tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post5109228171289056897..comments2024-03-28T20:46:33.836-04:00Comments on Final Girl: Film Club: Hell NightStacie Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-63863915808254468062012-03-02T18:52:47.752-05:002012-03-02T18:52:47.752-05:00OOPS, my goof- replace the words SOMEONE'S WAT...OOPS, my goof- replace the words SOMEONE'S WATCHING ME (1978)with EYES OF A STRANGER (1981). The former is classy Hichcockian fun and the latter is pretty sleazy and nasty. Sorry John Carpenter!Kirk Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-68727174566595889512012-02-27T23:31:47.075-05:002012-02-27T23:31:47.075-05:00Well, I've been Gorking out for close to 30 ye...Well, I've been Gorking out for close to 30 years now and HECK NIGHT is still a top slasher fave (right above FRIDAY THE 13th PART 2, at number #6). It might not have the mythical power of HALLOWEEN or even MY BLOODY VALENTINE, but it always delivers the 1981 goods for me. Some things I love about this film: that rockin' title track that warns us- several times, in fact- to LOOK OUT, LOOK OUT because something is going to grab hold of us and there'll be pretty much NOTHING we can do. This hard rock gem even has a glorious 80's DOKKEN-y sounding solo, which means the song couldn't get more awesome if Nicky Minaj did a guest rap. I also love the lighting, which is very rich and moody for a low budget genre film (lighting for mood is something that all the best slashers excel at- just ask MY BLOODY VALENTINE, and that movie will tell you "when I'm in the mine, no one else can touch my shit, not even HALLOWEEN!"). And the rich, moody lighting that delicately dapples Linda Blair's chesty-parts the entire movie. As with all great slasher gals, I had crush on her and her cheek-pinching cuteness. *sigh* HECK NIGHT also gets major points for having an underground haunted tunnel system, and to that end, one of the more creative 1981 slasher moments: Andrew slowly rising up from the trapdoor in the floor while Peter and Linda pull a Jamie Lee in the foreground. This film also- delightfully!- has that elusive SCOOBY DOO vibe that few horror films can attain (TOWER OF EVIL, a realy neat British lighthouse-bound slasher from 1972, is one of the only other genre films that has this vibe as well as CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEWADS THINGS). <br />A good, fun, almost CLEAN time, compared to the sadistic ugliness of many slashers at the time (MANIAC, MOTHER'S DAY, SOMEONE'S WATCHING ME) and yet it still retains some shocks and enough bloody, blue-faced, staring corpses to keep the chill factor intact. Classy and a minor classic for me.Kirk Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-15757204598928396232012-02-27T07:09:54.010-05:002012-02-27T07:09:54.010-05:00Loved this movie as a kid and still do. Those bro...Loved this movie as a kid and still do. Those brothers were super creepy. Good fun. That is one scary house too. Luckily they had about a million candles in that place!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16087246947856549381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-25439144324330358732012-02-23T23:14:25.786-05:002012-02-23T23:14:25.786-05:00I mention this in my review but am I the only one ...I mention this in my review but am I the only one who finds Peter Barton to be WAY prettier than Linda Blair? Wish I had hair like his....<br /><br />But, I digress, I've loved this movie since I was a wee little boy and still love it to this date. Great atmosphere, solid performances, and a pretty groovy killer. Good times to be had by all. Well, except those that I died I guess.kevinhttp://www.slasherstudios.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-66825068862852799042012-02-23T22:26:42.960-05:002012-02-23T22:26:42.960-05:00I actually agree with many of your points, Stacie,...I actually agree with many of your points, Stacie, so I kind of feel bad that I don't like this movie very much. This was fun, though. I need to participate in your film club more often! I can't wait for the next one.Ryan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11962087298048295960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-12550238516954892572012-02-23T21:21:06.498-05:002012-02-23T21:21:06.498-05:00I actually watched Hell Night for the first time f...I actually watched Hell Night for the first time for this Film Club. It was radical.<br /><br />By the way, I think I should turn in my "Pop Culture Aficionado" badge for not realizing until now that Linda Blair dated Rick James.Dave Enkoskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16472835951281573009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-77694558155326660872012-02-23T16:18:49.953-05:002012-02-23T16:18:49.953-05:00You know, after reading your comment about Seth, I...You know, after reading your comment about Seth, I started thinking how he was probably my favorite character in the whole movie. And what is so intriguing about him is that he doesn't belong in a slasher movie, more like a surfer movie, a la Spicoli of Fast Times... instead of following typical slasher teen behavior and immediately putting himself in harms way, his first instinct at the first sign of a killer is to get the F&*k out of there, even if it means risk impaling himself on the iron gate. Not only that but he took matters/guns into his own hands when the cops wouldn't help. His only downfall was that he miscalculated the number of killers in the house. Poor Seth indeed.<br /><br />Great choice for film club.<br /><br />p.s. - just ordered Slashers 101 earlier, can't wait to check it out!ZombieBodhihttp://oldhorrormovies.netnoreply@blogger.com