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Final October 2018 "Halloween month" update:
10/29: The Dream Master & The Dream Child (Some of the more "let's make it up as we go and not care about any rules" films in the series. My girlfriend said, "someone should have told the screenwriters 'whatever you do, don't . fall . asleep!' before turning in these films". When I told her that I rather liked Harlin's take on Freddy and the character of Alice as played by Lisa Wilcox, she looked at me like it was going to be a night on the couch for me.)
10/30: A Cure For Wellness (There are good things here and less good things but overall this Gore Verbinski film gave me a great time with excellent images and nice effects. A bit Lovecraftian at times. Not as bad a film as some will have you believe. That said, it's probably an hour too long.)
10/31: Drag Me To Hell (The best Sam Raimi Evil Dead film not included in the Evil Dead series.)
It wasn't anything special. Kidnappers get in way in over their head, when they find out what their victim really is.
I want first to watch the first movie.
Make no mistake, you will not like anything about most of these films, including the first one. They're homework, they're labour, they're drinking games,... but they're not good.
I don't think they are any good. I generally don't like SK's adaptations, except The Shining and Carrie. I am not a big fan of his novels either. I thought IT was utterly overrated and not scary one bit.
It feels to me like we're standing alone in the corner here, you and I. The world loved 'IT' last year, whereas I found nothing new in that film that I hadn't already seen in the 90s television miniseries. It wasn't scary at all: one doesn't have to be a seasoned horror viewer to smell the intended scary punchline from a mile away, and when it comes, it's just "there" but it never gets under my skin.
I liked IT but I have to say I agree about the scare factor. I found it atmospheric and sometimes a bit creepy, but never really scary.
I actually haven't bothered watching the movie. I'm just talking of the novel. Read it back in 2008 for my Halloween read. Never understood the appeal.
Thank you for the suggestion. I will track the film down.
Edit: Well, it was easy to find the film. :) And with good reason. It is, as you say, a great film, @bondsum. I actually thought it genuinely frightening at times. The scéance, by contrast, was laughable, but that was only one scene. Other than that, yes, I can see where Raimi took his inspiration from!
I forgot to mention that I watched the film with my girlfriend last night and she commented that "it looks surprisingly modern for such an old film." I believe she was referring to the pacing of the film and not to, say, the devil effects. ;)
I'm truly glad I got to know this film, sir!
(The Exorcist is still the second most profitable R Rated horror film ever in absolute figures!)
Unfortunately, money can also talk in the wrong sense. A Halloween sequel is reportedly already in the works. Now, if it's as good as the 2018 one or, who knows, possibly even better, I'm all for it. However, history has shown time and again that sequels feeding on the surprise success of one film have the nasty ability to corrupt a series even more than ever before. H20 was a hit and it was celebrated with the utterly repugnant Resurrection. Zombie's film was a hit and then he made part II.
So yes, give me a new F13, a new ANOES and, while we're at it, a new but this time really awesome TCM before we start vomiting out sequels.
Except when you're Chucky. The Chuck has earned my respect with his last two films. He's going stronger on direct-to-video than ever before. If Mancini can keep that up, I'll welcome a sequel to Cult tomorrow.
As for Halloween, I'd rather not suffer through yet another disappointing sequel just yet. I want these people to think hard before they act. What went wrong with Resurrection, with Zombie's second film and with countless other slasher sequels and how can we avoid making the same mistakes.
You're right on Child's Play. For some reason, Chucky is thriving where other series, such as Hellraiser have died, straight to DVD.
I have yet to see the new Halloween, but it sounds like it has fixed one of the (admittedly few) issues I had with H20, that being Michael just wasn't scary. I watched the original film again, fairly recently, and while I stand by my feelings that it is absolutely not a slasher film (I think of it as a psychological thriller with horror elements), it is certainly a film that puts one on edge.
While Halloween 2018 was FAR from perfect in my eyes, I can definitely say that Michael was at his best.
On a different note, I'm curious about a new sci-fi horror movie called Freaks starring Emile Hirsch and Bruce Dern. This one sounds right up my street.
https://youtube.com/watch?time_continue=26&v=GIobd6CAYo8