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

[storyteller]

@Daredevil good call on Color Out of Space. That ish had the Lovecraftian style and took everything completely off the wall. I like that it was completely unforgiving too. Sometimes, I do think they coulda pulled off more by showing less at times. Some of the transformations could have been hidden longer, mainly thanks to the quality reactions from characters when they see something. I think this is just a taste thing, I'm a less is more type of head and honestly the effects were pretty damned good. There's a section at the end I REALLY think we coulda done without though.

This is definitely gonna be one of my most memorable horror movies in a while. Simple and straight to the point with cosmic horror baked in. As long as you don't get too caught up by some bizarre decision making and just accept that these characters are being manipulated by a force beyond their control, it's a damned good but sometimes really brutal watch.

Ironically, I also watched Leviathan this past week so the Cronenbergish body horror stuff has just been everywhere for me. Never seen Leviathan before but I enjoyed that one as well. It's a slept on, throwback, underwater creature feature. You can feel the influences of the Thing and Alien all over it and even though it doesn't live up to those; it doesn't do a bad job by any means.

 

[cac poster]

Watched “Repo Man” last night. I’m not that old, but this movie just made me wish I was 17 lmao. Still an awesome movie anyway

 

[Jello Biafra]

Ironically, I also watched Leviathan this past week so the Cronenbergish body horror stuff has just been everywhere for me. Never seen Leviathan before but I enjoyed that one as well. It's a slept on, throwback, underwater creature feature. You can feel the influences of the Thing and Alien all over it and even though it doesn't live up to those; it doesn't do a bad job by any means.

I've always had a soft spot for Leviathan. It had such a great cast and top notch Stan Winston practical effects but everything else just seemed to not measure up.

 

[storyteller]

I've always had a soft spot for Leviathan. It had such a great cast and top notch Stan Winston practical effects but everything else just seemed to not measure up.

Yeah, I get how it's gone under the radar. It's definitely not living up to the movies that it clearly pulled influence from. You get a poor man's chest burst type scene and the paranoia about who is and isn't infected doesn't run long enough or as a real theme to carry the Thing vibes beyond great effects. But it's a dope alternative to those well knowns and I love the concept. It's the type of horror that I think is actually better suited for a remake than tackling the true classics.

 

[Jello Biafra]

Yeah, I get how it's gone under the radar. It's definitely not living up to the movies that it clearly pulled influence from. You get a poor man's chest burst type scene and the paranoia about who is and isn't infected doesn't run long enough or as a real theme to carry the Thing vibes beyond great effects. But it's a dope alternative to those well knowns and I love the concept. It's the type of horror that I think is actually better suited for a remake than tackling the true classics.

I definitely agree about it's possibilities for a remake.
It is a movie that can be improved on in so many ways that a decent budget, a good script and a skilled horror director could create a classic from the premise.

 

[Neuromancer]

@Daredevil good call on Color Out of Space. That ish had the Lovecraftian style and took everything completely off the wall. I like that it was completely unforgiving too. Sometimes, I do think they coulda pulled off more by showing less at times. Some of the transformations could have been hidden longer, mainly thanks to the quality reactions from characters when they see something. I think this is just a taste thing, I'm a less is more type of head and honestly the effects were pretty damned good. There's a section at the end I REALLY think we coulda done without though.

This is definitely gonna be one of my most memorable horror movies in a while. Simple and straight to the point with cosmic horror baked in. As long as you don't get too caught up by some bizarre decision making and just accept that these characters are being manipulated by a force beyond their control, it's a damned good but sometimes really brutal watch.

Ironically, I also watched Leviathan this past week so the Cronenbergish body horror stuff has just been everywhere for me. Never seen Leviathan before but I enjoyed that one as well. It's a slept on, throwback, underwater creature feature. You can feel the influences of the Thing and Alien all over it and even though it doesn't live up to those; it doesn't do a bad job by any means.

Glad you liked it. As for the part were you talking about. The dam Part?

 

[storyteller]

Glad you liked it. As for the part were you talking about. The dam Part?

Spoiler

The little psychedelic first person POV, see into the color trip as a whole wasn't good enough CGI to get away with.

 

[Neuromancer]

Spoiler

The little psychedelic first person POV, see into the color trip as a whole wasn't good enough CGI to get away with.

Spoiler

when we visited the creatures planet?

 

[BXKingPin82]

looking at this Nic Cage joint on my tab.
while pickin at this gyro.


gotta get some cigarettes, im fukkin up.

 

[storyteller]

Spoiler

when we visited the creatures planet?

Exactly. I'd have liked if they stuck to it being unknown and beyond description.

 

[Flex Grossman]

Didn’t love Color out of Space. The last 20 minutes were great and

Spoiler

The mom absorbing the son

Was fukkin crazy, but I wasn’t feelin the family/setup at all. Comes out to a net “just ok”

 

[Neuromancer]

Didn’t love Color out of Space. The last 20 minutes were great and

Spoiler

The mom absorbing the son

Was fukkin crazy, but I wasn’t feelin the family/setup at all. Comes out to a net “just ok”

What about the family rubbed you wrong?

 

[Flex Grossman]

What about the family rubbed you wrong?

Pretty much everything. The daughter trying to be a witch, the older son is straight useless. Mom really didn’t feel like she was even in the family. Nic cage’s performance felt off when he was acting normal, but then he hits his stride as shyt starts happening and he goes full cage.

 

[BXKingPin82]

yeeeeeeeeeah...


no.

 

[Neuromancer]

yeeeeeeeeeah...


no.

Bad taste as usual fatman.