Halloween Viewing Log 2011

[dvdjunkie]

As promised Saturday was a great day for movies and I picked my favorite Snake movies to watch:

Saturday, October 8, 2011:

37. Snakes (1974)

38. Rattlers (1976)

39. Anacondo (1997)

40. Ssssssss (1973)

41. Stanley (1972)

42. Venom (1981)

43. Snakes On A Plane (2006) Blu-ray

Will not be watching any movies tonight (Sunday) or Monday. But since I am almost half way there, I can take some time off to watch some of newest additions to my Blu-ray collection.

[Chernabog_Rocks]

To answer your question Littlefuzzy, I've seen both of them before. I was going to watch them in order, but I felt like getting the second out of the way since I enjoy the first one more and would have more time for it later.

As for the Scream movies, I went out of order since I bought the 4th and didn't want to wait...and today I wanted to get the least liked sequels out of the way Well. Except for Aliens, that just happened to be on t.v at the time.

29) Aliens
30) Childs Play 3
31) Childs Play 4

[Barbossa]

Recent viewings in bold:

Scarecrow of Romney Marsh Parts I, II, & III
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Zombieland
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
The Invisible Woman (1940)
Invisible Agent (1942)
The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
An American Werewolf in London
The Evil Dead



The Evil Dead

I admit, I'm an Evil Dead virgin. This is my first time watching this one. What can I say? Just three words to describe it: campy, gory, great!

[PixarFan2006]

Saturday October 9th - Dracula (1931) - I want to start of by stating that I know I am a little late getting into viewing Halloween movies, but I have been caught up in other things (mainly homework. I had to read The Odyssey entirely in 2 weeks). Anyway, I decided to start off by watching the Bela Lugosi version of Dracula. I thought he gave a great performance, but I thought the actor who stole the show (after him anyway) was Dwight Frye as Renfield. The other actors do decent jobs, but nothing to write home about. Edward Van Sloan, The actor who plays Van Helsing, sounds too much like Bela Lugosi. There were a few effects that seemed a little cheap (but may have been good for their time). I also thought the editing was a little abrupt at a few areas. I also found it weird how there was next to no musical score in the whole film. It may not be as good as Frankenstein or The Wolf Man, but it's still an enjoyable monster movie.

7/10

[Barbossa]

Recent viewings in bold:

1. Scarecrow of Romney Marsh Parts I, II, & III
2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
5. Zombieland
6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
10. The Invisible Man (1933)
11. The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
12. The Invisible Woman (1940)
13. Invisible Agent (1942)
14. The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
15. An American Werewolf in London
16. The Evil Dead
17. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
18. Garfield's Thanksgiving/Garfield's Halloween Adventure



Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Got to the theater today and wrapped-up the Harry Potter series with Deathly Hallows Part 2. It was great watching all 8 movies over the past week or so. If people thought Part 1 was slow, this one more than made up for it. I wonder if J.k. Rowling will revisit this franchise.



Garfield's Thanksgiving and Garfield's Halloween Adventure

Since it was Thanksgiving here in Canada today, thought I'd watch something simpler while eating my bachelor Thanksgiving dinner of chicken and potato salad. Haven't seen both of these in ages. Did a little double feature and watched both specials. Classic Garfield.

It's still fairly early in the evening so I think I can still fit another two movies in tonight.

[JiminyCrick91]

Movies
Paranormal Activity (2007/9)
Night of the Living Dead (1968) (with RiffTrax)
The Thing from Another World (1951)
It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) (In IMAX 3D)
Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters (1988)
Red State (2011) (Twice)
Scream (1996)
The Thing (2011)
Fright Night (1985)
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)


TV shows/ Shorts
Inside Story: Scream
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Nightmare On Wilson Way (in 3D)
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror II
Looney Tunes: The Night of The Living Duck
Saturday Night Live: Jon Hamm - Oct. 25th 2008 (Two sketches & a couple Weekend Update Jokes Halloween Related)
Saturday Night Live: Ben Stiller - Oct. 9th 2011 (one sketch and two weekend update jokes Halloween related)
Melissa & Joey: A Fright in the Attic
Mater and the Ghostlight
The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper: Spooking Bee / Fugedaboudit / The Flew
Looney Tunes: Twick or Tweety
Archie’s Weird Mysteries: Attack of The Killer Spuds
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror III
The Muppet Show: Alice Cooper
The Muppet Show: Vincent Price
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror IV
The Soup: Oct. 14th 2011 (Soup of the Walking Dead Segment)
Freddy’s Nightmares: Freddy’s Tricks And Treats
The Walking Dead: Days Gone By
The Walking Dead: Guts
The Walking Dead: Tell It To The Frogs
The Walking Dead: Vatos
The Walking Dead: Wildfire
The Walking Dead: TS-19
The Walking Dead: What Lies Ahead
Talking Dead: Oct 17th 2011 for What Lies Ahead






Internet shows:
Nostalgia Critic: The Tommyknockers
Phelous: Prom Night
The Blockbuster Buster: Seed of Chucky (This was my first review from this fellow. He seems nice enough but not really my cup of tea.)
Songs That Don’t Need Lyrics But I Added Them Anyway, HA!: Tales From The Crypt
Bad Movie Beatdown: Van Helsing
Music Movies: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Welshy Reviews: Granny
MikeJTV's Shameful Sequels: The Wicker Man (2006)
Phelous: Night Of The Living Dead 3D
Phelous: Cabin Fever
Phelous: Cabin Fever 2
Obscurus Lupa Presents: My Boyfriend’s Back
Obscurus Lupa Presents: The Fly 2
Obscurus Lupa Presents: The Howling 3: The Marsupials
Obscurus Lupa : Die Hard Dracula in 23 seconds
Phelous: House of Wax (2005)
Phelous: I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer
Phelous: FearDotCom
The Muppets: Slightly Sketchy: Muppet Labs Experiment 2Q975: Carve-O-Matic
The Muppets: Slightly Sketchy: Cårven Der Pümpkîn
The Muppets: Slightly Sketchy: Muppet Labs Experiment 5T832: Ghost Hunt
Nostalgia Critic: It
The Cinema Snob: Friday the 13th, Part V: A New Beginning
Brad Jones & Jerrid Review: Red State
Atop The Fourth Wall: Silent Hill: Paint it Black
Atop The Fourth Wall: Silent Hill: Among The Damned
Phelous: Night Of The Living Dead - 30th Anniversary Edition
Phelous: Children Of The Living Dead
Breakin’ It Down With Catherine Reitman: #32 - a Good Old Fashioned Orgy & Red State
Nostalgia Critic: The Haunting
Luke Mochrie’s Film Conscience: Shock Treatment
The Spoony Experiment: The Howling 2: Your Sister is a Werewolf/ Stirba Werewolf Bitch
Obscurus Lupa Presents: Sleepy Hallow High
Phelous: Drag Me To Hell
Obscurus Lupa Presents: The Howling IV: The Original Nightmare
Obscurus Lupa Presents: The Howling V: Rebirth
Bum Reviews: Paranormal Activity 2
Bum Reviews: Zombieland
Bum Reviews: Twilight
Bum Reviews: The Wolfman
Obscurus Lupa Presents: The Howling VI: The Freaks
Familiar Faces:Episode 59: Halloween Kids Meal Toys
Phelous: The Amityville Horror (2005)
Obscurus Lupa Presents: Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3
Phelous: The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (although I did look away a lot during this review)
Welshy Reviews: Scream 4 Part 1
Breakin’ It Down With Catherine Reitman: #36 - The Thing (2011)
Brad Jones Reviews: The Thing (2011)
Welshy Reviews: Scream 4 Part 2
Obscurus Lupa Presents: Fright Night Part 2
Talking Dead: Oct 17th 2011 for What Lies Ahead Online After Show
Atop The Fourth Wall: Silent Hill: The Grinning Man
Nostalgia Critic: Blair Witch 2: Book Of Shadows



This year: 12 movies, 78 tv/internet shows & shorts

Last year: 9 movies, 54 tv/internet shows & shorts

-Skyler

[Barbossa]

Recent viewings in bold:

1. Scarecrow of Romney Marsh Parts I, II, & III
2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
5. Zombieland
6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
10. The Invisible Man (1933)
11. The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
12. The Invisible Woman (1940)
13. Invisible Agent (1942)
14. The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
15. An American Werewolf in London
16. The Evil Dead
17. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
18. Garfield's Thanksgiving/Garfield's Halloween Adventure
19. 28 Days Later
20. 28 Weeks Later



28 Days Later

It's weird, I haven't seen this movie until now, but I'm sure I've seen scenes from it - must've been on TV and I didn't even realize what I was watching. The scenes at Chris Eccleston's compound seemed familiar. Great movie! Lot's of blood. Lots of gore.



28 Weeks Later

I have seen this one before. This was my 2nd time watching it. Of the two, I think I like this one better. Really great follow-up. Again, lots of blood, lots of gore!

[SillySymphony]

1. Sleepy Hollow (1999)

2. 7 Spooky Symphonies (1929-1938)



The Skeleton Dance (1929) Hell's Bells (1929) The Cat's Out (1931) The Flying Mouse (1934)
The Goddess of Spring (1934) The Old Mill (1937) The Moth and the Flame (1938)

[Barbossa]

Recent viewings in bold:

1. Scarecrow of Romney Marsh Parts I, II, & III
2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
5. Zombieland
6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
10. The Invisible Man (1933)
11. The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
12. The Invisible Woman (1940)
13. Invisible Agent (1942)
14. The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
15. An American Werewolf in London
16. The Evil Dead
17. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
18. Garfield's Thanksgiving/Garfield's Halloween Adventure
19. 28 Days Later
20. 28 Weeks Later
21. Werewolf of London (1935)
22. She-Wolf of London (1946)
23. The Wolf Man (1941)



Werewolf of London (1935)

I decided to get into my Universal Studios Wolf Man Legacy Collection, and started with the non Larry Talbot movies first. And actually, Werewolf of London was the first Universal Studios werewolf movie to be released, 6 years before the original Wolf Man. This one is a little slower. The makeup isn't as elaborate as Wolf Man either. An alright movie overall.



She-Wolf of London (1946)

Slow and not as exciting as The Wolf Man. That's pretty much all I got to say about this one. And it was released 6 years after The Wolf Man.



The Wolf Man (1941)

A classic! One of my favourites from the old Universal Studios' monsters. Love the makeup. Love the atmosphere with the misty forest, and the mysteriousness of the gypsy camp. Love it. Bela Lugosi (Dracula) and Claude Rains (The Invisible Man) costar, with Lon Chaney Jr in the lead role.

[dvdjunkie]

Slow start to this week, but other things are taking precedent.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011:

44. An American Werewolf In London (1981)

45. The Howling (1981) - the first and the best of the series!!

46. Night of the Lepus (1972) - yes it is about giant killer rabbits!!!

47. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) - the original and best!

[Chernabog_Rocks]

These are from the last couple of days.

32) Phantoms
33) Graveyard Shift
34) Army of Darkness
35) Deep Blue Sea
36) Dawn of the Dead (Original)
37) Frankenstein (Original)

Today I will be watching:

38) Jeepers Creepers
39) Dracula (Original)
40) I Know What You Did Last Sumer
41) I Still Know

[Barbossa]

Recent viewings in bold:

1. Scarecrow of Romney Marsh Parts I, II, & III
2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
5. Zombieland
6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
10. The Invisible Man (1933)
11. The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
12. The Invisible Woman (1940)
13. Invisible Agent (1942)
14. The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
15. An American Werewolf in London
16. The Evil Dead
17. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
18. Garfield's Thanksgiving/Garfield's Halloween Adventure
19. 28 Days Later
20. 28 Weeks Later
21. Werewolf of London (1935)
22. She-Wolf of London (1946)
23. The Wolf Man (1941)
24. Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man (1943)



Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man (1943)

Decided to take a break from sending out resumes and have a matinee. Finished watching my Wolf Man Legacy Collection with Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man. It's like watching the lead-up to The Avengers. A direct sequel to The Wolf Man, but I'm confused at where in the Frankenstein timeline this one takes place, before House of Frankenstein maybe? It's great to see Lon Chaney Jr. reprise his role and Maria Ouspenskata is backas the gypsy woman Maleva. My only gripe is Boris Karloff wasn't back as the monster, instead Bela Lugosi took over this role. Two things stuck out at me: the opening graveyard, in style, it looked like the one they designed for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. And the final climax with the dam breach, it was like X-Men 2 with the Alkali Lake dam. Great follow-up. Love the atmosphere of these movies.

Got some chores to do, but I'll watch some more later this evening.

[Barbossa]

Recent viewings in bold:

1. Scarecrow of Romney Marsh Parts I, II, & III
2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
5. Zombieland
6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
10. The Invisible Man (1933)
11. The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
12. The Invisible Woman (1940)
13. Invisible Agent (1942)
14. The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
15. An American Werewolf in London
16. The Evil Dead
17. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
18. Garfield's Thanksgiving/Garfield's Halloween Adventure
19. 28 Days Later
20. 28 Weeks Later
21. Werewolf of London (1935)
22. She-Wolf of London (1946)
23. The Wolf Man (1941)
24. Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man (1943)
25. The Wolfman - Unrated Director's Cut(2010)
26. Frankenstein (1931)



The Wolfman - Unrated Director's Cut (2010)

Love this remake. It's great and underrated. I think what hurt this during its theatrical release last year was the release date: (1) It was Valentines Day weekend, not Halloween, (2) It was Chinese New Year, and (3) It opened the same day the 2010 Olympic Winter Games started in Vancouver - so I don't think too many people got out to the theaters during the couple weeks that it was out. Had Universal Opened it in October, it would've done a whole lot better. Also, they should've released the Unrated Director's cut , although I still haven't seen the theatrical release. I do like the changes from the original (not gonna say them here in case anyone hasn't seen it yet). And it's great to see Rick Baker's work again on screen. I do recommend the Unrated Director's Cut - more blood, more gore!



Frankenstein (1931)

Boris Karloff's original classic. Love the set design of the lab - later used by Mel Brooks in Young Frankenstein. The one thing I keep forgetting though, actually two things, is that Dr Frankenstein's name is Henry in this one and not Victor, and his assistant is Fritz, not Igor. Universal wants to remake Bride of Frankenstein, but I hope they could remake this one first (even though we did get Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in 1994, but it wasn't Universal). I like what they did with The Wolfman, so I want to see what the could do with this one.

[Chernabog_Rocks]

42) Shark Attack 2
43) Shark Attack 3
44) Leeches

[ajmrowland]

not all my viewing log will be halloween movies. so far.....

1. A.I.
2.Coraline

[PixarFan2006]

Saturday October 8th - Dracula (1931)
Tuesday October 11th -House of Wax(1953)
Friday October 14th Psycho(1960)-One of the most memorable Hitchcock films. Anthony Perkins steals every scene he's in as the seemingly calm Norman Bates. It may take a while to build up the suspense, but it is worth it. If you're a Hitchcock fan, this is one movie you HAVE to see from beginning to end. Oh, and stay far away from the Gus Van Sant remake as possible.

9/10

[dvdjunkie]

Continuing with my movie watching, on the way to over 100 Horror films in 31 days (I don't count Harry Potter films or most Disney films & shorts to fit into the Horror category, and beside what the title of this thread says - it was taken from the Digital Bits years ago as "The 100 Horror Films in 31 Days of October" and changed by those here on UD who think Disney's "Halloweentown" and things like that are horror films.) You all can list what you want, and I will continue to watch my horror movie collection in my attempt to make it over the 107 I watched last year.

Thursday, October 13, 2011:

48. Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)

49. Dracula (1931)

50. Grindhouse Double Feature - "Planet Terror'/"Death Proof" (2007) Blu-ray

[TheSequelOfDisney]

I'm currently watching Hocus Pocus, one of the few movies I'll watch this Halloween season. It's seriously my favorite Halloween movie ever (even though I've only seen a few); I have to watch it every year cause it's that good.

[Barbossa]

Recent viewings in bold:

1. Scarecrow of Romney Marsh Parts I, II, & III
2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
5. Zombieland
6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
10. The Invisible Man (1933)
11. The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
12. The Invisible Woman (1940)
13. Invisible Agent (1942)
14. The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
15. An American Werewolf in London
16. The Evil Dead
17. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
18. Garfield's Thanksgiving/Garfield's Halloween Adventure
19. 28 Days Later
20. 28 Weeks Later
21. Werewolf of London (1935)
22. She-Wolf of London (1946)
23. The Wolf Man (1941)
24. Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man (1943)
25. The Wolfman - Unrated Director's Cut (2010)
26. Frankenstein (1931)
27. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)



Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

The direct sequel to Frankenstein. Frank is frisky and wants, well you know. But the relationship is a failure and ends in sudden divorce, and an explosion. A great atmospheric piece, and I like that the actors from the first movie are back to reprise their roles. Apparently a remake is in the works, but who knows when it's coming out.

[TheSequelOfDisney]

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - One of the other few Halloween films I'll watch. All of the actors (except Helena Bonham Carter) all sound pretty great and everyone's acting is awesome. It's one of my favorite musicals and is great for this time of the year.