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I didn't like brightburn but it was half because the kid actor was just not emoting AT ALL, and half it was just kinda dumb. Kid can emote (he was young Scott Lang in endgame), but I guess was just told not to. Admittedly I'm a big Superman fan, and I kinda really hate Snyder's ideas and dcu, but it just seemed like a lifetime movie network of "bad Superman". The scene where he splattered the cop got a decent laugh out of me though.
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I never really understood the love for Night of the Comet. The movie only has one joke ("Women be shoppin!") and the horror isn't strong enough to cover for the humor. It was basically pitched to me as Dawn of the Dead plus Clueless and it didn't really scratch either itch. It's not miserable, but it's pretty mediocre.
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# ? Feb 1, 2020 22:01 |
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Well, the setup is that the two girls are ditsy valley girls, but the payoff is that they’re competent badasses who can independently survive on their own as well as with each other. The makeup isn’t amazing, but there’s a couple of really effective moments where the ghouls are threatening (like in the cheerleader’s dream), or when they emotionally affect the protagonists (when the Hispanic lead goes home to find his family). Plus the two girls are like, really hot.
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# ? Feb 1, 2020 22:47 |
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Night of the Comet is basically a hang out movie with an amazing soundtrack. I loved it.
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# ? Feb 1, 2020 22:49 |
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Huh I’ve always read Night of the Comet as Night of the Creeps; didn’t realize it was a different movie
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# ? Feb 1, 2020 22:50 |
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I was genuinely surprised at the emotional depth of the sisters’s relationship in Night of the Comet. Like, I was expecting a fun schlockfest but got a couple of really good performances mixed in with the schlock.
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# ? Feb 1, 2020 23:00 |
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Burkion posted:Wait wha- it really really does.
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# ? Feb 1, 2020 23:03 |
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david_a posted:Huh I’ve always read Night of the Comet as Night of the Creeps; didn’t realize it was a different movie Well, at least they are both great!
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 01:41 |
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It's a shlockhouse film made by people who are too smart for shlock, but love it anyway. With main characters that are traditionally annoying as heck, but injects them with enough love and character and enthusiasm to make them enduring. And set in a traditionally horrific premise, and plows ahead with the conclusion that the apocalypse can be fun as hell. It's not inherently revolutionary, but it's a quietly been influential while being just a really good time. Like gender and genre flipped Bill and Ted.
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 01:52 |
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no such thing as too smart for shlock only big wrinkly brained geniuses watch it
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 01:53 |
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gey muckle mowser posted:https://twitter.com/shudder/status/1223631791510183942?s=21 I can't believe Shudder bought Jessica Forever. Everything about it sucks rear end, even the main title fonts.
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 01:59 |
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Space Cadet Omoly posted:Gretel and Hansel is okay. It looks amazing, it sounds amazing, but the story is just okay. Which is fine, I guess, sometimes you just want something that looks really good and has a nice dream like quality. I still sort of wish it was built on something a little more though. Agree with this. If nothing else, it’s the most gorgeous-looking horror film I’ve seen in some time
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 02:28 |
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https://twitter.com/shrecknet/status/1223275555220488194?s=19
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 02:51 |
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Oh hell yeah I posted Atroz as a recommendation in a Horror Facebook group I'm in and a bunch of people said they were gonna check it out
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 03:35 |
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Finally got around to Tammy and the T-Rex (or Tanny and the Teenage Tyrannosaur as the title card says) and, uh, WOW. I think Paul Walker's brain being transferred into an animatronic t-rex isn't even in the top five weirdest things about this movie. We loved it.
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 04:58 |
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Watched the Uncut version of Wolfman 2010. It was...ok. I am glad he tore some poo poo up but that film didn't need to be two hours.
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 05:15 |
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COOL CORN posted:Oh hell yeah I posted Atroz as a recommendation in a Horror Facebook group I'm in and a bunch of people said they were gonna check it out my man! I saw Gretel and Hansel and it was honestly amazing. The cinematography was gorgeous, the acting and writing was superb and it was genuinely really creepy and had this hypnotic atmosphere. I'm kinda surprised people are lukewarm on it. The way the cinematography captured a kinda "strangeness" felt like what Midsommar was trying to do but failed.
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 05:52 |
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Neo Rasa posted:Finally got around to Tammy and the T-Rex (or Tanny and the Teenage Tyrannosaur as the title card says) and, uh, WOW. I think Paul Walker's brain being transferred into an animatronic t-rex isn't even in the top five weirdest things about this movie. We loved it. Watched it for the first time as well and it was alright. Wanted a little bit more gore I think.
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 06:41 |
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Kvlt! posted:my man! So far only occasional complaint I've heard about it is that it's a bit slow in parts, but overall everyone's liking it. Sold like mad tonight.
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 09:10 |
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So, just saw Color Out of Space (I know I'm late) and admittedly it's been decades since I last read the story, but how much was in the movie that was not in the books? Cause wow I do NOT remember half that poo poo.
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 09:19 |
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david_a posted:Huh I’ve always read Night of the Comet as Night of the Creeps; didn’t realize it was a different movie Twin Cinema posted:Well, at least they are both great! I just recently rewatched Night of the Creeps for the first time in 20 years, and drat it was just as great as I remembered it being.
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 10:23 |
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Grem posted:So, just saw Color Out of Space (I know I'm late) and admittedly it's been decades since I last read the story, but how much was in the movie that was not in the books? Cause wow I do NOT remember half that poo poo. You can't adapt half of Lovecraft's poo poo, nor would you wish to. Could I please ask people to go easy on the spoilers? It doesn't open here until the end of February.
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 11:10 |
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Night of the Comet has fuckin Chakotay in it.
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 14:15 |
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M_Sinistrari posted:So far only occasional complaint I've heard about it is that it's a bit slow in parts, but overall everyone's liking it. Sold like mad tonight. I didn’t find it that slow, especially compared to Perkins’ first two films. There are some moments where it dwells on the visuals and atmosphere but not in a way that killed the pace imo. Count me in for the “it was good” crowd. Beautiful cinematography and some fantastic and unique visual effects like the witch forming/stepping up out of the puddle. Also, what was up with the zombie looking thing at the Huntsman’s house?
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 15:09 |
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Grem posted:So, just saw Color Out of Space (I know I'm late) The future owns because now you can be late by seeing a movie before mass release
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 16:26 |
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Grem posted:So, just saw Color Out of Space (I know I'm late) and admittedly it's been decades since I last read the story, but how much was in the movie that was not in the books? Cause wow I do NOT remember half that poo poo. A lot of Lovecraft’s descriptions are pretty vague so you can fill in the details in a lot of ways. It’s been a while since I’ve read the story but I think the animals were described as mutated somehow but I certainly don’t remember any fused people.
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 17:02 |
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The best Lovecraft adaptations (and I think Color Out of Space makes that list) work from the broad strokes. You need to be selective when adapting something as flowery and vague and racist as Lovecraft.
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 17:08 |
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Sarchasm posted:The best Lovecraft adaptations (and I think Color Out of Space makes that list) work from the broad strokes. You need to be selective when adapting something as flowery and vague and racist as Lovecraft. Yea okay that's what I thought, my memories of the book remember the color, the wildlife, the farm, and everything spreading slowly but surely, but not much else.
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 18:12 |
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david_a posted:A lot of Lovecraft’s descriptions are pretty vague so you can fill in the details in a lot of ways. It’s been a while since I’ve read the story but I think the animals were described as mutated somehow but I certainly don’t remember any fused people. It's been a while since I read the story, but I vaguely remember it being more the people were changing mentally/internally more than on the outside.
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 18:49 |
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Goddamn this looks good as hell
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 19:46 |
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Drunkboxer posted:Goddamn this looks good as hell Right? Tubi is killing me because they have Prom Night, Prom Night II, and Prom Nigh IV, but not III.
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# ? Feb 2, 2020 20:28 |
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I was actually kind of disappointed in Color Out of Space when they showed the fused alpaca thing. I had hoped they were going to just stick to the boys' reaction and quick flashes of it being Wrong.
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# ? Feb 3, 2020 00:10 |
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Why would you want to deprive anyone of that. That’s the best scene
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# ? Feb 3, 2020 00:12 |
There's an argument for not showing the monster, but imagine John Carpenter's The Thing without the mass of dog alien weirdness writhing around in the kennel. Sometimes the monster is too cool to stay hidden
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# ? Feb 3, 2020 00:40 |
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I wasn't expecting a series for The Dead Lands. Might check that out. I watched Bliss last month and it was an exhausting experience. Definitely dug it and I look forward to VFW from the same director.
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# ? Feb 3, 2020 00:45 |
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Disposable Scud posted:I wasn't expecting a series for The Dead Lands. Might check that out. I sat through the first two episodes. It's very good.
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# ? Feb 3, 2020 00:51 |
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CelticPredator posted:Why would you want to deprive anyone of that. That’s the best scene Debbie Does Dagon posted:There's an argument for not showing the monster, but imagine John Carpenter's The Thing without the mass of dog alien weirdness writhing around in the kennel. Sometimes the monster is too cool to stay hidden Yeah, a lot of the time nothing is scarier, but sometimes there's a really cool/gross monster and I want to see it.
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# ? Feb 3, 2020 01:14 |
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1stGear posted:I was actually kind of disappointed in Color Out of Space when they showed the fused alpaca thing. I had hoped they were going to just stick to the boys' reaction and quick flashes of it being Wrong. It felt like too blatant of a Thing reference and should’ve been done differently, I agree.
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# ? Feb 3, 2020 03:21 |
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ruddiger posted:It felt like too blatant of a Thing reference and should’ve been done differently, I agree. I was kind of surprised just how close it was, but it didn't bother me too much. Just as they were entering the barn I said to myself, "Okay movie, show me some real hosed up The Thing style bullshit" and I got exactly what I wished for.
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# ? Feb 3, 2020 03:38 |
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Sarchasm posted:I was kind of surprised just how close it was, but it didn't bother me too much. Just as they were entering the barn I said to myself, "Okay movie, show me some real hosed up The Thing style bullshit" and I got exactly what I wished for. I think that the sounds they made really helped; it sounded like they were in constant pain.
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