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100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
#476
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Unique is right but I found it to be way overrated. It was more of a chore and a bore to get through for me.
#477
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
#478
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Saw Annabelle on Day 2 for the first time. I never really had interest in this one until hearing the good word on Annabelle: Creation, and had to watch part one before checking that out. It definitely wasn't bad as I expected but there was a jump scare where
and wow that was a great moment! It's been 2 days since I saw the movie, and I'm still thinking about how well that jump scare was done.
Spoiler:
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#479
DVD Talk Legend
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Pass out the manuscript here. I am sure there would be many opinionated people willing to give you a critique.
#480
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Sweet! Keep us posted!
#481
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
In a surprise to no one, perhaps I will go for the checklist again this year. And not to be entirely lazy, but has anyone done the work of pre-plugging the subset films into the checklist?
#482
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
If there is a moral to Firestarter, it’s that you should never piss off a pyrokinetic. Loved that climax.
#483
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
I got my wife interested in the Psycho series this week. We have been watching a different Psycho movie each passing day. ( Pat myself on the back for that ).
Were up to number 3 tonight. Although I don't like 3 that much. Probably going to skip to 4 instead.
Were up to number 3 tonight. Although I don't like 3 that much. Probably going to skip to 4 instead.
#484
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
I have an Annabelle Creation digital code if someone wants to trade for something else horror shoot me a PM
#486
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
#487
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
So far these are the best films I've seen this challenge (no order): White God, Demon, The Lure, Who's Watching Oliver?, Lovely Molly
I have been disappointed by Brightburn, Sleepwalkers, and (to a lesser degree) Child's Play (2019)
Personally I would count these. I know that 'thrillers' have been allowed and the same logic might apply.That is exciting, like Spiderbite and Trevor I'd be curious to hear more. I've sometimes thought about trying to write a book but couldn't ever get ideas to gel or think of a solid starting point. Good luck.
I have been disappointed by Brightburn, Sleepwalkers, and (to a lesser degree) Child's Play (2019)
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#488
DVD Talk Legend
#489
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Der Fan is pretty great - but I've seen it a few times now and it's worth re-watching but didn't strike me as hard as it had the first time. If I kept track of 'really great noteworthy semi-illicit films everyone must see before they die' it would be on it but instead of raving over how great some of these sleazeball classics are I'm limiting myself to what seemed powerful in the moment. You make some interesting points in the discussion thread I'm milling over and can respond there.
Knife you say... Der Fan Spoiler:
Knife you say... Der Fan Spoiler:
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#491
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
It's been a mixed bag for me lately.
PLEDGE -I wasn't sure about this film at first, but it turned out to be well worth watching. The protagonists are three nerds who try to pledge a fraternity, but their pledge weekend turns out to involve more torture than they counted on. There's a twist toward the end of the film that that you can see coming if you pay attention. I definitely recommend checking it out
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE-This movie combine my 3 favorite genres: musicals, zombies, and Christmas. Terrific songs and a fresh-faced cast plus zombie gore make this a holiday perennial. I hope this comes out on Blu-Ray in time for Christmas.
THE DEAD DON'T DIE. Jim Jarmusch can be a mixed bag, but this movie is terrible. The movie constantly winks at the audience, like reveaing that Adam Driver's character has a Star Wars keyring, throwing in Brechtian reminders that we are watching a work of fiction ("How do you know what's going to happen? I read the script."), which destroyed my involvement with the characters. The cast is fantastic, but this fails as satire and as a zombie film. His vampire movie is a masterpiece, and this . . . isn't.
PLEDGE -I wasn't sure about this film at first, but it turned out to be well worth watching. The protagonists are three nerds who try to pledge a fraternity, but their pledge weekend turns out to involve more torture than they counted on. There's a twist toward the end of the film that that you can see coming if you pay attention. I definitely recommend checking it out
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE-This movie combine my 3 favorite genres: musicals, zombies, and Christmas. Terrific songs and a fresh-faced cast plus zombie gore make this a holiday perennial. I hope this comes out on Blu-Ray in time for Christmas.
THE DEAD DON'T DIE. Jim Jarmusch can be a mixed bag, but this movie is terrible. The movie constantly winks at the audience, like reveaing that Adam Driver's character has a Star Wars keyring, throwing in Brechtian reminders that we are watching a work of fiction ("How do you know what's going to happen? I read the script."), which destroyed my involvement with the characters. The cast is fantastic, but this fails as satire and as a zombie film. His vampire movie is a masterpiece, and this . . . isn't.
#492
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Crap... I wanted The Dead Don't Die to be awesome like Only Lovers Left Alive.
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Zombies are my favourite subgenre so I was looking forward to a huge binge day today.. The Dead Don't Die is the worst movie I've seen all year and followed by another bad movie, I had no energy to watch any more for the entire day. Bleh.
17. The Dead Don't Die (2019) 3/10
A small town tries to survive a zombie invasion. An extremely awkward and not funny at all zombie 'comedy' that feels like it will never end. It got worse and worse as it went on, repeating jokes over and over that weren't funny in the first place and some weird meta 'humour' that adds nothing and isn't amusing. None of the cast are funny or bring anything to the film, though Tilda Swinton looks a lot like Gollum. The 'consumerism' angle is nearly interesting but it is just used superficially. There is no tension or suspense or terror either, and the only good thing there is to say about it is that it's not a loud ear-piercing screaming zombie film, and is pleasantly quiet.
18. The Dark (2018) 4/10
An undead young girl, preying on passerby's in a forest, befriends a blind boy. The opening scene was pretty great, and had me hooked, and then it all just fizzled away. The makeup was not very good and pretty distracting for both characters, and they themselves were really uninteresting. There were some interesting ideas about trauma and abuse and 'coming back to the light', but it wasn't done very well, it never goes deep enough and the characters' journeys are pretty forgettable. The pacing is sluggish and it's quite boring. It was also really dark, so dark that at times its difficult to tell what is even happening on screen.
17. The Dead Don't Die (2019) 3/10
A small town tries to survive a zombie invasion. An extremely awkward and not funny at all zombie 'comedy' that feels like it will never end. It got worse and worse as it went on, repeating jokes over and over that weren't funny in the first place and some weird meta 'humour' that adds nothing and isn't amusing. None of the cast are funny or bring anything to the film, though Tilda Swinton looks a lot like Gollum. The 'consumerism' angle is nearly interesting but it is just used superficially. There is no tension or suspense or terror either, and the only good thing there is to say about it is that it's not a loud ear-piercing screaming zombie film, and is pleasantly quiet.
18. The Dark (2018) 4/10
An undead young girl, preying on passerby's in a forest, befriends a blind boy. The opening scene was pretty great, and had me hooked, and then it all just fizzled away. The makeup was not very good and pretty distracting for both characters, and they themselves were really uninteresting. There were some interesting ideas about trauma and abuse and 'coming back to the light', but it wasn't done very well, it never goes deep enough and the characters' journeys are pretty forgettable. The pacing is sluggish and it's quite boring. It was also really dark, so dark that at times its difficult to tell what is even happening on screen.
#494
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
I've had a couple of nice surprises over the past few days. I usually don't care for found footage movies but since Hell House LLC is on Prime and I remembered reading some good things about it in previous challenges I gave it a try and liked it. There are some good scares and things make sense and the shaky-cam footage (which I dislike) isn't that bad.
I've been working through the Leprechaun series, most of which I haven't seen, over the past couple of challenges and this year Leprechaun 4: In Space was up. I usually don't like silly movies but for some reason I got a lot of laughs out of this one and really enjoyed it. Maybe it was the mood I was in or something. I liked the cheesy effects and the little nods to other films.
I've been working through the Leprechaun series, most of which I haven't seen, over the past couple of challenges and this year Leprechaun 4: In Space was up. I usually don't like silly movies but for some reason I got a lot of laughs out of this one and really enjoyed it. Maybe it was the mood I was in or something. I liked the cheesy effects and the little nods to other films.
#495
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Just finished One Cut of the Dead (2017) and it was a lot of fun. I wanna say more, but don't want to spoil it for anyone that hasn't seen it. I'll have to watch it again next year and see how it holds up.
#496
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
1st Video up..
#497
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Are we counting Joker as horror? I thought I saw it in the list of theater movies out in the list here, but not 100% certain.
Best movie I've seen so far has to be Ghost Story though the ending was...not my favorite part. Any good movies anyone can recommend on Amazon Prime, Vudo (or whatever it is that you add movie codes to), Hulu and Netflix that are must watch?
Best movie I've seen so far has to be Ghost Story though the ending was...not my favorite part. Any good movies anyone can recommend on Amazon Prime, Vudo (or whatever it is that you add movie codes to), Hulu and Netflix that are must watch?
#498
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
The Dark (2018) 4/10
An undead young girl, preying on passerby's in a forest, befriends a blind boy. The opening scene was pretty great, and had me hooked, and then it all just fizzled away. The makeup was not very good and pretty distracting for both characters, and they themselves were really uninteresting. There were some interesting ideas about trauma and abuse and 'coming back to the light', but it wasn't done very well, it never goes deep enough and the characters' journeys are pretty forgettable. The pacing is sluggish and it's quite boring. It was also really dark, so dark that at times its difficult to tell what is even happening on screen.
An undead young girl, preying on passerby's in a forest, befriends a blind boy. The opening scene was pretty great, and had me hooked, and then it all just fizzled away. The makeup was not very good and pretty distracting for both characters, and they themselves were really uninteresting. There were some interesting ideas about trauma and abuse and 'coming back to the light', but it wasn't done very well, it never goes deep enough and the characters' journeys are pretty forgettable. The pacing is sluggish and it's quite boring. It was also really dark, so dark that at times its difficult to tell what is even happening on screen.
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#499
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
How should I be counting the new Creepshow series? Just watched the first two episodes tonight! Feel like the "with commercials" thing in the rules is antiquated when it comes to streaming services.
#500
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 15th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Horror or not, best comic book related movie I’ve seen in years. So dark and disturbing.