I really liked the cast and acting throughout this movie, and the cinematography and music were top-notch as well. I liked that it was basically an anthology, but that each of the stories were interconnected. I had a lot of fun with it. It's got plenty of scary scenes, some gross-out stuff, and a lot of funny parts too.
10/1 - *I, Madman (1989)
[Show spoiler]
Cool villain, nice lead actress, some interesting ideas. The occasional goofy stop-motion stuff is kind of weird. A little slow at times, a little cliche. Overall, it was a decently fun movie.
10/1 - *Lost After Dark (2014)
[Show spoiler]
Stereotypical characters, cliche scenario, stiff acting, unconvincing effects and editing, lack of humor... It was gimmicky and failed as an homage, with so much missing the mark. There were only a couple of brief scenes that were pretty fun.
10/1 - *The Editor (2014)
[Show spoiler]
Great job creating the vibe of a traditional giallo, very good cinematography and music. The acting really got on my nerves though, and the whole thing started to feel too much like a gimmick at times. The plot was really confusing for me, but some of the scenes in this movie were truly great, including some that had me literally rolling on the floor laughing. I kind of thought it didn't go all in enough on the parody aspect.
10/1 - *It Follows (2014)
[Show spoiler]
Great atmosphere, great concept, great execution, great music, great acting! I liked the characters and they actually displayed normal levels of human intelligence and intuition in most of the movie.
10/1 - Fright Night (1985)
[Show spoiler]
I really like the feel of this movie, it's kind of light-hearted, but suspenseful as well. Some of the characters are very odd in a charming sort of way. There is a lot of funny stuff in this, and the gore & special effects in the final act are really cool. Just great characters, atmosphere, writing, and everything all around. A lot of fun.
10/1 - *Castle Freak (1995)
[Show spoiler]
Great plot, great atmosphere & setting, excellent acting, convincing effects work, moody lighting, interesting characters. Totally engrossing, enhanced by the gruesomeness of it all. Just a really wonderful, freaky as hell movie.
10/1 - Swamp Thing (1982)
[Show spoiler]
Not a great movie, but it's a pretty fun kid-friendly 1950's drive-in style B-movie. Kind of slow to get going, but the finale is an absolute blast, complete with ridiculous rubber suit special effects and hammy performances.
10/2 - *The Babadook (2014) -
The story was good, I liked how they explored how this kind of psychological torture might effect a family in the real world. The lead actress was absolutely amazing in this. It was a very well-done movie, but it did feel REALLY long to me for some reason, and while I really appreciate the movie a lot, it doesn't strike me as something I'll want to rewatch anytime soon.
Killer Klowns From Outer Space(1988) I remember seeing this one when I was really young and being mildly entertained by it. But seeing it now, its a piece of crap.
damn, two of you guys just watched it and didnt like it ?! i hadnt seen it in years until i watched last year and loved every campy minute of it lol....
[Show spoiler]9/26 - Friday the 13th (2009) – 3/5
9/27 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) – 3/5
9/27 - Area 51 – 2/5
9/28 – The Visit – 3.5/5
9/29 – Would You Rather – 3/5
9/30 – The Fly – 4/5
10/1 - Unfriended - .5
Wow this one is bad lol... the never have i ever scene was the peak of the movie but it took forever to get to and went on too long... Didnt realize the entire movie was viewed looking at a computer screen which got old quick.
honestly, the ghost is a big baby... this was an interesting idea and could have touched on the whole cyber bullying issue much better than this movie did...oh well...
Oct 1st - The Thing (1982)
Oct 1st - Scream Queens SE01E03
Oct 1st - The Ring (2002)
Oct 2nd - Halloween (2007)
Gahh, someone put put me in the mood to revisit this and I wish they didn't! God, this movie just draaaaaaaaags right up until the present day stuff and by that point I'm already bored. Damn, I always forget how annoying Laurie is in this one. It's not bad, it just pisses me off that it has the name Halloween slapped across it. Halloween (1978) oozes classy, even for a Horror but this just reeks of white trash in comparison. Shame 'cos there's a good slasher in there somewhere.
abby's halloween-a-thon... of HORROR!
I has bags of candy corn
[Show spoiler]October 1st:
1. Village of the Damned (1960) - 1/2
A sci-fi horror classic. The opening is very ominous and unsettling, and each time the children are on screen it's creepy. Some of the cold war/nuclear scare stuff is a bit dated, but it's downplayed enough that the movie is still relevant to new audiences. Some see it as a horror classic, some seem to overlook its existence, but everyone is in agreement that it's pretty good.
2. Children of the Damned (1964) -
Lame follow up. Less happens, yet it is somehow longer. The children are not creepy anymore. It's not just the white hair being gone, but the acting is horrible. They just act like weird kids. Not aliens or (in this movie) evolved humans. The most telling sign of this movie is the horrible dialogue exchange when one of the main characters asks the kids what they want:
"what do you want?"
"we don't know."
that about sums it up. A real let down.
3. Death Valley (1982) - 1/2
A pedestrian plot that is enhanced by some good acting. It really wouldn't be that good without the cast. The "twist" is a bit... odd. It's not really a shock because you're told upfront about the killer(s), but it was awkward the way it was presented at the end of the movie. Like it was supposed to be a shock. There are some decent, tense moments, but the kills lack imagination. It's kind of a nice relaxing slasher. Never thought I would say that about a movie where people get their throats slit and a murderer tries to kill a child.
4. Dolly Dearest (1991) -
I watched this about 6 years ago and remembered it being so bad. I remembered faint details, but I couldn't remember if it was so-bad-it's-funny or not. Well, upon rewatching it, it's just so-bad. It rips off scenes from The Omen and Child's Play, while also being a snoozefest for the first 70 minutes. Finally, when Dolly starts talking (which is hilarious and reminded me of Louise Belcher from Bob's Burgers) it gets more entertaining. And the ending is one of the most anticlimactic, and baffling endings I've ever seen. Dramatic, intense music signaling one last scare and... cut to black? What? The cover art is the only good thing about this movie.
5. Sinister (2012) -
I heard some mixed, though mostly positive things about this movie. It looked and sounded like a decent supernatural horror movie. And Ethan Hawke being in the movie made me even more curious. However, it was just like any modern ghost movie. Tons of jump scares. What I found most baffling was the way the plot was structured. Most scary movies have a slow build of discovery. In this, he finds the videos first that depict the murders and show the monster, and only later does he find the kids' drawings? Shouldn't that be the other way around where the drawings hint towards something more sinister()? This movie was full of that kind of stuff, where characters are piecing together things that I thought were already figured out earlier in the movie. Like the connection between all the families and houses? I thought that was figured out halfway in the movie, and then at the end of the movie they treat it like it was a big twist. Finding the super 8 film (after being burned) probably should have happened about halfway through the movie. The kids aren't scary, the bagel with cream cheese wasn't scary, and I don't know why Ethan Hawke signed on for this movie. I feel like 2/5 is too generous.
My first Hammer film of the month with many more to come. It started promising enough, the first half hour was good. Then Van Helsing shows up and I thought "Hell yeah, it's going to be amazing now!" Sadly that wasn't the case. It was just kind of average, and it wasn't nearly as good as Horror of Dracula. The vampire villain of the piece, I forgot his name, pales in comparison to Christopher Lee and hurts the film.
10/2 - *The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) -
I watched the Elvira's Movie Macabre version of the film, full disclosure. Where do I begin with this one? It felt like Hammer bought the rights to a film where a cop investigates a satanic cult, then at the last minute rewrote it to include vampires. And then at the last second rewrote it again to include Dracula. It's just all over the place. It upsets me that Christopher Lee turned down The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, which is a really fun film, but agreed to be in this dreck.
2015 So Far:
[Show spoiler]Oct. 1
01: Halloween II (2009) -
02: *Carnival of Souls (1962) -
03: *The Mummy's Hand (1940) -
04: Wither (2012) -
05: Evil Dead 2 (1987) -
06: Son of Dracula (1943) -
07: Lake Placid (1998) -
08: *Killer Mermaid (2014) -
Oct. 2:
09: *The Brides of Dracula (1960) -
10: *The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) -
I really liked the cast and acting throughout this movie, and the cinematography and music were top-notch as well. I liked that it was basically an anthology, but that each of the stories were interconnected. I had a lot of fun with it. It's got plenty of scary scenes, some gross-out stuff, and a lot of funny parts too.
10/1 - *I, Madman (1989)
[Show spoiler]
Cool villain, nice lead actress, some interesting ideas. The occasional goofy stop-motion stuff is kind of weird. A little slow at times, a little cliche. Overall, it was a decently fun movie.
10/1 - *Lost After Dark (2014)
[Show spoiler]
Stereotypical characters, cliche scenario, stiff acting, unconvincing effects and editing, lack of humor... It was gimmicky and failed as an homage, with so much missing the mark. There were only a couple of brief scenes that were pretty fun.
10/1 - *The Editor (2014)
[Show spoiler]
Great job creating the vibe of a traditional giallo, very good cinematography and music. The acting really got on my nerves though, and the whole thing started to feel too much like a gimmick at times. The plot was really confusing for me, but some of the scenes in this movie were truly great, including some that had me literally rolling on the floor laughing. I kind of thought it didn't go all in enough on the parody aspect.
10/1 - *It Follows (2014)
[Show spoiler]
Great atmosphere, great concept, great execution, great music, great acting! I liked the characters and they actually displayed normal levels of human intelligence and intuition in most of the movie.
10/1 - Fright Night (1985)
[Show spoiler]
I really like the feel of this movie, it's kind of light-hearted, but suspenseful as well. Some of the characters are very odd in a charming sort of way. There is a lot of funny stuff in this, and the gore & special effects in the final act are really cool. Just great characters, atmosphere, writing, and everything all around. A lot of fun.
10/1 - *Castle Freak (1995)
[Show spoiler]
Great plot, great atmosphere & setting, excellent acting, convincing effects work, moody lighting, interesting characters. Totally engrossing, enhanced by the gruesomeness of it all. Just a really wonderful, freaky as hell movie.
10/1 - Swamp Thing (1982)
[Show spoiler]
Not a great movie, but it's a pretty fun kid-friendly 1950's drive-in style B-movie. Kind of slow to get going, but the finale is an absolute blast, complete with ridiculous rubber suit special effects and hammy performances.
10/2 - *The Babadook (2014) -
[Show spoiler]
The story was good, I liked how they explored how this kind of psychological torture might effect a family in the real world. The lead actress was absolutely amazing in this. It was a very well-done movie, but it did feel REALLY long to me for some reason, and while I really appreciate the movie a lot, it doesn't strike me as something I'll want to rewatch anytime soon.
10/2 - *The Hole (2009)
This is the kind of movie I probably would have loved if I'd seen it as a kid. It felt pretty juvenile to me. I appreciated a lot of the homage to other horror movies, but it just wasn't that suspenseful to me, and I didn't identify with the relationship between the brothers, or the concept behind their fears. Although I admit I was never bored while watching, and the final scenario was pretty cool with a really awesome set.
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I've documented my horror viewing regimen for the last few years on my bl-g. I've got the 2015 post up and running. I'm hopeful I can top last year's total.
4. ALIEN 3
I hadn't seen this in a while and I've become a fan of Charles Dance who has a pretty big role so I gave it another try. It's a pretty decent movie but the major thing going against it is that you cant help but compare it to the first two. Its definitely worth seeing, it just isn't as scary as the first or as action packed as the second and leaves me wishing I had watched one of those instead.
1. HALLOWEEN 3
2. THE CABIN IN THE WOODS
3. 28 DAYS LATER
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1. Something Wicked This Way Comes
2. Dracula Untold
3. Daybreakers
4. The Funhouse
5. Tremors
6. Tremors 2: Aftershocks
7. Tremors 3: Back to Perfection
8. Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
Recently watched:
9. Hollow Man
Not the best invisible man movie but alright.
10. Hollow Man 2
An ok follow-up but a sequel by name only. It's its own movie.
I've noticed that a lot of people have watched Trick r' Treat this year and have given it good reviews. I've never seen it; it was on the to-do list for a while but I never got around to it. Maybe I should give it a go.
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* - First time viewing
10/2 - *The Kiss of the Vampire (1963) -
I don't know what it is about these Hammer vampire films that I'm picking today but I just can't connect with them. To be honest I had every intention of giving this film 2 and a half stars, but I thought the ending was really satisfying and fun; the professor uses black magic to summon a horde of bats to kill all the vampires. It was a great way to dispatch all of the bad guys. It doesn't matter that it doesn't make much sense or that all of the bats were clearly phony looking rubber puppets on strings, that just made it more fun. So I bumped it up half a skull.
2015 So Far:
[Show spoiler]Oct. 1
01: Halloween II (2009) -
02: *Carnival of Souls (1962) -
03: *The Mummy's Hand (1940) -
04: Wither (2012) -
05: Evil Dead 2 (1987) -
06: Son of Dracula (1943) -
07: Lake Placid (1998) -
08: *Killer Mermaid (2014) -
Oct. 2:
09: *The Brides of Dracula (1960) -
10: *The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) -
11: *The Kiss of the Vampire (1963) -
[Show spoiler]10/1
(1) Alien (1979) (BD)
Nothing more needs to be said. A true classic and a strong start to the challenge.
(2) A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) (Streaming)
I think this movie does a very good job of capturing the feeling and effects of being lonely. It may be "slow" by western standards but I think the combination of the black and white was what helps make the story telling work so effectively. Plus. there's some great camera shots/scenes.
[Show spoiler]10/1
(1) Alien (1979) (BD)
Nothing more needs to be said. A true classic and a strong start to the challenge.
(2) A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) (Streaming)
I think this movie does a very good job of capturing the feeling and effects of being lonely. It may be "slow" by western standards but I think the combination of the black and white was what helps make the story telling work so effectively. Plus. there's some great camera shots/scenes.
ive been on the fence about watching it for the horror fest but will now from you review.... hopefully i like it too!
Last night to kick off the 31 days of Horror I watched It Follows.
My wife and I felt it was a pretty solid horror film and everyone who says the director "broke his own rules" is full of s*** as far as I'm concerned. At first I thought that flaw went over my head because I couldn't find much wrong with the film. My wife says maybe it was the scene where It is standing on the roof of the house. I asked some people online and apparently that is the scene people were complaining about.
[Show spoiler]Sorry, in the movie it says it won't stop coming after you. I'm pretty confident that simply meant you can't kill it or permanently stop it. That in no way means it literally and physically can't stop walking. I figured IT was trying to get in one of the 2nd floor windows from outside and then as it sees them leaving the house it's standing there for a few seconds thinking, "f*** my life". I imagine right after it got down and started to walk in their direction again.
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31/09 - The Falling (2015, dir. Carol Morley) - First viewing
Very ambiguous and slightly over ambitious story following an English all girls school in the 1960's which suffers from strange ritualistic otherworldly events after the death of one of it's students, which could be caused by witchcraft, mental illness, mob mentality, lead poisoning. Tackling many subject matters like the shifting attitudes sexuality matched with the hormonal changes, along with dark secrets left to be unveiled and a few nods to stuff like Don't Look Now or Picnic at Hanging Rock, the whole things keeps cemented by a very basic and emotional core between two friends. The resolution may not satisfy those who look for answers or prefer their films more mysterious in ways, but it kept me watching and a few bizarre subliminal scenes chilled me.
02/10 - The Silence of the Lambs (1991, dir, Jonathan Demme) (Rewatch)
Anthony Hopkins always surprises me in this role, despite the acclaim, you see so much intensity in the way he looks in to the screen yet he plays it all of as being so natural. He just feels like an immediate threat, not just to send shivers down your spine, but like he's genuinely ready to attack you and dissect you. For all intent and purposes it would be a hammy performance if done in correctly because the character is so evil it's hard to gets depth out of him, but Hopkins pulls it off and Demme is a really superb director here as he's camerawork really utilises the medium of film to simply get you uncomfortable close to people's faces. Very efficient but effective work. I never quite feel the mystery and the Hannibal Lecter storyline quite marry up together, it always sat a bit odd with me, but it's still a phenomenal film.
I really liked the cast and acting throughout this movie, and the cinematography and music were top-notch as well. I liked that it was basically an anthology, but that each of the stories were interconnected. I had a lot of fun with it. It's got plenty of scary scenes, some gross-out stuff, and a lot of funny parts too.
10/1 - *I, Madman (1989)
[Show spoiler]
Cool villain, nice lead actress, some interesting ideas. The occasional goofy stop-motion stuff is kind of weird. A little slow at times, a little cliche. Overall, it was a decently fun movie.
10/1 - *Lost After Dark (2014)
[Show spoiler]
Stereotypical characters, cliche scenario, stiff acting, unconvincing effects and editing, lack of humor... It was gimmicky and failed as an homage, with so much missing the mark. There were only a couple of brief scenes that were pretty fun.
10/1 - *The Editor (2014)
[Show spoiler]
Great job creating the vibe of a traditional giallo, very good cinematography and music. The acting really got on my nerves though, and the whole thing started to feel too much like a gimmick at times. The plot was really confusing for me, but some of the scenes in this movie were truly great, including some that had me literally rolling on the floor laughing. I kind of thought it didn't go all in enough on the parody aspect.
10/1 - *It Follows (2014)
[Show spoiler]
Great atmosphere, great concept, great execution, great music, great acting! I liked the characters and they actually displayed normal levels of human intelligence and intuition in most of the movie.
10/1 - Fright Night (1985)
[Show spoiler]
I really like the feel of this movie, it's kind of light-hearted, but suspenseful as well. Some of the characters are very odd in a charming sort of way. There is a lot of funny stuff in this, and the gore & special effects in the final act are really cool. Just great characters, atmosphere, writing, and everything all around. A lot of fun.
10/1 - *Castle Freak (1995)
[Show spoiler]
Great plot, great atmosphere & setting, excellent acting, convincing effects work, moody lighting, interesting characters. Totally engrossing, enhanced by the gruesomeness of it all. Just a really wonderful, freaky as hell movie.
10/1 - Swamp Thing (1982)
[Show spoiler]
Not a great movie, but it's a pretty fun kid-friendly 1950's drive-in style B-movie. Kind of slow to get going, but the finale is an absolute blast, complete with ridiculous rubber suit special effects and hammy performances.
10/2 - *The Babadook (2014) -
[Show spoiler]
The story was good, I liked how they explored how this kind of psychological torture might effect a family in the real world. The lead actress was absolutely amazing in this. It was a very well-done movie, but it did feel REALLY long to me for some reason, and while I really appreciate the movie a lot, it doesn't strike me as something I'll want to rewatch anytime soon.
10/2 - *The Hole (2009)
[Show spoiler]
This is the kind of movie I probably would have loved if I'd seen it as a kid. It felt pretty juvenile to me. I appreciated a lot of the homage to other horror movies, but it just wasn't that suspenseful to me, and I didn't identify with the relationship between the brothers, or the concept behind their fears. Although I admit I was never bored while watching, and the final scenario was pretty cool with a really awesome set.
10/2 - *Body Bags (1993)
I'm not exaggerating when I say that, for me, this movie is PERFECT. I love the morgue scenes between the stories, I love all 3 stories, and really I just love everything about it. The acting is top notch across the board, as is the special effects & makeup work. Direction is spot-on, great music, great photography, great stories. The Gas Station is very suspenseful and scary, and the other two are quirky and crazy and just awesome. I feel like this is criminally underrated.
Oct 1st - The Thing (1982)
Oct 1st - Scream Queens SE01E03
Oct 1st - The Ring (2002)
Oct 2nd - Halloween (2007)
Oct 2nd - Cooties (2015)
I like to throw in a 'lighter' movie here and there provided the themes match up well with the time of year. This is a decent little film, but ultimately forgettable. There are some funny scenes though the execution is neither bad nor good but somewhere in the middle of the two. I can see others getting more of a kick out of this than I did. Good palette cleanser.
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)? This movie was full of that kind of stuff, where characters are piecing together things that I thought were already figured out earlier in the movie. Like the connection between all the families and houses? I thought that was figured out halfway in the movie, and then at the end of the movie they treat it like it was a big twist. Finding the super 8 film (after being burned) probably should have happened about halfway through the movie. The kids aren't scary, the bagel with cream cheese wasn't scary, and I don't know why Ethan Hawke signed on for this movie. I feel like 2/5 is too generous.
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