[Movies] Talk about the last movie you saw 2: Electric Threadaloo

Yeah. I think this one is a great example of a GOOD remake. Improves upon the special effects. Completely sticks to the horror aspect. Gives the creature a "twist" origin. I usually pop it on every Halloween during any marathons my friends and I have.

The film also made me realize that being pulled down a drain is probably one of the worst ways to die.
... with the exception of guts sucked out one's anus. That's still number one with me.
I love the fact that it pulls no punches.
Eats the main hero early on, the Sherriff and his love interest (who seemed like final stand kind of characters) and even a little child

Something that horror movies didn't do regularly for a long while after.
 
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Alucard

Haven't been able to see any recent releases yet this fall due to a heavy course load at college but I was able to.

It was a pretty awesome movie they killed Afleck halfway through the movie and it was nice seeing Ryan Renolds in it.

Also got X-Men Origins on Blu Ray as well looks nice. First time seeing it as well. Its cheesy but the good type of cheesy that TF2 wasnt able to pull off
 
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EpicEpileptic

Hmmm... well the last movie I saw in theaters was the G.I. Joe flick about two weeks ago. Didn't really think too much of it. I wouldn't really rate it that great, but I did have fun, if only because I got to mock the movie with four comrades because we were the only ones in the theater.

The last movie I saw in general was when I rewatched 'Bubba Ho-tep' a few nights ago. God damn do I love that movie, not to mention rewatching it has made me want to buy soundtrack for it now. Nothing's better than watching Bruce Campbell play an aging Elvis fighting a mummy with a senile black man who believes he is JFK played by the late Ossie Davis in a nursing home.
 
Batman and Superman: Public Enemies

Sadly not very good. I really look forward to these DC animated films. This one just stunk. It had potential, but fell flat.

Batman just seems weak throughout. I haven't read the source material, but the story just seemed like one of episodes (a very weak one). I also didn't like that they through in some language to 'adult' it up. Lame.

The Green Lantern movie was great, WW was great, this wasn't.
 
The Blob: 1988

I was skeptical, after watching the 1958 version last week, I finally decided to break down and watch the "remake". I almost never enjoy a reboot of a great monster movie, but finally decided to give it a shot.... and wow was I ever glad I did.

All in all it was a great retelling of the story for a 80's timeline. More violence, gore, explosions, all around 80s horror movie perfection.
Really, right off the top of my head most horror remakes of movies from the 50's end up far surpassing the original material. What I think of is The Blob, The Fly, The Thing. All received 80's remakes that were fantastic...especially The Thing, which is easily one of my favorite movies of all time.
 
Almost agreed with you, till you said the Fly.

Vincent Price is the king. You seem to have forgotten this. This goes for House on Haunted Hill as well, and I liked that remake too.

I will admit, The Thing remake was great.
 
Almost agreed with you, till you said the Fly.

Vincent Price is the king. You seem to have forgotten this. This goes for House on Haunted Hill as well, and I liked that remake too.

I will admit, The Thing remake was great.
I think any of the Dark Castle remakes of William Castle films are easily better than the original. Nothing against Mister Price, but those films were always done with some sort of theater gimmick in mind. Zapping chairs or "special" glasses to allow you to see the ghosts. So actually getting to see a film that tries to take itself serious without the theater gimmicks just works out better.

Plus House on Haunted Hill (1999) had the amazing Geoffrey Rush as Mr. Price (great character nod to the original actor) playing the amazingly creepy, but innocent, orchestrator of the whole shindig. Chris Kattan was great comedy relief. And the fast-motion ghosts were some of the creepiest visuals I'd ever seen.

Thirteen Ghosts (2001) was a better remake, just not a great movie in general. I love Tony Shalhoub and Mathew Lilliard so the good cast managed to balance out the weaker actors (*cough* Elizabeth *cough*). They also had a fun twist on the old theater gimmick when the characters in the film need the special glasses to see the ghosts. It was a fun film, with also some very creepy visuals, but fell a little flat at the climax.
I love the DVD extras though. You get to read background information on each of the ghosts used in the device.
 
I love ...Mathew Lilliard
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He's a dork. Usually plays a great comedic role. I thought Scream worked very well with him. He's probably the best real life Shaggy that Hollywood could have ever found. Without a Paddle was good times. As was SLC Punk.

I don't see him in much nowadays. I skipped out on that Uwe Boll film he was in most recently. He does a lot of made-for-TV stuff that I don't catch.
His popularity came and went, but I appreciated his time in the spotlight.
 
Yeah, I gotta give props to Matthew Lillard too. He's a much better actor than he's given credit for and probably deserves a good role in his future.
 
Nothing against Mister Price, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

Blah blah blah Blah Mister Price Blah blah blah blah blah blah.

Thirteen Ghosts (2001) was a better remake, just not a great movie in general. I love Tony Shalhoub and Mathew Lilliard so the good cast managed to balance out the weaker actors (*cough* Elizabeth *cough*). They also had a fun twist on the old theater gimmick when the characters in the film need the special glasses to see the ghosts. It was a fun film, with also some very creepy visuals, but fell a little flat at the climax.
I love the DVD extras though. You get to read background information on each of the ghosts used in the device.
I gotta agree, 13 Ghosts remake was fanastic, if just for the visuals alone.

Back to recent films I've seen:

And Now for Something Completely Different

A nice little compilation of "NfSCD" sketches chosen by the original cast, it's everything you come to expect from Python humor in their prime. I still laughed as much last night as I did the first time I saw it years back. It doesn't lose it's luster in the least.

Masters of Horror: Pick Me Up

The MoH series really seems hit or miss (with the best thing going for them being they're 1hr in length). This one was a nice original concept (Killer trucker picks up and kills stranded people/hitchhikers while a killer hitchhiker kills people who pick him up). The acting left much to be desired, but the concept carries the movie to it's ending decently enough.... I'm really starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel for horror movies on Instant Watch...

Blazing Saddles

After the dissapointing movie above, I decided to see another timeless classic to get me back in the right state of mind. If you haven't seen this, or Mel Brooks other films.... FOR SHAME! Get to your ass in gear!
 
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rvdleun

(the) Final Destination 3-D || 4

Eh, pretty entertaining to see, not sure if it was worth the money. Unfortunately, the 3D glasses had little to no effect to me. My girlfriend saw the 3D just fine tho', and said that it was an awesome effect.

It's somewhat odd, because the NVidia 3D Vision glasses instantly teleport me into a game without any problem, and I had really hoped to have the same experience with this game. I suppose that technique simply works better for 3D games.
 
Almost agreed with you, till you said the Fly.

Vincent Price is the king. You seem to have forgotten this. This goes for House on Haunted Hill as well, and I liked that remake too.

I will admit, The Thing remake was great.
I think the 50s films and their 80s remakes can be enjoyed on different levels. The Blobs are both monster movies, but The Fly's and The Things are completely different films.

And Vincent Price was really not in the original Fly much. If his character's not killing his wife, it's not a real Vincent Price movie.
 
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Alucard

I have to disagree with what drawn_inward said batman superman public enemies were good. Art style was a bit disappointing and Batman Superman really kick ass.
 
2001: A Space Odyssey
Love this film, love Kubrick's stuff, love our "mascot". Why did I rewatch this other than the fact that's its a timeless and perfect classic? Because I honestly never knew that 2010 was a sequel! So I got in the mood for it by watching 2001! If you've never seen this film... that should be the very next thing on your agenda, hell it's on INSTANT watch Netflix for crying out loud! Go Go!

2010: The Year We Make Contact
I enjoyed this film. Granted it wasn't done by Kubrick and DID have a different "feel" for it, but I really think it did the original justice as a sequel. If you've ever seen 2001, you'll know what kind of compliment that was. If you've seen the first film, make sure to see this, it's a more complete tale that way.

Les triplettes de Belleville
I'll be honest, I was avoiding this movie. I heard nothing but rave reviews from critics and casual movie goers alike. Looking at the art online/back of the box and reading the premise I was very turned off to it. I was wrong. Very very wrong. The animation was a SIGHT to behold, to put it lightly. The story was simple, yet enthralling. The characters never spoke, but they had very strong personalities. Everything was so unique, so imaginative, so damn good. I'm glad I saw it, and I will be adding this one to my dvd case for sure.
 
Les triplettes de Belleville
I'll be honest, I was avoiding this movie. I heard nothing but rave reviews from critics and casual movie goers alike. Looking at the art online/back of the box and reading the premise I was very turned off to it. I was wrong. Very very wrong. The animation was a SIGHT to behold, to put it lightly. The story was simple, yet enthralling. The characters never spoke, but they had very strong personalities. Everything was so unique, so imaginative, so damn good. I'm glad I saw it, and I will be adding this one to my dvd case for sure.
Glad you got around to this one. It's one of my favorite films.
 
It was shockingly good. I was glad I finally got pushed to see it too. I'll call it "Wind Waker" syndrome. I was the same way about Wind Waker, till I played it.... wow :eek:
 

Cajungal

Staff member
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

In the process of watching Bachelor Party in the Bungalow of the Damned. More later. Thank God for Netflix's obscure "watch it nows."
 
I've been avoiding that one Cajun, let me know how it turns out. I just got Cemetary Man (in honor of Sera) on my DVD que. I'll be watching it tonight.
 

Cajungal

Staff member
Ohhh, Sheg... it is awful. Horrible acting, soundtrack, horrible everything. The only thing it's good for is a confused laugh. Did they mean for it to be that horrible? Is it a joke?
 

Cajungal

Staff member
It depends. I'm actually enjoying how awful it is. It looks like it was made at their parents' house with a little personal camera.

If you have no patience for downright crappiness, then skip it. If you can enjoy a good train wreck, then by all means check it out. You'll laugh your ass off. They even manage to make the credits total shit. Oh, and one of the characters really wishes he could be be Seth Rogen.
 
Have you SEEN some of the stuff I've written in this thread? :rofl: Hell, one of my favorite movies is the live action D&D flick. Guess I'll be checking it out. Thanks for the heads up! Too many horror movies on Instant Watch are just "bad-bad".

Oh if you haven't seen them, there are quite a few of the old Vincent Price horror movies on Instant Watch right now. House on Haunted Hill, The Fly etc.
 
Speaking of horrible Instant Watch

I saw "Final Voyage"(maybe wrong) which was a terrible Under Siege ripoff(which was a Die Hard ripoff) starring Ice-T as the villain. It was really goofy and terribly-made, but good for making fun of. Ice-T fires off every line as if it was the first time he ever saw the English language.

then RAPTOR ISLAND, a classic Sci-Fi original picture starring Lorenzo Lamas. My favorite part of this movie was them reacting completely nonchalantly to all the fucking raptors devouring everyone. They were just like "oh. yeah, raptors everywhere, whatever". Also for some reason, they knew the raptors were mutated when no one knew shit about raptors at all! The raptors also took approximately 30 bullets to bring down, and when they were getting riddled with machine gun fire, they just stood there blankly staring at the people.

We started Undead or Alive, a zombedy(kill me now) set in the Wild West. It was really annoying, and when we realized they were trying to be funny we got annoyed and switched it off after about 15-20 minutes. Brian Poeshn was great at the main zombie though.
 
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ThatNickGuy

Away We Go

Specifically, TRIED watching this but turned it off after about forty minutes. It just meanders on and on as they travel from place to place, meeting "quirky" people that feel like little mini-sequences rather than part of a larger story.

Honestly, the "quirky" characters just felt so forced. Hell, even Maggie Gyllenhal was annoying with the forced quirkiness. Even the main characters are uninteresting.

Really disappointed, because I'd heard this was supposed to be good.
 

Shannow

Staff member
transformers 2


Yeah, it hit the net, and I thought to myself, as I wallowed in a massive hangover saturday morning:

"Self," I says "it cant be as bad as you remembered. I mean, you were pretty drunk at the time. That most likely skewed your response to it. it truly cannot be as terrible as the hazy rememberance in your mind! And here you have a dvd rip of it, and you do not have to leave your bed!"

"But self," I protested back, "do you not remember that hatred of humanity you experienced after watching this thing? The pain you went through. Why not just try to pass back out and experience the self inflicted pain all that whiskey and beer is putting you through now! Surely, it would be better than watching this movie again, not only lucid, but in pain no less!"

"Nay," I shot back. "I think it cannot be that bad, and thus it will get my mind off this clenching and rolling stomach, the aches courseing throguhout my body, and the head stuffed somehow with soft soft cotton that yet throbs like iron ringing under an anvil."

And thus, I put it in.





















...somehow, my hangover increased tenfold as I watched it, I vomited 4 more times, and I threatened to kill my roomate who had walked into my room to see if I was okay do to the noise of previous vomitting. I hate the world, and I truly believe Micheal Bay is the anti-christ come to walk among us and bring upon the end times.


"I warned you."

"...shut up, self"
 
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