Huh. I just noticed there's no thread for this. How the hell did that happen? :shit: Let's rectify that. ;)
Every year in October, James Rolfe (he might review video games or something) releases Monster Madness on Cinemassacre, a series of horror movie reviews in chronological order, every day of the month. Each year has a different theme.
2007: A History of Horror (https://cinemassacre.com/category/monster-madness/history-of-horror-2007)
2008: GodzillaThon (https://cinemassacre.com/category/monster-madness/godzillathon-2008)
2009: Monster Madness 3 (https://cinemassacre.com/category/monster-madness/monster-madness-3-2009) (no real theme for this one)
2010: Camp Cult (https://cinemassacre.com/category/monster-madness/camp-cult-2010)
2011: Sequel-A-Thon (https://cinemassacre.com/category/monster-madness/sequel-a-thon-2011)
2012: 80s-A-Thon (https://cinemassacre.com/category/monster-madness/80s-a-thon-2012)
2013: Sequel-A-Thon 2 (https://cinemassacre.com/category/monster-madness/sequel-a-thon-2-2013)
2014: Whatever-The-Hell-You-Want-To-Call-It-Athon (https://cinemassacre.com/category/monster-madness/monster-madness-8-2014)
2015: Viewer's Choice! (https://cinemassacre.com/category/monster-madness/monster-madness-9-2015)
2016: The Final Marathon (https://cinemassacre.com/category/monster-madness/monster-madness-x-2016)
2021: Around the World (https://cinemassacre.com/category/monster-madness/around-the-world-2021)
And here are the "off" years...
2017: Son of Monster Madness (https://cinemassacre.com/category/monster-madness/son-of-monster-madness-2017)
Monster Madness 2018 (https://cinemassacre.com/category/monster-madness/monster-madness-2018-2018)
Monster Madness 2019 (https://cinemassacre.com/category/monster-madness/monster-madness-2019-2019)
Monster Madness 2020 (https://cinemassacre.com/category/monster-madness/monster-madness-2020-2020)
Best Monster Madness years in order (not counting the GodzillaThon since it wasn't horror-based).
2011 > 2009 > 2007 > 2010 > 2012 > 2013
I loved the 2011 Sequel-A-Thon and still make an effort to watch those every October even now. Maybe because every movie franchise he did that year (no matter how good or bad it is) is fun to hear about, and James is good at making it interesting in general. To me, it felt like he really got into it that year.
On the contrast, I was kind of bored during the 2013 Monster Madness. I had been hoping he'd do a second Sequel-A-Thon since there was so much to cover, but I thought he picked some fairly uninteresting choices. Most importantly, I felt there was too much time dedicated to Gamera. It's like, I know James loves those giant monster movies, but we already had GodzillaThon. A Gamera marathon should have been its own separate thing.
I need to play catch-up on 2011-2013. Haven't watched those yet.
One of my favorite Monster Madness reviews was "Monkey Shines", especially this line:
"There's a Casablanca poster in the background, just to remind you we're talkin' classic cinema. Here's looking at you, shithead."
My personal favorites are the History of Horror and the 80s-A-Thon. MM3 and Camp Cult have a great selection, too.
I'm not a fan of the Sequel-A-Thons, personally. I feel they're too limiting when James could be covering many more titles during the month.
I love these video series. I look forward to them every Halloween. Also I vehemently disagree with Talon about Sequel-A-Thon 2, which IMO was better done than the first one. Yes, the first one has much more classic movies, but I find that Rolfe's commentary on many if the sequels becomes redundant and tired. He gives us excellent insight on the originals and certain sequels that are among his favorites, but many of the other videos are kind of him rambling on about how formulaic those films get, especially for the Universal Monster movies. The stand-out among those is probably his Hammer Films Dracula series reviews, as I enjoy all of those.
With 2013, he had a fresh perspective and something interesting to say about each film, and generally covered movie series that I was honestly more interested in, anyways, like the Alien series and the Romero zombie films. I have no idea how you could call those uninteresting. As for Gamera, how exactly could he make it into its own thing when there weren't nearly enough films in the franchise to last for an entire month? That's just nit-picking, IMO. I'd argue that this was one of his better MM's, and personally I liked it more than 2011.
As for my order:
2008 > 2013 > 2007 > 2012 > 2009 > 2011 > 2010
For the record, though, I like them all. This year could be his best, though. The theme he picked seems more interesting and far less limiting than anything he's done before. He can simply just talk about films that he's most interested in taking about, leading to far more interesting commentary than talking about a movie that he's forced to talk about just because it's a sequel or part of whatever specific theme that he's doing.
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on September 23, 2014, 04:35:37 PM
With 2013, he had a fresh perspective and something interesting to say about each film, and generally covered movie series that I was honestly more interested in, anyways, like the Alien series and the Romero zombie films. I have no idea how you could call those uninteresting.
They weren't. Those were the exceptions for me.
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on September 23, 2014, 04:35:37 PMAs for Gamera, how exactly could he make it into its own thing when there weren't nearly enough films in the franchise to last for an entire month? That's just nit-picking, IMO.
I guess what I feel, in the end, is that I just wasn't particularly interested in hearing about Gamera. It's personal preference. I like my Monster Madness videos to be swimming in horror elements. Gamera just doesn't fit too well into the Halloween season for me.
Quote from: talonmalon333 on September 23, 2014, 05:04:28 PMThey weren't. Those were the exceptions for me.
That was like half the month right there. You said his choices were uninteresting, which makes it odd that you'd neglect to mention that at least half of the month was stuff that interested you.
QuoteI guess what I feel, in the end, is that I just wasn't particularly interested in hearing about Gamera. It's personal preference. I like my Monster Madness videos to be swimming in horror elements. Gamera just doesn't fit too well into the Halloween season for me.
Yet an entire month of Godzilla was fine? It's called Monster Madness, and just because it's on Halloween month doesn't mean that Rolfe has to limit what he talks about to pure horror movies. Anything that involves monsters or supernatural forces counts as well, and in the end it still features people getting terrorized, so it fits in with the month just fine. I liked his Gamera videos because it gave me insight into a more obscure series, which is refreshing, especially since I've already heard a lot about the more classic movies. With something like Gamera, I'm actually learning something new, which I've always appreciated, personally.
Anyways, as for this month, I'd be interested to see if James will ever talk about any recent horror movies that have been generally well received, particularly some of the ones from James Wan. I doubt it, since he seems to be mostly fixated on oldies, but it'd still be cool if he did it.
And since he said that TV shows go as well, I wonder what he'll cover. He's already talked about Tales From the Crypt in the past, but not in Monster Madness, so we might see something about that. If he decides to tackle something more recent (which is, again, unlikely), it would be interesting to see his opinion on AHS. At any rate, I'll probably be surprised, and not knowing what to expect is half the fun of these videos.
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on September 23, 2014, 05:14:52 PM
That was like half the month right there. You said his choices were uninteresting, which makes it odd that you'd neglect to mention that at least half of the month was stuff that interested you.
The other half wasn't as interesting to me. :happytime:
Just keep in mind I didn't say I disliked it. I just felt like I a bit bored during some parts of that Sequel-A-Thon.
Also, I should probably mention that I didn't watch his videos on most of the Alien movies last October, as at that point, I hadn't yet seen all of the sequels. I didn't see his videos on them until a few months ago when I saw the movies and then went back and watched his videos. If I were to rewatch the 2013 videos with those movies included, my overall opinion on that year would likely improve.
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on September 23, 2014, 05:14:52 PM
Yet an entire month of Godzilla was fine? It's called Monster Madness, and just because it's on Halloween month doesn't mean that Rolfe has to limit what he talks about to pure horror movies. Anything that involves monsters or supernatural forces counts as well, and in the end it still features people getting terrorized, so it fits in with the month just fine. I liked his Gamera videos because it gave me insight into a more obscure series, which is refreshing, especially since I've already heard a lot about the more classic movies. With something like Gamera, I'm actually learning something new, which I've always appreciated, personally.
The GodzillaThon also came at a point before this was a thing. And, if I remember correctly, he actually started it in September of that year (might be wrong there, though). More importantly, though, the Gamera series has eight movies. That's a huge window of time for a non-horror series (the Romero and Alien franchises combined come out to only about twelve movies). You could bring up the Halloween franchise having even more movies than that, but that was a, well, a literal "Halloween" series.
I wouldn't mind James doing a Gamera marathon if it was kept separate. I mean, he's done stuff like that in the past, doing series' on the Batman movies and Star Wars movies at random times. It's just that, for Monster Madness, there are still so many movies and sequels I wanted to see him do that are more horror-based.
EDIT:
Just watched his video on this year's Monster Madness. I'm already looking forward to it.
Quote from: talonmalon333 on September 23, 2014, 05:59:42 PMThe other half wasn't as interesting to me. :happytime:
Yet it was still more interesting than anything from the 2011 series. :>
QuoteThe GodzillaThon also came at a point before this was a thing. And, if I remember correctly, he actually started it in September of that year (might be wrong there, though). More importantly, though, the Gamera series has eight movies. That's a huge window of time for a non-horror series (the Romero and Alien franchises combined come out to only about twelve movies). You could bring up the Halloween franchise having even more movies than that, but that was a, well, a literal "Halloween" series.
Godzilla-thon lasted throughout the month of October, and honestly, just because he did something earlier doesn't mean that he can't do something similar later on. If anything it establishes that he can incorporate that into MM. As for it being done before MM was even a thing, I don't exactly understand your point there, considering that it was already called MM at that point, and he made the Godzilla-thon as MM videos, so it was totally a thing by that point. I'm not really sure how you could view it any other way.
QuoteI wouldn't mind James doing a Gamera marathon if it was kept separate. I mean, he's done stuff like that in the past, doing series' on the Batman movies and Star Wars movies at random times. It's just that, for Monster Madness, there are still so many movies and sequels I wanted to see him do that are more horror-based.
If that's the case, then he shouldn't have done Camp Cult either. The idea of what makes these great is that he doesn't limit himself to just pure horror. Anything that fits in with the theme of "Monster" in MM can count as well, and as previously stated, it still deals with people being terrorized, so it can be seen as a form of horror. Not all horror has to be traditional haunted house or slasher movies and the like. If you really think about it, the term horror is very vague, in that regard. And I've seen plenty of horror lists and such count giant monster movies within the genre, hence why I've seen The Host, among other films, turn up on plenty of top 10 contemporary horror film lists (I myself consider it to be one of my favorite horror comedies of all time).
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on September 23, 2014, 06:09:39 PM
Yet it was still more interesting than anything from the 2011 series. :>
Nah, man, nah. :thinkin:
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on September 23, 2014, 06:09:39 PM
Godzilla-thon lasted throughout the month of October, and honestly, just because he did something earlier doesn't mean that he can't do something similar later on. If anything it establishes that he can incorporate that into MM. As for it being done before MM was even a thing, I don't exactly understand your point there, considering that it was already called MM at that point, and he made the Godzilla-thon as MM videos, so it was totally a thing by that point. I'm not really sure how you could view it any other way.
What I mean is that, before then, he had only done one Monster Madness, so it wasn't as set in stone for me that it's a horror thing.
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on September 23, 2014, 06:09:39 PM
If that's the case, then he shouldn't have done Camp Cult either. The idea of what makes these great is that he doesn't limit himself to just pure horror. Anything that fits in with the theme of "Monster" in MM can count as well, and as previously stated, it still deals with people being terrorized, so it can be seen as a form of horror. Not all horror has to be traditional haunted house or slasher movies and the like. If you really think about it, the term horror is very vague, in that regard. And I've seen plenty of horror lists and such count giant monster movies within the genre, hence why I've seen The Host, among other films, turn up on plenty of top 10 contemporary horror film lists (I myself consider it to be one of my favorite horror comedies of all time).
That's true. I quite liked the Camp Cult year, and I actually agree with a lot of what you just said... To be honest, I should probably cease here because I'm starting to realize that my points here haven't really been making perfect sense. I think what it really all comes down to is that I just wasn't as interested in hearing about Gamera in general. That's the reason why I didn't like those videos as much. Truthfully, the reason I accepted the GodzillaThon (despite it not being horror) might just have more to do with me being more interested in hearing about those movies than I was with Gamera. That's really the least hypocritical way I could sum it up. :P
QuoteWhat I mean is that, before then, he had only done one Monster Madness, so it wasn't as set in stone for me that it's a horror thing.
And it's still not set in stone. In 2010 he did Camp Cult, focusing more on the comedic and cheesy aspects of monster movies than pure horror. He did this quite a bit with 80's-a-thon as well, and the fact is that since part 1 was a history of horror and during Halloween season, he already broke the concept of just having to stick to pure horror by doing the Godzilla-thon the following year. To me, it means that anything goes, which is actually the tag-line of this year's MM (in which he even said that some entries will be funny or weird more than scary).
QuoteThat's true. I quite liked the Camp Cult year, and I actually agree with a lot of what you just said... To be honest, I should probably cease here because I'm starting to realize that my points here haven't really been making perfect sense. I think what it really all comes down to is that I just wasn't as interested in hearing about Gamera in general. That's the reason why I didn't like those videos as much. Truthfully, the reason I accepted the GodzillaThon (despite it not being horror) might just have more to do with me being more interested in hearing about those movies than I was with Gamera. That's really the least hypocritical way I could sum it up. :P
Fair enough. I'm content with that explanation.
Should this thread be renamed to be a more generic Cinemassacre thread? I was just thinking about that because we don't have one. Obviously this can still be used for Monster Madness, but other things about the site can also potentially be discussed here, if anyone agrees with me.
MM is pretty special (at least to me), so I think that it deserves its own thread. You can feel free to create a separate Cinemassacre thread for everything else, though, or I'll just do it myself, later on, if nobody else does.
On the first day, James takes a look at the seemingly stereotypical Cabin in the Woods (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/01/cabin-in-the-woods-2012/), except it has a twist....
Honestly, I always found this movie to be overrated. So many people praised it for being unique and unpredictable, but it was so obvious what the film was going for given that it had Joss Whedon behind it, and the trailers flat out gave away that this would be a spoof if you actually watched them. I also felt that it was mocking cliches that weren't even that relevant to modern horror movies, so it felt like a film that should have been produced around the same time as Scream, or even back in the 80's, when it was a more appropriate time to make fun of those cliches since they actually applied to most of those films at the time. These days, films like the Saw franchise and other super gory horror films seem to be what dominate the market for the most part, but a lot of them seem to forgo the teen stereotype trope as well, which is why it doesn't feel as relevant anymore.
I liked Cabin in the Woods, though I didn't think it was quite as smart and funny as a lot of people said it was. I also thought the film was pretty predictable, though that didn't hurt my enjoyment of the movie too much.
Day 2: Haxan (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/02/haxan-1922)
Today he did Alice Sweet Alice. And I'm glad he did. It's a great slasher and hopefully more people will check it out now.
I'd heard of this film before, but never bothered to actually see it. It looks like something that I'd really enjoy, though, so I'll definitely try to check it out sometime later this month.
I've decided one of my all time favorite Monster Madness videos is Dracula vs. Frankenstein, from the Camp Cult year.
Today, James looks at the underrated 80's horror comedy, Night of the Creeps: http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/05/night-of-the-creeps-1986/
I'd actually never even heard of this one before, but it really seemed up my alley, and it happened to be on Netflix, so I just checked it out. Overall, I really enjoyed it with its perfect sense of tounge-in-cheek horror that really reminded me of Retrun of the Living Dead. This would easily crack my top 10 horror comedies list.
Welp, time to catch up.
Day 4: Hilarious House of Frightenstein (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/04/hilarious-house-of-frightenstein-1971)
Day 6: Man Made Monster (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/06/man-made-monster-1941)
Day 7: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4 (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/07/texas-chainsaw-massacre-4-1994)
The part where he played the clips of each of them winning their Academy Awards over the clips of their acting in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4 was priceless.
Day 8: Night Gallery (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/08/night-gallery-1969-1973)
Day 9: The Black Cat (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/09/the-black-cat-1981)
I've never heard of The Black Cat before, but it looks like an interesting film. I might hit it up sometime soon.
Day 10: The Vampire Lovers (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/10/the-vampire-lovers-1970)
Day 11: The Exorcist III: Legion (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/11/the-exorcist-iii-1990)
Day 12: The Walking Dead (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/12/the-walking-dead-1936) (not the TV show, comic book, or video game)
Day 13: They Live (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/13/they-live-1988/)
I'm really glad that he decided to do this one. It's a really underrated Carpenter film, and it's easily one of my favorite horror comedies. I highly recommend it.
Day 14: Rodan (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/14/rodan-1956)
Don't worry. He's not doing the whole series this time.
There's only one Rodan film as it is.
Day 15: Beetlejuice (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/15/beetlejuice-1988)
Coupled with an AVGN review of the game! (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/15/avgn-beetlejuice-episode-121) ;D
Day 19: Insidious (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/19/insidious-2010/)
This is one of the few modern horror films from the past 5 years that I legitimately enjoyed. I actually enjoy the second half, as silly as it might be, for being more surreal than mst horror films are willing to go. That said, I largely prefer The Conjuring, which was James Wan's other film from last year, despite being way less original (but that was the point, as as an homage to classic horror films). I still have yet to see Insidious Chapter 2, which got torn to shreds by critics, but seems to still have a devoted fan base. It's on Netflix, so I'll probably check it out one of these days.
Jesus, we're falling behind! :whuh:
Day 16: The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/16/the-beast-from-20000-fathoms-1953)
Day 17: Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/17/bram-stokers-dracula-1992)
Day 18: Doctor X (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/18/doctor-x-1932)
Day 20: Murders in the Rue Morgue (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/20/murders-in-the-rue-morgue-1932)
Anyway... Insidious was made in 2010? I could've sworn the movie was released later than that.
It was 2011; James is a year off. ;)
Day 21: Tourist Trap (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/21/tourist-trap-1979)
Day 22: Island of Lost Souls (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/22/island-of-lost-souls-1932)
Oh, I love Island of Lost Souls!
Wow, I really need to catch up with these.
Day 23: Bride of Chucky (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/23/bride-of-chucky-1998)
Yay! James covered Brad Dourif twice in this year's MM.
Day 24: Son of Kong (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/24/son-of-kong-1933)
I actually have King Kong and Son of Kong as a double-feature DVD. I always thought this movie suffered from a rather short run-time, and the ending felt rather weak. I had no idea RKO forced them to rush it. It makes so much sense now...
Day 25: Stephen King's It (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/25/it-1990)
Day 26: The Night Walker (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/26/night-walker-1964)
Day 27: Death Proof (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/27/death-proof-2007) (from Grindhouse)
Day 28: Dracula's Daughter (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/28/draculas-daughter-1936)
And probably the best nostalgia trip you could ask for...
Day 29: Are You Afraid of the Dark? (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/29/are-you-afraid-of-the-dark-1991-2000) :joy:
Okay, let's wrap this up.
Day 30: Young Frankenstein (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/30/young-frankenstein-1974)
Mel Brooks on Monster Madness? :thinkin: There's a surprise.
Day 31: Trick 'r Treat (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/31/trick-r-treat-2007)
I had a feeling he would end with this. Happy Halloween!
EDIT: Post suggestions for next year! (http://cinemassacre.com/2014/10/31/reviews-youd-like-to-see-for-next-years-monster-madness) :joy:
October is still far away, but during this and next month, James will be reviewing all of the Friday the 13th movies!
Part 1 review (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/02/09/friday-the-13th-1980)
I've been waiting for this for a while. I had hoped to see it in his second Sequel-a-Thon. Looking forward to hearing what he has to say about the movies.
Friday Part IV is my favorite.
Related: The second James and Mike Mondays video of the month is Friday the 13th on NES: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_u0RgxPNcU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_u0RgxPNcU) . What's most amusing about this video is how James initially confesses that he doesn't actually hate the game as much as AVGN did, but by the end of the video he decides he hates it more than ever.
Part 2 review (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/02/10/friday-the-13th-part-2-1981)
He should have said more about the lead in this movie. She was one of the better ones in the series.
What a coincidence... (http://blip.tv/the-cinema-snob/friday-the-13th-the-final-chapter-by-the-cinema-snob-7156899)
Wow, I forgot to post here for a few days. :whuh: Let's get caught up.
Part 3 review (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/02/11/friday-the-13th-part-iii-1982)
Part 4 review (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/02/12/friday-the-13th-the-final-chapter-1984)
Part 5 review (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/02/13/friday-the-13th-a-new-beginning-1985)
See you in March!
I agree with him on many of those movies. However, I liked movies I and II more than III. I also didn't like V much at all. Part IV is indeed the best in the series, though. It's the movie where the characters were almost qualified to be called "characters". Plus, the special effects were at their best in it, a highlight being unmasked Jason.
Looking forward to the next videos in March. At least to a certain extent. The main movies I had been looking forward to hearing him cover were I-IV. The only movie I liked after those was VI.
The second half continues!
Part 6 review (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/03/09/jason-lives-friday-the-13th-part-vi-1986)
Sounds like James enjoyed VI less than I did. He mentions that it felt stale and didn't do anything new for the series, but I always felt it brought some life to the series with its more comedic style, after Part V was so mediocre and made the formula feel so used up. VI is one of my favorites because of the touch-in-cheek tone and because Jason is awesome in it and actually feels like a character we cheer for rather than fear. It's a different type of Friday movie, fun but not scary, and since the old type was milked for all it was worth, I like the way VI went and think it should have become a template for future sequels, which sadly didn't happen and they all ended up being bad (though Part IX at least is so bad that it's good). Looking forward to hearing what James thinks of those movies.
Part 7 review (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/03/10/friday-the-13th-part-vii-the-new-blood-1988)
Part 8 review (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/03/11/friday-the-13th-part-viii-jason-takes-manhattan)
This just barely beats out Part 5 as the worst in the series.
Part 9 review (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/03/12/jason-goes-to-hell-the-final-friday-1993)
After I-IV and VI, part IX is my favorite but largely because of how ridiculous it is. If you treat it like a comedy it works. The first 5-10 minutes in particular had me laughing harder than I had for most movies in general. It's a bad movie, but it's bad in a fun way, whereas VIII was bad in a frustrating way.
Part 10 review (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/03/13/jason-x-2001)
See you in October!
EDIT: Also, conveniently timed related news. (http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/13/mortal-kombat-x-jason-friday-13th-dlc)
Jason X is fun. Definitely better than V, VII, and VIII. It seems to know that it's bad.
But this was a fun maratho. I'm glad he finally got around to this series. It was also a fun pattern of Daikun linking the videos, me and only me commenting on them, and then repeat. :P
When's the last time we had Friday The 13th for two months in a row?
What are your thoughts on Freddy vs. Jason, talon?
Quote from: Daikun on March 13, 2015, 10:31:31 PM
What are your thoughts on Freddy vs. Jason, talon?
It's a fun movie because of Freddy and Jason. It's not scary and the characters aren't good, but the two slasher icons save it. I do think it's a bit of a mismatch, as Freddy is a lot more powerful than Jason, but that doesn't matter much.
It's almost October... (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/09/23/monster-madness-9-coming-soon) ;)
This one isn't really a trailer; it's really just James' commentary on the previous years.
We got a week, though. Prepare yourselves!
Monster Madness, whenever it happens, is one of the best things on the internet.
Looking forward to it.
It begins!
Day #1: The Ring (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/01/the-ring-2002)
EDIT: This year's MM will be switching between the old format and this new one with Mike Matei. I'll be letting you know which episodes do and don't have Mike.
Mike Matei? Oh no...
I prefer James' solo videos and reviews, but sometimes the conversations he has with Mike or his other friends can be pretty interesting and entertaining. I'm more unfavorable about them switching up the format by having on-camera discussions about the films, rather than actually showing clips from the films and giving quick reviews as in years previous. James really articulates concise and meaningful takes on films through that style, while his casual discussions with Mike like in today's video feel a lot more meandering and incomplete as analysis and criticism. Hopefully we'll still get some actual reviews like in year's previous rather than mostly these v-log style conversations, which as I said can be interesting in regards to certain games/subjects, but is just not what I want to see in his Monster Madness stuff.
I'm guessing this is a way for him to lighten his and Mike's workload. As he said, some videos will be scripted, but most will be v-log style, since it takes a ton of work to make all of those videos, and perhaps they just weren't up for the stress of going through all of that this year.
Though, if that's the case, then I would have preferred that James just did less videos for the month like he did a few years ago.
Day #2: The Wasp Woman (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/02/the-wasp-woman-1959)
Classic format. No Mike in this episode.
Day #3: Sleepaway Camp (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/03/sleepaway-camp-1983) (No Mike.)
Day #4: Frozen (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/04/frozen-2010) (Not the Disney movie!)
This one has Mike.
Quote from: Cartoon X on October 01, 2015, 11:41:40 PM
I prefer James' solo videos and reviews, but sometimes the conversations he has with Mike or his other friends can be pretty interesting and entertaining. I'm more unfavorable about them switching up the format by having on-camera discussions about the films, rather than actually showing clips from the films and giving quick reviews as in years previous. James really articulates concise and meaningful takes on films through that style, while his casual discussions with Mike like in today's video feel a lot more meandering and incomplete as analysis and criticism. Hopefully we'll still get some actual reviews like in year's previous rather than mostly these v-log style conversations, which as I said can be interesting in regards to certain games/subjects, but is just not what I want to see in his Monster Madness stuff.
Yeah, James has talked before about how he's not the best at presenting things after he's had time to properly plan it out.
Day #5: Suspiria (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/05/suspiria-1977) (No Mike.)
Day #6: Misery (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/06/misery-1990) (No Mike.)
Misery is easily among the better Stephen King movies, and Kathy Bates' s performance is really what makes it all work so well. I'm glad that she won the Oscar for a genre film, which is rare. It reminds me of how badly Essie Davis got snubbed this year by not even receiving a nomination for her amazing performance in The Babadook. The Academy Awards are biased as hell against horror films (even critically acclaimed ones).
Day #7: Poultrygeist (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/07/poultrygeist-2006)
This one has Mike. (I think I'm sensing a pattern...)
Day #8: The Monster (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/08/the-monster-1925) (No Mike.)
It's been a while since we've seen a silent age film covered on Monster Madness. It feels pretty refreshing to see that again.
Day #9: Candyman (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/09/candyman-1992) (No Mike.)
:joy:
Day #10: Is It Horror? (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/10/is-it-horror)
This one isn't a movie, but rather a discussion with Mike.
Day #11: Little Shop of Horrors (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/11/little-shop-of-horrors-1960) (He mainly covers the original, but gives a mention to its musical and remake.)
This was the suggestion I made last year! :shakeshakeshake: Oh, and there's no Mike in this one.
Day #12: The Silence of the Lambs (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/12/silence-of-the-lambs-1991) (No Mike.)
Day #13: The Human Centipede (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/13/human-centipede-2009) (This one has Mike.)
Yep, just as I suspected, there is indeed a pattern for this month. One day with Mike, two days without.
I'm pretty sure that James said that was the plan in his first video.
Quote from: Avaitor on October 13, 2015, 04:30:26 PMI'm pretty sure that James said that was the plan in his first video.
Admittedly, I didn't watch the first video. I was so bored from it that I couldn't sit through the whole thing.
Day #14: Shaun of the Dead (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/14/shaun-of-the-dead-2004)
Shaun of the Dead is wonderful.
Day #15: The Omen (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/15/the-omen-1976) (original)
I feel like James kind of misses the point when he says that the film is "too talky." Paying attention to all of that talking, much like in Rosemary's Baby, reveals a lot of subtext that enriches the film on repeated viewings. I also never found it slow or just about highlights. There's a lot of subtle, creepy, atmospheric moments that James completely neglects to mention. And saying that he wanted to see more from Damien in terms of Satanic powers would go against what makes the film horror in the first place. Not knowing what he's capable of makes the idea of him much scarier.
Personally, I find this movie to be a horror classic, right up there with the likes of The Exorcist or Rosemary's Baby.
Day #16: The Future of Universal Monsters (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/16/future-of-universal-monsters)
Another non-movie-specific discussion with Mike. Also, the best Monster Madness intro. ;)
Day #17: The Last Man on Earth (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/17/last-man-on-earth-1964)
Quote from: Daikun on October 16, 2015, 04:08:20 AM
Day #16: The Future of Universal Monsters (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/16/future-of-universal-monsters)
Another non-movie-specific discussion with Mike. Also, the best Monster Madness intro. ;)
It's a shame that we won't be seeing any great horror movies staring the Universal monsters for a very long time.
They should finally make a Dracula movie that stays close to the novel.
Day #18: Frankenstein Unbound (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/18/frankenstein-unbound-1990)
Day #19: Saw (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/19/saw-2004) (With Mike)
Day #20: Carrie (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/20/carrie-1976) (the original)
I'm liking the theme of how a lot of these horror movies are also genuinely great movies, and how the AA is pretty hard-pressed to recognize great films in the genre, and only occasionally gives out nominations and awards to pretend like they aren't biased as hell against genre films.
Day #21: The Last House on the Left (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/21/last-house-on-the-left-1972) (again, the original)
Day #22: Halloween TV Specials (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/22/halloween-tv-specials) (With Mike)
Honestly, I think this year has kind of been unfortunate. His regular Monster Madness videos are as great as usual, but I'm just not that interested in long, meandering conversations with Mike Matei.
I mean, today's is seriously twenty five minutes.
Personally, I've enjoyed the discussion topic ones. I feel that they should have been side-videos, rather than counted as Monster Madness videos, but otherwise I found them pretty interesting thoughts and conversations to listen to. Maybe it helps that I play them while I'm multitasking, since I often listen to podcasts and internet reviews and the like when I'm working late nights to help keep me up, so while I've been listening to them I've also not just been sitting there and staring at a screen doing nothing for 10-25 minutes.
I feel the Mike videos are better when they're general topics than a single movie.
I find the duscussions to be hit or miss. I didn't really care for the one that we had today, but found the one about what does and doesn't count as horror to be really interesting, for example.
I should mention that I find Mike Matei to be perfectly tolerable when he does videos with James (I regularly watch James & Mike Mondays). It's his solo videos in which he can be a real snob about his opinions.
Day #23: Carnival of Souls (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/23/carnival-of-souls-1962)
Day #24: The Best With Five Fingers (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/24/the-beast-with-five-fingers-1946)
Day #25: It Follows (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/25/it-follows-2015) (With Mike)
I haven't watched the video, yet, but personally I found It Follows to be rather overrated, myself.
Day #26: Night of the Lepus (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/26/night-of-the-lepus-1972)
Day #27: The City of the Dead (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/27/city-of-the-dead-1960)
Hmm, I need to rewatch that one...*rubs beard*
Day #28: The Descent (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/28/the-descent-2005) (With Mike)
Kind of silly that they are complaining so much about Juno being killed at the end by Sarah not making sense, yet somehow missed the huge plot-point of Beth revealing that Juno had been having an affair with Sarah's husband, to which she gives her the necklace to prove it. That, combined with the fact that Juno had abandoned her during her grieving period, finding out that she left Beth for dead (accident or not), and that she had gone mad from being trapped in the caves for so long (which was completely Juno's fault, to begin with), all added up to making her killing Juno a pretty obvious outcome.
I don't mind them criticizing a movie, but it kind of bugs me when that criticism deals with not actually paying attention to pretty big plot points.
I also notice that they complained about the movie being too slow in the beginning, but just like with The Omen, that comes off more to me as character building rather than just rushing into the horror without giving you time to invest yourself in any of the leads.
As a side note, I just wanted to point out that the director of this film, Neil Marshall, also directed two of the best Game of Thrones episodes: Blackwater and The Watchers on the Wall.
:thinkin:Hmmm, makes me want to rewatch The Descent. All I remembered was in cave bickering and some monsters when I watched it
Day #29: The Invisible Man (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/29/invisible-man-series-1933-1951)
He covers the entire series! :joy:
Day #30: House on Haunted Hill (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/30/house-on-haunted-hill-1959) (the original)
Also, stay after the end. :sly:
I haven't had the chance to check this year's videos out, besides the first.
I LOVE this movie, though!
Day #31: Celebrating Halloween (http://cinemassacre.com/2015/10/31/celebrating-halloween) (With Mike, of course.)
See you next year!
So James Rolfe doesn't want to watch the new Ghostbusters. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz8X2A7wHyQ) And people are getting salty about this. (https://twitter.com/tauriqmoosa/status/732622256086634497)
He doesn't want to watch a movie he thinks looks bad.
What a monster.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CisNZQ8UkAAwLV5.jpg)
That's the Internet for you. People bitch and moan about how they hate the new trailer. Someone says that he doesn't want to see the movie because it looks bad from the trailer, and everyone bitches and moans about that.
Sense? What's that?
Which is also funny since it's been confirmed from the leaked Sony e-mails and early impressions that it's more or less a disaster.
It's not out of the realm of possibility that someone wouldn't want to see a bad looking movie because it looks bad.
Exactly the same reason why I skipped Fant4stic and Terminator: Genisys last year. Or was I supposed to see those just because they happened to be branded under the same name as better stuff, regardless of the films themselves looking like garbage?
Guys, it's very simple. You just have to buy over a dozen tickets for the new Ghostbusters, or the internet will deem you sexist and lesser than them. It doesn't matter if you're disinterested or wanted to go see something else. You have to be there by opening day so you can tell your grandchildren that you were on the right side of history.
I payed money to see The Descent in theaters about a decade ago and that had an all female cast (except for, like, one guy who dies in the first scene), so by Internet standards that means I was being anti-sexist way before it was cool. I believe that makes me immune from the sexist label for life.
There are plenty of people who hate this movie preemptively because they are sexist, but nothing in James' video or overall body of work indicates that he would be one of them. Why the fuck do people care so much about how he doesn't want to watch a film that looks bad? Shit, I remember seeing a fair amount of the folks responding to the tweet Insomniac linked saying they had no interest in the movie because of its awful trailer. Yay, unfunny white comedians and a tired caricature of a black woman in an unnecessary male-directed-and-co-written remake of a B movie from the 80's - so feminist! :-\ The only new ground broken by this picture is in seeing how deep into their vaults Hollywood can dig when trying to develop another money pit cinematic universe.
Brad Jones' response. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi5CsnHoJ1s)
:lol:
Quote from: Daikun on May 17, 2016, 11:48:39 PM
Brad Jones' response. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi5CsnHoJ1s)
Sad thing is, Brad's gotten a bit of backlash himself because people think he's insulting James.
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on May 17, 2016, 08:17:23 PM
I payed money to see The Descent in theaters about a decade ago and that had an all female cast (except for, like, one guy who dies in the first scene), so by Internet standards that means I was being anti-sexist way before it was cool. I believe that makes me immune from the sexist label for life.
I can raise the stakes and lose any credibility I've ever had with the following sentence. I saw Sucker Punch in theaters bitch! To this day, I still don't know if it was a feminist or an anti-feminist movie because I have seen compelling arguments from both sides of field. I'm probably anti-feminist by just even watching the movie by internet standards though. :^) Where do I get my plaque?
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on May 17, 2016, 07:52:53 PM
Which is also funny since it's been confirmed from the leaked Sony e-mails and early impressions that it's more or less a disaster.
It's not out of the realm of possibility that someone wouldn't want to see a bad looking movie because it looks bad.
My plans for seeing this movie is this... I'm waiting for Netflix or Redbox to have it and watch it there, like I did for Fant4stic. The trailer did absolutely nothing for me to go "I need to see that in theaters", the 1st one, the International 1 and the one that was attached to Batman vs Superman. If anything, I'm expecting a repeat of either Fant4stic or BvS when reviews and Box Office results come in.
If Ghostbusters defies expectations and gets good critical/fan reviews I'll try to watch it in theaters. I'll be glad when this finally comes out so one way or another this "sexism" debate can finally shut up.
Quote from: Daxdiv on May 18, 2016, 07:53:58 AM
I saw Sucker Punch in theaters bitch! To this day, I still don't know if it was a feminist or an anti-feminist movie because I have seen compelling arguments from both sides of field.
It's neither. There's no way Zack Snyder is intelligent enough to incorporate any sort of ideology or message into his films.
Another few days of internet whining and hatred begins as James releases his new video about Ghostbusters 3's production. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnLzz_hxzxo)
Like he said, the game is basically Ghostbusters 3. It's the closest we're ever going to get.
Good video, but he should have watched the videos Midnight's Edge did. They go into far greater detail as to why we got this bad looking reboot instead of a third movie, or even a passing of the torch movie.
You know its funny. By getting feminists to jump on top of him over an argument he didn't even make in said video, this is the most relevant James has been in years.
Quote from: Foggle on May 18, 2016, 11:39:30 AM
Quote from: Daxdiv on May 18, 2016, 07:53:58 AM
I saw Sucker Punch in theaters bitch! To this day, I still don't know if it was a feminist or an anti-feminist movie because I have seen compelling arguments from both sides of field.
It's neither. There's no way Zack Snyder is intelligent enough to incorporate any sort of ideology or message into his films.
""No one is having sex or killing each other. This isn't really doing it for me." I was a little broken, that way. So when Watchmen came along, I was, "This is more my scene."" - Zack Snyder
Zack Snyder is essentially the darker, edgier Michael Bay.
Funny thing is, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 that Bay produced actually looks like it will not only have way more to do with the source material than the other but actually looks like a lot of fun. Even people who hated the first Turtles film are getting excited over this, and they were down on the first one throughout.
This recut Ghostbusters trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IDXpOX0Cp0) looks better than the one that Sony made.
Quote from: Daikun on May 22, 2016, 06:56:42 PM
This recut Ghostbusters trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IDXpOX0Cp0) looks better than the one that Sony made.
That the international trailer? Because I've been hearing that's a lot better.
No, this one is a fan cut.
And no, the international trailer isn't any better.
Monster Madness 10 announcement. (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/06/15/monster-madness-10-announcement)
This might also be the final one.
While it's sad to see that we won't have any more years of Monster Madness beyond this one, I really do appreciate that we got ten great years out of this series of film reviews and retrospectives, and I totally understand that James has a life and other things that he wants to do besides spending half of each year making horror movie reviews.
Granted, I wish he would at least still be willing to do something similar to what he did for 80's-A-Thon and review fewer films so that he could spare enough time for other projects while still keeping the tradition going, but it's still probably way too much work to review even half of the normal amount of films that he does since it would still be several new movies that he'd have to watch, write, and edit about.
At any rate, I'll be sure to enjoy this year's final Monster Madness to its fullest.
Two years after he gave his first impressions, James revisits Godzilla 2014. (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/07/12/godzilla-2014-re-review)
Final marathon promo. (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/09/22/monster-madness-x-promo)
Well, guys, it's been a long road.
Will be sad to see it go, but at least it's going out with a bang.
I'll be interested to see him cover movies like Sinister and The Conjuring on "Modern Mondays". Granted, given his opinion on the earlier James Wan film Insidious, The Conjuring may not resonate with him due to how formulaic its premise is. That said, on a pure execution level, it's easily one of my favorite horror movies of the decade.
Day 1: The Wicker Man (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/01/the-wicker-man-1973-monster-madness-x) (original)
Day 2: Mr. Sardonicus (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/02/mr-sardonicus-1961-monster-madness-x)
Day 3: The Babadook (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/03/babadook-2014-monster-madness-x)
Day 4: Top 20 Golden Age Horror Films (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/04/top-20-golden-age-horror-monster-madness-x-4)
Day 5: Eraserhead (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/05/eraserhead-1977-monster-madness-x-5)
Day 6: Vampyr (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/06/vampyr-1932-monster-madness-x-6)
I really need to catch up, since this is sounding like a tight set so far.
Day 7: Frankenhooker (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/07/frankenhooker-1990-monster-madness-x-7)
Day 8: Mighty Joe Young (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/08/mighty-joe-young-1949-monster-madness-8) (original)
Day 9: Swamp Thing (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/09/swamp-thing-1982-monster-madness-x-9)
Day 10: Tusk (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/10/tusk-2014-monster-madness-x-10)
Day 11: Top 15 Silver Age Sci-Fi Films (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/11/top-15-silver-age-sci-fi-monster-madness-x-11)
Day 12: Terror Firmer (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/12/terror-firmer-1999-monster-madness-x-12)
Day 13: The Lost Boys (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/13/the-lost-boys-1987-monster-madness-x-13)
Day 14: Frankenstein (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/14/mary-shellys-frankenstein-1994-monster-madness-x-14) (1994)
Day 15: Matinee (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/15/matinee-1993-monster-madness-x-15)
Day 16: Metropolis (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/16/metropolis-1927-monster-madness-x-16)
Day 17: Oculus (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/17/oculus-2013-monster-madness-x-17)
Day 18: Top 15 Silver Age Horror Films (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/18/top-15-silver-age-horror-monster-madness-x-18)
(Day 11 has been corrected.)
Day 19: House (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/19/house-1977-monster-madness-x-19) (1977)
Day 20: Wolfman vs. Dracula (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/20/wolfman-vs-dracula-monster-madness-x-20) (unproduced movie script)
Day 21: Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/21/frankenstein-meets-the-spacemonster-1965-monster-madness-x-21)
Day 22: Clash of the Titans (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/22/clash-of-the-titans-1981-monster-madness-x-22) (original)
He also briefly touches on the remake.
Day 23: Targets (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/23/targets-1968-monster-madness-x-23)
Day 24: Lumberjack Man (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/24/lumberjack-man-2015-monster-madness-x-24) (Also doubles as a weird unboxing video.)
Day 25: Top 20 Bronze Age Horror Films (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/25/top-20-bronze-age-horror)
Day 26: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/26/rocky-horror-picture-show-1975-monster-madness-x-26)
Day 27: Dracula: Dead and Loving It (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/27/dracula-dead-and-loving-it-1995-monster-madness-x-27)
Day 28: Victor Frankenstein (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/28/victor-frankenstein-2015-monster-madness-x-28)
Day 29: Midnight Ghost Shows (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/29/midnight-ghost-shows-monster-madness-x-29) (Not necessarily a movie...)
Day 30: Sleepy Hollow (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/30/sleepy-hollow-1999-monster-madness-x-30) (1999)
We're almost done!
Day 31: Krampus (http://cinemassacre.com/2016/10/31/krampus-2015-monster-madness-x-31)
Well, that's it. It's been fun, Monster Madness.
James is doing reviews of the King Kong movies.
The first video is mainly repeats of his reviews of the original and Son of Kong, so I won't bother with linking that. However, today's video goes into new territory. James updated his review of Kong vs. Godzilla, and he talks about King Kong Escapes for the first time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkuyPTSy2xM
The Kongathon continues with the 1976 remake and King Kong Lives!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqS30w4yWwM
Kongathon continues with the Peter Jackson movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laWwaxfpV3Y
Kongathon concludes with King Kong ripoffs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG7JLPqSDH8
James reviews Kong: Skull Island. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrv09zq4DX8)
James is reviewing the Planet of the Apes movies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6JvLiBSbak
The PotA reviews continue!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKt3m-y2Aho
It's back with its new weekly series, "Son of Monster Madness!"
Today's episode: Gargoyles (not the Disney show)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX0PRJZmmSE
The Most Dangerous Game (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-gengkDuek)
Hobgoblins (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2BGZx0P7hg)
The Exorcist Prequels (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbnVvYf_IbQ)
AVGN episode on Polybius: https://youtu.be/x4hktqhBpzY
The interesting twist here is that it's done in the style of a found-footage film. I recommend this one. It's really something unique and different for James to upload.
Don't Breathe (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfJfQL0565s)
The big Halloween review: The Mummy (2017) with Nostalgia Critic (http://channelawesome.com/the-mummy-2017-nostalgia-critic)
THE CONCLUSION....sorta. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1odokf3kyd0)
James uploads a surprise review of Hollow Man. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao_tLlZL6-c)
It seems this year James is posting Monster Madness episodes from previous years that haven't been on Youtube yet, with a few new reviews spliced in. So it's kinda like another year of Monster Madness, just mostly comprised of reruns. :D
James reviews the Psycho movies. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTCjClNHMuo) (Remake not included.)
James reviews Link. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U5EzrvH-vs)
James just announced on the latest AVGN episode that he's bringing it back! :joy:
(https://i.imgur.com/zYPJ1OB.jpg)
It's back along with the launch of the new Cinemassacre website! (http://cinemassacre.com)
YouTube trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppmL0yLr9KM)
Day 1: 28 Days Later (https://cinemassacre.com/28-days-later-uk-2002-episode-1)
Day 2: The Host (https://cinemassacre.com/the-host-south-korea-2006-episode-2)
Also, the previous review had to be removed due to accidental plagiarism. It will be restored at a later date.
Day 3: Mark of the Devil (https://cinemassacre.com/mark-of-the-devil-germany-1970-monster-madness-around-the-world-episode-3)
Day 4: The Lift (https://cinemassacre.com/the-lift-netherlands-1983-episode-4)
Also, James explains what happened with the 28 Days Later script. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNSWNLmiAzc)
Day 5: Mahakaal (https://cinemassacre.com/mahaakal-india-1994-episode-5)
Day 6: The Ship of Monsters (https://cinemassacre.com/the-ship-of-monsters-mexico-1960-episode-6)
Day 7: Troll Hunter (https://cinemassacre.com/troll-hunter-norway-2010-episode-7)
Day 8: Eyes Without a Face (https://cinemassacre.com/eyes-without-a-face-france-1960-episode-8)
Day 9: Pulgasari (https://cinemassacre.com/pulgasari-north-korea-1985-episode-9)
Day 10: Grabbers (https://cinemassacre.com/grabbers-ireland-2012-episode-10)
Day 11: Seytan (https://cinemassacre.com/seytan-aka-turkish-exorcist-turkey-1974-episode-11)
Day 12: Fangs (https://cinemassacre.com/fangs-aka-egyptian-rocky-horror-egypt-1981-episode-12)
Day 13: Road Games (https://cinemassacre.com/road-games-australia-1981-episode-13)
Day 14: Ghost Killers vs. Bloody Mary (https://cinemassacre.com/ghost-killers-vs-bloody-mary-brazil-2018-episode-14)
Day 15: Vampire Hunter D (https://cinemassacre.com/vampire-hunter-d-japan-1985-episode-15)
Yes, really.
Day 16: 8: A South African Horror Story (https://cinemassacre.com/8-a-south-african-horror-story-south-africa-2019-episode-16)
Day 17: Let the Right One In (https://cinemassacre.com/let-the-right-one-in-sweden-2008-episode-17)
Day 18: Terrified (https://cinemassacre.com/terrified-argentina-2017-episode-18)
Day 19: Juan of the Dead (https://cinemassacre.com/juan-of-the-dead-cuba-2011-episode-19)
Day 20: A Chinese Ghost Story (https://cinemassacre.com/a-chinese-ghost-story-china-1987-episode-20)
Also, episode 1 is back up. (https://cinemassacre.com/28-days-later-uk-2002-episode-1)
Day 21: Lady Terminator (https://cinemassacre.com/lady-terminator-indonesia-1988-episode-21)
Day 22: Run! (https://cinemassacre.com/run-cambodia-2013-episode-22)
Day 23: Sauna (https://cinemassacre.com/sauna-finland-2008-episode-23)
Day 24: Night Watch (https://cinemassacre.com/night-watch-russia-2004-episode-24)
Day 25: Muoi (https://cinemassacre.com/muoi-vietnam-2007-episode-25)
Day 26: Ghoul (https://cinemassacre.com/ghoul-czech-republic-2015-episode-26)
Day 27: Canada (https://cinemassacre.com/rabid-canada-1977-episode-27)
Day 28: REC (https://cinemassacre.com/rec-spain-2007-episode-28)
Day 29: Big Bad Wolves (https://cinemassacre.com/big-bad-wolves-israel-2013-episode-29)
Day 30: Inferno (https://cinemassacre.com/inferno-italy-1980-episode-30)
Day 31: Bad Taste (https://cinemassacre.com/bad-taste-new-zealand-1987-episode-31)
It's back, and this time, James is trying something a little different: Movies that just came out!
Today, he reviews Rob Zombie's The Munsters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3j14D-xbuU
James talks about Halloween again--not so much just the movie, but rather the references in it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV19pjsV48w
Today's episode: Deadstream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jowRj6ge18
James does something a little different: A tribute to Roger Corman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJr8bdDSgJ8
James reviews Halloween Ends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITJRO_GfRjE
James reviews Werewolf By Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIgEYuCdxHo
James reviews Spirit Halloween
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iwnKSGfSxs