Wednesday, October 21, 2020

2020 Scary Movie Challenge Day 21

89 comments:

  1. JACKALS (2016, Shout! TV) for the first time.

    80's-set "The Strangers" ripoff. Ben Sullivan rules!

    or

    Featuring Stephen Dorff as "Janet Leigh"... yikes!

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  2. WITCHES IN THE WOODS (2019, Showtime) for the first time.

    More like "Bitches... Woods," particularly mansplaining douchebags.

    or

    Love-it-or-hate-it final twist somewhat redeems formulaic filmmaking.

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  3. Adam Wingard's YOU'RE NEXT (2011, Peacock)

    Sharni Vinson, every final girl's spirit animal.

    or

    Great tagline for future COVID-19 horror pic.

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  4. Mahal (1949 - Kamal Amrohi)

    Indian gothic reincarnation ghost love story - interesting.

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  5. Darling, dir Mickey Keating, 2015

    Cleaning tip. Always use the whole roll

    Or

    Beautiful, stark, I kinda loved this movie

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  6. Scarecrows (1988)

    Hay Hay it's Bert the friendly Scarecrow!

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  7. THE CRIMSON RIVERS (2000, Dir. Mathieu Kassovitz)

    Perfectly Paced Pulse Pounding Potent Pyrenees Policier

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  8. Host, dir Rob Savage, 2020

    Astral Plane also played a drinking game

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  9. The Pit and the Pendulum, dir Roger Corman, 1961

    Price's perpetual pendulum gets pointy with Steele

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  10. The Nun (2018)

    Jump Scare Nun: A Conjuring Universe Story

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  11. Halloween II, dir Rob Zombie, 2009

    Everyone gets up staged by Werid Al

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  12. Alien Covenant 2017 Ridley Scott

    Alien Could We Please Be Stoppin It

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  13. V/H/S Viral (2014)

    Skeletons + Fire + Skateboards = Boring!?

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  14. WISHMASTER (1997)

    Little sister is my movie soul mate.

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  15. The Howling 2

    VHS tape is out at one spot

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  16. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

    When did Michael renew his driver's licence?

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  17. The Curse of Frankenstein (1952) director Terrence Fisher

    "But Doctor, why the superfluous third nipple?"

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  18. WISHMASTER 2: EVIL NEVER DIES (1999)

    With kung fu twins, who needs Divoff?

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  19. Grizzly II: Revenge

    Thirty-seven years later and still not finished

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  20. GINGER SNAPS (2000)

    Because calling it LORNA DOODLES would suck!

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  21. Death Note (2017)

    Who knew Final Destinations were missing Dafoe?

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      Yet another banging soundtrack from Adam Wingard

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  22. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

    So good, I'll never watch it again.

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  23. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

    Gordon is a really great dog name.

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  24. Brides of Dracula (1960)

    female vampire villain trio sub for Dracula

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  25. WISHMASTER 3: BEYOND THE GATES OF HELL (2001)

    There’s drop-offs in quality, then there’s this.

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  26. In the Mouth of Madness(1995)

    Can anyone play "off" better than Glover?

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  27. In the Mouth of Madness(1995)

    Sign of a good book? Bleeding eyes.

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  28. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

    Whadaya want from me? Enter cleavage cam.

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  29. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)

    What's is Brazil's capital? Enter cleavage cam.

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  30. I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006)

    What're we doing here? Nada damn thing.

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  31. Witchfinder General (1968)

    Bill Hader and Kenny Omega are assholes!

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  32. WISHMASTER: THE PROPHECY FULFILLED (2002)

    Wishmaster sequel, or Todd McFarlane Spawn comic?

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  33. Resolution (2012)

    On "Liked but probably won't revisit" list.

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  34. Verotika (2019, dir. Glenn Danzig)

    Zhere, on ze televizion! What ze fuck!?

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  35. Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies

    More like The Wantmaster. Am I right?

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  36. Scare Package (2020)

    Starts and ends strong. Middle not great.

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  37. Under The Skin (2013)

    "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" meets "Trainspotting."

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  38. People Under The Stairs (1991)

    Like every movie, needs more Kelly Jo

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  39. JENNIFER'S BODY (2009):

    If Fall Out Boy was a movie.

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  40. WES CRAVEN’S NEW NIGHTMARE (1994):

    Wait. Do I even like these movies?

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  41. The Houses October Built (2014)

    Convinced that angry clown is Joe Exotic.

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  42. The Mummy’s Curse (1944, dir. Leslie Goodwins)

    Hard to joke about something so nondescript.

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  43. The Watcher (2000)

    Who's more bored, me or Keanu Reeves?

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  44. SHE’S CRUSHED (2010)

    I’m crushed over time lost watching this.

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  45. As Above, So Below (2014)

    Hell of a night for ragtag explorers.

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  46. The Gate (1987)
    Still expecting little Stephen Dorff to smoke

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  47. SCREAM (1996):

    Kenny the cameraman deserved a lot better.

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  48. Psycho (1998)

    Told you I would be watching again.

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  49. Jason X (2001)'

    He just wanted his machete back, guys.

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  50. Halloween 3 (1982)

    I try every year but still terrible

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  51. Murders at the zoo, dir A. Edward Sutherland, 1933

    Hopefully zoo care has improved since 1933

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  52. SLITHIS (1978)

    Now that is a barrel chested monster.

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  53. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

    “all them witches” are hospitable, at least

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  54. Spontaneous Combustion (1990, dir. Tobe Hooper)

    Weirdly and wonderfully mad Tobe Hooper joint.

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    1. Seen this Tobe joint so many times in the hunt to loving it... Thankfully my last viewing was the one that clicked, I'm now 100% behind SC being one of his best! :)

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  55. Little Shop Of Horrors (1986)

    First rewatch in 30 years.....feeling old.

    Meaning I’m feeling old saying that. I thought the movie really holds up. I had way more fun with this than I was expecting.

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  56. The Beach House (2019)

    Recommended - Great location, would become jellyfish again

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  57. Leviathan (1989)

    OK so, here’s The Thing about vodka...

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  58. Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare

    Well...the movie is under 90 minutes.

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    1. And directed by a woman (Rachel Talalay) who rose from the production ranks of the previous "NOES" films. Other than that... :-(

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  59. SUSPIRIA (2018):

    Speaking of weird remakes that kinda rule...

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  60. The Twilight Zone Movie

    Another reason not to fly right now.

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  61. Fade to Black

    Not a lawyer, but isn’t this movie...

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  62. Psycho III (1986) Dir. Anthony Perkins

    This Barbara Walters origin story is fascinating.

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  63. The Ruins (2008)

    Jena Malone is a magnet for misfortune

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  64. NIGHTWISH (1989)

    I question the validity of this experiment.

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  65. Black Box

    1/2-star. body contortion = modern horror sin #2.

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  66. The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) director Roger Corman

    When you say you want basement finished...

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  67. The Fog (1980)
    Fuck Axe, I want Atkins body spray.

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  68. April Fools Day (1986)

    "More like 'April McFly Day'!" - Arch, probably

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  69. Phantom of The Opera (1925)

    Iconic imagery just all over the place

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  70. The Blackcoats Daughter (2015)

    Religious boarding schools often harbor great evil.

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  71. Halloween: Reserrection (2002)

    "Welcome back to America's Next Top Michael"

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  72. #Alive (Cho, 2020)

    South Korea trending with good zombie flicks!

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  73. NIGHTMARE (1964, dir. Freddie Francis)

    Effective and atmospheric black-and-white thriller from Hammer.

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  74. The Mortuary Collection (2020, dir. Ryan Spindell)

    Murder’s the option before a rest home??

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  75. Fright Night (2011) Dir. Craig Gillespie

    Okay, but this time with less charisma.

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  76. JOHN CARPENTERS VAMPIRES (1998)

    Forget stakes. Vampire weakness is mechanical winch.

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  77. The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

    Jane Doe's brain knows then wiggles toes.

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  78. Friday the 13th (1980, dir. Sean S. Cunningham)

    Don’t love it. Will watch it anytime.

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  79. Relic (2020)

    Can grandma stay lost through election season?

    Or...

    Man, everyone finds grandma so a peeling.

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  80. Comedy of Terrors (1963)

    Not advocating murder but glad singing stopped.

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  81. The Devil's Rain (1975)

    Ended like a Tenafly Viper addicts meeting.

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  82. Parasite (1982)

    Finally seeing what the hype was about.

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  83. DEAD OF NIGHT (1945)

    Show the dummy who is the boss!

    Or

    The beginning the end or the opposite.

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  84. Eaten Alive (Tobe Hooper 1976)
    Busy night at the crocodile murder hotel

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