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Post by Jesse on Oct 15, 2017 11:27:10 GMT -5
Rings (2017)  The CGI technology has obviously improved since the remake and there are plenty of creepy visuals in this sequel but it's not nearly as chilling as either the remake or the original. I didn't think it was as entertaining either and had a hard time rooting for the characters. The interesting new addition is that after a professor accidentally watches the VHS tape he starts an experiment with dozens of students watching and copying the tape which leads to a woman finding new unseen footage. Vincent D'Onofrio gives a pretty good performance in the later half of the film but I probably wouldn't recommend this for fans of Ringu and its remake. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 15, 2017 18:19:21 GMT -5
Daimajin  Daiei Films, 1966 I picked this up at the recommendation of Jesse and was extremely surprised at just how good this movie was. From his description I was expecting a fun action romp of a creature feature with a giant stone samurai destroying evil war lords, and I would have enjoyed the hell out of that premise but what was actually delivered was so much more. I think the production company really should have tipped me off that this film was going to be different than your typical giant monster movie as Daiei was the company behind the Zatoichi films and Rasomon and Daimajin has more in common with those stunning Japanese period pieces than it does with films like Godzilla. There were actually compelling human characters here, great samurai battles...and then a giant monster terrorizing the country side! Don't get me wrong, I love Godzilla and the effects never bothered me...but you knew it was just a guy in a suit not a giant dinosaur but that issue is avoided much better because the subject is a human figure making the illusion a little easier to swallow. Like I said, that was never really an issue for me but I think it was a pretty brilliant idea to go in that direction. In the end, I really can't recommend this movie enough, even if you never liked giant monster movies I think you'll get wrapped up in this one. The sequels are even better! I need to track this movie Daimajin and do it quick! The entire trilogy is on youtube. I'm pretty pumped to sit down and watch the other two, the dvd set is pretty awesome. |
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Post by berkley on Oct 15, 2017 20:10:08 GMT -5
And I also saw this! Jigoku (1960) Directed by Nabuo Nakagawa. There's a couple of students driving on a dark road and they hit a drunk guy who wandered into the road. And they just drive off! Nothing good happens to ANYBODY for the rest of the movie! One guys' girlfriend dies in a taxi accident. Then his mother dies because of an incompetent doctor. The students are tracked down by the hit-and-run victim's mother and girlfriend. And everybody they run into has a terrible secret of some kind. Wasn't there an American horror movie a few years ago with a similar premise? I don't think I actually saw it, but it was big enough that I heard about it somehow or other. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 15, 2017 21:47:09 GMT -5
And I also saw this! Jigoku (1960) Directed by Nabuo Nakagawa. There's a couple of students driving on a dark road and they hit a drunk guy who wandered into the road. And they just drive off! Nothing good happens to ANYBODY for the rest of the movie! One guys' girlfriend dies in a taxi accident. Then his mother dies because of an incompetent doctor. The students are tracked down by the hit-and-run victim's mother and girlfriend. And everybody they run into has a terrible secret of some kind. Wasn't there an American horror movie a few years ago with a similar premise? I don't think I actually saw it, but it was big enough that I heard about it somehow or other. Final Destination had a pretty similar premise, so that may be what you're thinking of. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2017 22:48:49 GMT -5
Horror of Dracula
The Brides of Dracula
After seeing these two movies tonight - I find both of them good horror movies but not as exceptional; the Brides of Dracula had a ending that's so sudden to see Dracula here die so quickly when Dr. Helsing converted the windmill into a giant cross. The Horror, was rather unusual and chilling and yet and after seeing so many times it's kind lost it's charm. I'll watch Dracula Risen from the Dead and that's one of my favorite Dracula Movie and that's on the 22nd of October on TCM. I watch that many times and never, ever lose it's charm. The Horror of Dracula starts out slow and methodically and then wham, bam, and all the sudden it's over. In some way rather dramatic and I find it not as good as Dracula Risen from the Dead.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2017 22:52:40 GMT -5
thwhtguardian ... Thanks for telling me that these movies on YouTube. I'll check them out on Monday.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2017 8:47:34 GMT -5
I love Horror of Dracula. Watching it as an adult (I watched it when I was much younger and didn't get it, haha!), you see what a sensual vampire Christopher Lee portrays--the way the women react to him and his power over them. I like the scene with Lucy as a vampire. Of course, Peter Cushing is excellent as Van Helsing. A genuinely creepy and well made movie. One of my favorites!
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Post by berkley on Oct 16, 2017 12:32:27 GMT -5
Whenever they make these lists of the best horror movies of all time, I think they should have separate lists for supernatural vs non-supernatural horror. I know there's some overlap and grey zones at times but to me they're very different things.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2017 12:34:42 GMT -5
Went to the "Dismember the Alamo" all day Horror marathon at the Alamo Drafthouse in New Braunfels yesterday. Great line up at this site, this year (even tho was on a Sunday). One I'd never seen, two I haven't seen in years, and one I've seen multiple times, but will always re-watch (especially on a big screen). "Re-Animator": A- (been a really long time since I've seen this. Apparently this was the version that included scenes from broadcast tv, so it dragged a bit in places, tho the infamous "head giving head" scene was intact. "Brain Damage": B- (never seen this one. would have been a C- due to lots of filler, but grade went up for the practical effects, and the mini crossover with "Basket Case" on the train scene) "Suspiria" A+ "Slither": A (been a long time since seen this too, and I recalled it being more comedy than horror, but it's really a good horror film, with a couple of laughs in it). what's really funny to me, is that before the show, we were talking to the host (they keep the films secret, that's part of the fun) and we commented on how shocked we were to see a guy bring in two young girls (maybe around 12 years old). . because there's no guarantee that the films will be suitable. And my friend John goes "yeah, nevermind unrated, if they show Re-animator, then it's not appropriate for them". . and the 1st film was "Re-animator" then during the 1st break, we were chatting w/ him again and he complimented me on my Thrill Kill Kult shirt, and I said "yeah, was gonna wear my "Susperia" shirt, but since I lost weight, and it's a 3X it's HUGE on me, so went for a different shirt" and the 3rd film was "Susperia" funny.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2017 12:37:24 GMT -5
Wasn't there an American horror movie a few years ago with a similar premise? I don't think I actually saw it, but it was big enough that I heard about it somehow or other. Final Destination had a pretty similar premise, so that may be what you're thinking of. sounds like a cross of "I know what you did last summer" (the hit and run, then the guy hunts down and kills those that did it) and "Final Destination" (fate catching up and killing those that survive a terrible accident) |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2017 22:35:45 GMT -5
The Curse of Frankenstein This movie is quite suspenseful and creepy at the same time as Jesse explained in his countdown the makeup is very graphic and quite good for the monster itself played by Christopher Lee. This is a powerful message to those wants to create life and not realizing what you have done after creating it. It was a gem of a movie with a dramatic ending that lead to the death of Victor Frankenstein to the gallows. Robert Urquhart as Paul Krempe had a conscience while Victor didn't and he had to face the reality and the reality of being sentenced to death and no concerns to Elisabeth who played by Hazel Court. Peter Cushing was Victor Frankenstein that dreamed of bringing dead beings back to life and that's spelled his doom and destruction.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2017 22:50:50 GMT -5
Two Dracula's Movies starring Christopher Lee
Both of them are so unreal and very dramatic and spectacular - well written and a powerful de-force performance by Lee. These two movies will stand for the test of times and enjoyed by fans well in the next 50 to 100 years from now. I just find the 2nd my favorite because it's has Veronica Carlsen and Rupert Davies. The first one was excellent and very suspenseful indeed the ending of the second one is dramatic, gory, and very powerful scene and fantastic photography that I just can't get over with. I have seen this movie so many times and the last 5 minutes is really makes this movie one of the better Dracula's around. I just find Christopher Lee's height of 6'5" imposing and command a screen presence that I consider him a powerful Dracula indeed.
I was entertained and enjoyed watching them.
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Post by Warmonger on Oct 22, 2017 22:58:38 GMT -5
I came to this realization a few years ago, but now it's really hitting home...
These horror movie marathons on TV suck the big one.
Channels like AMC, Syfy, etc...all they play every year are the (mostly) craptastic Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street and Halloween sequels.
Where's the original Dawn of the Dead? Or Re-Animator? Or Phantasm? Or From Beyond? Or The Exorcist? Or...damn near everything else?
These were Halloween time staples in the 80's/90's.
Now it's nothing but generic slasher flicks.
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Post by Jesse on Oct 23, 2017 3:04:29 GMT -5
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)  The third film in the Terence Fisher Dracula trilogy and Christopher Lee's second appearance in the role is better than it has a right to be considering the title character has no dialogue. It's largely carried by the supporting cast particularly Andrew Keir who plays Father Sandor and scream queen Barbara Shelley who is in quite a few entertaining horror movies from this era. There's an effective use of mystery and suspense that builds to a sense of dread until the Kent family are confronted by their enigmatic undead host. One of the best scenes in any Dracula movie ever is one of the character's blood being drained over Dracula's remains, his body gradually reforms, then mist fills the space and his hand reaches up making for a really cool visual. The ending is quite good and I definitely rank this as one of the better Hammer Dracula sequels.
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Post by Jesse on Oct 23, 2017 3:11:41 GMT -5
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)  Picking up a year after the events of the previous movie a priest accidentally resurrects Dracula and becomes his unwilling servant. The supporting cast isn't as strong as in the previous sequel but there are still some decent performances plus the story is interesting and well paced. I thought making the protagonist an atheist was kind of clever and I'm not sure if it had been done in something like this before. Another exciting ending in this film series with lots of gory imagery.
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