Yay or nay? Im currently in a horror film phrase and want to hear other peoples opinions on them?
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Yay.
But mainly 70-80s ones for me.
But mainly 70-80s ones for me.
Nay.
Don't want to be frightened when I go to the pictures. There needs to be more sex!!
Don't want to be frightened when I go to the pictures. There needs to be more sex!!
The best. No matter what decade there is always going to be some belters. My favourites are.
The Devil Rides Out
Black Sunday
Black Sabbath
Bay Of Blood
Suspiria
Inferno
Tenebrae
Dawn/Day Of The Dead
The Thing
Zombie Flesh Eaters (Zombi 2)
The Beyond
The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue
Reanimator
Some recent films that are worth checking out are.
Martyrs
The Collector
Drag Me To Hell
The Mist
House Of The Devil
The Devil Rides Out
Black Sunday
Black Sabbath
Bay Of Blood
Suspiria
Inferno
Tenebrae
Dawn/Day Of The Dead
The Thing
Zombie Flesh Eaters (Zombi 2)
The Beyond
The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue
Reanimator
Some recent films that are worth checking out are.
Martyrs
The Collector
Drag Me To Hell
The Mist
House Of The Devil
The Asian market is where its at big son....
Although the French flick - "Switchblade Romance" is right up there
Although the French flick - "Switchblade Romance" is right up there
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Good choices.
I just watched Dawn for the 100th or so time last night. I even went to Monroeville Mall when I was in Pittsburg. Love your choice of The Devil Rides Out...such a cracking romp and Christopher Lee as a good guy for once.
Do you like Night of the Demon and Dead of Night too?
Yay.
Film4 currently have a zombie season on, been watching it every night. 28 Weeks later was on Monday, Dawn Of The Dead last night and Wrong Turn is on tonight. All good stuff.
But for proper horror movies I always go Chinese. Makes you shit your pants!
Film4 currently have a zombie season on, been watching it every night. 28 Weeks later was on Monday, Dawn Of The Dead last night and Wrong Turn is on tonight. All good stuff.
But for proper horror movies I always go Chinese. Makes you shit your pants!
Night Of The Demon was recently recommended to me so its on my to do list. Never seen Dead of Night. As far as early horror goes I have never strayed far away from Dr Caligari and Nosferatu.
I like horror movies, and would estimate that I have seen thousands. I would say about 90% of them are garbage. Entertaining garbage, but garbage nonetheless.
Love all kinds of horror flicks from the downright dreadful to the greats. I'll mention some that have yet to be listed.
The Howling
Night of the Creeps
Re-Animator
Return of the Living Dead
Nightmare on Elm Street (original)
House of 1000 Corpses
The Devil's Rejects
The Hills Have Eyes (original and remake)
I Spit on Your Grave (not really a horror is it?)
Cannibal Holocaust (still need to see this)
Evil Dead II
Salem's Lot
It
The Fly (remake 1986)
The Last House on the Left
Poltergeist (to this day I'm still terrified of clowns)
Serpent and the Rainbow
Wrong Turn
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)
The Howling
Night of the Creeps
Re-Animator
Return of the Living Dead
Nightmare on Elm Street (original)
House of 1000 Corpses
The Devil's Rejects
The Hills Have Eyes (original and remake)
I Spit on Your Grave (not really a horror is it?)
Cannibal Holocaust (still need to see this)
Evil Dead II
Salem's Lot
It
The Fly (remake 1986)
The Last House on the Left
Poltergeist (to this day I'm still terrified of clowns)
Serpent and the Rainbow
Wrong Turn
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)
To this day, that is the worst film I have ever seen.
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Mr. Vampire is a fave of mine.
I got Night of the Creeps blu-ray recently having been fan since seeing it at the cinema back in the 80's.
Agree with all of Marcello's list except I don't need to see Cannibal Holocaust. Phantasm was interesting when it came out...the sequels were a bit dodgy though.
I got Night of the Creeps blu-ray recently having been fan since seeing it at the cinema back in the 80's.
Agree with all of Marcello's list except I don't need to see Cannibal Holocaust. Phantasm was interesting when it came out...the sequels were a bit dodgy though.
not really , bit still a good gory flick , about the same time was a film called the Boogyman , I think it got banned , scared the shot out of me
Wrong Turn is on now on film4, looks pretty lame but I may watch it to the end.
Worth it?
Worth it?
If you like dumb horror movies, yes. I own it on dvd.
This really is 
worthy stuff.
worthy stuff.Horrors are my favourite type of movie. I own about 30 horror DVDS in the house.
I love the Scream trilogy, the Halloween movies, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Evil Dead, Wrong Turn, 28 Days/Weeks Later, Return of the Living Dead, REC, the Nightmare on Elm St movies.
I love the Scream trilogy, the Halloween movies, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Evil Dead, Wrong Turn, 28 Days/Weeks Later, Return of the Living Dead, REC, the Nightmare on Elm St movies.
Going through a big slasher phase. Got some belters in the post.
The Burning
My Bloody Valentine (Original)
The Prowler
Maniac
Night Train Murders
Black Christmas (Original)
The Burning
My Bloody Valentine (Original)
The Prowler
Maniac
Night Train Murders
Black Christmas (Original)
I own The Burning and Black Christmas. Those are my picks of the 6 you mentioned. I wasn't fussed on the others.
I find the old Tales from the Darkside and Tales from the Crypt and shows like that very entertaining. My fave TftD was the one about the Christmas Grinch. Classic ending. I think it was TftD.
Another good movie not yet mentioned - Creepshow. I wouldn't eat raisin bran for weeks after seeing it!
Looking forward to Piranha 3D.
Another good movie not yet mentioned - Creepshow. I wouldn't eat raisin bran for weeks after seeing it!
Looking forward to Piranha 3D.
Wrong Turn 2 is on tonight on Film4.
If it's half as funny as the first, I'll be a happy bunny.
If it's half as funny as the first, I'll be a happy bunny.
It is not even funny. It's just shite.
Oh.
I'll still watch it though, but with less disappointment when I realise it sucks.
For me good horror is suspense and danger and minimal gore. A bit of gore used to up the stakes is good, but gore for gore's sake I don't like. There's a difference between wanting to be scared, and wanting to watch people suffer. A big one too IMO. torture porn just annoys me. Unless it's something like Evil Dead where the comedy puts it in a realm of detachment. The same could be said for vampire flicks and such I suppose (like Carpenters Vampires for example), where it being an other worldy film makes it less childish than just wanting to film people being cut up in agony.
The Spanish are doing better horror than anything in English these days...Before them the Orient were.
The Spanish are doing better horror than anything in English these days...Before them the Orient were.
Why not. Henry Rollins is in it. Actually, now that I think about it, there are a couple of amusing scenes. "Love" scenes, if you will.Oh.
I'll still watch it though, but with less disappointment when I realise it sucks.
"The Orphanage" was one of my favourite movies of the last few years.
Yeah I really liked the Orphanage too
The Orphanage is one of the ten percent. A good movie, regardless of genre.
Was it Feast where they slammed the monster's cock in the door? That was quite funny.
Dog Soldiers and The Descent are good but I was more disturbed by the claustrophobic situations than the Obertans living in the caves.
Dog Soldiers and The Descent are good but I was more disturbed by the claustrophobic situations than the Obertans living in the caves.
I have seen all three 'Feasts.'
Dog Soldiers is quality, but I wasn't impressed with The Descent, despite the positive critical reaction. It's just another generic 'monsters in the dark', pile of shit. In my opinion, of course.
The last horror film that I watched and really liked was one called 'The Collector'
It was not only inventive and original, but scary and sinister with a wicked twist.
It was not only inventive and original, but scary and sinister with a wicked twist.
Just finished watching Wrong Turn 2.
What the feck?
Was basically the same as the old one, even to the ending where a male and female character who formed a bond managed to drive away from the shitty inbred hellhole.
Had some classic moments though, my favourite was the old dude and where he got blown up by army guy lol. His face was awesome.
What the feck?
Was basically the same as the old one, even to the ending where a male and female character who formed a bond managed to drive away from the shitty inbred hellhole.
Had some classic moments though, my favourite was the old dude and where he got blown up by army guy lol. His face was awesome.
Rec.
The Descent and The Cave are basically the same.
The Relic was good.
I remember watching The Food of the Gods and Squirm as a youth.
The Relic was good.
I remember watching The Food of the Gods and Squirm as a youth.
After a link on here to the 100 best Horror films.
I watched The Night of the Comet , WTF is this pile of shit doing anywhere near a best of anything list.
It is dreadful , shit acting ,shit storyline and a really crappy ending.
I watched The Night of the Comet , WTF is this pile of shit doing anywhere near a best of anything list.
It is dreadful , shit acting ,shit storyline and a really crappy ending.
For me, this is still the single most chilling and graphic scene in horror cinema history. Right before that he took a sledgehammer to some guy's head. A complete shock murder.
Just finished watching Wrong Turn 2.
What the feck?
Was basically the same as the old one, even to the ending where a male and female character who formed a bond managed to drive away from the shitty inbred hellhole.
Had some classic moments though, my favourite was the old dude and where he got blown up by army guy lol. His face was awesome.
The first film was ok. I don't know what the hell happened to this, was rubbish.