Halfway through October - how you all getting on
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RickyBetter — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 09:15 AM)
I've seen 21 films so far. You can view my ratings and read my brief synopses here ->
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls066581682/
I bought some batteries, but they weren't included. -
sdaveak47 — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 12:04 PM)
Really??? I guess it would be boring if we all liked the same stuff.
Other than the insanity of the whole project it didn't have much going for it. Have you seen Savage Harvest? I much prefer that as my people nearly being maimed on camera for entertainment fix
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dolemitesdick — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 01:20 PM)
I rated Savage Harvest as well as Roar 7/10 same as From The Dark (1995)
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Errauko — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 10:24 AM)
I've been doing okay, but not as good as I expected. I figured since I'm unemployed right now I'd really be able to watch a lot, but I have been working on a project in my yard that has taken a lot of my time. The project was at a standstill for a while because I needed my brother in law's help to form and pour a retaining wall (he owns a concrete company, so he could lend me the forms and knew how to calculate volume and set up the pour and all) and it was only at the end of September that he freed up some time to do so. Since then I've stripped the forms, backfilled and levelled my yard by hand, pulled up the last few stumps, created a xeriscaped area at the back of my yard using all the rocks I dug up, made a few trips to the compost dump, built a fence, and cleaned up a bunch of other little things. I may not be working right now, but I've been doing a lot of work. Still, I'm a little ahead of where I would be if I were working regular hours.
The other thing is that I always watch movies more or less in chronological order. Last year I started with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari from 1919, and my objective was to at least reach Cannibal Holocaust from 1980. I reached that goal, but I skipped a number of movies from the '60s and '70s to do so. I thought I could burn through those movies in a few days and then start working through the '80s and onwards, but there's more of them than I thought. What's more, since I've mostly been working through the dregs from last year, they've mostly been repeat views and rather weak FTVs. This is made worse by the fact that I wanted to watch the Exorcist, Omen, and Halloween series in their entirety, but it turns out the Exorcist sequels were all pretty terrible. Working through them was such a chore that I decided to skip The Omen and its sequels for now. I've just started the Halloween series now, and as such, I haven't quite started in on the '80s yet.
Favourite FTVs so far have been An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe and The Comeback. The Poe piece was actually a TV special, but the combination of Poe's writing, Vincent Price's performance, and some good production values in the sets, costumes, music and sound effects made for a pretty unique and entertaining one man performance.
The Comeback was a film from the British director, Pete Walker that was included in a set of four of his films from Redemption Films. I enjoyed the performances and the sense of humour in this one.
So it's been okay so far, but I'm hoping to pick up the pace soon for the rest of the month. -
WeAintFoundShin — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 12:33 PM)
My list:
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls066029673/
I'm at 29, two more to go, old or new, since I have 23 new now.
Though I always like to go for 31 new, so I've got 8 more FTVs for that.
And then of course I'll keep going. -
Negasonic_WoodChipper_Warhead — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 02:57 PM)
I'm having theme days now. Today is "Cabin Day." So far I've watched:
Cabin Fever (2002)
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
Cabin Fever: Patient Zero
Cabin Fever (2016)
The Cabin in the Woods
Later I might check out The Cottage (2008).
He slimed me -
RickyBetter — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 03:18 PM)
Cabin Fever (2002)
9/10
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
9/10
Cabin Fever: Patient Zero
4/10
Cabin Fever (2016) NS
The Cabin in the Woods
9/10
The Cottage (2008) NS
October challenge -
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peeptoad13 — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 03:00 PM)
Getting on pretty well, thanks.
I haven't had too many bombs either. My best ftv so far are The Wailing, the Witch Who Came From the sea, and Mad in Italy.
Best repeats Alien 3 and Cannibal Holocaust, the latter which I'm starting right NOW! -
sdaveak47 — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 11:17 PM)
Nice to see another thumbs up for The Wailing - I plan to check it out but the run time has put me off a couple of times
I know I'll probably enjoy it more than two crap 80 minute films
sometimes i doubt your commitment to sparkle motion -
DarkReviewer2013 — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 03:21 PM)
Been managing to watch a horror movie nearly every day up to now. Quality has been a problem though. Out of all the movies I've seen in the last week, not one of them would I rate higher than 7/10. And some would be quite a bit lower.
Hammer's
The Nanny
(1965) has been this year's highlight thus far, while
Wake Wood
(2010) was the worst of the bunch. -
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DarkReviewer2013 — 9 years ago(October 18, 2016 08:30 AM)
I've got a copy of the The Nanny, it came in a Hammer boxset but I've never got round to watching it - I'll be sure to check it out before the month ends
One of Hammer's finest offerings IMO. Would strongly recommend. -
Zbigniew_Krycsiwiki — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 04:08 PM)
Phantasm: 10/ 10. Still in my top 10 films of all time.
Phantasm Ravager: 5/ 10. I want to watch this again, and the original trilogy, closer to Halloween.
Suspiria: 7/ 10. Very colourful, loud, wierd.
The Sleeping Car: 4/ 10. Ditto, see above, but not as much fun.
Seytan (Turkish Exorcist): 5/ 10. See above, again.
Hrabe Drackula (Czechoslovakian Dracula): 6/ 10. Bland acting nearly sunk this atmospheric flick.
Drakula Istanbul'da (Turkish Dracula): 3/ 10. Largely inept.
Deafula: 5/ 10. ASL version of Dracula faltered by bringing the Count into then-present day 1970s.
The Zodiac Killer (1971): 5/ 10. Unintentionally humorous.
Haxan: 8/ 10 for its original subtitled version, 4/ 10 for its "talkie/ William Burrows" version.
Savage Man Savage Beast: 5/ 10. Mediocre Mondo.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: 10/ 10. Brilliantly warped and twisted.
Friday the 13: 8/ 10
Part II: 8 or 9/ 10
Part III: 7/ 10
The Final Chapter: 7/ 10
A New Beginning: 6/ 10
Jason Lives: 7/ 10
The New Blood: 7/ 10
Jason takes Manhattan: 5/ 10
Jason goes to Hell: 2/ 10. Sucked like Hell.
Jason X: 6/ 10
Jason vs Freddy: 4/ 10
Remake: 7/ 10. Derek Mears makes this worth watching. -
Zbigniew_Krycsiwiki — 9 years ago(October 18, 2016 08:17 AM)
Last night, I watched:
The Unholy Three: 5/ 10. I was unimpressed, but may give it a second chance.
Phantom of the Opera (1925): 7/ 10 (rewatch)
The Penalty: 7/ 10
Mad Love (1935) 10/ 10, it's a good movie, but what puts it over the top, for me, was its supremely creepy "unmasking" scene. (Rewatch)
Horror Express: 8/ 10. -
NoseofNicko — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 04:19 PM)
I've watched 23 so far. I didn't love most of the movies I watched. Train to Busan was my best watch. I hope to finish this Friday because after that I don't think I'll feel like watching anything because I have to get a brain MRI on the 25th. I'll be too afraid to do anything until I get the (hopefully positive) results.
CG gore is the worst thing that has ever happened to the horror genre. -
sdaveak47 — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 11:13 PM)
It's a bit of a stretch - it has a horror tag on IMDB which is why I watched it
There's one (the only) decent scene in the middle where the the lions are attacking which could qualify it but f I was describing it to someone I wouldn't call it a horror film
sometimes i doubt your commitment to sparkle motion