Viewing Journal: 6/30/2012

208) TED
(2012 dir. Seth MacFarlane) Date Seen: June 30 2012

Let's be real; isn't this just Alf with an R rating?

Viewing Journal: 6/29/2012

207) THAT'S MY BOY
(2012 dir. Sean Anders) Date Seen: June 29 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/28/2012

206) BUFFALO BILL & THE INDIANS, 

      OR SITTING BULL'S HISTORY LESSON
(1976 dir. Robert Altman) 2nd Viewing: June 28 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/27/2012

205) BRAVE
(2012 dir. Brenda Chapman) Date Seen: June 27 2012

204) YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
(2000 dir. Kenneth Lonergan) 2nd Viewing: June 27 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/26/2012

203) WALK THE LINE
(2005 dir. James Mangold) 2nd Viewing: June 26 2012

202) BLADE
(1998 dir. Stephen Norrington) 3rd Viewing: June 26 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/25/2012

201) CITY OF EMBER
(2008 dir. Gil Kenan) 2nd Viewing: June 25 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/24/2012

200) LEVIATHAN
(1989 dir. George P. Cosmatos) Date Seen: June 24 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/23/2012

199) SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED
(2012 dir. Colin Trevorrow) Date Seen: June 23 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/22/2012

198) GOEMON
(2009 dir. Kazuaki Kiriya) Date Seen: June 22 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/21/2012

197) MIGHTY APHRODITE
(1995 dir. Woody Allen) Date Seen: June 21 2012

NO UPDATES 6/13 - 6/20

I will not be updating the Viewing Journal from June 13th to June 20th due to being on vacation aka my 3 month late honeymoon. Visiting Playa Conchal Guanacaste, Costa Rica to unleash the wild gremlin within! In the meantime, enjoy this stupid sketch comedy pooped out during my youth. Be back soon.

- Toby

Viewing Journal: 6/12/2012

196) DEEP RISING
(1998 dir. Stephen Sommers) 2nd Viewing: June 12 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/11/2012

195) THE GIRL 

         WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
(2011 dir. David Fincher) 2nd Viewing: June 11 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/10/2012

194) KIRIKOU 

       AND THE WILD BEASTS
(2005 dir. Ocelot/Galup) 3rd Viewing: June 10 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/9/2012

193) THE INTOUCHABLES
(2012 dir. Nakach/Toledano) Date Seen: June 9 2012

Viewing Journal: 6/8/2012

192) PROMETHEUS
(2012 dir. Ridley Scott) Date Seen: June 8 2012

[IMAX @ Webb Chapel]

Viewing Journal: 6/7/2012

191) MOONRISE KINGDOM
(2012 dir. Wes Anderson) Date Seen: June 7 2012

BEST HORROR MOVIES OF THE 90s

A continuation of my Best of Horror by decade series. These here's my favorites from 1990-1999, ya see. To see my top 60 of 2000-2009, go here. Stay tuned for my posts on 80s, 70s, 60s & 50s horror cinema.

#100-84 = quite good

#83-42 = great

#41-10 = top shelf liquor

#9-1 = God tier

Here's the countdown:

100.        ARACHNOPHOBIA

99.              FUNNY MAN

98.         A STIR OF ECHOES

97.          THE NINTH GATE

96.            GHOSTWATCH

95.       MAGIC COP  驅魔警察 

94.

PHANTASM 3: LORD OF THE DEAD

93.    CAST A DEADLY SPELL

92.

WHEN A STRANGER CALLS BACK

91.           DEEP BLUE SEA

90.               XANGADIX

      [aka THE JOHNSONS]

89.             THE FACULTY

88.  BASKET CASE 3: PROGENY

                   THE GHOST 

87.      AND THE DARKNESS

86.               SCREAM 2

85.        BRIDE OF CHUCKY

                    NIGHT OF

84.      THE LIVING DEAD (1990)

83.          RUNAWAY BRAIN

82.                POPCORN

81.       THE RAGE: CARRIE 2

80.           CASTLE FREAK

79.

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE

78.        BRAIN DEAD (1990)

77.        NIGHTWATCH (1997)

76.            SPLIT SECOND

75.      THE CAT  衛斯理之老貓

74.               BABY BLOOD

73.      GHOST IN THE MACHINE

72.            MIMIC  [Director's cut]

71.     FROM DUSK TILL DAWN

             √964 PINOCCHIO

70. [SCREAMS OF BLASPHEMY]

69.           PSYCHO (1998)

68.                  GEMINI

67.            OFFICE KILLER

66.        SINGAPORE SLING

65.

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION

64.                 GENESIS

63.           RINGU

62.

  PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS

61.       FUNNY GAMES (1997)

60.    BODY MELT [Director's cut]

59.      ALIEN: RESURRECTION

58.         RUBBER'S LOVER

57.             SCREAMERS

56.    TALES FROM THE HOOD

55.                  HABIT

54.  TETSUO II: BODY HAMMER

53.         THE EXORCIST III

52.        THE QUIET FAMILY

51.                 THESIS

50.            DEEP RISING

49.

NIGHTBREED  [the "Cabal" cut]

48.                 MISERY

47.        THE FRIGHTENERS

                 RAISING CAIN

46.      [restored director's cut]

45.      NATTEVAGTEN 

      [NIGHTWATCH 1994]

44.         BODY SNATCHERS

43.            THE SANDMAN

42.         THE WICKED CITY

41.            DARK WATERS

             THE KINGDOM (1994)

40.   [Roadshow version]

39. 

IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS

38.            DER TODESKING

37.         FRANKENHOOKER

36.

APHEX TWIN: COME TO DADDY

35.     THE DAY OF THE BEAST

34.         CAPE FEAR (1991)

33.                    CUBE

32.         THE SIXTH SENSE

31.                  SEVEN

                 

30.                  NADJA

29.           MUTE WITNESS

28.          EVENT HORIZON

         TALES FROM THE CRYPT:

27.            DEMON KNIGHT

26.            THE WITCHES

25.    DUST DEVIL [Workprint cut]

24.   BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA

23.           ALIEN³

22.                SCREAM

21.       ARMY OF DARKNESS

20.               HARDWARE

19.          CEMETERY MAN

18.                  BLADE

17.          THE ADDICTION

16.           MANIAC COP 2

15.  THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT

14.                  CURE

13.           PERFECT BLUE

12.               BEGOTTEN

11.    DEAD ALIVE [BRAINDEAD]

10.           CANDYMAN (1992)

9.            SLEEPY HOLLOW

                 TWIN PEAKS: 

8. FIRE WALK WITH ME

7.                 AUDITION

6.                 CRONOS

5.

  GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH

4.               RAVENOUS

3.                TREMORS

2.  THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

1.            JACOB'S LADDER

*****

HONORABLE MENTION

NO TELLING (1991), LORD OF ILLUSIONS (1995), DEF BY TEMPTATION (1990), NECRONOMICON: BOOK OF THE DEAD (1993), BLOODY MUSCLE BODY BUILDER IN HELL (1995), DOOR III (1996), THE PROPHECY (1995), THE PIT & THE PENDULUM (1991), SPECIES (1995), THE BORROWER (1991), CHILD'S PLAY 2 (1990), A CHINESE GHOST STORY II (1990), THE BONEYARD (1991), MEATBALL MACHINE short (1999), VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED remake (1995), FEAR (1996), DEATH MACHINE [Director's cut] (1994), TOOL: STINKFIST music vid (1997), THE AMBULANCE (1990), FULL ECLIPSE (1993), THE REFLECTING SKIN (1990), THE LAST BROADCAST (1998), DARKNESS: VAMPIRE VERSION (1993), MIKADOROIDO (1991), THE RIFT (1990), CARNOSAUR (1993), BURIED ALIVE [TV] (1990), THE MANGLER (1995), BATTLE GIRL: THE LIVING DEAD IN TOKYO BAY (1991), FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND (1990), UNCLE SAM (1996), DR. GIGGLES (1992), WILD ZERO (1999), CHILDREN OF THE CORN III: URBAN HARVEST (1995), SHAKMA (1990), ERNEST SCARED STUPID (1991), THE ETERNAL [TRANCE] (1998), THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE (1997), MOSQUITO (1994)

MIXED BAG / WORTH WATCHING

ANACONDA (1997), TREMORS 2: AFTERSHOCKS (1995), BODY BAGS (1993), THE DENTIST (1996), WISHMASTER (1997), THE RELIC (1997), I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (1997), THE UGLY (1997), THE CRAFT (1996), STORM OF THE CENTURY (1999), WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE (1994), HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH (1992), BASKET CASE 2 (1990), TICKS (1993), THE LAWNMOWER MAN (1992), THE GUARDIAN (1990), DOLLY DEAREST (1991), INNOCENT BLOOD (1992), FALLEN (1998), IN DREAMS (1999), SLEEPWALKERS (1992), FREDDY'S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE (1991), IDLE HANDS (1999), DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS (1990), FLATLINERS (1990), BLOOD SALVAGE (1990), THE PUPPET MASTERS (1994), LEATHERFACE: TEXAS CHAINSAW 3 (1990), MANIAC COP 3: BADGE OF SILENCE (1992), THE NIGHT FLIER (1997), MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK (1993), DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (1990), BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR (1990), CLASS OF 1999 (1990), SPECIES II (1998), PHANTASM IV: OBLIVION (1998), CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT (1991), AMITYVILLE: A NEW GENERATION (1993), BLOOD & DONUTS (1995), HAPPY HELL NIGHT (1992), THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE (1991), THE SUCKLING (1990), RINGU 2 (1998), CRITTERS 3 (1991), ABERRATION (1997), THE GOOD SON (1993), TRAUMA (1993), HIGHWAY TO HELL (1991), SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT 5: TOY MAKER (1991), MIRROR MIRROR (1990), MOM (1991), XTRO 2: THE SECOND ENCOUNTER (1990), METAMORPHOSIS: THE ALIEN FACTOR (1990), EDGAR ALLAN POE’S BURIED ALIVE (1990), MIDORI 地下幻燈劇画 少女椿 (1992), AMITYVILLE 1992: IT’S ABOUT TIME (1992), SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK (1991), DOOR II: TOKYO DIARY (1991, TRILOGY OF TERROR II (1996), ORGAN オルガン (1996)