Your favorite Horrormovie?
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Topic: Your favorite Horrormovie?
Posted By: Rihanna
Subject: Your favorite Horrormovie?
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 06:24
| I say The Shining. Very good movie. |
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 06:26
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I agree, The Shining is probably my favourote horror film. The Ring (Japanese version) is also excellent, and The Exorcist should get a mention too. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 06:35
| I have to confess, even if it's a bit cheez-ball by today's standards, 'The Evil Dead' (part 1) or 'Deathship' are my fond faves. Love 'The Ring' as well. |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 06:41
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Ring for me, definitely.
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 06:59
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Exorcist, of course (even though a little dated by today's standards); still one of the great disturbing movies. The remake of Amityville Horror, for me at least, is an excellent film (generally not one I'll watch alone  ) What Lies Beneath - well made & excellently acted The Devils Backbone (early Del-Toro movie) - more supernatural than horror, but still well worth a look -------------  Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 07:37
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The Shining would be my usual pick too. Also The Wicker Man (with Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee), Baxter, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The Omen (1976), Alien, and Videodrome are some others that spring to mind. ------------- Just a fanboy passin' through. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 07:50
Ah yes, The Wicker Man is classic. Very disturbing. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Logan wrote:Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 08:06
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I'll have to go with an old classic, The Devil Rides Out. For sci-fi horror Alien would be right up there. |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 08:12
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Definitely The Shinning. If we had to talk about a more "pure" horror film then Halloween.
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 08:22
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Nosferatu 1922. Anything Hammer especially with Lee or Cushing. I love horror. (not stupid torture-porn like Saw or Hostel though). I have loved it since I was a very young child. My favorite character of all fiction characters is a horror character. ------------- 
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 08:23
Though I find the original Wicker Man a remarkable film (not the atrocious "not the bees!!" remake), I never understood its belonging to the horror genre. -------------
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 08:24
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Posted By: Prog 74
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 08:34
Completely agree! I would also include the Shining (which ironically Stephen King cannot stand) the Exorcist and the first Halloween movie. But, I love those old Hammer films the best. The first Halloween movie, although excellent, was unfortunately also the beginning of the cheesy slasher movies that would dominate the 80s.
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 09:18
I know what you mean - I have all 5 of the Exorcist movies (including both versions of the prequel), but that second one! Jeez ------------- Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 09:21
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any of the hammer house of horrors movies. ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 09:23
This is true, although the original Friday The 13th is something of a classic in its own right; shame about the 97 sequels. One series I do like (despite its many detractors) is the Hellraiser movies - Clive Barker created a totally new mythos there which was visualised to a greater or lesser extent in the 1st 3 films (after which it was a case of ever decreasing returns); often wonder what he could have done with a larger budget. Another of Barker's well worth seeing is Nightbreed (from his book, Cabal) ------------- Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 12:13
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Hard to beat the Shining. The Exorcist and the Wicker Man are also creepy classics done right. I'm surprised nobody at least mentioned Psycho. The original the Thing was pretty good too, also Freaks which was pretty shocking for its time. Does Deliverance count as a horror movie? This should be a poll. ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 13:44
Hellraiser is excellent, I gave up after seeing Hellbound and have never seen the other seven films in the series. Of all the Barker films Candyman is my favourite, but I guess the Philip Glass soundtrack contributes to its appeal for me. ------------- What? |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 13:50
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I was a little disappointed in Hellraiser, but I saw it too long ago, now that I'm more reasonable a reappraisal is in order. Helloween is a great horror/slasher movie. And, yes, all Friday theb 13th films are awful and they are all almost exactly the same, but as a child I loved them all (I watched them all) so they have a spot in my heart. Italian horror (Argento's suspiria its crown) deserves a mention. I love the Omen (though the ending of part 3 is SO stupid), and The Exorcist series (well, actually only the first one in this case). Romero's original living dead movies. Universal horror classics of the 30s-40s German expressionist cinema of the 20s, a precursor of horror. But above all, the Count. -------------
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Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 14:01
| I'm not too familiar with the horror genre, but I did enjoy Nosferatu. |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 14:04
Which one? The expressionist classic by F.W. Murnau or an excellent remake by Werner Herzog starring Klaus Kinski? ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 14:09
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Both are awesome. The atmosphere of Herzog's one is for me the perfect of any vampyre movie ever. -------------
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 14:11
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Evil Dead 1 ------------- |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 14:13
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Jaws Texas Chainsaw, original only. Alien Exorcist Omen Shining -------------   
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Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 14:21
For me, F.W. Murnau's 'Nosferatu' has cult imagery, but Hwener Herzog's film has just killing acting from Klaus Kinski, fantastic Popol Vuh soundtrack, and very beatiful Gothic landscapes as well. And so Isabelle Adjani is quite pretty as well 
 A very atmospheric movie.As for past 30 years, my favourite horror movies would be: -Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (a criminally underappreciated prequel/sequel to Twin Peaks TV series) -Jacob's Ladder ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 14:29
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Carry on Screaming. ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 14:36
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Many good 'modern' films already mentioned ( Shining, Omen, Alien, Exorcist,..) ; I grew up with the old black and white ones (Dracula, Mummy, Wolfman, Creature From The Black lagoon...etc..) so I have a soft spot for those . One of my favorites was The Haunting ..more atmospheric ghost story than horror but I was only 12 when I saw it and it scared me plenty.
Need to mention a creepy director named Cronenberg who made several very unsettling films:
Rabid, The Brood, Scanners, Videodrome, The Fly... 
------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 14:36
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The original The Haunting is a great movie. The remake is such a calamity... -------------
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Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 14:54
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Does 'Shaun of the Dead' count as a horror movie?
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Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 15:03
Yes, probably because everything was in the suspense because the more you show to the audience, the less horrifying it is. ------------- Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness. Emile M. Cioran |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 15:22
I've recently watched Jacques Tourneur's 'Night of the Demon', and here is a strange point: despite of quite chesy shots featuring the demon itself in the beginning, this movie still holds some excellent suspense. Actually Tourneur never wanted to show the evil power of any kind in that movie, but Columbia Pictures forced him to include those shots. The movie is excellent, btw. Even despite of all the cheesiness of the demon. It's based on a story by M.R. James and it shows really well the very atmosphere of James' fiction. Tourneur was definitely an extremely talented director, his film noir 'Out of the Past' is one of the greatest in the whole noir genre. Perhaps only 'Sunset Blvd,' surpasses it. ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 15:40
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The Omen and the Exorcist are tops for me (as far as baddies go, how can you upstage the Devil himself?) Honorable mentions: The Shining (Jack Nicholson is the only thing that spoils it for me) Carrie Braindead Peter Jackson's piss-take of several genres, it's jaw droppingly brilliant and funny) Hellbound (the second of the Hellraiser franchise but this time directed by Tony Randel) Eraserhead (not sure this counts as horror?) The Devils (Ken Russell's take on the medieval witch hunts) The Tenant (Roman Polanski) Halloween Texas Chainsaw Massacre ------------- 
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Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 15:45
'Twas a superior movie, but I would count it more as a historical drama, despite of all the blood and gore inside. ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 15:52
Just watched that on the Tube, looks scary, just by listening to the movie soundtrack. ------------- Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness. Emile M. Cioran |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 16:14
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Not a fan of the genre but this 1988 Dutch film is pretty disturbing. But don't get the later American remake, it sucks. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d6/The-vanishing-1988-poster.jpg" rel="nofollow">  ------------- |
Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 16:42
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I'm a big fan of mostly old school British horror. Some favourites are: The Devil Rides Out Blood on Satan's Claw (very atmospheric rural horror, almost like a movie version of First Utterance by Comus). The Exorcist Night of the Demon Black Sunday Vampire Lovers (this might not be strictly for the horror content) Inferno (great Keith Emerson soundtrack) The Innocents The Haunting The Woman In Black (the very creepy original TV film version) ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: Kentucky_Hawkwindage
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 16:48
| Event Horizon merits mention,even though it might be classified as sci-fi horror,pretty creepy though.True the Shining is the epitome of horror movies. |
Posted By: Kentucky_Hawkwindage
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 16:51
| Another sci-fi horror film worth a mention is Pandorum. |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 17:08
Yeah probably, it's just that it pops up on many of those Best Horror Movie lists on the internet from time to time -------------
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 17:09
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I'm a sucker for horror. I'll watch anything, no matter how good or bad it is. I'd have to say Hellraiser or The Brood (with other Cronenberg movies as close contestants). I'm not into most classics, so ... . I want to see In My Skin. Looks like a promising treat. "Body horror" is what I'm into.
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Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 17:26
Stephen King has a good reason to not stand the movie: the book is so much better. |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 18:08
You heard of Blind dates? -------------
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 18:12
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Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 18:13
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 18:43
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^ That was a good one.
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 19:12
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Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: April 11 2014 at 19:46
Sorry, it was just a very lame joke, I wasn't referencing any movie -------------
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 03:02
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 03:18
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For pure wet horror I'd have to say Night of the Living Dead, for craft probably the first Alien. Both the '56 and '78 versions of Body Snatchers are excellent, and Hannibal is superb. I agree Shining is a great movie but it's almost too nightmarish for its own good, a bit over the top. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 03:30
Interesting and perceptive observation from the talkative pear certainly. I've always thought that if you take the sex and fantasy/nightmarish elements out of horror you're left with just some very unedifying forensics but yes, without a sufficient portion of balancing (and paradoxically shocking) reality, any horror movie quickly degenerates into a psychodrama where we become indifferent to the fate of the characters no matter how ingeniously their gory demise is presented by a director. I also adored the first Alien movie but have never considered it a horror film (is that because my mind is swayed by the scifi setting?) -------------
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 03:30
| How about 'Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes' (haha). |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 03:50
No you're right it's sci-fi, I just like to fool myself into thinking it's horror for the fun of it. Scared the hell out of me but then I was twelve. On the unedifying forensics, yes, personal jeopardy is at the heart of any horror and so I guess the key is disguising that cold reality of drama with new and fascinating premises. Another thing I've noticed about horror in particular is the isolation factor: The fewer people there are around who can help save you, the scarier it will be. The more isolated, the more frightening. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 03:55
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Blind Terror - Mia farrow ( 1971), scared the hell out of me when I was 9 ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 04:13
Alien is a monster movie in spite of its space setting, and given that the 2012 prequel is titled Prometheus, this puts in the same camp as Frankenstein.  ------------- What? |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 04:14
In Space No-one Can Hear You Scream etc yes, I'd never actually realised the isolation aspect until you mentioned it. Shame on me. Perhaps the one unfulfilled challenge left to Directors in the horror genre is to translate their oeuvre into the collective/communal realm? I'm thinking of the dystopian fantasies of Kafka, Orwell, Bradbury, Wyndham et al which unfortunately, all start to resemble politicised and wooden critiques of power structures if the sympathetic protagonist(s) is/are removed (take Josef K out of The Trial and you have a numbingly gauche 6th former anti establishment rant) Just thought of Naked Lunch as a possible horror movie? -------------
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 04:23
Prometheus stunk; pity, I love the first four (and Ridley Scott too), but I just don't know what that was. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 04:28
Yes that would be more of a challenge, certainly those authors can be horrific, and I'm also reminded of the recent Undead wave where there are so many zombies that you could have an army and still be in trouble. Bu of course that tends not to be so scary, does it. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 04:40
True, safety in numbers, lonely in a crowd: but imagine THREE Moshkitos on your sorry illiterate (having never met Aldous Huxley) ass. That's a veritable pant filler -------------
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 04:48
Prometheus was a real stinker that's for sure. It was a clumsy attempt to introduce the Promethean myth into the story-line that had up until then followed the Weyland Corporation = Dr Frankenstein tack. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 04:51
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Always dug the whole Weyland-Yutani angle, so brilliantly real
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 04:51
Your Sorry Illiterate Ass: Why Reading Tolkien Does Not Make You Bookish ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 04:54
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 05:12
BTW does anyone know why the Purina logo is used in the first film? Is it meant to be a future Purina Corp divested into space industrial ventures? ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 09:46
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Posted By: The-Bullet
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 11:10
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Not sure if it's classed as a "horror movie" but the scariest thing I have ever watched is the BBC docu-drama http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090163/" rel="nofollow - Threads -------------  "Why say it cannot be done.....they'd be better doing pop songs?" |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 15:43
Ingmar Bergman's 'Vargtimmen' has some excellent horror scenes. Especially the one where an old woman's ghost takes off her face and puts her eyes into a wineglass.  ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 16:25
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Hmmmm...I thought the first 2 Hellraisers were pretty darn scary, and The Ring. The Exorcist is an all-time favorite (both the book and the movie were great). I also have a soft spot for The Thing (1982 Kurt Russell version), particularly when the decapitated head grows spider legs and scurries off under the table, and I thought the ending was done quite well. In another vein, I enjoy old Karloff and Lugosi movies from Universal Studios, as well as the incredible work of Lon Chaney Sr. in such silents as Phantom of the Opera, Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Penalty. Also, other silents like Nosferatu and The Box of Dr. Caligari. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 16:30
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Did I mention? ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 17:33
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'The Cabinet of Dr, Caligari' is amongst my all-time favourite films but I never quite considered it as a horror movie. More of psychological thriller, methinks.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 18:33
I don't think of it as horror genre per se, as it's more of a suspense/ mystery/ thriller type film to me; however, I think it sufficiently ominous while knowing something bad is going to happen to put it under the wider horror umbrella. Like with music, I tend to like films that mix genres or or rather non-generic. One film fave of mine that I failed to note is The Hunger: Not many seem to like this film, but I love it. ------------- Just a fanboy passin' through. |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 18:45
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 19:21
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Posted By: Whathefoxtrot
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 19:52
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Ahhhhhhh! Discussion I can get into! Well I have two choices, both are controversial and it may seem like a cop out that I have two, but one may not be considered a horror movie. 1. Jacob's Ladder: Perhaps my favorite film ever and one that lends itself to multiple viewings. It may seem confusing if you are not familiar of where it draws inspiration from (the Tibetan Book of the Dead and the Obvious biblical story of Jacob's Ladder respectively). Honestly, even if you aren't a horror movie fan, give it a view! You'll likely be intrigued at the very least. Also, this was inspiration for the Silent Hill video games (especially 2, which is my favorite of the bunch). 2. The Blair Witch Project: Very controversial, and often dismissed as a "vomit film", The Blair Witch Project is a brilliant film. One I can honestly call a 'horror' movie and not just a black comedy with scary elements. Oh yes, it's tedious to watch, but also very engrossing if you're really into it. Imagination and atmosphere thrive here, and it can be genuinely frightening to picture yourself in the same scenario as these kids. Runners up: Evil Dead 2, Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Exorcist III (better than the first one *dodges stones*), and many many more. n.n
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 20:33
Some bad acid will do the trick. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 21:09
I had completely forgotten about this (ironic, given how disturbing it is) Threads manages that rare feat we touched upon earlier in the thread of conveying a communal or collective/social type of horror c/f the powerless, defenseless individual etc-------------
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 21:34
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 21:46
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And no news is good news but we take it anyway ... yeah I don't know what that means. As for Blair Witch, saw in a theater and enjoyed it, highly original and yet a story so universal and aching to be told, such a ring of truth about being young and scared and lost in the woods, I'm surprised it took someone that long to make it. The ending was a bit abrupt and anticlimactic, but that's my only complaint. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 21:57
| There was a STUPID wanna-be horror flick by Rob Zombie - I can't recall its title, but it was a huge waste of my time. I'd rather have listened to a One Direction disc 2 times over, and that's saying something...... |
Posted By: AlexDOM
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 22:38
| I have to interject and say I loved Prometheus. But as for horror I love The Descent. Such an awesome concept. And the last 30 min. are wicked fun. PIG SQUEELING BREE BREE!!! |
Posted By: stegor
Date Posted: April 12 2014 at 22:54
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Definitely Nosferatu. Here's a video that I used it to enhance a song from my old band: |
Posted By: zachfive
Date Posted: April 13 2014 at 01:31
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The last horror movie I saw that stuck with me was Pontypool. Great suspense and a cool idea drives the plot forward at a decent pace.
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: April 13 2014 at 23:03
Dead of Night (1945)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037635/" rel="nofollow - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037635/ Also, ex-Yugoslavian film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAM-BxKSfGQ" rel="nofollow - Leptirica (1973), which is a less know but also a great horror film. It's a vampire story. Btw, the word "vampire" is the only one serbo-croatian word which is in common use around the globe. Regarding Hollywood, my fav is Pet Sematary (1989) |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: April 13 2014 at 23:46
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The Ring (US) Nothing else has come remotely close to scaring me like this one... ------------- |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: April 14 2014 at 02:51
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Thanks Drew - nice to see someone admitting that occasionally a remake is superior to the original (the Japanese original was very good, but the US remake was better - sorry) A lot of nods here to German expressionist cinema from the 1920ssszzzzzzz - pah! Good for its time, perhaps, but given the choice of seeing a 1920s 10 minute short against a well made modern chiller which pushes every button, I know which way my preference lies. A couple more modern good'uns: The Possession Unborn The above 2 will sink without trace, as do most movies these days, but I'd advise giving these 2 a look (Gary Oldman's performance in Unborn is worth it alone) ------------- Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Prog 74
Date Posted: April 14 2014 at 07:59
Totally agree with you Jim. Those old silent films are not as scary as much as they are atmospheric. Good for projecting a gothic, impressionistic mood, but not much else. Those old films have nothing on modern horror movies.
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: April 14 2014 at 10:53
Absolutely - modern film-makers have access to so much technology which assists in the atmospheric side. This is nothing to do with CGI, but lighting, makeup & especially sound all add up to enhance & genuinely scare the modern viewer when used correctly. Of course, none of this means a thing if the story doesn't stack up or if the acting itself isn't up to scratch (and let's face it, no matter how inventive & innovative the silent horrors were, in the absence of sound, the acting had to be over the top & cheesier than a cheesy thing in a cheese shop). [edit] Incidentally, before the flak comes my way for having the audacity to criticise the classics, I'm not criticising them - I dare say they put the willies up audiences in their day, audiences who'd never seen a horror film. But my point is that's exactly the context in which they should be seen - good for their time but now... ------------- Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 14 2014 at 21:23
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^ Yes but by its very definition, a classic, a real one, will always be universally scary because it always was universally scary. For example, The Birds by its nature will always resonate because it is simply people being catastrophically attacked by birds which, though ridiculous, is close to home and requires no modernities to work. You couldn't really remake that film effectively because there's nothing to change or update, and birds and people still come into regular contact making it a plausible premise. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: April 14 2014 at 21:40
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The Omen part I with Peck........brrrrrrrrrrr ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: April 15 2014 at 02:18
Then a film of a train coming into a station allegedly put the willies up the audience back in the day. Fortunate then, that the Lumière brothers didn't film it entering a tunnel... ------------- What? |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 15 2014 at 02:48
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^ That is terrifying - ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Whathefoxtrot
Date Posted: April 15 2014 at 11:08
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To the people saying the American "Ring" movie is scarier than "Ringu", I disagree. The American version is far too glossy and pretty, while the Japanese version was grimier, more real. To the people saying that modern horror surpasses olden-day horror (I assume the Bela Lugosi/Boris Karloff days in the 30s), I guess it's a matter of preference. Personally, I'll take The Wolfman, Dracula, and Frankenstein over any crappy modern day Exorcist rip off. To me, horror peaked in the late 80s-90s due to the fact that technology was at the peak to make horror real without relying on glossy effects (such as the American "Ring"). Now-a-days horror tries to relive these glory days with a found footage twist (popularized by Blair Witch, though it started eariler) . Examples include the V/H/S movies, Grave Encounters and of course Paranormal Activity. It seems with the less resources available, the more compensation has to be made, and that's where horror shines.
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 15 2014 at 14:52
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dont_Look_Now" rel="nofollow - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Look_Now
Always liked this one...loads of atmosphere and an unusual storyline.
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: April 16 2014 at 02:24
I thought the Paranormal Activity series was one of those few franchises (  ?) which actually improved with each sequel; the second one in particular is brilliantly made ------------- Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: TODDLER
Date Posted: April 16 2014 at 11:16
| I watched "The Ninth Gate" for the third time. Just returning to a film can change perspective and but..my issue is the frustration I feel from the representation of witchcraft which is connected to the basis of a story/script, done perfectly, but later transforms into ridiculous scenes. Roman Polanski includes all the twists and turns, role model personalities of wealthy cult members and the duel personality changes within them. He seems to have personal knowledge of the so called secret society. It feels as if he may have experienced exposure to this world ..more so..than personal research into the subject matter. He gets everything exact for 75 percent of the movie. Then he lets you down with some ridiculous scenes. He did the same in Rosemary's Baby. Although in fact most horror related films about witchcraft hardly EVER touch upon the lifestyle/environment of a witch that is evident in the real world and mostly, only if you are exposed to the high society of it. Roman Polanski is one of the few directors who gets it right , but unfortunately has ridiculous endings. A film on witchcraft should be done in a more serious vain like "The Name Of The Rose". |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: April 16 2014 at 11:26
I do prefer the Japanese Ring, but I think the US version is very good. The atmosphere and horror still works! The Japanese version is just 'colder' and I like that. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 16 2014 at 19:50
BTW...the Name Of The Rose really has nothing to do with 'witchcraft'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_name_of_the_rose" rel="nofollow - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_name_of_the_rose
If you like Eco novels I recommend Foucault's Pendulum.
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Posted By: Prog Sothoth
Date Posted: April 16 2014 at 20:10
I've always had a difficult time getting creeped out by Ken Russell films despite their frequently cool storylines as they tend to often morph into seeming LSD influenced lunacy at some (or many) points. 'The Devils' was one of his better ones, and I also enjoyed 'Altered States' a lot. Another good historical witch horror is 'Witchfinder General' from 1969. It's probably one of the only times Vincent Price played a role that oozed evil and menace without even remotely getting hammy. Quite violent too.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: April 16 2014 at 20:42
Religulous, scares the crap out of me every time.  Ah the stupidity!!!Depends on how broadly or narrowly you define whore or movie... I like John Carpenters stuff. Prince Of Darkness comes to mind. Also Alien. Nice sci-fi horror. Also The Crawling Hand, but not in it's original form, this way - ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 16 2014 at 20:54
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^ Alan Hale Jr showed up in quite a few bad horror/sci-fi flicks well into the '70s; anyone remember The Giant Spider Invasion ? Yeah didn't think so - |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 16 2014 at 21:39
I actually loved the Ninth Gate and have also watched it several times. Films about the occult really appeal to me, and I have an interest in antiquarian books. It was based on Arturo Perez-Reverte's The Club Dumas, which I found worth reading. Foucalt's Pendulum was my favourite Eco read, by the way. ------------- Just a fanboy passin' through. |