Members melx Posted October 24, 2010 Members Share Posted October 24, 2010 ....the other thing is since my degree was half film studies, I tend to watch films a bit differently since. It's harder to suspend disbelief and in the case of Lynch I find myself sitting there admiring the cinematography and enjoying devices that he's used to create an emotional response or whatever.... it sounds a bit sad that actually doesn't it? ... it's kind of killed the film experience a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nomenclature Posted October 24, 2010 Members Share Posted October 24, 2010 Meh. Return movies are fun ("send more cops!"), But Night was extremely deep for a horror flick, and launched the genre. It will always be a classic, Return is popcorn fare for kids looking for red corn syrup and bewbiez. and that's exactly why I'm not a Romero fan. I WANT fun with my horror movies, that's why I watch them. I don't want some preachy bull{censored} political message wedged into a zombie movie, it actually just comes off as more eye-roll worthy than the campiest slasher. If I want deep, insightful movies with a message I'll watch a drama or documentary. No zombie movie will ever have a life changing impact (belief wise) on anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nomenclature Posted October 31, 2010 Members Share Posted October 31, 2010 just wrapped up my goal of 31 horror movies in 31 days with a Bruce Campbell triple bill. I may watch a couple movies tomorrow if nothings going on (plus The Walking Dead is on tomorrow, can't wait!) since there's still a bunch I want to see, but for now, the final list was: 01. dead Girl02. martyrs03. they live04. the thing05. it's alive (2008)06. splice07. daybreakers08. let the right one in09. fright night10. the lost boys11. thankskilling12: basket case13. ravenous14. hatchet15. c.h.u.d.16. blood car17. scanners18. severance19. the collector20. funny games21. isolation22. hellraiser23. hellbound: hellraiser 224. warlock25. doghouse26. satan's little helper27. someone's knocking at the door28. pumpkinhead29. the evil dead30. evil dead II: dead by dawn31. army of darkness I admit that I was a little loose in the "horror" definition, but they all had aspects and fit with the season. saw some great movies I hadn't seen before, and some of the most awful {censored} ever too. at least the good outweighed the bad. still have some lined up that I've been meaning to watch but didn't get around to (off the top of my head: wizard of gore, creepshow 2, hausu, in the mouth of madness). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Moustache_Bash Posted October 31, 2010 Members Share Posted October 31, 2010 /thread... I just watched this. At first I wasn't to impressed by it, but the ending had me smiling. It's what I do when I am scared. I kinda want to see Quarantine just to see how bad Americans {censored}ed it up.Next up: Dark Water. This thread has good recommendations. Approved: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members placebo62 Posted October 31, 2010 Members Share Posted October 31, 2010 Is Rec2 any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members !i!i!i!i!i! Posted October 31, 2010 Members Share Posted October 31, 2010 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jenesis Posted October 31, 2010 Members Share Posted October 31, 2010 More of the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gambit Posted October 31, 2010 Members Share Posted October 31, 2010 Next up: Dark Water. This thread has good recommendations. Approved: if you're watching the original (i haven't seen the US version) be patient.. it builds, and builds, and builds really quietly. very un-traditional structure for a from the standard horror format which normally requires a scare at the start of the film then the rest of the standard formula.check out 'A Tale of Two Sisters' aswell..[YOUTUBE]anF5XiN8QY8[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cearleywine Posted October 31, 2010 Members Share Posted October 31, 2010 A few of my favs Suspiria Demons Don't Look Now The Thing The Woods The Descent Texas Chainsaw Massacre(original) May The Ring Session 9 The Omen (original) I also dig the Evil Deads and Drag Me To Hell, can be scary but very funny. Same with Dead Alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted December 16, 2010 Author Members Share Posted December 16, 2010 What do you think about "Begotten". Wasn't fun to watch... I just found a copy of this. Might watch it this weekend. Looks pretty creepy: Sorry to bring back my Halloween thread in the Winter season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members .homewrecker. Posted December 17, 2010 Members Share Posted December 17, 2010 I just found a copy of this. Might watch it this weekend. Looks pretty creepy: Sorry to bring back my Halloween thread in the Winter season Nice, where did you find a copy? PM me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ollenorin Posted December 17, 2010 Members Share Posted December 17, 2010 anyone seen that Bunman-untold story ? seems like one mean son of a bitch hong kong film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted December 17, 2010 Author Members Share Posted December 17, 2010 I want to know all the movies represented in this video. There are some seriously creepy clips in it. I recognize Begotten and Murnau's Faust. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwMc91DQXHU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwMc91DQXHU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armitage Posted December 18, 2010 Members Share Posted December 18, 2010 "The Changeling" w/George C. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kimme Posted December 18, 2010 Members Share Posted December 18, 2010 Begotten is one of the creepiest movies I've ever seen.It's more like a avantgarde-experiment than a movie but its a real creepy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -MBro- Posted December 18, 2010 Members Share Posted December 18, 2010 Traces of Death for real horror. All put to old school death metal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sommy Posted December 19, 2010 Members Share Posted December 19, 2010 The Ring at #4? The Ring sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted February 20, 2011 Author Members Share Posted February 20, 2011 bump for sparkfriction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shodan Posted February 20, 2011 Members Share Posted February 20, 2011 The Omen trilogy is the scariest for me. Watched the Exorcist when I was 17 alone, at midnight on a Friday the 13th and it totaly terrified me! 30 years later I wonder how I could have been so scared of it lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sparkfriction Posted February 21, 2011 Members Share Posted February 21, 2011 bump for sparkfriction thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sparkfriction Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 so much input here.... hard to say which one are my favorite "horror" movie is. Saw movies like the exorctist, omen, evil dead etc. as a kid and was really scared. i am bit torn between the good old movies like the shining and the new stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mdrake34 Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 The Exorcist III is the scariest movie I have ever seen, hands down. R.E.C. is a close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan. Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 Cast Away was pretty awful. Specially that root canal scene. Poor Tom Hanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snufkino Posted February 23, 2011 Members Share Posted February 23, 2011 It's a shame you rarely get horror films that end on something genuinely creepy now. You don't get endings like Don't Look Now or (weirdly similar) Dark Water, or The Orphanage, very often. REC maybe, or even The Mist but even they're a few years old now, and in the minority.I think it's partly because American horror films are so plot-orientated that the climax has to be that "the monster is defeated" by the wholesome American teenager, which detracts away from the climax being what it should be: A {censored}ed up, creepy, disturbing event, and so then the aftermath, the very final scene, has to have the scare instead, and since the monster is defeated....they never make any {censored}ing sense whatsoever, and because they are predictable too, they fail to be scary. Having it the other way round has far more of an impact. The scare then the plot in relation to it.Actually, while I'm here, if you like ghost stories then take a look at this on youtube. There are six more parts and it goes on for about 45 minutes, and you really need to be in the mood to watch. I.e. not much happens, but when it does, it's great. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyMAqI5qyi0&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Indiana Tones Posted February 24, 2011 Members Share Posted February 24, 2011 Haven't read all the post, but I'm pretty sure Return to Oz hasn't been mentioned. Man, when I was a kid that movie scared the {censored} out of me! That scene where they put the moose head on the couch, and that bitch starts talking.....what the {censored}. Elm Street didn't give me nightmares like that {censored}er did. Crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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