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White Devil said:
Oh shit, it was actually 1988. He hit a curb head first and apparently flatlined and had to be revived and also required brain surgery. Could have sworn it was in the early 90s but I haven't read about it in awhile.
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And to think you shit talked his performance in Predator 2. How dare you, sir.
 
Internet War Criminal said:
So I watched Ratter (2015) a found footage movie that's about a girl who has her shit hacked by her psycho ex, it's short, doesn't overstay it's welcome, it's not exactly scary but has plenty of tension and the short runtime helps. Not fantastic, bug good enough 6.5/10.
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Ratter, now that is a title I haven't seen pop up for some time. As far as found footage movies in that style go, there are more then I have seen more then I dare to count. Gotta say, Ratter was a very enjoyable movie, mainly because it indeed doesn't outstay its welcome all that much. If you want another movie in that style, I can recommend The Den.
 
Power Glove said:
Ratter, now that is a title I haven't seen pop up for some time. As far as found footage movies in that style go, there are more then I have seen more then I dare to count. Gotta say, Ratter was a very enjoyable movie, mainly because it indeed doesn't outstay its welcome all that much. If you want another movie in that style, I can recommend The Den.
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6.5 was far too harsh, I think it's because the tv show I finished beforehand was so good it just paled in comparison

It's definitely a 7.5 bordering 8. As you say, one of the reason why being it doesn't overstay its welcome and the acting is pretty good.

Somehow I missed the Den, but I'm gonna rectify that tonight
 
Worth looking up, in my opinion, are Joe Meredith's trio of connected shot-on-video short films of alien-invasion body-horror. Another modern filmmaker working to keep the no/low-budget craft of insane practical gore/creature effects alive.

South Mill Road (2018 ) light on plot, heavy on gore and stop-motion spiderlike creatures.
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Teratomorph (2019) - more of a plot and grosser creature effects - a boy infected with the alien virus begins to undergo changes as he encounters far more mutated former humans.

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Variant (2020) the creepiest and most honed of the three shorts, a grainy shot-on-video chronicle of blood and ooze and more practical creature effects in forty minutes than some entire feature-length films.
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The Nothingness said:
I recently saw both 28 Days/Weeks Later and this may be an unpopular opinion but I think Weeks is not as good as Days. What I see as a big plot hole is how did the mother survive even though she was infected but asymptomatic. I'm not sure if it was established that those with the Rage Virus just go after those who are not infected (like how zombies always go after anything living), which could be anyone who doesn't look like them. If that is the case why was the mother spared if she doesn't look infected in appearance? It just seemed like a convenient writing for another outbreak.
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The entire 'second outbreak' is one series of contrivances and outright stupidity by the governments and people. I mean first of all, if you have a potential asymptomatic carrier of a highly virulent super virus that just recently killed millions of people then said carrier is going to be in a BS4 Level isolation pod or area under more guard and surveillance than your average nuke plant. We already have existing protocols for virulent strains that don't cause super ultra mega rabies, and there is no reason that they would have been used at a minimum. Secondly, when dealing with a highly infectious strain that rapidly causes psychotic violence it also seems like the last thing you'd want to do is take a bunch of people out of their apartments with food and supplies where they might be able to hide and avoid the Rage Infected and instead cram them all together in a warehouse with no food or toilets where they all become infected in under a minute.

They didn't have the decency to have the transport truck blow a tire and lose containment right next to the county fair or something, bare minimum Sharknado level writing.

The Nothingness said:
Also I felt Idris Elba was wasted in this film. Yes, this is before Luther and his other big roles but his character had limited screentime and was barely an antagonist (unlike Christopher Eccleston's character in Days).
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He's wasted in everything because the man can't act. He can read, which is impressive for an ape but its not worthy of a movie career.
 
Yaks said:
They never have the balls to adapt the cocaine rager induced child orgy from IT though. Cowards.
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Indeed. I remember reading that passage when I was 14. This isn't the only instance of King having kid fucking in his books. In "The Library Policeman" a boy gets raped in the ass by a "Library Policeman." There are probably other instances, but I don't remember them offhand.
 
feral cat #6385 said:
Not so sure about the well part. He can write a lot.

He did his best writing drugged out of his mind.
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I don't know, I read The Institute, and aside from a couple of cringe references, it stood amongst the best things he's written.

Also the single best thing he ever wrote might be Wizard & Glass and he was definitely sober then. I alternate between that and The Stand uncut as best.
 
Internet War Criminal said:
I don't know, I read The Institute, and aside from a couple of cringe references, it stood amongst the best things he's written.

Also the single best thing he ever wrote might be Wizard & Glass and he was definitely sober then. I alternate between that and The Stand uncut as best.
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I am a big fan of The Shining. Didn't quite like The Stand as much. Wasn't a fan of the ending.

Early King has some real gems. Salem's Log, Pet Sematary, Cujo, The Bachman Books. There was just something delightfully fucked up and in your face about his earlier work. I also love Maximum Overdrive. Delightfully over the top.

Last thing I read by him was 11/22/63. I thought it was very good.
 
Internet War Criminal said:
You should give the uncut version a chance.

It's like, 400 pages extra, but really fucking fleshes the whole thing better. No comparison. Or the Institute or the Dark Tower series really
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Read them both. I vaguely recall liking the uncut version better. I read a ton of king when I was in high school. Was nothing better than sequestering away in a dark corner of the library reading some classic King.

The last thing I read by him back when I was an avid reader was the Tommyknockers. Weird one that was. Since then I've read maybe a hand full of his newer works. I haven't ruled out perusing his newer works in the future.

JohnDoe said:
I can't wait to read this, who is the villain, Barklow?
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Ronald Toye III. Protagonist will be a drunken lawyer from Minnesota.
 
feral cat #6385 said:
The last thing I read by him back when I was an avid reader was the Tommyknockers. Weird one that was. Since then I've read maybe a hand full of his newer works. I haven't ruled out perusing his newer works in the future.
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Then I would 100% tell you to read the Dark Tower series. Like everything he writes, he kind of fucks the ending up, but surprisingly nowhere near as bad as he does everything else. Number 3, 4 or 5 are often considered his best works depending on who you ask (I considering Wizard and Glass to be maybe his best)

If you want really more recent, I highly suggest The Institute, it was really fucking good, like, 10/10, classic King good.
 
Associate Rick said:
I watched The Prowler for the first time this week and holy shit that swimming pool kill is really impressive even by todays standards Tom Savini is a fucking wizard.
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The effects are the star of that movie. It's a shame that there's a good 20 minutes where literally nothing happens.
 
Humongous Faggotous said:
So many movies were saved by Savini's excellent effects. I watched The Burning a couple of years ago and it's a pretty forgettable Slasher outside of the impressive effects and kills.
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Total 100% disagreement on that one. I love The Burning. I showed that to non-diehard slasher fans and they loved it. The gore is the cherry on top for that one. Now something like My Bloody Valentine desperately needed the gore because without it it was fairly average experience saved by the iconic design of The Miner.

The Miner has become very popular over the last decade or so. There's even a toy:

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And yes, I own this.
 
BrunoMattei said:
Now something like My Bloody Valentine desperately needed the gore because without it it was fairly average experience saved by the iconic design of The Miner.
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ngl thats tied as my favorite slasher film (tied with Halloween and Black Christmas, also its a coincidence all three are holiday themed)
 
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