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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 21:38:14 GMT
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Post by morgan on Oct 12, 2018 22:54:10 GMT
10. Identity (2003) John Cusack Ray Liotta You need to stick with this one all the way through. At first, the movie seems like a compilation of slasher movie clichés but you need to stay with it. And that’s all I can say. 6/10
11. Frogs (1972) Ray Milland Sam Elliott One of those bad movies that’s kind of fun to watch. Nature gets pissed off about what we are doing and strikes back. This movie has Sam Elliott in an early role of his. I didn’t realize that Sam Elliott was young once.  5/10 |
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Post by morgan on Oct 12, 2018 23:08:46 GMT
21.) The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008). Awful. A complete waste of time. Sometimes the last 20 minutes can drastically change a movie. This time the ending was even worse than the rest of it! I would only recommend this to someone who wants to watch a movie comprised of practically the entire cast of the 90210 reboot. (rofl)
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Post by neesy on Oct 13, 2018 23:27:02 GMT
Decided I would finally join this, even though I'm a bit late:
1. American Werewolf in London
Still good to see again (I had it saved in my PVR thingy)
2. Lake Placid - watched this morning - Bill Pullman and Bridget Fonda - about a giant crocodile
3. Repulsion (1965) with Catherine Deneuve - more like a psychological drama but has some horror moments in it.
4. Joy Ride - a trucker terrorizes three young people after being the victim of a practical joke.
5. The Hills Have Eyes - A suburban American family is being stalked by a group of psychotic people who live in the desert, far away from civilization. (Not the original from 1977).
6. Crazies on AMC (part of the Fear Fest) - remake of the 1973 film by George A. Romero
7. The Exorcist (the original one) - I remember seeing this at the theatre in a small town we lived in when I was still in high school. Read the book first so didn't jump a lot when the frightening scenes occurred.
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Post by morgan on Oct 14, 2018 23:17:42 GMT
22.) The Shawshank Redemption (1994). A classic. One of my all-time favorite movies. One I never tire of watching.
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Post by morgan on Oct 14, 2018 23:30:24 GMT
23.) Salem's Lot (2004). Nope. Over three hours of my life down the drain. Rob Lowe as Ben Mears...terrible. I really hated this, can you tell? As usual, nothing can beat the original.
One of the ONLY things I liked about this movie is that Susan Norton goes to the Marsten House right after she finds out about the death of Floyd Tibbits. It's been about three years since I re-read this book, but I remember wondering why the heck she went to that house. The timeline didn't make sense - unless I missed something, which is entirely possible.
The actor who played Mark Petrie (Dan Byrd) did an okay job in a few of the scenes.
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Post by morgan on Oct 15, 2018 23:58:58 GMT
24.) Jaws (1975). Why morgan, why??! I am absolutely PETRIFIED of sharks. Thought re-watching this would maybe help me get over it. Nope. Even though some of the special effects are cheesy because of how old it is, it is still terrifying!
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Post by morgan on Oct 16, 2018 0:05:48 GMT
25.) Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988). What fun! Thanks scratch !  Edie McClurg (from Ferris Bueller's Day Off) was great in this too. I want to be Elvira!!
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Post by morgan on Oct 16, 2018 0:15:04 GMT
26.) Tales of Halloween (2015). Thought I remembered this one getting good reviews from someone on the SKMB. Not my kind of movie. Way too gory. I would've excused that fact if the stories would've been decent. It didn't find the right balance of campiness and was just dumb IMO.
The kid (Daniel DiMaggio) in the story "Sweet Tooth" was pretty good. "The Night Billy Raised Hell" was my favorite segment.
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Post by morgan on Oct 16, 2018 0:19:16 GMT
27.) Suburban Gothic (2014). I had high hopes for this one because I love Matthew Gray Gubler and Kat Dennings. Disappointing. A few funny moments and the ending was cute though.
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Post by neesy on Oct 16, 2018 16:49:38 GMT
1. American Werewolf in London
Still good to see again (I had it saved in my PVR thingy)
2. Lake Placid - watched this morning - Bill Pullman and Bridget Fonda - about a giant crocodile
3. Repulsion (1965) with Catherine Deneuve - more like a psychological drama but has some horror moments in it.
4. Joy Ride - a trucker terrorizes three young people after being the victim of a practical joke.
5. The Hills Have Eyes - A suburban American family is being stalked by a group of psychotic people who live in the desert, far away from civilization. (Not the original from 1977).
6. Crazies on AMC (part of the Fear Fest) - remake of the 1973 film by George A. Romero
7. The Exorcist (the original one) - I remember seeing this at the theatre in a small town we lived in when I was still in high school. Read the book first so didn't jump a lot when the frightening scenes occurred.
8. Apt Pupil, based on the book by Stephen King (another one in my PVR) - my son's friend was shocked at the scene with the cat.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2018 17:51:59 GMT
1. American Werewolf in London
Still good to see again (I had it saved in my PVR thingy)
2. Lake Placid - watched this morning - Bill Pullman and Bridget Fonda - about a giant crocodile
3. Repulsion (1965) with Catherine Deneuve - more like a psychological drama but has some horror moments in it.
4. Joy Ride - a trucker terrorizes three young people after being the victim of a practical joke.
5. The Hills Have Eyes - A suburban American family is being stalked by a group of psychotic people who live in the desert, far away from civilization. (Not the original from 1977).
6. Crazies on AMC (part of the Fear Fest) - remake of the 1973 film by George A. Romero
7. The Exorcist (the original one) - I remember seeing this at the theatre in a small town we lived in when I was still in high school. Read the book first so didn't jump a lot when the frightening scenes occurred.
8. Apt Pupil, based on the book by Stephen King (another one in my PVR) - my son's friend was shocked at the scene with the cat.
Doesn’t the cat get away in the movie? |
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Post by babyblue on Oct 16, 2018 18:43:15 GMT
31 in 31 update: 3. The Final Girls - I was holed up at an airport motel in Buffalo and was desperate to meet my quota so I watched this. Wow, it was so much worse than I thought was possible. I have no idea why anyone would have even made this movie. It's technically a horror parody, I guess, but it's not remotely funny OR scary so it fails epically on all counts. I hope you never have to see this one. 4. The Nun (2004) - Having already seen the latest movie of this title (from the Conjuring franchise) back in September before the 31 in 31 challenge started, I decided it would be appropriate to sub this one in for the official event. Much like the recent movie of the same name (and, let's face it, most of the movies I'll watch this month), this film has an interesting premise and terrible execution. The CG is absolutely laughable. The twist at the end doesn't really make any sense at all. You can tell they really thought they were making something special here but failed to deliver on the actual mind-fuckery. 5. All I See is You - It is really a stretch to include this one since it definitely isn't horror but I was on vacation and this was available on the plane. It's technically a thriller but you'd be hard-pressed to find a single thrill in this movie. It was slow and boring. Every time I thought, "Oh boy, it's about to get good!" it totally let me down. So many missed opportunities in the writing and directing. 6. The Cloverfield Paradox - Again, not truly a horror movie but this one is close enough to count without guilt, I'd say, since there's so much crossover in this franchise. This was not great but it had a few fun/ creepy moments and I'll basically watch anything Chris O'Dowd is in. 7. Stir of Echos - I had seen this one before but couldn't remember it well enough to be certain when I was reading the synopsis so I decided to give it a go. I was quickly reminded that I loved this movie when it came out a million years ago and it actually holds up pretty well but damn if I didn't want punch Kevin Bacon's character right in the face for being such an awful husband through the entire f*****n thing. The combo of the ghost with an agenda and unraveling sanity story really does it for me though. 8. Jacob's Ladder - This is a classic that I had somehow never seen (I guess I always thought I had seen it and skipped over it) and now I know where the writers of Star Trek: TNG got the ideas for several of my favorite episodes (and clearly many filmmakers found inspiration here as well, as well). I love a good puzzle movie and this definitely is one. 9. Breaking In - This is basically a retelling of that Bruce Willis Hostage movie from the 90s except it's a mother rescuing her kids from the bad guys this time. I love a movie where a woman gets to kick some a§§ and make smart choices. I do wish that she got to be bad a§§ just for the sake of being bad a§§ rather than having to be in mama bear mode (women aren't only strong when they're protecting their kids, dontcha know) but this was pretty well done. It was pretty light on the gore though. 10. Halloween (1978) - Mr. Blue and I decided to rewatch all of the movies in this franchise and then go see the new one. I forgot how absolutely terrible this is. Just...nothing about it is believable and the acting is SO BAD (sorry, Jamie Lee). I'm not sure at this point that we're actually going to make it through all of them. We'll see. 11. Halloween II - The acting is still pretty bad but I felt like this one notched the fear factor up a bit so it was more enjoyable for me than the first. 12. Halloween III: Season of the Witch - This is the one that I remember most vividly from my childhood and it has nothing at all to do with Michael Myers. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing but it affected me more than the others. Probably because it was far less slasher film (that’s never really been my thing). At any rate, it’s still pretty awful but I prefer this storyline to the Michael Myers story. 13. Halloween 4 (that’s right, they stopped using roman numerals here because we’re too dumb to know what IV means): The Return of Michael Myers - Well, Michael is back. Damn it. I have no idea how he survived that fire. I don’t blame Jamie Lee for getting out of dodge but that means Michael has to go after her daughter instead. Wait, she had a kid? Who is dad? Why did they leave her with foster parents; especially when she has terrible night terrors about “the boogeyman”, Michael Myers, who she’s never seen but somehow knows everything about and has a vivid image of?! I don’t understand what’s going on here! Mostly, I just wish Michael would hurry up and kill this kid because I’m sick of listening to her scream. 14. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers - Jesus. Why can’t we kill this guy? This movie starts with them conveniently rewriting the ending to the previous movie so that Michael gets away safely after being shot in the chest 2 dozen or so times. All he needed was about a year’s worth of sleep and then he’s all set to get back to the killing game. The kid is now mute (kind of) and living in a children’s clinic. They are now referring to her foster parents as step parents because apparently the writers had no idea that those meant totally different things. No mention at all of Jamie Lee Curtis so I guess she really must be the very worst kind of mother that she wouldn’t even show up after her kid was almost murdered. Or at least move her to a facility out of town. Anyway, this is definitely the worst movie so far. The kid has some sort of psychic bond with Michael and spends the whole movie having some sort of weird seizure and predicting when someone was in trouble. Not in time to save anyone of course, but I guess she tried and that’s all you can ask. 15. Rear Window - I DEFINITELY needed a break from the Halloween movies and Alfred Hitchcock always delivers solid entertainment. I‘m sure you’ve all seen this one. A guy is in a cast and spends his time stuck in a wheelchair to spy on his neighbors and then something terrible happens (or did it?). Grace Kelly and Jimmie Stewart have to unravel the mystery with the help of a terrible detective and a crotchety nurse. If you haven’t seen it, you should definitely take the time to watch it tonight. |
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Post by neesy on Oct 16, 2018 18:49:18 GMT
8. Apt Pupil, based on the book by Stephen King (another one in my PVR) - my son's friend was shocked at the scene with the cat.
Doesn’t the cat get away in the movie? {Spoiler}
The scene is still quite vivid - he turns on the oven, you see the flames etc. then he tries to put the cat in. The cat fights back, however and escapes (unlike the book) |
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Post by osnafrank on Oct 16, 2018 19:26:30 GMT
28, Don't Breathe
Rock, Alex and Money are three Detroit thieves who get their kicks by breaking into the houses of wealthy people. Money gets word about a blind veteran who won a major cash settlement following the death of his only child. Figuring he's an easy target, the trio invades the man's secluded home in an abandoned neighborhood. Finding themselves trapped inside, the young intruders must fight for their lives after making a shocking discovery about their supposedly helpless victim
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Post by osnafrank on Oct 16, 2018 20:29:54 GMT
France vs Germany
It's the Sequel after Netherlands vs. Germany p085
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2018 23:02:37 GMT
Doesn’t the cat get away in the movie? {Spoiler}
The scene is still quite vivid - he turns on the oven, you see the flames etc. then he tries to put the cat in. The cat fights back, however and escapes (unlike the book) Yes it’s still disturbing but the movie is a lot less dark compared to the book, especially scenes like the cat and the changing of the ending. |
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Post by morgan on Oct 16, 2018 23:39:12 GMT
"I don’t understand what’s going on here! Mostly, I just wish Michael would hurry up and kill this kid because I’m sick of listening to her scream."
h050
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Post by morgan on Oct 16, 2018 23:43:03 GMT
I haven't seen Apt Pupil in years! I'm going to dig through my DVDs and see if I have that one somewhere.
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Post by morgan on Oct 17, 2018 0:04:59 GMT
28.) Friend Request (2016). Obviously this wasn't the greatest movie of all time, but it did have a few decent scenes. The ending was bad. It brought to mind the Final Destination movies (I only saw the first one - think there were at least 5).
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5/10
Edie McClurg (from Ferris Bueller's Day Off) was great in this too. I want to be Elvira!! 
