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ray_afraid said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Dek Rollins said:

the theatrical ending is a joke.

You, sir, are deadite to me now.

I’m with ya. The theatrical ending is the best part of the movie…

No way. 😉

I think the double-Ash scene is probably the best part IMO, but I can’t be sure with out rethinking it a little.

…and would have been a great jumping point for another film.

How is it better in that regard? The original ending is a perfect place to continue with another installment from. He’s in post-apocalyptic future (late 21st century I guess), and the writers can take it from there.

TV’s Frink said:

ray_afraid said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Dek Rollins said:

the theatrical ending is a joke.

You, sir, are deadite to me now.

I’m with ya. The theatrical ending is the best part of the movie and would have been a great jumping point for another film.

I don’t know if I’d call it the best part but it certainly didn’t bother me, I kind of expected it and I had no problem with it. A very good movie from start to finish.

I can respect this opinion. It is a very good film from start to finish (since you’re no doubt talking about the U.S. theatrical cut, I don’t have a direct point of reference since I haven’t watched it yet; only the original cut).

Anyway, I just feel that the theatrical ending doesn’t add up. Not only does it not keep the tone of the first two films, it doesn’t even keep the tone of the film itself. The film is a goofy fantasy-adventure comedy, but that ending is just plain corny. The only thing I give it credit for is that “Hail to the king, baby,” is a funny line, but even then, I don’t want it to end the Evil Dead trilogy.

The original ending keeps the tone both of the film itself and of the series as a whole. I’m sure there’s a reason that Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell have said that they prefer the original cut, despite Sam Raimi admitting that he has a fondness for a couple of the re-shoot/re-dub lines (like “Good, bad, I’m the guy with the gun,”).

It’s nice to see conflicting opinions about this kind of stuff. Just seeing how other people think and react about something.

Jacobs Ladder

Good…not great but good. Nicely rounded, more a film for the audience than it is for itself. As terrifically unnerving and scary as it was I wanted it to go even further. Any suggestions on similarly (or more!) unnerving/scary films that don’t rely on gore and jumpscares to get to you?

TV’s Frink said:

Lol, I thought we were still talking about 10 Cloverfield Lane!

I knew something was up when you said “It’s a solid film”!

DuracellEnergizer said:

SkyderHouseMafia said:

Any suggestions on similarly (or more!) unnerving/scary films that don’t rely on gore and jumpscares to get to you?

The Machinist is a damn good psychological horror film.

Ok, thanks! 😃

TV’s Frink said:

Lol, I thought we were still talking about 10 Cloverfield Lane!

I liked that movie a lot, including the fight at the end. It was unnecessary but I didn’t care. If it really bothers people then they can just turn off the VCR right before it happens.

Dek Rollins said:

The Evil Dead (1981) – ★★★1/2

Evil Dead II (1987) – ★★★1/2

I re-watched these, and I have to say that I liked II more this time around, but I can’t bring myself to change my rating due to my nitpick about the abridged recap being too different and feeling rushed. I want to fanedit the recap to be more like the original plan, using footage from the first film to recap.

Army of Darkness (1992) – ★★★1/2

After re-watching the first two I finally got to seeing this one. I watched the director’s cut (original version; pre theatrical release), but I’ve also looked at some of the differences between the three different cuts for some reference in hindsight.

Possible SPOILER talk:

I definitely want to fanedit this one. I’ll want to replace Linda in the opening with footage from Evil Dead II, and replace “I’m not that good,” with the theatrical re-shoot line “Good, bad, I’m the guy with the gun.” It would be nice if I could use the end of Evil Dead II in the beginning of Army of Darkness, but that will be a more difficult task; I’ll at least want to try it, though.

I also want to create an alternate ending, since the original ending can seem unsatisfying, and the theatrical ending is a joke.

Using the original ending, I’ll cut out the first ‘fifth drop’ that he takes in the cave (maybe also shortening the dream montage to remove what is probably sounds of the apocalypse), and when he awakens and leaves the cave, it will abruptly cut to credits before his facial expression reacts to the sight of post-apocalyptic England.

That way the feel of the first two films’ endings will be kept as it is in the original ending, but it won’t be an unsatisfying, unresolved ending. He simply got back to his own time.

Now I really want to go back and re-watch these. I watched them all earlier this year and loved every one of them. Since Ash vs. Evil Dead season two isn’t living up to the promise of the first episode maybe it’s time to go back to the classics. I also didn’t hate the remake, as many people did (I actually prefer it to AVED).

I didn’t think Brendan was that old. 😉

Spirited Away (2001):
This movie fucking sucks donkey balls.

(I hope I’ve pleased you OT)

DominicCobb said:

Jeebus said:

SilverWook said:

I didn’t think Brendan was that old. 😉

lol

I’ve heard conflicting reports about which movie this one’s based on; I’ve heard that it’s a reboot of the 1932 Boris Karloff Mummy, but I’ve also heard that it’s a reboot of the 1999 Stephen Sommers Mummy.

If Wikipedia’s to be believed, the 1999 Mummy was already a remake of the 1932 Mummy. So this new one may be a reboot of both.

Or maybe its a reboot of the 1959 Mummy.

It’s probably just Universal making a movie with the title “The Mummy” because they own the rights to it and are wanting to create a shared Universal Monsters universe (of which “Dracula Untold” was supposed to be the first).

The Eagle Has Landed (1976):
An average alt-history WWII movie. It takes the biggest advantage it has over other WWII movies (Killing Churchill/Nazis win war), only to flush it down the toilet by the end. But hey, it’s got Michael Caine in it so it’ll appeal to someone out there I guess.

10 Things I Hate About You (1999):
If you can enjoy/endure 97 minutes worth of sex jokes, then you will probably enjoy this.
I didn’t.