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Re: TRTSM Recommends: Horror/Science Fiction Movies
Are we now officially adding sci-fi recs with horror?
Are we now officially adding sci-fi recs with horror?
Even though I've only seen it once, Vacancy lingers in my mind long afterwards. It really is an interesting flick, a completely different take on the "home invasion" genre. (Yeah, it happens in a movie, but it's still basically a home invasion flick and mostly follows the exact same beats as stuff like The Strangers.) The addition of the video tape was an extra-creepy layer of foreshadowing, the battle of wits between the heroes and villains was much more realistic and plausible than in most movies like this, and I loved having Check Out The Big Brains On BRAD as the lead antagonist.My Hero Ronald Reagan said:I would like to recommend Vacancy. Hitchcockesque, intelligent heroes, first 40 mins or so are pretty suspenseful.
In the future if you can add the directors, that helps me add them to the list quicker without having to use IMDB to look them up
This is also free on Shutter right now. I plan on revisiting it, along with the not as good as the original sequels.Night of the Demons (1988 film) - Wikipedia
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Low budget but very well done 80s horror schlock, which I have been enjoying since the early 90s. Currently 3 bucks to rent on Prime.
I cant seem to find part 3 streaming anywhere, even for purchase on Prime. So I may have to inadveredly skip that one. I watched it eons ago and I don't recall it holding up very well at all. Kinda felt like a standalone film that they just added the NOTD branding to.Night of The Demons 3 is the only one I don't like. 2 is almost as much fun as 1 and has multiple Morbid Angel songs on the soundtrack which works for me. The remake is decent enough. The original is one of my quintessential Halloween movies and I usually watch it every year around this time.
I haven't seen the original in a while but the remake was pretty shitty (outside of some really solid creature makeup designs/effects). There are some solid gore effects but the writing was typical late 2000s cringe and it takes way too long for the demons to show up, then they take over really fast so the pacing is all over the place.This is also free on Shutter right now. I plan on revisiting it, along with the not as good as the original sequels.
I'll probably give the reboot a looksee too for some compare/contrast