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Se7en is scary to felix, he identifies as the victim of Gluttony, fed to death with oreo cake by a man with a serbian accent wearing a retarded Dog mask.
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I keep thinking about this while I'm sick, and I think Curtains may have been one of those many horror movies I saw at the video store as a kid that had an interesting cover to get you to rent it. I've found a lot of horror movies did that back in the day. Another big example would be Zombie Lake.
These are the movie posters
And here are the zombies
I still own the movie for drunk movie night. Anyone else have movies that they thought would be cooler because of the cover?
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Recently restored, a Japanese thriller that was never shown outside of it's nation of origin, from 1988 it's "Door", to be released on VOD 10/24 and a remastered BluRay via Third Window out on 10/30. There was a release via DVDLady, but without subs, which was a real pain in the butt.
The film follows Yasuko (Keiko Takahasi) a housewife living in a high-rise apartment with her husband and young son. Annoyed by spam calls, mailers and pushy door-to-door salesmen, Yasuko slams the door on an overly pushy salesman’s finger when he tries to squeeze a flyer through her chained door. He leaves but the next day, her nightmare starts. Her overworked husband is going to be absent from home for three days, and the salesman isn't going to give up. What follows is about an hour of suspense like a blend of giallo and Hitchcock territory, followed by a bonkers final act.
The film follows Yasuko (Keiko Takahasi) a housewife living in a high-rise apartment with her husband and young son. Annoyed by spam calls, mailers and pushy door-to-door salesmen, Yasuko slams the door on an overly pushy salesman’s finger when he tries to squeeze a flyer through her chained door. He leaves but the next day, her nightmare starts. Her overworked husband is going to be absent from home for three days, and the salesman isn't going to give up. What follows is about an hour of suspense like a blend of giallo and Hitchcock territory, followed by a bonkers final act.
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If you think about Se7en, it's almost a spiritual prequel to Saw.
It's a mix of neo-noir and horror. One of the major reasons why it's wrongfully not seen as part of the Horror genre is because it was sold as "somber and serious" and "not like those shlocky horror movies" and something more high brow by critics and the Hollywood PR machine when horror as a category was seen in a far more negative light (horror = tits, machetes, bad acting, low budget).
As far as the argument that if it was horror there would be more emphasis on the kills, not what they were like after, that's ridiculous. That's like saying that the Hannibal series wasn't horror because usually you didn't see Hannibal's kills, just what he did to the victims after. Is Rosemary's Baby not horror because it's gore free? What about The Ring? The Conjuring? There's a huge long list of horror movies that are based entirely on ambiance and dread that do not feature any kind of kills or gore at all.
I think there are a bunch of movies in the early 90s that were sold as "thriller" but were really closer to horror. Silence of the Lambs is another great example of that.
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I personally categorize it with what I get out of the movie. I can see something like Rosemary's Baby as a horror movie, not even because of the Santa's baby story, but the story of a woman having a difficult pregnancy and feeling abandoned when she's not listened to regardless of if her paranoia is justified or not. Yes there is some mystery with her uncovering the Satanic cult and the death of the young lady that lives with the cult, but it's focused on her feelings of fear and paranoia. That's some classic Gothic horror there, ( Gothic horror like Poe or The Turning of the Screw, not dress in black and hang out at the mall all day Goth) At the time the Satan thing was pushed because that was the in thing at the time, and I think not showing the baby was a smart move.
Even things like Sci Fi and Horror cross over a lot and it can cross over a lot like with the classic of Frankenstein or The Thing from Another World. Frankenstein's monster is seen as a classic monster with costumes and crossovers with other charters like Dracula, but the story itself could be classified as a number of things, horror, sci fi, drama, I think it depends on what you take out of it. What about something like Night of the Creeps and Plan 9 for Outer space. Both have a similar plot with aliens raising the dead to fuck with earth so is it Sci Fi because aliens, or Horror because zombies. There is also this strange short Sci Fi story called The Monster of Lake LaMetrie written in 1897 that involves a dinosaur, a brain transplant, and the man that had his brain transplanted losing his mind trapped in the body of a monster. That can be seen as both horror and Sci Fi.
Like I said, I categorize stuff with what I personally get out of the film, some are more horror and some are more thriller, or Sci Fi, or comedy.
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Fucking called it, you make a perfect point about people being so anal about genre defining. Just because a film is mainly a Horror movie doesn’t mean it’s only a horror movie. Tons of movies can’t be easily categorised because they are so experimental or out there. The idea of a film being in only one genre is retarded because they’re just general tags to describe certain plot elements or themes associated with a work.
The cross matching of différent genres has been a feature of cinema since well pretty much postmodernism has been a thing, and while I’m not going to get too autistic about what defines postmodernism the idea of matching genres is universal and sometimes result in great ideas. Horror Comedies are a big thing when they started in the 80s with films like Beetlejuice or the Fucking Adam’s family or Nightmare Before Christmas or anything Tim Burton made back when he was actually relevant to pop culture.
Genres are not strict guidelines they are just that, just a general idea on how stories are presented within that genre, there is no general rule in cinema saying that a film can’t be a mix of both horror and comedy, comedy and drama, hell fucking tragedy and Comedy. The mixing of different genres to create something completely new has been a trait since pretty much the Ancient Greek plays made by Aristotle. Over 2200 years ago. Films don’t have to be so strictly categorised idiots, that’s entirely what modern postmodern stories and meta is. Get your heads outta your asses about your ‘genre’
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My God shut the fuck up already.
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How gory/rapey is it?
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For about an hour, the film is build-up and ratcheting up the suspense and thriller elements, as our now-obsessed salesman begins a campaign of intimdation against his target, once the third act arrives, Door really ups the ante as it leans more into horror and gore, including the overhead top-down shot which observes the beleagured housewife attempting to flee her stalker in the confines of her apartment, and it gets crazier after that, with some moments that had me honestly going "I did not see that one coming".
Well remember, Felix has diarrhea of the mouth and has been talking out of his ass.
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Halfway through October, I've managed one movie/day... on average
1) The Killer Shrews (1959)
2) The Uncanny* (1979)
3) Vampyr* (1932)
4) There's Nothing Out There! (1991)
5) Deep Red* (1975)
6) The Babadook (2014)
7) Invisible Invaders (1959)
8 ) The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
9) Hereditary (2018 )
10) The Old Dark House (1932)
11) Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
12) Pharaoh's Curse (1957)
13) Good Boy (2023)
14) Psycho Goreman (2020)
15) The Driller Killer (1979)
* rewatch
No real misses. I found Good Boy to be a quite based and redpilled film that satisfy most viewers who were intrigued by the trailer.
1) The Killer Shrews (1959)
2) The Uncanny* (1979)
3) Vampyr* (1932)
4) There's Nothing Out There! (1991)
5) Deep Red* (1975)
6) The Babadook (2014)
7) Invisible Invaders (1959)
8 ) The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
9) Hereditary (2018 )
10) The Old Dark House (1932)
11) Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
12) Pharaoh's Curse (1957)
13) Good Boy (2023)
14) Psycho Goreman (2020)
15) The Driller Killer (1979)
* rewatch
No real misses. I found Good Boy to be a quite based and redpilled film that satisfy most viewers who were intrigued by the trailer.
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That's a good list. The Old Dark House is one of my favorites for Halloween, it just fits the season so well.
Care to drop some spoilers for Good Boy. I want to know if it's worth the watch.
I love that movie
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I never got around to Old Dark House before because it's always tagged "comedy", which isn't exactly wrong, but it's not goofy or farcical and plays the darker parts straight. I really enjoyed it.
I hate to give too much away about Good Boy, but I'll briefly summarize the first half or so:
Our female hero goes out on a Tinder date with Chad, is smitten, goes home with him... only to discover the next morning that Frank the Fursuit Dog is living with him. Note that Frank is full nonverbal dog-LARP-mode all the time, not a gay furry fuckslave. She nopes out and heads home with the intention of never seeing him again.
Afterwards, she shows her friend pictures of Chad, who recognizes him as a famous millionaire heir, and assures her that this guy is so far out of her league that she's crazy not to stick with him. After watching some internet videos explaining the concept of puppy play and how not-insane it is, she decides to give Chad another chance.
Shortly thereafter, Chad has a fun idea: why not have a little weekend getaway in an isolated cabin in the woods? And also they kick their smart phone addictions for the weekend? That is, she gives him her phone and he hides it so she has no way of contacting the outside world.
From that point on, it kind of writes itself.
Afterwards, she shows her friend pictures of Chad, who recognizes him as a famous millionaire heir, and assures her that this guy is so far out of her league that she's crazy not to stick with him. After watching some internet videos explaining the concept of puppy play and how not-insane it is, she decides to give Chad another chance.
Shortly thereafter, Chad has a fun idea: why not have a little weekend getaway in an isolated cabin in the woods? And also they kick their smart phone addictions for the weekend? That is, she gives him her phone and he hides it so she has no way of contacting the outside world.
From that point on, it kind of writes itself.
Dark movie despite having very little explicit content, not very long (~80 minutes I think), decidedly un-woke. Enthusiastic
from me.
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Thanks I'll give good boy a shot!I never got around to Old Dark House before because it's always tagged "comedy", which isn't exactly wrong, but it's not goofy or farcical and plays the darker parts straight. I really enjoyed it.
I hate to give too much away about Good Boy, but I'll briefly summarize the first half or so:
Our female hero goes out on a Tinder date with Chad, is smitten, goes home with him... only to discover the next morning that Frank the Fursuit Dog is living with him. Note that Frank is full nonverbal dog-LARP-mode all the time, not a gay furry fuckslave. She nopes out and heads home with the intention of never seeing him again.
Afterwards, she shows her friend pictures of Chad, who recognizes him as a famous millionaire heir, and assures her that this guy is so far out of her league that she's crazy not to stick with him. After watching some internet videos explaining the concept of puppy play and how not-insane it is, she decides to give Chad another chance.
Shortly thereafter, Chad has a fun idea: why not have a little weekend getaway in an isolated cabin in the woods? And also they kick their smart phone addictions for the weekend? That is, she gives him her phone and he hides it so she has no way of contacting the outside world.
From that point on, it kind of writes itself.
Dark movie despite having very little explicit content, not very long (~80 minutes I think), decidedly un-woke. Enthusiastic
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Oh that does sound interesting, and I'm glad you enjoyed The Old Dark House.I never got around to Old Dark House before because it's always tagged "comedy", which isn't exactly wrong, but it's not goofy or farcical and plays the darker parts straight. I really enjoyed it.
I hate to give too much away about Good Boy, but I'll briefly summarize the first half or so:
Our female hero goes out on a Tinder date with Chad, is smitten, goes home with him... only to discover the next morning that Frank the Fursuit Dog is living with him. Note that Frank is full nonverbal dog-LARP-mode all the time, not a gay furry fuckslave. She nopes out and heads home with the intention of never seeing him again.
Afterwards, she shows her friend pictures of Chad, who recognizes him as a famous millionaire heir, and assures her that this guy is so far out of her league that she's crazy not to stick with him. After watching some internet videos explaining the concept of puppy play and how not-insane it is, she decides to give Chad another chance.
Shortly thereafter, Chad has a fun idea: why not have a little weekend getaway in an isolated cabin in the woods? And also they kick their smart phone addictions for the weekend? That is, she gives him her phone and he hides it so she has no way of contacting the outside world.
From that point on, it kind of writes itself.
Dark movie despite having very little explicit content, not very long (~80 minutes I think), decidedly un-woke. Enthusiastic
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How did you like this on your first viewing? I was pretty cynical going in, and kept thinking "oh this is where they're going to ruin it," but then towards the end, they never really did, and I figured out that I'd actually enjoyed it quite a bit. Even though it's gay and feels-y, it's still good. I guess because they're all Canadians, and can get away with that kind of shit.
The cinematography of Jordan Peele's movies are really good, but the writing for these movies are very shitty, having to use "le white people bad" as the main messages of his movies. This is exactly why I cannot stand his movies.
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Haven't seen either of these mentioned here.
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Give them a shot if you haven't seen. They're excellent.
His channel sucks. It's the lowest effort content possible. I doubt he even edits his own videos. If you want to check out a good channel watch Analyzing Evil. His videos are in depth and great.
The Man Who Laughs 1928 / L'Inferno 1911
Give them a shot if you haven't seen. They're excellent.
His channel sucks. It's the lowest effort content possible. I doubt he even edits his own videos. If you want to check out a good channel watch Analyzing Evil. His videos are in depth and great.