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Watched a new horror called 1BR, it was really good.

NOLA504

I can't wait for the new "Candyman"

Butterfly85

I forgot all about the Candyman remake. Even though the original was never one of my favorite horror movies, I hope the remake does a good job.

NOLA504

I loved it! Even tho it scared me as a kid.
Yeah I hope it lives up to the original.

canflam

I haven't seen that remake yet. When about was it released?

NOLA504

I hasn't come out yet, pushed back to September 25th

canflam

Oh. Oops. Thanks.

Crystal Clear

I loved the original CANDYMAN movie. It was gutsy, very gory, and I was surprised to see them treat the main female character so brutally.

I was torn between viewing her as a victim but also feeling that she stupidly put herself into the firing line by pursuing the journalism in a rough neighborhood.

NOLA504

It's been a while since I got excited about a horror movie.

Crystal Clear

I watched 2 movies today, neither of which fully classify as 'horror' but I'll discuss them here regardless:

Dark Shadows might possibly be the most underrated Depp/Burton collaboration. I was put off watching it years ago due to the overly photoshopped promo posters but it's actually a great black comedy tale of a vampire who awakens after 200 years in the 1970's, determined to get revenge on his witch ex-girlfriend who betrayed him and killed his lost love.

Eva Green is superb as the femme fatale character and there are some great horror moments filmed a lot like the Batman attack scenes, some quick shots of Johnny Depp's character Barnabas as he sorrowfully commits mass murder on humans by way of survival due to his vampire curse. The look of the film is very Tim Burton-ish and he always manages to choose projects which suit his eye for tone and genre.

I only have 2 problems with the movie: 1) Jonny Lee Miller's character choosing the money over his son (I wish he had at least come back near the end to help save his family) and 2) the ending is so abrupt and we only get a tease of Helena Bonham Carter's re-awakening. Was it setting up a sequel? I do wonder.

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Vanishing on 7th Street: I wanted to like this more than I did. The sci-fi concept was interesting, the dark shadows consuming the town / abducting people (or killing them?) was interesting but the way it played out was ultimately quite boring and the script really needed work. The characters who were in it were confined mostly to the bar and were barely given anything to do.

I'm torn on the non-ending, the 2 kids on the horse... Yeah it's perfect for the post-apocalyptic scenario but it really doesn't tie up anything and just feels tagged on. Were the voices/shadows at the end the characters of John Leguizamo / Thandie Newton / Hayden Christensen? It bugs me that we're left to speculate.

It was like a darker episode of the 90's show ROSWELL, or a weaker version of John Carpenter's THE FOG.

canflam

You had not watched "Dark Shadows"? I watched it in January.

Crystal Clear

Oh I've seen it multiple times but it was the first time I really appreciated it as a story. I never really took it seriously in the past because it seemed so silly, but for some reason when I got to watch it again recently, I recognized the tragedy of Depp's character and I thought Burton did a fantastic job of balancing comedy with Gothic romance.

Crystal Clear

I watched Sorority Row (the 2009 remake) last night and basically gave up half-way through because the script and performances were so cringey

Although it was a nice change to watch a horror movie where you're really rooting for the killer and have zero sympathy for any of the characters

If I had to count the amount of times one of the main girls said in a whiny voice "hey b i t c h e s"

atwoodsmariano

Dark Shadows is a fun movie

haven’t re-watched it since the first time I saw it when it first came out

quin0611

I just watched Frozen (2010) - Horror movie. I liked the concept being stuck on a ski chair left the horror of being lift out in the elements ti survive and what you do the terror of it all. The acting was decent. I also like they didn't use cgi it was all practical effects. The 3 cast members were really seating in a real ski lift at a real resort. Its an underrated low budget horror movie. I liked it.

Rating of 5 stars is a 3.5.