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01-25-2019 , 10:53 AM

#551

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Originally Posted by Dominic

Resolution is a must....but you should've seen it first lol....a lot more than small overlap

Damn....ok. Thanks for the tip. Now if I could only be IN the Endless so I could rewind.....

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01-25-2019 , 10:54 AM

#552

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Originally Posted by PoseidonCubed

I suppose it's not for everyone, but I much prefer this kind of looming atmosphere of horrible dread than some cheap jump scares like The Nun.

In general I agree. I guess problem for me was that I never got that sense of dread like I did watching The Witch or other similar slow burns.

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01-25-2019 , 01:33 PM

#553

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Originally Posted by shorn7

In general I agree. I guess problem for me was that I never got that sense of dread like I did watching The Witch or other similar slow burns.

Not modern as such but The Spider Labyrinth (1988) is a pretty decent horror with a slow burning first half which gives a good sense of dread & has a nice ominous vibe to it. It's on YT on a vhs rip only as last I heard was caught up in rights issues, would really like to see a blu ray release some day.

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01-25-2019 , 03:34 PM

#554

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Nice. Will check it out. Thx

Another for you guys...The Blackcoat's Daughter (2016). I think it is on NF or Amazon. Really liked it and is a slow burner.

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01-25-2019 , 05:05 PM

#555

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anyone else excited for The Prodigy? looks creepy af

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01-25-2019 , 07:54 PM

#556

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I’m not excited for it but the trailer was pretty good. Same with The Curse of La Llorona.

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01-28-2019 , 02:06 PM

#557

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Saw The Autopsy of Jane Doe this weekend. Another disappointment for me given some of the rating here. I thought the acting was awful and found it not scary at all. I must be getting very picky in my old age.

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02-12-2019 , 03:03 PM

#558

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Tried to watch the original Last House on the Left last night and only got through 45 minutes. Can't understand why some think this is a "masterpiece" or even Craven's best work. Just seemed exploitative, poorly acted/filmed, and had way too much forced/misplaced attempts at humor.

2/10 and that is being generous.

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02-12-2019 , 05:49 PM

#559

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Yes, it's an abysmally bad film, and the terrible last act where they cross-cut with goofy cop stuff just makes it even worse.

It is considered important because how much it pushed the bar, but I think it's just a bad movie.

And I can argue the merits of some really hated movies, like I Spit on Your Grave

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02-13-2019 , 01:16 AM

#560

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Watched Blackcoat Daughter over weekend.
Thought the story was not that good but
the filming techniques and atmosphere of dread made it okay.
6/10

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02-13-2019 , 02:42 AM

#561

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I watched Happy Death Day (2017, not the new sequel). It was better than I expected. Maybe more of a mystery than a horror movie. Looking forward to the sequel.

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02-13-2019 , 05:45 AM

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I watched Happy Death Day (2017, not the new sequel). It was better than I expected. Maybe more of a mystery than a horror movie. Looking forward to the sequel.

Yeah its quite charming

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02-13-2019 , 12:31 PM

#563

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Yeah, it's murder Groundhog Day. Agree, more of a mystery and kind of dark comedy than horror.

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02-13-2019 , 11:47 PM

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Prob going to go see the sequel tomorrow since I enjoyed the first so much

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02-14-2019 , 01:25 PM

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Will have to check that one out. Blood Punch is also a murder Groundhog Day and was awesome - again kinda dark comedy rather than horror, but a great film.

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02-15-2019 , 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by magking1

Watched Blackcoat Daughter over weekend.
Thought the story was not that good but
the filming techniques and atmosphere of dread made it okay.
6/10

Interesting. I loved Blackcoat's Daughter and would highly recommend it. Very dark and I thought a very good slow burn in terms of plot. I totally agree on the filming and atmosphere point.

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02-15-2019 , 12:47 PM

#567

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Watched Unsane yesterday. Interesting premise, but I thought the execution was poor. Only 88 minutes so I guess worth a peek if you are a soderbergh fan. 5/10 for me.

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02-22-2019 , 02:29 PM

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Happy Death Day - 7/10 (Highly Enjoyable)

Happy Death Day 2U - 5/10 (Decent)

Hereditary - 8/10 (Must See)

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03-06-2019 , 01:11 AM

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1st trailer for Ari Aster's (Hereditary) next movie due out this summer

obv everyone is gonna say it's THE WICKER MAN 2.0...but I'll definitely be seeing it anyways

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03-11-2019 , 02:01 PM

#570

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Watched Veronica yesterday. Mixed feelings....story was pretty good but I thought the execution could have been better. A decent watch overall.

6.5/10

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03-12-2019 , 08:45 AM

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Watched Raw last night. At this point in my horror movie career, it takes a lot to provoke a visceral reaction out of me. This movie did it and earns pretty high marks because of it. Very good visually as well although the story itself is a little odd (including the ending). Definitely worth a watch in my book.

7.5/10

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03-12-2019 , 03:52 PM

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Watched Veronica yesterday. Mixed feelings....story was pretty good but I thought the execution could have been better. A decent watch overall.

6.5/10

Pretty much what I thought. Not much bad about it, just nothing groundbreaking or very interesting either. Just a standard, easy watch.

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03-12-2019 , 05:02 PM

#573

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Scariest movie I saw was Triangle. I remember watching this movie alone on a rainy night. Almost had to pause it midway in because it was that scary.

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03-14-2019 , 03:15 PM

#574

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Scariest movie I saw was Triangle. I remember watching this movie alone on a rainy night. Almost had to pause it midway in because it was that scary.

So Triangle was on my list to watch and because of your reco, I fired it up last night. I didn't find it scary at all...interesting premise for sure and reminded of films like Memento and The Endless. Decent fun, but I don't even think it belongs in the Horror genre.

5.5/10