shadokitty

I'm not doing the theme per se, but I am doing a horror movie marathon today. Any free time, horror movie, and stay up as late as I can watching horror movies, my own unofficial 'mass marathon of the damned' you might say.

brainee

While it may not be a good movie, it's certainly a fun one. Yeah, lot of hate at the time because people were expecting 70s Argento. But I don't know why you'd expect that after seeing the movies he's made over the last 20 years. The H3 comparison is a good one.

I watched that movie a few years ago on one of those cheap 50 pack sets, and it blew me away (maybe even more so since so many movies in those packs that I never heard of are awful). I also got a Carnival of Souls vibe, with a bit of Zombie movie and a dash of Lovecraft. There are a couple of murder set-pieces that have really stuck with me (and if you saw it, you probably know what they are). Not because they were particularly gory, but just so damn effective in using everyday settings with a building intensity of dread.

shadokitty

Just finished Revenge of the Creature. Maybe it's just me, but I really felt for the Gill Man in that movie. He was poked and prodded and shocked with a cattle prod for most of the movie. So in the end when he escaped and kidnapped the only woman who seemed to really care about him, I felt he was justified in doing that.

SethDLH

They're certainly hit or miss with a heavy skew towards miss. The first one I watched was a dud (and the transfer certainly didn't help matters) but the 2nd half of the drive-in double feature (The Devil's Nightmare) has been a pleasant surprise for me.

indiephantom

Anybody know of a newspaper ad featuring Graduation Day? I've found a YouTube trailer mentioning it playing at drive-ins and someone said they went to a double-bill of it with Dr. Butcher. I've searched through lots of ads, and I'm sure I remember seeing one. Any help appreciated.

mightysparks

Can't remember who it was that said listed Sexykiller in their best watches this challenge, but decided to watch it based on that and really liked it. I had heard of it previously but thought it was going to just be one of those films with a bunch of half-naked women for men to watch, but it was surprisingly really good (and more than that). The lead was quite funny and charismatic and it was some good fun that didn't take itself too seriously. The last part of the film felt a little random (not that the rest of the film wasn't also random...), but it all worked fairly well.

Undeadcow

I mentioned Sexy Killer earlier and similarly had watched it based on seeing it on some list of movies that fit a theme day. It really is a pleasant surprise and in some meta self referential comedy ways out "Screams" Scream. I'm surprised it's not more widely known, a very far out film.

Dick Laurent

I seem to get confused with the last Saturday, Mass Marathon of the Damned theme. According to the "Watch Whatever" description in the theme EXAMPLES, in addition to the designated subject, it also is the theme to watch anything you want.

So if someone were to only watch theme movies, then for today, Drive-In Double Features and a marathon of any horror titles would meet the theme requirement. The Drive-In Double Features would be the minimum to fulfill the theme.

Yes?

indiephantom

I'm sticking pretty much with the theme as it's pretty open with most of the film anyway. But I do think this day is reserved mostly to just go nuts and watch whatever horror you want. That's kind of a great idea as we get to near the end of the challenge when people might want to explore more of the stuff they've like along the way. I think this is the closest we have to "watch anything" day. I think it states that you only need to watch one feature that appeared in a drive-in ad to fulfill the theme. This even counts for the subset films. You need only watch one of the Phibes films to get the subset requirement in.

alyxstarr

From here, paired with Final Exam:

shadokitty

That's probably why people always vote yes for this theme to be a returning theme. I'm not even doing theme nights any more, but I'm still doing the marathon myself.

clckworang

Thank you. I can take pride a little bit of pride in proving that idea incorrect.

But keep in mind that I was already up to 76 on my list before the event took place. I'd say that's ample opportunity for rot. Maybe the horror movies actually *helped* my performance!

SethDLH

Day 24 reviews are posted! http://celluloidterror.blogspot.com/...14-day-24.html

BobO'Link

I was all set to lay about all day watching horror movies when my daughter dropped off 2 of her kids for us to babysit. Normally my grandson will watch some horror with me but after a couple he asked "What's with all the horror movies today?" I explained, again, about how October is Horror Movie Month but he didn't care. We're now watching the Narnia movies... Not that they are necessarily "bad" but I'd rather hold off another week or so for such diversions.

Trevor

You're a better man than me Bob. My wife and daughter (and grandkids in the far far future) will get nothing but horror from me in Octobers for perpetuity. If they want to watch something else they can, but I'm on my tablet or other TV watching horror.

No exceptions!!!!

shadokitty

I took a forced break from my marathon this afternoon when sleep took over. I guess that's a hazard of stretched out in bed watching tv. But I'm back at it, until family time this evening.

Chad

I took a detour from the list and decided to go with films I thought would make great drive-in bills and caught Anguish earlier today. It's easily my favorite watch of the challenge so far. I got an Argento film meets Pyscho vibe, and it's meta! And now I've gotten roped into an unintentional theme of films that have scenes in movie theaters, so The Blob '88, Messiah of Evil, and Demons are now in the lineup.

Exactly. And just to clarify, you don't even to have to watch something off the drive-in double feature list. If you watch anything today, you have met the requirements for today's theme. The drive-in theme was paired up with the MMOTD because it makes for great marathon viewing, but the 'watch whatever' part remains in effect like always.

shadokitty

For those of us who lost TCM, I was just looking at the MGM HD website to see their schedule. On Halloween, they are airing an all day Vincent Price movie marathon.

indiephantom

THANKS SO MUCH alystarr!!! That is the exact double-bill I started the day with, without having even seen your post first! How bizarre. It's also a perfect pairing. Loved both of these! Final Exam is underrated and talk about weird seeing a prank sequence about multiple shootings on campus! Now it all fits the theme night perfectly. Thanks again for posting this.

I shall complete the night with Prom Night, making it a true campus drive-in triple feature!

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

I'm doing Dark Shadows today. Currently on disc 3 of 131. Don't think I'll finish by next week.

shadokitty

There's always the TV on DVD and May Make Your Challenges to finish them

SethDLH

Not with that attitude!

shadokitty

Just completed the Creature From the Black Lagoon Legacy Collection, by watching The Creature Walks Among Us . It seems the Gill Man was really the victim, and had been turned into a kind hearted creature by the third movie.

Shack

I'm stealing your idea and watching these two, even though I've seen them before. Two very funny episodes.

"The Incredible Melting Grandma." "Still better than Mrs. Doubtfire"

Dimension X

Are you saying you don't believe today's pick was "a genuine line-up from back in the day", or just that it wasn't a first-time view, so you didn't want to watch it again?

Just in case it was the former, here's the ad I originally posted in the old discussion thread, plus a copy (from back in the day) with a drive-in name attached: