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

[porque]

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This might change after I watch The Witch tonight.

Nah it wont

 

[MartyMcFly]

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This might change after I watch The Witch tonight.

It might. The Conjuring is dope but the witch has stayed with me. It's just unsettling whereas the conjuring is more like going through a really dope haunted house

 

[Lootpack]

Nah it wont

You right.

It was a great movie tho, so happy I waited until 2am to watch it.

 

[LinusCaldwell]

Kosher and Kenny Charismatic get into Captain America The Civil War. Kosher tells Kenny that the movie is all about Becky with the long hair, oops he means Bucky. He feels Captain dropped his shield for a cape and is out here changing his name to Capetain. Kenny feels the movie was done well and it delievered on giving everyone screen time but it did not stay true to the comics. Kosher says the horror/scary movie genre is alive and well with a new direction/plot that can be explored. Kosher and Kenny give their take on the rumors of Mayweather vs Mcgregor and if the fight happens bet the bank on Floyd.

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[Box Cutta]

feels appropriate for the discussion we were having earlier this year

Collins’ Crypt: Yes, THE WITCH Is A Horror Movie

Thanks for the article.

For the most part, I agree with him. (At least on classification, not on class, more on that in a moment). I dislike splitting hairs on genre identification. Honestly, I prefer to throw most of Sci-fi/Horror/Thriller/Fantasy in one overarching genre called...wait for it...GENRE FILMS.

Having said all that....The Witch actually didn't resonate with me all that much... I appreciated the attempt, and for those that it really resonated with, more power to ya. But to me, it just ended up falling a little flat.

Coincidentally, I was *just about* to post about how there was a superior film released a few years ago that was quite similar yet better. It just so happens that this writer actually brought this up in his article. Sauna (2008) did what The Witch did to me, but better. More subtext, a tighter story, and hell, it's downright scarier if that means anything to ya. Hell, Black Death (2010) did more for me than The Witch, to be honest.

 

[MartyMcFly]

Thanks for the article.

For the most part, I agree with him. (At least on classification, not on class, more on that in a moment). I dislike splitting hairs on genre identification. Honestly, I prefer to throw most of Sci-fi/Horror/Thriller/Fantasy in one overarching genre called...wait for it...GENRE FILMS.

Having said all that....The Witch actually didn't resonate with me all that much... I appreciated the attempt, and for those that it really resonated with, more power to ya. But to me, it just ended up falling a little flat.

Coincidentally, I was *just about* to post about how there was a superior film released a few years ago that was quite similar yet better. It just so happens that this writer actually brought this up in his article. Sauna (2008) did what The Witch did to me, but better. More subtext, a tighter story, and hell, it's downright scarier if that means anything to ya. Hell, Black Death (2010) did more for me than The Witch, to be honest.

Good shyt. I agree with him too especially the line about a movie not scaring you doesn't mean it's not a horror movie. Freddy vs Jason didn't scare me at all but that doesn't mean it's not a horror movie.

when he quoted some idiot saying the movie should be classified as a "period piece" yeah no shyt idiot. Period piece isn't a genre and by that logic, the conjuring is a period piece.

It's a horror movie. Whether it affected you or not is a different discussion.

 

[Box Cutta]

A Nightmare On Elm Street marathon is on SyFy right now....

Good shyt. I agree with him too especially the line about a movie not scaring you doesn't mean it's not a horror movie. Freddy vs Jason didn't scare me at all but that doesn't mean it's not a horror movie.

when he quoted some idiot saying the movie should be classified as a "period piece" yeah no shyt idiot. Period piece isn't a genre and by that logic, the conjuring is a period piece.

It's a horror movie. Whether it affected you or not is a different discussion.

Yeah, I'm pretty lose with my classifications. In fact, I'm about to post a little list replying to a comment earlier, and I'm sure some may disagree with some of my picks, but if a movie has scary genre elements I'm just like

 

[Box Cutta]

whats the best/scariest movie y'all saw in the last 5 years?

I guess I'm willing to put myself out there....

I won't do "best" or "scariest", but here's five *personal faves* (Since January 2011) :

5) Mama (2013) - I'm usually not huge on these studio horrors but Mama worked for me. On one hand it's clearly trying to work in the vein of Conjuring/Insidious/Annabelle...but it also functions as a throwback to those Asian horror movies of the early 00's. I think that's why I prefer it to the aforementioned flicks. The backstory was a little dry and predictable, but the performances (Particularly by Chastain) held this together.

BTW, when it comes to American takes on Japanese style horror...The Ring (2002), is still the best example. Very well done remake.

4) American Mary (2012) - Such a weird movie. I take it this is a feminist answer to American Psycho, it works. I knew I liked it a lot, but it was hard for me to put my finger on just exactly what it was. Then I figured it out : Characterization. Mary has a very compelling arc in this movie, and all of the side characters are interesting (Betty Boop is a riot). The med-student gone underground plastic surgeon angle is very intriguing.

3) Kill List (2011) - I love ambiguity and subtext. This film is dripping in both. The idea of esoteric cults and such is right up my alley. This is essentially In Bruges meets Eyes Wide Shut. The ending is so weird and out of left field, but at the same time I kinda feel like it needn't be explained. We don't know *exactly* what's going on, but we know *enough*. And we saw everything that the main character saw, so even if we're confused, we're no more confused than him.

2) Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) - Funny that we were just talking about genre classification, I'm sure some will argue that this is a drama. Fair enough. But it's also vampire movie, one where the need for blood is used as a metaphor for heroin addiction, but a vamp movie nonetheless. There has been a lot of "deconstructions" of vampires as of recent (more on this later), but few have been executed as well as this.

1) It Follows (2014) - Like I said, I love subtext and ambiguity. Maybe this is an obvious or boring choice, but for me, It Follows is one of those rare films that feels like it was made with my own sensibilities in mind. The atmosphere, the soundtrack, the subtext in regards to what the monster represents, the dreamlike quality of the world. It all works so well. Most of all, it was nostalgic while also bringing something new to the table.

Honorable Mentions :
John Dies At The End (2012) - Slept on. Probably the most original movie here. Definitely enjoyed that it didn't take itself very seriously. I really like the world of this movie, would have loved to have seen all the other crazy shyt in it. I never read the comic it's based on, might have to check it out sometime.
Antiviral (2012) - Very original. Maybe a little heavy handed in it's critique of modern celebrity worship, but it does it in such a strange, unique way. People wanting to catch their colds? Bizarre!
The Cabin In The Woods (2012) - I think it misses the mark as a critique of current horror movies. As this list shows, the genre is as diverse as ever. This comes off as a little "old man yelling at cloud"...nevertheless, it actually works extremely well as a monster mash-up, and the filmmakers don't "win" by getting me to acknowledge that.

It actually took me awhile to think about this. I had to go through my netflix/imdb ratings to jog my memory a bit. I've seen a lot of these fukking things....

I might come back later and look back on the past ten years. I think that people do a lot of complaining about modern horror, but honestly, I think it's relatively strong right now.

 

[LinusCaldwell]

I guess I'm willing to put myself out there....

I won't do "best" or "scariest", but here's five *personal faves* (Since January 2011) :

5) Mama (2013) - I'm usually not huge on these studio horrors but Mama worked for me. On one hand it's clearly trying to work in the vein of Conjuring/Insidious/Annabelle...but it also functions as a throwback to those Asian horror movies of the early 00's. I think that's why I prefer it to the aforementioned flicks. The backstory was a little dry and predictable, but the performances (Particularly by Chastain) held this together.

BTW, when it comes to American takes on Japanese style horror...The Ring (2002), is still the best example. Very well done remake.

4) American Mary (2012) - Such a weird movie. I take it this is a feminist answer to American Psycho, it works. I knew I liked it a lot, but it was hard for me to put my finger on just exactly what it was. Then I figured it out : Characterization. Mary has a very compelling arc in this movie, and all of the side characters are interesting (Betty Boop is a riot). The med-student gone underground plastic surgeon angle is very intriguing.

3) Kill List (2011) - I love ambiguity and subtext. This film is dripping in both. The idea of esoteric cults and such is right up my alley. This is essentially In Bruges meets Eyes Wide Shut. The ending is so weird and out of left field, but at the same time I kinda feel like it needn't be explained. We don't know *exactly* what's going on, but we know *enough*. And we saw everything that the main character saw, so even if we're confused, we're no more confused than him.

2) Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) - Funny that we were just talking about genre classification, I'm sure some will argue that this is a drama. Fair enough. But it's also vampire movie, one where the need for blood is used as a metaphor for heroin addiction, but a vamp movie nonetheless. There has been a lot of "deconstructions" of vampires as of recent (more on this later), but few have been executed as well as this.

1) It Follows (2014) - Like I said, I love subtext and ambiguity. Maybe this is an obvious or boring choice, but for me, It Follows is one of those rare films that feels like it was made with my own sensibilities in mind. The atmosphere, the soundtrack, the subtext in regards to what the monster represents, the dreamlike quality of the world. It all works so well. Most of all, it was nostalgic while also bringing something new to the table.

Honorable Mentions :
John Dies At The End (2012) - Slept on. Probably the most original movie here. Definitely enjoyed that it didn't take itself very seriously. I really like the world of this movie, would have loved to have seen all the other crazy shyt in it. I never read the comic it's based on, might have to check it out sometime.
Antiviral (2012) - Very original. Maybe a little heavy handed in it's critique of modern celebrity worship, but it does it in such a strange, unique way. People wanting to catch their colds? Bizarre!
The Cabin In The Woods (2012) - I think it misses the mark as a critique of current horror movies. As this list shows, the genre is as diverse as ever. This comes off as a little "old man yelling at cloud"...nevertheless, it actually works extremely well as a monster mash-up, and the filmmakers don't "win" by getting me to acknowledge that.

It actually took me awhile to think about this. I had to go through my netflix/imdb ratings to jog my memory a bit. I've seen a lot of these fukking things....

I might come back later and look back on the past ten years. I think that people do a lot of complaining about modern horror, but honestly, I think it's relatively strong right now.

Do you write film reviews?

 

[Box Cutta]

Do you write film reviews?

Naw I'm just wordy sometimes....

I know, I "wrote a book". It's just that looking through my past ratings and jogging my memory kinda brought up some strong opinions I didn't know I had.

If I write that 10 year retrospective, it's gonna fukk around an be a manuscript....

 

[LinusCaldwell]

Naw I'm just wordy sometimes....

I know, I "wrote a book". It's just that looking through my past ratings and jogging my memory kinda brought up some strong opinions I didn't know I had.

If I write that 10 year retrospective, it's gonna fukk around an be a manuscript....

Nah didn't mean it in a bad way was just wondering if you were more consise with the opinion you could probably write some reviews

 

[MartyMcFly]

I guess I'm willing to put myself out there....

I won't do "best" or "scariest", but here's five *personal faves* (Since January 2011) :

5) Mama (2013) - I'm usually not huge on these studio horrors but Mama worked for me. On one hand it's clearly trying to work in the vein of Conjuring/Insidious/Annabelle...but it also functions as a throwback to those Asian horror movies of the early 00's. I think that's why I prefer it to the aforementioned flicks. The backstory was a little dry and predictable, but the performances (Particularly by Chastain) held this together.

BTW, when it comes to American takes on Japanese style horror...The Ring (2002), is still the best example. Very well done remake.

4) American Mary (2012) - Such a weird movie. I take it this is a feminist answer to American Psycho, it works. I knew I liked it a lot, but it was hard for me to put my finger on just exactly what it was. Then I figured it out : Characterization. Mary has a very compelling arc in this movie, and all of the side characters are interesting (Betty Boop is a riot). The med-student gone underground plastic surgeon angle is very intriguing.

3) Kill List (2011) - I love ambiguity and subtext. This film is dripping in both. The idea of esoteric cults and such is right up my alley. This is essentially In Bruges meets Eyes Wide Shut. The ending is so weird and out of left field, but at the same time I kinda feel like it needn't be explained. We don't know *exactly* what's going on, but we know *enough*. And we saw everything that the main character saw, so even if we're confused, we're no more confused than him.

2) Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) - Funny that we were just talking about genre classification, I'm sure some will argue that this is a drama. Fair enough. But it's also vampire movie, one where the need for blood is used as a metaphor for heroin addiction, but a vamp movie nonetheless. There has been a lot of "deconstructions" of vampires as of recent (more on this later), but few have been executed as well as this.

1) It Follows (2014) - Like I said, I love subtext and ambiguity. Maybe this is an obvious or boring choice, but for me, It Follows is one of those rare films that feels like it was made with my own sensibilities in mind. The atmosphere, the soundtrack, the subtext in regards to what the monster represents, the dreamlike quality of the world. It all works so well. Most of all, it was nostalgic while also bringing something new to the table.

Honorable Mentions :
John Dies At The End (2012) - Slept on. Probably the most original movie here. Definitely enjoyed that it didn't take itself very seriously. I really like the world of this movie, would have loved to have seen all the other crazy shyt in it. I never read the comic it's based on, might have to check it out sometime.
Antiviral (2012) - Very original. Maybe a little heavy handed in it's critique of modern celebrity worship, but it does it in such a strange, unique way. People wanting to catch their colds? Bizarre!
The Cabin In The Woods (2012) - I think it misses the mark as a critique of current horror movies. As this list shows, the genre is as diverse as ever. This comes off as a little "old man yelling at cloud"...nevertheless, it actually works extremely well as a monster mash-up, and the filmmakers don't "win" by getting me to acknowledge that.

It actually took me awhile to think about this. I had to go through my netflix/imdb ratings to jog my memory a bit. I've seen a lot of these fukking things....

I might come back later and look back on the past ten years. I think that people do a lot of complaining about modern horror, but honestly, I think it's relatively strong right now.

Completely agree on It Follows

 

[Box Cutta]

Nah didn't mean it in a bad way was just wondering if you were more consise with the opinion you could probably write some reviews

That's nice of you to say.

Completely agree on It Follows

I think it did everything it set out to do, and left me wanting more. I wonder if they still plan on doing a sequel. I kinda don't think it needs one, but there seems to be money on the table for them if they want it.

 

[MartyMcFly]

That's nice of you to say.





I think it did everything it set out to do, and left me wanting more. I wonder if they still plan on doing a sequel. I kinda don't think it needs one, but there seems to be money on the table for them if they want it.

I know the director said he'd do one if he had any ideas but he wanted to do something different. I'm cool with that

 

[Jello Biafra]

I am trying to think about what horror movie over the past 5-10 years I really liked and that actually effected me in any way at all and it is tough.
I would probably say that of the recent horror flicks I have watched the one I enjoyed the most was Last Shift. That movie did a lot with not much and was a legit creepy fun movie to watch.