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bones 4 beginners posted:Hey whoever recommended Gonjiam I just wanted to say, the noise that one girl makes will follow me til I die thanks for that. Honestly, I've blocked a lot of it out but if it's the bit I'm thinking of (woods?) yeah, AAAAAAAA is the noise I make when I remember
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Moon Atari posted:Too bad, I'm taking the bait. The Thing clearly has limited experience with humans or else it would have already conquered. If it is still alive at the end it is in a position of having barely made it out of its encounter with the Norwegians alive, and is on the absolute brink of dying in its second encounter. With only one body left it isn't going to take any chances. It needs to look like a presentable corpse in order to be collected without suspicion by the next crew to come along. If it fights the last survivor it risks either complete defeat or being blown into a grotesque form that will either be torched or isolated quickly. You could even interpret this as a brain bug style "It's afraid", if the Thing can be considered to have emotions. that makes sense though I guess a) I've always assumed The Thing was not sentient in the sense that we are; it's intelligent to an extent, but not thinking abstractly beyond its desire to spread b) I've always assumed it spread like an infection. (and, since it's autonomous down to the cellular level, and the only way to kill it is immolation, even a small amount of Thing poses a continual threat) neither of which is necessarily true so I always interpreted Childs' line about "the fire's got the heat up all over the place.... but it won't last" to mean like "The Thing is on the ropes, but it won't be forever. also we are going to freeze to death. if you've got anything left in the tank, now's the time" and MacCready's "if either of us has any surprises for the other, neither of us is in any position to do much about it" to mean "if I were The Thing I could just eat you, and if you were The Thing, you could just eat me" so there's this bitter irony that they can finally trust each other, but only because they're both so terminally hosed that even if they didn't trust each other it wouldn't make a difference but the lines could also be interpreted as some pretty masterful double talk Childs' line could also mean "if I'm The Thing, and I'm not saying I am, congrats, you kicked my rear end, dude. but it's not over yet. what!ve you got?" OR "if you're The Thing, I really need to kill you while I still can. what've you got?" and MacCready's line could also mean "if you're the thing, I can't kill you, because I just got my rear end kicked, and if I'm the thing, you can't kill me, because you just got your rear end kicked, so what the gently caress" so that's kind of interesting, thank you for explaining movies to me 🙏 Cubone fucked around with this message at 19:34 on Sep 30, 2019 |
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sporklift posted:Re: Thing Talk That rules. I should read some more Peter Watts since I also really liked Blind Sight.
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Moon Atari posted:That rules. I should read some more Peter Watts since I also really liked Blind Sight. Oh, you've gotta read Echopraxia, then- it's very much in the spirit of this thread, even!
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Cubone posted:so that's kind of interesting, thank you for explaining movies to me 🙏 My hot take is that more people have put effort into finding meaning in the ending of that film than John Carpenter ever put in to "ehhh, gently caress it, let's keep it ambiguous".
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John F Bennett posted:Did anyone see the The Changeling? Another movie about a haunting and it's really good. That’s one of my all time favorite movies, ever. “ Are you the child killed by the coal cart?” Pure magic.
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I always liked The Others (the Nicole Kidman one). Apart from the twist I liked the perspective of the old lady ghost talking about how they will have to learn to share. Also the line 'If you see a ghost you say "hello".' line that seems like nothing on first viewing but ends up being both ironic in multiple ways and good advice all at the same time.
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deported to Canada posted:My hot take is that more people have put effort into finding meaning in the ending of that film than John Carpenter ever put in to "ehhh, gently caress it, let's keep it ambiguous". right see but I didn't understand how it was ambiguous in the first place and so that was what we were talking about, so that take doesn't really apply
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A Fancy Hat posted:I live about 15 minutes away from the mall where they filmed Dawn of the Dead. Hey no poo poo, where you at? I live out past Forbes Hospital. This is the closest I've ever seen another goon! I was super bummed when they got rid of the fish pond in the mall, I remember thinking it was fantastical when I was a little kid - the sweet smell of the trees, the lighted pathways, the surprise fish under the little bridge. Magic in a mall! I did a tour of local malls a few years ago during football season (I hate football) and there were quite a few that seemed deserted enough to host a new horror movie. There was one with giant ramps alongside their stairs and the whole wing was either closed stores or empty and utterly deserted on Sunday afternoon.
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Shibawanko posted:Kairo (Pulse) is the scariest movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsuUS2lcSk4 you can watch the whole thing on youtube with English subs. I really like that one, but I'm gonna meekly claim that this is one of two Asian horror movies (The other is The Ring) where the American remake is better that the OG version.
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I've pretty much exhausted Netflix horror category, and sci fi, so if someone has suggestions on what to join next, please let me know. Trollhunter (2010) is a good horror movie that isn't gory. Devil's Pass (2013) was loving fantastic and not gory but very very suspenseful, I watched it twice in a row. I'm now fascinated by the Dyatlov Pass incident. Also, the Chinese movie The Midnight After (2014) is worth a watch. The Invitation (2016) was really good and is on my watch again list. The ending is chilling. As for gory, Cabin Fever has a special place in my heart. That bathtub scene probably resonates with any woman ever. Would You Rather (2012) was a stunner. There are a lot of movies like this out there, I wish I could remember more details, but I think it was a film crew set out to explore an abandoned soviet building that was (obviously) haunted. I know it had jail cells in it, and I remember really liking it, but can't for the life of me think of what it was called. And it would have been viewed years ago on Netflix, so not even scrolling through Viewing Activity has helped.
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A couple recent ones A Dark Song (2016) loving rules and is the coolest portrayal of magic I've seen. It's like top three of the decade for me. The Clovehitch Killer (2018) was somehow super chilling and charming both. One of the great serial killer flicks. Pyewacket (2017) had a scene that horrified me and a scene that actually scared me. It isn't an all-time favorite but those things hardly ever happen after you watch a lot of horror.
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That70sHeidi posted:Devil's Pass (2013) was loving fantastic and not gory but very very suspenseful, I watched it twice in a row. I'm now fascinated by the Dyatlov Pass incident. Also, the Chinese movie The Midnight After (2014) is worth a watch. Just curious, did this movie give an explanation for what happened to the original hikers? I read the book Dead Mountain awhile back, and the author determined that the student hiking group went into a crazed panic due to a special auditory effect caused by the wind and the shape of the mountains
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a new study bible! posted:Hereditary is the best horror movie ever made. Hell yeah, it's gotta at least be way up there. It's got it all folks.
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My days and nights are completely reversed right now so I've been watching a lot of movies in the wee hours of the night/morning since there isn't quite a lot to do at 4am. Last night: Friday the 13th The New Blood Friday the 13th VII Friday the 13th VIII Jason takes Manhattan (a personal favorite) One sided albeit losing boxing match. "Take your best shot." Jason punches head off. Jason X (another personal favorite since it's quite self-aware) Poltergeist I like all of the Jason movies. Freddy is my favorite but I only like 1, 3, and New Nightmare although 2 is pretty good for funny reasons. Jason is much more campy which adds a lot of humor, intentionally or not. I want to watch a few that I've never seen before but I always have these movies on in the background since I'm browsing the forums or playing a game or something else. I really want to pay attention. I want to see Near Dark that someone mentioned earlier but I want to remember it. I'll probably throw a few more on tonight that I've also seen 100 times before. We'll see.
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Maybe it was because I was 11 when it came out but besides the abysmal ending, Signs has always stuck with me. The soundtrack is downright horrifying and the slow build of alien glimpses building to the news footage scene is so unsettling.
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Tim Whatley posted:Maybe it was because I was 11 when it came out but besides the abysmal ending, Signs has always stuck with me. The soundtrack is downright horrifying and the slow build of alien glimpses building to the news footage scene is so unsettling. I've had a fear of alien abduction for as long as I can remember and that scene with the South American home movie was so good and suspenseful that I couldn't sleep for several nights afterward.
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¡Vamanos children!
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a new study bible! posted:Hereditary is the best horror movie ever made. I watched the first 45 minutes and was snoozing the whole time. The only freaky thing that happened until hen was the head biting, and even that was pretty boring. Also, the sound mix was complete poo poo. For a movie that's a talker, going from "SUSPENSEFUL BLARE" directly to a hushed whispered conversation that you can't hear even at max volume, but sinc3e this i a Slow-Burn talker, that can't mean anything important  My favorite scary movie is Aliens. Surprised nobody mentioned it yet. That is a slow-burn start that's actually interesting.
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unexplodable posted:A Dark Song (2016) loving rules and is the coolest portrayal of magic I've seen. It's like top three of the decade for me. That ending. The Angel's voice.
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defaultluser posted:My favorite scary movie is Aliens. Surprised nobody mentioned it yet. That is a slow-burn start that's actually interesting. I like the cut of your jib sir.
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defaultluser posted:I watched the first 45 minutes and was snoozing the whole time. The only freaky thing that happened until hen was the head biting, and even that was pretty boring. I don't understand. Your comment seems to imply there are horror movies where something does happen in the first 45 minutes, but that would be ridiculous.  Whenever possible I start horror movies at 1.25 speed. Especially all the ones that feature a group of young adults going on a trip somewhere -- your characters are trash, we all know they're trash, nobody wants to watch 30 minutes of boring road trip or whatever before the story actually starts.
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Lots of great classics already called out. Someone also mentioned the Sacrament so I figured I'd give some other Ti West movies some love: Innkeepers and House of the Devil. Neither is perfect, but if you enjoy slow burns they both have a ton of charm. Some other good/interesting horror flicks I don't think I saw mentioned: Faust, Deep Red, Apostle, Black Sunday, Blood on Satan's Claw.
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defaultluser posted:I watched the first 45 minutes and was snoozing the whole time. The only freaky thing that happened until hen was the head biting, and even that was pretty boring. You should try and see hereditary with a really great stereo system, the sound mix was magical in theaters. Like they even made the 'popping' seem to come from just over your shoulder a few times. But it also sounds like horror based more on discomfort and people falling apart mentally might not be your thing. Kazak posted:I asked in another thread and got a few decent suggestions and I'll ask again here: can anybody recommend good shows or movies about social breakdown at the onset of some great catastrophe or horror event? There's the early bust where they find a tenement has had a zombie outbreak because the people who lived there wouldn't turn over their dead and dying. Then there's specific casual conversation about the well off (and cops and first responders) fleeing the cities to private estates or holing up and not showing up to shifts to help keep things in check. There's a perfect example of the greed when the early protagonists are discussing escape plans they deny having cigarettes when asked to share, but then are casually puffing away in the next scene as they abandon their posts. Zombies don't overwhelm society in Romero's movies, humans gently caress up and act selfish and nature does the rest.
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Cubone posted:right see but I didn't understand how it was ambiguous in the first place and so that was what we were talking about, so that take doesn't really apply To you maybe. Not everything is about you though.
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That70sHeidi posted:I've pretty much exhausted Netflix horror category, and sci fi, so if someone has suggestions on what to join next, please let me know. I recognise that film! - Entity (2012) it's very atmospheric Edit: I was going to post a link to the trailer but imo it's a pretty bad representation of what the film is actually like. Trollhunter is weird but great and I also really liked Devils Pass I don't think Pontypool has been mentioned yet? great beginning, but I feel like it loses its way towards the end, like they just didn't know how to finish it. And I just remembered Fritt Vilt aka Cold Prey - its not supernatural, more like its a slasher film for people who normally hate slasher films. It's really good. Pookah fucked around with this message at 08:52 on Oct 1, 2019 |
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deported to Canada posted:To you maybe. Not everything is about you though. what's to me what are you even saying
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That70sHeidi posted:Hey no poo poo, where you at? I live out past Forbes Hospital. This is the closest I've ever seen another goon! I was super bummed when they got rid of the fish pond in the mall, I remember thinking it was fantastical when I was a little kid - the sweet smell of the trees, the lighted pathways, the surprise fish under the little bridge. Magic in a mall! Out in Murrysville here. And yeah, lot of childhood memories of that pond. I loved feeding the fish and just pretending it was a little section of the jungle growing in the mall. To add to the Hereditary discussion - I absolutely loved it, but can understand why someone wouldn't. It's equal parts horror and despair. You don't want to watch this as part of a fun horror movie night, or on a date, or anything like this. But if you want to see a family completely fall apart in front of you while you get some good scares? Hell yeah watch the movie.
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KAIDAN was the first major Japanese release into North American theaters in the mid-60s and for suspenseful ghost stories it still holds up pretty well today. Four classic Japanese spooky tales, minimalist soundtrack, phenomenal set dec for the time. Bought it on the criterion collection and I make the effort to watch it every Halloween season.
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Metaline posted:My last roommate was one of the set carpenters and I was living with him when the movie came out. He was exceedingly proud of the building work on that shoot and it was so exciting to go see it in the theatre. I love seeing compliments on it in the wild, so thank you! Are you still in contact with him? If so, please tell him that his work is really appreciated. The Thing is my all-time favorite movie do I was really skeptical about the prequel. I was delighted that the designers and builders obviously put a lot of love into the movie. Edit: For fucks sake, in my previous post, when I said Jules, I meant Childs. Christ... Inzombiac fucked around with this message at 16:08 on Oct 1, 2019 |
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Inzombiac posted:Are you still in contact with him? Seriously, this. I love The Thing, and I was initially disappointed in the prequel when it came out because of expectations. However, I rewatched it recently, right after the original and you can really see it as a labor of love. I excused the behavior of the monster as learning the best way to survive this environment and manipulate the people, but the overall writing was much weaker than the original. Still, it's a great watch if you love The Thing, and you know Kate is still out there in a snowplow freezing to death while MacReady is sitting next with Child's also freezing to death. There was mention of a Russian camp, let's kickstart a trilogy already! As for the MacReady vs Child's ending, I never considered one of them was actually the thing, because that ruins a powerful ending. These two dudes gave everything they could to stop the monster. They technically saved the world (though living cells of the alien probably survived somewhere), and after all that, their prize is freezing to death. Still the happiest possible ending they could've achieved given the situation.
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The practical effects team that made the Thing prequel went a did another movie called Harbringer Down with Lance Henrikson, it's about evil tardigrades, the practical effects are really good but the movie is a mess, if you want more good recent horror practical effects, may I recommend Stung? Not a good movie but very good effects.
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The Thing is basically an impossible movie to follow, I thought the prequel was entirely watchable but still in the vein of "did this really NEED to be made?"
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Mordor She Wrote posted:The practical effects team that made the Thing prequel went a did another movie called Harbringer Down with Lance Henrikson, it's about evil tardigrades, the practical effects are really good but the movie is a mess, if you want more good recent horror practical effects, may I recommend Stung? Not a good movie but very good effects. I was mega hyped for Harbinger Down. Wow, it was... good to look at, I guess? The only thing I really remember is that I laughed my rear end off when the VERY OBVIOUS Russian lady betrayed the team.
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SilvergunSuperman posted:The Thing is basically an impossible movie to follow, I thought the prequel was entirely watchable but still in the vein of "did this really NEED to be made?" maybe I'm tainted by the RLM review but I'm pretty sure I just thought it was ok when I saw in theaters and after they pointed out that its just a worse version of the original movie, it makes me angry.
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Seems I need to watch The Thing then, judging by this thread? Is there a reason NOT to watch it?
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John F Bennett posted:Seems I need to watch The Thing then, judging by this thread? I mean if you had 2 hours left on earth you might want to spend it with loved ones or something, but I'd still say watch The Thing.
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I just watched Midsommar and like Hereditary it was pretty clever and original that the plot and story structure was crazy poo poo happens and yep! gently caress you! like, there is suspense and mystery because gradually WHAT IS HAPPENING happens but it’s not explained externally, you the viewer experience it all first hand in real time along with the protagonists or rather the protagonists are secretly the bad guys all along it’s a lot more realistic than “the scooby gang solves a mystery” which most horror movies have an element of. the scooby gang gets bred and sacrificed by cultists
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Midsommar is probably my favorite movie this year, it sucks I can't find a clean version of the music from the maypole scene.
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