General Horror Films & TV Discussion Thread

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

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• *sings to self* At laaaaaaast....
  
  

  

  
  
  

  Shot outside Pittsburgh on a shoestring budget by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, Night of the Living Dead, directed by horror master George A. Romero, is one of the great stories of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box-office smash that became one of the most influential films of all time. A deceptively simple tale of a group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse who find themselves fending off a horde of recently dead, flesh-eating ghouls, Romero’s claustrophobic vision of a late-1960s America literally tearing itself apart rewrote the rules of the horror genre, combined gruesome gore with acute social commentary, and quietly broke ground by casting a black actor (Duane Jones) in its lead role. Stark, haunting, and more relevant than ever, Night of the Living Dead is back, in a new 4K restoration.
  
  Disc Features
  
  New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director George A. Romero, coscreenwriter John A. Russo, sound engineer Gary R. Streiner, and producer Russell W. Streiner
  New restoration of the monaural soundtrack, supervised by Romero and Gary R. Streiner, and presented uncompressed on the Blu-ray
  Night of Anubis, a never-before-presented work-print edit of the film
  New program featuring filmmakers Frank Darabont, Guillermo del Toro, and Robert Rodriguez
  Never-before-seen 16 mm dailies reel
  New piece featuring Russo about the commercial and industrial-film production company where key Night of the Living Dead filmmakers got their start
  Two audio commentaries from 1994, featuring Romero, Russo, producer Karl Hardman, actor
  Judith O’Dea, and more
  Archival interviews with Romero and actors Duane Jones and Judith Ridley
  New programs about the editing, the score, and directing ghouls
  New interviews with Gary R. Streiner and Russel W. Streiner
  Trailer, radio spots, and TV spots
  More!
  PLUS: An essay by critic Stuart Klawans

Arrives February 13th.

This is the most important horror film for me. It was the first horror film I saw at the age of 5. It's poetic justice that it's being released on my birthday. YES!

 

[HarleyQuinn]

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I'm all over the Silence of the Lambs, especially the 35 Minutes of Deleted Scenes.

 

[RedJed]

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I finally finished my 31 days of horror, albeit a bit delayed...few thoughts about each....

1. Holidays (badly done anthology film on Netflix, not really worth a look)
2. Devil's Candy (Echo the sentiments here, its really worthwhile)
3. Gerald's Game (Might be the most fucked up Stephen King film adaptation I've seen, in an effective way)
4. Beyond the Gates (Had a nice retro vibe going for it, otherwise...eehhhhhh)
5. Girl in the Photographs (Better than I figured this would be)
6. The Babysitter (Fun wild ride of a film)
7. Zombeavers (I was so stoned during this one that I flat out barely remember a damn thing about it lol)
8. They Look Like People (Didnt care this one at all, really.)
9. Happy Death Day (commented before about this one)
10. Tokyo Ghoul (this manga to live action adaptation was EXCELLENT to say the least. Really liked it, was worth the drive to see the one night only viewing)
11. House on Willow Street (This one got me good)
12. Amityville: The Awakening (Purely so bad it might be somewhat entertaining shit)
13. Raw (This one really delivered on a different level than I figured it would)
14. Cult of Chucky (One of the better Chucky movies in the franchise IMO)
15. Jigsaw (One of those films that we didnt really need, but it was ok)
16. The Snowman (This felt like half of the film was cut, just didnt flow well at all)
17. 1922 (Another dark Stephen King adaptation on Netflix, not nearly as good as Geralds but held its own)
18. We Are Still Here (Nice twists and turns in this one)
19. A Dark Song (Another one I hardly remember due to herbal influence, but from what I recall, it was uniquely different)
20. Flatliners (Original....yeah I know, is this horror?)
21. Flatliners (Remake.....pretty much absolutely worthless on every level. Total bore of a film/remake)
22. Contracted (See Contracted 2)
23. Contracted 2 (Watching the Contracted films again did NOT do them any favors. Pretty much shit)
24. Stake Land
25. Stake Land 2 (I really liked the first one, but thought the second one took a bit of a dive a bit, but yet still very solid)
26. Creep
27. Creep 2 (I never knew Mark Duplass could be so fucking effective as a really fucked up serial killer, both films played very well against each other)
28. Houses October Built
29. Houses October Built 2 (Both of these are really low budget, but the scares are effective. Too many plot twists and holes to even imagine, though. Both bad and good plot twists)
30. Wolf Creek
31. Wolf Creek 2 (Watched these again to finally segway to the Wolf Creek 6 part TV series that aired last year which I finally need to get to now)

Next run is to catch up on horror TV for the rest of the year, such as the aformentioned Wolf Creek mini-series, Stranger Things, American Horror Story, The Strain, Bates Motel, etc. I've been incredibly behind on all of those the past year or two.

 

[Gary]

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Coming Feb 27th from Arrow Video

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
• Brand new 4K restoration from the original 16mm negative by MoMA
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original Uncompressed Mono Audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary with writer/director Frank Henenlotter and star Kevin Van Hentenryck
• Basket Case 3-1/2: An Interview with Duane Bradley - Frank Henenlotter revisits Duane Bradley decades after the events of the original Basket Case
• Seeing Double: The Basket Case Twins - a brand new interview with Florence and Maryellen Schultz, the twin nurses from Basket Case
• Brand new making-of featurette containing new interviews with producer Edgar Ievins, casting person/actress Ilze Balodis, associate producer/effects artist Ugis Nigals and Belial performer Kika Nigals
• Blood, BASKET and Beyond - a brand new interview with actress Beverly Bonner
• Belial Goes to the Drive-In - a brand new interview with film critic Joe Bob Briggs
• Outtakes Featurette
• In Search of the Hotel Broslin - archive location featurette
• Slash of the Knife (1972) - short film by Frank Henenlotter
• Belial’s Dream (2017, 5 mins) - brand new Basket Case-inspired animated short by filmmaker Robert Morgan
• Behind-the-scenes of Belial’s Dream
• Trailers, TV Spots and Radio Spots
• Extensive Still Galleries
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector’s booklet with new writing on the film by Michael Gingold

 

[fazzle]

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Has anyone here heard anything about The Trace We Leave Behind (or O Rostro?) I found that it was playing in my local cheap theater, and I'm thinking about going to see it tomorrow, simply based on the fact that I can find almost fucking NOTHING about it online. It's a Brazilian horror movie, and the complete fucking unknown is what's drawing me to it, but the complete unknown is also what's making me wary of it. At the very least I'd love to know if it has subtitles, because I don't speak Portuguese and sitting through a complete full length movie that I don't understand wouldn't be a good time, and I can't even find that much information.

 

[NoCalMike]

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Do yourself a favor and check out RED CHRISTMAS on netflix. Pretty wild.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

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The gore effects and concept were splendid but the rest of it feels like it's lacking something.

 

[fazzle]

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Has anyone here heard anything about The Trace We Leave Behind (or O Rostro?) I found that it was playing in my local cheap theater, and I'm thinking about going to see it tomorrow, simply based on the fact that I can find almost fucking NOTHING about it online. It's a Brazilian horror movie, and the complete fucking unknown is what's drawing me to it, but the complete unknown is also what's making me wary of it. At the very least I'd love to know if it has subtitles, because I don't speak Portuguese and sitting through a complete full length movie that I don't understand wouldn't be a good time, and I can't even find that much information.

Ended up not seeing it. It only had 2 daytime showings and I didn't think about it until it was too late

 

[Gary]

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Coming this March from Arrow Video

Release date: 26/27 March

Step aside Pennywise… These Killer Klowns from Outer Space are outta this world – literally! – and they’re packing deadly popcorn guns and cotton candy cocoons!

When Mike and his girlfriend Debbie warn the local police that a gang of homicidal alien-clowns have landed in the nearby area (in a spaceship shaped like a circus big-top, no less), the cops are naturally sceptical. Before long however, reports are coming in from other anxious residents detailing similar run-ins with the large-shoed assailants. There can no longer be any doubt – the Killer Klowns from Outer Space are here, and they’re out to turn the Earth’s population into candy floss!

Written and produced by the Chiodo brothers – knowns for their work on a host of special-effects laden hits such as Team America: World Police and the Critters movies – Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a cinematic experience unparalleled in this galaxy, now newly restored by Arrow Video for this stellar edition.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
• Brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original camera negative
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Newly remastered stereo 2.0 and 5.1 DTS-HD MA audio options
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Archive audio commentary with the Chiodo Brothers
• Let the Show Begin! Anatomy of a Killer Theme Song – an all-new interview with the original members of the American punk band, The Dickies
• The Chiodos Walk Among Us: Adventures in Super 8 Filmmaking - all-new documentary highlighting the making of the Chiodo Brothers childhood films, from the giant monster epics made in their basement to their experiments in college
• New HD transfers of the complete collection of the Chiodo Brothers 8mm and Super 8 films, including Land of Terror, Free Inside, Beast from the Egg, and more!
• Tales of Tobacco – an interview with star Grant Cramer
• Debbie’s Big Night – an interview with star Suzanne Snyder
• Bringing Life to These Things – a tour of Chiodo Bros. Productions
• The Making of Killer Klowns – archive production featurette
• Visual Effects with Gene Warren Jr. – archive interview with co-writer/producer Charles Chiodo and visual effects supervisor Gene Warren Jr.
• Kreating Klowns – archive interview with Charles Chiodo and creature fabricator Dwight Roberts
• Komposing Klowns – archive interview with composer John Massari
• Klown Auditions
• Deleted Scenes with filmmaker’s audio commentary
• Bloopers
• Image Galleries
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck

After the experimental outings of There’s Always Vanilla and Season of the Witch, Night of the Living Dead director George A. Romero returned to rather more distinct horror territory with his 1973 infection opus The Crazies.

When a plane carrying a secret biological weapon crash-lands in the vicinity of a small, rural town, the area descends into chaos. Infected with a virus that sends them into a homicidal frenzy, the locals turn on each other in an orgy of bloody violence. As the army cordons off the town and government agents clash with scientists over the appropriate course of action, a small band of survivors attempt to make their way to safety.

Starring cult icon Lynn Lowry (Shivers, I Drink Your Blood), the influence of Romero’s The Crazies can be felt in everything from the director’s own subsequent work – many commentators have noted the stylistic and thematic similarities to his zombie classic Dawn of the Dead – right up to Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later and beyond.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
Original Mono Uncompressed PCM Audio
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Brand new audio commentary by Travis Crawford
Romero Was Here: Locating The Crazies – Romero historian Lawrence DeVincentz takes us on a guided tour of Evans City, PA and the locations used in The Crazies
Crazy for Lynn Lowry – cult star Lynn Lowry discusses her early career including her role in The Crazies
Q&A with Lynn Lowry filmed at the 2016 Abertoir Film Festival
Audio interview with producer Lee Hessel
Behind-the-scenes footage with optional commentary by Lawrence DeVincentz
Alternate Opening Titles
Image Galleries
Trailers & TV Spots
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx

 

[HarleyQuinn]

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Do yourself a favor and check out RED CHRISTMAS on netflix. Pretty wild.

Just finished RED CHRISTMAS. It was way more bad than good, maybe a 3/10. Definitely emphasized the arthouse horror (mostly in utilization of color tones with a lot of green/blue/pink hues to scenes) but not nearly as well overall as other recent films. The director definitely loved those low angle shots though, sheesh and the shaky cam was starting to piss me off hard with over a half hour left.

It was mostly well shot (way too much reliance on low angles, especially on people though) and had a pretty original concept behind it but the 2nd Half was very confusing with little things never actually explained. The overall direction was bad with little story shit constantly going on like the power being cut yet the stairwell Christmas lights are all powered on? They have 3 phones and nobody tries to call 911 anyway? The killer suddenly seemingly knows the layout of the house better than any of the occupants (despite literally being there for all of 15-20 minutes) and

Spoiler

has Down Syndrome but enough physical strength, despite hobbling around, to heft an axe up AND use a bear trap on the Sheriff?

were some of the more confusing elements.

Dee Wallace was very solid in her role but that was about it as far as the acting went. She felt way too good for this movie to be honest. The characters also all turned really stupid just to keep the movie/plot going and it was clear the movie was trying to hit a certain spot with the story but the script just trudged along (starting around 40-45 minutes left) so slowly getting there. Not to mention the ending was awful and could be seen coming a mile away.

 

[NoCalMike]

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Has anyone seen Once Upon A Time At Christmas?

 

[NoCalMike]

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Probably doesn't qualify as a "horror" movie necessarily, but The Killing of a Sacred Dear is pretty disturbing and good.

 

[RedJed]

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Probably doesn't qualify as a "horror" movie necessarily, but The Killing of a Sacred Dear is pretty disturbing and good.

Yes, it sure was. Easily top 10-15 for the year for me range. I still dont know exactly what genre it would be categorized, but as the movie went on it progressed into a really psychogically twisted thread. Really uniquely great.

I beleive this was done by the same folks as Dogtooth and The Lobster, so that explains the tone/vibe.

 

[RedJed]

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Ended up seeing Insidious 4 yesterday.....is anyone still following this series of films? I will say this much, they are trying to pay attention to continuity in these, as it's now that they are trying to come full circle in the entire story and, I would assume, now lead to one full direct last sequel to tie everything up. That's got to be set now especially after the first weekend gross which was impressive for a fourth film in a horror franchise. I still like these films but they have progressively been getting more watered down as they go on, but I think the mythology end of it is put together pretty well. On a side note, without reading much about this one ahead of time, I kinda assumed the moniker "The Last Key" meant this was going to be the last one of the series. Nope. But it feels like it's coming to an end maybe with a part 5.

Also, I noticed the US remake of Inside is finally out in theaters limited and also on VOD right now. Might give that a look later this weekend. It's been years since I saw the original but holy fuck, was that a visceral experience back then. I can't imagine the same out of this one.

 

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

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Jason Blum said yesterday that he wants Insidious and Sinister to have a crossover movie.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

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The only Insidious movie I enjoyed was the second. I felt the first was way too focused on subverting Poltergeist and the third was The Ring 2 level of laughably bad.

Quick thoughts on trailers I've seen:
-Slender Man actually feels promising, even if the movie is about a decade late to the creepypasta
-Annihilation will be interesting, and I've heard the book series it comes from has a very cinematic feel to it...plus Natalie Portman is still awesome
-Day of the Dead: Bloodline looks like stupid fun with a Bub that looks like Till Lindemann
-Truth or Dare will be total shit

 

[HarleyQuinn]

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Just finished up It Comes At Night. Solid movie, probably a 6/10. Really well shot, performances were just fine. I went into it expecting a Survivalist movie and got what I expected. If I expected a Horror Movie, this was definitely not it and my rating would've reflected that. Several things were left unanswered/open ended and apparently done purposefully by the director.

I preferred The Witch much more but that was mostly on the strength of the acting, which ran circles around this movie.

 

[rollie]

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So everyone's going nuts for this film Hereditary that just premiered at sundance

Hereditary is the most traumatically terrifying horror movie in ages
Sundance: 'Hereditary' is the most insane horror movie in years/
Sundance’s breakout horror hit Hereditary is pants-wettingly scary

Obviously there's been a fair few horror films over the last few years with heavy critic hype/love and whilst most have been good films they've not necessarily been the best horror. Either way, interest is certainly piqued although godknows when it'll get an actual release

 

[HarleyQuinn]

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Finally caught Happy Death Day and enjoyed it a lot. There are some flawed elements to the plot but it's well paced, creative in its deaths, and the

Spoiler

good day completely sold me as the finish to the movie

so props there. 7/10 although I feel I may be higher than some on it. The lead actress, Jessica Rothe, was fantastic in it as far as being able to build sympathy for her character and make you want to see her survive/solve what's going on.

 

[Gary]

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Updated upcoming horror releases (I don't feel like providing links this time, so sorry)

Jan. 30th (IE two days ago)

-Class of 1999 (Vestron/Lionsgate)
-Gothic (Vestron/Lionsgate)
-Hack-O Lantern (Non Slipcase version) (Massacre Video)

Feb. 6th

-Victor Crowley (Dark Sky Films)
-Friday the 13th Ultimate Collection (Paramount)
-The Diabolical Dr. Z (Redemption/Kino Lorber)
-The Gruesome Twosome (Arrow)
-Day of the Dead: Bloodline (Lionsgate)

Feb. 13th

-Night of the Living Dead (Criterion)
-Silence of the Lambs (Criterion)
-The Cat O' Nine Tails (Arrow)
-Drag Me to Hell (Scream Factory)
-Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (Warner Archives)
-The Blood Spattered Bride (Mondo Macabro)
-Night of the Seagulls (Scream Factory) Last film in the Blind Dead series
-Francesca (Unearthed Films) Giallo tribute I've heard good things about
-Eaten Alive (Italian cannibal movie from Umberto Lenze) (Severin)
-Hellraiser: Judgement (Lionsgate) Because....I dunno, they're still making these I guess?

Feb. 20th

-Mom and Dad (Momentum Pictures) I've heard really good things about this one. Plus, It's from on of the creators of the "Crank" movies and stars Nic Cage
-The Night Walker (Scream Factory)
-The Gate II (Scream Factory)

Feb. 27th

-Basket Case (Arrow)
-The Sect (Scorpion Releasing) From the director of "Cemetery Man" and producer Dario Argento

March 6th

-The Strangers (Scream Factory)
-The Crazies (OG Romero version) (Arrow)
-Ambulance (Scream Factory)
-Fangs of the Living Dead (Scream Factory)

March 13th

-Suspiria (Synapse)
-City of the Living Dead (VCI)
-Children of the Corn: Runaway (Lionsgate) because...I dunno, same as that "Hellraiser" movie
-Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary (Synapse)

March 20th

-Ichi the Killer (Well Go USA)
-The Church (Scorpion Releasing)
-Grindhouse: Collector's Edition (Lionsgate)
-Nightmare at Noon (Scream Factory)
-Rockula (Scream Factory)

March 27th

-Killer Klowns from Outer Space (Arrow)
-Prince of Darkness and Assault on Precinct 13 (Steelbox) (Scream Factory)
-Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (Scream Factory)

April 10th

-Deep Red (Arrow)
-Full Moon High (Scream Factory)
-Crucible of Terror (Scream Factory)

May 8th

-The Return of Swamp Thing (MVD Rewind)

May 15th

-It's Alive Trilogy (Scream Factory) Box Set featuring "It's Alive", "It Lives Again" and "It's Alive III: Island of the Alive"

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

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Swamp Thing for my bday yayyyyyyy

 

[Gary]

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Swamp Thing for my bday yayyyyyyy

"Deep Red" for me three days before my birthday. It's been a good year for Argento so far this year (That movie, "The Cat O' Nine Tails", "Opera" and "Suspiria." Hoping someone releases "Four Flies on Grey Velvet")

 

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

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Night of the Living Dead is the most important horror film for me. I first saw it when I was 5 and was hooked on horror. Already have my Criterion copy on order, and it's coming out on my birthday. I'm stoked.

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

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Victor Crowley (Hatchet 4) hit Blu-Ray a couple of days ago, and I finally got around to watching it. It's not as over the top as previous entries in the series, but whats there is a lot of fun. Brian Quinn and the guy that played Doofy in Scary Movie, both steal the show with their performances. Make sure you wait for the stinger.

 

[RedJed]

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Victor Crowley (Hatchet 4) hit Blu-Ray a couple of days ago, and I finally got around to watching it. It's not as over the top as previous entries in the series, but whats there is a lot of fun. Brian Quinn and the guy that played Doofy in Scary Movie, both steal the show with their performances. Make sure you wait for the stinger.

For the most part, agreed. I thought that first half hour of the film though was stretching on trying to develop some fun characters and the reasoning how things picked back up was pretty out there (but this is slasher horror after all, thats almost a pre-requisite to be over the top) but the main juggernauts of this franchise delivered. Ridiculous kills/gore and a wtf ending that always leaves things a bit...ok then where do they go from there?

Stinger was pretty awesome.....I was hoping she would have been in part 4 but at least they are intending to bring her back. One thing you can count on the Hatchet series is for their main characters to actually have some wacky continuity to them!

I hadnt read or seen much about this one beforehand, and from what I thought I had read months ago, I was kind of assuming this might be a full reboot, but fortunately it was far from that. Straight up sequel for sure, despite the misleading info and title.

 

[RedJed]

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BTW been meaning to post on it, but watched the INSIDE U.S. reboot a few weeks ago. If this wasnt so niche, I'd say this is easily the worst film of the year, but since its far from mainstream, I will just say this is easily the worst horror reboot I've seen possibly ever.

Not that I was expecting it, but the gore and intensity of the original film just was not there at all. There was a few nods to the original, but hardly enough to call a nice touch. So much stuff was shifted from the initial story and the buildup to everything too.

The ending particularly was just plain retarded.

Spoiler

Fighting in a pool with a tarp over it and in the pouring rain. The protagonist drowns while trying to save the pregnant woman, since she still was trying to get the child of course. So she drowns and the woman gives birth literally seconds later....on top of a tarp in a fucking swimming pool. Ok then.

 

[Gary]

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Here's Arrow's May line up

Available May 22nd. Specs are

LIMITED 2 X BLU-RAY EDITION CONTENTS

Three cuts of the film newly restored in 2K from original film elements

Original Uncompressed Mono Audio

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork

6 x lobby card reproductions

Limited edition perfect-bound book featuring new writing on the film by author Stephen Thrower

Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Paul Shipper

DISC ONE – THE UNCUT VERSION

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the Uncut Version

Brand new audio commentary by podcasters Bill Ackerman and Amanda Reyes

Archival audio commentary with writer/director Wes Craven and producer Sean S. Cunningham

Archival audio commentary with stars David Hess, Marc Sheffler and Fred Lincoln

Junior’s Story – a brand new interview with actor Marc Sheffler

Marc Sheffler in Conversation at the American Cinematheque

Brand new interview with wardrobe and make-up artist Anne Paul

Songs in the Key of Krug – never-before-seen archive interview with David Hess

Celluloid Crime of the Century – archival documentary featuring interviews with Wes Craven, Sean S. Cunningham, actors David Hess, Fred Lincoln, Jeramie Rain, Marc Sheffler and Martin Kove

Still Standing: The Legacy of The Last House on The Left – archival interview with Wes Craven

Scoring Last House on the Left – archival interview with actor/composer David Hess

It’s Only a Movie: The Making of The Last House on the Left – archival documentary

Forbidden Footage – the cast and crew of Last House on the film’s most controversial sequences

Deleted Scene

Outtakes and Dailies

Trailers, TV Spot & Radio Spots

Image Gallery

DISC TWO – THE ‘KRUG & COMPANY’ & R-RATED CUTS

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the Krug and Company and R-rated cuts of the film

The Craven Touch – brand new featurette bringing together interviews with a number of Wes Craven’s collaborators, including Sean S. Cunningham, composer Charles Bernstein, producer Peter Locke, cinematographer Mark Irwin and actress Amanda Wyss

Early Days and “Night of Vengeance” – filmmaker Roy Frumkes remembers Wes Craven and Last House on the Left

Tales That’ll Tear Your Heart Out – excerpts from an unfinished Wes Craven short

Available May 14th. Specs are

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation transferred from original film elements

Uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM audio

Newly translated English subtitles

Kim Newman on The Bloodthirsty Trilogy, a new video appraisal by the critic and writer

Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Japanese film expert Jasper Sharp

Available May 22nd. Specs are

Brand new 2K restoration from the original camera negative

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation

Original Italian and English soundtracks

Uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM audio

Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack

New audio commentary by writer and critic Tim Lucas

D’Amato Smiles on Death, an archival interview in which the director discusses the film

All About Ewa, a newly-filmed, career-spanning interview with the Swedish star

Smiling on the Taboo: Sex, Death and Transgression in the horror films of Joe D’Amato, new video essay by critic Kat Ellinger

Original trailers

Stills and collections gallery

Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

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Finally saw The Collector and The Collection. I really enjoyed both. You can tell the first one was intended to be a Saw prequel, and the tension was really nerve wracking in spots. The sequel isn't as good as a whole, but it's mindlessly entertaining. The nightclub massacre was my favorite part.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

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Don't Hang Up (2016) Decent stuff in the vein of The Call's Coming From Inside the House, Saw, and Joy Ride in that two teen prank callers (Brady and Sam) end up on the receiving end of a "prank" caller themselves (a guy known as Mr. Lee) but this guy's a bit more serious in his devotion. Damian Mace & Alexis Wajsbrot do a good job keeping the tension going and teasing whether the stuff that's going on is in real time or not. It also isn't too reliant on jump scares and it's actually a nice change of pace to see two males as the central protagonists rather than the standard "last female survivor" trope that's become commonplace. The end gets a little dumb but that's to be expected with this kind of film that's largely a linear plot A to B to C with little time for real character development.

The main leads aren't likeable but that's kind of the point behind the film. To its credit, it does manage to develop a smudge of sympathy towards them throughout but it's not as good as Joy Ride in this regard, IMO in part because neither lead is developed much nor do they have the charisma of Paul Walker/Steve Zahn.

5/10. Worth a watch if you want a by the numbers popcorn tension flick.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Just watched Blind Malice (2014) by Graham Streeter.

A blind teen (Karen, played by Angelina Prendergast) and her grandmother (Grace Zabriskie from Seinfield) go to clean out a family owned rental property. Dr. Haskin (Tim Bagley from Monk), Karen's father, is accused of molesting 9 & 10 year old girls and weird flashback stuff starts to happen while Karen is at the property.

Some of the editing is jarring (poorly flowed jump cuts, a black & white filter to reflect Karen's impaired vision) but the direction overall is pretty solid. Prendergast is okay in her role while Zabriskie clearly commands the screen throughout. Streeter had directed a couple documentaries prior to this film and many of the shots utilized carry that feel, giving this a somewhat weird off kilter faux-documentary vibe at times. It also leads to a lot of varied shots and angles, which I always appreciate.

Worth checking out I'd say. There's enough good camera work, decent acting considering it's basically 2 people (3 if you include the weird neighbor named Ted) carrying the film, and some solid tension/anxiety built up throughout with a couple clever character moments written for Karen's character (e.g. setting up objects that'd make a distinct noise if stepped on/knocked over given her lack of eyesight). 5.5/10