I really enjoyed this one. Nice rebooting of the original story and I liked the writing and acting. I've seen it a few times now and it is still holding up.
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Oct 01 The Purge
Oct 02 Dawn of the Dead ('04 Snyder Remake)
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/what-movie-are-you-watching.1069107/page-475#post-26607388
Oct 02 Dawn of the Dead ('04 Snyder Remake)
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/what-movie-are-you-watching.1069107/page-475#post-26607388
Me too. What about the third one, Beyond?
I think he probably saw it since he said he saw 2 (even though ST:ID is actually the 2nd in the Nü Trek chronology).
I rather liked Beyond. It was a good action based movie and had a lot of humour in it. The soundtrack was pretty good, too.Me too. What about the third one, Beyond?
Me neither. Maybe you said that already? Someone did, sorry.
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I hated the motorcycle.
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)- ehh. I never read the book, reported to be a beloved children’s story. It was ambitious in its concept, but felt flat, CGI that I would describe as cartoony or maybe onerous. Kids may love it, but it got hammered by critics and audiences at Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB.
Kids may love it, but it got hammered by critics and audiences at Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB.
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)- ehh. I never read the book, reported to be a beloved children’s story. It was ambitious in its concept, but felt flat, CGI that I would describe as cartoony or maybe onerous.
I tried to read this book a while back and I couldn't.
Oct 01 The Purge
Oct 02 Dawn of the Dead ('04 Snyder Remake)
Oct 03 Drag Me to Hell
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/what-movie-are-you-watching.1069107/page-475#post-26607388
Oct 02 Dawn of the Dead ('04 Snyder Remake)
Oct 03 Drag Me to Hell
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/what-movie-are-you-watching.1069107/page-475#post-26607388
My favorite time of year is upon us; Autumn and Halloween! I'm starting the creepy movie season off with a really old classic tonight.
Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu (1922)
Fun, what else do you usually queue up for the season?
Usually vampire movies, old ones, found on TCM as well as Frankenstein movies, including the comedy Young Frankenstein. Plus anything else TCM cooks up.
Have you seen Let Me In (2010), or the original Swedish version, Let the Right One In (2008)? Terrific spin(s) on the traditional vampire story, and like a number of critics, I actually prefer the US remake (I think I have better connection to the domestic "voice" and aesthetic).
Since you enjoy some horror-comedy, I also highly recommend, the vampire mockumentary, What We Do in the Shadows, Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi star, wrote and directed it.
Since you enjoy some horror-comedy, I also highly recommend, the vampire mockumentary, What We Do in the Shadows, Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi star, wrote and directed it.
Oct 01 The Purge
Oct 02 Dawn of the Dead ('04 Remake)
Oct 03 Drag Me to Hell
Oct 04 Get Out
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/what-movie-are-you-watching.1069107/page-475#post-26607388
Oct 02 Dawn of the Dead ('04 Remake)
Oct 03 Drag Me to Hell
Oct 04 Get Out
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/what-movie-are-you-watching.1069107/page-475#post-26607388
Drag Me to Hell truly exploited the sound effect as jump scare fodder, the audio was so loud it heightened the visuals. I am surprised we didn’t walk out of the theater with a temporary twitch.
Very good Sam Raimi horror, but I was fine with one-and-done.
I am sure I have some Italian horror or giallo I have never seen awaiting me upstairs.
Very good Sam Raimi horror, but I was fine with one-and-done.
I am sure I have some Italian horror or giallo I have never seen awaiting me upstairs.
Presently revisiting Blood and Black Lace (1964), Mario Bava's seminal giallo (not his first, but the one that set the tone for Dario Argento and everyone else who followed in the stylish, gory footsteps of Mr. Bava). This is on sale as a rental and to buy on U.S. iTunes now.
In one murder sequence, I flashed on several filmmakers who borrowed from Bava (Spain's Armando De Ossorio and Argento (obviously, but there's so much in that scene that Dario lifted for Tenebrae, Suspiria etc.).
A proper review coming eventually, but I finally grok and think I love this movie after so many years.
In one murder sequence, I flashed on several filmmakers who borrowed from Bava (Spain's Armando De Ossorio and Argento (obviously, but there's so much in that scene that Dario lifted for Tenebrae, Suspiria etc.).
A proper review coming eventually, but I finally grok and think I love this movie after so many years.
Blood and Black Lace (1964)
So you have Mario Bava to thank or blame for the giallo and subsequent slasher boom in horror movies. In this film, he introduces concepts that would become familiar in both genres and does it with so much style. It doesn’t matter that you are almost rooting for everyone to die because the sets, cinematography and such are so good when the faceless killer stalks their prey.
Apparently, at the Christiana House of Couture, many of the models and male employees are on hard drugs, know secrets they shouldn’t, or have something else to hide.
When Isabella is murdered in the woods beyond the fabled fashion house, I saw so many things Dario Argento would use for Suspiria that I finally realized how important this movie was in shaping the look and style of Italian and some American horror as a whole.
At a fashion show the next day, Isabella’s roommate Peggy discovers her murdered friend kept a diary. This goads the faceless killer into murdering more of the models, especially since one of them destroys the diary.
And so it goes, more models die, the police are baffled and the only things you can really remember from this movie are the beautiful colors and sets as the killer makes his way through most of Cristiana’s employees.
Bava nods at his own works (portions of the settings and how victims were killed reminded me of his excellent debut The Mask of Satan aka Black Sunday) and he inspired many beyond Argento. I saw flashes of other director’s scenes that mirror what was staged here.
And that is why I finally love this movie, I see so much that lovingly borrowed from this giallo it makes me want to watch those movies too.
The death of Nicole is a particularly good set piece for the Suspiria levels of garish color, and the almost obstacle course set in the antique shop where she meets her end.
The reveal of the killer is fun though so it is worth getting through some of the slower moments for that. I imagine 54 years ago the motives may have seemed more novel than today.
And theme is so daft, it sounds so elegant and cultured. You quickly realize how false this is because everyone has something to hide.
Ultimately, I don’t care what happens to the folks who work at the fashion house because Bava made all of them so unlikable. I am sure this was on purpose to show how artificial people can be when greed and power come into play. It is worth seeing from a cinematography, horror movie history and set piece stand point.
If you’re into murderous horror, you could rent while it’s .99 cents on iTunes.
So you have Mario Bava to thank or blame for the giallo and subsequent slasher boom in horror movies. In this film, he introduces concepts that would become familiar in both genres and does it with so much style. It doesn’t matter that you are almost rooting for everyone to die because the sets, cinematography and such are so good when the faceless killer stalks their prey.
Apparently, at the Christiana House of Couture, many of the models and male employees are on hard drugs, know secrets they shouldn’t, or have something else to hide.
When Isabella is murdered in the woods beyond the fabled fashion house, I saw so many things Dario Argento would use for Suspiria that I finally realized how important this movie was in shaping the look and style of Italian and some American horror as a whole.
At a fashion show the next day, Isabella’s roommate Peggy discovers her murdered friend kept a diary. This goads the faceless killer into murdering more of the models, especially since one of them destroys the diary.
And so it goes, more models die, the police are baffled and the only things you can really remember from this movie are the beautiful colors and sets as the killer makes his way through most of Cristiana’s employees.
Bava nods at his own works (portions of the settings and how victims were killed reminded me of his excellent debut The Mask of Satan aka Black Sunday) and he inspired many beyond Argento. I saw flashes of other director’s scenes that mirror what was staged here.
And that is why I finally love this movie, I see so much that lovingly borrowed from this giallo it makes me want to watch those movies too.
The death of Nicole is a particularly good set piece for the Suspiria levels of garish color, and the almost obstacle course set in the antique shop where she meets her end.
The reveal of the killer is fun though so it is worth getting through some of the slower moments for that. I imagine 54 years ago the motives may have seemed more novel than today.
And theme is so daft, it sounds so elegant and cultured. You quickly realize how false this is because everyone has something to hide.
Ultimately, I don’t care what happens to the folks who work at the fashion house because Bava made all of them so unlikable. I am sure this was on purpose to show how artificial people can be when greed and power come into play. It is worth seeing from a cinematography, horror movie history and set piece stand point.
If you’re into murderous horror, you could rent while it’s .99 cents on iTunes.
Rented George Romero’s The Season of the Witch (aka Hungry Wives). Like my favorite Romero movie, Martin, this explores love and regret through slightly supernatural means. As stuck-in-a-rut and-abused house wife Joan suddenly commits herself to Wicca.
The waking dreams/nightmares that plague Joan are very good precursors to the same technique George would deploy so successfully in Martin. This film with its ugly and mean-spirited men makes the liberated woman of the 70s quite sympathetic. I have come to marvel just how perceptive Mr. Romero was with mundane horrors as he has a deep grasp of the disgruntled, unappreciated and aging wife here. He also approaches witchcraft with the fascination many had in the 70s, along with some respect.
I called the ending, but this was a very slow burn with a vivid character portrayal that is more psychological horror than physical. Not sure who would enjoy this one, but I found it very interesting as a precursor to the environment creates the person elements of Martin.
The waking dreams/nightmares that plague Joan are very good precursors to the same technique George would deploy so successfully in Martin. This film with its ugly and mean-spirited men makes the liberated woman of the 70s quite sympathetic. I have come to marvel just how perceptive Mr. Romero was with mundane horrors as he has a deep grasp of the disgruntled, unappreciated and aging wife here. He also approaches witchcraft with the fascination many had in the 70s, along with some respect.
I called the ending, but this was a very slow burn with a vivid character portrayal that is more psychological horror than physical. Not sure who would enjoy this one, but I found it very interesting as a precursor to the environment creates the person elements of Martin.
https://www.imdb.com/media/rm873889536/tt1270797
Venom. It was a little slow to get started, but better than the reviews I’ve heard.
Venom. It was a little slow to get started, but better than the reviews I’ve heard.