Forgotten Horror 7 Wrap-Up
- Forgotten Cinema
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Did you miss our latest edition to the Forgotten Horror franchise? Don't worry! We've got you covered. Check out the six films we covered for Forgotten Horror 7: The Nightmare is Reel, and keep in touch, for Forgotten Horror 8 will be here before you know it.
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
In 1994, Wes Craven returned to a franchise he birthed ten years prior, as we returned to it over 30 years later. Confused? So are we. We loved the meta of it all, especially at a time, when meta wasn't even in the zeitgeist. At least we got Freddy back, doing what he does best, quipping and killing.
Session 9
We have a certain affinity to Session 9, as it's a movie we could envision any one of us making on our own. Shot on digital, on location at a real abandoned asylum, and using what's available to tell the story. Sign us up! Butler is all over the acting in this movie, and while it may stumble in the end, this film movie delivers.
Cabin Fever
Field avoided this movie when it first came out in 2003, and Butler was all about it, as any young, teenage boy who loves horror movie should be. And while they came at this film from different places, they arrived at the same conclusion. "What happened here?" Despite our negative takes, there's no denying Cabin Fever's impact as it spawned two sequels, a remake/reboot, and countless burgeoning horror filmmakers.
Lifeforce
Neither of us had seen Lifeforce before. This 1985 sci-fi, horror film was before Butler's time, and Field simply never got around to checking it out...until now. And oh boy...naked space vampires living in Halley's Comet?! Let's go! This film, like many, isn't perfect, but it's worthy of a watch, especially if you're into Jean-Luc Picard trying to make out with dudes.
Dead Alive (Braindead)
This may be the bloodiest film we've ever covered on Forgotten Cinema. And we talked about the 2013 Evil Dead remake during Forgotten Horror II: The Bloody Return, which had buckets of blood being poured out in the last scene. But Dead Alive is ahead of the game with body parts flailing, heads in blenders, talking entrails, and...ugh...we've lost our appetite. If you loved Lord of the Rings...have we got some news for you.
Let the Right One In
We ended our latest Forgotten Horror season on a high note, and a foreign film note, with the Swedish vampire prepubescent love story Let the Right One In. We know, we know, you don't like reading subtitles, but you're doing yourself a disservice if you don't try to catch this film, because it is solid.
Forgotten Horror 7 Isn't the End
You might be thinking, "Hey, you guys do this forgotten horror thing every year?" Heck yeah, we do. We've got 6 other seasons of horror films that we covered, and including a few short films for those interested.
While we didn't get to some of our short films for this current season, they have been written, so once we get the time...expect Butler and Field acting it up like they know how to do.
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