The Arrow Thread - Page 144

Paul@TheOverlook · #**1431** 2nd July 2013, 01:35 PM

I like a lot of Craven's films but yeah, he's quite inconsistent. I think he's one of the better US horror filmmakers to emerge in the 70s and have a lot of love for Elm Steet, The Hills Have Eyes, Last House, Scream and People Under the Stairs. Happy to hear Arrow will release the latter on Blu-ray, one to get for sure.

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**1432** 2nd July 2013, 01:45 PM

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I guess I have a soft spot for his work because Scream was released as I was getting into horror films and it provided a signpost for loads of slashers of which I otherwise would have been completely unaware.

I saw Scream at the cinema and was stunned at how brilliant the opening scenes were. I'd seen quite a few horror films at the cinema before but none seemed as brutal as the slaying of Drew.

Unfortunately in the present day the ironies and unsubtle mocking of the slasher genre throughout the rest of the film leaves me cold. It seems to have dated really badly.

Slippery Jack · #**1433** 2nd July 2013, 01:51 PM

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Unfortunately in the present day the ironies and unsubtle mocking of the slasher genre throughout the rest of the film leaves me cold. It seems to have dated really badly.

Indeed. In fact I think I prefer the sequel. The third took the meta bollocks way too far, and I'd lost interest long before the fourth finally wheezed out of the blocks . . .

bizarre_eye@Cult Labs · #**1434** 2nd July 2013, 01:57 PM

I agree with Dem re: Scream. Aside from the opening scene, I can pretty much take or leave it. I do think the fourth film is a slight return to form over the previous two dire sequels, though.

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**1435** 2nd July 2013, 02:21 PM

Bizarre_Eye AND Slippery Jack, both in agreement with me, AND on the same day.

I need to lie down.

JAMIOUSE · #**1436** 25th July 2013, 06:59 PM

Arrow are announcing their October line up tomorrow Friday 26th July at 11am...

trebor8273 · #**1437** 25th July 2013, 07:00 PM

Invasion of the body snatchers, is my guess.

Stephen@Cult Labs · #**1438** 25th July 2013, 07:03 PM

Should be 3 or 4 titles, so i'd expect at least one or more of the tiltes we know about, to be announced for October.

JAMIOUSE · #**1439** 25th July 2013, 07:07 PM

I've forgotten what titles we'd discussed! Body Snatchers possibly and what else? It's Halloween month so there has to be some horror surely...

Nosferatu@Cult Labs · #**1440** 25th July 2013, 07:08 PM

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Should be 3 or 4 titles, so i'd expect at least one or more of the tiltes we know about, to be announced for October.

I don't know if these have been already announced, but it could be The Fall of the House of Usher, Sisters, Invasion of the Body Snatchers etc. All those titles which are on the second run of postcards and which haven't yet been released/announced.