ok lets all shit our pants to something new: post 2005 horror film thread

Or the fact that no one ever explains exactly what's going on, or the nature of the disease, or how it's spread

yeah this is the real problem imho

early Cronenberg ref makes sense to me

The original conceptualization for the movie was to have Burgess read the script with the wavering line being the only visual. Sydney's voice would be heard and Laurel Ann would only get a mention.

^ they should still make this version, it would cost $19.95 to produce

I don't get the Cronenberg comparison. Pontypool is so totally about language and communication, whereas Cronenberg is so much more ... physical. The fear, the terror, is real and immediate. Pontypool is a much odder bird; for being terrified, its protagonists follow pretty unpredictable emotional paths, exacerbated by how much they may or may not be affected by the symptoms of the spreading virus. And Pontypool does have all those aspects of outright absurdism, too. It's very intellectually engaged if somewhat obscure, but no more than, say, Bunuel's "Exterminating Angel."

It's sort of lost in the shuffle that the film takes place on Valentine's Day, too, which surely muddies up the themes even more. "Kill is kiss."

it's more in the execution - the cerebral presentation, the half-explained stuff, dabbling in horror but not really fully engaging with the genre imho

Sure, I can see that. But I really do think the Ionesco comparison is pretty apt. I mean, at one point when the woman is listing words that have no meaning or whatever she does actually say "rhinoceros." And just as a convenient reminder, Wiki sums up Ionesco's play thusly: "Over the course of three acts, the inhabitants of a small, provincial French town turn into rhinoceroses; ultimately the only human who does not succumb to this mass metamorphosis is the central character, Bérenger, a flustered everyman figure who is often criticized throughout the play for his drinking and tardiness."

Sub in zombie for rhinos ...

sub in zombie for rhinos, and you have Zombie Strippers, which wears its (unexpected) Ionesco influence proudly. Club Rhinoceros!

Well, Zombie Strippers is certainly absurd ...

TS: Theatre of the Absurd Vs Cinema of the Unsettling

Bloody Disgusting had a pretty good list of the best horror films of the '00s. I got there looking up stuff about "Session 9," which was great until, inevitably, the resolution. Some good ones they remembered: http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18403

oh i forgot about frailty

Just watched The Strangers - the tension at the start was handled brilliantly. Expected a bit more from the end, though.

Not sure how many other directors would hire Gemma Ward for a film and get her to wear a full-face mask for the duration. Would be interested in seeing the sequal.

Pontypool is fucking classic, josh in chicago otm

The Mist is the worst, remembering it and its connection to The Walking Dead kinda brings home some of the reasons i don't like that show

Yeah, I've never understood the love for The Mist. I like the premise, but the dialogue is so naff and the characters are all awful. The whole thing's weirdly amateurish as well.

watched "The Shrine", interesting premise poorly executed, kind of a shame really.

watched the Strangers last night. what a great set-up, I was totally sold on this movie for like the first hour. great use of music + Dennis from Always Sunny as obligatory sacrificial lamb. resolution was too anti-climactic tho, sorta fell down on the delivery imho.

there's a sequel? why?

I think it was in development for a while, but I doubt it'll actually happen.

The last i'd heard they'd started production but i'm not sure it is likely to see the light of day. It made a lot of money for a low-budget film so i can see why they'd want to turn it into a franchise. Can't imagine it having the same impact when you know what's coming, though.

it did have the charm of being a simple concept executed really well, which I always appreciate. but was definitely expecting more of a payoff.

I had the same feeling. I suppose there's a certain unexpected honestly / realism in the direction it took. It just wasn't very exciting or interesting to watch.

*honesty*

huh most of the reason i liked that movie was the chilling aspect of how not explosive the ending was, i dig the totally plain explanation and its way creepier than anything else they could have done imo

thats a tortured senctence/description, but i wanna avoid spoilering so itll have to do

*SPOILERS* *SPOILERS*

it's just that by the time they finally get around to killing the couple it's just ho-hum stabby stabby when they could have done that to them at pretty much any point in the film. they don't inflict any extra dosage of psychological terror or manipulation - there's no angle - they're just like "welp, sun's up guess we should stab them in the stomach now. yawn"

I like the premise, but the dialogue is so naff and the characters are all awful. The whole thing's weirdly amateurish as well.

stephen king iirc.

the tension created in the first section had already started to flag at a certain point when all the standing at a distance and then disappearing became too repetitive. i thought the movie was at its best when the female character was left alone in the house for the first time.

xpost re: the strangers

totally. film needed to up the ante at a certain point to sustain the tension and it just didn't

I read somewhere the strangers was supposed to have a much longer section at the end with the intruders interacting with the couple but they ran into issues - can't remember if it was budgetary or they just didn't like how it was turning out - seems like the ending was something thrown together to make due, and it plays that way too

agree it's an effective movie with a disappointing ending, ils (them) is extremely similar but handles the payoff much better imo

been a dry dry last few months for horror movies huh? btw that exorcism thing that made piles of money is crap right?

Big piece in the NYTimes on Ti West and his new ghost movie "The Innkeepers."

It sucks.

saw that piece, movie sounds terrible

Did either of you see/like the last one? Because I loved the last one, but some people think it "sucked" too.

Your talking about "house of the devil" right? I hated it but I think I was seriously in the minority on here.

i liked "house of the devil" a lot until the last 15 minutes or so.

house of the devil is horrible crap. insidious too. can't imagine what people see in those movies.

have like six months of this thread to chew over...

lol Harry Potter is gonna be in a horror movie

guys don't see apollo 18 it is awful. MOONROCKS. jesus.

The Woman In Black actually looks...potentially good?

guys don't see apollo 18 it is awful. MOONROCKS. jesus.

:( had high hopes for this based on the premise but this is the third random bad thing I've heard about it

MOONROCKS oh wow! I think there was similar stuff in Track of the Moon Beast.

yeah Apollo 18 was such a disappointment. Why does most sci-fi horror ended up disappointing?

not every movie can feature Satan making Sam Neill poke out his eyes

don't know if it's been mentioned but Lady In Black carries the Hammer imprimatur and after seeing the trailer (which looked pretty decent) it really seems like they're going after the classic Hammer vibe.

I dunno I just keep laughing at Harry Potter looking startled

Every time he looks out the window and gasps, in my mind I think he's seeing Dumbledore

SPOILER the woman in black is snape SPOILER

most or all of these have already been mentioned but here are some recent fav horror movies:

martyrs - pretty brutal and compelling, the guy at the movie store was like "enjoy!...well...you probably won't exactly ENJOY it"
insidious - it was dumb but fun and had a couple really crucial scares and the score is one of the best ever
all 3 paranormal activities - i don't think the blair witch comparison is fair in that none of these will cause motion sickness
teeth - this is an origin story I AM READY FOR TEETH 2: THE CUNTENING ALREADY

and not sure if it qualifies as a horror flick but MURDER PARTY...everyone should watch MURDER PARTY, it is gorey and hilarious and about the most fun i've ever had in front of a tv screen

Teeth was filmed in a friend's house in Austin!

The Woman In Black might be interesting. I remember the 1989 version being really good - they captured the tone of the novel perfectly.

I keep forgetting Daniel Radcliffe is an adult. I though he'd be too young to play the lead, but maybe not.

tempted by TEETH 2: THE CUNTENING as a dn