Tuesday, October 22, 2024

2024 Scary Movie Challenge Day 22

47 comments:

  1. Parker Finn's SMILE 2 (2024, AMC DOLBY CINEMA) for the first time.

    Reverse "NOES": victim never sleeps, always daydreaming.

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    Movie already profitable from Voss Water sponsorship.

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    Skye Riley's no Lady Raven. [mic drop]

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  2. Tobe Hooper's SALEM'S LOT (1979, MAX).

    "Fright Night" without sense of humor/self-awareness.

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    Fred Willard's red undies? Creepier than Barlow.

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    Young Mark: accurate depiction of JB's upbringing.

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  3. Michael Moriarty in Larry Cohen's A RETURN TO SALEM'S LOT (1987, MAX) for the first time.

    As goofy/amusing as prequel's moody/somber.

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    Samuel Fuller's a Nazi-hunting Holocaust survivor? #BeStillMyHeart

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    Father/son conflict gets deep, surprisingly heartfelt.

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  4. ['Patrick's Boy'] Dwight H. Little's HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS (1988, SCREAM! FACTORY 4K UHD).

    [In "Deadpool's" voice]
    'Dwight's no boy! Come on, he's 68!'

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    No, seriously. HOW THE HELL'S HE DRIVING??!!

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    Danielle Harris: Tatum O'Neal of horror cinema.

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  5. LUST FOR DRACULA (2004)

    Just what Bram Stoker intended. (Actually, though…)

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  6. 28. GHOST OF DRAGSTRIP HOLLOW 1959 (Dir. William P Hole Jr)
    a) Real ghost, "She-Creature", scene chewing parrot.
    b) Fun hangout film to supplement October's onslaught.

    29. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 1984 (Dir. Wes Craven)
    4K SSSSSCCRRRTTTT induces NoES6/Carlos-level earache.

    30. TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID 2017 (Dir. Issa López)
    City of God's Devil's Backbone: The Orphanage

    31. AMSTERDAMNED 1988 (Dir. Dick Maas)
    Scuba killer gets canals, cops get breakfast!

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  7. Under Wraps (1997)

    The best Disney Channel Original Halloween movie.

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  8. MadS (2024)

    Parisian drug-trip-rage-virus. French Fried.

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  9. Mandy (2018)

    Unjust world. Cheddar Goblin isn't real product.

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  10. Your Monster (2024)

    Delightful -- Freud Meets ABC Afterschool Special, SINGING!

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  11. GRAVE TORTURE (2024, Dir. Joko Anwar)

    Grandma faced off with a washing machine.

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  12. Carnival of Souls (1962)

    The way TV's "Lost" should have ended.

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  13. SMILE (2022)

    Madame Web’s birthday party was more awkward.

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  14. Lost Highway (1997, dir. David Lynch)

    Two Patricia Arquettes are better than one.

    Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985, dir. Danny Steinmann)

    Vi's dance moves are my spirit animal.

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  16. THE DEVIL'S BATH (2024):

    Frankly, everyone in this needs a bath.

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  17. John Carpenter’s Vampires

    Poor Laura Palmer. It is happening again.

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  18. Black Sabbath (1963) dir. Mario Bava

    Almost worth watching for the ending... almost.

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  19. Dracula’s Daughter (1936)

    A Lesbian? I thought she was Transylvanian!

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  20. Mother! (2017)

    I'll never understand why man chooses destruction.

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  21. Frankenstein (1931)

    A father and son bond over science.

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  22. Ginger Snaps (2000)

    Canadian Hot Topic teens coming of age.

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  23. It Chapter 1

    I’m not afraid of clowns. Anyone else?

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  24. It Chapter 2

    Ben, can you be my personal trainer?

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  25. Friday The 13th (1980)

    This seems like an exhibitionist’s worst nightmare.

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  26. The Host (2006)

    Insert snarky comment about government & viruses.

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  27. Maxxxine (2024)

    Mia wins Sixxx Degrees of Kevin Bacon

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  28. Slither (2006)

    Never poke a meteorite with a stick.

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  29. Terrifier 2 (2022)

    Art’s victims die slow but explode easy.

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  30. Strange Darling (2024)

    A full butter stick to make eggs!?!

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  31. Woman of the Hour (2024, dir. Anna Kendrick)

    Bachelor number three giving major Ramses vibes.

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  32. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

    Big cats or a small trolley car?

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  33. LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL (2023)

    Do Hulu commercials break or enhance immersion?

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  34. The Exorcist III (1990)

    Karp and Karras keep Kinderman konsistently kholeric.

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  35. The Fly 2(1989 Dir Chris Walas)

    Garris' script remembers gore. Forgot the heart.

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  36. Son of Dracula (1943)
    Something so undignified about Drac riding shotgun.

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  37. Underworld, Len Wiseman, 2003

    In 2003 the blue tint, soooooo Gothic

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  38. Pulse, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2001

    The ghosts are still haunting the internet

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  39. Psycho II (1983)

    A good film, frustratingly close to greatness.

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  40. The Last House on the Left (1972)

    Puttin her money where her mouth is

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  41. The Hitcher (1986)

    Downpour to dust storm, heavy drinking meteorologists

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  42. Munchies (1987)

    Spark up; lil munchies are gettin stoned

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  43. The Cube (dir. Vincenzo Natali 1998)

    Stargate Atlantis gets stuck in Rubix Cube.

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  44. Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

    Johnny Deep’s bed whacks the fucker.

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  45. Smile 2 (2024; Parker Finn)

    I don’t understand these movies’ hodgepodge rules.

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  46. Review count for day 22: 48
    Review total after day 22: 1324

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