Horror Overload

[rhett]

Man, have you guys seen the release slate for the next couple months? There is an INSANE amount of horror films coming out - I don't know how the market is going to sustain it. Not only that, but we get two huge franchises opening head to head next week. Madness!

AUGUST 28
Halloween II
The Final Destination

SEPTEMBER 4
Carriers

SEPTEMBER 11
Sorority Row

SEPTEMBER 18
Jennifer's Body

SEPTEMBER 23
Whiteout
Pandorum

OCTOBER 2
Shutter Island

OCTOBER 9
Zombieland

OCTOBER 16
The Stepfather

OCTOBER 23
Saw VI
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

That's at least one horror movie a week for the next two months...start saving your cash!

On a side note - what are the Weinstein's thinking? They're in big money trouble and what do they do? Not only do they release their two biggest fall titles one week apart to cannibalize each film's market (Inglorious Basterds and Halloween II) but they also release Halloween II day and date with a more hyped 3D event horror sequel. Sounds like bullheadedness to me on the Weinstein's part, not willing to give up their August date despite it making absolutely no economic sense. Here's a thought...release a Halloween movie in, you know, October! I'm glad it's a Rob Zombie movie, because if it tanks at least the Weinstein's will take a worthy adversary down with them. :D

[KamuiX]

I won't be overloaded, because most of these don't interest me whatsoever. The Final Destination (mainly due to the fun 3D) and Shutter Island are the only ones that appear to be worthy of venturing out for. Whiteout (the graphic novels are quite good), Zombieland, and Carriers I'll probably check out come DVD. Everything else I suspect I won't even bother with.

[rhett]

To think that The Wolfman was also supposed to be jammed into that bunch at one point, too...

[MorallySound]

Not to mention all the releases finally making their way to DVD and Blu in the next few months we've wanted for so long...

[Workshed]

I'm in for Shutter Island and Zombieland, and this is an impressive offering--plus, think of all the cool Horror DVD releases we have coming up!

edit: MorallySound said it first:fire:

[vampyr789]

i WILL be broke....

im really lookin forward to Zombieland, The Final Destination, Shutter Island, Jennifer's Body, and The Stepfather. then all those DVDs.....OMG

[X-human]

To think that The Wolfman was also supposed to be jammed into that bunch at one point, too...

Might be a good reason why they did it.

Not to be a wet blanket because I agree that's a hell of a lot of horror, but I'm not the least bit interested in any of those titles. I'm not even going to bother catching them on TV at a later date. Last year had some titles I was a least semi-interested in seeing.

I missed Drag Me to Hell in the theaters so I'll just be picking that up this Halloween season and that'll be my most recent horror to watch.

[Cujo108]

I'll be seeing the first seven and eventually the Stepfather remake solely because Amber Heard is in it. I have a sinking feeling that Carriers will be limited, as I haven't seen any TV spots for it. It's been shelved for a long while now, so it's nice that it's finally coming regardless. I'll also be seeing Whiteout for Beckinsale and the Antarctica setting. Never read the graphic novel, so I'll be going in fresh. By the way, you forgot Pandorum.

[KamuiX]

I'll be seeing the first seven and eventually the Stepfather remake solely because Amber Heard is in it.

I may have to reconsider :lol:

[NaturesMistake]

Some years are kind of dead... This will be the most fun Fall in a while as far as film/dvd releases go.

[Slackjaw83]

To piss on the cheerios a bit as well, I probably won't be seeing most of those either. I might check out "The Final Destination" because the wife likes the franchise. Might see "H2" out of morbid curiosity. Aside from those, the only other one that I'll see, that I'm actually excited about, is "Zombieland"

[rhett]

I gotta have me my slashers, so I'll be all over SORORITY ROW and THE STEPFATHER. Both look pretty good to me, actually. SHUTTER ISLAND for the Scorsese, FINAL DESTINATION for the 3-D, and SAW for pretty much everything. Still on the fence about JENJEN, but I'll probably check it out at some point. HALLOWEEN II? I practically feel like I'd be letting Zombie off the hook if I didn't watch it and post about it here...

[Angelman]

I'll pass. It is weird how no one seems to understand what fans want, and when they do make a film fans want, they have no idea how to market it.

[rxfiend]

I'll probably see at least half of them. This year pretty much sucked in terms of horror releases in theaters. I really wish these were a bit spread out instead of jammed into two months.

[Luki]

There´s also The Fourth Kind coming out November 6th which looks pretty creepy from the trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMEc6kNNpXM

[crikan]

I am really looking forward to Zombieland. Not since Casino Royale have I been this excited to see a movie in the theater. I also plan on seeing Halloween II.

I can't remember ever seeing a horror movie in the theater. I usually perfer to see them in private after the wife goes to bed.

[bigdaddyhorse]

Definitly planning on seing Final Destination and Halloween 2, probably together on opening day.

After seeing the trailer for Jenifer's Body last weekend (either before District 9 or Perfect Getaway), I can say for a fact I will not bother with that movie until it comes on cable, and even then I'll probably skip it. It just looks stupid as fuck, and Megan Fox is stupid as fuck, I'll have to see some incredible reviews to even start to pique my interest.

Zombieland looks like it could be fun.

Saw 6 is no brainer, the girl and I have a tradition of catching Saw flicks opening weekend.
Shutter Island for sure, probably Sorority Row, girlfriend more hyped than me, but due to her love of the original which looks to have nothing in common with this besides title.

Haven't heard about Whiteout, going to do research.

[soxfan666]

I will have to wait for dvd for each of these since I hate going to the movies. I used to love it before every annoying teenager in the world became horror fans and acts like shitheads while I am there.

[Harry Warden]

I'm most looking forward to four of these films: Halloween II, Zombieland, The Stepfather and Shutter Island.

[maskull]

I'll be seeing the first seven and eventually the Stepfather remake solely because Amber Heard is in it.
Yep that's pretty much the main reason I'll be seeing this one as well...but the trailer looked decent as well....of course there was a lot of Amber in it.

Also want to see Zombieland, Sorority Row and maybe The Final Destination. I'll prob see the rest eventually on DVD....well I may see Saw and Halloween if my friend makes me go.

[CrazyFatEthel]

i WILL be broke....

im really lookin forward to Zombieland, The Final Destination, Shutter Island, and The Stepfather. then all those DVDs.....OMG

My thoughts exactly.

[CrazyFatEthel]

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant





Omg, when the hell was this announced?!? I used to have all of those books in hardbacks when I was in middle school!!! Ahhh!! I cant wait, but I'll probably be dissapointed. Why do people insist on cramming 2 books into 1 movie? I hope its not going to be like Series of Unfortunate Events again. That was a BAD movie if you've read all of the books like I have.

[_pi_]

I'm crazy excited about most of these titles! I'm even excited about Halloween 2, despite the fact that I hated Zombie's first one.

I'm also still dying to see Orphan and District 9 .. I hope they'll both still be playing in New York in two weeks!!

[FilmFiend]

It will be free library DVDs for me when they are released.

[spawningblue]

Planning on seeing District 9 this week and then will definitely be checking out The Final Destination. That is a movie that you have to see in theaters as I'm sure the 3D will look pretty crappy at home.

As for the rest the only one I'm really excited about is Zombieland. That just looks like sucha fun movie with a solid cast.

Jennifer's Body could be good due to the writer Diablo Cody, but the trailer didn't impress me too much so I'll have to wait and see what the reviews are like. Same with Whiteout.

Shutter Island looks really good as well, but I have a feeling it will be long, so I might wait until Blu to see that one.

[Harry Warden]

I just saw the trailer for Sorority Row on TV last night. This is another one I really want to see. It looks like one of those good ole fashion slashers from the 80's.

[rhett]

Well, gone goes SHUTTER ISLAND, pushed back by Paramount to a February 2010 launch. Odd move, indeed, since that was certainly the highest profile horror release and really the only one with any semblance of awards season force. I guess with the Oscars opened up to 10 nominees Paramount thinks they can still squeeze in with an early-year release.

[Grim]

I'm definitely psyched for Halloween 2, Jennifer's Body, and Zombieland. Pandorum looks alright. It has a very "Event Horizon" look to it. Whiteout could be great. Final Destination 3 was a bit of a let down, but this new looks like it might be returning to the goofy fun of the second film. I haven't seen a Saw movie in theaters since the second one, but I enjoyed 3 and 4 on blu-ray and still haven't seen 5, so I'll probably wait on this new one as well. I'm iffy on that vampire movie with John C. Reilly. It could turn out to be cool, or be another tween shitfest. The current slew of remakes doesn't really look that enticing to me. Haven't heard much about Carriers.

[maskull]

CARRIERS to bypass the bigger cities

Paramount Vantage’s upcoming sci-fi thriller CARRIERS is about a quartet of young survivors of a virulent plague that has swept the United States, who try to make their way to safety while avoiding potentially dangerous major metropolitan areas. Now Fango has gotten the word that the film’s release strategy is following the same tack.

When it opens September 4, CARRIERS will bypass such larger markets as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. We got the list of the smaller cities where it will be playing:

* Atlanta, GA
* Charlotte, NC
* Denver, CO
* Detroit, MI
* Minneapolis, MN
* Philadelphia, PA
* Pittsburgh, PA
* Phoenix, AZ
* Portland, OR
* St. Louis, MO

source: fangoria.com (http://fangoria.com/home/news/9-film-news/3654-carriers-to-bypass-the-bigger-cities.html)

so there's another one that some won't have to worry about checking out. Money saved. :)

p.s. I just watched the trailer for Carriers. I wanna see it.

[Shlockjock81]

I'm only 27 but I know I sound like an old fart when I say none of these films interest me in the slightest. I just don't care about "new" and "trendy" horror anymore. I've given up. I'll stick to my clas-sicks.

[Cujo108]

source: fangoria.com (http://fangoria.com/home/news/9-film-news/3654-carriers-to-bypass-the-bigger-cities.html)

so there's another one that some won't have to worry about checking out. Money saved. :)

p.s. I just watched the trailer for Carriers. I wanna see it.

Knew it. Very uncool, but again, at least it's finally coming.

[Angelman]

I'm only 27 but I know I sound like an old fart when I say none of these films interest me in the slightest. I just don't care about "new" and "trendy" horror anymore. I've given up. I'll stick to my clas-sicks.

Right there with you.

[Grim]

I'm only 27 but I know I sound like an old fart when I say none of these films interest me in the slightest. I just don't care about "new" and "trendy" horror anymore. I've given up. I'll stick to my clas-sicks.

I'm only 21 and although I don't really feel that way about current horror, I definitely feel that way about current music. There are maybe 3 bands that have formed in the past ten years that I listen to. With current horror, I do find myself disappointed more often than not, but when I do find a really good new horror film, it's especially rewarding.

[Shlockjock81]

I'm only 21 and although I don't really feel that way about current horror, I definitely feel that way about current music. There are maybe 3 bands that have formed in the past ten years that I listen to. With current horror, I do find myself disappointed more often than not, but when I do find a really good new horror film, it's especially rewarding.

LOL yup I'm with ya on the music front as well. I just can't do the new stuff anymore. It reeks of manufactured butt-leakage.