Halloween gives us all a chance to dress up and costumes. More important to me it gives a chance to watch and revisit horror, thrillers, gore, suspense, and just plain scary movies.
Classics that I think are great are:
The Wicker Man sexual pagan rituals in this strange british village. The townfolk surpise you with nudity, language, insinuations, and images.
Suspiria watched this for first time. Has the ultimate best murder scene. The music in this one still makes me shudder.
Devil's Backbone very good movies. Dark, mysteriously captivating, and pulls you in with an excellent unique story of a ghost. This is a spanish ghost story and a quest for revenge.
Halloween Michael Meyers at his best. Jamie Lee Curtis emerges as the scream queen.
Some favorite Modern ones:
High Tension This movie amazed me, considering I had never heard of it. French film that has the feel of small american mid-west redneck (Texas Chainsaw-ish) murders. Great movie, though final ending seems absurd.
Audition a sleeper type movie. Japanese subtitle is the best version (preserves her natural cute girlish voice which is important for the ending. Dont let the slow and happy beginning fool you. You are not watching a Romance movie. This movie will have a surprise at the end. Kiri kiri kiri kiri kiri.
Call me a coward, just can't handle scary movies. Give me a good soppy love story anytime. I much prefer to cry than scream.
Shelley
I know I'm a bit late replying for this one, but the movie Halloween has always been the worst for me. That freakin music gives me the willies. I know it's a movie (and not a real good one), but there is something about it that just gets me.
Useless Knowledge...
Did you know that the producers were set to start filming and were not going to use a mask for Michael. It just happened to be Halloween at the time, so they sent a grip to the local 5 and dime to find something. All he could find was a clown mask (it was a small town). They ripped the hair off, painted it white and WALA, a horror figure is created.
Interesting trivia there Brenda. It was also Jamie Lee Cutis's first big movie. Maybe that's why you find it so disturbing.
Cassie
Could be Cassie. But I'm sure it had nothing to do with sitting 3 feet from the TV when I was about 4 watching the entire thing....right before bedtime. Great parenting in the 70's huh?
Don't think its changed much today have a look at the age of the kids coming out of M and MA rated movies.
Shelley
I know it's been a while since that beautiful October afternoon, but I just found this thread today!!
Kendra: the only movie from your list that I watched and liked was SUSPIRIA it was a great movie; I wonder why they don't put it out at the video stores...I'm sure people would rent it.
My choices (I'm just gonna give the titles :P)
The Hills Have Eyes
Hostel
The Exorcist (the first one w/Linda Blair)
The Skeleton Key
The Eye
The Grudge
Saw
Santeria
Lord of Illusions
Flatliners
Ginger Snaps
The Sixth Sense
Hide and Seek (the one w/Jennifier tilly & Darryl Hanna)
I've seen many other ones but I don't think they're that good to post them here.
tinkerbell :icon_chick:
Silent Hill. That movie was so scary. :icon_nervious:
Melissa
Silent Hill was good... I loved the effects. One of my scariest movies of all time goes to The Mothman Prophecies... but very little scares me anymore. I loved Hostel and House of Wax, and there are a million other horror movies I love... as one of my favorite genres, how could there not be? But my favorite horror of all time is definitely Poltergeist, followed closely by Final Destination 1 & 2. The third installment was good, but not near the caliber of the first 2.
Rafe
Speaking of scary stuff...
Before I admitted I was TS, there was very little that could scare me. I would walk through a haunted house and people whom I wasn't expecting could jump out at me and I wouldn't react. Now you can make me jump without too much effort. I don't know if it's the hormonal changes or just changes in my emotions by not locking them away. Either way, I wouldn't want it to be like it was ever again.
Melissa
It could be the hormones, Melissa... I remember when I was going through puberty, I was far more easily scared than I was before or than I am now. Also, I know a lot of really feminine chicks who are scared to death of horror movies... could just be coincidence, though.
Rafe
Yeah, maybe. :icon_nervious: It sure makes the movies better...especially if you have someone there to protect you. ;)
Melissa
Quote from: Melissa on August 04, 2006, 06:31:41 PM
Yeah, maybe. :icon_nervious: It sure makes the movies better...especially if you have someone there to protect you. ;)
Melissa
I'll protect you, baby. :-*
Nero
Quote from: Nero on August 04, 2006, 07:19:23 PM
I'll protect you, baby. :-*
Nero
That's what I was hoping to hear. :icon_cute:
Melissa
Good point, Melissa; I guess I could always pretend to be afraid of scary movies and get the sympathy vote from chicks... or maybe I should just remain the brave one and let them fall all over me LOL. Where do I find these chicks?
Rafe
Rafe, you should be the brave one. Most women like to cling on to their man if nothing more than an excuse to cuddle. Men are supposed to be the protectors and that one of the attractive thing about men to women.
Melissa
Okay, I rented SILENT HILL yesterday. My gosh! that was one of the scariest movies I have seen in years. Believe it or not, I have seen that same escenario many times in my nightmares. Weird! Thankfully I didn't watch it alone, so that was a good thing!
tinkerbell :icon_chick:
In the last few days I have seen An American Haunting and Fragile: A ghost story.
Both where excellent, I went to bed and locked my bedroom door after both....
Becky
Quote from: Buffy on September 17, 2006, 09:53:47 PM
I went to bed and locked my bedroom door after both....
Becky
Just for future reference, make sure to check under your bed before you lock your bedroom door. You never know what may be hidding under there. :icon_evil_laugh:
tinkerbell :icon_chick:
Quote from: Tinkerbell on September 17, 2006, 09:58:20 PM
Quote from: Buffy on September 17, 2006, 09:53:47 PM
I went to bed and locked my bedroom door after both....
Becky
Just for future reference, make sure to check under your bed before you lock your bedroom door. You never know what may be hidding under there. :icon_evil_laugh:
tinkerbell :icon_chick:
Hmmmmm... checking under the bed is a natural instnict for me Tink, 15 years ago while comissioning a plant in Malaysia, I came face to face with a spitting Cobra who was enjoying a nice sleep under my bed in the hotel room.
The room had a sign on the door which read "Warning, please be careful of snakes" and it wasn't until I realized that the maids left the rooms open and hence snakes could get in, that I took this seriously.
Believe me, this was more scary than any horror movie...
Buffy
:o :o
Silent Hill was great. I just saw the Wicker Man a couple days ago... weird. I liked the concept and everything, but toward the ending it became just a bit too... hokey. I don't know. It didn't scare me in the slightest. But, then again, little does anymore.
Rafe
I love scary movies! And scary games, so you know I loved Silent Hill.
But one movie that scares me in a different, more real way is Fire in the Sky. I saw that as a kid, and hoo boy, that thing traumatized me. I was already scared of the subject matter as it was, but then seeing that... Jeez. Even knowing how they filmed the final fifteen minutes, I still get the chills just thinking about it.
Has anyone seen it?
Wicker Man not really a make-you-jump scare as it is a horrific scare. Sort of like the Shining. Not really a make-you-jump movie. There are very few pure make-you-jump scary movies. The idea of sort of being on your own in this weird pagan society, and in the end being burned and sacrificed, while they all sing praises, made me shudder at the thought. Most modern movies do not have unhappy endings. Something tells me Nicholas Cage's version wont show as much pagan, sexual content, nor sad of ending for the remake. I think Hollywood will leave it out this next time, instead becoming a special effects movie.
Maggie - Haven't seen Fire in the Sky, but just added it to my Netflix Que to order next, sounds interesting.
Buffy - Yes I agree too. One time I was unpacking my stuff and a scorpian fell out. Scared me more than anything. Or when I woke up with a huge spider on my eye. Not fun.
Or getting into, or almost getting into accidents.
I hope you enjoy it! It is a good movie (and it has Robert Patrick!), but when I first saw it.. leaving the theater, it was broad daylight and I was STILL terrified.
Just watched Fire in the Sky
Yes I like the scenes with the aliens. Probably one of the more realistic scenes I have seen showing they might not be that friendly. I am glad they didnt use any of the story that the real Travis Walton claimed to experience. I read what he said happened and it is lame compared to the hollywood version.
Oh my brother Bart has one photo of him dressed up like michael myers laying under a real gravestone. He took this picture of him which I found on his myspace. Fits the mood of this topic.
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I'm glad you liked it! I just wish the DVD had some of the trailers in the special features section. When I was little, just seeing the previews for that movie scared me. All it did was show an x-ray of a human being, and some voice saying "What is man? Why does it breathe? Why does it bleed? Why does it scream?" and stuff like that. Hoo boy.
I'm not much of a fan of scary movies. However, being an ardent fan of the game series, I really enjoyed Silent Hill. Although all of the violence against women REALLY turned me off. I don't want to spoil it for anyone, but suffice to say it was disconcerting. :-\
I got one I will watch towards Holloween. Takashi Miike's Imprint, which was banned from Showtime Network before being set to air, because it was too much for them (and they normally dont ban shows).
I thought his Audition was absolutely chilling and this is getting similar reviews.
Hi Kendra;
OMG you have to rent this movie; it is called "the maid" and it is a chinese film regarding the buddhist belief that the gates of hell open in the seventh month, and the hungry ghosts come to seek revenge. It is extremely scary, and wonderfully done. I recommend it... :icon_nervious: :icon_nervious:
I hope you are doing much better now from your cold. :) Take care!
tinkerbell :icon_chick:
Watched "Silent Hill" on Halloween and was pretty disappointed in the fear factor of that one. I was surprised because I have played the game before and it totally freaked me out.
Next one in line will be "An American Haunting". Hope it's scarier than "Silent Hill".....
Alright,
This year I tried renting some of the ones from the prior year, that I had not seen yet. Would I add any on to my all time favorites. If I did Texas Chainsaw the Beginning would be the best one I saw in October. Even having seen quite a few movies in the chainsaw series, this one is my favorite one so far with the best story and action.
An American Haunting not really scary. Reminded me more like Sleepy Hollow, or The Village. It was an ok movie though I wanted the ghosts to be more violent, and more action. It was more of a lesson type story. Not as scary as 13 Ghosts, Poltergeist, or even House on Haunted Hill (1999). No one dies.
Amityville Horror (2005) I definately enjoyed more than the original and movies that followed. Original was a little eirie but not that scary. I think this version had more creepy moments, action, haunting effects, better sound, and even better story. Though I wouldnt vote this as one of my all times favorites, it was a good overall movie.
Feast I was very impressed with this movie, not expecting much (being the product of Project Greenlight). This is a good creature feature along the lines of Alien sort of , yet mixes in some redneck humor almost like Tremors, and somewhat like Army of Darkness. The speed of the monsters and them appearing out of nowhere is what will make you jump in this movie. And them doing stuff you might not expect. This one is a good rental. A mixture of Action, creatures, gore, and some humor.
Masters of Horror: Takashi Miike "Imprint" if you liked Hellraiser or Miike's first movie Audition, this is more of what you will like. I started asking myself at the beginning "Why did they ban this from showtime..." then a few minutes later I said "Ohh....Ohhhhhh ok thats why". Has torture that will make you squirm and images of abortions that I think anyone considering an abortion should be made to watch this first. Nudity, graphic images. The movie does run as a series of flashbacks. And the expression "talk to the hand" will seem a little different after watching this. One of my favorite this year from a director that I have come to like the last 2 years.
Omen 666 It was ok. Basically I felt it just retold the original movie. Nothing new or really different stands out.
In the theater we watched Texas Chainsaw the Beginning. My favorite chainsaw movie of them all. I felt was better than the preceeding remake (which I thought was really good). I felt this kept the action, gore, and horrific murder scenes, yet added a very good storyline to the movie (which suprised me)(which is something all the others almost entirely lack).
Speaking of Hellraiser earlier. I rewatched some of the movies that were played on cable TV. By far my favorite parts of the series are Hellbound: Hellraiser II especially when they open the door to hell and go there ; and in Hellraiser IV when they tell in the past the toy maker story.
For a movie few know about that is great to see is Dog Soldiers (2002). A scottish twist on Werewolves that is sure to please most fans of Horror. I really liked this movie.
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Tinkerbell,
I will add it to my list. Sounds interesting.
A movie I saw a preview for recently was call The Messengers, which looks just as terrifying to me as Silent Hill. Of course, now I realize I scare easily, so it's all relative. :P
Melissa
Raise your hand if you think the comments exchanged between Nero and Melissa were adorable. *Raises hand* Pick me!
Hehe, wow, I really am gay, aren't I? :laugh:
PULSE!!!
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tinkerbell :icon_chick:
The Descent was pretty good.
The descent (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808715948/trailer)
I know I mentioned this movie before, but you just have to watch it...
The Maid (http://www.moviesonline.ca/film4599.htm) :icon_nervious:
tinkerbell :icon_chick:
Quote from: Brady on December 22, 2006, 09:51:33 PM
Raise your hand if you think the comments exchanged between Nero and Melissa were adorable. *Raises hand* Pick me!
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Thanks for the movie suggestions Tink. Now I HAVE to see them. Oh Nero...
Melissa
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808718777/trailer)
The Reaping (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809233452/trailer)
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I suggest you watch both movies with a bunch of people and not by yourself.
tinkerbell :icon_chick:
OMG I just watched SAW III......scary as the opposite of heaven!
tink :icon_chick:
I just saw Saw III too. To me it was more of a thriller. I did however think it had more action then the first two, and I think I like it better than them. More contraptions (I liked the one that openned the one lady's ribcage), ways to die, and twists in the movie. It was also pretty unpredictable, though clues are given throughout the movie. Story seemed more cohesive and explained the earlier 2 movies even.
I also watched Toolbox Murders which is a 2003 movie. Pretty scary as well as bloody.
I watched Saw III in the theater. I didn't think it was all that scary (maybe I'm just not remembering right), but I did enjoy it.
Melissa
heads blowing up, nutty people cutting their legs and arms off, blood all over the place, not scary? ::)
"Alien" or John Carpenter's "The Thing" or "In cold Blood"
"Evil Dead part 2" was pretty good too.
To be scary to me, it must frighten, alarm, or terrify me. Or make me jump sometimes. This movie didnt do too much of that.
Rather this movie made me cringe at the gore, feel some of the intensity of the action, feel wonder at the puzzle that unwound, and follow the chase to the next seen. AKA more of a thriller. I would call it a gory thriller, with a bit of mystery added.
Now something more like Final Destination, where one might jump when suddenly something appears quickly out of no wear. Now when I watch Hostel, it was gory, but that became scary in that it seemed more real and intense. I cringed , but the thought of how real it seemed or that I could be in that place became scary.
Saw series, the puzzles sorta distracted from being too attached to the situation. But the mystery of the puzzles was cool in its own way.
I do like how he said he despised murderers, and rather tested the will of people, giving them a choice of how to get out. Though that was a bit twisted.
Quote from: Katia on March 20, 2007, 12:36:19 AM
heads blowing up, nutty people cutting their legs and arms off, blood all over the place, not scary? ::)
Gory does not always mean scary. Perhaps working in one of the best haunted houses in the country has made it so gore doesn't really frighten me.
Melissa
I rented a bunch of scary movies last Saturday (like six ), but I did not have enough time to watch them all, so yesterday night, I watched The Grudge 2..now come on! that movie is scary!
Who writes this stuff anyway? you really have to have a twisted imagination, especially on Saw 3. LOL :D
tink :icon_chick:
Just watched Trailer for Rob Zombies remake of Halloween coming in aug. of this year.
I must say... looks scary at first glance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9oD8-_N6uA
Give me the classics anytime.
My favorite - Rosemary's Baby
I like the movies where they allow your imagination make it much worse than they possibly could on film. The last great horror film was Alien. The build up and the suspense was agonizing. I showed the first Alien movie to a couple 20 somethings who had grown up watching movies like the Texas Chain Saw and Halloween and it was something to behold. I knew exactly when they were going to jump and could watch them as the tension mounted. They raised up in their seats and looked like they were about to launch themselves through the ceiling. You can see in the later movies of the quadrilogy how the suspense and imagination was secondary to the gore. Maybe there are some good new scary movies but I've pretty much given up on the new ones and look for the classics. Oh, to be able to watch Rosemary's Baby or the original "The Haunting" again for the first time!!!
(Didn't know about this side of me did you?)
Debbie
I just saw the movie Vacancy this weekend with Rashelle. I jump so easily now and even though she wasn't that impressed with the movie, she says she enjoyed me clinging onto her.
I just saw VACANCY over the wekend and it was a fairly good film, but it wasn't enough to make me jump. Still today the only 'horror' film that has ever made me jump was the first NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET.
Gina >:D
Quote from: gina_taylor on April 30, 2007, 06:25:44 PM
I just saw VACANCY over the wekend and it was a fairly good film, but it wasn't enough to make me jump. Still today the only 'horror' film that has ever made me jump was the first NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET.
Gina >:D
And you aren't on hormones either. Before HRT you could NOT make me jump whatsoever.
Hey Melissa,
I didn't think of that, but I guess you're right. Hormones can change your entire body chemistry, and I guess you'd be more prone to jumping at a scary movie. But yes, I am not on hormones, but there are some films that will make me jump :icon_caffine: BTW VACANCY was a snuff film and wasn't much of a horror film. But I'm no critic . . . ;D
Gina :icon_biggrin:
Please excuse me, but what is that lurking in the corner behind you?
I love scary movies and the only movie which has actually scared me was The Grudge nothing else has actually scared me and I've seen almost everything which is in English. I thought that the hills have eyes (remake) was SICK not scary and that is the only movie I wish I hadn't actually paid for GRRRRR :(
Quote from: Perchance on February 04, 2007, 07:23:27 PM
I usually like the cheesy not-serious horror movies like Evil Dead.
I also LOVE zombie movies. I live nearby to where Night of the Living Dead was filmed 8)
love em.
i also love the 28 days later film, and dog soldiers. most horror films are dull though.
Saw Halloween remake by Rob Zombie.
I give it a B grade.
Just didnt like the music and shaking camera for the fight scenes. If you see it you will see what I mean. Other than that it was ok. Not too scary but interesting and more real than the original. I think Rob Zombies best movie of his 3 so far.
Alot of "scary" movies are good, but simply arent scary to me.
I don't think I can recall more the 2 movies I was ever actually scared by.
Jacob's Ladder, I think i was 12, total mindjob and Event Horizon (I was frying at the time)
I suppose everyone is desensitized in their own way, but it would be nice to scream like a 4 year old girl sometimes. I mean really... zombies? zzzzzzzz
I agree Skye. So many are so unrealistic and not really scary.
My favorite would have to be the first "SAW" though. I love the nuttiness of the story and as crazy as it is, it's something that could actually happen. :icon_headache:
I am very unimpressed with Hills have Eyes 2 and the Grudge 2.
Zodiac was a good thriller, almost a stalker film.
Vacancy was an ok thiller
The Marsh was a surprise having never heard of it, also a thriller.
Some of the "Masters of Horror" were ok
OMG we rented Hostel Part II (http://www.hostel2.com/) last night, and I was scared out of my wits! :icon_nervious:
Someone else was laughing the whole time though... ;)
tink :icon_chick:
Zombie movies!
Like Resident Evil and Planet Terror and 28 days!
And Resident evil computer games are scary too- especially Resident Evil 4 on Gamecube or Wii. I hate zombies and sometimes wonder how scary it would really be if everyone was infected and turned. Geez I hate to think about it!
I just got back from seeing "The Mist", great movie, I hated the ending though.
I'm into the whole horror genre; especially, the cheesy italian zombie flicks.
The Japanese are doing some great stuff in horror now too. "The Messengers" was another great one, and of course as I stated before, "The Exorsist" is an all time fav.
"30 Day's of Night" was great!!! Although the scariest vampire movie, and the scariest vampire of them all in my opinion was the early 80's t.v. movie "Salems Lot" with 'David Soule' (i think i spelled that right?).
anyone seen "8 Movies to Die For" series? Those are great too.
Quote from: Tink on November 25, 2007, 06:42:41 PM
OMG we rented Hostel Part II (http://www.hostel2.com/) last night, and I was scared out of my wits! :icon_nervious:
Someone else was laughing the whole time though... ;)
tink :icon_chick:
lmao :laugh: it wasnt scary. some messed up dudes that kill girls. lotsa blood but it aint sacry :laugh: :laugh:
Quote from: Chris on November 26, 2007, 01:34:51 AM
Quote from: Tink on November 25, 2007, 06:42:41 PM
OMG we rented Hostel Part II (http://www.hostel2.com/) last night, and I was scared out of my wits! :icon_nervious:
Someone else was laughing the whole time though... ;)
tink :icon_chick:
lmao :laugh: it wasnt scary. some messed up dudes that kill girls. lotsa blood but it aint sacry :laugh: :laugh:
Women taking baths in blood, elderly men eating young men alive....Chris, that is scary and indeed it is gross too. I have been having nightmares about it. Honestly! I wonder if testosterone numbs your senses somehow to prevent you from being frightened..sheesh!
tink :icon_chick:
Quote from: Tink on November 26, 2007, 06:45:09 PM
Quote from: Chris on November 26, 2007, 01:34:51 AM
Quote from: Tink on November 25, 2007, 06:42:41 PM
OMG we rented Hostel Part II (http://www.hostel2.com/) last night, and I was scared out of my wits! :icon_nervious:
Someone else was laughing the whole time though... ;)
tink :icon_chick:
lmao :laugh: it wasnt scary. some messed up dudes that kill girls. lotsa blood but it aint sacry :laugh: :laugh:
Women taking baths in blood, elderly men eating young men alive....Chris, that is scary and indeed it is gross too. I have been having nightmares about it. Honestly! I wonder if testosterone numbs your senses somehow to prevent you from being frightened..sheesh!
tink :icon_chick:
aww princes. :) lmao :laugh: it aint real though. it aint real blood. its a movie! :laugh:
T does lotsa things. maybe. dunno. :) :) :)
Quote from: Tink on November 26, 2007, 06:45:09 PM
Women taking baths in blood, elderly men eating young men alive....Chris, that is scary and indeed it is gross too. I have been having nightmares about it. Honestly! I wonder if testosterone numbs your senses somehow to prevent you from being frightened..sheesh!
I love scary movies. They're about the only things I really buy anymore. Call me a scream queen.
I'd agree with Tink on Hostel 2 being gross, but not scary. I agree more with Kendra's definition-- it has to make me jump or be afraid to walk around in the dark. The movie Boogeyman (2005) was pretty good in that sense but doesn't stand up to a second watching.
One of the scariest movies for me was Event Horizon. The sense memories from that movie are worse for me than the movie is. Still, I'm sure there's some people here that would be pretty scared with that one.
Also, the Shining miniseries that came out in like 1996 or '97. Pretty slow, and not overly memorable except for when Danny goes into Room 237. That was awesome. I actually jumped about 3 feet when I saw that the first time.
Most Disturbing would have to be Imprint by Takashi Miike for the MOH series on Showtime. The first time I saw it, I thought I was going to be sick. I gave it one star on Netflix. And I couldn't stop thinking about how messed up it was. And that's when I had a horror movie epiphany. Maybe that was the goal of the movie. To be so disturbing you couldn't stop thinking about it. And it worked. In that sense, the movie was much better than I gave it credit for. So I went back to Netflix and changed my rating to a five-star. And I am very sparing with the 5 star rating for horror movies. Nearly everything gets 2 or 3, depending on whether it's at least a solid movie. Run of the mill crap gets 2. A solid horror movie gets 3. Something that might actually scare me gets a 4. But, Imprint was some kind of messed up. That's the kind of thing that gives little kids nightmares and causes psychological harm.
I usually do a horror movie marathon during the month of October-- I think we got through nearly 100 movies last year. Between Netflix and the movies we own, it adds up.
The classics are so great-- the original Dracula from 1931, Frankenstein, the Wolfman and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. I love that one. They're not scary anymore, but Bela Lugosi is still the best Dracula ever. If he was still alive and made a modern movie, I think it would be terrifying.
Any other good suggestions? I've only got seven more months to plan my movie schedule for this year!
I added the Maid per Tink's suggestion a few pages back. Looks good.
Someone else had mentioned the annual Horrorfest eight movies to die for. I've heard sort of mixed things about them. I saw the movies from '06 and only liked about 2 of the 8. Haven't seen the ones for '07 yet. Was gonna go, but they didn't show it at my local theater like they had the previous year.
I think this might be my year, though. Horrorfest here I come!
I liked Event Horizon. And Boogeyman we liked, and in fact played it in slow motion. Similar to the kind of jump I got in the Forgotten and maybe Darkness Falls.
There were a few good moments in Darkness Falls. I thought the Forgotten was more of a weird thriller. Totally didn't see that one as scary at all. Am I desensitized?
Try walking by a storm drain after seeing Tim Curry in It (We all float down here). I didn't care much for the movie overall, but Tim Curry as Pennywise was inspired. Nightmare-worthy that is.
We are going to watch "The Eye" (the American version) tomorrow. I understand it is a pretty scary movie.. :icon_nervious:
tink :icon_chick:
The car scene is the one that made me jump. The crash in the forgotten. Also the final scene when he was ripped out of the house or whatever that was.
They all float down here
Just watched 30 days of night. Not scarey, but an ok vampyre movie.
That was exactly the part of the forgotten that made it exciting. The rest was sort of so-so. Still, it wasn't the worst movie I've seen.
30 days of night is on my Netflix list. Probably down at the bottom. Oh well. Sooner or later.
Finally got around to seeing Resident Evil:Extinction a few nights ago. Certainly not my favorite of the series. Oh well.....
Well, we went to see The Eye and IMO it was scarier than the Asian version. I will give it a B. We also rented Saw IV...what a lousy movie! I wasn't impressed at all! an F for that one!
tink :icon_chick:
I had to watch Saw IV twice to make sure I understood what the heck was going on. It'd been a while since I saw III and I was a bit mixed up the first time around.
Certainly not my favorite either. I think I might have been generous to give it 2 out of 5 stars, only because it seemed like a somewhat novel idea for a franchise horror movie-- occurring concurrently with the third. Sort of cool, and can't recall any horror films off the top of my head that tried to do the same thing.
Posted on: March 09, 2008, 03:59:45 PM
Saw Hellraiser 3 last night. When I went through the Hellraiser series a few years ago, the third installment wasn't out on DVD yet.
This one sort of didn't make sense-- Pinhead was able to act in "our" world without anyone opening the puzzle box. I mean, the whole point of the first two films was that only by solving the lament configuration was the gateway between earth and hell opened. So how did Pinhead get to kill wantonly without anyone solving the puzzle? Turns out that was sort of the point of the movie. At least it made sense by the end. I gave it 3 out of 5 stars. Generous, I know, but Hellraiser has always had a special place in my heart.
:)
ALIEN The original film.
I saw this movie in a theatre in 1979, the year it was released. There had never been anything like it. You never really get a clear shot of the monster. You just new it was there, it was hiding and could leap out at any moment and dispatch a crew member with a terrible death. It's the only time i've ever screamed at a movie!
If you want to see the Mother of all Creature features, rent THEM. It was done in the early 50s when mutations from atomic bombs, not space invaders was the source of the monster. I swear, if you change the characters and the setting all that follows is a variation this original.
Quote from: Claire de Lune on March 19, 2008, 11:45:31 AM
ALIEN The original film.
I saw this movie in a theatre in 1979, the year it was released. There had never been anything like it. You never really get a clear shot of the monster. You just new it was there, it was hiding and could leap out at any moment and dispatch a crew member with a terrible death. It's the only time i've ever screamed at a movie!
If you want to see the Mother of all Creature features, rent THEM. It was done in the early 50s when mutations from atomic bombs, not space invaders was the source of the monster. I swear, if you change the characters and the setting all that follows is a variation this original.
Oh, Alien. I love that movie. Never got to see it in its original theatrical release, but that's definitely one of my all time favorites. Keeping the creature under wraps for nearly the whole movie was so effective.
THEM.... Haven't seen that one. But I will. Just added it to my netflix queue. There's nothing so good as old horror movies. I remember one with some giant grasshoppers that had been mutated by radiation. Oh, those were the days. Why don't they make mutant grasshopper movies anymore? :)
Anyhoo, thanks for the recommendation. I'll let you know how I like THEM. It might be a while until I get to it, though. The netflix queue has been piling up lately.
Posted on: March 19, 2008, 01:01:03 PM
Has anyone been watching Fear Itself on NBC Thursday nights? Not exactly scary, but for a network television show it's not half bad. I think there's been three episodes so far. I think they're pretty average, par for the course type productions. Not really great, but not the worst stuff I've ever seen. For thursday night, it's something to do, and that's a good enough reason for me to watch it.
There just isn't anything on TV that's actually scary anymore. Does anyone remember when there actually used to be shows on TV that were scary? Did anyone ever see the episode of the X-Files called "Home"? God, that creeped me out!
Nothing is scarier then the news every night.
I already have a list of movies on dvd that I haven't seen yet ready to watch for this Sept/Oct season.
Angst
Tenebre
Dark Corners
Unrest
Wicked Little Things
Altered
Aswang
Might throw in The Brood. Been a long time.
Those are what are in my Queue right now. Maybe will add The Eye, since Tink gave a B.
i thought "Trance" was pretty good.
also liked "Shutter" and "Face" and "The Grudge"
-Ell
Quote from: Ken/Kendra on June 27, 2008, 03:24:50 PM
I already have a list of movies on dvd that I haven't seen yet ready to watch for this Sept/Oct season.
LOL. I'm setting up my list too. All the movies from Horrorfest earlier this year are out on DVD, so I'm saving those. Only 4 months until October!
we're gonna see the happening tommorrow. :laugh: :laugh: :icon_suspicious:
Hi,
I'm fan of scary movies too ...
What you think about Jeepers Creepers I. and II. and Friday the 13.th series?
The last one of Friday the 13.th (Mothers day) was pretty scarry too ...
I also liked :
House of Wax
House on Haunted Hill
Return to Hause on Haunted Hill
I know what you did last summer
Gothika
Wrong Turn I. and II.
The Hitchhiker (2007)
Dawn of the Dead
One Missed Call
Rest Stop
See No Evil
Ghost Ship
Lake Dead
Wolf Creek >:D
Dead End
Nattevagten
Urban Legends I, II and III
Dog Soldiers ... yea I agree it's really great movie ...
take care,
Michelle
Quote from: NightAngel on June 28, 2008, 11:05:53 AM
Hi,
I'm fan of scary movies too ...
What you think about Jeepers Creepers I. and II. and Friday the 13.th series?
The last one of Friday the 13.th (Mothers day) was pretty scarry too ...
I like the first Jeepers Creepers. Somehow though, after seeing it I can't watch the following ones in the series. Are they good? I don't know if they can tell the story any different once you know about the vampire looking monster that appears as a person and drives a weird old looking truck around getting food. I love that truck I must say.
Friday the 13th I must say I enjoyed some of the movies. And that sound Jason, or his mother makes (depending on which movie). I never figured out if the people could hear it in the movie, or if it was just the soundtrack. They always seem to be looking around. But sometimes look oblivious to it.
Quote
I also liked :
House of Wax
House on Haunted Hill
Return to Hause on Haunted Hill
I know what you did last summer
Gothika
Wrong Turn I. and II.
The Hitchhiker (2007)
Dawn of the Dead
One Missed Call
Rest Stop
See No Evil
Ghost Ship
Lake Dead
Wolf Creek >:D
Dead End
Nattevagten
Urban Legends I, II and III
Dog Soldiers ... yea I agree it's really great movie ...
take care,
Michelle
I like most on that list, except one that I mentioned before as a disappointment [Hitchhiker]. A few I haven't seen but may get around to watching them.
Well done.
Posted on: June 29, 2008, 12:58:01 PM
Quote from: Chris on June 29, 2008, 12:43:45 PM
Quote from: Chris on June 28, 2008, 03:09:12 AM
the happening
wasnt that good. bah :-\
I heard it was a disappointment.
Wont watch it. Poor M. Night Shyamalan.
The most scariest film have seen in some time is the Orphanage by Guillermo Del Toro.
It is a ghost story that was excellent.
http://www.theorphanagemovie.com/ (http://www.theorphanagemovie.com/)
Buffy
I thought the first Jeepers Creepers was ok. I didn't think it was great, but I also didn't think it was horrible. I absolutely hated the second film.
I had a lot of problems with the series, especially in the second film. The biggest issue was the fact that the Creeper didn't abide by his own rules. Every scary movie has its rules. The creature is capable of this, but not that. You can kill it with silver bullets but not by running it over in a car a dozen times. It can't go out in the sun, or it doesn't like bright light, or it doesn't like hip-hop music. Whatever. I can't recall specifics anymore, having seen these movies some time ago, but I seem to recall that almost all of what got laid out in the first movie was completely ignored in the sequel. That's what sticks out in my mind, but like I said, I don't remember anything specific. You can't change the groundwork in a franchise movie. That's what makes it a franchise.
Also, I thought the Jeepers Creepers song was just ridiculous. I know they were sort of going for eerie, creepy, a la the little girls playing jumprope in the Nightmare on Elm Street: One, two, Freddy's coming for you.... The problem is that the Jeepers Creepers song just doesn't have the same effect. It's too upbeat, too cheery. Change the key of it or something, make a new recording, maybe then you could pull it off.
The best part of the first movie was keeping the monster mostly hidden, just like Ridley Scott did with the first Alien movie. Your imagination conjures up something worse than the best special effect. They overused his appearance in the second film. It got so that by the end of the film, you weren't even scared when you saw him. I was more afraid of Leatherface in Texas Chainsaw.
I also heard the happening wasn't that great of a film. I'll probably rent it. The interesting thing when you look at Shyamalan's oeuvre is that he doesn't necessarily make scary movies. Unbreakable wasn't scary, and neither was Lady in the Water. I tend to classify him as a maker of "weird" movies for lack of any better category. He gets some weird ideas, and ultimately makes the movie that he set out to make. As a case in point, based on what I've read of him, he was happy with Lady in the Water. Almost everyone else thought it was horrible. I think he just tells his stories, and occasionally they have a broader appeal (sixth sense, signs). That's what has made him famous. When you look at all of his films, he's had just as many flops as he has big hits. I used to joke that he would make one good movie, and then one bad one.
Alright, I'll check out the Orphanage.
The only films that really creeped me out were The Blair Witch Project, and a British film (which I don't normally like) called, accurately enough, Creep. That was seriously unnerving.
I love most horror films, but don't really find them that scary. I much prefer the more psychological films rather than the gore-fest films, stuff like The Exorcist or Don't Look Now (although the book of The Exorcist was far better than the film).
My absolute favourite scary type film goes against everything I've just said though, lol. It's Event Horizon. Sheer brilliance.
oh! oh!
"The Haunting of Julia" (with Mia Farrow) is really, really good in my not-so-humble-about-films opinion.
-Ellie
Only found 2 possible films that seem scary this season. First one being a Hellraiser fan and read the Books of Blood sorta interests me. Second one I will wait for DVD for sure.
Midnight Meat Train. Newest Movie writen by Clive Barker (Hellraiser, Night Breed, Lord of Illusions, Candyman) from the short story of the same name in the Books of Blood short story collection.
To me this has a chance, though i say with a bit hesitant. He has not had anyone make any of his movies for a long time however. And I am afraid a bit he might have sold his movie rights just to make some money. And none of the other equalling the great Hellraiser series which is more gore-and-awe-scare then fright-scare, the closest being the Candyman series.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FysmKMq1D4Y
Mirrors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5jA9sbKTdc
To me this doesnt look too scary rather a supernatural flick with slight horror.
Quote from: Leiandra on July 02, 2008, 01:06:38 PM
My absolute favourite scary type film goes against everything I've just said though, lol. It's Event Horizon. Sheer brilliance.
OMG, I love Event Horizon. I don't know what it is about that movie, but I just love it. I think it's the actress that plays Sam Neil's dead wife. The scene where she shows up in the computer access tunnel with no eyes is just great. Scares me every time.
Quote from: Jessica L. on July 03, 2008, 02:40:34 PM
Quote from: Leiandra on July 02, 2008, 01:06:38 PM
My absolute favourite scary type film goes against everything I've just said though, lol. It's Event Horizon. Sheer brilliance.
OMG, I love Event Horizon. I don't know what it is about that movie, but I just love it. I think it's the actress that plays Sam Neil's dead wife. The scene where she shows up in the computer access tunnel with no eyes is just great. Scares me every time.
i hate that movie. i don't like "eye" movies. also hated Jeepers Creepers and "The Birds" for the same reason.
Quote from: Jessica L. on July 03, 2008, 02:40:34 PM
Quote from: Leiandra on July 02, 2008, 01:06:38 PM
My absolute favourite scary type film goes against everything I've just said though, lol. It's Event Horizon. Sheer brilliance.
OMG, I love Event Horizon. I don't know what it is about that movie, but I just love it. I think it's the actress that plays Sam Neil's dead wife. The scene where she shows up in the computer access tunnel with no eyes is just great. Scares me every time.
It is very excellent. Especially the part where they fully decode the log entry...
Liberate tute mae... ex Inferis... "Save yourself from Hell" Then it descends into sheer anarchy. Outstanding.
I love the way the individual people's fears are manifested, like the little kid and the guy who died in the fire. It's very claustrophobic, too, like Alien was, and I love those types of films.
Hmmmm, well there's an old movie called, "The Legend of Hell House" (the original) which scared the heck outa me as a kid. I dunno, it just hit a nerve with me somehow.
And another one I barely remember called, "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" from like the early 70s.
Anything dealing with possession or being "taken back" sorta freaks me out for some reason.
~Kate~
Quote from: Jessica L. on March 19, 2008, 10:53:47 AM
I had to watch Saw IV twice to make sure I understood what the heck was going on. It'd been a while since I saw III and I was a bit mixed up the first time around.
Certainly not my favorite either. I think I might have been generous to give it 2 out of 5 stars, only because it seemed like a somewhat novel idea for a franchise horror movie-- occurring concurrently with the third. Sort of cool, and can't recall any horror films off the top of my head that tried to do the same thing.
I admit that the only Saw movie I saw was Saw IV. (Did that make sense? :icon_blink:) I thought the premise was interesting, but the problem I had with it was that most of the characters were just too stupid to live. Take the girl who comes across the perspex box with the syringe in it. She's seen
how many people die because of booby-trapped syringes? But, does she try to break the box open? Does she try to find something to fish the syringe out with? Does she try sticking something through the holes to trigger the trap before she sticks her hands in? No. She just blithely reaches into the box. ::)
But then, I'm not much of a modern horror fan. I like the old Vincent Price films, and the early B&W horror flix. I have fond memories of cuddling up, with my mom and a big bowl of popcorn, in an over-sized recliner, watching the Monster Movie Marathon when I was little. :)
Actually, now after seeing it again last night... the most unnerving film I ever saw is a little-known one called Session 9 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0261983/)
It is really, really unsettling and verging on scary... but not in a mainstream, Hollywood way. It's about these guys who are hired to clean out all the aspestos from an abandoned mental asylum, and... well, you should watch it. Just don't watch it in the middle of the night, with surround sound. It's very creepy.
Hehe... what therapy can reveal about people... *shudders*
Quote from: Leiandra on July 05, 2008, 11:40:41 PM
Actually, now after seeing it again last night... the most unnerving film I ever saw is a little-known one called Session 9 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0261983/)
It is really, really unsettling and verging on scary... but not in a mainstream, Hollywood way. It's about these guys who are hired to clean out all the aspestos from an abandoned mental asylum, and... well, you should watch it. Just don't watch it in the middle of the night, with surround sound. It's very creepy.
Hehe... what therapy can reveal about people... *shudders*
I liked that movie. My brother has been to the mental asylum building it was filmed in.
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Quote from: Jamie-o on July 03, 2008, 10:54:15 PM
But then, I'm not much of a modern horror fan. I like the old Vincent Price films, and the early B&W horror flix. I have fond memories of cuddling up, with my mom and a big bowl of popcorn, in an over-sized recliner, watching the Monster Movie Marathon when I was little. :)
I love all the old horror movies. Definitely my favorites. I bought the box sets that Universal had put out a few years ago so that I could watch them every year around Halloween. Great fun!
Quote from: Leiandra on July 05, 2008, 11:40:41 PM
Actually, now after seeing it again last night... the most unnerving film I ever saw is a little-known one called Session 9 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0261983/)
I saw Session 9 a few years ago. It is a very good movie. It reminded me of a more interesting, more well done version of the Blair Witch Project. I watched it in the middle of the day with a friend and still thought it was scary.
I originally posted this in another topic (hey, the subject came up), but I decided it probably belonged here instead, so I moved it.
Quote from: Claire de Lune on July 03, 2008, 05:46:39 PM
Thanks Ladies, Heaven and Lady in the Water just went into the Netflix queue. I've had a craving for good ghost stories lately. The kind that rely more on tension than blood. The Others fits into that genre quite nicely as well as The Marsh and The Gift. Any other recommendations?
Lady in White, (one of my all-time favorites);
Dead Again;
Watcher in the Woods;
The Dead Zone;
Flatliners;
Village of the Damned (the original B&W version);
The Omen (either the original or the recent remake - they're almost identical); just about anything starring Vincent Price
More on the Thriller/Suspense (not so much supernatural, but with a similar feel) I recommend
Death Trap;
Knight Moves;
Legal Eagles; and
Foul Play (Although this last one stars Goldi Hawn and Chevy Chase, it's about equal parts comedy and thriller.)
Although it doesn't strictly fit in the Thriller category, I somehow feel
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, starring a very young Jodie Foster and Martin Sheen deserves a mention in this list, as well. Never have I rooted for a killer so much. ;)
Posted on: July 03, 2008, 06:46:28 PM
Hey, while we're on the subject, there are a couple movies that I've caught parts of on TV in the past, and would like to see the rest of, but I don't know what the movies were.
One included a scene in which a seance was being held, the lights went out, and when they came back on there was a wax cast of a dead girl's hand sitting in a bowl of water in the middle of the table.
Another one featured an old-fashioned wheel-chair rolling itself around the house, and a rubber ball bouncing down the staircase.
Not much to go on, I realize, but does anyone know which movies I'm talking about?
Quote from: Tink on November 04, 2006, 09:55:26 PM
Hi Kendra;
OMG you have to rent this movie; it is called "the maid" and it is a chinese film regarding the buddhist belief that the gates of hell open in the seventh month, and the hungry ghosts come to seek revenge. It is extremely scary, and wonderfully done. I recommend it... :icon_nervious: :icon_nervious:
I hope you are doing much better now from your cold. :) Take care!
tinkerbell :icon_chick:
Finally saw 2 Philippines influenced.
You wont believe this but I finally watched
The Maid (2005) after 2 years lol. I don't know how it happened but I forgot it or misplaced it on my list and it was pushed off until now. First Singapore film I have ever seen. Pretty good, though the Netflix version I received, the audio was delayed 8 seconds behind the video. Very good and weird. Loved the story and the twist at the end. The house was eirie. Watched the follow up documentary making-of clip as well. Very unique story.
I also watched a Wisconsin film called
Aswang (1994). Very weird, strange. The tongue as a weapon is something you will remember from this film. I give it a good rating, being a $75,000 film shot by first time filmakers, and I can see how it has a small cult following. Sometimes creepy and revolting. Sorta a late 70s supernatural horror movie feel.
Quote from: Ken/Kendra on July 19, 2008, 07:32:08 AM
Quote from: Tink on November 04, 2006, 09:55:26 PM
Hi Kendra;
OMG you have to rent this movie; it is called "the maid" and it is a chinese film regarding the buddhist belief that the gates of hell open in the seventh month, and the hungry ghosts come to seek revenge. It is extremely scary, and wonderfully done. I recommend it... :icon_nervious: :icon_nervious:
I hope you are doing much better now from your cold. :) Take care!
tinkerbell :icon_chick:
Finally saw 2 Philippines influenced.
You wont believe this but I finally watched The Maid (2005) after 2 years lol. I don't know how it happened but I forgot it or misplaced it on my list and it was pushed off until now. First Singapore film I have ever seen. Pretty good, though the Netflix version I received, the audio was delayed 8 seconds behind the video. Very good and weird. Loved the story and the twist at the end. The house was eirie. Watched the follow up documentary making-of clip as well. Very unique story.
LOL ;D Geez it took you a while to watch it, eh? I am surprised it is still in stock ;) ;D. Yes, it is a good movie. I wish I could buy it! We rented
The Mist last week. I know that it is not very scary, but I thought it was a good movie after all. I just HATED the end though. Sheesh! I hate when movies end like that. I cried my eyes out because I felt so frustrated and helpless for the poor guy. (same thing with the
City of Angels ending) What a horrid way to end a movie! :(
tink :icon_chick:
I'm supposed to be getting "Audition" tonight. I'll let you all know how it is.
Quote from: Ken/Kendra on June 27, 2008, 03:24:50 PM
I already have a list of movies on dvd that I haven't seen yet ready to watch for this Sept/Oct season.
Angst
Tenebre
Dark Corners
Unrest
Wicked Little Things
Altered
Aswang
Might throw in The Brood. Been a long time.
Those are what are in my Queue right now. Maybe will add The Eye, since Tink gave a B.
UpdateAngst I liked this strangely. I don't know why. Kind of twisted.
Tenebre Pretty good thriller.
Dark Corners Didn't watch yet
Unrest Didn't watch yet
Wicked Little Things An okay undead movie
Altered Not the greatest. Fire in the sky was better.
Aswang Unusual film with a long long tongue. Kind of B movie.
The Brood Not as good as I thought it would be
Others I added that I loved or liked.Original: Black Christmas I loved it.
The Mist a good monster movie
Kwaidan BW 4 Old movie: Japanese Ghost stories, very interesting
Original: When a stranger calls. Interesting compared to remake.
Original: The Hitcher very nice
The Cottage Kinda funny.
The Haunting: classic I liked it even though it was old.
Freaks: classic Used real circus sideshow freaks. At first I thought it would take advantage, but they acted well.
Black Water If you like Jaws
Brain Dead Weird.
Re-animator Undead. Funny. I loved.
Stepford Wives: original much better than remake.
Deep Red weird though half the movie was in italian.
HatedNew: Prom Night not even scary nor interesting.
New: Prom Night not even scary nor interesting.
My Prom night was both interesting and very scary. Of course that's real, not a movie.
Quote from: Buffy on June 29, 2008, 01:08:27 PM
The most scariest film have seen in some time is the Orphanage by Guillermo Del Toro.
It is a ghost story that was excellent.
http://www.theorphanagemovie.com/ (http://www.theorphanagemovie.com/)
Buffy
I recently watched this on Netflix Instant Movies, based on your recommendation. I agree, it was a very good film, though I found twist near the end to be deeply disturbing. (Poor kid.) Somehow it reminded me a little of
Pan's Labyrinth (sp?), in that it had an ending that could be considered tragic or happy, depending on how you look at it.
I thought unrest was okay. not the greatest.
Black Christmas-- agree with you that it was a good one.
Totally not surprised that the Prom Night remake sucked.
Recent not so baddies-- Slither and Feast. Neither is great, but I was more interested in the movie than in how much time was left before it was over.
:)
Quote from: Jessica L. on November 11, 2008, 06:16:50 PM
Black Christmas-- agree with you that it was a good one.
I liked it too. The only thing that threw me off a bit was the part when the mother goes upstairs where her son is, touches his crotch, undresses and sits on top of him. Yuck! Ewww!
tink :icon_chick:
Quote from: Tink on November 11, 2008, 07:01:12 PM
I liked it too. The only thing that threw me off a bit was the part when the mother goes upstairs where her son is, touches his crotch, undresses and sits on top of him. Yuck! Ewww!
Wait, what? I totally don't remember that part! October and November are funny months for me, because it's all horror movies, all the time, so some of them tend to run together, but I don't remember that from any movie I saw this year. Was this the original or the remake of black x-mas?
Maybe I was getting a beer from the kitchen during that part?
Quote from: Jessica L. on November 12, 2008, 06:37:05 PM
Quote from: Tink on November 11, 2008, 07:01:12 PM
I liked it too. The only thing that threw me off a bit was the part when the mother goes upstairs where her son is, touches his crotch, undresses and sits on top of him. Yuck! Ewww!
Wait, what? I totally don't remember that part! October and November are funny months for me, because it's all horror movies, all the time, so some of them tend to run together, but I don't remember that from any movie I saw this year. Was this the original or the remake of black x-mas?
Maybe I was getting a beer from the kitchen during that part?
Now I am totally confused myself! ;D *goes to check her DVD collection*
Ahhh..it is the remake of
Black X-mas. Here is the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2qxzJWKXs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2qxzJWKXs)
;D
tink :icon_chick:
Ya you never see Billy in the original. Original is a bit more eerie. And remake doesnt have the cool camera work and voices, but its ok.
Huh. I checked, and I did see the remake, must have been out of the room during the squicky part. Not that it sounds like I missed much.
The original is already on the Netflix queue. I think I added them both around the same time but staggered them a bit. Hopefully this one will show up around Christmas time. :)
Loved the Liv Tyler movie The Strangers.
I've been looking forward to that one. I don't know where it is, but it's on the queue somewhere.
Since we had some extra days off because of Christmas and all, we rented a bunch of scary movies this week. Here are the ones we liked the most: ;D
The Eye 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNG7Jv9JfPg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNG7Jv9JfPg)
Baby Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxpc7SD_klQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxpc7SD_klQ)
Apartment 1303
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1uSi5z-5AI&NR=1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1uSi5z-5AI&NR=1)
tink :icon_chick:
saw the original black x-mas last week. well worth it. better than the remake despite the dated appearance.
Quote from: Jamie-o on November 08, 2008, 02:19:21 AM
Quote from: Buffy on June 29, 2008, 01:08:27 PM
The most scariest film have seen in some time is the Orphanage by Guillermo Del Toro.
It is a ghost story that was excellent.
http://www.theorphanagemovie.com/ (http://www.theorphanagemovie.com/)
Buffy
I recently watched this on Netflix Instant Movies, based on your recommendation. I agree, it was a very good film, though I found twist near the end to be deeply disturbing. (Poor kid.) Somehow it reminded me a little of Pan's Labyrinth (sp?), in that it had an ending that could be considered tragic or happy, depending on how you look at it.
That's a beautiful, mature movie; more bittersweet and unsettling than scary.
I never found them scary, but the Friday the 13th movies were a lot of fun ;D
Oh, I thought Takashi Miike's "Box" segment (On 3 extremes) was pretty awesome btw.
Wanted to add
"30 days of night" to the list
omg a very scary and gritty vampire movie. I hide behind the pillow first time but i managed to watch the full last night..its pretty basic but wow.
Just got a stack of Vincent Price films for Christmas. ;D *rubs hands in anticipatory glee*
yeah I remember that one ... 30 Days of night ... it's quite nice movie, not bad at all ... will watching The Strangers tonight, I hope it is good too ...
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:D :D
cya
:icon_hug: Michelle :icon_hug:
Quote from: Jamie-o on December 30, 2008, 06:34:08 AM
Just got a stack of Vincent Price films for Christmas. ;D *rubs hands in anticipatory glee*
Ooooh the midnight hour is close at hand!
Just saw "The Strangers" the other night. Somewhat scary, but I didn't think it was a very good movie.
There just didn't seem to be much of a point to it. I'd elaborate, but hesitate at the risk of spoiling for others.
The end of the movie summed up the purpose. When asked why they were doing it? They replied, because you were home. Had they not been home.... A focus of making the very act of being home, fearful and dangerous.
Had they stayed out and not got into the argument, and went home early, the knock at the door would not have been heard, and probably they would have moved to another house.
I understand the point The Strangers was attempting to make, what with the whole "because you were home" line: ^ explained it well.
But I felt like throughout the whole movie, I was just watching an hour and a half long chase scene.
I understand Ken/Kendra's point about it "because you were home"-- the movie plays to some very basic psychological assumptions. Specifically under attack is one's idea of safety-- you're not safe in your home, even a summer home, or whatever, because people might mess with you "just because". I had come to a similar conclusion about the film myself.
The "because you were home" reminds me of a line from "Scream" where Billy Loomis says something along the lines of "Did they ever figure out why Norman Bates killed people, or why Hannibal Lecter was a cannibal?.... It's scarier when there's no motive" although I don't entirely agree with that assessment. I think that Norman Bates and Hannibal Lecter were main characters, flawed protagonists maybe, in their movies. You spend most of the two hours getting to know them, at least in a sense. You may not have a clear assessment of motive for murder but you understand something about the murderer's inner dynamic. Hannibal Lecter considers some things to be rude, but doesn't consider murder to be one of those things. Norman Bates has some internal struggles that are tangled up with his Mum. I guess if there is a bit of a point to either "Psycho" or "Silence" it might be one of those "we have seen the monster and it is us"; we can relate to both Bates and Lecter, at least to some level.
Since the Strangers wasn't after a similar relationship with its audience, it makes sense that there is less known about the killers.
I also thought the beginning pretty much gave away the entire movie. It felt like an hour and a half long snuff film after that. How does the blood spatter end up on the wall? Who dies where? It isn't an issue of who dies, it's an issue of how the initial set of characters ends up in the final configuration.
All of that is just not enough for me. What drives someone to attack others "just because"? What is the deal with the Strangers? We may not figure out their motives, but what's their dynamic? They felt like extras in a movie where they're the title characters.
Scary movies in my view, have simple story plots.
I liked Black Christmas original, which you don't even really see the main character, except a brief shadowy view, through "its" eyes, and it's crazy sounds.
Strangers was from the victim's point of view, being chased by "someone" or something. The "strangers" seemed rather ghost-like, and I wasn't sure they were even human.
Yes the beginning shows the end with the quick flash of around the house and the 911 call, gave away what was going to happen. Although the end when you think she is dead and she reaches up towards the boy, leaves you thinking she is still alive (maybe he is also). If so, a very low body count, only one for certain one (the accidental shooting).
Yes these were strangers, and you do know very little about them, though at the end, when she was asked if she sinned by those boys, she said sometimes. Then they mentioned that next time it would be easier, I think is a good way to end the movie.
A chase scene movie? Definately.
Speaking of Hannibal. Hannibal Rising bored me to sleep, even though it told me why he killed. And the second movie I only liked the ending. Silence of course, Hannibal wasn't the killer (except when he escaped), that other guy that skinned people was the killer. He created the atmosphere.
Personally, I like Horror in a Can.
i.e. Event Horizon and Alien.
My aunts took me to see Alien when I was just a youngling....took a while to sleep at night after that one. It was just so.... :icon_yikes: !
My mom loved scary movies and I would always beg to go with her to see them....Never quite learned my lesson. Two that got me to jump out of my seat were from the early 80's
My Bloody Valentine and Happy Birthday To Me. Dropped my popcorn during both of those movies.. :(
The scariest movie EVER is Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. I was four, they had a priest of Kali. Not good.
Mina.
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The scariest movie EVER is Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. I was four, they had a priest of Kali. Not good.
Mina.
Lol awww
"hug"
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Quote from: Vanna on January 06, 2009, 06:15:10 AM
Lol awww
"hug"
I'm NOT joking. :P
Mina. ;D
No sweetie i know you quite well i sure you wasnt :)
Indie killed that bad guy in the end thuogh :P
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Quote from: Vanna on January 06, 2009, 06:15:10 AM
Lol awww
"hug"
I'm NOT joking. :P
Mina. ;D
No sweetie i know you quite well i sure you wasnt :)
Indie killed that bad guy in the end thuogh :P
Nope. The crocodiles did. ;)
Mina.
Switchblade Romance.
Cool film. Kinda creepy.
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Quote from: Vanna on January 06, 2009, 06:15:10 AM
Lol awww
"hug"
I'm NOT joking. :P
Mina. ;D
No sweetie i know you quite well i sure you wasnt :)
Indie killed that bad guy in the end thuogh :P
Nope. The crocodiles did. ;)
Mina.
ahaha but only after Indie made him fall off...........No potatoe salad for you now :P
Quote from: Leiandra on January 06, 2009, 06:32:03 AM
Switchblade Romance.
Cool film. Kinda creepy.
Hrmm i think i meant to see that an age ago but didnt, seem to remember the trailer for it looking really good.
Quote from: Vanna on January 06, 2009, 06:47:22 AM
ahaha but only after Indie made him fall off...........No potatoe salad for you now :P
Aw. I want potato salad!!! ... :eusa_boohoo:
Mina.
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The scariest movie EVER is Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. I was four, they had a priest of Kali. Not good.
Mina.
Or Han Solo being frozen in carbonite when you're a little impressionable child :icon_eek:
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The scariest movie EVER is Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. I was four, they had a priest of Kali. Not good.
Mina.
Or Han Solo being frozen in carbonite when you're a little impressionable child :icon_eek:
Oh yeah. That'll do it. :P
Mina.
Ear-entry ->-bleeped-<-s in Wrath of Khan.
'Nuff said.
Quote from: Ken/Kendra on January 05, 2009, 06:40:54 PM
I liked Black Christmas original, which you don't even really see the main character, except a brief shadowy view, through "its" eyes, and it's crazy sounds.
yes. It's a device that works. It worked flawlessly in the first Alien film. You can't even tell how dated the effects are because there's just nothing to see.
Quote from: Ken/Kendra on January 05, 2009, 06:40:54 PM
Strangers was from the victim's point of view, being chased by "someone" or something. The "strangers" seemed rather ghost-like, and I wasn't sure they were even human.
I thought the same thing. I was thinking of The Others for about the first 30 to 45 minutes of the film.
Quote from: Ken/Kendra on January 05, 2009, 06:40:54 PM
Yes the beginning shows the end with the quick flash of around the house and the 911 call, gave away what was going to happen. Although the end when you think she is dead and she reaches up towards the boy, leaves you thinking she is still alive (maybe he is also).
I did like that. It sort of upended the scene at the beginning. The problem I had at this point was in thinking "why even bother with the scene at the beginning?" Cut it and let's move on. The end with the reach out to the boy was perfectly good and could stand on it's own.
Quote from: Ken/Kendra on January 05, 2009, 06:40:54 PM
A chase scene movie? Definately.
it just felt too long. Pump the adrenaline early, and try to keep it going for over an hour and a half. Not going to happen. about halfway through I was thinking "Enough. Kill 'em already." Imagine my dismay to realize I had 45 more minutes of this.
For my criticism, I still thought it was a decent film. There are a few things that this movie was able to accomplish that many generic slasher movies can't deliver. And those things were done pretty well. But I'm still glad I didn't pay the $10+ to see it in theatres.
Quote from: Ken/Kendra on January 05, 2009, 06:40:54 PM
Speaking of Hannibal. Hannibal Rising bored me to sleep, even though it told me why he killed. And the second movie I only liked the ending. Silence of course, Hannibal wasn't the killer (except when he escaped), that other guy that skinned people was the killer. He created the atmosphere.
I'm trying to think of one, but can't really. Lecter is pretty unlikeable. Have any other "villains" really come to be flawed protagonists later on? In the history of film up to Silence, I think Lecter was possibly the most violent, at least visually depicted on screen. Other flawed protagonists might be thieves, or murderers or whatever, but Lecter
ate people. I'm sure there are villains that we're supposed to side with, but none who violate some of the basic laws of society such as "don't eat people." But in spite of that, I get the sense we're still supposed to be rooting for him. The protrayal of Buffalo Bill as "worse" than Lecter is also interesting. It allows the viewer to admire Lecter without feeling bad. We're teaming up with him to capture someone who's worse.
As an aside to gender, I find it interesting that the thing that makes Buffalo Bill worse than Lecter is his "woman-suit" made of human skin. The fact that his motivation to kill is tied into his gender identity, that it allows him to transgress societal norms wrt gender, is what makes him bad. Or at least very clearly identifies him as bad in a compulsory heterosexual society. Much more bad than Lecter. I could say much more about that, but don't want to stray any more off my original thought.
So, back on track. I feel like Lecter was relegated to a trope by the end of the films in which he appeared. Silence was definitely the best. Come to think of it, the same thing happened to Norman Bates. Always a danger with sequels. There might be more than one way to tell a story, but when you're using the same characters, the same writers, the same director, you're going to get the same story you told the first time.
I think Vexing and I would be great friends. Event Horizon holds a very special place in my heart. :)
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The scariest movie EVER is Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. I was four, they had a priest of Kali. Not good.
Mina.
Or Han Solo being frozen in carbonite when you're a little impressionable child :icon_eek:
The Original Willy Wonka. :icon_eek: Scared the Bejeebus out of me when I was 4.
Quote from: Vexing on January 06, 2009, 02:37:40 PM
Ear-entry ->-bleeped-<-s in Wrath of Khan.
'Nuff said.
Heh heh. I saw that with my Bluebird troupe when I was 7. We squealed our way through that scene. Great fun. ;D
Madman is an alright selection off of the friday the 13th slasher craze. A couple of scene are very creepy specially towards the end where you see madman mars watching the people from the woods. All you see is this like silhouette but damn its creepy. Zombi is a classic! Fun fact for those are who are not keen on horror films it is considered an un official sequel to dawn of the dead since in europe it was released as Zombi. Zombi is known as Zombi 2 in other places outside the US. The Burning is another good slasher movie.
Theres Ils. Also Calvarie. Frontiers. Martyrs is another one to check out. The Stendhal syndrome is pretty good also.
for fun gross cheese horror to poke fun at try sime city, street trash, Rabid Grannies(alot of stuff distributed by troma)...
Bad french amateur horror film clip
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Rabid Grannies Clip.
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I think I am going to watch Friday the 13th in the theater. I haven't seen any theater movies since Rob Zombie, Halloween.
Kendall
The strangers was a bad movie.. to damn slow! Good idea but slow.. got bored..
Silent Hill you should play the game.
Quote from: Jay on February 09, 2009, 01:50:05 PM
The strangers was a bad movie.. to damn slow! Good idea but slow.. got bored..
So which are the good horror movies to you, that aren't boring? Whats the good scary ones?
Well um try stuff by Lucio Fulci, George Romero, Dario Argento, Mario Bava, and Ruggero Deodato. Cannibal Holocaust is a pretty neat one. Does anyone hear know of good Japanese Horror directors? that are not Mike Takishi and the ones making good horror films in the states. Like directors who made really good horror and splatter fair prior to the 90's? On a similar note. Midnight Meat train...BEST CLIVE BARKER ADAPTATION! It's either Hellraiser or Midnight Meat Train. Ryûhei Kitamura is the man's name. He also did versus. Try some horror websites. Arrowinthehead.com is a good site to start out at.
I saw Friday the 13th. I guess it would be considered a remake of part 2. I am glad they got past that Jason's mother part that made the original unbelievable. I gave this a 4 out of 5 as I also gave the original 4 out of 5.
No Kevin Bacon, but it has a Jared Padalecki, which reminds me of the Clark Kent guy in Smallville, and the movie has same stereotypical chars (nerd, jock, slut, earthy girl, pot smoker, risk taker) that the original movies have. Has shakey camera like all modern remakes seem to have (during fights), which I do not like. Body count seems a tad low, but not by too much. I do like the mask explanation though it left me wondering why Jason hadn't killed that guy in the 20 years preceeding. I also wondered how the house seemed to have electricity, for the lights in the basement. (does Jason pay the power bill?). And does he replace the lightbulbs? I wasn't as much in awe as I was in the original with the mother's head surrounded by candles, as I was with this house shrine.
Be ready for part 2 or 3 or Revenge/Return, or whatever they call it, since it is doing well in the theater.
Kendall
i would need someone to grip verry hard but the new friday 13th looked really really good
Quote from: Ken/Kendra on February 10, 2009, 10:19:32 PM
So which are the good horror movies to you, that aren't boring? Whats the good scary ones?
I am a master with horror movies there isn't many I haven't seen. The Strangers just didn't do it for me. Recently I saw REC it wasn't scary it was just very interesting there was some points in the movie which made me jump though. Its a Spanish movie with English subs. Brilliant!
Quote from: Jay on February 18, 2009, 04:53:08 PM
I am a master with horror movies there isn't many I haven't seen. The Strangers just didn't do it for me. Recently I saw REC it wasn't scary it was just very interesting there was some points in the movie which made me jump though. Its a Spanish movie with English subs. Brilliant!
Added it to my Netflix queue. It's not out yet here, so might be a while, and so it is saved.
Well what is something that is scary to you, since you have seen almost everything, not just interesting, while I am waiting for it to come out here?
Well the only movies that I think of belonging to the horror genre are the psychological ones. Therefore I'm gonna settle with good old The Blair Witch Project and Event Horizon. :)
I've heard good things about [REC] aswell, haven't had the time to watch it yet though. Definitely gonna enjoy that one. =P
Saw "the orphanage" the other day, lot like "The Others", if that gives too much away.
Haven't seen Friday the 13th yet. I might try and make it to the movies soon to catch it.
Also put REC on my Netflix queue. =)
Pickings have been pretty slim lately.
I saw Clive Barker's Midnight Meat Train. Some good old smashin fun. I gave 4 out of 5. Could have been a 3, but I like a few things, like the first scene. Not really scary.
added that one to Netflix. BTW, anyone tried using a network-ready streaming device for Netflix? Good fun. Picture quality is only so-so, some of it depends on your internet connection speed, but I got through like 7 or 8 movies over two sick days last week. =)
Prom Night remake the other day. It was actually a lot better than I expected. The villain was appropriately creepy, especially since I haven't seen "James Mattingly III" since "That Thing You Do".
Quote from: Ken/Kendra on February 18, 2009, 06:36:54 PM
Added it to my Netflix queue. It's not out yet here, so might be a while, and so it is saved.
Well what is something that is scary to you, since you have seen almost everything, not just interesting, while I am waiting for it to come out here?
Sorry for the late reply. I cant really think of any
really good horrors at the moment, I find movies that are classed as horror. Funny, interesting, disturbing, or just complete rubbish.
A few off the top of my head! (Sorry if some of these aren't deemed horror)
Hills Have Eyes (Remake) I went to watch this in the cinema and found it VERY disturbing..
Hostel - After you get past the 30 minutes of porn the movie does turn into an intresting watch.
Saw (All of them) Interesting and extremely clever in my opinion. Definitely worth a watch.. make sure you see them all in order though! Disturbing because someone actually thought of that!
The Grudge I really enjoyed this film did scare me slightly though!
Thats all I can think of at the moment!
Jay
Netflix suggested based off my high rating of "The Devil's Backbone" that I watch "Let the Right One In" [Låt den rätte komma in] a vampire movie from Sweden. I must say, this was one of my favorite vampire movies so far, although not scary. It was more dark moody and though lovable. I thought the young actors were excellent.
The movie has a more children-as-adult feel, that has been compared to Lord of the Flies.
Kendall
Saw V. More of the same. *yawn* I guess there's a sixth one in the works.
Watched the original House on Haunted Hill. That was pretty fun. Better than the remake anyway.
Otis--better than I thought it would be, but more like a comedy. Still, it was pretty good fun.
Room 6. Ugggh. Don't waste your time.
Think that's about it. Thanks for the new ideas Kendall.
=)
Watched the musical horror movie by Takashi Miike called The Happiness of the Katakuris . Strange yet it kept me watching despite subtitles. I gave 4 out of 5. Not scary but is worth mentioning coming from a scary movie and horror director.
Don't like getting scared.
I just look in the mirror and scream :D
I no order
The Exorcist 1. saw it at uni when it came out with 4 guys ( I was bio then) I looked around and they were all looking at the floor. mmm strong silent types
The original Night of the living dead
Alien
Sound of Music. still scared the c**p out of me!
What was the original Physco movie called. The shower scene is still up there
Poltergiest
Crcodile Dundee: as an Australian as frightening as the Sound of Music
Cindy James ;)
Lol Cindy
was talking to someone of the Paul hogan show from a long time ago and how good it was, ohhh how hollywood corrupts :)
Quote from: Jay on March 06, 2009, 02:28:51 PM
Sorry for the late reply. I cant really think of any really good horrors at the moment, I find movies that are classed as horror. Funny, interesting, disturbing, or just complete rubbish.
A few off the top of my head! (Sorry if some of these aren't deemed horror)
Hills Have Eyes (Remake) I went to watch this in the cinema and found it VERY disturbing..
Hostel - After you get past the 30 minutes of porn the movie does turn into an intresting watch.
Saw (All of them) Interesting and extremely clever in my opinion. Definitely worth a watch.. make sure you see them all in order though! Disturbing because someone actually thought of that!
The Grudge I really enjoyed this film did scare me slightly though!
Thats all I can think of at the moment!
Jay
Got to agree with you Jay, i like those films too, the grudge was a bit disturbing though. I think I would have to add Halloween to that list as well though for me
Is that the first Halloween with jamie Lee Curtis and the coat-hanger?
Scared the sh*t out of me at the time, saw it at a film festival in Italy at the time with a non horror film audience, it freaked a lot of them out, many walked out!
...I haven't seen a good horror movie in a long time. I like the old school slasher flicks. All the ones that came out recently seem to be either super gory or they are Japanese remakes. *sigh* Scream was the last one that I remember loving and that's been more than 10 years.
Quote from: Jessica Oz on March 27, 2009, 09:25:25 PM
When younger, Nightmare on Elm Street absolutley terrified me.
One of the few that actually scared me and is still entertaining. :D
The Mad is hilarious, if you haven't seen it. Plus, Billy Zane is in it. It's a zombie flick...it's awesome.
Quote from: imaz on March 27, 2009, 08:31:33 PM
Is that the first Halloween with jamie Lee Curtis and the coat-hanger?
Scared the sh*t out of me at the time, saw it at a film festival in Italy at the time with a non horror film audience, it freaked a lot of them out, many walked out!
yeah the one with jamie lee curtis, i like the whole series apart from the new one they released recently, didnt like that.
coat hanger?? am confused now lol
The original Halloween, by John Carpenter was a masterpiece, done with a sly undertone of humor all but absent from most slasher flix.
I think Nightmare on Elm Street is about a thousand times better than Halloween.
Anyway, I saw an incredible horror movie called Farmhouse a couple weeks ago... one of the best horror flicks I've seen in a long time. Check it out if you get the opportunity. And whoever posted on here that Baby Blues was good... THANK YOU! Awesome film.
SD
Quote from: savin_glory on March 28, 2009, 10:35:13 AM
yeah the one with jamie lee curtis, i like the whole series apart from the new one they released recently, didnt like that.
coat hanger?? am confused now lol
JLC stabs Michael Myers in the eye with a coat hanger during the final confrontation.
I really liked the new remake thought it was awesome!
Any more I could add to my rental list people?
Jay
Has anyone seen the movie One Missed Call? i fancy getting it on DVD but a few people say its not worth it.....
TERRIBLE movie, so if you want a good laugh, get it... if you want a good horror film, might want to steer clear.
The Hitcher (2007) I thought was good and a lot of fun... not really scary, though. But hey, if you're into chicks, Sophia Bush is in it, and she's GORGEOUS.
SD
Quote from: Sebastien on April 02, 2009, 03:47:20 PM
The Hitcher (2007) I thought was good and a lot of fun... not really scary, though. But hey, if you're into chicks, Sophia Bush is in it, and she's GORGEOUS.
SD
Yeah I think she was the only good thing about the movie... I rented it a while ago and didn't think that much of it. My friend told me to rent it..
I am getting The Orphanage finally so I shall be watching that this weekend! w00t!
Jay
Quote from: savin_glory on April 02, 2009, 03:26:05 PM
Has anyone seen the movie One Missed Call? i fancy getting it on DVD but a few people say its not worth it.....
I gave it a 3 out of 5 for the non-japanese version. Mediocre. I have never seen the japanese version.
hmm i might give One Missed Call a miss then.
The Hitcher.... hmm was that rereleased in 2007? am sure av seen an older version of it... i could b wrong though
I found The Hitcher really slow to be honest. My attention wondered off after about 20 minutes.
I have got The Orphanage for the weekend! w00t! :)
Jay
Rereading the thread two movies come to mind that used to scare the Bajesus out of me. Of course this was back in the days before really good blood and guts gore.
Psycho. Could not shower without a clear shower curtain and my eye on the door.
The original Night of the Living Dead.
And believe it or not, Alien scared me ->-bleeped-<-less. I had recurring dreams of that damn creature for weeks.
But now they are nothing.
Janet
Quarantine is a good small horror film, about people trapped in a building with others who are suffering from...something. It's the English-language remake of a (Spanish?) film called [REC], and I'm looking forward to seeing that for comparison.
Outpost is a great small horror film, about a treasure hunter of sorts and his mercenary guards digging up a Nazi legacy much better left undisturbed. It's beautifully photographed and well-acted, which any horror fan knows you don't want to take for granted. :) It paces its growing intensity well, with some excellent character moments. Highly recommended.
Well the Orghange wasn't as good as what I thought it was going to be. :( Alright but a bit cheesy towards the end.. some scary bits thoughout.
I really liked the new halloween movie though :)
Jay
Quote from: Jay on April 21, 2009, 09:50:46 AM
I really liked the new halloween movie though :)
Jay
Just saw H2 poster on the Halloweeen myspace, coming in August to the states.
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fc1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com%2Fimages02%2F62%2Fl_4b23c83946d14832b30a6ca13f966e10.jpg&hash=8db40e12c7a624fcf2baad644991181cd413546b)
heh. nice poster for H2.
I've got Prom Night II waiting for me at home. I hope it's every bit as painful as it sounds. =)
Quote from: Ken/Kendra on April 21, 2009, 05:10:51 PM
Just saw H2 poster on the Halloweeen myspace, coming in August to the states.
The second one! W00t! Can't wait!
QuoteThe original Night of the Living Dead.
That was
extremely funny. The second one is better though!
Quote from: Ceri on April 21, 2009, 09:25:11 AM
Quarantine is a good small horror film, about people trapped in a building with others who are suffering from...something. It's the English-language remake of a (Spanish?) film called [REC], and I'm looking forward to seeing that for comparison.
I haven't seen the English version, only the Spanish one and it was brilliant best horror movie I have seen in years! So I wouldn't want to ruin it by watching the English version.
QuoteOutpost Highly recommended.
Added to my rental list ;)
Jay
And just found the trailer. Looks like a remake of the original part 2 from what the trailer shows.
Halloween 2 (H2) TRAILER - HD - Good Quality (from Yahoo Movies) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVeX5EDWfVs#ws-lq-lq2-hq)
I also hear "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is in pre-production slated for 2010.
QuoteI also hear "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is in pre-production slated for 2010.
WOW I can't wait!, I bet the special effects are going to be awesome! :)
Jay
That looks AWESOME!!!!!!!
I bet the special effects are going to be awesome!
Sigh, I remember when movies were about acting and plot and not F/X. Most horror movies can't compare to what Hitchcock did, and he used few F/X.
And, the scariest word in movies is often 'remake.'
I'm with Tekla. You can throw millions of dollars at something, and get awesome effects, but it doesn't always equate to a good movie.
Remakes, I can usually take 'em or leave 'em. I get worried when people start re-making a franchise. Shot-for-shot remakes aren't usually much earth-shatteringly different than the original, and a remake that goes way out usually loses the original target audience.
The Halloween remake was okay, but wasn't one of those movies I loved sooo much. It won't prevent me from watching the sequel, but probably won't be enough to convince me to purchase it on DVD. I usually have low expectations in situations like this, so if it's awesome, at least I'll be pleasantly surprised.
I think a lot of it is what you're looking for in the movie. In this case, I just like a good slasher flick and this one looks promising. It's always better to enter the theater with no preconceived notions of what the movie should be. All my friends get angry at comic book films if they don't meet their expectations. I go in without expectations to EVERY FILM. It makes the experience much more enjoyable...take it for what it is, not for what it should be.
To me, the worse "remakes" coming out right now (in the horror genre, anyway) is all the American versions of Japanese films. They just don't do it for me (even if I see the American version first...with the exception of the Ring...I liked the American version better). Give me the original. It makes more sense in Japanese...for whatever reason...perhaps it's just a difference in Japanese film and American film...the two cultures don't mix all that well in this sort of film remake stuff.
perhaps it's just a difference in Japanese film and American film...the two cultures don't mix all that well in this sort of film remake stuff.
Except that Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai was a Japanese version of an American Western, and then it was turned around, reset in the West, and was The Magnificent Seven, which is an awesome movie too. But that's more along the lines of an homage then a redo.
Quote from: Jay on April 26, 2009, 09:35:14 AM
WOW I can't wait!, I bet the special effects are going to be awesome! :)
Jay
I am unsure concerning the current director. He is from the music video and commercial realms. This would be his first real feature according to his credentials.
Samuel Bayer
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Halloween II was the first horror film I ever saw. (Well, other than some of the old B&W classics.) It was at a friend's 7th birthday party. Her dad took us to the video rental place and we got Halloween 2 and Old Yeller. :D They were the first people I knew with a VCR, so that added to the cool value. Good lord I feel old. ::)
The only thing I remember is the scene in which the doctor is found with a syringe stuck in his eye.
My first horror movie was Chuckie...I don't think I could have been more than six. And then something called "Dolls", I think...all I remember about it was that the toy soldiers lined up and shot a girl and blood poured out of each hole...very waterspout-like...not scary now, but to a six or seven year old, that was terrifying...I mean, dolls are creepy enough...dolls that kill you...geez...
I have several horror movie memories from when I was a kid:
Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, The Exoricist, The Blob, The Thing, Poltergeist
The one that really got me though, when I was a kid, was one of the Nightmare on Elm Street movies (part 3). I don't know why that would bother me so much, some of the things in Poltergeist were wayyyy worse. =)
as a kid i loved _Trilogy of Terror_, Karen Black getting chased by a voodoo doll!
Outpost, wasn't really that good it was slow and he idea had flawes. Not the worst movie I have seen but not that good.
Quote from: Jaimey on May 01, 2009, 05:36:12 AM
My first horror movie was Chuckie...I don't think I could have been more than six.
Same here!!! ;D It was so damn scary funny now but still I was scared for years after watching that movie!
I also watched The Seed Of Chuckie at the weekend and it is a stoner movie, and not really a horror more of a comedy. Also Jennifer Tilly is in it and she is super hott so that was a bonus ;)
Jay
Quote from: ani on May 11, 2009, 11:47:04 PM
as a kid i loved _Trilogy of Terror_, Karen Black getting chased by a voodoo doll!
Ahh yes, the Zuni Fetish Doll. Awesome. Remember that one from years ago. :)
All these remakes are driving me up a wall... especially when the original was perfect to begin with!
Nightmare on Elm Street, in my opinion, is an absolute gem among the horror film world. Heather Langenkamp was iconic as Nancy, and considering she hardly ever did anything else in the acting world, she basically WAS Nancy. The special effects were incredible, especially for 1984, and IMO the crap they do with CG now can't even begin to compare to the realism of old special effects. They're going to tarnish the names of many good old horror staples... and while I can't do anything to change it, it pisses me off to no end.
Don't even get me started on them redoing Friday the 13th... though I hear it's a modern take, not a remake of the original. I must admit, though, that My Bloody Valentine was a million times better the second time around... I'll wager most people weren't even aware it was a remake, considering how deplorable the original was. However... where are the original ideas in Hollywood today? Must we continually recycle and deteriorate old classics?
SD
However... where are the original ideas in Hollywood today? Must we continually recycle and deteriorate old classics?
Classic Hollywood thought says there are only five movies to begin with, they all circle round the same five plots.
Quote from: Jay on May 12, 2009, 03:26:19 AM
Same here!!! ;D It was so damn scary funny now but still I was scared for years after watching that movie!
I know, right? Homicidal dolls might not be the best choice for a little kid...
Homicidal dolls might not be the best choice for a little kid...
Depends on the kid don't it? I can think of a few who deserved them.
Quote from: tekla on May 12, 2009, 11:15:19 PM
Homicidal dolls might not be the best choice for a little kid...
Depends on the kid don't it? I can think of a few who deserved them.
You're evil. >:-)
:P
And I know a lot of kids too.
I just saw Mirrors. I rated a 3 out of 5. Major story flaws. Ok special effects. The scare is mostly psychological, but sorta tamed and predictable. The story kept my interest, though baffled me once or twice.
Mirrors sucked. Go for From Within... it was a pick for the After Dark Horrorfest in 2008, and in my opinion, it's the best movie they've ever had in the festival (which, granted, is rarely good in the first place). Autopsy, from the same festival, was all right; I watched it last night, and while the story was fairly flawed, the creativity of the gory scenes makes it well worth a viewing.
Of course... for movies involving mirrors, which always tend to freak me out, my pick is Poltergeist III. Excellent, scary 80s film (RIP Heather O'Rourke :( ).
Now, you'll have to excuse me... while looking up her name I found out they've scheduled a Poltergeist remake for 2011. I must go slaughter all involved.
SD
I just found out about a local con called ScareFest in September! If you live near KY, it's in Lexington and there are going to be some pretty awesome people there! I'm excited!
I finally saw Quarantine. I liked it better about as much as Cloverfield, though I found it a tad bit more interesting to me, probably because I like the genre more. I really enjoyed the seemingly constant flow of scenes without camera cuts, even with the special effects and and action. Refreshing after all of the viewing of the recent shaking camera films, and cut-happy films. I haven't seen [Rec] yet still unavailable, though on my list.
Quote from: Sebastien on May 14, 2009, 06:24:48 PM
Mirrors sucked. Go for From Within... it was a pick for the After Dark Horrorfest in 2008, and in my opinion, it's the best movie they've ever had in the festival (which, granted, is rarely good in the first place). Autopsy, from the same festival, was all right; I watched it last night, and while the story was fairly flawed, the creativity of the gory scenes makes it well worth a viewing.
Added those to my list
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Of course... for movies involving mirrors, which always tend to freak me out, my pick is Poltergeist III. Excellent, scary 80s film (RIP Heather O'Rourke :( ).
It has been a while since I have seen those movies. I might have to re watch them.
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Now, you'll have to excuse me... while looking up her name I found out they've scheduled a Poltergeist remake for 2011. I must go slaughter all involved.
I think they would have to really alter the story to have any chance of pulling off a remake of Poltergeist. I don't think a straight play-by-play remake would work.
yeah, mirrors was not my favorite. I've already got the latest horrorfest on my Netflix queue. Now just to wait for them to get to the top. :)
I watched White Noise 2 (don't ask why) and The Reaping this past weekend. Both were mediocre films. White Noise 2 was probably worse, The Reaping at least had the strength of Hillary Swank's acting to keep it afloat from sinking like a rock.
I absolutely love scary movies and always have. Here are some of my all-time favorites
Nightmare on Elm Street - Classic franchise, Freddy Krueger is a legend in horror and I met the actor who played him - Robert Englund
Candyman - Scares the heck out of me every time I watch it - and I've seen it over ten times! It's also fun to watch with friends and watch them jump, very well written and story is superb
Re-Animator - More horror comedy but still a blast to watch
Return of the Living Dead - Excellent zombie flick, first to feature running & talking zombies "Send more paramedics" lol
I have a good collection of them and every October becomes a movie marathon :)
I love the old black and white movies with Lon Chaney and Boris Karloff. I think they were intended to be satire. They sure are funny and not the least bit scary. "Even a man who is pure in heart and says prayers at night, may turn into a wolf when the wolfsbane blooms and the moon is full and bright."
Quote from: Genevieve Swann on July 09, 2009, 01:28:55 PM
I love the old black and white movies with Lon Chaney and Boris Karloff. I think they were intended to be satire. They sure are funny and not the least bit scary. "Even a man who is pure in heart and says prayers at night, may turn into a wolf when the wolfsbane blooms and the moon is full and bright."
I don't think they were satirical. They're just 80 years old. Now they very obviously look dated, but Bela Lugosi is still
my favorite Dracula.
The quote from the Wolfman is actually from, IIRC, the third movie with the Wolfman, the first two have the last phrase as "and the autumn moon is bright"
Superb movies, all of them. Universal put out some great boxed sets some years ago with all of the old monster movies. I finally got the last of them in 2007. They're great fun to watch, especially since they don't show things like that on Sunday afternoon anymore. :)
Its that time of year again for all that is horrific. Whats on everyone's list this year?
I have 39 movies lined up, but wont get through all I think. My first 12 are.
The Changeling (1980), The Woods (2005), Bubba Ho-Tep, Last House on the Left (2009), Fright Night, Subspecies (first one), She Creature, Demons, Demon Seed, House (1986), Lady in White, and Boot Camp.
The Unborn is on my list so I am curious to hear how it was, its listed #23.
When Phantasm II comes out I will watch all 4 movies for a mini marathon.
I also have Boogeyman and Feast mini marathons listed. though much lower priority, if I reach that far.
At the theater I am interested in Holloween II, The Final Destination 2009, as well as Saw VI of course. I may have to rewatch 1-5.
I have just seen the Orphan - Rubbish not really worth it predicable.. good twist at the end but to watch a movie for 75 minutes to find out the ending..
They wait it bored me and I lost interest after 15/20 minutes and turned it off..
Just waiting to see the new remake of Friday the 13th to be released here.
Jay
Also looking forward to Saw VI. Search around for the poster that goes with their annual "Give Till it Hurts" blood drive. I totally want a corset like that. >:-)
My list for the coming months is still under construction, but it's looking like all of Horrorfest from '08, and some other odd little ones I haven't seen yet (Color Me Blood Red, REC, The Grudge 3).
Gonna go see what else is on Netflix....
I liked the Orphan. I really liked the part where she's threatening the brother: "I'll cut off your hairless little prick before you even know what it's for." FTW
So far my favorites in this years batch are House('86), Dolls, April fool's day('86), Demon Seed, and the Changeling('80)
Biggest disappointments so far:
The Woods- just not as good as the Craft or Ginger Snaps. Over used the words "fire-crotch". If you like a generic average movie, this is okay.
Boot camp- Though netflix called this a teen screem, it seemed more like a weak drama. Or like DiCaprio's "The Beach"
What you think?
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I just saw that he is back. Jigsaw. Saw 6 is now out. Holy Blood bath. I need to go see it. >:-)
Janet
Quote from: Janet Lynn on September 28, 2009, 10:38:31 PM
I just saw that he is back. Jigsaw. Saw 6 is now out. Holy Blood bath. I need to go see it. >:-)
Janet
THanks janet i didnt know VI was coming out lol
and for Nightmare on ELM i noticed the kid who plays the kid in Haunting in Connecticut and also he had a small part in the smallville series as Flash (bart)
October 26 a a theater near you.
Shall we play a game....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9P6VeUWM4c#noexternalembed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9P6VeUWM4c#noexternalembed)
Quote from: Janet Lynn on September 28, 2009, 11:04:35 PM
October 26 a a theater near you.
Shall we play a game....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9P6VeUWM4c#noexternalembed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9P6VeUWM4c#noexternalembed)
Yay games
I can't wait until its out! w00p!
Jay
For pure shock factor, "Dumlings" from the 1'st 3Extremes, an Asian series. Other good Asian releases; Art of the Devil II, Lady Vengeance, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, A Tale of Two Sisters, infection(just bizzare), Red Shoes, Memento Mori, Koma, Ju-On(1'st one), Phone, Ab-Normal Beauty, Living in Hell & Tomie(for the creepiest theme music ever).
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Has anyone seen "Drag me to Hell" ? It comes out on DVD the end of the month. The trailer looked scary but I have not seen it.
Quote from: Virginia87106 on October 01, 2009, 07:45:13 AM
Has anyone seen "Drag me to Hell" ? It comes out on DVD the end of the month. The trailer looked scary but I have not seen it.
I haven't seen it. Its on my netflix list. The movie seems to consistantly receive 4 out of 5 rating average. I saw only 1 of each review for rating 1 and 2. a few 3s. Probably ratings by those that do not like the genre, or are sick of it.
OMG, I love scary movies. Something about being scared and grossed out that entertains me lol. I can't wait for the new nightmare on elm street, the original use to scare me all the time.. still does if I am watching it alone. I still get nightmares heh.
-Heather
The new Nightmare on Elm Street looks great from what I have seen so far. Very much like the original but very different.
I remember when the first NMOEST came out, I was a young teen & I'd never seen anything like it. To me it was a totally new expierience in horror. I was having really vivid dreams of my own & the idea of never knowing what was real & what was not just totally freaked me out, but not nearly as bad as the sound of the knifed glove sliding across those pipes!
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I recently saw 1977 movie "The Car" with Jame Brolin. I liked this which surpised me. I especially saw the influence over movies such as "Christine" and "Maximum Overdrive" that it could have had. It seems to have borrowed "Jaws" storyline. I gave it a B (4 out of 5)
The Unborn, I also gave a B (4 out of 5). It was good.
2 nice humorous horror movies are "Fido" and "Otis". They had me laughing.
A recommendation for Drag Me to Hell. Maybe not to buy, but definitely worth a rental.
I just saw "Inside" earlier this week, very disturbing. It's in French with English subtitles. I'm not convinced about the Elm Street remake. Robert Englund is too good as Freddy for someone else to do it.
My older brother said that the new "Nightmare on Elm Street" was a very slow and extremely disappointing.
I hate don't watch scary movies!! They are waaaay over stimulating!! >:(
Quote from: Ken/Kendra on May 17, 2010, 04:52:15 PM
My older brother said that the new "Nightmare on Elm Street" was a very slow and extremely disappointing.
oh.. yea I was so excited for it.. but that movie just straight out sucked!
Quote from: Ken/Kendra on May 17, 2010, 04:52:15 PM
My older brother said that the new "Nightmare on Elm Street" was a very slow and extremely disappointing.
I refuse to watch this movie because I love the old one and the commercials have nowhere as close to the same "feel" as the original.
Anyway, I love me some horror movies. Well, good ones, though I'm prone to watching bad ones, too. I saw "Paranormal Activity" yesterday afternoon, the original ending. I screamed at the end. Twice. I loved it! It was one of the better new horror films out there. Though I'm a fan of older ones...like "An American Werewolf in London" or "The Exorcist". "Drag Me to Hell" was decent, I also screamed in it. I scream a lot, though. I screamed watching "The Grudge", "Silver Bullet", etc. Hell, I even screamed watching this non-scary "horror" film because my sister went up behind me and grabbed me. I screamed for about a minute straight that time, though not as long as I screamed when she hid in my closet after watching "The Grudge" and opened the door slowly, after I was laying in bed with the lights off.
Anyway, I love horror films! They're my favorite type of film!
Quote from: Shang on July 19, 2010, 02:41:37 PM
I refuse to watch this movie because I love the old one and the commercials have nowhere as close to the same "feel" as the original.
Anyway, I love me some horror movies. Well, good ones, though I'm prone to watching bad ones, too. I saw "Paranormal Activity" yesterday afternoon, the original ending. I screamed at the end. Twice. I loved it! It was one of the better new horror films out there. Though I'm a fan of older ones...like "An American Werewolf in London" or "The Exorcist". "Drag Me to Hell" was decent, I also screamed in it. I scream a lot, though. I screamed watching "The Grudge", "Silver Bullet", etc. Hell, I even screamed watching this non-scary "horror" film because my sister went up behind me and grabbed me. I screamed for about a minute straight that time, though not as long as I screamed when she hid in my closet after watching "The Grudge" and opened the door slowly, after I was laying in bed with the lights off.
Anyway, I love horror films! They're my favorite type of film!
Wish I had tried that to my sister, she was terrified of horror movies (so am I). I think I would have been cleaning the poo off the bed for weeks :laugh: :laugh:
Thanks for the post, I enjoyed it :laugh: :-*
Cindy
Quote from: CindyJames on July 20, 2010, 03:27:44 AM
Wish I had tried that to my sister, she was terrified of horror movies (so am I). I think I would have been cleaning the poo off the bed for weeks :laugh: :laugh:
Thanks for the post, I enjoyed it :laugh: :-*
Cindy
XD I'm glad you enjoyed it. I was always the one who got picked on after horror movies, I've many many stories that area really funny now but weren't so funny when they happened.
sorry its a long time since I have been in susans place. Helo to all the new ones I don't like Scary movies the fog
Quote from: Laura91 on July 20, 2010, 09:35:13 AM
Well, it's a remake, what do you expect?? The idea of remakes is repulsive. (but I never was a fan of the original Nightmare On Elm St. anyways :icon_blah:) As long as people keep supporting these LOUSY remakes the studios will keep pumping them out.
Though, sometimes, the remakes can be O.K. Granted, I've only seen about one that was O.K. This is why I watch foreign horror films. XD They're still scary and I haven't seen many remakes.
I just recently watched Trick or Treat and I'm curious as to why I never heard about this movie when it came out! It's pretty awesome. Also, Candyman is still the scariest horror movie to me.
I love horror movies! I am especially waiting impatiently for the next Saw movie to come out. :D
Quote from: Vin on July 30, 2010, 08:18:32 AM
I love horror movies! I am especially waiting impatiently for the next Saw movie to come out. :D
I love to get the pants scared off me and I love the Saw series.
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Quote from: Jaimey on July 29, 2010, 09:29:56 PM
I just recently watched Trick or Treat and I'm curious as to why I never heard about this movie when it came out! It's pretty awesome. Also, Candyman is still the scariest horror movie to me.
Trick or Treat was a direct to video I believe. First time I saw the commercial was on the 300 DVD. It was delayed one year release I believe.
Good movie.
I just watched Triangle on instant netflix, which was a decent multi time frame movie, slightly scary.
Pandorum another instant netflix sorta Alien like.
Paranormal Activity, Blair Witch like.
Jennifer's Body, skin vamp flick sorta.
The Wolfman, I kept falling asleep during.
The Descent 2, more of the first movie, but not quite the punch.
Wasn't impressed with the Crazies, been there done it, and Possession, forgetable.
I saw "Paranormal Activity" with the theatre ending finally and I screamed quite a bit--scared my dog. It was pretty funny. And The Crazies....goodness....it was boring.
I'm really hoping that "The Last Exorcism" is good. Anyone heard anything about it? It doesn't come out until a week from Friday I think.
Cradle of Fear is a ok movie, suppose to be scary but heh I don't see nothing in it that is scary then again I'm hard to scare lol. The only horror movie that ever gave me the willies was The Grudge, don't ask why cause idk why heh. The Exoricest movies idk they just don't cut it for me they bore me heh
I watched The Hills Run Red which was basically a Texas Chainsaw/ Friday the 13th clone. I gave it a 3 out of 5, only finding it entertaining because I haven't seen a slasher movie in a while. Nothing new however.
Quote from: Jaimey on August 17, 2010, 07:28:11 PM
I'm really hoping that "The Last Exorcism" is good. Anyone heard anything about it? It doesn't come out until a week from Friday I think.
You may have already seen it by now...
But i went to see it last week and it was meh. Uses that annoying documentary-style camera handling. It's actually supposed to be a documentary so it makes sense that it's sort of first-person, but all the jerking makes me wanna puke. Like, seriously, shouldn't a professional cameraman who's being hired for this project know how to hold a camera still? or have a tripod? So that was annoying. And it took like an hour (might be an exaggeration but it felt like a long time) for anything 'scary' to happen - the first half of the movie is more like just showing what an "actual" exorcism is like (exposing it for b.s.) It isn't until later when there's some stuff that kind of pops out at you and weird events take place. Parts of it were more funny than anything else when they were supposed to be 'eerie' or whatever (there's a part with a cat that really shouldn't have made me laugh...) Didn't really get the 'horror movie' feel from it, wasn't totally worth seeing in the theater. Quote from: Steph on July 30, 2010, 08:21:56 AM
I love to get the pants scared off me and I love the Saw series.
i LOVE Saw (even though i've only seen one and it was like the fourth one or something :P) It's so cool watching the sick/ironic 'punishments' he imposes on his prisoners >D
Halloween (Michael Myers is awesome)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (Freddy Krueger is the funniest character I've ever seen) The new on looks like it sucks.
hmmmm Scream 4. now that is a bit unexpected, wonder what they can plot with that movie.
Quote from: kendra on February 15, 2011, 05:09:47 PM
hmmmm Scream 4. now that is a bit unexpected, wonder what they can plot with that movie.
I had the exact same reaction.
when I was in high school I was terrified of scary movies, couldn't even watch them. Now I have started watching them and they hardly scare me at all, sometimes I will be watching it and my body isn't even responding the way it should for a scary movie (eyes wide, heart beating fast)
kinda disappointing
Quote from: Jaimey on February 15, 2011, 09:43:39 PM
I had the exact same reaction.
of course the staple of that series has always been the "Rules" of horror movies. Guess they can expand that. unlike the saw and final destination series that uses chain of events and puzzles.
Scream 4. I fell asleep during it.... a take on social networking, cellphone apps, mentions the Saw movies. Opening scene was sorta strange. Save it for on video/dvd when you want to waste some time.
The scariest film for me is only a PG!! Arachnophobia, i'm so scared of spiders that when I see one moving it sends a violent shudder through me & make me feel sick.
I once had a large spider move across the curtains behind my pc, I picked up a cd case & whacked it (it's a miricle that I didn't smash the window), it was so big that its legs stuck out of the sides of the cd case!!
It stuck to the curtain after being squished & I had to knock on the door of the downstairs flat & ask the man to come up & get rid of its body before I could set foot in the room, I kid you not
Quote from: Jane on May 07, 2011, 08:08:24 AM
The scariest film for me is only a PG!! Arachnophobia, i'm so scared of spiders that when I see one moving it sends a violent shudder through me & make me feel sick.
it was so big that its legs stuck out of the sides of the cd case!!
i wish there was an emoticon for barfing *barf* :o
Insidious I liked a lot after a semi slow first 20 mins.
Prometheus- I really liked this alien horror flick. gave it 5 out of 5.
Intruders- I gave this a 3 out of 5, was kind of interesting certain parts.
Stakeland- 3 out of 5, vampire thrown out of helicopters onto the village was interesting.
Piranha- 4 out of 5, T&A, vulgar, and sophmorish.
The Thing 2011 (prequel)- I really enjoyed this one dispite the cgi giving it a 4 out of 5
It's hard for me to sit through scary movies. I just cringe at blood and want to bury my face in the nearest set of arms. Strangely I am absolutely fascinated by "real" footage of ghosts, poltergheists and other paranormal things. Scariest thing I did was play with a weegee board with my friends one night. Strange things occured that night :P Then we watched house on haunted hill (one of my faves) The remake was so delightful. I still have my copy I bought way back when it came out on dvd. :)
Oh and it's not really scary but it's a trip. Fantastic Planet. It is on youtube if people want to check it out.
I also enjoyed Leprachaun, childs play and evolver.
There is one movie I saw back in the 90s. It was some 80s movie where they were deep underwater and this parasite thing would attack to them and turn them into this grotesque thing. It was some kind of plague thing. Freaked me out because parasitic things, oh god they terrify me. >_< *hides* I think it was leviathan. Had to look it up but I am not sure.
I have a few more movies so far to mention since last year.
Recently watched
Evil Dead (2013)
I enjoyed this female main character version of Evil Dead, a reboot of the original. The camera flying through the woods still is one main hallmark of the franchise. Blood, gore, limbs removed, a tiny bit of humor compared to ED2 and AoD.
Pretty good
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Slayer
Fun and adventerous, just a little bit of scare factor.
Mama
I liked this one about two young children's encounter with a supernatural witch like ghost, which helps the lost children survive after a auto accident. Pretty good story. A little CGI heavy. sorta dark and atmospheric.
V/H/S
A collection of stories (sorta like Creepshow) except reality first person camera POV based (Blair Witch, REC). I liked this collection. Sorta strange to follow, gore, it was good though it had familiar elements, many suprises for me.
The Possession
What catholicism is to the Exorcist, is what Orthodox Judaism is to The Possession. A similar film, different religion. Though not as scary as the Exorcist.
House at the End of the Street
If you like Jennifer Lawrence (Hunger Games), watch this just to see her. Basically a Psycho like movie,
More of the same
Dark Skies
Sorta like the producers other films: Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Sinister. Nothing new unless you just want to see a similar movie with different actors. I do like J. K. Simmons who I thought played the most memorable character of the movie.
Sinister
Like paranormal activity, insidious, and dark skies (all produced by same person). Ethan Hawk was ok, plays a writer. Had a little bit of The Ring feel also.
The Raven
Not really scary, more of a mystery. With Cusack as Poe, possible serial murderer, enacting his own stories.
The Collection
Sorta along the lines of Saw and Final Destination.....more of that type of stuff. More gore and puzzle than scare. Inconsistent film with a lot of holes.
Smiley
Sorta along the lines of Urban Legend, scream, candyman, nightmare on elm street....you will feel like you have seen this before. The only great cool thing about the movie was the mask itself.
Paranormal Activity 4
if you seen 1 to 3, here is another.
The Apparition
Take a pinch of asian horror (the Grudge, Ring), add a little Paranormal Activity. You end up with a movie mixture you have seen before.
Rewatched Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2 (free Hulu) to compare to the remake. I like all 3, but it might be just me.
Quote from: Miss Bungle on October 23, 2013, 12:35:16 AM
It may sound close minded of me, but I just can't bring myself to watch that Evil Dead remake.
I just can't do it.
I saw the Evil Dead remake a little while ago. It's not what I was expecting, to be honest. At times it feels more like a teen slasher movie than zombie related. And at other times more of a possession movie, like The Exorcist. It felt, to me, like it didn't quite know what it wanted to be, so it tried to be everything.
I enjoyed it, overall. It wasn't as scary as I thought it would be, but it was a good watch.
I may have missed the boat, but I can't really list my favorite Horror Movies lol. Seen waaay too many...that said, Trick 'r Treat is great. Took a second viewing to piece everything together but hey. Plus Sam is pretty adorable for a little demon <3
Quote from: Lavender on November 27, 2013, 10:54:30 AM
I may have missed the boat, but I can't really list my favorite Horror Movies lol. Seen waaay too many...that said, Trick 'r Treat is great. Took a second viewing to piece everything together but hey. Plus Sam is pretty adorable for a little demon <3
Can watch scary movies and horror year round.
Michael Dougherty who wrote X2 and Superman Returns did a great job writing and directing it. IMDB shows TrT 2 in 2015 maybe. He had much trouble getting TrT originally out to distribution, like many films. I think they ended up direct to video for the most part. This definitely is high quality despite the trouble backing the film.
Hesitantly I watched The Conjuring. From James Wan creator of Saw (original of course) and Insidious, the movie gave me concern of another "ghost or demon possessed" film. I normally give those films a middle rating. I think this movie had more depth, considering it was based more on someone's account and book. Another Ed and Lorraine Warren demonology film, like Amityville and The Haunting in Connecticut. I liked it.