yeah all he did was bone up some $. Hahaha.

I plan to check it. Just sort of low on my list.

Word, not gonna hype it up a shit ton. Wasn't revolutionary or anything. Just a nice take on the "classic" horror movie.

Can I be the token elitist wanker and say that the only del Toro film I was ever really impressed with was Cronos?

EDIT: Back on track for NOTD, eta now down to 5 hours, so it should be good to go by midnight.

Cronos was very good. I haven't seen much of his work. I always hear I should see Devil's Backbone. I liked Pan's. Didn't love.

Ugh, I hate del Toro, didn't want to start some debate but I find all his work boring as hell.

I think Cronos, Pans & Hellboy are all I've seen. All three I'd say were "pretty good." But yeah. I don't rush out to see his shit.

Even his name sucks. Sounds like some weird bull.

Sounds too close to Benicio Del Toro, who has never been good in anything.

oh the cremator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQeMvEzEpvU

yeah that movie's weird, just saw it a few months ago for the first time

whatever, I'm all about Troll 2 tonight.

^Quality.

I was actually going to say BRaindead/Dead Alive but figured everyone's seen that a million times by now. I showed it, uncut, in one of my high school classes at the end of the year when we had a substitute teacher. Probably my finest school memory.

I do like Devil's Backbone. I like Mimic too, it's just that besides Cronos (which I really do love) I've never thought they were that great.

If you'll allow, I'll recommend two.

First there's Faust, a silent picture from 1926 made by F.W. Murnau (of Nosferatu fame). Great haunting imagery, spooky atmosphere with with eerie undertones. And a ever changing devil that is downright creepy a fair amount of times.



Also there's Curse of the Demon (or Night of the Demon, depending) which is this Dana Andrews picture from 1957. The demon is surprisingly well detailed in this picture and is rather ominous. Great sounds, great vibes.

It's not one I'll pick for tonight, but only because it's a film I watch so regularly. Absolutely love that movie. As you say, great vibes.

I'm ashamed to say that I've never actually seen Faust. I should get round to seeing it soon but I'm not really in the mood for it tonight.

Both great shouts, though.

oh he did Mimic? Yeah. That one's just pretty good too. I would agree, Cronos is the best of the ones I've seen.

pussy

yr crazy man.

he was fabulous in Usual suspects, in Fear & loathing, in Che', all sorts of good stuff

Faust is great, so is both original Nosferatu and Werner Herzog's remake of Nosferatu