More horror movies. That's all I do now, watch movies and write lists.
I have a powerful urge to write lists, don't mind me. This is a continuation, filling out of the last horror movie list I made. I've watched some more since then.
1. Dracula (1931) -- I love the book like I love pie, okay, and I love the characters in it. Movie!Van Helsing? LIVES to ruin all the things.
5. Re-Animator -- oh my god, the scene with the cat, aaaahahahahaha, eternal lulz. I liked it, it's campy and fun and completely idiotic but it's got that HP Lovecraft ~feel~.
8. Black Christmas -- well, I wasn't expecting surprise!Olivia Hussey. Not bad? Just also not very good.
9. Freaks -- movie of my HEART, where have you been all my life? This is perfect.
13. The Haunting -- I had to think long and hard and it took looking at the cover to remember. Pretty forgettable, and actually? I think I liked the Stephen King penned mini-series better.
15. Friday the 13th -- like, who doesn't know who the killer is in this one? I would have ROCKED that quiz in Scream, just saying. Was surprised she didn't show up until the last fifteen minutes or so.
16. Braindead -- yeah, that lady at the dinner table wasn't the only one who felt like horfing when the evil mother started chewing on her own ear. Fucking gross, end of story.
17. Phantasm -- uh. Not bad? Ending was WEIRD.
24. Phantom of the Opera (1924) -- no, stop, go away, just because he's not looking like fucking Prince Charming doesn't mean he's a bad dude, okay? I mean, sure, the Phantom is a raging asshole, but the point is, CHRISTINE DOESN'T KNOW THAT.
28. Bride of Frankenstein -- oh, what was the point? Aside from the Bride rocking some truly fierce hair and make-up by the end.
29. The Mummy (1932) -- Van Helsing, stop ruining movies for me. Personally I would have thought it was awesome if the cute lady had run off with Imhotep instead of that whitebread butterface she ended up with.
45. Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? -- I, uh, kind of ended up skipping parts in the middle? Whoever made that movie could have stood to cut some bits out. Not bad, though. Bette Davis is always A+.
61. The Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) -- welllll. Not bad? Creepy and weird, mostly.
69. Das Cabinet des Doktor Calligari -- well, there's a twist ending if I ever saw one. Okay, but not astonishing.
72. Frankenstein (1931) -- go away, Van Helsing. Also, MAYBE, if the creator himself had taken some FUCKING RESPONSIBILITY and had some compassion for the poor creature and not let that dimwit of a helper taunt him with fire, MAYBE Adam wouldn't have gone on a killing spree. Just saying. Nature and nurture, kids.
76. Onibaba -- I had such high hopes, but no.
101. Ringu -- I think I liked the American version better by sheer horror factor and better production value on Samara, but the Japanese version had a much better ending, and when I say better, I mean waaaaaaay more fucked up.
188. Repulsion -- well, that happened. I liked the imagery of the fish, for example, and her nailing the door shut.
412. The Burning -- actually pretty decent. There were survivors and they reacted pretty realistically to a bunch of their friends fucking turning up in bits. And then they called the cops, which was such a novel idea for a horror movie that I almost fucking swooned.
I've been considering doing one of these for the books on my Filling in the Gaps list that I've read, but more of a short review than just snarking, I thought. Probably on LJ, because tumblr is the way it is and... just... no. Text posts and tumblr and I do not get along.
1. Dracula (1931) -- I love the book like I love pie, okay, and I love the characters in it. Movie!Van Helsing? LIVES to ruin all the things.
5. Re-Animator -- oh my god, the scene with the cat, aaaahahahahaha, eternal lulz. I liked it, it's campy and fun and completely idiotic but it's got that HP Lovecraft ~feel~.
8. Black Christmas -- well, I wasn't expecting surprise!Olivia Hussey. Not bad? Just also not very good.
9. Freaks -- movie of my HEART, where have you been all my life? This is perfect.
13. The Haunting -- I had to think long and hard and it took looking at the cover to remember. Pretty forgettable, and actually? I think I liked the Stephen King penned mini-series better.
15. Friday the 13th -- like, who doesn't know who the killer is in this one? I would have ROCKED that quiz in Scream, just saying. Was surprised she didn't show up until the last fifteen minutes or so.
16. Braindead -- yeah, that lady at the dinner table wasn't the only one who felt like horfing when the evil mother started chewing on her own ear. Fucking gross, end of story.
17. Phantasm -- uh. Not bad? Ending was WEIRD.
24. Phantom of the Opera (1924) -- no, stop, go away, just because he's not looking like fucking Prince Charming doesn't mean he's a bad dude, okay? I mean, sure, the Phantom is a raging asshole, but the point is, CHRISTINE DOESN'T KNOW THAT.
28. Bride of Frankenstein -- oh, what was the point? Aside from the Bride rocking some truly fierce hair and make-up by the end.
29. The Mummy (1932) -- Van Helsing, stop ruining movies for me. Personally I would have thought it was awesome if the cute lady had run off with Imhotep instead of that whitebread butterface she ended up with.
45. Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? -- I, uh, kind of ended up skipping parts in the middle? Whoever made that movie could have stood to cut some bits out. Not bad, though. Bette Davis is always A+.
61. The Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) -- welllll. Not bad? Creepy and weird, mostly.
69. Das Cabinet des Doktor Calligari -- well, there's a twist ending if I ever saw one. Okay, but not astonishing.
72. Frankenstein (1931) -- go away, Van Helsing. Also, MAYBE, if the creator himself had taken some FUCKING RESPONSIBILITY and had some compassion for the poor creature and not let that dimwit of a helper taunt him with fire, MAYBE Adam wouldn't have gone on a killing spree. Just saying. Nature and nurture, kids.
76. Onibaba -- I had such high hopes, but no.
101. Ringu -- I think I liked the American version better by sheer horror factor and better production value on Samara, but the Japanese version had a much better ending, and when I say better, I mean waaaaaaay more fucked up.
188. Repulsion -- well, that happened. I liked the imagery of the fish, for example, and her nailing the door shut.
412. The Burning -- actually pretty decent. There were survivors and they reacted pretty realistically to a bunch of their friends fucking turning up in bits. And then they called the cops, which was such a novel idea for a horror movie that I almost fucking swooned.
I've been considering doing one of these for the books on my Filling in the Gaps list that I've read, but more of a short review than just snarking, I thought. Probably on LJ, because tumblr is the way it is and... just... no. Text posts and tumblr and I do not get along.