The Curse I watched that here recently too.

I enjoyed it and shall look for the sequel. I saw another version earlier in January called "Color from the Dark". Quite liked that, too.

Just watched The Changeling for about the hundredth time last night. Love that one.

A stellar film for sure!

Completely agree, I was lucky enough to have an excellent influence in my early life to introduce me to such things.

Yeah I thought that was solid too - Die Farbe is another adaptation and of course Karloff in the disappointing Did Monster Die.

I agree.

Just watched Charles Band's Puppet Master (1989). A great cheesy guilty pleasure horror with some terrific kills. HDC needs to revisit this gem. I am watching the next nine after I got the idea from another forumer here whose handle I forget.

Absolutely agree Michael. Puppet Master is an awesome series. And now I think I may have to revisit them. Thanks for killing my entire weekend.

I have all the series except for the retro puppet master. hard one to find.

that would have been me my friend :)

THE THING (1982). Been awhile since I've watched this, but still think it's one of the best ever. The fact it didn't do boffo box office is proof that life can be so unfair::sad::. The commentary by Carpenter/Kurt Russell is also well worth checking out...they sound like they're having a great time. *****

I agree. I think it's one of the best horror & sci-fi films of all-time. IMO, if you're paying attention while watching, & you can understand it, it's gets your mind racing -- on how you're going to survive -- if your one of these guys. Plus, I think it's very immersive, visceral, horrifying, and most of the creature special effects are the best to date... IMO so far CG hasn't bested this realism.

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5/10

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4/10

night of the demons 1988

a bit of nostalgia for me, has aged quite well , an age before cgi took over, some lovely prop work. editing and direction lets it down at times and typical 80`s dialogue. over all still a solid movie 7/10.

My Bloody Valentine (1981)

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When people say this is one of the better early slasher movies they aren't kidding. It holds up incredibly well and to this day is probably one of the best slasher films ever made. The premise that the killer returns to stop a Valentine's Day dance is a bit cheesy but completely forgivable considering how well done this film is. The acting is solid, the mood is eerie, the scares are tense, the kills are good and the gory special effects makeups are very effective even by today's standards. I think the miner is one of the better slasher movie villains. While the costume is kind of basic it is also very menacing and at times the use of breathing is reminiscent of Darth Vader.

Deadbeat At Dawn, 1988. 10/10

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^I love that film so much...Pity VanBebber didn't come out with more films...

You know in that part of Fight club, where they ask who would you like to fight - mine would be Jim. LOL

have you seen Gator Green?

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Evil Dead Trap (1988)

Liked it a lot. Japanese giallo with some creative kills and traps. Kinda goes off the rails towards the end, but I still liked it.

8/10

I think you will dig the sequel as well.

TERROR TRAIN 1980

Something I've been meaning to watch for awhile and I'm glad I finally did. A group of students celebrate New Year's eve on an train but a party crasher is intent upon revenge for a cruel prank played years ago.

Good to know!

That's been on my watchlist for a long time too, and still haven't seen it.


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The Gore Gore Girls (1972)

Finally saw it. Eh. Herschel Gordon Lewis, it is what it is. Like Blood Feast, the "mystery" is so uninteresting, but at least the humor is a little better, the music and 70s vibe is great, and the gore is amusing. A good entry in the history of splatter, but doesn't hold up too well overall.

6/10

I don't know why I took so long to watch it (Terror Train). I like Jamie Lee Curtis and am now going to check her out in "Prom Night", another one I've missed for no apparent reason!

PROM NIGHT 1981

A little girl's death is avenged big time on prom night. Bit of a dud. I mean its typical 80's but found it average.


PHENOMENA 1985 AKA CREEPERS

Wow! Odd little movie with lovely visuals and an awesome soundtrack. A young girl attends a boarding school in Sweden and helps to solve gruesome murders with her telepathic skills. She is able to talk to insects.

House II: The Second Story (1987)

This seems to get a lot of hate but I enjoyed this silly, very 80's Horror Comedy - watch out for an a brief showing by Kane Hodder. Next up House III (my fave of the series).

Really? It gets hate? But its so much fucking fun. House III, christ...its been so long I can't even remember what happened. I need to rewatch it.

House IV is really House II. Forgot about that. Anyway, going to enjoy both.

I think there's an episode of Ray Bradbury Theater with the same title. Drew Barrymore is in it, if I'm not mistaken.

Nostalgia Chick - Anastasia

That's right Damn. I was trying to remember that too. Drew was a little girl then and I think her neighbor had tried to kill his wife or something?

Damn that sounds so familiar.

What's up with the kiddie movies The Return?

fGodzilla 1985
6/10

Surprisingly, I never saw this film before. This movie was a joint USA/Japan production including some US partswith Raymond Burr, with 90% Japanese parts.

It was really interesting... obviously had a good budget, decent 'old movie giant monster SfX'. Although I wish they would have taken the Godzilla suit to next top level, but it doesn't quite make it. The lips quiver a bit, and they can show inside his mouth, but it's basically the same 1956 technology.

The eyes on Godzilla are really the downfall as they don't look real. Don't really like this version of the suit. The '56 suit of Godzilla was thoroughly scary, but that suit was sent to the US and lost.

Godzilla 1985 is an 80s movie - including the rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union - who shoot a nuclear missile from space at Japan/Godzilla.

This film plays out as a disaster film, basically a remake of the original, & plenty of Dr Pepper soda placement advertisements.

PIRAHNA (1978). While obviously a variation on JAWS, this becomes a quite good little film on its own merits. Great cast and early Rob Bottin FX. ***

PHASE IV (1974). Lanquid but interesting film dealing with super intelligent ants-a "Sci-Ants fiction" film if you will (showing my old FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND past). Amazing photography and a general sense of unease pervades throughout. ***1/2

languid
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adjective
1.
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow:
a languid manner.
2.
lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.
3.
drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint.
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CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE (1980)-Also known as INVASION OF THE FLESH HUNTERS and CANNIBALS IN THE STREETS.Pretty cheesy story of Vietnam Vets who have the urge to munch on human flesh now and again, but I really like this. Enough sleaze, gore and decent acting (especially by John Saxon) make me want to pop in the DVD every few months. ***

Back to the Future 1,2,Batman (1989),Terminator,Star Wars Episode V,Raider of the Lost Ark.
Still very cool movies.

Rollercoaster -- 6/10; Would pair well with Final Destination 3.