Peeping Tom

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I thoroughly enjoyed this! I know Black Christmas gets a lot of credit for being one of, if not THE, first POV stalker movies, but you have to imagine it was inspired by this in some ways. I love the colors in this. The reds really pop out, especially during the darkroom scenes. The scene with the actress is brutal. It's so long and inevitable, I felt so bad for the actress. (Excluding the nightwalker) I like that Mark had somewhat of a relationship with the people he killed. It makes it more believable that his victims wouldn't be totally sketched out about his behavior. I wish they cut away from his death. Impaling your own neck with a spike would be a LOT messier, but it's 1960, so whatever. I think cutting away and focusing on the audio would have been much more disturbing. Definitely a hidden gem. I really want to watch the director's previous movie, The Red Shoes. SCOREBOARD Slasher. Candyman v Peeping Tom. Candyman is a cult classic, and although I understand the appeal, I just had a few issues with it. I wasn't as engaged as I hoped to me. Peeping Tom has a lot going on in terms of acting, pacing, and color. I just really enjoyed it. Point for S2. S1:18 S2:16

34/39

Funny Games [Psychological - Home Invasion]
Santa Sangre [Psychological - Fanaticism]
Session 9 [Psychological - Phobia & Isolation]
Berberian Sound Studio [Psychological - Madness & Paranoia]

The Howling [Monster - Werewolf]
Thirst [Monster - Vampire]
Day of the Dead [Monster - Undead]
The Fog [Monster - Animals & Nature]
The Battery [Monster - Virus]
Critters [Monster - Small Creatures]
Dracula [Monster - Classic]
Them! [Monster - Giant Monsters]
Creature from the Black Lagoon [Monster - Neo Monster]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers [Monster - Aliens]

The Perfection [Gore - Torture]
Phantasm [Gore - Splatter]
The Neon Demon [Gore - Cannibal]
Ichi the Killer [Gore - Extreme]

Possession [Paranormal - Possession]
Midsommar [Paranormal - Witches & Occult]
Carrie [Paranormal - Supernatural]
The Haunting [Paranormal - Haunted House]
The Beyond [Paranormal - Devil/Demon/Hell]
Tigers Are Not Afraid [Paranormal - Ghost & Spirits]

The Hills Have Eyes [Killer - Backwoods & Redneck]
Peeping Tom [Killer - Slasher]
Opera [Killer - Crime & Giallo]

One Cut of the Dead [Misc - Meta]
The Love Witch [Misc - Horror Romance]
Pet Sematary [Misc - Creepy Kid]
The Skin I Live In [Misc. - Body Horror]
Irreversible [Misc - Revenge]
Creepshow [Misc - Anthology]
Inside [Misc - French Extremity]
Vampire's Kiss [Misc - Comedy Horror]
As Above, So Below [Misc - Found Footage]
Dracula [Misc - Gothic Horror]
Beyond the Black Rainbow [Misc - SciFi Horror]
Pulse [Misc - Technology]

Overall Rank

+

Midsommar Santa Sangre Funny Games Irreversible The Haunting Peeping Tom Tigers Are Not Afraid Carrie The Love Witch Invasion of the Body Snatchers Dracula Day of the Dead One Cut of the Dead The Skin I Live In Beyond the Black Rainbow Creepshow The Howling Pet Sematary Pulse Creature from the Black Lagoon Opera The Battery Inside The Beyond The Horror of Dracula Them! As Above So Below Critters Neon Demon The Perfection Phantasm The Fog The Hills Have Eyes Session 9

The Neon Demon

+

I've almost watched this movie like a dozen times over the past couple of years. I can now safely say I made a p good choice choosing something else each time Man NWF...what HAPPENED! I don't remember much of Bronson at all but God Forgives and Demon are nooot so hot. Drive is fantastic so he'll always have that. I feel like he's trying too hard to recapture what made Drive great and is failing each time The good: the colors, cinematography, lighting, composition, etc etc. All of it is great and this is a cool setting and story for his style to shine. I kinda wish he'd go full tilt horror and make it beautiful looking like Suspiria I wish this movie was more straightforward and was more about her slowly uncovering what those three were up to. I agree Jacob, it definitely started getting better at the end but it was 2late by then. More of that would've been nice KEANUUUUUUUU! Keanu and SKINNY PETE as bros! What a dream team. Both made their second appearance on the 39challenge. His character was a freak Best supporting actor - Alessandro Nivola as the fashion designer. He was pitch perfect. That guy silently holds it down in several movies I've seen him in, he's good. Wish he had a bigger role Anyway the rest wasn't v good that's it goodbye ★★½ mixed feelings/flawed but fine/some good ideas Gore - Cannibal: This vs. Ravenous. Ravenous was aight, I didn't hate it. Had some fun performances that I enjoyed. The visuals in this were probably the best thing about either of these two movies but I had more fun watching Ravenous. Point to 2018 2018: 15 2019: 13

Funny Games [Psychological - Home Invasion]
Santa Sangre [Psychological - Fanaticism]
Session 9 [Psychological - Phobia & Isolation]
Berberian Sound Studio [Psychological - Madness & Paranoia]

The Howling [Monster - Werewolf]
Thirst [Monster - Vampire]
Day of the Dead [Monster - Undead]
The Fog [Monster - Animals & Nature]
The Battery [Monster - Virus]
Critters [Monster - Small Creatures]
Dracula [Monster - Classic]
Them! [Monster - Giant Monsters]
Creature from the Black Lagoon [Monster - Neo Monster]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers [Monster - Aliens]

The Perfection [Gore - Torture]
Phantasm [Gore - Splatter]
The Neon Demon [Gore - Cannibal]
Ichi the Killer [Gore - Extreme]

Possession [Paranormal - Possession]
Midsommar [Paranormal - Witches & Occult]
Carrie [Paranormal - Supernatural]
The Haunting [Paranormal - Haunted House]
The Beyond [Paranormal - Devil/Demon/Hell]
Tigers Are Not Afraid [Paranormal - Ghost & Spirits]

The Hills Have Eyes [Killer - Backwoods & Redneck]
Peeping Tom [Killer - Slasher]
Opera [Killer - Crime & Giallo]

One Cut of the Dead [Misc - Meta]
The Love Witch [Misc - Horror Romance]
Pet Sematary [Misc - Creepy Kid]
The Skin I Live In [Misc. - Body Horror]
Irreversible [Misc - Revenge]
Creepshow [Misc - Anthology]
Inside [Misc - French Extremity]
Vampire's Kiss [Misc - Comedy Horror]
As Above, So Below [Misc - Found Footage]
Dracula [Misc - Gothic Horror]
Beyond the Black Rainbow [Misc - SciFi Horror]
Pulse [Misc - Technology]

Berberian Sound Studio

+

Man...talk about a movie that ends up going NOWHERE On paper it's a really fun setting and concept. Not only is it a movie about sound/foley artists (which you never see) but it's also set in Italy during Giallo horror times. That's so fun and should've been way better I liked Toby Jones, he's always good. I liked that it kept me guessing as to what the horror would actually be. First I was thinking the people he's working with are all in on something against him, then I was thinking witches were involved like the movie they were working on, then I thought we were gonna learn that he killed his mom and that he'd snap and kill all of them to But by the end there's just...nothing. I couldn't believe it ended where it did, it was finally starting to get pretty good towards the end. I wanted mooooooore I did really like the concept of their Giallo movie blurring with real life. Like watching himself on the screen in that revisited scene from earlier. And him suddenly speaking Italian. That was cool, I wish it was happening earlier and more often and built to..something. What a bummer The sound design was rly good at least. Overall it was alright but disappointing, could've been so much more ★★½ mixed feelings/flawed but fine/some good ideas Psychological: Madness & Paranoia: Man...am I really gonna give this to Berberian? I think so. Jacob's Ladder is a shining example of a disappointing classic horror movie from these two lists. It did nothing for me at the time and now I forget everything. Berberian was also disappointing but I had a better time watching it by a bit. The setting and Giallo background alone + the fun foley stuff are enough to elevate it for me, Jacob's Ladder has nothing going for it in my mind. Point to 2019 2018: 15 2019: 14

Funny Games [Psychological - Home Invasion]
Santa Sangre [Psychological - Fanaticism]
Session 9 [Psychological - Phobia & Isolation]
Berberian Sound Studio [Psychological - Madness & Paranoia]

The Howling [Monster - Werewolf]
Thirst [Monster - Vampire]
Day of the Dead [Monster - Undead]
The Fog [Monster - Animals & Nature]
The Battery [Monster - Virus]
Critters [Monster - Small Creatures]
Dracula [Monster - Classic]
Them! [Monster - Giant Monsters]
Creature from the Black Lagoon [Monster - Neo Monster]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers [Monster - Aliens]

The Perfection [Gore - Torture]
Phantasm [Gore - Splatter]
The Neon Demon [Gore - Cannibal]
Ichi the Killer [Gore - Extreme]

Possession [Paranormal - Possession]
Midsommar [Paranormal - Witches & Occult]
Carrie [Paranormal - Supernatural]
The Haunting [Paranormal - Haunted House]
The Beyond [Paranormal - Devil/Demon/Hell]
Tigers Are Not Afraid [Paranormal - Ghost & Spirits]

The Hills Have Eyes [Killer - Backwoods & Redneck]
Peeping Tom [Killer - Slasher]
Opera [Killer - Crime & Giallo]

One Cut of the Dead [Misc - Meta]
The Love Witch [Misc - Horror Romance]
Pet Sematary [Misc - Creepy Kid]
The Skin I Live In [Misc. - Body Horror]
Irreversible [Misc - Revenge]
Creepshow [Misc - Anthology]
Inside [Misc - French Extremity]
Vampire's Kiss [Misc - Comedy Horror]
As Above, So Below [Misc - Found Footage]
Dracula [Misc - Gothic Horror]
Beyond the Black Rainbow [Misc - SciFi Horror]
Pulse [Misc - Technology]

Santa Sangre

+

My review is just everything that Jacob said but the exact opposite. I would rather die (violently) than see a single frame from this movie ever again I liked the arm cut off bit and passionately hated everything else ★★ disappointing/uninteresting Psychological - Fanaticism: This vs. Martyrs. My favorite movie from last year's challenge vs. possibly my least favorite from this one. This one's a SMACKDOWN! 2018: 16 2019: 14

Funny Games [Psychological - Home Invasion]
Santa Sangre [Psychological - Fanaticism]
Session 9 [Psychological - Phobia & Isolation]
Berberian Sound Studio [Psychological - Madness & Paranoia]

The Howling [Monster - Werewolf]
Thirst [Monster - Vampire]
Day of the Dead [Monster - Undead]
The Fog [Monster - Animals & Nature]
The Battery [Monster - Virus]
Critters [Monster - Small Creatures]
Dracula [Monster - Classic]
Them! [Monster - Giant Monsters]
Creature from the Black Lagoon [Monster - Neo Monster]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers [Monster - Aliens]

The Perfection [Gore - Torture]
Phantasm [Gore - Splatter]
The Neon Demon [Gore - Cannibal]
Ichi the Killer [Gore - Extreme]

Possession [Paranormal - Possession]
Midsommar [Paranormal - Witches & Occult]
Carrie [Paranormal - Supernatural]
The Haunting [Paranormal - Haunted House]
The Beyond [Paranormal - Devil/Demon/Hell]
Tigers Are Not Afraid [Paranormal - Ghost & Spirits]

The Hills Have Eyes [Killer - Backwoods & Redneck]
Peeping Tom [Killer - Slasher]
Opera [Killer - Crime & Giallo]

One Cut of the Dead [Misc - Meta]
The Love Witch [Misc - Horror Romance]
Pet Sematary [Misc - Creepy Kid]
The Skin I Live In [Misc. - Body Horror]
Irreversible [Misc - Revenge]
Creepshow [Misc - Anthology]
Inside [Misc - French Extremity]
Vampire's Kiss [Misc - Comedy Horror]
As Above, So Below [Misc - Found Footage]
Dracula [Misc - Gothic Horror]
Beyond the Black Rainbow [Misc - SciFi Horror]
Pulse [Misc - Technology]

Another five allllllllllllllllll done

1-30 Rank

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1. Midsommar 2. Funny Games 3. Day of the Dead 4. Creature From the Black Lagoon 5. Dracula 6. Invasion of the Body Snatchers 7. Carrie 8. Inside 9. One Cut of the Dead 10. Creepshow 11. Vampire's Kiss 12. The Battery 13. Peeping Tom 14. The Haunting 15. Dracula 16. Opera 17. The Perfection 18. As Above, So Below 19. Berberian Sound Studio 20. The Neon Demon 21. Pet Semetary 22. The Howling 23. The Fog 24. The Beyond 25. Beyond the Black Rainbow 26. Session 9 27. Santa Sangre 28. Phantasm 29. The Hills Have Eyes 30. Critters Woof. This was a baaaad batch. Four fives and one four, aka all movies that I did not love at all. My 5/10's just DOUBLED! Fives are always the hardest for me to rank but I guess Opera is my favorite of the pack. Santa Sangre is at the bottom of this group and surprisingly not at the bottom of the entire list, but tbh it might end up changing. It may be a 3/10 for me, but boiiii were those three movies below it bad. You almost have to TRY to be worse than Session 9 and that seem to be exactly what Santa Sangre strove for

2018 average: 3.2
2019 average: 2.6

Favorite movie:: Martyrs
Least favorite movie: Santa Sangre

Another subgenre done! Just four movies in each. These averages are almost exactly the same as the Killer subgenre averages and 2018 wins it once again. And just like Killer, 2018's 3.2 average is passable for horror while 2019's 2.6 is pretty rough. Even though 2019 wins, the individual matchups are tied 2-2:

FUNNY GAMES > Wait Until Dark
Session 9 < HIDDEN
MARTYRS > Santa Sangre
BERBERIAN > Jacob's Ladder

FINAL NIIIIIIIIIIIIINE

Fun fact, I was at the final nine on August 19th last year and we started both challenges at the same time. I'm a month and a half behind. That's p crazy. I went on a tear last August

The Love Witch

+

pppppp enjoyable! Definitely more of a horror comedy than I thought it'd be but that's fine, it worked for me. I chuckled several times I love how it towed the line between trying to genuinely feel like a camp B movie from back then vs. being full on satirical at times to poke fun at them. It was a good blend, they really nailed the style. The scenes ending abruptly and the background while she drove were fun touches She was great, both the actress and the character. The camp acting from most people was great but hers was pitch perfect It's a six for me but it's a strong six, it was a fun time ★★★ average/good/interesting concept Misc: Horror Romance: oooop, tough break here. Love Witch vs. Only Lovers Left Alive. Two fun takes on witches/vampires, but OLLA did more for me overall. 2018 starts to pull ahead further. Either could still win it with eight left 2018: 17 2019: 14

Funny Games [Psychological - Home Invasion]
Santa Sangre [Psychological - Fanaticism]
Session 9 [Psychological - Phobia & Isolation]
Berberian Sound Studio [Psychological - Madness & Paranoia]

The Howling [Monster - Werewolf]
Thirst [Monster - Vampire]
Day of the Dead [Monster - Undead]
The Fog [Monster - Animals & Nature]
The Battery [Monster - Virus]
Critters [Monster - Small Creatures]
Dracula [Monster - Classic]
Them! [Monster - Giant Monsters]
Creature from the Black Lagoon [Monster - Neo Monster]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers [Monster - Aliens]

The Perfection [Gore - Torture]
Phantasm [Gore - Splatter]
The Neon Demon [Gore - Cannibal]
Ichi the Killer [Gore - Extreme]

Possession [Paranormal - Possession]
Midsommar [Paranormal - Witches & Occult]
Carrie [Paranormal - Supernatural]
The Haunting [Paranormal - Haunted House]
The Beyond [Paranormal - Devil/Demon/Hell]
Tigers Are Not Afraid [Paranormal - Ghost & Spirits]

The Hills Have Eyes [Killer - Backwoods & Redneck]
Peeping Tom [Killer - Slasher]
Opera [Killer - Crime & Giallo]

One Cut of the Dead [Misc - Meta]
The Love Witch [Misc - Horror Romance]
Pet Sematary [Misc - Creepy Kid]
The Skin I Live In [Misc. - Body Horror]
Irreversible [Misc - Revenge]
Creepshow [Misc - Anthology]
Inside [Misc - French Extremity]
Vampire's Kiss [Misc - Comedy Horror]
As Above, So Below [Misc - Found Footage]
Dracula [Misc - Gothic Horror]
Beyond the Black Rainbow [Misc - SciFi Horror]
Pulse [Misc - Technology]

Sugarboogerz @ 22/6/2019 12:36

The Love Witch + I'm making a prediction. Curtis is NOT gonna like this movie.

boiiiiiiiiiii you think you know me huh?? This one's in my top ten

I like off-beat movies as long as they're done right and aren't fucking GAAAAAAAARBAGE like Santa Sangre and House

One of these days I'll finish one of these.

I've watched six horror movies since the month started. Though none of them are on my list. And all of them were Return of the Living Dead as I went to sleep at night.

You can just slot Return into six different subgenres. BANG BANG!

Pulse

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I was just saying to Jacob yesterday that literally none of our movies so far have been remotely scary. Like......none. Mostly because a ton from this batch sorta have their focus elsewhere but it's still weird, none spooked me even a little bit. UNTIL TODAY! I enjoyed this. I watched it in ideal spook mode. Home alone, lights off, late at night. It made it prettyyyy creepy for me. That one scene with the ghost woman walking towards the guy as he hides behind the couch. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH. That was so good. That fucking DIP DANCE thing she does is so weird and unexpected and great. That was hands down the best scene I'm glad it wasn't just some paper thin technology/internet/cell phones are evil story. It was so much better for dialing in on the loneliness/death angle, I liked that a lot Definitely a little slow and could've used more UMPHHH to keep things fresh about halfway through, but I enjoyed it and thought it was fairly effective overall ★★★ average/good/interesting concept Misc: Technology: Hey, FUCK Videodrome! 2018: 17 2019: 15

Funny Games [Psychological - Home Invasion]
Santa Sangre [Psychological - Fanaticism]
Session 9 [Psychological - Phobia & Isolation]
Berberian Sound Studio [Psychological - Madness & Paranoia]

The Howling [Monster - Werewolf]
Thirst [Monster - Vampire]
Day of the Dead [Monster - Undead]
The Fog [Monster - Animals & Nature]
The Battery [Monster - Virus]
Critters [Monster - Small Creatures]
Dracula [Monster - Classic]
Them! [Monster - Giant Monsters]
Creature from the Black Lagoon [Monster - Neo Monster]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers [Monster - Aliens]

The Perfection [Gore - Torture]
Phantasm [Gore - Splatter]
The Neon Demon [Gore - Cannibal]
Gozu [Gore - Extreme]

Possession [Paranormal - Possession]
Midsommar [Paranormal - Witches & Occult]
Carrie [Paranormal - Supernatural]
The Haunting [Paranormal - Haunted House]
The Beyond [Paranormal - Devil/Demon/Hell]
Tigers Are Not Afraid [Paranormal - Ghost & Spirits]

The Hills Have Eyes [Killer - Backwoods & Redneck]
Peeping Tom [Killer - Slasher]
Opera [Killer - Crime & Giallo]

One Cut of the Dead [Misc - Meta]
The Love Witch [Misc - Horror Romance]
Pet Sematary [Misc - Creepy Kid]
The Skin I Live In [Misc. - Body Horror]
Irreversible [Misc - Revenge]
Creepshow [Misc - Anthology]
Inside [Misc - French Extremity]
Vampire's Kiss [Misc - Comedy Horror]
As Above, So Below [Misc - Found Footage]
Dracula [Misc - Gothic Horror]
Beyond the Black Rainbow [Misc - SciFi Horror]
Pulse [Misc - Technology]

Final seven baby

URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Jacob and I have decided to replace Ichi the Killer (apparently not much a horror movie) with Gozu, a movie by the same director

Thank you for your time

sunlust would be ashamed rn

Gozu

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Terrible! A prime example of a movie that tries way too hard to be Lynchian and probably has no idea what makes great-Lynch great. Weird for the sake of being weird and somehow had long boring stretches despite being strange and goofy ★★ disappointing/uninteresting Gore & Disturbing: Extreme - Antichrist. It's gonna take WAY more than this pile of shit to take down Dafoe's ass. 2018 continues to inch ahead 2018: 18 2019: 15

Funny Games [Psychological - Home Invasion]
Santa Sangre [Psychological - Fanaticism]
Session 9 [Psychological - Phobia & Isolation]
Berberian Sound Studio [Psychological - Madness & Paranoia]

The Howling [Monster - Werewolf]
Thirst [Monster - Vampire]
Day of the Dead [Monster - Undead]
The Fog [Monster - Animals & Nature]
The Battery [Monster - Virus]
Critters [Monster - Small Creatures]
Dracula [Monster - Classic]
Them! [Monster - Giant Monsters]
Creature from the Black Lagoon [Monster - Neo Monster]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers [Monster - Aliens]

The Perfection [Gore - Torture]
Phantasm [Gore - Splatter]
The Neon Demon [Gore - Cannibal]
Gozu [Gore - Extreme]

Possession [Paranormal - Possession]
Midsommar [Paranormal - Witches & Occult]
Carrie [Paranormal - Supernatural]
The Haunting [Paranormal - Haunted House]
The Beyond [Paranormal - Devil/Demon/Hell]
Tigers Are Not Afraid [Paranormal - Ghost & Spirits]

The Hills Have Eyes [Killer - Backwoods & Redneck]
Peeping Tom [Killer - Slasher]
Opera [Killer - Crime & Giallo]

One Cut of the Dead [Misc - Meta]
The Love Witch [Misc - Horror Romance]
Pet Sematary [Misc - Creepy Kid]
The Skin I Live In [Misc. - Body Horror]
Irreversible [Misc - Revenge]
Creepshow [Misc - Anthology]
Inside [Misc - French Extremity]
Vampire's Kiss [Misc - Comedy Horror]
As Above, So Below [Misc - Found Footage]
Dracula [Misc - Gothic Horror]
Beyond the Black Rainbow [Misc - SciFi Horror]
Pulse [Misc - Technology]