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Reply #180 posted 08/26/12 7:30am

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TheDigitalGardener said:

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I thought it was great. lol

I love the close up of the victims eye and then the camera slowly pulls back to reveal her face on the bathroom floor. Great scene.

The scene where the mother stabs the private investigator caught me by surprise completely. My heart jumped a bit when the music suddenly started.

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Reply #181 posted 08/26/12 7:31am

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smoothcriminal12 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

I love the close up of the victims eye and then the camera slowly pulls back to reveal her face on the bathroom floor. Great scene.

The scene where the mother stabs the private investigator caught me by surprise completely. My heart jumped a bit when the music suddenly started.

lol It can do that.

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Reply #182 posted 08/26/12 7:34am

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TheDigitalGardener said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

The scene where the mother stabs the private investigator caught me by surprise completely. My heart jumped a bit when the music suddenly started.

lol It can do that.

I'm starting to wonder if it's really the mother or the son cross dressing? lol You never see "her" face and the son seemed psycho from the very start. lol

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Reply #183 posted 08/26/12 7:36am

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smoothcriminal12 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

lol It can do that.

I'm starting to wonder if it's really the mother or the son cross dressing? lol You never see "her" face and the son seemed psycho from the very start. lol

It's the son. Mother has been dead for years.

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Reply #184 posted 08/26/12 7:38am

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TheDigitalGardener said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

I'm starting to wonder if it's really the mother or the son cross dressing? lol You never see "her" face and the son seemed psycho from the very start. lol

It's the son. Mother has been dead for years.

eek I knew it.

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Reply #185 posted 08/26/12 7:46am

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smoothcriminal12 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

It's the son. Mother has been dead for years.

eek I knew it.

lol

Psycho II is quite a good movie too. I'm not usually into sequals, but the second movie has a couple of the same actors including Anthony Perkins (Norman Bates). He gets out of the institution years later, returns to live in the old house, and his psychological problems soon creep up and have him murdering again.

It's not a patch on the original, but it's a fair attempt at continuing the story and it has it's moments.

wink

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Reply #186 posted 08/26/12 7:48am

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TheDigitalGardener said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

eek I knew it.

lol

Psycho II is quite a good movie too. I'm not usually into sequals, but the second movie has a couple of the same actors including Anthony Perkins (Norman Bates). He gets out of the institution years later, returns to live in the old house, and his psychological problems soon creep up and have him murdering again.

It's not a patch on the original, but it's a fair attempt at continuing the story and it has it's moments.

wink

I might have to check that one out too. At this rate I might as well watch every horror film ever created. lol

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Reply #187 posted 08/26/12 7:51am

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^ lol

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Reply #188 posted 08/26/12 8:09am

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smoothcriminal12 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

lol

Psycho II is quite a good movie too. I'm not usually into sequals, but the second movie has a couple of the same actors including Anthony Perkins (Norman Bates). He gets out of the institution years later, returns to live in the old house, and his psychological problems soon creep up and have him murdering again.

It's not a patch on the original, but it's a fair attempt at continuing the story and it has it's moments.

wink

I might have to check that one out too. At this rate I might as well watch every horror film ever created. lol

BTW Scream is another good one you should watch lol

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Reply #189 posted 08/26/12 8:21am

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aardvark15 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

I might have to check that one out too. At this rate I might as well watch every horror film ever created. lol

BTW Scream is another good one you should watch lol

On my list now. lol

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Reply #190 posted 08/26/12 8:25am

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smoothcriminal12 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

That scene was actually deleted from the original movie. We only got that when it was released on dvd.

nod I saw the DVD version.

Oh no, you saw the version that had some really stupid CG shit added in. sad

The original is the true movie that caused all the comotion.

what they did to the movie for a cheap shot at money was the likes of Warner's issuing a special version of SOTT where they add autotune guest raps by Niki Minaj on Ballad of Dorothy Parker and Strange Relationship.

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Reply #191 posted 08/26/12 8:28am

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ufoclub said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

nod I saw the DVD version.

Oh no, you saw the version that had some really stupid CG shit added in. sad

The original is the true movie that caused all the comotion.

what they did to the movie for a cheap shot at money was the likes of Warner's issuing a special version of SOTT where they add autotune guest raps by Niki Minaj on Ballad of Dorothy Parker and Strange Relationship.

What CG stuff was in it? I'm curious to know the difference. I don't really know if it was the DVD version, I assumed it was because it had the spiderwalk scene in it.

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Reply #192 posted 08/26/12 8:37am

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smoothcriminal12 said:

ufoclub said:

Oh no, you saw the version that had some really stupid CG shit added in. sad

The original is the true movie that caused all the comotion.

what they did to the movie for a cheap shot at money was the likes of Warner's issuing a special version of SOTT where they add autotune guest raps by Niki Minaj on Ballad of Dorothy Parker and Strange Relationship.

What CG stuff was in it? I'm curious to know the difference. I don't really know if it was the DVD version, I assumed it was because it had the spiderwalk scene in it.

If it started with a shot of the house in Wash DC at night with windows lit up, it's the CG version. If it had random faces appearing in dark spots of the house that people don't notice, it's the CG version. Those faces appearing are the offensive new parts I hate. They are obvious special effects added that make no sense if you've seen the original one for 20+ years prior. They look cheap too.

The spider walk scene is shocking, but it feels awkard and schlocky in a way that undermines the "Best Picture" quality of the real version of the movie released in 1973 with that zoom into the mouth. Also it undermines the shock of the daytime vagina mutilation with the cross.

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Reply #193 posted 08/26/12 8:44am

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ufoclub said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

What CG stuff was in it? I'm curious to know the difference. I don't really know if it was the DVD version, I assumed it was because it had the spiderwalk scene in it.

If it started with a shot of the house in Wash DC at night with windows lit up, it's the CG version. If it had random faces appearing in dark spots of the house that people don't notice, it's the CG version. Those faces appearing are the offensive new parts I hate. They are obvious special effects added that make no sense if you've seen the original one for 20+ years prior. They look cheap too.

The spider walk scene is shocking, but it feels awkard and schlocky in a way that undermines the "Best Picture" quality of the real version of the movie released in 1973 with that zoom into the mouth. Also it undermines the shock of the daytime vagina mutilation with the cross.

So I did see the DVD version. lol

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Reply #194 posted 08/26/12 8:56am

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smoothcriminal12 said:

ufoclub said:

If it started with a shot of the house in Wash DC at night with windows lit up, it's the CG version. If it had random faces appearing in dark spots of the house that people don't notice, it's the CG version. Those faces appearing are the offensive new parts I hate. They are obvious special effects added that make no sense if you've seen the original one for 20+ years prior. They look cheap too.

The spider walk scene is shocking, but it feels awkard and schlocky in a way that undermines the "Best Picture" quality of the real version of the movie released in 1973 with that zoom into the mouth. Also it undermines the shock of the daytime vagina mutilation with the cross.

So I did see the DVD version. lol

I never knew they changed anything. I just thought they added scenes on the DVD version. Great now I have a horror film to see too lol

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Reply #195 posted 08/26/12 9:07am

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aardvark15 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

So I did see the DVD version. lol

I never knew they changed anything. I just thought they added scenes on the DVD version. Great now I have a horror film to see too lol

I probably am gonna have to track down the original too. lol

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Reply #196 posted 08/26/12 10:24am

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smoothcriminal12 said:

ufoclub said:

If it started with a shot of the house in Wash DC at night with windows lit up, it's the CG version. If it had random faces appearing in dark spots of the house that people don't notice, it's the CG version. Those faces appearing are the offensive new parts I hate. They are obvious special effects added that make no sense if you've seen the original one for 20+ years prior. They look cheap too.

The spider walk scene is shocking, but it feels awkard and schlocky in a way that undermines the "Best Picture" quality of the real version of the movie released in 1973 with that zoom into the mouth. Also it undermines the shock of the daytime vagina mutilation with the cross.

So I did see the DVD version. lol

You mean the new version. Both versions are on DVD, and some sets invclude both discs. I have the blu-ray wihich has both versions.

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Reply #197 posted 08/26/12 10:25am

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There's gotta be a classic Dracula ?, Salem's Lot ? (monster) flick we can recommend also?

Horror, thiller, slasher films....

Psycho is a perfect slasher flick..

Omen/Exorcist/Shining are perfect horror films...

Thriller hmmm

What about Poltergist for a thriller flick?

[Edited 8/26/12 10:27am]

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Reply #198 posted 08/26/12 10:30am

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Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead, and Zombi 2 are all must sees nod

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Reply #199 posted 08/26/12 10:34am

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ufoclub said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

So I did see the DVD version. lol

You mean the new version. Both versions are on DVD, and some sets invclude both discs. I have the blu-ray wihich has both versions.

Good to know, haven't seen this film in years and only seen it in the original format.

Never seen the spiderwalk scene, by the sounds of it, I don't think I want to. I like the flow of the original movie. It seemed "possible" and that reason made it horrifying to me.

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Reply #200 posted 08/26/12 10:36am

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Never seen the spiderwalk scene, by the sounds of it, I don't think I want to.

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Reply #201 posted 08/26/12 10:36am

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aardvark15 said:

Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead, and Zombi 2 are all must sees nod

LOVED Night of the Living Dead... it was funny and thrilling at the same time.

Didn't see the last two. hmmm

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Reply #202 posted 08/26/12 10:38am

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aardvark15 said:

paintedlady said:

Never seen the spiderwalk scene, by the sounds of it, I don't think I want to.

Yeah... I like her head spin wayyyyy better. lol

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Reply #203 posted 08/26/12 10:43am

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paintedlady said:

aardvark15 said:

Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead, and Zombi 2 are all must sees nod

LOVED Night of the Living Dead... it was funny and thrilling at the same time.

Didn't see the last two. hmmm

Dawn Of The Dead is Night Of The Living Dead's sequel and is quite possibly one of the best sequels made. Basically there's a zombie outbreak and a couple of people use a mall as refuge. Zombi 2 is a completely unrelated movie but was named after Night Of The Living Dead (it was called Zombi in some countries). Basically it's a gory zombie movie on an island with some zombie fanatic wet dreams thrown in.

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Reply #204 posted 08/26/12 10:44am

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paintedlady said:

There's gotta be a classic Dracula ?, Salem's Lot ? (monster) flick we can recommend also?

Horror, thiller, slasher films....

Psycho is a perfect slasher flick..

Omen/Exorcist/Shining are perfect horror films...

Thriller hmmm

What about Poltergist for a thriller flick?

[Edited 8/26/12 10:27am]

I'll try it. nod

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Reply #205 posted 08/26/12 10:46am

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smoothcriminal12 said:

paintedlady said:

There's gotta be a classic Dracula ?, Salem's Lot ? (monster) flick we can recommend also?

Horror, thiller, slasher films....

Psycho is a perfect slasher flick..

Omen/Exorcist/Shining are perfect horror films...

Thriller hmmm

What about Poltergist for a thriller flick?

[Edited 8/26/12 10:27am]

I'll try it. nod

That movie series is cursed though lol

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Reply #206 posted 08/26/12 10:48am

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aardvark15 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

I'll try it. nod

That movie series is cursed though lol

So is just about every movie I've watched in the past two days. lol

I'm starting Poltergeist now. nod

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Reply #207 posted 08/26/12 10:49am

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smoothcriminal12 said:

aardvark15 said:

That movie series is cursed though lol

So is just about every movie I've watched in the past two days. lol

I'm starting Poltergeist now. nod

The "Poltergeist curse" is a rumor of a supposed curse attached to the Poltergeist trilogy and its crew, derived from the fact that four cast members died in the six years between the releases of the first and third films.[1][9] The rumor is often fueled by the fact that real cadavers were used as props in various scenes of Poltergeist and Poltergeist II.[10] The rumor and the surrounding deaths were explored in a 2002 episode of E! True Hollywood Story entitled "Curse of Poltergeist."

  • Dominique Dunne, who played the eldest daughter Dana in the first movie, died on November 4, 1982 at age 22 after being strangled by her abusive former boyfriend John Thomas Sweeney.[11] He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to six years in prison, but was paroled after serving three and a half years.[9]
  • Julian Beck, 60-year-old actor who played Henry Kane in Poltergeist II: The Other Side, died on September 14, 1985 of stomach cancer diagnosed before he had accepted the role.[12]
  • Will Sampson, 53 years old, who played Taylor the medicine man in Poltergeist II, died as a result of post-operative kidney failure and pre-operative malnutrition problems on June 3, 1987.[13]
  • Heather O'Rourke, who played Carol Anne in all three Poltergeist movies, died on February 1, 1988 at the age of 12 after what doctors initially described as an acute form of influenza but later changed to septic shock after bacterial toxins invaded her bloodstream.[14][15] At the time, she had suffered acute bowel obstruction, initially diagnosed as Crohn's disease, which may have been the cause of death.
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Reply #208 posted 08/26/12 10:50am

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smoothcriminal12 said:

aardvark15 said:

That movie series is cursed though lol

So is just about every movie I've watched in the past two days. lol

I'm starting Poltergeist now. nod

As a kid I saw "Poltergiest" 5 times in the theater. Love that movie. It's a fun horror movie.

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Reply #209 posted 08/26/12 10:51am

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aardvark15 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

So is just about every movie I've watched in the past two days. lol

I'm starting Poltergeist now. nod

The "Poltergeist curse" is a rumor of a supposed curse attached to the Poltergeist trilogy and its crew, derived from the fact that four cast members died in the six years between the releases of the first and third films.[1][9] The rumor is often fueled by the fact that real cadavers were used as props in various scenes of Poltergeist and Poltergeist II.[10] The rumor and the surrounding deaths were explored in a 2002 episode of E! True Hollywood Story entitled "Curse of Poltergeist."

  • Dominique Dunne, who played the eldest daughter Dana in the first movie, died on November 4, 1982 at age 22 after being strangled by her abusive former boyfriend John Thomas Sweeney.[11] He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to six years in prison, but was paroled after serving three and a half years.[9]
  • Julian Beck, 60-year-old actor who played Henry Kane in Poltergeist II: The Other Side, died on September 14, 1985 of stomach cancer diagnosed before he had accepted the role.[12]
  • Will Sampson, 53 years old, who played Taylor the medicine man in Poltergeist II, died as a result of post-operative kidney failure and pre-operative malnutrition problems on June 3, 1987.[13]
  • Heather O'Rourke, who played Carol Anne in all three Poltergeist movies, died on February 1, 1988 at the age of 12 after what doctors initially described as an acute form of influenza but later changed to septic shock after bacterial toxins invaded her bloodstream.[14][15] At the time, she had suffered acute bowel obstruction, initially diagnosed as Crohn's disease, which may have been the cause of death.

The Exorcist had a curse too, so did The Omen.

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