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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 6h

Day 8: Hates Eyes

See No Evil

How about an entire movie about eyes?! It’s, um… not fantastic, but it sure is fun seeing various production choices and being able to name every movie it’s borrowing from. Sure feels like a lot of the same editing choices as Saw…

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Movie poster for See No Evil. It features the face of lead actor Kane with a large hook framing his eye.

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 1d

Day 7: Letterboxd Top 50 Horror

The Wolf House

What an absolute work of art. Really reminded me of the Czech Alice in Wonderland movie from 1988 in tone and presentation. I also want to know much more about the world that was set up in the framing device.

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Movie poster for The Wolf House. It features an illustration of a tree with a large hole and a human face looking out from the hole in the tree.

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 1d

This absolutely rules, and very glad to have been part of that box office.

(With the caveat that it’s absolutely shit that this is even a thing that is necessary.)

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 1d

Elebits are back, baby! (I wish.)

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 1d

This part. 🥲 I cannot comprehend being in a position to actually respond to people in the highest levels of power in a substantive way and either deferring to niceties, throwing softballs, or moving on when I get a nonanswer.

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 1d

As an eternal Pollyanna who will find the best in anything… what the actual heck was that ending as a close to the franchise?

I almost (ALMOST) appreciate it for the audacity… but it mostly felt like a fundamental misunderstanding of the franchise. (Even if the worst reaction I can muster is “ok…”)

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 2d

Day 6: Mexican Folk Horror

The Curse of the Crying Woman

This movie felt like it was made in a style from way before 1961, so that was a very neat watch. Way different from the other La Llorona stories I’ve seen (granted one was Riverdale, so…). Must watch more!

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Movie poster for The Curse of the Crying Woman. It features a green woman in robes holding the leashes of several large dogs and a couple in the lower corner looking afraid.

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 2d

Aha! I found a subtitles file and applied it to a version that was uploaded under the Spanish title. Time to check it out. :D

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 2d

Darn. Looks like the person who had it up on YouTube deleted their account. 🥲

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 2d

Ohhh. That shirt is so cute! (Especially on the model. 🫠)

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 3d

Day 5: Pam Grier

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Her part wasn’t big here, but damn if she didn’t look stunning doing it. I’d never heard of this before, and I wish Disney did more dark films like this. 🥲

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Movie poster for Something Wicked This Way Comes. It features two children running toward a carnival that is being held in the hands of a larger man against a backdrop of a stormy sky.

Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 4d

Day 4: Non-English Found Footage

[•Rec]³: Genesis

Alrighty, so it’s mostly not found footage, but I just watched 2, so good excuse to watch this. There was a peculiar amount of humor included that I’m not totally sure about, but Leticia Dolera sure does look badass.

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Movie poster for [•REC]³: Genesis. It features a woman in a bloody bridal gown in a tunnel holding a chainsaw.

Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 5d

Day 3: Hates Hands

Idle Hands

Quite silly, but that cast?! What a wild assortment of people to all have in one place. Very fun effects, as well.

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Movie poster for idle Hands. It features a photo of the cast and a hand tearing ripping a piece of paper across the poster, revealing the title.

Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 5d

Speaking of… people aren’t entirely correct about who they think Ruin the Friendship is about. 😬

Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 5d

It’s exciting when Taylor writes songs about high school since one of my besties went to school with her. I feel like I have insider info about who’s who in all these stories. 🤫

Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 5d

I already knew that Indy had been treated very well and had a great time during filming, but the mini-documentary at the end was great to see. Especially the explanations of why Indy is so effective as an actor.

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 5d

Ya know… there’s a huge overlap in the story there.

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 5d

That sound design with the… kitchen scene…

Very few things really affect me, but I still get full body shivers thinking about those sounds. 😭

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 5d

It’s exciting when Taylor writes songs about high school since one of my besties went to school with her. I feel like I have insider info about who’s who in all these stories. 🤫

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 6d

Yeah. Good Boy really is that girl. And that little mini-documentary at the end? Incredible.

Indy absolutely rules and deserves the world.

Movie poster for Good Boy. It features a dog in the upper corner surrounded by shadowy hands reaching out at it.

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 6d

Day 2: NoES Knock-Off

Wishmaster

This definitely feels way more Candyman or Hellraiser than Nightmare on Elm Street, but the assholery of The Djinn is very Freddy. Will definitely be watching the rest of this series.

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Movie poster for Wishmaster. It features a red jewel with a Djinn emerging from it in a trail of smoke.

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 6d

Just finished Bone Lake, and that movie kinda ruled. Great mix of relationship cringe and cat and mouse sequences.

Movie poster for Bone Lake. It is a red poster with two skeletons on it. One skeleton appears to be performing oral sex on the other skeleton.

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 6d

If you want to fully lose every military dependent or veteran in one single move, then fuck with the commissaries. I promise you do not want to go down that road.

(The last time our commissary made a mildly inconvenient change, it was THE issue for months. People don’t just move on.)

Chicken Puppet @chickenpuppet.online · 6d

I know these guys are all dumber than a sack of hammers, but it is fascinating to see the military decide “logistics are gay” in real time

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 7d

Day 1: Karen Black

Auntie Lee’s Meat Pies

Simple movie but quite fun. Definitely has me interested to see more from Karen Black. I’m also baffled at the architecture of this house with the infinitely large bedrooms…

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Movie poster for Auntie Lee’s Meat Pies. It features multiple attractive women, one of whom is holding up a meat pie.

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 7d

Who’s your favorite Jedi? (Wrong answers only)

Screenshot from the anime AKB0048. It features a character holding two microphones with lightsabers emerging from the ends. The text reads “The micsabers’ output is through the roof!”

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 8d

I meannnnnnnnnn… I didn’t hate it. But I will be mad as hell if that ending is how the franchise ends.