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#71
What Was That Film? / Re: Giant mechanical spider......
Last post by M.10rda - October 11, 2025, 08:13:48 AMThere's no mechanical creature in DEADLY SPAWN. It's a gooey organic alien. Whatever jsgrainger is describing does seem familar, though.
#72
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - October 11, 2025, 06:52:20 AMTHE BOOGEYMAN (2023):
I've been trying to watch spooky movies for Halloween for almost six weeks now and most of those selections have been pre-1970 B+W flicks and I'm barely batting a .500 in terms of quality. Last night I "let" Madame 10rda pick two movies (okay, I could scarcely stop her) and both were recent films I'd either only heard of or (in this case) was totally unaware of, and both were winners. Obviously Madame is more in touch with the modern horror canon than I am!
Additional evidence towards my being Out-Of-Touch: THE BOOGEYMAN was directed by the guy who directed HOST, that pandemic-era Zoom-based ghost thriller that I remember being inspired and a good time, even though it seems like no one around here liked it; and no one on Letterboxd seems to like THE BOOGEYMAN either. I dunno. Lots of people loved HEREDITARY and liked the new NOSFERATU and some even liked THE STRANGERS CHAPTER 1, so to each their own!
This BOOGEYMAN doesn't appear connected in any way to the early 80s BOOGEYM(E)N nor the mid-00s reboots; instead it's based on the Stephen King story from Night Shift, which creeped me the heck out as a kid and probably still would. The first scene is directly based or adapted from King, and then the influence persists for about 15 minutes, but then after that it spins off in its own direction from the source material. That's how I prefer my King adaptations to work, frankly.
Some of the dialogue in THE BOOGEYMAN rings a bit hollow (though much of it is fine) and, as in most horror movies, characters sometimes act irrationally or do less-than-smart stuff. In other words, THE BOOGEYMAN's screenplay could be better, though it isn't a deal-breaker. Much more importantly, THE BOOGEYMAN has terrific lighting, cinematography, editing, and sound design, and solid acting all around. As it often turns out, these elements are the foundation for suspense and terror in a Horror movie! But I'll go one better and say that the writers, though they aren't the most eloquent or logical, do a boffo job contriving one imaginative scenario after another to put characters in dark places and then spook (or full-out hector) the viewer. Many horror films have handled grief and mental illness more profoundly than this one, but THE BOOGEYMAN actually delivers a large satisfying package of The Goods... like THE BABADOOK only exciting and scary.
4/5 It hit the spot!
I've been trying to watch spooky movies for Halloween for almost six weeks now and most of those selections have been pre-1970 B+W flicks and I'm barely batting a .500 in terms of quality. Last night I "let" Madame 10rda pick two movies (okay, I could scarcely stop her) and both were recent films I'd either only heard of or (in this case) was totally unaware of, and both were winners. Obviously Madame is more in touch with the modern horror canon than I am!
Additional evidence towards my being Out-Of-Touch: THE BOOGEYMAN was directed by the guy who directed HOST, that pandemic-era Zoom-based ghost thriller that I remember being inspired and a good time, even though it seems like no one around here liked it; and no one on Letterboxd seems to like THE BOOGEYMAN either. I dunno. Lots of people loved HEREDITARY and liked the new NOSFERATU and some even liked THE STRANGERS CHAPTER 1, so to each their own!
This BOOGEYMAN doesn't appear connected in any way to the early 80s BOOGEYM(E)N nor the mid-00s reboots; instead it's based on the Stephen King story from Night Shift, which creeped me the heck out as a kid and probably still would. The first scene is directly based or adapted from King, and then the influence persists for about 15 minutes, but then after that it spins off in its own direction from the source material. That's how I prefer my King adaptations to work, frankly.
Some of the dialogue in THE BOOGEYMAN rings a bit hollow (though much of it is fine) and, as in most horror movies, characters sometimes act irrationally or do less-than-smart stuff. In other words, THE BOOGEYMAN's screenplay could be better, though it isn't a deal-breaker. Much more importantly, THE BOOGEYMAN has terrific lighting, cinematography, editing, and sound design, and solid acting all around. As it often turns out, these elements are the foundation for suspense and terror in a Horror movie! But I'll go one better and say that the writers, though they aren't the most eloquent or logical, do a boffo job contriving one imaginative scenario after another to put characters in dark places and then spook (or full-out hector) the viewer. Many horror films have handled grief and mental illness more profoundly than this one, but THE BOOGEYMAN actually delivers a large satisfying package of The Goods... like THE BABADOOK only exciting and scary.
4/5 It hit the spot!
#73
Bad Movies / Re: Generate Parody/Spoof Movi...
Last post by claws - October 11, 2025, 06:45:35 AM
#74
Bad Movies / Re: Generate Parody/Spoof Movi...
Last post by claws - October 11, 2025, 06:18:05 AM
#75
Bad Movies / Re: Odd DVDs, VHSs and Blu-ra...
Last post by Trevor - October 11, 2025, 05:44:47 AMI bought a double DVD set of THE GREAT ESCAPE at a pawn shop the other day and both of the discs had the words NTOKOSO N. KALAKO on them.
I thought this must have been a foreign language release until I realized it was the previous owners name 😳😀😄🐢
I thought this must have been a foreign language release until I realized it was the previous owners name 😳😀😄🐢
#76
Bad Movies / Re: Generate Parody/Spoof Movi...
Last post by Trevor - October 11, 2025, 05:41:22 AM #77
Bad Movies / Re: Generate Parody/Spoof Movi...
Last post by claws - October 11, 2025, 04:58:48 AM
#78
Bad Movies / Generate Parody/Spoof Movie Po...
Last post by claws - October 11, 2025, 04:43:46 AMAnybody, feel free to join in. I'll start with:
#79
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by FatFreddysCat - October 11, 2025, 04:31:08 AM"Batman: Year One" (2011)
Young Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham after years of "studying abroad" and begins his nocturnal campaign against crime. Meanwhile, an idealistic cop named James Gordon joins the Gotham P.D. and is appalled at the amount of corruption in its ranks.
Cool animated adaptation of the classic 1987 comic mini-series by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli, with plenty of action and great voice work by Bryan "Breaking Bad" Cranston as Gordon and Eliza "Buffy" Dushku as Catwoman.
Young Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham after years of "studying abroad" and begins his nocturnal campaign against crime. Meanwhile, an idealistic cop named James Gordon joins the Gotham P.D. and is appalled at the amount of corruption in its ranks.
Cool animated adaptation of the classic 1987 comic mini-series by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli, with plenty of action and great voice work by Bryan "Breaking Bad" Cranston as Gordon and Eliza "Buffy" Dushku as Catwoman.
#80
Press Releases and Film News / RIP John Lodge of The Moody Bl...
Last post by Trevor - October 11, 2025, 02:25:51 AMAll I can say is 😥😭😭😭😭 as if this horrible week couldn't get any worse. 💔💔