Spring 2006 Horror Movie Schedule

[Gary Floyd 0]

Here's your Spring 2006 Horror Movie Schedule. Note: Dates may change.

 

March 3rd

-Pulse-Remake of the Japanese Horror film, starring Ian Somerhalder, Kristen Bell, Steve Talley, and Christina Milian. Deals with an evil entity released into our world via computer. Check out the official website at http://www.youarenowinfected.com/

 

March 10th

-The Hills Have Eyes-Remake of the inbred family vs. regular family classic from the 70's, here directed by Alexandre Aja. Stars Aaron Stanford, Vinessa Shaw, Emilie de Ravin, Dan Byrd, Ted Levine, Kathleen Quinlan, and Robert Joy. Official Site: http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/thehillshaveeyes/

 

March 17th

-Night of the Living Dead 3D-Remake of George Romero's classic (made without his permission, of course) starring

Sid Haig. In Limited release. Official Website: http://www.nightofthelivingdead3d.com/

 

March 21st.

-Headspace-DVD debut of film dealing with a man with an expanding intellect, and murders. Stars Christopher Denham, Udo Kier, and Dee Wallace Stone. Official Website: http://www.headspacethemovie.com/

-House of the Dead II: Dead Aim-For those of you fortunate enough to miss this movies Sci-Fi debut, it makes it's DVD debut on this date. Fortunatelu, Uwe Boll had nothing to do with it.

 

March 24th

-Stay Alive-A group of friends play a game online, and discover that the games villain is manifesting-and killing-in the real world. Stars Frankie Muniz and Steve Zahn.

 

March 28th

-Shadow: Dead Riot-DVD debut of this movie, which is a Women in prison movie, and a zombie movie. Stars Female Kick Boxer Carla Greene (in her acting debut), and Tony Todd (in a stupid looking wig.). Official Website:http://www.deadriot.com/

-2001 Maniacs-DVD debut of Tim Sullivans sequal to Herschel Gordon Lewis' original. Stars Robert Englund, Lin Shaye, and Giuseppe Andrews

 

March 31st

-Slither-"Dawn of the Dead" remake writer James Gunn makes his directorial debut with this movie about an alien invasion in a small town. Stars Michael Rooker, Elizabeth Banks, Gregg Henry, Nathan Fillion, and Rheagan Wallace, with a cameo from Troma head Lloyd Kaufman. Official Website: http://www.slithermovie.net/

 

April 11th

-The Dark-DVD Debut of this British Horror Film, starring Sean Bean and Maria Bello.

 

April 14th

-Hard Candy-Limited Release of this Festival favorite, dealing with a pedophile who ends up neck deep in shit when he picks up a girl who's more than she seems to be. Stars Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page, Sandra Oh, amd Jennifer Holmes Official Website: http://www.hardcandymovie.com/

-Scary Movie 4-"War of the World" and "Saw" are among the movies getting poorly sent up this time around. Stars Anna Farris, Regina Hall, Andre Benjamin, Joanna Krupa, and Leslie Nielsen.

 

April 18th

-Event Horizon-Special 2-disc special edition of this 1997 sci-fi/horror film.

-Hostel-DVD debut of Eli Roth's 2nd film, which I'm sure everybody here has seen.

 

April 21st

-Silent Hill-Video Game adaptation, that looks like it will be worth it for the fact that it will be directed by Christopher ("Brotherhood of the Wolf") Gans, and was written by Roger Avery. Stars Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Laurie Holden, Deborah Kara Unger, Kim Coates,and Tanya Allen. Official Website: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/silenthill/

 

May 5th

-An American Haunting-Yet another cinematic retelling of the tale of the Bell Witch. Stars Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, and James D’Arcy. Official Website: http://www.anamericanhauntingonline.com/

 

May 19th

-See No Evil-You know about this one: The WWE's slasher film starring Kane. Official Website: http://seenoevilthemovie.com/

 

That's all for now.

[RedJed 0]

Pulse has already been moved to July 14 - they just came out with the original version on DVD also.

[spman 0]

Heh, I got the poster for See No Evil the other day. I framed it and put t up right next to my poster for The Wizard

 

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

March 24th

-Stay Alive-A group of friends play a game online, and discover that the games villain is manifesting-and killing-in the real world. Stars Frankie Muniz and Steve Zahn.

 

April 21st

-Silent Hill-Video Game adaptation, that looks like it will be worth it for the fact that it will be directed by Christopher ("Brotherhood of the Wolf") Gans, and was written by Roger Avery. Stars Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Laurie Holden, Deborah Kara Unger, Kim Coates,and Tanya Allen. Official

 

I saw the trailers for these on HD-Nets nothing but trailers the other night.

 

Silent Hill looked good. Stay Alive...ugh.

[2GOLD 0]

Those wrestling catchphrases make me want to avoid the Kane movie a ton.

[AndrewTS 0]

I love the fact that they're billing See No Evil as starring...Kane. Not Glen Jacobs, not Glen "Kane" Calloway, just Kane.

 

The DVD should have footage of him on the set in kayfabe.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

Well it is a WWE film. They would use WWE names.

[Red Baron 0]

Stay Alive seems so cheesy, but because Steve Zahn is in it, automatically makes it good.

[nl5xsk1 0]

March 3rd

-Pulse-Remake of the Japanese Horror film, starring Ian Somerhalder, Kristen Bell, Steve Talley, and Christina Milian. Deals with an evil entity released into our world via computer. Check out the official website at http://www.youarenowinfected.com/

Why, oh why, does Hollywood feel the need to do shitty versions of Japanese horror flicks? Can't they just come up with their own original ideas & make a shitty movie about that?

[RedJed 0]

March 3rd

-Pulse-Remake of the Japanese Horror film, starring Ian Somerhalder, Kristen Bell, Steve Talley, and Christina Milian. Deals with an evil entity released into our world via computer. Check out the official website at http://www.youarenowinfected.com/

Why, oh why, does Hollywood feel the need to do shitty versions of Japanese horror flicks? Can't they just come up with their own original ideas & make a shitty movie about that?

 

What pisses me off more than anything is that the studios seem to make all of them as PG-13 fare. This is not just a knock on the japanese horror remakes but a significant chunk of the hollywood mainstream horror/thrillers in general.

 

If I go to a horror film, I dont want to see some half ass gore or scares. Give me a solid R rating, dammit!

 

For what its worth as well, the japanese Pulse wasnt that bad, I thought. The previews for the american remake is a toss up - there are two definate babes in the film, which is always a plus but I fear this is going to be another PG-13 bad rehash.

[NoCalMike 0]

What is funny is the american studios are not only remaking japanese horror flicks, but the ones they are choosing to make are often rehashes themselves of earlier japenese horror films IE: The Grudge, Dark Water etc...

 

As far as NOTLD 3D goes, it is a shame because they spent all this money filming it with expensive digital equipment, but have opted to go with the shit-style red/blue 3-D instead of the other kind where you wear those clear glasses.

[Gary Floyd 0]

Can I just mention that several Asian horror movies that have been hyped as the best thing ever (Ju-On, Ringu, Dark Water, The Eye) were huge disappointments to me. Hell, I actually like the American version of "The Ring" more than the Japanese original. Of course, saying that is practically forbidden in the minds of most horror fans, but at this point, I don't care what others think of what I like.

[AboveAverage484 0]

Except for the Hills Have Eyes and Slither (sounds pretty cool) it looks like a bunch of garbage, unless I missed something.

[Guest El Satanico]

Why should asian horror remakes be rated R? All of them have been "ghost" movies, which don't need to be rated R. The originals that I have seen contain nothing that deserve an R rating.

 

Horror does not need blood...Horror does not need gore...Horror does not need tits...Horror does not need an R rating

 

The Haunting didn't have a drop of blood, and it's one of the best horror films made.

[Ripper 0]

Didn't Edward Furlong already make stay alive?

 

I will see Slither because I will officially watch anything that Nathan Fillon does from now on.

[Gary Floyd 0]

Except for the Hills Have Eyes and Slither (sounds pretty cool) it looks like a bunch of garbage, unless I missed something.

Well, I've heard some good things about "2001 Maniacs", which has Robert Englund as a psychopathic Redneck Mayor.

[RedJed 0]

Why should asian horror remakes be rated R? All of them have been "ghost" movies, which don't need to be rated R. The originals that I have seen contain nothing that deserve an R rating.

 

Horror does not need blood...Horror does not need gore...Horror does not need tits...Horror does not need an R rating

 

The Haunting didn't have a drop of blood, and it's one of the best horror films made.

 

Hey, I'm totally with you that horror doesnt NEED to have those things but when films are obviously pulling back to get a PG-13 rating (lets say as an example, Alien v. Predator) in hopes they can reach a larger audience, it just pisses me off. I should have clarified. I'd much rather see the original vision, which I would hope would not be some filtered BS as some of these films like Ring, Grudge, Boogeyman, etc, have. On an additional note, most of these asian remakes are not anywhere near decent as is, and adding some gore would at least alleviate some of negativity about the overall feel of the film otherwise. IE - "Well at least there was some intense and gorey blood scenes."

 

I can't help it, but to me horror is much preferred balls to the wall instead of some "horror for all ages" bullshit. Thats not to say all horror has to be R, but its asinine to not admit that a percentage of horror fans demand it as a criteria to their favorite genre.

 

I will say that the original US version of Ring was quite acceptable as a PG-13 film, just because it actually did deliver some decent material there, but since that point it just seems like hollywood has adapted this system of more and more PG-13 fare, but without half of the quality of its seemingly juggernaut with the original Ring.

[Special K 0]

Ringu was really just a well-acted fairly original, yet boring movie with one fucking incredibly killer scene. I liked the remake more too.

 

I'm probably in the minority, but I really liked the Japanese Ju-On: the Grudge, thought I hear Ju-On: the Curse was better.

 

I rented Kairo (Pulse) today. I'll see how it is.

 

 

That said, the only one of these films I'll see in the theater is Silent Hill. I'm incredibly pumped for that movie. MAYBE I'll see Pulse. The trailer looked good, and I lurv Kristen Bell.

[Gary Floyd 0]

Ringu was really just a well-acted fairly original, yet boring movie with one fucking incredibly killer scene. I liked the remake more too.

 

I'm probably in the minority, but I really liked the Japanese Ju-On: the Grudge, thought I hear Ju-On: the Curse was better.

 

I rented Kairo (Pulse) today. I'll see how it is.

 

 

That said, the only one of these films I'll see in the theater is Silent Hill. I'm incredibly pumped for that movie. MAYBE I'll see Pulse. The trailer looked good, and I lurv Kristen Bell.

The thing about Ringu is that when it came out, horror fans were talking about how it was the best horror movies in ages. When I finally saw it, I just remember saying to myself "that was it?"

 

I think one of the reasons it got so much hype (other than it's success in it's native Japan) was because it wasn't from Hollywood, and if there is anything I've learned about horror fans today, is that you are not allowed like any movie from Hollywood that comes out these days. That's why I tend to ignore a lot of today's horror fans: because most of them are elitist snobs. I'll most likely do a longer rant about this in my smartmarks blog in the future.

[NoCalMike 0]

So anyone see the Tai horror movie...Shudder? A buddy at work is going to hook me up with it later this week.

[Special K 0]

The thing about Ringu is that when it came out, horror fans were talking about how it was the best horror movies in ages. When I finally saw it, I just remember saying to myself "that was it?"

 

I think it does just boil down to having the one GREAT scene. I've heard "The Eye" is similar in having one of the scariest scenes ever, but I don't think I'll sit through it for one scene.

 

"Audition" was different, in that it was an extremely well-made movie, with very good performances, but once you know the movie turns into a psycho-chick horror film (and the American cover leaves absolutely no doubt about it) it loses most of its shock value. The phone-ringing scene is fucking classic, though.

 

I'm curious as to how the "Hills" remake will be. It's been ages since I saw the original, but I remember thinking it was really good. Of course, it was the first gritty horror movie in that style that I can remember seeing. It's probably lost quite a bit of impact after seeing stuff like the original TCM and "Last House on the Left."

[NoCalMike 0]

The thing about Audition is, it is a fairly "normal" non-horror-shock flick for 90% of the way through it, but when it turns, it FUCKING TURNS.

[NoCalMike 0]

Edit: Double Post.

[Guest El Satanico]

The Eye is great, so don't let your feelings for Ringu stop you from watching it.

 

Do you give up on American horror, after seeing one you don't like?

[Special K 0]

Hmm? No. I said I liked Ju-On and I just rented Pulse. I liked Audition too, it was just really hyped up, and Ichi the Killer and Suicide Circle had pretty much killed my senses at the time. The thing was, I had heard the Eye was pretty much an average movie with one killer scene. If you say it's good, I'm sure I'll rent it.

 

I liked the theatrical version of 'Dumplings' too.

[Scroby 0]

Does anyone else get the feeling that any wrestling fan who goes and sees the Kane movie, is just going to spend the entire moving just laughing their asses off at whats going on?

[Gary Floyd 0]

The Eye is great, so don't let your feelings for Ringu stop you from watching it.

 

Do you give up on American horror, after seeing one you don't like?

I've seen The Eye, and I didn't like it. It had so much potential, but flushed all down the toilet. That out of the way, there are Asian Horror movies that I do like. One in particular is Uzumaki, as well as Suicide Circle, Audition, and several others.

 

Oh, by the way, there's a new movie that's been added. The movie is called Mortuary, and is directed by Tobe Hooper. It debuts on Sci-Fi on March 25th, with a DVD release date from Lions Gate set for April. Unfortunately, from what I've heard, it's not very good.

[Special K 0]

The original Pulse was an excellent movie. Not as scary as I imagined, (though there were some damn creepy parts), but just a really excellent movie. Really more sad than scary, IMO.

[Gary Floyd 0]

New Movie Addtion

 

-Abominable-Sees limited release, first in April 14th in Seattle, then April 21st in LA. It's directed by Ryan (son of famous composer Lalo) Schifrin, was scored by Lalo Schifrin, and features Jeffrey Combs, Tiffany ("The Hazing", "Ted Bundy") Shepis, Dee Wallace Stone, Lance Henrikson, and Karin Anna ("Better Luck Tommorow") Cheung. The movie itself has been described as "Rear Window with Bigfoot ". It also premiers on Sci-Fi on May 20th . Official Site: http://www.abominablethemovie.com/

[nl5xsk1 0]

April 14th

-Hard Candy-Limited Release of this Festival favorite, dealing with a pedophile who ends up neck deep in shit when he picks up a girl who's more than she seems to be. Stars Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page, Sandra Oh, amd Jennifer Holmes Official Website: http://www.hardcandymovie.com/

 

April 21st

-Silent Hill-Video Game adaptation, that looks like it will be worth it for the fact that it will be directed by Christopher ("Brotherhood of the Wolf") Gans, and was written by Roger Avery. Stars Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Laurie Holden, Deborah Kara Unger, Kim Coates,and Tanya Allen. Official Website: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/silenthill/

The thing that sucks for me is that both of these movies look just so good, and I want to see them both so badly, there's really no way that at least one won't be a huge disapointment. I'm presuming it's Silent Hill that I'll like less than I'm anticipating, but .........