thanks contenderizer, but w/ few exceptions, the images are all legit screencaps. I formatted them against a template for reasons of consistency, info display & such, but I've actually been fairly particular about not using anything for the central imagery other than actual film stills, screengrabs and what not.
― Troll 3 (Pillbox), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:12 (twelve years ago) link
Wolf Creek was a steaming pile of shit. Boring, badly made, not even remotely shocking. (nb: I quit watching the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre right after the first murders because it was boring me to tears)― Erick Dampier is better than Shaq (miloaukerman), Tuesday, January 10, 2006 7:51 PM (6 years ago)
this quote is interesting to me because i think it gets at a lot of where i go wrt modern horror (in a very reverso backwards way) - the stuff that tries to hit that TCM mix of dread and hopelessness is where its at. wolf creek is very very much a TCM for now.
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:15 (twelve years ago) link
would agree w that. not as punk/lo-fi, but similar in spirit. prefer TCM though.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:17 (twelve years ago) link
I like Wolf Creek, btw, and I voted for it here, but I'm not sure I could explain WHY I like it w/o sounding like a depraved sociopath. Then again, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is my favorite of all time & I'm hard pressed to explain that half of the time even.
― Troll 3 (Pillbox), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
think wolf creek is the first thing here to make my ballot
eric this is wonderful so far btw, thank you
― jesus christ (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:19 (twelve years ago) link
ok fine i'll spill my ballot thing - because of my worry that modern horror was going to get unfairly snubbed in favor of 70s 80s and 90s stuff, i only allowed myself 10 spots from before the year 2000. recruiting kjb to vote was largely because i knew i could hedge my bets on all of the older stuff i love that way. also because i greedily want to pillage his ballot for all the awesome stuff i havent seen yet.
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
roll out the hate!
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― Count-Dracula-Down (Eric H.), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:22 (twelve years ago) link
ha, you are the anti-me
xp
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:22 (twelve years ago) link
that said, i have no reservations at all abt my ballot. and i still had to cut it down from like 200+ movies on my first run through
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:23 (twelve years ago) link
you voted for rubber didn't you
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
"You can lead a country girl to city water, but you can't make her SINK INTO DEPRESSION!"
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88. THE SE7ENTH VICTIMMark Robson, USA, 1943(206 points, 6 votes)
Opting for Seventh Victim, just 'cuz there ain't that many films as uniquely depressing.― Emile Zola predicts World War I and then he dies. (R Baez), Thursday, October 20, 2011 11:21 AM (6 months ago)Apparently when someone asked Lewton what the 7th Victim was about, he said "death is good"!― Zelda Zonk, Monday, December 1, 2008 4:26 AM (3 years ago)Some people share wine or weed; I share The Seventh Victim...countless times, esp. with students ("here! look at all the shit you can pack into 70 mins.!!"). I'm genuinely stunned it's not as notorious as Psycho. After all, it includes a shower sequence almost as scary and invasive. I cannot think of a single second in this masterpiece that doesn't thrill me or needs to be cut. The dipsomania discussion. The fucked-up kiddie song. The floating trademark. Most of all, the deep, deep sadness conveyed in the scene where Mary gets her hair done. It just keep pinning your back to the wall.― Kevin John Bozelka, Monday, December 1, 2008 5:34 PM (3 years ago)
Apparently when someone asked Lewton what the 7th Victim was about, he said "death is good"!― Zelda Zonk, Monday, December 1, 2008 4:26 AM (3 years ago)
Some people share wine or weed; I share The Seventh Victim...countless times, esp. with students ("here! look at all the shit you can pack into 70 mins.!!"). I'm genuinely stunned it's not as notorious as Psycho. After all, it includes a shower sequence almost as scary and invasive. I cannot think of a single second in this masterpiece that doesn't thrill me or needs to be cut. The dipsomania discussion. The fucked-up kiddie song. The floating trademark. Most of all, the deep, deep sadness conveyed in the scene where Mary gets her hair done. It just keep pinning your back to the wall.― Kevin John Bozelka, Monday, December 1, 2008 5:34 PM (3 years ago)
― Count-Dracula-Down (Eric H.), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:26 (twelve years ago) link
Looooooove this movie. KJB super otm as usual.
― game of crones (La Lechera), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
*stares at all these 21st century voting fools*
xpost - ooh, not seen that one, sounds good.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:28 (twelve years ago) link
its amazing, and from what i know abt your tastes emil.y you would love it
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:29 (twelve years ago) link
not familiar w/this one but it sounds great.
lol at "the se7enth victim"
― original bgm, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
If I can get the interminable Public Enemies over and done with, I think I'll watch (for the first time) The Seventh Victim tonight.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
I def saw Kim Hunter do a Q&A at Film Forum, I think it was for this!
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
Apparently when someone asked Lewton what the 7th Victim was about, he said "death is good"!
*adds to list*
― jesus christ (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
lol ditto
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
One of the most satisfying endings I've ever seen too.
― game of crones (La Lechera), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
every positive review I've read of the seventh victim seems to be tempered with some kind of hedging, that lewton line sells it tho
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
Hmm. Literally do not think I've ever seen/heard discussion of that movie prior to this poll. Intrigued.
― Bob Bop Perano (Deric W. Haircare), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
still haven't seen the seventh victim. with onibaba, one of the films these results have convinced me i need to see.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
jjjjjj, you are a silly. much love to la lechera. school's done so i can outloud it more often. xo
― Kevin John Bozelka, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:39 (twelve years ago) link
i support justen's ballot as a political choice but given these results so far if you're the reason like tcm places outside the top ten or something i swear to god man
― jesus christ (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
love jjj's voting strategy. admirably odd, but also just crazy pyrrhic.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:41 (twelve years ago) link
it's all but guaranteed that most of his choices won't place
Somebody had the good sense to choose this as their #1! Not me, though.
― The Thnig, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
thats ok! although i am glad that i got rec in here prob, and gave a boost to wolf creek xpost
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
anybody who's seen my ballot reveals on the ilm year end polls is prob familiar w/my general vote vs place ratio. in fact i'm sure i'll do better here than i do usually!
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
"Charlotte Bloodë's PAIN EYRE is classic of proto-feminist SICKERATURE!"
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87. I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIEJacques Tourneur, USA, 1944(208 points, 8 votes)
The ending of The Seventh Victim is so [SPOLIER] depressing.― Eric H: not a troll, with one exception (Eric H.), Tuesday, June 21, 2005 9:36 PM (6 years ago) why did you have to go and tell us that it was DEPRESSING, now it's ruined!― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, June 21, 2005 9:59 PM (6 years ago)I couldn't believe it when [SPOLIER] she walked with a zombie!― Eric H: not a troll, with one exception (Eric H.), Tuesday, June 21, 2005 10:35 PM (6 years ago)
why did you have to go and tell us that it was DEPRESSING, now it's ruined!― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, June 21, 2005 9:59 PM (6 years ago)
I couldn't believe it when [SPOLIER] she walked with a zombie!― Eric H: not a troll, with one exception (Eric H.), Tuesday, June 21, 2005 10:35 PM (6 years ago)
― Count-Dracula-Down (Eric H.), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
aargh I guess that's about a bazillion movies I have to see now
― He's sick of the Swiss. He don't like em. (Austerity Ponies), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:48 (twelve years ago) link
being remade btw
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
Mr Thnig and I watched this movie at like 6am iirc?
― game of crones (La Lechera), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
The lower-100s glut of Lewton seems to suggest what? Maybe voters felt obligated to honor Lewton even though true maniac love isn't there?
― The Thnig, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
well he's got a higher hit rate than anybody else in the poll
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:50 (twelve years ago) link
I voted for it. I have no maniac love for the genre.
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:50 (twelve years ago) link
vote splitting prob as well
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:51 (twelve years ago) link
this one barely missed making it onto my ballot.
― Boris Kutyurkokhov (Eisbaer), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:51 (twelve years ago) link
digging the possibility that lewton might be the most represented figure on this poll
that's sort of how i feel, tbh, and i do feel sort of bad about it, but i had to go with my heart here
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:52 (twelve years ago) link
I should watch I walked with a zombie again. was kinda turned off by the racist subtext when I was in lol college, but after all, it was lol college.
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:52 (twelve years ago) link
when I was all about SUBTEXT
Tourneur also directed what, for my money, is the scariest ep of Twilight Zone, "Night Call."
― The Thnig, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:53 (twelve years ago) link
my #38. a beautiful, modest tone-poem of a film. not as easy to pull off as it sounds. see an interesting failure like Neither the Sea, Nor the Sand.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
The Seventh Victim wasn't my #1 fwiw but I have true maniac love for it and other Lewtons including The Ghost Ship which wasn't nommed iirc.
jj, not sure my ballot will have any films you don't already know about. But I do keep a list of serial killer films (most stolen from Bill Krohn and most pre-Halloween) that I like so I can share those during the reveal if you want.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:57 (twelve years ago) link
Are cat people, seventh victim & walked w/a zombie the best films produced by lewton? What should I see first?
― He's sick of the Swiss. He don't like em. (Austerity Ponies), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:58 (twelve years ago) link
The Seventh (lol "Se7enth") Victim is the only one w/ a #1 vote so far, right?
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:58 (twelve years ago) link
scarier than Mirror Image? Or the After Hours? or Five Characters in Search of an Exit? or Talkie Tina? gtfo
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:59 (twelve years ago) link