tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707973056777844348.post2551752253868767226..comments2023-02-23T05:21:35.892-05:00Comments on Six Weeks of Halloween: October 10thKernunrexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17407762314427725013noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707973056777844348.post-70530843607397694912010-10-13T10:07:48.512-04:002010-10-13T10:07:48.512-04:00I think it's the nature of the beast, myself. ...I think it's the nature of the beast, myself. They can only show what movies they can find (and afford and think will make them money)... I'm assuming pickings are slim for quality horror out there. Troma has the same problem: most of the stuff they buy is nigh-unwatchable.Kernunrexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17407762314427725013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707973056777844348.post-16120260380286275872010-10-11T21:01:00.786-04:002010-10-11T21:01:00.786-04:00All of these direct-to-video horror festival are a...All of these direct-to-video horror festival are always so disappointing. I don't know if that's just the nature of the beast or what, but it always seems like only one or two movies each year are worth seeing. It's definitely true with the Afterdark series, it's true with this year's Fangoria Fright Fest (Grimm Love and Pig Hunt, by the way.), and it's probably true with the Ghost House series. (I've only seen Dance of the Dead from the first year and The Children from the second year, because those were the only ones that got any decent reviews.)Ideally, these series would be a way for horror films too weird or too indie to get a theatrical releases, to get some recognition in the DTV market. "May," "Murders Love Killers Too," and Eben McGarr's "Sick Girls" are great films that got lost in the slog of DTV-horror-crap that would have benefited from a release like that. Instead, Afterdark and its like are really just more of the same. They play like crappy studio horror without the star power or prestige of said crappy studio horror. If nothing else, I would like to see these video festivals function as something like a modern day Full Moon or Troma: The brand recognition of the studio gets these films more attention then they would have otherwise. <br /><br />Also, I won't throw spoilers around, but don't get excited about how "Saw" sequels handle Jigsaw's fate. I do agree with your points about part three. The hero was hilariously ineffective.Bonehead XLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04545161927886923285noreply@blogger.com