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Kvlt! posted:yeah its hosed up but its a bad movie no argument there.
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Sarchasm posted:I'm not sure anyone would put Henry on a list of "xtreme movies" with A Serbian Film, though. It's reputation comes from its tone, not any onscreen gore. I'd actually agree with that, I just see it a lot on IMDB and other film website lists lumped in with other extreme movies.
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Jul 8, 2019 00:30
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Groovelord Neato posted:a serbian film is hosed up though. I watched A Serbian Film while very drunk and I was mostly just shaking my head. It was "14-year-old writing edgy fanfics" kind of hosed up. It wasn't even gross enough for me to be shocked. It was just lame try-hard poo poo.
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Kvlt! posted:I'd actually agree with that, I just see it a lot on IMDB and other film website lists lumped in with other extreme movies. For it's time, Henry was pretty intense. It's just with what's come out after, it's tame in comparison.
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Jul 8, 2019 00:43
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chitoryu12 posted:I watched A Serbian Film while very drunk and I was mostly just shaking my head. It was "14-year-old writing edgy fanfics" kind of hosed up. It wasn't even gross enough for me to be shocked. It was just lame try-hard poo poo. there is one part that was shocking but yeah the movie is a teenger trying to dream up whoa man what's the most hosed up thing.
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Jul 8, 2019 00:45
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I don't think Henry is tame. Its content is deeply disturbing and hosed up and I don't think I'll ever watch that film again despite it being well done and a good performance from Rooker. But I went in with so much built up anxiety about its reputation that I was probably expecting something else. But for me to say in hindsight that its "tame" feels very wrong when my lasting memory of it is that its basically the story of a serial victimized woman being raped by her brother and murdered by and left on the side of the road in a suitcase by her would be boyfriend. But I also have no particular interest in seeking out shocking and disturbing stuff so if you're trying to reach some kind edgy zenith I guess I can see why Henry would provide too narrow a selection or something. I don't know what A Serbian Film is and it doesn't sound like I have any reason to find out.
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Jul 8, 2019 00:50
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I sometimes throw on Henry to soothe me to sleep.
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Jul 8, 2019 01:03
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STAC Goat posted:
I think this quote from the film is all you need to know if you’re down for it or not. “Newborn porn! Newborn porn!!”
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Jul 8, 2019 01:04
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I only watched Henry for the historical A/V tech scenes.
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Jul 8, 2019 01:06
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Yeah Henry is one of my favorite horror movies but it's deffo not "extreme" in the same way a splatter slasher would be. But the way it portrays Henry's story is so frank and disturbing that it makes me feel gross.
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Jul 8, 2019 01:10
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Same with Eaten Alive theres not much gore but its a GRIMY flick that makes it feel so much more evil
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Jul 8, 2019 01:14
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I mean, that's the whole reason Texas Chain Saw Massacre is so iconic, it has barely any blood shown but it's just DIRTY
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Jul 8, 2019 01:19
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True nobody can do GRIME like my boy Tobe Hooper
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Jul 8, 2019 01:21
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COOL CORN posted:
ngl I laughed
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Kvlt! posted:True nobody can do GRIME like my boy Tobe Hooper Giving you a real serious fist bump right now
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Jul 8, 2019 01:41
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Pyewacket was a long hour and a half.
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Jul 8, 2019 02:12
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I put Henry at a high level because the script and acting are so realistic that you can fully believe everything occurring. Absolutely nothing in the story would be out of place if it was a sanitized version on a true crimes TV show.
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In the end I was ok with Hagazussa but I'd never recommend it to someone.
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Jul 8, 2019 02:39
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chitoryu12 posted:I put Henry at a high level because the script and acting are so realistic that you can fully believe everything occurring. Absolutely nothing in the story would be out of place if it was a sanitized version on a true crimes TV show. I mean, except for that part where they break a TV over a guy's head and then plug it in. That might not actually be a thing you can do in real-life... maybe. Where are the Mythbusters when you need them?
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Jul 8, 2019 03:11
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Anyone have any suggestions for some old-school spooky horror with a touch of camp? The more they resemble an episode of Scooby-Doo the better. I caught a couple William Castle flicks, House on Haunted Hill, and City of the Dead the other day and I'm in the mood for some spooky swamps, creepy castles, and hilarious hijinks. Ideally in contemporary times. I asked in the general thread and got a few suggestions, but figured y'all would know more deep cuts. feedmyleg fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Jul 8, 2019 |
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Jul 8, 2019 03:19
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Abominable Dr Phibes is top camp. Hausu has a Scooby-Doo vibe but is very Japanese and strange.
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feedmyleg posted:Anyone have any suggestions for some old-school spooky horror with a touch of camp? The more they resemble an episode of Scooby-Doo the better. I caught a couple William Castle flicks, House on Haunted Hill, and City of the Dead the other day and I'm in the mood for some spooky swamps, creepy castles, and hilarious hijinks. Ideally in contemporary times. Vincent Price is definitely your best bet but a lot of those are period pieces. But The Haunted Palace, Tomb of Ligeia, and Masque of the Red Death come to mind right away. And yea Abominable Dr. Phibes and Phibes Rises Again also fit the bill.
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Jul 8, 2019 03:55
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feedmyleg posted:Anyone have any suggestions for some old-school spooky horror with a touch of camp? The more they resemble an episode of Scooby-Doo the better. I caught a couple William Castle flicks, House on Haunted Hill, and City of the Dead the other day and I'm in the mood for some spooky swamps, creepy castles, and hilarious hijinks. Ideally in contemporary times. Theatre of Blood. Vincent Price at some of his best scenery chewing and hamming it up.
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Jul 8, 2019 04:09
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M_Sinistrari posted:For it's time, Henry was pretty intense. It's just with what's come out after, it's tame in comparison. I mean, fwiw, the rape pretty much excludes it from ever being a recommendation to anyone the kind of horror nerds that populate this that. Which is a shame, I would actually love to watch it with a group of friends but that one scene is a bit much.
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Jul 8, 2019 04:21
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Pomp posted:I mean, fwiw, the rape pretty much excludes it from ever being a recommendation to anyone the kind of horror nerds that populate this that. Which is a shame, I would actually love to watch it with a group of friends but that one scene is a bit much. That scene is so... let’s say well made instead of good. And the revelation that it’s actually Henry and Otis watching it is so creepy.
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Jul 8, 2019 04:30
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I think they were talking about the other rape.
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Origami Dali posted:I think they were talking about the other rape. I'm trying to remember the differences between the rated and unrated versions since it's been so long since I last sat through them and for some reason all I can recall is the one from Irreversible.
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My mom was a true crime buff back in the day and I got a lot of hand-me-down paperbacks, so I had some familiarity with Henry Lee Lucas before I saw Portrait, and I definitely think that helped inform my reaction to it. It’s not “extreme” in a tryhard way like Serbian Film is, it just has a pervasive sense of nihilism to it that, when combined with the fact that it was loosely based on true events, gives it a unique kind of intensity.
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Jul 8, 2019 05:03
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That opening montage of murder victims in the crime scene aftermath with the slowed down soundtrack of their murders playing over it, intercut with mundane poo poo like Henry driving a car and eating eggs in a cafe, is some real horror art, and a good example of visual storytelling. It's a quality movie.
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I found out Henry's 4k restoration was playing here a couple years with like a couple hours' notice and I called in to work to go see it. It's so brutally nihilistic, and yeah, that opening sequence really set the tone (although I had hoped the rest would be shot as artfully).
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Jul 8, 2019 08:11
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Anyone have any thoughts on Brightburn? I really liked it and especially liked how the mid-credits scene shows that A. The Crimson Bolt is in that universe and B. There are more hosed up justice league evil knockoffs. There is potential for a cool sequel or two. There is just a lot of potential.
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Basebf555 posted:Vincent Price is definitely your best bet but a lot of those are period pieces. But The Haunted Palace, Tomb of Ligeia, and Masque of the Red Death come to mind right away. And yea Abominable Dr. Phibes and Phibes Rises Again also fit the bill. M_Sinistrari posted:Theatre of Blood. Vincent Price at some of his best scenery chewing and hamming it up. Perfect, these look like exactly what I was hoping for. Thanks! I'm also not opposed to period pieces, I just tend to vibe a bit more with a modern setting. But I adored Night Creatures with Cushing in this same vein so I'm open to period suggestions—though I've seen a good chunk of the Dracula/Wolf Man/Frankenstein stuff and enjoyed it, but when those try to incorporate humor it hasn't ever hit for me. But maybe I'm just watching the wrong ones.
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Jul 8, 2019 13:19
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feedmyleg posted:Perfect, these look like exactly what I was hoping for. Thanks! You know what? It's not really what you're asking for at all, but if you haven't seen A Bucket of Blood, you should. It's a really fun flick with a strong Beatnik setting.
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Jul 8, 2019 13:22
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I like Bucket of Blood even more than Corman’s movies with Price. It’s still definitely a cheesy Corman movie but it’s too good to be made in 5 days using leftover sets.
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Jul 8, 2019 14:18
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feedmyleg posted:Perfect, these look like exactly what I was hoping for. Thanks! I was gonna recommend The Asphyx, but it looks like it's not on Prime anymore, that's a shame. I'm assuming if you've seen Night Creatures, you've also seen Horror Express.
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Jul 8, 2019 14:21
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Is it just me or does that new movie Crawl coming out have the exact same plot as Sharknado only totally non-ironic
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Jul 8, 2019 15:37
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Mel Mudkiper posted:Is it just me or does that new movie Crawl coming out have the exact same plot as Sharknado only totally non-ironic It's at least based on a real phenomena, even if the scenario in the movie is exaggerated. Gators do actually end up in some weird places during floods, or even just in general, they pop up in places you wouldn't expect. Nobody has ever been attacked by a shark that was launched onto the land via tornado.
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Untrustable posted:Anyone have any thoughts on Brightburn? I really liked it and especially liked how the mid-credits scene shows that A. The Crimson Bolt is in that universe and B. There are more hosed up justice league evil knockoffs. There is potential for a cool sequel or two. There is just a lot of potential. My biggest issue with it was that it didn't do anything interesting with its premise other than be exactly what it said it was I would have preferred some exploration of becoming alienated from the world or desensitized to human life by being so godlike above it. Like seeing humanity as ants and just sort of losing any sense of compassion or value for them because you are just so strong. Like, explore what might psychologically make Superman into a killing machine. Instead, he is just a kid who has his evil switch turned on and goes crazy
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Franchescanado posted:You know what? It's not really what you're asking for at all, but if you haven't seen A Bucket of Blood, you should. It's a really fun flick with a strong Beatnik setting. Finally caught this a couple of months ago and loved it. Basebf555 posted:I was gonna recommend The Asphyx, but it looks like it's not on Prime anymore, that's a shame. Looks like YouTube's got Asphyx, I'll pop one on the list. Caught Horror Express last year when I was on a big Cushing kick, but that's right up my alley. After a little digging I also found Horror Island, Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow, Hard Rock Nightmare, and Graveyard Disturbance on Youtube, which all seem like they're in line with my ask. Can anyone vouch for any of those? And Abominable Dr Phibes has been on the list for a while, I'll re-prioritize it.
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