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by **Starlord** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:52 pm

I remember watching Salems Lot with my sister when we were young, on tv. It scared the hell out of both of us. Especially the scene where the brother floats in front of his other brothers window.

When it comes to early horror, though, I think Stephen King really was one of the best in our time. The Shining, Carrie, Salem's Lot and even It were masterpieces.

Of course, The Stand, was his best ever, but for some reason I never thought of that as horror.

also, I remember reading the Amityville Horror when it first came out and was billed as a true story. That movie scared me a lot, too.

by **Greg** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:02 am

http://gregae.blogspot.com/2008/10/oh-h ... ollow.html

Sleepy Hollow! Another one of my absolute favorite movies and another directed by my favorite film maker, Tim Burton. I've seen this movie quite a lot of times. When I had gotten the VHS, I've watched it so many darn times and hardly ever missed when it came on TV. A few weeks ago was the first time I've seen it after maybe 2-3 years and I still have a great time watching it. The imagery, the characters, Johnny Depp as Crane, the music, special effects, everything is an absolute blast to watch. Watching this movie always made me wonder what happened to horror. Why don't we ever get more horror movies like this? Now its all slasher this, etc. How come we never get any real solid story-telling with supernatural forces scary the daylights out of us? I want to see more movies like this and really showcase just how great horror film is rather than what;s clouding people's mind of what horror is. I don't mind what people proclaim as "torture porn" or whatever, but it's not the only type of horror in the genre. C'mon, now!

But anywho, if you've never seen this movie, you just HAVE to. The direction is absolutely amazing with a story that never lets go of you. All the characters play wonderful parts and just fascinates you into this mystery of the Horse man. If you're a fan of the classic tale by Washington Irving, I think you'll have a blast watching this interpretation besides quite a few liberties being taken, such as Crane being a constable instead of a teacher, and although still a bit of a coward he has the brass balls to stand and fight against the Horseman himself! And c'mon, who doesn't love Christopher Walken who plays the Hessian, the man who ends up becoming the head chopper. Although we know who the killer is, there is a mystery conspiracy plot throughout the movie as we wonder just how people are connected in this strange town of Sleepy Hollow and just why the Horseman is going after certain folks and why he lets certain people live. The special effects are magnificient. It's not a man wearing a cloak over his shoulders, but an actually man... headless! And he see him chopping off people's necks and cutting a man in half. The effects are just simply amazing and adds to the creepiness and chills of the movie. And Danny Elfman's music... ah man is it ever so nice to hear him with Burton adding more creepiness to this film. And to top it off, you get a wonderful performance by Miranda Richardson who I have to say really steals the show along with horror alumnis Michael Gough and Christopher Lee with small parts.

There is one thing that I do find weird about this movie and that's the flashbacks and dreams we see of Crane's character. Those scenes I have to say are probably the most beautiful scenes in the movie, but I don't quite understand why they're in the movie. They seem to not play much of any roles besides to look awesome. Like the scene when his mother is dancing in the forest and begins to float and finding out that his mother is a witch and his father was actually a man of faith, a minister. In one specific dream, when his father walks past a young Crane, the man turns into the headless horseman. Huh?

Heh, but anyway. Fantastic movie. Definitely a top of Burton's best.

http://gregae.blogspot.com/2008/12/oh-h ... egend.html

I Am Legend

What if you were the only man alive left in NYC?

I saw this movie when it came out and thought it was merely okay. I didn't enjoy the experience though due to annoying ass girls behind my friends and I who saw it fit to talk and give their own commentary throughout the whole movie. But anywho, that's besides the point...

I watched it again a few days ago this time with my baby sister and still can't seem to decide if I enjoyed it or not. I really loved the first hour of the movie with Will Smith doing his daily routines along with his partner-in-crime and best bud, Sam, his canine. He exercises and goes hunting for deers to eat in NYC. Oh, did I forget to mention that he's the only man alive in the city? He's walking around everyday, picking out movies to watch, and talking to mannequins. He also broadcasts on the radio a message out to any survivors out there. At home he's trying to find a cure for the disease that wiped out about 90% of people in the world with not much luck. One day on another hunting trip, something goes wrong where we are introduced to the Darkseekers, vampire-like creatures that only come out at dark in search of survivors to devour. The story really begins to pick up though is when Smith's character, Neville, captures a female Darkseeker to experiment, not knowing she was in fact the alpha female of her group. This leads to an intense rivalry between him and the alpha male of the group. And man, lemme say that it is intense and one of the most fun watching in the movie. Despite all that, the movie starts to take a bit of a downfall during the second half of the film. We find out that he just may not be the only man on Earth when he meets a woman and her son and a lot of the intrigue just seems to disappear from me. Also, a story of faith and God just appears out of nowhere. I didn't quite mind that part of the movie, bu I can understand how people may feel confused as to why it just appeared and seemed rather ham-fisted into the story.

The effects are alright, not great. I remember reading originally the Darkseekers were played completely by people until director, Francis Lawrence, decided to just turn them CGI. I think that was a bit of a mistake as they looked, well... very CGI. I believe that it took some edge and creepiness off of the Darkseekers themselves. Although once again the Alpha Male is just simply bad-ass.

Overall, I don't think I'd recommend this film fully. There's aspects I loved, especially the first half and I loved Smith in this movie. I absolutely loved his last scene in the film store. You really felt for him and understood his state of mind at that point of the movie. Man...

http://gregae.blogspot.com/2009/01/oh-h ... inbow.html

Serpent and the Rainbow

Man oh man! Where the heck have I been to have never heard of this movie until last night? For a little while now I've had a bit of an interest in learning some stuff on Haitian folk lore. I feel that there are many types of stories that can be seen as pretty darn scary back in my parent's homeland and I'm always interested to hear a story from the country. So when my god brother told me about this movie, it taking place in Haiti, I was automatically intrigued. My brother, Berto, and I watched the movie and just had an absolute blast. You should have seen the way we were freaking out at a lot of the scenes, mostly because it seems to hit close to home with us. Let me tell you that Haitians are some of the most superstitious folks you'll ever meet and a lot of things about the supernatural is driven into our minds since being very young. Heck, I lived there for a short while too. So a lot of the things in the movie scared some bit of craps out of me watching, not in jump out of my seat thing, but more of a mentally fear thing. And I loved every moment of it.

Bill Pullman plays a doctor who goes to Haiti to find the reasons why a once buried man is now walking around again. Of course, he's a man of science but he also gets haunted by these strange and extremely freaky dreams and we are introduced to the villain of the story played by Zakes Mokae And let me say that I do not understand why this guy isn't in a top villains list. This guy played no games whatsoever and was damn terrifying as he led his group of Ton Ton Machutes, a special police force in Haiti who are known for being quite... well...unlikable. As the movie goes on, we are pulled into the world of voodoo and zombies. And the movie just gets freakier and freakier. I can definitely see this movie scary folks from even visiting the country. So much twists and turns, enough to keep you at the edge of your seat and frightened for the main character and his love interest. And that torture scene. Oh man! When they strapped Pullman's character on the torture seat, I said to my brother, "Oh no! Haitians DO NOT PLAY when it comes to torture." And man, was I right. Sheesh. Another thing I loved about this movie was it being shot on location and hearing the Haitian language being spoken throughout. Everything seemed very authentic and helped with the creepiness. Fantastic movie that I fully recommend for horror fans.

by **Eric** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:05 am

Greg wrote:http://gregae.blogspot.com/2008/10/oh-horror-13-sleepy-hollow.html

Sleepy Hollow! Another one of my absolute favorite movies and another directed by my favorite film maker, Tim Burton. I've seen this movie quite a lot of times. When I had gotten the VHS, I've watched it so many darn times and hardly ever missed when it came on TV. A few weeks ago was the first time I've seen it after maybe 2-3 years and I still have a great time watching it. The imagery, the characters, Johnny Depp as Crane, the music, special effects, everything is an absolute blast to watch. Watching this movie always made me wonder what happened to horror. Why don't we ever get more horror movies like this? Now its all slasher this, etc. How come we never get any real solid story-telling with supernatural forces scary the daylights out of us? I want to see more movies like this and really showcase just how great horror film is rather than what;s clouding people's mind of what horror is. I don't mind what people proclaim as "torture porn" or whatever, but it's not the only type of horror in the genre. C'mon, now!

But anywho, if you've never seen this movie, you just HAVE to. The direction is absolutely amazing with a story that never lets go of you. All the characters play wonderful parts and just fascinates you into this mystery of the Horse man. If you're a fan of the classic tale by Washington Irving, I think you'll have a blast watching this interpretation besides quite a few liberties being taken, such as Crane being a constable instead of a teacher, and although still a bit of a coward he has the brass balls to stand and fight against the Horseman himself! And c'mon, who doesn't love Christopher Walken who plays the Hessian, the man who ends up becoming the head chopper. Although we know who the killer is, there is a mystery conspiracy plot throughout the movie as we wonder just how people are connected in this strange town of Sleepy Hollow and just why the Horseman is going after certain folks and why he lets certain people live. The special effects are magnificient. It's not a man wearing a cloak over his shoulders, but an actually man... headless! And he see him chopping off people's necks and cutting a man in half. The effects are just simply amazing and adds to the creepiness and chills of the movie. And Danny Elfman's music... ah man is it ever so nice to hear him with Burton adding more creepiness to this film. And to top it off, you get a wonderful performance by Miranda Richardson who I have to say really steals the show along with horror alumnis Michael Gough and Christopher Lee with small parts.

There is one thing that I do find weird about this movie and that's the flashbacks and dreams we see of Crane's character. Those scenes I have to say are probably the most beautiful scenes in the movie, but I don't quite understand why they're in the movie. They seem to not play much of any roles besides to look awesome. Like the scene when his mother is dancing in the forest and begins to float and finding out that his mother is a witch and his father was actually a man of faith, a minister. In one specific dream, when his father walks past a young Crane, the man turns into the headless horseman. Huh?

Heh, but anyway. Fantastic movie. Definitely a top of Burton's best.

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Yeah, me too.

by **Strict31** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:14 am

Once, there was this zombie movie that I thought was kinda cool. Woulda been better with an impromptu space-bitch knife-fight, though.

by **Greg** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:15 am

Strict31 wrote:Once, there was this zombie movie that I thought was kinda cool. Woulda been better with an impromptu space-bitch knife-fight, though.

I gotta remember to write a script with a knife fight just for you.

by **Strict31** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:17 am

Greg wrote::lol:

I gotta remember to write a script with a knife fight just for you.

Plus, space bitches.

But be careful...they are not to be trusted.

by **Greg** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:20 am

Strict31 wrote:Plus, space bitches.

But be careful...they are not to be trusted.

Is there a guide to all this? You need to write a book, man. I'd definitely buy it.

by **Strict31** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:24 am

Greg wrote:Is there a guide to all this? You need to write a book, man. I'd definitely buy it.

I'm thinking about writing a book that will include a healthy amount of space bitches in it. Well, either that, or an amount of healthy space bitches. I may be able to squeeze in a flashback that includes chinese zombies during the Boxer rebellion.

Knife fight may have to wait for the sequel, however.

by **Greg** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:32 am

Strict31 wrote:I'm thinking about writing a book that will include a healthy amount of space bitches in it. Well, either that, or an amount of healthy space bitches. I may be able to squeeze in a flashback that includes chinese zombies during the Boxer rebellion.

Knife fight may have to wait for the sequel, however.

Damn, it ain't a Strict31 production with knife fights. It's like Burton films with no Depp.

by **Strict31** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:48 am

Greg wrote:Damn, it ain't a Strict31 production with knife fights. It's like Burton films with no Depp.

There's a bitch in the story who has a sword. But no way is she gonna start cacking the living dead with a knife. They have no honor, after all.

by **Zechs** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:48 am

Hey Greg what'd you think of these films staring this fella?

[youtube=425,344,H4rKlI42nSE][/youtube]

by **Greg** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:51 am

Strict31 wrote:There's a bitch in the story who has a sword. But no way is she gonna start cacking the living dead with a knife. They have no honor, after all.

But isn't that like discrimination against the zombie kind? I'm sure there are some with sense of honor. For one: their unspoken rule that they don't eat each other.

by **Greg** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:52 am

Zechs wrote:Hey Greg what'd you think of these films staring this fella?

[youtube=425,344,H4rKlI42nSE][/youtube]

I really need to watch them again. I saw most of them when I was younger, so all I remember is having a blast watching them. I enjoyed them more than the Jason, Freddy, or Chucky films. I definitely need to track down the original Halloween see how I like it nowadays.

by **Strict31** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:55 am

Greg wrote:But isn't that like discrimination against the zombie kind? I'm sure there are some with sense of honor. For one: their unspoken rule that they don't eat each other.

Nah, these fuckers are insidious. They don't even respect the brain-rule. These are some truly ravenous booty-cocking zombie fuck-faces. No respect.