Halloween Week: Your favorite horror movies + general horror movie discussion

[The Fake Shemp]

Just spotted this. It's the first episode from the online series Creepshow Raw. Maybe it was because I had very low expectations set in place, but I actually ended up finding this short a lot of fun. It's not great but it's vastly better than anything that came out of the incredibly shitty Creepshow 3. Unfortunately I couldn't find a Youtube version at the moment so here's the IGN link:

http://video.ign.com/dor/articles/1040810/creepshow-raw-episode-1/videos/_creepshow_prt_103009.html

Man, if that impresses, wait until you see what I'm doing.

[Joe Molotov]

I watched The Abominable Dr. Phibes + Dr. Phibes Rises Again.

The first one's like a proto-SE7EN, with the awesomeness of Vincent Price as the anti-hero. Even the closing credits list him as The Protagonist, even though he's the killer. The second one is just as awesome, but it lacks some of the focus of the first one since he's just killing everyone that gets in his way instead of following a set plan for revenge like in the first one.

[The Fake Shemp]

It's pretty awesome.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Going to watch Jacobs Ladder for the first time ever tonight, after people that liked Angel Heart said it was good too.

Hope it's good

A lot of imagery from the Silent Hill series was lifted straight from Jacob's Ladder so I don't know if it'll make as much as an impact as it did nearly 20 years ago but it's still a pretty damn good film.

[Eel O'Brian]

watched "believers" by one of the guys from blair witch project

not horror, but a pretty tight little genre suspense thriller

[chronovore]

Going to watch Jacobs Ladder for the first time ever tonight, after people that liked Angel Heart said it was good too.

Hope it's good

A lot of imagery from the Silent Hill series was lifted straight from Jacob's Ladder so I don't know if it'll make as much as an impact as it did nearly 20 years ago but it's still a pretty damn good film.

"20 years ago"? Christ. Old user feels old.

I watched the Jacob's Ladder preview prior to Flatliners on its opening night. The trailer was so freaky, it actually made Flatliners scarier just from its fear half-life. I was about 1/3 through Flatliners before I realized it was utter tripe. Jacob's Ladder has some excellent philosophy in there as well, with all the unsettling bits. Very good film.

[The Fake Shemp]

I saw both Jacob's Ladder and Flatliners for the first time ever this year. Jacob's Ladder is great, but Flatliners was distinguished mentally-challenged.

[Bebpo]

Halloween II was quite alright.  The tension and camera work was really good even if not up to the original.  I liked how the main character was all messed up on drugs and had to find safety to take rest breaks.  In fact, coupled with the final fight of sound effects distractions, it almost felt like an RE game, lol. 

[The Fake Shemp]

I think it is second only to Dawn of the Dead in terms of all-time great horror sequels. It's pretty bold for a horror sequel - it takes risks. It is not total retread of the original, the setting is different, etc. The concept that is really the second part of a two-part film is really cool.

[Bebpo]

It's fun reading reviews from the early 80s when it came out talking about how shocking and gore-filled the movie is and how it's trying to top all the other slasher films with the most vicious messed up on screen shocking violence.

...when today it's like ...pg-13 tame.  ^^;  It's interesting seeing how used to gore we are these days.  Like Trick 'r Treat was fairly gory, but I'd say it's fine for 14-16 year olds to go see.

[The Fake Shemp]

Even still - there really wasn't much in the way of gore in Trick 'r Treat. The "goriest" scene was actually fake, within the context of the film.

... It is pretty funny to read that stuff about older films, though. Even Halloween itself is remembered as shocking and violent, where there's very little on screen violence. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre conjures up images of Leatherface hacking away at body parts with a chainsaw, despite the violence being pretty tame in comparison.

[Bebpo]

eh, the

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decapped kid's head was pretty detailed and gross.

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Btw, what's your take on why it didn't get a theater release back when it was finished?  I searched around and the only rumor that sounded plausible was that WB had cold feet because

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most of the characters who get killed are young children

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[The Fake Shemp]

Internal studio politics. I'm sure that played a part in it, but how big, I don't know. The film didn't cost very much, nor is it more graphic than stuff like Hostel. I get the feeling there was an internal discussion were not privy to, and that jeopardized the film's chances of a theatrical release.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

We watched The Strangers the other night even though I knew it wasn't supposed to be very good but we were in the mood for a horror film and the trailer made it look decent enough, so I thought what the hell?

Total crap.  I swear the script must've been about 5 pages long.  The best part of the movie was when the girl knocked on the front door of the house looking for "Theresa" or whomever, after that it just became a warmed over Michael Myers family reunion.

Funny Games is a much better home invasion film.  And no silly masks in that one.

[The Fake Shemp]

I thought the best part was when Dennis from It's Always Sunny in Philly shows up...

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... and is shot in the face.

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[Joe Molotov]

I want to see this movie:

[The Fake Shemp]

I like it the first time I saw it - when it was called The Blair Witch Project. Pass.

And actually, I didn't like it.

[The Fake Shemp]

Everyone go see Ti West's The House of the Devil instead. That movie was pretty awesome.