WillieMLF

I loved Queen of Spades! I was going to comment that most every theme movie has been really strong up to this point, with Queen being one of my favorites.

Regarding Netflix, I'm always commenting on the poorer quality of Netflix movies to my wife. Last night, we decided to watch the one about sharks in Paris. The tagline went something like, 'Hitting the top 10 in 100 countries the first week this movie has been out'. A movie about sharks in Paris cant be good, but it really tried. The body count was high and it was quite formulaic. They did make it timely, as they tied in a historic triathlon before the Paris Summer Olympics.

Eden Lake is a tough one. I remember showing that one to my wife last time it was on Shudder. I truly forgot about the ending , and she refused to watch anything horror related for like 2 months after that.

numbercrunch

thanks very much for posting this Ben.

I was excited to watch this, but quickly realized this is just a piss poor copy cat of the outstanding original Dutch film. I use the term copy cat vs reboot/remake for films like this and the new Salem's Lot because they are blow by blow copies of much better films. The point is economics of course, but why continue to churn out unoriginal films? Is there no creativity left in hollywood?
3.5/10

numbercrunch

Midsommar was a first time watch for me and her at the time. She blamed me like I made the damn thing or knew it was gonna be disturbing in advance, lol

Gobear

This reads like a post from the AITA subReddit. I vote NTA. You are not responsible for your wife's reactions. Maybe next time stick with Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein or The Ghost and Mr. Chicken or Phantom of the Paradise.

My husband won't sit down and watch movies with me, but if I have one on, he sometimes gets interested midway through.That's how he became a fan of Rosemary's Baby, which we watch every year now. I just got him hooked on the MGM+ show FROM, a show that is emphatically NOT for the squeamish.

Travis McClain

Gonna challenge that, in the interest of a rabbit hole if nothing else. I'd still vote No but with a qualifier. It's reasonable to trust, if not expect, others to take into consideration what they know of us. That trust/expectation scales upward with the closeness of the relationship. In this context, Spiderbite was showing a movie he'd already seen to his wife, whose taste and standard reactions he already knew. The mitigating factor for me is that his memory simply failed him and the calculus he did when determining whether to pick that movie was based on faulty data. It's not ideal, but it happens. There was no malice here. He wasn't trying to slip one by her or mess with her. He was sincerely hoping he'd found some way of sharing his enthusiasm for Horror with someone he'd understandably want to share his enthusiasms. So he had the means and opportunity but not the motive and you need all three for guilt.

Also: I will not stand for Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein derision.

Gobear

I was in no way deriding a classic. Mrs. Spiderbite doesn't like graphic horror movies, so something lighter and comedic might work better for a family movie night. I love all of the Abbott and Costello movies and I own the box set, but you can't call them scary. The Universal monsters are spooky fun, but they have no bite.

So you agree, NTA. It isn't like he decided to show A Serbian Film or Salò.

Spiderbite

Those would probably cause divorce proceedings to commence.

I used to own A Serbian Film (bought it blind because I wanted to see what the hype was about) and got stuck with it for years because I couldn't sell it on eBay. I did revisit it a couple of times and understood the appeal, but it just wants for me. Finally sold it several months ago because I didn't want to somehow die, she finds that movie and puts it on out of curiosity and then wonders who the fuck was she married to all those years. I felt cleaner just by getting it out of the house even though the movie is dumb and fake as shit.

Did the same thing with Salo back in the early years of Criterion DVD but luckily it was much easier to unload.

Travis McClain

Fair. Worth noting, though, is that Lugosi plays it entirely straight. It's a truly satisfying Universal Dracula story because of that. Chaney's Larry Talbot is in on the joke but his Wolf Man matches Lugosi's Dracula.

Yeah, I said at the beginning I'd still vote No but with that qualifier. I disagree with "You are not responsible for your wife's reactions." Would you agree that we are responsible for how we act? Accounting for probable reactions must surely be part of our decision making. Just to keep us on topic, stories in all genres and all mediums are built on the expectation they will provoke certain probable reactions. Hell, they're promoted on the basis that they will. Comedies are sold as the funniest thing you'll see all year; Action, the most exciting; Horror, the scariest. Horror filmmakers are fortunate because our backup reaction to not being scared is laughter. Every Horror fan I've ever known is as enthusiastic about the unintentionally funny films as they are the ones that scared them. Not a lot of, say, War film buffs with a ready list of unintentionally funny films in that genre that they love.

Gobear

BTW, I strongly recommend In a Violent Nature. The film's basic plot follows a group of foolish young adults who steal a locket from a fire tower, inadvertently unleashing the vengeful spirit of the locket's previous owner - the victim of a cruel prank. This entity then ruthlessly kills anyone who stands in the way of retrieving the stolen trinket. The movie blends the gory sensibilities of a Friday the 13th-style slasher with the stylistic flourishes of an art film, featuring stunning cinematography, lengthy tracking shots, and spectacularly bloody kill scenes. Unlike other genre films, here the story is shown entirely from the killer's POV until the final 20 minutes when it switches to the final girl.

brainee

I liked this more than I was prepared to. You do need a bit of patience, since it's not a particularly fast-paced movie. But I thought the filmmakers were able to generate a lot of suspense by flipping the POV to the killer. And it was an interesting choice at the end with the final girl:

brainee

I caught the new Salem's Lot too and it was ... ok. Hearing that it was a 3 hour movie cut down to 1:50 makes sense. The story goes from plot point to plot point without much time for the characters to develop. It looked good. There were some striking shots and I'm ok with the decision to deviate from the novel's ending to make things more visually exciting. But I don't think it improves on the 70's Tobe Hooper mini-series overall.

Bluelitespecial

I went to my local library and was able to check out John Carpenter's The Fog on dvd. I mentioned in another thread ive never seen it or Christine which is on Peacock so I'm looking forward to watching both this week.

SterlingBen

Aw well, they seem to have caught it at some point before I got off work.

BobO'Link

I'd *never* watch *any* horror title with my wife. She does not like the genre in any shape, form, or fashion. I save classic comedy, detective, and mystery films from the 30s-50s for watching with her. Otherwise her tastes in movies and mine do not gel.

Surfinhank

Ok, I've now seen two recent(ish) movies with sisters named Mina and Lucy.... where on earth did they get those clever names??

SterlingBen

Talk To Me 4K is $11.99 at Amazon currently

Chad

Today The Houses of Doom box set from Cauldron arrived and immediately I popped in The House of Clocks. Late era Fulci is always a crapshoot, but I was really surprised how good this was. Time travel mixed with Fulci dream logic is really something to behold. And all his signature styles including the gore was still intact, despite being a made-for-tv movie. I just wish he would stop constantly fucking with cats.

Sterror

Man this week has been chaos

I’ll be evacuating my home tomorrow for the storm but have plenty of downloaded walking dead, subset picks and other misc stuff to keep me busy if the kids let me.

iv been proud Iv kept up with all the daily picks so far and hit 25 today. Once I’m back in my home hopefully I’ll focus on the checklist and see if I can knock a good chunk out.

been having a blast revisiting some favorites like dead alive and watched Gutterballs today…forgot how long that intro scene goes on for 🥴

Spiderbite

Lower your expectations for The Fog. It may help you enjoy it more. I have never understood the love or cult following for it. It is one of those I think can hurt if you go in with really high expectations for all the love it gets.

I have always had a soft spot in my heart for Christine. It was one of the first Stephen King books I ever read as a kid and it was, I believe, the first R-rated movie a friend and I rented on VHS way back around '86 or '87. I still enjoy it, but it has its own issues.

Trevor

Stay safe!

Travis McClain

That's some hardcore dedication. Seems almost silly during this particular challenge to say it, but all the same: stay safe!

jacob_b

Besides Speak No Evil (which I'll have to also watch the original now), got some good advice from Reddit that I've watched the last two days:
Totally Killer
It's What's Inside (called what was going to happen BUT it is a bit hard to follow at times)
Nightbooks

Also stumbled upon Dream Scenario which was interesting.

Toddarino

I actually enjoyed the new Salem’s Lot. It’s possible that it’s because I had extremely low expectations and I watched it immediately following the 2004 miniseries.
I also can’t believe I’m saying this since everything is too fucking long these days, but I wish it was a tad longer. Everything seemed extremely rushed.

Bluelitespecial

I watched The Fog last night and thought it was very good. Really great in terms of atmospheric horror and I loved the John Carpenter Score. Im probably going to watch it again to pickup on the little details I missed. I also checked out Black Christmas (2019) from the library. That will probably be my only Christmas movie I'll have on my list and the only movie I'll be hate watching.

SterlingBen

Hootie Tootie Disco Cutie is stuck in my head! Leave me alone Greasy Strangler!