I dunno, I liked it up until a certain point (You know what point) I thought the beginning stuff before the Asylum was pretty neat and the group gelled together normally. But the ending parts and the trying to make a story for this shit was just eh. Some cool kills though.
Me and my wife watched VHS 2 last night… It was okay, I most definitely like the shorts (Save Haven being the best). I did not like the main plot or whatever, it just seemed random and somewhat predictable. But all in all I still think the first one edges out the second, but both were cool. I am more interested in seeing Insidious 2. Otherwise, horror has been kind of stale. I haven’t seen anything on Netflix I want to watch and nothing has really caught my eye. Anyone have any recommendations?
Ok. I have a true story…
During college, a friend and I had some mini video doc for a project. Just a minor regular cam and talk type of project. We filmed in two areas around 9pm, now the tape i had was fully new and my friend and I were filming in an open field… just grass and it was just us two in that location. I was the one holding the camera while my friend was the one talking. The place was QUITE, as in there were not even crickets or frogs making any sounds. Anyway after the whole shoot, we then watched the whole recording in my friends dorm and as we were watching we could literally hear voices talking in the background. Children voices and they were singing something. Now as i said, the tape was completely new and there was NOBODY there… i didn’t even hear shit as i was recording and for some reason there were voices that came out when we watched the tape. One part had whispers as if there were a group of kids having a conversation. We couldn’t make out the language at all but all that we could tell is that those voices sounded as if they were singing, like a ring around the rosey type of singing.
We were just scared shitless. Up to this day, we are still in wonder what the fuck that was.
The Shrine
A house in the cabin
Session 9
Demon Knight (old classic)
Just a couple really good ones, woke up like 10 minutes ago so my mind isn’t where it should be.
I just finished watching Midnight Meat Train. What a fun little movie, had a small mystery thing going on that I was actually curious to find out more about. The the ending twist to explain it was pretty cool and it separated it from just being what I thought was just gonna be a slasher movie.
Also, I know this has been asked before and I think it was even answered a few years back in another thread. In Predator, right before Blaine gets his chest blown up he sees some kind of rodent in the bushes. After he sees it, but before the laser shot hits him, what the fuck is that shit that hits him in the neck? I was talking about this at work the other night with someone and I forgot what the official explanation was.
Thanks man. I saw Demon Knight and Session 9. Session 9 imho was a terrible movie that was not even the least bit scary, but I will check out the others you recommended.
What? Really? Session 9 is one of my favorites. The writing, paranoia and anxiety that the movie displayed was really good. You were probably expecting a lot of blood/gore and weren’t ready for the lack of it.
Check out the Shrine though, it’s really good. A house in the cabin is perhaps the best-rated on the list and it’s a mix of Horror and dark comedy. If your a horror fan, your going to LOVE it. Keep your eyes out for references to other movies!
You mean Cabin in the Woods?
I thought the story of Session 9 was cool, I didn’t like the acting. I felt like the way things were going it felt very poorly done. I mean the whole Asbestos crew working in an insane asylum is cool and seeing how one of them is nuts was cool too, I think for me it felt drawn out and anticlimactic.
I’m not really into super gory horror movies though (granted “Inside” is one of my favorite horror movies), I really like the stuff having to do with asylums and what not.
Lol House in a Cabin, sounds like the best Syfy knock off title ever.
I find Session 9 overrated myself, when it comes to psychological Horror it’s been done better. Besides David Caruso looks funny.
Haha yeah, A Cabin in the woods. I wrote my original post early in the morning and that kind of slipped.
David Caruso is a god. It’s total crime that you guys are so blind to the godlihood of Session 9. Definitely something that needs investigation.
Nah, called having taste sir. Well…as much taste as one can have in Horror.
Horror wrap-up, I watched: V/H/S 2, Shakma, Nightmares, and Child’s Play 2 in the past week. Nightmares and Child’s Play obviously rewatches for me, but the other two were new.
Shakma: One of those early 90’s direct to VHS movies, but before direct to became like…completely fucking terrible. This film has Roddy mothafuckin’ McDowall in it doing his usual thing, but to me his star presence adds a touch of professionalism to the cast. The other known cast members include Tina from Nightmare on Elm Street, and the dude from Blue Lagoon who’s face never seems to age.
Anywho, plot is a test experiment Baboon escapes during a lockdown at the tower, where these people are playing some science version of D&D. Stupid set-up aside, they must now deal with a crazed simian out for DAT ASS. Honestly, I have no idea how they got the baboon to do some shit, or how they did some of the special effects. The baboon must have been snorting crack because he would just go ham on a door and throw himself against it, shrieking and freaking me the fuck out. Then when he attacked people I don’t know how they managed that, because it looked like he was actually murdering them. (On IMDB, some members of the cast this has been their only film…maybe it did).
I’d like the story behind all of that but I doubt it would be an easy thing to find. Special effects are cool and practical, dude got his eye torn out by the monkey and the corpses look good. The only real negative I have is the film runs way to long and Blue Lagoon guy really hams it up as a maniac Rambo later on, other than that it has a solid B-movie vibe to it. All I know is I won’t fuck with baboons in the near future.
V/H/S 2 was about what I expected, but unlike the first there was some characters I actually gave a fuck about this time around. The individual stories were pretty cool, I felt even though they all treaded familiar ground, they took a unique approach to it. I especially enjoyed the third act, and felt the wrap-around was more interesting than the originals. Overall pretty cool, I like it about as much as the first and hope this series continues forward with the same quality.
Oh, and if anyone knows the ending song hook an SRK’er up, was enjoying it. EDIT: Nevermind found it
Hello guys, I’m new to this thread.
I’ve experienced to like Japanese horror for some reason, just something that I’ve been looking into.
So far the movies I have watched: Ambition, Ju-On, and I just downloaded Ringu which I’m planning to watch sometime this week.
If anyone has any recommendations I’ll gladly take them.
Oh yes, and if you haven’t already, please don’t watch Ambition. One of the worst movies I’ve ever seen.
If you’re a large fan of Japanese Horror, I highly recommend checking out Junji Ito’s work, mainly UZUMAKI. It’s perhaps one of the best Horror tales out there and is scary as hell.
There’s a film adaption you can watch afterward as well.
Other Japanese/Asian Horror Films I would recommend are:
White Ghost (based on Ju-On)
WHITE (korean, but godlike)
A tale of two sisters (korean)
Dunplings (Chinese)
Pulse is pretty good, slow burn but enjoyable. Devil Inside and Oldboy would probably fall under this criteria. Ichi the Killer is alright. Original Mirrors is cool.
@HFX would be a better person to ask if he is still around.
New images for Curse of Chucky, surprisingly I am excited for it. Anything is better than Seed of Chucky.
LOL because I’ve lived there?
I havent seen that much JP horror tbh not really a big fan of it… Off the top of my head right now, Takashi Miike’s works (Audition, Happiness of Katakuris, Ichi the Killer, Chakushin Ari aka One Missed Call, also check out his non-horror stuff) , Suicide Circle, Ranpo Jigoku aka Rampo Noir, Kuchisake Onna aka Slit-Mouthed Woman, Kairo aka Pulse, Nightmare Detective, Noroi aka The Curse (or something)… and ABCs of Death (F and Z) LOL
Oldboy is korean btw… Check out Memories of Murder but its not really horror… I saw the Devil
Anyway I’m still around, planned to post after I’ve seen VHS2 but couldnt get around to it due to work kicking my ass… but you’ve summoned me…
Totally, I’mma stereotype you son!
I enjoyed VHS2, you should check it out soon. I’m looking for something to watch lately. I caught Silent Hill whatever in 3D with a friend and it sucked ass, but we poked fun at it and that was entertaining.
Been watching this dudes work, he reviews a lot of shitty to good Horror films and does comical walkthroughs of it. Kind of like Angry Videogame Nerd for Horror and sleazy Action films:
Thank you Nonsexualrice, ayo, and hfx.
I knew I asked at the right place =)
Demon Knight was funny and S9 was GDLK, it illuminates why 99% of modern horror films suck IMO, then again I’m biased because I don’t like traditional horror films anyways.
VHS 2 was a let down, idk how people can say they enjoyed it/it was better than the first.