7th Annual Nic and Mitch's Halloween/Horror Film Bonanza!!! 2020
This enter year is a horror show, we see it on the news all the time, so why not watch it in film. This year is dedicated to horror films I've not seen. What can I say, I'm running out of 'themes'. Let's hope this film bonanza isn't as disappointing as this entire year as been.
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- DirectorJohn FawcettStarsEmily PerkinsKatharine IsabelleKris LemcheTwo death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf.9.19.20 NEW
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We had to prematurely kickoff the bonanza of films as we were decorating for Halloween. I mean, with all that's happening in the world and all the dreariness that has happened lately, especially the news of the passing of the Notorious RBG today, we had to do something to life our spirits. So we decided to watch some scary movies and decorate the house.
I was pleasantly surprised by this film. I liked that it centered around two female characters, even if their morbid fascination with death is, well, morbid. Even for a 2000 film, it doesn't quite date itself as others of this era do.
I loved Mimi Rogers as the mom. She had a bumbling kind of oblivious quality that was a good foil to her children. I had absolutely no idea she was married to Tom Cruise!
The two female characters are actually really well acted. I really did like the pair.
I was also very impressed with the animatronics. I'm glad they didn't go with CGI which for 2000 would have been terrible. Instead, all the animatronics were really well thought out and were actually pretty realistic. All in all, I enjoyed this film and we'll be watching the sequel which has a similarly high rating. - DirectorScott GlossermanStarsNathan BaeselAngela GoethalsZelda RubinsteinThe next great killer and psychopath has given a documentary film crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the quiet town of Glen Echo.9.19.20 NEW
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Talk about a meta slasher film. This takes was Scream did and pumps it up to the next level. I thoroughly enjoyed this quality as it plays largely has a comedy. In a world set where Michael, Jason, Chucky, and Freddy are all real, a graduate film crew follows a would-be serial killer as he tries to make a name for himself.
I laughed hysterically at the planning process this guy has to go through: from the cardio to the slight-of-hand tricks, a slasher serial killer really does have to be a master of a little bit of everything. Just what he has to do in order to set everything up, an example would be the fake newspaper clipping, is very exact and also exhausting to think about one of them having to do.
I also thoroughly enjoyed the 'mentor' aspect of having the elderly serial killer talking about the backstory to all of this and how the "business" has changed over the years.
I wasn't a huge fan of the film changing from the documentary to 'real life' so-to-speak, but it didn't fully throw me out of it. For a film that is wholly unique for nearly all of it, it does devolve a bit toward the end to a regular slasher flick.
I was very impressed by this film and found myself laughing throughout most of it. Very clever. - DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsHal HolbrookLeslie NielsenAdrienne BarbeauFive grisly tales from a kid's comic book about a murdered father rising from his grave, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.9.20.20 NEW
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Wow this film sucks. Like, really, really, really sucks. It's cheesy, but not even in a self referential kind of way. I mean, oh boy...just really terrible. From the acting, to the writing, to the directing, to the...well, everything.
The first segment was actually pretty hilarious. The father that the daughter murders looks exactly like Bernie Sanders. All he wanted was his cake. It was laughably crazy and probably my favorite segment.
The second one with meteor and Stephen King...wow...no wonder he was never an actor. I mean he played up the hillbilly aspect in a goofus /caricature way. I mean, absolutely terrible. There was no plot! He finds a meteor, grows some vines on himself and then blows his head off. Done. For the master of horror, this is truly a low point for him.
The third with Ted Danson and Leslie Neilsen was actually not shabby up until the end. It was nice to see Leslie as a villain and in a (if you can call it this) a serious role. I liked the way he went about killing his wife and her lover by burying them and waiting for the tide to wash in. However, by the end it was just eye-rollingly bad.
The fourth and fifth segments were awful. There was an ape in a box? It was a very corny looking ape in a box. Why did the wife bring the milk with her? I don't get it. And the last one with the cockroaches...it made no sense.
All in all, it was so sad to figure out this was just a bunch of moldy cheese. Not good cheese. Moldy. Bad. Ugh. - DirectorPeter MedakStarsGeorge C. ScottTrish Van DevereMelvyn DouglasAfter experiencing tragic personal losses, a music professor rents a Seattle mansion, haunted by a slain boy.9.20.20 NEW
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This was a very somber film. Not that being somber is a bad thing, it actually works for this particular picture. George C. Scott is, well, George C. Scott. He's a talented actor that really doesn't turn in a bad performance.
I won't lie, the plot does get a convoluted and has to be spelled out by Scott and his then actress wife. I do like the idea of the changeling, but it didn't seem fully realized. There was no menace in the sense that there was no overarching evil. I mean, the death of the boy and his subsequent rompings as a ghost could be considered that, but the film does a very weird thing by having the victim also play the killer in a sense. I mean, the ghost did end up killing the detective as well as the senator and did try to make a chandelier fall on Scott. It's a little weird in that sense.
However, the overall movie did work as a quieter, somber brooding film. I wasn't scared, that was for sure, but I also didn't throw my hands up at any ridiculousness of it.
I ended up feeling bad for the changeling in the end. I mean, the elderly senator who was philanthropic, had no real hand in the little crippled boy's death, and was a democrat as well (sorry, solid liberal here) was just trying to uphold the image of his father. I mean, he must have known something, but certainly not all the facts. Especially being an orphan and getting to live inside a wealthy family, he might have even ended up believing he was his father's actual son. This was probably only codified as he grew older in age (and he was very old).
Solid film. Not horror. But well acted and intrigued me up until the end. - DirectorBrett SullivanStarsEmily PerkinsBrendan FletcherKatharine IsabelleGinger's sister Brigitte, now a werewolf herself, must try to find a cure for her blood lust before the next full moon while hiding out in a rehab clinic from a relentless werewolf.9.25.20 NEW
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We were fairly impressed with the original so we decided to watch the sequel. Obviously, as horror sequels go there was a lot riding against this film. On the one hand it's a sequel to a low-budget Canadian horror film, and has sequels to horror films go, I was a little worried. On the other hand, it had a similar rating on Rotten Tomatoes. So, we decided to take a leap and watch it.
I will say that we weren't terribly disappointed. It certainly doesn't have the fun magic of the first film, but it also doesn't avoided the cliches and tropes that it could have very well fallen into.
Being institutionalized wasn't the freshest idea, but the new characters introduced were fun...especially Ghost. In all honesty, I kind of saw Ghost's story coming, but not everything.
I was a little confused as to why it was called Ginger Snaps...as this film had very little, if any, Ginger actually in it. I was also a little disappointed in the Alpha Male Werewolf hunting her. Though it did cause the dread and anxiety needed in the characters, it ultimately didn't add up to much.
However, I thought the most compelling elements of the film were Brigette's 'addiction' to shooting the Wolf's Bane as well as the character of Ghost. Even if the ending of the film was only slightly compelling, it wasn't necessarily the most believable. I mean you're telling me that a werewolf can't break out of that basement? Although, again, the idea of Ghost using the werewolf to kill people who come to the house was kind of fun.
All in all it wasn't a disappointing sequel. It didn't have the fun and comedy the first one had, but it also was made pretty proficiently and the story didn't fall into retreaded territory. I wanted more werewolf, and certainly didn't get it. However, I walked away feeling satisfied. - DirectorKurtis David HarderStarsJeffrey Bowyer-ChapmanAri CohenJune LaporteA same-sex couple move to a small town to enjoy a better quality of life and raise their daughter with strong social values. But when neighbors throw a very strange party, nothing is as it seems in their picturesque neighborhood.9.25.20 NEW
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So I had really high hopes for this film as I knew it was a Queer horror film and you don't get many of those generally speaking. While this was a really well produced film and the story was really great, the ending knocked this film down a few notches. - DirectorPatrick BriceStarsKatie AseltonPatrick BriceMark DuplassA young videographer answers an online ad for a one-day job in a remote town to record the last messages of a dying man. When he notices the man's odd behavior, he starts to question his intentions.9.26.20 NEW
This movie officially kicks off the Halloween Horror Film Bonanza as it's the first one that's proposed on the list of film's we've agreed to. Let's hope it starts off with a bang! I've heard of this film, but really have absolutely no clue what it's about. I've only known Mark Duplass for his comedic and/or serious roles (more so for comedic). However, I can totally get a 'creep' vibe from it.
It's Blumhouse so it's got that going for it, however the film is barely an hour and fifteen minutes. Let's hope it doesn't skimp on the story. Seems like it's going to be a 'found footage' film, so I'm not always too keen on those.
Where are they? I feel like its Colorado. Man that guy is really out of breath from climbing those stairs to get to that hideous yellow door. Why is he filming all of this? Is he a documentarian? Is he out 'doing' something? No clue at this point. Man, he has a super old car.
Enter Mark Duplass: seems like a very friendly guy. He even makes mention about climbing the stairs. So he was riddled with cancer, and now he's just got the a brain tumor. Oh, so the film centers around a guy who's dying of cancer trying to make a film for his unborn child before he dies. Got it. Interesting premise.
The first thing that he films, is being in the tub? Lol. Well, that is creepy. Pretending his child is the tub? Yep, that gets it to a creepier level, that's for sure.
The all feels really improvised in terms of the dialogue. I'm not sure there is a lot of structure to it. I also don't think that he really has a wife, an unborn child, or cancer. Just saying.
Peach Fuzz, the friendly wolf mask? Wow...that mask is very freaky, but the song that he sings is even creepier. I'm digging the tightwire act between comedy and horror in this film. There are some excruciatingly cringeworthy humor mixed in with some pretty decent jump scares.
Yeah, let's totally run into the woods after a man we just met that was just in the bathtub. I would have started walking back to the car.
"There's a little Peach Fuzz inside you yet."
Wow...that probably really is a heart-shaped hole in that rock. That's actually pretty cool. Man this guy does a lot of hugs. So for all the worry about not getting back, they immediately jump to the restaurant.
If this is supposed to be about Mark Duplass' character, why is he so interested in putting the camera on the other guy? I'd be a little creeped out by that, but the other guy doesn't seem phased by it.
Oh, he was taking pictures of the guy while he was first going to the house. That is creepy. He's a little crazy, but his justification for it is pretty rational. Why would you even say something about that? I'd keep it to myself.
The silhouette of the creeper asking for him to come have a whiskey, was pretty...again...creepy. Interesting how creepy the film Creep is...who would have know, right?!
Turning the camera off because of a concerning story about Peach Fuzz? Great! We have audio! Animal pornography...that's it...his wife, Angela, is into animal pornography. The mask was for sex. Makes sense. Wow, he raped his wife who didn't hate it? That's wild.
Of course his keys go missing and yes, Aaron should be a little freaked out by the wolf/rape story. And of course, he comes up with a convenient explanation as to why he needs to sleep at the house.
Did Aaron put something in Josef's drink? Smart move to roofy the creep. OMG, he's whispering Peach Fuzz and touching himself as he lies on the fireplace mantel. Find those keys and get the hell out of there!!!
Won't lie, Aaron isn't the best actor. Angela is his sister, of course it's his sister and of course as soon as he leaves the bathroom Josef's no longer lying by the fireplace. Hopefully shit's about to go down. Will we see the return of Peach Fuzz?
Why on earth would you go out onto the patio when you know for a fact that it's been opened? How do you play off the crazy, creepy guy? I certainly wouldn't confront him about it. I would have played into it instead of tearing the whole charade down.
Josef bolting down the stairs...that's creepy. OMG...Peach Fuzz is at the door! Wow...that is a really creepy mask! Creepy and funny at the same time.
Cut to Josef with trash bags in the woods. Wonder what could possibly be in those. Poor Aaron. Won't lie, his acting did kinda suck. Mark Duplass steals the show on multiple occasions so not completely sad.
Oh, Aaron's alive! Why would he get rid of the video that Josef gave him?! That's evidence you could turn into the police! I mean, he has it all on film, but still. I'd get a freaking restraining order and figure out what he's dealing with here. I mean, he could be seriously in trouble at this point.
Ok, a knife in a box...why would you press pause and dig to find something else. Why wouldn't you just push forward with the video? Why would you touch any of that? I wouldn't have. I would have given it all to the police. OMG, is there an actual heart in the stuffed wolf? Well, metaphorically speaking it was a heart. It was a locket with both their pictures in it.
Now he calls the cops? Ugh. That would have happened immediately. What are up with these nightmares? They're hilariously weird and haunting with the hot tub and wolf masks and being a baby. Oh! Jump scare! Aaron is a pretty tall guy. I'm sure he can take care of himself. Also, why would you ask if anybody is in the house? Creepy shot of Josef standing at the door.
Why are you outside of the house? And for another thing, this guy is clearly not poor. He's got a fairly decent home. I thought it'd be way more run down.
How is Aaron not waking up while Josef is filming him clearly with a light on and shining in his face? He's taking a lock of hair and he doesn't feel or sense anything? Maybe people are harder sleepers than myself! Does he not review his film to see what happened? Go stay with friends or family!
Josef being truthful in a video? This is gonna be good. So he's clearly psychotic, but he's also a sad and lonely guy. I don't know. I kinda feel for the guy. I also, as Aaron, would certainly NEVER NEVER NEVER meet back up with him EVER...AT ALL.
But of course he does, because why not. And I'm not terribly surprised because Aaron kinda feels the way that I do about it. Maybe the guy does just need a friend. However, he clearly has not watched any of the footage with Josef in it. The chainsaw sound was pretty hilarious and scary all at the same time. Oh shit...Josef...he has to have the ax. OH SHIT! PEACH FUZZ!!!! Wow...super creepy...HE'S GOT THE AX! OH SHIT!!!
Poor Aaron...of course...Josef's commentary on the situation is pretty funny and sad...and, well, creepy...hahaha, he scares himself! Wow, he certainly has quite a few people he's killed.
All in all, I wasn't disappointed with this film. When it was funny, it was hilariously funny. When it was creepy, it was completely and utterly creepy. It was a slight film, but it was edited just right. The runtime doesn't bother me and it actually fits. I'm not sure what to make of this film still, but I really did enjoyed it. The first film of the Bonanza wasn't a total bust! Going to give it high marks! Would recommend. - DirectorJoseph ZitoStarsVicky DawsonChristopher GoutmanLawrence TierneyAn unknown killer, clad in World War II U.S. Army fatigues, stalks a small California town, bent on reliving a 35 year-old double murder by focusing on a group of college kids holding an annual graduation dance.9.26.20 NEW
It'll be hard to follow up Creep, but I wanted to add a slasher film that I've always wanted to see but have never had the chance to actually watch. I'm a huge fan of 80's slasher films, but this and Bloody Valentine are still hanging out there. I'm hoping that it doesn't disappoint. All I know is that the slasher is a solider with a gas mask. That's about it.
So it's about the psychological horror of war? The old-time footage at the beginning is actually kind of cool. It's a neat set up. We start right after WWII in 1945. Damn, Rosemary sure didn't want to wait around to get some action for herself.
There certainly was a lot of twirling going on at dances back in the 1940's. Can't go wrong swinging to Glenn Miller (who's death gets mentioned) at a graduation dance.
As we know more and more about PTSD and how it affects sy oldiers, not sure how this film will really 'age' that well by today's standards. Hopefully it won't be too cruel with it.
Damn, whoever owns that car they drive away from the dance from it super amazing! That's a really cool car.
Parking in the middle of the night, what could go wrong with that!? Man, this killer has a knife and a pitch fork...he's prepared for any scenario! Pitch forked two people together and was thoughtful enough to leave a rose. Interesting opening as we move into the 1980's...
The young cop's hair is absolutely terrible! However, it's the 1980's so, what are you going to do?
There's never been an issue with reviving a ceremony rife with tragedy and not expecting things to go horribly awry. And of course, the Chief of police is leaving for a fishing trip. What a coincidence!
So is the killer supposed to be the same person? I mean, let's assume he's just 20 in 1945, that would put him at 55 during these events. I mean, hey, if Michael Myers can do it at 60+, who knows. It'll probably be a copycat. That's my guess.
Why is everyone so worried about a crime that takes place in another town? How do they know he's headed to their specific location? That's a stretch to say the least.
Oh, it looks like everyone's getting ready for the dance, killer included.
Is this a military high school or college? I'm a little confused. Are all these people graduating into the military? Ok...so upon reflection they're definitely not high school kids. Certainly college age at least. First boob shot, but no murder...
Whelp, that was fast...a knife straight through the head. How is this guy still alive?! And why did his eyes turn completely white? That doesn't happen in real life. And why does the killer have a pitch fork all the time? He's military...last I checked, that wasn't a standard issued weapon. It seems to clash with his 'persona'. I mean, if we're being honest why isn't it a gun? I get it. A gun is noisy and it's so less personal than a knife and it wouldn't be a slasher film without stabbing.
So far, I'm impressed with how graphic and detailed the kills are in this film, especially with the first two in the 1980s. The scream queen meets the killer in a very anti-climactic scene. There's not much build up to it. How are all the doors locked from the outside in? Really?
Who the hell is the old man in the wheel chair that grabs her? Fucking hit the bastard in the face! Don't let him rip your dress! That's grounds for him to be offed. Who is Major Channing? Of course, the deputy with the terrible hair leaves her to go 'check things out'. Ugh. Terrible trope.
Let's hope the Prowler decides to cut...the deputy's hair first before he kills him.
What's the mask that this killer is using? I mean, it looks just like camouflage, which I get it, goes with the theme (sans the pitchfork). However, it's not terribly remarkable in any sense. And he certainly isn't that scary with it on. Definitely no Peach Fuzz.
So they're like looking for the killer, but also taking quite a bit of time to explore this other area of the academy...I guess that's what it is? They certainly don't seem like they want to get the hell out of there which is exactly what I'd be doing right now. Get in the police car and leave!
This 80's band is absolutely hilarious and terrible all at the same time. Why would you, as an administrator, go up and tell absolutely everyone not to panic knowing that they'd panic? However, it doesn't feel like anyone will panic. What's with the prowler name? It doesn't necessarily conjure up terror. It feels more like someone who is a peeping tom, not a vicious killer.
Who is this bitch in the pool? There's a party going on and people drinking, but instead you decide to take a swim? He just kicked her straight in the face! That's kind of hilarious, not going to lie. She doesn't seem phased by it. She doesn't even seem hurt. Is that Jaws music? How in the hell did the Prowler get in the pool even? Wow, him slicing her throat was actually pretty graphic. I'm impressed by how the kills look in this film.
This band seems like its playing the same song over and over again and no one is noticing. It's like a Rush cover band or something.
Poor administrator lady...as one myself, that hits home...just kidding...I really don't care.
Of course, let's all go to a graveyard...what could possibly go wrong there. You find an open grave? Sure! Let's go check it out! I do love the logic of 80's slasher films. Even better! Let's open up the grave and see what's inside! Of course, it's a dead friend.
The killer needs to run over to the lodge and kill that fat ass attendant. I mean, talk about a lazy ass person. He's a condescending piece of shit.
Since when did police officers run around in Jeeps? Guess she's coming with him....he really didn't put up much of a fight.
Who in the hell is this prowler? We don't really have even a compelling backstory and/or legend to go off of except for a jilted lover who came back from WWII? I mean, I don't know...I guess that's enough...maybe...or is it? And why is it that every house they go in has like a million rooms for them to wander through? How wealthy is this community?
The lights go out..."What happened?!"...well, duh...we don't see the deputy die...something's up with that...hmmm...lots of roses around the house...as well as a body in the chimney...
The prowler spoke...so now he can't find her in the house and is taking his sweet time...a pretty inept killer if you ask me...although he's coming...she better get the hell out of there. Why is everything covered in sheets? Seriously? And where did the pitchfork come from? Did he just have it hanging around? Why a pitchfork?!?!? I really don't get it. A rat?! Why is there a rat?! That's a big ass rat. Why doesn't he check under the bed? His logic makes no sense.
Who in the hell is the hillbilly looking guy that shoots prowler? Why do they stare so long at each other? He clearly doesn't live that long...why doesn't he ever use a gun before?
It's the sheriff! Who would have guessed! Who really cares! Wow...the head explosion was really graphic and really great! How in the world did the deputy survive? That doesn't make any sense. Everyone else gets brutally murdered. Why was it the sheriff? Is there any explanation? So many questions left unanswered.
Did they not remove the bodies from her shower? He grabs her? It ends abruptly...what?! Makes no sense. It doesn't even make sense. Arg.
All in all, it was a pretty lackluster slasher. No legendary backstory. No real reason for a lot of it. A pitchfork?!?! Really good kills, but that doesn't make up for the weird and frustrating film that this is. Just simply meh.... - DirectorMike AhernEnda LoughmanStarsMaeve HigginsBarry WardWill ForteRose, a mostly sweet and lonely Irish driving instructor, must use her supernatural talents to save the daughter of Martin (also mostly sweet and lonely) from a washed-up rock star who is using her in a Satanic pact to reignite his fame.9.27.20 NEW
So not sure if I can classify this has horror. seems more like a romantic comedy. But who knows. We'll give it a whirl. Ghosts can inhabit cheese? Okay, well, this will be interesting.
So she killed her father, lives in a tiny home, eats yogurt in her underwear while bouncing on a ball and listening to ghost messages. Seems like a normal person. Why does the beef lasagna have a chicken on it?
The dead wife seems pretty helpful. Not sure why they want to get rid of her. I mean, she's very helpful at reminding him to pay the car tax as well as letting him know the dog has worms. I guess she did hit him in the head.
Yay! Will Forte in a terrible hair cut and moustache! Okay, kinda got a Sandman plot point going with a writer who can't write anymore and uses a girl and magical book in order to give himself another winning album.
"Maybe you should get closer to town before you turn your dick rod on." Yes, that's a sound point.
I really do like the main character. She's got a certain something. She's very funny in a very deadpan kind of way. She looks like Stephen Fry in a wig and younger. She seriously looks like Stephen Fry.
Love The Exorcist homage and references. Don't wake up a floating person or they'll explode. Good to know. Th
"Killing my dead wife is not an option."
So now they're just going around trying to get the ectoplasm of seven ghosts and the shenanigans ensue. It's a pretty low key, but funny story, especially with the deadpan performance of the actress who plays Rose. I was hoping for more Will Forte, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
Won't lie, not really paying as much attention to this film as I should be. It's interesting in its own right, but it's not attracting me as I thought it would.
Man, Bonnie is certainly not what I thought she'd be. Hilarious the cigarette that pops out of his mouth. How did he end up with her and how in the hell has he technically stayed with her for another 8 years? I mean, wow...you would have thought she'd exorcised her a while ago or at least moved.
The councilman is kind of hilarious...a vote for me is a vote for progress.
The epically slow car chase is also pretty funny as well, especially when she grabs the girl's ankle and speeds away.
Will Forte's wife is eating Chinese food while he does a Satanic ritual. Oh, didn't see him killing her coming...though she really did need it.
Astorath is actually a pretty cool design. I like how he's clothed in sheets and his eyes are really cool.
Only the tip went in...hahahahaha!!!
OMG...he's trying to have sex with her while she's being dragged toward hell. Okay, that was a pretty fun ending of the ritual. It was laugh out loud kind of funny.
Why'd she say no to his proposal?!?!
It was a pretty interesting film. - DirectorPatrick BriceStarsKaran SoniMark DuplassDesiree AkhavanA video artist looking for work drives to a remote house in the forest to meet a man claiming to be a serial killer. But after agreeing to spend the day with him, she soon realizes that she made a deadly mistake.9.27.20 NEW
Okay, so let's find out if this sequel lives up to the first one. I have some pretty high hopes when it comes to this. I'm surprised that they did make a sequel, but I'm sure because it was relatively low budget it's certainly cost effective.
Oh! It's that one guy! I like that one guy! I don't know what else he's been in, but I just remember liking him. Oh no! He's totally going to die. Stuffed baby wolf...check. DVD sent...check. Basically back to his old M.O.
Oh, is he going to give himself away? Commemorate it with an 80 minute film...getting a little meta...and I like it. He's turning 40 and he's hit a roadblock with his 'work'.
So this already has way more actors in it than the last one. So she's a vlogger who answers ads and films it. Already, I think that she's going to way more interesting than Aaron. It's the final episode of her first season. She's clearly desperate for an audience and playing right into his hands.
Josef's got a beard and long hair now, calling himself Aaron (RIP Aaron), and still hugging everyone. Wow, is he owning up to being a serial killer? 39 kills? Wow...is this going into Leslie Vernon territory? I'm a sucker for that.
So he wants to make a documentary about himself. He shows her Aaron's death. He has the ax.
OMG Mark Duplass' penis!!!!! Did not see that coming. What's he doing with his foot? Wow...they both got naked. I think that she'll do what I wanted Aaron to do...which was go with it. It's interesting that he doesn't film her vagina and then closes in on her face.
Why doesn't she believe him?! He is not scaring her like her like he'd hoped?
Peach Fuzz's return!!! Snuggle fuck it?!!! What is that?
Things don't seem to be going Josef/Aaron's way. Hmmm...wow, things are certainly not going as he had hoped.
She certainly knows what she's doing while Aaron had no clue and was pretty oblivious. However, she might go too far in playing into it.
Sarah Loves Her Juicy Fruit...lol...
I wonder if she'll join him on his serial-killing spree...it'd be an interesting twist...not sure just yet...but this whole hot tub scene is actually really great when you think about how improvised it is. Maybe she'll be his scream queen. Who knows. Also, who puts a red light in a shower.
Yeah, she might be totally joining him. Is she doing it for the story or is she doing it because she likes him?
Wow, I love how she turns the questioning back on him regarding the axe. It's a definite shout out to the first film.
So, won't lie...still digging this film and the series. Unless its a horrible ending, this might live up to the original.
So his plan is to have her kill him for the 40th film that he's made. He's definitely trying to flip the script, so-to-speak. She won't kill him with the axe. She won't let him die by hanging.
Oh, now she's like what's wrong with you? Are you serious?!? Of course there is something wrong with him! Oh! He's not trying to kill himself? I'm a little confused.
Oh, now he's turning the tables again! He's convincing her that he doesn't kill people and that he's just trying to get her the best show she can get.
He's telling the truth about not having sex. He's mentioning Never Been Kissed. He's really trying to do something new here, and I actually kind of appreciate it. That might have been the only truth that he's told anyone.
He's giving her the locket! She must really be special. OH! It's an open grave! Oh! He's killing himself!!!! Oh shit...what the hell! Didn't see that coming! But he probably found a way to make it just look like that.
A shovel to the head! But is he dead...of course not, because he's filming her....she does turn out to be his scream queen.
This wasn't as scary as the first, but it went into so many new and interesting places that I didn't mind. I'd be interested in seeing another one. Probably not a true 9, more like a 8.5...but still...I appreciated it greatly. Joself/Aaron will probably go down as one of my favorite slashers. - DirectorRob SavageStarsHaley BishopJemma MooreEmma Louise WebbSix friends hire a medium to hold a seance via Zoom during lockdown, but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong.10.2.20 NEW
Why on earth am I watching a horror movie centered around Zoom? That may be the thing that's truly scary in and of itself. Living in a pandemic, business is now done via Zoom. In fact, I was on it for at least 4 hours today. The film has a 100% on RT and I guess the scares will hit harder now that we use it constantly so we'll see how it goes.
This is only 56 minutes? Wow...if only my meetings were as short as that! This will be a short..um..Nic's random thoughts on the films he's watching for the Halloween Film Bonanza...
Why does this Zoom version she's using look way cooler than the dumpy one I use?
I'm already annoyed by the noises and video lag. I have nightmares about that stuff already as it is.
A special shoutout to the old dad who flashes the girls. He's so cute.
Do they not know how mute works?
Since when does Zoom have super freaky filters like that?
The random ginger guy who looks like he could have been on Game of Thrones of the Viking show...is interesting...
Happy Spookies!!!
My favorite is Jemma so far. Not sure why. I really like her look and her sense of humor.
Isotronic tones? Never heard of using really weird tones for a seance....
Is she really saying not to think about a ghost possessing you as a negative thing?!?!?! Is she an idiot?
Oh shit, something jumped out at the old lady that's bad at seances!
Jemma's terrible! She's definitely going to die now. She's a pretty good actress...
You can totally tell that Haley is the straight-laced one that will probably survive the whole thing. That's obvious.
Haley gets the first 'haunt'.
Why are these bitches going and 'checking things out'? That's the last thing I'd be doing. I'd be in a closet with a knife.
Oh, okay Caroline...let's just go visit the super creepy attic. That sounds like a solid, sensible plan.
Oh shit! Hanging legs! That's actually a pretty cool way of checking the attic. Make your friends on your phone connected to a selfie stick do it.
Who still has polaroid cameras still? Oh! Creepy hanging person is there in the photo!
Jemma's bullshit just killed them all! Way to go Jemma! And I liked you!
Where's the one girl's boyfriend gone? Uh-oh...
Fuck...Caroline's face...creepy filters...genuine scare there...nice...
Now shit's hitting the fan!!!!
And.It.Keeps.On.Hitting.
Wow...this is genuinely scary...I'm really impressed.
It's probably saving Jemma for last. Oh, she's going over to try and save Haley!
Teddy, should NOT have come ba
ck! OOOOOOHHHHH MYYYYY GOODDDDD!!!!!
This is fucking intense!!! Bravo. I mean, bravo!!!!
Poor Teddy, although I didn't really care of him all that much. That's still harsh.
Don't throw the blanket!!!!
Yep, Jemma the last one...you idiot. Don't open the door!!!! Hit with a wine bottle...that's how she goes??? Nope, still somewhat alive...and that chair is still doing it's thing. Why would you take the phone of all things?
Wow...very scary ending. Very interesting way of doing the credits as well....
Well, shit...this was probably one of the scariest films I've seen in YEARS!!! When it went full throttle it didn't let up. I legitimately screamed through some of it and I also held up a pillow to my face. Extremely scary. This was my pick. Happy about this one. Just, wow. It starts pretty slow and irritating (Zoom) and it ends up being very scary. Part of me wanted it to be longer, but part of me didn't think I could handle more than 56 minutes. Well worth it. - DirectorGeorge MihalkaStarsPaul KelmanLori HallierNeil AffleckA decades-old folk tale surrounding a deranged murderer killing those who celebrate Valentine's Day turns out to be true to legend when a group defies the killer's order and people start turning up dead.10.2.20 NEW
Okay, need to be completely less scared now so we're going back to the cheesy 1980's slasher films so that I can laugh at what they thought was scary back then, like this ridiculous miner's gear they have one. Hopefully this will help calm my nerves after what we just watched previously.
Why are they wearing that gear? Why is this bitch taking off her clothes? What the hell is the opening about? Already it makes no sense. She wants to have sex, but he doesn't want to take off his extremely unsexy masks. She's suggestively rubbing the tube coming out of his mask and he's weirdly groping her breast. then she dies....what the fuck is going on???
Clearly this is heavily stealing from Halloween in terms of its holiday-themed slasher movies. Clearly there is a lot of testosterone in the mines...too bad there's not male nudity in the shower scene...I think it's epically missing out.
What's the deal with this hillbilly music? I mean, I guess it's trying to tell us they're all hillbillies. If that's the case...mission accomplished. I feel like someone's going to shout, "There go them Duke Brothers again!". lol.
Oh, the town is called Valentine...and it's about to be Valentine's Day...yeah, no subtly there. Wow.
Are these adults really having a high school-like dance? Really? And again with the whole, we haven't had a dance in 20 years due to a terrible killing...wow...this is territory retread. And the clown guy really does need to die.
What's the difference between Christmas candy and Valentine's candy? The guy doesn't even scream when he sees the heart...he just goes, oh no it can't be happening again...lol...
Good back story...much better than The Prowler...trapped in a mine explosion...ate those he was trapped with...was found alive, and then wreaked vengeance. Corny, don't get me wrong, but way better than a jilted soldier...and a better mask, albeit not by much. At least it's distinctive. You get a much better Michael Myers-like breathing sound from it clearly because, well, it has a breathing apparatus.
So with this story and the death scenes of the The Prowler, this might have made for a pretty interesting slasher film.
Why are these guys in a junkyard and why does everyone own a harmonica? They also heavily show that they filmed this in Canada when the blonde guy says "aboot it". I also really love the actor who loves the young Wilford Brimley guy. I'm sure he gets a lot of pootang in this. And he does! Huzzah!
Sooooooo many streamers....how'd Mabelle have such great timing to pop out of the dryer, even in death? Oh, poor Mabelle...
Wow, a sheriff trying to cover up a murder so as to not cause a panic...sound familiar? Cough, Trump, cough...
These houses are all so square....
Man, the old bartender is a real drag...it must be the only bar in town because who would want to hang around him? What the hell is he doing? Wow...so he rigs up a dummy? His maniacal laugh is outrageous. Of course, he gets it.
Who in their sane minds would go down a mine to have a good time? I mean, half of these people work here. Why would you want to 'party' at the place that you work? That just doesn't make any sense at all. Oh god, I hope that the clown guy gets it and that it's fairly bloody and disgusting.
I love how these people react to people dying. They literally lose their shit. Their over reactions are hilarious. Oh, the boy toy rivals have to work together to save their beloved what's-her-name! How thoughtful!
How do you mistake the rapid shattering of glass on lightbulbs with rats?
There's a lot of talk surrounding 'shafts'...which makes sense, because of the mines...oh, no...I like Hollis! What in the hell did the miner shoot him with? Was it nails? That was an anti-climatic death...oh wait...nope...it was nails...definitely, definitely nails...and the clown leaves them...he needs to die in a very tragic way....
Hollis' girlfriend has to be totally next. Why would you just not go any farther when you know a serial killer is right behind you? Oh, of course Howard (aka the clown) was already dead...and it wasn't even that memorable. That's a missed opportunity.
Oh, split up. That's always a good idea, right? These bitches are totally in the wrong shoes for this, just an observation. Always have comfortable footwear...you never know when you'll be trapped in a mine with a serial killer.
Yep, Patty's toast...again, another lame kill. Lots of lame kills in this. They totally needed Tom Savini from The Prowler.
Axel has to be the killer? We didn't even see him die.
Nothing like an epic battle on a very slow cart ride up to really get the blood pumping.
Yep, definitely Axel...his Dad was one of the supervisors that the original Harry Warden killed. I'm not super disappointed in it being Axel. I will say, the end where Axel leaves into the mine is kind of creepy but the outrageous laugh kind of kills it. But that ending song...wow...this is...something....
Way more fun than The Prowler, had a feel of a Friday the 13th film. Again, if this film had the kill scenes of The Prowler with this story would have made an epic slasher film. As it goes, it's good for a laugh and a fun story, but that's pretty much it. - DirectorAlan RafkinStarsDon KnottsJoan StaleyLiam RedmondA timid typesetter hasn't a ghost of a chance of becoming a reporter - until he decides to solve a murder mystery and ends up spending a fright-filled night in a haunted house.10.3.20 STAPLE
Staple movie - if you want to know my thoughts on this amazing film from my childhood, look at every previous year of the Halloween Film Bonanza. - DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsOliver ReedSamantha EggarArt HindleA man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.10.3.20 NEW
Not my pick. I have no idea really what this is about. It's David Cronenberg so we'll just have to wait and see. It's a Criterion film, so someone stuffy somewhere thinks this has some merit. Let's hope they were right.
If people paid to see play, they seriously don't have much going on in their lives with two guys on the floor talking really strangely to each other. Why does the one man have so many boils on his skin? He's kissing him. What in the hell is going on? No one clapped for it that's for sure.
There's not much narrative going on here. I'm trying to figure out what the hell is going on. So from what I can tell, the daddy on stage is a psychiatrist who is treating the main dude's wife who is clearly crazy. Seems like they're headed for a divorce.
The little girl totally looks like the little girl from Poltergeist.
The dad is kinda cute not going to lie.
Whatever this is, this psychoplamics is was really cheesy roleplaying. However, the guy playing the psychiatrist has a very interesting voice. I don't hate it.
How does grandma need to freshen her drink? It's like almost to the top. And what the hell is going on in the kitchen? That was a creepy little hand grabbing something. She doesn't seem too surprised at the kitchen in complete tatters.
Is a child battering her? It's like a little munchkin or gremlin or something.
So the little girl saw her grandmother's dead body and then went upstairs and took a really deep nap?
This family is really fucked up. I mean, every family really is, but still. Mom's with a quack roleplaying, the kid is traumatized, and dear departed grandma was a lush.
Why does the mother have a British accent? Her mother didn't have one.
I really like the little girl's teacher's hair. It's definitely coming back into style.
Drunk father going back to the scene of the crime and getting drunk, what could possibly go wrong?
What the hell is that thing? It's like a little kid with a really fucked up face? And has super strength? It literally just threw a glass orb through the wall. That's a strong deformed child. What in the hell is this doctor talking about and why is the autopsy room all purple? It has a 'gas tank', no genitalia, and no navel? It wasn't born? Again, what in the hell is going on?
Be my daddy...would you be my daddy? Be my daddy!!!
OMG....they legit killed Miss May in front of all those little children. That's really screwed up. There will be lots of traumatized children.
It clearly seems like Nola is somehow manifesting these little munchkin/Chucky/deformed children kill those that have caused her some harm throughout the years.
A truck is literally going to drive by a bunch of little children walking down the side of the road? And this film is supposed to be in Canada?!?!
Ooooohhhh...so it's not as high concept as Nola manifesting these deformed children...instead, it's just a crazy quack psychiatrist that has a bunch of deformed children in a shed out back. Okay, that makes total sense.
Nola is their real mother? What? Children of her rage? So I guess I was right. Wow, this film doesn't do a lot of justice for children with deformities.
Is the quack psychiatrist going to turn out to be a good guy?
What is growing on Nola? AND WHY IS SHE EATING IT?!?!?! Oh it's just another rage baby. And she's licking the blood off?
So this was basically written after the director went through a nasty divorce and man it totally tells. Just the patriarchy getting butthurt about divorce so he makes a film where the male protagonist has no faults and its just all the fault of the crazy wife.
Bad. Not good. Just nope. - DirectorFred WaltonStarsCarol KaneCharles DurningRutanya AldaA psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again.10.3.20 NEW
Lets hope this is film is better than the last. I need a palate cleanser after watching the horror show (and I mean that in not such a good way). This is a pretty iconic movie so I put it on the list. I was surprised to find out that it doesn't have a super high rating on RT. I guess we'll judge for myself.
We even have low fat yogurt in the fridge! LOL. Like, what low fat yogurt a new invention back in 1979?
Carol Kane. I love her. Whether is the fairy in Scrooged or the Grandma in Addams Family Values. Not sure that I totally believe that she's a teenager in this, but hey, too many movies do that to this day.
Doesn't seem like a whole lot of character-building is really done with our female protagonist before she's thrown into all this.
I can't quite figure out her hair. It's like the front part is curly but the back part is smoothed out.
I'm wondering how dated this film will be...point: the rotary phone. Man, that takes me back. And the fact you could get connected with an operator.
Why haven't you checked the children? Creepy.
The door was unlocked the whole time?! And why does this family have so many canes just sitting out next to the door? Who needs that amount of canes? The lead actresses name is Carol Kane. The amount of canes in this film is too damn high!!!
The Police Officer on the phone is actually pretty helpful. I mean, they can't send someone to every call, but at least he offers to do something which is more than what they do nowadays. It's actually scary nowadays to call the police. At this point, I'd take my chances with a serial killer. There may be a larger chance of surviving that encounter vs. having the police come.
What do you want? Your...blood...all over me. That's pretty creepy.
IT'S COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!!!! Which, let's face it, we all knew about...but it was still kind of scary especially with all the cutaways.
THEY FOUND THE GUY AND HE WAS COVERED IN THE CHILDREN'S BLOOD? THEY'RE DEAD!?!?! I didn't see that shit coming. Wow...just wow...I totally did not see that coming. If this is the case, where does the movie go from here? It's pretty much done, right?
Oh, 7 years later...again, did not see that coming. So now the killer has escaped and the dad wants the detective who originally showed up to find him? I've seen critics suggest that there are two different movies within this film. They might be right.
The killer is English? He didn't sound English on the phone.
Are we seeing the killer? That's unusual to show him as just a man trying to pick up a woman in a bar. Listen, I get the bar patron trying to step in, but I mean, overreact much? Wow, this killer is kinda pathetic. I mean, he gets totally rejected by a really mean woman and then literally gets the shit kicked out of him.
In my mind, I thought most of this movie took place in the house during one night. Apparently, I have a lot of misconceptions regarding this movie. So far, I'm not disappointed, but I'm struggling to figure out where the film goes from here? I mean, the children are already dead.
Why in the world would you leave the door open after a complete stranger who got beat up on your account suddenly shows up at your door? Might as well just plead with him to kill her! Wow. He left. Didn't see that coming. Where in the world is this film going? Why did he leave if he's trying to get back in?
This lady, whoever she is, has to be a hard woman. OMG, the killer used only his hands to kill the children? Wow. That's messed up.
Lots of emotional baggage on this. I mean, the old detective turn private eye is stating that he's going to kill the guy because of the children's murders. And his old police buddy (shout out for Black inclusion) is pretty much okay with it, and I have to say that I would be, too.
He's already in the apartment! Duh! It's just weird to see his face. So many of these during the 70's and 80's had masks. The intimacy we get with the killer is quite interesting and frankly, different. I don't know if I like it or not, but I'm intrigued. He just wants a friend. Is he trying to not kill people? I'm confused on his motivations or lack thereof.
I'm super surprised that Carol Kane isn't in this all that much. Like, where is she? Does she come back? I certainly hope so.
Flashbacks to the children's murders...wow. Is he disgusted with himself? Is he really just crazy and in need of help? I really don't know what to do with this so-called slasher. I almost feel bad for him even though he killed two children.
Run Tubby, Run! Get him!!!!
Enter (again) Carol Kane...who now has two kids of her own which was pretty quick seeing as how this was only 7 years later and these kids look pretty old. She's got a husband with a terrible fro.
And it happens all over again. Have you checked the children...omg...the children!!! Oh great! They're still alive! That was a close one....or is it?!
Why wouldn't you have the children in your room with you? Why wouldn't you have your husband or yourself stay up all night with the shotgun in hand watching over your children? I get now why some critics say this is two different films.
Why does the older kid have a popsicle in his hand that's totally not melted?!?! I guess it's something called a slow poke?!?
He's gotta be in the house. The phone is dead which, let's face it, was probably a novel idea back in the day. HE'S IN THE BED!!!!!!
Where's the husband? He's in the closet. But he's not dead!
This is a really hard film to pin down. It is two films, kind of, and I'm not sure whether or not I completely agree with the critics. It had it's moments. It waffled between the two films, but it kept me intrigued and it certainly wasn't like the display of toxic masculinity that I witnessed earlier so there you have it. - DirectorNicolas RoegStarsAnjelica HustonMai ZetterlingJasen FisherA young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.10.3.20
Unofficial - someone hadn't seen it and wanted to. It's probably one of the creepiest children's movies I've ever watched and thus, deserves to be on the list. - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsGary OldmanWinona RyderAnthony HopkinsThe centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land.10.4.20
Unofficial entry - but it's up there with the best interpretations of Dracula so I'm including it for that. - DirectorNeil JordanStarsBrad PittTom CruiseAntonio BanderasA vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.10.4.20
Unofficial entry - got a hankering for vampire films after Bram Stoker's Dracula so we thought we'd include it. - DirectorOz RodriguezStarsJaden MichaelGerald JonesGregory Diaz IVA group of young friends from the Bronx fight to save their neighborhood from gentrification...and vampires.10.4.20 NEW
Unofficial entry - just trying to keep the vampires alive. - DirectorTobe HooperStarsDennis HopperCaroline WilliamsJim SiedowA radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas marshal hunts them.10.5.20 NEW
So we went completely off the rails and decided to watch this. I guess we'll see how this one compares with the others I've seen. Honestly, it'll be hard to top the original original (certainly not the torture porn remakes that have been absolutely awful). I had no idea that Tobe Hooper from the original directed this. That's a plus. Also, they have Tom Savini (from The Prowler) to add to its ranks, that's another plus. Let's hope this doesn't disappoint, even though the opening score is kind of all over the place and the opening crawl is a little...um...weird.
You can already tell that the original was gritty 70's horror and this one...well, this one is all 80's...with these bros shooting at signs and being utterly disposable. Oh look at that! They must ben from money...they have a portable car phone. They are literally all over the place, with a gun, drinking, and playing chicken with a truck in the middle of nowhere. They're just hurting to be chainsawed (which is totally a verb, if you do it right).
Also, why in the world can she not just hang up the phone so they're not tying up the line? That doesn't make any sense.
What the hell is on the truck that's backwards chasing them? It's like a dead person on the front of Leatherface! That's actually kind of funny. That driver has some pretty good moves to be doing all this backwards.
Do people in this film not know how phone lines and breaks work?!?!
Dennis Hopper? As a police wannabe? Some of his family was killed by Leatherface and Co.? Not sure entirely what his backstory is they gloss over it so quickly. He asks for the story of these assholes dying in the paper and then rejects the first person to say they believe him? That makes no sense.
Dennis Hopper, in a cowboy outfit, wielding around chainsaws...that's a great image. Not so much when he oddly slashes at a tree stump. I don't chainsaw (again a verb), but I know that's not how you do it.
Oh! The chili winner is a part of the Sawyer family! I think he's the only one that makes a reappearance! Oh wow. Man, those 14 years didn't help him any. That's for sure. So now he's a famous chili chef? Well, at least now we know where the prime meat comes from.
Who is this reject hippy that's in the station? Obviously he's a Sawyer...part of the family...but man, he's pretty great at acting.
The female protagonist, which I really have enjoyed so far, really does remind me of Rashida Jones.
Oh! That was a genuine scare! Leatherface pops out of the vault, nearly kills his kin. Wow, Chop-Top is pretty hilarious. OMG, did he just eat part of his scalp?!
They live on fear? What is that supposed to mean?
So Chop-Top saw something in 'Nam...that's for sure. And why does Leatherface look so professional with his business attire? Not going to lie, he loses some of his scariness dressed in a business suit and tie.
Incoming mail! I don't get how a man can take that many blows to the head and still flail around like that?
Are you mad at me? LOL. Why would you ask that to someone who is trying to chainsaw your crotch? Oh no, he's literally dragging it across her upper legs toward her crotch. Talk about being blunt about it. He's licking his really chapped lips. Get some Carmax, man! OMG, I think he came during that scene! He's literally and figuratively humping with the chainsaw.
Why did Leatherface pretend like he killed her? This is not the Leatherface that I'd like to remember.
Also, they must have spent a lot on all the radio songs because they have no budget for a real score. Whatever this is playing while she's running through...well, whatever the hell that tunnel is...is absolutely TERRIBLE!!!
Okay, so Dennis Hopper has to be part of the family. He chases her with the car, then extends a skeletal arm to get her? Nope, calling it. He's part of the family. What does he have strapped to him now? OMG, he's got three chainsaws strapped to him. Jesus. Man, Dennis...you had some great films (apparently, though I've never seen them)...you were also in this...and Mario...
I don't think that I really like this version of Leatherface. In the original he was a force. Teens came to him, he didn't go to them. He defended his home, in a sense. This, he's like attacking them outright. And why is he letting her live? He never really cared about a girl before...why now?
What the hell is happening? He puts a person's face on her and then twirls her around constantly like a doll? This is a pretty gory film if you ask me. OMG, her radio partner is alive and she's wearing his face!!! And he's spitting just like usual.
No wonder torture porn happened. This was definitely a precedent in that. I don't remember the first one being this graphic. I mean, it was nasty, but it certainly wasn't like this. Thank god it's the 80's where this stuff can be somewhat played off. Tom Savini does it again.
Why is everything underground? Why are they not back at the house? This makes no sense? There was way too many lights just hanging around the tunnel. Why is Leatherface doing a jig all the time? There are just so many things about this film that don't make any sense.
I love how 'open' Stretch is being is Leatherface...in all honesty, Chop-Top is scarier than Leatherface in this. Oh, Leatherface's father is going to tell him about sex. Ugh.
Sex or the saw? And the saw is family...LOL...
Grandpa is 137 years old?! Poor grandpa got cut out of his line of work due to automation...I feel like there's a lot to tell just with that story, especially with where this country's at. Poor grandpa, I mean, he's really trying to kill her. His face is super creepy which says a lot based on this family.
I will say, this whole tunnel set up is extremely baroque, which I won't say that I hate, but it's very outside of what I think of Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
So Dennis Hopper is clearly not a part of the family.
Oh! He gets it in the ass!!! Hahahahaha!!! A clash of the chainsaws now, Lefty vs. Leatherface...lol...
Man, Leatherface really gets it in the end. Right through the stomach. And now this is where the other chainsaw's come in for Lefty.
So now there's a grenade involved?!?!
Mutual destruction? So Lefty, Grandpa, Leatherface, and Daddy dearest all die after Daddy dearest drops a grenade? LOL.
Man, Chop-Top scratching her with the clothes hanger is pretty fucked up. What about this isn't fucked up.
GRANDMA!!!! We see grandma!!! Man, like most of this family, they've seen better days.
Is he killing himself?!?! That's really fucked up. So now, all of a sudden, Chop-Top can't kill a girl properly? He let's her wait until she's able to start the chainsaw? That's just stupid.
WHY IS SHE TURNING AND DANCING WITH THE CHAINSAW?!?!?
Wow...I have no words...and we leave on reggae music while the credits role...I just can't... - DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsSissy SpacekPiper LaurieAmy IrvingCarrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.10.9.20
So there is a TON of bush in the first part of this. Much more bush than I every remember there being. Wow, just so much bush.
Also, as much as I love Sissy Spacek, I have never found her attractive and the fact that she ever was this young, for someone in at my age, is always a little shocking.
How does she not know about periods? Even at that age, you'd hear about it in school, or through someone else. Has her mother not even brought it up? Also, isn't she a little old to be getting her first period?
Even the teachers are being complete assholes to Carrie. I mean, she's definitely a little creepy, but the gym teacher who helped her even wanted to shake her.
Wow, talk about a mother. Her daughter gets her period and you immediately tell her she's a sinner. How can she help that? What tools have you equipped her with to deal with stress when you unleash stress on her all the time.
What is up with the Jesus statue? Those eyes are really freaky! Like a voodoo, zombie Jesus with that fake hair. Weird.
Damn, even the English teacher is an asshole to her. And what's up with Tommy's hair? I mean, don't get me wrong I'm jealous, but couldn't you find a better style? It honestly looks like a wig.
Wow, a teacher slapped a student and continues on with their job...not much has changed in 40+ years.
So fact: John Travolta cannot keep beer in his mouth. He also slaps women. He's a real catch.
Moral of the story: It's 1976...everyone's abusive to each other!
How can that bitch moan "Oh, Billy" if she's giving a blowjob??? Maybe she can talk out of her asshole. She is one after all.
To me, there aren't enough scenes between the other kids and Carrie to even remotely justify what they do to her. To me, it just doesn't make a whole hell of a lot of sense.
Wow, John Travolta's impression of a slave hasn't aged well.
How is Hellen in the 'in' group? I feel like if we're being stereotypical as this film certainly is, she'd be in the Carrie camp. She doesn't fit.
P.J. Soles is in this! She's Norma! I had no idea! I love P.J. Soles...where in the world did she go?
I can see you're dirty pillows! LOL. Where in the world does she come up with this stuff?
That's a pretty impressive prom set up.
Honestly, Tommy is trying pretty hard. He's actually just trying to be a good guy, no matter how misplaced it might be. I mean, he's giving up his entire prom to be with someone who he's not actually attracted to.
So Tommy and his girlfriend are very much not in on it. She was just a shy girl that didn't want any attention.
Yeah, I'd go all Carrie on them, too. Man, she's got some big ol' eyes. You done fucked with the wrong girl. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'd be mad, too. However, killing innocent people in the process...that just doesn't seem like something Carrie would do. I also thought it ended with the dance at the prom. I guess I don't remember the ending very well.
Oh yeah, momma smiles while trying to stab Carrie. And then Carrie just obliterates her with kitchenware. The actress who plays the mother man, no wonder she thought it was a black comedy. I mean, she's definitely over the top on this. Like, Nicolas Cage over the top. I would have given her the Oscar. She was nominated after all.
Who's tearing the house down? Is it mom? Is it Carrie? Is it God?
I certainly don't remember it ending like this.
It's still a 7 for me. The mom pretty much makes it a 7. - DirectorSean ByrneStarsXavier SamuelRobin McLeavyJohn BrumptonWhen Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.10.9.20 NEW
So I decided that we're keeping with the prom theme after watching Carrie and go with The Loved Ones. I believe it's a foreign film, but it's still about prom which I was under the impression that prom was a wholly American tradition. Interesting to know that it extends to other countries like Australia, though I can't say that it's a necessarily good tradition.
Good soundtrack so far, albeit just one song...but still...have you heard about the lonesome loser? Hey, he still keeps on trying!
What time period is this? I mean, the cars out in the school parking lot look like they're from the 70's, but the Dad's car as well as everything else about this film puts it in semi-recent times. Is Australia like Cuba? Do they not import cars at all? What's going on?
Man, that kid needs to wash his hair. And stop cutting himself. His dad had to have died. That's what I getting. Also, are these kids still in the parking lot of the school? Like wow, an inability to wait for a second. Probably because the psycho girl is watching them.
So he certainly won't say 'I love you', and his taste in music is extremely suspect.
He's upset so he climbs a cliff side? Extremely unprepared to do so. I get it, looking for a way to die. He's one angry and depressed guy who's about to go to the prom.
So he's been kidnapped in a terribly dated car. It honestly shouldn't be that hard to find.
WHY ARE ALL THE CARS OLD IF THIS IS MODERN TIMES? If the director is trying to make this something that's 'ageless' I can kinda of see it, but it's just a super large question always going on in the back of my mind.
Who stabs a dog?!?! Such terrible human beings!
At least someone knows something going on at least. Normally they only figure that out after the protagonist gets to the really bad part.
Enter: scary pscyho girl...with lots of creepy dolls and definitely an equally horrible taste in music but in the exact opposite direction of our protagonist.
Enter: extremely creepy Dad as well who watches his daughter get undressed and has no pent up sexual thoughts regarding his child. Definitely. Nope. Nothing to see here.
Enter: the prom happening in their pscyho kitchen with guest that seems to have a gunshot wound to her head????????????
So it's not prom, necessarily...I guess. The dad says end of school dance...which, if I'm not mistaken is the epitome of what prom is the US. So, yeah...prom...still stands...
So gunshot lady's name is Bright Eyes and it feels like she's the mother, but Lola does not like her. You can clearly tell there is some family tension going on. Maybe it's not a Texas Chainsaw Massacre family type thing. Maybe it's just a really fucked up kid manipulating her family thing?
Dad with hammer. Nope, it's both daughter and daddy.
He's almost got his dick cut off (thank god he peed), ran from a car, and is now up a tree dodging rocks and then he fell out. Back to square one...and now he's paying for it...knife through the foot...
Now he's tapping into his anger and depression...get angry!!!
So Lola is the epicenter of all the psychotic stuff and has killed quite a few people as she's gotten older. The kid that made him crash was one of her victims that got away.
OMG, she carved a heart into his ENTIRE chest and threw salt in it?!?!? Wow.
Man, his girlfriend (which he did say after all he did love her) is super mole-y. She's super cute, but I'm concerned for her and she needs to get them checked out.
OMG, in a surprise twist Lola wins queen of the dance! Who would have thought!
OMG, again, daddy and daughter were totally going to kiss!!!! This is a totally more like "this is fucked up" film than an actual horror film.
So what in the hell is in the basement?!?!
So mom got a drill in the brain...are the others drilled in the brain and in the basement!?!? Wow, this is some Dahlmer shit!
Turn it around! Turn it around! Kill them all! Kill them all!!!!
I knew it! They were all down in the pit! OMG! He's in the pit!!!! She shut the doors!!! How in the hell does he get out of this!?!?
Oh, goth girl's brother was the one that got away, aka the kid they almost ran into. Got it. It all circles back. And the father is dead now.
She's just walking to kill his family and those he loves? Holly! No! It's an all out fight! Hit her in the face again! Ugh.
He's now using the car as a weapon...again...in a different way...interesting! Hit the right one...on accident...wow, she's a good villain...doesn't die immediately...but she's dead now...
It was definitely creepy and kind of disgusting, but it was that scary. Maybe Host has ruined all other films for me. Who knows. Arg. Definitely it was pretty good with a solid cast and a nearly perfect villain. - DirectorDario ArgentoStarsDavid HemmingsDaria NicolodiGabriele LaviaA jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.10.10.20 NEW
Definitely NOT my pick, however, it is what it is. Let's hope it's not a going a total loss for the evening.
Beautiful opera house to be talking about having added mental abilities with a woman who has fits of screaming and can't hold water in her mouth.
Man, that's an excruciatingly dirty and depressing bathroom. Like a bathroom in a defunct mental asylum. Yikes.
Who is this woman? She's strikingly beautiful.
The camera work is pretty impressive for a mid 70's film and the score is...I'm a little unsure. I like some of it and then you have almost a rock band that performs over it that makes it a little less anxiety inducing. Pity.
Well, she died quickly from a butcher knife to the body. Shame.
Wow, poor taste. They hear a lady scream, think someone's getting raped, and then toast to it? Yuck. It is Italy in the 1970's.
Who is this reporter? She's up to something. I have a feeling about it. She's the killer. Calling it. She and the weird English guy are having a conversation about women being weaker and now they're having a hand wrestling contest. He loses and goes straight into toxic masculinity.
Not going to lie...this film has not really piqued my interest. I'm not really paying a lot of attention to it. There is a transgender girlfriend involved with the English pianist, which is nice to see that representation, even if it is actually played by a woman, but hey, again, it's 1975.
Burning a woman's face off with hot water, what a way to go. Too bad she tried to write something in the steam on the wall, and then the window opened and let it all out.
Okay, so I don't totally hate the score to this, but it is a little abrasive against the scenes.
Now all of a sudden there's a little girl who likes to get hit by her father after stabbing a lizard? What in the hell is going on in this film? I was at first cautiously optimistic, but now I'm just waiting for all this to end. One thing going for it is that there is quality production.
This isn't scary and it isn't even interesting. I don't even know what's going on, which is most likely my bad because I really haven't been paying attention because it's not interesting. Other than the score, some of the scenery and settings (it is Italy after all), I don't really care what happens and am counting down the minutes until its over.
Okay, immediately after saying that a giant robotic doll comes breaking through the door at the detective and then someone uses every piece of furniture in the room to smash his mouth into it. Yikes. Maybe...just maybe this could get better? Not getting my hopes up that's for sure.
That stuff I said about the score...it's a tanking right now while the English pianist dangles from the old house...what in the hell is this music? Ew.
So it was the English pianist's drunk friend who works at the Blue Bar the entire time? Meh. He's not even in this enough for me to even care that it's him. He kind of looks like Andy Samberg. Now he's getting dragged by a garbage truck on accident and then getting hit by literally everything that's near or on the road? Nope. Just blah. On the other hand, I guess the weird reporter woman wasn't involved. But why in the world did the Andy Samberg lookalike do all of it? I don't get that.
Wait, there's a chance she did do it. Nope. Never mind. It was an old woman that no one has never seen before, but thank goodness she's here to give us all the backstory we need. This little old woman is the person that's been killing absolutely everyone in the film? Nope...not believable.
Thank god this is pretty much over. Another night wasted by mediocrity. And before the credit roll they literally have to tell the audience "You have been watching Deep Red"...please...don't remind me... - DirectorTobe HooperStarsSteve RailsbackMathilda MayPeter FirthA race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.10.10.20 NEW
Let's hope Lifeforce is at least entertaining and can wash Deep Red out of my mouth because that was a waste of my Saturday night. We're in space, so that's at least enjoyable and it's a futuristic look at space in the 80's so that's always hilarious. Already feeling better...
So they're investigating Haley's comet? Like why does the comet have a literal tale on it? Oh, I get it, it's not a comet at all! It's a villainous spaceship probably!
Damn, Haley's comet is a gigantic mofo. I also love how they're just leaving the spacecraft with those little jetpacks. Honey, I've seen Gravity and other films. That would work for maybe an hour and aren't that powerful.
Hundreds of alien bats. Why would aliens need the power of flight? I mean, I guess the dinosaurs developed it but pigeons aren't in the White House...not to say a pigeon wouldn't do a better job. I mean, at this point if it came down to Trump and a pigeon I'd start knocking on doors on behalf of the pigeon.
Don't people know that it's always dangerous to go towards the light? Especially after Haley's comet opens up a giant umbrella and you find crystalized human bodies upside down. We're getting some bush. Well, not bush. There really isn't any bush. You get my drift.
The lady in the look Alyssa Milano. Yeah, we just found alien bats in Haley's comet who have three humans in crystal...let's take then back to the spaceship! Oh, hell no!
Comet is Latin means evil star? Well, I'm learning during this film! That's a plus!
While the helmets they wear to inspect the girl's body are ridiculously 80's, we could use a couple hundred million of those in America right about now!
Tits! So much tits! We fairly large sized areolas. The guy isn't worried that the space girl they found in Haley's comet just woke up, took your helmet thing off, and started making out with you? Oh, and now he's been completely drained of everything.
She's got the power of cheesy 1980's electricity!
That's a really sad governmental space center. I mean, it is British so that might be what it looks like.
At least the space guys are hot. Well, the one on the left way more so than the one on the right. Too bad we don't have the same standards for showing men's genitalia as we do women's.
Really? Did a grenade really kill them? If that's the case, give everyone at Scotland Yard a box of them.
Oh! Impressive special effects zombie/dead guard. I actually don't hate it as much as I thought it would be extremely cheesy.
So these alien vampires are what is akin to 'psychic vampires' in the sense they don't drink blood, they just drain your lifeforce.
Maybe it's just because its British, but the General seems pretty puny. Like, he'd probably get mugged on a given day and just have to let it happen.
The mummified bodies are actually really good. I'm impressed.
You're telling me that you have an infected human with the alien vampire gene and you don't have a proper holding cell? You have to put him in the basement with the cleaning supplies?
Who is this Leslie Nielsen looking SOB? He's just always around and has crazy ideas about lifeforce, which, in his favor he's not wrong, but still...who is he?
Gotta love the subtle touches...blowing up the mummified vampires into dust!
Of course, an escape pod is jettisoned from one of the original spacecrafts and it has to land in Texas. Since it's Tobe Hooper directing, I'd send the Sawyer family to investigate.
Wait, wait, wait...how did a shuttle come to the first shuttle's rescue...AND THEN his escape pod crash lands in Texas? Plot hole. That makes no sense.
Why is it always vampires = sex. Seriously, it does get a little old sometimes. I want gnarly vampires...deformed vampires...grotesque vampires. I'm so tired of seeing hot, sexy vampires. I want the nasty versions...more Count Orlock and less Twilight....
So now Space Girl has a new face? She's in the English countryside and looking for someone to drain? Really?
Who is this hick astronaut? He looks like a younger version of Robert Duvall...
So space vampires are not unfamiliar with prostitution clearly...
OMG!!! It's Patrick Stewart!!! Yes! Yes! And way more YES! This film just got better!!! Let's hope he saves the day! NO! It's in him! Not Sir Patrick Stewart! No! The American astronaut just called Patrick Stewart a bitch. I feel like that's a federal offense. PLEASE HAVE THIS AMERICAN ASTRONAUT KISS PATRICK STEWART! PLEASE!!! It almost happened!!! Arg!!!
Really? The hot guys are just pretty much dead? That's sad. Are they saying that Earth vampires are descendants of these space vampires? Hmmmm...
Wow, I will say that the fake Patrick Stewart that spews out the Space Girl was...well...extremely fake looking.
Oh, so the American astronaut was the one that destroyed the original shuttle and opened her crystal and then had sex with her. Of course, leave it to the Americans to screw things up.
And now London is on fire and space vampires are everywhere. Figures.
So the ending to this is a little meh...I mean, for a Canon film...for a 1980's film...it's not terrible, but at the same point the American in me is like, well, at least it's just England. That's terrible, but hey I'm American so I can be ignorantly blunt about my beliefs with no need to have empathy for others.
Wow...lots of exposition to explain what's about to happen next from the American astronaut who couldn't keep it in his pants.
Okay, quickly losing interest in the film no matter how much it ratchets up the action. At this point, it's just okay. I guess you can't win them all. It's like if Independence Day mixed with Ghostbusters II. that's pretty much how I would describe it. But with space vampires.
Oh the hot guy is back! Well, he was for a very limited amount of time. Shame. Also, random thought: if they're pretty much psychic vampires who can move from body to body why do they need alien bat forms at all? Why can't they just be the light stuff that emanates from them?
So yeah...Independence Day had a baby with Ghostbusters II, but with space vampires...and it's all about England...there you have it... - DirectorRichard DonnerStarsGregory PeckLee RemickHarvey StephensMysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?Not my pick again. I have only seen this a handful of times and I currently have it at only a 6 star film. I won't lie, I really don't remember it all that much. Let's hope that it makes its way a little higher. I did forget that this was directed by Richard Donner and has Gregory Peck in it.
Gregory Peck is pretty old in this to be wanting a child, especially if its just because his new (probably way younger) wife wants one. I'd start figuring out how I'll be retiring at his age.
The natural child dies and then you're going to swap it out to avoid upsetting your wife? Seriously? That's grounds for divorce right there.
Yeah, he's definitely got a way younger wife, but hey, he's the American Ambassador to Britain now so what are you going to do?! She wants him to be president. Yeah, we've all seen the hellions that have come from White House kids.
Are these parents so caught up in their own ambitions that they can't even care for their little toddler? Why would that toddler even be walking with them? He certainly can't keep pace with them! Also, who in the world names their child Damien? That's such a terrible name, even before this came out.
So a dog told the nanny to do it? That's the Son of Sam shit right there. And why does it have to be a Rottweiler that's already vilified the way it is? Why can't it be a chihuahua? Now those things are spawns of Satan to begin with.
Yeah, just a typical creepy nanny who doesn't want the little boy to go to church. Nothing suspicious about that at all. However, they are impeccably dressed. I love the mother's outfit.
Talk about a temper tantrum. Man, he tried to eviscerated his mother's face.
I'm sorry, but with all the liberties that the nanny has taken so far would be enough for me to tell her to pack her bags and get the hell out of dodge.
You're telling me that in the 1970's you could just drive through a park filled with monkeys with no real supervision? How many of those got poor monkeys got hit by a car. Wow, what a terrible day at the zoo.
Why do you have a picture of your wife on your nightstand when she's literally right next to you? I mean, a picture of the family I get, but just a sole picture of your wife? She don't need a psychiatrist, she needs a priest.
I know that this priest has probably had a bunch of dogma instilled in him over the years so as to be very heavy handed, but there was a much better way to handle the conversation between himself and Gregory Peck so as to get him to listen. Now, he's probably a dead man. Why in the world did he just stand there while the spear fell long enough for you to get the hell out of the way?!?
And the priest was right, there goes the baby...and by extension, the mother. Well, she didn't last very long. Oh, wait, she's not dead. Wow, she's going to be really fucked up after all this. Well, the baby prophecy certain came true.
What's scarier...thinking your child is the Antichrist or walking through a room full of priests? It might depend on one's age.
Wow, terrible two-face makeup for the priest, but at least he points them in the direction of the place Damien was born. It just so happens to be a cemetery, but hey, people have been born in worse places I guess. Well, they both the parents are dead.
Oh wow, that's some heavy shit. Damien came from a goat and they ended up murdering his actual child so they could swap him out. Enter, the dogs.
Wow, the mom really gets it hard in this film. I mean, she has to fall twice before she's actually dead.
He just said that he wanted Damien to die and then he said he couldn't possibly kill a child.
Oh! Photographer just got decapitated! This can't all be just a series of tragic coincidences.
Get him! It might mean the death sentence, but hey, at least the entire world won't be plunged into Armageddon. Where's the nanny?!?! Well, we a knew the kid would have the 666 sign on his scalp.
Attack of the demented nanny part 2! Man, she's a biter. How did she die if she's only been stabbed in the shoulder?
Man this guy is going to have a complex about dogs if he lives. Well, we all know he can't live. There are like a ton of sequels to this film. I thought Gregory Peck's death would be a little more dramatic than that.
So, Damien becomes the ward of the president? That would make more sense by today's standards. Will definitely upgrade this film!