[Cal.]

Lostie has been ejected from the countdown with immediate effect.

[Lostie!]

Originally Posted by Cal.

Lostie has been ejected from the countdown with immediate effect.

[Cal.]

Saturday 22nd October - You're Next (2011)



The Davisons, an upper-class family, are extremely wealthy -- but also estranged. In an attempt to mend their broken family ties, Aubrey (Barbara Crampton) and Paul (Rob Moran) Davison decide to celebrate their wedding anniversary by inviting their four children and their children's significant others to their weekend estate. The celebration gets off to a rocky start, but when crossbow-wielding assailants in animal masks suddenly attack, the Davisons must pull together or die.

[Amy Jade]

Sorry I am behind, I rewatched Jeepers Creepers and Trick r' Treat just been busy irl sorry but reviews should be up sometime today

[Jason.]

Originally Posted by Cal.

Lostie has been ejected from the countdown with immediate effect.

Originally Posted by Lostie!

[Jason.]

I'll watch Trick 'r' Treat tonight and have my review in by then too.

Looking forwards to You're Next though as I've never seen it before.

[Jason.]

The scene where Miss Collins is talking to Tommy and Sue about taking Carrie to the prom and Norma enters the room to give something in and stays in to hear what they're saying <33

[Jamie89]

Cherry Falls - 7/10

Brittany Murphy For the most part it was very much a teen-slasher-by-numbers and could easily pass as a B-movie to Scream, but it's enjoyable enough all the same (if you like teen slashers). Brittany is likeable and interesting enough as an actress to carry an average movie and lift it above average, and her indie version of Sydney Prescott was a likeable heroine.

My main isssue with the film is that it came across fairly disjointed at times, and maybe that's down to the cuts it had to make like some of you have mentioned, but I was never really sure if it was taking itself seriously or if it was trying to be silly. It never really got the balance right or established what it was very well. Like the scene at the parents meeting where the brawl breaks out I found it really funny but I wasn't totally sure if it was meant to be.

And did anyone else scream at this...



I don't know why it just really made me laugh which is fine and everything but it took away from the suspense of the chase scene.

It's enjoyable enough though and I really liked the climax and outcome, which is always important with whodunnit slashers and probably the most difficult aspect of those types of films to pull off. It also had a disturbing/dark feel to the reveal, moreso than a lot of other slashers. And then after the reveal it seemed to take a turn back to the silly... when he runs into the sex party in drag and yells "CLASS DISMISSED" ... it was pretty funny, but the mood/atmosphere didn't feel quite right coming straight after the previous scene.

I think all the faults I have with it are just down to the cuts which is a shame but yeah it didn't get the balance of funny/horror quite right and like I said, felt disjointed for the most part as a result.

[Jason.]

Originally Posted by Jamie89

And did anyone else scream at this...

Jaws could never

[Jamie89]

I watched Jeepers Creepers yesterday too but I'll post a review for it later today... And I should have chance to watch Trick r Treat later on... I'm catching up slowly

[Cal.]

Mess sorry about this. I've only been able to get on sparingly over the past few days and the death of my Pete has distracted me</3

[Cal.]

Everything's updated. I'll give in my reviews for Trick r Treat and You're Next later and then post the next film later.

[Cal.]

Wednesday 26th October - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)



In this remake of the horror classic, a group of young travelers -- including Erin (Jessica Biel), Andy (Mike Vogel) and Morgan (Jonathan Tucker) -- comes across an isolated rural home while driving through Texas. Unfortunately for them, the decrepit house is the residence of a family of deranged backwoods killers, most notably a hulking masked brute known as Leatherface (Andrew Bryniarski), who begins to hunt the stranded youths down. Will any of the friends survive the nightmarish ordeal?

Pepper is the best horror character of all time.

[Jason.]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

I'm one of those typical remake haters (don't **** with the original /thank you Sidney) but I have been proven wrong with some pretty strong remakes and this one is definitely one of them.

The remake doesn't really capture that raw, gritty terror of the original, infact it feels more glossy which takes away from what made the original so effective and creepy but that is to be expected from a modern remake of a 70s horror film. That being said, the film still holds up on its own. The scene in particular where Leatherface turns around to Erin whilst wearing the Kemper mask is creepy and one of the more effective parts of the film.

The main characters bar Erin aren't all that developed and are pretty much just there to die (but that's not really a criticism as such because the same can be said for the original really). I mean Hoyt gets more airtime than almost all of the main characters. Speaking of which, Hoyt was a great addition to the remake. Morgan's character was annoying and should've died first.

Also I would've much preferred if Erin was forced to kill KEMPER out of mercy instead of Andy as I thought that would've been way more powerful. The deaths also could've been more gruesome I guess. But aside from that it's a pretty fun film and good by remake standards. Plus it features Jessica Biel in a tight white tank top

7.5/10

[Cal.]

Originally Posted by Jason.

[B]

Plus it features Jessica Biel in a tight white tank top

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*smacks you for your cheek*

[Jason.]

I was watching Trick 'r Treat last night but I got tired and fell asleep as I was watching it so I'm going to finish it off later. I'll watch You're Next too.

I watched the Texas Chainsaw Massacre only last month so I'll just review it now.

[Cal.]

Trick R Treat (2007)

I enjoyed this movie. The Halloween aesthetic is absolutely brilliant. I loved how the stories intertwine and how some of the characters appear in the background of each story. The twists in the stories were my favourite, such as the young son knowing about his dad killing everyone since they were carving a beheaded head as a pumpkin, the innocent teen girls turning out to be vampires or werewolves or whatever they were and the bullied girl abandoning the other kids in the quarry to get killed. The little boy in the costume that's present in all the stories is an iconic look and I really enjoyed the anthology aspect, I imagined it was like John Carpenter and Debra Hill's original version for the Halloween franchise before the popularity of Michael Myers just condensed into one movie. I wish I had saved this for Halloween because it is a very Halloween'ey movie. 9/10.

You're Next (2011)

Ugh I can't believe I hadn't seen this film before. It's brilliant. The pacing is a little off - I'll just get that out of the way first. The action starts and stops again all the time in the first hour of the film and I think the fact all the characters were related kind of held it back a bit as it seemed unrealistic that some of the characters didn't grieve for their dead loved ones (such as the sister dying in the first half an hour and no one in the family besides the mum caring). However, the last half hour was absolutely brilliant. Felix and Zee being the ones behind it all was an amazing twist and the fact Crispian was in on it all at the very end was another great twist. Erin is one of the best horror heroines of all time in my honest opinion, she was so badass and the fact she single handedly killed all 6 of the killers <33 So happy they didn't kill her off at the end like I thought they did - I would have been furious. The film ending with the police officer getting killed by Erin's trap was so creative and it was intriguing on how they hinted that the police thought Erin had killed everyone in the ending credits. Kelly and Zee were amazing characters also<33 9/10. Not a 10/10 because of the pacing issues and the unreal-ism that the 'innocent' members of the family didn't grieve for their dead loved ones.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

I've always been terrified of this movie. It's chilling and the found footage aspects at the beginning and end of the film add to the tension. The finger marks in the walls etc was all very macabre. Erin was a terrific final girl and Pepper is the best horror character as I've already said. I have to disagree with Jason in my review - I think personally it captured the 70s feel the original had very well and it doesn't feel like a glossy new film to me at all. The first hour or so builds tension immediately and I love how the simple drive in the campervan turns into the suicide of the girl and then the brutal murders that follow. I like how they extended on Leatherface's family more in this one as it made it feel more terrifying when Erin was trying to escape that that was more people out there looking for her as in the original it was just Leatherface, his father, the iconic grandfather and a brother iirc? I also liked how they hinted that there had been far more slayings before Erin and her friends showed up in Texas with the suicide girl obviously being the sole survivor of a killing spree conducted by Leatherface and his family a few days previous and her baby being the one kept by the tea ladies in the campervan that Erin stole back and escaped with at the end. It's a very enjoyable film and I'd give it a 9/10 also.

[Jason.]

Originally Posted by Cal.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

I have to disagree with Jason in my review - I think personally it captured the 70s feel the original had very well and it doesn't feel like a glossy new film to me at all.

Well that's gone and bloody done it!

[Cal.]

Originally Posted by Jason.

Well that's gone and bloody done it!

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[Jason.]

Originally Posted by Cal.

You're Next (2011)

So happy they didn't kill her off at the end like I thought they did - I would have been furious.

Omg I watched this last night and I originally thought she got killed by her own trap when the policeman opened the door and the ending left me annoyed. But then I went and read the plot synopsis on Wikipedia afterwards and it turns out it was the policeman that was killed.

[Lostie!]

I'll be watching You're Next and TCM over the next couple of days

at the Pam Voorhees gif

[Jason.]

Trick 'r Treat

This is probably my favourite horror anthology film and definitely one of my favourite horror movies to watch around Halloween. I love everything about it and the fact it takes place on Halloween makes it all the more fun to me. The film captures the Halloween atmosphere flawlessly and I love how it's a throwback to classic Halloween horror movies. I also really enjoy the fact it dwells on the holiday's age old traditions.

The four stories are lots of fun and all offer something different. I really like how they're all interwoven and tie together with the presence of Sam who appears in all the stories whenever someone breaks a Halloween tradition. I love Sam. He's adorable and I love his look - one of my favourite horror movie looks.

This film is just lots of fun tbh.

9/10

[Cal.]

Sunday 30th October - Halloween (1978)



On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith's Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims.

[Cal.]

Halloween (1978)

My favourite horror film of all time. The best saved for last BY FAR. I love EVERYTHING about this film. The soundtrack, the Halloween feel, the suspense building up through the ENTIRE film and coming to an amazing climax at the end, the characters and the intensity of some of the scenes. Michael Myers is the best slasher villain by far (Jason, Freddy and Leatherface are trash compared to Michael sorry about it) and it features the best horror character of all time Lynda Van Der Klok . Jamie Lee Curtis is amazing as Laurie too but Nancy Kyes is so ****ing annoying as Nancy. My favourite thing about the film is the lack of gore, I'm not necessarily against it in horror films but I love how this film can suggest everything without showing it and still make it creepy and terrifying and although the body count is not particularly high compared to other horror films it doesn't feel boring at any point and is paced fantastically. I also love how it doesn't use the typical suspense and then jump scare method like other horror films, it builds up the suspense until you think something's going to happen and then nothing happens - and then delivers the jump scare a few moments after you've relaxed yourself. I could go on forever about this film but I'll keep it short. My love for this film and the franchise only gets bigger as each Halloween season rolls around and I'll be making sure this is on the list again next year. 10/10 for sure.

[Jason.]