Theater of Blood (if it's the one I'm thinking of) is one I've enjoyed - Vincent Price and Diana Rigg? Shakespearean revenge?
Well, it's just good to know that when the chips are down and things look grim you'll feed off the girl who loves you to save your own ass!
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Toddson - Oct 01, 2020 7:30:07 am PDT #2889 of 3424
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
chrismg - Oct 01, 2020 7:41:48 am PDT #2890 of 3424
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Black Christmas is considered one of the seminal slasher films, if it's the one I think it is. I haven't seen it, though.
megan walker - Oct 01, 2020 8:56:29 am PDT #2891 of 3424
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Black Christmas is considered one of the seminal slasher films, if it's the one I think it is. I haven't seen it, though.
I only watched it for the first time a year or two ago but I really liked it.
Zenkitty - Oct 01, 2020 12:46:00 pm PDT #2892 of 3424
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Gotta get the full uncensored version of The Wicker Man, though.
Amy - Oct 01, 2020 1:18:16 pm PDT #2893 of 3424
Because books.
I saw The Wicker Man so long ago -- I might have been in high school, still? Definitely a classic. I need to see the original Black Christmas, too.
megan walker - Oct 01, 2020 3:47:02 pm PDT #2894 of 3424
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Theater of Blood (if it's the one I'm thinking of) is one I've enjoyed - Vincent Price and Diana Rigg? Shakespearean revenge?
Yes, that is the one. I had never heard of it, but looking at the description, it is one of the most appealing to me.
Thanks for the recs, everybody! Based on them, and my own tastes and tolerances, I think my top ten priorities in the collection will be:
The Vampire Lovers
(Roy Ward Baker, 1970)
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
(John D. Hancock, 1971)
Don't Look Now
(Nicolas Roeg, 1973)
Sisters
(Brian De Palma, 1973)
Theater of Blood
(Douglas Hickox, 1973)
The Wicker Man
(Robin Hardy, 1973)
Black Christmas
(Bob Clark, 1974) (rewatch)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
(Tobe Hooper, 1974)
The Tenant
(Roman Polanski, 1976)
The Brood
(David Cronenberg, 1979)
I likely will also check out It's Alive, which I suspect is quite bad, but it terrified me as a kid.
Speaking of terrified, of this list, I'm most wary of watching The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. How gory is it?
Note: I own Invasion of the Body Snatchers, which is why it is not here.
DavidS - Oct 01, 2020 3:55:04 pm PDT #2895 of 3424
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm most wary of watching The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. How gory is it?
Technically more grotesque than gory, but the grotesquerie is profound and disturbing. It's more unsettling than vomitous if that makes sense.
Atropa - Oct 01, 2020 3:58:28 pm PDT #2896 of 3424
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I'm most wary of watching The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. How gory is it?
It's been so long since I've watched it that I can't give you an accurate answer, but according to film lore (and wikipedia), Hooper originally hoped the film would get a PG rating because of the low level of gore.
(The MPAA laughed derisively and came back with an X rating.)
Atropa - Oct 01, 2020 4:00:15 pm PDT #2897 of 3424
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Technically more grotesque than gory, but the grotesquerie is profound and disturbing.
That matches my memories. Gore doesn't really bother me, but some of the grotesquerie in Texas Chainsaw Massacre was hard to look at.
Tom Scola - Oct 01, 2020 4:02:07 pm PDT #2898 of 3424
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For comparison, Jaws in 1975 got a PG rating.