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The first Cube was EXCELLENT but as said before, I think it's more sy-fy than horror... trivia: ASS'n'ARRow sampled a line from a character of this movie on 'thesis of ASS'n'ARRow (E komo mai ! !)'
I wouln't say it's more sci-fi than horror. It's pretty much a 50/50 sci-fi-horror film. But it's more sci-fi oppossed to Saw, which is a pure horror film.
I enjoyed The Cabin on the Woods very much. Its more of a dark comedy, but the way it plays with the genre is fantastic.
This was very enjoyable indeed, however, I had to remove a point for the really bad CGI. Looks cheap and awful. Shame, because if not for that this could easily've been up there fighting with the 5 last from my list.
SInister was very nice. I simply can't get scared with horror movies anymore, and recent productions are so laughably bad that this one actually stands out.
This was a huge disappointment to me. Not bad, but the second half was a big mess, and it just didn't fit in. They should have dropped the supernatural shit. I am very much looking foward to Scott Derrickson's upcoming Deliver Us from Evil, though. Looks like it might be something good.
Shouldn't need to mention 28 days later, right?
Aye. Both this and the sequel are good, but this one is a lot better than the sequel. More delicious post-apocalyptic horror and less action. But I like both a lot.
Oh, and if you enjoyed the Paranormal Activity movies, you should totally check The River. Very fun. Kinda cheesy, but fun.
The first Paranormal Activity was decent, but I thought the two sequels I saw was utter shit.
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A few very surprising choices there. Mainly thinking of The Ring and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
The Ring is decent for being a modern remake of a j-horror film (or, "a-horror" as there's been a billion remakes of great, asian horror films), but I think it's weak compared to Ringu. Lacks the feeling of terror and horror that the original had. Overall the american one just feels like it's aimed towards a bigger audience than what Ringu was. Feels kinder, dumber and just... nah.
As for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre they just fucked it up so bad. It lacks everything that made the original not only a classic, but amazing as well. Where's the madness and sheer terror of the original? It's gone. It's got gore, but nothing else. Meh.
Saw is a very good choice, but not the first of its kind. Cube was 7 years before Saw. It's got more sci-fi and less horor than Saw, but the concept is much of the same. I prefer Saw, though. But Cube is good as well.
Kudos for including an IMDB link as well. Makes it so much easier for someone as lazy as myself.
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Yeah, OP didn't include any rules to this thread so you can't make anyone. But as I said, I'll encourage anyone to add more than just a title to their post.
We tend to include TV-series in this thead as well. At least I've done it. I always do so. So feel fre to joing. More activity in theads like these are always appreciated.
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I'll keep nagging on about it thought. Every single thread becomes way more interesting if one writes a little about what they think of the film/album/song. Just writle a title, a list and nothing more are what makes threads uninteresting. But to each their own I guess.
And for anny horror fans on the forum, take a lot at this thread, and feel free to join. If I end up doign this alone I'll stop doing it pretty fast. And as I said, there's no need to be a horror maniac like myself. If you only have one, two or five films feels free to write down those. The more people, the better.
http://www.monochrome-heaven.com/topic/24521-horror-movies/page-2
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Let's do somethig funny. This is impossible as one will leave out som mandatory films and forget a film that should be on that list. But one can't reember everything, and this isn't very serious. But here's the thing: let's make a top 10 list for every "decade". We start with the 2000's, then the 90's, 80's, 70's, 60's, 50's, 40's, 30's, and the 1890-1929's. You might not have a top 10 for the 40's, 30's or maybe 70's, but just add what you've got. There's only TWO rules here: try as good you can to go from best to worst-worst to best, and WRITE WHAT YOU THINK OF THE FILM! WHY THE FUCK DO YOU LIKE THIS FILM! Why should we write about it? To inspire people to check it out and make it a whole more interesting. Just a list isn't very interesting and I tend to skip those meself. Sounds good? I think so. Oh, and let's take two decades a week. The 00's now, and the 90's from wednesday, then the 80's on sunday, and 70's on wednesday and so on. Hope some people can contribute to this thing.
Top 10 horror films post-2000's:
Andrew Leman is an obvious fan of H.P. Lovecraft and 20's horror films, and The Call of Cthulhu is made in a 20's fashion. It's silent and it's black and white. Andrew Leman takes H.P. Lovecrafts most faous short story and turn it into a 50 minute long horror film that isn't just the best of this decade, but among the best horor films ever known, and H.P. Lovecraft's amazing short story finally got an worthy adaption. If you, like me, have seen many, many 20's films, you'll be able to tell that this isn't from that era. It's not filmed on the right equipment and just doesn't look 100% real. But does it matter? No, because Leman still manage to give you a feeling of watching a 20's horror film. The atmosphere, the acting and the score are 100% 20's. You won't get cheap scares or gore, but what you will get here is the most important thing in a horror film: THE HORROR! This is one of the few true classics of the 2000's.
Ti West has become somewhat a cult figure in the horror scene over the last 10 years, and it all started with The House of the Devil. This is the film that really took this man from just being another horror director to becoming one of the most promising, young directors in the world. Ti West loves horror and it's so easy to see. The whole film feels like a tribute to the late 70's horror scene. If I didn't know better I would, in all fucking honesty, think I was watching a film from the late 70's. There's only one thing that gives this film away, and that is some trash cans. Yes, trash cans. Everything else feels 100% authentic. This is, as with The Call of Cthulhu, not only one of the best horror films of the 2000's, but on my top 10 list ever as well. Such a well made, crafty horror film without cheap scares and shit. It's pure horror!
The underrated The Innkeepers were close to making the list as well.
3. Les nuits rouges du bourreau de jade aka Red Nights
I wrote a review of this not too long ago, so most people interested in films probably saw that. This is a neo-giallo which borrows heavily from the giallo genre. Is it truely a horror film? Well, one can discuss that. But with so much giallo inspiration I'm having a hard time not seeing it as one. It's visually stunning, well-acted, superbly directed and just bloody brilliant. This isn't as atmospheric as the two above, but elies mroe on gore and visuals. But it never feels cheap. One of the really overlooked films in recent years.
This is one of my favourite Takashi Miike films, and a really overlooked one. No-one ever talks about this when they talk bout Miike. Maybe it's a bit too weird for most people? This is a surrealistic horror comedy with musical numbers, dance numbers, karaoke-styled sing a long scenes and mroe, with lots of absurdness and madness. Yes, that's the word I was lookign for. Dark, twisted and strange, but yet heartwarming. A hilarious film. This film is pure MADNESS.
This film is loosely based on the South-Korean The Quiet Family. Woth seeing as well, but it's not as crazy as this.
5. The Brotherhood of the Wolf
Some would argue that this isn't a horror film, but it is. It's filled with great, atmospheric horror, brilliantly crafted action scenes and an interesting mystery. This film isn't scary, and it never tries to be. But it's still atmosheric and great. Looks beautiful as well.
A chilling, atmospheric horror film that feels very classy. It's an atmospheric piece, and all in all, that's where its greatness lies. The atmospheric is absolutely brilliant.
7. Versus
This is as much action as it is horror, but I just can't leave it out. You get a bit of everything here. Zombies, gunplay, sword fights, martial arts and gangsters, and it's all so well-coreographed and funny it's hard not to like it. There's a reason why this has gained a cult following over the years. There's nothing like it.
8. Eden Lake
I thought this was awful the first time I saw it, but I accedently watching it a few years ago and came to my senses and realized what an amazing film this is. Provocative, brutal, very effective and relentlessly upsetting flick. This film makes you wish you were in the film and could kick some very serious ass. Really.
9. All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
This is probably the most original slasher since Scream, which again might be the most original one since Halloween. But this is a lot better than Scream. Surprisingly intelligent, intense and fun horor film with many a surprises throughout the film. One of the biggest surprises of the 2000's IMO as I had no expectations whatsoever.
10. Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie is Tim Burton close to his best. Black and white, stop-motion animation movie that is a huge parody and homage to Frankenstein, but also pay homage to a billion other great horor films. This isn't a scary horror film. It's charming and sweet, and just so much fun. As I said, among Tim Burton's best (only Big Fish is better), and that should say it all.
Some of these could have been swapped with another film, though. Mainly thinking about the 4-5 last ones. Been some very good film the last 14 years.
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30 Days of Night:Dark Days
And what did you think of it?
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Kick Ass 2
Jackass Presents Bad Grandpa
Little Nicky
And? What did you think of these? Were they good, were they bad? What was good, what was bad? Boring? Hilarious?
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I'm interested because I think a huge amount of what these ladies have made are really good. I haven't heard it all, though.
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Looks like several members from several different bands.
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Hell of Wheels, season 1 - Cowboy series set not too long after American Civil War. The sets looks good, the acting are above par and the story is allright. But not matter how much you twist and turn, at the end of the day it doesn't feel like much more than a poor man's Deadwood, and that's a real shame. I was really hoping for so much more than that. But it was decent, and I was enjoyed, so I will continue watching it.
The Swede is amazing, though.
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Attic (King Diamond)
Another band for those of you (as if you exist here) that can't get enough of King Diamond. Unlike Portrait these guys sounds more like King Diamond than Mercyful Fate, and they do it really well. The Invocation is a beast of an album.
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Aha, I see. I guess we had a totally different experience and expectations from the series then. I thought it was absolute brilliant, and there wasn't a single aspect of the series that disappointed me.
Naked Killer - Hilarious early '90s action/crime movie from Hong Kong... totally over the top and cheesy, and full of ridiculous dialogue and great moments. Nicely vivid and clear visuals too (and lotsa boobies and that sort of stuff, hah).
* note @Bear: the main villain is the same actress as in Red Nights
Yeah, I've seen it and I think it's great. Naked Weapon is also recommended. It's a similar type of film written by Wong Jing, same who wrote Naked Killer. This one stars Maggie Q. Enjoyable films IMO. But I'm very much into sleaze cinema, if one can call it that. Love it.
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Snowpiercer - I've been waiting 1,5-2 years to see this with great expectations and it didn't disappoint me. This is the kind of film where every time you rewatch it, you notice new things. Beautiful cinematography and directing. There is still some "problems" in this film and I understand some people won't like this because of them but I loved it. 8,5/10 Btw, this is better than Kim Jee-Woon and Park Chan-Wook's english language debuts.
Sounds great. I am really looking forward to this one. I've got almost too big of expextations.
And both Kim Jee-Woon and Park Chan-Wook's english language debuts were really good. Especially Park Chan-Wook's Stoker is f'ing fabulous!
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Female Trouble - First John Waters movie I watched all the way through, pretty funny / ridiculous / over the top stuff. If you like old-school trash and camp, this one's for you.
Yes! Not sure how much you care for Divine, but last year the world saw the release of the documentary I Am Divine, obviously about Divine. I haven't seen it yet, but it's supossed to be pretty fucking amazing. Really looking forward to watching it.
Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives sounded interesting as well. Will check out!
Hit and Run - Pretty fun action comedy with Kristen Bell og Dax Shepard. There's nothing new here, but it was really enjoyable. Cool cars, silly characters and over the top dialog. There was a few really, eally, really over the top hilarious scenes here that had me in tears laughing. Childish as fuck, but funny! The budget was about $2 000 000, and half of that was used to secure the rights to different songs used. Amusing.
Dax Shepard uses his own cars, does his own stunts and so on. They couldn't afford doing anything else, but with him being a car freak I am sure he enjoyed it a lot.
M - Fritz Lang saw this as his best film, and so it is regarded by many a man as well. I don't quite agree with that. It's not on par with Metropolis, but who'd expect that anyway? This was Fritz Lang's first sound movie and it is a brilliant piece of film making. Crime/thriller of the best quality there is. Top notch from begining to end. If you don't like this you probably don't like crime/thrillers to begin with. It's like enjoying heavy metal and not liking Judas Priest's best albums. It's not really possible, is it? Nah. Fantastic film!
Dawn of the Dead (2004) - When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth!
This is, hands down, one of th ebest remakes ever. It's not up there with the original of course. It lacks the story, the horror and fear, the humour and smartness of the original, but it' still a great film. Top notch,old school special effects and all that. Just my cup of tea. Great film!
It's really a shame Zack Snyder went in Christoher Nolan's foot steps. From the amazing (Dawn of the Dead, 300, Watchmen) to the pathetic (Sucker Punch, Man of Steel (not seen this yet, but I don't give a fuck. It's shite all right).
It's just how Chistopher Nolan went from amazing (Following Memento, Batman Begins) to the overly pathetic (The Dark Knight, The Darkn Knight Rises, Inception). It's sad really.
I understand why. I can understand the temptation of bigger productions, more money and a huge name among the regular movie goes (aka the regular man in the street), but this is not how you end up in history book. You'll not become one of the great names of films by doing this shit. I think it's a bit pathetic.
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On True Detective: I loved it up until the last two episodes. The set-up was great, but the pay-off was a bit of a letdown. It felt rushed and it was not nearly as fascinating as the series had promised in the beginning. If I had to give it a rating though, it would still be about a 8/10. Much better than many other tv-shows.
What exactly was it that you had expected? What let you down, and what "promises" did it "break"?
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It would be cool if others could contribute to this thread as I mainly know of metal bands copying other metal bands.
Finsterforst (Moonsorrow)
I don't know much about this band other than that they wish they were Moonsorrow. These guys (at least their second album) sounds like old Moonsorrow, before they got darker and progessive with "Verisäkeet". It's not nearly as good as Moonsorrow to be honest, but it's still a good album and worth checking out for any fans of Moonsorrow or the viking metal in general.
Vulture Industries (Arcturus)
This is almost a bit unfair, but let's be honest, their debut, "The Dystopia Journals", sounds like the follow up to Arcturus' "La Masquerade Infernale" with some nods to "The Sham Mirrors", which was Arcturus' follow up to "Masquerade". They got more of an own identity with their seocond release, and with their third they sounded like an unique mix of Arcturus, Devil Doll and Vulture Industries. But it isn't as black or tivoli-like as "La Masquerade Infernale", but you'll hear the resemblance if you check out both albums.
Quadrivium (Arcturus)
Unlike Vulture Industries, this sounds like it could've been the follow-up to "Aspera Hiem Symphonia" which was Arcturus' debut album. Atmospheric black metal that plays a bit around with avant-garde.
Morrigan (Bathory)
I'm not all too familiar with these guys, but everything I've heard from both Morrigan and pre-Morrigan, Mayhemic Truth, just reeks of Bathory.
Myrkraverk (Isengard)
This sounds so much like Isengard, much because of the drunken vocals. But the music is in the same vein as well. Sounds a bit like they mix the folkier songs of "Høstmørke" with the black metal songs found on the same album.
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edit: Oh right, I heard about this band called Portrait (non-Japanese) who are apparently really big King Diamond & Mercyful Fate worshippers. Haven't heard more than one track from them, so can't really judge the validity of that statement.
I can vouch for this. Not as close to the original as some of the other bands mentioned here, but the whole album reeks of Mercyful Fate/King Diamond anno 82-86. Great band, and they've got a new album comming. New song was fabolous, and much closer to their debut then their second one. Worth checking out for fans of King Diamond/Mercyful Fate.
Cast Iron (Running Wild)
They sound and look like Running Wild did before they got obsessed with pirates.
Disclose (Discharge)
Disclose is Discharge with more fuzz and distortion. A rawer sounding Discharge.
Incarnator (Bathory)
This old Norwegian band worshipped Bathory's second album, The Return. Not much is known about this band other than that it sounds like old Bathory and sounds amazing.
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Mourning Noise (Misfits)
This band started a few years after Misfits, but were from the same area and knew some of the members of Misfits and focused on horror-related themes for most part as well. One of the members would later play in other Danzing-related bands. You won't find a better Misfits clone/copycat than this.
Kinstrife & Blood (Summoning)
Epic/atmospheric black metal in the vein of Summoning. Everything about the music here, from the sound, to the way the drums are programmed, to the songwriting just screams Summoning.
Caladan Brood (Summoning)
While a lot more original than Kinstrife & Blood, there's still so much Summoning over the sound here that it's impossible to view them as anything but a Summoning copycat band.
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I thought about posting this in the global music section since most of the bands I know of are non-Japanese and metal, but decided to put it here anyway. Mods feel free to move it if you think that's best.
This is a thead without any originality whatsoever. Llet me just start off by explaining what this thread is about. This isn't a band that went in the same direction as band X, that stole a few riffs or perhaps a whole song or just covered a song or ten. This is about bands that does everything in their power to sound exactly like their heroes, and most importantly, don't try to hide it one bit, while making original music. So no, Sadie, 12012 and all those doesn't belong in this thread. Anyone got any bands like this?
It would be much appreciated if you could include the names of the copycats and originals, write a little something about what's so similar
I'll start off with a few:
Warrhammer (Hellhammer)
This is basically a fanatic Hellhammer tribute band that writes their own songs. They have one rule, and one rule only: to sound as much like Hellhammer as possible. In interviews they often talked about how they spent years to gather the proper equipment to resemble the production (guitar tone, bass tone, drum sound etc.) as perfectly as possible, and - despite the albums' popularity - they often disown their earlier material for not sounding similar enough to Hellhammer.
The sound is very similar both song- and production-wise, and their coverarts, logo, and album titles refrence those of Hellhammer
Apokalyptic Raids (Hellhammer/Celtic Frost)
Same as above, just not as fanatic. But the sound is similar, and their coverarts, logo, and album titles refrence those of Hellhammer and Celtic Frost (the continuation of Hellhammer). These guys have a bit more of their own sound than Warhammer, though, but still to be considered copycats. Very much so.
Hellfire (Bathoy)
Bathory copycat to the core. The album sounds like a lost Bathory album from 84/85, especially the first 3/4th of the album.
Insane (Slayer)
These guys can't get enough of "Show No Mercy" and decided to make something that sounded like it was written by Slayer in 82, but not considered good enough by Slayer.
I'll come back with more.
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We all have some meaning about compilation albums, and I was wondering about what people here think about compilation albums in general as it seemslike best of's are usualfor "jrock/visual kei" bands. Would you buy a best of? Would you buy a collection of a bands' EPs, demos, split material and/or unreleased songs?
In 2014, with everyone having internet and shit, I consider best of albums absolute worthless. They're usualy not what me or you consider the bands' best songs, so it's better just to make yourself one yourself. I never buy these. Best ofs was decent in the mid-late 90's when you didn't have internet and you didn't buy that much music. They were decent when checking out bands with huge discographies just to get an impression of where you should start. Today you can just do this on youtube, or just download the whole discography in four minutes and check out. So I don't get the need to release these anymore. And I don't get why so many bands still release these. They're so very, very unnecessary IMO.
But I am very positive towards compilation albums that collects EPs, demos, split material and unreleased songs onto one/two/three discs/LPs/tapes. Varathron's "Genesis of the Unaltered Evil" is a very good example of what I am talking about. It's a compilation of everything they did before their first album (two demos, an EP and a split) as well as three other songs. These are the type of compilation albums I was OK with, and would buy.
C comiplation such as Sargeist's "The Rebirth of a Cursed Existence" is also a very good example. I wouldn't buy this myself as I don't care for CDs, but it's a great release since there's a lot of people who doesn't care about vinyl and/or tapes. It's a CD that features all Sargeist songs which were previously available solely on vinyl, tape and compilation releases. Great release!
What's your thoughts on different types of compilation albums?
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Sounds pretty good. Catchy as fuck. But this is by far their worst production to date judging from the video. The guitar sound and drum sound doesn't work very well together at all. And where's the bass in the bass drum? It's just a weak click. It's not so bad it's ruining, but I still don't get how bands are OK with productions like this. Drums that sounds like tin cans, plastic and type writers. Jesus christ.
Not sure why they included the breakdown either, because it sounds pretty fucking pathetic. But the chorus makes up for it.
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I don't pay custom taxes. Never did, never will. I don't order anything from people/places who doesn't send as gift or doesn't lies about the price of what I bought. Custom taxes may be the wost thing ever.
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People don't seem to care much about this band here, but I'll post it here anyway. There's a new Agalloch track online and it sounds amazing. To me it sounds like a mix between Pale Folklore and The Mantle.
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16772-agalloch-celestial-effigy/
http://www.stereogum.com/1670102/agalloch-celestial-effigy/mp3s/
I'm a bit "disappointed", though. I was hoping they would continue where Faustian Echoes ended.
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Resident Evil: Extinction - I love this film. The second best Resident Evil film for sure. Badass from begining to end. I don't get any Resident Evil-feeling from the film, but it's a great action film with amazing action sequences. And you get to see Milla Jovovich, and that's never bad, is it?
Resident Evil: Afterlife - The weakest film in the series to now, but still enjoyable. There's just too much slow-mo and weak action sequences here. Not that the action is bad, it's just not up to the standard of the previous film. But Axeman is awesome, though. He looks really fucking good and is really fucking badass. Shame he didn't get a bit more screentime.
Oh, and mroe Milla Jovovich. Yum.
The Heartbreak Kid - Surprisingly good film. It's a remake of a film from the 70's by the same name, but I've never watched that one. But this was actually pretty decent. At times hilarious, but not consistent enough. The original us supossed to be way better, so I look forward to seeing that one.
Safe - Cool, but very standard Jason Statham-action. There's not a single surprise throughout the whole film. You get exactly what you expect. Nothing more, nothing less.
Pathology - A cool cocept ruined by poor excecution. Awful characters. I mean, there's not a single likeable character throughout the whole film. They're all worthless, annoying and scum. What a shame.
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse - The last of Fritz Lang's Dr. Mabuse trilogy, and his last film ever. This was made 27 years after the previous one, and is a lot different from that one. It's not as dark and feels more like a more standard mystery-thriller. It was really enjoyable, but the weakest of the three. It lacked the madness from the previous two films. But it's a great film and Fritz Lang ended his career with a huge fucking bang! Genius!
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To be honest I didn't find a single second of atmosphere in the film. I was just a poor torture porn film where everything was about the violence. It was about being shocking and nothing more. I can enjoy these types of films, but they didn't make it work at all here. Same with e.g Hostel and its sequels. Or A Serbian Film. Doesn't work at all. "Oh so shocking blablabla". It's so fucking forced and doesn't work one bit.