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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Oct 29, 2012 18:57:48 GMT -5
First I watched Nightwish from 1989 about a team of a college students and a professor researching a house that is a conduit for the supernatural. The presence there makes them slowly go paranoid and start having visions. Really liked the bluesy soundtrack and the tribal drumming. Liked some of the camera angles as well and thought the gore looked good. Acting, story, ghost effects, and ending all sucked though.
After that I watched 1987 slasher The Stepfather starring Dan O'Quinn who does a great job as the aformentioned stepfather. His acting was especially good and I felt myself rooting for him. He didn't just go around killing for no reason he had a traumatic past and was trying to make things right. The gore looks good and I liked how he was a master of disguise.
After that I watched South Korean 2009's YOGA:The Movie. I decided to watch this simply because of the title and it actually wasn't bad. The acting is good and the gore is good. Liked the soundtrack too. It's about women who feel they've lost their youth trying to reclaim it through an intense yoga regiment. Pretty good film and I liked the ending.
Finally I watched The Cabin in the Woods managing to have avoided all spoilers since it came out. This is a great movie. The soundtrack, acting, special effects for creatures, gore, cinematograhpy, and story are all great. It managed to be both funny and grim. That third act is overwhelming man. Liked how the stoner was actually the smart one.
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Post by loverofbeers on Oct 30, 2012 0:59:37 GMT -5
Just watched Rosemary's Baby. Every watch becomes more enjoyable.
Rosemary is so very well played by the lovely Mia Farrow. I loved the Castevets. Minnie stole almost every scene she was in, truly the nosy, pushy, loud, sneaky, and annoying neighbor from Hell. And Roman, what an interesting name for the director to have chosen. I love that this is a vast Satanic conspiracy using a black coven. One scene that wasn't stolen by Minnie was the end reveal scene. The Japanese guy with the camera stole that scene for me.
And I am glad that Rosemary spits in Guy's face at the end. What a self-centered and self-serving scumbag. Helping to drug his wife so Satan could rape her. Heavy shit dude. A classic.
Drinking another Devil's Backbone. Hail Satan!
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Post by loverofbeers on Oct 30, 2012 3:34:14 GMT -5
Just watched a Sam Katzman production from 1956 and possibly the first sci-fi werewolf movie (Wikipedia). The Werewolf is a good little gem from the horrible 1950s. This is an Atomic Age low budget horror film with great make-up, beautiful California frontier/Western Mountain town settings, a good script steeped in the un-American self-paranoia of the fifties (fear strangers! fear the unknown! fear the different! fear the alien! you don't know), but average and better done by Universal decades before man to lycanthrope transformations. But I liked it, so a finishing the bottle Devil's Backbone Cheers! to werewolves, wolves, and Wulf! "Dog will hunt!" and Maximum Overdrive.... Here we go, All hollows Eve is upon us. LOB-39
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Post by loverofbeers on Oct 30, 2012 22:00:20 GMT -5
Just re-watched Tales of Terror a great Vincent Price vehicle of three tales of Edgar Allen Poe's. Once again the Peter Lorre episode was my favorite, The Black Cat. I loved the dark comedy interaction between Lorre and Price. I also appreciated the wine competition.
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Post by loverofbeers on Oct 31, 2012 6:00:05 GMT -5
I consider The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Exorcist as the two all-time best horror films. Both are genius.
I have made it a tradition for over five years to watch this movie during Halloween month. I first watched this movie when I was ten back in 1984. At this point, this is my most watched horror film with possibly thirty views in my life. Over twenty times easily. Shit, this viewing is my third in one year and one day.
I believe that this is partially a commentary on the dysfunctionality of the American nuclear family of "tradition" during the Vietnam War years by making the counter culture kids the innocent victims of a blind to it's sins "traditional" family and America of old, going so far as to having Leatherface wear at least two masks, one being for his "feminine" role as cook and "housekeeper" during the dinner scene. I had never noticed how well dressed grandpa was. His clothes are clean and fly... for the fifties, but still hip on the petrified old man.
I watched this movie with an amusing twist. I listened to it with the commentary of two Canadian fans just shootin' from the hip. A very enjoyable experience that I recommend to you Jake.
Drank a Great Divide Fresh Hop Pale Ale that uses only hops harvested within twenty-four hours before brewing. I love this beer. Cheers! to Mr. Hooper and Mr. Henckle.
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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Oct 31, 2012 19:47:54 GMT -5
First I watched Ju-On which is one of the original made for tv/straight to home video movies. Parts of it were good ,but overall it didn't compare to The Grudge. What was cool about it was that I could really see how the director had the basic ideas which were good and refined them over time.
Second I watched 1981 slasher The Prowler about a killer dressed in a WW2 army outfit who kills during a dance on the anniversary of a killing 40 years ago when the war was ending. The special effects were done by Tom Savini and were great. I particuarly liked the scenes with guns, they just flowed and feeled real. I also liked the rock part of the soundtrack that was being played by the band in the background during the dance. Some of the acting was good ,but most of it wasn't. However, what I will say is that this is an entertaining movie that goes by fast.
After that I watched Tobe Hooper's 1981 slasher The Funhouse. I really liked this movie. It's about some teenagers that get stuck in an evil funhouse. Some of the acting was bad, but most of it was good. The part between the monster and its dad was great, and really reminded me of the father-Leatherface dynamic from TCM. One problem was that the characters were kind of douche bags so I was rooting for the bad guys. I didn't like the soundtrack and felt it was over the top and the movie would've been better without it. The monster looks great and I thought the reveal scene was great as well. I also really liked it's screaming.
Finally I watched 70's blaxpoitation horror movie Sugar Hill about the aformentioned character taking revenge for the death of her man with vodoo zombies. The acting is bad, and the zombies look bad. The fight scenes were also hilariously bad. The soundtrack and gore is great though. I also thought some of the cinematograhpy was good too. The zombies would've looked better without the metallic eyes because some of them had legitimately creepy smiles. Not a good movie ,but I thought it was funny and it passed quickly except for the end where I was exhausted and the movie just seemed to drag.
Hey LOB what freaked you out about that picture?
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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Oct 31, 2012 20:03:58 GMT -5
First I watched British horror film Deatwatch about a group of British soldiers during WW1 that get cut off from their company and end up in a German trench and slowly begin to be stalked by someone or something. This was a decent movie: most of the acting was good, the gore was great, and the cinematograhpy was good. However one of the supernatural effects was really bad and alot of the hand to hand fights looked really fake. I liked the premise though and think this could be a good candidate for a remake.
Then I watched a trifecta of George Meiles.
Second I watched The Merry Frolics of Satan from 1906. It's about a carriage ride through hell. I didn't like the movie ,but liked the concept and the skeleton horse.
After that I watched The Devil and the Statue which is about satan coming to earth to mock and try to kill a girl. I liked the soundtrack and satan's dance was hilarious.
Finally I watched The Infernal Boiling Pt which was about Satan cooking people alive. Really enjoyed this one, mainly because of the great soundtrack, which had a piano riff that reminded me of the Charlie Brown theme.
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Post by loverofbeers on Oct 31, 2012 23:14:57 GMT -5
First I watched one of my all time favorites. The Bride of Frankenstein. This was probably the first sacriligious and subversive horror film, purposely. The special effects are incredible. Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, James Whale, etc. deserve so much credit.
Then I watched Georges Melies' Le Monstre from 1903 twice, twice.
Finishing a Rogue Chatoe Estate Pumpkin Patch Ale, one of the best pumpkin beers I have had. A Cheers! to my rival. Two Dogs Will Hunt!
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Post by loverofbeers on Oct 31, 2012 23:23:45 GMT -5
Now it's time to open a Clown Shoes Vampire Slayer Imperial Stout and a Modelo Especial to slow my intake of high alcohol percentage beer. And it is time for John Carpenter's Halloween.
Jake, my friend, say the word and we can stretch this by an hour or three.....
An Imperial Stout of darkness toast to my most respected rival. And to horror, a double Cheers! Raise your glasses.
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Post by loverofbeers on Nov 1, 2012 1:15:55 GMT -5
Halloween, a triple Cheers! of oily dark as nightmare ale to John Carpenter, PJ Soles, and Jamie Lee Curtis.
One of my five all time faves in horror.
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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Nov 1, 2012 1:17:31 GMT -5
First I watched the werewolf classic The Howling. What a great movie: the soundtrack, acting, gore, special effects, and cinematograhpy. The woods looked great and the werwolves are great. I also liked the rare burger at the end.
Then I watched The Infernal Cake Walk another George Meiles film about a dance party in a cave that summons satan who in turn dances using magic. It was actually pretty entertaining, the devil would detach his limbs and dance with them floating in the air, turn people into fire, and fly about and merge through the ground.
Finally I watched Scream Blacula Scream a movie that I love. The soundtrack is great, William Marshall is great as Blacula, and the opening and ending theme sequences have always stuck with me. Especially the animated part with Blacula reforming in agony after being burnt.
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Post by loverofbeers on Nov 1, 2012 1:28:49 GMT -5
The Black Imp (1905) George Melies.
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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Nov 1, 2012 1:35:41 GMT -5
Coincidentally I also just watched The Black Imp and I liked all the stuff with the chairs. LOB I think you've won it was close ,but I think for the second year in a row you're the victor.
My only chance is to find some more old short horror films ,but I think I've ran out of ones I can find on youtube.
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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Nov 1, 2012 1:41:20 GMT -5
Watched Evocation Spirite by George Melies which is about a magical mirror that belongs to a man and at one point the devil attempts an invasion while using it as a conduit.
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Post by loverofbeers on Nov 1, 2012 1:45:00 GMT -5
One month ago to be honest, I did not know the name Georges Meleis. Now I do. What a pioneer.
The Treasures of Satan (1902).
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