The Horror Thread 2U • Page 191

Yes and he is surprisingly quick on his feet while also now having learned some pretty slick chainsaw moves

 

See, this actually has me very interested

 

Whoa, Titane is on Hulu.

Gonna have to watch that tomorrow.

 

Titane is definitely an experience

 

Okay, so the bar for Texas Chainsaw sequels is pretty low. I don't think any of the really match the sheer brutalism of the original, so I think the best sequels either go a totally different direction (like TCM 2) or try something so insane, it succeeds at its own game (The Next Generation). And shockingly, I think the new one kinda does both. I went in with really low expectations, but without thinking too hard (because it is very dumb), it's probably one of the most enjoyable films in one of my least favorite horror franchises. I really enjoyed the gentrification angle, it's shot well, the kills are great, and most importantly, doesn't take itself too seriously. Although it is a little weird that without credits, it's under 80 minutes.

I almost wonder if aping Halloween 2018 was an intentional misdirect considering what happens. Anyways, having watched the last three in the past two days, this would be my current ranking for the series:

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3
Texas Chainsaw 3D
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Leatherface (2017)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

 

The new TCM movie was so short that it helped its case haha. Very predictable and cheesy, but loved the kills and the gore. How old is leatherface in this one? At least 70 right? Loved the very ending after the credits.

If someone else does another direct sequel to the original, I wish they would just go all out and place it back in that time period.

 

Watched the new TCM as well last night and even after some time to process and reflect, I still mostly enjoyed it.

 

Yeah TCM was pretty enjoyable. Sure the acting and story are super basic/predictable, but I thought the kills were great. I wish it were a tad bit longer, but not bad for a Netflix release.

 

The TCM bus massacre scene was very similar to the street slaughter scene in Halloween Kills. It was so cheesy, but very entertaining.

 

Currently watching the Takes From the Crypt films on Shudder. Demon Knight whips ass!

 

Just watched that last week. So damn fun

 

Dick Miller really was the best

 

the best horror scene involving a bus.

 

That whole movie is bonkers I love it

 

Won't have time to watch rewatch the new TCM with my partner (they yelled at me not waiting to watch with them lol), but going with the Next Generation this morning.

 

Excited to check out Titane

 

Amaozng. Reminds me of ghost ship

 

Bordello of Blood was also great, I maybe enjoyed it a little more than Demon Knight even. I know Dennis Miller sucks but I actually laughed at a handful of his one-liners lol. Crazy that movie came out the same year as From Dusk Till Dawn.

 

Bill gets it

 

Wish I enjoyed Antlers more than I did. Middle dragged hard for me. Creature design was awesome though

 

It’s glamorous and dirty and pure fun

 

TCM was fine. I enjoyed it enough for what it was but between this and Don't Breathe 2 I'm kinda over Fede Alvarez as a writer

Saw The Cursed last night and liked it a lot. Very solid folk horror.

 

just watched that for the first time yesterday, SO much fun

 

Had a Scream death spoiled for me on Twitter by an account I don't even follow and I am livid. Really thought I was going to make it to VOD without having something ruined for me. Fuck public spoilers and fuck suggested tweets

 

you’re welcome.