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Was it?
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You're right.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VERY-RARE-THE-HOUSE-OF-THE-DEVIL-GORGON-BIG-BOX-HORROR-VHS-BRAND-NEW-SEALED-/160943855348?pt=VHS&hash=item25790056f4
So VHS isn't entirely dead. \m/
I thought Exorcist 2 was crap but 3 was actually pretty good.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Texas-Chainsaw-3D-Rings-Year-With-Chilling-Teaser-34829.html
Can't wait.
I was also searching through my Netflix Queue tonight and came across a nice little surprise: they added 'V/H/S,' which I didn't even know was available yet. I'll be getting to this soon enough.
Thrillers and mysteries are very compelling as well, it must be noted. Zodiac and Se7en are chilling examples, where the killer is in fact just a normal man, and not the built up monster that was created in the minds of the victims and those surrounding the killer's area of operation. And because the Zodiac killer or John Doe are just human beings, like all of us, we are frightened by the notion that they are one of us. That they are of our species, and that we ourselves could turn into what they had. The monster takes on a whole different (and frightening) form when you realize they are just like you.
Carpenter's 'The Thing' still stands as my favorite horror film of all time: just the questioning of who is really who and what's about to happen next still gets me, even when I know the fate of everyone. Seeing the insane downfall of the camp in a matter of hours with Russell's RJ MacReady at the helm makes it a film that I can countlessly watch and never tire of it.
And I agree fully about Fincher. If anyone has to direct a thriller/mystery, I want Fincher. He is my go to director for that great content, and he does it so well. Se7en is a chilling portrayal of a deranged man who is just like us, committing the very sins he obsesses with. Zodiac is a frighteningly eerie adaption of real life events that completely captures the real fear and biting paranoia California felt in the killer's deadly grip. And The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is a portrayal of two broken individuals digging deep into the shattered history of an equally shattered family, all against the backdrop of an intense snowy atmosphere. All so different, yet connected by the way Fincher captures the compelling killers, the bleak events, and the striking atmosphere. Filmmaking at some of its best.
I agree with you in the mystery/thriller field: Fincher handles it wonderfully. Some of those crime scenes they stumble upon in 'Se7en' were just made to look even more frightening because of the dark shadows that Fincher goes with.
That's one hell of a of a sweeping statement. There are plenty of actual horror films made before and after Pshycho, that are much better films, imo. Not all horror films contain "generic slasher killers with cheap scares" as you put it. Often, I feel it's non-Horror Hitchock fans that dare I say it, overpraise Psycho. Psycho may be a good film, but I don't personaly consider it a horror film.
Some TCM news...
IGN's review of Texas Chainsaw 3D (4/10)
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/01/04/texas-chainsaw-3d-review
B-D's review of Texas Chainsaw 3D (3/5)
http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3211515/bd-review-jonny-gives-his-take-on-texas-chainsaw-3d/
Texas Chainsaw 3D Dominates Domestic Jan Box Office
http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3211812/horror-dominates-january-box-officie-again-texas-chainsaw-3d-1/
And following that news, it's unsurprising that the next news is about the immediate future of the TTCM films...
The Sawyer Family Will Return In Texas Chainsaw 3D Sequel
http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3211837/the-sawyer-family-will-return-in-texas-chainsaw-3d-sequel/
I honestly don't think any of the Scream films are scary. I liked 1 and 4 because they were entertaining and had sort of a tongue in cheek style, but none of the Ghostfaces ever scared me.
They don't scare me either, but that's only because I know the trilogy so well after seeing the films over and over since I was little. I first saw them at age 7 or 8, and that was when I was scared by them. I had never been introduced to anything like them, and the films gave me horrible nightmares for a long time afterwards.
That was like me with Elm Street. I saw it when I was little (first proper horror film I'd ever seen) and I couldn't sleep for ages after because I was scared that Freddy would get me.
True. No horror films I watch now actually scare me. Some might make me jump or creep me out a bit but I never feel scared.
Have you heard if the 3D is even worth it?
That's odd. Maybe in some way Belgians are seen in an unflattering light during the film's duration and it was completely stripped from any trips to Belgian theaters because of it. Either that or they just know how much you want to see it and are teasing you, @Dimi. :P
Coming up soon! I was debating picking it up on blu-ray and giving it another shot, but I don't know. Maybe my thoughts will change on a second viewing - they have in the past - but for right now, I was really disappointed with the movie.
On another note, I didn't mind Resident Evil: Retribution. It has its moments and feels more like a multi-platform video game than it does a continuation piece to the other movies but it sets up a better premise for the next installment with an interesting climax.
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=99266
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