Saturday, June 30, 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/30/2012




208) TED
(2012 dir. Seth MacFarlane) Date Seen: June 30 2012

Let's be real; isn't this just Alf with an R rating?

Friday, June 29, 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/29/2012




207) THAT'S MY BOY
(2012 dir. Sean Anders) Date Seen: June 29 2012



Viewing Journal: 6/28/2012




206) BUFFALO BILL & THE INDIANS, 
      OR SITTING BULL'S HISTORY LESSON
(1976 dir. Robert Altman) 2nd Viewing: June 28 2012





Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/27/2012




205) BRAVE

(2012 dir. Brenda Chapman) Date Seen: June 27 2012















204) YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
(2000 dir. Kenneth Lonergan) 2nd Viewing: June 27 2012



Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/26/2012




203) WALK THE LINE
(2005 dir. James Mangold) 2nd Viewing: June 26 2012













202) BLADE

(1998 dir. Stephen Norrington) 3rd Viewing: June 26 2012




Monday, June 25, 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/25/2012




201) CITY OF EMBER
(2008 dir. Gil Kenan) 2nd Viewing: June 25 2012








Sunday, June 24, 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/24/2012




200) LEVIATHAN
(1989 dir. George P. Cosmatos) Date Seen: June 24 2012



Viewing Journal: 6/23/2012




199) SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED
(2012 dir. Colin Trevorrow) Date Seen: June 23 2012







Friday, June 22, 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/22/2012



198) GOEMON
(2009 dir. Kazuaki Kiriya) Date Seen: June 22 2012







Thursday, June 21, 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/21/2012




197) MIGHTY APHRODITE
(1995 dir. Woody Allen) Date Seen: June 21 2012








Wednesday, June 13, 2012

NO UPDATES 6/13 - 6/20

I will not be updating the Viewing Journal from June 13th to June 20th due to being on vacation aka my 3 month late honeymoon. Visiting Playa Conchal Guanacaste, Costa Rica to unleash the wild gremlin within! In the meantime, enjoy this stupid sketch comedy pooped out during my youth. Be back soon.

- Toby


Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/12/2012




196) DEEP RISING
(1998 dir. Stephen Sommers) 2nd Viewing: June 12 2012




Viewing Journal: 6/11/2012




195) THE GIRL 
         WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
(2011 dir. David Fincher) 2nd Viewing: June 11 2012









Sunday, June 10, 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/10/2012




194) KIRIKOU 
       AND THE WILD BEASTS
(2005 dir. Ocelot/Galup) 3rd Viewing: June 10 2012




Viewing Journal: 6/9/2012




193) THE INTOUCHABLES
(2012 dir. Nakach/Toledano) Date Seen: June 9 2012








Friday, June 8, 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/8/2012




192) PROMETHEUS
(2012 dir. Ridley Scott) Date Seen: June 8 2012





[IMAX @ Webb Chapel]



Thursday, June 7, 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/7/2012




191) MOONRISE KINGDOM
(2012 dir. Wes Anderson) Date Seen: June 7 2012





BEST HORROR MOVIES OF THE 90s

A continuation of my Best of Horror by decade series. These here's my favorites from 1990-1999, ya see. To see my top 60 of 2000-2009, go here. Stay tuned for my posts on 80s, 70s, 60s & 50s horror cinema.








#90-81 = quite good
#80-41 = great
#40-9 = top shelf liquor
#8-1 = God tier
Here's the countdown:






90.
WHEN A STRANGER CALLS BACK






89.           DEEP BLUE SEA





88.               XANGADIX
      [aka THE JOHNSONS]








87.             THE FACULTY





86.  BASKET CASE 3: PROGENY





85.       CAST A DEADLY SPELL





                  THE GHOST 
84.      AND THE DARKNESS




83.
               SCREAM 2





82.        BRIDE OF CHUCKY





                    NIGHT OF
81.      THE LIVING DEAD (1990)





80.          RUNAWAY BRAIN








79.                POPCORN








78.       THE RAGE: CARRIE 2









77.           CASTLE FREAK




76.
 INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE





75.        BRAIN DEAD (1990)





74.        NIGHTWATCH (1997)





73.            SPLIT SECOND





72.      THE CAT  衛斯理之老貓





71.               BABY BLOOD








70.      GHOST IN THE MACHINE





69.            MIMIC  [Director's cut]





68.     FROM DUSK TILL DAWN





             √964 PINOCCHIO
67. [SCREAMS OF BLASPHEMY]




66.           
PSYCHO (1998)





65.                  GEMINI









64.            OFFICE KILLER









63.        SINGAPORE SLING





62.
  SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION





61.                 GENESIS




60.           RINGU




59.
THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS




58.       FUNNY GAMES (1997)





57.    BODY MELT [Director's cut]





56.      ALIEN: RESURRECTION





55.         RUBBER'S LOVER





54.             SCREAMERS





53.    TALES FROM THE HOOD





52.                  HABIT





51.  TETSUO II: BODY HAMMER





50.         THE EXORCIST III





49.        THE QUIET FAMILY





48.                 THESIS





47.            DEEP RISING





46.  NIGHTBREED  [the "Cabal" cut]





45.                 MISERY





44.        THE FRIGHTENERS





                 RAISING CAIN
43.      [restored director's cut]



42.      NATTEVAGTEN 
      [NIGHTWATCH 1994]





41.         BODY SNATCHERS





40.            THE SANDMAN





39.            DARK WATERS





             THE KINGDOM
(1994)
38.   [Roadshow version]




37. 
  IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS





36.         FRANKENHOOKER








35.APHEX TWIN: COME TO DADDY









34.     THE DAY OF THE BEAST





33.         CAPE FEAR (1991)




32.                    CUBE





31.         THE SIXTH SENSE





30.                  SEVEN



                 
29.                  NADJA








28.          EVENT HORIZON








         TALES FROM THE CRYPT
:
27.            DEMON KNIGHT





26.            THE WITCHES





25.    DUST DEVIL [Workprint cut]





24.   BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA






23.           ALIEN³





22.                SCREAM





21.       ARMY OF DARKNESS





20.               HARDWARE





19.          CEMETERY MAN





18.                  BLADE





17.          THE ADDICTION





16.           MANIAC COP 2





15.  THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT





14.                  CURE





13.           PERFECT BLUE





12.               BEGOTTEN




11.    DEAD ALIVE [BRAINDEAD]





10.           CANDYMAN (1992)





9.            SLEEPY HOLLOW





                 TWIN PEAKS
8. FIRE WALK WITH ME





7.                 AUDITION





6.                 CRONOS




5.
  GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH





4.               RAVENOUS





3.                TREMORS




2.  THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS




1.            JACOB'S LADDER
*****








HONORABLE MENTION
PHANTASM III: LORD OF THE DEAD (1994), MAGIC COP 驅魔警察 (1990), GHOSTWATCH (1992), THE NINTH GATE (1999), A STIR OF ECHOES (1999), FUNNY MAN (1994), NO TELLING (1991), LORD OF ILLUSIONS (1995), ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990), DEF BY TEMPTATION (1990), NECRONOMICON: BOOK OF THE DEAD (1993), BLOODY MUSCLE BODY BUILDER IN HELL (1995), DOOR III (1996), THE PROPHECY (1995), THE PIT & THE PENDULUM (1991), SPECIES (1995), THE BORROWER (1991), CHILD'S PLAY 2 (1990), MEATBALL MACHINE short (1999), VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED remake (1995), FEAR (1996), SHAKMA (1990), DEATH MACHINE [Director's cut] (1994), TOOL: STINKFIST music vid (1997), ERNEST SCARED STUPID (1991) THE AMBULANCE (1990), FULL ECLIPSE (1993), THE REFLECTING SKIN (1990), THE LAST BROADCAST (1998), DARKNESS: VAMPIRE VERSION (1993), MIKADOROIDO (1991), THE RIFT (1990), BURIED ALIVE [TV] (1990), THE MANGLER (1995), FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND (1990), UNCLE SAM (1996), DR. GIGGLES (1992), WILD ZERO (1999), CHILDREN OF THE CORN III: URBAN HARVEST (1995), THE ETERNAL [TRANCE] (1998), THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE (1997), MOSQUITO (1994)














MIXED BAG / WORTH WATCHING
ANACONDA (1997), TREMORS 2: AFTERSHOCKS (1995), BODY BAGS (1993), THE DENTIST (1996), WISHMASTER (1997), THE RELIC (1997), I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (1997), THE UGLY (1997), THE CRAFT (1996), STORM OF THE CENTURY (1999), WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE (1994), HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH (1992), BASKET CASE 2 (1990), TICKS (1993), THE LAWNMOWER MAN (1992), THE GUARDIAN (1990), DOLLY DEAREST (1991), INNOCENT BLOOD (1992), FALLEN (1998), IN DREAMS (1999), CARNOSAUR (1993), SLEEPWALKERS (1992), FREDDY'S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE (1991), IDLE HANDS (1999), DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS (1990), FLATLINERS (1990), BLOOD SALVAGE (1990), THE PUPPET MASTERS (1994), LEATHERFACE: TEXAS CHAINSAW 3 (1990), MANIAC COP 3: BADGE OF SILENCE (1992), THE NIGHT FLIER (1997), MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK (1993), DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (1990), BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR (1990), CLASS OF 1999 (1990), SPECIES II (1998), PHANTASM IV: OBLIVION (1998), AMITYVILLE: A NEW GENERATION (1993), BLOOD & DONUTS (1995), HAPPY HELL NIGHT (1992), THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE (1991), THE SUCKLING (1990), RINGU 2 (1998), CRITTERS 3 (1991), ABERRATION (1997), THE GOOD SON (1993), TRAUMA (1993), HIGHWAY TO HELL (1991), SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT 5: TOY MAKER (1991), MIRROR MIRROR (1990), MOM (1991), XTRO 2: THE SECOND ENCOUNTER (1990), METAMORPHOSIS: THE ALIEN FACTOR (1990), EDGAR ALLAN POE’S BURIED ALIVE (1990) MIDORI 地下幻燈劇画 少女椿 (1992), AMITYVILLE 1992: IT’S ABOUT TIME (1992), SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK (1991), DOOR II: TOKYO DIARY (1991, TRILOGY OF TERROR II (1996), ORGAN オルガン (1996)