Your favorite Horror films

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  • InHiding80
    InHiding80 Upland,CA Posts: 7,623
    brianlux said:

    23scidoo said:

    brianlux said:

    My all time favorite is The Shining. The first time I saw it (when it came out) it scared the crap out of me. But ever since then I've mostly dug it for the humor. "Here's Johnny!" and the reams of "All work and no play, etc..." Haha! Cracks me up every time. My wife won't watch horror films. I've tried to convince her that in some ways The Shining is one of the funniest horror films of all time. She's not buying it, haha!, she's smart and she knows me too well.

    have you see the Stephen King's version??..
    No, I didn't know there was one? Did he direct it? Was it a regular release or HBO or something?

    It was an ABC Miniseries with Steven Weber and Rebecca DeMornay. Never saw it, though.
  • BCBA
    BCBA Utah with the mailman Posts: 220
    yeah. The Shining was a spectacular book. Being a fan of the book, I cant really enjoy the Jack Nicholson movie so much. Its kind of a good classic movie but doesn't do the book justice.

    The miniseries actually follows the book a lot closer.
  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,958
    InHiding80 said:

    brianlux said:

    23scidoo said:

    brianlux said:

    My all time favorite is The Shining. The first time I saw it (when it came out) it scared the crap out of me. But ever since then I've mostly dug it for the humor. "Here's Johnny!" and the reams of "All work and no play, etc..." Haha! Cracks me up every time. My wife won't watch horror films. I've tried to convince her that in some ways The Shining is one of the funniest horror films of all time. She's not buying it, haha!, she's smart and she knows me too well.

    have you see the Stephen King's version??..
    No, I didn't know there was one? Did he direct it? Was it a regular release or HBO or something?

    It was an ABC Miniseries with Steven Weber and Rebecca DeMornay. Never saw it, though.
    3 - 90 min episodes..its closer to the book spirit..
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
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    eeriepadave said:

    this movie is getting decent reviews. never even heard of it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5WQZzDRVtw

    Watched this the other night. Babadook.

    Eerie and weird. Different. Definitely some hair raising moments, but not entirely sure if I saw a strong movie or not? I'll say this: I think I liked it.
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  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,853
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    eeriepadave said:

    this movie is getting decent reviews. never even heard of it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5WQZzDRVtw

    Watched this the other night. Babadook.

    Eerie and weird. Different. Definitely some hair raising moments, but not entirely sure if I saw a strong movie or not? I'll say this: I think I liked it.
    I thought it was good. Looking at the various symbolism and theories it is very very well written and directed. Bravo
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Babbadook was great...took me two viewings to really understand what was all going on.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,665
    edited May 2015
    BCBA said:

    yeah. The Shining was a spectacular book. Being a fan of the book, I cant really enjoy the Jack Nicholson movie so much. Its kind of a good classic movie but doesn't do the book justice.

    The miniseries actually follows the book a lot closer.

    Thank you! I can't stand the movie. There is absolutely no storyline. I don't understand why people like it even if they don't know the book. There is no point to anything in the movie. There is no reason given to anything that happens, no depth of character for any of them (like why is Wendy a moron and Jack a totally creepy weirdo who seems to hate his family from the very beginning of the movie???? And why does the kid talk to his finger like that?? The casting for this movie is absolutely dreadful!), and no explanation behind a single thing that happens. I mean, it's still called The Shining, but the actual Shining has next to nothing to do with anything that happens in the movie - it's not even really addressed! Wtf?? It really pisses me off! Lol.
    I haven't seen or even heard of a miniseries. There is a made for TV movie that I saw. I think one of the dudes who was on that sitcom "Wings" is in it? Maybe I'm thinking of the same thing - perhaps it was in two parts and that's why people are calling it a miniseries. Either way, it sucked too IMO.
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  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,853
    Agreed on the shining 100%... although I give the miniseries credit for actually trying to follow the book.

    The novel though is a rocker
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,665
    MayDay10 said:

    Agreed on the shining 100%... although I give the miniseries credit for actually trying to follow the book.

    The novel though is a rocker

    The novel is fantastic!
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  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    edited May 2015
    35 years? Godamn.
    Was filmed the prior fall just 20 minutes from where I was living at the time. I was 3.
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    I stand alone without beliefs
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  • InHiding80
    InHiding80 Upland,CA Posts: 7,623
    Dr. Delight said:

    35 years? Godamn.
    Was filmed the prior fall just 20 minutes from where I was living at the time. I was 3.
    http://www.fridaythe13thfranchise.com/2015/05/happy-35th-anniversary-friday-13th.html

    3-5 were filmed in my SoCal area I've lived since birth. Part 5 was filmed not too far away from where my estranged aunt lived at the time in Oxnard which is not too far away from Camarillo where it was filmed. They even filmed parts of that final underwater sequence in part 6 at the swimming pool of UCLA and two additional kills in Griffith Park.

  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,179
    So i finally saw Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original) last night. Overall i enjoyed it. One part i kinda jumped when Leatherface came out of the trees and cut up the one dude in the wheelchair. Only thing that was kinda annoying for me was the girl at the end, Sally, would not stop screaming. I know it's a horror flick and girls are suppose to scream and all, but hers was getting on my nerves and I was hoping they were gonna kill her (although I had a feeling she was gonna escape).
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,665
    edited July 2015
    eeriepadave said:

    So i finally saw Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original) last night. Overall i enjoyed it. One part i kinda jumped when Leatherface came out of the trees and cut up the one dude in the wheelchair. Only thing that was kinda annoying for me was the girl at the end, Sally, would not stop screaming. I know it's a horror flick and girls are suppose to scream and all, but hers was getting on my nerves and I was hoping they were gonna kill her (although I had a feeling she was gonna escape).

    The most recent remake is actually pretty good. I was somewhat impressed (in Texas chainsaw massacre terms, anyway).
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  • Sarah
    Sarah Toronto Posts: 736
    Nothing tops the original Carrie.
    "Somewhere in between / There and here / I got lost / I got scared..."
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,179
    This has potential image
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2tA1e8UAZ4
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  • Malroth
    Malroth broken down chevrolet Posts: 2,556
    Just saw the kevin smith horror movie, Tusk. Kinda weird and funny.
    The worst of times..they don't phase me,
    even if I look and act really crazy.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,665
    eeriepadave said:

    This has potential image
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2tA1e8UAZ4

    A bunch of shorts rolled into one movie is a great format for the horror genre (like Creepshow).
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  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    That does look good.
    Creepshow is one of my favorite films....
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    All that I once held as true
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,179
    PJ_Soul said:

    eeriepadave said:

    This has potential image
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2tA1e8UAZ4

    A bunch of shorts rolled into one movie is a great format for the horror genre (like Creepshow).
    or Tick r Treat. I would say VHS but haven't seen that yet.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,665
    edited July 2015
    Watching The Changeling (1980) right now. My favorite horror ever. I had to take a break because I was getting too scared, lol.
    (The full movie is on youtube, FYI)
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