[Genteel Death 2]

 

I've enjoyed this. I like it reminded me of a milder 'Buffalo 66' with a teen (?) delinquency love story to match. Recommended by friends. I am the least knowledgeable person about movies ever, so it made for nice Sunday evening viewing. David Yow is in it!

[Diesel]

+1 Buffalo 66

Originally Posted by Genteel Death 2

I've re-watched 'Threads' on Thursday on the BBC iPlayer because it was on the day before, so it was still available to view in good quality. The first time I've watched it was some years ago, I think I may have bought some VHS copy of it from some second hand shop after someone tipped me off to it. It's very bleak and still shows perfectly the chaos and destruction the capitalist system brings to human existence in colour. Everything leads up to misery. I can only compare it in terms of bleakness to watching a Channel 4 drama called 'No Child of Mine' I've seen some years ago, or a feature film like 'Lilya 4-ever'.

 

I'm going to watch Threads at the weekend via iPlayer, been wanting to see it for a long time after hearing how bleak it is and how it still holds up despite it's age. I'm thinking it will be similar to Raymond Briggs' When the Wind Blows.

Speaking of bleakness, I watched The Coffee Table. It handles taboo subjects but in an abnormal humorous way. Billed as horror but is possibly, without hyperbole, the darkest comedy I have ever seen.

[tw2113]

In the Mouth of Madness.

[tw2113]

Jumanji 1995

[choc e-Claire]

 

The greatest movie I've ever seen? Possibly.

[_tunic_]

I watched the 3rd Jumanji thinking i was rewatching the 2nd Jumanji (and not knowing that they ever made a 3rd), and then thinking what the hell, this all didn't happen the previous time I saw this movie a few years back.

[Rob Instigator]

watched Hannibal, then RED DRAGON

[Antagon]

 

Watched it after having heard some glowing recommendations by fans of more eerie and psychological Horror. And that's exactly where it excels. The presentation is very quiet and the unease lingers. The ending is especially effective in its sad and haunting conclusion.


I can't really call it a masterpiece though. Unfortunately, the narrative gets a bit muddled - plot points are introduced that don't add much to the overall movie. And its strong point - the mockumentary framing device - ultimately becomes a bit of a detriment as well. The way it is told seems somewhat lifelike, but the actions of its characters seem far-fetched. The documentary tone makes it harder to suspend your disbelief. Still, a pretty solid movie - especially for the small budget it was made with.

[Diesel]

I do enjoy a good low budget found footage horror. Lake Mungo is a bit of an exposition dump-fest delivered through interviews but is worth watching for that one scene alone.

Some I've seen lately:


In a Violent Nature - What could probably be best described as ambient horror. Imagine Friday the 13th but instead of watching the teen characters smoke pot and shag you get to watch from Jason's POV, strolling through the woods. Quite the surreal experience and subversive.

The Devil's Bath - Harsh historical reality.

Stop Motion - This movie is English, so naturally is the best on the list.

Oddity - This movie is Irish, so naturally is the worst on the list.

Divinity - This movie is American, so naturally replaces Oddity as the worst movie on the list.

The Houses October built (2011) - Found footage, mediocre.

Chime - This was too vague, even by Kiyoshi Kurosawa's standards.

Skinamarink - Ambient analogue horror. I had to watch this twice due to falling asleep and not knowing what was going on due to the no-fi audio quality. With subtitles enabled and possibly uppers, I highly recommend.


So, bear witness these cinematic marvels, throw your Fellini and Godard in the bin. The Season of the Witch is upon us, let's be avin' yer horror recommendations.

[tw2113]

The City of Lost Chidren

[Genteel Death 2]

Watched the 'Human Centipede 2'. The first one I've watched a few years ago and liked it. I know Tom Six bangs on about the film being a series of pop films meant to offend God knows who. The first one is good and shows what you can do with ridiculous ideas and eating shit from someone's arse. The second one I thought was stunningly filmed. My partner, who's a horror freak, told me it's a reaction to how some people think watching a lot of these movies influence behaviours, which is not normally true. He has one called 'The Onania Club' about a bunch of women masturbating on people dying of cancer, world poverty and such things. Apparently nobody will put it out because of the contents. Johan Waters was one of the few people to watch it a few years ago, liked it, but advised it's best for most people not to watch it. Here's the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xon...nel=ASRAFMASUM

[Diesel]

The Onania Club: come and see, see and come Looks like a similar people wanking over inappropriate things vibe to Cronenberg's Crash.

I enjoyed the first 2 Human Centipede movies, not so much the 3rd. I heard somewhere Tom Six was going to make a 4th, but this could be Insomnia kicking in. A horror obsessed colleague of mine who used to love a good live autopsy told me about some of the banned scenes in Human Centipede 2, which are quite extreme.

[Rob Instigator]

Psycho

then


Psycho 2

[tw2113]

Scream - in theaters


Scary Movie - at home


Had to happen.

[choc e-Claire]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a brilliant film, even though it made me want to throw myself into traffic.

[Toilet & Bowels]

The Substance, very good fun. Not as extreme as reports would have you believe though

[choc e-Claire]

Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

The Substance, very good fun. Not as extreme as reports would have you believe though

The fact that I could handle it suggests it's not that bad.
I thought it was a good, but not great, film - the writers couldn't resist going for an obvious comment or joke that kind of cheapens what they're trying to say. The ideas were interesting, and I was impressed with a few of the effects, but I think the ending sinks it a bit.

I watched Basic Instinct tonight, which I had a pretty good time with.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by choc e-Claire

I watched Basic Instinct tonight, which I had a pretty good time with.

i can't quote all your previous posts but you've been on an amazing roll lately with cronenberg and john waters and lynch. and yes multiple maniacs is right up there with the greatest... while pink flamingos is his most canonical, dont miss desperate living either

i did a stupid thing with mulholland drive which was to "solve" it as a dead person who doesn't know she's dead wandering through the bardo (my own obsession from a different time and place). and that narrative unfortunately works too well

basic instinct is of course the great paul verhoeven. see if you can find "the fourth man", which is a very unusual movie hahaha. showgirs is often panned as trash but i think it's pure genius. and if you watch starship troopers try to remember that it was satire--problem is reality has exceeded satire by now. we are so degraded, we are beyond satire