If you didn't specify which Fly, I presumed the Cronenberg. Because it's better.
― Björk lied (Eric H.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 16:11 (eleven years ago) link
I'd have to dig up the ballots to see if I made an error on Fly/Fog, though. Not that it really changes much at this point.
― Björk lied (Eric H.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 16:12 (eleven years ago) link
BTW I started rewatching Poltergeist last night for the first time in years (my wife refuses to ever watch it after her dad took her to see it when she was 12 and it scared her shitless) and it's still pretty effective. Random thoughts so far:
- forgot how good Goldsmith's score was in this- poor Heather O'Rourke :(- In the jump scene with the kitchen chairs, when the camera pans away from the table at first, you can see the plant in the corner move, obviously jostled by a crew member as the gag is set up off camera- poor Dominique Dunn :(- JoBeth Williams was super hot, something 13 year old me did not appreciate. She also got top billing in this movie- Having seen much of his stuff over the year, I'm convinced Hooper had a lot more input here than is assumed. A lot of the camera rhythms and angles seem more like him than like Spielberg.
― Brony! Broni! Broné! (Phil D.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 16:29 (eleven years ago) link
was it angst that got hyped in the voting thead or anguish? either way, you should also watch anguish. everyone should watch anguish
― I want L'interieur chicken, not Hausu chicken (jjjusten), Thursday, 31 May 2012 16:30 (eleven years ago) link
In the jump scene with the kitchen chairs, when the camera pans away from the table at first, you can see the plant in the corner move, obviously jostled by a crew member as the gag is set up off camera
You can also see JoBeth Williams' stunt double leap out of the corner of the frame after she gets shocked across the room toward the end.
― Björk lied (Eric H.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 16:32 (eleven years ago) link
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― Björk lied (Eric H.), Thursday, May 31, 2012 12:12 PM (30 minutes ago)
I specified! no big deal tho
only reason I noticed is that the fly (1958) shows no votes in the spreadsheet. with mine + sarahell's votes it prolly should be around #260.
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Thursday, 31 May 2012 16:46 (eleven years ago) link
was it angst that got hyped in the voting thead or anguish?
both! think you would really dig angst.
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Thursday, 31 May 2012 16:52 (eleven years ago) link
- forgot how good Goldsmith's score was in this
Definitive edition came out late last year from the FSM label. Complete film tracks on disc 1, rerecorded LP program on disc 2, both remastered to a fare-thee-well.
― but he go's to a resturang and then die in a toilet (Jon Lewis), Thursday, 31 May 2012 16:54 (eleven years ago) link
and look, now angst is on youtube in HD. for you soundtrack hounds, krautrocker klaus schulze did the score.
warning: while there's only one gory scene, the movie is v v disturbing. click the CC button for english subtitles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVHH2PKCXEQ
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Thursday, 31 May 2012 16:58 (eleven years ago) link
THANKING U
― me so fat (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Thursday, 31 May 2012 17:00 (eleven years ago) link
angst also to be noted for best performance of a wiener dog in film history
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Thursday, 31 May 2012 17:03 (eleven years ago) link
a friend of mine JUST recommended this soundtrack to me...weird
― game of crones (La Lechera), Thursday, 31 May 2012 17:44 (eleven years ago) link
Wow! That one slipped by me. Will have to order again, though I thought the '97 CD was just fine.
― Björk lied (Eric H.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 17:56 (eleven years ago) link
You need it for the album version if nothing else (it had never been on CD before this FSM edition). It's brilliantly put together, a better listen than the film tracks.
― but he go's to a resturang and then die in a toilet (Jon Lewis), Thursday, 31 May 2012 17:58 (eleven years ago) link
Cool. Between that and the 2-disc Carrie set, it's sort of like prime time for horror soundtracks I first bought in the late '90s finally done right.
― Björk lied (Eric H.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 18:05 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, and Gremlins got the same treatment a few months later (also FSM). I feel like this trend kicked off with Intrada's stupendous edition of Alien several years back.
― but he go's to a resturang and then die in a toilet (Jon Lewis), Thursday, 31 May 2012 18:15 (eleven years ago) link
See now some dude is just straight up trying to troll me
― I want L'interieur chicken, not Hausu chicken (jjjusten), Wednesday, May 30, 2012 11:46 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalinknoooooo
some dude? he wd never
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, May 30, 2012 11:49 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
veg that hurts!
seriously though i got absolutely nothing out of Hostel and thought Pontypool was fantastic, those are opinions i would hold and gladly state in these threads even if jjj wasn't constantly ranting the opposite opinions
― some dude, Thursday, 31 May 2012 18:49 (eleven years ago) link
<3 u some dude
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 31 May 2012 18:50 (eleven years ago) link
my point though was really that i imagine in a similar poll on a different msg board Hostel would place and those movies wouldn't, so i was just saying yay ilx hivemind
:)
― some dude, Thursday, 31 May 2012 18:51 (eleven years ago) link
i am not ranting, i am calmly stating immutable facts. while swearing a lot and calling people monsters.
― I want L'interieur chicken, not Hausu chicken (jjjusten), Thursday, 31 May 2012 18:52 (eleven years ago) link
it is weird how quickly eli roth went from director to 'famous guy who once directed movies' though huh
― some dude, Thursday, 31 May 2012 18:53 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i dont get that at all, esp considering that all 3 movies made absolute fucktons of money on investment - iirc he is one of the most profitable directors in the horror biz.
― I want L'interieur chicken, not Hausu chicken (jjjusten), Thursday, 31 May 2012 18:55 (eleven years ago) link
I have no idea why Eli Roth is famous, let alone a director.
― Look at how funky he is! (jer.fairall), Thursday, 31 May 2012 18:55 (eleven years ago) link
I think he likes seeing himself ON camera too much now to get behind it half as much as he should
imo
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 31 May 2012 18:57 (eleven years ago) link
oh huh and a bunch of details just leaked abt his next movie in the last 3 hours! "the green inferno" (assuming that is a working title but who knows) that appears to be a modern day spin on the cannibal holocaust vibe which in his hands has pretty high O_O potential.
― I want L'interieur chicken, not Hausu chicken (jjjusten), Thursday, 31 May 2012 18:58 (eleven years ago) link
Hostel II was probably too low budget to lose money but it was a huge box office disappointment
― some dude, Thursday, 31 May 2012 18:59 (eleven years ago) link
xpost ooh that sounds good
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:01 (eleven years ago) link
Has never lost money on a film. "Cabin Fever" recouped 15 times its budget theatrically, "Hostel" recouped 20 times its budget theatrically, and "Hostel: Part II" , Roth's biggest budget film to date, recouped triple its budget theatrically. -- IMDb Trivia: Eli Roth
― I want L'interieur chicken, not Hausu chicken (jjjusten), Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:03 (eleven years ago) link
Ok who's the silly billy who decided that The Wayward Cloud is a horror film?
― Kevin John Bozelka, Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:03 (eleven years ago) link
note all of those are theatrically, so they were making mad money even before hitting dvd, which is pretty unheard of for modern horror stuff.
― I want L'interieur chicken, not Hausu chicken (jjjusten), Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:04 (eleven years ago) link
still can't beat The Virgin Spring! xp
I count Thundercrack! after reseeing it, but with the horror being mostly contained in the endless wet-beaver closeups.
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:06 (eleven years ago) link
yeah but i mean at a time when the Saw movies were consistently making the same impressive amount of $ year after year after year it definitely seemed like a big buzzkill for Hostel II to make less than half what the original made
― some dude, Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:07 (eleven years ago) link
contenderizer, quit being a silly billy.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:07 (eleven years ago) link
No one else voted for Calvaire or Wait Until Dark :(
― Simon H., Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:07 (eleven years ago) link
Was a photogenic presence amid dozens of Harry Knowles types on many clip shows.
― Björk lied (Eric H.), Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:07 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah big time. He's waaaay hot.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:08 (eleven years ago) link
otm
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:08 (eleven years ago) link
I have one (1) crush
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:09 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, i nominated but didn't vote for it. will totally defend it as a non-genre, "horrifying" outlier, though. it's as funny as it is creepy, but it's suspenseful, atmospheric and often quite disturbing. the visit to the porn rental dungeon is even shot like expressionist horror.
― spextor vs bextor (contenderizer), Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:16 (eleven years ago) link
No one else voted for Calvaire
was one of my last cuts. in retrospect, i wish i'd made room for it.
― spextor vs bextor (contenderizer), Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:17 (eleven years ago) link
so I was searching for a clip of the lemora soundtrack on youtube and discovered somebody uploaded the entire thing... today! wish I had repped earlier and longer on the voting thread, alas, but this is still true: reminiscent of valerie and her week of wonders, except replace the hippie-dippie surrealism with bava-does-southern-grotesque.
273. Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural | POINTS: 49 | VOTES: 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD60kNtxn0M
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:18 (eleven years ago) link
Adore Lemora, really like Calvaire, love all of you.
― The Thnig, Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:23 (eleven years ago) link
You're absolutely correct. I suppose I shall have to watch both in order to rectify this heinous error.
I have no idea why Eli Roth is famous
Come on, dude, Bear Jew! Although I still would've loved to have seen Adam Sandler in the role.
― Quiet Desperation, LLC (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:29 (eleven years ago) link
xpost holy shit that (Lemora) was one of my biggest must-sees from the noms thread! Will watch!
― but he go's to a resturang and then die in a toilet (Jon Lewis), Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:32 (eleven years ago) link
lemora score is a weird blend of standard orchestral stuff, church hymns, southern folk tunes, and vintage 70s synth burbling
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:37 (eleven years ago) link
― The Thnig, Thursday, May 31, 2012 3:23 PM (13 minutes ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBXyB7niEc0
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:38 (eleven years ago) link
Score sounds like it comes straight from heaven.
― game of crones (La Lechera), Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:39 (eleven years ago) link
Watching Angst now and it's kinda giving me the willies because the house looks very much like a couple of empty houses on my street, which is in Austria.
Austrian film went through an amazing creative (and largely government-subsidized and cocaine-fueled) phase in the early 80s. There are some never-gonna-be-subtitled black comedies from that era that are pretty amazing.
― Three Word Username, Thursday, 31 May 2012 21:04 (eleven years ago) link
plz to name names?
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Thursday, 31 May 2012 21:05 (eleven years ago) link
angst also the only film that gerald kargl directed, a shame
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Thursday, 31 May 2012 21:09 (eleven years ago) link