Horror 61 Nights of Halloween, 2023 Edition

[Ninjablade]

Final Destination 5 being as good as it is feels very wrong. Especially coming off the fourth film.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Skipped the fourth one, wise choice.

Final Destination 5 being as good as it is feels very wrong. Especially coming off the fourth film.

For many a year my bro and I watched the first 3. It wasn't until recently we finally did 4 and 5. 5's quality was more shocking then how bad the 4th one was.

 

[-Arya-]

10/10

It’s been a good 15 years since I’ve seen this. Totally perfect. One of the best movies ever made.

 

[Kane52630]

The Thing is always a fixture on my Halloween marathons, I haven't missed a viewing in the last 10 years. Also funny enough, this took me 3 viewings to see that noose joke.

 

[NDX]

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10/10

It’s been a good 15 years since I’ve seen this. Totally perfect. One of the best movies ever made.

It's aged a hell of a lot better than I have in the last 41 years. If anyone asks, I usually say this is my overall favorite movie. Unless I'm talking to the kids at work, then it's The Empire Strikes Back.

 

[Luigi]

1. Creepshow
2. Night of the Creeps
3. Saw X

Saw X

It's true, they finally made a good Saw movie again. Feels weird to say that after being disappointed by the last couple of entries. Missed hanging out with John and Amanda, it was fun seeing them again.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Alright boys, girls, and enby folk,

And this year, we're in a for a treat.

We have ourselves a new Exorcist flick,

an actual Friday the 13th,

a new flick starring Darth's favorite witch,

and one last trip down Netflix lane with Mike Flanagan.

So be safe,

have fun,

and remember, no one will save you.

See you in hell.

 

[Kane52630]

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[Kane52630]

Saw X

Hey, don't we all fantasize about putting potentially terrible people into unescapable eye-popping death traps?

MY FULL REVIEW
3.5/5

31 Days of Horror Marathon
Day 1: Saw X (3.5/5)​

 

[Gothamsknight]

I'm honestly looking forward to The Exorcist Believer. Brandon Davis of Comic Book.com loved it, so that's encouraging. I'm not really sure well it'll be recieved overall, but I don't think the movie looks nearly as generic as some people do.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

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I love this Kane tradition.

 

[-Arya-]

4/10

Don’t have much to say about this one. Everything about it just feels pathetic and lazy.

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

But without Leprechaun we wouldn’t have gotten Leprechaun 4: In Space, so whose to say if it was bad or not.

 

[Kane52630]

And he's been to the hood... twice!

 

[Kane52630]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

It's finally back Friday the13th!

 

[Link]

Spoiler

September 1st: Friday the 13th (2009)
September 2nd: Saw IV
September 3rd: The Nun
September 4th: Saw V
September 5th: Resident Evil: Death Island
September 6th: The Autopsy of Jane Doe
September 7th: The Nun II
September 8th: Ringu
September 9th: Antlers
September 10th: Skinamarink
September 11th: The Gallows
September 12th: Host
September 13th: The Gallows Act II
September 14th: Hellraiser (2022)
September 15th: The Ring
September 16th: The Ring Two (2005)
September 17th: Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
September 18th: Death on the Nile
September 19th: A Haunting in Venice
September 20th: I Know What You Did Last Summer
[BGCOLOR=initial]September 21st: Unhinged[/BGCOLOR]
September 22nd: Hellbound: Hellraiser II
September 23rd: The Host (2006)
September 24th: Saw VI
September 25th: Saw 3D

September 26th: Jigsaw
September 27th: Spiral
September 28th: Mortal Kombat (2021)
September 29th: Saw X
September 30th: Don't Look Now

Probably the dullest entry in the series to date. I did like the puppet's brand-new neon eyes; Billy's looking dapper.

A divisive entry, but I'm a fan. I like how self-contained Spiral is in a franchise that has largely been stuck with regurgitating and reintroducing material from earlier installments. Chris Rock brings a little humor and Samuel L. Jackson brings some legitimacy into a distinctively fresher Saw movie. "From the Book of Saw" is a hilarious tagline.

Okay, not so much a horror film, but Mortal Kombat pairs well with Halloween. It definitely commits more to its spare suspenseful sequences than almost any of those Sawquels, so there's that. I was in such a high after playing Mortal Kombat 1 that I had to go for a cheeky rewatch. It's ok, but there's a ton to improve for the sequel. I hope they can pull it off.

Besides the excellent short film, this is my new favorite installment in the series. It's really interesting and rather intelligent with its emotional side. Yes, a Saw film has an emotional side and it's done well and as tastefully as it can with a character like John Kramer. The first half in particular is something special. The biggest cinematic surprise of the year for me.

I've owned the Blu-ray for over a year, but now I've finally seen the film. It's excellent and an instant favorite. I adore 70s horror and I've heard so many good things about it that this was an easy sell to begin with, but I was still taken aback by how beautiful, and how carefully crafted the film is. It can be very suspenseful, but also gloriously campy. That sex scene was one for the books and an instrumental part of the story, definitely a strong defense against those who would rather not see any sensuality at all in film. Can't wait to watch Don't Look Now again

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Night 30

79. Saw III (2006) dir. Darren Lynn Bousman (NEW)

Bite-Sized Review: I get the idea. But something about the execution (I didn't even mean that) doesn't click with me. Too much speechifying, leading to an overall long flick, that would be better served to come in under 90 mins.

**1/4

 

[DarthSkywalker]

@Link

If you say Mortal Kombat counts, it counts. It's your marathon and we're all just happy you're sharing it with us.

 

[NDX]

Decided to start by laughing at a favorite of mine.

01. Rifftrax: The Night Of The Living Dead (1968)

 

[Sithborg]

Night 30

80. Saw III (2006) dir. Darren Lynn Bousman (NEW)

Bite-Sized Review: I get the idea. But something about the execution (I didn't even mean that) doesn't click with me. Too much speechifying, leading to an overall long flick, that would be better served to come in under 90 mins.

**

It is just pointless to ask Slow Ass Mutha ****ing Jeff to move faster.

 

[Ninjablade]

Happy Spooky season everyone, wishing everyone a frightful month! Without further ado, I begin my month of pointy things and dumb teenagers. I'm doing all slashers.

01. Psycho (1960) dir. Alfred Hitchcock

Quote of the film: "People never run away from anything."

You can't do slashers without doing the original. I mean it's Psycho. It's Hitchcock. It's hard to get better than this. Everyone knows the scoop. I'm never not totally entranced with everything going. I absolutely adore that the woman you think is the main character just flat out gets murdered at the halfway point, and the movie throws you in for a loop you didn't expect. Showers will always be scary because of this movie.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Happy Spooky season everyone, wishing everyone a frightful month! Without further ado, I begin my month of pointy things and dumb teenagers. I'm doing all slashers.

01. Psycho (1960) dir. Alfred Hitchcock

Quote of the film: "People never run away from anything."

You can't do slashers without doing the original. I mean it's Psycho. It's Hitchcock. It's hard to get better than this. Everyone knows the scoop. I'm never not totally entranced with everything going. I absolutely adore that the woman you think is the main character just flat out gets murdered at the halfway point, and the movie throws you in for a loop you didn't expect. Showers will always be scary because of this movie.

 

[NDX]

Might as well keep this shindig going, I don't plan on sleeping anytime soon.

01. Rifftrax: The Night Of The Living Dead (1968)*
02. Halloween III: Season Of The Witch (1982)*