Best Horror Movies

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Fernando

#30
November 25, 2003, 04:57:22 PM
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The Shining

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The Shining

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The Shining

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The Shining

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The Shining

You all missed to say that The Shining is and will ever be the best film of the horror genre. It's ok I forgive you.  :wink:

godardian

#31
November 25, 2003, 05:21:47 PM
Well, I can't think of many other horror films I consider "great" than the much-mentioned two... I mean, I really like Carrie and Dressed to Kill, but they just don't seem like "horror" to me, really...

Maybe Rosemary's Baby belongs in the upper sphere, too.
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#32
November 25, 2003, 10:17:52 PM
Quote from: freakerdudeEraserhead
The Blob ~ 1957 version
Psycho
The Shining
Exorcist
Rosemary's Baby
Phantasm
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Motel Hell - hell yeah!
Halloween
my choices were based on what I felt were the most horrifying to me, thus considering them to be my best of.
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modage

#33
November 25, 2003, 10:49:29 PM
is eraserhead a horror movie?  i dont know, cause i havent seen it.  i think the 50's blob is pure scifi though.
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Alethia

#34
November 25, 2003, 11:01:08 PM
anybody think mulholland drive should be in the horror section?  i thought it was fuckin ceepy and it scared me a few times

freakerdude

#35
November 27, 2003, 12:46:47 AM
Quote from: themodernage02is eraserhead a horror movie?  i dont know, cause i havent seen it.  i think the 50's blob is pure scifi though.
Eraserhead IMO is a freaking horrific nightmare that nobody's mind could ever conceive. Now others will have another idea but that's how I feel about it. I saw it alone at home when I was 28 yo and it left an unforgettable impression in my head. And yes, I agree with you that The Blob is sci-fi but it scared the shit out of me when I was 8 yo. It was my first major nightmare movie as a kid.

I think Eraserhead gets too much hype and thus, some expect too much from it. I saw it under the condition of very minimal prior knowledge about it
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phil marlowe

#36
November 27, 2003, 12:55:29 AM
nah the david lynch movies are'nt really horror movies, they just have some scary elements. that's all (mulholland drive had allmost none).

but anyway, the shining, the exorcist and silence of the lambs. is there any doubt?

AK

#37
November 27, 2003, 09:25:50 PM
Rosemary's baby freaks me out specially in one moment: when that lullaby song plays...

Before i watched the entire movie , i 've seen the most important/scary scenes, when i saw The exorcist, i didn't feel scared at all....it ruined the experience for me.

And my favourite horror films are the George Romero and Dario Argento ones.


(And despite Lynch's movies are not horror, they got scary moments for sure (mainly Blue Velvet))

modage

#38
October 18, 2004, 11:01:46 PM
why is this in the other thread?  because this is ONLY stuff i've seen before and can recommend to all who enter...



FRIGHT NIGHT (1985)
"The kids today don't have the patience for vampires. They want to see some mad slasher running around and chopping off heads.''

That line, spoken by Roddy McDowall, who plays a washed up horror host, was describing the current situation that this very movie was helping to correct.  in 1985 when the movie was released it had been almost a decade since Halloween ushered in the plague of 1000 rip-offs and probably almost killed the genre.  Since this was before The Lost Boys, Near Dark, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, From Dusk Till Dawn, etc. it was the first (or atleast one of) movies to take the vampire, which most people still associate with dark old castles and capes, and modernize it.  Taking something that hadnt been scary in forever and trying to make it scary for a new generation of kids.  That generation was the 80's and the movie certainly sets the stage for hip teen horror movies (like the Lost Boys) which would follow.   Since the werewolf had already been modernized a few years before with An American Werewolf in London and The Howling, writer/director Tom Holland decided it would be interesting to do a modern twist on a 'boy who cries wolf' story with vampires.  The movie is a little dated, complete with annoying sidekick Evil Ed, *just wait till you see him!, and a danceclub seduction scene but overall is pretty great.  there are tons of little odes to horror movies from the use of Roddy McDowall as a washed up horror host to his name Peter Vincent (presumably Peter Cushing + Vincent Price) along with some great special effects by Richard Edlund makes this a totally enjoyable watch.


NEAR DARK (1987)
"Caleb, those people back there, they wasn't normal. Normal folks, they don't spit out bullets when you shoot 'em, no sir."

Released just a few weeks after the smash hit Lost Boys, (which is also great) this movie was unfortunately buried at the box office only to be discovered on video by tons of horror fans everywhere.  This movie, being incredibly unique if only for being a vampire movie that A. NEVER says the word vampire and B. has no fangs, garlic, stakes, holy water, etc. nothing.  The only element of vampire lore kept in tact is the need to feed and death by sunlight.  The film is directed by James Cameron's wife at the time Kathryn Bigelow, and stars 3 Aliens alums (Lance Henrikson, Jenette Goldstein, and Bill Paxton in a STEALING THE SHOW (again) performance).  Somewhere between a western, a love story and a vampire movie about a bunch of drifters who happen to be vampires, Near Dark succeeds in being a totally-unique horror experience.  .   With great dialogue, cast, some great action sequences and again, Bill Paxton chewing up the scenery if you havent, you must SEE THIS MOVIE!
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Sleuth

#39
October 19, 2004, 12:00:26 AM


Look at it, Despiser is the best horror movie I've ever seen.
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NEON MERCURY

#40
October 19, 2004, 03:10:10 PM
hahaha....yeah, this is one of the best philp cook films...lately he has been  slumpoing and cheating his fans..but i heard that hes doing horror-porns now...  

"jack-0ff latern"
and "they only cum at midnight"

are rumored titles...

modage

#41
October 20, 2004, 11:30:37 PM



RE-ANIMATOR (1985)
"What would the note say? 'Cat Dead: Details Later.'.''

Re-Animator, is pretty damn great.  If you've never seen it, and are a fan of horror movies whatsoever, you really should do so.  Jeffrey Combs is a riot here as Dr. Herbert West, medical student who is convinced he can bring things back to life after the established 6-12 minutes of brain-death.  The story, set as oddball West moves in with regular guy roomate, makes it somewhat plausible for the mayhem to insue.  I mean, the movie establishes early on, what disgusting things medical students have to do to cadavers and how they seem to be able to turn themselves off from being grossed out by it thereby making West's quest to make his re-animation formula work, one you can be interested in.  It is funny as hell, much gorier than I remembered, and has a couple 'classic' sequences you have to see to believe.  WATCH THIS MOVIE!



THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)
"We'll begin with a reign of terror.  A few murders here and there: murders of big men, murders of little men, just to show that we make no distinction.  We might even wreck a train or two - just these fingers round a signalman's throat.  That's all."

Despite my love for the old universal films at a young age, this was one that had slipped through the cracks and I had never seen till last year.  Claude Rains stars as a guy who comes up with a formula to make himself invisible and accidentally goes completely mad in the process.  One of the most interesting things about the film is it starts what should be 1/2 way through the story.  I mean, ordinary guy with loving girlfriend works feverishly in lab to complete experiment he is sure will change the world but is unaware of the side-effects, so desperate, he decides to use the formula on himself; chaos insues.  Right?  Well, everything up until the 'chaos insues' part is NOT in the film!   Director James Whale skips all the stuff we've seen before and starts the film with the Invisible Man, already invisible and already insane seeking shelter from the snow and its all fun from there.  The movie, also is very funny (as seems to be Whales style as evident in Bride of Frankenstein and Old Dark House) and features a great cast of supporting characters.  It is Rains though who really brings the role to life through his voice and mannerisms, as he is only seen for a few seconds in the entire film.  Its great, (not as great as Dracula or Frankenstein, but as great as The Wolf Man), and thats pretty great.  SEE THIS MOVIE!
Christopher Nolan's directive was clear to everyone in the cast and crew: Use CGI only as a last resort.

SiliasRuby

#42
October 21, 2004, 10:03:44 AM
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RE-ANIMATOR (1985)
I just saw this, I borrowed it from a friend of mind and it fabulous. I have a spoiler question for Mod. It seemed like they stole or heavily borrowed the rights to the score from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. Did they or did they not, because it sounds a lot like it....Anyway, yeah, fantastic movie, I'm even considering buying it...
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modage

#43
October 21, 2004, 02:12:43 PM
OH MY GOD!  i was going to write about that but i forgot because it was late last night.  yeah, i have no idea how they can get away with ripping off the psycho score so closely for the opening titles without any problems.  it sounds even closer to the hermann original than the friday the 13th score which also rips it off pretty badly. maybe macguffin can help with any other details?

also, if you're going to buy this, get it at circuit city.  at $15.99 its the cheapest i've seen it anywhere.
Christopher Nolan's directive was clear to everyone in the cast and crew: Use CGI only as a last resort.

SiliasRuby

#44
October 21, 2004, 03:01:22 PM
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also, if you're going to buy this, get it at circuit city.  at $15.99 its the cheapest i've seen it anywhere.
Thanks Mod, I appreciate that and I am glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that. Thanks again.
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