Hoovy’s Halloween Recommendations 

Hoovy's Halloween Recommendations
It’s that time of the year again… you know, where Americans go trick or treating, carve pumpkins and get into the horror (and commercialisation) that is Halloween. Here in Australia, some of us throw Halloween parties here and there but the majority couldn’t care less.

Personally, I see it as a time to sit down and watch some freaky ass movies. After all, the horror genre is often over looked and with Hollywood running out of ideas and creativity in this genre, it’s getting harder and harder to find a recent, well-made example. The following are some of my picks for a good Halloween night in. Most of these you’ve probably already seen or heard about millions of times before, but they’re all worth a rent again if it’s been a while since you last ventured into their dark waters. My picks emphasize on atmosphere and intensity rather than gore. If anyone else has a recommendation or two, let us know. There’s still time today to get down the video store and check some of these out:

Halloween (1978)

Halloween
Well it’s an obvious one but the original 1978 Carpenter film still holds up extremely well today. The steadycam, the blue lighting, the use of shadows, the score and the measured approach allow this classic to stand the test of time. The acting is highly cheesy in parts but luckily Donald Pleasance brings some much need authority. Clearly inspired by Hitchcock, Carpenter is at his best here and once it kicks into gear, it’s unrelentless. Forget the sequels but if you MUST, rent Halloween H20 as a companion. And yes. Rob Zombie is making the NINTH! Halloween movie due for release next year and it will serve as a remake (or re-imagining) of the original. You can check out how he’s going to tackle it here

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Tuesday, October 31 2006
 
Film General
 

Cop Out! 

[ No need to shoot up here ]

Yeah this post is a cop out but I ain’t apologising for it:

- Sin City’s Australian cinema release date has changed from early May to August 11th 2005. Fuck off! Something tells me a ‘certain-final-chapter-in-a-geeky-saga-of-films-that-we-all-hope-doesn’t-suck-ass’ is to blame. But the delay in the release has caused a number of anxious people to download it instead. I’m going to wait for this one on the big screen though because (a) the reviews have been really positive and (b) it needs to be seen on a huge cinema with the sound bursting your eardrums.

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Wednesday, April 20 2005
 
Film General