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Post by slayrrr666 on Oct 21, 2008 10:05:16 GMT -5
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Oct 21, 2008 15:41:52 GMT -5
7.5/10? I'd never rate it that low, it doesn't deserve it. Considering that I rate most movies a 7/10, a 7.5/10 for a zombie movie with questionable acting, script, editing, etc., is pretty good. |
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Oct 22, 2008 2:59:30 GMT -5
W. (2008, Oliver Stone)
Oliver Stone was surprisingly sympathetic with our sitting President in this one. Of course he portrayed him as rather simplistic, but I never got the feeling that this film was a comedy. With the exception of Thandie Newton, the entire cast was phenomenal. Josh Brolin as President Bush, James Cromwell as Bush Sr., and Richard Dreyfuss as Dick Cheney - those three stood out the most for me. Dreyfuss sent chills up my spine at one point. I excluded Thandie Newton because her performance was awful. Hers was the only performance I'd liken to a bad SNL imitation. Every time she spoke I was immediately removed from the scene, which is especially annoying after Richard Dreyfuss, Jeffrey Wright, or Scott Glenn sell us on their characters. She looked the part, but she sure as Hell couldn't play it. Other than that, the movie doesn't so much antagonize W. as it does his advisors, but he also never attempts to justify the Presidency. Very well-made, I thought. 8/10
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Oct 22, 2008 9:55:28 GMT -5
JEEPERS CREEPERS (2001)
Starts out pretty good with two likable actors and some decent "mysterious truck driver" suspense, ala DUEL, and then the exploring of his underground secret, but once we see what the killer really is it pretty much killed the momentum for me and became a campy schlockfest.
Not really Jeepery or Creepery, just kind of Stupidy.
4.5/10
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Post by slayrrr666 on Oct 22, 2008 10:03:55 GMT -5
7.5/10? I'd never rate it that low, it doesn't deserve it. Considering that I rate most movies a 7/10, a 7.5/10 for a zombie movie with questionable acting, script, editing, etc., is pretty good. Right, but it's my movie, my favorite, my all-time greatest film ever. Just a little jab, nothing more. Cutting Class-See thoughts in Movie Genre thread. The Burning-See thoughts in Movie Genre thread. |
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Oct 22, 2008 10:11:40 GMT -5
Considering that I rate most movies a 7/10, a 7.5/10 for a zombie movie with questionable acting, script, editing, etc., is pretty good. Right, but it's my movie, my favorite, my all-time greatest film ever. Just a little jab, nothing more. No worries, I get that. I have to defend my favorites as well.  |
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Oct 23, 2008 9:44:18 GMT -5
DEAD ALIVE aka BRAINDEAD (1992)
Peter Jackson co-wrote and directed this zombie bloodfest.
After a poisonous Sumatran rat-monkey is taken from Skull Island to a New Zealand zoo, the mother of our hero is bitten by it, dies and, of course, becomes a zombie. (!!) This flick is very EVIL DEAD-like in it's hyperkinetic camera movements, the amount of on-screen splatter, and the nerdy hero even ends up using a lawnmower, instead of a chainsaw, on the zombies.
I knew this would be campy, but I didn't expect it be as completely over the top as it was. The cheesey stop-motion animated rat-monkey, the completely fake-looking rubber zombie baby and the seemingly never-ending buckets of blood and gore in the final showdown.
After so much blood keeps coming and coming it definitely stops being shocking and becomes repetitive.
Couple of hilarious lines:
"I kick arse for the Lord!" spoken by a priest.
"Your mother ate my dog!" spoken by the hero's girlfriend.
5.5/10
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Oct 24, 2008 8:28:00 GMT -5
HELLRAISER (1987)
My thoughts in the Movie Genre of the Month thread.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Oct 24, 2008 10:06:36 GMT -5
A Nightmare on Elm Street-I decided I'd rather let the sequels here take credit, as it's such a cliche to use this one and I'd rather use the sequels anyway, as, despite how much I liked it upon original posting, I've soured on this one, and the series as a whole, considerably. It just doesn't grab me at all, and it doesn't seem to be one that I'd watch a lot because of that. Seems like it's reputation has gotten this one over to the point it's at, which really doesn't make me too impressed with it. Dreadfully overrated.
6.5/10
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge-See thoughts in Movie Genre thread.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors-See thoughts in Movie Genre thread.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Oct 26, 2008 9:16:54 GMT -5
I don't get saying that movies are overrated because you've chosen to watch them over and over and over again and are now bored by them. I understand a movie maybe not having the impact it once had on you because you've seen it so many times, but calling them overrated because of it, doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
For those of us who don't live on a diet of mostly horror movies and only watch HALLOWEEN or NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST. every once in a great while, the movies still hold up pretty well. NIGHTMARE especially, is a very original concept, with a Freddy who is pretty scary and serious, especially in comparison to the more jokey sequels.
Both films are regarded in such high esteem, by fans and critics, because they were both very original, well-made and scary, it's as simple as that. Not because they're coasting on any kind of reputation. Are there gorier films out there or films with more action or killings? Sure. But I don't think either film was trying to set some kind of standard for most deaths or on-screen blood. Are there a lot of horror films that are as inventive or creative, or do they typically follow a formula? I'd say the latter is probably truer.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Oct 26, 2008 9:29:17 GMT -5
GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)
THE EVIL DEAD (1981)
My thoughts in the Movie Genre of the Month thread.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Oct 26, 2008 10:44:10 GMT -5
I don't get saying that movies are overrated because you've chosen to watch them over and over and over again and are now bored by them. I understand a movie maybe not having the impact it once had on you because you've seen it so many times, but calling them overrated because of it, doesn't make a lot of sense to me. For those of us who don't live on a diet of mostly horror movies and only watch HALLOWEEN or NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST. every once in a great while, the movies still hold up pretty well. NIGHTMARE especially, is a very original concept, with a Freddy who is pretty scary and serious, especially in comparison to the more jokey sequels. Both films are regarded in such high esteem, by fans and critics, because they were both very original, well-made and scary, it's as simple as that. Not because they're coasting on any kind of reputation. Are there gorier films out there or films with more action or killings? Sure. But I don't think either film was trying to set some kind of standard for most deaths or on-screen blood. Are there a lot of horror films that are as inventive or creative, or do they typically follow a formula? I'd say the latter is probably truer. I'm not going to deny or dispute your last argument: if you tend to watch only the horror that the mainstream audiences will watch and not the stuff I tend to watch, then it can be considered a classic, and I thought so the first time I saw the original four, five years ago. However, I watched it later and didn't care at all for it. It's one of those movies that's pretty much just meh for me, I just don't have the urge to watch it that often and not feel like I'm missing out on anything. And besides, when I get more anticipated waiting around for a film with a plot I've seen done 100 hundreds before, with special effects that won't impress a five-year old and tends to have a fifth, or lower, of the budget of these sequels than actually wanting to rewatch any of the films in the series, just how classic can it really be? Here, let me reword that to say what I meant to say: I know some consider it a classic, but I just think it's merely good, not great. Therefore, I think it's overrated, not because it's a bad film but because it's something that is made out, in my eyes, as something that's better than what it really is. I, personally, have seen much better that I'd rather see again over these films, despite them being pretty good. An American Werewolf in London-See thoughts in Movie Genre thread. |
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Post by slayrrr666 on Oct 27, 2008 10:09:19 GMT -5
The Howling-See thoughts in Movie Genre thread.
Pet Cemetery-See thoughts in Movie Genre thread.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Oct 28, 2008 10:25:42 GMT -5
Slayrrr, we'll just agree to disagree on this.
My Month-of-Halloween watching continues:
PHANTASM (1979)
The tagline on the poster for this one is, "If this one doesn't scare you, you're already dead!". Well, color me dead then. Speaking of overrated.
I remember the trailer for this one being pretty damn spooky when I saw it as a kid back in '79, but after finally seeing it now, boy, was I disappointed. Like slayrrr, who doesn't get the appeal of HALLOWEEN or NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST., I just don't get the fan following of this one at all. 3 or 4 sequels. Really? The Tall Man is kind of creepy, especially in those slow motion shots, and the flying metal sphere was a decent effect, but I found the movie overall was slow-going, pretty boring, amateurish and not really scary at all. Had to laugh at the dwarfs.
3.5/10
THE DEVIL'S REJECTS (2005)
Sequel to Rob Zombie's HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, which follows the notorious serial-killing Firefly family as they hit the road and try to evade a Sheriff hellbent on revenge for his brother's murder in the previous film.
Decent sequel with good performances by the despicable members of the Firefly family and a great 70's-era soundtrack. Features lots of cameos by genre favorites. Played a little more straight and not as campy as the original, with a BONNIE & CLYDE "blaze of glory" style ending.
7/10
AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981)
My thoughts in the Movie Genre of the Month thread.
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Oct 28, 2008 15:52:51 GMT -5
Hatchet 2/4- Comedy/horror...not really a spoof but definately tongue-in-cheek. Not too bad, and a pretty funny performance from Mercedes McNabb, who played Harmony on BTVS I just love Hatchet, the best of the retro-slashers coming out and maybe the best slasher of this decade. Love that one to death. Yeah, I liked it, almost as much as Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon. This weekend: The Incredible Hulk (2008) 3/4- Much MUCH better than the Eric Bana version (can't remember what year it came out...) The Happening 2/4- Not one of Shyamalon's best movies. I guess it focused more on human nature and the way people reacted to unexpected events. Some pretty good performances though. |
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