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LtKenFrankenstein posted:
gently caress yeah. Her pain face is so eerie too. But the hammer stays with me the longest because of the flopping death twitches and grunts. Gaaah!
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The first kill in TCM, to me, is still one of the most effective scares ever. All of a sudden something totally batshit terrifying happens, and then the door slams shut and it's over and what the gently caress.
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weekly font posted:gently caress yeah. Her pain face is so eerie too. But the hammer stays with me the longest because of the flopping death twitches and grunts. Gaaah! TCM is definitely a movie I wish I could see for the first time again. I remember it pretty vividly; watching it on VHS at like 11 pm with the lights off with one of my 8th/9th grade buddies. Once that hammer scene happened I was glued to the screen the whole time. Like, I've heard the saying that a movie "leaves you shaken" but TCM was the only time I recall literally shaking because a movie hosed me up so bad.
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LtKenFrankenstein posted:TCM is definitely a movie I wish I could see for the first time again. I remember it pretty vividly; watching it on VHS at like 11 pm with the lights off with one of my 8th/9th grade buddies. Once that hammer scene happened I was glued to the screen the whole time. Like, I've heard the saying that a movie "leaves you shaken" but TCM was the only time I recall literally shaking because a movie hosed me up so bad. I remember I was 16 when I started catching the classic modern horror films for the first time, thanks to the local video store (within biking distance!)- TCM, Halloween, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, etc. The blotchy VHS images did have this great primal quality.
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Maxwell Lord posted:I remember I was 16 when I started catching the classic modern horror films for the first time, thanks to the local video store (within biking distance!)- TCM, Halloween, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, etc. The blotchy VHS images did have this great primal quality. I still have my VHS copy of Texas Chainsaw. I could get a DVD, but why the gently caress would I? (actually I'm kinda selling Daniel C. Pearl's cinematography short because it's really quite beautiful, but you get what I'm saying)
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Maxwell Lord posted:The first kill in TCM, to me, is still one of the most effective scares ever. All of a sudden something totally batshit terrifying happens, and then the door slams shut and it's over and what the gently caress. That door slam was so perfectly executed too. Once that huge metal door shuts you know there's no going back. I first saw it like four years ago on AMC actually. And it was widescreen with facts about the movie playing on the bottom.
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LtKenFrankenstein posted:That seems entirely intentional to me. Yeah, I mean I understand it's supposed to make me feel uncomfortable, so well done I guess, I can't really imagine anyone being not uncomfortable by unsimulated torture so it's hardly an achievement. For the record I'm not only uncomfortable about the womans mental state, but the guys who are totes OK with torturing are pretty worrying too. They probably do know what they're doing as you said and this whole 'Totally unscripted' is a media stunt to get more attention. Or is meant to be a meta thing like Human Centipede. Strontosaurus posted:So it just makes you uncomfortable that maybe she actually has a mental problem? The guys in Jackass have obviously (generally) consented to the harmful antics and are probably all a little deranged but I've never heard anybody talk about how the franchise is exploitation of their damaged psyches. Jackass actually kinda makes me feel similar, but it's a bit easier to deal with cause most of those guys are either stunt men, or spent their whole lives doing retarded stunts, plus the presentation is different, which makes it easier to swallow. Jackass is played for laughs, Bunny Games is, from what I've seen of it, supposed to be played relatively straight faced. Plus no one in Jackass ever got strangled while they were blowing some guy. I'm not saying I hate it, or that its vile or should be banned or is pointless or whatever, I haven't seen the thing. The idea doesn't exactly appeal to me though and while I can see the need for discussion on the subject, especially the critical aspects of what is acceptable in a 'horror' work, I dunno, I won't be buying a ticket.
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Some awesome guy at Blockbuster let me rent TCM at age 12. What a loving terrible idea.
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^^^^^ The movie for me was Hellraiser, I should never have watched that as a child (10 or 11). I'll diverge into a funny story, sort of actually nevermind it's a sad story. Funny in a weird way not hahaha. My cousin was developmentally challenged and had severe anxiety issues as a child , to the point of being institutionalized. We sneaked Hellraiser and Friday the 13th in pg movies cases out of Alfalfa Video ( anyone remember those?). Basically, he had a nervous breakdown because of it and had to go back to Mandeville hospital after watching Hellraiser or Friday the 13th. We watched both of those so I don't know which one did it but he flipped the gently caress out over the next couple of days. Our parents never found out until years later. Like "Oh by the way" remember when your son got out of the mental institution then flipped right the gently caress out and had to go back. Yeah, that was us. Bunny Games I feel the need to point out that in other interviews she basically states that these experiences are based on real life occurrences in her life and that she was at one point kidnapped. I mean if anything doesn't scream, holy poo poo! It's that. I'm on the fence currently on whether I'll watch it, if someone can spoiler basically what I am going to see then I'll watch it if I don't think it won't be to disturbing. I didn't watch serbian film after I heard about baby loving . I watched Salo, I have seen Cannibal Holocaust and other "very violent films". I watched Irreversible. Baise-Moi " surprise sex Me " , and was pretty okay with most of the material presented to me. I don't know if I can watch this now that I know she's actually being tortured though. Hollis fucked around with this message at May 2, 2012 around 03:28 |
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I always found it interesting that Baise-Moi was translated as "surprise sex Me" and not "gently caress Me".
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I always found it strange people considered it a horror film. It gets listed in the French New Wave horror stuff a lot.
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Hollis posted:I always found it strange people considered it a horror film. It gets listed in the French New Wave horror stuff a lot. It's shock cinema. None of Gaspar Noe's movies are really horror, but he gets lumped in with that movement too.
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Yeah, pretty much. Another thing that bothers me is the French always get the title of New Wave, and america doesn't  We can be new wave dammit.
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Hollis posted:Yeah, pretty much. Another thing that bothers me is the French always get the title of New Wave, and america doesn't They get the title because they came up with nouvelle vague in Cahiers du Cinema.
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We invented cinema so I mean really, America was the first new wave.
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Actually you can probably give the French the credit for inventing "cinema" as well.
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Hollis posted:I have seen Cannibal Holocaust and other "very violent films". I watched Irreversible. Baise-Moi " surprise sex Me " , and was pretty okay with most of the material presented to me.
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So I should probably watch TCM then? I've seen a ton of horror but never actually seen TCM.
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foodfight posted:So I should probably watch TCM then? I've seen a ton of horror but never actually seen TCM. Why is this still a question? Go see it yesterday.
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foodfight posted:So I should probably watch TCM then? I've seen a ton of horror but never actually seen TCM.
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foodfight posted:So I should probably watch TCM then? I've seen a ton of horror but never actually seen TCM. Yes, if you ever find yourself asking 'should I watch TCM', the answer is most likely yes. If it's 'should I watch it for the first time' the answer is 'why did you not already watch it? Shame on you.'
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Toriori posted:Yes! You should have already watched it by the time you've read this! The original, obviously. This, turn the lights off and the volume up, turn your phone off so you're not distracted. Get ready for a ride!
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I watched The Woman yesterday and haven't ever been so excited to see somebody get their comeuppance at the end. I was pretty much on the edge of my seat for the final act, starting from when the teacher visits the family home. drat that was hosed up.
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Trap Star posted:I watched The Woman yesterday and haven't ever been so excited to see somebody get their comeuppance at the end. I was pretty much on the edge of my seat for the final act, starting from when the teacher visits the family home. drat that was hosed up. The Woman is a great example of the 'man is the real monster' stuff being done right, so so right. Yea it does a great job of making the end feel entirely deserved rather than just 'welp it's the end of the horror movie, gotta handle the bad guy'.
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I've been meaning to watch The Woman as well. Haven't gotten around to it yet, I think the general consensus here is that it's a solid film??
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Hollis posted:I've been meaning to watch The Woman as well. Haven't gotten around to it yet, I think the general consensus here is that it's a solid film?? It's far from McKee's best and it has like 3 too many musical montages, but I enjoyed it.
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rxcowboy posted:Not to interrupt the horrible Bunny Games derail, but I just watched an excellent Korean horror movie called "The Antarctic Journal" on Netflix. It's a good movie, but I don't know if I'd call the resolution better, if only because the movie felt like it ended three times. It just kept dragging out and out. Yellowbrickroad's ending was weird, but at least it was succinct.
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LtKenFrankenstein posted:It's shock cinema. None of Gaspar Noe's movies are really horror, but he gets lumped in with that movement too.
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Quick question: has anyone itt seen The Innkeepers?
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jimcunningham posted:Quick question: has anyone itt seen The Innkeepers? I have. Is there a second question following this one?
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Craig Spradlin posted:It's a good movie, but I don't know if I'd call the resolution better, if only because the movie felt like it ended three times. It just kept dragging out and out. Yellowbrickroad's ending was weird, but at least it was succinct. I'm trying to word this properly, so bear with me. Yellowbrickroad's ending was so loving out there that any attempt to go "This is what it meant" strikes me as BS because it's so hosed up that unless the film maker comes out with a memo that says "This is what happened" I think any interpretation is an opinion with very little to back it. This isn't always a bad thing though. Journal reminded me alot of Session 9: All the 'supernatural' stuff that happened could just as easily be explained as the delusions of the men lost in a cold and frozen hell. People snap in environments like that, pure and simple. Sure the ending could have been more tidy, but there are still multiple interpretations of the ending, and you can make a solid argument for each of them and not look like you're grasping at straws. I'm no where near the critique that SMG is so I'll leave it at that. I just enjoyed the almost complete lack of anything resembling a jump scare, the feeling of dread was palpable, and some of the camera angles using reflections in the lenses of the characters were very well done. This isn't a horror movie about being chased by demons or chainsaws, it's about a very different type of fear. Its the best horror movie I've seen so far this year. Haven't seen Cabin in the Woods yet though.
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Strontosaurus posted:I have. Is there a second question following this one? You sonovabitch. Yeah how is it?
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jimcunningham posted:You sonovabitch. Yeah how is it? It was enjoyable. The writing and acting were pretty good and they spent a lot of time building up a pair of very likable characters so that when the poo poo finally went down you actually cared about what was happening. I just didn't feel like enough poo poo went down to be really interesting; I enjoyed the movie while I was watching it but felt a little dissatisfied by the end.
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I'm honestly looking forward to the Chernobyl Diaries, it seems your standard Schtock Horror but I am more interested in the directing ability of the guy who did Paranormal and what he can do with a budget. I personally think it won't be anything to write home about but I'll still see it. Has the Red Band Trailer for Pirahna 3DD been posted yet it's pretty awesome. TITTIES!! In 3D!! plus Christopher Loyd!! :NWS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBMsKY4rjIQ :NWS: I really like it, I didn't get to watch the first Pirahna should I? It seems like a fun movie. Hollis fucked around with this message at May 2, 2012 around 18:54 |
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Hollis posted:I'm honestly looking forward to the Chernobyl Diaries, it seems your standard Schtock Horror but I am more interested in the directing ability of the guy who did Paranormal and what he can do with a budget. Hopefully it lives up to the trailer, does look fun. Promise of blood and tits is enough to get me to watch almost any movie. The first one really isn't worth watching. There was a 9 minute trailer released before the movie came out that had all of the cool stuff. The rest of the movie is pretty boring. If you can find that trailer, that's all you need.
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Strontosaurus posted:It was enjoyable. The writing and acting were pretty good and they spent a lot of time building up a pair of very likable characters so that when the poo poo finally went down you actually cared about what was happening. I just didn't feel like enough poo poo went down to be really interesting; I enjoyed the movie while I was watching it but felt a little dissatisfied by the end. Don't get the impression that nothing happens until the end of the movie, there's lots of stuff happening from beginning to end, some of it atmospheric, some of it frightening. There's some awesome stuff happening in the movie, It's initially very committed to its early 90s tone and aesthetic, but unlike House of The Devil, I felt that the Ti West starts to bring in great little modern elements, the characters are deeply humanised, and their reactions to the events that play out are written with an eye to contemporary horror. Sarah Paxton does this incredible scream/laugh/snort/giggle thing at one point which totally cemented her as a person and not just a cardboard cutout for ghosts to pop out at. It's the interplay between the retro and the modern that held a lot of the horror and pathos for me. The characters are almost too real for the situation and it's the way they escape from, and gradually get drawn back into the 90s aesthetic that hits the hardest. It pairs very nicely with HOTD, in which the past is something monolithic and impenetrable. I'd say this movie was perfectly paced and I loved the ending. Definitely one of my favourite horror movies of recent times. frozenpeas fucked around with this message at May 3, 2012 around 01:51 |
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Hollis posted:I'm honestly looking forward to the Chernobyl Diaries, it seems your standard Schtock Horror but I am more interested in the directing ability of the guy who did Paranormal and what he can do with a budget. It's on the dvd loop at my work so I see a trailer for it 20 times a day just about. I'm really looking forward to it but I'm hoping it doesn't have a super slow build like the PA movies. Anyone have any guesses what it's going to be? I'm thinking deranged mutants is almost too obvious so I'm wondering if it'll go in a more paranormal direction rather than Hills Have Eyes
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Hollis posted:I'm honestly looking forward to the Chernobyl Diaries, it seems your standard Schtock Horror but I am more interested in the directing ability of the guy who did Paranormal and what he can do with a budget. Awww hells yeah. And I'm loving these titts.
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Was any of Chernobyl Diaries shot on location? That would get me even more excited for it.
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White Noise 2 is a bad movie. How bad is it? I lost the will to live after watching it. My wife divorced me and I gambled all my money away trying to win the illusive golden Pog. It's so bad that it killed me and I'm writing this as a ghost. It's a movie comprised entirely of random jump scares and obnoxiousness. The sound mix, like everything else, is terrible so the dialogue is about half the volume of the jumps. This means that if you actually want to hear anything you have to put put up with having your ears blown out whenever the director wants to shove a ghost in your face. It stars Nathan Fillion and Katee Sackhoff but they both look utterly depressed and have nothing to do. They do seem aware of how bad it is and manage to put extra emphasis on certain lines such as "Oh god this is so bad" "Yeah, it is" and "Make it stop." The story is some guff about how if you save the life of somebody when it isn't "their time" to die, they will become possessed by the Devil 3 days later and kill some other people. Apparently doctors, firefighters and police officers don't count though because everyone they save turns out ok. I guess it's working from a deterministic viewpoint, where Nathan Fillion can see the glowing aura of people who are doomed, and by saving them he is cheating, or something, but it doesn't really make much sense and kills the horror because it turns the film into a kind of anti-Final Destination where he can see when people are going to die and intervenes to stop it. The only scares come between these scenes when the director kindly inserts screamers to keep the sedated audience awake. Other a surprise appearance by the English baddie from Cliffhanger (And Eastenders) There is nothing of note here. Here is Nathan Fillion being a somewhat bad actor and Katee Sackhoff mentally checking out of the movie.  
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