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Post by Jesse on Oct 23, 2017 3:20:38 GMT -5
Eyes Without a Face (1960)  I've been meaning to see this for awhile and was glad to watch it late night on TCM Imports. It's actually incredibly well made for the horror genre of that era. The mask the main character wears to hide her disfigurement is absolutely haunting and you can see its influence on the look of Michael Myers in Halloween. When she removes her mask to reveal her grotesque facial features it's definitely shocking. There's also a scene where they actually show a doctor surgically removing a woman's face. Not only is it one of the earlier depictions of gore on film but it's possibly the most graphic and disturbing use of special effects makeup at the time. It genuinely made me cringe seeing how realistic it was. I highly recommend this one!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2017 3:35:07 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. About the protagonist and an atheist (I think this is the first time that this is done in a Dracula Movie) is very well done and that's one of the reasons why I loved this movie. The unwilling servant (at the end) had to do that prayer in latin so that Dracula can die and townspeople can be saved. I'm a Veronica Carlson fan and she did nice job in this movie (might be a bit biased) but nevertheless Rupert Davies did a great job as the Monsignor and that alone makes this movie good. I watch this movie just for this animated gif alone. The visual impact is powerful and mesmerising of the power of Dracula over this helpless Maria.  This scene here in this gif - chills me every time I see this and the towering Lee preying on Maria and the looks on her eyes is priceless. |
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Post by Jesse on Oct 23, 2017 3:44:24 GMT -5
@mechagodzilla Veronica Carlson is in a couple of the Hammer Frankenstein sequels too IIRC.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2017 8:10:36 GMT -5
Eyes Without A Face is one of the most disturbing pictures I have ever watched. No over the top gore (save the scene where the dr is removing a victim's face), just a haunting and eerie movie.
I watched Curse of the Werewolf this weekend starring Oliver Reed. An interesting take on the werewolf curse by Hammer Films. Reed was very good as the troubled, cursed man. His build and presence made for a very imposing wolfman--the make up effects were good and creepy. I felt sorry for his character.
Last night, I caught part of Dracula, Prince of Darkness which I have watched before. The scene at the end with the ice and the running water!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2017 8:52:43 GMT -5
@mechagodzilla Veronica Carlson is in a couple of the Hammer Frankenstein sequels too IIRC. Frankenstein Must be Destroyed – 1969 Horror of Frankenstein – 1970 I have seen these two movies and I liked them both equally well for different reasons - The Horror of Frankenstein had Kate O'Mara in it; and if I choose the one or the other - I take Horror over Frankenstein anyday. Thanks for sharing it. |
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Post by Jesse on Oct 24, 2017 4:00:55 GMT -5
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)  Arguably the best werewolf movie of the '60s and I'm curious as to why Hammer Films never made another werewolf movie. It's not as scary as some of the other Terence Fisher horror movies but it's still an interesting and tragic story. Oliver Reed gives a great performance and may be the most endearing movie monster from this era. The transformation scene is well done, the werewolf design is more menacing than its Universal predecessor and the ending is pretty exciting.
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Post by Jesse on Oct 24, 2017 14:16:59 GMT -5
Awhile ago I was actually trying to compose a list of the best werewolf movies by decade (for an art project I want to do) but I got stuck with the '70s. There are quite a few of them from the era but I haven't watched much from that decade. Similarly I didn't even consider the '90s or afterwards at all. Best Werewolf Movie by Decade- Werewolf of London (1935)
- The Wolf Man (1941)
- The Werewolf (1956)
- The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
- ?? ??
- The Howling (1981) and An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- ?? ??
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Post by Pharozonk on Oct 24, 2017 14:52:15 GMT -5
Awhile ago I was actually trying to compose a list of the best werewolf movies by decade (for an art project I want to do) but I got stuck with the '70s. There are quite a few of them from the era but I haven't watched much from that decade. Similarly I didn't even consider the '90s or afterwards at all. Best Werewolf Movie by Decade- Werewolf of London (1935)
- The Wolf Man (1941)
- The Werewolf (1956)
- The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
- ?? ??
- The Howling (1981) and An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- ?? ??
The Beast Must Die (1974) is an interesting werewolf flick from the 70s. Has a cool Most Dangerous game vibe to it. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 24, 2017 15:31:28 GMT -5
Awhile ago I was actually trying to compose a list of the best werewolf movies by decade (for an art project I want to do) but I got stuck with the '70s. There are quite a few of them from the era but I haven't watched much from that decade. Similarly I didn't even consider the '90s or afterwards at all. Best Werewolf Movie by Decade- Werewolf of London (1935)
- The Wolf Man (1941)
- The Werewolf (1956)
- The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
- ?? ??
- The Howling (1981) and An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- ?? ??
1970's The Werewolf vs. The Vampire Woman by Leon Klimovsky is a pretty good film, and the sound track is fantastic. For the 90's you have Wolf which is fun especially if you're a fan of Jack Nicholson. For the 2000's I'd suggest Brotherhood of the Wolf; it has an interesting setting as a quasi-period piece and some great fight scenes. For more recent flicks I think I'd be one of the few people who'd suggest Joe Johnston's Wolfman; it gets some flack but I love the atmosphere and the acting by Del Toro and Hopkins was top notch. |
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Post by Jesse on Oct 25, 2017 3:03:27 GMT -5
Motel Hell (1980)  Rory Calhoun is pretty good in this satire of the genre that's both weird and humorous. The premise itself is ridiculous but no less disturbing as a farmer kidnaps travelers, cuts out their voice boxes and buries them up to their necks, in order to harvest their body parts for delicious smoked sausages. "It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent's fritters!" The ending is crazy gruesome mayhem as the zombie like victims get loose and the farmer wearing a dead pig mask duels one of the protagonists with a chainsaw in the slaughterhouse (years before the sequel to Texas Chainsaw Massacre would do something very similar). I would not only recommend this for fans of splatter films but also for people who dislike the slasher genre because it's actually well done and despite the gore it's fun.
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Post by Warmonger on Oct 25, 2017 7:57:25 GMT -5
Motel Hell (1980) Rory Calhoun is pretty good in this satire of the genre that's both weird and humorous. The premise itself is ridiculous but no less disturbing as a farmer kidnaps travelers, cuts out their voice boxes and buries them up to their necks, in order to harvest their body parts for delicious smoked sausages. "It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent's fritters!" The ending is crazy gruesome mayhem as the zombie like victims get loose and the farmer wearing a dead pig mask duels one of the protagonists with a chainsaw in the slaughterhouse (years before the sequel to Texas Chainsaw Massacre would do something very similar). I would not only recommend this for fans of splatter films but also for people who dislike the slasher genre because it's actually well done and despite the gore it's fun. “Meat’s meat and a mans gotta eat!” Another former Halloween staple that they never show anymore. |
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Post by Warmonger on Oct 25, 2017 8:04:44 GMT -5
Over the last 3-4 years I’ve made it a priority to purchase a lot of my favorite horror films since they no longer show them on TV.
Rawhead Rex just came out on blu-ray recently. I’ll have to pick that up in the next couple of days. Haven’t seen that movie in at least 20 years.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2017 2:45:20 GMT -5
DRACULA 1979 It's rated R back then, and I watched this film for the first time when it's came out in 1979 and I said to my friends that took me along and said it is an okay film nothing noteworthy except excellent acting by most cast members. Then, ten years later - plus or minus a few years and I've didn't think it was that good; but it's has some exceptional moments and some goofy elements like he climbs walls like Spider-Man and that's kind of ticked me off. Now, when I watched it again yesterday Frank Langella is not your typical Dracula and I had a hard time enjoying it for the third and last time that I ever see this movie and I did not enjoy it at all. It's too romanticized, too stylish, and too much weirdness, and top of that - his ability to climb walls is too absurd for me to watch it. I just did not enjoy this movie at all. If you like this movie - it's fine with me and i totally understand your points here and right now Frank Langella is not your typical Dracula and that's why I did not like this movie one bit. Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, Trevor Eve, and Kate Nelligan couldn't even save this movie from making it bearable to watch. I find Tony Haygarth as Renfield too bizarre and did not care for his performance at all. Good acting and that alone did not save this movie. The problem is that Langella is not your typical Count and the chemistry and the mood of this movie and the movie has these weird Red Globs all over the screen and that's threw me a curveball and that's bothers me a lot and that's made the film very poor in my own judgment call. That's why - I never, ever watch this film again and the ending was too dramatic and that's not your typical Dracula ending. I just had a hard time watching it from beginning to end. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2017 6:25:26 GMT -5
I just watched "The Mark of the Vampire" and it's pretty good movie with lots of actors and actresses running around and being totally out of place and this has a weird ending with the Count packing things up and all that. It's has lots of spooky things that's pretty pale in my book and I just had a hard time enjoying it. Too many Bat Thorns being mentioned and it's has a great start and it's quite melodramatic and all that. It's has some good and some bad - but the acting is marginal at best.
In my mind, this is not your typical Bela Lugosi movie but it's has it's moments and I enjoyed the photography, the mood, and most importantly the pacing of the movie was exceptional but it's just doesn't have that Dracula appeal. I just had a hard time enjoying it. Sorry Members.
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Post by urrutiap on Oct 28, 2017 21:01:43 GMT -5
Im procrastinating a little bit this year for my usual horror movie marathon up to October 31st. I have a shorter list this time
Krampus
Scream 4
Creepshow. Im watching on October 31
Never Sleep Again: Nightmare on Elm Street documentary DVD that I might watch later tonight after Jeepers Creepers 3
Phantasm
Phantasm II
Jeepers Creepers 3 which is on SyFy channel right now. movie is pretty good
Zombie Diaries 1 with cast commentary track on
Romero's Diary of the Dead
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