tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post2409956752510179941..comments2024-03-27T15:16:57.305-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Happy Halloween! (Weekend Open Thread)Patrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-54739422619149793232015-11-03T19:23:31.737-06:002015-11-03T19:23:31.737-06:00Thanks Brian - on your advice I finished it last n...Thanks Brian - on your advice I finished it last night and though it sounds like I might've liked the first half a bit more than you (the comedy just hits my sweet spot for some reason - Clu and James Karen are brilliant and Thom Mathews actually keeps up with them nicely) you're right that the last bit and the ending are amazing. So glad I finally discovered this - are the sequels any good?Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-86239513575043390662015-11-02T14:28:50.932-06:002015-11-02T14:28:50.932-06:001. The House of the Devil
2. Re-animator
3. Dawn o...1. The House of the Devil<br />2. Re-animator<br />3. Dawn of the Dead (original)<br />4. The Inkeepers<br />5. Trick r Treat<br />6. Dagon<br />7. You're Next<br />8. A Nightmare on Elm Street<br />9. Starry Eyes<br />10. Blue VelvetTron'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14598929721345648524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-53216796126508903152015-11-02T11:55:06.318-06:002015-11-02T11:55:06.318-06:001. The House of the Devil
2. Re-animator
3. Dawn o...1. The House of the Devil<br />2. Re-animator<br />3. Dawn of the Dead (original)<br />4. The Inkeepers<br />5. Trick r Treat<br />6. Dagon<br />7. You're Next<br />8. A Nightmare on Elm Street<br />9. Starry Eyes<br />10. Blue VelvetTron'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14598929721345648524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-43592136975223928542015-11-02T11:27:44.952-06:002015-11-02T11:27:44.952-06:00YES, movies are a type of Art, I enjoy a movie l...YES, movies are a type of Art, I enjoy a movie like some people enjoy a good painting in a gallery, its just the same as im sure you guys will agreeDennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900651640246375537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-22819852909161472872015-11-02T10:20:48.120-06:002015-11-02T10:20:48.120-06:00I had a blast during my first SMM this year! My on...I had a blast during my first SMM this year! My only regret was not being able to carve out more time for watching movies. I seriously don't know how some of you watch so much in one day.<br /><br />Here is my top 10 scary movie list:<br />1. Psycho<br />2. The Shining<br />3. Jaws<br />4. Scream<br />5. The Cabin in the Woods<br />6. Halloween<br />7. Army of Darkness<br />8. Se7en<br />9. The Evil Dead<br />10. The FunhousePatrick McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11606644848650016621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-79581737261208739042015-11-02T01:03:46.360-06:002015-11-02T01:03:46.360-06:00This was my first SMM and it was great fun. I made...This was my first SMM and it was great fun. I made it to 41 movies and cheated with including one TV series, which was kind of difficult, because my husband isn´t very interested in movies (the only real bummer in our relationship), let alone horror movies. So I had to defend my seat in front of our big TV, because I hate to watch movies on our smaller TV or on my Laptop.<br />Writing 7 word reviews sometimes was frustrating because I had great ones in german in my head that sadly didn´t translated well into 7 english words, so I´m not that happy with every one of those that made it to the comments, but who cares.<br /><br />My actual all time Top Ten in no particular order:<br />Carrie (1976)<br />The Howling<br />The Thing (1982)<br />The Descent<br />Halloween (1978)<br />The Exorcist<br />Exorcist III<br />Dressed to kill<br />Dawn of the dead (2004)<br />Poltergeist (1982)<br /><br />All in all it was great fun to watch all those movies, to read all those comments and 7 word reviews and feeling as a part of this community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-32916196360883358142015-11-02T00:33:39.504-06:002015-11-02T00:33:39.504-06:00I had the DVD from Netflix almost the whole month ...I had the DVD from Netflix almost the whole month before I finally got around to it at the end of the month. I just never felt like it. But once I did I completely fell in love with it. Its terrific.Daniel Eplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866855763520017556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-52629849778361591822015-11-01T21:42:38.243-06:002015-11-01T21:42:38.243-06:00Fun little addendum: My mother-in-law participated...Fun little addendum: My mother-in-law participated in Scary Movie Month this year (although she only posted her seven word reviews on my FB page, not here, but still). It was fun having a family member along for the ride. adamarmourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04361116900351762285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-38547998987869534062015-11-01T21:40:18.005-06:002015-11-01T21:40:18.005-06:00You should never feel ashamed for loving Insidious...You should never feel ashamed for loving Insidious. adamarmourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04361116900351762285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-87084048119647861322015-11-01T21:38:58.527-06:002015-11-01T21:38:58.527-06:00I have to watch Psycho 2. It's been on my list...I have to watch Psycho 2. It's been on my list forever, but I keep forgetting to watch it. Probably because I'm dumb. adamarmourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04361116900351762285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-35699818423781650162015-11-01T21:37:45.812-06:002015-11-01T21:37:45.812-06:00I have to admit, I woke up this morning and felt a...I have to admit, I woke up this morning and felt a tinge of sadness. No more scary movies. I mean, it's not like I can't watch scary movies during the other 11 months of the year. I will. But it's not the same. It lacks ... I don't know ... purpose. It was all over far too soon. Thanks, FThisMovie for an awesome October. I had so much fun.adamarmourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04361116900351762285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-4155540126241577872015-11-01T18:18:54.053-06:002015-11-01T18:18:54.053-06:00You should really finish it sooner rather than lat...You should really finish it sooner rather than later Sol. While I don't love the first half of Return of the Living Dead, I think the last 15 minutes are something special, and the final moments put a perfect stamp on the rest of the film. Brian Sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266020828208581370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-41998326987610320272015-11-01T18:12:26.035-06:002015-11-01T18:12:26.035-06:00Sadly I fell asleep last night trying to finish of...Sadly I fell asleep last night trying to finish off the month with <i>Return of the Living Dead</i> (for the first time) but I was really loving it - it's rare that I laugh out loud watching something alone but I was giggling to myself like crazy - in the running to be my favourite horror-comedy for sure.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-38650645095833495482015-11-01T17:58:49.299-06:002015-11-01T17:58:49.299-06:00What a great month of horror this has been! People...What a great month of horror this has been! People often talk about how much garbage there is in horror. That is true, but let it never be forgotten what an incredible amount of great films there. I saw tons of wonderful new discoveries this month! Here's my top 10 new discoveries for me this scary movie month!<br /><br />1) Psycho 2<br />2) The Funhouse<br />3) Under the Skin<br />4) Spider Baby<br />5) The House by the Cemetery<br />6) Dracula Has Risen From the Grave<br />7) Theater of Blood<br />8) The Pit and the Pendulum<br />9) Tales of Halloween<br />10) The Beyond<br /><br />And now, my top 10 Horror films of all time! Other than the first two… subject to change in 30 seconds.<br /><br />1) Fright Night (1985)<br />2) A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)<br />3) The Wolfman (1941)<br />4) Halloween (1978)<br />5) Curse of Frankenstein (1957)<br />6) Frankenstein (1931)<br />7) Dawn of the Dead (1978)<br />8) The Fly (1986)<br />9) Army of Darkness (1993)<br />10) Psycho 2 (1983)<br /><br />Thanks to FThisMovie for an awesome scary movie monthDaniel Eplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866855763520017556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-63338614185760275322015-11-01T17:58:38.108-06:002015-11-01T17:58:38.108-06:00Absolutely! If you're a Horror film fan, POT ...Absolutely! If you're a Horror film fan, POT is a must and I only wish I got paid to spread the word about this film.Chaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-8013240478051402452015-11-01T17:49:58.556-06:002015-11-01T17:49:58.556-06:00Some people will just never understand that for pe...Some people will just never understand that for people like us, movies are much more than just "entertainment."Luke Cianciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341348650523272729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-11868810626817126072015-11-01T16:03:09.591-06:002015-11-01T16:03:09.591-06:00Had a great month! Thanks everybody!
Best of the...Had a great month! Thanks everybody!<br /><br />Best of the month: Sorority House Massacre II.<br />Runners-up: Hard to Die, Dagon, The Tenant.<br />Worst: Black Eyed Children: Let Me In<br />Really stuck with me for some reason: All the live-action Scooby-Doo movies.<br /><br />My top ten horror movies:<br />10. The WNUF Halloween Special<br />09. From Dusk Till Dawn<br />08. Angst<br />07. The Birds<br />06. Cemetary Man<br />05. Humanoids from the Deep<br />04. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1 & 2<br />03. Hausu<br />02. Friday the 13th Part III<br />01. The Return of the Living Dead<br /><br />Runners-up: Suicide Club, Antichrist, The Long Island Cannibal Massacre, Bad Ronald, Maniac (1934), The Hand, Rats: Night of Terror, Zombies: The Beginning.<br />Best ever made, though not my favorite: The Shining.E.S.A.D.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18214282257870634349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-23286893399443249932015-11-01T14:33:07.078-06:002015-11-01T14:33:07.078-06:00Just woke up after attending last night's/this...Just woke up after attending last night's/this morning's 'A Nite To Dismember' Nitehawk Cinema Halloween marathon. Great food (free beer and breakfast), great costumes, great flicks, great treats (won <b>TWO FREE SCREAM FACTORY BLU-RAYS! :-)</b>). The highlight of the night was the secret showing of director Joe Bego's follow-up to "Almost Human," <b>2015's The Mind's Eye</b>, currently hitting the festival circuit. Check out <a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/15/tiff-2015-minds-eye-clip" rel="nofollow">this clip (warning: NSFW violent conclusion)</a>. After 10 min. the movie had to be stopped because Begos' personal request to play the movie as loudly as possible crashed Nitehawk's audio system, forcing a delay and eventual replay with the sound lowered (though Steve Moore's wall-to-wall electronic soundtrack sounded plenty loud to me). What "Turbo Kid" is to 80's post-apocalyptic movies "The Mind's Eye" is to David Cronenberg's "Scanners": an homage that looks/sounds like the genuine article, right down to the ugly-looking logo of the institute at the center of the intrigue. Per Begos' representative (who bought everyone in attendance a beer), the director wanted to make the sequel/follow-up to "Scanners" that he feels the actual "Scanners" sequels didn't live up to. Personally I feel "The Mind's Eye" has some shortcomings in the casting of its leads and that the mental powers are too much trouble when a simple ax or gun seems to do the trick better. For a low-budget film that sets its story in the early 90's (which makes it feel closer to Cronenberg's decade of body horror exploits) the action is decent and the deaths/gore off-the-charts groovy, which "Scanners 2 & 3" skimped on. Another unannounced highlight: <b>2015's The Chickening</b>, a five minute short in which "The Shining" is retold as a five minute CG-enhanced chicken tale. Maybe it was the 7AM starting time, but "The Chickening" really killed with the 80% of the sold out crowd that hung out until the very end to watch "Scream" afterward.<br /><br />Speaking of <b>Scream</b> and the rest of the movies, Wes' movie didn't rock my boat (I hate the loud music and obnoxious stingers, plus the convoluted story and dopey characters haven't aged well). Considering everyone knows how it ends I'm amazed how easy it is to buy Ulrich and Lillard (who overacts like a motherfucker) as nice boys. It's like how we all still refer to the lead character of "Sleepaway Camp" as Angela instead of... you know. <b>Poltergeist's</b> first act is a lot looser, funnier and Spielbergian than I remembered, especially when Jerry Goldsmith shamelessly apes John Williams. You really get to know and like the Freeling family, although the other kids not trapped in the TV are conveniently sent away for large swaths. Having just watched "Lifeforce" the day before I'm now convinced Hooper didn't direct "Poltergeist" and/or was relegated to beard for Spielberg, whose style and directorial mise-en-scene are all over "Poltergeist." Mario Bava's <b>Bay of Blood</b> is nuts, a slasher-on-steroids kill fest in which truly nobody is safe from the wrath of the story (and the wholly inappropriate music) taking unlikable characters to all sorts of places. Last and certainly least, William Castle's <b>House on Haunted Hill</b> won over the crowd with its sublime cheesiness and Vincent Price being a conniving and fun bastard.<br /><br />It's my second time attending 'A Nite to Dismember (and last unless I find a job soon), and once again Nitehawk Cinema proves itself worthy of NYC cinephile admiration and what's left of my money. ;-) :'(J.M. Vargashttps://plus.google.com/u/0/114656828393049850554/postsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-78264376891319744322015-11-01T14:13:02.570-06:002015-11-01T14:13:02.570-06:00Nice :)Nice :)Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900651640246375537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-83700955283788437842015-11-01T14:10:59.438-06:002015-11-01T14:10:59.438-06:00I've definitely seen at least twice as many as...I've definitely seen at least twice as many as I remember, :) Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900651640246375537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-54781467842257134322015-11-01T14:08:08.788-06:002015-11-01T14:08:08.788-06:00I actually had a conversation last night with the ...I actually had a conversation last night with the missus wondering how they get cats to hiss on command. But yeah, I've seen so many cats thrown in the last 31 days that I've been throwing ours around the house, just for fun. They like the ride.Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-33952031679909773072015-11-01T14:06:44.186-06:002015-11-01T14:06:44.186-06:00LLCool J or Busta Rhymes is the question? LLCool J or Busta Rhymes is the question? Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900651640246375537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-84410811501006818512015-11-01T13:47:29.523-06:002015-11-01T13:47:29.523-06:00No doubt, my buddy got me on this site a couple y...No doubt, my buddy got me on this site a couple years ago where I started checking off everything I've seen. I never thought about it till that moment and I realized, holy shit, I've seen a lot of movies. Now I'm actually happy that I keep track although I find it interesting seeing how many I've seen but barely remember. Chaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-59793912221752803842015-11-01T13:20:48.074-06:002015-11-01T13:20:48.074-06:00I know how you feel Dennis. My closest friends all...I know how you feel Dennis. My closest friends all love movies, but even they just have a quizzical expression when I say I watched 50 horror movies in October or that I just saw my 365th movie this year. I'm a curiosity to them. I won't even try to talk about it with coworkers. My dad would have a stroke if he knew how much time I devote to not just watching movies but reading and talking about them.Mikko Viinikkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045016331246302112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-54413045900409924862015-11-01T12:36:32.741-06:002015-11-01T12:36:32.741-06:00What I was laughing at with all the movies I watch...What I was laughing at with all the movies I watched I must of had at least 10 cats thrown at the camera in 10 different movies. I was getting sick of weak ass Cat Scares!Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900651640246375537noreply@blogger.com