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by **jellydonut25** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:52 am

Critters 3 - I remembered HATING this movie when I first saw it. Perhaps it was for no other reason than Critters 2 must have featured at least a hundred of the titular creatures who at the end roll up into a singular gigantic ball of gnashing teeth, while Critters 3 features only a handful of the medium-dog-sized hairballs because I really enjoyed it this time out. Sure the plot is extraordinarily convenient, the acting is downright dreadful, and the retcons are left wholly unexplained (why is Charlie now on his own? in Critters 2, when residual Crite[or is it Krite?] life was found on Earth, the bounty hunters had to return to finish their job, but this time the don't? where did the remaining creatures come from if they were all supposedly killed at the end of the second film?) but the creature effects are actually pretty well done and the Critters come off more convincingly here than perhaps anywhere else. Now, I'm going to have to watch Critters 4, but methinks my opinions of that sequel's suckiness will NOT change.

by **MouthForWar** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:10 am

by **jellydonut25** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:44 pm

by **howze01** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:12 am

by **Destroysall** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:11 am

Aliens

LOVE IT!

by **Reaper G** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 11:35 am

by **MekaGojira3k** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 12:10 pm

by **jellydonut25** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:55 pm

by **Destroysall** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:14 am

Alien 3

This one and Alien: Resurrection is playing tonight on AMC TV. I enjoy Resurrection much more than this one, however, this one is still good!

The Goonies

Laugh if you must, but I love this movie! I grew up with it, so I like it, haha! :lol:

by **metal_bryan** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:01 am

by **Reaper G** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:43 am

"Kamen Rider the Next"

The J-horror element was out of place, but othwerwise a nice reimagining of the classic series.

by **king_ghidorah** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:53 am

by **Destroysall** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:09 pm

by **MouthForWar** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:18 pm

by **jellydonut25** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:00 pm

by **MouthForWar** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:31 pm

by **Destroysall** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:45 pm

by **lhb412** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:28 am

by **MouthForWar** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:05 am

I haven't been able to watch as much as I wanted to, but I've done some catching up in the last few days. List of stuff I've watched in the last few days:

-Pumpkinhead- Believe it or not, I actually never saw this before. Well, now I have and I thought it was awesome! Great effects, original story, awesome creature... what more could you want from a horror movie? Too bad Stan Winston never made any more horror movies. Also, Lance Hendrickson is so convincing in the lead role... he really is an awesome actor. its too bad nobody else seems to notice and he shows up in Asylum mockbusters and SyFy originals now. I was glad when Ed Harris cast him in Appaloosa.

-Devil Doll- An obscure flick by the great and underrated Tod Browning, director of Dracula and Freaks. Unfortunately I didn't really care much for this one. It lacks the same kind of powerful story and interesting characters that were in Dracula and Freaks. And the main character spends the whole time in drag using a fake old lady voice, but it fools everyone in the movie.

-Bedlam- Now this is more like it! A movie produced by the great Val Lewton (look him up, kids). Boris Karloff is at his best here. He plays an abusive asylum owner and he's just such a mean b*stard. If you don't know the name Val Lewton or his films (Cat People, Body Snatcher, etc) you REALLY need to change that. Some of the best horror of the 30s/40s.

-The Old Dark House- An overlooked gem from Universal and the master James Whale. It could be said that this started the whole "broke down in the middle of nowhere" genre of horror.

-Monster Squad- A childhood favorite! Forget Van Helsing, this is a REAL Universal monster reunion. I've loved this movie since I was 7.

-The Creature From The Black Lagoon- Another old favorite. Great creature, a cool spin on the King Kong story of woman and beast... a classic all around!

-Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth- This movie sucks and the old Cenobites are replaced by lame new ones. Stick with the wonderful original film and the first sequel and forget the rest.

-The Haunted World of El Superbeasto- Although I didn't find it unbearable like jellydonut did, its a pretty forgettable film. Unfortunately the opening credits are the best part. Its good for a few chuckles and I'd be lying if I said it never made me laugh... thing is, its not a movie I could ever see myself wanting to watch again. I was mildly entertained. It took up time and space, it had a beginning and a middle and an end... it was just there. I do love the idea of a universe where all movie monsters co-exist together. I'd still take it over Rob Zombie's Halloween movies.

I think that's it for now.

by **king_ghidorah** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:51 am

by **MouthForWar** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:02 am

Man, how can you not love that movie?

As far as why he's attracted to human females, the Gillman IS part human. That's my understanding anyway. He's a lost link between man and fish, so he has characteristics of both.

I also really like the first sequel, Revenge of the Creature. The third one ain't so good though, IMO.

And Appaloosa is really good if you like more character based Westerns. Ed Harris and Viggo are awesome and have great chemistry together (as History of Violence proved, only they play partners this time... Jeremy Irons is also good in it... hey, those are all Cronenberg alums :wink:

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