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"Movie spoilers have become a big deal in the internet age, though what was one time a hugely controversial topic concerning online film discussion has since become a surprisingly popular part of cinephilia on the web. Sites specifically focused on spoilers are easily found on the net, YouTube videos present montages of secret twists and of course there’s that movie spoiler t-shirt that’s surely a hit with geeky yet pretentious video store clerks. So, at first this new clip of two guys spoiling 100 movies endings in five minutes didn’t seem all that special. However, the duo’s delivery is terrific (both in the clothed and naked version), and considering the revelation that “Meg Ryan and (respective love interest) get "
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"It’s Halloween, a time when sales of candy and rentals of horror movies spike off the charts. Candy has been around since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but the horror film is barely 100 years old. The genre is enjoying a resurgence in popularity over the past several years: right now you’ve got Saw V in wide release, Let The Right One In in limited theaters, the vampy teen Twilight coming up in a few weeks and True Blood making waves on HBO. Studios can’t seem to go more than a few months without releasing some sort of a zombie flick, and vampires are coming back into their own. But what was the first real horror film? Before movies existed, people had to get their scares from books and the local newspaper, but now you can just switch on cable and tune into NBC’s Chiller channel for instant scares. Check out a brief history of the horror movie after the break, and look just how far we’ve come.
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"I saw The Exorcist for the first time last night, and while I was ready to have the tuna salad scared out of me, I thought it was pretty low on the fright-o-meter. There are definitely several "whoa" scenes where you can't believe that what's onscreen is actually happening, but that doesn't make it scary. It would definitely be terrifying to be in the same room with a possessed Regan and the paranormal activity that occurs is pretty mesmerizing, but that doesn't make it scary either. What stood out to me was the intensity of the exorcism scene and how well Max von Sydow played his part throughout the sequence. It was some hardcore, ghostbustin' ass shit with a devilish twist, but I wasn't nearly as freaked out by it as I was with Rosemary's Baby, which I consider to be a much better fil "
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"I hate twist endings, especially those in the films of M. Night Shyamalan. Maybe it’s because I was told the twist of The Sixth Sense prior to seeing it and haven’t been able to appreciate the filmmaker ever since. It’s not so much that I believe films shouldn’t have twist endings, it’s that I believe films that have twist endings should be enjoyable even when you know the secret (Psycho is still great after a thousand viewings, for example). The only one of Shyamalan’s movies to hold up even with the spoilers revealed is Unbreakable. So, I had no problem reading about the big secret of Shyamalan’s latest, The Happening. An early review of a rough cut of the thriller has shown up on Collider, and in addition to claiming the thing is “a terrible, terrible movie,” and that, “Mark Wahlberg might very well give the worst performance I’ve ever seen in anything,” the critic includes a complete plot synopsis, including the big revelation of what is causing people to suddenly kill t "
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Great Performance
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"When I rented P2 I wasn't expecting anything more than the usual gruesome horror that we have come to expect these days. It seems almost impossible to find a decent movie in this genre anymore. Therefore, I was particularly suprised that P2 turned out to be such a good film.As a whole, the film brings nothing necessarily new to the genre of horror films, but it does expand upon and perfect what we have come to expect from these types of movies. The feeling of being trapped, working against a superior foe, running scared for your life, and facing increasingly insurmountable odds all come into play in P2. Each and every scene is crafted to keep the audience yelling at the screen in a desperate plea to help the young damsel in distress played by Rachel Nichols.However, what makes this movie more than just an average flick is the powerful and haunting performance delivered by Wes Bently. He captured the depth and mental instability of a man who's loneliness masks a deeper ... "
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"Star Wars may have the most famous opening title sequence in film history, but in terms of influence it’s got nothing on the work of Saul Bass. He’s the brilliant graphic designer who gave us the animated credits for Hitchcock’s Vertigo, North by Northwest and Psycho and Scorsese’s Casino, Cape Fear, The Age of Innocence and Goodfellas and most of Otto Preminger’s work, including Exodus, Anatomy of a Murder and
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"Greetings! Yesterday, as I sat home alone, sick and in bed on a Friday night, I came up with a bit of a movie viewing project for myself. I also got the idea from other Spouters who have little viewing projects they blog about (thank you). For the past ten years, since the original list, I have been trying to watch the American Film Institute's top 100 films. Then, the AFI came out with a new list of top 100 films, but not before they came out with other lists to rank certain genres and modes of American films. Since I've newly discovered the joy of instant-movies on Netflix, I have decided to watch every single film on those lists, including revisiting the ones I had already seen (unless I truly hated it). I know what you're thinking: isn't that a bit limiting, a bit cliche, a bit contrite? Aren't you restricting yourself from watching other classic but non-American films? Well, I've got a Netflix queue filled with a variety of films, including clas ... "
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"This is actually the FIRST time I've seen this film in its entirety. Crazy, huh? What can I say, it's a masterpiece. I like how the tone changes from the beginning's pseudo-lurid romance to adventure film to the sudden horror of murder. Two gripes, though - one, I would have christened the film something other than "Psycho" to throw people off a little with the tonal qualities that Hitch seemed to be striving for. And more importantly, two, the ending psychologist. I realize that the film was made in 1960 and audiences weren't as ready to understand abstract or ambiguous endings. One thing I HATE is when a film spoonfeeds me or "milks" me for an emotion (exposition is a tricky thing to disguise). The ending felt a little unnecessary and tacked on to explain to simps what they just saw. But other than these small gripes, the camera work, Perkins' acting and the suspensful build up to the climax is what made this film a hit, and keeps it fresh ... "
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One Trick French Pony
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"Note: If you're really interested in seeing the film, don't read any reviews. Just watch it and then read the reviews. The game is Russian Roulette spliced with Telephone. In a circle, hold a gun to the player's head in front of you after spinning your barrel a good ten seconds. Wait for the single dangling light bulb in the circle's center to light up, and fire. Losers die, winners play on. Everyone starts with one bullet and increases the ammunition to match each subsequent round to three. The final round is a duel where two players with four slugs each point a spun barreled pistol at each other's forehead and squeeze the trigger. Survive, and you walk away with a load of cash. Oh yeah, and your life.Sound intriguing? For Sébastien, a poor Mr. Fix-It struggling to support his family, the money is enough to lure him without any knowledge of the game. The winnings are also plenty for the crowd of high stakes gamblers, many of whom travel the c ... "
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"Yesterday would have been Alfred Hitchcock’s 108th birthday, a fact that seemingly went virtually unreported in the U.S. entertainment media (I only stumbled upon the news this morning, via this post by Kim Morgan). As late celebration, I spent the morning watching Hitchcock-centric YouTube clips from Slovenian theorist Slavoj Zizek’s filmed lecture, The Pervert’s Guide to the Cinema. Above, watch Zizek explain why the killer in Psycho is an “unfatobable monster.” After the jump, Zizek moves into the fruit cellar. (more…)
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