost every checklist/challenge. Maybe a cadre of rotating stuff so items like this are not there every year/every checklist. After all, once you've "broadened your horizons" and found you don't like something it's very difficult to force yourself to do so again because of the need/desire/compulsion/obsession to complete the checklist.
I just finished Cloverfield for "Found Footage". I almost gave up on it the first 20-25 minutes - how did anyone sit through that drivel in the theater? It was simply horrible. Do people actually make home videos like that? If so, why would anyone want to watch them? More importantly, why would anyone think it would make a "good" introduction to characters for a feature film, especially at that length? Once they actually got into the meat of the film it was pretty good and then... 10+ minutes of *credits* on a film that only runs 84 minutes?!?!! Take away the open studio banner, fake Defense Dept. warnings, the lame as crap party/intro segment, and the overly long credits and you're left with a fairly decent little ~53 minute made-for-TV length show. The creatures were fairly good but very reminiscent of the Graboids in Tremors crossed with a cave cricket. I'd have like to have seen more of the large creature and how the military dealt with it. Basically, remake it *not* as a "found footage" film but as a true "creature feature" and you might have something. I'd give it a better score if it were a truly feature length film without the awful "setup" segment as it failed in its attempt to make me care about the characters.
Trevor...like others, you have convinced me to watch The Last Exorcism sometime this weekend. I saw it pop up on the streaming list and I will definitely check it out now. I'm not religious but for some reason, exorcist movies creep me out as well. The last one I saw, The Exorcism Of Emily Rose, creeped the shit out of me...and I loved it.
Also glad to see I am not the only one that hears noises in the night after a scary movie. I was going to watch The Changeling (1980) tonight but changed my mind since it would be the last film for tonight and I didn't want to hear noises keeping me awake until 2am. That movie scared the piss out of me and the first time I saw it was just a couple of years ago. Not a nostalgia thing at all.
Also nice to see a few people speak ill about Mystery Science Theater 3000. I thought I was the only person that found their comments to be completely and utterly void of humor. They are akin to a 5th string comedian giving a play-by-play of a bad movie...and they think they are hilarious. Ugh.
Internet problems have kept me offline for the past two days, but it's certainly nice to come back and read this. I first watched Sauna around 3 AM one cold December morning, and despite having trouble keeping my eyes open before I popped it in, the film really woke me up and kept my attention from beginning to end. Out of all the horror films I've seen over the last few years, it's the one that has festered in my mind the longest.
Another found footage film that I'd recommend is Lake Mungo, a slow-burning Australian film that creeped me out much more than I expected. One image in particular, seen late in the film, really got to me. It isn't often that I'm sitting there dreading what might pop up on screen next, though maybe I was simply in the right frame of mind at the time.
I also liked "The Last Exorcism." My problem with the ending was that as I was watching the movie, I made up several potential endings in my head, and everything I came up with was better than what they did, but I don't think the ending was as bad as everyone said it was, and the rest of the movie creeped me out, so I enjoyed it.
She really did a great job. I'm a little dense when it comes to figuring films out, and didn't see this ending coming at all. Not even slightly.
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I just finished Cloverfield for "Found Footage". I almost gave up on it the first 20-25 minutes - how did anyone sit through that drivel in the theater? It was simply horrible. Do people actually make home videos like that? If so, why would anyone want to watch them? More importantly, why would anyone think it would make a "good" introduction to characters for a feature film, especially at that length? Once they actually got into the meat of the film it was pretty good and then... 10+ minutes of *credits* on a film that only runs 84 minutes?!?!! Take away the open studio banner, fake Defense Dept. warnings, the lame as crap party/intro segment, and the overly long credits and you're left with a fairly decent little ~53 minute made-for-TV length show. The creatures were fairly good but very reminiscent of the Graboids in Tremors crossed with a cave cricket. I'd have like to have seen more of the large creature and how the military dealt with it. Basically, remake it *not* as a "found footage" film but as a true "creature feature" and you might have something. I'd give it a better score if it were a truly feature length film without the awful "setup" segment as it failed in its attempt to make me care about the characters.
I guess they were going to have a different ending to it that they talk about in the commentary. I don't want to see it again but I'm curious about what the change was.
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I also liked "The Last Exorcism." My problem with the ending was that as I was watching the movie, I made up several potential endings in my head, and everything I came up with was better than what they did, but I don't think the ending was as bad as everyone said it was, and the rest of the movie creeped me out, so I enjoyed it.
I also liked "The Last Exorcism." My problem with the ending was that as I was watching the movie, I made up several potential endings in my head, and everything I came up with was better than what they did, but I don't think the ending was as bad as everyone said it was, and the rest of the movie creeped me out, so I enjoyed it.
Not as wrong as The House at the Edge of the Park, though. It had potential, but threw it away with some wacky choices.
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Watched F13 (1980) last night. Decent flick, most of it was expected so I wouldn't consider it scary at all.
I have a few friends coming over tonight to watch a couple movies and throw down a few beers, but I have no idea what to show. They all seem to enjoy horror, and I don't want to show anything too tame -- can anyone recommend the scariest movie you've ever seen? Hopefully I own it or can acquire it by 8pm EST tonight.
I have a few friends coming over tonight to watch a couple movies and throw down a few beers, but I have no idea what to show. They all seem to enjoy horror, and I don't want to show anything too tame -- can anyone recommend the scariest movie you've ever seen? Hopefully I own it or can acquire it by 8pm EST tonight.
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I just pre-ordered The Last Circus. About a clown with a machete in a Circus. Haven't seen it yet but looking forward to it. It's a subtitled Spanish film and the trailer looks pretty good.
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Watched F13 (1980) last night. Decent flick, most of it was expected so I wouldn't consider it scary at all.
I have a few friends coming over tonight to watch a couple movies and throw down a few beers, but I have no idea what to show. They all seem to enjoy horror, and I don't want to show anything too tame -- can anyone recommend the scariest movie you've ever seen? Hopefully I own it or can acquire it by 8pm EST tonight.
I have a few friends coming over tonight to watch a couple movies and throw down a few beers, but I have no idea what to show. They all seem to enjoy horror, and I don't want to show anything too tame -- can anyone recommend the scariest movie you've ever seen? Hopefully I own it or can acquire it by 8pm EST tonight.
i know when my friends are over that are "into horror" usually means they enjoy going to the theaters and watching whatever mainstream title is showing.
so when those friends come over i tend to watch movies i try and keep to theatrical releases , because it makes them go "ooo yeah i heard of this one" and give the movie more of a chance. (Let Me In, Trick 'R Treat, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Piranha, Shaun of the dead)
or ill pull out my over the top nonsense that goes good with a 12 pack...Poulteygeist, Hobo with a shotgun, RoboGeisha, Tokyo Gore Police, etc.
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I actually was surprised that it was better than I thought it'd be. It's still not great thanks to long stretches where I was checking the running time, and the ending was just laughable to me, but there were several effective moments that helped even it out.
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As for my guests tonight, they tend to have a wider interest in this genre than I would ever have. Right now, I have a couple in mind THE OTHERS (2001) which is more a thriller than horror, and the re-make of THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE -- which they've never seen
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While the original is one of my all-time favorite movies, I really don't like the remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It's just way too slick.
What kind of horror movies do you typically like? Would you like us to brutalize you?
What about Dario Argento? Suspiria would be a good introduction to him.
What kind of horror movies do you typically like? Would you like us to brutalize you?
What about Dario Argento? Suspiria would be a good introduction to him.
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I'm open to anything in all genres really... My problem is I don't have many options to acquire anything but mainstream titles, the local video rental store only carries mainstream stuff and I had a bad experience with Netflix so I'm not re-subscribing for a wider selection of titles. My only option is to buy - and as I said before, I'm cautious about blind buying stuff of this genre since I only watch them one month out of the year.
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I'm open to anything in all genres really... My problem is I don't have many options to acquire anything but mainstream titles, the local video rental store only carries mainstream stuff and I had a bad experience with Netflix so I'm not re-subscribing for a wider selection of titles. My only option is to buy - and as I said before, I'm cautious about blind buying stuff of this genre since I only watch them one month out of the year.
Trick 'r Treat - theres some that dont like this title but id say majority that i know love this film. it oozes October and def a must watch if you havent
Let Me In - Its a 2010 HAMMER release thats a remake of let the right one in (which is the better movie, but this doesnt have subtitles for those who dont like foreign language)
Evil Dead - a classic movie and is a great movie to watch with a group. can substitute with evil dead 2 or army of darkness as you dont have to see the original to watch the sequels.
Let Me In - another remake and a bit rougher then most of the other titles listed, but i really enjoyed this movie.
Orphanage - Came out 06 i thing...very creep ghost story if a bit slower then the rest but an awesome addition to the ghost story genre.
Cannibal - great flick! good for the whole family
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Caught Stake Land last night and it's easily one of the better post-apocalyptic vampire / road movies of recent memory. None of that "love never dies" crap here. These were savage animals out for the kill that were really more akin to zombies than vampires. Also surprisingly beautiful cinematography.
And without a doubt the first time I've witnessed a film with
My only complaint is having the Danielle Harris character 9-months pregnant.
I'm really digging those Sam shorts. They're debuting new ones every so often for their upcoming 24-hour Trick 'r Treat marathon on Halloween.
And without a doubt the first time I've witnessed a film with
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My only complaint is having the Danielle Harris character 9-months pregnant.
I'm really digging those Sam shorts. They're debuting new ones every so often for their upcoming 24-hour Trick 'r Treat marathon on Halloween.
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I'm open to anything in all genres really... My problem is I don't have many options to acquire anything but mainstream titles, the local video rental store only carries mainstream stuff and I had a bad experience with Netflix so I'm not re-subscribing for a wider selection of titles. My only option is to buy - and as I said before, I'm cautious about blind buying stuff of this genre since I only watch them one month out of the year.
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You guys are convincing me to rewatch REC and then watch REC2 with all the glowing reviews for the sequel. I loved the first one but probably need to rewatch it since it has been a little while.
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Today's subset choice, Sauna, is quite good btw.
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I'm gonna try something different and hold the trivia question this Monday. It'll be different from the last in that a) it's much easier with little effort involved and b) randomly drawn. So as long as you answer within 48 hours you'll have a chance of winning.
Any suggestions for the prize?
Any suggestions for the prize?