Monster Marathon October 2023
My goal is to watch 30 horror/monster/ghost/vampire/etc movies this month, might watch a couple of scary dramas or with creatures in them.
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1. Meg 2: The Trench
Chinese Movie - 2023
More teeth than the first one
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2. The Fortune Tellers
Korean Movie - 2012
Scary bad
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3. Onibaba
Japanese Movie - 1964
Freaky mask and what constitutes demonic behavior
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4. The X from Outer Space
Japanese Movie - 1967
Outer space action and a big chicken Kaiju
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5. Encounters Of The Spooky Kind
Hong Kong Movie - 1980
Sexist and had instances of animal abuse. Only Sammo's fights shone in this film, that and a hopping vampire.
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6. The Great Yokai War
Japanese Movie - 2005
Way too long. Big bad was compelling. The blonde dominatrix was an interesting choice for a children's movie.
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7. Monster Hunter
Japanese Movie - 2020
Mila was badass, loved Tony Jaa in it, and I'm always happy to see the quirky Ron Perlman. Not much of a story but great monsters.
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8. Snow Monster
Chinese Movie - 2019
Hilariously bad rendition of King Kong. Land sharks. That's all I'm going to say.
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9. Parallel World
Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes
I found the mystical elements confusing. What wasn't confusing was the chemistry Ni Ni had with Bai Yu
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10. Ghost Walk
Korean Movie - 2019
Very slow slice of life murder mystery ghost story that did get a little bloody near the end.
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11. Scent of a Ghost
Korean Movie - 2019
Almost 40 year olds cast as college kids was bizarre. The female ghost was good, but the sex crazed ghosts influencing people in an apartment bldg was over the top.
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12. Gappa: The Triphibian Monster
Japanese Movie - 1967
Despite being highly motivated to crush cities, the Kaiju looking for their baby fell flat.
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13. Taoist Master: Kylin
Chinese Movie - 2020
Billed as a monster on a mountain...not
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14. Vampire Cleanup Department
Hong Kong Movie - 2017
Hopping Vampires!
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15. Varan
Japanese Movie - 1958
Reworking of Gojira only Varan could fly. Supposed to be made for tv so a bit cheaply made.
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16. The Miracle Fighters
Hong Kong Movie - 1982
One of those classic comedic kung fu flicks that hasn’t aged well. The fights were good but the middle was super draggy.
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17. Show Me the Ghost
Korean Movie - 2021
Felt more like a drama episode
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18. The Eight Masters
Taiwanese Movie - 1977
Hopping Vampires!
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19. BraveStorm
Japanese Movie - 2017
Disjointed story and lacking in suspense
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20. Goldbuster
Hong Kong Movie - 2017
.5 bump for a female director and one of the few slapstick comedies that made me laugh in a few places
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21. Yan Chixia - Five-Tailed Scorpion
Chinese Movie - 2020
Worst thing a monster movie can be----boring
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22. Big Monster Wangmagwi
Korean Movie - 1967
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23. The Night of the Undead
Korean Movie - 2020
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24. Super Legend God Hikoza
Japanese Movie - 2022
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25. Death Kappa
Japanese Movie - 2010
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26. Spiritual Kung Fu
Hong Kong Movie - 1978
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27. The Water Monster
Chinese Movie - 2019
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28. Kaiju Mono
Japanese Movie - 2016
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29. Rohan au Louvre
Japanese Movie - 2023
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30. Mega Crocodile
Chinese Movie - 2019
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31. A Werewolf Boy
Korean Movie - 2012