POLL- THE WEAKEST LINK: BEST SCARY MOVIE - FINALS

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,968
    Halloween (1978
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    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 the first time I watched it.

    My wife gets upset every time I look into a mirror and say Candyman, Candyman, Candyman.
    This was a pretty consistent thing for a number of years when we would check into hotels.
    :lol:      I loved that movie.

    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    Halloween (1978
    F Me In The Brain said:
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    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 the first time I watched it.

    My wife gets upset every time I look into a mirror and say Candyman, Candyman, Candyman.
    This was a pretty consistent thing for a number of years when we would check into hotels.
    :lol:      I loved that movie.

    That's so mean! :lol:
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,673
    Halloween (1978
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    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.
    I don't remember it. The same kid who had Child's play recorded on VHS had it. So I watched it once or twice. But don't remember much. Should re-watch!
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    Halloween (1978
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    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.
    I don't remember it. The same kid who had Child's play recorded on VHS had it. So I watched it once or twice. But don't remember much. Should re-watch!

    Hopefully, it's still streaming on Netflix-- I want to re-watch it too. Let's see how it has aged. 
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,673
    Halloween (1978
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    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.
    I don't remember it. The same kid who had Child's play recorded on VHS had it. So I watched it once or twice. But don't remember much. Should re-watch!

    Hopefully, it's still streaming on Netflix-- I want to re-watch it too. Let's see how it has aged. 
    Not in the kingdom Sweden. 

    But I can rent it. 

    Maybe I should re-watch it and watch the remake that came out this year... but a friend said it was bad and that I would hate it.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    edited November 2021
    Halloween (1978
    I guess I just don't scare easily from films. 

    Alien was the scariest one out of the bunch for me. Perhaps because hostile extraterrestrial life seems more plausible to me than anything religious.

    The Descent scared me when I first watched it, too.

    Both of those are also pretty claustrophobic films.

    I remember finding the idea behind A Nightmare on Elm Street terrifying when it came out, but the execution is just too damn silly to actually cause fear.
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,673
    edited November 2021
    Halloween (1978
    Yeah. The idea behind Elm Street is great and I think they succeed in tapping into the potential in some of the "is this a dream or not?" scenes in the first film. That disappeared when it all more turned into the Freddy Krueger amusement park of fantastical rollercoaster of dreams.

    I find Amityville Horror scary. 

    And obviously RINGU shouldn have been included. That one is genuinely scary. 


    Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Halloween (1978
    Those would also require me to believe in something I don't -- namely, ghosts/demons -- in order to truly scare me.

    It's weird, though, because horror is one of my favorite genres. Perhaps because I'm so detached from most of the ludicrous plots that I can focus more on the execution.
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,971
    The Exorcist (1973)
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    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.
    I don't remember it. The same kid who had Child's play recorded on VHS had it. So I watched it once or twice. But don't remember much. Should re-watch!

    Hopefully, it's still streaming on Netflix-- I want to re-watch it too. Let's see how it has aged. 
    Not in the kingdom Sweden. 

    But I can rent it. 

    Maybe I should re-watch it and watch the remake that came out this year... but a friend said it was bad and that I would hate it.

    It's not actually a remake. It's a sequel. I've heard good things about it myself, but who knows! I am pretty meh on the first one, and I just rewatched that last week.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Halloween (1978
    I loved Alien. Sigourney AND the cat?! Plus Mr. Kotto. 

    Yeah, DK, I liked its plausibility too. Well done overall. 
  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    Halloween (1978
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    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.
    I don't remember it. The same kid who had Child's play recorded on VHS had it. So I watched it once or twice. But don't remember much. Should re-watch!

    Hopefully, it's still streaming on Netflix-- I want to re-watch it too. Let's see how it has aged. 
    Not in the kingdom Sweden. 

    But I can rent it. 

    Maybe I should re-watch it and watch the remake that came out this year... but a friend said it was bad and that I would hate it.
    I think we should skip it. If it didn't make an impression on you as a kid, then it isn't properly scary.  :) 
  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    Halloween (1978
    I'm going to watch The Amityville Horror, because I've never seen it.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,968
    Halloween (1978
    Good call on The Descent.  
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Halloween (1978
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    I'm going to watch The Amityville Horror, because I've never seen it.
    The original? That one got me when I saw it. 
  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    edited November 2021
    Halloween (1978
    hedonist said:
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    I'm going to watch The Amityville Horror, because I've never seen it.
    The original? That one got me when I saw it. 
    Yes, the original. Just finished. My nerves are fucking shot! That was good, but as the credits rolled I was left thinking, "did James Brolin's George's employees ever get paid?" 
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Halloween (1978
    The book was good too.

    Brolin was considered so dreamy during that era. Pretty sure that’s where Babs’ interest in him began. 
  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    Halloween (1978
    Thank you. I will add that to my TBR list.

    Yeah, he looked pretty good for the first ten minutes of the movie. :smiley:
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,673
    Halloween (1978
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    hedonist said:
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    I'm going to watch The Amityville Horror, because I've never seen it.
    The original? That one got me when I saw it. 
    Yes, the original. Just finished. My nerves are fucking shot! That was good, but as the credits rolled I was left thinking, "did James Brolin's George's employees ever get paid?" 
    Oh, you watcheeeed it.

    just wanna say, from memory the 2005(?) Platinum Dunes remake with Ryan Reynolds isn't that bad either. And I believe one of the kids has a KISS t-shirt.


    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    Halloween (1978
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    hedonist said:
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    I'm going to watch The Amityville Horror, because I've never seen it.
    The original? That one got me when I saw it. 
    Yes, the original. Just finished. My nerves are fucking shot! That was good, but as the credits rolled I was left thinking, "did James Brolin's George's employees ever get paid?" 
    Oh, you watcheeeed it.

    just wanna say, from memory the 2005(?) Platinum Dunes remake with Ryan Reynolds isn't that bad either. And I believe one of the kids has a KISS t-shirt.


    Cool! I see a movie marathon happening in my near future. Thanks!

    Are any of the Omen sequels any good?
  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    I'm going to watch The Amityville Horror, because I've never seen it.
    GREAT movie

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