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[Keeth Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Keeth]

PETS last night & TIME BANDITS right now.

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The World Cup. .

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Caught the trailer for What's the Matter with Helen. Looked pretty awesome. Anyone have any thoughts on it?

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Signed up for Shudder to catch the Joe Bob Briggs' marathon. I've been watching a couple of random pictures, mostly re-watches but it's been at least a decade since I last saw them.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne. Borowczyk does a more traditional kind of horror film. Has the great Udo Kier as Jekyll and Hyde. It goes to some places but is bogged down greatly in the 2nd act. An alright picture worth checking out I think.

Burning Moon. I gave this I think three chances now. I don't like it. It is fascinating because it's exactly the kind of movie I would have made had I had the power to do so back when I was thirteen.

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon. A glorified fan film. I hated this. First time seeing this one BTW but I've heard of it before.

Murder Obsession AKA FEAR (1981). An interesting entry in the Eyetalian horror cycle. Directed by Riccardo Fredda who was very important in that era of Italian Horror but ironically never reached the high's of his contemporaries, not even once. I liked this one despite it not being amazing. It has some great framing, Laura Gemser, a Giallo with an incest sublot, some fleeting cool imagery, and a chainsaw kill. A middle of the road Gialli which means that it's more interesting than most horror films of the era.

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Saw 6. It was pretty good for what it was.

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Argo (USA, 2011) [Hulu] - 3/5
Not bad thriller by Ben Affleck, but I don't quite get the high praise. The last 20 minutes is the most intense part, though almost entirely fictional in a film advertising itself as true story. That's quite ok in the name of entertainment; stealing the honour from the Canadians (who, in my understanding, came up with a lot of the stuff credited to the Americans here) on the other hand was a jerk move.

The Town (USA, 2010) [Hulu] - 3.5/5
Another good action/thriller/drama by Ben "I direct better than I act" Affleck. Good story, decent action scenes and an ending that seems like an improvement over the source novel. Oh, and in all honesty Affleck isn't a bad actor these days, he makes a pretty good lead here, as he did in Argo.

The Eiger Sanction (USA, 1975) [DVD] - 3.5/5
Dated Clint Eastwood picture strikes as both misogynistic and homophobic, suffers from plot holes and could have lost 30 minutes, but also features breathtaking mountain climbing action that makes almost any modern action film pale in comparison. Reportedly Eastwood performed all of his own stunts, many of which seem awfully dangerous. Decent cast as well with George Kennedy giving good support.

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A few recent ones that I really enjoyed:

RED ROOM 2 - Bizarre no-budget SOV sickie from Japan that's surprisingly involving. It's about 4 people who play a card game where the winner of each hand chooses two other players to go into a jail cell and do horrible things to each other (rape, puke-eating and much worse). I felt it could've been even more effective if it didn't go so far with the atrocities (the fisting scene is absolutely revolting). The climax is excellent and includes a really neat twist.

THE FOREST - Very weird and charming slasher/ghost story from the great Don Jones. This is a lot better than it's reputation suggests with some great scenes, some unintentional laughs and an astonishing extended flashback sequence showing how the killer wound up a cave-dwelling cannibal who preys on campers. Helpful ghost kids, too. Amazing.

MAN'S BEST FRIEND - This is probably the most entertaining killer dog film I've ever seen. Why doesn't anyone ever mention this one? It's certainly one of the more underrated '90s horror films. Campy, fast-paced and a joy to watch. I loved it!

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MAN'S BEST FRIEND - This is probably the most entertaining killer dog film I've ever seen. Why doesn't anyone ever mention this one? It's certainly one of the more underrated '90s horror films. Campy, fast-paced and a joy to watch. I loved it!

I need to revisit this again, sometime. i think I've seen ti about 3 times. A VHS rental, some cable airing(s), and again when I got the DVD.

My biggest memory of this, was when a trailer aired, and it showed the scene where the dog, well, eats pussy. Oh my god, it was just so bizarre. Someone else in the room thought it was disgusting, and scary, and couldn't watch it. Looking at the scene, it is done in such a cartoonish way, but then again, from what I recall, the dog was made up of different bits and pieces of other animals. it's the scene, that sticks with me most, from the movie. The rest of the movie is a blur, which tells me I should revisit it. However, that scene, with the dog, the tree, etc... Holy shit, what a scene.

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MAN'S BEST FRIEND - This is probably the most entertaining killer dog film I've ever seen. Why doesn't anyone ever mention this one? It's certainly one of the more underrated '90s horror films. Campy, fast-paced and a joy to watch. I loved it!

Watched this one all the time when I was younger. A very fun B flick.

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I tried to watch Blood Fest (2018) and it was the most obnoxious piece of shit I've seen in a while. I was going to make a thread but I really don't want to give this any more publicity. The only thing I can say positive about it is that the concept is decent and there's some good gore. That's about it.

Obnoxious characters, shitty humor, predictable story-telling, all that jazz. Can we get at least one good horror film about horror fans? Is that possible? And can we get one horror movie about horror fans where there isn't a scene set at a video store?

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We Are the Flesh. I hated this one. You read the synopsis and think "Okay, this sounds interesting." But it ends up being a pseudo-intellectual art porno. A film that has its head up its own ass for sure. And the funny thing is that with some tweaks the concept can easily work. Don't make it into porn. Give the antagonist a weapon or make him physically dominant over our protagonists. It reminded me a little bit of Blind Beast but Blind Beast is a great film and this was just dog shit despite some great cinematography.

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Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (David Lynch, 1989) - Not a film but rather a stage production directed by Lynch in 1989. Part concert, part avant garde theater, all nightmare fuel. Really a crucial part of the Lynch cannon as it pre-dates both Wild at Heart and Twin Peaks and features Nic Cage and Laura Dern in the beginning (they're not playing Sailor and Lula but their scene was clearly shot on the set of WAH), Michael J. Anderson and Julee Cruise. Pretty astonishing stuff that was only put together in a few days and features some of Lynch's most striking imagery including a guy on massive stilts dressed as a skinless deer. In his book, Lynch tells a hilarious story of how during the first performance the guy dressed as the deer tumbled into the orchestra pit so the second night (the show ran for two nights at the Brooklyn Academy of Music) as Lynch writes "The fuckin' deer wouldn't come out of his dressing room!"

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THE DRILLER KILLER - I've watched this several times before, but I had forgotten about the hilarious moment after Abel drills the bum in the head (the cover shot) he leans over and gives him a quick kiss on the forehead before running away.

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Cobb (1994) an interesting movie about a very dark legendary sports figure. Tommy Lee Jones does a good job, Robert Wuhl plays up the comedy and I think he may have been miscast. An interesting film weighed down by cliche story telling and weirdly maudlin tone at times. I think this was intended to be Oscar Bait but it flopped.

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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (USA, 1970) [DVD] - 4/5
An absolutely insane 60s hippie party skin flick Hollywood satire musical shocker about a girl band taken under his wings by a crazy music producer while the protagonist is seeking her share of family inheritance in a soap opera storyline, all played with a poker face as it should be! Rated X by MPAA upon its release, presumably for "excess" because there isn't really anything X rated (one bit of hard violence, frequent but brief topless nudity, no graphic sex). I can hardly believe this film even exist. Would make a great double feature with Spring Breakers.

What Have They Done to Your Daughters (Italy, 1974) [BD] - 3.5/5
Cynical follow-up to What Have You Done to Solange sees schoolgirls in peril again. This one, however, trades away all the romanticism and is also more of a poliziotteschi that giallo. Effective and political, but also depressingly dark and void of Solange's magic. I suppose I'm getting old as some of the cruelty is getting hard to take.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 (USA, 1985) [DVD] - 3.5/5
Unexpectedly good horror sequel full fun effects and homosexual subtext, once it gets past the dull opening 30 minutes. I'm not sure if it stands the test of logic, but it's so original compared to your average slasher sequel that it's better not to think about that.

Child's Play (USA, 1988) [Hulu] - 2/5
Seminal but frustrating piece of 80s horror, occasionally entertaining but full of irritating characters acting like idiots. Amazingly enough, this was banned in Finland back in the day (Finland had its own "video nasty" craze that extended to both video and theatrical releases in the late 80s / early 90s, probably influenced by the UK) despite being remarkably tame in terms of violence.