Essential The Official Coli Horror Film Thread: Discussion, Recommendations And Murder.

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

X was awesome. Whoever mentioned that it's an A24 version of a classic slasher. It's got all the ingredients and pretty much the same recipe, but manages to still have that modern storytelling feel. There's cool ish that overly analytical heads can go nuts over (the mirroring in this movie is wild, the callbacks to classics, the way it flips conventional slasher rules on their head); but it still falls back on tried and true tropes. If you've seen the "requel" speech in the latest Scream...this kinda nailed that combination of nostalgia but modern and fresh. The kills were mostly brutal too and still managed to not be the most disturbing scenes of the movie. This was really damned good.

I made the mistake of giving the Scary of 61st on Shudder a look. I saw a vintage look and NY aesthetics, so how bad could it be? On my shortlist for my least favorite horror movie ever. I can't say for sure bc I cut it off around halfway through when I couldn't find a redeeming quality worth continuing. I don't think I've ever flat out told yall not to waste your time on a movie. But this is that flick for me. I hated it.

Sidenote: Not horror, but the Tourist on HBOMax is a 6 episode, self-contained mystery about a man who gets run off the road in Australia and wakes up with no memory, a note in his pocket with a meeting place, and some sketchy and dangerous seeming individuals looking for him. I'm down to the sixth episode and have really liked it all the way through. It's got good dark humor and solid action/tension. Worth a look if your options dry up.

Did that opening scene from The Tourist ep. 1 remind you of The Hitcher or Joy Ride? I'm only up to ep 2 but it does look like a good story so far.

 

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

@Nicole0416_646NYC

old and you prob already dun seented it

nope. never saw this before until now - the last one, lmao , the man with the bottle in his hand

 

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

Goin' to see X at 6:00. For some reason it's out of all the theaters by me after tonight, so I just speed copped a ticket.

that means it must be ready to drop for streaming. for those who haven't made it to the theaters yet, like me.

I'm finally going to see The Batman next weekend- late as usual

 

[storyteller]

Did that opening scene from The Tourist ep. 1 remind you of The Hitcher or Joy Ride? I'm only up to ep 2 but it does look like a good story so far.

I def got joy ride vibes from it. The cool thing with the Tourist for me is that every time I figured that I knew where it was going, it would make an abrupt shift and veer in a new direction. I really liked it, though the end was…different

 

[Jello Biafra]

X was awesome. Whoever mentioned that it's an A24 version of a classic slasher. It's got all the ingredients and pretty much the same recipe, but manages to still have that modern storytelling feel. There's cool ish that overly analytical heads can go nuts over (the mirroring in this movie is wild, the callbacks to classics, the way it flips conventional slasher rules on their head); but it still falls back on tried and true tropes. If you've seen the "requel" speech in the latest Scream...this kinda nailed that combination of nostalgia but modern and fresh. The kills were mostly brutal too and still managed to not be the most disturbing scenes of the movie. This was really damned good.

I made the mistake of giving the Scary of 61st on Shudder a look. I saw a vintage look and NY aesthetics, so how bad could it be? On my shortlist for my least favorite horror movie ever. I can't say for sure bc I cut it off around halfway through when I couldn't find a redeeming quality worth continuing. I don't think I've ever flat out told yall not to waste your time on a movie. But this is that flick for me. I hated it.

Sidenote: Not horror, but the Tourist on HBOMax is a 6 episode, self-contained mystery about a man who gets run off the road in Australia and wakes up with no memory, a note in his pocket with a meeting place, and some sketchy and dangerous seeming individuals looking for him. I'm down to the sixth episode and have really liked it all the way through. It's got good dark humor and solid action/tension. Worth a look if your options dry up.

I had to tap out of Scary of the 61st too. Like can a movie be insufferable? Because that is what this movie was giving me.

 

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

I def got joy ride vibes from it. The cool thing with the Tourist for me is that every time I figured that I knew where it was going, it would make an abrupt shift and veer in a new direction. I really liked it, though the end was…different

I’m going to pick up watching the rest of the eps starting tonight. I was definitely intrigued. I wonder what’s up with the heavyset cop and her fiancé - he is clueless with interaction with her. They don’t need to get married. Lol.

you know I’m going to have questions/comments for you- apologies in advance for spamming your alerts

 

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

I had to tap out of Scary of the 61st too. Like can a movie be insufferable? Because that is what this movie was giving me.

Damn
@storyteller has there been anything worth watching on Shudder this month? I find myself tapping out of their movies early - more often than not. I knew there would be a slump in releases but this is tragic. Nothing seems to be holding my attention which is unusual for Shudder.

We need to post up list compilations from the different streaming services like we used to do.

 

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

Did that opening scene from The Tourist ep. 1 remind you of The Hitcher or Joy Ride? I'm only up to ep 2 but it does look like a good story so far.

@storyteller The American killer in the Tourist “you know my mother was (insert job here) it’s fine work, you people do, it’s fine work”

No country for old men coin toss vibes. This must be the same man who was driving the truck in pursuit from the 1st episode?

 

[Dirty Mcdrawz]

About watch this

 

[Jello Biafra]

About watch this

You Are Not My Mother was ok; a bit uneventful for the type of movie that it is but overall it was decent.

 

[storyteller]

Damn
@storyteller has there been anything worth watching on Shudder this month? I find myself tapping out of their movies early - more often than not. I knew there would be a slump in releases but this is tragic. Nothing seems to be holding my attention which is unusual for Shudder.

We need to post up list compilations from the different streaming services like we used to do.

It's sooooo bad with Shudder. The featured list has The Seed, The Scary of 61st, and The Bunker Game...I think they're all pretty damned weak. Bunker Game has some cool shots where the viewer sees the ghost but the character doesn't, but the story, scares, and even just intrigue come up really short and flat IMO. The Seed is a "watch if you want to see something that's potentially so bad it's good for some people" but that's it. Then Scary of 61st is just plain bad with no redeeming qualities.

It doesn't help that I've seen most of their new additions too. Await Further Instructions is cool, but I've already watched it a couple times.

@storyteller The American killer in the Tourist “you know my mother was (insert job here) it’s fine work, you people do, it’s fine work”

No country for old men coin toss vibes. This must be the same man who was driving the truck in pursuit from the 1st episode?

DEFINITELY gave me Anton Chigur vibes! He's such a foreboding presence and I think he was definitely inspired for Chigur, with a later episode really sealing that inspiration for me.

 

[Lootpack]

@Nicole0416_646NYC

old and you prob already dun seented it

Damn, Dead Silence really planted the seeds for what was to come in Wan’s films over the past decade.

 

[Jello Biafra]

It's sooooo bad with Shudder. The featured list has The Seed, The Scary of 61st, and The Bunker Game...I think they're all pretty damned weak. Bunker Game has some cool shots where the viewer sees the ghost but the character doesn't, but the story, scares, and even just intrigue come up really short and flat IMO. The Seed is a "watch if you want to see something that's potentially so bad it's good for some people" but that's it. Then Scary of 61st is just plain bad with no redeeming qualities.

It doesn't help that I've seen most of their new additions too. Await Further Instructions is cool, but I've already watched it a couple times.




DEFINITELY gave me Anton Chigur vibes! He's such a foreboding presence and I think he was definitely inspired for Chigur, with a later episode really sealing that inspiration for me.

I think they need to replace whoever is curating the movie selections for Shudder because they seem to be selecting mid movies more often than not lately.
I watched The Spine of Night which was OK but not really something to get hyped over.

 

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

DEFINITELY gave me Anton Chigur vibes! He's such a foreboding presence and I think he was definitely inspired for Chigur, with a later episode really sealing that inspiration for me.

Up to episode 4: This mysterious “Kosta” man -

is everybody not weird or quirky in this. This cast of characters wowwwww
The fiancé
Lammon
Diego
The Major Crimes Investigator
Victoria


I really need to see how this all connects together

 

[Tunez]

@Nicole0416_646NYC

old and you prob already dun seented it

Look who it is Isabel Arraiza