Horror Movies

[Tokage 5930]

 

And Tokage, I agree! Hellraiser is maybe one of the pinnacles for me from that era, despite those charmingly lamely executed ending effects (that were famously put together in a hurry while being drunk and out of budget, haha).

 

You mean that painfully out of place, somewhat Evil Dead-esque bird-demon creature? Yeah.. It already felt a bit off to me, especially compared to Frank's initial 'resurrection' and some of the other crazy things that occured prior to that. But considering the fact they were drunk and out of cash, it's still quite good...

 

By the way, are any of the sequels worth watching?

[Bear 1817]

Halloween - What other film than Halloween could have been giving the honor of ending my October-horror fest? None. The best slasher of all time, and one of the best horror films ever. It's just too fucking good, this. Everything is perfect here to be honest. Brilliant. A masterpiece beyond words.

 

It's interesting how this was Jamie Lee Curtis' first film, but also her best performance and her best film ever. The Fog is second, and she did well in many years after. But the purity just suited the role so well. It was a perfect match. And she was beyond beautiful back then.

 

And Donald Pleasence. Faaaaaan-fucking-tastic!

 

 

 

 

 

Good night!

[Bear 1817]

Here's the full listfo the horror films I've seen this month, with scores:

 

October

 

1. John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns (9/10)

2. Event Horizon (7/10)

3. Stage Fright (2014) (7/10)

4. The Howling (9/10)

5. Ringu (9/10)

6. Ringu 2 (5/10)

7. Blood Feast (8/10)

8. Tremors (9/10)

9. Opera (8/10)

10. A Nightmare on Elm Street (10/10)

11. The Quiet Ones (2014) (7/10)

12. Deliver Us from Evil (6/10)

13. Poltergeist (8/10)

14. The Cat o' Nine Tails (8/10)

15. The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears (8/10)

16. The ABCs of Death (6/10)

17. V/H/S (8/10)

18. Oculus (4/10)

19. Shutter (8/10)

20. V/H/S/2 (8/10)

21. Witching & Bitching (6/10)

22. The Legend of Hell House (8/10)

23. The Woman in Black (8/10)

24. Grave Encounters (7/10)

25. Tenebre (9/10)

26. White Zombie (8/10)

27. The Black Sleep (8/10)

28. Witchfinder General (10/10)

29. A Field in England (8/10)

30. Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (10/10) / Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (9/10)

31.  Madhouse (8/10) / The Asphyx (7/10) / Halloween (10/10)

 

 

This was a fun ride, and with the exception of a few films it's been a very good month for horror movies. Seen a bit over half of these from before, and the other half are new to me. I'm good at picking films, that for fucking sure.

[Jigsaw9 6783]

 

By the way, are any of the sequels worth watching?

 

Absolutely! The first two movies are real good as they are. The 3rd one is kinda dumb but still okay for one watching. Same for the 4th one, tho it's got a more colorful and varied feel with somewhat of an origin story, as well as sci-fi surroundings... maybe cramming in a bit too much.

 

From Inferno and onwards, people tend to dismiss those movies as garbage because "wah-wah almost no Pinhead!" but imo Inferno and Hellseeker are the closest to being pretty fuckin' good (but still not on the same level as the first 2 movies of course). These even have a kind of Silent Hill-ish (or Jacob's Ladder) nightmare vibe with hallucinations, visions and grotesque thingies because they are more about showing how the protagonists fall deeper into their own hell (which is what Hellraiser should be about, not necessarily showing off the cenobites all the time). Deader and Hellworld are a bit lame (especially the latter) but still nice to see at least once I guess, just for the feel of completion, heh. Revelations is a kind-of-remake and is utterly embarrassing garbage, so maybe steer clear of that one.

[Vitne Eveille 65]

I don't think I replied to this thread...if I did, whoops!

 

I've never been big into horror movies, but one really stuck with me.  Event Horizon is awesome!

 

If you like space stuff and horror, you'll dig it.  Its almost like the creators of Dead Space must have been watching that when they came up with their game idea.

[Jigsaw9 6783]

^ Yeah, Event Horizon is a pretty cool one! If you liked it I recommend watching Sunshine, it's also space-themed thriller/sci-fi (tho a bit different).

[Bear 1817]

Yeah, they're both very similar with Sunshine being the better film. Other similar films would be Sphere, Pandorum, Alien and THe Black Hole.

 

Especially The Black Hole. It's not horror, but Event Horizon seems to have gotten a lot of its ideas from the mentioned film. And I mean a lot.

[Bear 1817]

October might be over, but my love for horror is still present and I'm not gonna stop watching horror films just yet.

 

The Vampire Lovers - Erotic and extremely sexy vampire flick from 1970 with a stunning Ingrid Pitt in the lead, with suport from Peter Cushing, Madeline Smith, Kate O'Mara and more. Gothic Hammer horror with plenty of atmosphere and nudity. My kind of horror. It's pretty daring for its time, openly flirting with lesbian themes, and feels fresh because of its romance, without being anything like Twilight and such. Great atmosphere, beautiful girls, good acting and superb direction. I really liked this film!

 

Ingrid Pitt might not be Barbara Steele, but god she was fantastic. Great actress, beautiful and very seducing. She was made for this kind of roles.

 

 

[Bear 1817]

House on Haunted Hill - I've reviewed a couple of William Castle's films on here before (Homicidal, The Tingler, Straight-Jacket) and as I said back then, this guy is known as the king of gimmicks. This guy made low-budget films and earned a lot on them, much due to his genius gimmicks. But to me, this guy had a lot more to contribuate with than just silly, or in my eyes, awesome, gimmicks. To me, William Castle was a proper genius film maker. Even when he tries to cash in on other film makes' sucess, like he did with Homicidal, he hits bulls eye. House on Haunted Hill are probably the best William Castle film ever, and it offers a few proper scary and chilling scenes, like. Some will make you shiver and it'll put a proper scare down your spine.

 

Veincent Price is fantastic and Carol Ohmart, Richard Long and Carolyn Craig are all great as well. But Vincent Price, and even more so William Castle are the stsrs here. Great atmosphere, great mystery and great fun. One of the best haunted house films there is.

 

[Bear 1817]

Hellraiser - I I rewatched thiis last night. It's been almost 30 years and it still feels both fresh and original. Fantastic creature design, bloody perfect special effects, monsterous atmosphere, amazing cast and a great story. It's got everything! Fantastic in every possibe way.

 

Ashley Laurence is amazing in the film. Why on earth didn't she get more popular? She's beyond beautiful as well. Shame.

 

 

[Vitne Eveille 65]

^ Yeah, Event Horizon is a pretty cool one! If you liked it I recommend watching Sunshine, it's also space-themed thriller/sci-fi (tho a bit different).

 

It looks pretty interesting, thanks for the recommendation.  I'll have to check it out soon!

[Bear 1817]

Yesterday I found out my girl works today and won't get home before around 11:30, so I decided I'd buy some fine beer and enjoy three extremely cheesy movies. But the first I saw was so disappointing I said fuck that and watched a longer one instead.

 

Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory - Great tite? Check! Great poster? Check And when I put it on it even had a fine, cheesy theme song which insantly put me in a good mood for this film. The dubbing is pretty bad, in a good way, and the atmosphere are OK at times. But it just doesn't have enough cheese and it is way too long. 50-55 minutes would've done it, but it's 83 minutes long for fucks sake. It just drags and drags and drags. It's a shame, because at 50 minutes this could've been a fantastic film, if cut right. Also, this film could've used some nudity. Something a bit sexy.

 

Scream 4 - I finally got around to watch this and I must admit that I am impressed.It's never scary or creepy, it's predictable as fuck and it's very formulaic and relies heavily on clichés, but I thought this was 110 minutes of dumbed down and fun horror. But despite that, it just manages to pick out what made Sceam so great, and build further on that unlike what Scream 2 and 3 did. Bloody, violent and very well-directed. A huge surprise!

[Bear 1817]

House - This horror comedy from 1986 has a good, though predictable, story, great special effects,(mostly) awesome monster design, cool acting and all that and is a lot of fun. To keep it short I'll just say that this feels like a 90 minute long episode of Goosebumps for grown ups, the TV-series based on R.L. Stine's childrens horror books of the same name. It just has that feeling to it. I really liked it.

 

[Lestat 2167]

I am looking for absolutely frightening horror titles. Literally nothing I have seen in the past couple of years has remotely scared me or gave me a feeling of anxiety. Perhaps I am simply not fazed by them, but I would certainly be up for more suggestions.

[Bear 1817]

I am looking for absolutely frightening horror titles. Literally nothing I have seen in the past couple of years has remotely scared me or gave me a feeling of anxiety. Perhaps I am simply not fazed by them, but I would certainly be up for more suggestions.

 

I'd love to recommend you something frightening, but it's impossible unless I know what kind films you consider frightening. Is jump scares what scares you? Is it gore? Is is psychological? Mention 5 scary films and it'l be easier for people who would recommend you something.

 

 

 

Father's Day - This film is both produced and distrubuted by Troma Entertainment, and if you're familiar with Troma you know'll know what this is about. Absolutely madness. Lots of gore, nudity and madness! While I was entertained by this film, I am slightly disappointed. The first 2/3rds of the film are amazing, but then it just looses itself and drags on way too long. 80 minutes would've been enough, and it felt as if they had ran out of ideas and just continued filming for the hell of it. Had way too much fun to stop. It's a shame really.

 

[Bear 1817]

Best Worst Movie - Fun, touching, heartwarming and sad. This documentary document a fantastic journey that the film Troll 2 had. From an unknown, hated film dubbed as the worst film ever to a cult film known all over the earth with lots of fans. Underground, but still cult as fuck, with a shitload of screenings and all that. They interview most of the actors as wel as the director and writer, fans and a lot more.

 

The highlight for me is Claudio Fragasso who stated is directo career in 1980, and had made 12 films before he directed Troll 2 in 1989. He comes off as very, very bitter and buttover bcause he thinks the films he made are great films and he insults the actors and just doesn't get why people like it. Well, until the end that is, but still. It's fantastic and it even out this documentary for being too touching and sweet. Fantastic addition.

 

Anyway, it's a great documentary about a fantastic film.

[Bear 1817]

Anyone got any recommendations for documentary's about horror and exploitation film? Or film in general, but I am mainly looking for horor and exploitation docus. These are what I've seen:

 

 

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (10/10)
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (10/10)
Machete Maidens Unleashed! (9/10)
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (9/10)
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (9/10)
Rewind This! (9/10)
Best Worst Movie (9/10)
American Grindhouse (8/10)
Year of the Living Dead (8/10)
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (8/10)
The Sci-Fi Boys (7/10)
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (7/10)
These Amazing Shadows (7/10)
The Slanted Screen (7/10)

 

Next up is Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th and Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape. Looking forward to both, but espeially Crystal Lake Memories which is a 400 minute long docu about Friday the 13th. Really, really, really looking forward to that one.

[Bear 1817]

Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape - A documentary about the video nasties and how that went through. Albeit a bit short, this is a fantastic documentary. Interesting and entertaining. Listening to Martin Barker is like listening to some kind of a supreme being. One of the few who dared to stand up against the censorship, and listening to him talking about it is very interesting, and he's so obviously a clever man as well. Great stuff!

[Bear 1817]

Night of the Living Dead (1990) - My girl wanted to watch this last night, so I played along. Long time since I last saw it anywaw. It's a decent remake and a good film, but it's not close to the original at all. The only thing in this I prefer to the original is the hanging scene, the rest doesn't come close. The original is superior in every way possible. It's a well-made film and all, but it just lacks that feeling of sheer terror and frustration from the original, as well as the claustrophobic feeling from the original. And the actors are mostly so-so.Especially Patricia Tallman is rather annoying here. Good, but not on par with the original. 7/10

 

[beni 2149]

Watched as many clips as I could before trying out some Saw movies today and... damn, no thank you very much. This is horror? More like violence porn, geez.

I love seeing so many different horror movies, most of which I've never even heard of before so Bear, you're totally cool.

[Bear 1817]

Thank you. That's nice.

 

Saw is horror, aye. But it's a sub-genre called torture porn (so you're quite right), which is horror with lots of focus on explicit violence, torture, mutilation, sadism, nudity and such. A sub-genre of the splatters, I guess you could say. While I like plenty of the American torture porns, I think the french mastered this genre with films such as Martyrs, À l'intérieur, Haute tension, In My Skin, Frontière(s) and more. Unlike most of the American torture porn, these films had a lot going for it underneath the shock. Yes, there's lots of violence and sexual ugliness, but there's so much more to them than just that. But if one doesn't like extreme violence, then these obviously ain't for you.

 

Martyrs are probably the best of the lot along with Saw IMO. But it's quite different. Bleak, dark, disturbing, raw and pitch black horror which just plays with your brain due to its bleak and disturbing content. But with this film, it isn't the violence, torture or sadism that hurts you, it's the pain itself. It's a fantastic film IMO.

[Bear 1817]

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th - I'm home sick today and my girlfriend went to work, so I finally got enough time to myself to watch this documentary. 400 minutes of everything Friday the 13th, from the first film to the remake, including the TV-series. There's interviews with directors, actors, producers, special effects-guys, componists and some Alice Cooper, as well as deleted scenes, pictures, stories and more. This was one hell of a ride, and don't be scared of the lenght - it doesn't even feel half as long as what it actually is.

 

This documentary is simply essencial for every fan of Friday the 13th out there, be it only the first, a few of them or all. Well, this is a must-see for Friday the 13th fans, and one that general fans of horror should see. Magnificent!

 

 

 

10/10

[beni 2149]

WHAT!? It's an ACTUAL genre? D: Oh my god, so, there are fans of such movies? Wow, wasn't expecting this. But to each his own. I just can't understand seeing anyone or anything getting hurt as entertaining. And no offense to Americans here, but foreign countries do take the cake for such things. I was thinking more Asian, since I have seen some messed up clips from some movies, but obviously not so brutally out there as Saw. I just thought such movies like that are a bit empty, making such thoughtless violence. As you said about those movies having more going on in it, I'm all for that. Just mindless 'fun' like that's a big no for me. I better add those to my watch list then. Those sound interesting. And thanks for the response explaining it! 

[Bear 1817]

It's more a term than an actual genre, but if you talk to someone who's into horror, they'l know what torture porn is and they'll be able to mention a few films within that "genre". And yes, there's people out there who love watching violence, blood and gore, and I am one of them. But I don't like everything just because it's got blood and gore. I really like some of the Saw films, really dislike a few of them. Hate the Hostel films, DESPISE A Serbian Film and so on. But I can mention more sick films I enjoy, than dislike. I'm a sucker for it, both the realistic stuff as well as unrealistic stuff.

 

 

I love brutally bloody violence, gore and whatnot on the screen, and I love MMA (fighting) and such as well. But when it comes to real life violence (aka violence where there's no doctors to take the call, no ref to tell them what's OK and what's wrong and so on) I'm not a fan at all. Can't stand that. Seeing people fight when going out a saturday night properly disgusts me. But when it comes to film it really can't get gory or bloody enough for me.

[ghost 2686]

I just watched The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 last night and maaan was it gooood.

It was a lot more goofy than the first one ,making it sort of a black comedy, but it still had the crazy psycho atmosphere of the first one.

I mostly laughed through most of it.