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Kicked off October with two double-feature nights. Trying to watch only movies that are new to me this year. I opened up with some good old fashioned 80s B-movie goodness. 1. Night of the Demons (1988) I went into this blind and loved it. It was the perfect combination of 80s cheese and horror that I was looking to start my month off with. Teen stereotypes head to an abandoned mortuary to party and end up summoning demons with a seance. Some of the teens get possessed and the rest are trapped inside, on the run from their monstrous ex-friends. Gave me a lot of Evil Dead vibes. Eat a bowl of gently caress. I am here to party!  /52. Chopping Mall (1986) I picked this up after seeing the praise for the recent blu-ray release and don't regret it at all. More teen stereotypes party inside a mall after hours and end up having to deal with the new security system - three murderous robots with lasers. It was dumb, hilarious and I loved it. Thank you. Have a nice day. /53. Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988) This is definitely the worst thing I've watched so far, but I still kind of loved it. A detective looks for a missing girl and ends up finding a cult of chainsaw-wielding hookers. It was fun to see Gunnar Hansen, and he had some hilarious dialogue. Also, watching Linnea Quigley struggle to wave around a couple of chainsaws was hilarious. The first bit of the movie drags a little and feels more like softcore porn than the rest of the movie, but it picks up and gets hilarious. It's a quick watch and Private Eye Jack Chandler deserves his own movie. I had to wonder if we'd let our religious freedom go too far in this country, or maybe our immigration laws were just too lax. /54. Class of Nuke'em High (1986) I've seen a ton of Troma films but I've somehow always overlooked this one. A nuclear power plant (and atomic  ) cause a bunch of crazy poo poo in a local high school. It's Troma and it's a blast. And I'm still impressed with how well Troma did gross-out practical effects. (insert catchy theme song here) /5
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long-rear end nips Diane posted:I find myself humming the theme song to this an awful lot. The entire time I was watching I couldn't get over how drat catchy the soundtrack was.
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5. Night of the Creeps (1986) I really enjoyed this. Alien slugs take people over and turn them into zombies in a small town. Tom Atkins is awesome, as usual, and his subplot was fairly interesting. Also, the subtle reveal of him preparing to kill himself actually caught me off guard. The duct tape around the door didn't click with me until there's a quick scene of him turning off the gas on his stove. Did a surprisingly good job of making me feel for the guy. Detective Cameron: I got good news and bad news, girls. The good news is your dates are here. Sorority Sister: What's the bad news? Detective Cameron: They're dead. /56.House on Sorority Row (1983) This didn't keep my interest much, but was generally decent. Sorority girls commit a crime and go to various lengths to cover it up while getting picked off. I enjoyed watching it, but I'll probably forget everything about this movie in a week or two. I'm a sea pig!  /57. The Fog (1980) One of the few John Carpenter films I haven't seen and, honestly, I wasn't terrible impressed. It was another solid horror film but with nothing that particularly stood out to me. Everyone knows what The Fog is so I won't bother with a synopsis, but it's still worth watching. Elizabeth Solley: You are weird. Thank God you're weird. The last one was so normal, it was disgusting. /5
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al-azad posted:If you like this you'll love Slither. I've actually seen Slither and did love it. You've reminded me that it's time for a re-watch though!
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8. Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) Holy hell, why haven't I watched this sooner? It was a blast. A man is on the run from "The Collector" and takes refuge in a mission/brothel/restaurant/motel(?) and makes a stand with the residents to protect a mysterious key. The cast was great, the practical effects were very impressive and Billy Zane obviously had a blast with his role. Also, this month is quickly becoming the "Tom Atkins & Dick Miller Show" for me, as one of the two of them is in nearly everything I've watched. And a vaya con diablos to you, too, sir. /59. Belladonna of Sadness (1973) Gorgeous animation and interesting visuals and  Go in blind. (insert orgy here) /5
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mary had a little clam posted:Thanks for reminding me to rewatch Demon Knight. Totally hilarious and fun. I went in thinking it was horror and it's definitely not. More like a really unsettling fable with lots of psychedelic weird imagery and poo poo. I'm still counting it because I was spooked by the seizure-inducing flashing light scenes and memories of bad acid trips.
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:If you're able to articulate your feelings better than Sure, I'll give it a shot. The film, to me, felt like storybook fairy-tale or parable wrapped in a 70s psychedelic motif. The water color animation was absolutely gorgeous at times and bizarre/hard to decipher in other. I don't know a tremendous amount about the history of the film, but the whole thing is a fascinating mish-mash of culture - some of the animation appears distinctly Japanese, while other bits reminded me of something you'd see in a Monty Python bit or Yellow Submarine. I'm not familiar with popular Japanese music of the early 70s, but likewise, the soundtrack isn't something I would expect to find in a film outside of North America or Britain. The story itself, of the devil repeatedly trying to seduce a peasant woman, and the various atrocities that happen to her and how it changes her, was somehow both grotesque and unoriginal. But what made the movie original, and not just a standard fairy tale was the tragic, and insane, nature of what happens during the movie. Overall, I did enjoy the movie, and I won't be forgetting it anytime soon, but the animation, soundtrack and bizarre imagery are what I felt makes it incredible, not the story itself. Edit: In retrospect, I've been so inundated with movies the past week that I haven't really had time to dwell on Belladonna of Sadness. It's the type of movie I think begs for a re-watch. First to digest the strangeness and the visuals, and again to really appreciate what's going on. I also wouldn't mind looking more into the history of the film. The movie struck me as the old "deep as a puddle, wide as an ocean" adage in the sense that the movie doesn't feel like it has a lot to say, but it's going to say it in a wholly unique manner. Several Goblins fucked around with this message at 05:38 on Oct 7, 2016 |
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10. The Beyond (1981) My knowledge of Fulci begins and ends with Zombi 2. I didn't really care for that film, aside from a couple of notable scenes. Despite being continuously told to check out more Fulci, I've never gotten around to it. I'm glad I saw The Beyond and it's definitely got me wanting to explore more of his backlog. It's a solid, spooky horror flick with fantastic (and gross) practical effects. The film follows a woman who has purchased a hotel that was built on one of the seven gateways into hell and her remodeling has somehow reawakened that gate. I'd highly recommend it. If anyone has a recommendation for the next Fulci I should look into, I'd love to hear it. Trust me, I'm a doctor. /511. Xtro (1982) Phew, this was a wild ride. Xtro tells the story of a man who vanished and returns several years later, seemingly unchanged but with amnesia. His wife (now dating someone else) believes he walked out on their family, and his young son vividly recalls him disappearing in a flash of light, but no one believes him. It starts off with terrific and disgusting practical effects and some genuinely scary creature designs. For those who have seen it - The creature on the roadside jump-scare and the birthing scene aren't going to leave my memory any time soon. By the end of the movie, things get weirder and weirder, escalating into a mixture of hilarious and spooky. I liked it. (insert tentacle here) /5
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12. Phantasm (1979) I've actually seen Phantasm before, but I was a kid and didn't remember anything about it, so I'm counting this as a first-time watch. I'm glad I went back to it. Angus Scrimm (RIP) did such an amazing job as The Tall Man. Mostly silent, but his rare line delivery is fantastically creepy and stilted. Even the way he moves, both fluid and yet deliberate and calculated, is memorable in comparison to other horror movie villains. Between the Tall Man and the likable main trio of characters, I'm going to be added this to my list of yearly October watches, along with Halloween III. My only complaint, and it's not that much of one, is the ending itself. The it was all a dream, Mike died in a car crash, but then it all turns out to be real a few seconds later deal felt kind of jarring. It's not a bad ending, it just caught me off guard and felt a little lazy. Is there an alternate cut of this floating around or anything? And are the sequels worth diving into? The funeral is about to begin, SIRRRR. /513. Killjoy (2000) I'm testing out the Full Moon Streaming service and picked this as my first watch, and it sure is...something. A guy gets beaten up by a trio of thugs for flirting with one of the thug's girlfriend. He's later accidentally killed by the same thug shortly after attempting to summon the demon clown Killjoy to help him get revenge. A year later, the clown shows up to terrorize the gang, the ex-girlfriend, her new boyfriend and her friend. It looks like it was filmed on a budget of $8 and a frosty from Wendy's. It might be one of the single dumbest movies I've ever watched, but I still got a few laughs out of it. I also enjoyed spotting a sloppily drawn Killroy graffiti inside of Killjoy's domain. It was a quick 70 minute watch and was just dumb enough to still be entertaining. That's how you bust caps, mutha fucka! /5
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14. Maniac Cop (1988) The month of Tom Atkins continues! Actually, the cast of this is entirely awesome. A man dressed as a police officer terrorizes New York city streets, turning the public against law enforcement (weirdly topical). It's up to Tom Atkins, Laureen Landon and Bruce Campbell to meander around and eventually figure things out. I liked this movie, but it's the type of movie I wish was more ridiculous. Plot and caster considered, it's relatively tame and slow paced. Maybe I'll get crazy Robert Z'Dar rampaging in the sequels. That being said, it's still a very solid horror flick. You always take a leak with a gun in your hand? That's a good way to blow your balls off! /5
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15. He Never Died (2015) This movie was a real treat. A horror/comedy with a lean towards the comedy side. Henry Rollins plays Jack, a hermit, who spends his days at home, in a local diner or bingo night. When the daughter he didn't know he has shows up, it brings a more violent side of his life to light. Henry Rollins is hilarious in this - his mannerisms and line delivery cracked me up consistently from beginning to end. I'd highly recommend this one. The story itself also takes some interesting turns that would make me really enjoy seeing a sequel or miniseries based on the Jack character, both of which have been rumored to be in the works off and on. I want eggplant parmesan! /5
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16. Baskin (2015) A group of rowdy Turkish police officers on night shift respond to a call for back-up at a creepy abandoned building. This movie is a crawl through madness like I haven't seen since Jacob's Ladder. It does a tremendous job with it's atmosphere and oozes dread, even in moments where the main characters are having a sing-along in their van. And speaking of sing-alongs, the film has a terrific soundtrack that is a mix of Turkish music and 80s retro synth. I liked that the movie slowly increased the general creepy factor and, instead of coming to any sort of crescendo, came to a full stop and forces the viewer to sit through a slow, agonizing finale. I can understand why some people might find the ending sequence slow or tedious, but it struck me like the film slowed down and became far more explicit, as if to punish the viewer as much as the characters. Also, the guy who played Baba was terrifically menacing. Open your mind to me. /517. Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014) This movie was a blast and one of the most refreshing zombie flicks I've seen in a while. Great action, unique story and setting, and very funny. I'll skip a synopsis and just suggest this movie on the basis of it being a horror/action/comedy, set in Australia, with zombies and some obvious Mad Max influence. It's a fun movie with rumored sequel in the works that I can't wait for. Never, never EVER, grab another man's balls, in a fistfight. It shows low character. /5
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Gonna make this a quick update. 18. Wolf Creek Didn't do much for me. John Jarrat is fantastically terrifying, but he was the only part of the movie that I really cared for. /519. Wolf Creek 2 I watched the first movie because I heard this one was good, and I'm glad I did. This took John Jarrat's over-the-top villain and matched it with the tone of the film. For such a nutso villain, the first movie really needed to be a little less by-the-numbers. /520. Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-Rama Continuing catching up on my 80s shlock and cult film backlog. This was a ton of fun and was totally ridiculous. /521. Maniac Cop 2 Speaking of movies where the sequel is way more over-the-top. This was great and also completely ridiculous. /5
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Another quick update. 22. Maniac Cop 3 (1993) A fun ending to the trilogy. Completely over the top with voodoo and a bride of Frankenstein thing going on. Kinda sad I'm done with this series, it was a great ride. /523. Lights Out (2016) Far better than I expected out of a modern American horror flick and surpassed the premise. I went in expecting something like Darkness Falls, but it was more interesting than that and the creature design was spooky. /524. The Hallow (2015) I love the setting and the inspiration from Irish folklore, but I felt they could have done more with it. It felt like a Del Toro movie, but somehow didn't manage to be as interesting as one. The last 20 minutes or so ruled though. /525. Tourist Trap (1979) Full Moon's streaming of these kept giving out on me, so that chopped up the experience a little bit, but it was still better than I expected. I've heard the blu-ray for this is a bit of a mess. Does anyone happen to know what the deal is supposed to be with it? /5
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26. Fear, Inc. (2016) While hanging out with friends, a horror buff makes a call to a dangerous company that creates customized terror events to frighten people. Interesting premise ruined by progressively more terrible twists. /527. Don't Breathe (2016) Terrifying and extremely tense. Stephen Lang is horrifying as The Blind Man. That being said, I didn't actually like this very much. The main three characters are completely unlikable and leave no one to root for. Without any sort of attachment to any of the cast, it just felt like watching a movie about bad people doing bad things and getting bad things done to them. /5
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28. The Other Side of The Door (2016) After losing their son in a car accident, a family's mother pursues an Indian legend that you can speak to the spirits of your dead loved ones through an ancient door, provided you just don't open the door. Spoiler: She totally opens it. It was eerie and I liked it quite a bit. I've never seen a horror film that draws on the culture/mythology of India and ended up spending time reading about the Aghori tribe after the movie was over. Nothing like spooks and education. /529. The Darkness (2016) Kevin Bacon has an autistic son who, on a family trip, pilfers Native American magical rocks that...do...things. And there's demons. I was bored to death here, give me a break. It wasn't particularly awful, it was just bog standard and dull. /5
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Finished my last two horror flicks last night, bringing me up to 31! First time I've done this that I actually made it to 31, so I'm pretty pleased.  30. Possession (1981) A man's wife starts exhibiting strange behavior. All signs point to infidelity, but maybe it's more than that. This was a surreal and horrifying movie that dealt with obsession in a truly unnerving way. I really enjoyed it, but i definitely need time to digest it and then give it a re-watch later on. /531. Late Phases (2014) A blind Vietnam veteran moves into a retirement community to find that pets and people are dying to "animal attacks." Probably the best werewolf movie I've seen since Dog Soldiers or Brotherhood of the Wolf. Watched it blind and was tremendously impressed, I loved it. /5
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