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I loooove zombie movies.
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Another good one is Deathdream
, interesting allegory on the war (what is this war turning our children into?) or exploitive use of the war? I don't know but it is a good creepy film at least worth a rental and unlike Clark's previous film (Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things) it actually has some fairly competent acting and scenes that truly stand out as being unusual for the time......yeah, kill that barking ratdog!  |
I saw Deathdream for the first time last year. The cheap look really works in its favor. I second the "worth a rent" for everybody replying to this thread. I plan to buy it for next viewing. I'd thought about getting Children Shouldn't... as well.
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King of the Zombies - silly, early forties B-movie about a mad scientist on a tropical island creating zombies for the Axis war effort. An enjoyable trifle.
** out of ****
Goreometer rating: zero out of ****
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I got this in a multi-set. I thought it was real funny (and PIC to boot). Worth an accational look.
I tried to find some not mentioned in your list. I plan to read this whole thread later....
House. Big tall zombie.
House 2. I don't remember much about it.
Creepshow. Savini zombies.
Re-animator. Here kitty, kitty!
Night of the Comet. Chasing 80s chicks!
Hysterical. "What difference does it make". Love the eyebrows!!
I Bury the Living. Everyone should see this. Great film!
Messiah of Evil. Cheese! But fun cheese. Kind of creepy too.
Pet Sematary. Bad movie that should be featured on MST4K if they have a MST4K someday.
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Welcome to the thread Radioman! Hope to see some more posts from you. 
I've seen all from your list with the exception of Messiah of Evil - might have to check that one out. I've got some stuff in my Netflix queue that I haven't seen and I'll be revisiting some of the classics so look for more additions soon! |
Thanks, I'm glad nobody shot me in the head on the way in. Hee!
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Messiah within a month. I plan to re-watch it soon. Definately b-grade (maybe even z) italian horror. I remember loving the bad transfer. Very white 60s building structures. The colors were all over the place like a child's paint set exploded (no, I don't use drugs). A couple of italian honeys. Not for those who need their zombies to have dripping skin though.
I meant to mention that I liked the unused ending to
Deathdream the best. Although, I seem to remember understanding why they didn't use it. But I liked it a lot.
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Hey all, I recently watched "I,Zombie" released under Fangoria's imprint. I'd never heard of it and actually still haven't other than owning it. I got it at a pawn shop and gave it a spin. I thought it was really cool. It's about a guy, (a writer I think), who gets bitten and documents his own downward spiral into the undead. It's pretty introspective for the most part, but I think that helps make the gory parts that appear in that film more realistic and effective. It's also got an interesting commentary track that reveals a lot about the trials and tribulations of low budget film making. I'd say it's one of the better blind buys I've made. If I was going to rate it I'd give it a B+. Not one of the all time greats, but effective and interesting.
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I did A LOT of research last year for horror films. Usually I have a big horrorthon starting Oct 1st. Last year I watch around 155 horror films in a month. You can't imagine how fun (and trippy) that is!
Anyway, I remember reading about a film similar to the idea of I, Zombie. Mainly about a guy who's fighting the effects and keeping a journal about what's happening to him. I thought it didn't sound horror enough. This may be the same film. I'll add I, Zombie to my list. Sounds great!
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Re-Animator - Revisited Stuart Gordon's gleefully lurid (and very loose) adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft story. Trash don't get no better than this! The head scene is of course, a classic.
***1/2 out of ****
Goreometer rating: ***1/2 out of ****
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Great film to introduce to the uninitiated. A little tamer than something like Dead Alive/Brain Dead.
wikipedia says the cut version is longer than the uncut.
They added extra dialogue scenes originally cut to make up for the gore cut out.
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I started my yearly Horrorthon Sept 1. I number them as I go along (up to 62 flicks as of Sept 19). I should have 200+ watched by Halloween.
(from my journal at rottentomatoes.com)
42. Zone of the Dead (a.k.a. The House of the Dead, Alien Zone). (1978) This film was originally called House of the Dead, then Alien ZoneZone of the Dead. RT has it catalogued as the latter so I'm happy with that. The credits said House of the Dead but that title is tied to a worse movie than this one. Anyway, this is a horror anthology piece with 5 very short stories of varying quality. My favorite is probably the first one. It's very halloweenish, with a mean school teacher experiencing various spooky movie cluches in her house before meeting her demise in a satisfiyingly creepy, if not cheesy, way (see the movie poster below). Posters on the net generally disliked this particular story but liked one about a couple of competing detectives. I liked both. The final story reminded me of the movie SAW. It wasn't half bad, although the ending was far-fetched. The bookend story was lacking. Overall, not a total waste of 85 minutes. It's public doman so go get it! 6/10 (guilty pleasure upgrade 8/10)
I love this poster!! That's why I listed it here...those zombies with the oddly angular teeth.
43. Zombie from 1979 is quite sticky! And happens to be very good work from italian horror guru Fulci. I love his zombies!! Could these be the best ever? When you look at them they actually appear to be the living dead with dirt caked on rotting wounds, REAL BUGS!!, and slow-moving until they get close to what they want...then BOOM! This is grim stuff with only a few unintentional laughs and dubbing that can be rediculously bad. There's the famous scenes (shark and eye) that keep me coming back year after year. I love this! 8/10
See? Damn good zombies.
53. City of the Living Dead. (1980) Fulci's atmospheric horror film about the dead coming back and just being a general nuisance. Overly gory at times, but pretty effective during others. Like Fulci's Zombie, there's some terrific makeup and eery surroundings to make this a satisfying experience. Nice job Mr. Fulci! 7/10 
(cheesy upgrade 9/10)
I'm saving a lot of good ones for October.
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I enjoyed Stacey a lot. Although I cringed at the Bruce Campbell thing.
What the hell is wrong with me?
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