Welcome back, or just welcome if you are new, to Thursday Movie Picks, the weekly series hosted by Wandering Through the Shelves that consists of picking three films to fit the week's theme.
It's October aka the horror-themed TMP month. Opening this year's horror feast are those movies where people go around killing other people while wearing a mask.
Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
A group of friends decides to go to Crystal Lake for their vacation. Little they know that Jason is living in a cabin nearby and them vacationing there allows him to continue his killing spree. I hated this film, it was dull and laughable. And it was so stupid. But Jason finally gets his hockey mask so it was worthy of a mention.
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
An evil record producer steals both the girl and the music from a disfigured composer wearing a silver mask. He eventually makes a deal with the produced but the producer betrays him so he sets out to take revenge. This one is De Palma's and it's simply brilliant. It combines several operas beautifully and Paul Williams makes for a fantastic villain.
The Purge (2013)
It's that time of the year when all crimes are allowed, even murder, so the Sandins lock themselves inside the house and they keep going with their normal routine. Unfortunately for them, nothing goes as it was supposed to. Who's wearing the mask? The villains, led by a great Rhys Wakefield. The film isn't as good as it could have been (I liked the second better) but overall it was nice. And there's Ethan Hawke in this one.
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