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Kvlt! posted:absutely trashed bout to watch castle freak with my old man whose never seen it before RIP stuart gordon without you i would never have had this amazing experience bless Why did I think Castle Freak was called Castle Rock? Intoxicants and horror pair well. I endorse seeing movies with your pops, but I cannot imagine the awkward hell that is watching a Stuart Gordon film with one's father. Might as well watch straight up Showtime porn. PS Is Castle Rock worth the wait?
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COOL CORN posted:I'm working my way through the They Shoot Zombies list, checking off things I haven't seen, and weirdly I haven't seen Nosferatu? My ADD got real bad got part of it, but the final 20 minutes holds up to anything I've seen in a modern movie. A lot of people tend to write off older films because they're in black & white or silent or presuming there's nothing of worth in them. From my own experience, it's been the goons here that have been the first people I've come across who don't dismiss them outright. I've said it before and can't stress it enough that if you ever have the chance to catch one of the old classics being shown on the big screen, DO IT! When I saw Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein on the big screen some years back, despite having seen both a shitload of times over my life, it was like seeing both for the first time. Cinematic tricks that just don't show on a TV or computer screen popped majorly on the big screen. Even seeing King Kong on the screen with all the bits usually cut for TV restored was a different experience. I can't wait for when Psycho's up in October to see how different that one'll be. Any film pre-Hays Code is definitely worth giving a watch. A lot of content that's presumed to be modern subjects existed then, it's just Hays was ruthlessly puritanical when it came to film content.
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TheOmegaWalrus posted:Why did I think Castle Freak was called Castle Rock? Intoxicants and horror pair well. I was talking to my dad on the phone yesterday, and I mentioned that I've mainly just been watching films during the quarantine. His instant reaction was to complain about me showing him Dagon, and the degloving scene in particular. It's been about 15 years and he still hasn't forgiven me lol
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Mar 27, 2020 03:23
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What is the best quality release of the Universal Horror films by the by
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Mar 27, 2020 03:25
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Burkion posted:What is the best quality release of the Universal Horror films by the by The most complete set out there is probably this one:https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Cl...85289919&sr=8-5 But there's also a similar set that just has the 8 "essentials"(Frankenstein, Bride, Dracula, Wolfman, The Mummy, Creature From the Black Lagoon, Invisible Man, Phantom of the Opera).
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Mar 27, 2020 07:23
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I hate that there are no HD streams of them
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Mar 27, 2020 07:31
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fyi for those who plan to watch Castle Freak, the version on Shudder is a terrible tape transfer that looks like rear end. The version on Tubi is remastered.
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Mar 27, 2020 11:31
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Drunkboxer posted:Has anyone here seen The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit by Gordon? It's based on a Ray Bradbury story and I somehow missed it. I haven't, but I do remember the short story. As wacky as Ray Bradbury could get with the SciFi, he was absolutely spot on with the people. Obligatory very, very NSFW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1IxOS4VzKM NSFW NSFW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mar 27, 2020 13:40
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Yea, the Pet Semetary kind thing boiled down basically to "An older kid would be way more threatening to an adult than a toddler". It did work in that Twilight Zone episode (and then the movie). Imagine a world where a toddler defines reality itself. Every parent would rightfully poo poo their pants...
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Mar 27, 2020 13:55
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Burkion posted:I hate that there are no HD streams of them
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Mar 27, 2020 13:56
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SecretOfSteel posted:I haven't, but I do remember the short story. As wacky as Ray Bradbury could get with the SciFi, he was absolutely spot on with the people. Considering in my downtime browsing I've come across Yacht Metal and Disco Metal, I can say that's a something different.
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Mar 27, 2020 17:26
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M_Sinistrari posted:Considering in my downtime browsing I've come across Yacht Metal and Disco Metal, I can say that's a something different. Just because you might not realize or know this after, this was made while Ray was still very much alive. He was reportedly delighted by the video.
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Mar 27, 2020 18:05
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Timeless Appeal posted:I really really want not just HD Streams, but a TCM like presentation that curates and brings you through the movies. I don't know if you have access to YouTube TV, but I know that when TCM shows a classic horror movie (like Creature from the Black Lagoon, which was randomly on last weekend), they'll save the entire thing for playback, so you still get access to the intro and outro segments no matter what. If TCM doesn't keep anything like that for their own web-based streaming service (http://www.tcm.com/watchtcm/films), then that's going to be your next best bet. Also, Burkion at least may be happy in the next few weeks; I don't know about you, TA, if you're looking for a more curated experience. 
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Class3KillStorm posted:I don't know if you have access to YouTube TV, but I know that when TCM shows a classic horror movie (like Creature from the Black Lagoon, which was randomly on last weekend), they'll save the entire thing for playback, so you still get access to the intro and outro segments no matter what. If TCM doesn't keep anything like that for their own web-based streaming service (http://www.tcm.com/watchtcm/films), then that's going to be your next best bet. *leans in* Very well then
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https://twitter.com/SecondSightFilm/status/1243580021912014848?s=20 this is gunna be a nice set. too bad that blu-ray is going to be region B.
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dorium posted:https://twitter.com/SecondSightFilm/status/1243580021912014848?s=20 Sounds like you need an upgrade
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Iron Crowned posted:Sounds like you need an upgrade I do have a blu-ray copy of Strange Days I've wanted to watch for awhile, but can't find an affordable region-less BD player
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dorium posted:I do have a blu-ray copy of Strange Days I've wanted to watch for awhile, but can't find an affordable region-less BD player Strange Days is great, nice little grungy sci-fi film noir. I wonder what it was about that era that it spawned so many films about snuff movies. You have Strange Days, 8mm, Mute Witness...
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Origami Dali posted:fyi for those who plan to watch Castle Freak, the version on Shudder is a terrible tape transfer that looks like rear end. The version on Tubi is remastered. Perfect. I couldn’t watch it because it looked so ungodly cheap and I was shocked because Gordan didn’t make ugly looking movies. Happy to know this thank you.
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Mar 27, 2020 20:05
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Burkion posted:I hate that there are no HD streams of them I bought that Amazon set last year and don't regret it. But wait until it cuts in half on a sale. It seems to happen at least every October. Timeless Appeal posted:I really really want not just HD Streams, but a TCM like presentation that curates and brings you through the movies. I love those and whenever I see a movie I own or have on streaming on TCM I record it just to get the intro even if I end up watching it some other way. Those DVD sets don't have anything quite that good but they do have special feature docs that kind of get you half the way if you're like me and really didn't know the history of Universal when you started to dive in.
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Debbie Does Dagon posted:Strange Days is great, nice little grungy sci-fi film noir. I wonder what it was about that era that it spawned so many films about snuff movies. You have Strange Days, 8mm, Mute Witness... I enjoy thinking about things like the psychic pool and psychic damage being shared among society and in a smaller scale, among artists. which is why we see such commonalities between artists and art in the same decades. All those weird shared influences that manifest just at the right time and then all of sudden we end up with a decades worth of end of days films or a decade of slasher flicks because society and the psychic trauma of living through news stories about serial killers build up over time and all of a sudden we have fictional stories about mass killers. The emergence of the internet, domestic terrorism on the rise and the coming of a new millenium really influenced a whole swath of crazy movies like strange days.
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the De Wolfe library cues are all PD/royalty-free, right? that could be really handy for amateur filmmakers.
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I will go to my early grave defending Strange Days. Y2K was a legit menace that folks too easily forget. Will the lights remain on? Will the airplane remain in the sky? When do the race-wars start? Strange Days took the droll concerns of America's zeitgeist at the time and full blown made it cyberpunk. A science-fiction/noir hybrid that's easy on the eyes and oozes charisma chiefly through Ralph Fiennes, who later on would take me years to discover he wasn't even American! POV porn exists in it's current state because of this movie. It has become a horror film through it's prescience. TheOmegaWalrus fucked around with this message at 22:51 on Mar 27, 2020 |
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Strange Days also does something I wish more movies would do, create original content for a trailer instead of just capsulating the movie. I maintain that Strange Days' trailer is the greatest trailer of all time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AawM239IdcY
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Shrecknet posted:Strange Days also does something I wish more movies would do, create original content for a trailer instead of just capsulating the movie. I maintain that Strange Days' trailer is the greatest trailer of all time. It's a great trailer, but too bad the film itself doesn't come close to living up to the premise, or that trailer. It could be a pretty awesome Black Mirror episode now, although they've hit the theme of brain recording a time or two.
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My It’s Alive boxset came today! I’m gonna have a Larry Cohen-filled weekend in isolation
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Watching The Purge movies in chronological order is the absolute best way to do it if you're doing a rewatch. The first Purge movie is actually kind of a fun breather episode when it's put between the delightful craziness of The First Purge and Purges one and two.
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I just watched Exorcist II: The Heretic. I did not hate it. There's a lot of kind of interesting ideas and like more Catholic Church/Jesuit stuff and demonic conspiracy stuff I like (and that reminds me of the way good tv series) and at its core I think an ok story or at least elements of what could have been a good story. But there's also a lot of weird "third eye" metaphysical stuff and a kind of over the top ending and some tonal issues and I don't think it really works very much at all. But like... I think I kinda get what they were going for and I can give them a mulligan for trying and failing. I was getting real nervous about "one of the worst films ever" so maybe I went in with really low expectations.
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Just saw "Bliss". Is it accurate to say its basically "Bipolar Disorder: The Movie"?
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I can't believe I slept so hard on Underwater. I don't think I've felt such claustrophobic tension since As Above So Below or maybe even The Descent. What a great movie.
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I just found out Idle Hands is getting a Shout Factory blu-ray release. What in the world.
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flashy_mcflash posted:I can't believe I slept so hard on Underwater. I don't think I've felt such claustrophobic tension since As Above So Below or maybe even The Descent. What a great movie. I went in expecting something run of the mill and ended up enjoying it very much. I can finally say I like something with Kristen Stewart in it now.
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Lurdiak posted:I just found out Idle Hands is getting a Shout Factory blu-ray release. What in the world. I’m excited
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i really enjoyed Unfriended Dark Web, although the number of people in the insane murder club was pretty hilarious
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Watched Pet Sematary. It promises to be a movie about people doing weird ceremonies and wendigos. But it turns out to be a forgettable monkey's paw story.
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M_Sinistrari posted:I went in expecting something run of the mill and ended up enjoying it very much. I can finally say I like something with Kristen Stewart in it now. Personal Shopper and Certain Women were both really good. I wouldn't call her post-Twilight output consistent but she's done some excellent stuff in there.
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Covid Casino movie night starts again Monday. I have to get a list together. My coworker keeps requesting the early 90s Night of The Living Dead remake and I can't find it anywhere. I have 24 hours of closed casino time to fill with SFW horror. I don't know how he likes slow burns but The VVitch is on Netflix now. I guess I'll have to dig into my Letterboxd list of horror and find programming. I'm really considering running it like a TV station with fake ads and everything. Really anything to stave off the tomb for opulence that is a closed casino.
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Untrustable posted:Covid Casino movie night starts again Monday. I have to get a list together. My coworker keeps requesting the early 90s Night of The Living Dead remake and I can't find it anywhere. It’s free on Crackle (with ads). I’ve never used crackle though so I can’t vouch for it.
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Drunkboxer posted:It’s free on Crackle (with ads). I’ve never used crackle though so I can’t vouch for it. Crackle's not bad. It's pretty similar to TubiTV, but they do rotate out film availability.
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Why doesn't Warwick Davis use an Irish accent in any of the Leprechaun movies?
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