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Post by burrunjor on Oct 10, 2024 16:14:45 GMT
Just saw Dog Soldiers and the Descent were made by the same guy. I can totally see that. They are basically gender flipped versions of the same story.
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Post by Spark Doll King on Oct 10, 2024 16:47:56 GMT
The Descent
Possibly my favourite on the list. This is about a group of women who go exploring in a cave only to be set upon by utterly hideous underground monsters. It's extremely gory, brutal and bleak, with the main characters being a flawed, but still sympathetic bunch you want to see escape and genuinely care about when they die. Another one for Maxil given its cast LMAO. Juno is by far my favourite. You'll hate her at first, as she really is a selfish bitch at the start of the film and the cause of it all, but by the end of both movies she'll seem like the most badass and awesome character. I'm a big fan of this movie too. I don't rate the sequel as much as you do, but it's not bad. The original though was gripping the first time round. I had to leave a long gap before watching it again though, because it's one of those movies where once you know what happens, it loses a bit of rewatch value, so I literally had to leave a 10 year gap until I couldn't remember exactly what happens. Lol The Decent is one of the few horror movies to properly put the wind up me. Dark, confined spaces with natural dangers and creatures running around in the dark... perfect storm of nightmare fuel for younger me. Watched it late a night to. I remember seeing Bait at the cinema, it's a really good shark movie but I remember being really worried by it's intro scene. It just feels a lot cheaper and lower quality then the rest of the movie, I remember thinking "well I've just wasted my money", thankfully the rest of the film is much better. On that note Shark Night  Not as good as bait but still a good shark movie by modern standards. The characters and over all plot is pretty basic, shark attacks in a lake, but the films twist that it's actually a group of people intraorally releasing sharks so they can film them attacking people gives it a boost above your normal shlock. The movie also features multiple shark species, though you cannot always tell, also gives it more watch value. |
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Post by rushy on Oct 10, 2024 17:01:03 GMT
I love the Phantasm films. A villain using nightmares (five years before Freddy Krueger), a group who travel from town to town in a cool car fighting paranormal entities (many years before Supernatural), lots badass guns and monsters, and an overarching storyline. They were so ahead of their time. Also, despite sharing the same cast and director, all the films have their own vibe. If you want mood and atmosphere, you have the original. If you want action and guts, you have the second. If you want comedy, you have the third. If you want nihilism, you have the fourth. Never seen them, but I'll check them out as that sounds brilliant. Let me know what you think! There's far too few people to talk Phantasm with... |
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Post by Ludders II on Oct 10, 2024 17:38:57 GMT
Also there's a '60s one called "Kwaidan". Thanks for the unintentional prompt. I got this on Blu-Ray for Christmas last year but still haven’t seen it. This is something I need to rectify. I’ve liked Kobayashi’s earlier work (Harakiri, The Human Condition)- even if I can’t see myself re-watching them often- so I imagine I’ll appreciate this too. I haven't seen any of his other work (yet), but I'll make a note to look for that one. As for Kwaidan, I think you'll see why I picked up on that one. Another one that's overdue a rewatch. |
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Post by rushy on Oct 10, 2024 23:03:57 GMT
Fun fact for Burrunjor - there was a script written for a tenth Hammer Dracula film, called The Unquenchable Thirst of Dracula. Same writer who did all the films from Dracula Has Risen from the Grave up to Scars of Dracula.
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