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Post by shaxper on Oct 25, 2014 13:08:01 GMT -5
I realize we already have a thread for discussing classic films, but it occurred to me that it would be fun to have a club where we choose a theme for the month and each watch and comment on films surrounding that theme. Essentially, the club works as follows: 1. Each month, a theme is chosen (ex. "Sci-fi," "gangland/mafia," "film franchises of the 1980s") 2. Each participant maintains a post near the top of this thread where they list the films they have watched that fit this theme (much like we do for the Classic Comic Books Club) 3. We discuss the films we are watching in this thread 4. Whoever gets the most "into the spirit" by watching the most films that meet the theme's criteria gets to choose the next month's theme. 5. No person may choose the theme for two months in a row. If the person who chose the month's theme watches the most films for that month, the person with the second most films will choose the theme for the next month. 6. Whoever watches the most films in September must choose a horror related theme for October. It's a little late in the game to be starting, but October's theme is HORROR. Respond to this thread with a post where you will list all the horror films you've watched in October. After a day or so, I will delete all conversation occupying the first page of this thread so that everyone's reserved posts are clearly visible at the top of the thread. After that, all conversation will be kept. I think this will be a lot of fun, and I'm secretly hoping someone is going to choose Martial Arts this year because I've been meaning to get into Kung Fu films! ________________________________________________________________________________ THEMES BY MONTH: October: Horror
November: Noir
December: Space Travel, and Travelers from Space
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Post by shaxper on Oct 25, 2014 13:09:21 GMT -5
This is the post I am reserving for listing the films I view. I recommend others interested in participating make a similar post and return to edit it anytime you watch another film.
October - Horror
1. Mark of the Vampire (1935)*
2. The Old Dark House (1932)*
3. Friday the 13th Part II (1981)*
4. Hellraiser (1987)*
5. Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)*
6. Before I Hang (1940)
7. A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4: The Dream Master (1988)*
8. Vampyr (1932)*
9. Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)*
10. Black Sabbath (1963)
11. Motel Hell (1980) -- Thanks, Jez!
12. Curse of Frankenstein (1957)*
13. Scream Blacula Scream (1973) -- Thanks, Jesse412!
14. Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
15. Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (2002) -- Thanks, thwhtguardian!
16. Night of the Lepus (1972) -- Thanks, Jesse412!
17. Motel Hell (again!, 1980)* -- Thanks, Jez!
(* indicates a film I've seen previously)
Favorite films from the month:
(1) Old Dark House, (2) Vampyr, (3) Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary, (4) Motel Hell, (5) Dracula A.D. 1972
November - Noir
1. Double Indemnity (1944)
2. The Third Man (1949)
3. They Live by Night (1948)
4. Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
5. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
6. Scarface (1932)
7. Key Largo (1948)
8. Out of the Past (1947)
9. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
10. Blade runner (1982)*
11. M (1931)*
12. Chinatown (1974)
13. The Big Sleep (1946)
14. The Killing (1956)
15. Ace in the Hole (1951)
16. Strangers on a Train (1951)
17. Notorious (1946)
18. Sunset Boulevard (1950)*
19. In A Lonely Place (1950)
(* indicates a film I've seen previously)
Favorites from the month:
(1) The Third Man, (2) The Maltese Falcon, (3) Key Largo, (4) The Killing, (5) Blade Runner
December - Space Travel, and Travelers from Space
1. Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
2. Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
3. 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
4. First Men in the Moon (1964)*
5. Forbidden Planet (1956)*
6. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)*
7. Forbidden Planet (again)*
8. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)*
9. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)*
10. Star Wars (1977)*
11. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)*
(* indicates a film I've seen previously)
Favorites from the month:
(1) Forbidden Planet, (2) Star Trek: The Motion Picture, (3) Star Wars, (4) First Men in the Moon, (5) 20 Million Miles to Earth
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Post by coke & comics on Oct 25, 2014 20:06:52 GMT -5
November- Noir
Double Indemnity (1944)
Blood Simple (1984)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959) (not quite noir)
Le Samourai (1967)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Favorite: Blood Simple
December- Space Travel
La Planète Sauvage (1973)
Pitch Black (2000)
It Came From Outer Space (1953)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Enemy Mine (1985)
Alien Nation (1988)
Favorite of the month: La Planète Sauvage
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Post by Jesse on Oct 25, 2014 21:01:41 GMT -5
(* indicates a film I've seen previously) October - Horror - The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
- The Uninvited (1944) *
- Blacula (1972)
- The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (1964)
- The Mummy’s Shroud (1967)
- War of the Colossal Beast (1958)
- Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) *
- Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) *
- Misery (1990)
- Night of the Lepus (1972)
- Nosferatu (1922) *
- The Vampire Bat (1933) *
- Dead Men Walk (1943)
- Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) *
- The House That Dripped Blood (1970)
- The Haunting (1963)*
- Burnt Offerings (1976)
- London After Midnight (1927) [2002 Restoration]
- Mark of the Vampire (1935) *
- The Devil-Doll (1936) *
Favorites from this month: The Haunting, The Uninvited and Misery. _____________________ November - Film Noir- Detour (1945)
- The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
- Gun Crazy (1950)
- White Heat (1949)
- The Third Man (1949) *
- They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
- Gilda (1946)
- He Walked by Night (1948)
- The Chase (1946)
- The Woman in the Window (1944)
- Shock (1946)
- Crack-Up (1946)
- Saboteur (1942) *
- Shadow of a Doubt 1943 *
- Obsession (1949)
- Behind Green Lights (1946)
Favorites from this month: The Third Man, White Heat, The Hitch-Hiker and Gilda. Other worthy mentions: He Walked by Night, Obsession and The Woman in the Window. _____________________ December - Space Travel and Travelers from Space- Alien (1979) *
- The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1963)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2014 23:24:24 GMT -5
I want bacon!  October
Motel Hell (1980)
Terror Train (1980)
Deep Red (1975)
Spellbinder (1988)
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Post by Hoosier X on Oct 26, 2014 11:01:35 GMT -5
October - Horror
1. The Monster (1925) 2. The Ghost Breakers (940) 3. The Lodger (1944) 4. Spook Busters (1946) 5. The Woman in White (1948) 6. The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959) 7. Eyes Without a Face (1959) 8. Village of the Damned (1960) - Can you believe I never saw this before? 9. The Innocents (1961) * 10. The Birds (1963) * (One of my favorite movies ever.) 11. The Raven (1963) * 12. The Comedy of Terrors (1964) * 13. Strait-Jacket (1964) * 14. Kwaidan (1964) 15. Planet of the Apes (1968) * 16. Poltergeist (1982) 17. Scream (1996) *
November - Film Noir
1. Detour - (1945) * 2. Gun Crazy (1950) *
(*) indicates I've seen it before.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 26, 2014 20:58:11 GMT -5
Great idea for a thread! I have wednesday and thursday off this week and I've already planned my own horror movie marathon so I'll post my list then, plus a few others I watched earlier this week.
October: Horror
1.The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
2.Frankenstein(1931)*
3.Psycho(1960)*
4.Freaks(1932)
5.Nosferatu(1922)*
6.Dracula(1931)*
7.Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979)*
8.Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary(2003)
9.El Orfanato(2007)
10.The Exorcist(1973)*
11.Bride of Frankenstein (1935)*
12.Pan's Labyrinth(2006)*
13.Cronos(1994)*
14.Shadow of the Vampire(2000)*
15.Open Your Eyes(1999)
16.The Innkeepers (2012)
17. Count Dracula (1970)
18. WGBH's Dracula(2006)
19. The Halloween Tree(1993)*
20. Halloween is Grinch Night(1977)*
20 1/2. Disney Medley: The Skeleton Dance(1929)* Mickey's Haunted House(1929) and Donald Duck and the Gorilla(1944)*
21. Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)
Favorite: Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary
November: Noir
1.Casablanca(1942)*
2. The Blue Dahlia(1946)*
3. Le Samourai(1967)
4. Dead Reckoning(1947)
5. Hell is a City(1960)
6. Insomnia (1997)
Favorite: Le Samourai
December: Sci-Fi
1) Star Trek: The Motion Picture(1979)*
2)The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
3)2001: A Space Odyssey(1968)*
4)The Thing(1982)*
5) Sunshine (2007)
6)The Martian Chronicles (1980)
7) Forbidden Planet(1956)
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Post by DubipR on Oct 26, 2014 21:12:06 GMT -5
October Horror List
1. Dementia 13 (1963)
2. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
3. Dracula (Spanish Version- 1931)
4. Suspiria (1977)
5. The Thing (1982)
6. Carnival of Souls (1962)
7. Saw (2004)
8. The Exorcist (1973)
9. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1990)
10. Ginger Snaps (2000)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2014 8:54:31 GMT -5
October:
1. The Signal
2. Disaster L.A.: The Last Zombie Apocalypse Begins Here
3. The Forbidden Girl
4. Bloodwork
5. Godzilla (2014)
6. Pacific Rim
7. The Scribbler
8. Life After Beth
9. Dead Within
10. Deliver Us from Evil
Godzilla & Pacific Rim are borderline, of course, being also straight-up sf, but I included them because, heck, it's my list. Just as I didn't include Starship Troopers, which I also watched for the first time this month.
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Post by MDG on Oct 27, 2014 9:01:14 GMT -5
October:- Suspiria
- Dracula ('31)
- Dracula's Daughter
- House by the Edge of the Lake
- The Brain Eaters
- 13 Ghosts ('60)
- Black Sunday
- Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key
- The Tingler
- Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2014 9:16:30 GMT -5
Has this one come out legitimately yet? It was one of the first "gray-market" VHSes I ever bought after I learned about their availability via the classifieds in the back of Fangoria a decade ago. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 27, 2014 10:33:05 GMT -5
October Horror List 1. Dementia 13 (1963) 2. Night of the Living Dead (1968) 3. Dracula (Spanish Version- 1931) 4. Suspiria (1977) 5. The Thing (1982) 6. Carnival of Souls (1962) 7. Saw (2004) 8. The Exorcist (1973) 9. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1990) 10. Ginger Snaps (2000) Carnival of Souls is an absolute favorite of mine. Still need to see The Exorcist! You seriously need to see the exorcist, it's seriously an awesome movie and the book is a great read as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2014 10:56:11 GMT -5
I'd put The Exorcist in my top 10 horror films of all time, easily. Probably my top 5.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2014 11:14:49 GMT -5
I haven't seen The Exorcist either, and I wonder if seeing it parodied so much will ruin it for me.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 27, 2014 11:32:06 GMT -5
Nah, I had seen Repossessed with Leslie Nielson before seeing the original. If anything, seeing a few parodies just made my first viewing of the Exorcist all the better as I knew the beats but instead of getting a gag from them I got legitimate scares. Make it a must see.
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