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Post by kyouki on Dec 8, 2006 22:36:41 GMT -5
Hey, is anyone else here a big horror movie fan? If so, what are your favorite movies? Are there any horror films you've seen recently that you enjoyed?
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Post by Drawesome(Dale) on Dec 8, 2006 22:44:02 GMT -5
Evil Dead 2 and John Carpenters The Thing are my two favorite horror films.
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Post by kal on Dec 8, 2006 23:55:58 GMT -5
John Carpenter is great, love The Thing, In The Mouth of Maddness, Prince of Darkness.
Also like the Dead series by Romero, also liike Alien which I'd consider horror, Friday the 13th (series), Puppet Master (series) and Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (The made for TV movie0.
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Post by necromaniac on Dec 9, 2006 0:05:17 GMT -5
Where to begin.
Jacob's Ladder is one of the most underrated masterpiece of horror ever put on film, see it at all costs! The creators of Silent Hill admitted the borrowed a huge chunk from it when making the series.
Deathwatch is somewhat similar in tone, not as good but still a good movie.
American werewolf in London is sadly still the only werewolf film worth it's salt. See it.
I'm a huge John Carpenter fan, and his definite trilogy of horror films would be The Fog (the original, not the crappy remake), The Thing (the "remake", actually based on the book unlike that overrated 1950's turd of a movie) and In the mouth of madness (A giant Lovecraftian Stephen King tribute starring Sam Neill. A must!).
He also made Halloween (which is overrated IMO) and Prince of Darkness (which is underrated IMO) and both are worth seeing for the soundtracks alone.
George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead is one of the most chilling zombie films of all time, and it really hasn't been toped since it's 1968 release.
Nosferatu, although extremely dated (1922 after all!) is the model for all gothic horror that came afterwards, and it's use of shadows is the stuff of nightmares.
Clive Barker's films are sadly hit and miss, but the original (and somewhat it's sequel) Hellraiser is for the most part a classic, and Candyman equally spooky.
The Evil Dead trilogy are among the greatest horror-comedies of all time and should be watched before Hollywood starts remaking them (Hellraiser too, for that matter).
We all know Stephen King and filmmakers various attempts to capture his literary works on film, but there are two film works, besides the obvious ones, that stick with me: Storm of the Century and The Night Flier (which has the most stupid video cover of all time here in Iceland).
I'm of course a huge fan of the Shining (the original, not the "improved remake") despite the "artistic differences" (I prefer the movie to the book).
Alien is of course a huge favorite, and one of the few, if only movie that has ever truly captured Lovecraftian cosmic horror on film.
The rest of the series is good fun, but they hardly "get" what made the original such a classic.
Of Asian cinema, I recommend both Ringu and the Eye.
Both have some great scares, that has been watered down by their
remakes/sequels.
The original Grudge had great potential, but suffers from both lack of paching and actual plot.
Last but not least, I love body horror and I'm a huge fan of David Cronenberg, recommending Scanners, Videodrome, The Fly (quick, see it before it get's re-re-made), Naked Lunch and eXistenZ (would probably recommend Shivers and The Brood, but I've yet to see them).
His Japanese equivalent, Shinya Tsukamoto, made two very gruesome body horror works Tetsuo, the Iron Man and Tetsuo II: Body Hammer, which are not for the technophobic.
I love lab-rat horror thrillers such as The Cube, but films that are there just for the sake of violence such as Saw do not interest me much (they only make me hungry).
I also saw The Wicker Man (the 1973 one) recently, and I'm staying away from the re-make like fire.
Well, that was quite a list. I'll post more films when I think of 'em.
....Shaun of the dead=Best spoof ever.
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Post by Weasel on Dec 9, 2006 3:35:32 GMT -5
Big Trouble in Little China is probably my favorite John Carpenter flick (read: the only one I've ever seen). I also loved the original The Ring, and wish I could find the original (Ringu) to compare.
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Post by kal on Dec 9, 2006 3:49:03 GMT -5
Trust me when I say don't start watching the ring 0 (japanese) 3/4s of the way through..quite an odd experience.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2006 11:19:08 GMT -5
Sorry, but I'm not a really big horror fan... I don't know why, though. I mean, I do love me some gore. Maybe I just haven't watched enough, so I'll also take any suggestions in mind... But I have seen a few great ones. Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead are givens. So is the original Nightmare on Elm Street. Tried to watch The Exorcist a few times, but moved a bit too slowly for my tastes. Still a really creepy flick, and when I can sit my butt down, I'll try to view it in earnest. I also echo Cronenberg, and I must say I really enjoyed Scanners, Videodrome, and the great remake of The Fly. I loved Alien, though I may prefer Aliens a bit more (which is more action than horror, but... what can I say, I'm an action nerd). Stay away from the last two films, whatever you do. I thought The Ring was pretty good, though I meant to view the original Ringu... never got around to it for some reason. Out of all this, my favorite horror series is definitely the Evil Dead Trilogy, even if the latter two films borderline on comedy. Oh, and Necro, I'll spare you, but anyone who even THINKS of remaking any ED film will be very slowly chainsawed, and their corpses will be defecated on afterwards.  |
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Post by necromaniac on Dec 9, 2006 12:16:02 GMT -5
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Post by zzz on Dec 9, 2006 17:25:27 GMT -5
Before anybody else points this out, it is Ring, not Ringu. That is a often mistakenly romanized spelling.
And anybody who sees Iron Man, that was more a "avant garde" movie, so do not expect straight horror.
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Post by necromaniac on Dec 9, 2006 18:12:05 GMT -5
Yeah, but it's definitely body horror ala Cronenbergs Videodrome (not all horror is about scaring you, somtimes it's all about disgust).
And I know that about Ring, I just say Ringu so people know what version I'm talking about.
I remember seeing the American version when It came out, and I must have annoyed the hell out of everybody by laughing at some of the bastardization (like the two schoolgirls/models talking about tv-waves).
It was less of a train wreck than I hoped, but that there are actually people out there that prefer it to the original (yeah, I know about the book and the TV version) amaze me.
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Post by kal on Dec 9, 2006 19:19:27 GMT -5
Oh there's Eko Eko Azaraku.
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Post by steven on Dec 9, 2006 19:36:38 GMT -5
I love horror films. Halloween series is my favorite, and I love Asian horror. The campy, classic "Mr. Vampire" (1985) is a Hong Kong horror movie trendsetter and is widely acknowledged as an Asian horror cinema masterpiece
I look fwd to Rob Zombie's Halloween re-imagining
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2006 20:52:02 GMT -5
... oh. Oh well then. ..................................... *lunatic blood violence rises past maximum capacity, eyes turn all white, body convulses violently* GRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
I WON'T EVEN NEED A FUCKING CHAINSAW FOR THIS!!!!! I'LL JUST FUCKING MURDER FUCKERS WITH MY BARE FUCKING HANDS FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK RAPE ASS MURDER DEATH KILL FUCK!!!!!*extremely heavy breathing* ... *still breathing* .......................... *gasp* ... FUCK!!! FUCK FUCK FUCK!!! Okay, that's enough. ... nope. FUCK!  |
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Post by kal on Dec 10, 2006 22:23:32 GMT -5
Let's get'em guys, and force them to star in a Uwe Boll film as punishment.
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Post by kyouki on Dec 11, 2006 11:42:44 GMT -5
Uwe Boll is a personal hero of mine. I don't see why people hate him so much. How can you make a "good" movie out of House of the Dead? Or Alone in the Dark? Or Bloodrayne? Yet he makes perfect adaptations as far as I'm concerned. Plenty of gore and nudity... what else can you ask for in a movie adaptation of a horror game?
As far as I'm concerned, he's carrying on the legacy of H.G. Lewis! Uwe Boll is actually pretty entertaining in interviews. He doesn't think he's making awesome movies... he's just trying to make money for his investors filming decent (but entertaining) movies on very efficient budgets.
I could understand the backlash if he was adapting, say, Legend of Zelda or Metal Gear Solid since people seem to think those are untouchable works of art. But House of the Dead?? A game famous for its awful dialog and acting? The movie version is perfect.
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