Official Halloween Countdown Horror Thread yr6

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This is a severely underrated film. The cinematography is so gorgeous and so sparse in that we see so little that the suspense is just dripping off the screen. One of the absolute best examples of this is the death of the detective. As he calmly walks up a set of stairs to investigate strange noises, we see a door open ever so slightly on the balcony, unseen. He reaches the top of the stairs, and then the killer walks out and repeatedly stabs him, which causes him to fall down the stairs. This is so special in that the way that he falls is so creepy because he falls in such a supernatural way that it just sticks out in your mind. This also adds in several more stabs and more blood to the scene, making it just that much more violent than it was remembered and sticks out just fine.

The shower scene in here is just as great as before, keeping the same style as before but giving it an extra dose with some much-needed blood and gore in the shot that still packs a punch. Even the motel where they're staying is like that. The dark interiors, the weird stuffed animals along the walls, and the secrecy that surrounds it is remarkable that most of the time we are wondering the secrets behind it. The relationship between Norman and his mother, especially when he is talking with Marion about her, the very first time we know of her, is one of the creepiest scenes ever filmed. You can tell that the way he's saying things and how he's saying them, you know something is off, and yet he keeps an air of respectability that lends itself perfectly to his character. The most radical changes made are to bring out something much more overtly sexual in the material. We get a brief side glimpse when the first victim as she undresses for the shower and a brief rear shot as she keels over dead. There are sounds of panting from neighboring rooms on the soundtrack in the motel room tryst that opens the film and the client with the stolen money is more overtly flirtatious.

The visit to Norman's room shows a stash of pornography, yet the most radical change is having Norman clearly heard to be masturbating as he peeps at her undressing in the shower. This is nicely sleazy and sets up the scene even more than before. The ending revelation is a little more creepy and intense and does work just as well as before, especially as the decrepitness of it comes across a little more clearly. All in all, this isn't a useless film as has so often been criticized.

As most of what's been said about it is that it desecrates a classic, look at it objectively and it's still a good update of a great film. Ignore there's been a first one and you just might find yourself enjoying it, and the curious are also advised to take a look, but if you can't forgive what's been done, then there's no use seeing this one anyway.

I thought Vaughn was good as Bates, but the movie was shot for shot, angle for angle the exact same as the original. It was just completely pointless to do it that way.

God, that is ing horrible. I'm glad I haven't picked up the DVD yet.

Latino Review has a script review up for the Nightmare on Elm Street reboot, it has a few spoilers, so don't check it out if you want to avoid them.

It sounds like they are taking this in a different direction, but it could still be good.

www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-a-look-at-platinum-dunes-nightmare-on-elm-street-6448

I received Grindhouse's CAT IN THE BRAIN a week early. Great features. This dvd is a must for any Fulci fan.

The dvd packaging is great too. The first 2,500 have a lenticular cover. It comes with a pretty cool booklet and just looks awesome.

Check out Dead now, its a Norwegian Zombie film about Nazi zombies, pretty awesome movie, i enjoyed it alot its got just the right amout of gore and violence you expect from a zombie film.

www.imdb.com/title/tt1278340/

Glad I never bought LTROI yet.. will wait for a better version.

I heard from a friend that there working on it now..and if your buying it look under subtitles and make sure it says THEATRICAL SUBTITLES

I hope we get the correct version of LTROI in the UK

I actualy liked the remake of psycho, i dont see why people were so hard on it, it was the original modernised, which wasnt needed, but doesnt take away that its an enjoyable film.