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

[storyteller]

I’ve still gotta peep this and late night with the devil.

 

[Tunez]

I’ve still gotta peep this and late night with the devil.

Not sold, real pastors


Why didn't they get pastors who perform exorcism?

 

[abominable1]

Island Escape (2023)
Action Horror
watched this while on Vacay
Remote Island research center goes silent and a mercenary group is sent in to assess the situation horror



Its........decent
not a a groundbreaker by any means, but it doesn't really have that i've seen it all before vibe either.
and its not boring by any means , its got a frenetic pace.
basically, a decent time waster .


Plus, my wife was like why does the lead actress look like James Frain?

 

[Lootpack]

 

[storyteller]

Not sold, real pastors


Why didn't they get pastors who perform exorcism?

"Hello Ms. Sweeney, I'm here for the screening"

 

[MenacingMonk]

Down to my last 2 movies. I put on Paranormal Activity: Marked Ones. Let me say I am not a fan of the franchise. I saw the first 2 when they dropped and couldn’t get into them. A few years ago I came across the OG 4 for cheap and bought them. I tried to watch part 1, but got bored.

I actually liked this one. The satanic witch cult was different and not what I expected to see from the franchise. The comedy bits actually had me laugh.

One day I’ll watch the first 4. It seems the ending of MO was a callback to an earlier film?

 

[It's_Nade]

Real glossy film about nothing, there are kills though, I gave it a 6/10

Watched this today. B movie I think itll have cult status. Just wish it was rated R so it could have more gore

 

[MenacingMonk]

I tried watching Rings with Galecki and found myself bored after 25 minutes. Should I try to watch it?

 

[daemonova]

It's been on digital and the usual places for a while but in case you missed it.


No idea when it's going to be on Paramount plus

 

[Danie84]

Imaginary

... annoyingly insipid Nightmare on Pale Street

Dewanda Wise is the only reason to see this dreck

 

[Jello Biafra]

Shudder is funny fam...I'll watch one movie that frustrates me to no end, and think Shudder's wasting my money; but then they'll drop something I really enjoy to restore the feeling. So let's start with the bad, then jump to the good.

A History of Evil:

Spoiler

In a dystopian future where it looks like the South seceded again, a fugitive hides with her family in an old plantation-style house. But the house has a dark past that seems to be messing with the people in the present.



The premise has a ton of potential directions it can go in, and they picked the most boring possible version. They allude to a lot of meaningful issues but don't actually explore any of them. It seems set in a dystopian future, but we don't actually see any of the tech besides some advanced drones and a Ipad version of the Bible. Instead, it's mostly a ghost story where each character interacts with a similarly positioned counterpart from the house's sordid history.

That could still be good...but it's all flat. There are some nice one-off scenes, even a couple of creepy moments. But it all feels shallow. It's like they wanted to hit a whole bunch of points, so they rushed each crumb in and never gave us something deeper. The end winds up being abrupt and feeling unearned.

4/10

You'll Never Find Me:

Spoiler

I love going into a movie blind and being pleasantly surprised. A girl knocks on a man's trailer door during an incredibly bad storm. Now they're stuck riding the storm out and trying to figure out who the stranger really is. It's claustrophobic, shot in creative ways, and turns a bunch of awkward conversations into a deep sense of foreboding. The ending is an absolute trip that turns it from a creepy into a trippy, chaotic nightmare.



The cinematography is elite. The camera pans are great, the blocking is really well done, and there are a lot of great shots. The acting is on point, which is crucial because this is mostly two people talking in a closed environment. It's only problem is being a bit slow, but that does help build things into a CRAZY final act. I could see the ambiguity bothering certain types of horror fans, but I'll be fishing for quality analysis for a while because I really enjoyed it.

7/10

I haven't watched You'll Never Find Me yet but I do agree with your points on A History of Evil.
The brief foray into low budget The Shining was interesting but the movie overall never really hit the target even though I respected the concept and where the filmmakers obviously wanted to go.
I also think that aside from Paul Wesley, the casting was let down.

 

[Jello Biafra]

Real glossy film about nothing, there are kills though, I gave it a 6/10

Lisa Frankenstein felt like they were trying to make a John waters horror movie.
I enjoyed it but you are correct that it is really not about anything at all besides being quirky.

 

[Jello Biafra]

Here’s some quick thoughts on what I watched these last 2 days:


.My Soul To Take - It’s okay, at best. It drags in the first act and the characters are just not interesting enough to really care about the movie. Not the worst thing I saw this week.


.Slaughterhouse Rulez - another horror comedy. I was looking forward to it since Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are in it, but it turned out to be just okay. It’s a creature feature, but the creatures aren’t seen until the midpoint. Not big on laughs, but I got more chuckles here than Another Evil.

I love how opinions on movies can vary because the one thing I thought worked in My Soul To Take were the kids and how I was invested in their fates.
I agree about Slaughterhouse Rulez though. It was very mid.

 

[Jello Biafra]

Really wanted to like ‘Stopmotion’ more than I did. Effectively creepy but one that falls short when it came to the plot. It is a slow burn that takes a while to get going, which I usually like, yet for this one it seems as if the film never fully gets off the ground until the very end.

Have to give credit though to how stylish it got, the animation bits were unsurprisingly the best parts. Between that and the sound design, both aspects help the project come across as fresh, especially when the whole descent into artistic madness theme is something I’ve seen plenty times before. When the film actually manages to crank the body horror insanity up to a 10 is when I found myself truly dialed in.

Would likely hold this one higher had it spent more time digging into that nightmarish imagery earlier on and less time settling for mundane drama elements.

Aisling Franciosi made Stopmotion for me. The way she handled her character's descent into madness was impressive as hell. Once of the best horror performances of 2023 to me.

 

[MenacingMonk]

I love how opinions on movies can vary because the one thing I thought worked in My Soul To Take were the kids and how I was invested in their fates.
I agree about Slaughterhouse Rulez though. It was very mid.

Welcome back, man. Haven’t seen you in a minute.

Anyways, the kids were boring and basic AF; pretty much one dimensional. It was just another copy and paste movie with no heart imo.