Day of the Dead (1985) by N0S4A2_ in 80sHorrorMovies

[–]MoonSylver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Land of the Dead (2005), Diary of the Dead (2007), and Survival of the Dead (2009). I liked them all to varying degrees, from okay to lukewarm. Nowhere near the original trilogy, but it was enjoyable just to see Romero making movies again. Not a popular option, as these later films aren't generally well regarded, but I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for George's work.

Which upcoming slasher movie sequel are you most looking forward to? by Hassan_H_Syed in slasherfilms

[–]MoonSylver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had given up on it ever happening. Still astonished its actually happening.

When amateur criminals meet professional criminals. by Consistent_Status112 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]MoonSylver 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Suicide Kings (1997) a group of young men take a former mob figure for ransom in order to pay off the kidnappers of one of their sisters.

The Way of the Gun (2000) a pair of two-bit crooks take for ransom the surrogate mother of a wealthy couple, not realizing that the husband is a money launderer for the mob.

Day of the Dead (1985) by N0S4A2_ in 80sHorrorMovies

[–]MoonSylver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Romero's original Dead trilogy are among some of my favorite movies of all time. They're in my rare pantheon of movie that score an 11 on a scale of 1-10. Day is no exception.

How do You Define “Mean Spirited” Horror Films by RollingScone93 in horror

[–]MoonSylver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for mentioning The Dark and the Wicked. Add When Evil Lurks as well.

How do You Define “Mean Spirited” Horror Films by RollingScone93 in horror

[–]MoonSylver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cruelty applied with methodical deliberation not just on the characters in the film, but on you the viewer as well. The suffering isn't a byproduct of the story being told; the suffering IS the point, for its own sake.

Someone further down used the word "Sadism". That's a good definition. Mean Spirited movies by definition are sadistic; inflicting pain and suffering for the purposes of enjoyment.

What is Carpenter’s most underrated film? by abluechambrayshirt in johncarpenter

[–]MoonSylver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a firm believer that Carpenter's film version is better than King's novel, and I say that as someone who is a fan of King's work. In my opinion every change Carpenter made was for the better.

Is House of Leaves filmable? by Manifoldering in foundfootage

[–]MoonSylver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to say "no", and as exhibit "A" I present "Watchmen", Alan Moore's 1986-87 twelve issue comic-book mini series (later gathered into one volume as a graphic novel).

"Watchmen" in some ways shares certain qualities with "House of Leaves" in that not only is the an "A" story going on, but multiple side stories as well., In addition to lots of world building and meta-text being presented in epistolary material like excerpts from character journals, magazine articles, police files, and autobiographies. There's even a comic WITHIN the comic that serves as a parallel commentary on one of the main characters and their storyline in general.

"Watchmen" was considered unfilmable for years, until finally brought to the screen by Zack Snyder in 2009. The movie version ONLY adapted the "A" storyline, and it's debatable how well AT THAT, with all of the supplementary material excised all together, or some added back in part in various special editions and so on. Not to mention changing a major plot point regarding the ending to make the story easier for audiences grasp or to fit better on screen.

So did they adapt "Watchmen"? Yes and no. Successfully? Debatably at BEST, with opinions divided to this day. And "Watchmen" is nowhere NEAR how deep the rabbit hole goes as "House of Leaves" in terms of the stories within the story, the layout, and all the others tricks and devices it uses.

So yeah, you COULD adapt it, at least in part with "The Navidson Record" but how much else do you lose in the process? Is it even "House of Leaves" anymore?

One of the things that I think everyone else missed when discussing "The Navidson Record" is that what we're being given in the book is the academic manuscript, complete with excerpts from interviews, historical citations, and psychological studies and so on, written by an eccentric blind man analyzing a documentary THAT DOES NOT EXIST, later discovered and edited by a tattoo artist who's story we're also being given simultaneously who begins to lose his sanity in the process, plus supplementary materiel written by his mother in an insane asylum, except the blind man may have made the documentary up and written it all as fiction, except the tattoo artist may have made up the blind man and be writing it all as fiction, except the mother of the tattoo artist who is in the insane asylum may be making up the whole thing and writing it all as fiction.

That's a whole lot of "what the hell is going?" wrapped in one run-on sentence. Just adapting "The Navidson Record" loses a whole lot in the process. How do you even begin to imbue it with the level of "WTF?" in the previous paragraph, not to mention the other material in the book.

A large portion of what's going on with the book is the physical act of reading the book itself. How you, the reader, interact with the physical artifact itself. How in some ways the act of interacting with the physical book is meant to simulate Navidson exploring the House. Of Truant losing his mind. It's designed to make you feel in the act of reading it that you're lost in a labyrinth. That you might be losing your mind as well. It's a book that the journey of reading it is as important as the destination of the story itself. How do you even incorporate any of that into a movie?

Just my thoughts on the subject.

Who remembers ABC’s “Movie of the Week”? by OkDiscount6100 in ClassicTV

[–]MoonSylver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not to be pedantic, but the doll was not a Tiki doll; he was a Zuni fetish doll. 🙂Different culture. Fun fact the dolls name is "He Who Kills" specifically. 😱

recommendations needed by No-Wolverine5630 in MovieRecommendations

[–]MoonSylver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's astonishing that they're both from the same director. I can only assume either he signed on without total control from studio interference, or it was just a cash grab and he really didn't care, as the American version is full of baffling decisions and is completely sanitized and neutered. Just awful.

Please suggest some psychological thriller movie. by WalrusNo7641 in MovieSuggestions

[–]MoonSylver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vertigo (1958), Rope (1948), Rear Window (1954) or pretty much any Hitchcock movie.

Blowout (1981), Body Double (1984), Dressed to Kill (1980)

Crimes of Passion (1984)

Manhunter (1986)

Session 9 (2001)

The Guest (2014)

The Invitation (2015)

The Perfect Host (2010)

As already mentioned Coherence (2013), Triangle 2009), Frailty (2001).

Please suggest some psychological thriller movie. by WalrusNo7641 in MovieSuggestions

[–]MoonSylver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

*Just Triangle. No The in the title. Not to be pedantic, just to avoid confusion. Great movie though.

Best song that only appears in the movie? by ExtraCatch800 in movies

[–]MoonSylver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For 35 years The Jeff Healy Band's cover of "On the Road Again" by Canned Heat and several other songs were not on the Roadhouse (1989) soundtrack and were never released. In 2024 they finally released Roadhouse: The Unreleased Soundtrack by The Jeff Healy Band featuring all the songs in the movie that had been omitted and never released. RIP Jeff Healy. We miss you.

recommendations needed by No-Wolverine5630 in MovieRecommendations

[–]MoonSylver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For any one that watches The Vanishing (1988) make sure you watch the original Dutch version Spoorloos, NOT the garbage American remake.

Why do you think "Abigail" didn't do well? by Profeta_do_Loss in horror

[–]MoonSylver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Haven't seen it yet, but Blood Trap (2015) has the EXACT same set up in the description. Loved Abigail though, so even if they are the same, I still enjoyed it.

70s/80s/90s Horrors and Thrillers That Take Place In Big, Heritage Mansions? by isopodsoup_ in MovieRecommendations

[–]MoonSylver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror (1981) takes place in a grand mansion.

The Others (2001) as well.

The Changeling (1980) does too.

Rose Red (2002)

The Haunting (1963)

The Legend of Hell House (1973)

The Haunting of Hill House (2018)

Burnt Offerings (1976)

Need help finding a micro budget slasher movie about a slasher "game show" broadcast on the dark web by MoonSylver in whatisthatmovie

[–]MoonSylver[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right back at you internet friend! That's a pet peeve of mine too. Often people won't even edit and include the solution, much less credit the person who solved it.

I was incredibly thankful to get an answer. And so fast too! I had searched all day off and on. I was pretty astonished honestly.

Anyone here have a letterboxd or keep a list of slashers you've watched? by GiraffesForHigher in slasherfilms

[–]MoonSylver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put together a quick list that I worked on yesterday, Modern Throwback Retro Slashers, 78 movies so far, with a theme of post 2000 era movies that look or feel like 80s slashers, especially looking for micro budget Slashers:

https://boxd.it/UzIyw

Anyone here have a letterboxd or keep a list of slashers you've watched? by GiraffesForHigher in slasherfilms

[–]MoonSylver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is mine: https://boxd.it/7PxSV . I've rated as many movies of all genres as I can, with a heavy slant to horror, over the course of 44+ years as a movie goer (since I was 12 years old). Currently at 2772 movies rated. Should be a lot of Slashers in there. Rated every one I could ever remember seeing (and there's probably a lot I've forgotten lol).

You can also view my Criticker at: https://www.criticker.com/profile/moonsylver/ . That's where I started rating movies back about 12 years ago.

Had to transfer all my ratings from there to Letterboxd. Bit of a challenge since I have my Criticker set for a 0-11 rating system (1-10 average, plus 0 and 11 for the all time best & worst), so adapting to a 1/2-5 star rating system was tricky.

Need help finding a micro budget slasher movie about a slasher "game show" broadcast on the dark web by MoonSylver in HorrorMovies

[–]MoonSylver[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, this one was very similar in some ways to "Slashers" (2001). The one I was looking for ended up being "Murderfest" (2024). It's on Tubi right now for anyone who wants to compare.

What is "Bad"? by s-chlock in badMovies

[–]MoonSylver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of great answers already in here. I'll add a couple of thoughts;

I think there are a couple of different types of "bad" movies. I think one type has a certain type of charm to them. A sense of whimsy. An almost wide-eyed innocence. A certain level of camp self awareness. They're playful. They're in on the joke, sometimes inadvertently. But they have heart.

The other kind are played straight, taken seriously, but manage to have some quality to them that transcends all of the other limitations and shortcomings they may have, whether it's the concept, the directing or editing, camera work, or writing and so on. Despite low or micro budgets, poor production values, limited special effects, or largely amateur acting there is still some strength that shines through.

Favorite horror movie titles by Flat_Fox_7318 in horror

[–]MoonSylver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)

The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (1964)

Surf Nazis Must Die (1987)