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1
Coraline (2009,  PG)
2
The Toe Tactic (2009,  Unrated)
3
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005,  R)
4
The Cars That Ate Paris (1974,  PG)
5
[Rec] (2007,  R)
6
The Skydivers (Fiend from Half Moon Bay)(Panic at Half Moon Bay) (1963,  Unrated)
7
The Zombie Diaries (2007,  Unrated)
8
The Thing (1982,  R)
The Thing
Watching this with someone who had never seen it before, I discovered a few things I had forgotten. One, the plot is a little opaque if you're watching for the first time. You have to be patient while the story unfolds. The film is gory, even compared to today's R-rated horror. (I remember HATING the neutered version that used to play on WPIX all the time.) Finally, that ending can really leave you hanging if you're expecting something more. What's interesting is that the gaps in the mystery (who got infected and when?) plus the open ending force you to finish the story yourself. Either right away or late at night while trying to fall asleep...
9
Big Trouble in Little China (1986,  PG-13)
Big Trouble in Little China
The more I watch it, the more I love it. A great mash-up of screwball comedy, Chinese fantasy, and action genres that was before its time. I love that new characters are constantly introduced without warning, usually to deliver exposition with rapid-fire dialogue. Kurt Russell's Jack Burton can't do anything right, but doesn't seem to notice. James Hong is amazing in all incarnations of Lo Pan. Carpenter's music, as usual, is deceptively simple but drives the movie, particularly in how it ties together the opening scenes.
10
My Bloody Valentine 3-D (2009,  R)
11
Friday the 13th (2009,  R)
12
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978,  PG)
13
The Legend of Suriyothai (2003,  R)
14
Dreams on Spec (2007,  Unrated)

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