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So no Fulci films then? Then again, there's his Giallo pictures like The Psychic, Don't Torture a Duckling and Lizard in a Woman's Skin.
But yeah, try the other flicks I recommended.
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But yeah, try the other flicks I recommended.
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Henry is still one of the very, very few movies that gets under my skin no matter how many times I watch it. I'd say its definitely in my top 10 horror movies.
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One of the best serial killer movies if not the best. Although, I lean more towards Nightmares in a Damaged Brain and then immediately after that it's Henry. Other great ones are Angst, Maniac (obviously) and Man Bites Dog.
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Good choices. Although I'm in the minority who prefers the Aja produced remake of Maniac (both are worth watching either way), Man Bites Dog is probably one of my favorite dark comedies, and easily one of my favorite serial killer movies.
Still need to watch Angst.
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Oh yeah, the Maniac remake is better. The first 20 minutes of the original is great but then as soon as Caroline Munroe's character is introduced the movie just dies. And the director agrees. But they had to create her character and keep her around because her husband put $200K into the movie.
Angst (German) (1983)
An unsuspecting family’s life in a secluded house becomes a bloodbath of death when a troubled ex-con unleashes his sadistic fantasies on them
This version lacks the opening scene where he kills an old woman. Which luckily is on YT:
More recent serial killer shit: I liked My Friend Dahmer starring a Disney kid. That was a good one.
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So, I needed some background noise and checked out Tubi. I see right there on the front page Hills Have Eyes part 2, the sequel to the remake and not the original part 2 that Wes Craven disowned (and also features a dog having a PTSD flashback).
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I recommend it as a schlocky, gory and sleazy slasher. A million times better than the original Hills Have Eyes part 2. But then I notice something:
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The original Friday the 13th is on Tubi. It's the R cut so it's an easy skip but just seeing it on there blew me away because Paramount has their own streaming service. It's just the original and none of the sequels are on there. Which makes me think that because the lawsuit settled in Victor Miller's favor he wanted the original to be on more platforms so he gets paid.
The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)
On their last day of training in the New Mexico desert, a group of National Guard recruits is ambushed by a bloodthirsty tribe of cannibalistic mutants.
I recommend it as a schlocky, gory and sleazy slasher. A million times better than the original Hills Have Eyes part 2. But then I notice something:
Friday the 13th (1980)
Camp Crystal Lake has been shuttered for over 20 years due to several vicious and unsolved murders. The camp's new owner and seven young counselors are readying the property for re-opening despite warnings of a "death curse" by local residents.
The original Friday the 13th is on Tubi. It's the R cut so it's an easy skip but just seeing it on there blew me away because Paramount has their own streaming service. It's just the original and none of the sequels are on there. Which makes me think that because the lawsuit settled in Victor Miller's favor he wanted the original to be on more platforms so he gets paid.
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So the missus and I have decided on her next day off we're ordering a big ass pizza and I'm sitting and making her watch Alien. She came in and saw me playing Alien Isolation and was disgusted by the Xenomorph and started asking questions.
Alien is a fun movie. It's absolutely held up very well and I'm hoping she'll like to watch the sequel.
As for what I watched, I made the big mistake of watching Halloween Resurrection. It's quite possible that it's the worst Halloween film, surpassing the abortion of Rob Zombies Halloween 2.
Alien is a fun movie. It's absolutely held up very well and I'm hoping she'll like to watch the sequel.
As for what I watched, I made the big mistake of watching Halloween Resurrection. It's quite possible that it's the worst Halloween film, surpassing the abortion of Rob Zombies Halloween 2.
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I just watched all the Nightmare on Elm Street films, so you bet I'm going to rank them.
9 - Final Nightmare: good lord this was rough since by this point it had just gone full on Loony Toons and Freddy looks more like an old woman than a terrifying dream demon. The video game sequence is the absolute nadir of the franchise, so bad I felt embarrassed for the people involved.
8 - 2010 Reboot: going to be honest, I didn't rewatch this one as I saw it not too long ago. Plus it was yet another mediocre, pointless remake that I don't want to watch again. Freddy's actor did an ok job, but it looks like he's covered in melted cheese and some of the effects are somehow worse than the original.
7 - Part 2: well this is certainly the most disturbing film in the series, but not for the way they intended. Half the film is spent leering at the male lead, Freddy possessing people is a decent idea but made pointless when he just appears in the real world anyway, and the bird scene is more comical than scary. Freddy himself is about the only redeeming feature here.
6 - The Dream Child: better than I remember, with the chemistry between the cast ensuring that it doesn't gets dull. It does look like a music video and Freddy doesn't do much besides spout one liners and laugh manically, but a watchable entry nonetheless.
5 - The Dream Master: some good kills and well shot, even if it is starting to get a bit formulaic and it's clear they're making them because Freddy is popular rather than an artistic decision. Of all the films I'd perhaps have the least to say about this one, so didn't do anything especially bad and can rank in the middle. That's the disadvantage of watching so many similar films in a short time frame.
4 - Freddy vs Jason: technically shouldn't count, but I'll never complain about rewatching it, because the film makers knew the audience just wanted 90 minutes of 2 horror icons smashing the shit out of eachother. And that's what we got.
3 - New Nightmare: always felt this doesn't get the attention it deserves, it still feels fresh and original, whilst definitely laying the groundwork for Scream. Nice to have Freddy back to just being out and out evil as well and I really like the depiction of the dream world at the end. It is a bit overlong with a few too many exposition scenes, but other than that, solid.
2 - The Dream Warriors: remembered as the best of the sequels for good reason, since it feels like it continues the original story in a logical fashion. Even if the effects have dated the kills are still inventive, the characters engaging and it's just an all round fun watch.
1 - A Nightmare on Elm Street: never any doubt this would be number one. A certified classic dripping in atmosphere, with the natural advantage of being the first and thus trying to hide the killer for much of the film. The fact that a lot of the effects and kills still hold up only enhances it further (well, except the blow up doll at the end, but can't have everything.)
9 - Final Nightmare: good lord this was rough since by this point it had just gone full on Loony Toons and Freddy looks more like an old woman than a terrifying dream demon. The video game sequence is the absolute nadir of the franchise, so bad I felt embarrassed for the people involved.
8 - 2010 Reboot: going to be honest, I didn't rewatch this one as I saw it not too long ago. Plus it was yet another mediocre, pointless remake that I don't want to watch again. Freddy's actor did an ok job, but it looks like he's covered in melted cheese and some of the effects are somehow worse than the original.
7 - Part 2: well this is certainly the most disturbing film in the series, but not for the way they intended. Half the film is spent leering at the male lead, Freddy possessing people is a decent idea but made pointless when he just appears in the real world anyway, and the bird scene is more comical than scary. Freddy himself is about the only redeeming feature here.
6 - The Dream Child: better than I remember, with the chemistry between the cast ensuring that it doesn't gets dull. It does look like a music video and Freddy doesn't do much besides spout one liners and laugh manically, but a watchable entry nonetheless.
5 - The Dream Master: some good kills and well shot, even if it is starting to get a bit formulaic and it's clear they're making them because Freddy is popular rather than an artistic decision. Of all the films I'd perhaps have the least to say about this one, so didn't do anything especially bad and can rank in the middle. That's the disadvantage of watching so many similar films in a short time frame.
4 - Freddy vs Jason: technically shouldn't count, but I'll never complain about rewatching it, because the film makers knew the audience just wanted 90 minutes of 2 horror icons smashing the shit out of eachother. And that's what we got.
3 - New Nightmare: always felt this doesn't get the attention it deserves, it still feels fresh and original, whilst definitely laying the groundwork for Scream. Nice to have Freddy back to just being out and out evil as well and I really like the depiction of the dream world at the end. It is a bit overlong with a few too many exposition scenes, but other than that, solid.
2 - The Dream Warriors: remembered as the best of the sequels for good reason, since it feels like it continues the original story in a logical fashion. Even if the effects have dated the kills are still inventive, the characters engaging and it's just an all round fun watch.
1 - A Nightmare on Elm Street: never any doubt this would be number one. A certified classic dripping in atmosphere, with the natural advantage of being the first and thus trying to hide the killer for much of the film. The fact that a lot of the effects and kills still hold up only enhances it further (well, except the blow up doll at the end, but can't have everything.)
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I used City of the Living Dead/Gates of Hell for a stress test (she passed)
I think that's just how I would have ranked them
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Oh that's definitely a surprise to see the orginal film on tubi of all places.So, I needed some background noise and checked out Tubi. I see right there on the front page Hills Have Eyes part 2, the sequel to the remake and not the original part 2 that Wes Craven disowned (and also features a dog having a PTSD flashback).
The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)
On their last day of training in the New Mexico desert, a group of National Guard recruits is ambushed by a bloodthirsty tribe of cannibalistic mutants.
I recommend it as a schlocky, gory and sleazy slasher. A million times better than the original Hills Have Eyes part 2. But then I notice something:
Friday the 13th (1980)
Camp Crystal Lake has been shuttered for over 20 years due to several vicious and unsolved murders. The camp's new owner and seven young counselors are readying the property for re-opening despite warnings of a "death curse" by local residents.
The original Friday the 13th is on Tubi. It's the R cut so it's an easy skip but just seeing it on there blew me away because Paramount has their own streaming service. It's just the original and none of the sequels are on there. Which makes me think that because the lawsuit settled in Victor Miller's favor he wanted the original to be on more platforms so he gets paid.
So does that mean the lawsuit is over?
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It would be nice if they just gave Victor Miller the rights to the first movie and held onto Jason because -I believe the man is entitled to ownership of the original- but he had jackshit to do with Jason and he knows it. He created a kid named Jason and that was far as his contribution went. Tom Savini gave Jason the mongoloid look and came up with the twist ending. Then obviously the sequels created the Jason that we know and love.
If your girlfriend can handle peak Fulci then she can handle anything. And will probably rawdog it if asked.
Final Nightmare AKA Part 6 has moments. The spike kill is funny as hell. It's still not good but I'd place it above the remake at the least.
Remake is awful.
Part 2 is alright. Has some great moments but it falls apart in the 3rd act when the power of love defeats Freddy. I never got the gay over tones as a kid.
Dream Child part 5 is my 2nd favorite. You need to see it uncut.
It has 3 of the most grotesque and inventive deaths in the entire franchise.
Freddy VS Jason is fun. A fun tribute to both franchises and a solid way to end them on a high note.
New Nightmare has moments but it's heavily flawed.
Dream Warriors is my favorite and is considered by most to the best one.
The original has moments but Heather Langemkamp's acting sucks.
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I watched the 2006 Hills Have Eyes remake and it's 2007 sequel once in 2008, I actually really liked the 2006 remake, to me it's up there with the 2004 Dawn of The Dead as one of the few 2000s horror remakes worth a crap, loved the scene where the guy discovers all the abandoned vehicles from different eras in a crater in the desert, wonderfully creepy.
The 2007 sequel is fine, not great, but decently entertaining.
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I dislike the remake. It's not terrible but the original is superior. Same with the Dawn remake although the Dawn remake is more fun in a turn off your brain sense of the word.
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I hated the Dawn remake but I'm kind of indifferent on the Hills Have Eyes remake. Like, it's decent and enjoyable in its own right and it's a hell of a lot better than most 2000's horror movie remakes but aside from that, there's not much else I can say.
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I went out to see this one last weekend. Complete garbage, the drinks I had during the show were more interesting.
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Made my girlfriend watch the original Alien.
Everything in this movie has aged like a fine wine and my lord. It's great hearing her react.
The scene where we see the full xenomorph. "Why don't they just step on the thing, it's tiny?" Well seeing the Xenomorph for the first time answered her question very quickly.
Talking about the Xenomorph, the actor who did it, was absolutely amazing. The body language and movement of the alien is something to admire, and I'm a weird way, Weyland Yutani is right. It's kinda beautiful in their own way.
If you have friends who aren't into horror, watching their reactions to this, highly worth it.
Alien has only gotten better with age, somehow. Everything about it is great from the atmosphere, to the costume design.
Everything in this movie has aged like a fine wine and my lord. It's great hearing her react.
The scene where we see the full xenomorph. "Why don't they just step on the thing, it's tiny?" Well seeing the Xenomorph for the first time answered her question very quickly.
Talking about the Xenomorph, the actor who did it, was absolutely amazing. The body language and movement of the alien is something to admire, and I'm a weird way, Weyland Yutani is right. It's kinda beautiful in their own way.
If you have friends who aren't into horror, watching their reactions to this, highly worth it.
Alien has only gotten better with age, somehow. Everything about it is great from the atmosphere, to the costume design.
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I confess I haven't seen the original, but you're probably right, however taken on it's own the remake was decent, the original Dawn is better than the remake but the remake of Dawn is pretty good.
I'm just saying by the standards of 2000s remakes, most of which would have been bad movies even if they weren't remakes, The Hills Have Eyes was alright.
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I saw that one on Cinematic Titanic, that was Joel's riffing thing before he cornered the MST rights
fun enough trash shit
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I need your help everyone.
My coworkers and I had a discussion about horror movies, and the dishwasher said his favorite is Clockwork Orange.
Is that actually a horror movie?
I personally think it could be one, but what's your take?
My coworkers and I had a discussion about horror movies, and the dishwasher said his favorite is Clockwork Orange.
Is that actually a horror movie?
I personally think it could be one, but what's your take?
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I would honestly say that Alien is virtually perfect, about the only complaints I can have against it are the dodgy effects where Ash's head is burned and the Chestburster flying across the table. If there was one film I could somehow completely forget so I could watch it for the first time again, it would be that one.