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Post by edwardjohn on Oct 21, 2020 21:41:01 GMT
41). The Haunting of Hill House (2018). Episodes 1&2 (1 hour/51 min.). I've heard rave reviews about this series. Wasn't sure after the first episode, but the last half hour of the second really amped up. But why always, always the animal stuff? It wears on me.
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Post by fushingfeef on Oct 21, 2020 23:14:53 GMT
20. The Wind (1986) (FTV)
1986 Euro Horror slasher has an authoress in a remote Greek seaside villa fighting off a sickle-wielding maniac.
Another fine restoration by Arrow Video here, and if you like women in peril, siege films, and giallos, you will enjoy this film, with some caveats which I'll get into later. Meg Foster (she of the amazing ice blue eyes) puts in an able performance and her character refuses to let herself be intimidated by the local handyman, played with manic glee by Wings Hauser. There's a great "touring the grounds" scene by British character actor Robert Morley (best known for The African Queen), I wish they'd spent more time with his character.
After a pretty strong first 35 minutes where all the groundwork is laid out for a creepy thriller, the film squanders a lot of potential tension by casually revealing the cause behind the strange occurrences. Why the screenwriters chose to do this is a mystery to me. So instead of a "whodunnit" the film pivots into a "watch him do it", which is far less compelling. Perhaps the director had just seen Straw Dogs midway through the filming and wanted to go in a new direction.
In addition, the film at times feels amateurish and cheesy, although I have to confess I found the cheesiness to be part of the fun, but at times it was just distracting and silly. Yeah, this sort of thing goes with the territory, but one can't help but wonder if this merely decent film could have been a great one with some script revisions and better direction.
3 out of 5 stars.
Bob's October 2020 Horror Movie List*FTV denotes first-time viewings 1. Viy (1967) 4/5 (FTV) 2. Night Visitor 3/5 (FTV) 3. Tigers Are Not Afraid 5/5 (FTV) 4. I Trapped the Devil 4/5 (FTV) 5. Vivarium 3/5 (FTV) 6. The Kiss of the Vampire 3/5 (FTV) 7. The Invisible Man (2020) 4/5 (FTV) 8. Horrors of Malformed Men 3/5 (FTV) 9. Come to Daddy 3/5 (FTV) 10. Dead Alive 4/5 11. Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things 3/5 (FTV) 12. Swallow 4/5 (FTV) 13. One Cut of the Dead 4/5 (FTV) 14. 3 From Hell 3/5 (FTV) 15. Scared Stiff (1987) 3/5 (FTV) 16. Zoltan: Hound of Dracula 3/5 (FTV) 17. To Your Last Death 2/5 (FTV) 18.The Lodge 4/5 (FTV) 19. Zombie For Sale 4/5 (FTV) 20. The Wind (1986) 3/5 (FTV)     
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Post by morgan on Oct 22, 2020 4:59:40 GMT
43). Lost Girls (2020). True crime/thriller. Tragic. So many young lives lost and forgotten. Gabriel Byrne is excellent. A murder victim is still a victim regardless of life choices.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2020 19:41:14 GMT
Rewatched Creature, the TV adaptation of the Peter Benchley novel White Shark. It is quite different from the novel but I like it. It's set on an island in the Caribbean, where sinister government projects are creating a shark/human hybrid. Needles to say the creature escapes and starts to stalk the islanders. Good cast, great creature design by Stan Winston, overall it's quite enjoyable.
So far,
01. Dracula's Daughter
02. Son Of Dracula
03. House Of Frankenstein
04. Rogue
05. Crawl
06. Count Dracula
07. Mrs Amworth
08. The Wolf Of Snow Hollow
09. The Vampire
10. Creature From The Black Lagoon
11. Alone In The Dark
12. Murder By Decree
13. Creature
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Post by fushingfeef on Oct 23, 2020 0:41:17 GMT
21. The Silent Scream (1979) (FTV)
College students in a creepy boarding house get bumped off one by one by someone who lives between the walls.
Written by the Wheat brothers (who wrote Nightmare on Elm Street 4, Pitch Black, The Fly 2) this is one of those films I'd always heard good things about over the years, but somehow never got around to watching until last night. Stars include Cameron Mitchell (Night Train to Terror), Barbara Steele (Black Sunday) Rebecca Balding (The Boogens) in a Dorothy Hammill haircut, Yvonne de Carlo (Lily Munster!) and none other than the "Doritos guy" Avery freakin' Schreiber in a serious role!
This is a decent early slasher that moves along at a good pace, despite few if any surprising twists, in fact this is pretty straightforward stuff, but it succeeds despite its familiarity. The film picks up more and more as the body count climbs, building to an effectively tense final scene. Without getting into spoilers, one gets the feeling that they could have taken this story in one of two directions, and in watching the extra features I confirmed this hunch--the movie was already being made when they decided between which outcome they were taking. I sorta wish they'd taken the less obvious approach, but nevermind, it's still a fun little slasher.
3 out of 5 stars.
Bob's October 2020 Horror Movie List*FTV denotes first-time viewings 1. Viy (1967) 4/5 (FTV) 2. Night Visitor 3/5 (FTV) 3. Tigers Are Not Afraid 5/5 (FTV) 4. I Trapped the Devil 4/5 (FTV) 5. Vivarium 3/5 (FTV) 6. The Kiss of the Vampire 3/5 (FTV) 7. The Invisible Man (2020) 4/5 (FTV) 8. Horrors of Malformed Men 3/5 (FTV) 9. Come to Daddy 3/5 (FTV) 10. Dead Alive 4/5 11. Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things 3/5 (FTV) 12. Swallow 4/5 (FTV) 13. One Cut of the Dead 4/5 (FTV) 14. 3 From Hell 3/5 (FTV) 15. Scared Stiff (1987) 3/5 (FTV) 16. Zoltan: Hound of Dracula 3/5 (FTV) 17. To Your Last Death 2/5 (FTV) 18.The Lodge 4/5 (FTV) 19. Zombie For Sale 4/5 (FTV) 20. The Wind (1986) 3/5 (FTV) 21. The Silent Scream (1979) 3/5 (FTV)     "Doritos Guy" was actually "The Frito Bandito".
Cool reference
Saw Silent Scream when it first came out.
Good night from here everyone.
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Post by fushingfeef on Oct 23, 2020 4:36:23 GMT
"Doritos Guy" was actually "The Frito Bandito".
Cool reference
Saw Silent Scream when it first came out.
Good night from here everyone.
(Besides, you're wrong...Avery Schreiber was not the Frito Bandito, he only did Doritos commercials...but that's no big deal!) |
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Post by wolf on Oct 23, 2020 5:11:29 GMT
"Doritos Guy" was actually "The Frito Bandito".
Cool reference
Saw Silent Scream when it first came out.
Good night from here everyone.
(Besides, you're wrong...Avery Schreiber was not the Frito Bandito, he only did Doritos commercials...but that's no big deal!) |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2020 8:48:03 GMT
Rewatched, From The Dark, an Irish vampire movie. A farmer unearths a body while cutting turf, a young couple who's car breaks down arrive at the farmer's House looking for help.....
So far,
01. Dracula's Daughter
02. Son Of Dracula
03. House Of Frankenstein
04. Rogue
05. Crawl
06. Count Dracula
07. Mrs Amworth
08. The Wolf Of Snow Hollow
09. The Vampire
10. Creature From The Black Lagoon
11. Alone In The Dark
12. Murder By Decree
13. Creature
14. From The Dark
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Post by morgan on Oct 23, 2020 17:26:44 GMT
44). The Invitation (2015). Rewatch. Another film where all h*ll breaks loose in the last 20-30 minutes. A little twist on a somewhat common plot. Decent acting. Grief is a powerful force.
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Post by fushingfeef on Oct 24, 2020 1:18:09 GMT
22. Dream Demon (FTV)
The anxieties of a young bride-to-be are making her dreams spill into real life...or is it the other way around?
This underseen 1988 British psychological horror film is often (and incorrectly, in my opinion) described as a ripoff of A Nightmare on Elm Street, but it's far more nuanced and well, British. That's not to say that it falls short in any way as a horror film--the opening sequence was so horrifyingly and shockingly gruesome, I involuntarily broke into a short bout of lone applause. Is that weird?
Actress Jemma Redgrave makes her film debut and gives a good performance as the frightened fiance in what feels at times like a Polanski horror film (Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby). Look for a young Timothy Spall (Harry Potter's Wormtail) hamming it up in a repulsive role as the paparazzo from hell. If you like creepy dream sequences, there's plenty to enjoy here, and you're kept guessing as to what's a dream and what's reality--sometimes to a fatiguing degree. Things are a bit muddled at times, and an odd casting choice for some flashbacks involve what's clearly an adult actress playing the role of a child--guess they were trying to subvert child labor issues. But overall this was a nice discovery with some surprisingly gory scenes.
Yet another great restoration by Arrow Video, Dream Demon is featured here in a Director's Cut (the version I watched) as well as theatrical, with only a 1 minute difference at the very end.
3 out of 5 stars.
Bob's October 2020 Horror Movie List*FTV denotes first-time viewings 1. Viy (1967) 4/5 (FTV) 2. Night Visitor 3/5 (FTV) 3. Tigers Are Not Afraid 5/5 (FTV) 4. I Trapped the Devil 4/5 (FTV) 5. Vivarium 3/5 (FTV) 6. The Kiss of the Vampire 3/5 (FTV) 7. The Invisible Man (2020) 4/5 (FTV) 8. Horrors of Malformed Men 3/5 (FTV) 9. Come to Daddy 3/5 (FTV) 10. Dead Alive 4/5 11. Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things 3/5 (FTV) 12. Swallow 4/5 (FTV) 13. One Cut of the Dead 4/5 (FTV) 14. 3 From Hell 3/5 (FTV) 15. Scared Stiff (1987) 3/5 (FTV) 16. Zoltan: Hound of Dracula 3/5 (FTV) 17. To Your Last Death 2/5 (FTV) 18.The Lodge 4/5 (FTV) 19. Zombie For Sale 4/5 (FTV) 20. The Wind (1986) 3/5 (FTV) 21. The Silent Scream (1979) 3/5 (FTV) 22. Dream Demon 3/5 (FTV)      
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Post by morgan on Oct 24, 2020 4:52:25 GMT
I've been feeling twitchy - too many scary movies equals nightmares. Need to add some fun Halloween stuff. 45). Halloween Baking Championship (2015). Episodes 1&2. Talented bakers. Definitely an art form.
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Post by fushingfeef on Oct 24, 2020 5:18:18 GMT
23. Z (2019) (FTV)
The imaginary friend of a young boy might be more than imaginary, especially when bad things start to happen to the people around him.
This appears to be one of those Shudder films that wasn't good enough to find a home with Blumhouse (or god forbid, A24) and it is pretty thin on plot and budget, and comes in at a scant 83 minutes. So, check your expectations at the door. However, it does offer a few decent scares, a couple shocks, but plenty of flaws as well. None of the characters feel lived in, most are unlikeable, even the usually reliable Stephen McHattie's character is paper thin and not given much to do.
I kind of admired the looney third act despite the constant strains on credulity, but more often this film felt like it was afraid to really commit to anything. I can't decide if the bad CGI was a stylistic move (after all, this is supposed to be a child's imaginary friend), or just a budgetary constraint. The film is often more bland than outright bad, it just seems like something that could have been done better. But if you like movies with creepy kids, dark shadows in suburban homes, and a few "boo" type scares, this fits the bill.
3 out of 5 stars.
Bob's October 2020 Horror Movie List*FTV denotes first-time viewings 1. Viy (1967) 4/5 (FTV) 2. Night Visitor 3/5 (FTV) 3. Tigers Are Not Afraid 5/5 (FTV) 4. I Trapped the Devil 4/5 (FTV) 5. Vivarium 3/5 (FTV) 6. The Kiss of the Vampire 3/5 (FTV) 7. The Invisible Man (2020) 4/5 (FTV) 8. Horrors of Malformed Men 3/5 (FTV) 9. Come to Daddy 3/5 (FTV) 10. Dead Alive 4/5 11. Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things 3/5 (FTV) 12. Swallow 4/5 (FTV) 13. One Cut of the Dead 4/5 (FTV) 14. 3 From Hell 3/5 (FTV) 15. Scared Stiff (1987) 3/5 (FTV) 16. Zoltan: Hound of Dracula 3/5 (FTV) 17. To Your Last Death 2/5 (FTV) 18.The Lodge 4/5 (FTV) 19. Zombie For Sale 4/5 (FTV) 20. The Wind (1986) 3/5 (FTV) 21. The Silent Scream (1979) 3/5 (FTV) 22. Dream Demon 3/5 (FTV) 23. Z (2019) 3/5 (FTV)     
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Post by spideyman on Oct 24, 2020 13:19:18 GMT
1. Nightmare on Elm Street
2. Halloween
3. Halloween- Resurrection
4. Amityville Horror
5. Hocus Pocus
6. Casper
7. The Shining
8. Carrie
9. House of Wax
*** going on a Friday the 13th marathon
10. Friday the 13th- Final Chapter
11. " : A new Beginning
12. " : Part VI Jason Lives
13. The Mummy
14. Mummy Returns
15. Cult of Chucky
16. Addams Family
17. HOtel Transylvania 3- Summer Vacation
18. Thirteen Ghosts
19. Little Shop of Horrors
20. The Conjuring
21. A Nightmare on Elm Street 5- The Dream Child
22. The First Purge
23. Sleepy Hollow
24. Misery
25. Silver Bullet
26. Beetlejuice
27. Tinner
28.1408
29. Ouija
30. Dracula Untold
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Post by osnafrank on Oct 24, 2020 15:57:42 GMT
23.) Eli
A boy becomes trapped in a haunted house while undergoing treatment for a rare disease.
Starts like a Haunted House Horror Movie
and left me with a face contorted in confusion.
I love plot twists but it appears
without being sewn into the film in any way.
This film could have been two totally different films mashed together. 
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Post by edwardjohn on Oct 24, 2020 17:10:30 GMT
1. Nightmare on Elm Street 2. Halloween 3. Halloween- Resurrection 4. Amityville Horror 5. Hocus Pocus 6. Casper 7. The Shining 8. Carrie 9. House of Wax *** going on a Friday the 13th marathon 10. Friday the 13th- Final Chapter 11. " : A new Beginning 12. " : Part VI Jason Lives 13. The Mummy 14. Mummy Returns 15. Cult of Chucky 16. Addams Family 17. HOtel Transylvania 3- Summer Vacation 18. Thirteen Ghosts 19. Little Shop of Horrors 20. The Conjuring 21. A Nightmare on Elm Street 5- The Dream Child 22. The First Purge 23. Sleepy Hollow 24. Misery 25. Silver Bullet 26. Beetlejuice 27. Tinner 28.1408 29. Ouija 30. Dracula Untold |
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Post by edwardjohn on Oct 24, 2020 17:11:20 GMT
23.) Eli
A boy becomes trapped in a haunted house while undergoing treatment for a rare disease.
Starts like a Haunted House Horror Movie
and left me with a face contorted in confusion.
I love plot twists but it appears
without being sewn into the film in any way.
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Post by edwardjohn on Oct 24, 2020 17:13:56 GMT
Yes, I reviewed that in 2018, very good movie, even if the ending went off the rails a little, it was one of my favorites that year. If you liked that, try the director's next film, "Midsommar"-- a lot slower and not to everyone's taste, but I felt it was even better than Hereditary. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2020 16:13:42 GMT
1. The Babysitter (2017) 2,5/5 (FTV)
2. Deep Blue Sea 3 (2020) 3/5 (FTV)
3. The Invisible Man (2020) 3,5/5 (FTV)
4. The Hunt (2020) 4/5 (FTV)
5. The Predator (2018) 3/5 (FTV)
6. Train to Busan (2015) 4,5/5
7. The Platform (2020) 3,5/5 (FTV)
8. Deep Blue Sea 2 (2018) 2,5/5 (FTV)
9. Fantasy Island (2020) 1,5/5 (FTV)
10. Veronica (2017) 3,5/5 (FTV)
11. The Dead Don't Die 3,5/5 (2019) (FTV)
12. Deliver Us From Evil (2014) 3,5/5 (FTV)
13. Piranha 3D (2010) 1,5/5 (FTV)
14. Wrong Turn (2007) 3/5 (FTV)
15. Halloween (1978) 5/5
16. Megalodon (2018) 2/5 (FTV)
17. The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020) 2/5 (FTV)
18. Romina (2018) 1,5/5 (FTV)
19. Saw (2004) 3,5/5
20. Would You Rather (2012) 2,5/5 (FTV)
21. Feardotcom ( 2018) 2/5 (FTV)
22. The Evil Dead (1981) 4,5/5
23. Evil Dead (2013) 3/5 (FTV)
24. Rogue (2020) 4/5 (FTV)
25. Crawl (2019) 4/5 (FTV)
26. Underwater (2020) 3/5 (FTV)
27. Ginger Snaps (2000) 4,5/5
28. Wolfen (1981) 3/5 (FTV)
29. The Wailing (2016) 3,5/5 (FTV)
30. Zodiac (2007) 3,5/5
31. Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004) 3/5 (FTV)
32. Rogue (2007) 3,5/5 (FTV)
33. Grizzly (1976) 2/5 (FTV)
34. Frankenstein (1931) 5/5
35. Lizzie (2018) 3,5/5 (FTV)
36. Black Rock (2012) 2,5/5 (FTV)
37. Jack The Ripper (1976) 2/5 (FTV)
38. To The Lake (2020) 3/5 (FTV) episode 1 & 2. Russian tv-series about a disease breaking out in Moscow. Killing a lot of people. It follows a couple of families that try to make it to a house at a lake where the believe it would be safe. It centres around how quickly what we call civilized behaviour falls away in a crisis situation. Then its dog eat dog thats the rule. Difficult to rate it really because it can go either way depending on how it develops.
39. Open Water (2003) 1/5 (FTV) This was boring, plain and simple. A couple goes on a diving tour with a group of people. Then the diving instructor makes a miscount and the boat leaves when the couple are still in the water. Then they are bobbing around in open water with nowhere to go. Sometimes they say i think i felt something. Lots of waterscenes, lots of open ocean but neither drama nor scares. If you want to be put to sleep choose this one, otherwise avoid it.
40. The Haunting Of Mary Celeste (2020) 2,5/5 (FTV) A researcher has a theory of how the passengers and crew of Mary Celeste disappeared all these years ago (about 140 i think) and she wants to prove it. Hires a boat and goes to the spot where the last entry in the loggbook was recorded. Then things start to happen. The title is a bit of a misnomer since Mary Celeste, the ship, is never really a part of the story, just her crew. Ok but not more and it tries to have two endings and so it has not any good one. A few decent scares though.
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Post by osnafrank on Oct 25, 2020 19:04:52 GMT
24.) Happy Death Day.
College student Theresa Gelbman continues to relive the day
when she was killed to discover the identity of her murderer.
It`s a Horror/Comedy.
It was neither funny nor scary.
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Post by edwardjohn on Oct 25, 2020 20:33:43 GMT
24.) Happy Death Day.
College student Theresa Gelbman continues to relive the day
when she was killed to discover the identity of her murderer.
It`s a Horror/Comedy.
It was neither funny nor scary.
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