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Post by ualaw557399 on Jul 11, 2020 4:00:29 GMT
I assume yes. If so, here are some recommendations either streaming or on PPV right that maybe aren't too well-known or mainstream:
- Color Out of Space: Never thought Nic Cage's career revival would be ignited via independent horror, but here we are. Trippy, disturbing, and beautifully shot. (PPV)
- Autopsy of Jane Doe: This is brilliant. One of my favorite horror films of the last 10 years or so. (Netflix)
- Sinister: More a reminder if you missed this one 10 years ago to watch. Special appearance by Ulver in one of the most terrifying scenes in the movie. (Netflix)
- The Ritual: One of the best original things Netflix has produced.
- Green Room: It has Patrick Stewart and a lot of Nazis fuckers get off'd. Would recommend everything director Jeremy Saulnier does actually including Blue Ruin, also on Netflix.
- Overlord: It is fun as hell. Wish I could have seen it in the theaters. Way underrated. (Amazon Prime and Hulu)
- The Crazies: cool twist on the zombie genre and it has Timothy Olyphant who is great in anything (everyone should binge Justified if you haven't seen it). (Amazon)
- Dog Soidiers: It is exactly what it says it is. (Amazon)
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Post by cereal on Jul 11, 2020 4:31:26 GMT
I assume yes. If so, here are some recommendations either streaming or on PPV right that maybe aren't too well-known or mainstream: - Color Out of Space: Never thought Nic Cage's career revival would be ignited via independent horror, but here we are. Trippy, disturbing, and beautifully shot. (PPV) - Autopsy of Jane Doe: This is brilliant. One of my favorite horror films of the last 10 years or so. (Netflix) - Sinister: More a reminder if you missed this one 10 years ago to watch. Special appearance by Ulver in one of the most terrifying scenes in the movie. (Netflix) - The Ritual: One of the best original things Netflix has produced. - Green Room: It has Patrick Stewart and a lot of Nazis fuckers get off'd. Would recommend everything director Jeremy Saulnier does actually including Blue Ruin, also on Netflix. - Overlord: It is fun as hell. Wish I could have seen it in the theaters. Way underrated. (Amazon Prime and Hulu) - The Crazies: cool twist on the zombie genre and it has Timothy Olyphant who is great in anything (everyone should binge Justified if you haven't seen it). (Amazon) - Dog Soidiers: It is exactly what it says it is. (Amazon) I always run into the problem of asking for horror recs and getting a list of movies I've watched before but this is a list of movies I haven't seen before except for two (the Ritual and Green Room). I've actually never heard of Dog Soldiers. Someone told me Autopsy of Jane Doe was super bad right when it dropped but I've been seeing a lot more love for it recently. |
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Post by cereal on Jul 11, 2020 4:38:53 GMT
Curious if anyone else has seen the Perfection? In particular curious if anyone else has seen both the Perfection and Martyrs? I have some mixed feelings on Martyrs, and it honestly fucks with me a lot. I think the Perfection is sort of a retelling of Martyrs and I have similar mixed feelings about it, but I can see where it changes some of the conclusions.
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Post by ualaw557399 on Jul 11, 2020 5:35:07 GMT
Curious if anyone else has seen the Perfection? In particular curious if anyone else has seen both the Perfection and Martyrs? I have some mixed feelings on Martyrs, and it honestly fucks with me a lot. I think the Perfection is sort of a retelling of Martyrs and I have similar mixed feelings about it, but I can see where it changes some of the conclusions. Yeah I thought The Perfection was sort of a mess. Lot of ideas thrown together. I see some themes than run with Martyrs but that is a way better film overall to me. If you like films that stick with you like that, High Tension and Frontiers (the originals) are two other French horror films that stays with you in a bad way after they are over. |
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Post by ualaw557399 on Jul 11, 2020 5:43:44 GMT
Curious if anyone else has seen the Perfection? In particular curious if anyone else has seen both the Perfection and Martyrs? I have some mixed feelings on Martyrs, and it honestly fucks with me a lot. I think the Perfection is sort of a retelling of Martyrs and I have similar mixed feelings about it, but I can see where it changes some of the conclusions. Forgot about Incident in a Ghost Land too. Wasn't a fan but a lot of people love it. |
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Post by arnoldlayne on Jul 11, 2020 7:05:33 GMT
Green Room, 100%. Probably my favourite (after Event Horizon, which is forever the boss). "Small with well-defined boundaries" is the best horror to me, and a corridor with Nazis at one end is perfect.
I feel like Ready or Not got overlooked recently. It's very silly (intentionally) but everyone acts their asses off and I think it's fantastic.
I am Mother was one of my overall favourite movies of last year. Love that "never sure who's the bad guy" thing.
One Cut of the Dead. If you can make it through the first 30 minutes you'll have a great time.
Childhood of a Leader. Is it a horror movie? The first time I watched it I thought it was meh. The second time I thought it was brilliant.
Unfriended / Unfriended: Dark Web / Searching. I'm putting these together becasue they're the same format (take place exclusively within the protagonist's computer screen). And they should all be god awful. But I loved them all.
The Perfection didn't leave a mark tbh, but I'll check out Martyrs.
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Post by ualaw557399 on Jul 11, 2020 9:20:29 GMT
Green Room, 100%. Probably my favourite (after Event Horizon, which is forever the boss). "Small with well-defined boundaries" is the best horror to me, and a corridor with Nazis at one end is perfect. I feel like Ready or Not got overlooked recently. It's very silly (intentionally) but everyone acts their asses off and I think it's fantastic. I am Mother was one of my overall favourite movies of last year. Love that "never sure who's the bad guy" thing. One Cut of the Dead. If you can make it through the first 30 minutes you'll have a great time. Childhood of a Leader. Is it a horror movie? The first time I watched it I thought it was meh. The second time I thought it was brilliant. Unfriended / Unfriended: Dark Web / Searching. I'm putting these together becasue they're the same format (take place exclusively within the protagonist's computer screen). And they should all be god awful. But I loved them all. The Perfection didn't leave a mark tbh, but I'll check out Martyrs. Loved the dumb internet scare movies. Great to check out and just have fun which I do often. One Cut of the Dead didn't take with me, but props to the maker of that movie for making a zillion dollar return on what, $30,000? Re: Green Room, definitely watch Blue Ruin if you enjoyed that. |
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Post by arnoldlayne on Jul 11, 2020 13:03:11 GMT
I liked Blue Ruin. Not as much, but I liked it.
I keep trying to think of horrors that capture exactly what I want and I keep coming up with the car chase/kidnap scene from Nocturnal Animals. That exact feeling of constrained boundaries is everything I'm looking for. More thriller than supernatural, I suppose.
For something a bit left-field I recommend a zombie movie called The Cured. It takes place post outbreak when the surviving zombies are cured and reintroduced to society. But they can remember all the people they killed, and so can their uninfected neighbours. Zombie social commentary.
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Post by kay double you on Jul 11, 2020 13:18:30 GMT
The Hunt was incredibly entertaining with some legit great humour and rad kills. It's on the nose with its political message but if you take it With a grain of salt it was a rad movie
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Post by Grackle Wizard on Jul 11, 2020 15:58:29 GMT
Good recommendations (Ritual in particular is really great). I have Color Out of Space on my list, looking forward to that one. I'll have to check out some of the others I haven't seen.
Anyone have an opinion of Doctor Sleep? I have heard mixed things.
Some good ones I know of that are available on streaming services:
The Wailing (Prime, Korean - One of my favorite recent(ish) horror movies, I recommend this to everyone)
Train to Busan (Prime, Korean - Another great Korean horror movie, this one is just fun though, zombies on a train)
Parasite (Hulu, Korean - More suspense/drama than horror, but a great movie)
Midsommer / Hereditary (Prime - Up to the hype in my opinion)
Bone Tomahawk (Prime - Western/Horror, takes a while to get to the horror, but some great dialog along the way)
The Taking of Deborah Logan (Prime - faux documentary style, takes a while to get going but I found it genuinely scary once it does)
A Field in England (Prime - Very original, probably not for everyone but I really enjoyed it)
Hagazussa (Prime, German - Gothic horror, beautifully shot)
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Post by the mayor on Jul 11, 2020 16:53:44 GMT
Great recs!
From this list and for my tastes, I heartily endorse Color Out Of Space. It's a really haunting flick, and Nic Cage knocks it out of the park in a role that must have been designed for his particular style of innovative acting. The Crazies is also a nice piece of low-budget camp that's paced well and punches above its weight. I also liked One Cut of the Dead, which is a creative homage to the zombie pantheon.
I'm here to plug the classics. I don't have any streaming subscriptions, so I mostly pull from my personal collection. One I've revisited a couple times over the last months is Halloween III: Season of the Witch. My Hellraiser VHS cassette is also the worse for wear. Old school V. Price always gets it done for me, too. Light on gore, but heavy on creep. The Fall of the House of Usher is a go-to when I need something quietly creepy.
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Post by arnoldlayne on Jul 11, 2020 22:50:56 GMT
Just watched Vivarium. Owes a heavy debt to Black Mirror and toys with saying something about patriarchy without coming to any firm conclusions as to what. But as a claustrophobic mood piece I thought it was great.
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Post by ualaw557399 on Jul 12, 2020 1:30:12 GMT
Great recs! From this list and for my tastes, I heartily endorse Color Out Of Space. It's a really haunting flick, and Nic Cage knocks it out of the park in a role that must have been designed for his particular style of innovative acting. The Crazies is also a nice piece of low-budget camp that's paced well and punches above its weight. I also liked One Cut of the Dead, which is a creative homage to the zombie pantheon. I'm here to plug the classics. I don't have any streaming subscriptions, so I mostly pull from my personal collection. One I've revisited a couple times over the last months is Halloween III: Season of the Witch. My Hellraiser VHS cassette is also the worse for wear. Old school V. Price always gets it done for me, too. Light on gore, but heavy on creep. The Fall of the House of Usher is a go-to when I need something quietly creepy. I wonder if Halloween III was billed as something else...some other independent movie, would it have gotten more respect? Because it is genuinely creepy and well-acted. |
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Post by cereal on Jul 12, 2020 1:31:28 GMT
Good recommendations (Ritual in particular is really great). I have Color Out of Space on my list, looking forward to that one. I'll have to check out some of the others I haven't seen. Anyone have an opinion of Doctor Sleep? I have heard mixed things. Some good ones I know of that are available on streaming services: The Wailing (Prime, Korean - One of my favorite recent(ish) horror movies, I recommend this to everyone) Train to Busan (Prime, Korean - Another great Korean horror movie, this one is just fun though, zombies on a train) Parasite (Hulu, Korean - More suspense/drama than horror, but a great movie) Midsommer / Hereditary (Prime - Up to the hype in my opinion) Bone Tomahawk (Prime - Western/Horror, takes a while to get to the horror, but some great dialog along the way) The Taking of Deborah Logan (Prime - faux documentary style, takes a while to get going but I found it genuinely scary once it does) A Field in England (Prime - Very original, probably not for everyone but I really enjoyed it) Hagazussa (Prime, German - Gothic horror, beautifully shot) So I just want to say that Bong Joon Ho has been an obsession of mine since I saw the Host, and I took my partner to see Parasite on opening night and I miiiiight think it's my favorite horror movie ever? I could see it not being very scary to some folks (I have a couple of particular fears that come into play), but holy shit if this isn't the first time I thought a movie deserved every single award. |
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Post by ualaw557399 on Jul 12, 2020 1:31:47 GMT
Good recommendations (Ritual in particular is really great). I have Color Out of Space on my list, looking forward to that one. I'll have to check out some of the others I haven't seen. Anyone have an opinion of Doctor Sleep? I have heard mixed things. Some good ones I know of that are available on streaming services: The Wailing (Prime, Korean - One of my favorite recent(ish) horror movies, I recommend this to everyone) Train to Busan (Prime, Korean - Another great Korean horror movie, this one is just fun though, zombies on a train) Parasite (Hulu, Korean - More suspense/drama than horror, but a great movie) Midsommer / Hereditary (Prime - Up to the hype in my opinion) Bone Tomahawk (Prime - Western/Horror, takes a while to get to the horror, but some great dialog along the way) The Taking of Deborah Logan (Prime - faux documentary style, takes a while to get going but I found it genuinely scary once it does) A Field in England (Prime - Very original, probably not for everyone but I really enjoyed it) Hagazussa (Prime, German - Gothic horror, beautifully shot) All of these that I have seen (all but the last two) are great. The scene in Bone Tomahawk...uh...I still hear the noises. Have you seen The Host? (Korean monster movie) Man what a lot of fun that movie is.... |
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