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  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    Posts: 8,205
    CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: »
    I've been using my recovery time to chow down on some cheesy slasher films, namely the entries of the Friday the 13th series that I hadn't seen. I decided to marathon it, and I'm up to Jason Takes Manhattan.

    They've all been entertaining enough, though my least favourites have been the first two (despite their creativity in the kill department, most of the characters suck and I find the pacing too slow) and the fifth one.

    3, 4 and 6 were lots of fun. Jason Lives, especially, is a blast. So many great moments with some nice Alice Cooper songs to contrast against Manfredini's score. The New Blood was never boring but I found the telekenitic thing a bit dull.

    All in all, a good time.

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    Yes, I remember part 6 being a cut above the others....so to speak.

  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,176
    007InAction wrote: »
    Caligula (1979)
    Good film for children......... :))

    Absolutely. Very... educational. ;-)
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,114
    Back in college, I once did a marathon of all the Halloween, Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street films. Great times.

    HALLOWEEN
    The 1978 original is without any doubt the best of this bunch. That being said, I liked most entries that came out before Busta Rhymes roundhouse-kicked Michael Myers in the face. My favourite would be the 4th entry, and I have weak spots for 3 and 6 as well. The worst one for me was the trashy Rob Zombie remake.

    FRIDAY THE 13th
    Never reaches the highs of Halloween, but these films are rather constantly entertaining throughout the 80's. Part 2 and Jason Lives would top my list. The latter has a gunbarrel sequence (!), so that alone makes it worth at least one watch ;). On a less positive note, I very much disliked Jason X.

    NIGHMARE ON ELM STREET
    I wouldn't call myself a fan of this series. The original is fine and New Nightmare isn't too bad either. Overall though I was never really impressed with that wisecracking Freddy. Freddy's Death: The Final Nightmare is the absolute nadir for me.
  • GerardGerard
    Posts: 5,993
    Scars of Dracula

    One of the best Christopher Lee's entries in the series. Next : Tales from the Crypt. The Amicus version, of course.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,114
    Gerard wrote: »
    Scars of Dracula

    One of the best Christopher Lee's entries in the series. Next : Tales from the Crypt. The Amicus version, of course.

    Oh yes, a great entry!
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,154
    Gerard wrote: »
    Scars of Dracula

    One of the best Christopher Lee's entries in the series. Next : Tales from the Crypt. The Amicus version, of course.

    Just bought the Blu-ray for SCARS. One of my favorites!
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,092
    Scars of Dracula is one I always have to remind myself of, as a kid i watched Dracula, The Brides of Dracula and Prince of Darkness more than the others.

    The Brides of Dracula I always thought was a good sequel despite no Lee, Cushing was great in it and felt like a good progression from the original. I had most of the Hammer films on VHS back in the day.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited October 2020 Posts: 17,790
    Dracula Has Risen From The Grave is my favourite... The first is probably the best, and I love AD 1972 for its mod trappings, but DHRFTG was like lightning in a bottle (of blood). ;)
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,154
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Dracula Has Risen From The Grave is my favourite... The first is probably the best, and I love AD 1972 for its mod trappings, but DHRFTG was like lightning in a bottle (of blood). ;)

    Saw a 16mm print screened two years ago and it was a lot of fun. Love that Dracula film.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,114
    As we're on the subject, I can't restrain myself and do a ranking:

    1. Dracula
    2. Scars of Dracula
    3. The Satanic Rites of Dracula
    4. Taste the Blood of Dracula
    5. Dracula AD 1972
    6. The Brides of Dracula
    7. Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
    8. Dracula: Prince of Darkness
    9. The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,176
    I prefer the Hammer Frankenstein films myself but Scars is the best Dracula film along with Satanic Rites.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    Posts: 8,205
    Last night I watched Hammer’s “ The Gorgon” one of my favorites.
    Tonight, “Captain Kronos : Vampire Hunter”, with Bond girl Caroline Munro .
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,154
    Here's my ranking:

    1. DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE
    2. HORROR OF DRACULA
    3. SCARS OF DRACULA
    4. DRACULA A.D. 1972
    5. DRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS
    6. LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES
    7. THE BRIDES OF DRACULA
    8. TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA
    9. THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited October 2020 Posts: 25,092
    Some of the films on the Hammer Dracula list I have not seen for years so would not be able to do a list. The Satanic Rites of Dracula I did watch again earlier in the year, good film it has echoes of Diamonds Are Forever/Howard Hughes type character.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,114
    What jars me slightly about Dracula: Prince of Darkness and Dracula Has Risen from the Grave is their use of obvious day-for-night shots. I'm sure other entries have them too, but not as obvious. Takes me out of the film a bit.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 3,996
    John Carpenter's The Fog

    Not one of his best film's but a cool little ghost story nevetheless.

    After a moody beginning i forgot how slow this film is. Seems to take ages to get to the actual fog moving in, but once it does and the rather physical 'ghosts' start knocking on doors and slaughtering the town folk it's a good little chiller.

    This has a decent cast, Adrienne Barbeau is great as the resident lighthouse D.J Stevie Wayne, although the music she plays is pretty awful. Nice to see Janet Leigh in this and the little nod to Psycho is sweet (They did something similar in Halloween H20)

    Jamie Lee Curtis is pretty wasted in this. She just seems there to keep Tom Atkins company and provide a jump scare when an un-dead sailor falls on her...

    I love the ending in the little church as the dead mariner's close in. Although if the town was built on the proceeds of the stolen gold, how come it's still there in the church wall?

    Moody photography from Carpenter regular Dean Cundey and a reliably spooky score from Carpenter make this well worth a look in spite of its flaws.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,415
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    John Carpenter's The Fog

    Not one of his best film's but a cool little ghost story nevetheless.

    After a moody beginning i forgot how slow this film is. Seems to take ages to get to the actual fog moving in, but once it does and the rather physical 'ghosts' start knocking on doors and slaughtering the town folk it's a good little chiller.

    This has a decent cast, Adrienne Barbeau is great as the resident lighthouse D.J Stevie Wayne, although the music she plays is pretty awful. Nice to see Janet Leigh in this and the little nod to Psycho is sweet (They did something similar in Halloween H20)

    Jamie Lee Curtis is pretty wasted in this. She just seems there to keep Tom Atkins company and provide a jump scare when an un-dead sailor falls on her...

    I love the ending in the little church as the dead mariner's close in. Although if the town was built on the proceeds of the stolen gold, how come it's still there in the church wall?

    Moody photography from Carpenter regular Dean Cundey and a reliably spooky score from Carpenter make this well worth a look in spite of its flaws.

    Its not one of Carpenters best, but does have its moments. And i love that opening with John Houseman!
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    Posts: 8,205
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    John Carpenter's The Fog

    Not one of his best film's but a cool little ghost story nevetheless.

    After a moody beginning i forgot how slow this film is. Seems to take ages to get to the actual fog moving in, but once it does and the rather physical 'ghosts' start knocking on doors and slaughtering the town folk it's a good little chiller.

    This has a decent cast, Adrienne Barbeau is great as the resident lighthouse D.J Stevie Wayne, although the music she plays is pretty awful. Nice to see Janet Leigh in this and the little nod to Psycho is sweet (They did something similar in Halloween H20)

    Jamie Lee Curtis is pretty wasted in this. She just seems there to keep Tom Atkins company and provide a jump scare when an un-dead sailor falls on her...

    I love the ending in the little church as the dead mariner's close in. Although if the town was built on the proceeds of the stolen gold, how come it's still there in the church wall?

    Moody photography from Carpenter regular Dean Cundey and a reliably spooky score from Carpenter make this well worth a look in spite of its flaws.

    Its not one of Carpenters best, but does have its moments. And i love that opening with John Houseman!

    It is that time of year; I actually watched this two nights ago and thoroughly enjoyed; it’s always been a Halloween favorite. One thing I really like about it is it’s simplicity; it’s an old fashioned ghost story and is literally dripping with atmosphere.
    John Carpenter has Tarantinoesque cameo.
    He, Tarantino and M. Night Shyamalan should never be allowed In front of the lense. Lol.

  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
    edited October 2020 Posts: 6,844
    I watched this one recently too. I always try to get The Fog in around Halloween. It's a great spooky little film as dripping with atmosphere as its revenging mariners are with larvae and seawater. The Fog came out of a period in Carpenter's career when he could take the silliest of concepts or the flimsiest of scripts (*cough* Halloween III) and make it into something so much more than it had any right to be through his camerawork, his editing, and especially his music. There are many fine moments in The Fog. One I particularly like is when the camera focuses on George "Buck" Flower's face smashed against the deck, rather like Janet Leigh after the shower scene in Psycho, and the light literally goes out from his eye (well, the reflection of a light they switched off) just a moment before the scene cuts. There's a lot of creativity and a lot of ambition in early Carpenter—lots of little things to enjoy in every scene.
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    I love the ending in the little church as the dead mariner's close in. Although if the town was built on the proceeds of the stolen gold, how come it's still there in the church wall?

    I think the hoard was much greater than what's shown in the film. Much of it was spent and a smaller amount was molded into the cross Father Malone offers Blake at the end.
  • WillyGalore_ReduxWillyGalore_Redux I like my beer cold, my TV loud and my homosexuals flaaaaaaming
    Posts: 294
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    John Carpenter's The Fog

    Not one of his best film's but a cool little ghost story nevetheless.

    After a moody beginning i forgot how slow this film is. Seems to take ages to get to the actual fog moving in, but once it does and the rather physical 'ghosts' start knocking on doors and slaughtering the town folk it's a good little chiller.

    This has a decent cast, Adrienne Barbeau is great as the resident lighthouse D.J Stevie Wayne, although the music she plays is pretty awful. Nice to see Janet Leigh in this and the little nod to Psycho is sweet (They did something similar in Halloween H20)

    Jamie Lee Curtis is pretty wasted in this. She just seems there to keep Tom Atkins company and provide a jump scare when an un-dead sailor falls on her...

    I love the ending in the little church as the dead mariner's close in. Although if the town was built on the proceeds of the stolen gold, how come it's still there in the church wall?

    Moody photography from Carpenter regular Dean Cundey and a reliably spooky score from Carpenter make this well worth a look in spite of its flaws.

    Its not one of Carpenters best, but does have its moments. And i love that opening with John Houseman!

    A big plus was the casting of Hal Holbrook. An actor who was always watchable in what ever he did.
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
    edited October 2020 Posts: 7,854
    Night of the Living Dead

    Just recently purchased a colorized version of this 1968 classic. It didn't enhance my experience, but it was nice to watch it differently than I usually do.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,968
    Agent007391 wrote: »
    Night of the Living Dead

    Just recently purchased a colorized version of this 1968 classic. It didn't enhance my experience, but it was nice to watch it differently than I usually do.

    I love this one (colorized or not). The Criterion blu-ray version of the film is stunning.
  • Risico007Risico007
    edited November 2020 Posts: 9,846
    Nosferato 1922

    It’s crazy to watch a silent film it’s an interesting movie but yeah I don’t even know how to rank it to be honest but for what it is not a bad film

    Cabin fever 2016

    Man I swear I don’t like body horror but the film wasn’t too bad but I enjoyed the characters... the girls were cute but meh

    Films in 2020
    1. Batman Begins
    2. Jaws 2
    3. It’s the great pumpkin Charlie Brown
    4. When Harry meet sally
    5. Woodstock the movie
    6. Sherlock Holmes a game of shadows
    7. Ronin
    8. Valley Girl
    9. Goldeneye
    10. The breakfast club
    11. Rolling stone Gimmie Shelter
    12. Octopussy
    13. The temptations
    14. Stand by me
    15. The Art of war
    16. The Prophecy
    17. No direction Home
    18. Rise of skywalker
    19. Casino Royale 1954
    20. Nosferato
    21. Pearl Harbor
    22. Little women
    23. Journey greatest hits live
    24. The Grateful Dead movie
    25. Cabin fever


    Bond films
    1. Goldeneye
    2. Octopussy
    3. Casino Royale 1954
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,978
    Vengeance Of The Zombies (1973)
    In my attempt to acquire as many Paul Naschy films as I can, this was next up for me to watch (and it was Halloween). I found this one to be a bit of a grind to sit through at times, when the pace slowed to a halt. The score also frequently worked against what was happening on screen, by going into a funky riff, when someone was being murdered.
    I felt likt an idiot afterwards, but it also took me about 20 mins until I realised that the actress that played Elsie (Maria Kosti), was the doctors wife in Night Of The Seagulls. Given how much I like Night Of The Seagulls, I should have realised sooner. I kept thinking to myself that she looked familair.

    Naschy ranking (so far):
    1. Panic Beats (1983)
    2. Horror Rises From The Tomb (1973)
    3. Crimson (1973)
    4. Frankenstein's Bloody Terror (1968)
    5. Vengeance Of The Zombies (1973)
    6. Dracula's Great Love (1973)

    '73 was certainly a prolific year for Naschy, and that's not even half the number of films he made that year.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,415
    WillyGalore_Redux wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    John Carpenter's The Fog

    Not one of his best film's but a cool little ghost story nevetheless.

    After a moody beginning i forgot how slow this film is. Seems to take ages to get to the actual fog moving in, but once it does and the rather physical 'ghosts' start knocking on doors and slaughtering the town folk it's a good little chiller.

    This has a decent cast, Adrienne Barbeau is great as the resident lighthouse D.J Stevie Wayne, although the music she plays is pretty awful. Nice to see Janet Leigh in this and the little nod to Psycho is sweet (They did something similar in Halloween H20)

    Jamie Lee Curtis is pretty wasted in this. She just seems there to keep Tom Atkins company and provide a jump scare when an un-dead sailor falls on her...

    I love the ending in the little church as the dead mariner's close in. Although if the town was built on the proceeds of the stolen gold, how come it's still there in the church wall?

    Moody photography from Carpenter regular Dean Cundey and a reliably spooky score from Carpenter make this well worth a look in spite of its flaws.

    Its not one of Carpenters best, but does have its moments. And i love that opening with John Houseman!

    A big plus was the casting of Hal Holbrook. An actor who was always watchable in what ever he did.

    Hal Holbrook did great work for Director Peter Hyams, Capricorn One and The Star Chamber.
    He was also brilliant in Magnum Force and of course, he was unforgettable in All The Presidents Men.
  • MSL49MSL49 Finland
    Posts: 395
    The Purge: Anarchy.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 3,996
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    WillyGalore_Redux wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    John Carpenter's The Fog

    Not one of his best film's but a cool little ghost story nevetheless.

    After a moody beginning i forgot how slow this film is. Seems to take ages to get to the actual fog moving in, but once it does and the rather physical 'ghosts' start knocking on doors and slaughtering the town folk it's a good little chiller.

    This has a decent cast, Adrienne Barbeau is great as the resident lighthouse D.J Stevie Wayne, although the music she plays is pretty awful. Nice to see Janet Leigh in this and the little nod to Psycho is sweet (They did something similar in Halloween H20)

    Jamie Lee Curtis is pretty wasted in this. She just seems there to keep Tom Atkins company and provide a jump scare when an un-dead sailor falls on her...

    I love the ending in the little church as the dead mariner's close in. Although if the town was built on the proceeds of the stolen gold, how come it's still there in the church wall?

    Moody photography from Carpenter regular Dean Cundey and a reliably spooky score from Carpenter make this well worth a look in spite of its flaws.

    Its not one of Carpenters best, but does have its moments. And i love that opening with John Houseman!

    A big plus was the casting of Hal Holbrook. An actor who was always watchable in what ever he did.

    Hal Holbrook did great work for Director Peter Hyams, Capricorn One and The Star Chamber.
    He was also brilliant in Magnum Force and of course, he was unforgettable in All The Presidents Men.

    Agreed mate.

    Also liked him in Creepshow and Wall Street. Wonderful character actor 👍
  • Risico007Risico007
    edited November 2020 Posts: 9,846
    From Russia with love

    (Btw I saw parts of Killer Klowns from outer space and The Addams Family but only seeing movies from beginning to end count on my list)

    I will point out the pre title sequence had to influence John Carpenter because Red Grant really feels like Michael Myers in the opening...

    Kronsteen is creepy

    It does bother me slightly how long it takes to get to the real 007

    I am intrigued as this is the first and only threeway Bond has had

    Just a fantastic film my personal favorite


    Jaws 3-d

    God this film... this film every time I watch it I get more and more annoyed as this film should of been better heck at least it should of been schlockier like the panic in sea world scene should of been like 10 people eaten and incredibly bloody but nope


    I just I know this film (had it been directed by a competent director) could of been better

    But oh well Like I said I loved 1 and 2 but after that at least 3 is an interesting idea 4 is just yeah I refuse to watch it unless I do a retrospective
    Films in 2020
    1. From Russia with love
    2. Batman Begins
    3. Jaws 2
    4. It’s the great pumpkin Charlie Brown
    5. When Harry meet sally
    6. Woodstock the movie
    7. Sherlock Holmes a game of shadows
    8. Ronin
    9. Valley Girl
    10. Goldeneye
    11. The breakfast club
    12. Rolling stone Gimmie Shelter
    13. Octopussy
    14. The temptations
    15. Stand by me
    16. The Art of war
    17. The Prophecy
    18. Jaws 3
    19. No direction Home
    20. Rise of skywalker
    21. Casino Royale 1954
    22. Nosferato
    23. Pearl Harbor
    24. Little women
    25. Journey greatest hits live
    26. The Grateful Dead movie


    Bond films
    1. From Russia with love
    2. Goldeneye
    3. Octopussy
    4. Casino Royale 1954


    Jaws films
    1. Jaws 2
    2. Jaws 3
  • GerardGerard
    Posts: 5,993
    Tales from the Crypt :

    One of the best Amicus movies, with a great cast. Probably Peter Cushing's best part ever.
  • RevelatorRevelator
    Posts: 2,917
    On Halloween night we watched Ichi the Killer, since my friend wanted a movie with lots of gore. The movie delivered that and more.
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