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[Diehard]

That story is, in fact, based on a true story, too. There was a film made called An American Crime with Ellen Page and Catherine Keener that is, supposedly, a more realistic telling of those same events. I haven't seen The Girl Next Door, or read the book, yet, but An American Crime felt like a punch in the stomach. It was a very hard watch.



JD's recommendation of Martyrs, Inside and Fronteirs is probably what my first recommendations would be, too. Inside and Martyrs are probably my two favorite horror movies of... well, maybe ever. Maybe. Some other recommendations, off the top of my head:

Black Christmas (the original)
A Tale Of Two Sisters
The Human Centipede
Let The Right One In/Let Me In (they're both great)
The Woman
Dream Home (the Chinese movie, not the recent Daniel Craig one)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original)
I Saw The Devil
Rabid (Cronenberg)
Cold Fish
Nightmare Detective
Frozen
Thirst
The Innocents
Shutter (the original)
Possession (the one with Sam Neil)


That should be enough to get you started.

I watched Frozen and Human Centipede. Frozen was okay, wasn't really too into it. Human Centipede was just bizarre. I didn't know whether to laugh or cringe during the film. Guess neither was my type of film, thanks for the suggestions though. I'll definitely watch some of the others on that list.

 

[jerseydevil]

What happens if I watch Martyrs, but am not a Catholic (lapsed or otherwise) and don't have a soul to begin with, what effect would it have on me? :O

Haha! If you look up the Martyrs on Amazon they'll let you know it's frequently bought together with Inside and Frontier (s)

Wouldn't that make a swell triple feature? I'll bring the Goobers.

Whenever I am asked for recommends they are my 3 go tos. They are all French too, so it's not as coincidental as it seems.

 

[Diehard]

I watched the last of the trilogy (Frontiere), was my least favorite of the 3 but definitely held my interest and was entertaining. Thanks for the recommendations JD, hope to hear more suggestions lol.

I think I'm gonna watch another French horror movie soon, a film called Haute Tension. Heard it's supposed to be pretty intense.

 

[adgy-san]

Oh, you silly, HD snob.

And proud of it!

[/quote]It's one of those things that if it comes on the telly and there's nothing else going on, say no scheduled Magic the Gathering tournaments, it might be worth watching. Or you can just explore more of Henri-Georges Clouzot's work if you haven't (Like Wages of Fear). [/quote]

I absolutely intend to explore more of Clouzot's work.

Yeah, I watched A Page of Madness, silly, I recommend it to you.

You did? Well, ****, I'm glad. So ****ing good!

There's quite a bit. Have you ever watched any of Murnau's work, say, the silent Faust or Noseferatu?

I saw Nosferatu way way way back in the day, but have been meaning to watch it again ever since I watched Herzog's remake (which I really liked and had Isabelle Adjani in it, too!!!!). I see Kino released a nice looking box set of Murnau's stuff. Added to the wish list! Have you seen any Josef Von Sternberg stuff?

You can or rather SHOULD. Faust is the APEX of silent film German expressionism.

Anytime you feel like recommending old, creepy movies you got an ear right here.

I decided to take a brief hiatus from my horror movie binge and watch a film I've been meaning to see for quite some time, a Japanese movie called Confessions. It centers around a woman whose daughter was killed and her quest to take revenge on those she holds responsible. The story is told from the point of view of several different characters. I had no idea what I was in for since I did very little research prior to seeing it, all I knew was that it was one of the best Japanese films of 2010. This film had such a profound emotional impact of me. It was one of the darkest, morbid, and powerful movies I've seen in my entire life. The ending was sooooo amazing as well. Left me speechless. This movie is not pleasant to watch, but it's so well made, and the acting is superb. I'd recommend this film to just about anyone - it's that ****ing good.

Okay, back to finding another horror movie to watch for tomorrow, or tonight maybe if I can't fall asleep.

My second favorite movie from last year. DieHard, can I ask, where did you see this? Did you import a disc like I did?

 

[adgy-san]

I watched the last of the trilogy (Frontiere), was my least favorite of the 3 but definitely held my interest and was entertaining. Thanks for the recommendations JD, hope to hear more suggestions lol.

I think I'm gonna watch another French horror movie soon, a film called Haute Tension. Heard it's supposed to be pretty intense.

High Tension is, IMO, a great movie. Up until the end.

I was actually trying to think of some more horror to recommend to you last night and that and the remake of The Hills Have Eyes came to mind. Both Alex Aja films.

 

[Kings Provisional]

Chronicle

I thought it was well done and I enjoyed it. I have to agree with JD that the end sort of got away from the director, it was a bit over the top. But even with that it was good. It had an interesting premise: what happens when regular people all of a sudden get super powers, not all are heroes. Seeing the genesis of a a regular guy essentially become a, for lack a better term, a super villain was interesting. Also the genesis of a hero. For those who have not seen it be warned: it is shot in "Blair Witch" Style of first person single shaky camera style. Some people have commented that they have to close their eyes at times to avoid getting nauseated. I have never had a problem with that sort of thing but I must admit I was feeling a little green at times. Perhaps it was because I slightly under the weather when I saw it. But overall this was a satisfying movie.

SPOiLER ALERT!! Dont read if you have not seen it!

A question for those who saw it: Ok, when the girl with the bright red hair stormed out of the room and you got a split second look at the stuff in her hair did you did you immediatly think it was barf? Am I weirdo for first thinking the guy just got freaky with his, uh, load? Of course I knew what really happened a few seconds later but the dude already showed signs he was going down a dark path and he was good with his powers. My first thought was "Oh gross he went' money shot on the poor girl!" Of course I felt like a dope afterwards because they would never show that sort of thing in PG movie, but for a split second I thought they did.

 

[Diehard]

My second favorite movie from last year. DieHard, can I ask, where did you see this? Did you import a disc like I did?

my friend who's also an Asian cinema buff let me borrow it, not sure where he got it

What was your favorite movie from last year? Or top 5 lol.

 

[jerseydevil]

Chronicle

I thought it was well done and I enjoyed it. I have to agree with JD that the end sort of got away from the director, it was a bit over the top. But even with that it was good. It had an interesting premise: what happens when regular people all of a sudden get super powers, not all are heroes. Seeing the genesis of a a regular guy essentially become a, for lack a better term, a super villain was interesting. Also the genesis of a hero. For those who have not seen it be warned: it is shot in "Blair Witch" Style of first person single shaky camera style. Some people have commented that they have to close their eyes at times to avoid getting nauseated. I have never had a problem with that sort of thing but I must admit I was feeling a little green at times. Perhaps it was because I slightly under the weather when I saw it. But overall this was a satisfying movie.

SPOiLER ALERT!! Dont read if you have not seen it!

A question for those who saw it: Ok, when the girl with the bright red hair stormed out of the room and you got a split second look at the stuff in her hair did you did you immediatly think it was barf? Am I weirdo for first thinking the guy just got freaky with his, uh, load? Of course I knew what really happened a few seconds later but the dude already showed signs he was going down a dark path and he was good with his powers. My first thought was "Oh gross he went' money shot on the poor girl!" Of course I felt like a dope afterwards because they would never show that sort of thing in PG movie, but for a split second I thought they did.

Ummm nope. You are officially a pervo kid.

 

[jerseydevil]

I watched the last of the trilogy (Frontiere), was my least favorite of the 3 but definitely held my interest and was entertaining. Thanks for the recommendations JD, hope to hear more suggestions lol.

I think I'm gonna watch another French horror movie soon, a film called Haute Tension. Heard it's supposed to be pretty intense.

High Tension is, IMO, a great movie. Up until the end.

I was actually trying to think of some more horror to recommend to you last night and that and the remake of The Hills Have Eyes came to mind. Both Alex Aja films.

Yeah, Frontieres is definitly the lesser of the 3. Haute Tension is a real divisive flick, curious to see what you think. I liked it more than others. And I'm not a fan of The Hills remake. Not horrible, just kind of by the numbers. Have you ever seen Pontypool? It's a film I love rabidly.

 

[adgy-san]

my friend who's also an Asian cinema buff let me borrow it, not sure where he got it

What was your favorite movie from last year? Or top 5 lol.

1. Attack The Block
2. Confessions
3. Bridesmaids
4. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
5. Jane Eyre

 

[Kings Provisional]

Ummm nope. You are officially a pervo kid.

Dang!

I can't be the only one here.

And maybe I have been affected by the descriptions of all sicko movies the rest of you watch, so I was expecting something weird!

 

[jerseydevil]

Dang!

I can't be the only one here.

And maybe I have been affected by the descriptions of all sicko movies the rest of you watch, so I was expecting something weird!

It was chunky...don't know what kinds of loads you've been shooting. You may want to have that checked.

 

[Kings Provisional]

It was chunky...don't know what kinds of loads you've been shooting. You may want to have that checked.

At first all I saw was color, not chunkage. Hey, i did qualify my statement by saying "for a split second".

 

[Diehard]

1. Attack The Block
2. Confessions
3. Bridesmaids
4. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
5. Jane Eyre

interesting choice, my top 5 from the films I saw would be

1. Confessions
2. The Artist
3. The Descendants
4. Source Code
5. Hanna

Besides Haute Tension, the other Aja film I was interested in checking out was Mirrors. I watched part of The Hills Have Eyes a while back and wasn't too enthralled but I might give it another go.

And JD I'll definitely let you know what I think about Haute Tension when I get around to seeing it.

 

[jerseydevil]

interesting choice, my top 5 from the films I saw would be

1. Confessions
2. The Artist
3. The Descendants
4. Source Code
5. Hanna

Besides Haute Tension, the other Aja film I was interested in checking out was Mirrors. I watched part of The Hills Have Eyes a while back and wasn't too enthralled but I might give it another go.

And JD I'll definitely let you know what I think about Haute Tension when I get around to seeing it.

Attack the Block is...TITS. Best movie in a long time. Just well done awesomeness all over the place.

 

[Diehard]

High Tension is, IMO, a great movie. Up until the end.

I was actually trying to think of some more horror to recommend to you last night and that and the remake of The Hills Have Eyes came to mind. Both Alex Aja films.

Thanks for the recommendation, I watched Hills Have Eyes. Wasn't really my type of film, guess I"m not a fan of mutant monsters/zombie slaughterfests. Wasn't really too excited during the movie. Again though, I appreciate the recommendation. Thanks

 

[adgy-san]

No worries! Did you see Pirahna yet?

I never saw Mirrors, but I don't remember hearing anything good about it, unfortunately.

 

[Stormy2213]

Because I've been reading about Bobcat's new flick and because a couple of people I respect recommended it.

Great movie. Being a single dad raising a 16 old son on my own made the film hit too close to home sometimes. A very naked look at that dynamic - and it is nailed by all the characters involved. What a great movie. I'll be watching this one again.

 

[Diehard]

No worries! Did you see Pirahna yet?

I never saw Mirrors, but I don't remember hearing anything good about it, unfortunately.

I watched the trailer for Piranha, thought it looked lame. I watched Mirrors, it was pretty intriguing, didn't care for the ending though.

 

[Diehard]

This film is a ****ing masterpiece! The Devil's Backbone is a gothic thriller from Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) about an orphanage during the Spanish Civil War. It centers around a boy whose father died in the war and the ghost of an orphan who dies in the beginning of the movie. I loved this movie, definitely worth watching.