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Post by osnafrank on Oct 31, 2023 19:39:52 GMT
Malignant was my last Movie for this year's Marathon.
Can't believe it's already Halloween,
time really flies when you're having fun.
Thanks to our Host, fushingfeef and
everyone participating, it's been a blast.
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Post by fushingfeef on Oct 31, 2023 19:42:29 GMT
31 . Silver Bullet (1989)
Stephen King written small town werewolf movie based on his own Cycle of the Werewolf novella calendar.
I hadn’t seen this since the VHS days of the 80’s and didn’t remember much about it, so this almost felt like a first-time viewing. There’s lots of King-ish elements that I recognized and enjoyed, from the drunk guy singing a Rhinegold beer jingle to some of the small town antics. A young Corey Haim does well as the lead actor, but it’s Gary Busey who steals the show as his charismatic uncle from the wrong side of the tracks. Say what you want about the bear-like appearance of the werewolf, they wisely keep its screen time limited for maximum effect, much like Jaws did with the shark.
Stephen King was rumored to have been intoxicated when he agreed to do the original Cycle of the Werewolf project, and the screenplay feels similarly disjointed and structurally problematic. At times we get an older version of the big sister character narrating the scenes like in the film version of To Kill A Mockingbird (or more to the point, Stand By Me), but the sister is most definitely not a major character so this is an odd choice. The music seems a bit like TV movie material and took me out of the movie.
Another odd thing is that the fireworks scene in the novella was tied to the fourth of July, but in the movie we’re told the fireworks show has been canceled, but since a bottle rocket plays a key part in the monster’s identification, there’s a fireworks scene anyway. Maybe it’s normal in Maine to set off fireworks any time of year? Minor nitpicking perhaps, but overall there is a messy, episodic feel to this movie most likely brought upon by the calendar structure. Or maybe King was still a bit tipsy.
Not a classic King film, but an enjoyable 80’s werewolf movie with some great characters.
3 out of 5 stars.Bob's October 2023 Horror Movie List
*FTV denotes first-time viewings
1. Ghostwatch 4/5 (FTV)
2. Wendel & Wild 4/5 (FTV)
3. Dolls 3/5 (FTV)
4. Society 3/5 (FTV)
5. Tombs of the Blind Dead 3/5 (FTV)
6. The Brainiac 3/5 (FTV)
7. The Visitor 3/5 (FTV)
8. Talk To Me 4/5 (FTV)
9. Young Frankenstein 5/5
10. The Exorcist II: The Heretic 3/5 (FTV)
11. Creepshow 3 1/5 (FTV)
12. Skinamarink 4/5 (FTV)
13. The Tunnel (2011) 2/5 (FTV)
14. Friday the 13th part VI: Jason Lives 4/5
15. Dracula (1979) 3/5 (FTV)
16. Nekromantik 3/5 (FTV)
17. One Missed Call (2009) 3/5 (FTV)
18. Hatching 3/5 (FTV)
19. Evil Dead Rise 3/5 (FTV)
20. TerrorVision 3/5 (FTV)
21. The Call of Cthulhu 4/5 (FTV)
22. The Awakening 4/5 (FTV)
23. Jack Frost 3/5 (FTV)
24. The Devonsville Terror 2/5 (FTV)
25. The Houses That October Built 3/5 (FTV)
26. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) 2/5 (FTV)
27. I Like Bats 3/5 (FTV)
28. Five Nights at Freddy’s 3/5 (FTV)
29. The Shining 5/5
30. The Woman in Black (1989) 3/5 (FTV)
31. Silver Bullet 3/5
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Post by fushingfeef on Oct 31, 2023 19:52:18 GMT
Malignant was my last Movie for this year's Marathon.
Can't believe it's already Halloween,
time really flies when you're having fun.
Thanks to our Host, fushingfeef and
everyone participating, it's been a blast.
 Thank you for participating! I have one more movie to watch tonight, I will post my review tomorrow. |
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Post by fushingfeef on Oct 31, 2023 19:54:33 GMT
31. The Great Pumpkin Charles Brown- 1966- Linus waits in the pumpkin patch for the elusive Halloween symbol to appear.
Just had to watch this one more time. I need to sneak in a viewing of this too! Another favorite cartoon of mine is this old Disney one.... |
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Post by fushingfeef on Nov 1, 2023 19:20:55 GMT
32 . The Boogeyman (2023)
Monster hiding in dark closets menaces a therapist and his children still grieving over the loss of their mother and wife.
I remember reading this short story in Stephen King’s 1978 collection Night Shift and it was one of my favorites. Most kids remember having an instinctive fear of dark places such as closets, basements and the underside of their own bed, and The Boogeyman uses all of this locations to great effect. Unlike Five Nights at Freddy’s where the grief of the characters felt out of place in a gimmicky movie, in this film it’s not just a plot device and fits organically with the things that are happening in the story.
The cast all do a great job, especially Sophie Thatcher who pretty much appears in every scene. She has some truly awful “friends” who I was hoping would get some sort of comeuppance but this isn’t that kind of movie. But that’s not to say that the ending isn’t cathartic in other ways. Some critics have said that not enough of the logic and lore was explained in the movie, but honestly sometimes knowing less is better, especially in horror. If you want everything tied up neatly, the movie may frustrate, but give it a chance and it will get its hooks in you.
Originally this was planned to go straight to Hulu, but when initial screenings were very positive, King himself insisted that it be given a theatrical run. Wise move, The Boogeyman did pretty good box office for a spooky little film about a monster in a closet.
4 out of 5 stars.
Bob's October 2023 Horror Movie List
*FTV denotes first-time viewings
1. Ghostwatch 4/5 (FTV)
2. Wendel & Wild 4/5 (FTV)
3. Dolls 3/5 (FTV)
4. Society 3/5 (FTV)
5. Tombs of the Blind Dead 3/5 (FTV)
6. The Brainiac 3/5 (FTV)
7. The Visitor 3/5 (FTV)
8. Talk To Me 4/5 (FTV)
9. Young Frankenstein 5/5
10. The Exorcist II: The Heretic 3/5 (FTV)
11. Creepshow 3 1/5 (FTV)
12. Skinamarink 4/5 (FTV)
13. The Tunnel (2011) 2/5 (FTV)
14. Friday the 13th part VI: Jason Lives 4/5
15. Dracula (1979) 3/5 (FTV)
16. Nekromantik 3/5 (FTV)
17. One Missed Call (2009) 3/5 (FTV)
18. Hatching 3/5 (FTV)
19. Evil Dead Rise 3/5 (FTV)
20. TerrorVision 3/5 (FTV)
21. The Call of Cthulhu 4/5 (FTV)
22. The Awakening 4/5 (FTV)
23. Jack Frost 3/5 (FTV)
24. The Devonsville Terror 2/5 (FTV)
25. The Houses That October Built 3/5 (FTV)
26. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) 2/5 (FTV)
27. I Like Bats 3/5 (FTV)
28. Five Nights at Freddy’s 3/5 (FTV)
29. The Shining 5/5
30. The Woman in Black (1989) 3/5 (FTV)
31. Silver Bullet 3/5
32. The Boogeyman (2023) 4/5 (FTV)
    
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Post by wireman on Nov 3, 2023 0:33:10 GMT
22. Alone (2020)
A woman traveling alone is abducted and locked in a basement of a remote cabin. She escapes the basement but is in the middle of a heavily wooded area and is being tracked by her abductor through the woods. Very tense flick. 8/10
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