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I was a regular poster many years ago, but now I only come by for a read now and then. I have become too busy teaching and making indie horror movies of my own, and I will have a new one coming out soon and I will come back to spread the words and show a trailer.
However, I digress. Every Halloween, I used to do many reviews, but I just don't have the strength anymore. I do want to share a list of movies I watched this year and in recent times...some that are rarities I think deserve a second chance, some that are just regular commercial flicks but surprised me. Here are 5 am posting just for fun and to say HI. Watched through this stuff for the Halloween season.
1. Videodrome (extended cut) another oldschool mindbender from David Cronenberg. Want your mind to be raped by a tv show and send you on a hallucinaginic killing spree? This is one for you. James Woods really does a fantastic job and if you can see the version with ALL the footage, it just feels so much more filled out than the dvd cut. I wish they had a dvd release of the extended version. a half hour difference. A
2. Army of Darkness (complete composite) Yes the movie that influence my childhood as much as beetlejuice. I love this damn movie. Groovy....still to this day...groovy...If you can track down a composite of all material from this movie (because there are so many versions and even the extended directors cut misses so much) see this. IF not, the theatrical version is great as long as you get to see BOTH endings. This B movie gets an A-
3. Look What Happened to Rosemary's Baby(on youtube) of COURSE this isn't awesome like the first one...this one was made for tv...and is a much smaller and more simple tale...but it is actually a creepy, short story type of movie...that is a fun and meaningful addition to see AFTER you see the original classic. an epilogue film, only....B-
4. The Uninvited (1945) A+
AMAZING black and white ghost story that was entirely forgotten by the public, can also be seen on dailymotion. Fantastic haunted house mystery with good, creepy style effects and an original story. I can't believe I hadn't seen this one before. If Hitchcock had done a true supernatural ghost movie...it would be like this!
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OCULUS (a commercial flick that was also refreshing and original and relied more on acting than cgi. A truly good horror movie that I only saw cause I love Amy Pond and Starbuck, but ended up loving because it was just a creepy and SURREAL ride through a living nightmare. If you like mindbenders, where reality simply isn't clear...this is actually a good modern work. A-
I wanted to say HI on the old board, and just post a few I have visited with this season and in recent times. I will post a few more (5 at a time) throughout the next 24 hours and would love to hear all those who agree or disagree with any of the films I post, or just read...I miss being able to be online as much, but I do always love to read the posts here. Have fun tomorrow/today and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!