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People talk up Hodder but IMO Jason in part VI may be best
CJ Graham did well in that role and its a shame they didn't want him to continue role
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People talk up Hodder but IMO Jason in part VI may be best
CJ Graham did well in that role and its a shame they didn't want him to continue role
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Not even remotely a horror movie but as for an entertaining Halloween movie I'm watching Hocus Pocus right now and I'd forgotten how much I like it.
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Watched The Witchfinder General last night for the first time in years. The only other time I watched it, I was a bit drunk so I wasn't paying close attention. I'm sure that guy that was fired by CBC would love it.
I haven't seen any mention yet of the Sleepaway Camp trilogy. Those who like 80s slasher movies may like it. It's a low-budget half copycat / half parody of the Friday the 13th series. It's not really scary at all. It's more just amusing that really annoying kids and counselors are killed off gruesomely one by one. The first mimics the first Friday the 13th with one of the more shocking twists you're likely to ever see (at least in a horror film) and the second and third are pure (but enjoyable) ridiculousness in that the killer is a sweet, bubbly teenage girl who practically skips and sings as she kills kids in broad daylight. I watched all three on YouTube a few years ago, and I imagine that they're still there.
It seems to me that the best "horror" movies tend to be the ones that blur the line with another genre and have you pausing for a moment to consider if they're really horror. The Thing and Alien blur the line with sci-fi; Jaws, Poltergeist and The Exorcist blur the line with drama/suspense; Evil Dead and The Cabin in the Woods blur the line with comedy; and so on. Movies that just do the horror thing (Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, etc.) tend to be 2-star affairs, which can still be entertaining and satisfying, just not typically what anyone would confuse for greatness (outside of the genre, itself). I guess that horror is a rather shallow subject, when you think about it, so it takes blending it with another ingredient to get the most out of it.
Why would anyone watch horror movies that are edited for TV and, on top of that, interrupted with commercials? That just seems completely pointless, like watching them during the day with the sound on low; sorry.
It seems to me that the best "horror" movies tend to be the ones that blur the line with another genre and have you pausing for a moment to consider if they're really horror. The Thing and Alien blur the line with sci-fi; Jaws, Poltergeist and The Exorcist blur the line with drama/suspense; Evil Dead and The Cabin in the Woods blur the line with comedy; and so on. Movies that just do the horror thing (Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, etc.) tend to be 2-star affairs, which can still be entertaining and satisfying, just not typically what anyone would confuse for greatness (outside of the genre, itself). I guess that horror is a rather shallow subject, when you think about it, so it takes blending it with another ingredient to get the most out of it.
Why would anyone watch horror movies that are edited for TV and, on top of that, interrupted with commercials? That just seems completely pointless, like watching them during the day with the sound on low; sorry.
Remember enjoying Wolf as a teen back in the mid-90s. Wouldn't mind watching it again to see how it has aged.
Can't go wrong with Nicholson and Spader as part of main cast.
Can't go wrong with Nicholson and Spader as part of main cast.
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1) Never cared for Sleepaway camp nor its campy followups
2) Its October and they were on TV ,, Still enjoyable movies even with edits and commercials
That came out harsher than I wanted. Sorry about that. It's partly me, as I won't watch any movie that's edited for content or is shown with commercials. I'm a purist, I guess.
As for Sleepaway Camp, yeah, they're not good movies (except, maybe, in the so-bad-that-they're-good category), but people like me who grew up in the 80s, remember going to camps like that, ourselves, and have a bit of fondness for the horror movies of the period might enjoy them a little. I also see them as suitable for showing to people (especially girlfriends/wives) who may not like real horror or are a little too young for it.
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Some upcoming/recently released ones that look alright from the trailers/what I've read.
Poltergeist
For no other reason than I will watch anything Sam Rockwell is in.
Into the Grizzly Maze. Looks kinda weak but Thomas Jane and James Marsden is a wicked duo. Also you got Billy Bob Thornton.
The Visit. It's like M. Night saw "Deborah Logan" and decided to try and make it again. Looks creepy though, so I'll watch it.
Finally... The Human Centipede 3. Looks hilarious tbh. Trailer shows that Tom Six doesn't take himself or his series too seriously (Which should have been obvious before, but sometimes it needs to be done like this for everyone to know for sure). It's kind of pulling a Dead Snow 2 by spoofing itself (Both were satire originally but become "wacky" in the sequel). They even recast main actors from the previous 2 as the main characters in this one (also use some other actors from the previous 2).
Going to look through some more trailers tomorrow.
Poltergeist
For no other reason than I will watch anything Sam Rockwell is in.
Into the Grizzly Maze. Looks kinda weak but Thomas Jane and James Marsden is a wicked duo. Also you got Billy Bob Thornton.
The Visit. It's like M. Night saw "Deborah Logan" and decided to try and make it again. Looks creepy though, so I'll watch it.
Finally... The Human Centipede 3. Looks hilarious tbh. Trailer shows that Tom Six doesn't take himself or his series too seriously (Which should have been obvious before, but sometimes it needs to be done like this for everyone to know for sure). It's kind of pulling a Dead Snow 2 by spoofing itself (Both were satire originally but become "wacky" in the sequel). They even recast main actors from the previous 2 as the main characters in this one (also use some other actors from the previous 2).
Going to look through some more trailers tomorrow.
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Not sure if this really qualifies as horror, but Monster Squad is still awesome after all these years.
Wolfman's got nards
Wolfman's got nards
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Just watched As Above, So Below and it was pretty good. Would recommend.
Had one of the most.. [spoil] Surprising survivors in horror movies where main characters die in Zed [/spoil]
Had one of the most.. [spoil] Surprising survivors in horror movies where main characters die in Zed [/spoil]
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Watched Asylum which is a found footage movie based on a ghost hunter team going into an asylum where spooky things happen. It was probably the worst horror movie I have seen. I really tried watching it got about 30 minutes into it and had to fast forward it. There were no scares at all until the last 20 minutes or so of the movie.
There is a japanese zombie movie called big **** zombie which is pretty funny. Its not scary at all and reminded me of MXC to an extent just without all the events.
Dark House is probably still one of my most favorite horror movies, love the idea of a haunted house using holograms.
Doghouse is another zombie movie but this one was filmed in england. It wasnt terrible but if your looking for a popcorn flick its not too bad.
FDR: American Badass - while not that much of a horror movie was still a great movie.
Hell Baby - This was another popcorn type movie, wasn't all that good but it wasn't that terrible if you like the genre. Similar to A haunted house or a scary movie.
Silent Hill Revelation - I actually liked this one better than the first silent hill. I heard they were not going to finish off the series but I hope they do.
The Devils Rock - I very much enjoyed this movie. Its about WW2 and a new zealand team of sabotage dudes go to this island fortress to knock out some guns for D-Day and the Nazis there conjur up something from hell.
Zombeavers - I was hoping for more on this movie, it wasn't bad but I just thought it could have been better.
There is a japanese zombie movie called big **** zombie which is pretty funny. Its not scary at all and reminded me of MXC to an extent just without all the events.
Dark House is probably still one of my most favorite horror movies, love the idea of a haunted house using holograms.
Doghouse is another zombie movie but this one was filmed in england. It wasnt terrible but if your looking for a popcorn flick its not too bad.
FDR: American Badass - while not that much of a horror movie was still a great movie.
Hell Baby - This was another popcorn type movie, wasn't all that good but it wasn't that terrible if you like the genre. Similar to A haunted house or a scary movie.
Silent Hill Revelation - I actually liked this one better than the first silent hill. I heard they were not going to finish off the series but I hope they do.
The Devils Rock - I very much enjoyed this movie. Its about WW2 and a new zealand team of sabotage dudes go to this island fortress to knock out some guns for D-Day and the Nazis there conjur up something from hell.
Zombeavers - I was hoping for more on this movie, it wasn't bad but I just thought it could have been better.
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I watched "Creep" on Netflix last week.
It was kind of creepy I suppose if you are into those found footage, slow burn kind of things. Nothing special, but worth checking out if you have 1.5 hours to kill.
It was kind of creepy I suppose if you are into those found footage, slow burn kind of things. Nothing special, but worth checking out if you have 1.5 hours to kill.
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Zombeavers and Hell Baby are two of the funniest horror comedy movies of the last few years, both under-rated for sure. And DogHouse is amazing, could be one of my favorite zombie films of all time. Danny Dyer ehhh
Really great performance by Duplass, he was a disturbingly uncomfortable character to watch.
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Agreed, by quite a bit as well. It adds so much when they can get a child actor that can actually act. I though the acting in that film was incredible, from both Noah Wiseman and Essie Davis. So often you can't fully take horror movies seriously due to poor acting.
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Tough to say if it was a real horror though. More like a thriller similar to Session 9.
JDinkalage Morgoone
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Perhaps, I just think it fits horror due to the fact it is, on the surface, a monster movie.
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I have a friend who is huge into anything horror (film, novels, video games) so I've watched a tonne of "scary" flicks in the past couple of years. Most of them end up being complete duds but a couple that I really enjoyed were the aforementioned Babadook as well as Lake Mungo (not scary, just incessantly creepy). As well as a couple of films from Thailand, "Shutter" and "Alone".
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I also find Babadook and It Follows to be way overrated in the same way as non Horror Snowpiercer.
Babadook for the same reason as Snowpiercer though, people try too hard to make movies deeper than they are. Just because there is a hidden meaning behind things doesn't mean the film is a masterpiece.
Babadook for the same reason as Snowpiercer though, people try too hard to make movies deeper than they are. Just because there is a hidden meaning behind things doesn't mean the film is a masterpiece.
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The "twist" of the original Sleepaway Camp is still the scariest part of any horror movie I've ever watched, and I've watched a ton of 'em. Something about that combo of shock, image, and sound that still creeps me out.
