31 Days of Halloween Movies (2010) - Horror Fans Unite!

[Blu Myers]

10/1 - Halloween TV Version (1978)
10/1 - Halloween II (1981)
10/1 - Halloween III (1982) 1/2
10/2 - Rob Zombie's Halloween
10/4 - Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
10/5 - The Descent - Best horror movie in the last 10 years.
10/6 - The Descent Part 2 - Changed my rating from 1 1/2
10/7 - Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
10/8 - The Exorcist - Still the scariest and most disturbing horror movie ever imo. A masterpiece.
10/9 - Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers 1/2 One of, if not the darkest entries in the original series. Awesome acting and a completely evil Michael makes this one of my favorites of the series.
10/10 - Rob Zombie's Halloween II (Theatrical Cut) 1/2 - Watched the theatrical cut DVD last night which is kind of hard to find in brick/mortar stores. There are a lot of alternate scenes and a completely different ending which I like a lot better because A. Michael doesn’t speak and B. They use music from the original Halloween instead of “Love Hurts” at the end. I think the movie as a whole flows a lot better and I really tried NOT to like it given so many hate it, but I ended up loving it more.
10/11 - Night of the Creeps - I haven't seen this movie in over 20 years and boy has it aged. Imo Tom Atkins saved this movie and there are some fun moments during the climax, but there are a lot of cringe worthy moments as well.
10/12 - Sleepaway Camp 1/2 - Low budget slasher movie with really bad acting and a lot of cheese. Kind of predictable too with a huge WTF moment at the end.
10/12 - Sleepaway Camp 2 - Much better sequel that takes a different approach by showing the killer the whole time. A lot of really funny scenes too.
10/13 - Frozen 1/2 - Just when you thought it was safe to...go skiing. I liked this movie...especially the wolves. I thought they were badass.
10/13 - Sleepaway 3 - Angela is at it again. 2 was much better. After watching these, I realized that 2 and 3 are different animals than 1 and 4 (Return to Sleepaway Camp).
10/13 - Return to Sleepaway Camp 1/2 skull - Talk about a completely unwatchable movie. The guy that we're supposed to feel sorry for is probably the most unlikeable person in the whole movie. The ending was kind of fun though.
10/14 - The Omen (1976) 1/2 - My first time seeing the original. A little slow but interesting.
10/14 - Orphan - First time seeing this one as well. I have to give it 5 stars. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. A lot of really creepy moments. This might give The Descent a run for it's money.
10/15 - Pet Sematary - An old favorite. It has aged quite well too.
10/16 - Damien: Omen 2 - I probably shouldn't rate this since I couldn't finish it. I just completely lost interest in this movie. Extremely boring, which ties into my next movie...
10/17 - The Exorcist II: The Heretic - Linda Blair is nice to look at, but the movie god awful. I don't know if it's just me, but these 70s era religion inspired horror sequels just didn't cut it.
10/17 - Predators - I know this might not really be considered horror, but there is some good kills. This was a really fun ride and I like how they mentioned the first film. Highly recommended.
10/24 - Planet Terror - Do not watch this with a woman that doesn't like "gross" horror movies. That's what ruined it for me the first time. This time around, I actually had a great time with it. A lot of funny parts and buckets of blood and bbq sauce! Great Carpenter-esque score too.
10/25 - Friday the 13th (2009) - This is my 3rd or 4th time watching this remake, and I liked it a lot better this time around. It seems to take itself more seriously than some of the other entries and Jason just flat out rocks in it. I hope they make a sequel eventually. It really makes me curious as to what Platinum Dunes could've done with the Halloween franchise.
10/25 - Halloween: H20 1/2 - I know this is a more popular entry and it did save the franchise, but it just doesn't click with me. There are some nice moments in it like the "face to face" scene, but it all seems too "over-produced" and I don't really like that in a Halloween film. Also, I don't find a 5'3" Michael threatening at all.
10/26 - The Shining - My favorite Kubrick film...a classic. The direction, the score are all perfectly done.
10/27 - Black Christmas (1974) - Considered the actual first slasher movie. I discovered it a few years ago while watching the Halloween 25 years of Terror doc. It's been a favorite ever since. Some pretty solid acting too by Margot Kidder and Olivia Hussey. Some creepy obsene phone calls too.
10/27 - Evil Dead II - I've never been a die-hard fan of these movies like alot of you guys are, but I really like part 2. It's got just the right mix of horror and comedy.
10/28 - Antichrist - It is really hard to rate this movie. It definitely causes a reaction, and it contains one of the most disturbing images I've even seen on screen.
10/28 - From Dusk Till Dawn - Really fun vampire movie.
10/29 - The Strangers 1/2 - This movie has "suspense" written all over it. I've never been more afraid of a door.

[Trioxin]

Cortland apples rock. Just thought I'd let you all know..

10/29 The Shining What really needs to be said about this one?
10/29 Nightmare on Elm Street Great horror flick. Transfer could use a little more love, but it still looks and sounds better than the old DVD.
10/29 Boo 1/2 This movie doesn't get much love, but I like it none the less. Its a little over the top, and it tends to go off in too many directions instead of focusing on a single group, and its a total ripoff of Night of the Demons, but still a fun watch with some creepy visuals.

10/28 Monster Squad
10/26 Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (Novel)
10/25 Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (Novel)
10/24 Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (Novel)
10/23 Nightmare on Elm Street (remake)
10/23 The Thing (remake)
10/23 Fearless Vampire Killers Unfinished (Damaged Disk)
10/23 Waxwork
10/22 Night of the Comet 1/2
10/22 Witchboard
10/22 Evil Dead II
10/21 The Graves
10/19 Night of the Living Dead (1990)
10/17 Ghost Story
10/17 Shaun of the Dead
10/16 Dressed to Kill
10/16 Suspiria
10/15 Cats Eye 1/2
10/15 Coraline
10/15 Sleepy Hollow 1/2
10/14 Halloween II (2009) 1/2
Dog Soldiers
The Rage: Carrie 2 (Yeah, I admit I like it)
Spider Baby
The Grudge
Undead
Pet Sematary
Black Sheep
Dawn of the Dead (Original)
Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3
Army of Darkness

Reserving for Halloween:
1. Its the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (Blu-ray)
2. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949) (DVD)
3. Trick 'r Treat (Blu-ray)
4. Return of the Living Dead (1st time watching on Blu-ray)
5. The Exorcist (1st time watching on Blu-ray)

Whats everyone else planning to watch Halloween night?

[Nielsb90]

Originally Posted by tbizzle

The Fog - 1/2

Pretty decent horror film from the early 80's. I really like that early Carpenter feel, especially with the music!

Halloween - 1/2

Decent remake, though I'm not the biggest fan of the original.

The Fly - 1/2

Very well done, I liked this one a lot. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing Videodrome.

The Evil Dead - 1/2

Not my style. It was ok, though I was thinkin it was gonna be funny at least. I'll give the Evil Dead 2 a shot soon

Drag Me To Hell -

What a bad film, I should've stayed away from it after seeing the trailer. I guess this could be kinda fun for some people, but I'm finding that I'm not a fan of Raimi's style. After the first 20 minutes, I began fast forwarding it to the "interesting parts" and ultimately fast forwarding to the end.

Thats kinda funny! I would rate Drag me to Hell, Evil Dead and the original Halloween 5 stars each! The one I like the least is The Fly.. We are certainly different

[joe77]

Originally Posted by csdot

[Show spoiler]
10/1 - Halloween 5 Revenge of Michael Myers* (1989)
10/2 - The Wolfman (2010)
10/2 - Bad Dreams* (1988)
10/3 - Parasite* (1982)
10/3 - Trick 'r Treat (2008)
10/4 - Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) 1/2
10/5 - Frozen* (2010) 1/2
10/6 - The Burning (1981)
10/7 - Friday the 13th (1980) 1/2
10/7 - Inferno (1980) 1/2
10/8 - Hatchet (2006)
10/8 - Angel Heart (1987)
10/9 - Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
10/9 - Feast (2005) 1/2
10/10 - Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982) 1/2
10/11 - Planet Terror (2007) 1/2
10/12 - King Kong (1933) 1/2
10/12 - Cowboy Bebop the Movie (2001) 1/2
10/13 - Magic (1978) 1/2
10/14 - Earth vs The Flying Saucers* (1956)
10/15 - Prince of Darkness (1987)
10/16 - Ghostbusters (1984)
10/17 - An American Werewolf in London (1981) 1/2
10/18 - One Missed Call (2003) 1/2
10/19 - Predators (2010)
10/20 - Night Watch* (2004) 1/2
10/21 - Demons (1985) 1/2
10/22 - Friday the13th Part IV The Final Chapter (1984) 1/2
10/23 - The Mist (black and white) 1/2
10/24 - Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985)
10/24 - Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
10/25 - From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) 1/2
10/26 - Simpsons Treehouse of Horror IV (1993) 1/2
10/27 - House (1977) 1/2

10/28 - nothing. im so ashamed.
10/29 - Re-Animator (1985) 1/2

*first time viewing
Re-Animator is so good, Jeffrey Combs is hilarious. this officially started my weekend of classics. im not watching anything but the best of the best from now til the end.

Originally Posted by Rob71

Re-Animator is one of my favorites. Has a perfect mix of scares, gore, and comedy. And Stuart Gordon has done some other of my favorites. Have you seen From Beyond or Dolls? Castle Freak and Dagon were also pretty good. Liked his Masters of Horror episodes also.

i also just watched Re-animator on 10/28 i have the millennium edition on dvd and it contains alot of extras + it is remasterd in 5.1 dts,

[master_8ball]

Urban Legend (1998) - 1/2

Not a bad entry in the 90s wave of teen horrors. I remember watching this when it first came out and don't think I have seen it since. Not as shocking as most movies today and it didn't bring much new to the scene but I did like the premise of the movie. I was surprised to see when I checked IMDB for the year of release that the movie was rated R, I think this one would be PG13 if it came out today. I know lots of people love Scream but I never cared for it, ya it may have got some more people interested in horror, but it was also the start of the very generic paint by numbers who done it teen horror that I think turned a lot of people off the genre at the same time. I know it did for me, when I was a teen and these were coming out I was more interesting in The New York Ripper and The Prowler than I Know What You Did 2 Summers Ago.

31 Days of Halloween 2010- movies in bold are first time viewing

[Show spoiler]10/01 The Final Destination (2009) -
10/01 Horror of Dracula (1958) -
10/02 Hatchet (2006) -
10/02 The Brides of Dracula (1960) -
10/04 Triangle (2009) - 1/2
10/05 Frozen (2010) - 1/2
10/08 The Plague of the Zombies (1966) - 1/2
10/09 The Evil Dead (1981) - 1/2
10/12 Return of the Living Dead (1985) - 1/2
10/15 Cujo (1983) -
10/19 Sleepaway Camp (1983) - 1/2
10/21 Prince of Darkness (1987) -
10/23 Predators (2010) - 1/2
10/24 The Exorcist (1973) -
10/28 Night of the Demons (2009) - 1/2
10/28 Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday (1993) -
10/29 Urban Legend (1998) - 1/2

[csdot]

Originally Posted by joe77

i also just watched Re-animator on 10/28 i have the millennium edition on dvd and it contains alot of extras + it is remasterd in 5.1 dts,

that the 2 disc with the highlighter? thats the one i have.

[Rob71]

Originally Posted by csdot

that the 2 disc with the highlighter? thats the one i have.

I also got that one. Really wish they'd released a Blu-ray at the time. That extra's disc is pretty cool though.

[csdot]

[Show spoiler]
10/1 - Halloween 5 Revenge of Michael Myers* (1989)
10/2 - The Wolfman (2010)
10/2 - Bad Dreams* (1988)
10/3 - Parasite* (1982)
10/3 - Trick 'r Treat (2008)
10/4 - Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) 1/2
10/5 - Frozen* (2010) 1/2
10/6 - The Burning (1981)
10/7 - Friday the 13th (1980) 1/2
10/7 - Inferno (1980) 1/2
10/8 - Hatchet (2006)
10/8 - Angel Heart (1987)
10/9 - Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
10/9 - Feast (2005) 1/2
10/10 - Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982) 1/2
10/11 - Planet Terror (2007) 1/2
10/12 - King Kong (1933) 1/2
10/12 - Cowboy Bebop the Movie (2001) 1/2
10/13 - Magic (1978) 1/2
10/14 - Earth vs The Flying Saucers* (1956)
10/15 - Prince of Darkness (1987)
10/16 - Ghostbusters (1984)
10/17 - An American Werewolf in London (1981) 1/2
10/18 - One Missed Call (2003) 1/2
10/19 - Predators (2010)
10/20 - Night Watch* (2004) 1/2
10/21 - Demons (1985) 1/2
10/22 - Friday the13th Part IV The Final Chapter (1984) 1/2
10/23 - The Mist (black and white) 1/2
10/24 - Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985)
10/24 - Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
10/25 - From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) 1/2
10/26 - Simpsons Treehouse of Horror IV (1993) 1/2
10/27 - House (1977) 1/2
10/28 - nothing. im so ashamed.
10/29 - Re-Animator (1985) 1/2

10/29 - Tenebre (1982) 1/2

*first time viewing
Tenebre is my favorite giallo, and i think my favorite of Argento's films (though that might change month to month of week to week). its like an amped up Hitchcock movie with a pinch of Lynch and a lot of splatter. plus a Goblin score and John Saxon, what else do you need?

[D@VE!]

Update :

Mine so far :

01. Trick R Treat 5/5
02. 28 Weeks Later 4/5
03. Nightmare On Elmstreet 2010 2,5/5
04. The Strangers 4/5
05. The Mist (black & white version) 5/5
06. The Shining 5/5
07. Let The Right One In 4,5/5
08. Frostbite 4/5
09. Dead Snow 4/5
10. Frozen 3,5/5
11. Hard Candy 4/5
12. Daybreakers 3/5
13. Pan's Labyrinth 4,5/5
14. Devil 2,5/5 (Theatre)
15. Drag Me To Hell 4,5/5
16. Slither 4/5
17. Misery 4,5/5 : yet to watch
18. Orphan 3,5/5
19. The Collector 3,5/5
20. Dog Soldiers 2,5/5
21. Piranha 3D 4/5 (Theatre)
22. A Perfect Getaway 4/5
23. House Of The Devil 3.5/5
24. Lost Boy's 3 The Thirst 2,5/5
25. Oldboy 4/5
26. Altitude 1,5/5
27. Dawn Of The Dead (2004) 4/5
28. 28 Day's Later 4/5
29. Predators : yet to watch
30. Psycho (1960) 5/5
31. The Fourth Kind - A Guy from work told me to watch this, sad it was good. i'll watch it tonight

[joe77]

Originally Posted by csdot

that the 2 disc with the highlighter? thats the one i have.

It is a thick neon green dvd case.What do you mean highlighter?

[Rob71]

Originally Posted by joe77

It is a thick neon green dvd case.What do you mean highlighter?

The one I got came in this box

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With a highlighter packed in with it.

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[Deadset]

Originally Posted by joe77

i also just watched Re-animator on 10/28 i have the millennium edition on dvd and it contains alot of extras + it is remasterd in 5.1 dts,

Count me in as another proud owner of that same edition!

[csdot]

Originally Posted by Rob71

The one I got came in this box

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With a highlighter packed in with it.

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yeah this one has a 70 minute documentary that i dont think is on previous releases

also i wish i had kept the box, i dont know why i threw it out.

[Deadset]

New collection statistics feature...I don't have nearly enough horror yet...

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[Rob71]

Same here. You got me beat.

I have you beat on Romance though.

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[hdogg523]

Updated List:

9/28: Let the right one in- and 1/2
10/1: Sixth Sense- and 1/2
10/1: Let Me In- and 1/2
10/4: An American Werewolf in London- and 1/2
10/5: Psycho (1960)- and 1/2
10/7: Dead Snow-
10/10: The Mist-
10/11: Child's Play-
10/18: The House of the Devil- and 1/2
10/20: Deep Red aka Profondo Rosso-
10/21: The Entity-
10/24: Child's Play 2-
10/26: The Stuff-
10/27: The Others-

10/29: Paranormal Activity 2- and 1/2- Im probably one of the biggest defenders of the 1st Paranormal Activity so I was really looking forward to watching the sequel. All in all, I had fun throughout but it definitely wasn't as good as the first one imo. I'm still looking forward to watching it again though.

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

I watched The Shining last night. It wasn't as scary as it use to been. I guess I'm getting too old for horror movies.

[Anthony P]

1) the return of the living dead (10/1)
2) seed of chucky (10/2)
3) the ruins (10/2)
4) The omen (1976) (10/3)
5) The omen II (10/4)
6) The omen III (10/5)
7) The omen (10/6)
8) AVP (10/8)
9) AVP:R (10/8)
10) Survival of the dead (10/9)
11) Trick r treat (10/10)
12) The Amityville Horror -2005 (11/10)
13) Cabin Fever (12/10)
14)Clive Barker's book of Blood (13/10)
15) Masters of Horror S1 V1 (14/10)
16) Masters of Horror S1 V2 (15/10)
17) Masters of Horror S1 V3 (15/10)
18) Masters of Horror S1 V4 (16/10)
19) the cell (17/10)
20) The hills have eyes 2 (17/10)
21) The eye-2008 (18/10)
22) Night of the creeps (19/10)
23) creepshow (20/10)
24) child's play (21/10)
25) Friday the 13 -remake (22/10)
26) Urban Legend (23/10)
27) Silent Hill (24/10)
28) Killer klowns from outer space-TV (24/10)
29) The invasion (25/10)
30) Ghoulies - TV (25/10)
31) Ghoulies 2 - TV (26/10)
32) Hollow Man (27/10)
33) The messenger (28/10)
34) Amityville II: The Possession -TV (29/10)
35) Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear - TV (29/10)

[Deadset]

Originally Posted by Rob71

Same here. You got me beat.

I have you beat on Romance though.

no more romance in my life w/ 2 little rug rats

Too many family activities...won't be able to watch anything till tomorrow...

Looks like it'll be Night of the Living Dead 68, Halloween 78 and Army of darkness.

[Nielsb90]

Originally Posted by Rob71

Same here. You got me beat.

I have you beat on Romance though.

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Cool feature.. I have 10,5% horror and 18,4% thriller.. not bad