Carpenter's The Thing is one of my all-time favorites. And I mean movies in general. Not just horror.
I gave this one a second watch over the weekend and I have to saw this flick may be headed towards cult classic if folks can get past the name and give er a watch. A fun, twisted mix of Repo Man (the old one yup), Near Dark and wee slice of Brain Dead..
Havn't got into scary movies in a few years. The two attributes that make them entertaining to me are mystery and general excitement. The newer movies just two one of two things; they either give cheap thrills (PA movies). Or they just keep trying to top themselves on the "that's f**cked up" factor. (Texas Chainsaw, Saw, Human Centipede). Neither are very entertaining to me. The latest "scary" movie I enjoyed was Shutter Island. Enough thrills to keep you interested, enough "that's f**cked up" to keep you tense, but there was a plot other than "Let's see how we can top this f**cked up" ala the SAW movies.
Thanks for sharing.. Catching up now... Oct 9. Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things The second greatest early living dead flick - and is the first to do it in full color.. This one "should" get as many nods as Night of The Living Dead, but rarely does.. Crappy trailer - but great flick..
Oct. 11. Bram Stoker's Dracula Horrid performances by Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryde are rectified by a stellar job put in by Gary Oldman as The Count..
Oct 12. The Curse of Frankenstein The original Hammer Horror.. First meeting of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Great late-night watch!
