Halloween Viewing Log 2011

[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)
28. Son of Frankenstein (1939)
29. Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
30. House of Frankenstein (1944)
31. Boo!: A Short Film (1932)
32. Young Frankenstein
33. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
34. Nosferatu (1922)
35. Dracula (1931)
36. Dracula - Spanish Version (1931)
37. Dracula's Daughter (1936)
38. Son of Dracula (1943)
39. House of Dracula (1945)
40. Bram Stocker's Dracula (1992)
41. Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
42. Ghost Ship
43. The Goonies



The Goonies

It's Oct 26 - Goonies Day! A few years back over at TheGoonies.org board, my fellow goonies came to the conclusion that the kids set out on their adventure on October 26 in the movie, so we proclaimed Oct 26 Goonies Day. What do we do today? Watch The Goones of course. I love this movie! A childhood favourite, it is still great all these years later. Love the cast. Love Dave Grusin's score. Love the story. I just picked it up on Blu-Ray today as it dropped down to $10. This one is also part of my annual Halloween movie marathon. This is definitely a classic all kids growing up should experience.

Now I'm gonna switch over the The Mummy movies.

[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)
28. Son of Frankenstein (1939)
29. Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
30. House of Frankenstein (1944)
31. Boo!: A Short Film (1932)
32. Young Frankenstein
33. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
34. Nosferatu (1922)
35. Dracula (1931)
36. Dracula - Spanish Version (1931)
37. Dracula's Daughter (1936)
38. Son of Dracula (1943)
39. House of Dracula (1945)
40. Bram Stocker's Dracula (1992)
41. Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
42. Ghost Ship
43. The Goonies
44. The Mummy (1932)
45. The Mummy's Hand (1940)
46. The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
47. The Mummy's Curse (1944)
48. The Mummy's Ghost (1944)



The Mummy (1932)

A few years ago I found an interesting connection between the original, the 1999 remake, and the area in British Columbia where I lived for the past 12 years. Back in 1910, a guy by the name of William Pratt emigrated from England to Kamloops, in the interior of BC. There he hooked up with a touring stage company and took on the name Boris Karloff. The movie industry was taking off and soon after he headed for Hollywood and became a star, not only getting the lead role in the original Mummy, but also his signature character for which he is known best in Frankenstein. Fast forward to present day and Stephen Sommers' remake of the original Mummy starring Brendan Fraser. Just a two hour drive south of Kamloops where Karloff got his start, is Kelowna where I lived for the past 12 years. What's the connection to Kelowna? Apparently Brendan Fraser's parents live there. I just thought that was a strange little coincidence between the original and the remake. What can I say, I really enjoy the original. The only dowside is it is very slow paced, but that's really my only gripe with this one.



The Mummy's Hand (1940)

This is an interesting departure from the first one. The Mummy switches from Imhotep to Kharis, with a fairly unknown actor in the role of Kharis. Simply put, a high priest brings Kharis back to life to protect the tomb of Princess Ananka, with the eventual goal of resurrecting her. Different from the first one, and the Sommers' remake, the mummy never materializes into human form like Karloff in the original or Arnold Vosloo. The Mummy stays in bandaged form throughout the movie. One big downside to this one is that we really don't get to see the Mummy in action until about the last 20 minutes.





The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
The Mummy's Curse (1944)
The Mummy's Ghost (1944)

The problem with these three is that they feel like a carbon copy of the 2nd one. They all pretty much have the same plot of The Mummy's Hand. The only cool thing is Lon Chaney Jr. takes over the role of Kharis the Mummy. These have great titles and Universal couldn've done so much more with them, but following pretty much the same story line over 4 movies? C'mon. Kinda feels like today's remake trend in Hollywood doesn't it? At least Stephen Sommers' tried some different things between his first and second, and then Universal tried something even more different with the third by setting it in China. Another downside is that they keep retelling the origin story and using the same stock footage from the 2nd one.

Next up a little later this evening is the 1959 Hammer Films version starring Count Dooku and Grand Moff Tarkin, and the Universal remakes.

[dvdjunkie]

With the World Series being postponed because of inclement weather I swapped today's viewings with yesterday, so here is what I watched:

Wednesday, October 26, 2011:

93. Night of the Living Dead (1968) - Still the best!

94. Dawn of the Dead (1978)

95. Day of the Dead (1985)

96. The Evil Dead (1981)

97. Funny Games (1997) - probably one of the best films ever done about the subject matter.

[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)
28. Son of Frankenstein (1939)
29. Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
30. House of Frankenstein (1944)
31. Boo!: A Short Film (1932)
32. Young Frankenstein
33. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
34. Nosferatu (1922)
35. Dracula (1931)
36. Dracula - Spanish Version (1931)
37. Dracula's Daughter (1936)
38. Son of Dracula (1943)
39. House of Dracula (1945)
40. Bram Stocker's Dracula (1992)
41. Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
42. Ghost Ship
43. The Goonies
44. The Mummy (1932)
45. The Mummy's Hand (1940)
46. The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
47. The Mummy's Curse (1944)
48. The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
49. The Mummy (1959) (Hammer Studios)
50. The Mummy (1999)


Count Dooku takes out Grand Moff Tarkin

The Mummy (1959)

This one by Hammer Studios is not bad. I enjoyed it. Starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Only problem is, again it feels like a re-hash of Mummy 2,3,4 and 5. Again, Kharis is reawakened to avenge the desecration of Princess Ananka's tomb. I liked the sets and costumes.



The Mummy (1999)

Stephen Sommers' big action-packed popcorn flick. It's fun and rips off Indiana Jones in a whole lotta ways. The CGI looks a little dated though. Can't believe it's already 12 years old. I do like that they went back to Imhotep, rather than using Kharis in this remake. Mmm, Rachel Weisz looked yummy in this one.

Two more Mummy movies to go, then Creature from the Black Lagoon gets some attention.

[PixarFan2006]

Dracula (1931)
House of Wax (1953)
Psycho (1960)
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the WereRabbit (2006)
Nosferatu (1922)
Frankenstein (1931)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Child's Play 2 (1990)- Not as good as the first outing, but it still has its moments (mainly the climax).
Dead Alive(1992) - One of Peter Jackson's first films (I think). If you want gore in your movie, prepare to be overwhelmed because there is a LOT of it in this movie (and no CGI, either), (especially towards the end) Not to be watched when eating a meal. It's too bad we can't get the full 104 min cut though.

[dvdjunkie]

World Series on Thursday and Friday, and I have made adjustments to my watching list of films.

Thursday, October 27, 2011:

98. Silence of the Lambs (1991)

99. Misery (1994)

100. Child's Play (1988)


Friday, October 28, 2011:

101. The People Under the Stairs (1991)

102. The Last House on the Left (1972)

103. Dawn of the Dead (2004 remake) Blu-Ray

[Barbossa]

No way am I gonna reach 100 flicks, but I'm gonna try to reach 60 Monday night. It's too bad I can't watch any during the day Monday as I start a new job.

[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)
28. Son of Frankenstein (1939)
29. Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
30. House of Frankenstein (1944)
31. Boo!: A Short Film (1932)
32. Young Frankenstein
33. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
34. Nosferatu (1922)
35. Dracula (1931)
36. Dracula - Spanish Version (1931)
37. Dracula's Daughter (1936)
38. Son of Dracula (1943)
39. House of Dracula (1945)
40. Bram Stocker's Dracula (1992)
41. Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
42. Ghost Ship
43. The Goonies
44. The Mummy (1932)
45. The Mummy's Hand (1940)
46. The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
47. The Mummy's Curse (1944)
48. The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
49. The Mummy (1959) (Hammer Studios)
50. The Mummy (1999)
51. The Mummy Returns
52. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor



The Mummy Returns

One of the movies that came out in the summer before the planes hit the towers and the world went haywire. Can't believe this one is ten years old already. Imhotep is back to take on a really bad CGIed Dwayne Johnson. Still a fun popcorn flick, and Rachel Weisz is a yummy mummy in this one.



The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

No Imotep. No Egypt. No Rachel Weisz. Even though this one changed to a different global location and Rachel Weisz got replaced with Maria Bello it is still a fun popcorn flick, even though the part with the Yetis was a bit much. The CGI of the mummies was definitely better. I did like the Emperor's sound effects, sounded like he was talking into a clay pot. Is there another Mummy movie on they way, set in Peru? Hey why not. I'm up for another Mummy movie.

Time to switch gears to The Creature From the Black Lagoon.

[littlefuzzy]

Gremlins 2...


...What? It counts!

Also, Dark Avenger - a TV pilot about an acid-scarred judge who fights corrupt cops and serial killers. Think Darkman for TV.

OK, that probably doesn't count as horror.

That makes movie 335 for the year, I'll have to push to break 365.

Yeah, 30 movies in two months is hardly a "push," but considering I didn't watch any in September, and only 12 in October, I still might not make it.

[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)
28. Son of Frankenstein (1939)
29. Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
30. House of Frankenstein (1944)
31. Boo!: A Short Film (1932)
32. Young Frankenstein
33. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
34. Nosferatu (1922)
35. Dracula (1931)
36. Dracula - Spanish Version (1931)
37. Dracula's Daughter (1936)
38. Son of Dracula (1943)
39. House of Dracula (1945)
40. Bram Stocker's Dracula (1992)
41. Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
42. Ghost Ship
43. The Goonies
44. The Mummy (1932)
45. The Mummy's Hand (1940)
46. The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
47. The Mummy's Curse (1944)
48. The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
49. The Mummy (1959) (Hammer Studios)
50. The Mummy (1999)
51. The Mummy Returns
52. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
53. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
54. Revenge of the Creature (1955)
55. The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)


Creature is frisky, and he stole my Twinkie.

Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

A classic Universal sci-fi! Love the costume in this one. Would love to see them release this one on Blu-Ray and in 3D like the original version.


Again, Creature is Frisky.

Revenge of the Creature (1955)

Clint Eastwood's very first movie! - ok he only gets less than a minute of screen time, playing a not-too-bright lab technician that looks like a young punk. A pretty good sequel. creature is captured and taken to Marine Land in Florida where he's held in a tank. Then he eventually escapes to the Everglades.


Looks like a Luchador in this one.

The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)

The Creature gets captured in the Everglades but gets burnt in the process. It is decided to give him a face-lift like what happened to Michael Jackson during the filming of that Pepsi commercial. The experiment to make him more human is a failed attempt and creature escapes. I wonder if someone has been waiting for a sequel since 1956? Not to worry, a remake of the first movie is in the works but has been in development hell. An interesting sequel. When they put clothes on the Creature, he looks like a badass Luchador wrestler.

That concludes my classic Universal Studios monster legacy collection. Time for a couple monster mash-ups, Van Helsing and Monster Squad.

[littlefuzzy]

That concludes my classic Universal Studios monster legacy collection. Time for a couple monster mash-ups, Van Helsing and Monster Squad.

You might like The Creeps, from Full Moon.

[PixarFan2006]

Dracula (1931)
House of Wax (1953)
Psycho (1960)
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2006)
Nosferatu (1922)
Frankenstein (1931)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Child's Play 2 (1990)
Dead Alive(1992)
Child's Play(1988)-The first and best of the Chucky films. Interesting premise, with a hint of comedy thrown in here in there (and not as massive as later films). The deaths are each somewhat unique.

[Lazario]

97. Funny Games (1997) - probably one of the best films ever done about the subject matter.

You mean... characters talking to the audience and telling them how the movie is going to end?

[dvdjunkie]

No Laz, you have this film mixed up with another movie. This film is about a family on holiday and the creepy guys who invade their home and kill each one off a totally different way.

Don't know what movie you are thinking of, but this has very little dialogue and a lot of chills. Very disturbing movie.

[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)
28. Son of Frankenstein (1939)
29. Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
30. House of Frankenstein (1944)
31. Boo!: A Short Film (1932)
32. Young Frankenstein
33. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
34. Nosferatu (1922)
35. Dracula (1931)
36. Dracula - Spanish Version (1931)
37. Dracula's Daughter (1936)
38. Son of Dracula (1943)
39. House of Dracula (1945)
40. Bram Stocker's Dracula (1992)
41. Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
42. Ghost Ship
43. The Goonies
44. The Mummy (1932)
45. The Mummy's Hand (1940)
46. The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
47. The Mummy's Curse (1944)
48. The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
49. The Mummy (1959) (Hammer Studios)
50. The Mummy (1999)
51. The Mummy Returns
52. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
53. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
54. Revenge of the Creature (1955)
55. The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
56. Van Helsing
57. The Monster Squad



Van Helsing

A good monster mash-up, but it's just Dracula, the Wolf Man and Frankenstein's Monster, oh and I guess an appearance by Mr. Hyde. It's not great, but I like it. Bunch of plot holes though that went unexplained like how did Dracula know Van Helsing. And mmmm, Kate Beckinsale looks great in those tight pants.



The Monster Squad

"WOLFMAN'S GOT NARDS!!" Lol - so many great quotes in this flick. A childhood favourite. I watch this one every October. One of these days I got to get myself a "Stephen King Rules" t-shirt. One of the best monster mash-ups.

[dvdjunkie]

The final days of the "100 Horror Movies in 31 Days Challenge".

Saturday, October 29, 2011:

104. Halloween (1978)

105. Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

106. Friday the 13th (1980)

107. Play Misty For Me (1971)

108. Saw (2004)


Sunday, October 30, 2011:

109. Frankenstein (1931)

110. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

111. Son of Frankenstein (1939)

112. Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

113. House of Frankenstein (1944)

All from the Frankenstein Legacy Collection.

Monday will be a fun day, with only a couple of movies to watch.

[Barbossa]

Here it is, Halloween! The final night of my Halloween movie marathon! Poured myself some Crystal Head Vodka, and watched my last four flicks.

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)
28. Son of Frankenstein (1939)
29. Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
30. House of Frankenstein (1944)
31. Boo!: A Short Film (1932)
32. Young Frankenstein
33. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
34. Nosferatu (1922)
35. Dracula (1931)
36. Dracula - Spanish Version (1931)
37. Dracula's Daughter (1936)
38. Son of Dracula (1943)
39. House of Dracula (1945)
40. Bram Stocker's Dracula (1992)
41. Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
42. Ghost Ship
43. The Goonies
44. The Mummy (1932)
45. The Mummy's Hand (1940)
46. The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
47. The Mummy's Curse (1944)
48. The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
49. The Mummy (1959) (Hammer Studios)
50. The Mummy (1999)
51. The Mummy Returns
52. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
53. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
54. Revenge of the Creature (1955)
55. The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
56. Van Helsing
57. The Monster Squad
58. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
59. Sleepy Hollow
60. Scared Shrekless
61. Trick R' Treat

Felt like doing a Johnny Depp/Tim Burton double feature on Blu-Ray...



Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Great music! I'm up for a shave and a meat pie. Gory but great music. Some of the lyrics actually sound like an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.


The Horseman wants more cowbell.

Sleepy Hollow

This is Tim Burton at his best. It was and adaption, but it wasn't a remake as this was the first full-length big screen version of this story. Love Tim's designs/styles in this one.

It's funny seeing all the actors that were in the Harry Potter movies in these two Tim Burton flicks.



Scared Shrekless (and Shrek's Thriller)

This was great! I really enjoyed it. Much better than the last two feature-length movies. Really loved the Thriller segment. Would be great to see some more shorter featurettes like this with the Shrek cast.

And finally, closing out the 2011 Halloween Movie Marathon...



Trick R' Treat

Sam gets the spotlight for the last flick this year. Great anthology movie. Would love to see more of these or even a sequel to this one. Like the comic book style, just like the old Creepshow movies.

Was a great Halloween Movie Marathon. Beat my last years' record by 23 movies. I wish we had another week to go. I had another bunch of movies I wanted to watch. Oh well, they'll get first chance next year.

Gonna take a few days break, and then start a war movie marathon for the run up to Remembrance/Armistice Day on Nov 11.

[dvdjunkie]

The final day, Halloween, and I have five favorites lined up to watch:

Monday, October 31, 2011:

114. Psycho (1960)

115. The Birds (1963)

116. What Ever Happened To Baby Jane (1962)

117. Willard (1971)

118. Ben (1972)

And I found myself with a couple of hours left so I dug up my all-time favorite Steve McQueen movie from 1958:

119. The Blob (1958)

Set a new record for me, last year it was 107. Like others, I have a short War movie marathon in remembrance of Veterans' Day November 11, 2011 (11/11/11). Then it will be about time to get the Christmas movie marathon going.

[littlefuzzy]

I didn't realize it until I saw the episode title as I started to watch, but last night I ended up watching the Halloween episode of "You Wish."

[JiminyCrick91]

Last year I cheated going into the first week of Nov as part of my count and only got 9 movies, and 54 tv/internet shows or shorts out of the way. This year I did not reach my goal of 31 films down and all the Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors but I did get this far 29 movies, 122 tv/internet shows and or shorts. I will probably keep going for a bit but in the interest of being fair here is my final tally list.



Movies
Paranormal Activity (2007/9)
Night of the Living Dead (1968) (with RiffTrax Three Riffer Edition)
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)
The Uninvited (2009)
Zombieland (2009)
House on Haunted Hill (1959) (With RiffTrax - Three Riffer Edition - Studio Version)
Asylum (1972)
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) (With Rifftrax Mike Nelson Solo Edition Track)
White Zombie (1932)
Idle Hands (1999)
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959) (RiffTrax Live 2009 Show)
Horror Express (1972)
The Tingler (1959)
Maniac (1934) (With RiffTrax)
Scream 2 (1997)
Drag Me To Hell (2009) (With RiffTrax)
The Grudge (With RiffTrax)
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2006)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) (With Toronto Shadowcast: "Excited Mental State")

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
Last Man Standing: Last Halloween Standing
Happy Endings: Spooky Endings
Glee: The Rocky Horror Glee Show
Frankenstein (1910)
Community: Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps
Parks & Recreation: Meet ‘n’ Greet
Magical Disappearing Money (With RiffTrax)
The Creeps Machine. (With RiffTrax)
Video on Trail - Halloween
Two Guys, A Girl & A Pizza Place - Two Guys, A Girl & A Psycho Halloween
Home Improvement - Crazy For You
The Office - Spooked
Home Improvement - I Was A Teenaged Taylor
Home Improvement - A Night to Dismember
The Simpsons - Treehouse of Horror XXII
Family Guy - Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q
It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!
How I Met Your Mother: Perfect On Paper


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
Phelous: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Nostalgia Critic and Cinema Snob: Leprechaun
Obscurus Lupa Presents: The Howling VII: New Moon Rising
Bad Movie Beatdown: The Happening
Brad Jones & Co Review: Paranormal Activity 3
Phelous: Jeepers Creepers
Breakin’ It Down With Catherine Reitman: #37 - The Paranormal Activity Series
Vampire Reviews: Interview With The Vampire
Allison’s Halloween Candy Spooktacular
Skull Screamer Meets His Maker
Bum Reviews: Paranormal Activity 3
Doug Reviews: Paranormal Activity 3
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" As Read by Stan Lee for FRED Entertainment
Nostalgia Critic: Exorcist II: The Heretic
Phelous: Halloween: Resurrection
80’s Dan: “Halloween III: Season of the Witch”
Charlieissocoollike - Scary Science
Charlieissocoollike - In The Absence of Christmas
Ghostbusters Theme Song - Luke Conard and Chad Sugg Cover
Breakin’ It Down With Catherine Reitman: #38 - Like Crazy & Anonymous
Halloween With Scotty Dynamo
Nostalgia Chick: The Worst Witch
Obscurus Lupa Presents: The Howling Reborn
VlogBrothers: Pumpkin Slashing, Sexy Watermelons, and Zombie Tools with Jayne


This year: 29 movies, 122 tv/internet shows & shorts

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

-Skyler