The Greatest Horror Movie of all Time

[the.killing.44]

No doubt

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[b.k. barunt]

I thoroughly enjoyed the grudge 1 and 2 along with the ring, those 3 are probably my favorite of the more recent films. The way those people move in those films is just unnatural and pretty freaky what they can do when you think about it

pg-13 horror is pretty much the worst fucking thing ever

hope this helps

Oh, i thought we were talking about horror films - you must mean slasher films. A good horror film doesn't have to rely on the R rated gratuitous violence to scare people of intelligence, but the mouth breathers go for the gore. Imagine that. Here's a list of "worst fucking thing ever" movies for our distinguished critic:

Psycho
Vertigo
The Birds
Burnt Offerings
Dracula (the original with Bela Lugosi)

The guys who mad these movies understood how to scare people without dumping buckets of blood and viscera over the audience. Something of a lost art.


Honibaz

[Timminz]

Pet Cemetery. Stephen King is known as "the master of horror" for a reason. It's unfortunate that so many of the movies based on his books suck so much.

bk, I think you might appreciate 'The Descent'.

[SultanOfSurreal]

I thoroughly enjoyed the grudge 1 and 2 along with the ring, those 3 are probably my favorite of the more recent films. The way those people move in those films is just unnatural and pretty freaky what they can do when you think about it

pg-13 horror is pretty much the worst fucking thing ever

hope this helps

Oh, i thought we were talking about horror films - you must mean slasher films. A good horror film doesn't have to rely on the R rated gratuitous violence to scare people of intelligence, but the mouth breathers go for the gore. Imagine that. Here's a list of "worst fucking thing ever" movies for our distinguished critic:

Psycho
Vertigo
The Birds
Burnt Offerings
Dracula (the original with Bela Lugosi)

The guys who mad these movies understood how to scare people without dumping buckets of blood and viscera over the audience. Something of a lost art.


Honibaz

no i fully agree with you, things like the saw series and "WRONG TURN" and "JEEPERS CREEPERS" and all that other bullshit are disgusting tripe that aims for the lowest common denominator, and further their insane violence is a sad commentary on american society

when i say "pg-13 horror" i mean the recent onslaught of completely unfrightening dreck marketed at teenagers with too much allowance money to spend. not classics from a less harsh time.

however, while those older films you mentioned are masterpieces, they don't particularly frighten today (generally). unless you can tell me with a straight face that The Birds still scares you. i don't think it's aged well.

[GabonX]

In the runnings should be:

[Timminz]

things like the saw series

I will agree with you, as far as the sequels are concerned. The first Saw movie was much more than just gore, and shock value.

Have any of you seen 'Cube'?

[GabonX]

Cube is good. Second one was a bit out there...

[Neoteny]

I've got a friend who is even more into horror than I am, and he seemed pretty turned on by Cube, at least creatively. I need to check it out.

[Natewolfman]

In terms of traumatizing people, here is what I hear from the most

It - Im terrified of clowns because of this movie!
Childs Play - (mostly adults who saw this as a young kid)
Jaws - yes, My grandpa couldnt go in his local swimming pool for years after this movie, and ive heard the same of many others!
Psycho - The first movie to show the violence it did (its nothing by todays standards, but at the time, it was bad lol) and many people were afraid to take showers afterwords!


but as for my favorite
Night of the Living Dead! and all its subsequent sequils Zombie genre is my favorite specific genre of all time

[Natewolfman]

I've got a friend who is even more into horror than I am, and he seemed pretty turned on by Cube, at least creatively. I need to check it out.

do so, its worth it (but the 2 sequils are garbage) It was a very interesting idea to be sure, but it could have been better unfortunately but still worth the watch!

[supergeek24]

dawn of the dead the old one

[lgoasklucyl]

Hellraiser 1 & 2 were my favorite "horror" movies. They were like horror operas. Very elegant butchery. But by far the scariest movie I ever saw was 28 Days Later. Still one of my top 5 movies of all time of any genre. Scary and cool at the same time. Loved it. 28 Weeks Later was a huge disappointment however.

I, too, love all of the Hellraiser series, and think '28 Weeks Later' stands at the top of zombies movies of all time. Hellraiser is being remade, in case you didn't know, the guy who played Rorschach in Watchmen is playing him, so it has some hope.

The horror movie that scared me more than any other ever has, or will, was 'Child's Play'. To be fair, I was 8 years old, and it was the first horror film I had ever seen.

'High Tension' is probably the best slasher flick ever, and 'The Descent' was awesome too.

I second the trauma from 'Child's Play'. I had horrific nightmares for a good amount of time, and would always wake up and proclaim that 'Chucky was under the bed' or 'Chucky bit my finger'. Hysterical now that I look back on it

'High Tension' was definitely a great movie. It was a bit surreal for a lot of people, but I loved it. Aja stands atop my potential list for modern directors.

I thoroughly enjoyed the grudge 1 and 2 along with the ring, those 3 are probably my favorite of the more recent films. The way those people move in those films is just unnatural and pretty freaky what they can do when you think about it

I do like J-horror, though usually not what it turns into by the time it reaches our screens through remakes. The original 'Ring', 'The Eye', and a few others were genuinely well though out, scary flicks but we kind of dumbed them down a bit too much.

pg-13 horror is pretty much the worst fucking thing ever
hope this helps

Nope, doesn't help. In fact, many of the greatest horror movies of all time netted pg-13 ratings.

I thoroughly enjoyed the grudge 1 and 2 along with the ring, those 3 are probably my favorite of the more recent films. The way those people move in those films is just unnatural and pretty freaky what they can do when you think about it

pg-13 horror is pretty much the worst fucking thing ever

hope this helps

Oh, i thought we were talking about horror films - you must mean slasher films. A good horror film doesn't have to rely on the R rated gratuitous violence to scare people of intelligence, but the mouth breathers go for the gore. Imagine that. Here's a list of "worst fucking thing ever" movies for our distinguished critic:

Psycho
Vertigo
The Birds
Burnt Offerings
Dracula (the original with Bela Lugosi)

The guys who mad these movies understood how to scare people without dumping buckets of blood and viscera over the audience. Something of a lost art.

Honibaz

We were discussing horror, but someone had to detract and state that horror movies have no merit if they aren't R . While the better horror movies today have a tendency to be better if rated R (as the pg-13 usually means something valuable was cut to reach a wider audience and the movie suffers from it).

Let me just say, I'm glad you got to him before I did And I'm glad to hear someone mention the Bela Lugosi 'Dracula' over the abomination with Keanu in it. Though the rest of the movie (Oldman in particular) was fantastic, he ruined it from being near-perfect.

I thoroughly enjoyed the grudge 1 and 2 along with the ring, those 3 are probably my favorite of the more recent films. The way those people move in those films is just unnatural and pretty freaky what they can do when you think about it

pg-13 horror is pretty much the worst fucking thing ever

hope this helps

Oh, i thought we were talking about horror films - you must mean slasher films. A good horror film doesn't have to rely on the R rated gratuitous violence to scare people of intelligence, but the mouth breathers go for the gore. Imagine that. Here's a list of "worst fucking thing ever" movies for our distinguished critic:

Psycho
Vertigo
The Birds
Burnt Offerings
Dracula (the original with Bela Lugosi)

The guys who mad these movies understood how to scare people without dumping buckets of blood and viscera over the audience. Something of a lost art.


Honibaz

no i fully agree with you, things like the saw series and "WRONG TURN" and "JEEPERS CREEPERS" and all that other bullshit are disgusting tripe that aims for the lowest common denominator, and further their insane violence is a sad commentary on american society

when i say "pg-13 horror" i mean the recent onslaught of completely unfrightening dreck marketed at teenagers with too much allowance money to spend. not classics from a less harsh time.

however, while those older films you mentioned are masterpieces, they don't particularly frighten today (generally). unless you can tell me with a straight face that The Birds still scares you. i don't think it's aged well.

You gotta dig deeper into the genre then. Obviously mainstream pg-13 sucks, because it's written for your average 10-13 year old movie-goer who cannot yet purchase tickets to an R rated movie.

I do agree, however, that lately the better horror movies have been R (or, a select few (at least in my book) something along the lines of "R+", lol).

things like the saw series

I will agree with you, as far as the sequels are concerned. The first Saw movie was much more than just gore, and shock value.

Have any of you seen 'Cube'?

I have seen 'Cube'. It was pretty original and well done, though I haven't seen it since its release so I'm unsure how well it's fared over time.

Not to admit this openly or anything, but I do see all of the 'Saw' movies, and will continue to do so until they stop. I freaking love horror movies, no matter how mediocre and redundant they are, lol. Shame the series lost DLB, however, as he was key to making them exceed expectations.

do so, its worth it (but the 2 sequils are garbage) It was a very interesting idea to be sure, but it could have been better unfortunately but still worth the watch!

One of the few sets of sequels I've actually skipped in the horror genre I began watching 2, couldn't sit through it, and was done there. They changed it way too much and entirely demolished every thread of creativity left in the concept.

dawn of the dead the old one

Romero always deserves to make these lists

Shame, however, that everyone usually fails to mention 'The Crazies' or (especially!) 'Martin' when he comes up.

Recent horror movies that deserve nods (off the top of my head):
Let the Right One In
Martyrs (may be a bit to modern and graphic for most viewers; even in comparison to mainstream horror today)
Dance of the Dead
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (mediocre slasher that doesn't attempt to do anything special, and succeeds)
Inside (for those who haven't seen it yet; pretty much falls in the same boat as Martyrs)
Diary of the Dead

Others, that's just off the top of my head.

I need a beer, later

[Timminz]

Not to admit this openly or anything, but I do see all of the 'Saw' movies, and will continue to do so until they stop. I freaking love horror movies, no matter how mediocre and redundant they are, lol

So, do you enjoy the 'Final Destination' series? I will admit that I do, if only for the "cool kills".

[lgoasklucyl]

Not to admit this openly or anything, but I do see all of the 'Saw' movies, and will continue to do so until they stop. I freaking love horror movies, no matter how mediocre and redundant they are, lol

So, do you enjoy the 'Final Destination' series? I will admit that I do, if only for the "cool kills".

Oh most certainly.

The fact that 4 is being done in RealD is absolutely phenomenal

Speaking of RealD: Aja + 'Pirahna 3D' = win

[TheProwler]

Psycho
Vertigo
The Birds
Burnt Offerings
Dracula (the original with Bela Lugosi)

The guys who mad these movies understood how to scare people without dumping buckets of blood and viscera over the audience. Something of a lost art.

I was wondering when someone was gonna mention Hitchcock. I can only comment on the first three: They are masterpieces of the art of film. You don't only feel scared for the characters, you feel scared, period.

[TheProwler]

Ok, a lot of people will tell you that this movie sucks...but I think it is worth a watch...not the greatest of all time, but some interesting edits and lots of satisfying gore for when you are in the mood:



I didn't like the sequel as much, but if you've gone far enough to watch the first one, don't you want to see how it ends?

[lgoasklucyl]

Ok, a lot of people will tell you that this movie sucks...but I think it is worth a watch...not the greatest of all time, but some interesting edits and lots of satisfying gore for when you are in the mood:

I've always had a thing for Zombie, even as a musician.

With both House and Rejects he really did his own thing and I enjoyed them (House a little bit more than Rejects, but the end sequence of Rejects was pretty epic ).

Then came the Halloween remake, which was:
80 minutes original, Rob Zombie influences crazy film-making which I felt (while it was NOT Halloween by any mean; though did stand its ground as an entirely different movie) was pretty good.
20 minutes, "Rob, this is the studios calling. We've been looking through some rough cuts, and realize you need to include every single kill that took place in the original, so just work your magic and cram it in the last twenty minutes. It'll please the fanboys (not), and mainstream audiences will never know what the f*ck is going on."

::Spoiler Alert::




Apparently it was the studios say to have Myers kill Loomis in the end (a great big WTF! for anyone who's SEEN the original, nevermind worshiped it), which Zombie did not want to do (see: Halloween (2008) Director's Cut).


::Spoiler Alert::


Fuckin' studios man. Once again walking all over what could have been a decent flick.

Fortunately, it seems he's sticking to his guns with H2. Gave it a new title, different plotline than the original H2, and made some badass changes that will pay off in his favor.

[jonesthecurl]

Sod movies.
The most frightening thing I've encountered in some while is Captain Nutjob's opinions.

[TheProwler]

the end sequence of Rejects was pretty epic

It was a really nice, feel-good scene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMnLB_Y4nEY

This scene was pretty funny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUepGfJF ... re=related

Shit, maybe I need to watch that movie again.

[Neoteny]

Yeah, Rob's pretty cool. I never saw the Rejects, but I did see House, and it was pretty clear that his targets for that movie were horror buffs. I think a lot of people missed that. I enjoyed it thoroughly. When I first saw it, my girlfriend at the time wasn't sure what the hell to make of it, and the uber-Christian we were watching it with had us shut it off and do something else. I had to come back and watch it on my own later.

[lgoasklucyl]

Yeah, Rob's pretty cool. I never saw the Rejects, but I did see House, and it was pretty clear that his targets for that movie were horror buffs. I think a lot of people missed that. I enjoyed it thoroughly. When I first saw it, my girlfriend at the time wasn't sure what the hell to make of it, and the uber-Christian we were watching it with had us shut it off and do something else. I had to come back and watch it on my own later.

Uber Christians + Rob Zombie =

Anyway, yeah Zombie definitely has a good grasp on the horror community. If you listen to/watch interviews with him it's pretty apparent that he knows his shit when it comes to the genre. Not that it doesn't show in his movies, but he's on top of things

Shit, maybe I need to watch that movie again.

Totally- grab some beer and pound through some decent modern horror

[Timminz]

Am I the only one who preferred Rejects over The House...?

I'm looking forward to his next Halloween flick.

[Falkomagno]

The last movie that scares me as a girlfriend's pregnancy positive test, was REC...but the spanish original version, (I think that REC has an america remake called Quarantine or som)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib5ZSj6ST0U

Highly recommended....

[lgoasklucyl]

Am I the only one who preferred Rejects over The House...?

I'm looking forward to his next Halloween flick.

imo, they were entirely different movies with returned characters.

I liked a lot of the edits done in House better, though Rejects was definitely the more over-the-edge horror that can be a great deal of fun. I liked them almost similar, though felt House was a little more creative and Rejects relied a little me to much on being over the edge haha.

Have you seen the trailer/pics for H2 yet? I'm definitely interested, especially since he's professed so much that he's doing his own thing and not taking any shit from the studios this time around

[lgoasklucyl]

The last movie that scares me as a girlfriend's pregnancy positive test, was REC...but the spanish original version, (I think that REC has an america remake called Quarantine or som)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib5ZSj6ST0U

Highly recommended....

Ah! I totally forgot about this movie! It was so great!!

Many people say 'Quarantine' (the US remake... because we can't read subtitles over here ), was on par, but I disagree. It lost a lot of the better elements and they changed the end in such a HORRIBLE way (regarding the reveal) as US audiences need a sense of closure no matter how poorly it's done (see: The Descent US ending, lol).