The Netflix Thread

[elevenism]

thank you for the insights, @kleiner352 .
I certainly didn't see it as misogynistic, as we are all born of women even if we aren't women ourselves.
but i hadn't thought about the nature symbolism, and the meaning of nature's
"reaction."
Good call.

Thank you so much for the list, @Jinsai !
i've seen about half of those. I haven't seen Re-Animator, Grave Encounters, Legend of Hell House, Henry, Existenz, or 11/11/11.

I agree with you that Hellraiser is a great movie, and i think both it and the second one have stood the test of time.
As far as living up to the source material, the Hellbound Heart is the nastiest, most disturbing, deliciously depraved little book i've ever read. The way it's written, however...it just doesn't exactly lend itself to the screen.

Have you seen the version of Nosferatu with Type O music for the soundtrack? I saw it on an old, passed around vhs tape, and good god it was awesome.

If you liked the inkeepers, there's another one by the same director called The House of the Devil. It's another slow burner. One thing i dig about it is that it's an 1980s period piece.

I saw one called Absentia for the second time last night, and i actually thought it was pretty damned good.

Oh, and Ju-On...i've seen several asian horror flicks, but haven't caught this one...the american one scared Sheap too much, (my fiancee's graff name, i'm not going to use her name anymore,) and she is scared to watch the original.

If it's still on there, S&Man is fucking DOPE (pronounced Sandman.)
It's an actual documentary with a creepy twist.

I LOOOOOVE horror, but it has to be PERFECT, so i'm rarely ever satisfied.
My favorites are Paranormal Activity 1 and 2, Insidious 1 and 2, The Conjuring, The Devil Inside, and Occulus.
I feel that Paranormal set off a veritable renaissance in horror films...ghosts over gore...and i hope it continues.

[Jinsai]

Thank you so much for the list, @Jinsai !
i've seen about half of those. I haven't seen Re-Animator, Grave Encounters, Legend of Hell House, Henry, Existenz, or 11/11/11.

Run out and watch Re-Animator ASAP.

Watch all those movies before 11/11/11, which I only included because it's astonishing how bad it is. It's a serious contender for "worst film I've ever seen," but it's hard to hate it because it's absolutely hilarious if you're in the mood for that sort of thing.

I feel that Paranormal set off a veritable renaissance in horror films...ghosts over gore...and i hope it continues.

Have you seen the original version of The Haunting?

[elevenism]

Run out and watch Re-Animator ASAP.




Have you seen the original version of The Haunting?

i haven't seen The Haunting, but i read the book when i was pretty young...i found it to be pretty damn scary.
I watched grave encounters, eXistenZ, and Henry, and dug those.

Oh, BTW, i caught one called Here Comes The Devil...it was genuinely creepy, for real, plus it has the unique distinction of being one of the few Mexican films i've seen.

I watched A Band Called Death last night, and it was VERY fucking moving, man. @Jinsai , as a fellow musician, i urge you to watch that one.