Defender of Schlock

Favorite Filmmakers: Urszula Antoniak, Pierre Granier-Deferre, Thomas Arslan, John Frankenheimer, Charles Lane, Ida Lupino, Spike Lee, Ken Cameron, Tony Au

[Defender of Schlock @njdevils901]

Im late to this but:

Halloween
Assault on Precinct 13
In The Mouth of Madness
They Live
Escape from NY

[Peter Raleigh @PetreRaleigh]

I'm going with

The Thing
Prince of Darkness
Halloween
The Fog
Christine

[Defender of Schlock @njdevils901]

@fred_beretta This is true.

Also going to the popular reviews page is only gonna make you mad so why do it? I saw someone say Eric Roberts should have played the Joker instead of talking about a DTV thriller he was in with Mädchen Amick.

[Defender of Schlock @njdevils901]

@fred_beretta Yeah also Obsession already was a $750k budget film that was bought for $15 million, and the director already is planed to direct two films after it before it even came out. It wasn’t really a surprise hit. In the midst of these two being hits, is Devil Wears Prada 2 and Michael

[Defender of Schlock @njdevils901]

@PetreRaleigh Saw X as well, those original films were despised even Jigsaw. It’s a different world, although this makes me even more intrigued by horror films and films in general that don’t get reclaimed. Like any film Howie Mandel starred in lol

[Defender of Schlock @njdevils901]

@DanielGorman20 @KidCreole3 That’s fair. the first half borders or kind of is disastrous in terms of structure and pacing. But I still think that second half is pure magic when it comes to that visceral white knuckle tension that I love from the franchise.

[Defender of Schlock @njdevils901]

@DanielGorman20 @KidCreole3 I was quite entertained despite its messiness, although when it comes to this franchise im a sucker so my opinion should not be trusted lol

[Defender of Schlock @njdevils901]

@fred_beretta Oh for sure, it’s definitely reflective of the streaming platforms, if they were Tarantino in a VHS store in the late 80s early 90s they might have the same love as him. Which also kind of goes with death of physical media outside of niche communities

[Defender of Schlock @njdevils901]

@DanielGorman20 Lmfao

[Defender of Schlock @njdevils901]

@PetreRaleigh I really do. I’ve had it on my watchlist since I read your writing on it. Wouldn’t be a bad double feature for today

[Defender of Schlock @njdevils901]

Arlington Road (1999, Mark Pellington) - What a picture. Really taps into that national fear that came after the OKC Bombing. Judging by what I’ve heard of The Mothman Prophecies, he managed to fit fantastic paranoia thrillers into generic studio ideals.

[Defender of Schlock @njdevils901]

@PetreRaleigh He really did, Gang War In Milan is really good as well, his films are so gorgeous, glad they got restored for most part

[Defender of Schlock @njdevils901]

I found Obsession to be quite good. It has issues of course. The shallow focus is irritating, especially watching two Umberto Lenzi films from the 1969-1972 period, these modern filmmakers really have a horrible time utilizing the frame. I understand where people are coming from

[Defender of Schlock @njdevils901]

@PetreRaleigh A Quiet Place to Kill (1970) and Paranoia (1969). These shots are what I’m talking about how to utilize the frame. Also read Ebert’s review for Paranoia, he hated it unsurprisingly

[Defender of Schlock @njdevils901]

No one really asked, but I felt like I put into words about seeing a lot of vitriol that seems to come towards this film. As far as recent “trendy horror films” go, this is far better than Longlegs and The Substance

[Defender of Schlock @njdevils901]

to be something different and more risqué, I guess thats where I agree, but I don’t always need that, I just want a damn good movie, especially with how much awful modern films I’ve had to endure where basic levels of filmmaking craftsmanship are just completely worthless.

[Defender of Schlock @njdevils901]

One of my first films for when I officially got into the art form. Definitely has left a mark after all this time

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