The Horror Thread - Part 7

[NDX]

This has become my mantra when looking for movies at thrift stores.

 

[Asr]

So Chris Stuckmann has been reviewing old horror movies for October and just put out a review on Jennifer's Body (starring Megan Fox). I haven't seen it and was NOT expecting him to give it anywhere close to a good rating, but holy crap he gave it an A-! Gonna try and see it now.

 

[Doctor Jones]

1. Sleepy Hollow
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
3. Hush
4. Summer of 84
5. One Cut of the Dead
6. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
7. The Pool
8. Day of the Dead
9. The Thing (1982)
10. The Last House on the Left (1972)
11. An American Werewolf in London
12. 30 Days of Night
13. Evil Dead 2
14. The Village
15. Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives
16. Hellraiser
17. House of 1,000 Corpses
18. Christine
19. Scream
20. Scream 2
21. Army of Darkness
22. The Fly (1986)
23. Creep 2
24. Alien
25. Gerald's Game
26. The Descent

 

[CaptainWagner]

So Chris Stuckmann has been reviewing old horror movies for October and just put out a review on Jennifer's Body (starring Megan Fox). I haven't seen it and was NOT expecting him to give it anywhere close to a good rating, but holy crap he gave it an A-! Gonna try and see it now.

This has been on my watchlist for a while. I've been very fascinated by how it's become a cult classic and been examined in a new light in recent years. May have to check it out now that we're in the final stretch.

 

[Kane52630]

I thought it was fine, but It's very similar to Ginger Snaps... possibly plagiarized.

 

[Doctor Jones]

1. Sleepy Hollow
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
3. Hush
4. Summer of 84
5. One Cut of the Dead
6. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
7. The Pool
8. Day of the Dead
9. The Thing (1982)
10. The Last House on the Left (1972)
11. An American Werewolf in London
12. 30 Days of Night
13. Evil Dead 2
14. The Village
15. Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives
16. Hellraiser
17. House of 1,000 Corpses
18. Christine
19. Scream
20. Scream 2
21. Army of Darkness
22. The Fly (1986)
23. Creep 2
24. Alien
25. Gerald's Game
26. The Descent
27. Green Room

 

[Mani-Man]

1. Scarecrows Revenge
2. Alive
3. Frankensteins Army
4. Bones
5. Haunt
6. Boar
7. Leprechaun Returns
8. Terrifier
9. Bram Stoker's Dracula
10. The Fly (1986)
11. Michael Bay's Texas Chainsaw Massacre
12. House of Wax(2005)
13. The Thing (1982)
14. Train to Busan
15. Friday the 13th (2009)
16. Scream 1
17. The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
18. The Gallows
19. Drag me to Hell
20. Scream 2
21. Dracula (1931)
22. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
23. Nosferatu (1922)
24. Dead Silence
25. Black Christmas
26. Scream 3

27. Wrong Turn

Oh man, how could they butcher this series so badly, the first one is so good.

 

[Captain Tired]

I liked the first three. In fact I even liked the fifth movie, starring Doug Bradley. Couldn't stomach the fourth and sixth movies though. They were really quite terrible and a chore to get through.

 

[NDX]

31 Nights of Halloween

01. Repulsion
02. The Cabin in the Woods
03. Night of the Creeps
04. The Tingler
05. Bloodsucking Bastards
06. Vampires vs The Bronx
07. The Blob '88
08. Don't Let Them In
09. Silent Night, Bloody Night
10. The Evil Dead
11. Evil Dead 2
12. Army of Darkness [Theatrical Cut]
13. Chopping Mall
14. Crawl
15. Halloween '78
16. Halloween II [Television Version]
17. Zombie
18. House
19. House II: The Second Story
20. Maniac '80
21. All Cheerleaders Die
22. Halloween III: The Season Of The Witch
23. Trick 'r Treat
24. The Craft

Thought I'd go with a few classics to catch up with.

 

[Mani-Man]

I liked the first three. In fact I even liked the fifth movie, starring Doug Bradley. Couldn't stomach the fourth and sixth movies though. They were really quite terrible and a chore to get through.

Which one was the "prequel" one? Thats when i dropped the series.
The one with Henry Rollins was fine, and another one...3? But after the Prequel Movie, i gave up.

 

[Captain Tired]

Which one was the "prequel" one? Thats when i dropped the series.
The one with Henry Rollins was fine, and another one...3? But after the Prequel Movie, i gave up.

That was the fourth movie, partly set in a mental institution.

 

[NDX]

31 Nights of Halloween

01. Repulsion
02. The Cabin in the Woods
03. Night of the Creeps
04. The Tingler
05. Bloodsucking Bastards
06. Vampires vs The Bronx
07. The Blob '88
08. Don't Let Them In
09. Silent Night, Bloody Night
10. The Evil Dead
11. Evil Dead 2
12. Army of Darkness [Theatrical Cut]
13. Chopping Mall
14. Crawl
15. Halloween '78
16. Halloween II [Television Version]
17. Zombie
18. House
19. House II: The Second Story
20. Maniac '80
21. All Cheerleaders Die
22. Halloween III: The Season Of The Witch
23. Trick 'r Treat
24. The Craft
25. Ready Or Not

Who needs sleep when you can watch a great movie instead. First time I've watch this since the cinema and it's still a lot of fun.

 

[KaijuDude1992]

The first Wrong Turn is the best, but I also enjoy the sequel with Henry Rollins. After that it pretty much goes to **** even if I can get some enjoyment out of 4 as kind of a guilty pleasure. I'm just a sucker for those atmospheric, snowy, isolated locations and it also had some pretty good gore too.

Last Resort was beyond awful though and the one with Doug Bradley disappointed me bigtime.

 

[Asr]

1. Pyscho Goreman [2020] 8/10
2. Alone [2020] 9/10
3. The Cleansing Hour [2020] 7/10
4. Fried Barry [2020] 4/10
5. Unearth [2020] 8/10
6. Aenigma [1987] 6/10
7. Brahms: The Boy II 7/10
8. Child's Play [2019] 5/10
9. Winchester [2018] 7/10
10. Children of the Corn [1984] 7/10

So the movies I'm watching this year (so far, anyway) are all ones that I haven't seen before, so I thought it was time for me to finally see this one. First a disclaimer that I've actually seen part of the 2009 remake, which was pretty much terrible. My major complaint with this movie was that the kids' murderous intentions against adults aren't really explained, and the kids just came across as pretty much mindless psychopaths. I suppose if that was the movie's intention it did its job, but it didn't exactly make the movie compelling to watch. The plot also felt incomplete, particularly at explaining the two kids (boy and girl) who weren't murderous. Also as someone who's only seen Linda Hamilton in the Terminator movies, it was initially jarring to see her so young. She looked younger in this movie than she did in Terminator 1, so I'm guessing she filmed this first?

11. Hotel Transylvania 3 5/10 (I know not really a "horror" movie per se, but fits the month & holiday)

I was a fan of the first movie in this series, which was pretty funny and really well-done. The second movie wasn't bad either. But I don't know what they were thinking with this third entry. A decent way to kill time, but just kinda seemed pointless and didn't really add anything for the characters. It wasn't really that funny either. The only positive things I can say are that the animation was really well-done, and this is the only recent role that I've actually liked Adam Sandler in. The voice he puts on for Dracula really suits him and the movie well.

 

[SupermanFan]

Watched Haunt (2019) today, heard good things but I thought it peaked about 30 mins in and then just fell apart. The unmaskings were unnecessary and took away from the scares IMO. Then the ending was ridiculous. I’ve been seeing online people tearing apart Hell Fest and bugging Haunt up but I honestly thought Hell Fest was better.

 

[KaijuDude1992]

Watched Haunt (2019) today, heard good things but I thought it peaked about 30 mins in and then just fell apart. The unmaskings were unnecessary and took away from the scares IMO. Then the ending was ridiculous. I’ve been seeing online people tearing apart Hell Fest and bugging Haunt up but I honestly thought Hell Fest was better.

Yeah I much prefer Hell Fest as well. I enjoyed Haunt for what it was, but people hyped it up a little too much IMO and Hell Fest deserves more credit than its been given.

Such a creepy little movie and I don't get that creeped out that often either.

 

[Kane52630]

I really dug both for different reasons.

 

[Doctor Jones]

1. Sleepy Hollow
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
3. Hush
4. Summer of 84
5. One Cut of the Dead
6. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
7. The Pool
8. Day of the Dead
9. The Thing (1982)
10. The Last House on the Left (1972)
11. An American Werewolf in London
12. 30 Days of Night
13. Evil Dead 2
14. The Village
15. Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives
16. Hellraiser
17. House of 1,000 Corpses
18. Christine
19. Scream
20. Scream 2
21. Army of Darkness
22. The Fly (1986)
23. Creep 2
24. Alien
25. Gerald's Game
26. The Descent
27. Green Room
28. The Exorcist III

 

[NDX]

31 Nights of Halloween

01. Repulsion
02. The Cabin in the Woods
03. Night of the Creeps
04. The Tingler
05. Bloodsucking Bastards
06. Vampires vs The Bronx
07. The Blob '88
08. Don't Let Them In
09. Silent Night, Bloody Night
10. The Evil Dead
11. Evil Dead 2
12. Army of Darkness [Theatrical Cut]
13. Chopping Mall
14. Crawl
15. Halloween '78
16. Halloween II [Television Version]
17. Zombie
18. House
19. House II: The Second Story
20. Maniac '80
21. All Cheerleaders Die
22. Halloween III: The Season Of The Witch
23. Trick 'r Treat
24. The Craft
25. Ready Or Not
26. Scream
27. Scream 2

Last time I watched any of these films was the of a midnight movie marathon for Halloween 2015. I miss those Nite to Dismembers the Nitehawk used to put on. Was hoping to see a marathon this year with Halloween being a Saturday, but NYC still hasn't opened up yet to movies and it's driving me ****ing crazy.

 

[Mani-Man]

I really dug both for different reasons.

Yeah, but i personally think Hell Fest is a bit stronger of a movie.
But they both have their good points.

1. Scarecrows Revenge
2. Alive
3. Frankensteins Army
4. Bones
5. Haunt
6. Boar
7. Leprechaun Returns
8. Terrifier
9. Bram Stoker's Dracula
10. The Fly (1986)
11. Michael Bay's Texas Chainsaw Massacre
12. House of Wax(2005)
13. The Thing (1982)
14. Train to Busan
15. Friday the 13th (2009)
16. Scream 1
17. The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
18. The Gallows
19. Drag me to Hell
20. Scream 2
21. Dracula (1931)
22. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
23. Nosferatu (1922)
24. Dead Silence
25. Black Christmas
26. Scream 3
27. Wrong Turn

28. Nightmare on Elm Street

Wow, going back to this after watching the "reboot" last...quite the ride.
This is on every level so much stronger and more creative than the reboot.
Original Freddy is just the best Freddy.

 

[CaptainWagner]

31 Day of Halloween

1. Sleepy Hollow (1999) 4.5 / 5
2. As Above, So Below (2014) 2.5 / 5
3. The Evil Dead (1981) 3 / 5
4. The Limehouse Gollum (2016) 3 / 5
5. Vampires vs. The Bronx (2020) 3 / 5
6. The Cabin in the Woods (2012) 3.5 / 5
7. Hubie Halloween (2020) .5 / 5
8. Ghost Stories (2017) 3 / 5
9. 1BR (2019) 4 / 5
10-13. The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) 5 / 5
14. Poltergeist (1982) 4 / 5
15. Silent Hill (2006) 2 / 5
16. Sweetheart (2019) 4 / 5
17. Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) 4.5 / 5
18. Black Box (2020) 4 / 5
19. The Lie (2020) 2 / 5
20. The Houses October Built (2014) 4 / 5
21. Ghostbusters (1984) 5 / 5

22. Evil Eye (2020)

This was definitely the most overtly "horror" of the Blumhouse/Prime films I saw. A really nice, rolled back mother/daughter/too-good-to-be-true-boyfriend drama. No real scares but an effectively creepy atmosphere and great integration of a culture largely absent in American horror. Omar Maskati is kind of hit-or-miss as Sandeep, but he pulls through when its important and the rest of the performances are great. I'd say this is the best offering from "Welcome to the Blumhouse." 4 / 5

23. 30 Days of Night (2007)

WOW, this movie was aggressively dumb. I checked it out because the premise sounds amazing and I remembered it being a huge deal when I was in Middle School. Boy, was I disappointed. How does this have 51% on RT? The idea of a chilling (literally) game of cat and mouse with vampires feeding on Barrow is so good, but that's not what we get. Instead we get the dumbest vampires ever, running around like Florida Men hopped up on bathsalts. There's a grand total of ONE actual character in the movie, surrounded by cardboard cutouts. Danny Huston and Ben Foster make great bad guys, though. They deserved better. 1 / 5

24. Kadaver (2020)

In absence of any in-house original horror this year (remembers Eli, rolls eyes) Netflix's "thing" this Halloween seems to be scoping up international horror and unnecessarily dubbing it. This one was a fun, creepy little piece of work, a post-apocalyptic thriller from Norway. It's wholly predictable from start to finish, but executes each familiar twist and turn well. Nothing exceptionally memorable, but well-done for what it is. 3 / 5

25. Green Room (2015)

This is one of those movies for the longest time I've been embarrassed to admit I still hadn't seen. No more. I really wish the marketing wouldn't immediately give away the "surprise star," because the reveal is much more effective, like Fonda in "Once Upon A Time In The West." That said, it's not really a "Halloween" flick, but a pretty perfectly executed thriller. Excellent tension and a very grounded, matter-of-fact approach to the whole bloody situation. It's been 4 years, but the dedication to Anton at the end still hurts hard. Rest In Peace. 4.5 / 5

26. Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight (2020)

Supposedly this is Poland's first slasher, and they've got about 50 years of genre tropes to catch up on riffing. All of the effort seems to have gone into making it look and sound gorgeous, but not into making the story interesting or make sense. The most interesting concept (skewering anti-technology culture) is almost immediately abandoned and the most interesting characters quickly get the axe. And the dubbing is REALLY jarring at times. Wish they'd just left it with subtitles. It's a fun, gory entry in the genre, but MUCH more style than substance 2 / 5

 

[InCali]

31 Day of Halloween

1. Sleepy Hollow (1999) 4.5 / 5
2. As Above, So Below (2014) 2.5 / 5
3. The Evil Dead (1981) 3 / 5
4. The Limehouse Gollum (2016) 3 / 5
5. Vampires vs. The Bronx (2020) 3 / 5
6. The Cabin in the Woods (2012) 3.5 / 5
7. Hubie Halloween (2020) .5 / 5
8. Ghost Stories (2017) 3 / 5
9. 1BR (2019) 4 / 5
10-13. The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) 5 / 5
14. Poltergeist (1982) 4 / 5
15. Silent Hill (2006) 2 / 5
16. Sweetheart (2019) 4 / 5
17. Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) 4.5 / 5
18. Black Box (2020) 4 / 5
19. The Lie (2020) 2 / 5
20. The Houses October Built (2014) 4 / 5
21. Ghostbusters (1984) 5 / 5

22. Evil Eye (2020)

This was definitely the most overtly "horror" of the Blumhouse/Prime films I saw. A really nice, rolled back mother/daughter/too-good-to-be-true-boyfriend drama. No real scares but an effectively creepy atmosphere and great integration of a culture largely absent in American horror. Omar Maskati is kind of hit-or-miss as Sandeep, but he pulls through when its important and the rest of the performances are great. I'd say this is the best offering from "Welcome to the Blumhouse." 4 / 5

23. 30 Days of Night (2007)

WOW, this movie was aggressively dumb. I checked it out because the premise sounds amazing and I remembered it being a huge deal when I was in Middle School. Boy, was I disappointed. How does this have 51% on RT? The idea of a chilling (literally) game of cat and mouse with vampires feeding on Barrow is so good, but that's not what we get. Instead we get the dumbest vampires ever, running around like Florida Men hopped up on bathsalts. There's a grand total of ONE actual character in the movie, surrounded by cardboard cutouts. Danny Huston and Ben Foster make great bad guys, though. They deserved better. 1 / 5

24. Kadaver (2020)

In absence of any in-house original horror this year (remembers Eli, rolls eyes) Netflix's "thing" this Halloween seems to be scoping up international horror and unnecessarily dubbing it. This one was a fun, creepy little piece of work, a post-apocalyptic thriller from Norway. It's wholly predictable from start to finish, but executes each familiar twist and turn well. Nothing exceptionally memorable, but well-done for what it is. 3 / 5

25. Green Room (2015)

This is one of those movies for the longest time I've been embarrassed to admit I still hadn't seen. No more. I really wish the marketing wouldn't immediately give away the "surprise star," because the reveal is much more effective, like Fonda in "Once Upon A Time In The West." That said, it's not really a "Halloween" flick, but a pretty perfectly executed thriller. Excellent tension and a very grounded, matter-of-fact approach to the whole bloody situation. It's been 4 years, but the dedication to Anton at the end still hurts hard. Rest In Peace. 4.5 / 5

26. Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight (2020)

Supposedly this is Poland's first slasher, and they've got about 50 years of genre tropes to catch up on riffing. All of the effort seems to have gone into making it look and sound gorgeous, but not into making the story interesting or make sense. The most interesting concept (skewering anti-technology culture) is almost immediately abandoned and the most interesting characters quickly get the axe. And the dubbing is REALLY jarring at times. Wish they'd just left it with subtitles. It's a fun, gory entry in the genre, but MUCH more style than substance 2 / 5

Really liked Bly Manor, but have been a fan of James "The Turn of the Screw".

Have you read it?

 

[CaptainWagner]

Really liked Bly Manor, but have been a fan of James "The Turn of the Screw".

Have you read it?

I've never read the book, I'm afraid. It's on a long, LONG list of works I need to catch up on.

 

[InCali]

I've never read the book, I'm afraid. It's on a long, LONG list of works I need to catch up on.

It's not long so you might want to move it up. Quite good. I read it a long time ago so I can't be sure, but I think you can polish it off in a couple of hours??

I read pretty fast (Read LotR Trilogy in 3 days), but it's pretty short.

War and Peace however.......

 

[Kane52630]

23. 30 Days of Night (2007)

WOW, this movie was aggressively dumb. I checked it out because the premise sounds amazing and I remembered it being a huge deal when I was in Middle School. Boy, was I disappointed. How does this have 51% on RT? The idea of a chilling (literally) game of cat and mouse with vampires feeding on Barrow is so good, but that's not what we get. Instead we get the dumbest vampires ever, running around like Florida Men hopped up on bathsalts. There's a grand total of ONE actual character in the movie, surrounded by cardboard cutouts. Danny Huston and Ben Foster make great bad guys, though. They deserved better. 1 / 5

Gotta disagree, that sh** is a classic.