clckworang

I don't mind this idea, although I don't think I would make any individual section optional. We already have it broken up into sections, so maybe we require all sections but not all items in each section, like the ability to toss out one actor and one director. Or maybe just give each person so many exemptions and those could be used in any way?

I've always liked the idea of the actor and director requirements but never having to do them. Well, this has mainly been true the last couple of years. We used to use people who were more universally recognized. I think we have increasingly gone toward the fringe, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I don't know. Maybe the people who are listed would be better served by dropping them from the checklist and incorporating them into the theme day and daily subset. We could have a Vincent Price theme day or a Wes Craven day, etc. Just a thought.

clckworang

I get that, too, but sometimes it can also be a distraction when done poorly. It's definitely something you need to get used to when you first start watching them.

BobO'Link

Well... I don't *love* it but it *is* a bit of trashy Corman fun! I'm trying to concentrate on my "unopened" pile (the main reason for selecting The Terror Beneath the Sea as my theme day choice) but might have to throw that one in "just because"...

Spiderbite

For those who are watching the subset films and don't want to watch Dead Of Night (1945) on youtube, I just checked their schedule on TCM. It is showing tonight at 12:30am CST/1:30 EST.

Thanks to Mister Peepers for mentioning this in the reviews thread. I prefer Cable/DVR to Youtube any day.

Also note that The Innocents (1961) is showing right after Dead of Night. I highly recommend this ghost story if you haven't seen it. It has an outstanding performance by Deborah Kerr and is extremely creepy.

riotinmyskull

anyone have an opinion on EATING RAOUL? would it count as horror?

gp1086

Everyone does their own way but I strictly go by IMDB genre classification, so I would say yes:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083869/

BobO'Link

Very dark, twisted, and funny although it *does* drag at times. Absolutely horror and also qualifies for the "cannibalism" and "comedy" checklist items. The aspect ratio is messed up on the DVD but not so bad as to make it unwatchable.

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

Do you have a link to it?

walletboyniac

24 more movies to add to the pile.

A little worried about the Midnight Horror Collections -- I have another volume in this series, and I liked a grand total of 1 out of the 8 movies.

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

I liked Demonic Toys but have heard bad things about part 2.

Dick Laurent

It seems like FIVE pages popped up while I was asleep last night. Pardon me while I catch up on some items:

Also interesting is much of what you listed is cut out of the international version, which most feel is faster paced and more intense (Kubrick cut 23 minutes for international audiences, as he believed them to be “smarter” and not needing so much fluff). So yeah, seemingly incidental is spot-on.


Congrats! Would have been sooner, but I was sleeping...


Always choose Argento when you put him up against a franchise sequel. I'd say always in general, but Jenifer changed my trust in him quite a bit. Glad you liked it, though.


Great read, as always. Colin must have affected me a little different. Also, I had to re-watch the last 10 minutes of The Sentinel four times, I kept falling asleep. Slow burning is right. I liked it, though.


Awesome! And the girl thing seems to keep coming up... pardon us. And as for where you're from, every time I see "Perth" in your Location it makes me think of some stories Jason Ellis tells regarding that area. Which is either funny to you or you couldn’t care less. His name seems to get both reactions.


Don't, I like it. No-one is apologizing for me watching The Stuff.

(see my OHMC list pic to see why that should be funny)


I agree. It's funny that even the English speaking actors can't seem to match the words. I'm sure that's more equipment/cost limitations of the time as well.


The one at the bottom of the pic is one of the most fun packs I ever bought! I love that set.

walletboyniac

I was excited to finally find it!

jacob_b

Thanks for that information! I didn't check out the subset, so I'm pretty excited I have a film that I can watch when everyone else does.

Thanks for that info. Since Haunted Sea is the movie of the day, guess I'll catch that first and then go off the four titles you all recommended.

LJG765

Ah, gotcha. Hmm, another cartoon series? Interesting. I've only watched the one and of course, the original live action series. Will have to look it up.

indiephantom

About to re-watch Wes Craven's Swamp Thing for the first time since I was about twelve. I have the uncut DVD but not with me at the moment, so I'll have to settle for Netflix which probably doesn't have the boobies. Oh, well.

NoirFan

Strangers on a Train with wild card - yay or nay?

Trevor

I know that thrillers are a touchy subject for some of you purists. I don't count all of them, usually only the ones with supernatural tones or some other qualifier. Have never watched David Lynch's Inland Empire. Anyone think it would count?
Here's the link to my 2010 list when I was insane and did it. http://forum.dvdtalk.com/10378748-post12.html

You'd have to add the 2011 and 2012 stuff. Somebody said they were going to do it this year but I forget who.

Dick Laurent

I'd say so, but I'll look for any excuse to watch a Lynch film. It is heavy on the psychological horror, and it's more twisted/intense than a thriller tag can handle. Twin Peaks FWWM is horror, and IE holds the horror element a little more steady, but in a crazy, Lynchian way.

EDIT: More specifically, it's like watching a nightmare as it happens.

Gobear

I was debating including Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, because although it's listed as a thriller on IMDB, it features gruesome deaths from spontaneous combustion and has supernatural elements, like people being able to change their appearance at will and a talking deer, plus the usual flying wire fu. Maybe I'll wild card it.

Gobear

Anything can be a wild card. Yay.

I found Gayracula online. Guys from old porn are more attractive because they have real bodies instead of the juiced out twinks one see nowadays. Tim Kramer, in particular, was one good -lookin' fella. Sadly, the cast all succumbed to a real-life horror.

Dick Laurent

IMDb really does seem to be wrong with some of those genres. At least horror should be third or fourth for the thrillers I check on. For the IMDb purists, maybe next year we should have a couple "Thriller" cards. They wouldn't be as flexible as a WC (no shorts, unrelated subjects, etc). But it would put this "Thriller" issue at bay, and still allow for feature film counts toward the total. Maybe I'll bring this up in the post discussion thread.

clckworang

When I asked about it in a previous year because a friend of mine said he would count it as horror, I was told no. I still haven't seen it so can't say for sure, but it's likely one of those films that will play a lot different depending on the person. So, to answer your question, I don't know.

Trevor

That sounds like one not needing a wildcard to me. I want to find it; love spontaneous combustion. Happened to me once......I got better.
Is this the actual rule? I always thought it had to be somehow at least slightly related; like a thriller or a kiddie show with ghosts or some scary elements. Something like a pure comedy or drama with no scares or Halloween would never count imo.
Thanks DL! It's been in my too watch pile for way too long. I think perhaps the arthouse theme night? Or maybe we have a psychological horror theme night?

Gobear

I figured that part was understood. I don't think anyone is going to try to count the Care Bears. But anything that is at least tangentially related to horror or Halloween would be allowed, and given that there is an actual psycho killer item in the checklist, Strangers on a Train should be a wild card. If there had been a few more murders or had more of a horror feel, like Psycho, Frenzy, or The Birds . . .

Dick Laurent

I'd say the psychological for sure. Fits arthouse too, though. Problem is I don't see either listed as theme nights. Now I want to watch it again, though.


I still want to watch The Wizard of Oz as a WC. Other than the crazy scary monkeys and the it definitely fits Halloween, as it is one of the most used themes/costumes in trick-or-treating. Every time I bring this up I get laughed at though, so I haven't counted it as a WC... yet.