Movies discussed: Psycho (remake), Nightbreed, Misery, Tremors
This week Josh and Adam tell us just what’s wrong with the remake of Psycho, it involves butts. At least partially. Then we discuss the movies we watched from that fabulous year: 1990!
Nightbreed has its way with us, Misery raises some uncomfortable questions, and Tremors is fun for the whole family.
Next weeks assignments: Don Coscarelli films!
Josh’s pick: John Dies at the End
Adam’s pick: Incident On and Off a Mountain Road
Matt’s pick: Phantasm 2
Watch along with us if you like and we’ll see you next week.
Ooh, requests! I have two:
1) The Hamiltons – I liked this movie because I did not know what was going on through most of it. If you decide to do this one, don’t read much about it ahead of time. It does a great job of revealing itself.
2) Frailty – I’m not sure if this is quite horror enough, but it is a great movie about a guy (who is either schizophrenic or given the ability spot evil people by an angel) killing people he thinks are evil. Also, it has Bill Paxton not acting all manic-crazy.
And now I need to watch Tremors. Although, having Tremors and Anne Heche’s butthole in the same show may have been a bit of overkill…
So, I recently set out to watch (for the first time) the entire Friday the 13th series. After watching the *ridiculous* third installment, I had a thought for an episode theme: 3-D 80s Horror Movies
These are classic, because not only do they tend to epitomize 80s horror, but they are absolutely full of shitty “for the sake of 3-D” shots. I mean, seriously… Friday 3 includes a scene where one character is sunbathing, and another is playing with a yo-yo above their head, so we get a reverse birdseye POV shot of the yo-yo going in and out of the screen (for what feels like 30 seconds).
Yay, suggestions!
I mentioned Angel Heart before, I’d really like you guys commenting on it. I think it’s Alan Parker’s finest moment, and although the film advances slowly, it delivers a respectful amount of punch.
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
mkay i can’t believe i never saw nightbreed before this week. that movie was… just amazing, pretty much everything i want from a movie of that type.
i did take notes, but then my damn computer updated itself and the document went bye-bye. basically, i loved it. the “cabal” cut toured this summer and should be out soon. can’t wait!
love the new intro, by the way!
Love is the law, love under will.
I recall someone mentioning the Misery stageplay many years ago (not sure if this was amateur or professional). For the hobbling scene they split the difference, and had it still an attempt at hobbling, but the force of the sledgehammer actually removed the foot. I believe the lighting went red at the impact and a fake foot flew across the stage.
And the talk of Tremors made me buy Tremors, so I will now be watching Tremors. I bought the full box set for cheap – three sequels!
I’ve seen Tremors 2 before, where there was CGI used. Don’t recall it being hideeous at the time (the film nor the effects), but I have low hopes. Definitely Tremors with its practical effects is far superior.
Getting caught up on some episodes, and I’ve been hoping you would solicit listener suggestions since I first started listening. I think horror movies, especially pre-2000, have a quality that inherently lend themselves to sharing. Maybe it’s because of their low-budget status, loads of bad movies, or the strange emotions that horror movies evoke as compared to other genres, but when I find really good horror movies the first thing I do when I finish an excellent horror movie is have friends over and share the experience with them.
The movie I’d like to see you guys review is called, “Absentia”. It’s on Netflix streaming, so it’s super easy to get. It has some interesting back-story; it was originally funded on Kickstarter, and went on to win some festival awards. I was blown away by how good it was for something of which I’d never heard. There are definitely some flaws in it, but I’d really like to hear your guys’ take on the film.