Bear

Woah, look, Jigsyboy, a new face! How nice! I can't say I agree with your opinion on either The Conjuring or The Cabin in the Woods, though. But as I love watching and talking about horror films it's good to see someone "new" here. The more, the better.
 
What was it that you didn't like about The Cabin in the Woods? I know a lot of people who found it disappointing, but they all had the wrong impression of the film before they watched it and expected something else than what they got. It's a very fresh film. The films' weakest point to me was its poor CGI. It was just really bad. But I enjoyed it a lot ayway. Fun as fuck.

I'm mostly an '80s b-movie guy myself, but I'll try making a list of '70s stuff just for the hell of it....
 
1. Suspiria
I just LOVE the surreal effect this movie evokes, the set design is great and the soundtrack was pretty awesome as well. It totally deserves its status as a horror classic.
 
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Several scenes involving Leatherface unnerved me the first time I watched this movie. There's some sort of really gritty quality to this movie that makes it feel like a hazy summer day and I like that. 
 
3. Halloween
I must admit, I wasn't exactly spooked by this one 'cuz I saw it at a point where I'd already seen too many slasher flicks to care. Still, it's one of the big names in the subgenre and I can definitely see why it ended up being so influential. Never saw any of the sequels, nor any of the remakes. Don't think I'm missing out on much in either case, although I might check out Halloween 3 at some point just for shits and giggles because it's different.
 
4. Zombi 2
I really love how nasty the zombies look in this one. And as Jig said, dat underwater scene...
 
5. Hausu
As surreal as Suspiria almost, but WAY goofier. I really feel like this is something only the Japanese could have done. Everything about it is quirky, eveything about it is weird. I can't see this movie actually SCARING anybody, but it's still oh so entertaining to watch.
 
I guess I ran out of '70s horror I actually saw and found to be legitly good (as opposed to 'so bad it's funny'-good). Whoops. I gotta confess, I sort of disliked Eraserhead. Maybe I need to give it another try, but the first time i watched it I just felt bored more than anything.

Sorry, I thought I'd join in as I've found your thoughts really interesting. When I find time I'd love to go through all the old classics

^ Ahhh I've been meaning to watch Hausu for quite a while now, but never really in the mood for it when the opportunity arises (or I just forget). xD Tombs of the Blind Dead sounds cool too, gonna check that one out later as well.
 
It turns out it wasn't all that hard to compile a list for myself, tho I "padded it out" with some not-quite-horror titles.
 
1. Suspiria The one and only. Dario Argento at his horrortastic atmospheric best imo. Fantastic music and visuals, always something interesting and spectacular to witness. Excellent, can't get enough of it!   2. Alien A true sci-fi/horror classic, really hits a nerve every time I watch it. Needless to say, owing much to H.R. Giger's fantastic designs.   3. Eraserhead Not really horror but surreal and dreary as fuck still. Some of the sickest and weirdest stuff in here (I'll only say "dinner" and "baby"), it's really a far-out trip to be experienced if one is accustomed to such oddities.   4. The Rocky Horror Picture Show Again, not 'pure horror' - still it has a mad scientist, a creature, some killing and whatnot. Oh, and of course we can't forget the wonderfully quirky musical numbers and awesome cast (iconic performances from Tim Curry, Patricia Quinn and Richard O'Brien)!   5. Halloween Well, what is there to say? A solid slasher classic. Haven't seen much of the sequels but I suspect I didn't miss much.   6. Zombie ...or Zombi 2 or whatever. Fulci's gross-out zombie flick, tonnes of atmosphere, messy makeup, it's all excellent really. Can't forget the underwater zombie scene either, so nice!   7. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre One of the better '70s horror movies. It's pretty nice, nothing more to say.   8. Rabid I was hesitating whether include this or Shivers (both very similar Cronenberg films) for the 8th spot, but went for this because it looks and feels just a bit more professional and finished. Pretty good 'zombie virus/infection' type movie, sort of.   9. Demon Seed I just put this here because I remember it being somewhat good. Not much other recollection of it. Super-computer attacking humans (and uhmm... doing some other stuff too xD), it was decent.   10. The Brood Typical Cronenberg body horror, takes a while to get started (if I remember correctly) but has some fun moments and effects.

I think the 70's was a brilliant year for horror, especially Italian horror. But the true slashers were born in form of Black Christma and Halloween, animal horror got HUGE with Jaws and Piranha and you got claustrophobic horror in a spaceship that scared you shitless for a year in form of Alien. The 70's were great and this was way harder than I had expected.
 
 
1. Halloween
What can I say about this film that has not been said yet? Nothing. Nothing at all. This is one of the best examples on how bloody brilliant a low-budget, b-film can actually be. While not being the first slasher film ever, this sure as fuck sat the examples and made the "rules" that would be used to death the next decade. One of the most important horror films ever, and one of my all time favourites. This is THE film to watch on halloween eve. All hail John Carpenter, both the director and musician. The soundtrack is half the fun here.
 
2. Profondo Rosso aka Deep Red
This is one of Dario Argento's best films, and a überclassic giallo film. The camera work in this film is absolutely gorgeous, the sets are artsy and are the soundtrack is almost too good, made by Goblin of course. While not my all time favourite giallo, it's up there with the best for sure.
 
3. Alien
This film took the word claustrophobic and changed it. The atmoshere, the monster, the acting, the special effects. It's all there. This is still one of the most sacry films ever made. Did I mention it's brilliant? No? Well, it is. Fantastic!
 
4. Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht
Contrary to belief, this is not a remake of Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens. It does lend a lot from that film, especially the look of Count Dracula, but it is just another film based of the novel, and one of the best there is. Not as good as Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens, but it's up there with the others. Dark and grim. A must see for anyone interested in vampires.
 
5. Zombi 2
Lucio Fulci, the master of gore made this in the late 70's and it was shocking. Gory, bloody and grim as fuck. This one was pretty far out at the time, and while not at shocking now, still bloody fucking awesome. My favourite Lucio Fulci film by far!
 
6. Suspiria
More Dario Argento, and more Goblin. The colours are rich, the direction are brilliant and the atmosphere is amazing. Oh, and the soundtrack, man. God damn! Witch! Witch! Witch! Witch! Shieeeeeeet! Atmosphere! I was lucky enough to get to watch this on the big screen a few weeks ago and it added such a dimension to the film.
 
7. The Exorcist
How good is this film? Almost too good. To me this film is all about atmosphere, and the atmosphere is bloody amazing in this one and it is filled with memorable lines and scenes. Top notch!
 
8. Jaws
I bet a lot kids had problems jumping into the water for a long time after watching this. That kinda says it all, doesn't it? I remember I was scared shitless after watching this as a kid. The shark looks fantastic, the direction is amazing and it's still a bit frightening to be honest. Fucking sharks, man.
 
9. Tombs of the Blind Dead
The most underrated and overlooked film on the list. This Sanish film is beyond awesome, and it deserves so much more. The use of noises in the soundtrack, the look of the Blind Dead and the atmosphere is top notch. Check it out, as well as its sequels which are all good. Oh, and the Finnish doom/death metal band Hooded Menace bases a lot of their songs on these films. Fantastic band!
 
10. Hausu
Surreal horror with some of the coolest special effects you'll ever see on screen. They were made to look unrealistic, as if a child had made them, and they still look unique and original even to this day. Some of the special effects they didn't even know the look of until the film was completed, and many of them did not end up as expected. It was a huge experiment, and a great one too. This film is a must see if you're into weird horror flicks.
 
 
As usual I took a look at my IMDB so I mut have forgotten some films that I haven't given a score yet. But it'll look something like this for sure.

This years Inferno Festival is over and I am back home. What a great fucking festival this is, and what a brilliant year! Their best ever.
 
Wednesday (aka club day); I saw Infant Death and it was OK, but we left after that. Didn't bother. Great evening as a whole, though.
 
Thursday: Impiety started off the day for us, and it was cool, but the triggered drums ruined a lot of the experience. The bass drums was awful. Typical type writer shit. But the geat riffs and amazing frontman Shyaithan made this a worthy gig anyway. Not amazing, but enjoyable.
Fleshgod Apocalypse was awful. Saw a couple of songs and regret it. Waste of time. Shite band.
Dimmu Borgir was another band I was looking forward to. They were to play an album from begining to the end and we didn't know which one until the gig started. It was Deathcult Armageddon, my favourite Dimmu Borgir album. I was excited as fuck until they started to play. The drums were awful, the vocals were awful and Shagrath is a horrible frontman. Unlike Impiety, who also had a poor drum sound, these guys didn't have anything to make up for that. Ended up a horrible gig.
Mystifier was one of the bands I was looking forward to the most, and they didn't disappoint. What a gig, man! This brazilians know how to CRUSH! One of the best gigs at the festival. It was amazing!
 
Friday: We started off the day with a boat ride around in the fjors of Oslo, and later one Church of Misery played on the boat. It was a small boat with about 100 paying audiences. I went there with some great people, had great weather and it was all amazing. By far one of my best concert experiences ever. 10/10
Mgla was next out and one of the bands I was really looking forward to, and they did not disappoint. Brilliant gig by a brilliant band. Superb!
Tristania was boring. Saw a few songs and left. They sounded like a cover band to be honest. A big meh.
Hatebreed was awesome. Pissed off metalcore with the right attitude. Jesus christ, when they played I WIll Be Heard, man. Awesome!
Necros Christos did sound great and delivered a great gig, but they did look a bit tired. But it was a good gig, and rumors says probably their last one.
Blasphemy was pure brutality from begining to end. It was almost too brutal. It was almost ridiculous. But it was a badass gig. Brutality in its purest form!
 
Saturday: Sigh was amazong and the winners along with Church of Misery and Mystifier. Brilliant gig!
Gehenna did sound very professional, but it looked uninspired. Left after a few songs.
Tulus was pretty boring, but Inskripsjon etter Jordferd and that made me feel good. Awesome song!
Rotting Christ was boring, but The Sign of Evil Existence with guest vocals from Mirai was good fun. But why the fuck didn't they play Fgmenth, Thy Gift? That song IS Rotting Christ. Disappointing.
Black Witchery was crushing! not as brutal as Blasphemy, but not too far away. Awesome concert!
Watain was übershite. Clowns!
 
Missed Deathhammer and Vemod. They played too early and we had too much fun drinking. Shame they played so early, wanted to see them.
 
Anyway, best Inferno ever. It'll be hard topping this.

I think you also have to take into account that Mads has gotten about 2 seasons of material of screentime as where Hopkins had 2 movies, one of which he spent most of his screentime in a cell and his only form of interaction with the outside world was through Clarice Starling. Silence of the Lambs showed his more human side along with his intellect, Mads portrays a more manipulative character, which has a possibility to be more well-rounded also because he has more time to do so. I respect your opinion of course, it's just that this is the first time I've heard someone say they prefer Mads! I always preferred Hopkins, merely because he gave me the creeps from the first scene on, unlike Mads. I mean, that opening scene in Silence of the Lambs in his first meeting with Starling, how he just stood there in an elegant position with a smile on his face...really unnerving. Mads hasn't been able to give me that feeling yet, sadly.
 
I'm not that big a fan of the show considering it's not really that closely related to the novels. I'm sort of scared what will happen when Fuller decides to bring Clarice into the show (though he can't atm as he doesn't have the rights for her character), because she's absolutely one of my favourite female characters from a lot of movies and shows I've seen (Jodie Foster's version of course, wasn't too big on Julianne Moore in the role).
 
On another note, this show has hilarious fanvideos:
 

 
NEVER AGAIN WILL

If you expect a series in the line of any of the Hannibal fils you'll be disappointed. They're based off the same characters, but that's it really.
 
This series is just awful. Hugh Dancy and Hettienne Park is the worst actors I've ever seen on any film or TV-series. They're so bad. The dialogue is really poor, and the psychologial game doesn't work one bit. It has a good Mads Mikkelsen, but he doesn't get much to work with. The blood and gore is nice, the food looks excellent and it's at times very good visually. BUt that's it really. The rest is so bad.
 
This is easily among the worst series I've ever watched.

I went to Sweden yesterday and bought 120 0,5l with beer, bacon and cheese. These next four days are gonna be good. Not all of it is for me though. 48 beers for me, 48 for my brother and 24 for our friend. Mmmmmmh!

If you expect a series in the line of any of the Hannibal fils you'll be disappointed. They're based off the same characters, but that's it really.
 
This series is just awful. Hugh Dancy and Hettienne Park is the worst actors I've ever seen on any film or TV-series. They're so bad. The dialogue is really poor, and the psychologial game doesn't work one bit. It has a good Mads Mikkelsen, but he doesn't get much to work with. The blood and gore is nice, the food looks excellent and it's at times very good visually. BUt that's it really. The rest is so bad.
 
This is easily among the worst series I've ever watched.

OK, so I saw Goblin a couple of days ago. I had a great time on the bus in to Oslo. Listening to music, drinking beer and enjoying life. Met a friend in Oslo and we went to see Suspiria on a big screen. That was amazing. It added a whole new dimension to the film. They were lucky enough to be able to find a good copy of a 35mm, so that was what we saw. Awesome! Sadly, Goblin did not play the soundtrack while the film was screening. BUt some guy from the place who sent the film had a talk with the band before the film and that was cool. Seemed like such humble and good guys.
 
Later that night Goblin played live and it might just have been the best concert I've seen. The band obviously had a good time and the soun was pitch perfect. Hands down! Best moment was when they started playing Tenebre. Insane!
 
In the talk before the film they said they were looking forward to play the Dawn of the Dead soundtrack live with the film screening in the US soon, and they were planning in inviting George A. Romero (the director of Dawn of the Dead) as they had never met him. SO they finally hoped to meet him.
 
And they mentioned a fun John Carpenter story. They met him a while back and Carpenter thanked Claudio a lot because he had stolen basically every sound he had made. Hah, made me laugh.
 
Ayway, great time!

Yeah, thanks. And you don't need good equipment to hear the flaws in the production. I don't have it, and I noticed the awful production as soon as I heard the first song posted on youtube. It was very obvious. A shame that. One of the very last jrock bands I've listened to for years that have been making good music these last years. Gonna check this out when I get home after easter.
 
In comparison The Avoided Sun had a weak production as well, mainly the droum sound. But the music was so good it makes up for it there.
 
Great eview though, Zess.

Score: | How disappointing...
 
Let's get something out of the way early: this album sounds like shit.
 
The production is abysmal. Their standards have been slipping ever since I BELIEVE IN ME, and the EXODUS EP released not too long ago was a little dry for my taste. In comparison, this is a desert. A vast, barren desert where the bass and treble are too damn high, and the midsection is non existent. For a casual listener of music, this may not be an issue. But for an enthusiast like me who invested a few hundred bucks into his listening equipment, I hear nothing but production flaws. It's enough to turn potentially great songs into good songs, and mediocre songs into indistinguishable rumbling, and it's enough to take a point off the top automatically.
 
There is the odd occasion in which I can overlook lackluster production if the quality of the music is great. I've been a fan of lynch. for years, and they are one of my favorite bands, so this would be one of those times...except it's not. This album is both too long and too repetitive, and whatever ideas lynch. had didn't stretch over all songs equally. There are tracks like ENVY, DEVIL, and PHOENIX that are okay, but there's nothing that's really good. Just average songs and shit songs.
 
What's lacking is enough to scratch off two more points. There's not enough clean vocals, pop influence, or melodic variety for my tastes. For example, BULLET was decent up until the one minute mark, where the band launches into 2014's dullest breakdown. If it were just BULLET, I'd write it off as a bad track. But there are too many nameless, faceless tracks that follow one after the other that feel like cut and paste sections of melodies. Almost every track is awash with monotone harsh vocals, which becomes unpleasant to listen to after the sixth or seventh track. If it weren't already bad enough, every time there's an opportunity for a track's arrangement to grow they either repeat themselves or launch into a breakdown. The songs themselves feel too constrained and recycled, and while I don't mind if a band recycles riffs from time to time, three times in one album is too much. If you want examples, attempt to describe to yourself the differences in riffs on MAD, MERCILESS, and GUILLOTINE. I can't.
 
So 2014 comes and goes and lynch. swings and misses again. The constant misplaced metalcore influences are irritating, and lynch.'s inconsistency on the detail and creative fronts are sinking their credibility as a band that can produce decent albums at worst. If they're going to continue to show so little compositional enthusiasm, they may as well just stop.

Zoolander - This was a decent, but not amazing comedy from Ben Stiller. When it is funny, it's bloody hilarious. But it is so uneven, and that's the problem here. It's silly as fuck, but that's as expected. But yeah, I'm left disappointed by this.
 
Frankenstein's Army - I'll take off my hat and rais my glass to Richard Raaphorst, the man behind this film. Frankenstein's Army is a very fresh take on the found footage genre, and is among the best, if not THE best, found footage films I've seen. Ceative, original and very well-amde film. The story is thin as fuck, but that doesn't matter as everything else is exceptional.
 
The set designs is amazing, the character designs is amazing and the blood and gore is amazing. The use of actual, physical creatures, rather than CGI models, gives the film a shocking realism which is sorely lacking in most modern horror/sci-fi. This is horror/sci-fi the way it once used to be.
 
The only reason I don't give this 9/10 is because they're speaking English and not Russian. The rest is top notch!
 
Thief - Brilliant 190's neo(n)-noir with a beyond brilliant soundtrack by Tangerine Dream. Wet streets, neon lights and all that. It's so god damn 80's and I fucking love it. This is Michael Mann's best film, and that says a lot.
 
Body Double - More neo(n)-noir, this time by Brian De Palma. It's a very Hitchcockian film and it owes a lot to Vertigo and Rear Window, as well as other films. It's a great film, and the gorgeous camerawork and lovely lighting are a huge part of what makes this such a great film.

Been wanting to see these for a while now, but always forgetting. Thx for the mention, maybe now I'll remember. xD
 
Full Metal Jacket - Pretty cool and depressing movie about how war and that whole soldier-making mentality can fuck you up. I must admit I enjoyed the first 45 mins segment more (the boot camp), but the following hour or so dealing with the actual war itself had its 'feeling' as well.

^ Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiet I'm jelly as hell!! I bet it will be awesome but please report back to us after you witnessed it, if it was truly amazing.
 
Finally, here's my '80s horror list... I had to weed out a lot of stuff to make this only 10. xD Also, this isn't in any concrete order. It would be better to rank the first five as "number 1" and the last five as "number 2" slot.
 
1. Hellraiser
Best Cliver Barker adaptation I've seen so far (no wonder, he had a hand in it as well). Perfect, atmospheric, juicy, with some chilling and equally fun sequences. Gotta love the Cenobites! Actually, the sequel doesn't trail too far behind either.
 
2. The Beyond
Lucio Fulci represent!! I just love the gritty, spooky feeling of the whole movie. The makeup effects are amazing albeit a bit cruddy (that adds to the whole thing imo), and it's all just one big nightmare ride of a film.
 
3. Inferno
Almost as brilliant as its predecessor Suspiria, Dario Argento does it again! Stunning colors and lighting, lots of gruesome but somehow beautiful (and at times, absurd) scenes. The music doesn't really work all the time for me but it provides an interesting dimension nevertheless.
 
4. City of the Living Dead
Lucio Fulci represent!! I just love the gritty, spooky feeling of the whole movie. The makeup effects are amazing albeit a bit cruddy (that adds to the whole thing imo), and it's all just one big nightmare ride of a film. [2] heh.
 
5. Demons
Imagine Demons 2 being here as well. Overall a very fun experience with some disgusting demons killing off people trapped in a cinema (watching a movie about demons no less, lol) -- what more do you want? Oh right... cheese-tastic heavy metal to accompany it all. Contains one of the best ridiculous action scenes in horror.
 
6. Re-Animator
One of my favorite comical horror movies ever, I just cannot get tired of it. Major respect and props to Stuart Gordon (director) and Jeffrey Combs (playing the hilarious lead role) for twisting this Lovecraft tale into something exceptionally fun to watch. A ton of laughs and gorey/gross moments.
 
7. *insert an '80s John Carpenter horror here*
Seriously. Carpenter made some of his most excellent work in this decade, I simply cannot choose. I love The Fog because of its inducing fear with simplicity, The Thing with the chilling (heh) creatures and sense of isolation, Prince of Darkness spooking me out with all the apocalyptic religious Satanic stuff (and awesomely casting Donald Pleasence as usual), and finally They Live with its subtle hints of sci-fi paranoia.
 
8. Tetsuo: Iron Man
Okay, we could argue if this is really horror or not, but to me it represents the finest of what Japan has to offer in the 'body horror' subgenre, drowned in a thick sauce of that typical junkyard aesthetic of low-budget Japanese cyberpunk. Totally weird and insane black-n-white feature with some amazing visuals and unforgettable soundtrack (courtesy of Japanese industrial music god Chu Ishikawa).
 
9. Videodrome
Speaking of body horror...yeah, I couldn't leave Cronenberg out of this. I was a bit torn in choosing this or The Fly or Scanners, but this movie is somehow a bit closer to my heart. Maybe because of all the lovely imagery, body fusing with technology, minds warping, reality blurring and whatnot. Plus, it has a pretty~ hot Debbie Harry, so yeah.
 
10. The Hitcher
Oh boy, this looming menacing atmosphere, I just love it. Rutger Hauer is the star of the show here clearly, portraying the enigmatic and psycho drifter dude of the title. Whenever he appears on screen you just know shit will go down, but the pacing is so sadistic how they draw out some stuff for the tension, it's awesome.
 
+1 "cuz I just remembered this one" Angel Heart
Damn, this movie. Imagine if Jacob's Ladder had a baby with an X-Files episode and up the spook factor a few notches. Incredibly well-done mystical thriller/horror starring (a still decent-looking) Mickey Rourke and Robert de Niro, crossing over into nightmare territory with no turning back.
 
@Bear I love how there's almost literally no overlaps between our lists this time. I do love the Evil Dead movies of course, they almost made the list. The Argento movies you listed are cool too. I must confess tho, I haven't seen a single "Friday" movie, nor a "Nightmare" one (okay, maybe the 4th or 5th? loooong time ago, can't remember).

Best horror films of the 80's:
 
1. The Thing
John Carpenter and Kurt Russel together used to be a sign of quality once upon a time. Everything they did turned out great, except for Escape from L.A., even though I've always had a weak spot for it. But The Thing is a super classic film with a great script, great actors, great direction and great special effects. Brilliant atmosphere.
 
2. Friday the 13th
It's not as good as Halloween, but this is among my favourite slasher films ever. Great kills and a brilliant atmosphere. Can you ask for much more from a slasher?
 
3. The Burning
Same as above basically. This one is just as good as Friday the 13th, if not better to be honest. Amazing film!
 
4. Gremlins
Scary? No, but cute, charming and very, very fun. You just gotta love how these small, cute creatures turn into those evil fuckers. This is an amazing film!
 
5. The Evil Dead
Gore, black humour, amazing cinematography and Bruce Campbell. This film is both atmospheric and hilarious at the same time. SOme of the camera work here is exceptional!
 
6. Evil Dead II
Gore, black humour, amazing cinematography and Bruce Campbell. This film is both atmospheric and hilarious at the same time. SOme of the camera work here is exceptional! This is an amazing sequel. One of the best there is.
 
7. Tenebre
This film showed Dario Argento's return to the giallo genre, and boy did he do it well. Stunning cinematography, gruesome murders, great acting and a BRILLIANT soundtrack by prog geniuses Goblin. The soundtrack may be the best thing about this film. So fucking impressive! If you're a fan of slashers, you should see this (and giallo in general), because the slasher genre owes so much to this genre. So very, very much.
 
8. A Nightmare on Elm Street
Freddy fucking Krueger. Do I need say more? A really imaginative horror film which plays around with the viewer a lot. Love it!
 
9. Opera
Woah! Another Dario Argento film. Of course. He was a genius. This is a fairly typical giallo and Argento film, but still amazing. Great soundtrack, mainly by Claudio Simonetti of Goblin and Brian Eno.
 
10. The Woman in Black
The reason this isn't higher up is because some of the acting is subpar. But the atmosphere is amazing, and that's what makes this film so good. It's alla bout the atmosphere!
 
 
And even though this isn't films, I just have to put these out here. The 80's WAS slashers, and I could easily have changed some of these films with other slasher films. And because of the 80's and slashers I need to put these songs here. Frightmare released two albums and they both are a tribute to slasher films, and horror and gore in general. The Burning, Friday the 13th, Sleepaway Camp, The Slumber Party Massacre, The Prowler, My Bloody Valentine and Black Christmas are among the fils they pay tribute to. Amazing band, even though I do prefer Maniac Neil's main band, Blood Freak. Exploitation and horror is his life!
 




 
 
 
What happened to the films of yesterday
The 70's and 80's were the golden age
Horror films now are a fucking joke!
They make me choke!

Gone is the blood
Gone are the tits
Gone is everything that we miss
MTV shit is shoved down our goddamn throats!
The film makers of today give us no fucking hope!

Remakes are the fad
Desecrating horror classics
CG? what a fucking drag!
Save that shit for pixar flicks!

Dawn of the Dead and TCM are not immune to this lame ass trend
Whats next The Exorcist?
It's safe to say this is the end!
 
These dumb ass kids love this shit
They have no idea who Cropsy is
Wes Craven you bastard!
Look what you have done!
Last House on the Left to Scream?!
There no excuse
You should be hung!

PG-13 horror is packing the seats
This generation sucks!
These kids are fucking weak!

The hip hop influence
Infecting the culture
Busta Rhymes and Michael Myers?!
This shit is fucking torture!
 
Direct to video shit
Is almost as bad
Crappy photoshop covers
Make me fucking sad!
 
Lack of ideas
Regression through technology
Will Peter Jackson save us?
No we get that lame ass trilogy!
 
 
Fightmare - Bringing Back the Bloodshed

I personally think the greatest solution to this age-old problem, is not to force "leechers" (whatever the hell that actually means - we're all leeching) to step into the light and give thanks to you mighty people that rip releases, but to instead, force everyone to be anonymous. If you upload/share a file - it would not be associated with an account, but only the details of the release/quality. No comments. No thanks button. A simple link to download.
 
This whole "give credit where credit is due" on this matter is almost sickening. The purpose of sharing music here is just that: sharing; turn people on to new music that they might have never come across or heard before.

The New One-Armed Swordsman - I waited a long time before I watched this because I was a bit sceptical. I love the two first films in the series (yet not watched Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman which came before this), but I was a bit sceptic since Jimmy Wang moved on and didn't want to portray the one-armed swordsman any longer. Chang Cheh got David Chiang for the role as the new one-armed swordsman. What David Chiang lacked as a martial artist he made up for with brilliant acting. This film is violent and bloody, and really spectacular. It's a very typical film for Chang Cheh around this time. You can see the Akira Kurosawa and Sergio Leone influences in his film. At times I get a spaghetti western-like feeling from this, and as we know, spaghetti westerns was very influenced by samurai films. This is just as good, if not better, than the two first films. Amazing!
 
Chang Cheh is, together with King Hu, the most important direcor when it comes to wuxia. King Hu started it, and Chang Cheh took everything toa whole different elvel where things got more spectacular, and he intoduced us to the anti-hero that got a lot of place in these films. He's not known as The Godfather of Hong Kong without any reason, to put it like that. You can see a lot of CHang Cheh in directors like Quentin Tarantino, Zhang Yimou and John Woo.
 
Wǔ xiá - Ah, what a film! This films like a mix of A History of Violence, The Killer and The One-Armed Swordsman, spiced with a bit of Sherlock Holmes on top. The story is the same as we've seen a billione times before in films like A History of Violence, The Killer and other films, and it doesn't ty to hide the fact that it isn't a very original idea. The direction is great, the choreography is amazing as expected from Donnie Yen, who also plays the main role in this film, supported by Yu Wang (The One-Armed Swordsman) and Takeshi Kaneshiro (House of Flying Daggers). I love the fact that it pays tribute to The One-Armed Swordsman like it does. It was bloody amazing! Great film.
 
Bohachi: Clan of the Forgotten Eight - The original title to this film is Bôhachi bushidô: Poruno jidaigeki, which translates to something like this: Porno Period Film: Way of the Outlaw Samurai. But do not be afraid, this has nothing to do with porn as we know it. Not even close.
 
Bôhachi bushidô is a Japanese cult film directed by none other than Teruo Ishii, also knows as The King of Cult. This man pushed the limits in the late 60's and continued making great, fresh films in the 70's.
 
Bôhachi bushidô is a 80 minute long film that shows more tits and ass than your regular 90 minute porn film, and it is topped with huge amounts of violence, blood and flying limbs. But despite all of that, this is still a very nice, tasty and elegant film where Teruo Ishii really got to show off his skills as a film maker, shooting some of the most beautifully shot scenes ever.
 
Tetsurô Tanba plays the lead character, and he is as amazing as ever.
 
Bohachi: Clan of the Forgotten Eight is among the best pinky violence films I've ever seen, and it is close to a 10/10. Maybe a 9,8/10 or something.
 
 
Jagten - This is a dark danish film with Mads Mikkelsen in the lead. It's a hard watch as it portrays some serious issues in our society. Denmark is on a whole other level dan norway when it comes to film making. I seriously wonder why.
 
Attack the Block - This will be seen as a cult film in 5-7 years. Do I need to say more? Nah, not eally. Great film!

Alright, that's good enough for me. The following part may contain spoilers for the NBC show Hannibal.
 
I recently tried that Hannibal show from NBC because so many people were hyping it, but I'm quite divided on it. When I found out the director was Bryan Fuller I sort of felt hesitant, as I never liked any show he made. I sort of hoped the show would include a level of quality as found in the movie of Silence of the Lambs, but I felt like it fell short in the character interaction department. The chemistry in that movie between Hannibal and Clarice was so incredibly intense and had me on the edge of my seat all the time. That sort of chemistry sincerely lacks between Hannibal and Will, yet seems more apparent during Lecter's interactions with his own therapist; Bedelia du Maurier (could be a woman-only thing, I don't know. I feel like both Bedelia and Clarice were more on Hannibal's level than Will was).
 
Mikkelsen does a fine job as Hannibal (especially considering he has to live up to Anthony Hopkins' fantastic performance), but Dancy's performance as Will Graham doesn't leave me convinced. Guy responds a bit too calmly about vomiting out an ear and randomly seeing stags getting out of a river, lol.
 
Also this has to be the dumbest FBI investigation team I've seen since The Mentalist. Each episode contains a new victim, but they don't seem to get any progress whatsoever until Hannibal cleverly puts the blame on Will. This show is like a combination of horror and thriller but it doesn't know which way to go so it mashes up a little bit of both, which doesn't necessarily HAVE to be bad, but it feels too messy for my taste. I hope it'll get better, but for now I've put it on hold.
 
Also, it seems like NBC can't get the rights for Clarice Starling from MGM for later seasons (for some reason I'm relieved?).
 
I'm also currently watching The Mentalist, Castle and The Blacklist. I casually watch Unforgettable as well, but not as often as the other three. I started the Blacklist a few weeks ago and it's quite a thrilling series.

Tropic Thunder - Finally saw this! It was hilarious. Probably everyone who was interested in it already watched this, but if you didn't and you like action-comedies do yourself a favor and go see it nowwww! Some excellent laugh-out-loud moments, Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr really shine here (oh and Tom Cruise, lol).

Yesssss, the trailer seems good too!
 
Expendables 2 was everything I expected Expendables to be, so by that logic the third movie should be epic as hell!

I don't have anything against it, good music is good music no matter who wrote and who performed it. But I do think it's pretty pathetic to use ghost writers and take the cred as writers. Just give the actual writers the cred they deserve for fuck sake.

I don't have anything against it, good music is good music no matter who wrote and who performed it. But I do think it's pretty pathetic to use ghost writers and take the cred as writers. Just give the actual writers the cred they deserve for fuck sake.

I don't have anything against it, good music is good music no matter who wrote and who performed it. But I do think it's pretty pathetic to use ghost writers and take the cred as writers. Just give the actual writers the cred they deserve for fuck sake.