100 Movies. 31 Days. The 9th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) Pt 2
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[Chronologising and compiling purchase availability of Hammer Horror films] annoyed me too and I also have a few of the same movie because it also came in a double feature. I bought several of the Anchor Bay double feature releases a few years ago. They were out of print then and weren't cheap. Now they cost even more. I'll post a list of the chronology and then the best way I think you should get them. Do note that there is a Region 2 set which is probably the best way to get all of these, but I'm a Region 1 user hasn't gone region free, so these are all region 1 releases I'll be listing...
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LMFAO!!! Wow that is one cover of a film. I actually semi enjoyed Killjoy. Might have been better if I was stoned. I just figured it was going to be a white kid getting bullied because of the description and cover. Other than that, I've never heard of either of those films mentioned.
#828
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Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings (2011) was so bad. 89 minutes of my life I won't be able to get back.
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I was thinking of watching Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. I might consider that a wild card pick. What do you all think? They do go to hell and talk to the devil and travel with the grim reaper. They also have 'evil' robotic twins. Neither site refer to it as horror, but I think it could be considered a horror comedy.
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Couple of checklist questions...
What makes a movie 'psychological'?
What does 'With two or more horror legends' mean? Are we talking actors or characters?
What makes a movie 'psychological'?
What does 'With two or more horror legends' mean? Are we talking actors or characters?
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Just watched Child's Play 2 and Child's Play 3 and finally finished up the series. Was never a fan, but I loved Bride as a kid (which I also haven't seen since then).
Hoping to finish up some of these 'big' horror franchises this month/soon-ish. I never liked Halloween, so I've only seen the first 3, but have the others planned for this month as well as the last 2 entries in the Saw series. I also need to get to Hellraiser at some point as I've only seen the first 2 (despite being warned off the later ones, I'm a completionist),
Hoping to finish up some of these 'big' horror franchises this month/soon-ish. I never liked Halloween, so I've only seen the first 3, but have the others planned for this month as well as the last 2 entries in the Saw series. I also need to get to Hellraiser at some point as I've only seen the first 2 (despite being warned off the later ones, I'm a completionist),
#833
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Hmm.. can I count the Vincent Price Pit and Pendulum for "decapitation" because of the imminent threat of same..?
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I'd say horror legends was intended to be 2 actors but I'd say if there are 2 legendary horror characters in it (FVJ or something like that) it would certainly work
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Started my day with my first Blu Ray of the Challenge, Gamera Guardian of the Universe. While the transfer looks pretty nice, I was rather surprised to find the trilogy to be completely bare bones with no extras whatsoever.
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Next year it'd be fun to do a short film theme day.
I'm doing the same. Child's Play 1 is surprisingly good but the following sequels, especially 2, feel disappointing to me. I think Bride of Chucky is one of the more clever horror follow-ups not afraid the experiment with new things.
I need to rewatch the Poltergeist movies. My recollection is that II and III were better than the first with their cheesy fun. Vodka worms ftw. I agree with this but I also struggled to define "psychological horror" because the point of horror is to mess with psyche. Wikipedia says "Psychological horror films differ from the traditional horror film, where the source of the fear is typically something material ...[or] gore and graphic violence, in that tension is built through atmosphere, eerie sounds and exploitation of the viewer's and the character's psychological fears." For my list I'm looking for something that is primarily focused on an individual character questionable frame of reference or neurosis. I think Repulsion is the movie that best defines psychological horror but will probably go with Stendhal Syndrome (to check giallo, Asia/Dario Argento items).
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Somewhat related to Frankenstein's Army; before the screening at FrightFest, the director asked the audience to pretend we were zombies and took a picture. I drew an arrow pointing to me:
Also, speaking of Chucky earlier, we were given masks prior to the screening of Curse of Chucky and asked to put them on for a photo:
Spoiler:
Also, speaking of Chucky earlier, we were given masks prior to the screening of Curse of Chucky and asked to put them on for a photo:
Spoiler:
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I had a large Killjoy figure on display in my theater room for years until I got around to watching the films. After watching the first one, which is what the figure is based on, I took it down and refuse to put it back up.
I was thinking of watching Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. I might consider that a wild card pick. What do you all think? They do go to hell and talk to the devil and travel with the grim reaper. They also have 'evil' robotic twins. Neither site refer to it as horror, but I think it could be considered a horror comedy.
While it may have things that could be interpreted as horror, it's not at all the intent of the film, nor is it how any of the parts play out.
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If there's an explosion in the movie, there's an explosion in the trailer.
New season of The Walking Dead starts tonight!
New season of The Walking Dead starts tonight!
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I'm not sure why I put myself through Declan O'Brien shit. 'Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines' was an improvement over the previous film, but not by much.
Doug Bradley was a completely wasted character in that film and the film's best plot devices are taken from 'Attack On Precinct 13' (1976).
There is some good gore in it, but that's about it.
Doug Bradley was a completely wasted character in that film and the film's best plot devices are taken from 'Attack On Precinct 13' (1976).
There is some good gore in it, but that's about it.
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When I saw Joe Dante years ago, he was talking about when he started out cutting trailers for Roger Corman, and Corman told him to make sure he did that. He said after a while, he just started putting explosions in the trailers even if there wasn't one in the movie.
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I'm not sure why I put myself through Declan O'Brien shit. 'Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines' was an improvement over the previous film, but not by much.
Doug Bradley was a completely wasted character in that film and the film's best plot devices are taken from 'Attack On Precinct 13' (1976).
There is some good gore in it, but that's about it.
Doug Bradley was a completely wasted character in that film and the film's best plot devices are taken from 'Attack On Precinct 13' (1976).
There is some good gore in it, but that's about it.
#845
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I found Wrong Turn 5 as probably the best entry in the franchise, but this is coming from someone that loathes the entire franchise. It has to be the worst horror series to get that many sequels. Aside from casting Eliza Dushku in the first one, what has it done right?
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If anyone ever wants to get into Killjoy, they're better off starting with the third one. You won't miss a thing and it's where the series takes a turn for the better.
I had a large Killjoy figure on display in my theater room for years until I got around to watching the films. After watching the first one, which is what the figure is based on, I took it down and refuse to put it back up.
I had a large Killjoy figure on display in my theater room for years until I got around to watching the films. After watching the first one, which is what the figure is based on, I took it down and refuse to put it back up.
Today is a Puppetmaster marathon for the theme. Should be a good day with The Walking Dead coming back.
#847
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'From Beyond' (1986) is so good! Glad I decided to re-watch it for this challenge.
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I'm doing a bit of a different take for the Evil Doll theme today... Watching Living Doll where a man brings home a corpse and dresses it up like it's alive and it "talks" to him and tells him to kill.
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