Horror and Sci-Fi of Recent Decades

BEASTMASTER

feeds@yuku.com (Geezermonster) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:23:59 GMT

I Couldn't find another thread on this apparently very popular '80's flick. My girlfriend at that time made me watch this thing over & over because she really got off on Marc Singer's build. I enjoyed the witches with grotesque faces but smokin' bods. Also Rip Torn in a rehearsal for his performance in DODGEBALL. The arrival at the last minute of the vulture (?) people was truly cheesy fun. Though it has been years since I have seen it, I recall that it had at...

Alien VS Aliens

feeds@yuku.com (Dr Acula) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:05:15 GMT

I'm curious to see where the board falls on this fan debate that I've been hearing all sides of for years in real life.

Alien or Aliens. Which one is better?

Put me in the Alien camp. It's scary, well thought out. Lots of fun. It's a film I can watch over and over again. I like Aliens pretty well, but to me it's not as interesting on repeat viewings, and it's not a patch on Alien.

It Waits (2005)

feeds@yuku.com (Dr Acula) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:57:02 GMT

Just watched this modern horror flick, and thought it was pretty fun:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430239/

"It Waits" is a suspenseful, horrifying tale of a Native American legend come to life. A creature trapped in the bowels of hell has been awoken and unleashed on the world. It prowls the wilderness, hunting a young, willful ranger named...

Cronenberg's THE FLY (1986)

feeds@yuku.com (porta) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:34:30 GMT

Well, I've searched high and low and can find no thread for Cronenberg's remake of The Fly - very strange! So if I may, I'll kick things of with this new review from my blog:

The 1986 remake of The Fly resonates with familiar Crononbergian themes of science run amok, loss of control, disease, technology and mutating bodies - themes that any horror blogger worth their salt would have a field day examining and exploring.

Right then, let's talk about...

The Butcher Boy (1997)

feeds@yuku.com (Dr Acula) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:15:08 GMT

Anybody else a fan of this underrated Neil Jordon film?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118804/

Young Francie has a lot to worry about, what with his alcoholic father and mentally unstable mother, and his unceasing battle against his arch-enemies, the Nugents. Not to mention Our Lady and the aliens...

The kid hallucinates alot, seeing the...

Halloween III; it has the feel of a Spider novel

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:33:36 GMT

I did not quite draw this connection till now, but the Spider novels often used the idea of product tampering, a plot point later echoed by Halloween III and the 1989 Batman film. The novel The Pain Emperor had a memorable scene of the Spider skulking around rooftops when he sees a woman through a window putting on cold cream and her face starts to burn. (Amusingly, in one Spider novel, the tampered products included poisonous cigarettes.)

Anyone think of any other horror films...

Adventure Films Star of the Last Ten Years Who.....

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:15:27 GMT

Have Had Their Films Shown Theaters

Most of these people, as will turn clear upon reading this list, appeared in adventure films with paranormal elements, so this topic fitsin to Horror and Sci-Fi of Recent Decades.

http://www.jabootu.com/vcfebohthree.htm

Towards the end of the article above, the writer points out how many adventure film...

Whatever happened to Jackie Kong?

feeds@yuku.com (Comedian1701) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:52:00 GMT

I liked THE BEING and loved BLOOD DINER by Jackie Kong. But she kinda vanished in 2001. does anyone know what she does today?

ALIENS

feeds@yuku.com (strangenstein) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:16:24 GMT

Hi all,

I searched and didn't see a current thread about ALIENS. Just wanted to see what you thought? For me, it's one of the greatest sci-fi/horror movies of all time. Cameron really got everything right. He didn't simply rehash the first film, he took the best ideas and elements and expanded upon them.

I remember quite well seeing the film in '86 when it first came out and the sense of "creeping dread" it gave me! The theater was packed and the...

Interview With The Vampire

feeds@yuku.com (Tripod) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:44:07 GMT

I'm just wondering what everyone thinks of this film. Personally, I love it. I'm a fan of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles novels, and I read the book before I saw the movie. I was pleasantly surprised at how faithful to the source material they were for the most part. A lot of the movie is an almost perfect visual depiction of her own vivid descriptions in the novel (the Theatre Des Vampires in Paris, and the catacombs underneath, for example).

I think Anne Rice's...

10 to Midnight

feeds@yuku.com (strangenstein) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:25:27 GMT

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone else enjoys this Charles Bronson film from 1983? It mixes a couple of genres, slasher and detective. It even raises some interesting questions about how far someone would go to "put away" a bad guy. Bronson is solid, Lisa Eilbacher and Andrew Stevens have good chemistry and Gene Davis, as the killer, is downright creepy.

For my money 10 to Midnight has a lot going for it, not the least of which is a stand-up-and-cheer ending!...

Adventure Films Where the Main Opponent Does Not Die

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:06:40 GMT

Sanguinaire E wrote:

Omega Man wrote:

Least liked: SUPERMAN RETURNS. (Actual quote from the oldest nephew: "His costume is stupid.")

They were right; Singer's redesigned costume with the three-dimensional "S" and blue-burgundy tones was stupid. As to how...

Early 80's (or late 70's) film - Guy Burning Up Women In Special Room...

feeds@yuku.com (modpro) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:20:51 GMT

Anyone know what film featured this guy that had built a special fire-proof room to hang women up in and then he'd dress in a fire-proof suit and then burn them to death with some kind of flame-thrower blow torch? Saw this on VCR back in '82 (when low-budget horror was being released all over VCR/BETA tapes because the studios were limited big feature stuff). The effects were very well done (too well done for my taste). I thought this was called "The Burning" but that is the...

An American Werewolf In London

feeds@yuku.com (Tripod) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:54:41 GMT

Wow, there's no proper thread for this great horror classic. There's that one where it's compared with another classic, but it deserves its own thread to properly praise its merits, I think.

The transformation special effects are some of the best I've ever seen, hands down. It even looks better than similar effects done using CGI! Simply incredible. Imagine if only they had taken...

That little killer called Chucky

feeds@yuku.com (Tripod) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:16:45 GMT

I just thought that little murderous, wisecracking doll called Chucky should have his own thread.

The original Child's Play rightfully deserves its place in the pantheon of classic horror movies. It was a novel idea at the time, and the design of the evil Chucky is brilliant. And Brad Dourif does a great job doing the voice of this cackling little monster.

The sequels have been given generally negative reviews by critics, but are still fun to watch. I mean, these...

Paperhouse (1988)

feeds@yuku.com (clore103051) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:28:41 GMT

OK, I did a search and could not find a thread on this film. I saw it on cable close to ten years ago and have been awaiting a DVD release, but alas it's only in Region 2. I haven't hacked my player and will wait until the present one breaks down before purchasing an all-region machine as I actually need the discipline forced upon me by the format restriction. Such are the woes of living on a budget.

I don't even recall the theatrical release, but it may have been the...

Roger Corman's CARNOSAUR trilogy

feeds@yuku.com (BijouBob8mm) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:59:53 GMT

Surprised these films haven't been given more attention around here. Not the greatest dino movies ever made, but the first couple of them are engaging enough. The original film, based on a book by John Brosnan (writing as Harry Adam Knight), is a decent enough drive-in style outing. (With the participation of our very own Don Glut.) Granted, we're not getting Ray Harryhausen or ILM-quality effects, but the darker tone to the "dinos-on-the-loose-today" approach helps keep...

Exorcist III: Legion

feeds@yuku.com (strangenstein) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:59:10 GMT

Hi all,

I didn't see any current threads on this film so I thought I'd see what you thought of this second Exorcist sequel.

My wife and I saw this on a sunny, Sunday afternoon in Bakersfield, California when it originally came out. We both walked out of the theater (in broad daylight) spooked out of our wits. Exorcist III: Legion has a way of getting under your skin. There is very little action, very little blood, just a creeping sense of dread that slowly envelops...

Halloween - Review

feeds@yuku.com (Kevrock) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:10:07 GMT

My Review of Halloween. Please post your thoughts on it.

No signal!

feeds@yuku.com (bipolarber) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:02:25 GMT

What has become one of the most overused cliches in modern american horror film... the cell phone which isn't working. (Surprisingly, the creator of this montage left out one of my favorites: "The House on Haunted Hill" ... "It must be the steel plates.. yeah, that's it!")

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIZVcRccCx0&feature=player_embedded#t=296