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100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
#351
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Besides Mandy, the other "exclusives" I've seen (and enjoyed to different degrees) are:
Cold Skin
Mayhem
Noroi the Curse
Seoul Station
Summer of 84
and Last Cut of the Dead is coming later this month (I don't know what other things are starting this month additionally)
Exclusives I haven't been but are on my "want to watch" list are:
Monster Party
Revenge
Still/Born
Tigers are not Afraid
I noticed Shudder has November, which I watched for the summer sci-fi/fantasy challenge and thought was excellent (and has a 96% score at RT, if that means anything to you). Horror isn't it's first genre (it's more of an Eastern European fairy tale) and it's style is more "arthouse", but there is enough to qualify for this challenge (with witches, ghosts, devils, golem-like creatures, and one character who's kind of a werewolf).
#352
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
With this talk of Shudder, I might check out the iPhone app. There is either a 5 or 7 day free trial. I know Shudder used to be on VRV, but I don’t know what happened there.
#353
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
In case anyone's looking for some reading during the Challenge, Seth Grahame-Smith's How to Survive a Horror Movie is on sale today.
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
I just stumbled across this 60 free days of Shudder code for anyone interested: SHOCKUK
It was reported as being active a month ago. With Shudder codes you never know.
It's occasionally the other way around as well. While adding the links for the subset threads, I noticed Audition was only available via Amazon Shudder.
It was reported as being active a month ago. With Shudder codes you never know.
It's occasionally the other way around as well. While adding the links for the subset threads, I noticed Audition was only available via Amazon Shudder.
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Just wanted to mention I've gotten in touch with GoldenWheels and he's currently prepping the prize packs. More details to come.
As far as other potential sponsors that I contact go, I'm still waiting for some responses. I haven't even heard back from Synapse yet and they've been sponsoring us for the past 7 challenges. That said, we've had plenty in the past that have joined us well into the festivities already being underway, so it probably just means we'll have some late announcements this year. And I have reached out to some more just today (including Synapse again). I'll keep you posted.
As far as other potential sponsors that I contact go, I'm still waiting for some responses. I haven't even heard back from Synapse yet and they've been sponsoring us for the past 7 challenges. That said, we've had plenty in the past that have joined us well into the festivities already being underway, so it probably just means we'll have some late announcements this year. And I have reached out to some more just today (including Synapse again). I'll keep you posted.
#356
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
The selection is pretty small compared to other streaming services (and there are a number of things I've seen on Netflix at one point). But for $5, it sounds like a good deal for at least a month. What is their streaming quality like though? If I can't stream in good-looking HD, I won't bother (understanding that some movies aren't available in HD).
Besides Mandy, the other "exclusives" I've seen (and enjoyed to different degrees) are:
Cold Skin
Mayhem
Noroi the Curse
Seoul Station
Summer of 84
and Last Cut of the Dead is coming later this month (I don't know what other things are starting this month additionally)
Exclusives I haven't been but are on my "want to watch" list are:
Monster Party
Revenge
Still/Born
Tigers are not Afraid
I noticed Shudder has November, which I watched for the summer sci-fi/fantasy challenge and thought was excellent (and has a 96% score at RT, if that means anything to you). Horror isn't it's first genre (it's more of an Eastern European fairy tale) and it's style is more "arthouse", but there is enough to qualify for this challenge (with witches, ghosts, devils, golem-like creatures, and one character who's kind of a werewolf).
Besides Mandy, the other "exclusives" I've seen (and enjoyed to different degrees) are:
Cold Skin
Mayhem
Noroi the Curse
Seoul Station
Summer of 84
and Last Cut of the Dead is coming later this month (I don't know what other things are starting this month additionally)
Exclusives I haven't been but are on my "want to watch" list are:
Monster Party
Revenge
Still/Born
Tigers are not Afraid
I noticed Shudder has November, which I watched for the summer sci-fi/fantasy challenge and thought was excellent (and has a 96% score at RT, if that means anything to you). Horror isn't it's first genre (it's more of an Eastern European fairy tale) and it's style is more "arthouse", but there is enough to qualify for this challenge (with witches, ghosts, devils, golem-like creatures, and one character who's kind of a werewolf).
#357
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
I just tried it and the code still works. I was planning on paying for 1 month so I could watch the new Creepshow series and a few of the subset picks, so thanks for the heads up.
#358
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Speaking of Shudder, anyone have luck using a promo code on a renewal of an annual membership? I know it's maybe petty, but my budget is getting tighter...
#359
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Less than two hours to go! Whoohoo!
#360
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Five minutes into Eraserhead and i am like...WTF? Believe it or not, i have never seen it until tonight.
#361
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
For tonight’s first movie, I watched Godzilla Raids Again , which also satisfied tonight’s theme.
#363
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
I have never seen Eraserhead, either, but depending on time, I might sneak it in before midnight tonight before I move onto dogs and cats.
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
I'm kicking it off with my usual theme of 80's cheeseball. Immediately looked toward my Vinegar Syndrome section and Evils of the Night jumped out. Will probably follow that up with The Curse of the Faceless Man since it's only 67 minutes. Both first time views.
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Not off to a great start...
1. Midsommar (2019) 5/10
After a traumatic event, a young woman and her partner travel to Sweden for a mid-summer festival that happens every 90 years. The film starts off strong, building some pretty great tension and dread - even just in a simple long-take phone call - but around the halfway point it becomes obvious the film doesn't really know what it wants to be. It drags on far too long, and all that dread that it was building up slowly turns into boredom. Florence Pugh's performance is great and her character is interesting, her crumbling relationship with the douchebag boyfriend is genuinely sad and frustrating to watch, but none of it seems to have any relevance to the festival, which just seems like a cheap take on The Wicker Man, and the ending almost turns it into a pathetic revenge film.
2. Konchû daisensô (1968) 5/10 (theme night: Criterion)
After a swarm of insects takes down an American fighter plane, scientists and soldiers try to find the reason for the insects' attack. Though this gave the impression it was going to be Godzilla with insects, it ends up being something of a cross between Matango and Phase IV. It takes itself super seriously in its attempts to be an anti-war film, but combined with the terrible acting, bad dubbing and silly effects it comes across as a bit of a joke, and nothing more than a bad low budget film. Phase IV would later do a much better (though still not great) job at turning insects into peace-wanting destroyers. The abrupt ending was also pretty hilarious.
1. Midsommar (2019) 5/10
After a traumatic event, a young woman and her partner travel to Sweden for a mid-summer festival that happens every 90 years. The film starts off strong, building some pretty great tension and dread - even just in a simple long-take phone call - but around the halfway point it becomes obvious the film doesn't really know what it wants to be. It drags on far too long, and all that dread that it was building up slowly turns into boredom. Florence Pugh's performance is great and her character is interesting, her crumbling relationship with the douchebag boyfriend is genuinely sad and frustrating to watch, but none of it seems to have any relevance to the festival, which just seems like a cheap take on The Wicker Man, and the ending almost turns it into a pathetic revenge film.
2. Konchû daisensô (1968) 5/10 (theme night: Criterion)
After a swarm of insects takes down an American fighter plane, scientists and soldiers try to find the reason for the insects' attack. Though this gave the impression it was going to be Godzilla with insects, it ends up being something of a cross between Matango and Phase IV. It takes itself super seriously in its attempts to be an anti-war film, but combined with the terrible acting, bad dubbing and silly effects it comes across as a bit of a joke, and nothing more than a bad low budget film. Phase IV would later do a much better (though still not great) job at turning insects into peace-wanting destroyers. The abrupt ending was also pretty hilarious.
#367
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
I decided to keep my Toho run going, and for my second movie tonight, I watched Rodan on the Criterion Channel. I’d never seen the Japanese version before, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was like an extended cut of the dubbed version.
#368
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Not off to a great start...
1. Midsommar (2019) 5/10
After a traumatic event, a young woman and her partner travel to Sweden for a mid-summer festival that happens every 90 years. The film starts off strong, building some pretty great tension and dread - even just in a simple long-take phone call - but around the halfway point it becomes obvious the film doesn't really know what it wants to be. It drags on far too long, and all that dread that it was building up slowly turns into boredom. Florence Pugh's performance is great and her character is interesting, her crumbling relationship with the douchebag boyfriend is genuinely sad and frustrating to watch, but none of it seems to have any relevance to the festival, which just seems like a cheap take on The Wicker Man, and the ending almost turns it into a pathetic revenge film.
1. Midsommar (2019) 5/10
After a traumatic event, a young woman and her partner travel to Sweden for a mid-summer festival that happens every 90 years. The film starts off strong, building some pretty great tension and dread - even just in a simple long-take phone call - but around the halfway point it becomes obvious the film doesn't really know what it wants to be. It drags on far too long, and all that dread that it was building up slowly turns into boredom. Florence Pugh's performance is great and her character is interesting, her crumbling relationship with the douchebag boyfriend is genuinely sad and frustrating to watch, but none of it seems to have any relevance to the festival, which just seems like a cheap take on The Wicker Man, and the ending almost turns it into a pathetic revenge film.
#369
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
If anyone is looking for a new anthology to check out I recommend Nightmare Cinema which was just released to Blu-ray a month ago. It has a little bit of everything and though it starts stronger than it ends I still really enjoyed it.
#370
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Videodrome
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#371
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
I'm about an hour into Crawl.... wow, this is intense.
#372
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
The Lure is a far out colorful pop odyssey with some great mermaid creature effects; I ended up enjoying that more than I thought. It's a bizzare and never too serious musical adaptation of the The Little Mermaid.
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
The selection is pretty small compared to other streaming services (and there are a number of things I've seen on Netflix at one point). But for $5, it sounds like a good deal for at least a month. What is their streaming quality like though? If I can't stream in good-looking HD, I won't bother (understanding that some movies aren't available in HD).
Besides Mandy, the other "exclusives" I've seen (and enjoyed to different degrees) are:
Cold Skin
Mayhem
Noroi the Curse
Seoul Station
Summer of 84
and Last Cut of the Dead is coming later this month (I don't know what other things are starting this month additionally)
Exclusives I haven't been but are on my "want to watch" list are:
Monster Party
Revenge
Still/Born
Tigers are not Afraid
I noticed Shudder has November, which I watched for the summer sci-fi/fantasy challenge and thought was excellent (and has a 96% score at RT, if that means anything to you). Horror isn't it's first genre (it's more of an Eastern European fairy tale) and it's style is more "arthouse", but there is enough to qualify for this challenge (with witches, ghosts, devils, golem-like creatures, and one character who's kind of a werewolf).
Besides Mandy, the other "exclusives" I've seen (and enjoyed to different degrees) are:
Cold Skin
Mayhem
Noroi the Curse
Seoul Station
Summer of 84
and Last Cut of the Dead is coming later this month (I don't know what other things are starting this month additionally)
Exclusives I haven't been but are on my "want to watch" list are:
Monster Party
Revenge
Still/Born
Tigers are not Afraid
I noticed Shudder has November, which I watched for the summer sci-fi/fantasy challenge and thought was excellent (and has a 96% score at RT, if that means anything to you). Horror isn't it's first genre (it's more of an Eastern European fairy tale) and it's style is more "arthouse", but there is enough to qualify for this challenge (with witches, ghosts, devils, golem-like creatures, and one character who's kind of a werewolf).
#374
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Just watched the first episode of the new Creepshow on Shudder and was not very impressed.
The connecting segments/opening/closing are weak with no dialogue and poor comic art, just hints of the original and attempting to be nostalgic and atmospheric I guess, but just blah.
Enjoyed seeing Tobin Bell and Adrienne Barbeau in the first story, but the story was predictable as hell with not much punch.
The second story had a great premise and could have been great, but I found the ending abrupt and lame.
I’ll watch another episode and see if it improves, but not a good start at all imho.
The connecting segments/opening/closing are weak with no dialogue and poor comic art, just hints of the original and attempting to be nostalgic and atmospheric I guess, but just blah.
Enjoyed seeing Tobin Bell and Adrienne Barbeau in the first story, but the story was predictable as hell with not much punch.
The second story had a great premise and could have been great, but I found the ending abrupt and lame.
I’ll watch another episode and see if it improves, but not a good start at all imho.
#375
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
I hate to say it this early, but it’s going to be hard for me to have a more enjoyable night this Challenge than last night. Sort of to be expected, given the high quality generally seen in Criterion titles. Godzilla, Cat People, and Carnival of Souls are probably in my top 20 or 30 horror films, add the Cronenberg subset Videodrome and a fantastic ftv in The Lure and wow, what a start! But darn am I tired.
Last edited by Trevor; 10-01-19 at 10:06 AM. Reason: lack of sleep typos!