Friday, May 07, 2010

Entry #16 - Top 10 Favorite Slasher Film: Part II

Since it's Friday, I thought I would finish part 2 of My Top 10 Favorite Slasher Films. I was originally going to post part 2 the next day, but I got bored with it. So, I guess I will makes this a Friday feature. SLASHER FRIDAY or something to that effect. I'm just spit balling here. Maybe every Friday I will talk about a slasher film or films or whatever all involving Slasher films. I think this sounds good, I'm OK with it. Any-who...

MY TOP FIVE FAVORITE SLASHER MOVIES

5.) The Driller Killer (1979) Directed by Abel Ferrara
Summary According to imdb: An artist slowly loses his mind as he and his two female friends scrape to pay the bills. The punk band downstairs increasingly agitates him, his art dealer is demanding that he complete his big canvas painting as promised, and he gets into fights with his girlfriends. When the dealer laughs at his canvas he snaps, and begins taking it out on the people responsible for his pain and random transients in the manner suggested by the title.

I'm a big fan of Abel Ferrara. He's raw, strange, cheap, darkly humorous, and loud. The first thing you see in this movie is: THIS FILM SHOULD BE PLAYED LOUD, which I abide by. Since this film is an early slasher film, it's a very different kind of slasher film. The film follows the killer as he descends into madness through the streets of scummy crime ridden 1970's New York City. I love the post-apocalyptic look of 1970's New York and very few movies capture that. Troma's Combat Shock is another movie that perfectly captures the horribleness of 1970's New York. I can not recommend this movie any higher. I found the whole movie on youtube, which is below. There is no reason not to watch it.

FULL MOVIE



4.) My Bloody Valentine (1981) Directed by George Mihalka
Summary According to imdb: There's a big valentine-party planned in the little coal mining town of Valentine Bluffs, Nova Scotia. It is the first Valentine's Day party in 20 years, because then there was an accident in the mine, and the accident happened because the men responsible for the security was at the party. The sole surviving miner, named Harry Warden, later killed them, and told the town NEVER to arrange a Valentine's Day party again. The party begins, and so does the killing...

This is the best non-Franchise 1980's slasher film. If you want to start watching slasher films, I suggest the Friday the 13th films and My Bloody Valentine. This film is the perfect slasher film gateway. It's full of interesting enough characters, awesome death scenes, and great atmosphere. Even the 3D remake wasn't that bad, but I suggest the original first.

My Bloody Valentine 1981 Trailer from Bob Benkosky on Vimeo.


3.) Friday the 13th (1980) Directed by Sean S. Cunningham
Summary: YOU SHOULD ALREADY KNOW.

This is one of the most important slashers movies of all time. Also my favorite movie franchise. I watch these film over and over again as a kid. But today, I realize the true importance of the first film. This film made violent deaths in movies famous. This movie is the reason I like slasher films. Bored Now.

Instead of a trailer, here is a shitty Fan Film.


THE FINAL TWO FILMS WILL RETURN IN...
MY TOP 10 FAVORITE SLASHER FILM - PART III: DREAM WARRIORS

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