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I ended giving Carnival of Souls another go last night (watched it a couple years ago). I really enjoyed it this time. The main star, Candice Hilligoss, is easy on the eyes too which helps. Recommended.
Just finished Nosferatu, The Vampyre (1979) - its on amazon prime right now - This truly has some creepy moments, and then some funny moments which i am guessing were not intentional. The opening credits scene with the music is fantastically chilling. The demise of the Count however, was underwhelming. Overall however, I would certainly recommend this film. One of my fave Dracula films.
I watched the original Dawn of the Dead and the remake the other night. For the classic that the original is, I was surprised by just how much of a B movie it felt. It has a barebones plot, undeveloped characters, bad makeup and tries to make up for all of it with gore. Speaking of bad makeup, I kept thinking that the characters should just go into the cosmetics store, paint their faces grey (since that's all that the film crew did for the extras) and see if the zombies would then leave them alone. Finally, it was just way too long. It should've been 90 minutes, IMO, not well over 2 hours. To be fair, I'm not a big fan of zombie movies, but I expected better from one regarded as one of the best.
The remake was a quite a bit better, IMO, and held my attention. The security guards were a good addition, as was the gun store owner, and simply having more characters besides them also helped (even though some, like the curly blonde girl were really undeveloped). It goes without saying, as well, that running zombies are a lot more effective than walking ones. The length was also good. The movie was still nothing to write home about, but it was decent as popcorn entertainment goes.
The Romero version is just a little over 2h, and the Argento European version just under 2h and paced a little faster. The well-over 2h version is just an extended cut, but not the movie as intended by any of them. As for the rest, I think you're delirious. ;-)
So here’s a question for y’all. My fiancé and I both don’t particularly like “scary” movies but adore stuff like The Haunting of Hill House/Bly Manor (beautifully shot, acted, written + eerie/tense?) and even some American Horror Story (a little campy and heavy handed for us, but also more atmospheric and eerie than flat out horror). Even the first season of The Sinner was awesome. We’re more into the eerie, atmospheric mystery with some supernatural or psychological twists but we’re both very unfamiliar with the genre.
The Others is probably your best bet. I was also thinking of The Changelling, or A Tale of Two Sisters (less sure about this one).So here’s a question for y’all. My fiancé and I both don’t particularly like “scary” movies but adore stuff like The Haunting of Hill House/Bly Manor (beautifully shot, acted, written + eerie/tense?) and even some American Horror Story (a little campy and heavy handed for us, but also more atmospheric and eerie than flat out horror). Even the first season of The Sinner was awesome. We’re more into the eerie, atmospheric mystery with some supernatural or psychological twists but we’re both very unfamiliar with the genre.
I am blanking so hard on the name. It is an older black and white film from, I think, the 1950's. It is about a woman going out to a large estate in England to take care of two children after their prior helper stopped coming. Shenanigans ensue. She may be losing her mind.So here’s a question for y’all. My fiancé and I both don’t particularly like “scary” movies but adore stuff like The Haunting of Hill House/Bly Manor (beautifully shot, acted, written + eerie/tense?) and even some American Horror Story (a little campy and heavy handed for us, but also more atmospheric and eerie than flat out horror). Even the first season of The Sinner was awesome. We’re more into the eerie, atmospheric mystery with some supernatural or psychological twists but we’re both very unfamiliar with the genre.
I am blanking so hard on the name. It is an older black and white film from, I think, the 1950's. It is about a woman going out to a large estate in England to take care of two children after their prior helper stopped coming. Shenanigans ensue. She may be losing her mind.
That's the one! Thanks. I think the other poster might enjoy it.The Innocents is from 1961.
There was some discussion of that last year, ChrisK97, if you go back and read the last 3 or 4 pages in this thread. Blackhawkswincup, especially, reviewed the entire 'Nightmare' series and a few other series, as well:
Blackhawkswincup reviews all A Nightmare on Elm Street movies
Blackhawkswincup reviews all Friday the 13th movies
Blackhawkswincup reviews all Halloween movies
Bonus: Osprey (not Blackhawkswincup) reviews all Child's Play movies