Comments on: Horror Roundtable Week Eighty-Eight http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/ Better Living Through Terror Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:13:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.1 By: ARBOGAST http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82063 ARBOGAST Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:44:31 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82063 It's depressing to see how frequently Rob Zombie's name was mentioned in this Roundtable. It’s depressing to see how frequently Rob Zombie’s name was mentioned in this Roundtable.

]]> By: Final GIrl http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82064 Final GIrl Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:54:22 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82064 I'm glad to see some love for Mary Lambert! Man, why didn't I think of Peter Jackson? Great choice. I’m glad to see some love for Mary Lambert!

Man, why didn’t I think of Peter Jackson? Great choice.

]]> By: B-Sol http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82077 B-Sol Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:15:12 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82077 What can I say, I genuinely enjoyed Rob's work on House of 1,000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects. It really was a throwback to the '70s exploitation stuff I love. Haven't seen the Halloween remake yet, though. That, admittedly, may alter my opinion. What can I say, I genuinely enjoyed Rob’s work on House of 1,000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects. It really was a throwback to the ’70s exploitation stuff I love. Haven’t seen the Halloween remake yet, though. That, admittedly, may alter my opinion.

]]> By: Ivan http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82088 Ivan Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:39:34 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82088 No one poster's list really grabbed me, but from their various suggestions, I'd love to see an anthology with segments by Cronenberg, Friedkin, Neil Marshall, Jodorowsky and Lloyd Kaufman, with Louis' idea of a Joe Dante/HG Lewis wraparound. Personally (and stealing a page from Arbogast by using the dead), I'd want to see an anthology with portions by Kubrick, John Frankenheimer, Peter Watkins, Tex Avery and Roman Polanski. I could see all these filmmakers producing some truly disturbing work. Meanwhile, there would be a wraparound directed by William Castle, starring Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre. No one poster’s list really grabbed me, but from their various suggestions, I’d love to see an anthology with segments by Cronenberg, Friedkin, Neil Marshall, Jodorowsky and Lloyd Kaufman, with Louis’ idea of a Joe Dante/HG Lewis wraparound.

Personally (and stealing a page from Arbogast by using the dead), I’d want to see an anthology with portions by Kubrick, John Frankenheimer, Peter Watkins, Tex Avery and Roman Polanski. I could see all these filmmakers producing some truly disturbing work. Meanwhile, there would be a wraparound directed by William Castle, starring Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre.

]]> By: lancifer http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82218 lancifer Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:20:19 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82218 I gotta go with the Arbogast flick! great choices. Michael Almereyda, (If you think NADJA is hard to defend, try THE ETERNAL which I love), Neil Marshall (It doesn't get much better than THE DESCENT), Jaume Balaguero (The next big thing) and Lambert (SIESTA rules). I would design my own anthology to induce mass suicides. It would feature Michael Haneke (FUNNY GAMES) Gaspar Noe (IRREVERSIBLE) and Fabrice Du Welz (CALVAIRE). There would be a wrap around story by David Lynch and musical interludes sung by Marianne Faithfull directed by Lars von Trier (DOGVILLE) All the segments would be about false recovered memories of satanic ritual abuse and U.F.O abductions. I think it would also be in 3-D. I gotta go with the Arbogast flick! great choices. Michael Almereyda, (If you think NADJA is hard to defend, try THE ETERNAL which I love), Neil Marshall (It doesn’t get much better than THE DESCENT), Jaume Balaguero (The next big thing) and Lambert (SIESTA rules).

I would design my own anthology to induce mass suicides. It would feature Michael Haneke (FUNNY GAMES) Gaspar Noe (IRREVERSIBLE) and Fabrice Du Welz (CALVAIRE). There would be a wrap around story by David Lynch and musical interludes sung by Marianne Faithfull directed by Lars von Trier (DOGVILLE) All the segments would be about false recovered memories of satanic ritual abuse and U.F.O abductions. I think it would also be in 3-D.

]]> By: Kimberly http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82227 Kimberly Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:57:47 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82227 I loved this question Steve! I stuck to living breathing filmmakers with my picks, but after looking at my response I realize that my idea of a "horror director" is probably not exactly typical. The Brothers Quay is probably my oddest pick, but I couldn't think of any American directors that I liked as much who do very dark work and great shorts. I also was trying to think about directors who could turn a M.R. James ghost story into a great short film and even though Jodorowsky, Cronenberg and Noe all went through my head, I just couldn't see them handling James. For some reason I completely forgot about Del Toro who I would happily replace Park Ki-hyeong with on my own list. I would love to see Polanski get back to horror too and I also like Lambert's work. Siesta is actually one of my favorite films from the 80s. I was also happy to see Danny Boyle mentioned since I think he's one of the best directors working right now but he somehow slipped my mind as well. On the flip side, I'm afraid that I don't understand all the love for Marshall's The Descent though. I really feel like I'm missing something with that flick since the movie bored me terribly with it's morality and lack of scares. I wish I saw the version of The Descent that everyone else seems to have watched. I loved this question Steve! I stuck to living breathing filmmakers with my picks, but after looking at my response I realize that my idea of a “horror director” is probably not exactly typical. The Brothers Quay is probably my oddest pick, but I couldn’t think of any American directors that I liked as much who do very dark work and great shorts. I also was trying to think about directors who could turn a M.R. James ghost story into a great short film and even though Jodorowsky, Cronenberg and Noe all went through my head, I just couldn’t see them handling James. For some reason I completely forgot about Del Toro who I would happily replace Park Ki-hyeong with on my own list.

I would love to see Polanski get back to horror too and I also like Lambert’s work. Siesta is actually one of my favorite films from the 80s. I was also happy to see Danny Boyle mentioned since I think he’s one of the best directors working right now but he somehow slipped my mind as well.

On the flip side, I’m afraid that I don’t understand all the love for Marshall’s The Descent though. I really feel like I’m missing something with that flick since the movie bored me terribly with it’s morality and lack of scares. I wish I saw the version of The Descent that everyone else seems to have watched.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82382 Nathan Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:42:44 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82382 Sorry I missed the Roundtable, Steven. I'd love to see an all-zombie anthology, though: George Romero, Danny Boyle, Edgar Wright, and just for the lulz, Uwe Boll. Sorry I missed the Roundtable, Steven. I’d love to see an all-zombie anthology, though: George Romero, Danny Boyle, Edgar Wright, and just for the lulz, Uwe Boll.

]]> By: ARBOGAST http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82384 ARBOGAST Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:02:18 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82384 <i>I wish I saw the version of The Descent that everyone else seems to have watched.</i> That would be "the Version That Rocked"! Why didn't you watch that one? I wish I saw the version of The Descent that everyone else seems to have watched.

That would be “the Version That Rocked”! Why didn’t you watch that one?

]]> By: Kimberly http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82430 Kimberly Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:22:47 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82430 The version of The Descent I watched was <a href="http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2007/05/18/horror-roundtable-week-forty-seven/" rel="nofollow">this one</a> and it sounded more like a polka. You'll have to write a kick-ass review to convince me that it rocked Arbogast! The version of The Descent I watched was this one and it sounded more like a polka. You’ll have to write a kick-ass review to convince me that it rocked Arbogast!

]]> By: Jeff Allard http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82455 Jeff Allard Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:25:18 +0000 http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2008/03/01/horror-roundtable-week-eighty-eight/#comment-82455 I don't know if it would make for the "ultimate" horror anthology but I could definitely go for seeing a film that showcased the combined efforts of Larry Fessenden, Frank Henenlotter and Larry Cohen. I don’t know if it would make for the “ultimate” horror anthology but I could definitely go for seeing a film that showcased the combined efforts of Larry Fessenden, Frank Henenlotter and Larry Cohen.

]]>