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Re: All Things Horror...
By: Chiprocks1 Date: March 2, 2012, 4:47 pm
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My initial response to that Triffids Poster:
Aliens-Tree
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Re: All Things Horror...
By: Mac Date: March 16, 2012, 12:18 pm
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[glow=red,2,300]Chernobyl Diaries[/glow]
HTML http://golem13.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Chernobyl-Diaries0-300x125.jpg
This looks good and creepy. From the creator of Paranormal
Activities (and The River >:( )
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayFBqrxOFWE
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Re: All Things Horror...
By: Chiprocks1 Date: March 16, 2012, 12:47 pm
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Haha. As soon as you said 'The River', my red flag went up. Wait
and see approach for me...............
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Re: All Things Horror...
By: Mac Date: March 16, 2012, 1:14 pm
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[quote]Haha. As soon as you said 'The River', my red flag went
up. Wait and see approach for me...............[/quote]
I'm a wait and see too.
The point I was making above is, there's a good argument that
the 'found footage' is good for one movie. The found footage on
a series like The River doesn't work.
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Re: All Things Horror...
By: Mac Date: April 2, 2012, 12:18 pm
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I thought I'd point out again that Cabin In The Woods (April
13th) is slowly generating enormous buzz and sounding very
positive that it's refreshing and out of the box horror. Not
really horror... leaning into sci-fi.
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQWnPVOSZKg
[quote]Any movie with Joss Whedon's name attached comes with
high hopes, as the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator doesn't
often let us down. And thanks to an early screening, we can tell
you that "Cabin in the Woods" lives up to the Whedon mystique.
It's not really a horror movie, it's more a whip-smart riff on
horror movies, and trust us, you don't want to go in knowing too
much more than that. You want to be spoiler-free for this
one.[/quote]
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Re: All Things Horror...
By: Chiprocks1 Date: April 2, 2012, 12:22 pm
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The screenshot of the above Trailer looks like a bad case of
Puppy Love.
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Re: All Things Horror...
By: Mac Date: April 10, 2012, 4:01 pm
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[glow=red,2,300]Where Have All The Monsters Gone? [Things I'm
Still Bitter About][/glow]
This is a great rant about the state of horror movies and
monsters. Completely agree with his take.
[quote]Posted by Rob Allyn
Am I just crazy or have all the good movie monsters disappeared
and all that’s left to frighten the general masses (barely
frighten, that is) are ghosts, vampires, and zombies? What the
hell happened?! When I was growing up we had a plethora of movie
monsters just waiting to give us the heebie-jeebies, and now all
that seems to be left are a measly gathering of the undead.
I know for a while now Hollywood has appeared to have a problem
with creativity and all they manage to produce are remakes and
adaptations, but that can still work for the monster movies.
There are tons of horrifying monster stories just waiting to be
adapted to film and probably a bazillion terrifying, low-budget,
B-movie creatures hoping for a better writer or director or
production company to come along and breathe new life into them.
Personally, I would love to see a remake of The Creature from
The Black Lagoon brought to life rather than another vampire or
zombie film spewed out. I thought a trend of reviving classic
movie monsters might start with The Wolfman remake, but since it
didn’t do as well financially as expected and suffered from
less-than-spectacular reviews, that trend never made it’s way
out of the castle to torment the villagers (See what I did
there). I mean, I enjoyed the film. It felt like a classic
Wolfman film and made me jump at times. Apparently that’s not
enough.
With the way we see real life unfolding everyday on the news,
what with terrorism and violence spreading like a plague through
our day-to-day lives, it’s possible that Hollywood is delving
into a “less nightmarish escape from reality” mentality. I think
one of the big problems is that a majority of the Hollywood
big-wigs, the people the shell out the cash, don’t believe that
people still want to be scared. That’s why we’re seeing an
overabundance of comedies (romantic and Bro), emotional dramas
(chick flicks and sappy, overcoming tragedy and adversity
films), and action films (things go boom). When we do get a
horror show, it’s nothing to get excited about. “Oh wow, another
Paranormal Activity.” “Gee whiz, another zombie flick.” Or how
about one more serial killer/slasher/deranged psychopath movie
filled with idiotic teens, who in all honesty should be wiped
out entirely in the first 10 minutes of those films. None of the
sex-crazed morons should survive and yet one or two of them
manage to defeat the killer in the end. Screw that!
I, and many others I’m sure, want the thrills and chills of a
good ol’ fashioned horror film with a good ol’ fashioned movie
monster, updated of course. I mean, we’re going for frights, not
laughs and nostalgia. A guy in a rubber suit just doesn’t cut it
anymore. It would have to be something pretty extraordinary that
I think this guy and this guy could pull off, otherwise you’re
gonna need some high quality special effects. But don’t over do
it, a la Michael Bay or (current) George Lucas. If you’re
filming the entire film on a green-screen set, you’re probably
doing it wrong.
HTML http://images.wikia.com/cloverfield/images/e/ea/Cloverfield3.jpg
I think the last good monster films that I watched were
Cloverfield and Apollo 18, and if you take out the nauseating
shaky-cam effect of Cloverfield, they were solid and suspenseful
monster films. They were filmed in a found footage style and you
would only catch brief glimpses of the monsters in the
beginning. But when you did see them, you jumped or chills shot
up through your body. In the end, you would get fuller shots of
the creatures, and they were even more frightening. Don’t
forget, readers, a good monster film should contain a great
amount of suspense to compliment the shock and horror.
So here’s what I’m getting at: I am months away from turning 30
years old and I haven’t been truly scared by a horror film in
maybe 15 or 16 years and I miss the fear. I’m sure I’m not the
only one, or maybe I’m just morbid. I miss the chills and
thrills and waking up in cold sweats from the nightmares that
keep me from sleeping properly for days on end. I want a movie
that will scare me so much that I soil myself in terror from
watching. Not because of how awful it is, Hollywood, but because
it’s just that mortifying that it scares the crap out of me!
Literally. And I want all of the spooky, terrible goings-ons to
be performed by monsters. Real monsters. Frankenstein, Wolfman
or werewolves, demons, goblins, ghouls, or any other
bloodthirsty ne’er-do-wells you can rustle up. No more sparkly
vampires, love-sick werewolves, lame ghosts, or boring zombies.
And take it seriously! Avoid the teen slasher element.
There is loads of creative talent out there that can think up
this stuff, myself included (hint hint), just take the time to
search it out and give it a chance. Hell, tap into some of the
geniuses from the comic book industry. Those guys are
hella-talented! Just give us something that we’ll enjoy and want
to watch over and over again, even though it’ll keep us up at
night. Make us love Hollywood horror again.
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Re: All Things Horror...
By: Mac Date: April 10, 2012, 9:55 pm
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[glow=red,2,300]Evil Dead 2 Rotoscoped[/glow]
Brief but very kewl
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S076X3E7Glo
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Re: All Things Horror...
By: Mac Date: April 10, 2012, 10:08 pm
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[glow=red,2,300]Monsterpalooza[/glow]
You are so lucky... This sounds fun
[size=10pt][quote]For the first time in ages, I will not be
attending a Weekend of Horrors convention this year, but not by
choice or a scheduling conflict. In fact no one is attending -
the convention, a staple for horror fans dating back for over 25
years, is no longer being held. After years of declining
attendance (and quality of guests/panels), not to mention
splitting ways with Fangoria in 2010, they finally opted to just
give it up rather than beat the dead horse any further. It's a
shame it went out this way, but both parties simply refused to
adapt to the times, sticking to the same format that they had in
the 80s and 90s, before the internet took over. They still had
the trailer reel to kick things off, but the spots were all
available on iTunes. And they'd still bring out the auction for
lame things like signed photos of John Saxon, when you can get
most of this stuff on eBay. By the end it was embarrassing to
attend; I kept going out of obligation but couldn't recall the
last time I actually enjoyed one.
Luckily, we Los Angeles folk have Monsterpalooza, which is a
superior convention in every way one can imagine anyway. While
there are still a few D-listers charging 20 bucks for their
autograph (when I first started going in the late 90s, no one
charged. Nowadays, the guys that DON'T charge are given the evil
eye from the others for "making them look bad"), everything
about the convention screams "FOR THE FANS!". The panels mostly
focus on creatures and makeup work instead of lame indies that
might not even get made. Indeed, I still remember a WoH con in
2006 that had a panel for a film called Sin-Jin Smyth that has
still not been released, and its participants on the panel were
mostly drunk, as I recall. There's none of that sort of
tomfoolery at Monsterpalooza; the guys on stage are professional
and want to be there just as much as the people in the crowd.
That's another thing about the con; you'll see guys like
Guillermo Del Toro or John Landis walking around even if they
don't have a panel or anything in particular to promote -
they're going because it's awesome. The dealer room is loaded
with stuff worth checking out, and I'm sure more than a few
attendees have come home to angry spouses after dropping the
electric bill money on a rare poster or scale statue. And the
attitude of the convention holders is infectious; when I'd go to
a Creation-run con there would always be a lot of surliness
among the staff and attendees, but that's not the case at any
Monsterpalooza I've attended - the volunteers are friendly, the
celebs seem to be having fun, and the attendees are in high
spirits. Amazing what can happen when they're not being bilked
out of their dough at every turn. Even if you don't spend a
penny (besides the fairly cheap door admission) you can still
have a great time, a far cry from say, the Supernatural
convention, where you can't do ANYTHING without opening your
wallet (check out Devin's depressing but 100% accurate report
from that nightmare).
Hell, you even get free stuff that's worth a damn. As a model
kit enthusiast, I've never been more bummed out over the fact
that I don't have any children than when I saw the notice that
the first 100 kids through the door EACH DAY (Fri-Sun) of the
convention get a free Moebius monster kit. The convention is
very much geared toward classic horror; you're more likely to
see statues or kits of Lugosi or Karloff than one of the Saw
villains. They also focus on the craft; makeup demonstrations
and the like are common sights as you walk around, and the guest
list is heavily skewed in favor of FX gurus and artists. Not
only does it make it more appealing to the fans, but it also
caters to kids in a way - you see a lot of dads bringing their
budding "Monster Kids" around and opening their eyes to the
world of horror via the stuff that has endured for decades. What
from our generation is going to be around in 30 years? No one's
going to be waxing nostalgic and introducing their kids to The
Devil Inside.
And here's the funny thing - I love Monsterpalooza simply for
doing things right. There's a great Onion article about a pro
basketball player who was lauded for being a "decent human
being", and the humor of that piece applies in a similar manner
here. The convention is great mainly because it shows respect
for the genre that it's celebrating - why is that so "weird"? I
wish I could make it out to some of the others: Texas'
Frightmare Weekend, Kentucky's Scarefest, etc, just to see if
those are more like a Weekend of Horrors or Monsterpalooza. As I
look at their websites, it seems to be the former - I don't see
the sort of celebratory nature of Monsterpalooza's lineup (with
tributes to Jack Pierce, Ray Harryhausen, etc) on their sites. I
mean, the headline on one site's festival page is "Verne Troyer
Announced!" Yeah man, that's who horror fans want to see:
Mini-Me.
As I've said millions of times, most horror fans are actually
the nicest folks in the world. Standing in line at a con will
always result in making a new pal as you talk about this or that
movie or complimenting each others' shirts or whatever; as
opposed to at a ball game where you're more likely to get into a
fight over a spilled beer. And I never heard of a guy in a Jason
shirt beating a guy in a Freddy shirt into a coma, like some
Dodger fans did to this poor Giants fan a year ago. Going to
cons can and SHOULD be fun for all involved, and thus I want to
thank Monsterpalooza for getting it right, and hope that the
other annual cons around the country follow their lead when
programming their own. You don't want to end up like the Weekend
of Horrors, killed off by its own greed and lack of concern for
the attendees.
Anyway, I hope some of you fine folks can make it. Probably too
late to fly out, but definitely worth a road trip if you're in
California or even Arizona/Nevada. Monsterpalooza is held at the
Marriott across from the Burbank Airport, from April 13-15th.
Tickets are available at the door; discounted weekend passes are
available. Visit the site for a full lineup of guests and
panels. And if you see me, say hi! I'll be the guy drooling at
the Don Post Halloween III masks.[/quote]
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Re: All Things Horror...
By: Mac Date: April 13, 2012, 4:40 pm
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Mentioned earlier...
Blackboxtv
[glow=red,2,300]Episode 1:The Perfect Night[/glow]
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caDZNrs5u-Q
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