Comments on: Horror Roundtable - Week Sixty-Three http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2007/09/07/horror-roundtable-week-sixty-three/ Better Living Through Terror Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:01:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.1 By: Stacie http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2007/09/07/horror-roundtable-week-sixty-three/#comment-46876 Stacie Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:29:46 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2007/09/07/horror-roundtable-week-sixty-three/#comment-46876 Hey, I said Amy Steel! There were rumors she'd make an appearance in Halloween 9 when there was talk of a forthcoming Halloween 9, and I was all excited. There's no reason for Halloween 9 to exist, but if she were in it I'd be the first in line. Halloween 9. Hey, I said Amy Steel!

There were rumors she’d make an appearance in Halloween 9 when there was talk of a forthcoming Halloween 9, and I was all excited. There’s no reason for Halloween 9 to exist, but if she were in it I’d be the first in line.

Halloween 9.

]]> By: Steve http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2007/09/07/horror-roundtable-week-sixty-three/#comment-46880 Steve Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:50:20 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2007/09/07/horror-roundtable-week-sixty-three/#comment-46880 Oh, sure. As an afterthought! Some friend of Amy Steel you turned out to be. Oh, sure. As an afterthought! Some friend of Amy Steel you turned out to be.

]]> By: Dave http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2007/09/07/horror-roundtable-week-sixty-three/#comment-47043 Dave Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:55:11 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2007/09/07/horror-roundtable-week-sixty-three/#comment-47043 Soavi! Great one! Love to see him back in the horror game. And after seeing the new Argento flick the other night, I'm tempted to pick him... What the hell happened Dario? Soavi! Great one! Love to see him back in the horror game.

And after seeing the new Argento flick the other night, I’m tempted to pick him…

What the hell happened Dario?

]]> By: Jeff Allard http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2007/09/07/horror-roundtable-week-sixty-three/#comment-47244 Jeff Allard Sun, 09 Sep 2007 17:44:18 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2007/09/07/horror-roundtable-week-sixty-three/#comment-47244 With so many current directors trying to adopt the attitude of the grindhouse favorites of the '70s and '80s, it'd be great to see what the real deal like William Lustig could bring to movies today. Sure, his last outing with Uncle Sam (1997) wasn't all that great but Maniac (1980) and the first two Maniac Cop movies (1988, 1990) are still terrific and I also have fond memories of Lustig's Relentless (1989) with cops Leo Rossi and Robert Loggia chasing down serial killer Judd Nelson. Mother's Day (1980) is one of the wildest and most subversive slasher films of its day. I wish director Charles Kaufman had stuck with the genre a little bit more. I'd definitely like to see him come back one day for an encore. Street Trash (1987) remains one of the best horror debuts ever and one of the last classic splatter films of the '80s and even though Jim Muro has gone on to a brilliant career elsewhere in the industry, I wish Street Trash wasn't destined to remain his one and only directing credit. Frank LaLoggia's absence is genuinely heartbreaking. His Fear No Evil (1981) and Lady in White (1988) are both examples of confident, heartfelt filmmaking and yet it's been almost twenty years now since LaLoggia's last feature. I have no idea what's kept him away all this time - whether it's disillusionment, a lack of support, or health issues - but I'd love to see him make something new. Two bigger names I'd like to see return to the genre are Kathryn Bigelow and Oliver Stone. Bigelow's Near Dark (1987) looks more stunning to me every time I go back to it and I think Stone's early work in horror - Seizure (1974) and The Hand (1981) - are two of his most interesting and overlooked films. Especially Seizure, which seriously needs to be released on DVD. Oh yeah, and I second the return of Amy Steel - best Friday the 13th girl ever! With so many current directors trying to adopt the attitude of the grindhouse favorites of the ’70s and ’80s, it’d be great to see what the real deal like William Lustig could bring to movies today. Sure, his last outing with Uncle Sam (1997) wasn’t all that great but Maniac (1980) and the first two Maniac Cop movies (1988, 1990) are still terrific and I also have fond memories of Lustig’s Relentless (1989) with cops Leo Rossi and Robert Loggia chasing down serial killer Judd Nelson.

Mother’s Day (1980) is one of the wildest and most subversive slasher films of its day. I wish director Charles Kaufman had stuck with the genre a little bit more. I’d definitely like to see him come back one day for an encore.

Street Trash (1987) remains one of the best horror debuts ever and one of the last classic splatter films of the ’80s and even though Jim Muro has gone on to a brilliant career elsewhere in the industry, I wish Street Trash wasn’t destined to remain his one and only directing credit.

Frank LaLoggia’s absence is genuinely heartbreaking. His Fear No Evil (1981) and Lady in White (1988) are both examples of confident, heartfelt filmmaking and yet it’s been almost twenty years now since LaLoggia’s last feature. I have no idea what’s kept him away all this time - whether it’s disillusionment, a lack of support, or health issues - but I’d love to see him make something new.

Two bigger names I’d like to see return to the genre are Kathryn Bigelow and Oliver Stone. Bigelow’s Near Dark (1987) looks more stunning to me every time I go back to it and I think Stone’s early work in horror - Seizure (1974) and The Hand (1981) - are two of his most interesting and overlooked films. Especially Seizure, which seriously needs to be released on DVD.

Oh yeah, and I second the return of Amy Steel - best Friday the 13th girl ever!

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