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#71

Other Movies / Re: What's the Last Non-Horror...

Last post by Jigsaw - June 16, 2022, 12:33:26 PM

The Hole (2001)

Seen this before a few times. Quality British thriller/mystery. Good performances from Thora Birch and Daniel Brocklebank. Worth seeing.

#72

Horror Talk / Re: Best Horror Films of the L...

Last post by Super Slash Bro - June 15, 2022, 02:52:19 PM

I guess I'm kinda cheating on this list now that it's 2022 but I've seen some pretty good ones in the past 3 years. Not including the Halloween requels or the new Scream.. or the new Candyman.. or the new Texas Chainsaw (which I thought was awful anyway) lol.

- Midsommar
- Psycho Goreman
- Us
- The Invisible Man
- The Dead Don't Die (not great but worth a watch)

Still haven't seen St. Maude, X, or Malignant but I intend to.

Honorable mentions for stuff a lil older:

- The Wailing (amazing movie, highly recommend)
- The Void
- Raw (really good and pretty overlooked)
- Climax (not sure if most would consider this conventional horror but it was definitely horrifying)
- Train to Busan
- Hereditary
- Get Out

I hated the Suspiria remake.

#73

Horror Talk / Re: Evil Dead Remake

Last post by Jason - June 15, 2022, 10:20:00 AM

I really don't understand why people hate on jump scares just because they're "jump scares". No avant-garde shit h'yar.

Sure, if a movie is riddled with them and they're all poorly ineffective, then I can understand. It seems to be one of those complaints that are piggy-backing off the whole remake hate, it's just a default reaction now. It has jump scares? LAME!! (sarcasm ) I'd still rather watch an entertaining remake than an original idea that is poorly done.

Most modern jump scares are totally lazy in their approach and it tends to speak volumes about the effort that was put in to the movie as a whole. There was an epidemic of God-awful jump scares around the time of the Paranormal Activity phenomenon. As the franchise progressed it became more and more about generating a cheap jump scare rather than executing a well written movie. It's almost as if a lot of the horror flicks around this time were made for the soul purpose of the jump scare and you can see the correlation between how shitty the movie is and how shitty the jump scares are in the movie.

I'll take two movies from the mid 2010s and use them as examples. It Follows (2014) and The Visit (2015). The Visit was yet another found footage flick that fell flat and relied heavily on cheap jump scares to get any sort of reaction. The main jump scare I'm going to refer to is in the middle of the night when Grandma has been acting strange and they set up a camera to record her actions. It's the middle of the night, she's already acting creepy and you know the jump scare is about to come. The jump scare has already failed before it ever occurred. What makes it a failed jump scare? We already know it is coming based on the way the entire scene is set up, the absolute silliness in the way that the jump scare actually occurs and the over the top loud growl/scream that was clearly set up by a suddenly quiet atmosphere. The Visit should be shown to any and all aspiring horror directors in how not to implement a jump scare. Now let's look at It Follows.

It Follows was a remarkably unique and well written film for its time and serves as a great example of how a jump scare should be. There's a scene early on in the film before anything weird really starts to happen. Other than the gripping opening scene that immediately draws the viewer in, the movie has overall been mostly dialogue with minimal noise and music. The main character is in the bathroom in front of a mirror fiddling with the wasteband of her underwear when suddenly a red ball hits the window in the corner of the screen. What makes this a great jump scare? The audience is completely relaxed and unsuspecting, and there wasn't a thunderous boom or loud music implemented to embellish it. It was simply a ball hitting a window and the reason its so necessary and effective is because it sets the tone for the discomfort of the viewer throughout the movie. We let our guard down and were completely blind sided by something so trivial. It keeps the audience on edge for the entirety of the movie. This is what makes a jump scare work.

#74

Horror Talk / Re: Pumpkinhead (1988)

Last post by Chucky - June 14, 2022, 07:24:39 PM

Seen it yet, brah? 

I, uh....

#75

Horror Talk / Re: Best Horror Films of the L...

Last post by Jigsaw - June 12, 2022, 07:34:41 PM

Thought I might as well post some favorites from 2018 to 2021 *shrugs*:

2018: Apostle, Kill Game, Killer High, The Strangers: Prey at Night, You Might Be the Killer

2019: Midsommar, Recovery, Sea Fever, The Banana Splits Movie

2020: Run, The Hunt, The New Mutants

2021: Fear Street: 1978, Fear Street: 1666, Howard's Mill, Malignant, Wrong Turn


Both 2020 and 2021 were rough - I've seen 17 horror films from each of them, and so few stand out in a positive fashion.

#76

Horror Talk / Re: Pumpkinhead (1988)

Last post by Jigsaw - June 12, 2022, 07:24:44 PM

Another movie that I have seen a couple of times before but have never been in the best mood to give it an honest viewing. I'll have to watch it again some day soon.

Seen it yet, brah? 

#77

Horror Talk / Re: Hostel (2005)

Last post by Jigsaw - June 12, 2022, 07:08:01 PM

Updated my review.

Still a 7.5/10.

Solid film.

#78

Horror Talk / Re: What's the Last Horror Mov...

Last post by Jigsaw - June 12, 2022, 07:01:21 PM

Admittedly, I've not yet seen Possession, but the fact Sam Neill is in it has long been a point of interest for me.

Just finished In the Spider's Web (2007).

All-in-all, this was decent. Still below average, but it had a few good characters, an okay story at times, and rather realistic spiders 95% of the time. Not a movie for those afflicted with arachnophobia, but overall, wasn't a bad rewatch. 6/10.

#79

Horror Talk / Re: What's the Last Horror Mov...

Last post by Super Slash Bro - June 12, 2022, 03:54:13 PM

Drag Me to Hell (2009) - I love this stupid fucking movie. It's so goddamn hilarious!

Possession (1981) - I heard a lot of good things about this one and it didn't disappoint. It was very over the top but it's also very surreal and psychedelic. I can't really compare it to anything but I highly recommend for anyone who hasn't watched yet!

#80

Horror Talk / Re: What's the Last Horror Mov...

Last post by Jigsaw - June 11, 2022, 08:04:08 PM

Invitation to Hell (1982)

Not to be confused with the 1984 Wes Craven film of the same name, this 41 minute short was directed by Michael J. Murphy. It's rather low budget, and the quality is pretty poor. Performances weren't that great, but there was at least a solid kill, being a crucifixion of sorts. I'd really only recommend it to fans of low budget British Satanic horror, though. 4/10.


Blue Demon y Zovek en La invasión de los muertos (1973)

Known in the USA as The Invasion of the Dead, this Mexican zombie movie was slow. Admittedly, I have seen this before, but not with subtitles, so it was nice to understand more of it. Even so, not great. 4.5/10.