POLL- THE WEAKEST LINK: BEST SCARY MOVIE - FINALS

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MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
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With this 'WEAKEST LINK' I decided to start on Halloween a "Scary Movie" theme and have you guys decide on the BEST SCARY MOVIE. I understand that many great scary / horror / thriller films, I just picked some of my favorites that came to mind. Most of the ones that came to mind are older, although I did throw in one fairly recent one. I wish our polls allowed for more than 10 choices. If you haven't seen all these take today to binge as many as you can. So, pick the film that you think is the WEAKEST LINK from the ones provided.
Again, thanks to everyone who plays.

Now to the FINALS to determine the BEST SCARY MOVIE from the list provided.

You are going to pick the film that you think is the "Weakest Link" after 2 days I remove the movie with the most votes. We will then crown our CHAMPION.

Psycho (1960) - Eliminated Round 4
The Exorcist (1973)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) - Eliminated Round 3
The Hills Have Eyes (1977) - Eliminated Round 1
Halloween (1978)
Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Eliminated Round 2
Alien (1979) - Eliminated Round 4
The Thing (1982) - Eliminated Round 2
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - Eliminated Round 3
The Conjuring (2013) - Eliminated Round 1

POLL- THE WEAKEST LINK: BEST SCARY MOVIE - FINALS 21 votes

The Exorcist (1973)
28%
mfc2006HesCalledDyerPapPJ_SoulJojoRiceMatts3221 6 votes
Halloween (1978
71%
hedonistPoncierLedbetterman10Spiritual_ChaoscutztbergsdankindGern BlansteneeriepadaveF Me In The BrainHobbestempo_n_grooveOffSheGoes35bbiggsPurple Fairy Tree 15 votes
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  • JojoRice
    JojoRice Kennesaw, GA Posts: 4,553
    The Exorcist (1973)
    Halloween is a top 5 movie for me.  Can't vote against it!
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    Halloween (1978
    For me, The Exorcist was the scariest from this list.  (Certainly when first viewing I was horrified by it.)
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Halloween (1978
    F Me In The Brain said:
    For me, The Exorcist was the scariest from this list.  (Certainly when first viewing I was horrified by it.)
    Yup. And based on talk of it here, I’m partway through watching Exorcist III. Can’t go wrong with George. 
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,181
    Halloween (1978
    Love Halloween but....
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    Halloween (1978
    hedonist said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    For me, The Exorcist was the scariest from this list.  (Certainly when first viewing I was horrified by it.)
    Yup. And based on talk of it here, I’m partway through watching Exorcist III. Can’t go wrong with George. 

    This may be a scarier movie, if I were to watch them both now.
    George was great.
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    edited November 2021
    Halloween (1978
    Exorcist is a pretty much perfect classy upperclass drama featuring Christianity gone wrong. See also Omen and Rosemary's baby.

    Halloween still has some wobbliness to it, due to it's budget and acting etc.
    Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on
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  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    Halloween (1978
    Omen👍

    Rosemary's Baby👎
    Wanted to like it, but never did.
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,186
    Halloween (1978
    Exorcist scared the living shot out of me when I first saw it and I have yet to watch it since
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    edited November 2021
    Halloween (1978
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    Omen👍

    Rosemary's Baby👎
    Wanted to like it, but never did.

    Post edited by dankind on
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    Halloween (1978
    I felt from the beginning that it was inevitable that The Exorcist would win…as it should. 
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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    The Exorcist (1973)
    Halloween really freaked me out. I think I watched it when I was pretty young.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Not really a fan of either so I won't spoil the vote, but again, thanks to our host for doing it.  Good job, MedozK !
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  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    Halloween (1978
    dankind said:
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    Omen👍

    Rosemary's Baby👎
    Wanted to like it, but never did.

    Pretty much. Get some rest man.
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Halloween (1978
    mfc2006 said:
    Halloween really freaked me out. I think I watched it when I was pretty young.
    The scariest part of Halloween is the intro. The rest is pretty standard slasher fare. 
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    The Exorcist (1973)
    I voted wrong. I meant to pick Halloween.

    I'm disappointed with the finalists though. Halloween shouldn't be there IMO.
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  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    Halloween (1978

    I think The Exorcist is going to win.

  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    Halloween (1978
    OffSheGoes35 said:

    I think The Exorcist is going to win.

    Why wasn’t Omen, Rosemary’s baby, Scream, Child’s play, Hellraiser, Poltergeist, Let the right one in, KISS meets the Phantom of the Park in the running

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    Halloween (1978
    Hellraiser would have been a good one, for me.
    There are so many to choose from - tough to get down to a manageable number, I am sure.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    The Exorcist (1973)
    Poltergeist for sure should have been in there... I also would have picked The Changeling!
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  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    edited November 2021
    Halloween (1978
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    OffSheGoes35 said:

    I think The Exorcist is going to win.

    Why wasn’t Omen, Rosemary’s baby, Scream, Child’s play, Hellraiser, Poltergeist, Let the right one in, KISS meets the Phantom of the Park in the running

    You never know, MedozK might do another round of scary movies next Halloween. What did you think of Candyman(1992) the first time you watched it? It was scary to me.
    Post edited by OffSheGoes35 on

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