Post by @jpaskaruk@growers.social

2026-10-14 14:30 UTC

@synlogic4242@social.vivaldi.net @compfu@mograph.social It's funny, I saw ITMOM in the theatre when it came out, and I remember being thoroughly entertained, but I've never done a rewatch. I also, for all my Carpenter evangelism, have yet to see Ghosts of Mars. (edit: I'm even an old Ice Cube fan, it's very odd really...) Hmm... I wonder, is there a less ironic version of Monsterdon, where people watch horror that is meant to be good rather than terrible?

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@klu9@ohai.social 2026-10-15 23:16

@jpaskaruk@growers.social @synlogic4242@social.vivaldi.net @compfu@mograph.social @kamikat@dmv.community has recently started #WickedWed horror watch party, Wednesdays 17.30 US ET (too early for MB?) Last few months, finally watched POD (😍), The Fog (😐) & ITMOM (😍) in #Monsterdon & of course re-re-re-watched BTILC (😍) in #KungFuSat Rewatched EFNY (😍) last year in #MondayActionMovie & Vampires (👍) 2 yrs ago, & it's been yeeeaars since GoM (❓), time for a rewatch #JohnCarpenter

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@compfu@mograph.social 2026-10-14 16:44

@jpaskaruk@growers.social @synlogic4242@social.vivaldi.net Ghosts of Mars also has a young Jason Statham in it. I really thought that this was a new movie when I saw it on Netflix. But since it's old it actually does have its charm. There's a lot of effort put into sets, costumes and also effects. I can imagine watching and enjoying it in a non-ironic way if you have a bunch of friends over and you're a little bit tipsy. The dialogue is bad and stilted so you'd have to be a fan to enjoy it in a sober state.

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