100 Movies. 31 Days. The 9th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) Pt 3
10-26-13, 01:03 PM
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I'm watched Diecovery last night and one of the things that kept going through my mind was why are so many people using a battle axe to dig a hole with? Whenever anyone over the 25 years the movie takes place wants to dig, they always go for the axe on the wall and they don't even dig with it. They just sit there chopping the dirt. The deepest hole any of them ever made by chopping at the dirt was about a foot deep.
It wasn't a haunted axe, nobody was killed with it, it was just the thing that everyone went for when it came time to make a pathetic attempt at digging.
It wasn't a haunted axe, nobody was killed with it, it was just the thing that everyone went for when it came time to make a pathetic attempt at digging.
10-26-13, 01:08 PM
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I'll have 100 movies by the end of the weekend. Going over my list I've noticed that I haven't really gotten into the older films this time around. I just grab whatever seems to get my attention and watch .
Probably a bit late to start organizing anything at his point. Have roughly 40 - 50% first time views , so that's something anyway.
Probably a bit late to start organizing anything at his point. Have roughly 40 - 50% first time views , so that's something anyway.
10-26-13, 01:24 PM
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I've just finished No. 80. I'm really nervous about hitting 100 this year. It likely will be pretty close. I'm also trying to finish up the checklist. I think I should be good as long as I watch a few of the titles I already have planned. I haven't even looked at the ratings section, but I would guess I've watched enough of those without trying. We'll see.
I wish I could devote all my weekend time to horror, but the DVR is nearly completely full with the TV shows I've been neglecting all month. So what I'm doing is watching a horror title and then watching a TV show before going back to horror. I wish I didn't have to do that, but I only have 10% space open. Yikes!
As far as wildcards go, can I include the work event I have to cover on Halloween? It's called Boo at the Zoo. We are going to be dressed up and passing out candy for trick-or-treaters at the zoo. I figured it might get a pass since it is Halloween related.
That must have been your theater. No problems when I went to Starship Troopers.
But have you seen a good movie get the Rifftrax treatment? It can often be really hilarious and can provide greater replay value for it. Some of my favorite Rifftrax are for movies that I love. Night of the Living Dead was great, as are the tracks for Halloween, Drag Me to Hell, The Sixth Sense.
I wish I could devote all my weekend time to horror, but the DVR is nearly completely full with the TV shows I've been neglecting all month. So what I'm doing is watching a horror title and then watching a TV show before going back to horror. I wish I didn't have to do that, but I only have 10% space open. Yikes!
As far as wildcards go, can I include the work event I have to cover on Halloween? It's called Boo at the Zoo. We are going to be dressed up and passing out candy for trick-or-treaters at the zoo. I figured it might get a pass since it is Halloween related.
Well, of course "Live" is a relative term. It is beamed in via satellite from Nashville. Still, pretty cool. Last month was Starship Troopers but the feed cut out at about the 4/5ths mark of the movie. They gave us each 2 free movie passes. This month went without a hitch though.
And in November... Santa Claus vs the Martians!
And in November... Santa Claus vs the Martians!
But have you seen a good movie get the Rifftrax treatment? It can often be really hilarious and can provide greater replay value for it. Some of my favorite Rifftrax are for movies that I love. Night of the Living Dead was great, as are the tracks for Halloween, Drag Me to Hell, The Sixth Sense.
10-26-13, 01:39 PM
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Every January, when our schedule for the year gets printed (it's a set biweekly rotation, so we actually know our schedule years in advance), I put in for vacation for Halloween and a few other random days in October.
10-26-13, 02:40 PM
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I always make sure to put in for at least 1 vacation week in October. Next year, I'm seriously thinking about using up 2. I have plenty of sick time left, so if I'm feeling under the weather on Thursday, I can just call out and not worry about losing the pay.
10-26-13, 02:45 PM
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Marcia Wallace just passed away. 
I always loved her in The Bob Newhart Show and on the old game shows. She doesn't have much in the horror genre; the film My Mom is a Werewolf is hard to find, and an old Ray Bradbury Theater episode maybe; but there's always the Treehouse of Terror episodes of The Simpsons.
I always loved her in The Bob Newhart Show and on the old game shows. She doesn't have much in the horror genre; the film My Mom is a Werewolf is hard to find, and an old Ray Bradbury Theater episode maybe; but there's always the Treehouse of Terror episodes of The Simpsons.
10-26-13, 03:05 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 9th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (Oct 1-31) P
^R.I.P. 
I hit triple digits on Wednesday. Just realized this after updating the list last night for the first time in almost 2 weeks.
The former - just one sequel or icon (actor or character). I mentioned it earlier (can't find the post), but I combined the "marathon of the damned" with an actual theme for the first time. In the past it was just 'watch whatever', which it still says and is probably causing the confusion.
Felt the same way after revisiting Hammer House of Horror.
Sure.
I've had the same problem the last two challenges. I have this weird obsession with reaching 100 first time views and that usually involves watching primarily newer films. Need to break out the Universal sets next week.
Is today's theme night's basic requirement to watch one film from a franchise and a sequel or to watch a marathon with a bunch of sequels? I am guessing the former and the marathon of the damned refers to just marathoning films all day since it is the last Saturday of the challenge, but just thought I should check since this is my first time and I am trying to complete all the theme nights.
I'll have 100 movies by the end of the weekend. Going over my list I've noticed that I haven't really gotten into the older films this time around. I just grab whatever seems to get my attention and watch .
Probably a bit late to start organizing anything at his point. Have roughly 40 - 50% first time views , so that's something anyway.
Probably a bit late to start organizing anything at his point. Have roughly 40 - 50% first time views , so that's something anyway.
10-26-13, 03:16 PM
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The former - just one sequel or icon (actor or character). I mentioned it earlier (can't find the post), but I combined the "marathon of the damned" with an actual theme for the first time. In the past it was just 'watch whatever', which it still says and is probably causing the confusion.
10-26-13, 03:29 PM
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Oh, piffle. No worries at all, and it didn't read that way to me at all. 
Interesting - I was under the impression that I was in the minority! I know few enough people familiar with the stage version to have any clue what 'they' (as a non-existent homogenous mass!) think, but the musical fans I know that have even seen it have not been too fond. Although, I suppose that probably has as much to do with the horror and blood and themes as anything else.
Spoiler:
10-26-13, 03:37 PM
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That's something that takes me out of some films: the "fake" names people use that are so ludicrously close to the original that you have to wonder why no-one notices. The proliferation of ALUCARDs wearing opera capes, for instance, or the far-too-close anagrams or using-the-same-letters...
Even the "I'm Mr... (confused pause) Smith"s of the film and TV world bother me sometimes. Why doesn't anyone challenge or notice?!
10-26-13, 03:37 PM
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Maybe we already do this, but one theme day a year covering all the genre actors/creators who passed in the past year might be nice for all of the Challenges.
I'm pretty sure I hit it a few days ago too. I just have a lot of TV and shorts viewing and don't feel mathy.
Wait, so do I need to Psycho AND Psycho 3 (or any franchise), or is just a sequel enough? I actually watched 3 and 4.
I have way too many seasons of Horror shows to watch. I did Walking Dead this year.
I think the stress of dealing with my tween trick or treating should count as at least 1.
I sometimes get that way, or too focused on one of my checklists, and always end up regretting whatever I left 'on the table'. Too much to watch, too few days in the month.
The former - just one sequel or icon (actor or character). I mentioned it earlier (can't find the post), but I combined the "marathon of the damned" with an actual theme for the first time. In the past it was just 'watch whatever', which it still says and is probably causing the confusion.
I have way too many seasons of Horror shows to watch. I did Walking Dead this year.
I think the stress of dealing with my tween trick or treating should count as at least 1.
I sometimes get that way, or too focused on one of my checklists, and always end up regretting whatever I left 'on the table'. Too much to watch, too few days in the month.
10-26-13, 04:09 PM
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Great acting on display in the first ten minutes of Troll 2. But the winner is clearly the random word stresses* in: "..and I don't believe in group SEX!"
"Joshua, start singing!" (though the family singing rounds off-key was oddly accurate...)
"Joshua is not a little shit, he's just very sensitive."
*Although, on reflection, now I'm reminded of high school teenage girls and their random speech inflections... maybe it's great acting..!
"Joshua, start singing!" (though the family singing rounds off-key was oddly accurate...)
"Joshua is not a little shit, he's just very sensitive."
*Although, on reflection, now I'm reminded of high school teenage girls and their random speech inflections... maybe it's great acting..!
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10-26-13, 04:48 PM
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I'm just doing a marathon of sequels today.
10-26-13, 05:00 PM
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I'm already trying to figure out how to squeeze more stuff in. Just too much stuff that I want to watch and not enough time to actually do so.
10-26-13, 05:25 PM
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(On the subject of sequels) Out of curiosity, I felt like checking what (U.S.) TV channels are going to be showing this week. It sure is strange to see the TV-rights for franchises scattered all over the place.
Friday The 13th-Parts 1 & 2 are only on HBO. III-X are on AMC, as well as the remake.
Nightmare/Elm Street-Part 1's on Spike. 2-5 & FVJ are on SyFy.
From Dusk til Dawn-Part 1's on Cinemax. 2 & 3 are on Showtime.
Halloween-I think AMC shows all of them. Rob Zombie's versions are on Spike.
In previous challenges, I remembered Hellraiser (Part 1) was on Encore. A bunch of the latter sequels were elsewhere (Showtime networks, I think) Same for the Child's Play movies.
Quite a shame to see that TNT, TBS and USA don't even bother with movies anymore.
Friday The 13th-Parts 1 & 2 are only on HBO. III-X are on AMC, as well as the remake.
Nightmare/Elm Street-Part 1's on Spike. 2-5 & FVJ are on SyFy.
From Dusk til Dawn-Part 1's on Cinemax. 2 & 3 are on Showtime.
Halloween-I think AMC shows all of them. Rob Zombie's versions are on Spike.
In previous challenges, I remembered Hellraiser (Part 1) was on Encore. A bunch of the latter sequels were elsewhere (Showtime networks, I think) Same for the Child's Play movies.
Quite a shame to see that TNT, TBS and USA don't even bother with movies anymore.
10-26-13, 05:28 PM
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I think this is the first year I've participated that I won't finish the checklist requirements. I'm okay with it I got through more of my unseen pile than I would have if I focused on the checklist and that was the important thing to me.
10-26-13, 05:44 PM
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10-26-13, 05:54 PM
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For anyone who's procrastinated on getting the Halloween 35th Ann Blu-ray Digibook like me, I'd buy it soon. Many stores have already started carrying the regular keepcase; at least that's been my experience. Picked up the one of the last remaining copies at Best Buy.
Just the sequel's enough.
Just the sequel's enough.
10-26-13, 07:38 PM
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I did the same. The last couple years I pooped out the checklist first but this year I'm just going alphabetically off my shelves. Started with Bigfoot and I plan on hitting the letter E before the end of the challenge. Right now I'm knee deep in Doom.
10-26-13, 08:15 PM
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Also, Target will have it on sale tomorrow for $14.99, if you can find it. I think it's $16.99 there now.
10-26-13, 08:16 PM
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So hold up, you just have to watch a sequel of a franchise/series? So would Leprechaun 2-XX be fine? I'm planning on watching 2/3 tonight.
10-26-13, 08:36 PM
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I was at Target yesterday, but had left my wallet at home. I had some Target giftcards in the car, but was $1.57 short to buy the Scream BDs that were on sale and the Halloween digibook. If the sale had started I wouldn't have had to leave the digibook there.
10-26-13, 09:06 PM
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I had a couple "Hey, it's Brad Dourif!" moments today with viewings of Critters 4 and Eyes of Laura Mars.
10-26-13, 10:00 PM
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My Mom's a Werewolf is available as part of this set, but I can't in good conscience recommend that anybody buy it exclusively for that movie. As fun as it is seeing John Saxon ham it up, the movie uses up its goodwill awfully quick.
10-26-13, 11:16 PM
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I haven't watched it in a couple of years, but I'm just starting Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon. While it only has one movie, I think the way it handles its subject matter is pretty appropriate for today's theme.