You asked for it, you got it. The Smartmarks

[Zack Malibu 0]

April Fools Day

 

Silent Night, Deadly Night

 

Dr. Giggles

 

Strangeland

[Guest El Satanico]

no Dr. Giggles...that's a bad Zach...a very bad Zach

[Zack Malibu 0]

no Dr. Giggles...that's a bad Zach...a very bad Zach

Hey, I didn't say it was a GOOD movie...I'm just naming shit I own off the top of my head to fill the void.

[Nighthawk 0]

Hm...

 

Maniac

Driller Killer

Frenzy

[Guest El Satanico]

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Cemetery Man

Theatre of Blood

 

 

If we happen to get more than 64 what will we do? A good solution would be to give spots to the first 64 list, then if there's extras you use the IMDB rating for each film to detirmine what gets left off. It would be just as good as us voting on what's left off and much quicker.

 

An example:

 

You write down the first 64 movies nominated. You discover there's 5 extra movies. You take the last 5 films you put on the 64 list and you compare their IMDB ranking with the ranking for the extra movies.

[Zack Malibu 0]

Driller Killer

There's actually a movie called this? I just thought that was the name of the Slumber Party Massacre movies killer.

[Nighthawk 0]

Driller Killer

There's actually a movie called this? I just thought that was the name of the Slumber Party Massacre movies killer.

Nope, there really is one, directed by and starring Abel Ferrara, and it even has a good dvd release, although I think it may have went out of print by now. I think the Slumber Party Massacres were trying to cash in on the notoriety of the name.

[spiny norman 0]

Young Frankenstein

Misery

The Thing

Rosemary's Baby.

[Guest Urine Sane]

Young Frankenstein

 

Serious?

 

 

 

Toxic Avenger

 

Killer Klowns From Outer Space

 

$lasher$

[eiker_ir 0]

Bride of Chucky

 

Creepshow

 

Dead Next Door

 

The Omen

 

Resident Evil

 

 

are we done with the nominations?

[Fuzzy Dunlop 0]

The Nightmare Before Christmas.

[Guest Doomsault]

Scream 1 & 2

Blair Witch Project

Dead Alive

Deep Red

Devil's Advocate

[Boner Kawanger 0]

The Nightmare Before Christmas?

 

In that case, I wanna nominate How The Grinch Stole Christmas! Starring Jim Carrey!

[LivingLegendGaryColeman 0]

could just go with the standard "Kazaam".

 

Wrong Turn is coming to video, haven't seen it, but that could count

 

I liked Cabin Fever

 

and Kracker Jack'd should be on there... even though no one has seen it

[Jesse Badass 0]

Psycho

Halloween 1

Texas Chain Saw Massacre

[SinToxic 0]

Alien (79)

 

The Shining

 

The Silence of the Lambs

 

The Exorcist

 

The Others

[HellSpawn 0]

If you still need more nominations:

 

Candyman

Carpenter's The Fog

 

 

And I will also nominate

 

Freddy VS Jason.

 

 

It was good and if someone saw that old "classic" Wolf man meets Frankestein... you will see that FvsJ it was so much better, the fights better (WMvsF had one fight and it was mostly one pushing the other), the mood better.

[HellSpawn 0]

Info about CRONOS:

 

http://www.fangoria.com/ghastly_review.php?id=1512

 

CRONOS (Lions Gate)

 

 

Reviewed by MICHAEL GINGOLD

 

Mike sez…

 

MOVIE:

DVD PACKAGE:

 

In the course of the extras on Lions Gate’s new 10th-anniversary CRONOS DVD (coming October 14), we learn that while working on the script, Mexican writer/director Guillermo del Toro got so excited at one point that he accidentally walked through a glass door. That sort of crazy determination is what a great genre filmmaker needs, and del Toro demonstrates yet again here that he’s got it in spades. The disc’s additional features are a testament to his commitment to intelligent horror in general and this modest but heartfelt first feature in particular.

 

To visually convey his story of elderly antiques dealer Jesús (a moving Federico Luppi), who discovers an ancient device that transforms him into a very human vampire, del Toro aimed for what he describes as an alchemical color scheme. The 1.85:1 transfer nicely obliges him, evocatively capturing the golds of Jesús’ shop, the cold blue of the villains’ (Ron Perlman and Claudio Brook) lair and the naturalistic hues in between. There’s some grain and speckling on view but the image is generally clear and clean, backed by crisp, detailed Dolby 5.1 Surround audio.

 

The supplements not only cover the production of this full-length debut but also del Toro’s beginnings as a filmmaker. A “Director’s Perspective” featurette intersperses an interview with the director with photos from his youth and early short-film clips—revealing that his work was rife with Catholic imagery from the beginning, one centering on a giant fetus! (One of these shorts was originally announced as being included on the DVD in toto, but unless it’s an Easter egg I couldn’t find, it hasn’t wound up on the final product.) Del Toro goes on to describe horror as an art form—“one of the last brave genres”—and his CRONOS protagonist as a “working-class vampire,” emphasizing his humanistic approach to fear filmmaking.

 

Luppi, who so memorably enacts this role, is seen in vintage interview footage as part of another segment, in which he praises del Toro’s decisive nature and the “stimulating locations,” backed up by tantalizing on-set video snippets. Equally intriguing are glimpses of artwork from the director’s notebook; there’s also a decent still gallery and the theatrical trailer, which gives away entirely too much.

 

The DVD’s centerpiece is del Toro’s excellent commentary track, on which he jumps right in discussing his storyline’s historical context and spends the next 90 minutes sharing a fascinating mix of aesthetic and practical observations. From his approach to the performances (he wanted Luppi to engage in “silent acting” atypical of the Mexican style at the time, while making the American bad guys as over-the-top as Mexicans often are in U.S. films) to the true events that inspired parts of his script, del Toro keeps his talk varied and sometimes surprising. One of the most fun topics is the “mystical abilities” of little actress Tamara Shanath, who was able to “read” through walls, and was last seen being taken by her mother to Tibet to develop her “third eye”!

 

As if to make up for the missing short film, Lions Gate has included a second, previously unannounced commentary by producers Arthur H. Gorson and Bertha Navarro and co-producer Alejandro Springall. (Unless you’re bilingual, you have to select subtitle option 4 to enjoy this track, as the latter two speak Spanish on it.) While their observations are more sporadic and occasionally repeat information from del Toro’s talk, they do bring a more nuts-and-bolts perspective to the table, and recall the trials of the independent production that allowed the director to realize his unfettered vision. The trio lavish praise not only on del Toro, but his crew and his cast—and no small amount on themselves for giving so many talented people their chances to shine. You can’t really blame them, since the movie brought them more accolades than financial gain—as Gorson puts it, “I always thought that if we could melt down the awards, we might be able to have turned a profit on the film.”

 

CRONOS takes and earns a place beside the equally fine BLADE II and DEVIL’S BACKBONE in the first-rate del Toro discography (it’s only fitting that the compromised MIMIC didn’t receive as extensive a DVD). Fans can now only wait with drooling anticipation to see what he comes up with for the eventual home version of HELLBOY.

[HellSpawn 0]

So...

 

I guess this thread is dead.

 

 

Or someone is gonna set the brackets?