Just rewatched Legend of Hell House last night which I think, at this point, officially seals the deal on that as an annual tradition. Love that thing to pieces.
Yes, Season of the Witch is absolutely the best Halloween movie. Aside from the new one, Resurrection is the only one I have not seen and do not own, and nothing I've heard suggests that I need to change that state of affairs.
Really want to see Let's Scare Jessica. Come on, Scream Factory. (And also come on with the dozen movies I ordered from you a month ago and hoped I'd be able to watch by tonight.)
― a butt, at which the shaft of ridicule is daily glanced (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 19:35 (five years ago) link
halloween resurrection is sorta fun after the opening twenty minutes, which are unfortunately... insulting. great busta performance
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 19:37 (five years ago) link
I haven't watched a damn thing this season. my local video store shut down (waiting for Alamo to re-open whatever rental service they're going to run with their acquired stock) so I don't have a good reliable source for stuff anymore.
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 19:41 (five years ago) link
I have 100s of spooky movies on the shelf with many still unwatched so I don't really need to indulge myself, but I understand Shudder is good value.
― a butt, at which the shaft of ridicule is daily glanced (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 19:46 (five years ago) link
Having read an inordinate amount about the French Revolution of late, I've found myself wondering: is it possible that no one has ever done a historical horror film about la Terreur? And if not, for the love of god why not?
― a butt, at which the shaft of ridicule is daily glanced (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 19:51 (five years ago) link
I've stepped up the pace a lot for International Halloween Month
Glad to watch these again on Shudder: Halloween (1978) and The Fog (1980), Argento's Tenebrae and Inferno
New-to-me on Shudder: Wolf Guy (Sonny Chiba!), Demons, C.H.U.D., The Lords of Salem
Best recent re-watching TCM: Bride of Frankenstein, The Cat People (1942), Carnival of Souls, Black Sabbath
― Brad C., Wednesday, 31 October 2018 20:12 (five years ago) link
hell house owns. really well done
― ||||||||, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 20:19 (five years ago) link
i loooove Wolf Guy
saw a 35mm screening of Witchfinder General tonight, that is some stark doom in there
― Nhex, Thursday, 1 November 2018 06:39 (five years ago) link
In the Mouth of Madness wound up being the pick of the evening. It's possible that I love it more every time I see it (in an empty theater, laughing maniacally as my mind unravels).
― a butt, at which the shaft of ridicule is daily glanced (Old Lunch), Thursday, 1 November 2018 11:55 (five years ago) link
Definitely underrated.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 1 November 2018 11:56 (five years ago) link
one of my faves
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 November 2018 12:11 (five years ago) link
we rewatched Fright Night last night & i decided i dont like it anywhere near as much now as i used to. The overracting really bugs me now, and the makeup effects are really unpleasant. Especially evil ed’s janky teeth & chris sarandon’s weird red gekko eyes
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 1 November 2018 16:06 (five years ago) link
aw i loooooooooooooooove fright night and the sequel
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 November 2018 16:07 (five years ago) link
the music is still great tho
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 1 November 2018 16:08 (five years ago) link
at the time (pre-Scream) the meta-commentary aspects of it maybe made it seem more clever than it is. cuz yeah I don't love it so much anymore either.
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 1 November 2018 16:24 (five years ago) link
Perhaps u would like it better if it starred Colin Farrell, and if so I have good news 4 u.
― a butt, at which the shaft of ridicule is daily glanced (Old Lunch), Thursday, 1 November 2018 16:25 (five years ago) link
u r incorrect
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 1 November 2018 16:30 (five years ago) link
last night's Halloween pick was JAWS, which my wife had never seen before. It's on streaming in what i assume was the most recent clean-up version and it looks amazing. I enjoyed her reaction to some of the choice moments: Ben Gardner's face popping down into the open hole in the hull, the actually horrifying moment the shark attacks the boy on the raft behind the other people in the water (something in this version made it even more shocking), the buildup of suspense before the shark attack in the "pond" with the kids and the fake fin, and the girl on the shore who spots it. It's all just as good as I remembered.
And also it's an extremely amusing film in a very naturalistic way that seems to have been replaced in current films w/more meta humor, the latter really irrationally embarrassing me bc i can see the snarky effort from the writers. Compare that to Jaws w/Brody's little asides and replies and the timing in those moments, Hooper's perpetual bemusement mixed with shock at the ignorance of the people he's dealing with, and also the very easy, low-key funny way Brody and his wife deal with each other.
my wife noted correctly that it's not a horror film, it's more a seafaring adventure thriller, but it does show a knack for horror moments that a lot of more mediocre directors of horror aren't very skilled at.
― omar little, Thursday, 1 November 2018 16:41 (five years ago) link
I love all the moments w Sherriff Brody & Mrs Brody
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 1 November 2018 20:15 (five years ago) link
the makeup effects are really unpleasant. Especially evil ed’s janky teeth & chris sarandon’s weird red gekko eyes
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, November 1, 2018 4:06 PM (two days ago)
Wrong type of unpleasant? Or do you mean they were low quality? I always quite liked the scary faces in the first two films.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 3 November 2018 10:08 (five years ago) link
unpleasant as in, idk - they look like they are REALLY uncomfortable to wear? like those contact lenses are so big, too big for Sarandon’s eye, and almost completely opaque, and they look really thick. i just look and think OW. and Ed’s vampire teeth are way bigger than his mouth & he can’t really talk... like that set of teeth would be comically oversized on an adult & with the added saliva effect it’s just kinda hard for me to look at him
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 3 November 2018 16:50 (five years ago) link
the visuals were cool when i first watched the movie though, no real diss against them as effects.but the practical aspect stands out to me more now
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 3 November 2018 16:51 (five years ago) link
Somebody should write a history of sharp teeth on film actors. So many years of vampire teeth looking a bit silly and concept artists cant really go crazy with the teeth because it probably wont work.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 4 November 2018 00:17 (five years ago) link
i looked up the wikipedia & jfc @ this: The most excruciating part of the makeup process for the cast were the contact lenses. In those days the lenses were hard plastic, which Steve Johnson hand-painted (throwing some glitter into the mix), lacquered and sanded.[22] The cast could only wear them for a maximum of 20 minutes because they were virtually blind in them, and they were thick, painful and dried out their eyes. A set was made for Stark to wear when he's in his final pursuit of Peter and Charley, but he kept tripping on the stairs. Holland told him to take one out, and he was then able to perform the scene.[9][22] Three sets were made for Amanda Bearse, but one of them caused her agonizing pain which she initially tried to endure. When it finally became too much to bear, she took the contacts out and the crew realized they'd forgotten to buff them.[22] For the scene in Mrs. Brewster's bedroom, Geoffreys kept his contacts in for nearly 40 minutes, resulting in scratches on his eyeballs for months afterward.[22]
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 4 November 2018 00:58 (five years ago) link
and this is nightmare fuel O_o The makeup for Evil Ed's wolf transformation took 18 hours.[22] While he had the wolf head on, the crew began pouring what they thought was Methylcellulose into his mouth to create the illusion of saliva, but when Geoffreys began to complain about the taste, Mark Bryan Wilson realized they'd been using prosthetic adhesive, which was gluing his mouth shut.[22]
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 4 November 2018 00:59 (five years ago) link
there are awful stories from back in the day too...the shit that karloff went through for the Mummy, Frankenstein etc sounds godawful (and painful)
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 4 November 2018 01:09 (five years ago) link
I first heard about those lenses on the commentary to Evil Dead, but I don't recall there being any mishaps like those examples above.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 4 November 2018 12:23 (five years ago) link
I recently acquired a trove of unseen (by me) classics. But which do I watch on this All Hallows' Eve?! Which!?!?
Dead of NightTrilogy of TerrorThe Night StalkerThe Girl Who Knew Too MuchDr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1931)
― Feed Me Wheat Thins (Old Lunch), Thursday, 31 October 2019 12:56 (four years ago) link
considering when it was released, Dead of Night is damned scary
I haven't seen Trilogy of Terror since it came out but Karen Black vs. devil doll is classic
I saw The Night Stalker again recently; the comic elements haven't aged well, but Barry Atwater as the non-speaking vampire is better than 98% of all other vampires
The Girl Who Knew Too Much aka The Evil Eye is an entertaining proto-giallo, if you can get past the silliness of the protagonist; extra points for John Saxon as her romantic interest
The 1931 Jekyll & Hyde is the best J&H if you like the property, but none of the film versions do much for me
so I'd recommend watching them all in the order listed
― Brad C., Thursday, 31 October 2019 13:17 (four years ago) link
is dead of night aka deathdream? watch that immediately
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 31 October 2019 13:19 (four years ago) link
No, it's the '40s Dead of Night. Too damn many Dead of Nights out there.
― Feed Me Wheat Thins (Old Lunch), Thursday, 31 October 2019 13:20 (four years ago) link
Deathdream by any title is creepy as hell, even though it looks like they spent about $500 making it
― Brad C., Thursday, 31 October 2019 13:24 (four years ago) link
Bob Clark's career was weird as hell.
― Feed Me Wheat Thins (Old Lunch), Thursday, 31 October 2019 13:43 (four years ago) link