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Post by repulsionist on Oct 18, 2017 20:22:24 GMT -5
I erect a rigid monument to songstarliner re. The Lair of the White Worm. That was such a larf when I saw in second-run theatres, and again on video a few months later in the late-80s/early 90s. You'll be chuckling one minute, then jump-scared the next. And, does no one here know about Street Trash? dwarfoscar ? Tellyfier ? That was pure honey for a 14-17 year-old lad when I saw it, repeatedly. Quotable lines a plenty. You guys are scratching around in my catnip bed. Anyone for singing lowly, but sweetly, praise for Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant(2009)? Anyone for stretching definitions of horror-comedy with The Private Eyes (1980)? Wookalars are scary, right? And how hasn't anyone mentioned Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)? That's a gold standard that appears excluded. Dennis Hopper doing comedy-horror? |
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Post by songstarliner on Oct 18, 2017 21:21:21 GMT -5
repulsionist Rigid monument, eh? I'm terribly flattered, but you know I'm spoken for. As for Street Trash, it squicked out young teen-aged me ... probably because I'm a delicate flower.
That corpse-fucking scene in the dump, I just couldn't. And the scene where the bums rape a drunk lady to death? Ugh.
It's more of a mondo gross-out movie than horror, don't you think? Sleazy, but not scary. I can't handle that much sleaze.
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Post by William T. Goat, Esq. on Oct 18, 2017 21:32:54 GMT -5
dwarfoscar Your mention of Witching and Bitching just jogged my memory of El Día de la Bestia [The Day of the Beast] (1995). A Catholic priest figures out that the Antichrist is about to be born, and decides that the only way to locate the baby and kill it is to convince the Devil that he's turned evil. It's a comedy!
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Post by repulsionist on Oct 19, 2017 2:13:07 GMT -5
songstarliner, point taken. I am only remembering a minor facet of gross-out comedy from my youth, not the extreme violence as taboo, or ta-bro, laughs. Well argued.
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Post by Tellyfier on Oct 19, 2017 2:58:36 GMT -5
repulsionist , I haven't gotten around to see Street Trash, shame on me. There's a lot good recommendations here already, so trying to find something lesser known... I really like Los Sin Nombre (The Nameless). Nothing supernatural happening there but fine psychological horror and an ending that is quite the final gut punch. You have to watch this in the original version, I once saw a dubbed one and it didn't work at all. It's worth seeing the original spanish performances even if you have to read subs.
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Post by dwarfoscar on Oct 19, 2017 4:45:43 GMT -5
I've been aware of that movie only very recently, when Jaume Balaguero presented it in a festival I attended last September. I unfortunately couldn't attend that particular screening. It's definitely on my watchlist though. |
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Post by dwarfoscar on Oct 19, 2017 4:48:17 GMT -5
dwarfoscar Your mention of Witching and Bitching just jogged my memory of El Día de la Bestia [The Day of the Beast] (1995). A Catholic priest figures out that the Antichrist is about to be born, and decides that the only way to locate the baby and kill it is to convince the Devil that he's turned evil. It's a comedy! Alex de la Iglesia is one of my favorite directors, but my knowledge of his early filmography has a few spots, Day of the Beast being the biggest one. It sure looks great ! |
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Post by ganews on Oct 19, 2017 7:10:41 GMT -5
The Evil Dead trilogy and From Dusk Till Dawn are about as far over the top as I'm willing to go.
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Post by Post-St. Patty's Day Bloat on Oct 26, 2017 15:26:05 GMT -5
OK, so back when I used to post on the IMDB message boards (wait, don't go!), the 'Horror' board would do an October Challenge, wherein posters would try to watch 31 horror movies in October. I used to participate and even though the boards are gone, I realized recently that I was upholding the tradition without consciously trying. If you guys don't mind, I'm just going to go ahead and list all the horror/horror-adjacent movies I've watched this month, with ratings. A '*' indicates a first-time viewing. Fair warning: I grade horror on a higher curve than most.
Bug (1975)* - 6/10
Hellraiser - 9/10
Hellbound: Hellraiser II - 8/10
Coraline* - 8/10
Cult of Chucky* - 8/10
Bride of Chucky - 9/10
New Year's Evil - 6/10
It (2017)* - 9/10
See No Evil 2* - 4/10
Black Christmas (1974) - 9/10
The Fog (1980) - 9/10
Friday the 13th (1980) - 9/10
Friday the 13th Pt. II - 8/10
Friday the 13th Pt. III - 7/10
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter - 8/10
Friday the 13th Pt. V: A New Beginning - 7/10
Friday the 13th Pt. VI - 8/10
Carrie (1976) - 10/10
Little Evil* - 6/10
The Red Queen Kills Seven Times* - 8/10
Ava's Possessions* - 7/10
Pet Sematary 2 - 6/10
Dracula (1931)* - 9/10
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)* - 8/10
Clue* - 8/10
Eight Legged Freaks - 7/10
The Uninvited (2009)* - 5/10
The Invisible Man (1933)* - 9/10
The Wolf Man (1941)* - 8/10
The Phantom of the Opera (1943)* - 8/10
Army of Darkness - 9/10
The Wizard of Gore (1970)* - 7/10
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Post by dwarfoscar on Oct 26, 2017 16:09:21 GMT -5
OK, so back when I used to post on the IMDB message boards (wait, don't go!), the 'Horror' board would do an October Challenge, wherein posters would try to watch 31 horror movies in October. I used to participate and even though the boards are gone, I realized recently that I was upholding the tradition without consciously trying. If you guys don't mind, I'm just going to go ahead and list all the horror/horror-adjacent movies I've watched this month, with ratings. A '*' indicates a first-time viewing. Fair warning: I grade horror on a higher curve than most. Bug (1975)* - 6/10 Hellraiser - 9/10 Hellbound: Hellraiser II - 8/10 Coraline* - 8/10 Cult of Chucky* - 8/10 Bride of Chucky - 9/10 New Year's Evil - 6/10 It (2017)* - 9/10 See No Evil 2* - 4/10 Black Christmas (1974) - 9/10 The Fog (1980) - 9/10 Friday the 13th (1980) - 9/10 Friday the 13th Pt. II - 8/10 Friday the 13th Pt. III - 7/10 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter - 8/10 Friday the 13th Pt. V: A New Beginning - 7/10 Friday the 13th Pt. VI - 8/10 Carrie (1976) - 10/10 Little Evil* - 6/10 The Red Queen Kills Seven Times* - 8/10 Ava's Possessions* - 7/10 Pet Sematary 2 - 6/10 Dracula (1931)* - 9/10 Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)* - 8/10 Clue* - 8/10 Eight Legged Freaks - 7/10 The Uninvited (2009)* - 5/10 The Invisible Man (1933)* - 9/10 The Wolf Man (1941)* - 8/10 The Phantom of the Opera (1943)* - 8/10 Army of Darkness - 9/10 The Wizard of Gore (1970)* - 7/10 Already 32 movies ? You're ahead of schedule ! I'm keeping my eyes on the 9/10 movies I haven't watched. There's quite a lot of them actually. |
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Post by Post-St. Patty's Day Bloat on Oct 27, 2017 13:40:35 GMT -5
Cool, really hope you enjoy them! And yeah, that number is sure to increase by Halloween. I've just been flying through them, and seeing a lot I hadn't seen before. It's been a great pleasure to see a lot of those Universal Monster movies for the first time. |
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Post by LazBro on Oct 27, 2017 14:07:06 GMT -5
The Saw movies aren't scary so much as disgusting and unpleasant, but I have seen all of them. No way it'll happen in the theater, but I do feel "pot committed" at this point and am interested in seeing Jigsaw.
Back around the release of Saw 3D, I had a buddy who liked them and knew that I had seen at least a few of them, so he asked if I wanted to go check out the then final installment at the theater. I said sure, but I'd only seen through Saw 3 and really wanted to catch up first. He owned them all.
So it was on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday leading up to the Friday release of 3D, I watched a new Saw movie every night. It definitely numbs you to the violence and shock value, but it did give me a weird appreciation for how interconnected the plot lines are. It's much more serialized than other horror series. I think VI even starts right from the ending of V. Relatively little time passes across the last few movies, and other than the (frankly inconsequential) victims du jour, they're practically one long movie. Lord of the Rings-style.
This despite the fact that the quality is wildly inconsistent. None of them is great, but even if so, V and VI were miles better than III and IV, with IV in particular being just terrible.
I'd go to bat for the first movie though. Though it spawned a series with little to do with itself, that was a taught and well-acted psychological thriller. Also, Cary Elwes is always welcome.
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Post by chalkdevil 😈 on Oct 31, 2017 9:11:09 GMT -5
Important update:
On a rewatch of An American Werewolf in London, I am removing it from my horror-comedy list. While a good movie with some cool creature effects, I would say that it was, at best, slightly amusing. I think it generally gets the "comedy" tag just because of John Landis. Thank you for your time.
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Post by dwarfoscar on Oct 31, 2017 11:19:24 GMT -5
Important update: On a rewatch of An American Werewolf in London, I am removing it from my horror-comedy list. While a good movie with some cool creature effects, I would say that it was, at best, slightly amusing. I think it generally gets the "comedy" tag just because of John Landis. Thank you for your time. The "A naked American man stole my balloons" line is enough for me to put the film above 'slightly amusing'. |
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Post by Kangaroosevelt-Ecks on Oct 31, 2017 15:01:11 GMT -5
Toxic Avenger(1984)? Street Trash (1987)? Used to go to film kid parties in college - both Street Trash and The Holy Mountain got screen time at different parties, and both subsequently brought all conversation to a screeching halt. I guess exploding frogs and detached-penis hot potato games have that effect on social situations. |
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Post by Post-St. Patty's Day Bloat on Nov 1, 2017 13:07:03 GMT -5
Important update: On a rewatch of An American Werewolf in London, I am removing it from my horror-comedy list. While a good movie with some cool creature effects, I would say that it was, at best, slightly amusing. I think it generally gets the "comedy" tag just because of John Landis. Thank you for your time. Ahem. The 'Unpopular Film Opinions' thread is that-a way. |
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Post by Post-St. Patty's Day Bloat on Nov 1, 2017 13:11:12 GMT -5
The Saw movies aren't scary so much as disgusting and unpleasant, but I have seen all of them. No way it'll happen in the theater, but I do feel "pot committed" at this point and am interested in seeing Jigsaw. Back around the release of Saw 3D, I had a buddy who liked them and knew that I had seen at least a few of them, so he asked if I wanted to go check out the then final installment at the theater. I said sure, but I'd only seen through Saw 3 and really wanted to catch up first. He owned them all. So it was on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday leading up to the Friday release of 3D, I watched a new Saw movie every night. It definitely numbs you to the violence and shock value, but it did give me a weird appreciation for how interconnected the plot lines are. It's much more serialized than other horror series. I think VI even starts right from the ending of V. Relatively little time passes across the last few movies, and other than the (frankly inconsequential) victims du jour, they're practically one long movie. Lord of the Rings-style. This despite the fact that the quality is wildly inconsistent. None of them is great, but even if so, V and VI were miles better than III and IV, with IV in particular being just terrible. I'd go to bat for the first movie though. Though it spawned a series with little to do with itself, that was a taught and well-acted psychological thriller. Also, Cary Elwes is always welcome. Agree with so much of this, though I thought 1 through 3 were the only ones of substantial quality, with 6 almost crossing the finish line. They definitely have a certain consistency that makes them oddly yet undeniably compelling. Which says a lot when a total zero like (looks up name) Costas Mandylor is a headliner. Needless to say, I will begrudgingly hate-watch the crap out of Jigsaw as soon as it hits the ol' Redbox. |
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