I don't usually do the Halloween marathon, but I've seen a shitload of horror movies lately anyway.
I wasn't a huge fan to be honest. It's the typical kind of slasher movies with some neat ideas that don't work out that well.
Visually it got some really nice camera work and some actors are decent, but overall it was a letdown.
Rewatched the Maniac Cop trilogy
First one is still a decent horror flick, but everything that follows is trash. Just don't expect alot.
Favorite thing is the main theme from the movie. Really gives the right mood.
I haven't seen Phantasm before. Felt like one of those good 80s horror movie with some cool ideas here and there, the obvious glaring weakpoints etc.
I still wonder how they managed to do 4 more movies with nearly the same cast.
Since I recently stumbled upon a highlight, which I'll mention later on, I tried out different movies from the same director.
The Church was one of those movies and it wasn't really a good experience.
Just doesn't click and connecting the different ideas isn't something that director manages to pull off.
I've already seen it in the past and wanted to watch it again, now that there's a 4k version out there.
Feels like alot of those italian flicks trying to cash in on a popular american version.
While they tried to cash in on the name of Dawn of the Dead and sold it as Zombi 2, it's nowhere near the quality of a Romero film.
It's still a decent movie for various reasons like the OST, some incredible ideas like the zombie vs shark scene, some of the gore scenes and generally just hitting the right mood.
While there are still alot of shortcomings like the makeup, the "action" scenes later on and some of the acting, I will still come back and watch it again.
Demons 1 and 2 or Dance of the Demons.
I watched them back to back.
First one was another decent horror movie. Just has the right flair with the scenery. Far from being anywhere special, but I liked it.
Second one is based upon the same idea and copies alot of stuff. It's kinda weird seeing ALOT of actors from the first movie in this one with different roles.
Sadly it's a letdown and they should have went into a different area. Feels like a cheap cash in.
The last one that I found a while ago is by far my favorite from the list. Even going so far to say that this movie will move into my top horror movie list.
Dellamorte Dellamore aka Cemetary Man is a weird mixture of alot of elements. Horror, black humor, romance and at times thought provoking.
A movie that is quite unique within the genre and suprised me alot. The connection of those elements, combined with the creativity, the amazing acting that brings those wonderful characters to life is a match made in heaven.
At first I was REALLY cautious. The big horror period for italian movies was in the 80s. There aren't alot of movies from the 90s that people even know about, so I was pleasently suprised.
Last but not least the biggest pile of trash I've come across.
It's a zombie movie from the 80s called Burial Ground.
Bad in every possible way. Acting, setting, "characters and storyline", camera work, music, makeup etc. etc.
Among the worst thing is the english dub and you'll get a taste of it with the linked scene above.
Speaking of the scene, it's really one of the weirdest movies out there.
The actor is a rather small guy (he was 25 at the time of the movie) and plays the young son. Which is already pretty damn weird, only gets beaten by the try to implement incest as a theme
Trying to set his mothers tits free seems to be his main target, regardless if he's human or as zombie later on.
Honestly just watch the scene.
The scene starts at 11:15 in the video.
