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Thegun
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
Decided to watch the original Frankenstein series in chronological order. Almost all of The Wolfman too technically as all of his sequels also featured Frankenstein.
1. Hocus Pocus- A- 2. Frankenstein- A+ 3. Bride of Frankenstein A+ 4. Son of Frankenstein - A 5. Ghost of Frankenstein- B+ 6. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man- A+ 6. House of Frankenstein- B+ 7. House of Dracula- C+ 8. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein- A+ 9. Sleepy Hollow- B- 10. The Fly (1956) A
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Algren
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
Why'd you watch the second and third Paranormal Activity films but not the first?
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Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:21 pm |
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Dr. Lecter
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
I assume because he already knows the first.
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Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:32 pm |
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Algren
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
He's seem them all before. But that doesn't answer my question.
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Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:46 pm |
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Mister Ecks
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
Algren wrote: He's seem them all before. But that doesn't answer my question. Actually, I watched Paranormal Activity in late September, before I came up with this idea to do 31 Days of Horror. Not only is it fresh in my memory from that viewing, it was probably the 6th or 7th time I've seen it now. Also, I had seen 1-4, but hadn't seen The Marked Ones or The Ghost Dimension. I watched The Marked Ones last night and hope to do Ghost Dimension today and start the Insidious movies too (seen and love the first, but haven't seen Chapter 2 or 3).
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Tue Oct 25, 2016 6:55 am |
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Mister Ecks
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
Dr. Lecter wrote: Ecks, what did you think of Hausu? Hausu was way more trippy and bizarre than I anticipated, and honestly, I really enjoyed it. It's one of the titles this month that I actually want to watch again soon just to see things I might have missed on my first viewing. And I usually love films that look and feel like a dream, and that's how Hausu was for me.
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Tue Oct 25, 2016 6:58 am |
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Mister Ecks
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
Algren wrote: Never felt fear before? Watch Paranormal Activity 1-3 alone in the evening with the lights off. That's fear. You'll know you're still alive. I get what Lecter is saying, but honestly the jump scares still get me, especially in the earlier ones. And there's something genuinely creepy, specifically about 1 and 3 that lingers. I'm disappointed that the atmosphere of 1 and 3 (and 2, kind of) is pretty much gone in 4 and beyond.
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Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:00 am |
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Mister Ecks
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
tree and a half wrote: Mister Ecks wrote: October 19: Kwaidan (1965). Hooray! I hope you enjoyed it. Although it's not jump-scare horror, Kwaidan haunts me still. Kwaidan was great. I'm a fan of anthology films (and series), and also a fan of Tales from the Crypt, which is what these stories felt like, especially the endings. My favorite was the second story, which to my understanding, was excised from the film for its US debut? Can't understand why, unless it was too scary for the time. Of course the movie predates the Crypt series, and the original Crypt comics predate the movie, and the original stories upon which Kwaidan is based predates the comics.
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Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:04 am |
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Price
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Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:15 pm Posts: 8889 Location: Los Pollos Hermanos
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
For anthology films check Dead of Night (1945). Some of the stories are rather more comedic in nature, but the Ventriloquist's Dummy is the real standout.
Two other Japanese horror (ghost) movies from the 60s to check out: Onibaba and Kuroneko.
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Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:11 am |
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tree and a half
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
Price wrote: For anthology films check Dead of Night (1945). Some of the stories are rather more comedic in nature, but the Ventriloquist's Dummy is the real standout. Also one of my all-time favorites! "Room for one more!"
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Tue Oct 25, 2016 8:12 am |
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Mister Ecks
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
I'm watching Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension right now. Man, it may sound silly to criticize the jump scares when that's kind of what the franchise is built on, but weren't the jump scares more organic in the first three? Those three films, while far from perfect, were built on tension, creepy atmosphere and allowing us to use our imaginations on occasion. I even don't hate PA4. The Marked Ones is far from perfect, but I admire the decision to shake up the franchise a bit with that one. Yet, The Ghost Dimension is failing on every single level. I can't believe anyone who watched and enjoyed the ultra-low budget first film actually would help make this one. They forget every single thing that worked in the first five.
My biggest criticism about the entire franchise remains the atrocious dialogue though. I know they tried going for realism with it, but every time someone talks in a casual way (especially when first encountering a camera in their face), they come across worse than porn actors.
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Tue Oct 25, 2016 11:22 am |
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Mister Ecks
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
October 1: The Witch (2016) October 2: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) October 3: The Pack (1977) October 4: The Stepford Wives (1975) / The Babadook (2014) October 5: Dolls (1987) October 6: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) / The Vanishing (1988) October 7: Poltergeist (2015) October 8: Nosferatu (1922) October 11: Slither (2006) October 12: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) October 13: Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922) October 15: Hausu aka House (1977) October 16: Dead End (2003) / Freaks (1932) October 17: It Follows (2015) October 18: The Return of the Living Dead (1985) October 19: Kwaidan (1965) October 20: The Phantom of the Opera (1925) October 21: Ghoulies (1984) / Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) / Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) October 22: The Final Girls (2015) October 24: Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) / Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014) October 25: Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015)
Unfortunately, I'm going to be away Friday through midday Sunday, so that's going to cut down on my watching unless I can sneak in a movie here or there. Next I want to tackle the three Insidious flicks and get through at least the first three Halloween movies (only have seen the original plus Zombie's two), plus some of my personal favorites (The Descent, 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead).
If I didn't get to your suggestions, I'm sorry. I have them all written down and hopefully will get to them, even if it's past October. Thankfully, horror can be enjoyed year round.
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Tue Oct 25, 2016 5:34 pm |
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Algren
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
I watched the Paranormal Activity films when I kind of didn't really know what to expect. At least the first two, anyway. I watched them almost one after another, and that really is the best way to view films.
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Tue Oct 25, 2016 10:18 pm |
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tree and a half
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
Mister Ecks wrote: October 11: Slither (2006) Most underrated film on your list!
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Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:04 am |
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Mister Ecks
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
tree and a half wrote: Mister Ecks wrote: October 11: Slither (2006) Most underrated film on your list! Love Slither. It's been probably seven years since I watched it and I forgot how good it was.
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Mister Ecks
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
Algren wrote: I watched the Paranormal Activity films when I kind of didn't really know what to expect. At least the first two, anyway. I watched them almost one after another, and that really is the best way to view films. I wish I could have watched them like that. It's just a matter of finding the 90 minutes to watch a movie. I hate starting and stopping a movie. But at least I finally watched them all.
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Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:13 am |
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Mister Ecks
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
October 1: The Witch (2016) October 2: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) October 3: The Pack (1977) October 4: The Stepford Wives (1975) / The Babadook (2014) October 5: Dolls (1987) October 6: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) / The Vanishing (1988) October 7: Poltergeist (2015) October 8: Nosferatu (1922) October 11: Slither (2006) October 12: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) October 13: Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922) October 15: Hausu aka House (1977) October 16: Dead End (2003) / Freaks (1932) October 17: It Follows (2015) October 18: The Return of the Living Dead (1985) October 19: Kwaidan (1965) October 20: The Phantom of the Opera (1925) October 21: Ghoulies (1984) / Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) / Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) October 22: The Final Girls (2015) October 24: Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) / Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014) October 25: Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015) October 26: Insidious (2011) October 27: Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) / The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) October 29: Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Just got home after a weekend away. Managed to squeeze in one of my yearly Halloween viewings last night.
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Sun Oct 30, 2016 4:46 pm |
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Algren
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
So what will the final film be? Hopefully the original Halloween. Or you could ruin it all and watch Halloween III: Season of the Witch.
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tree and a half
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
Mister Ecks wrote: October 29: Dawn of the Dead (2004) Still Zach Snyder's best film.
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Mon Oct 31, 2016 6:15 am |
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Price
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
tree and a half wrote: Mister Ecks wrote: October 29: Dawn of the Dead (2004) Still Zach Snyder's best film. That's true.
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Mon Oct 31, 2016 3:36 pm |
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Mister Ecks
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
October 1: The Witch (2016) October 2: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) October 3: The Pack (1977) October 4: The Stepford Wives (1975) / The Babadook (2014) October 5: Dolls (1987) October 6: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) / The Vanishing (1988) October 7: Poltergeist (2015) October 8: Nosferatu (1922) October 11: Slither (2006) October 12: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) October 13: Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922) October 15: Hausu aka House (1977) October 16: Dead End (2003) / Freaks (1932) October 17: It Follows (2015) October 18: The Return of the Living Dead (1985) October 19: Kwaidan (1965) October 20: The Phantom of the Opera (1925) October 21: Ghoulies (1984) / Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) / Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) October 22: The Final Girls (2015) October 24: Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) / Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014) October 25: Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015) October 26: Insidious (2011) October 27: Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) / The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) October 29: Dawn of the Dead (2004) October 30: 28 Weeks Later (2007) October 31: Halloween (1978) / The Evil Dead (1981) / Jeepers Creepers (2001) / Trick 'r Treat (2007)
I wrapped up my month of horror with two classics: Halloween and The Evil Dead. The Evil Dead I actually have only seen twice and the last time was a while ago. It's one of the few movies that genuinely creeps me out in spots. If it was played with the same humor of future installments in the franchise, the effectiveness would be lost, but it's so deadly serious and scary in spots.
Halloween is Halloween. It's a classic. I didn't get to watch the entire franchise like I planned, but I couldn't miss the original.
I loved Jeepers Creepers when it came out, but I'd say it's close to ten years since I last watched, and it didn't hold up quite as well as I would have liked. I'm in the camp that loves the first half and I'm just OK with the second half. But honestly, Salva does so well building fear and tension with so little in the first half, that once he dials it up, it's too much. However, I'm glad he went with the supernatural element. If he had kept The Creeper just a mysterious figure, it's just a carbon copy of Jason, Leatherface, etc. Making him something supernatural just works. I still haven't seen the sequel.
Trick 'r Treat is a new classic for me. So underrated, but deservedly found a cult following. It's just the perfect length for what they're going for. It's silly, it's funny, it's creepy. Love it and hope someday to get another one.
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Mister Ecks
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
Thanks to everyone who followed along and read my updates throughout, and especially thanks for the suggestions. If I didn't get to all or any of yours, I do apologize. Life didn't allow me the chance to watch four a day like I did on Halloween Day, but I will keep all of the suggestions for future use.
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Tue Nov 01, 2016 1:10 pm |
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
Watch In the Mouth of Madness.
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Tue Nov 01, 2016 1:42 pm |
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Thegun
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
Did they end up filming Jeepers Creepers 3 this year? They said the original girl is back and it takes place 23 years after the first. Ray Wise was suppose to be back as well.
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Tue Nov 01, 2016 2:13 pm |
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Mister Ecks
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Re: 31 Days of Horror
Dr. Lecter wrote: Watch In the Mouth of Madness. I actually tried getting it but ended up just ordering it on Amazon. Can't wait to watch it.
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