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[revoltub]

Decided to watch all 3 major Nosferatu films. Kinda disappointed.

Nosferatu (1922) is a must see I guess only if you are interested in influential films. As it stands today though, very dated, very boring. The atmosphere is good and orlock is creepy though.

Nosferatu the vampire (1979) is an improvement, but still fairly boring. But the scenes with the rats were good. And Kinski is by far the best Orlock imo.

Nosferatu (2024) has very good atmosphere and is basically nosferatu by way of Tim Burton. Though it still doesn't come close to the atmosphere of Batman Returns which it is trying to replicate. I like some of the ideas here but it gets a little too hammy at times.


Overall, I just think the general story of Nosferatu, overall, is just boring.

Rankings:

3 way tie for last!

 

[the ambush]

I liked it more than I thought I would. I went to it with the plan if the first 20 minutes sucked, I would just walk. I ended up staying for the whole thing and was cackling more than some real comedies I have seen this year.

Silver Bullet had comedy and funny moments sandwiched in it. I really liked it.

I remember enjoying the performances of Gary Busey and Everett McGill.

 

[KnightTemplar]

One of the most chilling moments in the film doesn't involve Pumpkinhead himself. It's when Harley is driving back after having made his deal with the witch, the body of his dead son on the seat beside him. Suddenly, the boy sits up and asks his father,

"Daddy, what have you done?"

It's a superb Jump Scare.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Silver Bullet had comedy and funny moments sandwiched in it. I really liked it.

I remember enjoying the performances of Gary Busey and Everett McGill.

I was bloody annoyed I couldn't find Silver Bullet on Amazon or Netflix.

The Werewolf beating the hunter to death with his own baseball bat always makes me chuckle.

 

[Long Dark Blues]

Going to Pennhurst's annual haunted asylum tonight with some friends and a bunch of volleyball hunnies, so I got a movie in early after cutting the grass...

10/1 - Phantasm
10/2 - The VVitch + 28 Years Later
10/3 - I, Madman
10/4 - The Incubus + World Word Z
10/5 - Bring Her Back
10/6 - Train to Busan + Color Out of Space
10/7 - 976-EVIL + Pumpkinhead
10/8 - The Brood
10/9 - Vamp + Gothic + Silver Bullet + The Lost Boys
10/10 - The Thing (2011) + John Carpenter's The Thing
10/11 - The Night Eats the World
10/12 - IT (2017) + Gremlins
10/13 - Halloween III: Season of the Witch + Friday the 13th Part III
10/14 - The Substance
10/15 - Talk to Me
10/16 - The Dead Don't Die
10/17 - Hereditary
10/18 - Death Screams

Death Screams is a slasher flick from '82, trying to cash in on the slasher frenzy of the day, but falls way short.

The kills weren't all that inspired, needed more tits and ass although the few and far between scenes were alright, and it was very derivative.

Ramona, the sluttiest of the girls, was a babe though and her tits were fantastic.

A forgettable slasher when all was said and done.

 

[Highway99]

10/18: Howling II: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985)

"A man discovers that his sister was a werewolf, and helps an investigator track down a gang of the monsters through the United States and eastern Europe."

No it's not nearly as good as its predecessor and it's pretty ridiculous, but it's also a good time.

6.3/10

 

[KnightTemplar]

Rawhead Rex

An adaption of the Clive Barker short story. Barker also wrote the screenplay, although he wasn't happy with the final cut. I can't say I blame him. The performances are adequate at best and, in spite of being made in 1986, the SFX look like something out of '70's episode of Doctor Who.

Pumpkinhead looked terrifying. Rawhead Rex looks goofy.

5/10

 

[SmoothPies]

This suggestion is for those of you who like found footage horror movies (i.e. Blair Witch Project). It's not for everyone but I love the genre.

Butterfly Kisses (2018) is an amazing Indie horror movie in this genre

 

[Bob Gray]

Cure (1997)

This has sort of been on a back log of "Movies I need to get to" for some time. Mostly because Asian cinema has a distinctive aesthetic and flow that you really need to be in the mood for. Slow burn, somber tones with moments of heightened intensity. This is no different, but it excels at all of them.

The short of it is, a police detective is investigating a series of murders that all have the exact same MO. The catch is that every murder is done by a different person. So, what does that mean? Well, being an asian mystery/horror movie you know theres gonna be a lot of dialogue, moody scenes and the violence will likely be quick and surgical, but that doesnt mean it isnt going to be brutal. Also gotta throw in some weird, dreamy sequences here and there, and no small amount of ambiguity.

Ultimately, does it deliver the goods if you're looking for a japanese mystery/horror movie? Yeah, absolutely. it's also interesting that I happened to catch this movie so soon after watching Weapons, because Id bet any amount of money that Cregger was heavily influenced by this exact movie. You can see a lot of the same elements. Again, its asian, so you know you gotta be in the mood for it. Being 30 years old also means the shock value probably isnt what it once was. Nevertheless it works great as both a mystery and as a horror movie.

8/10

 

[Plissken]

17th- The Blair Witch Project (that recent release restored from the original film and tape masters, looks way better, has a few different cuts as well as the Curse of the Blair Witch tv special), and Jason Goes to Hell the unrated cut on UHD.

28 or so movies left for the month and I have the list ready, mostly comfort movies left as I realize I lost a few days time from the first day of autumn to early in the month, but I still celebrate the season until November 13th so I'll catch some more first viewings then.

 

[the ambush]

I was bloody annoyed I couldn't find Silver Bullet on Amazon or Netflix.

The Werewolf beating the hunter to death with his own baseball bat always makes me chuckle.

@Prefect

I always bust up when the kid is zooming around in his wheelchair and him shooting the bottle rocket-firework directly into the werewolf's eye lol

 

[Plissken]

18th- The House on Haunted Hill (1999), and Hell Fest on UHD.

 

[Adamant]

Silver Bullet had comedy and funny moments sandwiched in it. I really liked it.

I remember enjoying the performances of Gary Busey and Everett McGill.

I liked Silver Bullet too, except for the reveal. It was way too predictable and you could see it coming 10,000 miles away. I wish it had been someone else. But that aside, the movie was solid.

 

[HenryFlower]

Nosferatu (2024) has very good atmosphere and is basically nosferatu by way of Tim Burton. Though it still doesn't come close to the atmosphere of Batman Returns which it is trying to replicate. I like some of the ideas here but it gets a little too hammy at times.

 

[KnightTemplar]

I liked Silver Bullet too, except for the reveal. It was way too predictable and you could see it coming 10,000 miles away. I wish it had been someone else. But that aside, the movie was solid.

I'd read King's original novel years before the movie came out, so I already knew who the Werewolf was.

 

[revoltub]

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