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MikeWaters · 08-30-2006, 07:13 PM

I have two:

1) Sixth Sense -- just because it had the best twist of any movie I have ever seen.

2) The Ring (American version) -- there was just something existentially terrifying about this movie. The Japanese version explains too much. The American version leaves a lot of loose ends that makes it even more disturbing.

I admit to not having seen too many Horror films. I am no connosieur.

Sleeping in EQ · 08-30-2006, 07:25 PM

I'm not a big fan of the horror genre, but there are some great films:

Psycho (obvious, but necessary)

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (I love to do a "red scare" read on this film)

Cabinet des Caligari (A first rate silent-era horror film)

Diabolique (A first rate French thriller with lots of suspense and a missing body)

Yeux sans visage (Another superb French horror from the 60s starring pierre brasseur as a doctor who abducts and disfigures women)

The Shining (Something about the 70s to early 80s really contributed to some great horror films. It's been speculated that it was Vietnam and post-vietnam malaise.)

UteStar · 08-30-2006, 07:26 PM

There are two recent ones that are terrific:

28 days--I loved, LOVED, the first 80 minutes of this film. It is scary, creepy, intense...I did not like the last 25 minutes or so. That was a big letdown, but overall, well done.

Dawn of the Dead--this is the remake and it was surprisingly very good. Entertaining and scary. The opening first few minutes is very creepy.

Though not a true horror movie, Shawn of the Dead is GREAT. It is fantastic...very funny and entertaining and is terrific.

Alien and Aliens are both very good, with the later being the better.

The Scream trilogy is actually pretty good. The first one was very good, the second one was average and the third one was good.

The Shining is a classic and it just keeps building up. Misery is much the same though the Shining is better.

livecoug · 08-30-2006, 07:31 PM

the Sixth Sense was just a very well done story/movie.. i love that flick

the Ring creeped me out, but i liked it.

Surfah · 08-30-2006, 07:32 PM

Poltergeist scared the hell out of me as a young person.

jay santos · 08-30-2006, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

I have two:

1) Sixth Sense -- just because it had the best twist of any movie I have ever seen.

2) The Ring (American version) -- there was just something existentially terrifying about this movie. The Japanese version explains too much. The American version leaves a lot of loose ends that makes it even more disturbing.

I admit to not having seen too many Horror films. I am no connosieur.

Horror is a genre I've never gotten into. We used to watch Freddy and Friday the 13th as a teenager for the comedy element.

The Ring scared the crud out of me.

Blair Witch I had to watch just because of the buzz. I thought ho-hum through the whole thing. Then it all changed the last scene. Some final scenes are so good they make the entire movie. The first 1:59 I thought this is lame. Then a scene lasting 15 seconds and I say, "damn that was an awesome movie."

Vertigo and Psycho both had scenes like that.

il Padrino Ute · 08-31-2006, 09:50 AM

You mean other than Steel Magnolias, right?

The Exorcist terrified me as a 15 year old. To this day, I have no desire to see it again.

One that friends and I rented for what we thought would be a good laugh that ended up being surprisingly good was "Pumpkinhead". Not scary, really, but a few moments of "dang, what's going to happen?"

The Changling was great.

The Omen.

As a youngster, when I was about 11 or so, I remember thinking Watcher in the Woods was pretty scary. But then, maybe that was more Bette Davis than the movie.

Ghost Story - I really liked this one, but I never thought I'd see a movie in which Fred Astaire didn't dance.

non sequitur · 09-01-2006, 03:59 AM

The original Halloween with Jamie Lee Curtis (back when her boobs were just a gleam in some plastic surgeon's eye) is the Godfather of all creepy movies. Whoever scored the theme on that movie is a genius.

il Padrino Ute · 09-01-2006, 05:58 AM

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The original Halloween with Jamie Lee Curtis (back when her boobs were just a gleam in some plastic surgeon's eye) is the Godfather of all creepy movies. Whoever scored the theme on that movie is a genius.

I believe John Carpenter himself wrote the score. I agree, it is the ultimate creepy music.

non sequitur · 09-01-2006, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

I believe John Carpenter himself wrote the score. I agree, it is the ultimate creepy music.

An interesting bit of trivia about the movie. I saw an interview with John Carpenter, and he said the mask that Michael Meyers wears was molded from a William Shatner halloween mask. That might be why it's so creepy.

08-30-2006, 07:13 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,367	Best Horror-ish film I have two: 1) Sixth Sense -- just because it had the best twist of any movie I have ever seen. 2) The Ring (American version) -- there was just something existentially terrifying about this movie. The Japanese version explains too much. The American version leaves a lot of loose ends that makes it even more disturbing. I admit to not having seen too many Horror films. I am no connosieur.

08-30-2006, 07:25 PM	#2
Sleeping in EQ Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The People's Republic of Monsanto Posts: 3,085	I'm not a big fan of the horror genre, but there are some great films: Psycho (obvious, but necessary) The Hound of the Baskervilles Invasion of the Body Snatchers (I love to do a "red scare" read on this film) Cabinet des Caligari (A first rate silent-era horror film) Diabolique (A first rate French thriller with lots of suspense and a missing body) Yeux sans visage (Another superb French horror from the 60s starring pierre brasseur as a doctor who abducts and disfigures women) The Shining (Something about the 70s to early 80s really contributed to some great horror films. It's been speculated that it was Vietnam and post-vietnam malaise.) __________________ "Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; " 1 Thess. 5:21 (NRSV) We all trust our own unorthodoxies.

08-30-2006, 07:32 PM	#5
Surfah Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: F'burg, VA Posts: 3,211	Poltergeist scared the hell out of me as a young person. __________________ Ernie Johnson: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort." Charles Barkley: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"

08-31-2006, 09:50 AM	#7
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	You mean other than Steel Magnolias, right? The Exorcist terrified me as a 15 year old. To this day, I have no desire to see it again. One that friends and I rented for what we thought would be a good laugh that ended up being surprisingly good was "Pumpkinhead". Not scary, really, but a few moments of "dang, what's going to happen?" The Changling was great. The Omen. As a youngster, when I was about 11 or so, I remember thinking Watcher in the Woods was pretty scary. But then, maybe that was more Bette Davis than the movie. Ghost Story - I really liked this one, but I never thought I'd see a movie in which Fred Astaire didn't dance. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

09-01-2006, 03:59 AM	#8
non sequitur Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,964	The original Halloween with Jamie Lee Curtis (back when her boobs were just a gleam in some plastic surgeon's eye) is the Godfather of all creepy movies. Whoever scored the theme on that movie is a genius. __________________ ...You've been under attack for days, there's a soldier down, he's wounded, gangrene's setting in, 'Who's used all the penicillin?' 'Oh, Mark Paxson sir, he's got knob rot off of some tart.'" - Gareth Keenan

08-30-2006, 07:26 PM	#3
UteStar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,817	There are two recent ones that are terrific: 28 days--I loved, LOVED, the first 80 minutes of this film. It is scary, creepy, intense...I did not like the last 25 minutes or so. That was a big letdown, but overall, well done. Dawn of the Dead--this is the remake and it was surprisingly very good. Entertaining and scary. The opening first few minutes is very creepy. Though not a true horror movie, Shawn of the Dead is GREAT. It is fantastic...very funny and entertaining and is terrific. Alien and Aliens are both very good, with the later being the better. The Scream trilogy is actually pretty good. The first one was very good, the second one was average and the third one was good. The Shining is a classic and it just keeps building up. Misery is much the same though the Shining is better.

08-30-2006, 07:31 PM	#4
livecoug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,176	the Sixth Sense was just a very well done story/movie.. i love that flick the Ring creeped me out, but i liked it.