Fangoria 300 Horror Movie Guide

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Fangoria 300 Horror Movie Guide

In an attempt to rot my brain and waste more time than is probably advisable, I have decided to attempt to watch every film on the Fangoria 300 list from their 300th issue. Not being a regular collector of this magazine, I ordered this issue when I saw in the preview that they were going to make this list of 300 recommendations. Working my way through the extensive list, it has become painfully obvious that I’ve missed out on many many horror films. Although it will probably take me more than a couple of years to complete, I’m going to attempt to watch all of these one way or another.

Some I own and watch regularly, and others I have never even heard of. What follows is my simple system devised to keep track of what I own, have seen, etc. I’m going to be going after the Criterion selections first for purchsse, because I’m already collecting that series anyway. Many of the other selections however, will simply be borrowed from friends or viewed through Netflix. Then, I am sure there will be others which are hard to track down. I’ll keep my list in the car so when I am find myself at Fry’s or Zia, I can pick some of them up.

Let the fun begin!

Status System:
Own - a film on the list which I feel is worthy of ownership, either from its excellence on the rating scale, or due to one or more of the three special honors, and is also currently in my collection.
Buy - a film on the list which seems worthy of a purchase, either from the review printed, from years of interest, or by simply being a Criterion selection.
BBS (Beg, Borrow, or Steal) - a film which I am dubious about and will therefore borrow before committing to a purchase.
Status Subcategories:
Review - a film which I have seen, but cannot recall, and is up for review.
Unviewed - a film which I have never seen.

One Word Rating System:
(my rating system leans toward the bad side because, lets face it, so much schlock is produced in the horror genre and so many good intentions fall short of what is possible in these films)
A + = Stupendous - a must own which is viewed several times per year. Reserved for only ten!
A = Amazing - this film should also be in every fans collection.
B = Fantastic - worthy of ownership, with contributions to the horror genre.
C = Average - middle of the road here, not without it’s merits.
D = Mediocre - less than average, a failed attempt by the filmmakers.
E = Terrible - worth a single view, if you can manage or enjoy schlock.
F = Abysmal - a pile of garbage, unworthy of viewing or owning.
Special Honors:
(a film may carry one or more of these special honors in conjunction with any rating above)
Horrific - truly frightening, and what I am seeking in a great horror film.
Laughable - a film so bad it’s good, worthy of inclusion in the collection regardless of rating.
Noteworthy - a film so obtuse or notorious it garners inclusion in the collection.

 

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61 down / 239 to go!
Films in bold have been viewed and have my rating attached.
Films which I have a specific post with review or otherwise will have a direct link.

The A+ Stupendous Top Ten
Alien, Aliens, Dawn of the Dead, Halloween, Jaws, Se7en, The Shining, The Silence of the Lambs
to be continued...

Criterion Selections
Antichrist, Cronos, Diabolique, House, Repulsion, Videodrome​

Master List

Abbot & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) BBS Average/Noteworthy https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3238652&postcount=3
The Abominable Dr. Philbes (1971) BBS Average https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3369622&postcount=21
Alice, Sweet Alice (1977) BBS Mediocre https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3369622&postcount=21
Alien (1979) Own Stupendous/Horrific
Aliens (1986) Own Stupendous
Alligator (1980) BBS Unviewed
Altered States (1980) Buy Review
Amer (2009) BBS Unviewed
American Psycho (2000) Buy Review
An American Werewolf in London (1981) Own Amazing
Angel Heart (1987) BBS Unviewed
Antichrist (2009) Own Fantastic https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3369622&postcount=21
Audition (1999) BBS Unviewed
Bad Taste (1988) BBS Unviewed
The Bad Seed (1956) BBS Unviewed
Basketcase (1982) BBS Review
Behind the Mask: Rise Leslie Verson (2006) BBS Unviewed
The Beyond (1981) BBS Unviewed
The Birds (1963) BBS Review
The Black Cat (1934) BBS Unviewed
Black Christmas (1974) BBS Review
Black Sabbath (1963) BBS Review
Black Sunday (1961) BBS Unviewed
Black Swan (2010) Buy Fantastic
Blacula (1972) BBS Unviewed
Blade II (2002) BBS Review
The Blair Witch Project (1999) BBS Review
The Blob (1958) BBS Unviewed
The Blob (1988) BBS Average https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3248733&postcount=14
Blood and Black Lace (1964) BBS Unviewed
Blood Feast (1963) BBS Unviewed
Bloody Pit of Horror (1965) BBS Unviewed
Blue Velvet (1986) BBS Unviewed
Brain Damage (1988) BBS Unviewed
The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1959) BBS Unviewed
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) Own Fantastic
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Own Fantastic
Brides of Dracula (1961) BBS Unviewed
The Brood (1979) BBS Review
Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) BBS Unviewed
Bubba Ho-Tep (2003) BBS Unviewed
A Bucket of Blood (1959) BBS Unviewed
The Burrowers (2009) BBS Unviewed
C.H.U.D. (1985) BBS Unviewed
Cabin Fever (2003) BBS Review
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) BBS Unviewed
Candyman (1992) BBS Unviewed
Cannibal Holocaust (1980) BBS Average/Noteworthy
Carnival of Souls (1962) BBS Review
Carrie (1976) Buy Review
Cat People (1942) BBS Unviewed
Cat People (1982) BBS Unviewed
Cemetery Man (1994) BBS Unviewed
The Changeling (1980) BBS Unviewed
Child’s Play (1988) Buy Review
The Children (2009) BBS Unviewed
Children of the Corn (1984) Buy Review
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) BBS Unviewed
City of the Living Dead (1980) BBS Terrible https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3238653&postcount=4
A Clockwork Orange (1971) Own Amazing
Cloverfield (2008) Buy Review
The Company of Wolves (1985) BBS Unviewed
Count Dracula’s Great Love (1972) BBS Unviewed
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) Own Fantastic
Creepshow (1982) Own Average
Cronos (1992) Own Average
Cube (1997) BBS Review
Cujo (1983) BBS Review
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) BBS Unviewed
Curse of the Demon (1957) BBS Unviewed
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) BBS Unviewed
Dagon (2002) BBS Unviewed
Daughters of Darkness (1971) BBS Unviewed
Dawn of the Dead (1979) Own Stupendous
Dawn of the Dead (2004) Own Average
The Day of the Beast (1995) BBS Unviewed
Day of the Dead (1985) Own Amazing
The Day of the Triffids (1963) BBS Average https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3258648&postcount=19
Dead Alive (1992) BBS Review
Dead Calm (1989) BBS Review
Dead Ringers (1988) BBS Unviewed
The Dead Zone (1983) BBS Unviewed
Deathdream (1974) BBS Unviewed
Deep Red (1975) BBS Unviewed
Demon Knight (1995) BBS Unviewed
Demon Seed (1977) BBS Unviewed
Demons (1985) BBS Review
The Descent (2005) BBS Review
The Devils (1971) BBS Unviewed
The Devil Rides Out (1968) BBS Unviewed
The Devil’s Backbone (2001) BBS Average
The Devil’s Rejects (2005) Own Fantastic/Horrific
Diabolique (1955) Buy Unviewed
Don’t Deliver Us from Evil (1971) BBS Unviewed
Don’t Look Now (1973) BBS Unviewed
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932) BBS Unviewed
Dracula Spanish Version (1931) Own Unviewed
Drag Me to Hell (2009) Own Fantastic
Dressed to Kill (1980) BBS Unviewed
Dust Devil (1992) BBS Unviewed
Eraserhead (1978) BBS Unviewed
The Evil Dead (1983) Buy Review
Evil Dead II (1987) BBS Review
The Exorcist (1973) Own Amazing/Horrific
Eyes Without a Face (1960) BBS Unviewed
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960) BBS Unviewed
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) BBS Unviewed
Fiend Without a Face (1958) BBS Unveiwed
The Fly (1958) BBS Review
The Fly (1986) Own Fantastic
The Fog (1980) BBS Review
Frankenstein (1931) Own Fantastic
Freaks (1932) Buy Review
Frenzy (1972) BBS Unviewed
Friday the 13th (1980) Own Amazing
Fright Night (1985) BBS Unviewed
The Frighteners (1996) BBS Unviewed
Frightmare (1972) BBS Unviewed
From Beyond (1986) BBS Unviewed
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) BBS Review
Funny Games (1997) BBS Review
Ginger Snaps (2001) BBS Unviewed
Godzilla (1954) BBS Review
Gremlins (1984) Buy Review
Grindhouse (2007) Buy Review
Halloween (1978) Own Stupendous/Horrific
Hatchet (2006) Own Mediocre
The Haunting (1963) BBS Unviewed
Haxan (1922) BBS Unviewed
Hellraiser (1987) Own Fantastic
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1990) BBS Unviewed
High Tension (2003) BBS Review
The Hills Have Eyes (1977) BBS Review
The Hitcher (1986) BBS Review
Horror Express (1972) BBS Unviewed
Horor Hotel (1960) BBS Unviewed
Horror of Dracula (1958) BBS Unviewed
Horror Rises From the Tomb (1973) BBS Unviewed
The Host (2006) BBS Unveiwed
Hostel: Part II (2007) BBS Review
House (1977) Own Unviewed
House of Dark Shadows (1970) BBS Unveiwed
The House of the Devil (2008) BBS Unviewed
House of Wax (1955) BBS Unviewed
The Howling (1981) BBS Review
The Human Centipede: First Sequence (2010) BBS Terrible/Noteworthy https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3246896&postcount=10
I Drink Your Blood (1970) BBS Unviewed
I Sell the Dead (2009) BBS Average
I Spit on Your Grave (1978) BBS Review
I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) BBS Unviewed
In a Glass Cage (1987) BBS Unviewed
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) BBS Unviewed
The Innocents (1961) BBS Unviewed
Inside (2007) BBS Average
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) BBS Unviewed
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) BBS Unveiwed
The Invisible Man (1933) Own Fantastic
Island of Lost Souls (1933) BBS Unviewed
It’s Alive (1974) BBS Unviewed
Jocob’s Ladder (1990) BBS Unviewed
Jaws (1975) Own Stupendous
Kill, Baby... Kill (1966) BBS Unviewed
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) BBS Mediocre https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3252088&postcount=15
King Kong (1933) Own Amazing
Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) BBS Unviewed
Kwaidan (1964) BBS Unviewed
The Lair of the White Worm (1988) BBS Review
Land of the Dead (2005) Own Average
The Last House on the Left (1972) BBS Review
The Last Man on Earth (1964) BBS Review
The Last Wave (1977) BBS Unviewed
Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1973) BBS Unviewed
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (1974) BBS Unviewed
Let the Right One In (2008) Own Amazing
Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (1971) BBS Unviewed
Lifeforce (1985) BBS Unviewed
The Living and the Dead (2006) BBS Unviewed
The Living Dead Girl (1982) BBS Unviewed
The Lost Boys (1987) Own Fantastic
Lost Highway (1997) BBS Unviewed
The Man Who Laughs (1928) BBS Unviewed
Maniac (1981) BBS Unviewed
Martin (1977) Own Mediocre
Martyrs (2008) BBS Unviewed
The Masque of the Red Death (1964) BBS Unviewed
May (2002) BBS Unviewed
The Mist (2007) BBS Unviewed
Ms. 45 (1981) BBS Unviewed
The Nameless (1999) BBS Unviewed
The Nanny (1965) BBS Unviewed
Near Dark (1987) Own Fantastic
Nekromantik (1987) BBS Unviewed
Night of the Creeps (1986) Own Review
Night of the Living Dead (1968) Own Amazing/Noteworthy
The Night Walker (1964) BBS Unviewed
Nightbreed (1990) BBS Unviewed
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Own Amazing
Nosferatu (1922) Own Fantastic
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) BBS Review
The Omen (1976) Own Review
Onibaba (1964) BBS Unviewed
Open Water (2004) BBS Unviewed
Opera (1987) BBS Unviewed
Orphan (2009) BBS Average
The Orphanage (2007) BBS Unviewed
The Others (2001) Own Fantastic
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) Own Amazing
Parents (1989) BBS Unviewed
Peeping Tom (1960) BBS Unviewed
Pet Semetary (1989) BBS Review
Phantasm (1979) BBS Review
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Own Review
Phantom of the Paradise (1974) BBS Unviewed
Phenomena (1985) BBS Unviewed
Piranha (1978) BBS Unviewed
The Pit and the Pendulum (1971) BBS Unviewed
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) BBS Review
Poltergeist (1982) Buy Review
The Prophecy (1995) BBS Unviewed
Psycho (1960) Buy Review
Psychomania (1973) BBS Unviewed
Pulse (2001) BBS Unviewed
Pumpkinhead (1988) Buy Review
Q (1982) BBS Unviewed
Race With the Devil (1975) BBS Unviewed
Raw Meat (1972) BBS Unviewed
Re-Animator (1985) BBS Unviewed
[REC] (2007) BBS Unviewed
Red White & Blue (2010) BBS Unviewed
Repulsion (1965) Own Unviewed
Requiem for a Dream (2000) Own Amazing
The Return of the Living Dead (1985) Own Fantastic
The Ring (2002) BBS Review
Ringu (1998) BBS Unviewed
Rosemary’s Baby (1968) Buy Review
Salem’s Lot (1979) BBS Unviewed
Santa Sangre (1989) BBS Unviewed
Saw (2004) BBS Review
S_____ (1996) Buy Review
The Sentinel (1977) BBS Mediocre
Session 9 (2001) BBS Review
Se7en (1995) Own Stupendous
Shawn of the Dead (2004) Own Fantastic
The Shining (1980) Own Stupendous
Shivers (1975) BBS Unviewed
The Shout (1978) BBS Unviewed
The Signal (2007) BBS Unviewed
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Own Stupendous
Silent Hill (2005) BBS Unviewed
Silent S_____ (1980) BBS Unviewed
Sisters (1973) BBS Unviewed
The Sixth Sense (1999) Own Fantastic
Slither (2006) BBS Unviewed
Spider Baby (1964) BBS Unviewed
Squirm (1976) BBS Unviewed
Stagefright (1987) BBS Unviewed
The Stepfather (1987) BBS Unviewed
The Strangers (2008) BBS Review
Street Trash (1987) BBS Unviewed
Suspiria (1977) Own Average
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of... (2007) BBS Review
Tales from the Crypt (1972) BBS Unviewed
Tales from the Hood (1995) BBS Unviewed
Targets (1968) BBS Unviewed
The Tenant (1976) BBS Unviewed
Tetsuo (1989) BBS Unviewed
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Buy Review
Theater of Blood (1973) BBS Unviewed
Them! (1954) BBS Unviewed
Them (2006) BBS Unviewed
They Came Back (2004) BBS Unviewed
The Thing (1982) Buy Review
The Thing from Another World (1951) BBS Review
The Tingler (1959) BBS Review
Tombs of the Blind Dead (1971) BBS Unviewed
Tremors (1990) BBS Unviewed
Triangle (2009) BBS Unviewed
Trick ‘r Treat (2008) Own Amazing/Noteworthy
28 Days Later (2002) Own Review
28 Weeks Later (2007) Own Review
Twitch of the Death Nerve (1971) BBS Unviewed
Un Chien Andalou (1929) BBS Unviewed
Uzumaki (2000) BBS Unviewed
Valhalla Rising (2010) BBS Unviewed
The Vampire Lovers (1970) BBS Unviewed
Vampyres (1974) BBS Unviewed
The Vanishing (1988) BBS Unviewed
Videodrome (1983) Own Review
Village of the Damned (1960) BBS Unviewed
Wendigo (2002) BBS Unviewed
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994) BBS Review
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane (1962) BBS Review
Who Could Kill a Child (1976) BBS Unviewed
The Wicker Man (1973) BBS Unviewed
Willard (1971) BBS Unviewed
Witchfinder General (1968) BBS Unviewed
Wolf Creek (2005) BBS Unviewed
The Wolf Man (1943) Own Amazing/Noteworthy
Zombie (1979) Own Average

 

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February 22, 2011

Today I viewed a borrowed copy of:

Abbot & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) which garners the rating of: C - Average/Noteworthy

The special effects were pretty awesome and I liked the use of animation over the actual film to create both electrical elements and Dracula's transformations into the bat. A very nice feature was the cameo appearance (or lack thereof) of the Invisible Man just at the end. The film was a nice blending of horror and comedy, especially I would assume for the time period it was produced in. I felt that the interplay between Chaney Jr.'s seemingly very serious acting and the comedy of Abbot & Costello was well executed. Whether they planned that or not is beyond me.

 

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February 24, 2011

This morning I finished viewing a borrowed VHS copy of:

City of the Living Dead (1980) which garners the rating of: E - Terrible

I must have forgotten viewing this a couple of years ago, and my friend offered to loan me his VHS copy. That actually turned out to be one of the more entertaining parts of this viewing. I had forgotten the whirring of videotape. I have not seen a VHS tape in the five and a half years since moving into my new home, but I dug out my old player, hooked it up, and off we went.

This movie was pretty terrible, but I could not drop it to the abysmal grade level because some of the effects were pretty on point. The soundtrack was decent as well. The overall mood and atmosphere of the film was creepy enough, but the plot and meandering about with not real story line left me confused and somewhat lost. Another thing I appreciated was the camera work, and although some of it was wooden and predictable, there was definite quality in the production. Worth a single view, and Fulci has deep roots in the zombie genre, but I have no desire to sit through this one again any time soon.

 

[furystorm]

Reserved for my madness...

 

[furystorm]

Updated with a review of City of the Living Dead...

 

[Michael Crawford]

This is a very cool idea - good luck!

 

[furystorm]

Updated through Shawn of the Dead...

And thanks to IronFingaz, I was able to order the four Criterion selections last night with their 50% off sale!

 

[King Darkness]

Just wanna say hi so you're not alone in this thread

 

[furystorm]

February 25, 2011

Today I netflixed:

The Human Centipede: First Sequence (2010) which garners the rating of: E - Terrible/Noteworthy

I was enjoying the atmosphere of this one until the notorious moments in the film. We all know what this one is about, but even so, I did actually become nauseous at times during the last half of the film. So you could say it did at least elicit a response from me.

Enough said...

 

[Something Sexy]

Just came across this thread, great idea and I will be watching intently.

 

[furystorm]

Just wanna say hi so you're not alone in this thread

Thanks, I know I'm nuts...

 

[xYx]

Great idea & very interesting thread.

I too am a survivor of the movie known as "Human Centipede", I feel your pain.

 

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February 25, 2011

Tonight I netflixed:

The Blob (1988) which garners the rating of: C - Average

I enjoyed watching this one way more than I thought I would. The effects were pretty alright for their time and are obviously dated now. There were a few instances where you could see a clear demarkation between the actors portion of the scene and the laid in effects, which I assume were all done optically. Reminiscent of the dark lines around the cockpit of the snowspeeders in ESB which have since been lessened or removed. The acting and story were pretty alright, although I kept finding myself thinking Aliens. Then I realized this came out two years after Aliens. The blob made noises like the Queen and the heroine in this film has a few lines which are similar to those of Ripley. Still, I enjoyed this one a lot. Maybe I like my horror just a bit on the funny side, but with those serious overtones.

 

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February 27, 2011

Tonight I netflixed:

Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) which garners the rating of: D - Mediocre

This is another example of a film which I have never seen which I was expecting more from. Clowns are one of my all time most scared of things (probably due to Poltergeist and my exposure to that film as a child), but these klowns were so laughable there was nearly nothing to be frightened of. There were at least three laugh out loud moments, so at least I had that. I won't be adding this to my buy list, and I'm going to be digging for something to watch now which is more serious. Too many laughs in horror is not a good thing for me. I know we typically need a few moments like that in a good scare film with a lot of tension, but it seems like a lot of what is on the list thus far is more funny than scary. Where is the scary?

 

[Deckard]

February 27, 2011

Tonight I netflixed:

Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) which garners the rating of: D - Mediocre

This is another example of a film which I have never seen which I was expecting more from. Clowns are one of my all time most scared of things (probably due to Poltergeist and my exposure to that film as a child), but these klowns were so laughable there was nearly nothing to be frightened of. There were at least three laugh out loud moments, so at least I had that. I won't be adding this to my buy list, and I'm going to be digging for something to watch now which is more serious. Too many laughs in horror is not a good thing for me. I know we typically need a few moments like that in a good scare film with a lot of tension, but it seems like a lot of what is on the list thus far is more funny than scary. Where is the scary?

Scary? The scary is back in your childhood. I watch horror for the atmosphere, the effects, suspense etc, very rarely do I take a horror movie seriously. Like The Shining for example. But I think your taking things like Killer Klowns way too seriously, its a grindhouse horror movie.

Sometimes you just know you cannot make a movie that stacks up in the genre like Halloween 3. Your not going to top Myers, so they just made this weird story and had fun with it. It gets alot of hate, but if you look past the fact that it is Halloween something, its a fun flick.

Alot of horror comedy like Dead Alive or Evil Dead 2 follow similar formulas. I dare say, if your not feeling these sort of things, your going to have a hard time with this list.

 

[furystorm]

I suppose I should have said where is the horrifying horror. I'm enjoying all of these films even though so many are bad, that is definitely part of the charm. It's just that I already know I don't like comedy or laugh out loud that much, and yet I am finding so much of it in the genre. You are absolutely right about the scary being "back in your childhood." I only hope that I can recapture that horror that I felt as a child when sneaking a watch of of the forbidden films, either at a friends or when Mom was out and didn't know. I mean, maybe its just recollection, but Myers still gets me every time I watch the film intently. I get chills almost every time, and God help me if I'm home alone and its dark. The closets and under the bed must get checked ten times each. So I'm just looking for a taste of that again, and enjoying the ride through the annals of horror history as Fangoria sees it. This is after all their list, and I'm just following it blindly. I've found glaring omissions and strange inclusions on the list so far. But, I love films, good or bad, and just wanted another insane pastime. I know that at some point along the way, there will be those chiller moments I like so much.

Off to peruse the list and find something horrific for tonight.

 

[Kabukiman]

where is the horrifying horror?

Inside a pink cocoon, being sucked through a straw.

 

[furystorm]

March 1, 2011

Last night I viewed a borrowed VHS copy of:

The Day of the Triffids (1963) which garners the rating of: C - Average

I was pleasantly surprised by this one, and slightly entertained. Overall it felt like a bridge between War of the Worlds and Little Shop of Horrors, but still held its own. While viewing I looked it up, because this is one I have never heard of, and found it has already been remade twice, with a third remake coming at the hands of Sam Raimi. If that comes to pass, it should prove quite entertaining as well.

 

[furystorm]

Okay, I'm finally back after the madness that was March with tons of work and school to be taken care of. Following are the three I was able to complete during the remainder of March. There just was no time. I received my four Criterion films and have been able to fully watch one of them reviewed below...

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Sometime in March...

Netflixed:

The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) which garners the rating of: C - Average

Another one which I was pleasantly surprised by. It started out so obtuse and I had heard rather interesting things about this one from my Horror pal at work, but when I finally got into it, I was drawn into the whole plot, and weirdness of it all. And the crowning jewel of this flick is Price's performance, which I found to be quite stellar, as strange as his character was. I enjoyed this on thoroughly.

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Some other time in March...

Netflixed:

Alice Sweet Alice (1977) which garners the rating of: D - Mediocre

This film just lost me, and I'm not even sure what was going on for part of it. There were some nice kill scenes with the ubiquitous 70's blood, and a first film role for Brooke Shields, but overall, I guess I just didn't like the convolute plot. I know I should give it another try some day to work out those details I must have missed. Definitely dug the oversized landlord with all his cats though.

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April 10, 2022

Watched my first new cross referenced Criterion/Fangoria bluray:

Antichrist (2009) which garners the rating of: B - Fantastic

If you have not seen this film, I recommend it. While quite graphic and at times a bit boring, the look of the film is amazing. The textures, compositions, and overall cinematography lend this film brilliance. That is not to detract from its story line and plot aspects. There is a lot left to the imagination of the viewer as far as dissecting this volatile film for meaning, but at the same time, little is left to our imagination with regard to the pornographic nature of the film. I think I was shocked from the start when the average, albeit extremely slow motion, shower love scene suddenly flashed to a giant _______ making penetration. That one moment alters our perception of what we are about to witness in this film and it only gets worse as far as graphic imagery is concerned.

At any rate, I am happy to own this beautiful film, and can heartily recommend it to any mature viewer, but honestly don't see myself making repeated viewings of this one. Awesome nonetheless.


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