The Exorcist: The 40th Anniversary Revised Limited Edition

[srboone]

Squire. That's my name.

For a while, I'd search the "Introduction" thread to get people's names, but it's too long to do that anymore. Jungle Holocaust and Zombie Holocaust have been on my must watch list for awhil now, I just haven't had the time. Eaten Alive was a possibility because it was Tobe Hooper, but I decided not watch it.

[theenormityofitall]

I'm not into cannibal films--it was just that one movie since I watched it every Friday in the DP. I remember a spanish film called (English title) Murders in the Rue Morgue starring the great spanish B-movie actor Paul Naschy in which some of the rats used for the film caught fire during the climatic scene and started scampering all over the set. The cameras just kept on rolling, catching the rats in their final, blazing glory. Cruel, yes, but unintentional. It added a lot to the scene as Naschy tried to dodge them on his way to rescue the heroine. 1972 I belive that was. Aaaaah, Pre-code days. It was banned for a long time because of that scene; most prints have that scene excised.

I've never been a fan of Naschy, but I do have a couple of his films. And like I said the cannibal movie fad I was in maybe 10 years ago, was just that: a fade. You can only watch so many without being turned off by them evetually. Hell they're all the same. But I still insist, you must see the ones I mentioned!!...Jungle Holocaust and Zombie Holocause. Just give them a try. It's not all blood and guts, especially Jungle Holocaust. It's a very interesting film about a guy in a plane crash who ends up being captured by savages. The enire movie is about how he tries to escape...I really like it. But Eaten Alive is in the same type films as Cannibal Holocaust, Make Them Die Slowly and Trap them and Kill Them. But it's pretty good too, but can't compare to the ones I want to see you watch. I promise you'll be pleasantly surprised.
BTW, what name do I call you by??

[srboone]

I'm not into cannibal films--it was just that one movie since I watched it every Friday in the DP. I remember a spanish film called (English title) Murders in the Rue Morgue starring the great spanish B-movie actor Paul Naschy in which some of the rats used for the film caught fire during the climatic scene and started scampering all over the set. The cameras just kept on rolling, catching the rats in their final, blazing glory. Cruel, yes, but unintentional. It added a lot to the scene as Naschy tried to dodge them on his way to rescue the heroine. 1972 I belive that was. Aaaaah, Pre-code days. It was banned for a long time because of that scene; most prints have that scene excised.

[theenormityofitall]

Nice list E-Norm! I searched for years for "Make Then Die Slowly." Finally found it under the original title of "Cannibal Ferox." Growing up, I would always see the movie poster on Fridays in The Denver Post (I delivered it as a teen). I was captivated by the banner "Banned in 31 Countries!"--but not in the US! It did more than anything to make me a fan of the movies long before I ever really started watching them religiously!

I thought it was a shit movie, but I wouldn't take it out of my collection for anything!

Ironically, the reason is was banned (and the actual # of countries is not known) was not for any of the scenes of torture and cannibalism, but for the actual cruelty to real animals in the movie.

Yeah, I always thought that was such an adsurd irony. We just can't have animals killed as those savages have to do to live,
oh no, but it's perfectly ok to tear out the insides of people and eat them. This PC nonsense drives me up the wall!!!!
LOL you think it's shit? That's the one where the guy is under the table and a native slices the top of his head off and starts eating his brain lmao. I have to laugh because I know it was just red colored banasas, not really his brain (of course).
But other decent ones when I was into those films, are Trap Them and Kill Them (more of a cannibal/porn film if that makes sense), Jungle Holocaust (one of the best by far), Zombie Holocaust (THE best and highly recommended if you're into those type films...constant action), Cannibal Holocaust, and there was one that took place in a city that had cannibal in the title which I have but can't recall the title. There's another one where these ape-like things jump out of an airplane in Italy and run amok killing dancers and shit. LOL (But I think they were actually zombie-like cretures who who were messed up with Italian experiments on them). City is also in the title but can't think of it.
And if you're interested in zombie films, one of the best is Let Sleeping Corpses Lie and the French made Grapes of Death. Not too bloody, but just GOOD.
I'm you horror film expert you guys. You want recommendations then just ask ol' Normity (or "E-Norm lol"), literally about anything....cannibals, zombies, slashers, you name it, I got it.

[theenormityofitall]

Thanks for your list! So much to choose from.
I used to be really into the hard-core horror stuff, from Fulci to Argento to Lewis to you name it. Not any more. I still like the classic Argento stuff, but cannibals, slashers, torture/horror-porn is out for me.
I much prefer the old Universal classics these days, or the Poe/Price/Corman classics. Some of the Italian masters still work for me. Argento I mentioned, Bava I also like.

sk

It's ok frik. I have tons more and I can defintely understand the cannibal thing. I was interested maybe 10 years ago when DVDs came out and that lasted a couple months and haven't seen ones for years, but I stick by saying Zombie Holocauset YOU HAVE TO SEE. And as for Jungle Holocaust...literally think of it as a Tarzan film with some blood lol. It's really not bad, just interesting to see a guy try to survive a bunch of backward savages (that's so politically incorrect of me).I don't like torture films myself (I've never seen any of the "Saw" movies), but I mentioned The Torturer only because I was so surprised Bava would acually make a film like that. I have it but only watched 20 minutes of it and it's truly sick. It's sorta like that sick Indy film Scrapbook, but 10X worse.
But even though you say you don't like slashers, you should really check out Criminally Insane and A Night to Dismember (both only about 60 minutes). They're so absurd you'll laugh out loud through both of them.
Well, Bava you said you liked...maybe you should try his newer ones. Have you ever seen his Macabre? LOL another silly film especially at the end and how they say "true story" lmao. It's more of an insane love story that supposedly based on a true story that happened in the 1970's in Loiusina.
Argento is fantastic, much more brilliant colors and light used in
his movies than Fulci's, and they just looked much more professional. Take a look at Sleepless and Tenebre...the most violent horror films I've ever seen.
You sound like an Italian Giallo fan to me frik (the word Italians use for "Yellow"..I would figure you'd know that frick, just others might not). I can't do it now but if you're interested, I'll go through my vast collection and give you some titles. I can tell you some very good ones...The Killer Inside Me, My Dear Killer, The Black Tarantula, What Ever Happened to Solange?, A Lizard in a Woman's Skin, What Ever Happened to Mrs Ward (I think that's kow you spell ward), The Night Evelyn Came out of The Grave (a favorite of mine, some people hate it though).....and on and on. Or if you want more rare Italian films, let me know. Finally, see Cannibal Man. It's NOT a cannibal film like you're thinking. It's about a story about a guy driven to madness by comitting obscene murder. Just remind me if you're interested or send me a PM if I forget (which I probably will).

[srboone]

Nice list E-Norm! I searched for years for "Make Then Die Slowly." Finally found it under the original title of "Cannibal Ferox." Growing up, I would always see the movie poster on Fridays in The Denver Post (I delivered it as a teen). I was captivated by the banner "Banned in 31 Countries!"--but not in the US! It did more than anything to make me a fan of the movies long before I ever really started watching them religiously!

I thought it was a shit movie, but I wouldn't take it out of my collection for anything!

Ironically, the reason is was banned (and the actual # of countries is not known) was not for any of the scenes of torture and cannibalism, but for the actual cruelty to real animals in the movie.

[frik51]

And like I said, I can list more if you've seen these or tell me exactly what type films you really like.

Thanks for your list! So much to choose from.
I used to be really into the hard-core horror stuff, from Fulci to Argento to Lewis to you name it. Not any more. I still like the classic Argento stuff, but cannibals, slashers, torture/horror-porn is out for me.
I much prefer the old Universal classics these days, or the Poe/Price/Corman classics. Some of the Italian masters still work for me. Argento I mentioned, Bava I also like.

sk

[theenormityofitall]

I first saw the exorcist at like 8 and was bored. 6 years later and a 2nd watch, still the same. Last House on the Left is great, both the original and remake. It's a shame that David Hess just died.

Boring?? I admit there was no constant action, but I wouldn't call it boring. And Last House...it does suck David Hess died. You talk about a guy who made a great villian, that was certainly Hess.

[theenormityofitall]

http://forum.cemeterydance.com/showt...ll=1#post11829

I'd love some recommendations! If you have a look at my collection (see link above) you'll see what I like..

sk

Damn lol. You have a lot of films. A lot of yours I also have; love Vincent Price in the Poe adaptions.
But there are some American ones you may like. I looked at most of yours but may have missed some. If you don't have these, get them!
1. Nightmare...AKA Nightmare in a Damaged Brain. The 30th Anniversay DVD was just released.
2. The Gruesome Twosome, Two Thousand Maniacs, Blood Feast, Wizard of Gore, She-Devils on Wheels, and Color Me Blood Red, all by the great Hershall G. Lewis.
3. Rituals
4. If you like slashers, you have to see these: Silent Night, Deadly Night (one of my favorites...constant action and actually a very cool movie with some humor as well), The Prowler, The Mutilator (uncut version..you'd still have to get it on VHS or DVD-r), Scream Bloody Murder lol, a great one...the one with "Matthew" in it from '73, Black Christmas if it could be considered a slasher, Maniac, 1980 version, Madman, Pranks, The House on Soriety Row, A Night to Dismember and Criminally Insane ( you really have to see these two to believe them lmao, but they're 2 of my favorites), Axe...just too many to list! I can look over my vast collection sometimes and give you some more titles.
5. Italian films: Virtually anything by Fulci: my favorites of his are City of the Living Dead, but also Zombie, House of Clocks, The Murder Secret, Touch of Death (you have to see this one), The Beyond (great zombie flick), The New York Ripper (a killer that laughs like a duck lol and very violent as all the Fulci movies I'm typing), House by the Cemetary and Don't Torture a Duckling.
6. Just a few from Bava: The Torturer and A Blade in the Dark. And one Spanish flick I can think of at the moment which is great: Cannibal Man made I think in 1971.
7. If you like cannibal films, then consider these three: Zombie Holocaust (the best), Jungle Holocaust and Make Them Die Slowly (lovely title).

And like I said, I can list more if you've seen these or tell me exactly what type films you really like.

[jester05jk]

I first saw the exorcist at like 8 and was bored. 6 years later and a 2nd watch, still the same. Last House on the Left is great, both the original and remake. It's a shame that David Hess just died.

[frik51]

I'm also a big fan of Italian horror films by Argento, Bava and Fulci among others.I don't know if you even like horror films, but if you do, tell me what kind and I'll give you some recommendations.

http://forum.cemeterydance.com/showt...ll=1#post11829

I'd love some recommendations! If you have a look at my collection (see link above) you'll see what I like..

sk

[theenormityofitall]

Well, let's say I wasn't really scared by it. Maybe my expectations were too high??
Now, The Last House on the Left I haven't seen yet. Wasn't that a Wes Craven movie?
I don't know if I want to see it.

sk

Really frik? Yeah, it was Craven's first film done in 1972 with the producer being Saun Cunningham of Friday the 13th fame, 8 years later. It has some very brutal scenes in it that are shocking today, I can only imagine what people thought way back then. There's an R rated version and an uncut version. But even the R is bad. A lot of these American horror films are still banned to this day in a lot of parts of the world, silly really. Even Evil Dead. So much for free speech and expression.
You should really give it a try and tell me what you think of it. I wish there was a horror movie site on here...like a slasher category and a "regular" horror movie category.
I'm also a big fan of Italian horror films by Argento, Bava and Fulci among others.I don't know if you even like horror films, but if you do, tell me what kind and I'll give you some recommendations.

[frik51]

Well, let's say I wasn't really scared by it. Maybe my expectations were too high??
Now, The Last House on the Left I haven't seen yet. Wasn't that a Wes Craven movie?
I don't know if I want to see it.

sk

[theenormityofitall]

I didn't really care for the movie too much, nor the book.
So, I passed on this one.

sk

Really?? You didn't like the movie? Hell it has to be in the top 5 scariest films of all time. Maybe not after you've seen it a dozen times or if you're 50 years old or more, but it still packs a punch more than 35 years after its release. There are several scenes that still gives me chills (and no, I'm no wimp). Well, maybe not so much nowadays, but The Last House on the Left is another sick film, probably sicker than The Exorcist.

[theenormityofitall]

I bought this one also even though I have the original limited published by Gauntlet in the 90s. But the "revised" part caught my eye just as the limited of Dracula I snagged as well since it's really only the decent limited signed by people other people actually know. If there's any other difference between the orignial limited of Dracula, I'd really like to know!
Anybody??