Modern Horror Movies... as good as the old ones?

Storm86 · Post by **Storm86** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:25 am

well well well. it sounds like Tarrantino is trying to take us back to the basics. god bless that high school drop out

Mercy · Post by **Mercy** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 1:42 am

Some friends of mine keep telling me that The Shinning was the worst onscreen adaptation of a Stephen King book they ever saw...Well, same here, and I never felt so happy about a movie that only resembles it's inspiration. I used to rent this movie EVERY WEEK for about a year when I was a kid, because I couldn't understand it, I still can't. For me, the best horror flicks are the ones that don't tell u much. There's no reason, they're gonna die, and so would u if u were in their shoes, 'cause u don't know why they are being killed, or how they could avoid it ( The Birds is one example ).
The only recent horror movie that gave me that feeling of " It's impossible, but still,

...could happen to me " was The Ring. Couldn't sleep for a while after that one... everybody has a tv

vermin76 · Post by **vermin76** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:04 pm

what!

youre kidding me.......................................

nicholson played that crazy cat with class.he should have been in the warriors as a furie the way he flailed that axe.you never know he might have taken down swan snow or ajax with the bat in his hands

Kiro · Post by **Kiro** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:14 pm

Storm86 wrote:well well well. it sounds like Tarrantino is trying to take us back to the basics. god bless that high school drop out

Middle School drop out. Also he didn't write it, he's just presenting it.

Marlboroprojects · Post by **Marlboroprojects** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:16 pm

Oh well, time for a new review:

When A Stranger Calls -

Saw this the other day, and all I can really say is that this is the reason people hate remakes so much. Now, I'm not gonna rip on it like all the dweebs on IMDB, but this is a perfect example of a remake that just should not have been made.

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The whole point of the original was the "twist", where the babysitter finds out the killer is calling from inside the house. Once this has been established, she runs out & the movie is pretty much done.

Since the producers were not gonna make an exact duplicate, this scene takes place somewhere in the middle. The whole movie then turns into a chase between the killer & the babysitter with the 2 kids (who were not killed in this one

) and plunges downhill fast from there. There are also other players in the house (for extra body count fodder), like the housekeeper & one of the babysitters friends.

The whole sequence of crank calls by the killer until she finds out he's in the house is way too much of a ripoff of the opening sequence of Scream. Also, the whole "did you check the children?" saying was only done once, and she actually does go and check the kids (who are sound asleep). The whole point in the original was he was trying to lure her upstairs to the kids room so he could kill her too.

The house - oh boy. Anyone with this kind of money ain't about to hire a 5 dollar an hour sitter sight unseen and have her roam around unsupervised to try on the wife's clothes & jewelry. I mean c'mon, these people have a freakin' indoor rain forest. Then there's the whole "sometime's our son come home from college on the weekend and stays in the guest house." red herring that goes nowhere.

If there was never an original, this wouldn't have been a bad movie, and if you never saw the original, you should enjoy this (especially if you like the Scream movies). Otherwise, wait for it to come out on video & rent it. Not worth the 10 bucks.

Marlboroprojects · Post by **Marlboroprojects** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:06 pm

Final Destination 3 -

I know a lot of people may not agree, but I always felt the Final Destination movies were pretty original in terms of taking the "slasher flick" genre in a new direction. I know the original Scream started the resurgence of the genre with a new twist - the "self aware" victims who understand the rules of a horror movie, but in the end, it was still a guy in a mask chasing around teens with a knife.

Final Destination brought us something completely new - the "slasher flick" without the slasher. This time the killer was death itself, and that allowed the death scenes to get ramped up to new and ingenious ways to die. This actually got better in the 2nd one, and FD3 does not dissappoint.

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The main tragedy of Final Destination 3 is a Roller Coaster accident that claims the lives of many of the graduating class attending a graduation carnival. Like the first 2 movies, the scene of the accident and it's accompanying death and mutilation are revealed to be a vision of a girl about to get on the roller coaster with her boyfriend, best friend & her boyfriend. While the accident is not as brutal or gory as in FD2, it is far better than the plane explosion in FD1. After she has her vision, she freaks out and is removed from the ride, along with 6 of her classmates. Unfortunately her boyfriend & best friend stay on. As she is being led outside, the real accident occurs, and we go from there.

As in the first 2, the ones who got off the ride are killed off in the order that they would have died if they stayed on. This time though, our heroine has some clue as to how they will die. She was a photographer for the scool yearbook, and was taking pictures of her friends at the carnival. These pictures provide the clues of death's plan. There are also a couple of neat twists along the way, including the end. This time out, there is no happy ending, as death is finally able to claim all the victims on it's list.

There are no characters around from the first 2 movies, and the only reference is one of the survivors looks the story up on the internet and passes it along to the heroine. Unfortunately, the guy who played The Candyman isn't in this one (I can't remember his first name, but I know his last name is Todd), as the helpful funeral director. But, as a little surprise, if you listen reall carefully at the end, in an uncredited role, he is the voice of the train conductor on the last fateful trip.

This movie was pretty good, and worth your time, especially if you like the first 2.

Post by **GonzoNYC** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:34 pm

Hey Marlboro..you and I need to go to the movies together some time..we seem to have the same taste!! I just saw FD3 yesterday. I have always liked this series. Most people I talk to do not share this opinion. I think this one was pretty good if you overlook some logical silliness. The death scenes are, for the most part, pretty cool. Not a classic horror/suspense film or series but still a lot of fun.

Romero · Post by **Romero** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:25 pm

What happened to slasher flicks with hundreds of sequels!? Those movies rock!

psychow · Post by **psychow** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:23 pm

yeh bad taste does rock
lol i bot bobo the warrior it for his birth day a couple of years ago

new horor movies suck :p

Marlboroprojects · Post by **Marlboroprojects** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 12:47 am

GonzoNYC wrote: Hey Marlboro..you and I need to go to the movies together some time

Awww Gonzo, I didn't know you cared

Next on the horizon.................Stay Alive & The Hills Have Eyes - the previews look pretty good.

vermin76 · Post by **vermin76** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 2:18 pm

a film to avoid

the grudge

both versions (eastern and western) are poor.

should you watch this film go out for the night have a "lot" of drinks then come home and watch it.you should be asleep before the middle of the film.

Jigsaw · Post by **Jigsaw** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:00 pm

Write some new stories for new horror movies. Thats all I can say, as in, STOP MAKING REMAKES! LOL, it is so annoying, considering everyone knows the stories. Just write something new. Movie writers are so rich they must have become lazy

and stopped making new ideas.

Marlboroprojects · Post by **Marlboroprojects** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:18 am

OK Folks, this weekends horror review:

Stay Alive -

I'm really torn about this movie. I liked it, but I don't want to recommend it cause I know alot of people will not. Maybe the best thing is if you're not really into video games or horror movies, you should wait for the dvd & rent it.

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The concept is pretty good, and at least it's not one of the hundreds of remakes that are either out or on the horizon. The story revolves around a group of hard core gamers. One of them is a beta tester and is given a new game to test called "Stay Alive". Suddenly, he & his 2 roommates turn up dead. His childhood friend is given a bag with all his games & stuff by his sister at the funeral. That's when the group of 6 gamers discover that if you die in the game, you die the same way in real life. There are some really cool game sequences, including a couple where 1 of the group is playing the game and clearing the way (unlocking doors & stuff) for the others to make their way through the mansion.

The villain of the story is the ghost of a woman who tortured & killed young girls in the 1800's. She was locked in the tower of her plantation & left to die. Our heroes must perform some inane ritual on her body to get her ghost back inside

, & then set her on fire to kill her.

The best part of the whole movie is the game itself. I found myself wishing it was a real game that I could go buy instead of watching the movie.

It's not a bad idea, or a really bad movie. Like I said you'll enjoy it alot more if you're a gamer & can relate to the characters on that level, cause they are kind of lame. The acting also leaves alot to be desired. And finally the ending just screams "Stay Alive 2". Part of the whole thing is that you never find out who is making this game & then it gets released. Also one of the main characters (a detective) just dissappears from the movie about 3 quarters through & it just feels like another unresolved plot point.

Jigsaw · Post by **Jigsaw** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:07 am

Tantive7 wrote: Brother,everything that is being made in Hollywood is a remake of a remake of the original,there is no creativity because they are looking to cash in quick,and not bring to an audience something of substance,proof in this,is the Price of Movie Tickets and concession..all about money,thank god I can at least buy the DVD and see what great Horror movies were like,
Cause even right now I wish Jason Voorhies could add Paris Hilton to his BODYCOUNT..cause House of Wax,made my DVD Player melt from all the bad acting...

That Jason thing is awesome dude. Can I use it as my avatar?

Marlboroprojects · Post by **Marlboroprojects** » Mon May 22, 2006 3:22 pm

Well folks, it's been a while cause of lack of material, but I got another review for you:

See No Evil

Even though this movie was panned by just about every critic in the world, if you are a fan of mindless 80's slasher movies like Friday The 13th & Halloween, and the countless rip offs that seemed to be released every other week in the 80's, I think you'll like this. This is just a pretty straight foward stalk em' & kill em' gorefest like the 80's style, before slasher victims became "self aware" and the genre had to find a new twist with every new movie.

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The movie revolves around a psychopath played by WWE wrestler Kane. I think he is perfect for the part. There is no speaking dialogue for him, so he just has to walk around looking nuts, which he does every week anyway, so he fits the part fine. He plays "Jacob", a serial killer with a penchant for removing his victims eyes and storing them in glass jars. In the opening sequence, police are called to an abandoned house and stumble upon Jacob & his latest victim. Jacob proceeds to behead one of the cops, and chops one of the arms off another with an ax before being shot by him.

Fast foward 4 years and the surviving cop is now heading up a work release program for non violent offenders to perform community service in exchange for time off theur sentence. They hook up with some ladies from a woman's prison in the same kind of program and head off to an old abandonned hotel that the city wants to renovate & turn into a homeless shelter.

Little do they know that Jacob has taken up residence and soon they start dieing one by one.
Of course there is the obligitory "swerve" at the end involving the old lady running the project (think original Friday The 13th), and the real reason that these people were brought here.

Kane's weapon of choise seems to be a giant hook that he swings from a chain, though he also makes good use of a cell phone in one of the most satisfying kill scenes I've seen this year.

Overall, like I said, if you like the 80's style slasher movies, bad acting- characters you could care less about- gruesome kill scenes - and a silent, demented stalker, you'll like this.

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