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Post by chvrchbarrel on Oct 1, 2019 9:55:39 GMT -6
I don’t think Valerie’s Week of Wonders is really a horror movie unless you’re super scared of periods Thank you for this heads up lol |
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Post by thebosma on Oct 1, 2019 9:57:19 GMT -6
I don’t think Valerie’s Week of Wonders is really a horror movie unless you’re super scared of periods Thank you for this heads up lol Don’t get me wrong, it’s super good and I have no intention of talking you out of seeing it, I just don’t recall it being super horror oriented. There’s some good surreal Czech new wave stuff in there though. Let’s do a November Czech New Wave challenge |
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Oct 1, 2019 9:59:54 GMT -6
Thank you for this heads up lol Don’t get me wrong, it’s super good and I have no intention of talking you out of seeing it, I just don’t recall it being super horror oriented. There’s some good surreal Czech new wave stuff in there though. Let’s do a November Czech New Wave challenge I think it was this accompanying screencap that led me to believe the premise was tied into a horror concept  but very down for czechvember |
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Post by thebosma on Oct 1, 2019 10:02:12 GMT -6
Don’t get me wrong, it’s super good and I have no intention of talking you out of seeing it, I just don’t recall it being super horror oriented. There’s some good surreal Czech new wave stuff in there though. Let’s do a November Czech New Wave challenge I think it was this accompanying screencap that led me to believe the premise was tied into a horror concept but very down for czechvember Genuinely I could make this happen lol |
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Post by sthubbins on Oct 1, 2019 10:03:17 GMT -6
In the picture accompanying the Dissolve's review, there's a skull -- the scariest bone.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Oct 1, 2019 10:04:47 GMT -6
In the picture accompanying the Dissolve's review, there's a skull -- the scariest bone. good point here, switching my vote to horror movie |
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Oct 1, 2019 12:57:33 GMT -6
Fortunate enough to have the time/space to watch a movie at my desk today. 02. Arachnophobia (1990; Frank Marshall)
 Had to go with something relatively family-friendly, and hadn't seen this in a few years. It holds up! Sort of amazing how representative of the '90s this seems in its general atmosphere, and it was released in the first summer of the decade. They should've put John Goodman in every movie from 1987-1993.  |
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Post by sthubbins on Oct 1, 2019 13:00:43 GMT -6
They should 've put John Goodman in every movie from 1987-1993. |
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Post by Timbo on Oct 1, 2019 16:36:24 GMT -6
01. Leviathan (1989)George P. Cosmatos A few things about this shitty 1989 sea-monster movie that you should take note of. 1. It has Robocop in it (Peter Weller) and there's a reason they chose him for Robocop. His acting is robotic, no matter what role he's cast in. 2. The director, Mr. Cosmatos, is the whole reason Rambo became a thing. First Blood was just a movie about Stallone being back from the war and having PTSD, and bad ole Brian Dennehy doesn't care. Rambo First Blood 2 is where he just starts fucking shit up. Hell, this even has Richard Crenna in it. Cosmatos also directed Tombstone. 3. This is the monster, and it's only in the movie for like 20 minutes.  I watched this as a kid, and thought "OMG, sea monsters are real," and blah blah blah. This movie sucks so much shit now, I can't believe I sat through the whole thing again as an adult. But then again, I don't really have many options when trying to soothe a crying 7 week old at 2 am this morning. Horrible effects, dumb plot, shameful camera work, and for an 80s horror movie it's kinda light on the sex and gore. Tho, if you read the parents guide on IMDB it's kinda humorous. Pros: Ernie Hudson, aka the embodiment of the 1980s down on his luck semi-protagonist. Cons: WTF is that monster. Also, no John Goodman. Overall tho, I liked it.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Oct 1, 2019 16:40:54 GMT -6
Instantly regret not programming a John Goodman week
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Post by rango420 on Oct 1, 2019 17:13:59 GMT -6
Gonna be 3-4 moving in on day 1 while also working for 9 hours and one of the movies is 3 hours long it’s truly spooky season
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Post by thebosma on Oct 1, 2019 20:02:11 GMT -6
 1. Basket CaseHell yeah it's fuckin halloweeeeeeeeeeeeen This was great, I had not seen it before and I'm even happier to find out there's sequels. |
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Oct 1, 2019 20:18:20 GMT -6
03. Night of the Living Dead (1968; George A. Romero)
 Awesome theater showing - apparently the 7th annual October 1st showing at this particular theatre. Great show. More to say on this tomorrow because they serve beer at this theatre and i drink beer at this theatre. 
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2019 20:36:31 GMT -6
Kicking it off with...  Such a terrific example of how much music can add to a horror movie. This score is just perfect. Honestly didn't expect to see this again - loved it the first time, but I generally don't revisit movies like this. It's actually more effective the second time through even though I mostly remember everything that happens (it's been three years, and that's my excuse). One note: I have to have the volume down a bit lower since my daughter's sleeping and I don't want to scar her for life, so subtitles are on. Very highly recommended using subtitles for this one. I don't know why but it adds to the enjoyment when noises are described. |
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Post by sthubbins on Oct 1, 2019 22:47:27 GMT -6
 1. Basket CaseThey got some mileage out of that puppet! Also enjoyed the ecosystem of the boarding house and the dream sequence was pretty fun. The dad was the best kill |
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Post by rango420 on Oct 2, 2019 0:44:57 GMT -6
1. Black Christmas I had somehow never seen this and its just so scary and good. The performances are all great and the comedy mostly works still, as does all of the POV work. And the Peter characterization leading into the finale is just heads and shoulders better than the extremely on the nose nonsense in artless slashers. Great kick off. Margot Kidder is so good in this and pulls off like 3 absolutely classic fits.
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Post by rango420 on Oct 2, 2019 0:55:09 GMT -6
2. It Chapter 2 This is easily the worst fucking movie I've seen this year. Just an absolutely gawdawful failure on all levels. Absolutely incapable of being anywhere in the vicinity of tense or scary and after every half assed cgi set piece some sort of Reddit bot would vomit out a just vile quip like a hateful Jumanji 2. Does the worst Stephen King adaptaptation trope where instead of either taking on the heavier topics or ignoring them it just shouts them out in the first 20 minutes and moves on .ans subscribes absolutely no meaning or purpose to it. And its so fucking saccharine about characters that absolutely nobody in the world gives a shit about. Bill Hader gives ones of the worst performances I've ever seen on screen and there are moments where you think that James Macavoy and Jessica Chastain have left their body adn have some kind of autopilot control going on. The middle has an almost malick-esque relationship with pacing and structure where I figured Isiah Mustafa's character had died at some point and I had just forgotten. A bunch of freshman depaul kids just started tackling each other in the aisles about half way thru to entertain themselves and I was not mad. True horse shit and a great reminder that movies are bad.
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Post by rango420 on Oct 2, 2019 0:58:14 GMT -6
3. Magic  Chose this one a bit on a whim cuz Hopkins and burgess meredith and a dang doll and folks, thats what it is. Not a classic by any means but the Hopkins performance is fun as hell and Burgess Meredith is extremely badass and teh danged doll is v twisted. Could see why it has been forgotten but I would put it in the recommended category if your in the mo0d for a movie that kinda thinks its a heady drama as well as a schlocky haunted doll thing.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Oct 2, 2019 9:00:41 GMT -6
04. Basket Case (1982; Frank Henenlotter)Delightfully fun. I really related to the scene where the basket is fed an entire package of hot dogs. Cannot wait to see what the sequel has in store.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2019 9:03:38 GMT -6
Really want to catch that midnight screening of The Thing on Friday night in Denver. Not sure I'll be functioning enough to see a movie that late and not fall asleep, though.
Also big thanks for posting all of those city-specific showings.
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Post by sthubbins on Oct 2, 2019 9:08:40 GMT -6
I really related to the scene where the basket is fed an entire package of hot dogs. The feeding scenes are interesting because because both times Dwayne starts gradually -- removing the foil from the burgers, dropping the hot dogs in one by one -- before proceeding to dump the whole lot in at once. Is he making sure Belial likes the dish first? Or does Belial's physiology require him to "warm up" in some way when eating? |
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Post by thebosma on Oct 2, 2019 9:10:01 GMT -6
I really related to the scene where the basket is fed an entire package of hot dogs. The feeding scenes are interesting because because both times Dwayne starts gradually -- removing the foil from the burgers, dropping the hot dogs in one by one -- before proceeding to dump the whole lot in at once. Is he making sure Belial likes the dish first? Or does Belial's physiology require him to "warm up" in some way when eating? We were theorizing about this one last night. Seems like he enjoys eating foil, just in smaller quantities than he enjoys burgers |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2019 9:38:53 GMT -6
and so begins my obnoxious list!
(i had to work from home yesterday while they were setting up the new office so i had way more time than usual)
October 1st
The Most Dangerous Game
Bedlam
The Ghost Ship
The Seventh Victim
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Vampyr
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Oct 2, 2019 10:15:04 GMT -6
I really related to the scene where the basket is fed an entire package of hot dogs. The feeding scenes are interesting because because both times Dwayne starts gradually -- removing the foil from the burgers, dropping the hot dogs in one by one -- before proceeding to dump the whole lot in at once. Is he making sure Belial likes the dish first? Or does Belial's physiology require him to "warm up" in some way when eating? step 1. establish they are hot dogs step 2. get this shot over with so we can get back to the puppet ^how I imagine most of this movie was shot |
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Post by ten15 on Oct 2, 2019 10:55:06 GMT -6
1. Basket CaseHell yeah it's fuckin halloweeeeeeeeeeeeen This was great, I had not seen it before and I'm even happier to find out there's sequels. Fuck yeah - Belial! |
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Post by ten15 on Oct 2, 2019 11:00:32 GMT -6
3. Magic Chose this one a bit on a whim cuz Hopkins and burgess meredith and a dang doll and folks, thats what it is. Not a classic by any means but the Hopkins performance is fun as hell and Burgess Meredith is extremely badass and teh danged doll is v twisted. Could see why it has been forgotten but I would put it in the recommended category if your in the mo0d for a movie that kinda thinks its a heady drama as well as a schlocky haunted doll thing. I think the voice of the doll is one of the best things about this one. We have a video tape of this one that we used to watch every year, but now we don't have a working vcr (and are not into it enough to search it out elsewhere, lol) |
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Post by rango420 on Oct 2, 2019 11:11:31 GMT -6
3. Magic Chose this one a bit on a whim cuz Hopkins and burgess meredith and a dang doll and folks, thats what it is. Not a classic by any means but the Hopkins performance is fun as hell and Burgess Meredith is extremely badass and teh danged doll is v twisted. Could see why it has been forgotten but I would put it in the recommended category if your in the mo0d for a movie that kinda thinks its a heady drama as well as a schlocky haunted doll thing. I think the voice of the doll is one of the best things about this one. We have a video tape of this one that we used to watch every year, but now we don't have a working vcr (and are not into it enough to search it out elsewhere, lol) That and the absolutely bizarre harmonica heavy score are great touches that give it a good amount of weirdness. It’s on Shudder if you have access to it |
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Oct 2, 2019 16:03:47 GMT -6
Def watching Candyman tonight. Hope some of you are able to as well. What a gem.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2019 18:53:08 GMT -6
seeing Basket Case show up on everyone's letterbox is so fucking wild lol another shameless plug for Shudder! it's like $4/a month and has all that good stuff and also commentary versions with joe bob briggs  |
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Post by thebosma on Oct 2, 2019 19:34:00 GMT -6
#2. Candyman
 I don't know why I had it in my head that this would be dumb fun instead of just good? This was good. I liked this.
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