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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2006 8:04:50 GMT -5
Yeah, rent Land of the Dead. A History Violence was pretty lame, don't know why I bought it even though I knew it was pretty bad. Saw 2's decent.
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Post by Deano on Mar 26, 2006 10:55:13 GMT -5
Very cool sig Mal, thanks for it. Dunno what to use. I was very fond of my HHH one.
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Post by sim on Mar 26, 2006 11:28:59 GMT -5
Yeah, rent Land of the Dead. A History Violence was pretty lame, don't know why I bought it even though I knew it was pretty bad. Saw 2's decent. Finally someone agrees with me that A History Of Violence was overrated. I thought the movie was directed pretty poorly. Not to mention the sex scenes were really awkward and disrupted the flow of the flick.
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Post by Tyler Durden on Mar 26, 2006 14:38:50 GMT -5
Yeah, rent Land of the Dead. A History Violence was pretty lame, don't know why I bought it even though I knew it was pretty bad. Saw 2's decent. Finally someone agrees with me that A History Of Violence was overrated. I thought the movie was directed pretty poorly. Not to mention the sex scenes were really awkward and disrupted the flow of the flick. It was definetly overrated. There were a couple really cool scenes, but overall it was just not executed too well. Some bad dialogue, some bad character development. And yes, the sex scenes were pretty awkward
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Post by sim on Mar 26, 2006 14:41:09 GMT -5
Finally someone agrees with me that A History Of Violence was overrated. I thought the movie was directed pretty poorly. Not to mention the sex scenes were really awkward and disrupted the flow of the flick. It was definetly overrated. There were a couple really cool scenes, but overall it was just not executed too well. Some bad dialogue, some bad character development. And yes, the sex scenes were pretty awkward Finally, more of us are coming out of the woodwork. Do you find Cronenberg to be a pretentious filmmaker as well? Sure, I liked Videodrome and The Fly, but the rest of his work is pretentious and executed poorly.
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Post by Suckasays on Mar 26, 2006 14:42:42 GMT -5
I think Cronenberg's "The Brood" is one of the most underrated horror flicks I have ever seen. I loved it. Very good idea and well done.
However...I've not really liked that many of his films other than The Brood.
I did enjoy his acting performance in Nightbreed though.
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Post by katphishjake on Mar 26, 2006 15:09:31 GMT -5
I dunno what to order next - HELP ME. Land Of The Dead, A History Of Violence or Saw 2? You should order Land of the Dead next When I was a kid the horror movie that would always scare the **** out of me is "Leprechaun" lol, that damn little bastard. Gave me nightmares for years. I tried posting the pics last night, but everytime when I press "post reply" on the screen, a pop-up pops up on my screen reading "error". I promise by this morning or by noon the pics will be posted. that's because Leprechaun is the man... probably my favorite horror movie icon (if you want to call him that) of all time... i still need to buy Back 2 Tha Hood, but i've had the Pot Of Gore Collection for years now
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Post by K.J.V. on Mar 26, 2006 16:32:54 GMT -5
I wonder what Jennifer Aniston thinks of the film looking back on it now?
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Post by Tyler Durden on Mar 26, 2006 16:37:07 GMT -5
It was definetly overrated. There were a couple really cool scenes, but overall it was just not executed too well. Some bad dialogue, some bad character development. And yes, the sex scenes were pretty awkward Finally, more of us are coming out of the woodwork. Do you find Cronenberg to be a pretentious filmmaker as well? Sure, I liked Videodrome and The Fly, but the rest of his work is pretentious and executed poorly. Yes, I think Cronenberg is overrated. Of course I loved the Fly and was a fan of The Brood too, but I haven't really liked anything else he's done. I'll have to watch Scanners, still havent gotten around to that.
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Post by Deano on Mar 26, 2006 16:58:43 GMT -5
God, it's hard to concentrate on Devils Rejects when half of the time, Baby is givin me a boner.
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Post by jerrysafunnyguy on Mar 26, 2006 17:35:39 GMT -5
I wonder what Jennifer Aniston thinks of the film looking back on it now? That her career has ultimately sucked artistically, seeing as how her best acting performance was in Leprechaun when she was really young? It has to hurt these people to think about these things.
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Post by katphishjake on Mar 26, 2006 17:39:21 GMT -5
I wonder what Jennifer Aniston thinks of the film looking back on it now? That her career has ultimately sucked artistically, seeing as how her best acting performance was in Leprechaun when she was really young? It has to hurt these people to think about these things. i'm pretty sure she's probably too busy rolling around in her piles of money from Friends
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Post by jerrysafunnyguy on Mar 26, 2006 17:44:36 GMT -5
Last night/this morning, I watched:
The Gate (1986) Directed by Tibor (Homer: That idiot Tibor!) Takac
Strange little 80's movie that kind of follows some usual genre formulas, but as the box proclaims, its' the awesome special effects that set this film apart from other 80's horror fare. A young Stephen Dorff along with a bunch of dorky kids muse about suburbia doing 80's suburban things such as listen to death metal and dig holes in the back yard. Their parents leave for the weekend (typical, eh?) so of course they throw a party. The younger brother digs up the backyard with his friend Terry, death metal head, and they figure the whole is for demons and such. So demons run among around some crazy setpieces and even crazier monsters and zombies. It's a fun film, predictable, but worth watching for quite a few scenes. ***/****
Maniac (1980) Directed by Bill Lustig
Sometimes Savini movies require a few more looks, just for the gore. That's what this was. The story is kind of weak, a really generic mish mash of historical serial killers that really is mysoginistic as a whole. But still, Savini's death schemes and effects rule the roost and make this a fun 95 minutes. **1/2/****
Halloween 4 (1988) Directed by Dwight H. Little
A great restart of the Halloween series that is well written, well shot, and it keeps with the theme of the original two Halloween movies. They make a good transition to a new character with Jamie and her foster sister Rachel. In one scene Myers has blonde hair for some reason (when he throws Loomis out the window of the school). I just found that funny.
Moving on, it comes to a cool climax with the police and a lynch mob taking care of The Shape with ample gunfire. A great entry into the Halloween series, and at 85 minutes it makes for a great 3am boredom cure. ***/****
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Post by jerrysafunnyguy on Mar 26, 2006 17:48:30 GMT -5
That her career has ultimately sucked artistically, seeing as how her best acting performance was in Leprechaun when she was really young? It has to hurt these people to think about these things. i'm pretty sure she's probably too busy rolling around in her piles of money from Friends I suppose, but money only stalls the illusion of happiness. Which is especially hard when your husband leaves you for Angelina Jolie.
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Post by katphishjake on Mar 26, 2006 18:20:50 GMT -5
i'd leaver her for Angelina as well, but that's an entirely different topic
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Post by Suckasays on Mar 26, 2006 18:27:17 GMT -5
Last night/this morning, I watched: The Gate (1986) Directed by Tibor (Homer: That idiot Tibor!) Takac Strange little 80's movie that kind of follows some usual genre formulas, but as the box proclaims, its' the awesome special effects that set this film apart from other 80's horror fare. A young Stephen Dorff along with a bunch of dorky kids muse about suburbia doing 80's suburban things such as listen to death metal and dig holes in the back yard. Their parents leave for the weekend (typical, eh?) so of course they throw a party. The younger brother digs up the backyard with his friend Terry, death metal head, and they figure the whole is for demons and such. So demons run among around some crazy setpieces and even crazier monsters and zombies. It's a fun film, predictable, but worth watching for quite a few scenes. ***/**** Maniac (1980) Directed by Bill Lustig Sometimes Savini movies require a few more looks, just for the gore. That's what this was. The story is kind of weak, a really generic mish mash of historical serial killers that really is mysoginistic as a whole. But still, Savini's death schemes and effects rule the roost and make this a fun 95 minutes. **1/2/**** Halloween 4 (1988) Directed by Dwight H. Little A great restart of the Halloween series that is well written, well shot, and it keeps with the theme of the original two Halloween movies. They make a good transition to a new character with Jamie and her foster sister Rachel. In one scene Myers has blonde hair for some reason (when he throws Loomis out the window of the school). I just found that funny. Moving on, it comes to a cool climax with the police and a lynch mob taking care of The Shape with ample gunfire. A great entry into the Halloween series, and at 85 minutes it makes for a great 3am boredom cure. ***/**** You made me want to watch The Gate. I have the DVD. I might pop it in later.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2006 19:06:56 GMT -5
Very cool sig Mal, thanks for it. Dunno what to use. I was very fond of my HHH one. F*ck HHH/wrestling, you got the avatar.
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Post by K.J.V. on Mar 26, 2006 20:01:24 GMT -5
HHH over horror Deano?!
SHAME ON YOU
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Post by CC84 Johnny Ginger on Mar 26, 2006 20:29:40 GMT -5
Jennifer Aniston is smokin' hot ;D I watched House of the Dead II last night. It was an alright movie. Sid Haig was awesome in the film. Overall I thought it would be better than the first, but both films seem the same to me. Over on bloody-disgusting there is a script review for Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof (his film for Grindhouse). Heres the link the the article which gives a link to the script review. MAJOR SPOILERS ABOUT THE MOVIEwww.bloody-disgusting.com/index.php?Show=6072&Template=newsfull
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Post by Tyler Durden on Mar 26, 2006 21:03:36 GMT -5
I love The Gate. Awesome movie. speaking of awesome, Savini's death scene in Maniac
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