Long story short, this was my first attempt at Hooptober, and I’m pleased to report that I made it through. This was a load of fun, and I saw a load of stuff I’d never have seen otherwise.
I was intrigued, although not enchanted, by the world of silent film. I got a better handle on the work and style of David Cronenberg. I loved the live action work of the South Korean directors I watched (if not the animated work).
I ended up giving a range of scores from 0.5* (the lowest - Resident Evil: Degeneration) to 4.5* (the highest - The Fly) and successfully reviewed all films (these are linked below).
A few inconsequential awards:
• Most Pleasant…
Long story short, this was my first attempt at Hooptober, and I’m pleased to report that I made it through. This was a load of fun, and I saw a load of stuff I’d never have seen otherwise.
I was intrigued, although not enchanted, by the world of silent film. I got a better handle on the work and style of David Cronenberg. I loved the live action work of the South Korean directors I watched (if not the animated work).
I ended up giving a range of scores from 0.5* (the lowest - Resident Evil: Degeneration) to 4.5* (the highest - The Fly) and successfully reviewed all films (these are linked below).
A few inconsequential awards:
• Most Pleasant Surprise: Train to Busan
• Biggest Disappointment: Ghoulies IV
• Best Effects: Society
• Best Acting Performance (tied): Jeff Goldblum in The Fly and Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers
• The Hall of Notes Award for being Trash and Fun: Leprechaun
Reviews:
#1 - Sharknado (Review)
#2 - Nosferatu (Review)
#3 - Train to Busan (Review)
#4 - Prince of Darkness (Review)
#5 - Dead Ringers (Review)
#6 - The Host (Review)
#7 - Seoul Station (Review)
#8 - The Lawnmower Man (Review)
#9 - Final Destination (Review)
#10 - Resident Evil: Degeneration (Review)
#11 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Review)
#12 - Carrie (2002) (Review)
#13 - The Phantom of the Opera (Review)
#14 - What We Do In The Shadows (Review)
#15 - The Fly (Review)
#16 - Scream 3 (Review)
#17 - The Curse of Frankenstein (Review)
#18 - Dracula: Prince of Darkness (Review)
#19 - The Crazies (Review)
#20 - Leprechaun (Review)
#21 - Christine (Review)
#22 - Society (Review)
#23 - Phantasm II (Review)
#24 - The Brood (Review)
#25 - The Dead Zone (Review)
#26 - Event Horizon (Review)
#27 - Videodrome (Review)
#28 - The Shed (Review)
#29 - The Fog (Review)
#30 - Mimic (Review)
#31 - Ghoulies IV (Review)
Rules:
There must be 31 films.
6 countries:
✓ USA: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
✓ South Korea: The Host
✓ UK: The Curse of Frankenstein
✓ Japan: Resident Evil: Degeneration
✓ Germany: Nosferatu
✓ Canada: The Brood
8 decades:
✓ 2010s: Train to Busan
✓ 2000s: The Host
✓ 1990s: Mimic
✓ 1980s: The Fly
✓ 1970s: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
✓ 1960s: Dracula: Prince of Darkness
✓ 1950s: The Curse of Frankenstein
✓ 1920s: Nosferatu
2 insect centered films:
✓ The Fly
✓ Mimic
1 horror film set in space or the future:
✓ Event Horizon
2 animated films:
✓ Resident Evil: Degeneration
✓ Seoul Station
1 bloodthirsty old person/people film:
✓ Phantasm II
2 1970s regional US films:
✓ The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
✓ The Crazies
The worst horror sequel from the 1990s that you haven't seen and can access:
✓ Ghoulies IV
1 German Silent:
✓ Nosferatu
5 Films from David Cronenberg, Ti West, Bill Rebane, Charles B. Pierce, William Grefe and/or Joy N. Houck Jr.:
✓ The Fly (Cronenberg)
✓ The Brood (Cronenberg)
✓ Dead Ringers (Cronenberg)
✓ Videodrome (Cronenberg)
✓ The Dead Zone (Cronenberg)
2 Christopher Lee films:
✓ The Curse of Frankenstein
✓ Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1 film with a musician or band in it:
✓ Prince of Darkness (Alice Cooper)
1 Stephen King adaptation that is not the first go around:
✓ Carrie (2002)
1 Lon Chaney film:
✓ The Phantom of the Opera
1 Tobe Hooper film:
✓ The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
