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weekly font posted:This is made explicit in Part 4. But really why is the town still selling this mask? The 80s and early 90s were a little different than the world we live in today. You're talking about the time when I was able to walk into a comic book store as a kid and buy serial killer trading cards.
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Neo Rasa posted:The 80s and early 90s were a little different than the world we live in today. You're talking about the time when I was able to walk into a comic book store as a kid and buy serial killer trading cards. I dunno they banned lawn darts after one kid got hurt. Yeah my mom basically booted me out of the house to go trick or treating at night and all Americans didn't have some level of PTSD, but reactionaries always existed. Also I think the horror thread should be the Ben Tramer Memorial Thread for Halloween this year. 
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Halloween 2 was shot by Cundey so yea, don't be quick to dismiss it. Most of it's flaws are easily overlooked because you've got Pleasence, Jamie Lee, and Cundey on cinematography.
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Neo Rasa posted:I'll always go to bat for the 1981 Halloween 2. It'd be legit good if it didn't have such a weirdly rushed third act that completely falls apart, it feels unfinished, and I think Laurie being his sister wouldn't come to be such a hated thing if the back half of the movie and the way it was revealed was done better. Instead there's that insanely stupid looking flashback, and then different characters all learn about this, and then it gets brought up again like it's new information an extra time, it's handled really badly. This basically matches my analysis that it’s a fun slasher but pales in comparison to the original. I will also say that in addition to the flashback/dream sequence being stupid as gently caress, I also really didn’t need to see that Michael went into a school and wrote SAMHAIN on a chalkboard in blood. That is nearly as dumb as the flashbacks and plays a part in Myers being less scary in 2 vs. the original. My third favorite part in 2 after Ben Tramer and the opening credits is when Michael just loving walks through the glass door to the hospital towards the end.
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Thinking about replacing my nightmare before christmas halloween annual rewatch with "ravenous" because it's a true gem that was criminally slept on.
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Speaking of this, since everyone here appreciates a good Italian grindhouse ripoff of other movies, it wasn't until maybe a year ago or so that I realized Absurd is (besides being a loose sequel to Anthropophagus) basically the Italian knockoff of Halloween II. It explains why I have so much fun with that movie too, plus it has the "NO HUMANS EVER ACT LIKE THIS" localization issues I love like everyone getting dressed in like tuxedos and fancy dresses to watch THE BIG AMERICAN FOOTBALL GAME at someone's house.
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zer0spunk posted:Thinking about replacing my nightmare before christmas halloween annual rewatch with "ravenous" because it's a true gem that was criminally slept on. watching Ravenous is always the right call
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zer0spunk posted:Thinking about replacing my nightmare before christmas halloween annual rewatch with "ravenous" because it's a true gem that was criminally slept on. NBC is a Christmas movie not a Halloween movie and anyone who says it is both is a POSER.
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Kvlt! posted:NBC is a Christmas movie not a Halloween movie and anyone who says it is both is a POSER. Oogie's song is an essential Halloween bop soooo
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OpenSourceBurger posted:Oogie's song is an essential Halloween bop soooo it's amazing how posers just out themselves like this with no shame
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Oct 30, 2019 17:36
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I saw the Nightmare Before Christmas once, it was ok.
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The Monster Mash is very obviously the quintessential Halloween song. It’s a graveyard smash!
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Neo Rasa posted:Speaking of this, since everyone here appreciates a good Italian grindhouse ripoff of other movies, it wasn't until maybe a year ago or so that I realized Absurd is (besides being a loose sequel to Anthropophagus) basically the Italian knockoff of Halloween II. Oh hey, thanks for reminding me that I own Absurd on blu ray and still haven't watched it. I think watching Anthropophagus and being totally underwhelmed made me lose interest.
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unfun fact: there's a far-right nationalist black metal band called Absurd named after the movie one of whose members murdered a 15 year old
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NBC is actually a Thanksgiving movie. The best time to watch it is after Halloween before the first snowfall.
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Kvlt! posted:NBC is a Christmas movie not a Halloween movie and anyone who says it is both is a POSER. I consider it a transitional movie personally....and to think of it we could do with more transitional Halloween/Xmas movies.
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Vince MechMahon posted:NBC is actually a Thanksgiving movie. The best time to watch it is after Halloween before the first snowfall.  they're predicting snow flurries on Halloween night here
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Iron Crowned posted:
Then watch it at midnight, boom, done.
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Kvlt! posted:unfun fact: there's a far-right nationalist black metal band called Absurd named after the movie one of whose members murdered a 15 year old You're just trying to make me stretch this out as long as possible now. Might not get around to watching it now until next Halloween season when, hopefully, I'll forget all about that little factoid.
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Blast Fantasto posted:The Monster Mash is very obviously the quintessential Halloween song. It’s a graveyard smash! yeah, but ... okay is this a song about fuckin' is all i wanna know
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King Vidiot posted:You're just trying to make me stretch this out as long as possible now. Might not get around to watching it now until next Halloween season when, hopefully, I'll forget all about that little factoid. to be fair the movie itself has nothing to do with any of the bad stuff
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Tart Kitty posted:yeah, but ... All the monsters wanted to touch his electrode, of course it's about fuckin'
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Tart Kitty posted:yeah, but ... Those creatures sucked and hosed! I'm guessing it's cause it's anime but holy poo poo Perfect Blue doesn't get talked about enough as a hell of a spook-a-doodle. Probably a great double feature with Mulholland Drive. Vince MechMahon posted:It and Black Swan are a really good double feature. oh poo poo yeah weekly font fucked around with this message at 18:12 on Oct 30, 2019 |
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weekly font posted:Those creatures sucked and hosed! It and Black Swan are a really good double feature.
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Vince MechMahon posted:It and Black Swan are a really good double feature. Nah Black Swan is such a lovely rip off (I know Aronofsky bought the rights just so he could re-create scenes). Don't let Black Swan leave a bad taste in your mouth after watching the masterpiece that is Perfect Blue. weekly font posted:Those creatures sucked and hosed! This is a much better double feature suggestion
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Just as a heads up( and I don’t know why the NBC chat made me think of this) but apparently Christmas Evil is being re-released on Blu-Ray on December the 9th.
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Gaz2k21 posted:Just as a heads up( and I don’t know why the NBC chat made me think of this) but apparently Christmas Evil is being re-released on Blu-Ray on December the 9th. By whom? The current Vinegar Syndrome is top notch
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King Vidiot posted:Oh hey, thanks for reminding me that I own Absurd on blu ray and still haven't watched it. I think watching Anthropophagus and being totally underwhelmed made me lose interest. Oh yeah I still like Anthropophagus but Absurd is way better and has baller soundtrack too. Kvlt! posted:unfun fact: there's a far-right nationalist black metal band called Absurd named after the movie one of whose members murdered a 15 year old Suggest we use one of its alternate titles from now on, in various countries it's been released with titles such as Blood Red, Horrible, Anthropophagus 2, Monster Hunter, Grim Reaper 2, and... ...for real... ...Zombie 6. Neo Rasa fucked around with this message at 18:38 on Oct 30, 2019 |
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Tart Kitty posted:yeah, but ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH4sXVQ7a_w
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Iron Crowned posted:By whom? The current Vinegar Syndrome is top notch 88 Films.... Probably should have mentioned this is in the UK
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Neo Rasa posted:Oh yeah I still like Anthropophagus but Absurd is way better and has baller soundtrack too. ...and Demons 7 and Troll 4
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weekly font posted:RIP Scaroline The two lines in this that always get me are Frankenstein just JACKED OFF AND CRIED and Igor decided to gently caress HIS OWN DAD
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Gaz2k21 posted:88 Films.... I have never heard of 88 Films. Looks like the features match the VS release, but without screenshots I can't compare the transfers. Probably a good option if anyone doesn't want to have a Blu shipped from the states.
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ruddiger posted:The tv cut of The original Halloween had a ton of new footage added because they were trying to hype up the release of Halloween 2 and added scenes to the first to help bridge the continuity (Laurie’s relationship to Michael is established in the tv edit so it doesn’t come out of nowhere in the sequel). In 2001 Best Buy carried a DVD version that was the uncensored theatrical version with the TV scenes edited in. Bonus item was a little commemorative piece with a couple of the original film frames in it. My wife looked through them and got me one with the frames being Michael standing in the doorway as the ghost. That part is pretty cool because my first memory of Halloween as a kid was getting the HBO guide in the cable bill and the back cover being the "Coming Next Month..." ad for Halloween with that as the picture. There are a couple on Ebay right now going for $155-$180 sealed with the film cell intact.
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Blast Fantasto posted:The two lines in this that always get me are The only thing the Funny or Die video is missing is Scott Aukerman's incredulousness at the inclusion of Swamp Thing. EL BROMANCE posted:DC's Swamp Thing? lol i missed this
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