Your favorite Horror films

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  • davidtrios
    davidtrios Posts: 9,732
    the ring
    blairwitch
    saw
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,854
    it is probably my favorite genre of movie... but it is very tough to pull off. I would say less than 10% of horror movies are actually good. It is a very tricky balance of suspense, believability, keep certain things unseen or not 100% explained, etc. I also dont like it if the movie relies on that jumpy high pitch violin noise to evoke terror over and over... to me thats usually a crutch to compensate for a sub-par flick.

    There are a lot I have seen that I cant recall anything from/they all blend together. I hate it when they investigate what it is about the ghost and try to help the ghost, etc... That is why I didnt particularly enjoy The Ring. Investigating takes away from scary parts. Its enough that this bad ass ghost with malicious intent is coming through TVs and making people insta-drowned.
  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    Dr. Delight wrote:
    Yeah, don't waste your time with the B. Witch sequel.

    Yeah, it's pretty bad. The whole thing that made the original so popular was the found footage style it was shot in. The sequel is just a straight up Hollywood movie with no attempt to recreate that style. Which is OK I guess, another one made in the same style probably wouldn't have been good either, but they probably should have left it at the original.

    The only good thing about it is a pre-Burn Notice Jeffery Donovan.
    "See a broad to get dat booty yak 'em, leg 'er down, a smack 'em yak 'em!"
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    SatansFuton wrote:
    Dr. Delight wrote:
    Yeah, don't waste your time with the B. Witch sequel.

    Yeah, it's pretty bad. The whole thing that made the original so popular was the found footage style it was shot in. The sequel is just a straight up Hollywood movie with no attempt to recreate that style. Which is OK I guess, another one made in the same style probably wouldn't have been good either, but they probably should have left it at the original.

    The only good thing about it is a pre-Burn Notice Jeffery Donovan.
    It was made just to capitalize on the success of the first movie.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,201
    Philly's also been holding Exhumed films for the past 15 years or so and around Halloween they have a 24 hour marathon of horror films (mostly ones that people have never seen). This past weekend a lot of my friends went (I personally couldn't do it). One of my friends was keeping everyone posted thru facebook. He posted 12 of the 15 films. I only heard of two of these :lol: I would be intersted to know what the other 3 were.

    The Gate
    Q
    The Driller Killer
    Xtro
    Halloween 3
    Suspiria
    CHUD
    The Night of 1000 Cats
    The Vampire's Night Orgy
    The Hidden
    Little Red Riding Hood vs the Monsters
    Son if Blob
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • madtowndave
    madtowndave Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,013
    Event Horizon
    Nashville-00
    Nashville-03
    Chicago-07
    E.V. Milwaukee-08
    Chicago 1 & 2-09
    Alpine Valley 1 & 2-11
    Wrigley-13
    St. Paul-14
    Milwaukee-14
    Denver-22
    St. Paul 1 & 2 - 23
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    I've heard of 4 of those movies.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • Yefa
    Yefa Posts: 1,134
    eeriepadave wrote:
    Philly's also been holding Exhumed films for the past 15 years or so and around Halloween they have a 24 hour marathon of horror films (mostly ones that people have never seen). This past weekend a lot of my friends went (I personally couldn't do it). One of my friends was keeping everyone posted thru facebook. He posted 12 of the 15 films. I only heard of two of these :lol: I would be intersted to know what the other 3 were.

    The Gate
    Q
    The Driller Killer
    Xtro
    Halloween 3
    Suspiria
    CHUD
    The Night of 1000 Cats
    The Vampire's Night Orgy
    The Hidden
    Little Red Riding Hood vs the Monsters
    Son if Blob

    I've seen 5 of these and heard of most of the others. The 5 I've seen are The Gate, Q, Halloween 3, Suspiria, and The Hidden. The Hidden is a very good 80s flick directed by Jack Sholder. The Gate is a fun 80s flick. Halloween 3 is very odd from what I remember of when I saw it on its original release in 1983 or so. I haven't seen it again since. Suspiria is a Dario Argento classic from 1977. A friend and I saw it on the big screen once but it was a very scratchy print. Check it out on home video. It may well be Argento's best film. Q is an offbeat film set in NYC and directed by Larry Cohen. I liked it a lot and would like to revisit it.
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  • wpg pearl
    wpg pearl Posts: 1,258
    Creep is a good horror movie most have not seen.check it out...
    ajb
  • Yefa
    Yefa Posts: 1,134
    It's really tough for me to choose just 3 as horror is my favorite genre. I'll pick 3 that no one else has mentioned yet...if only for the sake of variety.

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) - This film has incredible atmosphere and surprisingly little gore considering the title. The narration is by John Larroquette who wouldn't become famous until years later.

    Suspiria (1977) - This feast for the eyes and ears (soundtrack by Goblin) may be Dario Argento's best film. Jessica Harper plays a ballet student who goes to a European academy to study. The school is not what she expects...

    Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) - John McNaughton's debut is a powerful film about a serial killer loosely based on Henry Lee Lucas. Michael Rooker stars in the lead role to great effect. Chicago locations are well-chosen.
    You see me empty, Sir, do not pause and inquire, simply assume and refill.
    - Al Swearengen

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  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    I gotta admit, I hated Suspiria. I guess I didnt get it or whatever, but I didnt see what all the hype was. I found it dreadfully boring.
    The imagery was cool, but the film as a whole did absolutely nothing for me.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    Has anybody mentioned "Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight"? I love that movie. I saw it in the theater when I was like 13 or 14 with my older brother and his friends. I know it's a little cheesy in hindsight (though some of that is on purpose, it was TFTC style) but I still love it. And has William Sadler been the lead in a movie before or since?

    I was hooked on Tales From The Crypt on HBO growing up, so a feature film (though some more of lesser quality would follow) was a big deal. And seeing that classic opening scene from the show on the big screen was awesome.

    It still makes my hair stand up a bit.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae5XwkSguNI
    "See a broad to get dat booty yak 'em, leg 'er down, a smack 'em yak 'em!"
  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    SatansFuton wrote:
    Has anybody mentioned "Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight"? I love that movie. I saw it in the theater when I was like 13 or 14 with my older brother and his friends. I know it's a little cheesy in hindsight (though some of that is on purpose, it was TFTC style) but I still love it. And has William Sadler been the lead in a movie before or since?

    I was hooked on Tales From The Crypt on HBO growing up, so a feature film (though some more of lesser quality would follow) was a big deal. And seeing that classic opening scene from the show on the big screen was awesome.

    It still makes my hair stand up a bit.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae5XwkSguNI

    YES!!! I loved that movie!!! Oh Billy Zane! :lol: Haven't seen it in forever, gonna have to bust it out one day. And Tales From the Crypt was one of the best shows ever. I still have nightmares about the one where the logger's wife is cheating on him and he ends up putting his wife and her lover and trees and they cut them up with chainsaws....oooh!!!!!
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  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    SatansFuton wrote:
    Has anybody mentioned "Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight"? I love that movie. I saw it in the theater when I was like 13 or 14 with my older brother and his friends. I know it's a little cheesy in hindsight (though some of that is on purpose, it was TFTC style) but I still love it. And has William Sadler been the lead in a movie before or since?

    I was hooked on Tales From The Crypt on HBO growing up, so a feature film (though some more of lesser quality would follow) was a big deal. And seeing that classic opening scene from the show on the big screen was awesome.

    It still makes my hair stand up a bit.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae5XwkSguNI

    YES!!! I loved that movie!!! Oh Billy Zane! :lol: Haven't seen it in forever, gonna have to bust it out one day. And Tales From the Crypt was one of the best shows ever. I still have nightmares about the one where the logger's wife is cheating on him and he ends up putting his wife and her lover and trees and they cut them up with chainsaws....oooh!!!!!

    They have it streaming on Netflix. I'm going to have to watch in when I get home tonight. Billy Zane was great, and hilarious.

    Especially this part...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxhDLo8UOK8
    "See a broad to get dat booty yak 'em, leg 'er down, a smack 'em yak 'em!"
  • rick1zoo2
    rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    Eat, Pray, Love
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    I think I'll watch Halloween III tonight during the Trick 'r Treating hours of handing out candy.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)
    Saw
    It

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  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    SatansFuton wrote:
    They have it streaming on Netflix. I'm going to have to watch in when I get home tonight. Billy Zane was great, and hilarious.

    Especially this part...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxhDLo8UOK8

    Woo!!! I'll probably stream it tonight too, thanks!

    And :lol::lol::lol::lol: SO GOOD!!!!
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  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    Dr. Delight wrote:
    I think I'll watch Halloween III tonight during the Trick 'r Treating hours of handing out candy.

    When I saw it wasn't coming on TV (it usually does on Halloween, on AMC the past couple of years) I went out and bought the DVD. :D

    I need to upgrade to BluRay, they have a special "Silver Shamrock Edition".
    "See a broad to get dat booty yak 'em, leg 'er down, a smack 'em yak 'em!"
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    SatansFuton wrote:
    Dr. Delight wrote:
    I think I'll watch Halloween III tonight during the Trick 'r Treating hours of handing out candy.

    When I saw it wasn't coming on TV (it usually does on Halloween, on AMC the past couple of years) I went out and bought the DVD. :D

    I need to upgrade to BluRay, they have a special "Silver Shamrock Edition".
    Really, awesome.

    Yeah, AMC dropped the ball by skipping 2 and 3. Honestly the only ones of the series that I like are 1-3 and Part 6(Producers Cut).
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.

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