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    6 hours ago, Tokage said:

    I remember enjoying that one as well! Coincidentally that one also kinda gave me some David Lynch vibes when I first watched it. I guess it's cuz it also kinda has the weird dream vibe going for it.. Need me more like that

    A very unique film, and there's no doubt about its influence on David Lynch. Like, he's basically taken several scenes from the movie and put them into his own movies. But not only on Lynch, but the whole genre of horror.  

     

    While very different, the entire Carnival of Souls reeks of the works of Ingmar Bergman, Jean Cocteau and F. W. Murnau. Different type of movies, but I'd put my head around a few of their movies if I were you. 

     

    Kinda hard to find any similar movies, but I kinda think Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, The Company of Wolves, Beauty and the Beast (1978), Viy, Vampyr and Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari has some of the dreamy and unique vibe, albeit some of these are very different.

     

    Movies like Castle of Blood, Black Sunday, Lady Morgan's Vengeance, Blood and Roses, The Tomb of Ligeia, The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue, The City of the Dead, The Signalman might be of interest too.

     

    60's gothic horror often carry some of the same vibe, like the aforementioned Castle of Blood and Black Sunday.

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    The sequels are all amazing, with the exception of one of them. But overall they're all bloody amazing.

     

    I wrote about Spanish horror movies and how they're really underrated in general not too long ago. I really recommend digging into the Spanish horror scene, especially from the 60's, 70's and 80's.

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    Digging Up the Marrow - Adam Green, director of three out of the four fantastic Hatchet movies, directed, wrote and stars in this found footage horror comedy. Ray Wise, who is amazing, plays a fictional character, while Adam Green and some of the others play fictional versions of themselves. It's kinda original for a found footage movie, but it's clearly inspired by Nightbreed and it totally works. I thought this was amazing!

     

    Cabin Fever - Re-watched this and gotta admit that I was wrong about it. This was actually way, way, way better than I remembered. You got the standard, stereotypical 80's characters, but it's all fun, silly, over the top, gory and gross. Watched the uncut version this time and it clearly made a huge difference. Really added to the fun of the movie. Surprised!

     

    Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever - This too is better than I remembered, albeit not nearly as good as the first one. Setting isn't as cool, the characters are worse and less silly, but it's all fun anyway. Loads and loads of blood and gore.

     

    I'm a huge fan of Ti West, and compared to his other movies this is very disappointing. But he did request to have his name taken off this as the producers went on to film additional scenes and recut the movie to the point where he didn't feel as if it was his movie anymore. Would kill to see a director's cut of this. Because the potential is great.

     

    Cabin Fever: Patient Zero - Easily the worst of the three. Awful characters, slow, boring for a long time. When it gets going it gets kinda fun, but it takes too long to get there and the movie feels way too serious for its own good. Meh.

     

    Girl on the Third Floor - A different type of haunted house movie. First 2/3rd are way too slow for its own good, but I will give the movie a huge plus for great practical special effects. Shame there's not more of it throughout the movie. The main character was annoying as hell too, albeit very well-acted. Ending felt a bit rushed too, which is a shame. But pretty good nonetheless.

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    Dolemite Is My Name - Netflix' latest is a biographical move on the blaxploitation hero, and godfather of rap, Rudy Ray Moore. Rudy Ray Moore is best known as his hilarious alter ego Dolemite. Dolemite Is My Name is a charming and hilarious comedy with loads and loads of heart and warmth. One of 2019's best movie for sure, and both Eddie Murphy and Wesley Snipes shows that they still have a lot to offer. Both are BRILLIANT! Hopefully this will bring some sorely needed life to their careers. Amazing movie!

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    Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum - South-Korean found footage horror done very, very, very right. It doesn't offer anything new, and in many ways it feels like a re-imaging of Grave Encounters, which to me is fine. It took a film I liked very much and improved every single aspect of it. It feels more realistic and it comes off as way, way more intelligent. Thought this was a superb found footage horror. Familiar, but creepy and atmospheric as hell!

     

    As Above, So Below - A little above average found footage horror that really falls through towards the end. It just tried to be a bit too deep and clever for its own good. Would've been so much better without the supernatural side of it. Wasted potential.

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    Black Hole Apocalypse - This is not actually a movie, but an almost two hour long episode of the long-running science series Nova (46 seasons, 877 episodes) about black holes. Thought this was an amazing two hours tbh. Space itself is fascinating as hell, but the most fascinating thing about the entire fucking space as we know it is black holes. Jesus christ, that's some incredibly powerful shit. I really hope they do some major fucking discoveries on black holes during my time here on earth.

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    Pandorum - Cool deep space action-horror that's like an action-inspired version of Alien, Event Horizon, Forbidden World and so on. When it's just straight up sci-fi horror it's really damn good with fantastic claustrophobic atmosphere and so on, but it really loses some of its edge during the action parts as the action just isn't good enough. But it's quite the underrated movie if you ask me. The monsters looked a bit dodgy as well. But overall I liked it, but not as good as I remembered it as being.

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    Hobbs Angel of Death mastermind Peter Hobbs passed away today, only 58 years old. Way too early. Cult legend for sure!

     

     

    Highly recommend Hobbs Angel of Death for fans of evil 80's thrash metal. The debut Hobbs Angel of Death and demo compilation Hobbs' Satan's Crusade are both must-haves for fans of thrash metal. The band basically sounded like a mix of Slayer's Hell Awaits and Infernäl Mäjesty's None Shall Defy, with a dash of Sodom's In the Sign of Evil and Destruction's Sentence of Death on top of it. Classic stuff!

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    Extra Ordinary - Irish horror-comedy that's charming, off-kilter, silly, odd, fun, hilarious, original and really well-made all over. There's a unique warmth and friendliness to the movie that really sets it apart from other horror-comedies. Loads and loads of heart from beginning to end. I can see this becoming a cult movie. Two thumbs up!

  16. Posted · Edited by Bear

    Still haven't seen Joker and not sure if I ever will. The movie looks like it's fucking amazing, and Joaquin Phoenix seems to be beyond brilliant in it (like he always is!). But I still have no desire to watch. No interest whatsoever, despite the fact that it looks amazing and I've been looking forward to it for such a long time. Weird shit.

     

    San Andreas - Silly and very standard disaster movie, but it's fun for what it is. Dumb, mindless fun.

     

    Central Intelligence - This buddy cop comedy starring  Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart really caught me off guard. It doesn't offer up anything new, but I really fucking like it. Thought it was hilarious throughout, and despite clocking in at close to two hours it never got boring. Kevin Hart is Kevin Hart, running around and yelling like hell all the time, but he's got great comedic timing and I like him a lot. However I do understand why a lot of people don't. I really unerstand why people find him annoying as hell. Dwayne Johnson however was out of this world in this, and much dof it comes down to his lack of comedic timing. It just made it hilarious. Fantastic performance. Awesome movie!

     

    Ride Along - Another buddy cop comedy with Kevin Hart, and this time he's joined by Ice Cube. Most people seem to hate this, but despite its flaws I liked it. These type of buddy cop comedies just touches the right spot of my heart. Not nearly as good as Central Intelligence, but funny nonetheless. Looking forward to seeing Ride Along 2 later today.

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    Garth Marenghi's Darkplace - Finished this cult series today and thought it was truly excellent. This is a horror-comedy that spoofs 80's cinema in general (effects, music, sets, effects, clothing and so on) and it's just fucking brilliant throughout. Hilarious beyond words. This series is a must-see for fans of comedy, fantasy and horror-comedies. Hands down fantastic!

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    Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible - This was an early 2000's anthology horror-comedy series that spoofs popular British horror movies of the 60's and 70's, with emphasis on the comedic side of things, that sadly only laster for one season. Thought this was absolutely brilliant tbh. Really hilarious throughout!

     

    Steve Coogan presents each episode as Dr. Terrible, and he also stars in each of the episodes. And he's amazing throughout!

     

    And Now the Fearing...  - The first episode spoofs the Amicus anthology movies from the 60's and 70's. It's a solid start to the series, but it's by far the weakest of the six episode. 7/10

    Frenzy of Tongs  - Spoofs Hammer Horrors The Terror of the Tongs as well as all the 60's  Fu Manchu film series. This was really damn good, and really fun and silly. Could not stop laughing! 9/10

    Curse of the Blood of the Lizard of Doom - Not really sure if it spoofs any movie in particular, but maybe The Reptile from 1966 which was a British/American produced movie directed by John Gilling whow as British. About the level of An Now the Fearing..., which means good but second weakest in the series. Fun tho! 7/10

    Lesbian Vampire Lovers of Lust - This spoofs Hammer Horrors lesbian vampire flicks The Karnstein Trilogy, The Vampire Lovers, Lust for a Vampire and Evil Twins. This was easily among the best episodes. So silly and so much fun. 9/10

    Voodoo Feet of Death - Spoofs The Hands of Orlac, and is really fun. Not the best in the series, but it's hard not to enjoy the silliness of it. 8/10

    Scream Satan Scream! - Last episode spoofs folk-horror like Witchfinder General, Cry of the Banshee and The Devil Rides Out. This was probably my favourite episode. It's between this and Lesbian Vampire Lovers of Lust. Really fun, really clever, really fucking silly. Excellent! 9/10

     

    I'm really impressed by Graham Duff's writing. It's really fun throughout, and he puts his own twist on it despite spoofing other movies. But his writing is really clever and full of amazing wordplay, especially Scream Satan Scream! 

     

    Highly recommended!

     

     

    Outpost: Black Sun - 2012 sequel to the very cool 2008 nazi horror movie Outpost. This isn't nearly as good, mostly because it gets a bit silly at times, but the zombies look awesome and it's violent and fun. An inferior but good and entertaining sequel.

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    The Sword Stained with Royal Blood - Early 1980's Cheh Chang epic featuring the VENOM MOB. Now, Cheh Chang are among my favourite directors ever and the Venom Mob are among the greatest group of actors and martial artists ever. This is more or less a nice, epic and semi-complex wuxia. Far from the best Cheh Chang or Venom Mob movie, but like most Cheh Change (or all that I've seen actually) martial arts movies or Venom Mob it's really good.

     

    The Magnificent Ruffians - Another Cheh Chang and Venom Mob movie. This is a less epic and a less complex, as well as more comedic movie than The Sword Stained with Royal Blood, and in that sense a more "classic" Venom Mob movies. Again, not the best from either Cheh Chang or the Venom Mob, but really good anyway. It's pretty bleak tbh, despite the more comedic elements, but it's well-told and the ending was superb. Really cool!

     

    The Rebel Intruders - You guessed right! Another Cheh Chang and Vemon mob movie. It's kinda similar to the tone of The Magnificent Ruffians, but the fighting is a bit more creative and on the "fun" side. A bit similar to that of the Three Dragons (Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao) with the fun fighting, instead of just the hard and brutal. Very cool film! Superb ending!

     

    Dreadnaught - Another Cheh Chang and Venom Mob movie you ask? Well, in fact no. This is something a bit different. This is an early Yuen Woo-ping movie, but despite being released only 3 years after his classic debut Snake in the Eagle's Shadow it's actually his 6th movie following classics like the already mentioned Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, Drunken Master, Dance of the Drunk Mantis and Magnificent Butcher . The movie stars personal favourites like Yuen Biao, Bryan Leung and Kwan Tak-hing. It's a martial arts comedy, just like you'd expect from Yuen Woo-ping in the early 80's, but he also finds a way to include short segments of horror which really makes the movie stand out. Recommended for the dragon/lion dance early in the movie. Among the best and most creative dragon/lion dances I've seen on movie, and I have seen quite a few by now. Superb film! Creative, funny and really impressive fights too. Yuen Biao has such a great comedic timing.

     

    Btw, some fun facts:

     

    Kwan Tak-hing, who portrays Chinese folk-her Wong Fei-hung actually portrayed Wong Fei-hung is no less than 77(!!!) movies. Amazing actor, amazing martial artists and an amazing fun fact. Imagine portraying the same guy in so many movies. Amazing!

     

    Bryan Leung, also knows as "Beardy" due to his trademark beard, is one of my all-time favourite martial arts actors. He's that good. But guess what? He had no martial arts training. But he was so sure in himself that he just relied on his talent of mimicry to imitate whatever the action choreographers told him to, which is insane because heshad some really fucking good fights over the years. That's so cool!

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    The Giant Spider - Director, writer, producer and editor Christopher R. Mihm have made 14 movies over the past 14 years on budgets ranging from 3500 to 10000, and all of the movies belongs to his own, so-called Mihmiverse. So we're talking low-budget movies that's made rather quickly, just like in the good old days of cinema. As as it happens all of his movies are tribute to different types of movies or directors from the past. The Giant Spider is a tribute to the 1950's big bug movies like Them!, Tarantula, The Deadly Mantis and so on, and, despite a few shortcomings, it really delivers the goods. It's black and white, but does look a bit modern, but the special effects and stuff looks very authentic of the era it pays homage to, the story is solid and silly, the acting is fun, albeit amateurish, and the stock footage bad in a good way. But despite the modern, digital look of the movie it still manages to feel authentic, and that in itself is really damn impressive.

     

    I would say that this is top notch! I just have to get my hands on the rest of the movies in the "Mihmiverse". This really is my cup of tea. Awesome stuff!

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    "To all the bitchass internet troll motherfuckers who keep whining and menstrating about how 'Do Or Die' has lyrics from the band DOPE. Here's a little fucking reminder for your moronic nu-metal-brain's, since 1993 in our song 'fuck at all' I've been saying 'c'mon motherfucker c'mon' in the middle break down. Here's video of me in 1995 saying it at Dynamo! It was a good seven years before Dopes 2001's 'Die MF Die' came out you fuckin sausage gobblers!⠀
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    "DUH!!⠀
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    "Not to mention that any fucking band on the planet saying '______ motherfucker ______' in any combination (and that goes for COAL CHAMBER, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, DOPE, and yes, MACHINE HEAD) are all jacking it from 1984's hip hop classic 'The Roof Is On Fire' by Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three. Know your fucking musical history fuckboi's!!⠀
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    "And if I hear one more fucking internet twathole moaning about 'cringe worthy lyrics' while they sit in front of their computers stroking their little fucking boners to the lyrical genius of fucking BABYMETAL, eat a bowl of cock! Because the second the PANTERA's 'walk' comes on, with such lyrical Edgar Allan Poe-esque masterpiece is like 'run your mouth when I'm not around it's easy to achieve' and 'walk on home boy' Or LAMB OF GOD's 'this is a motherfucking invitation' these same fucking brain-donors run right out to the dance floor and start headbanging!⠀And rightly so!!
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    "P.S. Who the fuck listens to DOPE!!??"

     

    That is Robb Flynn for ya'll. Seems like such a fucking loser, but the guy has been making music or been involved in the metal scene since 1985, but hasn't released anything good since Oppressing the Masses back in 1990. And hell, even Oppressing the Masses is pretty damn weak compared to Eternal Nightmare.  That's almost 30 years of releasing garbage so I really can't blame him for going nuts. I'd probably go nuts too if I went close to 30 without releasing anything listenable, despite numerous attempts.

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