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FFA Official Horror Movie Thread Catching up on Shudder and Various Streaming Platforms (4 Viewers)

KarmaPolice said:
Yep, saw that, but can't do streaming either.  Was hoping for a physical copy somewhere. 
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You want to own it? The DVD is available to buy from multiple outlets.

Just curious...why cant you do streaming? No internet?

 
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The Innkeepers - Amazon/Shudder - Two employees/amateur ghost hunters work at a haunted hotel that is about to shut down.  I'm a fan of Ti West's movies and this one was setting itself up to be another good one, but it really fell flat towards the end.  I'm ok with the occasional ambiguous ending, but this one left too much up to the viewer and left a lot unresolved.  Characters introduced in the movie are never really resolved, and when it was over it gave me the feeling of "That's it?"  Another one with great potential that ultimately falls flat.  I still consider it decent because the characters are very good and it does have some good, spooky moments.

I think I'll be bumping Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla into my list and watching it tonight.

Scaresman Horrorthon 2016 rankings (in order of worst to best)


17. The Linda Vista Project


16. Daylight


15. The Possession in Japan


14. The Vatican Tapes


13. Hostel


12. The Phoenix tapes 97


11. The Innkeepers


10. Willow Creek


9. The Gallows


8. Deadgirl


7. A Lonely Place to Die


6. Honeymoon


5. Sleep Tight


4. The Mist


3. Grotesque


2. Exhibit A


1. Troll Hunter




 
Scoresman said:
The Innkeepers - Amazon/Shudder - Two employees/amateur ghost hunters work at a haunted hotel that is about to shut down.  I'm a fan of Ti West's movies and this one was setting itself up to be another good one, but it really fell flat towards the end.  I'm ok with the occasional ambiguous ending, but this one left too much up to the viewer and left a lot unresolved.  Characters introduced in the movie are never really resolved, and when it was over it gave me the feeling of "That's it?"  Another one with great potential that ultimately falls flat.  I still consider it decent because the characters are very good and it does have some good, spooky moments.

I think I'll be bumping Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla into my list and watching it tonight.

Scaresman Horrorthon 2016 rankings (in order of worst to best)


17. The Linda Vista Project


16. Daylight


15. The Possession in Japan


14. The Vatican Tapes


13. Hostel


12. The Phoenix tapes 97


11. The Innkeepers


10. Willow Creek


9. The Gallows


8. Deadgirl


7. A Lonely Place to Die


6. Honeymoon


5. Sleep Tight


4. The Mist


3. Grotesque


2. Exhibit A


1. Troll Hunter
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Liked this one.  

 
JoeSteeler said:
You want to own it? The DVD is available to buy from multiple outlets.

Just curious...why cant you do streaming? No internet?
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We have satellite internet, so it's capped at Xgb a month.  I technically could do it, but one movie eats up so much of the data we get in a month.  Completely stupid. 

 
Scoresman said:
The Innkeepers - Amazon/Shudder - Two employees/amateur ghost hunters work at a haunted hotel that is about to shut down.  I'm a fan of Ti West's movies and this one was setting itself up to be another good one, but it really fell flat towards the end.  I'm ok with the occasional ambiguous ending, but this one left too much up to the viewer and left a lot unresolved.  Characters introduced in the movie are never really resolved, and when it was over it gave me the feeling of "That's it?"  Another one with great potential that ultimately falls flat.  I still consider it decent because the characters are very good and it does have some good, spooky moments.

I think I'll be bumping Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla into my list and watching it tonight.

Scaresman Horrorthon 2016 rankings (in order of worst to best)


17. The Linda Vista Project


16. Daylight


15. The Possession in Japan


14. The Vatican Tapes


13. Hostel


12. The Phoenix tapes 97


11. The Innkeepers


10. Willow Creek


9. The Gallows


8. Deadgirl


7. A Lonely Place to Die


6. Honeymoon


5. Sleep Tight


4. The Mist


3. Grotesque


2. Exhibit A


1. Troll Hunter
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Huh, another one that I really like that I thought you would dig more.  I just really love West's throwback/70s sensibility to his horror movies (really liked House of the Devil too).  I would probably have it right behind Troll Hunter on your list. 

 
KarmaPolice said:
We have satellite internet, so it's capped at Xgb a month.  I technically could do it, but one movie eats up so much of the data we get in a month.  Completely stupid. 
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ah got ya. 

You may already know this but some prime movies can be downloaded and watched later offline. When I didn't have internet I used to go to the library and download prime movies and then watch them at home. I am not on a compatible device right now so I cant see if that applies to this particular movie.

here is more information if you are interested https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201460820

 
KarmaPolice said:
Huh, another one that I really like that I thought you would dig more.  I just really love West's throwback/70s sensibility to his horror movies (really liked House of the Devil too).  I would probably have it right behind Troll Hunter on your list. 
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I really love the throwbacks he does too, and the characters in this were great, which is why I was so bummed with the ending.

So was the old man who killed himself the man who originally stood up the lady ghost?  If not, what was his purpose?  I feel like even if the movie gave us the predictable ending of the old man ghost finally hooking up with the lady ghost and them running off into the light or whatever, it would have been better than the ending we got.  Also, what was the reason for that other lady and her son to be in the hotel?  


 
Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla - Amazon Prime - An Australian ice cream truck driver's loneliness and constant bullying eventually sends him over the edge.  First off, this movie is rather thin on plot.  This movie is instead an intense character study and the sole focus is on the main character Warren, whose path to madness is both sad and realistic.  Warren is fantastically portrayed by actor Glenn Maynard.  I don't think I've ever seen a single character transition to opposite ends of the spectrum as in this film.  Warren starts out a loser as sympathetic and harmless as they come, and ends up a scary, dangerous psychopath.  At no time do you think the transition is unrealistic.  That's the scary thing I took away from this.  I've known plenty of Warrens in my life and always wondered what the constant bullying and loneliness could do to them.  

Scaresman Horrorthon 2016 rankings (in order of worst to best)


18. The Linda Vista Project


17. Daylight


16. The Possession in Japan


15. The Vatican Tapes


14. Hostel


13. The Phoenix tapes 97


12. The Innkeepers


11. Willow Creek


10. The Gallows


9. Deadgirl


8. A Lonely Place to Die


7. Honeymoon


6. Sleep Tight


5. The Mist


4. Grotesque


3. Exhibit A


2. Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla


1. Troll Hunter

 
well, I've taken the plunge.   Ordered "A Siberian Film".   Will critique.   I have a feeling I will never be the same. 

 
irishidiot said:
well, I've taken the plunge.   Ordered "A Siberian Film".   Will critique.   I have a feeling I will never be the same. 
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Ugh, why?  If people would stop buying this kind of crap maybe it wouldn't get made anymore.

edit:  And this is just my opinion/ranting and I realize that other people feel differently and may actually be entertained by this garba..."art."

 
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Home Movie - Amazon Shudder - Found Footage film about a family with two disturbed kids.  This movie makes me feel justified in my decision not to have kids.  The kids do some messed up things beginning with animals and eventually to their parents.  As a cat owner, one particular scene made me cringe.  Overall, a pretty effective movie.  One hilarious thing about this movie is that it apparently shares the name of some other movie and if you look this movie up on amazon prime you'll see the description is wrong and the reviews got swapped for this other movie because all of the reviews say how beautiful and charming this movie is.   :D  If anyone watches this based on the incorrect description and reviews they are in for a hell of a shock.  

I Saw the Devil - Amazon Prime - A korean film about a psychopath serial killer who kills a pregnant woman and the husband who will do anything to seek revenge.  Apparently revenge movies are a huge deal in Korea and this is one of the better ones.  I got a bit of a Silence of the Lambs vibe from this in the way the cat and mouse game plays out.  It's very, very graphic.  The protagonist and antagonist have very good chemistry together.  Even at almost 2 and a half hours, I was never bored or wanting it to end. 

Scaresman Horrorthon 2016 rankings (in order of worst to best)

20. The Linda Vista Project
19. Daylight
18. The Possession in Japan
17. The Vatican Tapes
16. Hostel
15. The Phoenix tapes 97
14. The Innkeepers
13. Willow Creek
12. The Gallows
11. Deadgirl
10. Home Movie
9. A Lonely Place to Die
8. Honeymoon
7. Sleep Tight
6. The Mist
5. I Saw the Devil
4. Grotesque
3. Exhibit A
2. Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla
1. Troll Hunter

 
Scoresman said:
Home Movie - Amazon Shudder - Found Footage film about a family with two disturbed kids.  This movie makes me feel justified in my decision not to have kids.  The kids do some messed up things beginning with animals and eventually to their parents.  As a cat owner, one particular scene made me cringe.  Overall, a pretty effective movie.  One hilarious thing about this movie is that it apparently shares the name of some other movie and if you look this movie up on amazon prime you'll see the description is wrong and the reviews got swapped for this other movie because all of the reviews say how beautiful and charming this movie is.   :D  If anyone watches this based on the incorrect description and reviews they are in for a hell of a shock. 
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I haven't seen this but there is a weird British movie called The Children that seems similar.  Worth watching.

 
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Scoresman said:
 Apparently revenge movies are a huge deal in Korea and this is one of the better ones.
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Haven't read the thread, so this might have already been posted:

"Sympathy for Mr. Vengence"  and "Oldboy" are superb films, although you really want to find the right time/place to watch them.   If you've seen them, and you think "I Saw the Devil" is anywhere near as good, please reply.

 
James Daulton said:
Ugh, why?  If people would stop buying this kind of crap maybe it wouldn't get made anymore.

edit:  And this is just my opinion/ranting and I realize that other people feel differently and may actually be entertained by this garba..."art."
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You are spot on James.   Made it to the" unique magic of rigor mortis", which was just after "newborn porn".   This was too much to even write about.  I wanted to see the sickest, most depraived movie of all time.   I've just seen it and only made it through 1/3 of total time.   I have a jug of whiskey & not sure if it's enough.

good god this thing was numbing.  no words can describe this thing.

I'll report back when I get out of treatment.

 
Finally watched Krampus last night. I must say a highly entertaining dark humored Christmas movie. I would not exactly call it horror...more like holiday horror in the spirit of say Gremlins.

I really enjoyed the set's, costumes and the humor was great. I now have a new annual off beat Christmas movie to watch.

7/10

 
Todem said:
Finally watched Krampus last night. I must say a highly entertaining dark humored Christmas movie. I would not exactly call it horror...more like holiday horror in the spirit of say Gremlins.

I really enjoyed the set's, costumes and the humor was great. I now have a new annual off beat Christmas movie to watch.

7/10
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We almost watched that last night but I think I'll save it for the holidays.

 
The Green Inferno - I thought this one would be a little more extreme than it was. Sure, there was plenty of gore but it was a bit cheesy and the acting was so bad that it never really was believable or scary. It wasn't horrible though, just kinda mainstream. 2.5/5

 
jamny said:
The Green Inferno - I thought this one would be a little more extreme than it was. Sure, there was plenty of gore but it was a bit cheesy and the acting was so bad that it never really was believable or scary. It wasn't horrible though, just kinda mainstream. 2.5/5
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I thought everything about Green Inferno was great.  Certainly the acting was not bad.  This is a film that most like a lot 4/5.

 
James Daulton said:
I thought everything about Green Inferno was great.  Certainly the acting was not bad.  This is a film that most like a lot 4/5.
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The acting wasn't as bad once they got captured but it was bad up until then. The leader kicking the girl out of the meeting, the fat guy that was in love with her, the guy totally freaking out over the spider in the woods. The creepy female roommate, the jealous girlfriend. It was laughably bad. Cheesy bad acting. 4/5? That's nuts. For me a 4/5 is like an Oscar nominee.

 
jamny said:
The acting wasn't as bad once they got captured but it was bad up until then. The leader kicking the girl out of the meeting, the fat guy that was in love with her, the guy totally freaking out over the spider in the woods. The creepy female roommate, the jealous girlfriend. It was laughably bad. Cheesy bad acting. 4/5? That's nuts. For me a 4/5 is like an Oscar nominee.
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Ah my bad.  I was thinking of Green Room.  Haven't seen Green Inferno. 

 
James Daulton said:
Scoresman, do you have The Invitation queued up to watch?  And while I liked Troll Hunter, I can't believe it's still leading.
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I've seen it and thought it was pretty meh.  Not bad, but overhyped.  Troll Hunter is was leading because of the randomness of the list I've got going.  I wanted it to only be movies I haven't seen which narrows down the field.  I'm saving some "classics" for this week though.

The Host - Amazon -  A mutant creature kidnaps a Korean girl, and her family will do anything to get her back.  I found this movie incredible.  The effects, the tone, the acting, everything was spot on including the unpredictable ending.  The family in this movie reminded a bit of the Korean version of the Bluths from Arrested Development.  They are probably some of the most likable characters you'll find in a horror film.  Fantastic movie in every way.

Curse of Mesopotamia - Amazon - Five strangers travel to a ruined castle to try and rid themselves of nightmares.  I bit on this one because it was hailed as the first english language genre film to come out of the middle east and it had a cool cover.  This was a big mistake.  The acting and the script are both terrible.  This was obviously a very low budget movie as it looks like a film student's first film.  Avoid.

Lockout - Amazon - The story of an American man who gets fired when he fails to adapt to certain changes in the company where he's worked for over ten years. As a result of this, he and his family are forced to move to an old house in rural Wisconsin, where bizarre events will gradually turn their lives into nothing but hell on earth.  The concept of this movie and ultimate ending are really, really interesting, I just had lots of issues with the execution, specifically the production value is really bad and really takes away from the movie.  It's one of those movies where once you realize what's going on with the ending, you'll want to rewatch it to see what you missed but because of the terrible production value, you wont bother.  

The Conjuring 2  - Amazon - Everyone's favorite demonologists return to help a single mother terrorized by an evil spirit.  I was a big fan of the first Conjuring and while this sequel fails to live up to the original, it's not bad either.  I liked the "old man" ghost that stars in this one, but I have problems with how much the nun demon looks like Marilyn Manson.  Sorry, that just bugs me.  I still highly recommend this one if you were a fan of the first one.  

I'm a movie behind but will be correcting that very soon.

Scaresman Horrorthon 2016 rankings (in order of worst to best)


24. The Linda Vista Project


23. Curse of Mesopotamia


22. Daylight


21. Lockout


20. The Possession in Japan


19. The Vatican Tapes


18. Hostel


17. The Phoenix tapes 97


16. The Innkeepers


15. Willow Creek


14. The Gallows


13. Deadgirl


12. Home Movie


11. A Lonely Place to Die


10. Honeymoon


9. The Conjuring 2


8. Sleep Tight


7. The Mist


6. I Saw the Devil


5. Grotesque


4. Exhibit A


3. Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla


2. Troll Hunter


1. The Host

 
For the most part yes.  Most have been on my queue for a while, but some I'll just add on a whim.  All of them at the very least looked interesting enough to add to my queue, especially if they are included with Prime.   Some also come from  recommendations from other sites and forums

 
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The Host is also on Netflix

I tried watching it once and just couldn't get into it. Based on reviews in this thread I will give it another shot.

 
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Scoresman said:
I've seen it and thought it was pretty meh.  Not bad, but overhyped.  Troll Hunter is was leading because of the randomness of the list I've got going.  I wanted it to only be movies I haven't seen which narrows down the field.  I'm saving some "classics" for this week though.

The Host - Amazon -  A mutant creature kidnaps a Korean girl, and her family will do anything to get her back.  I found this movie incredible.  The effects, the tone, the acting, everything was spot on including the unpredictable ending.  The family in this movie reminded a bit of the Korean version of the Bluths from Arrested Development.  They are probably some of the most likable characters you'll find in a horror film.  Fantastic movie in every way.

Curse of Mesopotamia - Amazon - Five strangers travel to a ruined castle to try and rid themselves of nightmares.  I bit on this one because it was hailed as the first english language genre film to come out of the middle east and it had a cool cover.  This was a big mistake.  The acting and the script are both terrible.  This was obviously a very low budget movie as it looks like a film student's first film.  Avoid.

Lockout - Amazon - The story of an American man who gets fired when he fails to adapt to certain changes in the company where he's worked for over ten years. As a result of this, he and his family are forced to move to an old house in rural Wisconsin, where bizarre events will gradually turn their lives into nothing but hell on earth.  The concept of this movie and ultimate ending are really, really interesting, I just had lots of issues with the execution, specifically the production value is really bad and really takes away from the movie.  It's one of those movies where once you realize what's going on with the ending, you'll want to rewatch it to see what you missed but because of the terrible production value, you wont bother.  

The Conjuring 2  - Amazon - Everyone's favorite demonologists return to help a single mother terrorized by an evil spirit.  I was a big fan of the first Conjuring and while this sequel fails to live up to the original, it's not bad either.  I liked the "old man" ghost that stars in this one, but I have problems with how much the nun demon looks like Marilyn Manson.  Sorry, that just bugs me.  I still highly recommend this one if you were a fan of the first one.  

I'm a movie behind but will be correcting that very soon.

Scaresman Horrorthon 2016 rankings (in order of worst to best)


24. The Linda Vista Project


23. Curse of Mesopotamia


22. Daylight


21. Lockout


20. The Possession in Japan


19. The Vatican Tapes


18. Hostel


17. The Phoenix tapes 97


16. The Innkeepers


15. Willow Creek


14. The Gallows


13. Deadgirl


12. Home Movie


11. A Lonely Place to Die


10. Honeymoon


9. The Conjuring 2


8. Sleep Tight


7. The Mist


6. I Saw the Devil


5. Grotesque


4. Exhibit A


3. Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla


2. Troll Hunter


1. The Host
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The host is really good and I agree with your assessment. 

 
I watched "Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla" and now want the 1 hour and 13 minutes back from Scoresman.  :X

I need a full review as to why this is ranked 3rd! Because other than the acting I dont get it.

 
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Buddy Ball 2K3 said:
I watched "Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla" and now want the 1 hour and 13 minutes back from Scoresman.  :X

I need a full review as to why this is ranked 3rd!
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It certainly seems to be a polarizing movie from other discussions I've seen since watching it.  I did say in my review that it was thin on plot and it is.  However, I thought the portrayal of the character was amazing and done with absolute conviction and that was the basis for my ranking.  The brutal ending was nice too.    

What didn't you like about it?

 
Scoresman said:
It certainly seems to be a polarizing movie from other discussions I've seen since watching it.  I did say in my review that it was thin on plot and it is.  However, I thought the portrayal of the character was amazing and done with absolute conviction and that was the basis for my ranking.  The brutal ending was nice too.    

What didn't you like about it?
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The acting was incredible, the brutal ending was  :thumbup: , but the rest of the film was a yawner. I think my biggest issue is your ranking of it at #3. I was not entertained near enough to have it that high. 

 
The Woman - Amazon/Shudder - The father of a "typical" suburban family captures a wild, feral woman and attempts to "civilize" her.  This was a very interesting and disturbing movie with a unique concept and I quite liked it.  From the get go, you realize that this probably isnt quite a "typical" family and there are some definite dark secrets that get revealed.  It visits many different taboos such as rape, cannibalism, wife beating, and incest.  As such, it has more than a few gruesome moments.  The weird MTVish soundtrack didnt really fit though.

Children of the Corn - Amazon/Netflix - 80s classic about a town full of religious kids who killed all the adults.  I think I would have liked this better if I had seen it back in the 80s.  Without the nostalgia, I just found this ok, not great.  I wanted to strangle the two main antagonists which I guess is a good thing, but they were very annoying.  Even though the effects do not age well at all, I did like it when He Who Walks Behind the Rows makes an appearance towards the climax of the film.

Scaresman Horrorthon 2016 rankings (in order of worst to best)


26. The Linda Vista Project


25. Curse of Mesopotamia


24. Daylight


23. Lockout


22. The Possession in Japan


21. The Vatican Tapes


20. Hostel


19. The Phoenix tapes 97


18. Children of the Corn


17. The Innkeepers


16. Willow Creek


15. The Gallows


14. Deadgirl


13. Home Movie


12. A Lonely Place to Die


11. Honeymoon


10. The Conjuring 2


9. The Woman


8. Sleep Tight


7. The Mist


6. I Saw the Devil


5. Grotesque


4. Exhibit A


3. Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla


2. Troll Hunter


1. The Host

 
5 movies left.  If anyone has any great recommendations they've been holding back, I'd love to add them to the list.  My original list has already changed and I dont mind changing it further.

Edit: Added Deathgasm per above.

 
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I always liked the Changeling with George C Scott- nice mix of haunted house and mystery story..  has some very creepy/ chilling moments with little to no gore..

 
Not sure what is left in the running for the last 5, but going with the messed up bloody foreign movies, I think you might dig Frontier(s) as well. 

Oh, and have you seen Teeth?  :scared:

 
KarmaPolice said:
Not sure what is left in the running for the last 5, but going with the messed up bloody foreign movies, I think you might dig Frontier(s) as well. 

Oh, and have you seen Teeth?  :scared:
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Frontiers is in my queue and on my original list. I guess I'll keep it there since it comes with a recommendation.

I did see Teeth.  It's pretty great.  

 
Scoresman said:
5 movies left.  If anyone has any great recommendations they've been holding back, I'd love to add them to the list.  My original list has already changed and I dont mind changing it further.

Edit: Added Deathgasm per above.




 
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Jug Face...not sure where you can see it.

 
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