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Itchload
= Cult of Ray =
USA
891 Posts |
 Posted - 06/04/2003 : 22:47:15
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I'm really interested here, because horror movies get the worst rap of any other genre. List your favorite guilty pleasures (you know, the badly made low budget ones) and also your favorite artistic (and hopefully genuinely creepy) ones.
Here are two of my favorite "creepy" horror movies: "The Shining" and "Don't Look Now"...very well made and good atmosphere.
Favorite guilty pleasure style horror movies would be "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and getting really guilty, pretty much any gorey slasher movie, Friday the 13th part 4 being the best. |
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the swimmer
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1602 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2003 : 06:19:13
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"The Excorcist" caused me to watch with the sound down and through my fingers till I was college age.
Then opne night WAY after college it scared the shit out of me again when I saw the Spider Walk on the newer edition.
THAT IS A SCARY MOVIE.
Maybe just cuz I am catholic.
Anyway, The Shining is second. Excellent. |
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2003 : 07:47:54
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Exorcist = CLASSIC
One of my favorite movies ever, let alone horror movie. My dad made me watch it w/ my 'girlfriend' when i was, like, 10 years old. He was like "You little bastids need to be initiated"....
I have never been the same since. Talk about making your skin crawl.
Other horror faves:
-Evil Dead (1 & 2)
-The Ring (I really dug it.)
-Texas Chainsaw Massacre (stark and brutal - CLASSIC)
-Spellbinder was kind of memorable for me....an 80's horror movie about a satanic cult. (Looking back I guess its not one of the best, but still pretty cool)
-Crossroads (Britney Spears' movie) - the scariest horror movie I never saw. |
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greg
- FB Fan -
Canada
159 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2003 : 09:11:37
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| The Shining. |
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
5155 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2003 : 09:19:35
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exorcist is fantastic as are the evil dead films. i also have a penchant for old hammer horror films, especially horror of dracula. love that film
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the swimmer
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1602 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2003 : 09:54:20
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Oh yeah, I forgot...
Guilty Pleasure would be "Silent Night, Deadly Night"
Lots of tits and blood and an axe weilding Santa Claus and tits. |
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gracie
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
573 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2003 : 11:23:17
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the shining.
texas chainsaw massacre.
exorcist- possibly the most frightening film ever made.
the wicker man- its classed as a horror but i don't think it is, i'll add it anyway because i really like it. |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2003 : 12:18:50
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I was going to say the Shining too, freaks me out.
There is a movie out on video now called "Ghostship" it is not the greatest movie by far, but it has the best mass kill scene I have seen for a very long time.
If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention. |
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mun chien andalusia
= Quote Accumulator =
Italy
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Posted - 06/06/2003 : 20:12:19
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-Night of the living dead(G.Romero).This movie founded the whole genre.Romero is a genious
-Cannibal holocaust(.RDeodato).Low budget with no story whatsoever and lousy actors though it is frightening cause looks like an amateur film.20 years before the blairwitch project.
-Hellraiser(C.Barker).A classic.
-Blood For Dracula(P.Morissey,A.Warhol).Dracula dies of thirst looking for blood of vergins.fucking hillarious
-The hills have eyes(Wes Craven).Craven before his mainstraem stuff like Scream.
-Texas chainsaw massacre.Along with the night of the living dead one of the most copied films,that says it all.
-Vanishing(G.Swizer).Cult
-It(S.King).After this film i hate clowns.They scare me more than any Alien or other monster.
www.munchienandalusia.too.it |
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Chris Knight
= Cult of Ray =
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2003 : 14:02:07
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Cmon people, get with it!
Good: The Cemetery Man- an unconventional, genre bending, funny, surreal, poignant, and brilliant "zombie" film. For fans of the Evil Dead series who are looking for a bit more subtlety.
Bad: Plan 9 From Outer Space- An Ed Wood B-masterpiece from the '50s. Groundbreaking in its cheesiness. |
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Chris Knight
= Cult of Ray =
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2003 : 14:05:04
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| P.S.- Regarding "It": the novel is a million times better than the movie. |
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Brackish Girl
~ Soul Eater ~
Ireland
1750 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2003 : 14:30:50
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Originally posted by mun chien andalusia
-It(S.King).After this film i hate clowns.They scare me more than any Alien or other monster.
i remember i was staying over at my grandmother's when i was about 4, and my two uncles who were still living there( my mother was the oldest in a family of 8 and these were the youngest) and i snuck downstairs late at night when they were watching a horror movie, one which involved homicidal dolls(no, it wasn't chuckie). i was scared for life, and screamed whenever i saw a doll with eyes that opened and closed. i remember when i was about 6 my cousins thought i was afraid of the dolls' hair so they cut the hair off one and one day tried to give it to me. i locked myself in a shed for about 2 hours hoping they would go away.
and once my grandmother had a storytelling goose which was like a scary legend to me cos i ran away whenever she took it out. it talked and its eyes moved! aargh!
in your face, space coyote!! |
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mun chien andalusia
= Quote Accumulator =
Italy
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Posted - 06/09/2003 : 20:19:51
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Originally posted by Brackish Girl
quote:
Originally posted by mun chien andalusia
-It(S.King).After this film i hate clowns.They scare me more than any Alien or other monster.
and once my grandmother had a storytelling goose which was like a scary legend to me cos i ran away whenever she took it out. it talked and its eyes moved! aargh!
You should see my brother's face when i was running after him with a Santa Claus doll...It was christmas time and he insisted to watch a horror movie with me(Pet Cematary i think)but he remained so impressed that he wouldn't stay in the same room with Santa Claus...Being at the time an asshole teenager i gave him a nice childhood trauma...Actually he still hates horror movies even though this happened 15 years ago....
www.munchienandalusia.too.it |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2003 : 09:28:33
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It was a 10 million times better read than it was to watch.
This show is kinda funny but I always gotta toot Return of the Living Dead as it is a classic.
It was pretty popular but I thought the Blair Witch Project was excellent.
Watching supposed teenage kids get busy and then get butchered gets tired real fast. |
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1439 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2003 : 08:47:22
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i went to see dark water the other night.
probably the most disturbing film i have seen since man bites dog.
well recommended. bring a spare pair of underpants with you for this one! |
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
3988 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2003 : 08:58:14
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I generally don't like scary movies (real life is scary enough, thanks) but before I realized this I saw lots that freaked me out. 'Carrie' is a good one - Sissy Spacek is freaky and the part where she kills her mom - yikes. Also, I am a dork, but 'Scream' totally scared me - mostly I was upset because I got obsessed with "but WHY are they killing everyone?"
See, I'm way too emotional for this stuff...
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
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Posted - 06/18/2003 : 09:01:02
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Cool Bazza, I'm sold, I love horror films.
What is everyone's opinion on how old kids should be before they watch scary shows? And I guess there's a difference between movies. For example my hubby thought it was okay for my 10 year old to watch the Evil Dead. I put the kibosh on that one, but I did let him and his friends watch Pet Cemetary, so whatcha think? |
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
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Posted - 06/18/2003 : 09:08:05
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hey carolynanna - dark water is especially recommended if you liked 'ring' (not the remake but the original which is made by the same japanese guy whose name escapes me).
if you havent seen 'ring' you should definitely give that a go as well. both great films and some fantastic direction too.
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 06/18/2003 : 09:15:10
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| I say that every kid is different and you probably have to judge the relative maturity level to decide when to start giving them more responsibilities or whatever you would call being able to watch horror movies. But then, I'm not old enough to watch them yet myself, so... :) |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2003 : 09:27:21
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I thought the Ring was okay but I did not see the original, I'm not quite into present day horror movies or at least they don't scare me as much. I like good old ghost stories better especially ones that actually leave a little to the imagination like the Blair Witch Project or OBGs like the Changling or the Shining.
I mentioned this before but I swear somebody's got to watch Ghostship to see how everyone on the ship dies at the first part of the movie, then feel free to turn it off. |
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1439 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2003 : 09:30:01
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the original ring is a squillion times better than the remake
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2003 : 09:34:59
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| a squillion eh? I always say a bagazillion. |
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
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Posted - 06/18/2003 : 09:41:54
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The Japanese sequal to Ring is just as good as the first one, which is really scary that they made something that lived up to the original! I heard they've made a TV series of it in Japan as well. I have to see Dark Water, only heard about it a week or two ago, Where did you see it Bazza? Bye the way has anyone seen Driller Killer, pretty weird and disturding, but like Ramona said I find alot of the news images disturbing these days, alot of it's more gorey then whats put on film and stays with you alot longer.
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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
Canada
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Posted - 06/18/2003 : 09:44:53
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quote:
Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
I say that every kid is different and you probably have to judge the relative maturity level to decide when to start giving them more responsibilities or whatever you would call being able to watch horror movies. But then, I'm not old enough to watch them yet myself, so... :)
He's still traumatized after having watched the first "Harry Potter". Nothing brings out the bed-wetter in him like a dreadful fright! |
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
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Posted - 06/18/2003 : 09:55:53
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Originally posted by therewererumours
Where did you see it Bazza?
conas ata tu Barra
its still on in UGC parnell street. you can read the review at
http://www.entertainmentireland.ie |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2003 : 10:13:20
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1240 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2003 : 13:10:46
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Cheers Bazza. Bhi me go haline go raith maith agait.
"I meet a man with no little toe and a real big head" |
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1439 Posts |
Posted - 06/19/2003 : 13:13:22
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quote:
Originally posted by therewererumours
Cheers Bazza. Bhi me go haline go raith maith agait.
"I meet a man with no little toe and a real big head"
ta failte romhait mo chara!
gone to see it yet? you will not be disappointed
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1240 Posts |
Posted - 06/19/2003 : 13:28:56
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No, not yet. I'm waiting for a nice check in the post first! Slan leat go foill mo chara!
"I meet a man with no little toe and a real big head" |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 06/19/2003 : 19:55:07
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i actually took a Horror Film class in undergrad. among many other cool classes.. if my parents only knew what they were wasting their money on..
i like THE SHINING too, even though it gets a bad rap sometimes..
EXCORCIST is a classic of course. (as a side note, i actually went to school with William Blatty's grandson. the writer)..
i think an underrated horror film is John Carpenter's IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS.. it's a really smart film.. funny, but also pretty fucking scary too..
the original NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD still stands up as a work of genius. George Romero managed to scare the fuck out of people on a shoestring budget.. and throw in some subersive social commentary too..
i like ROSEMARY'S BABY.. but that's more "supernatural thriller" i guess.
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 06/23/2003 : 08:28:02
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| I didn't think too much of Rosemary's Baby but maybe that's because Roman Polanski is so icky. |
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1439 Posts |
Posted - 06/23/2003 : 12:12:59
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| see the pianist by any chance? |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2003 : 09:07:46
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Ya I saw the pianist, I liked it.
As for how old kids should be before they can watch scary movies, I got the answer. Alot older than 10. One of the kids that watched Pet Cemetary (which they all wanted to see and my hubby let them pick out) has had night terrors for a couple of weeks and had to sleep with his parents, at least thats what his mom said when she was chewing me out on the telephone. |
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thalassocrat
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/14/2003 : 08:22:15
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Oh0 com'on, you people sound pathetic. Horror movies might have scared me when I was 8. But since 13-14 I could only watch them with mild amusement.
The Exorcist scary? I watched it in the middle of the night and it was the most boring and uninvolving thing ever. Maybe you God fearing people found something scary in it.
I can't understand how people can have bad dreams about a movie they saw. The only time in my life when my own scream woke me up from my sleep was when I dreamed my dickhead fell off. THAT'S HORROR (although its was pretty funny in retrospect since in the dream I was trying to stick it back on with some spit).
they speak vaudevillian... |
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1439 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2003 : 09:08:47
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holy shit. do you eat cheese before you go to bed or something?
You have to be 100% behind someone, before you can stab them in the back - David Brent |
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gracie
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
573 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2003 : 10:51:56
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i'm 22 and still get scared by horror films. i watched the exorcist when i was 18 and it scared me so much i didn't like being left on my own for about 1 month after. i really thought i had done permanent damage to myself and it took about a month to recover. i haven't watched it since. i tend to avoid horror films now because of the adverse effect they have on me. i'm ok with human killers but anything to do with ghosts gets to me.
theres no need to post about what a complete pussy i am- i already know.
i hope to improve with age but i won't hold my breathe. |
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