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Nephythys · 10-24-2009, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

(I loooove Donnie Darko. I think it was that film or October Sky where I developed my undying attraction to Jake.)

Anyone see Drag Me to Hell? I would love to get it on DVD but it's like $30 for a regular DVD...

Oh God- that is so time I want to get back. I have enjoyed other Sam Raimi films but seriously- this one was so...not.

CM gives it thumbs up. I give it thumbs down. Seriously-not enough campy horror to laugh, not enough scares to care....lots of gross for no reason and a scene any animal lover will hate and anyone with a brain sees coming a mile away.

Just....not good. Yeah-rent before you buy IMO

(although the goat was funny)

LSPoorEeyorick · 10-24-2009, 01:33 AM

Drag Me to Hell was gross-scary enough for me to discover it was too soon after real life gross-horrifying to see fake-gross-scary. But I bet I'd have enjoyed it last year.

Gemini Cricket · 10-24-2009, 12:43 PM

Hee hee.
Poltergeist is on TCM right now. Completely uncut. Face peeling scene and all. Nice!
I don't know if it's cool or sad that I know almost all of the movie's dialogue by heart.

Cadaverous Pallor · 10-24-2009, 01:08 PM

How any self-respecting channel could show a horror film with the horror edited is beyond me...and how anyone could watch said edited film is further beyond me.

Especially Poltergeist, one of my near and dear favorites.

Gemini Cricket · 10-24-2009, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

How any self-respecting channel could show a horror film with the horror edited is beyond me...and how anyone could watch said edited film is further beyond me.

Especially Poltergeist, one of my near and dear favorites.

Hear hear! I second that emotion.

alphabassettgrrl · 10-25-2009, 08:00 PM

Didn't see "Drag Me" but we saw "Zombieland." I kind of feel bad about how much I laughed at the violence. My favorite was the piano one. Or the clown.

I agree with you, CP, about editing the horror for TV viewing. No, no, no.

flippyshark · 10-25-2009, 10:12 PM

I admit, watching Poltergeist these days makes me kind of maudlin, since both of the daughters in the film came to early ends, one at the hands of a violent boyfriend, and the other to disease at a tragically young age. I haven't bothered with either of the sequels since they came out - they were pretty forgettable, but the first movie lives quite vividly in my imagination. I think of the Freeling family as real people, like neighbors I once lived near. Hmm, sounds like its time to watch it again.

innerSpaceman · 10-25-2009, 10:34 PM

I'll never forget getting really REALLY high in the bathroom of the long-gone Plitt Theater in Century City with my friends Laurie and Mark, and then viewing a preview version of Poltergeist that had like 4 more seconds than the version released a week or so later. I was so scared, I couldn't sleep that night ... and over time, as we saw it many times that summer, it also became a comedy classic.

I probably saw it 20 or so times in the theater. I love Poltergeist.

Prudence · 10-26-2009, 10:19 AM

Most scary movies don't scare me. I generally find them boring. Or they do the SUDDEN LOUD NOISE! scare substitute, and that just annoys me. Thus, I've never seen most of the classics - no Halloweens, no Friday the 12ths, etc.

mousepod · 10-26-2009, 10:22 AM

Pru... we got our screen up this past weekend - I'm going to temporarily bring the couch up from the living room (until I can afford the sofa I really want) - and I have a ridiculously large collection of good horror flicks. Movie night will start soon (though it will start, as planned on July 4, with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang).

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LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	Drag Me to Hell was gross-scary enough for me to discover it was too soon after real life gross-horrifying to see fake-gross-scary. But I bet I'd have enjoyed it last year.
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Hee hee. Poltergeist is on TCM right now. Completely uncut. Face peeling scene and all. Nice! I don't know if it's cool or sad that I know almost all of the movie's dialogue by heart.
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	How any self-respecting channel could show a horror film with the horror edited is beyond me...and how anyone could watch said edited film is further beyond me. Especially Poltergeist, one of my near and dear favorites. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Didn't see "Drag Me" but we saw "Zombieland." I kind of feel bad about how much I laughed at the violence. My favorite was the piano one. Or the clown. I agree with you, CP, about editing the horror for TV viewing. No, no, no. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	I admit, watching Poltergeist these days makes me kind of maudlin, since both of the daughters in the film came to early ends, one at the hands of a violent boyfriend, and the other to disease at a tragically young age. I haven't bothered with either of the sequels since they came out - they were pretty forgettable, but the first movie lives quite vividly in my imagination. I think of the Freeling family as real people, like neighbors I once lived near. Hmm, sounds like its time to watch it again.
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10-25-2009, 10:34 PM	#58
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I'll never forget getting really REALLY high in the bathroom of the long-gone Plitt Theater in Century City with my friends Laurie and Mark, and then viewing a preview version of Poltergeist that had like 4 more seconds than the version released a week or so later. I was so scared, I couldn't sleep that night ... and over time, as we saw it many times that summer, it also became a comedy classic. I probably saw it 20 or so times in the theater. I love Poltergeist.
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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Most scary movies don't scare me. I generally find them boring. Or they do the SUDDEN LOUD NOISE! scare substitute, and that just annoys me. Thus, I've never seen most of the classics - no Halloweens, no Friday the 12ths, etc. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Pru... we got our screen up this past weekend - I'm going to temporarily bring the couch up from the living room (until I can afford the sofa I really want) - and I have a ridiculously large collection of good horror flicks. Movie night will start soon (though it will start, as planned on July 4, with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang). __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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