***The Official Horror Film Thread****

[Sydneyfan]

The place to talk about anything relating to the slice n dice genre.

[Sydneyfan]

I guess I'll get the balling rolling by asking what people think of Rob Zombie's upcoming "reimagining" of the original Halloween film. Is Zombie the right man of the job? Do we even need a remake?

[la twinkle]

I guess I'll get the balling rolling by asking what people think of Rob Zombie's upcoming "reimagining" of the original Halloween film. Is Zombie the right man of the job? Do we even need a remake?I think he is a great director. Perfect for the job, that being said I don't believe it needs to be remade, the original is a masterpiece.
Not to say I'm not dying to see it. It's meant to be almost an entirely different film. The first half all about Myers childhood and then takes off from the old one. Although come to think of it I am not so sure on that anymore, apparently they keep editing and changing the film.
Test screenings have started and the word is, its love it or hate it.

[la twinkle]

BTW brillant idea for a thread, C!

[FrigidRoses]

Do we need any more horror movie remakes? No.

But am I upset that Zombie is doing Halloween? Hellll no.

House of a 1000 Corpses had its highs and lows, but the Devil's Rejects is in my top 5 of all time. It was a great film, and the best use of Free Bird ever. If anyone could give the original Halloween story justice and provide insight into what made Michael Myers who he is, it's Zombie. I'm stoked for this movie, it's been a tough year for horror.

http://www.halloween-themovie.com/

[JackStark211]

The Thing is a classic.

[Sydneyfan]

I think he is a great director. Perfect for the job, that being said I don't believe it needs to be remade, the original is a masterpiece.
Not to say I'm not dying to see it. It's meant to be almost an entirely different film. The first half all about Myers childhood and then takes off from the old one. Although come to think of it I am not so sure on that anymore, apparently they keep editing and changing the film.
Test screenings have started and the word is, its love it or hate it.


I just read a couple of reviews from those test screenings and everyone seemed pretty positive. As you mentioned, the new film apparently gives a lot more depth (and dialogue) to the characters than the typical teen slasher flick. There was a comment that it also has a deliberate 70's/early 80's feel about it.


Do we need any more horror movie remakes? No.

But am I upset that Zombie is doing Halloween? Hellll no.

House of a 1000 Corpses had its highs and lows, but the Devil's Rejects is in my top 5 of all time. It was a great film, and the best use of Free Bird ever. If anyone could give the original Halloween story justice and provide insight into what made Michael Myers who he is, it's Zombie. I'm stoked for this movie, it's been a tough year for horror.

http://www.halloween-themovie.com/

I rank the Devil's Rejects pretty highly as well. House started strongly but lost me in the last 15 minutes or so.

[FrigidRoses]

The end of House definitely is a classic WTF moment.

But just so everyone knows...Freddy owns Myers.

[Sydneyfan]

The end of House definitely is a classic WTF moment.

But just so everyone knows...Freddy owns Myers.


Yeah, the last third of the movie just becomes convoluted with too many different plot ideas and twists - it loses focus .

And I agree with you about Freddy vs Myers - Freddy has far more creative ways of getting rid of people.

Leatherface from the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a pretty nifty creation too, although a little lacking in personality. And Patrick Bateman from American Psycho is another, although that is not strictly speaking a horror film at all I suppose.

[JackStark211]

And Patrick Bateman from American Psycho is another, although that is not strictly speaking a horror film at all I suppose.


it crosses the the line between so many types of film. i love that movie, have you read the book?

[Sydneyfan]

it crosses the the line between so many types of film. i love that movie, have you read the book?

Yes I have and I loved it. I'm a big fan of Bret Easton Ellis in general. I am still amazed at how many people missed the point of both the book and the film. Did you read the book Jack?

[FrigidRoses]

Yes I have and I loved it. I'm a big fan of Bret Easton Ellis in general. I am still amazed at how many people missed the point of both the book and the film. Did you read the book Jack?

Love me some Ellis. Less Than Zero blew me away.

[Sydneyfan]

Love me some Ellis. Less Than Zero blew me away.

Terrific book. I'm reading Glamorama at the moment which is good so far.

I wouldn' t be surprised if lots of horror buffs enjoy Ellis actually. There is always an element of horror and death in his work.

[la twinkle]

Do we need any more horror movie remakes? No.

But am I upset that Zombie is doing Halloween? Hellll no.

House of a 1000 Corpses had its highs and lows, but the Devil's Rejects is in my top 5 of all time. It was a great film, and the best use of Free Bird ever. If anyone could give the original Halloween story justice and provide insight into what made Michael Myers who he is, it's Zombie. I'm stoked for this movie, it's been a tough year for horror.

http://www.halloween-themovie.com/Devils Rejects does kick House of 1000 Corpses ass, love both but yeah. It was like a mix of genres, like a total different movie vibe and feel, characters more filled out not campy, actually scary, darker and disturbing.
And agreed :upyours Free Bird that was a greatly used. After I first saw it I had it in my head constantly.

[la twinkle]

I'll join FrigidRoses, This thread calls for an avatar change.

[blueone]

I'll join FrigidRoses, This thread calls for an avatar change.

! That's him! I don't know who he is but I watched some futuristic thing and he was in it murdering people. saddo

I thought it was a non-scary sci-fi film but, oh, how I was wrong. :boohoo

[la twinkle]

! That's him! I don't know who he is but I watched some futuristic thing and he was in it murdering people. saddo

I thought it was a non-scary sci-fi film but, oh, how I was wrong. :boohooJason Voorhees cheesy as, but my fave horror villian. And that film would be Jason X (aka Friday 13th part 10) has to be worst in the series after part 9. Jason in space not a brillant idea, but something for the die hard fans I'd say.

[blueone]

He has a gooey face...

[la twinkle]

He has a gooey face...:lol That he does been dead and in decomp between flicks only to live again and again will leave one a tad gooey.

[blueone]

My insides were gooey too. Slash slash dead blood, guts, GOOEY FACE. All at 1am in the morning. :downyours

[FrigidRoses]

Terrific book. I'm reading Glamorama at the moment which is good so far.

I wouldn' t be surprised if lots of horror buffs enjoy Ellis actually. There is always an element of horror and death in his work.

He last book had a big Stephen King influence in it. Lunar Park. Not his best, but worth a read if you find the time.

[FrigidRoses]

Jason Voorhees cheesy as, but my fave horror villian. And that film would be Jason X (aka Friday 13th part 10) has to be worst in the series after part 9. Jason in space not a brillant idea, but something for the die hard fans I'd say.

Jason X had some good scenes in it though! He froze that one girls face then smashed it against the counter. And the "We love premarital sex" was classic.

Do I have issues? Probably.

[Faded Rose]

For once I have nothing to say. Does anyone else on the board not watch horror films?

[blueone]

For once I have nothing to say. Does anyone else on the board not watch horror films?

Are you joking?! :eek: I hate horror films!

[Sydneyfan]

He last book had a big Stephen King influence in it. Lunar Park. Not his best, but worth a read if you find the time.

How funny, I just finished reading Lunar Park. I enjoyed the notion of Ellis being stalked by Patrick Bateman. I found the climax a little laboured, but the concept of the book itself was terrific. And yes, very Stephen King.

[FrigidRoses]

I'll join FrigidRoses, This thread calls for an avatar change.

So what did you think of Freddy v. Jason?

[Sydneyfan]

Did anyone catch the 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes? It had its moments. I've never seen the original though, is it worth chasing up?

[blueone]

The trailer looked scary...

[Sydneyfan]

The trailer looked scary...

It had outstandingly good mutants in it. And hillbillys.

[clewis]

Nice avatar, Sydneyfan.

and I'd say the original Hills Have Eyes is worth grabbing. The remake was mediocre, but genuinely creepy.

[blueone]

It had outstandingly good mutants in it. And hillbillys.

I rest my case. :eek:

[Sydneyfan]

Nice avatar, Sydneyfan.

and I'd say the original Hills Have Eyes is worth grabbing. The remake was mediocre, but genuinely creepy.

Cheers clewis, I'll take that advice. And yes, there were a couple of pretty frightening scenes in the remake - especially the one where the mutants attack the women in the trailer.

[FrigidRoses]

Good God yes!!! The Hills Have Eyes was Wes Craven's second film, and this was when he made genuinely disturbing films. The DVD is great, includes a sweet booklet about the history of the film and what inspired it. I learned that Craven liked to kill characters off who had prayed to a higher being. It would seem he's an atheist. :)

The Last House On The Left (his first) will make you feel dirty inside. It's a gruesome and disturbing movie.

[Sydneyfan]

I learned that Craven liked to kill characters off who had prayed to a higher being. It would seem he's an atheist. :)




:lol

And that breastfeeding scene in Hills made me actually feel ill for a while.

I'll check out Last House on the Left thanks, I'm in need of a good scare.

[la twinkle]

Jason X had some good scenes in it though! He froze that one girls face then smashed it against the counter. And the "We love premarital sex" was classic.

Do I have issues? Probably.Oh most definetly had it's moments, I own it and everything, I do like it, saw it at the pics... what I am saying is like 8 years between films that was a slight disappointment in the series.
I am a bit of a purist though, you can't take jason fom crystal lake, the woods, the water are the scary part. The isolation sets in, I see how they tried that in space but fell short.

[la twinkle]

So what did you think of Freddy v. Jason?I thought it was the best it could be, crazy concept, but very well done. Ronny Yu did a great job, I love bride of chucky aswell. Very comic book style which worked great with freddy as he is so camp as is. Interesting take on both of them.
Only thing that pissed me off really was Kane Hodder not being cast as Jason, the other dude is too big and he just ripped off all of kane's trademark mannerisms. (am I a nerd?)
What's your opinion?

[Sydneyfan]

The Last House On The Left (his first) will make you feel dirty inside. It's a gruesome and disturbing movie.


Just ordered this and should hopefully get it in the next week or so. I'll let you know what I think. :upyours

[la twinkle]

Did anyone catch the 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes? It had its moments. I've never seen the original though, is it worth chasing up?It is worth it, I think.

Good God yes!!! The Hills Have Eyes was Wes Craven's second film, and this was when he made genuinely disturbing films. The DVD is great, includes a sweet booklet about the history of the film and what inspired it. I learned that Craven liked to kill characters off who had prayed to a higher being. It would seem he's an atheist. :)

The Last House On The Left (his first) will make you feel dirty inside. It's a gruesome and disturbing movie.I love craven. Last house finally got unbanned here a few years ago, finally got to see it, its a full on film. I love freddy the concept so ahhh frightening.
Seen Serpent and the Rainbow? "Dr. Alan"

[FrigidRoses]

Remake of Hills was good, worth seeing.

Agreed twinkle about Jason X. It had its moments that made me laugh, but probably one of the worst in the series. And agreed about Fred v. Jason. They pulled it off as best they could, which is surprising considering how ridiculous it could have been. I had never really though about Hodder, but you could tell Jason had grown a tad. :) I was excited about the movie though, and was glad it was such a hit. Think they'll ever do a sequel?

AND YES. BRIDE OF CHUCKY is hilarious and scary! Too bad Seed of Chucky had to be such a let down.

And where do you live in reference to Last House being banned for so long?

- And no you're not a nerd! Well maybe, but just as big as me so that's ok. Love Serpent and the Rainbow as well. It's based on a book isn't it? I should pick that up sometime

[FrigidRoses]

Just ordered this and should hopefully get it in the next week or so. I'll let you know what I think. :upyours

If it disgusts you greatly, I apologize now. It's worth a view but might be considered exploitation more than horror. :confused

Loving all the horror related pictures by the way! Once I finish Harry Potter, I'm gonna pull out American Psycho again.

[Sydneyfan]

If it disgusts you greatly, I apologize now. It's worth a view but might be considered exploitation more than horror. :confused




Ha, don't worry. I doubt it will gross me out completely, but if it does, I won't hold it against you.

While I think of it - another recommendation for you guys if you haven't seen it already is Funny Games, a very dark thriller from Austria directed by Michael Haneke.
Might be a little difficult to find a copy, but its well worth the effort imo.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119167/

[foggy]

I'm always up for a good horror film, but I haven't seen all that many really. Since you guys seem to be big fans of the genre what are, say, your top 5 (or more, if you like) favorites?

[la twinkle]

Remake of Hills was good, worth seeing.

Agreed twinkle about Jason X. It had its moments that made me laugh, but probably one of the worst in the series. And agreed about Fred v. Jason. They pulled it off as best they could, which is surprising considering how ridiculous it could have been. I had never really though about Hodder, but you could tell Jason had grown a tad. :) I was excited about the movie though, and was glad it was such a hit. Think they'll ever do a sequel?

AND YES. BRIDE OF CHUCKY is hilarious and scary! Too bad Seed of Chucky had to be such a let down.

And where do you live in reference to Last House being banned for so long?

- And no you're not a nerd! Well maybe, but just as big as me so that's ok. Love Serpent and the Rainbow as well. It's based on a book isn't it? I should pick that up sometimeOh banned in australia, same with Texas 2, until recently.
Hmmm Serpent probably was a book, not sure.
I don't know about Freddy V Jason sequel, looks unlikely... But there's meant to be a new Friday, To shoot next year, no script and no real confirmation either. Fingers crossed.
Been having a horror movie fest with my boyfriend last couple nights so far got through...
Motel Hell... Pretty funny amusing film. Rumour of remake.
Demons 3... Take of Lamberto Bava's name (italian horror legend Mario's son), its shite, although two scenes had me in stitches.
Black Christmas... Good 70s slasher. Remade.

[la twinkle]

I'm always up for a good horror film, but I haven't seen all that many really. Since you guys seem to be big fans of the genre what are, say, your top 5 (or more, if you like) favorites?Friday 13th Part 4... My fave Coreys in it Feldman.
Evil Dead 1,2 and 3.
Texas Chainsaw 1 and 2.
Ringu 1,2 and 3.
Nightmare On Elm St.
Halloween.
Physco 1,2,3 and 4.
Theres far too many... Mainsteam list so not to hard to get any of these, of all those I recommend Texas Chainsaw 2. Its without doubt the most shocking, disturbing film I own.

[Sydneyfan]

P, I'd recommend Audition (Japanese film), Wolf Creek, Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer, the original Friday 13 and the much maligned Driller Killer. Also American Psycho is a classic if you haven't already seen it.

[foggy]

Thanks L & C. I've seen a few of those, (Halloween, Psycho, the first TCM) but not most of them. I'll keep them in mind next time I'm at the rental shop.

C - I really want to see Audition, but the couple times I tried to rent it, it was already out. It was one of the employees recommended horror films, so that might be why.

[Sydneyfan]

C - I really want to see Audition, but the couple times I tried to rent it, it was already out. It was one of the employees recommended horror films, so that might be why.


Audition is terrific. And creepy as hell. Keep trying, I don't think you'll be disappointed. :upyours

[la twinkle]

Audition is terrific. And creepy as hell. Keep trying, I don't think you'll be disappointed. :upyoursOh reminds me C you recommended this to me awhile back, finally found a video store that carried it. I thought it was utterly brillant, thank you. :upyours

[la twinkle]

Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer.:pimp Another great one.

[FrigidRoses]

Motel Hell!!! Great movie, seriously overlooked slasher flick.

And Sydneyfan Funny Games looks pretty bad ass. I'm gonna have to track down a copy.

[Sydneyfan]

Oh reminds me C you recommended this to me awhile back, finally found a video store that carried it. I thought it was utterly brillant, thank you. :upyours

My pleasure L. Glad you liked it.

[Sydneyfan]

btw , watched TCM -The Beginning last night. Twas okay but didn't exactly add anything to the franchise.

[la twinkle]

Anyone seen Bubba Ho-tep?
Great horror more comedy. Bruce Campbell legendary horror actor (ash from evil dead) he plays Elvis and Ossie Davis plays JFK. Crazy old men in an old folks home, defend themselves against a mummy. Sounds ridiculous is really clever though.

[Sydneyfan]

Anyone seen Bubba Ho-tep?
Great horror more comedy. Bruce Campbell legendary horror actor (ash from evil dead) he plays Elvis and Ossie Davis plays JFK. Crazy old men in an old folks home, defend themselves against a mummy. Sounds ridiculous is really clever though.

I haven't, but I have read some good reviews. I might put it on my Big Pond Movies List.

btw, frigid roses, The Last House on the Left arrived for my viewing pleasure today. :upyours

[FrigidRoses]

Bubba Ho-tep is pretty funny.

Glad you got Last House!! Let me know what you think! I found a copy of Funny Games at a used record/movie shop! Can't wait to watch it tomorrow night!

[Sydneyfan]

Bubba Ho-tep is pretty funny.

I found a copy of Funny Games at a used record/movie shop! Can't wait to watch it tomorrow night!

Excellent! We can swap reviews.

[Sydneyfan]

I watched Last House on the Left last night. Not as confronting as I thought it was going to be actually, but I can certainly see why it was considered pretty shocking for its era.

I enjoyed it - and despite some dodgy acting and clunky dialogue, the scary scenes were really well done. The girl walking into the lake scene was brilliant as was the, ahem, bj with a twist moment.

I loved the way it veered between black comedy and real terror - I can picture Tarantino taking notes while watching this one. Thanks for the recommendation FR. Are there any other early Craven films I should check out?

[FrigidRoses]

La Twinkle mentioned the Serpent and the Rainbow earlier, which is a good Craven film. I enjoyed both the Hills Have Eyes & The People Under The Stairs immensely. But whatever you do, stay away from the original Hills Have Eyes 2. Thank god it only cost me 7 dollars.

[Sydneyfan]

Will do. Cheers.

[gweeps]

The Thing is a classic.

Just saw this a while ago. Incredible film.

[gweeps]

Lance Henriksen's been in some good ones.

[FrigidRoses]

Ha, don't worry. I doubt it will gross me out completely, but if it does, I won't hold it against you.

While I think of it - another recommendation for you guys if you haven't seen it already is Funny Games, a very dark thriller from Austria directed by Michael Haneke.
Might be a little difficult to find a copy, but its well worth the effort imo.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119167/


Sydney I owe you one. Took a little while to finally sit down and watch it, but holy shit it was awesome. Just finished it actually, but it was nothing like I expected. I love how they toyed with the audience and the overall creepiness of the film.

I did a Wikipedia search on it, and apparently they did a remake for America (same director) and it should come out early 08'! I don't really see the need to remake it, but what the hell. Maybe it can breathe some life into American horror.

[Sydneyfan]

Sydney I owe you one. Took a little while to finally sit down and watch it, but holy shit it was awesome. Just finished it actually, but it was nothing like I expected. I love how they toyed with the audience and the overall creepiness of the film.

I did a Wikipedia search on it, and apparently they did a remake for America (same director) and it should come out early 08'! I don't really see the need to remake it, but what the hell. Maybe it can breathe some life into American horror.

Hey, glad you liked it. Its really something of a unique film, and once seen, never forgotten.

The idea of a remake worries me - (the pathetic US remake of The Vanishing gave me nightmares for all the wrong reasons) but with the same director there might be some hope. I just hope they don't end up dumbing down the script too much.

[mattinmass]

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[Sydneyfan]

Anyone seen I Spit on Your Grave? Worth watching?

[FrigidRoses]

Anyone seen I Spit on Your Grave? Worth watching?

Yep. Definitely worth watching. Pretty controversial film, with some rough rape scenes. Some thinks its exploitation, some think it makes a strong feminist statement. I'm somewhere in the middle. It does feel a little dated however, kinda like Last House On The Left.

If you're thinking of buying it, I can tell you the DVD is pretty cool. Includes reviews and articles surrounding the controversy of the film.

[Sydneyfan]

Yep. Definitely worth watching. Pretty controversial film, with some rough rape scenes. Some thinks its exploitation, some think it makes a strong feminist statement. I'm somewhere in the middle. It does feel a little dated however, kinda like Last House On The Left.

If you're thinking of buying it, I can tell you the DVD is pretty cool. Includes reviews and articles surrounding the controversy of the film.

I read some reviews on Big Pond movies (our version of NetFlix) and overall, they were pretty positive. This was another film banned in Australia for years apparently. 17 years in fact. I never realised how much censorship we used to have here.

Sounds interesting, thanks, I'm going to hire it.

[FrigidRoses]

Let me know what you think. This film gets such mixed reactions. The feminist club at my college actually held a viewing for this film! But Roger Ebert called it trash, and he's known for defending a good bit of the genre's films.

[FrigidRoses]

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Wow. That didn't work at all. Trying to post the trailer for you Syd.

[Sydneyfan]

Haha, I can never figure out how to post videos either for some reason. Thanks though, I'll google it in my lunch break. :upyours

[foggy]

http://www.tobeyoung.org/images/editor/color.gifRoses;290110]Wow[/url]. That didn't work at all. Trying to post the trailer for you Syd.

For uTube clips you use the yt tags:

[ yt ]utube clip number[/ yt ]

No spaces. Hope that helps. :)

Oh, and the numbers you use are what's after the = in the utube url. Example, use what's in bold:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8mvrFHcgsc

So it would be: (but with no spaces)


[ yt ] Z8mvrFHcgsc [/ yt ]

[FrigidRoses]

Foggy bailing me out once again. :)

[Sydneyfan]

Z8mvrFHcgsc


Harry Potter! I just wanted to see what you had used for an example foggy.

[foggy]

I picked that intentionally. Although I didn't watch it first. I just saw Harry Potter/South Park and chose it. :lol

[Sydneyfan]

haha, I think this thread is too scary for Harry.

[foggy]

I think you're right. You'd better change it to something appropriately frightening.

[foggy]

I should have chose a Rupert crucification clip, that'd have been more fun.

[Sydneyfan]

I should have chose a Rupert crucification clip, that'd have been more fun.

:lol Indeed. You should trawl your vault P.

[foggy]

*unlocks vault, steps inside* (It's huge like a walk in closet) Let's see what I have within reach... Omgz it's my clip of the Ruddster resuscitating a chicken. This one's a classic.

The Ruddster heroically reviving a chicken (http://users.adelphia.net/~strangelittlegirl/mywebs/dailyshow05.WMV)

[Sydneyfan]

-5MLC0Z7rDk


I Spit on Your Grave trailer. :rock

[blueone]

*unlocks vault, steps inside* (It's huge like a walk in closet) Let's see what I have within reach... Omgz it's my clip of the Ruddster resuscitating a chicken. This one's a classic.

The Ruddster heroically reviving a chicken (http://users.adelphia.net/~strangelittlegirl/mywebs/dailyshow05.WMV)

Oh heck! I was so scared. :boohoo

[foggy]

Oh heck! I was so scared. :boohoo

:lol

[la twinkle]

Saw "The Host", pretty good I must say and "Feast" Done by that dude who won that Damon, Affleck, Project Green Light thingy I think it's called.
Best I've seen lately was "Tenebrae" by Dario Argento, Great italian horror right there. Highly recommend that and The Host, think that's korean. Does come dubbed but for those who hate foreign it's set to be remade for the americans as per usual with any good foreign horror.

[Layne]

-5MLC0Z7rDk


I Spit on Your Grave trailer. :rock

doode...I watched that when I was like 11...that was a horrible part on my parents....I think that emotionally scarred me for a while...hahahah I really think so though

but YO..guys you can check out basically new movies nnn shit at this site called tube zoom...

it basically illegal...but..you knw it works...some of the stuff gets annoying like the wording not being up to par with the audio..and they slowness...but toher than that its OK

[Sydneyfan]

Saw "The Host", pretty good I must say and "Feast" Done by that dude who won that Damon, Affleck, Project Green Light thingy I think it's called.
Best I've seen lately was "Tenebrae" by Dario Argento, Great italian horror right there. Highly recommend that and The Host, think that's korean. Does come dubbed but for those who hate foreign it's set to be remade for the americans as per usual with any good foreign horror.

I just put both The Host and Tenebrae on my Big Pond list. I also ordered Argento's Suspiria. It sounds great from the blurb:

Widely considered to be the most shocking and hallucinatory horror movie in history - and described by Argento as "an escalating experimental nightmare", Suspiria stars Jessica Harper as a young American ballet student who arrives as a prestigious European dance company and is confronted by a series of bizarre and horrific deaths.

:upyours

[la twinkle]

I just put both The Host and Tenebrae on my Big Pond list. I also ordered Argento's Suspiria. It sounds great from the blurb:
:upyours:upyours It's meant to be really good, I own a copy now... well my baby does therefore :lol I am gonna watch that as soon as I get some time on my hands.

[FrigidRoses]

I just put both The Host and Tenebrae on my Big Pond list. I also ordered Argento's Suspiria. It sounds great from the blurb:



:upyours

You must watch Suspiria at night with the lights turned off and the volume way up. The Goblins did a great soundtrack for that movie. So freakin scary.

[Sydneyfan]

MTV interview with Rob Zombie where he discusses the new Halloween film.

MTV: What's the latest on "Halloween"? How's it going?

Rob Zombie: It's going great, actually. I'm on the mixing stage right now working on the sound, which is the final thing you do.

MTV: When we visited your set, you spoke about walking the tightrope between faithfulness to John Carpenter's classic and creating something new. Were you able to pull it off?

Zombie: Oh, completely. Now that the movie is basically done, it worked out great. The film is 100 percent its own animal, but it has enough classic elements of the original to satisfy.

MTV: What was the one scene you had the most fun shooting?

Zombie: The first scene in the movie that we shot the first day of shooting. It's a simple scene of breakfast at the Myers' house with young Michael, his mom, the boyfriend and the sister. Everyone is yelling and screaming at each other. [He laughs.] I love it, because all you have to do is watch that scene for about 10 seconds and you just go, "Well, this certainly isn't John Carpenter's 'Halloween.' "

MTV: Do scenes like that establish Michael's desire to kill?

Zombie: There's nothing that happens in the movie that explains why Michael is the way he is. I wanted to make it real, and the reality of the situation is that anyone who is like this is born that way, not created.

MTV: Do you believe that in real life? Like, what about the Columbine kids?

Zombie: No, no, that's different. A textbook psychotic has no understanding of what they're doing. Something like Columbine, those were kids pushed over the edge and became that — but they knew what they were doing. They were responding to something in their lives that made them do that. A true psychotic is someone who could seem very friendly and charming, then kill you and feel nothing for it: Henry Lee Lucas, Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer. There's no sense of understanding anything on a human level. The Columbine kids, those were kids who had obviously gone off the rails. That's different.

MTV: So when young Michael speaks, have you tried to inject that charisma?

Zombie: Well, yes, but not that he's charismatic. There just has to be a character that the audience will follow. ... The difference between this movie and the original is that this is the story of Michael Myers. The other movie was about Laurie Strode.

MTV: We've had a lot of movies come out lately with kids like Dakota Fanning or Cameron Bright being creepy and staring off into the distance.

Zombie: This isn't like that at all.

MTV: How is young Michael different from those guys?

Zombie: Because he seems normal. A psychotic can seem normal. I really did do research. ... A psychotic kid is a kid who hurts animals and has no real concept that what he's doing is wrong. How does it manifest itself at a young age and then turn into someone who does grow up to be a serial killer? They can't be disciplined. They start fires. They kill animals.

http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1565524/story.jhtml

[FrigidRoses]

MTV interview with Rob Zombie where he discusses the new Halloween film.

MTV: What's the latest on "Halloween"? How's it going?

Rob Zombie: It's going great, actually. I'm on the mixing stage right now working on the sound, which is the final thing you do.

MTV: When we visited your set, you spoke about walking the tightrope between faithfulness to John Carpenter's classic and creating something new. Were you able to pull it off?

Zombie: Oh, completely. Now that the movie is basically done, it worked out great. The film is 100 percent its own animal, but it has enough classic elements of the original to satisfy.

MTV: What was the one scene you had the most fun shooting?

Zombie: The first scene in the movie that we shot the first day of shooting. It's a simple scene of breakfast at the Myers' house with young Michael, his mom, the boyfriend and the sister. Everyone is yelling and screaming at each other. [He laughs.] I love it, because all you have to do is watch that scene for about 10 seconds and you just go, "Well, this certainly isn't John Carpenter's 'Halloween.' "

MTV: Do scenes like that establish Michael's desire to kill?

Zombie: There's nothing that happens in the movie that explains why Michael is the way he is. I wanted to make it real, and the reality of the situation is that anyone who is like this is born that way, not created.

MTV: Do you believe that in real life? Like, what about the Columbine kids?

Zombie: No, no, that's different. A textbook psychotic has no understanding of what they're doing. Something like Columbine, those were kids pushed over the edge and became that — but they knew what they were doing. They were responding to something in their lives that made them do that. A true psychotic is someone who could seem very friendly and charming, then kill you and feel nothing for it: Henry Lee Lucas, Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer. There's no sense of understanding anything on a human level. The Columbine kids, those were kids who had obviously gone off the rails. That's different.

MTV: So when young Michael speaks, have you tried to inject that charisma?

Zombie: Well, yes, but not that he's charismatic. There just has to be a character that the audience will follow. ... The difference between this movie and the original is that this is the story of Michael Myers. The other movie was about Laurie Strode.

MTV: We've had a lot of movies come out lately with kids like Dakota Fanning or Cameron Bright being creepy and staring off into the distance.

Zombie: This isn't like that at all.

MTV: How is young Michael different from those guys?

Zombie: Because he seems normal. A psychotic can seem normal. I really did do research. ... A psychotic kid is a kid who hurts animals and has no real concept that what he's doing is wrong. How does it manifest itself at a young age and then turn into someone who does grow up to be a serial killer? They can't be disciplined. They start fires. They kill animals.

http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1565524/story.jhtml

:upyours :upyours

Man I can't wait for this!!!

[Sydneyfan]

Apparently there was a lot of last minute re-shooting done, which often doesn't bode well. But hopefully it was just Zombie being a perfectionist and not a sign of trouble.

I'm looking foward to it as well, although I still wish someone would come up with an original idea for a mainstream horror film again. Not a reimaging or an inferior rehash of a foreign film.

[FrigidRoses]

http://www.zetaminor.com/images/dvd_sleeves/demons.jpg

Watched this for the first time tonight. Very awesome.

[la twinkle]

http://www.zetaminor.com/images/dvd_sleeves/demons.jpg

Watched this for the first time tonight. Very awesome.:upyours :upyours :upyours Brillant! 2's cool too, but whatever you do keep away from 3 it's as bad and nothing to do with the serie's like Halloween 3.

[FrigidRoses]

:upyours :upyours :upyours Brillant! 2's cool too, but whatever you do keep away from 3 it's as bad and nothing to do with the serie's like Halloween 3.

Good looking out. This one surpassed my expectations. Tons of gore, and a pretty decent story.

[mattinmass]

Apparently there was a lot of last minute re-shooting done, which often doesn't bode well. But hopefully it was just Zombie being a perfectionist and not a sign of trouble.

I'm looking foward to it as well, although I still wish someone would come up with an original idea for a mainstream horror film again. Not a reimaging or an inferior rehash of a foreign film.

The re-shoots/additional shoots were totally Zombie's call and should be considered a good sign: some of the initial test screenings went so well, that Weinstein told Zombie he would pay for whatever Zombie thought he needed to shoot additionally.

[FrigidRoses]

I don't know if anyone reads Rue Morgue, but Halloween is on the cover this month.

[Sydneyfan]

The re-shoots/additional shoots were totally Zombie's call and should be considered a good sign: some of the initial test screenings went so well, that Weinstein told Zombie he would pay for whatever Zombie thought he needed to shoot additionally.

Excellent news, thanks. Looks like Zombie is about to hit the bigtime.

[FrigidRoses]

So I'm not sure why, but I saw an add in the paper today giving away free tickets for an advance show of Halloween on Thursday night. Anyway, I'm going for free and that's pretty sweet. I'll let you know what I think. :)

[blueone]

Will it be scary?

[FrigidRoses]

Will it be scary?

:twisted

I hope so. :P Seeing as Rob Zombie directed it should be pretty gory and uncomfortable.:box

[blueone]

Oh, that sounds charming.

[FrigidRoses]

Oh, that sounds charming.

Don't judge!! :guitarsolo

[blueone]

I totally just judg3d.

http://www.republicanvoices.org/judge.jpg

[Sydneyfan]

So I'm not sure why, but I saw an add in the paper today giving away free tickets for an advance show of Halloween on Thursday night. Anyway, I'm going for free and that's pretty sweet. I'll let you know what I think. :)

Good stuff. :upyours

[FrigidRoses]

http://www.sherimoonzombie.net/site/media/images/films/halloween/halloween_smz11.jpg

Who am I most excited to see on the big screen tonight? Sheri Moon Zombie. My homicidal crush. :)

[blueone]

Is Rob Zombie's last name seriously Zombie?

[FrigidRoses]

Robert Bartleh Cummings is his real name. :)

[blueone]

In my opinion, his real name sounds more scary.

[FrigidRoses]

In my opinion, his real name sounds more scary.

You know what else is scary? He got his start on Pee Wee Herman's show. ;)

[blueone]

I'm too scared to sleep now! :boohoo

[FrigidRoses]

And I'm off to see the show. :wave :guitarsolo

[blueone]

Toodles. :wave

[trappss1]

And I'm off to see the show. :wave :guitarsolo

Have fun. Report back with a review.

[BohemianChick]

I am so excited about the new Halloween! Our local theater here is having a midnight show, but alas, no free tickets. Guess since I have to work tomorrow I'll just go this weekend. wooohoooo!!! :banana

[FrigidRoses]

So I would recommend not having high hopes while watching this movie. I didn't hate this movie, but I'm not sure how much I liked it either.

I won't include any spoilers, but Zombie's version of Halloween feels almost like 2 different movies. Part One was the back story of little Michael Myers and easily contains the best scenes. We get to meet Myers' family, a few his school mates, and his very first murders. :) Part Two begins when Myers' escapes from the mental institution and begins reeking havoc on his hometown. Zombie spends so much time (almost an hour) showing us Myers' back story that when he finally escapes, the remaining hour of the film leaves no time for character development.

Now I know that most horror movies have little, if any character development, but Zombie seriously fails in this film. All the "teenage" girls are basic horror stereotypes: They have nice tits and they love to fuck. :) Especially right before they die. Loomis is horribly written, and comes off incredibly cheesy.

The body count is seriously high in this one, and the gore is at a max. Almost all the women are killed in a sexual manner, which will be sure to fuel to the torture-porn fanatics like Bill O'Reilly.

Another good and bad aspect of this film was the amount of cameos! Almost every major character from House of A 1000 Corpses and Devils Rejects appear in this film. I enjoyed seeing them all again since Zombie created such memorable characters in his first two films, but it felt odd to see them in Halloween. My mind kept wandering to his previous films.

Overall the film has its moments (esp. in the beginning) but I think Zombie might have bit off more than he handle with this one. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge Zombie fan but it was if he couldn't decide to go Devil's Rejects style or almost blatantly remake the original and the whole film comes off feeling disjointed.

Sorry if this doesn't make any sense, I had some Tequila after the show. :) Let me know what you guys think of it tomorrow, and I'll try to proof this for the many errors I've probably made.

[Sydneyfan]

Thorough review, cheers R. Sounds like we might be in for a bit of a let-down. Without having seen it, I would think that too many cameos would be distracting as well - as you say, it just takes your attention away from the film at hand.

Does anyone know how many full length features Zombie has directed in total? I only know of three, counting this one. I just wonder whether the challenge of a big budget Hollywood film - with all the pressures that must go along with that - might have been asking a bit too much from him?

It'll be interesting to see what other TBYers have to say.

[FrigidRoses]

Yep 3 so far. He has an animated film coming out sometime soon as well.

[Sydneyfan]

Yep 3 so far. He has an animated film coming out sometime soon as well.

Okay, ta. It's been a long time between directing gigs for him then.
Personally, I was hoping for a bit more character development in this one but it sounds like it's not to be.

[Sydneyfan]

Ouch. It looks like IGN agrees with you:


Halloween Review
by Todd Gilchrist


In terms of the storytelling, Zombie fatally miscalculates that audiences (much less Halloween fans) would possibly want an explanation, rational or otherwise, for Michael's behavior. Some 50 minutes of back-story set up the character's depravity and then the movie more or less directly acknowledges that Myers is just plain evil. The implausibility of psychotic behavior is less tolerable in a film that otherwise purports to chronicle a tangible reality, but we're talking about one where a 6'10", 280-pound killer stalks teenage girls, so who the hell cares? And moreover, how is this behemoth scarier because he's more human?

As if it weren't abundantly clear by now, Zombie's version completely misunderstands the appeal of the Carpenter film and makes every one of the same wrong decisions that the original's imitators did over the past three decades. There are few, if any, concrete logical flaws in the construction of Carpenter's Halloween; Loomis, for example, knows where Michael is going — namely his childhood home — and goes there to find him. But in Zombie's update, the adult characters — even the guy who studied Myers for 15-plus years — are complete idiots, neither sending police to patrol nor going themselves to his old abode, and predictably enough always wandering off alone or otherwise turning their back on what has repeatedly proven to be an unstoppable deadly force.

Ultimately, Zombie's Halloween feels more like a product of the gritty, gratuitously violent horror movies that have lately chilled audiences than any sort of classic cinematic text, which Carpenter's film indeed is. Poorly shot and edited, there is no sense (and certainly no continuity) of character or storytelling rhythm, only the hackwork of a filmmaker determined to reduce the original's classically-rendered tension to its most graphic and unintelligible. But hey, there are naked tits, and they're covered with blood.

Halloween is one of the most brutal and offensive movies I have ever seen, and certainly the worst thus far of 2007. Mind you, there are plenty of truly tough genre films that I have enjoyed, notably both Hostel films. But then again, there is a notable if not always obvious difference between Eli Roth's movies and the rest of the so-called (and oft-inaccurately dismissed) "torture porn" subgenre, into which Zombie's movies definitely fall: his are neither relentlessly explicit nor purposelessly sadistic. Halloween is about graphic brutality and absolutely nothing more

[la twinkle]

Good review of "Halloween", thanks for heads up, still see it (what can I say horror fan) perhaps lower my standards abit.
Myself just got home from the pics saw the new zealand horror/comedy "Black Sheep" the funny bit's were funny because they were so bad... kinda gory, was overall a alright horror film. In the spirit of "Brain Dead" one's like that.
Killer sheep, enough said. :lol

[FrigidRoses]

Ouch. It looks like IGN agrees with you:

Yah there a little harsh though. I would still recommend seeing it if you're a Michael Myers fan because I'm sure some will enjoy it. It's just a bizarre feeling movie that you need to see for yourself. :)

[FrigidRoses]

Good review of "Halloween", thanks for heads up, still see it (what can I say horror fan) perhaps lower my standards abit.
Myself just got home from the pics saw the new zealand horror/comedy "Black Sheep" the funny bit's were funny because they were so bad... kinda gory, was overall a alright horror film. In the spirit of "Brain Dead" one's like that.
Killer sheep, enough said. :lol

I've heard about that movie! It looks pretty cool. And BrainDead is fucking awesome. I ordered the unedited version from some bootleg website b/c the Americans still heavily edit the lawnmower scene at the end. :guitarsolo

[la twinkle]

Finally watched "Suspiria" It was brillant, loved the vibe and god were the buildings gorgeous and so out there, it made it easier to fall into this world. Recently I had seen Dario's "Phenomena" not as popular as "Suspiria" but some reason I really preferred it. Being a fan of "Labyrinth" it's great to see younger Jennifer Connelly and Donald Pleasence is in it to so thats super cool, more cool his side kick monkey.
I've also got "Cat O' Nine Tails" & "Deep Red" of Dario's to get though so yay!
Last night me and my bf, watched the "Wicker Man" Remake... Both love the first, kinda knew it would be shitte, but curious. Now I must say, so glad we hired it. It was hilarous for all the Wrong reasons. One scene "Cage" blinks and it sounds all slurpy and so loud it's stupid. Another scene he saying "How'd it get burned, how'd it get burned, HOW'D IT GET BURNED!!!!!!" And I swear if you look at the actress he's talking to she looks like a laugh is coming, god knows I did. I guess you have to see it. I spendt the next 5 minutes trying to think of why I once thought "Nic Cage" was a good actor, answer... Leaving Las Vegas.

[FrigidRoses]

http://a1259.g.akamai.net/f/1259/5586/1d/images.art.com/images/-/Deep-Red-Style-A-Poster-C10133053.jpeg

Deep Red kicks ass.

[Sydneyfan]

Finally watched "Suspiria" It was brillant, loved the vibe and god were the buildings gorgeous and so out there, it made it easier to fall into this world. Recently I had seen Dario's "Phenomena" not as popular as "Suspiria" but some reason I really preferred it. Being a fan of "Labyrinth" it's great to see younger Jennifer Connelly and Donald Pleasence is in it to so thats super cool, more cool his side kick monkey.
I've also got "Cat O' Nine Tails" & "Deep Red" of Dario's to get though so yay!
Last night me and my bf, watched the "Wicker Man" Remake... Both love the first, kinda knew it would be shitte, but curious. Now I must say, so glad we hired it. It was hilarous for all the Wrong reasons. One scene "Cage" blinks and it sounds all slurpy and so loud it's stupid. Another scene he saying "How'd it get burned, how'd it get burned, HOW'D IT GET BURNED!!!!!!" And I swear if you look at the actress he's talking to she looks like a laugh is coming, god knows I did. I guess you have to see it. I spendt the next 5 minutes trying to think of why I once thought "Nic Cage" was a good actor, answer... Leaving Las Vegas.


I'm still waiting for Suspira to turn up on my BigPond queue....

As for the Wicker Man remake, it was funnier than most comedy films. I love the bit where he points the gun at the school teacher, "Move away from the bike! Move away from the BIKE!" and then rides off on it, like a complete nerd. :lol

[la twinkle]

I'm still waiting for Suspira to turn up on my BigPond queue....

As for the Wicker Man remake, it was funnier than most comedy films. I love the bit where he points the gun at the school teacher, "Move away from the bike! Move away from the BIKE!" and then rides off on it, like a complete nerd. :lol:lol He rides rather awkward. "Ahhhh my Legs" "Oh my God! Oh my GOD!"
This is a link to a comedy trailer of the film some one put up on youtube.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=v_mW8mBzmHo

[Sydneyfan]

:lol He rides rather awkward. "Ahhhh my Legs" "Oh my God! Oh my GOD!"
This is a link to a comedy trailer of the film some one put up on youtube.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=v_mW8mBzmHo (http://youtube.com/watch?v=v_mW8mBzmHo)

:lol You know, there are a lot of people involved in making a movie. Watching that bear suit scene again, I am just amazed that when they were filming The Wicker Man, apparently not a single one of those people said, "Wow, that looks ridiculous. Maybe this is not scary at all".

[Sydneyfan]

Another recommendation, especially if you like Asian slice n dice...

Three Extremes is a collection of 3 short films from Korea, Hong Kong and Japan. All are visually stunning and pretty eerie. Don't watch Dumpling before a Chinese meal.


Cut
Rhy Ji-Ho is a successful film director who has earned wide and solid respect from audiences and critics alike. Wealthy, respected, talented, happily-married, good-looking and also kind in nature - everything about Ryu is the definition of Mr. Perfect... that is, until he returns home one day after finishing a shoot to encounter a complete strange in his living room.

Dumplings
No woman can resist temptation of potential rejuvenation - for some it's a dreamy blissful chase; for others a never-ending nightmare of endless pursuit. But Qing can afford it all. An ex-starlet turned wife of a prominent rich man, Qing is destined to have this dream come true.

Box
Kyoko is a successful novelist and a renowned beauty, yet she confines herself to a solitary life behind the veil secrey. She has ambivalent feelings towards hereditor who is obiviously infatuated with her. Kyoko, however, is not in a position to open her heart to her editor... or to anyone.

Directors: Takashi Miike, Chan-Wook Park, Fruit Chan

[FrigidRoses]

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff63/Hellashawn/FINISHEDBDDPosterMYSPACE.jpg

This film looks incredible.

www.blackdevildoll.com

[Sydneyfan]

This film depicts totally awesome scenes of murder and rape.

:lol I'm so there.

[FrigidRoses]

From their myspace page...
Can you dig it?:


"A young, moist, buxom teen vixen finds herself hurled into an odyssey of forbidden sex and unspeakable violence after an innocent evening dabbling in the occult. What started as a simple child's game has now become a fight for her life! What is this evil that she has summoned from beyond? And why does it have a fro? What kind of horrific acts will she be subjected to? And what price will her super-hot, half-nude friends have to pay? But more importantly, how much Caucasian blood will have to be shed to stop....the BLACK DEVIL DOLL?!!"

:rotfl

I'm not joking. This could seriously be one of the best movies ever made.

And they're gonna sell T-shirts!!!

[la twinkle]

Another recommendation, especially if you like Asian slice n dice...


Three Extremes is a collection of 3 short films from Korea, Hong Kong and Japan. All are visually stunning and pretty eerie. Don't watch Dumpling before a Chinese meal.I've seen at the video store I'll need to get out some time. :)

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff63/Hellashawn/FINISHEDBDDPosterMYSPACE.jpg

This film looks incredible.

www.blackdevildoll.com (http://www.blackdevildoll.com)That does look cool I'd agree. :upyours
I had the stomach to sit down and watch "Cannibal Holocaust (uncut)" Recently. I can't say good or bad too shocking IMO to process and review in any way. Keywords: Forced abortion, animal killing, penis severing, rape, other more painful violations of a womans... yeah. And of course some cannibalism. I don't recommend to the weak of stomach or mind.
Also saw Blood Sucking Freaks. Pretty stupid just mainly more shocking and gross again. Key words: human dartboard, brain sucking with straw, eyeball eating, thumbsrews, mutilations of all kinds, and the big mumma - penis sandwich.

[Sydneyfan]

Also saw Blood Sucking Freaks. Pretty stupid just mainly more shocking and gross again. Key words: human dartboard, brain sucking with straw, eyeball eating, thumbsrews, mutilations of all kinds, and the big mumma - penis sandwich.

Yeah, I've seen this one as well. As you said, its more revolting than scary. The brain sucking bit does tend to linger long after the movie is over.

I finally saw I Spit On Your Grave last night - it was actually much better than I was expecting. The female lead was even a reasonably good actress and a couple of the murder setpieces were outstanding : eg: guy in bathtub.

Its a pretty strong feminist film and basically makes you want to kill all men. Yay. :upyours

[blueone]

tLW4vrV4rTs

The first film was scary, second one not so, 3rd one (video above) just looks like an action film.

Oh well. :\

[FrigidRoses]

tLW4vrV4rTs

The first film was scary, second one not so, 3rd one (video above) just looks like an action film.

Oh well. :\

I want to see this one. I never saw the second though, how was it?

[blueone]

It wasn't bad. I guess it was like the first except in a big city and it had this seriously HUGE zombie in it that was kinda of like the boss.

[FrigidRoses]

c5Q3PdT6GFQ

This one looks pretty good. I'll be catching the early show to kick off the birthday celebration.

[Sydneyfan]

That looks pretty good actually, despite the appearance of Josh Hartnett who I really don't think is leading man material -in anything.
Kind of reminds me of The Thing - monsters in the snow. :rock

[Sydneyfan]

Watched Turistas last night, not too bad. A group of American, British and Australian backpackers buddy up for fun and adventure in remote Brazil.
And then things go horribly wrong.... A couple of very gory scenes and some very good underwater photography in spooky river caves.

Won't change you life, but it will pass the time okay.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454970/

[FrigidRoses]

http://www.monstersinmotion.us/dvd/howling3.jpg

A strange race of human-like marsupials appear suddenly in Australia, and a sociologist who studies these creatures falls in love with a female one. Is this a dangerous combination?

Crazy Australians. This movie is awesomely bad.

[la twinkle]

http://www.monstersinmotion.us/dvd/howling3.jpg

A strange race of human-like marsupials appear suddenly in Australia, and a sociologist who studies these creatures falls in love with a female one. Is this a dangerous combination?

Crazy Australians. This movie is awesomely bad.Oh :lol that is so bad, classically so even.

[FrigidRoses]

It was very enjoyable. Bad in that awesome way only cheap horror movies can be. I don't think any other movie has nun werewolves. :guitarsolo

[gweeps]

Just watched a couple of nice ones. Motel Hell & The Insatiable (2006).

Eaten Alive and The Corpse Vanishes are next. Halloween (2007), too.

[gweeps]

Kind of reminds me of The Thing - monsters in the snow. :rockThis is a fantastic film. Creepy as all fuck.

[gweeps]

Yeah, I've seen this one as well. As you said, its more revolting than scary. The brain sucking bit does tend to linger long after the movie is over.

I finally saw I Spit On Your Grave last night - it was actually much better than I was expecting. The female lead was even a reasonably good actress and a couple of the murder setpieces were outstanding : eg: guy in bathtub.

Its a pretty strong feminist film and basically makes you want to kill all men. Yay. :upyoursBSF is awesome. Another good one is Redneck Zombies or Basket Case.

But I still need to see I Spit on your Grave.

And I recently saw a kind of update w/ Gillian Anderson, called Straightheads. Powerful stuff.

Oh yes, and I also must watch Straw Dogs, too.

[gweeps]

Have any of you seen this? If you can track it down, do it!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072831/

[gweeps]

This thread is a 5/5.

[FrigidRoses]

Motel Hell and Basket Case are great movies, love them both.

I've seen Criminally Insane/Satan's Black Wedding at Best Buy. Is it pretty good?

[gweeps]

I've seen Criminally Insane/Satan's Black Wedding at Best Buy. Is it pretty good?Go and buy it. Buy it now!

CI is about a crazy fat woman named Ethel who kills everyone who tries to stop her from eating.

[FrigidRoses]

Go and buy it. Buy it now!

CI is about a crazy fat woman named Ethel who kills everyone who tries to stop her from eating.

:lol :lol Sounds fantastic.

[gweeps]

:lol :lol Sounds fantastic.

It's fantastically low budget with some incredible one-liners.

I wish I could find this.

[gweeps]

Folks, if you haven't, check out some of Peter Jackson's earlier horror flicks, specifically Bad Taste and Braindead.

[Sydneyfan]

CI is about a crazy fat woman named Ethel who kills everyone who tries to stop her from eating.

:lol I am going to track this one down!


Watched Tenebrae last night, very enjoyable. Some great set pieces and I loved the way he really built up the suspense before each kill, cutting away from the scene, messing with the viewer's mind basically.

The only thing that was distracting was that woman whose left boob kept hanging out in virtually every single scene. I guess Argento must have liked her boob, but it got a bit weird after a while.

[gweeps]

I highly recommend Shredder. Inventive little slasher flick with the appropriate crude humour/tit shots/ridiculous storyline/slash n' hack scenes.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0282163/

Don't let the IMDB rating scare you. It's a 7/10 easily.

[la twinkle]

Just watched a couple of nice ones. Motel Hell & The Insatiable (2006).
We talking the Motel Hell remake? or Insatiable is 2006, I know that's most likely you were referring to just that one, I'm just dying to hear more about the remake since I saw the original... I dunno probably still in production.
Oh anyone know the release date for Halloween remake/retake for aus?

[Sydneyfan]

22nd November according to IMBd. :upyours

[la twinkle]

22nd November according to IMBd. :upyoursCheers, Oh not in time for actual halloween, Not though its celebrated in adelaide but still. I wanted it abit earlier than that, Damn.

[gweeps]

We talking the Motel Hell remake? or Insatiable is 2006, I know that's most likely you were referring to just that one, I'm just dying to hear more about the remake since I saw the original... I dunno probably still in production.
Oh anyone know the release date for Halloween remake/retake for aus?

The Insatiable is from 2006.

The Motel Hell remake isn't due til next year though. And I wish Lance Henriksen was starring in it.

[FrigidRoses]

They're remaking Motel Hell? WHAT THE FUCK? :cya That's such bullshit.

[gweeps]

They're remaking Motel Hell? WHAT THE FUCK? :cya That's such bullshit.

they remake everything, didn't you know?

[FrigidRoses]

But why Motel Hell? It's perfect the way it is. I'm done with remakes, I'm not paying to see another one.

[la twinkle]

But why Motel Hell? It's perfect the way it is. I'm done with remakes, I'm not paying to see another one.Oh I bet you will, they rely on us horrorheads to do so. It doesn't need to be remade of course your right.
But sometimes half the fun with horror films are picking them apart and making fun at the lameo ones. And as for remake's god the really make you appreciate the original 90% of the time.
I totally get what you mean though, if rumours are true and they remade Friday the 13th I'll be so pissed and then... My curiousity would drag me to the cinema.

[Sydneyfan]

I just can't believe it is that difficult to come up with an original idea for a horror film. It's just laziness and a lack of nerve from the moneymen that stops more innovative ideas being developed.

[la twinkle]

I just can't believe it is that difficult to come up with an original idea for a horror film. It's just laziness and a lack of nerve from the moneymen that stops more innovative ideas being developed.That's exactly it, less risk factor by knowing people will watch a remake for the curiousity, But they're mega dumbass' cause most who will watch a remake (apart from the few who don't really get the genre, but will checkout something with a name) will watch any horror film at the cinema or straight to video.
The horror fans are willing to check out and watch nearly any because that's how most gems are discovered. This is just my opinion and what I am like at least, I'll give any film a go.

[la twinkle]

Lately I've been getting back into the Omen series, speaking of remakes, that one's pointless it's all the same nearly except with awful acting from most except Liev S. cant spell his last name guy. :lol Julia Styles is a moronic pick to replace Lee Remick and the boy who plays Damien over does it.
But the original's killa so what can you expect.
I really like part two, the one with Lance Henriksen due to that I can imagine Gweeps might do too.
The boy who plays Damien in that's wicked.
I gotta get out 3 the one with Sam Neil in it cause I can't remember it at all.
Anyone else a fan of the serie's?

[Sydneyfan]

Has anybody seen Ichi the Killer directed by Takashi Miike of Audition fame?

I'm thinking of adding it to my BigPond queue, although I have been warned it makes Audition look pretty tame in comparison.

[gweeps]

I've downloaded a couple that look good: In the Mouth of Madness, Wind Chill & Experiment in Torture.

[ewok.online]

Has anybody seen Ichi the Killer directed by Takashi Miike of Audition fame?

I'm thinking of adding it to my BigPond queue, although I have been warned it makes Audition look pretty tame in comparison.

if that's the one i'm thinking of, it's fucking nuts.
dude has razorblades in his shoes and kicks people in the throat.

[Sydneyfan]

if that's the one i'm thinking of, it's fucking nuts.
dude has razorblades in his shoes and kicks people in the throat.

If it's the one where he has slits cut in the side of his face and can blow smoke out his cheeks, then yep. Any good?

[ewok.online]

yes, i think that's the one.
it's gory and great and awesome.

[FrigidRoses]

Has anybody seen Ichi the Killer directed by Takashi Miike of Audition fame?

I'm thinking of adding it to my BigPond queue, although I have been warned it makes Audition look pretty tame in comparison.

It was horrible. :downyours

[Sydneyfan]

Well, now I don't know what to do :lol I loved Audition, although I understand this is a really different sort of film. What didn't you like about it R?

[FrigidRoses]

I didn't like Audition either. Just don't understand what the big deal is about Takashi Miike, his films are so boring to me. But I don't like most Japanese horror movies to begin with so...

[Sydneyfan]

I didn't like Audition either. Just don't understand what the big deal is about Takashi Miike, his films are so boring to me. But I don't like most Japanese horror movies to begin with so...

Ah, see I love Japanese and Korean horror. They have a really visual approach though and the storyline is often a secondary concern. I might get this anyhow since I liked his style in Audition.

This looks pretty gross - I Googled yesterday and came across that scene where the guy is suspended from all those hooks in his back. Yikes.

[ewok.online]

This looks pretty gross - I Googled yesterday and came across that scene where the guy is suspended from all those hooks in his back.

:rock

[gweeps]

Wind Chill
3/5

Good atmosphere, great characterization, shitty storyline.

[Sydneyfan]

:rock

:lol For that reason alone, I am going to watch this film.

[blueone]

http://www.blacksheep-themovie.com/

I am so going to see this. :D

[FrigidRoses]

:rock

This movie is gonna be awesome. :lol

It may or may not be already on certain websites. :confused

[blueone]

Sorry dude, I'm going to go see it with some friends. :cool:

[FrigidRoses]

Sorry dude, I'm going to go see it with some friends. :cool:

That's weird it's going to theaters. It's already out on DVD in the US. :upyours

[blueone]

That is strange. :wtf

I'm fairly sure my local cinema is showing it soon.

[la twinkle]

It is worth a watch, I was abit let down but it's still funny. Total popcorn film, would be best to see with friends, bluey you got the right idea.

[la twinkle]

I've downloaded a couple that look good: In the Mouth of Madness, Wind Chill & Experiment in Torture.
In The Mouth Of Madness is classic, its got one of the best line's in it "Do You Read Sutter Kane?"

[FrigidRoses]

Since it's almost Halloween (the greatest day ever) networks are starting to show some pretty good movies.

Turner Classic Movies is doing classic horror movies every Friday and this week has some good ones.
http://www.tcm.com/schedule/index.jsp?startDate=10/19/2007&timezone=EST&cid=N

The Soul Of A Monster, I Bury The Living, & Die Die My Darling are all excellent classics worth checking out. :upyours They're also showing Freaks which is a must see for anyone who considers themselves a fan of the genre.

Scifi is starting their 13 days of Halloween this Friday as well. :rock

[la twinkle]

I got some horror DVD's today. Wolf Creek (2 discs), Happy Birthday To Me, Eyes Without A Face & The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2 discs). I can't wait to watch the special edition of Texas. Mmmm new visual transfer

[Sydneyfan]

I got some horror DVD's today. Wolf Creek (2 discs), Happy Birthday To Me, Eyes Without A Face & The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2 discs). I can't wait to watch the special edition of Texas. Mmmm new visual transfer

I watched Wolf Creek again recently....and I still love it. I honestly don't get why most people seemed to loathe it so much.

[FrigidRoses]

I got some horror DVD's today. Wolf Creek (2 discs), Happy Birthday To Me, Eyes Without A Face & The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2 discs). I can't wait to watch the special edition of Texas. Mmmm new visual transfer

Eyes Without A Face is excellent. Please tell us how the special edition of Chainsaw is. I've been wanting to pick it up, but it's very expensive.

[la twinkle]

I watched Wolf Creek again recently....and I still love it. I honestly don't get why most people seemed to loathe it so much.Nah me either, Wolf Creek is awesome, I told my mother that I got it and she can't wait to borrow it and see it again. (she saw it at the pics with me) Now my ma, hates horror mostly and thinks Im strange for loving it. So to me that says alot about Wolf Creek, the quality and range of appeal of it.

Eyes Without A Face is excellent. Please tell us how the special edition of Chainsaw is. I've been wanting to pick it up, but it's very expensive.Well the one released in Oz had a couple of great doco's on it. More important the film was so much clearer, I thought it was a great transfer. Decided to just watch it all last night, hadn't watched it in a few years, and wether it was the transfer or what I think somehow that film's gotten even better. ;)

[Sydneyfan]

Funny Games remake:

The projected American release date is scheduled by Warner Independent for February 15, 2008. The film is said to be an exact shot-for-shot remake of its predecessor. Naomi Watts and Tim Roth star as the married couple.

So what's the point??? Grr.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a312/cindydowling/Funny_games_08.jpg

[FrigidRoses]

This will most likely be horrible.

[Sydneyfan]

And an article about the remake from The Guardian.

Michael Haneke, director of last year's arthouse smash Hidden, has revealed what may be his most controversial film to date: a Hollywood-style remake of his 1997 "anti-thriller" Funny Games. The Austrian film-maker known for his unflinching dissections of violence and middle-class hypocrisy has signed up to direct an English-language version.
The film will star Tim Roth and Naomi Watts as a wealthy couple who are trapped and tormented in their Hamptons holiday home by a pair of vicious psychopaths. The remake is aimed at a US audience unfamiliar with Haneke's work, and is a co-production between two UK companies, Tartan Films and Halcyon Pictures, and French production house Celluloid Dreams.


The original film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival in 1997, where it divided critics with its clinical cruelty and genre-busting approach to the thriller. The antagonists, polite young boys in tennis whites, address the camera between bouts of torture and berate the audience for continuing to watch. Time Out described it as "a masterpiece that is at times barely watchable".
While Funny Games became something of a cause celebre in Europe, it was ignored in the US. "Its total box office was something like $5,732," says Hamish McAlpine of Tartan Films, who is producing the remake with Halcyon's Chris Coen. "If it had been an enormous success in America, then there wouldn't be much point in doing a remake. Neither Chris nor I ever thought for a moment that Michael would want to direct it. So when he said he would do it himself, it was as if we'd fallen upstairs. It was a dream come true."

McAlpine is adamant that the film will not be sanitised for US audiences. "There's no happy ending," he says. "What makes Funny Games so special is the way that it plays with all the cliches of the thriller, and then turns them on their head. The minute you sacrifice that irony, you're sacrificing Michael Haneke's soul, and the film."

I hope this last bit is true.

[Sydneyfan]

This will most likely be horrible.

Remember when Gus van Sant did the frame by frame remake of Psycho?
Utterly pointless.

I can't believe it is really that hard for people to deal with subtitles. That's the only logical explanation for why they would bother making an exact replica of an already near-perfect film. That, and Hollywood is as lazy as shit.

[FrigidRoses]

It sounds promising, but shot for shot remakes never turn out well. Maybe with the original director this will change.

[Sydneyfan]

Maybe with the original director this will change.

That's the only saving grace for me at this point.

[FrigidRoses]

Remember when Gus van Sant did the frame by frame remake of Psycho?
Utterly pointless.

I can't believe it is really that hard for people to deal with subtitles. That's the only logical explanation for why they would bother making an exact replica of an already near-perfect film. That, and Hollywood is as lazy as shit.

Psycho was so bad. The Omen wasn't shot for shot, I don't think, but it was still very similar to the original and I didn't understand the point. They probably have good intentions when they begin, but something happens to turn it to shit.

[Sydneyfan]

Found the trailer for the remake. Looks frame by frame to me from what we can see on the trailer - even the house and the boat are identical to the one's used in the original. I think she's even wearing the same dress.

Ec-70W_K77U

[FrigidRoses]

Nice find C. You're a horror movie machine.

[gweeps]

I can't believe it is really that hard for people to deal with subtitles.

I have trouble with them because I am legally blind and so have to scan a screen to watch the thing, which makes it very hard to read simultaneously.

[gweeps]

In the Mouth of Madness
3/5

I Spit on Your Grave
4/5

[Sydneyfan]

I have trouble with them because I am legally blind and so have to scan a screen to watch the thing, which makes it very hard to read simultaneously.

That's a good point that I hadn't considered. And no doubt I'll go and see the remake anyhow. I just like complaining.

[Sydneyfan]

Watched Suspiria last night. I enjoyed it (and the soundtrack was fabulous), but I actually much preferred Tenebrae.

[gweeps]

The People Under the Stairs 4/5

[FrigidRoses]

Picked up a few used movies today:

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
976 EVIL
Grim Prairie Tales
Frogs
Wishmaster/Wishmaster 2

[FrigidRoses]

Watched Suspiria last night. I enjoyed it (and the soundtrack was fabulous), but I actually much preferred Tenebrae.

I bought the soundtrack! I love it so much, perfect for a dark, rainy night in your car.

[stickie]

I"m not too into B horror or slasher, more into suspense, monsters and sci-fi horror -

A few favorites:
Evil Dead/Evil Dead2/Army of Darkness
Near Dark (best vampire film ever?)
Amityville Horror III
The Stuff (great B flick)
Blair Witch

[Sydneyfan]

I bought the soundtrack! I love it so much, perfect for a dark, rainy night in your car.

Considering how old that film is, that soundtrack still sounds like something that could be recorded next week. Its amazing stuff.

[FrigidRoses]

Bravo is running its Even Scarier Movie Moments special tonight at 7 & 8. Followed by (This for you Clewis) Leprechaun at 9 & Leprechaun 4: In Space at 11.

The original 100 scariest movie moments is on pretty much all day Saturday. Can't figure out why the hell Bravo is showing this, but it's a tremendous 5 hour look back at horror movies with some great interviews with directors and actors.

TCM is showing the original Carnival Of Souls at 2AM. If you're still up check this one out. Classic.

[clewis]

http://www.lepconnie.com/pics/lep/lep1-013.jpg

[fairbanks142]

how about "Prince of Darkness" or "They Live" ?

[FrigidRoses]

Love both of them. :rock

[Sydneyfan]

from MSN movies:

TOP 10 SCARIES MOVIES

We count down the films that still scare us silly


10. "Eraserhead" (1977)
David Lynch's cult classic is the closest thing to being stuck in a nightmare: Not much makes sense, but you get the feeling that nothing is quite right. Lynch employs dinners that walk off the plate, eerie silences that become deafening and an infant that makes Rosemary's baby seem cute and cuddly. So chilling it's damn near unwatchable.

9. "The Exorcist" (1973)
The real terror of "The Exorcist" may not involve Satan and possession, but the helplessness of a parent trying to save a child. Of course, a ton of harrowing special effects and director William Friedkin's somber respect for the supernatural subject matter doesn't hurt either. It's horror for grown-ups.

8. "Halloween" (1978)
John Carpenter's film is blamed for the rash of slasher films that destroyed the genre in the '80s, but "Halloween" possesses a style and intensity that most of its copycats lack. From the opening sequence -- when we see through the eyes of little boy Michael Myers as he stalks and murders his sister -- onward, the film relies on suspense rather than sensationalism. Our fear is caused by what might happen rather than actual events, as Carpenter spends a good amount of time in darkness, making us see things that may or may not be there.

7. "Don't Look Now" (1973)
Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie head to Venice to forget the tragic accidental death of their child. However, it's impossible to forget when the dead child keeps reappearing. Nicolas Roeg's labyrinthine film is rich in dreamlike atmosphere and works on a purely psychological level: It disorients, frustrates and builds to a horrible climax, reminding that tragedy can never be forgotten ... and neither can this film.

6. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (1974)
A group of annoying teens make a wrong turn on a road trip through Texas and encounter the most dysfunctional family imaginable. It's a teen exploitation flick shot like a documentary. Wonderfully grim, mean and inhumane, director Tobe Hooper's debut doesn't spill much blood, instead opting to giddily, relentlessly torture and chase its audience (much like Leatherface treats his victims) for 80 minutes. It feels like days.

5. "Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984)
Before dream-killer Freddy Krueger became a quipping pop-culture reference, he represented the most twisted monster unleashed on the public since Halloween's Michael Myers. Seeking vengeance by slicing and dicing the children of the parents who murdered him, Freddy scared the hell out of Cineplex audiences. His on-screen entrance remains terrifying, as does much of director Wes Craven's surreal, smart and shocking masterpiece.

4. "Suspiria" (1977)
"Suspiria" is a full-on sensory assault by Italian horror master Dario Argento, the cinematic equivalent of an anxiety attack. A poor American ballet student arrives in Europe and Argento berates her with weather, grisly murders, a possible coven of witches, his virtuosic camera, and possible the freakiest score ever conceived (by the director himself). The plot barely makes sense, so just let it terrorize you.

3. "Night of the Living Dead" (1968)
A group of kids get trapped inside a farm house by an endless stream of flesh-eating zombies. Sounds silly, but director George Romero takes his simple premise and redefines the genre with a shoestring budget. The amount of sadistic gore, the claustrophobic tension, the rising levels of hysteria and an increasingly deflated awareness that a happy ending is impossible make this a nasty classic. There is no hope here, only suffocating terror.

2. "Repulsion" (1965)
Director Roman Polanski did more horror afterward, with "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Tenant," but this -- a menacing, nightmarish profile of one woman's descent into madness -- may be his most realized effort. Catherine Denueve embodies sexual repression as a young woman left alone in her apartment -- and to her deluded fantasies -- for the weekend. The film is nearly silent, creating a mounting mood of dread. Try watching it alone with the lights off and see how long you last.

1. "Psycho" (1960)
Alfred Hitchcock's blueprint for contemporary horror: More than just a film, "Psycho" was a cultural slap in the face. Censors wanted to ban it, while screaming audiences couldn't get enough of it. Hitch employs all of his tricks -- shifting audience sympathies, killing off the main character halfway through the film and a ton of macabre humor -- but more importantly he makes the horror internal. Norman Bates isn't a monster in the classic sense; he suggests that the greatest evil can lurk beneath the quietest, most pleasant surface.

Just missed: "The Shining" (1980); "Jaws" (1975); "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991); "Dead Ringers" (1988); "Seconds" (1966); "Audition" (1999)


Audition should have made the cut, imo. Repulsion is an interesting call, a fantastic film but not necessarily a horror movie.
I've never seen Eraserhead, I suppose I should.

[FrigidRoses]

List come up with a TBY top 10 list. :upyours

[Sydneyfan]

I would have to include Funny Games, the original When A Stranger Calls and the remake of Dawn of the Dead in my list.

[FrigidRoses]

When A Stranger Calls is a good one. I would probably include Black Christmas as well. It's a shame Halloween gets all the credit for starting the slasher genre and Black Christmas is forgotten.

[Sydneyfan]

Yeah, pity the remake for When A Stranger Calls was so awful. I haven't seen Black Christmas, I'll add it to my DVD queue.

[FrigidRoses]

I boycotted the remake of both of those films. But I heard that When A Stranger Calls is extra awful.

[gweeps]

Saw IV 2/5
Dark Night of the Scarecrow 4/5

[Sydneyfan]

Saw IV 2/5


Looks like the Saw franchise continues it's downhill spiral.

[gweeps]

Jaws 5/5

Quint: [seeing Hooper's equipment] What are you? Some kind of half-assed astronaut?
[examining the shark cage]
Quint: Jesus H Christ, when I was a boy, every little squirt wanted to be a harpooner or a sword fisherman. What d'ya have there - a portable shower or a monkey cage?
Hooper: Anti-Shark cage.
Quint: Anti-shark cage. You go inside the cage?
[Hooper nods]
Quint: Cage goes in the water, you go in the water. Shark's in the water. Our shark.
[sings]
Quint: Farewell and adieu to you, fair Spanish ladies. Farewell and adieu, you ladies of Spain. For we've received orders for to sail back to Boston. And so nevermore shall we see you again.

[gweeps]

Halloween (2007)
3/5

[Sydneyfan]

Watched The Hitcher last night. It was pretty pointless. Redeemed only by the innovative use of a large truck as an instrument of torture.

[FrigidRoses]

Did this one have even redeeming scenes?

[Sydneyfan]

Did this one have even redeeming scenes?

A couple, although the storyline wasn't typically slasher-by-numbers with one set murder piece after the other.

It wasn't terrible - just not terribly good. I think it was trying for morality tale meets European arthouse meets standard slice n dicer and the point got lost along the way.

[FrigidRoses]

I got more free advance tickets. :rock

This time it's to see Stephen King's new movie The Mist. It comes out on the 21st of November, and I'll be seeing it on the 19th. Hope it's a little better than Halloween.

[clewis]

I got more free advance tickets. :rock

This time it's to see Stephen King's new movie The Mist. It comes out on the 21st of November, and I'll be seeing it on the 19th. Hope it's a little better than Halloween.

:upyours
Let us know how it is.
I'm kind of looking forward to that one.

[FrigidRoses]

http://blackdevildoll.com/BDD_TRAILER_640_Large.mov

Black Devil Doll trailer is up and it's not safe for work.
This movie looks seriously awesome.

Do not click if you're opposed to sex with puppets, fake breast, or death. :upyours

[Sydneyfan]

omg:lol There are a lot of boobs in that trailer. Somehow I don't think this will ever see a theatrical release in Australia.

[clewis]

:jawdrop

Amazing.

[Sydneyfan]

The scariest bit were the fake boobs on that girl in the shower. They were totally hideous, although I guess I'm not a guy.

[FrigidRoses]

No they were pretty bad. :lol

[clewis]

Yeah, those were some absurd boobs.

[FrigidRoses]

Gonna be a rockin movie though. :rock

[Sydneyfan]

Gonna be a rockin movie though. :rock

Does it have widespread cinema release in the US?. Or do we not know that yet?

[FrigidRoses]

Hellz no.

They're doing a screening in San Fran & LA, and probably a few horror festivals, but after that it will go straight to DVD in October of next year. Americans would riot before a movie like this hit theaters.

Here's a shitty interview done with the producer at GoreGirl.net

Exclusive Interview with Shawn Lewis (producer & screenwriter of Black Devil Doll)

1. Are you black?

No I am white. French and Irish… But if it’s of any interest the director, my half brother Jonathan Lewis is black. We have the same mother, his father, my stepfather is black and has raised me from the time I was 3 years of age… Our father is also one of the film’s investors.

2. How did you come up with the idea for this film, exactly?

We are fans of 70’s films, especially Blaxploitation films. And also major fans of Evil puppet/Killer Doll movies. We thought it would be a great idea to combine the two genres. One of our major inspirations is Chester Turner, we have paid homage to some of his ideas and taken them to another level.

3. Are you working on any other projects?

We have a sequel to Black Devil Doll in pre-production as well as a female revenge film titled, “She’s A Whore”. It’s in the vein of, “They Call Her One Eye” or “MS 45″. We are in the early development stages on it. “She’s A Whore” will have a much bigger budget than the BDD films, at around one million. My brother will be directing both features.

4. Any special techniques you used for filming?

Malt Liquor and illegal narcotics.

5. Are you a ventriloquist yourself and the voice of the Black Devil Doll?

No I am not a ventriloquist, but the art form has always interested me. Not sure how ventriloquists are going to take Black Devil Doll, I assume it will bring attention to their art, even if the attention is negative. As for the Black Devil Doll, he does his own voice.

6. How do you expect your viewers to feel when they walk away from the film?

Filthy and dirty, like they need a shower.

7. What, in your opinion, sets this movie apart from all other films featuring a “doll”?

I love the “doll genre”, I collect them all, but there has yet to be a doll film that goes “all the way”. Some doll films have come close but for reasons of ratings, fear, or distribution they always wuss out. Our film goes all the way and then some. I guarantee it.

[Sydneyfan]

4. Any special techniques you used for filming?

Malt Liquor and illegal narcotics.

:lol
Hopefully it will turn up on DVD here at some point.

[FrigidRoses]

I'll bootleg you a copy. :upyours

[Sydneyfan]

I'll bootleg you a copy. :upyours

Cheers ;)

I need to see if that blonde chick's silicon infused chest survives the attack of the Black Devil Doll.

[Sydneyfan]

This just arrived for my (re)viewing pleasure today:

BWW9qaaK5jc

[ewok.online]

http://blackdevildoll.com/BDD_TRAILER_640_Large.mov


That... that... that was the greatest thing I've seen in a long time.

[FrigidRoses]

This just arrived for my (re)viewing pleasure today:

BWW9qaaK5jc

Basket Case. :clap

A true classic and one of my all time favorites!

[la twinkle]

Seen a few lately some again, some first time. "Haunts" 70's one, its meant to be about sexual possesion. Its a pretty odd film. I really did get drawn into it no matter how bad the transer was. Basically it was a 30 yr old vhs with no budget.
"Saw 4" I did like it, surprisely much more than I exp