Originally Posted by crayzkirk:
This is an old thread however I haven't seen anyone mention a sort of remake of the 1958 classic of The Fly.
The 1986 The Fly is still one of my favorite movies. I watched it again the other day and it still holds up pretty well. Having to do everything with practical effects lends a sort of realism that can't be matched with CGI.
There aren't any scare you out of your seat moments however the last 20 minutes has enough blood and gore to make up for it.
I watched a few youtube videos of the deleted scenes; personally, I think they should have kept the fusion and trash can scenes in the movie.
Starts like a faux documentary about a 70s horror film that caused tragic deaths to viewers afterwards and was pulled from theaters. Then they show the purported movie. Its pretty fun and has a really nice giallo vibe that's both visual and aural. There's one crazy scene that's super disturbing. All in all its an entertaining retro horror flick. Nothing mind blowing horror wise or even scary, but rather more visually disturbing.
Started The Last Drive-in With Joe Bob Briggs last night on Shudder. They roll out a horror classic each week including intermissions with Joe Bob giving info on directors/actors and the movie itself. Pretty cool. Reminds me a bit of USA Up All Night that I grew up watching.
Anyway, the first film was Tourist Trap from '79. Kind of a pre-80s slasher pioneer. Has hot body butterface Tonya Roberts in it who some may recognize. Not a great movie by any means, but it was cool to see the foundation of a lot of slasher movie tricks that made the rounds throughout the 80s.
Blood Vessel on Shudder is pretty good for what it is. Some clear "The Thing" influences as well as some questionable costume work but some good character dynamics and dialogue. I enjoyed it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by SAGA45:
Blood Vessel on Shudder is pretty good for what it is. Some clear "The Thing" influences as well as some questionable costume work but some good character dynamics and dialogue. I enjoyed it.
I've had this on my to watch list for a bit. Think I'll do so this weekend. [Reply]
Watched Blood Vessel yesterday. It was post Thanksgiving meal so I nodded off a bit in the middle but it was an enjoyable flick. I mostly appreciated the depiction of vampires as ancient creatures from hell as opposed to snooty fashionistas. The movie made me want to revisit Dead Snow.
Also watched 30 Miles From Nowhere which was meh. Old college friends come back to Wisconsin for a friends funeral and shenanigans ensue. It had potential with some attempts at witty dialogue but ultimately fell flat due to a story that never really made sense and was hard to follow. Easy pass if on the fence. [Reply]
I watched The Dark and Wicked or whatever based on someone in this thread's recommendation. It was pretty creepy. It gave me the same type of vibe I got when I watched the Paranormal Activity flicks. It was super tense during night scenes and I couldn't wait til morning for some relief. [Reply]