A movie recommendation

Aug 05, 2015 22:20

Do you like the idea of Scream and various Joss Whedon tropes (postmodern horror where people point out that this is a horror film and the idiocy of some of the tropes ( Read more... )

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octopoid_horror August 5 2015, 21:25:15 UTC
You don't know what you're in for :-D I left the room for a minute at most about 2/3rd of the way through the first time I watched and when I came back NOTHING MADE ANY SENSE.

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mlknchz August 5 2015, 21:44:39 UTC
Also, try "Tucker and Dale VS Evil"

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a_pawson August 6 2015, 08:04:02 UTC
Agreed. I don't usually like spoofs, but that is a very funny film.

Grabbers is another fairly decent horror-comedy.

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a_pawson August 5 2015, 21:45:42 UTC
Detention is like Scott Pilgrim on speed, complete with a time-travelling bear. It has flaws but I liked it a lot.

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jack_ryder August 5 2015, 22:10:21 UTC
Yes, Detention has its flaws but it is bulging with ideas. I hadn't felt so excited by a film in years.

The director also did the fake Power Rangers reboot that was floating around the Netz.

Here's a podcast I guested on about Detention - http://marsdrivein.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/martian-drive-in-podcast-36-detention.html

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gonzo21 August 5 2015, 23:51:49 UTC
That looks awesome.

And on UK netflix too?

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andrewducker August 6 2015, 08:32:55 UTC
What other Netflix would I be talking about?

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gonzo21 August 6 2015, 10:15:56 UTC
I know quite a lot of more-techy-than-me people in the UK who have unlocked American netflix which has tons more cool stuff than ours. It seemed you might be somebody with the VPN know-how to have done that yourself. :)

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octopoid_horror August 6 2015, 16:45:39 UTC
I have also heard that this is The Thing To Do, and that it's way better

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