TODAY I WATCHED (TV-series, Movies, Cinema Playlists) 2013

S.D. wrote:

28 Days Later



Seen this one probably 5 times now, it continues to impress across multiple viewings.  An "art-house horror film" that works beautifully.

28 Weeks Later



Better than average sequel is more straight-ahead horror and less artsy, but still worthwhile.

I can't say I share the same sentiment regarding the first film. It has a lot of problems going for it that if one were to strip away Boyle's stylings, it would be another average zombie film. There are moments of near-greatness, but for the most part it's just problematic.

However, you're dead on about the sequel. I was not expecting it to be so intense. Still has its own share of problems, but a zippy fierce watch.

I found the sequel to be much better than the original.

Today I watched the Rams take advantage of Houston's self-inflicted wounds to roll to an unexpected 38-13 beatdown. It was nice to be the "beater" instead of the "beaten" for a change.

Steelers beat the Jets 19-6 for their first win. Nice !


And both 28 Days/Weeks are great films. But to go off on a little annoyance of mine...they are not zombie films !  

So far this has been a great sports weekend for me.

The Cardinals have taken the first 2 games of the NLCS beating the Dodgers top two pitchers, the Rams unexpectedly trounced Houston and now I'm watching the New Orleans/New England game.  C'mon Saints, make my weekend complete and beat NE!

tohostudios wrote:

 C'mon Saints, make my weekend complete and beat NE!

 

More Charlie's Angels

007 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

 C'mon Saints, make my weekend complete and beat NE!

 

And my hatred of the Patriots continues to grow...How did Brady pull this one out???

God I hate the freakin Patriots. What incredible luck



And we'll be hearing tonight and tomorrow how god-like pretty boy Brady is

007 wrote:

God I hate the freakin Patriots. What incredible luck



And we'll be hearing tonight and tomorrow how god-like pretty boy Brady is

Easily my most-hated team in any sport. And I agree, it's really nauseating how much ESPN kowtows to Brady and the Patriots.

tohostudios wrote:

007 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

 C'mon Saints, make my weekend complete and beat NE!

 

And my hatred of the Patriots continues to grow...How did Brady pull this one out???

It's a Rob Ryan defense - trust me, been watching Rob Ryan defense give up the game for several years when in was in Dallas......

I watched the Family Guy episode "The Giggety Wife" tonight.

Season premiere of "The Walking Dead" - looks like we're off to a good start.

Wondering if the the crashed-helicopter-falling-thru-the-ceiling scene was an intentional nod to Argento/Bava's "Demons" (1985) or if it was just coincidence...

Cowboys game

The Walking Dead season premiere. Are we starting to get an airborne virus or something now ? What exactly made that kid at the end sick and turn ? Pretty cool beginning.

Eh, it was nothing special. It had a few good parts, I guess.

My Schlock-Tober hasn't been very schlocky thus far so I'm gonna try to make up for it from here on out. Tonight's feature presentation:

The Fear: Halloween Night (aka The Fear: Resurrection, 1999)



(For some reason, the only trailer I could find for this flick on YouTube is in German. No biggie. It probably makes about as much sense in German as it did in English, which is to say... not much at all.  )

In this who-asked-for-it sequel to a forgettable mid 90s direct-to-video fright flick, a gang of twenty somethings head to a country estate for a Halloween party topped off by a special Native American conquer-your-fears ceremony. Naturally things go horribly wrong, and they end up getting stalked & picked off one by one by a walking wooden dummy named 'Morty.' Yeah, I know. If I were going to try and create a new horror icon I wouldn't name it 'Morty' either.

This is a weird combination of psychological horror and slasher flick that doesn't make much sense but at least it wasn't boring. Horror nerds will be pleased to see Betsy 'Mrs. Voorhees' Palmer in a prominent role.

Fear Itself: Community

Dreamcatcher

Watched the Dodgers/Cardinals game last night. And then Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

Fat Freddy wrote:

My Schlock-Tober hasn't been very schlocky thus far so I'm gonna try to make up for it from here on out. Tonight's feature presentation:

The Fear: Halloween Night (aka The Fear: Resurrection, 1999)



(For some reason, the only trailer I could find for this flick on YouTube is in German. No biggie. It probably makes about as much sense in German as it did in English, which is to say... not much at all.  )

In this who-asked-for-it sequel to a forgettable mid 90s direct-to-video fright flick, a gang of twenty somethings head to a country estate for a Halloween party topped off by a special Native American conquer-your-fears ceremony. Naturally things go horribly wrong, and they end up getting stalked & picked off one by one by a walking wooden dummy named 'Morty.' Yeah, I know. If I were going to try and create a new horror icon I wouldn't name it 'Morty' either.

This is a weird combination of psychological horror and slasher flick that doesn't make much sense but at least it wasn't boring. Horror nerds will be pleased to see Betsy 'Mrs. Voorhees' Palmer in a prominent role.

I know how you can make it a LOT more schlocky.  Evil Bong 2 or Gingerdead Man.

Wait, that would be Craptober.  Here's a can't-miss schlocker Halloween III: Season Of The Witch. Or here's another one The Stuff

or C.H.U.D. or Q-The Winged Serpent....

I was just thinking about CHUD.

Q is another great one...

Or some more recent films like "Splinter" or "Slither".

Ever seen "Society" or "From Beyond"?

tohostudios wrote:

Or some more recent films like "Splinter" or "Slither".

Both of those are good, especially Slither.

Yeah Slither is a real "throwback" movie.  I love it!  I've never heard Air Supply sound better.

I also just recently acquired "Night Of The Creeps" on Blu-ray. That's a classic 80s schlock movie.