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ackblom12:
I've been finding and going into a lot of newer horror films blind these last few days, and it's come to some pretty mixed results as I'm sure you can imagine. There have been some piss terrible ones and there are some that I can't quite figure out if I like or not. But, I've also found some that have surprised the hell out of me.
Cell Count (2012):
This one is very different from most of the horror I've shared here. This one is more of a slow burn, more akin to David Cronenberg than anything else. It's a sci-fi horror tale about a world that's been plagued by a rampant disease that's never named, but sounds an awful lot like Cancer or possibly AIDS. You can likely think of it however you like, all you need to know is that it's a guaranteed death sentence and there seems to be no treatment available for it. A Dr. however seems to have found a cure and is looking for human test subjects. The patients are quarantined, but have pretty free reign to explore as they wish and they discover some rather horrendous things about the research and the cure they've been given.
I can't quite decide if I think is merely ok or actually pretty decent. It's got several moments of pretty bad acting, mediocre line delivery and a kind of meh ending, but the actual premise and the echos of Cronenberg (though nowhere near as good) that I think it's noteworthy. It also manages to keep itself in check with the gore, using it only when it will accentuate the horror (or in one case, where it's just plain hilarious) of the events rather than going for plain ol' gore horror. I would say it's worth checking out if you are up for a bit of a slow burn.
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nCEstWXC-w
Edit: baaaaah, apparently studios pay attention to uploads for movies that are fairly recent. May find another host if it gets taken down.
ackblom12:
Inside (2007):
So apparently France has been having a bit of a new wave horror thing going on and I'm just finding out about it. Inside is about the night Sarah, a young widowed pregnant woman, is terrified by a mysterious and crazed woman who wants to take her unborn child. It's pretty big on the gore and terribly painful looking things happening to everyone that dares enter the house, but it's so much more than that, assuming you can stomach it. The directors, Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury, have one other film called Livid which is what I'll be sharing next.
Youtube is being all 'Oh noooooo, you might have stolen this a bloo bloo bloo', so Vimeo it is. No one checks Vimeo apparently. Also the film is in French and I use external Subtitles, so I opted for one of the best non dialogue scenes possible. I could subtitle, but I'm not willing to put that much effort in for you schmucks.
https://vimeo.com/67255151
ackblom12:
Livid (2012):
Oh man this movie. It's by the same pair of directors that did Inside, but it's quite different. Rather than putting so much focus on the gore and physical horrors of Inside, they instead decided on a more fantastical take here. A young lower class woman who is training to be a in home nurse, hears rumors about a treasure hidden in the mansion of an ancient catatonic woman. Her friends convince her to help them break in and see if they can find it so that they van get themselves out of their miserable place in society. Once they're inside, strange and terrible things start happening. The movie is just plain wonderful, even the bizarre and not really making a whole lot of sense ending. It's artsy, creepy, fantastical and I loved it so much. I highly recommend it.
https://vimeo.com/67255152
TheEvilDog:
Currently watching the Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.
I've loved this film ever since I was a kid and suffering from an extremely bad case of the flu. The film is loosley based on the short story "The Fog Horn" by Ray Bradbury, about a lighthouse and its keepers and having to rebuild the lighthouse after its been destroyed by a large creature (turns out the fog horn sounds similar to the creature). What makes the film unique is that its one of the first films that helped influence and kick start the creature features of the 50s.
What's the film about? Well the US military test a nuclear device in the Arctic circle, which in turn defrosts and revives a large predatory prehistoric reptile. The Beast makes its way down the East Coast where it attacks, where else, but New York. Though the army manages to severely injures the beast easily enough, there is the added danger of the creature's blood carrying a virulent germ that could prove apocalyptic if any more of the beast's blood is spilled.
Ultimately, the film is incredibly important to the monster movie genre, touching upon the growing concerns and fears that people were having about nuclear weapons, indeed The Beast was the first such film where a nuclear device woke a creature and it attacked a city. This in turn would help influence the production of THEM! and the following year's film, the most recognised nuclear monster, Godzilla.
ackblom12:
Yesssss, someone else has posted yet again! I'm especially fond of the fact that it's one of the old 50's monster flicks, since it's not a genre I'm especially well versed in. But, now I must post about...
Madhouse (1974):
Oh my god this movie is fun and it's actually the first time I've seen this film. Yet another Vincent Price film (also Peter Cushing), in this one he is an actor who plays the character of Dr. Death. At the premier of the 5th installment in the franchise, his fiance is murdered. The movie moves forward 12 years where we learn he was suspected (even by himself) but acquitted of her death and was put into a mental hospital for several years to deal with his depression and fear of the persona of Dr. Death. When he gets out, his life long friend and the writer who created Dr. Death (played by Peter Cushing) convinces him to star in a TV series for Dr. Death. People start dying and we get to see Price do a wonderfully fun descent into madness as he is afraid that he himself is merging with the Dr. Death persona and committing these horrendous acts. It's so incredibly fun and ends on what is possibly the best dialogue possible.
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_TTDX4684c
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