movies

[JL21]

I watched Silence of the Lambs for the first time in a decade. Even more awesome than before. Dear Hollywood: make movies scary because of suspense, not gore. Scripts, acting, music, and cinematography go so much further with me than whatever the hell those Saw movies and Human Centipede tried to do. Oh, wait, never seen any of 'em.

Not that I necessarily disagree, but it's sort of crazy to say they're bad in one breath and then say you haven't seen any of them in the next, no? If you have no interest in doing so, there's no shame in that, but it seems silly to me to take a swipe at a genre without at least trying it first.

[Maclowery]

Meh. I just don't like gore for the sake of gore. Pretty much ever slasher pic is immediately ruled out from my possible-watches. I like a well-made suspense movie a la Hitchcock or nowadays Cronenberg or Fincher far more than a shock-fest. Although I think Eastern Promises is about the most brutally violent movie I've ever seen, simply because its gore is so matter-of-fact and visceral, as opposed to, say, that ridiculous new Halloween movie that basically yells "HEY! HERE COMES SOME FAKE BLOOD OOOO YEAH!" in a Randy Savage voice.

I have heard that the first Saw movie was a solid flick, so I'll probably watch that at some point, I suppose.

[Schlich]

The first Saw was great. The rest was okay if you're into gory stuff.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Meh. I just don't like gore for the sake of gore. Pretty much ever slasher pic is immediately ruled out from my possible-watches. I like a well-made suspense movie a la Hitchcock or nowadays Cronenberg or Fincher far more than a shock-fest. Although I think Eastern Promises is about the most brutally violent movie I've ever seen, simply because its gore is so matter-of-fact and visceral, as opposed to, say, that ridiculous new Halloween movie that basically yells "HEY! HERE COMES SOME FAKE BLOOD OOOO YEAH!" in a Randy Savage voice.

I have heard that the first Saw movie was a solid flick, so I'll probably watch that at some point, I suppose.

Have you seen The Strangers?

[Maclowery]

No sir! Should I? I remember the trailers, and summarily dismissed it as not-my-type.

I've been on a creepy-movie kick lately, a far cry from my usual stoner comedies, fantasy movies, and mindless explosion porn.

/edit Just looking at the IMDB poster for it has me kind of terrified.

[SHOW]

[JL21]

Scandinavian horror is where it's at. Troll Hunter, Let the Right One In, Frostbitten, Dead Snow, Cold Prey... There's also Die Zombiejager, which isn't necessarily good but it's pretty funny. Perhaps unintentionally.

Insidious was a nice little homage to Poltergeist.

Also, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is great if you aren't interested in gore.

/I kid, I kid

[Maclowery]

Dude! Trolljegeren! I got a copy of it, and have infected almost all my friends with nerdy fanboy-ism! Not since Black Dynamite have I single-handedly promoted a little-known movie to the college kid masses here. Just watched it for like the 6th time on Thursday.

Supposedly Hollywood is trying to make an American version, which I think is soul-crushingly lame.

Also, I saw Let The Right One In, and I had to leave the room multiple times. That might be the singular most terrifying movie I've ever seen. I'm a total wimp for that stuff, though, and I was definitely stonered.

[JL21]

Supposedly Hollywood is trying to make an American version, which I think is soul-crushingly lame.

It's stupid on so many levels. One of the bigger reasons that movie works is the weird Norwegian fascination with trolls. It's like Japan making Godzilla movies a few years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It's pertinent specifically to that country. Bringing it to America? Why? What's the point? And what exactly is so wrong with the original that would be "fixed" with an American director?

And don't even get me started on the Spike Lee re-make of "Oldboy".

There are legitimately times and places for re-makes. Neither of those films qualify, IMO.

BTW, if you liked The Goonies and would like to see a Spanish version that features an axe-murdering zombie in a Santa suit, I can't say enough good things about this:



It's obviously got a dose of gore but the childhood angle is the real story.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

No sir! Should I? I remember the trailers, and summarily dismissed it as not-my-type.

I've been on a creepy-movie kick lately, a far cry from my usual stoner comedies, fantasy movies, and mindless explosion porn.

/edit Just looking at the IMDB poster for it has me kind of terrified.

[SHOW]

Sounds like it's just what you're looking for. Horror through tension and suspense, and that poster is very much the mood throughout the movie. Also, Dennis from Always Sunny is involved.

[Maclowery]

JL, you have defeated me. I spent a good 20 minutes using my superior internet piracy skills trying to find that movie (Cuento De Navidad!), only to find a torrent that I'm currently pulling 1.2k/s on.

Luckily, I recalled that I have netflix, and have added it to the top of my totally never-used DVD queue.

Also, I'll totally watch The Strangers tonight after I've gotten more drunk (at 1:30pm), watched the Worlds Cup, went to work very drunk, and come home and get lights-out bombed. I love my Sundays.