2024 October Challenge Discussion Thread

[Tiggnutz]

Yeah, Immaculate was pretty dull.

I don't remember it being dull but that could be the Sydney Sweeney effect on me...

[Tiggnutz]

Watching the Vincent Price film Cry of the Banshee. For now it's a new watch but that could change

Change that to rewatch

I remember in some distant past October Challenge saying out loud "Damn there ain't no Banshees in this bitch!!"

This is a snoozer no wonderI forgot it. 10 years from now I will probably watch it again thinking it's a Vincent Price new watch about Banshees

[zombie]

Yeah, Immaculate was pretty dull.

I don't remember it being dull but that could be the Sydney Sweeney effect on me...

yeah, i wouldn't exactly call it dull either. just feels incomplete or something.

[zombie]

so i've decided to watch the first omen tonight. and probably watch the omen afterward, to catch any potential references in the prequel.

[zombie]

some neat trivia for immaculate from wikipedia. if it's true.

Much of the film was shot at Villa Parisi and the Doria Pamphilj Gallery. Villa Parisi had previously been used as a location for several horror films, including Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970), A Bay of Blood (1971), Blood for Dracula (1974) and Burial Ground (1981).

[Tiggnutz]

some neat trivia for immaculate from wikipedia. if it's true.

Much of the film was shot at Villa Parisi and the Doria Pamphil Gallery. Villa Parisi had previously been used as a location for several horror films, including Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970), A Bay of Blood (1971), Blood for Dracula (1974) and Burial Ground (1981).

Very cool

[Jason]

When Evil Lurks

Best horror movie of the 21st century?!?!

i can not abide your blasphemous tongue (or fingers)!

It gave me literal goosebumps. It wasn't overly dramatic. No overacting. Completely unpredictable. Unique. It just hit the spot for me. Is it the best of the 21st century? It is absolutely in the conversation.

[zombie]

When Evil Lurks

Best horror movie of the 21st century?!?!

i can not abide your blasphemous tongue (or fingers)!

It gave me literal goosebumps. It wasn't overly dramatic. No overacting. Completely unpredictable. Unique. It just hit the spot for me. Is it the best of the 21st century? It is absolutely in the conversation.

"in the conversation" seems more fair.

[Jigsaw]

brah high as fuc wanna freebase?????

aboubt to watch some dope-assbeasts in this bitch, u dig me>?

Not sure what I'll actually watch, but looking for another comfort movie.

[Jason]

When Evil Lurks

Best horror movie of the 21st century?!?!

i can not abide your blasphemous tongue (or fingers)!

It gave me literal goosebumps. It wasn't overly dramatic. No overacting. Completely unpredictable. Unique. It just hit the spot for me. Is it the best of the 21st century? It is absolutely in the conversation.

"in the conversation" seems more fair.

I can't say definitively that it is the best of this century, but I also cannot definitively think of a movie in the last 24 years that is for sure better. It could be top 5. It could be 1. I really don't know. But it's right there with It Follows, Let The Right One In, etc...

[Jason]

brah high as fuc wanna freebase?????

aboubt to watch some dope-assbeasts in this bitch, u dig me>?

Not sure what I'll actually watch, but looking for another comfort movie.

You could watch the opposite of a comfort movie in When Evil Lurks.

[Jigsaw]

brah high as fuc wanna freebase?????

aboubt to watch some dope-assbeasts in this bitch, u dig me>?

Not sure what I'll actually watch, but looking for another comfort movie.

You could watch the opposite of a comfort movie in When Evil Lurks.

I've heard absolutely amazing things about that movie, but I'll take a pass. Probably looking for something a bit happier

[Jason]

brah high as fuc wanna freebase?????

aboubt to watch some dope-assbeasts in this bitch, u dig me>?

Not sure what I'll actually watch, but looking for another comfort movie.

You could watch the opposite of a comfort movie in When Evil Lurks.

I've heard absolutely amazing things about that movie, but I'll take a pass. Probably looking for something a bit happier

Smile!

[DancesWithWerewolves]

Is there a rule against seeing a movie twice for the challenge? Never really thought about it, but I'm considering possibly one more theater viewing of The Substance before it disappears forever.

there is a rule against it. i've tried before to get away with it, once with commentary and one without. and it's a no go.

Yep, this is also why it's a bummer when Joe Bob does his Halloween special for the month and we have no idea what they're showing ahead of time, and sometimes we've already watched it in the challenge lol.

[DancesWithWerewolves]

How good was A Return to Salem's Lot? I haven't seen it and it seems to have generally awful reviews. I would blind buy it but it's going for around 30 bucks and I am not ready to pay that much for a movie if it's worse than bad.

Not worth 30 in my opinion

I'd like to bang out a back-to-back when I have extra time and watch both Salem's Lot and Return but if Return is that bad I'll just stick with a rewatch of Salem's Lot and move on.

It's pretty lousy, and really doesn't have anything to do with 'Salem's Lot other than the title. Sure, it pretends to be the same town and all, but Larry should've just stuck with an original setting than try to make a quick buck with a "sequel".

[DancesWithWerewolves]

New watch In A Violent Nature

Watched that last night. It was hard to stay awake. I did like the kills. But man, even the kills were slow!! Nice. But slow.

This blows

Dodged a bullet not seeing this in theaters

This went to theaters?

[Jason]

so i've decided to watch the first omen tonight. and probably watch the omen afterward, to catch any potential references in the prequel.

I'll rely on you to let me know what I should do.

[Jason]

How good was A Return to Salem's Lot? I haven't seen it and it seems to have generally awful reviews. I would blind buy it but it's going for around 30 bucks and I am not ready to pay that much for a movie if it's worse than bad.

Not worth 30 in my opinion

I'd like to bang out a back-to-back when I have extra time and watch both Salem's Lot and Return but if Return is that bad I'll just stick with a rewatch of Salem's Lot and move on.

It's pretty lousy, and really doesn't have anything to do with 'Salem's Lot other than the title. Sure, it pretends to be the same town and all, but Larry should've just stuck with an original setting than try to make a quick buck with a "sequel".

That's kind of the consensus reading I've gotten from it. Reeks of a rushed movie to gain money. I'll pass and just watch the original miniseries.

[Jigsaw]

Finishing up my night with Smile. Thanks for the suggestion, J-dawg

[zombie]

When Evil Lurks

Best horror movie of the 21st century?!?!

i can not abide your blasphemous tongue (or fingers)!

It gave me literal goosebumps. It wasn't overly dramatic. No overacting. Completely unpredictable. Unique. It just hit the spot for me. Is it the best of the 21st century? It is absolutely in the conversation.

"in the conversation" seems more fair.

I can't say definitively that it is the best of this century, but I also cannot definitively think of a movie in the last 24 years that is for sure better. It could be top 5. It could be 1. I really don't know. But it's right there with It Follows, Let The Right One In, etc...

our top fives will just have to be significantly different.