Best horror films?

Heath McKnight · November 4th, 2004, 07:33 AM

I guess I fit in the category of not liking Candyman, sorry. Just didn't scare me...

heath

Jose di Cani · November 7th, 2004, 05:45 PM

scariest movies:

when I was 12:

1) the exorcist
2) jaws 1 to 9

when I was 25:

1) silence of the lambs
2) mickey mouse in playboyland

Heath McKnight · November 7th, 2004, 10:04 PM

Jaws 1 - 9?

heath

John Sandel · November 7th, 2004, 10:55 PM

Joke.

JS

Jose di Cani · November 8th, 2004, 04:45 PM

spanish joke

I lost count with the jaws movies. The same with the well articulating sylvester stalone ' rocky' movies.

I really liked how sylvester acted in the first ROCKy movie. Then in his later movies he freezed up and he became a commercial actor.

All of the Arnold zwarsnegger's movies are about horror. It is just so damned horrible to have to listen to arnold talk. His acting is worse than clinton smoking a joint.

John Sandel · November 8th, 2004, 05:17 PM

At least my Governator inhales when he speaks.

Sorry--off-topic ...

JS

Dylan Couper · November 8th, 2004, 07:19 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Jose di Cani :
All of the Arnold zwarsnegger's movies are about horror. It is just so damned horrible to have to listen to arnold talk. His acting is worse than clinton smoking a joint. -->>>

So? He kicks ass.

Chris Hurd · November 8th, 2004, 07:33 PM

Throw me down for Dario Argento's "Suspiria" from 1977. Best. Horror. Ever.

Gotta love the soundtrack, the M.C. Escher-inspired art direction, and Jessica Harper.

Just thinkin' about it gives me the willies -- wooo!

Heath McKnight · November 8th, 2004, 11:31 PM

Chris,

Don't forget about the Technicolor craziness!

heath

Mathieu Ghekiere · November 10th, 2004, 02:59 PM

Next to some great movies mentioned here (The Shining, Jaws, Se7en,...) I would like to add RINGU, the first Japanese original.
Great mood, perfect music,creepy sound effects and a twist at the end that kept me up all night :-)

I thought My Little Eye was good to, especially that everything was filmed through the eyes of the camera. Shame they made the last part like a slasher triller.

John Sandel · November 10th, 2004, 04:09 PM

I agree about "Ringu"---that ending gve me a start. The (Japanese) sequel was not very interesting, nor was the American remake.

Has anybody seen "Saw" ...?

JS

Dimitri De Keukelaere · February 18th, 2005, 04:33 PM

1. IT: the scariest thing to do is to make a clown into a monster real freaky shit i couldnt sleep for days when i was a kid

2.the sixt sense: that movie blew me away .the scenes with the woman who sliced her wrists was just 'pissing in my pants'' scene

3 also E.T :-) : the first half hour was shitting in my pants.actually after the first shot of et's finger i would just stop the vcr.another scene i would shit my pants was when that kid was waiting outside in the garden ,wow man coulndt get any scarier.

and fourth but not least, Candyman: no words for this one :-)

John Locke · February 19th, 2005, 01:05 AM

1. "The Shuttered Room"... at least until the last 15 minutes when it gets a bit cheesy. (I'm betting no one here's ever seen it--I've yet to meet anyone who has. It must be one of the first uses of handheld jittercam to illustrate the POV of the monster/thing)
2. Cocteau's "La Belle et la Bête" - not a horror film, but pretty eery imagery just the same
3. Some black and white made-for-TV movie that came out in the 60s where a man gets trapped in a department store at night and the mannequins come to life -- anyone remember that?
4. Audition

Robert Knecht Schmidt · February 19th, 2005, 08:45 AM

Sorry, Chris, Suspiria is on the list of films you couldn't pay me to see again, along with Roman Polanski's Repulsion.

Though I'll see anything by Argento once.

Paul Tauger · February 19th, 2005, 01:35 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by John Sandel : I agree about "Ringu"---that ending gve me a start. The (Japanese) sequel was not very interesting, nor was the American remake.

Has anybody seen "Saw" ...?

JS -->>>
I saw Saw (saw2?) last night. One of the stupider films, IMHO, but with good production values and well-shot.

November 4th, 2004, 07:33 AM	#31
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Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Throw me down for Dario Argento's "Suspiria" from 1977. Best. Horror. Ever. Gotta love the soundtrack, the M.C. Escher-inspired art direction, and Jessica Harper. Just thinkin' about it gives me the willies -- wooo! __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

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November 7th, 2004, 05:45 PM	#32
Jose di Cani Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Holland, Europe Posts: 214	scariest movies: when I was 12: 1) the exorcist 2) jaws 1 to 9 when I was 25: 1) silence of the lambs 2) mickey mouse in playboyland

November 7th, 2004, 10:55 PM	#34
John Sandel Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: stately Eldora Road Posts: 386	Joke. JS

November 8th, 2004, 04:45 PM	#35
Jose di Cani Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Holland, Europe Posts: 214	spanish joke I lost count with the jaws movies. The same with the well articulating sylvester stalone ' rocky' movies. I really liked how sylvester acted in the first ROCKy movie. Then in his later movies he freezed up and he became a commercial actor. All of the Arnold zwarsnegger's movies are about horror. It is just so damned horrible to have to listen to arnold talk. His acting is worse than clinton smoking a joint.

November 8th, 2004, 05:17 PM	#36
John Sandel Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: stately Eldora Road Posts: 386	At least my Governator inhales when he speaks. Sorry--off-topic ... JS

November 10th, 2004, 02:59 PM	#40
Mathieu Ghekiere Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,195	Next to some great movies mentioned here (The Shining, Jaws, Se7en,...) I would like to add RINGU, the first Japanese original. Great mood, perfect music,creepy sound effects and a twist at the end that kept me up all night :-) I thought My Little Eye was good to, especially that everything was filmed through the eyes of the camera. Shame they made the last part like a slasher triller.

November 10th, 2004, 04:09 PM	#41
John Sandel Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: stately Eldora Road Posts: 386	I agree about "Ringu"---that ending gve me a start. The (Japanese) sequel was not very interesting, nor was the American remake. Has anybody seen "Saw" ...? JS

February 18th, 2005, 04:33 PM	#42
Dimitri De Keukelaere Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 113	1. IT: the scariest thing to do is to make a clown into a monster real freaky shit i couldnt sleep for days when i was a kid 2.the sixt sense: that movie blew me away .the scenes with the woman who sliced her wrists was just 'pissing in my pants'' scene 3 also E.T :-) : the first half hour was shitting in my pants.actually after the first shot of et's finger i would just stop the vcr.another scene i would shit my pants was when that kid was waiting outside in the garden ,wow man coulndt get any scarier. and fourth but not least, Candyman: no words for this one :-)

February 19th, 2005, 01:05 AM	#43
John Locke Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Austin, TX USA Posts: 2,882	1. "The Shuttered Room"... at least until the last 15 minutes when it gets a bit cheesy. (I'm betting no one here's ever seen it--I've yet to meet anyone who has. It must be one of the first uses of handheld jittercam to illustrate the POV of the monster/thing) 2. Cocteau's "La Belle et la Bête" - not a horror film, but pretty eery imagery just the same 3. Some black and white made-for-TV movie that came out in the 60s where a man gets trapped in a department store at night and the mannequins come to life -- anyone remember that? 4. Audition __________________ John Locke SursumFilms.com

February 19th, 2005, 08:45 AM	#44
Robert Knecht Schmidt Wrangler Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,933	Sorry, Chris, Suspiria is on the list of films you couldn't pay me to see again, along with Roman Polanski's Repulsion. Though I'll see anything by Argento once. __________________ All the best, Robert K S Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| The best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

February 19th, 2005, 01:35 PM	#45
Paul Tauger Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Los Angeles (recently from San Francisco) Posts: 954	<<<-- Originally posted by John Sandel : I agree about "Ringu"---that ending gve me a start. The (Japanese) sequel was not very interesting, nor was the American remake. Has anybody seen "Saw" ...? JS -->>> I saw Saw (saw2?) last night. One of the stupider films, IMHO, but with good production values and well-shot.