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Woot! Zombie movies. Count me in.

I thought Day of the Dead was alright actually. As you said Roybot - a masterpiece it isn’t, however I liked the addition of Bud (who I believe was also in the original?) and this film was, I hate to say this, far better than any of Romero’s more recent zombie outings - Survival of the Dead, Diary of the Dead. I hate stupid people in horror films and Romero seems to be focusing his attentions on stupid people who don’t deserve to live nevermind be the focal point of a zombie movie. Anyway…

Has anyone seen the French zombie flick The Horde? The Horde (2009) - IMDb

I really enjoyed this. Brutal, gritty, darkly humourous and while it doesn’t really bring any new flesh to the zombie table - it has a Danny B’esque quality to it.

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Also…while we’re on the topic of horror films in this thread, there’s another wee gem which is Scottish (and may as well be subtitled for you lot ;p) with James Nesbitt and Kate Dickie (whom I thought was Ned Stark’s wife’s sister in Game of Thrones but doesn’t seem to be credited for it on IMDB).

Low-budget, but an original and quaint wee tale about a mother hiding her son from the evils of the world. I don’t want to give too much away but definitely worth a watch.

Oh and about Rubber, up above - in my opinion is not really worth the time. I spent an hour hoping it was going to improve (the first few minutes actually draws you in quite well) and then felt compelled to watch it to the end merely cause I’d already devoted so much time into it. But it really is, as advertised, a film about nothing and you kinda take nothing from it once it’s over.

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[quote]Stern wrote:
Woot! Zombie movies. Count me in.

I thought Day of the Dead was alright actually. As you said Roybot - a masterpiece it isn’t, however I liked the addition of Bud (who I believe was also in the original?) and this film was, I hate to say this, far better than any of Romero’s more recent zombie outings - Survival of the Dead, Diary of the Dead. I hate stupid people in horror films and Romero seems to be focusing his attentions on stupid people who don’t deserve to live nevermind be the focal point of a zombie movie. Anyway…

Has anyone seen the French zombie flick The Horde? The Horde (2009) - IMDb

I really enjoyed this. Brutal, gritty, darkly humourous and while it doesn’t really bring any new flesh to the zombie table - it has a Danny B’esque quality to it.

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I was going to make post about this yesterday.

It may be low budget, but it is definitely worth being added into the mix of good zombie movies. No happy endings though. I wasn’t aware the french knew how to make movies like this.

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Totally agree about Romero’s recent output. He endorsed Zombie Diaries (not to be confused with Diary of the Dead, which was OK, but obviously shot on a shoestring) - it was horrendous.

Apparently directors called George are inclined to rest on their laurels…

Yeah, the “good” zombie was named ‘Bub’ in the original. I can understand why they tweaked the name for the remake. Haven’t seen The Horde yet. Another one that has been on my rental list for months but they never get around to dispatching (!).

As for Rubber, well that’ll teach me to get excited about films featuring sentient tires with psychopathic, psychokinetic tendencies. The movie magazine I subscribe to gave it a thumbs up and I usually trust their reviews. I’ll end up watching it anyway simply because it’s about a killer tire that’s gifted with the ability to make human heads explode. The premise was bound to divide opinion.

I just “got” the vibe of the trailer.

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[quote]roybot wrote:
Totally agree about Romero’s recent output. He endorsed Zombie Diaries (not to be confused with Diary of the Dead, which was OK, but obviously shot on a shoestring) - it was horrendous.

Apparently directors called George are inclined to rest on their laurels…

Yeah, the “good” zombie was named ‘Bub’ in the original. I can understand why they tweaked the name for the remake. Haven’t seen The Horde yet. Another one that has been on my rental list for months but they never get around to dispatching (!).

As for Rubber, well that’ll teach me to get excited about films featuring sentient tires with psychopathic, psychokinetic tendencies. The movie magazine I subscribe to gave it a thumbs up and I usually trust their reviews. I’ll end up watching it anyway simply because it’s about a killer tire that’s gifted with the ability to make human heads explode. The premise was bound to divide opinion.

I just “got” the vibe of the trailer.

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Without a doubt it’s an original concept and there are a few things about which are good, I mean, they set out within the first couple of minutes to explain, well…meh I’ll not spoil it for you. You do however, lol… can’t believe I’m saying this… but you do see some character development from the tire which is interesting as you can follow it as if it were Peter Parker discovering his new abilities.

But there’s so many odd things about the film which just don’t tie up with any rationality and it’s designed to be that way, if that makes sense.

If you like odd movies just for the sake of knowing you’ve seen them then aye, it’s worth a watch. I’m kinda like that too I guess. :stuck_out_tongue:

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[quote]Professor X wrote:

[quote]Stern wrote:

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I was going to make post about this yesterday.

It may be low budget, but it is definitely worth being added into the mix of good zombie movies. No happy endings though. I wasn’t aware the french knew how to make movies like this.[/quote]

Hah neither was I! My woman sighed heartily when I suggested it but both of us were pretty shocked by the size of its baws. Dude with the axe had me howling to be honest and I really enjoyed the way they kept everything localised. I suppose it’s a common trick in zombie movies - to isolate the characters, but like Mulberry Street you really get a sense of entrapment here. They pulled it off very well.

Oh and the first scene of aggression where it all kicks off - brilliant! Guy was a beast!

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[quote]Stern wrote:

[quote]Professor X wrote:

[quote]Stern wrote:

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I was going to make post about this yesterday.

It may be low budget, but it is definitely worth being added into the mix of good zombie movies. No happy endings though. I wasn’t aware the french knew how to make movies like this.[/quote]

Hah neither was I! My woman sighed heartily when I suggested it but both of us were pretty shocked by the size of its baws. Dude with the axe had me howling to be honest and I really enjoyed the way they kept everything localised. I suppose it’s a common trick in zombie movies - to isolate the characters, but like Mulberry Street you really get a sense of entrapment here. They pulled it off very well.

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Bottom line, great action scenes, badass Africans, crazy French chicks with guns, crazy old dudes with rifles and a lot of zombies with ZERO explanations for what the fuck happened…equal “Full Price”(thanks spill.com).

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[quote]Stern wrote:

[quote]roybot wrote:
Totally agree about Romero’s recent output. He endorsed Zombie Diaries (not to be confused with Diary of the Dead, which was OK, but obviously shot on a shoestring) - it was horrendous.

Apparently directors called George are inclined to rest on their laurels…

Yeah, the “good” zombie was named ‘Bub’ in the original. I can understand why they tweaked the name for the remake. Haven’t seen The Horde yet. Another one that has been on my rental list for months but they never get around to dispatching (!).

As for Rubber, well that’ll teach me to get excited about films featuring sentient tires with psychopathic, psychokinetic tendencies. The movie magazine I subscribe to gave it a thumbs up and I usually trust their reviews. I’ll end up watching it anyway simply because it’s about a killer tire that’s gifted with the ability to make human heads explode. The premise was bound to divide opinion.

I just “got” the vibe of the trailer.

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Without a doubt it’s an original concept and there are a few things about which are good, I mean, they set out within the first couple of minutes to explain, well…meh I’ll not spoil it for you. You do however, lol… can’t believe I’m saying this… but you do see some character development from the tire which is interesting as you can follow it as if it were Peter Parker discovering his new abilities.

But there’s so many odd things about the film which just don’t tie up with any rationality and it’s designed to be that way, if that makes sense.

If you like odd movies just for the sake of knowing you’ve seen them then aye, it’s worth a watch. I’m kinda like that too I guess. :stuck_out_tongue:

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Truth is, I’ve got an extremely weird sense of humour. I know this because my friends had to adjust to it over time: one of my best and oldest friends got hitched four years ago and I rarely see him - less than once a year if I’m lucky (combination of him reverting to the hermit-like tendencies he had as a child and the wife wearing the trousers / being hopelessly needy).

Every time I see him, I get more and more blank looks at comments he’d have creased up at a few years before. But, people change.

Tragic, I know.

But screw friends, back to the important things in life like zombies. How did you like Mulberry Street?

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[quote]roybot wrote:
Truth is, I’ve got an extremely weird sense of humour. I know this because my friends had to adjust to it over time: one of my best and oldest friends got hitched four years ago and I rarely see him - less than once a year if I’m lucky (combination of him reverting to the hermit-like tendencies he had as a child and the wife wearing the trousers / being hopelessly needy).

Every time I see him, I get more and more blank looks at comments he’d have creased up at a few years before. But, people change.

Tragic, I know.

But screw friends, back to the important things in life like zombies. How did you like Mulberry Street?[/quote]

I rather enjoyed Mulberry Street to be honest! It’s been a while since I watched it but I remember the characters being pretty well rounded and, well, real. It’s the first film in a while where I actually felt sorry for people getting devoured. Usually I’m pretty indifferent lol. In fact, come to think of it, it’s the first time since Roger of the original Dawn of the Dead that I can remember actually going “awwww…”. =P

But yea, good film, and set pieces!

In fact…speaking of Dawn of the Dead…I just remembered something that should really go into the Greatest Fight Scenes thread … =P

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Needed something to watch last night, so I clicked on this thread and ended up watching Oldboy.

Spoilers*

When Mi-doh first takes Dae-Su home I suspected that she was his daughter. But once they started fucking that notion left my mind immediately.

Overall, I enjoyed the movie. The only thing I would change is I would remove the self-inflicted gun shot wound by the antagonist and just have him walk away.

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Also for anyone who hasn’t seen Oldboy but plans to watch it: I recommend you watch it with your sister.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
But didn’t.

I like horror movies and action movies…with horror winning by an inch. I watch low budget, indie, foreign or any other version of this genre and the reality is, most just suck.

Winners come along every once in a while like Dawn of The Dead remake, Event Horizon and even Quarantine…but bigger budget movies like that always overshadow the low budget ones that every once in a while drop a golden egg instead of the usual steaming pile of brontosaurus dung.

I just want to know if people have found movies that most probably didn’t see in the horror/action genre that are actually worth the spare time seeing.

These don’t have to be STELLAR movies here…just good enough to keep your attention to the end.

My first entry is Splinter (2008). It is low budget, but the concept actually works. [/quote]

Very good indeed, I rented it after reading your post and I enjoyed it a lot.

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[quote]IamMarqaos wrote:

[quote]Professor X wrote:
But didn’t.

I like horror movies and action movies…with horror winning by an inch. I watch low budget, indie, foreign or any other version of this genre and the reality is, most just suck.

Winners come along every once in a while like Dawn of The Dead remake, Event Horizon and even Quarantine…but bigger budget movies like that always overshadow the low budget ones that every once in a while drop a golden egg instead of the usual steaming pile of brontosaurus dung.

I just want to know if people have found movies that most probably didn’t see in the horror/action genre that are actually worth the spare time seeing.

These don’t have to be STELLAR movies here…just good enough to keep your attention to the end.

My first entry is Splinter (2008). It is low budget, but the concept actually works. [/quote]

Very good indeed, I rented it after reading your post and I enjoyed it a lot.
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See…this is what I want.

I wish some of you would come back and tell the rest of us if the recommendation worked out.

I don’t plan on posting any movies that didn’t actually stand out in some way.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
I’m putting this here also. I didn’t even go see it because I just knew it would suck.

It doesn’t suck. These are some of the best action scenes I have seen in a movie period and the gore, while just slightly over the top, is just enough to make someone getting cut interesting in and of itself.[/quote]

Haven’t gone though the whole thread yet BUT if you liked this one I (and I thought it was great too) you might like the Warriors Way as well (I am thinking you saw it already though). My oldest did not want to see it, thought it would suck, we went anyway and it turned out to be one of his favorites.

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[quote]Robert A wrote:

[quote]Professor X wrote:

[quote]Stern wrote:

[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:

[quote]Professor X wrote:

[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:

[quote]Professor X wrote:
Old Boy

Foriegn movie made in Asia that despite giant plot holes and “reality discrepancies” that would nail it if it were American, manages to pull off a pretty fucked up and deep story about a man who was kidnapped and held hostage in a hotel room for 15 straight years with no human interaction aside from a tv. He learns to fight watching kung fu movies thousands of times over.

The twist is why he was kept for exactly 15 years.[/quote]

Sounds awesomely interesting. But are there subtitles?
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Yep…and the actors who did the voice overs did a fucking fantastic job. The voice of the lead really pulls you in. Definitely worth a watch on Netflix.[/quote]

Thanks Doc! I’m putting it in my queue!
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Old Boy is a brilliant film. Has one of the best fight scenes I can recall from any film of the last decade, imo and, well this is definitely one of those cases where the less said the better.

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That one hall way scene was just fucking awesome.

In fact, let me say that when it comes to doing a scene that is damn near what seemed like 5 min long involving rather complex fighting moves all done in one take where the scene never cuts away…THAT is fucking making a film!

I was watching it with friends and we rewound that part twice.[/quote]

I agree, the hallway fight scene was pure artistry. Old Boy is at the top of my list for “Great Films I am Not Sure I Am Glad I Watched”. The the end just kinda stays with you. (NO SPOILERS for anyone who did not watch it.)

Also in that category, and a horror movie, I nominate Jack Ketchum’s A Girl Next Door:

I actually wish it was not as well done, or based on a true story.

Oh, and a movie that surprised me by being great, possibly brilliant:
Fresh

Regards,

Robert A

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Watched The Girl Next Door last night. Horrible movie. Nothing good about it in the least.

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Anybody seen : The human centipede?

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For those of you who have seen Oldboy, did you know it’s part of a trilogy? How are the other 2 movies?

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Triangle… This was my last rental. I added it on a whim and was blown away, possibly because I didn’t expect much, but blown away I was. I even watched it twice which is unusual for me; not because it was hard to follow, but because it drew me in. There are tiny details you’ll want to revisit, even though at first glance they seem trivial (like a guy mowing a lawn) and maybe they are, but the situation amplifies them, it seems.

Billed as a “horror/mystery”, it’s sort of a twilight-zoney hybrid of Timecrimes and a serious Groundhog Day. The less you know about the plot, the better. There is no concrete resolution though. I only bring this up because some people may criticize the movie because of that.

Still, it’s exactly why I watched it a second time because the ‘ending’ casts the previous events of the movie in an entirely different light, in a way that I haven’t seen since the Sixth Sense.

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I have been a lurker here for a while but this topic finally got me to join and post.

movies that rocked:

MacGruber - It looked totally ridiculous, but was just my style of funny. Over the top and a well earned rated R comedy.

Col. James Faith: They were nice funerals.
MacGruber: Yeah. What did you think of my eulogies?
Col. James Faith: Very touching. I might have cut back on the F-words a little.
MacGruber: Well, they were fucking great guys. And this is a fucking asshole of a day.

Brothers Solomon - Got a 2% rating on rotten tomatoes, but if you don’t like this movie then you are taking it too seriously. The whole scene where they are talking about going to the sperm bank is hilarious.

John Solomon: I think we maybe need to broaden our search to include less conventional methods of having a baby.
Dean Solomon: Like anal?

Hot Rod - Soooooo freaking hilarious. If you haven’t seen it don’t even hesitate, just buy the movie.

The Signal - to get back to the horror that started this thread. Sometimes if it is late at night I will watch random movies hoping to find a good one. A lot of the times it doesn’t work out, but in this case it did. It is a horror story broken into 3 parts, each part has a different director. It is really good suspense/horror the first part, dark comedy the second, and the third doesn’t quite live up to the beginnings. However, for a movie that I thought would blow fat donkey balls, it was pretty awesome.

While it is not a movie, I cannot go without mentioning the TV show “The Black Donnellys”. That show blew me away and the whole season was phenomenal. It’s cancellation is one of the reasons why I stopped watching anything other than shows on cable TV. When they cancelled that I was/still am super pissed about it. Rent it and do yourself a favor.

On an opposite note here are some movies that didn’t live up to expectations

Space Odyssey 2001 - It was good, but maybe I expected to much. yeah, for the time I am sure it was rad, and I love how accurately they depict the silence of space, but still I just couldn’t get into it.

Easy Rider - I don’t see what the big deal is about this movie.

I could go on for days about movies. When I got my DUI when I was 18 I also got that blockbuster pass where you can rent 3 movies at a time unlimited and watched tons of movies. Previously people mentioned Old Boy, that is a fantastic film. If you are into Korean movies you should see Friend. It is an awesome movie about 4 friends that grow up; 2 becoming good kids and 2 becoming rising members of rival gangs. It goes through loyalty and honor. While the action is sparse, when it comes in it really kicks in.

I hope you enjoyed my first (probably too long) post.

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i thought the black donnellys was awesome. they cancelled it mid season i was pissed and watched the rest online every week. entertaining show.