jaredfromsubway
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Post by jaredfromsubway on Oct 19, 2024 22:33:38 GMT -5
I thought it was fine, but that's how I felt about the first one.
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☭ Bob Loblaw ☭
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Post by ☭ Bob Loblaw ☭ on Oct 19, 2024 23:13:29 GMT -5
Smile 2 is good. It’s diff enough to keep you engaged, has some legit scares and Naomi scoot delivers a very solid performance.
If you weren’t too impressed with Smile 1 you’re getting more of the same tho tbh.
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Post by dr strangelove on Oct 20, 2024 6:52:36 GMT -5
I also thought Smile was just alright, pretty generic and forgettable... obviously I'm in the minority here.
This woman is a reputable doctor and when she starts experiencing all this weird shit everyone around her is basically like ''bitch, you're crazy'' the whole movie lol
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Post by TheCauldronGlow on Oct 20, 2024 13:34:31 GMT -5
It's funny I just watched smile (the first one) last night. So when I first saw it, I thought it was OK. Pretty cool but nothing special. But then last night, I was creeeeeeped the fuck out and was like "damn. That's one of the better ones I've seen so far this october."
Totally changed my mind on it, and now I hold it really high up there in terms of recent films. Like, over Barbarian, and I LOVE Barbarian. Kevin bacon's daughter (can't remember her name) is one hell of an actress. I genuinely felt worried for her lol.
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Post by TheCauldronGlow on Oct 20, 2024 13:35:56 GMT -5
Also everyone in that movie is such a piece of shit to her except her ex and her boss. It was really pissing me off. Can't wait to see the second one.
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Post by dr strangelove on Oct 20, 2024 16:44:01 GMT -5
I might have to give it another chance since many people (like mr Loblaw and you) who my tastes usually align with think it's great.
Gearing up to watch a rare Wes Craven blind spot tonight with The Serpent and the tie dye, really excited for it!!
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Post by dr strangelove on Oct 20, 2024 16:50:42 GMT -5
now that's sentence spice I wasn't aware of lol
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Post by Rhys on Oct 21, 2024 6:01:51 GMT -5
I had surgery last Tuesday so decided last minute to do 31 for 31. I’m 12 deep since Thursday but looking for modern recommendations if you guys have any? I had kids and my wife doesn’t like horror so I’ve barely watched anything new since like 2015.
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Post by BadScene on Oct 21, 2024 9:19:06 GMT -5
Just watched Alice, Sweet Alice (1976) and it rips. I read some reviews afterward and the best description I found described it " as if John Waters made a giallo movie". The women in this movie act their fucking asses off. My favorite scene from this Halloween watching season so far... |
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Post by antipasto on Oct 21, 2024 9:24:02 GMT -5
Just watched Alice, Sweet Alice (1976) and it rips. I read some reviews afterward and the best description I found described it " as if John Waters made a giallo movie". The women in this movie act their fucking asses off. My favorite scene from this Halloween watching season so far... I love this one so much |
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Post by BadScene on Oct 21, 2024 9:28:43 GMT -5
Just watched Alice, Sweet Alice (1976) and it rips. I read some reviews afterward and the best description I found described it " as if John Waters made a giallo movie". The women in this movie act their fucking asses off. My favorite scene from this Halloween watching season so far... I love this one so much Just read this about the casting of the sleazy landlord, who I was shocked to learn he never played a role in any John Waters movie... " Of the supporting cast, Alphonso De Noble, a New Jersey native, was cast as the sleazy landlord after director Sole had seen him impersonating a priest in local cemeteries." Sorry, last update on this movie for a while, but this was a very interesting read about Alphonso De Noble. halloweenlove.com/the-strange-sad-saga-of-alphonso-denoble/ |
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Post by SUN HIT FACE on Oct 21, 2024 15:22:07 GMT -5
I had surgery last Tuesday so decided last minute to do 31 for 31. I’m 12 deep since Thursday but looking for modern recommendations if you guys have any? I had kids and my wife doesn’t like horror so I’ve barely watched anything new since like 2015. I’m probably forgetting a bunch of stuff but in that timeframe these are the ones that immediately come to mind: Don’t Breathe (2016) Split (2016) The Ritual (2017) Get Out (2017) Gerald’s Game (2017) It (2017) Hereditary (2018) Suspiria (2018) Midsommar (2019) Doctor Sleep (2019) Talk To Me (2022) Barbarian (2022) |
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Post by thezman on Oct 21, 2024 15:53:54 GMT -5
I had surgery last Tuesday so decided last minute to do 31 for 31. I’m 12 deep since Thursday but looking for modern recommendations if you guys have any? I had kids and my wife doesn’t like horror so I’ve barely watched anything new since like 2015. I’m probably forgetting a bunch of stuff but in that timeframe these are the ones that immediately come to mind: Don’t Breathe (2016) Split (2016) The Ritual (2017) Get Out (2017) Gerald’s Game (2017) It (2017) Hereditary (2018) Suspiria (2018) Midsommar (2019) Doctor Sleep (2019) Talk To Me (2022) Barbarian (2022) Gonna add these: The Witch (2015) Green Room (2015) Mandy (2018) The House That Jack Built (2018) Titane (2021) X (2022) Bones And All (2022) Nope (2022) Pearl (2022) Infinity Pool (2023) The Substance (2024) |
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Post by Rhys on Oct 21, 2024 16:04:27 GMT -5
Cheers guys, exactly what I was looking for.
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Post by MMST3K on Oct 21, 2024 16:49:56 GMT -5
Raw 2016
The Sadness 2021
The Void 2016
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Post by drthecaveman on Oct 21, 2024 17:51:22 GMT -5
Starry Eyes (2014)
Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
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Post by raybrower on Oct 21, 2024 18:08:13 GMT -5
I had surgery last Tuesday so decided last minute to do 31 for 31. I’m 12 deep since Thursday but looking for modern recommendations if you guys have any? I had kids and my wife doesn’t like horror so I’ve barely watched anything new since like 2015. Here's a few more to add to what others suggested: Anything for Jackson (2020) What Josiah Saw (2021) Oddity (2024) Late Night with the Devil (2023) Cobweb (2023, also set in October/on Halloween) When Evil Lurks (2023) The Sadness (2021) The Boy Behind the Door (2020) The Boys From County Hell (2020) Overlord (2018) Summer of 84 (2018) Terrified (2017) The Untamed (2016) We Go On (2016) |
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Post by cerotolerance on Oct 21, 2024 18:36:49 GMT -5
I don't easily/often get creeped out but I just got done watching Megan is missing for the first time and I'm creeped out.
I think it might just be what found footage does to me because I remember that feeling from watching the poughkeepsie tapes a few years back.
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Post by antipasto on Oct 21, 2024 21:54:37 GMT -5
Posting here too because I liked it so much. Hellboy: The Crooked Man is a great folk horror film and it deserves much more praise than what it’s getting. It’s the best adaptation of the comic to date, and it actually tries to be a Hellboy movie instead of just a dumb superhero flick
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Post by PissPig on Oct 21, 2024 22:03:33 GMT -5
Thought Daddy's Head was good.
Also think I liked Smile 2 more than I originally thought I did. I think they packed a bit more dread in this one, and Naomi scoot really sold it for me. Plus the score is fantastic.
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Post by Dick Warlock on Oct 21, 2024 22:36:59 GMT -5
Watched house of the devil for the first time in a decade, and I stand by The Innkeepers as the better Ti West flick
Also The Frighteners has a tough time holding up. I still like it but did not remember it being so goofy
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Post by ☭ Bob Loblaw ☭ on Oct 21, 2024 23:46:13 GMT -5
Man, I guess I need to revisit The Innkeepers. I remember feeling very underwhelmed when I rented it from Blockbuster but I’ve been wrong before admittedly
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Post by TheCauldronGlow on Oct 22, 2024 2:28:25 GMT -5
Finally checked out Thanksgiving today. Thought it kicked ass. Lotta GREAT kills.
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Post by candywarhol on Oct 22, 2024 9:12:28 GMT -5
Watched Black Roses for the first time last night. Very silly, but I do love a good corny 80s heavy metal horror flick.
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Post by feelthedorkness on Oct 22, 2024 9:15:51 GMT -5
Watched house of the devil for the first time in a decade, and I stand by The Innkeepers as the better Ti West flick Also The Frighteners has a tough time holding up. I still like it but did not remember it being so goofy I need to give Innkeepers a rewatch, but i remember being pretty disappointed by it after adoring House of the Devil. The Frighteners is definitely in the Beetlejuice lane of horror-ish movies. |
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Post by foggy on Oct 22, 2024 9:36:12 GMT -5
The Frighteners is a big time comfort movie for me. Wish Jackson would go back to mid-budget movies.
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Post by jaredfromsubway on Oct 22, 2024 10:03:25 GMT -5
Man, I guess I need to revisit The Innkeepers. I remember feeling very underwhelmed when I rented it from Blockbuster but I’ve been wrong before admittedly Just revisited it yesterday since first seeing it when it came out. I thought it was OK, felt like two different movies. |
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Post by dr strangelove on Oct 22, 2024 10:26:34 GMT -5
Saw the Innkeepers premiere at Fantasia years ago and thought it was fine. My friends were also underwhelmed by the movie. I really need to give it another chance since I freaking love Ti West
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Post by feelthedorkness on Oct 22, 2024 14:17:50 GMT -5
Rewatched Cronenberg's The Dead Zone today, and goddamn, what a killer movie. I feel like it gets low rated in the conversation of both Cronenberg and King adaptations, but I totally forgot how fantastic is. My only gripe is that it could have been 15 minutes longer just to flesh out the final act.
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Post by raybrower on Oct 22, 2024 16:19:22 GMT -5
Rewatched Cronenberg's The Dead Zone today, and goddamn, what a killer movie. I feel like it gets low rated in the conversation of both Cronenberg and King adaptations, but I totally forgot how fantastic is. My only gripe is that it could have been 15 minutes longer just to flesh out the final act. I did the same a few months ago and was blown away by it. Hadn't seen it in decades and was way better than I remembered. Probably because it's more mature than the Freddy and Jason shit I grew up on at the time. People may have expected more body horror out of Cronenberg. Haven't read the book so I don't know if anything interesting is missing, but shit really held my attention. |
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