I am Dying ....................

[kerryanne]

with anticipation about the upcoming year's horror releases. I hope and pray that we get one good horror movie in there that will leave people stunned...or scared...So, here's my list of horror movies coming out...that I am dying to see....

Ghost Rider- Comic book to movie.

Hannibal- Ohh yeah...Anthony Hopkins is back as Lector...I REALLY can't wait for this one. Valentine's Day release date.

From Hell- This one is about Jack the Ripper and stars Johnny Depp.

Shadow of the Vampire- Due out January 26 2001

Queen of the Damnned- From Anne Rice

The Others- Starring Nicole Kidman

House of 1,000 Corpses

That's my list... Sorry I don't know a whole bunch about these movies...the only thing that really matters to me is that they are making them. What horror movies are you guys looking foward to in the coming year?

[Brock Landers]

These probably won't all be good, but I want to see them all after the drought of good horror we have been having...

- Dec.5 - "The St. Francisville Experiment"...I am curious about this Blair Witch ripoff...
- Dec.22 - "Dracula 2000"
- Dec.29 - "Shadow Of The Vampire" (Dafoe & Malkovich rock)
- Jan.19 - "The Forsaken"
- Feb.2001 - "Soul Survivors"...stars Wes Bentley & Casey Affleck...
- Jan.30 - "The Crow: Salvation"
- Feb.9 - "Hannibal"...directed by Ridley Scott with Julianne Moore taking over Jodie Foster's spot and Gary Oldman as the jerk Mason with Ray Liotta and Giancarlo Giannini...looks fucking fantastic...
- March.9 - "Squelch"...like "Hitcher" with "The Last Seduction" director and Steve Zahn, LeeLee Sobieski and Paul Walker...
- March/April 2001 - "House Of 1000 Corpses"...this one rocks...with some cast members from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre II" & "Henry: Portrait Of A serial Killer"...
- May 11 - "The Mummy Returns"...Brendan Fraser Franchise
- Summer 2001 - "Anne Rice's Queen Of The Damned"
- Summer 2001 - "Session 9" - real insane asylum shooting...cleanup crew loses mind and body...stars David Caruso, Brendan Sexton III, Peter Mullan...
- Aug.2001 - "Jason X"!
- October 2001 - "Resident Evil"!
- Oct.26 2001 - "Bones" - director of "Deamon Knight"...stars Snoop Dogg & Pam Grier...franchise film for New Line...
- UNDATED 2001:
- "Arachnid"...giant spiders...director of "The Hidden"...
- "Brotherhood Of The Wolf"...director of "Crying Freeman"...
- "Bruiser"...George Romero!...
- "Chasing Sleep"...stars Jeff Daniels...dir by Michael Walker...
- "Children Of The Living Dead"
- "The Convent"...think "Dead Alive"
- "Cubbyhouse"...stars Blair Witch's Joshua Leonard...think Haunted House...
- "CUT"...another "Scream"-fest...
- "The Devil's Backbone"..."Mimic" director...
- "Ed Gein"...dir by Chuck Parello...
- "Eye See You"...director of "I Know What You Did Last Summer"...
- "FAUST"...dir by Brian Yuzna...
- "From Hell"...dir by The Hughes Brothers ("Dead Presidents")...stars Johnny Depp AND Ian Holm, Heather Graham, Robbie Coltrane...
- "Ghosts From Mars"...dir. by John Carpenter...
- "I CAn't Sleep"...new Dario Argento Horror!...
- "The Loch"...think Blair Witch meets The Lochness Monster...stars Patrick Bergin...
- "Paranoid"...stars Jessica Alba ("Idle Hands")...
- "Ricky 6"...Teen Satanism Flick..."The Craft" director...
- "Blade 2: Bloodhunt"..."Mimic" director...
- "Exorcist: Dominion"...Exorcist 4 hmmm...
- "Macabre"...William CAstle (House On Haunted Hill) remake by Robert Zemeckis...
- "13 Ghosts"...another William CAstle remake...different director...
- "Strangeland 2"...Dee Snider hmmm...
- "Tremors 3"...

I Sure do love horror films and this looks like a good year, dig?...AND I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING SO LONG...

[This message has been edited by Brock Landers (edited 11-01-2000).]

[kerryanne]

I didn't know about a lot of those... The Exorcist 4...Should be a cool year. If I had to pick one of them that I want to see the most, it would have to be Hannibal... After reviewing Brock's list I would have to add:

The Mummy Returns
Blade 2
Jason X
I will NOT be going to see Resident Evil...Sorry...but, I just can't handle this whole zombie thing anymore. They just creep me out way too much.

ps. Hi ya Brock! /ubb/tongue.gif


[This message has been edited by kerryanne (edited 11-01-2000).]

[Brock Landers]

No decomposing, crusty-white, flaky walking-dead guys for KerryAnne?

I think you are dead on about "Hannibal" being THE film to see in 2001, as far as horror films go...here's my top 5...

1. "Hannibal"
2. "Shadow Of The Vampire"
3. "From Hell"
4. "Blade 2"
5. "Jason X"

...safe choices? You bet...when it comes to horror, I like mine safe...safe, as in I KNOW they will be good...even if they are BAD...

...I also forgot to mention that new Sam Raimi flick where Cate Blanchett is the psychic...it looks pretty damn good...if you dig Raimi's work...

[The Troll Man]

Yeah, pretty much what's above, although I am lucky enough to have already seen The Convent (out on video rental in UK, cheesy fun!), and Cut (very funny) and Ed Gein (excellent film, Steve Railsbeck is superb) at a horror fest in London. Saw some on-set footage for I Can't Sleep there as well, that looks like a return to Argento's form of the late 70s...

Also anticipating wider release of the Ring films (only seen Ring 2) and anything from the 3-picture deal Clive Barker's got at the moment!

[the night watchman]

"The Attic Expeditions" looks interesting. It has Seth Green, Ted Raimi, Alice Cooper, and last but not least, Jeffery Combs who plays - gasp! - a mad scientist. Might be a stretch for him, but I think he'll manage.

I'm also way looking forward to M. Night Shyamalan's "Unbreakable" with Bruce Willis and Sam Jackson. I don't think its going to be a horror movie, but from what I've heard, it's going to be a mind bender like "Sixth Sense".

I probably won't be seeing "Resident Evil" either. Not 'cause zombies give me the heebie-jeebies, but because it's going to be directed by the talentless hack who has already dropped two flaming bags of poo on our doorsteps; namely "Mortal Kombat" and "Event Horizon". Hate that guy.

On a positive note, the masters will be returning; namely Romero, Carpenter, and Argento. Can't be bad. And isn't Craven doing the adaptation to that novel he wrote?

[Brock Landers]

The Sam Raimi "Psychic" thriller is called "The Gift" and stars Cate Blanchett, Hilary Swank, Giovanni Ribisi, Greg Kinnear, Keanu Reeves & Katie Holmes to name a few...

Wes Craven is going to be in the new documentary "The American Nightmare" which explores the horror phenomenon in real life and film...also stars John Carpenter, David Cronenberg, John Landis, George Romero, Tobe Hooper and Tom Savini with many others...

...It may just be me, but I liked "Event Horizon" and thought Paul Anderson (not Paul Thomas Anderson) did a good job on the film...he is also going to direct "Deathrace 3000" with Tom Cruise starring...

Jeffrey Combs is great in every role he takes...

[kerryanne]

I liked Event Horizon... Sam Neil did a great job,(I just love him as an actor period.) and it had a good storyline.

[Tuukka]

I also liked the Event Horizon. I thought it was quite scary and Anderson did a surprisingly good directing job.

[the night watchman]

Woo-hoo! Cronenberg is back! I found this on upcominghorrormovies.com:

"Variety reports that David Cronenberg's next film will be a psychological thriller titled, 'Spider.' The $12 million picture will be financed by UGC International and will star Ralph Fiennes and Miranda Richardson.

"The script has been adapted for the big screen by Patrick McGrath from his own novel and will tell the story of a man, who upon release from a mental hospital, tries to reconstruct his past in the rough East End of London. Spider is slated to begin production before the end of the year."

I'm mutating with anticipation.

As far as "Event Horizon" is concerned, it had a kick-ass premise and some interesting moments, but Anderson is obviously (to me, anyway) the type of director who is far more interested in getting a cool shot than filming a coherent story. The director of "Stigmata" was the same way. All glitz, no substance.

[Brock Landers]

Lots of directors have made their mark through visuals...especially in this FX-heavy day and age...Anderson ("Event Horizon") just needs to find a good writer to work with..."Event Horizon" was just one of those films that doesn't have to much storywise, leaving the director to make up for it with the visuals and acting presence...

I would compare him to the director of "Gone In 60 Seconds"..."Gone In 60 Seconds" only had a "story" to make the visuals plausible...whereas the same director did "Kalifornia" which had both. Paul Anderson will continue to make decent films and perhaps a really good one...who knows?

[the night watchman]

I think a good director considers the function of the visuals before he (she) considers their prettiness. I'm not insisting movies should have strictly a utilitarian style, like Kevin Smith's or many of George Romero's. Ridley Scott, Stanley Kubrick, and Alfred Hitchcock are examples are examples of directors whose visuals are both wonderful to look at and necessary to the story. (Of course we can't forget the importance of the DP when it comes to the look of a movie, but the director has first and last say.)

I don't want to get completely off the topic, since this is supposed to be about new movies and not the virtues or failings of certain directors, so I'll just conclude by saying that Anderson does not strike me, personally, as a director who knows how to relate a story visually. I'd be more than happy if he proves me wrong; we can never have too many good directors.

[Brock Landers]

I am dying with anticipation to see Tim Burton's remake of the psychedelic classic "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory"...starring Marilyn Manson as Willy Wonka...true story...

...also "Kiss The Girls" looks pretty decent from the trailer...

...and "Hannibal" has my balls in a knot with anticipation...

...and#2 "Valentine" looks fuckin' a-awesome...

[kerryanne]

You have got to be kidding me...Marylin Manson as Willy Wonka? It sounds very interesting.... That will be one to watch. Hannibal is going to be soooo cool...god I really can't wait to see it.

[Brock Landers]

no joke kerryanne...I guess Burton must have remake fever with "Planet Of The Apes" and now this...if anyone can do it though, it would be Burton...the thing I can't imagine for the life of me is Marilyn Manson surrounded by all of those bright colors...

I thinking it will look like a cross between "City Of Lost Children" and "The Crow" with some "Blade Runner" & "The Cell" thrown in for good measure...lots of leather and abstract coloring/designs...just think of the possibilities...

...by the way, I thought the new "Hannibal" trailer looked really good and the Italian setting looked like something out of "The Talented Mr. Ripley". Oldman looks damn good as Mason Verger though, and the more I see Julianne Moore, the more I dig her...

[Skaboy18]

SOMEONE IS MAKING ANOTHER DEATH RACE FILM??????
MY DREAMS HAVE COME TRUE!!!! WHOOHOO!

[Danzig Misfit]

Hey all, no one said anything about the remake of MARTIN, a classic Romero film being handled by Mr. Bryan Yuzna!!! A movie about a vampire that is . . . or isn't . . . that might.
You tell me.