What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

The Batlord · 10-20-2017, 03:07 PM

Been watching some good new horror movies, but need some good cosmic horror from any time period. You know, that Lovecraftian sort of horror that isn't so much sci fi but kind of is sci fi just cause it's about how the universe is out to get you, not so much cause it's out to get you but because it's so overwhelming that it can't help but be out to get you cause you're so insignificant? Or anything along those lines that makes you feel like you don't matter in the face of the overwhelming evil on display. You can interpret that liberally since I imagine the concept isn't really explored that much and I just want whatever I can get. Basically if the horror isn't really so much out to get you as you're just in its way I'll be happy.

But god damn when with Guillermo Del Toro make that At the Mountains of Madness movie already?

LoathsomePete · 10-20-2017, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Been watching some good new horror movies, but need some good cosmic horror from any time period. You know, that Lovecraftian sort of horror that isn't so much sci fi but kind of is sci fi just cause it's about how the universe is out to get you, not so much cause it's out to get you but because it's so overwhelming that it can't help but be out to get you cause you're so insignificant? Or anything along those lines that makes you feel like you don't matter in the face of the overwhelming evil on display. You can interpret that liberally since I imagine the concept isn't really explored that much and I just want whatever I can get. Basically if the horror isn't really so much out to get you as you're just in its way I'll be happy.

But god damn when with Guillermo Del Toro make that At the Mountains of Madness movie already?

Have you ever seen From Beyond? It's by the same person who directed Re-Animator and Dagon so he's got a determination to bring the works of Lovecraft to the realms of B grade horror. It definitely is more sci-fi but the body horror aspects really work well within that genre. Just look at the poster for the film.

The Batlord · 10-20-2017, 03:21 PM

Oh and is it now kind of a cheap gimmick in horror movies to give a date from the 80s or 90s to imply that this is a true story even if it isn't? I feel like I see that more and more for no apparent reason.

**Frownland** · 10-20-2017, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Been watching some good new horror movies, but need some good cosmic horror from any time period. You know, that Lovecraftian sort of horror that isn't so much sci fi but kind of is sci fi just cause it's about how the universe is out to get you, not so much cause it's out to get you but because it's so overwhelming that it can't help but be out to get you cause you're so insignificant? Or anything along those lines that makes you feel like you don't matter in the face of the overwhelming evil on display. You can interpret that liberally since I imagine the concept isn't really explored that much and I just want whatever I can get. Basically if the horror isn't really so much out to get you as you're just in its way I'll be happy.

But god damn when with Guillermo Del Toro make that At the Mountains of Madness movie already?

Funny Games, Tetsuo the Iron Man, and Resolution

The Batlord · 10-20-2017, 03:59 PM

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Funny Games, Tetsuo the Iron Man, and Resolution

Already seen Funny Games (not the original) but I'm not really interested in human horror movies. I want something that can make a human being feel insignificant in the face of something more than them.

Funny Games was ****ing awesome though.

**Frownland** · 10-20-2017, 04:02 PM

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Already seen Funny Games (not the original) but I'm not really interested in human horror movies. I want something that can make a human being feel insignificant in the face of something more than them.

Funny Games was ****ing awesome though.

I chose Funny Games because there is a weird and unspoken acceptance of the situation as just a product of chaos in such a way that it makes the viewer uncomfortable so I thought it might fit. Glad you've seen it though.

Maybe check out Mr. Jones in addition to the other two.

**Frownland** · 10-20-2017, 04:06 PM

Timecrimes! Check that one out.

The Batlord · 10-20-2017, 04:08 PM

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I chose Funny Games because there is a weird and unspoken acceptance of the situation as just a product of chaos in such a way that it makes the viewer uncomfortable so I thought it might fit. Glad you've seen it though.

Maybe check out Mr. Jones in addition to the other two.

I'll put those three on the list, but am I to understand that I've kind of accepted that any kind of Lovecraftian style horror, even not necessarily sci fi horror, is kind of hard to find? To be perfectly honest I think Romero zombie movies are actually closer to what I'm looking for than what I generally get unless they're just ****ty Lovecraft adaptations. I mean those movies are really about how the protagonists are just straight up ****ed in the face of an overwhelming enemy that can clearly never be overcome no matter what they do, which is kind of what I'd want from that kind of horror movie. Even though I'm not actually looking for zombie movies.

**Frownland** · 10-20-2017, 04:19 PM

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I'll put those three on the list, but am I to understand that I've kind of accepted that any kind of Lovecraftian style horror, even not necessarily sci fi horror, is kind of hard to find? To be perfectly honest I think Romero zombie movies are actually closer to what I'm looking for than what I generally get unless they're just ****ty Lovecraft adaptations. I mean those movies are really about how the protagonists are just straight up ****ed in the face of an overwhelming enemy that can clearly never be overcome no matter what they do, which is kind of what I'd want from that kind of horror movie. Even though I'm not actually looking for zombie movies.

While it's very loose narratively speaking, I think that Tetsuo fits. There are classics like The Thing and Prince of Darkness, but ja you're right. It's not Lovecraftian at all, but watch Gerald's Game. I don't think I've seen a film convey hopeless dread so well.

The Batlord · 10-20-2017, 04:30 PM

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While it's very loose narratively speaking, I think that Tetsuo fits. There are classics like The Thing and Prince of Darkness, but ja you're right. It's not Lovecraftian at all, but watch Gerald's Game. I don't think I've seen a film convey hopeless dread so well.

I'll check out Tetsuo (director?) and the other things you mentioned. Honestly the most Lovecraftian horror thing outside of actual Lovecraft I've ever seen was Amnesia: The Dark Descent. And that was a video game. Like I said, I'm totally waiting for Guillermo Del Toro to do that In the Mouth of Madness movie, cause why the mother **** is that not already a god damn thing?

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