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Now THAT'S dedication! :)

Thanks for facilitating this year John! It was fun!

Damn! I don't know how some of you do it! :) I didn't even manage to watch one film a DAY, but it's been a ton of fun anyway. I'll get my summary up later this afternoon.

OCTOBER 31: 26) It (2017) - 4/5 stars - This as my third viewing of Andy Mushietti's take on the Stephen King novel, and it gets better every time I watch it. The characters are great, the actors all pretty much nail it, and Pennywise is well realized. After the first time I saw the movie I...

OCTOBER 30: 24) Medusa Against the Son of Hercules* (1963) - 1.5/5 stars - Amazingly bad low-budget Italian sword and sandals "epic" that appears to be a loose telling of the Perseus/Andromeda myth. This definitely falls into the "so bad it's good" category. The Medusa design is very original...

I've not been able to watch anything for a couple of days, but I'm home nursing a fledgling cold today and hope to catch up just a bit... OCTOBER 27: 21) Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) - 5/5 stars - Another childhood classic of mine! Despite its corniness, this film is 100% awesome...

OCTOBER 25: 20) The Great Wall* (2016) - 2.5/5 stars - Silly but lavishly produced "historical epic" about the real reason the Great Wall of China was constructed. A meteor strike turns a mountain green and unleashes a horde of carnivorous alien creatures, who reappear every 60 years to feed...

OCTOBER 24: 18) The Handmaid's Tale - Season 1 Episode 7: The Other Side* - 5/5 stars 19) The Handmaid's Tale - Season 1 Episode 8: Jezebels* - 4/5 stars My wife and I started watching this show several months ago, and I'd put it on temporary hiatus for the challenge when it occurred to me...

OCTOBER 23: 17) Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman* (1943) - 3.5/5 stars - If I've ever seen this film it was during my childhood and I don't remember it at all, so I'm gonna say it's new to me. Surprisingly, it's much better than its title would lead you to believe. Lon Chaney Jr. reprises his...

OCTOBER 22: 16) Re-Animator (1985) - 3/5 stars - I hadn't seen this movie for over 20 YEARS until last night, and it was still pretty good. Jeffrey Combs makes it so, and the Arrow Limited Edition Blu-ray is quite nice. Lots of over-the-top gore. Adding some additional strangeness to the...

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Good LORD!!!! ;)

OCTOBER 21: 13) Dracula A.D. 1972* (1972) - 3/5 stars - Another film that I've never seen, and it's a Hammer Production!! Despite it's less than stellar reputation, I quite enjoyed this movie. At times it felt like "Dracula Meets Austin Powers" but the cinematography was EXCELLENT, it was...

OCTOBER 20: 11) Halloween* (1978) - 4/5 stars - Yeah, yeah, I know. How could I manage to go FORTY YEARS on this planet without ever seeing Halloween? I don't have an answer to that question, but I finally made it right, and I enjoyed it immensely. It's easy to see just how influential...

OCTOBER 19: 10) The Brides of Dracula (1960) - 4/5 stars - One of the best Hammer Dracula films, despite the absence of Christopher Lee. David Peel does a great job as the stand-in vampire who's part of Dracula's "cult", and Peter Cushing is on-hand as Van Helsing. This movie is a yearly...

OCTOBER 17: 9) War of the Worlds (2005) - 4/5 stars - Spielberg's take on the classic H.G. Wells story didn't resonate much with me when it was first released, but it's really grown on me over the years. Today, I find it to be a tense and gripping movie with great effects work and good...

OCTOBER 16: 7) Dragonwyck* (1946) - 4/5 stars - A very well done gothic thriller/suspense tale that touches on horror, ambition, murder, and madness, with Vincent Price and Gene Tierney at their finest. It follows most of the tropes of the genre, but the witty and sometimes off-kilter...

OCTOBER 15: 6) Scanners (1981) - 3.5/5 stars - David Cronenberg's tale of people who possess amazing telepathic and telekinetic abilities due to exposure to an experimental drug while in the womb pretty much holds up today. Michael Ironside's portrayal of bad-guy scanner Darryl Revok steals the...

I've been on vacation in the eastern Sierra Nevada since the 6th. MAN, do I have some catching up to do!!!

OCTOBER 4: 5) Lifeforce (1985) - 3.5/5 stars - Another guilty pleasure of mine, Tobe Hooper's space vampire flick is a hoot, with some very good effects work and extremely crappy acting, especially from Steve Railsback. It's an interesting premise made all the more palatable by the presence of...

OCTOBER 3: 4) The War of the Worlds (1953) - 5/5 stars - After learning that a brand new HD version of this classic film was available on iTunes, I had to check it out. It looks WONDERFUL! Hopefully this will see a disc release at some point. The movie itself, of course, is extremely...

OCTOBER 2: 3) Get Out* (2017) - 4.5/5 stars - I had purposely avoided trailers and reviews of Jordan Peele's film, and was finally able to watch the 4K UHD last night. LOVED IT! Great movie that turns around any number of horror film tropes. Very original and the entire cast was superb.

If you haven't picked up the new Blu, Neil, I can highly recommend it.

OCTOBER 1: It was Stephen Sommers night! 1) Deep Rising (1998) - 3/5 stars - Sea monster flick with Treat Williams and Famke Janssen. Cheese galore, but surprisingly enjoyable despite the VERY dated CGI creature effects. The new Kino Lorber Blu-ray release looks and sounds terrific! 2) Van...

Reggie, do you live on a different planet than the rest of us? One where October has already started?

John! Thanks man! I'm in. * next to film title indicates a first-time viewing of the movie OCTOBER 1: 1) Deep Rising (1998) - 3/5 stars 2) Van Helsing (2004) - 3.5/5 stars OCTOBER 2: 3) Get Out* (2017) - 4.5/5 stars OCTOBER 3: 4) The War of the Worlds (1953) - 5/5 stars OCTOBER 4: 5)...