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I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
FITZZ wrote: It's the one in which a horde of zombies eat an island full of ravers,and are then held of by a small group of survivors.
It actually uses footage from the video game in the movie.
In that case, yeah, I saw about .5 seconds of it before trying an incredibly fun experiment known as 'See how far and how fast you can jam the remote control into your eye socket and see how much more fun it is then
this asstastic movie."
FITZZ wrote: It's the one in which a horde of zombies eat an island full of ravers,and are then held of by a small group of survivors.
It actually uses footage from the video game in the movie.
In that case, yeah, I saw about .5 seconds of it before trying an incredibly fun experiment known as 'See how far and how fast you can jam the remote control into your eye socket and see how much more fun it is then
this asstastic movie."
...And this,ladies and gentlemen,is the legacy of Uwe Boll.
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
FITZZ wrote: It's the one in which a horde of zombies eat an island full of ravers,and are then held of by a small group of survivors.
It actually uses footage from the video game in the movie.
In that case, yeah, I saw about .5 seconds of it before trying an incredibly fun experiment known as 'See how far and how fast you can jam the remote control into your eye socket and see how much more fun it is then
this asstastic movie."
...And this,ladies and gentlemen,is the legacy of Uwe Boll.
That tear had better be for my and my injuries. Speaking of which, I should sue Boll for my mental anguish....
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
GES, I recommend Creepshow. It's a collection of horror shorts based on old comics. I saw it a few months ago, and it was fantastic.
People are like dice, a certain Frenchman said that. You throw yourself in the direction of your own choosing. People are free because they can do that. Everyone's circumstances are different, but no matter how small the choice, at the very least, you can throw yourself. It's not chance or fate. It's the choice you made.
Cheese Elemental wrote:GES, I recommend Creepshow. It's a collection of horror shorts based on old comics. I saw it a few months ago, and it was fantastic.
I agree with Cheese, Creepshow is a great watch, " The lonesome death of Geordie Verrall" and " Something to tide you over" are my favorite segments,but the whole film is very entertaining.
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
Creepshow is, hands down, my favorite Horror movie of all time. Well, it's actually tied with Pumpkinhead which is fething brutally awesome. Please, if you haven't seen Pumpkinhead, do so immediately.
"I want my cake, Bedelia!"
Drink deeply and lustily from the foamy draught of evil.
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Monster Rain wrote:Creepshow is, hands down, my favorite Horror movie of all time. Well, it's actually tied with Pumpkinhead which is fething brutally awesome. Please, if you haven't seen Pumpkinhead, do so immediately.
"I want my cake, Bedelia!"
" It's Fathers DAYY!!"...Great scene.
And also agreed, The first Pumpkinhead was good as well,the sequels...not so much.
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
Monster Rain wrote:Creepshow is, hands down, my favorite Horror movie of all time. Well, it's actually tied with Pumpkinhead which is fething brutally awesome. Please, if you haven't seen Pumpkinhead, do so immediately.
"I want my cake, Bedelia!"
" It's Fathers DAYY!!"...Great scene.
And also agreed, The first Pumpkinhead was good as well,the sequels...not so much.
Yeah, the sequels are terribad. I hate when they try to make the monster into something sympathetic and human. If it's done well it can be a compelling part of the story, if it's done badly you end up with pumpkinhead 2...
Pumpkinhead was relentless and nasty in ways that Jason and Michael Meyers could only dream of. The scene in the cabin is so savage...
Drink deeply and lustily from the foamy draught of evil.
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Haters gon' hate.
Agreed, I remember seeing Pumpkinhead at the theaters and it's one of the last horror films I recall seeing where the audience was simply screaming in fear.
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
FITZZ wrote: Agreed, I remember seeing Pumpkinhead at the theaters and it's one of the last horror films I recall seeing where the audience was simply screaming in fear.
It reminded me of Texas Chainsaw Massacre in a way, where there isn't cheesy music and hokey plot devices and comic relief like in so many other horror movies.
The teenagers in that movie fethed up big at the beginning and paid dearly for it for the next 90 minutes.
Drink deeply and lustily from the foamy draught of evil.
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Haters gon' hate.
FITZZ wrote: Agreed, I remember seeing Pumpkinhead at the theaters and it's one of the last horror films I recall seeing where the audience was simply screaming in fear.
It reminded me of Texas Chainsaw Massacre in a way, where there isn't cheesy music and hokey plot devices and comic relief like in so many other horror movies.
The teenagers in that movie fethed up big at the beginning and paid dearly for it for the next 90 minutes.
Oddly enough,when I first saw Pumpkinhead,I thought Tobe Hooper directed it (he did Texas Chainsaw Massacre),it had that same "relentless" feeling about it.
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
Huh, I thought House of the Dead was a pretty fair zomie offering. The video game cuts were strange, but the make-up was well done and the plot was comprable to pretty much every other zombie flick out there. The sequels actually got to be pretty good (they dropped the video game nonsense).
The list you posted initially reeked of one of those discount box sets. I'm always tempted to try one, but it's always 10% good 90% drek. You can rationalize it all you want with "It's only $.50 a movie!", but they're still a reason the set is so cheap.
What counts as a classic nowadays? If 20 years is the cut-off, that gives you the sweet spot of 1960-1990. The 70's and 80's had some of the best offerings in the genre.
I'm not like them, but I can pretend.
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Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:One quick Wiki check later and aye, you are right Monster Rain, Creepshow 2.. 'The Raft.' Still a short that lived in my memory for a long time.
Not sure I've seen the first Creepshow then, will need to try and track it down to find out.
I'm pretty sure it's on Netflix.
While you're at it, Killer Klowns from Outer Space is worth a watch.
I like your lesbian Drow, beeteedubs. What's that from?
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Drink deeply and lustily from the foamy draught of evil.
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Haters gon' hate.
If I'm thinking of the same film, that Lake one freaked me out a little the first time I saw it. Classic horror.
" Something to tide you over" was a segment from the first Creepshow,it was the one in which a betrayed Leslie Nealson buries Ted Danson up to his neck in sand on the beach..." It'ssss SHOWTIME!!"
The one with the lake is,as Monster Rain pointed out,from Creepshow 2,it's called the Raft,and is based on a Stephen King short story of the same name.
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
If I'm thinking of the same film, that Lake one freaked me out a little the first time I saw it. Classic horror.
" Something to tide you over" was a segment from the first Creepshow,it was the one in which a betrayed Leslie Nealson buries Ted Danson up to his neck in sand on the beach..." It'ssss SHOWTIME!!"
The one with the lake is,as Monster Rain pointed out,from Creepshow 2,it's called the Raft,and is based on a Stephen King short story of the same name.
I have never been on a raft in a pond or lake since reading that story without thinking about it.
Same goes for "The Boogeyman" and closets. Particularly after having kids... God that gak's scary.
Drink deeply and lustily from the foamy draught of evil.
W: 1.756 Quadrillion L: 0 D: 2
Haters gon' hate.
If I'm thinking of the same film, that Lake one freaked me out a little the first time I saw it. Classic horror.
" Something to tide you over" was a segment from the first Creepshow,it was the one in which a betrayed Leslie Nealson buries Ted Danson up to his neck in sand on the beach..." It'ssss SHOWTIME!!"
The one with the lake is,as Monster Rain pointed out,from Creepshow 2,it's called the Raft,and is based on a Stephen King short story of the same name.
I have never been on a raft in a pond or lake since reading that story without thinking about it.
Same goes for "The Boogeyman" and closets. Particularly after having kids... God that gak's scary.
To this day,whenever one of my children gets scared at night,and I have to go check on them ,the "Boogeyman" story goes through my head...I first read it 20 years ago (or longer) and it's definitely left some scares.
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I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
Cheese Elemental wrote:GES, I recommend Creepshow. It's a collection of horror shorts based on old comics. I saw it a few months ago, and it was fantastic.
I've seen in in stores a couple of times. IIRC, The King (Stephan) wroet it, right?
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Yep. In fact, Mr. King wrote most of the segments as short stories that appear in the Night Shift and Skeleton Crew anthologies.
Another Classic horror film that is fun to watch is Hold That Ghost starring Abbot & Costello.
Cheese Elemental wrote:GES, I recommend Creepshow. It's a collection of horror shorts based on old comics. I saw it a few months ago, and it was fantastic.
I've seen in in stores a couple of times. IIRC, The King (Stephan) wroet it, right?
Yeah, George Romero was involved too IIRC.
King even stars in one of the shorts. He plays a redneck farmer of all things, and acts really well.
People are like dice, a certain Frenchman said that. You throw yourself in the direction of your own choosing. People are free because they can do that. Everyone's circumstances are different, but no matter how small the choice, at the very least, you can throw yourself. It's not chance or fate. It's the choice you made.
2010/09/07 13:24:41
Subject: My Journey Through 50 Classic Horror Movies
Clthomps wrote:That list you posted is mostly a waste of time! 90% of it is only classic if you think the word is synonymous with old..... I think trying to watch a couple of those films will turn you off to the who project.
First off watch the Cabinet of Dr Caligari, then go for Nosferatu, after that metropolis
Then hit the talkies, make sure to watch all the big monster movies like Frankenstein, Wolf-man, Dracula, The Mummy, The Thing, King Kong, after that hit up the sci-fi horrors like Forbidden Planet, The day the earth stood still, Them, ect.
At this point you will need to find a friend because you will need to venture into the land of B to dig out some steaming gems. First off anything made by Ed Wood (glen or glenda, Plan 9 from outer space, etc)
After all that is done you get to pamper yourself with movies from 1960-1990, Like Pyscho, hellrazor, friday the thirteenth, nighmare on elmstreet, etc.
I see the originals have been covered. Add to that:
(must be the original versions)
Creature from the Black Lagoon
original Doctor Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
The Blob
The Thing from Another World (original the Thing)
Halloween
Nightmare on Elm Street
Psycho
The Rear Window (Hitchcock baby)
Wait until Dark
Them!
Cape Fear (original)
Godzilla (Godzilla is attacking the city!)
Jaws
The Exorcist
Omen
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
2010/10/05 21:25:22
Subject: Re:My Journey Through Classic Horror Movies
Damn, my quest has not been able to prevent me from such utter dissappointment that I felt when I saw this.
"QUICK! WE NEED TWO DOSES OF GOOD HORRO FILMS STAT!"
"WE'VE GOT THE THING AND FRANKENSTEIN!"
"GET HIM STARTED ON A DRIP OF SODA AND POPCORN RIGHT AWAY!"
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
and the spin-offs thereof, some of which were quite good. When Van Helsing came out they re-released all of these in compilations which was very nice indeed.
My little kids love Abbot & Costello Meet the Mummy and Meet Dracula, which has the classic monsters and actors but are of course very funny.
Anvildude: "Honestly, it's kinda refreshing to see an Ork vehicle that doesn't look like a rainbow threw up on it."
" It's Fathers DAYY!!"...Great scene.
