Parrothead
Footballguy
I love the creepieness and chills of the Changeling
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31 for 31 halloween movies (1 Viewer)
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Godsbrother
Footballguy
Another entertaining 70s horror flick is Race With Devil starring Peter Fonda, Warren Oates and Loretta "Hot Lips" Swit. I have heard that a remake is currently being filmed.
Parrothead
Footballguy
bosoxs45
Footballguy
Alright, kicked it off this morning with John Carpenter's The Thing.Had too much things to do later on.
Love this movie. This is one of the few horror/sci-fi flicks to hold up well, being almost 3 decades old.The sets are very well made, creepy, and detailed. The explosions are fascinating. The shape-shifting alien parasite creature "the thing" has come to reality in this movie. Really enjoyed Kurt Russell's character a lot.
4.5/5
next up: Event Horizon
Love this movie. This is one of the few horror/sci-fi flicks to hold up well, being almost 3 decades old.The sets are very well made, creepy, and detailed. The explosions are fascinating. The shape-shifting alien parasite creature "the thing" has come to reality in this movie. Really enjoyed Kurt Russell's character a lot.
4.5/5
next up: Event Horizon
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Original or American ?ETA: I like the OP's idea, but don't know if I'll get through 31 this month. I am trying to dig deep for some horror movies this month though, and plan to watch more than usual.Carver said:
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KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Just curious - is this overall rating or horror movie rating? Also - maybe copy and paste the reviews in the "recently viewed movie" thread.
I would say that The Thing is a top 10, probably top 5 horror movie for me. Some of the alien effects are a little campy and outdated now, but you can't deny the movie's mood and creepiness.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
If we try to avoid a lot of doubling up, we could get reviews of 120+ horror movies in here.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I need to watch this again...Chaka said:
Godsbrother
Footballguy
Excellent flick. The original 1951 The Thing From Another World is also very good.
Carver
Footballguy
The OG Japenese version (2002)
hooter311
Footballguy
Here is my planned list (Bumped to top of netflix queue):1. CreepshowIf we try to avoid a lot of doubling up, we could get reviews of 120+ horror movies in here.
2. Alligator
3. Dead Heat
4. Splinter
5. Halloween (original)
6. Hellraiser
7. Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
8. Tremors 3: Back to Perfection
9. Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
10. See No Evil
11. From Hell
12. A Nightmare on Elm Street (original)
13. Behind the Mask: Rise of Leslie Vernon
14. {REC}
15. The Insatiable
16. Black Sheep
17. Halloween (Zombie remake)
18. Hellraiser 2
19. Undead
20. Shrooms
21. Dead Silence
22. Altered
23. Devour
24. Something Wicked This Way Comes
25. Cemetary Man
26. Return of the Swamp Thing
27. Killer Klowns From Outer Space
28. In The Mouth of Madness
29. Lo
30. Stepfather (original)
31. Night of the Comet
*List Subject to Change
I haven't seen any of these yet. May lose my mind this month, haven't consumed this much trash and violence since high school. Looking forward to it!
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Carver
Footballguy
Dude... Netflix has a free month trial promo. You can sign up for the 3 dvd's out at a time and literally bang out 14 nights of flicks, PLUS all the movies you want to stream on the PC for free. Just gotta remember to cancel (if you want to), the day before your suscription ends.
hooter311
Footballguy
Dude... Netflix has a free month trial promo. You can sign up for the 3 dvd's out at a time and literally bang out 14 nights of flicks, PLUS all the movies you want to stream on the PC for free. Just gotta remember to cancel (if you want to), the day before your suscription ends.
Family Video is only a supplement for my 6 at a time netflix plan.
kneeshooter
Footballguy
bosoxs45
Footballguy
Horror movie rating.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I said before, I wish that the stuff Paul Anderson had to cut from Event Horizon still existed. It could have been a lot creepier but for the stuff the suits made him take out.
Carver
Footballguy
They do a good job every year with the classics. BTW: Halloween 3 is a pretty decent stand alone flick in it's own right.
jwb
Footballguy
Great start.
perry147
Footballguy
Please unwrap this a little.I loved event horizon.
perry147
Footballguy
Chiller has some also - this being Halloween month and all.They do a good job every year with the classics. BTW: Halloween 3 is a pretty decent stand alone flick in it's own right.
hooter311
Footballguy
From Wikipedia:Anderson claims that his initial cut of the film, before the visual effects had been completed, ran to about 130 minutes in length. The film was even more graphic in this incarnation, and both test audiences and the studio were unnerved by the gore. Paramount ordered Anderson to cut the film by thirty minutes and delete some of the violence, a decision that he regrets. Some of the lost scenes were offered as special features on the 2006 DVD but were taken from poor quality video tape, the only format in which the scenes now exist; the studio had little interest in keeping unused footage and the film has since been lost.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
You and I are probably the only people that like it.BTW: Halloween 3 is a pretty decent stand alone flick in it's own right.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
By the way, I know we've done this thread about 10 other times.
These are probably the 10 best ever.
The Shining
Halloween
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (70's)
The Blair Witch Project
The Thing
Nightmare on Elm Street
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Exorcist
Jacob's Ladder
Alien
These are probably the 10 best ever.
The Shining
Halloween
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (70's)
The Blair Witch Project
The Thing
Nightmare on Elm Street
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Exorcist
Jacob's Ladder
Alien
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Eh, sorta. I guess you could say if you mixed Alien with the Exorcist that you'd get Event Horizon.Really, I didn't care for it. I wouldn't say it was a waste of 90 minutes, but I could have lived without seeing it.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Good start, and wise decision not to see the original.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
You'll probably get a lot of disagreement over this one. Not sure I'd be in my top 10, but I really liked the movie. I think AD might be in the minority of people who don't like Event Horizon. That's one that I usually recommend to people, as I thought it was creepy as hell.
perry147
Footballguy
Cannibal Holocaust? Is that the one in which they really kill the cat - like let it be eaten alive by eats on film?KarmaPolice said:
Also, another gem that I forgot about (or trying to get out of my mind) is Cannibal Holocaust. Not for those with a weak stomach, though.
perry147
Footballguy
This is a great list.I would add The ring somewhere, but that is just me.
Carver
Footballguy
Im listening...Cannibal Holocaust? Is that the one in which they really kill the cat - like let it be eaten alive by eats on film?KarmaPolice said:
Also, another gem that I forgot about (or trying to get out of my mind) is Cannibal Holocaust. Not for those with a weak stomach, though.
Osaurus
Footballguy
Silver Shamrock!!
perry147
Footballguy
Yes it is that film.Im listening...Cannibal Holocaust? Is that the one in which they really kill the cat - like let it be eaten alive by eats on film?KarmaPolice said:
Also, another gem that I forgot about (or trying to get out of my mind) is Cannibal Holocaust. Not for those with a weak stomach, though.
hooter311
Footballguy
Event Horizon is pretty damn cool, of course I was a teen when I last saw it. No Aliens and more mind #### material. Should be worth a watch considering your tastes.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
And the best part is that the movie was realistic enough that the director supposedly had to go to court to prove that he DIDN'T also kill the actors in the movie.
All that aside (it's why I said it's for strong stomachs only) I thought the film was very interesting - Blair Witch long before there was Blair Witch.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
hooter311
Footballguy
That's pretty awesome. Imagine the exposure a film like that would receive this day in age. There used to be a term for films were they kill real animals, but its not coming to mind right now.I used to collect obscure VHS horror films about 15 years ago. I had one about a house infested with cottonmouth snakes. They killed a few hundred real snakes in it. I'm not approving of this type of filmmaking and it really isn't necessary anymore, but there is something about it that keeps you watching.
Chaka
Footballguy
IMO everyone needs to see this at least once.
Chaka
Footballguy
Blaire Witch creeped me out big time. A lot of it has to do with the fact that the trails I love to hike are very similar to the ones in the film. The whole thing just had the look of a real hiking experience to me.:shudder:
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
It's been awhile since I've seen it, so I don't know if they hold up but I thought of a couple others that I used to love back in the day:
Serpent and the Rainbow
Monkey Shines
Serpent and the Rainbow
Monkey Shines
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prosopis
Arizona Chupacabra
That is one that scared the hell out of me as a kid. I remember seeing that at the drive in.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Started off my horror movie month with Deep Red this afternoon.
There was a big flaw with my disc - it alternated between Italian and cheesy dubbing about every 5 minutes or so. Still I think I liked this one a little bit more than Suspiria although both were good. If you give this a go and can get over the cheesy acting and the Dirty Harry-ish soundtrack, there are some great shots and genuinely creepy scenes in this movie. Recommend this one and will try to watch it again when I get a disc where the audio track isn't messed up.
Next up: Ginger Snaps
There was a big flaw with my disc - it alternated between Italian and cheesy dubbing about every 5 minutes or so. Still I think I liked this one a little bit more than Suspiria although both were good. If you give this a go and can get over the cheesy acting and the Dirty Harry-ish soundtrack, there are some great shots and genuinely creepy scenes in this movie. Recommend this one and will try to watch it again when I get a disc where the audio track isn't messed up.
Next up: Ginger Snaps
Chaka
Footballguy
Serpent and the Rainbow is one of my favorites in the genre. Saw it about 7-10 years ago and still enjoyed it. I would gladly watch it again...in fact you may have inspired me.I vaguely remember Monkey Shines, would like to see a current review.
hooter311
Footballguy
Realized today that I had a Craven triple feature on dvd I hadn't watched before.
People Under the Stairs
It's basically ghetto Goonies with a killer rottweiler, a pack of cannibals, and a shotgun wielding sado-masochist in a full bondage suit. Pretty creepy, but really all camp. Might be pretty fun to rewatch. Loved the ending.
3/5
People Under the Stairs
It's basically ghetto Goonies with a killer rottweiler, a pack of cannibals, and a shotgun wielding sado-masochist in a full bondage suit. Pretty creepy, but really all camp. Might be pretty fun to rewatch. Loved the ending.
3/5
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KarmaPolice
Footballguy
That's a pretty liberal rating for this movie. I saw it in the theater in HS. Caught it on TV a few years ago and couldn't believe how cheesy bad it was.
Charlie Frown
Footballguy
Started yesterday with 30 Days of Night. I don't have a lot of Horror in my collection except for zombie films.
Going to watch Audition tonight based on the recommendations from here.
Going to watch Audition tonight based on the recommendations from here.
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