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Offline okiehawker

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Re: Halloween movies 2019
« Reply #25 on: October 14, 2019, 11:58:50 PM »
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Aliens (1986)
Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)

Man, Harry, you are kicking butt! Some excellent choices there!  I watched  Ghidorah, the Three Headed Monster on TCM Friday night with a good frIend of mine and the movie was still quite enjoyable. My friend lived in Japan as a kid in the late 1960s.  He toured Toho Studios when he was about 12 years old and saw Kaiju movie sets and some of the Kaiju costumes!  Unbelievable, eh?!  Wow!  Okie

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Re: Halloween movies 2019
« Reply #26 on: October 16, 2019, 12:58:55 PM »
Man, Harry, you are kicking butt! Some excellent choices there!  I watched  Ghidorah, the Three Headed Monster on TCM Friday night with a good frIend of mine and the movie was still quite enjoyable. My friend lived in Japan as a kid in the late 1960s.  He toured Toho Studios when he was about 12 years old and saw Kaiju movie sets and some of the Kaiju costumes!  Unbelievable, eh?!  Wow!  Okie

Thanks Okie!  I always try to pile in a bunch of scary movies this time of year.  Getting a tour of Toho back in the 1960s must have left quite an impression on your friend!   

I already had the 8 film Universal Horror blu-ray set, but I was quite excited to upgrade to the 30-film set this year.  I'm through the Frankenstein series -- except for Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein, which I'm hoping I can convince the kids to watch this year.  Now I'm starting in on the Mummy series.

American Psycho (2000)
House of Frankenstein (1944)
Black Christmas (1974)
The Mummy (1933)

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Re: Halloween movies 2019
« Reply #27 on: October 16, 2019, 05:11:42 PM »
Now I'm starting in on the Mummy series.


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Re: Halloween movies 2019
« Reply #28 on: October 16, 2019, 06:17:46 PM »
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As we both know, the '59 Mummy is the best one wynk

Maybe I'll sneak that in there too...

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Re: Halloween movies 2019
« Reply #29 on: October 16, 2019, 08:10:47 PM »
As we both know, the '59 Mummy is the best one wynk

Maybe I'll sneak that in there too...

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Re: Halloween movies 2019
« Reply #31 on: October 16, 2019, 08:45:01 PM »
As we both know, the '59 Mummy is the best one wynk

Maybe I'll sneak that in there too...

Battle of the "U"s?  UK vs Universal?  I know, I know, it could be Hammer, UI ...  Though, I vote Universal Mummy! Karloff is King!

P.S. Bob Wills is still the king.

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Re: Halloween movies 2019
« Reply #32 on: October 21, 2019, 11:38:54 PM »
Thing from Another World (1951)
The Mummy's Hand (1940)
The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
The Mummy's Curse (1944)
The Mummy (1959)

Those Uni Mummy sequels -- OOF!  With all the reused shots, repetition of story lines, and plot holes and inconsistencies between films -- it was almost unbearable by the end.  Thank Karnak for the 1959 version!


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Re: Halloween movies 2019
« Reply #33 on: October 22, 2019, 01:31:42 PM »
And yet I'm finding Mummy's Curse to be maybe the best, it was always Ghost... how times change one.
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Re: Halloween movies 2019
« Reply #34 on: October 27, 2019, 10:47:42 PM »
The Night Stalker TV movie on Blu ray...

Yeah baby. Good times with Karl kolchak my hero as an 9 yr old. Though that was first aired when I was 6 or 7.

Fun flick!

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Re: Halloween movies 2019
« Reply #35 on: October 27, 2019, 11:23:59 PM »
The Night Stalker TV movie on Blu ray...

Yeah baby. Good times with Karl kolchak my hero as an 9 yr old. Though that was first aired when I was 6 or 7.

Fun flick!

You nailed it, Zorba! Kolchak was great!  Man, I'd love to go back in time and see the movie and episodes with fresh eyes again!  Awesome!  Okie

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Re: Halloween movies 2019
« Reply #36 on: October 28, 2019, 10:56:27 PM »
Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein (1948)
Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Fly (1958)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Annihilation (2018)
Invisible Man (1933)
Invisible Man Returns (1940)

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Re: Halloween movies 2019
« Reply #37 on: October 29, 2019, 09:06:46 PM »
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)

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Re: Halloween movies 2019
« Reply #38 on: October 29, 2019, 11:10:25 PM »
Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein (1948)
Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Fly (1958)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Annihilation (2018)
Invisible Man (1933)
Invisible Man Returns (1940)

Harry, What did you think of Annihilation?  I've been tempted to start it a few times recently, though keep putting it off for some reason. Okie

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Re: Halloween movies 2019
« Reply #39 on: November 23, 2019, 12:42:05 AM »
Well it's nearly a month later, but I will tell you now that I was inspired by some of you to check out the 2018 remake of "Suspiria" on Halloween.  I loved Argento's original, but was prepared for a very different take on the subject matter.  Other than that, I didn't research it much before watching, but I saw that people tend to either love it or hate it.  So I ran down to the Redbox, bought some chips, and popped it in.  Without giving any spoilers, here's my impression:

To be blunt, I found it tedious and boring.  To me it wasn't scary or suspenseful, just gross/disturbing for a few scenes.  I enjoy '60s and '70s arthouse cinema that plays with cinematic conventions, but the extent of "Look at how different I am!" in this one is pretty glaring.  Like the title cards for each "chapter."  And the fact that half of the movie was in German for no reason.  Now, I'm nearly fluent in German, but I still found it jarring the way they kept switching languages all the time.  The cinematography was generally dark and void of contrast (on purpose), but it honestly made it hard to see what was going on in some scenes.  This was probably all intentional, but it didn't lead to a pleasant viewing experience for me.  I guess I was looking for some easy viewing that was a little more... chill.

And while the 1977 original is often criticized for having "no plot," this version has way too much going on for me.  How many sub-plots do we need?  What is this, some kind of grand epic?  With a running time of nearly three (3) hours, I guess that's what they were going for...  But in my opinion, a lot of it would've been better as "deleted scenes" in the bonus section, because they just slowed down the pacing so much.  I felt like I was watching some scenes in slow motion because of how they dragged on.  Again, this was probably intentional on the part of the filmmakers, but it soon began to try my patience. 

So that's why I wasn't into it.  But I'm curious, for those people that love this version, what did it for you?  Did you just like the gross/disturbing stuff, or were there specific aspects of the film that you found captivating?  Would be interested to hear others' reactions.