61 Nights of Halloween, 2023 Edition

[DarthSkywalker]

Night 25

64. Child's Play 3 (1991) dir. Jack Bender

Bite-Sized Review: The OT of CP is fun AF.

***1/4

65. Seven (1995) dir. David Fincher

Bite-Sized Review: Wrath and Envy... Fincher knew.

****1/2

66. The Nun (2018) dir. Corin Hardy

Bite-Sized Review: After seeing the sequel today, this was actually mandatory re-watch. Didn't make it any less painful.

**

 

[Man in the Suit]

Frankenstein (1931) dir. James Whale

Colin Clive's performance is so ****ing good.

Bride of Frankenstein (1935) dir. James Whale

BoF is in my Top 10. But I'd do anything to see Whale's original cut. It was maybe 90 minutes long. Deleted scenes included more Mary Shelley dialogue (censors said her clothes were too revealing), and there was deleted subplot with Karl (Dwight Frye) commiting murders and framing The Monster.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Love that Frankenstein gif @Man in the Suit .

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Night 26

67. The Nun II (2023) dir. Michael Chaves (NEW)

Bite-Sized Review: Color me suprised by how much I enjoyed this. So much better then the first and that might be clouding my judgement a bit, but I rather enjoyed it and it actually has a few decent scares. Taissa is a forever girl.

***1/4

68. Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004) dir. Grant Harvey (NEW)

Bite-Sized Review: Why?

*1/2

69. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) dir. Stanley Kubrick (NICE)

Bite-Sized Review: The Chad Nicole Kidman and the virgin Tom Cruise.

****1/2

70. Curse of Chucky (2013) dir. Don Mancini

Bite-Sized Review: The revival I never knew I needed.

***1/4

 

[Sithborg]

No mention of Maslany doing pre-practice for Helena? For shame....

 

[Man in the Suit]

The Invisible Man (1933) dir. James Whale

I always forget just how good this one is. I'm kind of on a James Whale kick here -- he's the GOAT of Universal Horror.

 

[Kane52630]

I'm convinced that Conan O'Brien got a lot of his zaniness from Claude Rains in Invisible Man.

 

[Kane52630]

@Kane52630 Did you see the trailer for David Slade's new movie?

Yeah I have but I forgot it's coming out next month. *adds to the list*

 

[Nardz937]

I'm enjoying everyone's Halloween/Horror themed avatars

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Night 27

71. Cult of Chucky (2017) dir. Don Mancini

Bite-Sized Review: They saved the best for last. Not only here, but with the television show. Which will be Charles' lasting legacy.

***3/4

72. Phantom of the Opera (2004) dir. Joel Schumacher

Bite-Sized Review: The story will never be good, but the music has never been better.

***3/4

73. Final Destination (2000) dir. James Wong

Bite-Sized Review: Who doesn't love Mouse Trap?

***3/4

 

[Luigi]

Kicking things off with an Atkins double feature.

1. Creepshow
2. Night of the Creeps

 

[Kane52630]

73. Final Destination (2000) dir. James Wong

Bite-Sized Review: Who doesn't love Mouse Trap?

***1/2

#LiterallyMe

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Man in the Suit]

Peeping Tom (1960) dir. Michael Powell

Powell & Pressburger were one of my cinematic blind spots until recently. Fixed that last week starting with The Red Shoes... and now here with Peeping Tom. This proto-slasher came out just a few months before Psycho. And it has a 3 minute dance sequence with Moira Shearer

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Night 28

74. Final Destination 2 (2003) dir. David R. Ellis

Bite-Sized Review: Let's do the time warp again!

***3/4

 

[Sithborg]

The movie that directly affects driving habits.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Going to go see Saw X on Tuesday because good reviews, my bro's a big fan, and I'm enjoying going to the theater every week. But my bro's trying to convince me I have to watch all 9 before and the internet says he's a liar!

I've seen the first by the way. Just a long ass time ago.

 

[Ninjablade]

Can't drive behind any truck with beams hanging out the back without thinking about that movie

 

[Sithborg]

Going to go see Saw X on Tuesday because good reviews, my bro's a big fan, and I'm enjoying going to the theater every week. But my bro's trying to convince me I have to watch all 9 before and the internet says he's a liar!

I've seen the first by the way. Just a long ass time ago.

Nah, **** 8 and 9. 1-3/4 is probably the minimum, 1-6 is probably the peak of the soap opera drama. Not sure how much X will spoil some of the twists.

Actually, based on some the clips, definitely watch through 3, I would say, barest of minimums.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Nah, **** 8 and 9. 1-3/4 is probably the minimum, 1-6 is probably the peak of the soap opera drama. Not sure how much X will spoil some of the twists.

Actually, based on some the clips, definitely watch through 3, I would say, barest of minimums.

But it says it takes place between 1 and 2? Why is this all so confusing?!?! :crybaby:

 

[Man in the Suit]

When they don't watch Saw 1-7, you gotta hit em with the Hoffman stare

 

[Sithborg]

But it says it takes place between 1 and 2? Why is this all so confusing?!?! :crybaby:

Oh sweet summer child. To fully explain requires spoilers to to twists. Which is why 1-3 feels like the bare minimum, with 4 probably wanted, and possibly all the way up to 7.

 

[Ninjablade]

But it says it takes place between 1 and 2? Why is this all so confusing?!?! :crybaby:

Saying it's between 1 and 2 doesn't really mean anything since basically the whole franchise is

 

[Kane52630]

You just need to see the first three before you see Saw X. It's the Halloween Trilogy all over again.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Thanks for all the help.

Will be doing the first 3. Just finished 1.