Hate to no longer like that movie.
Loved it as a kid, but I don't like it one iota anymore.
Month of Horror V: the Seed of dsheinem & noiseredux
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Well im not playing videogames recently so i just watch movies.
Decided to finally see the original dawn of the dead and compare it to the remake... kinda surprised since i enjoy more the remake for some reason... the original is just borderline hilarious at some parts and there's varely to no tension.
Either way not a bad watch, planing on watching more classic zombies movies and i have to see many clasics slashers films yet.
Decided to finally see the original dawn of the dead and compare it to the remake... kinda surprised since i enjoy more the remake for some reason... the original is just borderline hilarious at some parts and there's varely to no tension.
Either way not a bad watch, planing on watching more classic zombies movies and i have to see many clasics slashers films yet.
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Watch Day of the Dead or NotlLD if you want tension.
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I saw the 1990 version maybe one of my favorite, if not my favorite, zombie movie. Should i bother with the 3D remake?TSTR wrote:NotlLD if you want tension.
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Never seen it, but I would hazard a guess as to probably not--especially ehen there are many better titles to watch.Damm64 wrote:I saw the 1990 version maybe one of my favorite, if not my favorite, zombie movie. Should i bother with the 3D remake?TSTR wrote:NotlLD if you want tension.
The '90 NotLD is an interesting curio, but I find it gets kind of boring.
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I never saw the 90's NOTLD. Always meant to. The original is a classic though. I love Dawn. I hated the Dawn remake - even though I think that James Gunn is awesome. Day is really... unique. I like it though. I could not get into the later sequels like Diary, etc.
Lords Of Salem - 2nd time seeing it. Still love it. Such an insane slow burner. It's weird, but I really think it's my favorite RZ movie, trumping even House Of 1,000. The atmosphere is insane. Maybe living in New England adds to that. And RZ grew up in MA, so perhaps he hit on a certain feel that I just connect with. Don't know. It's almost ineffable just how awesome I find this movie. In many ways it reminds me of a David Lynch or Ken Russel movie where much of it feels like a fucked up fever dream, where you're never really sure what's really happening and how much of it is just a nightmare.
Lords Of Salem - 2nd time seeing it. Still love it. Such an insane slow burner. It's weird, but I really think it's my favorite RZ movie, trumping even House Of 1,000. The atmosphere is insane. Maybe living in New England adds to that. And RZ grew up in MA, so perhaps he hit on a certain feel that I just connect with. Don't know. It's almost ineffable just how awesome I find this movie. In many ways it reminds me of a David Lynch or Ken Russel movie where much of it feels like a fucked up fever dream, where you're never really sure what's really happening and how much of it is just a nightmare.
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More horror film festing.
The Entity
While at times this film can get intense with its scenes of a woman named Carla Moran tortured by an invisible being possible from a different plane of existence, it's also punctuated for long periods of time where she struggles to deal with the psychological fallout, her traumatic past, and her three children. It's great when its showing the effects of the poltergeist, but at times The Entity really drags, and over time I found myself disliking the psychiatrist that Carla turns to for help, not just because of his arrogance over the cause of her problems(it makes sense that he would focus on an internal variable and not accept an external, paranormal reason), but because his fixation with her just feels more and more creepy.
I thought it was ok, but not great. The actual "haunting" scenes are amazing and disturbing, but the film drags under its weight between them.
From Beyond
We were talking about it so much, that I just had to watch it! And you know what? It was creepy, gross, and totally awesome! Yes, there are a couple of things I wish I hadn't done...ok, there was one thing I wish it hadn't done. I'm upset that it killed one of my favorite characters first. I mean, really killed, not ate his head in an alternate plane of existence. But beyond that, I found this movie ridiculous and fun, with some awesome special effects and a wonderful performance by Jeffrey Combs. It's like a funnier version of John Carpenter's The Thing, complete with a strange pink glow.
Now the real question: did I love it more than Re-Animator? That's a tough one, I think they're both great.
Burnt Offerings
I went in thinking this would be a haunted house movie and instead found it more about a house as a parasite. The mansion here feeds off people to rejuvenate itself. There are no real ghosts, per say, only the effects on one's mind and the illusions it can produce. As a result, the film doesn't often go for sudden, grotesque shocks(though there are a few). Instead, it has a building dread as the characters waste away and are swallowed whole by the beast they inhabit, all while it restores itself around them. And once it finishes feeding on them, well, there's always Mrs. Allardyce in her bedroom...
The Company of Wolves
This is a 1980s British Gothic horror film based around a 13-year-old's dream version of Little Red Riding Hood, complete with stories within a story, grotesque werewolf transformations, and some spectacular visual aesthetics. The forbidding forest she imagines herself in is both incredibly beautiful and highly foreboding, and the beasts that reside within are not friendly but monstrous. And not all of them always look like beasts.
Despite the occasional gore from the werewolf transformations, the violence, and the implied sexuality, this is a movie for young adults, and I think it goes along well with other dark fantasy films from the time, like Labyrinth. I wish I had discovered this one when I was younger, so I could have shown it to friends the way I did with things like The Dark Crystal. It's a beautiful, very visual film. The characters aren't fleshed out, but I don't believe they need to be, considering the source material.
Also, this movie taught me that unibrows are evil.
The Entity
While at times this film can get intense with its scenes of a woman named Carla Moran tortured by an invisible being possible from a different plane of existence, it's also punctuated for long periods of time where she struggles to deal with the psychological fallout, her traumatic past, and her three children. It's great when its showing the effects of the poltergeist, but at times The Entity really drags, and over time I found myself disliking the psychiatrist that Carla turns to for help, not just because of his arrogance over the cause of her problems(it makes sense that he would focus on an internal variable and not accept an external, paranormal reason), but because his fixation with her just feels more and more creepy.
I thought it was ok, but not great. The actual "haunting" scenes are amazing and disturbing, but the film drags under its weight between them.
From Beyond
We were talking about it so much, that I just had to watch it! And you know what? It was creepy, gross, and totally awesome! Yes, there are a couple of things I wish I hadn't done...ok, there was one thing I wish it hadn't done. I'm upset that it killed one of my favorite characters first. I mean, really killed, not ate his head in an alternate plane of existence. But beyond that, I found this movie ridiculous and fun, with some awesome special effects and a wonderful performance by Jeffrey Combs. It's like a funnier version of John Carpenter's The Thing, complete with a strange pink glow.
Now the real question: did I love it more than Re-Animator? That's a tough one, I think they're both great.
Burnt Offerings
I went in thinking this would be a haunted house movie and instead found it more about a house as a parasite. The mansion here feeds off people to rejuvenate itself. There are no real ghosts, per say, only the effects on one's mind and the illusions it can produce. As a result, the film doesn't often go for sudden, grotesque shocks(though there are a few). Instead, it has a building dread as the characters waste away and are swallowed whole by the beast they inhabit, all while it restores itself around them. And once it finishes feeding on them, well, there's always Mrs. Allardyce in her bedroom...
The Company of Wolves
This is a 1980s British Gothic horror film based around a 13-year-old's dream version of Little Red Riding Hood, complete with stories within a story, grotesque werewolf transformations, and some spectacular visual aesthetics. The forbidding forest she imagines herself in is both incredibly beautiful and highly foreboding, and the beasts that reside within are not friendly but monstrous. And not all of them always look like beasts.
Despite the occasional gore from the werewolf transformations, the violence, and the implied sexuality, this is a movie for young adults, and I think it goes along well with other dark fantasy films from the time, like Labyrinth. I wish I had discovered this one when I was younger, so I could have shown it to friends the way I did with things like The Dark Crystal. It's a beautiful, very visual film. The characters aren't fleshed out, but I don't believe they need to be, considering the source material.
Also, this movie taught me that unibrows are evil.
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Well this movie is awesome. My primaty reason to watch this is that there's a PS2 game that acts as a sequel so wanted to make sure i knew everything from this movie before jumping into that. I really love the suspense and the whole paranoia that just keeps building up. Also there's a prequel of the movie made in 2011, it has the same name.
Probably going to keep the month with the rest of Romero's zombie movies, except land of the dead already watch that and didn't like it.
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So, it turns out I don't actually like scary movies. They scare me.
The only "horror" movies I can watch are the cheesy ones that aren't actually scary at all, like Army of Darkness.
The only "horror" movies I can watch are the cheesy ones that aren't actually scary at all, like Army of Darkness.