RUPERT

Oh, and Calamity of Snakes!
---> youtube.com/watch?v=2u8NcXbIV0o <---


If you can find downloads for either of these films, let me know!
They're incredibly rare.


I have another weird chinese horror on dvd called RED SPELL SPELLS RED. In one scene a supposedly possessed man bites the wings and head off a live chicken

boo boo

Man, this is a cool idea for a thread.

I love horror films, when they are done right, which is very rarely unfortunately, theres so many horror films being sh*t out every couple of seconds that quality ones are hard to find.

John Carpenter, Wes Craven and Tobe Hooper were great in their day but holy sh*t do their new films suck.

I would like to see Romero's new Dead film though. Looks pretty sweet.

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Diary of the Dead...was lacking in plot and had some really unrealistic situations (what am I saying...it's a ZOMBIE movie), but I will say this movie had some of THE BEST zombie death (or would that be re-death) scenes I have ever seen. Particularly in the hospital. But that's all I'm going to say.

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RUPERT

You'll hate them even more after seeing centipede horror

jackhammer

Review coming up later for 'Scrapbook' and it's definitely an acquired choice.

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Scrapbook is an extreme and harrowing film that required over 19 minutes of cuts on it's U.K release, which I should imagine would make the film a complete mess and fail to grasp what the film is trying to say.

Scrapbook is pieced together from various real events that were researched over a 5 year period by the writer and co star Tommy Biondo who unfortunately died before the films eventual release. This was a great shame because despite the lurid subject matter, it is a brave, bold and exceptionally well played film.

Biondo plays Leonard who kidnaps his victims and then proceeds to mentally and physically torture his victims and keep momento's, thoughts and photos in his scrapbook. He truly believes that when he finishes the book, he will then become a celebrity and appear on talk shows. His determination is infallable.

Clara (a bravura piece of acting from Emily Haack) is his latest victim, and the first time we see her, she is tied up in the back of a parked van next to a disembowelled body. This is no ordinary glamorous Hollywood take on serial killers. This is as unflinchingly raw as you can get. It is shot on video and is shot mainly in two rooms. The camera pays close attention to Clara's face and this framing device cranks up the claustrophobia to the max.

Now to the aforementioned subject matter. Clara is raped three times in the movie and in one scene is brutally sodomised and the film pulls no punches in showing this. It is extremely upsetting and frighteningly realistic yet it is never exploitative. This is enforced when Clara accepts Leonard sexually but he shows his true colours when he fails to get an erection.

Why does she accept him? Despite being seemingly weak, she realise that by writing in Leonards scrapbook she can emotionally manipulate him as this is the one area he obviously at his weakest.

The film is as much about female empowerment as it is man's callous approach to life. Where he uses brute force and power, she uses guile and cunning. There can only be one survivor and the climax is both surprising and powerful.

Although it's a low budget film and is definitely not easy to watch, it also a highly charged piece of work and psychologically complex enough for you to appreciate the effort of all involved.

I will reiterate that it is raw film making and it is something that I personally will not let my partner see. You have been warned.

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Old post is old post but I finally saw this movie tonight. I must say this might qualify as the most beautiful movies I've ever seen. It somehow manages to be both shocking yet intelligent. Rarely ever does a movie manage to both capture a visceral want for disgusting visuals and maintain enough intellect to be captivating on a more mentally stimulating level and this movie does both of those perfectly. The intensity of the film is amazing too. The tension builds at a fairly steady pace as you're barraged by a combination of gut wrenching despair and awe inspring hope throughout the entire film and each scene one ups the previous in absolute power. Both breath taking and moving, and the ending is just an absolute mind****. Just holy ****. Despite jackhammer's disclaimers and warnings I would recommend that everyone sees it now, it is the best movie ever.

RoemerMW

Just out of curiosity, are you going to be going over anything by Mario Bava? Also, have you ever seen Don't Look Now?

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jackhammer

I have only seen Shock, Black Sunday and Bay Of Blood by Bava but I remember Black Sunday being excellent but unfortunately don't own it to review it. As for Don't Look down, keep on visiting.

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Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer (uncut)

Makes Silence Of The Lambs look like Sesame Street