Agreed on Luz being a miss.
Watched zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse yesterday. Refreshing body count for a movie that tilts more towards the musical than genuine peril (i.e. zombies are respectful of the choreography). Liked it more than Slaughterhouse Rulez, a Pegg/Frost comedy/horror that struck me as tonally off.
Good lists above. I'd include The Void maybe in my own list.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 17:08 (four years ago) link
I loved mother! and hated ICAN lol
― Simon H., Wednesday, 30 October 2019 17:09 (four years ago) link
Thanks for reminding me of Baskin's existence. I saw the trailer, wanted to check it out, then forgot all about it. I'll be renting that soon.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 17:18 (four years ago) link
Liked it more than Slaughterhouse Rulez, a Pegg/Frost comedy/horror that struck me as tonally off.written and directed by the lead singer of Kula Shaker!
― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 17:27 (four years ago) link
Wut
I mean, you could also say 'the son of Hayley Mills' but still: wut
― Feed Me Wheat Thins (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 17:32 (four years ago) link
Where's the love for RAW? that movie was excellent. does Upstream Color count? I loved that one too.
idk about a "top 5" -- many of my faves from the last few years (memorable movies i remember liking) have already been listed. Us, Get Out, Under the Skin, Mandy, Field in England, VVItch, Hagazzusa, Midsommar, Hereditary
and I thought A Quiet Place was pretty much dumb as hellloathed this movie for a number of reasons, partially bc it was indeed dumb as hell
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 18:25 (four years ago) link
LL's short list basically contains my favourites too, except I'll add that A Field In England is absolutely incredible (and more of a pastoral exploration of magic and national identity than horror) and I really didn't think The VVitch was all that
― imago, Wednesday, 30 October 2019 18:32 (four years ago) link
I worship Upstream Color but beyond the first 15 minutes I wouldn't consider it even horror adjacent
― Simon H., Wednesday, 30 October 2019 18:32 (four years ago) link
i would cosign the frontrunners recent mini-trend in horror/action-comedy films: Happy Death Day 1/2, Escape Room, Crawlthey're fast fun watches and tend to shy away from implicit misogyny
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 18:33 (four years ago) link
Oh and Green Room obv
― imago, Wednesday, 30 October 2019 18:33 (four years ago) link
imago otm! i don't care if it's horror, i loved it and the soundtrack is perfection imo. forgot to add green room, loved that one too. i watched it twice!
i wasn't sure about upstream color, that's why i separated it. just a movie i liked then.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 18:34 (four years ago) link
xxp add Cabin the Woods and maybe Train to Busan to that list.
Also recommending A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night as a best of the decade
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 18:35 (four years ago) link
I wondered about A Girl Walks Home... too, hadn't heard anyone mention it in a while.
Final Girls, anyone?
― Feed Me Wheat Thins (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 18:38 (four years ago) link
i forgot about raw!!! it's so gross and perfect
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 18:39 (four years ago) link
I Am Not A Witch (which is not quite horror but contains palpable elements of it) is my 10s witch movie of choice.
Oh wait, PREVENGE! Maybe more slasher than horror but who's keeping score
― imago, Wednesday, 30 October 2019 18:41 (four years ago) link
I believe perhaps Brad : Starry Eyes :: me : Green Room. I thought it was goddamn astounding but I don't know if I can put myself through that again for at least a couple years. Exceptionally rare that a horror film leaves me shook.
― Feed Me Wheat Thins (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 18:41 (four years ago) link
I had totally forgotten about the existence of RAW. I'm glad I solicited recommendations!
― Feed Me Wheat Thins (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 18:43 (four years ago) link
the only movie that left me truly shook in the last few years that i can remember is Are We Not Cats, aka the movie where the woman eats her own hair
RAW is indeed super gross and also perfect
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 18:44 (four years ago) link
also the same guy who did music for Field in England did the score for Raw (Jim Williams). i love his stuff but have found him difficult to google bc his name is Jim Williams
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 18:46 (four years ago) link
RAW is great, would add to my list
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 30 October 2019 19:05 (four years ago) link
Happy Death Day was slight but fun
i think happy death day 2 is a significant downgrade from the first. i still liked it but i feel like the opening 20 minutes promised a more interesting movie than the one i got
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 19:07 (four years ago) link
FWIW I'm even down with horror comedy recommendations that lean like 90-10 in favor of comedy (a la Tucker & Dale).
― Feed Me Wheat Thins (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 19:08 (four years ago) link
oh since i can't stop talking about the final destination movies, one of the movies on my decade list would be final destination 5. tony todd returns to the cast, all the deaths are excruciating, and the twist ending turns the franchise into an ouroboros, not that you need to be familiar with previous final destination movies to enjoy it
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 19:13 (four years ago) link
Yeah, I'm all the time thinking about pulling the trigger on these budget-priced collections of horror series that have passed me by altogether. I'm just going to assume that running through all the Final Destination movies would probably be a better use of my time than Saw or oh say Leprechaun.
― Feed Me Wheat Thins (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 19:24 (four years ago) link
yes they're so fun, even the shittiest one is fun
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 19:25 (four years ago) link
FD 2 I thought was novel, in that they're aware of, and involve, the first movie's characters. Also that having that knowledge doesn't help them survive.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 19:35 (four years ago) link
I bought a Blu-Ray set of all six Resident Evil movies for like $10 a few months back and by the time I got to the last one my brain was dribbling out of my ears.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 19:35 (four years ago) link
the fifth resident evil sequel, retribution, rivals event horizon for the best paul w.s. anderson film. i think it's brilliant
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 19:38 (four years ago) link
Sometimes this tack really pays off (as it did when I bought the Chucky set and slogged through those first three cinematic trash fires only to learn to my delight that the brilliance of the series lies entirely in the back half). But, yes, it's often a great way to underscore the essential futility of human existence.
― Feed Me Wheat Thins (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 19:41 (four years ago) link
imo the only bad child's play movie is the third one. 2 is extremely fun. greatest horror franchise of all time next to phantasm imo
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 19:42 (four years ago) link
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:38 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
to expand on this, it incorporates a very video game-y concept (respawning) into the actual plot and it has incredible emotional impact
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 19:44 (four years ago) link
xpost I am being unfair inasmuch as, yes, 3 is the only really irredeemable entry, but the first two are rather perfunctory compared to what happened once they fully popped the cap off the can of batshit.
― Feed Me Wheat Thins (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 19:45 (four years ago) link
there are few cinematic experiences that will ever compare to the first time i saw seed of chucky
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 19:46 (four years ago) link
Seriously.
― Feed Me Wheat Thins (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 19:48 (four years ago) link
I'm pretty sure The Loved Ones was this decade, distribution-wise. Unnerving Australian black comedy/coming-of-age horror with a delightfully twisted protagonist.
Echoing pretty much what everyone's said, but other favourites from this decade include: Under the Skin, Midsommar, A Field in England, Prevenge, Get Out, Creep, Mandy, Green Room, Killing of a Sacred Deer.
― tangenttangent, Wednesday, 30 October 2019 19:51 (four years ago) link
I never heard of Starry Eyes before this thread. I might watch that over the next few days, as well as The Wailing, which I've been meaning to get to forever.
― tangenttangent, Wednesday, 30 October 2019 19:52 (four years ago) link
Starry Eyes was really good, just not one of my personal faves.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 20:04 (four years ago) link
Loved Ones is fun for sure. His followup The Devil's Candy was OK as well
― Simon H., Wednesday, 30 October 2019 20:08 (four years ago) link
Yeah, The Devil's Candy was pretty good. Great soundtrack (lots of metal, but used organically - the characters are into metal but that doesn't automatically make them evil).
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 20:17 (four years ago) link
oh that's the one with ethan embry! that was good.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 20:18 (four years ago) link
haha me too, I saw this in the theater with a bunch of friends in the middle of the afternoon (I had skipped out of work) and everyone was hooting and hollering along
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 30 October 2019 20:29 (four years ago) link
Brad mentioning Resident Evil made my mind jump to a movie that is probably technically action but has strong horror elements: Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
I don't know that I've seen anything else in the series but knew the premise. Completely ott, begins with the murder of the main character's family, and does some pretty wild things mid-film
― mh, Wednesday, 30 October 2019 21:18 (four years ago) link
A Girl Walks Home Alone... is more of a curio than a great film. It has some interesting stuff going on for sure, but I wouldn't necessarily put it in a best-of-decade list. Honestly what I liked most about it was the setting/geography of it (central CA stand-in for Iran?) Felt a lot like a Jarmusch film, albeit not exactly Jarmusch's own vampire movie (which should also maybe belong here, although it is not particularly scary).
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 30 October 2019 21:19 (four years ago) link
US:DoR is fucking bizarre and horrifying and brilliant - sci-fi action movie that swerves hard into body horror and Gaspar Noe-style shock. I love it.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 21:43 (four years ago) link
the psychological twist is kind of overshadowed by the stabbing and strobe lights but I completely agree
― mh, Thursday, 31 October 2019 00:53 (four years ago) link
Day of Reckoning may be the most viscerally violent movie I've ever seen.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 31 October 2019 01:27 (four years ago) link
Yeah, the fight scenes - I'm thinking in particular of the one in the sporting goods store - are insane.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Thursday, 31 October 2019 01:35 (four years ago) link
Doctor Sleep was....fine.
― Simon H., Thursday, 31 October 2019 01:50 (four years ago) link
xp the reviews that used phrases like “cronenbergian body horror” and “david lynch vibes” were a little ott but I would definitely buy the Gaspar Noe comparisons, if only for the fact that mf’er loves flashing lights 😏
― mh, Thursday, 31 October 2019 01:54 (four years ago) link