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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Jake_82 on November 24, 2003, 09:03:28 PM

What are your top 10 horror movies? Judge by how much overall you were scared by it... for instance, Donnie Darko or 28 Days Later are technically horror movies, and there were parts that were scary, but since Donnie Darko was more of a sci-fi/teen film and 28 Days Later was more of a "thriller," I wouldn't put them at the top of my list.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Banky on November 24, 2003, 09:21:15 PM

your gonna get a redirect but on the subject. I dont think that Donnie Darko in anyway is a horror film but 28 days later definatly is.

and why the hell not, in no particular order

Scream
Halloween
The Excorsist
Psycho
IT
Evil Dead
The Shining
28 Days Later
Cabin Fever
Nightmare on Elm Street

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Sleuth on November 24, 2003, 09:47:47 PM

I find some horror in Donnie Darko

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Banky on November 24, 2003, 09:56:59 PM

man i miss tremesloth and the connan avatar

its just not the same

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on November 24, 2003, 11:04:01 PM

more here: http://www.xixax.com/viewtopic.php?t=1274

not that i personally have a problem with there being two whole threads devoted to horror movies.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: MacGuffin on November 24, 2003, 11:10:06 PM

Quote from: Jake_8228 Days Later was more of a "thriller," I wouldn't put them at the top of my list.

Then how are you defining "horror"? "28 Days Later" has zombies in it, and owes a lot to the horror film "Day Of The Dead". I would consider "Silence Of The Lambs" horror, and that's more of a "thriller" that doesn't have much gore.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: NEON MERCURY on November 24, 2003, 11:20:29 PM

..they always channge ..and in nno particular order....

the shining
event horizon
exorcist
psycho
in the mouth of madness
evil dead
texas chainsaw massacre
shallow grave
halloween
wes craven's new nightmare

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Jake_82 on November 24, 2003, 11:21:58 PM

Quote from: MacGuffinThen how are you defining "horror"? "28 Days Later" has zombies in it, and owes a lot to the horror film "Day Of The Dead". I would consider "Silence Of The Lambs" horror, and that's more of a "thriller" that doesn't have much gore.

I guess I mean, how scary is it... cause there were moments when I jumped in 28 days and some freaky scenes but overall I wasn't really biting my nails scared off my ass

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: MacGuffin on November 24, 2003, 11:37:18 PM

Quote from: Jake_82I guess I mean, how scary is it...

Okay, going by that definition (in alphabetical order):

Alien
Evil Dead
The Exorcist
Halloween
Jaws
The Omen
Psycho (1960)
Seven
The Shining
Silence Of The Lambs

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: freakerdude on November 24, 2003, 11:42:10 PM

since that other linked thread went south.......

Eraserhead
The Blob ~ 1957 version
Psycho
The Shining
Exorcist
Rosemary's Baby
Phantasm
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Motel Hell - hell yeah!
Halloween

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: NEON MERCURY on November 24, 2003, 11:44:15 PM

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IT

SPOILER

..... :arrow: ..the thing that i hated about it(get it)...was the ending..it was so damn stupid withthe guy and girl riding the bicycle off into the sunnnset..it pissed me the phuck offff to the extreme b/c the whole film up to the ending was FLAWLESS.....

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on November 25, 2003, 12:09:51 AM

Quote from: NEON MERCURYshallow grave

how is shallow grave a horror movie? that reminds me of when blockbuster or some crappy video store will put a movie like "bringing out the dead" in the horror section because it has 'dead' in the title.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: NEON MERCURY on November 25, 2003, 12:16:45 AM

Quote from: themodernage02
Quote from: NEON MERCURYshallow grave

how is shallow grave a horror movie? that reminds me of when blockbuster or some crappy video store will put a movie like "bringing out the dead" in the horror section because it has 'dead' in the title.

i know what you meann..i've seen lost highway in a section like that..

..... :arrow: (swipe)....the scene with the hacking off the body parts was done in a "horror" film like fashion IMO.....

i hope "horror" doesnn't have a negative connotation...like childs play 3 or something like that..i just felt it has that edge......

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Sleuth on November 25, 2003, 12:17:53 AM

I find horror in Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: NEON MERCURY on November 25, 2003, 12:20:32 AM

Quote from: SlobhI find horror in Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive

..well ricky fittts told me that he finds beauty n everything.... :wink:

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: classical gas on November 25, 2003, 04:05:31 AM

Quote from: Bankyman i miss tremesloth and the connan avatar

its just not the same

yes! i've always thought of him as conan, the man himself. but now it's this ucb, which is cool; here, have some of my ass pennies...

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Banky on November 25, 2003, 07:16:19 AM

Quote from: NEON MERCURY
Quote from: Banky
IT

SPOILER

..... :arrow: ..the thing that i hated about it(get it)...was the ending..it was so damn stupid withthe guy and girl riding the bicycle off into the sunnnset..it pissed me the phuck offff to the extreme b/c the whole film up to the ending was FLAWLESS.....

yeah, more than that i hated yhe whole speder thing. that movie fucked me up as a kid. It had so many creepy parts and i really like it all until the end.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gold Trumpet on November 25, 2003, 10:51:52 AM

I'm not much of a horror fan at all. Muholland Drive, Lost Highway and others have elements of horror to them, but they are not horror films.

The only horror movie I really appreciate is Silence of the Lambs. Others are good, but Silence of the Lambs is magnificent. Chop off the genre beginning and end and you have a bulk of film that prolly understands best how to use horror. Its not that the film break grounds in using pyshcological horror, but it seems like it has the best elements in which to use it. First, Hannibal Lector is given the perfect actor to play him. No unrealistic costume or grosque make up to make him chilling, but Hopkins relying only on Hopkins. The realism of his character makes him more identifiable, thus more chilling. Second, the story allows full investigation of Lector. Its so remote that much of the film is just interviewing Lector behind the glass wall to his prison cell. Everything that is terrible about him is not measured up by previous scenes of him killing at all, but what we think he could do. Other horror movies seem to mix both together so that it can please more audiences. With every advancement of pyschological horror, comes a murder that disrupts the environment. For everything we can imagine about potential horror, actual murders feel too punctual.

I also think the original Pyscho is highly overrated. More of a movie that was just trying to shock with a few scenes and ideas than anything else. Its dated.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on November 25, 2003, 11:34:55 AM

Quote from: The Gold TrumpetMuholland Drive, Lost Highway and others have elements of horror to them, but they are not horror films.

yeah, theyre not horror movies. and i am going to have to be the minority and say that i dont believe, (contrary to eli roths pov) that movies like silence of the lambs or sixth sense are horror movies either. without sounding too much like GT, it seems like in order to be a real 'horror' movie there are rules to the genre, and when it steps outside those, it becomes something else. like a supernatural thriller or psychological thriller or whatever.

Quote from: BankyFriday the 13th Franchise

banky you actually like the friday the 13th series? more than say, the nightmare on elm street's?

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Sleuth on November 25, 2003, 01:00:49 PM

Quote from: classical gas
Quote from: Bankyman i miss tremesloth and the connan avatar

its just not the same

yes! i've always thought of him as conan, the man himself. but now it's this ucb, which is cool; here, have some of my ass pennies...

Actually it's Stella right now.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Pubrick on November 25, 2003, 01:02:37 PM

Quote from: SlobhActually it's Stella right now.

yeah like i know what that is.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Sleuth on November 25, 2003, 01:03:39 PM

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Quote from: SlobhActually it's Stella right now.
yeah like i know what that is.

Me and Meatwad and Fishbulb keep telling you guys, www.stellacomedy.com

I think I just became the thread ruiner again now that you're back

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on November 25, 2003, 01:20:54 PM

Quote from: Slobh

I think I just became the thread ruiner again now that you're back

Yes you have

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Sleuth on November 25, 2003, 01:22:54 PM

Quote from: RegularKarate
Quote from: Slobh

I think I just became the thread ruiner again now that you're back

Yes you have

you guys are so cruel, somebody have mercy on me again

woe

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Banky on November 25, 2003, 02:13:43 PM

Quote from: themodernage02
Quote from: The Gold TrumpetMuholland Drive, Lost Highway and others have elements of horror to them, but they are not horror films.

yeah, theyre not horror movies. and i am going to have to be the minority and say that i dont believe, (contrary to eli roths pov) that movies like silence of the lambs or sixth sense are horror movies either. without sounding too much like GT, it seems like in order to be a real 'horror' movie there are rules to the genre, and when it steps outside those, it becomes something else. like a supernatural thriller or psychological thriller or whatever.

Quote from: BankyFriday the 13th Franchise

banky you actually like the friday the 13th series? more than say, the nightmare on elm street's?

no, and i feel ashamed that i left the original off my top ten list. I was just saying the best of the franchise of F13 was good for about one movie slot on the list. But serously im looking at my NOEL box set shedding a tear because i left the original off. Here comes the edit

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on November 25, 2003, 02:42:44 PM

seems a little generic, but maybe with some time ill discover some new favorites...

- alien
- an american werewolf in london
- bram stoker's dracula
- the evil dead
- the exorcist
- halloween
- a nightmare on elm street
- night of the living dead
- the shining
- the texas chainsaw massacre

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gold Trumpet on November 25, 2003, 03:52:33 PM

Quote from: themodernage02
Quote from: The Gold TrumpetMuholland Drive, Lost Highway and others have elements of horror to them, but they are not horror films.

yeah, theyre not horror movies. and i am going to have to be the minority and say that i dont believe, (contrary to eli roths pov) that movies like silence of the lambs or sixth sense are horror movies either. without sounding too much like GT, it seems like in order to be a real 'horror' movie there are rules to the genre, and when it steps outside those, it becomes something else. like a supernatural thriller or psychological thriller or whatever.

I could agree with that. I mentioned Silence of the Lambs because it does focus on a larger than life murderer and much of it is the pyschological horror of his identity, but yea, it is still thriller. I'm not sure if I like any real horror films. I do admit I've never seen any Alien film either.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Banky on November 25, 2003, 04:17:40 PM

you didnt like Halloween?

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gold Trumpet on November 25, 2003, 04:31:36 PM

Quote from: Bankyyou didnt like Halloween?

Years ago. My memory's quite faded of it but I don't remember being overly impressed. I thought i had to be either 'scared' or 'not'.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: ElPandaRoyal on November 25, 2003, 04:55:44 PM

QuoteBest Horror Movies

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Fernando on November 25, 2003, 04:57:22 PM

Quote from: Banky
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:

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: godardian on 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.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: freakerdude on 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.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on 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.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Alethia on 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

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: freakerdude on 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

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: phil marlowe on 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?

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: AK on 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))

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on 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...
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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.

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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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Post by: Sleuth on October 19, 2004, 12:00:26 AM

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

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Post by: NEON MERCURY on 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...

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 20, 2004, 11:30:37 PM

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: SiliasRuby on October 21, 2004, 10:03:44 AM

Quote from: themodernage02
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...

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on 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.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: SiliasRuby on October 21, 2004, 03:01:22 PM

Quote from: themodernage02
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.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: MacGuffin on October 21, 2004, 03:15:12 PM

Quote from: SiliasRubyI 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....

Quote from: themodernage02OH 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?

Richard Band acknowledges he was heavily influenced by Herrmann's score. He even talks about it in the video interview on the Millenium Edition DVD.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 21, 2004, 11:36:25 PM

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THE FRIGHTENERS (1996)
"Give it up, Frank. Death ain't no way to make a living.''

I love this movie. I remember seeing it twice in the theatres when i was about 14 and just digging the hell out of it. The same way that Poltergeist is the unholy mixture of Spielberg and Hooper DNA (what an odd combo), this is a Zemeckis Jackson mix thats just got it all. If you've never seen it, you should do so. Michael J. Fox is great on his pre-Spin City comeback role as Frank Bannister a bogus ghostbuster who uses real spirits to do the haunting so he can collect for the cleanup. He has some 'skeletons in the closet' however that arent revealed till midway through the film making this ghost story a mystery as well. Its got serial killers, ghosts, serial killing ghosts but a light touch through the whole thing that keeps it from being a total splatterfest. The standout performance of the movie is Jeffrey Combs as Special Agent Dammers, and you wouldnt think there could be a character for him to do better than Herbert West, but I think that Dammers is that character. Jackson and Co. took the impossible task of creating a more memorable oddball part and (to me) succeeded. HE IS GREAT. There are a handful of twists along the way that i wont spoil here for anyone who hasnt seen it but the whole thing is great fun. oh, great Danny Elfman score, great Dee Wallace Stone performance, great movie.

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CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954)
"I can tell you something about this place. The boys around here call it "The Black Lagoon". Only they say nobody has ever come back alive to prove it."

I hadnt seen this one in years. While not as classic as some of Universals 30's monster films, this is probably one of the best sci-fi monster romps of the 50's. (Well, atleast one of the best that I've seen.) My dad and I have often wondered how in the hell this weird film, made 20 years after the heyday of Universal Monster Movies somehow ended up tagging along with the other big 4 as being one of the most adored Monsters. Watching the film tonight helped me with a few ideas. Director Jack Arnold takes what could've easily slipped into goofy B movie stuff and makes a great monster/adventure film out of it. Even though the Creature kills repeatedly, his affection for Julie Adams (and who can blame him? shes like the Jennifer Connelly of the 50's), makes him sort of a tragic villian. (Which he certainly becomes in the 3rd film, which I havent seen in years either, but whose ending has stuck with me all this time.) Originally filmed in 3D, the film has some great extended underwater sequences and fights featuring the Creature and maybe most memorably a sort of underwater beauty and the beast scene as the creature swims underneath Julie Adams. But most of all, the Creature costume itself is just awesome and probably the main reason he continues to be a Famous Monster today. So, worth checking out if you've never seen it and want to see a good 50's monster movie. Ed Wood would've killed to make a movie this good.

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Post by: SiliasRuby on October 21, 2004, 11:56:51 PM

Quote from: themodernage02
THE FRIGHTENERS (1996)

Let me agree with Mod again (because that is what I am good at), this really is a fantastic flick and it just clicked that Jeffery Combs was in both these movies..Anyway, yeah, very good horror film.

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Post by: Ghostboy on October 22, 2004, 12:04:08 AM

I concur! The Frighteners and (especially) The Creature From The Black Lagoon both get must-see marks from me (they also both need to get money from me soon -- I own neither at this junction in time).

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Post by: modage on October 24, 2004, 10:41:47 PM

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Post by: Stefen on October 24, 2004, 10:52:16 PM

That is one of my favorite movies ever. It used to scare the shit out of me when I was little, I know it's a comedy but to this day it still scares the hell out of me. Just the old poster of david and the other guy in their jackets looking back at the moon gets to me. I just can't take it.

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NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
"They're coming to get you, Barbara, there's one of them now!''

This movie is so good and unlike the Evil Dead series that I've seen a thousand times, I've really only seen this movie a handful as until recently the only copies available were of such horrible quality I don't know that I had ever seen it all the way through in high school. Regardless, this is amazing and one of the best horror movies of all time (in addition to one of my favorite top 10). It is a movie that breaks all the rules. It has no rules, it kills children, it kills its heroes, it makes its heroes do unlikable things, it has very little exposition, it just is. And I dont know if Romero conciously set out to break these rules, or if he just didnt have any idea that they were supposed to be there in the first place. Either way, there is no other movie like this one and it MUST BE SEEN BY ALL! The film invented the 'zombie' the way they are thought of today: flesh eating, slow moving, you have to destroy the brain, which if you think about how many movies have used 'zombies' as characters, they all have stemmed from this one movie. That is pretty incredible. The movie has very little exposition, what you do learn about how this happened coming from the radio and tv news broadcasts in the background so you are learning the same time as the characters what the hell is going on here. It's very effective, and like the recent Signs, handles something as devastating as the dead rising from the perspective of a handful of people stuck in one house. If you've never seen this before, (and I envy you) you are in for a great time because you never know where this movie is going next. GREAT GREAT GREAT.

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THE EVIL DEAD (1982)
"We can't bury Cheryl. She's our friend."

Probably when I was in middle school about 10 years ago, around Halloween, some channel, maybe USA? was showing Evil Dead and my dad asked me if I had ever seen it. I had not, so I sat there and watched it on TV, never having seen anything like it before and even with whatever cuts were made I was completely transfixed. This was of course, some years after Army of Darkness had become a favorite of mine and my friends in 5th grade watching dozens of times, little did we know that was actually the THIRD movie in this series! So, in the next year or two after seeing the film I looked everywhere to try to find the first two, which eventually did come back into print on VHS (those were the days), first 2 then the first. I have watched the series a million times between then and now usually switching which ones were my favorite with the time that passes. Anyways, onto the review....
Evil Dead, in the first 15 minutes has more style than the entire series of the goofy Friday the 13th. Watching it tonight, it was more evident than ever that Raimi's style was all there even back then in the opening minutes of his film. By the time the car arrives at the house you know you are in for something. The biggest disappointment for me is that during my moviegoing lifetime I have not had the experience of going to the theatre and seeing something that I was completely unprepared for the way audiences who saw this mustve been. Before this film, what could've possibly prepared you for this kind of stuff? Again, light on exposition, you learn that somebody in the cabin before them by reading passages from some book unlocked some sort of evil that will not stop until it infects everyone. The way the camera moves and is setup is phenomenal in this movie and goes to show what you can do with NO MONEY if you have the storytelling talent. The way the evil is unseen, and how they choose to show it to you is brilliant without ever feeling like a cheat because once it gets inside you the sort of hell that breaks loose is just shocking. Although the second one is currently my favorite and probably the best of the three, the first one is the scariest and just a classic. If you've never seen this, and its hard for me to even imagine there are still some of you out there as big a cult movie as this is, GET OUT THERE AND WATCH THIS MOVIE.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 02, 2005, 11:32:32 AM

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Ghostboy on October 02, 2005, 12:09:18 PM

Wow, sweet new format.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Garam on October 02, 2005, 12:24:38 PM

I really like Last house on Dead end Street. Catch it if you can.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gamblour. on October 02, 2005, 03:18:29 PM

haha i'm really kinda looking for to mod's suggestions. I love halloween, it's so much fun. in fact i'm gonna try and come up with some good suggestions of my own, try to make this month a good movie-watching month.

First suggestion: Shaun of the Dead :-D

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 02, 2005, 10:15:03 PM

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A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
"The bastard son of 100 maniacs."

WHATS IT ABOUT? While nowhere near as good as the original Nightmare, it is the sequel that comes closest to the spirit of the first film while doing the best job of expanding on those ideas. This was due in no small part to creator Wes Craven (along with an unknown named Frank Darabont) becoming involved in a story about Freddy Krueger returning to terrorize a group of troubled teens in a psychiatric ward.

IS IT SCARY? No, when actor Robert Englund improvised the line "Welcome to prime time bitch!" Freddy's fate was sealed as a horror villain you could cheer for and not the dark vision of terror Wes Craven had created in the original film.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? The first (and best) Freddy one-liner's, some inventive and truly surreal dream sequences, and David Lynch fans should appreciate the accompanying Angelo Badalamenti score.

SCARIEST MOMENT: The first time Patricia Arquette realizes she's still dreaming.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? While the characters here are too thinly drawn for you to really care about them, this is the film where Freddy Krueger becomes a fully-fleshed out character with the sadistic wit that would make him the most memorable horror villain of the past 20 years.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: matt35mm on October 03, 2005, 02:15:55 AM

A theater here is having midnight showings of Evil Dead 2, Dead Alive, Shawn of the Dead, and Army of Darkness. I may go to a few of those. I think Evil Dead 2 and Dead Alive would be the top two to see on the big screen for me.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gamblour. on October 03, 2005, 03:28:45 AM

Dude if Elm Street three is the one with the kid who has that hearing aid, then this is the movie that left a very scarring image in my mind. I won't ruin it for anyone, but goddamn, that scene in the metal works with the pins and such. AMAZING!

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 03, 2005, 09:31:32 AM

no, unfortunately the hearing aid was in the absolute worst installment, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Figure 8 on October 03, 2005, 02:31:25 PM

Quote from: matt35mmA theater here is having midnight showings of Evil Dead 2, Dead Alive, Shawn of the Dead, and Army of Darkness. I may go to a few of those. I think Evil Dead 2 and Dead Alive would be the top two to see on the big screen for me.

Yeah, here a theater is showing Shaun of the Dead and Rocky Horror Picture Show at midnight on Halloween.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 04, 2005, 10:46:46 AM

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The Shining (1980)
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."

WHATS IT ABOUT? Stanley Kubrick adaptation of the Stephen King novel.

IS IT SCARY? Yes. Even as iconic as the movie has become, (I can't watch it without thinking about "No beer and no TV make Homer something something."), you can't deny the creepiness of some of the images or how effective Jack Nicholson is as a lunatic.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? Everything. Which is why it's pretty commonly regarded as one of the greatest horror films of all time.

SCARIEST MOMENT: It would be easy to say anything in the last 20 minutes but for me it's a tossup between the cutaway to the bartender Lloyd when you think Jack's talking to himself and when Jack meets Delbert Grady and over the course of a few minutes he goes from friendly and oblivious to telling Jack to murder his family.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because it's Kubrick, which means that watching it for the 100th time could still bring out something new. For me it was noticing that Jack Nicholson supposedly playing 'normal' at the beginning of the film still seems psychotic all the way through!

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ on October 04, 2005, 11:00:22 AM

This is a horror film? The trailer was pretty misleading.

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Post by: Fernando on October 04, 2005, 11:09:32 AM

Quote from: modageWHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because it's Kubrick...

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 04, 2005, 04:34:09 PM

wait... are those horror movie skulls or just halloween themed movie skulls (stars)?

I mean... if Shining only gets 9, what gets 10? If you say anything other than the exorcist, I'll be surprised.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: cine on October 04, 2005, 05:31:22 PM

ohh is this that movie the funny trailer was about???

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gamblour. on October 04, 2005, 05:31:51 PM

Yeah, my only question is the skulls. In terms of "horrormovieness" it deserves 9, because it lacks that cheese that a horror movie might have, classically. But in terms of horror or just movies, it's a ten.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 04, 2005, 09:11:16 PM

basically since i'm only ranking my favorites to begin with, everything in this thread is The Best of The Best as far as I'm concerned. so, within the top 10% of horror films, I'm just ranking how great each of these are compared to each other. i thought rather than just giving everything high marks, which would get boring, i'm trying to differentiate amongst all my recommendations.

my initial instinct was to give the Shining a 10 but after i watched it i felt there had to be a little more room upward and decided that a 10 was out there somewhere and i'll know it when i watch it.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: socketlevel on October 05, 2005, 12:12:04 AM

Quote from: RegularKaratewait... are those horror movie skulls or just halloween themed movie skulls (stars)?

I mean... if Shining only gets 9, what gets 10? If you say anything other than the exorcist, I'll be surprised.

touche,

the only other contenders i can think of right now would be rosemary's baby, halloween, or the original Dawn of the Dead.

Speaking of halloween, the best October 31st double bill i ever took in was a 7 o'clock screening of the shining followed by a 3d presentation of Friday the 13th part 3. it was classic masterpiece horror followed by fun screen popping shlock (yet in 3d, on a side not i was really impressed with the D.O.P.'s work in this film. it's stunning at times, but maybe that's just the 3dness)

the royale cinema shows friday the 13th 3d once every couple years on halloween in toronto. whoever is up this side of the border should check it out if they get the chance. it's not the red/blue glasses either, they suck...

-sl-

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 05, 2005, 11:00:57 AM

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Alien (1978)
"You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? A perfect organism. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality."

WHATS IT ABOUT? In what could SO EASILY have been a B movie, Ridley Scott makes every conceivable right move turning this monster movie into a timeless masterpiece.

IS IT SCARY? Yes. The design of the Alien creature as well as the facehugger cut so deep into our fears that they still have the power to disturb.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? Too much to mention, but I'll single out Sigourney Weaver for being so fantastic as Ripley. Though the role of female horror hero would soon grow tired and ridiculous, Weaver plays Ripley perfectly. Without coming off too weak or macho she makes her completely believable.

SCARIEST MOMENT: The last few minutes when you realize Ripley is not alone.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? It's amazing to see how well this film holds up almost 30 years after its release. Besides the computer equipment there is almost nothing to date the movie. The only reason not to believe this could've been released today is that they don't make movies this good anymore.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Brazoliange on October 06, 2005, 02:40:53 PM

Omaha has Evil Dead 2, Beetlejuice, and The Nightmare Before Christmas coming up.

(yet no RHPS :yabbse-angry: )

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Alethia on October 06, 2005, 07:46:07 PM

last house on the left....its goofy as all hell sometimes but when the shit really goes down it is HORRIFYING....that's all i will say, check it out yourselves...

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 07, 2005, 01:15:46 PM

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Rosemary's Baby (1968)
"What have you done to him? You maniacs!"

WHATS IT ABOUT? Roman Polanski's first American film is a classic tale of paranoia (and possible Satan-worshipping.)

IS IT SCARY? Not at first. But as the film moves along, the more paranoid Rosemary becomes, the more tension builds to a climax which does get pretty freaky.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? The haunting lullaby theme, how a haircut makes Mia Farrow look even more vulnerable, and how Polanski manages to weave a myriad of subtexts into the best movie William Castle ever made.

SCARIEST MOMENT: When Rosemary locks herself into her apartment alone, but moments later 2 figures skip past a doorway behind her.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because the AFI ranked it as one of the 10 most thrilling movie's ever made. And because it's fun to think that in 1968 newcomer Polanski made a better movie than Hitchcock could've with this material.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Alethia on October 07, 2005, 03:10:35 PM

plus john cassavetes is in it.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Ghostboy on October 07, 2005, 05:11:43 PM

I like these Eyes Without A Face avatars I'm seeing around...you should check out that one, Mod, it's a classic. You'll know why when you see it.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gamblour. on October 07, 2005, 05:43:01 PM

You know, I barely remember watching Eyes Without A Face, and there's a reason for that.....it's numbingly boring.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 11, 2005, 10:50:49 AM

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 11, 2005, 11:49:43 AM

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Dead Alive aka Braindead (1992)
"I kick ass for the lord!"

WHATS IT ABOUT? Peter Jackson's early horror comedy is indebted to Sam Raimi and George Romero but unlike any movie you've ever seen before.

IS IT SCARY? No, it's quite ridiculous actually. It's a horror comedy that isn't scary and never had any intentions to be. Which unfortunately is what keeps the film from really being a true classic for me.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? It plays like Looney Tunes in Hell. Every disgusting thing you can imagine is in this movie.

SCARIEST MOMENT: n/a

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? When it was released it was being touted as "The goriest fright film of all time". It's true. I can't even imagine the lengths you would have to go through to try to top this movie. And I STILL can't imagine how New Line Cinema decided to take a $300 million dollar gamble on the guy who made THIS movie!

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 11, 2005, 01:19:25 PM

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: cowboykurtis on October 11, 2005, 01:30:47 PM

If you like The Others I suggest watching the film in which it's derived - The Innocents - far better in my opinion

(I guess they're technically both derived from the book, but...)

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 11, 2005, 01:33:18 PM

what? The Others, a movie version of one of the stories from "Tales to keep you up at night: the hook and other children's horror stories" is better than Dead Alive?

Man, I was with you until that happened.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 11, 2005, 01:33:49 PM

Quote from: cowboykurtisIf you like The Others I suggest watching the film in which it's derived - The Innocents - far better in my opinion

(I guess they're technically both derived from the book, but...)

oh i didn't realize that. i knew it just came out on dvd and actually it's on it's way from Netflix right now.

Quote from: RegularKaratewhat? The Others, a movie version of one of the stories from "Tales to keep you up at night: the hook and other children's horror stories" is better than Dead Alive?

Man, I was with you until that happened.

Dead Alive's first hour is a little slower going. The last half hour is brilliant though. And like I mentioned, for me it's biggest downfall is not trying to be scary. The movie could be 10 times what it is and in a league with Evil Dead and the films it admires if they had tried for laughs and scares. The only problem with The Others for me is just coming so close after The Sixth Sense which since it was probably already in production isn't really the films fault.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: polkablues on October 11, 2005, 03:12:16 PM

Quote from: modageSCARIEST MOMENT: n/a

I mostly agreed with this whole review, but the zombie babie in the playground literally gave me nightmares for weeks after I first saw this movie. But then, evil babies in general scare the shit out of me.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 12, 2005, 01:26:04 PM

for macguffin...
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Jeepers Creepers (2001)
"They were stuck on the walls like some psycho version of the sistine chapel."

WHATS IT ABOUT? A brother and sister returning home from college encounter unspeakable evil in this scary, underrated, original film.

IS IT SCARY? Yes. It's a horror smorgasbord; there's something for everybody here.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? It's smart and unpredictable. The film is aware of horror cliché's and goes out of it's way to put a twist on them and dodge your expectations at every turn.

SCARIEST MOMENT: When Darius finds the House of Pain.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because it's one of the best horror films of the past 5 years. While it contains many familiar horror elements, it spins them in such a way that you never know what will happen next. The film starts out as Duel, becomes The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and then turns into a full-on monster movie!

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ on October 12, 2005, 01:33:18 PM

Quote from: GamblourYou know, I barely remember watching Eyes Without A Face, and there's a reason for that.....it's numbingly boring.

I disagree. I found it to be very creepy and haunting... especially the ending.

Also, Mod, I would have to disagree with Jeepers Creepers. It seemed very predictable to me, was almost comical, and once you see the guy, he's really not that scary anymore. I would have to place numbingly boring with this instead of Eyes Without A Face.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 12, 2005, 01:42:28 PM

Quote from: walrusAlso, Mod, I would have to disagree with Jeepers Creepers. It seemed very predictable to me, was almost comical, and once you see the guy, he's really not that scary anymore. I would have to place numbingly boring with this instead of Eyes Without A Face.

i will fight you (on this).

SPOILERS FOR UNINITIATED

there is NO WAY in hell you could have possibly predicted where the movie was going if you hadn't seen anything beforehand (like i hadn't when i first watched it). unless you had heard from trailers or reviews where it was going you would have to be totally surprised. as i mentioned above, the movie starts out as Duel, just some asshole on the road. as it goes along and reveals more the movie changes into something else. by the time he sprouts a wing on the road i almost shit my pants. that was not obvious! you may not have like where the movie went, but you sure as hell didn't predict it! the sister tries to throw herself on its mercy to spare the brother and he flies out of there! lead character dead, no resolution, no happy ending = awesome/unpredictable! now if you're talking about the 2nd movie, i will agree with you. the 2nd movie falls into every trap the first one avoids and sucks hard.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ on October 12, 2005, 01:45:32 PM

Quote from: modage
i will fight you (on this).

Meet me in the Thunderdome.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: MacGuffin on October 12, 2005, 02:00:21 PM

I was with mod up until his last two picks. :yabbse-thumbdown: :yabbse-thumbdown:

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 12, 2005, 02:05:49 PM

I'm sad that Mod has practically invalidated all his kickass reviews by giving Jeepers Creepers (from writer/director of POWDER!!!) more than two skulls.

The first fifteen minutes are exciting, but once he turns into that ridiculously unscary thing, it becomes so bad it surpasses funny and dives into boring. Nothing new or exciting about that movie AT ALL!

F minus!

It makes me sad though because with the exception of The Others (which wasn't that bad) and his underration of Dead Alive, I was with him... I was really enjoying the reviews.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 12, 2005, 02:20:37 PM

this really bums me out. because obviously i respect your tastes, RK and mac, and know both of you love horror and aren't snobs and i cannot figure out how we've felt SO differently on this. when i first saw it on video i had zero expectations and thought it would probably suck. and i thought it was so great. but after hearing all the negative comments abou the film i figured when i rewatched it some of those things would start to show. but i've watched it 2 or 3 times since then and i still think it's good!

i almost didn't watch it last night because i KNEW this would be the reception and also because i thought there was a good possibility i wouldn't like it anymore. but i still thought it was good, so i don't know what's wrong with my taste-o-meter but it feels like we're watching different movies here. i also knew that the 7 skulls would receive scrutiny above all and during the film tried to see if a 5 or 6 was applicable but i wouldn't have been honestly rating it and i just felt a 7. this film has probably been my most difficult battle on this board. because i dont like it in an ironic way or something i just really think its good even when i WANT it to be bad, i don't think it is.

there's still almost 3 weeks to go and the goal is to do 30 (if possible) without repeats of last years picks. so hopefully you'll be with me for whatevers next and our differences in opinion/rating wont discount the overall effort. (i wasnt even aware anyone was reading them.) :yabbse-undecided:

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 12, 2005, 02:29:38 PM

I'll forgive you, Mod. It just really shocked me.

I look forward to your reviews, in fact, I recently redid my Netflix queue in favor of horror films hoping to join in and review some myself (stealing your formula, of course).

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gamblour. on October 12, 2005, 02:44:33 PM

Fuck, I gots ta see dis shit now.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ on October 12, 2005, 03:09:45 PM

Quote from: modagethis really bums me out. because obviously i respect your tastes, RK and mac

:yabbse-sad:

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 12, 2005, 03:11:55 PM

yours i'm not so sure about... :yabbse-wink:

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ on October 12, 2005, 03:20:44 PM

Quote from: modageyours i'm not so sure about... :yabbse-wink:

I love you.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Ghostboy on October 12, 2005, 03:27:37 PM

It's so weird that one of the like ten movies I actually agree with modage on is Jeepers Creepers.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: rustinglass on October 12, 2005, 04:02:46 PM

I liked jeepers creepers as well

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Bethie on October 12, 2005, 11:22:37 PM

ohh jeepers creepers people

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: polkablues on October 13, 2005, 01:34:04 AM

Jeepers Creepers was a great twenty minute short film that sadly kept going for seventy more minutes. It almost felt like it turned into a comedy as the movie progressed, complete with the "innapropriately cheery music" device ripped off from the X-Files (and from whatever the X-Files ripped that off from). I give it credit for having the balls to kill a main character, but the road that it took to get to that was just embarassing. Almost "Darkness Falls" embarassing. Not quite, but almost.

It doesn't make you a bad person for liking it, though, Mod. One of my favorite horror movies is "Event Horizon", and believe me, I never hear the end of that.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: w/o horse on October 13, 2005, 03:29:39 AM

Quote from: polkabluesJeepers Creepers was a great twenty minute short film that sadly kept going for seventy more minutes.

I wanted to quote this so bad that I actually ended up doing just that.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Ghostboy on October 13, 2005, 11:01:06 AM

Quote from: polkabluesOne of my favorite horror movies is "Event Horizon", and believe me, I never hear the end of that.

I really liked that one, too.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 13, 2005, 11:25:02 AM

Quote from: Ghostboy
Quote from: polkabluesOne of my favorite horror movies is "Event Horizon", and believe me, I never hear the end of that.

I really liked that one, too.

yea, i havent seen it in years (maybe since the theatre?) but i remember really liking Event Horizon as well.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: ShanghaiOrange on October 13, 2005, 12:17:03 PM

The Thing, mofos. :(

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: cowboykurtis on October 13, 2005, 01:07:27 PM

Quote from: rustinglassI liked jeepers creepers as well

it is the only film i've ever walked out on in the theater

try to find MANIAC - haven't seen it since I was young - But it scared the hell out of me then.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: SHAFTR on October 13, 2005, 02:26:52 PM

I just saw The Fly (1986). Amazing.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 13, 2005, 02:39:47 PM

Quote from: SHAFTRI just saw The Fly (1986). Amazing.

yes, it's quite good. definitely my favorite cronenberg, and if i have time this month i'd like to re-watch it. the sequel is surprisingly not bad either, but not as classic as the first one. "Drink deep, or taste not, the plasma spring!"

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Alethia on October 13, 2005, 02:55:28 PM

i just saw scanners for the first time, and despite some fun gore, i thought it was kinda boring...

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 13, 2005, 03:11:40 PM

i dont really care that much for scanners either, though its more sci-fi than horror. it does have the best exploding head in history though.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Alethia on October 13, 2005, 03:49:13 PM

i admit, i laughed very hard during that part..NOTHING in that fucking movie can beat the end of THE FURY however...

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gamblour. on October 14, 2005, 09:07:17 PM

Well, I just watched Jeepers Creepers, and being biased in both directions, having read both arguments, I find myself in the middle. It wasn't the worst thing but it wasn't as good as mod said. I do agree that it attempted to confront conventions and then twist them, but if they were going to do that, why not go all the way and set it not in rural setting but the city? The diner was so cliched, the witch woman, the cat lady, the cops. And...
SPOILERS HO

The whole thing with the eyes and the jeepers creepers song, eh it was dumb and obvious. He's gonna take the eyes, I get it.
END SPOILERS

The best part is when you see that RV in the beginning pull of the road, way in the background. It was just kinda creepy and unexplained. Overall, it's an easy 5, maybe a 6 if only for that lead actress, she was hot and great I thought. She didn't overdo EVERYTHING like that goddamn male lead, Dairy. A rose tattoo? What kind of lameass shit is that?

Quote from: modage
Quote from: Ghostboy
Quote from: polkabluesOne of my favorite horror movies is "Event Horizon", and believe me, I never hear the end of that.

I really liked that one, too.
yea, i havent seen it in years (maybe since the theatre?) but i remember really liking Event Horizon as well.

Damn, mod, you should do Event Horizon. That movie is fucking awesome. I admit I liked it starting when I was younger, but aside from nostalgia and such, that movie is scary as shit and really cool. Scenes from hell...in space?!? SWEET.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 14, 2005, 09:09:34 PM

Quote from: GamblourI do agree that it attempted to confront conventions and then twist them, but if they were going to do that, why not go all the way and set it not in rural setting but the city?

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gamblour. on October 14, 2005, 09:13:35 PM

Haha, hmm, well the setting was just one of the things I was really getting sick of. Just because it hasn't been done well doesnt' mean it can't ever be. City settings seem to make good zombie movies.

But anyhow, do Event Horizon. "Laws" of relativity, visions of hell, antigravity, blackholes, gouging of eyes, liquid fire. Great movie.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: MacGuffin on October 14, 2005, 10:43:00 PM

Quote from: GamblourBut anyhow, do Event Horizon. "Laws" of relativity, visions of hell, antigravity, blackholes, gouging of eyes, liquid fire. Great movie.

*SPOILERS*

So they come to the conclusion that the ship is 'haunted' and the cause of their visions and what they see isn't real. So why does medical officer Katheen Quinland believe that what she is seeing is really her son?

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: polkablues on October 14, 2005, 10:46:12 PM

Quote from: GamblourBut anyhow, do Event Horizon. "Laws" of relativity, visions of hell, antigravity, blackholes, gouging of eyes, liquid fire. Great movie.

The scene where they listen to the audio recording from the abandoned ship is one of the most truly terrifying scenes I've ever seen in a movie. I hear those sounds in my worst nightmares.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: killafilm on October 15, 2005, 04:49:02 AM

I hate Event Horizon. Just Sayin.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 15, 2005, 10:54:22 AM

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 15, 2005, 06:11:08 PM

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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!

I just watched this last night and was going to do a Mini-Mod review, but Mod pointed out he had already done it (I missed it), so I'll just throw in my two cents here.

The thing about this movie is that it's very eighties in it's ridiculousness and it's shitty shitty score (tangerine dream... why did they get to score more than one movie?). There is a lot of crap to bear while watching it, but I think it's all worth it for one scene. All the characters go to terorize a bar and it's just sublime. Truly great violence and such a menacing tone. Part of me wonders if Cameron jumped in to help with this scene just because all of a sudden it gets a little more artistic with it's action.

Overall the film is pretty entertaining in an eighties kind of way.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 15, 2005, 06:14:28 PM

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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!

I just watched this last night and was going to do a Mini-Mod review, but Mod pointed out he had already done it (I missed it), so I'll just throw in my two cents here.

The thing about this movie is that it's very eighties in it's ridiculousness and it's shitty shitty score (tangerine dream... why did they get to score more than one movie?). There is a lot of crap to bear while watching it, but I think it's all worth it for one scene. All the characters go to terorize a bar and it's just sublime. Truly great violence and such a menacing tone. Part of me wonders if Cameron jumped in to help with this scene just because all of a sudden it gets a little more artistic with it's action.

Overall the film is pretty entertaining in an eighties kind of way.

yeah, i REALLY like Near Dark. i think i've only seen it twice though. once years ago and then again last year. its a seriously underrated gem, especially for the 80's which veered off in so many terrible directions at times. Gamblor, have you seen this? it's a must. i know how you love Bill Paxton...

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gamblour. on October 15, 2005, 06:38:42 PM

Mac, do not question Bruce Dickinson. When I say great movie, it's got its moments of horrorsuck. But like polka said, there's some stuff that is really truly terrifying.

Mod, no I have not seen it, but I should! Bill Paxton....man that game show, what a ridiculous thing to say I've been on one. I still never saw any of the other episodes, except that fat NY guy who obviously won it was all over the commercials.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 16, 2005, 01:30:46 PM

I still don't get which of the horror threads this should go in, but here's:

RK'S TOTAL RIPOFF OF MOD'S HORROR MARATHON

Mod gave me permission to do this one:

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CANDYMAN
"The pain, I can assure you, will be exquisite"

This is one of my all time favorite horror films. Philip Glass score provides a perfect mood for the best of the Clive Barker adaptations.

The Ring borrows a lot from this movie... the overhead driving shots, the urban legend come to life, and the female lead investigating the truth. The difference of course, is that Candyman did it ten years before The Ring.

We get Virginia Madsen in an eyelit trance ala Dracula and Tony Todd's hypnotically evil voice along with the threat of being cut "from groin to gullet". Who could ask for more?

I don't have any spooky halloween themed skulls with me, but I'll give this one eight out of ten bloody hooks. You'll have to imagine the hooks.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 16, 2005, 02:28:21 PM

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From Dusk 'Till Dawn (1996)
"They were vampires. Psychos do not explode when sunlight hits them, I don't give a fuck how crazy they are."

WHATS IT ABOUT? In this Tarantino-Rodriguez collaboration, what starts out as a film about a pair of outlaw brothers trying to get into Mexico takes a sharp (not to mention controversial) twist into a full-fledged vampire movie.

IS IT SCARY? No, and unfortunately it would be a lot better if it were. Though the makeup effects are great, (the film is practically a showcase for Greg Nicotero's KNB Makeup EFX), the film doesn't slow down enough in the final hour to build any suspense.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? The deaths are gory and creative, the dialogue crackles with Tarantino spark, and George Clooney is one of the all-time badasses as Seth Gecko.

SCARIEST MOMENT: n/a But when Scott says "Kill me, Kate", it has always really disturbed me.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because it's a time capsule of 1996: back when Tarantino ruled the world (and actually spent his time making films). Rodriguez, who shows remarkable restraint in the first hour, creates probably the best non-Tarantino Tarantino film of the mid-nineties. And George Clooney was a TV star who had no loftier goals than starring in a cool movie about vampires in a Mexican strip club.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 16, 2005, 10:57:08 PM

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Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
"Dude, that goalie was pissed about something."

WHATS IT ABOUT? In the tradition of monster team-up's of the past (Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man, King Kong vs. Godzilla), Freddy vs. Jason turns over a decade of fanboy dreams into a reality by pitting these horror icons against each other.

IS IT SCARY? No, Freddy and Jason are the focus here and by now you're rooting for them.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? It acknowledges both series faults while it indulges in them and still ends up being probably the 3rd best film from EITHER series. Though the exposition does get a little thick trying to get these two together, it's a thrill to see it finally happen. Just to hear the theme's of these two franchises alongside each other, especially after years of rumors and waiting, it's nice to see a team-up of this magnitude finally see the light of day (and not totally suck).

SCARIEST MOMENT: n/a

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because it takes the highlights from 17 films and distills it to 90 minutes of fun.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
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Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
"She lives beyond the grace of God, a wanderer in the outer darkness. She is "vampyr", "nosferatu"."

WHATS IT ABOUT? Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of the classic Bram Stoker novel is the most faithful and probably best version of the story ever filmed adding layers of love and eroticism not seen in any previous versions.

IS IT SCARY? Yes. Thanks to an astoundingly good performance by Gary Oldman as Dracula, which is so good, it's scary.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? Coppola's use of old school camera's and special effects techniques give the film a wonderfully offbeat quality. The entire cast (sans Reeves who sticks out like a sore thumb), and especially Oldman and Hopkins are fantastic. The score is epic and creepy. And finally, the cutaway after Mina asks Van Helsing how Lucy died is simply priceless.

SCARIEST MOMENT: The shaving scene.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because after a decade of hit-and-miss, Coppola returns to fine form with this definitive version of Bram Stoker's classic legend.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: polkablues on October 16, 2005, 11:58:25 PM

Quote from: modageFreddy vs. Jason

WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT?

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: MacGuffin on October 17, 2005, 12:01:32 AM

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Bram Stoker's Dracula
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That's one skull taken off for Keanu's acting, right?

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 17, 2005, 08:41:32 AM

yep and yep.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 18, 2005, 09:55:17 AM

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Phantasm (1979)
"You play a good game boy, but the game is finished, now you die."

WHATS IT ABOUT? Don Coscarelli, (who would later make the cult hit Bubba HoTep), first made a name for himself with this completely original 1979 film about a mysterious Tall Man and his funeral parlor.

IS IT SCARY? Not really, though it may seem dated while you're watching it, some of the ideas might stick with you. Very eerie.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? It's hugely original. Angus Scrimm is classic as the Tall Man. The 'ball' is an unforgettable device as well. It has a good memorable score. Because of it's limited budget (around $300,000), you have to forgive certain shortcomings in acting etc. and admire the story and the atmosphere Coscarelli creates.

SCARIEST MOMENT: The ending.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because it's a great example of independent filmmaking making a lasting cult hit. While I wont recommend this to anyone not already invested in the genre (WALRUS, YOU WILL NOT LIKE THIS MOVIE), I think any self-respecting horror fan should've seen this by now, BOY!

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: MacGuffin on October 18, 2005, 01:33:26 PM

Somewhere, Mr. Xixax is having himself a major orgasm at this film's mention, but wouldn't agree with the rating.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Figure 8 on October 18, 2005, 01:52:01 PM

Quote from: modagePhantasm (1979)

I actually just watched this the other day and couldn't stand it. I think it was just too corny for me to take it seriously and by the end I couldn't believe I sat through the whole thing.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Fernando on October 19, 2005, 03:42:31 PM

For New Yorkers Only.

Stanley Kubrick fans and historians will get a chance to see the one of his finest films Saturday, October 22. The beautiful Lafayette Theater in Suffern, New York will present uncut, THE SHINING, starring Jack Nicholson and Shelly Duval in glorious 35mm.

The Lafayette Theatre, built in 1924 and beautifully restored just recently by the Galaxy Theatre Corporation, has been heralded by USA TODAY as one of the "ten great theaters to revel in cinematic pleasure". One of the last great theaters following the time-honored tradition of showmanship, the Lafayette showcases weekly classic film events as well as first-run films.

And that's just one show in their spectacular HORROR-THON weekend,
which also includes new 35mm prints of SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, BRIDES OF DRACULA, HOUSE OF WAX (in 3-D!), THE EXORCIST, and two extra special events: the gala premiere of SPOOKTACULAR - featuring NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with rare horror trailers, and the classic 1927 version of THE CAT AND THE CANARY, presented with live musical accompaniment by Jeff Barker on the Lafayette's fabulous Wurlitzer organ!

For full program details, please visit their website at:

http://www.bigscreenclassics.com/horrorthon.htm

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 20, 2005, 10:33:48 AM

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Suspiria (1977)
"Susie, do you know anything about... witches?"

WHATS IT ABOUT? Italian horror master Dario Argento's film about a ballet school that may actually be a coven of witches.

IS IT SCARY? Yes. If you are not put off by the dubbing (or acting for that matter) and give yourself over to the movie, there are definitely scares to be had.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? While the plot is a bit unintelligible, the atmosphere is incredible. What Argento achieves with the lighting, music and set design makes up a surrealistic nightmare unlike any film I had ever seen before.

SCARIEST MOMENT: The first death which Entertainment Weekly calls "the most vicious murder scene ever filmed."

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because if you've never seen an Italian horror film before, you've never seen anything like Suspiria. And because John Carpenter called it the scariest movie he's ever seen.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gamblour. on October 20, 2005, 11:20:02 AM

Four skulls is about right. I fell asleep during this bad boy.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: grand theft sparrow on October 20, 2005, 01:03:06 PM

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The funny thing about that tagline is that it basically tells you that the ending sucks.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ on October 20, 2005, 01:11:03 PM

I agree that Suspiria was very atmospheric, the colors were scary, it set a very eerie mood... but the storyline, writing and acting didn't offer much past that.

I did receive a few jumps at how the directing pulled me around SPOILER especially when she meets the witch at the end, but past that I think 4 Skulls is a good score for this one.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 20, 2005, 02:56:44 PM

MORE of RK's RIPOFF MARATHON
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Starring a pre-football-to-the-groin George C. Scott.

This movie scared me so much when I was a kid that I wouldn't watch it again for about 17 years.

Granted, it disapoints after being in your memory as the scariest movie of all time and then watching it after gaining a film knowledge beyond Star Wars. It's still creepy though.

Totally full of haunted house cliches... doors opening by themselves, strange noises at night, and children's creepy whispering. It still gets you in that creepy mood. It makes you ready to be scared at any minute. The way it just creeps around... the scares will take thier time... enough to make you hold your breath longer than you thought you would have to.

There's nothing phenominal about the dialogue or acting, but it's definitely worth watching if you get into horror flicks. After all these years, I did find myself a little creeped out while watching it again.

Six skulls out of ten for good old times' sake.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 20, 2005, 11:35:30 PM

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: MacGuffin on October 21, 2005, 12:06:12 AM

Okay, I first saw this film in grade school. A sub teacher played it for us (Yeah, I dunno how he got away with that either). And it freaked the hell out of me. I wasn't into horror films back then as I am now, so I was very vocal about the gore (eeewweee, ughhhh, etc.) so I remember the entire class turning their heads back, almost in unison, to look at me everytime I gasped. I've since faced my fears about horror films, obviously, and think it's one of Carpenter's best.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Pwaybloe on October 21, 2005, 09:38:25 AM

Like Mac, I wasn't into horror movies when I was a kid either. I think it was the duty of my parents to keep me away from those movies, because they would regret it later after I got to see them. "The Howling", "The Thing", and "Alien" I remember to be movies that absolutely terrified me. I think HBO had just came to our cable system (remember Fraggle Rock?), so I had access to these kind of movies now. I remember one scene in "The Thing"...

SPOILERS
...that scared the hell out of me. They find one of the guys and put him on a gurney table to check his vitals. They see that he has no pulse, so they pull out the defibrillator. When the guy puts the pads on the other guy's chest, a mouth opens up and chomps his hands off. It sounds comical now that I write that down, but I was afraid to hug my dad in fear of that monster mouth.
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I think it's one of Carpenter's best as well, I just wouldn't recommend it to 6-year olds.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 22, 2005, 08:48:42 PM

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The Lost Boys (1987)
"You're a creature of the night Michael, just like out of a comic book! My own brother, a goddamn, shit-sucking vampire. Oh, you wait 'til mom finds out buddy."

WHATS IT ABOUT? Joel Schumacher, long before ruining Batman, brings the vampire out of the dark ages and into contemporary California in this classic 80's film.

IS IT SCARY? Not terribly, but it does have it's moments.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? The way Schumacher shoots the early vampire scenes is creative and keeps them scary. It's also funny and for the time it must've been the hippest thing on the planet. (Unfortunately almost 20 years later the styles are beyond dated, but that doesn't put a damper on the proceedings in the slightest).

SCARIEST MOMENT: The first staking.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because it's a great script, with a great cast in very imaginative film that helped to bring vampires out of gothic castles and into modern times. And because it has one of the best closing lines in history.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 22, 2005, 09:07:19 PM

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Shaun of the Dead (2004)
"Take car. Go to mum's. Kill Phil. Grab Liz. Go to the Winchester. Have a nice cold pint, and wait for all of this to blow over. How's that for a slice of fried gold?"

WHATS IT ABOUT? First time filmmaker Edgar Wright along with co-writer and star Simon Pegg deliver an instant classic in this hilarious homage to zombie films.

IS IT SCARY? While the comedy seems to have the upper hand on video, my experience in the theatre definitely had a few scares.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? Almost everything, but I'll single out the fact that a horror comedy is one of the most notoriously difficult genre's to get right and this film nails it perfectly.

SCARIEST MOMENT: The attack on Ed.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because it made fans of George Romero, Quentin Tarantino, Sam Raimi, Peter Jackson & Stephen King among others. And because it was nearly the best film of 2004. And if you disagree, read this article. (http://greenscreen.xixax.com/009modageshaunofthedead.html)

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gloria on October 22, 2005, 09:42:06 PM

Can I recommend Romero's movie Martin? Have you even seen it, Mod?

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: pete on October 22, 2005, 10:00:16 PM

shaun of the dead didn't work for me simply because it was so annoying. way too many scenes of actors screaming at each other during a time of peril, and I could see the comedy in a situation like that, but instead they were just annoying.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Ghostboy on October 22, 2005, 10:22:09 PM

I have a feeling Mod would really hate Martin.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: pete on October 22, 2005, 10:26:39 PM

maybe he should just review Marty instead. I mean, it's about ugly people.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 22, 2005, 10:52:04 PM

Quote from: GloriaCan I recommend Romero's movie Martin? Have you even seen it, Mod?

you can recommend it, and no i havent seen it yet.

Quote from: GhostboyI have a feeling Mod would really hate Martin.

my girlfriend watched it in a horror class last year and really hated it. our tastes are usually pretty similar but i'll see it anyways just to be sure.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 22, 2005, 11:26:57 PM

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The Ring (2002)
"Before you die, you see the ring."

WHATS IT ABOUT? An urban legend of a videotape that kills you 7 days after you watch it was the first Japanese horror film in the recent wave to be remade for American audiences and by far the best.

IS IT SCARY? Yes. Arguably the scariest horror film in a decade.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? Though it is a remake, the original idea is incredibly original which is probably why it works in any country. It's a good mystery, it's scary as hell and it's probably the best horror film in a decade. All of this while overcoming two potentially crippling handicaps: it's a remake and it's rated PG-13.

SCARIEST MOMENT: The finale.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because even though it is based on the Japanese film Ringu, the American version manages to improve upon the original in every way creating a modern horror masterpiece.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ on October 22, 2005, 11:44:33 PM

The Ring's story never settled well with me, and I tackled it a lot in my head, but it was filmed very well. It still makes me jump sometimes.

I agree with a high ranking on this one, but 9 out of 10 seems steep (I'm just a tough critic I guess).

I sort of refuse to see Ring Two, mostly because I really liked The Ring and don't want to tarnish how I feel about it. Have you seen it or know if it's worth seeing?

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 22, 2005, 11:47:21 PM

Quote from: WalrosferatuI sort of refuse to see Ring Two, mostly because I really liked The Ring and don't want to tarnish how I feel about it. Have you seen it or know if it's worth seeing?

it is absolutely one of the WORST SEQUELS IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF FILM.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Pubrick on October 22, 2005, 11:49:40 PM

Quote from: WalrosferatuHave you seen it or know if it's worth seeing?

i can tell u that he has seen it, and we hav a thread about it, wherein his review summarizes the film and all other reviews quite well.

http://xixax.com/viewtopic.php?p=199466#199466

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ on October 22, 2005, 11:58:12 PM

I could tolerate hearing his review if it's brief, which it was, but I don't want to read an entire thread about it, and accidentally read a spoiler or something.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Ghostboy on October 23, 2005, 03:07:37 AM

I agree completely with the 9/10 rating for The Ring., and the claim that it's the scariest horror film of the last ten years. Just thinking about it creeps me out.

The only thing the original did better, I think, was the end with the TV. The remake was a little too slick looking (although still frightening). Aside from that, this was a remake that completely eclipsed the original (although it helped that they were able to crib from Nakata's Japanese sequel and Dark Water as well).

I, too, did not bother with the sequel.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 23, 2005, 06:57:06 PM

I totally agree with Ghostboy... especially about the original doing the Televsion scene better.

and yeah, part two is a fucking abortion.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gamblour. on October 23, 2005, 08:45:33 PM

Lost Boys is awesome, but Mod you don't mention how fucking creepy Kiefer is...maybe that goes without saying. But just look at those stills you have of him!!! (What was the closing line??)

Shaun of the Dead deserves 9/10 man, it's a brilliant fucking movie. I just got it today, whoo! The brilliant thing is it mocks horror movies but then, at the end, becomes an absolutely great, tense zombie flick.

The Ring is a great choice. Probably one of the best movies for atmosphere and just fucking tension.

Great choices on these last three, but more love for Shaun, haha.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 23, 2005, 08:49:14 PM

Quote from: GamblourWhat was the closing line??

Grandpa: One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach, all the damn vampires.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 24, 2005, 11:14:19 PM

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In The Mouth Of Madness (1994)
"Reality is just what we tell each other it is. Sane and insane could easily switch places if the insane were to become the majority."

WHATS IT ABOUT? One of John Carpenter's most underrated horror films is inspired by the work of H.P. Lovecraft and stars Sam Neil as an insurance investigator looking into the disappearance of a massively successful horror writer named Sutter Cane.

IS IT SCARY? Yes. Even when it comes up short on logic, I always admire this film for it's atmosphere and how creepy it manages to stay everytime I watch it.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? It's a great premise for a film (interestingly written by Michael DeLuca who produced Boogie Nights & Magnolia) that begins realistically enough, but begins to slip into insanity though you're not sure exactly when. And Sam Neill does a good job in the lead helping to ground the film in believability.

SCARIEST MOMENT: The bicycle rider.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because it plays like a great Twilight Zone or Tales From The Crypt episode. And because considering how creepy it is, not nearly enough people have seen it. It also may be your last recommendation for an underrated horror film this year. With only a week to go, it's classics from here on out!

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Ghostboy on October 25, 2005, 12:52:39 AM

Quote from: modageSCARIEST MOMENT: The bicycle rider.

AKA Anakin Skywalker

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Thrindle on October 25, 2005, 01:08:37 AM

Quote from: modageSCARIEST MOMENT: The bicycle rider.

Hell yeah!

One year my aunt dressed up like that dude and was strategically peddling across a bridge when her family was driving home. Scared the fuck out of them. :twisted:

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 27, 2005, 10:07:41 AM

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Sleepy Hollow (1999)
"The heads were not found severed. The heads were not found at all."

WHATS IT ABOUT? In a perfect match of director and material, Tim Burton puts a spin on the classic story The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow in what may be his last great film.

IS IT SCARY? Not really, but it gets pretty tense at spots.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? It was written by Andrew Kevin Walker who wrote Se7en, though I've seen the film almost 10 times now and I still can't tell you what the plot is. But it's almost besides the point. Burton manages to make a modern day Hammer film even casting Hammer regulars Christopher Lee and Michael Gough. Depp, who when refused a large prosthetic nose he wanted to play the character of Ichabod Crane, instead decided to play the character as a 12 year old girl. There are 11 onscreen and 5 offscreen decapitations.

SCARIEST MOMENT: When the horseman returns for the little boy, it's so hardcore I still can't believe it.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because it's the closest Tim Burton has come to making a horror film.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 27, 2005, 07:16:36 PM

Shock Horror!
Total Film proudly hails the 50 Greatest Horror Movies Of All Time

With the nights getting longer and children across the UK about to mimic their American counterparts on Halloween Eve by donning creepy costumes in return for sweets, we at Total Film felt it was the perfect time to rifle through the long, gory history of movie horror and pick out our Top 50. Some are terrifying. Some are horrifying. Some are just plain revolting. But every one of the films on our list is a raw, visceral and highly disturbing shocker.

For the comprehensive rundown (and to find out which films scare the pants off horror maestros like David Cronenberg, George Romero and Wes Craven), pick up the November 2005 issue of Total Film, on sale now.

Disagree with our list? Or is your favourite horror movie missing? Go to the Total Film forum to air your views...

1 THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 1974
Cutting deep: Tobe Hooper takes horror to the bleeding edge.

2 HALLOWEEN 1978
Hawks meets Hitchcock as the slasher cycle finds true Shape...

3 SUSPIRIA 1977
Sighs and whispers (and screams) in Argento's baroque bloodletter.

4 DAWN OF THE DEAD 1978
George A Romero's definitive document of the walking dead.

5 THE SHINING 1980
Loving family man tries to put an axe through his son's head.

6 PSYCHO 1960
Come on up to the house. Oh, and don't mind Mother...

7 THE WICKER MAN 1973
Creeping pagan terror on a remote Scottish island.

8 ROSEMARY'S BABY 1968
The horny Devil hits home and hearth...

9 DON'T LOOK NOW 1973
Nicolas Roeg's clammy elegy to love and loss.

10 CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST 1980
Horror doesn't get any harsher than this.

11 THE THING 1982
Snatched bodies and reheated Cold War paranoia.

12 CARRIE 1976
Memo to all bullies – Stop. Picking. On. The. Quiet. Ones.

13 THE EXORCIST 1973
The Devil rides into the mother of all religio-horrors.

14 THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT 1999
If you go down to the woods today... take a camcorder.

15 WITCHFINDER GENERAL 1968
Lyrical English landscapes are painted red with torture.

16 THE HAUNTING 1963
You are invited to a born-bad house. Bring your own ghosts.

17 THE EVIL DEAD 1981
Five go bloody in the woods in Raimi's splatter-punk debut.

18 PEEPING TOM 1960
Cameraman fi lms as he kills. Such a nice young man...

19 ALIEN 1979
The ultimate hack'n'slash bad-boy monster.

20 BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN 1935
Karloff's monster lumbers towards matrimony.

21 NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 1968
A bunch of amateurs stake out a home in horror history.

22 CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE 1944
A haunting, shivery study of childhood loneliness.

23 SWITCHBLADE ROMANCE 2003
Modern horror grows some bloody big balls.

24 A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 1984
Horny teens get fingered by the son of a thousand maniacs.

25 AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON 1981
More than just a shaggy dog story.

26 NIGHT OF THE DEMON 1957
Cat People helmer brings that ol' black magic to Blighty.

27 HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER 1986
String vests and death by screwdriver.

28 BAY OF BLOOD 1971
Everyone kills everyone else in once-banned video nasty.

29 AUDITION 1999
A woman's revenge, served with relish by Takashi Miike.

30 SHIVERS 1975
Zombies run riot in an early slab of Cronenberg meat.

31 THE INNOCENTS 1961
Subtle scares in Henry James' clammy ghost tale.

32 THE DEVIL RIDES OUT 1968
It's Christopher Lee versus soul-stealing Satanists!

33 LES DIABOLIQUES 1955
Murderous schemes in a French boarding school.

34 DEAD RINGERS 1988
Love, addiction, separation. Nausea guaranteed.

35 INFERNO 1980
Blood and thunder in Argento's frenzied trip of the brain.

36 MARTIN 1977
Growing pains for bloodsucking teen sociopath.

37 THE HOWLING 1981
A tongue-in-cheek werewolf pic that likes its meat rare.

38 VAMPYR 1932
Gather, darkness: a vampire film like no other.

39 CANDYMAN 1992
Dare you to look in the mirror and say his name five times! No? Thought not...

40 THE PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES 1966
City quack investigates dying country bumpkins.

41 SCREAM 1996
Wes Craven rewrites the slasher textbook.

42 TARGETS 1968
Trad horror confronts modern terror in Bogdanovich's debut.

43 THE SECT 1991
Infernal pits, Devil-worship and the son of Satan!

44 THE DESCENT 2005
Six chicks with picks. Be afraid, be very afraid.

45 BRAINDEAD 1992
Quite possibly the bloodiest movie ever made.

46 HOUR OF THE WOLF 1968
Father Merrin must exorcise a few demons of his own.

47 ERASERHEAD 1977
David Lynch presents an argument for sterilisation.

48 NEKROMANTIK 1987
Dead and loving it in a truly sick flick.

49 THE BEYOND 1981
Director Lucio Fulci goes to Hell and back.

50 HELLRAISER 1987
Demonically kinky splatter-smut in Clive Barker's deviant debut.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: cron on October 27, 2005, 07:26:14 PM

i've only seen 5 of those :)

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 27, 2005, 07:38:43 PM

Quote from: cronopioi've only seen 5 of those :)

well then you've got some work to do! c'mon theres 3 days till Halloween, watch something. i've seen 32.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: cron on October 27, 2005, 07:42:27 PM

i'm on it. last week i saw alien and it was awesome. i'll try to see the thing soon

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Ghostboy on October 27, 2005, 08:04:27 PM

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Continuing my Cronenberg/horror series, I watched his deubt, Shivers. It's brilliant! Disgusting, frightening and intelligent, and perfectly directed - I'm really surprised that he did Scanners after this, because his direction here is on a much higher level. The last ten minutes, when you realize that it's actually a zombie film, is just outstanding.

Scariest moment? All the stomach lumps are pretty awful, but for me, the quick shot where the Doctor runs down the stairwell and sees the two children on leashes was just really unsettling...sorta like the guy in the dog suit in The Shining.

I'd give this 8.5 out 10 skulls.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: cowboykurtis on October 27, 2005, 08:20:53 PM

Quote from: modage

2 HALLOWEEN 1978
Hawks meets Hitchcock as the slasher cycle finds true Shape...

Police: Man Re-Enacts 'Halloween' Scene

ROGERS, Ark.

Police say something bad was bound to happen when a butcher knife, the movie "Halloween" and a group of drinking men came together at a Rogers motel room.

John Hetzel, 40, was charged with aggravated assault and second-degree battery after attacking a man who checked on him at his motel room after a night of drinking, police spokesman Cpl. Kelley Cradduck said.

Cradduck said the victim had gone to the motel Tuesday night to check on Hetzel after they had been drinking at a bar. Hetzel and his roommate were watching the horror movie "Halloween" and, when the man knocked, Hetzel opened the door and slashed away with a butcher knife, Cradduck said.

The man, whose name was unavailable, raised his right arm to ward off the blows and was stabbed in the hand.

Cradduck said police they had trouble interviewing Hetzel because he was drunk, but the spokesman said Hetzel told officers that he should have killed the victim.

Police said they could upgrade the charge to attempted murder.

Cradduck said Hetzel has served time in a Nevada prison for attempted murder and kidnapping.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 27, 2005, 10:29:52 PM

Quote from: modagei've seen 32

34 for me, BOOYA!

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Ghostboy on October 27, 2005, 10:42:23 PM

33 for me. But as soon as I pop The Innocents in, I'll be up there with RK.

Mod, now that Cannibal Holocaust is out on DVD, you should try to squeeze it in to your weekend viewing.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ on October 28, 2005, 12:00:48 AM

Eraserhead is horror?

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 28, 2005, 10:10:42 AM

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Frankenstein (1931)
"Look! It's moving. It's alive. It's alive... It's alive, it's moving, it's alive, it's alive, it's alive, it's alive, IT'S ALIVE!"

WHATS IT ABOUT? Before he was a Halloween pinup that any kid could draw from memory he was a character from a classic piece of literature adapted into this classic film that scared the SHIT out of people.

IS IT SCARY? Not anymore, but when it was released it was so scary they put a disclaimer on the front of it (which you may recognize from the first Simpsons Treehouse of Horror). I can only imagine how audiences must've freaked out over seeing some guy dig up graves, stitch together a body and bring a monster to life in 1931.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? Everything. Because even if you've never seen this film, you know everything about it: mad scientists, angry mobs, and monsters. The template for countless movies and motifs throughout film history originate here. The monster makeup is incredible and everything about the way director James Whale shoots him to make a 5'11" Boris Karloff seem like he was 8 feet tall is amazing considering it was about 70 years before Lord of the Rings.

SCARIEST MOMENT: Even though you know it's coming, you may still gasp when he sees the little girl.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because I would bet a lot of you have not seen this. And it's easy to forget as synonymous as the Frankenstein monster has become at Halloween on every napkin or goofy toy that it really all started with this film. And if you are at all interested in film you owe it to yourself to watch this.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 28, 2005, 10:57:36 AM

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Bride Of Frankenstein (1935)
"We belong dead."

WHATS IT ABOUT? Bride Of Frankenstein picks up just moments after the original ended to continue the story in one of the rare sequels throughout history to live up to and surpass the original.

IS IT SCARY? No, and in one of the greatest bait-and-switches in history, nobody seemed to mind. Director James Whale delivers a film that is more comedy and tragedy than horror, but it was so good, it didn't matter.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? Though she is onscreen less than 3 minutes total she is one of the most unforgettable images in film history. That's an amazing feat. And even though it came only 4 years after the original Frankenstein, the film feels considerably more modern with Franz Waxman's score laying under the film where there had previously been only dialogue. But the best part is seeing the Frankenstein monster become more of a tragic misunderstood creature and less of a rampaging monster.

SCARIEST MOMENT: n/a

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Again, if you are at all interested in film history you owe it to yourself to watch this.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: children with angels on October 28, 2005, 12:30:17 PM

Takashi Miike's One Missed Call is the best NEW horror film I've seen in years - probably now one of my all-time favourites in terms of a pure horror-genre experience.

The thing is, whilst also being a sly spoof of and middle finger to all the tasteful Japanese horror films so fashionable lately (Ringu, Dark Water, Phone etc), it manages also to very skillfully and efficiently scare the complete crap out of you, when its self-consciousness really should dampen all fear completely.

I think the secret to a great horror film is uncertainy, not allowing the audience to feel comfortable at any moment that they have a handle on what's going on, on the level of story, chracter, tone, style, everything - and this is something that One Missed Call does perfectly. Other examples would be something like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Jacob's Ladder, movies that practically make the rules of their own little sub-genres up as they go.

For a piece on this (the idea of uncertainty being the key to a good horror, inspired by watching One Missed Call), here's a link to my site if anyone's interested - if not, that's cool too: http://www.alternatetakes.co.uk/?2005,8,19

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 28, 2005, 12:55:39 PM

Quote from: children with angelsThis is what can separate a truly terrifying film from a mediocre genre exercise: say, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) from Jeepers Creepers (2002). Constantly a horror movie will begin tolerably well, notching up the tension and atmosphere, then lose it completely when the killer is revealed. This is because the something that threatened us with its ambiguity has become a definable thing, complete with an explanation and a reason for existence.

Jeepers Creepers is a textbook case. The opening, with a brother and sister travelling a rural road, becoming increasingly terrorised - first by a giant truck, then by an eerie place with a mysterious hole in its backyard - has an undeniable air of dread about it. The moment the evil force becomes personified in a winged demon who needs to take body parts of humans to survive, fear becomes impossible, replaced by incredulity and ridicule.

though most would agree with you, i disagree on Jeepers Creepers. the film suceeds to me because you're never sure what your dealing with until the very end. at first it might just be an angry driver, then you see him dumping bodies and he's definitely a psycho, then you see him sniffing things and he is not human, and when the wings sprout out towards the end you have no idea what the hell you've been watching! they also never explained WHY this creature exists or where it comes from and by keeping him mostly in shadow retains his mystery. you only know that it needs to feed & collect parts. granted that does reveal a little more than texas chainsaw massacre which succeds because it truly explains nothing, not every film can acheive that. by that reasoning you would have to discount every vampire film ever made for explaining they dont die and need blood and taking away that mystery, no?

i will have to see One Missed Call now, too bad i don't have time this year.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: children with angels on October 28, 2005, 01:30:30 PM

Quote from: modagethey also never explained WHY this creature exists or where it comes from. only that it needs to feed. granted that does reveal a little more than texas chainsaw massacre which succeds because it truly explains nothing, not every film can acheive that. by that reasoning you would have to discount every vampire film ever made for explaining they dont die and need blood and taking away that mystery, no?

Granted: dealing with a definable evil force is obviously not always necessarily a bad thing. It's probably not the fact that the monster is revealed in Jeepers Creepers exactly that makes the film lose the sense of dread that was so well built up at the start, it was just the way it was done. The moment you mention about the sprouting wings DOES make you go "what the fuck?!", but for me did so in a way that was more comic than anything else, completely dissipating any hope of fear from then on.

My point was mainly just how effective uncertainty is at unsettling the audience, and to suggest that if uncertainty CAN be continued till the very end - skipping the usual unmasking/explaining of the killer - then I feel it should be, or at least it should be if it wants me to stay scared. I would love, in fact, to see a horror film that was all build-up and no pay-off, one that just notched up the tension, planting little clues, creating a mystery and not finally explaining it - but not dispelling it in some crappy way either - until finally the film ends and you stumble out completely nerve-wrecked and with no explanation. That could be amazing - though obviously not something you could repeat very often. I'm sure something like that must exist.

It's an interesting point you make about discounting vampire films because they explain all the complex mythology and rules so clearly. I (and I'm sure most people) can like a horror film for a number of reasons - being scared by it is by no means the only one. Some of my favourites would be the Night/Dawn/Day trilogy precisely because they explain so much, because the characters are so hung-up on realistic practicalities, and try figure out exactly what is going on with the zombies. That's really cool and new and different - but, now I come to think about it, they don't actually scare me.

So I guess what I'm saying is that being a good horror film can either be about being first-and-foremost a Good Film which belongs to the horror genre, or it can be a frightening film. In order to be the second, I think for me it needs the uncertainty I was talking about.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Tictacbk on October 28, 2005, 02:31:19 PM

I'm gonna be sad when this halloween season wraps up, i've enjoyed reading these marathon entries every day, so i'd just like to express my thanks to modage now. Thanks.

That said, time to go rent some horror movies.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Ghostboy on October 28, 2005, 03:53:37 PM

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Okay, just watched The Innocents. Holy crap, is this good! Definitely on par with the original The Haunting, as far as classic ghost stories go. The first time you see a ghost, the effect is so subtle that I didn't even realize how frightened I was until about thirty seconds later. The cinematography is absolutely breathtaking, and the sound design is way ahead of its time (both are very Lynchian - and of course, Freddie Francis has shot several Lynch films).

The line between psychological and supernatural horror is beautifully played, too - that kiss at the end is so beautifully disturbing! And I liked the allusions to religious mania, which I recall being a bit stronger in Henry James' original story.

Also, I didn't realize Truman Capote co-wrote the screenplay.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: hedwig on October 29, 2005, 01:19:02 AM

GB, how did you see Shivers?

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Ghostboy on October 29, 2005, 01:58:01 AM

Netflix.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Ghostboy on October 29, 2005, 02:16:13 AM

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Man, today was a good day for horror. First The Innocents, and then I went to the local symphony hall for a screening of a restored print of the 125 Phantom Of The Opera, complete with live orchestral score. It's been quite a few years since I've seen the film, but damn if it isn't just about perfect (and it makes the musical look so much worse in comparison). The best part, of course, is the initial unmasking, which - if you're seeing the film for the first time - will still make you jump. There were quite a few cries of shock in the theater tonight. It's such a brilliantly staged scene!

And Chaney's performance, of course, is beyond reproach. The phantom even more a monster than Karloff's Frankenstein, and yet Chaney makes him so pitiable, despite his incessantly evil and maniacal actions. After seeing this, the idea of the romantic Phantom from the (awful) musical is rather nauseating.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 29, 2005, 09:56:24 AM

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Man, today was a good day for horror. First The Innocents, and then I went to the local symphony hall for a screening of a restored print of the 125 Phantom Of The Opera, complete with live orchestral score. It's been quite a few years since I've seen the film, but damn if it isn't just about perfect (and it makes the musical look so much worse in comparison). The best part, of course, is the initial unmasking, which - if you're seeing the film for the first time - will still make you jump. There were quite a few cries of shock in the theater tonight. It's such a brilliantly staged scene!

And Chaney's performance, of course, is beyond reproach. The phantom even more a monster than Karloff's Frankenstein, and yet Chaney makes him so pitiable, despite his incessantly evil and maniacal actions. After seeing this, the idea of the romantic Phantom from the (awful) musical is rather nauseating.

yeah i saw that one last year, which somehow was my first version of the story EVER, and really dug it. the first unmasking is the best and the color scenes are pretty spectacular too. for years i'd seen the pictures of chaney in that film so it was really cool to see it finally. man what i wouldnt give to see London After Midnight now.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 29, 2005, 05:43:42 PM

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Dracula (1931)
"There are far worse things awaiting man than death."

WHATS IT ABOUT? The first of the classic Universal horror films, Dracula by Tod Browning remains one of the best.

IS IT SCARY? No. While it's hard to remain as scary as it must've been 75 years ago it does contain one of the creepiest moments I've ever seen.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? The lighting, the sets, Lugosi's iconic performance as Dracula and the movies influence on countless films since.

SCARIEST MOMENT: While some of Lugosi's performance may seem a little stiff for today's audiences, Renfield's deranged laugh coming from the bowels of the boat is guaranteed to send a chill up your spine.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because this film is responsible for Universal horror which has spawned almost every Halloween icon we know today. Dracula, Frankenstein, Mummy, Wolfman all owe their iconic status to this film coming first and being great.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 29, 2005, 08:49:42 PM

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Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn (1987)
"I'll swallow your soul!"

WHATS IT ABOUT? Part remake part sequel all good. Though I always flip back and forth between this and the original as far as which one is my favorite this is easily as good as the first film replacing some of the horror with laughs. Godard said all he needed to make a movie was a girl and a gun, but all Sam Raimi needed was Bruce Campbell and a thousand gallons of blood.

IS IT SCARY? Yes, though considerably less than the first film due to a bigger focus on comedy. And when you've seen it over 20 times you'll likely just be laughing through it. Though I can only imagine how great it must've been to see this in the theatre when it came out.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? It's a completely original and relentless film that's part splatter horror and part Three Stooges and energetic as hell. It features a tour-de-force performance from Bruce Campbell, who spends about half the film by himself, making Ash one of the best characters EVER. And with the first Evil Dead film, they're really unlike any movie that had come before them and (though several have tried) unlike any movie since.

SCARIEST MOMENT: Henrietta in the cellar.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because you haven't lived until you've seen a man cut off his own hand with a chainsaw. And because it's the best horror comedy of all-time.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 30, 2005, 02:47:28 PM

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: I Don't Believe in Beatles on October 30, 2005, 02:59:24 PM

Why only four skulls? Just because it isn't scary?

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 30, 2005, 03:03:39 PM

Quote from: GingerWhy only four skulls? Just because it isn't scary?

while Night would easily rank a 9 or 10 for me, i've never been a huge fan of Dawn (though i know many people are). its too long and the social commentary gets laid on a little thick for my liking to the sacrifice of any horror. on the other hand the remake forgoes commentary entirely to make the film only scary. somewhere there is a masterpiece that strikes the right balance in between these two ends of the spectrum but for me, neither are it.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 30, 2005, 03:08:27 PM

and Mod and I have once again hit a point of entire disagreeance.

Dawn is at least an eight, if not a nine.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 30, 2005, 03:09:25 PM

Quote from: RegularKarateDawn is at least an eight, if not a nine.

i knew i would get jumped on for this but please explain.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: mogwai on October 30, 2005, 03:14:09 PM

i think that dawn of the dead could've been more consistent (edit: this is probably the wrong word. or?). i mean, if only romero had more shooting time per day at the mall where they shot the movie. they had about six to seven hours to shoot per day (i think). and they halted the production over the xmas holidays. that would've been frustrating for a filmmaker. this is why i prefer day of the dead over the ones (i haven't seen land of the dead). this doesn't mean that i dislike dawn, i love the gore and the apparent humor. and this isn't relevant but the remake is also good.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 30, 2005, 03:49:29 PM

Quote from: modage
please explain.

It's simple, really. It's fun as all shit. It's gory, it's funny, it's adventurous, and the social commentary thing is just a bonus. The more I watch it, the more I get a feel for the characters and who/what they are.

Also, it's what almost all things fan-boyish are based on. We wouldn't have half the great horror films today without it.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Reinhold on October 30, 2005, 05:01:42 PM

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as much as i'd like to say that i am joking, i'm not. this is some scary shit.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gamblour. on October 30, 2005, 06:00:52 PM

Hahaha holy shit man. I loved that movie. I remember liking the lamp and feeling sorry for the security blanket. I remember them getting caught in a tar pit or something?? And don't they end up in a college dorm? Shit man, good memories.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 30, 2005, 06:54:53 PM

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 30, 2005, 08:07:36 PM

Quote from: RegularKarate
I mean... if Shining only gets 9, what gets 10? If you say anything other than the exorcist, I'll be surprised.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 30, 2005, 09:18:22 PM

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
"For them an idyllic summer afternoon drive became a nightmare. The events of that day were to lead to the discovery of one of the most bizarre crimes in the annals of American history, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre."

WHATS IT ABOUT? Tobe Hooper's low-budget masterpiece of horror is an unrelenting nightmare of a film loosely based on serial killer Ed Gein. Despite the title, it features surprisingly little gore, most of it implied, because Hooper had originally wanted the film to be rated PG!

IS IT SCARY? Yes. Pretty much anytime Leatherface is onscreen I want to run screaming out of the room.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? Shot like a home movie, surprisingly low on gore, and using some of the creepiest sound effects I've ever heard the film achieves an authenticity you can't buy. I also particularly love Marilyn Burns performance as Sally because she is just so out of her mind as she does anything she can to stay alive. There are no cops, no getting even, no outsmarting the killers, no bullshit going back for the baby, this movie is the real deal.

SCARIEST MOMENT: Leatherface's first appearance.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because it's so relentless, by the end of the film you feel like you've been through the events with them. And because with some of the best films you feel like you're in the hands of a good filmmaker, but in this you feel like you're in the hands of a madman.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 30, 2005, 11:24:32 PM

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The Monster Squad (1987)
"Wolfman's got nards!"

WHATS IT ABOUT? In this forgotten 80's gem (think The Goonies meets The Lost Boys), a group of monster-obsessed kids come face to face with the big 5 Universal Monsters in the best monster team up ever.

IS IT SCARY? Not so much anymore, but despite being a 'kids movie' (though it is PG-13), it does take the horror seriously. There were a few moments that scared the SHIT out of me when my dad took me to see this when I was about 6 years old.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? The dialogue is great, the kids act like real kids, it's scary, and as absurd as the concept may seem it takes the time for little moments that help make it real thanks to a great script by Shane Black and director Fred Dekker. But the thing that really seals the deal is the fantastic monster designs by Oscar winner Stan Winston that help to update them just enough to make them modern without drastically altering their classic design.

SCARIEST MOMENT: Dracula shows his teeth.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because if you can find a copy (it's STILL not available on DVD) it is the most perfect Halloween night movie I can think of. I love this film, and not in a purely nostalgic "it used to be good" kinda way. I watch it every year and it holds up better than my worn out VHS.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: hedwig on October 30, 2005, 11:42:16 PM

it shall be rented.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 31, 2005, 10:59:09 PM

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Halloween (1978)
"It's Halloween, everyone's entitled to one good scare"

WHATS IT ABOUT? John Carpenter's slasher masterpiece about the 'boogeyman', an unstoppable killer named Michael Myers.

IS IT SCARY? Yes. Even the moments which have been re-used and recycled by a hundred different films feel sort of original here.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? The score, the opening sequence, the fact that it's one of the few horror movies that actually takes place on Halloween & the way Carpenter makes Michael Myers a larger than life almost mythic killer and not just some nut with a knife.

SCARIEST MOMENT: When Michael Myers becomes slowly visible in the dark behind Jamie Lee Curtis.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because while it may have inspired hundreds of inferior knock-offs (most notably the Friday The 13th series), it remains the pinnacle of slasher horror.

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 31, 2005, 11:12:18 PM

Quote from: modagethe goal is to do 30 (if possible) without repeats of last years picks.

well, i did it. 30 films reviewed. it was a lot of work writing these little reviews, more than i had expected (about an hour per review plus average of 2 hours per film = 3 hours x 30 films = 90 hours!!! yikes.). but hopefully somebody enjoyed reading them and decided to watch a few horror movies this month. thanks to anyone for participating. it's been fun, see you next year. :)

1. alien
2. bram stokers dracula
3. the bride of frankenstein
4. carrie
5. dawn of the dead
6. dead alive
7. dracula
8. evil dead II: dead by dawn
9. frankenstein
10. freddy vs. jason
11. from dusk till dawn
12. halloween
13. in the mouth of madness
14. invasion of the body snatchers
15. jeepers creepers
16. the monster squad
17. a nightmare on elm street part III: the dream warriors
18. phantasm
19. rosemary's baby
20. shaun of the dead
21. the shining
22. sleepy hollow
23. suspiria
24. the texas chainsaw massacre
25. the exorcist
26. the lost boys
27. the omen
28. the others
29. the ring
30. the thing

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Ghostboy on November 01, 2005, 02:32:05 AM

Round of applause :bravo:

It definitely helped get me in a Halloween mood this year...

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gold Trumpet on November 01, 2005, 02:42:36 AM

Quote from: modage15. jeepers creepers

I have as little interest in horror films as one can, but I swear Mod planted that pick.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gamblour. on November 01, 2005, 08:17:06 AM

And he put it above the Shining!!!!!!!1

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: w/o horse on November 01, 2005, 01:41:57 PM

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The funny thing about that tagline is that it basically tells you that the ending sucks.

We watched this last night for Halloween. It was my first time.

Excellent filmmaking and a completely boring movie for the most part. I can believe Gamblour fell asleep twice; I started nodding off once and it was when the blind man was in the court. Great atmosphere that buttressed a general paranoia. I imagine this one works spades better in the theater.

I'd like to see it again.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on November 01, 2005, 02:07:15 PM

Quote from: The Gold Trumpet
Quote from: modage15. jeepers creepers

I have as little interest in horror films as one can, but I swear Mod planted that pick.

Quote from: GamblourAnd he put it above the Shining!!!!!!!1

it's alphabetical

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gamblour. on November 01, 2005, 05:14:53 PM

Quote from: RegularKarate
Quote from: The Gold Trumpet
Quote from: modage15. jeepers creepers

I have as little interest in horror films as one can, but I swear Mod planted that pick.

Quote from: GamblourAnd he put it above the Shining!!!!!!!1

it's alphabetical

Sigh, I know. I was hoping the sarcasm/reference to that Total Film list/idea of his preferring a tasteless horror film to a good one/whatever would be revealed by the 1 in the overly long row of exclamation points. I was wrong.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: ono on November 01, 2005, 06:24:46 PM

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Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gold Trumpet on November 01, 2005, 08:32:09 PM

Quote from: Gamblour
Quote from: RegularKarate
Quote from: The Gold Trumpet
Quote from: modage15. jeepers creepers

I have as little interest in horror films as one can, but I swear Mod planted that pick.

Quote from: GamblourAnd he put it above the Shining!!!!!!!1

it's alphabetical

Sigh, I know. I was hoping the sarcasm/reference to that Total Film list/idea of his preferring a tasteless horror film to a good one/whatever would be revealed by the 1 in the overly long row of exclamation points. I was wrong.

Actually, I originally responding thinking he was just quoting another list. Not creating his own. His inclusion of Jeepers Creepers is to be expected then.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on November 01, 2005, 11:23:09 PM

and I initially responded by pointing out that GT misunderstood, but I deleted that part because I didn't want to appear to be picking on him (as I think I have in the past), but your responding to him is what confused the whole thing.

Can we have Halloween again in February?

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gold Trumpet on November 01, 2005, 11:29:53 PM

Quote from: RegularKarateand I initially responded by pointing out that GT misunderstood, but I deleted that part because I didn't want to appear to be picking on him (as I think I have in the past), but your responding to him is what confused the whole thing.

Can we have Halloween again in February?

Pointing that out wouldn't have been picking on me.

I also understand we come from two different schools. Cultural ties are a tricky business.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on November 01, 2005, 11:32:07 PM

^^^ more activity than this thread saw all month. :yabbse-undecided:

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: ono on November 01, 2005, 11:39:50 PM

Quote from: RegularKarateCan we have Halloween again in February?

Valentine's Day is pretty scary.

Side note, thanks to some of mod's suggestions, I'm trying to shake my aversion to horror flicks, albeit a little late for Halloween and all. I have Frankenstein / Bride of Frankenstein in queue.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gamblour. on November 02, 2005, 02:29:27 PM

Even though you didn't review it mod, I watched American Werewolf in London. Pretty cool movie. I wondered where I had gotten that image of Griffin Dunne from. The creature effects are amazing, I remember seeing clips behind the scenes on this video about the making of "Thriller" when I was a kid.

I also rewatched 28 Days Later, which I've gained a lot of respect for. It's a great goddamn nonzombie zombie movie.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on November 02, 2005, 11:12:04 PM

i reviewed American Werewolf last year. it is one of my ABSOLUTE (top 10) favorites of all time. hilarious, scary, great. i like 28 days a lot too, though i havent seen it in a few years. next year for sure.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Pubrick on November 02, 2005, 11:16:55 PM

Quote from: modagenext year for sure.

how many more horror movies can u review that u didn't cover this year? are u gonna start going through 03's lists ... :shock:

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on November 02, 2005, 11:38:54 PM

not 30, thats for sure. but probably atleast a handful.

Title: Best Horror Movies
Post by: The Red Vine on November 03, 2005, 09:23:53 AM

I saw The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original) on Halloween night. Terrific movie. All over the poster it has "based on a true story" which isn't really true. Still, one of the best horror movies out there.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on September 24, 2006, 03:04:46 PM

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Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: polkablues on September 24, 2006, 07:59:43 PM

Gabbo's coming!

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on September 24, 2006, 10:18:17 PM

You have a plan of attack, Mod?

I've been looking through my Netflix and have only found a handful that I haven't seen that aren't like "I'm Pretty Sure I'm Still Right About What You Did That Summer a Few Years Ago"

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 01, 2006, 04:16:11 PM

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Psycho (1960)
"We all go a little mad sometimes."

WHATS IT ABOUT? Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece about a boy and his mother is Hitch at his peak. It's a film so masterfully made, it transcended its pulp roots to become one of the landmark films in the history of cinema and the first modern horror film.

IS IT SCARY? Not anymore, only because the film is so iconic it's impossible not to know whats coming. But the way Hitchcock stages the murder scenes is so good, nearly 50 years later, they still have the power to take you almost by surprise.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? Where to start? Saul Bass opening titles, Perkins performance, the score (which is probably the most recognizable in cinema history), but above all the structure is incredible. To spend 48 minutes with a character only to have her killed, spend the next 12 with the killer dispatching of her body, the next 20 following a detective who we can only assume will take us through the rest of the film only to see him killed, and the final half hour with a set of characters we've only met briefly, is beyond daring. It's groundbreaking stuff that proves there were actually two Psycho's in this film and one was Hitchcock himself. Audiences in 1960 must've lost their minds.

SCARIEST MOMENT: The shower scene. (Duh).

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because while everyone has seen Psycho, no one has seen it enough. And because everybody says Vertigo is Hitchcock's best film, but what they don't want to admit is that Psycho is their favorite.

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Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 01, 2006, 07:51:02 PM

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28 Days Later (2003)
"REPENT THE END IS EXTREMELY FUCKING NIGH"

WHATS IT ABOUT? London is infected with a virus called Rage that turns people into mindless killers in Danny Boyle's thoughtful update of the zombie movie.

IS IT SCARY? Yes. It is, I believe, the first appearance of "fast moving zombies" (though technically they are not zombies.)

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? It's the first major film I can recall to be shot on DV and it uses that to it's complete advantage. The grainy digital gives the film a raw urgency and realism that probably couldn't be acheived on film. It's also the film that made Cillian Murphy a star, and when the film takes a Lord Of The Flies turn late in the game, it's easy to see why.

SCARIEST MOMENT: The attack on Jim in the kitchen.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because it's a horror film that doesn't feel like a horror film because it plays like a story of survival where scares are just a byproduct of caring about the characters. And while the film steals liberally from Romero's Zombie Trilogy, it does so without ever feeling like a throwback or an homage. And perhaps most importantly it borrows Romero's social conscience and makes the film about something other than zombies.

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Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 01, 2006, 09:09:50 PM

I'd be cool with 28 Days Later getting 6 if Dawn hadn't only gotten four. Still a little bitter about that.

Quote from: modage on October 01, 2006, 07:51:02 PM
And perhaps most importantly it takes away Romero's social conscience and makes the film about something other than zombies.

Wait, this is confusing... do you mean it gets RID of Romero's social conscience? If so, how is Dawn NOT about something other than zombies?
If you mean that it BORROWS from Ramiro, it's not saying much outside of what's already been covered in the rest of the Dead series (specifically Day).

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 01, 2006, 09:15:10 PM

i mean steals from romero, including stealing his injection of social conscience. i cleaned up the wording a bit. though i really need to see Day again, i havent since high school, i just dont know if i'll have time this year.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 08, 2006, 11:16:37 AM

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Friday The 13th (1980)
"You see, Jason was my son and today is his birthday..."

WHATS IT ABOUT? The beginning to a franchise that would give us one of Horror's most enduring characters, despite the fact that of the 11 films he appears in, only 2 are really worth watching.

IS IT SCARY? Not unless you're in middle school and are watching this at a sleepover.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? Tom Savini's makeup effects, Betsy Palmer as the unhinged Mrs. Voorhees and (along with Texas Chainsaw Massacre's flash bulb screech), Horror's most memorable sound effect.

SCARIEST MOMENT: The "Carrie" moment at the end. (Unfortunately, the film goes on for another 2 pointless minutes.)

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? You shouldn't really. I'd recommend you grab ANY other film I've recommended in this thread instead. But if you must, do it with friends.

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Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 08, 2006, 03:58:52 PM

Quote from: modage on October 08, 2006, 11:16:37 AM
despite the fact that of the 11 films he appears in, only 2 are really worth watching.

I assume that you're saying Freddy Vs Jason is the other one,right?

If you watch Pt 3 in 3-D, it's actually even better than the first... even in flat-o-vision, it's got the best kills of the first ten movies.

This is another franchise that I'm almost done going all the way through... THis and Halloween.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 08, 2006, 04:22:58 PM

Quote from: RegularKarate on October 08, 2006, 03:58:52 PM
I assume that you're saying Freddy Vs Jason is the other one,right?

i went through the entire series of Friday the 13th a few years ago with my dad, right after we went through the entire Nightmare on Elm St series. Nightmare is a much much better series even at it's worst moments. the absolute worst thing about the Friday series is that the entire thing has been edited for home video and never restored. so most of the kills that were there during theatrical release are severely cut making the movies completely pointless. movies as stupid as these, the only reason for watching is essentially the kills, and to edit those down to a split second or so REALLY neuters the films. there are websites detailing all of the edits, and they are NUMEROUS and also petitions to get the original versions on dvd. :yabbse-undecided:

of the Friday series i liked Part 6 the best (Jason Lives!) because it was more of a monster movie and really stood out from any of the previous installments. the director really has fun with it. so 6 and Freddy vs. Jason i think were the best. besides those 1 & 3 are ok. the only reason i reviewed this is because the IFC Center recently had a free double feature of Nightmare on Elm St & Friday The 13th that i went to. it was fun to see it in the theatre, but again, compared to Nightmare just a weak film.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: polkablues on October 08, 2006, 04:44:47 PM

Don't forget Jason X. It had even more fun with the concept than Freddy Vs. Jason did, in my opinion. No Monica Keena, to be sure, but you have to take the bad with the good.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 16, 2006, 08:00:03 PM

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 16, 2006, 11:40:15 PM

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Tales From The Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (1995)
"Humans. You're not worth the flesh you're printed on!"

WHATS IT ABOUT? The 90's gem directed by Spike Lee's longtime cinematographer Ernest Dickerson is the first in a failed trilogy of Tales From The Crypt films that manages to perfectly capture the humor/horror balance of the series.

IS IT SCARY? No, like the series, the tone of the show is a little tongue in cheek.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? The film is like 3 of the best episodes of the show put together even including the familiar opening and closing segments with the Cryptkeeper. Billy Zane is wonderfully crazed as the lead demon, the camerawork takes a gonzo Gilliam-esque POV, and some of the gore is incredibly over-the-top (in a good way).

SCARIEST MOMENT: When Jeryline's sheet reveals Brayker's future.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because it makes a good double feature with From Dusk Till Dawn as films about a group of armed misfits under siege. And because the 90's was such an dismal time for horror it's nice to dig up the occasional gem before the post-Scream era of imitation.

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Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: squints on October 17, 2006, 12:07:49 PM

Quote from: modage on October 16, 2006, 08:00:03 PM
Joe Dante has such a love for monster movies he sprinkles the entire film with nods to Werewolf films from the past.

Like what films? what scenes?

If Psycho doesn't get 10/10 skulls...what movie possibly could? or are you saving that?

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Derek237 on October 17, 2006, 12:17:44 PM

I liked Demon Knights. I wouldn't put it up there with From Dusk Till Dawn (but I can see the similarities and why a double feature would make sense), but it was enjoyable. I'd say the main reason to see it is Zane. He's quite the question mark to me, but he gives a wonderfully maniacal performance. Plus Dick Miller's in it. Who doesn't love Dick Miller?

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 17, 2006, 01:16:20 PM

Quote from: squints on October 17, 2006, 12:07:49 PM
Quote from: modage on October 16, 2006, 08:00:03 PM
Joe Dante has such a love for monster movies he sprinkles the entire film with nods to Werewolf films from the past.
Like what films? what scenes?

Dennis Dugan and Belinda Balaski are watching The Wolf Man in bed, there is a picture of Wolf Man actor Lon Chaney Jr. in the doctors office, and many of the characters are named after werewolf movie directors: George Waggner, Roy William Neill, Terence Fisher, Freddie Francis, Erle C. Kenton, Sam Newfield, Charles Barton, Jerry Warren, Lew Landers, and Jacinto Molina. i'm sure if you look hard enough you could find more nods as well.

Quote from: squints on October 17, 2006, 12:07:49 PM
If Psycho doesn't get 10/10 skulls...what movie possibly could? or are you saving that?

if you look back a few pages, i believe last year 3 films received a (http://xixax.com/index.php?topic=4600.msg207222#msg207222) perfect (http://xixax.com/index.php?topic=4600.msg207311#msg207311) score (http://xixax.com/index.php?topic=4600.msg207344#msg207344) of 10/10. i try to grade honestly and instinctively when i re-watch the film. some are better than i remember them, others not as good, but 9/10 is by no means a lackluster grade.

Quote from: Derek237 on October 17, 2006, 12:17:44 PM
I liked Demon Knights. I wouldn't put it up there with From Dusk Till Dawn (but I can see the similarities and why a double feature would make sense), but it was enjoyable. I'd say the main reason to see it is Zane. He's quite the question mark to me, but he gives a wonderfully maniacal performance. Plus Dick Miller's in it. Who doesn't love Dick Miller?

i wouldn't put it up there with From Dusk Till Dawn either (http://xixax.com/index.php?topic=4600.msg205379#msg205379), but i did notice a number of similarities when i watched it that seemed like they would be a good fit. if tarantino and rodriguez DONT love Demon Knight, they should. i hadn't seen it in a number of years so it wasn't as good as i'd remembered it, but i had LOVED it when it came to video about 10 years ago.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 22, 2006, 10:36:42 PM

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 29, 2006, 10:12:58 AM

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Young Frankenstein (1974)
"Are you saying that I put an abnormal brain into a seven and a half foot long, fifty-four inch wide gorilla? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME?"

WHATS IT ABOUT? Mel Brooks & Gene Wilder pay tribute to Frankenstein in what is arguably the greatest spoof of all time.

IS IT SCARY? No. It's the only film in my Best Horror selections that is strictly a comedy. But it's that good.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? What makes the film so good, besides it being completely hilarious, and the cast being completely perfect is the attention to detail. Brooks actually shot the film in the same castle using the actual lab equipment from the original Frankenstein film and the result is a film that feels like it could sit right next to the original.

FUNNIEST MOMENT: When Dr. Frankenstein meets Igor.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because if you're someone who doesn't think they like horror movies, this is the perfect substitute. Though I've got to be honest, it does make a great double feature with the original Frankenstein...

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Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Pubrick on October 29, 2006, 10:31:44 AM

Quote from: modage on October 29, 2006, 10:12:58 AM
IS IT SCARY? No.

correction:

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Yes.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 29, 2006, 10:45:21 AM

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 29, 2006, 11:12:07 AM

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Pubrick on October 29, 2006, 12:33:41 PM

Quote from: modage on October 29, 2006, 11:12:07 AM
Even though I hadn't seen it since January in theatres, I actually had a nightmare about this film just a few weeks ago!

hahah, there's something very white about that comment.

(there's something very pete about this post)

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Gamblour. on October 31, 2006, 11:32:12 AM

Quote from: modage on October 29, 2006, 10:45:21 AM
The Fly (1986)

I was just mentioning to someone that this is probably the movie that scares me the most. Melting ankles, mutated shotgunned creatures, it's fucking awesome and definitely the most disgusting film, as you say. I can't watch this late at night. Also, maybe it's because I don't post much, but what's the real difference between this thread and the Horror thread?

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Derek237 on October 31, 2006, 12:51:37 PM

Quote from: modage on October 29, 2006, 10:45:21 AM
The Fly (1986)

One I try to watch every Halloween. Uh-oh, that's today!

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: MacGuffin on October 31, 2006, 01:11:15 PM

Quote from: Gamblour le flambeur on October 31, 2006, 11:32:12 AMAlso, maybe it's because I don't post much, but what's the real difference between this thread and the Horror thread?

From what I understand, the Best Horror Films are what mod rates 2 - 10 skulls. :yabbse-undecided:

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 31, 2006, 01:25:15 PM

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I can't quite figure out which thread to put this in (Mod, if you feel it should be moved, I'm fine with that).
I had seen most of these, but sat through them again... which was kind of rough at times:

Halloween: The Loomis Years

Donald Pleasence passed before the release of the sixth Halloween film, thus ending the original life of the Halloween films... after that, most of the plot-lines established after the first film were dropped and everything was reset for Halloween: 20 Years Later (or H20). This is focusing on the Donald Pleasant era and especially focusing on films 4,5, and 6
since I figure most people gave up after 2 or 3 and might be curious.

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Halloween (1978)

Clearly, this is the best of the series. This movie started it all... blah blah blah... read any other review of it and you'll see that this movie was the best/worst thing to happen for horror films.

Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is chased around by Michael Meyers, a psychopath in a Captain Kirk mask who escaped from a mental institution. Dr. Loomis is hot on Myers' tale because he's the only one who really understands him.

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Halloween II (1981)

This takes place right after the first film... check out Mod's review, I pretty much agree... it starts out like we're going to see something different, but then just turns into a kill count and not much else.

Laurie is taken to Haddonfield Hospital while Loomis tries to find out why Myers wants to kill Laurie so bad, eventually, we find out that Laurie is Michael's sister.

note: skipping Halloween III: Season of the witch because it is in almost no way connected to the rest of the series

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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

We return the original storyline ten years after the first two Halloween movies took place.
We discover that not only was Laurie Mike's sister, but he also happens to have a niece (Laurie's daughter... Laurie's MIA:Presumed dead at this point, but she shows up later in H20).

Surprise surprise, Mike busts out during an inmate transfer and Loomis catches wind of it and decides to follow Myers all the way back to Halloweenville where Jamie (the daughter's name) lives with her foster parents and foster sister.

This one is better than the second in my opinion, but still pretty ridiculous. There are lots of scenes of characters being stupid, but that's expected. Logic defies itself when somehow the characters are locked INSIDE a house (the explanation for being trapped? The door is made of metal!).

I could go on and on about the ridiculousness of this movie, but when you compare it to how bad Friday the 13th had gotten by the late eighties, it's a pretty enjoyable sequel. Watch it with friends and drink (or not).

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Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

In the words of the producer on the only DVD extra for this movie:
"We had just revived the series, Michael Myers was back and we spent two weeks number one at the box office, so drunk on success, we decided to shoot another movie"... interestingly enough, he's cut off after that point. I'm assuming what followed was an apology of some sort.

A year later, we find out that Senor Myers was brought back to health after being shot perhaps twenty times and falling down a mine shaft (or something). He kills the farmer that was nice enough to help him and goes after his niece again. We know now that she's got a semi-psychic link to Myers so Lumis (completely bonkers by this
point) uses her to get Michael.

Definitely the worst of the original batch. There are so many things that are incredibly wrong with this movie.. teenagers are somehow lured to an abandoned barn by some kittens, a ten year old is able to outrun a car, and Michael Myers often forgets what he's doing and just sits there while people run.. but the main issue with this movie is that it's boring.

There's no nudity and few kills. The stalking, which is a major draw for this franchise isn't even good. Unless you just need closure on the "Uncle Boogieman" storyline set up with part 4, this is a very skippable chapter.

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Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

This one opens with a frightening cult leader-type character basically telling us what has happened so far... oddly enough, it doesn't take him very long.

Jamie is older now and has been kidnapped and impregnated by the evil cult that has been following Myers around for a long time (and set him free at the end of part 5). She had the baby and the cult is about to fulfill some kind of prophecy that I don't quite understand (it involves DNA research and Myers having to kill the last of his bloodline). With the help of some random crazy lady, Jamie escapes with the baby, hides him in a bus station then gets killed by Myers (who I guess has been sleeping for 6 years).

Tommy, the kid that Laurie was babysitting in the first movie is played by Paul Rudd and he's almost as obsessed with Myers as Loomis. He finds Loomis (who's heard about Jamie's death) and together (with the help of the daughter of Laurie Strode's non-blood-related aunt and uncle who are now living in the house from the first film?) decide to rescue the baby and try to kill Myers.

I actually found that this movie was a lot more like the original (if you take away the convoluted supernatural cult subplot) than most of the other sequels. It suffered from some ninetiesisms, but not so much that it was unbearable. There are some cheap scares that involve normal stuff happening with loud music to wake you up, but there are actually some kind of suspenseful scenes as well and the murders are pretty brutal.

The main problem with this movie is that it's so obvious that the end was recut. It's clear that the original intention was to have Loomis battle Myers in a final fight to the death, but instead he just says he has to "finish something" then goes inside and we just the mask and hear his scream... I guess they did this after Pleasence died.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: w/o horse on October 31, 2006, 01:41:24 PM

I think you have to be off your rocker to call The Fly Cronenberg's best film.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 31, 2006, 02:33:30 PM

i will fight you.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: SiliasRuby on October 31, 2006, 03:54:51 PM

Quote from: Losing the Horse on October 31, 2006, 02:33:30 PM
I think you have to be off your rocker to call The Fly Cronenberg's best film.

Quote from: modage on October 31, 2006, 02:33:30 PM
i will fight you.

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....
Okay now this picture has been played out as a joke for good

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: w/o horse on October 31, 2006, 04:00:57 PM

I don't want to fight you man, because you're crazy.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Pubrick on October 31, 2006, 09:31:10 PM

Quote from: SiliasRuby on October 31, 2006, 03:54:51 PM
Okay now this picture has been played out as a joke for good

it was only marginally amusing when polkablues did it.. without the text

leave the comedy to the professionals, kiddo.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 31, 2006, 10:45:35 PM

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 31, 2006, 11:00:32 PM

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The Mummy (1932)
"He went for a little walk! You should have seen his face!"

WHATS IT ABOUT? Boris Karloff, fresh from his huge and uncredited success with Frankenstein, portrays another classic Universal Monster as a Mummy searching for his reincarnated lover.

IS IT SCARY? No. Though it's likely audiences in 1932 would disagree with me.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? It's another tale of obsession and love disguised as a Monster movie, Boris Karloff is great as Im-Ho-Tep and Jack Pierces makeup is still unbelievable.

SCARIEST MOMENT: When the mummy awakens.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because it's one of the Universal Big 5 with Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man & Creature From The Black Lagoon. And because even though The Mummy itself is only onscreen for about 30 seconds it's still one of the most unforgettable images in cinema history.

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Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Pubrick on October 31, 2006, 11:06:46 PM

Quote from: modage on October 31, 2006, 10:45:35 PM
WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because every good werewolf film made since owes something to this one.

all two of them.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 31, 2006, 11:52:11 PM

Quote from: Pubrick on October 31, 2006, 11:06:46 PM
Quote from: modage on October 31, 2006, 10:45:35 PM
WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because every good werewolf film made since owes something to this one.
all two of them.

American Werewolf in London aaaaaaaand... Teen Wolf?

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Pubrick on November 01, 2006, 12:15:42 AM

Quote from: RegularKarate on October 31, 2006, 11:52:11 PM
Quote from: Pubrick on October 31, 2006, 11:06:46 PM
Quote from: modage on October 31, 2006, 10:45:35 PM
WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because every good werewolf film made since owes something to this one.
all two of them.

American Werewolf in London aaaaaaaand... Teen Wolf?

i knew that was an overstatement. i think i was counting the bit at the end of the Shining where jack pretends to be the big bad wolf..

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: MacGuffin on November 01, 2006, 01:01:58 AM

Quote from: Pubrick on November 01, 2006, 12:15:42 AM
Quote from: RegularKarate on October 31, 2006, 11:52:11 PM
Quote from: Pubrick on October 31, 2006, 11:06:46 PM
Quote from: modage on October 31, 2006, 10:45:35 PM
WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because every good werewolf film made since owes something to this one.
all two of them.

American Werewolf in London aaaaaaaand... Teen Wolf?
i knew that was an overstatement. i think i was counting the bit at the end of the Shining where jack pretends to be the big bad wolf..

Not to be confused with Jack in Wolf:

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Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Brazoliange on November 01, 2006, 01:08:03 AM

Quote from: RegularKarate on October 31, 2006, 11:52:11 PM
Quote from: Pubrick on October 31, 2006, 11:06:46 PM
Quote from: modage on October 31, 2006, 10:45:35 PM
WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because every good werewolf film made since owes something to this one.
all two of them.

American Werewolf in London aaaaaaaand... Teen Wolf?

Wolfen?

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: diggler on November 01, 2006, 02:56:39 AM

the fly is obviously cronenbergs best film

unless you count shivers...... scanners..... naked lunch..... history of violence..... spider...... and videodrome

other than those nothing can touch it. not demeaning the film at all. but shit... exploding head......

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on November 01, 2006, 08:14:56 AM

well, thats it. another Halloween season come and gone. i watched 35 horror films: 11 were reviewed here in Best Horror and 21 new ones in the Horror thread, (a few were re-watched and will be reviewed next year). it wasnt a marathon 30 reviews like last year but it was actually the same number from 2 years ago.

1. 28 Days Later
2. Candyman
3. Demon Knight
4. The Fly
5. Friday The 13th
6. Hostel
7. The Howling
8. The Mummy
9. Psycho
10. The Wolf Man
11. Young Frankenstein

thanks to anyone for participating especially RK for reviewing 20 films of his own! it's been fun, see you next year where i'm confident i'll find a few 10's. :)

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Pubrick on November 01, 2006, 09:45:18 AM

Quote from: modage on November 01, 2006, 08:14:56 AM
well, thats it. another Halloween season come and gone. i watched 35 horror films: 11 were reviewed here in Best Horror and 21 new ones in the Horror thread, (a few were re-watched and will be reviewed next year). it wasnt a marathon 30 reviews like last year but it was actually the same number from 2 years ago.

1. 28 Days Later
2. Candyman
3. Demon Knight
4. The Fly
5. Friday The 13th
6. Hostel
7. The Howling
8. The Mummy
9. Psycho
10. The Wolf Man
11. Young Frankenstein

thanks to anyone for participating especially RK for reviewing 20 films of his own! it's been fun, see you next year where i'm confident i'll find a few 10's. :)

i for one can't wait for the month of Foreignary to arrive, where we celebrate the best the "foreign" genre has to offer. after that my favourite time of year is Sci-tember, where, ironically (some say bizarrely) for the first half of the month we watch old Dean Martin celebrity roasts from the 70s, and the second half we devote to selected episodes of C. P. O. Sharkey.

that's when xixax really comes alive.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on November 01, 2006, 01:21:53 PM

Quote from: Pubrick on November 01, 2006, 09:45:18 AM
i for one can't wait for the month of Foreignary to arrive, where we celebrate the best the "foreign" genre has to offer. after that my favourite time of year is Sci-tember, where, ironically (some say bizarrely) for the first half of the month we watch old Dean Martin celebrity roasts from the 70s, and the second half we devote to selected episodes of C. P. O. Sharkey.

that's when xixax really comes alive.

HA!

I was seriously going to propose something like this... especially the Sci-tember (which I would have called "Sci-Fril" and celebrate during Spring)... really, we need a reason to watch and review bad sci-fi movies too...

You, know, let's just reserve a month for Nerds (Nerdgust?) where we just watch all the nerd genres.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on November 01, 2006, 01:59:14 PM

i'm down. :yabbse-cool:

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: grand theft sparrow on November 01, 2006, 03:17:54 PM

Quote from: RegularKarate on November 01, 2006, 01:21:53 PM
You, know, let's just reserve a month for Nerds (Nerdgust?) where we just watch all the nerd genres.

Nerduary has a nicer ring to it.

Or we could just call it Smarch.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: w/o horse on May 30, 2007, 07:52:40 PM

I watched Slither - Candyman - Phantasm last Saturday.

What an unexpected delight Candyman was. Highly enjoyable and very adult oriented. Very different from my expectations. It's on my list of horror films I'd watch again or would name if someone asked me "What are good horror films."

Phantasm: This one was a real trip and a half. Doesn't explain itself but flying-brain-sucking-spheres don't really require exposition. Classy pacing and jarring edits, I'd watch it again.

And Slither was different and better than I thought it'd be but sort of hollow and inhuman.

What put us in the mood is that my girlfriend went to that Fangora Horror Weekend that just passed. She got me a Reservoir Dogs screenplay signed by Michael Madsen (who she said was drunk and drinking), this was quite nice of her. She said Max Brooks is like his dad (cool and funny). She doesn't like Eli Roth but apparently he's a real nice guy who's humble and affable and Frank Darabont liked her purse.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 01, 2007, 04:11:33 PM

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Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 01, 2007, 10:31:42 PM

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The Haunting (1963)
"It was an evil house from the beginning. A house that was born bad."

WHATS IT ABOUT? Academy Award winning director Robert Wise adapts this psychological twist on a classic haunted house tale.

IS IT SCARY? No. But it is a stirring portrait of a descent into madness!

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? Great vertigo inducing camera angles and the ability to deliver lines like "Maybe only some loose floorboards...maybe the key to another world." with a straight face.

SCARIEST MOMENT: The 'ghost' in the attic.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because it turned what could have been a straightforward ghost story into one of the first true psychological horror films.

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Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 07, 2007, 08:13:10 PM

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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.''

WHATS IT ABOUT? Before The Lost Boys and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, there was Tom Holland's modern "boy who cried wolf" tale which was one of the first films to take vampires out of their gothic castles and put them right next door making them scary again for a new generation of kids.

IS IT SCARY? Not really, (unless you're frightened by Chris Sarandon's incredibly dated wardrobe.)

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? The makeup and the character of Evil Ed who is insanely unhinged through the entire film!

SCARIEST MOMENT: The Rear Window moment.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because its got the perfect mix of scares/fun, hip/homage that seems uniquely 80's.

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Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 16, 2007, 05:31:19 PM

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Dead Of Night (1945)
"You wouldn't do that to me, Hugo.... I wouldn't let you. Wouldn't I? WOULDN'T I???''

WHATS IT ABOUT? This British horror anthology is an undiscovered gem that features a number of short stories told by a group of strangers gathered in a country farmhouse.

IS IT SCARY? Yes. Though more than 60 years old, the ventriloquist segment in particular is still creepy as hell.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? The ratio of good stories to bad (the reason so many anthologies fail) and the way the tales end up coming together in such a surprising and satisfying way.

SCARIEST MOMENT: The finale.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because it's probably the best horror anthology ever made.

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Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 16, 2007, 05:45:12 PM

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Re-Animator (1985)
"What would the note say? 'Cat Dead. Details Later.''''

WHATS IT ABOUT? Classic HP Lovecraft update of the Frankenstein tale is one of the 80's best horror films.

IS IT SCARY? No. But it does feature some hilariously disgusting sequences to make up for it.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? Jeffrey Combs is a riot as Dr. Herbert West, the script gives him some memorable dialogue to deliver, and the makeup is fantastic during all of the films many fantastically gory sequences.

SCARIEST MOMENT: The first re-animation.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because its funny, its disgusting, its everything you want at Halloween.

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Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 18, 2007, 11:53:23 PM

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Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
"Believe me, you don't want Hannibal Lecter inside your head."

WHATS IT ABOUT? The now classic thriller that won 5 Academy Awards and featured one of the most memorable performances ever put on film.

IS IT SCARY? Yes. And after 18 years of sequels and parodies that is an incredible feat.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? Everything. The way Jonathan Demme shoots a conversation with both characters looking straight into the camera, the script, the score, and the incredible performances from Foster, Hopkins and cast.

SCARIEST MOMENT: The night vision climax.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because if you don't believe that it's still the best thriller in nearly 2 decades, watching it again will make you believe.

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Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Stefen on October 18, 2007, 11:56:59 PM

I LOVE the screen cap concept. It makes me want to not just watch these movies, but watch ANY movies. Keep it up guys.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 21, 2007, 07:52:31 PM

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Horror Of Dracula (1958)
"It only remains for me now to await the daylight hours. Then with God's help I will forever end this man's reign of terror."

WHATS IT ABOUT? Rather than a straight retelling, Hammer Studios first Dracula film reimagines the Bram Stoker tale. Here, its revealed about 10 minutes in that Jonathan Harker has come to find Dracula and stop him.

IS IT SCARY? No, but the glorious Technicolor blood garnered the film an X rating when it was originally released!

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? If you've never seen a Hammer Film before, there are a few things that set them apart from any other film being produced at the time. They had incredible actors (Grand Moff Tarkin! Saruman the White! Alfred the Butler!), fantastically rich sets and most importantly a bold style that didn't shy away from sex or violence. Which made it a perfect fit for Dracula: fangs, blood, sensuality. All the things that hadn't been seen before onscreen (and it was still only 1958!)

SCARIEST MOMENT: Dracula's first red-eyed, blood soaked appearance.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because seeing Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing face off in the final minutes of the film is an absolute cinematic thrill.

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Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: bonanzataz on October 26, 2007, 01:17:35 AM

in reference to fright night...

Quote from: modage on October 07, 2007, 08:13:10 PM
WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because its got the perfect mix of scares/fun, hip/homage that seems uniquely 80's.

ugh, bullshit. this movie was fucking boring, save for a couple of good make-up effects towards the end, but by then who really gives a shit. it does not deserve to have been shot in widescreen.

immediately after this, i watched john carpenter's vampires up until the halfway mark to wash the taste of this piece of shit out of my mouth. THAT's how you use widescreen in a horror film. i only wish vampires was good the whole way through. starts to sour about 40 minutes in, but i wouldn't call it bad. any movie with james woods beating the shit out of a priest and laura palmer screaming her little head off is ok by me.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 27, 2007, 03:23:14 PM

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The Curse Of Frankenstein (1957)
"I've harmed nobody, just robbed a few graves!"

WHATS IT ABOUT? In the late 50's Hammer Studios began buying the rights to Universal's classic horror films beginning with this loose remake of Frankenstein in their first of what would eventually be 6 Frankenstein films over the next few decades.

IS IT SCARY? No, though Hammer would amp up the sex and gore with their next film: Horror Of Dracula.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? The first screen pairing of Lee and Cushing, the re-invention of the Monster makeup, and the macabre sense of humor. It was also the first time the story had been done in color and actually more faithful to the Mary Shelley novel than the Universal version.

SCARIEST MOMENT: When the Monster rips off his bandages.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because it was Hammer Studio's first horror film and still one of their best.

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Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 31, 2007, 11:07:59 PM

well, thats it. another Halloween season come and gone. i watched 18 horror films: 7 were reviewed here in Best Horror and 11 new ones in the Horror thread.

1. The Curse Of Frankenstein
2. Dead Of Night
3. Fright Night
4. The Haunting
5. Horror Of Dracula
6. Re-Animator
7. Silence Of The Lambs

thanks to RK and Gamblour for participating again! there were definitely a few more movies i had planned on getting to (including a few 10 skull-ers) but i just ran out of time. i guess there's always next year...

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: MacGuffin on November 02, 2007, 12:04:12 AM

Eli Roth Picks the Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen
The Hostel director gets down with the terror.

Running right now over at IGN's sister site, Rotten Tomatoes, is a sweet little post-Halloween item called "Eli Roth Presents the Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen." That headline pretty much sums up the whole affair, but here's what Roth, the director behind the Hostel films and Cabin Fever, has to say about his list:

"These movies are so awesome and they're completely overlooked by both critics and fans for no reason. They should be rediscovered and brought back to life. They've all had some effect on me and these are all films that you can actually find on DVD."

Films that made the list include Torso, Who Can Kill a Child?, Nightmare City, Toby Dammit, and others. Never heard of them? Well, that's why you need to check out this article and read Roth's very persuasive reasons why these are must-see horror flicks.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hostel_2/news/1685335/1.php

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 19, 2009, 01:12:44 PM

The Return.
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Let The Right One In (2008)
"I'm twelve—though I've been twelve for a long time."

WHATS IT ABOUT? One of the most critically acclaimed horror films of the past decade is a coming of age tale about a friendship between troubled 12 year old Oskar and Eli a 200 year old vampire.

IS IT SCARY? Yes. And the horror sequences are expertly filmed.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? It puts its characters first, deftly handles switching between horror, dark comedy, and coming of age film. The horror scenes are scary and stylish and doesn't shy away from gore. The cinematography and score are beautiful and I can't imagine finding better child actors.

SCARIEST MOMENT: Eli's first kill.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because whether you like horror films or not, you've never seen anything like it.

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Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Stefen on October 19, 2009, 01:24:43 PM

:bravo:

Yes. It's amazing. It'll be on my top 10 of the decade.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 19, 2009, 01:56:54 PM

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A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
"Whatever you do don't fall asleep."

WHATS IT ABOUT? Wes Craven's masterpiece introduces a horror icon: Freddy Krueger a maniac who kills you in your nightmares. It's a true original vision that brought this character to life in a way unmatched by 7 sequels and (soon to be) a remake.

IS IT SCARY? Yes. Freddy Krueger here is a true monster, not the wisecracking villain he would become in later sequels.

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WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? The film is near perfect. A smart darkly funny script, an iconic score, and Craven's inventiveness giving the film a dreamlike quality where you never know if the characters are asleep or awake.

SCARIEST MOMENT: The bathtub.

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WHY SHOULD I WATCH IT? Because it's one of the great horror films of all time centered around one brilliantly scary idea: what if your nightmares were real?

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Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 19, 2009, 03:49:52 PM

It's not scary.

I'm in a show where we do MST3K style mockings of popular movies live and we're doing Nightmare right now. I've had to watch this thing Sooooo many times now and it is BORING!

There is SO much pointless walking around where nothing happens. If Freddy were scarier, then the walking around would have enough payoff, but while he's not as bad as he gets in the sequels, he's still just a dude that does silly stuff.

The only good kill is the first kill (which is surprisingly good for the budget and actually a little frightening) but the rest are total let-downs after having to sit through five minutes of just slow walking.

I appreciate the movie and I remember loving it at one point, but boy is it not scary and it definitely doesn't hold up to repeat viewings.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 23, 2009, 11:50:21 AM

As an adult I think it's difficult to be scared by any film unless you allow it to. Nothing really is that scary but the intent is there in this film. The only problem I have with this film is Heather Langenkamp's acting and some scenes where the camera shows Freddy lumbering around instead of preserving more mystery. But as I said the concept is great and the execution is there (especially in the opening and closing scenes of the film).

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Neil on November 01, 2009, 10:09:59 PM

i know it's over.
-but i'm getting ready to watch de palma's sisters now for the first time...

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: Stefen on November 01, 2009, 10:13:54 PM

Quote from: Neil on November 01, 2009, 10:09:59 PM
i know it's over.
-but i'm getting ready to watch de palma's sisters now for the first time...

The first Criterion I ever ~~stole~~ bought.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 11, 2010, 11:51:31 AM

from my blog (http://modage.tumblr.com/post/1292014659/listomania-my-top-10-horror-films-of-the-decade):

My Top 10 Horror Films of The Decade
It's October and that means I'm going to be watching as many Horror movies as I can in 31 days. The golden age of Horror films seems to be mostly behind us but the last decade has brought us a handful of gems for your seasonal viewing. Here are my favorite Horror films released between 2000-2009.

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1. THE RING (2002)
The best horror film in a decade manages to overcome two potentially crippling handicaps: it's a remake and it's rated PG-13. But it's a good mystery, it's scary as hell and the American version manages to improve upon the original in every way creating a modern horror masterpiece.

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2. SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2004)
It's not a spoof. Edgar Wright's debut is a near perfect genre mashup: the Zom Rom Com. Few films have succeeded as spectacularly at mixing horror and comedy, which puts the film in the rarefied company of Evil Dead II and An American Werewolf In London as a classic of it's kind.

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3. LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (2008)
If you haven't seen it, you've never seen anything quite like it. It's a horror film that puts its characters first, deftly handles switching between horror, dark comedy, and coming of age film and doesn't shy away from gore. The American version is great but the original is unforgettable.

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4. JEEPERS CREEPERS (2001)
While it contains many familiar horror elements, this underrated film spins them in such a way that you never know what will happen next. The film starts out as Duel, becomes The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and then turns into a full-on monster movie.

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5. 28 DAYS LATER (2002)
Danny Boyle's single-handedly resurrected zombies for the next decade (and beyond). Plays more like a story of survival than a standard horror film where the scares come from actually being invested in the characters. While the film steals liberally from Romero's Zombie Trilogy, it does so without ever feeling like a throwback or an homage.

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6. THE OTHERS (2001)
A very creepy atmospheric ghost story in the vein of The Changeling and The Sixth Sense. It's a spooky well-made movie for people who don't normally like horror movies. It's also probably the last time Nicole Kidman could move her face.

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7. HOSTEL (2005)
Maligned for being "torture porn", the scenes of gore are actually used sparingly, though for maximum impact. While it's not a perfect horror film (it's a little fratty at times), it manages something that few horror films can nowadays: it's effectively scary.

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8. THE DESCENT (2006)
The less you know about it the better. Contains some of the most claustrophobic scenes ever filmed as well as a 2nd act twist that spins the film in a whole new direction.

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9. SAW (2004)
Guilty of spawning the "torture porn" genre as well as a half dozen terrible sequels, it's easy to forget that the original Saw was actually a good movie. (It even played Sundance!) It was an original mystery (yes, with a few horrific moments), that kept the audience guessing until the end.

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10. CLOVERFIELD (2008)
On the surface it's Godzilla meets the Blair Witch project. But Matt Reeves update of a monster movie was a pretty great thrill ride, especially to see it in New York. (I recognized my street!)

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BONUS. FREDDY VS. JASON (2003)
Probably the most fun horror movie of the decade. Not as good as the original Nightmare on Elm Street, but better than pretty much every Friday The 13th movie. Takes the highlights from 17 films and distills it to 90 minutes of nostalgic slasher fun.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: RegularKarate on October 11, 2010, 12:21:29 PM

Interesting List, Mod. I LOVE exactly half of those movies (and only HATE about two of them).

Quote from: modage on October 11, 2010, 11:51:31 AM
from my blog (http://modage.tumblr.com/post/1292014659/listomania-my-top-10-horror-films-of-the-decade):
4. JEEPERS CREEPERS (2001)
The film starts out as Duel, becomes The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (remake) and then ~~turns into a full-on monster movie.~~ loses its steam and completely gives up on being any good.

I don't know that I'd pick it as number one, but I really liked The Ring and am glad I'm not the only one.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: modage on October 11, 2010, 12:33:03 PM

What's the other hate? (Hostel, I'll guess?) I'd be interested to see your list (or anybody elses.) It was interesting sifting through a decade dominated by crap but finding the gems in there. I'm trying to think of what my 90's list would even look like.

Title: Re: Best Horror Movies
Post by: polkablues on October 12, 2010, 12:26:12 AM

I hate to admit how much I like Hostel. Eli Roth can choke on a curb for all I care, but he made about 90% of a perfect horror movie.

The only list I would ever put Jeepers Creepers on would be a list of movies that made me leave the theater actively hating them. RK has it pegged, except that I don't think it loses steam so much as it runs entirely off the rails. Jeepers Creepers 2 was actually a much better movie overall, as long as you can disregard the ick factor of Victor Salva directing a busload of shirtless teenage boys.

The Others was fine but forgettable. Saw is only really good in comparison to the rest of the series that it spawned.

My alternate list would be thus:

1. The Descent

2. Let the Right One In

3. The Eye (original; NOT Jessica Alba version)

4. Shaun of the Dead

5. Hostel

6. The Mist

7. 28 Days Later

8. Session 9

9. [REC]

10. The Ring

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