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I still have flashbacks from the first time I watched Poltergeist!
EDIT: Actually joking. Watching a documentary about how they made it was amazing.
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Watched "Dune, Part I" this weekend. I liked it, a lot. What I didn't like is if we are still left hanging on whether there will be a part II.
The Devils Rejects [2005]
In light of Halloween shortly here….
There’s no in between with this film. You either like Rob zombie’s very raw and gnarly film style or you don’t. For me, I’ve seen so many horror movies, I’m pretty numb to everything, and most people would probably walk out on a movie like this, I just continue to smile and enjoy it for what it is. But that’s just me.😁
As a matter fact, some of my favorite horror movies are actually directed by Zombie with the Halloween remake in 2007, Halloween II in 2010, etc. He actually has a really good eye in terms of capturing scenes that are so brutal and sadistic at times, but that’s what makes a movie defined as ‘horror’.
Oh, fun fact…
He’s actually directing in Hungary right now with ‘The Munsters’ re-boot due in 2022. So I can only imagine he’s going to take that sarcastic style black and white dark comedy and turn it into something probably that will make headline news for being too graphic for theaters. But I can’t wait.😁
In light of Halloween shortly here….
There’s no in between with this film. You either like Rob zombie’s very raw and gnarly film style or you don’t. For me, I’ve seen so many horror movies, I’m pretty numb to everything, and most people would probably walk out on a movie like this, I just continue to smile and enjoy it for what it is. But that’s just me.😁
As a matter fact, some of my favorite horror movies are actually directed by Zombie with the Halloween remake in 2007, Halloween II in 2010, etc. He actually has a really good eye in terms of capturing scenes that are so brutal and sadistic at times, but that’s what makes a movie defined as ‘horror’.
Oh, fun fact…
He’s actually directing in Hungary right now with ‘The Munsters’ re-boot due in 2022. So I can only imagine he’s going to take that sarcastic style black and white dark comedy and turn it into something probably that will make headline news for being too graphic for theaters. But I can’t wait.😁
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Thirteen Ghosts (1960)- Mediocre now, but it’s nostalgic and interesting what was scary in the 1960s. I saw this in the theater where they gave you ghost viewer glasses to see the ghosts and suggested you take them home and try them late at night. 
Carrie [2013]
Decent horror film (Given this is a remake from the original 1976 version.) Surprisingly good acting from high schoolers for the majority of the film.
The drawback to this movie is towards the ending, it gets a bit extreme (With Carrie using her telekinesis powers), and if it was toned down a bit, it would’ve been almost a perfect film.
But still, this is a good one for this time of year, and ultimately being this is a remake, I say it stands on its own pretty good.
Decent horror film (Given this is a remake from the original 1976 version.) Surprisingly good acting from high schoolers for the majority of the film.
The drawback to this movie is towards the ending, it gets a bit extreme (With Carrie using her telekinesis powers), and if it was toned down a bit, it would’ve been almost a perfect film.
But still, this is a good one for this time of year, and ultimately being this is a remake, I say it stands on its own pretty good.
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My wife and I watched two older movies recently, I have seen them both close to their release dates, but it was my wife's first time seeing them:
The Net (1995)
I haven't seen it since the 90's, so I was thinking that it wasn't going to age well, as what happens to many tech-centric movies, but this one surprised me. There actually wasn't too much tech stuff in the movie, which probably help, but The Net didn't age bad at all, imo.
Chaos (2005)
Love the ending of Chaos, not enough movies do that, imo.
My wife liked both of the movies, and really liked Jason Statham's character in Chaos.
The Net (1995)
I haven't seen it since the 90's, so I was thinking that it wasn't going to age well, as what happens to many tech-centric movies, but this one surprised me. There actually wasn't too much tech stuff in the movie, which probably help, but The Net didn't age bad at all, imo.
Chaos (2005)
Love the ending of Chaos, not enough movies do that, imo.
My wife liked both of the movies, and really liked Jason Statham's character in Chaos.
Loved 'The Net', and hated the questions from coworkers over how much of that movie was currently (at that time) possible. 'Too much of it!'. I had some of the same reactions/questions from people/family that watched 'Enemy of The State'. Too funny, but it's better to ask than run around being needlessly blasé about securing our accounts and personal data.
Velvet Buzzsaw on Netflix
Velvet Buzzsaw is a 2019 American satirical horror thriller film written and directed by Dan Gilroy and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Daveed Diggs, Billy Magnussen, and John Malkovich. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival on January 27 and was released on February 1, 2019, by Netflix and in selected theaters.
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Velvet Buzzsaw is a 2019 American satirical horror thriller film written and directed by Dan Gilroy and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Daveed Diggs, Billy Magnussen, and John Malkovich. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival on January 27 and was released on February 1, 2019, by Netflix and in selected theaters.
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Time to flip the script here for a second.
Obviously this thread is full length theatrical movies, but sometimes there are homemade/fan made ‘short’ films that are likely never heard of.
This is a short film of a Michael Myers ‘lost scene’ from the 2018 Halloween re-boot, and this was made by a group of guys, that put in weeks worth of filming, snipped to only 13 minutes long. And it’s outstanding with the camera angle captures, mostly natural lighting and the Michael Myers acting is excellent, and it’s perfectly composed with the the musical score. The level of difficulty to put this film together to keep it short enough where it’s not to drawn out is very challenging. Seriously, the only thing wrong with this ‘fan made film’, is that it’s not long enough. It’s that good.
Enjoy!
[Disclaimer: This short film does have vulgar language _and_ some fairly gory scenes.]
Obviously this thread is full length theatrical movies, but sometimes there are homemade/fan made ‘short’ films that are likely never heard of.
This is a short film of a Michael Myers ‘lost scene’ from the 2018 Halloween re-boot, and this was made by a group of guys, that put in weeks worth of filming, snipped to only 13 minutes long. And it’s outstanding with the camera angle captures, mostly natural lighting and the Michael Myers acting is excellent, and it’s perfectly composed with the the musical score. The level of difficulty to put this film together to keep it short enough where it’s not to drawn out is very challenging. Seriously, the only thing wrong with this ‘fan made film’, is that it’s not long enough. It’s that good.
Enjoy!
[Disclaimer: This short film does have vulgar language _and_ some fairly gory scenes.]
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Dune (2021) what to say; Blade Runner 2049 blew me away, Dune (2021) not so much. One that I need to revisit.
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Blade Runner (1992)
Ridely Scott at the very top of his game...
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Ridely Scott at the very top of his game...
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Spiral [2020]
As a fan of the original ‘Saw movie’ with Danny Glover/Cary Elwes. Spiral is kind of a future continuation off of that. To say the least, it’s convoluted, messy and Poorly acted. Chris Rock does not fit the protagonist for this story. I just couldn’t take him seriously the entire movie and it was throwing me off.
The only good thing about Spiral, is the torture scenes with the victims was actually pretty good, but over the top as expected.
Hard Pass.
Oh….Happy Halloween.
As a fan of the original ‘Saw movie’ with Danny Glover/Cary Elwes. Spiral is kind of a future continuation off of that. To say the least, it’s convoluted, messy and Poorly acted. Chris Rock does not fit the protagonist for this story. I just couldn’t take him seriously the entire movie and it was throwing me off.
The only good thing about Spiral, is the torture scenes with the victims was actually pretty good, but over the top as expected.
Hard Pass.
Oh….Happy Halloween.
Really like this film, pity the directors vision was never fully realised. Similar to Dune book one, doubt is doable in detail with a single film. The Keep is fragmented and can be difficult to follow if one has not read the book. Would love to have seen the intended original release, as imagine a far deeper and involving experience...
3,2,1, playing now ?
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Dune (2021)- This is 10 times the original on many levels, some great visuals. I like character portrayals, and I got a few thrill chills comparing this in my mind to the original.
But ultimately, i have issues with the tempo for which I blame the director. I found it to be an oppressive atmosphere throughout with constant droning music, portending doom, and maybe because it is being made into 2 movies, as it hit all the plot points, it felt like it dragged.
At the end of this viewing, I’m asking myself, do I want to do a repeat watch, and the answer is eh, was there any truly memorable sequences? No, which means I am disappointed. What I want is to be carried along so I am unaware of the time. I’ll understand if there is disagreement. Maybe it’s an extraordinarily difficult story to turn into film? ?
2024 Update just prior to the release of Dune Pt2: and I drastically changed my opinion of this movie and have actually called it great. Even though I was familiar with the story in advance, I went through a period of adjustment to my change of opinion. The oppressive music at the beginning of the story I attribute to the movie theater that had the sound cranked way up to a point where it annoyed me and yes, while the tempo of this movie starts out slow, it’s establishing the basis for the story, then picks up drastically, but then slows down for the ending. I think that’s because it had to stop somewhere, and the best part should be coming in part two.
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Yeah I really enjoyed re-watching it - it was my Halloween movie - lol
Have not read the book - got it on my Kindle list now - Thanks ? - I am guessing the book must be great - it has good reviews on Amazon ? - looking forward to it
Interesting write up. I actually haven’t watched it yet, but I have read where others have saying similar to what you said. Also, you hit on the point of the droning of the music, which was also the exact issue with ‘Bladerunner 2049’. The audio was so overwhelmingly loud, it drowned out the dialogue at points in Blade runner. It’s weird, because Villeneuve is an outstanding Director, but the audio composing is terrible at times.
I like Bladerunner 2049 so go figure.
but yours is a good point applied to Dune, and reliance on almost constant music to help set the tone of a story. I wonder if the director was influenced by the original which was highly stylized, in any way or maybe based on BR2049, we can assume that he is or has become over reliant on music to tell his stories.Music is incredibly important in movies, but I’d say use it sparingly, not constantly, or be subtle not overbearing, and use it at the right moments to emphasize an event. Over reliance on almost constant
music to set a tone strikes me as a weakness in story telling.
For anyone who has not familiar with Dune the following is a spoiler. In the book, as I remember it, the transfer of management of Arakus to the Atredies family happens without projecting doom, there was actual hope of a new start, but hints are dropped. Now maybe because I am familiar with the story, this is how I reacted to the music that was used and when it was used. Dune has some great visuals, but is dragged down by pacing and music, imo.
Of note, at Rotten Tomatoes Dune has a 90% audience, and 88% critic score so my view resides in the small minority. This is what one reviewer said:
With so much going on and little of it intriguing the non-book novice mind, the movie never amounts to much more than a museum of sexy imagery and old themes. -Dan Buffa.
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