31 Nights of Halloween (2015)

[gunswordfist]

Well I haven't watched much. I've seen Ji-Oh...or whatever it was called (and The Ring) and left scratching my head.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

So you base your negative opinion on an entire genre from a country because you didn't like two films from it?

I suppose people who say that all battle shonen are garbage because they don't like Naruto and Bleach are justified, by that logic.

Or people who think that character action games are a joke because all they played were Ninja Blade and Genji.

Typical GSF....

[gunswordfist]

So Ji-Oh is Japanese horror's Ninja Blade.   

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

So Ji-Oh is Japanese horror's Ninja Blade.   

Yes, Ji-Oh most certainly is.

Ju-On, though, is J-Horror's Ninja Gaiden.

[gunswordfist]

 

[talonmalon333]

Well I haven't watched much. I've seen Ji-Oh...or whatever it was called (and The Ring) and left scratching my head.

Even The Ring? You probably just need all of your information spoon fed to you.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

NIGHT 5

Directed by: Alfred Sole
Screenplay by: Alfred Sole, Rosemary Ritvo
Starring: Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula Sheppard
Released: 1976

This is yet another classic that I haven't gotten around to, yet. It's pretty ballsy for a 70's movie that killed of a child within the first act, and I've heard from fans that it is really ahead of its time as a genre film. It does look suitably creepy without being too hoakey or over-the-top as horror movies from that era could sometimes be. I won't have time to watch it tonight, but if it's available on Netflix, then I'll watch it later this month.

[talonmalon333]

Definitely not one of the most celebrated slasher movies, but Alice, Sweet Alice is suitably creepy. You should definitely check it out.

I love that mask.

[Avaitor]

This is my choice, but it's not in the mail yet (so no streaming, unfortunately). It's a shame that this is the third film in a row that I haven't seen, but I'm trying to catch up.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

NIGHT 6

Directed by: Tony Maylam
Screenplay by: Peter Lawrence, Bob Weinstein
Starring: Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres
Released: 1981

Shamefully, this is yet the third time in a row that I haven't seen a film featured this month. After tomorrow, I will have more time to catch up on my horror movie backlog, but for now I'll have to leave it up to others to discuss this movie.

On the bright side, at least tomorrow will once again feature a movie that I've seen.

[gunswordfist]

I need to catch up!...and by catch up, I mean start.

[Avaitor]

The Burning is a better Friday the 13th. Better acting (oh hi, Jason Alexander), a slightly sharper plot, and a better ending sequence.

I give it my thumbs up for fans of the slasher genre.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

NIGHT 7

Directed by: Chuck Russel
Screenplay by: Wes Craven, Bruce Wagner, Frank Darabont, Chuck Russel
Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Robert Englund
Released: 1987

out of all of the A Nightmare on Elm Street movies, if someone were to ask me which ones were worth watching, I'd recommend three films, and this would be one of them.  This is the true sequel to the original, flat-out ignoring the second movie and picking up where the first one left off. You could even consider the original, Dream Warriors, and New Nightmare to comprise a trilogy of sorts, with the connecting piece being that they all feature Nancy in them.

While this movie isn't really scary by any means, it's entertaining in a good way thanks to really creative dream sequences and actual likeable main characters. It does stray on the side of goofy, but that's also part of its charm.

[Avaitor]

I've still only seen the first, but I just want to point out that the Freddy vs. Jason house at Halloween Horror Nights has the "welcome to primetime, bitch!" scene added in.

Way cool!

[talonmalon333]

with the connecting piece being that they all feature Nancy in them.

And, of course, Wes Craven.

Dream Warriors is fun. Wes Craven decided that it was getting harder to make Freddy scary again, so it was a good idea to take things in a different direction. I like that it's silly and colorful, instead of trying to go for dark and scary again. The effects are fun and, if I remember correctly, there's a cool moment where Freddy is stop-motion. And I also really appreciate how Wes Craven really tried to write a story that would permanently kill Freddy and tie things up. He succeeded, but sadly, money has more power than superior storytelling.

Still, anyone should watch the original, Dream Warriors, and New Nightmare.