Essential The Official Coli Horror Film Thread: Discussion, Recommendations And Murder.

[storyteller]

My goal....

Scratch that...

My mission...


is to watch all the public domain horror

Actually I got made lead on 3 accounting I.T. projects at work this year and have no time to watch serious horror . I can watch the bullshyt flicks during these 3-4 hour daily calls and feel like I am not missing out on anything. I have literally been logged in from 7 a.m. To 9 p.m. since February, 6 to 7 days a week.

I was gonna suggest a Sci Fi September watch in the Sci Fi thread like we do for Halloween, but may not be able to participate . But that thread is dying a slow death anyway .

Your busy schedule is a blessing for the rest of us. We get to hear which ones are actually worth it to throw on. You watch so we don't have to .

I like to give back by watching all the found footage schlock for yall ....Looky Loo is up next once I get a chance.

 

[Mike809]

Chime is a Kiyoshi Kurosawa movie. I love his older stuff (Cure and Audition of course). How was it? Kurosawa and Shimizu are two Japanese Horror Directors that don't have a perfect record, but made enough quality movies that I'll always check their stuff out.

I didn't enjoy it . Too many plot holes , maybe because the film was only 40 minutes long.

It's one of those movies where the viewers have to fill the holes , and form their own interpretation of the movie.

 

[storyteller]

I didn't enjoy it . Too many plot holes , maybe because the film was only 40 minutes long.

It's one of those movies where the viewers have to fill the holes , and form their own interpretation of the movie.

That's pretty common for Kurosawa's stuff. He's pretty ambiguous about things. I think it's what makes his work hit or miss. Sometimes there are enough bread crumbs to really make you linger on the questions; other times, it just feels like gaps in the plot with nothing but guesswork to make it fit.

The ambiguity makes his hits feel like home runs that stick with you. But it makes his misses feel frustrating as hell (I hated his movie called Creepy).

 

[abominable1]

Your busy schedule is a blessing for the rest of us. We get to hear which ones are actually worth it to throw on. You watch so we don't have to .

I like to give back by watching all the found footage schlock for yall ....Looky Loo is up next once I get a chance.

I can that as well

I dodge found footage flicks like most women dodge accountability. Word to the Godfather KS

 

[daemonova]

 

[daemonova]

 

[storyteller]

There's a handful of "eras" that I don't think we're ever coming close to again.
70's Giallo and 70's Grindhouse
80's Slashers
Late 90's/early 00's Japanese horror
10's Elevated horror

They all wound up having more low-quality copycats that made horror heads get that "I'm over it" energy. But looking back, each era produced a bunch of classics that horror heads will revisit for the rest of time.

Sidenote: I didn't include the 00's Remake era or the 2010's jump scare fest, because I don't think they created enough classics to fit the discussion. But they have legs too.

 

[Duke Dixon]

This movie trailer reminded me of some of the Full Moon movies that we talked about last week. Also some 80s horror movies. It definitely feels like something that would come on late night on The Sci-FI in the 90s.

Frankie Freako by the same people that did The Void and Psycho Goreman

I watched Frankie Freako on Saturday. The movie was just ok. There's some funny parts but you can tell the budge held them back a little bit. If they had more money and a better lead it would have been great. Probably skip it if it isn't your type of thing. Psycho Goreman and The Void was a bit better than this.

 

[abominable1]

 

[Lootpack]

Counselors: …SO ANYWAY I STARTED fukkIN’

 

[storyteller]

I don’t know this podcast, but I think their brackets look fun in this “best franchise” battle. Could be a fun pollling and discussion game for the thread/forum

 

[EzekelRAGE]

I don’t know this podcast, but I think their brackets look fun in this “best franchise” battle. Could be a fun pollling and discussion game for the thread/forum

I think final four ends up being Terrifier/Halloween/Scream/Nightmare. Scream wins it all unless recency bias gives it to Art.

If it was up to me final two would be Chucky vs Scream. I just dont think ppl respect Chucky. Scream would still win probably, especially with the recent movies bringing it back to form.

That top left bracket weak as hell for Art.

 

[storyteller]

I think final four ends up being Terrifier/Halloween/Scream/Nightmare. Scream wins it all unless recency bias gives it to Art.

If it was up to me final two would be Chucky vs Scream. I just dont think ppl respect Chucky. Scream would still win probably, especially with the recent movies bringing it back to form.

That top left bracket weak as hell for Art.

I was gonna say, Terrifier got a cake walk. Depending on the audience, I think Friday the 13th vs Scream could be the toughest match of the quarters.

I'd base my picks on my personal favorites for peak movies and consistency across the franchise. My finals would be Evil Dead vs Scream. But I could see a case for Freddie and Jason based off having so many more entries that their lowpoints were bound to be rough.

 

[storyteller]

As a professed fan of Takashi Shimizu (The Grudge both Japanese and American versions; The Village trilogy from the past few years which is underrated gold), I'd heard of Reincarnation but never actually watched it until last night...and damn, I missed out on this joint.

A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.

It's an obscure enough J-Horror that I couldn't find many trailers, and the only ones I found have massive spoilers. But damn, this was J-Horror nostalgia and comfort despite being my first viewing. It could see people being annoyed that it's a bit cliche...it's got all the J-Horror tropes: creepy kids, long hair ghosts, hands popping out of nowhere, creepy doll, and vengeful spirits...but it does all the tropes well.

I think the real flaw here, is that since it retreads scares from bigger J-Horror movies, it doesn't hit the peaks of those movies' scares. That makes certain parts move a little slow. But here's the thing, I like the plot of this movie more than any of the classics. The Ring, the Grudge, Pulse...they all live with a lot of ambiguity, while this movie gives you a very clear "who, what, where, and why."

It has a clever twist on the usual formula, and purposefully gives away the twist as the final act hits so that it can go full crazy at the end. The visuals are dated, but have that classic feel. If you can enjoy the scares or images from Evil Dead, then the bits of stop-motion in this movie ought to have their charm.

I'm a J-Horror stan, particularly for the 00's run, so this movie was practically made for my tastes. But I genuinely loved it. This feels like Shimizu paying homage to The Shining without ripping it off. He made a hotel horror movie of his own, with a Japanese spin. It's got my second favorite ending in any J-Horror movie (Cure beats it, and if you count the K-Horror movie A Tale of Two Sisters, I'd give that an edge too).

Side note: It's a flawed movie, don't miss that. There are pretty big plot contrivances and the visuals feel like 80's American horror rather than a 2000's movie. But damn...I REALLY REALLY enjoyed this movie.

 

[Lootpack]

The easiest pick ‘ems once I saw Scream and Evil Dead on opposite sides. Two of the most consistent horror franchises ever.