IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
I will have quite a bit to say about this one.I hope a certain recent movie set in Detroit makes it on the list.
And I don't mean the Tigers' 2019 season.
I will have quite a bit to say about this one.I hope a certain recent movie set in Detroit makes it on the list.
And I don't mean the Tigers' 2019 season.
arent there 2 popular recent ones from detroit?I will have quite a bit to say about this one.I hope a certain recent movie set in Detroit makes it on the list.
And I don't mean the Tigers' 2019 season.
Pretty sure we are thinking of the same one. It was in my (unsubmitted) top 10. There is another one that was shot in Detroit, but can't remember if it was set there in the movie.I'm thinking of the one I saw on Max.
(which might include both of them lol I don't know the other one)
IMO it's intent and if it's always for laughs. If a movie scares me or not rarely comes into play because most don't scare me in the first place. I think Young Frank is clearly in the spoof category - it's a better version of Scary Movie. To me that is a huge difference from other big name ones that I am sure will be coming up on the countdown.I'm flabbergasted at why Young Frankenstein is not considered horror. I mean does the original Frankenstein actually scare you? Really? YF is basically the same movie with comedy added in. If you disqualify it, you have to disqualify every horror comedy for being more funny than scary.
A whole group of bada**es bested by one ugly muthaf**er. Love this movie and seeing the cloaking effects and then alien in full, yeah I can see this as horror based on current criteria.#163 - Predator
A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
John McTiernan
1987
Sci-Fi, Action
USA
IMDB: 78
Metacritic: 45
RottenTomatoes: 80
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1wDBNHYDv8
Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/predator
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Yambag 12
I saw this for the first time this winter. Required viewing for the case of completeness of one's vampire catalogue#164 - Vampyr
A drifter obsessed with the supernatural stumbles upon an inn where a severely ill adolescent girl is slowly becoming a vampire.
Carl Theodor Dreyer
1932
Vampire
Germany
IMDB: 76
Metacritic: NA
RottenTomatoes: 100
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1P7Q2JRBic
Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/vampyr
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ilov80s 12
I would say there should be some scary in a horror movie YF has zero scary.If you disqualify it, you have to disqualify every horror comedy for being more funny than scary.
But scary is incredibly subjective. I saw YF at a young age and it was a bit scary.I would say there should be some scary in a horror movie YF has zero scary.If you disqualify it, you have to disqualify every horror comedy for being more funny than scary.
Igor agreesBut scary is incredibly subjective. I saw YF at a young age and it was a bit scary.I would say there should be some scary in a horror movie YF has zero scary.If you disqualify it, you have to disqualify every horror comedy for being more funny than scary.
Bottom line for me is that there are multiple ways to define horror and considering this movie is the story of Frankenstein, one of the original and most beloved horror stories, I think it more than qualifies
Love predator. Not horror
Wonder how high everyone ranked the LOTR trilogy
What can I say, I guess I have a thing for Arnold and horror bring the guy who also had Terminator on his list... But not LOTR.#163 - Predator
A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
John McTiernan
1987
Sci-Fi, Action
USA
IMDB: 78
Metacritic: 45
RottenTomatoes: 80
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1wDBNHYDv8
Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/predator
Voter Ranks
Yambag 12
And if the people being stalked and killed were teenagers in an abandoned summer camp no would argue either.Love predator. Not horror
An alien is stalking and killing people one by one. This fits Predator and another very popular movie that no one would argue is horror. So I don't see how Predator isn't horror.
I can see both sides to the argument. Does this make me ABBY NORMAL?…I'm flabbergasted at why Young Frankenstein is not considered horror. I mean does the original Frankenstein actually scare you? Really? YF is basically the same movie with comedy added in. If you disqualify it, you have to disqualify every horror comedy for being more funny than scary.
Lord of the rings has giant spiders, demons, ghosts, etc. would you consider it horror?Love predator. Not horror
An alien is stalking and killing people one by one. This fits Predator and another very popular movie that no one would argue is horror. So I don't see how Predator isn't horror.
But that also completely changes the tone and style of movie when we move it from the realm of elite force military dudes and action sequences in the jungle to helpless teens at summer camp.And if the people being stalked and killed were teenagers in an abandoned summer camp no would argue either.Love predator. Not horror
An alien is stalking and killing people one by one. This fits Predator and another very popular movie that no one would argue is horror. So I don't see how Predator isn't horror.
The song, Jedi Rocks, makes Return of the Jedi a horror movie for sure. So cringeworthy imo.Lord of the rings has giant spiders, demons, ghosts, etc. would you consider it horror?Love predator. Not horror
An alien is stalking and killing people one by one. This fits Predator and another very popular movie that no one would argue is horror. So I don't see how Predator isn't horror.
What about Star Wars? It has aliens. A guy gets his arm chopped off.
Oh I don't know about that, them being elite forces just means that have better fighting skills and weapons but they still meet the same fate as the teenagers and in just as gruesome of ways. Instead of an otherworldly unkillable slasher you have a seemingly invincible head hunter from off planet, both wearing masks.But that also completely changes the tone and style of movie when we move it from the realm of elite force military dudes and action sequences in the jungle to helpless teens at summer camp.And if the people being stalked and killed were teenagers in an abandoned summer camp no would argue either.Love predator. Not horror
An alien is stalking and killing people one by one. This fits Predator and another very popular movie that no one would argue is horror. So I don't see how Predator isn't horror.
Also not horrorHeck, Pred is even collecting skulls for his troubles much like dude in Silence making a dress out of skin.
you're no funAlso not horrorHeck, Pred is even collecting skulls for his troubles much like dude in Silence making a dress out of skin.
It made me think about whether Predator was a horror movie or not. That's not something I ever would have pondered without this draft.Even though you may not think a certain movie mentioned here is horror, you have to admit there is a certain amount and ambiguity with these and that it’s really subjective at the end of the day. I feel like this countdown is way more fun with that ambiguity for the diversity of the movies we’ve seen so far.
I laughed more through this trailer than I did the whole young Frankenstein, so I agree with the wide range of movies makes this a fun thread. By the way, great job on this scoresman. I appreciate the time you’re putting in.
This is one of those movies that really shows the difference between RT and other review sites (and highlights why RT is flawed).If you need more of an endorsement it is 97% fresh on rotten tomatoes.I liked Dead Calm (not on my list, but I considered it), I've never heard of this one before, and it's on Prime. I think I'll try to give this a watch tonight or tomorrow.I, obviously, really liked it and highly recommend it.Never heard of this. Sounds like a variation on Dead Calm#183 - Harpoon
Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean desperate for survival.
Rob Grant
2019
Psychological
Canada
IMDB: 59
Metacritic: 65
RottenTomatoes: 68
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiEmfI_oNtw
Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/harpoon-2019
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Frostillicus 17
I watched Terminator today. For the first time. Yes, that is correct.
Also sometimes gets called Braindead.Incredibly I have never seen Dead Alive.
On my list now.
I left it off because it is one of the best comedies of all time.#165 - Young Frankenstein
An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.
Mel Brooks
1975
Comedy, Monster
USA
IMDB: 80
Metacritic: 80
RottenTomatoes: 93
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO8g8VmFf0M
Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/young-frankenstein
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Keith R 42
UncleZen 47
I regret leaving this off because I think this should be higher. Went back and forth so many times.
Never heard of this one. I love the early 1930s creepy horror movies.#164 - Vampyr
A drifter obsessed with the supernatural stumbles upon an inn where a severely ill adolescent girl is slowly becoming a vampire.
Carl Theodor Dreyer
1932
Vampire
Germany
IMDB: 76
Metacritic: NA
RottenTomatoes: 100
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1P7Q2JRBic
Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/vampyr
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ilov80s 12
Happy to have brought so much controversy to this great thread! And despite my opinion on what is considered horror, I never considered Young Frankenstein for my list. It really is interesting hearing the different viewpoints and reasonings. The thinker in me starts to wonder how those opinions came to be and what formed them. For me, it was the types of movies my friends and I gravitated to when we binged horror movies in high school. Sure we appreciated the classics, but had such a blast with the fun, gory, ridiculous ones while sneaking booze from the old man's stash. While I now appreciate so many more genres of horror, I guess that nostalgia still carries over a bit to this day.It made me think about whether Predator was a horror movie or not. That's not something I ever would have pondered without this draft.Even though you may not think a certain movie mentioned here is horror, you have to admit there is a certain amount and ambiguity with these and that it’s really subjective at the end of the day. I feel like this countdown is way more fun with that ambiguity for the diversity of the movies we’ve seen so far.
If it features a flash-back sequence to the Reagan years, it is in my top 15 and is one of the movies that I have very strong opinions about.Pretty sure we are thinking of the same one. It was in my (unsubmitted) top 10. There is another one that was shot in Detroit, but can't remember if it was set there in the movie.I'm thinking of the one I saw on Max.
(which might include both of them lol I don't know the other one)
I know im being overly critical but im generally looking for some sort of supernatural element (zombies, ghosts, demons, werewolves, etc) to classify it as horrorDan Lambskins horror list would only be 20 movies long because nothing else is horror.
Man, this one was on my list to watch lat October but didn't get to it.#161 - The Sadness
A young couple trying to reunite amid a city ravaged by a plague that turns its victims into deranged, bloodthirsty sadists.
Rob Jabbaz
2021
Zombie/Virus
Taiwan
IMDB: 64
Metacritic: 68
RottenTomatoes: 74
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwZMZOS_dh0
Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-sadness
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jamny 31
Keith R 57
Absolutely brutal, sick, twisted, perverse and blood filled. Extremely well done zombie flick.#161 - The Sadness
A young couple trying to reunite amid a city ravaged by a plague that turns its victims into deranged, bloodthirsty sadists.
Rob Jabbaz
2021
Zombie/Virus
Taiwan
IMDB: 64
Metacritic: 68
RottenTomatoes: 74
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwZMZOS_dh0
Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-sadness
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jamny 31
Keith R 57
Very good, enjoyed it more than most reboots#162 - Halloween (2007)
After being committed for 15 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution and immediately returns to Haddonfield to find his baby sister, Laurie.
Rob Zombie
2007
Slasher
USA
IMDB: 61
Metacritic: 47
RottenTomatoes: 25
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qKmXIy9Juk
Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/halloween-9
Voter Ranks
Todem 73
UncleZen 15
Yeah. The brutality is unrealAbsolutely brutal, sick, twisted, perverse and blood filled. Extremely well done zombie flick.#161 - The Sadness
A young couple trying to reunite amid a city ravaged by a plague that turns its victims into deranged, bloodthirsty sadists.
Rob Jabbaz
2021
Zombie/Virus
Taiwan
IMDB: 64
Metacritic: 68
RottenTomatoes: 74
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwZMZOS_dh0
Streaming:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-sadness
Voter Ranks
jamny 31
Keith R 57