The Horror Thread - Part 2

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Halloween is indeed fantastic. However, as for it being the "greatest" slasher movie of all time, I think that Psycho, Texas Chain Saw Massacre (the original), and Nightmare on Elm Street can give it a run for it's money. Also, I just saw Dog Soldiers last night. It may be the most ridiculously entertaining monster movie that I've ever seen.
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I love that film. Before it was released my friend and I went to a horror movie convention in Burbank(LA) and right when you entered the hall they had a life size model of one of the werewolves. I wanted to take it home. :csad:
 
Dog Soliders is the BEST modern werewolf film imo, it's in my top 5 of all time actually I don't think anything else has topped it since.
 
I'm also a fan of Dog Soldiers.

So far I've watched :
Curse of Chucky
Tremors
Maniac Cop
Scarecrow
Maniac (2013)
Cube
Halloween 6
Pumpkinhead
.....and more I can't remember right now. Next up are some Christmas themed horror films . I rented Silent Night ,Deadly Night and the original Black Xmas. Also would like to see the sequels to Cube and Tremors.
 
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Loki882 said:
Halloween is indeed fantastic. However, as for it being the "greatest" slasher movie of all time, I think that Psycho, Texas Chain Saw Massacre (the original), and Nightmare on Elm Street can give it a run for it's money. Also, I just saw Dog Soldiers last night. It may be the most ridiculously entertaining monster movie that I've ever seen.
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Halloween is classic but my favorite slasher film is Scream.
 
Yesterdays Picks were:
Bram Stoker's Dracula('92) & Fright Night ('85)

Today so far I'm starting off with Night of the Living Dead (original), debating on the rest of the days picks I wish I could be organized like Kane's list haha.

My WATCHED list so far:
Carrie
Rosemary's Baby
Day of the dead
Warm bodies
The Shining
World War Z
The Monster Squad
House on Haunted Hill (original)
Return of the living dead
Friday the 13th the new blood
Curse of Chucky
Ernest Scared Stupid
Spaced invaders
The Wolf Man
Frankenstein meets the Wolf-man
Pumpkinhead
Crystal lake memories
Invasion of the body snatchers ('56)
The Conjuring
Evil Dead 2
Pet Semetary
An American Werewolf in London
My Bloody Valentine
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Night of the Creeps
Slither
Beware the moon: Remembering An American Werewolf in London
The Howling
Dead Alive
Halloween 3
25 years of terror: Halloween Documentary
The Fog (original)
Beetlejuice
Friday the 13th remake
Nightmare on Elm Street remake
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
The Nightmare before Christmas
The Legend Sleepy Hollow-Disney cartoon
Sleepy Hollow
Bride of Frankenstein
Maniac (remake)
Maniac ('80)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Fright Night (original)
 
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Continuing my TCM marathon and just finished watching The Next Generation.

The less said, the better. Not even bats**t crazy McConaughey and his his go-go gadget leg could save that piece of crap.

Now onto TCM 2003...
 
The remake imo rivals the original, enjoy Starlord it's a fun time!
 
R. Lee Ermey is fantastic in the movie. But please, for your own sake, don't watch TCM: The Beginning. It's a grotesque piece of garbage and a cinematic kick in the balls.
 
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It most certaintly is worth checking out, Joe Dante's early work is his best. I definitely think The Howling is easily in the top 5 best werewolf films of all time hands down, has such a great atmosphere about it, and all of the werewolf lore is great.

The tranformation scene rivals AAWIL for obvious reasons (Rick Baker started it and left it to a protege to go do AAWIL) and reminds me of how truly stunning practical effects can be, it's a truly frightening scene.
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I like how they present the transformation through bubbling, which is quite different from other presentations which focus on stretching. The scene where the severed hand transforms is amazing! The claw kind of deflates and reinflates as hand and its done with very few cuts.

Also I saw Robert Picardo's name in the credits, I had never heard his name in connection to the film. I spent the whole running time looking for him. Turns out he's the first werewolf in the film! Completely unrecognizable, both due to the makeup he were even in human form as well as being super young at the time. I met him last year when the St. Louis Science Center invited him to speak for an evening last year. He had a number of great anecdotes not just from his time on Star Trek Voyager but from throughout his career and I really wish I had known at the time that he had been in the Howling. I surely would have asked something about it.
 
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Sinister 9.5/10 I realize that this may be too high of a score, but my God this film was nearly perfect in my eyes. Yeah, it's got some jump scares, but there is some truly macabre and visceral scares to be had in this film. Wow, wow, wow.
 
Loki882 said:
R. Lee Ermey is fantastic in the movie. But please, for your own sake, don't watch TCM: The Beginning. It's a grotesque piece of garbage and a cinematic kick in the balls.
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My rule of movie marathons, especially horror movie franchises is to watch every one no matter how bad they are.

I've already endured The Next Generation so I think I'll be okay with The Beginning. :yay:
 
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I like how they present the transformation through bubbling, which is quite different from other presentations which focus on stretching. The scene where the severed hand transforms is amazing! The claw kind of deflates and reinflates as hand and its done with very few cuts.

Also I saw Robert Picardo's name in the credits, I had never heard his name in connection to the film. I spent the whole running time looking for him. Turns out he's the first werewolf in the film! Completely unrecognizable, both due to the makeup he were even in human form as well as being super young at the time. I met him last year when the St. Louis Science Center invited him to speak for an evening last year. He had a number of great anecdotes not just from his time on Star Trek Voyager but from throughout his career and I really wish I had known at the time that he had been in the Howling. I surely would have asked something about it.
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Picardo's been in a couple horror flicks (976-Evil, Gremlins 2,Masters of Horror, Tales from the Crypt, Munchies, Legend, etc), iirc. he's not just the first werewolf in the film. he's also the one that gets scalded by acid and has the most memorable transformation. love that movie. :')
 
Loki882 said:
Halloween is indeed fantastic. However, as for it being the "greatest" slasher movie of all time, I think that Psycho, Texas Chain Saw Massacre (the original), and Nightmare on Elm Street can give it a run for it's money.
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i like the original Black X-Mas more than most of those.
 
Finally watched Curse of Chucky, really enjoyed it, loved how they tied it into the first film. Although I wasn't that keen on the trust at the end. The film was highly enjoyable, probably my favourite Chucky film.

4/5
 
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So far I have only watched...

Pumpkinhead
Friday the 13th Part 7
Midnight Movie*
Maniac (remake)*
Halloween (original)

*first time watching

I have more movies and tv specials I plan on watching before or on Halloween.

Definitely:
Monster Squad
Trick r Treat
Hocus Pocus
Toy Story of Terror (new tv special, haven't watched it yet)

Hopefully:
Mr. Boogedy/Bride of Boogedy
Hatchet 2 (never seen it)
Evil Dead (remake, saw it in theater and it's on TV this weekend)

We'll see if I can get these and work anything else in.
 
Finished Night of the Living Dead now onto Dawn of the Dead ('78)
 
DaRkVeNgeanCe said:
Finished Night of the Living Dead now onto Dawn of the Dead ('78)
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My favourite Romero movie.

I'm almost at the end of the TCM marathon after just finishing The Beginning. One left to go and it's Texas Chainsaw 3D. Those 3D titles are stupid, especially if you're watching it in 2D like I have to.
 
Piper Maru said:
So what is everyone's favorite Werewolf movie?
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Top 10

1. Silver Bullet
2. American Werewolf in London
3. Howling
4. Dog Soldiers
5. Bad Moon
6. Ginger Snaps
7. The Company of Wolves
8. Wolf
9. Trick r Treat
10. Monster Squad
 
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