Tim’s Slasher Tweet Reviews: “Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan” (1989)

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We are reaching the very end of the Paramount films as Tim Schilling takes on Jason as Jason Takes on Manhattan. Is it worth the trip? Let’s dig into the gory details..

Thoughts before the film:
I mean it’s called #JasonTakesManhattan, what else is there to say about it?

Thoughts while watching:
0:02 Instantly thought of Argento’s Demons during this opening scene.
0:10 Those are not intestines. Those are plastic tubes.
0:24 If Jason took over a boat the size of a cruise ship that would make this 100x better.
0:30 Another bitch character in this one.
0:33 They should never have killed off Ralph.
0:45 This should have been called Jason Takes a Boat and it would have been so much better.
0:53 Okay lying title where is Manhattan?
0:54 I don’t know if it’s the DVD versions I have but these last two movies have been edited so much.
1:03 Well now that there’s like a half hour left, they finally make it.
1:04 How’d they get the dog up the latter!
1:11 Pow right in the kisser.
1:20 Window fetish.
1:27 The chase scene through the city is so freaking cool.
1:27 HAHAH he took off his mask and they just ran.
1:34 Okay the ending of this is awesome.

Overall: If #FridayThe13th Part 8 #JasonTakesManhattan wasn’t called Jason Takes Manhattan, it would have been so much better (only because they lied to us). I liked the setting of the boat, it was actually really cool. The scenes in ‘Manhattan’ were also cool, just not be enough.

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Tim’s Slasher Tweet Reviews: “Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood” (1988)

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I love “The New Blood” but it is a rather hit or miss entry in the “Friday the 13th” series for many horror fans. Let’s see what Tim Schilling, our tweet by tweet movie reviewer has to say.

Thoughts before the film:
This is one of the films in the series I have not yet seen before. I hope that it’s a fraction as good as Part 6! #TheNewBlood

Thoughts while watching:
0:02 The flashbacks are back. Lame.
0:05 Longest opening credits ever?
0:07 Okay Carrie White what are you doing in this movie?
0:15 Carrie White what are you doing!
0:21 Jason is a zombie like 3 times over at this point.
0:26 At least is hasn’t been an hour into the movie until they finally show Jason killing people.
0:33 You go Carrie White, tell that bitch who’s boss.
0:35 I kind of like that they added a character like Melissa. It’s gonna be so good when she dies.
0:37 Kane Hodder is the best Jason.
0:48 They picked some goofy lookin actors for this one.
0:50 It’s getting ready to rain. Again.
1:01 There could have been 20 people named Michael in this series so for and I wouldn’t even know.
1:03 Weed is the biggest theme in this movie.
1:04 His window fetish is back.
1:07 Why the heck was that scene edited!?
1:08 Even Jason is like “what the fuck is Carrie White doing here!?”
1:16 Why is Melissa still alive.
1:17 I take that back. I like the way you die girl.
1:19 Jason is just so pretty.

Overall: Unfortunately #FridayThe13th Part VII #TheNewBlood went back to it’s boring ways again. I won’t even count the whole Carrie White thing because it was just completely random, and other than that, it was the same exact thing as the first 5 movies.

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Tim’s Slasher Tweet Reviews: “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives” (1986)

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When Tim starting watching this series, I had a feeling he was going to like “Jason Lives” the most of the bunch. Let’s see if my hunch on that was right…

Thoughts before the film:
After this, I will be halfway through the #FridayThe13th series. And so far, the movies are a LOT better than I remember them. #JasonLives

Thoughts while watching:
0:03 I LOVE the beginning to this one. Even when I was a kid I thought it was awesome.
0:07 Though the way Jason comes back to life makes no sense, they still do it in an awesome way.
0:10 Is it just me or does this one already seem more well put together(production wise) than the other movies so far?
0:13 Haha I love the couple who are driving the car and get stuck.
0:20 Uh oh. Kids.
0:22 AH! I JUST realized the guy who plays Tommy is in Return of the Living Dead 1 & 2. Awesome.
0:23 These paintballers are hilarious.
0:27 Does he think I’m a fart head?
0:36 This one definitely has tons more black comedy than the others. And it works really well.
0:48 There goes Jason and his window fetish again.
0:58 Jason made me jump.
1:01 I like this Tommy so much better than the one in Part 5. He’s more like the kid from Part 4.
1:07 It’s not raining yet. I’m concerned.
1:19 Well it sucks to be you right now, Jason.
1:21 Nooooo not Tommy!

Overall: #FridayThe13th Part VI #JasonLives is a HUGE improvement over the last few movies in the series. It was almost a black comedy, which I think is perfect for this series. It was just a fun movie to watch, I didn’t get bored once and the characters weren’t annoying as hell.

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Not Quite Horror: “Catching Hell” (2011)

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Not Quite Horror contains reviews of films not traditionally considered horror films. By analyzing them as horror films (identifying the monster, discussing the shared worry for the audience and the main characters, and understanding the depth of horror available to the viewer), who knows? There’s more than one way to watch a movie.

Catching Hell (2011)

The Monster: Ten years ago, in 2003, reclusive Cubs fan Steve Bartman grabbed a foul ball from Cubs outfielder Moises Alou during the National League Championship Series. After taking an out away from his favorite team, the Cubs team lost the game and later lost the series.

Catching Hell is an ESPN documentary about the reaction to Bartman’s mental error. The documentary captures all of the other fans who tried to catch the same ball, all of the things thrown at Bartman, and the efforts taken to keep Bartman safe from angry fans after the game was over. When the harassment continues, and spreads across the country, the public shaming becomes surreal.

With his headphones and sweatshirt, Barman is easily recognizable as different from most of the people around him. But Bartman is not the monster. Sports fans are.

In this case, the fans happen to be Cubs fans. Despite all of the other factors involved in the Cubs loss to the Marlins in the Championship Series, frustrated Cubs fans zeroed in on Steve Bartman. The threats and media attention drove Bartman into seclusion.

The Horror: Watching Catching Hell is like reading Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” all over again. It’s easy to have sympathy for Bartman (unless the Cubbie blue runs too deep in your blood to forgive him). He wasn’t just the target of angry fans; he was hated by fans of his favorite team. The caps on the heads of the fans screaming at him shared the same logo with his own.

The Shared Fate: Catching Hell takes its time and leads viewers to a mirror. Would it be so difficult to imagine any of us who truly love a sporting team could turn on another fan that was at the wrong place at the wrong time? Like “The Lottery,” people are happy to show their most violent side to a scapegoat.

Bartman was a real human being who could sponge up years of Cubs frustration simply by staying alive and taking a beating. Who says it couldn’t be you next time?

— I am indebted to Noel Carroll’s The Philosophy of Horror for his ideas on defining horror, as well as John Skipp and Craig Spector’s article “Death’s Rich Pageantry, or Skipp & Spector’s Handy-Dandy Splatterpunk Guide to the Horrors of Non-horror Film” in Cut! Horror Writers on Horror Film for a similar idea.–

–Axel Kohagen

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Indie Slasher “The Campground” is Killing for Your Help

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Slasher Studios is always eager to help another horror filmmaker do things their way independently. Today we are taking the look at a slasher indie film on Kickstarter that needs your help to succeed. Their film “The Campground” can’t make this movie without you and need just $500.

The Plot:
“When some friends decide to throw a small get together birthday party at an old abandoned campground they never planned on being killed or kidnapped one by one. In this relaunch of a lost genre known as Slasher Films you’ll be dying too see what’s around the next camper!”

Sounds like our kind of horror movie! To become a backer, click on the link below and make sure to check out the official teaser trailer for the film below as well.

The Campground Kickstarter

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Tim’s Slasher Tweet Reviews: “Friday the 13th: A New Beginning” (1985)

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The Final Chapter? LIES!! Of course we are back with another tweet by tweet review as Tim Schilling takes a look at Friday the 13th-A New Beginning. This seems to be a love it or hate it film among many fans of the genre. Does Tim dig it?

Thoughts before the film:
Well,I’m pretty sure Jason died in the last two movies.But Im sure they’ll make a good reason as to how he’s alive now,right? #ANewBeginning

Thoughts while watching:
0:01 This didn’t start with a flashback? Oh man they’re changin’ it up this time.
0:05 I liked Tommy from Part 4, I hope they don’t ruin the character in this one.
0:13 Man you are one scared cat.
0:18 I’m really good at doing laundry.
0:21 These kids are psychopaths.
0:26 Will they ever say what happened to Trish or is it never said like all the other good characters?
0:37 The jumping cat is the only remotely scary thing so far.
0:46 Watching that guy get squished by the tree and belt thing was disgusting.
0:51 Is Reggie’s brother playing the same exact character as be does in Return of the Living Dead?
0:53 Tommy is apparently a ninja now.
0:58 This mother and son shouldn’t be complaining about the people next door. They should be living with them.
1:05 Whoa it’s raining!
1:11 Reggie’s scream hahahha.
1:22 This whole barn thing is very familiar.
1:29 I feel like that ending makes up for most of the movie.

Overall: #FridayThe13th #ANewBeginning again was basically the same thing as the first four movies, with really nothing new except that they tried making a new killer, which obviously didn’t work (until the very last scene, which was kinda awesome in my opinion).

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Tim’s Slasher Tweet Reviews: “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter” (1984)

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One more tweet by tweet review as Tim Schilling dives deeper into the Friday the 13th series, this time reviewing Friday the 13th-The Final Chapter. Many fans feel this is one of the best, if not the best sequel in the series. Let’s find out what Tim thinks..

Thoughts before the film:
I have a feeling this series streak can’t last too long. Already a quarter way through them! #FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter

Thoughts while watching:
0:01 Whoa! It’s starting off with a flashback!
0:03 Well the awesome title sequence didn’t last too long in this series.
0:10 But Jason got an axe in his head the last movie. How is he still alive?
0:12 Holy Jesus Christmas shit!
0:14 I liked the hospital setting. They should have stayed there longer than they did.
0:19 Who made a stone and buried Mrs. Voorhees?
0:24 Tommy, what kind of freak out was that?
0:31 Pretend dying is so old.
0:33 Is this guy a Jason hunter or something?
0:40 Everyone is so weird in this one.
0:47 What a way to die.
0:49 The cabin these people are staying like looks eerily similar to the Psycho home.
0:51 When isn’t is raining?
1:02 Random super powers activate!
1:18 Jason’s favorite past time is throwing things, people, and himself through windows.
1:24 Someone should just cut Jason’s hands off and none of this would happen.
1:26 Tommy with his head shaven is more scary looking than Jason without his mask.

Overall: While #FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter was still fun to watch, the story is getting a little redundant. I liked the ending, however, but since there’s like 8 more movies left in the series, it kind of ruins it.

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2.5

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Tim’s Slasher Tweet Reviews: “Friday the 13th Part 3” (1982)

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Our tweet by tweet reviewer Tim Schilling is back and this time he is taking a look at Friday the 13th Part III. A love it or hate movie in the series, I must admit that I have never been a fan of this installment. Let’s see what Tim has to say..

Thoughts before the film:
Part II was a HUGE improvement over the first one. At this point, the rest of the movies just blur together to me. #FridayThe13thPartIII

Thoughts while watching:
0:02 Flashbacks galore.
0:09 No Ginny in this one? I actually liked her.
0:12 Why can’t I have a rabbit walking around the store I work at?
0:14 Uh that’s fuckin gross I don’t need those sound effects.
0:18 They threw in the most awkward character ever in this movie.
0:21 Holy déjà vu. Can you get that from watching a movie?
0:22 They realized they killed Ralph too early in the series so they had to make this rip off guy.
0:30 I like Shelly. These movies need someone like him.
0:33 I’d go piss on those guys motorcycles. But knocking them over is just as good.
0:36 ….I kinda forgot Jason was in this movie until they just showed him now.
0:41 I hate these bikers. I can’t wait until they get it.
0:54 Don’t do it Shelly! Don’t you hear the creepy music? Not good!
1:01 Pow right in the kisser (I gotta say that at least once in each movie).
1:05 How did you not see a person laying underneath the hammock?
1:09 I always think of the barn scene when I’m talking about this series.
1:24 Jason almost dies like 7 times in this movie alone.

Overall: What’s with all the hate for #FridayThe13thPartIII!? I honestly think it’s just as good as Part II. Likable characters (and dislikable, in the good way), awesome ending (I love the barn scene), and it introduced the famous hockey mask!

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Tim’s Slasher Tweet Reviews: “Friday the 13th Part II” (1981)

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Ready for another tweet by tweet review? Tim Schilling is back and this time he is taking on my personal favorite of the Friday the 13th series: Friday the 13th Part 2. Let’s see if Mr. Schilling enjoys the film as much as I do.

Thoughts before the film:
Part two of the marathon begins. I haven’t seen this one in a while, so I really hope it’s better than the first one. #FridayThe13thPartII

Thoughts while watching:
0:03 Alice was the only character I remotely liked in the first one.
0:05 You a psycho biiiiitch!
0:09 I see what you did there. You tried to make it seem like someone was walking to the shower. Real tricky.
0:10 Production wise, this is already a huge improvement of the first one.
0:12 Noooo why Alice!?
0:15 Not this crazy dude again.
0:16 This series really is shot in nice looking areas, I would love to have seen more scenery shots.
0:25 They said it! They said the name!
0:27 I instantly thought of Hatchet when that guy jumped at the campfire. Victor Crowley lives!
0:31 I like these characters so much more than the first one.
0:36 At least there hasn’t been any completely useless scenes so far.
0:38 Honestly 9.999999999/10 times I never see the reason to kill an animal in a movie.
0:40 Run Jason, ruuuuuun.
0:46 A casino? In the middle of nowhere?
0:50 Once the sex and nudity starts it’s horror movie law to start killing off characters.
0:54 Look at that KISS pinball machine in the background.
1:01 Stop killing all the likable characters!
1:05 I just love the bag.
1:09 Whenever I think of Jason, I think of the scene where he like bashes through the window. I have no idea why.
1:12 Pow right in the kisser!
1:15 Did she… Did she pee her pants? Or did I miss something?
1:18 What kinda drugs do you think Jason is on?
1:25 Oh yay the dog didn’t die. Thank you. But that jump scare did get me. Thank you for that also.

Overall: #FridayThe13thPartII is what part one should have been. Though it’s basically the same movie, Part II is done well, has likable characters, and isn’t full of pointless scenes that moves the story nowhere. Bag Jason FTW.

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Tim’s Slasher Tweet Reviews: Friday the 13th (1980)

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Our one and only Twitter horror reviewer Tim Schilling is finally back and this time he is taking on the Friday the 13th series. Today we bring you the first three installments of the groundbreaking franchise starting with the original installment below. Tim has never been much of a Jason fan. Let’s see if that’s changed….

Thoughts before the film:
Starting the whole thing off with the one and only, the original #FridayThe13th

Thoughts while watching:
0:03 Sex in the first 5 minutes of a horror film is always a sign of trouble.
0:05 Rockin’ music. I forgot the title sequence was awesome but simple.
0:11 Ghosts, ha, yeah that’s what’s there.
0:16 Jean short shorts on guys can stay in the 80’s.
0:21 The scene when she jumps out of the car ALWAYS made me cover my eyes when I was younger.
0:23 If you were a flavored of ice cream what would you be?
0:27 Lets destroy the entire room to kill a poor little snake.
0:31 Ralph you’re a creepo.
0:39 Monopoly is my favorite game! I dare someone to try to beat me.
0:44 Can’t you guys hear someone screaming ch ch ch op op op!? They do it every time they are close!
0:56 Crazy people going outside in the rain. Dontcha know you’re gonna die?
1:03 This movie is a period piece.
1:08 What I like about this movie (compared to Halloween and ANOES) you don’t know who the killer is until the end.
1:08 And then they just change who the killer is for the second one.
1:14 Mrs. Voorhees is possibly the only good thing about this movie.
1:17 His name was Jason. He wasn’t a very good swimmer.
1:25 Scenes draaaaag on forever in this. If they were cut to show only what was needed, the movie would be an hour long.
1:30 But wait the last scene with Alice in the boat is one of the greatest things ever.

Overall: I’ll give credit to #FridayThe13th for the awesome idea of a serial killer in a summer camp, but other than that, it’s kinda boring. I didn’t care for any of the characters and there were tons of pointless scenes in it. You may now throw your tomatoes.

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2.5

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