You all know what the rigmarole was from the last one, right?
with no further ado....
Fantastic planet-Mind you this one doesn't fall directly into the "horror" genre. I watched this based on the fact that when I was about eight and saw it for the first time on "Night Flight" it scared and disturbed the shit out of me. And I'll admit, it's still a little disquieting to me to this day.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070544/
The Devil's Rejects- Yes I know, I know. It's a Rob Zombie film. Alright, i get it. I still found this film to be thoroughly enjoyable. Especially in comparison to his prior work (House of 1,000 corpses). AT least this one didn't look like a White zombie video. Plus it's got Ken Foree and Michael Berryman in it. I mean really...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395584/fullcredits#cast
The Howling-Certainly not the best werewolf film to exist. In fact apparently all you need to be in this movie is
1.A groupie for Great white
2.A great moustache
3. Some leftover scenes that didn't make it into the film "Heavy Metal" of werewolves fucking
And the fact that Dee Wallace turns into a cocker spaniel at the end of the movie, well that's just icing on the cake.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082533/
Midnight Meat Train-Went into this expecting to be let down. I was, to my surprise, actually very happy with the movie. Except for the ending. The ending is so far out of left field that I'm led to believe that Clive Barker was too busy smoking pole to notice how weird it seemed.
Regardless...
Some great gore, and for once the CGI blood doesn't look horrible (to me).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/
Aliens-I will find you and cut out your eyes if you've never seen this.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090605/
Battle Royale-How much do you love the Japanese? I know I do, a lot. And this movie basically sums up why America will never be able to compete with them when it comes to horror/sc-fi.
15 year olds killing each other (obviously the actors aren't really 15). And why? Because the government wants them to. There's more to it then that, but that's all you really need to know.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266308/
Black Sheep-Great little film that didn't, in my opinion, get as much attention as it should. Flesh eating sheep? Weresheep? WETA doing the special effects?
Awesome.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0779982/
Piranha-I loved this movie when I was kid. Mind you my memories of it weren't all that great. I do remember thinking it was tits though (yes I saw it when I lived in Mass). Living in the woods must be tough, because all the main character does is drink, all the time. When you're first introduced to him his buddy is delivering supplies to him. They consist of nothing but booze. he carries a canteen around filled with booze. He is the man I'm going to become in a couple months. And oh yeah, there's some military altered Piranha that get out and terrorize a lake.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078087/
Jaws-All I'm going to say is taken directly from the quotes page on IMDB...
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.
Go see this now, even if you've seen it before, watch it again. It's great.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)- I don't want to know you if you haven't seen this.
Also...
Tobe Hooper is amazing.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072271/
Poltergeist-This film made me hate my stuffed animals when I was 7. And that was before I even saw it. Just based on what my brother told me about the clown scene. That, and a tree tries to eat a little boy. How does life get better than that?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/
Ichi the Killer-Takashi Miike is so fucked up. I mean REALLY REALLY fucked up. I'm still not sure what this movie is about. I mean I understand the basic plot, but what it all means in the end is beyond me. It does have people getting cut in half and a man cutting the end of his own tongue off, so it's not all bad.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296042/
Bram Stokers Dracula-I forgot how much i enjoy this film. Keanu Reevs is certainly not a good actor, but I think it's his lack of acting ability that make him a perfect Johnathan Harker. Tom Waits as Renfield? Amazing choice. And Gary Oldman is just great (just like everything he does).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103874/
Pumpkinhead-Sometimes I wish I could summon him, but that would mean someone I love would have to die. Anyone wanna volunteer? Lance Henrikson is great in this. Punk kids getting their dues i.e.-killed by some ungodly creation of witchcraft.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095925/
And tonight....
well tonight I'm not sure. I'm hoping to watch Halloween.
Although that is kinda cliche. So maybe I'll go for silent night,deadly night, just to throw a wrench in the gears. We shall see....
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oh, time has not been good to "the howling".
but aside from that there's the whole dee wallace rent-money-performance aspect: hey! what do you do as some strange man starts to transform into a giant wolf in front of your eyes...severing your whole perception of reality?—what? you grimace and squirm like he's a 8-year-old with poo on a stick? alright, you're the professional.
I'm curious as to how C.H.U.D holds up I haven't seen that in ages.
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