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Post by fushingfeef on Oct 24, 2022 18:45:35 GMT
23. The Third Eye (il Terzo Occhio) (FTV)
Wealthy count performs taxidermy on his fiancé after a jealous maid murders her, then he keeps seeking new victims.
This 1966 film obviously owes a lot to Hitchcock’s Psycho: there’s a domineering mother, a charming but emotionally disturbed son, and there’s taxidermy on both animals and a human. In addition, the sister of the initial victim comes looking for her, although in this film she is an identical twin sister and thus played by the same actress, and triggers a deepening psychosis for the killer.
This Italian film is more overtly an exploitation piece, as it adds the element of the killer luring prostitutes back to his lair, where they soon discover the preserved remains of his fiancé. There are additional soap-opera/thriller elements due to the inclusion of the jealous maid character, who while disgusted by the killer’s actions, wants to blackmail him so she can him (and his wealth) all to herself. Besides, she’s also a murderess, so they have a lot in common.
Apparently this film was controversial at the time of its release due to partial nudity and violence, as well as implied necrophilia, but to our modern eyes this is mostly tame stuff. The film doesn’t offer anything really new, but at only 87 minutes it moves along quickly and entertainingly enough, and it’s shot in beautiful black and white widescreen. This is included in the recent Arrow Video Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales of Terror box set, and is a worthy inclusion.
3 out of 5 stars.Bob's October 2022 Horror Movie List
*FTV denotes first-time viewings
1. The Black Phone 3.5/5 (FTV)
2. The Mummy (2017) 3/5 (FTV)
3. The Anchoress 3/5 (FTV)
4. Antlers 4/5 (FTV)
5. Burn, Witch, Burn 3/5 (FTV)
6. Lamb 3/5 (FTV)
7. Alligator 3.5/5 (FTV)
8. Barbarian 4/5 (FTV)
9. Orphan 3.5/5 (FTV)
10. Terrifier 2 4/5 (FTV)
11. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) 2.5/5 (FTV)
12. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 3.5/5 (FTV)
13. The Uncanny 3/5 (FTV)
14. Baghead 3.5/5 (FTV)
15. House On Haunted Hill (1959) 4.5/5
16. Wilczyca (aka She-Wolf) 3.5/5 (FTV)
17. Black Rainbow 3/5 (FTV)
18. Two Witches 3.5/5 (FTV)
19. The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies 2.5/5 (FTV)
20. La Llarona 3/5 (FTV)
21. All Hallows’ Eve 3/5 (FTV)
22. The Sadness 4/5 (FTV)
23. The Third Eye (il Terzo Occhio) 3/5 (FTV)
  
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Post by wireman on Oct 25, 2022 13:25:40 GMT
22. Damien: Omen II (1978) William Holden, Lee Grant
This is a very good sequel to a classic. This is a continuation a few years from where the original left off. 7/10
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Post by spideyman on Oct 25, 2022 14:46:32 GMT
25.Jeepers Creepers - 2001-Siblings encounter unspeakable horror in this edge-of-your-seat thriller. While driving home from college on deserted rural roads, Darry (Justin Long) and Trish (Gina Philips) become the prey of a terrifying supernatural creature. Francis Ford Coppola served as the executive producer. Jonathan Breck, Patricia Belcher, Eileen Brennan, Brandon Smith.
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Post by wolf on Oct 25, 2022 17:18:29 GMT
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Post by wolf on Oct 25, 2022 17:20:30 GMT
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(You'd love the score in this one Frank)...
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Post by wolf on Oct 25, 2022 17:21:19 GMT
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Post by osnafrank on Oct 25, 2022 18:14:49 GMT
19. Near Dark (3/5)
Cowboy Caleb Colton (Adrian Pasdar) meets gorgeous Mae (Jenny Wright) at a bar, and the two have an immediate attraction.
But when Mae turns out to be a vampire and bites Caleb on the neck, their relationship gets complicated.
The cinematography, lighting, acting, storyline, and script are excellent,
the cast is superb and the dialogues minimal and natural.
A Good Vampire Movie with some Romance.
Fun Fact:
One of the actors was Jenette Goldstein.
She was Private Vasquez in Aliens and the movie theater in Near Dark was showing Aliens.
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Post by fushingfeef on Oct 25, 2022 20:02:30 GMT
24. Kill List (FTV)
Ex-soldier turns to contract killing to make a living, and starts spinning out of control as his mysterious employers keep raising the stakes.
One of the problems with horror movies that keeps them from being really scary is that we are aware that we’re watching a horror movie and expect certain things to happen. You go to a monster movie expecting to see a monster, a haunted house movie expecting to see ghosts, etc. Real life always has the potential to be much scarier than a horror movie because you just never know when the rug is going to get pulled out from under you. That guy you see standing at the other side of an otherwise empty parking garage could be just looking for his car…or he could be waiting for his next victim.
Kill List perfectly exploits this fact by dodging easy “horror movie” labels right out of the gate. It doesn’t play like a horror movie, more like a British crime thriller, something Guy Ritchie would direct but with darker and less obvious humor. Strong characters are established, relatable conflicts regarding employment (or lack thereof), family and money are presented in a very naturalistic, non-genre manner. Yet, we always get the sense that there’s something just a bit off: a dinner guest secretly scrawls a glyph on the back of a bathroom mirror, Dad casually fries up the remains of a dead rabbit the cat left on the lawn. There’s strange troubles a-brewin’ before we even get to the titular list of kills, then things really get crazy.
It’s safe to say that how you respond to the final act will probably determine how much you like this movie—audiences seem divided on this, but I for one thought it was brilliantly nasty. This movie is difficult to review without spoilers (I can't even post many photos), and I think you’ll enjoy it best the less you know about it, so I’ll stop here and just say I strongly recommend you watch Kill List.
4.5 out of 5 stars.Bob's October 2022 Horror Movie List
*FTV denotes first-time viewings
1. The Black Phone 3.5/5 (FTV)
2. The Mummy (2017) 3/5 (FTV)
3. The Anchoress 3/5 (FTV)
4. Antlers 4/5 (FTV)
5. Burn, Witch, Burn 3/5 (FTV)
6. Lamb 3/5 (FTV)
7. Alligator 3.5/5 (FTV)
8. Barbarian 4/5 (FTV)
9. Orphan 3.5/5 (FTV)
10. Terrifier 2 4/5 (FTV)
11. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) 2.5/5 (FTV)
12. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 3.5/5 (FTV)
13. The Uncanny 3/5 (FTV)
14. Baghead 3.5/5 (FTV)
15. House On Haunted Hill (1959) 4.5/5
16. Wilczyca (aka She-Wolf) 3.5/5 (FTV)
17. Black Rainbow 3/5 (FTV)
18. Two Witches 3.5/5 (FTV)
19. The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies 2.5/5 (FTV)
20. La Llarona 3/5 (FTV)
21. All Hallows’ Eve 3/5 (FTV)
22. The Sadness 4/5 (FTV)
23. The Third Eye (il Terzo Occhio) 3/5 (FTV)
24. Kill List 4.5/5 (FTV)
    
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Post by wolf on Oct 26, 2022 1:34:56 GMT
35. "Scream 4"
(I think Kirby would have a flamin' good list for the Marathon.) ....
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Post by spideyman on Oct 26, 2022 14:05:30 GMT
26. Th Apparition- 2012- In this unrelenting tale of terror, a young couple are haunted by an entity that feeds on fear following a parapsychology experiment. Desperate, they turn to a noted supernatural expert for help.
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Post by osnafrank on Oct 26, 2022 19:07:07 GMT
20. The Fog (4/5)
Folks get ready to celebrate the centenary of Antonio Bay. But, many had suffered due to crimes that founded this town.
Now, they rise from the sea, under the cover of the fog, to claim retribution.
I love the premise of this film, and I'm a fan of ghost stories when done well.
It's a solid horror story even by today's standards.
The cast is great and the music sets the tone just as it did for Halloween.
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Post by fushingfeef on Oct 26, 2022 21:57:27 GMT
25. Nope (FTV)
A mysterious thing in the clouds menaces a California performing horse farm.
Playing off of the more frightening and mysterious aspects of “doom from above”, Nope draws easy comparisons to Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Signs, but ultimately turns into something more like Jaws. The movie makes great use of sound, and works best the less we see. It has some of the most remarkable night lighting that I’ve ever seen, very close to how a full moon feels in a desert at nighttime when there’s no light pollution. The film establishes interesting and fun characters and maintains a pretty good forward momentum despite the 2 hour and 10 minute run time.
Strangely, there’s an entire side plot (I hesitate to call it a subplot) that while interesting by itself, feels completely out of place for the rest of the movie. It’s as if writer Jordan Peele had two good ideas and wanted to do them both in one movie, but this second story is really only tangentially related to the primary one. Ultimately, this side plot just really doesn’t matter and doesn’t have an bearing on the proceedings. It’s jarring, and makes the film less coherent (some would say a mess, but I won’t go that far). Honestly, I’d rather have seen two separate movies.
The final third of the movie loses a bit of steam, I feel like this could have used some tightening up in the editing room as well as on the page. But I enjoyed Nope and found it interesting.
3.5 out of 5 stars.Bob's October 2022 Horror Movie List
*FTV denotes first-time viewings
1. The Black Phone 3.5/5 (FTV)
2. The Mummy (2017) 3/5 (FTV)
3. The Anchoress 3/5 (FTV)
4. Antlers 4/5 (FTV)
5. Burn, Witch, Burn 3/5 (FTV)
6. Lamb 3/5 (FTV)
7. Alligator 3.5/5 (FTV)
8. Barbarian 4/5 (FTV)
9. Orphan 3.5/5 (FTV)
10. Terrifier 2 4/5 (FTV)
11. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) 2.5/5 (FTV)
12. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 3.5/5 (FTV)
13. The Uncanny 3/5 (FTV)
14. Baghead 3.5/5 (FTV)
15. House On Haunted Hill (1959) 4.5/5
16. Wilczyca (aka She-Wolf) 3.5/5 (FTV)
17. Black Rainbow 3/5 (FTV)
18. Two Witches 3.5/5 (FTV)
19. The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies 2.5/5 (FTV)
20. La Llarona 3/5 (FTV)
21. All Hallows’ Eve 3/5 (FTV)
22. The Sadness 4/5 (FTV)
23. The Third Eye (il Terzo Occhio) 3/5 (FTV)
24. Kill List 4.5/5 (FTV)
25. Nope 3.5 (FTV)
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Post by wolf on Oct 27, 2022 0:46:35 GMT
35. "The Human Centipede 3: Final Sequence" 2015 (tubi)
 DAMN.
.....that was f***ing bat sh!t CRAZY. 😂
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Post by wireman on Oct 27, 2022 1:26:54 GMT
23. The Final Conflict (1981)
The third (and sort of final) Omen film is another good one. It’s not quite as good as the second one as it’s a little slower paced. Damien is 32 years old and is ready for his ultimate goal. 6/10
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Post by spideyman on Oct 27, 2022 14:58:10 GMT
27. Ready or Not- Ready or Not is a 2019 American black comedy horror film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and written by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy. It stars Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O'Brien, Henry Czerny, and Andie MacDowell. It follows Grace (Weaving), a newlywed who is hunted by her spouse's wealthy Satan-worshipping family as part of a wedding night ritual.
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Post by wolf on Oct 27, 2022 19:36:28 GMT
36. "Mama" 2013
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Post by edwardjohn on Oct 27, 2022 19:39:09 GMT
21. A Return To Salem’s Lot (1987)
Larry Cohen directed it so I had a glimmer of hope it might be decent. But like the vampires, it sucks. 3/10 |
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Post by wolf on Oct 27, 2022 19:39:59 GMT
37. "Creepshow 2" 1987
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DAMN.
