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Venom 11:15 am UTC 01/26/07 |
In reply to: | re: For Jim: Some horror stuff - Pudding 09:48 am UTC 01/26/07 |
I've seen Bubba Ho-Tep and enjoyed it, but I'd consider it more of an odd comedy than a horror film. Think "Cocoon" meets "The Mummy" with a soured geriatric Elvis Presley as the main character. > I know this is for Jim, but I thought I'd add some > thoughts. > > Dog Soldiers - was one weird film, it was funny in parts > but then went completely over the top. > > Severance - I've heard some good things about and will > watch it some day. > > The Hitcher - why remake it? Has no one got an original > idea left in Hollywood? Rutger Hauer was superb and I > refuse to watch Sean Bean in the remake. > > Has anyone seen Bubba Ho-Tep? I've picked it up a few > times in the video shop but always put it back for > something else. It's by the guy who did Phantasm and > Beastmaster, so it shouldn't be that bad I'd have > thought. > > Pud > > > - DESCENT is now on dvd, i forget if you saw it or not > > but if not, you definitely should. ditto neil marshall's > > previous film, DOG SOLDIERS. of all the new directors he > > is the only one i would place among the legends of my > > youth (Carpenter, Romero, etc) > > > > - I have been working on the side for a horror website, > > www.bloody-disgusting.com, the #1 trafficked site on the > > net for horror, apparently. mostly i just do editing > > work, but i occasionally get to interview someone and/or > > go to press screenings. therefore, i saw a movie called > > SEVERANCE that is possibly the best comedy/horror hybrid > > ever. its about arms dealers going into the woods for a > > team building exercise weekend, and a slasher comes along. > > Office Space meets Friday the 13th in Deliverance > > country. HIGHLY recommended. and its british! i think > > it comes out in April. > > > > - THE HITCHER remake is beat for beat identical to the > > original. the only real thing that was changed was having > > the girl right from the start and making her the main > > character. so its not nearly as creepy or interesting, > > but its enjoyable nonetheless (tho i suspect my enjoyment > > stems primarily from the cute-as-hell lead girl). for > > those who havent seen the original, i highly recommend you > > do so. rutger hauer is amazing in it. > > > > - i havent seen them all but so far the new season of > > masters of horror is a slight improvement over season 1. > > brad anderson (session 9, another underrated gem) did an > > episode about a guy with an extremely accelerated sense of > > hearing. and john landis did one with george wendt as a > > killer, and managed to pull it off. yes, norm is scary. > > > > | |
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