The Horror Thread - Part 6

[Octoberist]

So I've started my 13 Nights of Halloweeny with 'Dead Heat'.

What a weird movie. It's a broad comedy with horror elements. It's silly, has Joe Piscippo, and very 80's. But what makes it neat is the overall look. The horror elements (like the make-up work) are creative, and I don't know if it's intentional, but the look of the film looks very much like a horror movie, with the film grains. I don't know if due to the cinematography or the film stock, but it works.

 

[Broseph44]

Hush is pretty good.

Agreed I thought Hush was pretty good as well.

 

[Broseph44]

For Netflix horror's that are really good I suggest Starry Eyes and Last Shift. I really enjoyed those 2.

 

[Kane52630]

I watched The Hallow a couple nights ago, that was pretty damn good.

 

[TheDreamMaster]

My copy of The Exorcist III came from Scream Factory today. Time to watch that Director's Cut!

 

[Muze]

I watched The Hallow a couple nights ago, that was pretty damn good.

the eye stuff made me wince. fun twist on the fae.

 

[TheDreamMaster]

Wow, you'll have to let me know your thoughts after,
Might have to get this 4 disc version, is it region locked?

So I just finished Tales of Halloween, and I liked it. I enjoyed about 7 of the shorts out of the ten.

As for the extra short films, as it turns out they aren't filmed for this release, being work the directors did prior to this film. I'll give some short reviews though:

Boilly- Lucky McKee: Ummm...it was 30 second claymation of a creature saying "nine" and swinging it's penis. I...what...

Hot Rod Worm- Andrew Kasch and John Skipp: Weird music video with claymation, not really horror. Super trippy. Kind of fun but not my thing.

The Evil (2007)- Mike Mendez: didn't like this one. It was shot in very jumpy cuts, like trying to watch a video on 56k internet in the 90s. From what I gathered, zombies attack.

The Halloween Kid (2011)- Axelle Carolyn: This one I liked. It's set in a rhyme scheme similar to a Dr. Suess book. It's about a boy who sees monsters and others think he's crazy. It's harmless, and kind of fun. They do stretch words that rhyme really far in some cases though.

No Rest for the Wicked (2011)- Ryan Schifrin: Well this was a surprise. I guess it's based off a comic Schifrin wrote. It has actors like Ray Park, Malcolm McDowell, and Kane Hodder. It's like British spy film, heist film, and supernatural thriller roles into 15 minutes. Two men infiltrate a gambling parlor to find an item. There's some nice fight work with Ray Park as one of the main leads. The other lead fights a monkey who uses a folding razor. Then the mummies show up. It's really well done, and I'm not nearly describing it well enough.

Thirsty (2009)- Andrew Kasch and John Skipp: Haven't watched it yet.
Brain Death (1992)- Neil Marshall: Haven't watched it yet.

I'll update on the last two later, but it's 4 am and I'm tired.

 

[NDX]

So I've started my 13 Nights of Halloweeny with 'Dead Heat'.

What a weird movie. It's a broad comedy with horror elements. It's silly, has Joe Piscippo, and very 80's. But what makes it neat is the overall look. The horror elements (like the make-up work) are creative, and I don't know if it's intentional, but the look of the film looks very much like a horror movie, with the film grains. I don't know if due to the cinematography or the film stock, but it works.

I need to pick this up, it was a fun, awkward movie.

 

[BH/HHH]

So I just finished Tales of Halloween, and I liked it. I enjoyed about 7 of the shorts out of the ten.

As for the extra short films, as it turns out they aren't filmed for this release, being work the directors did prior to this film. I'll give some short reviews though:

Boilly- Lucky McKee: Ummm...it was 30 second claymation of a creature saying "nine" and swinging it's penis. I...what...

Hot Rod Worm- Andrew Kasch and John Skipp: Weird music video with claymation, not really horror. Super trippy. Kind of fun but not my thing.

The Evil (2007)- Mike Mendez: didn't like this one. It was shot in very jumpy cuts, like trying to watch a video on 56k internet in the 90s. From what I gathered, zombies attack.

The Halloween Kid (2011)- Axelle Carolyn: This one I liked. It's set in a rhyme scheme similar to a Dr. Suess book. It's about a boy who sees monsters and others think he's crazy. It's harmless, and kind of fun. They do stretch words that rhyme really far in some cases though.

No Rest for the Wicked (2011)- Ryan Schifrin: Well this was a surprise. I guess it's based off a comic Schifrin wrote. It has actors like Ray Park, Malcolm McDowell, and Kane Hodder. It's like British spy film, heist film, and supernatural thriller roles into 15 minutes. Two men infiltrate a gambling parlor to find an item. There's some nice fight work with Ray Park as one of the main leads. The other lead fights a monkey who uses a folding razor. Then the mummies show up. It's really well done, and I'm not nearly describing it well enough.

Thirsty (2009)- Andrew Kasch and John Skipp: Haven't watched it yet.
Brain Death (1992)- Neil Marshall: Haven't watched it yet.

I'll update on the last two later, but it's 4 am and I'm tired.

Haha all good mate, thanks for the update tbh from what you're saying about the extra films I think I might just get the regular edition.

I agree with you on Tales of Halloween, if you get time I'd love to know which of the 7 you liked. I certainly felt the strongest segment was the first one 'Sweet Tooth'. I feel like anthology films are very hit and miss and many do start with the stronger segments first, which I feel harms them at times.

Trick 'r Treat is the only anthology horror film I feel is great from start to finish.

 

[redhawk23]

I checked out the film Baskin on Netflix. It's a Turkish horror film. It is stylishly shot and amounts to a really disturbing fever dream. Very unnerving and often Gorey. The closest thing I can compare it to is somewhere between Hostel and Hellraiser.

 

[TheDreamMaster]

Haha all good mate, thanks for the update tbh from what you're saying about the extra films I think I might just get the regular edition.

I agree with you on Tales of Halloween, if you get time I'd love to know which of the 7 you liked. I certainly felt the strongest segment was the first one 'Sweet Tooth'. I feel like anthology films are very hit and miss and many do start with the stronger segments first, which I feel harms them at times.

Trick 'r Treat is the only anthology horror film I feel is great from start to finish.

Yeah, the collectors edition is nice, but I was disappointed the extra films were previously shown films, even if not released elsewhere currently. Still mostly fun (or at least...interesting...) watches. The CE's only major advantage is the making of stuff and the soundtrack, and honestly I don't know when I'll feel the urge to pop in this soundtrack over any other.

So for the films I liked from the actual film:

Sweet Tooth (nice slasher story), The Night Billy Raised Hell (Some of the jokes are dumb but I did laugh at this), Trick (wish there was more too what the people were doing to those kids), This Means War (I liked the style of this more than what was actually happening), The Ransom of Rusty Rex (This one I liked because it was just fun. I'm also a sucker for Sam Witwer.), and Bad Seed (Nice way to end it but it wasn't as focused as it could be. I appreciated with the police reports them trying to tie the stories together, but it wasn't nearly as seem less as Trick 'R Treat. The killer pumpkin was awesome when onscreen though.)

I'm in the middle on Friday the 31st, it was like Jason-ripoff meets The Thing meets Evil Dead, and while in theory it sounds awesome, it was pointlessly stupid by the end.

The rest I did not care for. I will say, The Weak and the Wicked had a great creature design, honestly better than the short needed. Problem is it does nothing. There was 90% chase scene, then the silliness that the gang killed the guys parents as 5 year olds, then the badass monster shows up...and it's over.
The ghost one, about not looking was a bit too straight forward and the reveal wasn't worth it. The one about the witch and her husband didn't particularly go anywhere.

 

[Lasirius]

Has anyone had a chance to watch the second Ouija movie? I never saw the first but I really liked this one. Good performances, you cared about the characters, very creepy atmosphere, and a well-rounded little horror film.

 

[BH/HHH]

Yeah, the collectors edition is nice, but I was disappointed the extra films were previously shown films, even if not released elsewhere currently. Still mostly fun (or at least...interesting...) watches. The CE's only major advantage is the making of stuff and the soundtrack, and honestly I don't know when I'll feel the urge to pop in this soundtrack over any other.

So for the films I liked from the actual film:

Sweet Tooth (nice slasher story), The Night Billy Raised Hell (Some of the jokes are dumb but I did laugh at this), Trick (wish there was more too what the people were doing to those kids), This Means War (I liked the style of this more than what was actually happening), The Ransom of Rusty Rex (This one I liked because it was just fun. I'm also a sucker for Sam Witwer.), and Bad Seed (Nice way to end it but it wasn't as focused as it could be. I appreciated with the police reports them trying to tie the stories together, but it wasn't nearly as seem less as Trick 'R Treat. The killer pumpkin was awesome when onscreen though.)

I'm in the middle on Friday the 31st, it was like Jason-ripoff meets The Thing meets Evil Dead, and while in theory it sounds awesome, it was pointlessly stupid by the end.

The rest I did not care for. I will say, The Weak and the Wicked had a great creature design, honestly better than the short needed. Problem is it does nothing. There was 90% chase scene, then the silliness that the gang killed the guys parents as 5 year olds, then the badass monster shows up...and it's over.
The ghost one, about not looking was a bit too straight forward and the reveal wasn't worth it. The one about the witch and her husband didn't particularly go anywhere.

I'd probably agree on all this, I need to rewatch Tales though but I remember thinking Sweet Tooth was the best. I really wanted to like Friday the 31st but I thought it was just too silky.

Sure the film is no Trick 'r Treat but tbh I think that's the best horror anthology film ever made so I think it's hard to get near it. I do think Tales was damn fun though. I hope they do another or spin it into a TV series. Tbh I'm suprised Netflix haven't jumped on doing something for Halloween in terms of an anthology type thing.

 

[TheDreamMaster]

I'd probably agree on all this, I need to rewatch Tales though but I remember thinking Sweet Tooth was the best. I really wanted to like Friday the 31st but I thought it was just too silky.

Sure the film is no Trick 'r Treat but tbh I think that's the best horror anthology film ever made so I think it's hard to get near it. I do think Tales was damn fun though. I hope they do another or spin it into a TV series. Tbh I'm suprised Netflix haven't jumped on doing something for Halloween in terms of an anthology type thing.

You're right, it'll be hard for anything to live up to T'rT, though I keep hoping the sequel is still happening. Dougherty keeps taking projects, Krampus, writing Godzilla 2, but yet went out of his way a couple years back to livestream the first and announce a sequel. With his ties to Legendary, I don't see why everyone has dragged their feet on it since.

As it is, I liked Tales though. I took opinions here and some other horror related forums because I just don't trust the opinions at large on horror. In 90% of cases, a horror film movie with a 5/10 is usually closer to a 7 in my terms of if I'll enjoy it. Not always, but generally. Such is also the case with Phantasm Ravager, which if I took IMDB's forums for gospel, I'd think only idiots would like the film and it hadno redeeming qualities. Yet I enjoyed the hell out of it.

 

[BH/HHH]

You're right, it'll be hard for anything to live up to T'rT, though I keep hoping the sequel is still happening. Dougherty keeps taking projects, Krampus, writing Godzilla 2, but yet went out of his way a couple years back to livestream the first and announce a sequel. With his ties to Legendary, I don't see why everyone has dragged their feet on it since.

As it is, I liked Tales though. I took opinions here and some other horror related forums because I just don't trust the opinions at large on horror. In 90% of cases, a horror film movie with a 5/10 is usually closer to a 7 in my terms of if I'll enjoy it. Not always, but generally. Such is also the case with Phantasm Ravager, which if I took IMDB's forums for gospel, I'd think only idiots would like the film and it hadno redeeming qualities. Yet I enjoyed the hell out of it.

I think he needs some studio pull to get the chance to make it. In other words he needs a big hit, hopefully Godzilla 2 can be that hit then I could see a Trick 'r Treat sequel getting the green light.

I think Tales will get better the more I view it, I actually didn't love Trick 'r Treat back when I first saw it. But after multiple viewings I started to love it.

 

[Sundancer]

I actually didn't love Trick 'r Treat back when I first saw it. But after multiple viewings I started to love it.

I just watched it. The first half hour I was like "eh." Ended up loving the Twilight Zone-ish feel of it.

 

[NotSoLongAgo]

Has anyone had a chance to watch the second Ouija movie? I never saw the first but I really liked this one. Good performances, you cared about the characters, very creepy atmosphere, and a well-rounded little horror film.

Not yet but im really excited to check it out. Mike flanagan will get a ticket from me from now on after hush and oculus.

 

[Bats123]

Has anyone had a chance to watch the second Ouija movie? I never saw the first but I really liked this one. Good performances, you cared about the characters, very creepy atmosphere, and a well-rounded little horror film.

Actually, i watched it yesterday, i liked it, it not as scary as i thought it was gonna be, but it has some effective creepy imagery, you care about the characters and theres no fake jumpscare ********, which is nice, wouldnt say its as scary as the Conjuring but compared to the god awful first movie, this is a solid improvement. 7.5/10

 

[Sundancer]

Finished Fright Night (1985). Still one of my favorite vampire movies. Freaky poster. "Sucks" you in.

 

[Bats123]

Finished Fright Night (1985). Still one of my favorite vampire movies. Freaky poster. "Sucks" you in.

Unpopular opinion: i liked the remake too.

 

[Octoberist]

I checked out the film Baskin on Netflix. It's a Turkish horror film. It is stylishly shot and amounts to a really disturbing fever dream. Very unnerving and often Gorey. The closest thing I can compare it to is somewhere between Hostel and Hellraiser.

I wish it was a little better.

 

[Matt Mortem]

I saw Rob Zombie's 31. Plot was really bland and needed work but the cinematography and production design was stellar. I could see it becoming a cult flick.

 

[BH/HHH]

Rob Zombie visually usually does deliver his Halloween movies look great. I think the remake segment of his first Halloween captures a really great atmosphere in the night shots. It's jut unfortunate that his films are awful, poorly acted and poorly written which when it comes down to it are the two of the three key factors you need to make a compelling film. He's nailed visuals but he's awful at the rest, to me he's just a music video guy.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Rob Zombie visually usually does deliver his Halloween movies look great. I think the remake segment of his first Halloween captures a really great atmosphere in the night shots. It's jut unfortunate that his films are awful, poorly acted and poorly written which when it comes down to it are the two of the three key factors you need to make a compelling film. He's nailed visuals but he's awful at the rest, to me he's just a music video guy.

Yeah I just got done watching his Halloween movies and I agree.


His first film I think he tried to stay as close to the original as possible, with his own version of the origin and ending. The 2nd film I think he went all out and tried making his own Halloween film, which just ended up being a complete disaster.

As far as the other Halloween films go, John Carpenter's first two Halloween movies are still the best two to this day. H20 was a good film, but it felt really short. Resurrection ruined a great ending from H20. 4, 5 and 6 have some good qualities about them, but they just didn't capture the right Michael Myers for me.

I hope they reboot the entire thing in the future.

 

[BH/HHH]

Finished Fright Night (1985). Still one of my favorite vampire movies. Freaky poster. "Sucks" you in.

It is my favourite vampire flick just ahead of Lost Boys

Unpopular opinion: i liked the remake too.

I agree, I enjoyed it, thought David Tennant was hilarious

Yeah I just got done watching his Halloween movies and I agree.


His first film I think he tried to stay as close to the original as possible, with his own version of the origin and ending. The 2nd film I think he went all out and tried making his own Halloween film, which just ended up being a complete disaster.

As far as the other Halloween films go, John Carpenter's first two Halloween movies are still the best two to this day. H20 was a good film, but it felt really short. Resurrection ruined a great ending from H20. 4, 5 and 6 have some good qualities about them, but they just didn't capture the right Michael Myers for me.

I hope they reboot the entire thing in the future.

Yeah it's gonna be interesting to see what they do cause with Carpenter involved sone think it's gonna be a sequel.