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Post by DaveyJoe on Oct 9, 2016 19:16:40 GMT
Of course, Scanners is not available to stream on Netflix or Google. Neither is The Conjuring. Hush is though. Did anyone ever see it? I've been wanting to watch The Thing again since it got mentioned up thread. 55 degrees is winter. It's 80 here right now. I want to want to watch Penny Dreadful because Eva Green, but I'm reluctant to start yet another series. Scanners should be available to stream on Hulu. They have all of the films from the Criterion Collection. I haven't seen Hush, but it is one of the Subset picks, so I'll be watching it later this mobth. Last year it was hot all October, it didn't put me in the mind of Horror at all. I'm glad it's nice and cool this year
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2016 19:26:14 GMT
Of course, Scanners is not available to stream on Netflix or Google. Neither is The Conjuring. Hush is though. Did anyone ever see it? I've been wanting to watch The Thing again since it got mentioned up thread. 55 degrees is winter. It's 80 here right now. I want to want to watch Penny Dreadful because Eva Green, but I'm reluctant to start yet another series. Scanners should be available to stream on Hulu. They have all of the films from the Criterion Collection. I haven't seen Hush, but it is one of the Subset picks, so I'll be watching it later this mobth. Last year it was hot all October, it didn't put me in the mind of Horror at all. I'm glad it's nice and cool this year Yay, it is! Thank you. I've adapted to being in Texas, obviously. I actually do miss being a little cold during Halloween. It adds to the creepy factor. And I like to smell a fire when I'm being freaked out...it reminds me of kid Halloween activities: hayrides with bonfires and toasted marshmallows, hot cider and hot chocolate, haunted houses. I might have to pretend it's cold here and make some mulled wine.
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Post by TheMadQueen on Oct 9, 2016 20:07:56 GMT
Of course, Scanners is not available to stream on Netflix or Google. Neither is The Conjuring. Hush is though. Did anyone ever see it? I've been wanting to watch The Thing again since it got mentioned up thread. 55 degrees is winter. It's 80 here right now. I want to want to watch Penny Dreadful because Eva Green, but I'm reluctant to start yet another series. Do itttttt. It's worth it I promise lol.
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Post by DaveyJoe on Oct 10, 2016 0:12:26 GMT
Deliver Us from Evil (2014) Supposedly based on a true story, Deliver Us from Evil is a religious horror film about a workaholic cop investigating strange occurrences in New York City. I'm not religious, but I've always loved religious horror films, they can be deeply unsettling and spark the imagination on issues of mortality, the beyond, and faith. It seems like they don't make them very often, especially compared to previous decades. Deliver Us From Evil is an above average religious/possession horror flick from Scott Derrickson, director of Sinister. This film is a bit more cliche, with lots of jump scares, and requires a hefty amount of suspension of disbelief, especially featuring police officers acting unrealistically. There's some shoddy CGI, and it's missing the quiet elegance of Sinister, but it does deliver a lot atmosphere and scares, and should be given a shot if you like the subgenre. Some surprising things: this movie uses The Doors songs effectively and I legit got creeped out when People Are Strange played, Olivia Munn gave a good performance, Joel McHale was a badass, this movie prophesized Harambe two years before it happened, a round, bouncy stuffed owl scared the hell out of me, Edgar Rodriguez plays a buff, sexy, shot taking priest, but his performance is kind of weak. The movie ends with an exorcism scene, which are always loud and draining. Derrickson seems to have a thing for creepy home/surveillance videos. It's not as effective as Sinister, but it's one of the best religious horror films I've seen in a while. The Hills Have Eyes (1977) Last year I watched The Last house on the Left for the first time. This year I decided to continue the tradition, and watch the Hills Have Eyes. It's amazing that I've never seen them, even though I've seen them in countless list of scariest/most disturbing movies. The Last House on the Left was a bit more disturbing because of its more realistic, home video feel. The Hills Have Eyes is more over-the-top and inspired by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre than The Virgin Spring, but it was electric, horrifying, and compelling. An all-American family is travelling to California, but their RV breaks down in the desert and leaves them stranded in the territory of a family of savage cannibals. You've probably all seen it, so I'll just share some observations. This family's dog is more proactive and effective than 90% of horror movie boyfriends. He does more to protect the family than any pistol wielding, mustached 70s dude in the movie. Speaking of which, man were jean shorts tight back then. A big portion of the budget must have gone towards polarizing filters so the sunlight on those pasty white thighs wouldn't blind the audience. Bobby, the effeminate eldest son of the family reminded me of Schmidt from New Girl. It's no wonder this family was brutalized for 90 minutes. This movie had a lot going for it, but it didn't keep me up at night like The Last House on the Left did, which is a good thing, that movie destroyed all hope last year.
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Post by Admin on Oct 10, 2016 7:05:31 GMT
The Hills Have Eyes remake is one of the most gross movies I've seen. It's good but holy fuck is it revolting and disturbing
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Post by DaveyJoe on Oct 10, 2016 18:31:22 GMT
I have the remake set aside because I like to watch a classic followed by its remake to see how they compare. But these movies are pretty intense and hard to watch, so I'll some time before I'm ready to give that one a shot.
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Post by DaveyJoe on Oct 10, 2016 21:47:45 GMT
Chopping Mall (1986) Only in the 80s could a film like Chopping Mall be made. A local shopping mall installs a state of the art security system that includes patrolling robots designed to deter and apprehend criminals. Why the robots are equipped with GI Joe laser guns isn't properly explained, but if you're watching a movie called Chopping Mall, you're probably prepared to just roll with it. A group of friends that work in the mall decide to stay after hours to do the types of things young people like to do: sex, booze, and party on furniture that doesn't belong to them. Things are going well, before a lightning storm causes the robots to malfunction and kill everybody. At just 77 minutes, this is a breezy and fun flick from Jim Wynorski. It's dated, but in a good way. Nowadays we just buy things on Amazon, but there used to be a time when we had to go to a shopping mall to be good consumers. This movie has everything you'd expect, eye candy, big hair, vapid characters, and great kills. The robots are programmed to read employee IDs and let workers continue on their way safely, but they just ended up killing everybody, causing me to chant human lives matter during the many kill scenes. In the time of ever-advancing artificial intelligence, this is an important movie to watch and ponder its warnings: Motel Hell (1980) Kevin Connor's bizarre film is like if somebody misunderstood the Texas Chain Saw Massacre script, and decided to film it as a comedy. It features Rory Calhoun as Farmer Vincent, who runs Motel Hello and keeps his guests coming back for his famous smoked meats. Customers always guess at his recipe, but it's a secret(hint: it's human flesh). His sister Ida is the only one who knows the secret, and gleefully helps him with the smoking process, but gets jealous when an attractive young woman has an extended stay at the motel while recovering from an accident. This is a film that wouldn't work if it wasn't for the delightful performances by Rory Calhoun and Nancy Parsons as the beef jerky dream team. There are some really bizarre moments in this movie, including a garden of human heads, who futily gurgle for help, a swinging couple who mistake Farmer Vincent's murderous intentions for foreplay, and a chainsaw duel featuring a killer wearing a pig's head. The movie is pretty funny and enjoyable as long as you aren't looking for too much logic in the story. If the movie doesn't sound like it's for you, that's fine, after all: It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent's fritters!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2016 22:04:55 GMT
Chopping Mall (1986) Only in the 80s could a film like Chopping Mall be made. A local shopping mall installs a state of the art security system that includes patrolling robots designed to deter and apprehend criminals. Why the robots are equipped with GI Joe laser guns isn't properly explained, but if you're watching a movie called Chopping Mall, you're probably prepared to just roll with it. A group of friends that work in the mall decide to stay after hours to do the types of things young people like to do: sex, booze, and party on furniture that doesn't belong to them. Things are going well, before a lightning storm causes the robots to malfunction and kill everybody. At just 77 minutes, this is a breezy and fun flick from Jim Wynorski. It's dated, but in a good way. Nowadays we just buy things on Amazon, but there used to be a time when we had to go to a shopping mall to be good consumers. This movie has everything you'd expect, eye candy, big hair, vapid characters, and great kills. The robots are programmed to read employee IDs and let workers continue on their way safely, but they just ended up killing everybody, causing me to chant human lives matter during the many kill scenes. In the time of ever-advancing artificial intelligence, this is an important movie to watch and ponder its warnings: Motel Hell (1980) Kevin Connor's bizarre film is like if somebody misunderstood the Texas Chain Saw Massacre script, and decided to film it as a comedy. It features Rory Calhoun as Farmer Vincent, who runs Motel Hello and keeps his guests coming back for his famous smoked meats. Customers always guess at his recipe, but it's a secret(hint: it's human flesh). His sister Ida is the only one who knows the secret, and gleefully helps him with the smoking process, but gets jealous when an attractive young woman has an extended stay at the motel while recovering from an accident. This is a film that wouldn't work if it wasn't for the delightful performances by Rory Calhoun and Nancy Parsons as the beef jerky dream team. There are some really bizarre moments in this movie, including a garden of human heads, who futily gurgle for help, a swinging couple who mistake Farmer Vincent's murderous intentions for foreplay, and a chainsaw duel featuring a killer wearing a pig's head. The movie is pretty funny and enjoyable as long as you aren't looking for too much logic in the story. If the movie doesn't sound like it's for you, that's fine, after all: It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent's fritters! The first one looks pretty awesome. I'm pretty sure I saw Motel Hell when I was a kid, but I only have vague memories. Do they feed the garden heads?
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Post by DaveyJoe on Oct 11, 2016 17:31:01 GMT
Yes! They fed them with a funnel. I just realized that tonight's double feature will be Session 9 and the Descent.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2016 22:02:05 GMT
I started Scanners really late last night and couldn't finish due to sleepiness, so I'll finish it tonight. I must admit all the bright orange 70s decor is giving me crazy flashbacks. I jumped out of my seat at the...erm...explosion.
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Post by DaveyJoe on Oct 12, 2016 0:37:40 GMT
Pieces (1982) Juan Piquer Simon's gory slasher opens with a little boy putting together a puzzle of a nude woman. His mother catches him and punishes him for looking at smut. So the boy reacts how any child would in such a situation: he chops up his mother with an axe and tricks the authorities into believing he was a witness in a home invasion. 40 years later, somebody is murdering college girls with a chainsaw and keeping certain body parts as trophies. I'm a fan of 80s slashers, but this was my first time viewing this, and it was pretty entertaining. Christopher George plays a detective trying to solve the murders, and his wife, Linda George, plays a tennis star-slash-cop who goes undercover at the campus , but her fantastic legs make her a direct target of the killer. Nobody's going to argue that Pieces is a great film, but it's definitely fun for slasher fans, featuring good kills, hot babes, and an effective who-dunnit feel. Everybody is a suspect, and I managed to pick up on a clue about halfway through the movie and successfully guess the killer, but the film still got me with a surprise scare at the end. For some reason the detectives end up relying heavily on a Don Juan college student who keeps finding himself at the center of the murder scenes. I mean, it's very weird how often they let him hang out during the investigation, but nobody's watching Pieces for verisimilitude. Deathgasm (2015) I'm not a fan of heavy metal, and the poster didn't do much to excite me, so I was surprised how much I enjoyed this comedy/horror flick from New Zealand. It's not as good as last year's What We Do in the Shadows, but I'm really enjoying the movies/shows coming from New Zealand recently. Heavily inspired by the Evil Dead films, Deathgasm features a nerdy metal band who inadvertently summon a horde of demons by playing an unholy song known as The Black Hymn. Chaos ensues, and it's up to the members of Deathgasm to save New Zealand, and the world, from an evil cult who wants to summon the demon Aeloth. Quirky, funny, and even a little heart-warming, this film is very entertaining, and when the demons start attacking, the film does not skimp on the gore. Our heroes have to improvise their weapons, drill bits on the end of a guitar, dual-wielding chainsaws, and in a pinch, even a big, black rubber dildo is used as a weapon to fight the demonic forces. There's a beautiful kiwi love interest for eye candy, and at one point, even a demon penis is on display if you're into that sort of thing.
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Post by DaveyJoe on Oct 12, 2016 5:16:16 GMT
I cannot handle this part where they have to squeeze through the tight passage.
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Post by DaveyJoe on Oct 12, 2016 5:21:13 GMT
The girls come out of that passage giggling I'd be like "bitch, why couldn't we just go to the lake?"
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Post by DaveyJoe on Oct 12, 2016 5:23:06 GMT
Ooh gurl, Beth just called Juno a selfish cow.
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Post by DaveyJoe on Oct 12, 2016 5:28:09 GMT
Oh shit, they have to cross the chasm now with no help from safety equipment. C'mon Becca!
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Post by DaveyJoe on Oct 12, 2016 5:32:42 GMT
Oh god she slipped. Screaming, rope burn, I can't watch.
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Post by DaveyJoe on Oct 12, 2016 5:37:07 GMT
Oh Holly you run ahead and fuck up your leg, now we all gonna die.
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Post by DaveyJoe on Oct 12, 2016 5:38:20 GMT
Oh Jesus the bone. Take me away pumpkin ale.
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Post by DaveyJoe on Oct 12, 2016 5:50:36 GMT
Oh good, now the monsters are here.
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Post by Basil on Oct 12, 2016 7:19:48 GMT
RIP Daveyjoe.
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