Saw Nice Guys with Russell Crowe & Ryan Gosling. A decent buddy detective comedy. Shane Black did a good job with the story until the 3rd act climax where he made Ryan Gosling’s character immortal for no reason at all.
Another note on horror movies- MOST of them ARE terrible films.
I feel fully qualified to call myself a horror aficionado. I love everything from no-budget scrappers to big-budget spectaculars, and I can tell you than most horror flicks are cynical productions made on the cheap for a quick return with no redeeming value if you aren’t an investor. I’ve had to trudge through WEEKS worth of total crap to find just one interesting flick, much less a truly well made piece of art. But there are plenty of filmmakers that have gave the genre masterwork pieces of cinema. A list of what I’d call truly well made horror films would take up pages.
But, also, art is subjective. One mans trash is another mans garbage.
Well to be honest most everything is terrible or at least meh but in retrospect I probably should have said “Slasher films” instead of “Horror”.
EDIT:
I haven’t seen many horror films, but the ones that I have seen have been pretty good to great. Here is a list of what the IMDb says are horror films I’ve seen and what I give them out of ten:
The Evil Dead (1981) - 8/10
Evil Dead II (1987) - 9/10
Evil Dead got a 7.6/10 and Evil Dead II got a 7.8/10. Still good scores. Also I always thought these were action/horror films but okay.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - 7/10
This actually got a 7.5/10.
The Shining (1980) - 9/10
I’m going to watch this one this weekend as well. I don’t even remember it to be honest.
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) - 8/10
This got a 7.0/10 on imdb. Still a good score though
Drag Me to Hell (2009) - 8/10
Actually it got a 6.6/10
Evil Dead (2013) - 6/10
Alien (1979) - 9/10
Sci-fi/Horror = not a true horror movie. Also it got a 8.5
Where did you get these scores from? lol
I went to my ratings, then filtered them down to what IMDb considers to be “horror” films. The ratings I specified are what I give them, not the general consensus.
Gotcha. That threw me for a loop.
Just finished The Search for Spock. Thought it was a lot better than I remembered. For some reason The Voyage Home is the only film of the original series not currently available on Hulu, Amazon or Netflix, so I’ve got to decide whether I want to pony up for a rental, skip to The Final Frontier or suspend my watch through until IV comes back. I’ll probably just pay to watch it because I don’t like to leave that sub-trilogy hanging.
The BFG (2016)
I’ve sadly been slacking when it comes to keeping up with Steven Spielberg’s modern filmography. The latest film of his that I had seen prior to this was The Adventures of Tintin, a film I have decidedly mixed feelings about. But I went into The BFG hopeful that I’d see some of that classic Spielberg magic. Mark Rylance’s performance as BFG is incredibly enchanting. But unfortunately, the rest of the film never rises to that level. The story is charming for the most part, until the last act, when it suddenly transforms into what feels like an entirely different film. I’ve never read the original book or seen the 1980s animated film so I have nothing to compare it to, but there just wasn’t much there for adults. However, kids seem to love this film. My niece became obsessed with everything BFG prior to its release and couldn’t wait to see it. She ended up really enjoying herself. Which is great, but I remember when a Spielberg film had an appeal for everyone in the family.
Swiss Army Man (2016)
What a bizarrely unique film. It somehow found a way to be endearing while simultaneously revolting at the same time. I’m not a fan of Paul Dano, but I found his performance here quite good. Daniel Radcliffe however was outstanding, he fully embraced his role and was an incredibly good sport about it. The story while utterly absurd by nature, has a very poignant core wrapped inside its bizarre and outlandish trappings.
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
Without a doubt, the best adaptation the Ape Man has ever seen. It stays true to the characters and their world while deftly tweaking certain aspects for modern audiences. The writing is excellent and the performances are top notch. An absolute delight.
You just have bad timing, Netflix had all (I think) of the star trek movies except Abrams until a month or so ago.
Either way, I may have misquoted you, but I didn’t misrepresent you.
Yes, I didn’t change the essence of what you were saying. For example, if you said, “I’m supporting Donald Trump” and then I said that you said, “I’m a Trump supporter”, that isn’t misrepresenting your position at all, even though the quote was slightly off.
The Person in Question
Either way, I may have misquoted you, but I didn’t misrepresent you.
Yes, I didn’t change the essence of what you were saying. For example, if you said, “I’m supporting Donald Trump” and then I said that you said, “I’m a Trump supporter”, that isn’t misrepresenting your position at all, even though the quote was slightly off.
Lord Haseo said:
They will always have a special place in my heart due to the obsession I had with them when I was growing up but a lot of people don’t feel the same way. Now when it comes to Halloween I don’t even see it as a Horror Film I just see it as a good film period. To me it transcends the limitations that so many other films in the genre are known for and stands up regardless of genre.
I don’t think you really understand what I’m arguing about. I even said that before I posted this that I thought certain movies like Child’s Play, Friday The 13th etc. were fun which means I think they’re well made horror movies but not well made movies in general. As stated above I think Halloween is a good movie in general.
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) - 10/10
It’s rare that I give a film a perfect ten score, especially one I’ve just seen, but this is one of them. Comedy gold.
Not enough people read the EU.
Star Trek: Beyond 8/10
Really surprised by this one. Justin Lin actually directed some pretty great character moments and a lot of spectacular action. The trailers looked really bad and it looked like it was going to go in the same stylistic direction as the Fast and Furious franchise did but thankfully it did not, it actually was way more respectful of the original Star Trek series than Into Darkness was. The music was very reminiscent of the original show and the tribute to the original cast was great. Overall I really liked it but I think it peaked in the second act and then in the third it became quite formulaic and predictable. Still a lot of fun and a worthy sequel to the first one from 2009. I’d also like to point out that at no point does this film mention any events from Into Darkness so if you want to just ignore that one then you can because this one feels much more like a sequel to the first one. Check it out!
Prequel Fan-Edit thread: http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Yet-another-series-of-prequel-edits/id/17329
Halloween II (1981) - 5/10
Huge step down from the first. For the first hour, Laurie Strode is barely in it, and the screen is occupied by forgettable and often annoying characters, like that paramedic guy who seduces the nurse. The film relied more on shock value than actual suspense and scares, such as the scalding water death, which was very unnecessary. Thankfully Dr Loomis provided mild relief and good character moments when he was on screen (which, a lot of the time, he wasn’t) and the music and directing were, like the first, very great. It also includes what I think is the best jump scare I’ve seen in a film (in which the music abruptly stops when the scare happens, instead of an obnoxious music cue or loud noise occuring). Overall, while it wasn’t terrible, I don’t think I’ll be re-watching it along with the original.
Not enough people read the EU.
You have to watch Halloween II at least seven or eight times before it starts growing on you. It definitely is sad that it wasn’t better because it had the rare opportunity to retain its entire original cast and crew. I know Carpenter didn’t direct, but if there’s one thing about the two movies that is equally great in both is the cinematography and look of the films. Beautiful.
The Person in Question
You have to watch Halloween II at least seven or eight times before it starts growing on you. It definitely is sad that it wasn’t better because it had the rare opportunity to retain its entire original cast and crew. I know Carpenter didn’t direct, but if there’s one thing about the two movies that is equally great in both is the cinematography and look of the films. Beautiful.
Seven or eight times? By the way, I absolutely agree with you on the cinematography. Equally great in both films.
Not enough people read the EU.
Ha, there’s no way I’m watching anything seven or eight times to give it a chance.
Yeah, Halloween II ain’t bad, but it’s not worth repeat viewings if ya don’t wanna give it a second go.
Speaking of the cinematography, I love the way the camera moves and the way shots are composed, but neither film looks like Halloween at all. They look like early summer in California (it was) when it’s supposed to be fall in Illinois. The trees are all wrong. A few shots in the first one have some fake fall leaves thrown about, but not many. Carpenter helped to compose a color regrade of one of the DVD releases and it looks great. More orange in the trees and much more of a fall feel while keeping the cool blues and such. I wish that version would have been carried over to Blu-Ray.
I actually really like Halloween III. It has nothing to do with any of the others though and it is goofy. But it’s one of my Halloween season must-watch films.
double bubble.
Yeah, Halloween II ain’t bad, but it’s not worth repeat viewings if ya don’t wanna give it a second go.
Speaking of the cinematography, I love the way the camera moves and the way shots are composed, but neither film looks like Halloween at all. They look like early summer in California (it was) when it’s supposed to be fall in Illinois. The trees are all wrong. A few shots in the first one have some fake fall leaves thrown about, but not many. Carpenter helped to compose a color regrade of one of the DVD releases and it looks great. More orange in the trees and much more of a fall feel while keeping the cool blues and such. I wish that version would have been carried over to Blu-Ray.
I actually really like Halloween III. It has nothing to do with any of the others though and it is goofy. But it’s one of my Halloween season must-watch films.
Definitely, anyone who’s lived in the suburbs in the Midwest can see right through the supposedly Halloween setting.
The Person in Question
I think Halloween II is as good of a sequel as you’ll get considering it is a slasher film. Not as well paced, there aren’t those little things that give you chills or outright scare you, the soundtrack isn’t as memorable etc. but it’s fairly enjoyable and I’m glad that this movie is where the reboot/sequel will be succeeding instead of one of the genuinely bad films in the series.
Scream 2 was a good sequel, although I don’t think the Scream formula translates out of the high school setting very well.
The Person in Question
Formula or not I thought it was a worthy successor but I think there didn’t need to be another mystery of who dunnit because even though it made sense it wasn’t as good as the first twist. Also the sheer eeriness that accompanies the twist in the first movie isn’t even close to being reached in Scream 2.
Agreed. The worst thing about Scream 2 in my opinion was how the mystery was handled; there were no clues throughout the movie that pointed towards the culprit. I think that going the comedic route was probably a good choice though since there’s really no way to beat the first reveal. Scream is an awesome film. It’s actually where I got my “moviefreakedmind” name from.
The Person in Question
Scream is an awesome film. It’s actually where I got my “moviefreakedmind” name from.
How did I not make that connection before?
P.S. Shameless self promotion. Have you ever watched my Scream fanedit?
Don’t do drugs, unless you’re with me.
No, I haven’t watched your edit, but I will definitely put it on my list.
The Person in Question
I never got the appeal of Scream, even back in the day. I certainly don’t think it warranted three sequels.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - 7/10
It’s far from perfect, but it’s a ton of fun. Robert Englund as Fred Krueger isn’t in it all that much, but every scene he’s in is gold. It’s funny how cheesy it is at times, and how obvious the fire suit is when Freddy is burned by Nancy, and some characters are underwritten and others are poorly acted, but most of the film is awesome. The soundtrack, direction, camerawork and sound effects are great, and overall it’s just a really cool movie.
Not enough people read the EU.
