I want to see the new film, but I can barely remember a thing from the previous two, so I’ll have to re-watch both. I remember liking both, and probably still will, but who knows? Perhaps I’ll find that they both suck.
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.
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.
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.
I’d watch it.
I guess it’s a passing grade.
Only because I rounded up from 5.9.
5.9 is still a passing grade.
The Justice League trailer looked pretty meh, but at least everyone looked like they were having fun, unlike those awful other two DC movies. Wonder Woman had me laughing, it looks so awful.
From Ady’s twitter
“How dare you dislike the prequels but like TFA! You’re obviously not a true fan!”
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The hardest spot the difference game ever!
Hey look it’s Tahu! Man, I used to (and still kind of do) love Bionicle.
It’s mostly Jetrell though.
JEDIT — Just found this gem from a month ago in this very thread:
I hate Scheißegurke. He makes me long for another Hansi thread.
Oh man, forgot I even said that. Jesus.
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.
He really doesn’t. He looks like a huge dork in that costume, and my perception of Batfleck will forever be tainted by the “Martha” scene.
I’m fairly certain Wario64 was always Wario64I.
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Wario69Your ban is permanent now, obviously.
Wow. What a waste of time on his behalf. Say, would you be able to find out how many accounts Ghibili created?
I’m back from my week at Bible Camp with a little story…
Bible camp? That’s a thing? That would be so weird for an atheist.
Why is the Creature from the Black Lagoon in the background there?
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.
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
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - 7/10
The Shining (1980) - 9/10
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) - 8/10
Drag Me to Hell (2009) - 8/10
Evil Dead (2013) - 6/10
Alien (1979) - 9/10
So yeah, I wholeheartedly disagree with you on your "Halloween is the only horror film that is well made" statement
Halloween is the only horror film that is actually a well made film. Friday The 13th, Child’s Play and Texas Chainsaw Massacre are fun movies but they’re not very good when compared good films in other genres
I thought A Nightmare on Elm Street was pretty well made.
Halloween (1978) - 8/10
Very great. I loved the performances, especially Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, and Donald Pleasence as Dr Loomis. I adored the direction and camerawork, I particularly liked how the camera would linger on a shot for a few second after the focus had left, leaving you wondering if The Shape would appear. I wish Lynda wasn’t so annoying though, and showing Michael’s face at the end kind of ruined the mystery around his character. The open ending was great though, and I will soon watch Halloween II.
The Hateful 8 - 8.1/10
I don’t like the fact that I didn’t elaborate on how I felt about this film so I will do it now. The Hateful Eight while being the 8th film made by Quentin assures me he still has it even though this is definitely his “weakest” film. Good plot with a nice twist, good performances, good characters (though a lot of them lack depth) and a good score make this a very solid film but the long run time drags the film down. If this film had been 2 hours and 15-20 minutes it would have been much better and dare I say better than Jackie Brown and Django Unchained. I’m definitely going to need to see this again before I can give a fair assessment of the film though since I gave his other 6 films the same consideration.
I agree. I loved the film but it still ranks lowest in terms of Tarantino’s other work.
The funny thing is I can’t even access your threads because the URL is too large. Just fuck off man.
Now this looks like I’m referring to yhwx.
The funny thing is I can’t even access your threads because the URL is too large. Just fuck off man.
I have now been on OT.com for a year. I’m one year old! Woo!
