The movies I watched in 2013
My participation in the Horror Board Film Companion: 2013
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- DirectorArthur PennStarsMary SteenburgenRoddy McDowallJan RubesA fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot.Seen on January 1, 2013
Beware: This review contains SPOILERS!!!
This movie was a big disappointment. The first problem was the basic plot. I can stand a lot of illogicalities, but this was preposterous. A pair of crooks is in need for a döppelganger of a murdered woman, to accomplish their "cunning plan". So they try to find her by placing a simplistic advertisement in a newspaper for a (fake) movie audition. And they really manage it this way (what are the odds!). And we're not talking about a vague resemblance. She is needed to fool the murdered woman's twin-sister, who actually is responsible for her killing. Even when they stand face-to-face!
And sadly, this wasn't the only illogical thing. The characters never seem to do anything believable. The conversations are laughably unnatural.
I wasn't impressed by the technical aspects either. The worst was the sound editing. The ADR must have been recorded in a very crappy sound studio. No matter where the characters are located they always sound like from inside a phone booth - just a bit too close to the mike.
5-6.5/10
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- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsSidney PoitierRod SteigerWarren OatesA black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.Seen on January 1, 2013
A heart-wrecking, shockingly powerful movie. It contains so much sad and disturbing scenes.
Even immediately during the beginning I felt the excitement of recognizing a movie that would probably become one of my all-time-favorites. This is one of those movies that comes back to you continuously - for days - after watching it.
There isn't much more to say about it. Except that it's a weird experience to watch such masterpieces relatively late in life. I'm 42 years old. Never seen this movie before.
9-10/10
- movie 2 - horror movie 1 - ftv 2 - ftv horror 1
- DirectorJames CumminsStarsEd NelsonDeborah RoseNorman FellChildren turned into zombies wreak havoc in a coroner's building with just a burned-out psychic, an experienced cop and two coroners to stop the madness.Seen on January 2, 2013
This is a rather atypical, fun horror flick, of which I have fond, nostalgic memories. I had rated it an 8, because I don't like the imdb average. However after watching "Seven Days in May" (see below), I decided to change my vote to 7.
The first time I saw it, was in the Early 90s as the start of a horror marathon in a rather seedy squatters movie theater. I remember I could hear the sound of the projector easily coming from the cabin. Strangely the wikipedia refers to it as a direct-to-video movie - in contrary to the imdb. Several years ago I bough a DVD copy of the movie. The aspect ratio is cropped. The sound is horrible, far worse than in Dead of Winter (see above). I wonder if that's just a (another) inadequacy of the DVD release.
5-8/10
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- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsBurt LancasterKirk DouglasFredric MarchUnited States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.Seen on January 3, 2013
As for now I quote this part from an imdb user review:
This movie captures the paranoia of the cold war and how that paranoia tested the strength and definition of a democracy. The importance of civilian control over the military is well illustrated in this chilling story of a plot by the Pentagon to overthrow the US President because the military disagrees with his disarmament policy.
(Written by: Matthew Ignoffo)
7-9/10
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- DirectorThom EberhardtStarsSonja RunarRonald DunasArron ShiverDiana arrives in a town to start a new job. She's threatened into working as an exotic dancer. She's later kidnapped and let loose naked in the wilderness as prey for the psycho hunter, like many women before her. Will she survive?Seen on January 3, 2013
This is one of those movies that makes me feel uneasy continuously while watching. The reason for this is that it deals with controversial subjects and I expect the makers to pick a clear side. And they don't! At least not clear enough.
Take for instance one of the major topics in this film: hunting. I've read most of the user reviews and none of them seem to have a problem about the fact that almost all characters in this movie participate in game hunting. I've been a vegetarian for practically all my life and I detest the hunting on animals with every fibre of my body. So when I'm watching a movie about a human beings being hunted "like animals" I expect it to be metaphorical but clear criticism about sport hunting in general. And some scenes indeed seem to indicate this. For instance the focus on all those shots of animal head trophies. There's nothing subtle about that. We're talking about quite lengthy close-ups that are prominently shown several times, without any glorifying subtext. I expect that almost everyone will regard the enormous elk head - on its bend neck - as one of the pinnacles of bad taste.
And if I may call for one other example, the scene at the beginning of the movie, where a couple of redneck hunters proudly discuss the last prey one of them executed, doesn't come across as promotion material to me. That said, almost everyone hunts in this movie, even the main male character (the deputy sheriff). And he is presented as a likable figure...
Then there's also the killing of the snake. Did they really kill a real snake - just for the movie? That's despicable.
As said, this wasn't the only uncomfortable subject. The main character is a girl who is lured to a small town night club and is forced into striptease-dancing as well as prostitution. However at the beginning of the movie she is introduced as a rather naive obnoxious adolescent. Because she won a beauty contest, she now thinks she's a real big-shot. Her brainless babbling made her look very unsympathetic.
Then there's the police department. Unwilling to help these type of girls, treating them like scum. Even the deputy guy loses his charm when addressing a roommate of the girl, who is worried about her disappearance.
The first time someone really is worried about the fate of the girl, is when some camper guy along with his two kid sons find her, when she's already seriously injured and in a deep traumatic shock.
Although his intentions to the girl ar sincere, the guy is a religious fanatic, who indoctrinates his sons with nonsensical ideas of hierarchy and discipline.
So, what does this all mean?
Is this the director's idea of "real-life people". Or is he some sort of moralist who wants to show us the downside of society. Or is he some kind of misanthrope who just hates everything and everyone.
Or did the deputy and/or the religious dad present his ideas of "good people".
What?
5.5-8/10
- movie 5 - horror movie 3 - ftv 4 - ftv horror 2
- DirectorArunas ZebriunasStarsLina BraknyteValeriy ZubarevBronius BabkauskasMovie about a friendship of two children - a girl and a boy during the last day of summer holiday.Seen on January 4, 2013
6.5-8/10
- movie 6 - horror movie 3 - ftv 5 - ftv horror 2
- DirectorRiccardo FredaMario BavaStarsJohn MerivaleDidi SullivanGérard HerterA team of archaeologists in Mexico encounter an amorphous, blob-like monster that appears to be connected with the collapse of the Mayan civilization.Seen on January 5, 2013
I really like movies about blobs. But for some reason I've always avoided this movie, because I assumed it wouldn't be an important part of the plot. I was wrong. This movie's antagonist is a blob - and it grows. Because that's what blob's should do. Besides moving around and eating people of course.
However it wasn't a very good movie. The plot is a nicked-together hotchpotch from several sci-fi flicks that are far more better, as for instance: Quatermass I and II, X the unknown, The Blob.
The first problem is that it doesn't manage to create suspense. The second one concerns those stereotypical flaws commonly known to giallo's.
Just to give an example. In Quatermass I the plot evolves around an astronaut, who's infected by some sort of alien microbe and slowly changes into a blob-like creature. The first part of his body that is deformed is his arm. Besides that he also looses his human personality. At a certain moment he manages to escape the hospital. A lot of these scenes are very suspenseful. The guy is really creepy, although the actor plays his performance deadpan to the bone. A very mentionable moment is his encounter with the little girl. It keeps you on the edge of your seat. You expect the girl to be harmed any moment.
In Caltiki there's an awkwardly similar scene. Also a guy-turning-to-blob - with an infected arm - who has escaped from hospital, and accidentally walks upon a harmless little girl. However this scene is totally devoid of suspense. Instead of portraying the guy as someone who looses his emotions in a zombie-like manner, he is turned into an over-the-top aggressive rapist (as some sort of vague flirtation to the upcoming giallo genre). It could work, but it doesn't. The actor is overplaying it absurdly and his scenes are not directed well.
Another simple example is the loudmouth quarrel between the main character and his wife at the beginning of the movie. Far too exaggerated, it's illogical, and it's of no importance to the plot.
Technically and aesthetically the movie isn't much of a masterpiece either. The cinematography already shows some of Bava's features. Kitschy with too much Clair-obscure and without a specific focus in the sharp contrast. Every shot looks overly expressive, but there's no functional composition in the abstract values of the black-and-whites.
The score is pretty bad and sometimes quite annoying. That means another take in the devaluation of the desperately needed atmosphere.
The special effects are uneven. The scenes with the miniature models are laughably bad. However the movie features a lot of impressive gore (by example: skeletons with still some meat on them). To horror fans (including me) that's a plus.
And the pacing of the movie is fast. A lot of things happen. But personally I prefer a less over-the-top movie with a more intelligent suspense built-up.
5-6.5/10
- movie 7 - horror movie 4 - ftv 6 - horror ftv 3
- DirectorSteven QualeStarsNicholas D'AgostoEmma BellArlen EscarpetaDeath returns to claim the lucky survivors of a deadly bridge collapse in this fifth frightening installment in the series.Seen on January 6, 2013
A rather enjoyable fifth installment. Although it really is entertaining I don't think it's a very good movie. It's just a repetition of the basic formula. While the opening seems rather spectacular, the ending (the restaurant scene) is pretty lame.
I think it's really a shame how they stick to the structure of the first movie, while there's a lot of potential for a new take on the original idea. A traffic accident and a roller-coaster ride disaster are likely to happen in a short amount of time. But the accident on the bridge didn't necessarily need the happen instantly. It would be interesting if the main character had a premonition of a disaster that took several hours to be completed (just like in a disaster movie). So instead of rescuing people unintentionally (they walk along when he flees) it would be interesting if he took a lot of effort to rescue several people - all based on his vision. It might take him a lot of difficulties, since an unknown force doesn't seem to be happy about these rescues. But let's say he succeeds, then of course these people still have to die in the conclusion of the movie. Separately - or all at once. (For instance in the airplane.)
It would be a new take on the same principle: death shall not be cheated.
And it would even be more fun, when they drop the average age of the main characters. A bus with elderly people really would have been a lot more fun.
It's a bit weird that I saw this movie just a day before the director died. He's also the director of the first sequel, a movie that I like far more better.
5.5-6.5/10
- movie 8 - horror movie 5 - ftv 6 - ftv horror 3
- DirectorHarry FalkStarsMarc SingerAnthony GearyMicah GrantLike every year, Jim, Ray, Brad and Paul leave the town for a week to go hunting in the woods. But this year everything is different: There's not a single animal to be found, the whole forest has fallen quiet. Two female campers they meet have mysteriously disappeared the next day, leaving their whole equipment behind. And then they start to behave weird themselves... An alien power is using them for cruel psychological experiments.Seen on January 6, 2013
4-5.5/10
- movie 9 - horror movie 6 - ftv 7 - ftv horror 4
- DirectorAnthony KimminsStarsGeorge FormbyPat KirkwoodJoss AmblerGeorge (George Formby) is an old stable hand and is the only one who can control a jittery racehorse.Seen on January 7, 2013
Very funny George Formby film. A nice tight story, with a few unexpected twists. When some little kid points George to a place to rent a room, I didn't expect it would be a prison cell illegally rented by the local policeman. The same policeman who's in search for him for pickpocketing, but only has seen him once - in drag. A lot of loud-out-laughs.
This is one of the few Formby movies I have some remembrance of from seeing it in my childhood. But because I'm talking about 35 years ago, and it is just a tiny little, I've regarded it as ftv.
It's a true shame this movie gets so little attention.
8-9.5/10
- movie 10 - horror movie 6 - ftv 8 - ftv horror 4
- DirectorJimmy T. MurakamiStarsPeggy AshcroftJohn MillsRobin HoustonA naive elderly British rural couple survive the initial onslaught of a nuclear war.Seen on January 7, 2013
7-9/10
- movie 11 - horror movie 6 - ftv 9 - ftv horror 4
- DirectorJacques LacerteStarsMary Charlotte WilcoxLyle WaggonerChristopher StoneA young socialite struggling to control her necrophiliac urges is torn between her affection for a kind businessman and the mortician who supplies her with bodies.Seen on January 7, 2013
8.5-10/10
- movie 12 - horror movie 7 - ftv 10 - ftv horror 5
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsRobert De NiroPhilip Seymour HoffmanBarry MillerAn ultraconservative security guard suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons with the drag queen next door.Seen on January 8, 2013
6.5-8/10 - movie 13 - horror movie 7 - ftv 11 - ftv horror 5
- DirectorWaris HusseinStarsShirley MacLainePerry KingDavid ElliottAn upper-class Manhattan divorcee comes to believe that her brother is possessed by the spirit of a serial killer who beheaded young women in Spanish Harlem.Seen on January 8, 2013
6-8.5/10 (Have to re-watch it)
- movie 14 - horror movie 8 - ftv 12 - ftv horror 6
- DirectorAlfred VohrerStarsJoachim FuchsbergerHubert von MeyerinckSiw MattsonA serial killer who calls himself "The Laughing Corpse" dresses up in a skeleton costume and kills his victims with a poison-filled scorpion-shaped ring.Seen on January 9, 2013
5-6/10
- movie 15 - horror movie 8 - ftv 13 - ftv horror 6
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsGene HackmanJohn CazaleAllen GarfieldA paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.Seen on January 9, 2013
8-8.5/10
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- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceHazel CourtJane AsherA European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.Seen on January 10, 2013
7-8/10
- movie 17 - horror movie 9 - ftv 14 - ftv horror 6
- DirectorStuart RosenbergStarsPaul NewmanJoanne WoodwardAnthony FranciosaHarper's a big-city PI, who travels to Louisiana to help an old girlfriend who's worried her husband will find out she's been cheating on him.Seen on January 11, 2013
4-6/10
- movie 18 - horror movie 9 - ftv 15 - ftv horror 6
- DirectorDavid R. EllisStarsNick ZanoKrista AllenAndrew FiscellaA horrifying premonition saves a young man and his friends from death during a racetrack accident but terrible fates await them nonetheless.Seen on January 11, 2013
5-7/10
- movie 19 - horror movie 10 - ftv 15 - ftv horror 6
- DirectorEdward D. Wood Jr.StarsGregory WalcottTom KeeneMona McKinnonEvil aliens attack Earth and set their terrible "Plan 9" into action. As the aliens resurrect the dead of the Earth, the lives of the living are in danger.Seen on January 11, 2013
1.5-9/10
- movie 20 - horror movie 11 - ftv 15 - ftv horror 6 - DirectorBud YorkinStarsAlan ArkinFrank FinlayDelia BoccardoA string of robberies has occurred in Britain and it's up to Inspector Clouseau to catch the criminal.Seen on January 12, 2013
3.5-6/10
- movie 21 - horror movie 11 - ftv 15 - ftv horror 6 - DirectorDan CurtisStarsDavid SelbyGrayson HallKate JacksonA painter and his wife move into a home and find themselves plagued by ghosts and spirits of his ancestors that used to be witches.Seen on January 13, 2013
The beginning of this movie was an utter bore to sit through. The story consist out of a huge concatenation of clichés. I could live with that, but none of it was brought to the screen with any sense of movie making in relation to story telling.
First of all this type of movies relies a lot on its mystery aspects. And that's not at all done well in this picture. I think the reasons for a possession or a haunting shouldn't be made clear too soon, already during the first part of a movie. Secondly, if you want to provide this information, usually it's not very clever to really show it with extensive scenes. Although I have to admit, this concers some sort of personal dislike of mine. 'Messiah of Evil', 'The Resurrected', 'The City of the Dead'. All these movies have scenes that 'literally' show the audience what happened in a past century, and it's always a sit-through. It always stops the suspense, the drama. It only provides information in a way that takes too much time, while the need of this info isn't very important. They're just obstacles. This movie could learn a lot from one of the first real ghost films "The Uninvited". Not only because of its way how to serve mystery and suspense, but also how to show a ghost figure. In NoDS it's basically a whitely dressed woman who still wears a hairdo from the 1960s. That's not very scary.
A positive aspect of this movie is its scenery. For instance, the huge glass house, the swimming pool hall and the underground passageways. But sadly they are all part of the disappointment. These very atmospheric locations all have so much potential for some really scary suspenseful scenes. But it is just used bluntly. A real waste.
The incomprehensible score is another huge miscalculation. The harmonica-accompanied-by-guitar theme becomes most annoying after a while, and it doesn't provide any functional atmosphere to a ghost movie that takes place in an old British mansion. During one of the action scenes all we get to hear is the insane irregular beats on a tin drum. Some suspense scenes at the beginning of the movie just have to do with some poor piano work. However in the second part of the movie some scenes get really creepy musical sound effects that are spot-on.
5-7/10
- movie 22 - horror movie 12 - ftv 16 - ftv horror 7
- DirectorGiuliano PetrelliStarsJohn Phillip LawFernando ReyOlga BiseraIvano is a wheelchair-bound man with some strange perversions. He gets his sexual kicks by spying on Arturo, their tenant in the apartment next-door and forcing his sexy accomplice Olga to watch as well. To increase his perverse thrill, Ivano persuades Olga to seduce Arturo and to have sex him as he watches. Unfortunately for all involved, the sex game starts to get very deadly.Seen on January 14, 2013
8.5-9.5/10
- movie 23 - horror movie 13 - ftv 17 - ftv horror 8
- DirectorChristopher MorahanStarsPaul McGannAmanda DonohoeFrederick TrevesA lowly hospital orderly impersonates a recently deceased doctor and goes to work in the busy ER of a small hospital where he meets and befriends a nurse who slowly figures out his secret and helps him maintain his charade.Seen on January 14, 2013
6-7.5/10
- movie 24 - horror movie 13 - ftv 18 - ftv horror 8
- DirectorKarst van der MeulenStarsLex GoudsmitMartin BroziusJoost PrinsenYoung Peter has a difficult time adjusting at school having been confined to a wheelchair after an accident. He still wants to participate in the school outing and play and wants to come up with a way to make the play actors 'fly' like fairies. By chance the local inventor Quirinus Drijfhout and his son Felix have just perfected their 'Zerostraler', a machine that can make any object float in mid air.Seen on January 15, 2013
6.5-8.5/10
- movie 25 - horror movie 13 - ftv 18 - ftv horror 8
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartDoris DayBrenda de BanzieAn American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.Seen on January 15, 2013
9.5-10/10
- movie 26 - horror movie 13 - ftv 18 - ftv horror 8
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsKirk DouglasJan SterlingRobert ArthurA frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to rekindle his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus.Seen on January 15, 2013
8.5-9/10
- movie 27 - horror movie 13 - ftv 19 - ftv horror 8
- DirectorRobert ClouseStarsSam GroomSara BotsfordScatman CrothersContaminated grain breeds overgrown, killer rats in this Golden Harvest production.Seen on January 16, 2013
Not very good, but it could've been a lot worse. A few entertaining moments. But also a lot of boring ones. Mediocre but acceptable cinematography and score. But.. I watched a very poor VHS copy (cropped aspect ratio), with a lot of noise in both the visions and sound.
The rats were "portrayed" by dogs in rat-suits, like in The Killer Shrews (1959). Compared to that movie, it was rather convincing. Although a lot of rat scenes were almost pitch black.
3.5-5.5/10
- movie 28 - horror movie 14 - ftv 20 - ftv horror 9
- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsElizabeth TaylorPaul NewmanBurl IvesBrick is an alcoholic ex-football player who drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife. A reunion with his terminal father jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.Seen on January 16, 2013
6-8.5/10
- movie 29 - horror movie 14 - ftv 21 - ftv horror 9
- DirectorMichael ReevesStarsBoris KarloffElizabeth ErcyIan OgilvyAn aging hypnotist creates a device that allows the user to control the mind of another person, but his wife abuses its power by manipulating a younger man to commit evil acts.Seen on January 16, 2013
6.5-9/10
- movie 30 - horror movie 15 - ftv 22 - ftv horror 10
- DirectorJules DassinStarsRichard ConteValentina CorteseLee J. CobbA war veteran turned truck driver attempts to avenge the crippling and robbing of his father at the hands of an amoral produce scofflaw.Seen on January 17, 2013
A really stupid story, with a bad plot and filled with ridiculous dialogues. Very bad performances, except perhaps from Cobb and Oakie. Mediocre camera work and a rather kitschy cinematography. The lighting is outrageously bad. It screams the presence of studio lights right in your face.
Oh, and there's no score (except during the credits). But that's not one of the flaws of this movie. I like a good score, but Hitchcock and Bogdanovich clearly proved it's possible to make good movies without. This movie has a few exiting moments - not nearly enough to save it - and these weren't shortchanged by the absence of music (for instance the car crash, in which Eddie is killed).
4-6/10
- movie 31 - horror movie 15 - ftv 23 - ftv horror 10
- DirectorAntonio BidoStarsCorrado PaniPaola TedescoFranco CittiA pharmacist is murdered, and a woman happens to see the culprit leave the scene. She soon finds herself being stalked by the killer, and when her boyfriend tries to discover who the murderer is and stop him, he begins to find out that there is much more to the murder than the ordinary killing it first appeared to be.Seen on January 18, 2013
4.5-7.5/10 (have to rewatch it)
- movie 32 - horror movie 16 - ftv 24 - ftv horror 11
- DirectorFederico ChentrensMaurice ClocheStarsKerwin MathewsMarilù ToloVenantino VenantiniShrewd and evasive ex-Nazi and top assassin Oscar Snell is determined to rub out the King of Kafiristan. Snell's sole weakness is his sweet tooth; he leaves candy wrappers at the scene of his every crime. It's up to no-nonsense CIA agent Mark Stone to find Snell and stop him before it's too late.Seen on January 18, 2013
5.5-9/10
- movie 33 - horror movie 16 - ftv 25 - ftv horror 11
- DirectorE. Mason HopperStarsC. Aubrey SmithDorothy MackaillPaul CavanaghAn elderly detective sets out to find who murdered a stage actor.Seen on January 19, 2013
6.5-8/10 (have to rewatch it)
- movie 34 - horror movie 16 - ftv 26 - ftv horror 11
- DirectorJames NguyenStarsAlan BaghWhitney MooreTippi HedrenA horde of mutated birds descends upon the quiet town of Half Moon Bay, California. As the death toll rises, two citizens manage to fight back, but will they survive Birdemic?Seen on January 19, 2013
1.5-7/10
- movie 35 - horror movie 17 - ftv 26 - ftv horror 11
- DirectorNorman DawnStarsKasey RogersJames ArnessBill KennedyWhen the American clipper ship "The Queen" is attacked by pirates off the Hebrides in 1830, Mate Kirk Hamilton is injured and must be put ashore at Queensland Colony, Australia, for treatment and recuperation. There, he meets and falls in love with Elaine Jeffries, daughter of the magistrate and all-but-fiancée to rancher Martin Shannon. She also finds herself attracted to Kirk, and a rivalry develops between the two men. Meantime the pirates, led by Captain Hackett, decide to raid the colony and, in the process kidnap Elaine and her friend. Nancy. Kirk, and Shannon lead the pursuit, having not only the romantic triangle to resolve, but the pirates to overcome and, along the way, being stranded on a volcanic island inhabited by dinosaurs.Seen on January 20, 2013
2-6.5/10
- movie 36 - horror movie 17 - ftv 27 - ftv horror 11
- DirectorJohn Llewellyn MoxeyStarsBarbara StanwyckBarbara ParkinsRoddy McDowallOn her way home from a stay at a mental institution after a traumatic rape, a woman realizes that someone is deliberately trying to drive her insane.Seen on January 20, 2013
6.5-8/10
- movie 37 - horror movie 18 - ftv 28 - ftv horror 12
- DirectorHy AverbackStarsPatrick O'NealCesare DanovaWilfrid Hyde-WhiteA one-handed madman uses various detachable devices as murder weapons to gain revenge on those he believes have wronged him.Seen on January 20, 2013
8-9/10
- movie 38 - horror movie 19 - ftv 29 - ftv horror 13
- DirectorMeng-Hua HoStarsDanny LeePing ChenLily LiA cripple takes revenge on criminals by using a magic spell that transforms him into an oily monster/superhero.Seen on January 20, 2013
3.5-7/10
- movie 39 - horror movie 20 - ftv 29 - ftv horror 13
- DirectorLarry PeerceStarsTony MusanteMartin SheenBeau BridgesLate one night, two young toughs hold hostage the passengers in one car of a New York subway train.Seen on January 25, 2013
6.5-9/10
- movie 40 - horror movie 20 - ftv 30 - ftv horror 13
- DirectorElliott LesterStarsJason StathamPaddy ConsidineAidan GillenA tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.Seen on January 25, 2013
1-3.5/10
- movie 41 - horror movie 20 - ftv 31 - ftv horror 13
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceAlan MowbrayWhen the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner is murdered, Sherlock Holmes must discover which of his suspicious fellow passengers is responsible.Seen on January 25, 2013
5.5-6.5/10
- movie 42 - horror movie 20 - ftv 32 - ftv horror 13
- DirectorGordon HesslerStarsCloris LeachmanMichael BrandonHenry DarrowA Los Angeles woman, on her way to visit her sister in San Fransisco, picks up a hitchhiker who has just killed his stepmother. Charmed by him, she fails to notice his strange behavior until it is too late.Seen on January 26, 2013
6-7/10
- movie 43 - horror movie 20 - ftv 33 - ftv horror 13
- DirectorGeorg FenadyStarsStella StevensRoddy McDowallElsa LanchesterUpon his death, Arnold marries his lover, Karen, in spite of his widow, and leaves deathtraps accompanied by audiotapes and his preserved and articulate corpse for those who cared only for his money.Seen on January 26, 2013
5-7.5/10
- movie 44 - horror movie 21 - ftv 34 - ftv horror 14
- DirectorJames NguyenStarsAlan BaghWhitney MooreTippi HedrenA horde of mutated birds descends upon the quiet town of Half Moon Bay, California. As the death toll rises, two citizens manage to fight back, but will they survive Birdemic?Seen on January 26, 2013
Second time this month...
1.5-7/10
- movie 45 - horror movie 22 - ftv 34 - ftv horror 14
- DirectorRobert HamerStarsGoogie WithersJack WarnerJohn McCallumAn escaped convict tries to hide out at his former lover's house, but she has since married and is reluctant to help him.Seen on January 27, 2013
This amazing movie is just perfect in every sense. The main focus in the story is a married woman who hides an escaped convict at home(!) -a man with whom she had a love affair years before. But we also get to see a lot of small subplots about several other people trying to cope with every day life in a post-war East End of London. It all comes together in an outstanding finale. The exciting climax at the train station is a real jaw-dropper.
Absolutely perfect!
9.5-10/10
- movie 46 - horror movie 22 - ftv 35 - ftv horror 14
- DirectorScott DerricksonStarsEthan HawkeJuliet RylanceJames RansoneA controversial true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s.Seen on January 27, 2013
5.5-8/10
- movie 47 - horror movie 23 - ftv 36 - ftv horror 15
- DirectorJoshua GrannellStarsJack DonnerMikayla RosarioRobin CalvertA woman screens snuff films disguised as horror films to great success at her movie theater, until a high school student learns that the murders are real.Seen on January 27, 2013
5-6.5/10 (have to rewatch it)
- movie 48 - horror movie 24 - ftv 37 - ftv horror 16
- DirectorEdward D. Wood Jr.StarsGregory WalcottTom KeeneMona McKinnonEvil aliens attack Earth and set their terrible "Plan 9" into action. As the aliens resurrect the dead of the Earth, the lives of the living are in danger.Seen on January 27, 2013
Second time this month...
1.5-9/10
- movie 49 - horror movie 25 - ftv 37 - ftv horror 16
- DirectorJack PerezStarsKevin CorriganBarry BostwickKaren BlackKen Boyd, a lonely man fresh out of the loony bin, who sets out to kill those he deems responsible for his miserable life.Seen on January 28, 2013
6-8.5/10
- movie 50 - horror movie 26 - ftv 38 - ftv horror 17
- DirectorWilson YipStarsJordan ChanEmotion CheungSam LeeA group of young shoppers and employees must band together when a zombie outbreak over runs their Hong Kong shopping center in the middle of the shopping day.Seen on January 28, 2013
aka: Bio-Zombie
This was the second time I watched this movie, and I must say, it's actually a pretty good zombie flick. It's more or less in the same vein as 'The Evil Dead', 'Return of the Living Dead' and 'Brain Dead'. The camera work and the editing are really hip and seem far more modern than the film's age would suspect. The setting is very original. It's a big mall, but totally different from the mall in 'Dawn of the Dead'. In this case it's a very claustrophobic place, a huge futuristic maze that exists out of a lot of narrow hallways and small booth-sized shops, seemingly all made out of glass. Unlike Dawn of the Dead the main characters just want to get out of it - instead of seeing it as a place of shelter.
The movie has a lot interesting (funny) characters. Especially the two anti-heroic crooks Crazy Bee and Woody.
This is the type of movie that gets better with repeat viewing.
6-8.5/10
- movie 51 - horror movie 27 - ftv 38 - ftv horror 17
- DirectorVal GuestStarsStanley BakerJohn CrawfordDonald PleasenceIn Britain, a Manchester police inspector becomes obsessed with capturing a criminal who escapes from prison.Seen on January 29, 2013
6-7.5/10
- movie 52 - horror movie 27 - ftv 39 - ftv horror 17
- DirectorPaul KrasnyStarsDon MeredithSarah PurcellJennifer SaltA police sergeant and a parole officer work together to stop a paroled rapist before he can follow through his threats on five women who had testified against him years earlier.Seen on January 29, 2013
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3.5-9/10
- movie 53 - horror movie 27 Although it comes pretty close to horror... - ftv 40 - ftv horror 17
- DirectorJon WrightStarsKillian CoyleStuart GrahamMichael HoughWhen an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive.Seen on January 29, 2013
Why on earth did I re-watch this waste-of-time? I'd already seen it last October challenge and I disliked every second of it. Oh wait, I know the answer... I'm a big sucker for monster movies....
I never learn from my mistakes. Each time I re-watch "Eight Legged Freaks", it's the same. Instead of just trusting my memory, I just allow myself to be mislead by some really stupid internal debate. After a while I start convincing myself: "Yes, maybe it is a dumb movie, but it's about giant monsters, it must have some entertainment values". So then I re-watch it and feel a complete ass again.
The problem with Grabbers is that it doesn't succeed on any level, but all the same it has a very pretentious feel to it. Not in a artistic or sophistic sort of way. But it's pretentious in being "alternative" and "anti-mainstream". Well, it's not. It's just mainstream, boring, unimaginative, and sloppy. Nothing seems to be shaped with some honest passion and original personal ideas. It's all a blatant copy of clichés. Unbelievable dull.
3-5.5/10
- movie 54 - horror movie 28 - ftv 40 - ftv horror 17
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsRyô IkebeKyôko AnzaiMinoru TakadaThe nations of the Earth unite in a common cause to fight off an invader from outer space.Seen on January 30, 2013
3-7.5/10
- movie 55 - horror movie 28 - ftv 41 - ftv horror 17
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsJeroen KrabbéRenée SoutendijkThom HoffmanA man who has been having visions of an impending danger begins an affair with a woman who may lead him to his doom.Seen on January 30, 2013
9.5-10/10
- movie 56 - horror movie 29 - ftv 41 - ftv horror 17
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsMarilyn BurnsEdwin NealAllen DanzigerFive friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.Seen on January 30, 2013
5.5-9.5/10
- movie 57 - horror movie 30 - ftv 41 - ftv horror 17
- DirectorWinston JonesStarsWillis SperryNicholas MarianaDelbert NewhouseInterviews and documentary footage combine with the story of an air-force pilot who encounters aliens.Seen on February 1, 2013 (Day 32: Friday)
4.5-7.5/10
- movie 58 - horror movie 30 - ftv 42 - ftv horror 17
- DirectorPaul GallagherStarsSarah MacDonaldAngela DouglasJack DouglasDoccumentary highlighting the darker side of four of the stars of the 'Carry On' films.Seen on February 1, 2013 (Day 32: Friday)
6-7.5/10
- movie 59 - horror movie 30 - ftv 42 - ftv horror 17
- DirectorJon KnautzStarsRobert EnglundTrevor MatthewsDaniel KashA troubled young man still mourning the childhood loss of his family now has to deal with his professor being turned into a monster.Seen on February 1, 2013 (Day 32: Friday)
6-7.5/10
- movie 60 - horror movie 31 - ftv 42 - ftv horror 17
- DirectorConstantine NasrStarsJames CromwellWilliam FriedkinSteve JonesDocumentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD release "The Val Lewton Horror Collection."Seen on February 2, 2013 (Day 33: Saturday)
5.5-7.5/10
- movie 61 - horror movie 31 - ftv 43 - ftv horror 17
- DirectorMichael Paul StephensonStarsGeorge HardyPita RayMicki KnoxA look at the making of the film Troll 2 (1990) and its journey from being crowned the "worst film of all time" to a cherished cult classic.Seen on February 2, 2013 (Day 33: Saturday)
6.5-8.5/10
- movie 62 - horror movie 31 - ftv 43 - ftv horror 17
- DirectorClaudio FragassoStarsMichael Paul StephensonGeorge HardyMargo PreyA vacationing family discovers that the entire town they're visiting is inhabited by goblins, disguised as humans, who plan to eat them.Seen on February 2, 2013 (Day 33: Saturday)
2.5-6.5/10
- movie 63 - horror movie 32 - ftv 43 - ftv horror 17
- DirectorMark RobsonStarsBoris KarloffEllen DrewMarc CramerOn a Greek island during the 1912 war, several people are trapped by quarantine for the plague. If that isn't enough worry, one of the people, a superstitious old peasant woman, suspects one young girl of being a vampiric kind of demon called a vorvolaka.Seen on February 3, 2013 (Day 34: Sunday)
8-9.5/10
- movie 64 - horror movie 33 - ftv 44 - ftv horror 18
- DirectorThomas L. PhillipsSean SimmonsStarsJason BrubakerAmy WadeGia FranziaWhen a zombie plague infects Camp Special Dude, a dude ranch for the mentally handicapped, a ragtag band of campers and counselors struggles to survive the night. Led by the indifferent, nun-chuck-wielding head counselor, Mac, and his wheelchair-bound sister Dale, the unlikely heroes fight their way off the mountain as, one by one, they're picked off and join the ranks of the walking dead. It's a campy stampede of blood, boobs and gore as some "very special" people show that they can kick some serious undead ass.Seen on February 3, 2013 (Day 34: Sunday)
6-7.5/10
- movie 65 - horror movie 34 - ftv 45 - ftv horror 19
- DirectorDel TenneyStarsJohn LyonAlice LyonAllan LaurelSea creatures created from radioactive sludge terrorize a beach community.Seen on February 3, 2013 (Day 34: Sunday)
2.5-7.5/10
- movie 66 - horror movie 35 - ftv 45 - ftv horror 19
- DirectorJayne LoaderKevin RaffertyPierce RaffertyStarsPaul TibbetsHarry S. TrumanW.H.P. BlandyDisturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was not a threat to their safety.Seen on February 4, 2013 (Day 35: Monday)
8.5-9/10
- movie 67 - horror movie 35 - ftv 46 - ftv horror 19
- StarsJoe CorteseMaryam d'AboGeorge DzundzaTwo police officers investigate a series of brutal murders in which the victims have had bodily organs removed. When one of them questions a young woman who has been seen at the crime scenes, it turns out she is an alien from an interstellar prison ship and that the murders have been committed by a powerful xenomorphic alien which had escaped.Seen on February 4, 2013 (Day 35: Monday)
A 200 minute long TV movie (horror, sci-fi)
This one is at moments a bit too tame for my taste, although the movie gets better towards the end. Sometimes the synthesizer music is pretty lame, annoying even, though at the suspension scenes it's often quite acceptable. The special effects are quite good for a TV movie.
Visually it's all just functional. A passable, entertaining time-waste.
5.5-8/10
- movie 68 - horror movie 36 - ftv 47 - ftv horror 20
- DirectorRichard FranklinStarsAnthony PerkinsVera MilesMeg TillyAfter twenty-two years of psychiatric care, Norman Bates attempts to return to a life of solitude, but the specters of his crimes - and his mother - continue to haunt him.Seen on February 4, 2013 (Day 35: Monday)
7-8.5/10
- movie 69 - horror movie 37 - ftv 48 - ftv horror 21
- DirectorDavid J. SkalStarsDavid J. SkalRudy BehlmerSara KarloffThis is a documentary on the making of the masterpiece "Frankenstein" from 1931. Every aspect of the above movie is covered and detailed. From the initial involvement from director Robert Florey and Bela Lugosi to the eventual casting of Boris Karloff, this is a thoroughly entertaining and insightful documentary.Seen on February 5, 2013 (Day 36: Tuesday)
7-8/10
- movie 70 - horror movie 37 - ftv 48 - ftv horror 21
- DirectorDaniel PetrieStarsBarbara EdenLarry HagmanJohn RubinsteinA disillusioned homemaker on a vacation in the woods is disturbed by her husband continually trying to get her to come home--and, more ominously, a mysterious howling at night.Seen on February 5, 2013 (Day 36: Tuesday)
Excellent tv movie (thriller/mystery). Good suspense, nice mood, pretty good cinematography (especially for a tv flick).
8-9/10
- movie 71 - horror movie 37 - ftv 49 - ftv horror 21
- DirectorJames NguyenStarsAlan BaghWhitney MooreTippi HedrenA horde of mutated birds descends upon the quiet town of Half Moon Bay, California. As the death toll rises, two citizens manage to fight back, but will they survive Birdemic?Seen on February 5, 2013 (Day 36: Tuesday)
I know, I know, this doesn't make sense. I watched this movie already twice in January. But although I was very tired, I wasn't in the mood to go to bed yet. So I chose something easy to watch. I dozed off halfway through it. So I'm not even sure whether to count it or not. BTW - when I watch this movie it's always the Rifftrax version.
1.5-7/10
- movie 72 - horror movie 38 - ftv 49 - ftv horror 21
- DirectorBert HaanstraStarsSimon CarmiggeltBert HaanstraPeter UstinovHow do the Dutch people live? Hidden cameras filmed the crowds on the beach, during carnival time, skating on the ice plains...Seen on February 6, 2013 (Day 37: Wednesday)
9.5-10/10
- movie 73 - horror movie 38 - ftv 49 - ftv horror 21
- DirectorJan DoenseJan VerheyenIn this unusual format, entitled "The Night of Bad Taste", Flemish movie director Jan Verheyen did, several years in a row, present a somewhat eccentric movie-buff audience with a long succession of material from pictures that never made it into mainstream, being to gore, obscene, clumsy, grotesque etcetera to make the production work in its genre (in many cases horror) but somehow funny or fascinating in their own right as accidental persiflage, some almost bloopers which surprisingly survived the final cut.Seen on February 6, 2013 (Day 37: Wednesday)
6.5-7.5/10
- movie 74 - horror movie 38 - ftv 50 - ftv horror 21
- DirectorAnthony PerkinsStarsAnthony PerkinsDiana ScarwidJeff FaheyNorman Bates falls in love with a fallen nun who stays at the Bates Motel alongside a drifter and a curious reporter. Meanwhile, "Mother" is still watching.Seen on February 6, 2013 (Day 37: Wednesday)
7-8.5/10
- movie 75 - horror movie 39 - ftv 51 - ftv horror 22
- DirectorDaniel G. KarslakeStarsImogene RobinsonVictor RobinsonGene RobinsonAn exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S. and how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community.Seen on February 7, 2013 (Day 38: Thursday)
8-9/10
- movie 76 - horror movie 39 - ftv 52 - ftv horror 22
- DirectorJuan Martínez MorenoStarsGorka OtxoaCarlos ArecesSecun de la RosaAfter 15 years, Tomas, a not very successful writer, comes back to the village in Galicia where his family comes from, Arga, apparently to get an award. But he doesn't know the real reason why he is there, to end with an old curse that is been haunting the village for the last hundred years.Seen on February 7, 2013 (Day 38: Thursday)
6-7.5/10
- movie 77 - horror movie 40 - ftv 53 - ftv horror 23
- DirectorMerian C. CooperGunther von FritschErnest B. SchoedsackStarsLowell ThomasKathy DarlynToni ValkOn the evening of September 30, 1952, the shape and sound of movies changed forever with the introduction of Cinerama.Seen on February 8, 2013 (Day 39: Friday)
The first Cinerama movie. I fully understand it must have been very spectacular in the theaters. And some parts still are - even on a small flat screen. Especially those when "the camera" is moving. I mean the rollercoaster ride, the Venice gondola tour, the water skiers, the speed boats and the air-flight. However most of the segments from the first part of the movie are pretty lame (the Wiener Sängerknaben, the folkdancing, the bull fight, the church choir, the bagpipe players AND the blunt intro about cinema history) Even in the fifties this was pretty tame. The host is awfully wooden and I cannot but admit that I felt a strong dislike for the patriotic ending.
4-8.5/10
- movie 78 - horror movie 40 - ftv 54 - ftv horror 23
- DirectorMick GarrisStarsAnthony PerkinsCCH PounderHenry ThomasNorman Bates recalls his childhood with his abusive mother while fearing his unborn child will inherit his split personality disorder.Seen on February 8, 2013 (Day 39: Friday)
4.5-7.5/10
- movie 79 - horror movie 41 - ftv 55 - ftv horror 24
- DirectorJohn KinhartStarsDon DohlerJ.J. AbramsRobert Long IIBlood, Boobs and Beast tells the compelling story of Don Dohler, whose movies have been called everything from oddly brilliant to some of the worst films of all time. Despite his critics, Dohler has gotten all 9 of his sci-fi and horror films distributed internationally, as well as TV syndication for his first film, The Alien Factor . Dohler has also inspired artists and filmmakers such as Robert Crumb (Fritz the Cat), J.J. Abrams (Creator of TV show Lost ) and Art Speigelman ( Maus ) with his underground comix character ProJunior, and his DIY filmmaking magazine, Cinemagic. Mild-mannered and unassuming, Dohler started making wholesome sci-fi films in the Baltimore area in 1976, but recently began including nudity and gore in his movies to please distributors. At age 59 he's just finished his most gratuitous movie to date and it's selling well, yet Dohler feels "sick of the exploitative stuff" and is considering giving up the Blood, Boobs and Beast formula. However, Dohler's recent partner Joe Ripple disagrees and views these components as essential to gaining distribution. Since the pair's filmmaking philosophies have begun to differ, it's possible that their current film could be their last. Shot and edited over two and a half years, Blood, Boobs and Beast provides a fresh and humorous look at low-budget filmmaking through the unassuming eyes of Don Dohler. With revealing interviews and beautiful cinematography, Blood, Boobs and Beast is a touching portrait of Dohler's career, his family, and his struggle to just make a good movie.Seen on February 9, 2013 (Day 40: Saturday)
6.5-7.5/10
- movie 80 - horror movie 41 - ftv 56 - ftv horror 24
- DirectorLaurent BouzereauStarsAlfred HitchcockPeggy RobertsonClive BarkerDocumentary about the making of Hitchcock's classic thriller Psycho (1960), featuring interviews with surviving cast and crew members.Seen on February 9, 2013 (Day 40: Saturday)
7.5-9/10
- movie 81 - horror movie 41 - ftv 57 - ftv horror 24
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera MilesA Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.Seen on February 9, 2013 (Day 40: Saturday)
9-10/10
- movie 82 - horror movie 42 - ftv 57 - ftv horror 24
- DirectorJames W. HorneStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyJune LangStan and Ollie mistakenly enlist in the army and find themselves posted to the Northwest Frontier in India on a dangerous mission.Seen on February 10, 2013 (Day 41: Saturday)
I'm an enormous admirer of Laurel & Hardy. And they've made so much movies I really love. Especially some of their terribly overlooked silent shorts.
But I have to be honest, this isn't one of their best features (while they're still working at the Hall Roach studios).
Nevertheless it contains some very funny material.
6-9/10
- movie 83 - horror movie 42 - ftv 57 - ftv horror 24
- DirectorEric LangeStarsJulien AntonPaolo Cherchi UsaiMaurice GianatiSeen on February 10, 2013 (Day 41: Saturday)
6.5-9/10
- movie 84 - horror movie 42 - ftv 57 - ftv horror 24
- DirectorEric LangeStarsPaolo Cherchi UsaiGian Luca FarinelliMaurice GianatiSeen on February 10, 2013 (Day 41: Saturday)
6.5-9/10
- movie 85 - horror movie 42 - ftv 57 - ftv horror 24
- DirectorKirby DickStarsBarney FrankJames McGreeveyKevin NaffAn indictment of closeted politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation in the U.S.Seen on February 10, 2013 (Day 41: Saturday)
6.5-8/10
- movie 86 - horror movie 42 - ftv 57 - ftv horror 24
- DirectorDavid BetonJames NunnStarsSheridan SmithJamie Thomas KingJack O'ConnellSeveral months after witnessing a murder, residents of Tower Block 31 find themselves being picked off by a sniper, pitting those lucky enough to be alive into a battle for survival.Seen on February 10, 2013 (Day 41: Saturday)
A little quote, I snatched elsewhere from the internet:
"It's not a bad idea for a movie, but what we get is undercooked, with poor logic and even poorer pacing conspiring to prevent any much-needed tension to build."
4-7/10
- movie 87 - horror movie 43 - ftv 58 - ftv horror 25
- 20111h 4mTV-PG8.1 (379)TV EpisodeDirectorMark CousinsStarsMark CousinsJean-Michel FrodonAgnes de MilleThe first two decades of cinema, 1895-1918; its invention in New Jersey and Lyon and its development from a gimmick to a language through the innovation of many technicians and artists.Seen on February 11, 2013 (Day 42: Monday)
3-6.5/10
- movie 88 - horror movie 43 - ftv 59 - ftv horror 25
- StarsAlan BaghBill CorbettKevin MurphyThe RiffTrax guys try to survive the shockingly bad movie "Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)" in which a bunch of atrociously CGI-animated birds wreak havoc on humankind.Seen on February 11, 2013 (Day 42: Monday)
5-10/10
- movie 89 - horror movie 43 - ftv 60 - ftv horror 25
- DirectorNeil LaButeStarsNicolas CageEllen BurstynLeelee SobieskiA sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.Seen on February 11, 2013 (Day 42: Monday)
1-2.5/10
- movie 90 - horror movie 44 - ftv 60 - ftv horror 25
- DirectorMark CousinsStarsMark CousinsStanley DonenNorman Lloyd1918-1928; the establishment of Hollywood as an industry that produced optimism, romanticism and happy endings; the filmmakers in America and Europe who defied Hollywood fantasy to show a harsh reality in cinema.Seen on February 12, 2013 (Day 43:Tuesday)
3-6/10
- movie 91 - horror movie 44 - ftv 61 - ftv horror 25
- 20111h 2m8.1 (274)TV EpisodeDirectorMark CousinsStarsMark CousinsNaum KleimanAleksandr Sokurov1918-1932, the great rebel filmmakers around the world. Novel and remarkable experiments in silent cinema; French impressionism and surrealism, German expressionism, Soviet, Japanese and Chinese cinematic innovation.Seen on February 12, 2013 (Day 43:Tuesday)
3-6/10
- movie 92 - horror movie 44 - ftv 62 - ftv horror 25
- DirectorMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerStarsDeborah KerrDavid FarrarFlora RobsonA group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.Seen on February 12, 2013 (Day 43:Tuesday)
8.5-10/10
- movie 93 - horror movie 44 - ftv 63 - ftv horror 25
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsMark WahlbergZooey DeschanelJohn LeguizamoA science teacher, his wife, and a young girl struggle to survive a plague that causes those infected to commit suicide.Seen on February 12, 2013 (Day 43:Tuesday)
3-4.5/10
- movie 94 - horror movie 45 - ftv 63 - ftv horror 25
- DirectorElliot SilversteinStarsJames BrolinKathleen LloydJohn MarleyA small desert town is terrorized by a powerful, seemingly possessed car, and the local sheriff may be the only one who can stop it.Seen on February 12, 2013 (Day 43:Tuesday)
4-8/10
- movie 95 - horror movie 46 - ftv 63 - ftv horror 25
- DirectorEdward S. CurtisStarsStanley HuntSarah Constance Smith HuntMrs. George WalkusCombining fact and fabrication, Edward S. Curtis' dramatization of the life of the Kwakiutl peoples of British Columbia revolves around a chief's son, who must contend with an evil sorcerer in order to win the hand of a beautiful maiden.Seen on February 13, 2013 (Day 44:Wednesday)
6.5-9/10
- movie 96 - horror movie 46 - ftv 64 - ftv horror 25
- DirectorIda LupinoStarsEdmond O'BrienFrank LovejoyWilliam TalmanTwo fishermen pick up a psychopathic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.Seen on February 13, 2013 (Day 44:Wednesday)
7-9/10
- movie 97 - horror movie 46 - ftv 65 - ftv horror 25
- DirectorJean-Claude LordStarsMichael IronsideLee GrantLinda PurlA deranged, misogynistic killer assaults a journalist. When he discovers that she survived the attack, he follows her to the hospital to finish her off.Seen on February 13, 2013 (Day 44:Wednesday)
5-8/10
- movie 98 - horror movie 47 - ftv 66 - ftv horror 26
- StarsAlan BaghBill CorbettKevin MurphyThe RiffTrax guys try to survive the shockingly bad movie "Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)" in which a bunch of atrociously CGI-animated birds wreak havoc on humankind.Seen on February 13, 2013 (Day 44: Wednesday)
So: yeah, it's the second time this month I've watched the live Rifftrax version of Birdemic. Which of course also means I've watched the whole movie itself again. Including both Rifftrax version it's the fifth time this year. And we're just in the middle of February.
I do watch other movies with Rifftrax. (see above: Wicker Man, The Happening) But they're simply not as funny as Birdemic. Just some "casual" walking, and driving&parking from Alan Bagh, is enough to crack me up. And with some Rifftrax help, it goes on and on until I almost die in a fit of laughter.
5-10/10
- movie 99 - horror movie 47 - ftv 66 - ftv horror 26
- DirectorAntonio MargheritiSergio CorbucciStarsBarbara SteeleGeorges RivièreMargrete RobsahmA journalist takes a bet that he can spend the night in a haunted castle on All Hallow's Eve. During his stay, he bears witness to the castle's gruesome past coming to life before him, and falls in love with a beautiful female ghost.Seen on February 14, 2013 (Day 45: Thursday)
3-9/10
- movie 100 - horror movie 48 - ftv 67 - ftv horror 27