tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post3829234978604373024..comments2024-03-27T17:57:27.840-04:00Comments on Final Girl: VHS Week Day 7: RABID (1977)Stacie Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-75284020120919759602016-05-13T13:59:43.552-04:002016-05-13T13:59:43.552-04:00I don't know what it is about this era of movi...I don't know what it is about this era of movies (70s/80s,) but there is something so atmospheric about them. Rabid is one of the best examples. I always feel pulled into the world. It's an escapist feeling I can't accurately describe. Glad people are still watching them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04126378938134561556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-58655989884482857262016-05-10T20:13:21.143-04:002016-05-10T20:13:21.143-04:00Cronenberg rules! Videodrome, Scanners,The Brood, ...Cronenberg rules! Videodrome, Scanners,The Brood, and although this doesn't rank up there with his best- this is still a pretty good horror film. Too bad he left the genre, wonder what he would've made lately?? Probably more disgustingly brilliant films..crazycanuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03031842811999372041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-85852264034566988582016-05-09T15:30:41.730-04:002016-05-09T15:30:41.730-04:00I thought Excision was superior to American Mary, ...I thought Excision was superior to American Mary, so I'm also not too excited at the prospect of a Soska remake.<br /><br />Of current horror auteurs I really like the group of filmmakers grouped around Larry Fessenden (including Fessenden himself, of course).<br /><br />Also Adrian Garcia Bogliano - Here Comes the Devil is my favourite horror film of the last 10 years. <br /><br />There's a lot of people who either don't want to pigeonholed or find it difficult to get things made (Plaza and Balaguero seem to have struggled to have anything other than [REC] sequels made - which is real shame when you consider how great Sleep Tight is).Eliot Bladeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00094039963929376173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-70090139583843886612016-05-09T00:04:34.320-04:002016-05-09T00:04:34.320-04:00Kensington, I thought the same thing when I was wa...Kensington, I thought the same thing when I was watching this. I think there are some amazing recent horror films, the kind of films that will absolutely be hailed as classics and will be discussed in the years to come–films like THE WITCH, THE BABADOOK...we'll be treating them the way we've treated films like ROSEMARY'S BABY as far as I'm concerned. But despite that, I don't think any "auteurs" have emerged. Either the directors move on to other genres, they only make one or two films regardless, or they move quickly into the "mainstream." Where's our new, say, John Carpenter? Most of his misfires still feel like John Carpenter movies. <br /><br />And yeah, I guess the Soskas are remaking RABID. Can't say I'm excited about that...not that RABID is sacred to me or anything, I'm just not particularly a fan of theirs. Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-90597965819133631642016-05-08T22:50:22.558-04:002016-05-08T22:50:22.558-04:00Aren't the Soskas supposed to be remaking this...Aren't the Soskas supposed to be remaking this?<br /><br />They could probably do a decent job of it, too.CashBaileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593976245341180685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-27776786233342167132016-05-08T22:30:22.096-04:002016-05-08T22:30:22.096-04:00You know what I miss? I miss the days when there w...You know what I miss? I miss the days when there were horror auteurs like David Cronenberg just churning them out year after year, and you'd get a thrill of anticipation when the next one was announced.<br /><br />Are there any artists filling that void now? I hoped maybe Ti West would, but his output has been too dodgy and inconsistent.<br /><br />Who else? To some extent maybe Eli Roth, but, again, maybe too dodgy (although damned if I haven't enjoyed most of his films).Kensingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745826428431759073noreply@blogger.com