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Being in the group with Shining and Halloween was a tough draw- lots of great horror films from that era.The Exorcist didn't make the finals? Who are you people?
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Well there is a guy that has a woman kidnapped and living in a hole in his basement so that he can get skin very moist and then cut it off to make himself a skin suit. Then there is another guy who eats people. Seems scary to me.Silence of the Lambs is 'scary'?
I was out of town for work the past couple of days and missed the groups. I just found the threads, but it says "I don't have permission to vote in the poll or see the poll results." That "exclude Don Quixote from poll" option on setup must have been the most highly-requested feature of the new board upgrade.Being in the group with Shining and Halloween was a tough draw- lots of great horror films from that era.
I closed the poll so that we could move into this one...not sure why it wouldn't let you let you see the results.I was out of town for work the past couple of days and missed the groups. I just found the threads, but it says "I don't have permission to vote in the poll or see the poll results." That "exclude Don Quixote from poll" option on setup must have been the most highly-requested feature of the new board upgrade.
I did it by 30 year groups. 60s-80s were together so Shining and Halloween won out from those groups.Which one is the 60s?
Psycho didn't make it from the 60s? Color me shuked.
Well it advanced past the first round so obviously people disagree with youScream being mentioned at all is ridiculous. Not scary, stupid, and one of the worst movies of any kind all time.
Paranormal Activity was the first real scare I experienced watching a movie since I was a teen and that had been 30+ years prior. Watched it alone with lights off and earphones in, damn near had a heart attack. The Orphanage gave me a similar tingle but was more intense due to the almost desire for the "reality" to be true. Orphanage is better cinema by far but both gave me the willies.The only time a movie has scared me is when the "dead' Alan Arkin leapt out to grab Audrey Hepburn in "Wait Until Dark". Then I turned 10.
You, me and everyone else in the theater.The only time a movie has scared me is when the "dead' Alan Arkin leapt out to grab Audrey Hepburn in "Wait Until Dark". Then I turned 10.
Scream beat out Blair Witch, Get Out, Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead and A Quiet Place. It wasn't very close. You are in the minority, Scream is a horror classic and a key movie fo the genre.I mean the 90s was a rough patch for horror movies but Scream?Was it neck and neck with "I Know What You Did Last Summer" in the prior poll?
Ah well. It must lock it so only people who voted can see it after it is closed.I closed the poll so that we could move into this one...not sure why it wouldn't let you let you see the results.
Horror may be the one thing he never did, but Billy Wilder gives him a run.Ilov80s said:I wonder if their is another director that can match Kubrick's excellence across so many genres:
Horror- Shining
Comedy- Strangelove
Sci-Fi- 2001
War- Full Metal, Paths of Glory
Period Piece- Lyndon
Noi/Heistr- The Killing
Historical Epic- Spartacus
Psycho lost in the 60s-80s to The Shining. I didn't do 20s as I thought lots of people probably hadn't seen them.Ah well. It must lock it so only people who voted can see it after it is closed.
Pyscho would have been my top choice if it was up there. And I'll pour one out for Caligari, Nosferatu, Bride of Frankenstein, and M not making it out of the 1920s-50s bracket (assuming they were all options).
Certainly was a great all around director and my favorite. Sunset Blvd is closest to horror he came thoughHorror may be the one thing he never did, but Billy Wilder gives him a run.
Blame the members, Exorcist lost its group vote to Haloween.No Exorcist? GTFO. I spew green pea soup in your general direction.
Halloween is scarier. Period. It is a perfect horror film. It sets the mood, eschews gore for thrills, and literally launched a genre.
Absolutely incorrect. The Exorcist had people leaving the theater and fainting. It disgusted people. Left them shocked. Exactly what a perfect horror movie should do. Nothing like it had ever been done before. I first watched both The Exorcist and Halloween around the same age and I love both but the former kept me up for many nights. No other horror film has done that to me.The Exorcist is a cinematic classic. Nominated for best picture. The direction and acting were spectacular, with great special effects and it's creepy as hell.
Halloween is scarier. Period. It is a perfect horror film. It sets the mood, eschews gore for thrills, and literally launched a genre.
You can't go wrong with either, and Exorcist is probably a superior film overall. But it's not a better horror movie.
Mostly this. Halloween didn't launch the slashers.Absolutely incorrect. The Exorcist had people leaving the theater and fainting. It disgusted people. Left them shocked. Exactly what a perfect horror movie should do. Nothing like it had ever been done before. I first watched both The Exorcist and Halloween around the same age and I love both but the former kept me up for many nights. No other horror film has done that to me.
Also, one could argue Black Christmas launched the slasher genre.
How is it I'm not allowed to view or vote in the poll? The OP is discriminating!Here are the winners of their groups by decades. What is the best? Make your own criterion man.
Sorry, we don't want opinions of people named Tom.How is it I'm not allowed to view or vote in the poll? The OP is discriminating!
Been saying that since the first poll.![]()
I bet you're glad you thought of this idea, @Ilov80s.
How dare you put "scary" in the title, yet fail to list any actual scary movies??!!![]()
I was considering doing a Film Noir one since it is #Noirvember....not sure how interested people would be. It would lean older movies a bit so that might be bad? Good?For once, the right film won.![]()
I'd be in.I was considering doing a Film Noir one since it is #Noirvember....not sure how interested people would be. It would lean older movies a bit so that might be bad? Good?
Ok, I will do it. Maybe not the ranking...but with time time watch/discuss since we have all month.Don Quixote said:I'd be in.
For a suggestion that welcome to reject, how about KP point/countdown-style? And with some time for movie watching/discussion? (ETA: Realize that is a lot more work to moderate/calculate, so understand if too much to do.)