The Official Movie Thread

[CiG]

Just finished watching Wes Craven's Summer of Fear (aka Stranger in Our House) and while it had potential, Lee Purcell is practically a goddess and some cool moments (also Linda Blair is kinda thicc which distracted me from many of the shortcomings... like her acting) in the end it was a pretty corny stereotypically acted and directed TV movie.

Can anybody recommend me some of the better TV movies?

I've seen Wes Craven's Chiller (not even as good as this one was, though again it had a lot of potential), Abel Ferrara's The Gladiator and his Crime Story pilot, The Day After and Carpenter's Elvis.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

this guy for some reason reminds me of @no country for old wainds

Hendle - (looks at the binoculars)
Blythe: for birds
Hendle: I used to do a little hunting myself
Blythe: Oh not hunting, watching
Hendle: Oh, a bird watcher?
Blythe: Yes, that's right. Watching them and drawing them.
*silence* lmao
Blythe: I suppose you have bird watchers in the States?
Hendle: Yeah, we have some

 

[CiG]

Doing a Dolph double tonight.

 

[rms]

I'm in no rush.

never got this, i get pumped when i hear about a good film and you're like "let me find a piece of shit by the 5th best 90s action star" instead

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

Watched it last night with the gf, still love it haha.

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Just finished watching Wes Craven's Summer of Fear (aka Stranger in Our House) and while it had potential, Lee Purcell is practically a goddess and some cool moments (also Linda Blair is kinda thicc which distracted me from many of the shortcomings... like her acting) in the end it was a pretty corny stereotypically acted and directed TV movie.

Can anybody recommend me some of the better TV movies?

I've seen Wes Craven's Chiller (not even as good as this one was, though again it had a lot of potential), Abel Ferrara's The Gladiator and his Crime Story pilot, The Day After and Carpenter's Elvis.

Carpenter's Someone's Watching Me! which he did right before Halloween is really good. There's some cool Italian made-for-TV horrors from the late 80's also like Fulci's House of Clocks and Lenzi's House of Witchcraft.

There's a whole book on the subject, BTW. https://www.amazon.com/Are-You-Hous...44&sr=1-1&keywords=are+you+alone+in+the+house

 

[CiG]

never got this, i get pumped when i hear about a good film and you're like "let me find a piece of shit by the 5th best 90s action star" instead

If I break my rule and watch it illegally, I would rather just watch something harder to find physically that I'm more keen to see. There's quite a few on my list that would take priority in fact.

I didn't try to find those Dolph movies either, I just happened upon them for super cheap. So what it is you don't "get" isn't even an accurate depiction of reality lmao.

Carpenter's Someone's Watching Me! which he did right before Halloween is really good. There's some cool Italian made-for-TV horrors from the late 80's also like Fulci's House of Clocks and Lenzi's House of Witchcraft.

There's a whole book on the subject, BTW. https://www.amazon.com/Are-You-Hous...44&sr=1-1&keywords=are+you+alone+in+the+house

I don't think I knew about that Carpenter one! Cheers.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

my turkey day lineup...

 

[CiG]

YOU JIVE TURKEY!

 

[challenge_everything]

never got this, i get pumped when i hear about a good film and you're like "let me find a piece of shit by the 5th best 90s action star" instead

I lol'ed

 

[CiG]

Also, no fucking way is Dolph as high as 5th best action movie star.

 

[RadicalThrasher]

Watching:

Spoiler

 

[CiG]

Wanna see that shit myself, any good?

Watching this one tonight:



AKA not Memories of Murder.

 

[challenge_everything]

I'm gonna download and watch Memories of Murder first just to rub it in.

In fairness it has been on my wishlist for a while.

 

[no country for old wainds]

it is really great lol, don’t let rms being a prick put you off those of you who like it should try the wailing too as it’s basically a horror version (not as good mind you but still cool)

i’ve still never seen kids somehow.

 

[CiG]

I'd never let ol' salty ass Blade Runner hatin' ass rms put me off anything. I actually found a copy on Ebay tonight, prolly buying it depending on funds.

 

[challenge_everything]

it is really great lol, don’t let rms being a prick put you off those of you who like it should try the wailing too as it’s basically a horror version (not as good mind you but still cool)

i’ve still never seen kids somehow.

The Wailing is great. The goofiness at the start didn't really work or click tonally with the rest of the film, but I loved when it got serious with that whole "who is really the demon" premise.

 

[CiG]

i’ve still never seen kids somehow.

It's good for what it is, which is really just 87 minutes of cautionary tale about promiscuity in independent cinema form. Has the added element of cultural novelty if you're/were a skateboarder.

 

[rms]

I'm gonna download and watch Memories of Murder first just to rub it in.

In fairness it has been on my wishlist for a while.

It's on Amazon prime

it is really great lol, don’t let rms being a prick put you off those of you who like it should try the wailing too as it’s basically a horror version (not as good mind you but still cool)

i’ve still never seen kids somehow.

Prick?! You guys must shit talk like 6 year olds then

The wailing as memories of murder? Oh Lord what am I seeing!!

 

[CiG]

Chloë Sevigny is an angel.