It was certainly the talk of the playground the following day, iirc.
― Category: Animist Rock (Matt #2), Saturday, 1 September 2018 15:40 (five years ago) link
i remember there being a real turning point when ruth started gnawing on some radioactive raw meat. that is the most standout moment when i thought "wait kids are watching this?" and after that it didn't slow down, it accelerated. i was really into nuclear disarmament as a kid and if i had seen this, idk what effect it would have had. would i have become even more of an anti-nuke zealot? would i have exploded? either way holy shit.
FYI it is on Shudder and USians you can get that free for a week (in the US at least)
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Saturday, 1 September 2018 15:53 (five years ago) link
I told myself I would buy shudder membership for my birthday and then I didn’t do it. Thanks for reminding me!
― cheese is the teacher, ham is the preacher (Jon not Jon), Saturday, 1 September 2018 21:58 (five years ago) link
I am SO glad I didn’t see threads as a kid. I still haven’t seen it! I’m still scared to.
― cheese is the teacher, ham is the preacher (Jon not Jon), Saturday, 1 September 2018 21:59 (five years ago) link
I will once again recommend the similar, quietly-terrifying Testament. I'm seemingly one of the only people to argue for its deserved status as horror, though, so caveat emptor.
I just bought The Day After sight unseen via a recent Kino sale, curious to see how much nuclear terror that induces in me.
― Digital Squirts (Old Lunch), Saturday, 1 September 2018 22:45 (five years ago) link
Agree abt Testament
― Οὖτις, Saturday, 1 September 2018 23:10 (five years ago) link
It's funny, I actually didn't feel any (old familiar) nuclear terror erupting after seeing Threads -- it didn't make me freak out at all. In fact, I think this movie made me want to live...more?!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Saturday, 1 September 2018 23:12 (five years ago) link
Sadly, not in the city anymore.
http://www.tiff.net/calendar?series=new-american-nightmare&list
― clemenza, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 15:09 (four years ago) link
i am here to report “Hellraiser” is still awesomealso i am finally watching the 2018 green/mcbride Halloween remake and want to stab everyone except JLC
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 1 November 2021 02:02 (two years ago) link