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POLL- THE WEAKEST LINK: BEST SCARY MOVIE - ROUND 1

MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,209
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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 1st Round 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 two (2) movie with the most votes. We will then move on to ROUND 2.

POLL- THE WEAKEST LINK: BEST SCARY MOVIE - ROUND 1 17 votes

Psycho (1960)
11%
hedonistMatts3221 2 votes
The Exorcist (1973)
5%
Pap 1 vote
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
5%
dankind 1 vote
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
17%
Gern BlansteneeriepadaveWest Coast Dreamgirl 3 votes
Halloween (1978)
0%
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
11%
BLACK35JojoRice 2 votes
Alien (1979)
0%
The Thing (1982)
11%
tempo_n_groovebbiggs 2 votes
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
0%
The Conjuring (2013)
35%
PoncierLedbetterman10Spiritual_ChaosF Me In The BrainHobbesrossstothers 6 votes

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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    Psycho (1960)
    I don’t recall Psycho scaring me all that much.

    (also haven’t seen a handful of the others)
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,625
    The Conjuring (2013)
    I actually liked the movie but I laughed at a lot of it, as well 

    The love he receives is the love that is saved
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    HobbesHobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,383
    The Conjuring (2013)
    I think age of first viewing is a primary factor in determining which is scariest. Apart from The Conjuring, I saw all these movies as a kid. Now, determining which is the best movie from a list of scary movies is something entirely different.
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    MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,209
    Psycho is a masterpiece, hate to see it fo out first round
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    HobbesHobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,383
    The Conjuring (2013)
    MedozK said:
    Psycho is a masterpiece, hate to see it fo out first round
    Yep. Quite possibly the best movie on this list of scary movies.
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,625
    The Conjuring (2013)
    Hobbes said:
    I think age of first viewing is a primary factor in determining which is scariest. Apart from The Conjuring, I saw all these movies as a kid. Now, determining which is the best movie from a list of scary movies is something entirely different.
    Agree - I likely would not have been laughing had I been 12 or something.
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
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    eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 40,887
    edited October 2021
    The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
    this should of been on the list, IMO

    Post edited by eeriepadave on
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    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
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,625
    The Conjuring (2013)
    eeriepadave said:
    this should of been on the list, IMO

    Is it meant to be scary?  I always think of it as a comedy/parody....but I haven't watched in years.
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
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    MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,209
    F Me In The Brain said:
    eeriepadave said:
    this should of been on the list, IMO

    Is it meant to be scary?  I always think of it as a comedy/parody....but I haven't watched in years.
    I have always thought of it as a Parody. I do like the way they killed the "Star" early, I guess as an homage to Psycho
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    erebuserebus Posts: 549
    edited October 2021
    Watched Psycho for the first time ever yesterday.
    great movie. I think it would have been “scarier” if I had never heard anything about it in pop culture.
    none the less, great thriller, must have been more impactful/groundbreaking  in its time
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    2003: St. Paul
    2005: Thunder Bay
    2008: West Palm Beach, Tampa
    2009: Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010: Boston
    2011: Toronto I, Toronto II, Winnipeg
    2012: Missoula
    2013: London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014: St. Paul, Milwaukee
    2016: Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto I, Toronto II
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    2023: St. Paul I, St. Paul II
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    eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 40,887
    The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
    MedozK said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    eeriepadave said:
    this should of been on the list, IMO

    Is it meant to be scary?  I always think of it as a comedy/parody....but I haven't watched in years.
    I have always thought of it as a Parody. I do like the way they killed the "Star" early, I guess as an homage to Psycho

    i consider it more of a slasher film than a comedy/paraody. (Like Friday the 13th). Now Scary movie that's a comedy/parody.

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    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
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
    I love every film on the list, but I don’t think that I find a single moment of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre scary.

    More of a fun grindhouse gore fest.
    I SAW PEARL JAM
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    MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,209
    Just finished Halloween and Texas Chainsaw, both GREAT films. Think I am going to watch Dawn of the Dead next, haven't seen it in forever.
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
    I made a special pilgrimage to the Munroeville mall. No shit. 
    I SAW PEARL JAM
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    Psycho (1960)
    In order to watch Dawn of the Dead (seen it only once, in my teens), I have to change my Netflix settings to Japan :angry:
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    MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,209
    dankind said:
    I made a special pilgrimage to the Munroeville mall. No shit. 
    Awesome. I did the same kind of thing going to area where the cabin was from Evil Dead
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,625
    The Conjuring (2013)
    MedozK said:
    dankind said:
    I made a special pilgrimage to the Munroeville mall. No shit. 
    Awesome. I did the same kind of thing going to area where the cabin was from Evil Dead



    Awesome, on both counts
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    MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,209
    The Hills Have Eyes (1977) and The Conjuring (2013) have  been eliminated in Round 1
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