Ha ha, yes, I’ve heard of the Grandpa Joe memes ! “Maybe if the floor wasn’t so cold…” maybe try putting on socks ? !
Of course I know who Slugworth is…still kind of raises some questions, I think, about how he immediately gets everywhere. But, he told me not to worry about it
I’ll have to re-read the book at some point [and the sequel]. But the question is, who’s the greatest villain…Grandpa Joe, or Willy Wonka himself ? !
Bong Joon Ho is back!
Pity he had to be American, but otherwise looks great.
Watched Longlegs tonight. I’m guessing it’s very much improved by seeing it in a dark cinema, as I found it to be decidedly mid range.
It was beautifully shot and the acting was fair good, it just wasn’t that interesting or scary. After all I’d heard about it I was rather disappointed, but it may not have been as effective as I watched it at home, albeit with the lights off. 
Finally got around to watching Terrifier and Terrifier 2, and while neither are particularly great films, it’s clear the filmmakers had a bigger budget and much better quality gore in the second film, and that the filmmakers improved their craft a bit by the second film. I can see why gorehounds might really like the second film, but there are much better exploitation, grind house and gorefests that are better executed and have more interesting things to say than this series does. There were glimpses of something more in the second film but they never really delivered on any of it. Great gore though.
You like Cronenberg?
Yes. It’s required of all Canadian cinema folks to like Cronenberg 
Whatever you’re doing, stop and watch this film. It’s brilliant, and on Netflix.
I was never one for gore/body horror as I was kinda traumatized by a scene in Poltergeist where a man’s face falls apart when I was a kid. However, I saw the Fly a few months ago without issue so maybe that stage of my squeamish life is past. Any Cronenberg recommendations? I know folks consider his oeuvre core to the gore canon.
Any Cronenberg recommendations? I know folks consider his oeuvre core to the gore canon.
Hmm, Cronenberg might appeal to gore fans… I’d say his movies are more oozey, sticky and squishy in a different manner of gross ways, a bit like John Carpenter. The Fly Is probably the most approachable and well received, and really captures that kinda grossness. (Acting in that is so good and so fun!) I’d say if you want more icky weirdness and want something similia to it… Naked Lunch is a pretty similar one. Both of these are a bit mild too, compared to some of his movies (Rabid and Shivers are pretty disgusting, violent horror films from his earlier days) Also, much of his movies are pretty disturbing in ways that go well beyond the visuals, though… My personal favorite is eXistenZ. and Videodrome being what I found of his to be the most disturbing.
I actually bought the Criterion years ago at a resale shop for Videodrone and let it sit on my shelf because I wasn’t quite sure if it was going to be too gross for me. But after watching the Fly, I think I’m ready to watch more of his stuff.
I agree with @GigaDeathNullGolem, while Cronenberg certainly works in body horror, I would hesitate to really classify his work as gory. It’s tactile, viscera and uncomfortable but not really gore for its own sake.
Currently watching The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store, which is quite charming so far.
If you were fine with The Fly you shouldn’t have any problems with Videodrome.
Cronenberg has made a lot of really great films that contain very little to none of those body horror visuals. Films like Crash, M Butterfly, Eastern Promises, Maps to the Stars, and Dead Ringers are all fantastic IMO and while some of them work within similar themes like the human body, they are less concerned with showing you a bunch of gross effects.
Which one did you watch, the original The Fly or the remake?
Goldblum
The Goldblum one was good, but the original is my favorite version. If you can I highly recommend to watch it. It shows its age but at the core I find it more scary, maybe for what it doesn’t show of the fly more than for what it does. But I have a lot of nostalgia for it and many other older horror movies.
i first saw that one. when i was probably about 10. oh that ending lol.
So, I am a bit surprised that there are ZERO David Cronenberg video game adaptations. I guess he either wasn’t popular enough or was too edgy in the 80’s (despite the Canadian government funding his forays) for anyone to try to do so. I am a little surprised… not even some acclaim britcomp shitgame! You’d think they would have done this with The Fly. (at least I would have) ChatGPT suggested that Superhot was a spiritual successor to Videodrome and I found that really amusing!
In comparison, John Carpenter’s Halloween saw a release for the 2600 (though it was reportedly sold ‘under the table’ in video stores) and its actually pretty good IMO. Might be a fun thing for some of you to explore for 20 mins or so entering into October 
But yeah… Now I really WANT a Videodrome game now. OMG. Superhot actually does encapsulate on similar ideas. So does Cruelty Squad (maybe most Cronenbergian game ever?)
This looks like it could be really good. I wonder if they put the early 2000s light bloom on as a joke though 
