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Post by c14rock on Jan 10, 2010 3:04:17 GMT -5
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Post by Suckasays on Jan 10, 2010 6:43:03 GMT -5
Yeah. I would just get the original box of Nightmare films. The Nightmare Encyclopedia disc included is great.
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Post by Noza on Jan 10, 2010 10:21:02 GMT -5
Pandorum was the worst film I saw at the cinema last year. Absolutly horrible film. Why was it so bad? The trailer made it look interesting. I have been planning on renting it but now I'm not so sure... Obvisouly this is just my opinon, and I'm not a film critic, so if you think it looks good, then rent it. I went to see it at the cinema, as the trailer made it look good. I just hated everything about it. I felt the story was bland, the action scenes (which were the selling point of the movie, for me) were shot in ultra close up, and in such darkness you couldn't see anything that was happening. Most of the film is just set in dark corridors, which make it very tiresome to watch. The acting wasn't bad, and I thought Ben Foster did a fairly good job. I also hated the ending. Anyway, that's just my take on the movie, so if you think you might enjoy it, then go for it, rent it out.
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Post by Rant Casey on Jan 10, 2010 12:13:37 GMT -5
I wanna check it out when it drops on DVD, but I'm not in a rush to do so.
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Post by Sam Hain on Jan 10, 2010 22:40:22 GMT -5
Holy crap, thanks for that!
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Post by chumped on Jan 11, 2010 2:44:41 GMT -5
I don't get the hate for Jennifer's Body. I thought it was one of the better theatrical horror films I'd seen this year. I just watched it tonight... ing great fun.
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Post by Kenny Powers on Jan 11, 2010 19:15:15 GMT -5
Why was it so bad? The trailer made it look interesting. I have been planning on renting it but now I'm not so sure... Obvisouly this is just my opinon, and I'm not a film critic, so if you think it looks good, then rent it. I went to see it at the cinema, as the trailer made it look good. I just hated everything about it. I felt the story was bland, the action scenes (which were the selling point of the movie, for me) were shot in ultra close up, and in such darkness you couldn't see anything that was happening. Most of the film is just set in dark corridors, which make it very tiresome to watch. The acting wasn't bad, and I thought Ben Foster did a fairly good job. I also hated the ending. Anyway, that's just my take on the movie, so if you think you might enjoy it, then go for it, rent it out. Ok, thanks for the info. I'll probably rent it and see for myself but I can see what you are saying about darkness, etc.
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Post by JTG on Jan 12, 2010 22:34:44 GMT -5
I bought Halloween II on Blu-Ray today. I was debating picking it up since I heard of it's release date but decided that I already had the first (remake) so being the completist I am I bought it. I had heard that the Director's Cut was better than the theatrical version but I was still skeptical. I must say that I was a lot more impressed with the Director's Cut. A lot of questions I had when seeing it in theatres were answered and I thought the fact that it really focused more on character developement (at least for Laurie, Annie, & Brackett) helped me care for these central characters a lot more. Also it must've been the theatre I was in because the movie didn't look nearly as grainy and/or shakey as I remember it being.
My only gripe is the covder of Love Hurts in the ending. It should've remained the Laurie theme as it's creppier and more effective.
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Post by Sam Hain on Jan 13, 2010 2:41:24 GMT -5
I know I'll cave and pick up the Directors Cut, but I still want to see the theatrical aswell.
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Post by Sam Hain on Jan 15, 2010 23:39:54 GMT -5
Well, I guess I'm topping my own post. Not the first time in this thread and I'm sure it won't be the last.
I'm watching Lost Boys tonight. I've seen bits of it on tv numerous times in the past year, but haven't watched the whole thing from start to finish in a while.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2010 0:11:56 GMT -5
Well, I guess I'm topping my own post. Not the first time in this thread and I'm sure it won't be the last. I'm watching Lost Boys tonight. I've seen bits of it on tv numerous times in the past year, but haven't watched the whole thing from start to finish in a while. It's a great film in opinion.
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Post by Suckasays on Jan 16, 2010 8:19:20 GMT -5
Yeah. I have always liked The Lost Boys. I can honestly still remember the first time I saw it. It was shortly after it hit video and my family rented it...from a gas station...that was actually in a trailer. You have GOT to love small towns!
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Post by johncena12 on Jan 16, 2010 19:00:57 GMT -5
watched most of the friday the 13th remake on the movie network yesterday. Dissapointed, Gonna watch the full thing when its on On-Demand on tuesday
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Post by c14rock on Jan 16, 2010 21:34:10 GMT -5
Yeah. I have always liked The Lost Boys. I can honestly still remember the first time I saw it. It was shortly after it hit video and my family rented it...from a gas station...that was actually in a trailer. You have GOT to love small towns! When I was a kid we had this video store in Moore that had a big broke down van inside of it, they pulled out all of the seats, put carpeting over the thing, and turned it into a club playhouse for kids haha.
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Post by Sam Hain on Jan 16, 2010 21:41:04 GMT -5
That sounds awesome! There were two video stores around my town, I used to go to both and stare at all of the horror movies. One was kinda in the woods and was the only one that had Jason Lives. My parents wouldn't let me rent it, so I just would stare at the cover and think, "This looks so cool!"
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Post by c14rock on Jan 16, 2010 22:11:53 GMT -5
I'm sure most of us have similar experiences like that. I used to be obsessed with ANOES and Freddy Krueger even years before I'd even seen one of the movies...Even though I could never rent them the cashier at the place in Moore would always give me horror themed stickers and crap like that.
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Post by Suckasays on Jan 16, 2010 22:58:41 GMT -5
The video stores back home were all small, but perfect for any horror fan. They always kept the horror posters on the wall even after the movies were old. They also had all of the cool cardboard stands of Jason and Freddy in the horror sections. Those were the days!! I strictly remember a cardboard stand from the movie Slaughterhouse feautring Buddy with a big axe and the axe would swing. It was great.
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Post by c14rock on Jan 16, 2010 23:59:22 GMT -5
It's too bad things have changed. There's only one mom and pop store I can think of now, they have a pretty good vhs selection. Things were a lot different in the 80s and mid 90s especially with horror movies, VHS covers were usually a lot more graphic and creative...Plenty of misleading cover art out there. Lunch Meat comes to mind though I haven't seen it in years, I remember it being much tamer than the cover.
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Post by Suckasays on Jan 17, 2010 7:28:25 GMT -5
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Post by Kenny Powers on Jan 17, 2010 9:45:20 GMT -5
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