5 Overlooked Films Ep 22 - 5 Horror films from 5 Different Countries

[@Cameleonbates]

Man, Time Crimes may just have my favorite time travel story.

[@big3ye378]

I dont know how you do it Cecil. This is a one stop shop to learn about cool movies I would have otherwise never known have existed. Much appreciated.

[@howsitvingoing2048]

100%!!!

[@mikevalenzuela3974]

"When evil lurks" from the director of "terrified" is also a fantastic picture.

[@apanapandottir205]

That movie messed me up haha. Definitely gonna watch anything that guy puts out.

[@cpdreyer]

Timecrimes can only be solved by Timecops. Help us Jean Claude Van Damme, you're our only timehope.

[@lizhasasthma]

I was so excited to see Gonjiam in the thumbnail! I stumbled across it with some friends while we were trying to rustle up something good for a movie night and we were not disappointed

[@GoodBadFlicks]

I nearly jumped out of my chair at the thumbnail scene. One of the best uses of jump scare out there

[@marthavoelz]

Great selection! I’m happy to see you mention Atterados. Really great film. My fav Spanish/Mexican horror flick is The Devil’s Backbone. First put Guillermo del Toro on my radar.

[@gharbadtheweak3421]

Terrified deserves it's own video. Rugna, in my opinion, has made the best horror films of the last decade.

[@weeklyfont]

Terrified is okay, I'm not crazy about it, but his follow up When Evil Lurks is an absolute masterclass of brutality. Would recommend that one first and then work back to Terrified if you dig it. Edit: And RAW is soooooooo good! You'll never look at chicken fingers the same way again.

[@doublep1980]

If you need some more recommendations from other countries: - "Baskin" (2015) from Turkey. A squad of cops, gets involved with a Satanist cult and things get crazy. - "Macabre" ( 2009 ) from Indonesia, directed by the Mo Brothers, it´s a crazy Slasher/ Cannibal movie.

[@Belgand]

Eh, Baskin jumps from being incredibly tedious in the first half to completely incomprehensible in the second.

[@fisheyenomiko]

Seconding "Baskin". It's... holy shit, it's a LOT. In a good way. [caveat: I actually noped out of this movie near the end, so I haven't seen it all. But I liked what I did see, and everyone else seems to to like it, so I feel comfortable recommending it]

[@bluesman99999]

Thanks for the recommendations Cecil! Appreciate you getting the word out on these international horror films that I certainly missed.

[@johannesbuchholz3293]

Funnily enough, I watched Terrified just yesterday and it is indeed really, really good. The film is like The Conjuring's weirder, meaner South American cousin.

[@Welsh_Dragon756]

Yeah. It's really good

[@hartthorn]

Timecrimes was a watch I had years ago, and it's still so memorable. It's like Primer but 70% less dense in what it's trying to do. The more straightforward approach on what it is made to encompass makes it a less demanding watch, and also allows you to really soak in the atmosphere a lot better.

[@weeklyfont]

Triangle is also a pretty good example of this even though I think Timecrimes is a bit better just cause the ending is stuck slightly better (its always tough to with timey wimey movies)

[@Cameleonbates]

LOVED Timecrimes. I think maybe the first time travel movie I saw that felt like a closed loop of events.

[@otaking3582]

Wow, a J-horror film that even I've never heard of before!

[@hellisthenightside]

My go-to is Rec 1 and 2. Greatest horror found footage. Haven't seen the third or fourth in the trilogy series.

[@Rando1975]

First 2 are great. 3 was okay and only a small part is found footage style. Haven't seen the 4th.

[@abegarfield7030]

​@@Rando1975 I was under the impression that the 3rd wouldn't be any good. It's nice to have that confirmed. It just looks like a cash-grab. I didn't know there was a 4th. I agree that the first 2 are brilliant.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

@@abegarfield7030 I heard the 3rd was bad, but it is a lot better than what you hear. I think the 3rd is a prequel? I will say that the 4th is the last, and wraps the series up pretty well.

[@bibiijaz6238]

I love all of them lol

[@probablynotmyname8521]

I hated rec 2 it sucked al the mystery out of it.

[@PaulDozierZZoMBiE13]

Truly loving this series, Cecil. Great work, as always!!!

[@oldmanharley4018]

the "paranormal tv crew go to film a fake show only to find out it's real" started with an amazing tales from the crypt episode afaik.

[@DARam4009]

Yeah, it was called “Television Terror”, from the second season.

[@marie-helenemartel7147]

Thanks for talking about Terrified. It deserves more recognition.

[@calebgulick7240]

Man, Terrified is a great movie, very creepy feeling through the whole thing. Great video brother!

[@gadaleantudor]

Aterrados is incredible. Not the best horror movie I've seen, but definitely the scariest one. I'm basically immune at getting scared when watching a horror, but that film messed me up for at least a week. Almost made me check under my bed before going to sleep.

[@EskeAndersen]

Terrified is a true masterpiece. Do not miss out! Some of the best lovecraftian horror I've ever seen.

[@rileyweston236]

Raw is a great recommendation! I happened to see it at my local indie theater in Salt Lake when it was new, I’ll never forget that gut-wrenching watch.

[@FORRESTtheunoriginal]

OH SHIT TIMECRIMES MENTIONED! I love Los Cronocrimenes! It's my go to obscure movie to tell everyone! And my go to "best timetravel movie" to bring up! Holy shit someone else has seen it!

[@PhantomPheet]

I woke up to Terrified auto-playing on Shudder one day. Even if if the subtitles hadn't been on i would've understood everything that was happening which say a lot about how it was shot.

[@bensneb360]

House (1977) from Japan is quite fun and trippy

[@christophermerlot3366]

I watched that the first time as a teenager. And I was on mushrooms. Enough said.

[@abegarfield7030]

It is pretty good. Hasu as it's sometimes known.

[@TheIceAnt]

This has the be the best way to watch it uninitiated.

[@FrenchToast663]

Mansion of the Ghost Cat (1958) also from Japan

[@Madbandit77]

Beat-boxing demon? Isn't that Doug E. Fresh? 😲

[@gregoryvn3]

Heeheehee

[@NorrinRaddIITurbo]

TimeCrimes was great. I clicked on it thinking it was just another slasher and got so much more.

[@borislugosi54]

Time Crimes is a certifiable classic. Cleverly uses a plot point to allow the time travel element to not fall apart with contradictions

[@Belgand]

I disagree. It has one of the worst instances of time travel paradox I've seen in any media.

[@borislugosi54]

@@Belgand are you being hyperbolic? Please explain, i am genuinely curious. I thought it used a clever "gimmick" that kept the story pretty tidy

[@Belgand]

@@borislugosi54 Not at all. The entire film only happened because of events from later and taking them back in time. Bill and Ted isn't even that egregious.

[@borislugosi54]

@@Belgand Bill and Ted planning on doing something later to allow them to do something in their present is pretty simple and ridiculous, although comical. Everything isn't happening after in Time Crimes, the events are happening before, during and after we start with the protagonist sitting in his lawn chair. Granted, it's more of a mystery thriller than a deep dive into time travel, but I'd say it's got a tight script that effectively and neatly ties together. Saying the film has the worst time travel paradox seen in any media seems greatly exaggerated considering the amount of flimsy logic seen in most attempts at it. It wasn't for you and i can respect that though. Thanks for commenting back

[@Arinesart]

Demian Rugna movies are ALL pretty disturbing. A must see for horror fans.

[@henghau]

Just rewatched Gonjiam as part of a local horror film festival in Singapore and it is still as scary as the first watch back in 2018. Thanks for highlighting this Korean found-footage classic in your video! (And for reminding me of the beat-boxing demon, although I personally call it the black-eyed quick-talking ghost)

[@BertTurbaville]

My Gawd how do you find these gems, Cecil? That scene at the very end of the video made me laugh out loud. Great work as usual, buddy!

[@mrgalactus7264]

Great recommendations Cecil. Terrified rattled me, it was really grounded. Demian Rugna's movie When Evil Lurks is awesome too.

[@IRSmovies15]

When Evil Lurks I believe was the sequel to Terrified. Some of the same items were used

[@travisshallenberger9486]

Man, you're getting pretty light on the "Bad" part of the channel's name lately. Not that I'm complaining! You're bringing us gems from near and far that deserve way more attention. You could fill up several horror marathons with the 5 forgotten/overlooked series just from the past 6 months. I'm glad you're out there finding these movies, though I can't help but wonder about the movies that didn't make the cut, and the movies that fell FAR short of the cut!

[@michaelkeenan2307]

He explains it better in the black Christmas episode but the idea of the channel names is about good movies people assume are bad.

[@Warstub]

I see it now as Good and Bad flicks, rather than the original concept of Bad Flicks that are Good 😁

[@NSGrendel]

Chrono Cops is one of my favourite ever "Thargs Future Shocks" I ever read. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@fumblztv8979]

When I first saw Timecrimes, I ended up watching it 3 times in a row so I could figure out precisely what was happening. A top-tier time travel movie. Another great list.

[@WAProdthejohman]

Watch "When the evil lurks" from the same director of Terrified", excellent horror film aswell

[@brianvanveldhoven]

Man i love hate the Thumbnail!!! Thank you for all your hard work Cecil, movie nights have been great!!

[@glyyytch]

I've been trying to get friends and family to watch Gonjiam Haunted Aslyum since I saw it when it came out. Love seeing someone else give it the credit it deserves. While Grave Encounters is good, I think Gonjiam Haunted Aslyum is much, much better.

[@retsz]

This might be the first episode where I’ve actually seen most of these. Everything but time crimes. Haunted asylum and terrified are pretty good and surprisingly fly way under the radar for horror fans. Also, while i laughed at it this time seeing it as the stinger, The “beatboxing scene” actually got me when i watched the full movie, alone at night with the sound cranked up, and it’s hard to find jump scares that genuinely make me jump in my seat these days

[@JenMistress]

Managed to find them all, including Grave Encounters 1 and 2. Only one to give me trouble was the Haunted Apartment, but thanks to your heads up, got it from KZbin. I know how to set up English Subtitles on KZbin, learned how from an Asian ASMR KZbinr. 😉 I have to be in the right frame of mind for subtitles, but all of these are bookmark for whenever I am. Thank you for this.

[@butiplayoneontv]

What a list! Time Crimes is amazing, one of the best time travel films ever made. And Terrified is one of the scariest films I've ever watched.

[@kri249]

I love Time crimes. About 15 years ago I use to buy random foreign movies that sounded good but knowing next to nothing what to expect. Time crimes was the best of all my selections. It handles the time travel subject very realistically with no paradoxes. And on top of that it does it in the most entertaining way. Absolutely love this film.

[@Scamdar]

That beatboxing ghost got you so good when we watched it 😂

[@GoodBadFlicks]

It did indeed!

[@jcobolt]

I just watched Bloody Hell and had a great time. I look forward for more foreign films

[@fisheyenomiko]

I'll do 5, each from a different country. Quick Honorable Mention: "Mystics in Bali" from Indonesia. It's not on the actual list because it's.... not that good? But it's entertaining, and it features a monster most of you have probably never heard of. 5. "La Llorona" from Guatemala. This isn't that "Conjuring"-universe crap or anything; this is a modern take on the Weeping Woman legend. It's a really neat version of the tale. 4. "The Eye" from Hong Kong. Guys. Guys... I love this movie SO MUCH. I want a physical copy but I can't find one! This is an "I see dead people" movie with a nice twist. It's sad, hopeful, tragic... Watch it! 3. "One Cut of the Dead" from Japan. A "found footage", one take, Japanese zombie comedy. 2. "We Are What We Are" from Mexico. Come for the cannibalism, stay for the study of what happens when a family loses its most critical member. 1. "The House From the End of Time" from Venezuela. It's a haunted house story. Or is it?

[@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545]

Hey Cecil. I was thinking about this video series. How about for a departure you do one on Great Horror Comedies, most of which are known. My finalists would include: - Idle Hands - Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein - Cabin In The Woods - Shaun Of The Dead - Cockneys Vs Zombies - Ghost Shark is a laugh riot. Unintentionally or not, it's hilarious. - Broken Lizard's Club Dread - Tucker and Dale Vs Evil - Student Bodies - and more

[@abegarfield7030]

Is Cockneys vs zombies any good? I've been tempted by it a few times but always changed my mind at the last minute.

[@marthavoelz]

@@abegarfield7030Totally worth it, imo

[@Kingcole6]

​@@abegarfield7030 Saw it. It's no Shaun of the dead, but it's pretty good.

[@tylermitchell7686]

Nice twist on the format. Love your vids! :-D

[@temporaryscars]

Off topic, but did you know Full Moons uses screen grabs from your videos on their store page for some of their movies?

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Yes! I noticed that a while ago, they link my videos which I think is just wonderful.

[@gregoryvn3]

​@@GoodBadFlicksNice!

[@goodwilltubing]

If you make another episode of foreign horror films, it would be nice to include "In 3 Tagen bist du tot" from Austria. It's a really good movie, with one unique kill, I haven't seen elsewhere.

[@fresnokila3]

Terrified looks a lot like When Evil Lurks a.k.a. Cuando Acecha la Maldad (also from Argentina). They don't care much about hurting children there too.

[@shawnowen29]

Timecrimes is awesome! Definitely a must for time travel enthusiasts.

[@ObiClon]

I remember seeing previews for Raw when I went to the theaters in 2017 so it rang some bells when I saw it among this list

[@philfmiller]

I saw Gonjiam Haunted Asylum at the beginning of October. It was fun! And the way the tone of the movie suddenly shifts is jarring.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

More horror movies from other countries to come...exciting!

[@TheRealNormanBates]

I would add: *Sweet Home (1989)* it is Kiyoshi Kurosawa's first film, and it is as if 1970's/80's Dario Argento made a movie in Japan. Dick Smith did the FX. *Night Watch (1984)* has a 21 year old Jaime Lannister. Really good suspense/horror from from Norway, as well as *Insomnia* and *The Vanishing* (the originals, not the remakes) *Nade Conoce Nadie* (Nobody Knows Anyone) and *Abre Los Ojos* (Open Your Eyes) are some really nice Spanish suspense films. There is also *Los Sin Nombres* (The Nameless) that gets pretty creepy.

[@jcardenasflicks]

A film you should talk about is a Colombian one called At the end of the Spectra which deals with a woman with agoraphobia who is being chased by a ghost and a creepy neighbor.

[@CatJabZ]

Great recommendations! I've seen all of these and each are uniquely terrifying.

[@fabes63]

DUDE!! TIMECRIMES! THANK YOU! I saw this movie many years ago. My mother randomly rented it back in the Netflix DVD days. She said it was highly recommended, and we watched it. I was shocked how good it was and how I never heard of it prior. Then time passes and I never remembered the name of the movie (and my mom is no longer with us). Thank you for mentioning this film! OK...let me un-pause and watch the rest of this video!

[@name001]

Your Tales of Terror segment gave me the notion to watch "3 Extremes" again. Maybe show it to my 16 year old.

[@1kylecurry]

"Time Crimes" is fantastic & really clever, very enjoyable. "Terrified" is creepy as hell. "Gonjiam" is typical classic Asian horror.... atmospheric & disturbing. "Raw" is underrated, part of the new wave French horror a la "Martyrs". "Tales of Terror from Tokyo..." is good & weird, loved it. All outstanding picks...highly recommended viewing. Another one is "Infection" from 2004, J- horror...also moody & crazy. Long Live Horror!!!

[@dbsommers1]

Great selection

[@ZeusTheIrritable]

I really wish the damn bell would work so I would find out when these videos go up.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thanks for the support! Just for the future, videos (almost always) go up Mondays at 1 PM EST.

[@DawnOfMutilation]

Something from france : Maléfique (2002) Neat little horror in a prison cell

[@rezaqalam482]

I hope next you could included Indonesian horror movies especially movies that joko Anwar directed like pintu terlarang(forbidden door)&siksa kubur(grave torture) (I think both of Movies available on netflix) Or keramat one of the found footage horror movies from Indonesia

[@MusouKing4816]

The Hong Kong Horror film Rigor Mortis is also an underappreciated movie, It's a tribute to the Mr.vampire series although it's very different tonally with it being very dark and gruesome, quite a few shocking scenes i wasn't expecting from a Mr.vampire tribute.

[@TyroneBruinsmaFilms]

I also recommend Incantation, a found footage horror from Taiwan that's probably one of the best recent found footage films that's not in the V/H/S franchise.

[@KBennett77]

Terrified is fantastic!

[@allright]

You know the Chuck Norris movie "Silent Rage" is like if Chuck Norris fought an 80s Slasher movie villain, like Michael Myers.

[@Madbandit77]

Cecil already covered that film eons ago.

[@erikbihari3625]

Sounds like fun. Maybe somebody reviewed and reacted then!

[@computer_toucher]

I saw Raw not long after it came out. Disgustingly recommended.

[@CartoonTriper]

*THE BEATBOXING DEMON!*

[@howsitvingoing2048]

When its comes to the beatboxing deeMon. We need to hear the whole song! What a tease

[@TheNewYear75]

it's your season, cecil!!!

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Interesting Cecil, thanks. 🤘😎🤘

[@duedecimal6622]

Gonjiam and Shutter (2004) -original Thai version, are still, to this day, in my top 5 horror of all time. Btw i have a copy of Terrified, but i havent watched it, now im excited.

[@abegarfield7030]

There's a Greek zombie movie called Evil (I assume it was originally called Kako) It's not easy to find and the only information I have about it is there's a scene featuring a football (soccer) match where a bunch of zombies invade the pitch during the game. I don't really care if it's any good or not, I just want to see that scene.

[@abegarfield7030]

To Kako (2005) it's originally called. Which translates to 'The Bad' but most versions are called 'Evil.'

[@ricardocoutinho]

I already wathed most of them and they are really great movies! specialy timecrimes and aterrados

[@LukeWilliamson-q7c]

One of my favorite overlooked horror movies is "Psychomainia" Where a biker gang whos leader was adopted by a frog cult makes a deal with the devil for immortality.

[@Pikaroth]

Umbrella Entertainment is actually releasing Timecrimes on blu ray collector’s edition!

[@mattresbert]

Brilliant list❤ Thank you

[@STAUNCHTV]

Counter Clockwise is basically a TIMECRIMES remake. I believe the filmmakers referenced it more than once.

[@MandleRoss]

Haha Cecil, looks like you have also fallen into the memory trap of misremembering the plot of Poltergeist as being an ancient burial ground. I think that came up in later films, but in the original it was just a normal town cemetery: "You moved the headstones, but you didn't move the bodies, did ya?!" I, too, rewatched the original a while back and thought "Wait, I thought it was an ancient burial ground?!"

[@careymulligan1403]

Raw was among my top 10 favorite films of the last decade. The only uncut version that I’ve found is the Australian blu ray release. I was bummed when Shout and even Second Sight didn’t release this version.

[@aaronjustice2566]

Gonjiam is great. I went in blind and loved it.

[@TheDarkLink7]

Its why when talking about horror/thriller/suspenseful. I always say to check out Japan and Korea mainly due to them producing some of the absolute best stuff. Like they understand the assignment and did it right.

[@b0gster]

I've watched Timecrimes and Terrified, they are both great. And if you liked Terrified, you should definitely check out the director's next movie, When Evil Lurks, it's even better! Oh it seems I've seen Raw too, but I don't remember anything about it, so it mean it probably didn't leave enough of an impression on me.

[@colinf2920]

Time crimes is such a good movie! Just lent my copy to a friend and waiting to hear what he thought.

[@spencerdokes6056]

I'm totally with ya, great movies have NO reason to be remade Save remakes for video games that couldn't do what we can with tech now

[@jasperfen3754]

I really liked time crimes Terrified is one of my favorite horror movies. The only part I didn't like was like the last 3 seconds of film. I hope there is a sequel. Gonjam haunted asylum I enjoyed. Raw I am aware of, but never watched it as I did not think I would care for it. Really gross horror is not really my thing. Tales of terror haunted apartment. The only one I hadn't heard of, now I need to watch it. It looks like I have some work to do. I have seen several episodes of tales from terror from Tokyo. Thanks for another Great entry in the series.

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

Raw is a fantastic film. Deserves all the praise

[@Catthos]

ARGENTINA MENTIONED!!! Thanks!

[@이름성-o9o]

Gonjiam has been demolished and replaced with storage. Evil spirit defeated by real estate development.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Which is much scarier!

[@CrazyRoundMan]

Watching genre films from other cultures is always an interesting experience. You're never 100% sure if the thing you didn't understand was culturally important, a trope or meme that native viewers would get, or just insanity that nobody would understand. One of my favorite things to watch are light Korean romances, and there are more than a few times I have to pause to look something up to make sure I'm not insane. In such a shorthand genre as horror I imagine that is even more prevalent.

[@rockflageagle3870]

Why are you still doing Horror? Haven't you been to a store lately? It's already christmas time

[@Madbandit77]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@GoodBadFlicks]

This is sadly true lol. The only Halloween thing still out is candy.

[@UnwrittenSpade]

Wonder if you caught the new film on hbo max called Caddo Lake? It’s time travel too and at first I was like this can’t all make sense but as I digested it for the next couple hours it seems it does. Cool movie and horror adjacent

[@SHPjealousy]

Terrified and Raw are fantastic!

[@paultapner2769]

I read Chronocops when it was fist published early in the 80's. The police in it talk exactly like the characters from Dragnet. It's amazing. Well worth tracking down.

[@Justin_0241]

Cecil you should review the Korean Horror film Phone

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Phone is great! I saw that way back when the wave of J-horror was hitting the US and it was starting to get easier to import titles from elsewhere in the world.

[@chada75]

9:02 Is she single? You know, for research purposes.

[@howsitvingoing2048]

Lmao

[@Briaaanz]

TimeCrimes is awesome, one of the best time travel movies ever made... and the young actress is utterly gorgeous

[@Knightofducks]

Gonjiam was dope!

[@TheStrykerProject]

Beatboxing Demon! Bwaaa haa haaa....that would be cool at parties. 😈