So I definetly will not be watching this weeks selection. I'm not too into horor and the photos for Renfeild's selection this week look quite disturbing. Enjoy!!!
I really enjoyed V/H/S! Not to say it was a great movie, or even really a good one, but for some flavors of die-hard horror fans, this was a nice diversion. Like many a horror short story anthology, the pieces can be hit or miss, but in the end it was mostly a decent distraction. And a hell of a lot better than THE ABC'S OF DEATH.
I saw this and I'll have to go back and remind myself which ones I liked and which ones I thought were lame so I can discuss...
if nyone is wondering if they should watch it or not, it has LOTS of boobs.
I enjoyed it, despite some flaws. The sequel I liked even better. In particular, there's a POV zombie segment that I thought was really inventive (in 2, I mean). Both movies, though, their wraparound framing stories are weak sauce.
I haven't seen part 2 yet, but I am looking forward to it. It's rare to see a sequel get a higher RottenTomatoes rating than the original.
Does anyone use any apps to track movies (want to see list, have seen list, etc)?
I saw this a while ago, on the whole not bad, although it's not something I would bother buying. I'd watch the sequel.
I couldn't stand the wrap around: goddamn those are the kinds of unlikable people that you sit there willing bad stuff to happen to, and then there is no conclusion to the wraparound story. And I'm all for ambiguity, but this...?
The actually stories are pretty good. I like the variation of techniques and styles between them. Kind of like a horror anthology, only visual. There were definitely some freaky-deeky-creepy moments. My favorite was probably the last one (Halloween party) followed by the first (spy glasses), then the webcam chat one. The other two could be level.
I do like found footage movies when they're done well (Chronical, REC1 & REC2) and as yet I've never had the motion sickness thing that people say they get from these movies.
I did not like this movie. You can only suspend disbelief enough times before you give up. It was so annoying and frustrating. I loved the vampire part at the beginning though, i thought that was going to be the whole movie, not found-footage stuff. I finally gave up during the webcam scene. Too many plotholes.
Hooray for horror movies!!!!!!
I liked V/H/S (somehow still haven't seen the 2nd one yet). Sure, the wraparound story isn't the greatest thing ever, but either way, wraparound stories still make me smile. Big fan of Creepshow, Tales From the Darkside, etc. But yeah, the idea that these dudes are offered a ton of money to find some random VHS tape makes no sense as everyone knows that I am the only person who still gives a fuck about movies on VHS tapes.
As far as the segments themselves, I liked the idea of the spy glasses one because that is one of the only found footage ideas that actually makes sense. As opposed to the people who are filming something on their camera and keep the tape rolling while they run and aim the camera toward the crazy that is going on, having the camera in the glasses makes sense that we see everything. This is not to say that I don't like the afore-mentioned approaches. The story itself, frat boys getting killed...yeah, cool by me.
I was also a big fan of the webcam one. I thought that one was creepy and well done, and I liked the ending that seemed to come out of nowhere. Another found footage approach that I can respect for its cleverness and base in reality.
The Halloween party one was pretty cool. The "Second Honeymoon" part was pretty cool, although kind of obvious (I thought). The one where the girl brings her friends out to the woods was my least favorite because what the hell was that? I thought it could have been cool, I liked the cuts to the murder scenes, but it probably would've worked way better NOT as a found footage, in my opinion.
@JGB: Not a fan of ABC's of Death? I liked that one, I thought it was kind of hilarious and stupid, which I guess could also explain why people don't like it. I don't know, I like the idea of getting a bunch of semi-offensive/graphic/sleazy/bizarre short films together by various directors. Reminded me a little of Liquid Television, except dirtier. Have you heard of this "Profane Exhibit" anthology movie that is slowly being put together? Some of the directors involved are Ruggero Deodato (Cannibal Holocaust), Nacho Vigalondo, and Coffin Joe. I'm crossing my fingers that it lives up to its hype.
Tales from the Darkside, fuck yeah! Man, that takes me back. The instructor who taught me lighting was the cinematographer for that series and movie (as well as Tales from the Crypt, Halloween 5, etc.). I also remember this show James Coburn used to host in the early 80s called Darkroom. Someone needs to bring short anthology horror back to television. I loved Masters of Horror (some of it, anyway), but preferably something not on a premium channel, that all could enjoy. Grimm does their monster-of-the-week thing, but it's mediocre at best.
Anyway, yeah, found footage. The "why are they still holding a camera?" aspect does take me out of a story sometimes, but when it works, it can be way more effective than something polished. The last ten minutes of [REC], for example. The first time I saw The Last Broadcast (this was pre-Blair Witch), I thought it was real for a while, and it ramped up the terror.
Someone needs to bring short anthology horror back to television.
I couldn't agree more! There have been a handful of attempts, most are (or were?) on Netflix (back when I had Netflix). Fear Itself was a decent one. Yeah, Master of Horror had some good offerings (big fan of the Takashi Miike one, Imprint, but then again, big fan of ANYTHING Takashi Miike). My favorite tv shows still go back to Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Tales From the Darkside and The Outer Limits trailing shortly behind. Oh, and Tales From the Crypt, in all its cheesiness. Even X-Files (also one of my favorites) came close with its one-off monster shows that strayed from the main storyline. So, if it could be done right, I'd love for this to happen.
Is that American Horror Story show anything like that, or is that one continuous story?
I forgot about The Last Broadcast...
I'm always fascinated by the movies that people think might be real. Blair Witch, Cannibal Holocaust, Flower of Flesh and Blood (the one Charlie Sheen turned in to the FBI), Snuff, that crazy Nine Inch Nails long form video for the Broken album. Saw a great documentary on snuff films on youtube a while back that was really interesting, delved into the idea of found footage and blurring the line even further between fiction and reality. Eli Roth was in it and had spiky hair and a tight t-shirt on, imagine that?
AHS has a continuous plot, but the way they cram every single horror trope into it, it feels kinda like an anthology sometimes, especially that first season which was utter batshit crazy. Actually, they've all been batshit crazy, but there's more consistency to seasons 2 and 3. Each season is a new story in a new location/era with new characters but some overlapping cast.
I love AHS so far (I've only seen season 1). I thought i t had some creepy moments, which is rare in TV horror. As much as I loved Tales from the Darkside and Tales from the Crypt from back in the day, most TV horror is boring and/or ridiculous. Unless I've missed something? Is there any good TV horror?
^depends how broadly you define horror I guess. The Hannibal series was good. The Bate's Motel has been interesting, it's kind of got a twin peaks feel about it although I doubt it is classed as horror. I haven't had chance to watch AHS, I was kind of hoping they'd appear on netflix soon. Talking of netflix, we tried to watch their Hemlock Grove (Eli Roth being attached to it gave us hope) but only lasted about three episodes. It was awful.
It appears the powers that be have seen our discussion and given us an answer here...Long story short, Tales From the Darkside to return to television in summer 2014 with Joe Hill attached as a writer.
