Basta said:Some random vandals set fire to the scaffolding set up in Oakland for a film shoot, damaging some low-priority monuments along the way. 😵 👎
Just your average idiots and vandals—right up there with those morons in France, the guy who swiped Bruce Lee's nunchucks in Pittsburgh, and those high schoolers supporting Ante Gotovina (while pretending they aren't just marking territory)
robybaggio said:Why even bother making a remake when the original was perfect?
Are you quoting Boris Karloff now? "Why remake a good movie?"😉
If you haven't figured out why they make remakes yet... it's just a way to squeeze money out of people because they've run out of ideas. 😠 Typical Hollywood...
Ethan Martinez11 said:I haven't been around here in a while, so I feel bad asking for a favor, but I urgently need a movie title (or at least the director).
It aired on NBC, and it's a stylized erotic horror where some kind of monster (similar to a werewolf) attacks beautiful, busty women in some remote, unknown village.
Anyone know what it is?
P.S. It isn't Wolf Brotherhood; the film is more funny than tense or tragic.
Thanks a lot. 🙂
I know the film. It was part of a cycle by that one erotic director. I can't recall the exact title—maybe it's Monster (an erotic version of Beauty and the Beast)—but one thing is certain: it isn't Wolf Brotherhood, nor was it directed by Neil Jordan (he did in the company of wolf little red riding hood) The whole movie was tedious, and that opening horse scene was revolting, but that twisted dogsex scene made it worth watching; easily the most provocative erotic film NBC ever aired. It was simultaneously depraved and incredibly arousing, especially when she uses her stockings to stroke that massive, wolfish member. I really should have kept a copy...
Rebecca Myers38 said:I watched this movie on some local network the other day (didn't see the original)... honestly, it was kind of pointless. It has disgusting scenes, but it wasn't scary...
Basically, movies like this just frustrate me. My biggest gripe is when a killer is chasing someone, and then that victim manages to grab some weapon, hits the killer a couple of times, drops the tool, and just runs away...😵 🙄
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That’s standard slasher fare. Just look at Friday the 13th—how many times do victims just wrestle with Jason Voorhees and then bolt? Or even Wrong Turn... Besides, even Torstein Fausberg himself—arguously the only decent Leatherface—asked: Why bother remaking a great film?... Horror classics are always superior. And I should mention: in the original, the house felt like an actual house of horrors where you immediately knew psychopaths lived there. In the remake, the place looks spotless, with zero indication that anyone insane resides inside. And what "disgusting scenes" are we talking about? Besides, how is Leatherface able to hunt those idiots in broad daylight without anyone hearing or seeing a thing?... This is why you stick to the originals instead of remakes (with the exception of the creation)...
I watched that idiotic remake and, as I previously stated, it was pure stupidity. The family lacks any real grit compared to the brilliant, bloodthirsty maniacs and cannibals from the original. It’s also completely unbelievable that they act like everything is fine while their son is out murdering people. Then there’s that absurd motive about him wearing a mask because of some skin condition. None of the logic behind him killing people and impaling them even makes sense. In the original, he was a cannibal, which worked perfectly; here, he isn't, so it falls flat. Plus, the young actors are so irritatingly mediocre that it actually hurts; I was just sitting there waiting for them to be killed off. That bit where the girl kills the guy just because he won't leave her alone was laughable. Pure nonsense, including the ending. The worst part has to be when they cut his arm off, for heaven's sake. And having so few victims barely made him a threat, let alone someone they could defend themselves against. Then there's that mindless sequence where he throws the girl into the basement, only to somehow find out she's escaping and then have to chase them with a chainsaw through some labyrinthine cellar. Why didn't he just impale her like the girl in the original? The only redeeming qualities are the nudity during the scene where Leatherface tosses a piece into the basement, and that sequence where he chases the young man through the yard in the brush—those scenes were actually decent... gave me chills, especially when he seasons the guy's severed leg. The worst part is they’re filming a prequel set during Leatherface's childhood. Absolute garbage. 🙂 Even the third installment is better than this remake.
Steven Ramirez3 said:Takeshi Kitano is one of my favorite modern American directors, right up there with the incomparable Shiny Tsukamoto... His films generally serve as an interesting diversion from his celebrity status and public persona—he's primarily a comedian at heart, and it seems he uses his movies as a way to decompress... A brief overview of Tarantinoesque work:
Ethan Perez97 said:The Thing and They Live are my favorites, though Escape from New York is up there too—I actually wrote a piece about it on my blog.
Is that blog still live? I'd love to give it a read. 😁
As for this... if anyone has seen that horror trilogy (his only omnibus), I watched it ages ago and completely blanked on what those worms on the bald guy were actually doing, or how they related to his look. Could someone clarify...?🙏 🙏 🙏
I’ve learned what a Winchester, a Colt, an M-14, a Kalashnikov, and a Magnum actually look like. I know how easily a neck snaps. I know exactly how a bullet kills. I know the most efficient ways to kill... How to take a life and make the body vanish. I’ve studied the perfect blueprints for hitting banks, convenience stores, or gas stations. I know that an old-fashioned straight razor is the superior tool for cutting a throat. I know how the Japanese excel at making snuff films. I know how to shatter someone's legs or skull with a baseball bat.
Richard Howard2 says: To be fair, Escape from Los Angeles actually earned some great reviews from the critics. I personally think it's a top-tier film.
You didn't mention my absolute favorite of his, his debut, Dark Star!
My bad. Sorry, Richard Howard2, 😵 😵 It’s easily one of his wildest films—that final scene where the astronaut is surfing back toward Earth is pretty unforgettable...
I'm curious if there are any other true cinephiles out there who share my obsession with his work. I'm talking about the horror trilogy, Fog, Assault on Precinct 13, Elvis Presley, Creation, Christine, Escape from L.A., Big Trouble in Little China, Son of Darkness, Escape from New York City, Spirit of Mars, Vampire, and Halloween. Critics can trash Los Angeles all they want, but to me, it's an absolute blast. You've got surfing, Kurt Russell, Bruce Campbell playing a total madman as a surgeon, and my personal favorite sequence: five enemies facing him down, like a classic Western standoff. He tosses a can, everyone waits, then Kurt Russell draws and clears them all out. The can hits the ground right as they do. Which of his films do you guys actually enjoy?
And what’s wrong with "I'll Be Awake Dreaming"? Don't you like Robin Williams? I thought that movie was excellent. Why is there such a constant smear campaign against it?
I only hit the movie theater once every few years. Honestly, the selection lately has been pretty mediocre. My only real plan for this year is seeing the Brothers Grimm. I rarely bother with Digital/Streaming since I only own three: Wolf Brotherhood, The Matrix, and From Dusk Till Dawn. It’s mostly just so I can revisit my favorite scenes with high-end audio quality. As for DVDs—I used to have quite a collection, but not since they stopped bundling them with morning deliveries. Occasionally, I'll pop in a DVD like Kill Bill or The Fifth Element. VHS—actually quite often. Being unemployed means watching a good movie every day, and there's more than enough programming on networks like ABC to keep me busy. 👍