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Tuxedo Catfish posted:I think I asked this in the recommendation thread a while back but I need a weirder and deeper level of expertise. Focusing more on the ‘subtle intrusion and alteration’ aspects of what you’re looking for, these would be my recommendations. Harpya, a short film. Harlequin (1980), though everyone in that presents as human. Nomads (1986), not so much cosmic as (semi-)inexplicable. Paranoia: 1.0. Session 9. Loft (2005). Penumbra; Entrance; and The Forgotten, all from 2012. Polednice, a.k.a., The Noonday Witch. My House Walkthrough, a short film on Youtube.
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alf_pogs posted:wow i just watched Darkness Falls and what the gently caress was that movie lol If memory serves the production was a bit of a trainwreck all the way through. They even went back and redesigned the Tooth Fairy top-to-bottom right before release. In fact, it came so close to the release date that McFarlane toys actually released a figure of the original design and then released a second, updated figure reflecting the final design later. Here's a bit about Doug Jones modeling the original, unused concept: https://comicbook.com/movies/2018/01/21/the-shape-of-water-doug-jones-rare-tooth-fairy-darkness-falls-design/
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Pomp posted:Of course it was Doug Jones Generally if it's not Doug Jones, then it's Javier Botet.
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I said it before, but one day Doug Jones is gonna die and some freaky looking thing from a horror movie won't be him and I'll just start to cry a little.
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I'm like halfway through the F13 franchise and man I really don't like Jason as a villain. Out of the big 3, he's weirdly the most human and I think that works against him. Maybe the series gets better after part 5 (which I just finished (haha I know it doesn't))
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Basebf555 posted:Watch Part VIII, it's the best one.
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Doug Jones is a national treasure.
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alf_pogs posted:wow i just watched Darkness Falls and what the gently caress was that movie lol CelticPredator posted:Some 3D movies look like rear end. Look at My Bloody Valentine 3D. Looks horrendous when it’s in 2D Also, though it's executed very poorly , I actually enjoy the twist. It's a ok way to change up the killer for a remake, just needed to be developed a hair more. COOL CORN posted:I'm like halfway through the F13 franchise and man I really don't like Jason as a villain. Out of the big 3, he's weirdly the most human and I think that works against him. Lol, well he sure gets less human after 5. I always liked the interpretation that the F13 movies are just natural disaster movies like Earthquake or Dante's Peak but the disaster is a big rear end dude. I feel it gets more fun to watch from that point on, though 9 is loving BONKERS, and not in quite the best ways. It has the loving necronomicon and Kandarian dagger props from Evil Dead 2, and uses them. Free Drinks fucked around with this message at 07:19 on Aug 25, 2019 |
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Darthemed posted:Echoing the Phase IV rec, that’s a great call. I will never stop loving old VHS covers...
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CelticPredator posted:He’s a bit early, but I invited him in to hang out Which SCP is this?
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:I think I asked this in the recommendation thread a while back but I need a weirder and deeper level of expertise. Resolution/The Endless The Corridor Absentia Those all come to mind as maybe fitting the bill.
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Snack Bitch posted:Any fans here of Joe Begos? He has two movies so far, The Mind’s Eye and Almost Human, both are sci-fi horror with lots of blood. What I enjoyed most was the pacing, a steady escalation of violence and body count. Both movies have generic plots and his writing is really awkward. But I can overlook this for an exciting movie. Mind’s Eye is streaming for free on Tubi and worth checking out. Begos has two new movies coming out in the next year and he has a lot of potential as a horror director. I really liked Almost Human so I'll be sure to check out The Mind's Eye. Also count me among the people who both loved The Greasy Strangler and hated it.
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:I think I asked this in the recommendation thread a while back but I need a weirder and deeper level of expertise. Terrified (2017) is a solid Argentinian film about supernatural forces slowly talking over a small neighborhood and a team of paranormal investigators trying to get to the bottom of it.
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Basebf555 posted:I wanted to love Cigarette Burns, I'm the biggest Carpenter fanatic you'll ever meet and there were plenty of other Masters of Horror episodes that I liked but that one just didn't work for me. Maybe I should give it another shot. Yeah, I watched it again recently, and it just doesn't hold together, despite some nicely goopy visuals. The big issue, I think, is that the script gives away way too much, way too soon. (It's hard to pull off a slow burn into the supernatural after you've revealed in the first act that the bad guy is holding an actual angel captive in his living room.) The fact that Carpenter ditches the writers halfway through the commentary track to take a smoke break says it all, really. filmcynic fucked around with this message at 12:29 on Aug 25, 2019 |
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Y'all are nuts Cigarette Burns owns.
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filmcynic posted:Yeah, I watched it again recently, and it just doesn't hold together, despite some nicely goopy visuals. The big issue, I think, is that the script gives away way too much, way too soon. (It's hard to pull off a slow burn into the supernatural after you've revealed in the first act that the bad guy is holding an actual angel captive in his living room.) The fact that Carpenter ditches the writers halfway through the commentary track to take a smoke break says it all, really. As I said earlier, the concept of a lost or forbidden film just really clicks with me since if I was able to afford it, I would love to go tracking down movies like that for a job.
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There’s not much reason to watch Cigarette Burns when you could be watching In the Mouth of Madness instead. It’s not a terrible way for Carpenter to sign off from filmmaking though.
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:There’s not much reason to watch Cigarette Burns when you could be watching In the Mouth of Madness instead. It’s not a terrible way for Carpenter to sign off from filmmaking though. He directed the music video for the new version of the Christine theme.
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:There’s not much reason to watch Cigarette Burns when you could be watching In the Mouth of Madness instead. It’s not a terrible way for Carpenter to sign off from filmmaking though. Didn't the one in the asylum come like a decade after Cigarette Burns?
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Didn't the one in the asylum come like a decade after Cigarette Burns? Yeah, that's his last official feature film as of right now. I suspect it will stay that way.
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The intro to Darkness Falls was the only good part of that movie. It's dope as hell. Watched The Wind and Black Mountain Side. Dug them
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It is kind of cool that John Carpenter’s likely final set of creative works is gonna be several cool albums and scores for Halloween movies. Heck of a 3rd act.
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Watched Attack the Block and loved it. I thought it was a really well balanced blend of action, comedy, and horror with simple but cool monster designs. I also watched The Stuff and didn't like it. Instead of getting a movie full of Kung Fu Famous Amos I was given Does Nothing Woman and Some Kid. It's a movie full of fantastic ideas mostly squandered.
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Lurdiak posted:Y'all are nuts Cigarette Burns owns. Yup. It was what sold me on Masters Of Horror at all.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Didn't the one in the asylum come like a decade after Cigarette Burns? Yeah but who gives a poo poo
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TheKingslayer posted:Yup. It was what sold me on Masters Of Horror at all. I got to see a preview screening of Incident On and Off a Mountain Road and really got hyped for the potential of the series after seeing it. It sucks that they couldn’t keep the series going.
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Ape Agitator posted:Echoing most everyone on Ready or Not in that it's a really fun horror comedy but not suspenseful. It's not played carefully enough to be like a Don't Breathe though so it's not the format for suspense. The ending could have gone in either way and it would have been fine. Agreed, but also the fake-out genuinely got me, and  at the kids exploding.Anyway I now have a crush on Samara Weaving and might have to watch The Babysitter
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Coffee And Pie posted:Agreed, but also the fake-out genuinely got me, and The Babysitter is cool and good, and additionally you liking The Babysitter is peak performative "gently caress the haters" because the movie is good even if McG as a director has been (until this movie) almost universally trash.
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Shrecknet posted:The Babysitter is cool and good, and additionally you liking The Babysitter is peak performative "gently caress the haters" because the movie is good even if McG as a director has been (until this movie) almost universally trash. I'm a bone deep McG hater, and The Babysitter is awesome and Samara Weaving is loving awesome. Ready or Not was, in my opinion, awesome.
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flashy_mcflash posted:He's a great guy and I want him to succeed but if I'm being honest I don't like his execution. He's got a ton of ideas but in my opinion has never been able to bring them off properly. That said I'm fully aware I mighty be in the minority on those two films because practically everyone I know loves them. I just think Panos just blew straight past him in the current retro cosmic horror trend. Oh yeah Panos is on while other level. I feel like Begos is doing less of the cosmic horror and more of a exciting/weird experience.
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About halfway through The Babysitter and the title cards and stuff really fall flat for me, as did the "Black lives matter" joke. It has some decent effects though, like the guy tripping off the stairs and getting the award through the neck, but that only highlights the bad CG like the cop getting a fireplace poker through the eye.
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The first like 15-30 minutes are really McG but like once it really gets rolling I think its just a wild, fun ride. And Robbie Amell ends up outshining Samara Weaving.
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:There’s not much reason to watch Cigarette Burns when you could be watching In the Mouth of Madness instead. It’s not a terrible way for Carpenter to sign off from filmmaking though. He's currently adapting his Tales for a Halloween Night as an anthology series and (before it recently switched studios, at least) planned to direct the pilot.
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