Film

[leatherface]

'Basket Case' (1982). Ridiculous but good.

[astfgyl]

The Substance. Holy shit, go in completely blind if you can. Bonkers film that's a really loving tribute to 80s b-movie horror. Tons of fun, and Society levels of WTF-ness 

I second going in blind for The Substance and I'm so glad I did!

Absolutely deadly film that just gets progressively more absurd as it goes on. The last 30 minutes or so are amazing.

It's been a long while since I've pointed at the tv in utter wtf-ness whilst laughing my arse off at it all.

So I read this post and quote and did as was recommended and went in blind.

Came out wishing I'd been blind

Edit: Should say I loved it, for clarity's sake

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

RIP Teri Garr (posting mainly in relation to recent-ish discussion of Scorsese's After Hours in which she was great).

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/29/teri-garr-dead-tootsie-friends

[Carnage]

Transformers one. Great craic and much better than the trailer would have you believe. One to watch with the kids.

[astfgyl]

Transformers one. Great craic and much better than the trailer would have you believe. One to watch with the kids.

Fuck it anyway, I had to choose between that and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice with the kids in the cinema and I picked the BB.

Thought it was shite

[Mr Barlow]

Blasting through the horrors the last few days. Hellraiser, You're Next, It Follows
...and tonight Late Night With The Devil.
Thought it was really good. Pulled off the 70s talk show vibe surprisingly well.

[Carnage]

Transformers one. Great craic and much better than the trailer would have you believe. One to watch with the kids.

Fuck it anyway, I had to choose between that and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice with the kids in the cinema and I picked the BB.

Thought it was shite

I thought the first Beetlejuice was shite TBH so I didn't bother with the new one. Not a Burton fan TBH, only a couple I'd rate.

[astfgyl]

I like the first Beetlejuice and I like Sleepy Hollow but that's it for me from him. The new one is just not good at all

[Maggot Colony]

Fell asleep during the new Beetlejuice movie over the weekend.

Also watched Haunt, a slasher from 2019 which isn't bad, and Zombie Flesh Eaters which is a masterpiece.

[Mooncat]

The Last Video Store (2023)

A horror film based on (and starring the owner of) a video store here in Edmonton. A loving tribute to 80s horror. Really fun movie with a lot of laughs in the script. There's a few slower bits because they're really trying to stretch out the runtime (it's based on a short film they'd filmed a few years back), but I'll let that slide as it's a proper throwback to independent video horror.

Great to see some local folks actually get studio funding to make a full film. The guy who stars and owns the video store, Kevin, is a super cool guy as well. A real next level movie buff (read: nerd but in the good way). Saw a special local cinema screening of it last night with a Q&A with the cast last night. A real supportive and fun vibe.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17423262/


Side note: It's worth checking out the actual video store, called The Lobby, online. It's specifically horror and cult movies, and is also full of cool memorabilia. A real B-movie nerd's wet dream. Join the Facebook group for lots of fun movie discussion and recommendations.

[StoutAndAle]

The Last Video Store (2023)

A horror film based on (and starring the owner of) a video store here in Edmonton. A loving tribute to 80s horror. Really fun movie with a lot of laughs in the script. There's a few slower bits because they're really trying to stretch out the runtime (it's based on a short film they'd filmed a few years back), but I'll let that slide as it's a proper throwback to independent video horror.

Great to see some local folks actually get studio funding to make a full film. The guy who stars and owns the video store, Kevin, is a super cool guy as well. A real next level movie buff (read: nerd but in the good way). Saw a special local cinema screening of it last night with a Q&A with the cast last night. A real supportive and fun vibe.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17423262/


Side note: It's worth checking out the actual video store, called The Lobby, online. It's specifically horror and cult movies, and is also full of cool memorabilia. A real B-movie nerd's wet dream. Join the Facebook group for lots of fun movie discussion and recommendations.

I'll have to check that out. I went to the last Blockbuster on a drive through Oregon a while back.

I didn't realise that you were in Edmonton, I knew you were in Canada.

I'm thinking of heading to Edmonton as part of a road-trip next year. Calgary/Banff/Jasper/Edmonton.

Would you recommend it? In early/mid-September?

[Mooncat]

The Last Video Store (2023)

A horror film based on (and starring the owner of) a video store here in Edmonton. A loving tribute to 80s horror. Really fun movie with a lot of laughs in the script. There's a few slower bits because they're really trying to stretch out the runtime (it's based on a short film they'd filmed a few years back), but I'll let that slide as it's a proper throwback to independent video horror.

Great to see some local folks actually get studio funding to make a full film. The guy who stars and owns the video store, Kevin, is a super cool guy as well. A real next level movie buff (read: nerd but in the good way). Saw a special local cinema screening of it last night with a Q&A with the cast last night. A real supportive and fun vibe.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17423262/


Side note: It's worth checking out the actual video store, called The Lobby, online. It's specifically horror and cult movies, and is also full of cool memorabilia. A real B-movie nerd's wet dream. Join the Facebook group for lots of fun movie discussion and recommendations.

I'll have to check that out. I went to the last Blockbuster on a drive through Oregon a while back.

I didn't realise that you were in Edmonton, I knew you were in Canada.

I'm thinking of heading to Edmonton as part of a road-trip next year. Calgary/Banff/Jasper/Edmonton.

Would you recommend it? In early/mid-September?

I've always wanted to visit that Blockbuster. I worked in Xtra Vision for a couple of years back in the day, which was technically Blockbuster. By far and away the best early job I had.


I'd say early/mid September is one of the best times of year to take that trip. Edmonton's summer is nicer than back home and it usually continues through most of Sept.

It's also a great time to visit the mountains. It's still on-season so you can still do everything (shoulder season, where a lot of stuff is closed is from late Sept-mid Dec). So any tours, watersports, boat trips, cable cars, hot springs, hikes, campsites etc are still open. Plus it's also the rut, so there'll be tons of elk everywhere with big males all fighting over their harems. Quite a sight!

You'll have a great time doing that road trip, it's one big loop, and the drive between Jasper and Banff along the Icefields Parkway is one of the most spectacular drives in the world, it really has to be seen to be believed. 

[Pentagrimes]

Watched MADS last night, which is a nod to ye olde Franch Extremity business of the early 200os. Not bad, basically a fast paced bloody romp in which a hedonistic birthday night out goes horribly wrong in the most unexpected of ways, the less I say plot wise the better. Apparently it was all done in like 5 takes or something, edited together to look like one shot. Cool enough, if not a complete revelation or anything.

I suspect Lets Scare Jessica To Death will be tonights Halloweeny viewing

[Carnage]

Enys Men, really enjoyed it. Surprised that I did as I couldn't manage nore than 10 mins. of Bait .

[Mooncat]

Fright Night for Halloween night. Can't believe it's not more famous than it is. The special effects are arguably the best of the 80s; it was the next film the FX Ghostbusters team did.

Also watched The Church, which is basically Demons 3. Also a really good watch. Leans a bit more into religious horror than the splatter horror of the first two.