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This was funny and sweet too, I really enjoyed it.
1. The Cured
2. Extra Ordinary
3. Godzilla
4. The Haunting of Bly Manor
5. Beetlejuice
6. IT (remake, chapter one)
7. Corpse Bride
I think that's it for me, a new record. (and 7 is a number of power, so it's fitting)
dilapidated house in England after fleeing their wartorn region. Their journey was a tragic one and after a couple of days strange things begin to happen in the house. I really like this, a ghost story with plenty of atmosphere, great performances, definitely worth a look..
02. Son Of Dracula
03. House Of Frankenstein
04. Rogue
05. Crawl
06. Count Dracula
07. Mrs Amworth
08. The Wolf Of Snow Hollow
09. The Vampire
10. Creature From The Black Lagoon
11. Alone In The Dark
12. Murder By Decree
15. I Married A Monster From Outer Space
16. Ravenous
17. Jack The Ripper
18. Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
19. Children Of The Full Moon
20. Alien
21. His House
30. Scare Package (FTV)
Self-aware horror anthology set around a video rental store.
This movie was fun at times, dumb at other times, occasionally dull, with flashes of brilliance. In other words, this suffers from the same ailment that afflicts most anthologies: inconsistency. There are hits and there are misses. This one is more front-loaded than most: the best segments are in the first half hour, then some "meh" ones in the middle, and the last segment which should have been the tentpole (it was the longest segment) just doesn't work very well. Horror film critic Joe Bob Briggs shows up in a rather long cameo that's pretty painful to watch--I mean, how can you mess up the simple line "Come with me if you want to live." He sounds less emotional than me ordering Moons Over My Hammy at Denny's.
Visually the films don't look much alike and in some cases the picture quality is noticeably bad as if inferior equipment was used, and there was a slight pause between chapters, so this disk isn't recommended from a home theater quality standpoint. This package feels sort of rushed, maybe the pandemic had something to do with it.
The humor is snarky and self-aware at times, but you can tell there's genuine affection for the horror genre, and the stuff that works, works well. And a couple of the more ridiculously gory segments are going to warrant a re-watch, but I'll be hitting the skip button on about 50% of this one going forward.
3 out of 5 stars.
Bob's October 2020 Horror Movie List
*FTV denotes first-time viewings
1. Viy (1967) 4/5 (FTV)
2. Night Visitor 3/5 (FTV)
3. Tigers Are Not Afraid 5/5 (FTV)
4. I Trapped the Devil 4/5 (FTV)
5. Vivarium 3/5 (FTV)
6. The Kiss of the Vampire 3/5 (FTV)
7. The Invisible Man (2020) 4/5 (FTV)
8. Horrors of Malformed Men 3/5 (FTV)
9. Come to Daddy 3/5 (FTV)
10. Dead Alive 4/5
11. Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things 3/5 (FTV)
12. Swallow 4/5 (FTV)
13. One Cut of the Dead 4/5 (FTV)
14. 3 From Hell 3/5 (FTV)
15. Scared Stiff (1987) 3/5 (FTV)
16. Zoltan: Hound of Dracula 3/5 (FTV)
17. To Your Last Death 2/5 (FTV)
18.The Lodge 4/5 (FTV)
19. Zombie For Sale 4/5 (FTV)
20. The Wind (1986) 3/5 (FTV)
21. The Silent Scream (1979) 3/5 (FTV)
22. Dream Demon 3/5 (FTV)
23. Z (2019) 3/5 (FTV)
24. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4.5/5
25. The Hills Have Eyes part II (1985) 3/5 (FTV)
26. Orca: The Killer Whale 3/5 (FTV)
27. Green Room 4/5 (FTV)
28. Prevenge 4/5 (FTV)
29. Night of the Lepus 3/5 (FTV)
30. Scare Package 3/5 (FTV)
gothic horror, subtle but chilling.
1. Ghost Stories*
2. American Murder*
3. Christmas Evil*
4. Vault of Horror
5. The Green Slime*
6. The Blue Elephant 2*
7. Theatre of Blood
8. Ghost Ship
9. Deathdream*
10. Fiend Without a Face*
11. Maniac* 1934
12. Books of Blood*
13. Escape Room*
14. The Severed Arm*
15. The Binding*
16. The Cured*
17. Friday the 13th
18. Tarantula*
19. Jennifer's Body*
20. Fantasy Island*
21. Mrs. Amworth*
22. A Fantastic Fear of Everything*
23. Within*
24. Trick r' Treat*
25. BEWARE! The Blob*
26. The Haunting of Bly Manor*
27. The Nightcomers*
28. Dementia 13
29. Coherence*
30. Midsommar*
31. Scary Stories*
32. Extra Ordinary*
33. What We Do In The Shadows
34. Lovecraft Country*
35. The Hand
36. The Exorcist
37. The Tingler
38. Bad Hair*
39. Madhouse
40. From Beyond the Grave
41. Cadaver*
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
31. Save Yourselves! (FTV)
Screen-addicted young couple go to a remote cabin to unplug from the world, not realizing the apocalypse is about to unfold.
This movie starts out like a light romantic comedy and it pokes fun at urban hipsters and how detached they are from practical knowledge like, say, basic survival skills such as starting a campfire. But it's clear that something sinister is afoot, and I don't want to spoil too much by going into any specific details, but it's safe to say these two young people are going to be tested. It's fun for a while because we know something's happening before the couple knows, so a lot of the comedy is derived from the near-misses and their cluelessness, sort of like that long take in Shaun of the Dead when he's completely oblivious to the growing zombie threat.
Some viewers might be a little impatient during this part of the film, but once the ball really gets rolling, we get to see what these two people are made of. They aren't exactly aspirational characters but in some ways that makes them a bit more real--who can identify with someone who does everything perfectly, anyway? Potentially dark territory is only touched upon, and the mood is mostly light and humorous, but there are a few "whoah" and "cool" moments, and an ending that is both literally and metaphorically transcendent. Some critics didn't care for the ending and called it a cop-out, I actually liked it and thought it was bold. See for yourself.
3 out of 5 stars.
Bob's October 2020 Horror Movie List
*FTV denotes first-time viewings
1. Viy (1967) 4/5 (FTV)
2. Night Visitor 3/5 (FTV)
3. Tigers Are Not Afraid 5/5 (FTV)
4. I Trapped the Devil 4/5 (FTV)
5. Vivarium 3/5 (FTV)
6. The Kiss of the Vampire 3/5 (FTV)
7. The Invisible Man (2020) 4/5 (FTV)
8. Horrors of Malformed Men 3/5 (FTV)
9. Come to Daddy 3/5 (FTV)
10. Dead Alive 4/5
11. Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things 3/5 (FTV)
12. Swallow 4/5 (FTV)
13. One Cut of the Dead 4/5 (FTV)
14. 3 From Hell 3/5 (FTV)
15. Scared Stiff (1987) 3/5 (FTV)
16. Zoltan: Hound of Dracula 3/5 (FTV)
17. To Your Last Death 2/5 (FTV)
18.The Lodge 4/5 (FTV)
19. Zombie For Sale 4/5 (FTV)
20. The Wind (1986) 3/5 (FTV)
21. The Silent Scream (1979) 3/5 (FTV)
22. Dream Demon 3/5 (FTV)
23. Z (2019) 3/5 (FTV)
24. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4.5/5
25. The Hills Have Eyes part II (1985) 3/5 (FTV)
26. Orca: The Killer Whale 3/5 (FTV)
27. Green Room 4/5 (FTV)
28. Prevenge 4/5 (FTV)
29. Night of the Lepus 3/5 (FTV)
30. Scare Package 3/5 (FTV)
31. Save Yourselves! 3/5 (FTV)
(though it'd probably be wasted on me 🙄😄)
Thanks Scott... 💚
*trying and failing abysmally to walk away casually *