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What's Your Favorite Horror Movie?
11.24.04
| JohnRobertson
Posted on 11/23/2004 9:31:31 PM PST by John Robertson
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To: Chad Fairbanks
when that head fell out of the boat, I about crapped my pants, was tugging on my mom's arm demanding to go homeMy mother jumped in her seat so violently that all the popcorn flew out of the Jumbo Bucket she was holding, and landed all over everyone else.
To: John Robertson
I love all horror. So hard to choose, so I'll just pick the ones I own:
Phantasm (All of them)
Night of the Living Dead (Both versions)
Dawn of the Dead (Both)
Day of the Dead
Night of the Creeps (Hilarious)
Texas Chainsaw (Both)
The Thing (Carpenter)
The Blob (Remake)
--and my all-time favorite, even though I don't own it:
A Nightmare on Elm Street
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posted on
11/24/2004 8:14:33 AM PST
by
RandallFlagg
(FReepers, Do NOT let the voter fraud stories die!!!! (Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name))
To: All
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posted on
11/24/2004 8:15:06 AM PST
by
dighton
To: dighton
We've got an epidemic of Type O flu here this week.
To: John Robertson
The original Night of the Living Dead in black & white gave me nightmares as a kid. Of course, it didn't help that my father was scaring me throughout the movie.
Others I enjoy:
"Hellraiser," disturbing subject.
"Halloween," the original was well done and set you up to scare you rather than gross you out with gore like the later versions and the "Friday the 13th" or "Nightmare on Elm Street" movies.
"Alien." My favorite scene is when you first see the alien ship. It was just so "alien" in its design.
"Jaws," I still hear the music when I'm diving.
"The Birds." I still go fishing at Bodega and get a chuckle when all the birds arrive.
Special mention to a little known film from the late 90s,
"Habit." Low budget film in which it is left up to the viewer to decide if the main character is becoming an alcoholic or a vampire.
To: Kommodor
I love War of the Worlds, I am distressed that Spielberg is remaking it. The remake speaks to the dirth of original thinking in Hollywood.
I think the original "The Thing" is the best all time horror movie. The monster is understated and left mostly to the imagination. The characters are so believable and even minor characters are fairly well developed. You can believe the banter and jibing between a bunch of soldiers.
The leftist scientist is as big an idiot and the leftist scientists of today. It is a cultural icon.
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posted on
11/24/2004 8:22:03 AM PST
by
TASMANIANRED
(Free the Fallujah one.)
To: graceofgod
That's funny, I liked Silence of the Lambs so much, I bought it!Yeah, we bought it too, but my hubby tends to buy a lot of DVDs - it was an exceptionally well done movie, and Hopkins couldn't have been better cast.
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posted on
11/24/2004 8:24:54 AM PST
by
Spyder
To: day10
I agree. "Signs" was really well done.
I'm not a horror movie guy at all. Can't really stand the stupid plots.
The first "Jeepers Creepers" was actually scary. John Carpenter's "The Thing" is a classic.
"Underworld" has great effects. And Kate Beckinsale. Oh, and Kate Beckinsale.
There's a classy actress.
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posted on
11/24/2004 8:29:01 AM PST
by
rightinthemiddle
(The Mainstream Media is Enemy #1. The Bureaucracy is Enemy #1.5.)
To: CobaltBlue; TightyRighty; mikegi; Peace Is Coming; Homer1; karnage; delln; VRWCer; Alouette; ...
The Ring scared the absolute holy $hit out of me. I didn't sleep for three nights after it . . . every time I closed my eyes, I saw frames from that video.
A few months later, I tried to watch Ringu (the Japanese original) when Xena's Guy was out of town, and not only could I not watch it, it scared me so badly that I put the DVD in the garage.
And I do not spook easily. Scariest movie EVER.
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posted on
11/24/2004 8:29:11 AM PST
by
Xenalyte
(Anything is possible when you don't understand how anything happens.)
To: ARepublicanForAllReasons
The original Roger Corman "Little Shop Of Horrors" was written by Jonathan Haze (Who also played Stanley Krelboyn)... Jack.
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11/24/2004 8:30:34 AM PST
by
Jack Deth
(When In Doubt.... Empty The Magazine!)
To: eddiebear
"Yes, I am a rocket scientist."
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posted on
11/24/2004 8:30:53 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(Big government is still a big problem.)
To: new cruelty
Yes, too bad they didn't burn a Donnie Darko soundtrack CD, really ! I highly recommend you the DVD, which I bought last week. There are two different audio commentaries (filmmaker and technical crew), 20 scenes that didn't make it to the final cut (with audio commentary), hidden bonuses, and the usual resumés. It's neat !
Yes, I totally agree that the worst monsters are those who walk among us. To me the ultimate horror flicks will always be WW2 documentaries. It's a good thing the Germans did a movie about Hitler that showed him in a serious light and did not try to make him some fantasy bogeyman. When we demonize the monsters that walk and sometimes prosper among us, we enable the following generation to surprise us with another wave of horror.
To: sinkspur
I started reading this thread, looking for "that movie that scared me to death"...couldn't remember the name. This was it, only two posts in. Thanks. I can't watch it either.
Another one that I try to never even think of is "IT". Talk about making yer skin crawl...
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11/24/2004 8:35:59 AM PST
by
BBT
To: rightinthemiddle
I refuse to consider any movie with Kate Beckinsale a horror film.
To: RandallFlagg
I don't like gory movies. I've seen too much of that in real life.
I prefer the movies that leave a little bit to the imagination.
My favorites in no particular order are
The Thing ( the original)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (the original)( ever notice how all the heroines have tiny waists and very prominent and pointy bosom's)
The Creature from the Black Lagoon
The War of the Worlds
13 Ghosts (the original)
Hell House
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posted on
11/24/2004 8:37:12 AM PST
by
TASMANIANRED
(Free the Fallujah one.)
To: John Robertson
Dawn of the Dead 1978. it rules. need I say more?
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posted on
11/24/2004 8:39:00 AM PST
by
isom35
To: John Robertson
Most modern horror movies that throw guts and blood at me make me more angry than scared. It enrages me to see suffering trivialized (talk to my therapist ;) ). I usually walk away or turn them off (like the Ring was a total bore). If they involve creatures or animals I am usually rooting for them and not interested in the people surviving.
And like others have said, I can't suspend my disbelief long enough to get into the movie if it has stupid people doing stupid things (like all I could think during Blair Witch was "YOU IDIOTS!")
Scariest movie ever for me was Psycho (or anything Hitchcock). Or Nosferatu. Or the orginal Frankenstein or Dracula. OR the true story of Count Vlad or Elizabeth Bathery. :)
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posted on
11/24/2004 8:46:51 AM PST
by
najida
(Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.)
To: Atlantic Friend
I rented the Darko DVD and was glad to see all the additional commentaries and deleted scenes. I rent this movie about 3 or 4 times per year. I may was well buy it.
It seemed the director had a couple of different ideas about the direction of the movie but chose to hold back on revealing too much of his interpretation so that the audience could decide on their own. For instance, the scene wherein Donnie first meets Frank on the golf course. The deleted script reveals more about Frank's purpose, which the director chose to exclude in the final cut.
To: najida
OR the true story of Count Vlad That reminds me of a joke I heard about Vlad, it goes something like this-
So this bar goes into a guy...
To: John Robertson
The original Dracula, Frankenstein & Wolf Man scared the heck out of me when I was little. Always watched them alone in the dark. Bought them on DVD at Walmart not long ago. And the Exorcist is a favorite.
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posted on
11/24/2004 8:53:20 AM PST
by
floozy22
(ThunderThighs/Jabba 2008 - Bring It On!)
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